Bradford Fringe Festival Programme 4 July - 4 August 2020 4 July Billy Pearce in Conversation, online 7pm
6 July Ten Metric Tons of Confidence, Workshop, online 7pm
10 July 9 July Funnies at Fringe with Barbara Nice, Sticks and Stones with Breadface Theatre, theatre, online 5pm MC Graeme Rayner, online 8pm Matt Hoss Talks to People He Likes, online 8pm
11 July
13 July Ten Metric Tons of Confidence, Workshop, online 7pm
16 July Night Sweats with Irregular Arts, online 11pm
18 July
19 July 20 July Lockdown Poetry with Sharena Lee Ten Metric Tons of Confidence, Satti, online 7pm Workshop, online 7pm
All Rise: The Bradford Legal Heritage Radio Plays, BCB 106fm, 6pm
All Rise: The Bradford Legal Heritage Radio Plays, BCB 106fm, 6pm The Call, BCB 106fm 6.30pm The Widow Witch, BCB 106fm 6.45pm
25 July
26 July 27 July Poetry’s Not F*cking Boring, online Ten Metric Tons of Confidence, 7.30pm Workshop, online 7pm
1 August
3 August Ten Metric Tons of Confidence, Workshop, online 7pm
All Rise: The Bradford Legal Heritage Radio Plays, BCB 106fm, 6pm Natalie and Sophie’s Shambles online 7.30pm Cactus Crew - Warped Threads Teen Takeover, online 1pm All Rise: The Bradford Legal Heritage Radio Plays, BCB 106fm, 6pm
23 July Bex’s Chainsaw Mousakka,
comedy, online 8pm
24 July Man Number Five, theatre, online 8pm
29 July 31 July 30 July Miss Inform - Alternative Funnies at Fringe Queer Comedy Class of A, theatre, online 8pm Coronafacts, comedy, online 8pm with Jonathan Mayor & MC Scarlet SoHandsome, online 8pm 4 August Death Cafe, workshop, online 5pm
Welcome to The Bradford Fringe Festival Programme! If you’re reading this online, it’s an interactive document, each event will take you to the Eventbrite booking form or go to www.bradfordfringe.co.uk to find out more. Most of our events are Pay As You Feel, with 80% to artists and 20% to Fringe At Home, our project to make sure people with limited internet access can enjoy Fringe, with free packs including DVDs, zines and activites.
A-Z PROGRAMME Event
Description
Date
All Rise: Bradford Legal Heritage Radio Plays
Bradford cases bought to life with a cast of Bradford’s Legal Community, inc a trial of a man who traded his wife for a pig!
11, 18, 25 July 1Aug
Bex’s Chainsaw Moussaka
Quickfire jokes, dark wordplay, oddball characters and some meaty layers between the aubergines
23 July
Cactus Crew Teen Takeover Day
Shipley’s Cactus Crew take over Bradford Fringe Festival with Quizzes, games, activities, music, theatre & more
1 August
Class of A
Darkly comic theatre from Sam Cooper exploring state sanctioned euthanasia
31 July
Death Cafe
A Death Cafe provides a space for talking about a taboo topic in a safe, supportive way
4 August
Funnies at Fringe with Mrs Barbara Nice
This year we’re bringing the comedy to you with BGT semifinalist Mrs Barbara Nice and MC Graeme Rayner
9 July
Funnies at Fringe with Jonathan Mayor
Join us for laughs and support some of the funniest queer comedians we know and love streamed directly to your sofa
30 July
In Conversation with Billy Pearce
Anecdotes and conversation. Get your superfan ticket to be involved and talk to Billy LIVE!
4 July
Lockdown Poetry
Sharena Lee Satti welcomes all to our virtual poetry evening. Come and share your words and your truth, at our open mic.
19 July
Man Number Five
Kate’s rule is you always need five men at a time. Follow her in her daily life of juggling men and pursuing love.
24 July
Matt Hoss Talks To People He Likes - Live
A live interactive podcast which Matt Hoss interviews people he admires, with comedians Jed Salisbury and Ross Brierley
10 July
Miss Inform’s Alternative Never mind the Boris briefings, what we all really really want Coronafacts is Alternative Facts from the Ministry of Miss Inform-ation.
29 July
Natalie’s and Sophie’s Shambles
Join Natalie Diddams and Sophie G. Collins, alongside hilarious special guests, talking about women and comedy.
25 July
Night Sweats
Join Jenny Wilson for a soothing late night chat about things that keep us up at night, with special Bradford Fringe guests
16 July
Poetry’s Not F@*%king Boring
Poetry’s Not F@*%king Boring is back this year featuring the best in wordsmiths, ranters and punk poets
26 July
Sticks and Stones
An exciting new performance video that explores names we’ve all been called due to our image
10 July
Ten Metric Tons of Confidence
Master the tools for confidence, self-belief and crushing your fears. 5 weekly online workshops run by Lydia Pearce
6, 13, 20, 27 July 3 August
The Call
A brand new radio play written and performed by young people aged 12-15 from Heifer’s project Your Play Your Say.
18 July
The Widow Witch
Barbara Howerska’s epic poem, The Widow Witch, is a timely reminder of the diversity of Bradford.
18 July