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ON THE FRINGE
Festival entertainment
Sunday 2nd to Saturday
15th July 2023 – with
14 days of music and
entertainment, from blues
and rock’n’roll to flamenco
guitar, from saxophone
and skiffle to the Scottish
smallpipes, Oundle Fringe
is bigger and better than ever and nearly all events are free.
Highlights include rock’n’roll and vintage blues from Lexie Green & The Indigo Blue, bluegrass and country from Mick Smith, prog- rock from Ice 9ine, high-octane rock from Simon Russell of The One-Eyed Cats, contemporary folk from CarterDolby, plus The Kobras kicking up a storm with covers from the Yardbirds to the Stones. There’s also Americana, blues and pop from Lucky Town UK, folk, blues and jazz from Pennyless, songs by Adele, Abba and Elton John from The Weekenders, and much more.
You can strip the willow at a ceilidh with Five String Thing, learn the dances of the Jane Austen period with dancers from Rutland Renaissance, get up in front of the mic and do some improvised drama with Drama on Tap, enjoy the wit and wisdom of Oscar Wilde, take part in the Fringe’s Big Folk Session or test your music and literary on knowledge with
the lighthearted Fringe quiz. Or you can make yourself comfortable in the courtyard of the Talbot Hotel for A Bit of Ado about Nothing as
Stamford Shoestring brings to life characters and scenes from Shakespeare’s iconic play Much Ado about Nothing.
Oundle Fringe kicks off on 2nd July with a full-length new musical play, The Haunting of Richard the Third, in the magnificent setting of Fotheringhay Church.
For full programme, updates and latest additions to the line-up go to www.oundlefringe.org
or the Oundle Fringe Facebook page.
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