Oral History

Expatrio - see above - played at the Fringe last year. They were very good - so good in fact that they're coming back to Buxton this year to play in the Festival proper! They're at the Buxton Museum & Art Gallery on 23 July at 5.30. We're very pleased for them of course and whilst we can't promise this fast track to success for all Fringe entrants it only goes to show. (Show what? - ed.) See the Festival website for details of the full programme and bookings which open on April 3rd: www.buxtonfestival.co.uk


There has been a brief flurry of Fringe entries this week - we're now up to 85 and will probably reach 100 by the end of the month. Do keep an eye on the website for all entries as they come in.

On the website www.buxtonfringe.org.uk  you can hear some sound files provided for us by our friends at High Peak Radio (106.4 and 103.3 FM) who have been interviewing Fringe luminaries. Bits of the interviews went out on the radio but the whole thing can be heard only on our site. So far two distinguished former chairs of the Buxton Festival Fringe have been interviewed - Alan Bailey and Peter Low. More is in the pipeline.

On the subject of history - the Fringe website has a Discussion section where, amongst other things, you are invited to record and share your memories of the Fringe. One thing I'll never forget was the promenade version of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight from about 15 years back. It finished with horses (not real - but seemed so) galloping around Solomon's Temple to a backdrop of thunderous, steel-grey clouds. 


by Keith Savage - Published 30/03/2009