Out There Festival 2018 Programme

FRI 14 – SUN 16 SEP 2018 GREAT YARMOUTH

FREE! CIRCUS STREET ARTS ACROBATICS COMEDY mUSIC

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Out There on the east coast, sandwiched between the sand and the sky, lies Great Yarmouth. A glorious old seaside town jam-packed with twinkling lights and traditional family fun.

Against this historic backdrop, the Out There Festival explodes on to the streets with an entirely FREE world-class programme of circus, crazy street arts, comedy and community spirit.

ACROBATICS CIRCUS CLOWNING COMEDY DANCE EXHIBITION JUGGLING MUSIC THEATRE TRAMPOLINING URBAN ARTS

Welcome! This year is Circus250, a fantastic national celebration of circus – 250 years since Philip Astley drew a circle in the ground on a patch of wasteland in London and filled it full of horses, acrobats and clowns, creating the first modern-day circus.

Great Yarmouth is proud to be one of six Cities of Circus which are the focal point of these celebrations. To mark it, we welcome the return of Générik Vapeur. This iconic French street arts company are back with a special anniversary edition of their explosive show, Bivouac. In Bivoauc250 (p08-09), they’ll be collaborating with Gorilla Circus and 250 local people to produce a sprawling circus celebration across the streets of the town.

As we enter the second decade of the festival, we continue to bring you the very best circus and street arts from the UK and across the globe. Around 100 performers from ten nations join us including an exciting showcase of Catalan and Balearic artists.

Six festival shows have been created in part, or whole, here in Great Yarmouth at our Drill House and we present 12 world and UK premieres.

Thanks again go to our long-term partners at Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Arts Council England and to all the supporters whose vision and imagination is helping the continued success of Out There. Join us!

Joe Mackintosh, Director

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Right: The Band at the End of the World! (p17) ©David Street Cover image: Bivouac250 (p08–09) ©David Street

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ALL FREE!

KEEP Out There FREE! CONTENTS PERFORMANCE PROGRAMME | 4-20 FESTIVAL LOUNGE AT THE DRILL HOUSE | 21 EAT, DRINK, SHOP, VISIT | 22-23 GREAT YARMOUTH: CIRCUS TOWN | 24–25 OUT THERE FESTIVAL PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME | 27 FESTIVAL SITE PLAN | 28-29 FESTIVAL DIARY | 30-33 THE DRILL HOUSE | 36-37

La Cuisinière (p20)

FESTIVAL THANK YOUS | 38

The Out There Festival is produced by SeaChange Arts, a registered charity (1063853).

As well as annual grants, we rely on the generosity of our audience, supporters and local businesses. Please help us continue to bring you future events by making a small donation to our on-site collectors.

WE SUGGEST FOR YOUR GREAT DAY OUT… but every little helps!

If you’ve no cash, you can make a one-off donation of £1, £2, £3, £4, £5 or £10 by text.

Text OTGY00 and the amount to 70070 (eg OTGY00 £10).

Volunteer AT Out There!

Enthusiastic? Good with people? Want to be a part of this year’s festival?

We’re looking to recruit a small, dedicated team of festival volunteers to support us with publicising the festival, stewarding and show production.

If you want to get out there and be part of this, drop us a line at hello@seachangearts.org.uk

Clown About Town (p10) ©JMA Photography

KEY Performances take place around the town on numbered ‘pitches’. Their locations are shown on site plan on p28.

We like to think most shows are family friendly, so on some we provide age guidance or advisories.

Shows particularly suitable for young children.

Shows particularly suitable for hard of hearing/deaf audiences.

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Full Circle

AMER I ÀFRICA (CATALONIA, SP)

UK Premiere…

Envà CIRCUS Between 250kg of straw and 125kg of human mass, two people play with movement, balance, humour and space, exploring the peculiarities of human relationships. As people build mental walls to protect from emotional danger, they look for ways to free themselves. The concept is explored through hand-to-hand circus, acrobatics and humour.

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Envà ©Davide Garrone

Sat 3.25pm & 6.45pm Sun 12.15pm & 3.35pm 45 mins

AVANTI DISPLAY (UK)

Full Circle STREET COMEDY Are they incompetent council workers or is it a piece of performance art? What began as a game is now starting to look a bit precarious.

Where have they gone?

What do we do?

What starts as a slow and intriguing performance, builds gently through to suspense, hilarity and unforeseeable consequences.

A mischievous piece of experimental entertainment.

PITCH 3 Sat & Sun 12noon & 3.05pm 40 mins

Full Circle is presented

by The Coasters Touring Network and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

COMPAĂ‘Ă?A DE CIRCO EIA (CATALONIA, SP)

inTarsi CIRCUS A few smallish platforms, a trampoline, a teeterboard and four men sweep us along in their physical and metaphorical dance.

Strong, poetic, funny and heart-warming, inTarsi is a contemporary circus show, which inspires real tenderness for the strange beast that is the human being.

PITCH 1 Sat & Sun 7.10pm 60 mins 6yrs+

inTarsi is presented by The Coasters Touring Network and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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Phileas Fogg: Day 79

COCOLOCO (UK)

World Premiere…

The Pilgrimage STREET THEATRE Disarm yourself from your reliable senses and embark on a pilgrimage to rediscover the world’s greatest artistic endeavours. From the Mona Lisa to Campbell’s Soup Cans, journey along a path of reinterpretation and adoration through the lens of cocoloco’s trademark anarchic mind.

PITCH 21 MADE IN GREAT YARMOUTH

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The Pilgrimage

Sat 12.15pm & 3pm Sun 12noon & 3pm 60 mins 12yrs+ This is a walking tour.

Free, but advanced booking recommended from B (see site plan p28) Supported by Arts Council England

DIZZY O’DARE (UK)

Phileas Fogg: Day 79 COMEDY WALKABOUT Join Phileas Fogg and his French valet, Passepartout, on day 79 of their famous journey.

Our intrepid adventurers are just hours from crossing the finish line. If they can just coerce their hot air balloons in the right direction, they stand to win a grand prize. A hilarious roam-about, fusing modern technology with Jules Verne’s classic adventure.

WALKABOUT Sat 12.40pm (WP), 2.35pm (WT), 3.50pm (WD) Sun 12.40pm & 4.45pm (WP), 2.45pm (WT) | 45 mins

Phileas Fogg: Day 79 is presented by The Coasters Touring Network and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England. Supported by Just So Festival, SpareParts and Arts Council England.

FRASER HOOPER (UK/NZ)

Boxing

UK Premiere…

CLOWNING

Boxing

FULLSTOP ACROBATIC THEATRE (NL)

For the first time in history Boxing’s biggest baddy, Fraser Hooper dares to challenge all-comers in a three round bout of pure comedy carnage. This is a must see for sport and comedy fans everywhere. Get a ringside seat for a spectacular belly aching knockout performance.

PITCH 14 Sat 12.15pm & 2.40pm Sun 12.55pm & 2.40pm 45 mins

Book Soup FAMILY CIRCUS Have you ever tasted Book Soup? Do you know someone who can fly? Does a frog turn into a Prince if you kiss him? Fullstop answers these existential questions by bringing the world of children’s books to life through circus, music, theatre and dance. The result is a tasty soup of all your favourite characters.

PITCH 9 Sat 12.50pm & 3.20pm Sun 12.45pm & 3.15pm 35 mins 3-6yrs & families

Book Soup ©Geert Roels

COMPAGNIE DYPTIK (FR)

D-Construction DANCE D-Construction is an energetic hip-hop dance performance, crammed with powerful beats and an oriental twist. A metal scaffolding stands in the middle of a playground, caging and freeing six dancers who roam across it. Liberated through movement, they merge into a group… breaking apart, they assert their uniqueness.

D-Construction

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D-Construction is presented

by The Coasters Touring Network and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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Sat 2.45pm & 6.05pm Sun 2.55pm & 6.15pm 35 mins

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Premier

Générik Vapeur are back…

Get set to turn the town blue!

GÉNÉRIK VAPEUR & GORILLA CIRCUS (FR/UK)

Bivouac250 STREET THEATRE They’re back! In a special Circus250 commission, French street art titans and Out There Festival favourites, Générik Vapeur return to our shores for a massive collaborative version of the legendary street show, Bivouac, with the UK’s Gorilla Circus.

Itself 30 years old, Bivouac has lit up cities across Europe with smoke and flame as an enormous troupe of blue men and women lay siege to the town. Seen here in 2010, the show remains one of Out There’s most lasting memories.

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For 2018, and to celebrate Circus250, we will be taking this nomadic, pyrotechnic extravaganza across the streets of Yarmouth with crazy circus interventions and a cast of 250 local people!

Originally inspired by a real-life story of a ship barred from port because it carried toxic waste, Bivouac has been thundering across Europe since 1988.

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help paint the town blue and Be a part of Bivouac250 Générik Vapeur are famed for turning the public space into their playground and integrating community activity seamlessly into their shows.

WE’RE LOOKING FOR 250 LOCAL PEOPLE TO BE PART OF BIVOUAC250!

Sat 8.10pm 90 mins This is a processional show, beginning at pitch 1.

The show contains loud music and extensive use of pyrotechnics.

Performance supported by

Individuals, groups, clubs and workmates will be painted blue and choreographed into this landmark performance. From choirs to climbers, builders to ballroom dancers… we want you!

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Time Machine Disco ©JMA Photography

Road to Tadam ©Kaja Brezocnik

GLASS HOUSE DANCE (UK)

Time Machine Disco DANCE Great Yarmouth! We need you! The future of dance hangs in the balance and it is your mission to save it. Glass House Dance invite you to join them on a clubbing journey through the ages. Calling all foot-tappers, dad dancers, disco divas, jumping jivers, old school ravers and shake-yourmoneymakers. Join the party and step back in time…

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Sat 1.15pm & 3.45pm 60 mins

Look Up

GLOBUS HYSTERICUS (SI)

UK Premiere…

Road to Tadam STREET THEATRE Two experienced adventurers and a total idiot set out to find the lost treasure of Tadam.

On a thrilling journey, they fly planes off mountains, ride rafts over waterfalls, and run from exploding volcanoes.

Slovenia’s Globus Hystericus take us on a daring adventure through the wild… on the streets of Yarmouth.

HIKAPEE (UK) MADE IN GREAT YARMOUTH

Look Up CIRCUS THEATRE An inspiring mix of circus, puppetry and theatre. In a world where people are glued to their phones, follow an individual who dares to look up.

PITCH 2 Sat & Sun 1.25pm & 4.55pm 30 mins

PITCH 19 Sat 2.05pm & 5.25pm Sun 2.15pm & 5.35pm 35 mins

Co-commissioned by Without Walls, Brighton Festival, the Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts and Theatre Delicatessen, with support from 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space and SeaChange Arts.

The Crumbucket Dragon Machine

Clown About Town ©JMA Photography

Pelat ©Angels Melange

HOCUS POCUS THEATRE (UK)

JELLY ROLLERS (UK)

CLOWN ABOUT TOWN

The Crumbucket Pelat CIRCUS Dragon Dance, theatre and circus Machine combine in Pelat, the first

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MUSICAL INSTALLATION

Come see an amazing mechanical marvel – a giant metal Dragon, grimy and greasy, rarely rolled out due to his great age and cantankerous nature.

Step forward you curious and fearless adventurers and bring the dragon to life.

WALKABOUT (WD) Sun 1pm | 3 hours

Sat 1.10pm & 3.50pm Sun 1.55pm & 3.35pm | 30 mins

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Pelat is presented by The Coasters Touring Network and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

creation of Catalan artist Joan Català in which, within a circular space, the spectators share the relationship between a man and a tree trunk. Silence and excitement combine in a show that draws on age-old crafts and merges boundaries between public and performance.

PITCH 12 Sat 12noon & 5.40pm Sun 2pm | 40 mins

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CIRCUS A clown on the run, wanted for a crime she didn’t commit! In trying to prove her innocence, she finds that the silver lining is daring to be yourself in a world that’s trying to make you like everyone else. A joyous celebration of what it is to be human with slap-stick comedy, puppets and silly dancing.

JOAN CATALÀ (CATALONIA, SP)

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Kickmouse Mysterium

JON HICKS (UK) MADE IN GREAT YARMOUTH

Kickmouse Mysterium STREET THEATRE Kickmouse is sometimes a pink bunny. He doesn’t smile much… and he doesn’t speak.

His alter ego, Jon Hicks, is not a bunny, but he does appear in the show. An obstacle course, a contraption, audience participation and a megaphone combine with games and challenges for Kickmouse, Jon Hicks and audience members.

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JON HICKS (UK)

The Icons International STREET THEATRE Six foot high paintings of the Man of iconically famous – all executed with speed, style, dexterity, Artistry attitude and immaculate timing STREET THEATRE

Origami, spoon bending, magic chalk, tea making, deadpan comedy, a dusting of audience participation and dexterously executed outsized artworks, all to a killer soundtrack.

to music. Variety’s answer to Picasso, Indisputably the Jackson Pollocks!

PITCH 7 Sun 2.30pm, 3.50pm, 5.40pm & 6.40pm | 15 mins

PITCH 7 Sat 4.15 & 6pm | 35 mins

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Sat 2.45pm | Sun 12.10pm 30 mins

The International Man of Artistry

MAX CALAF SEVÉ (UK) MADE IN GREAT YARMOUTH

dip TRAMPOLINING ‘dip’ celebrates how humans find each other in a world of increasing isolation. Jonah, Oliver and Max cross paths and embark on a quest to learn about each other. By doing so they give a new life to everyday objects.

A light-hearted, breath-taking, air-twisting, funky tune-infused show with a good dose of humour and a poetic touch.

PITCH 4 Sat & Sun 1.55pm, 4.30pm & 6.10pm 25 mins Makam

MAKAM (BALEARIC ISLANDS, SP)

UK Premiere…

Makam AERIAL DANCE Heaven and Earth converge in a show that fuses circus and dance to connect with our ancestral past. This group of Mallorcan artists navigate between East and West, past and present as they create beautiful imaginary worlds through acrobatics, dance and music.

PITCH 5 Sat 2.15pm & 5.35pm Sun 2.05pm & 5.35pm 25 mins dip ©Harvey Brown

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Co-commissioned by Without Walls, the Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts, Salisbury International Arts Festival and Hat Fair.

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Urban Et Orbitch ©Vincent Vanecke

LA MECÀNICA & LOS RABINOVICH (BALEARIC ISLANDS, SP)

UK Premiere…

Jêtlåk STREET MUSIC The Rabinovich brothers come from far away. Three strangers in space and time, they don’t know the people, their language or their customs; but in their suitcase they bring music, laughs and smiles. An itinerant musical clown show that unites all our hearts.

WALKABOUT Sat 1pm (WD) & 3.50pm (WP) Sun 3.25pm (WP) & 6.45pm (WP)

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Jêtlåk

CIE MICROSILLON (FR)

UK Premiere…

Urban Et Orbitch CLOWNING Bobitch draws us into his world, taking us on his nocturnal spree, peppered with real and imaginary encounters. Flying solo, he gives himself over to the city and the world with open arms.

Boris Arquier’s ageless clown creation, reminiscent of Chaplin and Keaton, delicately explores the simplicity of human existence.

PITCH 13 Fri 9pm | Sat 10pm 65 mins 10yrs+

“BRITAIN’S MOST INNOVATIVE AERIAL THEATRE GROUP” TOTAL THEATRE

MADE IN GREAT YARMOUTH Belly of the Whale ©Mark Dawson)

OCKHAM’S RAZOR (UK)

PANGOTTIC (UK)

Belly of the Whale

Long Shot

CIRCUS Circus meets sculpture in this exciting new out-door show from Ockham’s Razor.

The performers, like surfers on a wild sea, ride a giant semi-circular see-saw made of wood and steel which creaks and groans as it transforms from a catapult, a gently rocking cradle, a tunnel, a slide – creating an ever changing land and soundscape.

PITCH 17 Sat 12.55pm & 4.15pm Sun 1.05pm & 4.25pm 35 mins

JUGGLING When failure is NOT an option, what could possibly go wrong? Join us for a catapultastic show, full of clowning, contraptions, comedy and courage, as one man’s belief in the impossible is put to the test. Part circus performance, part behind the scenes ‘making of’. Long Shot will have you on the edge of your seat… or hiding behind it.

Either way, it’s going to be a blast.

PITCH 15 (IN THE DRILL HOUSE) Sat 1.15pm & 4pm | 60 mins Admission free, donations on the door.

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Belly of The Whale produced by Turtle Key Arts. Co-commissioned

by Without Walls, Greenwich + Docklands International Festival, the Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts, Norfolk & Norwich Festival, Salisbury International Arts Festival, Circulate and Stratford Circus Arts Centre.

PIF-PAF THEATRE (UK)

SEED FAMILY THEATRE

Seed ©Ian Wallman

PIES ET MANOS (MEX)

Pies et Manos JUGGLING Luscious Latino vibes and slick circus vignettes, including slackline, juggling and foot juggling from Mexico’s Raul Cañas and Valeria Jauregui.

Rockabilly Tree-Planting Anarcho-Nomad, Wilford is planting trees where he shouldn’t. Living in his shed, he’s on the run from his past and his arch-enemies…

SLUGS – out to get him for his contraband seeds.

Intimate and explosive, with puppetry, giant inflatables, live music and Pif-Paf’s trademark Heath Robinson meets Mad Max inventions.

PITCH 10 Sat 1.35pm & 4.05pm Sun 2.15pm & 4.30pm 35 mins

VARIOUS PITCHES

Pies et Manos

Sat 1.30pm (pitch 13), 3.30pm (pitch 14) & 5.20pm (pitch 7) | Sun (pitch 6) 3.15pm, 4.35pm & 6.30pm | 10 mins

PEMBERTON & HAGUE (UK)

Drive By Comedy COMEDY DANCE A roving walkabout vintage vaudevillian double act fit for the modern era! Dressed in fine tailored suits Pemberton & Hague perform an interactive drive by comedy in a miniature car. Juggling, swing dance and comedy capers to a feelgood soundtrack, this is perfect family entertainment!

WALKABOUT (WP)

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Sat 1.45pm, 3.15pm & 4.50pm Sun 2.45pm, 4.05pm & 6pm 30 mins

Drive By Comedy

PILE-EN-FACE (NL)

RAMSHACKLICIOUS (UK)

UK Premiere…

The Sum of What We Do ACROBATICS

The Band at the End of the World!

STREET MUSIC

Living together is not always easy, we all know that. When you put five acrobats on a square metre you can count on endless shenanigans.

On a big pile of puzzle mats they stretch, stumble and stack themselves into strange curves, to explore the space and each other through a mix of circus and dance.

PITCH 1 Sat & Sun 2.20pm | 5.25pm 45 mins

Arriving in a cloud of raucous brass music; driving their home-made, flaming and smoking battle-church and dressed in punk marching band attire, these idiots are convinced that the end of the world is upon us. Maybe today… maybe right here… maybe right now! Welcome to The Band At The End Of The World!

PITCH 20 Sat 12noon & 2.45pm Sun 12noon & 2pm 60 mins

The Sum of What We Do ©Megin Zondervan The Band at the End of the World! ©David Street

Come, blow your own horn!

WANTED! Blowy instruments!

We’re looking for local brass and wind musicians and bands to join Ramshacklicious on their journey.

Commissioned by SeaChange Arts, Hastings Borough Council & OnSet. Supported by Without Walls, Brighton Festival, Just So Festival and the Out There International Festival of Circus and Street Arts.

Supported by Arts Council England through Grants for the Arts, 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space & The Invisible Circus. Developed at 101 Outdoor Arts Creation Space, The invisible Circus Creation Space & OnSet.

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Find out more: hello@seachangearts.org.uk

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Stereossauro – The Perpetual Friendship Señor Stets Lonely Orkestar

REPREZENT (UK)

The Perpetual Friendship URBAN ARTS A curated showcase of Portuguese Urban Artists with Stereossauro, Slap Sktr & Raf. Expect sardines, a giant fish sculpture, Graffiti workshops, talks, live music and live painting depicting the 1378 Windsor Treaty of a perpetual friendship signed between England and Portugal – the oldest Alliance in the world. Full programme at outtherefestival.com from Sep.

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Sat & Sun 12noon–6pm

SEÑOR STETS (CATALONIA, SP)

UK Premiere…

Señor StetS Lonely Orkestar STREET MUSIC Classic melodies and new material are mistreated by a character obsessed with playing everything simultaneously. In a fight to succeed, it seems obvious that sometimes the instruments will emerge victorious!

VARIOUS PITCHES Sat 12noon (pitch 7) & 1.50pm (pitch 14) | Sun 1.25pm & 5pm (pitch 6) | 40 mins 5yrs+

SILVER DARLINGS (UK)

The Island Project EXHIBITION An exhibition celebrating stories of migration and settlement in Great Yarmouth. See a seven metre replica sandbank of the town hosting over 100 clay models, video and audio stories.

Created by Yarmouth people.

PITCH 22 (GREAT YARMOUTH LIBRARY) Fri, Sat & Sun 9am-5pm

Catch BELCIRQUE – the Sur Mesure musicians – at the FESTIVAL LOUNGE: Sat 11.10pm (see p21)

Fillage

UK Premiere…

Plouf et Replouf

(Splish Splosh) COMEDY A pair of clowns take a trip into the world of competitive sports, presenting a synchronised swimming show for the first time at a UK festival. This wonderful silent comedy is performed with a gravity as deep as the pool is shallow!

PITCH 1 Sat & Sun 12.40pm | 3.45pm 45 mins (potential brief nudity)

Plouf et Replouf © Didier Bonin

SUR MESURE (BE)

Fillage CIRCUS A fusion of circus and exquisite music. The multinational group of Fillage bring us a unique, lively, oneof-a-kind performance. Five musicians, three circus artists, a trampoline, acrobatics and juggling all woven together with original music in a fun and energetic show.

PITCH 18 Sat 1.35pm & 4.55pm Sun 1.45pm & 5.05pm 30 mins Fillage is presented by The Coasters Touring Network and is supported using public funding by the National Lottery through Arts Council England.

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COMPAGNIE SUPER SUPER (FR)

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La Cuisinière

TOM GASKIN (UK)

TOUT EN VRAC (FR)

World Premiere…

UK Premiere…

Filibuster

La Cuisinière

JUGGLING & CLOWNING Suspended in time and waiting for real-life to catch up, Bertie, a suave idiot, attempts to fight off death by loneliness using clowning, juggling and trickery on his quest for self-entertainment.

With a nod to Keaton, P G Wodehouse and Vaudeville, international juggler, and Great Yarmouth’s own Tom Gaskin proudly presents the outdoor premier of his first solo show.

PITCH 8 MADE IN GREAT YARMOUTH

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Filibuster ©JMA Photography

Sat 2.25pm & 4.55pm Sun 1.30pm & 4pm 30 mins 12yrs+

COMEDY La Cuisinière (The Cook) is a daring duel between a young woman and her workplace.

The kitchen is no longer a set, it’s a real, living character.

Who’s controlling who?

Who’s mastering who?

Who’s influencing who?

The young lady will have the fight of her life to tame this impish modernity.

PITCH 6 Fri 7.45pm | Sat 1.20pm & 6.35pm | 35 mins

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The Drill House

Escape the hubbub and head to for our festival lounge!

By Day…

By Night…

… kick back with the kids, coffee and a comfy chair with a programme of workshops and activities for families at The Drill House.

…we’ve a chilled-out programme of live music, DJs, performance plus great local ales from Lacons and classic cocktails.

Drop-in and rub shoulders with the artists and enjoy a unique festival vibe.

THE DRILL HOUSE Fri 7pm–late | Sat & Sun 12noon–late | All welcome

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Eat, Drink…

IN THE PARK Drop into Mermadelica for a unique alfresco experience.

Delicious ice cream, fresh coffee and yummy grub throughout the weekend.

You’ll also find a host of local fayre in the food village plus Lacons Festival Ale at the festival bar – both located at the east end of the park.

You’ll find locations serving food and drink on our site plan (p28-29)

ST GEORGE’S THEATRE Enjoy a show on the plaza, a sandwich and a drink at the theatre’s Pavilion Café.

BLACKFRIARS ROAD Silver Darlings at Time & Tide Museum is a family friendly treat, offering drinks, snacks and daily specials. Or grab some delicious local street food from our stalls adjacent to performance spaces.

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The Drill House

Chill out away from the festival hub-bub and grab a bite to eat and a pint at The Drill House while the kids get hands-on with some circus activity.

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MARKET STREET

Head to our market street on St Peter’s Plain (between St George’s Park and The Drill House) for a delightful mix of hand-made crafts. We’ve curated a selection of the best local makers to bring you some unique gifts and treats.

FESTIVAL T-SHIRTS

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Dress to impress in our 2018 festival t-shirt, inspired by Circus250 and created by our Great Out There T-Shirt Competition Winner (See p26).

donate…

The Out There Festival is produced

by SeaChange Arts, a registered charity. This world class festival is entirely free. You can help keep it that way by making a small contribution to our Donations Team.

We suggest for your great day out… but every little helps!

Visit…

Stay awhile and Make a weekend of it From boutique stays to traditional seaside B&Bs, a caravan by the sea or gorgeous glamping destinations, Great Yarmouth and the surrounding area offer all sorts of wonderful ways to accommodate your festival break. great-yarmouth.co.uk

OUR FESTIVAL HOSTS Our Festival Hosts help with enquiries, point you in the right direction and give you some festival tips.

Some will also be carrying out our festival evaluation – this helps us measure the success of the festival. It’s vitally important and helps prove our case to funders, ensuring the festival for future years.

Please do complete an evaluation if you’re asked.

WHAT ABOUT THE WEATHER?!

We’re outdoors so the weather can change! Performances will continue as long as it is safe to do so. Shows may be delayed, moved and occasionally cancelled at the discretion of the festival if the weather becomes too bad.

We’ll keep you up-to-date on Twitter @seachangearts

We have official festival photographers around capturing photos and film that we may use on social media and in future promotional material. If you do not wish to be featured, please make it known to the filmmaker/ photographer.

Share your own snaps with us on social media and tag us:

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PARKING There are a number of car parks on the seafront (Marine Parade).

Other car parks close to the main festival sites are Market Gates multi-storey (NR30 1LN), Palmers car park (NR30 3JP) and Market Place car park (NR30 1LX). You are advised to check opening times. great-yarmouth.co.uk

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PHOTOGRAPHY AND VIDEO

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Great Yarmouth Circus Town A little slice of Circus by the sea The national Circus250 celebration places Great Yarmouth as one of the country’s six Cities of Circus.

250 years ago, on an abandoned patch of land near London’s Waterloo, showman, entrepreneur and equestrian rider Philip Astley drew out a circle in the ground and filled it with astounding physical acts. This spectacle was the world’s very first circus.

By the mid-19th century, circuses – both touring and in built venues – were firmly established with audiences nationwide. In 1844 the railway arrived in Great Yarmouth, heralding the birth of its Victorian tourism boom.

Only a year later, the circus came to town as Cooke’s Equestrian Circus erected a ‘wooden structure’ on Theatre Plain.

It was from this circus that Nelson the clown performed his ‘foolish exhibition’ that led to the 1845 Suspension Bridge Disaster. Drawn in a tub by four geese up the river, thousands gathered on the riverbank and bridge to watch the feat. The bridge collapsed leading to the deaths of 79 people, many of them children.

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From the 1860s through to the 1880s, a number of circus buildings sprung up across Great Yarmouth. Only to disappear again in a matter of years.

This swift coming and going of circus and other theatre buildings was fairly common across the country as they fell victim to fire, failure or rapid urban developments.

Travelling circuses, large and small, continued to visit the town. The largest of which was the famous Buffalo Bill Cody’s in 1903. That same year, showman George Gilbert built the Hippodrome, which has remained a consistent presence on Great Yarmouth’s seafront. Reputedly Charlie Chaplin and Harry Houdini graced its ring (one of only four in the world with the famous water feature).

The venue was taken over by current owner, Peter Jay and his father in the late 70s. Introducing Peter’s modern vision of circus, with light shows and pop music, the Hippodrome continues to go from strength to strength – and is now the only ‘total circus’ building left in the country.

In 2008 the Out There Festival made its debut, bringing a programme of exciting, innovative international circus and street arts to thousands of people in the streets, parks and venues across Great Yarmouth.

And the rest, as they say, is history…

Written by Sascha Goslin with the kind help of Colin Tooke and Peter Jay

More great circus250 events in Great Yarmouth

THE HIPPODROME

TIME AND TIDE MUSEUM

SUMMER CIRCUS AND WATER SPECTACULAR

CIRCUS! SHOW OF SHOWS

WED 11 JUL – SUN 16 SEP Times vary

AN EXHIBITION CELEBRATING 250 YEARS OF CIRCUS

The Hippodrome’s Summer Spectacular is now established as the biggest and most visited summer show in the UK. They’ll be celebrating Circus250 with the special 2018 edition, welcoming world class acts from all over the globe.

Fun for all the family in a show not to be missed!

An exhibition detailing the origins of Circus from the Ancient Greek ‘Hippodrome’ through the last 250 years.

The colour, drama and pageantry of circus, the tents, the buildings, the performers, the animals, and key Norfolk stories, will all be explored.

hippodromecircus.co.uk

museums.norfolk.gov.uk/ time-tide

If you want to find out how we’ve been bringing circus to the coast all around England, visit coastersnetwork.org.uk

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PLUS!

SAT 6 OCT – SUN 3 MAR 2019 10am-4.30pm

get your artwork seen by thousands!

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THE 2018 OUT THERE FESTIVAL PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMME –

THE SEASIDE ROCKS Coasters Network Conference, with keynote speaker Wayne Hemingway

PLUS – Artist Marketplace – More than 30 international shows over the weekend – Morning ‘tea and toast’ reflection and impromptu pitching sessions with OutdoorArtsUK, and Sunday’s ‘On the Road’ sector networking – Development panel sessions – The Out There Festival’s famed fun and hospitality including drinks reception with a Catalan focus and four nights of Festival Lounge.

INFO & FREE* REGISTRATION: outtherefestival.com *includes free meals on Fri of programme

THE SEASIDE ROCKS! A half-day conference exploring the future of culture on the coast For three years, the Coasters Network has been bringing worldclass circus and street arts to audiences around the coast of England. We explore some of the project’s achievements and look at how artists, funders and arts organisations can continue to reimagine and reinvigorate our coastal places through culture.

Find out more about Coasters at coastersnetwork.org.uk

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Compagnie Super Super PLOUF ET REPLOUF

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Opens 6 October 2018 Time and Tide, Blackfriars Road, Great Yarmouth, NR30 3BX

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The Drill House SeaChange’s ambition is to build Great Yarmouth as a UK circus capital, supporting artists to develop their work here and bringing great entertainment and opportunities to local people.

Much of this work now focuses around The Drill House, SeaChange’s venue, and the creative engine room of the festival. Check out what else we’ve in store over the coming months…

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4 WEEK BLOCK 25 SEP – 16 OCT Tue 1.30-2.30pm

4 WEEK BLOCK 24 SEP – 15 OCT Mon 6-7.30pm

Take those first tiny steps into circus. A great way for pre-schoolers to explore movement and coordination in these play sessions packed full of games and laughter.

Professional tutors lead you through a range of aerial skills including trapeze, silks and aerial hoop. No experience necessary.

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DRILLAZ 11 WEEK BLOCK EVERY TUE FROM 25 SEP Juniors (8-11): 4.30-6pm Seniors (12-17): 6.30-8pm Our flagship circus school offers young people the chance to work with professional tutors, to explore and develop a range of circus skills.

the Drill house | How to book To book a place on a Drill House class, or to get event tickets, go to seachangearts.org.uk or call 01493 745458.

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FRI 28 SEP | FRI 26 OCT FRI 30 NOV | 4pm

Join us to do the Charleston Stroll, Whirling Waltz and some scintillating Swing as The Ragroof Players bring us a monthly Drill House Tea Dance.

Glorious vintage fun!

She is the glorious enfant terrible of magic. He is a gentleman hobo, and conjuror extraordinaire.

All the way from Sweden, Caper and Nilsson bring their unique combination of magic, comedy and laugh-out-loud magic.

Our regular monthly shin-dig when we throw open the doors of The Drill House for a relaxed event for family and friends. Enjoy a drink, good food and an everchanging programme of workshops and exclusive performance… and all for free!

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This show forms part of Magic Moments, a half-term programme of activities across Norfolk and Suffolk. Visit visiteastofengland.com for further information.

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Thank you The Out There Festival wouldn’t be possible without all the crew, partners, funders, and local supporters who help resource an amazing festival. Our gratitude goes to Great Yarmouth Borough Council, with particular thanks to officers from Culture, Sport & Leisure, Tourism, Environmental Health, Licensing, Conservation, Communications, Neighbourhood Management, Construction Services, Parking Services, Environment, Transport & Development East Area Office and GYB Services Ltd. Thanks also to Norfolk Constabulary and the East of England Ambulance Service. We’d also like to thank Great Yarmouth Events Safety Advisory Group.

Big thanks go to Great Yarmouth Tourism and Business Improvement Area and for the continued support of Arts Council England.

PRODUCED BY

The Out There Festival Team Artistic Director: Joe Mackintosh Senior Producer: Veronica Stephens Producer: Becca Clayton Community Programme Co-ordinator: Siobhan Johnson Audience Development Co-ordinator: Taraneh Jahanapour Production Manager: Mark Denbigh Technical Managers: Tim Tracey & Andrew Stock Communications Director: Darren Cross Marketing Assistant: Marcin Rodwell Finance Manager: Maggie Stock Office Manager and Bookkeeper: Linda Willis Business Development Manager: Emily Phillips Caretakers: Nikolay Atanasov, Rima Kaminskaite Brochure Design: Anne Reekie Media Relations: SFP Communications SeaChange Arts Board Malcolm Colin-Stokes (Chair), Richard Packham, Mari Martin, Jonathan Newman, Councillor Bernard Williamson, Holly Notcutt, Charlotte Paddock, Neil Darwin.

FESTIVAL FUNDERS

PROJECT PARTNERS

EVENT PARTNERS

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SeaChange Arts is a registered charity 1063853

SEACHANGE ARTS PRESENT

Charlie Caper & Malin Nilsson

Minor Miracles The Drill House | Sat 27 Oct | £3, £6, £9, £12

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A half-term programme of wizardry, magic and conjuring across Great Yarmouth, Norwich, Ipswich & Bury St Edmunds: eastofengland.com

info & booking: seachangearts.org.uk