A man and a woman are on stage and there’s something going on between them…but what is it?
At first, you think it’s one thing. Then it’s something else. Maybe a flirtation, a thriller, a crime story? Maybe it’s all happened before? Maybe it’s a joke? Maybe it’s just a Variant…
by Peter Arnott
Directed by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir
Performed by Meghan Tyler and Simon Donaldson
Design by Gemma Patchett
A Play, A Pie and a Pint production co-presented with the Traverse Theatre
At first, you think it’s one thing. Then it’s something else. Maybe a flirtation, a thriller, a crime story? Maybe it’s all happened before? Maybe it’s a joke? Maybe it’s just a Variant…
by Peter Arnott
Directed by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir
Performed by Meghan Tyler and Simon Donaldson
Design by Gemma Patchett
A Play, A Pie and a Pint production co-presented with the Traverse Theatre
"Things are never what they seem, and in keeping with this theme Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir’s mastery of pacing and time sets the piece apart, tightening the tension without fear of snapping; it draws us into a riddle without frustration." ★★★★ Corr Blimey
"helped by Kolbrún Björt Sigfúsdóttir’s direction, which has an enviable command of pace, ensuring that the atmosphere is thoroughly tense and suitably enigmatic." ★★★★ All Edinburgh Theatre
"Variant, is a strange and haunting piece, in an enigmatic abstract style that recalls 20th century modernist masters like Sartre, Beckett, and Pirandello; [...] Arnott’s play conjures this strange, dream-like situation into 45 minutes of riveting and disturbing dialogue, directed by Kolbrun Bjort Sigfusdottir with a real sense of mystery and tragedy; and delivered by Tyler and Donaldson with such a pitch-perfect intensity, full of superficial calm and simmering horror, that it leaves a profound and unsettling impression, long after the actors have left the stage." ★★★★ The Scotsman
DATES
Oran Mor, Glasgow: w/c Mon 20 March 2023
Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh: w/c Mon 27 March 2023