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Patron: Morag McLaren FESTIVAL 2019 Founder and President: Martin Bax MBE Vice Presidents: Rt Hon David Heath CBE, John Birkett-Smith Chairman: Dr Robert Morris Our themes for each Frome Treasurer: Margaret Perry Festival are often decided Creative Director: Martin Dimery by historical anniversaries, Board of Trustees / Directors of Frome Festival Ltd: notably of great artists and Theresa Clark, Dr Robert Morris, Dara O’Hare, Gail Norris, Simon Norris, Gavin Rea, Dr Mick Randall, Roger Southard, writers like Jane Austen, Mary Hugh Deed, Dr Rick Rycroft, Jeremy Towler, Karen Ogborn. Shelley, Shakespeare and General Manager: Beverly Jones Mozart. We have celebrated Food Feast Co-ordinator: Tracey Rupp Rawlins the brief residencies in Frome The Sponsorship Team: Marjorie Morris, Karen Ogborn, Suzanne Cooke, Gavin Rea of and Social Media: Gail Norris, Dara O’Hare the Duke of Monmouth too. Steward Co-ordinator: Theresa Clark These themes are often suggested by contributors to Website: stellasoft.co.uk the Festival and local organisers. Printers: Printing Services Ltd. Design: blackinkstudio.co.uk Cover and Poster Illustration: Sholto Walker One of my personal favourites was the 2009 www.myportfolio.com/sholtowalker celebration of Sir Benjamin Baker, who was born Photography: Frome Wessex Camera Club and educated in Frome, before going on to create

some of the greatest feats of engineering, including With Special Thanks to: the original in 1890. Like many, I was Frome Town Council, our sponsors, unaware of Baker’s roots in Frome, and would like to event organisers and venues. think that the Festival helped to raise awareness of

The Festival wishes to thank Mercer Design, this great local hero to many others. PPS Commercial Print, Barters Plant Centre and The Residents Handbook for their generous support This year, I think we have been presented with possibly of Frome’s Hidden Gardens. the best and most relevant theme to the Festival in its 19 years. When Sue Bucklow and Tabitha Clayson proposed the Festival being part of their planned celebration of the Singer’s foundry in Frome, we were immediately inspired. The project, in collaboration with Rook Lane Arts and the , has received Heritage Lottery funding to celebrate the bi-centenary Charity no: 1120329 of the birth of J W Singer, who started his fairly modest

Open Studios business making brass church candlesticks in the very office premises we now occupy with our generous landlords, Eyetech, in the Market Place.

INSIDE: Scouting for Girls / Event 1211 The Coral / Event 814

04 - 33 Festival Events 34 - 39 Workshops 40 - 43 Visual Arts & Exhibitions 44 - 49 Information / Booking Form 50 Map 51 Venues & Places

2 Many in Frome will recall the enormous Singer’s factory which stretched across much of the current riverside housing development opposite the Market Yard car park. The company’s work expanded into producing the castings of some truly inspiring landmark statues like Justice, which stands on top of the , or the awe-inspiring on the Thames Embankment, as well as the Scottish National War Memorial at , the King Alfred statue in , and the famous lions in Cape Town. Moscow Drug Club / Event 1015

JW Singer and Sons Art Metal Works brought industry 23 JUNE // 11:00 - 17:00 and great art together. Seven hundred skilled workers FROME CHILDREN’S FESTIVAL helped to bring magnificent public icons to realisation. All the fabulous activities and entertainment The completed works were hoisted onto horse drawn that you’ve come to know and love from the carts and paraded through Frome town centre Children’s Festival including a zip wire (or 2) past cheering crowds to be waved off to the railway across the river, stunts on the pump track station. That legacy lives on in this remarkable town of and magical decorations in the woods. This creativity and craftsmanship. year we’ll be back at the Cheese and Grain through to Welshmill Park with loads of fun and I very much hope the Frome Festival programme has a performances - all for FREE. Keep an eye out for wide appeal this year and will draw visitors and locals news of special guests and an exciting new event to the exhibitions and events, especially those who for teenagers in the evening! Parents remain worked for Singer’s and recall its long-standing place responsible for their children while at this event. in the history of Frome. For details contact us via fromechildrensfestival. org or fb frome children’s festival. My thanks again to Frome Town Council, all our Cheese & Grain / Free Event sponsors, volunteers and Festival Friends subscribers. In particular, huge credit must go to Beverly Jones 2 JULY // 19:30 - 21:30 and Margaret Perry, our professional team; to Tracey CASTING THE WORLD - ARCHITECTURE Rawlins for organising the Food Feast, to Gavin Rea CLUB - NEW BOUNDARIES

and Marjorie Morris for their work on sponsorship Architecture Club with Chris Romer-Lee of Studio OVERTURE and advertising, and to all those mentioned in the Octopi. Water and sculpture connect Chris’s credits opposite. Special thanks must also go to the projects and that of his relative, the artist, Hamo wonderfully enthusiastic and supportive Festival Thornycroft, who had much of his work cast at Board under the inspirational guidance of our Singer’s foundry. The talk will provide insight Chairman Bob Morris. into Studio Octopi’s award winning work on ‘Writ in Water’ with Mark Wallinger and also plans to Martin Dimery, Creative Director provide London with a floating lido. Rook Lane Chapel / Free Event

The Coral / Event 814 Casting the World / Various Events

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19:00 - 22:00 FRIDAY 5 JULY VANGUARD READINGS Vanguard Readings is a free monthly literary salon based in London, which provides a platform for 13:00 - 14:00 new and emerging writers alongside established SCHUBERT ‘UNCUT’: PIANO TRIO NO.2 authors and has toured the salons in Grasmere, IN E FLAT , Hay-on-Wye, Margate, Norwich, , Described by Schumann as a ‘comet in the sky’ and Ludlow, Manchester, , Brighton and Harlow, towering in length and landscape, Schubert’s last piano widening access to disadvantaged communities, trio takes us on a rollercoaster of melodies, ideas and giving voice to diverse voices. Curated and hosted by emotions and sparkles with brilliance. Violinist Katalin Frome writer, Hannah Cox. It showcases the work of Kertesz, cellist Lorna Davis and pianist Liz Kozlowski six local authors. perform the original, uncut version of Schubert’s Archangel / Free Event / Event 506 masterpiece in this lunchtime recital. Doors open 12.30pm with pre-concert refreshments. 19:30 - 23:45 Christ Church / £10.00 / £5.00 / Event 501 JUDGE JULES LIVE! Judge Jules, the world-renowned award-winning DJ, 17:00 - 23:00 brings his live touring show to the Cheese and Grain CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR with a full ten piece band, recreating classic dance The Cantina is back! Frome Festival’s pop up tapas bar tracks in a fabulous opening night party to kick off the will be serving delicious Spanish food and drink on the Frome Festival. Silk Mill terrace. Family friendly vibes, ping pong, table Cheese & Grain / £24.00 door / £20.00 adv / Event 507 football and music! The Silk Mill / Event 502 19:30 - 21:45 FAB PROMOTIONS PRESENTS IVAN 17:00 - 19:00 BRACKENBURY RADIO RETRO SUMMER FAIR CELEBRATING 60 FAB Promotions presents writer and comedian Tom YEARS OF SELWOOD Binns’ unique and original comedy shows which have Selwood Academy is now in its 60th year and our been described by , Telegraph and Time Out Summer Fair will celebrate all things ‘retro’. Old fashioned as “Comedy Genius”. He’s the star and creator of his games, afternoon tea, music and lots more! own Friday night BBC1 Comedy Series, Hospital People Selwood Academy / Free Event / Event 503 and an 8/10 Cats Do Countdowns favourite, on Channel 4. Tonight a variety of award-winning characters from 19:00 - 21:00 8/10 Cats and Hospital People (show 2 X 45 mins). DANCEWORKS 2019 Merlin Theatre / £16.50 / £14.50 / Event 508 Danceworks 2019 will be performed across 3 dates this July. Act One will be a performance of Peter Pan the Ballet. Act Two will see performances of The Greatest Showman and American Pop Idols. Get your tickets early to see this fantastic local showcase from the Memorial Box Office. Memorial Theatre / £10.50 / £8.50 / Event 504

19:00 - 22:00 FROME FESTIVAL SKETCHBOOK POP-UP EXHIBITION (ANN HARRISON-BRONINSKI) Start this year’s Frome Festival with a review of last year’s events. Drawn from life, Ann’s drawings are in charcoal, pencil, and watercolour, and are all for sale. They will only be on display for one night this year - so don’t miss them! A pop-up exhibition with live music overlooking Frome’s Market Place. Ann will be recording events in this year’s Frome Festival as Festival Sketch Artist. Ivan Brackenbury / Event 508 George Hotel & Granary / Free Event / Event 505 4 FRIDAY 5 JULY Box Office01373 455420 // fromefestival.co.uk

19:30 - 22:00 influences range from Jacques Loussier to George BOX TALE SOUP PRESENTS “MANALIVE” Shearing via Bill Evans and the Modern Jazz Quartet. G.K. Chesterton’s Manalive!, featuring beautifully hand- Expect an evening of exquisite chamber music from crafted puppets and stunning original music. Beacon three remarkable musicians fluent in the language House, a broken-down boarding establishment, and of both classical music and jazz. Dominic Alldis is a its bored, brooding tenants, are about to receive a recognised Steinway Artist. visitor...But what if their new guest is not all he seems? Cooper Hall at Selwood Manor / £15.00 / Event 511 What secrets lie beneath that bright exterior? How can you trust a man whose name is Innocent? As 20:30 - 21:30 with all Tin Church events, the production will be lit PETER FLEMING: HAVE YOU SEEN? by oil lamps and candles. Refreshments during the Retired children’s TV pioneer Peter Fleming needs intermission included in the ticket price. your help. His legendary BBC programmes are lost The Tin Church - Brokerswood / £18.00 / Event 509 from the archives. Join his quest to find all your childhood favourites, from Professor Zany’s Mad 20:00 - 23:00 Laboratory (1962) to The Two Little Horses (1976), RODNEY BRANIGAN “A FIRST and his family if there’s time left at the end. Best CLASS US IMPORT” Newcomer – Leicester Comedy Festival 2018. As Rodney first started performing in his home town of heard on BBC Radio Wales. ‘Extraordinary comic’ – Austin, Texas. As word quickly spread of his unique Manchester Evening News. talent he soon found himself playing to sell out George Hotel and Granary / £5.00 / Event 512 audiences from LA to Nashville. Last summer having already gained the attention of Festival 20:30 - 23:00 organiser Michael Eavis, Rodney was his immediate BACK OF THE BUS first choice to replace Paloma Faith after she was Back of the Bus is a 7-piece punk pop band, fronted by forced to pull out of the prestigious 15,000 audience four female vocalists and backed up with a throbbing event at the annual ‘Glasto Extravaganza’. badass rhythm section. Covering punk and pop The Silk Mill / £14.00 / £12.00 / Event 510 classics with their own memorable twist, you can expect lots of glitter, sass and attitude and a chance 20:00 - 22:00 for some serious dancing. DOMINIC ALLDIS TRIO. CLASSICAL JAZZ Cornerhouse / Free Event / Event 513 The Dominic Alldis Trio is one of the most exciting jazz piano trios in the UK. Their repertoire encompasses jazz arrangements of familiar classical themes, folk songs and childhood memories as well as popular jazz standards from the Great American Songbook. Their

Judge Jules / Event 507

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11:00 - 17:00 SATURDAY 6 JULY FROME OPEN STUDIOS (SEE SEPARATE BROCHURE FOR FULL DETAILS) Frome artists once again open their studio doors 10:00 - 16:00 to show and sell their work direct to the buyer. This COLLAGRAPH PRINTING WITH STEVEN event is a real treat for art lovers and is an excellent JENKINS way of supporting Frome’s creative community. See See Workshops Section page 34 for details. Open Studios brochure for contact information Postscript / £55.00 / Event 601 for individual venues/artists’ details and opening times, or download from fromeopenstudios.co.uk or 10:00 - 16:00 fromefestival.co.uk. Brochures free from local venues, CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING the Cheese & Grain, Black Swan Arts, Library, Town STUDIO WORKSHOPS Hall and many shops and cafés. See Workshops Section page 34 for details. Frome / Free Event / Event 605 Black Swan Arts / Free Event / Event 602 11:00 - 20:00 10:00 - 16:00 BLUE HOUSE OPEN GARDEN WEEKEND THE FROME SMALL PUBLISHERS’ FAIR SUPPORTED BY FROME LIONS A day for readers, writers, publishers, artists and The Blue House Gardens will be open to the public on visitors of all ages! A wide range of books, book arts Saturday 11.00am to 8.00pm and Sunday 10.00am to and small press publications to interest, excite and 5.00pm. Entry to the gardens is free but the public will buy. Readers – browse among the fabulous books for be asked to make a donation to the Blue House charity. sale. Writers – whether you write for adults, young Live music will be playing at various times. There will be adults or children, you’ll find someone on hand at our a selection of food and drink available and a treasure information stand to discuss editing, proof-reading, hunt for the children. This is an ideal venue for families agents and publishing. Friendly advice from authors to enjoy a tranquil oasis in the heart of the town. and yet more books available at our Frome Writers’ Blue House / Free Event / Event 606 Collective table. A must for all book lovers! The Silk Mill / Free Event / Event 603 12:00 - 23:00 CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR 10:00 - 12:00 See Event 502, page 4. MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT The Silk Mill / Event 607 See Workshops Section page 34 for details. St. John’s Church / Free Event / Event 604

Food Feast / Event 616

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12:00 - 22:00 14:30 - 16:00 BEING SUMMER - BEING CULTURAL WALK IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF EDWARD See Workshops Section page 34 for details. THOMAS (RUDGE & COMMUNITY) Being Human Warehouse / £100.00 / £80.00 In 1913, poet Edward Thomas cycled from London to Event 608 to ‘meet the spring’, passing through Rudge, stopping by the Full Moon and Wesley Chapel as he 13:00 - 14:00 made his way on to . Thomas wrote an CITYSOUND FAVOURITES account of his journey, ‘In Pursuit of Spring’, published Bath-based CitySound Voices is a small, dynamic and high- the following year. To celebrate Thomas’s life and work, performing group of singers conducted by Australian- we are staging a walk in his footsteps, stopping at born Ruth McKibbin. The choir wows its audiences with sites Thomas visited to share readings from his works an enjoyable and varied repertoire, from Haydn and Elgar and poetry. The walk is followed by refreshments at to Novello and Queen. This concert will feature CitySound the Full Moon. The walk is approx 1.5 miles. Starts at Voices singing some of its Favourite songs as well as 2.30pm and ends at 4pm for tea and refreshments. exciting new music. Rudge / Free Event / Event 613 Christ Church / £10.00 / £5.00 Under 18s / Event 609 14:30 - 16:00 13:00 - 16:00 FROME TUNNELS TALK ALEXANDRA’S WASHBOARD BAND The Frome Tunnels Project is a group of “tunnel myth” Come and join us to celebrate our first year running enthusiasts investigating the popular folklore of the The Artisan! Swing in the sunshine with Alexandra’s legend of Frome tunnels. This is yet another chance Washboard Band and Swing Time Frome. With Swing for those who missed last years talk to learn of their music, blues and vintage jazz from the 1920’s to site investigations, historical document research, 1940’s. We’re bringing you happy music to dance to, interviews and tip offs. or just enjoy. Swing Time Frome will pop along to do Frome Museum / £12.50 / Event 614 a Charleston demo and invite people to have a go if they feel inspired. Whether you just fancy a pint or 16:30 - 17:30 to indulge in our fantastic menu, we’re more than FROME YOUTH CHOIR SUMMER CONCERT welcoming to both families and pet owners so come Frome Youth Choir invites you to join us for modern, and join us in our beautiful sunny garden. pop and traditional songs to raise your spirits and The Artisan / Free Event / Event 610 celebrate our inspiring young singers and musicians age 6-14 from Frome and the surrounding area. There 14:00 - 16:00 may even be an opportunity for you to join in. CASTING THE WORLD - BRONZE CASTING Christ Church / Free Event / Event 615 DEMONSTRATION Art of a Fine Nature is a bronze foundry run by Hester 17:00 - 22:00 and Jon Privett who make high quality sculptures and FOOD FEAST castings for artists, designers and institutions. They One of the Festivals most popular events is back! Come will talk us through the process of using the traditional along, meet friends, bring the family and enjoy food and lost wax process and then demonstrate it by casting a live music together in the Market Yard car park by the small sculpture in bronze. This same process was used river outside the Cheese and Grain. A great selection by Singer’s to cast many of Britain’s most iconic statues. of hot food traders from the local area along with bars Rook Lane Chapel / Free event / Event 611 from Grain Hospitality and Worleys Cider plus sweet treats and ice-cream. Live music from The Straight Fits, 14:00 - 18:00 Plume and headline act to be announced. SINGER’S INDUSTRIAL WALK Cheese & Grain - Market Yard / Free Event / Event 616 Poetry in Motion (Crysse Morrison, John Payne, Martin Bax) join with Home in Frome to bring you an easy four 19:00 - 21:00 mile town walk with recordings of Frome workers and DANCEWORKS 2019 related poems. Sites include Singer’s, Cockey’s and See Event 504, page 4. Butler and Tanner. Includes refreshments of tea and Memorial Theatre / £10.50 / £8.50 / Event 617 cake. Meeting-place on tickets. Cheese & Grain / £4.00 / Event 612 7 EVENTS SATURDAYFRIDAY 6 JULY

19:00 - 21:30 JOSIE FIELDS Live music set from the fabulous Indie-Soul inspired singer Josie Fields Her signature sound is a potent mix of lyricism and fire, heart-felt issues and tender constructions. She has a unique soulful blues infused voice and vocal delivery style that sets her apart. Join us for her incredible alfresco set in our sunny courtyard while sipping cocktails and enjoying our fabulous menu. Archangel / Free Event / Event 618

19:30 - 21:30 E FLAT: MOZART & CAPLET FOR WINDS & PIANO Acclaimed ensemble E flat – Leslie Sheills (flute), Julie Payne (oboe), David Mackenzie (clarinet), Alistair Smith (horn), Martin Gatt (bassoon) & Jacquelyn Bevan (piano) – play a varied programme, including Mozart’s Quintet for Piano & Winds, Caplet’s virtuosic Quintet, and Westerly Winds, delightful arrangements of west country folk tunes, by Paul Patterson. St. John’s Church / £15.00 / Event 619

19:30 - 21:15 EDINGTON ENSEMBLE PLAYS MOZART & SCHUMANN Josie Fields / Event 618 A flexible chamber ensemble comprising John Reid (piano), Daphne Moody (violin), George White (viola) and Bryony Moody (‘cello), the Edington Ensemble presents a delightful evening of chamber music for piano and strings, including the much loved piano quartets of Mozart and Schumann. Join them for what will be a memorable evening! Wine and soft drinks available from 7pm. Christ Church / £12.00 / Event 620

20:30 - 23:00 THE PETE GAGE BAND After a 4-year international stint in the 90’s as frontman/vocalist with the mighty R&B band Dr E Flat: Mozart & Caplet for Winds & Piano / Event 619 Feelgood, Pete Gage returned to his roots in the blues field, and ever since the year 1999 he has led his own dynamic PETE GAGE BAND. With top-class musicians including regularly featured guitarist Paul Hartshorn, Pete leads from the piano to create a unique approach to blues music. You get original and up to date interpretations of classic blues, boogie and gospel material, played with power and quality. Cornerhouse / Free Event / Event 621

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12:00 - 23:00 SUNDAY 7 JULY CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR See Event 502, page 4. The Silk Mill / Event 708 10:00 - 15:00 THE FROME INDEPENDENT MARKET 13:00 - 14:30 The Frome Independent is an award winning, THE LIGHT IN SELWOOD - destination street market. We reclaim Frome’s high TOURS OF ST JOHN’S street once a month to showcase the best independent Join us on a tour around St John the Baptist church, craftspeople, designers, makers, food producers and Grade II* listed, and the final resting place of Thomas vintage traders in the South West. Ken, Bishop of Bath & Wells in C17. Built originally as Frome / Free Event / Event 701 a small mission church by St in AD685, the church is a major architectural and artistic feature of 10:00 - 16:00 Frome. The external Via Crucis approach from the CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING STUDIO North East is unique. The tour will start with a 10 minute WORKSHOPS introductory talk and will include the opportunity to See Workshops Section, event 602, page 34 for details. visit ’s grave in the restricted access Black Swan Arts / Free Event / Event 702 north churchyard. Light refreshments will be on sale. St. John’s Church / Donations welcome / Event 709 11:00 - 20:00 BLUE HOUSE OPEN GARDEN WEEKEND 14:00 - 16:00 SUPPORTED BY FROME LIONS DANCEWORKS 2019 See Event 606, page 6. See Event 504, page 4. Blue House / Free Event / 703 Memorial Theatre / £10.50 / £8.50 / Event 710

10:30 - 13:00 14:00 - 15:00 DAVE KING CASTING THE WORLD - See Workshops Section Page 34 for details. SINGER’S TOWN TRAIL Selwood Academy / £12.00 / £20.00 for combined Casting The World Curator, Sue Bucklow, will lead concert & workshop / Event 704 you on a Singer’s walkabout, taking in the significant locations associated with John Webb Singer and the 10:30 - 16:30 site of the Singer’s foundry. Frome Town Council have WHAT ARE YOU WEARING? - AN ETHICAL produced the Singer’s Town Trail to coincide with FASHION EXPERIENCE Casting The World and the bicentenary of John Webb How much do you know about the clothes you wear? Singer’s birth. Pick up a leaflet at Discover Frome or What are they made of? Who made them? What social download it from discoverfrome.co.uk. Note: The walk and environmental impact do they have? How much lasts approximately one hour and will involve walking does it matter to you? Drop in to this free event for a up - and down - the hilly streets of Frome. thought-provoking, interactive, fun experience with Rook Lane Chapel / Free Event / Event 711 ideas, inspiration and games that explore the story of the clothes we wear. This event is for anyone who wears clothes (and wants to do so ethically). For more information visit www.ethicalfashionexperience.co.uk The Silk Mill / Free Event / Event 705

11:00 - 17:00 FROME OPEN STUDIOS See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. Frome / Free Event / Event 706

11:00 - 13:00 TRIO DE FEMMES CHARACTER PLAYSHOP See Workshops Section page 34 for details. The Frome Independent / Event 701 George Hotel and Granary / £10.00 / Event 707 9

EVENTS SUNDAY 7 JULY

14:00 - 15:30 16:00 - 17:30 BEEKEEPING TASTER SESSION ROUGES, REBELS AND RENEGADES WALK See Workshops Section page 35 for details. Join Frome authors, Crysse Morrison ‘Frome Unzipped’ Frome Library / £8.00 / Event 712 and David Lassman ‘Foul Deeds & Suspicious Deaths in Frome’ , for an eye-opening and entertaining ninety- 14:30 - 16:30 minute walk in the footsteps of the town’s most FROME TOWN WALKS notorious rouges, rebels and renegades. Discover how Frome Town Walks are organised by the Frome Frome became embroiled in the Monmouth Rebellion, Society for Local Study. They are designed to give an see the location of a 19th century murder and find out understanding of the development of the history and the reason behind the town’s pitched battle with the economy of the town from its foundation in 685 AD by Salvation Army, plus much more! Meet at the Jensen St Aldhelm, through the Middle Ages to the present day. Button bridge. There is special emphasis on Frome listed buildings. Age Frome / £5.00 / Event 716 10+. Meet opposite the Round Tower in Justice Lane. Black Swan Arts / £3.00 / Event 713 16:30 - 18:30 KATE WILLIAMS AND GEORGIA MANCIO 14:30 - 17:00 FINDING HOME AFRICAN SHUFFLE AND CHOMP An award-winning team of leading UK artists: pianist/ Join us on a food and music journey with delicious composer Kate Williams and vocalist/lyricist Georgia traditional dishes and beautiful music from the Mancio perform a collection of songs, old and newly heart and soul of South Africa. See the famous co-written, for jazz trio, string quartet and voice, linked Madiba Shuffle with uplifting and heartfelt folk by the concept of home. The programme includes and pop music from the latest fifty years; each works from the American Songbook, Chile and Brazil, with a little story of their own. On the night you will as well as an original trilogy inspired by true stories of enjoy a multi-course, tapas-like meal giving you a refugees leaving their homes and making the often- myriad of tastes of the sort of food that gives South dangerous journeys across Europe. Other facets of Africans their passion. Bar will sell South African ‘home’ include the natural world, and stories of love, beer, cider and wine. South African slang dictionary loss and hope, ranging from the local to the global. will be provided! Portion of proceeds to Fair Frome. Cooper Hall at Selwood Manor / £15.00 / Event 717 Frome Football Club / £25.00 / Event 714 18:00 - 19:00 14:30 - 16:00 CHORAL EVENSONG COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE A traditional service of Choral Evensong, a peaceful oasis See Workshops Section page 35 for details. in a busy world. Music includes introit “Thy perfect love” Christchurch Hall / £5.00 / £2.00 / Event 715 by John Rutter; Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in C sharp minor by Paul Edwards; anthem “Blessed be the God and Father” by Samuel Sebastian Wesley (which includes the exquisite duet, “Love one another” for trebles) and the famous hymn “Angel Voices, ever singing” by Frome composer, Edwin George Monk. Christ Church / Free Event / Event 718

19:30 - 21:30 AN EVENING WITH THE B NATURALS AND FRIENDS Nationally renowned for their fun-filled performances and breathtaking harmonies, Frome’s own vocal quartet The B Naturals come home for a celebratory concert to mark their tenth anniversary, joined by two other singing groups - the Frome Community Choir and the intimate soul of Akabella, look forward to an evening of luscious lyricism, vibrant vocals, heart and Kate Williams & Georgia Mancio / Event 717 10 SUNDAY 7 JULY humour! See Workshop section page 34, event 704. Wesley Methodist Church / £12.00 / £20.00 for combined concert & workshop / Event 719

19:30 - 21:30 SOUTH WEST FESTIVAL CHORUS - ELGAR, THE DREAM OF GERONTIUS An outstanding opportunity to hear Elgar’s FROME FESTIVAL & COOPER AND TANNER glorious choral work, The Dream of Gerontius, PAINTING THE TOWN RED AGAIN THIS YEAR telling the story of a soul’s journey to Heaven, in which he is guided by his Guardian Angel With three outstanding soloists and accompanied by Frome Symphony Orchestra, under charismatic conductor Jason Thornton, South West Festival Chorus last performed this wonderful choral work in 2009 in Wells Cathedral and then in Beijing and Shanghai, all to great acclaim. Cheese & Grain / £17.00 / £14.00 under 18s Event 720

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17:45 - 20:30 MONDAY 8 JULY FROME TUNNELS TOUR The Frome Tunnels Project have run their famous tour for several years now. The tour consists of 10:00 - 12:00 explaining what we have heard, what we know and LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP visiting a few of the sites and access points we have See Workshops Section page 36 for details. investigated. You won’t be underground for very long The Studio / £15.00 / Event 801 but there are some awkward tight spaces, a lot of mud and running water. What to bring and where to 10:15 - 11:45 meet issued with ticket - please make sure you have RIVER AND PATHS WALK read this! Age 12+ Ticket includes a complimentary Join a Health Walk. At a pace to suit you and in a drink. Max 2 tickets per transaction. supportive and safe environment you can enjoy fresh Frome Library / £15.00 / Event 808 air and good company. Please wear comfortable/ weatherproof clothes and appropriate footwear. Meet 19:30 - 21:30 at the Cheese and Grain Café at 10.15 to fill in a form UKULELE WORKSHOP before the start. Children are the responsibility of the See Workshops Section page 36 for details. adults who bring them. George Hotel and Granary / £12.00 / £8.00 Cheese & Grain / Free Event / Event 802 Event 809

11:00 - 17:00 19:30 - 21:30 FROME OPEN STUDIOS FAKESPEARE: THE GREAT SHAKESPEARE See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. FORGERY Frome / Free Event / Event 803 Join Shakespeare scholar and legal expert Prof. Gary Watt for a playful evening of interactive fun 11:00 - 17:00 and forgery. Together we will reveal (and steal) BESSIE BIDDER EXHIBITION AND FELTING Shakespeare’s secret methods of poetry and plot to WORKSHOPS produce a new play so plausible it will stand up in See Workshops Section page 36 for details. court. Gary Watt, a professor of law at The University The Silk Mill / Free Event / Event 804 of Warwick, is the author of Shakespeare’s Acts of Will (Bloomsbury 2016). In 2009 he was named UK “Law 12:00 - 13:00 Teacher of the Year” and since then has led rhetoric MEDITATION workshops at the Royal Shakespeare Company. Guided Meditation on St John of the Cross led by Rev. Trinity Church / £8.00 / Event 810 Graham Owen. See also Information page 45. Trinity Church / Free Event / Event 805 The Coral / Event 814

14:00 - 16:00 SINGING WORKSHOP WITH FROME GOOD AFTERNOON CHOIR See Workshops Section page 45 for details. Trinity Church / Free Event / Event 806

14:00 - 15:30 BEHIND THE SCENES AT FROME MUSEUM On the ‘Behind the Scenes’ tour of Frome Heritage Museum you will visit the vaulted basements in Bridge Street, the ‘cantilever’ staircase in the main entrance, the lower and upper exhibition Galleries, the Library and Collections Room. This is an opportunity for you to step over the rope barriers and go through the ‘staff only ‘ doors to see what we have and what we do. Frome Museum / Free Event / Event 807 12 MONDAY 8 JULY Box Office01373 455420 // fromefestival.co.uk

19:30 - 21:30 Established in 1997, we are FROME FESTIVAL POETRY CAFE one of the South West’s Our featured guest this year is spoken word artist leading independent record retailers with shops in Frome and theatre maker Henry Madd who supported & . Lemn Sissay on a recent tour, plus, of course, we will - Rare Collectable & be deciding who wins the coveted title 2019 Frome Second Hand Vinyl Festival Poet Laureate and takes home the traditional - 7”s/45s / DVDs / Second Hand CDs certificate and bubbly. This year’s overall theme is the - Latest chart releases history of Frome’s art metalwork. Open Mic poems on CD & vinyl loosely related to this will be especially welcome - but - Music Magazines - Big DISCOUNTS on bulk buys all words are welcome. Tickets on the door only. Garden Cafe / £5.00 / Event 811 2-3 King St, Frome, BA11 1BH . 01373 464666 ravesfromthegrave.com 19:30 - 21:15 LONDON GALA ORCHESTRA executors of fate. ‘The Holland Handkerchief’ Stephen Ellery conducts the London Gala Orchestra resonates timelessly as a tale of love, loyalty, and in a concert featuring virtuoso polish Accordionist honour; as chilling and curious now as when it was Andrzej Grzybowski. Astor Piazzolla - Adios Nonino, created in 1711. Folk music and stagework intertwine Oblivion and Libertango plus music by Mozart, Torelli, in this magical retelling from new theatre company Vivaldi, Bach and Pachelbel. Ellery has conducted the Kerchief Theatre. London Gala Orchestra since 2012. They completely The Silk Mill / £10.00 / £8.00 / Event 813 filled the Royal Albert Hall last November and thousands have attended open air concerts in Castle 19:30 - 22:30 Howard, Bedford Park and Guisborough Priory. With THE CORAL European orchestras he has just performed to over Since their debut EP release in 2001 The Coral have 40,000 this year alone in a sold out tour of Switzerland, sold over a million UK albums, with five reaching the Austria and Germany. According to one critic his Top 10 including 2003’s chart-topping ‘Magic and performance in Leipzig “exploded the Gewandhaus”. Medicine’. Their eight Top 40 singles include ‘Dreaming St. John’s Church / £15.00 / £10.00 / Event 812 Of You’, ‘In The Morning’, ‘Pass It On’, and ‘Don’t Think You’re The First’. Their 2018 album “Move Through the 19:30 - 21:30 Dawn” reinforced the band’s reputation for producing THE HOLLAND HANDKERCHIEF accessible, intelligent songs, reminiscent, at times, of When a young romance is parted by the powers that Merseybeat, Crosby Stills and Nash and Paul Simon. The be, life and death prove to be the mysterious ultimate Coral are set to appear at a number of major festivals this summer and we are delighted to host them in Frome.

London Gala Orchestra / Event 812 Suported by Burton Sweet Accountants, . Cheese & Grain / £20.00 adv / £24.00 door / Event 814

19:45 - 22:15 TURTLE DOVES Have you ever looked at your dearly beloved and thought ‘I wish I could say what I’m thinking’. Frome Festival 2019 marks the debut of a dramatic comedy by local writer Nikki Lloyd, aiming to prove that relationships come in all shapes, sizes and intensity. Including a scene where, completely confidentially, the audience has the chance to say that thing they’ve always wanted to but never dared, via the characters. So would you dare? It’s their crazy love life, but you’re “so” invited. Geoff Hunt Productions & Charming Lark. Tickets on the door only. Frome Town Hall / £15.00 / 2+ tickets £12.00 each Event 815 13 EVENTS TUESDAY 9 JULY

much time as you like looking at the windows or simply TUESDAY 9 JULY enjoying the space in their company. See also page 45. Trinity Church / Free Event / Event 906

10:00 - 16:00 18:00 - 19:00 MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP FLUTE RECITAL: LESLIE SHEILLS & See Workshops Section page 37 for details. JACQUELYN BEVAN The Silk Mill / £80.00 / Event 901 Leslie Sheills studied with Atarah Ben Tovim and was Principal Flute with the South African NSO, winning 11:00 - 17:00 an Artes Award nomination for his recording of the FROME OPEN STUDIOS complete Bach sonatas for the Koch label. He will See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. perform Bach’s sonatas in E and Gm, Debussy’s Syrinx Frome / Free Event / Event 902 and other French 20th century pieces. St. John’s Church / £10.00 / Event 907 11:00 - 12:45 THE SPRIG OF THYME- A RECITAL OF 18:00 - 19:00 BOTANICAL SONGS & PIANO MUSIC MOZART REQUIEM Richard Pinnock (tenor) and Gareth Burgess (piano) Oakfield Choir and friends come together to present return to the Festival with an eclectic recital of Mozart’s glorious Requiem. songs about flowers, plants and trees. Including Trinity Church / £10.00 / Event 908 popular favourites by Vaughan Williams and Robert Schumann, neglected treasures by Madeleine Dring 19:00 - 22:00 and Clara Schumann, and folksong settings by Britten MIRACLE THEATRE - A PERFECT WORLD and Grainger. Also piano music by Bartók, Couperin An outdoor ECOS Amphitheatre Event Written & and others. Real coffee, tea and home-made scones Directed by Bill Scott with original music by Tom Adams. will be available. A feisty young woman ventures into a Boy’s Own world Christ Church / £10.00 / Event 903 of undiscovered jungles, treasure maps, campfires and penknives on an action packed adventure. Leading 12:00 - 13:00 her team of quarrelsome explorers she stumbles into MEDITATION a bountiful paradise, whose inhabitants seem entirely Guided Meditation on St Brigit, also known as St Brigid, peaceful, productive and fulfilled. Is this tranquil place led by Rev. Clarissa Shaw-Notice. See also Information the best of all possible worlds? Or is it all too good page 45. to be true? Please bring cushions and picnics. In the Trinity Church / Free Event / Event 904 event of bad weather the show will move inside. Merlin Theatre / £14.50 / £8.50 / Event 909 14:00 - 19:00 HAVE A TRY AT BOWLS DAY Come and have a try at the game of bowls at our green in picturesque Victoria Park. Bowls is a game for all ages and abilities so why not come and have a try. Wear flat shoes. All equipment provided. Victoria Park - Bowls Club / Free Event / Event 905

14:00 - 14:30 TALK ON BURNE-JONES WINDOWS A little way off the beaten track, yet only 10 minutes’ walk from the centre of Frome, you will find Holy Trinity Church and its world-class collection of stained glass windows by Edward Burne-Jones and the workshops. Graham Owen, who has been Vicar for 10 years now, will be delighted to welcome you to a short talk on the windows and their history. Following the talks, the church will remain open for you to spend as Bowls Day / Event 905 14 TUESDAY 9 JULY Box Office01373 455420 // fromefestival.co.uk

19:00 - 21:30 We will have a brilliant Raffle and other fund raising for STATUES, SLAVERY AND EMPIRE - OUR Dorothy House on the night. All ticket proceeds go to MONUMENTAL HERITAGE the Frome Festival and Cheese and Grain. Goody Bags In collaboration with the Casting the World project included in ticket price. Frome Society for Local Study welcomes Dr Madge Cheese & Grain / £10.00 / £8.00 / Event 912 Dresser, visiting Research Fellow UWE and retired Associate Professor of Social and Cultural British 19:30 - 21:30 History, Univ. of . An illustrated talk revisiting THE HOLLAND HANDKERCHIEF our monumental heritage, which will include a focus See page 13, event 813. on work produced in Frome by JW Singer and Sons. The Silk Mill / £10.00 / £8.00 / Event 913 Statuary which is found in many parts of a now changed world. 19:45 - 22:15 Rook Lane Chapel / £6.00 / Event 910 TURTLE DOVES See page 13, event 815. 19:30 - 22:00 Frome Town Hall / £15.00 / £12.00 / Event 914 SOFAR SOUNDS FROME FESTIVAL SPECIAL 19:45 - 22:00 Each month the Sofar team curate a show featuring FDC’S HEROES BY GERALD SIBLEYRAS three incredible, original artists who perform in & ADAPTED BY TOM STOPPARD intimate, quirky venues. You won’t know the line up Frome Drama presents a laugh-out-loud, Olivier or the venue until the day before. It’s a wonderful award-winning comedy. France 1959 and Philippe, surprise! The day before the gig, you’ll get an email Gustave & Henri, three World War veterans, dream of disclosing the gig’s location. It could be anywhere making their escape from the old soldiers’ home - if in Frome, from a local lingerie shop to a gorgeous not to Indochina then at least as far as the trees across private home. Community vibes and a wonderful night the valley visible from the sun terrace they share promised if you only take the chance. Apply for tickets with an eavesdropping stone statue of a dog! at www.sofarsounds.com/Frome Assembly Rooms / £8.00 / Event 915 Frome / £10.00 / Event 911 20:00 - 20:30 19:30 - 22:30 TALK ON BURNE-JONES WINDOWS FROME FESTIVAL FASHION SHOW See event 906, page 14. Our wonderful community charity Fashion show is Trinity Church / Free Event / Event 916 back during the Frome Festival again this year. We have an ‘Under the Sea’ themed show which will showcase 20:00 - 22:00 local shops, designers, make up/hair artist & more… COOPER HALL PIANO TRIO CHAMBER CONCERT Curated by Cooper Hall Director and Aurora Orchestra principal cellist Torun Stavseng. Torun is joined by leading Swedish pianist Anna Christensson and violinist, Rakhvinder Joanne Singh, Music Director of Manchester Collective. A rich and varied programme to include what is considered by many to be the greatest of all works for this combination of instruments, Beethoven’s crowning masterpiece, Piano Trio Op. 97 The Archduke. The ensemble will also present Dvorák’s folk music inspired Piano Trio Op.90 Dumky, and contemporary composer, Gregor Riddell’s, Clean-cut, Doe-Eyed for cello and piano. Cooper Hall at Selwood Manor / £15.00 / Event 917

Frome Festival Fashion Show / Event 912

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17:45 - 20:30 WEDNESDAY 10 JULY FROME TUNNELS TOUR See Event 808, page 12. Frome Library / £15.00 / Event 1008 10:00 - 12:00 MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT 18:00 - 19:00 See Workshops Section page 34, event 605 for details. VIOLIN & PIANO RECITAL: OSCAR TABOR St. John’s Church / Free Event / Event 1001 & JACQUELYN BEVAN Somerset-based Oscar Tabor began playing at the age of 10:30 - 15:00 five and has just completed a performance degree at the LINOCUT PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP Royal Northern College of Music where he studied with WITH STEVEN JENKINS Pavel Fischer. He will perform Bach’s Chaconne in Dm, See Workshops Section page37 for details. Ravel’s Tzigane and other violin masterpieces. Postscript / £50.00 / Event 1002 St. John’s Church / £10.00 / Event 1009

11:00 - 17:00 18:30 - 19:30 FROME OPEN STUDIOS A VENETIAN JUBILEE, WITH MUSICKE IN See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. THE AYRE Frome / Free Event / Event 1003 Barbara Strozzi, born four hundred years ago in Venice, was rare and remarkable: a gifted composer 12:00 - 13:00 with more works published than any of her male MEDITATION contemporaries of the early Italian Baroque. Locally- Guided Meditation on St Cuthbert led by Lesley Owen. based early music specialists Musicke in the Ayre See also Information page 45. return to the Festival with an anniversary programme Trinity Church / Free Event / Event 1004 with adorable arias and delicious duets by her, and by her teacher Francesco Cavalli, and by Claudio 14:00 - 15:30 Monteverdi, both big names in Venice then. Sopranos BEHIND THE SCENES AT FROME MUSEUM Jane Hunt and Maria Danishvar, accompanied by Din See event 807, page 12. Ghani on archlute, will transport you to 17th century Frome Museum / Free Event / Event 1005 Venice. Licensed bar available. The Silk Mill / £10.00 / Event 1010 17:00 - 23:00 CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR See Event 502, page 4. The Silk Mill / Event 1006

17:00 - 18:00 REVANDY… FLASHY FAMILY MAGIC AND ILLUSION A family magic show from Andy Gray (aka Revandy) Laughter, comedy, lots of interaction with the children and adults alike. Around 30-45 minutes of great fun and surprising flashy fire illusions which engage not just the children, but the adults as well. Andy Gray has been performing magic for many years since childhood. He mixes in his experience as a clown (don’t worry…no makeup or clown costumes!) to entertain with tricks and illusions you will (probably) have never seen before. Combining vanishes in fire with lots of gentle foolishness. Oh…and chocolates. See information p45. Trinity Church / £1.00 per family / Event 1007 The Moscow Drug Club / Event 1015 16 WINDOWS DOORS CONSERVATORIES ORANGERIES SOLID ROOFS

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19:45 - 22:00 FDC’S HEROES BY GERALD SIBLEYRAS & ADAPTED BY TOM STOPPARD See event 915, page 15. Assembly Rooms / £8.00 / Event 1014

20:00 - 23:00 THE MOSCOW DRUG CLUB The Moscow Drug Club transports you back to a 1930’s Hot Club de France, or Berlin Cabaret atmosphere, to bring you an intoxicating blend of Gypsy Jazz and Nuevo Tango, combining original songs with interpretations of Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits and Bertolt Brecht, amongst others. Veterans of WOMAD, the Royal Albert Hall and the Larmer Tree Festival, the Moscow Drug Club is an engaging, witty and musically superb band, comprising vocals, trumpet, double Violin & Piano Recital: Oscar Tabor / Event 1009 bass, accordion and guitar. Cabaret style seating. Presented in association with the Cheese and Grain’s Roots Sessions. Cheese & Grain / £14.00 / Event 1015

20:00 - 21:00 WHERE THE FAULT LIES Nevertheless Pub Theatre has teamed up with Frome Actors Network to bring you a classy quartet of new short plays. Four talented actors and a diversity of dramas add up to an hour of wide-ranging entertainment with an afterglow that will make you go ‘mmm’ - from family feasts to flirty frolics, nothing is quite what it seems. Cornerhouse / £6.00 / Event 1016

20:00 - 21:30 FROME FILM CLUB JULY FILM: SUMMER 1993 A Venetian Jubilee, With Musicke In The Ayre / Event 1010 Director: Carla Simón, Spain 2017, 97 minutes, Cert 12A Following the death of her parents, six-year-old Frida leaves her grandparents in Barcelona for the countryside, where she is to live with her uncle, aunt and younger cousin. Exploring the unfamiliar rural world and still burdened by the trauma of her huge loss, she struggles to settle into her new life and adoptive family. A beautifully crafted, dreamlike but unsentimental autobiographical drama in the Catalan language, with an extraordinary central performance and a seductively evocative sense of time and place. Merlin Theatre / £6.50 / Event 1017

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18:00 - 19:00 THURSDAY 11 JULY FESTIVAL CHORAL EVENSONG Enjoy the glories of a traditional Choral Evensong in the magnificent Parish Church of St John the Baptist, 10:00 - 12:00 the building for which J.W Singer created some fine CUSHION COVER WORKSHOP pieces which are still used regularly in services See Workshops Section page 37 for details. today. This evening’s music, sung by the combined Welsh Mill Hub / £20.00 / Event 1101 choirs of St John’s and St Katharine’s will include the Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis by Thomas Walmisley, 10:00 - 16:00 a contemporary of Singer’s, and the anthem, Locus MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP Iste by Bruckner. Also in the church will be displays on See Workshops Section page 37 for details. the theme ‘Singer’s legacy at home and abroad’, with The Silk Mill / £80.00 / Event 1102 accompanying floral arrangements. St. John’s Church / Free Event / Event 1108 11:00 - 17:00 FROME OPEN STUDIOS 18:30 - 19:30 See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. ROBIN HOOD: A TRUE LEGEND Frome / Free Event / Event 1103 Sean McGlynn’s new book “Robin Hood: A True Legend” provides a fascinating and very different interpretation 11:00 - 12:30 of the folk-lore figure popularised in recent films. Sean’s ROUGES, REBELS AND RENEGADES WALK original research on the subject brought him global See Event 716, page 10. media attention. The book reveals the most probable Frome / £5.00 / Event 1104 candidate for the real-life inspiration behind the legend, a documented historical figure who has been missed 12:00 - 13:00 by other historians. Sean has written three critically MEDITATION acclaimed books on history and is a regular contributor Guided Meditation on St Ignatius led by Felicity Hill. to The Spectator, History Today and BBC History. See also Information page 45. Cheese & Grain / £5.00 / Event 1109 Trinity Church / Free Event / Event 1105

16:00 - 17:00 THE JAZZ WIZARDS WITH THE MARK LOCKHEART QUARTET Join us at The Merlin Theatre for a special concert featuring four of the UK’s most exciting and versatile musicians. Led by British jazz hero Mark Lockheart these incredible Jazz Wizards will take you on a magical sonic ride through swirling sounds, twisted melodies and head-nodding grooves! Mark Lockheart (Kenny Wheeler, Loose Tubes) - saxes, Dave Smith (Robert Plant, Eddie Henderson) - drums, Tom Herbert (Polar Bear, The Invisible) - bass, Elliot Galvin (Dinosaur, Binker Golding) - keys. Merlin Theatre / £10.00 family / £6 adult £2 under 16s / Event 1106

17:00 - 23:00 CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR See Event 502, page 4. The Silk Mill / Event 1107

“Robin hood: A True Legend” / Event 1109 19 EVENTS THURSDAY 11 JULY

19:00 - 21:30 19:30 - 22:00 MOTHERLODE JAZZ ON A MIDSUMMER’S NIGHT WITH What moves in the forest? What lurks in the river? An THE MARK LOCKHEART QUARTET evening of Scandi Noir stories of mothers, daughters The Merlin Theatre is excited to present four unique and sons. Nicola Grove has been telling stories all over and hugely respected musicians spanning different the world for twenty years and James Watts is a local generations. Featuring British jazz legend Mark musician. Here we draw on traditional Finnish melodies, Lockheart and Frome’s very own Dave Smith on weaving tunes and textures in and out of the stories to drums, the common ground of improvisation and a hold you spellbound. The Rye Bakery will be serving deep regard for the jazz tradition has brought these pizzas from 4-7pm, tea, coffee and cakes in the interval. special musicians together on a journey of sonic Bring your own wine and beer, corkage £2. Ages 14+. explorations, heavy grooves and intricate melodies. The Rye Bakery / £10.00 / Event 1110 Mark Lockheart (Loose Tubes, Kenny Wheeler) - saxes, Dave Smith (Robert Plant) - drums, Tom Herbert (Polar 19:00 - 23:00 Bear) - bass, Elliot Galvin (Dinosaur) - keys. A FRENCH AFFAIR Merlin Theatre / £12.50 / £10.50 / Event 1113 An evening of delicious food and wine accompanied by Bonne Nouvelle with their beautiful and unique 19:30 - 21:30 sound. Bistro Lotte will serve a set three course meal, VICTORIAN LIGHTS WITH BRENNAN the cost of the evening is £30.00 Booking will be & LUTZELER directly with the Bistro. A drawing room talk-recital evening featuring Bistro Lotte / £30.00 / Event 1111 forgotten light music of the Victorian era performed on an original ten hole ocarina from Budrio, tenor 19:30 - 21:00 and soprano recorders, flute and an 1874 Hillier reed WRITING DIALOGUE THAT FEELS REAL, organ. The event will be a fusion of words and music WITH KEITH STUART by oil and candlelight. Light refreshments during the See workshops section page 37. intermission, included in the ticket price. The Three Swans / £12.00 / Event 1112 The Tin Church - Brokerswood / £15.00 / Event 1114

Jazz on a Midsummer’s Night / Event 1106 & 1113 The Frukes Festival Party / Event 1118 20 THURSDAY 11 JULY

19:30 - 22:30 FROME FESTIVAL QUIZ Dynamic Quiz master Paul Hewitt returns with this annual contest. The winning team receives (and retains for a year) the Martin Bax sheild, four bottles of wine and individual miniature shields to keep. Prizes for runners-up and last two teams. This is a fun event but with a serious side, suitable for all ages. There will also be a raffle with desirable prizes donated by local businesses. Bar open throughout the evening. Frome Rugby Club / £12.00 table of 4 / Event 1115 Local & Independent Estate Agents The Feeling, after all the hunting, searching and 19:45 - 22:15 discovery, that you’ve finally arrived home. TURTLE DOVES Free professional photography • Offices in Frome, Bath, See event 815, page 13. Corsham, Devizes and Tetbury • Prominent online Frome Town Hall / £15.00 / £12.00 / Event 1116 marketing • Local print advertising • A modern approach to selling using social media • Associated London office 19:45 - 22:00 • Knowledgeable and friendly team FDC’S HEROES BY GERALD SIBLEYRAS & ADAPTED BY TOM STOPPARD 19 Paul Street, Frome, BA11 1DT See event 915, page 15. T: 01373 464040 Assembly Rooms / £8.00 / Event 1117 E: [email protected]

20:00 - 23:00 www.hunterfrench.co.uk THE FRUKES FESTIVAL PARTY The Frukes is a loose collective of forgotten souls who bring meaning to their lives by the plucking of small instruments. Like monkeys in a room full of typewriters, this sometimes results in something beautiful. Almost unable to perform without the use of alcohol and strange dancing The Frukes, formed from an idea in a room above a pub seven years ago, have been able to raise many thousands of pounds for charity. Their travels have taken them from Frome to Edinburgh Festival. The Cornerhouse / Free Event / Event 1118

20:00 - 21:15 CASTING AN IMPRESSION Not content with abusing his influence as Creative Director of the Frome Festival, Martin Dimery is 4* rated accommodation flagrantly exploiting the Festival to flog his novel 28 En-suite rooms . Food served all day “Ruling Classes”, in this revue of readings and songs. Conference facilities . No.5 Coffee Shop Following his 2016 sell-out - ”Shakespeare Rattle and Roll”, Mr Dimery returns with extracts from his biography “Being John Lennon”; satirical impressions THE GRANARY – MUSIC & EVENTS, from the song collection “Star in Demise”; a revival of the odd “Shakespeare” song, and humorous AVAILABLE TO HIRE episodes from “Ruling Classes.” £5.00 for the show. £12.00 inclusive of a copy of “Ruling Classes”. Grain Bar (Cheese and Grain) / £5.00 / £12.00 01373 462584 includes copy of ‘Ruling Classes’ / Event 1119 MARKET PLACE . FROME . BA11 1AF GEORGEHOTELFROME.CO.UK EVENTS FRIDAY 12 JULY

16:00 - 17:00 FRIDAY 12 JULY RHYMES & RIDDLES WORKSHOP See Workshops section page 37 for details. St. John’s Church / Free Event / Event 1207 11:00 - 17:00 HIDDEN GARDENS 17:00 - 23:00 A longstanding and popular linchpin of the Frome CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR Festival, this is your annual chance to have a peek into See Event 502, page 4. the wide variety of Frome gardens that are normally The Silk Mill / Event 1208 hidden from public view. With at least 10 new gardens as well as old favourites there is something for every 19:00 - 21:00 one. Gardens to see include the large, small, fully BRIGHTER THAN LIGHT, DARKER mature and even wild. For full details see feature on THAN NIGHT page 44. A performance of poetry and prose exploring the Frome / £5.00 / Event 1201 history of riddles in literature, from the Aenigmata of St Aldhelm (Frome’s founder) to Harry Potter, by 11:00 - 17:00 way of Shakespeare and Jane Austen. Devised and FROME OPEN STUDIOS performed by leading local poet Rosie Jackson and See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. Simon Keyes. Frome / Free Event / Event 1202 St. John’s Church / £10.00 / £5.00 (under 16s) Event 1209 12:00 - 13:00 MEDITATION Guided Meditation on Julian of Norwich led by Ann Phillips. See also Information page 45. Trinity Church / Event 1203

13:00 - 15:00 MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT See Workshops section page 34, event 604 for details. St. John’s Church / Free Event / 1204

14:00 - 16:30 , WOAD & WATER, A CREATIVE WALK THROUGH THE CLOTH TRADE Christina Sanders (Creative Walkshops) and Carolyn Griffiths, author of ‘Woad to This’ combine forces to curate a creative walk through Frome’s historical 18th century wool industry. A playful and captivating immersion into the town’s cloth trade, drawing on the senses and imagination as we wander between weavers’ cottages, wool drying stoves, mills, and meadows, re-imagining the lives of weavers and cloth- workers. The walk stops at sites of specific imaginings to encounter echoes of the past to inspire you to write, sketch and weave. www.woadtothis.com Meet in the courtyard of Black Swan Cafe. Black Swan Arts / £10.00 / Event 1205

14:00 - 15:30 BEHIND THE SCENES AT FROME MUSEUM See event 807, page 12. Frome Museum / Free Event / Event 1206 Scouting for Girls / Event 1211 22 FRIDAY 12 JULY

19:30 - 21:30 SCHUBERT’S TROUT QUINTET and BEETHOVEN’S SEPTET These two masterpieces of the chamber.music repertoire Frome’s much-loved independent bookshop. will be performed by the Woodbury String Trio. They will be joined by Charles Wiffen - piano, Ben Groenevelt Proud supporters and official - double bass, Neil Moore - clarinet, Eleanor Whitfield - suppliers to the Frome Festival. bassoon and Stephen Macallister - french horn. Christ Church / £15.00 / Accompanied Children 9-10 Cheap Street, Frome, BA11 1BN . 01373 473111 Free / Event 1210 [email protected]

19:30 - 23:00 SCOUTING FOR GIRLS One of the most popular UK pop acts since their eponymous debut album in 2008 which reached number 1 in the charts and has since grossed over 1 million sales. There followed the hit singles “She’s So Lovely”, “Heartbeat” and “Elvis Ain’t Dead”. The second album “Everybody Wants to Be on TV” reached number 2 in the charts and spawned the number 1 hit “This Ain’t a Love Song”. In successive albums, Scouting for Girls have maintained their distinctive piano driven, melodic sound with quirky lyrics, and have proved hugely popular with their live sets. Cheese & Grain / £29.50 adv / £34.00 door / Event 1211

19:30 - 21:30 GEOFF ROBB - THE MUSIC OF TREES Geoff Robb was the winner of the 2018 Brighton Fringe Live Music Award for his solo show. His beautiful meditative compositions blend his classical training and Jethro / Event 1213 background in healing with his love of Spanish and Celtic music. He has performed to audiences all over the UK and Europe at venues ranging from Buckingham Palace to and his new compositions are inspired by the trees of Sussex. If you enjoy beautiful acoustic guitar music then don’t miss this award-winning show. “Very talented – makes the guitar sound like 2 guitars and a piano” BBC Southern Counties. The Silk Mill / £8.00 / £6.50 / Event 1212

19:30 - 21:45 JETHRO - THE COUNT OF CORNWALL Following 60 sold out shows last year, “The Count of Cornwall” is back again with his unique style of comedy. He will probably be remembered for years to come with so many people loving this hilarious country style and is considered by many as the greatest comedy story teller that ever lived. What a silly Count he is... Not suitable for children due to adult content. Age 14+ at parent’s/guardian’s discretion. Memorial Theatre / £20.50 / Event 1213 Geoff Robb/ Event 1212 23 EVENTS FRIDAY 12 JULY

19:30 - 21:15 SOMERSET AND WILTSHIRE ON OLD FILM David Parker worked for many years in television production and specialises in illustrated talks, particularly, about re-discovered archive recordings with a West Country theme. He has appeared in many festivals with illustrated talks on Laurie Lee, the Flying Scotsman, World War Two and more. In this presentation David has unearthed some fascinating footage on Somerset and Wiltshire which will amuse and engage. There will a chance to ask questions afterwards. Merlin Theatre / £12.00 / Event 1214

19:30 - 22:00 THE HIP YAK POETRY SLAM The hugely entertaining, hand-made, poetry, comedy Somerset and Wiltshire on Old Film / Event 1214 cabaret The Hip Yak Poetry Shack is back with their annual Frome Fest Poetry Slam. A quick-fire knock-out incredibly cuddly poetry competition, featuring twelve slammers. Prepare for a fun, friendly and exhilarating night of poetry for both audience and poets, hosted by national spoken word stars Chris Redmond, Jonny Fluffypunk and Liv Torc. Poets will be competing for a slot on the Hip Yak Poetry Stage at WOMAD 2019, along with a backstage festival ticket. Email livtorc@ yahoo.com to sign up for the slam. Archangel / £8.00 / £5.00 (for slammers) Event 1215

19:45 - 22:15 TURTLE DOVES See event 815, page 13. Frome Town Hall / £15.00 / £12.00 / 1216

20:30 - 23:00 Farmers Market / Event 1301 PURPLE FISH With sell-out shows, Purple Fish, from the Devizes area, has built a fine reputation for their interpretations of rock classics. Five fantastic professional musicians delivering top tracks covering artists such as Robert Palmer, AC/DC, Tina Turner, ZZ Top, Fleetwood Mac, Labelle, Peter Gabriel, Toto and many others. The Cornerhouse / Free event / Event 1217

24 DIY Robocars UK / Event 1305 SATURDAY 13 JULY

SATURDAY 13 JULY

09:00 - 13:00 FARMERS MARKET AT THE CHEESE & GRAIN Frome Cheese & Grain Farmers Market Somerset An independent, family firm, Farmers Markets are now celebrating twenty years Clarkson’s offers a caring of encouraging people to eat locally produced food directly from the producers via their award and personal service. winning farmers markets. Come and meet your local farmers, bakers, brewers and growers at this friendly event . FROME - 01373 463888 Cheese & Grain / Free Event / Event 1301 Martha’s House, Broadway, Frome, BA11 3HA

09:45 - 12:30 BATH - 01225 426822 FROME TUNNELS TOUR Windsor Place, Upper Bristol Rd, Bath, BA1 3DF See event 808, page 12. Frome Library / £15.00 / Event 1302 SALTFORD - 01225 873535 489B Bath Road, Saltford, BS31 3BA 10:00 - 15:00 MODERN CALLIGRAPHY WITH NEIL INGRAM clarksonsfuneraldirectors.co.uk See Workshops section page 37 for details. Postscript / £50.00 / Event 1303

10:00 - 16:00 CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING STUDIO WORKSHOPS See Workshops section event 602, page 34. Black Swan Arts / Free Event / Event 1304

10:00 - 14:00 DIY ROBOCARS UK - SUMMER BASH Build and race your own scale model driverless cars at the Welsh Mill Pump Track in Frome. Following practice events in April, May and June at the Welshmill Hub, we’ll be at the Pump Track to safely demonstrate autonomous vehicle technologies in scale model toy cars. Please note that equipment is not provided and this is not a workshop, so if you are participating, you’ll need to bring your own scale racer / laptop, etc. Participants are expected from local universities, industry, schools, robotics enthusiasts and code clubs. Welshmill Park & Pump Track / Free Event / 1305

10:00 - 12:00 MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT See Workshops section event 605, page 34. St. John’s Church / Free Event / Event 1306 EVENTS SATURDAY 13 JULY

10:30 - 11:30 13:00 - 14:00 KID’S COMEDY WEEKENDER ‘HARP-GUITAR’ IN CONCERT A mini-pop-up comedy festival taking place at HUBnub An intimate concert on the rarest member of the over two days during Frome Festival. A choice of guitar family - the Harp-Guitar. Jon Pickard is an fantastic shows for kids aged five to a hundred, internationally broadcast musician and composer including The Mighty Kids Beatbox Comedy Show, from whose performances have been aired regularly on award-winning comedian Jarred Christmas and world- Classical Music television in over a hundred and fifty champion beatboxer Hobbit, interactive theatre show countries. The ‘Harp-Guitar’ is a new experience for Kidocracy from comedian Keith Farnan, and comedian most people, though its history spans over three Olaf Felafel’s show launching his hilarious new book centuries. It is enjoying a huge surge in popularity across for kids, It’s One Giant Leek for Mankind. Sponsored by the world as players and makers explore and refine the the Little Things magazine. For tickets: popupcomedy. possibilities. Jon’s modern twenty three -string model org/shows. offers visionary new soundscapes pushing boundaries The HubNub / £7.00 / Event 1307 beyond traditional Classical and Fingerstyle guitar. St Mary’s Church, Innox Hill £10.00 / £8.00 11:00 - 17:00 Event 1313 HIDDEN GARDENS See event 1201, page 22 and full details page 44. 14:00 - 15:30 Frome / £5.00 / Event 1308 CASTING THE WORLD: SINGER’S GLASS PLATE NEGATIVES CONSERVATION 11:00 - 17:00 The Singer photographic archive was dramatically FROME OPEN STUDIOS saved from destruction by Singer’s employee Steve See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. Francis, when he saw they were being thrown into a skip. Frome / Free Event / Event 1309 Miraculously, many of the glass plate negatives survived, and have now been conserved as part of the Casting 11:00 - 15:00 the World project. Sarah Allen, Photographic Materials FROME AND DISTRICT EMBROIDERERS Conservator, discusses the project, explaining how GUILD OPEN DAY the restoration process has stabilised the objects and See workshops page 38. allowed their rich imagery to be released. Sarah will also Christchurch Hall / Free Event / Event 1310 discuss how the negatives are to be preserved and will give tips on how to care for your own family photographs. 11:30 - 13:00 Frome Museum / £5.00 / £3.00 / Event 1314 CASTING THE WORLD : A PROMENADE PERFORMANCE As part of Casting The World: the Story of J W Singer & Sons, Frome, Magic Penny Productions has teamed up with Kevin Ross and students from Selwood Academy to create a performance using characters and inspiration from the research that has come to light during this project. Magic Penny specialises in creating bespoke productions which celebrate local history and has previously worked with Hayesdown School and Frome Museum. Outside Frome Library and at nearby locations associated with the Singer’s foundry. Frome Library / Free Event / Event 1311

12:00 - 23:00 CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR See Event 502, page 4. The Silk Mill / Event 1312

‘Harp-Guitar’ Jon Pickard / Event 1313 & 1320 26 SATURDAY 13 JULY Box Office01373 455420 // fromefestival.co.uk

14:00 - 18:00 19:00 - 23:30 SINGER’S INDUSTRIAL WALK BEING SUMMER - BEING HUNGRY See event 612, page 7. Being Hungry is a unique food & art happening Cheese & Grain / £4.00 / Event 1315 to end the Being Summer series of events in the Beinghuman Warehouse. Former Sunday Times 14:00 - 15:30 food editor & award-winning cookery writer, Lucas NAMVULA. A WORLD OF MUSIC Hollweg is creating a feast of rustic, peasant food Fusing the folk and urban traditions of her Zambian - big dishes with big flavours and a big heart. With homeland and her Scottish roots with London’s performance, drawing, poetry, spoken word, theatre, eclectic music scene, Namvula blends African sounds music, live & interactive art created by artists from The and rhythms with Latin, jazz and folk into uplifting and Beinghuman Collective and a very special, secret DJ, emotive songs. Crossing boundaries with refreshing it will be a night to remember. The ticket includes a honesty and evocative lyricism, Namvula’s music sumptous three course feast, caters for veg and non transports listeners into different worlds, whilst veg but does not include drinks and alcohol. staying firmly rooted in African soil. Being Human Warehouse / £40.00 / Event 1318 Cooper Hall at Selwood Manor / £12.00 / Event 1316 9:30 - 21:30 14:30 - 16:00 FROME CONSORT: BACH CONCERTOS TERRY HILL BIG BAND: JAZZ ON A Frome Consort - featuring Leslie Sheills (flute), James SUMMER’S DAY Watts (oboe), Katalin Kertesz and Laurie Phippard The Terry Hill Big Band is a proper big band, named (violins) and Jacquelyn Bevan (harpsichord) - return to after a hill in , with twenty five players of Frome Festival with an all-Bach programme featuring all ages from the local area dedicated to entertaining Orchestral Suite no.2 in Bm, Double Concerto for Violin you at Frome’s only fully-thatched bandstand. & Oboe in Cm and Brandenburg Concerto no.5 in D. Bring a rug or chair, sit back and relax, or kick off St. John’s Church / £15.00 / Event 1319 your shoes and dance barefoot on the lawns, as we transport you from the Glen Miller and Duke Ellington 19:30 - 21:00 barnstormers, through the fifties torch song classics, ‘HARP-GUITAR’ IN CONCERT and right up to the freshest tunes of today. Tea and See event 1313, page 26. cakes available at the café. St Mary’s Church, Innox Hill / £10.00 / £8.00 Victoria Park - Bandstand / Free Event / Event 1317 Event 1320

Terry Hill Big Band Jazz / Event 1317 Frome Consort: Bach Concertos / Event 1319 27 EVENTS SATURDAY 13 JULY

19:30 - 21:30 20:00 - 22:30 “FAIRE IS THE HEAVEN” - ST CATHERINE’S COMEDY CRAWL CHRIST CHURCH SINGERS An alternative night of comedy launches at Frome After their acclaimed “Dido and Aeneas”, Christ Festival 2019. The St Catherine’s Comedy Crawl sees Church Singers return with conductor Alan Burgess several of Frome’s loveliest spots hosting brilliant for a programme of heavenly music, built round Bach’s stand-up comedy shows in one evening. Choose your motet, “Komm, Jesu, komm” (BWV 229), spiritual music, venue and book your ticket to be a part of this unique good for the soul; Swiss composer Frank Martin’s event. Enjoy a fantastic line-up of top comedians Mass for double choir, from 1922, brimming with pure (usually seen on stage at London’s Comedy Store, or melodic counterpoint; William Harris’s ethereal “Faire on our TV screens in shows like Mock the Week and 8 is the heaven” in rich 8-part harmony, setting words out of 10 Cats) as they rotate around the St Catherine’s by poet, Edmund Spenser(1552-1599); Walton’s “Set venues, “crawling” the circuit, while performing for each me as a seal”; Stanford’s beautiful Three Latin Motets. audience. Venues to be announced. Tickets available Christ Church / £12.00 / Event 1321 from the Box Office and popupcomedy.org. Supported by Burton Sweet Accountants, Shepton Mallet. 19:30 - 23:00 Frome / £12.50 / Event 1324 MAD DOG McREA Mad Dog Mcrea are a British folk band from Plymouth, 20:30 - 23:00 Devon, their music blends a mixture of folk rock, pop, FLASH HARRY gypsy jazz and bluegrass. Their 2011 album “The Now becoming a Frome Festival standard, we Whirling Dervish” won Best Album of the Year in the SW are delighted to welcome back Flash Harry to the Music Awards. They are veterans of numerous festivals Cornerhouse. Masters of their craft, their music puts a and they are often played on Radio 2 by Mike Harding. smile on your face, sweat on your brow and a stomp in Mad Dog perform “original and traditional songs of your feet. Come and join us for a night of dancing with gypsies, fairies and legless pirates”. Acoustically driven Irish, folk rock, blues and even some Balkan music. dynamic music to dance and drink to. This eclectic mix is just an excuse for a great knees up Cheese & Grain / £15.00 / Event 1322 in a great pub. Cornerhouse / Free Event / Event 1325 19:45 - 22:15 TURTLE DOVES See event 815, page 13. Frome Town Hall / £15.00 / £12.00 / Event 1323

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10:00 - 16:00 SUMMER ART CAR BOOT Artists, craftspeople and designer-makers will be selling their work directly to the public at the fourteenth annual Black Swan Arts Summer Art Car Boot Sale in the Old Cattle Market car park. It’s a ELECTRICAL fantastic chance to meet the makers, buy affordable art without commission and support local creatives and a good cause – the event will raise valuable funds & PROPERTY for Black Swan Arts, Frome’s Art Centre, which is almost entirely run by volunteers. Black Swan Arts / Free Event / Event 1401 SERVICES

10:00 - 16:00 CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING STUDIO WORKSHOPS See Workshops section event 602, page 34. Black Swan Arts / Free Event / Event 1402

10:00 - 13:00 BEGINNERS JEWELLERY WORKSHOP See Workshops Section page 38 for details. Christina Oswin Jewellery / £30.00 / Event 1403

10:00 - 13:00 BEGINNER CONTEMPORARY DANCE - MARK BRUCE COMPANY See Workshops Section page 38 for details. Black Bird Red Rose Studios / £25.00 / Event 1404

10:15 - 11:30 HOW TO PITCH YOUR BOOK Experienced editor and publisher Kate Macdonald of Handheld Press will help you understand your book’s strengths and marketing points, and show you how to best present it to an agent or publisher. Frome Library / £12.00 / Event 1405

11:00 - 17:00 HIDDEN GARDENS See event 1201, page 22. Full details page 44. Frome / £5.00 / Event 1406

11:00 - 17:00 FROME OPEN STUDIOS See Event 605 and Visual Arts Section page 40. 20% OFF Frome / Free Event / Event 1407 WITH THIS ADVERT 01373 462573 25 MARKET PLACE . FROME . BA11 1AH EVENTS SUNDAY 14 JULY

11:00 - 14:00 13:00 - 16:00 CASTING THE WORLD - STORYTELLING MEADOWFEST WITH LISA KENWRIGHT We invite you to spend an afternoon with, by and King Alfred in Winchester, the Welsh Dragon that sits even in the river Frome. At MeadowFest you will on top of Cardiff City Hall and Boudica on the Thames meet people who love nature and want to share that Embankment in London were all cast in Frome, but do passion with you. River Friends, The Shared Earth you know the stories behind the sculptures? These Learning Cooperative, The Children’s Festival, FROGS historical and mythical figures will be brought to life by and BART and others will be there providing activities storyteller, Lisa Kenwright, who will spin tales inspired as well as information. Learn about the local wildlife as by sculptures and monuments cast at J.W.Singer & Sons you immerse yourself in the river and its surroundings fine art foundry, Frome. Sessions start at : 11:00 / 12:00 or just come and talk to the enthusiasts. There will be / 13:00 Sessions suitable for older children and adults. food for sale, things to make and do, plenty of space Rook Lane Chapel / Free Event / Event 1408 for a picnic, and it’s friendly, free and accessible. Rodden Meadow / Free Event / Event 1412 11:00 - 15:00 KID’S COMEDY WEEKENDER 13:15 - 14:15 See event 1307, page 26. PLAYGROUPS AND PROSECCO: FROM The HubNub / £7.00 / Event 1409 BLOGGER TO AUTHOR When Jo Middleton’s blog as ‘slummysinglemummy’ 11:45 - 13:00 twice won the Vuelio ‘Best UK Parent Blog’, she was FICTION MASTERCLASS approached by Penguin Randomhouse to write a See workshops section, page 38. book. Her resulting novel, Playgroups and Prosecco Frome Library / £12.00 / Event 1410 published in paperback on May 2nd, is described as ‘a hilarious and totally relatable book... for fans of 12:00 - 17:00 Catastrophe and Motherland’. Jo will talk about her CANTINA FESTIVAL POP UP TAPAS BAR experiences, blogging and turning real life into fiction. See Event 502, page 4. Frome Library / £6.00 / Event 1413 The Silk Mill / Event 1411

Contemporary Dance Workshop - Mark Bruce Casting the World / Event 1408 Event 1404 & 1419 30 SUNDAY 14 JULY Box Office01373 455420 // fromefestival.co.uk

13:30 - 16:30 and award the first, second and third place prizes, FROME WALKERS ARE WELCOME LED while Alison Clink will announce her chosen story WALK for the local first prize. The winner of Frome Writers’ Join us for a six mile walk with Frome Walkers and Collective’s ‘Writers in Residence’ competition will also Frome Walkers are Welcome. Les will lead the walk be announced. See page 45 for further details. which will take in some of the magnificent sights Frome Library / Free Event / 1421 around Frome and include opportunity for questions and discussion as we go. 14:30 - 16:00 Cheese & Grain / Free Event / Event 1414 JACKDAWS SONGBIRDS Jackdaws Songbirds are preparing songs from the 14:00 - 16:00 stars, seas and meadows, telling tales of amour, joy and BRASS IN THE PARK adventure, fashioned by poets, partisans and lovers Join Frome Town Band at the bandstand in Victoria from all over time and space, delivered with great gusto Park for an afternoon of musical entertainment. The and good humour in the a cappella way. Heavenly band, which has been going for 20 years, will play a homemade treats and teas on sale at half time. Retiring varied programme with something for everyone. Why collection for Jackdaws Educational Trust. not bring a rug and picnic and make an afternoon of it? Christ Church / Free Event / Event 1422 Victoria Park - Bandstand / Free Event / Event 1415 15:00 - 17:00 14:00 - 15:00 THE PAGAN GOSPEL GROOVE MACHINE CASTING THE WORLD - SINGER’S TOWN Lift up your voice and come singalong to this brand TRAIL new show. Imagine the passion and positivity of a See event 711, page 9. gospel church….crossed with nature-based spirituality Rook Lane Chapel / Free Event / Event 1416 and funky grooves….and you have The Pagan Gospel Groove Machine! Hymn sheets will be provided. So 14:00 - 17:00 book your tickets, put on your dancing shoes and BEGINNERS JEWELLERY WORKSHOP come join the fun-gregation! Refreshments available. See Workshops section page 38 for details. The Red Shed / £9.50 / £5.00 / Event 1423 Christina Oswin Jewellery / £30.00 / Event 1417 16:00 - 17:00 14:00 - 15:30 STRANGE PREACHERS BEEKEEPING TASTER SESSION In this talk Revd Colin Alsbury explores the significant See Workshops section page 35, event 712 for details. range of preachers that J W Singer would have heard at Frome Library / £8.00 / Event 1418 St John’s including many key figures of the day such as Pusey, Keble, Gore, Benson, Ouseley and Lowder. Also 14:00 - 17:00 in the church will be displays on the theme ‘Singer’s INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY DANCE legacy at home and abroad’ with accompanying floral - MARK BRUCE COMPANY arrangements. Light refreshments will be on sale. See Workshops section page 38 for details. St. John’s Church / Donations welcome / Event Black Bird Red Rose Studios / £30.00 / Event 1419 1424

14:30 - 16:30 17:30 - 20:30 FROME TOWN WALKS GLYNDEBOURNE - THE BARBER OF See event 713, page 10. SEVILLE Black Swan Arts / £3.00 / Event 1420 The Barber of Seville (Il barbiere di Siviglia) (Recorded live in 2016). Mischief and mayhem run riot in Rossini’s 14:30 - 16:00 most popular comedy. Figaro, the renowned Barber SHORT STORY COMPETITION AWARDS of Seville, has a cunning that knows no bounds. His Come and support the entrants to Frome Festival’s playful energy is brought to life in director Annabel Short Story Competition as the winners are Arden’s sparkling and springing production. This is announced, and hear some of the winning stories. also another chance to catch Danielle de Niese who Novelist, screenwriter and lecturer, Tyler Keevil -- plays the determined Rosina. our winner in 2004 -- will comment on the short-list Merlin Theatre / £16.00 / £10.50 / Event 1425 31 EVENTS SUNDAY 14 JULY

18:00 - 20:00 20:00 - 22:30 CIRCLE DANCE BLUE MIDNIGHT See Workshops Section page 38 for details. After playing to a packed Cornerhouse last year, Blue Christchurch Hall / £6.00 / Event 1426 Midnight are back by popular demand to close this year’s Festival. A band unlike anything else you may have 19:30 - 20:30 heard (unless you’ve heard them before), they propose MONSTROUS to amuse, divert, distract, delight, charm, cheer, beguile, Hera is angry, but she’s been trying her best to get past fascinate, enthral, engage, absorb, immerse and engross it. Then again, when you’re an Ancient Greek goddess, you with their “very addictive eccentric crossover music”, being filled with an unquenchable wrath comes with the sound of trombone reggae lines with folk violin the territory. Perhaps it’s time to have a little vent... melodies and fluid, solid bass, highlighted by harmonica, but is the world ready for three thousand years worth vocals and percussion. of anger? Written and performed by Alexandra Ricou, Cornerhouse / Free Event / Event 1429 Monstrous is a one-woman show exploring the nature of female rage in the post-Me Too world. 20:00 - 22:45 The Three Swans / £6.00 / £4.50 60+ Equity BOOK LOVERS QUIZ Members / Event 1427 A light-hearted quiz for serious book-lovers. Once again it’s your chance to put together a team and put 19:30 - 21:30 your thinking-caps on as David Heath and his team set MOZART CLARINET CONCERTO AND the questions to find out who will be Frome Festival’s BEETHOVEN EROICA Bookworms of the Year 2019. This year’s quiz will be Frome Symphony and conductor Mark Gateshill in the convivial surroundings of the Granary behind present a programme of popular works by Mozart and the George Hotel. Space is limited to 12 tables of four. Beethoven. Following the overture to Mozart’s opera George Hotel and Granary / £12.00 table of four Don Giovanni, the orchestra is joined by David Pagett Event 1430 for the sublime Clarinet Concerto, one of Mozart’s last completed works. The concert ends with one of the most significant symphonic works, Beethoven’s Eroica, which paved the way for the development of the romantic symphony during the 19th century. Cheese & Grain / £12.00 / £5.00 under 18 / Event 1428

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SATURDAY 6 JULY open daily. For all tickets and further information beinghuman.com 10:00 - 16:00 Being Human Warehouse / £100.00 / £80.00 COLLAGRAPH PRINTING WITH Event 608 STEVEN JENKINS Learn how to construct your own low relief printing plates using a variety of different textural materials. Experiment with different inking techniques and SUNDAY 7 JULY colours to create your own interesting and unique 10:00 - 16:00 prints. Ideal for beginners or those wanting to brush up CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING STUDIO on their skills! All Materials provided. Max 8 people. WORKSHOPS Postscript / £55.00 / Event 601 See Event 602.

10:00 - 16:00 Black Swan Arts / FREE / Event 702 CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING STUDIO WORKSHOPS 10:30 - 13:00 DAVE KING Come and try your hand at casting at this family friendly Come and sing ABBA classics in fabulous acappella workshop. The Long Gallery at Black Swan Arts will be harmony with Frome’s own vocal foursome, The B transformed into a Casting Studio, bringing history Naturals! Learn the parts by ear with four teachers alive and offering the opportunity to learn the basics for fast results. No sightreading skills or singing of the casting techniques used to such great effect experience necessary. “Totally exhilarating” ,”Stunning at J.W.Singer & Sons fine art foundry in Frome more arrangements”, “Best day I’ve had for ages!” Tickets: than 100 years ago. Age 5 - 99. Children must be Workshop £12 / £20 for combined Workshop at accompanied by an adult, no more than 2 children per Selwood Academy and B Naturals Anniversary Concert adult. Sessions can accommodate 12 participants and at 7.30 p.m. in the Wesley Chapel. Event 719, page 10. last approximately 1 hour. Start times: 10:00 / 11:30 / Selwood Academy / £12.00 / Event 704 13:00 / 14:30. Black Swan Arts / FREE / Event 602 11:00 - 13:00 10:00 - 12:00 TRIO DE FEMMES CHARACTER PLAYSHOP MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT Welcome to the wonderful world of Trio De Femmes! Seattle based Trio De Femmes welcome you into their Come and join Frome Floral Art flower arrangers playhouse! Join Marina, Sheri and Lela for an imaginative who will guide you through the art of making a table workshop of lighthearted self expression. Using arrangement and help you make your own to take physical movement, improvisation games, interaction home with you. Please bring secateurs and a few and dressing up, you will be encouraged to explore flowers if you have some. All welcome – children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Refreshments will be available Donations towards flowers appreciated. St. John’s Church / Donations / Event 604

12:00 - 22:00 BEING SUMMER - BEING CULTURAL Being Summer is a nine day event in the Beinghuman warehouse featuring the work of selected artists, makers, writers, performers and creators across arts disciplines. Being Cultural is open daily during the festival. The £100 ticket buys you access to a selection of talks, lectures, workshops, screenings and performances from members of The Beinghuman Collective and invited guests. The Exhibition and Culture Cafe with food, drink, great company and lo fi performance in our yurt is free but ticketed and Casting the World / Event 602 34 •

• typographical • prints lege your inner fool and invent quirky new characters in a creative space of mischievous fun. All workshop participants are welcome to a concession rate • feliciter ticket to Trio De Femmes’ performance ‘GirlyShow’ at the Granary in the evening and perform as their feliciter • alter ego in the finale. Event 721, page 11. George Hotel and Granary / £10.00 / Event 707

14:00 - 15:30 lege BEEKEEPING TASTER SESSION • from • www.ellendypress.com • Bees are vital for pollinating much of the food we eat, they also produce honey! Come along and explore the wonders of the honey bee. See inside a working 01373 467 467 beehive in a local Apiary. Identify Workers, Drones otoidopticians.co.uk and hopefully the Queen bee. See developing bees in the comb as well as stored honey and pollen. Bee- suit and gloves provided but participants must wear wellies. Visitors may be taken on a short car journey FREE Enhanced Eye-Test to a nearby apiary. Activity not suitable for those with allergies to stings. All profits from this event will (OCT & Optomap) go to a Beekeeping charity. Frome Library / £8.00 / Age 14+ / Event 712 * Valid during the Festival 5th - 14 July 2019 on presentation of this brochure.

14:30 - 16:00 COMMUNITY DRUM CIRCLE 5 The Bridge, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1AR Drum It Up Somerset is hosting a festival drum circle, which brings all sections of the community together. Group drumming is an effective tool for well-being, connection and the celebration of life. It has huge health benefits, boosts your immune system and is joyful and fun. All abilities, all ages and no experience needed. I have lots of different drums and percussion (or bring your own) and have everything we need for an afternoon of community music making. Christchurch Hall / £5.00 / £2.00 Child / Event 715

Beekeeping Tatser Session / Event 712 WORKSHOPS

Bessie Bidder felting workshop / Event 804 MONDAY 8 JULY

10:00 - 12:00 LANTERN MAKING WORKSHOP You’ll make a decorative lantern using locally grown willow withies and cover with tissue paper. The lantern can be lit with fairy lights for a unique display in the home or garden. Price includes materials, please bring secateurs and apron. The Studio / £15.00 / Event 801

8 - 14 JULY // 11:00 - 17:00 BESSIE BIDDER EXHIBITION AND FELTING WORKSHOPS Bessie is a Frome artist who works individually and in community groups making collaborative pieces of felt. An exhibition by Felt Artist Bessie Bidder and daily drop- in felting workshops, no previous experience required. Felt flowers 11am-1pm; 10th 12th, Felt Wall hanging; 8th, Beginners Jewellery Workshop – Christina Oswin / Event 1417 9th, 11th 11-1, Children’s workshop; Small felt picture, 2-4 Sat 13th and Sun 14th. Contact Bessie to book a place or just turn up. Pay on the door. [email protected] facebook: BessiesTextilesFrome The Silk Mill / £15.00 Adults / £12 Children inc. Materials / Event 804

14:00 - 16:00 SINGING WORKSHOP WITH FROME GOOD AFTERNOON CHOIR The Frome Good Afternoon Choir is giving local people the chance to ‘find their voice’ as part of the Frome Festival. As part of the festival, the rehearsal will be open to everyone who would like the opportunity to sing out. It will be taken by Matt Finch. The afternoon will start at 2pm with a workshop where all participants will learn a couple of new short pieces. At 3:30pm the choir will perform a short selection of their own songs, including a combined performance of one of the Ukulele Workshop / Event 809 afternoons workshop songs, finishing by 4pm. Trinity Church / FREE / 806

19:30 - 21:30 UKULELE WORKSHOP Learn the Ukulele with Roger Southard. Suitable for beginners. There will be a limited amount of instruments to borrow if you need one - please let the Box Office know if you need to borrow one, on booking. George Hotel & Granary / Age 12+ / £12.00 £8.00 under 18s / Event 809

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TUESDAY 9 JULY 10:00 - 16:00 MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP 10:00 - 16:00 See Event 901. MIXED MEDIA WORKSHOP The Silk Mill / £80.00 / Event 1102 Join contemporary landscape artist Amanda Bee in her studio for a workshop in using mixed media. You 19:30 - 21:00 will begin by using acrylic paints and a range of tools to WRITING DIALOGUE THAT FEELS REAL, produce a variety of marks and textures. You will then WITH KEITH STUART explore how different media can work together, finally Dialogue is one of the trickiest elements of producing a landscape painting to take away with you. fiction writing. It works very differently to real life Amanda will demonstrate the techniques and supply conversation and can often sound stilted. In this all of the materials along with tea, coffee and biscuits. session, author Keith Stuart will discuss how he wrote (Adults only and very limited numbers) the dialogue in his novels ‘A Boy Made of Blocks’ and The Silk Mill / £80.00 / Event 901 ‘Days of Wonder’ and lead participants in some quick, fun writing exercises. Complete beginners welcome. The Three Swans / £12.00 / Event 1112 WEDNESDAY 10 JULY FRIDAY 12 JULY 10:00 - 12:00 MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT 13:00 - 15:00 See Event 605, page 34. MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT St. John’s Church / Event 1001 See Event 605, page 34. St. John’s Church / Donations / Event 1204 10:30 - 15:00 LINOCUT PRINTMAKING WORKSHOP 16:00 - 17:00 WITH STEVEN JENKINS RHYMES & RIDDLES WORKSHOP From design to print learn the easy way to create your St Aldhelm, the founder of Frome, is famous for writing own cards with your own linocut plate with Steven a remarkable collection of a hundred riddles. In this Jenkins. No experience necessary just bring enthusiasm practical writing workshop local poet Rosie Jackson will and an inspiring image to get going! Suitable for show how writers old and new construct riddles and beginners or the more practiced wishing to advance encourage you to have a go at writing one yourself. For their skills. All materials provided. Max 8 people. all ages. Donations welcome. Postscript / £50.00 / Event 1002 St. John’s Church / Donations / Event 1207

SATURDAY 13 JULY THURSDAY 11 JULY 10:00 - 15:00 10:00 - 12:00 MODERN CALLIGRAPHY WITH CUSHION COVER WORKSHOP NEIL INGRAM Learn to upcycle fabric creatively, explore different Neil Ingham leads an introduction to the art of modern patchwork designs and try out decorative stitches on calligraphy from learning brush pen control to form your sewing machine. Then make a striking cushion basic strokes then on to the full alphabet. Includes a cover using your chosen patchwork techniques. Some free brush pen and materials. Ideal for beginners or sewing experience required - you need to be able to those wanting to brush up on the their skills! thread up and sew seams You’ll need to bring a sewing Postscript / £50.00 / Event 1303 machine, basic sewing kit (thread, scissors, tape measure, pins) 0.5m fabric for the cushion back, plus 10:00 - 16:00 any special fabric you’d like to use for the cushion front. CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING Welsh Mill Hub / £20.00 / Event 1101 STUDIO WORKSHOPS See Event 602, page 34. Black Swan Arts / FREE / Event 1304

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10:00 - 12:00 10:15 - 11:30 MAKE A TABLE ARRANGEMENT HOW TO PITCH YOUR BOOK See Event 605, page 34. Experienced editor and publisher Kate Macdonald of St. John’s Church / Donations / Event 1306 Handheld Press will help you understand your book’s strengths and marketing points, and show you how to 11:00 - 15:00 best present it to an agent or publisher. FROME AND DISTRICT EMBROIDERERS Frome Library / £12.00 / Event 1405 GUILD OPEN DAY There will be some demonstrations of different 11:45 - 13:00 techniques and some mini workshops for visitors FICTION MASTERCLASS to participate in. The workshops will include Needle A masterclass in fiction writing with author and creative Felting, Kumihimo Braiding and Dorset Button writing tutor, Alison Clink, and novelist, Frances Liardet, making. There will also be a pop-up exhibition of author of ‘We Must Be Brave’. members work and some members will be working on Frome Library / £12.00 / Event 1410 their individual projects. Our Young Embroiderers will also be taking part. 14:00 - 17:00 Christchurch Hall / FREE / Event 1310 BEGINNERS JEWELLERY WORKSHOP See Event 1403. Christina Oswin Jewellery / £30.00 / Event 1417

SUNDAY 14 JULY 14:00 - 15:30 BEEKEEPING TASTER SESSION 10:00 - 16:00 See Event 712, page 35. CASTING THE WORLD - CASTING STUDIO Frome Library / £8.00 / Event 1418 WORKSHOPS See Event 602, page 34. 14:00 - 17:00 Black Swan Arts / FREE / Event 1402 INTERMEDIATE CONTEMPORARY DANCE - MARK BRUCE COMPANY 10:00 - 13:00 Geared for participants with intermediate BEGINNERS JEWELLERY WORKSHOP experience of contemporary or ballet, this workshop This workshop is for complete beginners to make a piece will be run by Mark Bruce Company dancers and of silver jewellery. Learn techniques such as sawing, cover contemporary technique and repertoire from filing, hammering and soldering to make a pendant, the Company’s past work. No dance shoes required; ring or bangle.The cost of the silver is additional. The full you will be dancing barefoot. For any questions, ticket price is donated to the Frome Festival. please contact: [email protected] Christina Oswin Jewellery / £30.00 / Event 1403 markbrucecompany.com Black Bird Red Rose Studios / £30.00 / Age 16+ 10:00 - 13:00 Event 1419 BEGINNER CONTEMPORARY DANCE - MARK BRUCE COMPANY 18:00 - 20:00 Come and have a go at contemporary dance with Frome’s CIRCLE DANCE own Mark Bruce Company. Geared for participants Dancing in a circle to live music is one of life’s great with no, or very little, dance experience, the session will pleasures, supporting community, health and cover the basics of contemporary dance technique and harmony. Join us for our regular monthly session give participants the chance to learn an excerpt from dancing to traditional music from Greece, The one of the Company’s works. The session will be taught Balkans, Russia, Israel, Armenia and France. Simple by Company dancers, and all are welcome. Please come steps, no experience or partner needed. Live music in exercise gear; no dance shoes are required as you and singing by the Fabulous Frome Circle Dance will be dancing barefoot. Still unsure, or have more Band. Dances taught and led by Tara Greaves, questions? Email us at: [email protected] [email protected] 01373 302219. Tickets via markbrucecompany.com the box office or on the door. Black Bird Red Rose Studios / £25.00 / Age 16+ Christchurch Hall / £6.00 / Event 1426 Event 1404 38

VISUAL ARTS & EXHIBITIONS

FROME OPEN STUDIOS Emerging and established Frome artists & makers open their studios, homes and venue doors to show and sell their work. The event is a real treat for art lovers and an excellent way of meeting artists and supporting Frome’s creative community. Open both weekends, with many artists opening during the week too, this is a wonderful opportunity to find an original and individual piece of art work. Discover paintings, sculpture, , glass, ceramics, jewellery and so much more. This is an unmissable event which has become a real highlight of the Festival. Woodward, Frome Open Studios

Our Art Trail Brochure contains maps, contact information and opening times for individual artists’ venues. You can also download from our website: fromeopenstudios.co.uk or via the Festival website: fromefestival.co.uk. Free Brochures can be found at local venues including the Cheese & Grain, Black Swan Arts, the Library, the Town Hall, many shops and cafés in Frome plus surrounding villages. Please follow us on Facebook and Instagram #fromeopenstudios - for previews and any last-minute updates.

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Beauvoisin Stevens - Frome Open Studios 5 JULY // 19:00 - 22:00 ANN HARRISON-BRONINSKI See event 505, page 4. George Hotel and Granary

6 - 14 JUL // 11:00 - 17:00 FROME OPEN STUDIOS Frome artists once again open their studio doors to show and sell their work direct to the buyer. This event is a real treat for art lovers and is an excellent way of supporting Frome’s creative community. See Open Studios brochure for contact information for individual venues/artists for individual details and opening times, or download www.fromeopenstudios. Ian Marlow Sculpture co.uk. Brochures free from local venues, the Cheese & Grain, Black Swan Arts, Library, Town Hall and many shops and cafés.

6 - 14 JULY // 9:30 - 17:00 THE POSTCARD IS ALWAYS INNOCENT - EARLY SOMERSET POSTCARDS There is something particularly appealing about old works of art by anonymous makers, by painters and photographers of the past whose names will never now be known; this exhibition features postcards of Somerset, the majority pre-1920 in date, many hand- tinted, all owned by local collector and writer Jeremy Cooper. The emphasis of the collection is social, on how people lived, concentrating on postcards made E.Chapman, Frome Open Studios by amateur photographers, taken in town markets and parks, in village streets, at home in the garden, at church fêtes, on holiday by the seaside, at school, and at work. Frome Library (Mon-Fri 9:30am-5pm, Sat 9:30am - 4pm)

2 JULY - 14 JULY // 10:00 - 18:00 STITCHING TIME Stitching Time is an exhibition by the Frome and District Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild aiming to build an awareness of stitch and art. The exhibition will highlight different techniques and styles in traditional and experimental embroidery. There will also be a sales A.Shuttlewood, Frome Open Studios table of stitched items and cards. Black Swan Arts

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5 - 14 JULY // 9:30 - 17:30 6 - 7 JULY // 13:00 - 18:00 JEWELLERY EXHIBITION POP UP GALLERY (RUDGE & LOCAL Exhibition of new jewellery by Christina Oswin, Jess COMMUNITY) Oldham, Heather Streeter and Yasemin Sweet. Pop up gallery at The Full Moon. Local artists display Showing exciting new collections of jewellery, their talent. including hand-forged pieces, interesting gemstones and silver filigree, in the new shop on Cheap Street. 6 JULY // 14:00 - 16:00 Also displaying a selection of students’ work from CASTING THE WORLD - BRONZE Christina’s jewellery making classes. CASTING DEMONSTRATION Christina Oswin Jewellery See event 611, page 7. Rook Lane Chapel 5 -14 JULY // 10:00 - 16:00 SINGER’S LEGACY AT HOME & ABROAD 7 - 14 JULY // 10:00 - 16:00 Floral and visual displays by the people of St John’s INSPIRATION Church, in conjunction with the Frome Floral Art Frome Weavers Spinners and Dyers summer Society and local schools - the displays will look at exhibition ‘Inspiration’ will offer a unique insight into John Webb Singer’s legacy in statuary, panels and what inspires this talented group of craftspeople memorials – in Frome, the wider UK and around . . . from bar-codes to books, trips to Mexico and the world. The displays will be open throughout the India and responses to nature and found objects. festival from 5th to 14th July, 1000 - 1600, (1100 on The exhibition also offers a ‘hands on’ opportunity Sundays) may be closed for special events. Light to have a go at weaving. In addition there will be refreshments will be on sale. Donations welcome. a range of items woven by members of the group St. John’s Church available to purchase. The Old Sunday School 5 - 14 JULY // 10:00 - 16:00 FROME SOCIETY FOR DISABLED 8 - 14 JULY // 11:00 - 17:00 ARTISTS’ EXHIBITION BESSIE BIDDER EXHIBITION AND Frome SODA this year celebrates the 40th FELTING WORKSHOPS anniversary of our national organisation. To mark See details in Workshops section event 804, page 36. this, we offer visitors the chance to win a painting of The Silk Mill their choice from the exhibition. To have a chance of winning, just vote for your favourite. As usual 13 JULY // 10:00 - 16:00 in the festival-long exhibition, original paintings MARK BRUCE COMPANY - by members, cards, book marks and notelets OPEN STUDIO featuring local scenes will be on sale. On Sundays, Frome’s own award-winning dance theatre the exhibition will open at 11am. company, Mark Bruce Company welcomes you to St. John’s Church its home – BlackBirdRedRose Studios. Come and see the props, costumes and sets that bring the 6 - 14 JULY // 10:00 - 17:00 company’s thrilling dance theatre productions to IAN MARLOW life. Watch screenings of excerpts from Bruce’s Ian Marlow, a member of the Royal Society of extensive portfolio of work, spanning nearly 30 Sculptors, is exhibiting his stainless steel and glass years. Want to dance? We’d be happy to chat to you sculptures every day of the Frome Festival at his about our training and education programmes – or studio and sculpture garden. about anything you’ve ever wanted to know about Ian Marlow Sculpture your local dance theatre company. Entrance is free and all are welcome. See also workshop section 6 JULY // 12:00 - 22:00 and event 1404 and 1419, page 38. BEING SUMMER - BEING CULTURAL Black Bird Red Rose Studios See details in Workshops section event 608, page 34. Being Human Warehouse

42 29 JUNE - 28 JULY // 10:00 - 16:00 CASTING THE WORLD: THE STORY OF J.W. SINGER & SONS Casting the World: The Story of J.W. Singer & Sons, Frome, celebrates and explores the life of John Webb Singer and the iconic sculptures, statues and civic works cast at J.W. Singer & Sons foundry, through large scale photographic reproductions from the Singer’s archive of original glass plate negatives, rescued from the foundry in the 1970s and now held at Frome Museum. Closed Sat 13th & 20th July. Rook Lane Chapel

29 JUNE - NOVEMBER // 10:00 - 14:00 CASTING THE WORLD: THE STORY OF J.W. SINGER & SONS Casting the World celebrates and explores the life of John Webb Singer and the iconic sculptures, statues and civic works cast at J.W. Singer & Sons Clifton Suspension Bridge, Bristol foundry in Frome. Frome Museum has mounted THE FAMOUS FIVE © 2018, Hodder & Stoughton Limited. All rights reserved. a display of artefacts connected with J.W Singer, the man, and his family to complement the larger Book now at exhibition at Rook Lane Chapel. Mon-Sat & Market GWR.com Sundays 10am-2pm. Frome Museum

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Casting The World: The Story of J.W Singer & Sons INFORMATION

HIDDEN GARDENS Join the gardeners of Frome in 2019 for three days of with you and in return receive your suggestions. Sit for exploration and inspiration. The gardens will be open a while and have tea and cake in lovely surroundings. from July 12th - 14th from 11.00am – 5.00pm. The cost is We can offer you new gardens in 2019 in addition to £5 per person and all proceeds go to the Frome Festival. the many beautiful gardens that open regularly. Some Frome’s Medieval street plan has resulted in a variety of of these gardens are already signed up for the NGS interesting gardens secreted away. Finding the gardens Scheme (Yellow Book) later in the . At £5 per is a delight because you discover new areas of the person I hope you agree it’s a bargain. town. The Hidden Gardens offer different locations, styles and designs ranging from Country Cottage to The Hidden Gardens Guide and map is available from the Mediterranean. We can offer you flowers, sculpture, Cheese and Grain Box office, Ellenbray in the Westway large gardens, small gardens and gardens under precinct, the Visitor Info Centres at Frome Town Hall construction. We have organic gardeners and gardens and the Black Swan Gallery, and Hoi P’loy flowers and with fruit and vegetables using different growing and interiors, Cheap St. You can purchase composting methods. Come armed with a notebook a digital version on the Festival website and perhaps your camera to gather your ideas. Talk to fromefestival.co.uk and app which you the gardeners who will be pleased to share their ideas can download here:

“I know that if scent were visible, as colour is, I’d see the summer garden in rainbow .”

WORDS @ FROME FESTIVAL Literary events feature as strongly as ever in the Hood: A True Legend”. There are plenty of literary Festival this year. Starting on Friday 5th, with walks, new drama and plays, if that’s your thing, and Vanguard Readings, a free monthly literary salon Frome Library is the venue for a whole day of literary at the Archangel, followed by Frome’s own Small activities on Sunday July 14th. Look out for a fiction Publishers’ Fair at the Silk Mill on Saturday 6th July, masterclass, a workshop on pitching your novel and packed with fascinating stalls for readers and writers a light-hearted talk on her journey from blogger to alike. Henry Madd is the headline poet at the Festival author from Jo Middleton, aka the ‘slummy single Poetry Cafe on Monday 8th, with open mic readers mummy’. There will be a celebration of story-telling competing for the title of Festival Poet Laureate, and skills as the results of the Frome Festival Short Story the Hip Yak Poetry Slam returns to the Archangel Competition and the Frome Writers’ Collective’s on the 12th with a slot at the Womad 2019 Poetry Writers in Residence Competition are announced in Stage as it’s prize. Would-be scriptwriters and fiction the afternoon. The programme of events culminates authors can pick up valuable advice from Keith in the evening , when you can compete at the Book Stuart’s workshop on writing effective dialogue on Lovers Quiz at the Granary to become the Frome Thursday 11th and history buffs can enjoy an author Festival 2019 Bookworms of the year. talk by Sean McGlynn with his new book “Robin 44 Box Office01373 455420 // fromefestival.co.uk

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH Trinity Church welcomes visitors during the Festival, Meditations: 12noon–1pm Monday–Friday in the providing light refreshments, friendly conversation, Side Chapel (free): See listings in main section and various displays. The church will be open every of brochure. afternoon Monday 8th to Friday 12th, 1-5pm (4pm on Tuesday) and 11am - 5pm on Saturday 13th. 8 JULY // 19.30 FAKESPEARE: THE GREAT Arts & Crafts: A beautiful selection of Children’s SHAKESPEARE FORGERY clothes and sunhats, original bot anical paintings, cards £8.00. Event 810 and gift tags/bookmarks for sale plus demonstrations. _ 10 JULY // 17.00 - 18.00 Display by some children plus staff from Vallis CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER - REVANDY... School: aspects of the historical Trinity Area and FLASHY FAMILY MAGIC AND ILLUSION various displays about notable people connected with £1.00 per family. Event 1007 the Trinity Area, including Alice Seeley, Sir _ and Fred Knee. 11 JULY // 7.30PM ALISON HOWELL ORGAN RECITAL Beautiful Burne-Jones stained glass windows: Further details in the Events listings section of Free talks Tuesday 9th - 2pm & 8pm. Booklets available the brochure. £1 and £5. Event 906 & 916. £10.00. Event 1011

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Revandy / Event 1007 Burne-Jones Windows / Events 906, 916

FROME FESTIVAL SHORT STORY COMPETITION Frome Festival Short Story Competition is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary this year. With a first prize of £400 plus prizes for runners - up and local entrants, the competition attracts entries from writers both near and far. This year, novelist Tyler Keevil returns to judge the competition he won in its first year, 2004. For Tyler, and many other subsequent winners, competition success was a step on the road to a writing career. Full details of how to enter are at fromeshortstorycompetition. co.uk and entries are accepted until May 31st. The winning stories will be announced, and prizes awarded, in Frome Library on Sunday July 14th. Tyler Keevil 2004 winner / Alison Clink Competition Organiser 45 ALL HALLOWS is proud to support the Frome Festival

All Hallows is a creative & dynamic Prep School welcoming children from ages 3-13 www.allhallowsschool.co.uk

A year of exhibitions and events celebrating the life of J.W. Singer and the iconic sculptures, statues and civic works cast at J.W. Singer & Sons foundry in Frome. IMAGE COURTESY OF FROME MUSEUM TRUST. MUSEUM FROME OF COURTESY IMAGE EXHIBITIONS: Rook Lane Chapel: 29th June - 28th July Frome Museum: 2nd March - Mid November

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CASTING THE WORLD IS A ROOK LANE ARTS TRUST PROJECT FUNDED BY THE NATIONAL LOTTERY HERITAGE FUND. IT IS DELIVERED WITH KEY PARTNER FROME MUSEUM TRUST. THE PROJECT IS ALSO SUPPORTED BY FROME TOWN COUNCIL, FROME SOCIETY FOR LOCAL STUDY, THE ALAN POWELL TRUST AND JOHNSON CONTROLS AND DELIVERED WITH FROME FESTIVAL, HOME IN FROME, FROME CARNIVAL, BLACK SWAN ARTS AND FROME LEARNING PARTNERSHIP. INFORMATION

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Next year the Frome Festival will be 20 years old. In order to keep this wonderful event operating for 20 further years, we need your support. The festival relies heavily on donations (mainly from the Friends HEAVEN AWAITS of Frome Festival) and commercial sponsorship as a significant proportion of its income. Whether you’re visiting Frome on business or indulging in a relaxing weekend escape, you’re sure to fall for our quirky As a Friend you will receive priority booking for accommodation combining old world festival tickets and receive regular newsletters character with contemporary style. throughout the year. To get priority booking 1 King Street, Frome, Somerset, BA11 1BH for this year’s festival, you need to join by 13th May. Annual membership starts at just £20 per person and further details are available on: 01373 456 111 archangelfrome.com fromefestival.co.uk/frome-festival-friends.

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FROME FESTIVAL RADIO FromeFM is the town’s local community radio station. Broadcasting from new studios in the Town Hall with an extended FM licence to 2022, the station is dedicated to serving and entertaining the people of Frome. Tune in to FromeFM for festival news and events on 96.6FM on your radio and on- line at frome.fm. Festival shows every morning and a host of other programmes including live music, ROOK LANE HOUSE stories, quizzes and interviews. To follow coverage Bed & Breakfast of the 2019 Frome Festival visit frome.fm.

Book online: rooklanehouse.co.uk FOLLOW US ON: OR Rook Lane House DOWNLOAD THE FESTIVAL APP: Or get in contact: Christchurch Street West 07816 53 33 97 Frome For the latest festival news visit: Somerset fromefestival.co.uk [email protected] BA11 1EB INFORMATION

BOX OFFICE OPENING 2019 BOOKING INFORMATION Telephone and online bookings will be available Festival Friends: Friday 17th & Saturday 18th May from Monday 20th May. Unless otherwise stated, General Public : Sunday 19th May tickets for all events this year are available online at: cheeseandgrain.com Tickets for most Frome Festival events will go on sale on Sunday 19th May from 9am until 2pm at the Festival Box Office: Cheese and Grain, Market Frome Festival Box office at the Cheese and Grain, Yard, Frome BA11 1BE. to personal callers only. Owing to the large volume Cheese and Grain Box Office: 01373 455420 of ticket requests anticipated, callers may be asked to fill in a booking form with credit card details, Opening Times: 9am-8pm Mon-Sat, Sun 9am-6pm cheque or cash. Credit card details will be destroyed and also during evening events. immediately after use. Tickets for Festival events held at the Merlin, Cheques should be made payable to: Cheese and Memorial Theatre and Cooper Hall, can also be Grain Ltd The forms will be processed strictly in purchased directly from their Box offices. queue order. Events may need booking directly with the event Early arrivals may wish to wait for their tickets to be organiser, please check event detail. If an event processed, otherwise the forms can be left, and the hasn’t sold out, you should be able to buy a ticket tickets sent on by post, or retained for collection on the door. at a time convenient to the customers. The cost of postage will be charged. Concessions: the organiser may offer concessions forchildren, young people aged 18 or under, full-time students and benefit claimants unless Tickets can be collected from the Box office, otherwise specified. Cheese & Grain shows have an or mailed by 1st class post for £1.50. advance booking price and a door price.

ADDITIONAL The Cheese and Grain café will be open throughout Times given in the programme are for the start of the morning. Arrivals will be updated as to the performance unless otherwise stated. Doors availability of tickets for fast selling events. generally open 30 minutes beforehand. Please note however, that Cheese and Grain concerts specify We accept most major credit and debit cards, cheque door opening times. or cash. There is a booking charge of £1.00 per ticket for all tickets with a value greater than £5.00. . Check your tickets as soon as you receive them . Tickets are non-refundable Please note: some major Frome Festival events . For late bookings, tickets will be held on will be on sale prior to Sunday 19th May from the the door box office of the host venue only. An allocation . Programmes and performers may be subject of tickets for these events will be held back for to change Sunday 20th May. . All information in the brochure is correct at the time of going to press . In the event of a performance being cancelled, Collection and Postage: the ticket price will be refunded Tickets must be collected in advance from the . Some live events may not be licensed for Cheese & Grain Box Office. You can have your children, toddlers or babies tickets posted to you for £1.50 but allow 7 working days for delivery. Visitors with disabilities: Please check access/ seating with the venue -see contact details under Venue listing on back inside cover.

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Frome Visitor Information www.gwr.com Frome Town Hall Christchurch Street West, 03457000125 Standard Network charges apply. Frome, BA11 1EB. 01373 465 757 Calls from mobiles may be higher. [email protected] National Express Coaches Open: Mon-Thurs 9.00-17.00, Friday 9.00-16.30. Closed at London – Frome 402 weekends. nationalexpress.com _ Black Swan Arts, 2 Bridge St, Frome, BA11 1BB. London – Frome (Superfast) – The West Open: 10:00 - 16:00, every day during the festival. berryscoaches.co.uk

For local bus services see: frometowncouncil.gov.uk/ Take The Train frome-directory/public-transport Frome on the “Heart of Wessex” Line follows a beautiful 87 mile route through Dorset, Somerset, Wiltshire, Bath and Bristol, with about half of the trains also running through to . Services are run by GWR railways.

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1 Archangel 19 Frome Museum 38 The Old Sunday School 1 King Street, Frome, BA11 1BH 1 North Parade, BA11 1AT 4 Chapel Barton, BA11 1BZ

2 Assembly Rooms 20 Frome Rugby Club 39 The Red Shed Behind Memorial theatre, Gypsy Lane, Frome, BA11 2NA Chesterblade, Shepton Mallet, Christchurch St West, Frome, BA11 1EB BA4 4QX 21 Frome Town Hall 3 Being Human Warehouse Christchurch St West, Frome, BA11 1EB 40 The Rye Bakery 37 Lower Keyford, BA11 4AR Whittox Lane, Frome, BA11 3BY 22 Garden Cafe 4 Bistro Lotte 16 Stony Street, Frome, BA11 1BU 41 The Silk Mill 23 Catherine Street, Frome, BA11 1DB Merchants Barton, Saxonvale, 23 George Hotel & Granary Frome, BA11 1PT 5 Black Swan Arts 5 Market Place, Frome, BA11 1AF 2 Bridge Street, Frome , BA11 1BB 42 The Studio 24 Hoi P’Loy 5 Beechwood Avenue, 6 Black Swan Round Tower 23 Cheap Street, Frome, BA11 1BN Frome, BA11 2AX 2 Bridge Street, Frome , BA11 1BB 25 Ian Marlow Sculpture 43 The Three Swans 7 Black Bird Red Rose Studios The Sculpture Garden, Ebenezer 16-17 King Street, Frome, BA11 1BH E N Unit G, Vallis Mills Trading Estate, Chapel, , BA11 2QT A L 51 D R LL Robins Ln, BA11 3DT 44 The Tin Church - Brokerswood

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Festival Sponsors Anonymous donor / Barters Plant Centre / Bramble and Wild / C W Accountancy / Charles Hart / Deka Eden Rose Beauty / Ellenbray Toys and Stationery / Ellendy Press / Frome Medical Practice / Frome Open Studios Frome Printing Co / Frome Rugby Football Club / Garden Café / Golden Goose / H & B Tyres Ltd / HE Williams Butchers Holborn Asset Management / Hunting Raven Books / Inner Beauty / J Cayford Family Butchers / Land & Mineral Management Lodestone Property / Mendip Mowers / Millers Home Stores / Parsons Bakery / Penleigh Farm and Butcher / PPS Commercial Print / Raves from the Grave / Rotary Club of Frome Selwood / Sofa.Smith / Somerset Deli / The George at Nunney Welshmill Dental Practice / Wolstenholme & Partners