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SUMMARY:Punch and Judy
DESCRIPTION:Beautiful\, hand-carved wooden puppets come to life in a fast-moving and funny show that has lots of good old-fashioned knock-about fun\, with loads of audience participation. \nEach show lasts 20 minutes \nFor over 30 years\, Professor Ron Wood has been a beloved figure in the world of entertainment\, bringing the enchanting Punch and Judy Show to life for thousands of children and adults alike. With his traditional approach and authentic wooden puppets\, Ron has captivated audiences at events both large and small\, spreading joy and laughter through this time-honoured British puppet theatre. Each performance is a delightful journey filled with playful antics and memorable characters\, ensuring that the spirit of this classic show continues to thrive in the hearts of all who experience it. \nFREE EVENT \nRipon Spa Gardens \n11.00am \n12.15pm \n1.30pm \n2.45pm \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/punch-and-judy-2026-3/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family
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SUMMARY:Kismat Walla
DESCRIPTION:Thingumajig Theatre\, who have performed A la Puppet Carte and Kit and Caboodle (pictured below) at previous Ripon Theatre Festivals\, return with their brand new street theatre puppet show. Kismat Walla captures the bustling atmosphere of South Asian market streets in this two-person play set on and around a magical rairi (cart) telling a puppet plays about fate\, fortune and serendipity. \n  \n  \nAbout the performers:\nThingumajig Theatre creates and performs innovative puppet plays and interactive giant puppet street acts. Based in West Yorkshire\, their puppets have played throughout the UK and 17 other countries and have been seen on television and a major Disney film. \nThingumajig’s co-directors Kathy and Andrew Kim met while working as performers on a Horse and Bamboo production in 2002. After several years commuting across the Atlantic to visit each other\, they married and settled in West Yorkshire and started Thingumajig Theatre in 2006. They soon expanded to bring in freelance artists as needed and in 2024\, they were joined by Reyyan Hammad as a core artist. \nFREE EVENT \n10.30 – 11.15am Ripon Spa Gardens \n1.30-2.15pm Little Bird Market
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/kismat-walla-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family
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SUMMARY:Ripon Dance Academy
DESCRIPTION:Ripon Dance Academy offers high quality dance training in Ballet\, Modern Jazz\, Tap\, Contemporary and Acro. Classes are offered from pre school to 18 and pupils have the opportunity to take part in IDTA examinations\, full school shows and dance festivals. \nRDA will also be performing on Saturday on the Cathedral Forecourt from 3.00-3.30pm. \nFREE EVENT \n10.00-10.30am Ripon Spa Gardens \n1.45-2.00pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/ripon-dance-academy-sun-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance,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/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:St Aelred's Irish Dance
DESCRIPTION:St Aelred’s Principal Dance Teacher\, Una says: “We are a traditional Irish dance group made up of 25 dancers. We go from young talent\, all the way to incredibly skilled older dancers. We love performing for our local community. We regularly perform to thousands each year on St Patrick’s day in Leeds and York. Our group is eye catching in vibrant traditional dresses. We can’t wait to perform at RTF for the first time!” \nFREE EVENT \n11.15-11.45am Little Bird Market\, Ripon Market Place \n12.30-1.00pm Ripon Spa Gardens \n2.15-2.45pm Little Bird Market\, Ripon Market Place \nUna will be leading a free “Irish Dance for First-Timers” workshop for everyone aged 8+ in our Saturday Participation Zone – 2-3pm – come along and give it a try! \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/st-aelreds-irish-dance-sun/
LOCATION:Ripon Marketplace\, Market Place\, Ripon\, HG41BP\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:dance
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SUMMARY:Punch and Judy
DESCRIPTION:Beautiful\, hand-carved wooden puppets come to life in a fast-moving and funny show that has lots of good old-fashioned knock-about fun\, with loads of audience participation. \nEach show lasts 20 minutes \nFor over 30 years\, Professor Ron Wood has been a beloved figure in the world of entertainment\, bringing the enchanting Punch and Judy Show to life for thousands of children and adults alike. With his traditional approach and authentic wooden puppets\, Ron has captivated audiences at events both large and small\, spreading joy and laughter through this time-honoured British puppet theatre. Each performance is a delightful journey filled with playful antics and memorable characters\, ensuring that the spirit of this classic show continues to thrive in the hearts of all who experience it. \nFREE EVENT \nRipon Spa Gardens \n11.00am \n12.15pm \n1.30pm \n2.45pm \n 
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/punch-and-judy-2026-4/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES: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
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SUMMARY:The Crow House
DESCRIPTION:A derelict house appears in the middle of the street. The windows are shattered and a Keep Out sign bars the front door. Three captivating and multi-skilled performers use aerial\, acrobatics\, live music and slap-stick comedy to battle the furious crow who has taken up residency. Who will win? \nA wonderful silent-movie inspired show using an eclectic mix of circus\, puppetry\, musical saw\, harp playing and audience participation. \nPresented by Circo Rum Ba Ba \nAbout the performers: \nCirco Rum Ba Ba is a well-established\, highly experienced women’s circus theatre company which fuses spectacular theatre with a diverse range of circus skills\, comedic characters and narratives to bring extraordinary shared experiences to communities and audiences across the U.K. The company are committed to developing wonderfully bizarre\, offbeat shows\, promenades and walkabout characters for free to the public arts and community events. They bring theatre and circus to places where it is not expected to engage incidental audiences who don’t always have access to the arts. From the subtle cameo to the grand parade\, Circo Rum Ba Ba combines the surprising with the impossible\, to produce a thrilling phenomenon of spectacle and show. \nFREE EVENT \n12.30-13.30pm Ripon Spa Gardens \n3.15-4.15pm Ripon Spa Gardens
URL:https://www.ripontheatrefestival.org/event/the-crow-house-2/
LOCATION:Ripon Spa Gardens\, Park Street\, Ripon\, HG4 2AX\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:family
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