Part gig, part play, a means-of-production seizing, riotous adaptation of John Reed's iconic account of the Russian Revolution. For anyone who's ever wanted to change the world.

We are either too early or a little too late. Here is a nativity play with a difference!

A little bit of this and a little bit of that are back again with short sketches and monologues/duologues with local school children mainly from West Buckland School.

A Political Breakfast is a great way to start the day. A fun relaxed chat about the state of the world with some not very serious suggested "solutions" from up to four comics, as it is early!

Two idiots raising a genius: funny touching and playful, A Simple Story takes the audience on the rollercoaster of parenthood seen through the eyes of the youngest member.

Award-winning physical theatre company 'Royal Kung Foolery' in a story of two brothers lost in the Molin Forest waiting for their Mother to take them home. A mysterious radio transmission changes everything…

Mayhem is back as we take a classic story and set it in a badly behaved radio station. We add humour and current affairs to help tell the story. Classic tale told like never before!!

Pirates are on the open sea, on a journey to their next adventure. Join in with our sea shanties and watch us dance our daily tasks away! Where will the treasure map lead us...

Pirates are on the open sea, on a journey to their next adventure. Join in with our sea shanties and watch us dance our daily tasks away! Where will the treasure map lead us...

Have you heard? There’s a beached whale on the beach and it’s beached. Let's go to the beach and save the beached whale... Starting by wearing this T-shirt! Who gives a shit?

John works in a world where 'PC' culture and censorship is rife. Strong language may (or may not) be used throughout the performance...

Part oral history, part dramatic action, this gripping five-star multimedia production brings to life what happened after 'The Diary of Anne Frank' ends.

★★★★ "Join the fun" FOURTH WALL. Andrew Silverwood is on a mission to get a TV panel show. P.S. someone invite Netflix, BBC, E4 etc. pls. ★★★★ Laugh Kookaburra, The Adelaidian

“How did you end up on a date THERE?” asked my mates in the pub, the week after. A huge 4th year of autobiographical storytelling from Award Winning, ★★★★ Andrew Silverwood.

The Great Surmo returns to the streets this year as Arthur Rantz, pursuing a lifelong fascination with that most ancient of all illusions ‘The Chinese Linking Rings’. A must!

Comic rogue Autolycus (from 'The Winter's Tale') attempts to flog you some dodgy stolen goods, while explaining the plot of Shakespeare's play and his attempts to 'escape' from it!

Barnum is a character we all know - or do we? Known as a showman and the entertainer. Behind the image is the terrible truth. See the true story of Barnum as we shatter the image.

Terry and Blandy live in a small bedsit world surrounded by larger than life characters knocking to be let in. But can it last? A comic look at life, love and grief (also-ninjas)

Local thespian Billy Buckingham returns to the Fringe with a brand new selection of classic showtunes and maybe a few surprises in store...

Tales of death, doom and destruction to ensure juvenile propriety and fear! Join Cygnet Company for 50 minutes of ghoulish yet funny and playful physical storytelling.

A brand new show from Tennant Magic Entertainment combining magic, mind reading and comedy into a unforgettable experience!

Madcap comedy about a cult that run a caravan park. Expect silliness, a psychotic chimp, and just enough blood sacrifice to keep it tasteful. “Gleeful absurdity” **** Buzz Magazine

A story about drinking, death, falling in love and a missing pacemaker. ★★★★ “Wicked funny!” CBC, Canada ★★★★★ “My abdominal muscles deserve an apology” Victoria Times

An Anglo-Welsh atheist explores his Hebrew roots, pondering the nature of Judaism, the definition of anti-semitism, and, of course, his role in the International Jewish Conspiracy.

He’s the Master of Ceremonies: tall, dark and handsome but what happens when the Master’s props have minds and bodies of their own? A clowning disaster might be around the corner!

Ever felt you were sold a lie? Join this funny, bittersweet dismantling of a family story that never rang true. ‘Beautifully humbling’ ***** ThreeWeeks. ‘Must-See’ Fringe Review.

The Plough Storytelling Circle weaves tales from the heart and soul of the West Country. Come and lose yourself in stories that have passed from mouth to ear across the years.

An audience with Woody. One man show chronicling the life and times of Woody Guthrie, the most important American folk and protest singer of his generation.

The Toymaker brings to life the broken and forgotten Dolls that had been discarded as childhood passed.
Come watch them play...

The Toymaker brings to life the broken and forgotten Dolls that had been discarded as childhood passed.
Come watch them play...

Shy, nervous writer for famous comedian stumbles into the standup spotlight & decides to stay, with hilarious consequ… etc ★★★★★ EdmontonJournal; Best Comedy, Buxton; Best Comedy, Dunedin; Best of Fest, Ottawa.

“The problem with girls like that is they give ALL girls a bad name” A photo goes viral, rumours spread, a reputation becomes toxic. What happened to friendship, feminism and unity?

With wolves, witches and goblins. Feminist tales for a modern age, members of the audience are invited on to the stage to help tell these twisted versions of the Grimm’s classics.

Emily Carding (previously Richard III: a one woman show) is Hamlet, you are the players arriving at Elsinore. Hamlet has questions. Do you have the answers? Winner Best Actress BABEL 2019

Harvey is a man in demand! Comedy writer Paul Richards explores our need to please and why sometimes it's okay to just sit in a shed and play Subbuteo and pretend to be Meat Loaf.

Welcome to the communication room in the afterlife. Meet people who have passed on - all have something to sort from their past lives. You will laugh, cry, tissues provided.

Holly Kavanagh "marvelous and memorable... riveting to watch" Current South Coast Comedian 2019 Semi Finalist. Come see her second one woman show about identity, people and dated cultural references!

Claire Barker's much loved "Knitbone Pepper, Ghost Dog" is adapted by the group with excitement and warmth using mad-cap and genuine characters by real people and big puppets.

A Moon Child gets trapped on Earth - how will she find her way home? Masks, Puppetry, breath-taking original Music and NO spoken word, for everyone age 5 to 95 years!

Want to feel calmer? Imagine a life where stress floats by like a cloud, not a rain cloud, a nice one, a fluffy one... Come to my workshop, or not, its fine, EVERYTHING is fine!

Relaxed performances and displays by the dance, acrobatics and Rising Stars groups at Make the Move

‘Making a Drama out of a Game’ - a workshop for children 8-12 yrs. Games, dressing up and acting out!

With social media, sport and celebrity common aspects of modern life, how is ‘the male’ portrayed and featured? Comedy with a man, some words, questionable dancing and a lip-sync…

Classic Greek stories told properly. By Romans. Join the blind seer Tiresias and his mostly mute companion Vox Nihili as they recount a dismal selection of Classical Greek Myths.

Beatrix Potter, a hill farmer in the Lake District, takes a break from lambing on a snowy night to share with us how she became the most successful children's author of all time.

With only determination and a secret recipe Nathan & Ida juggle love and danger to create the best hot dog in the New World. An award-winning whirlwind comedy with heart.

Ingrid Dahle has a 45 minute show about odd socks mixed with award winning stand up. Not tested on animals.

A disillusioned 23 year old Jehovah’s Witness breaks free from the controlling cult and lands on the dance floors of 90's clubland. He is not prepared for what lies ahead.

Frantically funny adventurous escapade! We all know the story of Peter Pan, or do we... this one man tale will bring the story to life as you have never seen before.

Weaving movement, voice & creative writing, we explore vulnerability & courage; isolation & togetherness, a presence & an absence, an unpredictability & an unfailing certainty.

If you want a freaky, fabulous, funny night out!? Come meet QUEER MONSTER! DRAG, CABARET, DRAMA, MUSIC, IMPROV, DRINKS, IRISH DANCE, STUPIDITY....! You're in for a Queer evening

Growing up, Mickey was taught not to ask questions. But now his father has disappeared and only one question remains: where do you go to outrun a cult?

Comedy poet Robert Garnham returns with his new show about tea. Poems and monologues and silliness, all about tea. Come along and see what he's been brewing.

Based on a true story, Kayleigh becomes trapped in a twenty year cycle of domestic abuse. Thankfully, she does have a guardian angel in the form of Aunty Janine.

Come and be captivated by this stunning ‘in the round’ retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless, tragic classic brought electrically to life by the Drama club of St Mary’s Primary.

Come and be captivated by this stunning ‘in the round’ retelling of Shakespeare’s timeless, tragic classic brought electrically to life by the Drama club of St Mary’s Primary.

Jake discovers he has a secret superpower - he can pause time: it's gotten him out of trouble often... but now time and his luck are running out... Comedy drama with a sci-fi twist.

If you like pina coladas, and deep emotional pain. If you get anxious in public, come and see Simon Caine.

In 1876 three crewmen disappeared from the Skerryvore lighthouse. Only young Mary knows what happened. Prof Barrett unravels the mystery but the truth is not what he expected...

The Bard of Windmill Hill was the recipient of a Best Show Award from Shaftesbury Fringe Festival in 2018. "Brilliant, captivating, cheering" Chippenham Folk Festival

Am I dead? Hazel asks, as her mother Ivy regards past and future. Where is the thread? In the wool, the yarn? Can it be found in a Pas de Chat? Or does it lie with Sleeping Dogs?

Five minute 'tasters' from up to a dozen companies to help you decide what you must see. Get ahead of the game by spotting the sell-out shows before the tickets have all gone.

Five minute 'tasters' from up to a dozen companies to help you decide what you must see. Get ahead of the game by spotting the sell-out shows before the tickets have all gone.

A number of Fringe TheatreFest companies combine to share short stories with a young audience. You'll be able to see their full shows in different venues around the town.

The masterminds behind The Cove 1 & 2 come back to shoot, edit and premiere The Cove 3 The Final Chapter all in a day! This year YOU help write the movie so anything can happen!

This powerful, dramatic play charts the life of Edward Wilson, naturalist, artist and caring, brave explorer who journeyed with Captain Scott and died with him at the South Pole.

Perseus and Medusa are wrapped in a story that has endured the ages but it is time to question who the real monsters are in this ancient myth, and how it relates to modern times.

The award-winning Lucky Dog return to Barnstaple with an accurate bumper package of Stan and Ollie’s routines and songs from stage, screen and record you won’t find elsewhere.

This dynamic one-person show introduces Archy the Cockroach, Mehitabel the Cat and other insect low lives – based on Don Marquis’ satirical cult poetry, from New York’s Jazz Age.

‘The Only Punk Rocker in the Village’ is a new play set in North Clare in the late 1970’s where a teenager's discovery of Punk Rock turns his life upside down.

Shirley Halse has condensed the three year BA English Literature curriculum into a far more efficient one hour course, from Old English all the way up to today. No essays required.

Your own music, mirth and spoken word show. “Larkin has the facial expressions of Vic Reeves, and the quick-wittedness of Frankie Boyle” "Essential viewing" ***** Fringe Guru

Paul Smith is Brummie born and inbred. He moved to Devon 2 yrs ago to take up surfing and being on the dole. He lives with his mum at the age of 46.

THE USES OF POETRY - A Personal Journey. Although, 1) I’d like YOU to come too as I don’t really want to go on my own 2) when it’s over you won’t need to get a bus home or anything.

James Tiptree Jr: CIA official? “Ineluctably masculine” sci-fi writer? Or a 61-yr-old woman from Virginia? Well... she was all these things - and it began with a jar of marmalade.

Above Bounds invite you inside from the storm to watch as our tale unfolds. Can two unlikely companions learn to share and play together, or will one end up outside on their own?

Untitled, The Deep Sleep is a performance installation by multi-disciplinary artist Yulia Hampton. The artist invites public to share one of the most intimate experiences - sleep.

A university professor is caught in a storm when an image of her in a changing room is shared online. Woman Caught Unaware is a searing examination of the culture of body-shaming.

Friends shouldn't marry! 1970 - can they save their marriage? Sex games, laughter, tears, tenderness, violence! 2000 - chance meeting. Forgive? Live in the present; hope for a future?