LEYTONSTONE FESTIVAL THE BEST LITTLE FESTIVAL 2019 Supported by Sunday 1st — Sunday 8th September 2019 Leytonstone Festival 2019 Welcome Welcome to the 2019 Leytonstone Festival! Welcome to With over 40 events, in over 20 venues in just 8 days, we hope that everyone will find something to their tastes. In keeping with the spirit of the Festival Leytonstone over 26 years, you'll have the opportunity to be entertained by many local performers taking the opportunity to showcase their talents! Festival And if, when you're enjoying a gig or play or whatever performances you choose, remember that the main purpose of the Leytonstone Festival is to provide entertainment, a little enjoyable education but mainly for everyone 2019 to have fun! Bring your family, bring your friends and make the 2019 Festival yet another record breaker! The Trustees wish to thank the Festival sponsors and supporters: The National Lottery, Leytonstone Tavern, London Borough of Waltham Forest and The Stow Brothers. Enjoy your festival! Angela, Jude & Mike The Festival Trustees 2019 Leytonstone Festival www.leytonstonefestival.org.uk 2 3 Leytonstone Festival 2019 Contents Leytonstone Festival 2019 Sunday 1st September Waltham Forest, Antigua & Barbuda The Transistor Brothers Sunday 1st September Friday 6th September Programme and Dominica Twinning Association Synth-pop duo performing classic songs. Page 5-6 Page 11-13 Sunday Creative writing workshop based on the Come along and dance to Tainted Love, Stayin’ theme of resilience, recovery and survival Alive, Club Tropicana, A Little Respect, Sex Contents 1st September after tragedy. Attendees at the workshop Bomb, Rasputin, The Model, Don’t You Want Me, Young Hearts Run Free, Just Can’t Get Monday 2nd September Saturday 7th September will have an opportunity to discuss the topic then write and recite their poems and prose. Enough, Rhinestone Cowboy, all performed live in The Transistor Brothers’ unique Page 6-7 Page 14-17 Come explore and share your writing skills and be surprised at what you can produce. electronic 80s style. Open to all. www.wftwinningassociation.org www.transistorbrothers.co.uk Creative Writing Workshop Live Music Tuesday 3rd September Sunday 8th September The Leytonstone Tavern, E11 3PX Heathcote & Star, E11 4EA Page 7-8 Page 18-20 14:00 - 17:00 20:30 - 23:00 Free Free Wednesday 4th September Venue Directory Hitchcock’s: Faces of Leytonstone Page 8 Page 21-22 Sunday 1st – Sunday 8th September Connecting Hitchcock with modern Leytonstone audiences. A series of contemporary oil paintings, of locals, Thursday 5th September in place of actors, replicating specific stills from Hitchcock films to include Page 9-10 Psycho, Vertigo, and Marnie. www.stonespace.gallery Exhibition Leytonstone Library, E11 1HG Sundays: 12:00 - 16:00 Mon-Fri: 09:00 - 19:00 Saturday: 09:00 - 18:00 Free 04 05 Leytonstone Festival 2019 Sunday 1st September Leytonstone Festival 2019 Jessie Rose and Romy Deighton –› East Side Jazz Club presents Henry Jessie Irvin Rose is a solo singer songwriter Lowther’s Still Waters whose performances have been described Monday Tuesday as "transcendent", "soulful" and "a piece Henry Lowther has been playing jazz since of art" (Soul Stripped Sessions). Her music the mid sixties. He even played at Woodstock! has been commended by Radio 6's Edith 2nd September 3rd September He has been at the forefront of British jazz Bowman as "stunning". With inspiration drawn ever since. His band Still Waters has been from Kate Bush to Moses Sumney, to Rufus going since 1997. As a result Still Waters is Wainwright, a Neo-soul piano genre is born. now one of the most accomplished, tightly Romy Deighton is a singer song writer from ensembled and creative bands around. Chingford who has performed at many gigs Although a classic quintet of two front line and open mic nights and most recently sung & rhythm, Still Waters plays radical and original for the judges of The Voice 2019. music, ranging from gentle, quietly pastoral Leytonstone Playreading Group in and melodic music, reflecting the band’s Live Music Mrs Warren’s Profession by G.B.Shaw name, through to dynamic, free improvisation. Stone Pizzeria, E11 1HR www.eastsidejazzclub.blogspot.com –› The Leytonstone Library Playreading Group 19:30 present a staged play reading with costumes Live Music and scenery of Mrs Warren’s Profession, Free Ex-Servicemen's Club, E11 3DB Conga de la Cocoteros:- Cuban a 1902 early feminist shocker by Bernard 20:00 - 23:00 Classical Vybes Vocal Ensemble carnival music! Shaw, with Jenny Runacre in the title role. What is Mrs Warren’s profession? Why does £8 In Santiago de Cuba, carnival means Conga Sing Spirituals, Jazz and ShowTunes her daughter Vivie, a very modern cigar- and Conga de la Cocoteros are here to smoking young Edwardian woman, find it Classical Vybes Vocal Ensemble, an a capella bring the spirit of carnival to Leytonstone. so objectionable? Who is her father and group featuring local singers, present a varied This is authentic carnival Conga: while Bass will she marry the Rector’s son? Join us repertoire of spirituals, jazz, showtunes, drums, Bocu drums and Brake drums lay on Monday 2nd September at 7.30 to find classical pieces and much more in this out the rhythms, a soprano sax solos, the out. After over eighty years we still welcome enjoyable short midday concert. drummers sing and the audience dance, free audiences and performers to the www.standrewsleytonstone.org drink and soak up the atmosphere! Leytonstone Library Theatre Hall on the Live Music Live Music second Monday evening of most months. St Andrew's Church, E11 1JD O'Neills, E11 3AW Theatre 12:00 - 13:00 13:00 - 15:00 Leytonstone Library, E11 1HG Free Free 19:30 - 22:00 Free with collection 06 07 Leytonstone Festival 2019 Leytonstone Festival 2019 Thursday 5th September Jive Dance Lessons The Blitz – Escape Room presented The Chicken Shack's weekly one hour by Twisted Experiences beginners class from 8-9pm followed by Wednesday Thursday "The Nazis are taking out London at a rapid a social dance till late to great Rock'n'Roll pace. Hitler is taking over bit by bit, town by tunes! Normal price £5 per lesson – but 4th September 5th September town. Churchill is promising a new world and you'll get a half price first lesson on Tues 3rd needs your help. Can you solve the puzzles Sept if you state you found out through the to beat the Nazis? Britain needs you! You have Leytonstone Festival programme! Hitchcock's Leytonstone - sixty minutes to help Churchill defend Britain." A talk by Gary Lewis No dance background or experience Please note: There must be a minimum of 3 needed. No need to pre-book, no partner Alfred Hitchcock was born and brought up in Free Lunchtime Concert players to play The Blitz. The maximum team or commitment needed – just turn up and humble circumstances in Leytonstone, he later Milene Dziuk (mezzosoprano) is a local singer size is 8 players. try it out! It's a fun way to exercise and enjoy grew up to become a world famous producer who enjoys singing both religious and secular The Blitz is presented by Twisted Experiences. yourself and will give you the confidence to and director in Hollywood, who we all think we music, especially Renaissance and Baroque. Twisted Experiences are a new Theatrical get up and dance the next time you are out! know through his many films. She has sang at many churches around Company creating Immersive Experiences, www.leytonhistorysociety.org.uk London and Essex. Dance Escape Rooms and Scare Attractions. Talk Live Music For more information, follow our socials. Sinbin @ The Plough & Harrow, E11 4JU www.theblitzleytonstonefestival.eventbrite.co.uk St John's Church Hall, E11 1HH Welsh Church, E11 1HR 20:00 19:45 13:00 - 14:00 Game Class £5, free club from 9pm Free Free Northcote Arms, E11 4EL 18:00 - 21:00 Gin & Vodka Cocktail Masterclass Salsa Class - Salsa@Sinbin £10 per player + £1.37 service charge & Tastings Weekly Salsa class with a club night (minimum of 3 players) Join us for a fun, interactive cocktail making aftwerwards until late – Salsa styles for session, hosted by the fabulous mixologists everyone plus Latin Jazz & Batchata. A stellar from OUR/LONDON. Lots of fun to be had Salsa Social with local teachers & local DJs: learning about the art of cocktail making, good people, good vibes & good music. including tastings and flight boards! Dance www.leytonstonetavern.com Sinbin @ The Plough & Harrow, E11 4JU Leytonstone Tavern, E11 3PX 20:30 19:30 £6 lesson, £3 just to dance £10 08 09 Leytonstone Festival 2019 Thursday 5th September Leytonstone Festival 2019 Friday 6th September Horsemeat Sandwich –› 5 live bands playing alt-rock, psy-folk Friday & post-punk rock'n'roll. –› Lungfluid + Rollin Machine + Disco Lizards. + Voodoo rays + Lakehouse Bell. 6th September –› Black Flag-esque riff-heavy punk-metal, garage punk'n'roll, 60s-fuelled garage indie Lakehouse Bell at The Wanstead Tap Lauren Azania and Dave Octave rock, haunting experimental psych-pop & alt-folk. The Lakehouse Bell are Chris Smallwood Lauren is a local East Londoner who has www.bit.do/horsemeatLF2019 (guitar, volcals) and Steve Arnold (cello). been singing for 15 years and has appeared They hail from Leytonstone and Forest on the X Factor! Lauren will feature Motown/ Live Music Gate in East London, while their origins Jazz and Pop classics all the way from the 60s. Sinbin @ The Plough & Harrow, E11 4JU Marilyn Joy are by the rivers Trent and Medway. Dave Octave performs ratpack, big band Dial M For Music Special 19:30 - 23:30 and jazz songs with his amazing vocals. Alternative, experimental pop.