• Kids Around and About

  Our crazy walkabout characters will be roaming around, there will be swingboats, shops, music and kids films in the solar cinema.

• Joseph May

  A french clown character's story of lost love, leading to dressing men in cancan skirts and stripteasing (in a child friendly manner) before jumping up on a 7ft unicycle to do a few tricks!

  Joseph May Website

• Rimski's Bicycle Piano

  Rimski Hoarsy-cough and Shrinking Violet present: "Rimski's Flaming Bicycle Piano", musical clowning, original songs, daring stunts and other wonders.

• Rinky Dink

  The fabulously famous bicycle powered sound system which continues to educate, excite and draw attention to itself wherever it goes. The colourful mobile Rinky Dink will be appearing with all it's bells and whistles.

  Rinky Dink Website

• Misadventures of a Victorian Dragon Machine

  Blending industrial sculpture, animatronics and street theatre, be baffled, amused and maybe even amazed at the sight of an 'authentic' Victorian Dragon Hunter being pulled along by a flying, smokebreathing, mechanical dragon.

  Misadventures Of A Victorian Dragon Machine MySpace

• The Herbal Witches

  Witch Walkabout is a totally unique, educational, interactive theatrical performance with larger than life characters to delight and entertain all, young and old...

  The Herbal Witches Website

• Earthlingz

  They appear in a few guises, possibly as goblin doctors or a toffy nosed Lord and Lady...quite surreal, very interactive and scarily believable!

  Earthlingz Website

• The Mighty Gareth

  The Mighty Gareth can entertain any audience in any situation. Every show is unique and spontaneous with heaps of audience participation and lots of laughter making it perfectly entertaining for everyone.

• Masquerade

  Our local integrated drama group bring you a walkabout clown troupe with all the classic gags.

• Big games and Its a knockout

  Family games and nonsense...proud to be a festival that doesn't take itself too seriously!

The management reserve the right to change the advertised performances in the event of illness or any cause beyond the control of the management. Please check with the venue to avoid disappointment.

Workhouse Festival is a not for profit company limited by guarantee. Registered in England & Wales. Company Number 05850878.