FEMI FRINGE FANTASIA
The Femi Fringe Fantasia came to support the #FemiFringe movement which sparked online and then developed in person amidst the 75th Edinburgh Fringe Festival in August 2022. The event hosted female and non-binary identifying creatives to gather, network and showcase short extracts of their work.
A revolutionary meeting of minds and #femifringe artists. A casual cabaret-style open mic night followed by a beautiful ending where creative and personal conversations were had between the artists that attended.
Date: 15th August 2022
Location: Rose & Crown Pub, 170 Rose St, Edinburgh EH2 4BA
Order Of Events: Meet & Drinks (7pm - 7:30pm), Programmed Performances (7:30pm - 10pm), Open Mic (10pm - 11pm), Natter & Network (11pm - Midnight)
#FemiFringe
#FemiFringe was established by Charlotte Anne-Tilley and F-Bomb Theatre following a male theatre company saying there’s too much female-led work at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival 2022 . In response to this F-Bomb and Anne-Tilley began creating content (such as the #FemiFringe programme, map and trailer) to champion female and non-binary creativity at the Edinburgh Fringe.
The Femi Fringe Fantasia was hosted by Charlotte Anne-Tilley & Creatively Directed by SLF’s PJ Cunningham with Lauren Ellis-Stretch as Producer.
SO LA STARS
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Event Host
Fringe Show
Almost Adult by Charlotte Anne-Tilley
Artist Bio
Charlotte Anne-Tilley (she/her) is an award-winning actor, writer and producer. She trained at LAMDA and, since then, has been creating tragicomic theatre that combines quick-witted comic characters with gripping drama. Charlotte’s work has been showcased at Gilded Balloon (Edinburgh Fringe), The Space Arts Centre, Etcetera Theatre, the Old Red Lion Theatre and the Bread and Roses Theatre. Charlotte has won the OffWestEnd’s OffComm Award, 4theatre’s Best Debut Performance, Everything Theatre’s Award for Ingenuity and was nominated for Voice Magazine’s Editors Choice Award.
Charlotte champions female and non-binary work across the performance industry and hosts the #FemiFringe Podcast.
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Performer
Fringe Show
How To Keep Up With The Kardashians by So La Flair
Show Bio
Following their sell-out shows in Manchester and London So La Flair make their Edinburgh debut with their cabaret campaign against keeping up culture. Based on interviews with women and non-binary people aged 5-60, this is a dance party protest about shaking our asses to the rhythm of our own drums, reclaiming power by redefining beauty and confronting the ugly truth of our obsession with perfection. Expect an epic playlist, belly laughs, brave truths and high vibrations. Sorry Kim, not this time.
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Performer
Fringe Show
Lacehouse by Nottingham New Theatre
Show Bio
Wanna see a real Greek tragedy? Three sisters. Three prized possessions. One crystal ball. The night before their father’s funeral, the sisters hold a seance to locate the possessions of their deceased parents, immigrants from Cyprus who left for the UK and its promises. One problem – each sister is hiding what they truly want. Where is the will? Who has the veil? Who else knows about the hidden letter? From dances with the dead to sibling rivalries, each sister must face their reckoning in the wake of those passed on, and secrets that refuse to stay buried.
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Performer
Fringe ShowBad Teacher by The Queen Of Cups
Show Bio
The Queens of Cups draw upon their years teaching in Bad Teacher, a surreal dark comedy about the trials and tribulations a 20-something female teacher faces in the British education system.
This one-woman show, inspired by real life experiences, will confront audiences with eye opening truths about gender politics, mental health, and the outrageous expectations that our current educational system sets for students and teachers alike. Evie, the titular teacher, takes audiences with her as she battles through the school day, culminating in Parents Evening.
This laugh-out-loud script is unabashedly funny, unflinchingly realistic, and unashamedly female.
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Performer
Fringe ShowManic by Raina Greifer
Show Bio
When Raina arrives at her spoken word gig to see her exes in the audience, all the questions she's had about her past sexual experiences begin to surface. Through poetry, comedy, and one very awkward encounter with a cheese string, she begins to explore questions about bad sex, drunk sex, and the grey areas of consent.Sometimes hilarious, sometimes heart-breaking, MANIC is a solo show that combines spoken word, puppetry, and theatre to ask whether it is possible to say you were violated without implicating a partner.
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Performer
Fringe Show
How To Keep Up With The Kardashians by So La Flair
Show Bio
Following their sell-out shows in Manchester and London So La Flair make their Edinburgh debut with their cabaret campaign against keeping up culture. Based on interviews with women and non-binary people aged 5-60, this is a dance party protest about shaking our asses to the rhythm of our own drums, reclaiming power by redefining beauty and confronting the ugly truth of our obsession with perfection. Expect an epic playlist, belly laughs, brave truths and high vibrations. Sorry Kim, not this time.
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Performer
Fringe Show
Beautiful Nothing by Em Oliver
Show Bio
Beautiful Nothing - the queer fleabag of our generation. Beautiful Nothing is a story about a girl on the internet. Deep fakes. Death threats. Unsolicited nudes in her DMs. It’s part of the job, isn’t it? She’s fine with it, isn’t she?
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Performer
Fringe Show
Playing God by Uncaged Theatre
Show Bio
Meg lives a promiscuous, carefree life of hedonism, with little responsibility. Follow as she discusses the world’s problems (she has all the answers), comes to terms with her estranged mother’s death and goes on one almighty bender.
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Performer
Fringe Show
Mama Love by Lea Whitcher
Show Bio
Mama Love: How to have a baby whilst fucking the patriarchy. Lea Blair Whitcher speaks about about the internalized toxic narratives about what it means to be female, and how to get rid of those bastards once and for all.
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Performer
Fringe ShowTrudy Carmichael Presents: The Improvised One-Woman Show
Show Bio
Forget your troubles and let Las Vegas lounge legend Trudy Carmichael (along with her astounding accompanist) entertain you in her daring, once-in-a-lifetime immersive musical event! Every show features original songs, starry-eyed anecdotes, and stratospheric high notes – all improvised on the spot based on your suggestions. Taking full advantage of the unpredictability of the art of musical improv, Trudy tailors her performance to the whims of each individual audience. No two shows are the same, making for an unforgettable singular sensation! 'The best show of the festival' (Impro En Seine, 2019).