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CANCEL ANTI-WOKEFLAKE SNOW CULTURE Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 21, 2022
Leicester Square New Comedian of the Year 2021, Sam Nicoresti will solve the gender debate in under an hour or your money back! Free show.
FRIENDSICAL: A Musical Parody of FRIENDS is Coming to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2022
The comedy musical Friendsical, written and directed by Miranda Larson [Christmasaurus, The Night Pirates, Cartoon Network Live], has been revamped and will have its run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 04 - 28 August 2022 at Assembly Rooms – Music Hall before embarking on its nationwide UK tour.
Underbelly Festival Announces Full Cast For YUMMY: ICONIC
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2022
Underbelly has today announced the full cast for the critically acclaimed Yummy:Iconic  which opens on July 5th and runs until 31st July at Cavendish Square.
MOVIN' MELVIN BROWN Returns to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 20, 2022
Living legend Movin' Melvin Brown is bringing a Broadway version of his acclaimed show devoted to Black music from the 50s to the present to the Edinburgh Fringe. 
TEMPUS FUGIT: TROY AND US Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2022
The doorbell rings, a radio crackles – ancient and modern conflicts collide as the wife of a soldier fighting in Afghanistan is plunged into her own memories and into visions of the Trojan War.  
LOOK, NO HANDS Will Make Edinburgh Festival Fringe Debut
by BWW News Desk - June 17, 2022
An uplifting story of hope and survival, Look, No Hands is inspired by a real-life cycling collision in 2010 experienced by the show's writer and performer Lila Clements. Recipient of the 2021 National Partnership Award with Pleasance Theatre and Pitlochry Festival Theatre, this one-person play explores the female cycling experience and the phenomenon known as Post Traumatic Growth.
Edinburgh Deaf Festival Welcomed By Political, Arts, Culture and Charity Leaders
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
Leaders from the arts, business, charity and politics have welcomed the new Edinburgh Deaf Festival ahead of its programme launch this evening (Thursday, 16 June). 
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Will Stage The World Premiere of UNDER ANOTHER SKY in August
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
Pitlochry Festival Theatre has announced that it will be staging this August the eagerly awaiting world prémiere of David Greig's adaptation of Charlotte Higgins critically acclaimed book Under Another Sky.
theSpaceUK Announces Full Lineup For 2022 Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 16, 2022
theSpaceUK is announcing the full 2022 programme with over 400 shows on sale at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe. The 2022 line-up features the return of Fringe favourites along with a packed programme of new writing and new companies.
BWW Review: JOSEPH AND THE AMAZING TECHNICOLOR DREAMCOAT, King's Theatre
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 16, 2022
With stars from The London Palladium Jason Donovan and Jac Yarrow, the show features songs that have gone on to become pop and musical theatre classics, including Any Dream Will Do, Close Every Door To Me, There’s One More Angel In Heaven and Go, Go, Go Joseph.
Druid Will Tour Sonya Kelly's New Play THE LAST RETURN To Traverse Theatre as Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
Acclaimed Irish theatre company Druid has announced that their production of Sonya Kelly's new play The Last Return will tour to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this August as part of the prestigious Traverse Theatre's festival programme. 
Kim Kalish Premieres THE FUNNY THING ABOUT DEATH at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
Heartbreakingly funny, Kim reminds you it's okay to not be okay in The Funny Thing About Death. Through the tragedy of losing the love of her life at just 23 years old, Kim Kalish weaves a series of interconnected stories exploring every bad, crazy, illogical, life affirming decision she made while trying to navigate life and death at the same time. 
FOR QUEEN AND COUNTRY Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 15, 2022
Gay musical comedy performer Major Denis Rake was recruited by the secret services to spy on the Nazis during World War II. 
BWW Review: SIX, Theatre Royal, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 15, 2022
From Tudor Queens to Pop Princesses, the six wives of Henry VIII take to the mic to tell their tales, remixing five hundred years of historical heartbreak into an 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. These Queens may have green sleeves but their lipstick is rebellious red.
Cast Announced for WHAT THE HEART WANTS at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
Casting has been announced for Bert Tyler-Moore's What The Heart Wants, which receives its world premiere at The Edinburgh Fringe this August. The role of Frank Sinatra will be taken by Richard Shelton, whilst Simon Schatzberger will play Woody Allen.  The production is directed by Matt Peover.
MANIC STREET CREATURE TO BE PRESENTED At Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
A fresh and thrilling take on a modern love story from the composer of critically acclaimed Electrolyte. Love, lust and late nights collide in a musical rollercoaster, taking the audience through the euphoria and distress of two people dealing with their own and each other's mental health.
Tech Billionaires Target Of New Fringe Comedy Show From Rising Star Alex Kealy
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
Big Tech firms have all pivoted to business models involving advertising, surveillance, addiction and monopoly, reneging on their previous idealistic visions of what the internet could achieve. In Winner Takes All, Alex Kealy is determined to document this because it's the big political tussle of the 21st century and, crucially, not because he recently had a break-up and his ex works at Google.
MANIC STREET CREATURE Comes to Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
A fresh and thrilling take on a modern love story from the composer of critically acclaimed Electrolyte. Love, lust and late nights collide in a musical rollercoaster, taking the audience through the euphoria and distress of two people dealing with their own and each other's mental health.
A Showcase of Dance, Theatre and Multi-Media Work From Denmark Arrives at the 2022 Edinburgh FestivalFringe
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
The Danish Arts Foundation, in association with WILDTOPIA, is delighted to announce four #DANISH productions as the official selection of Danish companies to perform at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022 - promoting Danish performing arts of high artistic quality internationally.
Québec@Edfests Returns to Edinburgh Festivals
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2022
Following last year’s virtual showcase, the Québec@Edfests programme returns to Edinburgh once again, showcasing the talented artists and companies from Québec who will be appearing at the city’s Festivals this summer.
REBEL Comes to Edinburgh Fringe in August
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2022
Rock 'n' roll rebel, David Bowie, is celebrated in a glittering glam rock circus show jam-packed with acrobatics, and aerials, with a live band pumping out phenomenal music from across his 50-year career. 
Keith Jack, Blythe Jandoo and Kit Orton Will Bring The Pitlochry Hills Alive With The Sound Of Musicals
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2022
West End musical performers including Keith Jack, Blythe Jandoo and Kit Orton, are set to bring the Pitlochry hills alive with the sounds of some of the greatest ever musicals when they perform at Pitlochry Festival Theatre in late June and August.
Lori Hamilton's NORTH STAR to be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2022
Lori Hamilton's North Star will be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe. These days New Yorker Lori Hamilton is a happy woman – but it’s been a bumpy road, especially with all that family baggage on board.
YELLOW BIRD CHASE to be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 12, 2022
Yellow Bird Chase will be presented at Edinburgh Fringe. A clownish trio of maintenance workers discover a magical yellow bird – and a madcap chase begins. Hoping to catch the bird they race over land and sea, even taking to the air – doing battle with pirates and monsters along the way.
Kid Carpet Presents EPIC FALL With Schools Across the Country
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2022
This summer, acclaimed performance artist Kid Carpet will make and present playful new production Epic Fail with schools across the country. At a time when children are facing an unprecedented mental health crisis, with latest NHS figures showing a record-breaking over 400,000 under-18s a month being treated for mental health issues, the show aims to support young people in saying goodbye to perfectionism and instead embracing  failure.

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