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Our #WAF2022 programme is packed full of delights and Tickets are selling fast so if you haven't grabbed yours already – now's the time to do it!
Alongside a huge programme of free events and activities, here are just a few of the brilliant live and online shows, screenings and workshops that we'd recommend booking early!
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Giant Folk
A Folkjazz Evening
 Giant Folk - A Folkjazz Evening
South London-based group, Giant Folk, subtly weaves folk-inspired lyrics and sensibility with the complex harmony and rhythmic devices of modern jazz. With the majority of the group hailing from Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music, the musicians consist fundamentally of a trio of vocals, electric guitar, and electric bass.
Tickets £10/£8
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Rogue Opera
Opera in The Park
 Rogue Opera - Opera in the Park
Friendship... Betrayal... Intrigue... Love... Laughter... Mischief...!
Rogue Opera’s Opera in the Park presents the best (and worst) characters in opera, taking you though the big tunes, the tear-jerkers, the crowd-pleasers and, of course, the drinking songs.
Tickets £14.50/£7.50
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Marcus Megastar
The Music of The Night
 MArcus Megastar - The Music of The Night
Marcus Megastar knows how to ignite a buzz and get the party started.
Showcasing new work from writers behind the likes of Jennifer Lopez's "Waiting For Tonight" and other well-known classics, this promises to be one hell of a party kicking off to tell the tale of academic Italian genius Giacomo Leopardi who suffered with curvature of the spine (kyphosis) and became blind in one eye from excessive study and illness. A man who was able to study all... but love.
Tickets £15.50/£5
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London Mozart Players
Vivaldi Four Seasons
 London Mozart Players return to Putney this summer for a stunning performance of Vivaldi's iconic Four Seasons, alongside some other gems of the string orchestra repertoire. The concert features LMP leader and violin virtuoso Ruth Rogers directing the LMP strings with harpsichord.
In this performance, Ruth and the LMP will read each sonnet before the relevant concerto, taking us through spring birdsong, blazing summer sun, an autumn hunt and the freezing snow of winter.
Tickets £18/£10
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Sheba Montserrat
Shackles, The Whip and The Drum: Creation of Caribbean Dance
 Sheba Montserrat - Shackles, The Whip and The Drum
A one-woman show on the features of Caribbean dance and its role in African survival. Using storytelling, poetry and comedy, Shackles, The Whip and The Drum charts the journey of guardian spirits, Rhythm and Dance, as they guide Africans through enslavement in the Caribbean.
Tickets £15/£12
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Gráinne Gillis
Process: Dress
 Girainne Gillis - Process: Dress
Process: Dress is an opportunity for an audience to become a part of the creative process of two shows created by opera singer Gráinne Gillis.
Be part of the thrills and spills of an actual working dress rehearsal in the intimate setting of the Blackburn Hall at the National Opera Studio.
Tickets £15/£12
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E33 Dance Company
We're Gonna Be Ok
 E33 Dance Company - We're Gonna Be Ok
E33 Dance Company, Wandsworth’s local contemporary ballet company, brings an offering of hope and light after the darkness.
Tickets £17/£12
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London Children's Ballet
Anne of Green Gables
 London Children's Ballet - Anne of Green Gables
This year, specially for Wandsworth Arts Fringe, London Children's Ballet are delighted to present a Studio version of Anne of Green Gables.
Tickets £20/£10
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Ballet Soul
Othello21 Dance
 Ballet Soul - Othello21 Soul
Shakespeare's Othello is a tale of love, betrayal and jealousy; themes which have gripped audiences for centuries and still possess the power to enthral us today.
Ballet Soul brings Othello into the 21st-century through innovative contemporary dance, a bold reimagining of Shakespeare’s classic work.
Tickets £15/£10
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London Butoh Dance
Irreverse
 London Butoh Dance Compny - Irreverse
London Butoh Dance Company is a collective of ten movement artists, performers and co-creators. Irreverse is an exploration of the shared somatic experience. The collective suffering that binds us into one oppressive realisation. It captures the taboo of adolescence, forbidden thoughts, rituals and desires.
Tickets £8/£5
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Spoken Word
 Worldplay & Flow
Far from your usual Shakespeare sonnet, spoken word has evolved into a great form of expression for young and mature people alike. Join Wordplay & Flow for a night of an exceptional line-up of performers. Celebrate the beauty of spoken word with Joe and Zimmy and don't miss the performance of celebrity poet John Agard making his WAF debut with a project celebrating curiosity.
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Family shows
 Fame Game - Mercurial Dance
Fame Game
There’s something amiss behind the scenes of new TV talent show, Fame Game. Unlock the clues, solve the puzzles and uncover the mystery behind this site-specific escape hunt across Battersea Reach.
Tickets £45 for group of 4
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