Episode 286: Edinburgh Festival Series - The Raft of the Crab

Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2026 series Elaine chats with multidisciplinary performer Ninon Noiret about her show The Raft of the Crab. The Raft of the Crab Roxy Central, Assembly Tues 18 - Mon 31 August 14:30pm (60 mins) The Raft of the Crab "I remember the crab chewing on my knee. Am I a leftover meal someone forgot on the table? Not rotten yet, but not fresh either. Just sitting there wondering if someone will throw me away or put me back in the fridge." Fresh from their sold-out run at the internationally acclaimed Manipulate Festival 2026, The Raft of the Crab is a performance odyssey through the mind and body of multidisciplinary performer Ninon Noiret - an intensely personal reflection on the nature of illness, pain, healing, and transformation. Created in collaboration with celebrated Scottish puppeteer Gavin Glover, the show blends Ninon Noiret’s background in circus and contemporary dance with puppetry, spoken text, and music by Jim Harbourne to explore and contrast the abstract world of the human mind with the tangible realities of recovery. Using puppets as alter egos for herself, Noiret mixes perseverance with playfulness, strength with vulnerability, and humour with honesty to create a striking show that speaks personally to each audience member. A performance grounded in the unique qualities, strengths, and limitations of the human body, Noiret’s expertise in Chinese Pole centres The Raft of The Crab in the physical and emotional journey of recovery; strength and resilience carry Noiret upward, opening up a breathtaking playing field in the sky for movement and creativity to reign. TICKET LINK OUR WEBSITE - www.persistentandnasty.co.uk IPA GUIDES: HIPA GUIDES Equity Toolkit: Link Stellar Quines: Link Persistent Pal & Nasty Hero - Pals and Hero Membership Email – [email protected] Instagram - @persistentandnasty Twitter - @PersistentNasty Coffee Morning Eventbrite - Coffee Morning Tickets LINKTREE - LINKTR.EE Resources Samaritans - Rape Crisis Scotland - Rape Crisis UK ArtsMinds - BAPAM Freelancers Make Theatre Work Stonewall UK - Trevor Project - Mermaids UK Switchboard LGBT+ - GATE PLANNED PARENTHOOD DONATE - DONATE ABORTION SUPPORT NETWORK UK - ASN.COM- DONATE