Scent
Written and performed by Stacey Cullen. Directed by Erin Boyes.
Previews at Camden People’s Theatre 29th - 30th July, 2023.
Premiered at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Played at Greenside, Infirmary Street 4th - 26th August, 2023.
Press
★★★★ “…One of the most beautiful stories I have heard about dealing with the untimely death of a loved one". — Theatre and Art Reviews
★★★★ “…thoughtful, honest, emotional… an impressive performance.” — The Edinburgh Reporter
★★★★ “Here is a show that will make you feel utterly devastated, but in the best possible way.” — The Wee Review
★★★ “ Scent is beautifully written, and Cullen plays her character with grace…” — The Scotsman
Jamie, once a talented young sommelier, is on a downward spiral…
Jamie knows wine. But she won't drink rosé. She can't. Instead she's drinking bottle after bottle of cheap red wine, her preferred chaser for an ever increasing dose of Prozac. Whatever will help her to bury what needs burying while still maintaining base functions... like baking a loaf of honey and oat bread. Or taking a walk in the rain.
But she is trying to dig her way out. And maybe really, truly confronting the sordid, the wondrous, the painful things that brought her here... maybe that is just the rope she needs.
Scent is a solo show about the iron grip of grief, the unwieldiness of love, and the joy and the pain of remembering.
