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Fussy Foodies: Battle of the Pans

by Just More Productions

The People vs Messy Mama T!

Fussy Foodies: Battle of The Pans is a celebration of food, music, roots, and culture wrapped up in the craziest kitchen party you ever went to.

Don’t get too comfortable, because you’ll have your part to play. Join in the games and try your best at foodie challenges as you take on Messy Mama T for the ultimate prize: a trip in the Bashmobile!

Performances

Albion Square (8) See map

Friday

11:15 & 14:00 (BSL)

Saturday

12:05 & 15:00

Access

(BSL) indicates performance times that include British Sign Language interpretation.

Follow the link to see the Fussy Foodies: Battle of The Pans Easy Read. You can find Easy Reads and Audio Described introductions to other shows on the Big Feast 2025 Access Page.

See Messy Mama T in action in the video for the Do What Your Mama Told Ya! show.

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Fussy Foodies: Battle of The Pans is supported by Without Walls and commissioned by Certain Blacks, Norfolk & Norwich Festival and Just So Festival.

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FRONTLINEdance Presents: Uproot

Redefine the meaning of home.

Join FRONTLINEdance’s vibrant cast of eighteen community and professional performers for Uproot.

Inspired to capture, unearth and explore Stoke-on-Trent’s Living Heritage Trail through movement, this performance will make you connect and reimagine. Performed to a varied soundtrack, including Northern Soul Music, this sensitive work will make you think, smile and connect.

Expect a journey of unearthing the past and forming a new shared identity, redefining a place where we call home.

Uproot is co-created with FRONTLINEdance’s Artistic Director and the cast.

Performances

Saturday

PMAG, outside (13) See map

Saturday: 13:00 (AD)

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This performance includes Audio Description (AD). AD kits can be obtained from Access Stewards at map points 1, 6, 9 & 13.

See FRONTLINEdance performing Connecting Communities in 2023.

Photos © Natalie Willatt

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Fish Boy

by 2Faced Dance

Go on an eco adventure.

Follow young Tommy Minton on an unforgettable adventure as he goes on a hunt to discover where his best friend ‘Fish’ has gone. With touches of humour, fun and surprise this outdoor dance adventure celebrates friendship, uncovers what’s polluting our rivers and demonstrates the power of never giving up!

A story of our times, this poignant yet joyful adventure will captivate audiences of all ages. Let your imagination soar as this visual feast of incredible dance, circus and theatre will have you cheering Tommy all the way.

Feeling inspired and wanting more after the performance? At Fish Boy online you can:

make your eco pledge and learn how to be a citizen scientist
find out how to dance like a fish and draw with your body!
make your own poem

Performances

PMAG, outside (13) See map

Friday

11:15 (BSL) (AD)

14:00: (BSL) (AD)

Access

Both performances include British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation and Audio Description (AD). AD kits can be obtained from Access Stewards at map points 1, 6, 9 & 13.

Listen to an Audio Introduction at Fish Boy online.

Follow the link to see the Fish Boy Easy Read. You can find Easy Reads and Audio Described introductions to other shows on the Big Feast 2025 Access Page.

Photos © Kie Cummings

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Caged

by Linden Dance Company

Take an exhilarating journey to connection.

CAGED is an explosive, evocative dance experience following four characters on a journey from solitude to connectedness.

Inspired by real life stories of isolation and set within, around and atop a three-metre-high birdcage, CAGED encourages a connected, diverse society. The four performers explore ambiguous worlds of entrapment and safety, a delicate balance that ultimately leads to feelings of hope and reconciliation.

The emotive themes are reflected in an athletic, daring physicality and a punchy soundtrack.

Performances

Town Hall (9) See map

Saturday

12:50 (AD) & 15:50 (AD)

Access

Both performances includes Audio Description (AD). AD kits can be obtained from Access Stewards at map points 1, 6, 9 & 13.

Listen to the Audio Described Introduction here.

Follow the link to see the Caged Easy Read. You can find Easy Reads and Audio Described introductions to other shows on the Big Feast 2025 Access Page.

Photos © Daniel Johnson Gray

Video © Studio Bokehgo

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Funded and supported by Arts Council England, Pavilion Dance South West, Falmouth University, Lincoln University, 101 Outdoor Arts.

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ARCADE

by Casson & Friends

Let’s play!

ARCADE is an interactive performance with spontaneous dance ‘games’ set to a fun and bouncy electronic soundtrack.

The choreography can be exciting to watch, but the real fun starts when you join in!

ARCADE’s friendly team of highly skilled performers invite you to dance, jump, move and bop – whatever it takes to reconnect you to your childlike joy of play – and each other!

Known best for World Record-breaking international hit, ‘The Dance WE Made’, Casson & Friends create People Powered Performances that are just waiting for every body to be part of. So what are you waiting for? Let’s play!

Performances

Various locations See map

Friday

11:30: Potteries Centre (1) Upper Mall by H&M

13:00: Smithfield (14)

15:00: Bus Station (11)

Saturday

11:00: Bus Station (11)

13:30 Smithfield (14)

15:30: Potteries Centre (1) Upper Mall by H&M

Access

Follow the link to see the ARCADE Easy Read. You can find Easy Reads and Audio Described introductions to other shows on the Big Feast 2025 Access Page.

Photos © Alisa Boanta & Malachy Luckie

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Ancient Giants

by Inspirate

Walk with ancient giants!

Inspired by the ancient South Asian tales she’s heard throughout her childhood, a young girl called Shanti imagines an epic battle between Hanuman the Monkey God and Ravana the Demon King.

This extraordinary encounter is brought to life through an exciting fusion of large scale puppetry, dance and martial arts.

As Shanti imagines this battle taking place, she explores her own strength and courage, and the complex struggle between good, evil, honour and loyalty.

Hanuman and Ravana are majestically depicted in this dynamic pop up performance, an interpretation that’s been inspired by a pivotal moment in the original Ramayana tale, when these two powerful characters meet and face each other.

Join these 10ft puppets as they interact with the audience during a walkabout, and make their way to confront each other in a dramatic finale.

Performances

This performance walks through town from Upper Lichfield St (10) to Fountain Sq (2) See map

Friday

Performances: 12:25 & 15:15

Saturday

Audio Described introduction (10): 11:oo – 11:25*

Touch Tour (10): 11:25 – 11:45*

Performances: 11:45 & 14:45

*Booking accessible sessions

There are 15 spaces available on the audio described pre-listen and touch tour. You only need one ticket to attend both. Follow the booking link to reserve your spot.

For any queries or to cancel your reservation, contact us on askus@appetite.org.uk

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Funded and supported by Arts Council England and Without Walls

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Big Fatt Dance Party

by Fatt Projects

Your full-Fatt disco needs you!

The Big Fatt Dance Party is a large-scale interactive performance for festivals aimed at letting go of our inhibitions and transforming public spaces into glorious dance floors through our unique brand of joyous anarchic celebration.

Performed by a larger-than-life team of the UK’s leading drag, cabaret and nightlife entertainers, voguers, DJs and dancers – audiences will be guided through a range of accessible interactive dance moments including disco line-dancing, square dances, and soul trains. Expect powerhouse vocals and wall to wall disco, dance, and club classics to get audiences dancing and singing their hearts out.

Fatt Projects create work that is unapologetic, loud, and saturated. It embraces liveness, and the mechanics of making things, harnessing the radical potential of queer joy, using it to find ways to build queer community, connectivity and spirituality.

Performances

Saturday

PMAG, outside (13) See map

Saturday: 16:30 – 17:15 (BSL)

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This performance includes British Sign Language (BSL) interpretation.

Listen to an Audio Described Introduction here.

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