Camden Fringe Pod

We get technical on this episode as we chat to Alyssa Watts who has 20 years of backstage experience including numerous fringe festivals and as a touring stage manager on mid to large scale theatre. She offer advice on preparing the technical side of performances and all the things companies need to consider before embarking on a run at a fringe festival.We had lots of fun recording this episode in person, but the sound quality suffers slightly, and sometimes Heidi the dog chips in. Fortunately Alyssa's wise words can be heard nice and clearly, it's just Zena and Michelle that let the side down. More info on the Camden Fringe https://camdenfringe.com/The Mandy Network https://www.mandy.com/Whoop whoop it's Risk Assessments: https://www.hse.gov.uk/entertainment/theatre-tv/theatre.htm https://www.hse.gov.uk/simple-health-safety/risk/risk-assessment-template-and-examples.htm

We chat to Rhiannon Jenkins about her forthcoming show Good Girl which will be on at the Museum of Comedy 12-13 August https://camdenfringe.com/events/good-girl/ Rhiannon is a UK performer who is bringing her solo show to a few different fringe festivals whilst also relocating her life to the US. The discussion covers the classic subjects of spreadsheets and porn (but not spreadsheet porn.) Worh noting here that there is a San Franscisco Fringe already in existence.More on rhiannon: https://www.rhiannonjenkins.net/More on Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Eventotron: https://hello.eventotron.comMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com/

In this episode we talk about the Museum of Comedy with Becky Webster https://www.museumofcomedy.comWe talk a bit about Fringe Report, which ceased reporting 10 years ago but still exists in this form: http://www.fringereport.com/If you would like us to start a pigeon based only fans account, or have and topics you'd like us to discuss, please let us know on camdenfringe@gmail.comMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com/

Michelle and Zena chat about how to budget for a fringe show - things you might need to pay for, savings you could make, what to charge for tickets and other sources of income. There's also a catch up on the additional shows that have confirmed theya re taking part in the 2023 Camden Fringe and some pigeon chat.Apologies for the lack of a guest this week. We've got some great ones lined up for the next few episodes.www.camdenfringe.com

In this episode we discuss the Offies, a few more shows confirmed for the 2023 Camden Fringe and have a big old chat with Alexander Millington from Split Infinitive Theatre https://splitinfinitivetheatre.co.uk/ about his past Camden Fringe shows and his next project A Caravan Named Desire which is on sale now. https://camdenfringe.com/events/a-caravan-named-desire/If you have anything fringey you'd like us to discuss in future episodes please let us know on camdenfringe@gmail.comMusic: https://www.purple-planet.com/

In this episode we chat to the manager of the Hen and Chickens Theatre at Highbury Corner, the fabulous Mark Lyminster. We find out what happens at the venue when the Camden Fringe comes around and some of his top tips and showbiz gossip.More about the Hen and Chickens: https://www.unrestrictedview.co.uk/All about the Camden Fringe: https://linktr.ee/camdenfringe