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Artists Jenny Hunt and Holly Darton wear pineapple patterned clothes and pineapple tops on their heads. Their faces are surprised. They hold scrabble pieces which say 'Hunt and Darton' and are standing against a backdrop of many cardboard signs.

Hunt & Darton Cafe

5th Nov — 21st Nov 2015
Event Details
Where
St Marys Arcade, St Helens, UK
Categories
  • Performance,
  • Interactive,
  • Place
Creative Team
  • Artist: Hunt & Darton

Award winning pop-up cafe– which isn’t just arty, it is ART.

Invited by Scottee for #TakeOverStHelens Hunt & Darton Cafe is coming to St Helens. A fully functioning cafe that blends art with the everyday, Hunt & Darton Cafe is a social and artistic hub where spontaneity and performance meet great food and drink.

We promise some exciting surprises and of course the return of the roast dinner sandwich. At Hunt & Darton Cafe we are proud to satisfy appetites in more ways than one.

Hunt & Darton Cafe encourages playful participation and meaningful social encounters through its alternative service from its hosts Hunt & Darton in their iconic fruit or veggie attire, comic interaction through their ‘set menu’ performances, guest waiters and themed day such as ‘You-Do-It’ or ‘Health & Safety’ day.

Look out for The Survival Shelf, the “not” menu, Takeaway Art, the Boss mug, the quote of the day, the sugar bearers, and of course pineapples.

Food on offer includes cakes (Battenberg!), light lunches and Hunt & Darton’s signature dish; the roast dinner sandwich. 15% discount for OAP’s, students, unemployed & disabled!

‘A pop up establishment of disarming eccentricity’ Lyn Gardner, Guardian

‘A must-visit Fringe experience’ **** Scotsman
‘A living breathing baking art project’ Cambridge Journal
‘Great work’ The Guardian
‘A uniquely delicious art installation’ Varsity

5 - 21 November 2015

Open 10am - 5pm (Closed Sunday & Monday)

6 Church Square, St Helens, WA10 1AF

FREE (No need to book a ticket, unpick theatrical language or even buy a meal)

Image Credit: Christa Holka

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