Programme 2024
KEY:
Ch– Main Church PH-Priory Hall Pot-Pottery
MH– Methodist Hall MC-Methodist Church
FS– Fire Station GH-Guildhall MSq-Market Square
G&D-George & Dragon Pub A venue map is shown underneath the programme
| Friday: | |||
| 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 | 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 | 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 |
| 7.30-9pm | Interweaving with Simon Fletcher, Trigger Bliss, Despina Ariou | Pot | |
| 7.30-10pm | Play Round with Jonathan Day & Simone Gilliat, Andy Connally, Eddie Ogle and Richard Chaff | PH | Jonathan Day & Simone Gilliatt will host an array of amazing musicians, wordsmiths, dancers and artists in this open improvisation session. You can to drop in and out of the Priory Hall where will be a relaxed atmosphere . There may be opportunities to join in with the Jam style set up so bring what you need. Everyone welcome. Food and drink is permitted. |
| 7.30pm | Ghost Walk with Amy Boucher, Much Wenlock town centre | Ch | Amy’s ghost walk will cover the Ghosts of Much Wenlock and Wenlock edge, as well as further afield. Amy will demonstrate the edge as a place of transition, a place where stories travel like the people do. We will cover ghosts, witches and the darker history of the town and the county, to demonstrate that ghosts are never just ghosts, it is never as simple as that. Festival Ticket Holders OR £5 cash on day if spaces left |
| 9-10pm | Dionysus | MH | Change of performance, Greek god of party-time gets an airing! Super stuff |
| Saturday: | |||
| 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 | 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 | 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 |
| 10-12pm, 2-4pm | Poetry Workshop with Simon Fletcher | FS | This is a 4 hour workshop with a 2 hr break in middle. |
| 10-4pm | Wild Words, Drop in creative session | GH | Free Event |
| 10-12pm | Story Round with John Row & Iris Skipworth | Pot | Come and hear, come and tell! |
| 11-12pm | The Tales I was Told To Tell, a storytelling puppet show – Jo Jo Vagabondi | MH | Jo Jo says: “It is in part a true story of a fleeting meeting, a sharing and a promise. Whilst I was on tour in Siberia many years ago I was given these stories by an old shaman woman. In this storytelling puppet show I weave them with old Welsh myth to find out – Who is the swan goddesses most ferocious protector? What starts the great reindeer migration? And how are the two intrinsically linked? Why is it so relevant to our understanding of how we could relate to the land, each other and it’s stories. Look and listen to Jo. |
| 12.30-2pm | Meet Jimmy Williamson with Amy Douglas, Travellers Under the Stars | Pot | A discussion with music and tales |
| 2-3pm | Chiron: The Wounded Healer Joshua Crisp | MH | Chiron, the first centaur. Greek myth powerhouse Joshua Crisp brings his chameleon skills of voice and physicality to the story of Chiron, the first centaur and trainer of heroes. From a childhood abandonment by his mother to the wound that made him give up his immortality, learn how Chiron’s battles with pain earned him a place in the stars as the Sagittarius constellation. |
| 2.15-4.15pm | Workshop – Shooting Stars; The Sound of people having fun (Improv workshop) | PH | Simone Gilliatt, Multi faceted performance artist, healer and Creative director of GAWIE and Matthew Trustman Drama therapist, storyteller and all round good guy, will be facilitating this fun inclusive workshop to get you playing with improvisation through words, movement and props. We aim to support you in finding was to share creative expressions with confidence and ease. The workshop is open to everyone and will be accessible and silly. Look forward to seeing you there. |
| 3.30-4.30pm | The East Anglian Storytellers | Pot | Join the storytellers of East Anglia as they bring you traditional stories from their part of the world, from a place of wide skies, stormy seas, and treacherous fenlands. |
| 4.30-10pm | Open Performance/ Play Space | PH | Come and perform, or just watch! |
| 5-6.30pm | Open Performance Round with Amelia Armande | Pot | Come and perform, or just watch! |
| 6:00 – 7:00pm | Waiting at Eldridge (Step-Up) with Tom Juniper | MH | Our premier of the 2024 Step-Up with House of the West Wind and GAWIEFest. Maybe you’ve forgotten the monsters; they haven’t forgotten YOU… NOTE: REVISED DATE AND TIME! |
| 7.30-8.30pm | The stars sing Greek myths with Despina Ariou | Pot | Despina tells of the stars and the Greek heroes myths associated with them. |
| 6.30-8pm | GAWIE festival band | Pot | Free Event, session, bring your instruments! |
| 8:40-9pm | TriggerBliss | Pot | |
| 9.15-10pm | The stars with Zahra Afsah | Pot | Subject to change owing to personal difficulties. |
| 22:00 | Adult Stories | G&D | Free Event. Absolutely no-one under 18. |
| Sunday: | |||
| 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 | 𝐃𝐞𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 | 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞 | 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞 |
| 9.30am | Protestant Church Service with | Ch | Due to unforeseen circumstances Zahra will not be at this service and her stand-in is Simon Heywood. |
| 10-1pm | Hybrid Concert with World Storytelling Cafe hosted by Despina Ariou and Janet Dowling: 10:00-10:30 Welcome and interview with Janet Dowling and her super new book. 10:30-11:00 “Tell a child in Gaza’s Tale” – David Heathfield with John Row 11:00-12:00 Story round “Healing under the stars” 12:00-1:00 Class: Create your own constellation story | FS | This is a in-person/Zoom event going out live on the Internet. (max 12 people in-person) We start with an interview with Janet Dowling about her award-winning new book “Folk Tales of the Cosmos”  This is followed by a story round, “Healing under the stars”, (do come an tell!) and then we have David Heathfield, ably assisted by John Row, to talk about his project “𝗧𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝘇𝗮’𝘀 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗲”  Our final element is a class – Create your own constellation story Internet plus live. Check in online Link: https://zoom.us/j/5031841670#success |
| 10.00-3pm | Market Square event with portrait painting by Jacob Gourley and Traditional flower carving Jimmy Williamson | MSq | Underneath Guildhall if bad weather |
| 10.30-12pm | Poetry Breakfast Wenlock Pottery | Pot | |
| 11-12.30pm | Sunday SingSong; Harmonies and Relaxing voice meditations | PH | Join Abbie Lathe in this wonderful workshop where you will join in simple and fun vocal exercises and learn gentle harmonies that will support you in finding your authentic voice, your perfect pitch, your true tone, connecting with others and enjoying the soundscape. Abbie is a beautifully lively and inspirational facilitator who encourages people to find ease and power in their vocalisations while challenging them to step into new sound spaces and interweave with others to create brilliant harmonies. All voices welcome. |
| 12.30-1.30pm | Wenlock Story club and the Edge Hogs house band | Pot | |
| 2-3pm | Couples in Stories, with Shonaleigh & Simon Heywood | Pot | |
| 3 – 4pm | Town Singalong | Town | Come and join us and the Much Wenlock Men’s Choir for a communal singalong! |
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