Winter Tales festival of stories

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1st & 2nd February 2008

The Guildhall, Sandwich, Kent

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FRIDAY 1st FEBRUARY

8pm : Hugh Lupton & Nick Hennessey

an evening of performance storytelling,

music and song featuring 'The Liberty Tree'

tales of lawlessness and liberty

from Tom Paine & the English Radicals to Robin Hood

*tickets £5 doors open 7.30pm licensed bar recommended age 12+

SATURDAY 2nd FEBRUARY

10am : Mask Making Workshop

with The Theatre of the Small

make and decorate a mask

to wear for the Fools Lantern Parade

free no need to book

young children must be accompanied by an adult

3pm : Raventales present 'Beowulf'

storytelling with shadows and song

a dramatic retelling of the early English poem and heroic tale

*tickets £3 recommended age 9+

from 6.30pm : Fools Lantern Parade

masked lantern-bearers & musicians accompany the King of Fools through the town

procession leaves the Quayside, Sandwich at 6.30pm

join in, wear a mask and bring a torch

the procession arrives at the GUILDHALL and the folly begins...

Crowning of the King of Fools

on the Guildhall balcony

followed by stories from TONY COOPER

and DAVID TONGE of PAST IMAGINED in the hall

Hugh Lupton

Nick Hennessey

Beowulf by Raventales

before the festival ... free public workshops!

SATURDAY 19th JANUARY

Willow Lantern Workshop hosted by TABAC

Sandwich Technology School 10am - 4pm come along and join in

SATURDAY 26th JANUARY

Mask Making Workshop hosted by SMALL BEGINNINGS

drop in and make a mask to take home at the following venues:

The Phoenix Centre, Jubilee Road, Sandwich 11am - 12noon

Lower Hardres & Nackington Villlage Hall, Street End, Nr Canterbuy 4-5pm

both workshops are free - no need to book - young children must be accompanied by an adult

* BOX OFFICE *

advance tickets for shows available

in person - from The Sandwich Bookshop, 60 King Street, Sandwich

by post - send a list of tickets required, a cheque for the full amount payable to 'Small Beginnings', and a stamped, self addressed envelope to: Small Beginnings, 47 Dover Road, Sandwich CT!3 0BX

remaining tickets will be available on the door before the shows

with thanks to:

TABAC Sandwich Town Council

Sandwich Technology School Sir Roger Manwood's School Sandwich Junior School

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previous Winter Tales festivals featured workshops and performances from:

HUGH LUPTON & CHRIS WOOD - BEN HAGGARTY - XANTHE GRESHAM & SHERRY ROBINSON - TONY COOPER - JACQUELINE SUMMER - RUFFEGE - THE THEATRE OF THE SMALL - ROBERT POULTER'S NEW MODEL THEATRE - JANE CLARKE - CARL MERRY - RUTH COOKE plus tales from the floor, animated film and exhibition

thanks to our sponsors and supporters
Awards For All - The STARR Initiative - Pfizer Ltd - Sandwich Town Council
and the staff of the Sandwich Guildhall & The Sandwich Bookshop for their help and support