Leith, United Kingdom

Mayflies

a site-specific adaptation of Andrew O’Hagan’s best-selling novel

Mayflies Immersive Event - Main Image

Everyone has a Tully Dawson: the friend that defines your life. This tale of 80s youth and facing mortality in middle age is a joyous and heart-breaking elegy to the young people we still carry within us. With an epic soundtrack forged straight from the heart of the 80s, a former metal works in Leith echoes the iconic venues of Manchester’s music scene, providing an ideal setting for this love letter to friendship, and a pledge: go at life differently.
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Venue

Leith, United Kingdom

Start date

August 8th, 2026

End date

August 31st, 2026

Audience Role

Viewer.

Ages: 13 +

Content Advisories

• Strong language
• Drug use
• Alcohol use
• Themes around suicide
• No sexual content
• Strop
• Themes around dying and cancer

Interaction Advisories

• No physical contact with performers

Mobility Advisories

• Event is wheelchair accessible
• No mobility advisories

Tags

Site Specific
adaptation
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Edinburgh Fringe

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Events

1

Years on EI

About Edinburgh Fringe

For three weeks in August, the city of Edinburgh welcomes an explosion of creative energy from around the globe. Artists and performers take to hundreds of stages all over the city, presenting shows for every taste - from big names in the world of entertainment to unknown artists looking to build their careers.