CASTING CALL – EDINBURGH FRINGE 2026 – LONDON & EDINBURGH

Description

PRODUCTION
THE INVERTED REALM
A darkly comic psychological drama inspired by Pieter Bruegel's Netherlandish Proverbs, exploring human folly, distorted desire, and the possibility of transformation.

A modern Traveller accidentally enters a surreal world where absurdity and moral distortion govern everyday life. As the world becomes increasingly strange, it begins to mirror his own inner collapse.

SEEKING
4 performers for a collaborative and experimental theatre production.

THE TRAVELLER
A salesman, a "machine" – a relentlessly driven worker caught between ambition, exhaustion, and emotional emptiness.

Requirements:
• Strong physical presence
• Experience in psychological drama or experimental theatre
• Good sense of dark humour preferred

ENSEMBLE ROLES
Open to performers of all ethnicities, genders, ages, and accents.
Multi-roling required.

Essential Criteria:
• Strong physical awareness and expressive movement skills
• Good sense of dark humour
• Experience in devised theatre or R&D processes
• Interest in philosophy and experimental theatre

Desirable Criteria:
• Experience in physical theatre or improv
• Ability to play a musical instrument, particularly portable instruments
• Interest in proverbs, Eastern philosophy, and psychology

Submissions from performers from global majority, migrant, underrepresented, and working-class backgrounds are strongly encouraged.

LOCATION
Rehearsals: July 2026, London

Performances: Edinburgh Fringe Festival
Tech: 6 August
Performances: 7–15 August 2026

COMPENSATION
Profit-share opportunity.
Travel expenses up to £80 covered.
Accommodation during the Edinburgh performance run provided.