The Fall of Man Daily at the Edinburgh Fringe (Venue: 'Beside' at The Pleasance Courtyard) Fri 7 - Sun 30 Aug @ 2:45pm. Guardian.co.uk: Lyn Gardner's Edinburgh Festival Theatre Tips "My Pleasance picks include Red Shift's The Fall of Man, King of the Gypsies, My Life With the..." WhatsOnStage.com " 2009 highlights include... Red Shift Theatre['s] new piece The Fall of Man" edfringe.com official website of the Edinburgh Fringe "The Edinburgh Fringe's reputation for presenting the most innovative work anywhere is maintained this year with shows including… Red Shift Theatre['s] return with The Fall of Man" Wikipedia History of the Edinburgh Fringe: "Over the years, it has attracted a number of companies that have made repeated visits to the Fringe, and so helped to set high artistic standards. They have included… Communicado, Red Shift and Grid Iron."

Press Release: Edinburgh Fringe 2009 Red Shift Theatre Company THE FALL OF MAN Celebrated fringe favourites return with premier of new work, new live art style, new artistic team!!! Script Jonathan Holloway and John Milton Direction Graeme Rose & Jonathan Holloway Music and Sound Design Sarah Llewellyn Performers Stephanie Day and Graeme Rose Slovenian nanny Veronica is visited in the early hours by Peter - father of the children she minds. Meanwhile Satan, bent on carnage, tears streaming down his face, rushes through the dark void. Lit by a single candle, the affair disintegrates, spiralling beyond its authors' control. The audience huddle around Veronica's bed sharing rich words and surprising images, explicit and familiar. The flinty light of urban dawn illuminates the wreckage. No strangers to pillage, Red Shift have again chosen one of the greats - Milton's Paradise Lost - and use it as a lens through which to magnify the intense, guilt-ridden antics of human beings unable to keep their hands off one-another, despite the awful fall-out they know will come. Jonathan Holloway offers left-field story-telling founded in character and text. Graeme Rose skirmishes back and forth between theatre and live art. Since its first Festival in 1983, Red Shift has become an established favourite of The Fringe. Not seen in Edinburgh since the company's hugely popular GET CARTER (2006) won superb reviews, repeated critic's choice recommendations and played to full houses, THE FALL OF MAN reveals an entirely new phase in the company's creative life. Founder Jonathan Holloway and live art practitioner Graeme Rose bring their flair to an entirely new, site-sensitive, intense style of theatre whose adult nature queries assumptions about the actor-audience relationship. This is innovative work perfectly calibrated to suit the Edinburgh Fringe. The Fall of Man is performed daily at Venue 33: 'Beside' at The Pleasance Courtyard from 7th - 30th Aug at 2:45pm (Ends 3:35pm). August Company Contact in Edinburgh: Edmond Vassallo Company Manager: 07821 916840 / 07958 617837 www.redshifttheatreco.co.uk In advance of the Festival, more details can be obtained by calling Red Shift on 0208 540 1271 / 0208 540 9326, or 07958 617837, or email jonathan.holloway@virgin.net. During the Festival, call Edmond Vassallo on 07821 916840, Jonathan Holloway on 07958 617837, or email jonathan.holloway@virgin.net. Background on the company can be found at www.redshifttheatreco.co.uk Red Shift works with The Central School of Speech and Drama Centre for Excellence in Theatre Training. The Fall of Man is available for National and International touring