PAINKILLERS
Mamoru Iriguchi
July 31, 2025 - August 25, 2025
Time: 17:45 ( 60 mins )
Venue: Anatomy Lecture Theatre
Genre: Theatre
Age: 16 and above (16+)
Warnings: Audience Participation, Scenes of a Sexual Nature, Scenes of Violence, More Information:
Audience Participation: Two volunteers will be sought to interact with the performer. One of them will remain seated while the other will be invited to stage.
PAINKILLERS delves into physical and emotional pain through magic tricks and romantic memories. Mamoru, a magician’s assistant who enjoyes her large knitted body, is at the mercy of knives, saws and guns, on and off stage.
“So much wily humour and visual wit. An incarnation of what is raw, visceral and unprotected about the selves we harbour behind clothes, relationships, even the names we assume” (Mary Brennan, The Herald)
“Plenty offbeat charm as (s)he(!) treats a booty loada themes: showbiz magic/gendermetamorphosis/penetration/death” (Donald Hutera, Twitter)
Award-winning performance maker returns to Summerhall with his 2014 acclaimed show.
“So much wily humour and visual wit. An incarnation of what is raw, visceral and unprotected about the selves we harbour behind clothes, relationships, even the names we assume” (Mary Brennan, The Herald)
“Plenty offbeat charm as (s)he(!) treats a booty loada themes: showbiz magic/gendermetamorphosis/penetration/death” (Donald Hutera, Twitter)
Award-winning performance maker returns to Summerhall with his 2014 acclaimed show.
