Central at the Edinburgh Festival
Central School of Speech & Drama proudly contributed to an incredible 28 performances at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival with performances from current students, staff, and alumni.
Central also hosted a social event for alumni on 22 August and a theatre practice workshop for practitioners which is free and open to all at the Melting Pot on 23 August.
Professor Gavin Henderson CBE, Principal of Central, explained, “The Edinburgh Fringe Festival is a pivotal date in the dramatic arts events calendar. This year, Central has stellar representation at Edinburgh, from its current student body to members of the extended Central family by way of our alumni. This year’s Festival looks set to be exciting, creative and challenging, with Central firmly leaving its stamp on the City.”
Central’s free workshop and panel discussion, for those interested in advancing their theatrical practice skill set, will be held on Tuesday 23 August at The Melting Pot, Edinburgh. The workshop is particularly aimed at those interested in pursuing the MA Advanced Theatre Practice which still has limited places available for Autumn 2011 entry. Mark Down, Artistic Director of Blind Summit, will join the workshop panel.
Nick Wood, Course Tutor on the MA Advanced Theatre Practice, says “the workshop, hosted by Central, will provide a valuable forum for practitioners to exchange ideas with fellow peers and artists and generate discussion with an experienced panel. It promises to be a dynamic and exciting session, and we look forward to meeting with potential students and alumni and others interested in the area of collaborative and devised theatre.”
Central is very proud of the alumni presence at Edinburgh this year, with over 25 productions from former students. Gari Jones directs Darkness by Fringe First winner Jonathan Lichtenstein; Carly Halse stars in Proper Night, a production from the OutHouse Collective, an associate company of the Roundhouse, Camden and Chris Hogben performs in Berkoff’s critically acclaimed Oedipus by Steven Berkoff (After Sophocles).
For a full list of all Central alumni participating in the Edinburgh festival please see below:
Dance Marathon
Date/time: 3 - 15 August, 7.15pm
Venue: Traverse (v151)
Category: Dance, Physical Theatre
Central/alumni involvement: Stage Manager - Billy Hiscoke (BA Theatre Practice 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/dance-physical-theatre/dance-marathon
2401 Objects
Date/time: 3 - 28 August (excluding 9 and 16), 4.40pm
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard (v33)
Category: Devised, Multimedia
Central/alumni involvement: Co-Director/Co-Writer - Hannah Barker (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2002), Producer - Ric Watts (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2002), Sound Designer - Alex Garfath (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2007), PR - Amber Massie-Blomfield (BA Theatre Practice 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/2401-objects
Pistol & Jack: SMASH*GLAM*SEX*MUSIC
Date/time: 3 - 28 August, 9.20pm
Venue: Assembly George Square (v3)
Category: Comedy, Cabaret, Music
Central/alumni involvement: Co-written and Co-performed - Megan Ford (MA Classical Acting 2006)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/pistol-jack-smash-glam-sex-music
Snap.Catch.Slam
Date/time: 3 - 28 August, 1.50pm
Venue: Pleasance Beneath (v33)
Category: Contemporary Theatre, Drama
Central/alumni involvement: Director - Ben Caplan (BA Acting 1995)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/snap-catch-slam
The Table
Date/time: 3 - 28 August, 10.00pm
Venue: King Dome, Pleasance Theatre (V23)
Category: Puppetry
Central/alumni involvement: Artistic Director - Mark Down (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 1996)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/table
SOLD
Date/time: 3 - 29 August, 11.10am
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard (v33)
Category: Devised, Verbatim
Central/alumni involvement: Cast and production team entirely made up of Central students and alumni
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/sold
Oedipus by Steven Berkoff (After Sophocles)
Dates/time: 3-29 August, 1.20pm
Venue: Pleasance Courtyard (v348)
Category: Classical, Physical Theatre
Central/alumni involvement: Performer - Chris Hogben (BA Acting 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/oedipus-by-steven-berkoff-after-sophocles
Vinegar Knickers: Sketchy Beast
Dates/time: 3 - 29 August (excluding 15), 4.35pm
Venue: C Soco (studio 2) (v348)
Category: Comedy, Sketch Show
Central/alumni involvement: Director - Hannah Knapp (MA Classical Acting 2007) and Actress and Co-writer - Samantha Baines (MA Acting for Screen 2009)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/vinegar-knickers-sketchy-beast
It's The End of the World As We Know It
Dates/time: 4 - 20 August, 8.45pm
Venue: Laughing Horse @ Espionage (v185)
Category: Comedy, Sketch Show
Alumni involvement: Performer - Emmy Margaret Fyles (BA Acting 2006)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/it-s-the-end-of-the-world-as-we-know-it-free
Bluebeard: A Fairy Tale for Adults
Date/time: 4 – 28 August, 6.55pm
Venue: Underbelly – Cowgate (v 61)
Category: Cabaret, Devised
Central/alumni involvement: Company - Ruby Glaskin (BA Theatre Practice 2010), Lucy Skilbeck (BA Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2010) and Adam Robertson (BA Drama, Applied Theatre and Education 2010)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/bluebeard-a-fairy-tale-for-adults
Croft & Pearce - Funnier Than It Sounds
Date/time: 4 – 28 August (excluding 15), 11:55am
Venue: Underbelly – Cowgate (v 61)
Category: Comedy, Sketch Show
Central/alumni involvement: Writer and Performer - Fiona Pearce (BA Acting 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/croft-and-pearce-funnier-than-it-sounds
Dust
Date/time: 4 - 28 August, 3.30pm
Venue: New Town Theatre (v7)
Category: Drama, Political
Central/alumni involvement: Performer - Alice Bernard (MA Acting Musical Theatre 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/dust
Gutter Junky
Date/time: 4 - 28 August, 3.00pm
Venue: Assembly Hall (v35)
Category: Drama
Alumni involvement: Performer - Richard Maxted (BA Acting 2008)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/gutter-junky
Lucifer
Date/time: 4 - 28 August
Venue: Laughing Horse at the Phoenix (v146)
Category: Drama
Central/alumni involvement: Director - Michael Eriera (MA Actor Training and Coaching 2011)
The Diaries of Adam and Eve
Date/time: 4 – 29 August, 11.45am
Venue: Assembly George Square (v3)
Category: Adaptation, Satire
Central/alumni involvement: Costume Supervisor - Kate Flanaghan (BA Theatre Practice Costume Construction 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/diaries-of-adam-and-eve
Lost In Mozart
Date/time: The Spaces on North Bridge (v36)
Venue: 5 - 27 August (excluding Sundays), 11.45am and 1.45pm
Category: Drama, Music
Central/alumni involvement: Producer - Luke Wilkinson (MA Applied Theatre 2011)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/lost-in-mozart
So On and So Forth present 'Human Era'
Date/time: 5 - 27 August, 4.45pm
Venue: Just the Tonic (v88)
Category: Comedy, Sketch Show, Stand-up
Alumni involvement: Martin Allanson (BA Acting 2008)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/so-on-and-so-forth-present-human-era
Darkness
Date/time: 5 - 29 August (excluding 15th and 22nd), 3.30pm
Venue: Zoo Roxy (v115)
Category: Theatre
Central/alumni involvement: Director - Gari Jones (Stage Management 1992)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/darkness
Paper Tom
Date/time: 5 - 29 August (excluding Wednesdays), 12:30pm
Venue: Hill Street Theatre (v41)
Category: Multimedia, Physical Theatre
Central/alumni involvement: Co-devisers Alexander Garfath (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2007), Sara Saddington (BA Drama, Applied Theatre & Education 2009), Sarah-Jane Wingrove (Drama Education 2001), Ilana Winterstein (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2007), Performers - Steven Rodgers (MA Classical Acting 2009) and Sandy King (MA Classical Acting 2006)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/paper-tom
Proper Night
Date/time: 6 - 12 August, 1.00pm
Venue: Princes Mall (v203)
Category: Musical Theatre
Central/alumni involvement: Performer - Carly Halse (MA Performance, Practice & Research 2009)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/proper-night
11
Date/time: 6 - 28 August, various times
Venue: Paradise in Augustine's (v152)
Category: Devised, Drama
Alumni involvement: Performer - Maggie Brown (MA Music Theatre 2009)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/musicals-operas/11
A Grimm Tale
Date/time: 8 – 12 August, 2.30pm
Venue: Bongo Club (v143)
Category: Family, Physical Theatre
Alumni involvement: Director - Alastair Laverty (Drama Education 2003 and PGCE Drama 2005)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/grimm-tale
Nine - The Musical
Date/time: 8 – 13 August, 6.40pm
Venue: Paradise in Augustine's (v41)
Category: Musicals & Operas
Central/alumni involvement: Performer - Rachel Simpson (BA Drama, Applied Theatre & Education 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/musicals-operas/nine-the-musical
Light Relief - Free
Date/time: 14 – 28 August, 10.45pm
Venue: Laughing Horse @ The Beehive Inn (v178)
Category: Comedy, Cabaret, Variety
Central/alumni involvement: Performer - Olivia Simpson (BA Drama, Applied Theatre & Education 2006)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/comedy/geoff-cotton-light-relief-free
The Invisible Show II
Date/time: 21 - 27 August, 11:30am, 2.00pm & 4:30pm
Venue: The Pleasance Courtyard (v33)
Category: Theatre
Central/alumni involvement: Composer - Jon McLeod (MA Advanced Theatre Practice 2010)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/invisible-show-ii
The Captain of Köpenick
Date/time: 22 - 27 August, 4.10pm
Venue: theSpaces @ Surgeons Hall (v53)
Category: Comedy
Central/alumni involvement: Cast and production team
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/captain-of-koepenick
Wives of War
Date/time: 22 - 27 August, 3.40pm
Venue: The Space (v45)
Category: Physical theatre
Central/alumni involvement: Writer - Kat Smith (PGCE 2007)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/wives-of-war
Wretch
Date/time: 22 - 29 August, 8.20pm
Venue: Gryphon at Point Hotel (v109)
Category: Multimedia, Performance Art
Central/alumni involvement: Writer, Director and Performer - Gari Jones (Stage Management 1992)
http://www.edfringe.com/whats-on/theatre/wretch