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SUMMARY:Tony and Ray Find Their Feet
DESCRIPTION:Friendship\, rivalry\, work tools\, tomfoolery and dance as a pair of workers become distracted from their tasks. Slapstick\, eccentric dance\, clowning and squeak wrangling inspired by the golden era of silent movies and comedy double acts. Unexpected\, uplifting and undeniably funny. \nPresented by Rudkin and Hicks \nAbout the performers: \nRudkin & Hicks is a physical comedy and street theatre duo consisting of Matt Rudkin and Jon Hicks. Drawing inspiration from traditional Vaudeville and Variety acts\, they are known for their wordless performances that blend eccentric dance\, props\, and comedic storytelling. \nBased in Brighton\, Rudkin is a versatile theatre maker with a background in art and design. His career includes drumming\, puppetry\, and clown training with Philippe Gaulier. \nA seasoned performer and “dynamic speed painter\,” Hicks has appeared on television programmes like The Graham Norton Show. He is known for combining magic\, juggling\, and bizarre contraptions in his solo and collaborative work. \nFREE EVENT \n12.45pm -1.25pm Market Place \n3.15pm – 3.55pm Market Place
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/tony-and-ray-find-their-feet-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,family
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SUMMARY:Ye Birdz
DESCRIPTION:A magical walkabout act featuring stunning stilt costumes\, live percussion and a soundtrack by BORG. Two beautiful birds have travelled far from a time long\, long ago. \nIn search of song and dance and drums and a meadow where yellow flowers grow. \nOn their way a drummer they found who vowed to tag along and entertain the people they meet with drums and dance and song! \nPresented by Chicks on Sticks \nAbout the performers: \nChicks on Sticks provides stilt walkers\, living statues\, fire acts\, walkabout performers\, and children’s workshops. Its stilt walkers bring excitement and high visibility to festivals\, wearing exuberant and colourful costumes that stand out above the crowd. \nRachel Hyde\, Creative Director\, previously left a career in graphic design to pursue life in the circus\, where she tours extensively performing trapeze and aerial acts worldwide\, as well as creating costumes and devising performances. \nFREE EVENT \n10-10.40am Ripon City Centre \n11.45am-12.25pm Kirkgate \n3.15-3.55pm Kirkgate
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/ye-birdz-3/
LOCATION:Kirkgate\, Kirkgate\, Ripon\, HG4 1PB\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,family
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SUMMARY:Hodman and Sally
DESCRIPTION:Enchanting and heart-warming puppetry walkabout. Hodman and Sally have lived happily by themselves for hundreds of years\, blissfully unaware of the changing world around them. Now they have ventured out in search of fame\, fortune and friendship\, enjoying a second youth touring the world with their possessions strapped to their backs. \nPresented by The Flying Buttresses \nAbout the performers: \nDanielle Richards and Rupert Parry met when studying theatre and formed The Flying Buttresses in 2001. They found they shared a love of making people laugh and making rubber monsters. Their highly detailed and expertly crafted creations are brought to life by their skills in improvised comedy\, puppetry performance and characterisation. \nFREE EVENT \n12.45pm -1.15pm Ripon City Centre \n2.00pm – 2.15pm Kirkgate \n3.30pm – 4.00pm Ripon City Center
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/hodman-and-sally-3/
LOCATION:Ripon City Centre (Various locations)\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,family
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T103500
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SUMMARY:Frankie Magilligan
DESCRIPTION:The man\, the myth…the leg end! \nHailing from the North Coast of Ireland\, Frankie has packed his lunch box\, filled his flask and given his teeth and extra special polish! \nA show filled with comedy\, juggling\, music and the tallest unicycle in Ireland! \nFarmers weekly – “Frankie has recently acquired the national trust endorsement as an area of outstanding natural beauty”. \nFestival of Fools – “Like a piece of art he should be hung in a gallery for all to see”. \nPresented by Tall Paul \nFREE EVENT\n10.00am – 10.35am Little Bird Market \n11.45am – 12.20pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/frankie-magilligan-sun/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,family
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SUMMARY:The Rubbish Shakespeare Company: Romeo & Juliet
DESCRIPTION:Romeo and Juliet \nRubbish Shakespeare Company \nEnemies. Balconies. Kissing… SAUSAGE ROLLS!!?? \nThree hapless idiots perform Shakespeare’s famous tragedy using nothing but tatty wigs and a burst airbed they found by the bins. This frenetic 60 mins of fourth-wall-breaking\, ludicrous action features clowning\, slapstick\, and mischievous storytelling\, ensuring everyone from 5 to 105 knows what’s going on! \nThis isn’t boring Shakespeare – it’s bonkers! \nSuitable for ALL AGES! \nDescribed as ‘like Horrible Histories but funnier’ (Primary Times)\, the ‘delightfully wacky’ Rubbish Shakespeare Company present an anarchically joyous\, family-friendly treat. \nFeaturing clowning\, slapstick and mischievously interactive storytelling\, this ‘side-splittingly funny’ (The List) tragedy is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare – or even theatre itself! \n‘A genius way to bring the Bard to fresh audiences’ West End Best Friend \n‘It’s pure rubbish… and you’ll love every minute’ Wee Review \nAbout the performers: \nThe Rubbish Shakespeare Company (or RubSC\, if you’re in a hurry) is a family-friendly theatre company with a passion for Theatre and Creative Education. Their mission is to prove that Shakespeare isn’t rubbish – he’s brilliant\, bold\, and a bit bonkers – just like them!\nIt all started in 2007\, when three drama graduates from Liverpool John Moores University decided that Shakespeare needed a shake-up. Since then\, they’ve toured the UK (and beyond!)\, turning classrooms and community halls into raucous arenas of rhyme\, rhythm\, and ridiculousness. What began as a passion project is now a full-blown mission: to make Shakespeare fun\, fearless\, and fantastically accessible for all. \nFREE EVENT \n11.15am-12.15pm Ripon Spa Gardens \n2.00-3.00pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/rubbish-shakespeare-romeo-and-juliet/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama,family
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SUMMARY:Frankie Magilligan
DESCRIPTION:The man\, the myth…the leg end! \nHailing from the North Coast of Ireland\, Frankie has packed his lunch box\, filled his flask and given his teeth and extra special polish! \nA show filled with comedy\, juggling\, music and the tallest unicycle in Ireland! \nFarmers weekly – “Frankie has recently acquired the national trust endorsement as an area of outstanding natural beauty”. \nFestival of Fools – “Like a piece of art he should be hung in a gallery for all to see”. \nPresented by Tall Paul \nFREE EVENT\n10.00am – 10.35am Little Bird Market \n11.45am – 12.20pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/frankie-magilligan-sun-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,family
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SUMMARY:The Soapsud Sisters
DESCRIPTION:‘Here come the girls!’ \nPair up your socks\, dig out your delicates\, separate your silks\, it’s laundry time with the magnificent SOAPSUD SISTERS\, Rhubarb Theatre’s latest festival show for 2025. \nJoin our bubbly beauties as they take you for a spin through a washing cycle like no other. \nPresented by Rhubarb Theatre Company \nAbout the performers: \nRhubarb Theatre have been RTF regulars since 2023. \nKirsty’s professional acting career began with Pimlico Opera\, performing in prisons\, schools and on the London Fringe. She trained in the performing arts at Middlesex University and toured to Edinburgh Festival\, performing with companies such as Great Eastern Stage. \nReturning to Lincolnshire\, Kirsty set up Rhubarb Theatre with Philip in 2000\, and has since been involved in a huge variety of roles for Rhubarb’s shows and projects – creating\, directing\, acting\, prop & mask making\, storytelling\, making audio recordings and even writing children’s story books. \nArtistic Director\, Philip has been treading the boards ever since he can remember\, touring with numerous theatre companies and creating Rhubarb Theatre with his partner and fellow performer Kirsty. \nAs a professional performer\, his skills include mask\, physical comedy and improvisation. His personal highlights with Rhubarb include becoming the first ever Lincolnshire-based theatre company to be accepted onto the professional Rural Touring Scheme\, and travelling to Australia to devise with\, and direct\, the award-winning theatre company KUSH CABARET which culminated in performances at the prestigious National Museum of Art in Sydney. \nFREE EVENT \n1.15am-1.45pm Ripon Spa Gardens \n3.00-3.30pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/the-soapsud-sisters/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama,family
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20260712T150000
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SUMMARY:The Rubbish Shakespeare Company: Romeo & Juliet
DESCRIPTION:Romeo and Juliet \nRubbish Shakespeare Company \nEnemies. Balconies. Kissing… SAUSAGE ROLLS!!?? \nThree hapless idiots perform Shakespeare’s famous tragedy using nothing but tatty wigs and a burst airbed they found by the bins. This frenetic 60 mins of fourth-wall-breaking\, ludicrous action features clowning\, slapstick\, and mischievous storytelling\, ensuring everyone from 5 to 105 knows what’s going on! \nThis isn’t boring Shakespeare – it’s bonkers! \nSuitable for ALL AGES! \nDescribed as ‘like Horrible Histories but funnier’ (Primary Times)\, the ‘delightfully wacky’ Rubbish Shakespeare Company present an anarchically joyous\, family-friendly treat. \nFeaturing clowning\, slapstick and mischievously interactive storytelling\, this ‘side-splittingly funny’ (The List) tragedy is the perfect introduction to Shakespeare – or even theatre itself! \n‘A genius way to bring the Bard to fresh audiences’ West End Best Friend \n‘It’s pure rubbish… and you’ll love every minute’ Wee Review \nAbout the performers: \nThe Rubbish Shakespeare Company (or RubSC\, if you’re in a hurry) is a family-friendly theatre company with a passion for Theatre and Creative Education. Their mission is to prove that Shakespeare isn’t rubbish – he’s brilliant\, bold\, and a bit bonkers – just like them!\nIt all started in 2007\, when three drama graduates from Liverpool John Moores University decided that Shakespeare needed a shake-up. Since then\, they’ve toured the UK (and beyond!)\, turning classrooms and community halls into raucous arenas of rhyme\, rhythm\, and ridiculousness. What began as a passion project is now a full-blown mission: to make Shakespeare fun\, fearless\, and fantastically accessible for all. \nFREE EVENT \n11.15am-12.15pm Ripon Spa Gardens \n2.00-3.00pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/the-rubbish-shakespeare-company-romeo-juliet-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama,family
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SUMMARY:The Soapsud Sisters
DESCRIPTION:‘Here come the girls!’ \nPair up your socks\, dig out your delicates\, separate your silks\, it’s laundry time with the magnificent SOAPSUD SISTERS\, Rhubarb Theatre’s latest festival show for 2025. \nJoin our bubbly beauties as they take you for a spin through a washing cycle like no other. \nPresented by Rhubarb Theatre Company \nAbout the performers: \nRhubarb Theatre have been RTF regulars since 2023. \nKirsty’s professional acting career began with Pimlico Opera\, performing in prisons\, schools and on the London Fringe. She trained in the performing arts at Middlesex University and toured to Edinburgh Festival\, performing with companies such as Great Eastern Stage. \nReturning to Lincolnshire\, Kirsty set up Rhubarb Theatre with Philip in 2000\, and has since been involved in a huge variety of roles for Rhubarb’s shows and projects – creating\, directing\, acting\, prop & mask making\, storytelling\, making audio recordings and even writing children’s story books. \nArtistic Director\, Philip has been treading the boards ever since he can remember\, touring with numerous theatre companies and creating Rhubarb Theatre with his partner and fellow performer Kirsty. \nAs a professional performer\, his skills include mask\, physical comedy and improvisation. His personal highlights with Rhubarb include becoming the first ever Lincolnshire-based theatre company to be accepted onto the professional Rural Touring Scheme\, and travelling to Australia to devise with\, and direct\, the award-winning theatre company KUSH CABARET which culminated in performances at the prestigious National Museum of Art in Sydney. \nFREE EVENT \n1.15am-1.45pm Ripon Spa Gardens \n3.00-3.30pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/the-soapsud-sisters-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama,family
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SUMMARY:No Strings Attached - A Puppet Cabaret
DESCRIPTION:An evening of song and sketches and some surprises\, all performed by talented puppets with help from local community performers and Puppet Power North.\n\nJoin the Festival Team\, friends and volunteers for a fun finish to Festival week.\n\nPuppet Power North (PPN) is led by Mark Edwards who has honed his puppetry skills over the last decade working with amateur societies\, schools and youth groups. Mark has been in education for over 35 years and has used puppets throughout his time as an educator. After being inspired through a Noda summer school course he has for the last 10 years developed puppet workshops for young people and adults. For the last 20 years he has directed musicals for a number of local amateur operatic societies. 2024 saw him direct a production of Avenue Q.\n\nAge Guide 10+\n\nTickets £10
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/no-strings-attached-a-puppet-cabaret/
LOCATION:Ripon Arts Hub\, 49 Allhallowgate\, Ripon\, HG4 1LQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama
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