Welcoming all Grown Ups aboard the Playbus - the Final Stop of A Curious Town Plays festival!
Join the double decked red wonder on this most curious journey, stopping for marvellous music, playful performances and superb surprises.
With your singing ticket inspector keeping the order, you will not be allowed to forget why you hopped on for this journey, to Play. As the bus hurtles from stop to stop, you will have the chance to meet a host of fascinating new characters as they join the Playbus on its journey. Expect the unexpected: this is a most curious town after all!
Get off the bus to stretch your legs or to indulge in some refreshments and you may find yourself in an interesting new locale. From games to dancing via a new hat or some art, the Playbus traverses tremendous distances in record time*, until “Next Stop, A Curious Town” and you’re back where you started, only with a dose more curiosity.
It’s Time to Play…
Limited capacity so book early for this festival closing party to avoid disappointment. Ticket includes a welcome drink from the Bus Stop Bar
*The Playbus does not actually leave The Compound
EARLY BIRD TICKETS: £22 OR £14 LOW INCOME
TICKETS: £26 OR £18 LOW INCOME
ALL TICKETS INCLUDE A WELCOME DRINK
Arkem is a performer, maker and creative enabler. They enjoy a maximalist approach to costume and a poetically playful position with text. They have graced such stages as the Young V&A, the Royal Vauxhall Tavern and a hot air balloon over Turkey. The worlds of Arkem are warm and welcoming...come on in!
Revolting Rosy is a shape-shifting, party pumping toy box of curious characters, immersive intimacies, and strange spectacles. A chameleonic clown, she likes her smut laced with silliness and surrealism. She performs in events in the UK and internationally, including Bad Bruises, Cirque Le Soir, Pinky Promise, and Torture Garden.
Becca Horn is a multi-talented actor, activist + performer, and huge hit at every A Curious Town festival, bringing a selection of curious characters that never fail to entertain. Prepare to wonder at Valerie Lightheart, a comedic mystic, psychic spiritualist and interpreter of messages from beyond this world.
Benjam Barelli is a "point and shoot" actor, host, entertainer, improviser and imagineer. Though he gets older everyday, he's cleverly managed to avoid growing up in any conceivable way whatsoever. As a result, you'll mostly find him dressing up in silly clothes, creating nonsense and being ridiculous at whoever happens to find themselves in his immediate vicinity. Whether in a festival area, on a stage or on a bus, he promises you'll be entertained on a scale that ranges anywhere from "mildly" to "outragrageously".
Messmeralda is a shape-shifting force of cabaret and immersive walkabout performance, weaving between worlds with a kaleidoscope of outrageous, enchanting, and mischievous characters. Whether commanding the stage or roaming through crowds, she thrives on drawing audiences into her strange and wonderful realm, where anything — and everything — can happen. Expect charm, chaos, and a touch of the unexpected.
The Ledge is a global rock icon. Of course, you'll remember him as front man of classic rock band Semolina Question Mark and his subsequent superlative solo career with sensational songs such as Between the Wallpaper and the Wall, One Inch Down the Highway and Because I Love You (I'd Cross the Desert on an Ice Cube).