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arts richmond Arts events Richmond upon Thames Arts Council , a voluntary body supporting the arts and libraries in and around the borough in Richmond upon Thames www.artsrichmond.org.uk [email protected] September 2012 3 Phoenix Wharf Eel Pie Island TW1 3DY 020 8892 9446 Charity No 251359 Season of Renewal o after all that, it’s back to then the usual varied top-class touring arts richmond normal, if there ever is such a repertory leading up to its own panto Stime. And as always, the autumn Aladdin opening on 7 December. Young Laureates season is overflowing with new www.atgtickets.com/richmond programmes and the challenge of Writers’ Festival with Down the road at the Hampton Hill fitting it all in. Playhouse Teddington Theatre Club Axel Scheffler So, for theatre, we have the Orange opens with Someone Who’ll Watch The Young Writers' Festival is open to Tree Theatre’s International Season , Over Me by Frank McGuinness from 16 all young people who live in or attend with the famous theatre-in-the-round to 22 September and Calendar Girls school/clubs in the Borough of lighting up again with Yours for the from 30 September to 6 October Richmond upon Thames. The Festival Asking from 5 September, and the first (www.ttc-boxoffice.org.uk), and the is a chance to show writing skills of coffee concert with the Allegri String Richmond Shakespeare Society at the any form: stories, descriptive writing, Quartet on Sunday 9 September at Mary Wallace Theatre with The poems, playlets, lyrics for songs: 11.00 am (020 8940 3633), while the Farndale Avenue Housing Estate whatever the imagination can devise. Richmond Theatre kicks off its autumn Townswomen’s Guild Dramatic Society season with Hysteria from 20 to 25 Murder Mystery from 22 to 29 Axel Scheffler (Gruffalo illustrator) will August, then Angelina Ballerina The September (020 8744 0547). present the top Laureates at a gala Musical – a real treat for the kids – event in The Orange Tree Theatre in Where else can you have four such from 30 August to 2 September, and February, and will do drawings for the varied and excellent theatres in one Laureate winners. Michael Frayn and Antony London borough, plus the Rose across the frontier in Kingston? The Rose has There are four age groups with prizes. Beevor at arts richmond Terry Pratchett’s Mort the Musical The two top entrants are appointed book events at LitFest from 29 August to 1 September, then the borough’s Young Laureate for the Cirque du Ciel from 6 to 9 2013, with an award of Two arts richmond events scheduled September, Somerset Maugham’s The £200, and Junior Laureate for the Richmond upon Thames Sacred Flame from 13 to 22 (£100). The Laureate Literature Festival in November have September, and The Second Mrs awards are generously been announced. Tanqueray from 27 September to 27 supported by the Malcolm Richards Fund. See arts richmond website for Michael Frayn will be talking about his October, and many one-off events – rules and more details. hilarious novel Skios at the Orange including Richard Eyre – in between. Tree Theatre on Sunday 25 November www.rosetheatrekingston.org Closing date 14 December. at 2.30 pm. Tickets now on sale from Meanwhile the Puppet Theatre moors Reviews of recent drama productions Orange Tree box office 020 8940 3633. its barge on Richmond Riverside until by the Young Laureates 2012 are on And Antony Beevor will be the latest 29 September (07836 202 745). page 4. distinguished author in the Books for The Richmond Film Society , Our Time series, talking about his new celebrating its 50 th season, starts it arts richmond book, The Second World War , and with Submarine on Tuesday 18 Photography Exhibition much more at the Duke Street Church, September at a new venue, Room G5 25-28 October 2012 with Richmond, on Wednesday 14 St Mary’s University College, November at 7.30 pm. He’ll be in Twickenham at 8.00 pm. Its members Jay Charnock FRPS conversation with Ion Trewin , leading are welcome at the Strawberry Hill It’s time to be thinking about your publisher and Literary Director of the Gothic Film Season – see page 4. entries for the ninth arts richmond Booker Prize. Ticket arrangements to www.richmondfilmsociety.org.uk be announced. Photography Exhibition, to be held in the prestigious Octagon Room at Music arts richmond Orleans House in October. We’re ShowCoach outings and looking for striking photographs from Twickenham Choral Society starts the holidays everyone - whatever their level of season in fine form with Mozart’s experience - who enjoys using a Requiem at St Martin’s in the Fields on Thursday 27 September : Hogarth camera and would like to see their Thursday 6 September (020 8894 House/Chiswick House results on public display. There’s no 3231), Barnes Music Society has Sam 8-11 October: The holiday – Castles defined subject – it’s your choice - but Haywood, piano, on Wednesday 3 and Gardens of Kent – has been we’d particularly like to see examples October at 8.00 pm at the Methodist postponed to 20-23 May 2013 of ‘street photography’ that captures Church, Station Road, Barnes, followed Thursday 18 October: British what people, places and events, at the weekend by its children’s Museum, Shakespeare: Staging the caught in the moment, look like today. concert, Chalemina: Mr Fezziwig’s Ball , World Entrants can expect to see at least one on Saturday 6 October at 2.30 pm, Tuesday 13 November: Top Hat at the of their prints in the show. same venue (0844 871 3092). Aldwych Theatre Saturday 1 December: Christmas Old The entry form explains how to send in Richmond Concert Society opens its Time Music Hall Concert at the your entries: for your copy email season with the Onyx Brass at the Normansfield Theatre, Teddington [email protected] (or call 020 LiveRoom at the RFU Stadium on Sunday 13 January: Sir Colin Davis 8876 2822). The selectors will be Tuesday 25 September at 7.45 pm and LSO concert at the Barbican chaired by Jay Charnock FRPS, chair of (020 8892 1456). the Visual Art Group of the Royal Thursday 18 February: Carmen at the Photographic Society. In case you hadn’t noticed, Lady Gaga Royal Albert Hall is at the RFU stadium on 8 and 9 Please see website and yellow flyers in Closing date 30 September. September (0844 879 4376). mailing. arts richmond The Musical Museum at Brentford has Wedding Band on 19 September, and Drama Festival a Waltzing to the Wurlitzer social Taurus on 28 September afternoon on Saturday 8 September at www.wowjazz.org for New Writing 2.30 pm, a concert The Music Goes The Normansfield Theatre at the and Roy Purdue Trophy Round and Round on Saturday 15 September at 3.00 pm, a Pianola Langdon Down Centre, Teddington, is Drama Groups are invited to submit Workshop on Saturday 22 September offering a ten week course, A Taste of entries for the arts richmond Drama at 11.00 am, a Theatre Organ Day on Opera, presented by Glyn Paul, Festival for New Writing at the Orange Saturday 29 September at 11.00 am, a starting 19 September. Tree Theatre in March 2013, when six Gala Wurlitzer Concert on Saturday 29 (020 8614 5100) finalists will be invited to perform the September at 7.30 pm, and is showing There’s a Come-and-Sing Open works. the films One Hundred Men and a Girl Rehearsal for the Thames on Sunday 2 September and Flying The rules can be seen on the Philharmonic Choir on Tuesday 25 Down to Rio on Sunday 16 September, arts richmond website. September at the Granard School, both at 3.00 pm (020 8560 8108). Westleigh Avenue, Putney SW15 6XA. Closing date Sunday 30 September. Dysart Arms in Petersham has classical Contact 020 8979 5054 or arts richmond guitar, classical piano, and jazz piano, [email protected]. on many Thursday, Friday and Swan Drama & Musical Saturday evenings. Next Sunday And don’t miss: Awards with Jason Bowyer evening concert on 7 October: piano • The Mayor’s Last Night of the Proms Dinner and Sing-a-Long (with and Claire Ireland recital by Veronika Shoot. www.thedysartarms.co.uk live coverage of the Last Night) in aid The shortlist for the arts richmond of the Mayor’s Charities, Saturday 8 Kew Sinfonia’s next concert is on Swan Drama & Musical Awards for September from 6.45 pm at the Cole Saturday 6 October at St Anne’s productions in the season 2011-2012 Court Centre, 150 London Road, Church, Kew Green, at 8.00 pm. will be honoured at the Nominations Twickenham (020 8940 1892). Evening on Thursday 6 September in [email protected] York House, Twickenham, and the The Eel Pie Club meets at the Cabbage • The new exhibition at the winners will be announced at the Gala Patch, London Road, Twickenham, on Museum of Richmond in Whittaker Awards Presentation on Sunday 23 Wednesday evenings 12 September Avenue, Royal Minstrels to Rock and September in the St George’s Suite, with the Rollin’ Stoned and 26 Roll: 500 years of music-making in Twickenham RFU Stadium, hosted by September with Paul Cox and Charlie Richmond (020 8332 1141) arts richmond Presidents for 2012 Fabert Band (08444 771 000). • And start looking forward to th Jason Bowyer PNEAC and Claire celebrating the 100 anniversary of Way Out West at the Orange Tree pub Ireland. Gustav Holst living in Barnes with in Richmond on Wednesdays with Tim Barnes Music Society, Barnes Choir Because of the interest in these Whitehead on 5 September, Matt and Friends of St Mary’s in March events, attendance is by invitation Wates on 12 September, Runaway 2013.