EdFringe 2023 Youth & Student Theatre
Edinburgh-made youth and student theatre at #EdFringe 2023
The majority of the 17 theatre productions from Edinburgh’s student and youth companies come from the co-productions with the New Celts – a welcome initiative from Napier University to give their students a professional platform on the Fringe.
This allows the companies to explore some interesting ideas and gives audiences the opportunity to spot the stars of the future. Other Edinburgh University student productions are no less interesting and keen to go into places that more conventional companies might not feel able.
Graveyard of the Outcast Dead. Pic Reverb Theatre
There are also Edinburgh’s young companies. And, on the Musicals listings page, a plethora of shows put on by young people and students.
There are 169 shows Made in Edinburgh at #EdFringe this year. In order to make things clearer, we have divided the listing up into seven parts. On this page you can find an alphabetical listing of all the theatre by Edinburgh’s youth and student companies.
Here are links to the other listings:
Theatre by Edinburgh’s Amateur companies.
Theatre by Edinburgh’s Grassroots companies.
Theatre by Edinburgh’s Professional & Funded companies.
Theatre for children and young people.
Edinburgh-made Musical Theatre & Opera.
Edinburgh-made Dance, Cabaret & Spoken Word.
We are also proud to work with EPAD to produce and publish their annual listing of shows “created, performed or produced by Edinburgh’s theatre professionals” which is here.
Listing
The Booth
Edinburgh University Theatre Company
Bedlam Theatre (Venue 49)
2 – 13 Aug: 17:00 (1 hour)
Who needs a pair of heels, a coconut, and a doorbell…? The answer: a foley artist. Step into The Booth and experience the mysterious world of radio plays where we see everything we’re only supposed to hear. Centring around a ghostly radio play, the action switches between the live recording and the cast’s off-air shenanigans. Further details.
Constellations
ZOE Productions and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
6 – 26 Aug (even dates): 13:55 (1 hour 20 minutes)
Endless universes, endless possibilities. Follow a quantum physicist and a beekeeper as their relationship faces every possible future in an exploration of free will and friendship; an exploration of quantum multiverse theory, love and honey. Further details.
Graveyard of the Outcast Dead
Reverb Theatre and Not So Nice! and New Celts
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
5 – 25 Aug (odd dates): 17:10 (1 hour 10 minutes)
The Winchester Geese are in search of a choice. The Lover is in search of his love. The Tender will join their worlds together. Spend your Edinburgh Fringe in the Graveyard of the Outcast Dead. Further details.
Happier Daze
RIFF Theatre and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
6 – 26 Aug (even dates): 12:25 (1 hour 10 minutes)
An independent band struggling with grief, tackle their way through the industry, spoiled friendships and young adult life as they try to pinpoint both their band’s and their own identities. Further details.
How To Rob a Millionaire (In Five Easy Steps)
Napier University Drama Society
Greenside @ Infirmary Street (Venue 236)
14 – 26 Aug (not 20): 20:45 (1 hour)
A group of eccentric individuals with peculiar skills rob a world-beloved charity toy maker. Chaos ensues and it becomes clear that nothing is quite what it seems. Further details.
Jane/Norma
Viewpoint and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
5 – 25 Aug (odd dates): 14:15 (1 hour)
Discover the real woman behind Roe vs Wade. Through a collection of verbatim voices, we present to you the story of Norma McCorvey and the ongoing national battle around abortion rights in the USA. Further details.
Julius Caesar Must Die
Myths Unbound Productions and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
18 – 26 Aug (even dates): 11:10 (55 minutes)
Conspirators flood Rome, while Caesar’s lust for power threatens the crumbling democracy. The tyrant must die for the good of the people, but will his violent legacy share the same fate? Or will the cycle continue? Further details.
Kingdom
Lunar Theatre Company and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
6 – 26 Aug (even dates): 17:05 (1 hour 10 minutes)
The year is 2051. Scotland is independent. Men have been exiled to the kingdom of Fife with only their sausage rolls for company. Can Scotland’s leaders reunite the country or will it be torn apart forever? Further details.
Paradok Platform
Theatre Paradok
Just the Tonic at The Caves (Venue 88)
3 – 27 Aug (not 14): 14:40 (1 hour)
Edinburgh’s premier experimental theatre society returns with Paradok Platform! More than six brand-new, experimental pieces of theatre, including physical theatre, comedy and musicals. Check out Festival.TheatreParadok.co.uk for more information! Further details.
Prick
Light the Match Productions and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
5 – 25 Aug (odd dates): 11:15 (1 hour 15 minutes)
The Scottish witch hunts – sanctioned by the state, fuelled by the Church, fed by hysteria, and buried by history. The threat of the devil loomed and women bore the brunt of the terror. Evocative, poetic, satirical. Further details.
Rejects
Shark Bait Theatre and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
6 – 26 Aug (even dates): 15:35 (1 hour 5 minutes)
Five strangers drown their sorrows after being interviewed for the same dead-end job. As the night progresses, the beers flow, a pub quiz commences and harsh truths are revealed. Further details.
Salomé
Edinburgh University Theatre Company
Bedlam Theatre (Venue 49)
2 – 13 Aug: 15:30 (1 hour)
At once horrible and sublime, Oscar Wilde’s one-act tragedy is a visionary take on the biblical myth of Salomé and her forbidden lust for the Prophet Jokanaan. A subversive portrait of female desire through the radical pursuit of art. Further details.
Shakesperimental
Edinburgh University Shakespeare Company
Bedlam Theatre (Venue 49)
15 – 27 Aug (not 21): 20:00 (1 hour)
The renowned Edinburgh University’s Shakespeare Society present an exciting take on Euripides’ Hekabe (15 – 20 Aug) and Harold Pinter’s The Dumb Waiter (22 – 27 Aug) as part of this year’s Shakesperimental showcase. Previous shows include The Macbeth Inquiry and Much Ado About Sicily. Further details.
Strays
Broken Bottle and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
5 – 25 Aug (odd dates): 15:40 (1 hour 10 minutes)
A year into the zombie apocalypse and Logan and his fellow survivors are doing fine. Really. But when supplies go missing, suspicions grow and allegiances crumble. Broken Bottle make their Fringe debut in this new dark comedy. Further details.
Things To Do in Mull
Agree to Disagree and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
6 – 14 Aug (even dates): 11:20 (40 minutes)
Janusz, is going on a digital detox. But first… he meets a girl. With tips from Jasper the dog and Dima the cat, he sets forth. But with or without the girl? Further details.
Twenty People A Minute
Arthur & Redpath Productions and New Celts Productions
theSpace on the Mile (Venue 39)
5 – 25 Aug (odd dates): 12:50 (1 hour)
Twenty People A Minute follows four refugees of tomorrow on a perilous journey across the earth. Over one hour we meet their dangers and the everyday angels who keep them alive. Further details.
