How To Kill A Chicken @ UNDERBELLY for EDINBURGH FRINGE 2024
We’re over the moon to announce our show will be part of this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival at the prestigious Underbelly. More news to come- stay tuned!
How To Kill a Chicken x Women’s Aid
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As part of this fundraiser we are hosting a free self defence class in collaboration with City Lit. Join us! It runs on Saturday 17th at 2pm at River Side Studios.
The Arts Dispatch Magazine
How to Kill a Chicken review – Riverside Studios ★★★★
Tisminetzky writes and performs the short piece under Ella Rowdon’s direction. It’s almost a one-woman play – she’s accompanied by Laura Reznek on violin, who performs a live score. It’s integral to the production and could be described as a character in itself, facing down Tisminetzky’s unnamed character as she fails to be honest with herself – adding lightness and darkness, and offering up a challenge for the woman to be honest about her experiences.
It’s a slim tale, coming in at just under 45 minutes, but there is enough to it that it feels whole, if not expansive.
Tisminetzky is an incredibly engaging performer, her natural delivery drawing you in – the moments when she goes slightly off script (one brave audience member has brought a baby, whose gurgles Tisminetzky praises) feel as authentic as the scripted text – which is what makes the play’s shocking climax all the more devastating.