the infamous Bassline Circus and StokeFest (aka Stoke Newington Festival) bring you:
a proper festival venue with real cultural roots and a freestyle fringe programme. This is not battery entertainment!
We’ve invited some of Brighton’s best producers and promoters and a selection of the best international circus, comedy, music, magic, variety and cabaret we could think of to enliven your festival experience.
We are creating a space where you can come and hang out, eat well produced food without needing a mortgage, drink real ales and nice wine, see some shows and acts that you have always wanted to see, and hopefully a few that might challenge you.
We want you to come and chill in our sculptural garden as the sun goes down, see at least one of our shows and maybe even stay and dance late into the night.
Pick of the Programme:
Family: Variety by the Sea Good, old fashioned variety performance is well and truly alive, just living at the fringes of society where life is far more exciting!Comedy: The Boy with Tape on His Face. Some of the best comedy we’ve ever seen!
Shock value: Fire Tusk Pain Proof Circus. The real life modern day Archaos! No kidding, this is motorbikes, chainsaws, meat hooks and make-up, exploding caravans and rock ‘n’ roll music baby! Don’t bring the kids!
Circus: Circolombia: URBAN Literally straight from the streets of Colombia, these ex street kids took part in a global education project, including world class circus training. Many years later this is the result! A free thinking, fast moving, international circus show!
Kids: The Insect Circus Elaborate costumes and amazing showmanship! Need we say more?