The Innocent

A powerful musical telling of the story of Thomas Helliker, the "Trowbridge Martyr", a young woollen worker hanged in 1803 despite maintaining his innocence. Written by Mick Ryan with music by Steven Faux, and featuring Bob and Gill Berry, Dave Webber and Anni Fentiman, Bryony McGinty, Rosie Upton and Dave Bordewey, this moving blend of song, music and spoken word explores injustice, industrial change and the human cost of progress.

Included in All-in-One Week, All-in-One Weekend, Week Season and Monday Season tickets. Limited advance event tickets available.

25 & Under tickets tickets are £10 (limited number). Children (0-11) are free.

Ticket holders can book single night camping at the Festival campsite at ticket holder rate.

The Manor Pavilion is a traditional theatre space, ideal for many of the special Sidmouth shows.
In the heart of town, it is an intimate venue with comfy theatre style raked seating, and bar for those interval refreshments. If you’ve been to events at the Manor before, you will know it is a beautiful theatre full of charm, history and character. Much like many of the events that we host there.

If you, or anyone in your group have any access needs that you'd like to make us aware of then please complete our Access Information Form here or email access@sidmouthfolkfestival.co.uk to request a copy in Word.

Personal Assistant Ticket

This is available to a ticket buying person requiring assistance to attend the festival.

Tickets can be booked online and in order to qualify you will need to provide the box office/door staff at the festival with one of the following when collecting your season tickets or using your e-tickets:

• Front page of DLA / PIP award letter (no specific rate)
  
• Front page of Scottish Adult Disability Payment (no specific rate)
• Front page of Attendance Allowance letter (no specific rate)

• Evidence that registered severely sight impaired (blind)

• Recognised Assistance Dog ID card
• Access Card (with the ‘+1’ symbol)

The qualifying documentation must be an original and current as of the dates of the festival.

All Personal Assistants should be aged 18+ years. Personal Assistant tickets are not available against Child tickets as they would already need to be in direct supervision and guidance by a parent or other adult guardian.

If special requirements exist, such as positioning of a wheelchair, it is the ticket holder’s responsibility to contact the venue management early to make sure that their requirements are known. Venue stewards will do their best to accommodate all such requests.

Love Sidmouth? The Friends of The Sidmouth Folk Festival are passionate about the festival and its long-term future.

Whatever your interest – whether it’s the big concerts, the dances, the late-night parties, the dance displays, the smaller-scale events, the special events for children or young people or the extensive workshop programme – you can help ensure the festival’s future by joining the Friends.

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