{"id":65936,"date":"2026-07-13T11:36:31","date_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:36:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/?post_type=event&#038;p=65936"},"modified":"2026-07-13T11:36:31","modified_gmt":"2026-07-13T10:36:31","slug":"trigger-present-the-big-one-hundred","status":"publish","type":"event","link":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/event\/trigger-present-the-big-one-hundred\/","title":{"rendered":"Trigger present &#8216;The Big One Hundred&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u2022 Kicking off on 18-19 July in Ashdown Forest, home of the Hundred Acre Wood, Trigger, the creatives behind \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/thebigonehundred.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Big One Hundred<\/a>\u2019 are inviting audiences to immerse themselves in a series of nature-based events and activities including interactive performances from the giant puppet inspired by the endangered species in the Forest.<\/p>\n<p>The new inflatable creature taking the form of a giant puppet \u2018Poppet\u2019 has been created. Operated by 10 people simultaneously, it is an ambitious and rarely attempted approach that pushes the boundaries of live performance, costume and puppetry. Designed to personify Ashdown Forest and its unique landscape and protected species, Irving\u2019s design and Bual\u2019s bold vision for \u2018The Big One Hundred\u2019 will come together to create this living, moving artwork.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 Marking 100 years of A.A Milne\u2019s beloved Winnie-the-Pooh stories, the giant puppet and explorer activities will tour to Hailsham Town Centre on 26 July, Sheffield Park and Garden on 1 August, Uckfield\u2019s Weald on the Field on 8 August and Herstmonceux Castle on 22-23 August.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 As previously announced, Trigger\u2019s creative director Angie Bual has created \u2018Poppet\u2019, alongside costume designer Jack Irving (best known for his costume designs for global pop icons including Lady Gaga and Katy Perry) which will lead the celebrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u2022 As part of \u2018The Big One Hundred\u2019, high streets in East Sussex will be transformed into a playful public art trail, with local businesses creating their own &#8220;forest creatures&#8221; from the products and materials found in their shops.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":62478,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false},"event_categories":[1620],"class_list":["post-65936","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","event_categories-family-fun-2"],"acf":[],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":true,"date":"2026-08-24 10:26:00","action":"change-status","newStatus":"trash","terms":[0],"taxonomy":"event_categories","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/65936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/65936\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":65938,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/65936\/revisions\/65938"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62478"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=65936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"event_categories","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thefamilygrapevine.co.uk\/midsussex\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event_categories?post=65936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}