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<div>In August 2026, Kate Bromage and Veronica Montalbetti are finally ticking off a major item from our bucket lists: taking our original writing to the Edinburgh Fringe in the form of two productions, Book Club and A Long Story Short.
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<div>For the past ten years, we’ve both been writing and creating theatre in our local community, all the while quietly dreaming of the day we’d take our own work to Edinburgh. This year, we finally gave each other the push we needed. With a company of extremely talented friends, we’re taking the leap and heading to the Fringe in August 2026. It’s finally happening!
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<div>One of the most common questions people ask is: “How do you actually get to perform at Edinburgh?” The honest answer is, alongside a good show and a dedicated team, you need money, and quite a lot of it. Unfortunately, neither of us is Phoebe Waller-Bridge… yet. Everyone involved in these productions, including ourselves, is doing this purely for the love of theatre. We are all unpaid, giving our time freely for writing, directing, rehearsing and performing. On top of that, we are completely self-funding this entire project.
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<div>That’s where you come in.
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<div>We are raising funds to cover the essential costs of taking these shows to Edinburgh, including:
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<li>Registration Fee
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<li>Venue hire
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<li>Marketing and publicity
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<li>Insurance
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<li>Props and production costs
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<div>Every pound raised goes directly towards making this dream possible.
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<div>How can you support us?
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<li>Donate to this page — truly, every little helps
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<li>Come along to our London previews:
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<li><a href="https://www.newstagers.co.uk/long-story-short" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A Long Story Short</a> - 28th July at the <a href="https://www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/whats-on.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bread &amp; Roses Theatre</a>
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<li><a href="https://www.newstagers.co.uk/book-club" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Book Club</a> -  25th July at the <a href="https://www.breadandrosestheatre.co.uk/whats-on.html" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Bread &amp; Roses Theatre</a>
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<li>Join us at upcoming fundraising socials throughout the year (to be annouced)
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<li>And Follow us on social media for updates, behind-the-scenes and news: @book_club_the_play and @longstoryshort_play.
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<div>Thank you so much for supporting us, whether financially, by coming to a show, or simply by sharing this page. It genuinely means the world to us and helps turn a long held dream into reality.
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<div>Many Thanks,
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<div>Kat, Veronica &amp; the cast and crew
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Kate Pooley

Alice Collins

Jonathan Branfield

Fiona Makujina

Anonymous

Alexandra Mc Donnell Kozuh

Sara Curnock Cook

Julia Coleman

Danielle Davies

Francis Wong

Luis Camano

Edward Davidson

Noelle Hegarty

Olivia Bazell

Sophie Ellis

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