Shit Lawyer at the Edinburgh Fringe

Abigail Rolling is ‘Shit Lawyer’ and will be delivering misanthropic mirth, insights on life’s roulette, and explanations of why the criminal justice system south of the border is in crisis – much like its northern counterpart.

Ms Rolling has been chained to a radiator in the Magistrates’ Court for almost 30 years. The stories are true, the crisis real.

She is on a mission to expose the tragic decline of a legal system once revered as the best in the world. Through decades of underfunding and neglect, justice is being diluted and poor standards normalised.

Prisons are bulging, courts are closing, and trials can take years to be heard. The Law Society of England and Wales warns that within the next 10 years the duty solicitor will be extinct.

The media has created a populist anti-defendant line, seeking to make defence work seem immoral. Successive governments have reflected this in policy making that undercuts the ability of lawyers to do their jobs properly. Only the most committed solicitors and barristers are hanging in.

Why should this matter to you? Because one day you might need a good defence lawyer and by then, there might not be any.

Any money raised will be used towards taking the show to the Fringe in August. Accommodation, transport, venue hire, and marketing amount to several thousand pounds. The show is entirely self-funded so any donations would be incredibly helpful for Ms Rolling.

The show will be on at Just the Tonic’s Nucleus venue, in the Sub-Atomic room. The address is 138-140 Pleasance, Edinburgh EH8 9RR and the time is 5.50pm daily from Thursday 4 August – Sunday 28 August (except Monday 15 August).

Visit the fundraising page here