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After changing the Isle of Wight’s political landscape forever with his campaign for Island independence in 2021, Joe Plumb is back at Ventnor Fringe with a brand new show! From childhood memories growing up on the sunny Isle of Wight to his quest to become a local celebrity, join Joe Plumb in his hilarious campaign to be as famous as the Weather Wizard at Blackgang Chine!

Ventnor Fringe Audience Choice Award Winner 2021.

Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd July 2022 – 7pm  
Tickets £12.00, Under 25 £8, Group of 4 £40, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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‘M U S I C’ is a show about art, gods and obsession. Mostly, though, it’s about the music.

Jacob Larrick is a young AI programmer for Stripify – the world’s most popular music streaming service, and pines for the artists of the 60’s and 70’s, those pioneers who live on as sparkling deities in the public imagination. When, he wonders, will we see their like again?

So, when a chance encounter with a disgraced – but brilliant – geneticist leads to an unexpected opportunity, he takes his chance. He creates his very own, original Stripify ‘recommended artist’: with the imagination of Bowie; the charisma of Brown; the acerbic wit of Lennon. This artist has it all, and as he skyrockets through the charts, he takes a delighted Jacob along for a ride.

That is, until certain other, less appealing personality traits begin to show themselves…

‘M U S I C’ is the second sketch-gig-theatre collaboration from HangDog, the all-singing and never-dancing lovechild of the maniac clown Jacob Lovick and Chester’s longest-haired songwriter Jack Toop, who brought their debut show ‘L O V E’ to Ventnor Fringe in 2021 to great acclaim.

“The sort of show that makes you excited about the Fringe again.” – Broadway Baby ★★★★★

★★★★★ – Mumble Comedy

★★★★★ – EdFringeReview

Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th July 2022 – 8.30pm – 9.30pm 
Tickets £10, Under 25 £8, Group of 4 £30, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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After changing the Isle of Wight’s political landscape forever with his campaign for Island independence in 2021, Joe Plumb is back at Ventnor Fringe with a brand new show! From childhood memories growing up on the sunny Isle of Wight to his quest to become a local celebrity, join Joe Plumb in his hilarious campaign to be as famous as the Weather Wizard at Blackgang Chine!

Ventnor Fringe Audience Choice Award Winner 2021.

Friday 22nd & Saturday 23rd July 2022 – 7pm  
Tickets £12.00, Under 25 £8, Group of 4 £40, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

16+

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‘M U S I C’ is a show about art, gods and obsession. Mostly, though, it’s about the music.

Jacob Larrick is a young AI programmer for Stripify – the world’s most popular music streaming service, and pines for the artists of the 60’s and 70’s, those pioneers who live on as sparkling deities in the public imagination. When, he wonders, will we see their like again?

So, when a chance encounter with a disgraced – but brilliant – geneticist leads to an unexpected opportunity, he takes his chance. He creates his very own, original Stripify ‘recommended artist’: with the imagination of Bowie; the charisma of Brown; the acerbic wit of Lennon. This artist has it all, and as he skyrockets through the charts, he takes a delighted Jacob along for a ride.

That is, until certain other, less appealing personality traits begin to show themselves…

‘M U S I C’ is the second sketch-gig-theatre collaboration from HangDog, the all-singing and never-dancing lovechild of the maniac clown Jacob Lovick and Chester’s longest-haired songwriter Jack Toop, who brought their debut show ‘L O V E’ to Ventnor Fringe in 2021 to great acclaim.

“The sort of show that makes you excited about the Fringe again.” – Broadway Baby ★★★★★

★★★★★ – Mumble Comedy

★★★★★ – EdFringeReview

Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th July 2022 – 8.30pm – 9.30pm 
Tickets £10, Under 25 £8, Group of 4 £30, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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Quantum Theatre are back with an enchanting new adaptation of two of Beatrix Potter’s best-loved Tales, The Tales of Peter Rabbit and Benjamin Bunny.

Peter and his naughty cousin Benjamin know very well that they are not to go into Mr McGregor’s garden, but they cannot resist and soon they find themselves in all sorts of scrapes, caught In a net, trapped by a snarling cat and face to face with Mr McGregor himself!

How will they ever escape? Can Old Mr Bunny come to the rescue in time? And whatever will Mr McGregor make of all those footprints in the flower beds?

Michael Whitmore’s charming adaptation will have you spellbound so why not grab the kids, a blanket and a picnic and join Peter and Benjamin on their hair-raising adventures – a magical afternoon of fun for all the family.

Sunday 24th July 2022 – 2.30pm  
Tickets £15, Under 25 £10, Family of 4 £45, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

Ventnor Botanic Garden Top Lawn

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‘M U S I C’ is a show about art, gods and obsession. Mostly, though, it’s about the music.

Jacob Larrick is a young AI programmer for Stripify – the world’s most popular music streaming service, and pines for the artists of the 60’s and 70’s, those pioneers who live on as sparkling deities in the public imagination. When, he wonders, will we see their like again?

So, when a chance encounter with a disgraced – but brilliant – geneticist leads to an unexpected opportunity, he takes his chance. He creates his very own, original Stripify ‘recommended artist’: with the imagination of Bowie; the charisma of Brown; the acerbic wit of Lennon. This artist has it all, and as he skyrockets through the charts, he takes a delighted Jacob along for a ride.

That is, until certain other, less appealing personality traits begin to show themselves…

‘M U S I C’ is the second sketch-gig-theatre collaboration from HangDog, the all-singing and never-dancing lovechild of the maniac clown Jacob Lovick and Chester’s longest-haired songwriter Jack Toop, who brought their debut show ‘L O V E’ to Ventnor Fringe in 2021 to great acclaim.

“The sort of show that makes you excited about the Fringe again.” – Broadway Baby ★★★★★

★★★★★ – Mumble Comedy

★★★★★ – EdFringeReview

Friday 22nd, Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th July 2022 – 8.30pm – 9.30pm 
Tickets £10, Under 25 £8, Group of 4 £30, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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Quite simply, the most enjoyable family experience you can have in a tent. Let’s Circus return to Ventnor after taking a silver medal in the 2021 People’s Choice Award and a sell out run of shows last fringe. With a brand new international production, you can prepare to be amazed and amused!

The Good Times show is 60 minutes of skills, comedy and family-together fun!

Expect acrobatics, juggling, comedy, aerial and a giant red balloon. The magic of circus is seeing ordinary people do extraordinary things. The magic of the Magpie Big Top brings this in an up-close and personable experience.

Genuine belly laughs
Authentic WOW moments
All for you!

Wednesday 27th – Friday 29th July 2022 – 3pm & 7pm 
Tickets £18.00, Under 25 £15, Group of 4 £60, Group of 6 £80, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1 on Wed 27th at 3pm only

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An irresistibly colourful, loud and fun show for all the family by Lost in Translation, one of the UK’s leading contemporary circus companies and Guinness World Record holders. With thrillingly spectacular circus skills, physical comedy, theatrical storytelling and slapstick, Hotel Paradiso sees the staff family tackle the scheming banker as he tries to possess the Hotel Paradiso. Full of hijinks and impeccable clowning, Lost in Translation will treat audiences to heart-stopping aerial, stunning floor acrobatics and extraordinary juggling.

Wednesday 27th & Thursday 28th July 2022 – 2pm & 7pm 
Tickets £20.00, Under 25 £15, Group of 4 £70, Group of 6 £90, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1 for Wed 27th 7pm show only

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7pm SOLD OUT

Quite simply, the most enjoyable family experience you can have in a tent. Let’s Circus return to Ventnor after taking a silver medal in the 2021 People’s Choice Award and a sell out run of shows last fringe. With a brand new international production, you can prepare to be amazed and amused!

The Good Times show is 60 minutes of skills, comedy and family-together fun!

Expect acrobatics, juggling, comedy, aerial and a giant red balloon. The magic of circus is seeing ordinary people do extraordinary things. The magic of the Magpie Big Top brings this in an up-close and personable experience.

Genuine belly laughs
Authentic WOW moments
All for you!

Wednesday 27th – Friday 29th July 2022 – 3pm & 7pm 
Tickets £18.00, Under 25 £15, Group of 4 £60, Group of 6 £80, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1 on Wed 27th at 3pm only

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An irresistibly colourful, loud and fun show for all the family by Lost in Translation, one of the UK’s leading contemporary circus companies and Guinness World Record holders. With thrillingly spectacular circus skills, physical comedy, theatrical storytelling and slapstick, Hotel Paradiso sees the staff family tackle the scheming banker as he tries to possess the Hotel Paradiso. Full of hijinks and impeccable clowning, Lost in Translation will treat audiences to heart-stopping aerial, stunning floor acrobatics and extraordinary juggling.

Wednesday 27th & Thursday 28th July 2022 – 2pm & 7pm 
Tickets £20.00, Under 25 £15, Group of 4 £70, Group of 6 £90, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1 for Wed 27th 7pm show only

All Ages

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Quite simply, the most enjoyable family experience you can have in a tent. Let’s Circus return to Ventnor after taking a silver medal in the 2021 People’s Choice Award and a sell out run of shows last fringe. With a brand new international production, you can prepare to be amazed and amused!

The Good Times show is 60 minutes of skills, comedy and family-together fun!

Expect acrobatics, juggling, comedy, aerial and a giant red balloon. The magic of circus is seeing ordinary people do extraordinary things. The magic of the Magpie Big Top brings this in an up-close and personable experience.

Genuine belly laughs
Authentic WOW moments
All for you!

Wednesday 27th – Friday 29th July 2022 – 3pm & 7pm 
Tickets £18.00, Under 25 £15, Group of 4 £60, Group of 6 £80, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1 on Wed 27th at 3pm only

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Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.

“Shakespeare from the hip. Ingenious and very funny.”
Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor

“Simply sublime, side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy worthy of the Bard himself.”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“It’s intelligent, it’s funny, it’s all of the adjectives for brilliant.”
★★★★★ Pocket Size Theatre

Friday 29th – Sunday 31st July 2022 – 3pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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From the company behind Ventnor Fringe 2019’s ★★★★★ The Trial (“captivating”, DIVA Magazine) and ★★★★★ Busu & The Damask Drum (“extravagant and visual”, The Wee Review), Utter Mess! features the critically acclaimed Inês Sampaio and Etsuko Shirasaka, in a show that mixes theatre, live music, clowing and magic. In search for meaning and connection, a company of artists end up in Tokyo’s Museum of Lost Things, a curious place where nothing is remembered forever.

Their new reality is chaotic and they are now in a place of magic – where the magic always goes wrong. Frankly, it’s an utter mess. Exploring what we remember and what we forget – Utter Mess! is about how we connect with others and ourselves. Embrace the chaos with StoneCrabs’ new magical, thought-provoking, funny and blissful theatrical journey.

Disclaimer: this performance doesn’t provide any medical advice, nor the meaning of life.

Common side effects: rise of energy, strong thoughts, bliss and laughter.

Friday 29th & Saturday 30th July 2022 – 8.30pm – 9.30pm   
Tickets £15,  Under 25 £5, Family of 4 £25, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.

“Shakespeare from the hip. Ingenious and very funny.”
Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor

“Simply sublime, side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy worthy of the Bard himself.”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“It’s intelligent, it’s funny, it’s all of the adjectives for brilliant.”
★★★★★ Pocket Size Theatre

Friday 29th – Sunday 31st July 2022 – 3pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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The Hippie Shakes is a new piece of gig theatre by award-winning playwright and director Frankie Regalia. It is a distinctly female journey of motherhood, survival, extreme poverty, bereavement, and inter-generational cycles of abuse. Inspired by a true story, The Hippie Shakes follows the fiery and funny Chickie as she struggles with her responsibilities as a mother, her cheating husband, and her desire for freedom. As her husband drags the family into the world of drug smuggling, the United States is going through historic changes. This play is steeped in the music of the era, featuring the sounds of Bob Dylan, Sonny & Cher, Santana, Janis Joplin, and more. The combination of live music, storytelling, and dark humor creates an intimate and memorable theatre experience.

This production is supported by Creative Scotland and the Bloomsbury Festival. This play is being produced by Sweaty Palms Productions. Sweaty Palms Productions was founded in 2017 and is comprised of a collective of international artists – Kalyl Kadri, Frankie Regalia, Ryan Lester, Sari Shrayteh & Helen Potter. It is an artistically cooperative company that is dedicated to bridging the connection between live performance & social change, attaching activism to all work. We are particularly focused on making a more accessible theatre industry through skill sharing, free workshops, and collaborative artistic practices. Our previous work includes Stoned, Stupid, & Stuck by Frankie Regalia and The Price of Iron adapted by the company, based on Bertolt Brecht.

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st July 2022 – 7pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Group of 8 or more £10 per person Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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From the company behind Ventnor Fringe 2019’s ★★★★★ The Trial (“captivating”, DIVA Magazine) and ★★★★★ Busu & The Damask Drum (“extravagant and visual”, The Wee Review), Utter Mess! features the critically acclaimed Inês Sampaio and Etsuko Shirasaka, in a show that mixes theatre, live music, clowing and magic. In search for meaning and connection, a company of artists end up in Tokyo’s Museum of Lost Things, a curious place where nothing is remembered forever.

Their new reality is chaotic and they are now in a place of magic – where the magic always goes wrong. Frankly, it’s an utter mess. Exploring what we remember and what we forget – Utter Mess! is about how we connect with others and ourselves. Embrace the chaos with StoneCrabs’ new magical, thought-provoking, funny and blissful theatrical journey.

Disclaimer: this performance doesn’t provide any medical advice, nor the meaning of life.

Common side effects: rise of energy, strong thoughts, bliss and laughter.

Friday 29th & Saturday 30th July 2022 – 8.30pm – 9.30pm   
Tickets £15,  Under 25 £5, Family of 4 £25, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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“You’ve got to fight him some time or other you know, ’cos he’s St George and you’re the dragon…”

When a boy finds a dragon up on the Downs he’s not in the least surprised. He’s always known the cave there was a dragon cave, so it seems only right for a dragon to be living in it. But this particular dragon is not a bit like the ones in fairy tales – this one writes poetry and doesn’t like fighting!

However, it’s common knowledge that when there’s a dragon you call for St George and, with a dragon in the neighbourhood, the towns folk are expecting a fight. Can the boy come up with a clever plan to save his friend and convince the townsfolk to accept him….?

Find out in Quantum Theatre’s enchanting adaptation of Kenneth Grahame’s, The Reluctant Dragon – a touching, sweet and funny tale of bravery, friendship and derring-do for all the family.

Sunday 31st July 2022 – 3pm – 5pm  
Tickets £15, Under 25 £10, Family of 4 £45, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

Ventnor Botanic Garden Top Lawn

Family Friendly 

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Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.

“Shakespeare from the hip. Ingenious and very funny.”
Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor

“Simply sublime, side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy worthy of the Bard himself.”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“It’s intelligent, it’s funny, it’s all of the adjectives for brilliant.”
★★★★★ Pocket Size Theatre

Friday 29th – Sunday 31st July 2022 – 3pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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You place your order and sit down in one of the cubicles. The girl you’ve ordered comes over, delivers the coffee and then ducks under the table to get to business.’

Three blokes decide to do an epic grand tour of Europe to sample all the forbidden and exploited delights that the continent has to offer.

Performed entirely by women, The Geneva Convention of Human F**ks follows Liam, Peter and Michael on their travels as they revise what they think is right and wrong, challenge their friendship to breaking point and question their relationship as men to women.

Sunday 31st July 2022 – 6pm   
Tickets £15, Under 25 £10, Mates Rates Group of £25, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

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“If we shadows have offended,
Think but this, and all is mended…
That you have but slumbered here
While these visions did appear…”

Quantum Theatre presents a brand new production of Shakespeare’s most enduringly popular play of love and intrigue, magic and celebration set on that most dangerous of nights when fairies are abroad and nothing is as it seems…

With a quarrel raging between Oberon, King of the fairies and his Queen, Titania four young lovers become entangled in their magical affray and soon no mortals are safe in those bewitched and bewitching woods outside Athens.

This delightful new production presents a flight of magical fancy where real life is unexpectedly entangled with the supernatural, where willow-the-wisp fairies, unsuspecting artisans and ardent young lovers are woven together by the finest gossamer thread:

“I have had a dream, past the wit of man to say what dream it was…”

Sunday 31st July 2022 – 7pm 
Tickets £15, Under 25 £10, Family of 4 £45, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

Ventnor Botanic Garden Top Lawn

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The Hippie Shakes is a new piece of gig theatre by award-winning playwright and director Frankie Regalia. It is a distinctly female journey of motherhood, survival, extreme poverty, bereavement, and inter-generational cycles of abuse. Inspired by a true story, The Hippie Shakes follows the fiery and funny Chickie as she struggles with her responsibilities as a mother, her cheating husband, and her desire for freedom. As her husband drags the family into the world of drug smuggling, the United States is going through historic changes. This play is steeped in the music of the era, featuring the sounds of Bob Dylan, Sonny & Cher, Santana, Janis Joplin, and more. The combination of live music, storytelling, and dark humor creates an intimate and memorable theatre experience.

This production is supported by Creative Scotland and the Bloomsbury Festival. This play is being produced by Sweaty Palms Productions. Sweaty Palms Productions was founded in 2017 and is comprised of a collective of international artists – Kalyl Kadri, Frankie Regalia, Ryan Lester, Sari Shrayteh & Helen Potter. It is an artistically cooperative company that is dedicated to bridging the connection between live performance & social change, attaching activism to all work. We are particularly focused on making a more accessible theatre industry through skill sharing, free workshops, and collaborative artistic practices. Our previous work includes Stoned, Stupid, & Stuck by Frankie Regalia and The Price of Iron adapted by the company, based on Bertolt Brecht.

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st July 2022 – 7pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Group of 8 or more £10 per person Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

16+ 

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Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.

“Shakespeare from the hip. Ingenious and very funny.”
Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor

“Simply sublime, side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy worthy of the Bard himself.”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“It’s intelligent, it’s funny, it’s all of the adjectives for brilliant.”
★★★★★ Pocket Size Theatre

Friday 29th – Sunday 31st July 2022 – 3pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

All Ages 

Book Tickets

Sad that Shakespeare hasn’t written anything new for over 400 years? Well, hold onto your doublets, ruffs and trunk hose. The Bard is back! With story and verse improvised in the moment, enjoy a riotous new Shakespeare play every time – performed by Impromptu Shakespeare’s whip smart cast.

“Shakespeare from the hip. Ingenious and very funny.”
Will Gompertz, BBC Arts Editor

“Simply sublime, side-splittingly hilarious improvised comedy worthy of the Bard himself.”
★★★★★ Broadway Baby

“It’s intelligent, it’s funny, it’s all of the adjectives for brilliant.”
★★★★★ Pocket Size Theatre

Friday 29th – Sunday 31st July 2022 – 3pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

All Ages 

Book Tickets

The Hippie Shakes is a new piece of gig theatre by award-winning playwright and director Frankie Regalia. It is a distinctly female journey of motherhood, survival, extreme poverty, bereavement, and inter-generational cycles of abuse. Inspired by a true story, The Hippie Shakes follows the fiery and funny Chickie as she struggles with her responsibilities as a mother, her cheating husband, and her desire for freedom. As her husband drags the family into the world of drug smuggling, the United States is going through historic changes. This play is steeped in the music of the era, featuring the sounds of Bob Dylan, Sonny & Cher, Santana, Janis Joplin, and more. The combination of live music, storytelling, and dark humor creates an intimate and memorable theatre experience.

This production is supported by Creative Scotland and the Bloomsbury Festival. This play is being produced by Sweaty Palms Productions. Sweaty Palms Productions was founded in 2017 and is comprised of a collective of international artists – Kalyl Kadri, Frankie Regalia, Ryan Lester, Sari Shrayteh & Helen Potter. It is an artistically cooperative company that is dedicated to bridging the connection between live performance & social change, attaching activism to all work. We are particularly focused on making a more accessible theatre industry through skill sharing, free workshops, and collaborative artistic practices. Our previous work includes Stoned, Stupid, & Stuck by Frankie Regalia and The Price of Iron adapted by the company, based on Bertolt Brecht.

Saturday 30th & Sunday 31st July 2022 – 7pm
Tickets £15.00, Under 25 £12, Group of 8 or more £10 per person Culture / Unlimited Pass 2for1

16+ 

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