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Revel in quiet rebellion; gently let go and loudly move forward with four Belfast housemates.
An ode to young Belfast student life (the dirty dishes, the broken windows, and the celebrity cardboard cut-outs) 'Float' captures the chaos of student life and the complexities of healing. 'Float' is an anthem, not a ballad: rebel against those who put us here in the first place, feel the girls’ warm embrace, and decide to float instead of sink.
Float is part of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival programme, making its Edinburgh debut at Assembly Roxy, Outside this August.
Age guidance: 16+, with content warnings of strong language, references to sexual assault, mental health and coercive control (we promise it's funny sometimes too!)
How Our Prices Work
How Our Prices Work
Better seats. Better prices. Better get your skates on.
We set our ticket prices in a similar way to airlines - the earlier you book, the cheaper the seat. Our Upstairs Theatre tickets for this show start low at £14 and rise over time to a maximum of £22 the nearer it gets to the performance.
Our ticket price promise: the earlier you book, the more you save
Unlike most price promises, we guarantee that ours will never be cheaper than they are today. The closer it gets to the performance date, the higher they become.
Seats in the Upstairs Theatre are unallocated so when you arrive, an usher will direct you to an available seat.
Offers
Offers
£5 tickets for 16 - 24s
Are you 16 -24? Then we’ve just the deal for you. Apply for our 16=24 membership scheme and get one £5 ticket for this show (subject to availability). More info here.
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Team & Cast
Team
Kirby Thompson: Co-writer, Co-director and Co-producer: Kirby Thompson is an emerging artist and graduate from Queen’s University’s English Literary Studies Masters course in Belfast. She has previously worked on 'OCCUPIED.', a co-written production with Orla Graham which went to Smock Alley's Scene and Heard Festival in Dublin in 2020 and London's FRESH Festival in 2021. Since then, Kirby has been supported by Dublin Fringe Festival (Artist at Work), The Lyric Belfast and The MAC Belfast (Hatch & Scratch) to continue to develop her skills as a writer, director and producer and support her through the writing and development of 'Float'.
Orla Graham: Co-writer, Co-producer, Performer (as Caitlyn): Orla is a writer and actor based in Belfast. She trained at the Lir Academy, Dublin and with Tinderbox Theatre Company in their Play Machine course. Orla's recent credits include: Re-Mix (Primeut Productions), Fallen Women (Lyric Theatre, Belfast), Two Fingers Up (Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith/Cairns Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival); Blue Lights (BBC One/Two Cities Television/Gallagher Productions); Heave (DUETS Programme in association with Fishamble, Irish Theatre Institute and Dublin Fringe Festival). 'OCCUPIED.' was Orla's writing debut, a co-written production with Kirby Thompson.
Caoimhe McGee: Co-director, Co-producer, Stage Manager: Caoimhe is a freelance theatre maker from Donegal and a graduate of the Drama BA and Arts Management MA from Queen’s University, Belfast. Caoimhe has been working professionally as a stage and production manager since 2019 with the likes of Prime Cut Productions, Terra Nova Productions, The Lyric Theatre, Rhiann Jeffrey and Oona Doherty. In 2022 she debuted her self-written, directed and produced show ‘Freshers’, in collaboration with movement artist Rosie Mullin, for the Scene and Heard Festival in Dublin. ‘Fresher’s will be shown again at this year’s Bród na Gaeltachta festival in Donegal as well as a rehearsed reading of a work in progress piece called ‘Sapphic’, also written and directed by Caoimhe.
Ronan McManus: Lighting designer, Sound designer, Composer: Ronan is a Producer, Designer and Theatre Maker, originally from Omagh, who has been working in Belfast for the last five years. After studying Drama at Queen’s University, Belfast, he began his career in Technical and Production Management in the local industry on a freelance basis, working with a number of prominent local companies including The Lyric Theatre, Big Telly Theatre Company and Prime Cut Productions, among many others. Throughout this time he also began to work as a Lighting Designer. Ronan is also a composer and multi-instrumentalist, having composed music for a number of short films. This will be his first sound design for theatre. Since January 2023, Ronan has taken up a full-time post as Associate Producer for Prime Cut Productions, but still maintains some work as a freelance Lighting Designer and Facilitator. He is also Co-Creative director of his own newly established Theatre Company, Patchwork Productions.
Cast
Orla Graham: Performer (as Caitlyn): Orla is a writer and actor based in Belfast. She trained at the Lir Academy, Dublin and with Tinderbox Theatre Company in their Play Machine course. Orla's recent credits include: Re-Mix (Primeut Productions), Fallen Women (Lyric Theatre, Belfast), Two Fingers Up (Irish Cultural Centre, Hammersmith/Cairns Lecture Theatre, Summerhall, Edinburgh Fringe Festival); Blue Lights (BBC One/Two Cities Television/Gallagher Productions); Heave (DUETS Programme in association with Fishamble, Irish Theatre Institute and Dublin Fringe Festival). 'OCCUPIED.' was Orla's writing debut, a co-written production with Kirby Thompson.
Ellen Andrews : Performer (as Erin): Ellen Andrews is a Northern Irish Actor and Writer, who has just graduated from The Guildford School of Acting. Recent Theatre credits includes: Claire in her debut play ‘Saudade’, ‘Vic’ in Away by Michael Gow (GSA), Portia in 'Julius Caesar' (GSA), Anna in 'The Lands' (Brain Friel Theatre, 21 Artists Programme); Olga Sergeyevna Prozorova in 'Three Sisters; (GSA); Louise in 'Road' (GSA); Storyteller in 'The Tempest' (Verona Shakespeare Fringe Festival). Recent film credits include Jenny in 'Napoleon's Nose' and Maeve in 'Double Vodka and Blackcurrant’, and ‘Corrine’ in ‘Somewhere Out There’ (BFI Network). Radio credits include: Nicole in 'Falling' (BBC Radio 4).
Leah Williamson: Performer (as Grace): Leah is an actor from County Down. She trained at the Gaiety School of Acting from 2020 - 2022. She also studied Drama at Queen’s University Belfast. She is now represented by Lisa Richards Agency Dublin, and most recently performed in Orestes as part of the Scene + Heard Festival in Smock Alley. She is passionate about delving into sensitive and controversial themes in theatre that are all too relevant in our contemporary society.
Annina Noelle Watton: Performer (as Mia): Annina Noelle Watton is an actor born and based in Belfast. Annina has a BA in Acting from Bath Spa University and since has taken part in many workshops and short courses, including Tinderbox’s Discovering Play, Creativity and Space 2021/2023, Bruiser Graduate Academy 2022, Shelley Lowry School of Acting classes for Screen 2024 and David Glass Masterclass in Alchemy of the Extraordinary Creative Practice 2024. Annina is represented by the wonderful team at Shelley Lowry Talent. Her recent credits include: Lizzie in Prudence and Promiscuity where she performed at the Armaghs Georgian Festival 2023 and Selene in Space Girls at the Scene and Heard Festival. Annina is very excited to be joining this cast and cannot wait to be a part of this story.
