Buxton Festival: Fringe highlights
ALTHOUGH the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August tends to hog the headlines, a bit closer to home the Buxton Festival Fringe has been quietly and determinedly going from strength to strength.It is, in fact, the largest festival of its kind in England, and this year's impressive line-up marks its 26th birthday.
One of the early highlights this year is likely to be Café Society's Café Sinatra, from tonight until July 12 at the Pauper's Pit.
Using the format of an FBI interrogation, the show explores Frank's chequered personal life, his abuse of women, his mistreatment of friends, Mob connections and ties to the Kennedy assassination. Yet he still sang like an angel!
A Simple Gift (July 10 and 17 at the Pauper's Pit) is a highly physical two-man performance from a South African-born theate company on their debut UK tour. It's recommended for over-14s.
Lear's Daughters, from Sidetracked Theatre, is a darkly comic tale exposing King Lear's daughters' relationship with their father. An adults-only show, it's on at Pauper's Pit next Monday and Tuesday.
Love, poetry and madness - John Clare's breakout from the madhouse - is one of the great treks of literature and Michael Burnham's acclaimed show, Dark Journey (Buxton Community School, July 20-22), is likely to be a later highlight
The Buxton Fringe Festival runs until July 24. You can get more information on these shows and all the other performances from 01298 214184 or www.buxtonfringe.com. There's also a Fringe Information Desk in the Pavilion Gardens Conservatory between 10am-4pm from today until July 24.
Published: Sat, 09 July, 2005
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