the
sock show
‘The Sock Show’ is a brand new outdoor acrobatic performance from Can’t Sit Still, featuring two performers, one massive pile of mismatched socks, and zero shame.
Watch as discarded socks are stitched, swung, and swung from in a show that’s equal parts circus and sock-based existential crisis. Expect dazzling flips, daring balances, and a surprisingly moving ode to the lost art of mending.
This is sustainability with style: a celebration of repair, reuse, and ridiculous footwear.
Running time: 30 minutes
Tour Dates 2026
Saturday 25th July at 11.30am & 2.00pm: Hanham Community Centre, Hanham, South Gloucestershire
Sunday 26th July at 11.30am & 2.00pm: Hatheralls Yard, Chipping Sodbury, South Gloucestershire
Saturday 1st August at 11.30am & 2.00pm: Fountain Square, Staple Hill, South Gloucestershire
Sunday 2nd August at 11.30am & 2.00pm: Kings Chase, Outside Timpsons, Kingswood, South Gloucestershire
Friday 7th August at 11.00am: The Trinity Centre, Old Market, Bristol - part of Trinity’s Summer Den programme
(suggested £3 donation)
Saturday 8th August at 11.30am & 2.00pm: Outside The Computer Store, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire
Sunday 9th August at 11.30am & 2.00pm: Outside Yate Library, Yate Shopping Centre, South Gloucestershire
Wednesday 26th August at 1.30 & 4pm: Grand Junction, Paddington, London.
NOTE: Tickets are free but booking is required
Show info
Creative team
Performed and devised by:
Rhiannon Taylor & Charlie Brown
Directed by: Catherine Boot
Costume & prop design: Emily May Sions
Production Manager: Rachael Duthie
Sound Design: Luke Thomas
Creative playmates: Nathan Johnston, Rosy Roberts, Martha Harrison, Matt Pang
Puppetry Direction: Ailsa Dalling
Puppet Construction: Jess Blakemore
Production support: Matt Pang
Huge thanks to:
Reverend Steve Dyson at Christ Church Hanham
Socktopus, Bristol
Staff & Year 5 pupils at ChristChurch Primary School, Hanham
Staff & students at Circomedia: Amy C, Amy E, Buddy, Cerys, Cormac, Daisy, Edie, Eve, Finch, Frankie, Laurie, Mar, Millie, Olivia, Pelle & Sophie
Veronique Pang
The Sock Activity Pack
Read online, or download and print our booklet to find creative ways to re-use your socks. At the end, you’ll find a buffet of wonderful clubs and spaces in and around South Gloucestershire where you can nurture your sustainability and creativity.
