A show about depression and death… sorry about that.
“Hello – I thought I’d introduce myself properly – as is polite.”
All of Me (the possibility of future splendour) is an intimate and absurd exploration of wanting to live, wanting to die and what can happen if we sit together with the dark.Grudgingly hopeful, occasionally funny, Caroline reunites with director Alex Swift (Mess) to bring you an unapologetically dark show about dark things.
Age guidance: 14+ (contains some nudity and distressing themes)
★★★★★ “Theatrically alive at every moment” The Independent
★★★★ “It’s messy… it’s beautiful” The Guardian
★★★★ “Phenomenal” Time Out
★★★★★ The List ★★★★ The Stage ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★★ The Wee Review ★★★★★ one4review ★★★★ Edinburgh Guide ★★★★ Theatre Weekly ★★★★★ Three Weeks
Winner of The Mental Health Fringe Award 2019 presented by the Mental Health Foundation in partnership with The Scotsman and The Tron Theatre
Winner of The Stage Award for Excellence 2019
During lockdown we made an audio and a Twine version of the show. The Twine was recently shortlisted for the if:book UK New Media Writing Prize 2021
The Mental Health Fringe Award presented by The Mental Health Foundation in partnership with The Scotsman and The Tron Theatre, 2019
The Stage Award for Excellence , 2019
All of Me - The Twine nominated for if:book UK New Media Writing Prize, 2021
“this is a show that grabs you by the scruff of the neck and shakes you, first with laughter, then with dread, then finally with a sense of awe at both the darkness and the light within us all.”
Holly Williams, The Independent
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“Creatively staged and gorgeously written, the beating heart of All of Me is without a doubt Horton, who displays an almost unparalleled sensitivity to this difficult subject matter. Charismatic, eccentric and raw, Horton lays bare her struggle through mental illness, crafting an honest and deeply personal artist's impression of her own psyche. Equal parts beautiful and challenging, All of Me resists easy answers and is all the more compelling for it.”
Anahit Behrooz, The List
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“compelling and an all too rare example of a British theatre artist finding absolutely the right form”
Lyn Gardner
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“A sublime exploration of the discourse between death, depression and the drive to keep going ”
Katie Rose, Broadway Baby
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“So much about depression is ugly or simply blank, but Horton is able to find a strange sort of magnificence in the darkness. ”
Catherine Love, The Guardian
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“vast and mythic”
The Scotsman
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“Horton’s phenomenal show about depression is a tumultuous assault on the senses”
Andrzej Lukowski, Time Out
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“grimly beautiful and horror movie-scary... a blinding interlude of catharsis, yelled out from a void, the path back up to future joy highlighted in uneven glitter.”
Alice Saville, Exeunt
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“the story takes flight through Horton’s exquisite singing voice in almost operatic terms.”
Joyce McMillan, The Scotsman
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“truly touching... Horton offers deep vulnerability as she addresses the raw and dark reality of depression and suicidality”
Vanya Semerdjieva, The Skinny
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