A man performing onstage wearing a casual top with a silver trolley with a syringe on top, in the play Wonder Drug.
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WONDER DRUG: A COMEDY ABOUT CYSTIC FIBROSIS

PRESENTED BY CHARLIE MERRIMAN
A rollicking course of intravenous antibiotics set to 80s bangers!

Charlie has cystic fibrosis, a condition that causes a build-up of mucus. Lovely. But with a new girlfriend and a Wonder Drug called Kaftrio coming soon, what can stop him now?

“How about an E. coli infection?” says the universe. “Oh, and a pandemic brought about by a virus you’re vulnerable to.”

“Balls” says Charlie.

Join Charlie Merriman for a rollicking course of intravenous antibiotics set to 80s bangers! Come meet the bugs Charlie’s had and the drugs that treat them as he takes a fresh look at the relationship between physical and mental health.

Will the government follow their own lockdown guidelines? Spoiler: no. Will Charlie resist the thrill of daytime TV? Spoiler: no. And will the dashing new Wonder Drug save the day? No spoilers.

Broadway World Top10 Theatre Pick of the Fringe
VAULT Festival 2023 Sell-Out Show 

NB Others with cystic fibrosis are advised not to attend in person due to the risk of cross-infection. The show will be streamed online after the Edinburgh Fringe – further details on show website: https://www.wonderdrugplay.com/

Instagram: @WonderDrugPlay
Twitter: @WonderDrugPlay

17-18 JULY
7PM
£9 STANDARD
£7 CONCESSION
Edinburgh Previews logo with the city of Edinburgh inside the text

WONDER DRUG: A COMEDY ABOUT CYSTIC FIBROSIS

PRESENTED BY CHARLIE MERRIMAN
A rollicking course of intravenous antibiotics set to 80s bangers!

Charlie has cystic fibrosis, a condition that causes a build-up of mucus. Lovely. But with a new girlfriend and a Wonder Drug called Kaftrio coming soon, what can stop him now?

“How about an E. coli infection?” says the universe. “Oh, and a pandemic brought about by a virus you’re vulnerable to.”

“Balls” says Charlie.

Join Charlie Merriman for a rollicking course of intravenous antibiotics set to 80s bangers! Come meet the bugs Charlie’s had and the drugs that treat them as he takes a fresh look at the relationship between physical and mental health.

Will the government follow their own lockdown guidelines? Spoiler: no. Will Charlie resist the thrill of daytime TV? Spoiler: no. And will the dashing new Wonder Drug save the day? No spoilers.

Broadway World Top10 Theatre Pick of the Fringe
VAULT Festival 2023 Sell-Out Show 

NB Others with cystic fibrosis are advised not to attend in person due to the risk of cross-infection. The show will be streamed online after the Edinburgh Fringe – further details on show website: https://www.wonderdrugplay.com/

Instagram: @WonderDrugPlay
Twitter: @WonderDrugPlay

17-18 JULY
7PM
£9 STANDARD
£7 CONCESSION
Edinburgh Previews logo with the city of Edinburgh inside the text

★★★★★

“The kind of theatre that makes us grateful to be alive.”

The Prickle

★★★★★

“TED Talk meets stand-up gig meets quick-change show… Brilliantly unique.”

Liam O’Dell

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Photo credit:Anna Watson

WONDER DRUG: A Comedy about Cystic Fibrosis Trailer

Production Team

Writer & Performer

Charlie Merriman

Director 

Helen Eastman (Bicycle Boy, Pleasance)

Composer/Sound Designer

Alex Silverman (Now Show, BBC Radio 4)

Associate Director

Sam Rayner (Jack Whitehall: Netflix Special)

Lighting Designer

Catja Hamilton (Lesbian Space Crime, Soho Theatre)

Set/Costume Designer

Mollie Cheek (Scapino, Pentameters Theatre)

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Concessions

Concessions apply to students, under-18s, over-60s and more. For more info on our concession policy click here→

Accessibility

All performance spaces and facilities are fully wheelchair-accessible. For more info please contact Box Office on 0207 498 4699.

Ticket Collection

We operate a paperless box office system. You will be emailed a receipt once you have booked in advance. There is no need to print this off, just state your name at the box office on arrival.

Café Bar

Ticket holders can take advantage of a 10% discount on all food and drink in our Café Bar on the day of their event between the following times:

7pm performances – discount available between 6-7pm

Content Warnings

This show contains audience participation, strong language and distressing or potentially triggering themes surrounding mental and physical health including OCD tendencies, medical equipment, notions of transplants, mimed injections and life expectancy. 

Find out more here.

Age Recommendation

12+

Duration

1h