It's the final week of the Camden Fringe. Time goes so quickly, doesn't it? If you're sick to the back teeth of hearing about Edinburgh, get your own feel for a fringe right here. We've picked out a few highlights that we either know good things about or just like the look of — that's the best way to do a fringe, after all.
Comedy
NATHAN WILLCOCK: This debut comedy show is all about love and politics and being a bit rubbish at both. 24-25 August, 3.30pm, Camden Head, £5
SAM FLETCHER: Sam's debut show was nominated for Best Newcomer at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2012; he's got some new material to try out on you now. 26-29 August, 7.45pm, Aces and Eights, £5/£7
NAOMI COOPER-DAVIS: You might have seen her on Peep Show or Pete vs Life, but this work in progress show is made of characters all Naomi's own. 28-30 August, 10.30pm, Hen and Chickens, £8/£6
HEY HEY 16K: A two man musical featuring ZX Spectrums, Ada Lovelace, beer and Dad jokes? We're in. 28-29 August, 6.30pm, Camden Head, £5
IMPROV DEATHMATCH: Kind of what it sounds like, really. Two teams go head to head to tickle your funnybones with made up on the spot jokes. 28-29 August, 10.15pm, Aces and Eights, £5
Theatre
SANDMAN: Based on gothic classic The Sandman by ETA Hoffman, a student falls in love with a woman who isn't all she seems, and is also visited by a mysterious and dreaded figure from his past. 24-27 August, 10pm, Etcetera Theatre, £9/£7
TAMBURLAINE THE GREAT: Marlowe's play has plenty of death and lust for power, and is in the hands of a company that's no stranger to staging the classics. 25-29 August, 7.45pm, Tristan Bates Theatre, £10-£15
DECIDE-A-QUEST: Everyone loved those choose your own adventure games, right? Do it live with a bunch of other people; it'll be much more fun. 25-26 and 28-29 August, 7.30pm, Canal Cafe Theatre, £8/£6
LONDON CALLING: With a title like that, how can we resist? An hour of new, capital-centric stories from Lost City Writers, taking in Buckingham Palace, rickshaw drivers and talking buildings. 26-30 August, 7.30pm, Hen and Chickens, £9.50
THE TEMPEST: More classical theatre, this time an all-female version of Shakespeare's The Tempest. We'll be fascinated to see how they do the shipwreck scene in the tiny Etcetera Theatre, 28-30 August, 6pm, Etcetera Theatre, £8/£7
ROBIN ASKWITH/FENELLA FIELDING: Two nights each (maybe make a double bill of it on Saturday) with two British TV and film legends, both at Upstairs at the Gatehouse. See Robin Askwith 28-29 August, 9.15pm, £12/£10 and Fenella Fielding 29-30 August, various times, £12/£10
