The question All By Myself at the Vault Festival leaves you asking is would you still be curating your personal life for just one online click if it was the end of the world? Co-writers Charlotte Blandford (who also performs the piece) and Jessica Bickel-Barlow (who directs) have created an intriguing piece that shows that Part of the Main continue to explore the boundaries which drive fringe theatre.
NEWS: Queer musical Fabulett 1933, set in Weimar Berlin, launches at Camden Fringe
Fabulett 1933, a new queer one-person musical set in Weimar Berlin, gets its postponed premiere at Camden Fringe, running at London’s Canal Cafe Theatre from 8 to 14 August 2021.
NEWS: Forgotten music hall male impersonator celebrated in Marie Lloyd Stole My Life
Forgotten music hall star Nelly Power makes her Camden Fringe debut care of Blue Fire Theatre Company in Marie Lloyd Stole My Life, running for three festival dates only.
NEWS: Camden Fringe returns with 267 shows across 21 London venues
The Camden Fringe is back this August after an enforced year off because due to Covid. The festival of theatre and comedy, which was established in 2006, runs from 2 to 29 August 2021 across 21 London venues, with 15 shows available to view online.
‘Truly sensational to experience’: PIPPIN – Garden Theatre ★★★★
The terrific cast of triple threats make the bittersweet, upbeat and consistently enjoyable musical Pippin at the Garden Theatre a must see.
NEWS: Coronavirus pandemic – An update on theatre closures in the West End & across the country
My Theatre Mates have been collecting official announcements of theatre closures up and down the country in the Twitter thread below and will continue to add updates as they come in.
‘Fascinating, funny & surprising’: XOXO MOONGIRL – Edinburgh Fringe
Overall xoxo moongirl is fascinating, funny, and surprising. It held my attention throughout.
BEHIND THE SCENES: Take a peek into rehearsals for the darkly comic My Name is Cathy
Teddies, wine and microwave meals – the rehearsal images for My Name is Cathy paint a picture of trying to comfort yourself, which is unsurprising given the play follows a teacher looking back at when everything went wrong. Book your tickets now.
CAMDEN FRINGE NEWS: Rise & fall tale of ambition & alcoholism, barriers & bias My Name is Cathy comes to Chapel Playhouse
Darkly comedic rise and fall story, My Name is Cathy, which follows a teacher who had it all as she looks back on how it slipped away, comes to the Chapel Playhouse next month as part of the Camden Fringe. Time to book your tickets!
‘Lovingly ludicrous action’: ROMEO & JULIET – Touring
Rubbish Shakespeare Company squeezes the Bard’s tragic romance Romeo & Juliet into a family-friendly hour of farce in this knowingly silly production.
GALLERY: Get a flavour for Tom Hartwell’s hilarious Before 30, before it comes to Waterloo East Theatre
What can you expect from a trip to see Tom Hartwell’s acclaimed Before 30 when it returns to the London stage next month? Well, if these production shots are anything to go by, a fetching pink helmet and a delightful turquoise tracksuit top at the very least! Take a look then book your tickets!
NEWS: Tom Hartwell brings hit play Before 30 back to London at Waterloo East Theatre
Tom Hartwell’s hit play about the targets we aim for by certain ages of our life, Before 30, returns to London this spring. The one-man show runs at Waterloo East Theatre from 26 February to 3 March 2019. Book your tickets now!
‘The sort of play best observed up close’: BEYOND BELIEF – Liverpool
The work of Tmesis has always examined the stuff of life with style, precision, humour and heart, and the company’s latest show Beyond Belief is no exception.
‘She is dark, she is dangerous & she is covered in blood’: Actress Hannah McClean becomes a Ladykiller at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe
Most recently seen in London with the Offie-nominated Coconut, The Thelmas makes its Edinburgh debut with Ladykiller by Madeline Gould, which opened at The Pleasance on 1 August 2018 and features Hannah McClean.
‘It’s a journey through my most favourite moments in drag history’: Ian Stroughair – aka Velma Celli – takes ‘her’ latest show to Edinburgh
Ian Stroughair aka Velma Celli has the voice of an angel, is as hilarious as they come and truly knows how to put on a show. His latest venture is Iconic – A History of Drag which will be playing at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The Lampoons present their ‘thumpingly hilarious non-stop comedy-horror’ in House on Haunted Hill
Meet The Lampoons – also known as Tina Baston, Adam Elliott, Josh Harvey and Oliver Malam – who’ve spent the last two years sharing their own unique brand of B-movie mayhem with London audiences and are now taking it to the Edinburgh Fringe.
‘Engaging & insightful’: MOMENTS & EMPTY BEDS – Hope Theatre ★★★★
The Hope Theatre continues to programme top rate Fringe theatre and Moments & Empty Beds, two bijou theatrical nuggets from Pennyworth, are no exception.
HANNA – Arcola Theatre ★★★★
Hanna written by Sam Potter is a true modern text; its witty, dramatic, humorous and surprising.
SINNERS CLUB – Soho Theatre ★★★★
As we walk in we are welcomed by a room set in the round, decorated as an old school recording studio; many an old-fashioned rug, musical instruments and microphones, soundproofing on the wall as well as a few photographs. Scattered around the studio space are members of the band playing light Jazz music to set the mood.
SINNERS CLUB – Soho Theatre ★★★★
As we walk in we are welcomed by a room set in the round, decorated as an old school recording studio; many an old-fashioned rug, musical instruments and microphones, soundproofing on the wall as well as a few photographs. Scattered around the studio space are members of the band playing light Jazz music to set the mood.