📣📣 Your full Tales from the Forge programme and site map is here 📣📣
Join us NEXT WEEK, Saturday 16th May, for a festival of theatre and storytelling inspired by folk tales of the New Forest and celebrate 45 years of Forest Forge 🍃🎭💚
🎫 Book your tickets now: LINK IN BIO
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Join us for a beautiful celebration of theatre on Saturday 16th May.
🎫 Ticket link in bio 🎫
Our first Tales from the Forge was two years ago, and now we’re one month away from Tales 2026! Enjoy these highlights from 2024 💭
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JUST 2 DAYS TO GO!! 🌞📣 Exciting week of rehearsals here at Forest Forge ahead of Tales from the Forge this Saturday 🎪 Bunting at the ready!
If you haven’t already, get your tickets: Link in bio 🎫
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We just can't wait to welcome you to Tales from the Forge this weekend 🥹 Enjoy these snaps from the brilliant and soggy Tales 2024 📸 💚
We are busy prepping the site for all weathers. Rain or shine, we'll be there... are you in?
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📸 Photos by S Willson Media
Catch all three of our Suitcase Stories at Tales from the Forge next week!
Our Suitcase Stories are brought to life by a single actor and their magical suitcase. A storyteller arrives, bringing with them a suitcase full of wonder. As they begin to unpack, a story comes to life... ✨
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👀 Full programme incoming!
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🌬 Some may find their way out… others may not.
Join us in discovering Ettinwood at Tales from the Forge!
Step into the ancient heart of the New Forest in this evocative performance that unfolds across the four seasons. Blurring the line between the seen and unseen, this production invites audiences to experience not just the landscape, but the ancient, mythic presence that lingers beneath it. Created and performed by Forest Forge's Youth Theatre (Group 4).
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👀 Full programme incoming!
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@gobbledegooktheatre 's CLOUDSCAPES joins us on Saturday 16th May at Tales from the Forge!
⛅Discover an immersive performance of words and clouds. During the 25 minutes show, creator Lorna Rees talks to audiences about cloud formation, interspersed with stories of her own relationship with the troposphere and of the journey of a lifetime with her father.
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👀 Full programme incoming!
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🧚MIDSUMMER🧚See it for yourself at Tales from the Forge, Saturday 16th May.
Embark on a magical night of chaos with this lively take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Expect love gone hilariously wrong, fairies causing mayhem, and plenty of questionable choices, all packed into one unforgettable night in the woods. Forest Forge's own Youth Theatre (Group 5) delivers you this vibrant production. The perfect way to close out Tales 2026.
🎫 Book your tickets now: Link in bio.
👀 Full programme incoming!
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We're so thrilled to welcome @lukebrowncompany 's Walk of the Dandelion to Tales from the Forge on Saturday 16th May! 🌻
Meet Daniel, an 8ft, ethereal puppet who gently roams, sharing moments of joy and quiet reflection. A symbol of resilience and hope, Daniel will be gifting dandelions - each with a message of positivity - offering heartfelt encounters and a magical experience for all ages.
🎫 Book your tickets now: Link in bio.
Full programme incoming! 👀
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🎪We're seeking volunteers to help deliver Tales from the Forge!
Maybe you're interested in the running of live outdoor events, or simply enjoy getting stuck in with your community, we'd love your help with various aspects of the day-long festival next month, Saturday 16th May.
Explore the kind of things our volunteers will be getting up to in our info pack and register your interest via our online form.
📣Volunteer info pack and registration form 👉 link in bio
Please share across your networks and get in touch with any questions!
Tales From The Forge is back! This May, join Forest Forge Theatre Company for a festival of theatre and storytelling inspired by folk tales of the New Forest 🎪🌳☀️
Tales From The Forge will bring you professional theatre alongside the work of our participation groups; a celebration of local talent, unexpected pop-up performances and creative activities for all ages.
🗓️Save the date: Saturday 16 May, 1.30pm
📣Stay tuned for full programme details over the coming weeks.
🎫Tickets available via the link in our bio!
Supported using public funding by the National Lottery through @aceagrams@carversringwood@ringwoodtowncouncil
🚐✨ We’re looking forward to getting out on tour next week with our brand new collaboration- Suitcase Stories: Nightjar!
A story about migration, about our differences and similarities, learning how to fit in, and holding two homes in one heart.
Our free performances will be heading to libraries across the New Forest and wider Hampshire throughout the Easter holidays- so be sure not to miss it!
🤝 Suitcase Stories: Nightjar is a collaboration between @forestforgetc and @africanactivities as part of The Nightjar Project, and supported using public funding by the National Lottery through @aceagrams .
