Camden Fringe Pod

We have a lovely chat with showbiz legend Bernie Clifton ahead of the publication of his autobiography Crackerjack to Vegas. We were very lucky to speak to Bernie about how he got his start in comedy, his love of elaborate practical jokes and taking to the skies on an ostrich.Order Bernie's book here! https://www.bannisterpublications.com/product-page/crackerjack-to-vegashttp://www.bernieclifton.co.uk/We'll be back with more regular episodes in the new year, when the Camden Fringe opens for applications for summer 2024

We talk to Cyril Blake who performed his first solo show Bonding at the Hen and Chickens during the Camden Fringe this summer. Cyril also squeezed the pips out of the festival by seeing over 30 other Camden Fringe shows.We discuss his experiences of performing and being an audience member this summer.Follow Cyril https://www.instagram.com/cyrilblakeactor/More information about his sitcom podcast https://twitter.com/BritComPodCamden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

Our guest for this episode is comedian, writer and former journalist Suchandrika Chakarabarti. We talk to her about how she's developed her two Camden Fringe shows so far and what she is up to next. You can still catch Doomscrolling, her 2023 Camden Fringe show, at various venues over the autumn. You can also find Suchandrika online:instagram.com/suchandrikatwitter.com/SuchandrikaCtiktok.com/@suchandrikacCamden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

We are back after a break in which the Camden Fringe 2023 took place for 4 busy weeks and left no time for podcasting.This short episode is Zena and Michelle is a recap of the fringe. They chat about the dos and don'ts that they noticed being done during this years festival and list the shows that have been nominated for awards this year.Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

We chat to Holly Lombardo about extending the life of your show beyond one fringe festival and the opportunities to perform around the UK and around the world. World Fringe http://www.worldfringe.com/National Rural Touring Forum https://www.ruraltouring.org/We also talk about our launch party which was held at the Water Rats https://www.thewaterratsvenue.london/ Photos available here: https://craigebarker.zenfolio.com/camden2023launchCamden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

As the 2023 Camden Fringe draws ever closer and we become ever more sleepless, we have a lovely chat with Jakki Moore about her varied career in the arts - she's been a tour manager, an agent, a writer, director and is currently running a venue, acting and running a youth theatre group. Her venue is the Beggars Theatre in Millom, where she originated from https://beggarstheatre.com/ Jakki has plenty of careers ideas and advice on how to approach venues and get your show on the road.Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

In this episode Zena and Michelle speak to three people who are bringing their work the Camden Fringe in 2023 for first time. Writer and director Craig Henry talks about how his own experience of grief has informed his show Assessment Centre https://camdenfringe.com/events/assessment-centre-by-craig-henry/This years youngest performer Cait Roddam Jones on self producing her show The Girl With The Glass Heart https://camdenfringe.com/events/the-girl-with-the-glass-heart/ (Apologies for the slightly dodgy sound quality on this one.)And poet Jan Noble on Body 115 a show with local roots that spread to Italy https://camdenfringe.com/events/body-115/Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

This episode is being published on World Fringe Day. Whoo!In this episode we talk to three female led shows that are taking part in the Camden Fringe in 2023.Kaya Uppal from Brown Girl Noise tells us about her show https://camdenfringe.com/events/brown-girl-noise/Holly Hall on her show You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry https://camdenfringe.com/events/you-wouldnt-like-me-when-im-angry/Fiona Munro and Lucy Padwick discuss Faustine: https://camdenfringe.com/events/faustine/ Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/

This episode includes chats with 3 shows that are physical theatre / dance based and all taking part in the 2023 Camden Fringe.We speak to Lewys Holt who is bringing his show Phrases https://camdenfringe.com/events/phrases/Niki from Peahead Theatre tells us about Nostalgia (Suadade) https://camdenfringe.com/events/nostalgia-saudade/ and finally Sam Burkett and Corrie McKenzie who are behind the show You're Alright https://camdenfringe.com/events/youre-alright/Camden Fringe: https://camdenfringe.com/Our music is by: https://www.purple-planet.com/