Almost Famous at The Space @ Surgeons' Hall

Name: Almost Famous at The Space @ Surgeons' Hall
Start: 2025-08-14T15:45:00+01:00
End: 2025-08-14T16:35:00+01:00
Location: theSpace @ Surgeons Hall

Schedule

Thu Aug 14 2025 at 03:45 pm to 04:35 pm

UTC+01:00

Location

theSpace @ Surgeons Hall | Edinburgh, SC

Emily Benton, veteran actor and star of stage and screen, is back in the UK after a career that took her to Broadway and Hollywood. With her pedigree, she should be in Downton Abbey or the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, not auditioning for a role in a devised play that has only become available because another, more famous, actor has gone to join the theatre in the sky.
Why did fate bring her to this? Maybe there's a secret Emily's not revealing.
Almost Famous is a new one woman show about the lives we have lived, the lives we would have chosen to live, and the difference between the two.
'Anyone with a love of and respect for the acting profession or just the world of theatre really ought to see this show.' Buxton Fringe Review
'Jac Wheble is sublime as Benton, bringing out every inch of pathos from a life of wanting to be centre stage' ★★★★ North West End UK
'There is something of The Dresser and something of The Entertainer in this monologue with bite.' Quays Life
'Jac Wheble showcased a wealth of experience in her performance, making everything more vulnerable and relatable' ★★★★ Theatre in Brighton
At theSpace @ Surgeons' Hall from 1st to 16th August (not 3rd or 10th). 3.45pm until Sat 9th. 5.45pm from Monday 11th,