It is August which only means one thing – it is Camden Fringe time! Over the next few weeks we are chatting to acts that are performing at the festival and finding all about their show and what they would call this years iconic Camden Fringe Pigeon! Today we find out about the show The Womb

Date: 2nd & 3rd August
Time: 21:00
Price: £12 Concession: £10
Location: Camden People’s Theatre
Ticket Link: https://camdenfringe.com/events/the-womb/

How did you come up with the name of your show that your taking to the Camden fringe?

Womb, aka uterus, creates human life and for a lot of women that is a big source of their femininity and power. However, it can also be an immense pressure they’re born with. Womb brings life, power and happiness, but in a patriarchal world it also brings shame, imprisonment, and societal pressure. Everyone’s womb carries a different story, and our play “The Womb” is meant to show exactly that.

Tell us a little bit about your style of show?

The Womb is an absurdist play, so the style of the show itself is also quite unique and non-traditional. The play doesn’t follow a conventional story structure, and because of that it allows us to be bolder with the creative choices for the show as well! It’s minimalistic and simple in regards to staging and setup, and relies heavily on the text and the actors to shape the world around them for the audience. 

What other acts are you looking forward to seeing at the fringe?

We’re quite excited to see How to Urn a Living by Berserk Theatre! A couple of us saw this comedic standout of a play at the International Festival of Original Work last year, and we absolutely loved it! 

What advice would you give to others who want to perform at Camden Fringe next year?

Definitely make sure you enjoy the process of making everything come together, because it’ll be over before you know it! And don’t push yourself too hard to make everything perfect, especially if it’s your first time bringing a show to the Fringe (like us). Looking back we definitely wish we allowed ourselves to enjoy the process more, rather than stress for perfection too much.

London can be an expensive place to perform in – what key advice would you give to performers that is a sort of life hack?

Money isn’t everything! We had very limited resources as our crowdfunding only gave us so much. Instead of trying to raise more funds we refocused our strategy. We spent a lot of time and energy to try to reach out and network and make connections, we did a lot of free marketing on social media and in-person, we sent emails to bloggers and creators online to ask for interviews, collabs, and exposure, spreading the net as wide as possible to ensure as many people as possible knew about the play.

What is the best thing about performing at the Camden fringe?

The creative environment! Being able to just walk from show to show, talking to other creatives, and cherish the industry we’re in! There’s a lot of challenges going into the arts, but festivals like the Camden Fringe are such a good reminder that there’s so much love for it as well! 

What are your three favourite things about Camden?

The theatre community coming together.

Lots and lots of shows and creative fuel.

The chance to network with other talented creatives.

Who would be your ultimate dream audience member?

It would actually be quite cool to have Zena Barrie and Michelle Flower, the women who started it all, come see one of our shows! Can’t think of a better way to show our gratitude to the ones who made this all possible, than to invite them to watch what they’ve helped bring to life!

The iconic image of the Camden Fringe is the Pigeon – if you could call this years pigeon a name to represent its style what would it be and why?

Sir Pigy von Eon IV. He looks so very refined with that hat! 

And Finally in three words – Why should people come and see the show? 

Absurd. Provocative. Naked