NOVEMBER 4-7 NEW YORK CITYThe PLAY
On the last night before her childhood home is sold, a young woman gets a call from her dead father. As childhood memories distort, warping into something sinister, she must confront not only the spirit of her father, but the child-self she buried with him.
Anchored by home videos from the creator's childhood and newspaper articles written by her late father, SCAPE resurrects this vast personal archive. These records form the narrative core and aesthetic touchstone of the play, becoming scene partners that blur the line between the living and the lost. A haunted reckoning unfolds in the static, where the past won’t stay dead.The team
KYNDALL SILLANPAA Writer/DirectorSOPHIE VINCENT PerformerALFIE JONES ProducerLIVY WICKS Sound DesignerSARA HANSEN Lighting DesignerThe Reviews
Edinburgh festival fringe
theSpace @ Surgeons Hall, Stephenson Theatre
August1-9 2025
“SCAPE is a beautiful way to honour the impact of a lost dad... The real highlight of the performance, it's final moment. Here, [Vincent] performs a moving monologue in unison with 'Father', outlining the responsibility of having a child, and this recognizing the selflessness of his fatherhood." - The Scotsman"This is one of those shows that just stays with you... SCAPE feels like it’s just been sitting in the room with me everywhere I’ve gone since, keeping me company but making no demands. Quite easily one of my favorite shows I’ve seen here."- Audience Review"The play explores grief and not wanting to let go and how one can create rituals to maintain the link with the departed. The technical work that has gone into it with the videotapes playing in the background is amazing and the director Kyndall has shown tremendous courage in exposing a very intimate part of her personal history. A must see." - Audience ReviewSide/Step Festival
COLAB Tower London, Tunnel 1
September 5-6 2025
“SCAPE is an interesting exploration of grief and how we might progress in life after losing a parent. It examines the need to connect with those who have gone, reclaiming past moments from childhood and coming to terms with the responsibilities of adulthood. There’s insightful commentary on the tangential family relationships that alter once a parent is no longer in the equation – particularly when one sibling is still in contact with them.” - Mary Pollard at Everything Theatre“This was an extraordinary thing. Clever and strange and incredibly moving.” - Katy Joyce Naylor at Voidspace “A tender, devastatingly beautiful and intimate portrait of grief.” - Audience Review