Belfast's Magnetic Theatre Company are gearing up to perform their debut show, Steven Berkoff's Lunch, at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Produced by impresario David Mann and starring up-and-coming actors Caroline Brennan from Castlewellan and James McAnespy from Omagh, the play is an exploration into relationship between two people who meet on a beach during their lunch break, through Berkoff's acerbic eyes.
James McAnespy has told how he looks forward to the challenge of taking Berkoff to the stage.
"Berkoff's work is designed to challenge the audience, so the performances have to match the pitch and tone of the source material, or else the impact will be lost.
"His writing is never simple - every word has its own significance, which creates many layers of character and subplot.
"That is why this play has been the biggest challenge of my career so far.
"This will be my first time at the Fringe, so I'm thrilled to be able to experience it from both sides of the 'fourth wall'."
The play is being performed from the 23-29 August in the GRV at 3pm. Tickets, priced at £5 can be purchased at the door.
James can be contacted further via me@jamesmcanespy.co.uk, or via his web site www.jamesmcanespy.co.uk