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Edinburgh Traverse Theatre: Review invite | Róisín Stack embarks on a creative journey to find some peace and quiet | No Woman is an Island Autumn Tour - Review Invite Róisín Stack presents NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND rsvp “Fascinating… eloquent… vivid… not to be missed.” The Irish Times Edinburgh Traverse Theatre: Friday 13 November: 7pm | Saturday 14 November: 2pm + 7pm RSVP NOW Written and Performed by Róisín Stack Supported by Arts Council Ireland and Culture Ireland Theatre-maker Róisín Stack is in endless pursuit of solitude. Her wry solo show, No Woman is an Island, dissects the relationship between productivity and identity with sharp humour and a quiet ferocity. Three years ago, writer and performer Róisín Stack embarked on a creative journey to find some peace and quiet. No Woman is an Island charts the process of making that performance, intercut with scenes from a marriage and reflections on a more expansive chronology of solitude. Stack presents her findings, veering between texts from great female thinkers, banal thoughts about crockery and intimate vignettes, creating a thoughtful space for audiences to consider the troubled relationship between productivity and identity. Part stand-up, part lecture, part confessional, the show is inspired by an auto-fictional practice of blending theory with personal narrative. Róisín Stack embodies a performance that traverses both the creative and the spiritual; interwoven with insights into the creative process and projected quotes from great women thinkers, from punks to philosophers. It’s a meditation on geographies of the self, on mapping the internal and external spaces in which we live our lives, all while walking an unsteady line through cultural theories and histories of female solitude. No Woman is an Island sold-out previous runs in Galway and at Dublin Theatre Festival in 2023, returning now as part of a national tour from August until December 2026, including three performances at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre this November - Scotland’s new writing theatre and a dynamic centre for performance, experience and discovery. A Baby-friendly matinee is available on Saturday 14 November at 2pm, open to carers and babies up to 18 months old. The relaxed matinee performances at Dublin Theatre Festival and on tour have been a great success, specifically aimed at parents and carers for whom attending evening shows is inaccessible. Listings: Traverse Theatre, Edinburgh Friday 13 November @ 7:00pm Saturday 14 November @ 2:00pm + 7:00pm Run Time: 60 minutes Age Restriction: 16+ Audience Guidance:

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