Fringe Spotlight: Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)
James Barr finds dark comedy in domestic abuse.
James Barr is taking his stand-up show - "Sorry I Hurt Your Son (Said My Ex to My Mum)" - to this year's Edinburgh Fringe.
At the heart of this hour-long performance is a four-year relationship that left James questioning everything. His ex’s final words to his mother, written in a Christmas card - “Sorry I hurt your son” - became the title of a show that lays bare the complexities of queer domestic abuse, and finds the humour in it.
“Last year, I told the truth on stage - and people laughed. Then cried. Since then, the show has grown (like me). It’s been reworked, sharpened, and taken all the way to Australia..." explained James Barr. "What began as something raw and emotional has become bolder, funnier, and more fearless with every performance. What my ex-boyfriend did to me isn’t my shame to carry so I’m handing it back the best way I know how: by laughing at it. I’m proud to bring this reworked version of my story back to Edinburgh - for what I’m calling, its second debut.”
- Dates: 30 July - 24 August
- Venue: Underbelly George Square (Buttercup)
- Tickets: www.underbelly.co.uk
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