ROLEPLAY is an unflinching new play about sex, power, and the economics of attention, written and performed by award-winning creative Hannah Reilly, and directed by Paige Rattray.
Bold, provocative and darkly funny, it premiered at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival from 6 – 31 August 2026 at Summerhall, before transferring to London’s Soho Theatre from 22 October – 21 November 2026.
After supporting ROLEPLAY during its development at Belvoir St Theatre’s Up Late Series, we’re were thrilled to build on that journey by co‑producing its world premiere with Francesca Moody Productions, the Olivier Award‑winning company behind the original stage productions of Fleabag, Baby Reindeer and Weather Girl, which all began at the Fringe before achieving international success and later being adapted for screen.
In an era dominated by influencer culture, subscription platforms and the monetisation of identity, ROLEPLAY taps into one of the most urgent cultural conversations of the moment. As debates around feminism, agency and online economies continue to shape global discourse, the show offers a sharp and timely lens on what it means to be visible — and at what cost.
| Writer and Performer | Hannah Reilly |
| Director | Paige Rattray |
| Set and Costume Designer | David Fleischer |
| Lighting Designer | Prema Mehta |
| Video Designer | YeastCulture.org |
| Sound Designer | Lucy Baker-Swinburn |
| Composer | Clemence Williams |
| Choreographer | Emma Maye Gibson AKA Betty Grumble |
| Voice and Dialect Coach | Daniele Lydon |
| Producers | Francesca Moody Productions and Global Creatures |
ROLEPLAY follows a broke feminist podcaster who rebrands as a provocative ‘slutfluencer’ in pursuit of fame, only to lose herself in the performance. Hilarious, gripping and surreal, the show is a razor-sharp interrogation of modern sex, womanhood and the commodification of feminism in the age of the personal brand.
Diving headfirst into the contradictions of contemporary feminism, where empowerment, sexuality and capitalism collide, ROLEPLAY interrogates the pressure to package identity as content, exposing the blurred boundaries between agency and exploitation, performance and reality. Urgent and unsettling, it explores the rise of personal branding in a culture where intimacy is monetised and authenticity is carefully curated – from podcast culture to influencer economies – capturing a generation navigating visibility, power and consent in an increasingly performative world.
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