The Fringe Files

The Not so Great Fallout of 1983

For 2017, The Fringe Files presented the world premiere of dark surreal comedy play, The Not so Great Fallout of 1983, written by Michael Starr and directed collaboratively.

The Trailer

Here's the official video trailer:

The Plot

One day, in 1983, possibly around July time, late of an evening, around seven, a minor dispute over a night light escalates into an epic, not quite so epic, fallout between neighbours in a not so far away quaint English village. The tale is dark and surreal. The events did not happen. They are merely based on other events of similar ilk.

The Notes

For this production, The Fringe Files welcomed back Will Leighton (lighting tech), Emma Victoria Loveday (performer), Chris Harris-Beechey (performer), Charlotte Elizzabeth Langley (performer), Michael Starr (performer / writer / producer) & Rhian Brimble (tech support). Original and long time contributor Jeff Haas (graphic illustrator) also returned whilst Seb Webber (sound tech) joined us for the first time. Our Bristol show was supported by new play So Far So Good, written by Jon Attwood & Charlotte Wright.

The Timetable

Rehearsals ran from August 2017 through to October 2017 at the St Werburghs Centre (Bristol). Our first showcase was in Bristol, at The Watershed on October 15, 2017. There was a 2pm and a 5pm show time and both performance slots were supported by new play So Far So Good, written by Jon Attwood & Charlotte Wright. We also presented The Not so Great Fallout of 1983 at two national festivals, the Woking Drama Festival on October 20, 2017 and the Spelthorne & Runnymede Drama Festival on October 28, 2017.

The Team

The following members contributed to this production:

Performers
Chris Harris-Beechey
Emma Victoria Loveday
Michael Starr
Charlotte Elizzabeth Langley

Writer
Michael Starr

Director
Michael Starr

Sound Technical
Seb Webber

Light Technical
Will Leighton

Tech Support
Rhian Brimble

Graphic Design
Jeff Haas

Support Act
So Far So Good

The Accolades

We are proud to have received the following award acknowledgements:

Best new play category to Michael Starr as presented at the Spelthorne & Runnymede Drama Festival (nominated). Best female actress category to Emma Victoria Loveday as presented at the Spelthorne & Runnymede Drama Festival (nominated). Best comedy category to The Fringe Files as presented at the Spelthorne & Runnymede Drama Festival (nominated). Best technical category to Seb Webber & Will Leighton as presented at the Spelthorne & Runnymede Drama Festival (nominated).

The Archives

We like to document our production progress via our online blog. Do be sure to check out our posts relating to The Not so Great Fallout of 1983.

The Statistics

Productions = 1
Performances = 4
Locations = 3
Festivals = 2
Countries = 1
Award Nominations = 4
Award Wins = 0

The Script

Please refer to our Scripts Page if you are interested in performing this play. Please also consider making a token Donation to the writer.