Theatre

The Last Mad Dash to a Nervous Breakdown

Alan Hindle | Wednesday 24 August, 2011 15:01

This is the final week of the Camden Fringe and there are still so many opportunities to see both crap and shining gems. Good luck and take as many chances as you can. A possible tip might be Luke Toulson: Laid-Back Grouch at the Camden Head pub tonight and tomorrow at 8pm. I went last night and was turned away from a sold-out room. A full house for the first night of a Fringe gig is rare, so obviously folks know about this guy and there might be something to it. Book online to avoid being disappointment, like the several other people who were waiting with me. Maybe they did get in after all. Toulson did say he expected at least some people to leave during the show. “I’m pretty bad,” he muttered.

Also at the Camden Head, for one night, the 28th, Leisa Rea sings and plays guitars and banjos and ukuleles with Sarah Adams. Rea’s Pension Plan (see review) was excellent and the thought of seeing her coping with both life and a tiny guitar seems like a nice treat to end the Fringe with.

The Camden Fringe continues until 28 August at various venues. See their site at camdenfringe.org

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