Fringe First News Today

Our series on transformative theatrical discoveries continues with the moving 1984 show exploring our buttoned-up approach to mortality

Gunter is a messy play. Literally. There’s sand, dirt, blood, confetti, and ink all over the actors and the floor. Fringe company Dirty Hare throw absolutely everything at their canvas, in a piece that includes music to projections to microphones, shadow puppetry, and masks. In this rare gem of a show, however, it all sticks. Usually, when critics refer to a show as ‘messy’, it’s a bad thing. When I call Gunter messy, I mean it with the utmost praise. 

Novelist and playwright receive Windham Campbell Prize to support their work

Part stand-up, part theatre, Cracking takes a look at the consequences of a wrongful accusation.

Award-winning comedian Alex Edelman's acclaimed solo show 'JUST FOR US' announces final dates of North American tour with stops in Toronto, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., and more, along with a one-night-only return to NYC at the Beacon Theatre on March 14, 2024.

No Boundaries Theatrical Productions and Seven Dials Playhouse have announced Blue is coming to the London stage. June Carryl's Fringe First winning break out five-star Edinburgh Fringe hit play Blue will play at Seven Dials Playhouse from 5th - 30th March 2024. The play won rave reviews from the press at the Edinburgh Fringe including a

The award-winning murder mystery musical Kathy and Stella Solve A Murder! will transfer to the Ambassadors Theatre in the West End for a strictly limited season... The Francesca Moody Productions, Kater Gordon, Wessex Grove and Fiery Angel theatrical presentation will run from 25 May - 14 September after thrilling audiences in Edinburgh, Bristol and Manchester.

(PHILADELPHIA, PA) -- Penn Live Arts (PLA) – the leading presenter of innovative and transformative performing arts experiences in Philadelphia – presents Ukraine: The Edge of Freedom, from Sunday, February 25, 2024 - Sunday, March 3, 2024. The project focuses on artists calling attention to the challenges Ukraine has been facing, kicking off with a performance by Balaklava Blues followed by performances by Ukrainian jazz pianist and film composer Fima Chupakhin, vocal artist and composer Ma...

Yippee Ki Yay — The Die Hard Parody! runs at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts through December 23.

Explore the life and legacy of Sultan Mahmud Shah Begada, capture moments walking through the lanes of Ahmedabad or watch a play on the growth of slums in India.