Category: Fringe Review
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Died Blondes: A Review from Cat James
Joan Ellis’ Platinum Performance The joy and pain of any fringe, whether it’s Ventnor or Edinburgh, starts with a game of chance. No matter how expertly the festival is curated, regardless of how well the poster is designed or how many five star reviews are quoted on the flyer, buying a ticket to a show…
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Laughter Lines: A Review from The Front Room
Anyone of a prudish and nervous disposition should not have been at The Ventnor Arts Club (part of the Ventnor Fringe Festival) as Donna Jones MBE and Joan Ellis proceeded on a full frontal attack on middle age sensibilities with their engaging show Laughter Lines. Welcome to the mind set of 2 women, who…
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Doris Dodo’s Elegy Emporium and Olbituary Office
“Where trees grow is where we are hidden, Ends are seen and endings are written”. Will you find this year’s Secret Venue? Proprietor of the Elegy Emporium and affiliated Olbituary Office, Doris Dodo stocks outstanding obituaries for her ill-fated birds. Run by the illusive Ms. Dodo and staffed by her collection of curious characters, visiting…
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5 minutes with Heady Conduct
Heady Conduct, hello! What a great name for a theatre company, it means Exhilarating Behaviour right? Hopefully you’ll be exhilarated by everything at the fringe this week! What three words would you use to describe your work and the show, Tiresius? Epic, evocative and (from Simon’s point of view playing 8 characters) sweaty. The show…
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A Quick Chat With 5 Tales of Love and Madness
A QUICK CHAT WITH 5 TALES OF LOVE AND MADNESS Here at Ventnor Fringe we are all about making all types of art and performance accessible to lots of different audiences, and we think you are doing just that with 5 Tales of Love and Madness. You’ve described the show as a “reimagining of…
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5 Great Things to do at the Fringe for Free!
5 GREAT THINGS TO DO AT THE FRINGE FOR FREE! Free Fringe Producer Jack Barnes takes a look at what’s on offer DISCOVER THE UNIQUE BOOK BUS The book bus is a beautiful 1930’s parisian bus that has been converted into the perfect bookshop. Each day there will be a wide range…
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Interview: Jim Willis
What is your creative passion, Jim? I am an amateur film maker I suppose you could say, well I’ve written scripts and had films made, and I help out Jack and Mhairi with the Ventnor Fringe. How did you get into film? I went to university and did a degree in creative writing which is…
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Are We There Yet?
As mentioned in the first issue of this year’s Fringe Review; we’ve been talking to some of the creative people Ventnor has produced, maintained or incubated over the years. To recap we’re heard from… Sophie Honeybourne: a home-grown thriving Ventnor business owner and artist. Steven Sales: Ventnor-born artist, now living in Bristol. Kate Powell: Wiltshire-born,…
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Dead Blondes
The first half of Died Blondes is a monologue in the form of a letter to David Blakey, Ruth’s victim and late-boyfriend. Local author, Joan Ellis’ portrayal of convicted murderer and last woman to hang in Britain, Ruth Ellis, is harrowing. Joan is able to convey the raw conflicting emotions that Ruth would have undeniably…
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History Repeating
It was a strange day today. Walking round town, taking in the sights of the Ventnor International Festival; I was taken back in time. There is a definite feel of the 1990s about the place today and quite frankly I’m thoroughly enjoying it. I was reminded of a conversation I had last year in the…
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