Magnificent Bastard Productions Presents SHIT-FACED SHAKESPEARE: MACBETH
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Double, double tequila and trouble, Shit-faced Shakespeare is back for its eighth Edinburgh Fringe. Magnificent Bastards have performed their sell-out productions all across the globe and now they return to the scene of the crime with their band of merry players (one of whom a little too merry), bringing the Scottish play back to its rightful home at McEwan Hall in the heart of Edinburgh. Expect wicked wives, bloody battles, wayward witches and sprightly spirits (of both the ghoulish and alcoholic varietal).
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Double, double tequila and trouble, Shit-faced Shakespeare is back for its eighth Edinburgh Fringe. Magnificent Bastards have performed their sell-out productions all across the globe and now they return to the scene of the crime with their band of merry players (one of whom a little too merry), bringing the Scottish play back to its rightful home at McEwan Hall in the heart of Edinburgh. Expect wicked wives, bloody battles, wayward witches and sprightly spirits (of both the ghoulish and alcoholic varietal).
Swiss Selection Edinburgh and Mats Staub Present 21: MEMORIES OF GROWING UP
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
In a revealing look at how we tell our own stories, interdisciplinary digital artist Mats Staub has asked hundreds of participants around the world to recount the year they turned 21, and then played the audio back to them three months later. Including new interviews with Edinburgh residents, the film of each participant listening to their own memories creates a tapestry of stories, sharing insight not just into the experiences of becoming an adult, but in how we deflect, joke, minimise and make light of our memories in the telling.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
In a revealing look at how we tell our own stories, interdisciplinary digital artist Mats Staub has asked hundreds of participants around the world to recount the year they turned 21, and then played the audio back to them three months later. Including new interviews with Edinburgh residents, the film of each participant listening to their own memories creates a tapestry of stories, sharing insight not just into the experiences of becoming an adult, but in how we deflect, joke, minimise and make light of our memories in the telling.
Swiss Selection Edinburgh, and Mercimax Present 8:8
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
With a cast of eight accomplices, drawn partly from the Edinburgh community, this intimate performance installation asks how much information you need to form an opinion of someone.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
With a cast of eight accomplices, drawn partly from the Edinburgh community, this intimate performance installation asks how much information you need to form an opinion of someone.
Reetta Honkakoski Company Presents THE DESK
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Making use of director Reetta Honkakoski's personal experience of cults, this absorbing ensemble piece examines the seductive grip of dictatorship. Propelled forward by the energy and movement of a highly talented, international ensemble, The Desk sees six performers recreate the rigorous power structures underpinning dogmatic organisations through tersely performed physical theatre. The show focuses on five students at five desks, and one teacher who presides over them, to look at universal mechanisms used to indoctrinate, dominate and subdue.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Making use of director Reetta Honkakoski's personal experience of cults, this absorbing ensemble piece examines the seductive grip of dictatorship. Propelled forward by the energy and movement of a highly talented, international ensemble, The Desk sees six performers recreate the rigorous power structures underpinning dogmatic organisations through tersely performed physical theatre. The show focuses on five students at five desks, and one teacher who presides over them, to look at universal mechanisms used to indoctrinate, dominate and subdue.
Hippana Theatre in Association with From Start to Finnish Presents SHINE
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Created and performed by a real-life couple, Shine journeys into the distant corners of the mind with a new immersive thriller that follows the mysterious disappearance of a little girl.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Created and performed by a real-life couple, Shine journeys into the distant corners of the mind with a new immersive thriller that follows the mysterious disappearance of a little girl.
From Start to Finnish/Essi Rossi with Sarah Kivi Presents – DISCUSSIONS ABOUT FEMALE SEXUALITY
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Based on interviews with real women, including sex experts, this new documentary theatre show takes an unflinching look at female and sexuality.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Based on interviews with real women, including sex experts, this new documentary theatre show takes an unflinching look at female and sexuality.
ACE-Production with From Start to Finnish Presents HONEY
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
In a virtuoso performance from Scottish actress Sarah McCardie playing eleven characters, this comedic monologue, centres around one woman trying to find the balance in her life. Honey is a freelance journalist, single mother of four (and a half), daughter of a disappointed mother, friend to the nay-sayers, and lover to imperfect men. In search of some sense of control and balance, she's tried counselling, she's tried tequila, and now she's going to try a new talking cure she's designed for herself. Honey takes us on a humour-filled journey alongside a woman who's figuring out how to tell her own story - and make it work for her.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
In a virtuoso performance from Scottish actress Sarah McCardie playing eleven characters, this comedic monologue, centres around one woman trying to find the balance in her life. Honey is a freelance journalist, single mother of four (and a half), daughter of a disappointed mother, friend to the nay-sayers, and lover to imperfect men. In search of some sense of control and balance, she's tried counselling, she's tried tequila, and now she's going to try a new talking cure she's designed for herself. Honey takes us on a humour-filled journey alongside a woman who's figuring out how to tell her own story - and make it work for her.
Seke Chimutengwende and Alexandrina Hemsley Present BLACK HOLES
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Weaving together poetic text and movement, Alexandrina Hemsley and Seke Chimutengwende come together to retell an Afrofuturist history of the universe from the big bang through to the universe's death. Seke and Alexandrina combine elements of science fiction with personal narrative to probe the holes in our understanding of the past, speculating on how to be with their bodies that carry histories of marginalisation and anti-blackness. Taking the personal and projecting it onto a cosmic scale, Black Holes explores the potential and problematics of Afrofuturism.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
Weaving together poetic text and movement, Alexandrina Hemsley and Seke Chimutengwende come together to retell an Afrofuturist history of the universe from the big bang through to the universe's death. Seke and Alexandrina combine elements of science fiction with personal narrative to probe the holes in our understanding of the past, speculating on how to be with their bodies that carry histories of marginalisation and anti-blackness. Taking the personal and projecting it onto a cosmic scale, Black Holes explores the potential and problematics of Afrofuturism.
ALI AND ALPO Makes UK Premiere with Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
In 2017, plans to premiere a new collaboration between Finnish choreographer Alpo Aaltokoski and Iraqi oud lute musician Ali Alawad were almost wrecked when Alawad fled the country just two weeks before the show's opening. His asylum application had been rejected by Finland, and he decided to flee rather than risk deportation.
by BWW News Desk - June 14, 2019
In 2017, plans to premiere a new collaboration between Finnish choreographer Alpo Aaltokoski and Iraqi oud lute musician Ali Alawad were almost wrecked when Alawad fled the country just two weeks before the show's opening. His asylum application had been rejected by Finland, and he decided to flee rather than risk deportation.
Further Information Announced For Traverse Festival 2019
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2019
At the annual Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) ceremony, the Traverse Theatre Company is overjoyed to have scooped a hat trick of awards for Ulster American, including a 'Best Female Performance' award for Lucianne McEvoy. She will return to play a leading part in the Traverse Festival 2019 world premiere production of Crocodile Fever, by Meghan Tyler.
by BWW News Desk - June 13, 2019
At the annual Critics' Awards for Theatre in Scotland (CATS) ceremony, the Traverse Theatre Company is overjoyed to have scooped a hat trick of awards for Ulster American, including a 'Best Female Performance' award for Lucianne McEvoy. She will return to play a leading part in the Traverse Festival 2019 world premiere production of Crocodile Fever, by Meghan Tyler.
BWW Review: CALENDAR GIRLS, King's Theatre, Glasgow
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 12, 2019
Calendar Girls - The Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth is the award-winning production based on the true story of the calendar girls - a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraordinary.
by Natalie O'Donoghue - June 12, 2019
Calendar Girls - The Musical by Gary Barlow and Tim Firth is the award-winning production based on the true story of the calendar girls - a group of ordinary ladies who achieved something extraordinary.
Naomi Karavani Brings DOMINANT to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
Whoever said that women should rule the world, clearly hadn't met Naomi. Don't get her wrong - she's sure the future is female. And as a card-carrying feminist, that should fill her with joy.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
Whoever said that women should rule the world, clearly hadn't met Naomi. Don't get her wrong - she's sure the future is female. And as a card-carrying feminist, that should fill her with joy.
HOTTER Returns To Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
Following two sold-out runs at Soho Theatre, HOTTER Project and Ellie Keel Productions today announce HOTTER returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. The production, directed by Jessica Edwards, opens as part of the Underbelly season on 12 August and runs until 25 August, before returning to Soho Theatre from 2 until 7September.
by BWW News Desk - June 11, 2019
Following two sold-out runs at Soho Theatre, HOTTER Project and Ellie Keel Productions today announce HOTTER returns to Edinburgh Festival Fringe this year. The production, directed by Jessica Edwards, opens as part of the Underbelly season on 12 August and runs until 25 August, before returning to Soho Theatre from 2 until 7September.
THE PAT HOBBY STORIES Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2019
Fifty years before The Player and Barton Fink popularized the inside world of Hollywood, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a series of sparkling, waggish stories for Esquire magazine, recounting the exploits of Pat Hobby - quintessential Hollywood script hack - who "was hot when the movies were dumb".
by BWW News Desk - June 10, 2019
Fifty years before The Player and Barton Fink popularized the inside world of Hollywood, F. Scott Fitzgerald wrote a series of sparkling, waggish stories for Esquire magazine, recounting the exploits of Pat Hobby - quintessential Hollywood script hack - who "was hot when the movies were dumb".
LA Based Solo Artist Takes SHATTERED To Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2019
In January 2017, Denver native Diana Varco premiered her solo show Shattered at the Whitefire Theatre SoloFest in Los Angeles to a standing ovation. 'I was nervous to do the show because sexual assault (rape) wasn't a topic most people openly talked about' Varco said. Today, in 2019, it's a conversation hard to avoid.
by BWW News Desk - June 09, 2019
In January 2017, Denver native Diana Varco premiered her solo show Shattered at the Whitefire Theatre SoloFest in Los Angeles to a standing ovation. 'I was nervous to do the show because sexual assault (rape) wasn't a topic most people openly talked about' Varco said. Today, in 2019, it's a conversation hard to avoid.
Will Gompertz Presents DOUBLE ART HISTORY at Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
10 years after making his sell-out Fringe debut, BBC Arts Editor and presenter Will Gompertz returns once more - for one week only - to Edinburgh this August with Double Art History.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
10 years after making his sell-out Fringe debut, BBC Arts Editor and presenter Will Gompertz returns once more - for one week only - to Edinburgh this August with Double Art History.
THE FISHERMEN Comes to Edinburgh Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
Following a Stage Award winning run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 and two sold-out runs at the Arcola, New Perspectives' adaptation of the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Chigozie Obioma will be part of the British Council's Edinburgh Showcase before a six-week run at Trafalgar Studios. Gbolahan Obisesan has adapted the story of four brothers torn apart by a prophecy. In a small Nigerian town, Ben and Obembe slip away to fish at a forbidden river along with their two older brothers. Risking the wrath of their father, who expects great things of them all, they continue unnoticed and carefree until one day the prophecy of a madman changes the course of their lives. Based on the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by one of Africa's major new voices, New Perspectives present Chigozie Obioma's powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
Following a Stage Award winning run at Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2018 and two sold-out runs at the Arcola, New Perspectives' adaptation of the Booker Prize-nominated novel by Chigozie Obioma will be part of the British Council's Edinburgh Showcase before a six-week run at Trafalgar Studios. Gbolahan Obisesan has adapted the story of four brothers torn apart by a prophecy. In a small Nigerian town, Ben and Obembe slip away to fish at a forbidden river along with their two older brothers. Risking the wrath of their father, who expects great things of them all, they continue unnoticed and carefree until one day the prophecy of a madman changes the course of their lives. Based on the Man Booker Prize-shortlisted novel by one of Africa's major new voices, New Perspectives present Chigozie Obioma's powerful allegory of brotherhood, vengeance and fate.
I'LL TAKE YOU TO MRS. COLE Comes to Pleasance Beyond
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
Marking Complicite's return to the Fringe after more than twenty years, and the first time they have made theatre for primary school aged children, this co-production with Polka Theatre is a fun and frenetic adaptation of a beloved children's book. Long-term Complicite collaborator, Catherine Alexander, directs I'll Take You to Mrs Cole!, fusing original Ska music and animation to tell the story of Ashley, the child of a hard-working single mother from Barbados. Exhausted by her child's endless imagination, she threatens them with a visit to their terrifying neighbour whenever they misbehave. But one day Ashley is magnetically drawn to Mrs Cole's door and taken into her noisy, messy, chaotic world… A story of cultural differences, fear of the unknown and the power of a child's imagination. I'll Take You to Mrs Cole! is one of two shows Complicite brings to the Fringe this year along with The Last of the Pelican Daughters, a co-production with The Wardrobe Ensemble.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
Marking Complicite's return to the Fringe after more than twenty years, and the first time they have made theatre for primary school aged children, this co-production with Polka Theatre is a fun and frenetic adaptation of a beloved children's book. Long-term Complicite collaborator, Catherine Alexander, directs I'll Take You to Mrs Cole!, fusing original Ska music and animation to tell the story of Ashley, the child of a hard-working single mother from Barbados. Exhausted by her child's endless imagination, she threatens them with a visit to their terrifying neighbour whenever they misbehave. But one day Ashley is magnetically drawn to Mrs Cole's door and taken into her noisy, messy, chaotic world… A story of cultural differences, fear of the unknown and the power of a child's imagination. I'll Take You to Mrs Cole! is one of two shows Complicite brings to the Fringe this year along with The Last of the Pelican Daughters, a co-production with The Wardrobe Ensemble.
DRESSED. Comes to Edinburgh
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
After premiering at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to critical acclaim, receiving a Scotsman Fringe First as well as a nomination for ThisEgg for Total Theatre Awards' Emerging Company 2018, dressed. is returning to Edinburgh for the British Council Showcase. The intimate show created by four school friends uses storytelling, live sewing, music, dance and clowning to turn a traumatic experience into something beautiful and resilient; a show about reclaiming one's body, female friendship and the integrity of clothes to identity.
by BWW News Desk - June 07, 2019
After premiering at the 2018 Edinburgh Festival Fringe to critical acclaim, receiving a Scotsman Fringe First as well as a nomination for ThisEgg for Total Theatre Awards' Emerging Company 2018, dressed. is returning to Edinburgh for the British Council Showcase. The intimate show created by four school friends uses storytelling, live sewing, music, dance and clowning to turn a traumatic experience into something beautiful and resilient; a show about reclaiming one's body, female friendship and the integrity of clothes to identity.
Sheila Atim Brings First Written Play To Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2019
Olivier award-winning actor Sheila Atim (The Old Vic's Girl From The North Country) will bring her first-ever written play Anguis to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 31st July to 26th August at 3:00pm at the Gilded Balloon, Dining Room.
by BWW News Desk - June 06, 2019
Olivier award-winning actor Sheila Atim (The Old Vic's Girl From The North Country) will bring her first-ever written play Anguis to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 31st July to 26th August at 3:00pm at the Gilded Balloon, Dining Room.
THE PATIENT GLORIA Announces Further Details for Edinburgh Fringe Run
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
The Abbey Theatre announces further details about The Patient Gloria, a co-production with Irish artist, Gina Moxley, which receives its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. This critically acclaimed production, written by and featuring Gina Moxley, with direction by John McIlduff, will run at the Traverse Theatre from 1 until 25 August 2019.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
The Abbey Theatre announces further details about The Patient Gloria, a co-production with Irish artist, Gina Moxley, which receives its UK premiere at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe this summer. This critically acclaimed production, written by and featuring Gina Moxley, with direction by John McIlduff, will run at the Traverse Theatre from 1 until 25 August 2019.
Ore Oduba & Carley Stenson Join Cast of CURTAINS
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment are delighted to announce full casting Tony award winning musical CURTAINS at the King's Theatre, Glasgow next year.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
Dan Looney, Adam Paulden and Jason Haigh-Ellery for DLAP Entertainment are delighted to announce full casting Tony award winning musical CURTAINS at the King's Theatre, Glasgow next year.
Royal Conservatoire Of Scotland Takes Trio Of Musical Theatre, Including Two World Premieres, To Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
As days at the Fringe go, they don't get off to a more fun, fabulous and feel-good start than with a high-energy and heart-warming musical based on a much-loved Hollywood film, closely followed by two world premieres from some of the most exciting creative voices in Scotland and America.
by BWW News Desk - June 05, 2019
As days at the Fringe go, they don't get off to a more fun, fabulous and feel-good start than with a high-energy and heart-warming musical based on a much-loved Hollywood film, closely followed by two world premieres from some of the most exciting creative voices in Scotland and America.
Live Nation Presents Best Comedy Picks For 2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2019
Live Nation are proud to present its roster for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe 31 July - 26 August 2019. The world's largest arts festival will become home to another mammoth year for Live Nation with 18 incredible acts, 50% of which are female performing across the month. The Fringe will welcome the likes of Australian comic Celeste Barber, Emmy Blotnick and Michael Odewale who will make their Edinburgh debut alongside Fringe favourites Nick Helm, Jess Robinson, and Stewart Francis. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.livenation.co.uk/festival/edinburgh-festival-fringe-tickets.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2019
Live Nation are proud to present its roster for this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe 31 July - 26 August 2019. The world's largest arts festival will become home to another mammoth year for Live Nation with 18 incredible acts, 50% of which are female performing across the month. The Fringe will welcome the likes of Australian comic Celeste Barber, Emmy Blotnick and Michael Odewale who will make their Edinburgh debut alongside Fringe favourites Nick Helm, Jess Robinson, and Stewart Francis. Tickets are on sale now at https://www.livenation.co.uk/festival/edinburgh-festival-fringe-tickets.
THE LAST FIVE YEARS Returns To PQA Venues This August
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2019
Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical, The Last Five Years, returns to PQA Venues @Riddle's Court (venue 277) this Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 2-26 August (excl. 5, 12, 19) at 14:00, following last year's sell-out run. The very best of Edinburgh's musical theatre talent is involved, with Connor Burnett delighted to be returning to the role of Jamie, and Lori Davidson thrilled to be making her professional debut as Cathie.
by BWW News Desk - June 04, 2019
Tony Award-winning composer Jason Robert Brown's acclaimed musical, The Last Five Years, returns to PQA Venues @Riddle's Court (venue 277) this Edinburgh Festival Fringe from 2-26 August (excl. 5, 12, 19) at 14:00, following last year's sell-out run. The very best of Edinburgh's musical theatre talent is involved, with Connor Burnett delighted to be returning to the role of Jamie, and Lori Davidson thrilled to be making her professional debut as Cathie.
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