#DANISH DIGITAL Opens At Edinburgh Fringe 2021
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2021
The Danish Arts Foundation in association with WILDTOPIA s delighted to announce three #DANISH DIGITAL productions as the official selection of Danish companies to perform at Edinburgh Fringe 2021 - promoting Danish performing arts of high artistic quality internationally. The works have been selected for #DANISH DIGITAL at EdFringe 2021 by The Danish Arts Foundation.
by BWW News Desk - August 11, 2021
The Danish Arts Foundation in association with WILDTOPIA s delighted to announce three #DANISH DIGITAL productions as the official selection of Danish companies to perform at Edinburgh Fringe 2021 - promoting Danish performing arts of high artistic quality internationally. The works have been selected for #DANISH DIGITAL at EdFringe 2021 by The Danish Arts Foundation.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: DISHONOUR, Fringe Player
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 11, 2021
Dishonour is a powerful drama that explores the terrifying practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Mimi, who plays all six characters, immerses viewers in the difficult truths of the FGM culture.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 11, 2021
Dishonour is a powerful drama that explores the terrifying practice of female genital mutilation (FGM). Mimi, who plays all six characters, immerses viewers in the difficult truths of the FGM culture.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: MISS HONEY, Assembly Showcatcher
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 11, 2021
A new online one-woman show digitally broadcast from East London's leading drag club, The Glory. A hilarious and provocative dive into privilege and sexuality, we follow the story of a private tutor juggling teaching the UK's elite with high-kicking disco balls on a school night.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 11, 2021
A new online one-woman show digitally broadcast from East London's leading drag club, The Glory. A hilarious and provocative dive into privilege and sexuality, we follow the story of a private tutor juggling teaching the UK's elite with high-kicking disco balls on a school night.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: CHERYL MARTIN- ONE WOMAN, Summerhall Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
A hypnotic dreamscape. Through binaural sound audiences are drawn into the mind of a woman who grew up with severe depression and BPD, as she tries to find the answer to who she was, how she came to be that person, who she might have been and who she is now. The audience is taken right to the heart of the most difficult memories, that ultimately transcend the past and point the way to a different future. A future where the memories lose their grip, and with that loss, the power of the abuser fades.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
A hypnotic dreamscape. Through binaural sound audiences are drawn into the mind of a woman who grew up with severe depression and BPD, as she tries to find the answer to who she was, how she came to be that person, who she might have been and who she is now. The audience is taken right to the heart of the most difficult memories, that ultimately transcend the past and point the way to a different future. A future where the memories lose their grip, and with that loss, the power of the abuser fades.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: TOM MAYHEW: FROM RAGS TO SLIGHTLY NEWER RAGS, Laughing Horse Free Festival Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
Tom Mayhew is a professional comedian. Well, he was. Over the last 18 months, he has sold out West End venues and signed on; he then stopped signing on to perform his own Radio 4 stand-up series. It's been both the most and least successful period of his career.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
Tom Mayhew is a professional comedian. Well, he was. Over the last 18 months, he has sold out West End venues and signed on; he then stopped signing on to perform his own Radio 4 stand-up series. It's been both the most and least successful period of his career.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: AFLOAT, Summerhall Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
The climate apocalypse has hit. Dublin's completely underwater. Best friends Bláthnaid and Debs are the sole survivors, living on the top floor of Liberty Hall. With only seagulls for company, they spend their days sheltering from the storms and reminiscing over the last days of Dublin. Debs looks to the future, but Bláthnaid is tormented by guilt. Why were they blind to the wave that was coming? And can they salvage a future from the wreckage? Afloat explores loss, sisterhood, and climate anxiety. From the makers of Fringe First winner, Mustard
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
The climate apocalypse has hit. Dublin's completely underwater. Best friends Bláthnaid and Debs are the sole survivors, living on the top floor of Liberty Hall. With only seagulls for company, they spend their days sheltering from the storms and reminiscing over the last days of Dublin. Debs looks to the future, but Bláthnaid is tormented by guilt. Why were they blind to the wave that was coming? And can they salvage a future from the wreckage? Afloat explores loss, sisterhood, and climate anxiety. From the makers of Fringe First winner, Mustard
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: MY CAR PLAYS TAPES, Summerhall Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
My Car Plays Tapes is the new storytelling show by John Osborne, about getting older, jobs, cars that don’t really work and how to make big decisions with your life.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 10, 2021
My Car Plays Tapes is the new storytelling show by John Osborne, about getting older, jobs, cars that don’t really work and how to make big decisions with your life.
THREE CHORDS AND THE TRUTH to be Presented at Edinburgh Fringe Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2021
It's only rock n'roll...till it isn't. Three Chords and the Truth is a new play about dreams and desire at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and for the first time ever in the history of the world's largest performing arts festival, you can enjoy the Fringe without flying to Scotland!
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2021
It's only rock n'roll...till it isn't. Three Chords and the Truth is a new play about dreams and desire at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and for the first time ever in the history of the world's largest performing arts festival, you can enjoy the Fringe without flying to Scotland!
UK Premiere of Filmed NYC Production of OPEN to be Presented as Part of the Edinburgh Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2021
The Flying Carpet Theatre Company in association with The Tank present the UK premiere of the archival filmed version of OPEN, a queer love story, streaming on demand August 16th through August 22nd, 2021 for free as part of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2021
The Flying Carpet Theatre Company in association with The Tank present the UK premiere of the archival filmed version of OPEN, a queer love story, streaming on demand August 16th through August 22nd, 2021 for free as part of this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
BWW Review: THIRTEEN FRAGMENTS, National Theatre of Scotland
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2021
Rooted in the experience of the last year as a woman of colour, this intimate digital artwork brings spoken word, poetry, movement and soundscape artforms together to explore the meaning of female resilience in Scotland today. Thirteen Fragments is an artistic response to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Post Covid-19 Futures Commission addressing how Scotland can emerge from the pandemic as a more equitable society. A National Theatre of Scotland and Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) co-production, commissioned as part of the RSE’s Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2021
Rooted in the experience of the last year as a woman of colour, this intimate digital artwork brings spoken word, poetry, movement and soundscape artforms together to explore the meaning of female resilience in Scotland today. Thirteen Fragments is an artistic response to the Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) Post Covid-19 Futures Commission addressing how Scotland can emerge from the pandemic as a more equitable society. A National Theatre of Scotland and Royal Society of Edinburgh (RSE) co-production, commissioned as part of the RSE’s Post-Covid-19 Futures Commission.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: MY LEFT NUT, Summerhall Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2021
400 milliliters. That's how much liquid was drained from Michael's left testicle when he was a teenager. That's more than a can of coke. He should have told someone sooner, but who could he turn to? His dad died ten years ago, and besides, school is full of rumours about what the giant bulge in his trousers actually is. Who wants to stop that? The true story of a Belfast boy growing up with no father to guide him through and a giant ball.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 09, 2021
400 milliliters. That's how much liquid was drained from Michael's left testicle when he was a teenager. That's more than a can of coke. He should have told someone sooner, but who could he turn to? His dad died ten years ago, and besides, school is full of rumours about what the giant bulge in his trousers actually is. Who wants to stop that? The true story of a Belfast boy growing up with no father to guide him through and a giant ball.
Curious Seed Presents FIELD As Part Of Edinburgh International Festival
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2021
With the majestic Arthur's Seat as a backdrop, performers respond to the surrounding landscape and each other: following a series of movement and live sound scores, to dance and rejoice in being together here, now.
by BWW News Desk - August 09, 2021
With the majestic Arthur's Seat as a backdrop, performers respond to the surrounding landscape and each other: following a series of movement and live sound scores, to dance and rejoice in being together here, now.
THE REICHSTAG IS BURNING Will Be Shown Digitally as Part of Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2021
The one-woman show offers a transportative trip to old-world Europe through sultry musical numbers, exceptional technical design and a story line that follows the purge on culture that heralded the rise of Nazi Germany.
by BWW News Desk - August 08, 2021
The one-woman show offers a transportative trip to old-world Europe through sultry musical numbers, exceptional technical design and a story line that follows the purge on culture that heralded the rise of Nazi Germany.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: AS BRITISH AS A WATERMELON, Summerhall Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
‘My name is mandla. It means power. I gave it to myself’ – mandla rae has a selective memory and they are scrambling to piece together their life. Through the exploration of mandla’s fragmented asylum and migration memories, as british as a watermelon asks questions about belonging, trauma and forgiveness. Told through an unflinching autofiction narrative weaving poetry and storytelling set within a chaotically colourful, sensory performance space and imagined entirely for the camera with film maker Graham Clayton-Chance; join mandla as they rise from the dead and reclaim their misplaced power.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
‘My name is mandla. It means power. I gave it to myself’ – mandla rae has a selective memory and they are scrambling to piece together their life. Through the exploration of mandla’s fragmented asylum and migration memories, as british as a watermelon asks questions about belonging, trauma and forgiveness. Told through an unflinching autofiction narrative weaving poetry and storytelling set within a chaotically colourful, sensory performance space and imagined entirely for the camera with film maker Graham Clayton-Chance; join mandla as they rise from the dead and reclaim their misplaced power.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: PUSH, Pleasance Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
A hell of a lot can happen in the time you await the results of a pregnancy test. This is the story of a woman staring down the barrel of motherhood, torn between her own ambivalence... and an uncontrollable urge to push. Award-winning Popelei burst out of isolation and onto your screens with their darkly comic theatre production, reimagined for film. Blistering honesty, exhilarating choreography, and one extremely knocked-up performer.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
A hell of a lot can happen in the time you await the results of a pregnancy test. This is the story of a woman staring down the barrel of motherhood, torn between her own ambivalence... and an uncontrollable urge to push. Award-winning Popelei burst out of isolation and onto your screens with their darkly comic theatre production, reimagined for film. Blistering honesty, exhilarating choreography, and one extremely knocked-up performer.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: THE ENTERTAINMENT, Summerhall Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
“I wish Justine would leave me alone, so I could imagine being with her.” Anna has the perfect girlfriend, job and family- in her head. If you can dream it, why do you need to achieve it? When Justine crashes into Anna’s life and her fantasies, she has to make an unsettling choice. In this darkly comic, queer audio play, you share Anna’s headphones to plummet into the power and pain of imagination.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
“I wish Justine would leave me alone, so I could imagine being with her.” Anna has the perfect girlfriend, job and family- in her head. If you can dream it, why do you need to achieve it? When Justine crashes into Anna’s life and her fantasies, she has to make an unsettling choice. In this darkly comic, queer audio play, you share Anna’s headphones to plummet into the power and pain of imagination.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: EAST BELFAST BOY, Summerhall Online
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
Meet Davy. The things he sees. His streets. His mates. His girl and… The Boys. ‘It is what it is. It’s hard to say what it is. It’s just, you know. What it is.’ East Belfast Boy goes digital. Filmed throughout East Belfast in the summer of 2020 and directed by Emma Jordan, East Belfast Boy features a stunning physical performance by dancer Ryan O’Neill, with voiceover by actor Terrence Keeley and a thrilling updated soundtrack by Phil Kieran.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 08, 2021
Meet Davy. The things he sees. His streets. His mates. His girl and… The Boys. ‘It is what it is. It’s hard to say what it is. It’s just, you know. What it is.’ East Belfast Boy goes digital. Filmed throughout East Belfast in the summer of 2020 and directed by Emma Jordan, East Belfast Boy features a stunning physical performance by dancer Ryan O’Neill, with voiceover by actor Terrence Keeley and a thrilling updated soundtrack by Phil Kieran.
Edinburgh International Festival Returns Live Performance To Scotland
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2021
The world's leading performing arts festival features a diverse programme of over 170 performances in Scotland's capital city, spanning classical and contemporary music, theatre, opera, dance and spoken word. In a first for the International Festival, a digital programme delivers 18 free full-length performances to audiences around the world.
by BWW News Desk - August 06, 2021
The world's leading performing arts festival features a diverse programme of over 170 performances in Scotland's capital city, spanning classical and contemporary music, theatre, opera, dance and spoken word. In a first for the International Festival, a digital programme delivers 18 free full-length performances to audiences around the world.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: MARRYING JAKE GYLLENHAAL, Online @ The Space
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2021
Melissa Center is... Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal. No really – she is! What starts out as her Jewish mom's pesky fantasy (and mild-to-moderate... OK, major obsession) turns into a full-on mission as Melissa, single, struggling and *cough* *cough* approaching 40, searches for love (and Jake Gyllenhaal). There will be Jewish moms (or just the one). There will be bad dates. There will be music. There will be stalking. There will be laughter... and some tears. There will be a wedding. There will be Jake. (And, in some way shape or form, Melissa Center will do them all).
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2021
Melissa Center is... Marrying Jake Gyllenhaal. No really – she is! What starts out as her Jewish mom's pesky fantasy (and mild-to-moderate... OK, major obsession) turns into a full-on mission as Melissa, single, struggling and *cough* *cough* approaching 40, searches for love (and Jake Gyllenhaal). There will be Jewish moms (or just the one). There will be bad dates. There will be music. There will be stalking. There will be laughter... and some tears. There will be a wedding. There will be Jake. (And, in some way shape or form, Melissa Center will do them all).
EDINBURGH 2021: GASH THEATRE GETS GHOSTED, Assembly Showcatcher
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2021
A referential piece of immersive digital theatre set in a flat that's been possessed – Poltergeist style – by the ghost of pop-cultural masculinities. The Gash gals find themselves stuck, forced to encounter chit-chatting desk lamps, harmonising closet drawers, a TV that plays nothing but romcoms, a werewolf singing classic rock and way too many Rick and Morty references (one). In this macho world, they grapple with romance, bisexuality, their fears of men and how they'll connect with other people once they finally escape.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2021
A referential piece of immersive digital theatre set in a flat that's been possessed – Poltergeist style – by the ghost of pop-cultural masculinities. The Gash gals find themselves stuck, forced to encounter chit-chatting desk lamps, harmonising closet drawers, a TV that plays nothing but romcoms, a werewolf singing classic rock and way too many Rick and Morty references (one). In this macho world, they grapple with romance, bisexuality, their fears of men and how they'll connect with other people once they finally escape.
EDINBURGH 2021: BWW Review: WHAT ARE WE WATCHING, Fringe Player
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2021
A comedy about four working-class friends, Nick, Dan, Michelle and Lucy. Nick is not a fan of Christmas due to family issues but his partner Lucy is leaving the country shortly, so he is trying to make it a good night for her sake. They have a movie night in during a snowstorm but are stuck watching Freeview so they struggle to find something Christmassy to watch. They get into the holiday spirit by talking about past Christmases, favourite films and presents. They have a good vent about relationships and the fear of life after uni.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - August 06, 2021
A comedy about four working-class friends, Nick, Dan, Michelle and Lucy. Nick is not a fan of Christmas due to family issues but his partner Lucy is leaving the country shortly, so he is trying to make it a good night for her sake. They have a movie night in during a snowstorm but are stuck watching Freeview so they struggle to find something Christmassy to watch. They get into the holiday spirit by talking about past Christmases, favourite films and presents. They have a good vent about relationships and the fear of life after uni.
CALL ME ELIZABETH to Premiere In The Edinburgh Fringe Festival This Friday
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2021
Call Me Elizabeth will stream as part of the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Written by Kayla Boye and directed by Erin Kraft, the one-woman show examines Elizabeth Taylor's early life, career and loves as she grapples with the culture of celebrity and her place as Hollywood's brightest star.
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2021
Call Me Elizabeth will stream as part of the 2021 Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Written by Kayla Boye and directed by Erin Kraft, the one-woman show examines Elizabeth Taylor's early life, career and loves as she grapples with the culture of celebrity and her place as Hollywood's brightest star.
Organic Theatre Presents FLANKER ORIGAMI
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2021
Through dressing up, dancing, disembodied animations, forced karaoke, and improbable ASMR storytelling, they are on a quest to enhance their own wellbeing, and yours! Stranded on Zoom, their relationship reveals a tender and funny, if slightly disturbing, world of online intimacy on the edge of misunderstanding and manipulation.
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2021
Through dressing up, dancing, disembodied animations, forced karaoke, and improbable ASMR storytelling, they are on a quest to enhance their own wellbeing, and yours! Stranded on Zoom, their relationship reveals a tender and funny, if slightly disturbing, world of online intimacy on the edge of misunderstanding and manipulation.
Pitlochry Festival Theatre Receives Support From The Performing Arts Venue Relief Fund
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2021
These funds are directed to ensuring the Theatre's solvency, and supporting it to make work to reach as many people as possible, of all different ages, during this period of instability.
by BWW News Desk - August 05, 2021
These funds are directed to ensuring the Theatre's solvency, and supporting it to make work to reach as many people as possible, of all different ages, during this period of instability.
Lazarus Theatre Company to Bring SALOME To Southwark Playhouse
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2021
Originally banned in Britain, Wilde's outrageously provocative Salomé comes to Southwark Playhouse after an original run at Greenwich Theatre in 2019. This immersive new version sits the audience at Herod's banqueting table on his birthday, but the lavish affair with innocuous cake and party hats soon descends from garish to gore.
by BWW News Desk - August 04, 2021
Originally banned in Britain, Wilde's outrageously provocative Salomé comes to Southwark Playhouse after an original run at Greenwich Theatre in 2019. This immersive new version sits the audience at Herod's banqueting table on his birthday, but the lavish affair with innocuous cake and party hats soon descends from garish to gore.
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