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Two women, two cages. In 1898, a young woman in late Qing China is bound by lotus shoes and arranged marriage. In Victorian England, another is trapped by hysteria and a husband’s law. Separated by geography but mirrored on stage across a transparent divide, their lives unfold side by side from girlhood, through marriage, mirroring each other in a fierce exploration of forbidden love, forced obedience and the dangerous hope of escape. This dark, poetic, cross-cultural drama is for audiences who love intimate new writing, feminist history and stories that refuse to stay silent.
This is an archived listing from the 2026 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Wintersweet and Larkspur is by Four-Sided Sky Theatre (UK/China), listed under Theatre in the Fringe programme. It plays at C ARTS | C venues | C aurora, Lauriston Halls, 28 Lauriston Street, EH3 9DJ, 5 August to 9 August.
The show runs 50 minutes and is suitable for ages 16+. Tickets from £10. Content warnings: Distressing or triggering themes.