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COUNTY SQUARE’ S POP-UP FASHION SHOWS // 22 APR LOOPING THE LOOP FESTIVAL // 23 APR – 1 MAY
16‘ pop-up’ performances will take place in various locations throughout the centre with two male and three female models showing off up-tothe-minute fashions from County Square’ s retailers. These will include outfits from New Look, Next, Designers at Debenhams, River Island, Peacocks, M & S, Select, Bon Marche and Yours. There’ s also a chance to win a voucher worth £ 25 at each show. Promotional staff will give out sealed envelopes to 25 shoppers who are watching the performances. Inside one of these envelopes will be a special number and if that number is the one displayed within the store, you could win a voucher for £ 25!
From 10.15am. Price: Free County Square Shopping Centre, Ashford TN23 1YB www. countysquareshoppingcentre. com / 01233 634001
YAMATO DRUMMERS // 22 APR
In partnership with renowned theatre producers Battersea Arts Centre, Looping the Loop is set, once more, to fill Thanet with exciting popup performances and opportunities to get involved. Locally grown talent and internationally acclaimed visiting artists come together to entertain, inspire and engage through 5-star shows, sonic art, comedy, physical theatre, magical outdoor events, workshops and free activities across Ramsgate, Margate and Broadstairs. Join in for Looping the Loop Season 8, the biggest, brightest & best programme yet!
Various times and dates. Price: from free Various locations across Thanet www. loopingtheloopfestival. org. uk / 01843 221761
HYSTERIA // 25-28 APR
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Following their hugely successful tour in 2015, the Yamato Drummers are back in the UK by popular demand. Their acclaimed performances of Japanese Taiko drumming and music have captivated audiences of over 6 million people in 53 countries across the globe. In a brand new show, the drummers challenge and push themselves to their absolute limits. Yamato will leave audiences exhilarated by this visually spectacular, high-energy and explosive show.
7.30pm. Price: from £ 18.50 Leas Cliff Hall, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2DZ www. atgtickets. com / venues / leas-cliff-hall / 01303 228600
1938. Hampstead, London. Sigmund Freud has fled Nazi-occupied Austria and settled in leafy Swiss Cottage. The ageing Freud intends to spend his last days in peaceful contemplation but, when Salvador Dali pays a visit and discovers a naked woman in the closet, eye-popping mayhem ensues. An acknowledged modern classic, Terry Johnson’ s hilarious farce explores the fallout when two of the twentieth century’ s most brilliant and original minds collide.
7.30pm. Price: £ 16 Theatre Royal Margate, Addington Street, Margate CT9 1PW www. theatreroyalmargate. com / 01843 292795
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