Eating Satsumas in the Sun and Forgetting About Heartbreak

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After a sell-out run at the Lambeth Fringe and Edinburgh Fringe, Emily Layton brings her five-star debut solo hour to Etcetera Theatre – and it’s personal. Eating Satsumas in the Sun and Forgetting About Heartbreak is a bold, honest, and heart-warmingly raw spoken word journey through love, loss, motherhood, and the absurd beauty of wading through life’s chaos.
From writing poetry to impress a boy (don’t we all start somewhere?) to reclaiming her voice with unapologetic emotional clarity, Emily invites audiences to sit in the sun with her — and sometimes in the mess — as she unravels everything from the heartbreaks we whisper about to the small joys that save us.

Expect wit, tears, belly laughs, and solidarity in this “gutwrenching and heartwarming” (audience review) hour from an artist “fearlessly dissecting her own heart on stage.” It’s storytelling at its most honest, wrapped in poetry that’s both lived-in and luminous.
Praise for ‘Eating Satsumas in the Sun and Forgetting About Heartbreak’ at the Edinburgh Fringe 2025:
⋆⋆⋆⋆⋆ - “Open, honest, and raw” – Portbello Book Blog
⋆⋆⋆⋆ - “An hour of beautiful poetry, this is a hidden gem… Her writing is deeply hers, but also deeply holistic”

Audience reviews:
“Emily is simply sensational. Her work delivers a rare sense of power and conviction.”
“Sad, raw, and funny – but always incredibly honest.”
“An absolutely beautiful hour of art. Emily is warm, authentic, raw and highly talented. An hour listening to her work… will make you feel more than you could imagine.”
“A gritty and humorous performance.”
“Emily presents a show that is equal parts observed emotion and the human condition’s catharsis. I’d recommend seeing her in the same way a drowning person would recommend air.”