The Winter Giant

The Winter Giant

In 2017 the Festival launched with a spectacular outdoor show called the Winter Giant. Told through large-scale puppetry, live and pre-recorded music, combined with professional and community performance, this heartwarming experience brought everyone in the...
Push

Push

In 2016 Battle Festival marked the 950th anniversary of the Battle of Hastings by commissioning a new opera from the internationally acclaimed composer Howard Moody. Rather than take a heritage approach to this significant date, we wanted to draw inspiration from the...
We Won’t Be Druv!

We Won’t Be Druv!

We Won’t Be Druv! was commissioned by Battle Arts and Music Festival in 2014. Over 250 children from 8 primary schools joined to give the first performance in the De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill on Sea. We Won’t Be Druv!is a Sussex expression meaning ‘we won’t be pushed...
Seven Ages of Men

Seven Ages of Men

In 2015 Battle Festival’s commission, performed by school children from within 1066 Country took inspiration from Shakespeare’s Songs and poems. Ian McMillan (Bard of Barnsley and regular Radio 3 and 4 contributor) and composer Tony Biggin were challenged to...