This event is part of the Out There Fringe Fest’26 performance programme, supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

No Apologies is a radical, queer mis-remembering of Nirvana‘s iconic 1993 MTV Unplugged concert. After a critically acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Festival in 2025 (winning the Bragi Award for creativity and artistic excellence and a Besties Award for new writing) this brilliantly witty and emotionally powerful show embarks on a major world tour.

Urgent and politically sharp, No Apologies is a spectacular collision between theatre and grunge, autobiography and alternate history, weaving together threads of pop culture with mythology and ritual, fuelled by the experience of coming-of-age in the nineties.

“This is precisely the kind of fearless, formally inventive, emotionally devastating theatre the medium needs.” The Theatre Times

All performances will be captioned.

Written and Performed by Emma Frankland
Director – Harry Clayton-Wright
Sound Designer & Original Music Composition – Keir Cooper
Lighting Designer – Simon Booth
Dramaturgy - David Sheppeard
Captions - Subira Joy
Costume and Curtain Design & Construction – Philip J Shaw
Set Dressing – Tamara D’Silva
Photographer (lead images) – Matt Crockett
Access Consultant – Laura Edmans
Flyer & Logo Design – Charlie Wood
Trailer Filming & Editing – Rosie Powell
Produced by Marlborough Productions and Emma Frankland

No Apologies is commissioned by Marlborough Productions. Supported by Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts, The Old Electric, Northumbria University and Arts Council England.

Tickets prices are £16 (Pick Your Price), £12 (Pick Your Price concession), or £8 for full-time students and under-26s. Access seats are also available.

With thanks to Exeter Phoenix for connecting Out There with the team behind No Apologies and helping bring the show to Exeter.