THEATRE: the last 10 days of the Camden Fringe
The ninth annual arts festival is now in full swing, having kicked off two weeks ago with 200 productions in a whopping number of venues across the borough of Camden and beyond. If you haven’t caught anything yet, we recommend all-female collective Get Over It Productions’ Twelfth Night (Etcetera Theatre, 265 Camden High Street, 15th – 17th August) or, a week later, the Midsummer Night’s Dream-inspired Demetrius Unchained (21st – 24th August).
Elsewhere, hip street performer Paolo Ferrari (pictured above) is taking to Camden High Street for his nightly stand-up show Urban Buffoon (meet on the corner of Parkway and Camden High Street, 830pm, daily until 24th August); while laugh-out-loud comedians the Bearded Women take over the Hen & Chickens in Highbury on the 17th, 22 and 23rd August.
All a bit too hirsute? Catch Ladylogue! (Tristan Bates Theatre, 1a Tower Street WC2, 12-16 August), hilarious, heart-warming, one-woman plays by some of the UK’s finest emerging playwrights. For the full line-up and to book tickets (£5+), head here
Three more to look out for…
CLUB: Afrobeat at The Forge 
For six years, Will Page and Kodjovi have championed Ghanaian highlife and Afro beat music at the Afrospot in famously shabby-chic venue Passing Clouds in Dalston. Now, they’ve brought it closer to home at classy Camden Town venue the Forge. The third night in the series is tomorrow, Friday 15 August. £5 before 9pm. Delancey Street NW1
ART: Jason Hawkridge at Flaxon Ptootch 
The illustrator and painter launches his new show at the raucous Kentish Town hair salon-cum-gallery tonight (Thursday 14 August), with live music from rising songstress Frankie Foreman, set to perform some of the tracks she wowed the crowd with at Alma Street Fair recently. Free, 7pm, 237 Kentish Town Road (exhibition runs till 12 Sept)
GIG: Oxjam Camden 
Expect rawk, blues and alternative acts galore at this Bugbear Promotions night at Dublin Castle on Saturday (16th August). Headlining is Irish band New Valley Wolves, with American pop-rock trio King the Kid in support, and Blue Stragglers, Moriaty, and Wychhound all tagging along for the ride. 7pm, 94 Parkway NW1, £5 here
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Don’t forget the last three nights of the Anti-Freeze Festival at the Fiddler’s Elbow on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. The first three nights were brilliant: words,chansons and awesome blues.
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