Westival
Taunton’s festival of music, theatre and visual arts
Westival
Friday 23 July 2010 - Sunday 25 July 2010
Westival
Join in this eclectic weekend of live music, visual art, comedy, workshops,
Shakespeare and street theatre. Try something new and make your mark. Create
it, perform it, watch it, however you do it – be part of it! The best thing about it
is (other than Simon Callow, The Invisible Show and Tapes + Ashes) it’s all entirely
free and you don’t need to book, just turn up on the day and enjoy it.
Click here to download a programme
Friday
Brewhouse Beanies
The Brewhouse Bandstand 10am - 12pm
Get stimulated. Babies, toddlers, parents and carers
engage in creative play to feed your mind and free
your imagination.
Somerset SoundsTone Valley Jazz Band
The Brewhouse Bandstand 5pm - 6.30pmTake a moment to unwind as you take a seat and
listen to Taunton’s jazz legends perform live.
Somerset Shorts
Reveal Media Hub and The Engine Room
Big Screen, Somerset Square 6.30pm - 7.30pmForget a night in front of the TV, come to The
Brewhouse Big Screen instead. Over the weekend
there are four opportunities to sample the best
shorts from South West film makers.
Westival Headliner
Simon Callow
Being Shakespeare: The Man From StratfordMain House 7.45pm - 10pm
A £22.50 B £20 C £17.50
60+ £1 off Conc. £2 off Schools £7.50
Starring one of Britain’s greatest actors, Simon Callow
takes us into the real life of William Shakespeare.
Explore the man behind the greatest literary works of
all time, his influences and inspirations.
Both Shakespeare and his favourite characters are
brought to life as we delve into this eye opening
production where Shakespeare’s real world and his
imagined worlds are combined.
Acoustic Sessions
Café Bar Terrace 8pm - 9.30pm
While away a lazy summer’s evening as you indulge
in some acoustic music. Catch up with your friends
as you enjoy a drink from our Café Bar whilst
accompanied by a relaxed acoustic soundtrack.
Brew Ha Ha! Comedy Club
Café Bar 10pm - 11.30pmLate night comedy, be part of Taunton’s liveliest
comedy crowd. We host a number of live comedy
acts including Del Strain, who promise to make you
laugh until your sides hurt.
Saturday
Something’s Brewing
Action Track
Studio 10.30am - 12pm, 2pm - 3.30pm, 4.30pm - 6pm
Westival needs you. This is your chance to get
involved. Join the innovative company Actiontrack
and discover your creativity. Bring everything
together for a grand finale flash performance.
In the 10am session get crafty as you help make
The Brewhouse Bunting. The direction of the other
sessions will be a surprise on the day.
The Riverbank Rogues
Yellowtale Theatre Company
in association with The Brewhouse
Out and About 10am - 11.30am, 4pm - 4.30pmWatch out for our Shakespearean rogues! Beware
those seductive sonnets! Those quick tongued,
cut-purses are ready to woo your wife and hug
your husband.
Something’s Brewing Flash PerformanceAction Track
Out and About 12pm - 12.30pm, 3.30pm - 4pm, 6pm - 6.30pmWitness the brave and the bold as a unique
performance unfolds. Fancy having a go? Look out
for the next Something’s Brewing event and join in.
The Invisible Show
Red Shift Theatre Company
Out and About 12.30pm - 1.30pm, 2.30pm -3.30pm, 4.30pm - 5.30pm, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
£3
Buy your ticket, don your headphones, and
find yourself amidst a performance that
is happening all around you. Weave
your way in and out between other
audience members, the actors and
those people who aren’t involved
at all.
Somerset SoundsThe Brewhouse Bandstand 1.30pm - 2.30pmLaze away a summer’s afternoon as
the sound of jazz or classical
music fills the air.
Acoustic Sessions
Café Bar Terrace 7.30pm - 9pm
While away a lazy summer’s evening with music from local singer/songerwriter Julie Dunn. Julie Dunn is a vocalist/pianist who performs her own material plus great songs by Tom Wait, Joni Mitchell et al.
Westival Headliner
Simon Callow
Being Shakespeare: The Man From StratfordMain House 7.45pm - 10pm
A £22.50 B £20 C £17.50
60+ £1 off Conc. £2 off Schools £7.50
Starring one of Britain’s greatest actors, Simon Callow
takes us into the real life of William Shakespeare.
Explore the man behind the greatest literary works of
all time, his influences and inspirations.
Both Shakespeare and his favourite characters are
brought to life as we delve into this eye opening
production where Shakespeare’s real world and his
imagined worlds are combined.
Late BrewYellowtale Theatre Company in association with The Brewhouse
Café Bar 10pm - 11pm
A late-night delve into the theatrical unknown.
Exciting new pieces written especially for The
Brewhouse, combined with some of the best of
European avant-garde. For those who like their
theatre with a twist.
Sunday
Something’s Brewing
Action Track
Studio 10.30am - 12pm, 2pm - 3.30pm, 4.30pm - 6pm
Westival needs you. This is your chance to get
involved. Join the innovative company Actiontrack
and discover your creativity. Bring everything
together for a grand finale flash performance.
In the 10am session get crafty as you help make
The Brewhouse Bunting. The direction of the other
sessions will be a surprise on the day.
Something’s Brewing Flash Performance
Action Track
Out and About 12pm - 12.30pm, 3.30pm - 4pm, 6pm - 6.30pm
Witness the brave and the bold as a unique
performance unfolds. Fancy having a go? Look out
for the next Something’s Brewing event and join in.
Somerset SingsThe Brewhouse Bandstand 12pm - 1.30pm
One of Taunton's finest community choirs, Somerset Hills Chorus present a medley of their repertoire.
Tapes + Ashes
Studio 1.30pm - 3.20pm
Full £4 60+ £4 Conc. £3
A totally improvised gig in which
Tapes + Ashes, an electro acoustic
trio, blend electronic sounds to
steer their performance along an unpredictable course.
Taking their inspiration from various sources
including musique concrete, systemsminimalism
and post-bop jazz, Tapes + Ashes despite
their electronic sound, have a very organic feel.
Somerset Verses
Yellowtale Theatre Company
in association with The Brewhouse
The Brewhouse Bandstand 1.30pm - 2.30pmA selection of some of the finest poetry composed
in, inspired by, or about, the West Country.
Somerset Shorts
Reveal Media Hub and The Engine Room
Big Screen, Somerset Square 7pm - 8pm, 8.30pm - 9.30pmForget a night in front of the TV, come to The
Brewhouse Big Screen instead. Over the weekend
there are four opportunities to sample the best
shorts from South West film makers.
Somerset Sounds
The Brewhouse Bandstand 3.30pm - 5.30pm, 6pm - 7pm
Laze away a summer’s afternoon as
the sound of jazz or classical
music fills the air.
