Here’s the latest sampling of Fringe shows, performances, playwrights, and artists from around the world, now grown to 18 countries.

Ivo van Hove’s reimagining of the Bergman classics is full of visual and interpretative ideas, but lacks overarching purpose.

Toneelgroep’s take on these classic screenplays retains all of the rawness of and cruelty of Bergman’s films.

Toneelgroep Amsterdam mixes a distinctive trademark blend of the classical and the innovative with its adaptation of Ingmar Bergman.

“In film,” pronounced Ivo van Hove, “the director is the god of his creation.”