YEAR ROUND
ACCESS
Access at Fringe! 2024
Support for access needs
If you have any questions about access or specific access needs, email access@fringefilmfest.com and we’ll get back to you as soon as possible. We’ll always do our best to accommodate your needs where we can.
Plain text and large print brochure
Accessible events
Film screenings with descriptive captions:
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Cruising Utopia, Fri 20 September, 21:00 @ Rich Mix (Studio)
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We Are Family, Sat 21 September 14:30 @ Rich Mix (Studio)
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Neirud, Sat 21 September, 17:30 @ Rich Mix (Stage)
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TOPS, Sat 21 September, 18:15 @ Rio Cinema
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Bang!, Sat 21 September 20:00 @ Rich Mix (Studio)
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Glimmers for the Revolution, Sun 22 September, 13:00 @ Rich Mix (Studio)
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Go Fish, Sun 22 September, 18:00 @ Rich Mix (Cinema)
Events with BSL interpretation:
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Shock! Horror! Probe! - Queer horror panel discussion, Fri 20th September, 18:30 @ Rich Mix (Studio)
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Cruising Utopia (Intro and Q&A only), Fri 20 September, 21:00 @ Rich Mix (Studio)
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CLOSETED DESIRES - Poetry open mic, Sat 21st September, 16:00 @ Live Art Development Agency
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TOPS (Intro and Q&A only), Sat 21 September, 18:15 @ Rio Cinema
Events with audio description:
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UNCENSORED PLEASURES - Exhibition, Sat 21st / Sun 22nd, 11:00-16:00 @ Live Art Development Agency - alternatively, you can listen to audio description for UNCENSORED PLEASURES on SoundCloud
Online events
Some films from our programme will be available to view online after the festival. Booking links will be available closer to the time.
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Films that will be available to watch online include:
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This is Ballroom, from 21-28 September: book tickets to watch This Is Ballroom online
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Neirud, from 22-28 September: book tickets to watch Neirud online
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TOPS, from 22-28 September: book tickets to watch TOPS online
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Glimmers for the Revolution, from from 23-28 September
A number of Love Hub workshops will be hosted online, including:
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Digital Connections: Intimacy and Technology, Mon 16 September, 19:00, online
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Online Bondage Session, Tue 17 September, 19:00, online
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Let's Talk About Sex Compulsion, Wed 18 September, 19:00, online
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Queer Parenting for Beginners, Thu 19 September, 19:00, online
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Covid safety
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Covid isn’t over. In solidarity with our higher-risk siblings and to keep each other safe, we’re encouraging visitors to the festival to:
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wear a mask if you can
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do a test before attending the festival, especially if you’ve been in contact with someone who’s been ill
Please do not attend if you have covid, cold or flu symptoms.
Venues
Summaries of access information for each Fringe! 2024 venue, including links to their access pages where available.
Rich Mix
Address: 35-47 Bethnal Green Rd, E1 6LA
Transport: Shoreditch High Street
Rich Mix has:
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step free access to the venue via a permanent ramp
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step free access to all floors, performance spaces and screens
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wheelchair spaces in each cinema screen - contact the venue to book
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four accessible toilets with RADAR locks
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induction loop in the Stage and the Studio
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infrared system in the Studio and cinema screens
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chill out room during the main festival weekend, 20 to 22 September
PA/companion tickets can be booked via the venue with a CEA card.
Read more about accessibility at Rich Mix
Chill out room at Rich Mix
We will have a quieter room with seating and ambient lighting for anyone wanting to take a break in a calm environment. Available at Rich Mix from Friday 20 to Saturday 22 September.
Relaxed screenings at Rich Mix
Film events in the Studio and the Stage areas at Rich Mix will be relaxed screenings. At these screenings it’s OK if you need to:
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arrive late
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move around
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make noise
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leave the screening and come back
Rio Cinema
Address: 107 Kingsland High St, E8 2PB
Transport: Dalston Kingsland, Dalston Junction
Rio Cinema has:
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step free access to the venue
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step free access or lifts to both screens
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wheelchair spaces at each screen - contact the venue to book
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two accessible toilets
PA/companion tickets can be booked via the venue with a CEA card.
Read more about accessibility at Rio Cinema
​Genesis Cinema
Address: 93-95 Mile End Rd, E1 4UJ
Transport: Stepney Green
Genesis Cinema has:
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step free access to the venue and screens 2-5
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access to screen 1 via a stair climber (maximum load 150kg)
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wheelchair spaces at each screen - contact the venue to book
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an accessible toilet
PA/companion tickets can be booked via the venue with a CEA card.
Read more about accessibility at Genesis Cinema
Common Press
Address: 118 Bethnal Green Road, E2 6DG
Transport: Shoreditch High Street
Workshops at Common Press will be happening in the basement, which unfortunately does not have step free access. The upper floor of Common Press has level access and an accessible toilet.
Live Art Development Agency (LADA)
Address: The Garrett Centre, 117A Mansford Street, E2 6LX
Transport: Bethnal Green
Live Art Development Agency has:
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step free access to the venue via a lift
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an accessible toilet
Hackney Community Sauna
Address: The Eastway Baths, 80 Eastway, E9 5JH
Transport: Hackney Wick
Hackney Community Sauna has:
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step free access to the venue via a lift
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an accessible toilet
The saunas themselves are not currently wheelchair accessible.