MISTER JACKPOT
A TRAGICOMIC EMOTIONAL JOURNEY INTO GAMBLING ADDICTION.
An exploration of the perverse excitement that gambling provokes in each of us. A first person look at phenomenon that is increasingly growing. The forbidden allure of gambling unveiled by Mister Jackpot, an accomplice of the gambling demon.
Mister Jackpot lives in Lexington, Kentucky, United States. He leads a double life. On one side, the monotony of a job at a gardening equipment company, on the other, the dream of being a winner like James Bond: money, women, luxury cars. An accidental encounter with a slot machine allows him to unleash his darker side, sparking an addiction fueled by his inner demon, with whom he has made a diabolical pact.
The show was staged at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, from 6 to 21 August 2026, at TEATRO FISICO – Fruitmarket, 45 Market Street, Edinburgh — Venue #359a.
REVIEWS FROM THE AUDIENCE AT EDFRINGE.COM
❝ Very well performed show …A fairly dark theme enlivened by considerable wit and performance skills that include not only physical activity but also a very attractive crooning voice ❞
❝A really enjoyable hour – the acting is memorable, with a lot of humour to enliven a difficult story, backed up by great use of mime, impressions and puppets all very much bringing ‘Mister Jackpot’ vividly to life. ❞
❝This show was very touching to me. I particularly appreciated the fact that the rather dark story was told with a certain lightness. Incredibile acting from Nike Redding who was able to perfectly balance technical precision with emotional honesty.❞
PROFESSIONAL CRITICS
★★★★
Rialto Arts Hub
“This is a really smart depiction of gambling, on a strictly formal level. It explains the hormonal drives that move us to gamble.”
WRITTEN BY: Tom Corradini
INTERPRETED BY: Nike Redding
GENRE: tragicomedy with physical theatre elements.
TARGET AUDIENCE: mainstage and and youth theatre (teenagers).
The script of the show is available on Amazon Kindle.
NIKE REDDING is Mister Jackpot.
To read his full bio go to the page of HAMLET PRINCE OF SWEDEN
The script for the show is also available on Amazon in Kindle format.
All plays written by Tom Corradini are published on Amazon. We believe in making our scripts accessible because we know that reading them is a completely different experience from seeing the show live. Our theater is highly physical—what is seen on stage goes far beyond what can be captured in words on a page.
