A F Harrold

A.F. Harrold is an Englishman who does things with words that are slightly unordinary live on stage. Sometimes they have something to do with animals. Sometimes they have something to do with people. Sometimes they have nothing to do with either of the above. His latest book, Postcards from the Hedgehog, is very good and has pictures in it. There are no pictures in the show, though there may be a guest. Visit www.afharrold.co.uk or www.myspace.com/afharrold for further hints.

Aesop the Storyteller

Virtuoso storyteller/performance poet Leon Conrad mixes storytelling and performance poetry in a highly entertaining show which weaves together some of Aesop’s best-loved fables with the little-known story of his life: a story of slavery and freedom, of humanity and bestiality, which questions what it truly means to be free.

Angus's Stand Up Show

75 mins of extraordinary acts- sometimes bonkers, occassionally inspired, always unusual. Bit of magic, possibly some stripping. Compered by Angus Lindsay

'A very silly act. I laughed a lot' The Stage

'A charismatic Oaf' Theatreworld

'Expect great things. One to watch' Guardian

'Puerile and inconsiderate of people less better off than himself' Catholic Chronicle

'Angus Lindsay-a fine bottom!' Time Out

'A cross between Les Patterson and Frankie Howard. A winning combination!' Audience member at Edinburgh 2006

'I love what you do man' Tony Allen - Comic Icon, father of alternative Cabaret

Attempts on Crimp

Martin Crimp is the exciting, innovative writer who wrote the experimental Attempts on Her Life. Attempts on Crimp explores a collection of his challenging short dramas including Whole Blue Sky, Fewer Emergencies and Advice to Iraqi Women.

‘Things are definitely looking up - brighter light - more frequent boating - more confident smile - things are improving day by day - who ever would’ve guessed?’

Who is telling these stories? Where do they come from? Are they real? Do we have an emotional response to them or have we become so desensitised whether the story be about our own lives or events in the world around us.

Directed by Hannah Phillips

Baby Talk

From buggy battles to baby blues, from toddler tantrums to yummy mummies...

Suzi and Steve are having a baby. The Crescent Theatre Workshop mixes humour, puppets, shadow play, and actors with big round bellies as they explore the world of the new parent.

Blow Em Away!

When Piper returns for his just rewards, he is faced with stiff opposition from Lady Land the crusty mayor who hates Piper and his colourful friends.

Plucky Piper against all the odds thwarts Lady Land’s ethnic cleansing quest. In a triumphant climax - he gets rid of the real “dirty rats”.

Broderick Chow : Akira California

Post-apocalyptic stand-up comedy.

2019. A boy named Maddox Jolie is in Tokyo, lost in a wasteland of karaoke and lonely people. To get home, he'll need to find his real parents, fall in love, and save the world. All in a day's work! Comedian Broderick Chow fuses stand-up, storytelling and multimedia in a post-apocalyptic picaresque.

Bugger Me!

A new debauched panel game show featuring clever filth for the comedy connoisseur. Top stand-up comics battle wits in cunning rounds based on everyone’s favourite topic: SEX. From the cheeky team that brought you Mistress O’s Comic Discipline, Bugger Me! is guaranteed to delight the decadent and piss off the pious.

Bullett & Gunn Go Ballistic

Fresh from gigging at Glastonbury, Matt Alford and Brett Morton - aka 'Bullett and Gunn' – bring a new show to London. The pair's stated objective is to "enact a novelty song ideological blitzkreig, using Brett's musical talents and Matt's laborious analysis". Should appeal to intellectuals, piss-artists and the infirm.

Bully

BULLY is a gripping tour-de-verse about one man’s struggle against a life of violence. Dealing with dark subject matters ranging from homophobia and domestic violence to death and Su Pollard, the punchy script unfolds at an alarming rate which will have you laughing out loud one minute and holding back the tears the next.

Chris Neill: Bearded Wonder

Stalwart of the Edinburgh Festival, star of the BBC’s Just A Minute, and quince enthusiast, Chris Neill throws himself at a variety of topics (genealogy, surrealism in suburbia, his desire to make passionate love to every beautiful girl in England* to name but three), wrestles them to the ground, and has them begging for mercy.

* One of these is a lie.

"Not just funny but on the nose. Neill is the epitome of intelligent middle-class camp...A talent for observational comedy to hilarious effect." Scotsman

"This acidic storyteller is the natural successor to Kenneth Williams" Evening Standard

Chris Neill is deliciously funny; bitchy and sharp, he would suit Have I Got News For You perfectly." The List

Electric Head

Performed by my slaves Al Ronald & Cy Henty ‘The Electric Head’ combines hilarious character sketches with songs, poetry, monologues and satellite navigation. This beautifully crafted and superbly performed show will leave you crying with laughter and pondering the very nature of the universe itself. The show will be performed on a giant spinning rock flying around a huge radioactive fireball in a void, but then aren’t they all?

Four Monks and a Nun - Debut

Four Monks And A Nun present to you 3000 seconds of sketch comedy, in English. Are they funny? They better be! Expect characters, silliness, dancing, stunts, animals, seats, ceilings, stairs and floors. Come and laugh at the Christians.

Show is free after you've paid for your ticket.

Gavin & Gavin - It’s a Long road that doesn’t have a bend

The Gavin sisters take us on a hilarious journey of real life stories, sketches and anecdotes as they look back on growing up together. A comical insight into a north London Irish family and sibling rivalry, it’s for anyone whose life hasn’t turned out quite how it was meant to.

Get Over It, Hamlet

Get Over It, Hamlet is Get Over It Productions tongue-in-cheek version of Hamlet. A story of murder, betrayal, madness, revenge, love and loss, done in less than half an hour! His father’s ghost visits young Hamlet and reveals a deadly truth. Revenge, trumpets, knickers and knives follow.

Hostage - Bleach - Burn

A British hostage searches for absolution. A Canadian woman discovers the nature of the walls surrounding her. Deep in the heart of Montreal, a man weighs an existence based on a lie. Watch these tales of three people trapped in their lives trying to find out where to go from here.

James Branch: Minimum Fuss

James Branch - winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year Award 2006 - comes to the Camden Fringe with his first-ever one-hour show.

He's won other comedy awards but he won't be bringing them to the show - you'll have to take his word for it.

Anyway, his unique brand of savage, whimsical humour covers topics such as biscuits, Lego, Englishness and Neil Armstrong. It's best appreciated if there's an audience. Please, please come.

WINNER - Chortle Best Newcomer 2006

WINNER - Leicester Mercury New Act of the Year 2006

WINNER - Laughing Horse New Act of the Year 2005

LOSER - BBC New Act Final 2006

"Polished material, a powerful stage presence and terrific punchlines" Leicester Mercury

"Blisteringly confident delivery...he owns the stage like a comic with five times his experience" Chortle

Kevin Dewsbury: Just Married

Dear Friend/Relative/Someone I don't really know but have to ask to avoid irrevocable arguments...

You are invited to the wedding celebrations of one Mr K Dewsbury without the expense of an overpriced hotel room. Featuring a familiar line up including the Best man, Groom and DJ. Get ready to party, warning: Show may contain elements of Dad dancing!

Lucy & Macca in Lost Youth

Lucy Watson and Andrew Macdonald (B-Team, Melb Comedy Festival) went looking for the fountain of youth - but they fell in. Join them as they explore what the hell happened to their twenties, as they take you on a journey through sex, drugs, rock, roll, obsession, music, characters and hopefully comedy.

Matthew Parker

Young comedian Matt Parker performs some of the better jokes that he told when he was performing with the likes of Arthur Smith and Josie Long, and then some new ones that he hasn’t told with anyone famous or popular present.

Mea Culpa

In their dynamic new production, the Drama Queens explore the nature and attributes of the seven deadly sins in present day Britain. They work gluttony, wrath, sloth, lust, greed, envy and pride in bite-size performance pieces through a pleasantly eclectic array of characters.

When was the last time somebody told you the story of the snake and the apple? Listen up, because this time it will sound very different.

Nice Mum

A brand new live show from the writer-creators of BBC RADIO 2’s critically acclaimed comedy show On the Blog. Kris Dyer and Dave Marks perform together on the live circuit as the comedy double-act Nice Mum and this show marks their long awaited return to the live scene with a full hour of brand new material.

A witty blend of stand-up with chit-chat along with Kris and Dave’s likable charm and natural chemistry, this new show uses an unfortunate shared experience of forced confinement as an opportunity to tackle the subjects of freedom, hypocrisy, the nature of interdependence… and why most newsreaders are named after food. It’ll also be jam-packed with the same sort of wilful gaggery and silliness that has garnered critical praise at previous stints at the Edinburgh Fringe and shows around the country.

Not Stalking David Tennant

Four women. Four Stories. One Goal.

Helen - Successful - Independent -Lost. Jen - Gorgeous - Narcissistic - Deluded. Isabel - Welcoming - Frustrated - Dangerous. Louise - Warm - Confused - Lonely.

Money, career, family, looks, love! You can’t have it all, can you?

NOT Stalking David Tennant is a one-woman show exploring the modern obsession with ‘having it all’ and how it can lead us to taint the beauty of the things we do possess.

Paul Kerensa - Genesis

Award-winning comedian/writer (Not Going Out, Dead Ringers), plus guest comics: from Adam's figleaf to Joseph's dreamcoat, via Sodom's crotchless pants.

First of sixty-six annual shows (next year, Exodus). Christians, Jews, atheists and Jedis - come enjoy some irreverent/relevant reverence. Contains some Phil Collins.

**** Chortle. **** Three Weeks. 'ingenious' Evening Standard.

Perki and Mann in Solitary

From the team behind Squatting (“sublime physical comedy” ****) and Spooked (“wickedly funny” ****) comes a new psychological comedy, Perki and Mann in Solitary. Richard and Alex are in solitary… together, and neither of them has the faintest idea why. Assisted by Placebo Dave, they try to piece together the previous night’s events.

Pete Gold: Something To Crow About

'London's best comedy songwriter' Fringe Report, and star of ITV's Comedy Cuts' serves up a frothy cocktail of stand-up & songs. Sold out at the Camden Fringe in 2006, so be sure to book early!

'Bags of imagination' The Stage'

F**king brilliant!' Ed Byrne in the middle of Pete's set.

'The songs are tremendous!' Time Out

Phew Wot A Scorcher!

Imagine a pineapple resting on the head of Tony Blair who in turn is skipping, yes skipping. You got that now Tony is telling you it's going taste great, now usually a tiger says that or your boyfriend.

SCARE ME SEXY is written by and stars:
Mark Keegan (That 70's cop show*, Apocolypse Wow!, Rooneys Big Toe.Newsrevue)
Elliot Stewart ( Aroused and Confused, Impropotamus,Sex and lies and Superheroes)

A double act from another Dimension. Solving their petty swobbles and pretty scrabbles with a multitude of sketches, characters, sword fights and games shows. http://www.youtube.com/ScareMeSexy71

Princess Die: Through The Eyes of a Queen

A darkly comic look at the life and times of Lady Diana Spencer, this whirlwind tour de force takes us from the little girl who dreamed of being a ballerina to the bulimic fashion icon of the power dressing 80s. A surreal, farcical look at the passions and pressures of royalty told through a montage of film, dance, song and lip-synched performance.

Professional Help

3 prostitutes, a receptionist, some hats and no nuns.

Professional Help is a new all female comedy devised by members of Demeter's Men Theatre Company.

Find out what happens when Lady Petunia, Veronica, Lucy and Angela take part in 3 day horse trials and make a sex omelette....

Room 110

WELCOME TO THE HOTEL.
ROOM 110 HAS 40,000 SECRETS.
THIS IS 1 OF THEM...

In the last century many guests have stayed within the walls of ROOM 110. Witness their untold stories.

Over an hour and a half, this collection of ten-minute plays, by New Writers, allows you to see what happens, when the ‘do not disturb’ sign is slipped on the door. From the deeply tragic to the highly comical, these stories reveal what happens away from prying eyes.

Written, Performed and Directed by the best in emerging theatrical talent this production marks the UK premiere of ROOM 110.

Open the Door to ROOM 110. You won’t be the last.

Scott Capurro's Premature Gift

Me. Me. Me. The Germans. Me. Gay. Oi, the Koreans. Me. Me. Them. The blacks. Me. Gay. Gay. Gay. The Jews. Those Muslims are fun-ish. Gay. Tony Blair's teeth. Me. Gay. Israel. Gay. Gay. South Africans are racist, and if I'm saying that, you know it's bad. Gay. Cock. Coke. Bush. Oprah. AIDS.

Sexual Ironing

Seven sketches about sex. Not just sex. Relationships. The kind of relationships where you have had, are having, or might have sex. It's all tasteful, but funny. When I say tasteful, you probably shouldn’t come with your mother. On the other hand, why not? Maybe your mother loves this sort of thing.

Written by J.M. Golder. Directed by Holly Race

Signs & Symbols

A strange puzzle, signs and symbols, a photographic memory, a man with a dark past teetering on the edge, a pretty girl…and jelly tots...One room. One night...

“What did you call me? A dullard...? Isn’t that a duck?”

Emotions run high in this tense, dark comedy. Three characters are forced to inhabit an abandoned farm house for a fateful night. Nobody knows who to trust as lives are on the line and nerves are tested to the limit.

Can you trust your instincts, the cover of a book...or what’s in their eyes?

This atmospheric and clever play has many twists and will leave the audience questioning themselves and others.

By Nathan Morris 

 

Taconeo Grupo Flamenco

An Exciting Live Flamenco Showcase - Taconeo Grupo Flamenco is a London based dynamic Flamenco Dance Company of three female dancers and has been collaborating with various live musicians.

Each dancer is unique and has original colour in their dance styles which has been extended within the traditional and contemporary styles in Flamenco and been attracting the audience from existing to new in the Flamenco-World. Taconeo has become one of the leading Flamenco Dance Companies in the Flamenco scene in the UK.

The 9 O'Clock Nose

HAVE YOU GOT NEWS FOR US?

The Fool Effect clowns take national & local news stories, chosen by you the audience each night and turn them up-side-down. Our improvised shows are an escapist feast, where current news is re-interpreted in the clown’s playful, chaotic but insightful way.

The Beheading

Privileged, young, and attractive, Prince Edward and Prince John are super-celebrities, indulged in every whim: girls, parties, champagne, cocaine…anything they want is theirs for the taking…

But not all of their ‘subjects’ are willing to bow... Heads will roll in this comic and irreverent new play.

The Brazner

Following the success of their self-titled debut show earlier this year, The Brazner present their second ever sketch show. Utilising the notion of ‘extremely mild satire’ as the spinal cord of their central comic nervous system, the troupe present a vast array of characters, conundrums and cosmological ponderings with which they hope to inspire laughter in the audience.

The C Word

Zoe’s having a bad hair day – it’s fallen out. It’s a real struggle fitting in chemo with a full-on career and shoe shopping. It’s even harder swapping the shots of Absolut vodka for shots of aloe vera. Whatever next?

Come and experience Zoe’s unsentimental, upbeat and refreshing take on life with ‘The C Word’.

The Camden Fringe

The Ham Yard Tourists in About an Hour

‘About an Hour‘ is a show dominated by misunderstandings, mistimed puns and an underlying threat of violence.

Like Andy Kaufman hosting The Muppet Show after staying up all night watching repeats of The Young Ones on a constant loop…..how’s that for a subtle way of crowbarring influences into a blurb?

The Invitation

The You Factory brings you The Invitation, a new one-hour play. It is the story of two people who receive anonymous invitations and find themselves standing on either side of a door. The door has an agenda; what is it? Why have the two people been invited?

The Invitation is a powerful new piece of theatre that highlights the multi-faceted relationship between boundaries and territory and the complex desire for transformation, admiration and power. The Invitation is a witty, thoughtful, and surreal play with a strong emotional resonance.

The Maids

Solas Theatre Company, make a welcome return to the Etcetera Theatre after the success of their last production 'The Donahue Sisters'.

'The Maids' by controversial playwright Jean Genet reunites Amy De Bhrun, Cecilia Colby and Claire Cordingley with Irish director Helena Browne (Michael Chekhov Studio, Dublin) in what promises to be an outstanding production.

The Scarlet Pimps

Ladies and Gentlemen. For your pleasure they are… Two men. One horn. Several wigs. They should have been funny. They were.

Presenting an exquisite hour of sketch comedy heaven with high-energy humour, oddball observation, sublime surrealism, cartoonish campery, delightful dance routines, scintillating songs and many other alliteration based phrases. Liam J Stratton and Rob Clyne are The Scarlet Pimps.

See red at the Camden Fringe.

The Singing Dentists

The Fabulous Four Singing Dentists sing 7 songs about Dentistry (swilling, flossing etc) and a few others about what they do in their spare time eg Golf and Surfing and Sex; and they also give good advice about oral hygiene and dentures.

‘I laughed so hard my face ached'

‘Great singing and loads of laughs... fabulous. These people are seriously weird.’ TRIPLE F

'There is no one like them' THE STAGE

The Terrible Train of Tarot Terror

Nasty Sweets presents “The Terrible Train Of Tarot Terror”. A devised physical theatre based upon the Amicus 1965 film “Dr Terror’s House of Horrors”.

“The Terrible Train Of Tarot Terror” invites you to experience three tales of shocking horror and hilarity as Dr Terror deals the cards that condemn each man to their (mis)fortune….book now for the ride of your afterlife!

Three Cheese Salad

Three Cheese Salad are an exciting new sketch troupe of fresh, creamy and surprisingly tangy comedy talent.

From sadistic Banter Fairies to the world’s most feminist man, their offbeat repertoire has just the right blend of irreverent characters and wholesome chuckles to suit every appetite.

"Highly enjoyable… a great night of laugh out loud comedy" Inside Comedy

Triple Tipple Tales

Things you never thought to ask about your mother: love and laughter; betrayal and brandy (and gin and vodka and….) Tales with a twist for the cocktail hour. Three stories of three very different women (of a certain age) facing life with a brave smile and a glass in hand. Written and performed by Sarah Nash

Two

EVERYONE WANTS TO BE LOVED…

Jim Cartwright’s Two explores the world of couples, allegedly the ultimate path to happiness. But once you have the prize, what lengths would you go to, to hold onto it? Manipulation, compromise, emotional blackmail, laughter, the past… what binds a couple together, is it love or fear?

Join us for a drink at the ‘Red lion’, the landlord and landlady always provide the entertainment and you can meet some of the locals, we get all types in here, from ageing rockers, cheeky old women, batty old Elvis fans, respectable types, old blokes full of memories. Oh, and be careful of that Moth, don’t believe a word he says!

Enjoy your night and you never know, you just might find YOUR special someone before last orders… CHEERS!

What The Lobster Shouted as it Boiled

What the Lobster Shouted as it Boiled: a Mystagogue Expounds

William Tombs conducts whistle-stop tour through deep time. He illustrates humankinds progress with a swift and colourful set of marker-pens, and lends voice to past, present and future spirits with his ukulele.