The City of Discovery lives up to its moniker
The sixth edition of the Dundee Fringe is in full swing, and Rialto Arts are in the city catching the exciting and varied international programme. Transforming the Library and the Little Theatre into multi-space Fringe venues, Sweet Productions have created handsome and nicely equipped spaces to showcase a programme which puts the very best of Fringe work alongside exciting emerging acts.
This weekend has already seen recent Fringe First Winner Parasocial Activity by exciting company GALLUS play to a sold-out audience. They're also bringing up PALS following runs at Gilded Balloon for the '24 and '25 Edinburgh Fringes. 3Dumb Theatre brought through a double bill of Stephen Smith's One Man Poe in The Black Cat and The Raven which was a beautiful adaptation of the writer's thought and language. Snap the Arrow bring through Fake following shows at Edinburgh, Prague and Bristol. And from Cork, Daniel Cremin's Why Magic? was a visually striking yet wonderfully human reflection on the psychology of magician and crowd.
Coming up is a brilliant mix of work. Pedoq Compagnia's Boxeur comes to Dundee following runs at Prague Fringe and the Avingion Off Festival. Rialto reviewed the show in Prague (read the write-up here). Stefano Pietro Detassis is a remarkable performer in this formally challenging and entertaining anti-fascist sucker-punch of a show devised and directed by Maura Pettorruso.
Sweet Productions offer up Heather-Rose Andrews' adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show following runs at Edinburgh and internationally, surely a last chance to see this critically acclaimed adaptation of the classic. Karina Productions bring an absurd work in For an Eye after a run in Edinburgh last year. Boasting a dry humour and a 'remarkable' design, it's great to see it back.
Prague based writer Raynar Rogers returns to Scotland following a run in Edinburgh with Self Partnered. The play follows Candice, a woman whose singular purpose is to find romantic love, much to her mother's chagrin. Meanwhile Ari Bhatti's Sweat is a speculative 'naked dance theatre show' imagining a world where clothing has been banned to prevent a climate catastrophe. And amongst the most curious offerings is LAB collab, billed as a 'spontaneous experiment blending avant-garde music, dance theatre, puppetry and spoken words'.
Dundee Fringe has so far been a triumph. It is a vibrant programme that does exactly what the Fringe set out to do in spirit. The city itself is a charming and characterful backdrop to a week of arts and culture programmed with a beautiful spirit of risk. International calibre acts sit proudly alongside emerging local talent in a programme which bursts through with passion and new ideas. I hope the week leads to many more brilliant works.
Dundee Fringe 2026 runs until 20th September. You can browse the programme here.
Salvador Kent, September 2026
The City of Discovery lives up to its moniker
The sixth edition of the Dundee Fringe is in full swing, and Rialto Arts are in the city catching the exciting and varied international programme. Transforming the Library and the Little Theatre into multi-space Fringe venues, Sweet Productions have created handsome and nicely equipped spaces to showcase a programme which puts the very best of Fringe work alongside exciting emerging acts.
This weekend has already seen recent Fringe First Winner Parasocial Activity by exciting company GALLUS play to a sold-out audience. They're also bringing up PALS following runs at Gilded Balloon for the '24 and '25 Edinburgh Fringes. 3Dumb Theatre brought through a double bill of Stephen Smith's One Man Poe in The Black Cat and The Raven which was a beautiful adaptation of the writer's thought and language. Snap the Arrow bring through Fake following shows at Edinburgh, Prague and Bristol. And from Cork, Daniel Cremin's Why Magic? was a visually striking yet wonderfully human reflection on the psychology of magician and crowd.
Coming up is a brilliant mix of work. Pedoq Compagnia's Boxeur comes to Dundee following runs at Prague Fringe and the Avingion Off Festival. Rialto reviewed the show in Prague (read the write-up here). Stefano Pietro Detassis is a remarkable performer in this formally challenging and entertaining anti-fascist sucker-punch of a show devised and directed by Maura Pettorruso.
Sweet Productions offer up Heather-Rose Andrews' adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show following runs at Edinburgh and internationally, surely a last chance to see this critically acclaimed adaptation of the classic. Karina Productions bring an absurd work in For an Eye after a run in Edinburgh last year. Boasting a dry humour and a 'remarkable' design, it's great to see it back.
Prague based writer Raynar Rogers returns to Scotland following a run in Edinburgh with Self Partnered. The play follows Candice, a woman whose singular purpose is to find romantic love, much to her mother's chagrin. Meanwhile Ari Bhatti's Sweat is a speculative 'naked dance theatre show' imagining a world where clothing has been banned to prevent a climate catastrophe. And amongst the most curious offerings is LAB collab, billed as a 'spontaneous experiment blending avant-garde music, dance theatre, puppetry and spoken words'.
Dundee Fringe has so far been a triumph. It is a vibrant programme that does exactly what the Fringe set out to do in spirit. The city itself is a charming and characterful backdrop to a week of arts and culture programmed with a beautiful spirit of risk. International calibre acts sit proudly alongside emerging local talent in a programme which bursts through with passion and new ideas. I hope the week leads to many more brilliant works.
Dundee Fringe 2026 runs until 20th September. You can browse the programme here.
Salvador Kent, September 2026
The City of Discovery lives up to its moniker
The sixth edition of the Dundee Fringe is in full swing, and Rialto Arts are in the city catching the exciting and varied international programme. Transforming the Library and the Little Theatre into multi-space Fringe venues, Sweet Productions have created handsome and nicely equipped spaces to showcase a programme which puts the very best of Fringe work alongside exciting emerging acts.
This weekend has already seen recent Fringe First Winner Parasocial Activity by exciting company GALLUS play to a sold-out audience. They're also bringing up PALS following runs at Gilded Balloon for the '24 and '25 Edinburgh Fringes. 3Dumb Theatre brought through a double bill of Stephen Smith's One Man Poe in The Black Cat and The Raven which was a beautiful adaptation of the writer's thought and language. Snap the Arrow bring through Fake following shows at Edinburgh, Prague and Bristol. And from Cork, Daniel Cremin's Why Magic? was a visually striking yet wonderfully human reflection on the psychology of magician and crowd.
Coming up is a brilliant mix of work. Pedoq Compagnia's Boxeur comes to Dundee following runs at Prague Fringe and the Avingion Off Festival. Rialto reviewed the show in Prague (read the write-up here). Stefano Pietro Detassis is a remarkable performer in this formally challenging and entertaining anti-fascist sucker-punch of a show devised and directed by Maura Pettorruso.
Sweet Productions offer up Heather-Rose Andrews' adaptation of Jekyll & Hyde: A One-Woman Show following runs at Edinburgh and internationally, surely a last chance to see this critically acclaimed adaptation of the classic. Karina Productions bring an absurd work in For an Eye after a run in Edinburgh last year. Boasting a dry humour and a 'remarkable' design, it's great to see it back.
Prague based writer Raynar Rogers returns to Scotland following a run in Edinburgh with Self Partnered. The play follows Candice, a woman whose singular purpose is to find romantic love, much to her mother's chagrin. Meanwhile Ari Bhatti's Sweat is a speculative 'naked dance theatre show' imagining a world where clothing has been banned to prevent a climate catastrophe. And amongst the most curious offerings is LAB collab, billed as a 'spontaneous experiment blending avant-garde music, dance theatre, puppetry and spoken words'.
Dundee Fringe has so far been a triumph. It is a vibrant programme that does exactly what the Fringe set out to do in spirit. The city itself is a charming and characterful backdrop to a week of arts and culture programmed with a beautiful spirit of risk. International calibre acts sit proudly alongside emerging local talent in a programme which bursts through with passion and new ideas. I hope the week leads to many more brilliant works.
Dundee Fringe 2026 runs until 20th September. You can browse the programme here.
Salvador Kent, September 2026