medium dead

written and performed by Eleanor Shaw

Premiering at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe: 1-24 August, 2025

medium dead is supported by the Keep it Fringe fund.

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about the show

Bennie really puts the ghost in ghostwriter. She writes suicide notes for a living. You ever been stuck in a meeting that feels like eternity? It’s soul-purging work, and her record of seeing all kinds of people through to the bitter end is less than perfect.

After a difficult meeting with HR (Death), she’s assigned a challenge to prove herself and keep her place in the Office. But she's landed an impossible client: beloved chef and TV presenter Anthony Bourdain. Bennie is torn, but Chef has unlocked a secret to the universe and can’t live to keep it. And if Bennie doesn’t see this one out, she’s going Downstairs.