In the space of a few short years, Elis James has become the face of new Welsh comedy. He also supports multiaward winner Rhod Gilbert. “Spontaneously witty … he can spot an amusing story and tell it with enthusiasm”
James Pharaoh & Richard Mann | Directors
Chortle
Marcel Lucont is France’s premier misanthropist and lover. His blend of sardonic wit and Gallic charm has attracted acclaim from several critics, and several women.
“Wonderful French wit … Superb stuff. Magnifique!” TimeOut
Tickets: £8 EDINBURGH 2010 PREVIEW!
Bedford Central Box Office The Harpur Suite, Harpur Street, Bedford, MK40 1LE. OPENING TIMES Monday to Thurs 9.30am - 5.30pm Friday 9.30am - 5.00pm Saturday 10.00am - 2.00pm
Bedfringe and Bedford Corn Exchange are proud to promote the performing arts in the local area 2010 Sponsors:
Programme subject to change.
Bedford’s premier comedy, theatre and dance festival returns for its fourth year
Elis James & Marcel Lucont
Welcome back Bedfringe friends! During the past three years we have hosted over 100 acts from around the country ranging from school groups to high profile celebs. This year we are running the festival for two days from two venues. But don’t fear... we will be back in full force during 2011! May we to take this opportunity to thank our sponsors for their generous support, without which, Bedfringe would simply not exist.
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Bedfringe and Good Sense of Humour present...
2010
We’re not beaten yet!
9.30pm Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road
Compered by Alexander Perkins
James Sherwood has become one of the country’s foremost comedy writers and continues to rapidly ascend the stand-up circuit. Mark Allen has been writing and performing comedy for over ten years. As a stand-up comedian, he regularly performed gigs for promoters including Off the Kerb and Mirth Control, and played in some of the country’s most prestigious venues including The Comedy Store in London. Tickets: £8 (no concessions) EDINBURGH 2010 PREVIEW!
12noon, Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road Bedfringe and UOB presents...
Cruel Britannia The story of Britain in 2011. Inspired by Brecht’s ‘Fear and misery in the third Reich’, Cruel Britannia looks at the lives of people living in a British dictatorship and how their lives have changed for the better and the worse. Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions)
1pm Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road Bedfringe presents...
Kinetic Vibes Leading dance company (established for over 12 years) and choreographed by Kiersten Theakstone, will be performing their new show. Expect a mix of ballet, tap, modern, street and aerobic. Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions)
A Fairy Bad Dream In this re-working of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’ Dream Performing Art’s students from St Thomas More School aim to bring a rather complicated story to a younger audience. Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions)
3pm Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road Bedfringe and Two Thirds Sky presents... y
James Sherwood & Mark Allen
2pm Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road Bedfringe and Starstruck Theatre Company present…
Photograph by Ra chel Cherr
8pm til late Friday 30th July Comedy at the Ent Shed with
– explores transience, Hold ephemerality, and mortality as departure points for choreographic experimentation. It considers the “lifecycles” of movement – its dynamic birth, its peak, fruition and completion – and the metaphorical relationship between such cycles in our lives, relationships and surroundings in the real world. Tickets: £5 (£4 concessions)
4.30pm Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road Bedfringe and Theatre Tours International present...
I, Elizabeth Elizabeth I – Queen at 25 and the most educated woman of her Age; political phoenix and famously unmarried... but who was the young woman beneath the crown? Using Elizabeth's own words from letters, speeches and writings, I, Elizabeth explores her struggle to reconcile her womanhood with her sovereignty. “This is acting at its highest level...You won't see too many one-woman shows as good as this” Adelaide Theatre Guide, on Austen's Women ***** Tickets: £7.50 (£6.50 concessions) EDINBURGH 2010 PREVIEW!
7pm Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road Bedfringe and Future Legend Theatre present...
The Glenn Miller Mystery A brand new thriller with a sting in its tail. Twinwoods Airfield. December 15, 1999. A damp and dreary dressing room backing onto the airfield’s performance venue. As Frank Sinatra tribute artist, Tony Perrelli settles into his dressing room to prepare for the show, a stranger enters wearing a full US military uniform, “Totally outstanding writing performed by two accomplished actors” Paul Ross Tickets: £7.50 (£6.50 concessions) www.glennmillermystery.com EDINBURGH 2010 PREVIEW!
8.30pm Saturday 31 July at The Place Theatre, Bradgate Road Bedfringe presents...
The Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppet Theatre Company The stars of BBC 3’s ‘Comedy Shuffle’ and MTV’s ‘Best Ever Show’, return to Bedford with a taste of their brand new show. Expect songs, sketches, socks and violence. “For sheer energy and laughs per hour, these comic stockings are the biz – denier miss it.” **** The Scotsman Tickets: £7.50 (£6.50 concessions) EDINBURGH 2010 PREVIEW! Bedford based theatre company Wooden Hill have a reputation for developing issue based performances to provoke thought and discussion and provide a platform for under-represented voices in the local community. Using theatre to make a difference is one of our passions, another is producing great shows, working with locally based professional actors, writers and directors and having loads of fun!! www.woodenhilluk.co.uk