Youtopia Fools Play Retreat
Sep
28
9:50 AM09:50

Youtopia Fools Play Retreat

A gentle introduction to the power of play for wellbeing. Join in carefully selected games and silliness that will have you reeling with laughter, releasing endorphins and feeling the benefits of connecting with others. Lucy creates a safe space where mistakes are celebrated, and freedom is found in exploring a little clowning. Get into your body and out of your own way to discover more joy through play.

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Pair of Clowns at Henley Festival Play Day
Jul
14
10:00 AM10:00

Pair of Clowns at Henley Festival Play Day

Henley Festival unleashes a whirlwind of children’s entertainers, face-painting artists, and playful clowns, transforming the site into a whimsical wonderland for families to enjoy – welcome to the electrifying Playdate at Henley Festival!

Hocus Pocus Theatre present ‘Pair of Clowns’

It’s a funny old world and these delightful fools are here to put a smile on your face as they run riot, wreak havoc, play the fool and spark joy through the power of play. Watch out for their funny interactive antics infused with a touch of magic. A heart-warming, laugh a minute encounter to lift your spirits at Henley Festival’s Playdate.

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Out There Festival - Unsolicited Advice Bureau
May
31
to Jun 1

Out There Festival - Unsolicited Advice Bureau

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Tony and Pam have been on a journey of self-discovery and they’re here to share their best bits with you, Great Yarmouth! They’re rolling out a completely free Public Help Service that is absolutely not a pyramid scheme. There’s some fantastic 2 for 1 offers and an opportunity to take part in the State of the Nation Re-Imagination Station. Get involved in Speed Life Coaching, Stranger Advice Sessions and Public Art Therapy…This is not a cult… but it definitely could be.

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'Sideshow Roadshow' - Debut of NEW SHOW at Just So Festival
Aug
20
to Aug 21

'Sideshow Roadshow' - Debut of NEW SHOW at Just So Festival

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Just So is an annual, intimate, weekend-long festival – an imaginative outdoor family adventure like no other and the best family festival in the UK. With a love of stories and childhood escapades at its heart, Just So Festival enables families to step out of their day to day lives and into a wonderland of world class literature, arts, theatre, dance, music, comedy and creative pursuits together. Just So takes audiences (from bumps to great grandparents) on a unique expedition of mischief and mayhem, to lands full of magical midnight feasts, curious creatures, hidden retreats, top notch food, drink and boutique camping options and breathtaking beauty.

Three Sideshow sweethearts are running away from the circus as environmental catastrophe hits. The Mermaid warns of the rising tide of plastic and the Fortune Teller has had a vision of what's to come. Join this motley crew as they hit the road to convince the collective that it's time to freak out and take eco-emergency action.

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Clown About Town - Imagine Watford
Jul
3
2:00 PM14:00

Clown About Town - Imagine Watford

Clown on the run! Wanted for a crime she didn’t commit! With mini-big top in tow, she dares to put on a show, but nothing goes to plan. Attempting to prove her innocence, she finds ultimate freedom learning to be herself, in a world trying to make her like everyone else. A sweet celebration of what it is to be human and a reminder that embracing our mistakes is the most liberating act of all.  

Date: Saturday 3 July 

Times: 14:00 – 14:30 & 16:30 – 17:00 

Location: Watford Fields, WD18 0AZ 

No need to book – just turn up and enjoy!

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Clown Sideshows - The Homecoming - Newcastle-under-Lyme
Jun
25
to Jun 27

Clown Sideshows - The Homecoming - Newcastle-under-Lyme

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Taking place every June since 2014, The Homecoming is an award-winning, one-day circus-inspired extravaganza in Newcastle-under-Lyme Town Centre, Staffordshire which celebrates the life and legacy of local-born legend and ‘father of the modern circus’, Philip Astley.

Born in Newcastle-under-Lyme in 1742, the son of a cabinet-maker, Astley, became a war hero and celebrated trick rider who brought together acrobats, clowns and riders into a 42-foot ring – the standard size of a circus ring still used today – to invent the modern circus as we know it. 

The Homecoming brings the circus back to Newcastle-under-Lyme with a day of outdoor performance by artists from the UK and around the world springing up throughout the town centre, from traditional and contemporary circus to dance, theatre and more, all in celebration of this local legend.

NEW 2021 CLOWN SIDESHOWS…

A Bunch of Clowns run riot, wreak havoc and play the fool with funny flash mob dance routines, comedy sketches and joyous silliness to mend your aching heart.

Catch Clown About Town too if you can!

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LAUGHTER MATTER - OPEN WORKSHOP
Sep
30
6:00 PM18:00

LAUGHTER MATTER - OPEN WORKSHOP

Public Workshops. Free for anyone who came to see the show and designed as part of the Hocus Pocus Theatre Laughter Matters, happiness enrichment project. Join in games and therapeutic exercises as the company share their findings on improving wellbeing through the arts. Q&A with the performers from the show and a detailed look at the thinking behind the show. 

Monday 30thSeptember: 6 - 7.30pm (aimed at Sat show attendees but Thurs/Fri also welcome) 

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - FUN CLINIC (Immersive Theatre Event)
Sep
28
to Sep 30

LAUGHTER MATTERS - FUN CLINIC (Immersive Theatre Event)

Where do you go when you feel low? How do you cope when your negative thoughts begin to spiral? What do you do when the blues turn black? Could it be that laughter really is the best medicine? 

Hocus Pocus Theatre prescribe you a dose of funny business at their Laughter Matters Fun Clinic where the challenge is to find your joy in a maze of amazing rooms, connecting with an array of comic characters along the way. Another immersive, whole venue-take-over experience from the veterans of fun as they ram the theatre full of surprises to delight you at every turn. Lifting your spirits to a higher plane and lighting the way with surreal comedy, puppetry, music, dancing, mayhem and a touch of magic. Suitable for ages 16+

Anyone who attends the show is invited to a free workshop.

TICKETS:

£15 / £13 concs

BOX OFFICE: 01603 629921 or Click the poster below to book your ticket online now.

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - OPEN WORKSHOP
Sep
28
11:00 AM11:00

LAUGHTER MATTERS - OPEN WORKSHOP

Public Workshops. Free for anyone who came to see the show and designed as part of the Hocus Pocus Theatre Laughter Matters, happiness enrichment project. Join in games and therapeutic exercises as the company share their findings on improving wellbeing through the arts. Q&A with the performers from the show and a detailed look at the thinking behind the show. 

Saturday 28thSeptember: 11am - 12.30pm (Thurs/Fri show attendees)

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - FUN CLINIC (Immersive Theatre Event)
Sep
27
to Sep 29

LAUGHTER MATTERS - FUN CLINIC (Immersive Theatre Event)

Where do you go when you feel low? How do you cope when your negative thoughts begin to spiral? What do you do when the blues turn black? Could it be that laughter really is the best medicine? 

Hocus Pocus Theatre prescribe you a dose of funny business at their Laughter Matters Fun Clinic where the challenge is to find your joy in a maze of amazing rooms, connecting with an array of comic characters along the way. Another immersive, whole venue-take-over experience from the veterans of fun as they ram the theatre full of surprises to delight you at every turn. Lifting your spirits to a higher plane and lighting the way with surreal comedy, puppetry, music, dancing, mayhem and a touch of magic. Suitable for ages 16+

Anyone who attends the show is invited to a free workshop.

TICKETS:

£15 / £13 concs

BOX OFFICE: 01603 629921 or Click the poster below to book your ticket online now.

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - FUN CLINIC (Immersive Theatre Event) * PREVIEW *
Sep
26
to Sep 28

LAUGHTER MATTERS - FUN CLINIC (Immersive Theatre Event) * PREVIEW *

Where do you go when you feel low? How do you cope when your negative thoughts begin to spiral? What do you do when the blues turn black? Could it be that laughter really is the best medicine? 

Hocus Pocus Theatre prescribe you a dose of funny business at their Laughter Matters Fun Clinic where the challenge is to find your joy in a maze of amazing rooms, connecting with an array of comic characters along the way. Another immersive, whole venue-take-over experience from the veterans of fun as they ram the theatre full of surprises to delight you at every turn. Lifting your spirits to a higher plane and lighting the way with surreal comedy, puppetry, music, dancing, mayhem and a touch of magic. Suitable for ages 16+

Anyone who attends the show is invited to a free workshop.

SPECIAL PREVIEW PRICE TICKETS:

£10 / £7 (Under 25’s - must bring ID)

BOX OFFICE: 01603 629921 or Click the poster below to book your ticket online now.

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES
Sep
12
7:00 PM19:00

LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES

Weekly well-being and therapeutic workshop programme for freelancers working in the arts. A regular opportunity to meet-up and participate in drama games and clown exercises for increasing and releasing creativity, run by Hocus Pocus Theatre’s Artistic Director, Lucy Enskat - just for fun - no outcome! With an integrated wellbeing focus; mindfulness activities; time for tea and a bit of a self-care share!

BLOCK ONE
● Thursday 22nd August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 29th August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 5th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 12th September : 7-9pm

The first block of 4 sessions run by Lucy Enskat.

Cost: £5 per session

BLOCK TWO
● Thursday 19th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 3rd October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 10th October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 17th October : 7-9pm

Each week there will be a different visiting
wellbeing practitioner including facilitators in
● Yasodhara Yoga ● Dance
● Qi Gong ● Laughter Yoga
Full details including price to be released soon.

TO BOOK CALL: 01603 629921 or click on the banner below to book your place online.

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES
Sep
5
7:00 PM19:00

LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES

Weekly well-being and therapeutic workshop programme for freelancers working in the arts. A regular opportunity to meet-up and participate in drama games and clown exercises for increasing and releasing creativity, run by Hocus Pocus Theatre’s Artistic Director, Lucy Enskat - just for fun - no outcome! With an integrated wellbeing focus; mindfulness activities; time for tea and a bit of a self-care share!

BLOCK ONE
● Thursday 22nd August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 29th August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 5th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 12th September : 7-9pm

The first block of 4 sessions run by Lucy Enskat.

Cost: £5 per session

BLOCK TWO
● Thursday 19th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 3rd October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 10th October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 17th October : 7-9pm

Each week there will be a different visiting
wellbeing practitioner including facilitators in
● Yasodhara Yoga ● Dance
● Qi Gong ● Laughter Yoga
Full details including price to be released soon.

TO BOOK CALL: 01603 629921 or click on the banner below to book your place online.

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES
Aug
29
7:00 PM19:00

LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES

Weekly well-being and therapeutic workshop programme for freelancers working in the arts. A regular opportunity to meet-up and participate in drama games and clown exercises for increasing and releasing creativity, run by Hocus Pocus Theatre’s Artistic Director, Lucy Enskat - just for fun - no outcome! With an integrated wellbeing focus; mindfulness activities; time for tea and a bit of a self-care share!

BLOCK ONE
● Thursday 22nd August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 29th August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 5th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 12th September : 7-9pm

The first block of 4 sessions run by Lucy Enskat.

Cost: £5 per session

BLOCK TWO
● Thursday 19th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 3rd October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 10th October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 17th October : 7-9pm

Each week there will be a different visiting
wellbeing practitioner including facilitators in
● Yasodhara Yoga ● Dance
● Qi Gong ● Laughter Yoga
Full details including price to be released soon.

TO BOOK CALL: 01603 629921 or click on the banner below to book your place online.

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LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES
Aug
22
7:00 PM19:00

LAUGHTER MATTERS - WELLBEING WEEKLIES

Weekly well-being and therapeutic workshop programme for freelancers working in the arts. A regular opportunity to meet-up and participate in drama games and clown exercises for increasing and releasing creativity, run by Hocus Pocus Theatre’s Artistic Director, Lucy Enskat - just for fun - no outcome! With an integrated wellbeing focus; mindfulness activities; time for tea and a bit of a self-care share!

BLOCK ONE
● Thursday 22nd August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 29th August : 7-9pm
● Thursday 5th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 12th September : 7-9pm

The first block of 4 sessions run by Lucy Enskat.

Cost: £5 per session

BLOCK TWO
● Thursday 19th September : 7-9pm
● Thursday 3rd October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 10th October : 7-9pm
● Thursday 17th October : 7-9pm

Each week there will be a different visiting
wellbeing practitioner including facilitators in
● Yasodhara Yoga ● Dance
● Qi Gong ● Laughter Yoga
Full details including price to be released soon.

TO BOOK CALL: 01603 629921 or click on the banner below to book your place online.

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