Bedfringe 2026 Interview: Dungeons & Dragons with Sunjai Arif

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“I took a break from doing a solo festival show last year because I fell out of love with the show I was working on.”

WHO: Sunjai Arif

WHAT: “The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist”

Dragons are alive and well, thriving in our world. They are pillaging every day and must be stopped. Join Sunjai Arif’s band of adventurers to stop the Dragon in an interactive and raucously chaotic comedy show that is not to be missed. Success is essential, failure is likely in the most hilarious fashion.”

WHERE: Quarry Theatre

WHEN: 24 July 2026 @ 21:30 (60mins)

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Is this your first time to Bedfringe?

Yes, this is my first time at the Bedford Fringe. I was looking for friendly festivals to try out a new show format and the Bedford Fringe was recommended to me by several other comedians. After applying the organisers got back to me to say they loved the concept of the show and were keen to host it. I thought “If they like me, I like them” so I booked it in.

What are the big things you’ve learned since 2025 and have you absorbed any of the lessons yet?

I took a break from doing a solo festival show last year because I fell out of love with the show I was working on. I had written a very heavy but importantly, also funny show (there were puppets) about generational family trauma. In the end I felt I was unable to perform the show respectfully enough to my relatives, both living and deceased so I just stopped doing the show (I blame the puppets).

Tell us about your show.

This current show is simply an exercise in pure joy! One of my favourite past times is playing Dungeons and Dragons so I wanted to bring that to stage and get audiences involved. At its heart, the game is about communal story telling, which is something rooted in human biology. We can’t stop telling stories and doing it together in a big group makes it even better. I’m not very good at promoting myself (I am only answering these questions the day before my show in Bedford) but hundreds of audience members this year have told me how much they love the show and they can’t all be wrong.

What should your audience see at Bedfringe after they’ve seen your show?

My show is the last one on Friday night so have a good rest Saturday morning then take your kids to see Max Fulham’s Monkey Business at 3pm. After that, dump the kids (if they’re under 14yrs) to see his other show: Memory foam at 9pm. Don’t go if you’re scared of puppets. I need to leave Bedford after my show but if I was hanging around I would go check out Paul Foot’s show on Saturday at 7.30, I always find his view on the world; whimsical, wonderful and witty.

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