Join performance storyteller Alastair K Daniel in a journey through song and story round the coast of Kent and Sussex in the lawless golden age of smuggling. Encounter Folkstone’s Fox as she bests the revenue, cheer with the crowd as they break down Dover gaol, and shiver at the ghostly spectre that haunts Smuggler’s Leap. […]
Back for a second year! The songs for which I'm known, interspersed with some of the 155 sonnets I wrote in 2025, and general waffle.
Clothes, cats and counter-culture. Sheffield, 1989. Loveable, eccentric 71-year-old, Hilda, has run a second-hand clothes shop for decades. She does it to make money to feed 30 stray cats. One day, a journalist from The Guardian walks in... Join Hilda’s granddaughter, Julie Flower, for a multi-character comedy-drama about family history subverting expectations. All in a […]
Moving Memory’s Dover and Folkestone Moving Well groups bring Ebb and flow to Dover Fringe. Ebb and flow: the movement of life. An autobiographical exploration honouring/celebrating the hands we have held, the journeys we have made and the hurdles we overcome. Exploring connection and how this enables us to stand side by side – united and strong. The choreography has […]
Join Tim for his new stand-up show is about finding life's golden ticket. With high-energy jokes and stories about fame, family and travel with a hapless hippy. The ISH Edinburgh Comedy Awards 2025 Best Show nominee. Best Comedy at Shaftesbury Fringe 2025. 'Conjures up something both playful and killer' ***** (One4Review.co.uk). 'He's on his way […]
Canadian comedian Katie-Rose Petley is coming to Dover Fringe with her filthy, fearless dive into being raised in the church, progressive parenting, and sex pre-9/11. It’s unhinged. It’s hilarious. It’s Dirty Bitch. Katie-Rose Petley is a Canadian stand-up comedian known for her fresh, filthy, and unfiltered storytelling. With material that’s dark, shameless, and disturbingly relatable, […]
Crazy , Daft, Silly and Stupid comedy like you’ve never seen! Dickie’s riotous show packs a catchy song, a bunch of rapid-fire one-liners, absurd tales of ageing, sex, pubes, body positivity and sounds from far across the cosmos! There's nothing serious here!! Features a RED-HOT finale and PYROTECHNICS! https://countercultureuk.com/2025/08/10/review-dickie-richards-sexual-tyrannosaur/ https://www.facebook.com/DickieRichardsComedy Pre-booked advised please see the […]
On Christmas Eve 1898 the first ever ship-to-shore radio transmission took place between East Goodwin Lightship and South Foreland Lighthouse, Dover. While Marconi remained war, and well fed on dry land his assistant, George Kemp, spent 22 days at sea, Many of them in a force 12 gale. Kemp’s diaries make for harrowing, if, from […]
Everyone has challenges in life and Dave had a couple to contend with - having Prostate Cancer and opening a wine bar in Dover. Revisit the pain, fear, hardship, relationship impacts and a ruined sex life - and that’s just opening the wine bar! Suitable for those wanting to know more about prostate cancer and […]
A fusion set of songs for summer with Brown Penny - Marie Kelly and Michael Thomas.
Back for a second year! Poetry…music…comedy... Ali, Mark, and Nick—three voices 3 different journeys to destination Middle age. It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, but these talented poets are here to turn life’s challenges into beautifully crafted verses. Join them as they weave emotions into words, sharing a collection that balances **poignant truths** with **topical […]
Come all lovers of horror and the macabre! Welcome to this auction, whether you are here to bid on the lots, or just here to enjoy the misery of others. We have items of interest recovered from horrifying events each presented along with it's startling provenance. Will you laugh or scream at what dumb events […]
The Improvised Surprise Party! Twinprov Look, we need to level with you...we’re rubbish party planners! Everything’s gone wrong! Join Kent-based improv duo Twinprov for a joyful, immersive improvised party, where the star of the show might just be….you! Sarah Davies and Julie Flower present an hour of improv games with as much, or as little, […]