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The 2018 Festival programme is again, thanks Philharmonic Orchestra. Pianist Danny Driver, Festival Diary 4 - 5 to our Sponsors, talent packed, exciting and violinist Ani Batikian, City of London Choir and 6 - 21 thought-provoking. Our underlying themes are The Revolutionary Drawing Room are among Events to celebrate the centenary of the end of WW1 our other high quality performers. Fringe Events 22 and the introduction of votes for women. Our visual arts offering is exceptional - Dave Exhibitions 23 Our literary programme features four nationally McKean will reprise his sell-out show “Black known figures, Rt. Hon. Dame Joan Ruddock Dog - the Dreams of Paul Nash”, “Not About Advertisers 24 - 38 DBE, ex-Cabinet member and CND campaigner, Heroes” examines the friendship between 39 Dame Jenni Murray, writer, broadcaster Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon and Sponsors and presenter of Woman’s Hour, legendary Martin Wimbush presents “Shakespeare and broadcaster Andy Kershaw and the undisputed Me” with Michel Duvoisin. Iconic films at the Queen of Quilting, Linda Seward. We also Kino include Oh! What a lovely War, if…. welcome John Benjamin, Antiques Roadshow and Black Narcissus. On a lighter note, we For further details about jewellery expert and eminent barrister John feature the hilarious “Dad’s Army Radio Hour”, our programme and to Cooper QC. Other speakers include Alastair based on the much-loved BBC sitcom. book online, visit Fairley on the De La Warr renovation project, ryeartsfestival.org.uk Craig Sams on “Go for Gold by being Green”, Contemporary music is led by the legendary Paul Harrison on Serial Killers, Dr Barry Yates Skip “Little Axe” McDonald. We welcome back Box Office Address: on the new Rye Harbour Discovery Centre and popular Irish band Dervish, authentic Cajun c/o Phillips & Stubbs, a panel of Rye writers discussing their influences. band The Hotfoot Specials and Mose Fan Fan 47/49 Cinque Ports Street, with his exciting Congolese group Somo Somo. Rye TN31 7AN Our classical music programme, the first from The line-up is completed by award-winning Irish our new Director of Classical Music, Alison folk singer Daoirí Farrell. Box Office Telephone: Moncrieff-Kelly, features a host of international 01797 224442 stars including Roderick Williams OBE, the ENO’s We are repeating our popular tours of Romney Rye Arts Festival is a Charitable Richard Suart, Dame Emma Kirkby and US- Marsh Churches, Winchelsea Cellars and Rye Incorporated Organisation based flautist Lorna McGhee with Anne Marshall. Harbour Nature Reserve. Registration No. 1175309. Alisdair Kitchen’s Euphonia Studio will bring us a Disclaimers: new version of the seldom-seen Poulenc opera We hope to see you at many of these events. Persons attending Rye Arts Festival events and using venue car parks “Les Mamelles de Tirésias”. Kenny Broberg, (if available), do so at their own risk. & Contents Welcome winner of the 2017 Hastings International Piano Mike Eve Every event may have Concerto Competition, will appear with Hastings Chairman, Rye Arts Festival CIO photographers taking pictures. 3 Festival Diary Literary Classical Contemporary Drama Walks & Tours Exhibitions
Day Event Doors Starts Duration Page Venue Sat 15th Rt. Hon. Dame Joan Ruddock - Going Nowhere 10:30 11:00 1hr 6 Rye Community Centre Sat 15th Rye Writers 14:30 15:00 1hr 6 Methodist Church, Rye Sat 15th Model WWI Tanks & Guerrilla Knitting 14:30 - 17:00 6 Gungarden/Church Square Sat 15th Rye Players - Cathedral 10 Minutes 17:00 17:30 45mins 6 St Mary’s Church, Rye Sat 15th Richard Suart & Bryan Evans - A Matter of Patter 18:45 19:30 2hrs 7 The Milligan Theatre Sat 15th Skip ‘Little Axe’ McDonald 19:30 20:00 2hrs 7 Rye Community Centre Sun 16th Film - if.... 10:15 10:30 2hrs 7 Kino Cinema, Rye Sun 16th Dad’s Army Radio Hour - David Benson & Jack Lane 15:30 16:00 1¾hrs 8 Rye Community Centre Mon 17th John Benjamin - Jewellery Lecture (& Valuation*) 14:30 15:00 1+1½hrs* 8 Methodist Church, Rye Mon 17th Roderick Williams - First War Poet of England Am I 18:45 19:30 70mins 8 St Mary’s Church, Rye Tues 18th Romney Marsh Churches Tour 9:45 10:00 6hrs 9 Rye Station Forecourt Tues 18th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 9 Town Well, Winchelsea Tues 18th Black Dog - The Dreams of Paul Nash 18:45 19:30 2hrs 9 St Mary’s Church, Rye Wed 19th Alastair Fairley - The De La Warr Pavillion 14:30 15:00 1hr 10 Methodist Church, Rye Wed 19th Lorna McGhee (flute) & Anne Marshall (piano) 18:45 19:30 2hrs 10 St Mary’s Church, Rye Thu 20th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 9 Town Well, Winchelsea Thu 20th Laura Snowden (guitar) 12:30 13:00 1hr 10 All Saints Church, Iden Thu 20th Hastings Philharmonic & Kenny Broberg 18:45 19:30 2hrs 11 St Mary’s Church, Rye Thu 20th The Adventures of Andy Kershaw 19:00 19:30 2hrs 11 Rye Community Centre Fri 21st Paul Harrison - Serial Killers 14:30 15:00 1hr 12 Methodist Church, Rye Fri 21st Danny Driver (piano) 18:15 19:00 2hrs 12 St Mary’s Church, Rye Fri 21st The Hotfoot Specials 19:30 20:00 2hrs 12 Rye Community Centre Sat 22nd Dr Barry Yates - Autumn Wildlife Walk at RHNR 10:15 10:30 2hrs 13 Rye Harbour Car Park Sat 22nd Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 9 Town Well, Winchelsea Sat 22nd Antony Penrose - Roland Penrose & British Surrealists 13:30 14:00 1hr 23 Rye Art Gallery Festival Diary Sat 22nd Craig Sams - Go for Gold by Being Green 14:30 15:00 1hr 13 Methodist Church, Rye 4 Sat 22nd Dervish - Irish Folk Band 19:30 20:00 2hrs 13 Rye Community Centre Sat 22nd Euphonia Studio - Les Mamelles de Tirésias 18:45 19:30 1hr 14 The Milligan Theatre Literary Classical Contemporary Drama Walks & Tours Exhibitions
Day Event Doors Starts Duration Page Venue Sun 23rd Martin Wimbush - Shakespeare and Me 15:30 16:00 2hrs 14 Rye Community Centre Sun 23rd City of London Choir 18:15 19:00 1½hrs 15 St Mary’s Church, Rye Mon 24th Dr Barry Yates - Autumn Wildlife Walk at RHNR 10:15 10:30 2hrs 13 Rye Harbour Car Park Mon 24th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 9 Town Well, Winchelsea Mon 24th Buck Brass Trio 12:30 13:00 1hr 15 All Saints Church, Iden Mon 24th Film - Black Narcissus 15:15 15:30 2hrs 15 Kino Cinema, Rye Mon 24th Grahame Lloyd - 50 Not Out (six sixes re-visited) 17:30 18:00 1hr 16 The Mermaid Inn, Rye Tue 25th Outreach Outcome Concert To be confirmed with schools 16 To be confirmed Tue 25th Dr Barry Yates Talk - What’s so special about RHNR? 14:30 15:00 1½hrs 16 Methodist Church, Rye Tue 25th Flying Bridge Theatre Co. - Not About Heroes 19:00 19:30 2hrs 17 St Mary’s Church, Rye Wed 26th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 9 Town Well,Winchelsea Wed 26th Linda Seward - Quilts: From Utility to Art 14:30 15:00 1½hrs 17 Methodist Church, Rye Wed 26th Ani Batikian (violin) & Roland Roberts (piano) 18:45 19:30 2hrs 17 St Thomas’, Winchelsea Wed 26th Mose Fan Fan with Somo Somo 19:30 20:00 2hrs 18 Rye Community Centre Thu 27th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 9 Town Well, Winchelsea Thu 27th Saint Ronan’s Prep School Choir & Musicians 12:30 13:00 1hr 18 All Saints Church, Iden Thu 27th Revolutionary Drawing Room - Music in Time of War 18:45 19:30 2hrs 18 St Thomas’, Winchelsea Fri 28th Film - Oh! What a Lovely War 14:45 15:00 2½hrs 19 Kino Cinema, Rye Fri 28th Rye Dance students 17:30 18:00 2½hrs 19 Rye Community Centre Fri 28th Dame Emma Kirkby with Dowland Works 18:45 19:30 2hrs 19 St Mary’s Church, Rye Sat 29th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 9 Town Well, Winchelsea Sat 29th John Cooper QC - Blunted Sword & Broken Scales 14:30 15:00 1hr 20 Methodist Church, Rye Sat 29th Euphonia Studio - Les Mamelles de Tirésias (gala) 18:15 19:00 2hrs 20 The Milligan Theatre Festival Diary Sat 29th Daoirí Farrell - True Born Irishman 19:30 20:00 2hrs 21 Rye Community Centre Sun 30th Theatre Rotto - Little Ida 10:30 11:00 1hr 21 Rye Community Centre 5 Sun 30th An audience with Dame Jenni Murray 14:15 15:00 1hr 21 The Milligan Theatre SATURDAY 15th SEPTEMBER Opening Day Events - SATURDAY 15th Doors:10.30 Starts:11.00 Duration:1hr See below for timings and locations Tank Battle and Guerrilla Knitting To mark the centenary of the end of WWI, two one sixth scale working model tanks - one British, one German - give battle around Church Square and the aptly named Gun Gardens. A skirmish not to be missed! And give it a purl! Free Event Time:14.30 - 17:00 Rye Writers Pamela Buxton, Peter Davey, Bronwen Griffiths & Chris O’Donoghue Going Nowhere An opportunity to listen to some talented authors who Rt. Hon. Dame Joan Ruddock have chosen to live in and around the town of Rye. Has the town helped them to develop their skills? Where do they find their inspiration? Have they chosen to A lifelong feminist and write about their known environments? The literary environmentalist, Joan Ruddock heritage of the town is renowned - have their forebears came to national attention in the influenced these four writers and if so, how? 1980s when she became chair of CND. In 1987 she was elected to Venue: Methodist Church, Rye Tickets: £9* Doors:14.30 Starts:15.00 Duration:1hr parliament as MP for Lewisham Cathedral 10 Minutes from Rye Players Deptford, a constituency in a Local AmDram tell a story of medieval intrigue deprived inner London borough. with one man pitted against the might of the Elected six times, she held Church. It switches between the present day and numerous shadow briefs and the time of King John as the struggle unfolds became the first full time Minister between Bishop and landowner over the building for Women in 1997. of a cathedral. Is it for the glory of god or the vanity Image © Nick Chillingworth Sponsored by Stuart & Linda of a man, and have the people been forgotten?
Opening Day Harland and Stephen Ashley-King Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Tickets: £6* Doors:17.00 Starts:17.30 Duration:45mins
6 Venue: Rye Community Centre COME AND SEE THESE SPECIAL OPENING DAY EVENTS Tickets: £15 ALONG WITH MUSIC AND DRUMMING *or buy a combined ticket for both events for £12 SATURDAY 15th SATURDAY 15th SUNDAY 16th Doors:18:45 Starts:19:30 Duration:2hrs Doors:19:30 Starts:20:00 Duration: 2hrs Doors:10:15 Starts:10:30 Duration:2hrs
A Matter of Patter Skip McDonald if…. Richard Suart (baritone) Directed by Lindsay Anderson and Bryan Evans (piano) An evening inspired by patter songs Skip “Little Axe” McDonald is a This very English movie was from opera and operetta, featuring singer, guitarist and record producer released 50 years ago. Set in a the popular Gilbert & Sullivan born in Dayton, Ohio where he found brutal English public school, events characters. Also includes songs his blues roots before moving to New escalate from boyish japes and by Noël Coward, Tom Lehrer and York to become part of the new hip- pranks into an armed insurrection Flanders & Swann. hop scene. His album The Wolf that by the pupils, with a full-scale fire- House Built is regarded as a major fight with live ammunition. “The energy and comic precision milestone. His live act effortlessly of what Richard Suart does comes combines early blues with soul, dub, John Howlett, who lives in Rye, so naturally that you are simply not world music and hip-hop to create wrote the screenplay and he will aware of his skill.” his own signature sound. introduce the film and take Q&As Richard Morrison, The Times afterwards. Sponsored by Madeleine Eve, Opera
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Venue: The Milligan Theatre, Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: The Kino Cinema, Rye Rye College, TN31 7NQ Tickets: £15 Tickets: £12 7 Tickets: £20 8 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Doors: SUNDAY 16th David BensonandJackLane Dad’s ArmyRadioHour Tickets: £15 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre TV series.“Prettymuchperfect feat Jimmy PerryandDavidCroft A selectionofclassicradioepisodes Sponsored byTheOld Borough Arms of mimicry” TheTimes of classicradioscriptsbasedon characters inthisbrilliantstaging characters andgreatfeatsofvocal featuring favouritelines,cherished favourite episodesfromthe original impersonation! Two actorsplay25 based ontheBBCsitcomby 15:30 Starts: 16.00 Duration: 1¾hrs Doors: MONDAY 17th Sponsored byAndrew &LizBamji the talk. jewellery forJohntovalue after the audiencecanbringan item of *specially-ticketed members* of over thepast400years.Twenty tour ofnotablejewelleryitems John willtakeusonawhistle-stop Television’s A charismaticcontributortoBBC of theGoldsmiths’Company. lecturer, authorandaFreeman jewellery consultant,historian, John Benjaminisanindependent to ElizabethTaylor Jewellery fromElizabethI John Benjamin Tickets: £12, (£17*) Venue: MethodistChurch,Rye 14.30 Starts: Antiques Roadshow 15.00 Duration: 1+1½hrs
, Doors: MONDAY 17th Michael StClair George Sponsored byConceptsofRyeand Tickets: £30, £20,£15 Venue: StMary’sChurch,Rye Radio 3lastyearonArmistice Day. poetry andwasbroadcast by BBC performance incorporatessongand his musicsearinglybeautiful.This Gurney’s workisoftenwittyand poetry. Although atragicfigure, equally reveredforhismusicand position inBritishculture,being Ivor Gurneyoccupiesaunique Iain Burnside andPhilip Franks Roderick Williams, Am I First War Poetof England 18:45 Starts: 19:30
Duration: 70mins TUESDAY 18th TUESDAY 18th TUESDAY 18th Meet:9:45 Leaves:10:00 Returns:16:00 Meet:10:45 Starts:11:00 Duration:1½ hrs Doors:18:45 Starts:19:30 Duration:2hrs
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Romney Marsh Winchelsea Cellar Tours Black Dog – Churches Tour Tues 18th, Thurs 20th, Sat 22nd, The Dreams of Paul Nash Romney Marsh Historic Mon 24th, Wed 26th, Thurs 27th Dave McKean Churches Trust and Sat 29th These historic churches are the A fascinating tour, led by This is a 14-18 NOW Foundation- architectural gems of Romney knowledgeable local guides, into commissioned performance work Marsh. Our expert guides will take some of Winchelsea’s original 13th by multi-talented local artist Dave us around St Peter & St Paul at Century cellars, normally closed to McKean, and was featured at Tate Newchurch, St Augustine at Snave, the public. The tour gives an insight Britain. Nash’s WW1 experience St Peter & St Paul at Dymchurch into the history of Winchelsea, once is told in music, song and imagery and St Mary The Virgin at St Mary a leading member of the Cinque by world renowned cellist and in the Marsh. Your lunch is included Ports Confederation. Please bring baritone Matthew Sharp, pianist in the ticket price. a torch and wear sensible shoes as Dave McKean and violinist access to some cellars is difficult. Clare Haythornthwaite. Sensible shoes advised. Please Booking essential. allow plenty of time for parking
(see map on p.2). Maximum 24 people per tour. Sponsored by Art & Soul Gallery or in person at the Box Office Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk
Coach departs from and returns Venue: Meet at the Town Well, Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye to Rye Station Forecourt Castle Street, Winchelsea TN36 4EL Tickets: £15 9 Tickets: £35 Tickets: £8.50 10 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Doors: WEDNESDAY 19th Tickets: £12 Venue: MethodistChurch,Rye Alastair Fairley a modernistmasterpiece The DeLaWarr Pavilion – Rye Conservation Society Sponsored byRXArchitects and Warr Pavilionisrightlyregarded In 1934anewstructurestarted as oneofBritain’sfinestModernist Fairley, authorofthebuilding’s country before.Today, theDeLa Bexhill, unlikeanythingseeninthis fascinating ‘People’sPalace’. monograph history, explores the hiddenstoriesbehindthis to emergeonthesouthcoastat buildings. HeritageexpertAlastair 14:30 Starts: Image ©DeLaWarr Pavilion 15:00 Duration: 1hr Doors: WEDNESDAY 19th Duffie Architects andAlexander Stiller Sponsored byJMInteriors,Manning of theworld’sleadingflute festivals. and appearedinconcertat many artists includingSirJames Galway has accompanieddistinguished Academy ofMusic.AnneMarshall an HonoraryFellowoftheRoyal world’s leadingorchestras.Sheis as guestprincipalwithmanyofthe Post), LornaMcGheehasperformed rich andvibranttone”( Renowned forher“exceptionally Anne Marshall(piano) Lorna McGhee(flute)& Tickets: £20, £15,£10 Venue: StMary’sChurch,Rye 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Washington Duration: 2hrs
Doors: THURSDAY 20th Cellars Tour Company ofMusicians Sponsored byTheWorshipful Tickets: £10 Venue: AllSaintsChurch,Iden a donationfromTheRolling Stones. guitar tuitionwasmadepossible by Yehudi MenuhinSchool,where graduate fromtheworld-renowned Laura wasthefirstguitaristto Wigmore Hallin2015and2017. the JulianBreamTrust concertsat hand-picked by Julian Bream togive and composerLauraSnowdenwas Award-winning classicalguitarist (guitar) Laura Snowden also today (p9) 12:30 Starts: 13:00 Duration: 1hr THURSDAY 20th THURSDAY 20th Doors:18:45 Starts:19:30 Duration:2hrs Doors:19:00 Starts:19:30 Duration:2hrs
Hastings Philharmonic The Adventures of Andy Kershaw with Kenny Broberg Radio and TV presenter, DJ and music enthusiast
In a new collaboration between This one-man show is a two-hour As a BBC news correspondent, he was Rye Arts Festival, Fairlight Arts audio-visual presentation about in Rwanda when the genocidal war Trust and Hastings International Andy’s life, career, his adventures started and happened to be in Monserrat Piano Concerto Competition, we and experiences so far in radio in the Caribbean when the island’s are delighted to welcome Hastings and television, live music, travels volcano erupted. His on the ground Philharmonic Orchestra and to extreme countries and foreign TV reports were memorable. He also Kenny Broberg, 2017 Winner of correspondence. Fascinating visited North Korea three times and in the Hastings International Piano and often hilarious, the audience 1998 tracked down the person who had Concerto Competition, to St Mary’s will enjoy recollections from a life shouted “Judas” at Bob Dylan in 1966! Church for what we are sure will be spent on the front lines not only “Sensational… wildly hilarious. an evening of outstanding quality. of rock & roll, but the world’s most An amazing man.” See website for programme details extreme and dangerous countries. Stephen Fry Sponsored by Alexander Stiller and
one anonymous sponsor Sponsored by Marsha by the Sea or in person at the Box Office Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: Rye Community Centre Tickets: £25, £20, £15 Tickets: £12 11 12 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Doors: FRIDAY 21st 100 ofthesecriminalsheknows Tickets: £12 Venue: MethodistChurch,Rye Paul Harrison Serial Killers on theserialkillerphenomenon. officers toworkcloselywiththe 30 books,mainlytruecrime. His FBI’s BehavioralScienceUnit Paul wasoneofthefirstUKpolice Having workedcloselywithover regarded asaleadingauthority detective WillScott. first inaseriesofbooksfeaturing novel ChasingMonsters in Virginia. He isinternationally them well!Heistheauthor ofover 14:30 Starts: 15:00 Duration: isthe 1hr Doors: FRIDAY 21st keyboard works. mix ofcanonicandlesserknown repertoire encompassinga singular broad to cultivate a and enabledhim holistic approachtoperformance College ofMusichaveinspiredhis Cambridge UniversityandtheRoyal and musicaldepth.Hisstudiesat sophistication, interpretativeinsight a versatileandcreativepianistof Driver’s internationalreputationas world havecementedDanny Audience responsesaroundthe Pianist Danny Driver Sponsored byRMand SJArblaster Tickets: £20, £15,£10 Venue: StMary’sChurch,Rye 18:15 Starts: 19:00 Duration: 2hrs Doors: FRIDAY 21st Sponsored byTheUnion Steakhouse Tickets: £12 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre outstanding outfit. night awayorsitandlistentothis and ’titfer(triangle).Dancethe fiddle, accordion,guitar, drums from theLouisianabayous,playing They offer joyous,accessiblemusic UK’s mostauthenticCajunband. The welcomereturnofarguablythe Cajun music The HotfootSpecials 19:30 Starts: 20:00 Duration: 2hrs SAT 22nd & Mon 24th SATURDAY 22nd SATURDAY 22nd Meet:10:15 Starts:10:30 Duration:2hrs Doors:14:30 Starts:15:00 Duration:1hr Doors:19:30 Starts:20:00 Duration:2hrs also today Cellars Tour (p9)
Autumn Wildlife Walk Go for Gold Dervish at Rye Harbour By Being Green Irish folk music Dr Barry Yates Craig Sams Join Barry for a two mile circular Founder of Green & Black’s and Traditional Irish folk band Dervish walk around part of this beautiful Carbon Gold biochar, Craig Sams celebrate their 29th anniversary nature reserve looking at wildlife, is actively engaged in climate with a welcome return to Rye Arts history and the changing coastline. change policy and a campaigner Festival. A sublime combination of We should see the last of our for one carbon price for all carbon the beautiful vocals of Cathy Jordan summer birds and the first winter mitigation activity. He will discuss with the musicianship of her fellow arrivals. Bring binoculars if you how changing the way we manage band members means an absolute have them or you can borrow farms and forests can stop the treat for our patrons. The band a pair. Start in the large car park increase in greenhouse gas levels, regularly travels the world spreading at Rye Harbour village. bring us back to pre-industrial the delights of Irish music and have levels and deliver extensive won many prestigious awards for environmental benefits. their work. Sponsored by Rother Environmental Sponsored by JM Interiors and
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Meet at Rye Harbour Car Park Venue: Methodist Church, Rye Venue: Rye Community Centre Tickets: £10 Tickets: £12 Tickets: £20 13 14 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Doors: SATURDAY 22nd Euphonia Studio Les MamellesdeTirésias –anoperabyFrancisPoulenc Tickets: £20 Venue: TheMilliganTheatre, RyeCollege,LoveLane, Sponsored byAdrian& LisaBinksandOperainStyle Thérèse, whochangesher sexto pacifist elements.Ittellsthe storyof interpretation withfeminist and the mythtoproduceaprovocative is alsocelebratedthisyear)inverted Tiresias. Poulenc(whosecentenary mythology oftheThebansoothsayer inspired bythestoryfromGreek Apollinaire’s 1903surrealisticplay opera, writtenin1945,isasettingof and lushharmonies,Poulenc’s A riotousfarcefullofgorgeoustunes 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Duration: 1hr movement. in thewakeof#MeToo opera isalsoimmenselytopical, mounted inBritainthisyear– – thisistheonlyproductiontobe Brilliant andyetrarelyperformed between thesexes. the pastandestablishingequality aim ofchangingcustoms,subverting obtain poweramongmenwiththe
Doors: SUNDAY 23rd Sponsored byNigel& Heather Wilkinson Tickets: £15 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre Michel Duvoisin. music bycomposerandsongwriter, the greatspeechesandoriginal show, withexcerptsfromsomeof It promisestobeanentertaining stories andjokesalongtheway. ones hehasn’t,withplentyoffunny in Shakespeareandexploresthe rediscovers thepartshe’splayed a personaljourney, wherehe Martin Wimbushtakesuson Martin Wimbush Shakespeare andMe 15:30 Starts: 16:00 Duration: 2hrs SUNDAY 23rd MONDAY 24th MONDAY 24th Doors:18:15 Starts:19:00 Duration:1½hrs Doors:12:30 Starts:13:00 Duration:1hr Doors:15:15 Starts:15:30 Duration:2hrs also today Cellars Tour (p9)
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City of London Choir Buck Brass Trio Black Narcissus Conductor: Hilary Davan Wetton
Founded in 1963, City of London One of the leading young brass Fifty years after Rumer Godden Choir has enjoyed the direction ensembles in the UK, the trio was became the tenant of Lamb of just two dedicated conductors: formed in 2012 by graduates from House in Rye, we screen Powell & founder Donald Cashmore for its London’s Royal Academy of Music. Pressburger’s melodramatic movie first quarter century, and, since Its members are Imogen Hancock based on her novel about repressed 1989, Hilary Davan Wetton. It (trumpet), Timothy Ellis (French love and roiling sexual frustration has earned an enviable reputation, horn) and Richard Buck (trombone). among Christian nuns setting up both in the national media and The trio has pioneered a large a convent in a mountain fastness among audiences, for a distinctive amount of new repertoire as well in South Asia. The Guardian youthful sound and the quality of as collaborating with young and commands: “Run, don’t walk to see its performances. established composers. this 1947 classic!” Sponsored by Paul & Caroline Fincham, Mark & Susannah Harris and Sponsored by The Worshipful Company
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Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: All Saints Church, Iden Venue: The Kino Cinema, Rye Tickets: £20, £15, £10 Tickets: £10 Tickets: £12 15 16 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Doors: MONDAY 24th Tickets: £12 Venue: TheMermaidInn,Rye Grahame Lloyd - TheSixSixesRevisited 50 NotOut Sponsored byRichard CullinanJoinery
Christie’s –butwasittherightone? On saleagainin2012,theplot In 2006,“theballusedinthe over” fetchedarecord£26,400at and song,sportsjournalist and with aballinsteadofbody. writer GrahameLloydexamines an 50 yearsagoGarrySobershitan fake newsandawhodunnit? –but iconic moment,adisturbing taleof historic 36runsoff sixdeliveries, thickened. Featuring DVD,poetry thus conqueringcricket’sEverest. 17:30 Starts: 18:00 Access Limited Duration: 1hr Venue and timings to confirmed be TUESDAY 25th Outreach OutcomeConcert fun andlifeenhancing. and anunderstandingthatmusicis aim istoestablishaloveofsinging to performalunchtimeconcert.The bring togetherlocalprimaryschools and musicspecialistfromWales, to Thomas, aprimaryschooleducator working incollaborationwithMeurig The Festivalisdelightedtobe Tickets: N/A Venue: TBC Doors: TUESDAY 25th Tickets: £12 Venue: MethodistChurch,Rye update ontheDiscoveryProject. is suchaspecialplace,with an describes whythenaturereserve sound andvideoBarryYates local tourismindustry. With photos, year, it is animportantpartofthe visits lastyear. Throughout the people, withmorethan360,000 endangered. Itisalsospecialfor 300 thatarenationallyrareor than 4,000speciesincludingabout is specialforwildlife,withmore The naturereserveatRyeHarbour Dr BarryYates Rye HarbourNatureReserve? What’s sospecialabout 14:30 Starts: 15:00 Duration: 1½hrs TUESDAY 25th WEDNESDAY 26th WEDNESDAY 26th Doors:19:00 Starts:19:30 Duration: 2hrs Doors:14:30 Starts:15:00 Duration: 1½hrs Doors:18:45 Starts:19:30 Duration:2hrs also today Cellars Tour (p9)
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Not About Heroes Quilts: From Utility to Art From Armenia to Armistice Flying Bridge Theatre Co. Linda Seward Ani Batikian & Roland Roberts & Seabright Productions Directed by Tim Baker Linda Seward is the author of ten Husband and wife duo, Roland Stephen Macdonald’s highly quilt books and is an international Roberts (piano) and Armenian acclaimed Fringe First winning judge and lecturer on the art form. violinist Ani Batikian present a play about the unique friendship Her talk traces the development programme commemorating the between celebrated First World of the craft from the creation of a 100th anniversary of the end of War poets Wilfred Owen and simple utilitarian item to a work of art. the First World War and the lesser Siegfried Sassoon. They met at known Armenian Genocide with Craiglockhart Hospital in 1917 The talk follows the history from music from five different countries and bonded over a mutual hatred the antique to the contemporary, written during the period and two of war and love of poetry. illustrated with the work of many recently composed works. “Compelling and superbly performed.” quilt artists. There will be examples British Theatre Guide. on display. Sponsored by Nigel & Heather Sponsored by Madeleine Eve and Sponsored by David Brilliant, Forget Me
Wilkinson and The World of Legend Gilly Webb-Wilson Not Rye, Plaristo Gallery & Tuscan Kitchen or in person at the Box Office Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: Methodist Church, Rye Venue: St Thomas’, Winchelsea Tickets: £15 Tickets: £12 Tickets: £20, £15 17 18 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Doors: WEDNESDAY 26th Tickets: £20 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre Somo Mose Fanwith Sponsored bySkinners ofRye Congolese popmusicwithelectric Somo. Theyplayhappy, infectious occasion, butwekeepour acclaimed CongolesebandSomo came completewithaCongolese dancer showingtheaudience how Mose Fanistheleaderof guitars, bassanddrums.Theirlast fingers crossed! no guaranteeofthesame on this to danceintheirstyle.There’s billed asaNightinKinshasaand performance attheFestivalwas 19:30 Starts: 20:00 Duration:
2hrs Doors: THURSDAY 27th and vocalinstrumental soloists. instrumental chamberensembles Chamber Choirtogetherwith The Festivalwillfeaturethe school’s are attendedbythewholeschool. presented throughouttheyearand chamber groups.Concertsare orchestra, ajazzbandandseveral choirs, fivestringensembles,afull chapel, chamberandyeargroup daily livesofeverypupil,including Music isanimportantpartofthe School Choir&Musicians Saint Ronan’sPrep Tickets: £7 (studentsfree) Venue: AllSaintsChurch,Iden 12:30 Starts: 13:00 Duration: 1hr Cellars Tour also today (p9) Doors: THURSDAY 27th See websiteforprogrammedetails Tickets: £20, £15 Venue: StThomas’s,Winchelsea throes ofrevolutionandconflict. periods whenEuropewas in the the lateclassicalandearlyromantic Room specialises inthemusicof time. The RevolutionaryDrawing the greatestchambermusicofall of Vienna werehostingsomeof invasion bytheFrench,salons Ports preparedforacross-channel In the1800s,whileCinque The RevolutionaryDrawingRoom Music inTime ofWar Sponsored byananonymous donor 18:45 Starts: 19:30 Duration: 2hrs FRIDAY 28th FRIDAY 28th FRIDAY 28th Doors:14:45 Starts:15:00 Duration:2½hrs Doors:17:30 Starts:18:00 Duration:2½hrs Doors:18:45 Starts:19:30 Duration:2hrs
Oh! What a Lovely War Rye Dance Dame Emma Kirkby Rye Dance students with Dowland Works
100 years after the end of WWI, we The talented young pupils of Rye English soprano Dame Emma screen Oh! What A Lovely War. Dance Centre will once again Kirkby is one of the world’s most The directorial debut of Richard give an unmissable show that will famous early music specialists. Her Attenborough is a comedy musical captivate and enthral! uncommonly pure, crystalline voice, using popular songs from the time deployed with minimal vibrato, her to trace the history of the conflict. Under the choreography of principal natural declamation, agile coloratura Locations include the now derelict Joanne Fletcher there will be a and sensitivity to words have been Brighton West Pier and the movie’s collection of dances, both old and widely admired by interpreters of cast list is a roll call of British greats new, in a variety of styles and types early, Renaissance and Baroque from Laurence Olivier to Maggie of dancing that will showcase these music and have served as a model Smith. Unmissable! vibrant young performers. for many specialists in this repertory. Sponsored by David Brilliant, Prof. Burton Rosner, Iain & Gilly
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Venue: The Kino Cinema, Rye Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Tickets: £12 Tickets: £7 adults, Tickets: £25, £20, £15 19 £5 children 20 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Doors: SATURDAY 29th Tickets: £15 Venue: MethodistChurch,Rye Professor JohnCooperQC Broken Scales Blunted Swordand and Heringtons Solicitors Sponsored byLord &LadyClarke QC has worked on some of the most QC hasworkedonsomeofthemost and willoffer alivelyreviewofthe current stateofjustice. challenge tothegovernment’s DUP controversial recentcases,including world. Leading barrister John Cooper world. LeadingbarristerJohnCooper deal andtheWorboys ParoleBoard, Based onthebeliefthatallare justice systemisthebestin innocent until proven guilty andtried the DeepcutBarracksdeaths, by jury, itisclaimed ourcriminal Cellars Tour also today (p9) 14:30 Starts: 15:00 Duration: 1hr Doors: SATURDAY 29th Sponsored &Linda HarlandandOperainStyle byTheGallivant, Stuart accompanies inasolopiano version Kieran Rayner. JonathanMusgrave young NewZealandbaritone debut as‘LeMari’isthedistinguished La Bohème who playedMusettainlastyear’s favourite, sopranoLouiseFuller, role willbesungbyreturningFestival addition tomusicdirecting.Thetitle the filmsofCharlieChaplin-in designer -takinginspirationfrom Alisdair Kitchenisdirectorand Euphonia Studio Les MamellesdeTirésias –anoperabyFrancisPoulenc Tickets: £30 Venue: TheMilliganTheatre, RyeCollege,LoveLane, 18:15 Starts: . MakinghisFestival 19:00 Duration: 2 hours with reception after performance after reception with 2 hours
canapés tocomplementthe occasion. the opportunitytoenjoywine and a galaproduction,offering guests We willcelebratetheeventwith programme toastunningconclusion. Rye ArtsFestivalclassicalmusic Mamelles deTirésias bringsthe2018 The secondperformanceofLes in FrenchwithEnglishsurtitles. by thecomposer. Theoperaissung SATURDAY 29th SUNDAY 30th SUNDAY 30th Doors:19:30 Starts:20:00 Duration:2hrs Doors:10:30 Starts:11:00 Duration:1hr Doors:14:15 Starts:15:00 Duration:1hr
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True Born Irishman Little Ida An Audience with Daoirí Farrell Theatre Rotto Dame Jenni Murray
We are delighted to present a night “Why are my flowers fading?” asks A journalist and broadcaster who with Daoirí Farrell. Pronounced Little Ida. “They have been dancing has presented BBC Radio 4’s “Derry”, he has been described as all night”, comes the reply. So Woman’s Hour since 1987, Dame “one of the most important traditional begins this captivating adventure Jenni Murray is the author of singers to emerge in the last decade” where puppet shadows and flowers several books, including A History of by the ex-Planxty luminary Donal come to life before the eyes of every Britain in 21 Women and Memoirs Lunny. Accompanying himself on spectator. HC Andersen’s fairy of a Not So Dutiful Daughter. bouzouki, Daoirí has to date released tale is brought to you by Theatre In her latest book, A History of the two albums. His second, True Born Rotto’s puppeteers and musicians. World in 21 Women, she looks Irishman, led to him being nominated This wondrous show is like a magic at the great women of the world, for three BBC Folk Awards in 2017. world and will keep you spellbound. rescuing some from obscurity and He subsequently won two, including shining a new light on familiar names. the Horizon Award for best newcomer. Sponsored by Concepts of Rye
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Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: The Milligan Theatre Tickets: £15 Tickets: £6 adults, Rye College 21 £4 children Tickets: £15 22 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk or in person at the Box Office Shows atShows 16:00 and 19:00 days both Sat 15th&Sun16thSeptember Tickets: www.theworldoflegend.com Tickets £15(14+ years) Rye 55 The Mint, TheWorldVenue: ofLegend, Legends ofRye The Maddening This newimmersiveandinteractive It’s 1920andyoutheaudience, of alostsoldierfromthetrenches as membersofaparanormal during World War One. horror showwilltakeyouto séance investigations society, willbeasked trenches oftheSomme. tombs, aFrenchcaféand even the to solvethestrangedisappearance parlours, dustyattics,abandoned
Tickets £45perperson(toincludea3-coursesupperwithcoffee) immersive diningexperience. between eachcourse,interactingwiththetablesin spacetocreatean This isashortenedversionoftheplayinwhichactorsperformscenes Shakespeare’s regicidalvillainslearnsthehardwaythat“bloodwillhaveblood”. suffocating madnessandbrutalwarshadethistragiclovestoryasoneof deservings? Bloodymurder, darkmagic,goryghosts, … butatwhatcost?Howfarwillmangotogethis Fame, glory, love, power, wealth,sex,happiness Thursday 20thSept Tickets £35perperson(toinclude a2-coursesupperwith coffee) For moreaboutDavidSilk and Friendsexplorewww.jazznights.co.uk in TheMermaidInn’sTudor Room. piano andSimonGoodwin onguitarexploringtheworldoforiginalfilmscores evening willfeaturecharismatic songstressLizFletcherwithRogerLewinon and variedrosterofmusicians andartists.This and hostinguniquejazzbasedeventswitha For wellover40years,Davidhasbeenrunning David Silk&Friends Jazz NightSupper Thursday 27thSept Bowler CrabProductions Dining withMacbeth Various times FRINGE EVENTSAT THEMERMAIDINN (01797 223065) or bye-mail [email protected] For tickets contactReception atThe MermaidInn Venue: TheTudor Room, MermaidInn,Rye
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22nd September at 14:00 hrs ROLAND PENROSE AND THE BRITISH SURREALISTS An illustrated talk by Antony Penrose. After returning to London from Paris in 1936, Roland introduced Surrealism to an incredulous and hostile British public. Reviled Roland Penrose © Lee Miller Archive and ridiculed at the time, and beset with Photographic Exhibition internal quarrels, the movement made a truly Tickets: £12 in advance from lasting impact on the arts in Britain. the Festival Box Office Rye & District Camera Club Gallery 3, 15th September – 13th October The Club will present the 30th LOUIS TURPIN annual exhibition of photographic Much loved Rye artist Louis Turpin returns to the prints by members of this gallery with his beautifully rendered landscapes. multi-award winning local “This exhibition reflects three journeys I made photographic group. last year - to Cornwall, to Edinburgh and finally to Andalucia in Spain. It is completed by visits Their images cover many this year to gardens close by and travels photographic genres and several through the landscape surrounding Rye. The or in person at the Box Office www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk of these highly skilled exhibition will comprise oil paintings on canvas photographers will once again be and ink drawings on paper.” providing photographic coverage of the majority of the Rye Arts Festival’s events. Ceramicist Anna Lambert’s beautiful Foxglove at Painswick environmental forms accompany the show. Book online at
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