Five theatre shows from the continent at the Edinburgh Fringe
More Light Please
Polish actor Natalia Kostrzewa stars in her own one-woman play (co-written by Jerzy Lach) about economic migration. The production by Teatr Praga is in English and features music by the Tiger Lillies.
New Town Theatre, George Street, 0131 220 0143, 7–29 Aug (not 10, 17, 24), 2.45pm, £10–£12 (£8–£10). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £6.
Anatomy of Fantasy
After dates in St Petersburg and Poland, the Fringe First-winning Do Theatre returns to Edinburgh with a dance-theatre piece that promises to visualise the ‘subconscious as a physical body’.
Assembly Rooms, George Street, 0131 623 3030, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 5.25pm, £12–£13.50 (£11–£12.50). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.
Harlekin
Physical theatre from Fringe favourites Derevo in which the Dresden company’s mainstays Elena Yarovaya and Anton Adasinsky create a nightmare vision of the harlequin figure.
Pleasance Courtyard, Pleasance, 0131 556 6550, 7–30 Aug (not 9, 16, 23), 1pm, £12–£14. Previews 4–6 Aug, £9.
The Lonesome Foxtrot
Performed in English, this is an interpretation of Fro, a novella by Andrei Platonov, directed by St Petersburg director Vasily Senin in a Russia-UK co-production.
New Town Theatre, George Street, 0131 220 0143, 7–29 Aug (not 17), 8.30pm, £11–£12 (£9–£10). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £5.
Soap! The Show
It’s bonkers bath-time from Germany as a team of La Clique-connected acrobats and trapeze artists immerse themselves in eight bath tubs and kick up a hell of a lot of water. Look out for the mop ballet and the curtain of rain. Umbrellas not provided.
Assembly Hall, Mound Place, 0131 623 3030, 7–30 Aug (not 16, 23), 7.15pm, £15–£20 (£14–£16). Previews 5 & 6 Aug, £10.