Programme announced for inaugural FUSE International in Kingston
FUSE International shows for 2022 have been announced. Theo Bosanquet explores this year’s festival programme ahead of tickets going on sale on Thursday 26 May.
The headline act at the Rose will be Ethiopia’s Circus Abyssinia, whose show tells the story of Derartu Tulu, the first African to win Olympic gold.
Other highlights include This Is Not A Show About Hong Kong by Max Percy and Friends, looking at censorship in Hong Kong; Shenanigan’s Wake, a “spoken word spectacle” from The Bobolyne Poets; and The Next Girl by acclaimed playwright Alex McSweeney, a series of short plays exploring the issues facing young women in society.