Solo show, Dark comedy, Absurdist, LGBTQ+, Theatre, Physical comedy - Edinburgh Fringe

Down the Hole

Ilja van Ravels (Netherlands/Germany)

Juul, anxious and plagued by compulsions, discovers their fetish for choking. Ashamed, but desperate for euphoric relief, Juul retreats into their hole beneath the tree. With Juul hiding away, echoing the dark path of their late father, loneliness and worry creeps up on their mum, Annette. Constricted within the bounds of their arboreal home, Annette and Juul unravel the messy and absurd lengths we go to understand ourselves – and each other. Written and performed by Ilja van Ravels, this is a dark comedy about shame, identity, desire, belonging and the ties that bind us.

• Theatre
• £8.00 - £12.00
• 11-24 August 2025
• 40 minutes
• C ARTS | C venues | C alto
• studio
• 14+ (guidance)
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  Audience participation, Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes, Scenes of sexual violence