★★★★★ "We honestly couldn't fault this production" - Theatre and Other Things London

Hope's leaving her hometown up north for the bright lights of London. It's going to be mind-blowing. Attractive Hinge dates. Mature new friends. A job at a dinosaur-themed bar. Hell. Yes. Okay, her manager's a creep. And her housemate seems to hate her...But we don't need to talk about that.

This big-hearted and honest play returns to Edinburgh to interrogate the ways in which we fail ourselves and each other, as well as the ways in which we draw upon internal strength in the face of hardship.

Deploying quick-witted character comedy with a fissure of fury, Charlotte Anne-Tilley (Winner of Everything Theatre's Award for Ingenuity and 4theatre's Best Debut Performance) stands up to unacceptable workplace investigation practices surrounding sexual harassment and assault, following an appalling experience at a large immersive entertainment company in London. This incisive show gives voice to the thousands of women who have been silenced or challenged when they spoke out.

"Almost Adult delights and disturbs in equal measures” - Everything Theatre

This incisive show gives voice to the thousands of women who have been silenced or challenged when they spoke out. Charlotte Anne-Tilley comments, Nearly every young woman I know has been sexually harassed or assaulted. Grabbed, stroked, squeezed. These women are tired, angry - horrified. They are also complicated women in their own rights. They are funny, unexpected and, at times, dysfunctional. Hope gives a voice to these women, each of us trying to gracefully navigate a world that is systematically built against us.

Our female team consists of award-winning and talented creatives:

• Charlotte Anne-Tilley - Actor, Writer and Producer  (Winner of Everything Theatre's Award for Ingenuity and 4theatre's Best Debut Performance)
• PJ Cunningham - Assistant Producer (Creative Producer of innovative and exciting Manchester based collective, SoLaFlair)
• Chloé Nelkin Consulting - Publicist who has worked on 'Fleabag' and 'Brown Boys Swim'
• Elf Lyons - Comedy Advisor (Nominee for Edinburgh Comedy Award for Best Show).

Why Edinburgh?

We are returning to Edinburgh with hopes to create a future life for Almost Adult in the form of a television commission or London transfer.

Why are we fundraising?

Costs at Fringe are skyrocketing and we are fundraising to cover the the venue fee and the accommodation.