Fringe 2006 - Babylon Days and Nights

 

Babylon Days and Nights: Hundreds of performers, seventy-three separate performances and events, thirty different shows, five art forms, only one venue; Theatre Workshop Edinburgh

 

Following June 2006’s sell-out run, Theatre Workshop Edinburgh is to bring critically acclaimed Iraq War docu-drama Babylon Burning [Another Lovely War] to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2006. The historic move marks the first time ever Theatre Workshop Edinburgh has reprised a production due to popular demand.

 

The success of the play – which played to some 1,000 people and rave reviews during its 8-night run this June – has also inspired a jam packed Fringe programme of political theatre, music, art, poetry, film and talks at Theatre Workshop Edinburgh.

 

Theatre Workshop producer Anne Fleming says “During the extensive research process involved in writing and producing Babylon Burning we consulted with a wide range of experts and also learned about the experiences of quite a few ‘ordinary’ people who live extraordinary lives. You can meet some of them at the Theatre Workshop this Fringe. ”

 

Alongside Babylon Burning [Another Lovely War], theatrical highlights include acclaimed new Scottish Theatre Group Zendeh’s Khaki. Music is well represented with Scottish folk icon and political activist Alistair Hulett among other artists due to appear. Lucy Edkin’s heart-rending portraits of so-called ‘terror’ detainees are alsobeing exhibited for the first time ever in the foyer. Daily talks, debates and screenings from a range of eminent and expert guests throw the political themes explored above into sharp and unrelenting focus.

 

Make Babylon Days and Nightsyour first choice this Fringe!For full listings please visit www.theatre-workshop.com

 

Press contact: For more info, pictures, interviews and press tickets contact Ros Lambert on 0131 226 4366 / rlambert@twe.org.uk OR Hugo Fluendy on 0131 225 7942 / 0778 787 7511 / hfluendy@twe.org.uk

 

Box Office: 0131 226 5425, Theatre Workshop Edinburgh, 34 Hamilton Place, Edinburgh EH3 5AX,

Or

0131 226 0000, Times Fringe Box Office, 180 High Street, Edinburgh, www.edfringe.com

 

Notes to editors: Theatre Workshop Edinburgh was founded in 1965. In the last eleven years under the artistic direction of Robert Rae, it has established itself as Scotland’s premier small-scale professional producing theatre. In 2000, Theatre Workshop became the first professional producing theatre in Europe to include professional disabled actors in all main house productions. For more information please visit www.theatre-workshop.com