Bedlam Fringe

Every August the Bedlam turns professional and opens up as Fringe Venue 49.

Here's a history of the people involved...

Fringe 2009

• Fringe Venue Manager: Sam Hansford
• Theatre Manager: George Ransley
• Technical Manager: Adam Alton
• Press and Publicity Manager: Nicola Hazelton
• Business Manager: Chris Payne
• Box Office Managers: Fran Walker and Fred Gordon
• Cafe Managers: Lucy Sproul-Cran, Zoe Brown and Felix Trench
• IT Systems Manager: Xander Macmillan
• Box Office Staff: Nick Masters-Waage, Lisa Jamison, Rosa Earp, Alex Cory, Emma Walford, Ellie Chalmers, Neville Billimoria, Kate Jagger, Gabi Jones
• Cafe Staff: Pam Morris, Heidi Goldsmith, Criosa Houston, Martynas Serys-Kubertavicius

Fringe 2008

• Fringe Venue Manager: Colleen Patterson
• Theatre Manager: Mal Mead
• Technical Manager: Sam Hansford
• Press and Publicity Manager: Becs Kamp
• Business Manager: Fran Walker
• Graphics Designer: Nick Kay
• Box Office Managers: Lauren McLeod and Xander Macmillan
• Cafe Managers: Cat Hobart and Ellie Harrison
• Box Office Staff: Liz Black, Dylan Read, Fred Gordon, Emma Pattinson, Ellie Richardson, Nicola Hazelton, Lucy Sneddon, Maredith Close
• Cafe Staff: Amy Brewer, Alex Hatt, Carley Stubbs, Emily Jenkinson

Achievements:

• Repainted office and redid committee pigeonholes
• New Sunday opening times on sunday afternoons with pub quiz and café entertainment

• Installed new seats
• Renovated and refinished the seating rake
• Laid new carpet in the auditorium
• Reskinned the stage (we totally do this every year)
• Re-finished the stage's risers with 18mm plywood
• Spray-painted the rig black for stealth
• Moved the Balconies#Lantern_Store to the dimmers

• Rebuilt the cafe servery
• Partially restored and re-varnished cafe floor
• Rebuilt cafe boards
• Fixed the bulge in the cafe wall

• Rewrote the ticketing system
• Fixed the FoH Sound System
• Installed a lighting bar in the box office, bought a Bedlam Theatre logo gobo for projection.

Media:Bedlam_Fringe_Report_2008.pdf‎

Fringe 2007

• Fringe Venue Manager: Matt Wieteska
• Theatre Manager: Colleen Patterson
• Technical Manager: Neale Dutton
• Press and Publicity Manager: Lucy Jackson
• Graphics Designer: Nick Kay
• Sponsorship Manager: Becs Kamp
• Box Office Managers: Alex Hall and Mike Smith
• Cafe Managers: James "Bruce" Sinclair and Holly Mclay
• Box Office Staff: Lauren McLeod, Kate Wieteska, Felix Trench, Reg Scott, Chloe Edworthy, Mairi Kellock, Cat Hoyle, Becs Kamp
• Cafe Staff: Lauren Fried, Becca Day-Preston, Chris Cotter, Craig Hamilton

Achievements:

• Built a wall in the auditorium to help with soundproofing
• Reskinned the stage
• New box office printer
• Installed sound system

Fringe 2006

• Fringe Venue Manager: Charlotte Jarvis
• Theatre Manager: Alex Engel
• Technical Manager: Matt Wieteska
• Press and Publicity Manager: Simon Hodges
• Graphics Designer: Chris Mounsey
• Box Office Managers: Helena Larkin and Tom Latter
• Café Managers: Clemmie Cooke and Charlotte Coles
• Box Office Staff: Cat Hoyle, James Turner Inman, Richard Shore, Katy Bartholomew, Colleen Patterson, Natalia Prochnicka and Geraldine Heaney
• Cafe Staff:

Achievements:

• Replaced blackout curtains on balcony with new black fabric
• New coffee machine with fancy coffee capabilities for cafe
• Built large schedule chalkboards for outside
• Painted office white and blue
• Reskinned the stage

Fringe 2005

• Fringe Venue Manager: Claire Glendenning
• Theatre Manager: James Turner-Inman
• Technical Manager: Paul Foxcroft
• Press and Publicity Manager: Andrew Nielson
• Graphics Designer: Chris Mounsey
• Box Office Managers: Heather Hanshaw + Nick Bustin
• Café Managers: Graeme Wright + Becca Davis
• Box Office Staff: Jeremy Bidgood, Rob Stott, Rosie Drew, Alex Engel, Charlotte Jarvis
• Cafe Staff: Emma Drage,

Achievements:

• Replaced carpet in auditorium with carpet tiles
• New freezer
• Improved box office system with thermal ticket printer and new software
• Re-hung rig (termtime budget?)
• Created trus-based awning for front of building (sponsored by Becks)
• Installed ADSL internet connection, network cabling and wireless network
• Loads of painting
• Improved soundproofing in between café and auditorium around the door
• Pimped up the office
• New storage solutions in techbox and balcony for screws and stuff
• Various new bits and bobs for the café e.g. tea light lanterns
• Purchase of Dog (who is a rabbit) [and is very cute]
• Re-skinned stage
• Sanded down and varnished cafe floor

Fringe 2004

• Fringe Venue Manager: Miriam Raines
• Theatre Manager:
• Technical Manager: James Turner-Inman
• Press and Publicity Manager:
• Graphics Designer:
• Box Office Managers: Paul Foxcroft, Martin Cavanagh
• Café Managers:
• Box Office Staff:
• Cafe Staff:

Fringe 2003

• Fringe Venue Manager: Cat Smith
• Theatre Manager: Jono Ellis
• Technical Manager: Matt Ling
• Press and Publicity Manager: Sarah Cook
• Graphics Designer/Website: Neil E. Hobbs
• Box Office Managers: Alison Timms and Kirsten Morris
• Café Managers: Victoria Tills and Kati Hind
• Box Office Staff:
• Cafe Staff:

Achievements:

• New potato oven and chiller cabinet for cafe
• New sound system - two speakers, mini disc players, new MC2 amp, graphics - paid for by profit from Fringe 2002 (!)
• New level in costume cupboard - see graffiti!
• Skinned stage cupboard for the first time and removed wall and rail allowing it to become a stage pit
• Redid cafe and toilets
• Installed fan in cafe to improve ventilation
• Obtained two microwaves
• Redid kitchen - repainted and tiled walls, obtained new oven and hobs
• Cut down number of EUTC slots to two
• Held first FOB AGM
• Held first full preview week schedule
• Held art exhibition in collabaration with ECA
• Bought picnic table to extend cafe area (buy a new one!)
• Made more money than Graeme Timms (sorry long standing debate!)

Fringe 2002

• Fringe Venue Manager: Graeme Timms
• Theatre Manager: Richard Hogg
• Technical Manager: Matt Gray
• Press and Publicity Manager: Neil E. Hobbs
• Graphics Designer/Website: Neil E. Hobbs
• Box Office Managers: Pete Lowden and Sarah Kerr
• Café Managers: Cat Smith and Rachel Mountfield
• Box Office Staff:
• Cafe Staff:

Achievements:

• Replaced damaged floorboards on stage during re-skinning
• Dug out back passage and laid path and red chips round that side of building
• Re-built box office counter
• Installed Tramp-Cam
• Much re-wiring of light fittings and sockets
• Computerised the Box office ticketing system
• Built the Info-Cat - (He never quite became a cat)
• Replaced lighting in toilets
• Rebranded Bedlam Fringe as a separate entity from term-time operation
• First website with up-to-date reviews, show info, etc
• Much painting
• Consumption of the more Caley Golden Promise that the Cash and Carry could stock!!