Shebang Unplugged
Shebang Unplugged at 2025 The Full Shebang. Image © Andrew Billington Photography
Shebang Unplugged
Live Music | Poetry | Spoken Word | Cabaret
Live Music produced by Andy Dawson, Spoken word and poetry by Hot Mess Mansfield, Cabaret various artists
Drop-in 1pm – 4pm in The Swan Yard (Location 6)
Suitable for all ages
- A roving BSL interpreter will be available at this location
- Accessible viewing area
This year’s Shebang Unplugged features a mix of live music from local artists, alongside poetry and spokenword from local group Hot Mess Mansfield, together with a splash of cabaret.
Hot Mess will also be making a collaborative Haiku with festival goers, to be performed during the festival.
Shebang Unplugged Performance Schedule
| Start | Artist | Run Time | Performance |
| 1pm | Jude Kirk | 25 minutes | Music |
| 1.30pm | Wes Dolan | 25 minutes | Music |
| 2pm | Lena Lenman | 30 minutes | Cabaret |
| 2.30pm | Daniel Collier | 25 minutes | Music |
| 2.55pm | Hot Mess Mansfield | 20 minutes | Poetry |
| 3.15pm | David Blayze | 25 minutes | Music |
| 3.40pm | Heidi Fletcher | 20 minutes | Music |
About Hot Mess Mansfield
Ivor Blundell
Ivor is a poet, troubadour, and prophet unrecognised in his own country and this one. He has produced several CDs (make great Christmas presents), a post-modern Thriller, a suite of Comical Detective Stories, and innumerable (but rare) poetry collections. He currently resides in Chesterfield.
Ed Stonecliffe
Ed is a poet living in Creswell. He has written comedy sketches for the theatre group, Three Handed Woman and has an ebook, I Was Expecting More, available on Amazon. In real life, he works in Geotechnical Engineering.
Roger Simpson
Roger is a retired layabout settled in Hodthorpe and enjoying not working any more while watching the weeds grow in his garden. His poetry has featured in a couple of the Invisible Poets Anthologies (available on Amazon – all profit to Save the Children) and on local radio via BBC Uploads.
Cat Stringfellow
A poet, monologist and English tutor originally from Nottingham, now living in the Mansfield area. She is the host of Mansfield’s own spoken word open mic night, “Hot Mess”. Recently, she has been featured on BBC Uploads and in “The Dark Horse” poetry magazine.