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Interview : Christopher Brett Bailey
Posted on Friday 2 October
Festival Blogger Gemma Hirst talks to the creator and performer of THIS IS HOW WE DIE about what the attraction is to dark theatre. What was the inspiration behind This Is How […]
Jade’s festival rundown
Posted on Wednesday 30 September
It’s almost time for Darlington’s award winning theatre festival! If there’s anyone still struggling to decide what to see, read my little guide on each of the main shows as […]
DIARY OF A SCRATCH VIRGIN
Posted on Tuesday 29 September
Hello all, If you’ve had a little flick through our festival programme you will have come across a rather curious thing entitled Scratch Night. This type of event, as pioneered by BAC, […]
Interview with Danny Braverman
Posted on Monday 28 September
Gemma talks to Danny Braverman, writer and performer of Wot? No Fish!! about the creation and inspiration behind the show. Wot? No Fish!! A true story of love, art, history and […]
Scratch Night line up announcement
Posted on Thursday 24 September
We are thrilled to be able to present some phenomenal regional talent at Scratch Night next week. (in no particular order) Dance pieces from Yuvel Soria and from Celeste Hay […]
7 days to go
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Countdown to Jabberwocky Market Hello and welcome to the Jabberwocky Market Countdown. We are now 7 days away till the world class arts event begins, now in its 5th season, the […]
GET INVOLVED
Posted on Saturday 12 September
As well as seeing shows, there are loads of ways to get more involved in the festival. There are allsorts of workshops for allsorts of people. First up The Soundtrack […]
Why you should volunteer with Jabberwocky Market
Posted on Tuesday 18 August
Hello all, As you may or may not know, we are holding a drop in meet and greet on Thursday for people to come chat with us and see if they […]
Meet and Greet the team – Volunteering opportunities a-go-go
Posted on Friday 14 August
Volunteering is great fun and a brilliant experience (and it looks fab on your CV). We especially need bubbly volunteers for the Welcome Team, up to and throughout the next […]
First look at what’s coming along in October
Posted on Sunday 2 August
Have you seen our official website recently? Loads of the shows for our next festival are detailed and tickets are now available for booking. Quick listing: Jabberwocky Friday – […]
Our win at The Journal Culture Awards!
Posted on Thursday 9 July
Hello, Caroline here, Festival Producer. I am so excited to share with you our news of winning a prestigious award. The Journal Culture Awards are the main way that […]
Reviews from Season 4
Posted on Saturday 20 June
In March 2015 some of our volunteers took on the mission of writing about the shows in the festival, to bring us a taste of what it’s like to be in […]
Quaker Meeting House: spring 2015’s Main Theatre, by Rebecca Parkinson
Posted on Saturday 18 April
The Friends Meeting House has been part of Jabberwocky Market since the first season in October 2013. This spring, the imposing, historic building was the festival’s main performance venue. Based on Skinnergate, […]
“An Interview with Chris Grady for the Aspiring Artist”, by Robert Mooney
Posted on Tuesday 31 March
Having previously mentioned Chris Grady, who will be holding surgeries for up-and-coming actors and actresses in the Jabberwocky Market festival, this will be the first one he has held in […]
Spring 2015 in brief, by Jade Byrne
Posted on Wednesday 25 March
In case you’re wondering what any of our shows are about here’s a very brief explanation of them all in my opinion: Gloriator – looks really funny it’s basically […]
Unique Jabberwocky art for you to own
Posted on Monday 23 March
Bid for a handmade Jabberwocky-inspired artwork and help us raise money! Any of these fantastic Jabberwockies would be a perfect addition to your home or place of work. *UPDATE* – you can […]
10 Questions with Francis from (Scratch) The Palace of Varieties
Posted on Saturday 21 March
Now that we have a really intriguing line-up of Scratch performances, Rebecca chatted to Francis Golm from The Palace of Varieties this week. Name? Francis Golm Age? 28 Favourite TV […]
Introducing Scratch Night, by Stan Hodgson
Posted on Thursday 19 March
With little over a week to go til our fourth season launches, we’re getting ourselves all busy and ready for our third Scratch Night. Over the last couple of seasons […]
10 Questions with Sally from (Scratch) Fat-Free, Sugar-Free, Child-Free
Posted on Friday 13 March
We are on the final straight running into the festival. This week Rebecca talked to Sally from a really exciting Scratch Night performance called Fat-Free, Sugar-Free, Child-Free by Byrnes & […]
Interview with Hanny from The Frights
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The Frights is a twisting, darkly funny play that explores the shades of right and wrong and asks whether there is ever a right time to look the other away. The […]