--- title: "Suitcase Show | Assembly Festival" meta: "og:description": "A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them, whole worlds will emerge... Trick of the Light (The Bookbinder) presents an eclectic box set of short stories. Dark, spiky and comic, it shifts from shadow play to storytelling, dancing disembodied hands to narratives crackling from a 1970s stereo suitcase. 'A delight from start to end... all tied together with a slow burn reveal into a wickedly brilliant conclusion' (NZ Herald). 'Weaves a bright dark magic' **** (Scotsman). 'Innovative, dark, and delicious' ***** (TheQR.co.uk)." "og:title": "Suitcase Show" "twitter:description": "A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them, whole worlds will emerge... Trick of the Light (The Bookbinder) presents an eclectic box set of short stories. Dark, spiky and comic, it shifts from shadow play to storytelling, dancing disembodied hands to narratives crackling from a 1970s stereo suitcase. 'A delight from start to end... all tied together with a slow burn reveal into a wickedly brilliant conclusion' (NZ Herald). 'Weaves a bright dark magic' **** (Scotsman). 'Innovative, dark, and delicious' ***** (TheQR.co.uk)." "twitter:title": "Suitcase Show" description: "A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them, whole worlds will emerge... Trick of the Light (The Bookbinder) presents an eclectic box set of short stories. Dark, spiky and comic, it shifts from shadow play to storytelling, dancing disembodied hands to narratives crackling from a 1970s stereo suitcase. 'A delight from start to end... all tied together with a slow burn reveal into a wickedly brilliant conclusion' (NZ Herald). 'Weaves a bright dark magic' **** (Scotsman). 'Innovative, dark, and delicious' ***** (TheQR.co.uk)." --- # Suitcase Show [**← **Back to What's On](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on) [ ![Suitcase Show](https://assemblyfestival.com/_vercel/image?url=https:%2F%2Fassemblyfestival.pazaz.studio%2Fassets%2F07e58ab8-865c-4598-9663-96cda8aaa69e?width=360%26height=360%26format=webp&w=1536&q=100) # Suitcase Show A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases. From within them, whole worlds will emerge... Trick of the Light (The Bookbinder) presents an eclectic box set of short stories. Dark, spiky and comic, it shifts from shadow play to storytelling, dancing disembodied hands to narratives crackling from a 1970s stereo suitcase. 'A delight from start to end... all tied together with a slow burn reveal into a wickedly brilliant conclusion' _NZ Herald_★★★★ 'Weaves a bright dark magic' _The Scotsman_★★★★★ 'Innovative, dark, and delicious' _The Quintessential Review_ ## Show Trailer [![Video thumbnail](https://vumbnail.com/1187167570.jpg)](https://vimeo.com/1187167570?h=10c77413d3) ##### Show Trailer [ ## You may also like [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/peregrinations) Dance Physical Theatre and Circus Physical Theatre Puppetry #### **Peregrinations** 06-30 Aug 2026 11:25 **Assembly Roxy** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/peregrinations/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-bookbinder) Theatre Puppetry Storytelling #### **The Bookbinder** 13-16 Aug 2026 15:00 **Assembly Roxy** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/the-bookbinder/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/gulp) Comedy Absurdist Clown #### **GULP!** 05-31 Aug 2026 12:10 **Assembly Roxy** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/gulp/performances) [ [](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/scaramouche-jones) Theatre Solo Show Drama #### **Scaramouche Jones** 06-30 Aug 2026 16:10 **Assembly @ St Andrew Square** [Book Now](https://assemblyfestival.com/whats-on/scaramouche-jones/performances) [ ### **Follow Us** ### **Sign up to our newsletter** ## **THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS, SPONSORS AND PARTNERS** [![The City of Edinburgh Council](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/d379ddbf-66cc-4bb3-909e-c524a9e673ac?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The City of Edinburgh Council website](https://www.edinburgh.gov.uk/) [![The Church of Scotland](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/49185c32-3f2d-4eda-ae62-d01a3e04c659?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The Church of Scotland website](https://www.churchofscotland.org.uk/) [![Essential Edinburgh](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/bbd576d2-3705-41b9-94af-7dfe6f96b6b2?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Essential Edinburgh website](https://www.essentialedinburgh.co.uk/) [![The University of Edinburgh](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/56257592-6b16-4180-9c7c-562de7a6cc0e?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The University of Edinburgh website](https://www.ed.ac.uk/) [![Inchs](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/fb42cf05-8f22-4aea-8e08-24e008e57457?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Inchs website](https://www.inchscider.co.uk/) [![encore](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/d961c754-dd20-40c1-b476-5369a4076745?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit encore website](https://www.encore-emea.com/) [![Deltalive](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/1ca2a489-690b-4b55-b16a-cd6d2e539d7c?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Deltalive website](https://deltalive.net/) [![Robe](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/b21f6feb-a965-4482-b78a-4466a153d45b?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Robe website](https://www.robe.cz/) [![Matthew Clark](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/1a437a3c-6fa6-4078-a071-17d0e0b860d0?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Matthew Clark website](https://www.matthewclark.co.uk/) [![The List](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/86335248-6c14-4676-bcb8-291543a4c604?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit The List website](https://list.co.uk/) [![Capital Radio](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/71f29d18-debc-4592-8ae7-0aa4f5163117?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Capital Radio website](https://www.capitalfm.com/) ![Forth 1](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/dc387b7e-8339-4d99-b9be-b1a256439563?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png) [![Deputy](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/7e02ca85-c474-41c6-bd00-beb95ab98ece?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Deputy website](https://www.deputy.com/gb) [![Lothian](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/c55784eb-57f5-464e-8f82-ad0e480d3b30?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Lothian website](https://www.lothianbuses.com/) [![Edinburgh International Film Festival](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/bf554013-50b4-4eb8-91df-aeaa7ef890ac?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Edinburgh International Film Festival website](https://www.edfilmfest.org/) [![Street Assist Edinburgh](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/d64fb877-77c5-4c98-bd42-15db5069750c?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Street Assist Edinburgh website](https://www.streetassist.co.uk/) [![Aubin](https://assemblyfestival.pazaz.studio/assets/6d6f2f34-9950-4446-a250-30961edc5105?width=400&height=200&fit=inside&format=png)Visit Aubin website](https://aubinandwills.com/)