Fringe 2008 27th October - 9th November

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Ones to watch out for

Jenny Eclair and Rhod Gilbert

Pictured: Erin McKeown and Trio Valore

Welcome to the new Dylan Thomas Fringe Festival! 

The Dylan Thomas Fringe exists to provide a showcase for the best in up and coming talent in the performing arts from Swansea and South West Wales, combined with a range of acts from further afield. Established in 2005, following a successful pilot event the previous year, the Fringe has grown steadily incorporating a wide array of performers and events. Past Fringes have featured Rob Brydon, Harry Hill, Ardal O’Hanlon, Jimmy Carr, James Taylor Quartet, and David McAlmont; alongside a host of eclectic local and national performers.

The 2008 Swansea Fringe has been rebranded and repositioned as the Dylan Thomas Fringe, expanding the remit of the Dylan Thomas Prize and Festival to include a more eclectic range of acts and providing a platform for new talent to shine. Combined with the second award of the £60,000 Literary Prize for young writers under the age of 30, the Dylan Thomas Fringe completes a raft of initiatives in Swansea to nurture and encourage young creative talent: showcased in the ugly lovely town of Dylan’s birth and where much of his inspiration and creativity was drawn.

So come and join in the party! Take in the acts, the seascape and the local hospitality; it's a winning combination.

Pick of the Performers

Fire Breathing Dragons

Phil Bowen leads an evening of performance poetry by students of Bishopston Comprehensive who this year completed an antholog ... Read More

Christopher Rees

Songs from the Waterfront - The best of a wide range of Welsh singer-songwriters get to perform their work at the National Wa ... Read More

Comfortism

“performance poetry taken a step further into edgy interactive theatre... Four Kinds of Parenting which is a classic in the m ... Read More

The View - Special Festival Opener

Boasting an album of incredible songs, and ever-growing band of believers, the rest of the UK is about to find out what the r ... Read More

Trio Valore

Funky Italian Inspiration - featuring some of the most influential musicians in British music over the past 20 years. Steve ... Read More

Erin McKeown

From elegant pop to balls-out rock,sweet electronics to witty swing Erin McKeown has it all. A fantastic guitar player to boo ... Read More

 

Fringe 2008 27th October - 9th November