
Ensemble Festival 2025
Saturday 26 & Sunday 27 July
12pm till 8pm
Ensemble Festival 25
Zone G – (Sunday Only 30 mins) – 13:45 & 17:45
Ramshacklicious and Hijinx - TRUTH
Performing exclusively on Sunday 27th July and taking the Royal Docks in a joyful street revolution, outdoor artists Ramshacklicious and inclusive theatre company Hijinx challenge societal norms in TRUTH. Featuring a mixed cast of disabled and non-disabled performers, this riotous performance blends clowning, physical theatre, and original music. Interactive and partly improvised, this theatrical revolution leaves audiences united and with a fresh sense of hope. Supported by Arts Council England.
TRUTH
Ramshacklicious and Hijinx have been collaborating over the past two
years to experiment with inclusive performance language using clown and
physical theatre, and to create work co-devised by all of the cast.
Ramshacklicious have created high-quality, subversive, contemporary theatrical experiences for the outdoors and repurposed spaces since 2006.
They aim to create work that is accessible yet subversive, taking unexpected audiences on anarchic journeys into the unexpected.
HIJINX are one of Europe’s leading inclusive theatre companies, creating outstanding performances with learning disabled and/or autistic performers for stage, screen & out-doors. They create exhilarating, subversive theatre from large to small scale for both indoor and outdoors. Artists with learning disabilities and/or autism are involved every step of the way in the making and performing of their stories.
Facebook: @HijinxTheatre , @Ramshacklicious
Keep an eye on our socials for live updates, including any weather-related changes.
Site maps at the Royal Docks will help you find the stage.
For any questions, visit the Certain Blacks information tent located next to the Good Hotel.
SHOW ACCESS
Deaf Friendly show – visually led with limited text
Live Audio Description – if you wish to book a headset, email maria@certainblacks.com
or show up at the information tent 10 minutes before the performance.
There are 10 headsets available, so we recommend booking in advance if possible.
Audio introduction to the show and characters – available through this link
Easy Read Visual Story – available through this link
Audio described video – available through this link
Captioned promotional video – watch through this link
BSL trailer – watch through this link
CONTENT WARNING
- In the middle of the show, there is a scene with loud voices and a loud horn played by a performer.
- There are no-toxic smoke effects attached to a long pole.
- A confetti canon is used at the end of the scene; it fills the sky and the performance space with biodegradable confetti.
Ensemble Festival 2025 takes place at the Royal Docks in East London:
Travel
DLR Royal Victoria – The site is a 10-minute walk from Royal Victoria DLR station. This is an accessible station.
Elizabeth Line Custom House
Buses 325, 474, 241 and 129 (from Lewisham and Greenwich through the new Silvertown Tunnel)
IFS Cable Car from the O2 Centre
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