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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
© Richard Lavery © Sheila Burnett
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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