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Fold Your City

An older man on his knees and a small boy standing are behind a large paper model of a town, complete with colourful houses, boats, and trees made from folded paper. The folded city sits on a large white sheet of paper with a blue drawn river weaving through. String lights hang in the background.

Fold Your City

by A Line Art

Add your landmark to our city.

Join us to create an origami model city inspired by your community!

Fold your own house, bus, landmark, or whatever else represents the local area. Then doodle, draw and decorate your creation to see your city emerge.

Simply drop in with your grandad, mum, kids or by your self to fold yourfavourite corner of the city.

Drop-in times

Potteries Centre (1) Upper Mall, next to Superdrug  See map

Friday & Saturday

11:00 – 17:00

Last entry: 16:15

Photos © Jon Oliver 

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The original outing of Fold Your City was commissioned by Dance Umbrella and The Big Draw in 2017.

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Caged

Four people are performing around a white bird cage-like structure of white bars. Three are on the outside, while one is inside on hands and knees. The cage is on a concreted are bordered by stone railings with tall trees and blue sky behind.

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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BoomBikes

BoomBikes

by Sound Intervention

Good vibes everywhere!

Pied Pipers of pop, delivery drivers of dance, putting pedal to the (heavy) metal. Whatever’s on the party playlist, join the (conga?) line and let the music take you – down to the Big Fatt Dance Party for our banging Feast finale!

Performances

Various locations   See map

Saturday 

13:00: Smithfield (14)

15:50: This performance walks through town from Piccadilly Stage (6) to Fountain Sq (2) back along to Lower Piccadilly (7) and ending at PMAG (13) – Outside the New Spitfire Gallery.

Access

Listen to the Audio Described Introduction here.

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Big Mob

Big Mob

by Bedlam Oz

Slink this way…

A trio of giant slinkies combine bursts of comic energy with gentle audience participation.

They will shimmy. They will slink. They may well steal your shoes. But they will definitely enchant and delight everyone who comes across them.

Be sure to catch this smile-inducing slice of silliness for all ages.

Performances

Various locations  See map

Friday 

11:00: Smithfield (14) 

12:30: Potteries Centre (1) 

14:30: Bus Station (11) 

Saturday 

11:00: Smithfield (14) 

13:30: Potteries Centre (1) Upper Hall by H&M

14:50: Lower Piccadilly (7) 

Photos © Lensi Photography 

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ARCADE

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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A Restorative

A Restorative

by Sheila Ghelani

Revive and renew your spirits

A dream pillow is a scented pouch for the eyes, once used in sickrooms to ease nightmares. In A Restorative, artist Sheila Ghelani invites you to create a tailor-made dream pillow, filled with your own fortifying mix of herbs and ingredients. 

Afterwards, test it out while you take a break from the busy streets to revive and renew your spirits. Lie back in the calm surroundings of Bethesda Chapel and listen to the soothing voice of sound artist, Anthea Clarke. 

Then take your dream pillow home to create more moments of mindfulness whenever you like.

NB: Places are limited to 12 per session on a first come, first serve basis.

Performances

Bethesda Chapel (12)   See map

Friday

12:00 13:45, 2.45pm & 15:45 (BSL) 

Saturday

11:00, 12:00, 13:00 (BSL), 14:45 & 15:45

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

Photos © Nina Sarfas

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A la Puppet Carte

A la Puppet Carte

by Thingumajig Theatre

Pop-up puppet fun

Who knows what you might see when you encounter a pop-up puppet stage built onto the back of an electric tricycle? On the ‘A la Puppet Carte’ menu is a family-focused show full of surprises, fun and heart-warming stories of friendship.

Maisy and the Corn tells the story of an exuberant gardener and her very hungry chicken. And in The Story of the Scary Noise, a doting daddy finds the unexpected (and adorable) source of a mysterious sound.

Performances

Various Locations   See map

Friday 

12:10: Piccadilly Stage (6) 

14:00: Parliament Sq (4) 

16:00: Fountain Sq (2) 

Saturday 

11:00: Fountain Sq (2) 

13:00: Piccadilly Stage (6) 

14:50: PMAG, outside (13)

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Ancient Giants

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

Photos © Anna Hornby and Lamar Francois

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Funded and supported by Arts Council England and Without Walls

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Barrière

Barrière

by Sur Mesure

Life’s great while you wait!

Waiting; a hard job to most… Well, you’re in luck!

Fallen out of use, four guardians of an old border post reinvent themselves with the noble purpose to transform the dullest place of each festivity, the queue, into a place of entertainment.

The guardians of the barrière (barrier) make every effort to make your waiting experience the best one possible. Any queue will do!

We invite you to join the line to enter a surreal world without doors, full of humour, show, and live music.

Performances

Bus Station (11)   See map

Friday

11:00 (AD) & 13:30 (AD) 

Saturday

11:50 (AD) & 14:30 (AD) 

Access

All performances of Barrière include 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 Barrière Easy Read. You can find Easy Reads and Audio Described introductions to other shows on the Big Feast 2025 Access Page.

Photos © TMT Photography

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Big Fatt Dance Party

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.

Photos © Sam McMahon and Luke Dryson

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