With her notorious gang-leader brother heading off to WW1, Alice Diamond seizes her chance to take his place and stamp her mark on the streets of London.
Together with her all-female crime syndicate, Alice rules the city as queen of the criminal underworld. But when the war ends – and the men return home – she isn’t ready to give up her newfound status without a fight.
Sibling rivalry ensues in this Peaky Blinders-style romp, based on unbelievable real-life events. The ‘superbly multi-talented’ (Scotsman) Young Pleasance return with another large-scale, high-energy show.
Co-director Rebecca Wilson joins us on Close-Up Culture to tell us more about the show.
Hi! First things first, how are you?
Hey, I’m good cheers!
In your own words, can you describe for us what your show is about?
With her notorious gang-leader brother heading off to WW1, Alice Diamond seizes her chance to take his place and stamp her mark on the streets of London. Together with her all-female crime syndicate, Alice rules the city as Queen of the criminal underworld. But when the war ends-and the men return home -she isn’t ready to give up her newfound status without a fight. Sibling rivalry ensues in this Peaky Blinders-style romp, based on unbelievable real-life events.
And if you were to condense that into three words, what would they be?
FEMALE PEAKY BLINDERS
What has preparation for the Fringe looked like for you so far?
We have had an R&D and various production meetings. Emily is working very hard on the script and we are planning so much exciting stuff!
What do you want audiences to take away from seeing your show?
I want the audiences to have the best time and enjoy witnessing the future of theatre right in front of them!
How did the writing team come up with the concept of your performance?
We were inspired by Brian McDonald’s book who wrote about the real life Alice Diamond and thereal gang of the Forty Elephants.Edinburgh Fringe is certainly an incredibly busy event, what are you most looking forward to doingwhilst there?Watching all of the shows!
Where can people catch your show this summer?
Pleasance King Dome, 1pm, 1-11 August.
SHOW LINK: https://www.pleasance.co.uk/event/alice-diamond-and-forty-elephants
TWITTER / X ACCOUNT: @YoungPleasance
INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT: @youngpleasance
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