Join the fun and discover a unique experience that celebrates the best of Gin and Rum and promises the party of the year! If you’re thirsty for knowledge or just want to party the night away, the Gin & Rum Festival is for you! Discover new favourites with samples from our hand-picked guest distillers, treat yourself at our themed Gin and Rum bars, and let your hair down with friends whilst enjoying music from our award-winning DJ and live entertainment. You will be spoilt for choice with over 120 of the best Gins and Rums on the market, including the best of British, spirits from around the world and a huge range of flavoured products. Our hand-picked products offer customers the chance to discover the highest quality Gins and Rums, many of which are exclusive to our Festival. Still not convinced that Gin and Rum are for you?… No problem! Just head over to our Cocktail bar where you can find a selection of seasonal Cocktails, authentic sipping Tequilas, Beer, and of course Fizz!

Over one long weekend you can experience everything that goes into an authentic Oktoberfest, with live music, a fully decorated giant bierhall with long tables, and waiting staff dressed in dirndl and lederhosen.

Avondale Theatre Company Death comes to us all. When he came to Mort, he offered him a job. Death, the Grim Reaper of Discworld, is a black-robed skeleton with a scythe, fond of cats and baffled by humanity. Curious to experience life, he hires Mort as his apprentice, offering room, board and use of the company horse – no dying required. It’s a dream job until Mort saves a princess instead of taking her soul, altering history. Now he must set things right before Death notices his mistake and restores the natural order. Scenes of violence Age category: 14+

Potomac Theatre How do you spell F-U-N?! This heartfelt musical comedy follows an eclectic group of six tweens who compete for the spelling bee championship of a lifetime. During the competition, they candidly disclose hilarious and touching stories from their home lives. Each speller navigates their own way through a series of words, hoping never to hear the soul-crushing ding of the bell that signals their elimination. Eight spellers enter; one winner emerges. At least the losers get a juice box! Audience participation Age category: 12+

Viking Players In the darkness of night, scholar and monster hunter Van Helsing arrives at Purley Sanatorium hot on the trail of an ancient demon. Within the walls of the sanatorium dark visions are seen and bad dreams disturb the sleep of the sane and madmen alike. In the shadows a restless evil stirs, wearing the face of an angel of light. Descend into the madness if you dare and come face-to-face with the King of Vampires. Contains distressing or potentially triggering themes Age category: 12+

Denver School of the Arts Theatre Department Elle Woods is here to transform your world! This fabulous musical bursts with catchy songs, razor-sharp wit and unstoppable sass. When Warner dumps Elle for Harvard, she fearlessly follows and charms her way into law school. Alongside hilarious best friends Emmett and Paulette, Elle discovers that brains and beauty absolutely coexist. A dazzling journey of self-empowerment, this smash-hit adaptation tackles stereotypes and scandal with humour, heart and show-stopping songs. Get ready to see pink and believe in yourself! Perfect for audiences ready to expand their horizons. None

Purple Summer Theatre A backstage farce follows a struggling community theatre attempting to stage a melodramatic mystery while everything goes hilariously wrong. Miscast actors, clashing egos and a playwright who keeps rewriting create chaos as opening night approaches in Rick Abbott's Play On! None There is a slight kissing scene, and the actors roll on the floor. Age category: 14+

Brenau University They were supposed to follow the script. They absolutely did not. Verona Nights is a playful ensemble musical comedy, created and performed by nine college artists. Inspired by classic tales of star-crossed love, the show follows rival groups whose loyalties are thrown into chaos when unexpected romance sparks. Through energetic movement, music and storytelling, the ensemble explores the thrill, awkwardness and drama of young love. As friendships shift and emotions escalate, one ordinary night becomes anything but predictable. Because sometimes the person you're supposed to hate turns out to be the one you can't stop thinking about. None Age category: 14+

DanceMocha and CCM Dance Ensemble Inside the soul, two wolves are locked in a relentless conflict. Fear thrives in the shadows, the other seeks certainty. In this audacious reimagining, we unravel and disarticulate together, seeking it is visceral, an intertwined journey something you feel in every haunting movement. Shauna Steele’s mesmerizing choreography fuses the precision of contemporary ballet with the raw powers of modern. As the struggle unfolds, we interweave, confront and explore the existential idea of the multitudes we contain, which version of ourselves we feed and where we remain. Dance as you’ve never experienced it before: FEED THE NEED! None

King School A magical comedy where young lovers flee into an enchanted forest, mischievous fairies meddle with romance and a troupe of bumbling actors rehearse a play. Chaos, transformation and mistaken identity collide before harmony and love are restored. Strobe lighting