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| Drama Workshop: Jungle Fever | 10:00-11:00 |
Down in the jungle where the tiger roams and the monkeys chatter from their treetop homes. The drums are beating out a jungle sound, come and explore what can be found! An imaginative drama, art and music workshop for both adult and child.
Trinity Church Hall
4 per child
For pre-school children and accompanying adults
Max: 16
Event Code: 1301 | Category: Workshops
| Workshop: Carving in Soapstone | 16:00-18:00 |
A taster session for adults and children over 8 years led by Bay Deane, who will help you carve a small piece of soapstone using nature as inspiration.
Enigma Studio
£6
Booking recommended. Children under 12 to be accompanied by a fee-paying adult.
Materials and equipment supplied. No previous experience necessary.
Age: 8+ | Max: 10
Event Code: 1302 | Category: Workshops
| Somerset Folk Films | 16:00-17:00 |
From the depths of the Vaughan Williams Memorial Library, The English Folk Dance and Song Society present free film screenings. Enjoy an hour of archival footage, rare films and programmes including: Portraits of the traditional singers Harry Cox, Sam Larner & Walter Pardon, Cecilia Costello; 'The Barley Mo' - Saturday night singing at the Ship Inn in the 1950's; 'Oss Wee Oss' - Peter Kennedy's seminal May Day film. And plenty more.
United Reformed Church
Free
See also 18:00, Event 1304.
Event Code: 1303 | Category: Film
| Somerset Folk Films | 18:00-19:00 |
United Reformed Church
Free
See 16:00, Event 1303.
Event Code: 1304 | Category: Film
| Mirth & Melancholy: Music from a Golden Age | 19:30 |
A rare opportunity to enjoy an evening of word and music from the flamboyant Elizabethan era, performed in the magnificent setting of the Great Hall at Longleat.
Ayres and dances from the renaissance courts of Europe played on lute & virginals, set alongside poetry of the day read by one of England's most esteemed Shakespearean actors, Michael Pennington.
See Latest News: "Classical music remains festival's strong suit" for additional information.
Longleat Great Hall
£15 (£12.50)
Event Code: 1305 | Category: Classical Music
| Paul Merton's Impro Chums | 19:30 |
Paul Merton and the UK's top Impro team are back by popular demand to take audience suggestions and create cascades of laughter.
It's the format that made Whose Line Is It Anyway? such a success! It can be seat of the pants stuff - and the audience have to be as ready for this show as the team.
Are you up for it?
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Memorial Theatre
£20
Event Code: 1306 | Category: Comedy, Dance & Drama
| Fusion with The Festival Club | 20:00 (Doors 00:30) |
Fusion invite the hottest new and established local bands to join forces and give you the only chance to experience the unique Festival Club atmosphere this year. Expect unmissable music, visuals and surprises to provide a fantastic party late into the night.
Cheese & Grain
£3.50 before 21:30 / Tickets £5 after 21:30
Event Code: 1307 | Category: Other Music
| The Stiffs | 20:30 |
Punk rock mayhem, The Stiffs leave their audience wide-eyed and gasping for air as they hammer through a relentless set of punk tunes. They unashamedly create a riot of their own whilst recreating the nostalgic vibe of a generation.
Griffin Inn
Free
Event Code: 1308 | Category: Other Music