Travel disruption
There are road closures in Havenstreet — access to the festival site is from the Briddlesford Road
(Free) Festival Bus (Freshwater — Newport — Havenstreet)
We are running a shuttle bus between Newport and Havenstreet, with early/late drop off in Freshwater. See Location page for details.
Teller
Mary Connell
Mary Connell, BSL Interpreter whose career has featured being regular interpreter for the BBC News and winning BBC Communicator of the Year alongside signing countless shows for many London theatres including opera and for Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, will be bringing to life the words of many of our storytellers for Deaf BSL users at this year’s Festival.
We’re thrilled she’ll be joining us to interpret several of the performances over the weeked.
Signed performances will all be in the Event Barn unless otherwise stated.
Saturday
- 12.15 - 1pm Talk by the Poo Museum (in the Freshwater Room)
- 3.15 - 4pm Marc Tuckey, Ghost tales of the Isle of Wight
- 6.30 - 7.30pm Nell Phoenix The girl who married a dog
- 7.45-end Ceilidh
Sunday
- 12-12.45pm Kirsty Rhubarb’s retellings of Little Red Riding Hood and Goldilocks
- 2.15- 3.15pm Nell Phoenix AARGH GIANTS! NIX NOUGHT NOTHING
- 5 - 5.45pm Farewell tales