fusemedwayfestivalA 15-day celebration of arts and creativity in Medway

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it’s artsFrom new commissions by world-classperformers to home grown talent.

it’s yoursIntimate and immediate performances that putyou at the heart of the action.

it’s freeLet the adventures begin.

The festival runs from Saturday, 12 to Saturday, 26

June, featuring hundreds of performers.

For the full line-up visit www.fusefestival.org.uk

or phone 01634 338319

Child’s play

fusemedwayfestival world-class performance

Saturday, 12 to Sunday, 13 June

Also on…over in Strood

Hidden Door Productions presentSparkleStrood Waterfront play area, Canal Street, Saturday, 12 June 12noon to 4pmArtists from Hidden Door Productions will be bringing atouch of colour, joy and celebration to Strood Waterfrontwith a profusion of sparkly and colourful mobiles.

Explore the freeperformances andactivities, including a drop-in artworkshop. Become a friend ofHidden Door Productionson Facebook and find out more about theworkshops and artists.

And on Sunday…

Fabio Paolizzo presentsVelodroneRochester Castle GardensSunday, 13 June 5pm and 7pmA unique performance event that needs your pedal power.Bring your bike and join us on a cycle around thegardens. The movement will create music. At the sametime, the actions of professional cyclists at DeangateRidge will generate sounds that relate to their differentcultures, which will then be added to the mix. No bike?No problem, simply turn up with a picnic, relax and listenas the concert unfolds. www.velodroneconcert.com

London’s Central School of Speech and Drama presentsThe Doctor’s DaughterCreated especially for Fuse Medway Festival, this is afunny, dramatic and family-friendly tale of trickery andinfatuation, inspired by Shakespeare’s All’s Well That EndsWell. Helen is in love but with the wrong boy. She has acunning plan and arranges things so that he has to marryher. But is she clever enough to keep him and can shedecide if she really wants him after all?

Entry is free… bring something comfy to sit on and allchildren must be accompanied by an adult.

Weekend one performance times• Chatham Riverside, Saturday, 12 June (shortened preview show)

• Upnor Castle, Saturday, 13 June 4 to 6pm*

Also showing throughout the rest of Fuse

• Capstone Farm Country Park,Saturday, 19 June 4 to 6pm

• Cliffe Woods, Saturday, 20 June 4 to 6pm• Cuxton Community Junior School Amphitheatre,Friday, 25 June 4 to 6pm

• High Halstow Recreation Ground,Saturday, 26 June 3 to 5pm

*Booking is essential at Upnor Castle as space is limited. Please phone01634 338319 to book. No need to book for shows at all other venues– first-come-first-served.

Weekend one is a family extravaganza inChatham, Upnor, Strood and Rochester

SPARKLocal arts commission

Don’t forget, it’s all free

Don’t forget, it’s all free

Come join us on Chatham’s urban village green for an afternoon of hands-on fun, frolics and entertainment for allthe family.

Appearing throughout the

afternoon…

Pif-PafA grumpy ringmaster, a stage-shy elephant and a band ofkamikaze chickens; it can only be Pif-Paf back in a show full of mad-cap inventions, live music and a stunning waterdisplay finale.

HoodwinkTwo waiters try to serve lunch to a solitary diner but arethwarted by exploding fish, runaway puddings and a table thatliterally walks off in disgust.

The Invisible MenArmed with music, sound effects and cases full of props, TheInvisible Men have havoc on their minds.

Jon HicksJon is a speed painter extraordinaire. In a flurry of brushes,paint and controlled, flailing limbs he transforms largecanvases into iconic artworks.

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Dizzy O’Dare presentsRoll up for The Tiny Travelling Tightwire Show!Poppet wants to show you the delights of hertightwire skills but she is shy and needs your help andencouragement. A fun and entertaining roaming tightwireshow for all ages incorporating Poppet the puppet and AlanaJones, one of the UK’s leading tightwire artists in the UK.

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Goronwy ThomHugely versatile and highly skilled in clowning, circus skills andreportee.

Brook Youth Theatre presentsADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND‘OFF… WITH… THEIR… HEADS..’says the The Queen of Hearts at her deadly game of croquet.Are you brave enough to join her or would you prefer tohave tea with the Mad Hatter and The White Rabbit ?You may end up wetter than you ever imagined.Come and meet Alice as The Youth Theatre invites you toEnter Wonderland

Workshops and storytellingThese workshops and stories will be repeated throughoutthe afternoon. Children must be accompanied by anadult. Entry on a first-come-first-served basis

Teddy Bears’ Picnic with Shona Pellet and Richard PembertonEnjoy gentle stories from the comfort of lazy deckchairsand picnic blankets, then make and decorate your veryown teddy ears and get a face-paint nose and whiskers.Feel free to bring a picnic and don’t forget your teddy.Suitable for under-eights.

Bunting decorating with Friday GreenrodCreate bunting using special fabric paints, stencils and

sponges. Take it home or donate it to the festival. Aprons and gloves will be provided but beware, materialsmay stain clothes. Suitable for over-eights..

Cupcake decorating with Lizzie HodgeDecorate cupcakes with all sorts of colourful icing,sprinkles and sparkles and then make greeting cards,decorations and special boxes to carry them home in.Suitable for all ages.

Sparky’s amazing performance relayChatham High Street to the riverside 4-5pmCome and meet Sparky, Medway’s own Imagination ourNation puppet, who will be wandering the riverside allafternoon. Then join him as he leads a performance relaywith primary schools from across the area, from ChathamHigh Street to the riverside, where he will team up with hismassive, older brother, Atom.

Imagination our NationA five-year project that will culminate in 2012 with a majorevent at Victoria Park in East London. At the heart of theproject are puppets who will become a part of local

communities, growing with them and opening minds tonew creative avenues. A young Sparky was first introducedto Medway during last year’s festival. Puppets grow muchquicker than humans and Sparky is back for this year’sfestivities, taller, stronger and more mischievous than ever.www.facebook.com/sparkychampionwww.twitter.com/sparkychampion www.imaginationournation.co.uk

Performance timesActs will perform regularly throughout the afternoon. To find out when visit www.fusefestival.org.uk a coupleof days before the event or pick up a timetable on the day.

Welcome to The Big Tea Party Saturday, 12 June 1 to 6pm

Chatham Riverside, library and high street

tickets for Jack and the Beanstalkat The Central Theatre, Chatham this ChristmasMake and decorate a cake at home and bring it to ourHello Cupcake tent by 3pm. There will be categories forunder-11s, 12-16-year-olds and adults. Winners receivea pair of panto tickets.

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