The MAD Fringe fundraising festival at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 18th & 23rd August 2008

The MAD Fringe fundraising festival at Trafalgar Studios 2 from 18th - 23rd August 2008

TheatreMAD presents The MAD Fringe, a fundraising festival with cabaret, comedy, theatre and music from 18th - 23rd August 2008 at the Trafalgar Studios 2.

TheatreMAD fundraise for those affected by HIV, AIDS and other critical illnesses.

David Pendlebury, Chairman of TheatreMAD, commented that, 'We are thrilled to be bringing The MAD Fringe to the Trafalgar Studios. The line-up looks fantastic, with something there to cater for all tastes. It's great that we can showcase some really interesting and exciting new shows whilst raising money for the many people we support. And we are, as always, extremely grateful to everyone involved for donating their time and to the Ambassador Theatre Group for their ongoing support.'

INFORMATION BELOW (Subject to change)...

For tickets telephone: 0870 060 6632

MONDAY 18TH AUGUST

GERTRUDE'S SECRET
by Benedick West
Time: 7.45pm - Price £15
Gertrude's Secret transports you to a roller-coaster world of bizarre, sad and comic characters.

TUESDAY 19TH AUGUST

IN CONVERSATION WITH... DAME EILEEN ATKINS
Time: 2.45pm - Price £10
Join Michael Billington, theatre critic for the Guardian, as he interviews one of Britain's most respected actors currently starring in The Female of the Species at the Vaudeville Theatre

TWO
by Jim Cartwright
Time: 7.45pm - Price £15
A Lichfield Garrick Production
A normal night in a bustling Northern pub. The Landlord and Landlady serve a stream of customers with their customary smiles. But as the evening draws on, the quaint and convivial atmosphere dissipates to reveal something darker and more disturbing. As the suffering of the customers begins to show, the publicans are forced to confront their own unspoken tragedy.

KAMPDAVID + SUPPORT
Time: 11.00pm - Price £7.50
London's latest 'risko' outfit KAMPDAVID will be performing a sneak preview of their forthcoming album, 'kill the vote coz they've all gone radio'. Support from Ben Heathcote and Paul Ayres.

WEDNESDAY 20TH AUGUST

IN CONVERSATION WITH... (tbc)
Time: 2.45pm - Price £10
BBC London's Breakfast Show Presenter, JoAnne Good, talks to a British theatre talent.

FALLING STARS
by Peter Polycarpou
Times: 7.45pm & 11.00pm - Price £15
Telling the story of an old songbook Peter discovered in an antique shop, Peter Polycarpou and Sally Ann Triplett sing the songs of Charlie Chaplin, Buddy De-Silva, Ray Henderson, Carl Scraubstader, Arthur Freed and many, many more.

THURSDAY 21ST AUGUST

IN CONVERSATION WITH... MISTER GEE
Time: 2.45pm - Price £10
BBC London's Breakfast Show Presenter, JoAnne Good, talks to the enigmatic Spoken Word artist currently starring in Into The Hoods (Novello Theatre).

MAD COMEDY NIGHT
Time: 7.45pm - Price £15
The MAD Fringe brings you a line-up of comedy talent. Compered by James Mullinger.

FRIDAY 22ND AUGUST

THE ELEPHANT'S CHILD AND OTHER STORIES
Time: 2.45pm - price £10 (Children £7.50)
Theatre company, Metta Theatre, present a new puppet opera based on Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, The Elephant's Child, and tell several other improvised and interactive Just So stories.

RAINDOGS
by Andrew MacBean
Time: 7.45pm & 11.00pm - Price £15
A musical based on Balm in Gilead, Lanford Wilson's first full length play. He was a new arrival to the early '60s counter-culture scene in downtown Manhattan, and decided to write what he saw.

SATURDAY 23RD AUGUST

VULGAR VOLES & HAIRY HOGS
Time: 2.45pm - Price £10 (Children £7.50) Join Vayu Naidu Company resident storytellers, Emily Parrish and Craig Jenkins, high up in the treetops to hear some of their favourite furry tales with curly tails.

THE SHOW GIRLS
Time: 7.45pm & 11.00pm - price £15
It's been a long night. The girls have been on London's West End stages playing problem solving nuns, dancing queens, flying witches and early 19th century French peasants. Now it's time to have some fun of their own, leaving the peasants behind and bringing Burlesque back to town! And don't forget... it's rude not to stare...