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1816: The Year Without A Summer @ Camden Fringe
By Nat Riches & Natasha Atkinson

18:00, Mon 23rd June 2025 at ADC Theatre (Bar)
21:00, Wed 6th – Thu 7th August 2025 at Theatro Technis @ Camden Fringe
19:30, Tue 30th September – Sat 4th October 2025 at Lion & Unicorn Theatre
19:00, Wed 15th – Sat 18th October 2025 at Corpus Playroom
Easter May Week to Michaelmas Week 1

Trapped indoors by torrential rain, legendary writers Byron, Percy and Mary Shelley and their friends, Polidori and Claire, search for inspiration by the gloomy Lake Geneva. But things fall apart the longer they are stuck together... Polidori’s diary is brought to life in the 1816 Year Without a Summer musical.

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Get involved with 1816: The Year Without A Summer @ Camden Fringe:
1816 is looking for a PUBLICITY OFFICER – read more...

We are looking for a publicity officer to bring 1816: The Year Without A Summer to London and Cambridge following our successful 2025 Camden Fringe run. This role would involve running an excellent marketing campaign to sell the show during our professional run in the Lion and Unicorn Theatre in London (30th September - 4th October), in the Corpus Playroom in Week 1 of Michaelmas (15th - 18th October), and potentially beyond as we continue to expand as a production.

    For more details, read the full advert or contact oln23@cam.ac.uk before 30th Sep 2025 23:59.

    1816 is looking for an Assistant Director and Assistant Producer and a Get-In Coordinator – read more...

    We are looking for an AD/AP combined to help us with the London and Cambridge upcoming runs. This is technically a professional AD credit if you join us for the London run as we are a stand-alone company there. The role would include creative direction and assisting Gina in executing a combined creative vision (working with a show that has already premiered but is undergoing changes and needs a fresh eye), as well as assisting with show admin in the run-up to the next Camden run. *** We are also looking for a technician experienced in get-ins, especially lighting and editing a base rig for the requirements of our show. You would be working closely with our lighting designer , Rob Woodland, who is also available to operate during the show.

      For more details, read the full advert or contact 1816musical@gmail.com before 20th Sep 2025 23:59.

      1816 is looking for a new cast member - POLIDORI – read more...

      We are looking for a new Polidori, the protagonist of our musical, for the Cambridge run. Ideally this is someone based in Cambridge as a student as rehearsals will take place in the first two weeks of term. Polidori was hired to be Byron’s travelling doctor, but as time goes on, it becomes clear he is there to tidy up Byron’s messes after him. He is ambitious and wants to advance his writing career, looking to Byron for both guidance and companionship, but is snubbed by him and the others, who view him as nothing more than a nuisance. He feels overlooked and underappreciated, and eventually gives up trying to fight for recognition and instead takes back his power by exposing Byron’s flaws and mistreatment to the world through his novel, The Vampyre.

        For more details, read the full advert or contact 1816musical@gmail.com before 1st Oct 2025 23:59.

        Cast

        Lord Byron –
        John Polidori –
        Mary Shelley –
        Claire Clairmont –
        Percy Shelley –

        Band

        Piano –
        Violin –

        Production Team

        Director –
        Producer –
        Musical Director –
        Costume Designer –
        Lighting Designer –
        Choreographer –
        Publicist –
        Publicity Designer –
        Website Designer –