Past Years

During Festival week there are afternoon, evening, and morning events.

The visual arts are strongly represented in workshops, lectures and exhibitions, plus many Bewdley pubs host late night 'fringe' entertainment.

Amongst the many well known performers who have entertained Festival goers in recent years are:

18th Century Concert Orchestra, Acker Bilk and the Paramount Jazz Band,
Jenny Agutter, Kate Adie, Pam Ayres, Kenny Ball, Mark Bebbington,
Michael Bentine, Birmingham Royal Ballet, Jo Brand, Elkie Brooks, Candoco Dance,
Camilla Carr, Barry Cryer, John Dankworth Quintet, Richard Digance,
Alistair Fothergill, Roy Hattersley, Laurie Holloway,
Hull Truck Theatre Co., Buddug Verona James, P.D.James, Juliet Kaplan,
Ludovic Kennedy, King Pleasure & The Biscuit Boys, Kit & The Widow,
Eric Knowles, Ian Lavender, Laurie Lee,
Rabbi Lionel Blue, The Magnets, Michael Maloney, Linda Marlowe,
Melstock Band, Marion Montgomery, John Mortimer, Andrew Motion,
Mugenkyo, National Theatre, John Nettles, Barry Norman,
Sir Richard Parsons, Maddy Prior & The Girls,
Esther Rantzen, Mike Sanchez & The Portions, Dave Sealey,
Reduced Shakespeare Company, Moira Shearer, Ned Sherrin,
Steeleye Span, Sylvia Syms, Trio Literati, Terry Waite, Rick Wakeman,
Timothy West and Professor Lord Robert Winston

...have all appeared in our very small venues!

You're never far away from the best entertainers in Bewdley!