A record number of acts from Northern Ireland are set to perform at this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe."This time it feels like we're more of a collective," said Kat Woods, a playwright from Enniskillen.
Set in post-conflict Fermanagh, Birds of Passage in the Half Light explores Northern Ireland's connection to the church in 2022. The playwright said that many have experienced "cultural starvation" since the pandemic, with this year's festival providing a "strong sense of celebration and relief". Harpist-comedienne Ursula Burns, from Belfast, is travelling to the festival in a modified truck which she intends to use as a venue for her show.
Joyce made her Edinburgh debut with the one-woman-show at 2021's downsized event and describes this year as being "totally different".
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