Prague Fringe Festival

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Prague Fringe Festival is an annual event held every May/June in Prague, Czech Republic. Fringe Festival, on the model of the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Founded in 2001, by two Scots; Steven Gove, who lives in Prague, and Angus Coull who was then based there, as well as Newcastle based Carole Wears. The festival brings more than 200 artists (in about 45 shows), to produce a wide variety of interesting works in alternative theatre, dance, music and comedy (not of the mainstream). Also includes a short film festival. Takes place in 8 venues, showing several different performances in each space each day. A study of the festival by world renound sociologist prof. Robert Hollands is available for viewing on the website found below.

[edit] External links

• Prague Fringe Festival Official Site