International touring contemporary circus artist Blaze and touring circus chef/clown Fatina are a mother and daughter duo. Join them on a joyous journey of a plate spinning, food juggling and fire blazing!

Once all the lemons have been juggled, the plates spun, and the flaming pans put out, it’s time for the grand finale, where the clumsy assistant finally gets a taste of the cake. Suddenly Tiny T is no longer clumsy!

Do What Ya Mother Told Ya! is a feast of food fusion and storytelling across geography and generations.

Just More is a physical theatre & circus company, using food history and circus to educate and entertain, vibrant and friendly performances, bringing culture and communities together. A genuine mother/daughter collaboration, the company have a close relationship having toured together in Nofitstate Circus since 2005.

 Migrant-te is an outdoor performance created by Latinx artists Pepa Duarte and Charly Monreal. The show explores the act of ‘having tea’ in Latin America, bringing this intimate ritual from the privacy of family homes to the public space through sound and movement.

Created by a diverse team of migrant creatives MIGRAN-TE is designed to take ownership of the streets, foregrounding the stories of those often unheard. Performed live by two actors, the piece is accompanied by a soundscape created by composer and musician Tom Sochas that gathers experiences collected in research with seven Latinx households in the UK about their journey to the UK. Through their voices, the piece aims to carry the audience to various Latin American homes.

Pepa Duarte is a Peruvian actor, writer and theatre maker based in London whose work often explores themes of identity, migration, feminism and belonging. Charly Monreal is a London-based Chilean physical performer and theatre maker interested in movement, soundscape, and its possibilities in the space.

 

Bee Guides Bombus and Borage are from a secret government organisation called The Human Union of Pollinators – preparing for the worst but hoping for the best with their mobile world of interaction, Bee wisdom and surreal fun.

Delve into the world of Bees, learn the pollen packing dance, the waggle dance and try out their Buzz Pollenator or their Flapper-Winger-Tronerators, meet a giant Varroa Mite, and maybe even get your nose pollinated! Suitable for all the family with rave reviews from festivals, environmental, food and agriculture events, schools and museums

Developed from Pif-Paf’s acclaimed touring installation-show HONEY, the Bee Cart is an exciting, accessible walkabout theatre piece for audiences of all ages. Pete Gunson formed Pif-Paf in 2003 in Manchester inspired by his engineering background and companies he’d worked with. Eleanor Hooper, joint artistic director, trained as a fine artist specialising in portraiture, mask making and performance art.

Commissioned by the British Science Association.

Pif-Paf invite to to join them on a beautiful big hearted journey through food, dance, live music, songs and tales from around the world. Join the Guild of Toasters and dance with their cart through the seasons as you toast your own lives with Batter Based treats from around the world in a love song to community.

TOAST was built from meeting musicians, cooks, dancers and story tellers from around the world who, like Pif-Paf, have made Sheffield their home town. They’ve stitched all these treats together into a show that moves around a space as we travel with their beautiful mobile Toast Kitchen full circle around the wheel of seasons and celebrate each other in intimate sharing of food, wild dancing, and lashings of live music.

Pete Gunson formed Pif-Paf in 2003 in Manchester inspired by his engineering background and companies he’d worked with. Eleanor Hooper, joint artistic director, trained as a fine artist specialising in portraiture, mask making and performance art.

FeastFest favourites Vamos Theatre are returning for 2023 and they’re bringing a PICNIC – a hand picked selection of three of their unique walkabout performances. Take a wander in Thames Barrier Park and you’re sure to come across one of these:

Cheapskate Catering, you’ll be simply amazed by their incompetence! Serving drinks and canapés at events, the Cheapskate team guarantee silliness, clumsiness, inappropriate flirting, over-attentiveness, drunken and attention-seeking behaviour of all kinds. Not to be forgotten in a hurry!

The Crimplene Crusaders: our twin-set clad campaigners who will keep a firm eye out for any slouching, flirting or hand-holding. On very special occasions, they may be persuaded to let their hair down and demonstrate some unrivalled disco moves to their favourite modern music.

The Light Brigade – Powered by the people! Turn the dynamo, light up the night and get this party started. The Light Brigade is on hand to charge up Light Festivals and night time events with colour and hilarity using the latest low-impact dynamo-technology. Family & environmentally friendly.