The Theatre on the Downs—new festival

Published: 11 July 2021
Reporter: Sandra Giorgetti

Winners
Pop up venue, The Mix, designed by Studio Three Sixty Credit: Simon Kennedy
FullRogue's Wild Swimming Credit: Chelsey Cliff

Bristol-based The Wardrobe Ensemble is marking its 10th anniversary with a two-month festival in late summer.

Theatre, circus, poetry, family shows will be housed in a new pop-up venue and South West artists are encouraged to get in touch with suitable work to be included in the programme which so far includes:

  • the world première of The Wardrobe Ensemble’s fantastical look at capitalism, Winners
  • FullRogue's Wild Swimming
  • The Star Seekers, a show for children
  • Wilderbeast's Beach Baby, a show for tinies
  • Beauty & The Beast by Living Spit
  • Bicycle Boy by Helen Eastman and Alex Silverman

Additionally the company is setting up a new £10,000 commission for the development of a new theatre work by a South West artist or company.

The Theatre on the Downs will run at pop-up venue The Mix, at Breaking Bread on The Downs from 7 August to 2 October.

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