Jake Mace
Angela King is the writer-performer of upcoming EdFringe show A Period of Faith, a one-woman play that follows a character called Faith in a battle against an illness called Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder. We caught up with Angela to find out what inspired her to create a show surrounding the illness, and to find out more about Faith’s journey.
You can catch A Period of Faith from August 13th to 24th at Dunedin Theatre at Braw Venues @ Hill Street from 18:05 (50mins). Tickets are available through the EdFringe Online Box Office.
Jake: Hi Angela, your upcoming EdFringe show follows a character called Faith in a battle against Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder – tell us what inspired the show, and about Faith and who she is.
Angela: This show was born out of frustration — and a deep need to be heard. Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD) is a condition that affects so many women and their families, yet it remains underdiagnosed, misunderstood, and often dismissed. I wanted to create a piece that cracks open the silence around it. I didn’t set out to write a medical play, but an emotional one — a human one. Faith isn’t just a character; she’s a vessel for all the women and people who have been gaslit by their own hormones, lost in their own minds, and made to feel like they were “exaggerating.” This is a play about holding on to faith in a time of desperation in the most painful parts of ourselves. Faith doesn’t want to harm herself, but she doesn’t want to continue on this illness either. However she stays strong and battles the demon and comes through in the end.
Jake: Tell us about what the audience can expect coming into the show, and what they might not expect about the show.
Angela: Coming into the show, audiences can expect an intimate, honest theatrical experience. This is a solo performance that doesn’t hold back — it invites you inside the mind of someone living with PMDD in a way that’s raw and sometimes painfully relatable. There’s humour, there’s heartache, there’s rage. You’ll follow Faith through the peaks and crashes of her monthly cycle, and experience the dizzying highs and terrifying lows right alongside her. The storytelling is direct, immersive, and emotionally charged — it’s a conversation, not just a performance.
You’ll laugh. You might cry. You’ll likely walk away thinking about your own relationship with your body, your mind, or the people around you who might be going through something invisible.
What might surprise you is how funny this show is. Yes — it tackles a serious and often devastating condition, but it does so with sharp wit, absurdity, and moments of real levity. Faith doesn’t want pity — she wants attention and understanding.
This isn’t a straightforward monologue — it shifts with her state of mind. It’s as much about the disorientation of living inside a hormonal disorder as it is about the disorder itself.
And finally, you might not expect how much this story isn’t just about PMDD. It’s about identity. Control. Shame. Mental health. Womanhood. And the complicated business of trying to feel “normal” in a world that expects you to keep functioning no matter what your body is doing.
Jake: What are you hoping the audience might take away from the experience, if anything?
Angela: More than anything, I hope the audience leaves feeling seen — or suddenly seeing someone in their life more clearly.
If you’ve ever felt hijacked by your own emotions, disconnected from your body, or dismissed for pain no one else can measure, this play might hold a mirror up to that experience. And if you’ve never heard of PMDD before, I hope this story leaves you more curious, more compassionate, and a little less quick to say, “It’s just hormones.”
Jake: With Edinburgh Fringe 2025 just around the corner, what are you most excited for?
Angela: I’m most excited to be part of that chaos and connection.— to share space with artists from all over the world who are brave enough to tell their stories, and audiences who come ready to listen.
For me personally, I’m excited (and nervous!) to bring Faith into the world in front of real, breathing people. This story has lived in my head and on the page for so long — and finally putting it on stage, seeing how it lands, where it resonates, where people laugh or shift in their seats — that’s the terrifying, thrilling magic that excites me.
Jake: Given the themes of Binge Fringe, if your show was a beverage of any kind (alcoholic, non-alcoholic – be as creative as you like!), what would it be and why?
Angela: Bitter lemon: A sharp, sour note that cuts through everything—mirroring the emotional intensity, irritability, and raw sensitivity of PMDD. It’s honest and biting.
A reminder, you can catch A Period of Faith from August 13th to 24th at Dunedin Theatre at Braw Venues @ Hill Street from 18:05 (50mins). Tickets are available through the EdFringe Online Box Office.
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