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02/11/2016

A lovely appreciation of Dario Fo, and a look back at Dancing with Colours, Whipping with Worlds in The Skinny - http://www.theskinny.co.uk/theatre/opinion/a-tribute-to-dario-fo

Our Theatre editor pays tribute to the renowned Italian playwright and satirist Dario Fo.

24/10/2016

Dancing with Colours, Whipping with Words co-curator Joe Farrell wrote an appreciation of Dario and his work for The Scotsman at the weekend:
http://www.scotsman.com/news/obituaries/appreciation-dario-fo-1-4264625
The exhibition of Dario's paintings continues this week at the Scottish Storytelling Centre and Italian Cultural Institute Edinburgh

Dario Fo, who died last Thursday, was the most widely performed contemporary playwright in the world, so a dutiful critic could chronicle his relationship with countries as diverse as Sri Lanka and Finland. I once visited his house in Milan to find three actors from Sri Lanka engaged in an excited b...

19/10/2016

All 3 venues for the exhibition of Dario Fo's paintings - Lyceum Theatre, Italian Cultural Institute Edinburgh and Scottish Storytelling Centre have prints available for sale at £16.80. This sketch of Dario Fo and Franca Rame in character as Queen Isabella and Christopher Columbus is at the Scottish Storytelling Centre.

17/10/2016

The exhibition of Dario Fo's paintings, part of our festival celebrating the man and his work continues at the Lyceum Theatre, Scottish Storytelling Centre and Italian Cultural Institute Edinburgh - check our website for opening hours and don't miss the chance to see a selection of works full of life and energy.
http://www.elevenhq.com/news/

14/10/2016

We continue to celebrate Dario Fo's life and work with Dancing with Colours, Whipping with Words. The performance element of the festival ends this evening with Mark Thomas' 100 Acts of Minor Dissent (sold out). Dario's paintings are on display until the end of the month.
Neil Cooper, who interviewed Dario for the festival only a couple of weeks ago, has written his obituary for The Herald here:
http://www.heraldscotland.com/opinion/14801103.Obituary___Dario_Fo__radical_playwright/

Playwright, director, performer and activist

13/10/2016

This interview with Neil Cooper was probably the last one Dario Fo did - he was full of life and warmth and looking forward to his trip to Edinburgh.
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14779697.Dario_Fo_____the_maestro_of_provocation/
Our panel discussion tonight Traverse Theatre pays tribute to him and his influence on political theatre in Scotland.

SPEAKING from Italy, Dario Fo is talking about his relationship with Scotland, a country where actors and theatre-makers have adopted the plays…

13/10/2016

We are very saddened to hear of the death of Dario Fo, and our thoughts are with his family and friends. He has inspired several generations of theatre makers and activists and we have been proud to work alongside him on Dancing with Colours, Whipping with Words: the season celebrating his life and work, currently running in Edinburgh. The world has lost a brilliant man, a superlative theatre-maker and provocateur. Dario's commitment to his work and his determination to challenge and satirise authority throughout his life were truly outstanding and inspirational; at the age of 90 he was only prevented from appearing on stage at the Lyceum Theatre in Edinburgh last week by his recent hospitalisation. We look forward to seeing today's theatre-makers continue his legacy.

12/10/2016

Great to see Blow Off in Lyn Gardner's top theatre tickets round up in The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/stage/theatreblog/2016/oct/10/pussy-riot-horror-festival-tony-kushner-theatre-top-tickets?CMP=share_btn_tw

P***y Riot and Belarus Free Theatre combine in Manchester, Chinese war volunteers are remembered in Liverpool, there are festivals of horror, storytelling and provocation, and a much-anticipated Tony Kushner premiere

10/10/2016

Four stars in The Herald for the 'sublime' Mario Pirovano
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts_ents/14792625.Theatre_review__Francis_The_Holy_Jester__Scottish_Storytelling_Centre__Edinburgh/?ref=fbshr

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10/10/2016

Listen out for Rupert Thomson and Julia Taudevin on the Janice Forsyth Show on BBC Radio Scotland after 2pm. Talking political theatre, Blow Off and all things

06/10/2016

Busy Fo fest day tomorrow with Breaking the Ice, I Mother and our first discussion event - Encounters with Fo with Morag Fullerton, Frances Rifkin and Douglas Maxwell. http://www.traverse.co.uk/whats-on/event-detail/1021/encounters-with-fo.aspx

Joe Farrell, biographer and translator of Dario Fo, and until retirement Professor of Italian at the University of Strathclyde, chairs a panel comprising Andy Arnold, artistic director of the Tron Theatre; Morag Fullerton, co-artistic director of A Play, a Pie and a Pint; writer Douglas Maxwell and…

05/10/2016

We are sorry to announce that A Conversation with Dario Fo (The Lyceum, Sunday 9 October) has been cancelled. Dario Fo is unwell and not able to make the journey to Edinburgh. Ticket holders should contact The Lyceum for refunds. The rest of the festival continues as planned, celebrating Dario and his influence. Our thoughts are with Dario and his family.