The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is back and standing out from the crowd will be the critically acclaimed play My Own Private Shakespeare, fresh from a sold-out, three-week run in Toronto, Canada and now heading for Willow Theatre, Greenside at Riddle’s Court for the show’s debut UK engagement from 5-27 August 2022.
A GIRL & A GUN – #EdFringe
Louise Orwin, the writer, director and actor of A Girl and A Gun, is manipulating us, like all good play/screenwriters. We theatre and cinema-goers, sit in the dark, feeling: good, excited, scared and part of the action.
SEANMHAIR – #EdFringe
The mood was set by the dark scenery of black brick, interspersed with flashes of light. Hywel John has written a tightly scripted tale, set in 1950s Edinburgh, it is as brutal and harsh as the humour.
THE DREAMER – #EdFringe
Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre’s ensemble and Gecko Theatre collaborated to produce and perform a modern play inspired by A Midsummer Night’s Dream and a story called The Peony Pavillion.
INTERVIEW: Spotlight On… Telemachy’s Arman Mantella & Milla Jackson
An enigmatic, travelling poet delves into the mythologies of Odysseus, the original rock’n’roll absent father, through the eyes of his brooding son Telemachus. How can he compete with the legacy of his father when the world’s so different now?
Edinburgh Fringe: Spotlight On… Love for Sale’s Kelly Burke
Love for Sale takes a completely different musical turn – a cabaret-drama featuring the music of Kurt Weill, Cole Porter and their contemporaries.
Edinburgh Fringe: Spotlight On… 2 Become 1’s Kerrie Thomason & Natasha Granger
2 Become 1 was a sell-out show at the Fringe last year and is coming back bigger and better at Underbelly this year. The ladies have been developing this 90s musical exploring pre-Tinder dating and the emergence of girl power over the past year.
Edinburgh Fringe: Spotlight On… 2 Become 1’s Kerrie Thomason & Natasha Granger
2 Become 1 was a sell-out show at the Fringe last year and is coming back bigger and better at Underbelly this year. The ladies have been developing this 90s musical exploring pre-Tinder dating and the emergence of girl power over the past year.
THE ALPHABET GIRL – Greater Manchester Fringe Festival
The Alphabet Girl is a one-woman show written by award winning Renny Krupinski and performed by Kaitlin Howard, a previous Manchester Theatre Awards Best Fringe Performance winner.