Founded in 2007, Forest Fringe is a not-for-profit organization that provides a stage for cutting-edge independent artists from the UK and abroad, most notably through the yearly Edinburgh Festival. Since 2010 they’ve taken the show on the road through a series of microfestivals. This month, in collaboration with the British Council, Thailand will be the first country in Asia to play host to one such roadshow, with the Microfestival—Live At The Scala at Scala Cinema (Siam Square soi 1, Rama 1 Rd., Bangkok, 02-251-2861. BTS Siam) from Feb 7-9, 7-10pm. B100 admission. The event will feature imaginative and daring works from both UK and Thai artists. The program is as follows:

Action Hero: A collaboration between Gemma Paintin and James Stenhouse that incorporates the audience as collaborators, performed at the upper lobby area.

Hold My Hand and We’re Halfway There: Performance and installation by Brian Lobel using four TVs, 12 headsets, a bed and classical music that explores the meaning of loneliness. Street level, lobby area.  
Jarideh: A one-on-one performance by Tania El Khoury in which the audience is involved as a partner in crime. Performed backstage.

Live Long and Prosper: Video piece by a group of UK and German artists where seven films will be shown on two screens at the same time inviting the audience to spot the differences. Located in the corridor surrounding the main cinema auditorium.       

Tim Etchells: The director and writer for groundbreaking UK stage troupe Forced Entertainment creates a new installation especially for the Scala Theatre; the details and location remain a secret.

Dickie Beau: Gay performance artist who blends cabaret, performance art, mime and clowning. This will be the final show in the main auditorium.  

B-Floor: A newly created performance from Thailand’s leading physical theater company will be performed in one of the dressing rooms or the corridors surrounding the main auditorium.  

Messy Gallery/Project Space: Showcase of Bangkok-based artists whose work currently resides at their gallery on Tanao Road and is published in the biannual art magazine Messy Sky. Backstage dressing room.