Live arts in local venues

Live performances in local venues.

Following a fantastic season of Take the Pose, and The Good The Bad and The Box, taking place at village fetes, the autumn season of performances in village halls approaches. See Whats On for more details.

Applause works with communities providing access to inspiring and entertaining professional performances locally...Search the site to find out whats on at a venue near you, how to promote performances in your community and more about Applause.


Take The Pose

Saturday 28 August 2010
Stalisfield Village Fete, Swale
Three puppets are giving you the chance to have your 1930s-style seaside picture taken with them. Take the Pose, combines puppetry, art performance, photography and new technologies. It is a family-and-friends event, highly participative and great fun!
Bookings: N/A
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The Good The Bad and The Box

Monday 30 August 2010
Aldington Soapbox Derby and Village Fair, Ashford
With a cast of six, performing outside a booth, an audience of one sits inside the ‘Black Box’ and experiences this exciting Wild West show through three shuttered windows. The rest of the audience watch the gun slinging action from outside the booth.
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The Henry VIII Show

Saturday 23 October 2010
Lower Halstow Memorial Hall, Swale
A vividly entertaining puppet show for children aged 6+, with a mixture of high drama and low comedy. This unique show tells Henry VIII’s story in his own words, with the ghosts of his Queens and principal courtiers coming back to haunt him.
Bookings: 01795 843681
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