The Height of the Eiffel Tower

Edinburgh has a history of launching celebrated Kiwi talent onto the world stage. Madeleine Sami in No. 2, Tim Balme in JIMMY COSTELLO, Jacob Rajan in KRISHNAN'S DAIRY: they've all stood out from the crowd. This August, with your backing, you'll be able to add the inimitable Morgana O'Reilly to that list.

THE HEIGHT OF THE EIFFEL TOWER is an intimate epic created by actor Morgana O'Reilly and director Abigail Greenwood. First performed at The Basement in 2009, this little show that could went on to celebrate success the following year at the New York Fringe Festival.

To fundraise for the New York season, Morgana and Abigail reframed the show as a popup event which could be performed in domestic spaces. This now infamous "living room" tour has seen Morgana and Abigail travel the globe, racking up quite a few pins on the map: Auckland, Wellington, London, Paris, Amsterdam, Nevada, Los Angeles, Sydney, Melbourne and even the Burning Man Festival. This year, it's also featuring in Silo Theatre's 2014 programme.

In a feat of shapeshifting solo performance, Morgana plays all of the members of a nuclear family, who, over the course of one side-splitting, torturous lunch, completely detonate. But it's not all just laughs and giggles. At its heart is a woman, who perhaps, just perhaps, is ready to become the person she always intended to be. It's heartfelt. It's hilarious. And it's uniquely Kiwi.

With the support of Creative NZ, Eiffel Tower will charm the pants off audiences at the world-renowned Assembly Hall. But by gosh, by golly, by crikey, the cost of jet fuel is pricey, isn't it? Give us a boost and help Morgana, Abigail and Shane fly on jetplanes, train on trains and avoid bed bugs in dirty student hostels.

Be a part of the Edinburgh whirlwind. Help us show the rest of the world how it's done.

Creator/Performer: MORGANA O'REILLY
Creator/Director: ABIGAIL GREENWOOD
Producer: SHANE BOSHER 

"Goofy, funny and poignant. It's perfect."
TIME OUT NEW YORK

"Up there with Flight of the Conchords. Simply brilliant."
AUDIENCE MEMBER