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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Rob Thompson smashes pianos with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants
A mother bequeaths her piano to her children in a will and they really do not want it because of what it represents to them. Piano Smashers promises to… quite literally… be a smash. To celebrate, whilst destroying a field of priceless Mozart-era pianos with a sledgehammer,…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: “Salaryman Macbeth” Rinya Kiji plots murder with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants
It’s a bold and daring challenge: Japanese performers take on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, one of the world’s most famous plays, in the UK, Shakespeare’s home country. Can a Japanese salaryman bring a fresh twist to this timeless classic? Sakai International Community Arts in…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: “…IF NOT THIS THEN…” (Wild Guess better do) “…THAT” (interview with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants)
It’s a play with no performers, just an audience, a screen, and a story they build together. The show is about agency, control, and the colonial origins of computing technology, a show about the hidden structures that shape our lives. if not this then that takes a bold…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: GUMBO returns to Colchester with Japanese Soprano Junko Matsuoka and “The Return of Madama Butterfly” (and Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants could not be more excited.)
A Japanese soprano struggles with cultural clashes and religious differences, hits a few walls along the way, but never gives up on her search for a way to express what is truly in her soul. Through song, she takes us on a journey through the changing seasons and the beauty of…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Alex McAleer reads the mind of Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants
Alex McAleer is an internationally famous magician. You’ve seen him on ‘Champions of Magic’. You’ve seen him on BBC. Now, he’s on the most famous platform of them all: FringeReview. Our resident interviewer (and no less magical) Dr.Pants interviews McAleer ahead of his…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Megan Juniper’s shares with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants how her life changed with “Two Blue” lines.
From the people that brought you “Meggie’s Measures” in 2023, “My Fanny Valentine: Rebirthed” in 2024 and “Love Me Tinder: Unhinged” in 2025, get ready for a new semi-autobiographical comedy about the trials and tribulations of parenthood starting with pregnancy, the lead up to…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Emmanuel Okocha has no “Second Thoughts” in producing a one-man show at Colchester Fringe (or being interviewed by Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants)
Second Thoughts is a bold, humorous, reflective one-man play about a Nigerian man confronting the dreams, disappointments, and contradictions that come with leaving home to find a better life abroad. Through humour, vulnerability, and sharp storytelling, the play asks a…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Eden Ballantyne explains why “Zeus Shags Anything” to Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants (who also shags anything)
Eden Ballantyne is an award-winning storyteller bringing a mix of family-friendly (and not so family-friendly) storytelling to Colchester Fringe. In “Zeus Shags Anything,” he shares a collection of Greek myths that don’t get told, or told in their fullest, mixed in with tit bits…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Eden Ballantyne shares the stories of Valhalla and Scotland to all-ages (including Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants)
Award-winning storyteller Eden Ballantyne presents TWO different family-friendly storytelling shows: “Valhalla Awaits” and “Manic Macbeth”. Valhalla Awaits – Viking Stories For Kids features all the classic stories of gods and monsters told with children from the audience…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Issac Verrall tells FringeReview’s Dr.Pants how he co-brought queer history to life in “Turing’s Law”
Alan Turing. A quiet rebel. Ahead of his time. A gay man who demands his friends accept his sexuality, a lover of sex, hook-ups, but ultimately, a man longing for a permanent relationship. “Turing’s Law” is the personal history of a hero. FringeReview’s Dr.Pants speaks with…
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Creating a successful show pitch
Here is some advice from FringeReview editor Paul Levy on creating a successful show pitch at the Fringe. Whether you are flyering, networking and writing to reviewers, promoters or producers, you may only have a few seconds to pitch your show. Here are some practical tips for…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Extra-terrestrial queer alien Blip Blarp invades Earth and decides to talk to Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants in their first act of taking over the world.
Internationally acclaimed creator and performer Alicia Queen brings “Blip Blarp: An Alien Love Story” to Colchester Fringe. For two nights, join Blip Blarp as she attempts to complete her mission of having 1,000 babies and taking over Planet Earth — with audience participation,…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Mary Kennedy (third cousin twice removed) blesses Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants with “None of the Grace”
In “Hail Mary, None of the Grace”, Mary Kennedy, yes one of those Kennedys, third cousins twice removed; all of the tragedy none of the money, lays her mother to rest and learns to how to live her life. Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants interviews Kennedy ahead of her show to find out if…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: A sadomasochist tortures themself by talking about their improv show “SadoMusical” with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants
Art is pain. Pain is art. Two “definitely not masochistic” artists take on the challenge of a lifetime: to create musical comedy with feeling—while feeling the real pain of electrocution. “SadoMusical” is a daring and kinky improvised comedy musical. For fans of improvised…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Miss Ann Thropp mourns the death of musical theatre with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants
A hyper stylised funeral cabaret that celebrates the life and mourns the death of a personified Musical Theatre. Taking songs about death from various musicals Miss Ann Thropp guides you through the various causes of death of originality within the musical theatre industry.…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Nana Funk invades Colchester Fringe with THREE events (and Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants certainly isn’t complaining)
Nana Funk returns to Colchester Fringe with a funkalicious smorgasbord of fun. Musical bingo, karaoke, and An Evening With Nana Funk – Back by popular demand for ONE NIGHT ONLY – ‘An Evening with Nana Funk’ is a character led comedy starring Nana Funk, a whoknowshowoldanarian…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Katy Higgins shares her bag of ‘FREE CRISPS’ with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants
Free Crisps is how a tarot card reading, sauerkraut and a degree in contemporary dance revealed the true beauty of the salt and vinegar hula hoop. If you’re hungry and looking for a snack, Katy Higgins new show might satisfy your appetite. Higgins talks with Fringe Review’s…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Elsa Couvreur tells Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants the thrilling true story behind her play ‘Embarrassed Naked Female (this show contains nudity)’ (Please note: this interview does not contain nudity)
The most thrilling play you’ll see, and it’s just a lectern and a slideshow. “Embarrassed Naked Female (this show contains nudity)” is a lecture-performance following a stolen video down the rabbit hole of internet creeps – a true story! In today’s interview, performer and…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Aniya He shares ‘Her Name’ with FringeReview’s Dr.Pants
China’s only female emperor is summoned to stand trial before history. Through the names she was given and the name she chose for herself, ‘Her Name’ asks who gets to define a woman in power, and what history chooses to remember. Aniya He, currently studying for her BA in Film…
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Colchester Fringe Interviews: Penny Benedetti talks about stuff (and also their new show ‘STUFF’) with FringeReview’s Dr.Pants
An ageing woman resists her daughter’s mission to get her mother to declutter her house against a past that continues to haunt her. Performer Penny Benedetti discusses her new fringe show ‘STUFF’ (and talk about other stuff as well) with Fringe Review’s Dr.Pants. You can catch…