Turn Your F*cking Phones Off

Hannah Maxwell presents her "tremendous takedown of big tech" (The Guardian) which was a total sell out at Edinburgh Fringe 2026, which scooped the Scotsman Fringe First, Bragi Award and The Stage Fringe Five.

"Thank Christ, I was worried no would answer— I’m not sure how much time I have, so I’ll try and be quick.”

A 33-year-old, obviously gay, audibly middle-class, solo theatremaker is standing at a payphone.

She needs to tell you a story. It’s about a very weird, quite secret job she had a few years ago. It’s pretty funny in parts.

She needs to vent about her addiction to doomscrolling.

She needs you to pass this parcel. And to nail the harmony in ‘Islands In The Stream.’

And she needs to explain some things. She thinks they’re quite important.

★★★★ THE GUARDIAN “Tremendous… delivered with equal parts fervour and merriment.”

★★★★ THE STAGE “A lighthouse of optimism, blinking in the dark.”

★★★★ THE SCOTSMAN “The perfect way to cut through the endless scroll.”

★★★★★ BINGE FRINGE “Prescient, masterful, and hopeful despite itself."

★★★★★ BROADWAY WORLD “Ruthless, alarming and eye-opening.”