Archive of Past Events...
MixMatched has run a number of events in and around Kent; as well as Performance Nights and Workshops we have also worked in collaboration with a number other Creative organisations and Neurodivergent individuals to be part of and support a range of innovative projects and festivals. Here we have tried to keep track of them all! – Click on any event for a more in-depth description.
Mixmatched performance nights
We’ve run a variety of monthly performance events, encouraging performers from a wide range of disciplines to display their work; Comedy, Poetry, Spoken Word, Speeches, Performance Art, Experimental, Music, singing, bands, Acapella… and anything else that comes our way! – Many of our nights have optional themes, and you can find out more about each one below! 😀
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 31/07/24 | Metamorphasis Spoken Word Night | Fruitworks, Canterbury |
| 25/06/24 | Secrets and Revelations Performance Night | Sundowners Bar, Margate |
| 29/05/24 | MAYDAYS Performance Night | Mooring Cafe, Canterbury |
| 24/04/24 | 'Intense Facinations' Performance Night | Margate Arts Club, Cliftonville |
| 27/03/24 | 'Truths and Mixconceptions' Performance Night | Moring Cafe, Canterbury |
| 28/02/24 | Weird and Wonderful, 'Magic Surrealism and The Unexpected' | Margate Arts Club, Cliftonville |
| 31/01/24 | Breaking Dawn, 'Unexpected Gifts and New Beginnings! | Mooring Cafe, Canterbury |
| 29/11/23 | Masks and Masquerading Performance Night | Mooring Cafe, Canterbury |
| 11/10/23 | Dreams and Nightmares 13th Performance Night | Mooring Cafe, Canterbury |
| 30/09/23 | Neuroqueer 12th Performance Night | Sundowners Bar, Margate |
| 5/07/23 | MixMatched 11th (Nature) Performance Night | Mooring Café, Canterbury |
| 18/06/23 | ‘BirchMatched’ MixMatched at Birchington Lit Festival | Dog Acre, Birchington |
| 17/06/23 | First MadMatched Show | Dog Acre, Birchington |
| 27/05/23 | Margate MixMatched 10th (Change) Performance Night | Sundowners Bar, Margate |
| 26/04/23 | MixMatched 9th Night Intense Fascinations | Fond Coffee, Canterbury |
| 25/03/23 | MixMatched MARGATE 8th Performance Night | Sundowners Bar, Margate |
| 15/01/23 | MixMatched 7th (Valentines) Performance Night | Bramley’s Bar, Canterbury |
| 26/11/22 | MixMatched 6th (First Margate) Performance Night | Sundowners Bar, Margate |
| 30/10/22 | MixMatched 5th Night Halloween | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
| 28/08/22 | MixMatched Neuroqueer 4th Night | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
| 27/08/22 | Support for Performers Group | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
| 25/06/22 | Support for Performers Group | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
| 26/06/22 | MixMatched 3rd Performance Night | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
| 24/04/22 | MixMatched 2nd Performance Night | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
| 23/04/22 | Support for Performers Group | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
| 27/02/22 | MixMatched 1st Performance Night | The Big Drum, Canterbury |
| 26/02/22 | Support for Performers Group | The Big Drum, Canterbury. |
Workshops and Events
We run a number of workshops and events that aim to help writers and performers hone their skills; so far we have focused on Creative Writing, Literature and Performance Workshops, many of which encourage participants to interact and take inspiration from specific locations and environments. All of our workshops aim to be relaxed/friendly spaces where participants can enjoy a sense of community alongside learning new skills.
Collaborations and Festivals
MixMatched has teamed up with a number of local creative and Neurodivergent communities, through this we have been invited to speak and perform at other people’s events, you can check them out here…
| Date | Event/Collaboration | Location |
|---|---|---|
| 10/08/24 | Margate Pride March! | Margate Highstreet and Seafront, Margate |
| 08/06/24 | Canterbury Pride March, Literature Disterbution, and Festival Funtimes! | Canterbury High Street and Dane John Gardens Canterbury |
| 03/04/24 | 'Sad' Theatre Social and Q and A | Marlowe Theatre, Canterbury |
| 20/09/23 | Margate Bookie Festival Panel Talk, 'Before They Were Famous' | Droit House, Margate Pier www.margatebookie.com |
| 17/06/23-18/06/23 | Birchington Literary Festival - MixMatched had a Neurodivergent friendly gazebo at Birchington Literary Festival, as well as hosting four workshops and two shows. | Dog Acre, Birchington |
| 25/03/23 | Bandit Bazar Zine Festival - MixMatched Shared a Stand at Bandit Bazaar Zine Festival to showcase our Zines and Events. | Floc Brewery, Canterbury |
| 7/10/22 | Lava Elastic Neurodivergent Comedy Night - MixMatched joined with traveling Neurodivergent Comedy Night Lava Elastic, contributing 50% of its ND+ performers when it came to Canterbury. | The Gulbenkian, Canterbury |
MixMatched Progressions and Contributions
MixMatched has been involved and/or supported a number of other groups and organisations in their creative ambitions. You can see some of the Individual projects and projects which have included/been influenced by MixMatched members here…
| Event/Organisation | Our Input | Location |
|---|---|---|
| MixMatched Hosts speak on BBC upload 18/04/24 read all about it on our blog. | MixMatched hosts Emma Robdale and Holly McCulloch spoke with Leo Ulph on BBC upload Catch us here: | BBC UPLOAD |
| In-Adam-Quate FRIDAY 8TH MARCH, 2024, comedy performance by Adam Dorr (Mixmatched trainee host, and regular performer/lead of Autistic Assemble improv group) | Adam Dorr is working with MixMatched as a apprentice presenter and has performed and volunteered at a number of MixMatched Performance nights. We put on a social to support and watch his full-lengh comedy show | Gulbenkian Theatre, University of Kent |
| IN-ADAM-QUATE stand-up upon Autistic Experience 7th October 2023 | Adam Dorr, performer at MixMatched, debuts many of his short sketch acts. He combined a number of these into a full length act for Faversham Fringe, and a group from MixMatched supported him. | Faversham Fringe Festival |
| Stimmcanto Stand-up upon Autistic Experience 5th October 2023 | Paggy, came down from Brighton to debut their act at MixMatched. A group of our community went to watch their act at Faversham Fringe Festival. | Faversham Fringe Festival. |
| Invisible Women Gallery (10th-14th March, 2023) | Invisible Women, a group of autistic artists ran by Marion Armstrong, teamed up with Neurodivergent Friends Thannet to produce a gallery of Neurodivergent artistic's work for the Power of Women Festival. A number of artistic contributors were also MixMatched members and performers. MixMatched organized a social event to view Invisible Women Gallery. | Pie Factory, Margate |
| BBC Upload | BBC Upload Contacted MixMatched to ask for contributions. Two MixMatched performers were selected and had their spoken word aired. | BBC Upload |
| Jammies Improvisational Comedy Show and Workshop | MixMatched Member, Nathen Keates, runs an improv section at MixMatched Nights, he also began running his own ‘Jammies’ Sessions that many of our members attend. | Margate, Sundowners. |
| Autistics Assemble | An all-Autistic Improv Group that emerging from Jammies and MixMatched Nights! | Margate, Sundowners. The Mooring Café, Canterbury |
| Stand-up Society Kent | Led by regular member, Adam Dorr, many upcoming Neurodivergent comedians are sourced from this group. | University of Kent, Canterbury |
| Love After All Project and Gallery Exhibit (18th of July) | Kate Lynn-Devere, member of MixMatched Community, co-developed a project upon supporting ND voices, promoting suicide prevention. She spoke at MixMatched Performance night and many attendees provided material in support for the exhibit. MixMatched arranged a social to attend the event. | Turner Gallery, Margate |