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JAM on the Marsh festival of music, art, theatre and children's activities, will be held in Kent in July 2017

Music, art, theatre and a kids' mini festival come together for the 11-day JAM on the Marsh festival this summer.

Running from Thursday, July 6 to Sunday, July 16, the multi-arts festival, which featured 55 new works, and attracted more than 10,000 people last year, returns for its fourth year with Daniel Cook, sub-organist of Westminster Abbey, taking over as curator.

Music featured includes a world premiere by BBC Singers for broadcast on Radio 3, the London Mozart Players and toe-tapping jazz with the David Rees-Williams trio.

Tristan Fewings will be among the artists exhibiting at this summer's JAM on the Marsh
Tristan Fewings will be among the artists exhibiting at this summer's JAM on the Marsh

There will be an open-air performance of Shakespeare’s Hamlet by the Changeling Theatre company, five art and photography exhibitions, and the launch of a children's community choir.

A one-day mini festival for children will be packed with fun, music, art, theatre and

bugs, with Bounce Theatre challenging kids to create a story based around the Romney Hythe & Dymchurch Railway and The Railway Children by Marsh author Edith Nesbit.

Horse drawn cinema by Sabotage Theatre will be at this summer's JAM on the Marsh
Horse drawn cinema by Sabotage Theatre will be at this summer's JAM on the Marsh

Horse-drawn theatre company, Sabotage,returns to the festival to give performances of its new production, The Looker, and there will be a puppet making workshop.

The Magnard Ensemble will perform one of the greatest works for children, Peter and the Wolf and, also for children, this year there will be a community choir with Kent Music, formed from children at local schools including Brenzett, Dymchurch, Greatstone, Hythe Bay, New Romney and Palmarsh and called the Romney Marsh Choir.

For details visit jamconcert.org

The Magnard Ensemble will be taking part
The Magnard Ensemble will be taking part
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