After two wonderful summers performing at the Edinburgh Fringe, my small but perfectly formed theatre company, Shadow Road, has decided to stay closer to home next year - and create something magical of our own.
Introducing 'The Fireside Folktales Fringe': a brand-new, independent mini festival of storytelling and theatre, taking place in Barnes, South West London, on 23rd & 24th May 2026!
We're aiming for:
- 🌿 Intimate shows in unexpected spaces (no big stages, just big heart)
- 📖 Classic stories reimagined for a modern audience
- 🎟️ Affordable tickets and accessible venues
- 🌍 A celebration of community, creativity, and connection
It’s inspired by our own 'Fireside Folktales' series: a collection of small but mighty shows that bring powerful myths, legends, and classic tales to life in a wide variety of venues, with no fancy tech - just four actors, live sound and music, simple props and costumes, and a whole lot of imagination.
This time, we’re throwing open the doors and inviting other wonderful artists in too. And that’s where you come in.
- 🎭 Are you a performer or theatre company who might want to take part?
- 💛 Are you a long-time friend of Shadow Road, who believes in what we do?
- 🙌 Are you someone who wants to support independent theatre with soul?
We’ve just (this very hour!) launched our Crowdfunder campaign to make the festival a reality and we’d love your help in spreading the word.
Would you like to take part, as a performer or production company? Do you know someone who'd be interested in sponsoring a venue, or an individual show? Whether you donate, share the link, or just loudly cheer us on, you’ll be helping us create something really special from the ground up, and we would be so grateful.
Our campaign is taking part in the 'Built by Her, Backed by Us' initiative - a brilliant programme supporting female-led projects. If we raise a minimum total of £1,000 from at least 25 different backers, by 31st July, we’ll be eligible to enter their competition and be in with the chance of winning extra match funding and other opportunities that could totally transform the future of the festival. Whether you can give £5 or £50, your donation gets us one step closer - and sharing the campaign helps more than you know!
We'd absolutely love you to help us build a festival that puts people and stories first, concentrating on the simple, shared experience. No headsets. No holograms. No horrific overpricing, or awesome, spaceship-worthy technology. Just theatre, the way it began - and the way it still moves us most...
✨ The Fireside Folktales Fringe Crowdfunding Link ✨
Thank you SO much for any help you feel able to give! 🙏❤️🥰
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