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Towersey Village Festival 20 hours 52 min ago.
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Spoken Word and Comedy
Towersey has a long history of great storytellers and in recent years this has developed to welcome poetry in the form of workshops and our Resident Festival poet Paul "Shez" Sherreard. Look out for more developents this year as we welcome back "Shez", Poetry workshops, story telling for old and young, Theatre Surprises and who knows what else.
Celebrating 20 years as global journeymen…
The Chipolatas return to Towersey with their newest presentation Gentlemen of the Road..
The Chips are celebrating 20 years this summer, and Towersey was one of their first UK festivals back in 1992…so we are is delighted to be hosting them in their birthday year! Custodians of an ever-evolving tradition, blending the old and the new, the Chipolatas continue to cross cultures and create new genres with their unique and universally-acclaimed shows.
That is The Way To Do It! is a new raucous comedy for outdoor events and street arts festivals. A life sized and alternative version of the much loved Victorian seaside entertainment; Punch and Judy return as a vehicle for hilarious satire in our anxious, credit crunched world.
Jason joins us on Saturday for his Poetry with the giggle factor and on Sunday for his very special Mime and Street Theatre Show
Poetry with the giggle factor - Saturday
Jason Maverick unzips his mouth after 20 years of performing his mime act around the world ..
Come and listen to comedy gems such as 'Facebook Addict' and '15 uses for a bald head'. His book 'Comic Verse for Men and Curious Women' has
5* ratings on Amazon. Giggling allowed.
Heralded as the new phenomenon to hit the world of entertainment ‘JuNk’ are 4 guys who collectively feature four elements of performing arts. Hilarious dance routines, harmonized singing, acting and immensely talented percussion are all in the repertoire that go to make up this action packed, totally interactive show.
Bins, bottles, brushes, drain pipes….. all get a makeover as these truly innovative guys will entertain, amaze and have you in stitches as they take you on a journey through their world of ‘JuNk’.
‘joyous … great wit’ (4 star) Songlines
A scintillating show of poems, music, comedy & improv - like nothing you’ve ever seen before! As featured on The South Bank Show, Loose Ends, Late Junction, The Mike Harding Show, BBC Proms Plus… . Here be tales of family, longing, love & long histories. Told by an Orchestra, ring-mastered by composer Luke Carver Goss and whirlingly dervished by Bard of Barnsley and English National Opera poet-in-residence Ian McMillan.
The Armagh Rhymers are one of Northern Ireland’s most celebrated folk theatre ensembles. They have delighted audiences all over the world with their unique blend of music, drama, song and dance.
The masked tradition of 'mumming' in Ulster dates back 2500 years.
She is luminous on stage - Nell Phoenix, Storynight
Shimmering...pure atmosphere – Elizabeth Mahoney, The Guardian
Unique, contemporary storytelling voice Debs Newbold is a performer, researcher and writer of stories, with a growing national reputation.
"Shez" is poet in residence at Guys and St Thomas’ Hospital in Lambeth and works for Keats House Museum in Hampstead where he runs a programme of writing and performance workshops for all members of the community.