Showing @ Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh until Sun 24 Aug @ times vary

We are a nation saturated in arguments for and against Independence. Only a few short weeks away from the Referendum, the Edinburgh Festivals are the obvious place for artists, thinkers and audience members to express and contemplate Scotland’s future. John McCann’s script is set post-Referendum, following a yes vote and is a sharp and witty political satire that explores the moral choice between conforming and controversy.

Scotland’s Foreign Minister (Gabriel Quigley) is preparing to make a speech on the independent nation’s relationship with the rest of the UK. The problem is, she doesn’t agree with it. The conflict comes with Henderson (Richard Clements), her assistant for the day, fresh from Northern Ireland climbing the career ladder. The power-play between the two strong characters is engrossing: intelligent and funny dialogue that sees both come to a greater understanding of the world they inhabit – and the worlds they have both chosen to leave behind. The play is riddled with Scottish vocabulary and cultural references, but remains self-aware throughout. Whether you’re a yes, a no or a don’t know, it’s about not being afraid to have a voice. Home is what you make it.

Showing as part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2014