Archive: this announcement concerns the 2023 Buxton Festival Fringe.

In March 2023, Buxton Fringe organisers reported that over 90 entrants had signed up for the festival, scheduled for 5–23 July 2023.

By March 2023, The Green Man Gallery had announced that its managed venue was full, with 30 shows and 70 performances in its programme.

Underground and The Rotunda were also building their programmes; The Rotunda was offering two spaces at the Pavilion Gardens site, Bubble and Squeak.

A speaker at a Fringe event

Theatre entries included Breathe Out Theatre’s Lost and Found, Hambledon Productions’ Maybe Dick and Spanner in the Works’ What If.

Music entries included City of Manchester Opera, Jon Pickard, Gifts From Crows Trio, Isaac Neilson and a dementia-friendly coffee concert from Katy Allan.

Comedy entries included Underground’s Barrel of Laughs, Impromptu Shakespeare, Nathan Cassidy, Grant Curnow and Richard Pulsford.

The Underground venue sign

Other announced entries included Discover Buxton’s Fotheringhay: Mary Queen of Scots, the Chelmorton mini-festival, dance, magic, children’s events, art exhibitions, workshops and trails.

The 2023 early entry period and printed-programme deadline have passed.

A display of Fringe posters

A Springboard preview was advertised at The Green Man Gallery for 1 April 2023, from 7pm to 9pm.

Fringe chair Stephen Walker said in March 2023: “We’re heartened by the volume of entries already in and excited by the quality we are attracting to Buxton. With even more still to come, we are already set fair for a great Fringe this July!”

For current programme and entry information, visit Buxton Festival Fringe.

Source: Buxton Fringe’s 2023 announcement.