Do We Not Laugh? Revising ‘The Complete Works’ for 2023
A comic theatre staple that originated at the ’87 Edinburgh Fringe, this speed-Shakespeare romp has gotten a new revision for the age of #MeToo and #Black Lives Matter.
All Stories About Edinburgh Festival Fringe
Politics, Playmaking Collide at the Edinburgh Fringe
A dispatch from this year’s record-breaking festival, where 3,000 shows competed for theatregoers’ attention.
Finding Magic, Skirting Angst at the Edinburgh Fringe
Is it better to plan or to improvise when attending Edinburgh’s outsized performance festival? Two correspondents answer: Yes.
Should the Fringe Take a Little Off the Top?
Every festival has its own special formula, but Fringe NYC’s subsidiary rights agreement may be a bridge too far.
Adrienne Truscott’s Raw, Rapey Vagina Monologue
Jokes about sexual assault seldom have the double-edged bite of Truscott’s riotous, disturbing solo show ‘Asking for It.’
In Hollywood, Theatre Is Already on the Fringe, So Why Not Name It and Claim It?
Modeling itself after Edinburgh, the Hollywood Fringe Festival may be bigger than ever, but the shows are still small, scrappy and uncurated.
Fringe, American Style!
At this year’s Edinburgh Festival Fringe, American artists leapt the fourth wall to hug, prod and party down with audiences.
