Elchin`s 'My Favourite Madman' pioneers Azerbaijan`s appearance in Edinburgh Festival Fringe

My Favourite Madman by esteemed author and playwright Elchin Afandiyev has been staged at Gryphon Venues theatre as Azerbaijan has for the first time joined the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

Co-organized by London-based Azerbaijan Intercultural Society (AZICS) and ALOFF Theatre, the staging was sponsored by Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

Speaking before the launch ceremony, AZICS director Sanan Aliyev provided an insight into the play, and highlighted Elchin`s life and career.

My Favourite Madman, set in Baku city in 1995, is a roller-coaster ride of anarchic fun. The farcical element of the different characters, all in their own reality of the abnormal and suicidal, challenges the functioning of the whole. The play will be staged till August 10.

The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world's largest arts festival. Established in 1947 as an alternative to the Edinburgh International Festival, it takes place annually in Scotland's capital in August.

The Fringe is a showcase for the performing arts, particularly theatre and comedy, although dance and music are also represented.


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