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Freaky Family Fun Day

Join us for our Freaky Family Fun Day where we will be celebrating all things STRANGE and MYSTERIOUS!

                                                                                                                                               Image: The Roswells | Highly Sprung

Drop In | FREE

Be one of the first to experience our extraordinary Microworlds exhibition, then bring alive spooky skeletons, survive chilling stories in our Undercroft, and compose creepy soundtracks to classic horror and sci-fi films.

FULL PROGRAMME – COMING SOON

The Roswells

Drop In | Performances Throughout the Day | FREE

For all ages

What happens when an alien family sets its holiday destination as planet Earth?

The Roswells have made the UK their holiday destination of choice and are here to discover just what a typical British holiday looks like. Premiering their first outing at The Shrewsbury Folk Festival The Roswells were a huge hit with adults and children alike. “The highlight of my festival. Brought so much fun to the event!”

The Roswells have decided that the best place to come to discover more about humans and Planet Earth is the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum! The alien family will be spending their day enjoying the galleries, taking holiday snaps, playing a very English game of cricket and enjoying a picnic lunch. They would be more than happy if you joined them, perhaps you could help them understand more about life on Earth?

A sci-fi experience that offers something completely unique, fun filled and ‘out of this world’. The Roswells are ready and waiting to entertain and entrance audiences across the UK.

ABOUT THE COMPANY:

Highly Sprung Performance is a physical performance company producing inspiring performance and participatory projects that attract new and young audiences.

The company has an impressive record of public productions, both in arts venues and across UK festivals and events.  We are also recognised for producing outstanding participatory projects, working with over 10,000 children and young people annually.

Highly Sprung since 2014 the company have created a number of pieces for outdoor presentation, alongside a range of walkabout performances. Traveling Treasury, a beautifully designed story telling caravan, touring since 2014. Urban Astronaut toured as part of the Without Walls consortium in 2016, as well as other UK festivals to audiences of over 30,000 and CastAway has been touring festivals for the past 3 years.

Creepy Collages | Digital Art Masterclass

COMING SOON | £8 Per Participant (Plus Booking Fees)* | 10.30am – 12.00pm & 1.30pm – 3.00pm

For ages 11-16

Be inspired by our new Microworlds exhibitions and develop a digital collage, mixing together images of museum objects and other weird and wonderful things to make a creepy creature of your own design. During this workshop participants will learn digital editing skills and have a guided visit to the microworld exhibition.

*Admission to Microworlds is included within the workshop ticket price.