Date 17th - 23rd August 2026
Time 4:15pm
Venue theSpaceTriplex (Venue 38)
19 Hill Place, EH8 9DP
Running time 1h20m
(no interval)
Step into 1908 Britain and witness the rise of the Suffragette movement in VOTE: The Musical, a standout production at the Edinburgh Fringe festival. With raw dialogue, haunting original songs, and moments of fierce vulnerability, this powerful new musical theatre piece explores the fire ignited when women are pushed to their limits. Three intertwined marriages unravel under the weight of escalating state violence, forcing women to choose between safety and revolt.
Phoebe Perry wrote the book, lyrics, and original melodies, collaborating with composer Cyrus Dean, who expanded her ideas to compose and arrange the full score. Together, they vividly bring this story to life, allowing audiences to feel the courage and resilience of these women long after the curtain falls.
VOTE shines a light on the forgotten voices of Edwardian society, drawing back the polished veneer and reminding us why the Suffragette movement’s story is still vital today.
Recommended for audiences 12+. The show contains mature themes including abuse, sexuality, violence, force-feeding, and death.
One of the greatest privileges of teaching is witnessing your students grow beyond the ambitions they once held within the walls of a classroom and step fully into the possibilities of their own creative futures. To see that growth is profoundly rewarding; being invited into the realization of that dream is rarer still. Supporting Phoebe Perry in bringing her work to life has been exactly that privilege.
I studied Music at Royal Holloway, University of London, specializing in composition, before completing an MMus in Composition at the University of Southampton, where I wrote my first musical. Since then, I have continued composing and arranging alongside my work in teaching and directing, which eventually led me to collaborate with Phoebe.
Over the past few years, the material and ideas Phoebe has developed have grown in depth, confidence, and individuality, culminating in our project, "Vote: The Musical," a testament to that journey. It is tremendously exciting to help shape this piece, especially as we prepare to share it at the Edinburgh Fringe. While I have composed much of the score independently, drawing inspiration from musical theatre heroes such as Frank Wildhorn, Alan Menken, and Jason Robert Brown, the collaboration itself has been wholly organic. Expanding Phoebe’s inventive melodic instincts and setting her powerful, heartfelt lyrics has been a genuine joy.
Though still evolving, this piece is built from intimate moments: reflections, relationships, and personal awakenings set against the vast and urgent backdrop of the suffragette movement.
