Camden Fringe has announced over 400 shows in this year's programme

Now in its 20th year, Camden Fringe has announced a programme of more than 400 shows playing across 40 venues this summer. With a huge offering of theatre and comedy, the programme also offers dance, magic music and more at venues including Etcetera Theatre, Hen & Chickens, Camden People’s Theatre, The Bill Murray, the newly opened Libra Theatre Café, and The Old Red Lion, which is presenting festival-within-a-festival Shakefest.

Camden Fringe is an affordable alternative to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, offering performers the chance to try out new material and different ideas in a supportive setting with less time and financial commitments. The festival aims to give anyone the chance to perform and showcase their talents, from very experienced performers and companies to ambitious newcomers. With hundreds of shows covering all manner of subjects, the full programme on the Camden Fringe website allows audiences to find shows by venue, genre and even key themes, and, like the Edinburgh Fringe, shows will be on throughout the day.

©️To Mars by Minimoon Theatre

Running over four weeks, highlights of the festival include:

Respiration (31 July) Rosemary Branch Theatre
The Pillow, The Sun and The Dinosaur (31 July, 1, 2 August) at Lion & Unicorn Theatre
A.I.M (1-3 August) at Etcetera Theatre
Who the hell is Robert Wayne? (28July, 6, 8, 13 Augut) at Etcetera Theatre
Other (3,8 August) at Aces and Eights
Tango in Silk（9 August) at The Courtyard Theatre
The Musical of Mirror (8 & 10 Aug) at The Courtyard Theatre
Winsie Chen: I’m Not a Feminist – Part 2 (5,6,7 August) at Aces and Eights
Nigel Farage Is My Sugar Daddy (6,7 August) at Camden Comedy Club
The White Lotus (11,12 Augus) at The Cockpit
To Mars (16,17 August) at Bridewell Theatre.

©️Winsie Chen: I’m Not a Feminist – Part 2

Camden Fringe was established in 2006 by Zena Barrie and Michelle Flower. Zena Barrie said, “We're proud that The Camden Fringe provides a platform and advice for new companies to experiment and get their ideas up and running and in front of an audience. We can't quite believe the two of us have been doing this for 20 years!"

The venues hosting work for this year’s Camden Fringe are: Aces and Eights, Barons Court Theatre, Belsize Community Library, Bridewell Theatre, Camden Comedy Club. Camden People’s Theatre, Camden Town Methodist Church, Canal Café Theatre, Castlehaven Community Hub (Castle Room, Dance Studio, Kitchen Classroom, and Sports Pitches & Parks), Chisenhale Dance Space, Clarence Hall, Devas Garden Room, Etcetera Theatre, George Tavern, Hen & Chickens Theatre, King’s Head Theatre, Lion & Unicorn Theatre, Little Angel Theatre, Museum of Comedy, Old Red Lion Theatre, Phoenix Arts Club, Rosemary Branch Theatre, St Paul’s Church Hall The Bill Murray, The Cockpit, The Courtyard Theatre, The Hope Theatre, The King Alfred Phoenix, The Libra Theatre Café, The Old Queens Head, The Playground Theatre, The SPID Theatre, The Water Rats, Theatro Technis, Upstairs at the Gatehouse, WAC Arts.

Camden Fringe will be running from 28 July to 24 August. For more information, please visit: camdenfringe.com

©️Other by Rohan Ashar & Mani Ahmed