SO Festival 2022 - Programme

SO Festival 2022 Programme

Featuring everything from whimsical wizardry and dancing defenders to AI art and roaming robotics, SO Festival 2022’s carefully curated programme of high quality arts and culture will take you on a journey of discovery, inviting you to step out of your day to day, get involved, feel inspired and be entertained by talented performers from the local and international circuit!

Explore our ambitious programme as it is unveiled, plan your family’s festival experience and we’ll meet you at the coast for #SOFestival2022.

Robot Selfie

Kaleider

Robot Selfie

Robot Selfie is a huge, colourful mural of people’s faces, spray painted LIVE by a robot. Kaleider crowdsources hundreds of faces through an online platform, where people can be drawn by a non-learning AI. Then, a robot paints the faces next to each other on a giant canvas: strangers occupying public space in an act of solidarity.

18 - 21 Aug, All day | Skegness, RNLI

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Frock

Stopgap Dance Company

Frock

Six striking dancers collide in an uplifting dance riot set to a brand new art rock soundtrack by Hannah Miller and Oli Austin of Moulettes. In this quirky new dance piece, watch playful observations of the yesteryears explode into a ‘punkish’ celebration of individuality and difference.

20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Esplanade

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The Invisible Man

Altered States

The Invisible Man

Come face to face with the man who isn’t there, a living, breathing science experiment gone wrong. Witness the scientific marvel and learn more about how he came to (not) be as he explores his environment.

19 Aug | Mablethorpe, Sherwood Fields
21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Esplanade

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The Visionary

Jon Hicks with Matt Rudkin

The Visionary

Come and meet ‘The Visionary’: a faith free, street prophet, mystic, psychic sorcerer, who is said to have wisdom beyond knowledge. Watch him reveal his increasingly miraculous powers in a show that involves communities and plays with realities.

19 Aug | Mablethorpe, Sherwood Fields
20 & 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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The Rascally Diner

LAStheatre

The Rascally Diner

Everybody clap your pans – it’s time for The Rascally Diner! Cook up a stink as part of Rufus Skumskins O’Parsley's kitchen crew or bring a pot to bang and ward off evil cakes in this fun-filled, messy performance about food. Join LAStheatre for a riotous family performance for everyone 5+

20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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Mayfly

Kapow

Mayfly

Mayfly is a spectacular fusion of water, dance, and song. A poetic story exploring the fleeting, ephemeral nature of life and how our survival is inextricably linked to our environment.

20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Compass Gardens

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Glock & Beretta: How? Why? What?

Whalley Range All Stars

Glock & Beretta: How? Why? What?

Using 78 full colour A3 sized drawings, this kamishibai (paper theatre) story tells the tale of 2 destructive children, a blooming garden, a disappearing flock of household pets, dogged journalists, an empty town and much more besides.

19 Aug | Mablethorpe, Sherwood Fields
20 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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La Partida

Vero Cendoya Dance CO.

LA PARTIDA

5 dancers and 5 players. A football field. A referee. Gathered in a peculiar game with its own rules. In a continent invaded by football it is impossible to live apart from it. This time, instead of fighting against our adversary, we join it.

20 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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The Forum

Zest Theatre

The Forum

Fuelled by the inspirational words of Lincolnshire’s young people, The Forum is a pop-up town square, colourfully created to gather people of all ages in the heart of their community. The Forum is a space to think, discuss ideas, and imagine the future of this county, inspired by the next generation.

20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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SO, Let's Talk

Creative Conversations, Expert-led Discussions & Artist Networking

SO, Let's Talk

Meet like-minds from across the globe, experience fresh perspectives and be at the heart of creative change at our series of discussions.

SO Many Roads | International Discussion uniting UK, DK, SE & AT
The SOcial | Creative Networking & The SOcial | Co-creation with the Next Generation
OutdoorArtsUK On The Road | Discussion: The Democratic Outdoors

20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Upstairs at the Embassy Theatre & Tower Gardens, Creatives' Corner

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Very Lost

Les Etablissements Lafaille

Very Lost

The "very dangerous" trip of two very, very lost British explorers. A wild saga in the heart of public space among unsurmountable bushes, bus shelters, poles, benches and other precipices. A vertical visit of the street, changing it into a landscape in an improbable way.

20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Esplanade & Promenade

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Jekyll On Ice

Paolo Nani Teater

Jekyll On Ice

Paolo Nani’s round, lovable figure, Jekyll, is an ice cream vendor, with his very own way of doing business. The ice cream might melt and the air leak out of the balloons despite his attempts to prevent it, but the audience is guaranteed plenty of surprises and laughter.

19 Aug | Mablethorpe, Sherwood Fields
20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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Generations

Desperate Men

Generations

Featuring the intergenerational views of people from Skegness & Mablethorpe, ‘Generations’ asks: are young people only here to serve the elderly? Or are generational distinctions evaporating as Boomers keep working longer and act as support for young families?

19 Aug | Mablethorpe, Sherwood Fields
20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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The Tide

Talawa Theatre Company

The Tide

Holding a mirror to an evolving British culture, The Tide incorporates live music and moving explorations of the experiences of new arrivals in the UK. It examines migration through an abstract lens, following stories of arrival, welcome, rejection and exclusion.

20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Esplanade

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RAF Flypasts

We are thrilled to announce that, as well as a carefully curated programme of inspiring performances and workshops, audiences of all ages will be treated to fantastic RAF FLYPASTS during SO Festival weekend!

Further details will be announced closer to the day(s).

20 Aug, 13.00 & 21 Aug, 14.00 | Skegness

Activity Zones

Local Performances & FreeWorkshops

Activity Zone & Community Stage

Take part in free creative workshops with local artists and see the local stars of the future – from singer-songwriters and street dancers, to aerial acrobats and acting troupes – showcasing their skills on the Community Stage (Skegness only).

19 Aug | Mablethorpe, Sherwood Fields
20 - 21 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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The Yelling Kitchen Prince

Bram Graafland

The Yelling Kitchen Prince

In this award-winning show, The Yelling Kitchen Prince’s instrument of choice is his unique, all-in-one ‘Kitchen Organ Drumset’. Cooking, playing the organ and drumming at the same time ... a piece of cake!

19 Aug | Mablethorpe, Sherwood Fields
20 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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Project Radio

County Care

Project Radio

Project Radio is County Care’s community radio station, providing people with learning difficulties, autism & mental health the opportunity to grow self-confidence & vocational skills. The team will be broadcasting live from SO Festival & running a photo booth!

20 Aug | Skegness, Tower Gardens

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