The Sick of the Fringe Writing
The Sick of the Fringe writing program aims to provide a rich critical context for artistic work that asks questions about care and wellbeing, access, and the link between art and science.
All sorts of people write for us, from professional critics and researchers to local people in the community. We particularly focus on those with lived experience of the questions and conversations that an artwork invites. Whoever is writing, we aim to make it accessible and interesting to all kinds of audiences.
Our writing usually takes the form of short, snappy and thoughtful descriptions of shows we see, talks we hear, and conversations we have. Our writers avoid value judgements like "it was great" or "it was horrible", and instead focus on observations about what the performance was asking or what it made them think about.
We also sometimes publish longer pieces to identify and interrogate the broader themes of a festival or event, linking to relevant material from our archive and offering new perspectives on issues and trends across the arts and society. You can access our full archive of writing to date via the navigation bar on this page. Enjoy!
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Our writers are NOT required to have traditional writing skills or specific qualifications. We hope that the whole process - of watching shows, reflecting on shows and writing about them helps us and our audiences link the arts with social issues, and see new futures and new possibilities.