★★★★ “A wickedly dark comedy, witty and gripping”,
Broadway World
★★★★ “Bold and captivating… ingeniously alternating the dark with the light… this is a triumphant premiere”,
Broadway Baby
A just, eh- A promised maself that A wouldnae talk tae anyone about it when A got here. In case they tried tae talk me out ae it.
Young Man
Theatre 118 presents Suicide, and Other Acts of Selfishness, a new play by Kieran Lee-Hamilton.
Edge-of-nowhere, Glasgow, Central Belt. An abandoned, derelict bridge. A young man and an old man decide to take their own lives. In the same spot. At the same time. They’ve never met and they didn’t know the other was going to be there.
They both know what they’re there to do. It’s just not so easy with someone else watching. No problem. They just have to convince the other to let them go instead. Easy.
‘Suicide, And Other Acts Of Selfishness’ is a black-comedy drama that shines a light on one of Scotland’s quietest, deadliest epidemics.
Produced as part of Play of the Week at Theatre 118, 17-19 July 2025.
Producers – David Hewitson and Ella Catherall
Writer – Kieran Lee-Hamilton
Director – Frodo Allan
Old Man – Lindsay Anderson
Young Man – Eli McFarland
Technician – Eleanor Latimer-Marsh
Thank you – Urbancroft Films, Men Matter Scotland, Outer Spaces and the Theatre 118 team.
