Theatre
Sara Keating: Irish theatre makers pack up in preparation for Edinburgh Fringe
The Scottish showcase connects artists with a wider community of theatre producers and audiences from further afield
As Dublin theatres enter a late summer lull in anticipation of the extravaganza of the Dublin Fringe Festival in September, a coterie of Irish artists is getting ready to travel to the crowded marketplace of the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival.
Many of the shows originated at last year’s Dublin Fringe and have been warming up with runs around the country in advance of their Scottish transfer. Funded by Culture Ireland, the shows give an impressively ...