Cast announced for Aether at Edinburgh Fringe

The full cast is announced for TheatreGoose’s AETHER at the 2025 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

Aether by TheatreGoose, cast

Aether Cast News

The full cast is announced today for TheatreGoose’s new physical theatre piece, AETHER.

Written and directed by Emma Howlett, the show explores the unknown and our insatiable desire to define the universe.

Aether will be performed at the iconic Summerhall venue at Edinburgh Festival Fringe next month.

The cast are: Sophie Kean (My Master Builder, Her Green Hell, Sisters Three) takes on the roles of one/sophie, Abby McCann (Sisters Three, Looking for Giants) plays two/florence. Anna Marks Pryce (The Creature, 4 Girls The First Letter E) plays three/adelaide and Gemma Barnett (A Hundred Words for Snow, Dr Korczak’s Example) will play four/hypatia.

What is Aether about?

"An existential PhD student hunting dark matter, a disillusioned illusionist, a medium with a secret and a murdered mathematician star in the greatest unsolved mystery of the universe."

Following their acclaimed and award-winning Her Green Hell and Sisters Three, TheatreGoose presents AETHER, a show about the unknown and our insatiable desire to define it, asking why are we so desperate to know what happens behind the curtain and who gets to decide what lurks there?

Part-science lab on the cusp of discovery, part-Victorian seance, part-unauthorised Nobel Prize Ceremony, AETHER explores faith, physics and magic in rich theatrical spectacle.

Aether cast

Sophie Kean - one/sophie

Abby McCann - two/florence

Anna Marks Pryce - three/adelaide

Gemma Barnett - four/hypatia

CREATIVE TEAM

Directed and Written By: Emma Howlett

Set And Costume Design By: Ellie Wintour

Lighting Design By: Ed Saunders

Composer And Sound Design By: Sarah Spencer

Dramaturg: Sophie Kean

See it at Edinburgh Festival Fringe:

AETHER

Venue: Summerhall, Anatomy Lecture Theatre

Dates: 31st Jul – 25th Aug (not 11th, 18th)

Time: 19:15

Tickets: From £10.00: https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/aether

Running Time: 60 Min

Age Guidance: 16+