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2011 Edinburgh Fringe Index

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Fringe Firsts (Week 2)

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Edfringe Amnesty Shortlist

MTM:UK Edinburgh Awards Winners

More awards (week 3)

Provisional statistics

Stage Awards winners

 

Reviews

2401 Objects
Written by Hannah Barker, Lewis Hetherington and Liam Jarvis, and devised by the company
An Analogue, Oldenburgisches Staatstheater and New Wolsey Theatre co-production
Pleasance Courtyard
***

3D Hamlet
By William Shakespeare
Fundamental Theatre Project
Spaces on the Mile
***
(Review by Philip Fisher)

3D Hamlet: A Lost Generation
By William Shakespeare
Fundamental Theatre Project
theSpaces on the Mile
***
(Review by Catherine Lamm)

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Irish Modern Dance Theatre
DanceBase
**

Adolf
Pip Utton
St. George's West
*****

Agamemnon
Written by Steven Berkoff
MuchMuchMore Theatre Company
theSpace@ North Bridge
***

Alchemystorium
Gomito Productions
The Bedlam Theatre
*****

Alice's Wonderland
By Lewis Carroll
Gresham's
C Venue
***

Allotment
By Jules Horne
Nutshell
Assembly Inverleith
****

Alma Mater
Fish and Game
Remarkable Arts, St George's West
*****

Alphonse
By Wajdi Mouawad
Richard Jordan Productions and Theatreturtle
Pleasance Courtyard
***

The Amazing Bubble Show
Amazing Bubble Man
C too
****

Andrew Maxwell
Assembly George Square
****

Anton's Uncles
Theatre Movement Bazaar
Bedlam Theatre
****

Application for Life
PixieMoo Productions
theSpace@Jury's Inn
**

at the Sans Hotel
By Nicola Gunn
Nicola Gunn in association with Fringe Management
Assembly Hall
*

Audience
By Ontroerend Goed
St George's West
*****

The Axis of Awesome
Axis of Awesome
Gilded Balloon Teviot
****

Black Slap
Nisus Plays In Association With Fringe Management and The Landor Theatre
Gilded Balloon Teviot
***

Bane 3
Written by Joe Bone
Whitebone Productions
Pleasance Dome
*****

Barry & Stuart: Show and Tell
Udderbelly’s Pasture
*****

Bashir Lazhar
By Evelyne de la Cheneliere; English translation by Morwyn Brebner
Wishbone Theatre
Assembly George Square
****

Beef
By Rose Williams
Nottingham New Theatre
C soco
****

Belt Up's Outland
By Dominic Allen
Belt Up in association with Jethro Compton Ltd
C soco
*****

Belt Up's The Boy James
Belt Up Theatre in association with Jethro Compton Ltd
C soco
***

Belt Up's Twenty Minutes to Nine
Belt Up Theatre in association with Jethro Compton Ltd
C soco
***

Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage
Written by Jason Craig
Banana Bag & Bodice Productions
Assembly George Square
*****

Bepo & Co
UnWish Theatre
C Chambers Street
**

Berkoff's Hell
Written by Steven Berkoff
George Dillon
Spotlites @ The Merchant's Hall
*****

Bette & Joan - The Final Curtain
Foursight Theatre, Richard Jordan Productions, Jacksons Lane and Assembly
By Sarah Thom and Sarah Toogood
Assembly George Square
**

The Big Bite Size Breakfast - Programme 1
White Room Theatre
Pleasance Dome
****

The Big Bite Size Breakfast - Programme 2
White Room Theatre
Pleasance Dome
****

The Big Bite Size Breakfast - Programme 3
White Room Theatre
Pleasance Dome
****

The Billie Holiday Story
Nina Kristofferson
Assembly George Square
****

Blood and Roses
By Sandy Thomson
Poorboy
St George's West
**

Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults
Milk Presents Theatre Company
Underbelly
*****

Cabaret Whore: More! More! More!
Sarah-Louise Young
Seabright Productions
Underbelly
****

Caligula
By Albert Camus, adapted by David Greig
KCS Theatre Company
C Chambers Street
***

The Carroll Myth
Schmucks Theatre Company
Sweet Grassmarket
***

Casablanca: The Gin Joint Cut
By Morag Fullarton
Tron Theatre Company
Pleasance One
*****
(Review by Robin Strapp)

Casablanca - The Gin Joint Cut
By Morag Fullarton
Tron Theatre Company
Pleasance Courtyard
*****
(Review by Philip Fisher)

Chasing Dragons
Nottingham New Theatre
C soco
**

Circus of the Orient
Meadows Theatre Bigtop
***

Clare Plested: Vegas, Jesus and Me
Underbelly
****

Clockheart Boy
Dumbshow
C Venue
*****

Coffin Up
The Village Idiots
Pleasance Dome
****

The Curse of Macbeth
Cambridge University ADC
Playhouse at the Hawke & Hunter Green Room
****

Dances for Wolves
Class Stage Productions
C Aquila
*

Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
By John Patrick Shanley
8 (Ocho)
St George's West
****

The Dante Sisters and The Dare Club
Room 37
Paradise Augustine's
**

The Dark Philosophers
Based on the Stories of Gwyn Thomas, adapted by Carl Grose and the Company
National Theatre of Wales
Traverse 1
****

David Reed: Shamblehouse
By David Reed
Draw HQ
Pleasance Courtyard
***

Death Song
You Need Me
Udderbelly Pasture
**

Deep Waters
Springboard Theatre Company
The Space @ Symposium Hall
***

Devil in the Deck
Unusual productions
Zoo Roxy
****

Devil in the Detail
By Toby Wilsher
MetaMorpho Theatre Company
Zoo Sanctuary
****

The Diaries of Adam and Eve
By Mark Twain, adapted by Elton Townend Jones
Assembly George Square
****

A Dish of Tea with Dr Johnson
Adapted by Russell Barr, Ian Redford and Max Stafford-Clark from James Boswell's The Life of Samuel Johnson and The Journal of a Tour to the Hebrides
Out of Joint
Traverse 2
****

Donna Disco
By Lee Mattison
Chicken Pox Fox Production
Hill Street
*****

Dream Pill
By Rebecca Pritchard
Clean Break
Underbelly
****

Dry Ice
By Sabrina Mahfouz
Underbelly
***

The Ducks
By Michael McLean
SEArED
Pleasance Courtyard
****

Dusk Rings a Bell
By Stephen Belber
High Tide Festival / Escalator East to Edinburgh
Assembly George Square
***

Dust
By Ade Morris
Quidem Productions
New Town Theatre
****

Ed Reardon: A Writer's Burden
Written by Christopher Douglas & Andrew Nickolds
Angela Browne Ltd
Pleasance Courtyard
***

Educate
Z Theatre Company
theSpace on Niddry Street
**

Emergence
Pachamamas
Underbelly
****

Eunuchs In My Wardrobe
By Silas Carson
Remy Blumenfeld and Scamp Theatre
Assembly @ George Square Three
**

Evelyn Evelyn
Amanda Palmer (Dresden Dolls) and Jason Webley
Assembly George Square
***

Exsomnia
Phonographic General Supplies Theatre Company
C soco
**

Fear And Misery of the Third Reich
By Bertolt Brecht
Lincoln Company
C soco
***

Federer Versus Murray
By Gerda Stevenson
Assembly
Assembly Hall
**

Fit For Purpose
By Catherine O'Shea
The Pleasance and End Child Detention
Pleasance Courtyard
***

The Fitzrovia Radio Hour
Fitzrovia Productions- Festival Highlights
Gilded Balloon Teviot
****

Fleeto
Tumult in the Clouds
Pleasance Courtyard
*****

Flirt Fiction
Red Rabbit Collective
theSpaces on North Bridge
****

The Forum
Siren's Production Company
Underbelly
***

Futureproof
By Lynda Radley
Traverse 1
***

The Games
Spike Theatre
Zoo Roxy
****

Generation 9/11: So Far, So Close
Written & directed by Chris Wolfe
theSpace@Surgeon's Hall
***

The Girl With The Iron Claws
The Wrong Crowd
Underbelly
*****

Gogol's The Portrait
Adapted and directed by Amy and Tony Trigwell-Jones and devised by the company
Newbury Youth Theatre
Quaker Meeting House
*****

The Golden Dragon
By Roland Schimmelpfennig, translated by David Tushingham
Traverse 2
***

Go to Your God Like A Soldier
Written by Andrew Keatley
Directed by Oliver Kaderbhai
:DELIRIUM:
Underbelly
*****

Henna Night
By Amy Rosenthal
Facing Dawn Productions
theSpaces on the Mile
***

Henry Rollins
Regular Music and MZA
The Queen's Hall
*****

How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers won the FA Cup
By J.L. Carr, adapted by Paul Hodson
New Perspectives Theatre Company
Gilded Balloon Teviot
*****

How To Survive a Zombie Apocalypse
After Dark Entertainment
Zoo Southside
****

Humphrey Ker Is Dymock Watson Nazi Smasher
By Humphrey Ker
Feature Spot Productions
Pleasance Courtyard
****

Idiots of Ants
Pleasance Courtyard
****

I Hope My Heart Goes First
Junction 25
St George's West
****

I, Malvolio
By Tim Crouch, after William Shakespeare
Traverse 2
***

The Infant
Written and directed by Oliver Lansley
Les Enfants Terribles
Pleasance Courtyard
*****

Jigsaw
Dan Antopolski, Tom Caine & Nat Luurtsema
Avalon Promotions
Pleasance Courtyard
***

John Peel's Shed
By John Osborne
Show + Tell / Escalator East to Edinburgh
Underbelly
***

Julian Sands in Celebration of Harold Pinter
Directed by John Malkovich
Pleasance Courtyard
***

Jus' Like That
By John Fisher
Assembly by agreement with Mark Groucher Ltd
Assembly Hall
*****

Kafka and Son
Adapted by Mark Cassidy and Alon Nashman from Franz Kafka's Letter to His Father
Richard Jordan Productions / Theaturtle / Threshold
Assembly George Square
***

Katherine Ryan: Little Miss Conception
Live Nation
Pleasance Courtyard
***

Last Orders
David Hughes Dance Productions
Traverse 1
*

Late Night Gimp Fight
Phil McIntyre Entertainments
Pleasance Courtyard
***

Laundry Boy
By Philip Stokes
Horizon Arts with Richard Jordan Productions
Underbelly
****

Leo
By Tobias Wegner
Circle of Eleven
St George's West
****

Little Matters
By Edward Wrenn
The River People
Bedlam Chambers
****

The Little Prince
Oxford University Dramatic Society
C soco
****

Little Shop Of Homos
Far From Kansas - London Gay Men's Chorus
C Chambers Street
****

Livewire Theatre's Frankenstein
Livewire Theatre
theSpace @ Surgeon's Hall
**

Livewire Theatre's Peter Pan
Livewire Theatre
theSpace@Surgeons Hall
***

Livewire Theatre's Salem
Livewire Theatre
theSpace@Surgeon's Hall
***

Llwyth [Tribe]
By Dafydd James
Sherman Cymru and Theatr Genedlaethol Cymru
St George's West
***

Lockerbie: Unfinished Business
Written by David Benson
Seabright Productions
St. John's Church
*****

Lounge Room Confabulators
By Stuart Bowden and Wil Greenway
Sarah's House close to Peckham
London preview: playing at Underbelly in Edinburgh
***

Lysistrata the Musical
Based on the story by Aristophanes
Flying High Theatre Company
The Space at Surgeon's Hall
**

Mad About the Boy
By Gbolahan Obisesan
Iron Shoes
Udderbelly
***

The Man of Mode
By George Etherege
Braindead Theatre
C eca
***

Man of Valour
By Michael West, Annie Ryan and Paul Reid
Traverse 2
****

Mark Thomas: Extreme Rambling (Walking The Wall)
Phil McIntyre Entertainments
The Bongo Club
****

Matilda & The Tales She Told
Tell Tale Theatre
Udderbelly Pasture
**

Max and Ivan are Holmes and Watson
Ditto Productions
Pleasance Courtyard
*****

May I Have the Pleasure…?
By Adrian Howells
The Arches
Traverse @ The Point Hotel
***

Medea
By Euripides, in a version by Stella Duffy
Fraser Cannon Productions and Critical Mass
Assembly George Square
*

Michael Winslow: man of 10,000 Voices
Underbelly Productions and Get Comedy
Udderbelly Pasture
*****

Midnight Your Time
HighTide Festival Theatre/ Escalator East to Edinburgh
Assembly George Square
***

Miracles at Short Notice
By James Lark
BST Productions
Gryphon at The Point Hotel
***

Mission Drift
By the TEAM
Traverse 1
***

The Monster in the Hall
By David Greig
Traverse 2
*****

Mr Kolpert
By David Gieselmann, translated by David Tushingham
The New Symposium Productions
C Soco
****

My Filthy Hunt
By Philip Stokes
Horizon Arts with Richard Jordan Productions
Underbelly
*****

Now is the Winter
Written and Directed by Kate Saffin
Alarum Theatre Company
Assembly Hall
****

The Observatory
Snuff Box Theatre Company
Underbelly
***

Oedipus
By Steven Berkoff, after Sophocles
Pleasance Courtyard
****

Of Sound Mind
Ronnie Dorsey Productions and Scamp Theatre
Udderbelly Pasture
***
(Review by Graeme Strachan)

Of Sound Mind
By Ronnie Dorsey
Ronnie Dorsey Productions and Scamp Theatre
Udderbelly
****
(Review by Philip Fisher)

The Oh Fuck Moment
By Hannah Jane Walker and Chris Thorpe
St George's West
***

One Fine Day
By Dennis Lumborg
South Hill Park with True Grit Theatre
Zoo Den
****

One Night Stan
By Miles Gallant
Fitzalan Productions in association with Fringe Management
Assembly George Square
***

One Thousand Paper Cranes
By Abigail Docherty
Catherine Wheels Theatre Company
Assembly George Square
***

The Overcoat
Adapted by Catherine Grosvenor from the short story by Nikolai Gogol
ACE Production
Pleasance Dome
*****

Ovid's Metamorphoses
Pants on Fire
Pleasance Dome
****

Paper Tom
Handheld Arts
Hill Street Theatre
***

Paul Merton's Impro Chums
Pleasance Courtyard
****

PCUK: A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Remix
Pineapple Performing Arts
The Space@Venue 45
*****

Penny Dreadful's Etherdome
Penny Dreadful and Richard Jordan Productions
Assembly George Square
**

Perffection
By Charlotte Josephine
Clay Elephant Theatre
Zoo Roxy
*****

Philosophy in the Bedroom
Written by Marquis de Sade
MoshPit Theatre
theSpace @ North Bridge
****

Pinocchio: A Fantasy of Pleasures
Austin McCormick’s Company XIV
New Town Theatre
*****

Pip Utton Is the Hunchback of Notre Dame
Pip Utton
New Town Theatre
*****

Pope Benedict: Bond Villain
Written by Abie Philbin Bowman
Emily Gough / Something for the Weekend presents Abie Philbin Bowman
Pleasance Courtyard
***

Potted Potter
By Dan Clarkson and Jefferson Turner
Seabright Productions
The Pleasance Grand
*****

Pushing Up Poppies
Poppy Productions
Hill Street Theatre
***

Principal Parts
Written by Henry David
Strip Theatre
C soco
****

Private Peaceful
By Michael Morpurgo
Scamp Theatre
Udderbelly
***

Randy is Sober
Brett Vincent for Get Comedy
Udderbelly
***

The Rape of Lucrece
Directed by Gareth Armstrong
makin projects presents Gerard Logan
Zoo Southside
****

Recursion
Written and directed by Patrick Robertson
Olsson Theatre
C soco
*****

Release
Icon Theatre
Pleasance King Dome
****

Richard Herring - What is Love Anyway?
Avalon Promotions
Udderbelly
****

The Ring of Stones
By Eddie Brierley and Pete Robinson
t-Chi Productions
The Spaces at Surgeons Hall
***

Rock The Ballet
Rasta Thomas’ Bad Boys of Dance
Assembly Hall
***

Roll Out The Beryl
Laurielorry Theatre
Hill Street Theatre
***

Rose
By Hywel John
Dirty Boots, MLJ and SEArED in association with Pleasance
Pleasance Courtyard
****

Sara Pascoe vs. The Apocalypse
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Dawn Sedgwick Management
Pleasance Dome
**

Satellites
Based on D H Lawrence's Women in Love
Awful Pie Theatre
theSpaces on the Mile
**

Scary Gorgeous
By Abbi Greenland and Helen Goalen
Rashdash
Bedlam Theatre
****

The School Of Night
The Sticking Place
Festival Highlights
Gilded Balloon Teviot
****

Scottish Sperm
Written by Jacquline McLaren
Tillicoultry Media LLC
theSpace@ Jury's Inn
****

The Secret of Monkey Island
UWE Drama Society
theSpace@ Surgeon's Hall
*

A Sentimental Journey - the story of Doris Day
By Adam Rolston
Produced by The Mill at Sonning
C Chambers Street
*****

Shakespeare For Breakfast
C Theatre
C Chambers Street
*****

Sherica
By Ian Winterton
Shred Productions and Balloon Head Productions
Paradise in the Vault
****

Shylock
By Gareth Armstrong
Guy Masterson / Theatre Tours International
Assembly Hall
*****

Silence In Court
emeraldBLUE 2011
New Town Theatre
**

A Slow Air
By David Harrower
Traverse 2
****

Sodom
By the Earl of Rochester reconstructed by Toby Parker-Rees
The Movement
Zoo
*

Somewhere Beneath It All, A Small Fire Burns Still
By Dave Florez
Gilded Balloon
***

Spent
By Adam Paolozza and Ravi Jain
Why Not Theatre / TheatreRUN / Theatre Smith-Gilmour
Pleasance Dome
*

Spielpalast Cabaret
Remarkable Arts
Hill Street
*

Stacy
Written by Jack Thorne
PlayOn Theatre Company
Zoo Roxy
****

Standing Count
By Laurence Sach
Seconds Out Youth Theatre
C eca
***

Star Child
Adapted from Oscar Wilde's story
Tell Tale Theatre
Udderbelly's Pasture
***

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart
By David Greig
National Theatre of Scotland
Traverse Ghillie Dhu
*****

Subsist
By JD Henshaw
DBS Productions
Sweet Grassmarket
****

Sunday in the Park with George
By Stephen Sondheim
One Academy Productions
C Chambers Street
****

The Table
Devised by the company
Blind Summit Theatre
Pleasance Dome
*****

Teechers
By John Godber
Young Pleasance
Pleasance Forth
*****

Ten Plagues
Libretto by Mark Ravenhill, music by Conor Mitchell
Traverse 1
****

Tenchi Shinmei: The Ocean
Tokara Wadaiko
St. John’s Church
*****

Theatre Uncut
Traverse 1
*****

Thirty-Two Teeth
Jam Jar Productions
C soco
**

Thom Tuck Goes Straight To DVD
By Thom Tuck
Turly Good
Pleasance Dome
****

Toulouse Lautrec: The Musical
Sawaki Productions
C Aquila
**

Trainspotting
By Irvine Welsh, adapted by Harry Gibson
Spud Theatre
Gryphon at the Point Hotel
***

Translunar Paradise
Written and Directed by George Mann
Theatre Ad Infinitum
Pleasance Dome
*****

The Trials of Galileo
By Nic Young
Hint of Lime Productions
C Aquila
****

Tuesdays at Tescos
By Emmanuel Darley, adapted by Sarah Vermande and Matthew Hurt
Assembly
Assembly Hall
**

Turandot
neTTheatre / Grupa Coincidentia
New Town Theatre
*

Twelve Men Good And True
Up In Smoke Theatre Co Ltd
theSpace@Surgeons Hall
***

Uglies Do Edinburgh
David Kent and Dereck Walker
Gryphon Venues at the Point Hotel
****

Untitled Love Story
By David Leddy
Fire Exit Ltd
St George's West
****

Wee Andy
Written and Directed by Paddy Cunneen
Tumult in the Clouds
Pleasance Courtyard
*****

What Remains
By Ben Harrison and David Paul Jones
Traverse Medical School
***
(Review by Philip Fisher)

What Remains
Words by Ben Harrison, music by David Paul Jones
Grid Iron Theatre Company
Traverse @ University of Edinburgh Medical School Anatomy Department
***
(Review by Corinne Salisbury)

What You Will
Lyrics by Peter Fanning, music by John Moore
Shrewsbury School
C Central
*****

The Wheel
By Zinnie Harris
National Theatre of Scotland
Traverse 1
*****

When Women Wee
By Rachel Hirons
Dirty Stop-Out Productions
Underbelly
****

White Rabbit Red Rabbit
By Nassim Soleimanpour
Volcano (Canada) / Wolfgang Hoffmann / Remarkable Arts
St George's West
****

Wondrous Flitting
By Mark Thomson
Royal Lyceum Theatre
Traverse 2
*

A World Without Words
Peters Productions in association with the Old Red Lion
C soco
***

Woyzeck
By Georg Buchner
Oikos Theatre Company
The Zoo Monkey House
****

Wrens
Tiny Teapot Theatre
Sweet Grass Market
***

Wretch
By Gari Jones
Gari Jones/Mercury Theatre Colchester/Escalator East to Edinburgh
Gryphon at the Point Hotel
**

The Wright Brothers
By David Hastings
Oxford Playhouse
Pleasance Courtyard
***

Yellow Moon: The Ballad of Leila and Lee
In Short Productions
C Chambers Street
****

You Once Said Yes
By Morgan Lloyd Malcolm and Katie Lyons
Look Left Look Right
Underbelly
*

Young Pretender
Written by E.V. Crowe
Nabokov, Escalator
East to Edinburgh and Hull Truck
Underbelly
***

Your Last Breath
By Curious Directive - written by the ensemble
Pleasance Dome
***

Yours, Isabel
Written by Christy Hall
Christy Hall and Matt Lutz
Paradise (The Vault)
****

Zanzibar Cats
By Heathcote Williams
Roy Hutchins
Gilded Balloon Teviot
***

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The Ratings

***** - Brilliant! Kill for a ticket
**** - Very good indeed - well worth seeing
*** - A good show of its type
** - There are shows which are more worth seeing
* - Poor!

Best Bets

Just able to see a few shows? Want to know what's the very best? Here are our Five Star shows:

Alchemystorium

Alma Mater

AudienceBane 3

Barry & Stuart: Show and Tell

Belt Up's Outland

Beowulf: A Thousand Years of Baggage

Berkoff's Hell

Bluebeard: A Fairytale for Adults

Casablanca: The Gin Joint
Cut

Clockheart Boy

Donna Disco

Fleeto

The Girl With The Iron Claws

Gogol's The Portrait

Go to Your God Like A Soldier

Henry Rollins

How Steeple Sinderby Wanderers won the FA Cup

The Infant

Jus' Like That

Lockerbie: Unfinished Business

Max and Ivan are Holmes and Watson

Michael Winslow: man of 10,000 Voices

The Monster in the Hall

My Filthy Hunt

The Overcoat

PCUK; A Midsummer Night’s Dream/Remix

Perffection

Pinocchio: A Fantasy of Pleasures

Pip Utton Is the Hunchback of Notre Dame

Potted Potter

Recursion

A Sentimental Journey - the story of Doris Day

Shakespeare For Breakfast

Shylock

The Strange Undoing of Prudencia Hart

The Table

Tenchi Shinmei: The Ocean

Theatre Uncut

Translunar Paradise

Wee Andy

What You Will

The Wheel

 

©Peter Lathan 2011