'Immersive' summer festival announces line up

A Warwickshire festival that promises a "magical and immersive experience" has announced its line-up and theme.

ALSO Festival is held at Park Farm, Compton Verney from 11 to 13 July and hosts a variety of events, activities and guests - ranging from literature to science and music.

The theme for its 12th event is Love and Horror, with 142 events being held over the weekend.

Big names attending include comedians Dom Joly and Robin Ince, and musicians Molotov Jukebox.

"As we've always known, to come together to go wild in the wild each summer is what we humans are built to do and a summer festival is an essential part of a year lived well," festival CEO and co-founder, Diccon Towns.

Other notable guests include author Ella Berthoud, who will lead a guided Jane Austen tour, as well as a panel hosted by Paddington writer, Joel Morris.

Stand-up comedian and writer, Athena Kugbleno will host a talk on misinformation, and comedian Rob Deering is set to host a music-based comedy pop quiz.

Musical acts will include Samba drumming workshop, Tribo, rapper Madeleine MINX Dunbar, and lead vocal coach for The Voice, Juliet Russell.

Alongside this, there will be other activities including murder mystery games, run clubs, wild swimming, horror movie workshops and a bat walk.

Mr Towns described the festival as "highly immersive, truly experiential, and highly curated".

"We make it effortless for our guests to engage with big, life enhancing ideas and live a wild summer weekend in an extraordinary location."

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