Produced by Wild Rumpus, Just So Festival have announced their programme for the 2024 edition of their festival. The festival includes:
High Wire Spectacular by Chris Bullzini
Gather around for this breathtaking performance than none other than Chris Bullzini – tightrope walker and high wire extraordinnaire!
Come together for our Saturday night spectacular and watch on as this world famous tightrope walker wows the crowds high in the Rode Hall skyline.
Ancient Giants by Inspirate
Gasp as giant puppets bring to life the gods and demons from south asian tales. Experience the struggle between good and evil in an epic display of honour and loyalty as the monkey god battles with the demon king to rescue Sita and reunite her with Rama.
Ancient Giants is supported by Without Walls
Blockbuster Factory by Cat & Mouse Theatre
Step into Martin Bielspurg’s film venture, where you’re not just an audience but the beating heart of the movie! Join his stretched yet dedicated assistant Phil in one of a diverse range of roles—be it camera whiz, makeup artist, daring stunt double, or star beside the magnetic actor Charles Bexley-Heath. Brace for the drama—this film’s destiny teeters between triumph and disaster. Each performance crafts an entirely unique experience, making every film a distinct adventure into the unpredictable world of cinema. Your involvement sways the tale—it’s not just a show, but your chance to shape a film’s destiny. NB. All props and equipment are bananas.
Blockbuster Factory is an ACE funded award winning immersive street show that has captured the hearts of festival-goers at, Hat Fair, Festival of Fools, Out There Arts, Camp Bestival and many more.
‘LIGHTS, CAMERA, BANANAS!! Oh, my word!! What a joy Blockbuster Factory is.”
Betty Brown Bags by Phoebe Ophelia
This interactive show is a physical theatre piece with a pantomime flair, featuring live music, clog dancing, singing and even some sword fighting, something for all ages! Let Betty and Billy tell you their tale of the evil Sir George and how they need all of YOU to defeat him.
Produced by Raggle Taggle Arts and Supported by Without Walls.
The Walls Have Eyes (But So Do We) by Jo Feijó
Inspired by true stories of the Portuguese fascists dictatorship, ‘the walls have eyes’ is a family visual puppetry show about self expression, innocence, bravery and what it takes to create change. Set against a backdrop of surveillance and censorship, watch a young girl as she discovers the true scope of the dangers that surround her and finds freedom within community.
Accompanied by the live folk of frankie insley, this show is an empowering watch for the whole family, reminding us of the importance of caring for one another through hard times and how only true inter dependance can allow for meaningful transformation.
Created through the curious arts ‘seed commissions’ this show has been created with the support of arts council england, Salto Arts, Dance City, Middlesbrough town hall and arc stockton.
The Delights by Turned On Its Head
The Delights is the tale of two homely creatures who wake from sleepy hibernation to discover a delightful, enticing world that has appeared around them.
As these curious, playful characters explore this new world of possibility, they invite children join them in their dances and creating an outdoor playground full of wonder, joy and delight.
The Runaways by Circus House
Clown, circus and showmanship are rolled together in this 30 mins family friendly performance.
Exploring the stories of the 3 runaways as they each try to work out their place in the world and what they mean to each other. Combining spectacular acrobatics, physical theatre and some nifty suitcase moves The Circus Runaways combines set-piece acts with playful exploration of the characters’ relationships. Does the circus give them a place to be themselves? Can they balance their desires with the need to work together? Will they get to the end of the show before running away altogether?
The Animal Leaders by The Fabularium
Animal leaders move around site meeting their fellow creatures. Dress up and join in, or simply go and say hello as these friendly animal creatures move among their fans young and old!
Animal teams frogs 🐸 , bees 🐝 , fish 🐠 , stags 🦌 , owls 🦉 , lions 🦁 or foxes 🦊
Hear the drums and animal calls, gather round as the animal leaders march towards the scoreboard for the great golden pebble count each day, part of the infamous Just So tradition, the Carnival of the Animals
Now I Am Become Deaf (Destroyer of Worlds) by Tit For Tat
Tit for Tat theatre return to Just So with this brand new physical comedy piece. With eccentric juggling, and absurd acts of balance, experience a performance which explores his degenerative hearing loss as a celebratory source of play and invention.
Immerse yourself in a world where the loudest actions are lost in translation, and the tiniest looks become deafening.
I Am Become Deaf is produced by Tit for Tat theatre, and Supported by Without Walls.
