Echo has a broken heart. A gutted-from-the-inside, cut-off-your-toes broken heart. His sister is a phone call away, but he opts for some Classical* revenge — by kidnapping his ex boyfriend’s dog. Play Dead looks at addiction as a love language and the inexplicable drive to melt into the person you love.
*feral
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
Camden People’s Theatre Fringe Preview / July 2026 Playhouse East / November 2025 The Horse Hospital / October 2025 Theatre Deli R&D / April 2025
Written by Bailey Edwards / Directed by Mia Hull / Developed with Amber Anderson, Annalisa Plumb & Simone Sklan
Produced by Sophie Ignatieff /Sound Design by Ellie Isherwood / Assistant Direction by Joshua Herberg
‘Inventively staged, thoroughly gripping... a truly haunting and exciting hour of theatre.’
★ ★ ★ ★ - North West End UK
‘Fearless, funny and multisensory... Play Dead peels back the layers beneath the surface with humour and care, deftly showing how stories immortalised in myth are interwoven with our own lives.’ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Broadway Baby
‘Edwards’ charisma is only matched by his commitment to the role.... The actor-writer delivers a powerhouse performance’ ★ ★ ★ ★ - Theatre Weekly
