Edinburgh Fringe
On the Royal Mile
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Woodstock Fringe will present three new plays -- right here in Woodstock in late June or July and at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2022 from August 5 through 27. These three plays were developed in the Woodstock Fringe Playwrights Unit. We will be performing at theSpace on the Mile right at the heart of the Edinburgh Fringe on the bustling Royal Mile. Check out the entrance to our venue. Our venue manager is theSpaceUK. Our performance space is theSpace on the Mile, Space 2.
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Click on images for more information about the plays.
BROTHER'S KEEPER
written and performed by Wallace Norman Brother's Keeper is a play about courageous survival. The play tracks the journey of the central character, William from ten years old to middle age. Unable to hide his uniqueness, William, like many LGBTQ+ youth, suffers brutal abuse in school just because he is different. Brother James, his priest, takes a "special" interest in William. What damage is done when a priest abuses boys? How do abusers justify what they have done? Why do some victims survive and others perish? This is a story about loyalty, brotherhood and having the courage to confront demons. This play is not appropriate for individuals less than 16 years old. |
DORIS DOES THE EDINBOIGER FRIDGE
written and performed by Bette Carlson Siler WHAT IN HELL IS THIS PLAY ABOUT?
Doris is not your average little old lady. Yes, she's little (at least vertically). She's old (70 and counting). However, she is adept at several things not associated with the elderly set. For one, she's a wizard at anal bleaching (care to pick up a tip?) and an authority on Brazilian shaves. There are some things that Doris struggles with, though. She's still searching for her place in the world… and perhaps that elusive friend? DORIS DOES THE EDINBOIGER FRIDGE is a comedy/drama about connecting to other people. James Baldwin said; "Art has to be a kind of confession…. The effort, it seems to me, is: If you can examine and face your life, you can discover the terms with which you are connected to other lives, and they can discover, too, the terms with which they are connected to other people. Doris, in her hilariously idiosyncratic style, makes that profound journey.
Some kudos: "A brilliant performance", "Incredible acting", "Hilarious and heartbreaking". Not suitable for people under 16 unless they are drunk. |
LIKE A SACK OF POTATOES
written and performed by Ric Siler The ‘shotgun and rock salt talk’ usually was enough to keep boyfriends in line, but when one of his daughters marries an abusive husband, a farmer finds more drastic measures may be called for. Ric's play Where the Rain Never Falls was a semi-finalist in the Garry Marshall Theatre's New Works Festival. Watch Ric's solo piece, How Do You Say Prostate In Italian? on YouTube, click here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sR43O14nFY |