Articles by Fritzie Andrade

The Powder Room

Welcome to The Powder Room, a burlesque night club where you will be surrounded by the world of the erotic and a plethora of tassel-clad women.

La Femme est Morte or Why I Should Not F%!# My Son

Imagine you have a five-year-old child.

MyoSung: Streetdance

A new dance fusion of hip-hop, breaking and traditional Korean dance is introduced into our physical vocabulary by an innovative young company from Korea.

Dance Base Presents... Iskandar, Curve Foundation, Karl Jay-Lewin & Michael Popper

Show 1 of Dance Bases 2006 Fringe performances consists of four separate pieces by Iskandar Dance Company, Karl Jay-Lewin Company, Michael Popper and the Curve Foundation respect…

The Seagull

Last year, the Czech company Kretakor brought an almost 4 hour minimalist production of this Chekhov classic to the International Festival.

Grasmere

Everyone has that one acquaintance: the one who TiVos Dynasty reruns religiously, who would never dream of being anything but the first person in line to catch the latest Meg Rya…

Tossers: More Balls Than Most

The setting is a construction site outside a café on a day like any other.

Dance Base Presents... Freshmess, X Factor & Samudra

Dance Base presents three different pieces by three very different companies.

1984

Edwards Theatre Company is behind this innovative adaptation of Orwells haunting story of a future that never quite came to pass.

Rash

Jenni Wolfson is not much of an actress.

Here goes . . .

Young writer Heather Rayment presents her newest work, Here Goes, a comedy about two excessively quirky best friend forever flatmates, for Why Wait Theatres second visit to t…

Dance Base Presents... Rosie Kay Dance Companys The Wild Party

Joseph Moncure Marchs poem, The Wild Party, has been the inspiration for everything from films to plays.

Lord of the Flies

The talented students of the Feltonfleet School star in this creepy adaptation of William Goldings Lord of the Flies.

A Thousand Cranes

The first time I learned about child heroine Sadako Sasaki, I was nine years old and in the fourth grade.

Scottish Dance Theatre

Ill be the first to admit that whenever I see dance shows at the fringe, I expect to see groundbreaking dance from around the world, but have never expected much from Scotlands…

Madonner

Siblings Zoe (writer/performer) and Simon (director) Lewis have teamed up to bring us the tale of Lesley, a grown woman whose lifelong obsession with Madonna has impacted nearly ev…

The Girl Who Cried Nam

A charming young cast from Bristol University brings their original quirky comedy to the Edinburgh stage.

Inside Private Lives

Imagine you have fifteen minutes to interact with any dead celebrity.

Paint the Town

What do you get when you combine an inability to move with physical theatre? In the Reds production of Paint the Town.

Dreamers Los Gemelos Lombard

Twin brothers Martin and Facundo have big dreams of stardom.

The Convent

Norways internationally celebrated Jo Stromgren Kompani brings this striking and humorous take on Catholic Convents into the church walls of St.

Baggage

Short Story Theatre brings Jonnie Fieldings most recent work, Baggage, following the success of his 2002 hit The Waiting Game.

Liss Fain Dance

Liss Fain Dance, the renowned San Francisco based company makes its European debut at Zoo Theatre.

Nora

Ibsens Nora (of A Dolls House fame) has been transported into modern times, remade into the wife of a high profile businessman, which in turn makes her a tabloid target on the …

Hairdresser in the House

I have to admit, I had no idea what to expect upon entering Barabbas production of Hairdresser in the House.

Kataklo

Let me begin by saying that I am completely impressed by the physical strength displayed by the performers of Kataklo.

The Bellydance Diaries

Daphne Peña presents this slightly fictionalized autobiographical tale of an American woman who travels to Egypt to get away from an ex-boyfriend and immerse herself in the belly …

Shakespeare for Breakfast

C Theatre presents their latest Shakespearean adaptation, Taming of the Shrew, breakfast included, of course.

The Nina Variations

Edinburgh is a hard town to shine in theatrically.

Knots

Based on the writings of psychoanalyst R.

Extremities

Its every womans worst nightmare.

The Tylwyth Teg

Be prepared to leave the world of reality as Apricot Theatre takes you on a folkloric journey into the mischievous lives of the Tylwyth Teg.

The House of Bernarda Alba

It is one month before Federico Garcia Lorcas death and he has just completed his latest play, The House of Bernarda Alba.

MOD

I am the worst nightmare of any Beatles-related show.

The Audition

Ant & Elephant present this never-ending tale of the desperation of todays actors.

The Plays the Thing

Alec Garton Ash brings his new play about an egotistical director who is on a mission to put on the greatest production of Hamlet that ever was.

Lolita

It seems that nearly every year, another theatre company brings their own adaptation of Nabokovs Lolita to the festival.

Step into Africa 2

Cape Towns renowned CAFDA Youth Dance Co.

Miracle in Rwanda

Every year there is a hot topic that arrives at the Fringe.

Two Men Talking

Paul Browde and Murray Nossel have been friends since they were young boys in South Africa.

One-Man Star Wars Trilogy

I have to begin by saying that I am incredibly thankful to my flatmate, Adam, for taking the time to give me a brief rundown of all the Star Wars films prior to my arrival in Edinb…

Fahrenheit 451

One year after exciting Fringe audiences with their haunting production of the Burgess classic, A Clockwork Orange, New Yorks Godlight Theatre is taking on Ray Bradburys terrif…