Pedalling from venue to venue with all of their set, props and costumes on the back of their bikes, the HandleBards are a four-strong troupe of actors who are spending the summer bringing environmentally sustainable Shakespeare to venues across the UK.
What is New Mills Festival?
New Mills Festival is a community festival in New Mills, High Peak, a small mill town nestling at the foot of the Kinder Plateau. The Festival is fuelled by community spirit, supported by volunteers, businesses, artists, performers and creative thinkers. Our Festival started in the mid 1990’s by the head teacher at the local secondary school who wanted to bring together the many groups and organisations in the town as a celebration of community, culture and arts.
It worked!