STRANGE LADIES erupts into Edinburgh with this tragicomic piece of new writing. Welcome to the day-to-day lives of Mascha and Vascha, two ancient women in a house at the ends of the earth who want to go for a walk outside. If only they were as free as their chickens. In this bizarre world, dreamsof donkeys and the cosmos clash with household chores to produce an absurd take on how women keep busy even when there’s nothing to do. Skilfully blending family stories and personal experiences of women living under taboos this searing portrayal of the world of women kept indoors is a visually arresting show which startles, delights and moves.

STRANGE LADIES is an explosive Paris-based duo which aspires to make audiences laugh through their tears at the humanity of life’s absurdities. It is the latest in a long line of companies to emerge from Ecole Philippe Gaulier, whose previous students include Sacha Baron Cohen, Emma Thompson and Simon McBurney. For MASCHA AND VASCHA, fresh young talents Hanna Pyliotis (Algeria/Greece) and L ily Sykes (England) are joined by renowned Japanese director Michiko Miyazaki, Co-Director of Ecole Philippe Gaulier and winner of the Piccoro Theatre Award for outstanding achievement.