Missed them on the first pass? Catch these returning shows
September brings several shows back through for the 2025 Tallinn Fringe Festival, so if you missed them the last time around, here’s your chance! Charlie Mulliner returns to Heldeke! with…
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Where Is Your Husband? by Anshita Koul
The pacing is dynamic, the transitions are sharp, and each story naturally leads into the next. There is no moment of hesitation, no dragging; it is full speed ahead, and you have to keep up.
Aleksandr Popov: Post-Soviet Upbringing
Born in the auspicious year 1984, Aleksandr Popov is a Tallinner born and bred – though the Kopli of yesteryear is not what it is today, and far from what it is in the process of becoming.
Snowflake – Hanna Varszegi
One of the aspects I find most engaging in performance art is when a show combines several creative disciplines, such as theatre and music or, in the case of Snowflake, theatre,…
Spotlight Comedy presents Comedians of Europe
Hosted by the keenly observational Ann Vaida, it offered an excellent chance to catch a quick bite of several who have shows during the Tallinn Fringe Festival this year.
Dating Roulette with Olga Loitsenko
Designed as a series of improv games sprinkled through with anecdotes and crowdwork, Loitsenko’s gangly charm and gentle self-deprecation are in full effect as she frames the evening: as the only Estonian to live in Australia for five years and return single, she clearly needs some guidance.
Do I Want to F*ck My Dad? by Rebecka Vilhonen
At the beginning of the Tallinn Fringe, from the program and the show’s listing in Fienta, one performance that immediately caught my eye and intrigued me was Do I Want…
Aleksandr Popov – Why I Stayed: A Gothic Review of Life
From the very beginning of the show, the performance is direct and clear: the artist explains the setting, the duration, and the fact that the material contains dark humor. He…
Olga Koch Comes From Money at Uus Laine
Framed by a series of self-posed questions (“Thanks for asking!”), Koch uses hilarious, brutal observations to highlight the hypocrisy and real fears of the ruling classes.
Kat Nip: High & Dry
The show High & Dry begins with the energetic beat of Chappell Roan’s electrifying dance anthem Pink Pony Club. It’s an inspired opening choice: the melody conjures feelings of joy,…