Buxton Fringe

Awards presented at Buxton Fringe ceremony

26 July 2022

Belfast’s Spanner in the Works won the theatre production award for its presentation of Patricia Downey’s Runny Honey.

Alan Turing play cracks code at Buxton Fringe

16 July 2022

Margaret Holbrook’s Any Other Day is a set few days after the death of Alan Turing, the father of theoretical computer science and AI.

Three’s Company takes new show to Buxton Fringe

16 July 2022

Buxton group Three’s Company is celebrating its 20th year at Buxton Fringe with Antoine de Saint-Exupery’s The Little Prince.

Play written 29 years ago to get Buxton première

15 July 2022

A one-woman play is to première at Buxton Fringe—29 years after being written.

“Fascinating female characters” in Buxton Fringe

3 July 2022

45 productions are listed under theatre for the 2022 Buxton Festival Fringe, with a number concentrating on “fascinating female characters”.

Jeff back at Buxton in new dementia drama

3 July 2022

Oldham-based actor Jeff Longmore is to return to Buxton after almost 30 years in Dare to Know Theatre’s The Forgotten at Buxton Fringe.

Haywire in the dark at Buxton

3 July 2022

North Wales company Haywire Theatre’s Nyctophilia will provide a “unique” experience to Buxton Fringe audiences: theatre in the dark.

Chris back at Buxton with new take on Lovecraft story

3 July 2022

Chris Neville-Smith will return to Buxton Fringe for the first time since 2017 with a new solo play, a retelling of the H P Lovecraft story The Rats in the Walls.

Bessie's debut at fringe fest

27 June 2022

Manchester-based theatre company Blue Masque Theatre returns to the city’s Fringe Festival with a new one-woman play Bessie At Midnight, Alone.

Make-up in Salford & Buxton

24 June 2022

Make-up at Kings Arms Theatre Salford July 16–17, as part of GM Fringe, is also at Underground Venues for Buxton Fringe July 15.

“Healthy” number of entries for Buxton Fringe

21 May 2022

Buxton Fringe is celebrating a “healthy” 168 entries—back to pre-COVID levels—for the Derbyshire extravaganza.

Oldham legend for The Forgotten

8 May 2022

Dare to Know Theatre's new show The Forgotten, starring Oldham legend Jeff Longmore, starts its short run at the town's Coliseum Theatre.

“Huge surge” in entries for Buxton Fringe

11 March 2022

Buxton Fringe has reported a “huge surge” in entries, with performers eager to tread the boards after two years of COVID disruption.

Joanna wins Buxton Fringe contest again

8 February 2022

Artist and printmaker Joanna Allen from New Mills has won Buxton Fringe’s design competition for the second time in four years.

Buxton Fringe mourns double loss

19 January 2022

Buxton Fringe is mourning the loss of vice-chair Viv Marriott and former chair Keith Savage.

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.