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New York playwright Scott Organ on why he brought his play about a uniquely American problem to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

There aren’t, interestingly, any proposed solutions to the school shooting phenomenon. Plenty of food for thought in this intricate and compelling piece of theatre.

HOW better to start the Edinburgh Fringe 2022 than with a drama about a struggling female actor who – in the midst of the audition process for a…

HOW better to start the Edinburgh Fringe 2022 than with a drama about a struggling female actor who – in the midst of the audition process for a…

Guy Masterson's psychological thriller runs until 23 July in London and from 3 to 29 August in Edinburgh

Dante Alighieri built his idea of hell as a colossal conical structure that opens up underneath Jerusalem and reaches the centre of the Earth. He makes his descent steadily, accompanied by Virgil. The further away from Jerusalem, the further away from God and goodness. A stone’s throw from Jerusalem, Iraq and what it represents in the American cultural portfolio is ravaged by conflict. A young soldier puts up a fight before he is honourably discharged. A cold-blooded killer who’s completely ...

The psychological thriller begins performances next month

Buxton Fringe has reported a huge surge in entries with performers eager to tread the boards after two years of Covid disruption.