Compass Presents.... The Time Machine, a tardis in Shambala's midst, a velveteen time-capsule of a tent in which to lose yourself amongst the oddest of acts and the strangest of playthings...

The shining cogs and steam-punk inventions of a very Victorian future assemble themselves into fully-functioning time travelling craft in which you can zoom any point in the past and look at the future though older and stranger eyes (but beware, this ancient piece of machinery, recently restored, is not for the faint-hearted!)

Also witness the unveiling of the Compass vintage telephone exchange, fully staffed by its time travelling operators, linking up the festival phone network before your eyes. You may be surprised at how very unhinged your fellow revellers sound when caught in the act of random communication!

Elsewhere in the recesses of our late night boudoir engorge yourselves in a programme of circus-freakery, visual-mastery, and party beats.
Acts include: Light performances from Prymedia and Limbic Cinema, experimental film accompaniment from Minima Music, the newest and hottest in up-an-coming music acts, Burlesque beauties and dark illusionists. Take part in the Compass Jam Sessions (5 -7 daily). Watch out for in house jailbird-turned-clown, the most sinister Mister Wiggles.

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