Friends of Interactive Theatre International tend to be talented, knowledgeable folk. For this blog we thought it might be fun to ask one of them to come in and view Pamela’s Palace completely cold (i.e. without context like a blurb, reviews or images) and to do a write-up about the experience. Because Pamela’s Palace is […]
By Beth Smith – UK Box Office and Production Manager The prospect of giving up my London life and carting everything off to Edinburgh for a full month of (hopefully organised) chaos was a daunting one. As box office and production manager, I have been preparing for the festival for months (tickets went on sale […]
We have another Fringe update for you! We are now more than half way through and things have really settled into a nice rhythm. The admin team have had a cold bouncing around (not helped by the fringe fatigue as it’s called) but we are all making speedy recoveries – while trying to stay away […]
Last week our Artistic Director and company founder, Alison Pollard-Mansergh, got the opportunity to sit down with theatre-maker and FringeReview editor Paul Levy to discuss anything and everything they could fit into an 8-minute conversation. From the development of our company, Interactive Theatre International, to the bridges of truth, immersion and interaction that join each […]
– by Philip Oakland, aka Manuel at Edinburgh Fringe 2018 – and Ray/Ricky in 2017 By the end of August last year, the Fringe Festival had exacted a heavy toll. I was in Edinburgh performing The Wedding Reception. By the end of the run I had nearly been electrocuted by a faulty microwave sitting in […]
The ITI team has been in non-stop action since the start of our Edinburgh Fringe run on Thursday last week (2 Aug)! This year (as I am sure you’ve heard) we have a four show line-up including one brand new show, Pamela’s Palace, and one fun-packed children’s show, Signor Baffo’s Restaurant. All four shows have […]
-Nerine Skinner, actor, talks about focus, transformations, and preparing for chaos in a 2-hour show that includes dinner Well what a pleasure it is to be performing at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe in The Wedding Reception. This is definitely one of the wildest shows I have been involved in… don’t worry, that’s wildin a good, organised […]
And we’re off! Edinburgh Fringe has begun and we are pretty thrilled to have been off to a brilliant start – selling out many of our first shows (YAS!). Signor Baffo’s Restaurant, in particular, has been getting high acclaim from some of the toughest critics we know – the children coming to watch it. We […]
You may have been hearing whispers about ITI’s appearance at Edinburgh Fringe this year… and about the great new shows added to our line up… or perhaps about the fundraising we’re doing again this year for BBC Children in Need… Well, the team here are also really excited that we have our very own Fringe […]
– by Fiona Davies In March, ITI went on a 5-state audition tour across Australia in a bid to find new cast for Faulty Towers The Dining Experience and Confetti & Chaos. Last week nine of those successful (and enthusiastic) Australian actors headed to Melbourne for an intensive audition workshop. Directing and coaching them throughout […]