2014 Edinburgh Fringe
Kraken
From award-winning Gaulier-trained clown and creator of smash hit Squidboy (Sold Out and nominated for a Total Theatre Award 2013) comes Trygve Wakenshaw's new physical comedy, Kraken. Beautifully strange stream-of-consciousness idiocy. Winner: 2014 Edinburgh Underbelly Award. Nominated: Barry Award for Best Show, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, 2014. Nominated: Golden Gibbo Award, 2014. 'An hilarious hour of inspired physical comedy... Universally enchanting, enticing and enriching. Wakenshaw's physicality is perfect.' (Steve Bennett, Chortle.co.uk). 'Delirious and surreal physical comedy...Boundlessly absurd' ***** (Age). 'Kraken is crackers' ****½ (Herald Sun). 'Beautiful madness' **** (SBS).
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Contains nudity.
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Press articles
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Paul Fleckney, The Guardian, 14th August 2014Preview: 10 Edfringe shows I must see in week two
As the Edinburgh Fringe enters its second week shows that I'm hearing about can start to be divided into two distinct categories. The ones that publicists are pushing and the ones that critics and friends without a vested interest are starting to get genuinely excited about.
Bruce Dessau, Beyond The Joke, 11th August 2014A-Z of Edinburgh Fringe 2014
Festival favourites, late-night laughs, X-rated shows, Jesus... We present Time Out's 2014 Edinburgh Fringe comedy highlights and recommendations in a neat A to Z slideshow.
Ben Williams, Time Out, 23rd July 2014Wonders from down under
Today's Fringe previews are all shows that did well in the Melbourne International Comedy Festival earlier this year.
Chortle, 18th July 2014More details
It's been a huge year for the award-winning master clown Trygve Wakenshaw. The critically acclaimed Squidboy continues to take the festival circuit by storm and now Wakenshaw returns with a brand new show - Kraken. The show has already earned Best Show at the New Zealand Comedy Festival as well as the coveted Underbelly Award at this year's Adelaide Fringe.
Kraken takes its name from the legendary sea monster said to dwell off the coasts of Norway, where Wakenshaw spent time developing the show. Kraken, bolder and more anarchic than it's predecessor, is stream-of-consciousness physical idiocy where Wakenshaw is stripped to his essence (literally twice) in a
"cross between Jim Carey and Dr Brown" (The Guardian).
Performances
| Date | Time | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 31st Jul 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 1st Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 2nd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 3rd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 4th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 5th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 6th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 7th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 8th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 9th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 10th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 12th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 13th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 14th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 15th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 16th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 17th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 18th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 19th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 20th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 21st Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 22nd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 23rd Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |
| 24th Aug 2014 | 20:40 | Underbelly, Cowgate |