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Melanie Tait’s hit stage play, The Appleton Ladies’ Potato Race, is now a telemovie starring Claire van der Boom, Tiriel Mora and Robyn Nevin.

Melanie Tait draws from her own broadcast background in this witty study of a misbehaving radio host and his cut-throat nemesis – though not all the jokes land

From juggling grasshoppers to the Spanish queen of flamenco, from burlesque with mimosas to bin chickens, there’s something for everyone at this year’s festival.