Buxton Fringe Weekly

You’ve heard the expression ‘it takes a village’ but did you ever think to apply it to filmmaking? Edale did! The villagers pitched in over four years to make an amazing new feature film Stone of Stone, and after a weekend of screenings at Buxton Fringe, it’s continuing on a summer tour. In this extended chat from Director Al Boyd, we learn how the people of Edale came together to turn this half-f...

Skye Lilly finds either beauty or comedy in all areas of life. We touched on portaloos and trees in the portion of our chat that you heard in this week’s main episode, but this bonus episode gives you more more more! We debate whether audiobooks count as reading, swap stories about strangers reading the same book, and learn how typewriters are forever linked to Buxton for Skye. Plus, we hear which...

It's the final few days of Buxton Fringe! If you've been meaning to squeeze in one more comedy show, walking tour, or last minute gig at the pub, this is your final call! We may be running out of time, but we’re definitely not running out of entertainment. This week we're taking in an exhibition of chopped up pianos, travelling to Bangladesh, Ireland, and Ukraine, and tapping out some poetry-on-de...

Edy Hurst doesn't just tel jokes, he builds entire worlds. This bonus episode picks up where we left off with the musical comedian, diving into the ‘theme’ part of ‘theme park’, and learning about how his ambitious and borderline ridiculous props come into existence. Along the way, we wander into Warhammer, formal gardens, excessively long show titles, and why taking a chance on something unexpect...

A week in, and Buxton Fringe is buzzing! The carnival drew the crowds on Saturday, and now punters left and right are wondering where next? for top tier entertainment. We have everything you need to know to make the most of what week 2 has to offer (and it's a lot! ). We're out and about across Buxton, weaving through Morris dancers and stray cats. We meet performers bringing ancient Greece, rural...

Can you write, rehearse and perform a play with your partner... and still be speaking by the end of it? In this bonus episode, we spend a little longer with Jon and Katie Rand, the writing and acting team behind How To Be The Perfect Couple . We talk about ideas that percolate for decades, how to keep a play tense and claustrophobic, marriage psychologist lingo, and hear the entire play's narrativ...

…Walk into a bar? Well, anything can happen, it’s the Buxton Festival Fringe! The flyers are multiplying, the hours are zooming past, and if you're wondering where to begin, we've got you. We're taking a whistle-stop tour through week one of Buxton Fringe. We go behind the scenes with the people who make it all happen, meet performers bringing everything from dark comedy to dominatrix drama, disco...

If you’re the type to find yourself standing in Pavilion Gardens with a handful of flyers, ten minutes until the next show starts, and no idea what to see next…. This is the guide you need. Buxton Fringe Weekly features conversations with comedians, actors, musicians, poets, and filmmakers, and includes reactions from audiences fresh out of shows and stories from the streets. Familiar favourites a...