It’s club night and the tracks are spinning. Two headliners crossfade between stories of love, sex, and losing their creative spark – set against a backdrop of precarious lives in urban London. Featuring original tracks inspired by early noughties and present-day R&B and garage, Bangers follows the highs and lows of two strangers struggling with … Continue reading Have a Gander – Bangers
Tag: Pick of the Fringe
Have a Gander – I’ve Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest
According to Google, Eva's boobs weigh the same as two-and-a-half bottles of tequila, two bricks, or the average newborn baby. That's quite a weight to have on your back, metaphorically, not to mention physically, but after navigating through misogynistic medical standards, a breast reduction on the NHS is just a bust. A perceptive, funny and … Continue reading Have a Gander – I’ve Got Some Things To Get Off My Chest
Have a Gander – Good Morning, Faggi
Good Morning, Faggi is a vulnerable and hilarious autobiographical musical where a gay actor in his prime tries to understand why he suffered a sudden nervous breakdown. He sets out on a journey of diaries, letters and memories from the past to learn the truth. Good Morning, Faggi premiered at the National Theatre of Iceland … Continue reading Have a Gander – Good Morning, Faggi
Have a Gander – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE
THIS IS NOT CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT present, YOU ARE GOING TO DIE. Performed entirely naked, this show is a nail-biting descent into existential anxiety as humanity stares down the proverbial toilet. A surreal meditation on annihilation, resting on the knife edge between physical theatre and performance art. Ideograms and archetypal forms offer a shared purge illuminating … Continue reading Have a Gander – YOU ARE GOING TO DIE
Have a Gander – Help Yourself
Have you ever felt like you didn't have the words? Have you ever felt like you wanted to say the exact right thing, but couldn't? Have you ever wanted to make someone stop crying and just shut up? Then our Help Yourself seminar is for you! Help Yourself is a new piece of contemporary theatre … Continue reading Have a Gander – Help Yourself
Have a Gander – 17 Minutes
The play 17 Minutes explores the communal and residual effects of a shooting through Andy, a man who struggles with his own complicity in the tragedy, and who seeks meaning in the wake of the shooting. Would you mind giving us a brief insight into what your show is? My name is Scott Organ and … Continue reading Have a Gander – 17 Minutes
Have a Gander – Baklâ
Baklâ: noun, Tagalog. 1) homosexual; 2) unable to reproduce; 3) F*ggot. Homonhon Island, 1521. The start of 300 years of Spanish colonial rule, sparked a genocide across the islands now known as the Philippines. The loss of my ancestral homeland sends ripples through time, emitting cultural amnesia. But is sex the best cure for a … Continue reading Have a Gander – Baklâ
Have a Gander – I Love You Now What?
Can love survive when someone dies? Can hope flourish amidst grief? Heart-warming, raw, and brilliantly funny, this debut performance from actor and comedian Sophie Craig underpins a beautifully ugly story of grief, and the place love has within it. I Love You, Now What? opens a window to Ava and Theo’s lives, following the diagnosis and loss … Continue reading Have a Gander – I Love You Now What?
Have a Gander – The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria
Bulgaria just told Hitler to fuck off, saving the lives of nearly 50,000 Jewish people… and lost a King. A five-star, award-winning ensemble which tackles history and blends it with live folk tunes, The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria, running at this year’s Fringe at the Queendome (Pleasance Dome), … Continue reading Have a Gander – The Brief Life & Mysterious Death of Boris III, King of Bulgaria
Have a Gander – The Greatest Magic Show/ Adults Only Magic Show
Unlike anything you’ll spy at the Festival Fringe this year, the multi-award-winning sensation of The Greatest Magic Show brings unique routines, fun, and tricks back to Edinburgh after a successful 2022. With more whimsy than before, the team travelled Australia and New Zealand before their Scottish return, as they hit the stage with their brand-new … Continue reading Have a Gander – The Greatest Magic Show/ Adults Only Magic Show