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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

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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

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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. Their music is forged by influences from Dial M for Music is a monthly music club Free www.marilynjoy.bandcamp.com Bert Jansch to the Banshees, from Joy Live Music featuring the best local (and not so local) artists. This month features the brilliant Live Music Division to Scott Walker, from Fairport Stone Pizzeria, E11 1HR Convention to Dub, from Kraftwerk to Black*Scarr and special guests. Black Scarr North Star, E11 3AR 19:30 John Barry to Bach and back again. are local songwriters and performers Emma 18:30 Free Scarr and Johnny Black. Their songs can be Free The result is a soulful folk with a country humorous, touching and thought provoking. groove on the surface, and a tale to tell Ian’s Epic Quiz They will be joined by some of their many from within, as Chris's vocals and guitar play musical friends. A friendly and welcoming Little Taverner’s club – Jingle-Bop Come down and join in the fun, as your out songs of lyrical reflections on modern favourite local barman hosts his biggest quiz club at the iconic Sir Alfred Hitchcock Hotel A fun, interactive music and movement group living, of the urban and mundane, of humour, night yet! We promise to keep it interesting, ensures a truly memorable evening. It even for parents and babies/toddlers. The pub will people & places, while Steve's cello pushes challenging and fun, and we’ll see who the includes a free raffle! be open for lunch as usual. Tickets and further and pulls the beat in a decadent waltz with real locals are in our local round! Live Music info at www.leytonstonetavern.com neo-classical and upright cello bass. –›1st prize £50 bar tab (food/drink) www.lakehousebell.com Hitchcock Hotel, E11 1NP Music & Movement –›£2 entry per person –›3 sharing dishes £10 19:45 - 23:00 Leytonstone Tavern, E11 4JU Live Music www.leytonstonetavern.com Free with collection 11:00 Wanstead Tap, E7 0AQ Quiz £7 19:00 Leytonstone Tavern, E11 4JU Free 19:30 £2 10 11 Leytonstone Festival 2019 Friday 6th September Leytonstone Festival 2019 Friday 6th September

The Blitz – Escape Room presented –› The Woodhouse Players present Lakehouse Bell at The Plough by Twisted Experiences "Visitors" by Barney Norris & Harrow "The Nazis are taking out London at a rapid Set in a farmhouse on the edge of Salisbury The Lakehouse Bell are Chris Smallwood (guitar, pace. Hitler is taking over bit by bit, town by Plain, Visitors by Barney Norris centres on volcals) and Steve Arnold (cello). They hail from town. Churchill is promising a new world and Edie and Arthur, childhood sweethearts Leytonstone and Forest Gate in East London, needs your help. Can you solve the puzzles who have been happily married for 50 years. while their origins are by the rivers Trent and to beat the Nazis? Britain needs you! You have As Edie's memory starts to fail and Arthur Medway. sixty minutes to help Churchill defend Britain." has the occasional fall they have to face Their music is forged of influences from Bert the fact that they can't carry on living as Please note: There must be a minimum of 3 Jansch to the Banshees, from Joy Division they were. Kate, a young graduate, still players to play The Blitz. The maximum team to Scott Walker, from Fairport Convention looking for her direction in life, comes to size is 8 players. to Dub, from Kraftwerk to John Barry to help out and their middle-aged son Stephen John Ongom Big Band Bach and back again. The Blitz is presented by Twisted Experiences. drops in to find a refuge from his own Jazz, Poetry & Storytelling Jazz, latin, and more from this fun, feisty and Twisted Experiences are a new Theatrical difficulties. www.woodhouseplayers.co.uk/ The result is a soulful folk with a country groove ever-popular local 17-piece big band, plus –› Poet, pianist and singer: Sue Gould Company creating Immersive Experiences, productions/20195visitors on the surface, and a tale to tell from within, The Transistor Brothers superb vocalists. Featuring the songs of Frank –›Storyteller, poet and singer: Jane Grell Escape Rooms and Scare Attractions. as Chris's vocals and guitar play out songs Theatre Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr, Ella Fitzgerald and –›Saxophonist: Leszek Kulaszewicz For more information, follow our socials. Synth-pop duo performing classic songs. of lyrical reflections on modern living, of the others, together with instrumentals as played –›Drummer: Nyah Bongo www.theblitzleytonstonefestival.eventbrite.co.uk Come along and dance to Tainted Love, Welsh Church Hall, E11 1HR urban and mundane, of humour, people & by the likes of Count Basie, Charles Mingus A celebratory fusion of words and music Stayin’ Alive, Club Tropicana, A Little 20:00 places, while Steve's cello pushes and pulls Game and Jools Holland. fit to chase away pre winter blues. A joyous Respect, Sex Bomb, Rasputin, The Model, the beat in a decadent waltz with neo-classical £8 advance, £9 on the door Facebook: JohnOngomBigBand medley of songs, poems and stories where Northcote Arms, E11 4EL Don’t You Want Me, Young Hearts Run and upright cello bass. www.lakehousebell.com (£5/£6 concessions) Poland and the Caribbean hold hands with 18:00 - 21:00 Free, Just Can’t Get Enough, Rhinestone Live Music Live Music Leytonstone. Audience participation an active £10 per player + £1.37 service charge Cowboy, all performed live in The Transistor Ex-Servicemen's Club, E11 3DB ingredient. www.janegrellstoryteller.com Brothers’ unique electronic 80s style. The Plough & Harrow, E11 4JU (minimum of 3 players) 20:00 - 22:30 www.transistorbrothers.co.uk 19:45 Music/Poetry Free Live Music Free Leytonstone Tavern, E11 3PX Stone Pizzeria, E11 1HR 19:30 - 22:00 21:30 - 23:00 Free Free

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Leytonstone Festival 2019 Saturday 7th September Leytonstone Festival 2019 Saturday 7th September –› A Guided Tour of the Arts and C ad + Catastrofy + Sandbridge A Victorian Musical Hall Sing-Along Saturday Crafts Margaret Chilton Stained 3 great extreme metal bands from Slovakia, with tea and biscuits! Glass Windows featuring the two most popular bands of the Jump on your bicycle built for two, Slovak hard and heavy scene, playing London be sure not to dilly dally on the way, and Heritage Guided Tours: A 50 minute guided for the very first time! Violence thrash, outlaw join us for a journey down Memory Lane 7th September tour (starting at 1pm, 2pm and 3pm) of thrash & melodic death metal! back to the Golden Age of the Music Hall. this significant Arts and Crafts collection www.bit.do/cadLF2019 No singing training required – just enthusiasm of windows. "The scheme of windows by and a bawdy sense of humour! Margaret Chilton in St Andrew’s, Leytonstone, Live Music www.standrewsleytonstone.org represents the single best collection of work Sinbin @ Plough & Harrow, E11 4JU anywhere by this important 20th century 19:00 - 01:00 Live Music female stained glass artist." (Jane Brocket, £16 advance £20 on the door St Andrew's Church, E11 1HR author). www.standrewsleytonstone.org 16:00 - 17:30 Tour The Transistor Brothers Free St Andrew's Church, E11 1HR Synth-pop duo performing classic songs. 50 minute tours starting from: Come along and dance to Tainted Love, Family Storytime 13:00, 14:00 & 15:00 Stayin’ Alive, Club Tropicana, A Little A free family event with storytelling for both Free Respect, Sex Bomb, Rasputin, The Model, children and their parents/carers. Children Don’t You Want Me, Young Hearts Run between 3 and 11 especially welcome. Healthy Free, Just Can’t Get Enough, Rhinestone refreshments provided in the interval. Cowboy, all performed live in The Transistor Brothers’ unique electronic 80s style. Story Reading www.transistorbrothers.co.uk Harrow Green Community Library, Live Music E11 4LJ Northcote Arms, E11 4EL 14:00 - 15:30 21:00 - 23:00 Free Free

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The Woodhouse Players present The Blitz – Escape Room presented Brunch & Beats Fruity "Visitors" by Barney Norris by Twisted Experiences Bottomless Brunch Creative Art workshop To celebrate the end of the festival, we’re Participants will have an opportunity to Set in a farmhouse on the edge of Salisbury "The Nazis are taking out London at a rapid launching our Bottomless Brunch! Brunch runs make a greetings card or invitation card Plain, Visitors by Barney Norris centres pace. Hitler is taking over bit by bit, town by 10am-4pm (with 20% off for all park runners based on a fruit design. They will then be on Edie and Arthur, childhood sweethearts town. Churchill is promising a new world and and volunteers before 12pm!). And now you able to personalise and decorate it using who have been happily married for 50 years. needs your help. Can you solve the puzzles can add bottomless Prosecco or Bloody Mary! a range of materials. As Edie's memory starts to fail and Arthur to beat the Nazis? Britain needs you! You have Our DJ will be taking you into the night to www.blaqjacq-jacquelinemcfarlane.com. has the occasional fall they have to face sixty minutes to help Churchill defend Britain." round of the end off a fabulous festival week. the fact that they can't carry on living as Workshop www.leytonstonetavern.com they were. Kate, a young graduate, still looking Please note: There must be a minimum of 3 North Star, E11 3AR for her direction in life, comes to help out players to play The Blitz. The maximum team Live Music 13:00 - 15:00 and their middle-aged son Stephen drops size is 8 players. Leytonstone Tavern, E11 3PX in to find a refuge from his own difficulties. Free From 10:00 www.woodhouseplayers.co.uk The Blitz is presented by Twisted Experiences. Twisted Experiences are a new Theatrical See our food & drinks menu Theatre Company creating Immersive Experiences, Welsh Church Hall, E11 1HR Escape Rooms and Scare Attractions. Performances at 14:30 & 20:00 For more information, follow our socials. www.theblitzleytonstonefestival.eventbrite.co.uk £8 advance, £9 on the door (£5/£6 concessions) Game Northcote Arms, E11 4EL Family Concert 13:00 - 20:30 £10 per player + £1.37 service charge Family concert with music from several (minimum of 3 players) movies to be performed with film clips on large screen. www.stephenelleryconductor.co.uk Live Music St Johns' Church, E11 4EL 19:30 - 21:30 £5 to £35. Great deals for families

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Now Showing Kit Mayston - King Drag Out The Weekend with Freedom Walk : Leytonstone’s For the 2nd year running Kit Mayston–King Victoria Sponge Connections to Emancipation Sunday will be performing at the Star of India Traditional East End drag cabaret with local gal and Slavery of Empire Restaurant as part of this year’s festival. Victoria Sponge who will serenade you with With over 20 years experience in the business A guided walkabout from St.John’s Churchyard 8th September parody and pop galore. Bring your dancing as a professional entertainer, Kit will sing to Leytonstone House and Quaker House, shoes. www.thenorthcotee11.com his way through a feast of his favourite Jazz, connecting the trail from Empire, Emancipation Big Band Ballads, & Sizzling Show Stoppers. Cabaret to Windrush legacy. With a background in West End Cabaret and Northcote Arms, E11 4EL experience of entertaining from Cape Town What did the Buxton family, William Wilberforce to Clacton, Kit entertains his audience with 19:30 and others have in common with the slave ease. www.kitsings.co.uk Free trade’s abolition and history. Horace Waller missionary and campaigner once lived at the Live Music Victoria's Interval Leytonstone Vicarage (now Matalan) where Star of India, E11 1HR Abdullah Susi and a former child slave, James Proud members of The George Formby 19:30 – 22:00 Chuma once lived for a spell in 1874. What Associations ukulele the sensational Ray mission were they engaged on? Free & Johnny. www.thenorthcotee11.com “Remembering Slavery and it’s legacy Jazzeast Presents - The Sonus Jazz Live Music 1807 - 2007” author, writer and academic Northcote Arms, E11 4EL Peter Ashan (himself a child of Empire Collective: The Waltham Forest 20:30 and Windrush) will lead this enlightening Sessions Free journey of exploration and discovery. www.forestresidents.org The Sonus Jazz Collective perform their exciting funk influenced contemporary jazz Guided Walk composed, produced and performed by St John's Church, E11 1HH some very cool local musicians. Sonus Jazz- Music for your ears! 14:00 - 15:30 www.londoneastjazznetwork.org.uk Free Live Music The Byrds, E11 3AA 20:00 - 22:30 Free

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The Birkbeck Tavern Hitchcock Hotel North Star 45 Langthorne Road 147 Whipps Cross Road 24 Browning Road Venue London London London E11 4HL E11 1NP E11 3AR Directory 020 8539 2584 020 8530 3724 020 8530 3197 Back To The 80's ! The Byrds Langthorne Park Northcote Arms Local bands Viper and The Transistor Brothers 692 High Road 49 Birch Grove 110 Grove Green Road with their homage to some of the greatest London London London 80's tunes plus DJ Dolly Dagger spinning the E11 3AA E11 4YG E11 4EL vinyl. Come and have a boogie and a singalong. 020 8556 1131 020 8558 5858 020 8518 7516 Feel free to wear your best 80's outift! Reach Out Theatre - www.thesecretmusical.com A Night of Punk, Post Punk, Goth, Live Music Jack and the Beanstalk Ex-Servicemen’s Club Leytonstone Library O'Neill's Hitchcock Hotel, E11 1NP and Poetry Harvey Road Church Lane 762 High Road A friendly theatre group in Chingford that 19:00 – 22:30 London Chaos UK - original 70s London Punk Band puts on weekly drama workshops. Reach London London conveying all the sheer energy of the first wave. Out Theatre present their version of a classic Free E11 3DB E11 1HG E11 3AW Returning VHS - Brutalist synths from the Post fairytale. www.reachouttheatre.blogspot.co.uk 020 8539 2954 020 8496 3000 020 8496 3000 Punk and Goth duo Other Theresa - Whatever your mood, Other Theatre Theresa’s heady cocktail of innuendo, comic St Andrews Church, E11 1HR Heathcote & Star Leytonstone Tavern Sinbin @ The Plough & Harrow rhyme, social commentary and music is written 12:00 - 13:00 344 Grove Green Road 119 Harrow Road 419 High Road to help you grin and bear life. Free London London London Live Music & Poetry E11 4EA E11 3PX E11 4JU The Plough and Harrow, E11 4JU 020 3582 5780 020 3972 1146 020 8558 2660 20:00 Free

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St. Andrew's Church Welsh Church Hall 153 Colworth Road 879 High Road Venue London London E11 1JD E11 1HR Directory 020 8558 3976

St. John's Church High Road Thank you for coming! London E11 1HH 020 8558 2481 See you next year...

Star of India 875 High Road London E11 1HR 020 8989 4028

Stone Pizzeria 877 High Road London E11 1HR 020 3935 8316 Errors & Omissions. Every effort has been made to ensure the details of events are correct. However, the Leytonstone Festival Trustees take no responsibility for unfortu- nate errors, omissions or changes to events beyond their control.

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