Greater Manchester Fringe Festival

GM Fringe News

A Theatre Show north & south

7 May 2023

A Theatre Show will be at Salford’s Kings Arms July 17–19 in Greater Manchester Fringe and at Camden Peoples' Theatre August 25–27 in Camden Fringe.

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival last night party

Party time for city fringe

4 August 2022

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival celebrates with its awards and closing party on Sunday.

Tania's Internal monologue

10 July 2022

Tania Tuusa is a Canadian theatre artist completing an MA in Acting (Company) at Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts.

Lisa's tax break brings benefits

3 July 2022

In 2019 Lisa O’Hare took a career break after 20 years working in tax and staged a show at GM Fringe.

Fringe No 11 for city

28 June 2022

Greater Manchester Fringe Festival returns for its 11th year from July 1–31.

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.

Hyenas set to roam Salford

26 June 2022

Hyenas! is a feminist theatre piece by theatre company Sugar Butties at Kings Arms, Salford.

Baba fills Empty Space

26 June 2022

Baba at The Empty Space, Salford, is part of Greater Manchester Fringe.

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.

Phrases for city Fringe

24 June 2022

Dance artist Lewys Holt brings Phrases to the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival.

An Olive Tree from Italy

24 June 2022

Jessica Forrest is an actress from Hollyoaks, Dani's Castle and Coronation Street, appearing at the Greater Manchester Fringe Festival.

Pill for Manchester

23 June 2022

Blue Balloon Theatre brings its production Pill to Greater Manchester Fringe Festival.

We Need To Talk

23 June 2022

We Need To Talk is a jazz cabaret at Greater Manchester Fringe.

Katie's lorry load of drama

23 June 2022

Growing up is hard enough, but when disaster strikes in the form of a ten-tonne truck, there is a whole other world of problems to deal with.

Patricia's glass act

12 June 2022

Girls Who Wear Glasses at the Kings Arms Salford sees Patricia Hartshorne return to her favourite venue.

Time & Again for Shakespeare

10 June 2022

Manchester-based theatre company Time & Again will tour two Shakespeare productions across the North West this summer.

City wears its Fringe again

10 June 2022

The Greater Manchester Fringe Festival returns for its 11th year in its original summer slot with shows across multiple venues.

GM Fringe Reviews

On Me

Caroline Lamb

Dangerous To Know

The Seven Oaks Pub, Manchester

27–30 July 2022

Roll the Dice

Danny Clifford

As You Do Theatre

The King's Arms, Salford

24–30 July 2022

Double Life—A VR Musical

Lyricist Leo Mercer and composer Stephen Hyde

Leo & Hyde

Whitworth Locke, Manchester

20–28 July 2022

Earwig

Laura Crow

Time & Again

The Empty Space (formerly Footlights House), Salford

18–19 July 2022

Totally Trucked

Katie Damer

The Peer Hat, Manchester

18–20 July 2022

Make Up

Andy Moseley

NoLogoProductions

The King's Arms, Salford

16–17 July 2022

Bessie at Midnight, Alone

Derek Martin

Blue Masque Theatre

Salford Arts Theatre, Salford

14–16 July 2022

In the Plus

James Reilly

Lock 91, Manchester

12 July 2022

Hyenas

Jessica Forrest

Sugar Butties

The Kings Arms, Salford

11–12 July 2022

The Olive Tree

Jessica Forrest

Sugar Butties

The Kings Arms, Salford

11–12 July 2022

For I Have Sinned

Shaun Hennessy

Qweerdog Theatre

The King's Arms , Salford

10 July 2022

The Forgotten

Jake Talbot

Dare to Know Theatre

Salford Arts Theatre, Salford

9 July 2022