ACCESS AT THE HEART OF FRINGE
FESTIVAL PROGRAMME
Carlisle Fringe Festival
Friday 24th August - Sunday 2nd September 2018
Equality is top of the agenda in celebrating culture, creativity
and diversity
Carlisle Fringe festival which opens its doors in a weeks-time, is
set to welcome a diverse and culture-action-packed artistic programme,
brimming with theatre, comedy, music and outdoor street theatre.
Free shows, cheap tickets, shows being signed, full female casts
and the rights of woman are among the key themes being explored in the 90
shows and events being presented at the festival.
More than 60% of the festival's shows are free, and
the maximum ticket price is capped at £8.50, in an
effort to make culture accessible by festival
organisers, Elektronika
Three of the Creative Sparks shows, which are supported by Carlisle
City Council and Cumbria University are being produced by female directors
and producers,including the already sold-out We know Now
Snowman Exist, by Lexie Ward
Several shows are taking place outside conventional theatre spaces,
including a programme of events presented inside a new purpose built
container theatre that will be sited at the top of English street as
part of the Festival Hub.
Interactive show, Overhear Carlisle created by Aimee
Patricia-Lear is an audio tour which is downloaded using smart phone
technologies onto the handset which can be played at any point during
the festival
Appearing in the festivals comedy programme, celebrated disabled
artists like Jamie MacDonald, a popular Scottish
comedian who is blind, is known for his jokes only a blind man can tell
and will make his debut appearance at the Cumbrian festival
The festival will present five days of free music at the Festival
Hub which is completely free, including legends from Manchester, the Complete
Stone Roses, as well as upcoming Newcastle favourites Holy
Moly & The Crackers
Ray Bradshaw will also present his show Deaf
comedy Fam, which is a first for comedy as each show is
performed by Ray simultaneously in both spoken English and British Sign
Language.
The Last Leaf is a piece of theatre created by
Chloe Sturrock and Harri Elizabeth of emerging company Semiotic Theatre
Productions. The piece will continue the development of mixed form
using BSL to combine hearing and non-hearing worlds through playful
interpretation of visual performance.
Alfie Ordinary, who is the son of a Drag Queen, will present
his award winning show, Help I think I Might be Fabulous also
makes his second appearance at the Fringe Festival and will be performing
in the Old Fire Station on Thursday 30th August.
Graham Main, Executive producer of Elektronika said:"Carlisle
Fringe is a festival of Carlisle, and therefore the whole of the city is
invited to come out and play for the next two weeks. We have shows
suitable for everyone, so come out and support the festival in its
third year. We are grateful to our partners at Carlisle City Council
and Cito Services who have helped us to make the majority of our work
accessible. “
Organisers have also put a strong emphasis on supporting and
programming art forms like Dance and Theatre, something which organisers
feel has been lacking in the cities arts scene. The programme
welcomes two Arts Council England funded projects, They Live Next
Door (Lithuania) and Kaya (Brighton),
both of which are performed through dance and movement.
The Festival also recently put out a call on their Facebook page
for anyone that may consider volunteering with them. If you are interested
in becoming volunteer, you are encouraged to email rachael@carlislefringe.co.uk or
call on 01228 812 611
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Tickets:
Carlisle Fringe is produced by Elektronika, a cultural producer
based in Carlisle and Dumfries with the generous support of Carlisle City
Council, Arts Council England and Cito Services.
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