Hypothetically speaking, if you were in a boardroom with a ticking clock, the survival of humanity on your shoulders and a growing sense of a darker reality, would you succeed… no matter what?
A group of corporate consultants’ battle morality and mystery with logic in this hilariously dark play. Do hypothetical actions have very real consequences? Is everything just as it seems and how do you know that? Can we trust you to let the paranoia sink in, as comedy and thriller distort the truth of this hypothetically real Ideation!
Aaron Loeb’s sinister comedy will leave you questioning all things you ever thought to be real. Ideation, first performed in 2014, scarily resonates with prominent affairs today. Set in real time, Ideation is a fast-paced analytical response to the society we live in today. With a directorial debut, Chlöe Hallsworth has brought to life (and to Edinburgh) a play that will leave you wanting more.
Exeter University Theatre Company, fondly known as EUTCo, is one of the largest and longest running theatre societies at the university. Our goal is to get students involved in directing, producing, stage management, technical management, and performing professional quality drama.
The society provides a platform to produce innovative and high-quality student theatre, in an effort to entertain and inspire the rest of the student body and the larger community in Exeter.
EUTCo also offers a number of industry led workshops for members and non-members to further provide theatrical opportunities for students.
‘Ideation makes the mundane amusing and the average extraordinary’ Exeposé
The year is 1968 and the British legal system is as corrupt as ever. The ‘breach of promise of marriage’ law is still technically in force and Juries remain predominantly male.
The arrogant Edwin has been summoned to Court by his ex-fiancée, Angelina, under said law, and against each other they fight to win The Trial! Complete with a dodgy Judge, a questionable jury, and some dubious decisions, chaos inevitably ensues…
Trial by Jury is a one-act operatic satire of the British legal system, which will be brought into the ’60s in our exciting rendition of Velocirapture Production’s debut show!
Despite being the shortest of Gilbert and Sullivan’s operettas, Trial by Jury is no less packed with musical complexity, catchy solo songs and bombastic full company numbers. The show continues at a quick pace, during which the music never ceases for the entire time. Spoken scenes are replaced with recitatives (sung dialogues), and are characterised by frequent pauses and tempo changes.
Director Tiffany Charnley talks about her decision to move the production out of its traditional Victorian era into the late sixties: “[it] was because of its close proximity to the date of the [breach of promise of marriage] law’s repeal, making the show’s setting as contemporary as possible while still making legal sense – the law was repealed 1971.
“I hope that by bringing the show out of the time period of its original context and placing it at a much later time, the ludicrous nature of Gilbert’s satire of the legal system can be further heightened.”
She goes on to talk about how this change in setting would change our perception of the Plaintiff: “Our setting has allowed us to remove the character of Angelina from a position of victim in this Trial, to a more powerful role who manipulates this outdated law to her own advantage.”
One of the musical challenges for the show has been in reducing a score written for full orchestra to one with only 8 players, and half the number of parts.
Musical Director, Robert Nicholas, says: “[we] had to carefully select the instruments to best cover the textures and harmonies in the original score, whilst [still] producing a voluminous, but easily blended sound.
“As the conductor, I am not exempt from multitasking, aiming to also cover the Bass Drum, Cymbals, Triangle and, occasionally, Second Violin!”
Trial by Jury promises to be an afternoon of stunning vocals and comedic satire!
China or the UK? Where should I go? What happens after I graduate? The things you ignore during the day will often creep into your dreams.
Gripping reflections on the subconscious intermingle in this showcase of the ideologies and anxieties of a Chinese international student.
Overseas students consider these things every few seconds: the anxieties of uni life, and the dilemma of the ominous life after graduation.
Is this real life? explores cultural stereotypes, freedom, an antitheist encountering gods and Chinese allegory in an entrancing and thought-provoking play.
Chinese students Hongye Chen and GuoZhao Sun, drama students at the University of Exeter, are Microcosm. The pair of theatre-makers, and dreamers, are excited to bring their first show to the Fringe.
New York City’s Amanda Ladd stars in the European premiere of The Azure Sky In Oz, Yellow & Special, 2 alternating true-life theatre solo-shows written by Eugene O’Neill award winning playwright William Leavengood.
This show as developed at New Circle Theatre Company in NYC.
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow is about Michelle Feulner-Castro, a visual artist & mother to a profoundly autistic son.
The Azure Sky in Oz, Special is about Mary Tilford, a Special-Ed teacher who does The Wizard of Oz with her intellectually disabled students.
Both shows shine a light on & give hope in an often invisible population. Not just the neurodivergent, but the people who love, mother, care, & teach them.
This two pieces are meant to be seen together but they stand on their own as independent pieces of theatre. See one, or better see both! I have a morning performance & an evening performance so audiences can see both shows in one day.
You can see THE AZURE SKY IN OZ in 3 venues. Here are the dates & times:
The Azure Sky in Oz, Yellow 17,19, 21, 26, 28 Aug 6:30pm at The Street bar (venue 239) 23 Aug 8pm at The OmniCentre Stage 4 (venue 608) 18, 22, 25, 27 Aug 11:35am at The OmniCentre Stage 5 (venue 608)
The Azure Sky in Oz, Special 18, 22, 25, 27 Aug 6:30pm at The Street bar (venue 239) 19, 21, 23, 24, 26, 28 Aug 11:35am at The OmniCentre Stage 5 (venue 608)
SPECIAL had a lovely review from The Scotsman: “There’s a level of professionalism to Ladd’s performance here that’s rare on the Free Fringe. Her voice has the clarity of a bell and her folksy mannerisms and expressions feel authentic.”
Son and father-in-law, Dave and Pretty Good Nick, invite you to jump on their absurdist bandwagon to explore the world of idioms in An Idiom’s Guide to the Galaxy. A fast-paced, fact-filled show that’s as funny as a barrel of monkeys.
An Idiom’s Guide to the Galaxy is one of Captain Breadbeard Productions new shows. It will be attempting to cut the mustard for the first time this year, as it is the world premiere of this show.
This competitive comedy sketch show is full of facts that will race through your mind and the theatre. Unlike their other production at Fringe, this gluten free offering from Captain Breadbeard is aimed at an older audience of fourteen and over.
This fast-paced, absurd sketch comedy show is full of music, audience participation, game shows, such as An Idiom Abroad and Has it Got a Sock in it?! An Idiom’s Guide to the Galaxy also provides an education look at many everyday sayings and phrases. QI meets Shooting Stars meets Mighty Boosh.
There are over 25,000 idioms in the English language alone. Join Dave and Nick as they explore what water off a duck’s back really tastes like and find out who is freezing the balls off a brass monkey. Suitable for village idioms, American idioms and idioms abroad.
Dave Watt is the founder of Captain Breadbeard Productions. The co-directors and performers, Dave Watt and Nick Surridge, are a son and father-in-law duo whose story is just as tantalising as their show.
The original idea for Captain Breadbeard Productions and the subsequent shows blossomed at a networking event in Croatia. Dave was approached by a woman who explained she had been trying to locate him, but did not know what he looked like. Someone told the woman he was ‘the man with bread on his face,’ although he had a standard hairy beard at the time with not a crumb in sight.
The conversation inspired Dave so much that he collaborated with his father-in-law to create the production company and baked his way into a legacy.
The company also perform Captain Breadbeard’s Bready Brilliant Comedy Cookbook at C aquila during the Edinburgh Fringe 2022.
Previous reviews for Captain Breadbeard Productions:
‘Brave, childishly satisfying… silly comedy at its best’ Audience Review, Brighton Fringe
‘A wonderfully funny and playful hour of entertainment that will make you laugh your socks off’ �������� Page on Stage
www.CaptainBreadbeard.com
Listings Information
C ARTS | C venues at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe | C aquila, Roman Eagle Lodge, 2 Johnston Terrace, EH1 2PW, venue 21, 3-28 Aug at 21:00 (1hr00) Tickets £8-£10 Comedy (New writing, Sketch show, Drama, Absurdist, Theatre) (recommended for ages 14+)
C ARTS box office +44 (0)131 581 5555 / res.CtheArts.com/event/34:3709
What does a 70-year-old man pulling dead rats out of gutters have to do with becoming a better human? Chris Singleton has the answer in his spoken word comedy show ‘How to be a Better Human’ at Summerhall this month.
“I lost my dad to bowel cancer in 2019,” says Chris. “And a few months later my wife left me. So I did what anyone would do, and wrote a comedy about it.”
‘How to Be a Better Human’is a spoken word comedy about grief, loss and self-acceptance. Set up as a Ted Talk, it features powerpoint comedy, animation and original music.
“I wanted to explore the lightness and humour in death and divorce,” continues Chris. “How we can lose everything and still find the strength to rebuild. How it helped me become better at empathising, connecting and understanding.”
His debut show has received glowing reviews on tour across the North, with many comments about how the show shifts between laughter and sadness.
“Death is something we’re all going to experience – that’s one thing we can be absolutely sure of. So why don’t we talk about it more? I’m hoping this show will spark conversation and understanding around the subjects of death and grief.”
To find out how growing a beard can be the best decision of your life, and why some hedgehogs are absolute dickheads, catch How to be a Better Human this month.
How to be a Better Human is on every day at 6pm until Saturday 28th August (excluding Monday 15th & Monday 22nd)
A fast-paced, comic fantasia By two-time Fringe First winner Brian Parks
Directed by Fringe First winner Margarett Perry
AssemblyGeorge Square Studio Two
August 3 – 29 at 3:05 PM
Fringe First Winners Bring THE GOLFER to Edinburgh
In THE GOLFER – a fast-paced comic fantasia – an ordinary guy skips work to play golf. But on the first tee he’s struck by lightning, thrusting him into a world of hard- nosed detectives, talking golf clubs, the Wife of Bath, and a peculiar underground river.
The play was first produced at The Brick theater in New York City in 2016 and won five New York Innovative Theatre Awards.
Time Out New York awarded it four stars and called it “A gleefully out-there dark comedy.”
The Village Voice said that “The Golfer might be a sly commentary on the impending end-times. Or a demonstration of how the human brain short-circuits when its owner spends too much time in front of a TV or computer screen. Or, like the singing gonads in its early moments, it could just be nuts.
“I won’t spoil the fun by giving away the ending, but only say that, especially for those overeducated, buttoned-up folks who languish in cubicles, it’s a much-needed antidote.”
Brian Parks is an American playwright whose work has been produced in New York City and several other cities in the U.S. The plays have also been staged in the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.
His play Americana Absurdum helped launch the New York International Fringe Festival, where it also won the Best Writing Award. Parks has become a regular at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, with seven plays previously presented at Assembly: Americana Absurdum, The House, Enterprise, Imperial Fizz, The Professor, Goner, and American Poodle (Splayfoot). He has won two Fringe Firsts, for Enterprise and Americana Absurdum.
New York-based director Margarett Perry is a frequent collaborator with Parks, having directed the world premiere of The House at the Kitchen Theatre in Ithaca, New York, as well as productions of the play at the Human Race Theatre in Ohio and at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe (Assembly).
Her other Fringe credits include the Fringe First award-winning production of Brian Dykstra’s Clean alternatives (Assembly), No Parole (Audience Favorite Nominee), and Confessions of Old Lady #2. She has directed and developed new work Off-Broadway and in regional theaters across the U.S.
Recent favorites include the critically acclaimed world premieres of Born in East Berlin by Rogelio Martinez and Seared by Theresa Rebeck, both at San Francisco Playhouse, Brian Dykstra’s Use to Was (Maybe Did) with Center Theatre Group, and Shrek the Musical at Connecticut Rep.
Margarett was the Resident Director at the Kitchen Theatre, where she has directed over 25 productions. www.margarettperry.com
The accomplished cast includes Parks veterans and a team of actors that has been working together for years with Margarett Perry—Matthew Boston (Enterprise, The House), Brian Dykstra (Americana Absurdum, Enterprise), Patrick Frederic (Goner), Vince Gatton (The House), Lori Prince, and Alex Sunderhaus (The House).
The ensemble plays nearly 60 different characters. Joining director Margarett Perry on THE GOLFER creative team are: Tom Kitney, production design; Julian Crocamo, composition and sound design; Dan Lawson, costume design; Alex Ridley, production stage manager and Natalie Tell, associate director and producer.
Founded by Sturgis Warner, Twilight Theatre Company’s mission is to develop, workshop, and produce new work by theater artists and to tell stories that deepen our awareness. Past productions include Ted LoRusso’s Prelude to the First Day, Suite for Four Actors and Percussionist, Brian Dykstra’s A Play On Words at 59E59 Theaters, and Palestine by Najla Saïd.
Now under the artistic leadership of Margarett Perry, Twilight continues to develop and present new work through readings, workshops, and productions. During the shutdown, Twilight ventured into the short film and music video world, producing digital content such as #Hashtag That-Say Their Name (from the musical Crazy Make Crazy) and This Doesn’t Work, written and performed by Darian Dauchan and Brian Dykstra.
Twilight contributed to the development of the animated feature film My Love Affair With Marriage, directed by Signe Baumane; the piece will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
“A gleefully out-there dark comedy.” ☆☆☆☆ Time Out New York
“The Golfer might be a sly commentary on the impending end-times. Or a demonstration of how the human brain short-circuits when its owner spends too much time in front of a TV or computer screen. Or…it could just be nuts.” –The Village Voice
“No American writer’s more thoughtful in an explosive and comic way.” –The Scotsman
LISTING INFORMATION
Venue: Assembly George Square Studio Two Time: 15:05 Running Time: 70 minutes Dates: 3 – 29 August. Previews 3, 4 August. No shows 10 or 17 August. Tickets: Previews Aug 3 & 4 £8.50; Aug 5-9, 12-14, 19-21, 26-28 £15 (£14); Aug 11, 15- 16, 18, 22-25, 29 £13 (£12)
Bookings: assemblyfestival.com, 0131 623 3030 or Assembly box offices at Assembly Hall and Assembly Roxy, Assembly George Square, Assembly Checkpoint and Assembly Rooms.
It’s the last opportunity for partygoers to grab a ticket for the trailblazing Deaf Rave event, a celebratory live entertainment experience with music, sign songs, rap and visual performances, as it comes to Scotland for the first time tonight (Friday, 19th August) at St James Quarter.
Taking place on level B3 of the St James Quarter car park, the event will be an accessible day time clubbing experience, promoting deaf identity and culture whilst bringing music to the masses.
The event line-up will see the very best deaf DJ talent take centre stage including Troi Lee (DJ Chinaman), Matthew Taylor (MC Geezer), DJ Ceri Karma, Jia McKenzie, Billy Reid and Aerial Fung (Def Motion) dancers.
Established in 2003, Deaf Rave began with a vision to provide a platform for deaf and disabled artists and to provide unique, live entertainment for the deaf community. The rave will be jam-packed with a variety of different performances including sign song, sign rap, sign dance acts and more.
The event will run from 5.00pm-10.00pm and last-minute tickets can be purchased via the Edinburgh Festival Fringe website with ticket prices starting from £10.
This one-off event is in partnership with Deaf Action, a charity based in Edinburgh supporting, and celebrating deaf people. Deaf Action was established in 1835 and works with deaf people across Scotland and the South of England.
The charity’s inspirational work is geared towards empowering all deaf people to achieve their potential and fully participate in society, with equality of rights, access and opportunity.
Nick Peel, Managing Director at St James Quarter, said: “We’re very excited to be hosting Scotland’s first Deaf Rave in partnership with Deaf Action.
“As our long-standing charity partner, it’s great to see them bringing this experience to Edinburgh for the deaf community and wider audiences to experience.”
Troi Lee, Founder of Deaf Rave, said: “We’re incredibly grateful to Deaf Action and St James Quarter for providing us with the opportunity to bring our event to Scotland for the first time.
“Our events will showcase the very best deaf DJs and guests can expect a whole host of entertainment including sign songs, sign raps and dance performances against a highly visual backdrop.
“Our Deaf Rave is part of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival so we’re looking forward to welcoming members of the deaf community from all around the world.”
Stacy Rowan, Fundraising Manager at Deaf Action, said: “We are incredibly excited to bring Deaf Rave to Scotland as part of the inaugural Edinburgh Deaf Festival.
“We want this event to unite everyone through a love of music and culture. The event is accessible to everyone, so bring your dancing shoes!”
“This show was just utter genius and much the best thing this reviewer
has seen at the Fringe this year. It’s a 5 stars for this show and here’s
hoping they come back soon!.” Brighton and Hove News
“”The strength and skills of these gents is astounding.”.” Perth Happenings
“impressive feats of athletic and acrobatic madness.” GlamAdelaide
Think acrobatics and what springs to mind? If it’s nude Western themed circus you’re on the same wavelength as Australian Acrobats!And even if it’s not, we recommend you check out this absolute belter of a show at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe.
Railed is a spectacular Western themed circus, combining the trademark physical talents, intricate figures, finely chiselled bodies and comic capers of the creators of the smash hits Elixir and Circus’Cision.
Bare-chested circus meets bare-knuckle bar fights. Railed is a racy, heart-stopping adult show of breath-taking acrobatics and mad-cap storytelling, featuring a rogues’ gallery of the most wanted bad-asses this side of Dodge City.
The Head First gunslingers are planning to paint the town red, to head audiences off at the pass, ransack their hearts, ambush their nights and leave them begging for mercy.
Directed by Debra Batton and John Walton, Railed features a variety of talents including all-round acrobat and teeterboard expert, Anthony Saltalmacchia; the powerful yet standoffish vagrant showing off immense feats of balance and impressive physique, Callan Harris; Jordan Twartz, world class ‘manipulator’, who plays the resident barman keeping the boys liquored up and ready for action; and Liam Dummer, who brings technicality and artistry to Head First Acrobats, all whilst playing the Railed town hero.
Details
Venue: Assembly George Square Gardens – Spiegeltent Palais Du Variete EH8 9JU
Time: 18:35
Dates: 3 – 28 August. Previews 3 – 4 August. No show on Mondays 8,15,27 August.
Bookings: assemblyfestival.com, 0131 623 3030 or Assembly box offices at Assembly Hall and Assembly Roxy, Assembly George Square, Assembly Checkpoint and Assembly Rooms
PreHysterical
The tale of three Neanderthals – hilarious new family show at Edinburgh Fringe
Head First Acrobats – PreHysterical at Edinburgh Fringe
“PreHysterical appeals to anyone with a funny bone.” FringeFeed
“hilarious and spectacular.” 1/2 GlamAdelaide
“Full of fun, amazing circus tricks.” 1/2 Kids in Adelaide
Circus is for everyone. And as well as entertaining, it can be educational. That is what Head First Acrobats believe, and why they have are bringing PreHysterical to Edinburgh Fringe 2022.
PreHysterical is a hilarious circus show for children and parents of all ages, following three foolish Neanderthals as they struggle to survive the savage natural world. Avoiding predators, navigating harsh environments, and learning to work together are all explored with marvelous circus skills and achingly funny slapstick. The show quite literally rocks as it tells the tale of three people navigating life in prehistoric times.
They may not know how to make fire (or bathe), but these Neanderthals really know how to put on a show that’s hilarious and spectacular in equal measure. Join Thomas, Chelsea and Alex. – three bumbling Neanderthals – as they fumble crossing rivers, finding food and making fire, all whilst executing fantastic circus tricks. The physical humour is perfectly executed – to the great amusement of kids and parents alike, and the ridiculously impressive acrobatics are so slick, you can expeect gasps and wows from the audience.
Aerial stunts and floor acrobatics make for truly incredible circus; this, combined with tongue-in-cheek humour and the silliest of stories means that PreHysterical is for everyone.
Winner of best children’s performance weekly Award at the 2020 Perth Fringe Festival, and the best children’s performance weekly at the Adelaide Fringe in 2020 and 2022.
Bookings: assemblyfestival.com, 0131 623 3030 or Assembly box offices at Assembly Hall and Assembly Roxy, Assembly George Square, Assembly Checkpoint and Assembly Rooms
Artist bio
Head First Acrobats are a multi-award-winning entertainment company. Based in Melbourne, they are regulars on the international touring circuit, and specialise in acrobatic entertainment for festivals, theatres, corporate and street events.
Head First Acrobats have a talent for developing shows that are the talk of the town, filling theatres to the rafters with thrilled audiences.
Their big-hitter is the international sensation, Elixir, which was the smash hit of 2018 and won the Best Circus and Physical Theatre Award at Adelaide Fringe, along with a slew of sold-out shows all over the world.
Their new flagship show, Railed debuted at Perth FRINGE WORLD in 2019, and is a riotous high-energy comedy Western that takes no prisoners, sets the bar on fire, and hightails out of town leaving a trail of broken hearts in its wake.
For over fifty shows at theSpaceUK, the Fringe is just about to begin. It’s the perfect opportunity to get your second wind and see some fabulous new shows:
As we move into Week 2 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, for many artists at theSpaceUK their Fringe is only just beginning.
From politically charged drama to quirky cabaret, catchy musicals to tempestuous tango, Shakespearean spectacle to cake-based violence. Take a chance and find something to entice, excite and entertain in the 50+ new shows starting this week at theSpaceUK.
Here’s a small taste of the new shows that you can catch in Week 2 at theSpaceUK:
Cabaret for Musical Theatre Fans More Than Tracy Turnblad (theSpace on the Mile, 15-27) Abby Rose Morris details her experiences as a plus-size performer while dismantling cultural stereotypes about fat people through musical theatre. This quirky, snarky cabaret exposes the absurdity of the entertainment industry’s body standards.
Brand New Musical Antigone: The Musical (theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, 15-27) A radical and fun musical retelling of an Ancient Greek myth, about one young girl standing up to tyranny, packed with humour and super catchy tunes that will have you humming all the way home!
Politically Charged Drama Life Before the Line (theSpace @ Venue 45, 15-27) Manchester, 2016. The terrorist alarm goes off in class… and it’s no drill. Set during the rise in anti-Semitism, this is a heartfelt coming-of-age story following four Jewish teenagers growing up in politically charged times.
Smashing Fun (& Cakes) Cake and Violence (theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, 15-27) Welcome to Cake & Violence, a food-fetish-fever-dream in which Nat delivers a bunch of monologues and smashes a LOT of cakes in an effort to get you to feel SOMETHING. It’s comedic. It’s dramatic. It’s a lot of frosted fun.
Tempestuous Tango Los Guardiola – The Comedy of Tango (theSpaceTriplex, 15-27) The international stars of tango, Los Guardiola lead you into their fantasy world of TangoTeatro, where tragedy, comedy, poetry and humour collide.
The Norse Will Rise Glister (theSpace @ Niddry St, 15-20) A smorgasbord of Viking gods, an enchanting Norse soundscape and a pair of wise-cracking ravens accompany a Yorkshire lass on her journey from childhood to motherhood, revealing myth, mirth and magic in the most unexpected of places.
Surviving in a Man’s World Fake It Till You Make It (theSpaceTriplex, 15-20) A one-woman show about Leda, an actor struggling to make it, and how her perfect mask of control shatters when she is taken advantage of by a famous male actor.
An Imaginative Re-telling The Macbeth Inquiry (theSpace @ Niddry St, 15-20) Shakespeare’s great tragedy is reimagined in a modern political context asking how politics is shaped from, and tarnished by, a pursuit for power. It’s time to see the Scottish Play through a whole new lens! Legendary Theatre Artorigus (theSpace @ Niddry St., 15-27) Based on the legends of old and inspired by the classical lyricism of Shakespeare. This modern adaptation of King Arthur blends prose with verse to create a unique look into the themes of stagnation, idleness, betrayal and love.
Chart-Topping Vocals I’ll Tell You Mine (theSpace @ Niddry St., 15-20) A musical coming-of-age journey, featuring classics from Whitney Houston and chart-toppers by Olivia Rodrigo. Follow Oxford’s original all-female-identifying a cappella group through this story of fragmentary femininity. If you tell me yours, I’ll tell you mine.
Ecological Shakespeare Midsummer (theSpace @ Niddry St., 15-27) The last fairy lurks in a dying forest. A ragtag crew of office drones tries to put on a play. Midsummer remixes Shakespeare for an era of ecological crisis. In a broken, wintery world, can we imagine a future?
Greek Tragedy The Lacehouse (theSpace @ North Bridge, 15-27) Wanna see a real Greek tragedy? On the eve of a funeral, three sisters conduct a seance to awaken the secrets of their ancestors, unearthing family secrets that refuse to stay buried. A tragicomedy in one act.
La Dolce Vita The Olive Tree (theSpaceTriplex, 15-20) ‘A real gem of a show!’ The Olive Tree is a bitter-sweet comedy, taking you on a journey from London to Italy, telling stories of change and loss through sketch, poetry and soundscape.
Sharp Stand Up Kill the Frippery (theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, 15-27) A brand-new stand-up show from David Watson about getting rid of the things that hold you back, which would be: vanity, pastry and Twitter. A personal, frank and funny dip into a life spent focusing on the wholly unimportant without realising it.
A Marrow Filled Musical Plague (theSpaceTriplex, 15-27) The year is 1348 and the small Yorkshire village of Bogsfield is about to be hit by the Black Death. With catchy folk music, this is a fun-filled medieval tale of hope, community… and root vegetables.
Miner’s Strike Gold The Collie’s Shed (theSpaceTriplex, 15-27) Based in a local Men’s Shed in East Lothian, THE COLLIE’S SHED follows four retired miners as they discover how a review into the policing of the mining strikes in the 80’s and a potential Miners Pardon Bill by the Scottish Government suddenly affects them.
About theSpaceUK Established in 1995, theSpaceUK hosts the largest and most diverse programme at the fringe. Companies, both professional & amateur, are given an affordable, supportive and professional platform to showcase their work.
About the venue With 7 Venues, 19 Theatres, over 400 shows theSpaceUK operates 18 venues across 7 sites including: theSpace @ Surgeons’ Hall, theSpace @ SymposiumHall, theSpace on North Bridge, theSpace on the Mile, theSpaceTriplex, the Space @ Venue45.
