A performing arts school from Milton Keynes are taking an original musical to the Edinburgh Fringe this year.
Once Upon Productions, from Milton Keynes, is set to take its original musical 'Café L'arté' to the iconic Edinburgh Fringe Festival this summer, as part of their most 'ambitious project yet'.
Café L’Arté is a brand new immersive musical set in real time in a coffee shop. Since losing the love of her life to the Afghanistan conflict 5 years earlier, Emily has run the shop on her own and shelved plans they shared of starting a theatre company. A customer walks in and asks if he can add his business card to the notice board claiming to be a ‘Psychic Songwriter’.
After initially dismissing “such nonsense” Emily finds, in the next hour, through words and music, that her life has been changed for the better, and maybe forever.
The writing of Café L’Arté was inspired after the writer saw an immersive musical at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2016 which had a profound impact on him and which in turn spawned the idea of the single hour that can change your life.
The result is a musical that, through overhearing individual stories and spontaneous pop songs, makes you feel like you only popped in for a coffee yet walkaway uplifted having seen difficult moments turn into resolution, hope and joy.
Once Upon Productions was initially born out of volunteering in schools and giving an opportunity to young people to showcase their talents.
Since 2005, they have produced films and stage productions covering subjects like bullying and multiculturism and have now co-formed the independent, not for profit, performing arts school Crescendo Performing Arts who nurture performing talents to people of all backgrounds and ages.
To help get the team to Edinburgh Fringe, they have been working with local coffee roaster Milk&Beans, to offer their very own coffee package to help us raise funds.
Listings information
Venue: theSpace on the Mile (Space2) @ 80 High Street, EH1 1TH - Venue 39
Dates: Monday 7th till Friday 11th of August 2023
Time: 12.05
Ticket prices: £12 / concessions £10 / family £8.50 / OAP £8.50
Venue box office: 0131 510 2384 / boxoffice.niddry@thespaceuk.com
Fringe box office: www.edfringe.com 0131 226 0000
For more information, photos, interviews or media contact Frank Scarito on 07903388088 or email frank@onceuponproductions.com
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