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Every August the Bedlam turns '''semi'''-professional and opens up as Fringe Venue 49.
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Every August the Bedlam turns professional and opens up as Fringe Venue 49.
  
 
Here's a history of the people involved...
 
Here's a history of the people involved...
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==Fringe 2012==
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*Fringe Venue Manager: Adam Alton
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*Theatre Manager: Ella Guest
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*Technical Manager: Alex Morrison
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*Press and Publicity Manager: Mihaela Bodlovic
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*Front Of House Manager: Sarah Hilmy
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*IT Manager: Lewis Eason
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*Illustrator: Bronwen Bender
 +
*Box Office Managers: Emma Connolly and Kirstyn Petras
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*Cafe Managers: Bonnie C. Aspinwall and Katy McCalister
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==Fringe 2011==
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*Fringe Venue Manager: Debbie Hicks
 +
*Theatre Manager: Izzie Sullivan
 +
*Technical Manager: Stuart Houston
 +
*Press and Publicity Manager: Camille Acosta
 +
*Front Of House Manager: Inga Rudzitis
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*Accounts Manager: Lisa Parr
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*Graphic Designer: Camille Acosta
 +
*Box Office Managers: Rosie Curtis and Serin Ibrahim
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*Cafe Managers: Ailis Duff and Harriet Flitcroft
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==Fringe 2010==
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*Fringe Venue Manager: Nicola Hazelton
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*Theatre Manager: Adam Alton
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*Technical Manager: Ewan Connor
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*Press and Publicity Manager: Debbie Hicks
 +
*Business Manager: Zoe Brown
 +
*Graphic Designer: Camille Acosta
 +
*Box Office Managers: Inga Rudzitis and Rosa Earp
 +
*Cafe Managers: Ellen Gledhill and Beth Friend
 +
*IT Systems Manager: Xander Macmillan
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*Box Office Staff: Alexander Morrison, Sallie Chedburn, Venice Van Someren, Anna Ashton, Alex Wetherall, Amy Brewer, Dylan Read, Naomi Lawrence and Louise Casson
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*Cafe Staff: Sally Gascoigne, Tom Fardon, Emily O'Connor, Hannah Rastall and Frazer Jackson
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==Fringe 2009==
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*Fringe Venue Manager: Sam Hansford
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*Theatre Manager: George Ransley
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*Technical Manager: Adam Alton
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*Press and Publicity Manager: Nicola Hazelton
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*Business Manager: Chris Payne
 +
*Box Office Managers: Fran Walker and Fred Gordon
 +
*Graphic Designer: Nick Kay
 +
*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
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==Fringe 2008==
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*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
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Achievements:
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<!-- admin -->
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*Repainted [[office]] and redid [[committee]] pigeonholes
 +
*New Sunday opening times on sunday afternoons with pub quiz and café entertainment
 +
 +
<!-- auditorium -->
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*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 [[Lighting#The_Rig|rig]] black for stealth
 +
*Moved the [[Balconies#Lantern_Store]] to the dimmers
 +
 +
<!-- cafe -->
 +
*Rebuilt the [[cafe]] servery
 +
*Partially restored and re-varnished cafe floor
 +
*Rebuilt cafe boards
 +
*Fixed the bulge in the [[cafe]] wall
 +
 +
<!-- box office -->
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*Rewrote the [[XTS|ticketing system]]
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*Fixed the [[FOH Sound|FoH Sound System]]
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*Installed a lighting bar in the box office, bought a Bedlam Theatre logo gobo for projection.
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[[Media:Bedlam_Fringe_Report_2008.pdf‎]]
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==Fringe 2007==
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*Fringe Venue Manager: Matt Wieteska
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*Theatre Manager: Colleen Patterson
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*Technical Manager: Neale Dutton
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*Press and Publicity Manager: Lucy Jackson
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*Graphics Designer: Nick Kay
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*Sponsorship Manager: Becs Kamp
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*Box Office Managers: Alex Hall and Mike Smith
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*Cafe Managers: James "Bruce" Sinclair and Holly Mclay
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*Box Office Staff: Lauren McLeod, Kate Wieteska, Felix Trench, Reg Scott, Chloe Edworthy, Mairi Kellock, Cat Hoyle, Becs Kamp
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*Cafe Staff: Lauren Fried, Becca Day-Preston, Chris Cotter, Craig Hamilton
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'''Achievements:'''
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*Built a wall in the [[auditorium]] to help with soundproofing
 +
*Reskinned the [[stage]]
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*New [[box office]] printer
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*Installed [[sound]] system
  
 
==Fringe 2006==
 
==Fringe 2006==
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*Theatre Manager: Alex Engel
 
*Theatre Manager: Alex Engel
 
*Technical Manager: Matt Wieteska
 
*Technical Manager: Matt Wieteska
*Press and Publicity Manager:
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*Press and Publicity Manager: Simon Hodges
*Graphics Designer:  
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*Graphics Designer: Chris Mounsey
*Box Office Managers:
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*Box Office Managers: Helena Larkin and Tom Latter
*Café Managers:  
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*Café Managers: Clemmie Cooke and Charlotte Coles
*Box Office Staff:
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*Box Office Staff: Cat Hoyle, James Turner Inman, Richard Shore, Katy Bartholomew, Colleen Patterson, Natalia Prochnicka and Geraldine Heaney
 
*Cafe Staff:
 
*Cafe Staff:
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'''Achievements:'''
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*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 2005==
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*Box Office Managers: Heather Hanshaw + Nick Bustin
 
*Box Office Managers: Heather Hanshaw + Nick Bustin
 
*Café Managers: Graeme Wright + Becca Davis
 
*Café Managers: Graeme Wright + Becca Davis
*Box Office Staff: Jeremy Bidgood, Rob Stott, Rosie, Alex Engel,  
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*Box Office Staff: Jeremy Bidgood, Rob Stott, Rosie Drew, Alex Engel, Charlotte Jarvis
 
*Cafe Staff: Emma Drage,  
 
*Cafe Staff: Emma Drage,  
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'''Achievements:'''
 +
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*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 2004==
  
 
*Fringe Venue Manager: Miriam Raines
 
*Fringe Venue Manager: Miriam Raines
*Theatre Manager:  
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*Theatre Manager: Matt Gray
 
*Technical Manager: James Turner-Inman
 
*Technical Manager: James Turner-Inman
 
*Press and Publicity Manager:  
 
*Press and Publicity Manager:  
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*Café Managers:  
 
*Café Managers:  
 
*Box Office Staff:  
 
*Box Office Staff:  
*Cafe Staff:  
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*Cafe Staff:
  
 
==Fringe 2003==
 
==Fringe 2003==
  
*Fringe Venue Manager:  
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*Fringe Venue Manager: Cat Smith
*Theatre Manager:  
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*Theatre Manager: Jono Ellis
*Technical Manager:  
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*Technical Manager: Matt Ling
*Press and Publicity Manager:  
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*Press and Publicity Manager: Sarah Cook
*Graphics Designer:  
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*Graphics Designer/Website: Neil E. Hobbs
*Box Office Managers:  
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*Box Office Managers: Alison Timms and Kirsten Morris
*Café Managers:  
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*Café Managers: Victoria Tills and Kati Hind
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*Box Office Staff:
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*Cafe Staff:
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'''Achievements:'''<br>
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*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]] [[A_to_Z#AGM_-_Annual_General_Meeting|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!)
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==Fringe 2002==
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*Fringe Venue Manager: Graeme Timms
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*Theatre Manager: Richard Hogg
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*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:  
 
*Box Office Staff:  
 
*Cafe Staff:
 
*Cafe Staff:
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<br>
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'''Achievements:'''<br>
 +
*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!!

Latest revision as of 09:54, 1 July 2012

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

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

Fringe 2012

  • Fringe Venue Manager: Adam Alton
  • Theatre Manager: Ella Guest
  • Technical Manager: Alex Morrison
  • Press and Publicity Manager: Mihaela Bodlovic
  • Front Of House Manager: Sarah Hilmy
  • IT Manager: Lewis Eason
  • Illustrator: Bronwen Bender
  • Box Office Managers: Emma Connolly and Kirstyn Petras
  • Cafe Managers: Bonnie C. Aspinwall and Katy McCalister

Fringe 2011

  • Fringe Venue Manager: Debbie Hicks
  • Theatre Manager: Izzie Sullivan
  • Technical Manager: Stuart Houston
  • Press and Publicity Manager: Camille Acosta
  • Front Of House Manager: Inga Rudzitis
  • Accounts Manager: Lisa Parr
  • Graphic Designer: Camille Acosta
  • Box Office Managers: Rosie Curtis and Serin Ibrahim
  • Cafe Managers: Ailis Duff and Harriet Flitcroft

Fringe 2010

  • Fringe Venue Manager: Nicola Hazelton
  • Theatre Manager: Adam Alton
  • Technical Manager: Ewan Connor
  • Press and Publicity Manager: Debbie Hicks
  • Business Manager: Zoe Brown
  • Graphic Designer: Camille Acosta
  • Box Office Managers: Inga Rudzitis and Rosa Earp
  • Cafe Managers: Ellen Gledhill and Beth Friend
  • IT Systems Manager: Xander Macmillan
  • Box Office Staff: Alexander Morrison, Sallie Chedburn, Venice Van Someren, Anna Ashton, Alex Wetherall, Amy Brewer, Dylan Read, Naomi Lawrence and Louise Casson
  • Cafe Staff: Sally Gascoigne, Tom Fardon, Emily O'Connor, Hannah Rastall and Frazer Jackson

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
  • Graphic Designer: Nick Kay
  • 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

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:

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: Matt Gray
  • 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!!