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July 26-30 2023 South Park, Dar

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Join us for Hullabaloo in the Park, a fun-filled outdoor family festival packed with brilliant things to create, see and do together.

Taking place from 26-30 July 2023, the festival will transform Darlington’s South Park into a magical land full of fantastic activities - from live performance to messy play, storytelling to circus, audio adventures to crafting - and even a Beastie Boogie!

Ideally suited for your little bugs and beasties aged 0-10 years and all their family and friends, Hullabaloo in the Park is an explosion of fun and creativity for everyone to enjoy.

Accessibility Full accessibility information for all of our shows and experiences as well as on site facilities are available on our website at theatrehullabaloo.org.uk/hitpaccess Neurodiverse friendly sessions

BSL signed performance

Lots of fun!

Things to see

The Wild Animal Poetry Battle

Monkey Tales

Stage

Chris Connaughton FREE, drop in 4+

Thursday 27 July 2.30pm, 3.30pm

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Stage Friday 28 July 10am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, 3pm Hullabaloo favourite, storyteller Chris Connaughton, tells tales of naughty monkeys, foolish monkeys and a particularly wise monkey who gets the better of a very greedy crocodile!

A free, drop-in storytelling session suitable for little monkeys aged 4 years and above and their families and friends.

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Thursday 27 July 10am, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 2.30pm Sunday 30 July 11am, 1pm, 2.30pm, 4pm Did you know that if a grasshopper was the size of a person, it could jump the length of a football field?

Who needs superheroes when animals can change shape, turn invisible and run at 100 miles an hour. Join poet Rowan McCabe for a participatory poetry session celebrating the super-powers of our favourite animals.

Hare and Tortoise Stage

Early Weaves Hannah Lefeuvre Ticketed (£5) 2-4 years

Theatre Hullabaloo Ticketed (£5) 4+

Wednesday 26 July 10am, 11.30am Thursday 27 July • 10am, 11.30am Slow and steady wins the race in this new version of the much-loved tale of the flashy Hare and the modest Tortoise with integrated British Sign Language. Choose Team Hare or Team Tortoise and be prepared to help tell the story in this exciting race to the finish.

Rowan McCabe FREE, drop in 4+

Thursday 27 July 11am, 1.45pm

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Stage Friday 28 July 11.30am, 2.30pm Early Weaves merges dance, music and clowning, to tell a heartfelt tale of friendship. Two characters navigate their world, discovering the joy of trust and inspiring magical moments and laughter.

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Look Mum, No Hands!

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Daryl & Co and Mimbre FREE, no booking required • All ages

Thursday 27 July • 12.30pm, 3.15pm Look Mum, No Hands! Tells the story of two friends growing up and taking risks and includes the unique perspective of a wheelchair user.

Expect unexpected choreography, thrilling acrobatics and a story that will keep you on the edge of your seat.

Little Wonders -

Swings and Roundabouts

All Ways Good Company Ticketed (£5) Stage 4+ Friday 28 July • 11.15am, 3.15pm Saturday 29 July • 12.30pm, 3.30pm Sunday 30 July • 11.45am, 1.30pm Swings and Roundabouts features Jane and Dora, a mum and daughter circus duo who transform three ordinary park visits into extraordinary aerial spectacles.

After the performance, your little ones will have a chance to join in the fun and twirl on the aerial equipment.

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The Lost Feather Stage

Oily Cart Ticketed (£5) 4+

Saturday 29 July • 11.30am, 2pm Sunday 30 July • 11.30am, 3pm This interactive show engages children with enchanting sights, sounds, and touchable wonders.

The tale of The Lost Feather, unravels from a cart overflowing with vibrant colours, playful textures, live music and delightful puppets.

This lively journey of sound and sensation welcomes children to freely explore and express themselves.

Tales from Far Far Away Stage

Umar Butt FREE, drop in 4+

Saturday 29 July • 12pm, 12.40pm 2.30pm, 3.15pm, 4pm Join Umar on a storytelling journey through magical worlds populated by caterpillars, butterflies, seals, alligators and porcupines!

Born in Pakistan, raised in Glasgow, and now an honorary Smoggie, Umar is an internationally acclaimed storyteller who weaves enchanting tales of friendship and adventure, exploring universal themes of belonging, family, and community.

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Egg and Spoon Stage

Lyngo Theatre Ticketed (£5) 2-4 years

Friday 28 July • 10am, 1.15pm Saturday 29 July • 11am , 2pm Join Percy and April as they introduce you to Birdy, hiding in his egg, waiting for Spring. Blow leaves off the tree, sleep under star blankets in Winter, and wake up for a butterfly party.

This show turns children into spontaneous performers, encouraging them to be enthusiastic and playful.

The Bug Hotel Stage

HurlyBurly Theatre Ticketed (£5) 0-2’s

Wednesday 26 July • 10am,11am, 12pm, 1.30pm, 2.30pm, 3.30pm A mini musical adventure set in a stunning multisensory tent. Inspired by the wonders of the UK’s vibrant insect life right beneath our feet.

With gentle guitar tunes and singing, kids will dance with Stag Beetles, fly with Tiger Moths, frolic with Glow Worms, and laugh along with Woolly Bear Caterpillars.

Taking Flight

Inspired by Darlington children’s own ideas, poetry and artworks, Hullabaloo in the Park is delighted to feature Taking Flight, a trail of willow sculpture birds and banners with audio poetry for you to discover within the trees at South Park.

Taking Flight has been developed across the summer term by BloominArt, a female-led community arts organisation based in Tees Valley, and Theatre Hullabaloo artists Claire Rimington and Jilly Hargreaves. Creative Writer Emily Wiseman from Write Up and Rise Ltd is working with the children to create

audio poetry to accompany the sculptures.

This school holiday project is supported by Darlington Borough Council’s Holiday Activity Fund.

This schools’ programme is part of In2, working with Year 6 pupils in Darlington, to give them access to creative activities and performances on the build-up to transition to secondary school.

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Things to do Little Wonders Little Wonders is Theatre Hullabaloo’s new commissioning programme which enables us to work with artists to develop a set of exciting new family-friendly performance or play experiences.

This year, we have selected three new Little Wonders as part of Hullabaloo in the Park. They are all very different, led by North East based artists and each a little wonder in their own right.

Little Wonders -

Little Wonders -

Elswyth’s Shed Stage

FREE, drop in, bookable • 4+

Wednesday 26 July 10.30am, 11.50am, 1.10pm, 2.30pm Thursday 27 July 10.30am, 11.50am, 1.10pm, 2.30pm Friday 28 July 10.30am, 11.50am, 1.10pm, 2.30pm Saturday 29 July • 11.10am, 12.30pm Sunday 30 July 11.10am, 12.30pm, 1.50pm, 3.15pm Have you ever seen a face in the bark of a tree? If you have, then chances are, you’ve been close to the elusive, mythical Perilieu!

Join Elswyth Eri, the Perileru expert in her shed and go on a journey of discovery to find these secretive creatures who protect our forests.

Audio experiences are bookable or available to drop in for curious children to explore.

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Where Are You Perilieu?

Stage

Ticketed (£5) 4+

Saturday 29 July 1.30pm, 2.45pm, 4pm It’s just a shed. Or is it? Doors yawn and stretch open. Windows sigh and unwind. A washing line wiggles and unfurls. A chimney shakes and shimmies up to the sky…

Watch as the shed unfolds and the secret life of Elswyth Eri and her quest to find the mythical Perilieu, tumbles out and all around. She’ll tell tales of her adventures & invite you to explore her unique inventions.

Both Elswyth’s Shed and Where Are You Perilieu are by Libellule Theatre.

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Little Wonders -

Giant’s Picnic Stage

Lynda Nelson FREE, drop in All ages

Wednesday 26 July • 11am-4pm Thursday 27 July • 10am-3pm Friday 28 July • 11am-4pm Saturday 29 July • 10.30-3.30pm Sunday 30 July • 11.30am-4.30pm Neurodiverse friendly sessions (FREE, bookable, all ages) Wednesday 26 July • 10am Thursday 27 July • 3.15pm Friday 28 July • 10am Saturday 29 July • 3.45pm Sunday 30 July • 10.30am Have you ever wondered what it would be like to play amongst a Giant’s picnic? To stack the biggest cheese sandwich tower? To roll with sausages, rest under a lettuce leaf or jump in and out of doughnuts?

Artist Lynda Nelson has created a giant picnic with oversized food for supersized play potential. This is a free, drop-in play activity suitable for all ages. Bookable neurodiverse sessions available.

Messy Play

Stage

Little Learners Ticketed (£5) 0-2 / 2-4 years

0-2 years: Wednesday 26 July • 11am, 2.30pm Friday 28 July • 10am, 12.15pm Sunday 30 July • 11am, 12.45pm 2-4 years: Wednesday 26 July • 12.45pm Friday 28 July • 2.30pm Sunday 30 July • 2.30pm Let your little ones enjoy exploring their senses, developing new skills and having some messy fun in these stimulating sessions.

With 15 play stations full of fantastic messy ingredients and lots of space to have fun, this is messy play at its most inspiring and least stressful!

Don’t forget to bring a change of clothes for your little ones as they will get messy!

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Sing & Play Bridie Jackson FREE, drop in, 0-4 years Friday 28 July 10.15am, 1pm,

Stage 2.15pm

Stage

Saturday 29 July Stage 10.30am, 11.10am, 1.30pm Join musician and early years specialist Bridie Jackson for bugs and beasties themed songs and movement to inspire babies and children under 4.

This is a first come first served drop in activity and numbers are limited.

Things to create

Hidden Treasures Stage Stage

Available throughout the day Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 July Embark on a journey with The Society for the Protection of Magical Creatures to unearth mystical objects in South Park.

Gather your team of up to 8 (including one adult), grab your headphones and smartphone, or borrow ours as you take on your mission and report your findings.

This is a drop in activity but numbers are limited so there may be a short wait.

Bright Woods Forest School

Stage

Happy Hammer Hapa Zome FREE, drop in, bookable All ages (suggested 3+)

Available throughout the day Wednesday 26, Saturday 29 & Sunday 30 July Craft beautiful prints using leaf pounding techniques. Gather materials from South Park and transform them into an individual piece of art. As you hammer away, see the natural dyes seep into the cloth, creating a one-of-a-kind memento.

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FREE, bookable/ drop in 4+

Bugtastic Crafts Stage Stage

FREE, drop in All ages

All day, every day Dive into a world of whimsical wonders with Bugtastic Crafts, where creativity and imagination take flight!

Create bug and beastie-themed masks and accessories, from antennae to wings, headbands to bug eyes.

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Critter Crowns Stage

Adele Catchpole Ticketed (£5) 4+

Thursday 27 July • 10am, 2.30pm Craft a paper flower crown or beastie headdress. Rock some sparkly spiders or add a dangly daddy long-legs and you’ll be bee’s knees at the free Beastie Boogie finale event on Sunday.

Booking covers 1 adult and 1 child, both are welcome to make their own creations, additional children are £3.50

Festival Flapper Stage

Morwenna Catt Ticketed (£5) 4+

Wednesday 26 July 10am, 2.30pm Craft charming, winged creatures from simple materials. Whether a flamboyant flamingo or a cheeky crow.

Booking covers 1 adult and 1 child, both are welcome to make their own creations, additional children are £3.50

Fly Away With Me: A winged workshop Stage

Adele Catchpole Ticketed (£5) • 4+

Friday 28 July • 10am, 2.30pm Adorned fabric wings with bugs, butterflies and foliage using colourful inks. After stamping a pattern, kids can colour them in and add their own designs.

Booking covers 1 adult and 1 child, both are welcome to make their own creations, additional children are £3.50

Bouncing Bug

Stage

Morwenna Catt Ticketed (£5) 4+

Saturday 29 July • 10am, 2.30pm Bring an imaginary bug to life. With cards, patterned papers and a touch of glitter, craft charming insects that dance around the festival on elastic.

Booking covers 1 adult and 1 child, both are welcome to make their own creations, additional children are £3.50

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Entrance

Map

Stage Stage

Things to see, do and create HULLA

Beetle Stage HUB

Grasshopper Stage

Bumblebee Stage

Ladybird Stage

Butterfly Stage

Snail Stage

Caterpillar Stage

Spider Stage

Dragonfly Stage

Worm Stage

Firefly Stage

Taking Flight

Toilets

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Facilities

LADY BIRD

Food vendors

Stage

Toilets

Family picnic area Infant feeding tent Hullabaloo Hub / lost child point / information point

Café Stage SPIDER

Welfare tent

Stage

LE BUMB BEE Stage

Shady spots!

Wheelchair & buggy-friendly route

Entrance

Stage

Stage

Stage

Play area

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An enchanting winter’s tale for the very young. come and join two new friends on their adventures in a magical forest full of play, puppetry and music!

Wed 6 - Sun 24 December Box office: 01325 405 405 theatrehullabaloo.org.uk The Hullabaloo Darlington

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Finale

The Beastie Boogie with The Baghdaddies Sunday 30 July 5pm • Free • All ages

Our finale event is free and un-ticketed so we’d love to see as many of you as possible in the park to help us finish this year’s Hullabaloo in the Park in style.

Fancy dress is optional, but free craft events on site throughout the week will provide plenty of opportunities to create a beastie mask - or feel free to make your own at home.

The Baghdaddies, a lively five-piece band, are set to take you and your family on a magical musical journey.

Their music, an exhilarating mix of Eastern European melodies, ska, jazz, and Indian influences, delivered with sizzling brass and theatrical humour, will leave you dancing and laughing, all at the same time.

We can’t wait to see you there!

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Timetable

Wednesday 26 July Family Picnic Area 10am-4pm

The Bug Hotel

10-10.30am • 11-11.30am • 12-12.30pm • 1.30-2pm • 2.30-3pm • 3.30-4pm

Hare & Tortoise

10-10.45am • 11.30am-12.15pm

Messy Play

11am-12pm • 12.45-1.45pm • 2.30-3.30pm

Happy Hammer Hapa Zome

Bookable slots between 10am-4pm

Drop In Craft Activities 10am-4pm

Festival Flapper - family workshop with Morwenna Catt 10am-11am • 2.30-3.30pm

Giant’s Picnic

10-10.45am - bookable

• 11am-4pm - drop in

Drop in Craft Activities 10am-4pm

Elswyth’s Shed

10am-4pm (bookable slots at 10.30am, 11.50am, 1.10pm & 2.30pm)

Taking Flight 10am-4pm

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Timetable

Thursday 27 July Family Picnic Area 10am-4pm

Monkey Tales

2.30-3pm • 3.30-4pm

Hare & Tortoise

10-10.45am • 11.30am-12.15pm

Early Weaves

11-11.45am • 1.45-2.30pm

The Wild Animal Poetry Battle

10-10.30am • 11.30am-12pm • 1.30-2pm • 2.30-3pm

Drop In Craft Activities 10am-4pm

Critter Crowns with Adele Catchpole 10-11am • 2.30-3.30pm

Giant’s Picnic

10am-3pm - drop in • 3.15-4pm - bookable

Look Mum, No Hands!

12.30-1.15pm • 3.15-4pm

Drop in Craft Activities 10am-4pm

Elswyth’s Shed

10am-4pm (bookable slots at 10.30am, 11.50am, 1.10pm & 2.30pm)

Taking Flight 10am-4pm

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Timetable

Friday 28 July Family Picnic Area 10am-4pm

Egg & Spoon

Swings & Roundabouts

10-10.45am • 1.15-2pm

11.15am-12.15pm • 3.15-4.15pm

Sing & Play

Early Weaves

10.15-10.35am • 1-1.20pm

11.30am-12.15pm • 2.30-3.15pm

Messy Play

10-11am • 12.15-1.15pm • 2.30-3.30pm

Monkey Tails

10-10.30am • 11.15-11.45am • 12.15-12.45pm • 3-3.30pm

Sing & Play 2.15-2.35pm

Drop In Craft Activities 10am-4pm

Fly Away With Me - family workshop with Adele Catchpole 10am-11am • 2.30-3.30pm

Giant’s Picnic

10-10.45am - bookable

• 11am-4pm

Circus Skills with All Ways Good Company 1-2pm

Drop in Craft Activities 10am-4pm

Elswyth’s Shed

10am-4pm (bookable slots at 10.30am, 11.50am, 1.10pm & 2.30pm)

Taking Flight 10am-4pm

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Timetable

Saturday 29 July Family Picnic Area 10am-4pm

Happy Hammer Hapa Zome 10.30am-4.30pm (bookable slots at 10.30, 11.30am, 12.30, 2, 3 & 4pm)

Egg & Spoon

11-11.45am

• 2-2.45pm

Swings & Roundabouts

12.30-1.30pm • 3.30-4.30pm

The Lost Feather

11.30am-12.15pm • 2-2.45pm

Hidden Treasures 10.30-4.30pm (bookable slots at 10.30, 11, 11.30am, 12, 12.30, 2, 2.30, 3, 3.30 & 4pm Sing & Play 10.30am Tales From Far Far Away - Umar Butt 11.10am • 1.30pm (20 mins) 12pm • 12.40pm • 2.30pm • 3.15pm • 4pm (20 mins) Drop In Craft Activities 10.30am-4.30pm

Bouncing Bugs - family workshop with Morwenna Catt 10.30am-11.30am • 3-4pm

Giant’s Picnic

10.30am-3.30pm - drop in • 3.45-4.30pm bookable

Drop in Craft Activities - Beastie Boogie outfits 10.30am-4.30pm

Elswyth’s Shed 10.30am-4.30pm Where Are You, Perilieu? (bookable slots at 11.10am, 12.30pm) 1.30-2pm • 2.45-3.15pm • 4-4.30pm Taking Flight

10.30am-4.30pm

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Timetable

Sunday 30 July Family Picnic Area 10.30am-4.30pm

Happy Hammer Hapa Zome 10.30am-4.30pm (bookable slots at 10.30, 11.30am, 12.30, 2, 3 & 4pm)

Swings & Roundabouts

Circus Skills with All Ways Good Company

11.45am-12.45pm • 1.30-2.30pm

4-4.45pm

The Lost Feather

11.30am-12.15pm • 3-3.45pm

Messy Play

11am-12pm • 12.45-1.45pm • 2.30-3.30pm

The Wild Animal Poetry Battle

11-11.30am • 1-1.30pm • 2.30-3pm • 4-4.30pm

Drop In Craft Activities 10.30am-4.30pm

Hidden Treasures

Drop-in craft activities Beastie Boogie outfits

bookable slots at 10.30, 11 & 11.30am, 12pm, 12.30pm, 2pm, 2.30pm, 3pm, 3.30pm & 4pm

10.30am-4.45pm

Giant’s Picnic

10.30-11.15am - bookable

• 11.30am-4.30pm - drop in

Finale - Beastie Boogie with The Baghdaddies 5-6pm

Elswyth’s Shed

10.30am-4.30pm (bookable slots at 11.10am, 12.30pm, 1.50pm & 3.15pm)

Taking Flight

10.30am-4.30pm

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