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FRINGE 2012 SHOWS COMING SOON!

All ten of our shows for the 2012 Edinburgh Fringe are now on-sale. Details on all of them will be live here soon. Until then, check them out at Edfringe.com.

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Farewell to Fringe 2011

Thanks to all who saw our Edinburgh Fringe shows this August, and congratulations to everyone involved in making the productions such a success. We look forward to seeing you all again in 2012!

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Best Actor Nomination for Simon Merrells

Congratulations to Simon Merrells, playing the title role in Oedipus, for his nomination as Best Actor in The Stage Awards 2011. Fingers crossed he will win – the ceremony is on 28 August and we’ll let you know the result…

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FRINGE FIRST AWARD for An Instinct For Kindness

Congratulations to writer/performer Chris Larner, and director Hannah Eidinow on winning a coveted Scotsman Fringe First Award for their collaboration An Instinct For Kindness. As well as being a well-deserved accolade for this production, we’re delighted that Hannah has now won five Fringe First awards, all of them for Festival Highlights shows. The others were [...]

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Final performance for The School of Night today

Concluding a hugely successful run at Gilded Balloon, The School Of Night plays its final performance at 5.15pm today. Go on, you know you want to!

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Four Metro stars for Oedipus

“A bravura staging” – we’ll post the link here when we the review is online.

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4 Guardian stars for An Instinct For Kindness

“This is a show that reminds us that how we die is as important as how we live.” Read Lyn Gardner’s review here.

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SCOTSMAN FRINGE FIRST AWARD for Somewhere Beneath…

Congratulations to performer Phil Nichol, writer Dave Florez and director Hannah Eidinow on winning a Scotsman Fringe First award for Somewhere Beneath It All, A Small Fire Burns Still. This exclusive award recognises the best new drama at the Fringe and is a huge accolade for any production that wins it. We’ll post photos later [...]

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Four Fest stars for Instinct

“Tight and lucid… a humbling, moving one man show.” – read the full review here.

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Four stars from Whatsonstage.com & Jewish Chronicle for Oedipus

“The crowds are going wild for Berkoff’s distinctly powerful new version of Oedipus.” Whatsonstage.com “The acting and the miming of the chorus-like ensemble, on and around a long table, with frozen moments recalling works of Renaissance art, is superb.” The JC

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