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The brochure for Hull's Heads Up Festival. Heads Up is produced by Ensemble 52 in partnership with Battersea Arts Centre. This season, the festival takes place September 4-16 and includes Ballad of the Burning Star, The Incredible Book Eating Boy, Folk in a Box, Fish/Girl. Legerdemain, Four, Earworm, Blanchard's Balloon and more.
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THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOY
FOLK IN A BOX
FISH/GIRL
HULLSEPTEMBER 2014www.headsupfestival.org.uk
AN UNMISSABLE FEAST OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCALLY CURATED CREATIVITY
BALLAD OF THE BURNING STAR
FESTIVAL LAUNCHDATE: 4 SEPTEMBERTIME: 7PMVENUE: KARDOMAH94, HULL, HU1 2ANTICKETS: FREE
Join us for the launch of this season’s Heads Up Festival. Here’s a chance to find out more about the programme of work, get a sneak preview of what’s coming up, have some food and a drink, and meet some of the people behind the shows.
BALLAD OF THE BURNING STARDATES: 5 & 6 SEPTEMBERTIME: 7PMVENUE: FESTIVAL BIG TOP, HUMBER STREET, HULLTICKETS: £8BOX OFFICE: WWW.HULLBOXOFFICE.COM
Multi award-winning Theatre Ad Infinitum presents an explosive tale. Armed with music, killer heels and a lethal troop of divas, an enraged Israeli executes a story of victimhood, persecution, aggression and love.
THE INCREDIBLE BOOK MAKING WORKSHOPDATE: 6 SEPTEMBERTIME: NOON-1.30PMVENUE: HUMBER STREET, HULLTICKETS: FREEINFO: WWW.HEADSUPFESTIVAL.ORG.UK
Bootworks Theatre welcomes you to Henry’s room to participate in a fun-filled interactive workshop for children aged 4-7.
FISH/GIRL (WHAT THE LITTLE MERMAID FOUND OUT ABOUT THE WORLD)DATE: 7 SEPTEMBERTIME: 1PMVENUE: FESTIVAL BIG TOP, HUMBER STREET, HULLTICKETS: PAY WHAT YOU WANTBOX OFFICE: WWW.HULLBOXOFFICE.COM
A story about a small seaside town, a sudden storm and a search for home. Ideal for children aged 8+ and their parents.
HULL4 - 16 SEPTEMBER 2014 www.headsupfestival.org.uk
AN UNMISSABLE FEAST OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCALLY-CURATED CREATIVITY
THE INCREDIBLE BOOK EATING BOYBY OLIVER JEFFERSDATE: 6 SEPTEMBERTIME: FROM 2PMVENUE: HUMBER STREET, HULLTICKETS: £5 FOR ONE ADULT/ONE CHILD(NB THE SHOW IS 5 MINS LONG AND PERFORMED TO ONE ADULT AND ONE CHILD AT A TIME. PAY ON THE DAY)
Henry loved books, but not like you and I like books … he loved to EAT books. This exciting theatre adaptation of Oliver Jeffers’ award-winning children’s book by Bootworks Theatre follows the story of a boy with a voracious appetite for books. And better still, he realises the more books he eats, the smarter he gets.
FOLK IN A BOXDATE: 6 SEPTEMBERTIME: 2PM-6PMVENUE: QUEENS GARDENS, HULL, HU1 3DRTICKETS: FREEINFO: WWW.HEADSUPFESTIVAL.ORG.UK
A unique one-on-one music venue and performance space. One audience member is allowed in at a time. The door is closed behind them. They are given one song, performed by one musician.
LEGERDEMAINDATE: 12 SEPTEMBERTIME: 8PMVENUE: KARDOMAH94, HULL, HU1 2ANTICKETS: £5BOX OFFICE: WWW.ENSEMBLE52.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK
“Magic is the only honest profession. A magician promises to deceive you and he does.” - Karl Germain.
A development production of a new play by Ensemble 52, with magic by Dominic Li.
FOURDATE: 13 SEPTEMBERTIME: 8PMVENUE: KARDOMAH94, HULL, HU1 2ANTICKETS: £5BOX OFFICE: WWW.ENSEMBLE52.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK
Writer, director and performer Andy Wilson, in association with Penny Duck Theatre, explores four different characters with big personalities and brings them together on stage for one night only.
BLANCHARD’S BALLOONDATE: 14 SEPTEMBERTIME: 8PMVENUE: KARDOMAH94, HULL, HU1 2ANTICKETS: £5BOX OFFICE: WWW.ENSEMBLE52.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK
The Fish City Players present the story of the colourful lives of Jean-Pierre Blanchard and his wife Sophie Blanchard, pioneers of the hydrogen balloon, who both died in tragic air-related accidents.
EARWORMDATES: 15 & 16 SEPTEMBERTIME: 8PMVENUE: KARDOMAH94, HULL, HU1 2ANTICKETS: £8BOX OFFICE: WWW.ENSEMBLE52.EVENTBRITE.CO.UK
Clair has personal demons to overcome and a job to find but a chance meeting with a school friend opens up new and interesting possibilities in the phone sex industry! Single Story present their one-woman show with live music. Earworm is sprinkled with ‘classics’ from the 30s, 40s and 50s. Suitable for ages 14+
MADE IN HULL
ABOUT HEADS UP FESTIVALHull-based company E52 in conjunction with renowned Battersea Arts Centre present some of the most exciting contemporary British and international theatre at venues throughout the city of Hull. The festival takes place twice a year with locally-curated work including workshops, new productions, scratch events, school projects, and exhibitions.
We are delighted that we are able to work in partnership with the Freedom Festival again this season, enabling Heads Up to provide Freedom with several BAC productions. We are also delighted that Hull-based companies and theatremakers Single Story, Fish City Players and Andy Wilson/Penny Duck are involved at this, the third season of Heads Up and to be able to bring so much of the festival to new Hull venue Kardomah94.
ABOUT THE COLLABORATIVE TOURING NETWORKThe Collaborative Touring Network is a partnership between Battersea Arts Centre and six regions across the UK, working together to develop seasons of work which combine signature Battersea Arts Centre shows with homegrown talent.
HULLSEPTEMBER 2014www.headsupfestival.org.uk
AN UNMISSABLE FEAST OF INTERNATIONAL AND LOCALLY CURATED CREATIVITY
VENUE / BOOKING INFOTickets for Heads Up Festival productions taking place in the Freedom Festival Big Topare available in advance via www.hullboxoffice.com
Some events are free and do not require you to book in advance. Tickets for The Incredible Book Eating Boy are available on the day. Other Heads Up Festival tickets can be booked in advance via the website www.ensemble52.eventbrite.co.uk
[email protected]: www.e52.co.ukmore info: www.bac.org.uk
