JACKALS
A HISSYFIT and Scissor Kick production
written by Becca Robin Dunn and Claire MacallisteR
On a sunny afternoon in Vienna, Emma Eckstein went to see a doctor. You won’t have heard of her.
But the doctor’s name was Sigmund Freud.
Based on astounding true events, Jackals is a contemporary retelling of the bewildering professional relationship between the young, ambitious Emma, and her fledgling doctor with a point to prove. This atmospheric and iconoclastic dramatisation follows Emma’s course of treatment as their infatuation with each other grows ever more entangled, chaotic, and dangerous. Created and performed by two women, Jackals is a surreal exploration of obsession, cocaine and ambition. Fusing dark comedy, composition and choreography, Jackals pays our respects to a woman sacrificed at the altar of male genius and vividly reimagines the most chilling scandal in the history of psychoanalysis.
Wednesday 22nd April 2026 - 7.30pm
Thursday 23rd April 2026 - 7.30pm
Friday 24th April 2026 - 7.30pm
Saturday 25th April 2026 - 7.30pm
Writers and Performers
Becca Robin Dunn and Claire Macallister
Director
Olivia Millar-Ross
Movement Director
Melanie Jordan
Set and Costume Design
Olivia Millar-Ross and Stephanie Katie Hunter
Composition and Sound Design
Niroshini Thambar
Lighting Design
Benny Goodman
Photographer
Andy Catlin
Graphic Designer
Gallusness
PRESS
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"A superb piece of theatre."
The Quinntessential Review ★★★★
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"Theatre has a healing ability. Honest theatre can open up the truth. Impactful, and worthwhile theatre pries open history which, deliberately or through ignorance, leaves gaps in the lives and accomplishments of women. Albeit temporarily. It attributes more than a footnote to women who have been distorted out of the narratives, places them with autonomy at the centre of the stage, rather than the base of a page. Rarely is it better demonstrated, than with some of Scotland’s production companies, teams, and creatives like HISSYFIT Theatre, and the vital Scissor Kick with their new production, Jackals."
Corr Blimey ★★★★
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"Eye-opening"
Bouquets and Brickbats ★★★★