All Roads Lead to Buxton

Rosie Wilby in I Am Nesia

It would be wrong to compare Buxton and Piccadilly Circus. For a start the Turner Memorial and Eros represent quite different things. However, the old adage "If a man stands in Buxton long enough the whole world will pass him by" may yet apply to to the aforesaid corner of London. (Though, on reflection PC is not a corner - more a sort of circle. Let that pass, or we'll never get to the point).

Our team of roving correspondents bring us news of performers at the year's Fringe. Let's start with Rosie Wilby - since we have her face staring at us. Rosie will be performing in Buxton from 18-21 July in the Barrel Room at the Old Hall Hotel (having been in Brighton and before going to Edinburgh). She is just back from gigging in Sydney. Rosie tells us that "The gig I headlined was a sellout women's comedy night called Girl Corrupted at the 200 capacity Supper Club in the heart of Sydney." Having conquered Sydney it is only natural that Rosie should want to tackle the hardened Buxton audiences.
London based comedian and former finalist at Funny Women and Leicester Mercury Comedian Of The Year, Rosie makes her debut at Buxton Fringe this July and is bringing two shows.

I Am Nesia is a spoof investigation into the human memory fitting in Greek mythology, games and beginner’s neuroscience, which she took to Edinburgh Fringe in 2008. Meanwhile, The Science Of Sex is a brand new show which is booked in for an Edinburgh run in August 2009. In it, Rosie ponders the science behind attraction, sexual chemistry and sexual identity, helped along by her spoof experiments and handmade props.

For more on Rosie try;  www.rosiewilby.com or www.myspace.com/rosiewilbycomedy

George Telfer is an enduring favourite of the Fringe. I know people that come all the way from Hazel Grove every year to see him - and that is a beast of a journey down the A6. George is at the Pauper's Pit from 19-22 July this year - he is bringing back his Sir John Gielgud one-man show, A Knight in the Theatre. You can get a preview of this (and catch-up on past Telfer successes, Richard Burton and Prince Philip) onwww.youtube.com - just search for "George Telfer". Three very different characters but George reckons that all are larger than life and give him something to get his teeth into. While you are there you might take a look at a trailer for a film George has been working on in York - search for "Innocent Crimes" which is a Carpathian Films production. We'll work on getting a Buxton screening when the film is finished later this year.

Finally, for now, our friends from City of Manchester Opera "have just performed two sellout performances of an opera triple bill, Cavalleria Rusticana (fully staged opera sung in Italian with English sur titles) and two staged extracts from Mozart's Cosi and Figaro. These were performed at the RNCM in early April. Now COMO are really looking forward to bringing La Traviata to Buxton (sung in Italian but again with English sur titles) on the 11th July at St John's Church."

by Keith Savage - Published 16/04/2009