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SUMMARY:Babies\, Books & Biscotti
DESCRIPTION:Start your morning with a sociable coffee\, then pop next door for a gentle sensory storytelling session with your baby.  Meet other parents and share baby book ideas. Calm\, connection\, and creativity led by Stories with Liv.\nPop in to Valentino’s from 9am onwards\, storytelling session starts in Little Ripon Bookshop (just next door) at 10.15am \nAge guide 0-24 months \nTicket includes coffee (or other hot beverage) and an Italian biscuit at Valentino’s. \nWednesday 2nd July\, 9am \nTickets: £7
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/babies-books-biscotti/
LOCATION:Little Ripon Bookshop\, 12-13 Westgate\, Ripon\, HG4 2AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family,spoken word
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20250511T160000
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SUMMARY:Bomb Happy
DESCRIPTION:“Bomb Happy is a slang phrase we use for being under fire for many days at a time…  it does describe the condition you become.” D Day Veteran\, Ken “Smudger” Smith \nTwo new works telling the stories of Yorkshire Normandy Veterans in their own words. This poignant and lyrical double-bill includes: \nA Walk in the Park – a short film in the footsteps of Hank Haydock. Filmed on location at former WWII training camp in Duncombe Park\, it tells the story of Coldstream Guardsman Dennis Haydock. Beautifully shot\, it captures the hidden remains of nissen huts\, tank standings and tank maintenance pits amongst the now peaceful woodland. \nSleep/Re-Live/Wake/Repeat – writer Helena Fox and vocalist Natasha Jones bring to life the first-hand experiences of D-Day Veteran\, Ken “Smudger” Smith and the lifelong impact of PTSD and sleep trauma through spoken first hand accounts and haunting acapella vocals. With never been seen before black and white images from Ken’s personal photo collection following his traumatic journey in the Middle East following victory in Europe. \nTwo stories of two ordinary Yorkshire lads who find themselves in extraordinary circumstances. At times humorous\, at times harrowing\, both film and spoken word performance allow a close up insight into life on the frontline and give a rare glimpse into life for someone beset by memories of war. \nPresented as part of Ripon’s VE Day 80th Anniversary Commemorations in partnership with Ripon Community Poppy Project. \nSunday 11 May\, 2.30pm Doors open 2pm. \nRefreshments will be served after the event with donations to Lister House. \nTickets £10
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/bomb-happy/
LOCATION:Lister House\, Southgate\, Ripon\, HG4 1PG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240706T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
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SUMMARY:Monoliths - Saturday afternoon
DESCRIPTION:Three women. Three voices. Three stories. \nAn immersive\, digital theatre experience\, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor\, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies\, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi\, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. \nThree stories open the world of the English northern landscape in virtual reality\, what it means to come from it\, live in it and belong to it. \nMonoliths has been shown at several international film festivals including Melbourne International Film Festival\, BFI London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc Fest. \nhttps://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monoliths_trailer_draft-1080p-new-logos.mp4\n  \nDirected by Lucy Hammond. \nFour screenings per hour between 1.30 and 3.30pm. \nEach performance lasts 11 minutes and can be experienced by 3 visitors at a time\, wearing XR headsets. \nAge guide 11+ \nPresented by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust \nTickets £5
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/monoliths-saturday-afternoon/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240706T130000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240706T140000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
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SUMMARY:Sedan Chair Stories
DESCRIPTION:Hail down the ultimate in Georgian era transport and be carried above the hoi polloi\, hear scurrilous tales from Ripon’s scandalous past as your footmen pass on their knowledge and deposit you at your destination of choice. \nFrom the dastardly deeds of Eugene Arum to the insider trading of Chancellor Aislabie\, each Sedan Chair Story is complimentary with carriage. \nFREE EVENT \nCarriage operating on Minster Gardens and Kirkgate between 11am to 12.30 and 1pm till 2pm
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/sedan-chair-stories-2/
LOCATION:Ripon City Centre
CATEGORIES:family,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240706T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240706T121500
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240509T192008Z
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SUMMARY:Tales from Honeypot Village
DESCRIPTION:Join our Storyteller in Residence\, Ilaria\, for an imaginative adventure with puppets. Funny and interactive stories featuring loveable characters Rita the Mouse and The Tidy Trolls. \nAge guide ​4+ \nA Pay What ​You Can event. Recommended price £4 per ​child. \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/tales-from-honeypot-village-2/
LOCATION:Little Ripon Bookshop\, 12-13 Westgate\, Ripon\, HG4 2AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240706T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240706T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
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SUMMARY:Sedan Chair Stories
DESCRIPTION:Hail down the ultimate in Georgian era transport and be carried above the hoi polloi\, hear scurrilous tales from Ripon’s scandalous past as your footmen pass on their knowledge and deposit you at your destination of choice. \nFrom the dastardly deeds of Eugene Arum to the insider trading of Chancellor Aislabie\, each Sedan Chair Story is complimentary with carriage. \nFREE EVENT \nCarriage operating on Minster Gardens and Kirkgate between 11am to 12.30 and 1pm till 2pm
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/sedan-chair-stories/
LOCATION:Ripon City Centre
CATEGORIES:family,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240706T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240706T133000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T174310Z
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SUMMARY:Monoliths - Saturday morning
DESCRIPTION:Three women. Three voices. Three stories. \nAn immersive\, digital theatre experience\, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor\, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies\, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi\, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. \nThree stories open the world of the English northern landscape in virtual reality\, what it means to come from it\, live in it and belong to it. \nMonoliths has been shown at several international film festivals including Melbourne International Film Festival\, BFI London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc Fest. \nhttps://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monoliths_trailer_draft-1080p-new-logos.mp4\n  \nDirected by Lucy Hammond. \nFour screenings per hour between 10.30 and 1.30pm. \nEach performance lasts 11 minutes and can be experienced by 3 visitors at a time\, wearing XR headsets. \nAge guide 11+ \nPresented by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust \nTickets £5
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/monoliths-saturday-morning/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240706T093000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240706T101500
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T173939Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T115334Z
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SUMMARY:Tales from Honeypot Village
DESCRIPTION:Join our Storyteller in Residence\, Ilaria\, for a breakfast-time adventure. Funny and interactive stories featuring loveable characters Rita the Mouse and The Tidy Trolls. \nAge guide ​4+ \nA Pay What ​You Can event. Recommended price £4 per ​child. \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/tales-from-honeypot-village/
LOCATION:The Unicorn Hotel\, 2 Market Place East\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240705T140000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240705T150000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
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SUMMARY:Mr Owen's Pocketbook
DESCRIPTION:*SOLD OUT* \nWilfred Owen lived his last summer in Ripon. He spent his last birthday in the Cathedral which now provides a fitting backdrop for Rupert Mason’s one-man performance.An officer travels from Allied HQ to the Western Front one week before the Armistice and discovers the pocket book of a young lieutenant killed that day.\nThe show movingly explores Wilfred Owen’s experience of war through his own and the poetry of his contemporaries.\nWritten and directed by award-winning writer Justin Butcher.\nAge guide 14+ \nRunning time 55mins \nTickets £10 (£8) \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/mr-owens-pocketbook/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240705T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240705T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
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SUMMARY:Monoliths - Friday
DESCRIPTION:Three women. Three voices. Three stories. \nAn immersive\, digital theatre experience\, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor\, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies\, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi\, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. \nThree stories open the world of the English northern landscape in virtual reality\, what it means to come from it\, live in it and belong to it. \nMonoliths has been shown at several international film festivals including Melbourne International Film Festival\, BFI London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc Fest. \nhttps://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monoliths_trailer_draft-1080p-new-logos.mp4\n  \nDirected by Lucy Hammond. \nFour screenings per hour between 1.30 and 3.30pm. \nEach performance lasts 11 minutes and can be experienced by 3 visitors at a time\, wearing XR headsets. \nAge guide 11+ \nPresented by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust \nTickets £5
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/monoliths-friday/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240705T113000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240705T130000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061559Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T180012Z
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SUMMARY:Short Story Writing Workshop
DESCRIPTION:A fun\, practical and creative session for adults. How to turn your real-life experiences and memories into material for imaginative short stories. Bring a pen and notepad.\nLed by Ilaria Passeri\, RTF Storyteller in Residence. “Ilaria Passeri has a knack for finding the bizarre in the mundane and weaving it into funny and touching stories. Her voice is original and engaging.” Micheál Jacob\, script consultant and former BBC TV comedy executive. \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/short-story-writing-workshop/
LOCATION:Ripon Library\, The Arcade\, Ripon\, HG4 1AG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240705T103000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240705T110000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T115439Z
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SUMMARY:Storytime with RTF Storyteller in Residence
DESCRIPTION:Storytime for pre-schoolers and those they bring with them.Can you help Derek the Dragon? Will you cheer on Rita the mouse in her skateboarding competition? And is your bedroom as messy as Brian the chickens?\nAge guide ​2-5\nA Pay What ​You Can event. Recommended price £4 per ​child. \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/storytime/
LOCATION:Ripon Library\, The Arcade\, Ripon\, HG4 1AG\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240704T193000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240704T220000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240210T070057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T174816Z
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SUMMARY:Shakespeare's Royals
DESCRIPTION:Join Barrie Rutter OBE\, plus special guest\, to celebrate the Bard’s Kings & Queens – their achievements\, conquests and foibles – with anecdotes and memories from a career of playing and directing Shakespeare’s Royals\, with Northern Broadsides and beyond\, all over the world. \n“A formidable\, inspiring frontman\, never afraid to be outspoken\, the irrepressible Yorkshireman has lost none of his fervour to have a good time with audiences.” Charles Hutch Press \nTickets £18 (£16)
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/shakespeares-royals/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240704T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240704T210000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240413T091301Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240413T091301Z
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SUMMARY:Ripon Ghost Walk
DESCRIPTION:Explore the darker side on Ripon’s history from the macabre to the mysterious. Discover ancient burial sites\, curious bone finds and characters who lived and died hundreds of years ago\, but who some say still linger… With such a long history\, it’s no wonder the streets of Ripon are filled with stories. \nLed by Ripon Museum Trust Guides. \nAll proceeds to Ripon Museum Trust \nMeet at 7.15pm by the red telephone boxes in the Market Place. The walk will last around 1 hour 30 minutes\, finishing back at the Market Square in time to see the Ripon Hornblower at 9pm. \nTicket Price: £4 – £6
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/ripon-ghost-walk-24/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240704T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240704T190000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061539Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240704T102555Z
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SUMMARY:Stand Up Stories
DESCRIPTION:*SOLD OUT* \nJoin our Storyteller in Residence\, Ilaria Passeri\, for funny stories with a glass of wine.The product of a bold Scottish mother\, an errant Italian father and a little sister with the vocabulary of a truck driver\, Ilaria has found herself in more than a few scrapes\, situations and silly scenes. In this quirky twilight hour of hilarious tales\, she brings in her family\, friends\, a wide range of pets\, and one very peculiar clown\, to entertain and flummox in equal measure.\nA whistle-stop tour through the confusing comedy of errors that is her life.\nAge guide 16+\nTickets £12 include a glass of Prosecco/sparkling soft drink \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/stand-up-stories/
LOCATION:Storehouse Bar & Eatery\, The Warehouse\, Blossomgate\, Ripon\, HG4 2AJ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240704T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240704T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061542Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T174837Z
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SUMMARY:Monoliths - Thursday
DESCRIPTION:Three women. Three voices. Three stories. \nAn immersive\, digital theatre experience\, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor\, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies\, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi\, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. \nThree stories open the world of the English northern landscape in virtual reality\, what it means to come from it\, live in it and belong to it. \nMonoliths has been shown at several international film festivals including Melbourne International Film Festival\, BFI London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc Fest. \nhttps://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monoliths_trailer_draft-1080p-new-logos.mp4\n  \nDirected by Lucy Hammond. \nFour screenings per hour between 1.30 and 3.30pm. \nEach performance lasts 11 minutes and can be experienced by 3 visitors at a time\, wearing XR headsets. \nAge guide 11+ \nPresented by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust \nTickets £5
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/monoliths-thursday/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240703T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240703T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061502Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T174903Z
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SUMMARY:Monoliths - Wednesday
DESCRIPTION:Three women. Three voices. Three stories. \nAn immersive\, digital theatre experience\, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor\, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies\, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi\, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. \nThree stories open the world of the English northern landscape in virtual reality\, what it means to come from it\, live in it and belong to it. \nMonoliths has been shown at several international film festivals including Melbourne International Film Festival\, BFI London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc Fest. \nhttps://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/monoliths_trailer_draft-1080p-new-logos.mp4\n  \nDirected by Lucy Hammond. \nFour screenings per hour between 1.30 and 3.30pm. \nEach performance lasts 11 minutes and can be experienced by 3 visitors at a time\, wearing XR headsets. \nAge guide 11+ \nPresented by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust \nTickets £5
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/monoliths-wednesday/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20240702T133000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20240702T153000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
CREATED:20240322T061508Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240428T174938Z
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SUMMARY:Monoliths - Tuesday
DESCRIPTION:Three women. Three voices. Three stories. \nAn immersive\, digital theatre experience\, which interweaves three northern UK landscapes – a moor\, a city and a coast – with sweeping soundscapes and poetic monologues. Written by Hannah Davies\, Carmen Marcus and Asma Elbadawi\, the stories are an arresting testament to the inextricable link between person and place. \nThree stories open the world of the English northern landscape in virtual reality\, what it means to come from it\, live in it and belong to it. \nMonoliths has been shown at several international film festivals including Melbourne International Film Festival\, BFI London Film Festival and Sheffield Doc Fest. \nDirected by Lucy Hammond. \nFour screenings per hour between 1.30 and 3.30pm. \nEach performance lasts 11 minutes and can be experienced by 3 visitors at a time\, wearing XR headsets. \nAge guide 11+ \nPresented by Pilot Theatre and One to One Development Trust \nTickets £5
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/monoliths-tuesday/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20231001T180000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20231001T180000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230409T091428Z
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SUMMARY:An Audience with Barrie Rutter OBE
DESCRIPTION:For one night only\, Barrie Rutter\, OBE and founder of the ground-breaking theatre company Northern Broadsides visits Ripon. \nWith over 50 years of experience on stage and screen\, Barrie has had a fascinating career which has taken him to China\, India\, Brazil and Skipton Cattle Market with all points in-between. \nHis belief that the Northern voice was a vibrant sound to embrace the energy of Elizabethan England led to the creation of one of the most successful companies in British theatre. \nA recipient of the 2003 Sam Wanamaker Award\, Barrie joins us for this very special evening as he shares his wealth of memories and his passion for language and the theatre. \n“Barrie Rutter is one of the reasons why there are so many amazing theatre companies in the greater north nowadays – he is a genuine trail blazer.” Alan Lane\, Artistic Director\, Slung Low \nPresented in partnership with Ripon Poetry Festival. \n \nTicket price: £18
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/an-audience-with-barrie-rutter-obe/
LOCATION:Ripon Arts Hub\, 49 Allhallowgate\, Ripon\, HG4 1LQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230611T110000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230611T120000
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SUMMARY:Steve Bonham: Stumbling Over Eden
DESCRIPTION:Based upon Steve’s much-loved book of the same name\, Stumbling Over Eden is a one-hour show that combines story and song to celebrate the adventurer\, explorer and vagabond within us all. \nFrom the notion of freedom and the beauty of the trail to the joy of travelling companions and the meaning of home. \nNot just the story of an eccentric journey from the top of the Atlas Mountains to the Sahara desert\, but an invitation to explore just what is adventure? \nFunny\, moving\, authentic\, and – sometimes! – profound\, with great songs\, it is a show like no other. \n“This is a ‘boy’s own’  – and girls! – adventure from the nineteenth century\, acted out and described in the twenty-first century on the doorstep of Europe. \nIn his account of the 540km walk from the High Atlas mountains\, across the Anti Atlas\, then following the exotic river Draa into the Saharan sand dunes\, you will fall into a world and people as fascinating and friendly as any fairy tale.”  Mike McHugo OBE\, co-founder of the Kasbah du Toubkal \nCombine with brunch for a perfect Sunday morning. \nPay What You Can (PWYC)
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/steve-bonham-stumbling-over-eden/
LOCATION:Claro Lounge\, 39 Market Place\, Ripon\, HG4 1BZ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:music,spoken word
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SUMMARY:Kate Fox: Bigger on the Inside
DESCRIPTION:Poet and comedian Kate Fox once thought receiving a positive diagnosis for autism had as much a chance of happening as a female Doctor Who. \nAs such\, since the Doctor’s 13th incarnation (played by Jodie Whittaker) in 2018\, Fox’s life has changed quite a bit. \nBlending stand-up and spoken word with personal memoir and her warm performance style\, Kate looks at neurodiversity through the theme of Doctor Who. \nTaking us through the ways the iconic sci-fi show has shaped her view of the world\, she shines a light on how our ideas of normality need an update and how we are all Bigger on the Inside. \nKate is a stand-up poet and broadcaster\, a regular voice on Radio 4 and a ‘gentle activist’ for the voices of Northerners\, the working class\, women and the neurodiverse. \nTicket price: £8 – £10
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/kate-fox-bigger-on-the-inside/
LOCATION:Ripon Arts Hub\, 49 Allhallowgate\, Ripon\, HG4 1LQ\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:comedy,drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230610T120000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T123000
DTSTAMP:20260429T104220
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SUMMARY:Steve Bonham: How to have an adventure
DESCRIPTION:Steve Bonham shares stories (and maybe a song or two) that celebrate the adventurer\, explorer and vagabond within us all. \nCatch Steve again at Claro Lounge at 11am on Sunday 11th June. \nFree event – just turn up
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/steve-bonham-how-to-have-an-adventure/
LOCATION:Little Ripon Bookshop\, 12-13 Westgate\, Ripon\, HG4 2AT\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family,music,spoken word
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230610T151500
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SUMMARY:The Wanderer
DESCRIPTION:Come and follow the footsteps of countless pilgrims down into the ancient crypt of Saint Wilfrid. \nLit only by the guttering flame of candlelight\, meet the Wanderer. An exile who has journeyed north from the stormy south coast of Manhood End. \nHear his service and be warmed by his words as you take your own journey from darkness into light. \nInspired by the Anglo Saxon poem of the same name and by Kipling’s poem Eddi’s Service. \nFell-Foss presents a special and intimate performance in the oldest structure of any English Cathedral and a place of almost continuous worship since 672. \nWritten and performed by Mark Cronfield \n \nStarting every 15 minutes from 10.30-12 & 1.15pm-3.15pm \nFree event – just turn up
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/the-wanderer/
LOCATION:Ripon Cathedral\, Minster Road\,\, Ripon\, HG4 1QS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:drama,spoken word
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20230609T191500
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230609T210000
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SUMMARY:Ripon Heritage Ghost Walk
DESCRIPTION:Explore the darker side on Ripon’s history from the macabre to the mysterious. Discover ancient burial sites\, curious bone finds and characters who lived and died hundreds of years ago\, but who some say still linger… \nLed by Ripon Museum Trust Guides. \nAll proceeds to Ripon Museum Trust \nTicket Price: £4 – £6
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/ripon-heritage-ghost-walk/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:spoken word
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20230609T140000
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SUMMARY:Bread is Life
DESCRIPTION:Let’s make bread – the Syrian way. We’ll mix the dry ingredients\, in a bowl bought in a souk from Idlib\, then we add water… and wait for it to rise. \nAnd when it is ready\, and the room is filled with the smell of freshly-baked bread\, we will share it with our friends and neighbours – and enjoy it with Syrian meze. \nWhen he was in Turkey\, writer Kevin Dyer was told by a Syrian refugee\, ‘Do not forget Syria’. \nIn a thrilling piece of interactive storytelling\, Storm in the North attempt to keep the proud people of that country in all our minds – with food and a story of hope. \nPresented in partnership with Ripon City of Sanctuary \n \nAge guide 13+ \nTicket Price: £10\, includes meze.
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/bread-is-life/
LOCATION:Holy Trinity Church\, Kirkby Road\, Ripon\, HG4 2EY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:spoken word,workshop
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