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Faversham Fringe Announcement: The Field (Me) Needs a Year Off

The ninth Faversham Fringe was another successful festival, with 1,709 seats filled and multiple sold-out shows. And now the dust has settled, it’s time for some thanks.

Thank you to my tiny but mighty volunteer crew, the brilliant teams at The Alexander Centre and the Arden, and to my family (Christophe and Vexi), who spent October doing everything from front of house to tech support to catering (feeding the festival director). Special thanks to Kim Robichaud for listing the shows on the various websites and stepping in to help at the last moment on more than one occasion.

Now, if Glastonbury can let its fields rest, so can I. Except in this case, the field is not a picturesque corner of Somerset. It is me. I am the field.

After nine years of running this festival mostly alone — planning, admin, marketing, tech, finance, spreadsheets, standing behind a market stall every weekend, meeting performers, liaising with venues, absorbing complaints (very few this year!), and doing it all without funding, and while working a day job — this metaphorical field is very much depleted.

There will be no Faversham Fringe in 2026. I plan to return in 2027, once I have replenished my nutrients and fixed some nitrogen (OK, maybe I’ve gone too far with the field analogy).

In the meantime, please:
• Support local artists and venues
• Buy tickets in advance
• Volunteer if you can
• Tell people that Faversham Fringe existed and what you enjoyed about it

Thank you for nine wonderful years. You’ve been excellent. I’m off for a lie-down and some legumes.

— Ribs
Festival Director and Human Fallow Field

🎭 Coming up this Sunday at Faversham Fringe!
Workshops, magic, comedy, cabaret, and a big closing night.
Tickets at favershamfringe.co.uk or on the door.

SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER
13:00 – Mrs Smith – See Me! (Arden Theatre)
13:00 – A Political Brunch (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
13:00 – Sticks & Rhinestones (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
14:30 – Songs from Sitcoms (Arden Theatre)
14:30 – Workshop: Confidence Through Comedy with Mel Byron (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
14:30 – Luke Richards: Comedian? (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
16:00 – Mental Magic (Arden Theatre)
16:00 – Harun Musho’d: A History of the Last Conservative Government, In Their Own Stupid Words (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
17:30 – The Voice of Nick Holbrook (Arden Theatre)
17:30 – Delon – Hot Girl Summer (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
17:30 – From Winsome to Wonky: A Daft Life Before and After Disability (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
19:00 – Comedy Hypnosis Show (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – A Broken Man’s Guide to Fixing Others (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – Dirty Btch* (Arden Theatre)
20:30 – Abigail Paul: Miss Communication (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)

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Jason Simmons is a fringe stalwart and very busy on the final day of the fringe tomorrow with two shows! Both highly recommended!

Comedy Hypnosis Show: Pure Imagination tomorrow at the Arden Theatre. Tickets available on the door.

Mental Magic tomorrow! Always a fantastic show for all ages!

🎭 Coming up this Saturday at Faversham Fringe!
Afternoon discoveries, West End send-ups, late-night panto and stand-up.
Tickets at favershamfringe.co.uk or on the door.

SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER
14:30 – Things We Didn’t Know (Arden Theatre)
17:30 – The Last Haus of Heels (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – You’re Not in the West End Now! (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – The Complete Entertainer 1945 (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – Adult Panto [Unscripted] (Arden Theatre)
20:30 – Bungalow Legs (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – CK Nath – A Bit of Foreign Stuff (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)

#faversham #favershamfringe2024 #comedy #magic #theatre #hypnotism #dance #cabaret #poetry #drama #improv #spokenword #workshops #familyshows

Another great review from Kat Masterson!

🎭 Coming up this Friday at Faversham Fringe!
A night of new comedy, magic, and mayhem to start the festival’s finale.
Tickets at favershamfringe.co.uk or on the door.

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER
19:00 – RAVE NEW WORLD: LIVE! (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – Gary G Knightley: Friend of Dorothy (WIP) (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
19:00 – Juliet Meyers – A Place in The Shade (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
20:30 – Campbell Glazier: ImPossible (Arden Theatre)
20:30 – Magic Mic’s Dan “The Man” Cohen and Dunc “The Hunk” Hart (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – Ribs Norman: Mumorial (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)

#faversham #favershamfringe2024 #comedy #magic #theatre #hypnotism #dance #cabaret #poetry #drama #improv #spokenword #workshops #familyshows

🎭 Coming up for the final weekend of Faversham Fringe!
Tickets online at favershamfringe.co.uk or on the door before the performance.

FRIDAY 24 OCTOBER
19:00 – RAVE NEW WORLD: LIVE! (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – Gary G Knightley: Friend of Dorothy (WIP) (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
19:00 – Juliet Meyers – A Place in The Shade (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
20:30 – Campbell Glazier: ImPossible (Arden Theatre)
20:30 – Magic Mic’s Dan “The Man” Cohen and Dunc “The Hunk” Hart (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – Ribs Norman: Mumorial (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)

SATURDAY 25 OCTOBER
14:30 – Things We Didn’t Know (Arden Theatre)
17:30 – The Last Haus of Heels (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – You’re Not in the West End Now! (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – The Complete Entertainer 1945 (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – Adult Panto [Unscripted] (Arden Theatre)
20:30 – Bungalow Legs (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – CK Nath – A Bit of Foreign Stuff (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)

SUNDAY 26 OCTOBER
13:00 – Mrs Smith – See Me! (Arden Theatre)
13:00 – A Political Brunch (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
13:00 – Sticks & Rhinestones (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
14:30 – Songs from Sitcoms (Arden Theatre)
14:30 – Workshop: Confidence Through Comedy with Mel Byron (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
14:30 – Luke Richards: Comedian? (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
16:00 – Mental Magic (Arden Theatre)
16:00 – Harun Musho’d: A History of the Last Conservative Government, In Their Own Stupid Words (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
17:30 – The Voice of Nick Holbrook (Arden Theatre)
17:30 – Delon – Hot Girl Summer (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
17:30 – From Winsome to Wonky: A Daft Life Before and After Disability (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)
19:00 – Comedy Hypnosis Show (Arden Theatre)
19:00 – A Broken Man’s Guide to Fixing Others (Alexander Centre: Charter Room)
20:30 – Dirty Btch* (Arden Theatre)
20:30 – Abigail Paul: Miss Communication (Alexander Centre: Jubilee Room)

#faversham #favershamfringe2024 #comedy #magic #theatre #hypnotism #dance #cabaret #poetry #drama #improv #spokenword #workshops #familyshows