New Cast Announced For ENTROPY At Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Two new cast members have been announced for the world premiere of Jennifer Roslyn Wingate's new play Entropy. The play opens at Underbelly, The Dairy Room, Bristo Sq (Venue 302) on 1 August, running to 27 August (no show 13 Aug).

The new cast members are Katharine Drury and Lewis Bruniges. Laura has previously appeared in plays at Pleasance, Paines Plough Roundabout, Vault Festival and Old Red Lion amongst others while Lewis is a recent LAMDA graduate.

In the play Lewis plays Sam, 19, confident bordering on arrogance, who turns up unannounced and unwelcome at Barbara's door after an absence of many years. Katharine's Barbara, 36 and living alone, is startled and unsettled as this spectre from the past demands admission.

This fast paced, lyrical drama is liberally laced with black humour. There is an obvious visceral mutual chemistry between Sam and Barbara that can only come from familiarity, but will that chemistry become a positive or poisonous force?

The conversation begins playfully as Sam plays games with (and on) Barbara but these games gradually become more sinister. Their history erupts as family skeletons tumble from the closet in this emotionally charged two-hander. As both characters display conflicting characteristics we are left to wonder what is true, what comes from false memories and what are simply lies?

The tension between the two builds to a crescendo before the finale reveals an unexpected and disturbing twist.

At an early preview, playwrght Siân Rowland described Entropy as 'A compelling study of the darkest side of human nature that makes for uncomfortable and thought-provoking watching'.

Writer Jennifer Roslyn Wingate is the author of Unused Language; The Serpent and Other Stories and Love or Cold Philosophy, a Novella.

Director by Laura Clifford w has also worked with The Bread and Roses Theatre, The White Bear Theatre and Theatre503.

http://www.underbellyedinburgh.co.uk/whats-on/entropy

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