An honest and raw exploration into the aftermath of online dating, BURNOUT opens in a bedroom flooded with bright colours and interesting props. Fern is on a call with her therapist, having reached the end of her tether with online dating. The one-woman performance, starring Aneta Kölblová, tackles the reality of dating in the modern world and how it can impact on every aspect of who we are. We follow Fern’s journey as she discovers, regardless of having her friends and doing her selfcare, she feels lonely. A slew of first dates that end in hookups and then ghosting, paired with the continuous scroll on dating apps, has left her feeling burned out and going a bit insane (she does end up turning a banana into a boyfriend). Throughout this continuous cycle, Fern realises that her loneliness is not caused by her single status, rather the fact that she hasn’t been looking after herself. The performance closes on a clever analogy of our main character nurturing a fern plant back to health.
“Masterfully written and compellingly performed, BURNOUT hit the ground running with Edinburgh Fringe and made its mark with Sady 10’s debut performance”
The Edinburgh Fringe debut of Sady 10, a prague-based, female-led theatre company, BURNOUT is a looking-glass into the struggles many young women experience in modern dating. Created by Lir academy graduate Maku, who also founded Sady 10 in her living room during the pandemic lockdowns, the performance expertly grapples with these issues and asks the question of what to do when you hit dating burnout. With a powerful performance from Kölblová, BURNOUT forces the audience to reflect on their own experiences with dating apps and the continuous search for someone. Masterfully written and compellingly performed, BURNOUT hit the ground running with Edinburgh Fringe and made its mark with Sady 10’s debut performance.
