The Lincoln Company presented six new productions at the 2010 Edinburgh Festival Fringe:
Blood Brothers
by Willy Russell
'...the play really comes alive with the
appearance of the brothers; their chemistry positively bubbles
over and they handle the transition from childhood to adulthood
superbly. The other strong principals all have their moments to
shine.’
3 Weeks * * *
The Dumb Waiter
by Harold Pinter
‘After disappointing treatments of Pinter
elsewhere in the city, it was a relief to see an excellent
version of The Dumb Waiter by The Lincoln Company’.
Edinburgh Guide* * * *
Bonus Material,
a new comedy show (world premiere)
The Man Who Fell Out Of Bed
by Paul Sellar (world premiere)
‘We feel the unease of the central character, Mr
Price, from almost the beginning thanks in no small part to the
rest of the cast and most particularly to the very eerie smile
of Joseph Murray who is his initial liaison. Paul Sellar has
written a clean script and the cast works well together …Andy
Jordan's direction is very tight’
British Theatre Guide * * * *
Shadow Boxing
by James Gaddas
‘HOW does Jonny Collis-Scurll do it?...Most
people wouldn't be able to breathe after performing five minutes
of this show….There's an intoxicating rhythm to the way he
blends movement and dialogue, too, delivering every verbal punch
in time to the beat of his swings.’
The Scotsman * * * *
Down The Rabbit Hole
by Alice Batchelar (world
premiere)
'The cast come together like a fine tuned machine
bringing to life characters with edge, darkness, and intrigue.
Add the suspense to this mix and you have one of the finest and
most creative re-workings on the Fringe 2010’.
New Current * * * *
Further details about the productions:
- Blood Brothers
- The Dumb Waiter
- Bonus Material
- The Man Who Fell Out Of Bed
- Shadow Boxing
- Down The Rabbit Hole
- Reviews
About the Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival is the largest, most important and most famous Arts Festival in the world. The world’s media cover it. Hundreds of thousands of people attend it (usually circa one million people). And, YES the University of Lincoln students perform in it!
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe has become the equivalent to the Cannes Film Festival. It is the international theatre and performance marketplace to which every theatre promoter, booker, agent, producer, theatre manager goes to find its shows for the following year.
The Festival Fringe has for decades been a vital part of the UK theatre industry, offering the kind of training and learning opportunities on a scale and of a type not available anywhere else in the world. The instances of great individual creative talents, great works of art, and great money-making popular successes being discovered on the Edinburgh Fringe are no myth, they have happened, year on year, for the past 50 years!
Previous Seasons at Edinburgh:
In 2008, in its inaugural season at the Festival Fringe, The Lincoln Company presented the World Premieres of 5 new plays achieving an EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE SELL OUT accolade for its production of The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde SEE MORE...
In 2009, the company’s second Edinburgh season, we presented 7 productions, including 3 world premieres, and achieved a 90% capacity EDINBURGH FESTIVAL FRINGE RUN for our production of After Magritte by Tom Stoppard SEE MORE...