Totnes Fringe Festival

Totnes Fringe Festival Yep, the whole thing is 100% volunteer-powered—there are no big salaries, just local people bringing bold ideas to life for the love of it.

Curated Professional Theatre, Dance, Comedy and Spoken Word

Artists from across the UK and beyond.
9th - 12th July 2026

BUY TICKETS https://www.tickettailor.com/events/totnesfringefestival The festival is being organised by a group of local theatre artists and creatives who want to fill the gap left by the lack of regular theatre in Totnes — and we’re doing it all as volunteers. We’re a welcomin

g bunch, so if you’d like to work with us in any capacity — producing, planning, plotting, or something we haven’t even thought of yet — please get in touch. At a later stage, we’ll be putting out a call for volunteer ushers and event helpers. If that sounds like your vibe, keep an eye out. Together, we’ll make something brilliant.

18/06/2026

FRINGE FUTURES ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Meet Joss Affleck – one of this year’s Totnes Fringe Futures winners.

Totnes Fringe Futures is our artist development programme, championing bold new voices and giving emerging theatre makers the support, mentoring and platform to develop exciting new work. Joss is exactly the kind of fearless artist Fringe is made for.

The Skin Show (Barrel House |Sunday | 2.00pm) is a mesmerising blend of live performance, visual storytelling, animation, folk horror, dark comedy and ritual. It’s a beautifully crafted exploration of identity, inheritance and transformation that promises to surprise, disturb and delight in equal measure.

This sneak peek is just a taste of what’s to come. If you love discovering original work before everyone else does, this is one not to miss.

Come and experience the magic of new theatre. Come and support the artists shaping the future of Fringe.

🎟️ get booking ! Link in bio.

FelledWe’re back - Throw your rucksack over your shoulder, grab a beer, and get ready to dance with a deer. Journey for ...
15/06/2026

Felled
We’re back - Throw your rucksack over your shoulder, grab a beer, and get ready to dance with a deer. Journey for twelve days and nights to the Sequoia National Park armed with axes. We’re all in this together.

Rosie (National Youth Music Theatre) and Vic (Allotment Association). Mother and daughter perform a reworking of Felled, together dwarfed by giant trees, dragging hope uphill over rough terrain moment by moment. Dedicated to absent loved ones who did not survive all the threats.

15/06/2026

🧡Why does Totnes Fringe matter?

For Geetie Singh-Watson of The Bull Inn, festivals are part of what nourishes a healthy, thriving community.

Across Europe, towns invest in culture because they understand its value. Festivals bring people together, spark conversations, support local businesses, create opportunities for artists and add something special to everyday life.

And if there’s one place where a Fringe Festival makes sense, it’s Totnes.

This is a town rich in art, craft, theatre, music and creativity. The Fringe doesn’t create that spirit – it celebrates it, connects it and helps it flourish.

We’re incredibly grateful to Geetie and The Bull for supporting Totnes Fringe as one of our Headline Sponsors and sharing our belief that culture nourishes our town, our communities and the connections between us.

🎭 70+ shows
📍 Across Totnes
📅 9–12 July

“It just feels fundamentally exciting and thrilling to be hosting something like this in Totnes.”

13/06/2026

Had a lovely visit to Totnes today and checked out our venue - the glorious Totnes Castle! 🏰 Gorgeous town and beautiful venue - we love it! 🤩 Such sunny weather too ☀️ Here's David telling you all about it! 🎤

🎟 Tickets are selling VERY fast for Twelfth Night so booking ahead highly recommended. Look forward ro seeing you there.

🔗 Visit link in the bio to secure your tickets!

13/06/2026

🎭 Meet Ben.

Ben’s Farm Shop has been with Totnes Fringe from the start, and we’re incredibly grateful to have them as one of our Headline Sponsors for 2026.

Their support helps us bring great theatre, comedy, music, dance and free events to the town.

Thank you, Ben, for backing local creativity.

❤️ Please support the businesses that support the arts.

10/06/2026

🎸🌱 JACK & THE BEANSTALK... BUT NOT AS YOU KNOW IT.

Kid Carpet and the Noisy Animals have accidentally made a panto.

There’s a giant beanstalk. A Bear. A Gorilla. A Badger. A Hedgehog. Possibly some golden bum eggs. And absolutely no guarantee that anyone knows what’s going on.

Part gig. Part theatre. Part air guitar workshop. Part glorious chaos.

Packed with big beats, silly songs, dodgy celebrity lookalikes and enough noisy nonsense to keep kids (and grown-ups) grinning all the way home.

Perfect for all ages, families, party monsters, and fans of noisy nonsense.

🗓️ Saturday 11 July
🕛 12:00 Midday
📍 St Mary’s Church

Bring your kids. Bring yer nan. Bring snacks.

🎟️ Book now before the beanstalk gets completely out of hand.
https://www.tickettailor.com/events/totnesfringefestival/2202436

FULL FRONTAL MIKEY MODEReady for an hour of glorious chaos?This Saturday at 9:00 PM, catch Mikey Bligh-Smith at the Barr...
09/06/2026

FULL FRONTAL MIKEY MODE

Ready for an hour of glorious chaos?

This Saturday at 9:00 PM, catch Mikey Bligh-Smith at the Barrel House for Full Frontal Mikey Mode — a whirlwind of clowning, awkwardness, vulnerability, and freakish charm.

Blending absurd comedy with heartfelt audience connection, Mikey creates a show that’s delightfully unpredictable from start to finish. Expect big laughs, unexpected moments, and a performer who isn’t afraid to embrace the ridiculous.

📍 Barrel House
🗓 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 9:00 PM
🎤 Comedy
🔞 12+
⏱ 60 minutes

Weird. Wonderful. Joyfully unpredictable. Don’t miss it.

🎟 Tickets: https://totnesfringe.uk

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✨ ON GIRLHOOD ✨What does it mean to be a woman?Saturday July 11th at 8:30 PM, join us at St Mary’s for On Girlhood, an e...
09/06/2026

✨ ON GIRLHOOD ✨

What does it mean to be a woman?

Saturday July 11th at 8:30 PM, join us at St Mary’s for On Girlhood, an energetic and deeply relatable performance from Millie Parker that blends contemporary dance and physical theatre to explore friendship, identity, memory, and the complexities of growing up female.

📍 St Mary’s
🗓 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 8:30 PM
💃 Dance & Physical Theatre
🔞 12+
⏱ 60 minutes

Don’t miss this powerful and thought-provoking performance.

🎟 Get your tickets here: https://totnesfringe.uk

09/06/2026

✨ NIPLASH ✨

Tickets here: https://totnesfringe.uk

This Saturday at 8:30 PM, experience Niplash at the Civic Hall – a hilariously raw, heartbreakingly honest physical theatre performance from Karla Shacklock.

Through dance, humour, and deeply personal storytelling, Niplash explores the pressures, expectations, and realities surrounding infant feeding and motherhood. Intimate, bold, and brilliantly funny, this solo show shines a light on the many experiences of becoming a mother.

Expect milk, tears, confetti, and a performance that will stay with you long after the curtain falls.

📍 Civic Hall
🗓 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 8:30 PM
🎭 Physical Theatre
🔞 16+
⏱ 60 minutes

💼 WORK 💼This Saturday, July 11th at 7:00 PM, join us at The Dartmouth Inn for an experimental performance that asks: wha...
09/06/2026

💼 WORK 💼

This Saturday, July 11th at 7:00 PM, join us at The Dartmouth Inn for an experimental performance that asks: what parts of ourselves do we leave behind in order to stay employed?

Created from old CVs, application forms, interview jargon, and years of real-life work experience, WORK is a bold and thought-provoking exploration of employment, identity, and the strange rituals of modern working life.

Performed by Claudia Jefferies and Fynn Roberts, and accompanied by an original soundtrack of distorted field recordings and uncategorisable noise, this 45–50 minute piece blends humour, discomfort, and reflection in equal measure.

Get your tickets here: https://totnesfringe.uk

📍 The Dartmouth Inn
🗓 Saturday, July 11
⏰ 7:00 PM
🔞 Recommended for ages 16+

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