Athens of the North by Mark Hannah (paperback)
£10.99
A love letter tae Edinburgh… past, present… and future.
Description
“Hannah thus explores the complexities and beauty of human nature, using his magic ability to suddenly switch from buoyant banter to raw, dark emotion. He lucidly communicates a powerful message about one’s intertwined connection to one’s past, present, and future in this stunning poetic tribute to the Athens of the North.”
Four Fringe Festival Favourites for £20.
Athens of the North by Mark Hannah
“Voices, shouts, stories, days and nights, Edina echoing through the ages, for time shall be the only marker.”
Alan is late for his daughter’s concert, Liam has fallen in love, and Maureen just wants to get home. Athens of The North is a love letter to Edinburgh and the small cosmic ways we impact each other’s lives.
Told across three monologues, the lives of Edinburgh residents and visitors interweave across a single day in Scotland’s capital. Set against a UNESCO World Heritage backdrop of over-tourism, gentrification and eroded communities, each of them examine what home means to them in their pasts, their presents as well as their futures.
“three interlinking monologues rich in the culture and place names of the city. Punchily written and powerfully performed, these portraits hold the audience spellbound.”
—The Guardian
“Hannah thus explores the complexities and beauty of human nature, using his magic ability to suddenly switch from buoyant banter to raw, dark emotion. He lucidly communicates a powerful message about one’s intertwined connection to one’s past, present, and future in this stunning poetic tribute to the Athens of the North.”
—Corr Blimey
“a heartfelt tribute to “The Toon””
—Broadway World
★★★★CAST: 1-3 actors
DURATION: 60 minutes
Production stills from Athens of the North by Elliot Hetherton
Special Offer Bundle
Four Fringe Festival Favourites for £20.
Four plays that made a splash at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival: including Eat the Rich (but maybe not me mates x); Athens of the North; Nowhere and Cara and Kelly Are Best Friends Forever For Life.
Details
| Dimensions | 198 × 129 cm |
|---|---|
| Format | paperback |
| Extent | 52 |
| ISBN | 9781068233425 |
| Publication date | 1 August 2025 |
BIOGRAPHY
Mark Hannah is an actor and playwright who was born in Edinburgh and trained on the BA Acting programme at the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art during the entirety of the COVID-19 pandemic, graduating in 2022. During his training he played the titular role in Julius Caesar as well as appearing in the epic The LeftOvers directed by Ned Bennett. Prior to his training, Mark appeared in GRIT—The Martyn Bennett Story and Janis Joplin Full Tilt both directed by Cora Bissett. More recently, Mark has undertaken numerous voice works for Audible, namely Bleak House by Charles Dickens, and also Irvine Welsh’s 2025 film Reality Is Not Enough. As a playwright, Mark was selected to participate in The Royal Court’s Open Court programme in the summer of 2016, where he wrote and performed segments of his work in the Jerwood Upstairs. He was also a member of the Traverse Young Writers as well as performing more of his own work as part of the Making Space programme at Dundee Rep in 2019.
Athens of The North is his debut play.
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