We have outlined the ticketing information for each type of event taking place throughout the Festival. If you have any questions at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out to mark.griffin@stmarys.ac.uk. If you are a teacher or adviser looking to bring a cohort or class of students to a Festival event, please do reach out to Meg at schools.colleges@stmarys.ac.uk.
Festival events at St Mary’s
For events at St Mary’s, these are all covered by the one-time purchase of our wristband. The wristband is £5, and whether you wish to attend one or multiple events it provides access to all Festival events.
For staff and students, wristbands can be purchased in advance from The Faculty Administrative Hub F120, The Drama Production Office C107, The Students’ Union, and on the ticket desk of each event.
For external guests, a wristband can be purchased on the day of the event at the ticket desk or if you wish to collect them in advance, please email mark.griffin@stmarys.ac.uk
Some events taking place off-campus are also covered by the wristband. Please check each event for details.
The events covered by the wristband are as follows:
- Opening Night Launch
- all Drama shows scheduled in the SMU theatre
- access to the student research conferences
- Richard Mills’ heritage walking tours (although pre- registration required – off campus)
- Patched in – creative industries employability event (off campus)
- The Strawberry Hill Poetry Prize
- The Big Debate at The Exchange.
Events at community locations
Events planned beyond St Mary’s campus each have their own ticketing arrangements (and are therefore not covered by the £5 Festival wristband):
- Animal Farm at West Thames College
- Chaos at Hounslow Arts Centre
- Do Not Go Far at the OSO
- Three Sisters at the OSO
- Proof at the OSO
- Theatre of Survival at The Exchange
- Behave at The Exchange.
Free events
These events are free and can be accessed without wristband or ticket:
- St Mary’s Experience Day – but please register
- Music in the Dolce Vita Cafe at St Mary’s University
- Riverside Gallery Film Installations
- Photographic Exhibition at The Exchange
- Student Magazine Launch
- Treasure Map for Strawberry Hill Stories
- Youth Theatre Opening Morning – but please contact nancy.bentley@stmarys.ac.uk if interested in attending.