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Originally published: 2006-07-29

Original publication timestamp: 29 July 2006 at 10:53 pm

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## [animate! presents Gothic Tales at Leeds Festival](https://animate.org.uk/editorial/2006/07/animate-presents-gothic-tales-at-leeds-festival/)

**Sunday 27 August 2006 13:00**

A maelstrom mix of animate! commissions enlivens the famous *Leeds Festival*, the UK’s biggest music festival in 2006. Relish a collection of spooky stories revealing the darker side of animation - and life - before the big bands play on the final day of this Mean Fiddler celebration for the Bank Holiday weekend.

![Leeds festival logo](https://animate.org.uk/editorial/wp-content/leeds_festival_logo01.gif)

The (un)savoury treats on show include:

[Cowboys](https://animate.org.uk/films/cowboys/) six wicked Wild West tales of cowboys doin’ wrong created by Phil Mulloy
[Dad’s Dead](https://animate.org.uk/films/dadsdead/) Chris Shepherd’s terrifying story of evil teenage betrayal on a Liverpool estate
[Expelling the Demon](https://animate.org.uk/films/expellingthedemon/) a man’s struggle to gag his engorged lascivious tongue made by Devlin Crow
[Jukebox](https://animate.org.uk/films/jukebox/) Run Wrake’s street life extravangza, a mind-expanding coming of age
[Minema Cinema](https://animate.org.uk/films/minemacinema/) two bizarre stories of unlikely friendship and adventure animated by Tim Hope from scripts written by 13-year-olds
[Rabbit](https://animate.org.uk/films/rabbit/) the multi-prize-winning saga by Run Wrake about a freaky idol who turns a couple of children into greed-obsessed monsters

Comedy & Cabaret Stage
Leeds Festival
Bramham Park
Leeds
admission: weekend tickets sold out / £60 day ticket

**25-27 August 2006** [Leeds Festival website ›](http://www.meanfiddler.com/displayPage_leeds.asp?PageID=453)

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