Hooky Productions on taking Experiment Human to Edinburgh
We first spoke to sisters Rosa and Maya back at the start of 2022, when they were preparing to take their new show, Experiment Human to VAULT Festival.
That festival was unfortunately cancelled, but not to be deterred, they made alternative plans, including a short run in July of that year, which coincided with the heatwave that saw temperatures pass 40C and resulting in the first dates being cancelled as the venue was deemed too hot!
Two years on from it’s rather disrupted beginnings, Experiment Human is now an award winning show and will be making its way to Edinburgh Fringe Festival this August. It’s also doing a preview night at London’s Old Red Lion Theatre (28 July) for those not heading North this summer.
So it felt like a great time to catch up with two of our favourite people to find out how the show has changed and grown in that time, and whether this might finally be the time Benedict Cumberbatch finds himself in the audience face to face with himself on stage.
Experiment Human plays EdFringe 1 – 25 August, further information here.
There is also a London preview date on 28 July at Old Red Lion Theatre, tickets available here.
Experiment Human
Monkion has spent too long in the attic, obsessed with Benedict Cumberbatch, never talking to any other human… until now.
Blending dark comedy with the surreal, Experiment Human tells the story of Monkion, a non-human creature curious to understand the strange world outside their attic. Having seized actor Benedict Cumberbatch at the height of his fame to protect him from the media, Monkion has failed to give Cumberbatch what he needs to survive.
Join Monkion in their new experiment: Experiment Human. Enter the narrative and the dark truth of Monkion’s story will unfold…
Will the experiment succeed?
What will happen if it doesn’t?
AWARDS:
OFFIE winner, 2024
Innovation Award – VAULT Festival nominee, 2023
Best Comedy – Everything Theatre Award 2023
Brighton Fringe Award for Excellence, 2022
28 July: Old Red Lion. Tickets here.
1 – 25 August: EdFringe. Tickets here.
