PRESS RELEASE for immediate release June 2024
Amid the wealth of theatre, comedy and music, it is easy to overlook some of the impressive events in the smaller categories at this year’s Buxton Fringe (July 3-21).
Dancing On the Spot brings a Swing Dance Lesson all the way from Chicago as part of the Fringe’s Dance line-up which also includes an ambitious Day of Dance with sides from around the country brought together by Chapel-en-le-Frith Morris.
Buxton Film and Buxton Opera House are back with Buxton Shorts, a collection of short films from makers with a connection to Buxton and the Peak District. Brief Encounter Duo are meanwhile presenting 1929 silent film, Piccadilly, with live musical accompaniment featuring a whopping nine instruments.
Street Theatre focuses on the local whether it is Buxton Our Street’s fascinating self-guided audio tour of Buxton and its ghosts, or Discover Buxton’s two promenade performances: Miss Lillian Violet Bowdine Entertains examining the history of theatre in Buxton in the company of an Edwardian actor, and Sex and Sensibility revealing how Anne Lister (aka Gentleman Jack) kept a secret diary whilst staying in Buxton one summer. The multi-award-winning Shakespeare Jukebox from Buxton Drama League will be hard to miss as they throw themselves into Shakespearean scenes chosen by the audience on the Pavilion Gardens Promenade for five nights.
Regular Fringe goers will know that there are always some events that defy categorisation. This year And More… includes two magic shows - An Evening of Close Up Magic and Mentalism from High Peak Magic Circle and Caspar Thomas: The Art of Close-Up Magic - both offering mind-boggling entertainment.
Also in this section of the programme, Stone and Water’s popular Pride Picnic offers a fun-filled afternoon of LGBTQIA+ laughter and friendship with plans afoot for an afterparty, and Serpentine Community Garden, also the host for the Fringe Awards, presents Summer Bizarre, a fun outdoor event with flower show, music, crafts, games… and more!
Fringe Marketing Officer Stephanie Billen says: “We love the fact that our Fringe entrants keep on surprising us. This year’s programme needs to be appreciated in its entirety to make sure you don’t miss out on some very special entertainment.”
The Fringe wishes to thank High Peak Borough Council, its Fringe Friends and the town’s many Fringe supporters and venues.
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