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Lavinia Draper, alcohol-soaked performer of a certain age, maintains her dream despite the struggle. The strife of ageing artists, most particularly women, facing unrepentant discrimination and harassment, and the resultant dysphoria and substance use, is profound. But Lavinia is the rare hopeful dreamer who never gives up on herself and inspires the audience to do the same. A one-woman show performed by Susan Campanaro that shatters genre as deftly as the title character severs the comic/ tragic line. Brimming with hysterical comedy, dark sensitivity and harsh reality, the play features a…
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Doing Time with Lavinia is by Poppa Productions (New York, USA), listed under Musicals and Opera in the Fringe programme. It plays at C ARTS | C venues | C aquila, Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2PW, 5 August to 16 August.
The show runs 50 minutes and is suitable for ages 14+. Tickets from £10. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes and Audience participation.