The Inclusive Performing Arts Festival

The Inclusive Performing Arts Festival Bedford’s first Inclusive Performing Arts Festival - Wednesday 22nd and Thursdays 23rd July 2026 - The Quarry Theatre, Bedford 🪩

🦒✨ FESTIVAL SPONSOR ✨🦒We want to say a huge thank you to Woburn Safari Park for sponsoring this year’s Inclusive Perform...
06/06/2026

🦒✨ FESTIVAL SPONSOR ✨🦒
We want to say a huge thank you to Woburn Safari Park for sponsoring this year’s Inclusive Performing Arts Festival! 💛

Woburn Safari Park’s support helps us continue creating a festival that celebrates creativity, accessibility, community and inclusion.

From performances and workshops to sensory spaces and accessible experiences, our incredible sponsors like Woburn Safari Park help make it all possible.

Thank you for your support!

We are so grateful to have local organisations supporting us and championing the arts without barriers 🎭✨

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Image description: a bright multicoloured background with a neutral frame featuring the festival logo, the text “festival sponsor” and the Woburn Safari Park logo. The Bedfringe logo sits at the bottom of the screen.

Volunteers Week ✨Where do we begin.Our festival is built by, held together and supported by volunteers. And we are so gr...
04/06/2026

Volunteers Week ✨

Where do we begin.
Our festival is built by, held together and supported by volunteers. And we are so grateful for everyone involved. THANK YOU 🫶🏻

We also want to mention the huge amount of help and support people give through voluntary kindness.

The ideas shared, emails sent, video calls, voice notes of support and careful feedback and guidance given.

We see and feel it all so strongly and are so beyond grateful.

Thank you!

♥️

It is not to late to join our volunteer team for this years festival. Please get in touch if you would like to join us ✨



Alt text: a collage of images of volunteers from last years festival smiling and having fun in Polaroid picture frames

Accessibility matters 💛This is our festival accessibility map, highlighting accessible parking, the layout and faciliti...
04/06/2026

Accessibility matters 💛

This is our festival accessibility map, highlighting accessible parking, the layout and facilities, accessible toilets, changing places toilet, lift access, sensory zones, BSL support and more to help every body feel welcome, supported and included.

This map is featured on our website and also in our printed festival programme.

Have you got questions? Send us a DM!

Alt text: Illustrated accessibility map for a theatre and garden festival venue. The map highlights accessible features including two bookable accessible parking bays near the entrance, a pathway leading to the main entrance, a relaxing zone beside the Quarry Theatre, accessible toilets and Changing Places facilities, a lift and stairway to the studio, sensory tents, charity stalls around the garden area, a garden stage, and BSL interpreters available during workshops and performances. Different areas are colour-coded, with arrows and accessibility symbols marking key locations and routes.

This map was made by us and not ai so please forgive any inaccuracies 🩷

04/06/2026

Comment “Access” to be sent a YouTube link to this video!

We are committed to making The Inclusive Performing Arts Festival as accessible as possible for every body.

We have made this 5 minute access guide to show the terrains, facilities and layout of our festival.

Not shown in the film but will be available:
MOBILOO Changing Places Toilet,
BSL Interpreters
Sensory Area

Thank you for watching!



Video description: this film guides a festival participant through the different spaces available at the festival.

04/06/2026

Last night our “In The Spotlight” Press Review team Zack and Grace from were at press night to watch

And what a hilarious and unforgettable evening it was!

“We had the best time last night! Zack kept saying how much he loved the show on the way home and we are both so grateful for the tickets. We were both laughing throughout the show it was so funny. And the cast were extremely talented too!”

state “As a world-class male & non-binary comic ballet company, we are constantly defying expectations and rearticulating absolutes when it comes to dance, ballet and gender.” And we couldn’t applaud that louder! 🌈🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🫶🏻

This show is on at MK Theatre tonight and tickets are available online!

Thanks to all the Trocks for inspiring Zack and Grace to teach ballet to their friends at this week!

These tickets were provided complimentary for review purposes from MK Theatre for an unbiased authentic review 💖🦢✨

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Video Description: Two friends Zack and Grace visited MK Theatre to watch the Les Trockaderes performance with press tickets. The pair enjoyed the show together and said it was such a funny show. Zack is asked a series of questions which he answers to camera. The clip ends with the in the spotlight logo fading to blackout.

29/05/2026

(Watch to the end! ♥️)

🎭🪩✨ IN THE SPOTLIGHT PRESS REVIEW ✨🪩🎭

Last night Lucy and Caitlyn visited to see The Choir of Man and even went on stage (& got a pint!) What a brilliant night it was! 🍻🎶

With huge, faultless vocals and awesome dancing, the show brings the pub to life with incredible talent, live music and so much fun and moments for dancing!

Lucy and Caitlyn had a brilliant night and commended for their accessibility.

This review gives us goosebumps as it’s such a solid reminder that nights out to the theatre are so much more than the show. It’s the memories spent together with friends or family. The small chats in the interval, the “cheers” of drinks, the dancing together, the music and the atmosphere.

Choir of Man is all of that in a celebration of music, friendship and connection…

These tickets were provided complimentary for review purposes from MK Theatre for an unbiased authentic review💛🎤🍺

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Video Description: Two sisters Caitlyn and Lucy visited MK Theatre to watch the choir of man performance with press tickets. The pair enjoyed drinks together, going up on stage which was set like a pub and clips show the choir of men singing on stage. Caitlyn is asked a series of questions which she answers to camera. The clip ends with the singers on stage fading to blackout.

28/05/2026

Wow!! What a moment!!

28/05/2026

POV: You go to MK Theatre Press Night and then this happens!!

Wow.

What a moment!

100% Goosebumps at with singing by

press tickets gifted for a review

✨ BOOK TICKETS NOW! ✨Our line-up for our Inclusive Performing Arts Festival is now live and tickets are available via Be...
22/05/2026

✨ BOOK TICKETS NOW! ✨

Our line-up for our Inclusive Performing Arts Festival is now live and tickets are available via Bedfringe 🎭🌈

🎶 Garden Stage events are completely FREE to attend…no ticket needed!

If you’d like to support the amazing artists performing, donations can be made through the ticket website.

🎨 Workshops taking place in the Bar and Studio spaces must be booked in advance due to limited capacity.

Some workshops have a small ticket fee, while others invite donations towards the artist or company.

💛 80% of all ticket sales and donations goes directly to the artist or charity, with the remaining 20% supporting IPA and Bedfringe in running the festival.

Book your places now and join us for a day full of creativity, connection and inclusive performance ✨

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We are so grateful for everyone who came, danced, performed, sang, crafted, relaxed, and had fun with us! Thank you! See...
25/07/2025

We are so grateful for everyone who came, danced, performed, sang, crafted, relaxed, and had fun with us! Thank you! See you next year!

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