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Newsletter - artsrichmond May 2011 May for top events in RuT Book Picnic Trumpeter’s House, Richmond, at Richmond Performing Arts 2.30 pm. Tickets from theatre box Have you booked your places office at 020 8940 3633. Festival yet for the arts richmond book Libraries The Grand finale, the Festival picnic on Sunday 15 May? Showcase , is on Friday 6 May in the The results of LBRuT’s public 450 Hall, Hampton School. The Book Picnic is in the grand consultation on the future of the marquee on Richmond Green: doors library service have been published ARThouse opening at 12.15 pm. Our guest this on the Council’s website at LBRuT Art Team’s Open Studios year is the much-loved travel writer www.richmond.gov.uk/libraries. and novelist Colin Thubron, President Festival, ARThouse , 10 to 19 June: a of the Royal Society of Literature, in A small delegation from Friends of great opportunity for artists and conversation with Bamber Richmond Libraries, an arts richmond schools to open their studios and Gascoigne . affiliate, saw Council Leader Lord houses to the public. More True and responsible Cabinet information from 020 8831 6000. We provide the marquee, tables and member Cllr Pamela Fleming and chairs, and a Buck’s Fizz on arrival, were advised that the Council you bring your own picnic. Come on regarded maintaining a good library New Writing your own or if you make up a party of service, reflecting future needs and The winner of the 2011 New Writing ten, we’ll reserve a table for you. Get changing technologies, as high competition – new play scripts your tickets, price £11, table for ten priorities in a regime of severe performed by local drama societies at £100 (non-members £12.50), from austerity. 020 8892 9446 or the Orange Tree Theatre on 27 www.artsrichmond.org.uk, and we In practice, library management has March, organised by arts richmond guarantee you a great time. already implemented considerable Vice President Edie Purdue in efficiency savings, so has already memory of her husband Roy – was Art Tent at the May Fair made a substantial contribution, but Andy Mosley’s play, A Bridge Too Far , more detailed plans likely to be performed by OHADS. Jenny The arts richmond art tent at the May published in May will spell it all out. Thornton’s play Gone, performed by Fair on Saturday 14 May is a popular FPC of Whitton, was highly The future of the library service was venue for arts lovers and people commended. looking for an attractive and the main issue at the Library Forum affordable painting for their walls or on Thursday 14 April. Once again, the competition was a great success with some highly for a present, or to buy some There’s a talk at Twickenham Library talented writing and performing, delightful postcards for small gifts or on Saturday 14 May at 3.00 pm – Dr much enjoyed by the enthusiastic small messages. More information David Parker on Charles Dickens and audience. from the arts richmond website, the Thames, from Richmond to www.artsrichmond.org.uk Hampton Court. Book at 020 8734 Drama Orange Tree Theatre 3340. 14 to 21 May is Adult Learners Week Big events by two of our leading Garden Party in RuT borough libraries. For the amateur operatic societies are coming up, both worth a special This year we’re joining the Orange programme of events, see effort. TOpS (the Twickenham Tree Theatre’s annual garden party – www.richmond.gov.uk/libraries or Operatic Society, which has a long hosts Sam Walters and Auriol Smith ask at your local library. history of successful musicals), is of the theatre, this year’s Presidents bringing the whole thing together of arts richmond. Sunday 5 June at with The Sound of Musicals , a The Normansfield Theatre is run by There’s a one-nighter with Tim Vine melange from over 30 musicals the Downs Syndrome Association, in The Joke-amotive on Sunday 15 choreographed by Babette Langford, which is based at the former hospital May at 7.30 pm and An Evening with in the St George’s Suite at the RFU site. Events at the theatre help raise Dom Joly on Sunday 1 May at 8.00 pm stadium in Twickenham from much-needed funds for the (0844 871 7651) Wednesday 8 to Saturday 11 June Association. The Rose Theatre at Kingston has Mr (020 8866 4348), while BROS (the STOP PRESS: BYT Theatre (formerly Benn , a new musical production of Barnes and Richmond Operatic Barnes Youth Theatre) in Barnes is the much-loved fancy dress shop TV Society) is performing Guys and Dolls celebrating its 40 th anniversary with series, from 18 to 21 May, and at the Minack Theatre in Cornwall an easter play from 28 to 30 April: If Hamlet from Northern Broadsides from 30 May to 3 June (01736 810 Word Gets Out , ‘an exposé of from 24 to 28 May (www. 181). BROS will be back at the corruption as conspirators plan the rosetheatrekingston.org or 0871 230 Hampton Hill Playhouse in October sacrifice of the individual’. It’s at the 1552). with When Midnight Strikes , and Castelnau Community Centre, 7 TOpS at the Richmond Theatre in Stillingfleet Road, Barnes, at 8.15 pm. Music March 2012. Tickets from Ed Cottrell at 07976 718 Other big dramatic events are the 142 or at door. The Dysart Arms in Petersham has a Richmond Shakespeare Society’s concert on Sunday 1 May at 7.30 pm At The Richmond Theatre, To Kill a Gormenghast, Mervyn Peake’s – a piano recital by Evelina Puzaite Mockingbird , by Christopher Sergel, gothicky fantasy, at the Mary Wallace with Schumann, Chopin, Liszt and based on the novel by Harper Lee, the Theatre on Twickenham Riverside Rachmaninov (07967 481 625), and tale of the Deep South, runs from 2 to from 14 to 21 May (020 8744 0547), the Endymion Ensemble is at the 7 May. Then Bronte , a tale of the and Teddington Theatre Club’s Steel Richmond Concert Society on Bronte family, is from 10 to 14 May, Magnolias, a tale of six very different Tuesday 10 May at 7.45 pm with the Buddy - ‘failsafe family women gossiping in the salon and Elliott Carter clarinet and York Bowen entertainment’ is from 16 to 21 May, recalling eventful moments in their horn quintets and the Beethoven and the month concludes with lives until tragedy strikes and they Septet in E flat (020 8892 1456). Hamlet! The Musical , ‘a joyous and find new solace in their critically-acclaimed comedy romp’ The Musical Museum at 399 High companionship. 22 to 28 May at the from 24 to 28 May. Cowardy Custard Street, Brentford has a tea dance on Hampton Hill Playhouse (0845 838 opens on 2 June. Saturday 7 May at 2.30 pm – an 7529). afternoon of ballroom Latin and We were delighted to see that the ShowCoach Sequence dancing to music from the Orange Tree Theatre in Richmond, a mighty Wurlitzer (020 8560 8108). Wednesday 8 June Visit to real pioneer of quality theatre in the Every Wednesday at 8.00 pm, Way Chenies Manor round, didn’t suffer too badly in the Out West is at the Orange Tree pub, Arts Council of England’s cuts, July Visit to Olympic Park Richmond, in the Cellar Bar: on 4 recognising the theatre’s great Thursday 7 July Return visit to May, Pat Bettison, 11 May, Pete Hurt, merits. The artistic director Sam Strawberry Hill House 18 May, Tim Whitehead, and 25 May Walters and his wife Auriol Smith, this Gary Willcox (07802 430 859). year’s Presidents of arts richmond, Saturday 13 August Chichester and have made a great contribution Festival, Singing in the Rain The Eel Pie Club meets twice in May both at The Patch, 67 London Road, to the arts in Richmond and, indeed, 11-15 July : Holiday to Harrogate to theatre as a whole. Twickenham (close to the station): and York on Wednesday 4 May The Birds and At the Orange Tree , Autumn and 16 to 19 September: Holiday on Wednesday 18 May The Winter by the Swedish playwright Weekend Break to East Anglia Downliners Sect. Doors open at 8.30 Lars Noren and directed by Derek for 9.15 pm (07732 322 610). ShowCoach outings are Goldby, opens on 3 May (revised immensely popular Places are date) and runs until 28 May. Three Tide Tables café under the bridge in limited, and are allocated on a first Richmond has restarted its Jam Jar Farces opens on 2 June (020 8940 come basis. For further details, 3633). sessions, hosted by Catherine Whyte, including pick up points and on the last Saturday of each month. At the Normansfield Theatre in booking information, please look (020 8948 6555). Teddington, the English Chamber out for the yellow flyers in the Theatre is presenting An Actor’s Life mailing, look at our website, or Visual and decorative arts contact the office. for Me , starring Honor Blackman and Nickolas Grace in a ‘hilarious and Holiday bookings to Edie Purdue There are always good opportunities poignant’ show giving an entertaining at 4 Perryn Court, Grimwood to see the work of local professional glimpse of the life of an actor. That’s Road, Twickenham TW1 1BA. and amateur artists at exhibitions and on Saturday 21 May at 7.30 pm, Deposit £30 for Harrogate and galleries around the borough tickets from lesley.alabaf@downs- York and £10 for East Anglia, send throughout the year. In addition to syndrome.org.uk or 0845 230 0372.