Theatre

Your Camden Fringe obsession begins right now

Alan Hindle | Tuesday 2 August, 2011 10:14

The 2011 Camden Fringe is upon us again, once more semi-miraculously orchestrated by a staff of two, Michelle Flower and Zena Barrie, operating out of a shoebox above a boozecan. And, according to the programme, they are being assisted this year by a frog and a baby.

Mostly fresh faces this year, not too many returning companies. Helen Keen is back with Robot Woman of the Future, Scott Capurro in Who Are theJocks? and the delightful Iszi Lawrence with her new show, Wotnot. There are more venues for more shows, all still within scrambling distance, except for the Upstairs at the Highgate, but the 214 bus gets you there, so quite your bellyaching.

I’ll be seeing as much as physically possible before theatre starts oozing out of my eyes, and SNIPE has several new reviewers this year, Aisling, John, and Sophie, so hopefully between us we will cover everything. Reviews will be posted daily here on SNIPE, so grab yourself a Camden Fringe programme from Etcetera Theatre at the Oxford Arms pub on Camden High Street (and probably everywhere else in Camden as well) have a shufty, fetch yourself a pint and then get out of the sun and into black boxes with wonky seats and cheap sets.

It’s going to be a brilliant Fringe. I can already feel my eyes getting oozy.

Camden Fringe runs 1-28 August at a number of venues. Go to camdenfringe.com to get started, then try to keep up with the Snipe Theatre team.

Photo from Walk Like a Black Man

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