LEFT: A wild eyed and hairy man exits a dolmen with a scroll (that’ll be the Story Beast. RIGHT: the smiling salt and peppered visage of Former Children’s Laureate and master illustrator Chris Riddell

EASTER SATURDAY, I’m Live & In Pencil in BRIGHTON doing 2 shows with master illustrator Chris Riddell at Sweet @ The Yellow Book for @onceandfuturefest.bsky.social

3PM FAMILY SHOW (Ages 6+) sweetvenues.com/whats-on/chr...

6PM EVENING SHOW (which might get…graphic) sweetvenues.com/whats-on/chr...

EASTER SATURDAY I’m in Brighton for @onceandfuturefest.bsky.social doing TWO LIVE ILLUSTRATED STORYTELLING SHOWS with former Children’s Laureate CHRIS RIDDELL. 3pm for Families, 6pm for Adults. Join us at Sweet @ The Yellow Book, BN1

Next Shanty gig is in Brighton on April 18th as part of @onceandfuturefest.bsky.social join us for pirate merriment!

sweetvenues.com/whats-on/the...

🗡️ ONCE&FUTURE FEST TICKETS ARE LIVE! 🗡️

Step into 10 days of folklore, folk culture & folk horror this April in Brighton! Performances, music, talks, film & more—where myth & magic collide.

🎟️ Grab your tickets now: sweetvenues.com

#OnceAndFutureFest #Folklore #FolkHorror #BrightonEvents

⏳ Final call! ⏳ Our Once&Future Festival open call closes tomorrow! If you’ve been waiting for a sign, this is it. We’re seeking artists, musicians, storytellers & makers to bring 10 days of folklore, folk culture & folk horror to life. Apply now! 📩 forms.gle/z3kSfPgW8tzk... #OnceAndFutureFestival

Wonderful! We’re currently working out how we can involve displayed art, and we’re definitely interested - please do fill in the application form as best you can, and we’ll get back to you.

We’re still on the hunt for performers and makers for Once&Future, so if this sounds like you, come join us!

📅 18th-27th April 2025, Brighton
🔮 Apply by 14th March → forms.gle/z3kSfPgW8tzk...

#Festival #OpenCall #Folklore #FolkHorror #FolkCulture #Brighton #FringeFestival #Fringe #Sussex

At The Court, musicians, magicians, drag artists, puppeteers, storytellers, academics & more come together to share, perform & create. Downstairs, The Night Market overflows with mystical wares & seasonal treasures. Upstairs, folklore is reimagined for the modern world. And now? We take it further.

Once&Future was born from The Court, a six-weekly ‘living zine’ celebrating #folklore, #folkculture, & #folkhorror. Rooted in the Wheel of the Year, it began with Queen Mab writing & recording new music for each event—but quickly became a gathering place for artists, makers & storytellers.

🗡️ Hattie Snooks (aka Queen Mab) – singer, songwriter, theatremaker, producer, cabaret queen, marketing maven, and folklore fiend.

🗡️ JD Henshaw – artistic director of Sweet Productions, Sweet Venues, Dundee Fringe, and Brighton HorrorFest. A theatremaker/playwright/director with a penchant for folk horror and a predilection for the spectral storytelling of the haunted generation.

We thought we’d introduce ourselves! 👋 Once&Future Festival is run by JD Henshaw & Hattie Snooks (aka Queen Mab), the team behind The Court—Brighton’s celebration of folklore, folk culture & folk horror. More on us below! 👇✨ #OnceAndFutureFestival

We definitely do! This sounds fab! Our deadline is the 14th March (next Friday) and the application form is here: forms.gle/z3kSfPgW8tzk...

Thank you! 🖤🗡️🖤

🚨 OPEN CALL: ONCE&FUTURE FESTIVAL 2025 🚨

Calling all folklore lovers, folk horror fiends & folk culture creators! Got a performance, talk, film, craft...? We want you!

📅 18th-27th April 2025, Brighton
🔮 Apply by 14th March → forms.gle/z3kSfPgW8tzk...

#Festival #OpenCall #Folklore #FolkHorror