Saturday & Sunday · After Dark
Where myth, magick and the politics of personal experience collide — in a tent lit by firelight and the glint in the audience's eye.
The Cabaret Tent · Into the Wild
The Line-Up
The Cabaret Tent opens its doors on Saturday and Sunday evenings — a programme of folk, surreal performance, comedy, burlesque, clowning and myth that runs until the early hours.
7:00 pm
Open Mic
The tent opens its doors and its stage. All welcome — contact Ben to sign up.
7:40 pm
Rising Stars Singing — Kids' Choir
Soulful songs from the 70s to the modern day, sung with full heart by the rising stars of the gathering.
8:10 pm
Morven Brown & The Damn Jonuts
An eclectic covers collective from London — warm, playful and completely captivating.
8:40 pm
José McGill
Lead vocalist of Vagaband performing an intimate solo set. Songs stripped back to their bones, delivered with full soul.
9:30 pm
Tupenny Opera
Spanning alt-folk to highly inventive power pop — a band that refuses to stay in one place and is all the better for it.
10:20 pm
Rachel Ponsonby
Belgium-based British clown and musician — absurd, tender and unexpectedly moving.
10:35 pm
Pete Moore
Myth, magick and the politics of personal experience. A storyteller and performer who works the edge of the imaginable.
11:15 pm
Pelagie May Green
Surreal, unsettling, beautiful performance. Not easily described; not easily forgotten.
11:40 pm
Juliana Tramontana
Poetry as performance — visceral, precise, and delivered with the confidence of someone who knows exactly what words can do.
12:00 am
Afa
A dadaist clown dreamscape conjurer exploring consciousness and confusion. The midnight slot, perfectly inhabited.
12:35 am
Freckles
Burlesque artist — mini masterclass and performance with audience participation. Playful, skilled, gloriously fun.
1:15 am
Finhead
"The world's oldest stuntman" — crazy stunts combined with bad clowning. The only way to end a night like this.
7:00 pm
Open Mic
The final evening's stage opens to all voices. Come ready to share.
7:40 pm
Isa Howie
Folk singer drawing inspiration from the natural world, myths and traditional stories. The perfect dusk performance.
8:30 pm
The Wing Men
100% original, entertaining and eclectic. A band that sets its own rules and rewards everyone who follows.
9:20 pm
The Clockwork Collective
Ethereal animatronics blended with puppetry, exploring the impact of AI on human consciousness. Extraordinary and thought-provoking.
10:00 pm
Lollita Lovechops
A love letter to the 70s — classics performed with infectious joy. The tent will be dancing.
10:30 pm
Hannah Deasy's SPAM JAM
Open improvised poetry and music — a collaborative session that belongs entirely to the room. Come prepared to be surprised.
11:20 pm
Sarah Woolfenden
London-based clown and musician — gentle, sharp and quietly devastating. A very particular kind of genius.
11:50 pm
Rachel Ponsonby
Returns for a late-night set. The Belgium-based British clown closes out the night in her singular fashion.
12:10 am
Hear We Aaah
Clowning and rituals of sound and silence. A collective ceremony that draws the gathering's three days gently to a close.
1:00 am
Finhead
Back for one final glorious set. If you survived Saturday's stunts, Sunday's will feel familiar and somehow even more improbable.
1:20 am
Kizza
Award-winning comedy magician known for sharp wit, big laughs and surprise antics. The last act anyone will forget.