Fringe | Alma, a human voice – Nina’s Drag Queens
There are two kinds of madness in this one-person drag play: the one experienced by Oskar Kokoschka, who turned his lover Alma Mahler into a life size doll; the other belonging to the nameless woman on the phone in Cocteau’s The Human Voice. Alma Mahler is a free soul, a muse, the other is a […]
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Fringe | App and Down – Coolpix
Popular or unknown, apps are part of our daily lives. Some drive people to madness, others to unexpected popularity… but all apps have a possible downside. Four stories to leave you self-conscious and scared of your mobile. Performances: Date: Aug 3-14 Time: 22.15 For more information visit https://www.edfringe.com/
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Fringe | Vagabonds of Comedy – Imaan and Filippo
Aussie globetrotting comedian-storyteller Frank Hadchiti and Italian surrealist entertainer Fico Fellini met one damp autumn night at a West Berlin comedy open mic night. The following three years brought a deepening friendship and a lasting collaboration, resulting in their Vagabonds of Comedy, a mayhem variety show in which these two wanderers of international stages introduce […]
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Fringe | Filippo Spreafico: Stay for One More
Filippo wants you to feel good. He will do it by performing well, maybe with bizarre quips, one-liners while flirting with storytelling and you (yes, you, baby!); maybe with family stories or by challenging the existence of chickens. Filippo will do this for you. You don’t need to understand everything that is going on. Filippo […]
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Fringe | Diary of an Expat – Paper Smokers
A one-woman show, directed by Katharina Reinthaller, telling the comic story of the encounter between modern migrant Cecilia and London – a contemporary El Dorado craved by generations of young Europeans. Arriving in the UK nine years ago, Cecilia’s mission began – trying to become British whilst remaining deeply Italian. She started her life abroad […]
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Fringe | Luca Cupani: God Digger
Luca’s hypochondria and survival instincts have helped him live a fairly safe and sin-free life so far, but his imaginary diseases and unfulfilled dreams of being the poster child for over-the-counter painkillers have lead Luca to further question his Catholicism for life’s answers. This So You Think You’re Funny winner, Italian comedian and all round […]
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Filomena Campus Quartet: Jester of Jazz
The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival on its 40th anniversary sets out to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience for you. This year programme features the best of jazz and blues from all over the world and all over Scotland. Italian singer Filomena Campus makes her Festival debut with a set of original compositions that […]
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Bomba Titinka
The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival on its 40th anniversary sets out to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience for you. This year programme features the best of jazz and blues from all over the world and all over Scotland. The Italian group play furious electro-swing music that sucks everyone into a swirl of Jive, […]
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Stephanie Trick & Paolo Alderighi
The Edinburgh Jazz & Blues Festival on its 40th anniversary sets out to have an enjoyable and fulfilling experience for you. This year programme features the best of jazz and blues from all over the world and all over Scotland. Two brilliant, classically trained, and outstanding stride, boogie and blues pianists, Paolo Alderighi and Stephanie […]
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The Scene Study: Canovaccis and Scenarios
The Italian Cultural Institute and the Charioteer Theatre present “The Academy of Commedia dell’Arte” which will bring you closer to the fine art of the 16th Century Italian craft, which involves skills such as physical theatre, mime and improvisation. The fourth event will see the partecipation of Stefano Guizzi with a lecture and masterclass. […]
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