In the Black review – rewarding drama about the Faustian pact of big business

<p><strong>Underbelly, Bristo Square, Edinburgh</strong> <br>Quaz Degraft draws on his knowledge of high finance for these misadventures in a material, misogynist world</p><p>You don’t hear much about the American dream these days, but for Kofi Grady, a first generation Ghanaian American, the opportunity for betterment in the land of the free is real. Brought up by a disciplinarian father whose definition of success is not just money but job security, he is a young graduate who puts his mathematical skills to work in a trillion-dollar financial company.</p><p>Driving him is the sense of comfort and control he experienced as a teenage joyrider in a high-performance car. What he never had he craves the most.</p><p>At <a href="https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/in-the-black">Underbelly, Bristo Square, Edinburgh</a>, until 31 August</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/edinburgh-festival-2026+tone/reviews">All our Edinburgh festival reviews</a></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/stage/2026/aug/07/in-the-black-review-underbelly-bristo-square-edinburgh">Continue reading...</a>