Beverley Puppet Festival 2008 - Free Outdoor events
Performances: click on the tabs above to see details of shows and tickets for Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Tickets and Venues, and Artists.
Exact timings and Locations are subject to change
Any changes will be posted on the board outside the King's Head, Saturday Market.
In the case of bad weather street acts may be relocated to the Friary.
Street acts are free but donations are gratefully received to help the festival break even.
Theatre for one Lempen Puppet Theatre (Skipton)
Toll Gavel / Butcher Row Saturday 10.30-11.30am, 12-1pm & 4-5pm
Age: Age 8+
Free
Duration:
3 - 4 minutes
Any changes will be posted on the board outside the King's Head, Saturday Market.
In the case of bad weather street acts may be relocated to the Friary.
Back by popular demand! Both performances are always performed to only one person. A most exclusive theatre experience!
Dan's Baby : An in-utero private view of Europe's first pregnant man. Watch the cute but rather strange baby as it moves around in the belly.
Riverbed Dive: Enjoy a calming journey amidst a busy town centre. Dive to the riverbed without getting wet and find out who lives there... www.lempen.co.uk
Gorillas Creature Feature (Holmfirth, W.Yorks)
Town Centre Saturday 11.30am, 1.30pm & 3.30pm
Age: All ages
Free
Duration: 20mins
Meet the startlingly realistic Gorillas, loose in Beverley once again by popular demand! Learn about the plight of this highly endangered species from their explorer; be groomed by these playful primates and rid yourself of all your fleas and head lice! Even the busiest passers-by will be stopped in their tracks! www.creaturefeature.biz
Dr.Scythe Puppetcraft (Totnes, Devon)
Toll Gavel Saturday 11am, 12.30pm & 4.30pm & Friary Marquee 7pm
Age: 3+
Free
Duration: 20mins
Dr Slythe's scintillating street magic and wind-up circus will amaze, baffle and entertain. Rabbits will be pulled from top hats, mechanical birds will dance, tin-can monkeys will do acrobatics, and watch out for the tiger! www.puppetcraft.co.uk
Professor Robanti's Punch & Judy World Tony Clarke (Bradford)
Market Cross Saturday 12.00pm, 2.00pm & 4.00pm
Age: All ages
Free
Duration: 20mins
Tony Clarke (Prof. Robanti) is one of the leading globe-trotting exponents of this traditional form of puppetry. With his fast paced traditional show tailored to entertain the whole family, he has performed all over the UK and the world from Hull to China, allowing a much wider audience to enjoy the antics of our very own Mr Punch. Now is your chance to catch-up with Mr Punch in your own back yard and see why he is still going strong after 346 years. www.robanti.co.uk
Robin Hood No Strings (Edwinstowe, Nottinghamshire)
Friary Marquee Sunday 11am, Toll Gavel 2pm & 3.30pm
Age: All ages
Free
Duration: 30mins
Wearing his distinctive portable puppet booth, Alan from No Strings unfolds his lively version of one of the earliest Robin Hood ballads, in which Robin is betrayed by a wicked monk. The ambush, a fight, Robin's capture and, of course, his eventual escape, all take place before your very eyes. This show has delighted family audiences for almost as long as The Mousetrap
Side Show Buzz The Wright Stuff (Huddersfield)
Burton's Corner Sunday 1.30pm, 3pm & 4pm
Age: All ages
Free
Duration: 30mins
The game show host on wheels is back... From Billy Elliot and Dragons Den to the streets of Beverley...a sparkling street corner vignette from The Wright Stuff. www.thewrightstuff.co.uk
Punch & Judy Richard Coombs (Lichfield, Staffordshire)
Friary Marquee, Sunday 11.30am, 2.30pm & 5.00pm
Age: All ages
Free
Duration: 30mins
Combining time- loved and traditional with topical and entertaining... A fast paced and witty show with slapstick knockabout, but also a variety of visual humour and gags for all age groups. All the favourite characters are there, from Old Red-Nosed Mr.Punch himself to Judy, the crying Baby, the Crocodile and the sausages, the Policeman, Joey the Clown and the Devil. But there are also Ghosts, Monsters, Punchs' Horse, the Doctor, the Beadle, a Bishop, the Sausage-Machine, Mr.'Long-Neck', Toby the Dog, Samuel Pepys, Jack Ketch, topical Politicians, Plate-Spinners, the Boxing Match, a four piece Marching Band and even Joeys' own miniature Punch and Judy Show all waiting in the wings ...which will pop up in the performance you see? www.richardcoombs.co.uk
Dangerous Dave Noisy Oyster (Frome, Somerset)
Friary Marquee, Sunday 7pm
Age: All ages
Free
Duration: 45mins
Dangerous Dave and his ridiculous sidekick 'Herbert Lemon' present some of the most mind bendingly silly stunts ever performed... ever!! Marvel as this miniature superhero fights his way out of a wet paper bag.... climbs the slippery pole of peril ....to plunge into a domestic food processor.... escapes from the pickled egg jar of DOOM.... and becomes the fearless inhuman Cannon Ball! But who has what it takes to play ..... Pop the puppet!! Performed in an inimitable street theatre style, come and see Dangerous Dave at your own peril!! www.noisyoyster.co.uk
FREE PUPPET-MAKING WORKSHOPS
Come and try your hand at making a puppet at one of our drop-in workshops, with Lotti Venables in the Friary Marquee (Saturday 10am-12pm & 2pm -4pm) or the Friary Common Room (Sunday 11am-1pm & 2pm-4pm).
FESTIVAL PARTY SATURDAY & SUNDAY NIGHTS 6-8pm
In the Friary Garden, Bar and Food availableCome and join in the festive spirit, at our festival party in the Friary Marquee. Impromptu puppetry acts may be invited to perform, along with one of the professional street companies at 7pm (Puppetcraft on Saturday with Dr.Slythe, and Noisy Oyster on Sunday with Dangerous Dave). A prize draw (Sat & Sun) will also take place at this party.