Buxton Fringe

Buxton Fringe 2022 open for entries

4 December 2021

Entries are now open for the 2022 Buxton Fringe and artists or companies entering by the end of February will be charged £50.

Fringe’s “significant boost” to Buxton’s economy

28 October 2021

Buxton Fringe 2021 festival provided a significant boost to the town, with spending by performers and audiences resulting in a contribution of almost £200,000 to the local economy.

Accolade for Spanner in the Works at Buxton Fringe

29 July 2021

Belfast company Spanner in the Works took the production award with its all-female three-hander, Patricia Downey’s Buttercup, at the Buxton Festival Fringe awards ceremony.

Romeo and Juliet: confessions revealed at Buxton Fringe

18 July 2021

The story of Romeo and Juliet but not as told by William Shakespeare is to have its première at Buxton Fringe.

Rose finds her way to Buxton Fringe

18 July 2021

Poet Rose Condo will take audiences at Buxton Fringe on a journey through the “hilarity and heartbreak” of her travels in her solo spoken word show The Geography of Me.

Northern Ireland troubles play gets Buxton Fringe dates

17 July 2021

Northern Ireland company Spanner in the Works will stage Buttercup, a play based on the stories of three friends from growing up during the troubles of the 1970s to the present day.

Buxton show for those no longer young

7 July 2021

Former barrister Nigel Osner, who almost died when a routine operation went wrong, has fought back and is to perform his one-man show at Buxton Fringe.

“Absurd” comedy show to have Buxton première

7 July 2021

Manchester-born Sonja Doubleday writes and appears in Him Indoors, a “laugh-out-loud, absurd comedy show” which will have its première at Buxton Fringe.

Dark feel to Buxton comedy show Tempus Fugit

4 July 2021

Brothers Grimm meets The Sound of Music in comedy duo Nathan and Ida’s show Tempus Fugit which will have three performances at Buxton Festival Fringe.

Drag becomes a drag in Buxton Fringe play

4 July 2021

NoLogoProductions is to return to Buxton Festival Fringe with a new play that takes audiences backstage while a drag artist brings the curtain down on what could be her last show.

Buxton Fringe goes ahead as expected

3 July 2021

Buxton Festival Fringe is to go ahead largely as expected, with many entrants factoring social distancing into their plans for the 2021 event.

Fringe deadline put back by a month

25 March 2021

Buxton Fringe has extended the deadline for its printed programme until Tuesday 18 May as entries begin to roll in for the 2021 festival.