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Home > Archives for Edinburgh Fringe

Archives for Edinburgh Fringe

Speed Dial, Credit Harry Plowden

What to see at Edinburgh Fringe

Thinking of rounding your summer off with a trip to Edinburgh Fringe? Here’s a few suggestions of shows to see while you’re there…

The HandleBards on tour

The HandleBards head out on bikes to pedal their plays

Fancy some open-air theatre this summer? The popular Shakespearean troupe known as The Handlebards are back with another bicycle-powered tour…

DESTINY with Florence Espeut-Nickless (Photo: Chelsey Cliff)

Edinburgh Fringe: What to see this week

Edinburgh Fringe 2021 kicked off this weekend, so we take a look at some of the quirky, innovative and inspirational offerings available…

Brocade - dance show - Edinburgh & London events 2018

A craft inspired dance performance tours to London and Scotland

Dance maker Roberta Jean is to bring her craft inspired dance work Brocade to Sadler’s Wells’ Lilian Baylis Studio in London premiere, Findhorn on the Moray Coast, to Edinburgh during festival season…

Flying Pig Theatre - Bacchae - Edinburgh Fringe 2017

Imaginative retelling of ancient tragedy at Edinburgh Fringe

Flying Pig Theatre will be making their Edinburgh Fringe debut with a new version of Euripides’ Bacchae, with innovative live sound and an interactive set…

Burnt Toast - Place Productions

Get a taste of Burnt Toast in London and Edinburgh

Catch a play about small town life, burnt toast, knife roulette, and Viennetta, this July and August in London and Edinburgh…

Curiosity of the Week

Woodhenge, Stonehenge’s lesser-known neighbour
Woodhenge - ©English Heritage, Historic England Photo Library

You have heard of Stonehenge in Wiltshire, but have you heard of its lesser known neighbour, Woodhenge? Find out more in our latest Curiosity of the Week…

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Make some noise for Whitby’s Krampus Run
Whitby Krampus Run 2018 - photo by Cassandra Sutton

As Father Christmas makes his annual visit to towns across the UK this weekend, there’s another, much darker character making his way to Whitby in North Yorkshire…

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