After months of sifting through applications, talking to awesome artists about their plans and the less-exciting jobs of contracting and logistics, finally we’re able to announce the Plymouth Fringe Festival 2018 Programme.
It’s going to be an another amazing year with heaps of theatre, comedy, dance and performance on offer from Monday 28th May to June 2nd June.
This year, we’ll be adding the Drum at Theatre Royal Plymouth to our roster of venues with the inimitable The Plasticine Men bringing their new show Engine Brake to the festival throughout the week.
Beyond the Grave | Falling Pennies
Two of last year’s Toast of Plymouth Fringe winners will be returning, Rabblerouse Theatre with their contemporary gothic yarn A Cautionary Tale and Full Pelt Theatre with a show typically absurd and hilarious Carpet Town.
Speaking of comedy, we’ve got Nick Hall (who long-time Fringe fans may remember from his sell-out Szgrabble in 2016) with one-man historical romp Spencer as well as winner of Dave’s Funniest Jokes of the Fringe 2016 and 2017 Adele Cliff with a preview of her new stand-up show Sheep.
Total Swipe Out | Fast and Funny
If you’re a music fan, then Lights Down Productions will be bringing the noise with their part-gig-part-play Hear Me Howl, Alexander Rhodes will be using spoken word to tell us the tale of an ex-cultist-turned-raver in One Foot in the Rave and the “undisputed oldest lady of punk” will be recalling her time setting up a punk band at the age of 45 in deepest Cornwall in VIVA!VIVA!.
There’s too much to write about every single show at length here but, below, you’ll find listed the majority of shows that are hitting the festival this year. Keep your eyes out next week for further announcements and the week after that for tickets going on sale!
We’re massively looking forward to sharing this year’s festival with you. It’s going to be something quite special.
Leaders of the Revolution | Moving Assembly Project
Monday
Frankenstein. SISATA. Royal William Yard. 3pm.
Hear Me Howl. Lights Down Productions. Barbican Theatre. 6pm.
Engine Brake. The Plasticine Men. The Drum @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 8pm.
Tuesday
Frankenstein. SISATA. Royal William Yard. 3pm.
Total Swipe Out. Fast and Funny. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 4pm.
Condemned. In The Wings Theatre Company. Barbican Theatre. 6pm.
Coffee With Vera. Ruth Mitchell. Plymouth Synagogue. 6.30pm.
VIVA!VIVA!. Viva’s Beer Crate Moment. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 6:30pm.
Beyond the Grave. Falling Pennies. Barbican Theatre. 8pm.
Engine Brake. The Plasticine Men. The Drum @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 8pm.
One Foot in the Rave. Alexander Rhodes. Barbican Theatre. 9:30pm.
Wednesday
VIVA!VIVA!. Viva’s Beer Crate Moment. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 5pm.
Frankenstein. SISATA. Royal William Yard. 5:30pm.
No Half Life. No Walls Creative Arts. Barbican Theatre. 6:30pm.
Engine Brake. The Plasticine Men. The Drum @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 6:30pm.
All the Daughters of My Father’s House. Cheeky Chin. The House. 8pm.
Total Swipe Out. Alex Ogando & Helen Gilbert. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 8pm.
A Cautionary Tale. Rabblerouse Theatre. Barbican Theatre. 8pm.
Run-of-the-Mill Everyday-Modern-Girl. Malibu Barbra. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 9:30pm.
Thursday
Audition. Unchartered Theatre. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 5pm.
Who’s Looking Back at You? Beyond Face. Barbican Theatre. 6:30pm.
Engine Brake. The Plasticine Men. The Drum @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 6:30pm.
TRY|TRYING|TRIED. Shelley Owen & Josh Slater. The House. 6:30pm.
Lina. Forged Line Dance Company. Barbican Theatre. 8pm.
With Child. Clare Rebekah Ponting. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 8pm.
[Insert Man Based Pun Here] James Luckraft-Law. The House. 8pm.
Spencer. Nick Hall. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 9:30pm
Friday
Marie. House of Mirth. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 5:00pm.
Things What We Do. Robins & Archer. The House. 6:30pm.
With Child. Clare Rebekah Ponting. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 6:30pm.
Glitter in the Wound. Emma Baskeyfield. Barbican Theatre. 6:30pm.
Leaders of the Revolution. Moving Assembly Project. Barbican Theatre. 6:30pm.
Michael Morpurgo’s Out of the Ashes. City of Light Theatre. The House. 8pm.
Engine Brake. The Plasticine Men. The Drum @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 8pm.
Sheep. Adele Cliff. Barbican Theatre. 9:30pm.
Saturday
The Duck. Autact. Barbican Theatre. 5pm.
I CAN’T DO THIS. Acting Inspired. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 5pm.
Dance Triple Bill (Efferus Collective/Alats Dance Circus Company/Kane John Mills). Barbican Theatre. 6:30pm.
The Mid Life Crisis of David Cockington. OMF Theatre. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 6:30pm.
Carpet Town. Full Pelt Theatre. Barbican Theatre. 8pm.
Marie. House of Mirth. The Lab @ Theatre Royal Plymouth. 8pm.
