Young Leaders Prepare for Opening Night
We’ve been enjoying getting to know the Ripon YMCA Young Leaders. This remarkable group of young people has been working with the Festival and with visiting theatre company Forget About The Dog over the last …
The Local Line-Up – Full list of Community Performers announced
Twenty different community groups and local performers will be joining us over the weekend of the festival to bring music, dance, drama and colour to the city. We are so …
The Local Line-Up – Full list of Community Performers announced Read More »
Your Harrogate comes on board as media partner
We’re delighted to be working with the team at Your Harrogate as media partner for this year’s festival to make sure you’re getting all the latest festival news. Katie spoke …
Get Set for Super Sunday!
There’s so much happening on Festival Sunday, we thought the day deserved a post all of its own. On Sunday 11 June, we have two main open-air zones plus our …
Festival and Ripon City of Sanctuary Working Together with Syrian Story
Our lunchtime event on Festival Friday, 9 June, combines storytelling, theatre and a Syrian meze. Storm in the North Theatre will present their unique show Bread is Life which celebrates …
Festival and Ripon City of Sanctuary Working Together with Syrian Story Read More »
Wilf Unleashed thanks to Ripon Races
Meet WILF, the Drama Llama. Wilf is our virtual mascot for all things family-focused at RTF. He appears on our new Festival for Families leaflet which is being circulated over …
The Last Motel – Review of our “Yorkshire Noir” event
We’re looking forward to welcoming Sheepish Productions with their darkly funny play The Last Motel. Reviews from the show performed in 2022 tell of a “deft two-hander” which “lives up …
The Last Motel – Review of our “Yorkshire Noir” event Read More »
Celebrating our Pop-Up events
From the ancient Crypt in Ripon Cathedral to the back of The Little Ripon Bookshop, this year’s festival will see puppets, stories and drama popping up in multiple venues across …
Ripon Cathedral Joins our List of 2023 Venues
Ripon Cathedral becomes a festival venue for the first time this year hosting a range of intimate events for all ages. To celebrate the festival, the Thursday Concerts event on …
Hot Tickets for Opening Night!
Performances of Happy Place, our opening night show, have been selling out around the country. Audiences at a packed Dukes Theatre in Lancaster loved the show, as did those who experienced the show across …