Farmyard Fun
A bold and beautiful performance centred on two refugees living in the branches of a towering tree. But something is wrong... the tree is beginning to wilt... the faceless one is coming... can you help?
The Dog and Duck Show
Cardboardia
A chance to see sheep dogs showing off their natural instinct herding ducks - amusing, entertaining and enlightening!
All the way from Russia, Cardboardia will be creating an animal farm with animals, fences and tools - don't miss this amazing display made of cardboard!!
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel - Dandiya
A humorous live stage show about sheep and wool with nine breeds taking to the spotlight, each with their own story to tell. Don’t miss the ‘Sheep Show Shuffle’ See an – yes, dancing sheep! a
With dance students from RSA Academy, see a brand new performance incorporating Gujarati Dandiya and RaasGarba folk dance styles, performed to the uplifting beats of ‘Goriya Re Goriya’ from Bollywood blockbuster ‘Aiana’. Following the performance participate in a fun workshop.
ctio sheep n-packed rac the s e through South treets of sid grand e for the fina Sunda le on y!
The Destroyers Celebrating their 10th year, Birmingham’s original MegaFolk favourites bring their unique brand of madcap energy and musical virtuosity to the Southside stage.
The Fabularium - Reynard the Fox Artizani - Farmer Giles Say ‘ooh arr’ to Farmer Giles leaning on his gate and giving out advice on any subject, from farming (about which he knows little) to philosophy (about which he knows less).
Birmingham Royal Ballet - La Fille mal gardée Birmingham Royal Ballet will dance the Chicken Dance from that sunniest of summer ballets, La Fille mal gardée. Enjoy watching the bossy cockerel strut his stuff in front of four sleepy chickens.
Best In Show
Gasp in amazement as this troupe of stunning acrobats from Tanzania perform their high impact, joyful show of acrobatics and dance. Set to lively African music, everyone will be on their feet clapping in time.
For performance times check our handy itinerary and on site signage.
Come and see pygmy goats, lambs, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens and donkeys! Pet the friendly animals at our mini farm.
Performances
Imagineer Productions - Operation Migration
The Black Eagles
Mini Farm
The beautiful and true story of one man’s extraordinary endeavour to teach a gaggle of orphaned geese to fly and to follow his ultra light aircraft to a successful migration. This heart warming story will be brought to life through a visual feast of puppetry, dance, and inventive design.
The Lions of Punjab This Midlands based Bhangra dance group know their Bhangra! With over 85 years of bhangra dancing experience collectively, their energy is unique. They have performed alongside some of Bhangra and Bollywood’s biggest artists such as Sukhshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, and Diljit Dosanjh.
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian From 7-10.30pm relive the fun of the festival into the night-time, where The Destroyers will bring their trademark, mapcap energy to The Arcadian – plus many others! 7pm The Lions of Punjab 8pm
The Black Eagles 8.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome and Open Theatre Company presents
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band
The Mask Paraders
9.15pm
There’s something sniffy in the countryside... The Nosey Parkas are on the prowl again... hooters at the ready! Last year they created mayhem at the seaside, this year they have swapped their flip flops for wellies! You can never be sure what you will step in!
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band This exciting and colourful brass band celebrates the vibrant traditions, music and dance of Rajasthan – a glittering, hypnotic jewel in the barren deserts of India.
Hear the tale of Reynard the Fox - the woodlands’ most infamous scoundrel who prides himself on being the trickster of the forest. A new piece of engaging outdoor theatre for all ages using storytelling, puppetry, live music and all performed in a wooden cart!
Rogue Play - Taking Flight
Folk Dance Remixed - Step Hop House
Secret City Arts - A Country Fayre Picnic
Folk meets Hip-Hop in a quirky, colourful and energetic collision of dance and music. From maypole and clog dancing to breakin’ and streetdance, vibrant performers are joined by a live soundtrack of fiddle, banjo, percussion and beatboxing.
An interactive storytelling adventure inspired by traditional folk tales with a contemporary twist. Using a picnic basket brimming with Olde English stories, folk music, props and puppets, help our storytellers write the Secret Ballad of Southside Country.
Folk Dance Remixed 9.45pm
The Destroyers
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian
Highly Sprung - Roots
Two friends follow a bird across land and sea in this aerial theatre piece against an enchanting soundscape of word and music.
Be sure to bring your wellies we’re off to the Countryside! birminghamhippodrome.com/summerinsouthside
Escape to the Countryside, on the streets of Southside this Summer! This year, our annual festival celebrates the great outdoors where wildlife roams, folk dance and live music fills the air.
Over the weekend, enjoy the familiar to the peculiar and unearth the hidden delights of our city. You can find tranquility in The Arcadian, see a giant tree grow and listen to magical stories and enchanting music.
Watch maypole garlands weave in the air to the sights and sounds of street-dance and beatboxing, or become part of the scenery and create your own cardboard country-scape. You might even bump into a farmer, a friendly fox and a brass band!
Come and explore all that this country fayre has to offer and delight in the transformation of Southside to a place of escapism and adventure.
TIME
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
SHOWGROUND & LADYWELL WALK
VILLAGE GREEN, HIPPODROME SQUARE
Face Painting
Turn your little ones into their favourite animal for the day.
Food for Grazing
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.30 - 1.00
HURST STREET
LADYWELL WALK
SHOWGROUND & VILLAGE GREEN, LADYWELL WALK HIPPODROME SQUARE
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Artizani: Farmer Giles 12.30 - 1.00
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 12.00 - 12.30
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.45 - 1.15
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
1.00 - 1.30
Roaming 12.30 - 1.00
12.45 - 1.15
12.45 - 1.25
1.00 -130
Cardboardia
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
12.00 - 2.30
1.00 - 1.30
1pm 2pm Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR
1.30 - 2.00
Artizani: Farmer Giles
1.45 - 2.00
1.30 - 1.55
1.45 - 2.15
The Destroyers 1.15 - 1.45
1.35 - 2.05
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
2.00 - 2.25
12.45 - 1.25
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
1.45 - 2.15
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
The Destroyers
The Sheep Show 2.00 - 2.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
2.00 - 2.30
2pm 3pm The Mask Paraders
Highly Sprung: Roots
2.30 - 3.00
2.30 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions TOUCH TOUR
Folk Dance Remixed Step Hop House 2.30 - 3.00
2.45 - 3.00
2pm 3pm
Rogue Play Workshop 2.00 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: TOUCH TOUR
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
3pm 4pm
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 3.15 - 3.45
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR 3pm 4pm
3.15 - 3.50
2.30 - 2.55
The Mask Paraders
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
3.00 - 3.30
3.00 - 3.30
3.15-3.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
3.00 - 5.30
4.00 - 4.30
4.00 - 4.30
The Lions of Punjab
Highly Sprung: Roots Cardboardia 4pm 5pm
4pm 5pm Rogue Play: Taking Flight 4.30 - 4.55
The Black Eagles 4.30 - 4.55
4.00 - 4.30
3.30 - 5.30
4.30 - 5.15
Artizani: Farmer Giles
The Dog and Duck Show
4.50 - 5.15
5.00 - 5.30
5pm 6pm 5pm 6pm
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
The Destroyers 4.45 - 5.30
5.15 - 5.30
5.30 - 5.45
birminghamhippodrome.com/creative
Produced by
Sheep Race 5.30 - 5.45
CREATIVE
Sheep Race Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 5.45 - 6.15
Programme across the weekend is subject to change.
4.00 - 4.30
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Black Eagles
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Secret City Arts: Country Folk Dance Remixed: Fayre Step Hop Picnic House 3.45 - 4.25
4.15 - 4.45
4.30 - 5.00
The Destroyers
3.15 - 3.45
3.05 - 4.00
3.30-3.55
4.00 - 4.30
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Rajasthan Picnic Heritage 3.00 - 3.40 Brass Band
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
3.30 - 4.30
Cardboardia
2.45 - 3.00
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
Rogue Play Workshop The Dog and Duck Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
3.30 - 4.00
2.00 - 2.30
The Black Eagles
2.45 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Folk Dance Remixed: Step Hop House
2.15 - 2.45
2.30 - 3.10
3.00 - 3.30
ARCADIAN
Secret City Arts: Country Hippodrome Fayre Picnic Foyer 12.00 - 12.40 Takeover
The Mask Paraders
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
1pm 2pm
HIPPODROME FOYER
Artizani: Farmer Giles
12.30 - 1.00
The Mask Paraders
12.00 - 2.00
Come and visit us at the Access Hub for further information about accessible activities and performances. We will be located on The Village Green, Hippodrome Square on both days. On both days we will be running special tours to familiarise visually impaired patrons with the festival site – meet us at the Access Hub at 12 noon to join in! Contact Liz Leck for more information on this and other accessible performances available (also see timetable opposite) lizleck@birminghamhippodrome.com 0121 689 3064.
TIME
12pm 1pm
Take a stroll in the countryside without leaving the Hippodrome Foyer, thanks to the magic of Virtual Reality! VR experts from Freemotely and South and City College will be on hand to guide you through the journey.
Roll up, roll up! Test your strength, hook-a-duck or try your luck on the coconut shy, plus swing-boat rides and lots of other fun across the weekend.
ARCADIAN UMBRELLA
12.40
Cardboardia
Vintage Rides and Traditional Games
ARCADIAN
12pm 1pm
On Sun 18 June, the foyers of the theatre will be brimming with activities, arts & crafts with Posca and performances plus a mini petting farm and a costume exhibition from Birmingham Royal Ballet and panto producer Qdos. Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the countryside right on the doorstep!
Access Hub
For the chance to win a pair of tickets to any press night at Birmingham Hippodrome tag your video or photos with #SummerinSouthside! Prizes will be awarded in three categories, best video, best stills photography and best capturing the moment/storytelling. In partnership with Digital Cities.
LADYWELL WALK
12.00 - 12.30
Visit The Little Camion – a mobile brasserie serving freshly made crepes and galettes, gourmet burgers, barista coffee, ice creams and much more. On Sunday, bring your food from The Little Camion into the picnic areas on the theatre foyers.
WIN! Enter our digital competition!
HURST STREET
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, ON THE STREETS OF SOUTHSIDE THIS SUMMER – ALL FOR FREE!
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
The Lions of Punjab
Pastures New…
ellies w r u o y g in r b Be sure to e! id s y tr n u o C e th we’re off to
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
Inventory
As well as our packed weekend of events you can also enjoy…
S FATHER DAY!
Audio Described Performance
Signed Performance
Bring your Dad for a day out at the countryside! Buy him a burger and a beer, take him to the fair or watch a sheep race!
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Limited. Registered Charity Number 510842.
Sponsored by
Escape to the Countryside, on the streets of Southside this Summer! This year, our annual festival celebrates the great outdoors where wildlife roams, folk dance and live music fills the air.
Over the weekend, enjoy the familiar to the peculiar and unearth the hidden delights of our city. You can find tranquility in The Arcadian, see a giant tree grow and listen to magical stories and enchanting music.
Watch maypole garlands weave in the air to the sights and sounds of street-dance and beatboxing, or become part of the scenery and create your own cardboard country-scape. You might even bump into a farmer, a friendly fox and a brass band!
Come and explore all that this country fayre has to offer and delight in the transformation of Southside to a place of escapism and adventure.
TIME
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
SHOWGROUND & LADYWELL WALK
VILLAGE GREEN, HIPPODROME SQUARE
Face Painting
Turn your little ones into their favourite animal for the day.
Food for Grazing
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.30 - 1.00
HURST STREET
LADYWELL WALK
SHOWGROUND & VILLAGE GREEN, LADYWELL WALK HIPPODROME SQUARE
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Artizani: Farmer Giles 12.30 - 1.00
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 12.00 - 12.30
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.45 - 1.15
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
1.00 - 1.30
Roaming 12.30 - 1.00
12.45 - 1.15
12.45 - 1.25
1.00 -130
Cardboardia
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
12.00 - 2.30
1.00 - 1.30
1pm 2pm Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR
1.30 - 2.00
Artizani: Farmer Giles
1.45 - 2.00
1.30 - 1.55
1.45 - 2.15
The Destroyers 1.15 - 1.45
1.35 - 2.05
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
2.00 - 2.25
12.45 - 1.25
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
1.45 - 2.15
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
The Destroyers
The Sheep Show 2.00 - 2.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
2.00 - 2.30
2pm 3pm The Mask Paraders
Highly Sprung: Roots
2.30 - 3.00
2.30 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions TOUCH TOUR
Folk Dance Remixed Step Hop House 2.30 - 3.00
2.45 - 3.00
2pm 3pm
Rogue Play Workshop 2.00 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: TOUCH TOUR
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
3pm 4pm
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 3.15 - 3.45
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR 3pm 4pm
3.15 - 3.50
2.30 - 2.55
The Mask Paraders
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
3.00 - 3.30
3.00 - 3.30
3.15-3.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
3.00 - 5.30
4.00 - 4.30
4.00 - 4.30
The Lions of Punjab
Highly Sprung: Roots Cardboardia 4pm 5pm
4pm 5pm Rogue Play: Taking Flight 4.30 - 4.55
The Black Eagles 4.30 - 4.55
4.00 - 4.30
3.30 - 5.30
4.30 - 5.15
Artizani: Farmer Giles
The Dog and Duck Show
4.50 - 5.15
5.00 - 5.30
5pm 6pm 5pm 6pm
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
The Destroyers 4.45 - 5.30
5.15 - 5.30
5.30 - 5.45
birminghamhippodrome.com/creative
Produced by
Sheep Race 5.30 - 5.45
CREATIVE
Sheep Race Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 5.45 - 6.15
Programme across the weekend is subject to change.
4.00 - 4.30
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Black Eagles
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Secret City Arts: Country Folk Dance Remixed: Fayre Step Hop Picnic House 3.45 - 4.25
4.15 - 4.45
4.30 - 5.00
The Destroyers
3.15 - 3.45
3.05 - 4.00
3.30-3.55
4.00 - 4.30
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Rajasthan Picnic Heritage 3.00 - 3.40 Brass Band
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
3.30 - 4.30
Cardboardia
2.45 - 3.00
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
Rogue Play Workshop The Dog and Duck Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
3.30 - 4.00
2.00 - 2.30
The Black Eagles
2.45 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Folk Dance Remixed: Step Hop House
2.15 - 2.45
2.30 - 3.10
3.00 - 3.30
ARCADIAN
Secret City Arts: Country Hippodrome Fayre Picnic Foyer 12.00 - 12.40 Takeover
The Mask Paraders
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
1pm 2pm
HIPPODROME FOYER
Artizani: Farmer Giles
12.30 - 1.00
The Mask Paraders
12.00 - 2.00
Come and visit us at the Access Hub for further information about accessible activities and performances. We will be located on The Village Green, Hippodrome Square on both days. On both days we will be running special tours to familiarise visually impaired patrons with the festival site – meet us at the Access Hub at 12 noon to join in! Contact Liz Leck for more information on this and other accessible performances available (also see timetable opposite) lizleck@birminghamhippodrome.com 0121 689 3064.
TIME
12pm 1pm
Take a stroll in the countryside without leaving the Hippodrome Foyer, thanks to the magic of Virtual Reality! VR experts from Freemotely and South and City College will be on hand to guide you through the journey.
Roll up, roll up! Test your strength, hook-a-duck or try your luck on the coconut shy, plus swing-boat rides and lots of other fun across the weekend.
ARCADIAN UMBRELLA
12.40
Cardboardia
Vintage Rides and Traditional Games
ARCADIAN
12pm 1pm
On Sun 18 June, the foyers of the theatre will be brimming with activities, arts & crafts with Posca and performances plus a mini petting farm and a costume exhibition from Birmingham Royal Ballet and panto producer Qdos. Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the countryside right on the doorstep!
Access Hub
For the chance to win a pair of tickets to any press night at Birmingham Hippodrome tag your video or photos with #SummerinSouthside! Prizes will be awarded in three categories, best video, best stills photography and best capturing the moment/storytelling. In partnership with Digital Cities.
LADYWELL WALK
12.00 - 12.30
Visit The Little Camion – a mobile brasserie serving freshly made crepes and galettes, gourmet burgers, barista coffee, ice creams and much more. On Sunday, bring your food from The Little Camion into the picnic areas on the theatre foyers.
WIN! Enter our digital competition!
HURST STREET
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, ON THE STREETS OF SOUTHSIDE THIS SUMMER – ALL FOR FREE!
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
The Lions of Punjab
Pastures New…
ellies w r u o y g in r b Be sure to e! id s y tr n u o C e th we’re off to
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
Inventory
As well as our packed weekend of events you can also enjoy…
S FATHER DAY!
Audio Described Performance
Signed Performance
Bring your Dad for a day out at the countryside! Buy him a burger and a beer, take him to the fair or watch a sheep race!
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Limited. Registered Charity Number 510842.
Sponsored by
Escape to the Countryside, on the streets of Southside this Summer! This year, our annual festival celebrates the great outdoors where wildlife roams, folk dance and live music fills the air.
Over the weekend, enjoy the familiar to the peculiar and unearth the hidden delights of our city. You can find tranquility in The Arcadian, see a giant tree grow and listen to magical stories and enchanting music.
Watch maypole garlands weave in the air to the sights and sounds of street-dance and beatboxing, or become part of the scenery and create your own cardboard country-scape. You might even bump into a farmer, a friendly fox and a brass band!
Come and explore all that this country fayre has to offer and delight in the transformation of Southside to a place of escapism and adventure.
TIME
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
SHOWGROUND & LADYWELL WALK
VILLAGE GREEN, HIPPODROME SQUARE
Face Painting
Turn your little ones into their favourite animal for the day.
Food for Grazing
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.30 - 1.00
HURST STREET
LADYWELL WALK
SHOWGROUND & VILLAGE GREEN, LADYWELL WALK HIPPODROME SQUARE
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Artizani: Farmer Giles 12.30 - 1.00
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 12.00 - 12.30
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.45 - 1.15
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
1.00 - 1.30
Roaming 12.30 - 1.00
12.45 - 1.15
12.45 - 1.25
1.00 -130
Cardboardia
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
12.00 - 2.30
1.00 - 1.30
1pm 2pm Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR
1.30 - 2.00
Artizani: Farmer Giles
1.45 - 2.00
1.30 - 1.55
1.45 - 2.15
The Destroyers 1.15 - 1.45
1.35 - 2.05
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
2.00 - 2.25
12.45 - 1.25
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
1.45 - 2.15
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
The Destroyers
The Sheep Show 2.00 - 2.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
2.00 - 2.30
2pm 3pm The Mask Paraders
Highly Sprung: Roots
2.30 - 3.00
2.30 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions TOUCH TOUR
Folk Dance Remixed Step Hop House 2.30 - 3.00
2.45 - 3.00
2pm 3pm
Rogue Play Workshop 2.00 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: TOUCH TOUR
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
3pm 4pm
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 3.15 - 3.45
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR 3pm 4pm
3.15 - 3.50
2.30 - 2.55
The Mask Paraders
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
3.00 - 3.30
3.00 - 3.30
3.15-3.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
3.00 - 5.30
4.00 - 4.30
4.00 - 4.30
The Lions of Punjab
Highly Sprung: Roots Cardboardia 4pm 5pm
4pm 5pm Rogue Play: Taking Flight 4.30 - 4.55
The Black Eagles 4.30 - 4.55
4.00 - 4.30
3.30 - 5.30
4.30 - 5.15
Artizani: Farmer Giles
The Dog and Duck Show
4.50 - 5.15
5.00 - 5.30
5pm 6pm 5pm 6pm
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
The Destroyers 4.45 - 5.30
5.15 - 5.30
5.30 - 5.45
birminghamhippodrome.com/creative
Produced by
Sheep Race 5.30 - 5.45
CREATIVE
Sheep Race Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 5.45 - 6.15
Programme across the weekend is subject to change.
4.00 - 4.30
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Black Eagles
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Secret City Arts: Country Folk Dance Remixed: Fayre Step Hop Picnic House 3.45 - 4.25
4.15 - 4.45
4.30 - 5.00
The Destroyers
3.15 - 3.45
3.05 - 4.00
3.30-3.55
4.00 - 4.30
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Rajasthan Picnic Heritage 3.00 - 3.40 Brass Band
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
3.30 - 4.30
Cardboardia
2.45 - 3.00
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
Rogue Play Workshop The Dog and Duck Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
3.30 - 4.00
2.00 - 2.30
The Black Eagles
2.45 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Folk Dance Remixed: Step Hop House
2.15 - 2.45
2.30 - 3.10
3.00 - 3.30
ARCADIAN
Secret City Arts: Country Hippodrome Fayre Picnic Foyer 12.00 - 12.40 Takeover
The Mask Paraders
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
1pm 2pm
HIPPODROME FOYER
Artizani: Farmer Giles
12.30 - 1.00
The Mask Paraders
12.00 - 2.00
Come and visit us at the Access Hub for further information about accessible activities and performances. We will be located on The Village Green, Hippodrome Square on both days. On both days we will be running special tours to familiarise visually impaired patrons with the festival site – meet us at the Access Hub at 12 noon to join in! Contact Liz Leck for more information on this and other accessible performances available (also see timetable opposite) lizleck@birminghamhippodrome.com 0121 689 3064.
TIME
12pm 1pm
Take a stroll in the countryside without leaving the Hippodrome Foyer, thanks to the magic of Virtual Reality! VR experts from Freemotely and South and City College will be on hand to guide you through the journey.
Roll up, roll up! Test your strength, hook-a-duck or try your luck on the coconut shy, plus swing-boat rides and lots of other fun across the weekend.
ARCADIAN UMBRELLA
12.40
Cardboardia
Vintage Rides and Traditional Games
ARCADIAN
12pm 1pm
On Sun 18 June, the foyers of the theatre will be brimming with activities, arts & crafts with Posca and performances plus a mini petting farm and a costume exhibition from Birmingham Royal Ballet and panto producer Qdos. Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the countryside right on the doorstep!
Access Hub
For the chance to win a pair of tickets to any press night at Birmingham Hippodrome tag your video or photos with #SummerinSouthside! Prizes will be awarded in three categories, best video, best stills photography and best capturing the moment/storytelling. In partnership with Digital Cities.
LADYWELL WALK
12.00 - 12.30
Visit The Little Camion – a mobile brasserie serving freshly made crepes and galettes, gourmet burgers, barista coffee, ice creams and much more. On Sunday, bring your food from The Little Camion into the picnic areas on the theatre foyers.
WIN! Enter our digital competition!
HURST STREET
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, ON THE STREETS OF SOUTHSIDE THIS SUMMER – ALL FOR FREE!
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
The Lions of Punjab
Pastures New…
ellies w r u o y g in r b Be sure to e! id s y tr n u o C e th we’re off to
SATURDAY 17 JUNE
Inventory
As well as our packed weekend of events you can also enjoy…
S FATHER DAY!
Audio Described Performance
Signed Performance
Bring your Dad for a day out at the countryside! Buy him a burger and a beer, take him to the fair or watch a sheep race!
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Limited. Registered Charity Number 510842.
Sponsored by
Escape to the Countryside, on the streets of Southside this Summer! This year, our annual festival celebrates the great outdoors where wildlife roams, folk dance and live music fills the air.
Over the weekend, enjoy the familiar to the peculiar and unearth the hidden delights of our city. You can find tranquility in The Arcadian, see a giant tree grow and listen to magical stories and enchanting music.
Watch maypole garlands weave in the air to the sights and sounds of street-dance and beatboxing, or become part of the scenery and create your own cardboard country-scape. You might even bump into a farmer, a friendly fox and a brass band!
Come and explore all that this country fayre has to offer and delight in the transformation of Southside to a place of escapism and adventure.
TIME
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
SHOWGROUND & LADYWELL WALK
VILLAGE GREEN, HIPPODROME SQUARE
Face Painting
Turn your little ones into their favourite animal for the day.
Food for Grazing
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.30 - 1.00
HURST STREET
LADYWELL WALK
SHOWGROUND & VILLAGE GREEN, LADYWELL WALK HIPPODROME SQUARE
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Artizani: Farmer Giles 12.30 - 1.00
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 12.00 - 12.30
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.45 - 1.15
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
1.00 - 1.30
Roaming 12.30 - 1.00
12.45 - 1.15
12.45 - 1.25
1.00 -130
Cardboardia
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
12.00 - 2.30
1.00 - 1.30
1pm 2pm Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR
1.30 - 2.00
Artizani: Farmer Giles
1.45 - 2.00
1.30 - 1.55
1.45 - 2.15
The Destroyers 1.15 - 1.45
1.35 - 2.05
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
2.00 - 2.25
12.45 - 1.25
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
1.45 - 2.15
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
The Destroyers
The Sheep Show 2.00 - 2.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
2.00 - 2.30
2pm 3pm The Mask Paraders
Highly Sprung: Roots
2.30 - 3.00
2.30 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions TOUCH TOUR
Folk Dance Remixed Step Hop House 2.30 - 3.00
2.45 - 3.00
2pm 3pm
Rogue Play Workshop 2.00 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: TOUCH TOUR
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
3pm 4pm
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 3.15 - 3.45
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR 3pm 4pm
3.15 - 3.50
2.30 - 2.55
The Mask Paraders
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
3.00 - 3.30
3.00 - 3.30
3.15-3.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
3.00 - 5.30
4.00 - 4.30
4.00 - 4.30
The Lions of Punjab
Highly Sprung: Roots Cardboardia 4pm 5pm
4pm 5pm Rogue Play: Taking Flight 4.30 - 4.55
The Black Eagles 4.30 - 4.55
4.00 - 4.30
3.30 - 5.30
4.30 - 5.15
Artizani: Farmer Giles
The Dog and Duck Show
4.50 - 5.15
5.00 - 5.30
5pm 6pm 5pm 6pm
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
The Destroyers 4.45 - 5.30
5.15 - 5.30
5.30 - 5.45
birminghamhippodrome.com/creative
Produced by
Sheep Race 5.30 - 5.45
CREATIVE
Sheep Race Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 5.45 - 6.15
Programme across the weekend is subject to change.
4.00 - 4.30
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Black Eagles
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Secret City Arts: Country Folk Dance Remixed: Fayre Step Hop Picnic House 3.45 - 4.25
4.15 - 4.45
4.30 - 5.00
The Destroyers
3.15 - 3.45
3.05 - 4.00
3.30-3.55
4.00 - 4.30
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Rajasthan Picnic Heritage 3.00 - 3.40 Brass Band
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
3.30 - 4.30
Cardboardia
2.45 - 3.00
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
Rogue Play Workshop The Dog and Duck Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
3.30 - 4.00
2.00 - 2.30
The Black Eagles
2.45 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Folk Dance Remixed: Step Hop House
2.15 - 2.45
2.30 - 3.10
3.00 - 3.30
ARCADIAN
Secret City Arts: Country Hippodrome Fayre Picnic Foyer 12.00 - 12.40 Takeover
The Mask Paraders
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
1pm 2pm
HIPPODROME FOYER
Artizani: Farmer Giles
12.30 - 1.00
The Mask Paraders
12.00 - 2.00
Come and visit us at the Access Hub for further information about accessible activities and performances. We will be located on The Village Green, Hippodrome Square on both days. On both days we will be running special tours to familiarise visually impaired patrons with the festival site – meet us at the Access Hub at 12 noon to join in! Contact Liz Leck for more information on this and other accessible performances available (also see timetable opposite) lizleck@birminghamhippodrome.com 0121 689 3064.
TIME
12pm 1pm
Take a stroll in the countryside without leaving the Hippodrome Foyer, thanks to the magic of Virtual Reality! VR experts from Freemotely and South and City College will be on hand to guide you through the journey.
Roll up, roll up! Test your strength, hook-a-duck or try your luck on the coconut shy, plus swing-boat rides and lots of other fun across the weekend.
ARCADIAN UMBRELLA
12.40
Cardboardia
Vintage Rides and Traditional Games
ARCADIAN
12pm 1pm
On Sun 18 June, the foyers of the theatre will be brimming with activities, arts & crafts with Posca and performances plus a mini petting farm and a costume exhibition from Birmingham Royal Ballet and panto producer Qdos. Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the countryside right on the doorstep!
Access Hub
For the chance to win a pair of tickets to any press night at Birmingham Hippodrome tag your video or photos with #SummerinSouthside! Prizes will be awarded in three categories, best video, best stills photography and best capturing the moment/storytelling. In partnership with Digital Cities.
LADYWELL WALK
12.00 - 12.30
Visit The Little Camion – a mobile brasserie serving freshly made crepes and galettes, gourmet burgers, barista coffee, ice creams and much more. On Sunday, bring your food from The Little Camion into the picnic areas on the theatre foyers.
WIN! Enter our digital competition!
HURST STREET
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, ON THE STREETS OF SOUTHSIDE THIS SUMMER – ALL FOR FREE!
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
The Lions of Punjab
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Inventory
As well as our packed weekend of events you can also enjoy…
S FATHER DAY!
Audio Described Performance
Signed Performance
Bring your Dad for a day out at the countryside! Buy him a burger and a beer, take him to the fair or watch a sheep race!
Birmingham Hippodrome Theatre Trust Limited. Registered Charity Number 510842.
Sponsored by
Farmyard Fun
A bold and beautiful performance centred on two refugees living in the branches of a towering tree. But something is wrong... the tree is beginning to wilt... the faceless one is coming... can you help?
The Dog and Duck Show
Cardboardia
A chance to see sheep dogs showing off their natural instinct herding ducks - amusing, entertaining and enlightening!
All the way from Russia, Cardboardia will be creating an animal farm with animals, fences and tools - don't miss this amazing display made of cardboard!!
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel - Dandiya
A humorous live stage show about sheep and wool with nine breeds taking to the spotlight, each with their own story to tell. Don’t miss the ‘Sheep Show Shuffle’ See an – yes, dancing sheep! a
With dance students from RSA Academy, see a brand new performance incorporating Gujarati Dandiya and RaasGarba folk dance styles, performed to the uplifting beats of ‘Goriya Re Goriya’ from Bollywood blockbuster ‘Aiana’. Following the performance participate in a fun workshop.
ctio sheep n-packed rac the s e through South treets of sid grand e for the fina Sunda le on y!
The Destroyers Celebrating their 10th year, Birmingham’s original MegaFolk favourites bring their unique brand of madcap energy and musical virtuosity to the Southside stage.
The Fabularium - Reynard the Fox Artizani - Farmer Giles Say ‘ooh arr’ to Farmer Giles leaning on his gate and giving out advice on any subject, from farming (about which he knows little) to philosophy (about which he knows less).
Birmingham Royal Ballet - La Fille mal gardée Birmingham Royal Ballet will dance the Chicken Dance from that sunniest of summer ballets, La Fille mal gardée. Enjoy watching the bossy cockerel strut his stuff in front of four sleepy chickens.
Best In Show
Gasp in amazement as this troupe of stunning acrobats from Tanzania perform their high impact, joyful show of acrobatics and dance. Set to lively African music, everyone will be on their feet clapping in time.
For performance times check our handy itinerary and on site signage.
Come and see pygmy goats, lambs, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens and donkeys! Pet the friendly animals at our mini farm.
Performances
Imagineer Productions - Operation Migration
The Black Eagles
Mini Farm
The beautiful and true story of one man’s extraordinary endeavour to teach a gaggle of orphaned geese to fly and to follow his ultra light aircraft to a successful migration. This heart warming story will be brought to life through a visual feast of puppetry, dance, and inventive design.
The Lions of Punjab This Midlands based Bhangra dance group know their Bhangra! With over 85 years of bhangra dancing experience collectively, their energy is unique. They have performed alongside some of Bhangra and Bollywood’s biggest artists such as Sukhshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, and Diljit Dosanjh.
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian From 7-10.30pm relive the fun of the festival into the night-time, where The Destroyers will bring their trademark, mapcap energy to The Arcadian – plus many others! 7pm The Lions of Punjab 8pm
The Black Eagles 8.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome and Open Theatre Company presents
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band
The Mask Paraders
9.15pm
There’s something sniffy in the countryside... The Nosey Parkas are on the prowl again... hooters at the ready! Last year they created mayhem at the seaside, this year they have swapped their flip flops for wellies! You can never be sure what you will step in!
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band This exciting and colourful brass band celebrates the vibrant traditions, music and dance of Rajasthan – a glittering, hypnotic jewel in the barren deserts of India.
Hear the tale of Reynard the Fox - the woodlands’ most infamous scoundrel who prides himself on being the trickster of the forest. A new piece of engaging outdoor theatre for all ages using storytelling, puppetry, live music and all performed in a wooden cart!
Rogue Play - Taking Flight
Folk Dance Remixed - Step Hop House
Secret City Arts - A Country Fayre Picnic
Folk meets Hip-Hop in a quirky, colourful and energetic collision of dance and music. From maypole and clog dancing to breakin’ and streetdance, vibrant performers are joined by a live soundtrack of fiddle, banjo, percussion and beatboxing.
An interactive storytelling adventure inspired by traditional folk tales with a contemporary twist. Using a picnic basket brimming with Olde English stories, folk music, props and puppets, help our storytellers write the Secret Ballad of Southside Country.
Folk Dance Remixed 9.45pm
The Destroyers
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian
Highly Sprung - Roots
Two friends follow a bird across land and sea in this aerial theatre piece against an enchanting soundscape of word and music.
Be sure to bring your wellies we’re off to the Countryside! birminghamhippodrome.com/summerinsouthside
Farmyard Fun
A bold and beautiful performance centred on two refugees living in the branches of a towering tree. But something is wrong... the tree is beginning to wilt... the faceless one is coming... can you help?
The Dog and Duck Show
Cardboardia
A chance to see sheep dogs showing off their natural instinct herding ducks - amusing, entertaining and enlightening!
All the way from Russia, Cardboardia will be creating an animal farm with animals, fences and tools - don't miss this amazing display made of cardboard!!
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel - Dandiya
A humorous live stage show about sheep and wool with nine breeds taking to the spotlight, each with their own story to tell. Don’t miss the ‘Sheep Show Shuffle’ See an – yes, dancing sheep! a
With dance students from RSA Academy, see a brand new performance incorporating Gujarati Dandiya and RaasGarba folk dance styles, performed to the uplifting beats of ‘Goriya Re Goriya’ from Bollywood blockbuster ‘Aiana’. Following the performance participate in a fun workshop.
ctio sheep n-packed rac the s e through South treets of sid grand e for the fina Sunda le on y!
The Destroyers Celebrating their 10th year, Birmingham’s original MegaFolk favourites bring their unique brand of madcap energy and musical virtuosity to the Southside stage.
The Fabularium - Reynard the Fox Artizani - Farmer Giles Say ‘ooh arr’ to Farmer Giles leaning on his gate and giving out advice on any subject, from farming (about which he knows little) to philosophy (about which he knows less).
Birmingham Royal Ballet - La Fille mal gardée Birmingham Royal Ballet will dance the Chicken Dance from that sunniest of summer ballets, La Fille mal gardée. Enjoy watching the bossy cockerel strut his stuff in front of four sleepy chickens.
Best In Show
Gasp in amazement as this troupe of stunning acrobats from Tanzania perform their high impact, joyful show of acrobatics and dance. Set to lively African music, everyone will be on their feet clapping in time.
For performance times check our handy itinerary and on site signage.
Come and see pygmy goats, lambs, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens and donkeys! Pet the friendly animals at our mini farm.
Performances
Imagineer Productions - Operation Migration
The Black Eagles
Mini Farm
The beautiful and true story of one man’s extraordinary endeavour to teach a gaggle of orphaned geese to fly and to follow his ultra light aircraft to a successful migration. This heart warming story will be brought to life through a visual feast of puppetry, dance, and inventive design.
The Lions of Punjab This Midlands based Bhangra dance group know their Bhangra! With over 85 years of bhangra dancing experience collectively, their energy is unique. They have performed alongside some of Bhangra and Bollywood’s biggest artists such as Sukhshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, and Diljit Dosanjh.
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian From 7-10.30pm relive the fun of the festival into the night-time, where The Destroyers will bring their trademark, mapcap energy to The Arcadian – plus many others! 7pm The Lions of Punjab 8pm
The Black Eagles 8.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome and Open Theatre Company presents
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band
The Mask Paraders
9.15pm
There’s something sniffy in the countryside... The Nosey Parkas are on the prowl again... hooters at the ready! Last year they created mayhem at the seaside, this year they have swapped their flip flops for wellies! You can never be sure what you will step in!
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band This exciting and colourful brass band celebrates the vibrant traditions, music and dance of Rajasthan – a glittering, hypnotic jewel in the barren deserts of India.
Hear the tale of Reynard the Fox - the woodlands’ most infamous scoundrel who prides himself on being the trickster of the forest. A new piece of engaging outdoor theatre for all ages using storytelling, puppetry, live music and all performed in a wooden cart!
Rogue Play - Taking Flight
Folk Dance Remixed - Step Hop House
Secret City Arts - A Country Fayre Picnic
Folk meets Hip-Hop in a quirky, colourful and energetic collision of dance and music. From maypole and clog dancing to breakin’ and streetdance, vibrant performers are joined by a live soundtrack of fiddle, banjo, percussion and beatboxing.
An interactive storytelling adventure inspired by traditional folk tales with a contemporary twist. Using a picnic basket brimming with Olde English stories, folk music, props and puppets, help our storytellers write the Secret Ballad of Southside Country.
Folk Dance Remixed 9.45pm
The Destroyers
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian
Highly Sprung - Roots
Two friends follow a bird across land and sea in this aerial theatre piece against an enchanting soundscape of word and music.
Be sure to bring your wellies we’re off to the Countryside! birminghamhippodrome.com/summerinsouthside
Farmyard Fun
A bold and beautiful performance centred on two refugees living in the branches of a towering tree. But something is wrong... the tree is beginning to wilt... the faceless one is coming... can you help?
The Dog and Duck Show
Cardboardia
A chance to see sheep dogs showing off their natural instinct herding ducks - amusing, entertaining and enlightening!
All the way from Russia, Cardboardia will be creating an animal farm with animals, fences and tools - don't miss this amazing display made of cardboard!!
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel - Dandiya
A humorous live stage show about sheep and wool with nine breeds taking to the spotlight, each with their own story to tell. Don’t miss the ‘Sheep Show Shuffle’ See an – yes, dancing sheep! a
With dance students from RSA Academy, see a brand new performance incorporating Gujarati Dandiya and RaasGarba folk dance styles, performed to the uplifting beats of ‘Goriya Re Goriya’ from Bollywood blockbuster ‘Aiana’. Following the performance participate in a fun workshop.
ctio sheep n-packed rac the s e through South treets of sid grand e for the fina Sunda le on y!
The Destroyers Celebrating their 10th year, Birmingham’s original MegaFolk favourites bring their unique brand of madcap energy and musical virtuosity to the Southside stage.
The Fabularium - Reynard the Fox Artizani - Farmer Giles Say ‘ooh arr’ to Farmer Giles leaning on his gate and giving out advice on any subject, from farming (about which he knows little) to philosophy (about which he knows less).
Birmingham Royal Ballet - La Fille mal gardée Birmingham Royal Ballet will dance the Chicken Dance from that sunniest of summer ballets, La Fille mal gardée. Enjoy watching the bossy cockerel strut his stuff in front of four sleepy chickens.
Best In Show
Gasp in amazement as this troupe of stunning acrobats from Tanzania perform their high impact, joyful show of acrobatics and dance. Set to lively African music, everyone will be on their feet clapping in time.
For performance times check our handy itinerary and on site signage.
Come and see pygmy goats, lambs, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens and donkeys! Pet the friendly animals at our mini farm.
Performances
Imagineer Productions - Operation Migration
The Black Eagles
Mini Farm
The beautiful and true story of one man’s extraordinary endeavour to teach a gaggle of orphaned geese to fly and to follow his ultra light aircraft to a successful migration. This heart warming story will be brought to life through a visual feast of puppetry, dance, and inventive design.
The Lions of Punjab This Midlands based Bhangra dance group know their Bhangra! With over 85 years of bhangra dancing experience collectively, their energy is unique. They have performed alongside some of Bhangra and Bollywood’s biggest artists such as Sukhshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, and Diljit Dosanjh.
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian From 7-10.30pm relive the fun of the festival into the night-time, where The Destroyers will bring their trademark, mapcap energy to The Arcadian – plus many others! 7pm The Lions of Punjab 8pm
The Black Eagles 8.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome and Open Theatre Company presents
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band
The Mask Paraders
9.15pm
There’s something sniffy in the countryside... The Nosey Parkas are on the prowl again... hooters at the ready! Last year they created mayhem at the seaside, this year they have swapped their flip flops for wellies! You can never be sure what you will step in!
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band This exciting and colourful brass band celebrates the vibrant traditions, music and dance of Rajasthan – a glittering, hypnotic jewel in the barren deserts of India.
Hear the tale of Reynard the Fox - the woodlands’ most infamous scoundrel who prides himself on being the trickster of the forest. A new piece of engaging outdoor theatre for all ages using storytelling, puppetry, live music and all performed in a wooden cart!
Rogue Play - Taking Flight
Folk Dance Remixed - Step Hop House
Secret City Arts - A Country Fayre Picnic
Folk meets Hip-Hop in a quirky, colourful and energetic collision of dance and music. From maypole and clog dancing to breakin’ and streetdance, vibrant performers are joined by a live soundtrack of fiddle, banjo, percussion and beatboxing.
An interactive storytelling adventure inspired by traditional folk tales with a contemporary twist. Using a picnic basket brimming with Olde English stories, folk music, props and puppets, help our storytellers write the Secret Ballad of Southside Country.
Folk Dance Remixed 9.45pm
The Destroyers
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian
Highly Sprung - Roots
Two friends follow a bird across land and sea in this aerial theatre piece against an enchanting soundscape of word and music.
Be sure to bring your wellies we’re off to the Countryside! birminghamhippodrome.com/summerinsouthside
Farmyard Fun
A bold and beautiful performance centred on two refugees living in the branches of a towering tree. But something is wrong... the tree is beginning to wilt... the faceless one is coming... can you help?
The Dog and Duck Show
Cardboardia
A chance to see sheep dogs showing off their natural instinct herding ducks - amusing, entertaining and enlightening!
All the way from Russia, Cardboardia will be creating an animal farm with animals, fences and tools - don't miss this amazing display made of cardboard!!
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel - Dandiya
A humorous live stage show about sheep and wool with nine breeds taking to the spotlight, each with their own story to tell. Don’t miss the ‘Sheep Show Shuffle’ See an – yes, dancing sheep! a
With dance students from RSA Academy, see a brand new performance incorporating Gujarati Dandiya and RaasGarba folk dance styles, performed to the uplifting beats of ‘Goriya Re Goriya’ from Bollywood blockbuster ‘Aiana’. Following the performance participate in a fun workshop.
ctio sheep n-packed rac the s e through South treets of sid grand e for the fina Sunda le on y!
The Destroyers Celebrating their 10th year, Birmingham’s original MegaFolk favourites bring their unique brand of madcap energy and musical virtuosity to the Southside stage.
The Fabularium - Reynard the Fox Artizani - Farmer Giles Say ‘ooh arr’ to Farmer Giles leaning on his gate and giving out advice on any subject, from farming (about which he knows little) to philosophy (about which he knows less).
Birmingham Royal Ballet - La Fille mal gardée Birmingham Royal Ballet will dance the Chicken Dance from that sunniest of summer ballets, La Fille mal gardée. Enjoy watching the bossy cockerel strut his stuff in front of four sleepy chickens.
Best In Show
Gasp in amazement as this troupe of stunning acrobats from Tanzania perform their high impact, joyful show of acrobatics and dance. Set to lively African music, everyone will be on their feet clapping in time.
For performance times check our handy itinerary and on site signage.
Come and see pygmy goats, lambs, sheep, pigs, rabbits, chickens and donkeys! Pet the friendly animals at our mini farm.
Performances
Imagineer Productions - Operation Migration
The Black Eagles
Mini Farm
The beautiful and true story of one man’s extraordinary endeavour to teach a gaggle of orphaned geese to fly and to follow his ultra light aircraft to a successful migration. This heart warming story will be brought to life through a visual feast of puppetry, dance, and inventive design.
The Lions of Punjab This Midlands based Bhangra dance group know their Bhangra! With over 85 years of bhangra dancing experience collectively, their energy is unique. They have performed alongside some of Bhangra and Bollywood’s biggest artists such as Sukhshinder Shinda, Jazzy B, and Diljit Dosanjh.
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian From 7-10.30pm relive the fun of the festival into the night-time, where The Destroyers will bring their trademark, mapcap energy to The Arcadian – plus many others! 7pm The Lions of Punjab 8pm
The Black Eagles 8.30pm
Birmingham Hippodrome and Open Theatre Company presents
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band
The Mask Paraders
9.15pm
There’s something sniffy in the countryside... The Nosey Parkas are on the prowl again... hooters at the ready! Last year they created mayhem at the seaside, this year they have swapped their flip flops for wellies! You can never be sure what you will step in!
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band This exciting and colourful brass band celebrates the vibrant traditions, music and dance of Rajasthan – a glittering, hypnotic jewel in the barren deserts of India.
Hear the tale of Reynard the Fox - the woodlands’ most infamous scoundrel who prides himself on being the trickster of the forest. A new piece of engaging outdoor theatre for all ages using storytelling, puppetry, live music and all performed in a wooden cart!
Rogue Play - Taking Flight
Folk Dance Remixed - Step Hop House
Secret City Arts - A Country Fayre Picnic
Folk meets Hip-Hop in a quirky, colourful and energetic collision of dance and music. From maypole and clog dancing to breakin’ and streetdance, vibrant performers are joined by a live soundtrack of fiddle, banjo, percussion and beatboxing.
An interactive storytelling adventure inspired by traditional folk tales with a contemporary twist. Using a picnic basket brimming with Olde English stories, folk music, props and puppets, help our storytellers write the Secret Ballad of Southside Country.
Folk Dance Remixed 9.45pm
The Destroyers
Saturday Night @ The Arcadian
Highly Sprung - Roots
Two friends follow a bird across land and sea in this aerial theatre piece against an enchanting soundscape of word and music.
Be sure to bring your wellies we’re off to the Countryside! birminghamhippodrome.com/summerinsouthside
Escape to the Countryside, on the streets of Southside this Summer! This year, our annual festival celebrates the great outdoors where wildlife roams, folk dance and live music fills the air.
Over the weekend, enjoy the familiar to the peculiar and unearth the hidden delights of our city. You can find tranquility in The Arcadian, see a giant tree grow and listen to magical stories and enchanting music.
Watch maypole garlands weave in the air to the sights and sounds of street-dance and beatboxing, or become part of the scenery and create your own cardboard country-scape. You might even bump into a farmer, a friendly fox and a brass band!
Come and explore all that this country fayre has to offer and delight in the transformation of Southside to a place of escapism and adventure.
TIME
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
SHOWGROUND & LADYWELL WALK
VILLAGE GREEN, HIPPODROME SQUARE
Face Painting
Turn your little ones into their favourite animal for the day.
Food for Grazing
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.30 - 1.00
HURST STREET
LADYWELL WALK
SHOWGROUND & VILLAGE GREEN, LADYWELL WALK HIPPODROME SQUARE
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Artizani: Farmer Giles 12.30 - 1.00
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 12.00 - 12.30
Highly Sprung: Roots 12.45 - 1.15
The Sheep Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
1.00 - 1.30
Roaming 12.30 - 1.00
12.45 - 1.15
12.45 - 1.25
1.00 -130
Cardboardia
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
12.00 - 2.30
1.00 - 1.30
1pm 2pm Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR
1.30 - 2.00
Artizani: Farmer Giles
1.45 - 2.00
1.30 - 1.55
1.45 - 2.15
The Destroyers 1.15 - 1.45
1.35 - 2.05
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
2.00 - 2.25
12.45 - 1.25
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
1.45 - 2.15
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
The Destroyers
The Sheep Show 2.00 - 2.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
2.00 - 2.30
2pm 3pm The Mask Paraders
Highly Sprung: Roots
2.30 - 3.00
2.30 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions TOUCH TOUR
Folk Dance Remixed Step Hop House 2.30 - 3.00
2.45 - 3.00
2pm 3pm
Rogue Play Workshop 2.00 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: TOUCH TOUR
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
3pm 4pm
Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 3.15 - 3.45
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
Rogue Play TOUCH TOUR 3pm 4pm
3.15 - 3.50
2.30 - 2.55
The Mask Paraders
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
3.00 - 3.30
3.00 - 3.30
3.15-3.30
Artizani: Farmer Giles
3.00 - 5.30
4.00 - 4.30
4.00 - 4.30
The Lions of Punjab
Highly Sprung: Roots Cardboardia 4pm 5pm
4pm 5pm Rogue Play: Taking Flight 4.30 - 4.55
The Black Eagles 4.30 - 4.55
4.00 - 4.30
3.30 - 5.30
4.30 - 5.15
Artizani: Farmer Giles
The Dog and Duck Show
4.50 - 5.15
5.00 - 5.30
5pm 6pm 5pm 6pm
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
The Destroyers 4.45 - 5.30
5.15 - 5.30
5.30 - 5.45
birminghamhippodrome.com/creative
Produced by
Sheep Race 5.30 - 5.45
CREATIVE
Sheep Race Rajasthan Heritage Brass Band 5.45 - 6.15
Programme across the weekend is subject to change.
4.00 - 4.30
Birmingham Royal Ballet The Black Eagles
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Secret City Arts: Country Folk Dance Remixed: Fayre Step Hop Picnic House 3.45 - 4.25
4.15 - 4.45
4.30 - 5.00
The Destroyers
3.15 - 3.45
3.05 - 4.00
3.30-3.55
4.00 - 4.30
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Rajasthan Picnic Heritage 3.00 - 3.40 Brass Band
Fabularium: Reynard the Fox
3.30 - 4.30
Cardboardia
2.45 - 3.00
Hippodrome Foyer Takeover
Rogue Play Workshop The Dog and Duck Show
Jaivant Patel: Dandiya
Birmingham Royal Ballet
Rogue Play: Taking Flight
3.30 - 4.00
2.00 - 2.30
The Black Eagles
2.45 - 3.00
Imagineer Productions: Operation Migration
Folk Dance Remixed: Step Hop House
2.15 - 2.45
2.30 - 3.10
3.00 - 3.30
ARCADIAN
Secret City Arts: Country Hippodrome Fayre Picnic Foyer 12.00 - 12.40 Takeover
The Mask Paraders
Secret City Arts: Country Fayre Picnic
1pm 2pm
HIPPODROME FOYER
Artizani: Farmer Giles
12.30 - 1.00
The Mask Paraders
12.00 - 2.00
Come and visit us at the Access Hub for further information about accessible activities and performances. We will be located on The Village Green, Hippodrome Square on both days. On both days we will be running special tours to familiarise visually impaired patrons with the festival site – meet us at the Access Hub at 12 noon to join in! Contact Liz Leck for more information on this and other accessible performances available (also see timetable opposite) lizleck@birminghamhippodrome.com 0121 689 3064.
TIME
12pm 1pm
Take a stroll in the countryside without leaving the Hippodrome Foyer, thanks to the magic of Virtual Reality! VR experts from Freemotely and South and City College will be on hand to guide you through the journey.
Roll up, roll up! Test your strength, hook-a-duck or try your luck on the coconut shy, plus swing-boat rides and lots of other fun across the weekend.
ARCADIAN UMBRELLA
12.40
Cardboardia
Vintage Rides and Traditional Games
ARCADIAN
12pm 1pm
On Sun 18 June, the foyers of the theatre will be brimming with activities, arts & crafts with Posca and performances plus a mini petting farm and a costume exhibition from Birmingham Royal Ballet and panto producer Qdos. Enjoy the hustle and bustle of the countryside right on the doorstep!
Access Hub
For the chance to win a pair of tickets to any press night at Birmingham Hippodrome tag your video or photos with #SummerinSouthside! Prizes will be awarded in three categories, best video, best stills photography and best capturing the moment/storytelling. In partnership with Digital Cities.
LADYWELL WALK
12.00 - 12.30
Visit The Little Camion – a mobile brasserie serving freshly made crepes and galettes, gourmet burgers, barista coffee, ice creams and much more. On Sunday, bring your food from The Little Camion into the picnic areas on the theatre foyers.
WIN! Enter our digital competition!
HURST STREET
ESCAPE TO THE COUNTRYSIDE, ON THE STREETS OF SOUTHSIDE THIS SUMMER – ALL FOR FREE!
SUNDAY 18 JUNE
The Lions of Punjab
Pastures New…
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SATURDAY 17 JUNE
Inventory
As well as our packed weekend of events you can also enjoy…
S FATHER DAY!
Audio Described Performance
Signed Performance
Bring your Dad for a day out at the countryside! Buy him a burger and a beer, take him to the fair or watch a sheep race!
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