A BRAND NEW FRINGE FESTIVAL FOR THE UK!

You've all heard of the phenomenally successful Edinburgh and Brighton fringe festivals which take place every year to ever-increasing audiences offering an eclectic mix of theatre, music, cabaret, stand-up comedy and other "non-mainstream" performing arts - well now an exciting new fringe festival is about to launch in the beautiful Surrey town of Guildford! 

Initially the brainchild of award-nominated Musical Director Niall Bailey and Musical Theatre star Nick Wyschna, the Guildford Fringe Festival has now been taken under Nick's wing and is up-and-running from the 1st July, promising a whole month of eclectic entertainment!

" Taking inspiration from the Edinburgh Festival, the Guildford Fringe Festival is a celebration of the art. It takes place between 1st and 28th July 2013, on a small scale for its first year with all the events taking place at the Star Inn on Quarry Street in the centre of Guildford.

The Festival will include theatre, cabarets, stand-up, quiz nights, comedy speakers, jazz, debates and musical theatre produced by some of the most up and coming companies around." 

To book tickets for any of the Guildford Fringe Festival events and shows follow this LINK.

Check out the Guildford Fringe Festival website HERE.

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KNITTING, A PENGUIN AND A SLICE OF CAKE...

Knitting, a penguin and a slice of cake...battenberg to be precise! It all sounds very bizarre and intriguing but these are just a few of the elements that come together to form the heart-warming and hilarious play Me, As A Penguin by Tom Wells. The Guildford Fringe Theatre Company are presenting a brilliant comedy all this week at The Star Inn, Guildford every night from 7:30pm as directed by Tim Astley and starring Guy Adams, Molly Roberts, James Beedham and Simon Victor. 

Last night was press night and the buzz has been fantastic on Twitter and Facebook. There are tickets available for the rest of the week so why not pop along, have a drink and meet the cast? If you take your knitting with you, you also get a free slice of battenberg cake! It sounds very intriguing but apparently all will be revealed at the performance...so bring your knitting and come along!

The doors open at 6:30pm, the show starts at 7:30 and the running time is approximately one hour and ten minutes. 

Tickets, priced at £12.50 (£10 for concessions) are now on sale. Click here to book online.  

Alternatively, you can call 01483 444334 or buy them in person at Guildford Tourist Information Centre on the High Street!

And finally you can always buy tickets on the door at the venue from 6:30pm but it's cash only!

Me, As A Penguin is only playing until Saturday 8th December so make sure you see it now while you can! You can find more details about the play over on the Guildford Fringe website. The Happy Zone crew will be there on Friday evening so we may see some of you then! 

Click here to buy your tickets online!

The Star Inn is on Quarry Street, just off the High Street (on the right just before the cobbled/pedestrianised section starts).  See the map below.

Brand New FUNNY FRIDAY!!!

Here's a brand new cartoon to cheer you up and bring a smile to your face! Well, it made us laugh anyways! If you'd like to share what makes you laugh, then please get in touch or follow us on Facebook!



FRIDAY FUNNY !!!!

Well, it's Friday once again and today we've decided to share a funny video that never fails to make us laugh. So sit back and enjoy French & Saunders' interpretation of musical icon Cher!

Feel free to comment and let us know what makes you laugh!