A MONTH of events to discuss all things climate change will be launched at MAST Mayflower Studios this month. 

Join scientists, artists and activists for Emergency Festival, which runs from October 5 to 29 and asks what are we going to do about it?

The temperature is rising, there’s plastic in the oceans, the rainforest is disappearing…and maybe using a bag for life isn’t going to turn it all around. 

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Through poetry, humour, music and storytelling, five exceptional artists explore their own creative perspectives on a global challenge in Climate SIRENS on Wednesday (October 5). 

The Climate Conversation, the following day, is a discussion event like no other. 

Homegrown Festival Date, on Saturday, October 8, is MAST’s Fringe Festival Day. Showcasing the very best of local talent, the day’s lineup promises audiences a little bit of everything.

From work-in-progress to shows already on the touring circuit, there's theatre, music, film and more.

Hot In Here, on Tuesday, October 11, celebrates action taking place around the world for climate justice.

Developed from conversations with climate activists across the globe, the show uses dance, real-life stories, spoken word, and music to share the action taking place internationally against climate injustice, and the UK’s place within it.

Jonny Fluffypunk: End of the Pier Show takes to the stage on Saturday, October 29.

At the end of a soon-to-be-closed-down pier in a forgotten seaside town, Pierre the pier handyman spends the last weeks as he always does: catching fish for his old bedridden mother and making strange and wonderful things from the rubbish he finds on the beach.

October 29 is also the date for a family fun day, which closes the festival.

MAST is offering a variety of free activities suitable for all ages including face painting, crafts, drama and dance workshops. The book swap also returns, so bring along a book you have finished and swap it for another!

Tickets for all shows are available at mayflowerstudios.org.uk or by calling 023 8071 1833.

 

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