EdFringe
#EdFringe Made in Edinburgh
All Edinburgh’s Theatre at the Fringe:
Edinburgh is about to host the greatest cultural event in the world. People from all over the world, who work in and love the performing arts arrive here for four weeks of brilliant drama, dance, comedy and art…
Is This a Dagger? The Story of Macbeth
★★★★☆ Scary and funny:
Is this is a Dagger? is a one-man show by Andy Cannon and is a version of Macbeth. It is at the Storytelling Centre until this weekend. It’s definitely for over-eights, or maybe over-nines.
Pippin for FCT
FCT bring Tony award smash to #EdFringe 2017:
With a slew of four and five star reviews under its belt, Forth Children’s Theatre is stepping out into somewhat new territory this fringe with a production of Pippin.
World Fringe Day Giveaways
#EdFringe gives away “Days Out” at the fringe:
In recognition of World Fringe Day today, Tuesday 11 July 2017, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society is giving away free days out at the fringe to charities across Edinburgh.
VPT announce #EdFringe shows
Big names join Leith collective
Over 70 plays in a dozen themed nights from over 20 playwirghts have been announced by the Village Pub Theatre for its Edinburgh Fringe debut, with big guest names directing and writing.
Letters Home to live on?
Further outings possible for Grid Iron sell-out: Anyone unable to find a ticket for Grid Iron and the Book Festival’s Letters Home may be placated by the suggestion that further productions are possible.
New Venue for Hyde & Seek
Hyde and Seek, Michael Daviot’s show which has been plagued by noise-bleed at C-Nova on Cockburn street, is to move to a new building within the C family of venues.
Nudity censored at EdFringe
Actress Elizabeth Sogorb is being forced to wear a flesh-coloured catsuit in her performance of La Nina Barro at the fringe because venue The Newsroom has objected to the nakedness which is an integral part of the show.
Hyde seeks new venue
Hyde & Seek, Michael Daviot’s play about his 50 year relationship with the works of Robert Louis Stevenson, has had to cancel two performances at its C Nova venue and Daviot is now actively looking for a replacement venue.
Greig kickstarts funding after closure
Playwright David Greig, one of the 50 signatories to the letter calling for Underbelly not to programme Israeli state-supported Incubator Theatre at the fringe, has reacted to this week’s cancellation of the show with a new Kickstarter fund for Israeli and Palestinian theatre makers.
