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Spring – Summer 2019 Members can book from Wed 10 April southhillpark.org.uk to book Non-membersvisit southhillpark.org.uk from Tue 16 April 1 South Hill Park Today Creativity at its soul and community at its heart

Described as the ‘Jewel in the Crown of ’ (Get Reading), registered charity South Hill Park has been providing arts to the local community since it first opened its doors in 1973. The last 45 years have seen the arts centre grow its offer from a place of productions and festivals to a venue in the heart of Bracknell’s community. We are now engaging residents in learning and participation, nurturing talent and skills, providing enriched volunteer opportunities and much needed youth activities, and we continue to offer a range of experiences for all to enjoy. Unfortunately along with most arts providers across the UK, South Hill Park has also experienced year on year cuts in funding. We are now in a position where we need to look for a range of alternative ways to support the work of South Hill Park and all of our activities. We are confident that with the help and support of our audiences, local partners, businesses and the local community we can continue to make a difference to the lives of people in Bracknell. There are three ways you can support us right now: • volunteer your time and skills • make a donation act • get involved in our fundraising efforts. For more information and to get involved contact our now Development Manager on [email protected]

Bracknell Together Walk Sun 7 July 9am Adults £5 in advance or £10 on the day, Under 14s FREE South Hill Park, in partnership with the Rotary Club of Park, are hosting the first Bracknell Together Walk. A family-friendly 5k sponsored walk, starting and finishing in the beautiful grounds of South Hill Park, is a great way to support your favourite Bracknell charity. Places must be booked on our website. For more details, please visit southhillpark.org.uk

2 box office 01344 484123 welcome to south hill park Welcome Contents 2018/19 has been a bumper year: a record-breaking South Hill Park Productions 5 Easter musical, critically acclaimed and award- nominated pantomime and more people visiting Arts Festival South Hill Park than ever before, and this summer 10 promises much, much more. Jason Donovan, Open-air Summer Productions Jack Dee, tributes to Judy Garland, Dolly Parton, at South Hill Park 11 Elvis Presley and Dire Straits and the return of Comedy at South Hill Park 12 our annual Festival of Food and Music will keep you dancing and rolling in the aisles. Wilde Sundays 13 Why travel all the way to Scotland when nine great British comics Bracknell Jazz 14 come to Bracknell this July ahead of their Festival Bracknell Jazz seasons? The Handlebards makes its South Hill Park debut in Young Musicians 15 May and June, with two popular Shakespeare plays performed in the Grounds and our summer production this year is the timeless Associate Company classic for all the family, Grimm Tales. Think you know your fairy Productions 16 tales? Think again… Guest Productions 18 Comedy, music, drama and dance, we’ve got it all at Diary 24 South Hill Park, and for the first time, we are celebrating the arts across Bracknell Forest (page 10). Highlights include: Guest Productions 26 Summer of Love / Woodstock 50-year Anniversary Concert, September Highlights 31 the laugh-out-loud Murder She Didn’t Write and An Evening of Exhibitions 32 Popular Classics with the Westminster Chamber Orchestra (with 50 musicians on the Wilde Theatre Stage). Dining at South Hill Park 34 In these tough economic times we remain grateful to our major Information 35 stakeholders: Bracknell Forest Council and Bracknell Town Council Adult Workshops CW11 for their ongoing support, but, as funding levels fall, the Arts Centre must act quickly to find new ways to maintain this unique venue and Adult Courses CW5 deliver an arts programme we can all enjoy. This autumn we will Young People’s Workshops CW4 launch a new giving campaign to support our charitable objectives. Young People’s Courses CW2 I invite you to help us build a strong, exciting and long future. Have a great summer. Craig Titley Executive Director Looking for a venue for your party or function? How about the Coach House at South Hill Park. An exclusive new space with its own private bar. Perfect Main front cover image: Candy (page 16) for weddings, parties, proms, anniversaries and more. For enquiries email [email protected] or C Concessions available call 01344 413514.

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The Coach House Now open for bookings, an exclusive space with its own private bar, perfect for larger events Add a sprinkle of theatrical (seating up to approx 110). Weddingssplendour to your special day

Enjoy a complete wedding package at South Hill Park • Available for receptions and • Fabulous well-kept grounds banquets throughout the year and an Italian garden ideal • Licensed for wedding for memorable photographs ceremonies of the special day • A range of spaces including a • A bespoke, quality, in-house 320 capacity theatre auditorium catering service and intimate civil ceremony • Convenient location in the rooms with natural lighting heart of Berkshire (close to and period features M3 and M4), free parking

To host your ceremony, reception and party celebrations email [email protected] or call 01344 413514

Photos: zoewarboysphotography.co.uk For weddings in the Haversham Room visit bracknell-forest.gov.uk

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Director The exuberance, colour, Mark Hooper fun and excitement Choreographer of the original Charlotte Steele MAIDENHEAD ADVERTISER ON MADAGASCAR easter 2018 Musical Director Tim Cumper An explosion of colour Set and Costume Designer and anticipation Victoria Spearing muddy stilettoes ON easter 2017 Sound Designer Phil Hoegger

Wed 17 – Mon 22 April High School Musical Wed, Thu & Mon 12noon & 4pm We’re all in this together! Fri – Sun 2 & 7pm South Hill Park’s popular Easter production is back, and dancing Relaxed performance on the tables, with Disney’s smash-hit show High School Thu 12noon Musical, produced by the same creative team which brought Wilde Theatre you the sell-out smash hit Madagascar – A Musical Adventure and Seussical. Recommended 5yrs+ Disney’s 2006 blockbuster movie-musical comes to life on Running time the Wilde Theatre stage this Easter as Troy, Gabriella and the 125mins inc 20min interval students of East High must deal with issues of first love, friends £15–£21 C Y e+ and family whilst balancing their classes and spontaneously Members £18 Fri 7pm bursting into song. 63yrs+ £15 Wed–Fri Disney’s High School Musical, with its epic dance numbers Family £14.25 per person and upbeat tunes, including We’re All in This Together, Up to 6 people, max 2 adults Breaking Free and Bop to the Top, is the ideal Easter treat Wed–Fri for the whole family.

Family tickets · only £14.25 per person Up to 6 people, max 2 adults. Wed–Fri performances

This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe). All authorised performance A professionally produced community production materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk

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Fri 23 – Sun 25 Aug Thu 29 Aug – Sun 1 Sept Grimm Tales

12noon & 4pm Think you know your fairy stories? Think again… Thu 29 Aug 12noon A colourful collection of enchanting tales from Relaxed performance* the Grimm Brothers is brought to life in this Wilde Theatre spellbinding adaptation by poet laureate Recommended 7yrs+ Carol Ann Duffy. From the family drama of £21 C Y e+ Hansel and Gretel, to the touching tale of Members £18 Fri 23 Aug Cinderella, and other magical stories, this 63yrs+ £15 Thu & Fri only is the perfect summer treat for the family. Family £14.25 per person Adapted for the stage by Tim Supple, Grimm Tales Up to 6 people, max 2 adults excluding Sat 31 Aug & was first produced at the Young Vic Theatre in 1994 Sun 1 Sept to critical acclaim.

By This atmospheric production breathes new life Brothers Grimm into some of the most popular and memorable Adapted by fairy tale characters, and brings these timeless Carol Ann Duffy classics to a modern-day audience. Dramatised by Tim Supple and The Young Vic Company Family tickets · only £14.25 per person Director Up to 6 people, max 2 adults. Excluding Sat 31 Aug & Sun 1 Sept Kirstie Davis Musical Director Tim Cumper Set Designer Victoria Spearing Lighting Designer Alan Valentine

Atrium Meal Deal for Kirstie Davis is a professional director Grimm Tales ticket holders and has worked at many theatres Kids eat FREE on the day of around the country including the Lyric performance – one free kids meal Theatre Hammersmith, Salisbury for every adult meal purchased. Playhouse, Watford Palace Theatre Show your tickets to the and Cheltenham Everyman. Recent Atrium team when you order. projects include: a national tour of Be my Baby by Amanda Whittington, a *Relaxed autism-friendly performance new play Lie with me by Kaite O’Reilly Thu 29 Aug 12noon. House lights are left for LAMDA, a national tour of Sherlock low, pyrotechnics and sound levels reduced. Holmes and the Crimson Cobbles by See website listings for further details. Toby Hulse and Peter Pan by Robert This amateur production of Collected Grimm Tales Marsden for . Her is presented by special arrangement with latest production is Kiss me Quickstep Samuel French Ltd. at Queens Theatre Hornchurch, New A professionally produced community production Wolsey Ipswich and Theatr Clwyd.

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Wed 23 – Sun 27 Oct Great Expectations

Wed & Thu 7.15pm In the little world in which children have their Fri & Sat 7.45pm existence, whosoever brings them up, there is nothing Matinées Thu 1pm, so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice. Sat & Sun 2pm Charles Dickens (Great Expectations) Wilde Theatre This powerful adaptation of the much-loved Dickens novel delves into the childhood hopes and fears of young Pip, + £22 C Y e as he begins his adventures in the windswept marshes Members £19 of Kent, to the haunting cobwebbed lair of Miss Havisham. Schools £9 Thu mat, Pip’s epic journey sees him come of age and discover the £10 Wed & Thu 7.15pm only adult world of loss and regret. 63yrs+ £16 matinées only From the South Hill Park creative team who brought you Family £14.25 each Private Peaceful (2018) and Macbeth (2019), expect an Up to 6, max 2 adults inventive and atmospheric interpretation of this classic text. except Fri & Sat 7.15pm Post-show discussion Thu 24 Oct.

By Charles Dickens Adapted by Neil Bartlett Director Joe Malyan Set Designer Victoria Spearing Costume Designer Pam Wiggin Lighting Designer Alan Valentine Sound Designer Callum Wyles A professionally produced community production

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Writer Joyce Branagh NOMINEE — BEST SCRIPT Great British Pantomime Awards for Dick Whittington and His Cat 2018 Director Adam Stafford Join a host of colourful characters on a magical carpet ride to the Wilde Theatre this Christmas.

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Brad Clapson returns as Widow Twanky

Fri 29 Nov 2019 — Sat 4 Jan 2020 Times and prices vary, please call the Box Office on 01344 484123 or visit southhillpark.org.uk for information School and group rates available

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Celebrating the arts in Bracknell Forest this July In July 2019, South Hill Park invites artists, groups and organisations to celebrate their work across the Borough Whether you are staging a play or Any artist or group presenting Support the arts in Bracknell musical, showcasing your end of work in Bracknell throughout July Forest. For full listings of the year school production, putting on a can be involved in the Festival. events visit southhillpark.org.uk/ concert or gig in a Bracknell pub or Expand the exposure for your BracknellForestArtsFest church, or sharing your photography event by being part of the or the festival Facebook page and artwork in a village hall, we celebrations. South Hill Park is for full listings: Facebook.com/ want to hear from you so we can working, in partnership, to spread BracknellForestArtsFest share and support your event as the word. So if you would like your part of the Bracknell Forest Arts event to be included, please email Festival – a celebration of the arts [email protected] for in our community. further information.

Bracknell Forest Arts Festival Highlights at South Hill Park

Fri 19 July 6–10pm Sat 20 July 2.30 & 7.45pm Sun 21 July 7.30pm South Hill Park’s Grounds Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre FREE with charity collections £16, £14 Members C £22.50, Members £20, on the night Family £18 per person C S

Summer of Love – Murder She Didn't Write An Evening of Popular Woodstock 50th You become Agatha Christie in Classics with the Anniversary Concert this improvised comedy as each Westminster Chamber Join us on the grounds of South night an original murder mystery Orchestra play is created based entirely on Hill Park for a free, mini festival and Enjoy an evening of great music, a celebration of music from 1960s. audience suggestions. So take up your magnifying glasses and don played by an orchestra of 50 Featuring live music from the professional players. You will five-piece Self Preservation Society, your deerstalkers for a never-seen- before (and never-to-be-seen-again) hear many favourite classics by The Apache Kites plus more acts to Smetana, Beethoven (Emperor be confirmed. So put on your flairs, evening of murder, mayhem and making it up on the spot. Concerto), Grieg and Tchaikovsky, headband and tie-dye shirt as we with opera arias by Verdi, Bizet and recreate the Summer of Love. Post-show discussion. Wagner. Our soloists are Russian Laugh-out-loud funny pianist Mikhail Shilyaev and ★★★★★ Voice Magazine baritone Thomas Humphreys.

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A series of plays performed outside, as the summer sun sets, in our intimate amphitheatre in the woods. Bring a chair or cushion, a picnic to dig into and a blanket so you can snuggle up under the stars. Dress for the ‘hopefully’ warm weather.

Tue 21 May 6.30pm Tue 4 June 6.30pm Amphitheatre Amphitheatre £16, Members £14 C £16, Members £14 C

The world’s first cycling theatre company, The HandleBards, pedals from venue to venue with all the set, props and costume necessary to perform environmentally sustainable Shakespeare across the globe.

The HandleBards The HandleBards Much Ado About Nothing The Tempest Expect riotous amounts of energy and a great deal An all-female, bicycle-powered production. Expect of laughter in this bicycle-powered production of riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing. and a great deal of laughter. A group of soldiers return from the war to a household A shipwreck washes the court of Milan up onto a in Messina, causing the kindling of new love interests mysterious desert island, inhabited by magicians, and the re-kindling of old rivalries. There’s plotting, sprites and monsters, where nothing is as it seems. frivolity and cross-dressing a plenty. There’s magic, musicality and mystery a plenty.

Wed 26 June 7pm Fri 28 June 7pm Amphitheatre Amphitheatre £13.50, Members £11.50 C Y £13.50, Members £11.50 C Y

kick in the head kick in the head Three Men in a Boat Old Herbaceous Join Jerome as he recounts the hilarious story of his A charming one-man play described as ‘Downton boating holiday along the magnificent River Thames, Abbey with gardening tips’. Old Herbaceous is the with his two companions and Montmorency the dog. humorous love story of a single-minded, yet gentle, Join in the fun as Giles Shenton, one of the country’s man with a passion for plants. most renowned actor/storytellers, expertly takes the Written by Alfred Shaughnessy, it is an acute, and helm and pilots you through the ridiculous tale of men sometimes hilarious, observation of relationships behaving badly while messing about in boats. between the classes in a simpler age.

Wet weather contingency – in the event of extreme weather conditions, these productions may be relocated or cancelled. Ticket holders will be contacted.

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the The Comedy Cellar is the longest- Previous stars to have graced the The Comedy Cellar comedy cellar running Comedy Club in the UK stage include Al Murray, Omid Fridays. Doors 8pm, show starts 8.30pm (outside of ). Established Djalili, Eddie Izzard, Greg Davies, Cellar Bar in October 1986, it is one of the Sarah Millican, Andy Parsons, most cherished gigs on the circuit, Micky Flanagan, Katherine Ryan, £14.50, Members £12.50 beloved by audiences and acts alike. Jack Whitehall and Russell Howard. @thecomedycellar Under the direction of Simon Early booking is recommended. /thecomedycellar Houlihan of The Comedy Company Groups may not always be able to Bringing you the best Ltd, this highly acclaimed club sit together. Seating is unreserved. live comedy for over 30 years has played host to most of the big See page 34 for names in comedy and continues to Burger and Beer offer. Suitable for 18yrs+ bring the best new and established acts every Friday.

Edinburgh Previews Each act will be performing for approximately one hour. There will be an interval. Acts subject to change without notice. Start 8pm. Doors 7.45pm Cellar Bar, £13 @thecomedycellar  /thecomedycellar

Fri 5 July Fri 12 July Fri 19 July Fri 26 July

Matt Richardson Phil Cornwell – Jen Brister – Patrick Monahan – A brand new show about Alackadaddy. One of the Under Privilege. A show Classy. Covers topics of willies and poo… as UK’s best impressionists, that explores the subject his life from working-class per usual. Hilarious and as featured on TV shows of privilege and how we Iranian Irish immigrant charming The Mirror from Spitting Image to exploit it, deny it, ignore roots, his family living Dead Ringers. A cult it and abuse it. in a caravan to modern favourite The Guardian middle-class life.

Vikki Stone – Song Bird. George Egg – Movable Archie Maddocks – Luke Warm & Multi award-winning Feast. Brand new comedy Irreverent. Tackling Lee de la Mer – Self-Help comedian and musician from the stand-up who the struggles of being Yourself Famous… returns with her cooks on stage. Three alive in his latest hour of Being famous is no trademark comedy plates of gourmet food provocative, exhilarating free-ride, as you’ll songs and stand up. cooked live. Brilliantly and *crucially* hilarious soon find out. There are The audience were funny Jay Rayner in stand-up. A real highlight songs, laughterisms and almost crying with The Observer BBC Introduces. inappropriate uses of laughter The Guardian. space-hoppers. Coming up this season Jack Dee page 19, Gary Delaney page 26, Josh Widdicombe page 28, Andy Parsons page 31

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McAllister’s 2.30pm Enjoy a relaxed afternoon of live acoustic music, featuring some of the best acts around, across all genres. £8

The Nefarious Picaroons + Oliver Marsh + Ashleigh Hennessy Sun 12 May Stomped-up pop-folk from The Nefarious Picaroons that’s guaranteed to get any audience onto their feet, dancing, singing and smiling along. They will be joined on the day by Oliver Marsh - a songwriter with an amazing voice, and up-and-coming singer-songwriter Ashleigh Hennessy.

Dale Harris + Tamsin Quin + Steve Donnelly Sun 28 July Dale Harris is a classical guitarist, multi-genre guitar-instrumentalist and composer. Harris has produced several albums; Espiritu De La Guitarra, Dark Tales and Reverie on a Hill in 2008. From 1994 to 1996 he was the backing guitarist with country music singer Lorne Gibson. Tamsin Quin is a singer songwriter from Devizes who won this year’s GSMC Music Award for Best Solo Artist (Female). The line up is completed by Steve Donnelly who has been singing and playing the guitar for most of his life and has had a love affair with folk music since the early 70s.

Ajay Srivastav Sun 18 Aug Ajay Srivastav will be headlining our Wilde Sundays’ session, with two more artists to be announced. His laid-back style transcends musical borders, with a sound that flows from the banks of Delta blues, which influenced him as a child, to the sacred river of the Ganges where he learnt raags from the Gurus in his father’s hometown of Varanasi – the holy city of India. Blending these influences, he came back with what he calls Karmic Blues.

Antoine & Owena + John Cee Stannard & Blues Horizon + Phil Cooper Sun 15 Sept Inspired by traditional and contemporary folk music, Antoine & Owena create their own original blend of folk music that provides a feast for the ears, the heart and the feet. Blues and roots trio John Cee Stannard & Blues Horizon have a great reputation on the local acoustic music scene, performing well-crafted songs as well as the occasional cover. Phil Cooper is a contemporary singer-songwriter who has earned excellent reviews from the national press.

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Gabriel Latchin Trio Fri 3 May Pianist Gabriel Latchin is quickly gaining the respect of his peers both in the UK and US. Christian McBride first recognised his talents while Latchin was still a student at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama and recently called him personally to perform with him at the Wigmore Hall. Gabriel is an excellent musician and one hell of a nice guy. Christian McBride

Tony Woods Project Fri 7 June Saxophonist Tony Woods is joined by Mike Outram (guitar), Milo Fell (drums), Robert Millett (vibes) and Andy Hamill (bass) to play melodic, folk inspired, quirky and uplifting compositions from Tony and exciting collective improvisation from the whole band. The Tony Woods Project has released four CDs and toured widely to great critical acclaim. Understatedly emotional and warmly personal music. John Fordham, The Guardian

Alyson Cawley & Martin Speake Fri 5 July Alto saxophonist Martin Speake has developed a personal musical voice that expresses a deep understanding of the history and language of Jazz. He is joined by frequent collaborator Alyson Cawley on tenor. She plays with Ronnie Scott’s Big Band, Echoes of Ellington Orchestra, Benny Goodman Orchestra and leads her own quintet and quartet. Martin Speake is one of the most interesting and rewarding alto saxophonists now playing jazz on any continent. Thomas Conrad, Jazz Times

Martin Shaw & Dave O’Higgins Fri 9 Aug Twice a British Jazz Award winner, Dave O’Higgins’ powerful, driving sax style has been a feature of the scene for over 25 years. He has released over 13 albums of his own work. Martin Shaw is regarded as one of Europe’s leading jazz trumpeters, in high demand for his wonderfully fluent and expressive playing. (O’Higgins) A stunning player in the neo-bop vein Jazz Guide Shaw… was comfortable and consistently impressive… Jazz Times

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7.30pm The House band is The Jazz Lions Simon Cook · piano, Rudy Cook · double bass, Ted Hayes · drums £10.50, Under 18s £5.50

Daniel Garel · alto saxophone Tue 14 May · Cellar Bar Daniel Garel is a very talented alto saxophonist and composer based in Surrey. While studying music at Durham University, Daniel led both the University Big Band and his own band Group Theory. Since moving back to Surrey, Daniel has started his own trio with Mark Allis and Eric Guy.

Clark Tracey Quintet Tue 23 July · Recital Room Legendary drummer Clark Tracey has assembled his youngest quintet ever, featuring BBC Young Jazz Musician award winner Alexandra Ridout (trumpet), Sean Payne (saxophone), Elliott Sansom (piano) and James Owston (bass). These young players are causing a considerable stir on the jazz scene. They recently released the brilliant album No Doubt.

Modern Jazz In association with Jazz in Reading Mark Lockheart’s Orchestral Jazz Suite

Fri 27 Sept 7.45pm · £23, Members £22 · Wilde Theatre C S Days on Earth is Mark Lockheart’s most ambitious and personal work to date. The recently released album, receiving great reviews in the UK and Europe, features a jazz sextet and 30-piece orchestra. This concert is a special reworking of the six movement piece arranged for a star studded ensemble, along with new music especially composed for this tour. Many of Mark’s eclectic tastes and influences are here, from cutting edge improvising, rich orchestral textures with nods to Bacharach and Stravinsky, and even 70s funk. The jazz sextet with guests plays a first set, followed by the performance of Days on Earth. Sextet line-up Mark Lockheart · saxes, Alice Leggett · saxes, John Parricelli · guitars, Liam Noble · piano, Tom Herbert · bass, Seb Rochford · drums. Plus Laura Jurd · trumpet and Roland Sutherland · flute. Augmented for the suite by a string quartet and several more instruments.

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Fri 26 – Sat 27 April 7.30pm Wed 15 – Sat 18 May 7.30pm Wed 5 – Sat 8 June 7.30pm, Sat mat 3pm Studio Theatre Studio Theatre Studio Theatre £5 £14, Members £12 C £14, Members £12 C

Peer Productions Studio Theatre Company with Studio Theatre Company Showcase Exit Pursued by Panda Their Finest Hour Tulips Join Peer Productions' emerging By Steve Darlow By Michael Beakhouse artists for a brand new night An evening of storytelling, song, of performance. Showcasing Alex doesn’t want to lose Scarlet, poetry and first-hand accounts dynamic work, these talented but refuses to be the good person from all who served with the performers will be sure to impress. she needs. Can Christine’s service Royal Air Force in Europe during for ‘men who can’t admit there’s the Second World War. This is a problem’ and her client Jason the story of those who gave (whose wife has left with their Their Finest Hour. child) help Alex avoid similar loss? Ages 15yrs+

Wed 19 June 7.45pm Wilde Theatre £16, Members £14 C Y S Chrysalis london CANDY Chrysalis returns to the Wilde Theatre stage this June with the world première of CANDY, an exciting mixed bill performed in the company’s explosive signature style. CANDY features new works by Artistic Director Jodie Blemings, choreographer Iona Brie and world- renowned choreographer Kenrick ‘H2O’ Sandy MBE, in a highly anticipated collaboration that sees 14 extraordinary dancers balance dynamism with artistry to deliver a ground-breaking performance. The Berkshire County Dance Company Youth open the show with work choreographed by Blemings. Post-show discussion.

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Fri 12 July 7.30pm Wed 17 – Sat 20 July 7.30pm Studio Theatre Studio Theatre £8 C £14, Members £12 C

Peer Productions Studio Theatre Company Hidden Measure for Measure Sophia, Matt and Tash meet at a music festival. Very The disillusioned Duke of Vienna decides to place his different teenagers with the same problem – using Deputy Angelo in charge while he leaves on business. self-harm as a way to cope with their feelings. The strict, unwavering and moralistic Angelo takes it Hidden contains strong themes and references to upon herself to rid the city of brothels and unlawful suicide. Developed in consultation with clinicians and sexual activity… all while the Duke, secretly in leading charities. Ages 8yrs+. disguise, monitors the goings on in his absence.

Wed 18 – Fri 20 Sept 7.45pm, Thu mat 1pm Wilde Theatre £19.50, Members £16.50 Members C S Blackeyed Theatre in association with South Hill Park Arts Centre Jane Eyre By Charlotte Brontë. Adapted by Nick Lane I am no bird; and no net ensnares me: I am a free human being with an independent will A gothic masterpiece of tempestuous passions, Jane Eyre tells the thrilling story of an orphan girl and her journey from a childhood of loneliness and cruelty to a life at Thornfield Hall and an unlikely relationship with the mysterious Mr Rochester. Falling in love, she gradually uncovers a hidden past and terrible secret that forces her to make a heart-wrenching choice. From the company who brought you Frankenstein (2016) and Jekyll and Hyde (2017), don’t miss Blackeyed Theatre’s brand new stage adaptation of one of the greatest works of English fiction. Captivating, brooding and intensely powerful, Jane Eyre is a moving and unforgettable portrayal of one woman’s quest for equality and freedom. One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English Theatre The Stage Ages 11yrs+. Post-show discussions Thu mat and Fri.

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Wed 1 May 7.45pm Thu 2 – Fri 3 May 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £22, Members £20 £24.50

Crowded House Entertainments He Writes the Songs – Forbidden Nights The Manilow Songbook This brand new show for 2019 has great new acts and Prepare yourselves for hit after hit in this blockbuster routines added – so brace yourself for two hours of performance, paying tribute to the one-and-only Barry thrilling action and provocative choreography with the Manilow. In a concert-style show, worldwide performer ultimate Forbidden strip tease. Bryant Olender leads a stellar cast and first class Abandon your inhibitions at the door as this talented band, taking you on a musical journey through the life cast of acrobats, fire acts, aerial artists and renowned of this megastar. Full of hits such as: Mandy, Could It circus performers flip and spin across the stage in Be Magic, Even Now, Copacabana and many more. this high-octane show. Guaranteed to get your pulse This feel good show is a must for any Manilow, racing and leave you begging for more – circus just or live music, fan. got sexy.

Sat 4 May 2pm Sun 5 May 3 & 8pm Wilde Theatre Studio Theatre £14, Child £12, Family of four £46 £8 C

stage fright theatre Twirlywoos Live Becoming From of The Very Hungry Caterpillar Set on two days, one year apart, Becoming is an Show and Sarah and Duck Live on Stage comes exploration into how we remember the past, plan another enchanting show for young audiences. for the future and live in the present. Following a The Twirlywoos are setting sail around the UK to small group of friends whose lives are shattered welcome young fans along for a theatrical adventure. by a sudden event that threatens their relationships, Expect mischief, music and plenty of surprises as sanity and existence. they share the delight of discovery. With beautifully inventive puppetry, the show promises a cast full of all your favourite characters from the hit TV show. Ages 1yr+

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Tue 7 – Sat 11 May 7.45pm, Sat mat 2.30pm Tue 14 May 8pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £19–£21, Groups (10+) £20 C £17

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east berkshire operatic society Off the Kerb Productions Jack Dee: Work in Progress Join a host of fluffy friends on a trip to Avenue Q, Join Jack Dee as he takes to the road trying out new New York City, and meet recent college graduate material for his forthcoming UK tour. Princeton as he struggles to find his purpose: meeting “In these difficult and uncertain times people need friends, losing love and finding it again along the way. hope – a ray of sunshine to brighten their day. And Inspired by Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a that’s very much where I come in” says Jack. puppet-filled world more reflective of the difficult Star of TV sitcoms Bad Move, Lead Balloon and realities we face when learning that real life isn’t Josh as well as chair of the legendary Radio 4 show as simple as we dreamed, but perhaps more I’m Sorry I Haven’t A Clue. worthwhile for it. Parental advisory, explicit content. Ages 15yrs+

Thu 16 May 7.30pm Thu 16 May 7.30pm Wilde Theatre Recital Room & Cellar Bar £27.50 £9

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The Sixth Form College Farnborough Jason Donovan and his Music Scholars’ Concert Amazing Midlife Crisis A double-bill of solo classical masterpieces beginning A unique opportunity to see Jason like you’ve never in the Recital Room, followed by explorations of jazz seen him before. Celebrating his 50th birthday, and in the Cellar Bar. Described as ‘a story of astonishing with a wealth of tantalising tales under his belt, this achievement’ by BBC Radio 3, the music department autobiographical show will zigzag through his life, of the Sixth Form College Farnborough is one of the with stories about Neighbours, Kylie, Joseph and the largest in the country, providing outstanding musical Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, I’m A Celebrity and tuition for several hundred of the most gifted students much more. Hear some new stories, plus some of the every week. This evening marks their last concert of songs you know and love, for a night like no other! the academic year, and is not to be missed.

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Fri 17 May 7.45pm Sat 18 – Sun 19 May 10.30am, 1.30 & 4.30pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £22, Members £20 £12 C

Crowded House Entertainments Hawthorne School of Dance Oh! Carol – The Musical Story of Neil The Dance Show Sedaka and Howard Greenfield Watch as the dancers ‘move through the movies’, The song writing partnership of Neil Sedaka and ’take on Tchaikovsky’ and ‘dance through Disney’. ‘Howie’ Howard Greenfield will go down in musical We welcome family and friends to share these history. This celebratory show is packed full of their performances by our dancers aged 4–13yrs. best-loved hits such as Calendar Girl, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do and, of course, Oh! Carol. A talented cast, and phenomenal band of West End musicians, with a sprinkle in some hilarious anecdotes and the stories behind the songs.

Mon 20 – Tue 21 May 7.45pm, Tue mat 1pm Thu 23 May 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £16, Members £14, Under 16s & Students £10 C S Y £20

Poonamallee Productions & Northcott Theatre An Elephant in the Garden Swinging at the Cotton Club By Michael Morpurgo Take a step back into 1920s & 30s New York City and 1945. Dresden, Germany. Lizzie, her mother and through the doors of Harlem’s hottest nightclub, The an elephant from the zoo, flee the Allied fire-bombing Cotton Club. Performances by Louis Armstrong, Billie at the end of the Second World War. Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald would have had the club swinging – whilst dancers such as Bojangles Robinson Escaping both the Allies and Russians, this lit-up the stage with their breathtaking routines. extraordinary trio of refugees meet: a stranded RAF pilot; a school choir on the run from the Nazis; In this action-packed show, the exhilarating dance and and the American army-tanks. Morpurgo’s moving music of the Cotton Club is recreated by the fabulous story resonates with the plight of refugees fleeing Lindy Hop Dance Company, alongside The Harry wars around the world today. Strutters Hot Rhythm Orchestra.

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Thu 23 May 8pm Fri 24 May 8pm Cellar Bar Recital Room £10, Members £8 £10

Disco & Funk Night Graffiti Child The Supertonics Big Band Graffiti Child is Berkshire and the Thames Valley’s Summer Concert premier disco funk covers band. Playing some of The Supertonics (with guest vocalist) play an the best classics and dance floor fillers from the 70s entertaining mix of popular swing music (Glenn and 80s.The band has a wide repertoire of songs, Miller, Count Basie, Duke Ellington) and ‘American put on a great show and dress to impress. songbook’ jazz classics, plus music from musicals and the movies, even some rock & roll. The band has been playing at South Hill Park and across the region for many years. They are passionate about performing an enjoyable high-energy show. Book early as the band has a strong following, and shows always sell out.

Sat 25 May 4 & 8pm Sat 25 May 7.45pm Studio Theatre Wilde Theatre £17.50, Members £14.50 £21, Members £19

Read College Welcome to Thebes Supersonic 70s Show By Moira Buffini Following last year’s sell-out success, this The graduating actors’ company at READ College GLAM-packed show has all the incredible hits from return for its 2019 Showcase with guest director the greatest musical decade of them all… the 70s. Anna Simpson – artistic director of Quintessance From the towering might of Queen and ELO, the ‘pin-up Theatre Company. pop’ of David Cassidy and Donny Osmond and the foot READ College is the UK’s leading Performing Arts stompin’ sounds of Sweet and T.Rex, to classics by Foundation College, with patrons including The Carpenters and 10cc – the band even add a Dame Judi Dench and Craig Revel Horwood. touch of Grease and the Eurovision Song Contest. It’s no wonder it’s being called, ‘the greatest 70s With permission from Samuel French Ltd. show in theatre land’.

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Tue 28 May 7.45pm Thu 30 May 7.30pm Wilde Theatre Studio Theatre £17, Members £15 C £11, Members £10

NCM in association with The Ginstress Bedivere Arts company Mother’s Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin Bedivere Arts Presents Equal parts historical and hysterical, this darkly A showcase of new and developing work performed comic cabaret, by acclaimed stars Maeve Marsden and created by developing artists. Presented by and Libby Wood, leads you on a raucous journey Bedivere Arts Company, come along and celebrate through 18th-century London, to New York’s emerging talent from the local area. speakeasies and the jungles of Peru. Discover a little more about your favourite drop, with music originally performed by Amy Winehouse, Nina Simone and Tom Waits. Mother’s Ruin moves from misery to vaudeville in a moment, intertwining excess and prohibition, history and (re)invention.

Fri 31 May – Sat 1 June 7pm, Sat mat 2.30pm Fri 31 May 7pm Wilde Theatre Recital Room £17.50, Members £14.50 £15

SOTA goes to the Movies An Evening with ViEtTa School of the Arts (SOTA) presents a musical theatre Come and enjoy an evening of classical delight with spectacular in motion. Featuring the young talent the local ViEtTa playing music by Dvorak, Borodin, of today and the future stars of tomorrow, who will Piazzolla and others. The musicians are internationally bring to life a thrilling sequence of dance, songs and recognised in Japan, Russia, the UK and USA and musical numbers inspired by the cinema. you will be in for a musical treat. The programme will Fri 31 May 7pm – BSL interpreter-signed performance include solo pieces duets, trios, quartet and quintet.

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Sun 2 June 7.45pm Wed 5 June 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £22 £16, Members £14 C S

Dyad Productions Glitter and Lace for Orlando Macmillan and Grace Orlando: Who is she? Who is he? Who are we? Local dancers, MacMillan nurses and oncologists are The life-affirming, comedic tale of an immortal poet, coming together and taking to the stage for an evening whose gender cannot be pinned down, whose spirit of dance to raise funds for two amazing charities: cannot be caged, and whose irreverent, romantic MacMillan and Grace. Raising awareness, caring and adventures across British history – from the 1500s to funding research into gynaecological cancers. the present day – provide a magic-realist exploration of human identity. Based on the satirical 1928 novel by Virginia Woolf.

Thu 6 June 7.30pm Thu 6 June 7.45pm Recital Room Wilde Theatre £16, Members £14 C £16, Members £14 C S

The Weaver Ensemble Baroque Theatre Company The Loves of Pygmalion Death and the Maiden A sculptor creates the most beautiful woman in the By Ariel Dorfman world… then she comes to life. The award-winning London smash-hit play is revived A witty retelling of the Pygmalion story with elegant in this exclusive tour, featuring gripping drama and Baroque dance, gorgeous period costumes and high intensity – this is a unique and first-rate thriller. on-stage music by Rameau, Lully, Arne and Handel. Set in an unnamed country emerging from a The Weaver Ensemble delighted audiences with totalitarian dictatorship, the play explores the after The Loves of Mars and Venus about the birth of effects of repression on hearts and souls in vivid and baroque ballet. Now back with this original work – be compelling style. An enthralling tug of war with the transported to the 18th century for a joyous evening. human psyche laid bare. Ages 16yrs+

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May page Wed 1 7.45pm Wilde Theatre He Writes the Songs – The Manilow Songbook 18 Thu 2 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Forbidden Nights 18 Fri 3 7.30pm recital Room Gabriel Latchin Trio 14 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Forbidden Nights 18 Sat 4 2pm Wilde Theatre Twirlywoos Live 18 Sun 5 3 & 8pm studio Theatre Becoming 18 Tue 7 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Avenue Q 19 Wed 8 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Avenue Q 19 Thu 9 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Avenue Q 19 Fri 10 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Avenue Q 19 Sat 11 2.30 & 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Avenue Q 19 Sun 12 2.30pm McAllister’s The Nefarious Picaroons + Oliver Marsh + Ashleigh Hennessy 13 Tue 14 7.30pm cellar Bar Daniel Garel 15 8pm Wilde Theatre Jack Dee: Work in Progress 19 Wed 15 7.30pm studio Theatre Tulips 16 Thu 16 7.30pm Wilde Theatre Jason Donovan and his Amazing Midlife Crisis 19 7.30pm studio Theatre Tulips 16 7.30pm recital Room Music Scholars’ Concert 19 Fri 17 7.30pm studio Theatre Tulips 16 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Oh! Carol – The Musical Story of 20 Neil Sedaka and Howard Greenfield Sat 18 10.30am, 1.30 & 4.30pm Wilde Theatre The Dance Show 20 7.30pm studio Theatre Tulips 16 Sun 19 10.30am, 1.30 & 4.30pm Wilde Theatre The Dance Show 20 Mon 20 7.45pm Wilde Theatre An Elephant in the Garden 20 Tue 21 1 & 7.45pm Wilde Theatre An Elephant in the Garden 20 6.30pm Amphitheatre Much Ado About Nothing 11 Thu 23 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Swinging at the Cotton Club 20 8pm cellar Bar Graffiti Child 21 Fri 24 8pm recital Room The Supertonics Big Band Summer Concert 21 Sat 25 4 & 8pm studio Theatre Welcome to Thebes 21 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Supersonic 70s Show 21 Tue 28 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Mother’s Ruin: A Cabaret about Gin 22 Thu 30 7.30pm studio Theatre Bedivere Arts Presents 22 Fri 31 7pm Wilde Theatre SOTA goes to the Movies 22 7pm recital Room An Evening with ViEtTa 22 June Sat 1 2.30 & 7pm Wilde Theatre SOTA goes to the Movies 22 Sun 2 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Glitter and Lace for Macmillan and Grace 23 Tue 4 6.30pm amphitheatre The Tempest 11 Wed 5 7.30pm studio Theatre Their Finest Hour 16 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Orlando 23 Thu 6 7.30pm studio Theatre Their Finest Hour 16 7.30pm recital Room The Loves of Pygmalion 23 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Death and the Maiden 23 Fri 7 7.30pm studio Theatre Their Finest Hour 16 7.30pm recital Room Tony Woods Project 14 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Boogie Music Inferno 26 Sat 8 10am–8pm south Hill Park Grounds The Festival of Food and Music 4 3 & 7.30pm studio Theatre Their Finest Hour 16 Sun 9 10am–6pm south Hill Park Grounds The Festival of Food and Music 4 Thu 13 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Gary Delaney: Gagster’s Paradise 26 Sat 15 7.45pm Wilde Theatre The Westenders 26 Sun 16 5pm Wilde Theatre Romeo a Juliet 27 7.30pm recital Room Songs and Songwriters 26 Wed 19 7.45pm Wilde Theatre CANDY 16 Thu 20 8pm cellar Bar Choro Bandido 27 Sat 22 7.45pm Wilde Theatre The Dolly Parton Story 27 Sun 23 2pm Wilde Theatre Pop Divas Live! 27 Tue 25 8pm Wilde Theatre Josh Widdicombe: Work in Progress 28

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Wed 26 7pm Wilde Theatre Honk 28 7pm Amphitheatre Three Men in a Boat 11 Thu 27 10.30am & 7pm Wilde Theatre Honk 28 7.30pm studio Theatre My Dog’s Got No Nose 28 Fri 28 7pm amphitheatre Old Herbaceous 11 Sun 30 2 & 6pm Wilde Theatre This is Us 28

July A month celebrating the arts in Bracknell Tue 2 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Just Judy 29 Wed 3 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Just Judy 29 Thu 4 7.45pm Wilde Theatre GSMC Award Winners Music Night 29 Fri 5 7.30pm recital Room Alyson Cawley & Martin Speake 14 8pm cellar Bar Matt Richardson & Vikki Stone 12 Sun 7 7.30pm recital Room West Forest Sinfonia 29 Fri 12 7.30pm studio Theatre Hidden 17 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Silver Anniversary Show 2019 29 8pm cellar Bar Phil Cornwell & George Egg 12 Sat 13 2.30 & 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Silver Anniversary Show 2019 29 Wed 17 7.30pm studio Theatre Measure for Measure 17 Thu 18 7.30pm studio Theatre Measure for Measure 17 7.45pm Wilde Theatre The Elvis Presley Story 30 Fri 19 6–10pm south Hill Park Grounds Summer of Love – Woodstock 50th Anniversary Concert 10 7.30pm studio Theatre Measure for Measure 17 8pm cellar Bar Jen Brister & Archie Maddocks 12 Sat 20 2.30 & 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Murder She Didn’t Write 10 7.30pm studio Theatre Measure for Measure 17 Sun 21 7.30pm Wilde Theatre An Evening of Popular Classics with the 10 Westminster Chamber Orchestra Mon 22 7.30pm studio Theatre The Wrath of Achilles 30 Tue 23 2.30 & 7.30pm studio Theatre The Wrath of Achilles 30 7.30pm recital Room Clarke Tracey Quintet 15 Thu 25 8pm cellar Bar Fake Straits 30 Fri 26 8pm cellar Bar Patrick Monahan and Luke Warm & Lee de la Mer 12 Sun 28 2.30pm McAllister’s Dale Harris + Tamsin Quin + Steve Donnelly 13

August Fri 9 7.30pm recital Room Martin Shaw & Dave O’Higgins 14 Sun 18 2.30pm McAllister’s Ajay Srivastav 13 Thu 22 8pm cellar Bar Cream of Hendrix 30 Fri 23 12noon & 4pm Wilde Theatre Grimm Tales 6 Sat 24 12noon & 4pm Wilde Theatre Grimm Tales 6 Sun 25 12noon & 4pm Wilde Theatre Grimm Tales 6 Thu 29 12noon & 4pm Wilde Theatre Grimm Tales 6 Fri 30 12noon & 4pm Wilde Theatre Grimm Tales 6 Sat 31 12noon & 4pm Wilde Theatre Grimm Tales 6 September Sun 1 12noon & 4pm Wilde Theatre Grimm Tales 6 Sat 14 8pm cellar Bar Blues and Burlesque – School for Scandal 31 Sun 15 2.30pm McAllister’s Antoine & Owena + 13 John Cee Stannard & Blues Horizon + Phil Cooper Wed 18 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Jane Eyre 17 Thu 19 1 & 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Jane Eyre 17 Fri 20 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Jane Eyre 17 Sat 21 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Leather and Lace 31 Sun 22 7.45pm Wilde Theatre The Three Degrees – 50th Anniversary Tour 31 Thu 26 8pm Wilde Theatre Andy Parsons: Healing the Nation 31 8pm cellar Bar Marky Dawson 31 Fri 27 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Mark Lockheart’s Orchestral Jazz Suite 15 Sat 28 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Choice Grenfell 31

Great Expectations Wed 23 – Sun 27 Oct page 8 Aladdin Fri 29 Nov 2019 – Sat 4 Jan 2020 page 9 Exhibitions pages 32–33

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Fri 7 June 7.45pm Thu 13 June 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £17 £19

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impatient productions Boogie Music Inferno Gary Delaney: Gagster’s Paradise This fabulous show returns to the Wilde Theatre With his profile at an all-time high, Gary and his featuring three fabulous bands in high-octane infectious charm return to the road with another performances, including the very best in funk, soul onslaught of expertly crafted gaggery packed into a and disco – and all points in between. Featuring brand new show: Gagster’s Paradise. live music from Vintage Sound Collective, Groove Long regarded as a ‘master craftsman’ THE TIMES, with Manoova and one more act to be confirmed. ‘more quality jokes in a single show than most comics have in their careers’ THE SCOTSMAN, Gary is one of the finest practitioners of one-liners in the UK, with regular appearances on Mock The Week and starring in the new Live At The Apollo series.

Sat 15 June 7.45pm Sun 16 June 7.30pm Wilde Theatre Recital Room £22, Members £20 £14

crowded house entertainments The Westenders Songs and Songwriters An outstanding concert-style production showcasing A jazz evening with selections from the Great the vocal talents of six professional performers who, American Songbook, plus some originals. Featuring between them, have appeared in the most prestigious the voice of musical theatre actress and singer West End musical shows of the last decade, including Sharon White (Candide, Some Like It Hot with Tommy Beauty & The Beast, Les Miserables, Miss Saigon, Steele) and presented by Ken MacIntyre on clarinet Jesus Christ Superstar and Oliver!. and saxophone (a UK Songwriting Contest Finalist Delivered with style and panache, this exceptional in 2017) with stories of the songs and their writers. cast, accompanied on stage by their fantastic band, Songs and Songwriters presents the familiar and perform a huge selection of your favourite songs from the less well known – all with a celebratory swing. the world’s greatest musicals.

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Sun 16 June 5pm Thu 20 June 8pm Wilde Theatre Cellar Bar £20, Members £18, Family of four £58 C £10, Members £8

Ballet Cymru The Music of South America Romeo a Juliet Choro Bandido By William Shakespeare Choro Bandido is a Surrey-based four-piece band, Critics’ Circle award-winning company, Ballet initially brought together through friendship and their Cymru, presents an extraordinary adaptation of mutual love of Brazilian samba. Between them they Shakespeare’s masterpiece Romeo a Juliet. have a wealth of musical experience in many styles and are now entertaining audiences with Choro and Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal other music from Latin America and beyond. themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Exquisite costumes and extraordinary video projections create a world of danger and excitement where two young lovers are caught in an age-old feud.

Sat 22 June 7.45pm Sun 23 June 2pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £19.50, Members £17.50 £16

night owl shows sntc promotions The Dolly Parton Story Pop Divas Live! Be swept away on an incredible journey through Get ready for the best songs from all your favourite the career of the ‘Queen of Country’. female stars in one fabulous fun-packed show. Little Follow Dolly’s story in this ground-breaking ‘show- Mix will cast some Black Magic and Taylor Swift will umentary’ format, taking you from her humble Shake It Off as four enormously talented girls bring beginnings in the Smoky Mountains to her arrival as you up close and personal with the greatest female Queen of Country. Features Jolene, 9 to 5, Islands pop performers of today. in the Stream, Joshua and many more. With dazzling choreography, state of the art videos A beautiful performance. Dolly’s music comes and superb vocals, Pop Divas Live! is the perfect pop alive… Dominic King, BBC Radio Kent concert experience for the little divas in your life.

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Tue 25 June 8pm Wed 26 – Thu 27 June 7pm, Thu 10.30am Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £17 £16, Members £14, Family of four £54 C

Off the Kerb Productions Josh Widdicombe: Work in Progress Honk Join the hilarious and charming Josh Widdicombe Honk is flying the nest after a critically-acclaimed run (best known for the twice BAFTA nominated and in London. This musical egg-stravaganza is bursting multiple Broadcast and RTS award-winning show with puppetry, magic and illusions... and water guns. The Last Leg, as well as his critically acclaimed This heart-warming reimagining of The Ugly Duckling sitcom Josh) as he tries out some brand new tells the story of Ugly, a plucky little bird who gets material ahead of his upcoming tour. A funny picked on because he’s different. Pushed out of the night of grumbles and jokes is guaranteed as flock, he embarks on an adventure, meeting an array Josh casts his exasperated observational eye of characters who teach him that it takes all sorts to over the ludicrousness of the modern world. make a world, and that he is much more than just his fowl looks.

Thu 27 June 7.30pm Sun 30 June 2 & 6pm Studio Theatre Wilde Theatre £13.50, Members £11.50 C Y £18.50 My Dog's Got No Nose

ONE BED ONE TABLE

ONE MAN ONE SECRET

Kick"pu ints the one H iean md ind of Alan Bennett's Talking Heads" barch dance acadamy M"yG Dog'siles Shen Gtootn g Niftos uNsose with another tour de force This is Us .....catch it while you can" Giles Shenton (Old Herbaceous and Three Men in a Local dance school, The Barch Dance Academy, Boat) returns with a ‘cleverly constructed, wonderful is proud to return to the Wilde Theatre to present piece of theatre’ about a man preparing to fulfil his its bi-annual extravaganza of dance. With performers lifelong ambition to be a stand-up comedian, which ranging from the ages of 3–21yrs showcasing an ‘…puts one in mind of Alan Bennett’s Talking Heads’. assortment of spectacular dances and songs in You join the man as he prepares backstage for his magnificent costumes, this is a show which first ever stand-up gig. Find out how he got to this everyone will enjoy. point in his life but, be warned, the man and the performance are not quite what they seem.

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Tue 2 – Wed 3 July 7.45pm Thu 4 July 7.45pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £18, Members £16 £12

Omni Theatre Just Judy GSMC Award Winners Music Night Written and directed by Brad Clapson, Join us for an evening of original music, featuring South Hill Park’s very own pantomime dame some of the winners of this year’s GSMC Music Once in a generation, a star is born – so join us for a Awards, which will include performances from night to celebrate the legend that was Judy Garland. Bracknell-based steam punk band Spriggan Mist, Alongside live musical performances, Judy recounts blues rockers The Voodoo Shieks, folk/country duo tales from all her most famous roles. Hollywood may Tomorrow Bird and singer-songwriter Tamsin Quin – be the land of dreams, but Judy’s yellow brick road with more acts to be confirmed. GSMC is a was not always painted with rainbows. Bracknell-based music company that specialises in promoting new and original music.

Sun 7 July 7.30pm Fri 12 – Sat 13 July 7.45pm, Sat mat 2.30pm Recital Room Wilde Theatre £10.50 £18, Under 16s £14

The Olivia Dance Academy West Forest Sinfonia Silver Anniversary Show 2019 A concert of chamber music for flute, oboe and The Olivia Dance Academy’s 25th anniversary strings, given by members of West Forest Sinfonia. showcases over 200 talented local young dancers. Relax on a warm summer's evening to the music of Act 1 – a collection of fabulous performances. some of the world's greatest composers. Programme Act 2 – ‘Coppélia’ an enchanting family ballet. to include works by Mozart, Vivaldi and Bach. This promises to be a wonderful evening of entertainment.

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night owl shows Bedivere Arts company The Elvis Presley Story Wrath of Achilles Travel with the boy from Tupelo through his As the Trojan War rages, Achilles struggles between teenage years in Memphis, tentative footsteps what he desires and the destiny he is doomed with. into Sun Records studios, to his meteoric rise as Starring Michael Ayiotis (Private Peaceful 2018) The King of Rock & Roll. and Laura Hannawin (Romeo and Juliet 2018), Delivered in the trademark Night Owl ‘show-umentary’ and featuring original music by award-nominated format, this show features energetic renditions of composer George Jennings (Macbeth 2017), this That’s All Right Mamma, Don’t be Cruel, Heartbreak filmic new play explores masculinity, sexuality, and Hotel, Love Me Tender and many more. gender in an epic story of the Iliad. Performed at a West End standard Get Reading on Romeo and Juliet 2018

Thu 25 July 8pm Thu 22 Aug 8pm Cellar Bar Cellar Bar £12, Members £8 £15, Members £12

Fake Straits Cream of Hendrix The Music of Dire Straits and Mark Knopfler 50th Anniversary of Woodstock Bringing you the incredible music of Dire Straits Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Woodstock and Mark Knopfler to a ‘Tunnel of Love’ near you. with a special performance by The Cream Of Hendrix. We play all the hits: The Walk Of Life, Sultans of Join us for what promises to be a great night. This Swing, Money For Nothing, Lady Writer, Twisting By band oozes the authenticity of musicians well versed The Pool, and many more single and album tracks. in the music of Jimi Hendrix and Cream. Evoking the The front man for the band is Dale Harris. spirit of the era, this is a show of the highest quality that you will not easily forget.

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Blues and Burlesque School for Scandal Leather and Lace

Sun 22 Sept 7.45pm Thu 26 Sept 8pm Wilde Theatre Wilde Theatre £27 £17

Off the Kerb Productions The Three Degrees – Andy Parsons: Healing the Nation 50th Anniversary Tour

Thu 26 Sept 8pm Sat 28 Sept 7.45pm Cellar Bar Wilde Theatre £10, Members £8 £16.50, Members £14.50, Under 18s £12

Kick In The Head Marky Dawson Choice Grenfell

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Continuing until Sun 1 June Sat 11 May – Sun 9 June Sat 11 May – Sun 9 June Atrium Mirror Gallery Long Gallery

Buzz Aldrin’s boot print. Part of an experiment to test the properties of the lunar regolith Harriet Brittaine To the Moon Parks Photo Harriet Brittaine, artist and tutor, and Back: 2018 saw another Parks continues to capture and share Artists Exploring Photographic Competition glimpses of the happenings and organised by Bracknell Forest people behind the scenes that Outer-Space Council, which run in partnership make South Hill Park such a with the Bracknell Forest At 8.17pm on 20 July 1969, special place for visitors, Economic Skills and Development Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin staff and all those who support Partnership (ESDP). landed on the Moon as part of the centre. This exhibition is NASA’s Apollo 11 lunar mission. The competition invited amateur a collection of varied and To the Moon and Back is a group photographers to capture how original works. exhibition that commemorates the Bracknell Forest is a rewarding Brittaine is fascinated by the 50th anniversary of this first moon place to work and live in by human form, in all its complexities, landing. It brings together artists responding to the theme ‘A great strengths, eccentricities, and working in a variety of media. place to grow.’ Photographing weaknesses. Working mainly moments of work, education and Using the title of the exhibition as in oils, she focuses on the play leisure, as well as open spaces their starting point, the showcased of light in the environment and and the built environment, works examine and comment introduces energy and life in her the competition illustrates the on humanity’s desire to explore work through large and varied vibrant life of the inhabitants of outer space. The works expand on mark-making. the council. This exhibition ideas surrounding; the multiverse, showcases the winners and energy, matter, gravity and the commended entries of the moon and outer space as a site for Parks Photo Competition. misrepresentation and mistrust.

Breakfast preview Sun 12 May 10.30am All welcome

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Sat 29 June – Sun 8 Sept Fri 1 March – Sun 5 May Mansion Spaces Various

FXP Photography, London, 2015

Student Open 2019 Cornelia Parker: Coupled with our Bracknell One Day This Glass Will Break Forest Arts Festival in July, we are continuing our long tradition A Hayward Gallery Touring Combining 19th-century of Student Open exhibitions in exhibition from Southbank photographer William Henry order to celebrate our students’ Centre, London. Fox Talbot’s techniques, the creativity and our tutors’ mentoring South Hill Park is delighted to photogravure and the solar prints, talent. Works will be seen from our host this Hayward Gallery Touring Parker exposed three-dimensional painting, jewelry & silversmithing, exhibition from Southbank objects to ultraviolet light, creating printmaking, life drawing, quilting Centre, London of Cornelia a new hybrid form of print. and ceramics workshops. The Parker’s work, one of Britain’s In the series Thirty Pieces of Silver exhibition continues throughout leading contemporary artists. (exposed) (2015) she used found the summer until 8 September. The exhibition consists of twenty glass photographic negatives large-scale photogravures from of antique silverware, originally Breakfast preview three of her experimental series produced for a 1960s Spink Sat 29 June 10.30am Fox Talbot’s Articles of Glass auction catalogue while in All welcome (2017); One Day This Glass Will her most recent Fox Talbot’s Break (2015) and Thirty Pieces Articles of Glass (2017) she of Silver (exposed) (2015). These used the glassware originally three series explore the artist’s belonging to Fox Talbot that fascination with the physical appears in his photograph properties of objects, materials Articles of Glass (c 1844). and their histories.

Unique Gifts from South Hill Park A unique and beautiful selection of art works, jewellery and sculptural works can be bought at South Hill Park. The collection presents items created by our Artists in Residence, tutors and students from our print, ceramic, silversmithing and art studios. All proceeds go to the artists plus a commission to support South Hill Park. All items for sale are displayed at South Hill Park. To buy any of these unique gifts please visit Box Office or call 01344 484123.

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Our Menu Sunday Roast Breakfast available Mon–Sun 9.30–11.30am Topside of beef with horseradish sauce All breakfast items include a complimentary Roasted gammon ham tea and coffee Trio of roast with beef, chicken and gammon, NEW vegan menu available served with apple sauce, pork apple & sage stuffing Lunch and evening menus Roasted chicken with pork, apple & sage stuffing Kids menu with free fruit for all kids Vegetarian nut roast Visit southhillpark.org.uk/eat-drink All served with our extra-large Yorkshire puddings to look through all our menus. and seasonal vegetables Burger & Beer Friday Kids roast £14 for an 8oz burger with a pint Booking recommended to avoid disappointment. Offer includes vegan or vegetarian burger On-the-night Cinema Offers Why not make a night of it and have a burger and beer If you are a parent or carer with a baby under before you go down to the Cellar for a night of comedy. a year or someone in retirement then you can Your food will be served in the Atrium Restaurant. take advantage of these offers, just show your A ticket will be issued and should be handed into cinema ticket to a member of staff. the bar when collecting your food. Pre-booking is Fish and chips · Fridays only advisable as Friday nights are very busy. £12 for one portion, £20 for two portions No other discount vouchers/tickets can be used Hot drink and cake · Monday – Sunday in conjunction with this promotion. Free regular hot drink when you buy a piece of cake There is a £3 supplement for any other burgers. Extras are chargeable and paid at the restaurant.

Dinner Theatre Christmas Party Nights Arrive early and enjoy a delicious meal in our Thu 28 Nov, Thu 5 & Thu 12 Dec popular Atrium Restaurant before taking your Contact CJ on 01344 413514 for more details seat for a performance. Two courses only £16.50 or three courses only £21.50. Available on all performances and screenings except on Sundays. Meal bookings can be made when booking tickets for performances. To reserve a table call 01344 416233 or email [email protected]. Events to look out for in 2019 For details of promotions visit The Coach House facebook.com/atriumbarshp or In addition to the current South Hill Park mansion South Hill Park’s website rooms, the new Coach House is now open for Father’s Day Sun 16 June bookings for 2019 onwards. With a variety of Dinner Jazz Night Thu 16 May & Thu 11 July seating options, this exclusive, contemporary Enjoy a delicious meal and jazz entertainment space features its own private bar and is perfect in the exclusive new Coach House venue. for larger events of approximately 100 people.

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upper tier middle tier lower tier lower tier middle tier upper tier Mon–Sat PIT 10am–8pm, subject to change R Q P STALLS P Q R 1 1 1 A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 A 28 28 28 Sun & bank holidays 2 2 2 27 27 27 12noon–8pm, subject to change B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 B 3 3 3 26 26 26 C 4 4 4 C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 C 25 25 25 Concessions 5 5 24 24 5 D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 D 24 Concessions are available to 16yrs 6 6 6 23 23 23 and under, students (17yrs+ in 7 7 E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 E 22 22 7 22 full-time education), registered 8 21 8 8 F 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 F 21 21 unemployed, 63yrs+ and groups. 9 9 9 20 20 20 G 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 G 10 10 10 19 19 19 NB Not all concession types are 11 11 11 H 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 H 18 18 18 available where you see this 12 12 12 17 17 17 symbol C . Please ask the Box Office J 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 J 13 13 13 16 16 16 or check online when booking. 14 14 14 K 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 K 15 15 15 Only one concession applies. LOWER TIER You may need to show proof of status. L 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 L South Hill Park reserves the right to Boxes M 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 M withdraw concessions at any time. 1 N 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 N Boxes 4 2 3 Members Ticket Offer MIDDLE TIER Boxes A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 A 2 4 1 – buy a full-price ticket for

5 B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B Boxes 8 an event with this symbol and get 6 7 another free. Available on selected UPPER TIER performances only. A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 A LEFT B 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 B RIGHT Schools S Discount prices available for schools. Please email sales@southhillpark. accessible seating org.uk to book your school group. not for sale Dinner Theatre Arrive pre-show and enjoy a delicious 2-course meal for only £16 in our Atrium Restaurant and We gratefully acknowledge the Bar. To book your table call financial support from our funders 01344 416233. Not available on Sundays. Gift Vouchers Ideal gifts for friends and family, these are available to purchase on our website or through our Box Office. Youth Theatre Y £5 tickets for members of South Hill Park Youth Theatre. We thank The Shanly Foundation, The Margaret Guido Charitable Trust, , , and Parish Councils, e+ season offers e+ Duncan Yeardley Estate Agents, The Haines Hill Charitable Trust and A number of seasonal offers The Gordon Palmer Memorial Fund for their financial support over are available. Please see the last year. eplus.smartdiscounts.org.uk Corporate member for details.

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How to Find Us Public Transport Clubs & Societies South Hill Park Arts Centre is about South Hill Park Arts Centre is served Berkshire County seven minutes’ drive from Bracknell well by local buses. From the Bus/ Dance Company Youth! Town Centre in the area. Train Station to Birch Hill Shops take 13–21yrs Easily accessible from the M3 buses 4, 171 or 172. It’s then a Lena Dee (Junction 3) and M4 (Junction 10). five-minute walk to the Arts Centre. Saturday 11am–1pm We are very well signposted – look Bracknell is well served with train For information please contact for the brown road signs saying ‘Arts services from London Waterloo, [email protected] Centre’ or showing a comedy mask. Reading and other local towns. For Park Opera further information contact National Sue Lawrence, Secretary Rail Enquiries on 0345 7 48 49 50. 01344 451109 Green Flag Award Thursdays 8–10pm Singers and backstage hands always South Hill Park is among a record- welcome. No auditions required. breaking 1883 parks and green spaces that received a prestigious SOTA Bracknell Green Flag Award 2018/19. Together For term dates and free sample with Bracknell Town Council and sessions, please visit sota.uk.com Bracknell Forest Council who manage Thames Voyces the grounds of South Hill Park, Dawn Pickett 01252 558225 we are delighted to be celebrating Tuesdays 7.45–9.45pm the achievement of this award for All year round. Termly subscriptions the sixth year running. payable directly to treasurer The national award, handed out by Zumba By Car environmental charity Keep Britain Every Wednesday from 8.15–9.15pm There is FREE but limited parking Tidy, recognises and rewards the £6 pay-as-you-go or £20 a month for 200 cars at South Hill Park Arts best parks and green spaces across by standing order payable to tutor Centre. Please note the car park fills the country. A Green Flag flying up quickly on busy days and you may overhead is a sign to visitors that the Associate Companies need to seek alternative parking. space boasts the highest possible Blackeyed Theatre Please follow signs for overflow standards, is beautifully maintained Chrysalis parking at the Leppington car park and has excellent facilities. Luke Brown (behind Birch Hill shopping precinct) The grounds were also awarded Peer Productions which is a five-minute walk across a gold medal in the RHS In Bloom Studio Theatre Company our rear grounds. Please leave category for Parks. This was a new Theatre Re plenty of time to park when category in 2015/16 and we are attending South Hill Park. delighted to be celebrating the top Creative Control Studio award for the fourth year running. Professional high-end recording studio combining the best of digital and analogue equipment, providing release quality results. All genres of music catered for, from bands and acoustic artists to voiceover work etc. All projects welcome, from rough demos to fully produced singles, eps and albums. We also specialise in mixing and mastering of pre-recorded material. To discuss a project: [email protected] or 01344 416202 Booster seats Available to hire in the Wilde an ideal gift Theatre only for £1 per seat, Gift Vouchers subject to availability. Please Children aged 10yrs or under approach our Customer must be accompanied by Ideal gift for Experience Team before the someone aged 16yrs+ friends or family performance. Payment by cash South Hill Park is committed only. Booster seats are not to safeguarding children and Available at the Box Office permitted on the middle and vulnerable adults. or on our website upper tier areas of the theatre.

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How to Book Refunds and Resales Leaving a Legacy Online Under the terms and conditions As a registered charity we endeavour Visit southhillpark.org.uk of sale, refunds of tickets are not to make our Arts Centre and Theatre permitted. However, if the show is sustainable for future generations in By phone sold out, we will try to resell it for Bracknell and beyond. The arts can Call 01344 484123 you. In this case, we will charge a transform lives and we hope you feel From 7–8pm our Box Office staff are £1 administration fee per ticket. that way too. extremely busy – you may experience South Hill Park Members will Have you ever considered supporting a delay in your call being answered not be charged for this service. South Hill Park by leaving a legacy at this time. Resale cannot be guaranteed. in your will? Your generosity can In person Data Protection help ensure future generations continue to enjoy South Hill Park Call into the Arts Centre and book Customers’ data is handled according in person at the Box Office. Arts Centre just as you have done. to the legislation established by the For more information, email How to Pay General Data Protection Regulation. [email protected] You can pay using your credit or Access Cinema debit card, by cheque or cash. We try to accommodate all visitors We show films throughout the Make cheques payable to to the Arts Centre and Theatre, there South Hill Park Trust Ltd. week in our 60-seat cinema – from may however be restricted access blockbusters and independents to Ticket Prices and to parts of the building due to its the best foreign films, we cater for Booking Fees eighteenth-century listed status. all tastes. Our screenings include Please let us know in advance if No additional fees are applied to Dementia Friendly, Bringing in Baby you have any particular access and Hard of Hearing performances. the advertised ticket prices. A 50p requirements. booking fee and a levy of up to £1.50 Pick up the latest film leaflet from is included in the ticket price to go Our facilities include: our Box Office or go online for film towards the running costs of the • Disabled parking bays screening details. Arts Centre and Wilde Theatre. • Ramped access to the premises Bracknell Film Society If you would like your tickets posted including access to box office to you a charge of £1 will be added reception Bracknell Film Society welcomes everyone. Contact Julia Vickers to your payment total. • Lift access to the Wilde Theatre and on 0118 961 1392 or see to the first floor in the mansion Reservations bracknellfilmsoc.org • Wilde Theatre accessible seating You can reserve tickets for many (Row P) performances and pay for them later. However, this does not apply to near • Adapted toilets equipped with sell-out shows or on the day of a show. emergency alarms We will hold your reservation for four • Infra-red hearing system days or until 48 hours before the installed in the Cinema, performance. If you have not paid Studio and Wilde Theatres. within this time, we will make them A £5 deposit will be required available for sale. for headset hire. • Companions tickets available for Exchanges and Transfers people with registered disabilities You may only exchange tickets for who require extra support. Please another performance of the same advise the Box Office team of any production up to 48 hours before special requirements you have Admin the performance. An admin charge when making your booking. 01344 484858 of £1 per ticket will be charged. Mobility scooters are not permitted Original tickets must be returned Address in performance spaces. However, at time of exchange. South Hill Park South Hill Park we do have a wheelchair that our Members will not be charged. Transfer Ringmead, Bracknell customers can use to transfer of tickets from one production to Berkshire rG12 7PA into their purchased seats. another is not possible. Please inform Box Office when booking so they can assign The details in the brochure were correct you the most suitable seats at the time of going to press. However, for your needs. South Hill Park reserves the right to make changes to the published programme in the event of unforeseen circumstances. We reserve the right to make discounted ticket offers to selected current or potential customers at any time.

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Arts & Crafts For all of Caroline’s workshops: paper and boards are provided. Stained Glass Workshop Please bring your own watercolours and paint brushes (if you • have them). Mixing palettes and brushes are available. Guidance Caroline Loveys and tuition given throughout the day by artist Caroline Crawford. Sun 12 May 10.30am–4.30pm £54.50, C £53.50, M £52.50 Elizabeth Blackadder Inspired Giorgio Morandi Summer Summer Fruit Study Still Life Study Suitable for beginners •• •• Caroline Crawford Caroline Crawford Learn the basics of stained glass Sat 25 May 10am–4pm Sat 3 Aug 10am–4pm techniques by choosing from a variety of 2D or 3D projects, £50.50, C £49.50, M £48.50 £50.50, C £49.50, M £48.50 with excellent guidance from Suitable for beginners/intermediate Suitable for beginners/intermediate our stained glass tutor. Materials Artist Elizabeth Blackadder’s We reference Italian artist and equipment are supplied. beautiful illustrations of summer Giorgio Morandi – known for No experience necessary. produce influence this project. his still life studies. Working in Working in coloured inks and watercolour, we focus on painting Throwing ••• watercolour, we focus on painting from direct observation, starting Artist in Residence Karen Marks from direct observation, looking with a sketch and layering colour Sun 2 June 10.30am–4.30pm at real seasonal fruit and washes to create texture, Sat 3 Aug 10am–4pm vegetables. shadow and reflection. £35.50, C £34.50, M £33.50 John Singer Sargent Inspired Ludwik Cylkows Inspired Suitable for all Landscape in Watercolour Seascape in Watercolour With expert tuition, this mixed and Coloured Pencil • and Gouache •• ability course is ideal for beginners Caroline Crawford Caroline Crawford or those needing help improving Sat 29 Jun 10am–4pm Sat 10 Aug 10am–4pm their throwing techniques. There is £50.50, C £49.50, M £48.50 £50.50, C £49.50, M £48.50 also the opportunity to return for an afternoon to glaze the works once Suitable for intermediates Suitable for beginners/intermediate they have been fired. Price inclusive We reference British artist Learn how to build a painting in of basic materials. John Singer Sargent’s watercolour with primary shapes landscapes in watercolours and and lines, focusing on blending Stone Lithography •• pencil. We focus on the beautiful and application to create the Simon Burder British sceneries, starting with dimension of clouds. Work from Sat 27 & Sun 28 July a sketch and layering carefully beach images to create sky, 10.30am–5.30pm blended colour washes to create clouds, sea, waves and reflection £108, C £104, M £102 an atmospheric landscape. on stretched watercolour paper. Suitable for intermediate/advanced Explore the methods used for stone Stained Glass Introduction to Wood Art ••• lithography; preparing the stones, Summer School ••• drawing on them and preparing Ruth Wheeler the drawing. Students will work in Caroline Loveys Tue 13 – 15 Aug 10.30am–3.30pm pairs to create their prints. Please Tue 6 Aug – Thu 8 Aug 10am–4pm 3-day course wear closed toe shoes and bring £128, C £126, M £124 £135, C £132, M £128 inspiration to work from. Suitable for all Suitable for all An intensive three-day course Create a wooden art piece in three exploring the exciting craft of days. Select, draw and design stained glass under expert tution. onto wood, then move on to wood Learn techniques to create your carving, texturing and pyrography. own panels or three-dimensional You will also learn sanding, painting pieces. No experience necessary. and mixed media to finish the pieces you create.

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Contemporary Dance Over 50s Strictly Dance ••• Writing for Beginners • Di Ruddick Creative Writing ••• NEW NOCTURN Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July Thu 25 April – Thu 4 July 6–7.15pm 1–2pm OR 2–3pm Katy Walker £77, C £75, M £72 £60.50 or £6.50 per class Thu 25 April – Thu 4 July 7–9pm Suitable for beginners Suitable for all £70 Suitable for all This class is a great combination of Contemporary Dance non-partner dance styles ranging Everyone has a story to tell – but for Improvers •• from Latin and Salsa, to soft shoe, how do you find the best way to tell NOCTURN cabaret and many more. The music it? Join award-winning playwright Thu 25 April – Thu 4 July 7.15–8.45pm and relaxed atmosphere often has and creative writing tutor Katy an invigorating affect, helping to Walker to find out in this series of £77, C £75, M £72 make you feel good. These classes workshops designed to get your Suitable for intermediates/advanced are an opportunity to improve creative juices flowing. A great way to develop the core fitness, develop flexibility, have Over ten sessions we’ll cover every skills and styles of contemporary fun and meet new friends. aspect of creative writing from the dance including technique, blank page to the submissions travelling, exercise and routines. Let’s Dance 16yrs+ ••• process and beyond. We’ll look at Auriole Wells topics such as ideas, structure, JOINT CLASS DEAL Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July 6.45–7.45pm rewriting, character, dialogue and the dreaded writers’ block, with a Contemporary Dance When booking £65.50 range of exercises to inspire, ILLUME Adult Performance and Suitable for all encourage and build confidence. Group together save 30% on the second course A general level course for fun and This is a practical course and, as fitness, aimed at anyone who wants well as looking at published extracts, participants will be ILLUME Adult to get moving. With a good warm-up to start and a stretch to finish, encouraged to share their own work Performance Group ••• you’ll learn a bit of technique and and give/receive feedback in a John Darvell some enjoyable routines each supportive, friendly environment. Thu 25 April - Thu 4 July 8.45–9.45pm term. For further information Suitable for all levels of experience. £77, C £75, M £72 and booking, contact Please bring pen and paper. [email protected] Suitable for all For students with a sound technical ability who wish to further develop languages their performance skills and would Conversational French like the opportunity to perform to for Beginners NEW an audience. • Wed 5 June – Wed 3 July 7–8.30pm Classical/Contemporary 5-week introduction Dance Class ••• £60 Di Ruddick Suitable for beginners Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July 2.20–3.20pm A five-week taster course for £52.50 beginners. Learn the fundamentals Suitable for all of the French language leading to fluent conversational French. This This class includes ballet and introduction will lay the foundations contemporary dance techniques. It for a full course launching in is a strength building dance class September 2019. with a difference. There is also an opportunity to do festival performance work.

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Martial Arts Acting Try before you buy Adult Martial Arts, Health & Tai Chi – Chen Style •• LAMDA Grade 8 Acting 15–21yrs Wellbeing, Acting and Dance courses Steve Large Actors Lab 18yrs+ •• offer a ‘no obligation’ first session. Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July See page CW3 for full details If you wish to continue for the 12.30–1.30pm full term then the trial session and £60.50, C £58.50, M £55.50 the full term of classes must be paid Dance Sat 27 April – Sat 6 July 9–11am in full. If you don’t wish to continue this session is free of charge. £80.50, C £78.50, M £75.50 Beginners Ballet • Suitable for all Chloe Collins Just Jhoom! – A martial art designed to help Mon 29 April – Mon 1 July 6–7pm The Bollywood Workout improve your general health and ••• £63.50, C £61.50, M £58.50 enjoyment through soft, flowing Ryan Johnson Suitable for beginners exercises and sequence breathing, Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July 7.45–8.45pm meditation and visualisation. This class is aimed at those who £60.50, C £58.50, M £55.50 are absolute beginners to ballet. Suitable for all Health & Wellbeing Elementary Ballet • Inspired by the glitz and glamour of Bollywood films, Just Jhoom! Is the Pilates Matwork ••• Chloe Collins first and only accredited Bollywood Tina Berry Mon 29 April – Mon 1 July 7–8pm dance-fitness programme in the UK. Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July £63.50, C £61.50, M £58.50 9.40–10.55am OR 11am–12.15pm Suitable for intermediates Tap for Beginners • £75.50, C £73.50, M £70.50 This class is aimed at those who Amanda Bishop Suitable for all are looking to progress their Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July 6–7pm Gentle, controlled movement technique at a comfortable speed. £62.50, C £60.50, M £57.50 Suitable for beginners patterns with breathing and core Advanced Ballet control to help increase the body’s • strength and flexibility, and relax Chloe Collins Tap for Intermediates • your tight and over-worked muscles. Mon 29 April – Mon 1 July 8–9.30pm Amanda Bishop £65.50, C £63.50, M £60.50 Yoga Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July 7–8pm ••• Suitable for advanced £62.50, C £60.50, M £57.50 Gabriella Rees This class is for experienced Suitable for intermediates Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July 8–9.30pm dancers with a background in ballet. £70.50, C £68.50, M £65.50 It offers a higher level of technique. Tap is the original jazz dance and Suitable for all anyone, at any age, can start tapping. Amanda has 45 years Relaxation, stress-relief, an teaching experience and has improved posture and muscle tone, worked in the West End on as well as a healthy mind and body, shows such as Billy Elliott and are all benefits of a regular yoga 42nd Street. To help dancers find class at South Hill Park. the correct tempo, the class features live piano music – one of Yoga ••• the only tap courses in the country Gabriella Rees to still do so. Tap or hard-soled Thu 25 April – Thu 4 July 6.15–7.45pm shoes are required. £70.50, C £68.50, M £65.50 Suitable for all Relaxation, stress-relief, an improved posture and muscle tone, as well as a healthy mind and body, are all benefits of a regular yoga class at South Hill Park.

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Open Access Music One-to-one Piano ••• Printmaking Artists Access • One-to-one Singing ••• Elliot Harrison Mon 29 April – Mon 1 July Artist in Residence Basia Gorska Alison Horriben 2–4.30pm OR 6.30–8.30pm Tue 23 April – Tue 16 July Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July 30-minute sessions 10.30am–3pm Sessions between 4 & 10pm £157.50, C £155.50, M £152.50 No class on 25 June, moved to 16 July 30-minute sessions Suitable for all £23 per session £130 Suitable for advanced Suitable for all This course provides personalised sessions tailored to suit your Untutored sessions for experienced A great class for beginners. Learn needs, from novices to those printmakers. Please contact Basia the fundamentals of singing and with more experience. Gorska on 01344 416255 if you techniques to improve your voice. are not a regular student. Grow in confidence and learn to Park Singers ••• sing your favourite songs. Alison Horriben Jewellery & Silversmithing All ages (11yrs+) welcome. Open Access • Sun 28 April – Sun 7 July 7.30–10pm Mel Goodbun Piano Mixed Ability ••• £85.50, C £83.50, M £80.50 Thu 2 May – Thu 19 Sept Juliet Bruce Suitable for all 10am – 1pm, 1.30–4.30pm Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July 11am–1pm This course is for solo singers of all £13, M £11 per session £80.50, C £78.50, M £75.50 ages (16yrs+). Help will be given on Suitable for advanced Suitable for all presentation and technique. These untutored sessions are An hour-long class taught in a Blues Jam ••• offered for experienced jewellers group of 4 with 15–minute sessions Every Wed 7.30–10pm and silversmiths. To see if you on the piano per participant. would be eligible to attend these Emphasis on enjoyment. £7.50 per week sessions, please contact the studio Suitable for intermediates/advanced on 01344 416238. Please contact Juliet Bruce on Opportunity to play and sing [email protected] before Ceramics Open Access • electric blues, and related genres, enrolling to discuss your needs in a friendly environment. Rosalind Brock for this course. All instruments and vocalists Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July 7–9pm are welcome. Contact hello@ No class in half-term Beginners Piano • bracknellbluesjam.co.uk £9.50 per session Elliot Harrison Suitable for advanced Mon 29 April – Mon 1 July 5–6pm An untutored session for £148.50, C £144.50, M £141.50 experienced ceramicists to carry on Suitable for beginners with their work. Please call our Ceramic Artist in Residence on Learn the basics of the piano 01344 416214 to discuss on keyboard in this simple to eligibility if you are not a regular follow course. student. Drop Stitch ••• Sandra Welfare Every third Wednesday of the month 7.30–10pm Free Suitable for all Drop Stitch sessions are FREE and new members are welcome. Advanced knitters in the group will be available to help with knitting problems. Please contact Sandra Welfare on 07825 874203 for further information.

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Drawing and Painting for Life Drawing Morning Make a Quilt ••• improvers • beginners/intermediate •• Simone McGee Caroline Crawford Harriet Brittaine Mon 29 April – Mon 8 July Thu 2 May – Thu 11 July 4–6pm Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July 10am–12noon, 1–3pm No class on 4 June 10am – 12.30pm Class will run through half-term £119.50, C £117.50, M £113.50 £147.50, C £145.50, M £140.50 £82.50, C £80.50, M £79.50 Suitable for intermediates Suitable for beginners/Intermediates Suitable for all Inspiring sessions with expert Working from professional life Learn how to make a quilt using tuition, aimed at returning students models, develop your skills with traditional patchwork designs such wishing to improve their skills. exploring various colour mediums. as tumbling blocks, grandmother’s Students will work on set projects fan and log cabin. covering a variety of subjects Portrait Drawing & Oil Painting and materials. intermediate/advanced •• Modern Calligraphy & Harriet Brittaine Copperplate • Get Confident withO ils • Tue 30 April – Tue 2 July 1.30–4pm Stuart Maxwell Melanie Paice £147.50, C £145.50, M £140.50 Mon 29 April – Mon 15 July 7–9pm Mon 29 April – Mon 15 July Suitable for Intermediates/advanced £130.50, C £128.50, M £126.50 10am–12noon Suitable for beginners £122.50, C £119.50, M £116.50 Portrait Drawing & Learn traditional calligraphy Suitable for beginners Oil Painting •• with calligrapher Stuart Maxwell. Explore materials and techniques in Harriet Brittaine Step-by-step tuition will cover a relaxed and creative environment Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July 1.30–4pm tools and techniques, including to enable you to have fun and basic flourishing. Price includes £147.50, C £145.50, M £140.50 produce confident paintings. basic materials. See website for materials list. Suitable for beginners/Intermediates Working from professional life Photography Further Fun with Oils • models, explore a variety of Melanie Paice observational drawing techniques, Digital Photography • investigating line, tone and texture. Mon 29 April – Mon 15 July 1–3pm Kate Legg £122.50, C £119.50, M £116.50 For any of Harriet’s courses Mon 29 Apr – Mon 1 July Suitable for intermediates contact her at hbrittaine@ 7.30–9.30pm A class for developing your skills yahoo.co.uk to discuss £160.50, C £156.50, M £152.50 and improving your oil painting suitability before booking. Suitable for beginners further, including two weeks with Designed for beginners who want to a life model. See website for Stained Glass ••• develop their skills with a digital materials list. camera beyond ‘point and shoot’ Caroline Loveys photography and move away from Life Drawing in Colour Mon 29 April – Mon 15 July 7–9.30pm intermediate/advanced ‘auto mode’. Course covers camera •• Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July 1.30–4pm functionality, composition, lighting, Harriet Brittaine Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July black and white and manual Tue 30 April – Tue 2 July 10am–12.30pm, 1.30–4pm controls. 10am–12.30pm Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July 10am–12.30pm £147.50, C £145.50, M £140.50 £144.50, C £142.50, M £137.50 Suitable for Intermediates/advanced Suitable for all Working from professional life Explore the exciting craft of stained models, develop your skills with glass, under expert tuition. You will exploring various colour mediums. learn the techniques required to create your own panels or three-dimensional pieces. No previous experience necessary.

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Monday Printmaking Ceramics For all Drawing & Painting all levels of experience ••• beginners & improvers •• classes, please bring paints, Artist in Residence Basia Gorska Artist in Residence Karen Marks paintbrushes and pencils if Mon 29 April – Mon 15 July Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July you have them. 10am–2.30pm 10.30am–1pm No class on 1 July, moved to 6 May £146.50, C £144.50, M £139.50 Drawing & Painting No class on 8 July, moved to 22 July Suitable for beginners/intermediates advanced •• NEW £246.50, C £244.50, M £242.50 This course is for beginners or Caroline Crawford Suitable for all improvers to help each student Mon 29 April – Mon 22 July 4–6pm explore, experiment and develop No class on 3 June Wednesday Printmaking their skills to create individual £119.50, C £117.50, M £113.50 all levels of experience ••• ceramic pieces. Suitable for advanced Artist in Residence Basia Gorska Creative with Clay Wed 24 April – Wed 17 July • Inspiring sessions with expert 10am–2.30pm Artist in Residence Karen Marks tuition. Aimed at advanced No class on 26 June, moved to 17 July Sat 4 May – Sat 13 July students and those wishing to 10am–12.30pm practice and work on a mixture of £246.50, C £244.50, M £242.50 their own and set projects. Suitable for all No class on 8 June, moved to 1 June £146.50, C £144.50, M £139.50 For those who wish to pursue their Drawing and Painting • Suitable for beginners own work in progress with guidance Caroline Crawford and feedback or explore different This mixed ability course is Tue 30 April – Tue 16 July techniques with our Artist in designed for beginners or those 7.30–9.30pm Residence. returning to ceramics and will focus No class on 4 June on a range of projects including Thu 2 May – Thu 11 July 7.30–9.30pm Printmaking coiling, slab building, decoration, improvers & advanced •• glazing and throwing. £119.50, C £117.50, M £113.50 Suitable for intermediates Head of Printmaking Heather Upton Ceramics Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July 10am–2.30pm Inspiring sessions with expert improvers & advanced •• tuition, aimed at those wishing to £246.50, C £244.50, M £242.50 Artist in Residence Karen Marks improve their skills. Students will Suitable for Intermediates/advanced Thu 2 May – Thu 11 July 7–9.30pm work on set projects covering a variety of subjects and materials. This course offers advanced £146.50, C £144.50, M £139.50 students the chance to pursue their own work with artistic and Suitable for intermediates/advanced Drawing and Painting technical feedback from our This course is for students who for beginners • expert Head of Printmaking. have tried pottery before who want Caroline Crawford to develop and improve their Tue 30 April – Tue 16 July 5–6.45pm techniques further. For all Ceramic and No class on 4 June Sculpting classes, a small Sculpting in Clay ••• £104.50, C £102.50, M £99.50 charge will be made for Suitable for beginners completed and fired work. Carole Thompson Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July Inspiring sessions with expert 10am–12.30pm tuition, aimed at new students and Ceramics regulars • £146.50, C £144.50, M £139.50 beginners. Students will work on Carole Thompson Suitable for all set projects covering a variety of subjects and materials. Mon 29 April – Mon 15 July 7–9.30pm Carole will help you create a range £146.50, C £144.50, M £139.50 of decorative sculptures using a Suitable for intermediates variety of techniques and finishes. This course is perfect for those who want to explore ceramics. Carole will guide you through different techniques to produce individual pieces.

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Adult courses Full details southhillpark.org.uk/courses Term Tue 23 April – Sun 14 July Half-term Mon 27 May – Sun 2 June

Arts & Crafts Jewellery & Silversmithing Crocheting for regulars • for beginners • Alessandra Rutili Certain materials such as Artist in Residence Fenella Watson Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July 1–3pm silver, clay and printmaking paper can be purchased from Fri 26 April – Fri 31 May £87.50, C £86.50, M £85.50 10am–12.30pm the studio. Firing fees apply Suitable for intermediates No class on 3 May, 5-week term for ceramics courses. Learn more advanced crochet £68.50, C £67.50, M £65 techniques, including reading a Suitable for beginners Jewellery & pattern, granny squares, 3D Items Silversmithing ••• Students will learn a variety of and fancy stitches. Materials metalworking skills and processes provided. Artist in Residence Jessica Noble enabling them to design and make Mon 29 April – Mon 15 July their own jewellery and silverware. Printmaking for beginners • 10am–12.30pm, Suitable for all levels. New students Head of Printmaking Heather Upton 1.30–4pm or 7–9.30pm only. Thu 25 April – Thu 4 July 7–9.30pm Thu 25 April – Thu 4 July 6.30–9.30pm £159.50, C £157.50, M £155.50 Thu 2 May class moved to Thu 18 July For Jewellery & Silversmithing Suitable for beginners Artist in Residence Fenella Watson workshops there is a lot of close-up work and good Learn basic monotype, relief, Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July dexterity is required. To discuss 10am–12.30pm or 7–9.30pm intaglio and etching techniques to suitability please contact create your own unique prints. You Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July [email protected] or will familiarise yourself with the 10am–12.30pm or 7–9.30pm [email protected] printmaking equipment and tools £136.50, C £134.50, M £129.50 and how to use them safely and effectively. Suitable for all Beaded Jewellery Making ••• Tools are provided Printmaking for beginners Silver can be purchased in class Jane Holmes • Thu 18 April – Thu 27 June 7–9pm Students will learn a variety of Head of Printmaking Heather Upton metalworking skills and processes £172.50, C £168.50, M £166.50 Sat 27 April – Sat 6 July 10am–2pm enabling them to design and make Suitable for all £209.50, C £207.50, M £205.50 their own jewellery and silverware. Learn a new beading technique Suitable for beginners each week with tutor Jane Holmes. Learn basic monotype, relief and Tools are provided for use on the etching techniques with our expert night. All beads and components to Head of Printmaking. Printmaking make a new piece of jewellery each paper and plates are not included evening are included in the cost of but can be purchased from the the course. 10–12 pieces of studio. jewellery will be made over the length of the course including For any of Heather’s courses, necklaces, bracelets and earrings. please contact her on 07971 757356 to discuss suitability Crocheting for beginners NEW • before booking for the first time. Alessandra Rutili Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July 10am – 12noon £87.50, C £86.50, M £85.50 Suitable for beginners Learn the basic crochet techniques, including reading a pattern, granny squares, 3D Items and fancy • Suitable for beginners stitches. Suitable for complete • Suitable for intermediates beginners, no experience • Suitable for advanced necessary, materials provided. ••• Suitable for all

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Arts & Crafts Parent & Child Play Summer School 2019 · Peter Pan with Clay 5–8yrs ••• Artist in Residence Karen Marks South Hill Park’s popular Summer School Tue 28 May 10am–12noon is back with yet another amazing original Mon 29 July 10am–12noon musical – Peter Pan. £37.50, M £35.50 per session Suitable for all If you are aged 6–17yrs and Together, we will bring the This workshop gives both children love to act, sing or dance, we original musical to life and and their parents the opportunity need you to star in our show. unleash fun and excitement to be creative and explore the Join our team of professionals onto the Wilde Theatre stage. possibilities of working with clay this summer as we fly to Grab your chance to star in together. Use simple hand building Neverland to have the most Peter Pan soon as places are techniques to make and decorate wonderful adventures; fighting selling quickly. your own ceramic work. Work will pirates, meeting mermaids and then be glazed and fired ready for dancing with fairies. collection approximately 3 weeks after the workshop. Price inclusive of basic materials. Go on a magical journey, unlike any other, this summer only at South Hill Park. Play with Clay 8–12yrs ••• Artist in Residence Karen Marks Performers Course Musicians Course Fri 31 May 10am–12noon 6–17yrs Grade 5 and above Fri 2 Aug 10am–12noon Tue 30 July – Fri 9 Aug 9am–5pm Mon 5 – Fri 9 Aug 9am–5pm £18.50, M £17.50 per session (excluding Sat 3 & Sun 4 Aug) Early bird prices Suitable for all £280, Siblings £240 £180, Siblings £140

Explore the possibilities of working Technicians Course Performance dates with clay using simple hand 11–17yrs for all courses building techniques. By the end of Tue 30 July – Fri 9 Aug 9am–5pm Sat 10 Aug 2 & 7pm the workshop students should be (excluding Sat 3 & Sun 4 Aug) Sun 11 Aug 12noon & 5pm able to produce a hand built and decorated ceramic item. Work will Early bird prices £280, Siblings £240 then be glazed and fired ready for collection approximately 3 weeks after the workshop. Price inclusive For more info contact [email protected] of materials. Dress for mess! or visit southhillpark.org.uk/summer-school-2019 Art Factory 4–11yrs ••• Victoria Spearing Shakespeare Workshops for Schools new Thu 30 May 10am–12noon We now offer two Shakespeare workshops delivered in schools by a professional theatre practitioner, covering either Romeo & Juliet or Tue 13 Aug 10am–12noon Macbeth. These are designed to explore the themes and characters Thu 29 Aug 10am–12noon within the texts through drama techniques and language exploration. £18.50, M £17.50 per session The workshops have been created to further young people’s Suitable for all knowledge and understanding of the plays whilst learning skills in drama and movement. Spend your morning discovering printing and badge making. For further information or to book, please contact Lots to take home at the end of Fran Hems, our Learning and Participation Coordinator, the session. Price inclusive of at [email protected] and visit materials. Dress for mess. southhillpark.org.uk/information-schools

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Dance Street Dance The Wilde Theatre School Energy Juniors 8–16yrs ••• Wilde Theatre School students are entitled to see Y Alan Cunningham many shows for £5, look out for the symbol on Tue 23 April – Tue 2 July 4–5.30pm selected performances £45.50, M £40.50 Wilde Wannabies LAMDA Grade 8 Acting • Suitable for all 6–10yrs ••• Mark Hooper Locking, breaking, body popping Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July Mon 23 Sept 2019 – and some smooth footwork will be 4–5.30pm Mon 25 March 2020 covered in this high-energy course. £99.50 6.15-9.15pm Wilde Ballet • Suitable for all Exam early May 2020 £550 Alex Stocker Creative. Energetic. Fun. (can be paid in two instalments) Students grow in confidence Fri 26 April – Fri 5 July while exploring drama, dance Join professional director and 4–5yrs 4–4.40pm and performance. This is an LAMDA tutor, Mark Hooper, to 6–7yrs 4.50–5.30pm exciting, high-energy session complete your LAMDA Grade 8 £50 for children of all abilities. (Gold Award) in Acting. Mark is Suitable for beginners Participants work towards a a first-class graduate from the The perfect class for budding showcase for parents each term. University of Exeter (BA Drama) ballet dancers. No experience and has delivered LAMDA courses Wilde Ways 11–14yrs necessary. Our friendly tutor ••• in acting and musical theatre Alex will gently guide students Wed 24 April – Wed 3 July for over four years with a 100% through the IDTA syllabus. 5.45–7.45pm pass rate. £130.50 This nationally and internationally recognised qualification carries Suitable for all Music UCAS points which will aid you Creative. Collaborative. in university and drama school Junior Piano 6–16yrs ••• Expressive. These sessions applications. Sat 27 April – Sat 6 July 9am–12.30pm are fun and fast-paced and Working on monologues, you £82.50 are perfect for young people will learn the actors’ craft in the with an interest in drama and Suitable for all detail expected of university/ performance. Sessions are drama school students. You Individually tailored classes which split into three parts; games will hone your performance are fun and friendly. Exam work can and warm-ups, exercises to technique, practical presentation be covered if required. Lessons are explore new ways of working skills and theoretical knowledge. 15 minutes in length. and rehersals ready for the Participants will also study a key end of term showcase. theatre practitioner. This course is suitable for those Actors Lab 18yrs+ ••• aged 15–21yrs. Consideration Ben Ashton will be given to those age 14yrs Thu 25 April – Thu 4 July 8–10pm following a one-to-one audition. £130.50 Examinations will be held at Suitable for all South Hill Park Arts Centre in June 2020. Actors Lab is designed to give A non-refundable deposit of participants the essential £50 is required to reserve your tools for the modern actor. space on this popular course. Our practical sessions provide relevant training to liberate For more information please contact mark.hooper@ Try before you buy your natural talent through craft-work, preparing the southhillpark.org.uk Children and young people’s actor to succeed in today’s Dance and Theatre courses offer a free ‘no obligation’ first session. professional world. If you wish to continue for the full term then the trial session and the full term of classes must be paid in full.

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Arts & Crafts Mini Professors ••• Youth Ambassadors Victoria Burrows Scheme ••• Make Your Mark 7–16yrs ••• Applications accepted all year round Fri 10 May – Fri 19 July Antoinette Brown 8-week term Are you aged 14–21yrs? Do you Sat 4 & 18 May, 1 & 22 June, 6 July 2½–4yrs 10.30am-11.10am have a passion for the performing 11.30am–2.30pm 3–5yrs 11.30am-12.10am arts? Love writing and connecting £98.50, M £94.50 £56, Siblings £42 to your network using social media? Suitable for all Suitable for all Love FREE tickets for shows and movies? We are seeking Youth Are you an aspiring young artist? This fantastic class will introduce Ambassadors to help us promote Using a range of artists and your child to the exciting world of our productions and performances designers as our inspiration, we will science. Taught through hands-on to young audiences and Cllrexplore Mrs Sandra a variety Ingham of artistic styles. experiments, bespoke video and communities. For details contact ETownach Mayor session will focus on different storytelling, we discover new topics [email protected] media, from 3D clay work, acrylic each week. painting, to pencil illustrations. Wilde Young Wilde About Arts 11–17yrs ••• Producers 15–20yrs ••• Activities Russell Turner Led by Fran Hems with various tutors Mon 29 April – Mon 1 July 4–6pm Mon 29 April – Mon 1 July Eleven Seventeen FREE for young people who Every two weeks 6–8pm 11–17yrs ••• need art as a creative outlet Free Various tutors For registration contact [email protected] A fortnightly course designed as Fri 26 April - Fri 5 July 6-8pm Suitable for all a training programme for aspiring Pay-as-you-go £1 producers. The course covers events Suitable for all Wilde About Arts explores various planning, marketing, budgeting and elements of the visual arts on a project management as the group Be different! A youth club for termly basis. Each term, the class takes on the running of South Hill creative young people offering will work together on new projects. Park’s established children’s arts music, drama, dance, visual arts Team work, togetherness, creativity festival, Wilde Week. and animation. Enjoy a two-hour and expression will be at the heart long workshop with a different There will also be the opportunity of this class. No previous art to programme several films into facilitator every week, from sword- experience is required. fighting to spray painting and cake South Hill Park’s cinema line-up, decoration. Learn a new skill, meet and promote them to teens and friends, have fun and don’t be young adults, as part of the afraid to give it a go. Young Programmers group. No need to book in advance. The course is free and requires no prior experience – just a passion for the arts. Please email fran. [email protected] to book your place.

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