Sam Ward is one half of YesYesNoNo, with producer Rhian Davies. On their website they state that they: ‘make live performance pieces. Most people call our work theatre. Some people don’t’. 

This begins to reveal how Sam and Rhian play with expectations and use the theatrical form to match the story behind the work.

Five Encounters on a Site Called Craigslist – their 2017 debut– helped them to win the Total Theatre Award for Best Emerging Company.

This was followed by shows including The accident did not take place and We were promised honey! They will be returning to the festival in 2024, taking their new play Nation to Summerhall.