Best of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

– A Celebration of UK Performance

“Best of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival – A Celebration of UK Performance” was staged at the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Center as a part of the 08 ACT Festival, presenting 4 award-winning productions from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

A series of cultural exchange programs were organized in collaboration with the Cultural and Education Section of the British Consulate-General, providing an excellent occasion for the visiting British artists and local artists to share experiences as well as exploring possible exchange and collaboration opportunities.

David Jubb, Artistic Director of Battersea Arts Centre in London, also shared his experience working with independent artists in Britain.

Hysteria

Inspector Sands Theatre (UK) (www.inspector-sands.co.uk)
Winner of the Total Theatre Award 2006
Short-listed for the Carol Tambor Award 2006

Low Life

Blind Summit Theatre (UK) (www.blindsummit.com)
Nominated for a Total Theatre Award in Edinburgh 2005

It Is Like It Ought To Be: A Pastoral

Uninvited Guests Theatre (UK) (www.uninvited-guests.net)
Winner of a Herald Angel Award 2007
Time Out Critics’ Choice

The End of Everything Ever

New International Encounter Theatre (UK) (www.nie-theatre.com)

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The cultural exchange programs are co-organized by “Fringe Shanghai”.