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The Trench (5 stars)

The Trench
@LesEnfantsTerr

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Les Enfants Terribles Theatre Company.

2012's 5-star, award-winning, sell out show The Trench returns to edfringe following its nationwide tour. Inspired by the story of a miner entombed in a tunnel during WW1. As the horror engulfs him, not everything in the darkness is what it seems and he discovers a strange world beneath the mud and death. From the award-winning team behind The Terrible Infants, The Vaudevillains and Ernest and the Pale Moon, The Trench blends LET's trademark physical storytelling, verse, puppetry and live music to spellbinding effect. Written by Oliver Lansley and featuring live music from acclaimed singer/songwriter Alexander Wolfe. All ages.

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Performance times

Pleasance Courtyard
60 Pleasance
Edinburgh, EH8 9TJ
Telephone 0131 556 6550

Pleasance Courtyard, Edinburgh

Wed 31 Jul

Pleasance One

£6 / 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 1 Aug

Pleasance One

£6 / 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Fri 2 Aug

Pleasance One

£6 / 0131 226 0000

Preview Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 3 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 4 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mon 5 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tue 6 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

2 for 1 Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Wed 7 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 8 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Fri 9 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 10 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 11 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tue 13 Aug

Pleasance One

£9.50 (£8) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Wed 14 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 15 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Fri 16 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 17 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 18 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mon 19 Aug

Pleasance One

£9.50 (£8) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Tue 20 Aug

Pleasance One

£9.50 (£8) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Wed 21 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Thu 22 Aug

Pleasance One

£10.50 (£9) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sat 24 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Sun 25 Aug

Pleasance One

£12.50 (£11) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Mon 26 Aug

Pleasance One

£9.50 (£8) / 0131 226 0000

Part of Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Reviews & features

The Trench

 6 Aug 20125 stars

Pitch-perfect evocation of the theatre of war

Les Enfants Terribles have built a formidable reputation for playfully macabre tales mixing drama, music and inventive staging to create gothic fantasies reminiscent of Tim Burton’s oeuvre. The latest from the company’s writer Oliver Lansley draws on…

Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2012: Theatre highlights

 11 Jul 2012

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Scotsman.com: The Trench (3 stars)
The Stage: The Trench, Pleasance Courtyard (review)

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Comments & ratings

1. Oscar Fredericks – 5 Aug 2012, 1:31am5 stars The Trench Report

A gripping and engaging triumph of the human spirit in the tumult of chaos and insanity of WAR, The Trench was a trip back in time to an unimaginable day in a soldiers life that we here in the civilised UK don't have any comprension of let alone really appreciate at this point in history. The staging and tech work were unbelievable considering they had to set it all up and strike in about 15 minutes coming and going. Great job by a stellar cast and crew that made it all come alive. A companion play that goes along with the WWI them is 'The Smoking Boy" at venue 231. It is the other side of the story in many ways... Great stuff!

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