Award-winning Czech dance company Lenka Vagnerová & Company return to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2025 with acclaimed show PANOPTIKUM. Known for their unique blend of dance, physical theatre, and strong visual storytelling, company has earned international acclaim, including a Herald Angel Award and a Total Theatre Award nomination.
PANOPTIKUM is a haunting and visually rich performance that
explores the line between reality and illusion. The show has
received major recognition, winning the Theatre Newspaper Award for concept, direction, and choreography, and earning a nomination for the prestigious Thália Award.
Performances run at ZOO Southside from 1–10 August 2025 (excluding 6 August) at 15:10. Duration: 90 minutes.
ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE
PANOPTIKUM will take the audience on a journey through a mystical, decadent world inspired by the phenomenon of 19th-century travelling companies that showcased curious objects, exceptional skills, and, above all, unique individuals. It explores themes of power, manipulation, and the fear of the stranger and the unknown.
“In Lenka Vagnerová's Panoptikum, the audience is thoroughly entertained, surprised, and left in awe. At the same time, this performance brings a powerful theme of humanism, which should guide all our actions, including artistic creation.” — Eva Langšádlová, Commissioner, CZECH TV
SELECTED REVIEWS FROM PREVIOUS ED FRINGE PRODUCTIONS
La Loba:
★★★★★ “Memorable for all the best reasons” — The Herald
★★★★ “A mysterious, vivid and sometimes stunning blend of movement” — The Times
★★★★ “La Loba impossible to forget” — The List
Mah Hunt:
★★★★★ “This astounding and inspiring piece of physical theatre truly does break the
boundaries of anything that I have seen before. The ingenuity of their dance sequences is
breathtaking to behold and absolutely professional.” — Broadway Baby
Riders:
★★★★★ ”accomplished, high-quality choreography” — Broadway Baby
★★★★ „full of agile imagination and finesse” — The Herald
Gossip:
★★★★ “Clever, funny-but-meaningful dance piece. Distinctive style of visually striking,
intensely fierce and physical dance-theatre” — The Herald
★★★★ “A surreal storm of human behavior”— The List
★★★★ “A chocolate box of visual delights.” — Edinburgh49
★★★★ “It is a fantastic piece of puppetry” — The Wee Review
PERFORMANCE DETAILS
Title: PANOPTIKUM
Venue: ZOO Southside, Main House, 117 Nicolson Street, Edinburgh EH8 9ER
Dates: August 1–10, 2025 (no performance on August 6)
Time: 15:10 (1 hr 30 mins)
Tickets: £18.00–£19.00
Special Offers: 2-for-1 tickets on August 4 & 5
Box Office: 0131 226 000
TICKETS:
https://www.edfringe.com/tickets/whats-on/panoptikum
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Supported by: Ministry of Culture of the Czech Republic, City of Prague, Czech Centre London.
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