Lions
August 6 – August 30, 2026
TechCube 0 at Summerhall
1 Summerhall EH9 1PL
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
Fringe First winners return with a sweaty mustache of a comedy about the business of letting our dads die. With a dose of Kafka and ‘A Christmas Carol,’ Lions disassembles the myths our fathers told themselves about becoming great men. Part clown show and part deconstructed eulogy, Lions honors our fathers by not denying them the humanity they could not offer themselves. ‘Lions made me laugh, cry and consider my doomed legacy’ (8 Best Shows at Philadelphia Fringe, Philadelphia Inquirer). From the creators of UNDERGROUND RAILROAD GAME (Fringe First Award, The Stage Award, Obie Award, **** Guardian, ***** Stage).
Scott R. Sheppard
America Again
Scott R. Sheppard is an Obie Award-winning playwright and performer as well as a founding Co-Artistic Director of theater company Lightning Rod Special. Attended Pig Iron School and The Juilliard School for Playwriting. Credits include: “Underground Railroad Game,” “The Appointment,” “Blood Meal,” “Nosejob,” “SPEECH,” and “Lions.”
Alice Yorke
America Again
Alice Yorke is a collaborative, generative theater artist. Working as an actor, playwright, director, and producer, her work combines the forms of physical theater, clown, bouffon, and storytelling with playwriting craft. She is the Co-Artistic Director of Lightning Rod Special and the lead creator of LRS’s highly lauded musical satire of the abortion debate, The Appointment . Named “Best Theatre Talent in Philadelphia” by Philadelphia Magazine.