“All Dressed up With Nowhere to Play”: Photographer Richard Davenport Captures Edinburgh’s Stranded Fringe Stars

Theodora van der Beek as Ram of God

The cancellation of this year’s Edinburgh festival and fringe left many performers without a stage – so Richard Davenport shot the saucy sea witches and confused sheep closer to home instead.

“Theatres were one of the first to close when Covid-19 hit and will likely be the last to reopen,” says photographer Richard Davenport

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Adam Baker, Grace Gallagher, Angelina Cliff and Canice Ward as Ugly Bucket

Helen Reuben as Marianne

Rachel Barnes, Lilly Pollard and Gracie Lai as Sugar Coat

Robyn Grant as Ursula the Sea Witch

Katie Arnstein in Sticky Door

The PappyShow performing BOYS

Rhys Lewis Jones and Robert Patrick Tay are Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science 2.0

Grace Church and Chloe Young as Frills and Spills

Tony Law

Zachary Hunt, Nathan Parkinson and Tom Roe as Police Cops

Circus Abyssinia: Ethiopian Dreams

Helen Bauer in Madam Good Tit

Angus Castle-Doughty, Charlie Macvicar and George John from Incognito Theatre

Benjamin Salmon in Blowhole

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