Programme 2024

(subject to alteration – keep looking as additional info is added!)

Note: You do not need any day/weekend tickets to purchase a workshop place. These are offered on a standalone basis.

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               Fox-Fox Pub   A map is shown underneath the programme

Ticketing: Unless otherwise stated, performances are open for day or weekend ticket holders only

If you are in town and wish to see a performance, ask the steward for advice

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Venue Map

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. Also available as a single ticket not requiring weekend/day ticketshttps://www.tickettailor.com/events/getawordinedgeways/1416805 INCLUDED for Festival Ticket Holders OR £5 cash on day
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	£25 workshop. This is a 4 hour workshop with a 2 hr break in middle. This is single ticket not requiring weekend/day tickets. Tickets HERE. You can alternatively pay on the day if there are any spaces left
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.
11.30-12.30pm	~~Workshop – Constellations (performance workshop)~~	PH	**Cancelled **
12.30-2pm	Meet Jimmy Williamson with Amy Douglas, Travellers Under the Stars	Pot	Also available as a single ticket not requiring weekend/day tickets https://www.tickettailor.com/events/getawordinedgeways/1416805 INCLUDED for Festival Ticket Holders
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. Available as a single ticket not requiring weekend/day tickets https://www.tickettailor.com/events/getawordinedgeways/1416805 £15 ( upgrade to a festival day ticket and access all other performances and story/poetry circles throughout the day – concessions available) – Festival day ticket £25 or weekend ticket for £55
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	Fox	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 ~~Zahra Afsah~~	Ch	Due to unforeseen circumstances it is unlikely Zahra will be at this service and her stand-in will be announced soon.
9.30am	~~Methodist Church Service~~	MH	Cancelled
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	NOTE TIMINGS FOR THIS MAY VARY SO KEEP LISTENING FROM THE START TO ENSURE YOU SEE THE BIT YOU MAY WANT ! 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. Available as a single ticket not requiring weekend/day tickets https://www.tickettailor.com/events/getawordinedgeways/1416805 Festival Ticket Holders OR £15 cash on day
12.30-1.30pm	Wenlock Story club and the Edge Hogs house band	Pot
2-3pm	Couples in Stories, with Shonaleigh & Simon Heywood	Pot