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The Bardic Breakfasters are back with a brand-new show, with breakfast included! A pleasing plethora of pentameter, puns and pastry. A sensational Shakespearience, perfect for hardened fans and blank-verse virgins alike.‘A bouncy and boisterous take on Willie’s work’ (List).‘Well worth getting out of bed for’ (Independent).‘No holds Bard‘ (FringeGuru.com).‘Irreverent humour… clever’ (Stage).‘Side-splitting… glorious’ (BroadwayBaby.com).‘Full of fun’ (RemoteGoat.com).‘Sizzling’ (Scottish Daily Express).Free coffee and croissants! Fringe favourite since 1992. Book early.www.ctheatre.comfacebook.com/ctheatreedinburghinstagram.com/c_theatre/
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Step into the enchanting world of Ray Bubbles, international Bubbleologist and Guinness World Record Holder! Witness his stunning bubble sculptures, effects and magical displays, all inspired by his work with schools and science centres. Marvel as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carousel and even a tornado inside a bubble! Join him for an unforgettable, inclusive experience filled with excitement, wonder and engagement. Ray Bubbles is the leading professional soap-bubble artist working with special needs schools in the UK and Ireland.
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Hand-picked shows from our digital performance programme and highlights from our critically acclaimed short film programme. Pop in for quirky shorts; linger longer for a moving moment. Features curated work from UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, worldwide. The destination for discerning digital and film audiences. Winner, LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Award for Digital Arts Programme of the Year. ‘Both weird and wondrous’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Exceptional films’ (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Delightful… perfect’ (TheWeeReview.com). A much-needed pocket of escapism’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Spectacular’ (Scotsman). Programme runs continuously. Screenings can be any length (typically 30min-1hr). Some screenings at other times. See website for listings.
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The perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s beloved characters for children and their families. Discover brave adventurers, spell-binding suspense and laughs aplenty. ‘Hidden gem’ (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘Capturing the emotional heart’ **** (List). www.ctheatre.com
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A fun, engaging show featuring puppets and bubbles. Our hero, Bubbles, leaves the mundane bubble tub behind to embark on an exciting adventure across the globe! From deserts to volcanoes, the North Pole to the ocean depths, and even the night sky, our hero encounters jaw-dropping bubble tricks and meets a cast of puppet animals along the way. You will see a bubble volcano, a tornado inside a bubble, a jellyfish bubble and a bubble snowman, as we explore the world together. Can you help Bubbles on their first adventure into the big wide world?
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After experiencing loss, a solo neuroscientist spirals inward, journeying through memory, mysticism, science and the mind in this poetic exploration of altered states. Blending scientific logic with surreal storytelling, this bold new work merges monologue, movement and sound to explore the liminal space between loss, healing and transformation. Visually evocative and emotionally resonant, it invites audiences into a deeply personal yet universal psychedelic experience. Created by multimedia company PolyXo, this is theatre for curious minds and open hearts – perfect for those drawn to bold new writing, experimental form, and stories that sit between reality and dreams.
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Ray Bubbles, international bubbleologist and World Record Holder, is on a mission to master the art of bubble-making and create the ultimate square bubble! This show promises a whirlwind of excitement and surprises, as Ray uses various gases to craft stunning bubble sculptures, effects and magical displays. Prepare to be amazed as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carousel, a bubble ghost and even a tornado inside a bubble! The show was inspired by Ray’s work with schools and science centres. Join Ray and see if he can create the ultimate square bubble!
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Rewrite her stories. Write her. A one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary performance rooted in Nüshu, the secret script of Chinese women. In this ritualistic solo work, writer and performer Jiayi Chen uses her body as a living scroll, inscribing ancient characters onto her skin with traditional ink. Through live body calligraphy, inspiring contemporary dance and an original soundscape, the piece becomes a haunting altar of memory, grief and feminine resistance. The piece is a tribute to the missing women in Jiayi’s life and a bold act of rewriting silenced histories through the body and voice.
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In the not-too-distant future, ecological catastrophe has ripped society’s flesh clean off and civilization is nothing but a rancid husk. From the ashes, one survivor rises. An advertising copywriter. Join a stark raving adman at the end of the world as he tries to rebrand… the end of the world. What do we call this new dystopia? Who’s it for? What’s our why? As he takes the audience on a gonzo brainstorming session, our protagonist faces his own existential crisis: What’s a copywriter without a client?
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An autobiographical one-woman drama-comedy show blending comedy characterisation and football performance to tell the unique journey of Lucia Mallardi, a Berlin-based Italian former semi-professional footballer and artist. Travelling the world as a street artist with her football and her hat, she has created poetic dialogue between two seemingly distant worlds: football as an art and art as a discipline of sacrifice and passion. Inspiring audiences across Europe and beyond from the football field to the stage, Lucia's story is empowering – challenging boundaries, merging sports and theatre in a way that only she can.
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I’m a framer who has been trying to be a good person all my life, but as a result, my wife betrayed me, my son died, and I switched to the police force to survive… In a production that celebrates Bejing's cultural heritage, Lao She's 1950s novella is performed in traditional Bejing musical style by a Chinese troupe famous for interpreting his work. The story takes the perspective of a common man who, despite his personal struggles of loss and pain, continues to find love for the world. English surtitles.
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If you suddenly found yourself in an unfamiliar room with no memory of how you got there, what would your response be? If the only thing in that very room was a strange woman, how would you react? The UnderNeath is filled with mystery, humour and self-realisation. It makes you question everything you thought you already knew and poses the most challenging question we may one day ask ourselves: What is your biggest regret?
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Meet the ageing Jake ‘Mental’ Hughes, a psychiatric patient who believes he is the real Muhammad Ali. His voice shows anger, rage and sometimes indifference as he introduces us to his interpretation of a mental health system that has subjected him to 25 years of the painful effects of anti-psychotic drug Zuclopenthixol. In the face of government bungling and in the absence of essential support he takes on the world over his right to live life without ‘the Zuc or the needle’!
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This whimsical allegorical fairytale from China is about the world of food. It follows a peanut’s fantastical journey to avoid its destiny of being eaten, and so reflects the universal human experience of struggling against fate. Through its adventures in the Delicious Metropolis (the restaurant kitchen), the Food Refugee Camp (the leftover bowl), and the Flavourless Hell (the garbage can), the peanut meets a colourful cast of condiments! Along the way, it comes to realise the truth: although death is unavoidable, it can be faced in a way that brings inner peace. Performed in Chinese with English surtitles.
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Discussion, conversation and debate about the arts, society and life. In the digital world there's no greater joy than talking face to face. 300 years ago, a club was set up in Edinburgh to support artists and poets. A centre of curiosity and debate, where horizons were broadened, it heralded the Scottish Enlightenment. It was called the Easy Club, and it lives again in this series of discussions inspired by C’s festival programme. Topics, speakers and artists will differ daily but always provoke thought and further chat. Free afternoon tea (and coffee) provided. See website for listings.
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In this powerful one-man drama set in 2018 at the time the Windrush controversy shook Britain, Rodreguez King-Dorset plays a young white far-right racist party leader, a black Caribbean diplomat and a white Oxford-educated Home Office official. Each explains the Windrush scandal from wildly opposing perspectives. For one, a dark secret that he struggles to come to terms with will change his life forever… A provocative unmasking of a horrific calamity in history that forced a nation to look in the mirror and reconsider its path. ‘An energetic and passionate performance’ (Guardian).
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After eating from the tree of the Fruit of Knowledge and leaving Paradise, Adam dreams that Lucifer shows him the entire history of humanity and its unavoidable failure. As Adam travels through time, and tries to find ways to prevent this, the values that dominated society at different times in history are brought to life with everyday objects. Hungary’s classic philosophical play Az Ember Tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man) by Imre Madách is given a new treatment in this original non-verbal object theatre re-telling with original music, written, directed and performed by actress Flora Novak with music and masks.
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This captivating one-person show dives deep into the life of mysterious aviator, Amelia Earhart, known for her daring ambition. People fell in love with her as a romantic icon, but beyond the public persona, we see the woman behind the headlines, confronting her vulnerabilities, sexuality, insecurities and the cost of chasing the unknown. Through raw, intimate performance, this play explores her darker side – uncovering the personal fears and struggles that shaped her pursuit of greatness. A powerful reflection on what any ambitious woman might need to do and the price of a life lived on the edge.
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A gripping solo performance that plunders the murky depths of human psychology, exploring themes of rebellion, power and moral ambiguity. Hitchens, forged from the crucible of a controlled upbringing and law-enforcement training, must now confront the ghosts of his past and the dangerous allure of radical ideologies. As the lines between hero and villain blur, the audience becomes the jury that must decide Hitchens’ fate. How will he be judged? Where does righteousness end and extremism begin? A thought-provoking exploration of guilt, reckoning and the quest for justice and identity prevalent in today’s socio-political climate.
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Manhattan buskers, cockney con-men, Broadway dreams. Nina and Robert have high hopes for the big stage. But when they get mixed-up in a scam that promises them everything, they discover that money is the loudest mouth, even in art. This Side of Life is a feel-good Golden Age throwback musical from The Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society that explores the struggle for artistic recognition, the lengths people will go to “make it” and the importance of staying in love with the art you create.
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Aged four, Augustin never finished his food. Now he has a terrible habit of always cleaning his plate, and lecturing people on how they should eat. Today is his thirtieth birthday, and he's cooking dinner. The ratatouille is on the stove, his friends are arriving soon and everything seems under control. But that's without counting on an unexpected visit, and some unwelcome memories. Around the simmering pot, he is forced to examine his relationship with food, as well as his relationship with himself. Funny solo show about hunger, who we are, and the mess of growing up.
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Murder, arson and traumatic tragedy abound in this groundbreaking new drama by soon to be award-winning playwright Sebastian Maroun. A middle class family is pushed to the brink when their patriarch discovers he is going blind. As his vision fades, details of torrid affairs come to light which threaten to tear the family apart. The only thing that can save them is the journalistic instinct of their young daughter and a helpful stray dog who may not be what he seems. This is a normal staged reading. Everything is fine. Why wouldn't it be?
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Caspar returns to showcase his renowned sleight of hand with an all-new Fringe show. Stunning magic. Unbelievable skill. Elegant performance. Pure close-up magic and sleight of hand, with no stooges, no electronics, no camera tricks! All presented in style by an understated showman. ‘You won't see this level of skill anywhere else in the world. He should be charging £100 per ticket’ (Jerry Sadowitz). ‘Master of sleight of hand… Caspar drew the audience in to the point where he had them eating, almost literally, out of his hand’ (FringeReview.co.uk).
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A mysterious new musical in which three strangers are summoned to a secluded seaside manor on New Year’s Eve by the enigmatic Mr Dellamort, who leads them through an evening of revelations and eerie delights. Exploring themes of unrequited love, mortality and deception, this theatrical gem features an original pop score, live theremin and vintage Foley sound effects. Gothic, quirky, and delightfully unpredictable, it’s a uniquely immersive experience that balances heart, humour, and haunting surprises. 'Will keep you guessing right up to the dramatic conclusion!' **** (NorthWestEnd.com).
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A laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy show that dives into the messy, magical madness of motherhood. From giving birth to surviving sleepless nights, toddler tantrums and the "romance" of marriage after kids, this high-energy special blends sharp storytelling, brutally honest truths and original ukulele songs. Whether you’re a parent, thinking about becoming one or just enjoy watching others struggle with tiny humans, this show is for you. Hilarious, heartfelt and totally relatable, Super Mama proves that not all heroes wear capes… some just carry 17 bags and never drink hot coffee.
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What would’ve happened if Romeo and Juliet didn’t die? If Romeo went off and found himself? This upbeat modern coda to the tragic events of Shakespeare's famous play follows what happens when Juliet stumbles across a new-styled Romeo. Romiet follows the star-crossed lovers as they meet again and this time, Romeo is doing a very different job. Will they get back together now that Romeo is a drag queen? Can Juliet put her beliefs aside for the love of her life? Join us as we discover if Romeo and Juliet can rekindle their love in a modern age!
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A tragicomic one-woman show about the absurdity of searching for a home today. Miriam, a street artist, waitress and actress, takes the audience through a series of absurd and often hilarious encounters with real estate agents and landlords, highlighting the struggles of a young person trying to navigate an overpriced and increasingly inaccessible housing market. Facing the harsh reality that without a home, there’s no mental stability, Miriam explores the difficulty of growing up and finding a sense of belonging in a seemingly hostile world.
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A fully-improvised narrative play in the style of William Shakespeare from Thorn and Petal Stick, alias of veteran improvisers Hal Munger and John Mistele, founders of the first UnScripted Shakespeare Festival in New York. Nothing is pre-planned! At the beginning of each show the audience is asked to provide a title, that inspires a delightful comedy in Elizabethan language unlike any Shakespearian play you've ever seen before. Love, marriage, scheming and mistaken identities abound in an entertaining improvised romp – all in the poetic language of the bard. Accompanied by Sebastian Hochman on piano.
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An old book, What It Means to Be a Woman, given to Georgia on her sixteenth birthday, becomes the thread connecting three women’s lives: Georgia, now a woman in an unhappy marriage to a brutish man; Shirley, her long-lost best friend, now a nightclub singer in New York; and Maud, Georgia’s mother, the orchestrator of their downfall. From childhood to motherhood, the book’s secrets are passed from hand to hand, revealing the choices we make and the chances we miss. One Voice Theatre Company proudly presents this one-woman musical, with eight original songs.
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Celebrity designer Mat Sanders’ fabulously designed existence implodes spectacularly when sudden betrayal triggers a hysterical, one-man meltdown. Rugburn explores what happens when you’ve built a glittering life on a foundation of unresolved shame and perfectly upholstered defences begin splitting at the seams. Hollywood gossip, popper-fuelled confessions and impeccably appointed interiors collide in this fast-paced, filthy, deliciously deranged neo-vaudevillian spectacle. From the highs of styling A-listers and hosting makeover TV to the lows of underground sleaze and spectacular self-destruction, watch Sanders shape-shift through the dazzling wreckage of his life as style spirals into chaos. Brace yourself for Rugburn.
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This solo multimedia performance celebrates the raw power of creation and destruction embodied by a volcano, as it explores parallels between the cyclical movements of the earth and the emotional landscape of humanity. Through a series of vignettes, a combination of expressive dance, recorded narration, video, music and scent, immerses the audience in the essence of an evolving mountain. Performed on a set crafted from recycled and natural materials, Mountain Woman showcases the sacred feminine spirit, embodying growth, self-destruction and balance as a call to reconnect with the cycles of the earth.
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Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment. A powerhouse of bands and soloists from across the globe. Enjoy the warmth of the world through a hand-picked selection of of bands, singers and instrumentalists, and soak up their sound! Discover new artists from five continents! We’ve got bangers, beats, bass and Brahms! Come enjoy jazz, blues, world music, electronica, pop, classical music and more. See website for listings.
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The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns. A unique blend of comedy, circus, burlesque, bands, live art and speciality acts from across the Fringe. With a different line-up every night this is a chance to see some of the Festival’s most exciting new artists. ‘A smorgasbord showcase of the wonderful delicacies... wacky, weird and wonderful’ (AYoungerTheatre.com). ‘One of the most fun variety cabarets around... Explosive and adaptable’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). See website for listings.
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God created mankind in seven days, but twelve children drifting at sea take the same seven to become murderers. Inspired by Géricault’s painting and Georg Kaiser’s play The Raft of the Medusa, this contemporary re-telling unfolds through image-based vignettes – a chimpanzee with painted nails, an ignored petition, a missing doll. Who are the figures on the raft? When we look again, do we see ourselves reflected? Alienation doesn’t knock – it drifts in. And by the time we feel the tide, we are already far from the shore. Performed in Mandarin.
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Eight teenagers take you back in time to an analogue age when telephones had wires and television was not so demanding. Square Pegs return with a brand-new, life-imitating-art play about growing up, which asks lots of questions about what it means to be human, but offers absolutely no answers whatsoever. Join Macready Theatre’s Offie-nominated Young Actors for 45 minutes of absurdist, fast-paced, fun-filled storytelling, to share time-travelling tales of nostalgia and a yearning for meaning when all seems fake. ‘A short spectacular showcase’ ***** (TheMumble.uk). ‘Another joyous bag of wild imagination, comedy and physicality’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com).
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A wild, hilarious solo show about grief, love and mommy issues. Candice Fox dives into the chaos of loss and a complex mother-daughter saga, blending raw storytelling with striking visuals. She explores grief in its messy glory, awkward moments and accidental wisdom, navigating the strange ways we stumble forward. This show isn’t just about death, it’s about mourning someone still alive, dealing with estrangement and how addiction distorts family history. Deeply intimate, darkly funny, it's cathartic, relatable and unexpected. You’ll laugh, cry and probably text your mom something unhinged afterward!
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Lily Casson invites you to join her in a world of songs and stories from a century of musical theatre. Sharing her favourites – some familiar, some exciting new discoveries – she takes you on a journey of how they came to be and why she hearts them. Lily has always loved musicals. Growing up in a theatrical family, she has experienced musical magic from both sides of the velvet curtain. As she shines a spotlight on the wonder of escapism, Lily makes musicals the star of the show. ‘Delightful, and beautifully sung cabaret’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
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The inspiring true story of the cheerful Edinburgh factory girl with a big heart for Jesus and for helping others, who could be Scotland's next canonised Saint. This down-to-earth model of everyday sanctity is brought vividly to life onstage by Rachel Callaghan – her actual living relative (second cousin). Stephen Callaghan's funny and moving play was first performed at the 2016 Fringe in the Edinburgh church where the venerable Margaret's body is interred and he directs the revival marking 100 years since her death. 'The response of the audience lining the pews… is undeniable' (Scotsman).
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Set against a stunning deep-sea dreamscape, The Legend of Shanhai is a magical musical blending fantasy, adventure and the bittersweet journey of growing up. In the whispering waves of the North Sea, young Beiming dreams of the skies beyond his island home. Swept into a mysterious undersea world, he meets Kun – a mighty fish longing to soar. As they brave whirlpools and sea beasts, Beiming learns that true freedom lies in embracing both roots and wings. Inspired by ancient Chinese mythology, this lyrical tale is a soaring ode to family, dreams and self-discovery.
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Scarlett Smith is an electroacoustic harpist and comedian. Tired of the harp's demure, classical reputation, Scarlett’s debut solo show Any Objections? defies traditional stereotyping. Instead, audiences are taken on a surreal quest to prove this unwieldy, celestial instrument has a place far beyond the orchestra pit. Blending live looping covers of popular songs, self-produced indie-pop jingles and fast-paced punchlines, the show is a playful celebration of creativity and harp innovation. Expect wedding industry musings, a fateful boat trip and an interactive gameshow in this whimsical world where chaos meets creativity.
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The Salem Witch Trials told through dance. This story of fear and power, fiction and humanity, is as important as ever today. Arthur Miller's classic re-imagined in a captivating blend of movement and narrative. The physicality of this production produces an impressive impact, heightening the emotional vulnerability of each of the characters. Ten dancers from California who are all incredible storytellers, directed and choreographed by Jacob Gutiérrez-Montoya, artistic director of Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre.
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‘Christmas Morning 2018, and I’m hiding in a graveyard from my family…’ Part disability history lecture, part autobiography, part agility course, part rant, part quiz and a whole lot of laughter. A Brief History of Neurodivergence will bust the current misunderstandings around neurodivergence – all whilst bouncing on a trampoline, skipping the alphabet, smashing the star jump challenge and occasionally pausing for breath. Join theatre-maker Fiona Moon in an embodied exploration of neurodivergence, and glimpse the chaos of a hundred-mile-an-hour mind. ‘A bold, striking voice reminiscent of an early Polly Stenham’ (The Bush Theatre).
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Colin has moved to Cornwall. Below his new home stands a shed. Forgotten. Unloved. Ideal for growing in – and according to one curious stranger, soon to be blown up. A post-modern gothic comedy about rural communities, isolation and the dangers of obsessively trying to fit in, Cold, Dark Matters follows a new resident’s rural retreat into the murky underwaters of a community in Cornwall, where everything is not as it seems... 'Beautifully written, structured, and performed. Loved it!' (Mark Jenkin, BAFTA-winning film director). 'A show that delights in storytelling tools and Russian-doll trickery‘ (LPTSA Nomination).
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This experimental physical theatre piece boldly deconstructs the philosophical classic Zhuang Zhou, Dreams of a Butterfly and the folk-legend, Zhuang Zhou Tests His Wife, to explore the essence of humanity, love and existence. Set in the lacquer garden of the Warring States period, the work blends traditional shadow puppetry, stylised Chinese opera and avant-garde theatrical language. The surreal world, inspired by Tao philosophy, intertwines reality and illusion. The audience embarks on a philosophical journey that asks , how does one prove existence? and touches upon the true nature of life itself. Performed in Mandarin.
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A mysterious message from the “future self” invites participants into an immersive space where AI unveils their projected histories. In The Waiting Room, choices shape a unique, evolving audio narrative, guiding participants through moments of dreams realised and challenges faced. As their future unfolds, from the fulfilment of deepest aspirations to a global crisis that transforms the world, participants explore a bizarre, unpredictable world where technology and humanity collide, prompting reflection on how our choices shape the future.
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A contemporary Kunqu opera adaptation of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber. Jia Baoyu, once a sentient stone, is reborn and guided by Buddhist and Daoist forces to realise the world is empty of permanent identity and intrinsic independence. Wang Pushi, a fourth-generation actor of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, mirrors this awakening through his performance, discovering a generative and empowering transcendence of emptiness. A dynamic fusion of classic Kunqu with modern experimental theatre, immersive media and slow rock music. Performed in Mandarin and English, with English surtitles.
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Can those who overthrow idols avoid becoming what they once despised? In a rehearsal room an actor prepares for the role of Magistrate Wu, questioning the character’s moral motivation and in doing so, confronts his own relationship with performance, authority, and self-deception. Inspired by Pu Songling’s Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, this piece invites the audience into a world where actors become ghosts, gods are bureaucrats, and belief itself becomes a performance. Traditional Yue Opera, classical Chinese instruments, and stylised historical costume create a layered meditation on power, identity, and legacy. Performed in Mandarin.
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Dutch composer/pianist Hermane composes beautiful songs with intricate harmonies. Before settling in Andalusia, he spent thirty years in Latin America, USA, Asia and Africa, soaking up the traditional music of each country. A meticulous composer, his goal is to create virtuoso pieces, endowed with a fragility that moves the listener – so different from the typical four repeated chords structure common to much contemporary music. While drawing inspiration from classical grand-masters, his compositions are palpably twenty-first century, offering an intricate kaleidoscope of colourful musical landscapes bearing Latin, Soul, Tango and Flamenco influences.
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Set in 1977, Damn the Dark follows five women navigating Soho's vibrant discotheque scene. Jean, a night-shift nurse, spends time with her sister Daphne, an aspiring housewife, and Daphne’s friend Layla, an ambitious journalist. The club’s regulars, Margot, a Gogo dancer, and Kim, a punk enthusiast, are each chasing their dreams. Amid rising violence and fear in the 1970s, these women unite through courage and activism, joining the Reclaim the Night march. This immersive production celebrates disco, punk and empowerment, inviting the audience to dance in solidarity with the characters.
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How can we inhabit landscapes that are transforming due to climate change? Re-Shape-Land-Scape is a dance-theatre performance that delves into the ephemerality of transforming landscapes. Original choreography devised to evoke the numbers of the coordinates with movement in multimedia live-digital performance, takes audiences on an eco-journey through three geographically diverse landscapes looking for answers: the windswept shores of the Norfolk Coast in East Anglia (52.96691, 0.532), the historic Panagia Chrysopolitissa Church in Cyprus (35.3413, 4.6333), and the bustling Wan Chai Reclamation in Hong Kong (22.2803, 4.1141). An exploration of the impact of human interaction on ever-changing terrains.
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Meet young wizard Hugo Listworth, who discovers he has a skill in seeing into the future… A storytelling adventure with beautiful props, music and theatre-magic, The Divination Tent is an immersive and interactive experience for young audience members encouraging creative play between children and their grown-ups. They will get hands on with crystal balls, tea-leaf-reading, tarot cards and astronomy to actively influence the story. The untold story is one of finding pride in your differences. In a world where there's pressure on children to succeed, The Divination Tent is an opportunity to enjoy creative play and discovery.
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Colourful and whimsical clown Bubblegum Gumdrop returns to the Fringe with an adventure filled with games, and physical comedy. This year, there’s just one problem… she’s lost her voice! But that won’t stop her from delivering a spectacular show bursting with slapstick humour, interactive moments and original music as she discovers new ways to communicate and connect. This high-energy family entertainment is designed for children who love to wiggle, giggle and get involved. More than just entertainment, it empowers children to use their voices – through words, movement and laughter – while fostering creativity and imagination.
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A bold, witty and moving autobiographical solo performance exploring queer identity, diaspora, racial injustice and the search for belonging. Krishna, a queer Indian-Malaysian man, attends a gay speed-dating event in Berlin. Through five-minute conversations, his regret and grief at never coming out to his late mother emerge. With raw storytelling, multimedia projection and poetic honesty, the piece weaves together personal memories, political insight and humour to challenge dominant narratives and celebrate the voices of the marginalised. It speaks to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, because of their skin, sexuality, culture or class.
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This award-winning play explores the cultural, social and political significance of Black women’s hair. Through dynamic storytelling and music, it delves into themes of identity, self-esteem, race and resilience, offering a profound commentary on beauty standards, history and empowerment. The success of Black To My Roots since its 2002 debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including its 25th Anniversary production in 2024, showcases its enduring relevance. With upcoming global tours and adaptations, these African American tales clearly continue to resonate deeply with audiences worldwide.
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Who truly holds power in the theatre? The writer, the director, the producer, the actor – or the audience? This genre-defying new work is not just a show: it's a conversation that tears apart the comfortable distance between stage and audience. Why do we come to the theatre? To escape, to feel, to be seen, or to be changed? In this bold, chaotic and thought-provoking work, audiences are invited to question the invisible forces that keep theatre in motion. As the lights fade, you might wonder: was I just watching, or was I part of something bigger all along?
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What stories must we tell to offer ourselves and our children the best possible future? This prequel to the Icarus myth takes us on a journey in, through and to the centre of a labyrinth. As we journey, we hear the mythical story of Icarus told through the eyes of a woman enslaved in her youth. She explores what happens when an unfathered father has a son and invites us to interrogate the stories we are told, offering an opportunity to look at how they shape our future and give weight to the past.
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An uproariously inaccurate portrayal of a party amidst the smallpox epidemic in 1810 England. The show is a mix of scripted and improvised dramedy that explores what happens when a group of young people in the regency era decide to get together for a night of debaucherous fun. However, their night of fun quickly spirals into a night of gossip and shortly after a night of full-on chaos, courtesy of a government-enforced quarantine in response to a smallpox epidemic. Let’s see if these young people can get a grip!
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1561. Scotland. Returning from France to rule her country, Queen Mary is faced with hostility from the Protestant lords. Seen as more French than Scottish, she has much to overcome as Queen, especially as a Catholic woman. The lords choose Henry Darnley for her husband, but as the marriage frays both Mary and Darnley find respite in Italian secretary David Rizzio. Flitting between comedy and tragedy, Into Thy Hands explores the bond between the Queen, her husband and lover. This tale examines homophobia and relationships, and questions: Who decides our fate?
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A wildly original uproarious comedy that brings the absurd to life. Follow Klein and Calvin, two anthropomorphic butt cheeks with big dreams, as they navigate culture shock, friendship and the perils of studying abroad. Packed with sharp humour, unexpected depth and yes – plenty of fart jokes – this play is a fresh take on identity, belonging and the universal struggle of finding your place in the world. Whether you love witty banter, heartfelt moments, or just a good laugh, this is a theatrical experience not to miss. Come for the absurd premise, stay for the surprisingly moving story!
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The number one Google search term for 2022 was climate-change – the first time that it ranked as a comprehensive yearly search term. Now many people are aware of its seriousness and are starting to think about solutions together. Creative art, from the Republic of Korea, are kick-starting this response from a uniquely artistic perspective. They use waste to make music – cellos from abandoned equipment from rural areas, stringed instruments of thrown away plastic toys – and compose piano songs based on the characteristics of endangered animals, to ask vital questions about the climate crisis.
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In its 75th anniversary year, we have forgotten why we have the ECHR. A living commemoration of a living law, this beautiful song cycle offers a new way to view the Convention, telling its story through the words of its British artisan, Edinburgh-born David Maxwell Fyfe. It shows how the seeds of ECHR grew in the wasteland of the evidence of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Firmly rooted in humanity, David's personal papers, Sue Casson’s music and archive film blend in this powerful celebration of the Convention's protections. ‘Magnificent work about freedom, democracy, liberty’ (MusicalTalk.co.uk).
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I am the voice of the dead, cast upon the dry shores by the sea. The voice of the dead is the ever-present voice that collects and remembers the stories and conditions of life of the unjustly killed and innocent victims of humanity. At a time of humanity’s greatest development, we have commited the most dire crimes of war and live in moral paradox. Ha highlights the ambivalence of attitude, the ignorance of guilt, and the pleasure of comfort. An uninterrupted performance built on the performer’s voice and depth of breath.
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Remember the Kids from Fame? It's time to meet the Kids with Nae Hame. Experience what it's like to grow up in care in the 1980s, where songs from the American hit series represent a lifeline that helps the kids cope with their ever-changing environment. Witness first-hand the process of some of the kids having to adapt to independent living. And see how they are faring now as the show looks at the effects the care system has had on these kids – and what is currently being done to assist the care-experienced community.
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The Fringe is an Odyssey – where will your journey take you? Artist is a card-based workshop created for Fringe artists. It's a space to pause and recalibrate amidst the festival chaos. With a custom deck of conversation cards, each session sparks open dialogue on themes like community, expectations and strategy, both at and beyond the Fringe. This is not a lecture: it’s an immersive experience designed to spark reflection, connect with community and explore new perspectives. You're even invited to take the cards with you and continue the conversation into your next journey!
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‘Once upon a time, a milkmaid wished upon a star…’ Join trans artist Hunter King on his journey of gender self-discovery. This brand new uplifting queer parody musical, Maid in the Wild, Wild, North West is based on a true story. It explores themes of belonging, self-discovery and joy through storytelling and music. Expect Disney songs as you’ve never heard them before, bad puns, terrible tropes, a damsel in distress, an animal sidekick, villains galore and a hero! Feel the Pride, live the magic, and cheer as the story unfolds... ‘Pure camp, country, comedy’ (Audience review).
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24 July 1943. Rome. The Grand Council of the fascist government convenes to discuss the removal of the Duce. Inside a small study-room of Palazzo Venezia, the authoritarian leader, tired and overwhelmed by the failures of the Italian army, reflects on how destiny drove him from poor and humble origins to be crowned Italy’s supreme leader – and how much of his sanity he lost along the way. This solo tour-de-force by Tom Corradini offers a satirical journey into the mind of the sentimental and deeply human man who became Italy's greatest modern statesman.
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A joyous dance, irreverent and innocent at the loss of memories. Featuring internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil clown conceptor Daniel Passer and co-created and directed by award-winning director Beth F Milles, this immersive solo performance of spontaneity investigates losing track of one’s past while discovering and cherishing one’s present. The audience embarks on a surreal journey, finding hilarity, joy and unexpected revelations in the ironies of fading memory. Passer’s beautiful, whimsical performance breathes life into moments that challenge the mind, an unforgettable experience where humour transcends the challenge of forgetting.
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Have you heard the gossip? The improvised story of a small town where a rumour ruins all: romance, reputation and petty revenge! With audience suggestions setting up the action, a single rumour is born. Chaos erupts, relationships implode, reputations shatter and the quest for revenge turns hilariously petty. From misplaced love letters to scandalous secrets, no one is safe, proving that in a tight-knit community the juiciest gossip is always the most destructive. As heard on BBC Radio, seen at Hoopla Impro, Camden Comedy Club, Barons Court Theatre, and sold out at Brighton and Cambridge fringes.
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Juul, anxious and plagued by compulsions, discovers their fetish for choking. Ashamed, but desperate for euphoric relief, Juul retreats into their hole beneath the tree. With Juul hiding away, echoing the dark path of their late father, loneliness and worry creeps up on their mum, Annette. Constricted within the bounds of their arboreal home, Annette and Juul unravel the messy and absurd lengths we go to understand ourselves – and each other. Written and performed by Ilja van Ravels, this is a dark comedy about shame, identity, desire, belonging and the ties that bind us.
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Leave the kids at home (if you bothered to have them) for this interactive improv, sketch and naughty game show. This production features a real-life married comedy couple (winners of the 2017 National Sketch Comedy Championship in Los Angeles) who explore relationship dynamics, emotions and sexual positions. Audience members can even compete to win a titillating title! You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. And you’ll invest in birth control. Erin has been described as ‘fiercely funny’ and Andrew as ‘utterly silly’ (ArtsTalkMagazine.nl). ‘Their chemistry is enviable’ (SketchReview.com). ‘Wonderfully twisted and absurdist’ (Chicago Tribune).
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In this fast-paced, cabaret-style solo musical comedy, one actress plays six vibrant characters to tell the story of Tomi – a luxury-obsessed teen whose world flips when she discovers she’s the heir to the Kazakh throne. Thrust into a remote village, Tomi faces intense culture shock, eccentric relatives and a journey of hilarious, chaotic self-discovery. Featuring original music blending jazzy and theatrical styles, Kazakh Princess Diaries is a bold, heartfelt exploration of identity, privilege and what it really means to belong, told through the eyes of a Kazakh performer reclaiming her narrative with humour and heart.
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Uma Gahd from Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, everybody’s favourite unofficial auntie, brings you her one-woman drag comedy exploring small talk and big issues: fame, family, feminism and failed marriages! Stuffed with stand-up, lip-sync and plenty of hysterical pathos, Uma tells the story of her life – from sneaking into bars with her childhood best friend, Margaret, to breaking into showbusiness with her growing family. Part environmental theatre, part cabaret and part drag show. Come hear the word of Gahd! ****½ ‘She is warm, slightly daft and thoroughly loveable’ (List). 'Wildly entertaining’ (MontrealTheatreHub.com).
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Are you angry? This punk clown musical comedy show is very, very angry, and if you’re not, then you’re not paying attention. And Loose T doesn’t want to be alone. So with improvised interactions with the audience, short clown skits and punkish songs she will make you angry too – with men in suits, fossil fuels, fascists, plastic, Brexit, labels... until you scream, dance and sing along with her. And hopefully laugh too. ‘She surprises once again, making the listener have fun, reflect and sing along’ (RoadieMusic.com). ‘A highly intelligent and politically-charged performer’ (YorkCalling.co.uk).
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They’re sisters! They’re lovers! They’re cross-dressing murders! Two maids play out a sadomasochistic wet dream of killing their boss… until the line between their fantasies and reality blurs. Two actors swap parts each performance, role-playing servant and master, indulging their fantasies of control and wealth while on the clock as housemaids. Inspired by anti-capitalist metatheatrical play The Maids, Jean Genet’s response to the Papin murders in 1930s France which he saw as an act of political and social rebellion. Drag performance, audience interaction and gender-f*ckery are utilized to explore rituals of repression and revolt.
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Lavinia Draper, alcohol-soaked performer of a certain age, maintains her dream despite the struggle. The strife of ageing artists, most particularly women, facing unrepentant discrimination and harassment, and the resultant dysphoria and substance use, is profound. But Lavinia is the rare hopeful dreamer who never gives up on herself and inspires the audience to do the same. A one-woman show performed by Susan Campanaro that shatters genre as deftly as the title character severs the comic/tragic line. Brimming with hysterical comedy, dark sensitivity and harsh reality, the play features a moving score by Lynn Portas.
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This compelling new music theatre piece, inspired by the Wei-Jin era’s Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, reimagines the legendary final moments of Ji Kang. Before his execution in 263 CE, he played the guqin, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. In Echoes, this zither becomes a spiritual vessel, through which his companions confront grief, freedom and existential meaning. Blending music, drama and physical theatre, the narrative intertwines metaphysical dialogue with poetic defiance, mirroring the struggle of the sages to reconcile idealism with a chaotic world. Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles.
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Step into a vibrant cabaret where the ancient myth of the Minotaur is reinterpreted through the eyes of Ariadne. As she unravels the truth behind the twisted legacy she’s inherited, she dares to challenge the myths that uphold patriarchal control. No mere bystander, she is a force of change, navigating the labyrinth of power, truth and identity. Driven by a genre-blending score and powerful, poetic storytelling, both psychological and political, this production transports audiences into a living labyrinth and invites them to question the stories we accept, systems we uphold and who really controls the narrative.
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Inspired by shamanic journeying and altered states of consciousness, this electrifying healing ceremony is a meditative ritual celebrating the human experience. Six powerful male dancers surrender to instinct, moving through a trance-like ritual that blurs the line between isolation and connection. Through movement, Rite offers a unique opportunity to contemplate your humanity, ignite a release of what weighs you down, and emerge with a newfound clarity: a personal and collective spiritual catharsis. Witness the intensity of energy, surrender to the movement and dynamically explore the profound connections between body and soul.
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Finding the right vet is like finding the right pair of heels… Take a seat at the InFurMary Vets, where Dr Fantasy reminisces about becoming a certified vet and watch her navigate her day treating a menagerie of poorly pets. Starring Veronica Green from Ru Paul’s Drag Race, and all set within a veterinary surgery set, Vetted is a show filled to the brim with quirky comedy puppets, original songs and fabulous drag queens. You’ll love this show, I Shih Tzu not!
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Hear the incredible real-life stories of Marvin and others who have faced challenges and turned their lives around. Find out why a near-death experience led him to turn his back on his criminal past and what motivated him to become the reformed person he is today. Now working as a crime-prevention activist, his motivational talks aim to reduce re-offending by inspiring youth and changing lives. With guest interviewees whose lives have involved challenge, change, change and transformation. Followed by a no-holds-barred Q&A.
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This contemporary dance-theatre piece delves into the emotional tension between the yearning for connection and the fear of intimacy in human relationships. Drawing from psychological theories and personal experiences, it explores the ways in which attachment shapes our behaviours and emotional responses blending movement, psychology, and visual storytelling. Fragmented in structure, each section of the piece portrays different emotional moments, conveying the subtle shifts between desire, rejection, fear and longing. This delicate balance between connection and separation creates a rich narrative that invites the audience to reflect on their own experiences with attachment, vulnerability and emotional complexity.
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Sometimes the world disappears in the blink of an eye. Everything is destroyed and everything recreated. In the midst of it, we forget that what matters most is home, where everything has a place to belong. Following a group of friends who stick together through their personal struggles and joys in a hostile world, Wink Wink Murder explores the darker aspects of childhood and children's reflections on death. Through fragmented narratives this new choreographic piece delves into the hidden emotional experiences and memories of youth, revealing the complexities of innocence, fear and time.
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Two-woman band Finova came together in 2024 after meeting as students in Aberdeen. When aspiring singer/songwriter Ali Kova, the stage name of Rachel Allan Molotnikov, released her first single Loved Me Too that summer, she looked to Galloway girl, Erin Findlay to accompany her with masterful piano playing. The musical fusion of this new-found duo soon led to creative collaboration off-stage too, as time between classes was spent writing and rehearsing. Hear Kova’s lyrics and melodies made whole by Findlay’s moving, compositional genius in this original, acoustic night to remember!
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When the goddess Nüwa creates the world, her twin children, Day and Night become imbalanced. Seduced by this chaos, the Night Demon disrupts the natural order, plunging the world into darkness and disarray. The spirits of the twenty-four Solar Terms awaken and join forces with the four divine beasts of Eastern mythology, restoring harmony between heaven and earth, humanity and nature. Pupils from Jingdong Primary School in Shanghai depict the twenty-four natural spirits marking the different seasons from the unique Chinese system, in this visual and auditory feast. Performed in Cantonese with English surtitles.
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An intimate, one-on-one multimedia piece inspired by the novel Fahrenheit 451. Based on Kyle Yamada’s play, this new immersive experience leads you into a world where words survive through spoken transmission. As you lie on a bed, distant landscapes and voices surround you. Wrapped in a quilt, you discover another’s memories through a multimedia montage of whispers, warmth and deep personal connection. More than a performance: you are invited to join the Alliance. When you leave, the cycle continues: you record your own voice and images, to send back to be shared with someone, somewhere.
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Compelling interactive physical theatre installation that investigates whether it is not necessarily a kind of love that we crave, but a physiological need for human touch in order to survive.
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A hilarious fantasy tale where you choose the adventure! Come merry folk from yonder to craft an original tale, with aid from your Story Master and a sprinkle of imagination. Fill in a character sheet, then watch your creations spring to life as they embark on an epic quest – or go way off track. Will they fight a dragon? Save a village of pixies? Get stuck in a dungeon and eat their shoes? Anything can happen! Your characters, your locations... their fate is in your hands. Come and roll the dice. A fantasy fun-filled show for all.
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When the ghost of her father returns seeking revenge, Hamlet has to choose: play along, or break the cycle? When she makes her choice, the ghost makes his and haunts her coat. Crownless fuses Shakespeare’s text with contemporary female poetry in a bold exploration of grief and power. It's a ghost story, a coming-of-age tale and a stylish love letter to saying 'no’. With sharp dialogue, unexpected laughs and a coat full of unresolved trauma, this show walks the line between comedy and heartbreak. If you’ve ever argued with a parent’s voice in your head, this one’s for you.
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Jaja has done everything right. First class degree, ICAN certified, determined. Yet all he has earned is seven years of waiting and unanswered CVs. From exploitative interviews to absurd job offers, his journey exposes the broken and corrupt system facing many young people. One company wants him as a bouncer, another wants free labour. Through sharp humour and raw honesty, Dear Applicant explores the frustration, desperation and quiet resilience of a generation promised everything but handed nothing. Still, Jaja keeps pushing. Because if no one sees you, are you even there?
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The Emmy-nominated screenwriter of King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-Head, Just Shoot Me, Wilfred and Rules of Engagement is coming to Edinburgh! In his critically acclaimed one-man show, writer/performer Michael Jamin asks: What if the smallest, almost forgotten moments were the ones that shaped us most? Audaciously funny yet achingly poignant, A Paper Orchestra will change the way you think about life. Perfect for fans of David Sedaris and Mike Birbiglia. Based on the best-seller, which Vulture.com named Best Comedy Books of 2024.
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In an era where migration, exile, and political oppression remain urgent global issues, Büke Erkoç plays a young immigrant woman caught in the currents of history, as she grapples with choices that define her existence. A shape-shifting single suitcase transforms into a high-rise building, a bed, a consulate kiosk, even a coffin, as this visually striking piece of object theatre brings to life a story of exile, memory and resistance. Devised from Turkish writer Sebnem Isigüzel’s novel Hanene Ay Dogacak. ‘A poetic physicality runs through Büke Erkoç’s veins’ (Erdem Avsar, UNESCO Resources Blog and Briefings).
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There aren’t as many spectators in life as you think. This powerful interdisciplinary performance, influenced by the dance-theatre style of Pina Bausch, integrates physical expression and symbolic installations to challenge perceptions of social anxiety. Are we really being watched? Or is it all in our heads? This fear can stem from a distorted sense of self, but as Hey Stop!!! shows, there is often a significant gap between perception and reality. Contrasting exaggerated fears with actual social interactions, the piece breaks this misconception and ultimately challenges the fear of “being watched”. A profound reflection on modern social psychology.
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Özen Yula's highly acclaimed play takes the audience on a journey to the Ottoman Empire in 1558. It tells the unofficial story of Roxelana, who rose from being part of the Sultan's harem to become an influential figure within the state, mastering the subtleties of state governance with her ambition for power, even to the extent of sacrificing her children. The storytelling is enhanced with shadow play and masks showcasing the unique style of Turkish theatre, as Selçuk Yilmaz's music takes the audience on a journey back in time with Ottoman melodies. English surtitles.
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This surreal tale begins with the recruitment of a hapless newcomer to a rural neighbourhood volunteer association. Responding to a complaint about noisy frogs, he goes to investigate. He encounters a supernatural world populated with yokai, mysterious supernatural entities of Japanese mythology who sing, dance and struggle to coexist with contemporary human society. The result is a funny sideways look at humans from their perspective. With wild hand-made costumes, giant sculptural origami puppets and original music, this is a unique and mind-blowing Japanese experience for all ages. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles.
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Scott is taking a day off work. A quest begins that will take him through an array of quirky characters and situations as he attempts to answer the question: where does one find hope today? Pilgrim of Hope is an uplifting story of an everyday man, Scott Adams, who goes in search of hope. Trouble is – where does one find hope today? A funny, poignant fable about life, death, air-fryers and one man’s search for hope. A third Fringe solo show from versatile writer-performer Stephen Callaghan (Pew With a View 2018, and Oggie! Oggie! Oggie! 2023).
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Two bold and satirical dance theatre pieces, Four and Death to Duets, that confront one of humanity’s greatest mysteries – death and what lies beyond. This thematic double-bill weaves together both Asian and Western perspectives to present two strikingly different yet complementary works exploring the myths, fears and absurdities surrounding our final moments. Through a unique blend of physical theatre, contemporary dance and dark humour, The 11th Hour challenges audiences to question their own perceptions of mortality, shedding light on the universal human experience of contemplating life’s end.
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Rejected by Hillary Clinton at Yale, he now trashes her nightly on Fox News! When ‘Mommy’ announces her presidential run, conservative pundit Chet Bigsley's carefully constructed reality implodes in spectacular fashion. Watch one man's obsession spiral into a whiskey-soaked, saxophone-interrupted breakdown that asks: is cable news just revenge porn for the politically rejected? This late-night satire from Oh No Theatre serves up sex, politics and delusion with a shot of irreverence. Perfect for anyone who enjoys their comedy with teeth and their commentary uncensored. ‘I don't like theatre, but I like this!’ (Audience review).
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This original Chinese campus youth musical delves into the complex emotions and struggles faced by today’s teenagers and even adults, exploring self-doubt, anxiety and the search for identity. Co-created by teachers and students, As You Wish encourages individuals to confront their fears, embrace their uniqueness and discover their own inner spark through an engaging and heartfelt narrative. More than just a school musical, this is an artistic expression of the hopes, dreams and challenges faced by today’s youth. Will leave audiences inspired by a renewed appreciation of the beauty of individuality. Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles.
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The island of Jeju draws everyone with its charm and beautiful Korean dialect. So why couldn’t Sodam go? This captivating play invites you to experience the soul of Korea through the beauty of its language, culture and sounds. Delving into universal themes of love, loss and human connection, it offers a rare opportunity to experience Korea's distinct theatrical style, merging tradition with modern expression. The universal themes of grief and relationships transcend cultural boundaries, making this raw and poetic performance deeply resonant. Korean and English blend seamlessly, with Jeju dialect accompanied by English surtitles.
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From Wimbledon Music Hub comes this youthful double-focus show: a cappella and strings. You’ll hear pop, gospel-ballad, alternative rock songs from the 60s: Viva La Vida, the 80s: Hallelujah, through to the 00’s Scientist, 10s: Budapest and 2020 World Soundtrack Award song: Stand Up. And from our string group: folk, classical, film music, jazz and popular music too: From Ashoken Farewell and Shostakovich Jazz Waltz, to Pirates of the Caribbean, the theme from Up and of course Sing, Sing, Sing! All songs have been specially arranged for the group.
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Enter the world of Matilda, the extraordinary girl with a love of books and a mind as sharp as her wit. Featuring electrifying songs, thrilling choreography and a cast of young stars, Matilda Jr brings Roald Dahl’s timeless tale to life. Join Matilda and her friends as they stand up to the fearsome Miss Trunchbull in this inspiring, heartwarming musical packed with laughter, rebellion and a touch of magic. A dazzling theatrical experience for all ages – don’t miss your chance to witness the power of imagination!
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A compilation of some of the Beatles’ best-known songs from 1962-69. Arranged and played as you’ve never heard them before with a video gallery of rare images of the boys themselves. Researched and created by Beat Mutante over five years, the sings are performed with electronic instruments using instantly recognisable iconic sounds from the Fab Four's albums: Hohner bass, Gibson guitars, Ludwig drums, Vox organ and the Moog Modular synthesizer, played both virtually and live by the artist, Beat Mutante, with lighting effects and other surprises.
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‘Many times I wanted to step off the train of life, but faith and hard work kept me tethered to my seat.’ Cambridge-educated eye-surgeon Sola Amure returns to the fringe with an interactive presentation of his inspirational memoir Beyond the Horizon Might Be Better. The book tells the story of his life, from an abusive childhood divided between Nigeria and England to confronting prejudice from both NHS staff and patients as a medical professional. His presentation is followed by a Q&A.
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A joker assembles a foursome for a game of cards. But the game is not what it seems, and nor are the players, who may turn out to be figments of the joker’s sinister imagination. If there were a story its moral would be: beware what you imagine – it may come back to bite you. A Dangerous Whim is fifteen minutes of cinematic poetry. Through stylised acting, surreal videography, and a quirky soundscape of music, voice and noise it conjures up a strangely compelling world of beauty and suspense.A new short non-verbal piece from tarinainanika, creators of Tokyo Fugue and The Same Boat, also showing on C ARTS.Performed by | Nozomi Fujishima, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Kate Montgomery, Yukio TodoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeProduced by | tarinainanikaMusic | Kevin MacLeod, Victor Dance Orchestra, Mozart, Tania CokeSound design and operation | Tania CokeLighting design and operation | Kentaro Suyamawww.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull it out of the wardrobe and drape it on his shoulders. In the meantime, the sari shares secrets with anyone who cares to hold it close to their heart.To listen to this piece: go to your closet, find a piece of clothing to hold close, and press play… 'This lyrical work elicits the perfect amount of warmth needed during a chilly winter night' (Jose Solís, New York Times).This Is Not a Theatre Company creates site-based, immersive, multi-sensory, participatory dance-theatre that can be smelled, touched, and tasted as well as seen and heard. Created by Mahesh Dattani, performed by Swati Das.www.ThisIsNotATheatreCompany.comwww.facebook.com/thisisnotatheatrecompanywww.instagram.con/thisisnotatheatrecompany/ Watch Company Trailer
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The Christmas story, Broadway-style. You’ll be startled by Roman soldiers, witness the oppression of the Jewish people, be in awe of the Wise Men’s lavish costumes, hear yodelling shepherds, and learn to love the hilarious Herod the Great – all in 60 minutes! ‘I was completely blown away. I came not expecting that at all’ (Audience review). ‘The music, the sound, the singing, the whole production was beautiful. It was really lovely’ (Audience review). ‘I think it was wonderful. The whole play was great. Gets you in the Christmas spirit and shows you what it’s all about’ (Audience review).CastMother, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Singing Angel | Ava BraticTownsperson, Singing Angel, Lounge Singer | Brooke BrownPharisee Father, Herod’s Singer, Shepherd | Chad CarffMary, Dancing Angel | Rose CarffManger Assistant, Student, Frankincense Girl, Dancing Angel | Isa CervantesShopper, Herod’s Fan Girl | Emily DeWoodyShopper, Herod’s Fan Girl, Dancing Angel | Mya DeWoodyTeacher, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Singing Angel | Charissa DomizioliStreet Lady, Townsperson, Midwife, Gabriel | Lisa FarrallRoller-skater, Teacher, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Shepherd | Lisa Hartley HillStreet Vendor, Tax Collector, Innkeeper | Guy HoenigTownsperson, Angel | Cindy IngrahamWise Men Entourage, Dancing Angel | Allison KervinTaxpaying Townsperson, Wise Man, Dancing Angel | Kim LauerShopper, Townsperson, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Singing Angel | Laura LeeRock Thrower, Student, Wise Men Entourage | Nathan LeeRoman Centurion, Wise Man | Peter McCharlesTownsperson, Angel Dancer | Deborah MillerRoman Guard, Herod’s Guard | Jeff MillerManger Builder, Pharisee, Herod’s Singer, Shepherd | Colin PattersonJoseph, Herod, Narrator | James Arthur PattersonShopper, Narrator, Shepherd Wendy PattersonTownsperson, Sceptre-holder, Dancing Angel | Blakely PostonRoller-skater, Pharisee, Herod’s Singer, Shepherd | Austin RiosTownsperson, Angel | Jana RochetteRoman Soldier, Tax Collector Guard, Wise Man | Doug RothenbushShopper, Wise Men Entourage, Angel Dancer | Jenna RothenbushRoman Soldier, Pharisee, Shepherd | Joel ShugarsRoller-skater, Wise Men Entourage, Dancing Angel | Aiyana SivakDancing Angel | Amy SivakTownsperson, Dancing Angel | Susan SmithTownsperson, Dancing Shepherd | Aly Van IderstineTownsperson, Student, Wise Men Entourage, Dancing Angel | Brea WilkinsTownsperson, Wise Men Entourage Dancing Angel | Marla WilkinsComposed and Directed by | James Arthur PattersonChoreography by | Carina Torres-Brown, Haley Arnold, Deborah Miller, Susan Smith, Amy Sivak, and Wendy PattersonSet and Prop Design and Construction | James Arthur Patterson, Colin PattersonProduced by | Wendy PattersonStage Manager | Ian PattersonAdministration | Wendy Patterson‘Impact’ written by Eliza Vladescu, Ron Boehme, Doug Rothenbush and Wendy Pattersonwww.heartandsoulproducers.comwww.facebook.com/heartandsoulproducerswww.instagram.com/heartandsoulproducers/ Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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Set to excerpts of Glenn Gould’s rendition of Bach’s Two and Three Part Inventions, and accompanied by a luminous sound design by John Gzowski, A Perfect Day speaks to Laurence Lemieux’s relationship to dance over time, and her sense of self within it. Through a series of intimate solos, the work follows the performer as she recollects her past and grapples with the current urgency of the moment to share human emotion with an audience. Serves as a reflection on the importance of artistic practice as a daily occurrence, and the renewal of its purpose post-pandemic.‘Everything about Lemieux’s creative decisions feels organic… The style and control of a true professional’ (EdFringeReview.com)Choreographed and Performed by | Laurence LemieuxSound Design and Variations on Bach | John GzowskiWith excerpts of Bach’s Two and Three Part Inventions, performed by Glenn GouldLighting and Scenic Design | Simon RossiterCostume Design | Jim Searle and Chris Tyrell for Hoax CoutureRehearsal Direction | Danielle BaskervilleAvailable in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.citadelcie.comwww.facebook.com/citadelciewww.instagram.com/citadelcie_/ Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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Hilarious and heartfelt story about a Russian immigrant named Natasha who moves with her son to NYC in the hopes of becoming a Real Housewife and cabaret star. Along her journey, she meets a lonely Manhattan dweller named Lyle (Tai LeClaire from Peacock’s Rutherford Falls) and crashes at his apartment. Natasha discovers that fame and happiness might look a little different than she anticipated… Features iconic Real Housewives played by Thorgy Thor and Phi Phi Ohara/Jaremi Carey from Ru Paul's Drag Race.www.asipwithvodka.comwww.facebook.com/asipwithvodkawww.instagram.com/asipwithvodka Watch Trailer
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Ama, a female free-diver, hunts for shells unencumbered by diving equipment. This piece focuses on the 3,000-year-old culture of free-diving in Japan, now threatened by climate change. and and asks us questions. In a time when the climate emergency and oceanic pollution are major issues. Yoriko Maeno Tanztheater’s piece shows the life of the free-divers and their communion with nature – through dance, 360º video projection, and music composed by Thorsten Quaeschning (director of Tangerine Dream). Owing to the pandemic, the work is presented online as a 360° film. Here you will experience new sensations which can be only found through digital technology.www.yorikomaeno.comwww.facebook.com/yoriko.maenowww.instagram.com/yorikomaeno_dance/ Watch Trailer
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A pandemic-induced trip down memory lane, featuring puppets and a treatise on The Sopranos, is put into hyperspeed when a gender non-conforming praying mantis named E appears in Kelsey’s study. This leads her down a path of discovery of the patterns that shaped who she thinks she is. Before going further, she must uncover a truth she might not be willing to face – at least, not on her own… This piece leans into the voyeuristic nature of Zoom performances, explores the binaries we occupy, and asks how we can leap past old behaviours into the possibilities of the unknown.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.instagram.com/kelseysiepser/ Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Actor, impersonator, and song-and-dance man Frank Moran celebrates the characters of the Marx brothers as he dexterously weaves their lives into his own. A real ‘New York story,’ Moran spins a rollicking tale of his younger self and all his heroes, including his working-class family, the Broadway greats, and – of course – Groucho Marx. Riddled with stories both comic and tragic, Moran dances, literally, between the comic and the tragic, as he discovers how powerful wearing all these different masks has really become.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.facebook.com/frankmoran11www.instagram.com/realfrankmoran/www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh8DpbQxDBxDU9URn9I8Tw Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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1939: Bette returns home knowing she’s to lose, as the press leaked the Oscar winners. Bette takes us on a bumpy ride, as the tenacious actress fights her way to the top. Witness Bette triumph over misogyny, to win roles and compensation on par with male counterparts. Through conversations with her mother, her friendship with Olivia de Havilland, her four failed marriages and her feelings of regret about her groundbreaking court case, we experience Bette’s most defining moments; Bette at her most vulnerable. See what happens when someone who always wins… loses. ‘Magnificently witty’ (List).www.BetteDavisAintForSissies.comwww.facebook.com/jessica.sherr.5www.instagram.com/bettedavisaintforsissies Watch Trailer
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The Trial of God, Moscow, 1919, and subsequent execution: the search for one’s own identity, the dynamics of power, and the methods by which we are manipulated by the state. Through dance, theatre and humour, we talk about power and the search for referents when God is dead. inclusive, intergenerational, humorous poetic, compelling, dance-theatre epic. Created by professional performers and performers of diverse abilities. directed by Vero Cendoya and Israel Solà, director of the company La Calòrica. Nominated for Spanish MAX awards for best choreography, best show and best original music. Winner of the Derek Award for Best Physical Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021.www.verocendoya.com/bogumer-or-children-of-lunacharskiwww.facebook.com/ciaverocendoyawww.instagram.com/ciaverocendoya Watch Trailer
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Like all women, Jo has been called her fair share of things, many not so flattering. She reflects on the labels society has given her from ages 5 to 50, deciding which to accept, and which to jettison like yesterday’s fish. Equal parts comedic and heart-wrenching, this show is meant for anyone who wonders who they are, enjoys pop culture, has sought love, has been a teenager, is worried about ageing, or likes the Ramones (you’ll need to see it to understand). The stories in this show may be fully true, untrue, or something in-between.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.facebook.com/dellapinawww.instagram.com/dellapina/www.vimeo.com/dellapina Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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One of the 20th Century’s most impressive but overlooked figures is revived in this powerful, compelling tour-de-force. When Paul Robeson, actor, singer and civil rights campaigner gets too radical and outspoken for the establishment’s liking, he is branded a traitor, harassed, and denied opportunities. This rollercoaster journey through Robeson’s remarkable life highlights how his pioneering and heroic activism led many to see him as the forerunner of the civil rights movement. Features some famous songs (including a dramatic rendition of Ol’ Man River), speeches, and Robeson’s spectacularly defiant testimony to the Un-American Activities Committee. **** ‘First-rate’ (Guardian).www.tayoalukoandfriends.comwww.callmrrobeson.co.ukwww.facebook.com/TayoAlukoandFriendswww.facebook.com/callmrrobesonwww.instagram.com/tayoalukoinliverpool/ Watch Trailer
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A contemporary response to J G Ballard’s blistering dystopian novel High Rise. A totally compelling and heartbreaking distillation of young people’s fury about the state of the world they have inherited and the rapidly escalating housing crisis. Award-winning artists Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari were invited by Arts University Bournemouth to devise a show with final year acting students. The University responded to the strict Covid restrictions by commissioning a series of artists to make digital work with their students that was innovative and original and could not be experienced any other way. Recorded live from the UK, Croatia and India.www.nigelandlouise.com Watch Trailer
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Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret. ‘Soul-touching’ stories performed in ‘brilliant showmanship’ (Audience Reviews) about life and passion, from Ne me quitte pas (Brel) to Milord (Piaf). Live life the French way. Experience the joie de vivre. Created by the award-winning musical theatre actress Stefanie Rummel. Spoken in English, and sung in French, English. This piece inspires our own lives by looking at other cultures. As seen in theatres and cabarets in France, Germany, Iceland, Finland, US.‘Great chansons... passionate feelings’ (Rheingauer Echo)‘Quality, legendary songs with the deep meanings attached give gift of genuine benefit. As an educational music tour… anywhere’ Dall Wilson‘Rummel’s voice is outstanding… real moments of joie de vivre’ **** (TheReviewHub.com)‘Fascinating’ **** (LondonTheatre1.com)Written and Performed by | Stefanie RummelAccompanied by | Bogdan Pieleanu, Tom Schlueter, Bob EganAvailable in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season. www.stefanierummel.comwww.chansons.showwww.facebook.com/RummelShowswww.facebook.com/CHANSONS.showwww.instagram.com/stefanierummel1/ Watch TrailerWatch Highlights TrailerWatch Interview TrailerWatch Preview
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A videographic tour inside Museo de la Cencillería, Mexico, where four bodies in action generate the entire path of the piece. One of them is the viewer who, through the camera's point of view, lets us contemplate art itself, and the dancers in motion. Original idea by Marlene Coronel, with cinematography by Erik Jonguitud and original score by Alejandro Preisser, performed by dancers Tiffany Orozco, Bryant Pineda, Marlene Coronel.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/marlene.ctzwww.instagram.com/bryantpinet Watch Trailer
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The twenty-first century has seen the rise of a chrysalis society in continuous and accelerated transformation, from which a new consciousness emerges to face the future, and not-so-future challenges of humanity, climate and environment. Donallop are the Majorcan duo Pere Bestard and Joana Pol, who perform as a trio with drummer Josep Servera. Their music fuses pop minimalism and poetic prose, and explores the textures of trap, the rhythms of house and the beat of slowcore. Experience isolation, detention and courage in modern society. Recorded live at the Teatre Principal, Palma. ‘Compositional inspiration’ (El Temps). ‘Undeniably beautiful’ (Mondo Sonoro).www.donallop.comwww.facebook.com/DONALLOPbandwww.instagram.com/donallop/www.soundcloud.com/donallopofficial Watch Trailer | Dos ditsWatch Trailer | Aubons
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Elaine Liner’s unapologetically satirical play takes liberties for laughs, with the biographies of famous political rivals Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. What if they’d known each other since the age of eight, assigned to be pen-pals as second-graders? In these heretofore undiscovered personal missives spanning half a century, right up until November 2020, we see their awkward friendship wax and wane in letters that borrow liberally (but not conservatively) from Trump and Clinton’s actual public dialogue. You might be surprised who gets the last word! Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2Watch Letter #1Watch Letter #2Watch Letter #3Watch Letter #4
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What does it take to satiate a heartbroken 20-something homosexual with a penchant for deep-diving into the sensory stimuli he finds along the way? In this hour-long piece, Michael lets us into his private world, and invites us to confront and ruminate on the beautiful, the icky, and the confusing together. This show is about sex. This show is not about sex. This show is for anyone who’s ever felt lost at sea and exhausted themselves swimming to shore. Dive underneath the raunch of this show and you’ll find a universally relatable, tender underbelly.Two versions of this piece are available, the film edition, first shown in April 2022 as part of the Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season on C ARTS, and the theatre edition, first shown at the Hollywood Fringe in June 2022.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Why was the Wolf in Grandma's bed? Did Sleeping Beauty have an opinion on consent? Were the Ugly Sisters’ feet really that big? How does a goose inspire revolution? Find out in this sexy, subversive cabaret. Join vivacious Madame d’Aulnoy in her 17th century Paris salon. Best Show, Newcastle and Dubbo Fringe Festivals, Best 18+ Show, Young-Howze Awards, 2021. ‘so sharp, talented, clever, mesmerising, funny and what a vocal range!’ (Audience Member). ‘Funny, naughty and sharp… magnifique’ (ChuckMooreReviewsAbout.tumblr.com). ‘I didn't know I needed a raunchy, operatic Into The Woods, but I did!’ (RndYoungHowze.tumblr.com).www.elianemorel.com/disenchanted-a-cabaret-of-twisted-fairy-taleswww.facebook.com/DisenchantedACabaretOfTwistedFairyTaleswww.instagram.com/elianedavismorel/ Watch Trailer
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The cinematic re-imagining of Akeim Toussaint Buck’s one-man dance theatre piece, Windows of Displacement. This energetic dance-cinema adaptation translates the acclaimed stage piece into a new medium. Featuring kinetic dance and a myriad of location switches, Displaced pushes the boundaries of dance storytelling. This memorable piece uses explosive dance and deep poetic text to tell an untold story from a place of humanity and love, transcending despair and turmoil. A journey of reflection, calling for global change. Created and co-directed by Ashley Karrell, Displaced explores contemporary challenges such as culture, place, race and imperialism.‘A compelling example of how to reimagine theatre and dance in a digital medium to reach a greater audience… Toussaint Buck proposes radical joy and collective action in the face of these forces. This joy reveals itself in quicker, polyrhythmic movements and the communal triumph of the others singing and dancing with him’ (Theatrereview.org.nz)‘This is a beautiful and powerful show… A powerful and positive film which gives a fresh perspective on the depressing mantra that immigrants automatically equal bad’ (LouReviews.blog)Displaced is a deceptively simple piece, mixing the personal with the public to tell a universal story through dance, poetry and film. Visually beautiful’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)hrough dance, poetry and film. Visually beautiful’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)Written and Performed by | Akeim Toussaint BuckWith | Arthur France MBE, Khadijah Ibrahiim, Pariss Elektra, Azizi Cole, Cleve ‘Rev Chunky’ Freckleton, Solomon Charles-Kelly, Lorina Gumbs, Giovanna Faith Paul, Acacia Paul, Kaya Moore, Cleo Stoute, Chescot Clark, Aida Fofana, Jimmy Cooke, Jordan Marcus, Kadeana Holding, Jessica Holding, Andre Johnson, Jacob Macima, E Wallace, Azhar Miah, Omari Swanston-Jeffers, Ali Akhtar, Wassi, ByramDirected by | Akeim Toussaint Buck and Ashley KarrellCinematography by | James WilliamsEdited by | Ashley KarrellMusic Composition by | Otis JonesSound Design by | Ashley TendekaiSound Recordists | Rob Wingfield and Liam GilchristCostume Design by | Audrey MaeMakeup Design by | Cleo Stoute ArtistryVisual Design by | Akeelah BertramLighting Design by | Matthew RoseProduced by | Ashley KarrellExecutive Producer | Akeim Toussaint Buckwww.toussainttomove.comfacebook.com/ToussaintToMoveinstagram.com/toussainttomove/ Watch Trailer
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In this laid-back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits. Gloriously odd and experimental, the show takes audiences on a musical journey through some of Waits' seminal works, whilst Brake expounds on just how much a drag king from South Wales might have in common with the California-born performer. Expect to be bemused in a highly enjoyable fashion by a show that must be seen to be believed! Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.mrbrakedownbooking.wixsite.com/mrbrakedown/doom-and-glitterlinktr.ee/mrbrakedownwww.instagram.com/mrbrakedown/www.soundcloud.com/mr-brake-down/heartattack-and-vinewww.soundcloud.com/mr-brake-down/the-piano-has-been-drinkingwww.soundcloud.com/mr-brake-down/grapefruit-moon Watch Trailer
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A striking and stylised imagining of Oscar Wilde’s gothic masterpiece: the picture of Dorian Gray transforms into a malevolent horror as its inspiration remains untouched and beautiful. This supernatural gift begins a dark descent for Dorian as he recklessly pursues pleasure and vice, leaving destruction in his wake. Thrilling drama, daring movement and music combine to bring this visceral new production to life. KCS Theatre Co have established themselves as an Edinburgh Fringe favourite with their unique brand of fearless theatrical storytelling and sparkling talent. ‘Theatre at its most effective’ (BritishTheatreGuide.info).This event will be joining our digital programme soon. Advance bookings for digital viewing are now availablewww.facebook.com/KCSTheatreCowww.instagram.com/kcstheatreco/
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How do individuals react to the same event? To what extent does your life, your mistakes, your hopes and dreams, affect your perception of reality? And do you need a bath to publish a report? Dreamliner is the attempt at answering these questions and more, brought to you by the minds of the Situationalists. Part-written, part-devised, Dreamliner is a surreal exploration of individual experience and the uselessness of British crisis management. Originally performed at the Act II and Homecoming festivals and at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. See the play that they’re all dreaming about.www.thesituationalists.comwww.instagram.com/thesituationalists23_3/ Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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A powerful combination of film, text, sung and spoken word, exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwell Fyfe. His words intertwine with Sue Casson’s musical settings of the poets who inspired him on his journey along his stream of natural law. Conceived and performed by members of the next generation of Maxwell Fyfe’s family. ‘Tells a very necessary story of not only an amazing man, but also the hopelessness of man and mankind's hope for the future. Brilliantly performed’ (Derek Awards). ‘Richly layered… celebrates the concept of natural law’ (LouReviews.blog).A companion piece to the staged version of this work, Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Streams of Natural Law. www.englishcabaret.co.ukwww.facebook.com/EnglishCabaretwww.instagram.com/streamsofnaturallawwww.youtube.com/channel/UCKh0R1gZ6GQ7c_tgs4ebpBgsoundcloud.com/english-cabaret/sets/dreams-of-peace-and-freedomWatch Trailer
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A powerful combination of film, text, and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwell Fyfe. His words intertwine with Sue Casson’s musical settings of the poets who inspired him on his journey along his stream of natural law. Conceived and performed by members of the next generation of Maxwell Fyfe’s family. ‘Tells a very necessary story of not only an amazing man, but also the hopelessness of man and mankind's hope for the future. Brilliantly performed’ (Derek Awards). ‘Richly layered… celebrates the concept of natural law’ (LouReviews.blog).A companion piece to the film version of this work, Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Human’s in the Telling.Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.englishcabaret.co.ukwww.facebook.com/EnglishCabaretwww.instagram.com/streamsofnaturallawwww.youtube.com/channel/UCKh0R1gZ6GQ7c_tgs4ebpBgsoundcloud.com/english-cabaret/sets/dreams-of-peace-and-freedom Watch Trailer
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Do you believe in magic? Bev does, but after the death of her son Jess she thought she’d never find her magic again. This remarkably uplifting true story of personal survival and triumph shows how she survived her grief and found new hope. Beverley uses storytelling, film, clowning and magic to introduce and demonstrate her new reality of unpredictable triggers, clichés and flashbacks. The audience are invited to share the new-found surreal humour she deploys to find peace after bereavement. Equal parts moving and magical, Finding Magic is a captivating story of loss, longing, love, laughter and solace.‘An intensely personal tale of coping with grief... a deeply personal statement and quietly inspirational’ (British Theatre Guide)‘Bishop is a friendly and open performer who also has a gift for close-up magic’ (LouReviews)'Possibly one of the most authentic, inventive and inspiring pieces of new work I have seen in a long time' Natalie Jode, Creative Arts East (UK)Created, Written and Performed by | Beverley BishopAvailable in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.beverleybishop.com/finding-magicwww.facebook.com/finding_magic_cic Watch Trailer
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An inspired, powerful and elegant piece with Flamenco dance and guitar. Aylin Bayaz’s contemporary flamenco dance combines strength, elegance and beauty. Raul Mannola's music draws on Flamenco, Brazilian music and jazz, giving depth and colour. Bayaz’s dance and Mannola’s music fuse together to produce an unique show of beauty and inspiration.‘Flamencodanza is more than just a show – it’s a breathtaking journey, with its fusion of tradition and contemporary flair… leaving an enduring impression on every fortunate spectator’ (Dancelife.com.au)‘Flamencodanza is hot, and you won’t see anything else like it’ (TheStageRaw.com)‘Mannola is amazing to watch. He does not “play” the guitar, he dominates it’ (TheTVolution.com)'An audience favourite' (Hudson Theatre, Hollywood)‘Pure artistry and emotional tour de force’ (LouReviews.blog)Best Dance and Physical Theatre, Hollywood Fringe 2022Award for Artistic Merit, Hollywood Fringe 2023Choreography and Dance by | Aylin BayazMusic by | Raul Mannolawww.eflamencodanza.comfacebook.com/aylinbayazinstagram.com/aylinbayaz/ Watch Trailer
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After death, your soul will be…? In the past, the Japanese imagined the soul was like a fireball floating in the air. Now, they don’t believe it anymore because they know it is superstition. In 1,000 years, can we still believe something invisible in the world of full of information and plastic garbage? From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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Princess Gayatri seeks to preserve her father’s legacy and the survival of her people. Can she attain her dreams? Epic new opera, the first in a three-part series from Mhyajo, based on Mpu Prapanca’s 13th century Javanese manuscript Nagarakertagama, with music composed by Franki Raden, a professor in ethnomusicology, and co-directed by Bona Palma.‘Fascinating and brilliantly scripted’ **** (TheatreAndArtReviews.wordpress.com)‘A brave and deeply ambitious spectacle’ **** (LouReviews.blog)‘Its combination of contemporary and traditional, of history, music and movement, is unexpectedly compelling’ (SeeingDance.com).‘A stunning story and artform… am now desperate to see more!’ (TheArtsBusiness.com)Highly Commended for Outstanding Production, Asian Arts Awards, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024OnComm finalist, 2022Highly Commended, Asian Arts Awards, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021Written and produced by | MhyajoDirected by | mhyajo and bona palmaMusic by | Franki RadenSopranos | Christine TambunanTraditional Singer | Satya CiptaMale Narrator | Rendra Bagus PamungkasExecutive Producer | Alexander TriyonoLine producer | Patar Pribadi and IGN Wira Satyadharmawww.7evenotes.comwww.mhyajo.comwww.facebook.com/gytr.artwww.instagram.com/gytr.art/ Watch Trailer
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Newly-crowned First Queen of the Majapahit Kingdom, Princess Gitarja must ensure the growth and safety of her people and find freedom from her powerful mother Gayatri. This brand new Javanese traditional historical narrated opera, the second in a series of three pieces, is conceived by Indonesian artist Mhyajo, and adapted from Mpu Prapanca’s manuscript Nagarakertagama. UNESCO designated the manuscript as the Memory of the World. This epic piece features music composed by Franki Raden, a professor in ethnomusicology.Highly Commended for Outstanding Production, Asian Arts Awards, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024The trilogy’s first episode, Gayatri, was Highly Commended in the Asian Arts Awards 2024 and 2021, and was a 2022 OnComm FinalistWritten, directed and produced by | MhyajoMusic by | Franki RadenTraditional Singers and Sopranos | Satya Cipta and BethuLighting Designer | Iwan HutapeaCostume Designer | Kleting TItis WigatiTechnical Manager | Risdo SinagaArtistic Manager | KarissaArtist supports | creative tech, motion beastExecutive Producer | Alexander TriyonoLine Producer | IGN Wira Satyadharma and Patar Pribadiwww.7evenotes.comwww.mhyajo.comwww.facebook.com/gytr.artwww.instagram.com/gytr.art/ Watch Trailer
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Mina (Comedy Central, STOMP, MTV) returns with her highly acclaimed multimedia show weaving together hilarious and heartfelt stories from her New York upbringing as the daughter of an Italian-American boxing promoter. From wise guys to Muhammad Ali, broken bones and mended Broadway hopes, all the way to present day in Dubai where she pioneered a comedy scene while adjusting to a whole new Arabian world. Combining comedy, 360-degree projections and rhythm she'll make you laugh then cry through a raw and heavy-hitting mixed-cultural lens. This special live recording was filmed in Dubai.Created and Performed by | Mina LiccioneDirected by | Ali Al SayedDramaturgy and Stage Management by | Liz BainsProduced by | Dubomedy ArtsDedication | The show is inspired by and dedicated to Mina's parents, Tony and Patty Liccionelinktr.ee/minaliccione Watch Trailer
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A solo monologue from aspiring writer/performer Frank Conlan, who has a passion for combining comedy and hard-hitting, thought-provoking drama to audiences. This short takes the audience on a rollercoaster of emotions as drag artiste Miss Fit comes offstage from her local gig, and addresses the audience as she talks about her weeks shenanigans. Slowly transforming into her true self, s/he reveals a scare encountered when 'tucking'… a lump! Will this be something that is taken seriously, or is it that Miss Fit hasn't got the balls? Watch Trailer
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Merging concert dance and social dance, high-art and pop cultures, Heat is an ongoing piece that changes with each new performance and venue, offering a poetic journey from calm contemplation to ecstatic party. Choreographer Kari Hoaas, dancers, DJs and designers engage local artistic communities to take part and transform a post-apocalyptic installation into a participatory dance party, creating a unique experience grounded in the communities at each performance location. An environmentally-friendly alternative to the traditional dance company touring model, seeking ways to meet the challenges of more sustainable live international artistic exchange.karihoaas.com/2018/08/18/heat-2018www.facebook.com/karihoaasproductionswww.instagram.com/karihoaassoundcloud.com/niwin_music Watch Trailer
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Not a confession, but a way to let our entrails speak… Punk, heavy metal, movement, poetry and video art create an environment that stimulates the senses. Three women struggling to raise their voices against contemporary repression discover the suffering of their forbears. Exposes taboos and shines a light on the treatment of those dubbed 'witches'. Hexe reclaims the pain of countless scorned and scorched female voices. It breathes life into tortured bodies consumed by fire centuries ago, returning colour to long-dead ashen cheeks… It gives voice to their truths, long ago ignored and demolished by a rigid, patriarchal society. Winner of the Derek Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021.www.conchavidal.netwww.facebook.com/devalicourtwww.instagram.com/conchavidalvalicourt Watch Trailer
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An intriguing, soul-searching masterclass into the personas of jesters, jokers, and clowns, through the lens of the theatrical mask. From Greek trickster gods to Japanese Noh Theatre, commedia dell’arte and opera to slapstick and cartoons, join Professor Rosemary George on a rollercoaster through the joys and sorrows, comedies and tragedies of life, which probes hidden identities in human behaviour.‘The professor’s range and extent of research is clearly apparent’ (EdinburghGuide.com).‘A densely packed piece of work which successfully steers a course between the jagged rocks of academic dryness and the coral reefs of mundanity' (EdinburghGuide.com).‘Brilliantly and eloquently written… Thoughtful… Extraordinarily well-researched’ (Audience Review, Edinburgh Fringe).‘Quite unique… Informative and fun’ (Audience Review, Edinburgh Fringe).‘A truly thoughtful, educational and enjoyable presentation of the deep symbolism in the masks that we as human beings are required to wear. Loved it’ (Crowd Pleasers Audience Review, Melbourne Fringe).'Lively… wide-ranging… George’s extensive research is apparent in the breadth of examples provided… Those with an interest in the history of opera and theatre will enjoy George’s lecture, particularly the innovative linkages she makes between mediums… Charming delivery… Excellent' (TheatreReview.org.nz).This is a masterclass in how we become what we are not, from the 'tears of a clown to the masks of traditional Japanese Noh. It considers the jester as the communicator of the soul... It both touches on many different forms and places where the mask appears.' (Lou Reviews)www.rosemarygeorge.com Watch Trailer
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Hot Dog has just been dumped by her girlfriend, Dumpling, and now she must candidly examine what it means to live in a post-Dumpling world. Part love letter, part hate mail, this short confessional wrestles with the difficulties of accepting oneself and living life bravely. Who is responsible for who we are and how we are? How do we discover our authentic self? How do we accept ourselves when we are filled with things we don't understand? Join Hot Dog as she figures out what it means to reconcile with living a life encased.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Breakin', rap, experimental dance, beatboxing, ballroom community, art and community: all in one event. Featuring a breakin' battle, a member of UK Breakin', beat box and band shows, rap cyphers with Laryn Entertainment and demonstrations of community activity including the workshops from the Welsh Ballroom Community. A climate-friendly jam, filmed in the Rhondda Valleys South Wales, connecting the hip hop and local communities. Made with Welcome to Our Woods, which provided power generated from streams and converted into electricity by a hydro powerstation. The stage was built from wood and new trees planted. Lots of fun.www.avant.cymruwww.facebook.com/AvantCymruwww.instagram.com/avant_cymru Watch Trailer
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Cecelia’s comedic foray into therapy invites you to consider that your way may not be the best way. Revelations abound, like: we all grew up with different rule books and communicating with other humans is like playing a game of telephone. ‘Trust no-one’ is easier said than done, and being in charge is not all it’s cracked up to be. Cecelia learns that being a mother has changed her understanding of everything she believes, loves and trusts, and that she must grow an ultra-thick skin to survive.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Gravity from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.io-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.io-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and A Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.io-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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Explore environmental icon Rachel Carson’s nature in this wildly inventive solo show from fellow Pittsburgher Elise Robertson, who uses puppets, found objects, and stage wizardry to interweave her own messy coming-of-age with Rachel’s, as they struggle with their identities as artists, mothers, and truth-tellers. ‘An act of performance and activism’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz). 'Robertson is a gifted storyteller’ (LouReviews.blog). ‘An Alice in Wonderland for nature exploration’ ***** (Audience Review). ‘This one will stay with you. A reflection on science, the fragility and vibrance of the environment, sexism, parenting, and the complexities of human relationships’ ***** (Audience Review). Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.eliserobertson.com/imaginingrachelwww.facebook.com/ImaginingRachelwww.instagram.com/ImaginingRachel/ Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Edinburgh Fringe 2022Watch Trailer | Rachel CarsonWatch Trailer | Crop sprayingWatch Trailer | When you're doing all the jobsWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Left alone while her family searches for the missing herd, a Neolithic girl seeks comfort in imaginary friends. As she fills the cave with stories about her family, dreams and ideas, the reality of isolation starts to take its toll, all while The Thing Without a Face is drawing closer… This piece premiered at the National Student Drama Festival 2021 as an audio play. It was adapted for live performance for Brighton Fringe 2022, where it was nominated for the Brighton International Fringe Encore Award. ‘King’s script is simply sublime’ (Mark Smith, Noises Off). www.rebekahkingwriter.comWatch Trailer
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A sweaty man runs to a building with a paper full of ideas. This building is a place for those who are lost in life as bartenders, hotel clerks, waiters, performers and more. We have the time and skills to do it, but when and where can we do it? Bathrooms, bar counters, sofas, anywhere can be a great stage. We can all perform together with people living overseas! Always keep on moving. Light a candle with hope. Its flame reaches people and spreads from person to person. Now a new life begins…Cast | Itsuro Suwa, Aya Terasoma, Mai Kagimoto, Kotori Sasago, Katsuki Kakinohana, Ikki, Tamaki Suzuki, Mikarin, Motoi Sano, Miyako, Yui SekiMusicians | Haruna Minato (vocals), Ogaching (bass), Sho (guitar), Shiori Sugaya (keyboard), Ryo Arayama (drums)Directed and choreographed by | YamatoCinematography by | Yu NimiyaoProduction Design by | Masashige LidaSet Design by | Chikako Suzuki (daVinchi)Lighting Design by | Noriyuki MoriMusic by | Nozomated RecordsSet Decorator | Mizuki Yasuda, Tomomi EmoriStylist | Shuhei KaiHair Stylist | Bassy (Number Seven)Makeup | KahoRiAssistant Cinematographer | Ayaka NagakariAssistant Stylist | Noriko KasaiProduced by | Hiromi Kubota (Manohara Co) and Hiroko Sato (Paralleldrive)International Coordinator | Eri NakaneMix Engineer | Akihiro IizukaMastering Engineer | Moe KazumaSound Recording | Akifumi YokotaPublicity Design | Mari TachibanaPhotographer | Mitsuo OtsukaLighting Crew | Hironori ikura, Hiroko Ikura, Yuki MiyazakiProduction Crew | Yumi Fujii, Sue Kim (Sue's Special Effects Makeup), Catherine Hassall (CfAT)Thanks | N-cafewww.facebook.com/marubatsusankaku2020www.instagram.com/m_b_3kaku/ Watch Trailer
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As the British Empire struggles to keep its colonial possessions, Nigerian lawyer Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge. A fine concert singer and keen cricket follower, he muses on international politics and history as they affect the Black world from Africa to the USA and Britain, from the point of view of one who would rather watch sports, and spread love and peace through the medium of song. Recalling heroic sporting achievements alongside epoch-defining political events, Tayo Aluko delivers ‘a masterclass in performance art, research and history’ (EdFringeReview.com).Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.tayoalukoandfriends.comwww.justanordinarylawyer.comwww.facebook.com/TayoAlukoandFriendswww.facebook.com/justanordinarylawyerwww.instagram.com/tayoalukoinliverpool/ Watch Trailer
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Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s. In this high-energy exploration of modern LGTBQIA+ life, the multi award-winning writer delivers poetry for the soul, along with the ideas and inspirations which helped these verses spring to life. Tackling puzzling topics from the perils of queer dating to taking up activism, working through difficult times and the tricky business of gender identity, the show promises emotional highs and poignant humour. A unique perspective in well-chosen words for queer kindred souls everywhere. Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.k-c-finn-free-agent.webflow.io/linktr.ee/mrbrakedownwww.facebook.com/AuthorKCFinnwww.instagram.com/authorkcfinn Watch Trailer
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Absurdist take on philosophy and language. A present-day student and activist, Sheela joins Ludwig Wittgenstein, Paul Shepard and Walter Benjamin for a spirited game of mahjong. As they play, her energy conjures Joseph Beuys as a mythological hare. Invisible to the players, he interjects cultural incantations, while the players contemplate how language evolved from naming animals to representing them with signs, and how myths serve the human need to imagine. Physical chair-play creates an escalating rhythm as tensions build… As the chair-e-ography builds to a crescendo, Sheela pushes back against male aggression and wins the game.www.peculiarworks.org/languagegameswww.facebook.com/peculiarworks Watch Trailer
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An intimate story in search of the tomb of ancient Egypt's most beautiful woman told through an inventive meld of history, performance and song. From an English country castle, where the quest began, to the heat of Luxor, where dreams of a dig were realised, this film is a personal impression of one man in pursuit of the find of his life. Interviews and eye-witness material from four seasons in the Valley of the Kings are threaded with cabaret interludes from Sue Casson and the Brannick Academy. ‘Bold… slightly mad, with a creative brio that is very infectious’ (Storyville).www.englishcabaret.co.ukwww.facebook.com/EnglishCabaret Watch Trailer
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A lighthearted comedy about university student Sophie, and her journey of discovering what it means to be a woman in this world. Whether that's being viewed as a sexual object, being judged on your appearance, or even having another woman in Ann Summers glare at you for buying a vibrator, nothing is what Sophie was expecting. Written and performed by Danie McIntyre and directed by Ethan Peters.openmouththeatre.wixsite.com/openmouthwww.instagram.com/openmouththeatre Watch Trailer
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Little Parts is a clown. She is also pregnant. And has always been. So, she's not really sure she'll ever give birth. But despite this conundrum, she is determined to find a good father for her Maybe-Baby; she is certain that at least one of the six applicants who applied online will be the perfect fit. Part confessional, part Bachelorette-wannabe, part puppet show – the selection process swings from absurdly funny to brutally honest as the identity of the real Baby-Daddy dares to come into view.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Three men walk into a bar – a Dane, a Swain, and a Thane. Tired of their tragic lives and nightly deaths, Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth seek to escape their storylines. As they conspire to be free of their creator and flee their destinies, they are interrupted by none other than the author himself, Will Shakespeare. The tragedy escalates into mayhem and mischief once Mercutio arrives… Will the plotting protagonists prevail? Can Shakespeare stop his conspiring characters and save himself? It may end in murder, but whose? High energy, fast-paced comedy and the right amount of drama’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com).www.shhh.media/#/theatrewww.facebook.com/TheMusicFirmHQwww.instagram.com/staceyhaberofficial Watch Trailer
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From 1519 to 1522 Fernando de Magallanes set off to circumnavigate the globe. Magallanes succumbed to a poisoned arrow, but his expedition was successful. This historical science-fiction play explores the first round-the-world voyage and Ferdinand Magallan’s relationship with church, state, his co-explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, and indigenous people from five continents. During a 500-year confinement, Magellan strikes up dialogues with Shakespeare, stars and stones in his efforts to stay sane. He time-travels from evolution to globalisation, forcing us to ask ourselves exactly what the first circumnavigation of the earth has brought to us, five hundred years later.www.tshock.orgwww.facebook.com/tshockemocionalwww.instagram.com/tshockculturaemocional/ Watch Trailer
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Beverley Bishop creates performances and films that are thought-provoking and personal, quirky and embedded in humour. ‘Bishop is a friendly and open performer who also has a gift for close-up magic’ (LouReviews). Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.beverleybishop.com/finding-magicwww.facebook.com/finding_magic_cic Watch Trailer
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In 1936 Spanish Republican troops disembarked on the shores of Majorca to recover the island, which had been taken over by the military. The operation was a failure, and soon the Republicans were defeated in retreat, leaving many comrades behind on the ground. Survivors were made an example of, tortured, and executed. Mar de fons explores the consequences of these events and the following repression, and how it has affected Majorcan society. Documentary theatre based on real testimonials of people involved in the Spanish Civil War and the repression that followed. The Trial of God, Moscow, 1919, and subsequent execution: the search for one’s own identity, the dynamics of power, and the methods by which we are manipulated by the state. Through dance, theatre and humour, we talk about power and the search for referents when God is dead. inclusive, intergenerational, humorous poetic, compelling, dance-theatre epic. Created by professional performers and performers of diverse abilities. directed by Vero Cendoya and Israel Solà, director of the company La Calòrica. Nominated for Spanish MAX awards for best choreography, best show and best original music. Winner of the Derek Award for Best Online Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021.www.iguanateatre.com/index.php/ca/mar-de-fonswww.facebook.com/iguanateatreciawww.instagram.com/iguanateatre Watch Trailer
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Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before – ‘trippingly on the tongue’… Migrant actors take on the Bard, reinterpreting his words in alien environments you will never have imagined before. They give his iconic characters a new life, migrating them into the roles assigned to outsiders by society. Hamlet is a meat-packer, King Lear a construction worker, Caliban a hotel cleaner, Lady Macbeth a housewife looking after children, and Shylock washes the dishes in a restaurant. This is no one Bard: Shakespeare belongs both to no-one and to everyone.’Migrant Shakespeare and Seyyar Theatre are a gift… Even hindered by an English that I’m sure they struggle for, their Shakespeare is pretty damn good’ (British Theatre Guide)‘A fascinating look at how those whose first language is other than English treat the words and meaning of the Bard’ (LouReviews.blog)‘Highly dramatic… These people grasp the undercurrents so well… It made me think’ (FringeReview.co.uk)Monologues by | William Shakespeare Adapted and Directed by | Naz YeniThe Players Hamlet (Hamlet) | Tuana Arayici Jacques (As You Like It) | Zülfü KaplanEdmund (King Lear) | Gözde IșikLady Macbeth (Macbeth) | Gülİstan SarbasLauncelot Gobbo (The Merchant of Venice) | Semba TekİnKing Lear (King Lear) | Tuncay AkpinarCaliban (The Tempest) | Seda ÇelİkKatherine (The Taming of the Shrew) | Eser RüzgarShylock (Merchant of Venice) | Denİz OkuProspero (The Tempest) | Özlem TașDramaturgy | Stephanie TillotsonMusic | Jan ÇIitakSinging | Hüseyİn ErdoǧanVideo Editor | Asli Tokmanwww.seyyar.companywww.facebook.com/seyyarcompanywww.instagram.com/seyyarcompanywww.youtube.com/channel/UClJlJDJKbTGUEb2hxv1pf-Awww.tiktok.com/@seyyarcompanyopen.spotify.com/user/3b0cyl3st83fthn2aubq6awklsoundcloud.com/seyyar-company Watch Trailer
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Irina, Masha, and Olya are bored, homesick, and wildly over-educated. Mom and Dad are dead. Only one thought keeps them going in this remote, military town: ‘Get the F*@k out of here and back to Moscow!’ A fast-moving, high-spirited contemporary riff on Chekhov's Three Sisters. Devised by the company and filmed in the historic Ellen Theatre in Montana, this adaptation of the Russian classic is a high-spirited meditation on grief, longing, and (miraculously) hope. Winner of the Derek Award for Special Merit, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021. ‘A spiked vodka shot wrapped in a production that magnificently captures the essence of live theatre' (FrontMezzJunkies.com).www.nervoustheatre.com/mommys-deadhttps://www.facebook.com/nervoustheatrecohttps://www.instagram.com/nervous.theatre/a> Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2
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A special school assembly harking back to the grand old days of the bawdy British boarding school, hosted by drag king and self-proclaimed "Head" Master Mr Brake Down. It's a right carry-on in this St Trinian-esque show as you, the student body, experience the academy announcements, receive a highly stimulating motivational speech from the Head, and hear parables, hymns and storytime as you've never heard them before. This cheeky character comedy show offers drag, debauchery and a dry wit that's sure to suit fans of classic British humour. Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.mrbrakedownbooking.wixsite.com/mrbrakedown/the-headmaster-will-see-you-nowlinktr.ee/mrbrakedownwww.instagram.com/mrbrakedown/ Watch Trailer
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Our story is human, that of a company built on the road, created through encounters, personal tragedies, and destinies. Who are we? Musicians? Clown-puppeteers? Madmen or poets? Why does nothing we say seem believable? And above all, why do we continue to play? We have been travelling for two centuries, attached to each other, storytellers from another time. We are those who were found, those who were lost before we were found, and those who stood in the shadows all along. Not really from yesterday, do we wander from one scene to another. We are the Lost Children.Mr Moon is a dreamlike cabaret that brings together musicians, clowns, divas and puppeteers in a riotous, order-less and borderless explosion, featuring artists from the Netherlands, Mexico, Scotland, Italy, Ecuador and France.Moon Cabaret, the theatrical branch of Snowapple, creates and tours captivating, immersive shows that draw on opera, physical theatre and cabaret with a touch of hallucinatory surrealism. The company has experimented with cinema, music, theatre and puppetry, engaging audiences at festivals including the International Festival of Music and Humour, Festival Off d’Avignon, Gavazzana Blues, Vondelpark Theater, Cervantino Festival and El Café Berlin.‘Mr Moon blur the boundaries between theatre, cabaret and concert… it is the music that drives the production, the physical contortions transform the songs into an almost ritualistic fever dream’ (EU Contemporary Puppetry Platform).‘Mr Moon makes for a bewitching, hypnotic experience...(it) embraces a variety of artforms that bring out the best in its eclectic, eccentric group of artists’ (TheWeeReview.com).‘Take a break… roam free in the endless fields of the imagination’ (La Croix).www.mooncabaret.com/shows-mrmoon-theatrewww.facebook.com/MrMoonCabaretwww.instagram.com/moon.cabaretwww.soundcloud.com/moon-cabaret Watch Trailer
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Performance is a metaphor and allegory of the world we live in, of interconnections, of incommunicability. We live in the era of global communication, but it has never been so difficult to be understood. We do not listen with the intention of understanding, but with the intention of answering. In empathic listening, the situation is reversed: ears are used, but also eyes and heart. What if we look for the silence within us: silence that allows us to perceive without distortions, and to truly understand the heart with our ears and eyes?www.saramarinelli.comwww.facebook.com/compagnia.freefallwww.instagram.com/freefall_dance_company Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2
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Join NYC@theFringe for an Artist Talk and discussion on the 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe from the perspective of New York City theatermakers who created shows in Scotland’s big event. Join the artists live afterward to discuss their work and their Covid-fringing experience – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Moderated by NYC writer and producer Anthony J Piccione of Indie Art Today. From 8 NYC Artists:Melissa Center www.melissacenter.comSarah Lazarus www.sarahrlazarus.comRalph Lewis & Barbara Yoshida www.barbarayoshida.comPeter Michael Marino www.petermmarino.comSarah Norris www.sarahnorris.orgTlaloc Rivas www.tlalocrivas.comJessica Sherr www.jessicasherr.com/bioCrystal Skillman & Megan Hill www.crystalskillman.com These artists perform in the following shows:Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies (75 minutes)Hitler’s Tasters (90 minutes)Language Games (20 minutes)Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal (70 minutes)Open (65 minutes)Planet of the Grapes (60 minutes)The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano (55 minutes)A Sip With Vodka (25 minutes)Moderated by Anthony J Piccione:www.anthonyjpiccione.com/podcast1www.facebook.com/indiearttodaywww.instagram.com/indiearttoday
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A compilation of jokes, poems, and songs about a breakup, breakdown, breakthrough, and everything in-between. In his debut solo show, Mosher chronicles a failed relationship, bipolar diagnosis, and a year-long breakdown and recovery. His true true-life tale is told through stand-up, music, poetry. This well-rounded yet grounded storytelling extravaganza displays Mosher’s penchant for rhyme and rhythm, and the power of the spoken word to heal. A night of laughter, sorrow, reflection, and ultimately hope. ‘Brave, bitingly funny, hilarious, endearing, brutally honest, and BRILLIANT’ (Tod Kimbro). ‘Accessible and revealing’ (Daily Bruin).Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.nathanmosherisgoodenough.comwww.facebook.com/nathanmosherisgoodenoughwww.instagram.com/nathanmosherisgoodenough/open.spotify.com/artist/1LLskhIYNNVqFasmHmKtzmsoundcloud.com/nathanmosherisgoodenough
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This dance-on-film follows the epic journey of Odyssea, a curious sea traveller, as she encounters flora and fauna in fantastical realms. New York-based Quicksilver Dance perform with only their hands, painted to become vibrant characters. Across biomorphic landscapes of sculptures and fabric and set to original music, Odyssea offers a feminist take on the concept of an odyssey: she makes her way by helping fellow travellers, building relationships and trading, rather than through the mythologically typical (male) approaches of strength, trickery or intrigue. This playful and poignant tale of encountering difference promises to make the familiar feel excitingly unfamiliar again.‘Odyssea is clever, vibrant, and poignant storytelling captured at its very best’ (LouReviews.blog)‘Fabric makes a landscape, a seascape, to host boats made from driftwood and other coastal pieces. It all appears so simple but it's obvious deep thought has gone into every choice. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)Created, Choreographed and Performed by | Mariah SteeleVideography and Editing by | Hans RinderknechtOriginal Musical Score by | Yoshiko Arahata3-D Mixed Media Artwork by | Raphaela McCormackAdditional Performances by | Lia Nelson and Anna Remuswww.quicksilverdance.comfacebook.com/QuicksilverDanceCompany Watch Trailer
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Alice is bored and loves to daydream. One day unexpected events lead her into the magical Wonderland, ruled by the Red Queen. Home of the mysterious Jabberwocky, it’s a place of friends and frenemies, but who is which? Why is the Mad Hatter mad, the White Rabbit always late and all the roses painted red? Was Humpty pushed or did he fall? Meet quarrelling Tweedledum and Tweedledee, a grinning Cheshire Cat, and a tea-drinking Dormouse. Join Alice as she tries to work out what an earth is going on and why she is here?www.lightsoflondon.blogwww.facebook.com/LightsofLondonProductionswww.instagram.com/lolondonprods/www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQpBbhee1Wbv0sF_7Tw3FQ Watch Trailer
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The most advanced Japanese tea party. Break down the prejudice and reconstruct traditional forms. Don't be afraid to go beyond the borderline. Don’t forget the primitive energy that happened in the past. We are walking at the top of history. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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What starts as an innocent search quickly escalates for 16-year-old Pandora, as the world of online porn unfolds before her. Conflicted yet drawn in by what she sees, Pandora begins to feel the impact on her real-world relationships. Drawing inspiration from the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, Pandora explores the dangers of defining oneself through the prism of the internet, and the importance of remaining plugged into the real world.‘Unlike almost any show I’ve seen… barefaced and unapologetic in its language and themes. Yet it’s also poetic, suggestive and nuanced, a clever variation on the Greek myth of Pandora and her monster-filled box’ Now Magazine ‘Berthiaume’s script is remarkable in raising many important issues in our attitude towards cyberspace through its open-ended nature and allegorical features’ TheTheatreReader.com‘The text is laced with metaphor, the staging highly stylized and the context surreal. Such a combination could have spelled disaster in less capable hands. But [the] world premiere of Pandora, a Youtheatre play about a teenage girl’s troubling encounter with online pornography, was an unmitigated success’ Montreal Gazette ‘Unflinching, Vital and Important Theatre for Young Audiences’ MooneyOnTheatre.comWritten by | Sarah BerthiaumeTranslation | Nadine DesrochersCastPandora | Cara RebeccaAlex/Firefox | Gabriel RichardsonDirection | VéaDirector of Photography | Martin AmiotProduction Manager | Maude LafranceTechnical Director & Assistant Director | Emlyn VanBruinswaardtEditing & Colour | Elodie Lorrain-MartinMakeup & Hair | Maude LafranceAssistant Camera | Ivan PeloquinSound Operator | Samuel CarrierTechnicians | Andrew Scriver, Emily SoussanaFrench Subtitles | Elodie Lorrain-MartinSet Documentation | Théo GagnéSet Designer | Martin SiroisCostumes & Props | Ariane ValadeSound Designer | Guillaume LévesqueSound Editing | Thierry GauthierSound Mix | Pako MamouniProduced by | Productions UPExecutive Producer | Youtheatrewww.youtheatre.cafacebook.com/YoutheatreMontreal instagram.com/youtheatremtl/ Watch Trailer
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Clearing out their late mother’s belongings, two siblings in Kenosha discover a package containing a record, suggesting a possible hidden romantic link between their grandmother and African-American singer and activist Paul Robeson, dating back to 1949. Watching coverage of protests at the latest police shooting happening in their city, they recall her story of racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Communist protests at a Robeson concert outside Peekskill, NY. The tense and uncertain run-up to the November 2020 elections reveals the best and the worst of their country in violent conflict, in a repeat of that hot summer of 1949.This is an imagined story based around the Peekskill and Kenosha happenings.‘A political and cultural feast, delivered with panache, humour and plenty of sumptuous baritone’ ***** (Morning Star)‘The writing was authentic and the dialogue delivered incredibly well by the cast. [An] emotional and powerful piece of theatre’ (Number9Reviews.blogspot.com)‘Thoroughly compelling and highly educational’ (Writebase.co.uk)Written by | Tayo AlukoCast in order of appearanceAdele Spears | Ananda Bena-WeberGeorge Simons | Bob WeickPaul Robeson | Tayo AlukoCharlie Daniels | Nils SwansonBenjamin Winger | Michael BiasJessica Winger | Lisa MerrillEssie Robeson | Leslie McCurdyPaul Robeson, Jr | Mark AtkinsonLloyd Brown | Darryl Van LeerHelen Rosen | Michelle PaulsSidney Danis | David RovicsPianist | Dennis NelsonDirected by | Olusola Oyeleyewww.tayoalukoandfriends.comwww.robesonslovesong.comwww.facebook.com/TayoAlukoandFriendswww.instagram.com/tayoalukoinliverpool/ Watch Trailer
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A wildly quirky piece of physical theatre from Japan. Watching PeoplePeople is like peering into the minds of its five characters: a professor, a punk, a pierrot, a patient and a pupil. The experience is strangely humanising and somewhat mad. The movements are carefully crafted and highly stylised through the unique theatrical language of Corporeal Mime. The characters speak in their native tongue (Japanese, Chinese, English). There is no story. There is no set. Just five people, being people, in their own surreal way.Created and performed by | Tomoki Nonaka, Ruxun Dai, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya Tsujimoto, Harry DeanDirected by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania CokeAssistant direction | Yukiko MasuiMusic by | Tania Coke, Henry Morse, DreamylapseProjected images by | Kentaro SuyamaLights by | Kentaro SuyamaProduced by | tarinainanikawww.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Stories of five fictional women, fundamentally different and unconnected, but sharing the same core: the pain of living on when something essential is taken away. Human trafficking, family separation, suicide, depression, and rape are some of the themes explored in this original piece. Based on true events, accounts and testimonies. A reminder of the human stories behind news and statistics, told through poetry, dance, and monologues. In 1936 Spanish Republican troops disembarked on the shores of Majorca to recover the island, which had been taken over by the military. The operation was a failure, and soon the Republicans were defeated in retreat, leaving many comrades behind on the ground. Survivors were made an example of, tortured, and executed. Mar de fons explores the consequences of these events and the following repression, and how it has affected Majorcan society. Documentary theatre based on real testimonials of people involved in the Spanish Civil War and repression that followed. Winner of the Derek Award for Best Overseas Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021. Writer/performer: Lennora Esi. Producer: Rzgar Hama. ‘A powerful piece! There are many levels displayed through the performance of these powerful stories’ (George Belliveau). ‘What a profoundly important piece of work’ (Marvin Westwood).www.skytheatregroup.com Watch Trailer
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Open the door to No 19, where love hits the rocks like gin and tonic… In Eva’s world, time has eclipsed. Control is her vice and to be forgotten is her greatest fear. Meet David, her forever child. All he wants is to meet a nice lady and start a life of his own. But will Mammy ever let him go? Pheromone spits fire, glamour, and the wrath of God into 1950s Ireland. ‘Just pure theatre in its look and style… dramatically Pheromone hits all the right notes’ **** (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). ‘Chilling’ (LouReviews.blog). ‘Clear vision… thought-provoking… engaging characters’ (OughtToBeClowns.com).www.lipzinctheatre.comwww.facebook.com/LipZincwww.instagram.com/lipzinc_theatrewww.tiktok.com/lipzinc_theatre Watch Trailer
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A site-specific, immersive, and participatory experience that takes place in your own bathtub. (Theatre-stayers may substitute a foot bath, if desired.) Join us for poetry, singing, and dances for small appendages. Has been performed in over 34 countries in multiple languages. ‘Incredibly soothing’ (Guardian). ‘Turns the limitations of quarantine into a precious gift’ (TheTheatreTimes.com). ‘Gives a new literal meaning to immersive theater’ (Jonathan Mandell, www.NewYorkTheater.me).This Is Not a Theatre Company creates site-based, immersive, multi-sensory, participatory dance-theatre that can be smelled, touched, and tasted as well as seen and heard.Conceived and directed by EB Mee, materials by Jenny Lyn Bader, Jonathan Matthews-Guzman, Juan Ortiz, ee cummings, and Rumi. Performed by Lynnette R Freeman, with piano by Lucy Yao.www.ThisIsNotATheatreCompany.comwww.facebook.com/thisisnotatheatrecompanywww.instagram.con/thisisnotatheatrecompany/ Watch Company TrailerListen to Show Trailer (English)
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Inspired by the allegorical Chinese myth of Pangu, and choreographed by Kuik Swee Boon (Singapore) and Kim Jae Duk (Korea), this contemporary dance piece presents the idea of transculturation as a convergence of cultures across geographical, historical, social and physical boundaries. Created in collaboration with award-winning Taiwanese musician Wang Yu-jun, the performance is hosted and co-performed by two disabled artists Wheelsmith (Danial Bawthan) and Tung Ka Wai. Produced by The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company and commissioned by Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, the full-length dance show premiered live in Singapore in May as part of the Cultural Extravaganza Festival 2021.www.the-dancecompany.comwww.facebook.com/THEDanceCowww.instagram.com/thehumanexpressionwww.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxsEW_SZ9suwsfjRrADMqCy5AD5tb28xGAccess Audio DescriptionPlease note that audio description includes pre-show notes, and the show video should only be played when you hear the bell at the 5-minute mark Watch TrailerWatch Trailer – SeungMuWatch Trailer – The Notion of Transculturation
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Today our clothes are kept waiting to go out and vibrate again in the streets. A videographic piece born from imagining the life-cycle of the textiles in which we live our lives, and from fantasising about the longing of our clothes to feel the skin again. Explores issues of ecology, humanity and quotidian habits. Created by award-winning Mexico City-based duo Daniela and Sergio Vázquez.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/danielavazcowww.instagram.com/sergiosearchvimeo.com/user21628450 Watch Trailer
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This innovative interdisciplinary short film and performance piece weaves together contemporary lyrical dance, archive footage, animation and storytelling, to tell the stories of generations of displaced people in their own words. Created by a collaboration of Liberty EU Portfolio artists – choreographer and storyteller Akeim Toussaint Buck, filmmaker Ashley Karrell, animator Benedetta Fasson and writer mandla rae – from the Reckoning with Refugeedom archives held at the University of Manchester.‘A call to action’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)Choreographer, Storyteller and Performer | Akeim Toussaint BuckFilmmaker, Editor and Sound Mixer | Ashley KarrellAnimator | Benedetta FassonWriter | mandla raeProduced by | ArtReachwww.toussainttomove.comreckoningwithrefugeedom.wordpress.comfacebook.com/ToussaintToMoveinstagram.com/toussainttomove/ Watch Trailer
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A drunk, a clown, a disabled soldier, an old crone. A moth, a mirror, a muse. Welcome to the world of Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul. tarinainanika’s latest production shows the artist in his studio, surrounded by the characters from his creations. The drama unfolds without a word, with intricate ensemble-work and breath-taking physicality. It’s a gut-wrenching love song to beauty – the kind worth living and dying for.‘One of the most exquisite pieces I have seen in a long time’ ***** (BritishTheatre.com).‘A tour de force of physical theatre’ ****(*) (Salterton Arts Review).Cast | Kentaro Suyama, Tania Coke, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya TsujimotoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeMusic by | Tania CokeVideo by | Kentaro SuyamaFilm version directed and edited by | Taro MizunoFilm version planning and production by | SCS Osakawww.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Button lives in an alleyway surrounded by cardboard boxes and items rescued from the bin. With sidekick Chawana, a sprouting seedling, he shares the absurdity of modern consumerism and over-development, while reflecting on the importance of meaningful relationships. Created by eleven artists from Mexico and Chile, fusing clown, gestural theatre and live illustration in a show for audiences of all ages. ‘Excitement, of laughter and tenderness that would be a pity to miss’ (Vaucluse Matin). ‘Pure visual and gestural poetry for this burlesque and graphic show, both funny and touching’ (LibreTheatre.fr). ‘Uplifting! We love it!’ (La Provence). www.circonciente.comwww.facebook.com/circonciente.circo.teatrowww.instagram.com/circonciente/Watch Trailer
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When Rob got on his ship, he didn't know he would never reach his destination. But maybe fate had a place reserved for him: an island where all he will find is himself. When life drifts, imagination becomes our only lifeboat. Dear audience, thank you for coming to join Rob in his solitude. But don't yell at him, don't call him: he won't be able to hear you. Even though his island seems to be on the outside, it actually resides inside him. Sit back, relax, and have a pleasant shipwreck…www.teatredelabast.es/robwww.facebook.com/TeatreDelAbastwww.instagram.com/teatre_abast_oficial/webaddress Watch Trailer
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A moving piece of contemporary physical dance theatre drawing on testimonies of the Spanish Civil War. Cia Miquel Barcelona create a visceral piece which is as powerful as it is haunting. Rojos grew from a 2-year research project on the post-Civil War period. The language of dance allows the company to bring the period to life using the performance and research as a way to listen and learn about the past. The piece also seeks to highlight untold stories, making them visible to audiences for the first time.www.miquelbarcelona.comwww.instagram.com/miquelbarcelona/ Watch Trailer
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Shame. That uncomfortable, ugly thing that we all carry around, but rarely look closely at. So what happens if we stage it, and by doing so, reclaim it and take away its power? Six women from across the UK – and 10 hours of virtual rehearsal – bring you this experiment in building shame-resilience through devised, digital performance art. The cast confronts the unspoken and the uncomfortable with care, humour and creativity in this original new piece.www.sheadonovan.org/indigo-arts-collectivewww.facebook.com/theindigoartscollectivewww.instagram.com/indigoartscollective Watch Trailer
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Lucifer, the fallen angel, begs God’s permission to return to Heaven: ‘You forgave everyone, but me. Why not me? I was first.’ Are Satan and God within the eyes and deeds of humankind? Is Satan responsible for all he is accused of? Have we ever heard him testify? Labelled ‘Father of Lies’ and ‘Prince of Darkness’, Satan puts forward his case: ‘Who says your way is right? They have forgotten you.’ This original piece explores and opens a conversation about religion, faith and humanity that is normally taboo or censored. A solo tour-de-force with music and movement.Winner of the Derek Award for Spirit of the Fringe, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021Winner of the Derek Award for Best Drama, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023Offie Award nominated, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023‘Original… fresh’ (LouReviews.blog)‘Mesmerising, seductive and powerful… hauntingly beautiful… I’m blown away by the quality of the writing… Deaon is an electric performer… His words get under your skin and stay there’ (NicsReviews2021.wordpress.com)satanvsgod.comwww.facebook.com/satanvsgod.officialwww.instagram.com/satanvsgod.official Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2Watch Trailer #3
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Three solo dance works based on Gibson’s affordance theory performed in three spaces by international Japanese choreographer Akiko Ono. A white classroom is the setting for Gestures; a black room sets the scene for Meditation; in a space among delicate floating sculptures created by Tomoyo Hirairwa, she explores The Bottom of the Sea. Each space evokes a different physical and emotional response in the dancer as she uses her body and original ideas to perform three contrasting solos devised in collaboration with award-winning Canadian choreographer, Takako Segawa. This thought-provoking triple-bill questions the effect of the environment on our well-being.www.akikodanceproject.comwww.facebook.com/taichidancewww.instagram.com/akikodanceproject/ Watch Trailer
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Trapped in a manor house, two hapless Glaswegian detectives must investigate the deaths of each family member, but try not to become victims themselves… A time-warp murder mystery, wrapped in a comedy set in Edinburgh. If you like thrillers, time travel, warped comedy and Edinburgh, you'll love this new piece. In the best tradition of the Fringe, Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid warps your brain, tickles your ribs and celebrates Scotland. Written and directed by Justin Goldstein.www.shhh.media/#/theatrewww.facebook.com/TheMusicFirmHQwww.instagram.com/staceyhaberofficial Watch Trailer – MysteryWatch Trailer – Bromance 1Watch Trailer – Bromance 2Watch Trailer – Frederick’s Decline
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Darkly-comedic Korean social satire with innovative staging and colourful physicality. Exhausted by his job and his noisy neighbour keeping him up at night, the man in apartment 709 picks up a parcel for 109 by mistake. This wakens a thrill and he begins to steal other parcels intentionally. He takes one of his neighbour’s parcels, wanting to get revenge for her inconsiderate behaviour. But inside the box is the body of the neighbour’s cat… 2019 Asian Arts Awards: Best Technical Production and Best Direction. From Korean Theatre Directors’ Association 2018 Director of the Year, Cheong-euy Park.blog.naver.com/sanghy72/222162759048www.facebook.com/pg/chointheatrewww.instagram.com/chointheatre Watch TrailerWatch Trailer – The Making of Spray
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A circus performance delivered as an interactive home experience. Three jugglers, a visual artist and a warm poetic voice will take you on a tour of your own home. Guided from space to space, reminiscing on the beautiful memories you find there, this magical experience will leave you seeing your home in a completely new light. Created from research by visual artist Don Satijn and Tall Tales Company, gathered together in a series of short, enchanting scenes that take inspiration from the patterns of nature and our daily lives. Ready for circus in your living room?www.talltales.nlwww.facebook.com/TallTalesCompanywww.instagram.com/talltalescompany Watch Trailer
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A site-specific theatrical performance combining movement and text, featuring two women and two couches in two different cities. One in Berlin, the other in Montréal: two performers united through the magic of video to create clumsy and crazy choreography. In a seemingly banal space, a surreal universe appears to offer a comical and absurd look at the world around us. Claude Breton-Potvin and Chantal Dupuis are French-Canadian actresses. Together, they explore how the simple and the mundane can turn into joy and transcendence. Still Life premiered at the OFFTA festival in Montréal in 2021.www.facebook.com/Projet.Still.Lifewww.instagram.com/projet_still_life Watch Trailer
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This original solo performance follows the story of a girl-woman-dancer’s experiences with the eating disorder bulimia, and the way she healed through learning psychology and expressive arts. Referring to the theories she learned during her therapy studies, and with honest artistic physical expression, Tal goes back in time and re-tells the memories and events of her life, the pain and suffering she experienced, what people around her said, and the things society tells us. This inspiring piece exposes the mind and encourages us to explore our responsibilities as human beings. ‘A thoughtful and important piece of art’ (AYoungerTheatre.com).www.talmotion.comwww.facebook.com/talmotionwww.instagram.com/tallevycohen/ Watch TrailerWatch Teaser
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In the early 90s, Australian comedian Tania Lacy was so famous she couldn't walk down the street without being mobbed. Dubbed the 'enfant terrible' of Aussie TV, she soon became 'enfant unemployable' for being too mouthy. Fortunately for Tania, women are quite 'in' right now, so there's a good chance she'll get away with it this time. She might have been too naughty for the nineties but that was then, this is now and she's decided she can be 'enfant' anything she wants!tanialacy.comwww.facebook.com/tania.lacywww.instagram.com/tanialacy/ Watch Trailer
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What is humanity; what is life? In this world, nothing is certain. Explores the mystery of the human body and soul. Seek the way to leave the world of worries before we die. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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This raw and powerful exploration of a hard-hitting break-up will pull at your heartstrings and might even make you smile. Written and performed by singer/songwriter Tamara Williamson, with original alternative music and film, The Break-Up Diet defies traditional musical conventions to tell a gripping tale of infidelity, breakup, denial, and recovery. Tamara takes audiences on a captivating journey, with evocative storytelling and a range of emotions, that stays with them long after the show ends to offer a unique and unforgettable experience. An award-winning, powerful production from Canada.Created and Written by | Tamara WilliamsonBandLead | Tamara WilliamsonVoice,Guitar,Sax by | Sarah FazackerleyBass by | Chris WallerDrums, programs by | Stephen PitkinProduction team | Tamara Williamson, Heather Cook ScalaThanksAll the people who donated and came to watch the showRichard for creating the filmwww.breakupdiet.cafacebook.com/tamarawilliamson1000intagram.com/tamarawilliamson1000/tiktok.com/@breakupdiet Watch Trailer
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A phantasmagorical imagining of our possible future, confronting the big problems facing the world in which we live: war, hunger, artificial intelligence. With a collection of technical effects, a solo live musician creates his own original wall of sound. Drawing inspiration from artists like Orbital and the Chemical Brothers, this uplifting experience has a serious message. A tribute to the poorest on the planet, to the children who suffer in conflict and to the flora and fauna of our ecosystem. In aid of the International Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. Free DVD.Created and Performed by | Henry Davisyoutube.com/@solotronik1 Watch Trailer
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The hedgehog lives quietly in the shade of the great oak, enjoying his life. One day his peace is disturbed by the arrival of a kind, mischievous and playful squirrel. Their living together won’t always be easy. We will find out about an unfriendly and protective hedgehog, and a squirrel wanting to know and share more. This piece asks us to think about difference and mixing. The hedgehog and the squirrel are very different, but they find myriad opportunities to learn and share together. From multi-award-winning Catalan company La Baldufa.www.labaldufateatre.comwww.facebook.com/LaBaldufaTeatrewww.instagram.com/Labaldufateatrewww.youtube.com/user/Baldufateatre Watch Trailer
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Original multimedia performance inspired by Kyle Yamada’s play The Fahrenheit Alliance. Actors trapped in their room by Covid-19 organise a secret, invisible alliance on the cloud, transcending walls and distance. The play poses a secret way of gathering during an emergency time when we are forbidden to assemble in one place. One person records a voice for someone else. that someone listens and performs along with the recording. The performer then records their voice for another person, thus passing the baton.The 2022 Edinburgh Fringe sees the third literation of this series!Live-stream performances on 7 and 14 August 2022 at 13:00 Edinburgh/UK (BST) [21:00 Toyko/Japan].Also available on-demand from 8 August 2022.www.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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Are emotional shackles holding you back? Join Tamás on a journey from childhood in an overprotective family in conservative Hungary to standing on his own feet as an adult in liberal Sweden. How can he manage after such a change? Is he willing to try the unfamiliar just because it is possible? Mixing stand-up comedy, clowning and other visual storytelling methods, this solo show touches on deeply personal stories about loneliness, belonging, low self-esteem and a kissing bench, as well as insights into the Hungarian and the Swedish cultures. Ready to free yourself from those emotional bonds? ‘A hilarious and skilled performance… should definitely be at the top of your to-watch list’ (EdFringeReview.com).www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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What do you see? What do you want to see? Is it real? Is it complete? Dive into the decaying layers of oneself, and keep peeling the onion. This fresh dance piece explores layers of identity and questions the different stages of one’s personality, the need to belong, and to understand others and ourselves in our society. As ephemeral as a kiss and as strong as an embrace, the layers peel themselves off, leaving one never looking the same, and giving space for endless beginnings. Created by Renato González, Pascal Marty, Sarah Matry-Guerre.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionhttps://www.facebook.com/WE-Cie-102827021843721 Watch Trailer
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New physical drama that weaves together the longings and fears of five characters: a witch, a bitch, a goldfish, a sleepwalker and a salaryman. These worlds collide and collapse into one another, painting a picture of both the particular and the universal condition of being human. A rollercoaster-ride of a piece, containing moments of beauty, comedy, surrealism, pathos and passion. The drama is expressed through movement and text (both Japanese and English), accompanied by an eclectic soundtrack that includes original music and soundscapes.www.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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An avant-garde performance, created from three elements: words, dance, and projection mapping. With the rapid development of technology, we can instantly exchange words with someone far away. How will language change as we confront each other as anonymous bodies with no physical connection? Based on the mythical Tower of Babel, this work uses excerpts from Yasunari Kawabata’s One Arm, Mimei Ogawa’s The Black Tower, and automatic transcription of the breaking news of the 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Take a peek through the camera at the dismemberment and reconnection of body and words.www.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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A mesmerising piece of physical theatre, set in the maze-like train system of Tokyo. The scenes unfold like the variations of a fugue, in sequences of meticulously crafted movement. With three bodies and three chairs, the piece conjures up the dizzying experience of life in a modern metropolis. The audience is left breathless and wondering: what is it, after all, that I am chasing? At times poetic, at times comical, at times unsettling, this is theatre that speaks to the soul.www.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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A direct encounter with skin, flesh and breath. In current neo-liberal work conditions, where economic performance drives national identity, the body becomes a form of human capital to be disciplined for constant growth. By working with the raw processes of breath, its muscularity and affects, Pat Toh considers how a body struggles to endure a pandemic, as she examines the lived experience of being productive at such a time. In response to restrictions on in-person gatherings, this innovative digital work is a reflection on present times, and our relationship to breath and breathlessness.www.pattoh.comwww.instagram.com/pattohling Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2
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Not only dancers but also monks and a tea master are born to dance. This is the story of a tea master who travels to another world within himself, and returns reborn. As he prepares Matcha tea, he meets himself. There is a deep connection between Japanese tea ceremony and Zen. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko Agatsuma’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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mesmerising new dance piece, recorded with live electronic music, from award-winning Barcelona-based choreographer Laia Santanach. This piece of contemporary dance is a reflection on the word 'tradition': the set of knowledge, customs and beliefs that get handed down from generation to generation. The piece highlights how some western traditions sacrifice the body for belief, custom and esteem, endangering it, in the name of popular belief, love and a sense of community. Created from intensive research, Tradere was made for three formats: indoor and outdoor live performance, and video.www.laiasantanach.comwww.facebook.com/laia.santanachwww.instagram.com/laia_santanach Watch Trailer
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Trees talk! In a landmark study, a scientist learned everything about how trees communicate… Or did she? One tree tells the story of what really happened, reminding us that human beings and plants live in one interconnected ecosystem. The world’s first play told entirely from the point of view of a tree.To experience this site-specific audio play, find a tree near you, sit under it (or nearby), press play, and listen to the tree’s confessions.This Is Not a Theatre Company creates site-based, immersive, multi-sensory, participatory dance-theatre that can be smelled, touched, and tasted as well as seen and heard.www.ThisIsNotATheatreCompany.comwww.facebook.com/thisisnotatheatrecompanywww.instagram.con/thisisnotatheatrecompany/ Watch Company Trailer
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Music is the food of love – and we needed to play on. Twelfth Night, never as seen before… Created and performed for the Rhondda Valleys community and to provide much-needed opportunities for theatre freelancers in 2020, marking 35 years since Live Aid. Directed by Matthew Bool and performed by professionals from an area of deprivation, to create opportunities and learning experiences for local actors. Avant Cymru aim to make Shakespeare relevant today. Shakespeare with a Welsh Valleys twist.www.avant.cymruwww.facebook.com/AvantCymru/www.instagram.com/avant_cymru Watch Trailer
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Valentin Taricco plays multiple instruments on a rooftop overlooking the Caribbean Sea in Tulum, Mexico. Combines poetry and the art of improvisation with rhythms, sounds and instruments from around the world in electronic beats of melodic house and downtempo. Argentinan composer, multi-instrumentalist and audiovisual producer Valentin Tarrico has merged his experience as a singer-songwriter with that of a music producer to create a show that combines the language of electronic music and live-looping with the world of songs. Recorded live, with his latest unreleased tunes. A sound journey that invites us to dance.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.linktr.ee/valentintariccowww.facebook.com/tariccovalentinwww.instagram.com/valentintariccowww.youtube.com/channel/UCugaypal1Em4JYl54JJgudg Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2Watch Trailer #3
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A double-bill of two contrasting pieces: In/visible from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Tranquilizer from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming.Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki OkamotoProduced and Directed by | Chiharu KuronumaMusic | TetoteMix | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiTechnical Operation | Takamasa YamadaVideo | Masahiro Sekiya, Hiroki NoharaProduction | Kenji MatsumaeScenography | Octanorm Japan Co, Tokyo Velludo Co)Special thanks | Online Choreographer Workshop Vol 3, Circus Laboratory CouCou, PM Juggling, Tetote, Hello1103www.io-multimediaperformance.comwww.chiharukuronuma.comwww.terukiokamoto.comwww.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59/www.instagram com/terukiokamoto/ Watch Trailer
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A retrospective on the growth of individuals, in which the questioning of faith, love, anxiety and redemption is achieved away from the gaze of parents, family and usual community. This live contemporary dance performance with visual art installation was created in collaboration with choreographer and dancer Daniela Vazquez, producer and dancer Catalina Navarrete, and a team of 8 Mexican performing artists. Each unique movement is performed sequentially to the mastered recordings of Vulny Daddy, an album written by Matthew Roberta (Matthew Anderson), produced by Drake Ritter, contributed by musical artists around the world.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccion/ Watch Trailer
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As the world falls into chaos, humanity is looking for its path. How will humanity navigate this treacherous terrain of uncertainty? Drag, of course! How better to understand the absurdity of it all? Why, Gahd? WHY?! is a journey into the chaos and a guiding light. Two living Gahds have blessed the mortals with their presence and will share their knowledge of the universe through the ancient arts of divination and drag… which might just be tainted with pop culture references, witty banter, and a flair for the dramatic. Fresh from the 2021 OFFTA festival in Montréal.www.houseofgahd.comwww.facebook.com/HouseOfGahdwww.instagram.com/houseofgahdwww.youtube.com/channel/UCVmWjc_GWSXicSrtlJSv-9A Watch Preview – Flat EarthWatch Preview – Rosemary’s Baby
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Award-winning actress and playwright Terra Taylor Knudson uses wit, anecdotes, and creative conjecture to weave Shakespeare’s works into her own coming-of-age story, and illustrates how the Bard shaped her life and gave her a voice. With humour, Terra explores her passion for Shakespeare, and connects classic characters with modern experiences. Accessible to all audiences. ’Throughout the all too brief 75 minutes, your head is left spinning as you experience her lifetime, British royal history, and glimpses into some of Shakespeare’s best scenes and soliloquies’ (www.Gazettes.com). ‘Highly entertaining, deeply moving. Not to be missed!’ (Hollywood Fringe Festival).www.terrataylorknudson.comwww.oliotheatreworks.orgwww.facebook.com/willyslilvirginqueenwww.instagram.com/terrataylorknudson.otw/ Watch Trailer
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‘When I was a boy we used to have an ‘ala’ (niche) in our old house, where we will always put something, a picture of God, or a candle, or an oil lamp. Those spaces created bigger resonance in my consciousness, to a bigger universe than my small little world.’ How does one project emotion through the physicality of the limbs and torso? This new site-specific physical piece from Oslo-based duo Nora Svenning and Sudesh Adhana, with video art from Antero Hein and music from Adun Kleive, explores the expression of almost being a sculpture.www.xproarts.comwww.instagram.com/sudeshadhanavimeo.com/user23043259 Watch Trailer
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Created during lockdown 2020 in Mexico City, this short piece reveals an oneiric transformation through desire and loneliness. A woman shares some of the emotions of a prolonged isolation period, letting the audience travel between a sexual edge and the ironic borderline of human imagination. With the collaboration of MOC Collective, Zoon to be Other is an original video directed by Patrick Trigoso and Catalina Navarrete, filmed and edited by Sebastián Foss, with music from Héctor Guerrero.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/catalinanhmx Watch Trailer
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The Bardic Breakfasters are back with a brand-new show, with breakfast included! A pleasing plethora of pentameter, puns and pastry. A sensational Shakespearience, perfect for hardened fans and blank-verse virgins alike.‘A bouncy and boisterous take on Willie’s work’ (List).‘Well worth getting out of bed for’ (Independent).‘No holds Bard‘ (FringeGuru.com).‘Irreverent humour… clever’ (Stage).‘Side-splitting… glorious’ (BroadwayBaby.com).‘Full of fun’ (RemoteGoat.com).‘Sizzling’ (Scottish Daily Express).Free coffee and croissants! Fringe favourite since 1992. Book early.www.ctheatre.comfacebook.com/ctheatreedinburghinstagram.com/c_theatre/
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Step into the enchanting world of Ray Bubbles, international Bubbleologist and Guinness World Record Holder! Witness his stunning bubble sculptures, effects and magical displays, all inspired by his work with schools and science centres. Marvel as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carousel and even a tornado inside a bubble! Join him for an unforgettable, inclusive experience filled with excitement, wonder and engagement. Ray Bubbles is the leading professional soap-bubble artist working with special needs schools in the UK and Ireland.
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Hand-picked shows from our digital performance programme and highlights from our critically acclaimed short film programme. Pop in for quirky shorts; linger longer for a moving moment. Features curated work from UK, Europe, Americas, Asia, worldwide. The destination for discerning digital and film audiences. Winner, LiveWire Innovation and Excellence Award for Digital Arts Programme of the Year. ‘Both weird and wondrous’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Exceptional films’ (BroadwayBaby.com). ‘Delightful… perfect’ (TheWeeReview.com). A much-needed pocket of escapism’ (ThreeWeeks). ‘Spectacular’ (Scotsman). Programme runs continuously. Screenings can be any length (typically 30min-1hr). Some screenings at other times. See website for listings.
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The perfect introduction to Shakespeare’s beloved characters for children and their families. Discover brave adventurers, spell-binding suspense and laughs aplenty. ‘Hidden gem’ (FringeReview.co.uk). ‘Capturing the emotional heart’ **** (List). www.ctheatre.com
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A fun, engaging show featuring puppets and bubbles. Our hero, Bubbles, leaves the mundane bubble tub behind to embark on an exciting adventure across the globe! From deserts to volcanoes, the North Pole to the ocean depths, and even the night sky, our hero encounters jaw-dropping bubble tricks and meets a cast of puppet animals along the way. You will see a bubble volcano, a tornado inside a bubble, a jellyfish bubble and a bubble snowman, as we explore the world together. Can you help Bubbles on their first adventure into the big wide world?
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After experiencing loss, a solo neuroscientist spirals inward, journeying through memory, mysticism, science and the mind in this poetic exploration of altered states. Blending scientific logic with surreal storytelling, this bold new work merges monologue, movement and sound to explore the liminal space between loss, healing and transformation. Visually evocative and emotionally resonant, it invites audiences into a deeply personal yet universal psychedelic experience. Created by multimedia company PolyXo, this is theatre for curious minds and open hearts – perfect for those drawn to bold new writing, experimental form, and stories that sit between reality and dreams.
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Ray Bubbles, international bubbleologist and World Record Holder, is on a mission to master the art of bubble-making and create the ultimate square bubble! This show promises a whirlwind of excitement and surprises, as Ray uses various gases to craft stunning bubble sculptures, effects and magical displays. Prepare to be amazed as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carousel, a bubble ghost and even a tornado inside a bubble! The show was inspired by Ray’s work with schools and science centres. Join Ray and see if he can create the ultimate square bubble!
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Rewrite her stories. Write her. A one-of-a-kind multidisciplinary performance rooted in Nüshu, the secret script of Chinese women. In this ritualistic solo work, writer and performer Jiayi Chen uses her body as a living scroll, inscribing ancient characters onto her skin with traditional ink. Through live body calligraphy, inspiring contemporary dance and an original soundscape, the piece becomes a haunting altar of memory, grief and feminine resistance. The piece is a tribute to the missing women in Jiayi’s life and a bold act of rewriting silenced histories through the body and voice.
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In the not-too-distant future, ecological catastrophe has ripped society’s flesh clean off and civilization is nothing but a rancid husk. From the ashes, one survivor rises. An advertising copywriter. Join a stark raving adman at the end of the world as he tries to rebrand… the end of the world. What do we call this new dystopia? Who’s it for? What’s our why? As he takes the audience on a gonzo brainstorming session, our protagonist faces his own existential crisis: What’s a copywriter without a client?
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An autobiographical one-woman drama-comedy show blending comedy characterisation and football performance to tell the unique journey of Lucia Mallardi, a Berlin-based Italian former semi-professional footballer and artist. Travelling the world as a street artist with her football and her hat, she has created poetic dialogue between two seemingly distant worlds: football as an art and art as a discipline of sacrifice and passion. Inspiring audiences across Europe and beyond from the football field to the stage, Lucia's story is empowering – challenging boundaries, merging sports and theatre in a way that only she can.
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I’m a framer who has been trying to be a good person all my life, but as a result, my wife betrayed me, my son died, and I switched to the police force to survive… In a production that celebrates Bejing's cultural heritage, Lao She's 1950s novella is performed in traditional Bejing musical style by a Chinese troupe famous for interpreting his work. The story takes the perspective of a common man who, despite his personal struggles of loss and pain, continues to find love for the world. English surtitles.
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If you suddenly found yourself in an unfamiliar room with no memory of how you got there, what would your response be? If the only thing in that very room was a strange woman, how would you react? The UnderNeath is filled with mystery, humour and self-realisation. It makes you question everything you thought you already knew and poses the most challenging question we may one day ask ourselves: What is your biggest regret?
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Meet the ageing Jake ‘Mental’ Hughes, a psychiatric patient who believes he is the real Muhammad Ali. His voice shows anger, rage and sometimes indifference as he introduces us to his interpretation of a mental health system that has subjected him to 25 years of the painful effects of anti-psychotic drug Zuclopenthixol. In the face of government bungling and in the absence of essential support he takes on the world over his right to live life without ‘the Zuc or the needle’!
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This whimsical allegorical fairytale from China is about the world of food. It follows a peanut’s fantastical journey to avoid its destiny of being eaten, and so reflects the universal human experience of struggling against fate. Through its adventures in the Delicious Metropolis (the restaurant kitchen), the Food Refugee Camp (the leftover bowl), and the Flavourless Hell (the garbage can), the peanut meets a colourful cast of condiments! Along the way, it comes to realise the truth: although death is unavoidable, it can be faced in a way that brings inner peace. Performed in Chinese with English surtitles.
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Discussion, conversation and debate about the arts, society and life. In the digital world there's no greater joy than talking face to face. 300 years ago, a club was set up in Edinburgh to support artists and poets. A centre of curiosity and debate, where horizons were broadened, it heralded the Scottish Enlightenment. It was called the Easy Club, and it lives again in this series of discussions inspired by C’s festival programme. Topics, speakers and artists will differ daily but always provoke thought and further chat. Free afternoon tea (and coffee) provided. See website for listings.
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In this powerful one-man drama set in 2018 at the time the Windrush controversy shook Britain, Rodreguez King-Dorset plays a young white far-right racist party leader, a black Caribbean diplomat and a white Oxford-educated Home Office official. Each explains the Windrush scandal from wildly opposing perspectives. For one, a dark secret that he struggles to come to terms with will change his life forever… A provocative unmasking of a horrific calamity in history that forced a nation to look in the mirror and reconsider its path. ‘An energetic and passionate performance’ (Guardian).
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After eating from the tree of the Fruit of Knowledge and leaving Paradise, Adam dreams that Lucifer shows him the entire history of humanity and its unavoidable failure. As Adam travels through time, and tries to find ways to prevent this, the values that dominated society at different times in history are brought to life with everyday objects. Hungary’s classic philosophical play Az Ember Tragédiája (The Tragedy of Man) by Imre Madách is given a new treatment in this original non-verbal object theatre re-telling with original music, written, directed and performed by actress Flora Novak with music and masks.
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This captivating one-person show dives deep into the life of mysterious aviator, Amelia Earhart, known for her daring ambition. People fell in love with her as a romantic icon, but beyond the public persona, we see the woman behind the headlines, confronting her vulnerabilities, sexuality, insecurities and the cost of chasing the unknown. Through raw, intimate performance, this play explores her darker side – uncovering the personal fears and struggles that shaped her pursuit of greatness. A powerful reflection on what any ambitious woman might need to do and the price of a life lived on the edge.
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A gripping solo performance that plunders the murky depths of human psychology, exploring themes of rebellion, power and moral ambiguity. Hitchens, forged from the crucible of a controlled upbringing and law-enforcement training, must now confront the ghosts of his past and the dangerous allure of radical ideologies. As the lines between hero and villain blur, the audience becomes the jury that must decide Hitchens’ fate. How will he be judged? Where does righteousness end and extremism begin? A thought-provoking exploration of guilt, reckoning and the quest for justice and identity prevalent in today’s socio-political climate.
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Manhattan buskers, cockney con-men, Broadway dreams. Nina and Robert have high hopes for the big stage. But when they get mixed-up in a scam that promises them everything, they discover that money is the loudest mouth, even in art. This Side of Life is a feel-good Golden Age throwback musical from The Cambridge University Musical Theatre Society that explores the struggle for artistic recognition, the lengths people will go to “make it” and the importance of staying in love with the art you create.
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Aged four, Augustin never finished his food. Now he has a terrible habit of always cleaning his plate, and lecturing people on how they should eat. Today is his thirtieth birthday, and he's cooking dinner. The ratatouille is on the stove, his friends are arriving soon and everything seems under control. But that's without counting on an unexpected visit, and some unwelcome memories. Around the simmering pot, he is forced to examine his relationship with food, as well as his relationship with himself. Funny solo show about hunger, who we are, and the mess of growing up.
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Murder, arson and traumatic tragedy abound in this groundbreaking new drama by soon to be award-winning playwright Sebastian Maroun. A middle class family is pushed to the brink when their patriarch discovers he is going blind. As his vision fades, details of torrid affairs come to light which threaten to tear the family apart. The only thing that can save them is the journalistic instinct of their young daughter and a helpful stray dog who may not be what he seems. This is a normal staged reading. Everything is fine. Why wouldn't it be?
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Caspar returns to showcase his renowned sleight of hand with an all-new Fringe show. Stunning magic. Unbelievable skill. Elegant performance. Pure close-up magic and sleight of hand, with no stooges, no electronics, no camera tricks! All presented in style by an understated showman. ‘You won't see this level of skill anywhere else in the world. He should be charging £100 per ticket’ (Jerry Sadowitz). ‘Master of sleight of hand… Caspar drew the audience in to the point where he had them eating, almost literally, out of his hand’ (FringeReview.co.uk).
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A mysterious new musical in which three strangers are summoned to a secluded seaside manor on New Year’s Eve by the enigmatic Mr Dellamort, who leads them through an evening of revelations and eerie delights. Exploring themes of unrequited love, mortality and deception, this theatrical gem features an original pop score, live theremin and vintage Foley sound effects. Gothic, quirky, and delightfully unpredictable, it’s a uniquely immersive experience that balances heart, humour, and haunting surprises. 'Will keep you guessing right up to the dramatic conclusion!' **** (NorthWestEnd.com).
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A laugh-out-loud stand-up comedy show that dives into the messy, magical madness of motherhood. From giving birth to surviving sleepless nights, toddler tantrums and the "romance" of marriage after kids, this high-energy special blends sharp storytelling, brutally honest truths and original ukulele songs. Whether you’re a parent, thinking about becoming one or just enjoy watching others struggle with tiny humans, this show is for you. Hilarious, heartfelt and totally relatable, Super Mama proves that not all heroes wear capes… some just carry 17 bags and never drink hot coffee.
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What would’ve happened if Romeo and Juliet didn’t die? If Romeo went off and found himself? This upbeat modern coda to the tragic events of Shakespeare's famous play follows what happens when Juliet stumbles across a new-styled Romeo. Romiet follows the star-crossed lovers as they meet again and this time, Romeo is doing a very different job. Will they get back together now that Romeo is a drag queen? Can Juliet put her beliefs aside for the love of her life? Join us as we discover if Romeo and Juliet can rekindle their love in a modern age!
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A tragicomic one-woman show about the absurdity of searching for a home today. Miriam, a street artist, waitress and actress, takes the audience through a series of absurd and often hilarious encounters with real estate agents and landlords, highlighting the struggles of a young person trying to navigate an overpriced and increasingly inaccessible housing market. Facing the harsh reality that without a home, there’s no mental stability, Miriam explores the difficulty of growing up and finding a sense of belonging in a seemingly hostile world.
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A fully-improvised narrative play in the style of William Shakespeare from Thorn and Petal Stick, alias of veteran improvisers Hal Munger and John Mistele, founders of the first UnScripted Shakespeare Festival in New York. Nothing is pre-planned! At the beginning of each show the audience is asked to provide a title, that inspires a delightful comedy in Elizabethan language unlike any Shakespearian play you've ever seen before. Love, marriage, scheming and mistaken identities abound in an entertaining improvised romp – all in the poetic language of the bard. Accompanied by Sebastian Hochman on piano.
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An old book, What It Means to Be a Woman, given to Georgia on her sixteenth birthday, becomes the thread connecting three women’s lives: Georgia, now a woman in an unhappy marriage to a brutish man; Shirley, her long-lost best friend, now a nightclub singer in New York; and Maud, Georgia’s mother, the orchestrator of their downfall. From childhood to motherhood, the book’s secrets are passed from hand to hand, revealing the choices we make and the chances we miss. One Voice Theatre Company proudly presents this one-woman musical, with eight original songs.
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Celebrity designer Mat Sanders’ fabulously designed existence implodes spectacularly when sudden betrayal triggers a hysterical, one-man meltdown. Rugburn explores what happens when you’ve built a glittering life on a foundation of unresolved shame and perfectly upholstered defences begin splitting at the seams. Hollywood gossip, popper-fuelled confessions and impeccably appointed interiors collide in this fast-paced, filthy, deliciously deranged neo-vaudevillian spectacle. From the highs of styling A-listers and hosting makeover TV to the lows of underground sleaze and spectacular self-destruction, watch Sanders shape-shift through the dazzling wreckage of his life as style spirals into chaos. Brace yourself for Rugburn.
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This solo multimedia performance celebrates the raw power of creation and destruction embodied by a volcano, as it explores parallels between the cyclical movements of the earth and the emotional landscape of humanity. Through a series of vignettes, a combination of expressive dance, recorded narration, video, music and scent, immerses the audience in the essence of an evolving mountain. Performed on a set crafted from recycled and natural materials, Mountain Woman showcases the sacred feminine spirit, embodying growth, self-destruction and balance as a call to reconnect with the cycles of the earth.
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Jive along to jazz, party to punk rock, cavort to classics and experience electropop with our cherry-picked musical assortment. A powerhouse of bands and soloists from across the globe. Enjoy the warmth of the world through a hand-picked selection of of bands, singers and instrumentalists, and soak up their sound! Discover new artists from five continents! We’ve got bangers, beats, bass and Brahms! Come enjoy jazz, blues, world music, electronica, pop, classical music and more. See website for listings.
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The alternative late-night Fringe experience returns. A unique blend of comedy, circus, burlesque, bands, live art and speciality acts from across the Fringe. With a different line-up every night this is a chance to see some of the Festival’s most exciting new artists. ‘A smorgasbord showcase of the wonderful delicacies... wacky, weird and wonderful’ (AYoungerTheatre.com). ‘One of the most fun variety cabarets around... Explosive and adaptable’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com). See website for listings.
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God created mankind in seven days, but twelve children drifting at sea take the same seven to become murderers. Inspired by Géricault’s painting and Georg Kaiser’s play The Raft of the Medusa, this contemporary re-telling unfolds through image-based vignettes – a chimpanzee with painted nails, an ignored petition, a missing doll. Who are the figures on the raft? When we look again, do we see ourselves reflected? Alienation doesn’t knock – it drifts in. And by the time we feel the tide, we are already far from the shore. Performed in Mandarin.
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Eight teenagers take you back in time to an analogue age when telephones had wires and television was not so demanding. Square Pegs return with a brand-new, life-imitating-art play about growing up, which asks lots of questions about what it means to be human, but offers absolutely no answers whatsoever. Join Macready Theatre’s Offie-nominated Young Actors for 45 minutes of absurdist, fast-paced, fun-filled storytelling, to share time-travelling tales of nostalgia and a yearning for meaning when all seems fake. ‘A short spectacular showcase’ ***** (TheMumble.uk). ‘Another joyous bag of wild imagination, comedy and physicality’ **** (BroadwayBaby.com).
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A wild, hilarious solo show about grief, love and mommy issues. Candice Fox dives into the chaos of loss and a complex mother-daughter saga, blending raw storytelling with striking visuals. She explores grief in its messy glory, awkward moments and accidental wisdom, navigating the strange ways we stumble forward. This show isn’t just about death, it’s about mourning someone still alive, dealing with estrangement and how addiction distorts family history. Deeply intimate, darkly funny, it's cathartic, relatable and unexpected. You’ll laugh, cry and probably text your mom something unhinged afterward!
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Lily Casson invites you to join her in a world of songs and stories from a century of musical theatre. Sharing her favourites – some familiar, some exciting new discoveries – she takes you on a journey of how they came to be and why she hearts them. Lily has always loved musicals. Growing up in a theatrical family, she has experienced musical magic from both sides of the velvet curtain. As she shines a spotlight on the wonder of escapism, Lily makes musicals the star of the show. ‘Delightful, and beautifully sung cabaret’ (BroadwayBaby.com).
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The inspiring true story of the cheerful Edinburgh factory girl with a big heart for Jesus and for helping others, who could be Scotland's next canonised Saint. This down-to-earth model of everyday sanctity is brought vividly to life onstage by Rachel Callaghan – her actual living relative (second cousin). Stephen Callaghan's funny and moving play was first performed at the 2016 Fringe in the Edinburgh church where the venerable Margaret's body is interred and he directs the revival marking 100 years since her death. 'The response of the audience lining the pews… is undeniable' (Scotsman).
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Set against a stunning deep-sea dreamscape, The Legend of Shanhai is a magical musical blending fantasy, adventure and the bittersweet journey of growing up. In the whispering waves of the North Sea, young Beiming dreams of the skies beyond his island home. Swept into a mysterious undersea world, he meets Kun – a mighty fish longing to soar. As they brave whirlpools and sea beasts, Beiming learns that true freedom lies in embracing both roots and wings. Inspired by ancient Chinese mythology, this lyrical tale is a soaring ode to family, dreams and self-discovery.
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Scarlett Smith is an electroacoustic harpist and comedian. Tired of the harp's demure, classical reputation, Scarlett’s debut solo show Any Objections? defies traditional stereotyping. Instead, audiences are taken on a surreal quest to prove this unwieldy, celestial instrument has a place far beyond the orchestra pit. Blending live looping covers of popular songs, self-produced indie-pop jingles and fast-paced punchlines, the show is a playful celebration of creativity and harp innovation. Expect wedding industry musings, a fateful boat trip and an interactive gameshow in this whimsical world where chaos meets creativity.
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The Salem Witch Trials told through dance. This story of fear and power, fiction and humanity, is as important as ever today. Arthur Miller's classic re-imagined in a captivating blend of movement and narrative. The physicality of this production produces an impressive impact, heightening the emotional vulnerability of each of the characters. Ten dancers from California who are all incredible storytellers, directed and choreographed by Jacob Gutiérrez-Montoya, artistic director of Sacramento Contemporary Dance Theatre.
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‘Christmas Morning 2018, and I’m hiding in a graveyard from my family…’ Part disability history lecture, part autobiography, part agility course, part rant, part quiz and a whole lot of laughter. A Brief History of Neurodivergence will bust the current misunderstandings around neurodivergence – all whilst bouncing on a trampoline, skipping the alphabet, smashing the star jump challenge and occasionally pausing for breath. Join theatre-maker Fiona Moon in an embodied exploration of neurodivergence, and glimpse the chaos of a hundred-mile-an-hour mind. ‘A bold, striking voice reminiscent of an early Polly Stenham’ (The Bush Theatre).
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Colin has moved to Cornwall. Below his new home stands a shed. Forgotten. Unloved. Ideal for growing in – and according to one curious stranger, soon to be blown up. A post-modern gothic comedy about rural communities, isolation and the dangers of obsessively trying to fit in, Cold, Dark Matters follows a new resident’s rural retreat into the murky underwaters of a community in Cornwall, where everything is not as it seems... 'Beautifully written, structured, and performed. Loved it!' (Mark Jenkin, BAFTA-winning film director). 'A show that delights in storytelling tools and Russian-doll trickery‘ (LPTSA Nomination).
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This experimental physical theatre piece boldly deconstructs the philosophical classic Zhuang Zhou, Dreams of a Butterfly and the folk-legend, Zhuang Zhou Tests His Wife, to explore the essence of humanity, love and existence. Set in the lacquer garden of the Warring States period, the work blends traditional shadow puppetry, stylised Chinese opera and avant-garde theatrical language. The surreal world, inspired by Tao philosophy, intertwines reality and illusion. The audience embarks on a philosophical journey that asks , how does one prove existence? and touches upon the true nature of life itself. Performed in Mandarin.
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A mysterious message from the “future self” invites participants into an immersive space where AI unveils their projected histories. In The Waiting Room, choices shape a unique, evolving audio narrative, guiding participants through moments of dreams realised and challenges faced. As their future unfolds, from the fulfilment of deepest aspirations to a global crisis that transforms the world, participants explore a bizarre, unpredictable world where technology and humanity collide, prompting reflection on how our choices shape the future.
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A contemporary Kunqu opera adaptation of the Chinese classic Dream of the Red Chamber. Jia Baoyu, once a sentient stone, is reborn and guided by Buddhist and Daoist forces to realise the world is empty of permanent identity and intrinsic independence. Wang Pushi, a fourth-generation actor of the Northern Kunqu Opera Theatre, mirrors this awakening through his performance, discovering a generative and empowering transcendence of emptiness. A dynamic fusion of classic Kunqu with modern experimental theatre, immersive media and slow rock music. Performed in Mandarin and English, with English surtitles.
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Can those who overthrow idols avoid becoming what they once despised? In a rehearsal room an actor prepares for the role of Magistrate Wu, questioning the character’s moral motivation and in doing so, confronts his own relationship with performance, authority, and self-deception. Inspired by Pu Songling’s Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio, this piece invites the audience into a world where actors become ghosts, gods are bureaucrats, and belief itself becomes a performance. Traditional Yue Opera, classical Chinese instruments, and stylised historical costume create a layered meditation on power, identity, and legacy. Performed in Mandarin.
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Dutch composer/pianist Hermane composes beautiful songs with intricate harmonies. Before settling in Andalusia, he spent thirty years in Latin America, USA, Asia and Africa, soaking up the traditional music of each country. A meticulous composer, his goal is to create virtuoso pieces, endowed with a fragility that moves the listener – so different from the typical four repeated chords structure common to much contemporary music. While drawing inspiration from classical grand-masters, his compositions are palpably twenty-first century, offering an intricate kaleidoscope of colourful musical landscapes bearing Latin, Soul, Tango and Flamenco influences.
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Set in 1977, Damn the Dark follows five women navigating Soho's vibrant discotheque scene. Jean, a night-shift nurse, spends time with her sister Daphne, an aspiring housewife, and Daphne’s friend Layla, an ambitious journalist. The club’s regulars, Margot, a Gogo dancer, and Kim, a punk enthusiast, are each chasing their dreams. Amid rising violence and fear in the 1970s, these women unite through courage and activism, joining the Reclaim the Night march. This immersive production celebrates disco, punk and empowerment, inviting the audience to dance in solidarity with the characters.
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How can we inhabit landscapes that are transforming due to climate change? Re-Shape-Land-Scape is a dance-theatre performance that delves into the ephemerality of transforming landscapes. Original choreography devised to evoke the numbers of the coordinates with movement in multimedia live-digital performance, takes audiences on an eco-journey through three geographically diverse landscapes looking for answers: the windswept shores of the Norfolk Coast in East Anglia (52.96691, 0.532), the historic Panagia Chrysopolitissa Church in Cyprus (35.3413, 4.6333), and the bustling Wan Chai Reclamation in Hong Kong (22.2803, 4.1141). An exploration of the impact of human interaction on ever-changing terrains.
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Meet young wizard Hugo Listworth, who discovers he has a skill in seeing into the future… A storytelling adventure with beautiful props, music and theatre-magic, The Divination Tent is an immersive and interactive experience for young audience members encouraging creative play between children and their grown-ups. They will get hands on with crystal balls, tea-leaf-reading, tarot cards and astronomy to actively influence the story. The untold story is one of finding pride in your differences. In a world where there's pressure on children to succeed, The Divination Tent is an opportunity to enjoy creative play and discovery.
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Colourful and whimsical clown Bubblegum Gumdrop returns to the Fringe with an adventure filled with games, and physical comedy. This year, there’s just one problem… she’s lost her voice! But that won’t stop her from delivering a spectacular show bursting with slapstick humour, interactive moments and original music as she discovers new ways to communicate and connect. This high-energy family entertainment is designed for children who love to wiggle, giggle and get involved. More than just entertainment, it empowers children to use their voices – through words, movement and laughter – while fostering creativity and imagination.
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A bold, witty and moving autobiographical solo performance exploring queer identity, diaspora, racial injustice and the search for belonging. Krishna, a queer Indian-Malaysian man, attends a gay speed-dating event in Berlin. Through five-minute conversations, his regret and grief at never coming out to his late mother emerge. With raw storytelling, multimedia projection and poetic honesty, the piece weaves together personal memories, political insight and humour to challenge dominant narratives and celebrate the voices of the marginalised. It speaks to anyone who has ever felt like an outsider, because of their skin, sexuality, culture or class.
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This award-winning play explores the cultural, social and political significance of Black women’s hair. Through dynamic storytelling and music, it delves into themes of identity, self-esteem, race and resilience, offering a profound commentary on beauty standards, history and empowerment. The success of Black To My Roots since its 2002 debut at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, including its 25th Anniversary production in 2024, showcases its enduring relevance. With upcoming global tours and adaptations, these African American tales clearly continue to resonate deeply with audiences worldwide.
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Who truly holds power in the theatre? The writer, the director, the producer, the actor – or the audience? This genre-defying new work is not just a show: it's a conversation that tears apart the comfortable distance between stage and audience. Why do we come to the theatre? To escape, to feel, to be seen, or to be changed? In this bold, chaotic and thought-provoking work, audiences are invited to question the invisible forces that keep theatre in motion. As the lights fade, you might wonder: was I just watching, or was I part of something bigger all along?
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What stories must we tell to offer ourselves and our children the best possible future? This prequel to the Icarus myth takes us on a journey in, through and to the centre of a labyrinth. As we journey, we hear the mythical story of Icarus told through the eyes of a woman enslaved in her youth. She explores what happens when an unfathered father has a son and invites us to interrogate the stories we are told, offering an opportunity to look at how they shape our future and give weight to the past.
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An uproariously inaccurate portrayal of a party amidst the smallpox epidemic in 1810 England. The show is a mix of scripted and improvised dramedy that explores what happens when a group of young people in the regency era decide to get together for a night of debaucherous fun. However, their night of fun quickly spirals into a night of gossip and shortly after a night of full-on chaos, courtesy of a government-enforced quarantine in response to a smallpox epidemic. Let’s see if these young people can get a grip!
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1561. Scotland. Returning from France to rule her country, Queen Mary is faced with hostility from the Protestant lords. Seen as more French than Scottish, she has much to overcome as Queen, especially as a Catholic woman. The lords choose Henry Darnley for her husband, but as the marriage frays both Mary and Darnley find respite in Italian secretary David Rizzio. Flitting between comedy and tragedy, Into Thy Hands explores the bond between the Queen, her husband and lover. This tale examines homophobia and relationships, and questions: Who decides our fate?
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A wildly original uproarious comedy that brings the absurd to life. Follow Klein and Calvin, two anthropomorphic butt cheeks with big dreams, as they navigate culture shock, friendship and the perils of studying abroad. Packed with sharp humour, unexpected depth and yes – plenty of fart jokes – this play is a fresh take on identity, belonging and the universal struggle of finding your place in the world. Whether you love witty banter, heartfelt moments, or just a good laugh, this is a theatrical experience not to miss. Come for the absurd premise, stay for the surprisingly moving story!
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The number one Google search term for 2022 was climate-change – the first time that it ranked as a comprehensive yearly search term. Now many people are aware of its seriousness and are starting to think about solutions together. Creative art, from the Republic of Korea, are kick-starting this response from a uniquely artistic perspective. They use waste to make music – cellos from abandoned equipment from rural areas, stringed instruments of thrown away plastic toys – and compose piano songs based on the characteristics of endangered animals, to ask vital questions about the climate crisis.
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In its 75th anniversary year, we have forgotten why we have the ECHR. A living commemoration of a living law, this beautiful song cycle offers a new way to view the Convention, telling its story through the words of its British artisan, Edinburgh-born David Maxwell Fyfe. It shows how the seeds of ECHR grew in the wasteland of the evidence of the Nuremberg War Crimes Trials. Firmly rooted in humanity, David's personal papers, Sue Casson’s music and archive film blend in this powerful celebration of the Convention's protections. ‘Magnificent work about freedom, democracy, liberty’ (MusicalTalk.co.uk).
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I am the voice of the dead, cast upon the dry shores by the sea. The voice of the dead is the ever-present voice that collects and remembers the stories and conditions of life of the unjustly killed and innocent victims of humanity. At a time of humanity’s greatest development, we have commited the most dire crimes of war and live in moral paradox. Ha highlights the ambivalence of attitude, the ignorance of guilt, and the pleasure of comfort. An uninterrupted performance built on the performer’s voice and depth of breath.
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Remember the Kids from Fame? It's time to meet the Kids with Nae Hame. Experience what it's like to grow up in care in the 1980s, where songs from the American hit series represent a lifeline that helps the kids cope with their ever-changing environment. Witness first-hand the process of some of the kids having to adapt to independent living. And see how they are faring now as the show looks at the effects the care system has had on these kids – and what is currently being done to assist the care-experienced community.
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The Fringe is an Odyssey – where will your journey take you? Artist is a card-based workshop created for Fringe artists. It's a space to pause and recalibrate amidst the festival chaos. With a custom deck of conversation cards, each session sparks open dialogue on themes like community, expectations and strategy, both at and beyond the Fringe. This is not a lecture: it’s an immersive experience designed to spark reflection, connect with community and explore new perspectives. You're even invited to take the cards with you and continue the conversation into your next journey!
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‘Once upon a time, a milkmaid wished upon a star…’ Join trans artist Hunter King on his journey of gender self-discovery. This brand new uplifting queer parody musical, Maid in the Wild, Wild, North West is based on a true story. It explores themes of belonging, self-discovery and joy through storytelling and music. Expect Disney songs as you’ve never heard them before, bad puns, terrible tropes, a damsel in distress, an animal sidekick, villains galore and a hero! Feel the Pride, live the magic, and cheer as the story unfolds... ‘Pure camp, country, comedy’ (Audience review).
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24 July 1943. Rome. The Grand Council of the fascist government convenes to discuss the removal of the Duce. Inside a small study-room of Palazzo Venezia, the authoritarian leader, tired and overwhelmed by the failures of the Italian army, reflects on how destiny drove him from poor and humble origins to be crowned Italy’s supreme leader – and how much of his sanity he lost along the way. This solo tour-de-force by Tom Corradini offers a satirical journey into the mind of the sentimental and deeply human man who became Italy's greatest modern statesman.
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A joyous dance, irreverent and innocent at the loss of memories. Featuring internationally renowned Cirque du Soleil clown conceptor Daniel Passer and co-created and directed by award-winning director Beth F Milles, this immersive solo performance of spontaneity investigates losing track of one’s past while discovering and cherishing one’s present. The audience embarks on a surreal journey, finding hilarity, joy and unexpected revelations in the ironies of fading memory. Passer’s beautiful, whimsical performance breathes life into moments that challenge the mind, an unforgettable experience where humour transcends the challenge of forgetting.
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Have you heard the gossip? The improvised story of a small town where a rumour ruins all: romance, reputation and petty revenge! With audience suggestions setting up the action, a single rumour is born. Chaos erupts, relationships implode, reputations shatter and the quest for revenge turns hilariously petty. From misplaced love letters to scandalous secrets, no one is safe, proving that in a tight-knit community the juiciest gossip is always the most destructive. As heard on BBC Radio, seen at Hoopla Impro, Camden Comedy Club, Barons Court Theatre, and sold out at Brighton and Cambridge fringes.
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Juul, anxious and plagued by compulsions, discovers their fetish for choking. Ashamed, but desperate for euphoric relief, Juul retreats into their hole beneath the tree. With Juul hiding away, echoing the dark path of their late father, loneliness and worry creeps up on their mum, Annette. Constricted within the bounds of their arboreal home, Annette and Juul unravel the messy and absurd lengths we go to understand ourselves – and each other. Written and performed by Ilja van Ravels, this is a dark comedy about shame, identity, desire, belonging and the ties that bind us.
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Leave the kids at home (if you bothered to have them) for this interactive improv, sketch and naughty game show. This production features a real-life married comedy couple (winners of the 2017 National Sketch Comedy Championship in Los Angeles) who explore relationship dynamics, emotions and sexual positions. Audience members can even compete to win a titillating title! You’ll laugh. You’ll cry. And you’ll invest in birth control. Erin has been described as ‘fiercely funny’ and Andrew as ‘utterly silly’ (ArtsTalkMagazine.nl). ‘Their chemistry is enviable’ (SketchReview.com). ‘Wonderfully twisted and absurdist’ (Chicago Tribune).
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In this fast-paced, cabaret-style solo musical comedy, one actress plays six vibrant characters to tell the story of Tomi – a luxury-obsessed teen whose world flips when she discovers she’s the heir to the Kazakh throne. Thrust into a remote village, Tomi faces intense culture shock, eccentric relatives and a journey of hilarious, chaotic self-discovery. Featuring original music blending jazzy and theatrical styles, Kazakh Princess Diaries is a bold, heartfelt exploration of identity, privilege and what it really means to belong, told through the eyes of a Kazakh performer reclaiming her narrative with humour and heart.
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Uma Gahd from Canada’s Drag Race Season 5, everybody’s favourite unofficial auntie, brings you her one-woman drag comedy exploring small talk and big issues: fame, family, feminism and failed marriages! Stuffed with stand-up, lip-sync and plenty of hysterical pathos, Uma tells the story of her life – from sneaking into bars with her childhood best friend, Margaret, to breaking into showbusiness with her growing family. Part environmental theatre, part cabaret and part drag show. Come hear the word of Gahd! ****½ ‘She is warm, slightly daft and thoroughly loveable’ (List). 'Wildly entertaining’ (MontrealTheatreHub.com).
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Are you angry? This punk clown musical comedy show is very, very angry, and if you’re not, then you’re not paying attention. And Loose T doesn’t want to be alone. So with improvised interactions with the audience, short clown skits and punkish songs she will make you angry too – with men in suits, fossil fuels, fascists, plastic, Brexit, labels... until you scream, dance and sing along with her. And hopefully laugh too. ‘She surprises once again, making the listener have fun, reflect and sing along’ (RoadieMusic.com). ‘A highly intelligent and politically-charged performer’ (YorkCalling.co.uk).
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They’re sisters! They’re lovers! They’re cross-dressing murders! Two maids play out a sadomasochistic wet dream of killing their boss… until the line between their fantasies and reality blurs. Two actors swap parts each performance, role-playing servant and master, indulging their fantasies of control and wealth while on the clock as housemaids. Inspired by anti-capitalist metatheatrical play The Maids, Jean Genet’s response to the Papin murders in 1930s France which he saw as an act of political and social rebellion. Drag performance, audience interaction and gender-f*ckery are utilized to explore rituals of repression and revolt.
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Lavinia Draper, alcohol-soaked performer of a certain age, maintains her dream despite the struggle. The strife of ageing artists, most particularly women, facing unrepentant discrimination and harassment, and the resultant dysphoria and substance use, is profound. But Lavinia is the rare hopeful dreamer who never gives up on herself and inspires the audience to do the same. A one-woman show performed by Susan Campanaro that shatters genre as deftly as the title character severs the comic/tragic line. Brimming with hysterical comedy, dark sensitivity and harsh reality, the play features a moving score by Lynn Portas.
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This compelling new music theatre piece, inspired by the Wei-Jin era’s Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove, reimagines the legendary final moments of Ji Kang. Before his execution in 263 CE, he played the guqin, a traditional Chinese musical instrument. In Echoes, this zither becomes a spiritual vessel, through which his companions confront grief, freedom and existential meaning. Blending music, drama and physical theatre, the narrative intertwines metaphysical dialogue with poetic defiance, mirroring the struggle of the sages to reconcile idealism with a chaotic world. Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles.
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Step into a vibrant cabaret where the ancient myth of the Minotaur is reinterpreted through the eyes of Ariadne. As she unravels the truth behind the twisted legacy she’s inherited, she dares to challenge the myths that uphold patriarchal control. No mere bystander, she is a force of change, navigating the labyrinth of power, truth and identity. Driven by a genre-blending score and powerful, poetic storytelling, both psychological and political, this production transports audiences into a living labyrinth and invites them to question the stories we accept, systems we uphold and who really controls the narrative.
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Inspired by shamanic journeying and altered states of consciousness, this electrifying healing ceremony is a meditative ritual celebrating the human experience. Six powerful male dancers surrender to instinct, moving through a trance-like ritual that blurs the line between isolation and connection. Through movement, Rite offers a unique opportunity to contemplate your humanity, ignite a release of what weighs you down, and emerge with a newfound clarity: a personal and collective spiritual catharsis. Witness the intensity of energy, surrender to the movement and dynamically explore the profound connections between body and soul.
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Finding the right vet is like finding the right pair of heels… Take a seat at the InFurMary Vets, where Dr Fantasy reminisces about becoming a certified vet and watch her navigate her day treating a menagerie of poorly pets. Starring Veronica Green from Ru Paul’s Drag Race, and all set within a veterinary surgery set, Vetted is a show filled to the brim with quirky comedy puppets, original songs and fabulous drag queens. You’ll love this show, I Shih Tzu not!
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Hear the incredible real-life stories of Marvin and others who have faced challenges and turned their lives around. Find out why a near-death experience led him to turn his back on his criminal past and what motivated him to become the reformed person he is today. Now working as a crime-prevention activist, his motivational talks aim to reduce re-offending by inspiring youth and changing lives. With guest interviewees whose lives have involved challenge, change, change and transformation. Followed by a no-holds-barred Q&A.
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This contemporary dance-theatre piece delves into the emotional tension between the yearning for connection and the fear of intimacy in human relationships. Drawing from psychological theories and personal experiences, it explores the ways in which attachment shapes our behaviours and emotional responses blending movement, psychology, and visual storytelling. Fragmented in structure, each section of the piece portrays different emotional moments, conveying the subtle shifts between desire, rejection, fear and longing. This delicate balance between connection and separation creates a rich narrative that invites the audience to reflect on their own experiences with attachment, vulnerability and emotional complexity.
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Sometimes the world disappears in the blink of an eye. Everything is destroyed and everything recreated. In the midst of it, we forget that what matters most is home, where everything has a place to belong. Following a group of friends who stick together through their personal struggles and joys in a hostile world, Wink Wink Murder explores the darker aspects of childhood and children's reflections on death. Through fragmented narratives this new choreographic piece delves into the hidden emotional experiences and memories of youth, revealing the complexities of innocence, fear and time.
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Two-woman band Finova came together in 2024 after meeting as students in Aberdeen. When aspiring singer/songwriter Ali Kova, the stage name of Rachel Allan Molotnikov, released her first single Loved Me Too that summer, she looked to Galloway girl, Erin Findlay to accompany her with masterful piano playing. The musical fusion of this new-found duo soon led to creative collaboration off-stage too, as time between classes was spent writing and rehearsing. Hear Kova’s lyrics and melodies made whole by Findlay’s moving, compositional genius in this original, acoustic night to remember!
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When the goddess Nüwa creates the world, her twin children, Day and Night become imbalanced. Seduced by this chaos, the Night Demon disrupts the natural order, plunging the world into darkness and disarray. The spirits of the twenty-four Solar Terms awaken and join forces with the four divine beasts of Eastern mythology, restoring harmony between heaven and earth, humanity and nature. Pupils from Jingdong Primary School in Shanghai depict the twenty-four natural spirits marking the different seasons from the unique Chinese system, in this visual and auditory feast. Performed in Cantonese with English surtitles.
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An intimate, one-on-one multimedia piece inspired by the novel Fahrenheit 451. Based on Kyle Yamada’s play, this new immersive experience leads you into a world where words survive through spoken transmission. As you lie on a bed, distant landscapes and voices surround you. Wrapped in a quilt, you discover another’s memories through a multimedia montage of whispers, warmth and deep personal connection. More than a performance: you are invited to join the Alliance. When you leave, the cycle continues: you record your own voice and images, to send back to be shared with someone, somewhere.
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Compelling interactive physical theatre installation that investigates whether it is not necessarily a kind of love that we crave, but a physiological need for human touch in order to survive.
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A hilarious fantasy tale where you choose the adventure! Come merry folk from yonder to craft an original tale, with aid from your Story Master and a sprinkle of imagination. Fill in a character sheet, then watch your creations spring to life as they embark on an epic quest – or go way off track. Will they fight a dragon? Save a village of pixies? Get stuck in a dungeon and eat their shoes? Anything can happen! Your characters, your locations... their fate is in your hands. Come and roll the dice. A fantasy fun-filled show for all.
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When the ghost of her father returns seeking revenge, Hamlet has to choose: play along, or break the cycle? When she makes her choice, the ghost makes his and haunts her coat. Crownless fuses Shakespeare’s text with contemporary female poetry in a bold exploration of grief and power. It's a ghost story, a coming-of-age tale and a stylish love letter to saying 'no’. With sharp dialogue, unexpected laughs and a coat full of unresolved trauma, this show walks the line between comedy and heartbreak. If you’ve ever argued with a parent’s voice in your head, this one’s for you.
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Jaja has done everything right. First class degree, ICAN certified, determined. Yet all he has earned is seven years of waiting and unanswered CVs. From exploitative interviews to absurd job offers, his journey exposes the broken and corrupt system facing many young people. One company wants him as a bouncer, another wants free labour. Through sharp humour and raw honesty, Dear Applicant explores the frustration, desperation and quiet resilience of a generation promised everything but handed nothing. Still, Jaja keeps pushing. Because if no one sees you, are you even there?
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The Emmy-nominated screenwriter of King of the Hill, Beavis and Butt-Head, Just Shoot Me, Wilfred and Rules of Engagement is coming to Edinburgh! In his critically acclaimed one-man show, writer/performer Michael Jamin asks: What if the smallest, almost forgotten moments were the ones that shaped us most? Audaciously funny yet achingly poignant, A Paper Orchestra will change the way you think about life. Perfect for fans of David Sedaris and Mike Birbiglia. Based on the best-seller, which Vulture.com named Best Comedy Books of 2024.
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In an era where migration, exile, and political oppression remain urgent global issues, Büke Erkoç plays a young immigrant woman caught in the currents of history, as she grapples with choices that define her existence. A shape-shifting single suitcase transforms into a high-rise building, a bed, a consulate kiosk, even a coffin, as this visually striking piece of object theatre brings to life a story of exile, memory and resistance. Devised from Turkish writer Sebnem Isigüzel’s novel Hanene Ay Dogacak. ‘A poetic physicality runs through Büke Erkoç’s veins’ (Erdem Avsar, UNESCO Resources Blog and Briefings).
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There aren’t as many spectators in life as you think. This powerful interdisciplinary performance, influenced by the dance-theatre style of Pina Bausch, integrates physical expression and symbolic installations to challenge perceptions of social anxiety. Are we really being watched? Or is it all in our heads? This fear can stem from a distorted sense of self, but as Hey Stop!!! shows, there is often a significant gap between perception and reality. Contrasting exaggerated fears with actual social interactions, the piece breaks this misconception and ultimately challenges the fear of “being watched”. A profound reflection on modern social psychology.
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Özen Yula's highly acclaimed play takes the audience on a journey to the Ottoman Empire in 1558. It tells the unofficial story of Roxelana, who rose from being part of the Sultan's harem to become an influential figure within the state, mastering the subtleties of state governance with her ambition for power, even to the extent of sacrificing her children. The storytelling is enhanced with shadow play and masks showcasing the unique style of Turkish theatre, as Selçuk Yilmaz's music takes the audience on a journey back in time with Ottoman melodies. English surtitles.
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This surreal tale begins with the recruitment of a hapless newcomer to a rural neighbourhood volunteer association. Responding to a complaint about noisy frogs, he goes to investigate. He encounters a supernatural world populated with yokai, mysterious supernatural entities of Japanese mythology who sing, dance and struggle to coexist with contemporary human society. The result is a funny sideways look at humans from their perspective. With wild hand-made costumes, giant sculptural origami puppets and original music, this is a unique and mind-blowing Japanese experience for all ages. Performed in Japanese with English surtitles.
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Scott is taking a day off work. A quest begins that will take him through an array of quirky characters and situations as he attempts to answer the question: where does one find hope today? Pilgrim of Hope is an uplifting story of an everyday man, Scott Adams, who goes in search of hope. Trouble is – where does one find hope today? A funny, poignant fable about life, death, air-fryers and one man’s search for hope. A third Fringe solo show from versatile writer-performer Stephen Callaghan (Pew With a View 2018, and Oggie! Oggie! Oggie! 2023).
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Two bold and satirical dance theatre pieces, Four and Death to Duets, that confront one of humanity’s greatest mysteries – death and what lies beyond. This thematic double-bill weaves together both Asian and Western perspectives to present two strikingly different yet complementary works exploring the myths, fears and absurdities surrounding our final moments. Through a unique blend of physical theatre, contemporary dance and dark humour, The 11th Hour challenges audiences to question their own perceptions of mortality, shedding light on the universal human experience of contemplating life’s end.
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Rejected by Hillary Clinton at Yale, he now trashes her nightly on Fox News! When ‘Mommy’ announces her presidential run, conservative pundit Chet Bigsley's carefully constructed reality implodes in spectacular fashion. Watch one man's obsession spiral into a whiskey-soaked, saxophone-interrupted breakdown that asks: is cable news just revenge porn for the politically rejected? This late-night satire from Oh No Theatre serves up sex, politics and delusion with a shot of irreverence. Perfect for anyone who enjoys their comedy with teeth and their commentary uncensored. ‘I don't like theatre, but I like this!’ (Audience review).
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This original Chinese campus youth musical delves into the complex emotions and struggles faced by today’s teenagers and even adults, exploring self-doubt, anxiety and the search for identity. Co-created by teachers and students, As You Wish encourages individuals to confront their fears, embrace their uniqueness and discover their own inner spark through an engaging and heartfelt narrative. More than just a school musical, this is an artistic expression of the hopes, dreams and challenges faced by today’s youth. Will leave audiences inspired by a renewed appreciation of the beauty of individuality. Performed in Mandarin with English surtitles.
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The island of Jeju draws everyone with its charm and beautiful Korean dialect. So why couldn’t Sodam go? This captivating play invites you to experience the soul of Korea through the beauty of its language, culture and sounds. Delving into universal themes of love, loss and human connection, it offers a rare opportunity to experience Korea's distinct theatrical style, merging tradition with modern expression. The universal themes of grief and relationships transcend cultural boundaries, making this raw and poetic performance deeply resonant. Korean and English blend seamlessly, with Jeju dialect accompanied by English surtitles.
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From Wimbledon Music Hub comes this youthful double-focus show: a cappella and strings. You’ll hear pop, gospel-ballad, alternative rock songs from the 60s: Viva La Vida, the 80s: Hallelujah, through to the 00’s Scientist, 10s: Budapest and 2020 World Soundtrack Award song: Stand Up. And from our string group: folk, classical, film music, jazz and popular music too: From Ashoken Farewell and Shostakovich Jazz Waltz, to Pirates of the Caribbean, the theme from Up and of course Sing, Sing, Sing! All songs have been specially arranged for the group.
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Enter the world of Matilda, the extraordinary girl with a love of books and a mind as sharp as her wit. Featuring electrifying songs, thrilling choreography and a cast of young stars, Matilda Jr brings Roald Dahl’s timeless tale to life. Join Matilda and her friends as they stand up to the fearsome Miss Trunchbull in this inspiring, heartwarming musical packed with laughter, rebellion and a touch of magic. A dazzling theatrical experience for all ages – don’t miss your chance to witness the power of imagination!
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A compilation of some of the Beatles’ best-known songs from 1962-69. Arranged and played as you’ve never heard them before with a video gallery of rare images of the boys themselves. Researched and created by Beat Mutante over five years, the sings are performed with electronic instruments using instantly recognisable iconic sounds from the Fab Four's albums: Hohner bass, Gibson guitars, Ludwig drums, Vox organ and the Moog Modular synthesizer, played both virtually and live by the artist, Beat Mutante, with lighting effects and other surprises.
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‘Many times I wanted to step off the train of life, but faith and hard work kept me tethered to my seat.’ Cambridge-educated eye-surgeon Sola Amure returns to the fringe with an interactive presentation of his inspirational memoir Beyond the Horizon Might Be Better. The book tells the story of his life, from an abusive childhood divided between Nigeria and England to confronting prejudice from both NHS staff and patients as a medical professional. His presentation is followed by a Q&A.
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A joker assembles a foursome for a game of cards. But the game is not what it seems, and nor are the players, who may turn out to be figments of the joker’s sinister imagination. If there were a story its moral would be: beware what you imagine – it may come back to bite you. A Dangerous Whim is fifteen minutes of cinematic poetry. Through stylised acting, surreal videography, and a quirky soundscape of music, voice and noise it conjures up a strangely compelling world of beauty and suspense.A new short non-verbal piece from tarinainanika, creators of Tokyo Fugue and The Same Boat, also showing on C ARTS.Performed by | Nozomi Fujishima, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Kate Montgomery, Yukio TodoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeProduced by | tarinainanikaMusic | Kevin MacLeod, Victor Dance Orchestra, Mozart, Tania CokeSound design and operation | Tania CokeLighting design and operation | Kentaro Suyamawww.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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A precious and unique sari awaits the presence of a boy to pull it out of the wardrobe and drape it on his shoulders. In the meantime, the sari shares secrets with anyone who cares to hold it close to their heart.To listen to this piece: go to your closet, find a piece of clothing to hold close, and press play… 'This lyrical work elicits the perfect amount of warmth needed during a chilly winter night' (Jose Solís, New York Times).This Is Not a Theatre Company creates site-based, immersive, multi-sensory, participatory dance-theatre that can be smelled, touched, and tasted as well as seen and heard. Created by Mahesh Dattani, performed by Swati Das.www.ThisIsNotATheatreCompany.comwww.facebook.com/thisisnotatheatrecompanywww.instagram.con/thisisnotatheatrecompany/ Watch Company Trailer
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The Christmas story, Broadway-style. You’ll be startled by Roman soldiers, witness the oppression of the Jewish people, be in awe of the Wise Men’s lavish costumes, hear yodelling shepherds, and learn to love the hilarious Herod the Great – all in 60 minutes! ‘I was completely blown away. I came not expecting that at all’ (Audience review). ‘The music, the sound, the singing, the whole production was beautiful. It was really lovely’ (Audience review). ‘I think it was wonderful. The whole play was great. Gets you in the Christmas spirit and shows you what it’s all about’ (Audience review).CastMother, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Singing Angel | Ava BraticTownsperson, Singing Angel, Lounge Singer | Brooke BrownPharisee Father, Herod’s Singer, Shepherd | Chad CarffMary, Dancing Angel | Rose CarffManger Assistant, Student, Frankincense Girl, Dancing Angel | Isa CervantesShopper, Herod’s Fan Girl | Emily DeWoodyShopper, Herod’s Fan Girl, Dancing Angel | Mya DeWoodyTeacher, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Singing Angel | Charissa DomizioliStreet Lady, Townsperson, Midwife, Gabriel | Lisa FarrallRoller-skater, Teacher, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Shepherd | Lisa Hartley HillStreet Vendor, Tax Collector, Innkeeper | Guy HoenigTownsperson, Angel | Cindy IngrahamWise Men Entourage, Dancing Angel | Allison KervinTaxpaying Townsperson, Wise Man, Dancing Angel | Kim LauerShopper, Townsperson, Herod’s Cheeky Girl, Singing Angel | Laura LeeRock Thrower, Student, Wise Men Entourage | Nathan LeeRoman Centurion, Wise Man | Peter McCharlesTownsperson, Angel Dancer | Deborah MillerRoman Guard, Herod’s Guard | Jeff MillerManger Builder, Pharisee, Herod’s Singer, Shepherd | Colin PattersonJoseph, Herod, Narrator | James Arthur PattersonShopper, Narrator, Shepherd Wendy PattersonTownsperson, Sceptre-holder, Dancing Angel | Blakely PostonRoller-skater, Pharisee, Herod’s Singer, Shepherd | Austin RiosTownsperson, Angel | Jana RochetteRoman Soldier, Tax Collector Guard, Wise Man | Doug RothenbushShopper, Wise Men Entourage, Angel Dancer | Jenna RothenbushRoman Soldier, Pharisee, Shepherd | Joel ShugarsRoller-skater, Wise Men Entourage, Dancing Angel | Aiyana SivakDancing Angel | Amy SivakTownsperson, Dancing Angel | Susan SmithTownsperson, Dancing Shepherd | Aly Van IderstineTownsperson, Student, Wise Men Entourage, Dancing Angel | Brea WilkinsTownsperson, Wise Men Entourage Dancing Angel | Marla WilkinsComposed and Directed by | James Arthur PattersonChoreography by | Carina Torres-Brown, Haley Arnold, Deborah Miller, Susan Smith, Amy Sivak, and Wendy PattersonSet and Prop Design and Construction | James Arthur Patterson, Colin PattersonProduced by | Wendy PattersonStage Manager | Ian PattersonAdministration | Wendy Patterson‘Impact’ written by Eliza Vladescu, Ron Boehme, Doug Rothenbush and Wendy Pattersonwww.heartandsoulproducers.comwww.facebook.com/heartandsoulproducerswww.instagram.com/heartandsoulproducers/ Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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Set to excerpts of Glenn Gould’s rendition of Bach’s Two and Three Part Inventions, and accompanied by a luminous sound design by John Gzowski, A Perfect Day speaks to Laurence Lemieux’s relationship to dance over time, and her sense of self within it. Through a series of intimate solos, the work follows the performer as she recollects her past and grapples with the current urgency of the moment to share human emotion with an audience. Serves as a reflection on the importance of artistic practice as a daily occurrence, and the renewal of its purpose post-pandemic.‘Everything about Lemieux’s creative decisions feels organic… The style and control of a true professional’ (EdFringeReview.com)Choreographed and Performed by | Laurence LemieuxSound Design and Variations on Bach | John GzowskiWith excerpts of Bach’s Two and Three Part Inventions, performed by Glenn GouldLighting and Scenic Design | Simon RossiterCostume Design | Jim Searle and Chris Tyrell for Hoax CoutureRehearsal Direction | Danielle BaskervilleAvailable in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.citadelcie.comwww.facebook.com/citadelciewww.instagram.com/citadelcie_/ Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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Hilarious and heartfelt story about a Russian immigrant named Natasha who moves with her son to NYC in the hopes of becoming a Real Housewife and cabaret star. Along her journey, she meets a lonely Manhattan dweller named Lyle (Tai LeClaire from Peacock’s Rutherford Falls) and crashes at his apartment. Natasha discovers that fame and happiness might look a little different than she anticipated… Features iconic Real Housewives played by Thorgy Thor and Phi Phi Ohara/Jaremi Carey from Ru Paul's Drag Race.www.asipwithvodka.comwww.facebook.com/asipwithvodkawww.instagram.com/asipwithvodka Watch Trailer
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Ama, a female free-diver, hunts for shells unencumbered by diving equipment. This piece focuses on the 3,000-year-old culture of free-diving in Japan, now threatened by climate change. and and asks us questions. In a time when the climate emergency and oceanic pollution are major issues. Yoriko Maeno Tanztheater’s piece shows the life of the free-divers and their communion with nature – through dance, 360º video projection, and music composed by Thorsten Quaeschning (director of Tangerine Dream). Owing to the pandemic, the work is presented online as a 360° film. Here you will experience new sensations which can be only found through digital technology.www.yorikomaeno.comwww.facebook.com/yoriko.maenowww.instagram.com/yorikomaeno_dance/ Watch Trailer
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A pandemic-induced trip down memory lane, featuring puppets and a treatise on The Sopranos, is put into hyperspeed when a gender non-conforming praying mantis named E appears in Kelsey’s study. This leads her down a path of discovery of the patterns that shaped who she thinks she is. Before going further, she must uncover a truth she might not be willing to face – at least, not on her own… This piece leans into the voyeuristic nature of Zoom performances, explores the binaries we occupy, and asks how we can leap past old behaviours into the possibilities of the unknown.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.instagram.com/kelseysiepser/ Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Actor, impersonator, and song-and-dance man Frank Moran celebrates the characters of the Marx brothers as he dexterously weaves their lives into his own. A real ‘New York story,’ Moran spins a rollicking tale of his younger self and all his heroes, including his working-class family, the Broadway greats, and – of course – Groucho Marx. Riddled with stories both comic and tragic, Moran dances, literally, between the comic and the tragic, as he discovers how powerful wearing all these different masks has really become.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.facebook.com/frankmoran11www.instagram.com/realfrankmoran/www.youtube.com/channel/UCQh8DpbQxDBxDU9URn9I8Tw Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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1939: Bette returns home knowing she’s to lose, as the press leaked the Oscar winners. Bette takes us on a bumpy ride, as the tenacious actress fights her way to the top. Witness Bette triumph over misogyny, to win roles and compensation on par with male counterparts. Through conversations with her mother, her friendship with Olivia de Havilland, her four failed marriages and her feelings of regret about her groundbreaking court case, we experience Bette’s most defining moments; Bette at her most vulnerable. See what happens when someone who always wins… loses. ‘Magnificently witty’ (List).www.BetteDavisAintForSissies.comwww.facebook.com/jessica.sherr.5www.instagram.com/bettedavisaintforsissies Watch Trailer
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The Trial of God, Moscow, 1919, and subsequent execution: the search for one’s own identity, the dynamics of power, and the methods by which we are manipulated by the state. Through dance, theatre and humour, we talk about power and the search for referents when God is dead. inclusive, intergenerational, humorous poetic, compelling, dance-theatre epic. Created by professional performers and performers of diverse abilities. directed by Vero Cendoya and Israel Solà, director of the company La Calòrica. Nominated for Spanish MAX awards for best choreography, best show and best original music. Winner of the Derek Award for Best Physical Theatre, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021.www.verocendoya.com/bogumer-or-children-of-lunacharskiwww.facebook.com/ciaverocendoyawww.instagram.com/ciaverocendoya Watch Trailer
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Like all women, Jo has been called her fair share of things, many not so flattering. She reflects on the labels society has given her from ages 5 to 50, deciding which to accept, and which to jettison like yesterday’s fish. Equal parts comedic and heart-wrenching, this show is meant for anyone who wonders who they are, enjoys pop culture, has sought love, has been a teenager, is worried about ageing, or likes the Ramones (you’ll need to see it to understand). The stories in this show may be fully true, untrue, or something in-between.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.facebook.com/dellapinawww.instagram.com/dellapina/www.vimeo.com/dellapina Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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One of the 20th Century’s most impressive but overlooked figures is revived in this powerful, compelling tour-de-force. When Paul Robeson, actor, singer and civil rights campaigner gets too radical and outspoken for the establishment’s liking, he is branded a traitor, harassed, and denied opportunities. This rollercoaster journey through Robeson’s remarkable life highlights how his pioneering and heroic activism led many to see him as the forerunner of the civil rights movement. Features some famous songs (including a dramatic rendition of Ol’ Man River), speeches, and Robeson’s spectacularly defiant testimony to the Un-American Activities Committee. **** ‘First-rate’ (Guardian).www.tayoalukoandfriends.comwww.callmrrobeson.co.ukwww.facebook.com/TayoAlukoandFriendswww.facebook.com/callmrrobesonwww.instagram.com/tayoalukoinliverpool/ Watch Trailer
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A contemporary response to J G Ballard’s blistering dystopian novel High Rise. A totally compelling and heartbreaking distillation of young people’s fury about the state of the world they have inherited and the rapidly escalating housing crisis. Award-winning artists Nigel Barrett and Louise Mari were invited by Arts University Bournemouth to devise a show with final year acting students. The University responded to the strict Covid restrictions by commissioning a series of artists to make digital work with their students that was innovative and original and could not be experienced any other way. Recorded live from the UK, Croatia and India.www.nigelandlouise.com Watch Trailer
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Bienvenue to Chansons, the musical intercultural cabaret. ‘Soul-touching’ stories performed in ‘brilliant showmanship’ (Audience Reviews) about life and passion, from Ne me quitte pas (Brel) to Milord (Piaf). Live life the French way. Experience the joie de vivre. Created by the award-winning musical theatre actress Stefanie Rummel. Spoken in English, and sung in French, English. This piece inspires our own lives by looking at other cultures. As seen in theatres and cabarets in France, Germany, Iceland, Finland, US.‘Great chansons... passionate feelings’ (Rheingauer Echo)‘Quality, legendary songs with the deep meanings attached give gift of genuine benefit. As an educational music tour… anywhere’ Dall Wilson‘Rummel’s voice is outstanding… real moments of joie de vivre’ **** (TheReviewHub.com)‘Fascinating’ **** (LondonTheatre1.com)Written and Performed by | Stefanie RummelAccompanied by | Bogdan Pieleanu, Tom Schlueter, Bob EganAvailable in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season. www.stefanierummel.comwww.chansons.showwww.facebook.com/RummelShowswww.facebook.com/CHANSONS.showwww.instagram.com/stefanierummel1/ Watch TrailerWatch Highlights TrailerWatch Interview TrailerWatch Preview
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A videographic tour inside Museo de la Cencillería, Mexico, where four bodies in action generate the entire path of the piece. One of them is the viewer who, through the camera's point of view, lets us contemplate art itself, and the dancers in motion. Original idea by Marlene Coronel, with cinematography by Erik Jonguitud and original score by Alejandro Preisser, performed by dancers Tiffany Orozco, Bryant Pineda, Marlene Coronel.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/marlene.ctzwww.instagram.com/bryantpinet Watch Trailer
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The twenty-first century has seen the rise of a chrysalis society in continuous and accelerated transformation, from which a new consciousness emerges to face the future, and not-so-future challenges of humanity, climate and environment. Donallop are the Majorcan duo Pere Bestard and Joana Pol, who perform as a trio with drummer Josep Servera. Their music fuses pop minimalism and poetic prose, and explores the textures of trap, the rhythms of house and the beat of slowcore. Experience isolation, detention and courage in modern society. Recorded live at the Teatre Principal, Palma. ‘Compositional inspiration’ (El Temps). ‘Undeniably beautiful’ (Mondo Sonoro).www.donallop.comwww.facebook.com/DONALLOPbandwww.instagram.com/donallop/www.soundcloud.com/donallopofficial Watch Trailer | Dos ditsWatch Trailer | Aubons
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Elaine Liner’s unapologetically satirical play takes liberties for laughs, with the biographies of famous political rivals Donald Trump and Hilary Clinton. What if they’d known each other since the age of eight, assigned to be pen-pals as second-graders? In these heretofore undiscovered personal missives spanning half a century, right up until November 2020, we see their awkward friendship wax and wane in letters that borrow liberally (but not conservatively) from Trump and Clinton’s actual public dialogue. You might be surprised who gets the last word! Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2Watch Letter #1Watch Letter #2Watch Letter #3Watch Letter #4
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What does it take to satiate a heartbroken 20-something homosexual with a penchant for deep-diving into the sensory stimuli he finds along the way? In this hour-long piece, Michael lets us into his private world, and invites us to confront and ruminate on the beautiful, the icky, and the confusing together. This show is about sex. This show is not about sex. This show is for anyone who’s ever felt lost at sea and exhausted themselves swimming to shore. Dive underneath the raunch of this show and you’ll find a universally relatable, tender underbelly.Two versions of this piece are available, the film edition, first shown in April 2022 as part of the Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season on C ARTS, and the theatre edition, first shown at the Hollywood Fringe in June 2022.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Why was the Wolf in Grandma's bed? Did Sleeping Beauty have an opinion on consent? Were the Ugly Sisters’ feet really that big? How does a goose inspire revolution? Find out in this sexy, subversive cabaret. Join vivacious Madame d’Aulnoy in her 17th century Paris salon. Best Show, Newcastle and Dubbo Fringe Festivals, Best 18+ Show, Young-Howze Awards, 2021. ‘so sharp, talented, clever, mesmerising, funny and what a vocal range!’ (Audience Member). ‘Funny, naughty and sharp… magnifique’ (ChuckMooreReviewsAbout.tumblr.com). ‘I didn't know I needed a raunchy, operatic Into The Woods, but I did!’ (RndYoungHowze.tumblr.com).www.elianemorel.com/disenchanted-a-cabaret-of-twisted-fairy-taleswww.facebook.com/DisenchantedACabaretOfTwistedFairyTaleswww.instagram.com/elianedavismorel/ Watch Trailer
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The cinematic re-imagining of Akeim Toussaint Buck’s one-man dance theatre piece, Windows of Displacement. This energetic dance-cinema adaptation translates the acclaimed stage piece into a new medium. Featuring kinetic dance and a myriad of location switches, Displaced pushes the boundaries of dance storytelling. This memorable piece uses explosive dance and deep poetic text to tell an untold story from a place of humanity and love, transcending despair and turmoil. A journey of reflection, calling for global change. Created and co-directed by Ashley Karrell, Displaced explores contemporary challenges such as culture, place, race and imperialism.‘A compelling example of how to reimagine theatre and dance in a digital medium to reach a greater audience… Toussaint Buck proposes radical joy and collective action in the face of these forces. This joy reveals itself in quicker, polyrhythmic movements and the communal triumph of the others singing and dancing with him’ (Theatrereview.org.nz)‘This is a beautiful and powerful show… A powerful and positive film which gives a fresh perspective on the depressing mantra that immigrants automatically equal bad’ (LouReviews.blog)Displaced is a deceptively simple piece, mixing the personal with the public to tell a universal story through dance, poetry and film. Visually beautiful’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)hrough dance, poetry and film. Visually beautiful’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)Written and Performed by | Akeim Toussaint BuckWith | Arthur France MBE, Khadijah Ibrahiim, Pariss Elektra, Azizi Cole, Cleve ‘Rev Chunky’ Freckleton, Solomon Charles-Kelly, Lorina Gumbs, Giovanna Faith Paul, Acacia Paul, Kaya Moore, Cleo Stoute, Chescot Clark, Aida Fofana, Jimmy Cooke, Jordan Marcus, Kadeana Holding, Jessica Holding, Andre Johnson, Jacob Macima, E Wallace, Azhar Miah, Omari Swanston-Jeffers, Ali Akhtar, Wassi, ByramDirected by | Akeim Toussaint Buck and Ashley KarrellCinematography by | James WilliamsEdited by | Ashley KarrellMusic Composition by | Otis JonesSound Design by | Ashley TendekaiSound Recordists | Rob Wingfield and Liam GilchristCostume Design by | Audrey MaeMakeup Design by | Cleo Stoute ArtistryVisual Design by | Akeelah BertramLighting Design by | Matthew RoseProduced by | Ashley KarrellExecutive Producer | Akeim Toussaint Buckwww.toussainttomove.comfacebook.com/ToussaintToMoveinstagram.com/toussainttomove/ Watch Trailer
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In this laid-back cabaret filled with vocal impersonations, live singing and bluesy banter, drag king Mr Brake Down pays tribute to the wit and wonderment of the iconic Tom Waits. Gloriously odd and experimental, the show takes audiences on a musical journey through some of Waits' seminal works, whilst Brake expounds on just how much a drag king from South Wales might have in common with the California-born performer. Expect to be bemused in a highly enjoyable fashion by a show that must be seen to be believed! Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.mrbrakedownbooking.wixsite.com/mrbrakedown/doom-and-glitterlinktr.ee/mrbrakedownwww.instagram.com/mrbrakedown/www.soundcloud.com/mr-brake-down/heartattack-and-vinewww.soundcloud.com/mr-brake-down/the-piano-has-been-drinkingwww.soundcloud.com/mr-brake-down/grapefruit-moon Watch Trailer
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A striking and stylised imagining of Oscar Wilde’s gothic masterpiece: the picture of Dorian Gray transforms into a malevolent horror as its inspiration remains untouched and beautiful. This supernatural gift begins a dark descent for Dorian as he recklessly pursues pleasure and vice, leaving destruction in his wake. Thrilling drama, daring movement and music combine to bring this visceral new production to life. KCS Theatre Co have established themselves as an Edinburgh Fringe favourite with their unique brand of fearless theatrical storytelling and sparkling talent. ‘Theatre at its most effective’ (BritishTheatreGuide.info).This event will be joining our digital programme soon. Advance bookings for digital viewing are now availablewww.facebook.com/KCSTheatreCowww.instagram.com/kcstheatreco/
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How do individuals react to the same event? To what extent does your life, your mistakes, your hopes and dreams, affect your perception of reality? And do you need a bath to publish a report? Dreamliner is the attempt at answering these questions and more, brought to you by the minds of the Situationalists. Part-written, part-devised, Dreamliner is a surreal exploration of individual experience and the uselessness of British crisis management. Originally performed at the Act II and Homecoming festivals and at the Edinburgh Fringe 2022. See the play that they’re all dreaming about.www.thesituationalists.comwww.instagram.com/thesituationalists23_3/ Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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A powerful combination of film, text, sung and spoken word, exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwell Fyfe. His words intertwine with Sue Casson’s musical settings of the poets who inspired him on his journey along his stream of natural law. Conceived and performed by members of the next generation of Maxwell Fyfe’s family. ‘Tells a very necessary story of not only an amazing man, but also the hopelessness of man and mankind's hope for the future. Brilliantly performed’ (Derek Awards). ‘Richly layered… celebrates the concept of natural law’ (LouReviews.blog).A companion piece to the staged version of this work, Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Streams of Natural Law. www.englishcabaret.co.ukwww.facebook.com/EnglishCabaretwww.instagram.com/streamsofnaturallawwww.youtube.com/channel/UCKh0R1gZ6GQ7c_tgs4ebpBgsoundcloud.com/english-cabaret/sets/dreams-of-peace-and-freedomWatch Trailer
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A powerful combination of film, text, and performance exploring the birth of modern human rights, told through the eyes of Nuremberg prosecutor and champion of the ECHR, David Maxwell Fyfe. His words intertwine with Sue Casson’s musical settings of the poets who inspired him on his journey along his stream of natural law. Conceived and performed by members of the next generation of Maxwell Fyfe’s family. ‘Tells a very necessary story of not only an amazing man, but also the hopelessness of man and mankind's hope for the future. Brilliantly performed’ (Derek Awards). ‘Richly layered… celebrates the concept of natural law’ (LouReviews.blog).A companion piece to the film version of this work, Dreams of Peace and Freedom: The Human’s in the Telling.Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.englishcabaret.co.ukwww.facebook.com/EnglishCabaretwww.instagram.com/streamsofnaturallawwww.youtube.com/channel/UCKh0R1gZ6GQ7c_tgs4ebpBgsoundcloud.com/english-cabaret/sets/dreams-of-peace-and-freedom Watch Trailer
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Do you believe in magic? Bev does, but after the death of her son Jess she thought she’d never find her magic again. This remarkably uplifting true story of personal survival and triumph shows how she survived her grief and found new hope. Beverley uses storytelling, film, clowning and magic to introduce and demonstrate her new reality of unpredictable triggers, clichés and flashbacks. The audience are invited to share the new-found surreal humour she deploys to find peace after bereavement. Equal parts moving and magical, Finding Magic is a captivating story of loss, longing, love, laughter and solace.‘An intensely personal tale of coping with grief... a deeply personal statement and quietly inspirational’ (British Theatre Guide)‘Bishop is a friendly and open performer who also has a gift for close-up magic’ (LouReviews)'Possibly one of the most authentic, inventive and inspiring pieces of new work I have seen in a long time' Natalie Jode, Creative Arts East (UK)Created, Written and Performed by | Beverley BishopAvailable in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.beverleybishop.com/finding-magicwww.facebook.com/finding_magic_cic Watch Trailer
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An inspired, powerful and elegant piece with Flamenco dance and guitar. Aylin Bayaz’s contemporary flamenco dance combines strength, elegance and beauty. Raul Mannola's music draws on Flamenco, Brazilian music and jazz, giving depth and colour. Bayaz’s dance and Mannola’s music fuse together to produce an unique show of beauty and inspiration.‘Flamencodanza is more than just a show – it’s a breathtaking journey, with its fusion of tradition and contemporary flair… leaving an enduring impression on every fortunate spectator’ (Dancelife.com.au)‘Flamencodanza is hot, and you won’t see anything else like it’ (TheStageRaw.com)‘Mannola is amazing to watch. He does not “play” the guitar, he dominates it’ (TheTVolution.com)'An audience favourite' (Hudson Theatre, Hollywood)‘Pure artistry and emotional tour de force’ (LouReviews.blog)Best Dance and Physical Theatre, Hollywood Fringe 2022Award for Artistic Merit, Hollywood Fringe 2023Choreography and Dance by | Aylin BayazMusic by | Raul Mannolawww.eflamencodanza.comfacebook.com/aylinbayazinstagram.com/aylinbayaz/ Watch Trailer
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After death, your soul will be…? In the past, the Japanese imagined the soul was like a fireball floating in the air. Now, they don’t believe it anymore because they know it is superstition. In 1,000 years, can we still believe something invisible in the world of full of information and plastic garbage? From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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Princess Gayatri seeks to preserve her father’s legacy and the survival of her people. Can she attain her dreams? Epic new opera, the first in a three-part series from Mhyajo, based on Mpu Prapanca’s 13th century Javanese manuscript Nagarakertagama, with music composed by Franki Raden, a professor in ethnomusicology, and co-directed by Bona Palma.‘Fascinating and brilliantly scripted’ **** (TheatreAndArtReviews.wordpress.com)‘A brave and deeply ambitious spectacle’ **** (LouReviews.blog)‘Its combination of contemporary and traditional, of history, music and movement, is unexpectedly compelling’ (SeeingDance.com).‘A stunning story and artform… am now desperate to see more!’ (TheArtsBusiness.com)Highly Commended for Outstanding Production, Asian Arts Awards, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024OnComm finalist, 2022Highly Commended, Asian Arts Awards, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021Written and produced by | MhyajoDirected by | mhyajo and bona palmaMusic by | Franki RadenSopranos | Christine TambunanTraditional Singer | Satya CiptaMale Narrator | Rendra Bagus PamungkasExecutive Producer | Alexander TriyonoLine producer | Patar Pribadi and IGN Wira Satyadharmawww.7evenotes.comwww.mhyajo.comwww.facebook.com/gytr.artwww.instagram.com/gytr.art/ Watch Trailer
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Newly-crowned First Queen of the Majapahit Kingdom, Princess Gitarja must ensure the growth and safety of her people and find freedom from her powerful mother Gayatri. This brand new Javanese traditional historical narrated opera, the second in a series of three pieces, is conceived by Indonesian artist Mhyajo, and adapted from Mpu Prapanca’s manuscript Nagarakertagama. UNESCO designated the manuscript as the Memory of the World. This epic piece features music composed by Franki Raden, a professor in ethnomusicology.Highly Commended for Outstanding Production, Asian Arts Awards, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2024The trilogy’s first episode, Gayatri, was Highly Commended in the Asian Arts Awards 2024 and 2021, and was a 2022 OnComm FinalistWritten, directed and produced by | MhyajoMusic by | Franki RadenTraditional Singers and Sopranos | Satya Cipta and BethuLighting Designer | Iwan HutapeaCostume Designer | Kleting TItis WigatiTechnical Manager | Risdo SinagaArtistic Manager | KarissaArtist supports | creative tech, motion beastExecutive Producer | Alexander TriyonoLine Producer | IGN Wira Satyadharma and Patar Pribadiwww.7evenotes.comwww.mhyajo.comwww.facebook.com/gytr.artwww.instagram.com/gytr.art/ Watch Trailer
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Mina (Comedy Central, STOMP, MTV) returns with her highly acclaimed multimedia show weaving together hilarious and heartfelt stories from her New York upbringing as the daughter of an Italian-American boxing promoter. From wise guys to Muhammad Ali, broken bones and mended Broadway hopes, all the way to present day in Dubai where she pioneered a comedy scene while adjusting to a whole new Arabian world. Combining comedy, 360-degree projections and rhythm she'll make you laugh then cry through a raw and heavy-hitting mixed-cultural lens. This special live recording was filmed in Dubai.Created and Performed by | Mina LiccioneDirected by | Ali Al SayedDramaturgy and Stage Management by | Liz BainsProduced by | Dubomedy ArtsDedication | The show is inspired by and dedicated to Mina's parents, Tony and Patty Liccionelinktr.ee/minaliccione Watch Trailer
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A solo monologue from aspiring writer/performer Frank Conlan, who has a passion for combining comedy and hard-hitting, thought-provoking drama to audiences. This short takes the audience on a rollercoaster of emotions as drag artiste Miss Fit comes offstage from her local gig, and addresses the audience as she talks about her weeks shenanigans. Slowly transforming into her true self, s/he reveals a scare encountered when 'tucking'… a lump! Will this be something that is taken seriously, or is it that Miss Fit hasn't got the balls? Watch Trailer
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Merging concert dance and social dance, high-art and pop cultures, Heat is an ongoing piece that changes with each new performance and venue, offering a poetic journey from calm contemplation to ecstatic party. Choreographer Kari Hoaas, dancers, DJs and designers engage local artistic communities to take part and transform a post-apocalyptic installation into a participatory dance party, creating a unique experience grounded in the communities at each performance location. An environmentally-friendly alternative to the traditional dance company touring model, seeking ways to meet the challenges of more sustainable live international artistic exchange.karihoaas.com/2018/08/18/heat-2018www.facebook.com/karihoaasproductionswww.instagram.com/karihoaassoundcloud.com/niwin_music Watch Trailer
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Not a confession, but a way to let our entrails speak… Punk, heavy metal, movement, poetry and video art create an environment that stimulates the senses. Three women struggling to raise their voices against contemporary repression discover the suffering of their forbears. Exposes taboos and shines a light on the treatment of those dubbed 'witches'. Hexe reclaims the pain of countless scorned and scorched female voices. It breathes life into tortured bodies consumed by fire centuries ago, returning colour to long-dead ashen cheeks… It gives voice to their truths, long ago ignored and demolished by a rigid, patriarchal society. Winner of the Derek Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021.www.conchavidal.netwww.facebook.com/devalicourtwww.instagram.com/conchavidalvalicourt Watch Trailer
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An intriguing, soul-searching masterclass into the personas of jesters, jokers, and clowns, through the lens of the theatrical mask. From Greek trickster gods to Japanese Noh Theatre, commedia dell’arte and opera to slapstick and cartoons, join Professor Rosemary George on a rollercoaster through the joys and sorrows, comedies and tragedies of life, which probes hidden identities in human behaviour.‘The professor’s range and extent of research is clearly apparent’ (EdinburghGuide.com).‘A densely packed piece of work which successfully steers a course between the jagged rocks of academic dryness and the coral reefs of mundanity' (EdinburghGuide.com).‘Brilliantly and eloquently written… Thoughtful… Extraordinarily well-researched’ (Audience Review, Edinburgh Fringe).‘Quite unique… Informative and fun’ (Audience Review, Edinburgh Fringe).‘A truly thoughtful, educational and enjoyable presentation of the deep symbolism in the masks that we as human beings are required to wear. Loved it’ (Crowd Pleasers Audience Review, Melbourne Fringe).'Lively… wide-ranging… George’s extensive research is apparent in the breadth of examples provided… Those with an interest in the history of opera and theatre will enjoy George’s lecture, particularly the innovative linkages she makes between mediums… Charming delivery… Excellent' (TheatreReview.org.nz).This is a masterclass in how we become what we are not, from the 'tears of a clown to the masks of traditional Japanese Noh. It considers the jester as the communicator of the soul... It both touches on many different forms and places where the mask appears.' (Lou Reviews)www.rosemarygeorge.com Watch Trailer
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Hot Dog has just been dumped by her girlfriend, Dumpling, and now she must candidly examine what it means to live in a post-Dumpling world. Part love letter, part hate mail, this short confessional wrestles with the difficulties of accepting oneself and living life bravely. Who is responsible for who we are and how we are? How do we discover our authentic self? How do we accept ourselves when we are filled with things we don't understand? Join Hot Dog as she figures out what it means to reconcile with living a life encased.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Breakin', rap, experimental dance, beatboxing, ballroom community, art and community: all in one event. Featuring a breakin' battle, a member of UK Breakin', beat box and band shows, rap cyphers with Laryn Entertainment and demonstrations of community activity including the workshops from the Welsh Ballroom Community. A climate-friendly jam, filmed in the Rhondda Valleys South Wales, connecting the hip hop and local communities. Made with Welcome to Our Woods, which provided power generated from streams and converted into electricity by a hydro powerstation. The stage was built from wood and new trees planted. Lots of fun.www.avant.cymruwww.facebook.com/AvantCymruwww.instagram.com/avant_cymru Watch Trailer
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Cecelia’s comedic foray into therapy invites you to consider that your way may not be the best way. Revelations abound, like: we all grew up with different rule books and communicating with other humans is like playing a game of telephone. ‘Trust no-one’ is easier said than done, and being in charge is not all it’s cracked up to be. Cecelia learns that being a mother has changed her understanding of everything she believes, loves and trusts, and that she must grow an ultra-thick skin to survive.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Gravity from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.io-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.io-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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A quadruple-bill of four short pieces, Flow and Trajectories of Transitions from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Coordinated Distance and A Part of Empties from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion.io-multimediaperformance.comterukiokamoto.com/iowww.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100086313156221www.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59 Watch Trailer
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Explore environmental icon Rachel Carson’s nature in this wildly inventive solo show from fellow Pittsburgher Elise Robertson, who uses puppets, found objects, and stage wizardry to interweave her own messy coming-of-age with Rachel’s, as they struggle with their identities as artists, mothers, and truth-tellers. ‘An act of performance and activism’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz). 'Robertson is a gifted storyteller’ (LouReviews.blog). ‘An Alice in Wonderland for nature exploration’ ***** (Audience Review). ‘This one will stay with you. A reflection on science, the fragility and vibrance of the environment, sexism, parenting, and the complexities of human relationships’ ***** (Audience Review). Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participantswww.eliserobertson.com/imaginingrachelwww.facebook.com/ImaginingRachelwww.instagram.com/ImaginingRachel/ Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Edinburgh Fringe 2022Watch Trailer | Rachel CarsonWatch Trailer | Crop sprayingWatch Trailer | When you're doing all the jobsWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Left alone while her family searches for the missing herd, a Neolithic girl seeks comfort in imaginary friends. As she fills the cave with stories about her family, dreams and ideas, the reality of isolation starts to take its toll, all while The Thing Without a Face is drawing closer… This piece premiered at the National Student Drama Festival 2021 as an audio play. It was adapted for live performance for Brighton Fringe 2022, where it was nominated for the Brighton International Fringe Encore Award. ‘King’s script is simply sublime’ (Mark Smith, Noises Off). www.rebekahkingwriter.comWatch Trailer
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A sweaty man runs to a building with a paper full of ideas. This building is a place for those who are lost in life as bartenders, hotel clerks, waiters, performers and more. We have the time and skills to do it, but when and where can we do it? Bathrooms, bar counters, sofas, anywhere can be a great stage. We can all perform together with people living overseas! Always keep on moving. Light a candle with hope. Its flame reaches people and spreads from person to person. Now a new life begins…Cast | Itsuro Suwa, Aya Terasoma, Mai Kagimoto, Kotori Sasago, Katsuki Kakinohana, Ikki, Tamaki Suzuki, Mikarin, Motoi Sano, Miyako, Yui SekiMusicians | Haruna Minato (vocals), Ogaching (bass), Sho (guitar), Shiori Sugaya (keyboard), Ryo Arayama (drums)Directed and choreographed by | YamatoCinematography by | Yu NimiyaoProduction Design by | Masashige LidaSet Design by | Chikako Suzuki (daVinchi)Lighting Design by | Noriyuki MoriMusic by | Nozomated RecordsSet Decorator | Mizuki Yasuda, Tomomi EmoriStylist | Shuhei KaiHair Stylist | Bassy (Number Seven)Makeup | KahoRiAssistant Cinematographer | Ayaka NagakariAssistant Stylist | Noriko KasaiProduced by | Hiromi Kubota (Manohara Co) and Hiroko Sato (Paralleldrive)International Coordinator | Eri NakaneMix Engineer | Akihiro IizukaMastering Engineer | Moe KazumaSound Recording | Akifumi YokotaPublicity Design | Mari TachibanaPhotographer | Mitsuo OtsukaLighting Crew | Hironori ikura, Hiroko Ikura, Yuki MiyazakiProduction Crew | Yumi Fujii, Sue Kim (Sue's Special Effects Makeup), Catherine Hassall (CfAT)Thanks | N-cafewww.facebook.com/marubatsusankaku2020www.instagram.com/m_b_3kaku/ Watch Trailer
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As the British Empire struggles to keep its colonial possessions, Nigerian lawyer Tunji Sowande quietly breaks through multiple barriers to become Britain’s first Black judge. A fine concert singer and keen cricket follower, he muses on international politics and history as they affect the Black world from Africa to the USA and Britain, from the point of view of one who would rather watch sports, and spread love and peace through the medium of song. Recalling heroic sporting achievements alongside epoch-defining political events, Tayo Aluko delivers ‘a masterclass in performance art, research and history’ (EdFringeReview.com).Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.tayoalukoandfriends.comwww.justanordinarylawyer.comwww.facebook.com/TayoAlukoandFriendswww.facebook.com/justanordinarylawyerwww.instagram.com/tayoalukoinliverpool/ Watch Trailer
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Life is filled with the queerest things, none more so than the machinations of a mind like KC Finn’s. In this high-energy exploration of modern LGTBQIA+ life, the multi award-winning writer delivers poetry for the soul, along with the ideas and inspirations which helped these verses spring to life. Tackling puzzling topics from the perils of queer dating to taking up activism, working through difficult times and the tricky business of gender identity, the show promises emotional highs and poignant humour. A unique perspective in well-chosen words for queer kindred souls everywhere. Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.k-c-finn-free-agent.webflow.io/linktr.ee/mrbrakedownwww.facebook.com/AuthorKCFinnwww.instagram.com/authorkcfinn Watch Trailer
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Absurdist take on philosophy and language. A present-day student and activist, Sheela joins Ludwig Wittgenstein, Paul Shepard and Walter Benjamin for a spirited game of mahjong. As they play, her energy conjures Joseph Beuys as a mythological hare. Invisible to the players, he interjects cultural incantations, while the players contemplate how language evolved from naming animals to representing them with signs, and how myths serve the human need to imagine. Physical chair-play creates an escalating rhythm as tensions build… As the chair-e-ography builds to a crescendo, Sheela pushes back against male aggression and wins the game.www.peculiarworks.org/languagegameswww.facebook.com/peculiarworks Watch Trailer
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An intimate story in search of the tomb of ancient Egypt's most beautiful woman told through an inventive meld of history, performance and song. From an English country castle, where the quest began, to the heat of Luxor, where dreams of a dig were realised, this film is a personal impression of one man in pursuit of the find of his life. Interviews and eye-witness material from four seasons in the Valley of the Kings are threaded with cabaret interludes from Sue Casson and the Brannick Academy. ‘Bold… slightly mad, with a creative brio that is very infectious’ (Storyville).www.englishcabaret.co.ukwww.facebook.com/EnglishCabaret Watch Trailer
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A lighthearted comedy about university student Sophie, and her journey of discovering what it means to be a woman in this world. Whether that's being viewed as a sexual object, being judged on your appearance, or even having another woman in Ann Summers glare at you for buying a vibrator, nothing is what Sophie was expecting. Written and performed by Danie McIntyre and directed by Ethan Peters.openmouththeatre.wixsite.com/openmouthwww.instagram.com/openmouththeatre Watch Trailer
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Little Parts is a clown. She is also pregnant. And has always been. So, she's not really sure she'll ever give birth. But despite this conundrum, she is determined to find a good father for her Maybe-Baby; she is certain that at least one of the six applicants who applied online will be the perfect fit. Part confessional, part Bachelorette-wannabe, part puppet show – the selection process swings from absurdly funny to brutally honest as the identity of the real Baby-Daddy dares to come into view.www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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Three men walk into a bar – a Dane, a Swain, and a Thane. Tired of their tragic lives and nightly deaths, Hamlet, King Lear and Macbeth seek to escape their storylines. As they conspire to be free of their creator and flee their destinies, they are interrupted by none other than the author himself, Will Shakespeare. The tragedy escalates into mayhem and mischief once Mercutio arrives… Will the plotting protagonists prevail? Can Shakespeare stop his conspiring characters and save himself? It may end in murder, but whose? High energy, fast-paced comedy and the right amount of drama’ ***** (BroadwayBaby.com).www.shhh.media/#/theatrewww.facebook.com/TheMusicFirmHQwww.instagram.com/staceyhaberofficial Watch Trailer
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From 1519 to 1522 Fernando de Magallanes set off to circumnavigate the globe. Magallanes succumbed to a poisoned arrow, but his expedition was successful. This historical science-fiction play explores the first round-the-world voyage and Ferdinand Magallan’s relationship with church, state, his co-explorer Juan Sebastián Elcano, and indigenous people from five continents. During a 500-year confinement, Magellan strikes up dialogues with Shakespeare, stars and stones in his efforts to stay sane. He time-travels from evolution to globalisation, forcing us to ask ourselves exactly what the first circumnavigation of the earth has brought to us, five hundred years later.www.tshock.orgwww.facebook.com/tshockemocionalwww.instagram.com/tshockculturaemocional/ Watch Trailer
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Beverley Bishop creates performances and films that are thought-provoking and personal, quirky and embedded in humour. ‘Bishop is a friendly and open performer who also has a gift for close-up magic’ (LouReviews). Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.beverleybishop.com/finding-magicwww.facebook.com/finding_magic_cic Watch Trailer
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In 1936 Spanish Republican troops disembarked on the shores of Majorca to recover the island, which had been taken over by the military. The operation was a failure, and soon the Republicans were defeated in retreat, leaving many comrades behind on the ground. Survivors were made an example of, tortured, and executed. Mar de fons explores the consequences of these events and the following repression, and how it has affected Majorcan society. Documentary theatre based on real testimonials of people involved in the Spanish Civil War and the repression that followed. The Trial of God, Moscow, 1919, and subsequent execution: the search for one’s own identity, the dynamics of power, and the methods by which we are manipulated by the state. Through dance, theatre and humour, we talk about power and the search for referents when God is dead. inclusive, intergenerational, humorous poetic, compelling, dance-theatre epic. Created by professional performers and performers of diverse abilities. directed by Vero Cendoya and Israel Solà, director of the company La Calòrica. Nominated for Spanish MAX awards for best choreography, best show and best original music. Winner of the Derek Award for Best Online Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021.www.iguanateatre.com/index.php/ca/mar-de-fonswww.facebook.com/iguanateatreciawww.instagram.com/iguanateatre Watch Trailer
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Think you know your Shakespeare? Think again! This is Shakespeare as you’ve never seen him before – ‘trippingly on the tongue’… Migrant actors take on the Bard, reinterpreting his words in alien environments you will never have imagined before. They give his iconic characters a new life, migrating them into the roles assigned to outsiders by society. Hamlet is a meat-packer, King Lear a construction worker, Caliban a hotel cleaner, Lady Macbeth a housewife looking after children, and Shylock washes the dishes in a restaurant. This is no one Bard: Shakespeare belongs both to no-one and to everyone.’Migrant Shakespeare and Seyyar Theatre are a gift… Even hindered by an English that I’m sure they struggle for, their Shakespeare is pretty damn good’ (British Theatre Guide)‘A fascinating look at how those whose first language is other than English treat the words and meaning of the Bard’ (LouReviews.blog)‘Highly dramatic… These people grasp the undercurrents so well… It made me think’ (FringeReview.co.uk)Monologues by | William Shakespeare Adapted and Directed by | Naz YeniThe Players Hamlet (Hamlet) | Tuana Arayici Jacques (As You Like It) | Zülfü KaplanEdmund (King Lear) | Gözde IșikLady Macbeth (Macbeth) | Gülİstan SarbasLauncelot Gobbo (The Merchant of Venice) | Semba TekİnKing Lear (King Lear) | Tuncay AkpinarCaliban (The Tempest) | Seda ÇelİkKatherine (The Taming of the Shrew) | Eser RüzgarShylock (Merchant of Venice) | Denİz OkuProspero (The Tempest) | Özlem TașDramaturgy | Stephanie TillotsonMusic | Jan ÇIitakSinging | Hüseyİn ErdoǧanVideo Editor | Asli Tokmanwww.seyyar.companywww.facebook.com/seyyarcompanywww.instagram.com/seyyarcompanywww.youtube.com/channel/UClJlJDJKbTGUEb2hxv1pf-Awww.tiktok.com/@seyyarcompanyopen.spotify.com/user/3b0cyl3st83fthn2aubq6awklsoundcloud.com/seyyar-company Watch Trailer
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Irina, Masha, and Olya are bored, homesick, and wildly over-educated. Mom and Dad are dead. Only one thought keeps them going in this remote, military town: ‘Get the F*@k out of here and back to Moscow!’ A fast-moving, high-spirited contemporary riff on Chekhov's Three Sisters. Devised by the company and filmed in the historic Ellen Theatre in Montana, this adaptation of the Russian classic is a high-spirited meditation on grief, longing, and (miraculously) hope. Winner of the Derek Award for Special Merit, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021. ‘A spiked vodka shot wrapped in a production that magnificently captures the essence of live theatre' (FrontMezzJunkies.com).www.nervoustheatre.com/mommys-deadhttps://www.facebook.com/nervoustheatrecohttps://www.instagram.com/nervous.theatre/a> Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2
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A special school assembly harking back to the grand old days of the bawdy British boarding school, hosted by drag king and self-proclaimed "Head" Master Mr Brake Down. It's a right carry-on in this St Trinian-esque show as you, the student body, experience the academy announcements, receive a highly stimulating motivational speech from the Head, and hear parables, hymns and storytime as you've never heard them before. This cheeky character comedy show offers drag, debauchery and a dry wit that's sure to suit fans of classic British humour. Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.mrbrakedownbooking.wixsite.com/mrbrakedown/the-headmaster-will-see-you-nowlinktr.ee/mrbrakedownwww.instagram.com/mrbrakedown/ Watch Trailer
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Our story is human, that of a company built on the road, created through encounters, personal tragedies, and destinies. Who are we? Musicians? Clown-puppeteers? Madmen or poets? Why does nothing we say seem believable? And above all, why do we continue to play? We have been travelling for two centuries, attached to each other, storytellers from another time. We are those who were found, those who were lost before we were found, and those who stood in the shadows all along. Not really from yesterday, do we wander from one scene to another. We are the Lost Children.Mr Moon is a dreamlike cabaret that brings together musicians, clowns, divas and puppeteers in a riotous, order-less and borderless explosion, featuring artists from the Netherlands, Mexico, Scotland, Italy, Ecuador and France.Moon Cabaret, the theatrical branch of Snowapple, creates and tours captivating, immersive shows that draw on opera, physical theatre and cabaret with a touch of hallucinatory surrealism. The company has experimented with cinema, music, theatre and puppetry, engaging audiences at festivals including the International Festival of Music and Humour, Festival Off d’Avignon, Gavazzana Blues, Vondelpark Theater, Cervantino Festival and El Café Berlin.‘Mr Moon blur the boundaries between theatre, cabaret and concert… it is the music that drives the production, the physical contortions transform the songs into an almost ritualistic fever dream’ (EU Contemporary Puppetry Platform).‘Mr Moon makes for a bewitching, hypnotic experience...(it) embraces a variety of artforms that bring out the best in its eclectic, eccentric group of artists’ (TheWeeReview.com).‘Take a break… roam free in the endless fields of the imagination’ (La Croix).www.mooncabaret.com/shows-mrmoon-theatrewww.facebook.com/MrMoonCabaretwww.instagram.com/moon.cabaretwww.soundcloud.com/moon-cabaret Watch Trailer
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Performance is a metaphor and allegory of the world we live in, of interconnections, of incommunicability. We live in the era of global communication, but it has never been so difficult to be understood. We do not listen with the intention of understanding, but with the intention of answering. In empathic listening, the situation is reversed: ears are used, but also eyes and heart. What if we look for the silence within us: silence that allows us to perceive without distortions, and to truly understand the heart with our ears and eyes?www.saramarinelli.comwww.facebook.com/compagnia.freefallwww.instagram.com/freefall_dance_company Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2
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Join NYC@theFringe for an Artist Talk and discussion on the 2021 Edinburgh Festival Fringe from the perspective of New York City theatermakers who created shows in Scotland’s big event. Join the artists live afterward to discuss their work and their Covid-fringing experience – the good, the bad, and the ugly. Moderated by NYC writer and producer Anthony J Piccione of Indie Art Today. From 8 NYC Artists:Melissa Center www.melissacenter.comSarah Lazarus www.sarahrlazarus.comRalph Lewis & Barbara Yoshida www.barbarayoshida.comPeter Michael Marino www.petermmarino.comSarah Norris www.sarahnorris.orgTlaloc Rivas www.tlalocrivas.comJessica Sherr www.jessicasherr.com/bioCrystal Skillman & Megan Hill www.crystalskillman.com These artists perform in the following shows:Bette Davis Ain’t for Sissies (75 minutes)Hitler’s Tasters (90 minutes)Language Games (20 minutes)Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal (70 minutes)Open (65 minutes)Planet of the Grapes (60 minutes)The Revolution of Evelyn Serrano (55 minutes)A Sip With Vodka (25 minutes)Moderated by Anthony J Piccione:www.anthonyjpiccione.com/podcast1www.facebook.com/indiearttodaywww.instagram.com/indiearttoday
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A compilation of jokes, poems, and songs about a breakup, breakdown, breakthrough, and everything in-between. In his debut solo show, Mosher chronicles a failed relationship, bipolar diagnosis, and a year-long breakdown and recovery. His true true-life tale is told through stand-up, music, poetry. This well-rounded yet grounded storytelling extravaganza displays Mosher’s penchant for rhyme and rhythm, and the power of the spoken word to heal. A night of laughter, sorrow, reflection, and ultimately hope. ‘Brave, bitingly funny, hilarious, endearing, brutally honest, and BRILLIANT’ (Tod Kimbro). ‘Accessible and revealing’ (Daily Bruin).Available in our digital on-demand programme and was performed live in our Edinburgh Fringe 2022 season.www.nathanmosherisgoodenough.comwww.facebook.com/nathanmosherisgoodenoughwww.instagram.com/nathanmosherisgoodenough/open.spotify.com/artist/1LLskhIYNNVqFasmHmKtzmsoundcloud.com/nathanmosherisgoodenough
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This dance-on-film follows the epic journey of Odyssea, a curious sea traveller, as she encounters flora and fauna in fantastical realms. New York-based Quicksilver Dance perform with only their hands, painted to become vibrant characters. Across biomorphic landscapes of sculptures and fabric and set to original music, Odyssea offers a feminist take on the concept of an odyssey: she makes her way by helping fellow travellers, building relationships and trading, rather than through the mythologically typical (male) approaches of strength, trickery or intrigue. This playful and poignant tale of encountering difference promises to make the familiar feel excitingly unfamiliar again.‘Odyssea is clever, vibrant, and poignant storytelling captured at its very best’ (LouReviews.blog)‘Fabric makes a landscape, a seascape, to host boats made from driftwood and other coastal pieces. It all appears so simple but it's obvious deep thought has gone into every choice. The whole is greater than the sum of its parts’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)Created, Choreographed and Performed by | Mariah SteeleVideography and Editing by | Hans RinderknechtOriginal Musical Score by | Yoshiko Arahata3-D Mixed Media Artwork by | Raphaela McCormackAdditional Performances by | Lia Nelson and Anna Remuswww.quicksilverdance.comfacebook.com/QuicksilverDanceCompany Watch Trailer
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Alice is bored and loves to daydream. One day unexpected events lead her into the magical Wonderland, ruled by the Red Queen. Home of the mysterious Jabberwocky, it’s a place of friends and frenemies, but who is which? Why is the Mad Hatter mad, the White Rabbit always late and all the roses painted red? Was Humpty pushed or did he fall? Meet quarrelling Tweedledum and Tweedledee, a grinning Cheshire Cat, and a tea-drinking Dormouse. Join Alice as she tries to work out what an earth is going on and why she is here?www.lightsoflondon.blogwww.facebook.com/LightsofLondonProductionswww.instagram.com/lolondonprods/www.youtube.com/channel/UCWQpBbhee1Wbv0sF_7Tw3FQ Watch Trailer
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The most advanced Japanese tea party. Break down the prejudice and reconstruct traditional forms. Don't be afraid to go beyond the borderline. Don’t forget the primitive energy that happened in the past. We are walking at the top of history. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch TrailerWatch Preview
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What starts as an innocent search quickly escalates for 16-year-old Pandora, as the world of online porn unfolds before her. Conflicted yet drawn in by what she sees, Pandora begins to feel the impact on her real-world relationships. Drawing inspiration from the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, Pandora explores the dangers of defining oneself through the prism of the internet, and the importance of remaining plugged into the real world.‘Unlike almost any show I’ve seen… barefaced and unapologetic in its language and themes. Yet it’s also poetic, suggestive and nuanced, a clever variation on the Greek myth of Pandora and her monster-filled box’ Now Magazine ‘Berthiaume’s script is remarkable in raising many important issues in our attitude towards cyberspace through its open-ended nature and allegorical features’ TheTheatreReader.com‘The text is laced with metaphor, the staging highly stylized and the context surreal. Such a combination could have spelled disaster in less capable hands. But [the] world premiere of Pandora, a Youtheatre play about a teenage girl’s troubling encounter with online pornography, was an unmitigated success’ Montreal Gazette ‘Unflinching, Vital and Important Theatre for Young Audiences’ MooneyOnTheatre.comWritten by | Sarah BerthiaumeTranslation | Nadine DesrochersCastPandora | Cara RebeccaAlex/Firefox | Gabriel RichardsonDirection | VéaDirector of Photography | Martin AmiotProduction Manager | Maude LafranceTechnical Director & Assistant Director | Emlyn VanBruinswaardtEditing & Colour | Elodie Lorrain-MartinMakeup & Hair | Maude LafranceAssistant Camera | Ivan PeloquinSound Operator | Samuel CarrierTechnicians | Andrew Scriver, Emily SoussanaFrench Subtitles | Elodie Lorrain-MartinSet Documentation | Théo GagnéSet Designer | Martin SiroisCostumes & Props | Ariane ValadeSound Designer | Guillaume LévesqueSound Editing | Thierry GauthierSound Mix | Pako MamouniProduced by | Productions UPExecutive Producer | Youtheatrewww.youtheatre.cafacebook.com/YoutheatreMontreal instagram.com/youtheatremtl/ Watch Trailer
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Clearing out their late mother’s belongings, two siblings in Kenosha discover a package containing a record, suggesting a possible hidden romantic link between their grandmother and African-American singer and activist Paul Robeson, dating back to 1949. Watching coverage of protests at the latest police shooting happening in their city, they recall her story of racist, anti-Semitic and anti-Communist protests at a Robeson concert outside Peekskill, NY. The tense and uncertain run-up to the November 2020 elections reveals the best and the worst of their country in violent conflict, in a repeat of that hot summer of 1949.This is an imagined story based around the Peekskill and Kenosha happenings.‘A political and cultural feast, delivered with panache, humour and plenty of sumptuous baritone’ ***** (Morning Star)‘The writing was authentic and the dialogue delivered incredibly well by the cast. [An] emotional and powerful piece of theatre’ (Number9Reviews.blogspot.com)‘Thoroughly compelling and highly educational’ (Writebase.co.uk)Written by | Tayo AlukoCast in order of appearanceAdele Spears | Ananda Bena-WeberGeorge Simons | Bob WeickPaul Robeson | Tayo AlukoCharlie Daniels | Nils SwansonBenjamin Winger | Michael BiasJessica Winger | Lisa MerrillEssie Robeson | Leslie McCurdyPaul Robeson, Jr | Mark AtkinsonLloyd Brown | Darryl Van LeerHelen Rosen | Michelle PaulsSidney Danis | David RovicsPianist | Dennis NelsonDirected by | Olusola Oyeleyewww.tayoalukoandfriends.comwww.robesonslovesong.comwww.facebook.com/TayoAlukoandFriendswww.instagram.com/tayoalukoinliverpool/ Watch Trailer
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A wildly quirky piece of physical theatre from Japan. Watching PeoplePeople is like peering into the minds of its five characters: a professor, a punk, a pierrot, a patient and a pupil. The experience is strangely humanising and somewhat mad. The movements are carefully crafted and highly stylised through the unique theatrical language of Corporeal Mime. The characters speak in their native tongue (Japanese, Chinese, English). There is no story. There is no set. Just five people, being people, in their own surreal way.Created and performed by | Tomoki Nonaka, Ruxun Dai, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya Tsujimoto, Harry DeanDirected by | Kentaro Suyama, Tania CokeAssistant direction | Yukiko MasuiMusic by | Tania Coke, Henry Morse, DreamylapseProjected images by | Kentaro SuyamaLights by | Kentaro SuyamaProduced by | tarinainanikawww.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Stories of five fictional women, fundamentally different and unconnected, but sharing the same core: the pain of living on when something essential is taken away. Human trafficking, family separation, suicide, depression, and rape are some of the themes explored in this original piece. Based on true events, accounts and testimonies. A reminder of the human stories behind news and statistics, told through poetry, dance, and monologues. In 1936 Spanish Republican troops disembarked on the shores of Majorca to recover the island, which had been taken over by the military. The operation was a failure, and soon the Republicans were defeated in retreat, leaving many comrades behind on the ground. Survivors were made an example of, tortured, and executed. Mar de fons explores the consequences of these events and the following repression, and how it has affected Majorcan society. Documentary theatre based on real testimonials of people involved in the Spanish Civil War and repression that followed. Winner of the Derek Award for Best Overseas Show, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021. Writer/performer: Lennora Esi. Producer: Rzgar Hama. ‘A powerful piece! There are many levels displayed through the performance of these powerful stories’ (George Belliveau). ‘What a profoundly important piece of work’ (Marvin Westwood).www.skytheatregroup.com Watch Trailer
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Open the door to No 19, where love hits the rocks like gin and tonic… In Eva’s world, time has eclipsed. Control is her vice and to be forgotten is her greatest fear. Meet David, her forever child. All he wants is to meet a nice lady and start a life of his own. But will Mammy ever let him go? Pheromone spits fire, glamour, and the wrath of God into 1950s Ireland. ‘Just pure theatre in its look and style… dramatically Pheromone hits all the right notes’ **** (Everything-Theatre.co.uk). ‘Chilling’ (LouReviews.blog). ‘Clear vision… thought-provoking… engaging characters’ (OughtToBeClowns.com).www.lipzinctheatre.comwww.facebook.com/LipZincwww.instagram.com/lipzinc_theatrewww.tiktok.com/lipzinc_theatre Watch Trailer
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A site-specific, immersive, and participatory experience that takes place in your own bathtub. (Theatre-stayers may substitute a foot bath, if desired.) Join us for poetry, singing, and dances for small appendages. Has been performed in over 34 countries in multiple languages. ‘Incredibly soothing’ (Guardian). ‘Turns the limitations of quarantine into a precious gift’ (TheTheatreTimes.com). ‘Gives a new literal meaning to immersive theater’ (Jonathan Mandell, www.NewYorkTheater.me).This Is Not a Theatre Company creates site-based, immersive, multi-sensory, participatory dance-theatre that can be smelled, touched, and tasted as well as seen and heard.Conceived and directed by EB Mee, materials by Jenny Lyn Bader, Jonathan Matthews-Guzman, Juan Ortiz, ee cummings, and Rumi. Performed by Lynnette R Freeman, with piano by Lucy Yao.www.ThisIsNotATheatreCompany.comwww.facebook.com/thisisnotatheatrecompanywww.instagram.con/thisisnotatheatrecompany/ Watch Company TrailerListen to Show Trailer (English)
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Inspired by the allegorical Chinese myth of Pangu, and choreographed by Kuik Swee Boon (Singapore) and Kim Jae Duk (Korea), this contemporary dance piece presents the idea of transculturation as a convergence of cultures across geographical, historical, social and physical boundaries. Created in collaboration with award-winning Taiwanese musician Wang Yu-jun, the performance is hosted and co-performed by two disabled artists Wheelsmith (Danial Bawthan) and Tung Ka Wai. Produced by The Human Expression (T.H.E) Dance Company and commissioned by Singapore Chinese Cultural Centre, the full-length dance show premiered live in Singapore in May as part of the Cultural Extravaganza Festival 2021.www.the-dancecompany.comwww.facebook.com/THEDanceCowww.instagram.com/thehumanexpressionwww.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxsEW_SZ9suwsfjRrADMqCy5AD5tb28xGAccess Audio DescriptionPlease note that audio description includes pre-show notes, and the show video should only be played when you hear the bell at the 5-minute mark Watch TrailerWatch Trailer – SeungMuWatch Trailer – The Notion of Transculturation
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Today our clothes are kept waiting to go out and vibrate again in the streets. A videographic piece born from imagining the life-cycle of the textiles in which we live our lives, and from fantasising about the longing of our clothes to feel the skin again. Explores issues of ecology, humanity and quotidian habits. Created by award-winning Mexico City-based duo Daniela and Sergio Vázquez.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/danielavazcowww.instagram.com/sergiosearchvimeo.com/user21628450 Watch Trailer
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This innovative interdisciplinary short film and performance piece weaves together contemporary lyrical dance, archive footage, animation and storytelling, to tell the stories of generations of displaced people in their own words. Created by a collaboration of Liberty EU Portfolio artists – choreographer and storyteller Akeim Toussaint Buck, filmmaker Ashley Karrell, animator Benedetta Fasson and writer mandla rae – from the Reckoning with Refugeedom archives held at the University of Manchester.‘A call to action’ (WellingtonReviews.co.nz)Choreographer, Storyteller and Performer | Akeim Toussaint BuckFilmmaker, Editor and Sound Mixer | Ashley KarrellAnimator | Benedetta FassonWriter | mandla raeProduced by | ArtReachwww.toussainttomove.comreckoningwithrefugeedom.wordpress.comfacebook.com/ToussaintToMoveinstagram.com/toussainttomove/ Watch Trailer
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A drunk, a clown, a disabled soldier, an old crone. A moth, a mirror, a muse. Welcome to the world of Rey Camoy, Japanese painter of the human soul. tarinainanika’s latest production shows the artist in his studio, surrounded by the characters from his creations. The drama unfolds without a word, with intricate ensemble-work and breath-taking physicality. It’s a gut-wrenching love song to beauty – the kind worth living and dying for.‘One of the most exquisite pieces I have seen in a long time’ ***** (BritishTheatre.com).‘A tour de force of physical theatre’ ****(*) (Salterton Arts Review).Cast | Kentaro Suyama, Tania Coke, Ryuta Kawai, Yukiko Masui, Teruya Sugimoto, Masaya TsujimotoDirected by | Kentaro Suyama and Tania CokeMusic by | Tania CokeVideo by | Kentaro SuyamaFilm version directed and edited by | Taro MizunoFilm version planning and production by | SCS Osakawww.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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Button lives in an alleyway surrounded by cardboard boxes and items rescued from the bin. With sidekick Chawana, a sprouting seedling, he shares the absurdity of modern consumerism and over-development, while reflecting on the importance of meaningful relationships. Created by eleven artists from Mexico and Chile, fusing clown, gestural theatre and live illustration in a show for audiences of all ages. ‘Excitement, of laughter and tenderness that would be a pity to miss’ (Vaucluse Matin). ‘Pure visual and gestural poetry for this burlesque and graphic show, both funny and touching’ (LibreTheatre.fr). ‘Uplifting! We love it!’ (La Provence). www.circonciente.comwww.facebook.com/circonciente.circo.teatrowww.instagram.com/circonciente/Watch Trailer
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When Rob got on his ship, he didn't know he would never reach his destination. But maybe fate had a place reserved for him: an island where all he will find is himself. When life drifts, imagination becomes our only lifeboat. Dear audience, thank you for coming to join Rob in his solitude. But don't yell at him, don't call him: he won't be able to hear you. Even though his island seems to be on the outside, it actually resides inside him. Sit back, relax, and have a pleasant shipwreck…www.teatredelabast.es/robwww.facebook.com/TeatreDelAbastwww.instagram.com/teatre_abast_oficial/webaddress Watch Trailer
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A moving piece of contemporary physical dance theatre drawing on testimonies of the Spanish Civil War. Cia Miquel Barcelona create a visceral piece which is as powerful as it is haunting. Rojos grew from a 2-year research project on the post-Civil War period. The language of dance allows the company to bring the period to life using the performance and research as a way to listen and learn about the past. The piece also seeks to highlight untold stories, making them visible to audiences for the first time.www.miquelbarcelona.comwww.instagram.com/miquelbarcelona/ Watch Trailer
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Shame. That uncomfortable, ugly thing that we all carry around, but rarely look closely at. So what happens if we stage it, and by doing so, reclaim it and take away its power? Six women from across the UK – and 10 hours of virtual rehearsal – bring you this experiment in building shame-resilience through devised, digital performance art. The cast confronts the unspoken and the uncomfortable with care, humour and creativity in this original new piece.www.sheadonovan.org/indigo-arts-collectivewww.facebook.com/theindigoartscollectivewww.instagram.com/indigoartscollective Watch Trailer
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Lucifer, the fallen angel, begs God’s permission to return to Heaven: ‘You forgave everyone, but me. Why not me? I was first.’ Are Satan and God within the eyes and deeds of humankind? Is Satan responsible for all he is accused of? Have we ever heard him testify? Labelled ‘Father of Lies’ and ‘Prince of Darkness’, Satan puts forward his case: ‘Who says your way is right? They have forgotten you.’ This original piece explores and opens a conversation about religion, faith and humanity that is normally taboo or censored. A solo tour-de-force with music and movement.Winner of the Derek Award for Spirit of the Fringe, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2021Winner of the Derek Award for Best Drama, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023Offie Award nominated, Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2023‘Original… fresh’ (LouReviews.blog)‘Mesmerising, seductive and powerful… hauntingly beautiful… I’m blown away by the quality of the writing… Deaon is an electric performer… His words get under your skin and stay there’ (NicsReviews2021.wordpress.com)satanvsgod.comwww.facebook.com/satanvsgod.officialwww.instagram.com/satanvsgod.official Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2Watch Trailer #3
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Three solo dance works based on Gibson’s affordance theory performed in three spaces by international Japanese choreographer Akiko Ono. A white classroom is the setting for Gestures; a black room sets the scene for Meditation; in a space among delicate floating sculptures created by Tomoyo Hirairwa, she explores The Bottom of the Sea. Each space evokes a different physical and emotional response in the dancer as she uses her body and original ideas to perform three contrasting solos devised in collaboration with award-winning Canadian choreographer, Takako Segawa. This thought-provoking triple-bill questions the effect of the environment on our well-being.www.akikodanceproject.comwww.facebook.com/taichidancewww.instagram.com/akikodanceproject/ Watch Trailer
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Trapped in a manor house, two hapless Glaswegian detectives must investigate the deaths of each family member, but try not to become victims themselves… A time-warp murder mystery, wrapped in a comedy set in Edinburgh. If you like thrillers, time travel, warped comedy and Edinburgh, you'll love this new piece. In the best tradition of the Fringe, Some Things Are Better Left Unsaid warps your brain, tickles your ribs and celebrates Scotland. Written and directed by Justin Goldstein.www.shhh.media/#/theatrewww.facebook.com/TheMusicFirmHQwww.instagram.com/staceyhaberofficial Watch Trailer – MysteryWatch Trailer – Bromance 1Watch Trailer – Bromance 2Watch Trailer – Frederick’s Decline
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Darkly-comedic Korean social satire with innovative staging and colourful physicality. Exhausted by his job and his noisy neighbour keeping him up at night, the man in apartment 709 picks up a parcel for 109 by mistake. This wakens a thrill and he begins to steal other parcels intentionally. He takes one of his neighbour’s parcels, wanting to get revenge for her inconsiderate behaviour. But inside the box is the body of the neighbour’s cat… 2019 Asian Arts Awards: Best Technical Production and Best Direction. From Korean Theatre Directors’ Association 2018 Director of the Year, Cheong-euy Park.blog.naver.com/sanghy72/222162759048www.facebook.com/pg/chointheatrewww.instagram.com/chointheatre Watch TrailerWatch Trailer – The Making of Spray
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A circus performance delivered as an interactive home experience. Three jugglers, a visual artist and a warm poetic voice will take you on a tour of your own home. Guided from space to space, reminiscing on the beautiful memories you find there, this magical experience will leave you seeing your home in a completely new light. Created from research by visual artist Don Satijn and Tall Tales Company, gathered together in a series of short, enchanting scenes that take inspiration from the patterns of nature and our daily lives. Ready for circus in your living room?www.talltales.nlwww.facebook.com/TallTalesCompanywww.instagram.com/talltalescompany Watch Trailer
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A site-specific theatrical performance combining movement and text, featuring two women and two couches in two different cities. One in Berlin, the other in Montréal: two performers united through the magic of video to create clumsy and crazy choreography. In a seemingly banal space, a surreal universe appears to offer a comical and absurd look at the world around us. Claude Breton-Potvin and Chantal Dupuis are French-Canadian actresses. Together, they explore how the simple and the mundane can turn into joy and transcendence. Still Life premiered at the OFFTA festival in Montréal in 2021.www.facebook.com/Projet.Still.Lifewww.instagram.com/projet_still_life Watch Trailer
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This original solo performance follows the story of a girl-woman-dancer’s experiences with the eating disorder bulimia, and the way she healed through learning psychology and expressive arts. Referring to the theories she learned during her therapy studies, and with honest artistic physical expression, Tal goes back in time and re-tells the memories and events of her life, the pain and suffering she experienced, what people around her said, and the things society tells us. This inspiring piece exposes the mind and encourages us to explore our responsibilities as human beings. ‘A thoughtful and important piece of art’ (AYoungerTheatre.com).www.talmotion.comwww.facebook.com/talmotionwww.instagram.com/tallevycohen/ Watch TrailerWatch Teaser
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In the early 90s, Australian comedian Tania Lacy was so famous she couldn't walk down the street without being mobbed. Dubbed the 'enfant terrible' of Aussie TV, she soon became 'enfant unemployable' for being too mouthy. Fortunately for Tania, women are quite 'in' right now, so there's a good chance she'll get away with it this time. She might have been too naughty for the nineties but that was then, this is now and she's decided she can be 'enfant' anything she wants!tanialacy.comwww.facebook.com/tania.lacywww.instagram.com/tanialacy/ Watch Trailer
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What is humanity; what is life? In this world, nothing is certain. Explores the mystery of the human body and soul. Seek the way to leave the world of worries before we die. From award-winning Butoh dancer and choreographer Emiko Agatsuma. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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This raw and powerful exploration of a hard-hitting break-up will pull at your heartstrings and might even make you smile. Written and performed by singer/songwriter Tamara Williamson, with original alternative music and film, The Break-Up Diet defies traditional musical conventions to tell a gripping tale of infidelity, breakup, denial, and recovery. Tamara takes audiences on a captivating journey, with evocative storytelling and a range of emotions, that stays with them long after the show ends to offer a unique and unforgettable experience. An award-winning, powerful production from Canada.Created and Written by | Tamara WilliamsonBandLead | Tamara WilliamsonVoice,Guitar,Sax by | Sarah FazackerleyBass by | Chris WallerDrums, programs by | Stephen PitkinProduction team | Tamara Williamson, Heather Cook ScalaThanksAll the people who donated and came to watch the showRichard for creating the filmwww.breakupdiet.cafacebook.com/tamarawilliamson1000intagram.com/tamarawilliamson1000/tiktok.com/@breakupdiet Watch Trailer
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A phantasmagorical imagining of our possible future, confronting the big problems facing the world in which we live: war, hunger, artificial intelligence. With a collection of technical effects, a solo live musician creates his own original wall of sound. Drawing inspiration from artists like Orbital and the Chemical Brothers, this uplifting experience has a serious message. A tribute to the poorest on the planet, to the children who suffer in conflict and to the flora and fauna of our ecosystem. In aid of the International Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders. Free DVD.Created and Performed by | Henry Davisyoutube.com/@solotronik1 Watch Trailer
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The hedgehog lives quietly in the shade of the great oak, enjoying his life. One day his peace is disturbed by the arrival of a kind, mischievous and playful squirrel. Their living together won’t always be easy. We will find out about an unfriendly and protective hedgehog, and a squirrel wanting to know and share more. This piece asks us to think about difference and mixing. The hedgehog and the squirrel are very different, but they find myriad opportunities to learn and share together. From multi-award-winning Catalan company La Baldufa.www.labaldufateatre.comwww.facebook.com/LaBaldufaTeatrewww.instagram.com/Labaldufateatrewww.youtube.com/user/Baldufateatre Watch Trailer
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Original multimedia performance inspired by Kyle Yamada’s play The Fahrenheit Alliance. Actors trapped in their room by Covid-19 organise a secret, invisible alliance on the cloud, transcending walls and distance. The play poses a secret way of gathering during an emergency time when we are forbidden to assemble in one place. One person records a voice for someone else. that someone listens and performs along with the recording. The performer then records their voice for another person, thus passing the baton.The 2022 Edinburgh Fringe sees the third literation of this series!Live-stream performances on 7 and 14 August 2022 at 13:00 Edinburgh/UK (BST) [21:00 Toyko/Japan].Also available on-demand from 8 August 2022.www.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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Are emotional shackles holding you back? Join Tamás on a journey from childhood in an overprotective family in conservative Hungary to standing on his own feet as an adult in liberal Sweden. How can he manage after such a change? Is he willing to try the unfamiliar just because it is possible? Mixing stand-up comedy, clowning and other visual storytelling methods, this solo show touches on deeply personal stories about loneliness, belonging, low self-esteem and a kissing bench, as well as insights into the Hungarian and the Swedish cultures. Ready to free yourself from those emotional bonds? ‘A hilarious and skilled performance… should definitely be at the top of your to-watch list’ (EdFringeReview.com).www.unmutedparticipants.comwww.facebook.com/unmutedparticipantswww.instagram.com/unmutedparticipants/www.vimeo.com/showcase/c-arts-unmuted-participants Watch TrailerWatch Trailer | Unmuted Participants Solo Flight season
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What do you see? What do you want to see? Is it real? Is it complete? Dive into the decaying layers of oneself, and keep peeling the onion. This fresh dance piece explores layers of identity and questions the different stages of one’s personality, the need to belong, and to understand others and ourselves in our society. As ephemeral as a kiss and as strong as an embrace, the layers peel themselves off, leaving one never looking the same, and giving space for endless beginnings. Created by Renato González, Pascal Marty, Sarah Matry-Guerre.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionhttps://www.facebook.com/WE-Cie-102827021843721 Watch Trailer
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New physical drama that weaves together the longings and fears of five characters: a witch, a bitch, a goldfish, a sleepwalker and a salaryman. These worlds collide and collapse into one another, painting a picture of both the particular and the universal condition of being human. A rollercoaster-ride of a piece, containing moments of beauty, comedy, surrealism, pathos and passion. The drama is expressed through movement and text (both Japanese and English), accompanied by an eclectic soundtrack that includes original music and soundscapes.www.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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An avant-garde performance, created from three elements: words, dance, and projection mapping. With the rapid development of technology, we can instantly exchange words with someone far away. How will language change as we confront each other as anonymous bodies with no physical connection? Based on the mythical Tower of Babel, this work uses excerpts from Yasunari Kawabata’s One Arm, Mimei Ogawa’s The Black Tower, and automatic transcription of the breaking news of the 2001 terrorist attack on the Twin Towers. Take a peek through the camera at the dismemberment and reconnection of body and words.www.mitsukohirai.comwww.facebook.com/mitsuko.hirai.5www.instagram.com/hiraimitsuko/ Watch Trailer
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A mesmerising piece of physical theatre, set in the maze-like train system of Tokyo. The scenes unfold like the variations of a fugue, in sequences of meticulously crafted movement. With three bodies and three chairs, the piece conjures up the dizzying experience of life in a modern metropolis. The audience is left breathless and wondering: what is it, after all, that I am chasing? At times poetic, at times comical, at times unsettling, this is theatre that speaks to the soul.www.tarinainanika.comwww.facebook.com/tarinainanikawww.instagram.com/tarinainanika Watch Trailer
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A direct encounter with skin, flesh and breath. In current neo-liberal work conditions, where economic performance drives national identity, the body becomes a form of human capital to be disciplined for constant growth. By working with the raw processes of breath, its muscularity and affects, Pat Toh considers how a body struggles to endure a pandemic, as she examines the lived experience of being productive at such a time. In response to restrictions on in-person gatherings, this innovative digital work is a reflection on present times, and our relationship to breath and breathlessness.www.pattoh.comwww.instagram.com/pattohling Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2
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Not only dancers but also monks and a tea master are born to dance. This is the story of a tea master who travels to another world within himself, and returns reborn. As he prepares Matcha tea, he meets himself. There is a deep connection between Japanese tea ceremony and Zen. Agaxart produces innovative Butoh performances based on Emiko Agatsuma’s Butoh method and aesthetics, examining the interaction between body, mind and soul. Agaxart creates Butoh performances to deliver the diversity of the physical expression that is connected to the unconsciousness.agaxart.wixsite.com/agartwww.facebook.com/agao00owww.instagram.com/emiko.agatsumawww.youtube.com/channel/UCSXxrjd0qLNtUMmD5VoOTtAa Watch Trailer
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mesmerising new dance piece, recorded with live electronic music, from award-winning Barcelona-based choreographer Laia Santanach. This piece of contemporary dance is a reflection on the word 'tradition': the set of knowledge, customs and beliefs that get handed down from generation to generation. The piece highlights how some western traditions sacrifice the body for belief, custom and esteem, endangering it, in the name of popular belief, love and a sense of community. Created from intensive research, Tradere was made for three formats: indoor and outdoor live performance, and video.www.laiasantanach.comwww.facebook.com/laia.santanachwww.instagram.com/laia_santanach Watch Trailer
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Trees talk! In a landmark study, a scientist learned everything about how trees communicate… Or did she? One tree tells the story of what really happened, reminding us that human beings and plants live in one interconnected ecosystem. The world’s first play told entirely from the point of view of a tree.To experience this site-specific audio play, find a tree near you, sit under it (or nearby), press play, and listen to the tree’s confessions.This Is Not a Theatre Company creates site-based, immersive, multi-sensory, participatory dance-theatre that can be smelled, touched, and tasted as well as seen and heard.www.ThisIsNotATheatreCompany.comwww.facebook.com/thisisnotatheatrecompanywww.instagram.con/thisisnotatheatrecompany/ Watch Company Trailer
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Music is the food of love – and we needed to play on. Twelfth Night, never as seen before… Created and performed for the Rhondda Valleys community and to provide much-needed opportunities for theatre freelancers in 2020, marking 35 years since Live Aid. Directed by Matthew Bool and performed by professionals from an area of deprivation, to create opportunities and learning experiences for local actors. Avant Cymru aim to make Shakespeare relevant today. Shakespeare with a Welsh Valleys twist.www.avant.cymruwww.facebook.com/AvantCymru/www.instagram.com/avant_cymru Watch Trailer
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Valentin Taricco plays multiple instruments on a rooftop overlooking the Caribbean Sea in Tulum, Mexico. Combines poetry and the art of improvisation with rhythms, sounds and instruments from around the world in electronic beats of melodic house and downtempo. Argentinan composer, multi-instrumentalist and audiovisual producer Valentin Tarrico has merged his experience as a singer-songwriter with that of a music producer to create a show that combines the language of electronic music and live-looping with the world of songs. Recorded live, with his latest unreleased tunes. A sound journey that invites us to dance.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.linktr.ee/valentintariccowww.facebook.com/tariccovalentinwww.instagram.com/valentintariccowww.youtube.com/channel/UCugaypal1Em4JYl54JJgudg Watch Trailer #1Watch Trailer #2Watch Trailer #3
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A double-bill of two contrasting pieces: In/visible from calligrapher and choreographer Chiharu Kuronuma, and Tranquilizer from juggler Teruki Okamoto. Chiharu Kuronuma has developed a theoretical framework for integrating 2D calligraphy into a 3D bodily expression by employing aspects of the Laban Movement Analysis. Asian Arts Award winner Teruki Okamoto has been working on the discovery of the Principle of Motion. Together they investigate choreography as a part of a research process that unites dance and juggling with perspectives of calligraphy and digital programming.Performed by | Chiharu Kuronuma, Teruki OkamotoProduced and Directed by | Chiharu KuronumaMusic | TetoteMix | Ayumi ‘Ojo’ MatsuiTechnical Operation | Takamasa YamadaVideo | Masahiro Sekiya, Hiroki NoharaProduction | Kenji MatsumaeScenography | Octanorm Japan Co, Tokyo Velludo Co)Special thanks | Online Choreographer Workshop Vol 3, Circus Laboratory CouCou, PM Juggling, Tetote, Hello1103www.io-multimediaperformance.comwww.chiharukuronuma.comwww.terukiokamoto.comwww.instagram com/chiharu.kuronuma.59/www.instagram com/terukiokamoto/ Watch Trailer
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A retrospective on the growth of individuals, in which the questioning of faith, love, anxiety and redemption is achieved away from the gaze of parents, family and usual community. This live contemporary dance performance with visual art installation was created in collaboration with choreographer and dancer Daniela Vazquez, producer and dancer Catalina Navarrete, and a team of 8 Mexican performing artists. Each unique movement is performed sequentially to the mastered recordings of Vulny Daddy, an album written by Matthew Roberta (Matthew Anderson), produced by Drake Ritter, contributed by musical artists around the world.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccion/ Watch Trailer
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As the world falls into chaos, humanity is looking for its path. How will humanity navigate this treacherous terrain of uncertainty? Drag, of course! How better to understand the absurdity of it all? Why, Gahd? WHY?! is a journey into the chaos and a guiding light. Two living Gahds have blessed the mortals with their presence and will share their knowledge of the universe through the ancient arts of divination and drag… which might just be tainted with pop culture references, witty banter, and a flair for the dramatic. Fresh from the 2021 OFFTA festival in Montréal.www.houseofgahd.comwww.facebook.com/HouseOfGahdwww.instagram.com/houseofgahdwww.youtube.com/channel/UCVmWjc_GWSXicSrtlJSv-9A Watch Preview – Flat EarthWatch Preview – Rosemary’s Baby
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Award-winning actress and playwright Terra Taylor Knudson uses wit, anecdotes, and creative conjecture to weave Shakespeare’s works into her own coming-of-age story, and illustrates how the Bard shaped her life and gave her a voice. With humour, Terra explores her passion for Shakespeare, and connects classic characters with modern experiences. Accessible to all audiences. ’Throughout the all too brief 75 minutes, your head is left spinning as you experience her lifetime, British royal history, and glimpses into some of Shakespeare’s best scenes and soliloquies’ (www.Gazettes.com). ‘Highly entertaining, deeply moving. Not to be missed!’ (Hollywood Fringe Festival).www.terrataylorknudson.comwww.oliotheatreworks.orgwww.facebook.com/willyslilvirginqueenwww.instagram.com/terrataylorknudson.otw/ Watch Trailer
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‘When I was a boy we used to have an ‘ala’ (niche) in our old house, where we will always put something, a picture of God, or a candle, or an oil lamp. Those spaces created bigger resonance in my consciousness, to a bigger universe than my small little world.’ How does one project emotion through the physicality of the limbs and torso? This new site-specific physical piece from Oslo-based duo Nora Svenning and Sudesh Adhana, with video art from Antero Hein and music from Adun Kleive, explores the expression of almost being a sculpture.www.xproarts.comwww.instagram.com/sudeshadhanavimeo.com/user23043259 Watch Trailer
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Created during lockdown 2020 in Mexico City, this short piece reveals an oneiric transformation through desire and loneliness. A woman shares some of the emotions of a prolonged isolation period, letting the audience travel between a sexual edge and the ironic borderline of human imagination. With the collaboration of MOC Collective, Zoon to be Other is an original video directed by Patrick Trigoso and Catalina Navarrete, filmed and edited by Sebastián Foss, with music from Héctor Guerrero.www.hekatombe.orgwww.facebook.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/hekatombe.produccionwww.instagram.com/catalinanhmx Watch Trailer
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