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ISSUE #32 INSIDE: STROUD MOCKERS MOTHER BOOK ART FESTIVAL + Tasmin Treverton Jones | Kate Williamson | RATS Cover image by Adam Hinks Adam image by Cover #32 | NOV 2017

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01453 760900 EDITOR Advertising/Editorial/Listings: EDITOR’S NOTE Alex Hobbis [email protected] DESIGNER Artwork and Design

WELCOME TO THE THIRTY SECOND ISSUE OF GOOD ON PAPER – Adam Hinks [email protected] www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk YOUR FREE MONTHLY GUIDE TO MUSIC CONCERTS, ART ONLINE FACEBOOK TWITTER Live Music | Theatre | Comedy | Dance | Classes EXHIBITIONS, THEATRE PRODUCTIONS, COMEDY SHOWS, FILM goodonpaper.info /GoodOnPaperStroud @GoodOnPaper_ Workshops | Exhibitions | Meeting Rooms SCREENINGS AND LITERATURE EVENTS IN STROUD... PRINTED BY: Tewkesbury Printing Company This month we celebrate the return of the Stroud Book Festival which boasts over thirty events featuring the likes of Rachel Joyce, Polly Toynbee and David Walker, William Fiennes, Katie Fforde and Tom Percival to name just a few… Another author featured in the festival’s packed programme (and interviewed in this issue) includes Tamsin Treverton Jones whose aptly timed book SPONSORED BY: What’s on in November: Windblown documents the great storm of 1987.

Whilst welcoming the return of one Stroud institution we sadly say goodbye to another as Mockers - the club night hosted by duelling DJ duo Pavynil and Solid Kick Nick will be retiring their legendary event after over a decade… Thurs 2nd - 8pm Thurs 16th - 8pm CO-WORKING STUDIO In arts we explore Mother Art with the Women’s Art Activation System and Wayne Hemingway stroudbrewery.co.uk stroudcluster.com Polly Toynbee & David Walker Mother House, and peak into the intriguing world of artist Kate Williamson Fri 3rd - 8pm Fri 17th - 8pm who exhibited her amazing work at our Stroud Fringe stage last year. The Revolutionaires Lastly one of our writer’s delves into the next production by local theatre Moscow Drug Club Chartered company RATS, producing a heartfelt account of what it’s like to take a giant Tax Advisers www.chrismattostax.co.uk Fri 3rd - 8pm Sat 18th - 8pm step out of your comfort zone… elcombestoves.co.uk chrismattostax.co.uk Keith James: Duende! The Poetry of An Evening with Frank Bruno MBE So that’s it for this month, Christmas soon so better get going on the Federico Garcia Lorca next one. Weds 22nd - Thurs 23rd Alex and Adam Sat 4th - 8pm RATS Present: A Midsummer Night’s Ceilidh: Captain Swing Dream Thurs 9th - 8pm Fri 24th - 8pm From the Jam with Bruce Foxton Jive Dance Sat 11th - 8pm Sat 25th - 8.30pm Four Harmonies: A Concert In Aid of The Rollin’ Clones Southmead Hospital Charity

Sun 26th - 3pm Sat 11th Nov – Sun 3rd Dec 2017 Sat 11th - 8pm Fairey Band Cheltenham Illustration Awards 2017: Tales Chris Quinn

Sun 26th - 7.30pm Through Others’ Eyes Sun 12th - 8pm Doug Scott: A crawl down The Ogre The Museum in the Park is delighted to host the 2017 International Cheltenham Illustration His Way: The Story of Frank Sinatra Awards in collaboration with the University of Gloucestershire. The theme this year is ‘Tales

Thurs 30th - 8.00pm through Others’ Eyes’, inviting us to imagine the world from a di erent perspective and Dr John Cooper Clarke reminding us that there are millions of lives beyond our own. Come and immerse yourself in this new collection of visual stories!

The Awards have been running for 10 years and have attracted an increasing number of international entries. The focus has always been one of narrative. Visual storytelling, whether sequential or single image, gives scope to the imagination and opens up possibilities beyond the present moment; what happened before? What happens next? Sign up to our E-newsletter via our website to stay up to date with new shows and to receive our brochure via email. To book tickets call our box Office on 01453 760900 or visit our website www.subscriptionrooms.org.uk The Awards exhibition travels to venues such as the London Book Fair and other universities, with an accompanying full colour hardback Annual. Images are submitted from all over the world, with no entry fee, meaning that a selection of the very best of contemporary narrative Email: [email protected] Twitter: @subroomsstroud image-making can be exhibited, published and made available to a wider audience.. Facebook: @subscriptionrooms Instagram: @subscriptionrooms

The exhibition will be accompanied by family drop in workshops on 25th & 26th Nov and a Festive Illustrators’ Fair on the 2nd – 3rd Dec raising funds for George Butler’s charity Hands Up (handsupfoundation.org)

NEW BROCHURE NOW AVAILABLE www.museuminthepark.org.uk The Museum in the Park, Stratford Park, Stroud, GL5 4AF call: 01453 763394 twitter.com/SubRoomsStroud facebook.com/Subrooms 4 LITERATURE - STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL #32 | NOV 2017 LITERATURE - STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL 5

Festival at Stroud Highlights: a Glance This year’s Stroud Book Festival is another eclectic mix, with something for everyone. Book nd 12:30PM - Hugh Warwick: A Here are a few highlights from the Thurs 2 Pricky Affair – the Charm of the programme... Hedgehog, Free SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS Festival 8PM - Polly Toynbee and David Walker: Dismembered, 12:45PM - Sarah Hosking: Hosking Food and drink fans can go on a culinary journey Book buffs get ready: Stroud’s very own £12/£10concs Houses, £4/£3concs through Italy, with food critic Matthew Fort. literary festival is back, with a line-up 2:30PM - Hugh Warwick: 1. Linescapes, £8/£6concs guaranteed to keep the pages turning. Fri 3rd 4PM - Richard Aranowitz: An By Matt Shinn Acclaimed authors Rachel Joyce and Cathy Rentzenbrink American Decade, £8/£6concs will be hosting a special event, Writing to the Heart, about LANSDOWN HALL writing with emotional honesty. 2. 6PM - Adam Horovitz and Becky th Now in its second year, Stroud and nature, and it takes in a very Dellow: The Soil Never Sleeps, Sun 5 Book Festival is a celebration of our broad cross-section of life along the £8/£6concs strong local tradition of publishing, way. All of these things, we think, will THE ALE HOUSE and of the many authors who live appeal to a Stroud readership.” For aspiring authors there are writing workshops (including 8PM - The Big Read: William Fiennes – the Snow Geese, in this area. It serves the unusually So is there something particular a half-day fiction course at the Museum in the Park, hosted £12/£10concs 5:30PM - Book Quiz! Quizmaster - literate and literary-minded about Stroud as a literary by Katie Fforde and Jane Bailey), and writing competitions. John Dougherty, £2 community that we have in Stroud. community? “There’s something 3. And it’s about encouraging people to interesting in our relationship with SVA LANSDOWN HALL read who may never read otherwise: nature: wherever you look in Stroud getting them hooked on books. you’re surrounded by it.” Then there’s 8PM - Tonight With Elvis: Writer’s For anyone who wants to get into publishing, crowdfunding Special, £1otd 11AM - Rights, Rites and Writes: For the Festival’s marketing a more general quality that Stroud publisher Unbound will be providing invaluable insights, as Writers’ Supporting Each Other, manager Louise Brice, the has: a willingness to support new will industry expert Anthony Burton. The Museum in the 11am, Free community angle is an important ventures. “One thing I’ve noticed,” 4. Park will also be running events on book-making as a craft. th one. “We’re a community interest says Louise, “when I’ve had to pick Sat 4 2PM - Andy Seed £5/£3child company, meaning that any profit up the phone or go into shops, 4:15PM - Matthew Fort: Summer we make goes back into the and had to ask literally hundreds of LANSDOWN HALL in the Islands: An Italian Odyssey, community. We’re committed to people for help, is that I haven’t had Poet Adam Horovitz will be joining up with fiddle player £10/£8concs making the festival fun, accessible one negative conversation. People 11AM - John Dougherty: A Portal Becky Dellow to present poems from his new book, The and educational for everyone, and in Stroud are really willing to help, Through Time, £5adult/£3child 6PM - Tamsin Treverton Jones: Soil Never Sleeps. Windblown, £8/£6concs to linking up and working with and don’t mind being asked. That 5. 12:45PM - John Dougherty and other local organisations as much goes for the businesses that sponsor 8PM - Lansdown Film Club and By Matt Shinn Minchinhampton School: The Big as we can. We have a wonderful our events, through to the young Write, £5 Stroud Film Festival: Fahrenheit team of volunteers who are key to people who help us out through 451, £7/£6concs Children are an important audience for the festival: kids’ making the event possible, and we work experience. And Stroud is one 3:15PM - Katie Fforde and Jane events will include local children’s author John Dougherty Bailey: Where Do Stories Come hope that audiences will feel part of of those places where people do MUSEUM IN THE PARK From?, £8/£6concs something that really is for the local stop and talk to each other, which is talking about how he got together with pupils and staff 6. from Minchinhampton Primary School, to produce the time- community.” how something like the Big Read can 5PM - Rachel Joyce and Cathy 11AM - Katie Fforde and Jane A good example of the festival’s work. Look at the Fringe: how these travelling adventure story A Portal Through Time (a book Rentzenbrink: Writing To The Bailey: Fiction Writing Workshop, community-mindedness is the Big festivals really take off is through that everyone in the school contributed to). Heart, £10/£8concs £35 (incl. light lunch) Read, which works a bit like a giant word of mouth.” 7:30PM - Tom and Nimue Brown: 11:30AM - Martha Lighfoot: book group – everyone goes and Hopeless Maine, £10/£8concs Magical Mini Books Workshop, £2 reads the same book, and then Stroud Book Festival takes place talks about it together at a special from 2nd to 5th November 2017 at Other kids’s events include a talk by children’s author 3PM - Philip Rush: Poetry event, along with the author. “We’ve venues around Stroud, including Tom Percival (with his character Perfectly Norman), local MUSEUM IN THE PARK Workshop - A Sense Of Place, £20 gone to secondary schools,” says Lansdown Hall, the Subscription illustrator Martha Lightfoot making magical mini-books, 10:30AM - Workshop with Andrew 3PM - Fiona Eadie: Wise Women Louise, “as well as to bookshops, to Rooms, the Museum in the Park, 7. Tracey Corderoy and her fairytale pets, Tracey Spiers and and Witches, £5/£3child Morrison: Books With Secrets, Stroud Library and Stroud Valleys reading groups, to libraries – we’ve the hare Uley Blue, illustrator Hannah Shaw making puppet £25/£20concs even placed a copy of the book Artspace. villains and baddies, Andy Seed with his side-splitting anti- SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS 11:30AM - Hannah Shaw: Villains we’re reading in the Butterrow book boredom family fun, and Hugh Warwick talking about the exchange (housed in a former phone The main box office for ticket sales and Baddies! Workshop, £2 per 10:30AM - Tom Percival: Perfectly charm of the hedgehog. child box). The Big Read is a great way of is in the Subscription Rooms, online Norman, £5/£3child getting people reading, talking and at subscriptionrooms.org.uk/tickets 2PM - Tracy Spiers: Meet Uley 12:30PM - Anthony Burton: Both engaging with books. For 2018 we’re or telephone 01453 760900. For Blue, Free considering a Big Read specifically events at the Museum in the Park Sides of the Desk, £6/£5concs aimed at children.” call 01453 763394. Some events Finally, for something more left-field, join Elvis for a special STROUD BOOK SHOP 2:30PM - Tom Cox and John The book chosen for this year’s are free or pay-on-the-door. For ‘Tonight With Elvis’ Book Festival special, or enter the Mitchinson: Crowdfunded Big Read is The Snow Geese by further information including the full Gothic world of Hopeless Maine, based upon a beautifully 10AM - Meet the Authors: Publishing, £6/£5concs William Fiennes, chronicling the programme visit stroudbookfestival. 8. drawn graphic novel. Or find a poetic cure for what ails you Mass Signing Event and Book author’s intrepid journey as he org.uk from the Emergency Poet, who will be offering consultations Recommendations, Free SVA follows the migration of flocks of and treatments inside her 1970s ambulance, and dealing out wild snow geese from southern Matt Shinn runs Whole New Chapter advice in the form of poetry. STROUD LIBRARY 8PM - Stroud Short Stories: All Texas to their breeding grounds on Ltd, a Stroud-based editorial and design You Need Is Love. Or Is It?, £7adv the shores of Canada’s Hudson Bay. agency. wholenewchapter.co.uk 11AM - Tracey Corderoy: Fairy Tale (sold out!) “The themes of the book are ecology Pets, £3 6 LITERATURE - TASMIN TREVERTON JONES #32 | NOV 2017 #32 | NOV 2017 LITERATURE - LISTINGS 7

THURS 30TH a beginners guide to modern Dr John Cooper Clarke calligraphy. During the session, key modern calligraphy basics will be LITERATURE Dr John Cooper Clarke is as relevant covered; how to use the essential and vibrant as ever, and his influence tools, mark making drills to practice just as visible on today’s pop culture. Aside from his trademark applying pressure to your new pen, LISTINGS and alphabet practices before moving ‘look’ continuing to resonate with fashionistas young and old, and on to whole words. Emma from his poetry included on national Emerald Paper Design will be giving ALE HOUSE The Stroud Radical Reading Group curriculum syllabus, his effect on demonstrations each step of the way, meet every month at the Little modern music is huge. His latest show, as well as being on hand for individual WEDS 1ST/8TH/15TH/22ND/29TH George and aim to read a variety of touring across the UK and Europe, is guidance. You will also receive a articles and books on radical issues, a mix of classic verse, extraordinary goodie bag to take away! 10am £35 Rick Vick: Writing Group feminism, environmentalism, trade new material, hilarious ponderings A weekly writing group run by Stroud unionism, politics, and current affairs. on modern life, good honest gags, TUES 28TH Tasmin Festival’s Rick Vick. Discover your This month’s they discuss a book that riffs and chat - a chance to witness a Writer’s In the Brewery Annual hidden voice, all welcome! 7-9pm £5 attempts to uncover how we got to living legend at the top of this game. Party for further information contact Rick this “surreal political moment”. They’ll With support from Mike Garry, Toria on 07973 225 694 also look at Klein’s perspective on Garbutt and Clare Ferguson Walker. Writers in the Brewery is a ‘pop-in’ how we might arrive at a “radically £29adv/£23.50/£19 social session for everyone who is better future”. Klein is also the author interested in writing. Poets, fiction HAWKWOOD COLLEGE of No Logo, The Shock Doctrine and subscriptionrooms.org.uk writers, biographers and non-fiction Treverton This Changes Everything.7:30pm Free writers – all are welcome. Guest SUN 12TH speaker/performer each month: an NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE Calligraphy for Greeting Cards stroudmicropub.co.uk author, publisher, poet, journalist, with Fiona Mitchell musician or groups who share their MON 20TH Ever wanted to decorate your own SPACEHOPPERS work. Open ‘mic’ each evening for Mini Books and Ornaments with greeting cards or gift labels with anyone to read and share their work. Jones Emily Northern It is an opportunity to meet like- beautiful lettering? Then this is the TUES 7TH By Jill MacKeith perfect opportunity to come and Try your hand at making these minded people, learn about groups, The Gloucester Poetry Society: try your hand at calligraphy. Using miniature books which can be made competitions, classes and workshops Villanelles Poetry Evening straightforward techniques and easily into necklaces, keyrings or even and a chance to showcase your own available materials, you will be guided An evening of eclectic open mic Christmas ornaments. During this 3 work if you want to. So come along through simple projects to get you poetry co-hosted between Jason hour workshop you will make two to share your work or just sit back, sip cellophane wrapper, of a wooden Buxted Park (Sussex), the Stade most wanted readers to understand started. This course is suitable for Conway of The Gloucester Poetry different styles of mini books. 10am your drink and listen to others. 7pm Let’s get something Society and SpaceHoppers Co- sculpture that her father, the well- (Hastings) and finally the apple from the book, she replied, “We right and left handers and no previous £45 £4otd experience is necessary. 9am £75 Working Ltd. All are welcome, from straight, first and known local artist Terry Thomas, orchards of Kent. humans live on this planet for a (incl. lunch) first time performers or writers of SUN 26TH newbreweryarts.org.uk foremost, Michael Fish had designed. Commissioned by The subtitle of the book, very short time, whereas a tree poetry to traditional, spoken word Modern Calligraphy with Emma the Royal Botanic Gardens at Kew Landscape, Legacy and Loss, gives can live for 300 years and more. hawkwoodcollege.co.uk was technically right in and slam poets and poetry lovers to Sunderland in the aftermath of the Great Storm, a good overview of its key themes, These great storms come around come along and be inspired by an 1987 with that infamous the sculpture was carved using and it wasn’t until reading it myself every 200-300 years, they are a evening of eclectic poetry and share Join Emerald Paper Design on MUSEUM IN THE PARK weather forecast, as the wood of some of the 1,000 that I discovered that eighteen part of nature’s cycle, and we just a favourite poem if they like. Names trees that had been wrenched people lost their lives across Britain haven’t been around long enough will be taken on the night, for people Tamsin Treverton Jones, FRI 10TH wishing to perform, so please arrive in from the earth in the grounds that due to the storm. Of the eighteen, to remember the last one. After the good time to avoid disappointment! author, tells me: “We night. It’s a spectacular piece, “it’s one man, a rough sleeper, was Great Storm of 1987, people tidied Stroud Poets: Jay Ramsay and Kim Baker 6:30pm Free don’t get hurricanes heroic, muscular, it demonstrates, crushed to death by a tree while up, planted new trees and wrung in the UK because absolutely, the apocalyptic power sheltering under a cardboard box their hands about what we should Join Stroud based poets Jay Ramsay spacehoppers.work of the wind”, explains Tamsin. in Lincoln’s Inn Fields, and was do; but Nature will regenerate, and Kim Baker for an intimate evening hurricanes only happen as they launch two new Chrysalis Although Tamsin had known about later buried in an anonymous Nature knows what to do. We need Poetry pamphlets - Hafod-Y-Llyn STROUD BOOK FESTIVAL in the tropics. What the mural, it wasn’t until she came grave in Camden, North London. to work with Nature, not try and Notebook (Jay) and The Lavinia Tree across the photograph, after all we do get are storms, When Tamsin discovered this she control it.” (Kim). 8pm Free THURS 2ND – SUN 5TH and truly exceptional those years, that she knew she had was saddened at how this man Now, on the 30th anniversary Stroud’s annual festival of the best in to write about the storm. Sadly, had been forgotten, “I felt his life of the Great Storm, alongside THURS 16TH new writing from some of the finest storms, such as the Terry passed away in 1998 and mattered just as much as the other the photograph of the mural her Poetry Evening: Peter Owen Jones, novelists, non-fiction writers, poets, one in 1987, only come without realising it, Tamsin had seventeen people; I wanted to give father designed all those years Bill Jones, Tonia Maddison, Kirsty children’s writers and storytellers from been looking for a way to share her him a name, and then an identity, ago, Tamsin has been able to give Pridgeon and Liz Willis Gloucestershire and beyond. With a every 200 - 300 years. wide-ranging programme of events father’s legacy and to discover him to find out why he was there”. her mother a copy of the book, Peter Owen Jones is an Anglican – Cathy Rentzenbrink and Rachel The last time a storm as as a man as well as a father, “When Using her formidable research skills, who said he would have been very vicar who works on the northern Joyce on Writing to the Heart, TV and slopes of the Sussex Downs east of big as this hit the British I found the photograph of the Tamsin traced the man’s family proud. Telling the story of the Great Guardian Food critic Matthew Fort, Lewes. He has introduced television mural, I understood in an instant to Seaham, County Durham, and Storm of 1987 has allowed Tamsin BIG READ author William Fiennes Isles was in 1703”. I am series, including Around the World that this is what my Dad was all corresponded with his daughter- to pay tribute to her father’s legacy discussing The Snow Geese – over in 80 Faiths, and has published a inclined to believe her, about and I had to tell this story”. in-law to piece together the story - and in doing so she is creating 30 events for writers, readers, adults number of books on broadly religious and children, this year’s festival serves such is the phenomenal Tying together meteorological of his life which is beautifully and one of her own. themes. His recent book, Pathlands, up something for everyone! Visit the facts and environmental sensitively described. presents humble and meditative amount of research that website for the programme and p4-5 information with poetic prose, the I asked Tamsin what was the Windblown is published by accounts of twenty-one walks “among for further info… has gone into her latest stories of fishermen and lighthouse most difficult part of the process Hodder and Stoughton and the villages of Britain”. He will have book, Windblown, which keepers, rough sleepers and of writing the book: “It was a available now in all good book a new pamphlet out from Yew Tree stroudbookfestival.org.uk Press and will read poems from that went out on general refugees are woven together with deeply educational period of my shops and on-line. Tamsin will be Tamsin’s autobiographical narrative, life. There was so much research discussing the book with Adam selection. Peter will be joined by four Stroud Poets who will present work SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS release Thursday 5 offering a unique perspective of involved I knew after a few months Horovitz at the Lansdown Hall from the most recent pamphlets in October, 2017. the natural disaster. “It started as a that I would have to give up my on Sunday 5th November as that series. Bill Jones and Liz Willis SAT 18TH poetry project”, Tamsin explained, other work if I was going to finish part of this year’s Stroud Book write in different ways about the As the storm wreaked its havoc “There were so many stories that the book, to do it justice. I often Festival. Visit lansdownhall.org mysteries and wonders of everyday An Evening With Frank Bruno MBE across southern England on the could be told, each with their own felt frustrated, after doing all and stroudbookfestival.org.uk for life, while Tonia Maddison and Kirsty The Subscription Rooms are delighted night of 15th October 1987, Tamsin rhythmic, lyrical quality, but in the the research and then not being further info. Pridgeon present images which relate to welcome the former Heavyweight was not to know that 30 years end the prose took over”. Tracing able to write instantly about it, to the visual arts and the power of the World Champion boxer Frank Bruno moment. 7:30pm Free for an intimate interview discussing later she would write a book about the storm from its origins in the only to wake up at 3am, days Jill MacKeith is a mother of two young it. She was in fact working on an his boxing career, his mental Health Bay of Biscay, the book follows the later, with an idea that had to be children based in Stroud. She is also a museuminthepark.org.uk idea for another book in spring battles, and his life as the Peoples geographical path of the storm, noted immediately. There was freelance researcher, project manager, Champion. Frank honestly talks about 2015, when the idea for Windblown and later, we follow Tamsin, as so much information that I had budding writer and curator with Mike Tyson, Anthony Joshua, and the suddenly and powerfully came THE LITTLE GEORGE she undertakes a road trip around to let it percolate through my her first art exhibition (Motherhood current boxing scene. His journey has to her. She had been searching the South East visiting places consciousness until I could piece it & Metamorphosis) showing at the been an interesting one and with a for “some old family holiday WEDS 15TH new book and a film in the pipeline significantly affected including all together in my own style”. Lansdown Gallery in early November. snaps” when she came across a Ashdown Forest (East Sussex), When I asked Tamsin what she Stroud Radical Reading Group: his life story is forever changing…8pm photograph, neatly preserved in its Naomi Klein – No Is Not Enough £25 8 MUSIC - MOCKERS #32 | NOV 2017 #32 | NOV 2017 MUSIC - MOCKERS 9

when asked if he was a Mod or a night so enthused with an air of is that the majority of Stroud will Rocker Ringo replied “Um, no. I’m cabaret to take itself too seriously. turn out to dance to Zorba the a mocker.” And then there are themes (Carry Greek one last time. I only hope The duo DJ back to back, beside on Mockers, The Mockers Raving that this time it will be the Spanish each other under a huge Mockers Loony Party…), which are normally version Zorba el Griego that Pav sign (Nick below the “M“, Pav below thought up during a boozy night found in a Barcelona Flea Market. the “R”) and often have no idea in the Lord John. But behind the If you’d like to hear more about what the other one is going to play, humour, there’s some serious music, the history of Mockers from the sometimes they don’t even know the playfulness has been a way of very mouths of Nick and Pav, hear what records they’ve bought along sneakily getting people into a room them talk about Margot the 65 year with them. The only rule for what and encouraging them to listen to old Teddy Girl, me shrieking “I loved can and can’t be played is simple: something a bit different. that monkey!!” and be regaled with it can be anything, any genre, So that’s it, that’s how you some of their favourite tales of just as long as it’s pre-1972 - think describe Mockers: It’s not about collapsing Go-Go cages then check rockabilly, R&B, funk, northern soul, a specifi c genre, or aimed at a out the recording of our chat on early crossover funk… Any of the specifi c age-group. Mockers is Good On Paper’s Soundcloud page original dance music. about bringing people together to soundcloud.com/good-on-paper- The exception is when they are dance and have fun, against the stroud joined by their “obscenely top back-drop of some of the most

Image by James Kriszyk Image by drawer guests” who may choose extraordinary music you’ve never Last Train to Mockersville will to play an hour long set, but heard before. take place on Sat 11th Nov at the quite often they will embrace the Add to all of the above the Marshall Rooms. Tickets cost just opportunity to play back to back infamous ‘Drumming Monkey’ £6 and are available from Trading with them too - so there may be 3 (who will sadly be unable to join Post Records. Visit facebook. or even 4 of them on the decks all us on the 11th of November as he com/mockers.clubs for news and at once. The guest DJs embrace the will be away on a song-writing updates. opportunity to get out the records course apparently) and the fact from the back of their record box, that Mockers is the only night that the ones they quite often don’t dare I’ve ever experienced where the No one knows what Sarah Phaedre to play, those risky ones. queues to dance in the Go-Go Watson really does, she spends time We talk about why the night Cages are longer than the ones for gallivanting off to Africa to make fi lms, has been such a success and the loos, and your part of the way writing for various publications, or come to the conclusion that it’s to capturing the essence of this passionately supporting community arts probably because it doesn’t take irreplaceable night. and events. She certainly gets about itself too seriously (you can leave Mockers always fi nishes with a bit your wankiness and arm-folding everyone joining a circle to dance at the door). It’s impossible for a to Zorba The Greek, and my guess

Pavinyl Solidkick It’s no accident that the last ever Mockers Nick Mockersclub night, 11 years after it fi rst started, is due to take place on the 11th November. MOCKERS And the attention to scheduling detail for the VINYL DEATH MATCH last manifestation of Nick Buckle and Pavlos SVA Kyriacou’s infamous club night is typical of 9 till 3am adv 4 John Street their approach to the whole Mockers concept. £6.oo on door 7.oo Stroud Tongue-in-cheek, an irreverent nod to two £ Glos. GL5 2HA traditionally serious sub-cultures, underpinning some pretty serious musical content.

By Sarah Phaedre Watson

The response to Mockers ending London, but no one was actually ENTRY FREE - 8.30 till late has sent ripples through Stroud doing anything around here, not (and further afi eld); when I’ve like they were in some of the big mentioned that I was writing this cities. Stroud was still recovering article, and the reasons behind it, it from its house hangover.” has been met with a genuine intake Twelve years ago Nick, who of breath. But does anyone know describes himself as “a bit of a what Mockers actually is, and why? Mod”, and Pav who describe’s Could you describe it to someone? I himself as “a bit of a Rocker” thought I’d give it a go. ,decided that they needed to I start by asking Nick what the look at putting on an alternative impetus was behind putting the club night for the music that they night together; “Before there was enjoyed because no one else was Mockers, there was nothing’, he and, as Nick puts it “you can’t says “just a barren wasteland.” complain about there not being Erm, right. anything on if you’re not prepared “Or to clarify there were people to go out there yourself and put LOW Friday 31st Oct walking around aimlessly talking something on”. So they picked urday, Octobe E L t r a 31 about the legends of Wigan Casino out the phrase immortalised by A S E The Prince Albert , Stroud H or the Rock n Roll clubs of North Ringo Starr in ‘A Hard Day’s Night’; N Advance tickets £6.00 from Trading Post, Stroud. 10 MUSIC - LISTINGS #32 | NOV 2017 #32 | NOV 2017 MUSIC - LISTINGS 11

The Forgetting Curve Funked up 45’s from Dubbu (aka Neil heavy instrumentals. 8:30pm £10 TUES 7TH cut in the old style; a singer that can Band led by bassist/singer Bruce floor, dance the night away to top move audiences with his passion and Foxton, (one of the original members swing and jive music. 8pm £8 Surf Stoner Post-Rock Power Trio! Wilson) to accompany the coolest Margo Cilker MUSIC cocktails in the five valleys…6pm Free FRI 24TH pathos; and a songwriter for whom of the immortal trio The Jam) will Think Shellac playing The Shadows A young songwriter out to seek her Mr Tea and The Minions social justice is still a burning issue. perform The Jam’s album The Gift + SAT 25TH with a dose of Kyuss for good fortune in the old-fashioned way. The facebook.com/KitschCoffeeWineBar 8:30pm £8 classic hits. Support from The Q. 8pm The Rollin’ Clones measure. Angrily angular tunes with The Minions play their own unique last two years of travel and touring LISTINGS £22adv/£25otd surreal lyrics intertwined with quirkily The unrivalled best tribute to The take on high energy Balkan party solo have led her to the Rocky WEDS 29TH timed instrumentals. 8:30pm Free THE MARSHALL ROOMS music - combining Gypsy flavoured Mountains, the Basque Country and Rolling Stones on the circuit today. Nick Harper and the Coalition of SAT 11TH Ska, Dub and Swing with an infusion of always back home to California for a 8:30pm £16.50/£15concs Chaos Four Harmonies THURS 23RD THURS 2ND soulful melodies, cheeky Eastern riffs spell. Her sweet yet urgent voice will Kent Du Chaine Pierre Kwenders and booming beats and bass to put a quickly lead the audience to hear what Known for his dazzling performances Vocal harmony group covering music SUN 26TH smile on your face and your knees up she’s fixed on sharing. 8:30pm Free as a solo acoustic maestro, Nick from Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, Fairey Band Kent has listened to, hung out with, Pierre Kwenders is the stage name ALE HOUSE past your ears! 8:30pm £10 has teamed up with acclaimed Beach Boys & The Temptations. In opened up for, traveled and played of José Louis Modabi ; a Congolese- British Open Champions and National THURS 9TH West Country space rock trio ‘Port Aid of Southmead Hospital Charity with most of the great Blues men and Canadian musician. Kwenders, who Champions + BBC Best of Brass give themarshallrooms.co.uk Erin’ in another guise here as ‘The (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit). 8pm FRI 3RD women his whole adult life. The list is sings and raps in English, French, Leonie Evans this band a touch of distinction. 3pm Coalition of Chaos’ to explore his back £18/£16concs The Hawthornes too long to name them all, but some £10/£8concs/£5 U16s Lingala and Tshiluba, is noted for A multi-instrumentalist, singer catalogue of 12 LPs, playing new songs of the major ones are: Muddy Waters, MILLS CAFÉ A lively folk/rock band from blending both African music and songwriter and occasional session previously unheard and old favourites SAT 11TH Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker. Come subscriptionrooms.org.uk Cheltenham. Taking cues from folk western pop music influences, vocalist, teacher and event organiser with a fantastic new twist. 8:30pm £10 and enjoy a taste of the real Delta Chris Quinn revivalists such as Laura Marling, including hip hop and electronic FRI 3RD/17TH who has been performing since the Blues. 8:30pm Free Eliza Carthy, Frank Turner and Seth music, into his style..8pm £5 Yard Sounds age of 5 and has never stopped... theprincealbertstroud.co.uk From traditional to contemporary SVA Expect beautiful haunting vocals and British folk songs to Bluegrass and Lakeman, The Hawthornes combine Dubbu and Tunes will be supplying FRI 24TH FRI 3RD the odd song sung in Spanish. 8:30pm finger picking guitar solos. 8pm beautiful female vocal driven acoustic the latest funk and soul to get your WEDS 1ST/8TH/15TH/22ND/29TH Dub Thieves Free STROUD BREWERY £12adv/£10concs/£15otd/£12concs music with mariachi style upbeat pop/ Bellow Presents: Syd Arthur, weekend started right…6pm Free Funk-In Sessions rock hooks. 8:30pm Free Dub in da pub…8:30pm Free Cousin Kula SAT 11TH SAT 4TH SUN 12TH Live Funk Jam with Will Vick and Alf After a whirlwind 18 months, releasing His Way: The Story of Frank Sinatra Tramontin...FUNK Only...Nothing but SAT 11TH THURS 30TH their sensational third album ‘Apricity’, NO 23 William the Conqueror Madi Stimpson Trio the Funk!!! All are welcome to listen or The Whiteshillbillies Rodda’s Hairy Craic and touring the US with fellow William the Conqueror’s bluesy indie- A mix of gypsy, jazz, bluegrass and Robert Habermann sings the songs perform! 8pm Free (John Street) FRI 3RD folk roots, but with a definite emphasis and tells the story of Sinatra’s career. The Whiteshillbillies return to The Ale Irish acoustic session with Tim Potts. experimentalists White Denim, the Syd Americana has already seen them Grilling the Beats and Spinning the on the manouche sound pioneered 7pm £16.50 House for another rousing night of 8pm Free Arthur boys asked the world, ‘where head out to Nashville to perform at TUES 2ND/9TH/16TH/23RD/30TH should we play next..?’ The answer was Meats AmericanaFest, share a stage with the and made famous by the great Django Bluegrass, Country, Rockabilly and Introduction to Flamenco Rhythms obvious... Stroud’s new music venue likes of Richard Thompson and Van Reinhardt. 7:30pm Free FRI 17TH good old Rock and Roll. 8:30pm Free crownandsceptrestroud.com A hot feast of beats and eats with Workshop ‘The Marshall Rooms’. As part of a DJs Hotsauce & SPW on rotation Morrison courtesy of a nomination for The Revolutionaires SAT 11TH An introduction to flamenco rhythms FRI 17TH UK tour, the Canterbury based four and special guest Hector Caton Song of the Year at the UK Americana Established in the ‘hotbed’ of THE GOLDEN FLEECE for dancers, guitarists, percussionists, Slimline Shufflers piece will continue the promotion of (Duvet Vous).House, disco, funk, Awards, and sign to Loose Music. Danadra the North East music scene The their album with support from Bristol’s or anyone interested in flamenco reggaeton, afrobeat, dancehall and 8:30pm Free From solid blues roots and world Revolutionaires are influenced by ’50s, New Orleans inspired blues and SAT 4TH psych-pop sextet - Cousin Kula. 8pm music. 8pm £5 (John Street) reggae.9:30pm Free music influence, up tempo rhythms R’n’B and Swing. 9pm £12adv/£14otd boogie, with a fresh take on timeless Zero Day Jazz Trio £8/£10 THURS 16TH classics alongside their own and melodies are complemented with FRI 3RD/10TH/17TH/24TH Some of Bristol’s premier jazz WEDS 8TH Cirrhi melancholic soulful numbers to give a FRI 24TH compositions. 8:30pm Free SAT 4TH John Street Social Club musicians performing swing and The Zero Day Andrew Lennox treats the Albert to vibrant and inspiring set. 7:30pm Free Jive Dance Stroud Fringe Party with FRI 24TH bebop. 9pm Free some ethereal songs on keys and A series of weekly Friday night club Solomento and more TBC Alexander returns with another A great atmosphere & great dance acoustic ensemble for live jazz, folk guitar, launching his solo career, and SAT 18TH The Corduroy Kings SAT 11TH Come and enjoy an exhibition of and gypsy music upstairs at No 23. we get a sneak peek…8:30pm Free Blind River Scare Fusing elements of Rock, Rhythm and photos from this year’s Stroud Fringe, Los Gusanos 6:30pm Free Singer/songwriter Tim Manning plays Blues, Soul and Funk, with a little Pop and enjoy some of the local bands that FRI 17TH Bristol based collective with hard original Americana, Alt-Country, Folk and Punk thrown in, they reproduce have played over the years. This is a swinging jazz, blues and hints of Latin- facebook.com/ Professor No Hair and the Wig & Roots tinged bitter-sweet songs and some of the most famous songs fund raising event and profits from the inspired grooves. 9pm Free No23BarAndBistroStroud Lifters covers.7:30pm Free known to man with that classic line-up door will go the Fringe. Doors 8pm, Prince Albert regular Professor No of guitar, bass and drums.8:30pm Free £6/£8 FRI 17TH THE PRINCE ALBERT Hair returns with his troupe of equally SAT 25TH Dusk Brothers FRI 10TH ridiculously talented musicians for Dead Dog Cider THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE an evening of piano boogie woogie… Unique Outlaw Swamp Blues Slide- THURS 2ND A lively mix of English, Celtic and Ferocious Dog, Neck, Borrowed 8:30pm Free Guitar British Americana music on Velvet & Stone American song - all powered by Pru’s FRI 3RD Time awesome self-built instruments. 9pm mighty Bodhran! 7:30pm Free Punk extravaganza ft. some of the Indie-folk band from Devon combining SAT 18TH Day of the Dead: Narco Lounge Free rich vocals, acoustic guitar, bass riffs, Combo best punk bands touring…Ferocious Osvaldovi stroudbrewery.co.uk Dog: A full-on six-piece sound that keys and violin, to give an original take Face painting and Tequila fueled SAT 25TH A two-voices-driven psychedelic encompasses folk infused with on a traditional genre. Drawing upon fun with Bristol’s most handsome rock band (guitar/minimal drums). The Vipers rock, reggae and Celtic vibrations. personal stories, melancholy tales SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS band, Narco Lounge Combo deftly Influences are to be found in spaghetti Golden Fleece favourites the Vipers Neck: The bastard love child of Joe and rugged landscapes, they create constructing a Lynchian soundscape western soundtracks, in south rework the best old blues, jazz and Strummer and Shane MacGowan, a serene, and haunting sound that is FRI 3RD of noirish jazz, uneasy listening and European folk music, in 1920s blues, soul music into a hard-swingin’ good Neck inhabit a musical niche rich in difficult to forget. 8:30pm Free space-age exotica. Brushed drums, as well as in modern Agadez blues. Keith James time set.9pm Free traditional Irish tunes but liberally tremolo guitars and voodoo marimbas 8:30pm Free DUENDE! The Poetry of Federico dosed with a strong punk ethic. FRI 3RD create spiked cocktails in a nightclub Garcia Lorca: a performance of goldenfleecebar.co.uk Borrowed Time: Gloucestershire Rob Heron and the Tea Pad where it is forever after hours…8:30pm THURS 23RD Spanish poetry (sung in English & based punkers coming to Stroud from Orchestra Free Spanish) with fiery classical guitar. Cheltenham and Gloucester. 8:30pm Open Mic HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra 8pm £13.50 £14 THURS 9TH don’t care what genre you choose to All welcome to the Alberts irregular SAT 25TH put them in – western swing, country friendly bring and share session. FRI 3RD Open Mic Night SAT 11TH Help always on hand to get you set Stroud Symphony Orchestra blues, ragtime hokum or whatever Moscow Drug Club Hosted by the Reverend Stretch, all Mockers: Last Train to Mockersville else– as long as you understand up…8:30pm Free welcome! 8pm Free The Stroud Symphony Orchestra An intoxicating musical experience All aboard the last train to Mockers… that they’re 100% sincere and 100% return to the Holy Trinity Church to SAT 25TH with elements of ‘30s Berlin Cabaret, Come dance and celebrate the end immersed in this stuff. This is no lazy FRI 10TH perform music by Wagner (Lohengrin: Hot Club de France, Nuevo Tango and of a Stroud institution! See p8-9. 9pm pastiche, no dressing up box. They live The Model Folk Prelude to Act 3), Elgar (violin Gypsy Campfire. 8pm £12/£10concs Virginia Slims £6adv/£7otd first fifty tickets sold and breathe this music and want you A six piece band, hailing from the concerto ft. soloist John Pearce) and Psychedelic funk explosion – prepare come with a mystery 45… to get immersed with them. 8:30pm deepest darkest reaches of North Sibelius (symphony no 2). 7:30pm SAT 4TH to get your groove on…8:30pm Free Free Somerset playing rumbustious balkan £12/£10concs from Subscription FRI 17TH inspired original folk. Entirely acoustic, Ceilidh: Captain Swing Rooms SAT 4TH THURS 16TH Smerins Anti Social Club from the humble washboard and Five piece band playing Bartoune the throb of the double bass via the traditional tunes with their own James Hollingsworth Plays Pink holytrinitystroud.co.uk Renowned for their explosive live wheezing of the harmonium and the Jazzy arrangements. Exciting Floyd shows, Smerins Anti-Social Club have Highly accomplished Bristol based shriek of the clarinet. 8:30pm Free music for dynamic dancers. A special night centred on the music long been firing up festival crowds and musical troupe - Gypsy Jazz, classic KITSCH 8pm £11adv/£10concs/£12otd/ of Pink Floyd performed by singer/ gig-goers throughout the UK. The 10 songs, mellow clarinet tones, and SUN 26TH £11concs/£5u16’s guitarist James. 8:30pm Free piece line-up use the raw ingredients driving baritone sax , all under pinned FRI 10TH/24TH of ska, funk, dub, drum’n’bass and by the tight swing of vibrant guitar Ewan McLennan THURS 9TH FRI 17TH Dubbu @ Kitsch swing to full effect in their epic, brass- and double bass. 8:30pm Free A troubadour, balladeer and storyteller From the Jam, The Q 12 MUSIC - LISTINGS #32 | NOV 2017

socials hosted by different artists Milo Fitzpatick (Portico Quartet) SUN 26TH his own with his versatile and bluesy each week with visuals and audio and Dan See (Nick Mulvey, Jamie Adrian Keefe tones. Expect classic party songs, fi rm to share. The format: decks, laptop, Woon). Signed to Ninja Tune records, favourites, forgotten classics and some One half of local duo The Choosy and a limited number of selected Jono McCleery honed his craft touring of the best songs by the greatest Pickers, Ade will perform a laid-back YouTube clips of archive footage alongside the likes of Little Dragon, artists of all time. 5pm Free classic mix of folk, rock and country. and informative curiosities...7pm £1 Nick Mulvey, Portico (Quartet) and 2:30pm Free membership on the door Kate Tempest. His most recent thelambinneastcombe.co.uk record, Pagodes, was hailed as the thevaultnailsworth.co.uk SAT 4TH deepest, most powerful work to PREMA ARTS CENTRE ULEY South of the Equator date by a musician whose work has been described as like “Miles Davis, VILLAGE INN NAILSWORTH Disco, Funk, Acid, Brazil, Africa with FRI 3RD Massive Attack, John Martyn, Fink, Marcel Lune , Diablos Del Ritmo and and Radiohead wrapped up in one SAT 4TH Blowzabella Samba with Selva Romero. 9pm exquisitely produced sound.” 7:30pm A genuinely unique band with a £6adv/£7otd (John Street) Ken Wood and the Mixers £8adv/£10otd (Goods Shed) driving, drone-based sound played Fresh from performing their ‘music- with a fabulous sense of melody, THURS 9TH and-more’ show at the Edinburgh sva.org.uk rhythmic expertise and sheer feeling. Stroud Jazz Sessions Presents: Fringe and Stroud Theatre festivals They compose their own music that Jenny Darren Ken Wood & The Mixers will be is infl uenced and fl avoured by English CHRIST CHURCH NAILSWORTH offering red-hot rhythm & blues, soul Come witness vocalist Jenny Darren and European traditional dance and irresistible dance music to the rock the jazz-skills as the November music. Much loved and respected, SUN 19TH good people of Nailsworth. Covers special guest at the monthly SVA there is no one else quite like them. and originals ranging from ska to jazz jam. All are welcome, to listen or The Bristol Ensemble 7:30pm £14/£11concs/£12friends/ soul via Stax and Atlantic-era R’n’B perform. 8pm £5otd (John Street) A string quartet of principals from £9concs/£18otd all delivered in the high-energy Ken the Bristol Ensemble is joined by Wood style. 8:30pm Free FRI 10TH the pianist Virginia Black to perform SAT 18TH Martin Melody hosts the John St a captivating all-Bach programme Rusty Shackle Social including the lively keyboard THE LAMB INN EASTCOMBE Welsh indie-roots band Rusty Shackle concertos in A major and D minor Martin Melody is a reggae singer have been tearing-up stages around together with the exquisitely beautiful songwriter with a magnetic silk voice. SUN 12TH the world since 2010. Brandishing Air on the G String from the Suite No John Street Social is a series of weekly The Usual Suspects their distinct folk-roots sound and Friday night club socials, hosted by 3. 3pm £10otd 4 piece covers band. Playing songs armed with an electrifying blend of different artists each week with visuals bristolensemble.com from the 60s to today. From the rampant fi ddle, scorching electric and audio to share. £1otd Beatles,Kinks,Jam,U2 Simple Minds, guitars, pounding drums, searing Rag and Bone man, Stereophonics and trumpet and banjo, the band SAT 11TH RUSKIN MILL HORSLEY many many more. 5pm Free have built up a devoted fanbase The Uplifter with their captivating live shows. Tom brings his mix of Reggae, Ska, FRI 17TH SUN 26TH 7:30pm £14/£11concs/£12friends/ £9concs/£18otd Dub, Dub Step and Rock Steady all The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc Steve Ferbrache topped off with a heavy dose of live The Nordic Fiddlers Bloc comprises One of the busiest solo acoustic prema.org.uk percussion. 9pm £7adv/£8otd (John Olav Luksengård Mjelva (Norway), performers in the region. Steve’s Street) Anders Hall (Sweden) and Kevin eclectic and tasteful mixture of songs Henderson (Shetland). Norway, are all instantly recognisable, made THURS 16TH Sweden and Shetland have three of Resound Presents the richest fi ddle traditions in the Resound is SVA’s programme world, with three distinctive fi ddles exploring experimental sound styles, and documented links going bristol and spoken word that includes back hundreds of years. The Nordic installations, live performance, music, Fiddlers Bloc seek to bring those ensemble djs, workshops and talks. 8pm £5otd historical links and traditions alive (John Street) and present them in a new, exciting, dynamic and meaningful fashion, FRI 17TH remaining faithful to the roots of each Martha Tilston tradition. 8pm £12/£10concs With a voice like spider-webbed rmt.org hollows and lyrics that inspire and captivate, Martha Tilston has Tea-time developed a successful musical THE VAULT NAILSWORTH career with a large and loyal following worldwide. 8pm £10adv/£12otd SUN 5TH concerts Join the professional musicians of (Goods Shed) Earl & Pearl OUT Bristol Ensemble for an Autumn Blues and Soul Streaked Americana. NOW FRI 24TH 2:30pm Free series of chamber music concerts Jazz Stroud Presents: The Spindle BUZZSAW JOINT! Ensemble SUN 12TH Christ Church, Nailsworth Phenomenal experimental acoustic Steve Ferbrache CUT 3 BY PAVINYL instrumental group from Bristol Folk, blues and popular songs from performing original compositions Sunday 19 November at 3pm Stroud based acoustic guitarist Get your ears around the wild n’ weird sounds of the extraordinary and which combine elements of Classical, and singer. Expect classic songs, all inimitable Buzzsaw Joint! Cut 3 compiled by Stroud’s Pavinyl; a tall A captivating all-Bach programme Folk and Jazz, creating music of a instantly recognisable and delivered cinematic nature. Their songs are gent whose ride is a decked-out disco-hearse that, in his words, “puts includes two Keyboard Concertos with Steve’s distinctive bluesy tones. deliberately interpretable, leaving the fun back into funerals”. Here he shares 18 exotic pearls all recorded 2:30pm Free and the exquisite Air on the G String room for improvisation and playful from 1955-1962. From the jungle to the orient, ancient Egypt to Native interaction between the musicians. SUN 19TH America -- hold on tight, it’s quite a trip! Features: Phil Campos, Glenn Sunday 3 December at 3pm Infl uences and comparisons include Jim Reynolds And Christy, Hi-Fives, The Space Men, D.C. Washington, The Fables, Moondog, Somei Satoh and Eric Dvořák’s expressive Second Lenny Troy, Honey And The Bees, The New Starts, The Jokers, Big Satie... 8pm £8adv/£10otd (Goods A guitarist and singer who writes Piano Quintet is paired with Shed) and plays an eclectic mix of music. Brown, Jack Franklin And The Rock-Its, Buddy Bow, Eddie Hill, Ronny The individual pieces tap into blues, Goode, Lee Richards, Marc Haven And The Aquarians, and Al Nathan. a chamber arrangement of THURS 30TH ragtime, rhythm and blues, music Shostakovich’s Gadfly Suite Available now from various retailers including juno.co.uk and amazon. Bellow Presents: Jon McCleery hall and folk traditions. Some are extremely sensitive songs about life, co.uk The SVA are delighted to welcome people and relationships, while others facebook.com/pavinyl TICKETS £10 on the door a sensational songwriter to Stroud are tongue in cheek. 2:30pm Free for the fi rst time, with his trio of www.bristolensemble.com 14 ART - MOTHER ART #32 | NOV 2017 #32 | NOV 2017 ART - MOTHER ART 15

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Art looking for a permanent venue parts of which are currently being bunting, in the Mother Bunting is an art-psychotherapy session. for the Mother House Stroud. exhibited in an American art the stuff that’s only there if you look The exhibition will be supported By Jill MacKeith, Sharon Bennett and Rebecca Stapleford The service will be offered two journal. ‘Mother Bunting’ is a unique at it properly. The blood, the guts, by Psychotherapist Eva Karia of days a week on both a monthly and very honest look at the realities the tears, the sweat, the sore backs, ‘Mothers Together’ and Home Start. membership and drop in basis. of Motherhood. The premise, that the aching hearts. The confusion, Visit sarahdixonfineart.co.uk and The long term vision of the Mother Mothers and Bunting are both jolly the pain, the joy, the mystery and lansdownhall.org for further info. House team is to establish the little floaty things batting around the goddamn true facts of this For centuries, an idealised perspective of community of local women artists, women’s roles outside the domestic model all over the UK and offer creating a nice atmosphere, whilst crazy s**t we call ‘Mama’. Jill MacKeith is a mother of two small but through being connected environment. Participant Michelle the facilities to mother artists in everyone else says ‘oh BABIES, how This month, there will be another children living in Stroud. Sharon Bennett motherhood has been depicted in art but to other Mother Houses we are Grant said of the pilot, “It was different communities. If you are LOVELY’ and then turn their backs chance for members of the public is a socially engaged artist. She is a part of an expanding network of totally amazing – the kids were interested in the project and would and carry on with the relevant to create a piece of Mother Bunting founder member of Croshare and The over the last hundred years there has been creatives and the contemporary engaged and enjoyed the activities like further information you can get stuff while the mothers and the at the exhibition ‘Motherhood & Women’s Art Activation System and a significant shift towards the realist and art scene as a whole. This national immensely, and when they weren’t in contact by emailing mhstroud@ bunting form part of the decorative Metamorphosis’ taking place at lives in Stroud with her partner and network will provide opportunities making/creating they played really procreateproject.com and visit the background. Lansdown Gallery from Tuesday two daughters. Rebecca Stapleford is website at motherhousestudios. Sarah’s quest with ‘Mother 7th to Saturday 11th. The exhibition occasionally, surrealist (see Louise Bourgeois, for residencies, exhibitions and well together.” an artist whose practice incorporates com/stroud Bunting’ is that the bunting is will show work from a number of visiting speakers. Family events Rebecca relates to the project movement and storytelling. Rebecca ‘Maman’). Well known for both its excellent A founding member of WAAS created by mothers, but also artists, photographers and makers and workshops held in the studio whilst thinking about her own lives in Nailsworth with her husband and and co-organiser of ‘It Takes a fathers and grandmothers and as well as offering community maternity services and the large number of will open up the space to the wider childhood. “My father had an three sons. community.” Sharon Bennett art studio in our house, the door Village’, artist Sarah Dixon, has been grandfathers and brothers and workshops on the theme, including resident artists, perhaps it’s no surprise that The childcare element of the was never closed to us when we working on a participatory artwork sisters and aunties and uncles. a Mother Bunting making session, model is crucial to the success were growing up. I can remember called ‘Mother Bunting’, selected Whilst it may look like traditional a Croshare (Crochet and talk) and mother art in Stroud is having something of a of the project. Facilitated by wandering up and watching him renaissance. trained creative child educators, sculpting, I would ask questions the children are able to explore and sometimes I would learn a new different ways of engaging, skill. I realise now how valuable In April this year, the Women’s Sharon Bennett and Rebecca Art Activation System (WAAS) Stapleford project managed the and partners, presented a one day pilot with the aim to provide more “IT CAN BE VERY HARD TO REMAIN CONFIDENT IN YOUR symposium at the creative studio possibilities for women artists in the workshop Atelier called ‘It Takes a Gloucestershire area. WORK WHEN YOU HAVE A CHILD. I FOUND MEETING NEW Village - Models for Mother Artists’. The Stroud pilot follows the The event provided a platform for opening of the first Mother House WOMEN IN MY POSITION TO BE VERY INSPIRING. SEEING discussion of a range of models in London. The idea was born in for sustaining mother-artists and response to the urge of “making” THE RANGE OF WORK THAT WAS BEING PRODUCED WAS explored how ‘the village’ can within the life-changing experience ALSO REALLY INSPIRATIONAL.” facilitate the role of women who of motherhood. The studio offers seek to sustain both an art career a collaborative yet intimate space Rosalie Darien-Jones, Mother House participant and children. for mother artists to continue their In August, a new initiative practice whilst ensuring that their supporting artists who are journey into motherhood is fed mothers piloted in the Stroud in a creative and inclusive way. area for two weeks. The Mother There are possibilities for artists House is the brainchild of Dyana to work alongside their children or Gravina from Procreate Project. independently and opportunities discovering and learning. The Model this experience was for me and The model provides an art studio to work in collaboration with other facilitates integration and exchange how important I think it is for my with integrated childcare where artists creating a supportive and with the Mothers’ art practice, children.” children are welcome into the inspiring network. “Not only has bringing the child’s development Following the success of the working space. Local artists Mother House Stroud created a closer to art and learning about pilot, Sharon and Rebecca are 16 EXHIBITION SPACE - KATE WILLIAMSON #32 | NOV 2017 #32 | NOV 2017 ART - LISTINGS 17

FROGMARSH MILL 10am-1pm psychotherapy session. See page 14-15 ART for further info! SAT 25TH – SUN 26TH SAT 18TH NOV – FRI 15TH DEC TUES 14TH – SUN 19TH Exhibition Space: Frogmarsh Collective Christmas Cracker! LISTINGS Gallery Pangolin’s popular Christmas Johannes Steuck - Holding the Fine craft for Christmas featuring Balance Jewellery (Moira Buckley, Fionna Cracker! exhibition returns with a colourful and exciting mix of sculpture, Attempting to find that inner centre ART OF CLAY Hesketh, Claire Stratton, Tessa Tyldesley), Ceramics (Annie Hewett), prints and drawings by all our gallery from which one can act creatively has Painting (Noela Bewry), Collage artists. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm/Sat 10am- become an ever greater challenge. Clay Sinclair (Shireen Morris), Textiles (Sally 1pm An exhibition of stained glass and Provocative post-pop paintings Hampson, Henrietta Park, Anna sculpture. 10am-6pm gallery-pangolin.com on Perspex by local/international Newton), Bookbinding (Ursula TUES 28TH NOV – SUN 3RD DEC artist Clay Sinclair situated at 48 Jeakins) Baskets (Susan Early) and Kate High Street. Plus prints for those Georgina Bouzyk Mosaics (Cleo Mussi). 10am-5pm LANSDOWN HALL on a budget and People’s Republic An exhibition of paintings by local of Stroud tat for those joining the TUES 31ST OCT – SUN 5TH NOV artist Georgina Bouzyk. 10am-4:30pm GALLERY PANGOLIN revolution. Open Mon – Sat Stroud Book Festival: Hopeless Maine lansdownhall.org claysinclair.com MON 2ND OCT – FRI 10TH NOV Vitalism III: British Sculpture and Enter the world of Hopeless Maine a Williamson Works on Paper from the 50’s and fictional island off the coast of Maine MALTHOUSE BAR AND KITCHEN ELVERS STUDIO 60’s and the setting of a graphic novel by MON 9TH OCT – SUN 26TH NOV Surveys the work of post-war Tom and Nimue Brown. See original SUN 1ST OCT – THURS 30TH NOV SIT Select Presents: Soulscapes by British sculptors who first came to artwork associated with the project, Colin Heavingham stare at the creatures in jars – they Paul Watson Dancing wolves, confused rabbit suited men, a mournful prominence in the 1950’s through Extending ‘This Tortured World’ may stare back. Explore Hopeless Music is Paul Watson’s invisible brush frog prince, and a flock of bird babies are among the the sheer vitality and power of their exhibition on through October and Maine arts and crafts and watch out – his works have a heartbeat of Mid- personalities that fill Kate’s unique and rather odd universe. sculpture. Highlights include ‘Hammer November with an special evening for the tentacles… Century American Jazz; Chet Baker, These strange but enchanting figurative sculptures and Head’, a powerful, welded steel piece opening on Thursday 26th October by John Hoskin, F.E. McWilliam’s Brubeck and Be Bop. This soundscape works on paper are based on her reinterpretations of the TUES 7TH – SAT 11TH (6pm- 8pm). Abstract to realistic ‘Waking Up figure’ from 1962 and is both urban and pastoral, melding stories, games and characters first encountered in the Motherhood and Metamorphosis visions by Colin Heavingham. With Bernard Meadows’ eloquent ‘Head of rhythms, and improvisation yet playroom. Her alternative narratives are sometimes sinister, unseen additional pictures to be Fallen Bird’ 1959. Th exhibition also Exhibiting work from a number of underscored by structure that reflect sometimes humorous, always intriguing. added through November. Also features work by Kenneth Armitage, artists, photographers and makers as nature. Jazz has an inclusive message “My imagery may stem from the landscape of childhood with handmade, unique jewellery by Ralph Brown, Reg Butler, Lynn well as offering community workshops and response which resonates with but it forms my response to some of the complexities and Tristana. Chadwick, Geoffrey Clarke, Elisabeth on the theme, including a Mother the human condition- transcending contradictions of our 21st century living.” Frink, George Fullard and Eduardo Bunting making session, a Croshare cultural, national and ethnic facebook.com/Elversstudio She uses high fired unglazed porcelain for most of her Paolozzi. Mon-Fri 10am-6pm/Sat (Crochet and talk) and an art- boundaries. This captures the aim of sculptures and will sometimes combine it with fabric to make inscrutable doll-like characters varying in scale from a few inches to life size. She then draws and gets to know her creations before they appear in her paintings and prints.

For news and further examples of her work visit katewilliamson.co.uk Christmas Cracker! A festive mix of sculpture prints & drawings “MY IMAGERY MAY STEM 18th November - 15th December FROM THE LANDSCAPE OF CHILDHOOD BUT IT FORMS MY RESPONSE TO SOME OF THE COMPLEXITIES AND CONTRADICTIONS OF OUR 21ST CENTURY LIVING.”

GALLERY PANGOLIN CHALFORD - GLOS - GL6 8NT 01453 889765 [email protected] www.gallery-pangolin.com Images clockwise from top left: Leaf Form by Charlotte Mayer Girl Walking into Wind by Lynn Chadwick, Templetop Vessel by Jason Wason Silver Blade by Anthony Abrahams 18 ART - LISTINGS #32 | NOV 2017 Silver perforated bangle: Guy Royle his painting. (sitselect.org) THE OLIVER VIVIAN GALLERY SVA theoldpassage.com

SUN 12TH Oliver Vivian: I’d Like To Be Meanwhile Space: UP This Way PREMA ARTS CENTRE ULEY A Taste Of Japan The Oliver Vivian Gallery will be UP This Way is an outlet within Japanese pop-up evening featuring open every Saturday with his current Merrywalks highlighting the work of MON 6TH NOV – SAT 16TH DEC the stunning manga inspired artwork exhibition, ‘I’d Like To Be’ – Oliver’s furniture and accessory makers within Joao Trindade by Haruko Boot and a three course continued adventure working with the broader Stroud area. Open Fri-Sat Portuguese artist Joao Trindade’s set menu of traditional Japanese food an unique process in oils on canvas. 9am-6pm or by appointment 01453 work examines the “secret structures’’ with a Western spin…6pm 10am – 3pm or by appointment on 297260 embedded in nature and architecture, 07532071457. stroudmalthouse.com with trademark sweeping, bold lines Meanwhile Space: Fungusloci that vanish into multiple perspectives. theoliverviviangallery.co.uk Artist and permaculture practitioner Recalling the futurists and vorticists MELBOURNE HOUSE Dominic Thomas has designed and who celebrated modernity almost PICADILLY MILL built a sustainable urban micro-farm a century ago, he produces both SAT 18TH – SUN 26TH in which oyster mushrooms are abstract and more figurative works Kate Loveday SAT 18TH-SUN 19TH cultivated on spent coffee grounds using paint and mixed media. An exhibition of paintings by local Golden Seed Hub: Winter Mixture from local cafes. Fungusloci is a artist Kate Loveday open for two Open Studio Weekend project of Sustainable Creativity MON 6TH NOV – SAT 16TH DEC weekends in November. Sat/Sun Chris Bingle, Bill Jones, Uta Baldauf CIC with the help of Stroud District Tom Frost 11am-5pm and Sarah Dixon open their studio Food Grants taking place at Unit 23, Print maker and illustrator Tom Frost doors at the top of the fire escape Merrywalks. Open by appointment divides his time between print making, [email protected] MUSEUM IN THE PARK at Piccadilly Mill West, Lower Street restoring his crumbling Georgian for a weekend of paintings, prints, house in rural Wales and raising a sva.org.uk for SAT 30TH SEPT-SUN 5TH NOV performance and poetry. There will be young family. His work highlights original paintings, prints and cards on Anne Jackson: Certaine Wytches – a fascination for old matchboxes, Crafted RUSKIN MILL HORSLEY Fear, Myth and Magic sale, and other affordable gifts for a stamps, folk art, tin toys, children’s creative winter. 10:30am-4pm. There books and the natural world. Tom is A a series of works exploring the will be cake. THURS 2ND - TBA also one half of Frost & Kin with his history of witch-persecution in Europe, Kelly Kitsch: Shrines partner Teresa Murfin that focuses on and the metaphors which the idea of producing affordable prints, cushions, Christmas ‘witchcraft’ evoke in modern culture, STEVE RUSSELL STUDIOS Sarah Kelly is an assemblage toys and models for the young and through the medium of knotted artist who takes a mass-produced, young at heart. Carefully selected gifts tapestry. Tues-Fri 10am-5pm/Sat-Sun NOV 20TH – DATE TBC discarded item and builds it into new surroundings of LED lights and fabric. and homewares by (and Bank Holidays) 11am-5pm Steve Russell: Two In the Bush MON 6TH NOV – SAT 16TH DEC She is drawn to the powerful idea of a A new show collects a varied and exceptional makers. SAT 11TH NOV – SUN 3RD DEC simple box, cut off from the world that Katie Victoria colourful assortment of African birds. has the ability to transcend time, by Katie Victoria works from her studio Cheltenham Illustration Awards Steve’s images, captured over the 11th November - 31st December 2017: Tales Through Others’ Eyes the shrines of medieval Christian relics. in Swansea where she creates her course of many trips to Eastern Africa, 9am-5pm Mon-Sat, 10am-4pm Sun It is this that Sarah wants to evoke in collections of exquisite knitted goods. The Cheltenham Illustration Awards celebrate the beauty and nature of her own work. 10am-5pm Working on a hand powered domestic competition has been running for birds with great wit and precision. All knitting machine she creates a variety 10 years and attracts entries from prints are mounted on aluminium and WEDS 29TH - TBA of fabrics and products from cushions across the world. Organised by the are available in an edition of 5. Chloe Regan: Interiors and and bags to sumptuous knitwear and University of Gloucestershire, the Exteriors upholstered furniture, combining high Awards exhibition travels to venues steverussellstudios.com quality merino lambswool, bamboo such as London Book Fair and other Chloé graduated with an MA in Illustration from the Royal College of and cotton yarns. galleries and universities, and is STUDIO 19A Art. She draws objects, places and accompanied by a full colour hardback prema.org.uk people, evoking and distilling life into Annual. The theme this year is ‘Tales FRI 3RD – SUN 26TH drawings using her distinctive mark through Others’ Eyes’, inviting us to Deborah Roberts: This and That imagine the world from a different making and line. Chloé draws with NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE perspective and reminding us that An exhibition of images by Deborah pencil and pastel prolifically, enjoying there are millions of lives beyond our Roberts. In celebration of the the curiosity of the sketch. This FRI 15TH SEPT – SUN 5TH NOV own. Come and immerse yourself in creativity evident in the Stroud exhibition includes drawings made Jerwood Makers Open Valleys, images of poets, performers on site of the landscape surrounding this new collection of visual stories! Following a successful exhibition at and artists Deborah has encountered Ruskin Mill, as well as on travels to Tues-Fri 10am-5pm/Sat-Sun (and Jerwood Space, Marcin Rusak, Juli during her photographic projects will Paris, Greece, Spain, found imagery Bank Holidays) 11am-5pm Bolaños-Durman, Laura Youngson be displayed alongside selected pieces and from film. 10am-5pm Coll, Jessica Harrison and Sam SUN 19TH NOV – SUN 3RD DEC of their work. Sat and Sun/11am- Bakewell are exhibiting new works 3pm/Fri 12pm-2pm/Weekdays by rmt.org Dolores Phelps: La Nina Aurelia as part of the Jerwood Visual Arts appointment. This MPhil/PhD illustration research programme at New Brewery Arts. A Call For Work! THE OLD PASSAGE ARLINGHAM project is a visual response to a deborahroberts.biz Five new commissions by these early- memoir left to Dolores Phelps by career applied artists brought about Ideas about truth and reality TUES 13TH JUN-SUN 26TH NOV her late mother, who was one of the through the biennial Jerwood Makers SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS January 2018 4,000 children evacuated from Bilbao Passion Open. Each combines a high level of by the ship Habana to Southampton A New collection of artworks by technical skill with imagination and MON 27TH NOV – SAT 2ND DEC Does what you see (or hear, or believe) depend in May 1937. Dolores’ images are thirty artists featuring Alice Adams, intellectual adventure, constituting a on how you look (or listen, or think) an interpretation of her mother’s Stroud Festival Presents: Dark < Catherine Aspray, Anne Bate-Williams, fresh and exciting direction of each > Light Is truth ‘out there’, or ‘in here’? Is there an ‘out there’ memories of living in Bilbao during the artist’s work. Mon-Sat 9am-5pm/Sun Chris Bingle, Susanna Birley, Carolyn and an ‘in here’? Spanish Civil War - air raids, starvation, Stroud Festival is proud to present an Black, Georgina Bouzyk, Jilly Cobbe, (and Bank Holidays) 10am-4pm ‘War does not determine who is right, only who is left’ then the terrible voyage and starting exhibition of paintings and sculpture Alexandra Collins, Debbie Cox, Krysia life in the UK. Her work is also shaped from local artists on the theme of Dark Drury, Angela Findlay, Karen Green, SAT 11TH NOV – SUN 31ST DEC (Bertrand Russell) Is it actually possible to be right? Or wrong? Exhibition of Paintings by extensive research into the <> Light. The title wryly compliments Sylvain Guenot, Pat Homewood, Jan Crafted For Christmas collective experiences and memoirs the ballet The Dark Princess at the Irvine, Valerie Jordan, Anna Knight, A celebration of craft throughout If we agree on a consensual reality, does that make it true? of other Basque refugee children who Cotswold Playhouse on Thursday Elaine Knight, David Manzi-fe, Rachel New Brewery Arts. The Shop, Gallery Can you ever know if something is true? by Kate Loveday had to flee their homes and families. Nov 30th. Artists contributing are: Jo Markwick, Annie McGill, Alison Merry, and Resident Craftworkers are all Any work exploring these ideas is welcome! Any medium (including sound, Opening times vary, please call ahead Casling, Gypsy, Saffron Knight, Ann- Linn O’Carroll, Arthur Penn, Kerry participating in this opportunity to performance, writing etc..) can be included. The space will be 18A Kendrick Weekends 18th-19th and 25th-26th November to check before making a special visit. Margreth Bohl and Holly English. Phippen, Kel Portman, Vicki Portman, showcase and offer their unique items Street (above Made in Stroud) during the last two weeks of January 2018. Tel: 01453 763394 Chris Rose, Alisdair Shepherd, Chris this season. Mon-Sat 9am-5pm/Sun 11am till 5pm subscriptionrooms.org.uk Smith, Mark Stopforth and Melvyn (and Bank Holidays) 10am-4pm museuminthepark.org.uk Warren-Smith. Please get in touch to look at the space, talk about your work or register Melbourne House, Lower Street, Stroud GL5 2HT newbreweryarts.org.uk interest. Melissa 07767787641, [email protected] [email protected]

Melbourne House Lower Street Weekends: Stroud Glos. 6th-7th GL5 &2HT 13th-14th May 0145311am to 758531 6pm katelovedaypaintings@gmail. 20 THEATRE - RATS #32 | NOV 2017 #32 | NOV 2017 THEATRE / DANCE / COMEDY - LISTINGS 21

RATS is a Community Drama 7pm £10/£7concs/£8friends/ professional comedians from the UK Group coached and mentored by £6concs/£25family/£23concs/£15otd and European circuit but also a festive THEATRE/ Professional Actors. The aim of the hog roast running throughout the group is to bring more professional prema.org.uk evening to ensure that you are well fed DANCE theatrical attributes to Amateur and very well entertained! Opening up proceedings will be newly crowned Theatre. Their latest offering A TETBURY GOODS SHED Midsummer Night’s Dream Directed ‘English Comedian of the Year’ Nick Page, storming through the middle LISTINGS by Professional Actor Susan Lynch - a SAT 18TH section will be Tim Hoskins performing reimagining of Shakespeare’s Play. as our favourite German ‘Marti’. The COTSWOLD PLAYHOUSE Inventive, bold and original.... the Don’t Go Into the Cellar Presents: Terror On The Tracks headliner comes in the form of Alex versatile troop explore a physical, Boardman, now one of the most Terror On The Tracks is a one man FRI 17TH – SAT 18TH/THURS visual, and passionate take on the sought after acts in the country due to show set in The Railway Tavern, 23RD-SAT 25TH bard, making the title worthy of the his ability to interact with any audience where the convivial landlord regales The Cotswold Players: The word Dream…See page 20! 7:30pm and to seemingly conjure something his guests with curious tales that he Government Inspector £13.50/£11.40concs (Thurs sold out!) out of nothing….5:30-7:30pm has heard over the years featuring (food)/8pm (comedy) £12.50adv With its dazzling blend of a selection of weird and wonderful subscriptionrooms.org.uk from The Malthouse, Trading Post and preposterous and colourful characters, characters… An original stage seetickets.com/£14otd Nikolai Gogol’s The Government adaptation of Charles Dickens’ “The MINCHINHAMPTON MARKET Signal-Man” and 3 other tales of Inspector is one of the great comedy stroudmalthouse.com RATS classics. This timeless masterpiece has HOUSE menace and melodrama are the bill of lost none of its bite - and none of its fare on offer to those brave enough to join in.7:30pm £10 SVA relevance. Gogol exposes the corrupt - FRI 10TH – SAT 11TH ridicules the pomposity and unbridled Minchinhampton Players: shed-arts.co.uk greed of those in power- holds a FRI 3RD Murdered To Death mirror up to a society obsessed with Stroud Book Festival: Tonight with status and appearances – all with the Amateur theatre returns to Elvis Minchinhampton with a killingly funny full vigour of his outlandish humour. COMEDY “Shakespeare once wrote ‘What’s in a country house caper…Fri 7:30pm/Sat Some things never go out of fashion! name?’ He also wrote some nonsense 2:30pm and 7:30pm £10/£5under 16’s Sometimes, we hide away. We tuck ourselves out of sight, thinking that 7:30pm £12 about love, death and donkeys. He if we put ourselves out there, it will all go belly up. But then we start from the Market Stores LISTINGS sure was a crazy English man. You THURS 30TH writers intrigue me, man, so that’s why minchinhamptonmarkethouse.co.uk to dream a little. What if we took a risk? What if an opportunity came Ballet Cymru: The Light Princess THE MALTHOUSE BAR AND I decided to get three Stroud Book Festival writers on my show as I figure along that made us peek out and think, maybe? Maybe that dream can A new full length ballet for 2017 KITCHEN NAILSWORTH TOWN HALL they could tell the world what goes on pull us out of our comfort zone and, before we know it, we’re signed with a new score by brilliant Welsh in their heads. Hell, I might even put harpist, composer and recording artist FRI 24TH pen to paper myself, I got a few wild up to appear in a Shakespeare play, even though we haven’t acted for WEDS 22ND – SAT 25TH Catrin Finch in collaboration with CrazyBird Comedy Club and tales to tell, that’s for sure. Anyway, we years – or at all. The Riverfront Theatre in Newport, Nailsworth Dramatic Society: Allo the Malthouse Bar and Kitchen got one hell of a show lined up for you The Light Princess is the lightest Allo Present: Christmas Comedy lucky people – live music, games, chat By Nikki Owen and brightest dance event of the Cracker and Food and more. Join me and my co-host Image by James Kriszyk Image by Based on the hugely successful British year. Using elements of circus and Dr.Shiraz on ‘Tonight with Elvis’. It’s television series that ran for seven Following the huge success of the gonna be LITERALLY incredible man!” outstanding classical choreography seasons, this uproarious comedy first CrazyBird Comedy Club at The the story draws inspiration from relates the adventures of a hapless Malthouse Bar and Kitchen they have 8pm £1otd Sleeping Beauty, telling the story of cafe owner, Rene, in occupied France. decided to team up again to bring you sva.org.uk a princess afflicted by a constant You can see all of your favourite TV a Christmas Comedy Cracker with four weightlessness, unable to get her characters in the flesh, including feet on the ground, until she finds a Rene’s tone-deaf wife Edith, Yvette, About a year ago, this is exactly scripts, so I asked Susan, why turn norm, and boy is it funny. “I love the play,” Susan said to love that brings her down to earth. what happened to me. I’m a writer. to Shakespeare for the major play But what makes it totally me, “but I always want it to be Mimi, Michelle and the Gestapo Featuring ground breaking video officer Herr Flick! 7pm £9.50 from I’m not an actor. I spend my days performance this year? “I liked soar, is the people. I had a huge more dreamlike. You don’t question projections and stunningly vibrant ticketsource.co.uk hiding behind a laptop screen the idea of people who had never wobble one day, in rehearsals. I a dream, it just is, so that’s what costumes The Light Princess will and I don’t like to put my self out performed Shakespeare doing it, was that crippled by the thought we want for the performers and transport you to a world of laughter, nailsworthdramaticsociety.co.uk there – I even get a bit embarrassed for the wildness and the lack of of performing, that – confession for the audience - a kaleidoscopic beauty and wonder…7:30pm about candles on my birthday cake reverence automatic instinctive time - I started to cry. Oh boy. adventure...through the bards £17/£12.50 under 18’s BERKELEY CASTLE (I know, I know…) But, for some relationship to the text....It suited And it was in front of all the RATS extraordinary tale.” reason, I wanted to give acting a this group. I always want to do a crew. But, instead of frowning So, there you have it. We may cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk WEDS 29TH NOV – FRI 8TH DEC pop. Call it a mid life moment, call play that caters to the strength at me, every single one of them be doing a Shakespeare play that it an adventure – call it crazy – but, of the players and this does it – it hugged me and said they too felt acts out a dream, but what Susan TRINITY ROOMS Split Second Productions: A last year, through a friend, I got showcases all of them individually, the same way. It was a turning Lynch’s inspired direction has Christmas Carol brave and joined up with RATS but also as a brilliant ensemble.” point for me, that confession and shown us all is that, if you just take MON 6TH Critically acclaimed Split Second Productions (A Midsummer Night’s (Ruscombe Amateur Theatre And what an ensemble it is. the support the gang gave me. a little risk, if you step outside of The Journeymen Theatre: The Society.) To do Shakespeare’s A I mean, I know I’m biased, but See, we all feel scared from time your safe little comfort zone for Bundle Dream, Much Ado About Nothing) Midsummer Night’s Dream. Two seriously, this is an amazing bunch to time, but goddammit, we carry even just one second, that dream return to Berkeley Castle to present OUT Based closely on the story of a performances this November. At a magical and enchanting re-telling of people that you’re going to see on anyway, and that’s what makes in your head really can come true. real woman and her three young NOW the Subscription Rooms. Oh my when you come to watch the play this play so spellbinding to watch, And before you know it, you’re no of Charles Dickens’ classic tale, ‘A children, who escape from domestic Christmas Carol’. This charming, days. (which, at the time of writing this that dare-do quality. That and the longer hiding away behind a laptop, persecution and denial of human family-friendly production promises to Any other group, I think, would article, is sold out on the second fact we are backed by the amazing and you’re out on stage. Acting. MASK: MAKING, USING rights in Chechnya, to find a home fill you up to the brim with Christmas have been hard to join, but with night.) We hail, you see, the professional actors that are Susan in the UK. Here they encounter the spirit. 7:30pm £20/£15 RATS, it’s completely the opposite. RATS crew, from all walks of life. Lynch (Happy Valley), her husband RATS performance of A Home Office’s ‘hostile environment’ AND PERFORMING BY I turned up to be greeted by the Teachers, ecologists, small business Craig Parkinson (Line of Duty), Midsummer Night’s Dream takes to asylum seekers and refugees. berkeley-castle.com most open, honest and talented owners, photographers, managers, Samantha Morton (Fantastic Beasts place at the Subscription Rooms The Bundle has been commissioned MIKE CHASE bunch of people I think I may have students, humanists, artists, and Where to Find Them) and later this month on Weds 22nd and by QARN (Quaker Asylum Seeker Drawing on the Four Temperaments, Mike Chase explores the transformative and Refugee Network). 7:30pm PREMA ARTS CENTRE ever met. And at the helm is one computer techies, advertising Simon Chadwick (Centurion). Thurs 23rd. Please note Thursday and regenerative power of masks in education, the arts and therapy. remarkable person: award-winning directors. Different lives, different I asked the gang what they loved is now sold out and there are just a £5-10 (Suggested donation for SAT 25TH Highly illustrated throughout with colour photographs and line drawings, actor, Susan Lynch. Susan is a force, jobs, but with one thing that binds most about being part of RATS. “It’s handful of tickets left for the Weds! Gloucestershire Action for Refugees this exciting new book explores the history of the mask, different mask- and by force, I mean unstoppable. us together: we are risk takers. We given me confidence“, many said. Visit subscriptionrooms.org.uk and Asylum Seekers, Welcome Group PanGottic: Long Shot making techniques and uses, and includes extensive workshop exercises To quote from A Midsummer all have to step out of our comfort “We are a tribe.” “It’s like therapy.” for tickets and ratsociety.com for Halesowen and Lifeline Options) Long Shot is a stripped-back circus performance where the audience for movement, voice work, games, improvisations and general acting skills. Night’s Dream, ‘Though she be but zones and do things we don’t want “It gives me a sense of belonging.” further info. holytrinitystroud.co.uk little, she is fierce!’ Northern Irish, to do, because what is life – or “It is nerve racking but joyous.” “I is in charge. Using handcrafted It also looks at the use of masks in therapeutic work. Illustrations by Allmut remote control contraptions, tight with a dark pixie crop that outlines acting - without adventure, right? felt lonely and now I’m in RATS and Nikki Owen is an author and writer. Ffrench, photography by Louise Stoner and Jane Chase. choreography and laugh-out- beautiful, Grecian features and And it’s this ethos that Susan has Her third and final book in the Project SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS it’s an exhilarating experience.” “I’m loud humour, PanGottic brings to Available now via Hawthorn Press (hawthornpress.com). porcelain skin, Susan is the lynch brought to her magical version of fulfilling a childhood dream.” And Trilogy – The Girl Who Ran (Harper life one man’s belief in the near pin (pun intended) of the entire A Midsummer Night’s Dream – the that’s it, really, that idea of a dream, Collins), is out now. Follow her on twitter WEDS 22ND – THURS 23RD impossible, the almost-unachievable mikechasemasks.com group. When I joined up, the gang ethos of adventure. This play is that’s what it’s all about. That we @nikkiwriter and nikkiowenauthor.com RATS: A Midsummer Night’s and the highly-unlikely. Suitable for was reading out from TV drama brave, creative, different to the can dream. Dream audiences over the age of seven. 22 FILM - LISTINGS #32 | NOV 2017 Fieldfare Café at Thistledown Farm

THE MALTHOUSE BAR AND VUE THE ARKELL CENTRE KITCHEN FILM THURS 16TH FRI 10TH LISTINGS THURS 23RD National Theatre Live: Follies Nailsworth Film Club: Room Malthouse Cinema Club: The Stephen Sondheim’s legendary Based on Emma Donoghue’s novel, Grinch musical is staged for the fi rst this heart-breaking yet life-afi rming On the outskirts of Whoville, there time at the National Theatre and drama is told from the viewpoint of lives a green, revenge-seeking Grinch broadcast live to cinemas. New a 5-year-old boy. The fi lm explores York, 1971. There’s a party on the the love between him and his mother, KITSCH COFFEE AND WINE BAR (played by Jim Carrey) who plans on ruining the Christmas holiday for all stage of the Weismann Theatre. kidnapped and imprisoned in a sound- of the citizens of the town…7:30pm Tomorrow the iconic building will be proof shed 7 years earlier, and how she SAT 11TH £15 (includes food! X1 mains and x1 demolished. Thirty years after their creates a whole world for him in this Kitsch Cult Classics: Lost Boys side dish) fi nal performance, the Follies girls tiny space. Brilliantly fi lmed with near- gather to have a few drinks, sing a perfect performances by the two main The fi rst in a series of cult classic fi lms few songs and lie about themselves. characters, ‘Room’ will bring a lump to screened at the popular coffee and stroudmalthouse.com 6:45pm your throat. 7:30pm £6guest ticket/ wine bar in Ebley starting with the Season Membership: £27.50 single Lost Boys: after moving to a new town, OPEN HOUSE TUES 21ST adult/£49.50 couple two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires…7pm Free (a Exhibition On Screen: David THURS 2ND nailsworthfi lmclub.co.uk £5 deposit bags you a reservation on Hockney At the Royal Academy of Arts the evening which is refunded to you Stroud Film Society: Vertigo on the night.) Hot dogs and popcorn Alfred Hitchcock’s legendary fi lm Intimate, revealing never-before-seen MINCHINHAMPTON MARKET available on the night! was released in the same year that interviews with one of the world’s HOUSE the Stroud Film Society was formed most popular living artists. Featuring facebook.com/KitschCoffeeWineBar (1958!) by Jack and Grace Allington intimate and in-depth interviews with FRI 24TH of Ebley. In the recent British Film Hockney, this revealing fi lm focuses Film Night: My Cousin Rachel LANSDOWN HALL Institute survey of the 100 best fi lms on two blockbuster exhibitions held in of all time, Vertigo came fi rst. So the 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy A young Englishman plots revenge Society has chosen this fi lm to help against his late cousin’s mysterious, SUN 5TH of Art in London. Director Phil celebrate their 60th Anniversary, beautiful wife, believing her Grabsky secured privileged access Stroud Book Festival: Fahrenheit when, beside the fi lm there will be responsible for his death. But his to craft this cinematic celebration of 451 wine, some nibbles and chat, so feelings become complicated as a 21st century master of creativity. Truffaut’s 1966 classic adaptation of expect a longer evening than usual! he fi nds himself falling under the the dystopian novel by Ray Bradbury 7:30pm £6guest ticket/£40 season 1pm/6:50pm beguiling spell of her charms.7:30pm portrays an oppressive future society membership check website for tickets and further myvue.com where all reading material is banned. info Presented by Lansdown Film Club THURS 23RD and the Stroud Film Festival as part of Stroud Film Society: I Am Not minchinhamptonmarkethouse.co.uk this year’s Stroud Book Festival. Book Your Negro Festival) 8pm £7/£6concs This excellent documentary is based upon the writings of James Baldwin. SUN 12TH It deals with the lives and deaths of Transition Stroud Presents: his friends, Martin Luther King Junior, Tomorrow Malcolm X and Medgar Evans, It is The Transition Stroud annual get narrated by Samuel Jackson and together and AGM for 2017 including incorporates other media works. STROUD COMMUNITY a screening of Demain (Tomorrow) 7:30pm £6guest ticket/£40 season by Ciryl Dion and Melanie Laurent. membership Climate is changing. Instead of stroudfi lmsociety.org CHRISTMAS TREE showing all the worst that can happen, this documentary focuses on the people suggesting solutions and their SVA GOODS SHED actions. 2pm (fi lm starts) Free FESTIVALSt. Laurence Church, Stroud2017 THURS 2ND SUN 12TH Immortal Love Lansdown Film Club: Radiator th Set in 1932, a woman, whose (tenant- SUNDAY 26 NOVEMBER A darkly comic examination of family farmer) fi ancé is fi ghting in China, is With special guest Dominic Cotter life, marriage, age and love. 8pm PREVIEW sexually assaulted by the landowner’s - BBC Radio Gloucestershire presenter £6/£5 concessions with an annual son (Nakadai), who has returned & LIGHTS and music by Baily’s Beads membership fee of £2 from the war with a crippling injury, SWITCH ON from The Church Office, and then forced into marriage with TICKETS £3.00 SUN 26TH The Shambles, Stroud, Tel: 01453 759099 him. In four more chapters, presented AT 4.00pm Lansdown Film Club: Harmonium (Tickets include light refreshments) over three decades, their children Children under 12 free when Toshio hires Yasaka in his workshop. undertake their own searches for accompanied by an adult This old acquaintance, who has just love, while the parents try to make been released from prison, begins to each other as miserable as possible. meddle in Toshio’s family life. 8pm 8pm £5otd (under 15’s must be Now open & serving wood-fired lunches Wednesday to Sunday! £6/£5 concessions with an annual accompanied by an adult) membership fee of £2 SAT 18TH Our café is set in 75 acres of beautiful sales to Stroud Valleys Project to fund FRI 17TH Film and Pudding: Mindhorn meadow and woodland overlooking Woodchester tree planting in the area. Why not come up Syria’s Disappeared FREE ADMISSION A has-been actor (Julian Barratt) best th nd Park. We serve lunch from our wood-fired for an autumn walk and enjoy a hot drink Amnesty International Mid- known for playing the title character MONDAY 27 - THURSDAY SATURDAY 2 DECEMBER th Gloucestershire group invites you to a in the 1980s detective series 30 NOVEMBER 9:30am to 5:00pm clay oven & charcoal BBQ Weds to Sun, brunch with stunning views beside our woodburner! 10am to 4:30pm screening of the acclaimed fi lm, Syria’s “Mindhorn” must work with the police SUNDAY 3rd DECEMBER Disappeared: the case against Assad when a serial killer says that he will FRIDAY 1st DECEMBER 1:00pm to 4:00pm Sat & Sun and evening meals, such as wood- We are now taking bookings for relaxed produced by Nicola Cutcher who only speak with Detective Mindhorn, 9:30am to 8:30pm (to coincide with 4:00pm Festival Songs of Praise (everyone welcome) fired sourdough pizzas, on selected weekend Christmas lunches during December - our will be appearing to take questions whom he believes to be a real person. Stroud’s Goodwill evening) and lead discussion after the 50 7:30pm £5otd nights. We use local, free range and Organic festive menu is perfect if you’re looking minute fi lm. Proceeds to Amnesty For more details visit: www.stroudparishchurch.org.uk International for the ‘I Welcome’ sva.org.uk produce where possible. Fine teas, coffees & for an alternative to turkey! We also stock (refugees) campaign. 7pm £5otd delicious homemade cakes are served 9am to delicious sourdough bread, our own preserves, lansdownhall.org 4:30pm and we donate 5% of all hot drinks local alcohol, Organic milk and more.

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