arts richmond Newsletter of Richmond upon Thames Arts Council

October 2009

Art celebrations

our big arts richmond events both the lunch and the high profile the , this year are coming up in the next few conversation. But that’s no longer to celebrating the life of Malcolm Fweeks. The first is the be with Lynn Barber, the Richards, long-time editor of the arts richmond art exhibition, Art controversial journalist, as Richmond and Times , in Celebration, held every two years, announced in the last Newsletter. whose name the prizes are being and featuring some of the best work Lynn withdrew following a awarded this year. More about that by talented local artists. This year contretemps with the LBRuT Council next month. it’s going to be in the large new cafe over a rather typical photo of her in a Other Book Now events are listed in at the Duke Street Church in guise which the Council felt unable the brochure available in libraries, Richmond, right near the town centre to publish in the Book Now brochure. information centres, and around the and an attractive venue where you borough. Many of the best events are can combine your viewing with a cup To join arts richmond, or to booked up very quickly, so get your of coffee and piece of cake. That’s get information about and tickets now. (www.richmond.gov.uk/ from 13 to 15 November. Prospective arts tickets for richmond book_now_literature_festival) exhibitors can obtain an entry form events, phone or e-mail the from the arts richmond office or website. Closing date for registration office, 020 8892 9446 artsrichmond AGM: forms is Monday 26 October. [email protected] election of executive Then November is the time for the or website + member consultation borough’s Book Now Festival, www.artsrichmond.org.uk arts richmond’s 2009 AGM is on featuring some 40 authors at events Thursday 3 December at Hampton around the borough throughout the Orange Tree Theatre box office Hill Playhouse at 7.30 pm, followed month. arts richmond provides three (for the book buffet): by the Christmas party. The AGM is of the big events: there’s Lord 020 8940 3633 the opportunity for societies and (David) Owen in conversation with Instead we have the scholar and members to come and tell us about James Naughtie , again at the Duke raconteur John Julius Norwich, how we can best provide the services Street Church, on Wednesday 11 author of many books on Byzantium they need, and this year Ian Dodds, November at 7.30 pm. Lord Owen, and Venice, leader of the Venice in the borough’s Head of Culture former Foreign Secretary, has written Peril campaign, compiler of his (including Leisure Services and a fascinating book, In Sickness and in annual Christmas Cracker , and now Libraries), will be speaking about the Power, about how illness affects the author of his own memoirs about his borough’s Cultural Plan for the next power-brokers and decision- makers, life and friends, Trying to Please. four years, just published. right up to contemporary politicians. He’s in conversation with John He’s combined this with an update of Miller , prize-winning TV producer, There are a number of vacancies on his autobiography, covering his artistic director of the Winchester arts richmond’s Executive peace-making roles in Bosnia and Festival, and biographer of Dame Committee , to be filled at the AGM. worldwide. Tickets for that from the Judi Dench, Peter Ustinov, and other If you would like to play your part in arts richmond office or website. top actors. Well, if we can’t have encouraging the arts in the borough, now’s your chance. Nominations to That’s followed on Sunday 22 Lynn (and we hope she may come the office please by the end of November with the highly enjoyable sometime soon), you couldn’t have a November. book buffet , once again with the much better event in prospect. buffet lunch in the Thai Square Tickets for that can be had from the The AGM is the occasion for our Restaurant in Richmond at 12.30 pm Orange Tree Theatre’s box office, Presidents for 2010, Clive Francis followed by the book conversation in £25 for the lunch and conversation, and Liz Crowther, to take office, and the Orange Tree Theatre a few paces £12.50 just for the conversation. to say Thank You to the outgoing along the road. Those who’ve been Then on Sunday 29 November we Presidents, Lee Langley and Lady before can testify to the enjoyment of have the Young Writers Awards at Panufnik. Drama Film Hiawatha’s Wedding Feast by S Coleridge-Taylor, Stanford’s Nunc There’s a chance to see the rarely- Richmond Film Society has Times Dimittis and Magnificat , and English performed Cymbeline , the and Winds (Turkey) on Tuesday 6 madrigals (www.cantanticamerati. Shakespeare fable based on the pre- October and The Wave (Germany) on org.uk ). Roman British king, ‘a bran-tub of 20 October at Richmond Adult and Isleworth Baroque , which theatrical delights’, by the Community College, Parkshot, specialises in 17 th and 18 th century Richmond Shakespeare Society at Richmond at 8.00pm (020 8893 operas, is performing a double bill of the Mary Wallace Theatre, 3503). Charpentier’s Acteon and William Twickenham Embankment, from 24 Boyce’s A Secular Masque from 14 to 31 October (020 8744 0547). Celebrating Black to 16 October at Isleworth Public Meanwhile, Theatre History Hall, South Street, at 7.30 pm ([email protected]). Club is doing Imogen Stubbs’s We + Older People’s Week Happy Few , a hilarious story about a Sinfonia is giving its Autumn group of women touring Britain The LBRuT borough council has Concert on Saturday 10 October at St during the Second World War organised two major programmes for Anne’s Church, , at 8.00 performing Shakespeare and music in October. In the libraries, there’s pm. Kodaly’s Dances of Galanta, village halls. That’s at the Hampton Black History Month with a great Mozart’s Piano Concerto No 23 in A Hill Playhouse from 11 to 17 programme of events in libraries and major, and Mendelssohn’s Scottish October. It follows John Godber’s a photography competition celebrat- Symphony (ABC Music, Station Bouncers there from 30 September to ing diversity, and from 5 to 11 Approach, Kew, 020 8940 1892). 3 October. (0845 838 7529). And October there’s a series of events there’s just time to see St Mary’s celebrating older people in the Also on Saturday 10 October, Drama Group’s Habeas Corpus by borough, with the Full of Life: Older Teddington Choral Society is Alan Bennett at the HHP from 23 to People’s Day Fair , on Tuesday 6 performing Come and Sing Messiah 26 September (0845 838 7525). October in the Clarendon Hall at at St James’s Church, at 7.30 pm – rehearsal at 2.30 pm – a Hounslow Light Opera Company York House from 11.00 am to 3.30 pm. The day includes an all-day chance to come and sing this is also at HHP with Gilbert and gorgeous music in aid of the Princess Sullivan’s Patience from 21 to 24 music and art workshop. Full details of both events on the websites: Alice Hospice, conducted by October (020 8898 2971). Geoffrey Bowyer (Tickets from the Watch out for Brian Rix at the www.richmond..gov.uk/black_ Hospice, 01372 468811). history_month_2009 in Teddington The in Petersham has a for a gala performance for the and www.richmond.gov.uk/ classical recital on Sunday 4 October Langdon Down Centre Trust on 31 older_peoples_week at 7.30 pm with the Jenkinson Farr October (www.langdondowncentre. Trio (cello and piano) playing Faure, org.uk). Music Brahms, Hyde, Beethoven and The O range Tree Theatre’s The Chopin, and there’s a whole series of Ring of Truth, by Wynyard Browne, Our two big concert societies both jazz, mixed and classical concerts for runs until 3 October, when it’s have great concerts in October. the rest of the month – well worth followed by Susan Glaspell’s Richmond Concert Society ’s new looking at the website at Alison’s House, from 7 October to 7 season under new musical director www.thedysartarms.co.uk . (07967 November. At a new season press Kevin Raftery is getting well 481 625). underway with the Cropper/Welsh/ conference, director Sam Walters The Musical Museum at Brentford Roscoe Trio playing Haydn, announced that Alan Ayckbourn will has a fund-raising concert for Access Shostakovich and Mendelssohn on be directing a new production of his to Art with the Salamon Ensemble on Tuesday 13 October at the German play, Taking Steps, there at the end of Sunday 11 October at 3.15 pm School, Petersham at 7.45 pm (020 March (020 8940 3633). (drinks at 2.30 pm): Schubert, 8892 1456). The ’s The Beethoven and Schumann, and then Hypochondriac , by Moliere, starring Barnes Music Society has Howard Byron Jones at the Mighty Wurlitzer Clive Francis, continues until 3 Blake (piano) and Madeleine on Sunday 18 October at 2.30 pm October, followed by Penelope Keith Mitchell (violin) in a programme of (020 8560 8108). local composer Howard’s own in Entertaining Angels by Richard The Richmond Performing Arts music. That’s at 8.00 pm on Everett from 5 to 10 October, The Festival celebrates its 75th Wednesday 28 October at the Grass is Greener, Hugh and anniversary with lollipops and pearls Methodist Church, Station Road, Margaret Williams’s classic comedy on Wednesday 21 October at St Barnes. Barnes Music Society also hit, from 13 to 17 October, The Anne’s Church, Kew at 7.45 pm: the has a free concert for children on Caucasian Chalk Circle (which you Lisney Trio, Fenella Humphreys Saturday 10 October with Gerard could also have see at the Teddington (violin) and much more (tickets at McChrystal’s Swing-On-in . Same Theatre Club in September) from 20 door). Each winter the Festival holds venue at 5.15 pm (www. to 24 October, Neil Morrissey in The competitions of national stature in barnesmusicsociety.org.uk). Rain Man from 26 to 31 October, the performing arts with a simultaneous half-term The chamber choir Cantanti The Eel Pie Club , which meets at the daytime production, We’re Going on Camerati’s next concert is on Cabbage Patch, 67 London Road a Bear Hunt , the same week (0844 Saturday 24 October at the Duke Twickenham on alternate 871 7651). Street Church, Richmond at 7.30pm; Wednesdays, has the John Idan Strawberry Hill , Horace Walpole’s October. Vestry House, Paradise Group on 14 October and the Gothic Castle in Waldegrave Road, Road, Richmond at 7.30pm: (020 Hamsters play Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Twickenham, plans to reopen in the 8943 1735). Top on 28 October (07732 322 610). summer of 2010 after its massive – The society’s autumn exhibition is and glorious – £8.2 million from Saturday 31 October to Sunday Exhibitions & museums: restoration to its 1780’s appearance. 8 November. An exhibition in the V&A is planned. (www.friendsof strawberryhill.org). The society has also organised two appeal study days for those interested in The Friends of Turner’s House, painlessly pursuing their art Sandycombe Lodge, Twickenham, The Museum of Richmond has education. Barry Farnham conducts are also planning to renovate and launched an appeal for £50,000 to the first on Saturday 10 October: promote this other local treasure. fund its future in the 21 st century: Europe and America; A Revolution They have a lecture related to the now just 21 years old, it needs in Art 1900-1970 , and Jo Walton the Britain Turner Exhibition: modernised display cabinets, better second on Saturday 21 November: Turner and the Masters: the Making energy-efficient lighting, and more English Art and Landscape in the of an Exhibition, by Philippa interactive facilities for young and 20 th Century, phone as above. Sampson, Assistant Curator at the old visitors. You can become Tate, on Wednesday 14 October in Twickenham Art Circle's Winter anything from a ‘Museum Donor’ to the Hyde Room at York House, Programme of studio painting and a ‘Platinum Donor’: more details Twickenham at 8.00 pm (020 8892 drawing meetings begins on 3 from the Museum at the Old Town 9429) October with a life session with Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond. award-winning model Kevin Its exhibition Richmond on Page and Art Feighery. The varied programme Screen – how Richmond has been continues until 20 March with ten described in novels, diaries and Fountain Gallery , East Moseley Saturday afternoon meetings, held at letters – opened in September, and is (020 8941 5865) 29 September to 11 the Clifden Centre of Richmond supported with a great programme of October, Carol Grant and Carol Adult Community College from 1.30 films, talks and events: Morgan Escape , based on their to 4.30 pm. Prospective new interpretations of the natural world. members are always welcome to The film The Hours is being shown 13 to 25 October: Jill Storey and attend. (020 8948 2041 or on Wednesday 30 September at 5.45 Beryl Hole, Colours of the Cape. Jill www.twickenhamartcircle.org.uk ). pm (020 8332 1141) depicts the vibrant colour and The Richmond and Twickenham Crown and Country is on Thursday 1 textures of mountains, beaches, flora Photographic Society has an October at 10.00 – Edward Wessex’s and fauna of the Cape province; extensive programme of events, potted history of Richmond, first Beryl’s ceramics include pots with lectures and group discussions, shown on ITV in 2000. shape and decoration influenced by rocks, shells, surf and the coastline. including regular twice-weekly Saturday 10 October at 11.00 am. 27 October to 8 November: meetings: on Thursdays general Tour of Pope’s Grotto, Twickenham Richmond Printmakers show an meetings with talks, prints and/or projected images, at St Luke's Kew Friday 16 October: Literary eclectic exhibition of original prints Community Centre in The Avenue, Richmond Walk at 11.00 a.m. from Environment Trust for Richmond Kew at 8.00 pm; and on Tuesdays the Museum. upon Thames Art Picnic, Sunday 18 specialist group meetings at MWB Monday 19 October at 10.30: October: Hampton Allotments with Business Exchange, 5 Kew Road. Museum of Richmond and Libraries Jill Storey and Emily Burton (see www.rtps.org.uk and 07743 Poetry Reading. Booking essential (020 8891 5455) 856113) Tuesday 20 October at 7.30 pm: At , Riverside, Redlees Studios in Worton Road, Silver - An Illustrated Talk by Twickenham, By Design opens on 10 Isleworth – ‘a diverse group of artists Richard Jarvis, of Richard Jarvis of October – the cream of British formed to organise and promote the Pall Mall. domestic design. In the Stables collective and individual work of Gallery , Without Words, paintings resident artists’ - has some studio Wednesday 28 October at 6.00 pm: by Ashley Davies, continues until 25 vacancies. The next monthly Vault of Horror - Richmond in Film October, with urban imagery as a showcase is on Sunday 4 October Season Halloween Special starting point. It’s followed by The (0845 456 2975). Practice of Life Drawing from 29 Phone: 020 8332 1141 October. At the Riverside Gallery, Richmond Hill Gallery’s October Twickenham Museum 25 The Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, exhibition is Maurice Cockrill RA Embankment, Twickenham. The there’s True Stories by Philip (020 8940 5152) History Centre for Twickenham, Marsden – the artist’s complete Whitton, Teddington and the cartoon and comic works for the past Landmark Arts Centre Hamptons. The current exhibition, five years. (020 8831 6000). Then and Now, demonstrates the The Landmark’s October Richmond Art Society has Claire changing face of the old borough of programme includes: Ford Willie talking about Turner and Twickenham. Open Tuesdays and Friday 2 October at 7.30 pm: the Masters on Tuesday 13 October, Saturdays, 11.00 am to 3.00 pm; Landmark Quiz Night. Tickets must and Christina Young on Sundays 2.00 to 4.00 pm. Contemporary Art Needs be booked by Friday 21 September. Contemporary Science on 27 of popular English history 2.30- 4.00 Duke Street Church at 8.00 (doors ShowCoach pm (6-12) open for coffee at 7.30 pm) (020 8891 3825) autumn diary Phone for more details and to book: 020 8977 7558 and Barnes and History 23 October: Repeat visit to www.landmarkartscentre.org. Society Thursday 15 October Darwin’s House (fully booked) Dorian Gerhold on Reconstructing Literature and Poetry Putney and Roehampton in 1665 28 October: , Sheen Lane Centre at 8.00 pm (020 Moctezuma Aztec Ruler Barnes Literary Society’s October 8878 0629). Exhibition meeting is on Wednesday 21 October when Chris Patten talks on his book Kew Society with the Richmond 18 November: Mrs Warren’s What’s Next? Surviving the Twenty- Society Friday 2 October: Borough Profession at Richmond First Century. Methodist Church, launch of Greener upon Thames on Theatre Station Road, Barnes at 8.00 pm at 6.00 pm. (www.barnesliterarysociety.org.uk) 13 December: Christmas Environment Trust Friday 9 Concert at the Musical Barnes Poet Ruth O’Callaghan October, A Celebration of the Museum, Brentford presents another in her series of Natural History of the Thames. Sir poetry readings on Friday 30 October David Attenborough OM CH, patron Details from Vice President at the Trinity United Reform Church, of the Twickenham River Centre, Edie Purdue, 020 8891 4991 1 Buck Street, Camden Town at 7.00 hosts a reception and evening of pm: Shoestring Poets, Mandy Coe, presentations at Kingston University. (Landmark Arts Centre and Cathy Grindrod. Poets from the 6.30 for 7.30 pm. (020 8997 9804 continued) floor are very welcome – take a copy and 020 8891 5455). of your poem if you wish to be Saturday 17 and Sunday 18 October: Cercle Francais de Richmond considered for the new anthology in Autumn Art Fair: over 70 Thursday 8 October Joel Binet on preparation. Tickets at door. professional artists and designers. The Loire, fleuve de vie, fleuve de vin with tasting. Vestry Hall, Paradise Thursday 22 October at 8.00 pm Talks Road, Richmond at 7.30 pm (020 (doors open 7.00 pm): Comedy 8892 6139) Works. Terry Alderton, Paul Richmond Association for the Tonkinson, Pierre Hollins and Stuart National Trust 4-8 October Five University of the Third Age (U3A) Goldsmith. day trip to Northumbria (020 8894 Pub lunch on Wednesday 21 October 9262). at The Hand and Flower, Ham 26 to 29 October: Half-term Friends of Bushy and Home Parks Common, from 12 noon. (020 8549 activities. 28 October, 2.00 to 4.00 1102 or www.u3a-richmond.org.uk). pm, and 29 October, 10.00 to 12 Saturday 10 October, walk to see noon: The Big Draw: a Day in the shrub planting with Mark Bridger Libraries: Black History Life of Henry VIII (untutored) (020 8979 1586 and 07837 371 109). Thursday 22 October, talk on The Month Monday 26 October: Dance/Drama Water Gardens by Kathy White at St Workshop with Rachel. 9.30 to John Ambulance Hall, Park Road, Events for Black History Month with 11.00 am, ages 5-9, and 11.30 to 1.00 Teddington at 8.00pm (drinks from details of the many events in libraries pm, ages 9-12. 7.15 pm) (020 8287 2748). and the photography competition are listed in the website Tuesday 27 October: Tudor Times Borough of Twickenham Local www.richmond.gov.uk/black_history Cartoon Workshop with Antony History Society Monday 5 October. _month_2009 Mapes, 10.00 am to 12 noon Mark Edwards, Richmond boat Wednesday 28 October: Percussion builder, on The Boatbuilders of October mailing Workshop – Tudor theme, 10.00 – Richmond and Twickenham. St 11.00 am (ages 5-9) and 11.00 to 12 Mary’s Church Hall, Church Street, Flyers for events in November noon (9-12). Twickenham, at 8.00 pm (020 8878 should be delivered to the 7041). arts richmond office on Eel Pie Wednesday 28 October: Kid’s Art Island by Thursday 15 October. Club, 2.00-4.00 pm (6-11) Richmond Local History Society Monday 12 October, Catherine Items for Newsletter: 2 October. Thursday 29 October: Aesop’s Parry-Wingfield, chairman of the Touring Theatre Company – a slice Friends of Turner’s House, on Turner and ‘the matchless Vale of Thames’.

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