The FEAST Theatre Festival is gearing up to return for its eighth year in Malvern.

Running from Sunday 10 to Sunday, November 17, the festival, curated by Reaction Theatre Makers, will showcase a variety of new and international theatrical performances across multiple venues in the town.

The festival is renowned for its inclusive approach, from community theatre access groups to professional performances.

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It aims to present compelling, meaningful, and topical performances that encourage audience engagement through innovative forms, ideas, and experiences of art and theatre.

The festival also collaborates with community groups, such as Malvern Green Space, to produce events like 'Feast of Thought', a dinner party that promotes discussion and thought, with much of the food sourced from waste.

This year, the festival will offer a range of workshops, including eccentric hat making with Lexi Strauss, a creative writing day led by Worcester's Crave Arts, and 'The Spirit of Nature' workshop by Araceli Cabrera Caceres, exploring puppetry and shadow work.

Children and families can look forward to a session led by Fetch Theatre Company where participants make shadow puppets that become part of a storytelling session.

The festival's performances include 'Paradise Lost (lies unopened beside me)', a production that blends divine comedy with images of love and loss, which received critical acclaim from The Independent.

Another highlight is 'Landscape' (1989), which uses choreography, live cooking, and striking imagery to invite audiences into the world of fungi.

Natasha Stanic Mann's 'The Return', a one-woman show, explores the hidden consequences of war.

The Comedy Night will feature Lachlan Werner with 'Voices of Evil', an hour of surprising and rebellious frights, where anyone could become puppeteered by evil.

For more information, contact Dee Davidson at 07854 918783 or visit feasttheatrefestival.com.