The Spirit of Woodstock
A theatrical romp through the 60s. A thought-provoking, dynamic, energetic, & semi-immersive theatre collage of the stories & era that surrounded the “Mother of Free Festivals.” at Margate's Tom Thumb Theatre
About this event
7.30pm - 9.15pm
Meet a huge cast, including many of the 400,000 “kids” that attended Woodstock ’69; organisers, MC (Chip Monck); a helicopter pilot; the performers (Jerry Garcia, Pete Townshend, Arlo Guthrie, Janis Joplin, Country Joe Macdonald, Jimi Hendrix and more), local residents, policeman on the nearby road, acid dealers, Max Yasgur (farmer who owned the land), parents of kids attending, toilet cleaners, Wavy Gravy, and The Hog Farm, TV News Reporters, and more. The show also touches on the many backdrop events of America in the 60s, including the Lunar landings, assassinations, counterculture revolutionaries, “resist the Draft” & civil rights protestors, women's rights activists & more. Bathed in the soundscapes & music of the times, enhanced by the audience’s memories & imaginations, Jonathan takes you back into a world that was both revolutionary & challenging. Funny, poignant, moving.
