HAM by Hotter Project to Preview at Soho Theatre Before Edinburgh Fringe Run
Speakerphone Productions brings the Shakespearean eco-comedy to Summerhall Arts, created by Mary Higgins and Ell Potter.
Speakerphone Productions and Soho Theatre will present the premiere of HAM by Hotter Project which will preview on Tuesday 28 July 2026 at Soho Theatre ahead of its run at Summerhall Arts, Old Lab from 6 August – 30 August 2026 at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
A grief-stricken vegan seeks revenge for the death of a pig. First, he thinks for a long time. Second, he blames his mother. Finally, he wreaks the ultimate vengeance... by putting on a play. HAM is a kinky eco-hijacking of Shakespeare's Hamlet about meat, madness and the power of shame. The 'vividly, viscerally alive' (The Guardian) Hotter Project twists this high-brow tragedy into a sordid wrestle between a vegan and a sausage-lover. As we hurtle towards the end of humankind, every one of us must decide: to eat, or not to eat? Is that the question?
Mary Higgins and Ell Potter, co-founders of Hotter Project said, “We are so psyched to be bringing our first ever adaptation to Edinburgh Fringe this year. Plus, a preview at Soho Theatre will be a chance for audiences to catch a rough and raw first look at the show before we travel to Edinburgh. Hamlet – privileged and self-righteous as he is – makes the perfect annoying vegan. Audiences at the Fringe are electric so we hope HAM will encourage accountability and have you debating to eat or not to eat.”
Hotter Project first debuted at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe with HOTTER in 2017 which had three sell-out runs and toured across the UK. Their previous productions also include FITTER and The Last Show Before We Die. HAM sees them return to the Fringe with a newly devised piece. Hotter Project are also part of this year's Shedinburgh's season with a one-night only performance of An Evening with Hotter Project – a special compilation of their previous work.
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