The Bread & Roses Theatre Announces the Clapham Fringe Festival 2023
Now in its 8th critically acclaimed Year, welcoming theatre companies and artists
from around the world!
The Bread and Roses Theatre is gearing up for this year’s Clapham Fringe Festival, which is set to be our biggest and most international, with companies from across the globe bringing us their work, and an expansion from one to three venues.
Alongside some of the best and most crowd-pleasing theatre, stand-up, works in progress, experimental performance and emerging artists at our founder venue, the much loved Bread & Roses Theatre, we are hugely excited to welcome the previously announced Two Brewers into the Clapham Fringe fold.
Keen to expand our programming to include drag, burlesque and cabaret, we can’t wait to welcome new artists to this year’s festival. We are beyond thrilled to be working with the Two Brewers and are so excited to showcase the best artists that South London and beyond has to offer.
We are also pleased to welcome Clapham’s Railway Tavern to the Festival, as their in-house stand-up comedy team ‘Comedy Bandits’ becomes part of the Clapham Fringe for the first time.
Highlights include: Theatre Group GUMBO bring their surreal satire ‘Are You Lovin’ It?’ to from Japan to Clapham, as part of an international tour – Winner of “Media Pick” at Edmonton Fringe, “Best of Fest” at San Diego Fringe, “Best Ensemble” in New York City and more. A huge hit at fringe fests across the world, GUMBO invites you to a surreal romp.
International work is also on display with ‘A Scar Is Born’ by Lorelei Zarifian, which originated in the US – a cycle of songs recounting life in Marseille, Paris, New York and Florida, intertwined with sketches about the absurdity of modern existence.
Other highlights include: ‘this is not a play about ophelia (a play about ophelia)’, a one woman show that explores the experience of teenage grief. It is multi-disciplinary piece and uses technology to ask the question; ‘What if Ophelia didn’t have to die?’. Anthroplay Theatre brings us ‘Four Short Plays’ – 15 minute plays, showcasing amazing new writing and brilliant up and coming performers, curated & directed by Anthroplay. This is their second event series, born out of their flagship scratch night Anthrotalks – which has been held monthly for the last two years, and will be held at Two Brewers as part of this year’s Fringe.
The Clapham Fringe Festival is proud to be a launchpad for artists, with box office split deals with no hidden fees. We can’t wait to share this huge array of artists and companies with our audiences.
International theatre, world premiere pieces, award winning work, stand up and cabaret across three venues, and all in Clapham, this year’s festival promises to have something for everyone.
The Festival is curated and produced by the The Bread & Roses Theatre, led by Managing Director Rebecca Pryle, Artistic Director Velenzia Spearpoint and Associate Producer Alexander Knott.
“A new wave of venues has opened in recent years … all on the sweetheart deals of old.” – The Guardian on The Bread & Roses Theatre
21 September – 15 October 2023 | The Bread & Roses Theatre, 68 Clapham Manor
Street, SW4 6DZ London
Full festival line-up: https://www.claphamfringe.com/whats-on.html
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