Threedumb Theatre presents ONE MAN POE
Returning to Edinburgh After Sell-Out, Award-winning 2024 Run
One Man Poe is returning to Edinburgh Fringe after selling out its entire 21-show run at the 2024 festival, where it also was awarded the Spookies Award for Best Horror Solo Show.
To commemorate the 175th anniversary year of Edgar Allan Poe’s mysterious death in 1849, Stephen Smith performs four of the American author’s most spine-chilling classics: The Tell-Tale Heart; The Pit and the Pendulum; The Black Cat; and The Raven.
The first two stories are performed in one night, and then the second two stories are played the next night, and are alternated throughout the month. Our Edinburgh audiences must choose which pair to indulge first and – if they dare – can come back for more…
This “marathon of the macabre” takes place in a stunning, quirky and unique room in Greenside’s Riddles Court complex. The 60-seat Willow Studio contains two gothic and looming chandeliers to compliment Poe’s archaic language, Stephen Smith’s award-winning “tour-de-force” performance, offering gothic horror fans and classical literature lovers an atmospheric evening rich with imaginative storytelling.
A huge fan of the late Roger Corman / Vincent Price’s Poe-cycle when a child, Smith reignited his love of classical horror stories during the pandemic by creating online renditions of Poe’s work via Facebook Live. When the theatres reopened, he combined four of Poe’s most popular pieces in a solo show and named the extravaganza One Man Poe.
First performed in 2021 at Watford Palace Theatre, One Man Poe has had multiple runs in London on tour in the UK. Poe is sometimes referred to as “America’s Shakespeare” and Stephen is thrilled to share the stories to UK theatre audiences. However, the show has toured internationally; to Dubai, Malaysia, on Off-Broadway in New York, and the International Poe Festival in Baltimore MD. Stephen has had the pleasure of performing the show at the Poe Museum in Richmond VA, Poe’s cottage in the Bronx, and even a special VIP catacomb performance at Poe’s burial site in Baltimore!
Written by Edgar Allan Poe
Directed & Performed by Stephen Smith
Music by Joseph Furey / Sound Design by Joseph Furey and Django Holder
Supported by Watford Palace Theatre and The Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts (LIPA)
Produced by Threedumb Theatre (www.threedumbtheatre.com / @3dumbtheatre)
LISTINGS INFO – BOTH SHOWS:
Venue: Greenside Venue @ Riddles Court (Willow Studio) – Venue 16 – 322 Lawnmarket, Edinburgh EH1 2PG
Ticket Prices: £15.00 / £13.00 concession / £12.50 previews
URL Ticket Link (to both): https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on?search=true&text=one%20man%20poe
LISTINGS INFO – One Man Poe: The Black Cat and The Raven
Dates: August 1st, 3rd, 5th, 7th, 9th, 12th, 14th, 16th, 19th, 21st, 23rd
Time: 18:35 (55 mins)
Link: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/one-man-poe-the-black-cat-and-the-raven
LISTINGS INFO – One Man Poe: The Tell Tale Heart and The Pit and the Pendulum
Dates: August 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th, 11th, 13th, 15th, 18th, 20th, 22nd
Time: 18:35 (60 mins)
PREVIOUS PRAISE:
★★★★★ “Powerfully moving” Everything Theatre
★★★★★ “A compelling and repelling experience” MyTheatreMates
★★★★★ “Edgar Allan Poe himself would love this powerful performance” The Derek Awards
★★★★★ “A terrifying horror experience that you will struggle to beat” North West End
★★★★★ “The definitive Fringe interpretation of these already much-loved works” The Wee Review
★★★★★ “A captivating night of terror, guilt, grief and murder most foul ” Broadway Baby
