Triangle Shirtwaist Fire - 1911

It is the 100th anniversary of the Triangle factory fire of 1911 and to commemorate this, 'From the fire' is being staged at the Edinburgh Fringe.

Called the "blueprint for the modern American oratorio," by 60 Minutes, From the Fire is a new work created by the Tony nominated composer, Elizabeth Swados, writer/director, Cecilia Rubino, the poet, Paula Finn, and produced and set designed by Bonnie Roche-Bronfman.

From the Fire ran for a week in March 2011 to sold-out audiences during the week of the Triangle Centennial commemorations. This world-premiere run of performances took place at the historic Judson Memorial Church in New York's Greenwhich Village, just a few blocks away from the actual Asch Building, where the Triangle Factory was located in.

A haunting dramatisation of the uprising of 20,000 young women in New York and the infamous Triangle Factory Fire of 1911, which galvanised social change. Public outrage over the event instigated the progressive movement and women's suffrage.

Saw 2 super musicals today: 'Showchoir, the Musical' and 'Sunday in the Park with George'. Check out Kryptomart's blip.