Five Singapore shows, from Wild Rice to circus acts, head for Edinburgh Fringe

Actress Sindhura Kalidas will reprise her role as an over-achieving journalist in Wild Rice's production of Psychob***h. PHOTO: WILD RICE
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SINGAPORE – A contingent of Singapore theatremakers, circus performers and a stand-up comedian will travel to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, hailed as the world’s largest performing arts festival, in August.

These five home-grown acts hope to make their mark at the 77-year-old festival, which has been the launchpad for shows like the latest hit Netflix black comedy miniseries Baby Reindeer (2024) by Richard Gadd and comedy-drama series Fleabag (2016 to 2019) by Golden Globe-winning actress Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

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