Theater to Stream: Offerings on the Fringe of Edinburgh Fringe

Like a lot of other events, the sprawling Edinburgh Festival Fringe did not happen last summer. At least it not physically: Many Edinburgh-related digital events sprouted in its stead. Fringe is back in person this year, but so are some of the streaming presenters, delivering the festival’s unruly, anything-goes vibe all over the world.

The attention-grabber at Shedinburgh, which is streaming from sheds installed at a couple of theaters, is “Forgiveness” by Jonny Donahoe, whose “Every Brilliant Thing” was a runaway hit that became an HBO special. There will also be the thespian Simon Callow’s solo “Being an Actor: 50 Years On,” as well as new performances of past Fringe favorites like “Iphigenia in Splott,” “Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons” and “Funeral Flowers.” Through Aug. 30; shedinburgh.com

There are about 20 digital shows on offer from theSpaceUK. Potentially interesting are the ones by Flying Solo Presents, a Colorado-based company that curates one-person shows from around the United States. Friday through Aug. 30; online.thespaceuk.com.

Another returning producer is ZooTV, with a packed slate of prerecorded and livestreamed events. Check out Chicago Shakespeare Theater’s productions of two plays in which the brilliant British theater-maker Tim Crouch imagines the perspective of minor Shakespeare characters: Macbeth’s bestie in “I, Banquo” and a short-lived Rome citizen in “I, Cinna (the poet).” Sunday through Aug. 29; zootv.live

‘Together Apart’

Conceived by the singer-songwriter Lisa Loeb, this show is made up of 10 seven-minute-long musicals designed for Zoom. They are written, composed, directed by and star Brown University alumni, including Loeb (Class of ’90). The cast includes some big-name actors not really known for their musical prowess, so color us intrigued by Julie Bowen (’91), Josh Hamilton (’91) and JoBeth Williams (’70). Friday through Aug. 20; togetherapartmusical.com

‘Lesbopalooza’

In June 2019, Dixon Place celebrated this show’s 25th anniversary with a reunion of several of its original performers: lesbian-feminist rapscallions who also often turned up at the old Dixon Place, when it was in the founder Ellie Covan’s living room in Manhattan. Fortunately that raucous, shambolic variety show was recorded, and you can now relive its songs and skits by, among others, Kay Turner, Alix Dobkin (who died in May), Nedra Johnson, Carmelita Tropicana, Marga Gomez, Viva DeConcini, Babs Davy and Girls in the Nose. Thursday through Aug. 16; dixonplace.org

TrashFest and DarkFest

In New York, the Tank holds not one but two eco-minded events, TrashFest (with an emphasis on no-waste productions and recycling) and DarkFest (which explores alternative sources of theater lighting). This month it combined them into a single festival, held both in person and online, through Aug. 9. While you’re wandering around the Tank’s website, check out the oddball sound installation “Samuel” (through Aug. 14), by the gifted Alexis Roblan (“Red Emma and the Mad Monk”). thetanknyc.org

‘The Duat’

In Roger Q. Mason’s solo play, Gregg Daniel (“Insecure,” “True Blood”) plays a former F.B.I. informant who, stuck in the afterlife, must confront the role he played in the civil rights movement; the title refers to the realm of the dead in ancient Egypt. Directed by Taibi Magar, the production was captured at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Los Angeles. Through Aug. 12; centertheatregroup.org

‘Marie Antoinette’

David Adjmi’s flamboyantly acerbic play was catnip for the wondrous Marin Ireland, who gave one of her most virtuosic performances — and that’s saying something — as the petulant and doomed monarch. Now, Ireland and most of her co-stars from the 2013 Soho Rep production are back for a Play-PerView reading. If you are a fan of Sofia Coppola’s (unrelated) movie of the same name, give this queen a whirl. Thursday through Aug. 9; play-perview.com

‘Return the Moon’

Third Rail Projects made its reputation with such immersive hits as the Lewis Carroll-themed “Then She Fell” and the 1970s-flavored “The Grand Paradise,” and is now stepping into the digital arena. This production has been described as being about how the moon was lost — then found again — so there might be something poetic cooking. Zach Morris’s show is interactive, but wallflowers will be relieved to hear that participation is optional. Aug. 11-Sept. 30; thirdrailprojects.com

‘Alma Baya’

The latest from Untitled Theater Company #61, written and directed by Edward Einhorn (“The Marriage of Alice B. Toklas by Gertrude Stein”), is another in-person/streaming hybrid. If you can’t make it to A.R.T./New York Theaters, you can be virtually transported to the planet where Alma and Baya live inside a pod. An interesting initiative: As a pandemic precaution, the show is double cast. Livestreamed on Aug. 14 and 15; on demand Aug. 18-Sept. 19; untitledtheater.com

Come to the (Online) Cabaret

The subterranean boîte Feinstein’s/54 Below has welcomed its audience back indoors, but that does not mean it has abandoned online performances. On Saturday, you can livestream the irrepressible André De Shields’s show “Black by Popular Demand: A Musical Meditation on How Not to Be Eaten by the Sphinx.” On Aug. 9, Liz Callaway steps up to the mic with her concert “Comin’ Around Again.” 54below.com

‘Detroit ’67’

The three installments of Dominique Morisseau’s Detroit Project are remarkably diverse in subject and tone. With “Skeleton Crew” scheduled to transfer to Broadway in January, now is a good time to revisit the first entry, “Detroit ’67,” which played Off Broadway in 2013. (Completing the trilogy is the jazz noir “Paradise Blue.”) This music-filled drama filters the Motor City’s riots of 1967 through the perspective of siblings who hold dance parties in their house’s basement. The show concludes the Signature Theater’s digital series of full productions — one of the most artistically successful endeavors of the past year. Through Sept. 16; sigtheatre.org

Offerings From Britain

This month, a couple of major British institutions are streaming select performances of their latest in-person productions. Chichester Festival Theater is offering several opportunities to see its new production of “South Pacific,” starring Gina Beck and Julian Ovenden. Wednesday through Sept. 3; cft.org.uk

And at the Young Vic in London, there are three online performances of Ben Okri’s “Changing Destiny,” based on an ancient Egyptian tale and directed by Kwame Kwei-Armah. Joan Iyiola and Ashley Zhangazha take turns playing the lead role of Sinuhe; who gets to do it on any given night is determined by a game at the start of each show. Aug. 12-14; youngvic.org