Into the Wild · Cabaret
Saturday & Sunday · After Dark
Into the Wild · Cabaret
Saturday & Sunday · After Dark
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.
7:10 pm
The Wing Men
Two guitars, two voices and possibly profound self-penned songs spanning a range of genres.
7:50 pm
Robyn Wallis Johnson
An articulate acoustic performance inspired by the late 1960s and influenced by modern divas.
8:35 pm
Phoenix
Phoenix doing Phoenix stuff before she shoots off.
9:10 pm
José McGill
The brilliant lead singer and songwriter of the Vagaband, here playing a solo set.
9:50 pm
Tim Stephens
Expect swooshes and tinkles, harmony and melody — and maybe even a gentle snooze.
10:10 pm
The Clockwork Collective
An immersive performance of hypnotic soundscapes, haunting operatic vocals and ethereal animatronics — an otherworldly ritual where the mechanical and the mystical collide.
10:35 pm
Annie Pani
An alternative comedian, singer-songwriter and applied artist — interested in the artist as a rebel, obscuring reality so we can see the true narrative through this dystopian world.
10:50 pm
Tim Stephens
‘I am the Egg Man’ works across performance, cookery, unfound sound, sample culture and other forms of unorganised uncertainty.
11:05 pm
Gerard Harris
A comedian, storyteller and unreliable meditator based in Dorset. Come bypass the (illusion of) time with stories of Shavasana, Vipassana, Kundalini and a Little Death.
11:25 pm
Abi Moore
Aerialist specialising in hoop, dance trapeze and silks — here with a lollipop (!) routine.
11:35 pm
Rachel Ponsonby
Top-top musician and clown from Brussels, via Circus Ronaldo and Cirque Plume.
11:45 pm
Jacqueline
An interactive musical storytelling show performed by Jacqueline Haigh, featuring songs by her and Joolz Barker, guiding you through Celtic Goddesses, Ancient Prophecies and Unicorns. Witches rock!
12:30 am
Cheryl
Be More Frank — flirting techniques from one man and his tape measure.
12:55 am
Rachel Ponsonby
Amazing musician and clown from Brussels, via Circus Ronaldo and Cirque Plume.
1:00 am
Finish
The tent falls quiet — back tomorrow night. Compères across the weekend: Stu Godwin & Ben Zuddhist.
7:10 pm
Lisa and Denis
Original songs from this husband-and-wife duo to kick off Sunday evening.
7:30 pm
Iscara
Soulful, earthy songs of nature, the wild, and our kinship with the natural world.
8:05 pm
Le Duo Dixie
Trad Irish diddling from this French father-and-daughter duo.
8:25 pm
Tupenny Opera
Intricate harmonies and drums woven over interlocking guitar and bass — a unique blend of genre-defying, quirky prog rock.
9:10 pm
The Cides
No-limits protest songs from folk to electro rock. Let your ears and feet do the talking.
9:45 pm
Gerard Harris
A comedian, storyteller and unreliable meditator based in Dorset. Come bypass the (illusion of) time with stories of Shavasana, Vipassana, Kundalini and a Little Death.
10:30 pm
Talisman Jaguar
Weird, cabaret-esque goings-on — possibly with a snake.
10:50 pm
Hannah Deasy
Essex-born stand-up poet offering hard-hitting, vulnerable and often hilarious spoken word.
11:20 pm
Rachel Ponsonby
Musician and clown from Brussels, via Circus Ronaldo and Cirque Plume.
11:30 pm
Pinky
Surreal burlesque in a peculiar world where nothing quite makes sense — yet somehow everything feels strangely familiar.
11:55 pm
Abi Moore
Aerialist specialising in hoop, dance trapeze and silks — here with a lollipop (!) routine.
12:05 am
Rachel Ponsonby
Formidable musician and clown from the UK and Brussels, via Circus Ronaldo and Cirque Plume.
12:15 am
Annie Pani
‘Sir Real’: being a Knight is all he's ever known — but is killing people really the right job for him? A pun-heavy, surreal show about saving ourselves from patriarchy and finding sanity in madness.
1:00 am
Finish
The gathering's three days draw gently to a close. Compères across the weekend: Stu Godwin & Ben Zuddhist.