Playful Day/Sinful Night Burlesque
Heldeke! once again succeeded in drawing a massive crowd for their Saturday night double act, Playful Days and Sinful Nights, a dual Burlesque show put on by a group out of Lappeenranta. The…
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Cellar Sessions @ Heldeke!
On the fly and off the cuff, Raptorjesus42’s genre switches challenged and responded to challenge from Lebo Sibul’s growling, ringing guitar. Over the course of the Fringe their stage style has evolved as much as their sound, fashion and technique gelling and morphing over time from pop to techno, upbeat then uptempo.
Asian Fusion – Thao Cao & Vivek Ravi
It’s a rainy Friday evening outside the Hippodrome, and a crowd has gathered inside Ratas&Kohv, a cozy café-cum-bicycle shop. Tonight, they’re not here for the lattes or the bike locks…
CPPM’s LÄBU vol. 2 ep. 1 – Zhenyan Ding | Elar Vahter | Leah Gayer
Course leader Jüri Nael introduces the performances by explaining to the non-native speakers that läbu suggests, in Estonian, a post-party mess; these are more works in progress, but representative of where the student-artists are in the middle of that mess-making.
Secret Time Travel Meeting at Improteater IMPEERIUM
In a show as simple as it is expansive, we travel with Wickens through time and philosophy as he draws comparisons across simulation theory, religion, weed delivery, dog ownership, and more, “softly blowing” our minds with his insights and contemplations.
Late Night Comedy Show by Spotlight Comedy
This show is excellent for an array of spectators, appealing to experienced connoisseurs of comedy to those who just want to dip a toe into the scene.
Birdsong – Whispers in the Woods
Their presentation is intentionally Tolkienesque, a nymph and her woodland knight, as they move through songs that each brought to their partnership. Halldorson whistles on Speaker of Trees, and throughout the evening Rose sings in Estonian, English, and Elvish.
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…
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.