my dearest byron
In 1816 the most infamous lovers of an age parted forever; Lord Byron and his half sister Augusta ended an incestuous relationship that had scandalised society. Two hundred years later and five star theatre company (Edinburgh Guide and Rampant Scotland) Another Midas show the story is as hot as ever.
An original score of mesmerising music coupled with Another Midas’s flair for the “visually spectacular” (Sunday Times) help to tell this hauntingly beautiful love story through to its tragic conclusion. Performed inside a giant love letter My Dearest Byron explodes open regency repression, revealing its thirst for sin, sex, and scandal.
synopsis
1816, Lord Byron and his half sister Augusta Leigh have scandalised the western world with their incestuous relationship. The birth of their daughter is a growing reminder that their love can never be. Set inside a giant love letter Byron and Augusta write their whole turbulent relationship in a fusion of dialogue and movement, supported by a hauntingly beautiful score.