Skip to content
A shanty crew singing on the Swanage seafront in front of the white cliff

say hello —

Contact

Questions about the festival, access, playing a set, or working with us? Drop us a line — we read every message.

find us —

Get in touch

The Venue

The Mowlem
Shore Road, Swanage
Dorset, BH19 1DD

Telephone

01929 422239

Box office hours · Mon–Fri, 10am–4pm

Tickets are sold through The Mowlem’s own box office — for booking queries, the venue team are your fastest route.

Send a message

We’ll get back to you within a couple of days.

Fields marked * are required.
The Venue

The Mowlem. On the Swanage seafront.

Our home for the day — one seafront building, two stages, a two-minute walk from the beach.

The Mowlem theatre and cinema on the Swanage seafront, a stone-clad building on a street corner

The Mowlem, on the Swanage seafront.

A seafront landmark since 1863.

The Mowlem opened in 1967, replacing the Victorian Mowlem Institute that John Mowlem built on the seafront in 1863, overlooking the bay. It stands at the junction of two of Swanage’s main shopping streets and runs a year-round programme of film and live theatre — local schools and societies alongside visiting professional productions.

For one day this November, the whole building is ours.

  • Two stages under one roof
  • Right on the seafront
  • Shops, cafés & bars on site
  • In the heart of town
  • Two minutes from the beach

The Mowlem, Shore Road, Swanage, Dorset, BH19 1DD

be there —

Get tickets

One day, two stages, twelve crews — Sat 21 Nov 2026 at The Mowlem. Tickets are sold through the venue’s own box office.

Buy via The Mowlem

Adult £14 · Under 18s £7 — all tickets include a £1 venue commission