As seen in Playbill’s 20 Shows to See at the 2024 Edinburgh Festival Fringe

The cult classic detailing five would-be somebodies, who find themselves united in Hell, part of a trial run to solve Hell’s overpopulation problem. Faced with a poker match with the devil’s right-turned-dealer – the one and only Joan Crawford – these women must vie against each other for a spot in Heaven, all while contending sins, histories, sexual identity, and their own dispensability... because in this game, winning is more than eternity – it is fame.

The Gospel of Joan (Crawford) is a comedic queer retelling of what the afterlife might be and a whimsical tale on the meanings of fame, legacy, and what it means to live (or die) in a seemingly inescapable system. Although hilariously irreverent and out of this world, the show allows the viewer to extend an olive branch towards the existential horrors that mask our lives.

LGBTQ+, murder/suicide, sexual abuse

Cast: 6W or fem-presenting, 1 nonbinary, 1 any gender (in Joan drag)