US gun culture and racial politics come under fire at Edinburgh fringe

Underground Railroad Game and On the Exhale are among several shows at the festival exploring the way America sees itself As the UK’s so-ca... thumbnail 1 summary

Underground Railroad Game and On the Exhale are among several shows at the festival exploring the way America sees itself

As the UK’s so-called special relationship with the US becomes increasingly fraught, American history and politics are centre stage at this year’s Edinburgh festival. Alongside five shows with “Trump” in the title, from comedy to musicals, several fringe productions are interrogating troubling aspects of US culture.

At the Traverse, Martín Zimmerman’s one-woman play, On the Exhale, focuses on the aftermath of a school shooting, while Jennifer Kidwell and Scott Sheppard explore uncomfortable conversations about race and slavery in their show Underground Railroad Game.

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