Category Archives: The Front Room

Comedy Fyles are worth seeing when they get to Edinburgh

FRINGE REVIEW: As the Croydonites festival enters its final two days, KEN TOWL (Croydon’s answer to Tynan), pictured right, conducts a compare and contrast of two of the shows this week, and marks your card for tonight and tomorrow, and … Continue reading

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From cabaret to the World Cup, from Sea Cadets to LTN refunds

PODCAST: The Croydon Insider returns with a new panel of readers to discuss the latest Croydon news, in a Croydonites Fringe special that picks some of the must-see shows at the festival from July 1 to 5. There’s even a … Continue reading

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Croydonites Fringe Festival, various venues, from July 1 to 5

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Croydonites Fringe Festival, various venues, from July 1 to 5

A D V E R T I S E M E N T Click here for full details of the Croydonites Fringe Festival and ticket bookings

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iC reader wins tickets to see Jake Yapp at Croydonites Fringe

There’s none of this Jim Bowen “This is what you might have won!” 1970s game show malarkey for Inside Croydon reader Mark Vaughan, because he and a guest have nabbed a pair of tickets for one of the hottest shows … Continue reading

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Take a step back to the 1970s with Jake Yapp’s game show

Inside Croydon subscribers can win a pair of tickets for Cornershop Showdown in a special 1970s quiz – click here to enter  our competition now! For one generation, shows like The Generation Game, 3-2-1 and The Price Is Right are … Continue reading

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Croydonites pull back the curtains on five days of Fringe

The Croydonites Fringe is back! From July 1 to 5, 21 works will take place across Croydon town centre and South Norwood featuring artists from Croydon, London, the rest of Britain and beyond. Less than a month before the world-famous … Continue reading

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Dance and taxes – Croydonites 2026 is open for applications

Are you a theatre maker or performer with an idea that you’ve been itching to present? Now is your chance. The Croydonites Fringe is returning from July 1 to 5 in venues across Croydon and South Norwood, and they are … Continue reading

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It’s the final countdown as Rowland reflects on our mortality

KEN TOWL considers Plato, kingfishers and Ian McKellen’s balls in an hour-long Croydonites Festival performance which could never over-run James Rowland is dead. Well, sort of. The end was inevitable. The digital clock at the back of the stage counted … Continue reading

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READER OFFER: Half-price tickets for Croydonites comedy

The Croydonites Festival is offering Inside Croydon readers half-price tickets – while seats are available – for one of its headline acts: James Rowland Dies at the End of the Show. With a cheeky poster that almost got Inside Croydon … Continue reading

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Skibabble open mic night at The Front Room, next up: Oct 7

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The Croydonites Festival looks more edgy than just the fringe

This year’s Croydonites Festival opens on October 8, marking 10 years of supporting local artists and bringing high-quality performances to Croydon. Croydonites’ artistic director Anna Arthur says the festival’s mission “is to identify and nurture local theatre and performance makers through … Continue reading

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Edinburgh Fringe and Croydonites festival previews, July 2 & 5

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IDMC 25th anniversary tour, The Front Room, Sep 26

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Hoodoos present Johnny Moped, The Front Room, Feb 23

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Club Soda music night, The Front Room, Jan 28

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WIN! Exclusive competition for Hoodoos Halloween, Oct 27

Inside Croydon is delighted to offer three pairs of tickets for what promises to be one of the biggest and best Halloween parties in Croydon this year. Local music promoters Hoodoos are staging a dress-up/music mash-up, with cheap drinks and … Continue reading

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