Swindon Fringe Festival

Performing & visual arts festival / 2023 dates tbc / Open access / Affordable & accessible for artists & audiences

[Artsite ltd @Artsiteltd]

Support Swindon's first Paint Fest. You can donate at https://t.co/PdMLSwtV6J

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[Prime Theatre @PrimeTheatreUK]

Yay! #10TinyPlays is back with @BBCWiltshire @itsGrahamRogers If you're over 16 & from Wiltshire we'd love to receive your 2 minute radio scripts dramatising our county! Entries close Mon 10 Oct. Full terms here https://t.co/n0FqZv5He9

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

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[dermot daly @dermot_daly]

Last night at a play reading session I saw a young person realise that the stories that they have heard to now aren’t necessarily all of the stories that there are. The excitement as it was realised that their world could be made on their terms was gorgeous. That’s fueled my day.

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

Bristol families, this is a guaranteed great show!Get yourselves there and give it a share

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

If you think circus isn't for you, this love letter to it may convert you: "I turned my camera away from the performance and saw a woman’s face, looking up towards the flying figure, high above us. There were tears running down her cheek. Someone had switched the colour back on."

[Create Studios @create_studios]

Want to get into the world of film and gain experience at an exciting production house?

Apply now for the Kickstart Scheme and join our creative and diverse team for a paid 6-month placement. We have two roles available as Production Assistant or IT support.

Deadline 30/04/21

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

Looking forward to this tonight! HUGE amounts of talent on show! Good luck to all the nominees. Congratulations & gratitude to everyone who manages to make theatre happen at any time, but this last year especially.

[OffWestEnd | The Offies @OffWestEndCom]

#Offies2021 Awards Ceremony tonight at 7pm! Celebrating the commitment, energy & imagination in 2020 of independent theatre: live in London & online from across the UK & beyond. All theatre starts here! It’s FREE but register in advance at https://t.co/AeKnibQ3DP

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

Just booked a place at this. An important event for arts organisations & artists concerned about Gov attempts to censor and apply pressure to how we talk about our history

[Swindon Dance @SwindonDance]

We’re delighted to be working with @SwindonCarers. We will provide online #dance classes for adult #careers aged 18+. Classes will be held on Tuesdays staring on the 23rd Feb @ 11am. The classes are free. Email [email protected] to register
#wiltshire

[Swindon Dance @SwindonDance]

As part of its SHIFT programme, @WiltsCreative are offering £5000 development funding for emerging companies to develop a piece aimed at young people. It looks like a wonderful opportunity, the deadline is 22 March. Find out more https://t.co/2j13RrYKIS

[Chloe Green @DraconicsExpert]

Going live at 6pm on #GloucesterFolkTrail.
Watch on any of:
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Tonight's show is dedicated to the poet and gorgeous person Miki Byrne. RIP.

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

@GillMSimmons Yeah, that's the kind of flexible, context-driven model I was thinking of. Wondering about the psychology of 'book early or it might not go ahead' messaging. Could go either way. Will do some research and chat to a few others. Would be great to do some test runs. Watch this space

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

@GillMSimmons Thanks for this, Gill. It's got me thinking. Going to do some research and see if it's viable for the events & orgs I'm involved with. Might come back to you if that's OK. I'm keen to work in a way that's more sustainable and where the majority risk isn't on artists

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

@GillMSimmons ... Which artists & arts companies are - businesses. I just don't think they're perceived as such by most people, which may be a factor in how seriously they take tix booking

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

@GillMSimmons Great idea! I wonder what would happen if anyone tried this?? I think you're right about 'nice to have'. Also many still see working in the arts as not 'work'. It's done for love/passion etc, so people don't feel the need to support artists they way they do other businesses..

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

@GillMSimmons ... They suggested shifting back your marketing timelime with this in mind, and pushing promotion right up to the day of the show to help mitigate it

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

@sharp_scratches @A_Ricejr @tinamacarina @rowena_bentley @LeslieDavidoff2 @ItsLordy @MyDestiny1 @CharJGillies @EdConnole @mai_hinsley @fayesewell Looks great! Will the recording be made available for public viewing? Thanks

[Swindon Fringe Festival @SwindonFringe]

Love these reactions!

[Fritters @YourWullie]

Kids watching the story of St. George and the Dragon at the puppet theater in the Tuileries Garden, Paris, France, 1963.
Photos by Alfred Eisenstaedt/The LIFE Picture Collection