Mathematician-Turned-World-Slam-Champion Harry Baker turns 10,000 days old, celebrating numbers, words and life itself. From winning his school battle-of-the-bands competition with a Jay-Z Maths homage to his prime number poetry TED talk being watched by millions online, Harry’s love of language and logic has got him through literal marathons, seen him rap battle in front of…
This year at Brainchlid we’re exploring endings, and as part of that journey we’re opening up space for an honest conversation about death. What are we afraid of? What is the consequence of societies inability to talk about death? How does engaging with it change the way we live? Brainchild is bringing together artists from…
2018: Jaz muses on freedom – as an actress and otherwise… 1728: Celia runs away to find her own – Sometimes history has to be hunted. Jaz is in her second year at drama school and she is tired of pretending. When she stumbles across a piece of forgotten history her life is changed forever……
We just couldn’t resist having our favourite comedian back to the festival – trust us, you’re going to love her new stuff. Chloe Petts’ “inexhaustibly funny mind” (Diva Magazine) and “compelling presence” (Steve Bennett, Chortle) has established her as one of the most exciting new acts on the circuit. Chloe is an alumna of the…
Our Naked Truths will be hosting a life drawing and conversation session at the festival this year. They create a safe, inclusive space for all persons to create, connect and celebrate universal beauty; typically focusing on female identifying and non-binary persons as models, in sessions that welcome all genders. They encourage their community to explore…
Soft, sensual and fresh from their extended sell-out run of SEX SEX MEN MEN at The Yard Theatre, the one and only Pecs bois are going to be back at on home ground, bringing you some new feels straight from their aching hearts. Get ready for some serious softness and sensitivity this summer. “It’s a…
Eliza is back after popular demand to run another plate painting workshop at the festival and this time it’s BYOP! Come and get creative with your old plates from home or pay a small price for a second-hand plate, and make some beautiful plate nudes to keep. Check out her incredible work online: @elizahopewellplates
For those you who saw HOTTER at the festival last year, you’ve obviously not forgotten the profound elation – remember when we all cried and stormed the stage? Well, Mary Higgins and Ell Potter are back and their developing their next show FITTER. HOTTER is a piece of joyous sweaty verbatim dance theatre based on…
Presented by Trip By Jessica Butcher, with music by Anoushka Lucas, developed with and directed by Jessica Edwards “Fall in love in my early twenties, get married in my late twenties, have at least one child by the time I’m 30. Fuck!” Life is hard to navigate when you’ve got so many questions. Can I…
Levitation Orchestra exists as a platform for musicians of all walks of life to meet and create music collectively, responding to each other’s unique and personal vibrations. The ensemble aims to raise up and support all involved, musician, audience, and future participants through this process of creating music free from market pressures and commercial ambitions.…