After its success last year, we're pleased to be bringing Death on the Fringe back to the Edinburgh Festival fringe again this August.
Death on the Fringe is a series of shows that look at death and dying from different perspectives – some serious, some comical – but all contributing to the debate on death and end of life matters.
Thirteen diverse shows are lined up to be part of Death on the Fringe, including comedian Jack Rooke, who examines how we treat bereaved people; A Gambler’s Guide To Dying, the story of one boy’s grandad who, diagnosed with cancer, gambled his savings on living to the year 2000; and Fiesta de Los Muertos a music, theatre, and storytelling show, inspired by the Mexican Day of the Dead.
For a full list of all shows, check out the Death on the Fringe website.
This year we're excited to be expanding on the festival with a Lecture Series and Cabaret Evening. The Death on the Fringe Lectures bring eminent medical, academic and end-of-life care professionals to Edinburgh to discuss the latest thinking on the topic, stimulating discussion and challenging established ideas.
The Death on the Fringe Cabaret, will be an evening of poetry, music and performance reflecting upon life, death and grief, featuring established local performers.The Edinburgh Fringe is the world's largest arts festival with attendances of over 2 million. It has a history of showing cutting edge and thought provoking arts events, making it the ideal place to encourage more public openness and debate about death, dying and bereavement. Death on the Fringe embraces artistic endeavours which promote exploration and discussion of death, dying and bereavement, neither endorsing nor censoring the views put forward within performances.
Death on the Fringe takes place between 7 and 31 August. Find out more at the Death on the Fringe website. You can keep up to date by following @DeathOnFringe on twitter.
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