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company_name = Malvern Fringe Festival |▼
{{Infobox company
company_logo = [[Image:Malvern Fringe logo.jpg]]|▼
▲| company_namename = Malvern Fringe Festival |
company_type = [[non-profit]] |▼
▲| company_logologo = [[Image:Malvern Fringe logo.jpg]]|
foundation = 1977 |▼
▲| company_typetype = [[non-profit]] |
location = [[Great Malvern]], [[England]] |
▲ | foundation = 1977 |
key_people = Phil Linnell, Chairman|▼
| industrylocation = [[FringeGreat theatreMalvern]], |[[England]]
▲ | key_people = Phil Linnell, Chairman|
products = [[Spring Festival]], <br /> [[Live music]],<br />[[Cabaret]],<br />[[Poetry]],<br />[[Comedy]]|▼
| revenue industry = [[Non-profitFringe organization|non-profittheatre]] |
▲ | products = [[Spring (season)#Cultural events|Spring Festival]], <br /> [[Live music]],<br />[[Cabaret]],<br />[[Poetry]],<br />[[Comedy]]|
num_employees = [[wikt:voluntary|Voluntary]] |▼
| revenue = [[Non-profit organization|non-profit]]
homepage = [http://www.malvernfringe.co.uk/ www.malvernfringe.co.uk/]|
▲ | num_employees = [[wikt:voluntary|Voluntary]] |
| homepage =
 
}}
 
The '''Malvern Fringe Festival''' iswas an arts festival (founded 1977) which takestook place in [[Great Malvern]], [[England]]. The main events of the Malvern Fringe Festival arewere the MayDayannual Malvern [[May Day]] and parade,<ref name=MalvernGazette29042011/> and the annual three -day festival held in June as a fringe to the [[Edward Elgar|Elgar]] Festival. These arewere often accompanied by musical and other live events throughout the year.
 
==History==
 
[[ImageFile:Malvern Fringe Parade.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Malvern Fringe Parade]]
 
Malvern Fringe Festival was founded in 1977 by Adrian Mealing, a teacher in [[Great Malvern|Malvern]], in collaboration with Andrew Sleigh, Ian Fearnside and Phil Webb. It originated as a reaction to the Malvern Festival which was perceived to be biased towards [[classical music]] and appealing towards a national and international audience rather than a local one. A further concern was the continued requirement for the local Council to underwrite the main festival and the feeling that the public expenditure could be more wisely spent.<ref name=MalvernGazette19011978/><ref name=MalvernGazette26011978/>
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The founding aims of the Fringe were to produce a popular, varied programme of events for the local people of Malvern, to bridge the gap between the "us" and "them" in the arts and to "shake it up a bit in Malvern".
 
The first year featured 60 events consisting of [[poetry]], [[world music]], [[folk music|folk]], [[jazz]], adult and children's theatre performed under the banner of "Associated Events" due to the main Festival's objections to the term 'Fringe', which they considered to be "outside" of the Festival. In 1978, to avoid confusion between the programmes for the two festivals, printed with similar designs at the main festival's insistence, Adrian Mealing hand wrote "Fringe" on over 3000 programmes.<ref name=WorcesterEveningNews27041978/> As the 1980s approached, the festival grew into a four -week event and the Fringe had established its own identity. Being centrally located between [[Hereford]], [[Worcester, England|Worcester]], [[Gloucester]] and [[Cheltenham]] the Fringe drew a wide audiences from over a 20-mile radius.
 
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During the 1980's1980s, the festival attracted hundreds of visitors with a programme of 120 events over a two -week period.
<ref name=MalvernGazette30072004/> In 1982, Malvern Fringe Arts Ltd became a registered charity.<ref name=MalvernFringeArtsLtdCharityFramework/> By the 1990s, the Fringe programme had grown to a six -week event and was attracting comedy and cabaret acts that were beginning to establish their reputations, including [[Eddie Izzard]], [[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]], [[Jerry Sadowitz]], [[Jim Tavare]], Chris Lynam and a double act featuring [[Linda Smith (comedian)|Linda Smith]] and [[Mark Thomas]], plus musical acts as varied as [[Gong (band)|Gong]], [[Juicy Lucy (band)|Juicy Lucy]], [[Voodoo Queens]] and [[Loop Guru]].
 
[[ImageFile:Malvern Fringe May Day procession down Church Street.jpg|thumb|250px|FringeMay MayDayDay Processionprocession in Church Street]]▼
 
▲[[Image:Malvern Fringe May Day procession down Church Street.jpg|thumb|250px|Fringe MayDay Procession]]
[[Image:May Day Mayhem.jpg|thumb|250px|Fringe MayDay Mayhem]]
In 2006 the Fringe re-launched its three -day festival in June, loosely based upon a theme of Elgar's interests. One of the highlights of this festival was a bicycle race (as cycling was one of Elgar's keen interests) up the steep incline of Great Malvern's Church Street. This event was supported by [[Commonwealth games]] gold medalist [[Liam Killeen]], who's from Malvern, and was won by [[Tour de France]] cyclist, Arnaud Lenoir.<ref name=MalvernGazette09062006/> The whole three-day festival was attended by over 5,000 people.<ref name=MalvernGazette08062006/>
 
In the autumn of 2006, the Fringe launched a 'folk weekend' featuring [[Roy Bailey (folk singer)|Roy Bailey]] and [[Jez Lowe]].<ref name=MalvernGazette20102006/>▼
 
==Malvern May Day==
 
The Malvern May Day and Parade are an annual community event which has been held in Priory Park, Great Malvern on the Saturday before the May Bank Holiday since 1993.<ref name=MalvernGazette29042011/>
 
==Local Controversycontroversy==▼
▲In the autumn of 2006, the Fringe launched a 'folk weekend' featuring [[Roy Bailey]] and [[Jez Lowe]].<ref name=MalvernGazette20102006/>
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▲==Local Controversy==
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Despite an attendance of over 5,000 people the June 2006 festival has been the subject of much negative coverage in the letters pages of the local newspaper with one correspondent calling upon readers to petition the local Member of Parliament to halt any further Fringe activities.<ref name=MalvernGazette11082006/>
 
==Notable Pastpast Performersperformers==
Throughout its history Malvern Fringe featured an impressive array of performers, many of whom have gone on to become international stars.
 
===Classical===
*[[Amsterdam Loeki Stardust Quartet]]<ref name=MalvernGazette01042004/>
*[http://www.srp.org.uk/nyro/ National Youth Recorder Orchestra]<ref name=MalvernGazette15022002/>
*[[Edwin Roxburgh]] and the Hendrickse Flute Quartet
 
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*[[3 Daft Monkeys]]<ref name=MalvernGazette28022003/>
*[[Daevid Allen]]
*[[Astralasia]]
*[[Roy Bailey (folk singer)|Roy Bailey]]<ref name=MalvernGazette20102006/>
*[[Bhundu Boys]]
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*[[Gong (band)|Gong]]
*[[Gordon Giltrap]]
*[[The Groundhogs]]
*Left, Right and Centre (featuring [[Nigel Kennedy]] and Caleb)
*[[Juicy Lucy (band)|Juicy Lucy]]
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*[[Moishe's Bagel]]<ref name=MalvernGazette18052007/>
*[[Rory McLeod (singer-songwriter)|Rory McLeod]] and [[Tymon Dogg]]
*[[Moonshake]]
*[[Ozric Tentacles]]<ref name=MalvernGazette22022002/>
*[[Hazel O'Connor]]
*[[Pantagruel (ensemble)|Pantagruel]]<ref name=MalvernGazette19012007/>
*[[Prophets of Da City]]
*[[Surgeon (musician)|Surgeon]]
*[[Suns of Arqa]]
*[[June Tabor]] and [[Huw Warren]]
*[[Tarika (musical group)|Tarika Sammy]]
*[[Barbara Thompson (musician)|Barbara Thompson's Paraphernalia]]
*[[Voodoo Queens]]
*[[The Wurzels]]
*[[Zion Train]]
 
===Dance===
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927195003/http://www.doollee.com/PlaywrightsT/TonkinLouise.htm#34826 Lousie Tonkin] and [[Lol Coxhill]]
 
===Poetry===
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*[[Joolz Denby|Joolz]]
*[[Linton Kwesi Johnson]]
*[[Ian McMillan (poet)|Ian McMillan]]
*[[Dick McBride (poet)|Dick McBride]]<ref name=MalvernGazette22042008/>
*[[Roger McGough]]
*[[Henry Normal]]
*[[Lemn Sissay]]
*[[Gabriel Woolf]]
 
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*[[Jenny Eclair]]
*[[Lee Evans (comedian)|Lee Evans]]
*[[Jeremy Hardy]]
*[[Eddie Izzard]]
*[[The Kipper Family]]
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==References==
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<ref name=MalvernFringeArtsLtdCharityFramework>{{cite web
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|publisher= Charity Commission
|url=http://www.charity-commission.gov.uk/Showcharity/RegisterOfCharities/CharityFramework.aspx?RegisteredCharityNumber=513318&SubsidiaryNumber=0
|accessdateaccess-date= 6 December 2011}}
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<ref name=MalvernGazette19011978>{{cite news
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<ref name=MalvernGazette15022002>{{cite news
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| title=World's finest head for town
| newspaper=Malvern Gazette
| publisher= Newsquest Media Group
| access-date= 10 December 2011}}
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<ref name=MalvernGazette29042011>{{cite news
| date=29 April 2011
| url=http://www.malverngazette.co.uk/news/local/8999192.Bard_is_the_theme_for_May_Day_event/
| title=Bard is the theme for May Day event
| newspaper=Malvern Gazette
| publisher= Newsquest Media Group
| access-date= 11 December 2011}}
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<ref name=WorcesterEveningNews27041978>{{cite news
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[[Category:{{Fringe festivals]] in Europe}}▼
==External links==
*[http://www.malvernfringe.co.uk/ Official Site]
 
[[Category:Theatre festivals in the United Kingdom]]▼
[[Category:Spring festivals]]
[[Category:Malvern, Worcestershire]]
[[Category:Culture in Worcestershire]]
[[Category:RecurringFringe events establishedfestivals in 1977the United Kingdom]]
▲[[Category:Fringe festivals]]
[[Category:Charities based in Worcestershire]]
[[Category:Festivals in Worcestershire]]
[[Category:Music festivals established in 1977]]
▲[[Category:Theatre festivals in the United KingdomEngland]]
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