FORIEGNER
August 7 – August 31, 2026
Old Lab at Summerhall
1 Summerhall EH9 1PL
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
This Foreigner hopes his genius performance gets him naturalised or deported. A dizzying solo that refuses to explain Sohrab’s experience as an Iranian asylum seeker. A paradoxical autobiographical anti-identity, anti-comedy clown show inspired by Rumi’s call to kill yourself. ‘Unconventional. Undismissable. Unforgettable’ (Plays Unpleasant). Co-created by Koan Brothers: Sohrab Haghverdi, Benjamin and Mason Rosenthal (2026 Creative Capital Awardee). Support from Cannonball and the Ed Tyler Touring Fund. Mason Rosenthal is a founding member of Lightning Rod Special, the company behind Underground Railroad Game (Edinburgh Fringe First and Edinburgh Stage Awards) and a 2026 Creative Capital Awardee. 2026 ‘Must-See Theatre’ (Guardian).
Mason Rosenthal
America Again
Mason Rosenthal is a Philadelphia-based performance maker who has devised nearly 100 original works as a founding member of the award-winning Lightning Rod Special, with The Medium Theatre Company, as half of the performance art duo Ben and Ben’s Brother, and through a wide range of collaborations. www.masonmake.show