Underground

30/07/2024

James Tiptree Jr. was known as a CIA official, an international traveller and an “ineluctably masculine” writer of science fiction. But in 1976, he was...

25/07/2024

Thanks so much to everyone who has been a part of our 2024 season!

At the beginning of the year, we weren't sure we were going to be able to make it happen. Many thanks to Buxton Festival Fringe, High Peak Borough Council and The Springs Shopping Centre for all their efforts.

Thank you to all the wonderful performers and artists that we have worked with over the festival - it's been so much fun, we can't wait to see what you do next!

And thank you to everyone who came to see one of the 127 performances of our 53 shows. If you want to find out what's coming next, and help us make it to our 20th year, you can join our mailing list at https://underthefringe.com

24/07/2024

Time to speedily take down the theatre, and pack it away... until next time.

Thanks for being a part of Underground's 19th Buxton Festival Fringe! If you would like to keep up to date with our plans, and help us make it to our 20th year, you can sign up to our mailing list at https://underthefringe.com

22/07/2024

Manchester! Extra date! Go! Go! Go!

22/07/2024

Huge thanks for this award for making 2024 happen in difficult circumstances. Buxton Festival Fringe deserve a big chunk of the certificate for all their help and support this year, but the rest belongs to the incredible Underground team - just need to finish packing up 2024… and we can start working on 2025

22/07/2024

Thanks to Buxton Festival Fringe for a brilliant 2024!

22/07/2024

Thanks for coming black liver - always a treat!

22/07/2024

As soon as the final show closed yesterday, we were starting to pack everything away - a lot more of this today, and then hopefully we remember where everything is in 2025

22/07/2024

Congratulations to all our performers for your Buxton Festival Fringe awards and nominations!

Childrens's Events:
SCHOOL'S OUT COMEDY CLUB - Philip Simon - AWARD

Comedy - Show
MY LAST TWO BRAIN CELLS - Tom Hazelden and Joe Pike - AWARD
WILL BF: THE LAST GUN - Will BF - NOMINATION

Comedy - Stand up
BELLA HUMPHRIES: SQUARE PEG - Bella Humphries - NOMINATION
DEE ALLUM: DEADNAME - Dee Allum - NOMINATION
HAYLEY ELLIS: HAYLEY'S COMIC - FAB Comedy presents Hayley Ellis - NOMINATION
NATHAN CASSIDY: THE SPINE THAT SHAGGED ME - Nathan Cassidy - NOMINATION

Spoken Word
ISLAND OF LOVE - The Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company / Polis Loizou - NOMINATION

Theatre - Production
CONSTELLATIONS BY NICK PAYNE - Harlequin Theatre - NOMINATION
FLUFF - Teepee Productions - AWARD
GRUOCH: THE LADY MACBETH - Burns Unit / Sweet Productions - NOMINATION
RICHARD III (A ONE PERSON SHOW) - Brite Theater / Sweet Productions - NOMINATION

Theatre - Actor - Female
Laura Luche - ARIANA VS CHOMSKY - PJV STUDIO - NOMINATION
Sian Weedon - CONSTELLATIONS BY NICK PAYNE - Harlequin Theatre - NOMINATION
Tayla Kenyon - FLUFF - Teepee Productions - NOMINATION
Caroline Burns Cooke - GRUOCH: THE LADY MACBETH - Burns Unit / Sweet Productions - NOMINATION
Emily Carding - RICHARD III (A ONE PERSON SHOW) - Brite Theater / Sweet Productions - AWARD
Jenny Rowe - TIPTREE: NO-ONE ELSE'S DAMN SECRET BUT MY OWN - Headpictures / Sweet Productions - NOMINATION

Theatre - Actor - Male
PJ Vickers - ARIANA VS CHOMSKY - PJV STUDIO - NOMINATION
Adrian Grace - CONSTELLATIONS BY NICK PAYNE - Harlequin Theatre - NOMINATION
Patrick Kealey - THE LIFE & RHYMES OF ARCHY & MEHITABEL - Theatre Nation / Sweet Productions - AWARD
Adam Halcro - SESSIONS - Working Progress Collective - NOMINATION

Theatre - Youth Actor - NOMINATION
Henry Hazelhurst - DNA BY DENNIS KELLY - REC Youth Theatre - NOMINATION
Rosie O'Neill - DNA BY DENNIS KELLY - REC Youth Theatre - NOMINATION
Howie Wilson - DNA BY DENNIS KELLY - REC Youth Theatre - NOMINATION
Elyse Fanthorpe Marling - DNA BY DENNIS KELLY - REC Youth Theatre - NOMINATION

Theatre - Youth Production
CARPE DIEM - Shadow Syndicate - NOMINATION

New Writing
PJ Vickers - ARIANA VS CHOMSKY - PJV STUDIO - NOMINATION
Polis Loizou - ISLAND OF LOVE - The Off-Off-Off-Broadway Company / Polis Loizou - NOMINATION
Sam Bates - SESSIONS - Working Progress Collective - AWARD

And More...
CASPAR THOMAS: THE ART OF CLOSE-UP MAGIC - Caspar Thomas - NOMINATION

At the end of each Fringe we recognise excellence at our prestigious Awards Ceremony. Our archive page shows winners from past years. We list current award winners and nominees below:

21/07/2024

Phew! What an incredible July! 3 weeks ago, Rob Rouse kicked off our 2024 Buxton Festival Fringe, compering our packed launch party, and he’s just closed our programme with a SOLD OUT performance of The Unlikely Weightlifters.

In between we’ve had a general election, a Euros final for the England team, a whole host of award-winning theatre, comedy, children’s shows, and incredible spoken word and magic!

Thanks to everyone for making 2024 an incredible year - we hope to be back in 2025 so WATCH THIS SPACE

21/07/2024

LAST CHANCE TO SEE Tiptree: No-One Else's Damn Secret But My Own from Headpictures and Sweet Productions - 4pm TODAY at Buxton Festival Fringe

James Tiptree Jr: CIA official, international traveler, and writer of science fiction... 'outed' as Alice Sheldon, a 61-year-old woman from Virginia. An award-winning writer, named after a jar of English marmalade - what happens when your secret's out? A tour-de-force one-woman performance. 'Engagin...

21/07/2024

The FINAL PERFORMANCE of A***na Vs Chomsky is about to begin. It's been fantastic to have PJV Studio back this year. As Buxton Festival Fringe award winners in 2022 AND 2023, are they going to make it a three-year run?

Chloe and Mark move back to Manchester at the time of A***n Grande arena bombing (2017). They have tickets for the ONE LOVE concert, held for the victims of the attack.

21/07/2024

Final day of Buxton Festival Fringe 2024
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21/07/2024

The first show of the final day of Buxton Festival Fringe is underway! https://underthefringe.com/book/