Theatre / Edinburgh Fringe
A clutch of Edinburgh Fringe shows will transfer to a packed autumn season at Bristol Old Vic
Bristol Old Vic’s first autumn season under new artistic director Nancy Medina will include a host of productions that will be featuring at the Edinburgh Fringe throughout August 2023.
The Edinburgh/Bristol connection is also apparent in Brook Tate’s acclaimed Birthmarked, directed by Sally Cookson, which enjoyed a hugely successful Mayfest run in 2021 and returned to Bristol Old Vic on July 19-20 before its impending Fringe run.
Bristol24/7 outlines what audiences might expect from the shows when they arrive in the city later in the year.
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Bitter Lemons – Weston Studio, September 5-9
Winner of a Pleasance Edinburgh National Partnership Award and supported by Bristol Old Vic, Lucy Hayes’ explosive debut play tackles the pressures on women’s bodies and the power society holds over them.
Bacon – Weston Studio, September 12-16
First performed at London’s Finborough Theatre, the multiple-award-winning Bacon is an unflinching and unexpectedly humorous look at masculinity, sexuality and power, through the dizzying lens of youth.
Corey Montague-Sholay and William Robinson in Bacon – photo: courtesy of HFH Productions
Kathy & Stella Solve a Murder! – September 13-30
The smash-hit comedy murder mystery musical and 2022 Edinburgh sensation (produced in association with Bristol Old Vic) returns to the Fringe in August before beginning its UK tour in Bristol.
Best friends Kathy and Stella are hosts of Hull’s least successful true-crime podcast, who find themselves thrown headlong into a whodunnit of their own, when their favourite author is killed.
The show stars Bronté Barbé and Rebekah Hinds, and comes from the Olivier Award-winning team behind Fleabag.
Project Dictator – October 30-November 4
A 2022 Edinburgh Fringe hit is the clown show about totalitarianism from the award-winning Rhum + Clay Theatre Company, informed and inspired by conversations with international artists living under authoritarian regimes.
Project Dictator – photo: courtesy of Rhum and Clay
Dugsi Dayz – November 7
From Side eYe Productions and presented by Kayd Somali Arts and Culture, Sabrina Ali’s debut play puts four students in Dugsi (the Somali word for Islamic school) detention, and poses the question: What did they do to end up here? And is there any chance of them getting on? The play premiered at London’s Rich Mix in October 2022, selling out in less than 24 hours.
Dugsi Dayz – photo: courtesy of Side eYe Productions
For more information and tickets to all shows, visit www.bristololdvic.org.uk.
Main photo: HFH Productions
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