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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
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
Posted in Activities, Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, The Front Room
Tagged Comedy, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Reader offer, St George's Walk, The Front Room
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Croydonites provides a front-row seat for hard-hitting comedy
The 2025 Croydonites Festival is well underway, and KEN TOWL could not resist the chance to go along to see the sold-old Dick’s Picks (geddit?!) Dick Denham had been tasked with curating a range of comedians for a night of … Continue reading
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
Hurley’s Bowie-inspired one-woman show is coming home
Katie Hurley’s hit show from last year’s Edinburgh Fringe is finally coming home. The co-producer of the annual Croydonites Festival wrote and starred in her one-woman show at the world’s biggest fringe festival last summer, where You’re So F**king Croydon! … Continue reading
Posted in Art, Comedy, Inside Croydon, Raye, Stanley Halls, Theatre, Under The Flyover
Tagged #SoEffingCroydon, Croydon College, Croydon College of Art, Croydonites, David Bowie, Edinburgh Fringe, Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Katie Hurley, So Fucking Croydon, Stanley Halls, Under The Flyover, You're So F**king Croydon
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Something for the weekend – our latest news panel podcast
Here’s our latest Croydon Insider news podcast, a politician-free zone where a panel of Croydon figures delve into the news that really matters to you. Our guests for our November episode are David Morgan, Croydon Minster archivist and author of … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Community associations, Coulsdon, Croydon Council, Croydon Insider, Croydonites Festival, Garwood Foundation, Inside Croydon, Schools, Socco Cheta Community Hub, South Norwood Community Kitchen, Under The Flyover, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Anna Arthur, Brian Finegan, Coulsdon, Council Tax, Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, David Morgan, Dr Ross White, Garwood Foundation, Hammersfield, South Norwood, South Norwood Community Kitchen, The Croydon Insider, Under The Flyover, Westfield, Whitgift Centre
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Mini-movie does a reduxed double-take on All Of Us Strangers
KEN TOWL was at a movie’s world premiere on Saturday, staged in Croydon (just off Surrey Street, as it happens), of a film shot in Croydon, of a film set in Croydon. His verdict? It’s a bit of a split … Continue reading
Frankie Goes To Croydon – a walking show with a big reveal
The first Croydonites Fringe Festival was staged over the weekend, a curtain-raiser for a month-long programme of theatre around the borough, and KEN TOWL was there to see it all unveiled at one of the shows I’m standing in the … Continue reading
Posted in "Hammersfield", Art, Centrale, Croydonites Festival, Ken Towl, Theatre, Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, Whitgift Centre
Tagged Amy Gwilliam, Centrale, Croydon, Croydon Town Hall, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Croydonites Fringe, Frankie Foxtone aka The Profit, Hammersfield, Ken Towl, Nestle Tower, Unibail Rodamco Westfield, URW, Westfield
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Croydonites Festival: Oct 31 to Nov 3 – Tickets on sale now
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Full programme details and ticket sales – click here
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Croydonites Festival: Oct 31 to Nov 3 – Tickets on sale now
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Full programme details and ticket sales – click here
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Croydonites Festival: Oct 31 to Nov 3 – Tickets on sale now
A D V E R T I S E M E N T Full programme details and ticket sales – click here
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Sign up NOW! to be part of the Croydonites Fringe Festival
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Posted in Advertisement features, Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
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Sign up TODAY! to take part in Croydonites Fringe Festival
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Posted in Advertisement features, Art, Comedy, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
Tagged Croydon, Croydonites, Croydonites Festival, Theatre
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Hurley rises to David Bowie’s challenge at her Edinburgh show
“It was my nemesis, I hated Croydon with a real vengeance. “It represented everything I didn’t want in my life, everything I wanted to get away from. “I think it’s the most derogatory thing I can say about somebody or … Continue reading
Sign up to take part in this year’s Croydonites Fringe Festival
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