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 : 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 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 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 Playhouse in October sacrifice of the individual’. It’s at the 1552). with When Midnight Strikes , and Castelnau Community Centre, 7 TOpS at the 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 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 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 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. with SAE. ARThouse , LBRuT’s great opportunity to visit artists’ studios in June (front page), in May the Richmond Art 8.00 pm, and the bi-monthly PDI Society has its always excellent Spring Competition on Thursday 30 May, Join arts richmond Exhibition at the Vestry House, KCC, 8.00 pm. For full programme, I would like to be a Friend of the Arts Richmond, from 21 to 30 May. The including groups, go to and Libraries and an Individual Fountain Gallery in East Moseley, www.rtps.org.uk. Member of arts richmond. over the river from Hampton Court, is At , Riverside, a consortium of locally resident Name: Twickenham, Journeys continues until artists who mount regular exhibitions, 22 May - taking the personal effects Address: and Redlees Studios in Redlees Park, of explorer Sir Richard Burton as an Isleworth, has its Open Studio inspiration, it investigates the theme weekend showing the work of its Telephone: of journeys through contemporary art resident artists, between Friday 13 created by young people and artists E-mail: (evening) and Sunday 15 May (07887 from around the world, part of the 677 332).  I enclose my cheque for £18.00 Cultural Olympiad programme, The Fountain Gallery has Suzy Stories of the World. Then there’s  I would like to pay by standing Abrahams’s Beyond Reality from 26 Richard Dadd, the Victorian painter order April to 8 May, Beverley Waller’s noted for his depictions of fairies and Gift Aid: please reclaim tax on my other supernatural objects, opening Shimmer from 10 to 22 May, and subscription. Alexandra Simpson’s Midsummer on 22 May (020 8831 6000). Night’s Dream from 24 May to 5 June. In the Stables Gallery , The World We towns, Fontainebleau and Konstanz. (020 8941 5865). Live In, the diploma showcase for Tickets £10 with SAE from 73 Dysart Avenue, Kingston, KT2 5RA. The Ham Art Group has its annual creative and diploma student, exhibition from Friday 27 to Sunday continues until 8 May, followed by The Environment Trust for Richmond 29 May in St Thomas Aquinas church Deep South , featuring the work of upon Thames has Sir David hall. seven artists capturing the natural Attenborough with a special event for exuberance of Antarctica, opening on children on Saturday 14 May at 2.30 The Bowman Gallery in Worple Way, 12 May. At the Riverside Gallery , pm in the Duke Street Church, The Albert’s, Richmond, is exhibiting there are splendid London Transport Richmond. Sir David (and the Greater Human Curves & Linear Landscapes – posters for the Arcadian Thames, Crested Newt) are chairing a panel Bronze/ceramic sculpture and Transported , until 28 May. discussing the Natural History of paintings by Jane Milne – from 16 Richmond upon Thames in 5 objects. April to 1 May, followed by Colour Talks and visits Book on the website www. and Light by John Dobbs from 7 to 21 environmenttrust.co.uk. May and Reflections of Life by Edna There are some notable ‘talk’ events Dumas from 28 May to 11 June (020 in May and June. Sir David is back at the Duke Street 8940 1119). U3A is celebrating its twentieth Church for the on Monday 20 June at 7.30 pm Richmond Hill Gallery , Richmond Hill, anniversary this year, and is in fine talking about The Lost God of Easter has an exhibition by Royal form with record membership, a Island. This is an event in support of Academicians and leading artists, great series of monthly meetings, and the Museum’s modernisation appeal Revelations, until 1 May , then a vast number of special interest for the 21 st century, marking its 21 st paintings by Jennifer Durant RA from groups. On Tuesday 31 May, Jay anniversary. Tickets price £20 8 May to 5 June (020 8940 5152). Charnock FRPS, President of the Richmond and Twickenham (including a £15 donation) from the The Environment Trust for Richmond Photographic Society, is talking on Museum at the Old Town Hall, upon Thames’s art picnic is on Why Photography? Where do you Whittaker Avenue, Richmond TW9 Sunday 22 May at Brentford Docks. think you are? That’s at 2.30 pm in 1TP, with SAE, by 10 June (020 8332 Essential to book: 020 8891 5455 . the Clarendon Hall, York House, 1141). Main May events for the Richmond Twickenham. (020 8247 0004) Richmond and District Decorative and Twickenham Photographic Then on Tuesday 17 May there’s a and Fine Arts Society has an Society are the Open Challenge 20 th anniversary outing, a boat trip to excursion to the Watts Gallery and Slide/PDI competition review on , members chapel at Compton and to Hascombe Thursday 5 May at the only. There’s a special u3a Church on Wednesday 18 May, and a Community Centre, The Avenue, Kew, anniversary event, also members study day on Thursday 5 May led by at 8.00 pm, an Open Evening for only, on Tuesday 30 August. Jane Angelini on Queen of Cities: Prospective Members on Tuesday 10 Constantinople to Istanbul in the May at the Vestry Hall, Paradise The Richmond in Europe Association Parish Rooms, Church Walk, Road, Richmond, also at 8.00 pm, is holding a Europe Day Event on Richmond (020 8878 1131) Eamonn McCabe on A Life in Tuesday 10 May at 6.30 pm for 7.00 Richmond Association for the Newspapers on Thursday 12 May at pm in the Terrace Room at York National Trust is visiting the the KCC at 8.00 pm, Don Byatt on House, Twickenham, with European- Foundling Museum on Tuesday 17 Keeping it Simple – How to be themed buffet, music from Geoffrey May and the Ashmolean Museum in Creative on Thursday 19 May at KCC, Bowyer, and an exhibition of photographs of Richmond’s twin Oxford and Cliveden NT on Thursday WEA, Richmond Branch¸ has an which classical composers have found 19 May. Details from 020 8979 3089. excursion to Hatfield House on inspiration from non-classical music Saturday 30 April and then to through the centuries, from Christian On Monday 9 May the Borough of Rochester Cathedral on Saturday 21 chants, Syrian folk, Gabriella, J S Twickenham Local History Society May, both leaving the Old Deer Car Bach, Kodaly through to Britten, D J meets at St Mary’s Church Hall, Park at 9.30 am (020 8979 5929). Bee and more. Matthew is musical Church Street, Twickenham, at 8.00 director of the BBC’s Classical Star pm for its AGM with Howard Webb The Richmond Society’s May meeting programme and one of the finest on The Search for Richard Young (020 is on Thursday 19 May at the Vestry cellists of his generation. New art 8878 7041). Hall, Paradise Road, Richmond at 7.30 courses at the Landmark include for 7.45 pm: Project leader James On Monday 16 May, Richmond Local Contemporary Textiles and Heather on the Ham Hydro Scheme to History Society has a party and Feltmaking from 10 May and harness the power of Teddington lecture, with John Govett and Valerie Printmaking from 12 May. Weir (020 8948 0643) Boyes talking about Work in Progress: The Richmond Old Burial Ground. Museums and arts centres Great houses Duke Street Church, Richmond, at has an outdoor staging of 8.00 pm (020 8891 3825). The ’s annual The Canterbury Tales on Sunday 21 lecture – the seventh in the series – is Richmond Scientific Society meets on May at 5.30 and 8.00 pm – a lively on Monday 23 May at St Mary’s Wednesday 18 May for Dr Anne adaptation of the Chaucer classic by Church Hall, Church Street, Curtis, National Physical Laboratory, students from St Mary’s University Twickenham, where the distinguished speaking on Redefining Time: Optical drama department. The House goes historian Dr David Allan FSA discusses Atomic Clocks. Vestry Hall, Richmond, gardening mad in May, with Sow and the rich legacy of arts and artists in at 8.00 pm (01372 742 921). Grow , hints and tips on growing your the Twickenham area from Tudor own vegetables; Sunday 15 May from Cercle Francais de Richmond, times to the 21 st century. Tickets 11.00 am until 5.00 pm. Thursday 12 May: Marie-Madeleine from the Museum on Twickenham Keyte on Vauban. Vestry Hall, riverside, open on Tuesdays and Every Tuesday between 5 April and Richmond, 7.30 pm (020 8892 3979). Saturdays from 11.00 am to 3.00 pm, 12 October at 12 noon, there’s The Friends of , in and on Sundays from 2.00 to 4.00 pm. Behind the Scenes, experiencing Ham House through the eyes of the addition to celebrating Chestnut There’re a few more days left to see servants and glimpsing how the Sunday on Sunday 8 May (parade at the exhibition Between the Locks at house is used today on a 45 minute 12.30 pm at Teddington Gate) have a the Museum of Richmond , Whittaker tour (0844 249 1895). walk on Saturday 21 May: Birds in Avenue, Richmond. It closes on 30 the Park with Diana Housley (meet April (020 8332 1141). At Strawberry Hill House, 11.00 am at the Welcome Centre), Twickenham, on 19 May at 7.00 pm, The Museum is undertaking a and a talk on Thursday 26 May: Jo but sadly sold out, there’s the first welcome refurbishment in May, but Dunbar on Herbal Medicine, at St meeting of the Gothic Book Club , has some adult learning events in John Ambulance Hall, Park Road, discussing Horace Walpole’s The Richmond and Twickenham libraries. Teddington, 8.00 pm (020 8287 Castle of Otranto. On Wednesday 18 May, there’s 2748). www.strawberryhillhouse.org.uk. Learning WW2 History from Artefacts The Historical Association meets on at Twickenham Library at 3.00 pm, The selection of prints left to the Thursday 5 May for Professor George and on Thursday 19 May Learning Sandycombe Lodge Trust with Bernard of the University of Tudor History from Artefacts at Turner’s House is on display at Southampton on When did England Richmond Library at 4.00 pm. There Orleans House Gallery until 22 May. become a Protestant Country? Vestry will also be family activities during the Hall, Paradise Road, Richmond at 8.00 May half-term holiday (020 8332 May Mailing pm (020 8788 8002). 1141). Flyers for events in June should be Barnes Literary Society has Blake The Landmark Arts Centre (020 8977 delivered to the arts richmond office Morrison on Writing from Life: the 7558) has Comedy Works at the on by Monday 9 May . novel or the memoir? on Wednesday Landmark on Thursday 19 May, first Note 500 copies now needed; £25.00; 11 May at the Old Sorting Office Arts act at 8.00 pm. Then on Saturday 21 £35.00 for unaffiliated organisations. Centre, Barnes Green, at 8.00 pm May there’s cellist Matthew Barley Items for Newsletter and website: (www.barnesliterarysociety.org) with On the Road, a musical journey Friday 29 April. through time exploring the ways in arts richmond 6 Phoenix Wharf, Twickenham TW1 3DY Tel: 020 8892 9446 E-mail: [email protected] web: www.artsrichmond.org.uk Charity no: 251359