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COMEDY: John Porter to perform at Lancashire Fringe Festival
John Porter (Chorley) explores what it is like to be a 26-year-old normal, disabled man. The Chorley-based comedian’s Edinburgh Fringe-bound show Lunatic (of the) Fringe covers topics ranging from Eastern Europe and from Paloma Faith. Reviews have hailed Porter as having ‘timing beyond his years’ Combining his ‘well observed, dark and sweetly menacing humour with…
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Ahoy! Comedian AJ Hill comes to Lamcashire Fringe Festival
Heading to Edinburgh Fringe’s PBH Fringe program is highly-rated Manchester comedian AJ Hill. Hill is a stand-up comedian who has performed internationally and has enjoyed TV appearances on BBC3 and as a regular guest on The Daily Rundown. His eclectic use of props, singing, bad puns as well as straight stand-up make his sets memorable…
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House of Misery Presents… kick off second night of Lancashire Fringe Festival
The House of Misery are another Lancashire-based performance group which Lancashire Fringe Festival is very proud to support. HoM are theatre quartet with a difference, already producing engaging and humourous work to audiences in the region. For the festival they inverse the popular pub quiz format and produce a performance show with a difference. So,…
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Performance artist Frances Kay will bloody well blow your mind at Lancashire Fringe Festival
Frances Kay, from Rishton near Blackburn, brings her controversial performance Sorry to Lancashire Fringe Festival on Friday, July 15. And this is one not to be missed. It’s unlike anything else on at teh festival – and unlike anything else you will ever see. Ever. Her work explores the effects of performance on the body…
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Comedy duo Larknado set for Lancashire Fringe Festival
Born out of the ashes of Northern AR Souls is comedy due Neil P Shawcross and Dan Barnes performing at Lancashire Fringe Festival as Larknado. The two north-west comedians have joined forces to deliver a new show first devised at Liverpool Comedy Festival in 2015. Their series of sketches and costume changes offers traditional comedy…
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The future is now: Charlotte Berry’s Crystal Vision at Lancashire Fringe Festival
Lancashire Fringe Festival is not only a supporter of brilliant performance but also of Lancashire talent. So the festival will launch on Friday night (July 15) with a wonderful performer called Charlotte Berry. Berry, a graduate of the University of Central Lancashire’s Contemporary Theatre and Performance course, will deliver her seductively wonderful performance Crystal Vision.…
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Mind Control – Mason King the mentalist comes to Lancashire Fringe Festival
Mason King is heading to Edinburgh Fringe with his show Mind Control. King is one of the most exciting mentalists to come out of the UK in years. His modern, contemporary and unique style of mind-reading psychological illusions has made him one of the most in-demand entertainers of his genre. This is entertainment with the…
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Spoken word: Poet Marvin Cheeseman and Lancashire Fringe Festival
Marvin Cheeseman is comedy performance poet. He is very funny. He has appeared at many comedy venues across the UK including the Edinburgh Festival and the Cheltenham Festival of Literature. His work is described as ‘a celebration of the mundane’ and ‘a report from the launderette of life’. In 2014 he was named Hull Comedian of…
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Claire Doyle exhibition: Modify My Vagina!
This festival is not just about amazing performers. It also has art. Great art. Art with heart. And as far as conceptual art goes – and believe me it goes far – there is no greater artist than Claire Doyle. When I first experienced her work, looking on as she encouraged a pensioner to graffiti…
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Juliette Burton’s Decision Time comes to Lancashire Fringe Festival
Lancashire Fringe Festival welcomes a performer who has had five-star reviews clinging to her for the past few years. On Saturday July 16, Juliette Burton – who had a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last year with her multi-award-winning show ‘Look At Me’ – will preview her brand new show ‘Decision Time’ which…