Hot ticket: UK’s first sauna theatre draws swimwear-clad audiences
Summary
A new sauna theatre has opened at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, offering performances inside a heated sauna where audiences wear swimwear. The shows mix traditional sauna rituals with storytelling, music, and theater, creating a unique cultural experience.Key Facts
- The sauna theatre seats 80 people and heats the air to about 90°C (194°F).
- Audiences watch performances while sitting in swimwear inside the sauna.
- The venue features shows including traditional sauna rituals called aufguss, music, storytelling, and adaptations of works like Virginia Woolf’s The Waves.
- Nudity is not allowed; visitors are reminded to bring swimwear or can borrow it at the venue.
- The sauna theatre is the first of its kind in the UK but similar venues exist in countries like Japan, Germany, and Italy.
- Shows include breaks and options for audience members to leave or take cold plunges.
- The sauna space includes showers and hairdryers so visitors can freshen up afterward.
- Organizers plan to return with the sauna theatre for the next festival to develop more performances.
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