Totnes Fringe Festival. A new, three-day celebration of performance arts. 11–13 July 2025 Held in Totnes, south Devon, UK
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https://www.totnespulse.co.uk/totnesfringe/
This inaugural event features a wide array of theatre, comedy, contemporary dance, spoken word, and family shows in a range of locations in Totnes.
The festival has a strong emphasis on community and creativity, with the festival organised by local theatre artists and volunteers. to nurture the town’s tradition of alternative thinking.
Over 50 shows include theatre, dance, magic, interactive performances, and some shows delightfully eccentric in true Totnes style.
A mix of ticketed and free events, with a “Pay What You Can” system for maximum accessibility. Weekend passes are available while some shows are free or priced affordably to ensure inclusivity.
Festival includes family-friendly programming, with dedicated children’s theatre and interactive performances in outdoor spaces.
Crowdfunding, sponsorships, grants, and ticket sales will support artists benefitting from an 80/20 revenue split to support their work.
Theatre to Watch Out for in Totnes Civic Hall
You can watch Welcome to Gaza on Friday 11 July, 7:30pm, and Saturday 12 July, 1pm.
Dancing, genies, animals, mother-in-laws and ghosts. Messages – phone calls, zoom calls, voice notes – reporting a nightmare of bombed hospitals and schools, children lying like rubble in the collapsing streets.
Performed by some of their original creators, and directed by award-winning playwright Peter Oswald, 19 plays by children from Gaza and the West Bank, written pre-October 7th 2023 are woven into a continuous 90-minute play, continually interrupted by messages from the genocide.
Tickets are available on the Totnes Pulse website https://www.totnespulse.co.uk/totnesfringe/
An Important Event outside the Festival on morning of 12 July
A gathering in Market Square, Totnes, Saturday 12 July 10-11 am will take place to support families and individuals in Gaza and the West Bank of Palestine.
Placards will make clear support for Palestine and appeals for action to stop the relentless war on Palestinians and end UKs ongoing military aid supplied to the Israeli government.
Organisers announced: While nothing is guaranteed, we believe that this wording (of posters) will not likely to be found in breach of any law.”
UK government passed a law this month declaring a non-violent group campaiging for an end to the horror in Palestine as a ‘terrorist organisation.’