Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:49:45 +0100
From: Friends Of Bedlam 
Subject: Friends of Bedlam update


Hi Bedlamites,

You've received this email because you are a member
of Friends of Bedlam at www.bedlamites.co.uk

There are FoB "committee meetings" (aka "drinking") in Edinburgh
and London on Tuesday August 2nd "after work" at The Salisbury (London)
and at 8pm at Cloisters in Edinburgh.
See www.bedlamites.co.uk for maps and directions.

FoB committee member Richard Lace has moved to the north of England, so
is wondering whether it is time to start a "Bedlamites North" branch,
taking in Leeds, Harrogate, Preston and anywhere else between
Birmingham and the border.  If you're interested in meeting some
bedlamites in't'pub, please contact Richard at r.j.lace AT cooptel.net


End of Fringe Party
If you're in Edinburgh for the end of the Fringe, please feel welcome
to come along to the Bedlam on Saturday 27th August for the end of
Fringe gathering, involving this years Bedlam Fringe staff, performers,
Friends of Bedlam, and random people from other venues who enjoy a
good party.

For all of you not making it up to the Fringe, a show in London:
Gemma Fairlie is directing "Silence" by Moira Buffini at The Arcola
9th - 27th August 8pm (not Sun) "Pay what you can" prices on Tuesdays
http://www.arcolatheatre.com/?action=showtemplate&sid=57
Produced by The Royal Shakespeare Company Fringe   Pyre Productions
"The play is an acerbic and provocative comedy set in the mud of
 Dark Ages England, amid the chaos of Viking raids and end of
 millennium panic. Drenched in mud, hiding from Vikings and cross
 dressing to survive is not the way a princess should behave, but
 Ymma of Normandy has little choice once she punches the King."



For those of you who are going to be around Edinburgh, some Fringe
shows involving bedlamites:

Anita Sullivan's new writing "Pricked" is at the Assembly Rooms
  from Sat 6th to Sun 21st Aug at 13:45      www.anitasullivan.co.uk
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=artists&id=13205
  "A woman's journey to confront risk, revenge and rampant retrovirus.
   Performers: Ruth Mitchell (RSC, NT) and Derek Frood (Theatre Alibi)"

Al Smith's new writing "Enola" is at Baby Belly
  from Thu 4th to Sun 28th Aug at 12:10
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=ENOLA
  "Hiroshima. Exactly 60 years on. Enola Gay shares her name with the
   plane that dropped the atomic bomb. The powerful new play about
   nuclear suburbia from Al Smith, author of 'Chalk'. 'Excellent
   new writing, which deserves notice' (Noise)"

Greg Mickelborough is going to be in town with
  Braindead Theatre Company presents "Variations" by Sheila Yeger
  Mon 8th - Sun 14th Aug @ 15:35 Greyfriars Kirk House Venue 28
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=VARIA
  "Sheila Yeger's dreamplay: Louise's research into nineteenth
   century composer Clara Schumann, played against the voices
   of other women, past and present, real and fantastical,
   counterpointing her search for her own identity."

The Stand Players: Completely Made Up is at The Stand Comedy Club Two
  from Fri 5th to Sun 28th Aug at 23:50    www.improvisedcomedy.com
  http://www.edfringecomedy.com/madeup.htm
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=STANC
  "Scotland's best improvised comedy returns. 'One of Fringe comedy's
   best kept secrets... riotous, madcap anything-may-happen burst
   of chaos' The Scotsman. "

Rob Evans, Ben Lewis and Sophie Fletcher (People Can Run Theatre Co)
  are bringing "Aruba" to the Pleasance Courtyard
  from Wed 3rd to Mon 29th Aug at 14:45
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=ARUBA
  "A travel agent who's going nowhere, a personal trainer who can't
   perform and an ad-man who's started to believe the hype. Paradise
   isn't looking so rosy"

Adam Millard would like to shamelessly plug "Abnormally Funny People"
  at Pleasance Dome from Wed 3rd - Sun 28th August at 21:40
  www.abnormallyfunnypeople.com
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=ABNOR
  "Five 'abnormally' funny people, and one 'normally' funny person,
   invite you to an unmissable stand up and sit down comedy show.
   All jokes accessible."

Toby Gough is in the botanic gardens with Theatrum Botanicum's
  "Children of the Sea" from Wed 3rd to Sun 28th at 20:30
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=CHILD
  "Tales of hope from the people of the tsunami. Performers from
   Indonesia and Sri Lanka play out their stories in mask music
   and dance in a stunning outdoor torchlit promenade under the stars"

Jo Butt from Edinburgh Graduate Theatre Group (an offshoot of
  DramSoc aka EUTC in the 1950s) tells us of:
  Mark Ravenhill's "Some Explicit Polaroids",
  at Diverse Attractions, Riddles Court, Lawnmarket
  Mon 15th to Sat 20th at 21:15
  http://www.edfringe.com/shows/detail.php?action=shows&id=POLAR
  "Lust, loss and go-go dancing. Mark Ravenhill's controversial
   play explores universal themes of love and loneliness."


And don't forget the Bedlam at www.bedlamfringe.co.uk
This year's EUTC productions are:
 "Savages" by Christopher Hampton
 Mon 8th - Sat 20th Aug (excl Sun) at 18:00
 "darkly comic political drama, combining puppets, actors and an
  original score to portray the horrific extermination of the Indian
  peoples in 1970s Brazil."

 "Improverts" - improvised comedy.
 Thu 4th - Sat 27th Aug at 00:30
 "Edinburgh's resident late-night improvised comedy troupe returns!
  No script, no plan, it's based entirely on audience suggestions.
  'A comedy institution' Evening News."

Painted Face Productions (who also happen to be current Bedlam members)
  are performing "Scaramouche Jones" from Mon 15th - Sat 27th at 22:30
  "dark, hilarious and tragic tale of a clown.
  'Brilliant!' Hype Magazine. 'Tour de Force!' Sunday Times"


If you survive all that, hope to see you at the party on the 27th !


If you are involved in a show at the Fringe that hasn't been listed
here, or you have anything else you'd like to plug, please email
info@bedlamites.co.uk and we'll forward it to this 300-strong email list.
  
   
Cheers,

The FoB committee