WatFringe - Watford Fringe Festival

20/06/2026

🤣🌟Sisters Are Doing It (For Themselves)🌟🤣

📅 Date: 18 & 19 July
⏰ Time: 4pm
📍 Venue: Watford Pump House, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

Sally Firth is Passive Aggressive. Christine Gee is Growing Old Disgracefully.
Meet the identical twins leading very different lives. These surprising senior citizens have a century of knowledge and experience between them which they are eager to share with you. Laugh and learn with Sally and Christine.

Book tickets via: https://watfringe.co.uk/events/sisters-are-doing-it-for-themselves/

20/06/2026

🌟🌟The Lifesaver🌟🌟

📅 Date: 18 July
⏰ Time: 4&7pm
📍 Venue: Pondside, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

Introducing Australia’s very own lifesaving hero in this hilarious, FREE action-packed comedy show. Join The Lifesaver as she combines incredible circus hooping skills with daring rescues. Watch as she navigates the waves and saves the day with beach buckets of laughter, fun, and of course a whole lot of Aussie charm.

Grace Billings is a queen of street and stage this international woman of magic and mystery with take you on a high octane, hot skill and hilarious roller coaster ride of a show that will win the hearts of all audience members, both young and old.

19/06/2026

🎤🌟Song Forum🌟🎤

📅 Date: 18 July
⏰ Time: 7.15pm
📍 Venue: Watford Colosseum, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

Watford Colosseum invites you to an evening of covers and originals from Luena and Harrison, and Luch Stefano. A rare opportunity to see live music in our intimate Forum Bar.

Luena – this Rnb/Pop duo sensation includes vocals from the winner of X Factor: The Bands in 2019 accompanied by talented guitarist, Harrison.

Luch Stefano brings a unique perspective to the singer/songwriting world with his heartfelt melodies and emotionally rich lyrics.

Doors: 7pm
Luch Stefano: 7:45pm
Luena and Harrison: 9:00 PM
Approx. Finish: 10:00 PM

Under 14s need to be seated with an Adult 18+. No under 3s

Book tickets via: https://watfringe.co.uk/events/watford-colosseum-song-forum/

18/06/2026

Check out the latest episode of the What's On Watford podcast which is a special all about the Watford Fringe Festival.

Includes interviews with performers and promos for loads of the shows so make this your one-stop listen to get you int he mood for this, our 10th festival - now less than a month away.

https://www.buzzsprout.com/2216798/episodes/19303888-episode-25-watford-fringe-festival-2026-special

Watford Fringe Festival is back for the 10th time from 1st-31st July with more than 100 performances at 23 venues. In this special episode, as well snippets from 11 Fringe shows, there is an insightful round table in depth interview with Aaro...

17/06/2026

🌟🌟Tina & Ian: Off Air🌟🌟

📅 Date: 18 July
⏰ Time: 7pm
📍 Venue: St Mary's Church, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

Vibe Radio's Tina Fuller often interviews Proud Watford’s Ian Port live on air. They chat about upcoming Proud Watford events and news & views about their shared views on inclusion. It's always a riot! But what drives them, personally? In this 60 minute two hander, you'll get to understand these two Watford 'voices', as they humorously explore their own histories and challenges, and why 'a place without prejudice' matters so much to them both.

Featuring a mix of live recorded radio extracts, music and hilarious off air chat, this performance will make you laugh and think in equal measure!

Book tickets via: https://watfringe.co.uk/events/tina-ian-off-air/

16/06/2026

🤣🌟Phil Green: The Boy Who Nearly Grew Up🌟🤣

📅 Date: 18 July
⏰ Time: 9pm
📍 Venue: Watford Pump House, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

Phil is determined to stay young, but the middle aged are trying to recruit him at every turn. Can he outrun them forever? Following three sold-out Edinburgh Fringe runs, multiple award nominations, over 20 million views on TikTok, selling out London's Soho Theatre and a UK tour, Phil brings us his latest work-in-progress show.

As heard on BBC Radio 4. 'Phil Green is the real deal... he wows the room into gushes of laughter' British Comedy Guide.
**** The List.
**** NorthWestEnd.co.uk.
**** TheatreAndArtReviews.com.

Book tickets via: https://watfringe.co.uk/events/the-boy-who-nearly-grew-up/

16/06/2026

15/06/2026

🎭🌟Boiling Frog🌟🎭

📅 Date: 18 July
⏰ Time: 2pm
📍 Venue: Watford Pump House, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

"Boiling Frog" is a new play, originally written for film in 2020, and reworked in 2026 as a one woman stage play. 19 year old Bella embarks on a Gap Year to escape her difficult family relationships by working on an organic farm in Australia. After being caught up in the horrific Black Summer Bushfires of 2019/20 she begins to suffer severe PTSD trauma. Returning home to the UK, she is desperate to deal with her eco anxiety and heal her psychological wounds. With her world turned upside down, Bella joins Extinction Rebellion and her life begins to open up in unexpected and wonderful ways.

The play contains references the climate crisis, eco anxiety and related mental health issues, politics, the food industry, veganism versus meat and dairy, and Extinction Rebellion/protest movements.

Book tickets via: https://watfringe.co.uk/events/boiling-frog/

14/06/2026

🎤🌟Vince "Too Tall" Taylor: A Beginners Guide to Mansplaining 🌟🎤

📅 Date: 17/19 July
⏰ Time: 6pm/8pm
📍 Venue: Puttshack/Watford Pump House, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

Despite being the first punk in West Somerset, Vince "Too Tall" Taylor is still trying to make sense of a confusing world. If you like deep meaningful songs and sensitive humour he is NOT for you but if you want songs about dead cats, high fibre diets or forgetting names then stick around. This tall but modest man will take you on his journey from teenage punk to accident-prone singer-songwriter.

In a varied musical career Vince has performed on the same bill as the Clash, Def Leppard and Chas and Dave but now he likes nothing more than an intimate audience. Come and have little or no sympathy for a middle aged punk with a guitar cavorting about the stage and enduring mild hip pain.

"Not unpleasant unless you like music" - Southampton Echo
"The nicest man in music" - Cambridge Radio
"Some great tracks" - Railway Modeller

Book tickets via: https://watfringe.co.uk/events/vince-too-tall-taylor/

13/06/2026

🎭🌟Every Brilliant Thing🌟🎭

📅 Date: 17 & 18 July
⏰ Time: 7pm
📍 Venue: Watford Pump House, Watford Fringe Festival 2026

You’re seven years old. Mum’s in hospital. Dad says she’s ‘done something stupid’. She finds it hard to be happy. You start a list of everything that’s brilliant about the world, everything worth living for. You leave it on her pillow. You know she’s read it because she’s corrected your spelling.

In this one-of-a-kind solo show, a man looks back at his life and the glimmers of hope that carried him through. All told through a list of every wonderful, beautiful and delightful thing—big, small and everything in between—that makes life worth living. Written by Duncan MacMillan and Johnny Donahoe and performed by Johna Ash, this hilarious, poignant story of a boy's attempt to help his mother through her depression blends comedy, storytelling and audience interaction to bring you an unexpectedly life-affirming look at 'just making it through'.

After being performed in over 80 countries - from a living room in the middle-east to Broadway and the West End, this beloved, heartfelt hit of a solo-show comes to Watford Fringe for two performances only.

Book tickets via: https://watfringe.co.uk/events/every-brilliant-thing/