Devizes International Street Festival Programme 2019

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18 August - 31 August

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Festival programme

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Street Festival & Carnival Fortnight 2019

pROGRamme OF eveNtS

Sunday 18 August pICNIC IN tHe paRK

Sunday 25 August JOHNNy macaUlay pReSeNtS
Sunday 25 and
maN OF a 1OOO FaRCeS
Monday 26 August INteRNatIONal
Saturday 24 to StReet FeStIval

Monday 26 August loS GaliNdOS pReSeNtS
Wednesday 28 August
UdUl
Friday 30 August
pUBlICK tRaNSpoRt tHeatRe CompaNy pReSeNtS
Saturday 31 August
We aRe BRONte
Saturday 31 August mUSIC by tHe CaNal

COlOUR RUSH

CONFettI Battle

qUIZ NIGHt
21 August, 20:00pm till late
Venue: The Shambles

DOCA’s annual fundraising quiz returns.
Licensed bar. Tickets £12 a team of 4,

book early on 01380 728671

Welcome to the DOCA Festival
Fortnight 2019. Two weeks of
outdoor performance and art
in Devizes.

The DOCA team are proud to present our spectacular Festival Fortnight
bringing the very best outdoor theatre from the UK and Europe to Devizes.
We bring you – Picnic in the Park, the International Street Festival and the
Colour Rush followed by the unique Confetti Battle. Look out for our indoor
shows which fuse street theatre and circus in our unconventional venues, a
yurt on the Green and St. Mary’s Church.

To Celebrate 20 years of Street Festival we are having a birthday themed
Picnic in the Park and looking forward to our ever evolving programme,
introducing spectacular new elements to all our events.

We couldn’t transform Devizes in this way without the support of our
amazing volunteers, affectionately known as Festival Makers and our
Trustees who work tirelessly behind the scenes to make all our events
a success. We’d also like to thank you, our audiences, for your ongoing
support. Artists love coming here to entertain you, and you have an
International reputation for your warmth and generosity as a result.

We are generously funded by Arts Council England, Devizes Town Council
and Devizes Area Board along with others which helps us keep our core
programme free but of course it isn’t free to make it happen – if you want
to see these amazing events continue please pop some money in our
buckets. We look forward to welcoming you to a magical fortnight.

Warm Festival Wishes

The DOCA Team

aCCeSS, tRaNSpoRt & tOIletS

We look forward to welcoming everyone and it is easier to navigate the compact
to the Devizes Festival Fortnight, town centre on foot. Buses will be
whether you are local or from further running as usual, with temporary bus
afield. For information on how to find stops erected on the edge of the town
us, see our website centre. Car parks will remain open, and
docadevizes.org.uk/how-to-find-us. the taxi rank will move to Long Street.
Parking is free across the Bank Holiday There are no road closures on Sunday
in some council-run car parks. Please the 25th as all the action is on the
check for information on charges. There Green, the site is fully accessible.
is some on street parking but please
check the signs for time restrictions. Temporary adapted toilets will be
provided at the top of the Green on
Monday 26th of August - Devizes Sunday and at the West Central Car Park
Town Centre will be closed to traffic on Monday.

meSSage FROm tHe CHaIR

Welcome to the 2019 Devizes Festival Fortnight. This year has seen our
programme continue to evolve and we hope you’ll agree the necessary changes
that we have implemented are breathing new life and opening possibilities for
our events to grow and develop in new ways. As ever our focus is on top quality
programming, accompanied by great food and hospitality. There is something for
everyone and we hope you will join us for this truly unique fortnight of events.

It is a huge and rewarding task and amazing to be part of
something that makes Devizes such a special place to live,
I’d like to extend a huge thank you to all our supporters and to
our team of volunteers for making it happen.

We would love to welcome you to our team, if you have any
time to offer at all please consider joining us. Help us spread
the word and give generously when you can so we can
continue to bring these fantastic events to the area.

Kelvin Nash - The Chair of DOCA

Find out more about this event online docadevizes.org.uk/street-festival



SpONSORS & FUNdeRS

INveStING IN yOUr CommUNIty

We would like to thank all those who have invested in DOCA’s events making
it possible for us to make Devizes a thriving cultural town, without their funds,
time, loan of equipment and energy our events would not be possible. A huge
thank you to.....

Volunteers

A massive thank you to all our Festival Makers who give their time, expertise,
enthusiasm and energy into making our events amazing throughout the year.
Thank you to our Trustees who keep DOCA on track and do a huge amount of
work in the background to ensure our charity keeps to its aims.

DOCA Would also like to thank… Street Festival photos

Devizes Books The Black Swan Steven McGrath
The Vaults Times Square MoongypZy Photography
Stealth Brewery Roses Ironmongers And all of our
The White Bear St. Johns Church competition winners
DS Smith St. Mary’s Church
Confetti Magic

Main sponsors & funders

Keep It FRee!

If you love the Festival Fortnight and you want
to see it continue, make a donation. Every year it
gets harder to raise funding and the costs go up.
Did you think a show at the Festival was worth a
small ticket fee – then please put something in our
collection buckets on the day. If you can’t spare us
cash why not give us some time, find out how by
emailing [email protected]

For updates and further information check our
website or social media www.docadevizes.org.uk

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dOCa deClaReS
ClImate emeRGeNCy

DOCA has joined with some of the most respectable cultural agencies in the
country to acknowledge the current climate emergency and the need to take
immediate action. We are busy behind the scenes doing as much as we can
to minimise the impact our events have on the environment over the festival
fortnight. We can all play a part in making this years festival events greener
but we need your help to reduce the impact of our events on the environment.
Here’s some things you can do before, during and after our events

• Travel on public transport where possible, car share or come on your bike
• Bring a reusable water bottle
• Ditch the plastic
• Recycle your cans and cups
• Use biodegradable Confetti & glitter

If you have any other ideas on how to make our Festival greener, please feel
free to share them with us by emailing [email protected]

PROUDLY PRENSENTS

This year we have taken a new look at our ice creams and we have chosen to
partner with the Rowdy Cow who are supplying delicious hand made ice-cream at
all our events. We are very pleased to be working with a local producer who offer 16
flavours of award winning ice-cream heaven which is made on a farm just down the

road from us. If you want to find out more about them check out their website

jCOOINNvteHReSatION

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pICNIC IN tHe paRK
SUNday 18 aUGUSt

In Hillworth Park

12:00 - 17:30

As it is the 20th Anniversary of the Street Festival this year, we thought that
Picnic was the perfect place to have a birthday party. Why not join in? Bring
along party hats and some old fashioned party food and help us celebrate.
For this special edition of Picnic we have some street theatre antics for you

from the Desperate Men Theatre Company who will be leading the Great
Water Balloon Tossing Championships in between the bands. Come along
and toss, chuck hurl and catch balloons full of water great distances to win.
It’s free, fun and maybe a bit wet at times. Look out for our Pimms stall,

children’s fun area and family workshops in our gazebo.
More information on our website

The Desperate Men will lead Balloon tossing at
13:00 - 13:25, 14:25 - 14:50 & 15:50 - 16 15

peRFORmaNCes by

12:00 – 13:00 13:25 – 14:25 14:50 – 15: 50 16:15 – 17:15

Entrance to park in Queens Road and Hillworth
Road visit hillworthpark.org.uk for more details

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SUNday 25 aNd mONday 26 aUGUSt

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mONday 26 aUGUSt 11:3O - 18:3O

pItCH a - BUSKeRS pItCH F

Jon Hicks 11:30 – 12:30 Hocus Pocus 11:40 - 12:20

Pangottic 12:30 – 13:30 Hocus Pocus 14:15 - 14:55

Johnny Macaulay 13:30 – 14:30 v iNyl Realm StaGe

Johnny Macaulay 16:30 – 17:30

pItCH B Strange Folk 13:15 - 14:15

Ian Deadly 15:30 - 16:30 Tom Littlefair 14:15 - 15:00

pItCH C Daydream Runaways 15:00-16:00

Ockhams Razor Ben Borril 16:00 - 16:45

pItCH D 16:45 - 17:20 Usaf 16:45 - 17:30

Cracked Machine 17:30-18:30

Ticker Tape Parade 12:30 - 13:30 mUsic StaGe
Ticker Tape Parade 15:30 - 16:30
Kongo Dia Ntotila 11:30 - 12:30
pItCH e
Fromage en Feu 13:00 - 14:00

Ian Deadly 11:30 - 13:30 True Strays 14:45 - 15:45
Company Satchok 12:45 - 13:10
Company Satchok 14:10 - 14:30 Mankala 17:30 - 18:30

For full details of all Festival Fortnight events visit docadevizes.org.uk

SNUFF StReet BUSKeRS

The performers on Snuff Street are some of the UK’s finest.
They are bringing new shows to try out or are tweaking
established shows. They are NOT paid by the DOCA and
are performing in the good faith that our audiences will
be generous and support them. If you see a show
on Snuff Street please support the artist by
putting some money in their hat. They work hard
have travelled far and are a valuable part of our
programme. Please give them a warm welcome
and generous rewards.

Find out more about these arists and
their performance times on page 46

Vinyl Realm
Stage

It is with great pleasure we announce a new
partnership with Vinyl Realm. We are happy to be
hosting a new music stage with a more local feel.
Artists are all chosen by Peter Bennett from Vinyl Realm
and all hail from the Wiltshire area. The stage has
generously been provided by Mike Garbutt Transport.
Check out the line up which includes an eclectic mix of
sounds from bands, D.J’s and acoustic artists.

Find out more about these arists and
their performance times on page 47





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COlOUR RUSH - 5Km FUN RUN
SatURday 31 aUGUSt

Join us for this multi-terrain 5k fun run, do it your own way in your own time –
run, walk, dance and smile through the beautiful Drews Pond Woods, alongside

streams and through 5 paint stations finishing in the joyous event that is
Confetti Battle. Wear comfy shoes, sun glasses advised, white to be the most
colourful runner. All the paints thrown are made of corn starch and use natural

vegetable dies, they pose no danger to runners or the environment.

On the Day of the run: Registration
available

Registration - 17:45 on the day

Warm Up - 18:15 Register before 16 August to

Start running - 18:30 be guaranteed a T-shirt
Finish - 20:00 Age limit: 8+ - Approximate

distance: 3 miles / 5km

Book your place online at www.docadevizes.org.uk/colour-rush
or pick up registration forms from Devizes Books

For full details of all Festival Fortnight events visit docadevizes.org.uk

Coming soon in 2019... DOCA presents

DEVIZES WINTER LANTERN PARADE
& CHRISTMAS LIGHT SWITCH ON

29 NOVEMBER

Attracting crowds of over to 3,500 and celebrating the start of the festive
season, Devizes Winter Parade boasts one of the region’s most spectacular
lantern processions. A river of hundreds of beautiful creations, made by our
talented local participants wind its way through the town, collect Father

Christmas en-route and arrive back in the Market Place for the
Devizes Christmas Lights switch on.

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IN ACCOCIATION WITH

Coming soon in 2020... DOCA presents

DEVIZES FESTIVAL
OF WINTER ALES

28/29 FEBRUARY

The Devizes Festival of Winter Ales is a fundraising event to help meet the
costs of DOCA’s free annual programme of outstanding outdoor arts events
and activities, including the Devizes International Street Festival, Confetti

Battle, Devizes Carnival and the Christmas Lantern Parade.
Held in collaboration with the Stealth Brew Co, we have bespoke, warming
ales and ciders from some of the best independent breweries in the country,

as well as some fantastic bands and special DOCA style entertainment.
You’ll be able to chose from a selection of Lovett’s pies,
and top quality snacks to keep you going

Our artists are carefully curated
taking into consideration the needs of their
shows, the overall programme and the spaces
Devizes has to offer, we also try our best to
avoid sound clashes in order to bring you the
best festival experience possible. They work
incredibly hard, travel huge distances and love
nothing more than to make you happy.
Show them your appreciation, tag them in
photo’sand try and sit down if you can so as
many people can see them as possible.

pICNIC IN tHe paRK aCts

Hillworth Park - Sunday 18 August

mURRay Kyle

From the creative epicentre of the Byron Bay region in Australia
comes the medicine music of Murray Kyle, a renowned
troubadour with over 15 years of performing straight from
the heart to audiences around the globe. Murray’s powerfully
gentle songs have established him in the roots music scene as a highly respected
performer. Using heartfelt lyrics and loop pedals to create a rich heartfelt sound.
Location: Music Stage Time: 12:00 – 13:00 murraykyle.com

Old BaBy maCKeRel

Old Baby Mackerel play bluegrass music that makes you
“yee-haw”. Good old fashioned songs about whisky, murder,
railroads and Jesus played at 500 bpm & angelic harmonies
that make the Beach Boys sound like Eric Cartman!
Location: Music Stage Time: 13:25 – 14:25 oldbabymackerel.com

tHe GIN BOWleRS

The Gin Bowlers are an exciting, live swing group based in
Bristol with a sound of pre 1950s Swing, Gypsy & Jazz. The
vocal contrast of Joe Trudgeon’s husky, Waits-style delivery
and Rachel Lawrence’s smooth & slick vocals make for an
ever-changing, dynamic performance. Both vocalists possess a powerful stage
presence. Time: 14:50 – 15: 50 Location: Music Stage facebook theginbowlers

aNdy qUICK BaNd

Andy Quick is a singer songwriter from Devon with a rich
soulful voice. Andy’s Band create a cocktail of feel good
funk, roots, and wild blues. The tunes have a life of their
own and the sound is impossible to pin down. Indie rock n
roll, timeless Jazz n Blues, stomping reggae and out and out pop!
Location: Music Stage Time: 16:15 – 17:15 andyquickmusic.com

dOCa SpeCIal eVeNtS

Varying Locations across Devizes

lOS GalINdOS: UdUl

Step into the enchanting world of Los Galindos, an award
winning Catalan company who inhabit a traditional
Mongolian yurt which will be located on the Green for three
days. Their show UduL sees the four-strong cast explore a
roller coaster of emotions, confrontation, disagreements and false courtesies
using carpets, poles, acrobatics, trapeze, bicycles, carpets, dance and nonsense
surrounded by a 90 strong audience. Join us for a magical experience. Dates: 24,
25 and 26 August Times: Saturday - doors 19:00 Show 19:30 Sunday Matinee
doors 13:45 show 14:00 Evening doors 19:00 Show 19:30 & Monday doors
19:00 Show 19:30 Venue: Pitch D - The yurt on the green losgalindos.net

JOHNNy macaUlay: maN OF a 1OOO FaRCeS

Award-winning international touring show comes to
Devizes. Johnny MacAulay brings his one man show of
Physical comedy, explosive stage illusions and genuinely
dangerous stunts. MacAulay is a “very dark, very funny
clown” (Metro) who with his cabaret and street performing experience he
engages the audience with youthful guile, the Man of a 1000 Farces celebrates
the absurd, combining trepidation with comedy genius! Over 18’s only, Date: 25
August Time: 19:30 doors 20:00 show Venue: The Black Swan Function room

pUBlICK tRanspORt THeatRe COmpaNy:
‘We aRe BRONte’

Morecambe & Wise meets David Lynch in Publick
Transport’s brilliantly funny and madcap interpretation of
the Brontë myth. Inspired by the real and imaginary worlds
of the Brontës, two performers combine rigorous physical theatre with anarchic
comedy to deconstruct not only gothic themes of love, madness and revenge,
but also themselves. Expect wind, spooky houses and really bad coughs. Date:
28 August Time: Doors 19:30 for 20:00 start. Venue: St. Mary’s Church



StReet FeStIVal eVeNtS

On the Green - Sunday 25 August

apOCalyptIC CIRCUS: my HOUSe

My House is a circus theatre experience for little people
and their families. The quirky house invites audiences of all
heights to come close and become part of the performance.
Find a place at one of the windows and watch the show
unfold. Times: 13:30 – 14:10, 14:10 – 14:30, 16:15 – 16:50 & 16:50 – 17:10
(Runs for 35 minutes with 15 minutes to play after the show)
Location: Pitch’s C & D facebook ApocalypticCircus

Wet pICNIC pReSeNt: ClUB SHed

It’s time to shed! Let loose with a distilled night on the tiles,
a micro experience that will unshackle you and give you the
chance to dance. Wet Picnic unpick the clubbing experience;
taking audiences through an evening of clubbing in 10
minutes. It is catharsis, club style! Club Shed is a small scale installation, where
20 people at a time put on headphones and are taken through one of 8 themed
nights. Time: 13:30 – 17:30 Location: Pitch A wetpicnic.com

JON HiCKS: KICK mOUSe

A new deadpan clowning show from Jon Hicks, laden with
physical – unspoken, prop based comedy and audience
participation. Let Kick Mouse, an egg obsessed larger than
life bunny entertain you – or are you entertaining him?
Listen out for a great soundtrack, lots of game playing, illusions, dancing and
magic. Times: 12:45 - 13:45, 15:15 - 16:15 & 18:00 - 19:00 Location: Pitch E

CIRCUS Raj

Four of Rajasthan’s elite street circus, the best of the
region’s performers will bring their unique style of music
and performance to our stage. Seen in Disney’s live-action
remake of “Dumbo” released in 2019 they have been
touring the world. Time: 12:45 – 13:30 Location: Music Stage













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ON tHe mUSIC StaGeS

Market Place - Monday 26 August

KONGO dIa NtOtIla

Kongo Dia Ntotila’s sound is a blend of Africa’s finest dance
music styles, revived, modernised, and seamlessly fused
with a neat dose of jazz. The band draw on a breadth of
African rhythmic and sonic traditions, with strong influences
of Congolese rumba. Time: 11:30 - 12:30 Location: Music Stage

FROmaGe eN FeU

The quintessential faux-French, Fiery six piece Gypsy band.
Like the old Camembert left in a suitcase for a month, theirs
will be the ripest, fruitiest tunes at the peak of potency.
Time: 13:00 – 14:00 Location: Music Stage

tRUe StRayS

Taking influences from Chess Records’ Muddy Waters and
Little Walter, British Invasion R&B, Grunge and modern day
blues artists; all levelled out with a serious dedication to
writing a great song. True Strays bring 21st Century Rhythm
and Blues with anthemic choruses and a healthy measure of the heat of the
swamp. Time: 14:45 – 15:45 Location: Music Stage

maNKala

Formed by a multi-national collective of Bristol based
musicians, Mankala’s sound is greatly influenced by a variety
of African rooted styles. From the joyous sounds of Soukous
and Township, the hypnotic grooves of Afro-Beat and Juju
to the tribal polyrhythms from West Africa, the band forges
original ‘roots dance music’ adding a distinctive style and a positive message to
this rich blend of genres. Time: 17:30 – 18:30 Location: Music Stage