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Ukraine Fringe: Festival For The Brave To Be Held In Blended Form From August 21st To September 3rd

Posted by Borisav Matić | 18th Aug 2023 | Festivals, News, Ukraine

The first edition of Ukraine Fringe – under the slogan Festival for the Brave – will...

In Space, No-One Can Hear you Quarantine: San Diego Fringe Theatre Artists Discuss a Year-Long Collaborative Online Monologue Project.

Posted by Irina Yakubovskaya | 13th Feb 2021 | Devised Theatre, Interview, Transmedia, United States of America

The works of San-Diego-based theatre company Lonesome Whistle Productions thrive in the...

Coronavirus: Theatres Are Already Closing – The UK Government Needs To Act Now

Posted by Tim Rhys | 21st Jul 2020 | Covid-19, London, News, Producing, United Kingdom

The executive director of Manchester’s Royal Exchange Theatre, Steve Freeman, could have been...

Diamonds In the Rough

Posted by Vikram Phukan | 15th Dec 2019 | Festivals, India, Review

An emerging sidelight at the annual Prithvi Theatre Festival is its selection of fringe offerings...

“Augustine’s Dream:” A Work in Development

Posted by Jane Baldwin | 11th Nov 2019 | Devised Theatre, Essay, Theatre and Dance, United States of America

Augustine’s Dream  was presented in July 2019 at the Providence Fringe by  AnomalousCo. An...

Ottawa Finge: “Stick Or Wizard?” Is An Endearing Show With Audience Participation

Posted by Ryan Pepper | 20th Jun 2019 | Canada, Ottawa Fringe 2019, Review

Stick or Wizard? is an old-school theatre clown show that brings the audience onto the stage for...

“Crippled,” The USCIS, And The Importance Of Disability As Culture

Posted by Cortland Nesley | 16th Apr 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Disability

It seems simple enough. One is invited to perform somewhere, fills out the necessary paperwork,...

“Lungs” A Piece Of Stripped Down Theatre With A Fully Packed Message

Posted by Patrick Langston | 5th Feb 2019 | Canada, Review, Theatre and Science

What do you do when you’re rehearsing a show that has no set, no props, no costume changes, and no...

Polish Theatre at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018

Posted by Kasia Lech | 14th Jul 2018 | Festivals, News, Poland, Polish Theatre Abroad

The 2018 Edinburgh Fringe will be particularly exciting for those interested in Polish theatre....

Nassim Soleimanpour and the Manila Envelope Theatre

Posted by Aida Rocci | 18th Oct 2017 | Iran, Playwriting, Review

Seven years ago, a new play challenged the role of the actor, the playwright, the audience, and the capacity of one individual to travel. The play was White Rabbit Red Rabbit, written by the mysterious Nassim Soleimanpour, an Iranian writer who encouraged the audience to email him with impressions about his play.

Foreign Radical: The Intimate Power of Interactivity

Posted by Aida Rocci | 2nd Sep 2017 | Canada, Immersive Theatre, Transmedia

Please, take your laptops out of the suitcase. Liquids in a plastic bag. No belts. No shoes....

‘Gwyl’ – Two Theatre Festivals in Wales for Summer 2017

Posted by Christopher Harris | 13th Jul 2017 | Festivals, United Kingdom

Summer. If you’re a Briton, it’s the lasting struggle and hope for sunshine....

Romeo, Juliet, and You: CoLab Theatre is Back Challenging the Bard with Interactivity

Posted by Aida Rocci | 2nd Apr 2017 | Dramaturgy, Immersive Theatre, London, Review, United Kingdom

“But he which bore my letter, Friar John, Was stay’d by accident, and yesternight...

So You Want to Go to the Edinburgh Festival?

Posted by Aida Rocci | 22nd Mar 2017 | Festivals, Scotland

If you are a performer, comedian, musician, or artist of any kind, presenting your work at the Edinburgh festival can be quite an enterprise that might only pay off in terms of experience and, if lucky, reputation.