Hi Reader!

Welcome to a long-overdue edition of The High Five, our email newsletter. We've got a lot to share with you, so without further ado...

​Faversham Fringe Returns!​

Faversham Fringe is back with 30 fantastic shows to amuse, entertain and delight! There's something for everyone - comedy, theatre, improv, workshops, poetry, hypnotism and family shows - all priced at just £5 a ticket.

Everything is happening in one place: What Now?! at Baltic House, Standard Quay. Shows are either upstairs in the function room, or outside in the marquee. You can find this great new entertainment venue at the end of Abbey Street. Just turn left and The Anchor and follow the signs to the free parking.

For the full programme, please visit:
​https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/favershamfringe​

★★★ Don't miss out - click here to book your tickets now ★★★

What people have said about previous Faversham Fringes:

"Wonderful to have such a variety of entertainment right on the doorstep. Thank you!"
"This was an absolutely cracking festival."
"Professional, accessible, friendly, community based, supportive and dynamic."
"I loved that there are three or four per night in each venue allowing one to see show after show at such a reasonable cost."
"My friends, family and I really enjoyed the acts we saw. We will definitely be back next year!!!"
"Great fringe festival. So much going on in this small town."
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★★★ SAFETY ★★★
While covid restrictions will have been lifted by the time Faversham Fringe takes place, both performance spaces in the venue will still be very well-ventilated and clean, with hand sanitiser readily available. In the event that covid restrictions return and we are unable to run the festival, we will refund all tickets.
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Venue: What Now?! at Baltic House, Standard Quay, Faversham ME13 7BS
Dates: Friday, July 30th (7pm - 10pm), Saturday, July 3st (12pm - 10pm) and Sunday, August 1st (12pm - 10pm).

Hand of Doom Productions at Folkestone Fringe Triennial

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We're taking part in Folkestone Fringe Triennial, part of Folkestone Triennial, with our Folkestone StoryMap: Your Stories project. Every week during the festival we will be releasing one of the audio stories we collected from local residents during lockdown and installing a QR code signpost at the place the story is based. We'll let you know more once this gets underway.

In the meantime, you can follow our story trail of fictional stories based in Folkestone over on our Folkestone StoryMap website. There are six stories to listen to, based in and around the Lower Leas Coastal Park (behind the beach huts in the photo above).

​Folkestone Triennial and Folkestone Fringe Triennial run from July 22nd to November 2nd.

Michele publishes a book!

Hand of Doom director, Michele Sheldon has published a children's book! Called The Mystery of the Missing Fur (And far more Mysterious Mysteries) it follows Bernard’s darkly comic adventures after he rescues three Amazonian monkeys and a zoo full of animals (including two depressed tigers, warthogs, lemurs, gorillas and mandrills) from the clutches of a vain TV celebrity, a short-sighted trophy hunter and a grinder of animal bones.

Along the way, he makes friends with a giant anteater called Armando, Loki an over-fluffed cat and a human girl with an unfortunate name. Together, they solve the not-so-mysterious mystery of the missing fur and, most importantly, what happened to Bernard’s parents, famous conservationists. The book touches on themes like trophy hunting, quack medicine, poaching and loss.

To find out more about the book and Michele's other writing projects, please visit her website at michelesheldon.com.

That's all for now. Please feel free to share this email with any friends and family you think might be interested.

Ribs, Jude and Michele
​Hand of Doom Productions CIC