Press
★★★★★ Entertainment Now ‘Thoroughly recommended'
★★★★★ Edinburgh Guide
★★★★★ Theatre Weekly ‘
★★★★★ Theatre, Art and Film Reviews. The heartfelt warmth stayed with me long after Goodbye Dandelion had finished’
★★★★★ Binge Fringe
★★★★★ 1883 Magazine ‘
★★★★★ Curtains Up. A beautiful sense of togetherness and unity’
★★★★★ Theatreland Adventures
★★★★★ Musical Theatre Review
★★★★★ Corr Blimey
★★★★★ The Recs ‘Hilariously dark…. Deeply moving.’
★★★★.6 Bouquets & Brickbats
★★★★.5 The Student ‘Truly sublime’
★★★★ The Quinntessential Review
★★★★. Mervyn Stutter's Pick of the Fringe
★★★★ ScotsGay Arts
★★★★. Rialto Arts
★★★★. Broadway World ‘An evocative contemplative piece of theatre with a big heart”
Goodbye Dandelion is the story of an unlikely friendship with a 50-year age gap. Oh, and death!
Told by real-life siblings (Maddie on the mic, Marcus on the keys) it follows 87-year-old Darcy’s last years on earth through the eyes of a new friend. Blending storytelling and live piano, this bold and witty new show tries to make sense of the un-make-sense-able and asks what’s stopping us from really living. From the team behind Fringe hit Pickle Jar.
Goodbye Dandelion
★★★★★ The Recs ‘Hilariously dark…. Deeply moving.’
Development
Goodbye Dandelion began it’s life at Underbelly Boulevard’s scratch night ‘Belly Scratch’ and went on to be the recipient of the Underbelly Futures Fund Award 2026.
Maddie wrote the script and Marcus wrote music and lyrics to that material and the pair developed the piece over a year with director Katie Pesskin.
Creative Team
Maddie Rice - Writer/performer
Marcus Rice - Music/Lyrics/sound design
Katie Pesskin - Director
Charlotte Pleasants- Co-Producer
Underbelly - Co-producer
The Larder Theatre- Co-Producer
Ciara Moss - Stage Manager
Cheng Keng - Lighting designer
Bobby Soutar - Costume Design
Michelle Mangan - PR
