Ten years ago, in August 2013, the eyes of the theatre world turned – as they do at this time every year – to Edinburgh for the Festival Fringe. In amongst that year's programme of almost 2,900 different shows was a new, one-woman play by actor and writer Phoebe Waller-Bridge, called Fleabag. That premiere run … Continue reading Ten Years of Fleabag: inside the Edinburgh Fringe hit that went global
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10 top tips to make your solo show memorable
Solo shows are increasingly prevalent as a theatrical form – but what makes them tick, and why and how do some have a particularly lasting impact on audiences? Here, in an extract from their book Making Your Solo Show: The Compact Guide, Lisa Carroll and Milly Thomas – who are both experienced writers of solo … Continue reading 10 top tips to make your solo show memorable
‘The show we needed to make’ – The Wardrobe Ensemble on The Last of the Pelican Daughters
Formed in a rehearsal room at the Bristol Old Vic in 2011, The Wardrobe Ensemble are, in their own words, 'a group of theatre artists working together to make new plays that dissect the twenty-first century experience'. In the near-decade since their founding, they've earned success and critical acclaim – performing around the UK, winning awards and … Continue reading ‘The show we needed to make’ – The Wardrobe Ensemble on The Last of the Pelican Daughters
Edinburgh Fringe Report 2019: Amateur companies lighting up the Fringe
As attention shifts from the drama at Westminster to the drama in Edinburgh, we hear from three intrepid amateur companies performing plays licensed by Nick Hern Books at this year's Festival Fringe. From macho corporate politics to brilliant youth theatre via the Ballet Russes, they demonstrate the resourcefulness and the eclecticism of the Fringe at … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Report 2019: Amateur companies lighting up the Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Report 2018: Tackling the Fringe
Whether you're taking a show to the Fringe this year, planning on doing so in the future, or just going along for the ride, check out these four talented and intrepid amateur companies as they prepare to take on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Each of them has chosen to perform a play licensed by Nick … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Report 2018: Tackling the Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Report 2017: Amateur companies taking on the Fringe
In our annual Edinburgh Fringe Report, we take a look at how amateur theatre companies fare on the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where they're in competition for audiences and ratings with more than 50,000 other performances taking place across the city over the month of August. And this year, the 70th anniversary of the Festival Fringe, … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Report 2017: Amateur companies taking on the Fringe
Edinburgh Fringe Report 2016 Part 2: The Reckoning
The Edinburgh Fringe is over for another year, but how did our intrepid amateur companies get on performing plays licensed by Nick Hern Books? We hear from four of them as they recount the highs – and the lows – of mounting a production on the Fringe. (If you missed the first instalment, it's available … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Report 2016 Part 2: The Reckoning
Edinburgh Fringe Report 2016 Part 1: Final preparations
Getting ready for The Fringe? Our Edinburgh Fringe Report is back (you can still read last year's Report here) with six more amateur theatre companies – all of them performing plays licensed by Nick Hern Books – revealing the state of their play as they get ready to launch themselves on The Fringe... Holes by … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Report 2016 Part 1: Final preparations
‘A Field of Dreams’: Joyce McMillan on Theatre in Scotland
Joyce McMillan, lead drama critic at The Scotsman, is an unrivalled authority on modern Scottish theatre and a leading thinker and writer about Scotland. Her new book, Theatre in Scotland: A Field of Dreams, is a collection of more than three decades of her writings about theatre, selected by theatre director Philip Howard. Here, in … Continue reading ‘A Field of Dreams’: Joyce McMillan on Theatre in Scotland
Edinburgh Fringe Report 2015 Part 2: The Final Reckoning
The Edinburgh Fringe is over for another year, but how did our intrepid amateur companies get on performing plays licensed by Nick Hern Books? We hear from three of them as they recount the highs – and the lows – of mounting a production on the Fringe. (If you missed the first instalment, it's available … Continue reading Edinburgh Fringe Report 2015 Part 2: The Final Reckoning
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