BEST OF THE AMSTERDAM FRINGE
Presented by Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Fraser Cannon Productions and Studio Dubbelagent  


Life is too Good to be True
by Het Geluid

2 - 13 August, 11:35am
Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe
https://www.underbelly.co.uk/node/781529

 Life is too Good to be True explores the role of truth in our present day (pop) culture. Starting as a portrayal of the infamous young American journalist Stephen Glass this performance becomes a theatrical exploration that involves some group therapy, some pink ribbons, a bit of lady gaga, a lot of scary dogs and a whole lot of the lies we all tell ourselves today.

WINNER - Dioraphte Best of the Amsterdam Fringe Award 2010

"Life is too Good to be True is an intriguing image of a current day youngster in a quarter life crisis."
(Amsterdam Fringe Jury panel)

Het Geluid (the noise) is an interdisciplinary theatre company from Maastricht, The Netherlands. Specialising in making work that breaks down boundaries between the performance disciplines, they work with journalists, dancers, actors, philosophers, opera singers and musicians. Het Geluid tries to create a meaningful sound in a complex noisy world in which a lot of expressions flatten the way we perceive the world and each other. Het Geluid has presented work at festivals and in theatres in the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Bulgaria, Jerusalem, Prague and South-Africa.



Bye Bye World
by Gehring & Ketelaars | Frijling

15 - 26 August, 11:35am
Underbelly Cowgate, Edinburgh Fringe
https://www.underbelly.co.uk/node/780711

'A woman takes a bite of left over birthday cake. She looks around the house. Never again, she thinks. She sticks her fork in the cake and grabs her coat.'

It is possible. You could just disappear. Close the door behind you, never return. Escape. Reinvent yourself. Start anew.

WINNER - Dioraphte Best of the Amsterdam Fringe Award 2011
NOMINATED - Theatre Award, the Fringe World festival Perth 2012 and the creative award, Prague Fringe 

By Anne Gehring and Vera Ketelaars. Directed by Marjolijn Frijling

'A beautifully crafted tale of the desire to reject one's accumulated existence' (ArtsHub, Australia)
'Beautifully performed' (Australian Stage)