A treasure trove of off-the-wall entertainment by day and a glitter-strewn arcadia by night, the line-up for The Amphitheatre at this year’s Bestival has been reveled with lots of spoken word, theatre, music and comedy and of course outrageous fun.
Cloaked among luxuriant trees in Bestival’s Ambient Forest lies The Amphitheatre, an enchanted world of arch amusements, featuring a provocative feast of curious follies by day, and an unmissable whiff of penetrating, tongue in cheek fun by night.
Rob da Bank says:
“We like to think we’re pretty open-minded and uninhibited at Bestival… and it certainly feels like that in the middle of the night down by the Amphitheatre. It might be off the beaten track but it’s definitely one to search out if you’re looking to have your mind blown by all manner of crazy things. From our mates Sink the Pink, Jodie Harsh and Scottee to madcap theatre, spellbinding poetry and brilliant comedy you won’t know what’s hit you”.
Bestival revellers can expect electrifying gig-theatre from My Beautiful Black Dog; a celebration of the Bard on booze with Shitfaced Shakespeare; sketch comedy from Beasts Presents Mr Bestival; anxiety comedy from Morbid Abnormal Me; dance-theatre from Scary Shit; sketches, songs and super-good jokes from Shelf Comedy Duo and absurd comedy from Simon Slack.
Joining the line-up is London Contemporary Voices Choir; beatboxing heavyweight and artist Reeps One; fx pedal mania with Dawson Loop Station and the Sounds Familiar Quiz, plus versification with The Satin Lizard Lounge curated by Scroobius Pip; Island Poetry Competition winner Kestrell and the amazing Roundhouse Poetry Collective, all hosted by Jack Rooke.
As day time turns to night Bestival lovers can discover exactly what lurks beneath the belly of the Bestival beast. The Amphitheatre will transform into a glitter-strewn arcadia where number one drag slags Sink the Pink await you on Friday and Saturday night. Bottle-blonde-bombshell beats will drop with Dystopia Presented by Jodie Harsh alongside limp-wristed future weirdness from Scottee’s Camp; backstreet bacchanalia with Figs in Wigs; homo-hip-hop from Hard Cock Life and the chance to unleash your hidden diva with Gospeloke. Plus, there will be Two Total Losers and the Fabbo Future Quiz, and it’s all hosted by Aoife Hanna.
For the full line-up visit www.bestival.net.
