About this episode

The episode features a round-up of notable shows from the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, highlighting various performances and insights from guest reviewer Franki Rameaux.

Our Edinburgh Fringe reviewer Franki Rameaux joins us for a special Theatre Audience Podcast round-up, bringing back her verdict on some of the shows that caught her attention at this year's festival. The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is where theatre gets to take risks. New writing meets experimental performance, musicals emerge from the most unexpected places, artists test bold ideas in tiny rooms and audiences take chances on shows they might never encounter anywhere else. And with thousands of productions competing for attention, sometimes the real joy is discovering something you knew absolutely nothing about before walking through the door. Franki certainly put in the miles this year, seeing a huge range of work across the Fringe. In this episode, we focus on seven productions:  See You Tomorrow, HAM, Belly, January 6th: The Musical, Bodytrapped, Under the Influence and Bliss. From intimate storytelling and provocative new writing to comedy, music and performances tackling identity, politics and the pressures of contemporary life, it's an eclectic snapshot of exactly what makes Edinburgh such an exciting - and occasionally unpredictable - place to experience theatre. What…

People in this episode

Hosts: Natalie Maher, Darren Murphy

Guest: Franki Rameaux

Topics covered

• Edinburgh Fringe
• theatre
• performances
• new writing
• experimental performance
• musicals
• audience experience

Keywords

• Edinburgh Fringe
• theatre review
• performances
• new writing
• experimental theatre
• musicals
• audience experience

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: See You Tomorrow, HAM, Belly, January 6th: The Musical, Bodytrapped, Under the Influence, Bliss

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