The Entertainment

Written and performed by Katie Bonna

Created with commissioning support from Arts Council England, The North Wall and Imaginary Advice podcast.

OFF FEST NOMINATION: BEST ONLINE THEATRE, EDINBURGH FESTIVAL 2021

★★★★ “ Endearingly weird, lopsided love story” The Stage

★★★★ The Scotsman

“A layered, perceptive and sympathetic examination of mental health” Lyn Gardner, Stagedoor

★★★★★ “Without a doubt, one of the highlights of the festival” West End Best Friend

★★★★★ “powerful and fascinating” Broadway World

★★★★ “Wickedly funny” My Theatre Mates

★★★★ “makes the radio play format into a weapon, sharpened to bring out laughs, shock, and contemplation” A Younger Theatre

★★★★ Reviews Hub

★★★★ “a testament to the sheer talent of Bonna’s multi-faceted craft” The Indiependent

“I wish Justine would leave me alone, so I could imagine being with her.”

Anna has the perfect girlfriend, job and family- in her head. If you can dream it, why do you need to achieve it?

When Justine crashes into Anna’s life and her fantasies, she has to make an unsettling choice. In this darkly comic, queer audio play, you share Anna’s headphones to plummet into the power and pain of imagination. From Fringe First and OFFIE winner Katie Bonna.

The Entertainment is an audio production released as part of the Summerhall programme in the digital Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2021. It will be released on the Imaginary Advice podcast soon.

Director: Amelia Sears

Sound designer: Annie May Fletcher

Original music: Eamonn O’Dwyer

Dramaturg: Annie Siddons

Recorded at: Yiayia’s Studio

PRESS FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT:

Interview with Edinburgh Live

Interview with Theatre Weekly

Fringe 2021 picks by The Stage