Welcome 

We are Orange Skies Theatre and we are fundraising to take our acclaimed theatre/circus show WILD ONION to the Edinburgh Fringe 2023. We want this show to be a cult hit, and we know it can be with your help to get there. 

WILD ONION: A hit show in the making

This is the onion-smashing, cyr wheeling, tear-jerking tale of friendship. Styled like a cabaret, told like a story, join three besties and 100 onions in this ‘punk delight’ where growth gets messy. 

Combining theatre, circus arts and cabaret forms, WILD ONION offers a new way to tell stories and be entertained.

The Edinburgh Fringe remains a top marketplace within the theatre industry. This Fringe will enable WILD ONION to garner a new reputation as a beloved fringe hit, one that audiences want to enjoy for years to come. This will open up opportunities for future touring that we can't reach otherwise.

WHAT REVIEWERS SAY ABOUT THE SHOW

'A stand out, fun loving, piece of thought-provoking theatre, with joyful & outlandish onion-based theatrics' Norwich Evening News

'There are tears in the audience at the end. Tears of togetherness, of triumph, of release. Yeah, all right, it’s a cliché, but… tears of joy.' Fringe Review

WHAT AUDIENCES SAY ABOUT THE SHOW

'Truly a show that warms the soul and makes you love your friends more than you already do'

'Moving, joyous and brilliant in equal measure!'

'It's a real testament to friendship'

'It was amazing - I was in awe!'

We created WILD ONION at Norwich Theatre before touring the show across the UK to the Exeter Phoenix, Nonsuch Studios Nottingham, Bedales School and Swindon Arts Centre. We're heading to this year's Edinburgh Fringe Festival with Gilded Balloon, and we need YOUR HELP to get there.

The Ask 

We are asking for £1650 to cover our accommodation costs for the duration of August. Your donations will cover the upfront costs of our accommodation, enabling us to get WILD ONION out into the world.

 We have worked incredibly hard to make WILD ONION a reality in a challenging arts funding landscape post COVID-19 this. Your generous contribution will enable us to keep doing this, helping to cement WILD ONION as not only the show to wow you, but the one to love.

Thank you!

Thank you for supporting our project. Your support isn't just monetary; it's enabling us to celebrate queer stories on a major scale, bring new audiences to the theatre, and support independent artists to create meaningful work.

From all the onion team 🧡