Fringe/ OffWestEnd
We could argue for hours what makes a fringe theatre venue, and even then we doubt we’d come to a satisfactory definition. So to keep it simple, fringe here simply means the wonderful little venues, generally less than 100 seats, often located above or below or next to pubs, and very much at the heart of our theatre world, where all the magic usually starts.
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Review: Ghosts, Greenwich Theatre
As the stakes are continually raised in this highly original desert island drama, you’ll be left asking some pretty existential questions.
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Review: Around the World in 80 Days, The Actors Church
Offers a literal breath of fresh air, marvellous music and fabulous physical performances
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Review: We Wild Things, Old Red Lion Theatre
Civilisation and wildness clash in this vivid show that uses all the elements of theatre craft to transport the audience to its strange world
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Review: Chicken Dropping, Etcetera Theatre
In this tense and intimate drama, a ‘chicken war’ puts pressure on the marriage of a young couple in Qingdao, China.
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Review: Firebrand, The Water Rats
The bare bones of an historical, queer musical, entertainingly presented
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Review: Pity Parade, Hen and Chickens Theatre
A truly beautiful one-woman show about loss, acceptance and knowing that eventually we must face up to life.
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Review: I Pie With My Little Lie Something Beginning with Murder, Hen and Chickens Theatre
It might be the most groan inducing show you’ll see at Camden Fringe, but those groans are ones of pure delight at the innuendo laden writing and clever turn of phrase.
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Review: Off and On, Bridewell Theatre
Farce isn’t dead, it’s just gone off the rails.
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Review: If Not Tomorrow, The Hope Theatre
A timeless tale of heartbreak, with a promising core.
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Review: The Untold Fable of Fritz, Rosemary Branch Theatre
A lively, inventive production with plenty of promise