Hastings Castle

05/09/2026

WIP animations for the climatic battle scene in ‘Beyond the Bayeux, projected across the Hastings Castle walls.
png has been working on animations inspired by the tapestry to accompany original music from and and interspersed with theatrical performances from and 🏰

One week to go until this completely unique and immersive retelling of the Bayeux Tapestry, right where it all began. Tickets in bio!

Music: Battle of Hastings by

30/08/2026

29/08/2026

Our first film screening in Hastings Castle with Chris McGill and The Wicker Man 🔥

There was maypole dancing, the creepiest (and most creative) masks and eerie folk horror lit by an incredible Sturgeon Moon 🌑

26/08/2026

Beyond the Bayeux
Artist spotlight: Muco

Muco is a British-Burundian musician whose Book of Voices project reimagines medieval folk music and poetry for contemporary audiences. Performing with voice, autoharp and the East African inanga, his work brings Middle and Old English texts into conversation with a radically different musical tradition.

Muco will be performing a unique reworking of a medieval folk song especially for ‘Beyond the Bayeux’.

🎭 Beyond the Bayeux

📆 12th September 2026

A modern unravelling of the 1066 story 
Part of the British Museums’ national programme 

World-class musicians, theatre & castle projections
like you’ve never seen before

Performances from:

Ellie Westbrook

Music by:
Muco
Lucie Treacher

Directed By Cathy Brady
Written by & Ellie Westbrook

With words from David Musgrove, co-author of the official Bayeux Tapestry book

Projected animations designed by Battlecat Studios

Doors open 7pm
Performance begins 8pm

Tickets start at £15 (+ fees)

** Special Tickets incl. Welcome Drinks Reception **

Booking link in bio 🔗

25/08/2026

Ellie costume collecting at the National Theatre for our Beyond the Bayeux events September 12th.

Live music, theatre, projections.

Like nothing before at the castle!!

Grab your tickets for this unique event before they disappear!

Link in bio

20/08/2026

🏰 We are delighted to announce that joining us for our ‘Beyond the Bayeux’ event on September 12th, will be acclaimed stage and screen actor, James Purefoy.

He will be playing the role of Bishop Odo, most probable commissioner of the Bayeux Tapestry.

James’ career spans more than three decades. His major roles include Mark Antony in HBO’s Rome, alongside The Following, Altered Carbon, A Knight’s Tale, Fisherman’s Friends, Vanity Fair and High-Rise amongst many others.

Get your tickets for this unique event now, before they sell out!

Link in bio and on our website.

19/08/2026

🚨Free Workshop Klaxon! 🚨

Phil Davies from Battlecat Studios will be holding a free drop in workshop this Sunday at the Kiosk!

2-4pm

Sunday August 23rd

Join us to create a one-of-a-kind collaborative animation inspired by the Bayeux Tapestry and the story of 1066.

Working from a simple looping sequence, you’ll redraw and reinterpret a single frame, learning the basic principles of frame-by-frame and replacement animation as you go. Each individual drawing will form part of the final film: a story told collectively, one frame at a time. The finished animation will become part of a live projected show, appearing across the ancient walls of Hastings Castle.

No animation experience needed, just a willingness to draw, experiment and add your mark to the story.

For all ages!