The Theatre Times: Facts can be stranger than fiction. Every year, this truism gets demonstrated afresh—and with irresistible force—by the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, where fact-based theatre comes in many guises and flavors. This year’s plays, musicals, and experimental performances were no exception to the pattern. Let us take a look at some of these works ignited and shaped by real-life incidents, however distant or unbelievable they may seem.
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When reading this article, I was surprised how many of the pieces were about events outside of the UK. I expected Edinburgh to be more UK centric, but I’m glad to see that they produce a more diverse body to work. I also think it's interesting that two of the pieces reviewed, Tokyo Rose and The War of the Worlds, were about moments in America’s history. Also, so many of these pieces were either based on true events, either historical or people’s interviews. I wonder why the committee at Edinburgh Fringe is attracted to these pieces. Are they just untold stories or is there something about the time we are living in that draws people to these true stories. Something I liked about this review is that not all of the reviews are overwhelmingly positive. For example, when the reviewer is talking about Bystanders, they admit that the play’s storytelling methods don’t live up to the story. Overall, I really enjoyed reading this review of Edinburgh Fringe.
I found this article interesting because I don’t really know much about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. One thing that seems to be a running theme is that all of the performances have very small casts and also a few monologue performances. I’m really interested in the one musical Tokyo Rose . It’s a cast of five women telling the story of Iva D’Aquino’s case in 1951 which discusses the roots of American identity, citizenship, and patriotism. Rhum & Clay Theatre also told a story from American history called The War of the Worlds. This play discussed Orson Welles’ 1938 radio drama of an alien invasion. I think it’s interesting how several of these plays or musicals are about American history. I assumed that since the festival is in the UK that the stories would be mostly about UK history. I also thought The Incident Room sounded interesting. It tells the story of detectives who are trying to find a serial killer called the Yorkshire Ripper, who murdered women over a span of five years in the late 1970s.
I found this article interesting because I don’t really know much about the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. One thing that seems to be a running theme is that all of the performances have very small casts and also a few monologue performances. I’m really interested in the one musical Tokyo Rose . It’s a cast of five women telling the story of Iva D’Aquino’s case in 1951 which discusses the roots of American identity, citizenship, and patriotism. Rhum & Clay Theatre also told a story from American history called The War of the Worlds. This play discussed Orson Welles’ 1938 radio drama of an alien invasion. I think it’s interesting how several of these plays or musicals are about American history. I assumed that since the festival is in the UK that the stories would be mostly about UK history. I also thought The Incident Room sounded interesting. It tells the story of detectives who are trying to find a serial killer called the Yorkshire Ripper, who murdered women over a span of five years in the late 1970s.
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