By: Abby Wolanin
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has truly been an amazing experience. I have seen almost twenty shows and have been here for only two weeks. I have explored Edinburgh and it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. While exploring the Fringe, it has been very hard to pick which shows I want to see. I have seen many posters for the Ukraine show, Counting Sheep and it was not a show at the top of my list. I knew a couple people who went to go see it and raved about it. I had this past Sunday evening free, so I decided to pay eighteen pounds and become immersed in one of the most incredible shows that I have ever seen.
Counting Sheep is about the Ukrainian student uprising in 2013 and 2014. I remember hearing about this event when I was in high school and being stunned by the pictures and videos of the violence occurring in Ukraine. Counting Sheep is an immersive show. I have seen a lot of theatre in my life, but have never attended an immersive show before. The show started with everyone participating in peaceful riots. The cast gave you traditional Ukrainian food and let you experience what it would be like in a peaceful riot with dancing, songs, and celebration. Then as the show went on, the riots became more violent and aggressive. The actors had you help build barricades, throw foam bricks, and become filled with emotion as you watched death happen right in front of your eyes. Counting Sheep was a life changing experience for me and made me realize how fortunate I am for the life I have. It really showed me the political struggles that occur around the world and how life can be changed in an instant. I highly recommend Counting Sheep to anyone who attends the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016. It is a show and experience not to be missed.
The Edinburgh Fringe Festival has truly been an amazing experience. I have seen almost twenty shows and have been here for only two weeks. I have explored Edinburgh and it is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful cities I have ever been to. While exploring the Fringe, it has been very hard to pick which shows I want to see. I have seen many posters for the Ukraine show, Counting Sheep and it was not a show at the top of my list. I knew a couple people who went to go see it and raved about it. I had this past Sunday evening free, so I decided to pay eighteen pounds and become immersed in one of the most incredible shows that I have ever seen.
Counting Sheep is about the Ukrainian student uprising in 2013 and 2014. I remember hearing about this event when I was in high school and being stunned by the pictures and videos of the violence occurring in Ukraine. Counting Sheep is an immersive show. I have seen a lot of theatre in my life, but have never attended an immersive show before. The show started with everyone participating in peaceful riots. The cast gave you traditional Ukrainian food and let you experience what it would be like in a peaceful riot with dancing, songs, and celebration. Then as the show went on, the riots became more violent and aggressive. The actors had you help build barricades, throw foam bricks, and become filled with emotion as you watched death happen right in front of your eyes. Counting Sheep was a life changing experience for me and made me realize how fortunate I am for the life I have. It really showed me the political struggles that occur around the world and how life can be changed in an instant. I highly recommend Counting Sheep to anyone who attends the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2016. It is a show and experience not to be missed.
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