Saturday / 8-9pm / The Bent Arms
Craig Gazey (ex Corrie) brings a preview of his show for the Edinburgh Festival 2019 and Brighton Festival 2019 to Lindfield.
Book Now – Bent Arms Function Room
Too Many Cooks
Saturday / 11:30-12pm and 1-1:30pm / High Street
Too Many Cooks is a sizzlingly sumptuous show jam packed with tasty tunes, popping puppets and a lot of silly sausages!
Part walkabout and part theatre show, this culinary delight will get your taste buds going. Suitable for Children and their families, aged 0-100. Too Many Cooks from Hand Made Theatre explores the recent boom in food inspired TV shows, festivals and artisan culture of anything from coffee to sausages!
The team will be bring many characters to life through stories and puppetry and a lot of explosive silliness!
HandMade Theatre are excited to be creating a brand new show for summer 2018. Too Many Cooks is a play on the recent boom in food inspired TV shows, festivals and an artisan culture in anything from tea to cheese! In this tasty show we will play with the many characters found in the food industry and bring them to life in a fun and interactive way.
This new show has been commissioned by Applause rural touring and is supported by Arts Council England Grants for The Arts.
Five on Brexit Island – Bruno Vincent
Saturday / 4-5pm / The Big Pink Tent – Common
Bruno Vincent is the author of several humour titles including (with Jon Butler) the bestselling Do Ants Have Arseholes?, a Christmas No.1 back in the more innocent days of Myspace and News of the World. Bruno’s adaptations of Enid Blyton’s Famous Five series for the modern world, including Five on Brexit Island and Five Lose Dad in the Garden Centre have sold more than a million copies combined. He has also written two volumes of gothic horror stories for children which were adapted for the stage. 
Handmade Theatre: Too Many Cooks
Too Many Cooks performing at Lindfield Arts Festival. Saturday 22nd September. Come and see.
2018 Lindfield Arts Festival site is live
Heads up! The Lindfield Arts Festival website is now live. 
Keep an eye out as the programme builds over the next month or so. Festival weekend is 21st – 23rd September 2018.
Announcements will be here, on Facebook, Twitter and possibly even Instagram or YouTube.
Attention all Artists, Food and Drink producers, Crafters, Performers, Musicians, Dancers, Cake Makers, Local Lindfield Associations and Clubs, Workshop Leaders and Helpers you can now register your interest in being part of the Festival by clicking through HERE.
We already have a number of attractions that we can’t wait to announce. Watch this space.
If you have any questions email enquiries@lindfieldartsfestival.com or call 01444 484747. We are looking forward to hearing from you.
Be Involved
Bursary Applications have all been received and will be judged in late June 2018.
The winner of the £1000 Award will be announced at the Preview Evening on 21st September 2018.
#LAF2018 Arts Bursary Award | Please register here – terms, conditions and details her
Local cake makers, there is still time to enter and exhibit at the Festival : Cake Exhibition | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here
Local talented craftspeople, we still have a couple of spaces left in the Craft Hall : Craft – Indoors | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here | Craft – Outdoors | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here
We can always use an extra pair of hands. Do you have an hour or so to spare? Helpers Stewards – Volunteers | Please register here
Food & Drink Producers | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here
Food & Drink Vendors | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here
Special Events | Please register here
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The Scarecrow Trail will be great fun, join in and make your own.
Scarecrow Trail with Lindfield in Bloom | Please register here | Guidance, terms and conditions here
Please email hilary.knight@lindfieldartsfestival.com if you are interested in any of the activities below.
The programme is now 99% full. Don’t forget we will be taking registrations for #LAF2019 as soon as this year’s is over.
Artists | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here
Performers | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here
Workshops | Please register here – terms, conditions and details here
