Full Breakdown
Hang Time Debuts at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh International Festival 2026
8/23/2026, 6:25:19 AM
Core Event
Zora Howard’s new play Hang Time opened its European premiere at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh as part of the International Festival. The production ran from Thursday 20 August to Sunday 23 August 2026, with evening performances at 8 p.m. on Thursday-Saturday and a matinee at 3 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Creative Team & Cast
- Zora Howard – writer, director and producer; previously associated with New York’s Flea Theatre.
- Charlie Oates – movement director, shaping the actors’ restrained physicality.
- Neal Wilkinson – set designer, whose minimal yet complex scenery supports the play’s “liminal” space.
- Reza Behjat – lighting designer, creating a “brutal solemnity.”
- Megan Culley – sound designer, blending cicada buzz with industrial tones.
- Kamal Bolden as Slim – an ex-con focused on personal gain.
- Julian Rozzell as Bird – the older philosopher who values loyalty and decency.
- Bryce Foley as Blood – the youngest, dreaming of a life beyond the streets.
Production Details
- Running time: one hour, no interval.
- Venue: Lyceum Theatre, 30 Grindlay St, EH3 9AX, Edinburgh.
- Ticketing: available through the Edinburgh International Festival booking portal.
Critical Reception
Both reviewers describe the piece as a stark meditation on racialised violence and personal loss. Alledinburghtheatre highlights the “astonishing performances” and the way minimal movement carries great weight, praising Howard’s direction and Oates’s choreography for sustaining the play’s emotional gravity.
Verbatim Quotes
- “We’re just talking – man to man to man,” — Where Slim — Slim, character in *Hang Time*
- “A lot of ways to lose someone,” — Where Slim — Slim, character in *Hang Time*
