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1913
or Nude Descending a Staircase
Strings Attached
The Balkan Wars, magical silent films, violent suffragettes, and
Countess Tarnowska - in prison for an incredible murder in Venice.
All this and more is the stuff of our new show about this amazing
year. |
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Alice's
Adventures in Wonderland
Exeter University Theatre Company
Tumble down the rabbit hole with us as we modernise Lewis Carroll's
magical world with wit, imagination and style. Don't look away or
you'll miss all the fun, Wonderland's magic is second to none. |
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Banterbury
Tales
Your Theatre Company
Modern poetic conversation fused with urban electronic beats. Cellinette,
an erotic moon faerie, meets Santo Sucio, a dirty saint, on a street
corner. Sleep with the person next to you or start the next race
war? |
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Breathing
Corpses
LS6
Amy's found another body in the hotel. There's a smell coming from
Jim's storage units. And Kate's losing it after spending all day
with the police. This tight/tense play is darkly comic; you can't
miss a single word. |
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A
Brief History of Scotland - We Done Loads!
DBS Productions
The sell-out show returns! You think you know about science, art,
religion, culture? You think you know history? Statistics prove
you don't. We can help, we are Scotland - we done loads! |
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Call
Me If You Feel Too Happy
Reduced Circumstances
Bipolar is a buzzword in celebrity chic, but what if you're not
on the A-List? A witty and candid account of the highs and lows
of a pill-popping twentysomething. |
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'Crave'
by Sarah Kane
3Bugs Fringe Theatre
Sex and death. Cruel and tender. This 10th anniversary production
by the university where Kane studied is semi-physical, high-impact
theatre. Involving a gelatinous set and live music - a modern classic
as never before! |
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The
Devil in Drag
Breast Assembly
Ever had a wish come true? Regretted it? Inflating breasts, a dung-eating
cardinal and a pair of scheming devils collide to create mayhem.
Fo's merciless satire performed by a stunning cast. Side-splitting! |
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Discover
Kymaerica
Eames Demetrios
Journey into a parallel universe that you never knew existed -
even beneath your very feet ... Meet creatures without metabolism,
a samurai Columbus, lichen poetry, gwomes... |
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Do
You Want to Lose Weight?
Elizabeth Roddick
Elizabeth Roddick, life coach, individualises weight loss programmes.
One hour of your time and off the hips for a lifetime. |
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Fawn
Strings Attached
Isolated and stricken with fear, everything stands still, but the
wall clock is still ticking. A fantastical abstract one-woman documentary
about a world suddenly turned upside down, full of desire and dreams
to fill the fragile silhouettes with life. |
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Fully
Committed
Cafe Society
One reservations clerk, one telephone, 40 screaming VIPs and no
tables. Sam Peliczowski juggles the needs of scheming socialites,
name-dropping wannabees, fickle celebrities and egomaniacal bosses
in a 70 minute, breakneck, tour de force by Becky Mode. |
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Gift
to the Future
Colin David Reese
Warning: This show is for Shakespeare lovers! John Heminges, the
man who first gathered Shakespeare's works into one volume, immerses
the audience in the Bard's world with surprising anecdotes, reminiscences,
and speeches from the plays. |
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Head
to Head
Caravanserai Productions
5 plays in 15 days. Featuring a series of hilarious, sometimes
devastating, power tangos as wounded egos sabotage attempts at achieving
intimacy. |
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Hostage
Tweed Theatre
Alone, in chains and darkness, James Douglas is held hostage by
Islamic fundamentalists. Back in Scotland, a young woman struggles
for support to win his freedom. But this is happening 500 years
ago ... A gripping, topical new play. |
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How
Hard it Happens
Heart Off Guard Theatre Company
(How it hardly seems to happen.) One crashed school coach. One
sonless flat. A television screen. This award-winning new play,
set in the cat-kissed city, invites you to spy on four faces in
two wreckages. |
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I
Lost My Laugh in the Revolution
Shameka Cunningham
The journey of a woman who discovers her laugh is lost and the
risk she takes to find it ... all while trying to save the world! |
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Jewish
Chronicles
Daniel Cainer
Beautiful songs and stories, much laughter, some tears. You don't
have to be Jewish to enjoy this brilliant one-man show from master
songwriter, Daniel Cainer - his clever, funny, haunting songs tell
a universal story. Free bagel and coffee. |
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Kerouac:
And - All - That - Jazz
One Off Productions
Hip words, cool jazz and hot be-bop weave together this homage
to Beat Generation writer Jack Kerouac. New play charting the fascinating
story of the 'Angel-headed Hipster' and his search for happiness. |
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The
Knowledge of Beauty
Get A Real Job Promotions
Looks mean everything; looks mean power. A sharp, fast-paced domestic
comedy about the role of looks within society, about attractive
people, about ugly people. Performed by the brightest new team at
the Fringe. |
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Mr
Loveday's Little Outing
Theatrical Theatrics Productions
Lunacy, absolute lunacy ... this adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's amusing
classic offers an exhilarating hour for all. A quirky yet thought-provoking
tale presenting a fresh perspective on confinement and lunacy from
a Fringe sell-out company. Absolutely mental. |
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Much
Ado About Nothing
Ribcaged Theatre Productions
Ribcaged Theatre Productions present a new adaptation with music
of Shakespeare's classic comedy. |
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Office
212
Vista Theatre / The University of
Wales, Newport
Jason, Ivan, Janice and Alison are all inhabitants of office 212.
Their daily rituals of photocopying frenzy and fast-food feastings
are beginning to take their toll on the fiendish four and boredom
soon descends into bedlam! |
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One
Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
Practical Magic Theatre Company
Unmissable. Dale Wasserman's brilliant adaptation of Ken Kesey's
dark comedy. From the director of recent Fringe smashes 'Jean Brodie'
and 'The Steamie'. |
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P45's
in the Post
Blue Bud Stage Company
Inspired by Frida Kahlo's passion for life and fags, two girls
discover their inner 'Warriors of Light' lie within their Rimmel
lipsticks and UGG boots. Full -time dreamers, part-time workers.
No experience necessary. |
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Pictures
on the Air
Wopsle Productions & Questors Theatre
Company
A teacher near retirement, full of regret for lost opportunities;
two sixth formers on the cusp of adulthood. Each life is thrown
into crisis by a shocking and incomprehensible incident. A gripping,
funny and moving play. |
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Pierrepoint
- The Hangman's Tale
Cafe Society
In his grim career he put to death over 400 men and women while
running a homely Lancashire pub. Martin Oldfield is wonderfully
chilling as the proud unfeeling professional in this thoughtful,
sometimes macabre production. |
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PoeJazzi:
SpokenWorld
Down Home
Remarkable poetic feast bringing together spoken word, musical
and visual artists from Los Angeles to London, this show will delight
and inspire you. No plot, no costumes, just real words, real people,
real art. |
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Red
Peter
Simian Features
In his dressing room a 'former' ape prepares a report on his transformation
from wild beast to music hall star! A comic and chilling reminder
of the price of freedom. Inspired by a short story by Franz Kafka. |
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Regretrosexual
- The Love Story
Stain Entertainment
Destiny brought Dan to the one woman with as many issues as he
has. But there's one last item Dan needs to confess. He was sort
of ... gay for two years. She'll understand. These things happen.
Right? |
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The
Revenger's Tragedy
Lancaster University Theatre Group
A harrowing tale dragged into modernity as a blend of blood, absurdity
and darkest comedy. A cultural melting pot with an added fusion
of modern language, devised scenes and cultural references to the
original text. |
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Shut
Up, Play!!
The Original Tempo
Non-verbal performance of music, dance and visual arts. We 'speak'
Japanese contemporary culture. You can find your own Japan with
your original tempo! |
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Ten
Days... That Shook the Kitchen!
Ginny Davis
Welcome to the midlife diary of Ruth - middle-class, misfit mum.
Featuring 34DD 'friend', embarrassing husband and stroppy kids.
BMW man appears. Will she? |
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Time
Bomb
Talk About Productions
It's 4 March 2017 and Britain is on the brink of nuclear war. The
exposure of a government cover-up has profound implications for
both the Clarkes and the country in this controversial and entertaining
political drama. |
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Titus
Andronicus
DDOS
Returning to Rome after years of fighting, Titus' blinkered adherence
to tradition and duty lead to a vicious and tragic sequence of murder,
mutilation, rape and revenge. 'Titus Andronicus' is an exploration
of the darker recesses of humanity. |
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Tokyo
Bound
Sepia Scipio
One-woman show examines the experiences of a young Japanese-Finnish-American
who journeys to Japan. Through the encounters with different types
of Japanese women, she starts to see and understand her mother in
a different but more affectionate way. |
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Tom
and Sal
Ice No Lemon Productions
... want to be Richard and Judy. Not helped by their incapable
production team, lack of guests and features, this delicious comedy
is devilishly dark and utterly politically incorrect. Exeter University
Sitcom Festival winner (judge: Adrian Edmondson). |
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The
Year That I Got Younger
Aindrias de Staic
A wandering Irish violinist wants to play music, and finds lots
of obstacles. Rambling through one year in Australia, he eventually
faces the music. Best Solo Show, Wellington Fringe NZ 2008. |