Acting Coach Scotland at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Edinburgh Fringe Festival Productions
Every year our Professional Diploma and HND Students perform a full run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival - the largest theatre festival in the world. We’ve been doing so since 2017, and here are some of our more recent shows.
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(2024) Big Scary Cat by Frankie Regalia
Follow a group of stereotypically attractive and slightly dim young people trapped in a fun fair haunted house. There’s a lion on the loose outside, but something even scarier is going on inside. Will they all make it out alive? More importantly, do you want them to?
From award-winning playwright anddirector Frankie Regalia comes a new satirical horror-comedy about youth, survival,
And a big scary cat.
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(2024) Man of War - The Secret Life of Nadezhda Durova
SHORTLISTED Scottish Theatre Awards on the Fringe
Inspired by the memoirs of "The Cavalry Maiden," Man of War: The Secret Life of Nadezhda Durova tells the true story of one of Russia's most intriguing and enduring military icons, as they embark on a journey of self-discovery that takes them from 19th century high society to the front lines of battle, facing off against Russia's greatest foe—Napoleon Bonaparte -
(2023) The Mystery of the Dyatlov Pass
Based on a true story.
Ural Mountains, Soviet Union, 1959 – a group of young hikers perish under extremely mysterious circumstances. Join us, to experience the haunting journey of a group's ill-fated expedition. -
(2023) Being Sophie Scholl
Fringe Review - Highly Recommended Show
After her brother’s arrest, a young German student begins a deadly game of cat and mouse with the Gestapo. Discover the inspiring true story of Sophie Scholl – the girl who defied Hitler.
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(2022) Pool No Water
A famous artist invites her old friends to her luxurious new home. For one night only, the group is back together. But celebrations come to an abrupt end when the host suffers a horrific accident. As the victim lies in a coma, an almost unthinkable plan starts to take shape: could her suffering be their next work of art? A visceral and shocking play about the fragility of friendship and jealousy inspired by success.
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(2022) BLUE
A disquieting and darkly funny play which shines a light on the state of mental health services in modern Britain. Set in a psychiatric unit, Blue looks at both sides of mental-health care – those who receive it, and those who give it. It explores the difficulties and complexities of life under observation, and shows how beautiful moments can be found even in the most fragile of circumstances.
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CHAIKA
Discover the true story of Valentina Tereshkova, a young textile worker plucked from obscurity to lead the Soviet Union’s race to the stars. With her nation competing against the United States to put a man on the moon, Tereshkova, (code name – Chaika: Seagull) becomes the first woman in space. However, she immediately encounters a catastrophic mechanical problem that could lead to certain death. Meet Yuri Gagarin, the Soviet Space programme, and discover the secret Tereshkova kept for over 40 years. An uplifting, magical drama about brave young cosmonauts who risked their lives for progress.
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Leopold Vindictive
Europe is occupied by the Nazis and fearing imminent invasion, the British launch Operation Columba – parachuting sixteen thousand spies across the Channel. Enter the most unlikely group of secret agents – a highly trained and carefully selected group of... homing pigeons! Based on the true story of a small group of Belgian resistance fighters taking on their Nazi invaders with the help of these winged messenger – and they were called Leopold Vindictive!
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The EU Inspector
The arrival of an undercover inspector sends officials of a new EU country into a spin. Panic ensues as they frenziedly cover up their double-dealing and ineptitude in this witty and fast-paced version of Gogol’s satirical masterpiece ‘The Government Inspector’.
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I, Sniper
5* review from Broadway Baby
With her country under attack from the Nazis, a teenage mother joins the Red Army, becomes one of the deadliest snipers and changes the course of history. Discover the story of Lyudmila Pavlichenko - an incredible hero of the Soviet Union.
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Walls and Bridges
Longlisted for the Freedom of Expression Award 2017 by Amnesty International
In a Trump-coloured, post-Brexit, wall-building world - is there more to bring us together than keep us apart? Inspired by real stories and featuring verbatim accounts - this devised piece challenges notions of home and belonging. An uplifting tonic for troubling times.