A storytelling show from the creator of John Peel’s Shed and Sky 1’s After Hours about a box of old…
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The UK’s most well-known, most seen and most authentic Stone Roses tribute band.
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One woman. One eye. And her (sort of) blind life… As heard on BBC Radio 4, join Georgie Morrell for…
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Singer songwriter influenced by Damien Rice, Passenger, and JP Cooper
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Thom Peterson is “The Amazing Guy!” A one-man flash mob of magic and comedy. With a wave of his hand…
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Rock n Roll, Rockabilly, Popabilly Party Band with a twist.
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Dance Ahead, Limbik Theatre and University of Cumbria are proud to present a unique adaptation of William Shakespeare’s A Midsummer…
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National Brass Band Finalists of 2018 – ready to entertain you!
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Multi-comedy award finalist Jane Postlethwaite brings her Comedy character show Made in Cumbria to the festival. The show was nominated…
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Country, reggae and Irish folk music with a dash of rock ‘n’ soul!
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The world’s stories have gone missing, but with live sound effects, outrageous accents, some unconventional storytelling techniques and your help,…
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An archetype of originality, confident in performance, and evicted from doocot.
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Inspired by the stories of community spirit from the 2015 floods in Carlisle, Prism Arts Youth Theatre will present ‘Until…
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Anoraak arrived on tour in 2008 with the underground classic Nightdrive With You. Two albums and an incalculable number of…
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After over a decade of family dayclubbing events across the globe, including 9 consecutive sell-out seasons at Edinburgh Fringe, the…
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Performing their traditional clog dancing with local and regional steps- come and see if it gets your feet tapping!
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One sordid evening, non-bachelors Kevin and Dave bring two married ladies back to their house for an evening of pre-meditated…
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An interactive technological comedy adventure through a 1990s detective show, with comedian David Callaghan. Bring your smart phones and stupid…
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Rehearsals after school. Izzy is in the chorus and wants to prove herself. She is determined to work her way…
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Solo singer songwriter, covering and performing original pop/soul music.
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An infectious blend of catchy indie pop with sublime harmonies.
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Home-grown Cumbrian punk band, playing a vast catalogue of self-penned original material.
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Band from Carlisle feat. Stephen Dunn, Andy Harper & Andy Cairns
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Just back after a successful run at the Edinburgh Fringe, it was one of the hits of last year’s Belfast…
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20-year veteran, cheeky, energetic, passionate vocals, live loops Acoustic cover.
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Purveyors of semi-acoustic blues & originals.
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A powerful performer delivering songs about vinyl records, loves & life.
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Solo singer songwriter, covering and performing original pop/soul music.
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Energetic and soulful instrumental material taking influence from traditional Eastern Europe.
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Thick-headed, bow-legged Cumbrians who sing about local miscreants.
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Jim’s always been a bit of a character, just like his Dad, and spends most of his life between the…
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Tough girls and pretty boys living life in the margins, dreaming about being at the centre. Velvet Petal explores the…
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Join us for a walking tour through the ancient streets and dark alleys of Carlisle’s historic quarter and discover tales…
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Sean Whytock is a composer, arranger and pianist from Carlisle, Cumbria. After studying classical music at Leeds College of Music…
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Semiotic Theatre Productions’ “The Last Leaf” is a fully inclusive, interdisciplinary theatre piece based on a short story by O….
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A live panel debate featuring some of the participating artists, producers and cultural voices from the city as we ask…
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Footstep is produced by the Patchwork Opera. This is a collaborative group based in Cumbria which believes “The diverse is…
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Plague, executions, public punishments, daring escapes, raiders and grave robbers. Join our storyteller for a family friendly story walk with…
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Five women go camping in a remote mountain range. None return. Chloe, Hayley, Rachel, Lisa and Zoe each have their…
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It’s all fun and games until you accidently press the ‘like’ button. But for Mia the fun and games have…
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Rick Molland & Sully O’Sullivan It’s stand-up, but not as you know it. No rules, no backup, no script, no…
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After another award-winning year, snatching trophies at Hollywood and San Diego Fringe Festivals, and a run in Adelaide, Australia, Brighton’s…
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Luke Rollason’s Planet Earth III is a low-budget, one-man nature documentary set in a future where our worst predictions came…
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Are you aware of the fact that you are dying? Right now, right at this very moment? Is this the…
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Sean Whytock is a composer, arranger and pianist from Carlisle, Cumbria. After studying classical music at Leeds College of Music…
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Jack stayed on when the guns fells silent, to search the battlefields for the boys that could not go home…
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Circo Rum Ba Ba invite you to cast off your shoes and squeeze into its true-to-life 50ft (18m) inflatable Sperm…
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Singer, songwriter, violin, mandolin, guitar and whistle. Bringing her own original material and covers we all know and love in…
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Set in a high school in Glasgow, Education follows Ross, the fag seller whose business is dying. Surrounded by his…
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Emotive, ambient indie rock artist from Dumfries & Galloway.
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In a small house loft, packed in hundreds of cereal boxes, lies the lifetime work of Delia Derbyshire – the…
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22-year old acoustic artist, songwriter and blogger. Navigating through life with music and the moon.
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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1 in 6 people suffer from hearing loss. 2 of those people are Ray’s parents. Full of hilarious, eye-opening tales…
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Grab your wands, don your house robes, and apparate yourselves to The Carlisle Fringe! A very magical improv show awaits……
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The Perfect Crime follows the heinous crimes and investigations of the Moors Murderers. During the 60s, Myra Hindley and Ian…
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Melodic four piece – catchy songs with a moody edge, rich harmonies, driving rhythm section.
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Following his sell-out Fringe debut in Edinburgh last year, Tomfoolery returns with his action-packed show that’s fun for all the…
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Tight harmonies, killer songs and a lot of fun. A fine repertoire of self-penned songs, telling stories of everyday life…
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West Cumbria’s very own jazz and swing band. The La’al Big Band take you through a musical history, celebrating the…
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The Pageant will start from the Civic Centre, move up Scotch Street and around the pedestrian centre of the city…
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Deep in the north south of a country, there lies a quaint, every day town. The sun rises in the…
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Grasping Nettles is a Carlisle based funky alternative rock outfit.
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Razor sharp comedy brought to you by blind Jamie, Scotland’s best story teller. He’s charming, disarming and outrageous. 37-year-old Jamie…
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Gentleman’s country appareliser boogie mixed with foreboding waltz/funk meandering.
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Step inside the world’s smallest opera house which will run in the Festival Village for ten days, and discover the…
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Power balances are shifting. But how do we get rid of ALL the arsebiscuits without becoming arsebiscuits ourselves? What price…
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Dynamic, Scottish, singer-songwriter Stoney Broke creates an eclectic inspired musical style.
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TheHUNTED portrays the embodiment and exposure of one’s inner animal. The way the human mind works in correlation with the…
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Impassioned one-man blues band mixing blues, rock and American folk with hypnotic rhythms.
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Anarchic twin tricksters Kane & Abel break all the rules of the Magicians’ Code of Conduct passed down to them…
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Over Hear is an interactive piece of performance technology that can be downloaded and accessed anywhere in the city, created…
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Paisley is a deeply personal piece of theatre focusing on culture and its development from a woman’s perspective. Set within…
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