KISSING A FOOL
a George Michael fantasia of love and loss
created and performed by Scarlett Stitt & Dylan Aiello
King’s Head Theatre [Aug 2023]
Edinburgh Fringe Festival [Aug 2023]
Soho Theatre [Feb 2024)
PRODUCED BY Nathan Charles
LIGHTING by Susie Su
IMAGES by Matt Hass
CONTRIBUTIONS FROM Wet Mess, Juri Nael, Benjamin Salmon, Lesley Ewen, Lambdog1066
in KISSING A FOOL...
we speculatively dive into George Michael’s psyche at the lowest point in his life. After the death of his lover, Anselmo Feleppa, and losing a high-profile legal battle with Sony Music, the beloved pop-icon feared he’d never write another song. In his despair, George awakens the Fool from deep within, a familiar clown companion whose only intelligence is play.
Join us on this musical journey into the tumultuous creative process of one of the greatest artists of a generation and witness the transformation of grief into transcendent creativity through song.
DEVELOPED WITH
“A profound and moving articulation of grief, fame, love, and the debilitating potential of creative pressure.”
THE STUDENT
“Offers a deeper insight into the artist’s psyche...brings with it a deep level of cathartic relief that the man survived this darkest of periods"
“Refreshing.... very powerful and respectful of George’s memory... a beautiful performance portraying very sensitive matters and a difficult time [in George’s] life.“
