Welcome Funders This year’s programme features a Charley Boorman has driven the length number of artists and performers of Africa on a motorcycle, while the story who have pushed the boundaries of of Darwin’s Beagle is one of the greatest creativity and achievement. explorations of all time. King Arthur, At their premieres Handel’s Coronation Hollywood dancing legend Leslie Caron and Anthems and Haydn’s Creation the late, great Eric Morecambe all make an amazed and delighted audiences – appearance - so you should expect high Principal Sponsors Media Partners and continue to do so today. Tasmin drama, high kicks and high jinks this Festival! Contents

KENTISH Little broke new ground for classical supported by audiences when she exclusively In turn we are asking you to be a little GAZETTE & Opera 02 The official newspaper of Broadcasting live daily from the released The Naked Violin over the internet last year, while intrepid. Push your own boundaries and 2009 Festival Festival Green Room Karbido from Poland have won a clutch of international try something new. Seek out The Festival 09 awards redefining “music” playing percussively on their Club or St Mary’s - the best little theatre in Festival Club 12 specially customised table. Will Gow man-hauled his sledge Canterbury. There’s lots of great music and Sponsors to the South Pole while Dick Strawbridge is famous for comedy in the Shirley Hall, plus a wine bar, Comedy 15 his pioneering “green” lifestyle. I anticipate you will never and our special thanks go to The King’s Theatre & Dance 16 before have seen a play enacted in a tiny caravan during School for hosting so much of the Festival Talks & Other Words 24 which the actors serve you tea and biscuits! Don’t miss this during the closure of the Marlowe. Explore, riveting piece of “real life” theatre. experiment, experience and enjoy our most Carnival Parade 28 eclectic Festival ever! Family 29 See you there. Lunchtimes 31 Rosie Turner Festival Fringe 32 Festival Director Film 33 Walks 34 Exhibitions 37 Artists’ Open Houses 40 The Big Eat Out 44 Forest of The Big Sleepover 45 Umbrella 46 Trusts and Patrons At A Glance Diary 50 Acknowledgments 52 The Sir John Swire 1989 Charitable Trust / The Tory Family Foundation / The Seary Charitable Trust / The Sunley Foundation / Richard Sturt / Canterbury Festival Foundation (Friends) Map 53 01227 378188 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: 01 The Passing Cello through the Looking Glass Preciousness of Dreams Re-Imagining the 18th century An Evening of Thomas Hardy Robert Cohen Cello Songs and Readings Julius Drake Piano Philip Eve Tenor Stravinsky called Pulcinella ‘my discovery of the past, Christopher Gould Piano the epiphany through which the whole of my later work Violet Ryder Reader became possible. It was a backward look of course... CLASSICAL MUSIC CLASSICAL but it was a look in the mirror too’. MUSIC CLASSICAL Two well-known song cycles – Britten’s Winter Words and Finzi’s Till Earth Outwears, both Stravinsky’s “mirror” (Pulcinella reworked as the set to Hardy’s poetry – frame a performance Suite Italienne) is the starting point for a programme of A Hardy Triptych by the Kentish composer which views the 18th century through a refracting lens. FL Dunkin Wedd. These musical offerings Arrangement, translation and transformation all play are interspersed by readings from Hardy’s their parts in this programme of Locatelli, Pärt, Debussy work and fascinating biographical vignettes and Falla, as this mirror reflects works for cello and of the great Wessex writer. piano which are surely “the fairest of them all”. The Sixteen Choir and Orchestra Sunday 18 October (OS18) Monday 19 October (SH19) Shirley Hall, The King’s School 7.30pm Handel’s Coronation Anthems The Old Synagogue, King Street 5pm ‘A tiny soundbite of Heaven’ Tickets £12 (Students £6) Tickets £14 (Students £7) Conductor Harry Christophers (The Times) Sponsored by This year – the 250th anniversary of Handel’s death and the City of Canterbury 30th season of The Sixteen – it seemed particularly appropriate to invite a performance of the Coronation Anthems. These Chamber Choir were Handel’s first commissions as a British citizen and to be George Vass Conductor Duo Deal: Buy a ticket for this event (SH19) asked to write the music for George II’s coronation was a great Organ Edward Kemp-Luck and Songs of Travel (SH29 – details page 8) honour. He was not to disappoint. Public excitement about the Motets Old and New is a programme and save £4 music was electric and to prove lasting; the thrill of hearing the Willow Festival Evensong contrasting well-known works by Bach, opening sustained crescendo of Zadok the Priest culminating Canterbury Cathedral Choir Eliza Marshall Flute Mozart, Brahms and Mendelssohn with more in the thrilling entrance of choir, trumpets and timpani blazing is Camilla Pay Harp Dr David Flood Director contemporary pieces by Tarik O’Regan, still totally breathtaking. An unmissable opening concert for this Pre Concert Talk Cecilia McDowall and John McCabe. Under year’s Festival. A world premiere performance of the Duet A special Festival Evensong 1. the inspired baton of George Vass, a quality For an insight into this fascinating programme, join for Flute and Harp by Andrew W Morgan tops during which the men’s choir 2. Saturday 17 October (C17) Robert Cohen and Julius Drake in conversation prior the bill amongst other works by Mozart, Bizet, will perform works by Jacob concert is guaranteed. Cathedral Nave 7.30pm to the performance. 1. The Sixteen Choir Saint-Saëns, Ibert and Piazzolla. Handl, Howells and Purcell. Sunday 18 October (S18) 3. Tickets £27 £23 £20 £16 £10 Shirley Hall, The King’s School 6pm Image © Mark Harrison Saturday 17 October (SP17) Sunday 18 October St Clement’s Church, Sandwich 7.30pm 2. Julius Drake Sponsored by Admission free to ticket holders (SH19) Image © Neil Libbert Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: St Peter’s Methodist Church 7.30pm Cathedral Quire 3.15pm Tickets £14 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: (Concessions £12 Children £2) 3. Robert Cohen Tickets £10 (Students £5) Admission free Image © JP Masclet 02 Presented by Music at St Peter’s 03 04 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk CLASSICAL MUSIC ‘Johnston hasalready forgedaplaceasoneofthe Tickets £27 £23£18£14£10 Tuesday 20October The Tchaikovsky andSaint-Saëns.You willhearsome The StPetersburgSymphonyandleadinginternational Tchaikovsky Tchaikovsky DIRECTOR’S CHOICE An edgycombinationofSlavicpassion St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra A Principal Sponsor A Principal cellist Guy Johnston return to Canterbury aftera cellist GuyJohnstonreturntoCanterbury mostpromisingcountry’s anddistinctivecellists’ and French stylisticflair, bolstered with and aFrenchofexquisiterichness, concerto Vladimir Altschuler Vladimir of Romanticmusic’smostelectrifyingandalso of French culture inthe Russiaofthe19 ravishing melodyandbrilliantplaying. rapturous reception inthe Festivalin2006.Theinfluence not farfrom Tchaikovsky’s ownlyricalwriting. 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15 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk COMEDY 16 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk THEATRE & DANCE (The Independent) movement, strikingly costumed and lit’ of contemporary and traditional African ‘A great company...their seamless blend Tavaziva Dance ‘Tavaziva’s choreography combines DIRECTOR’S CHOICE Athlete Tickets £12 (Students£10) This acclaimedproduction features Take anemotionaldancevoyageinto Zimbabwean-born choreographer/Zimbabwean-born Intimacies decline from inspirationalleaderto company offivestunningdancers. composer Bawren Tavaziva andhis and theirsurroundings; and physicalityofKenyanpeople experiences, tracingMugabe’s same-sex love;and physical lushness with a determined physical lushnesswithadetermined political despot. which drawsonBawren’s personal with Africanunease Gulbenkian Theatre 7.45pm modern Africathroughmodern theeyesof ferocity’ ( the uplifting,fast-paced Heart of Darkness Darkness of Heart Monday 19October Recommended forages12+ , whichexplores thebeauty The Guardian The –asensualduetdealing My Friend Robert, Robert, Friend My ) Sinful Kenyan (G19) Tickets £15(Concessions£13) These andother questionsare Theatre RoyalMargate7.30pm Angela Griffin andHelenFraser. transporting usto show transporting A colourful Gertrude’s Secret an absorbing worldofcharacters always features someoftheUK’s answered inthisfrequently hilarious secret? Everything is perfect in secret? isperfect Everything yet oftenunnervingshowthat (Contains somestrong language) Saturday 17October Written by Benedick West Benedick by Written What exactly is Gertrude’s terrible What exactlyisGertrude’s Recommended forages12+ Directed by Andrew Loudon Andrew by Directed Maureen’s relationship –orisit? both comicandsad. Natalie Cassidy, JamesAlexandrou, best acting talent.Recentcasts Lighting by Leigh Porter Leigh by Lighting have includedPrunellaScales, (TR17) ‘A celebrationofthejoyous, ‘Delightful andoftenlaugh-out-loud ‘This isagem...life-enhancing’ Tickets £12(Students£10) Jonathan GuyLewisplaysJasper ofcourse. – andMozart, – onthisvoyageofmusicaldiscovery, greatest soloistsincethewar German A man wakes up at forty toa A manwakesupatforty I Found My Horn and Jasper Rees Jasper and sixteen feetoftreacherous brass paying audience of horn fanatics. paying audienceofhorn (**** youth. ResuminghisoldFrench horn, (**** ( Sunday 18October memorable. Thenheclambersinto St Mary’s Hall Studio TheatreSt Mary’s 7.30pm funny one-manshow’ from hisschoolconductortothe to perform a Mozart concerto toa concerto aMozart to perform tubing henevermastered inhis the attic... life-affirming powerofmusic’ Rees – and everyone heencounters Rees –andeveryone Directed by Harry Burton Harry by Directed He seeksredemption viathe bedsit, andtherealisation thathe broken marriage,abeckoning he setshimselfanimpossibletask: has donenothingtomakehimself By Jonathan Guy Lewis Lewis Guy Jonathan By The Times The The Sunday Times Sunday The Telegraph Daily The ) ) ) (SM18) ‘Masterful comicinsight.Andhe ‘Masterful Tickets £12 This acclaimednewshow The Master’switandwisdom. Theatre Royal Margate7.30pm Goodnight Sweetheart Goodnight James Seabright presents Seabright James Englishmen delightfully funnycelebrationof Mrs. Worthington. Mrs. Sings can sing,theswine.Missatyour and raconteur. award-winning solo performer award-winning soloperformer David Benson singer, impersonator, host peril.’ ( Noël Coward record Sunday 18October Coward’s songbookina features Davidathisbestas favourites like this sparklingtribute,featuring With piano accompaniment accompaniment piano With Hooked sincehearingCoward’s David Bensontakeson Returning tothecharacter Returning indulge hislife-longpassionwith he playedintheBBCseries by Stewart Nicholls Stewart by The Independent The Stately Homes of of Homes Stately The asaboy–nowhewill , London Pride London Mad Dogs and and Dogs Mad , ) (TR18) and

‘A gorgeoushourfullofgentle Tickets £13(Concessions£11) Tuesday 20October Total Theatre Award winner 2008 winner Award Total Theatre quirks andaffectionate oddities’ An explosionoffast-paced, attempts tomakesenseoftheworld a worldthatisgrowing bigger, experiments, allbackedbytheir Crocosmia slide shows,andingeniousbulb parents’ vintagerecord collection. (***** visual storytelling followingthe visual storytelling In afamilythatisshrinkingand Gulbenkian Theatre 7.45pm through cakepuppetry, romantic their parents. of themselves andthememory to carveoutauniquespacefor three precocious children attempt Little Bulb Theatre Bulb Little Edinburgh Fringe First Winner 2008 Winner First Fringe Edinburgh Recommended forages12+ Brackenberg siblingsandtheir Tuesday 20October See page26forfull details talking! An eventtogeteverybody Trash Treasure? or Culture: Pop Debate Festival Metro ) (G20) 1.

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17 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk THEATRE & DANCE DIRECTOR’S CHOICE Severe flooding across the UK destroyed homes and Post Show Talk So & So Circus Theatre Etienne Pradier The Ornate Johnsons present Look Left Look Right livelihoods and brought desolation to hundreds of With the team behind The Caravan The Hot Dots The Cheeky Guide The Caravan thousands of people. A year later over two thousand Prepare to be utterly households were still living in caravans. Based on Friday 23 October So & So Circus Theatre presents spellbound by the astonishing To Love Edinburgh Fringe First Winner 2008 real-life accounts and for an audience of eight at a Festival Green Room the story of two hugely successful close-up magic of Etienne An hilarious whistle-stop tour of ***** (Metro) **** (The Scotsman) **** (Time Out) time, this is an intense and often gently humorous Waterstone’s, Rose Lane 6pm vaudeville performers – Frank Pradier. The irrepressibly that most powerful of human thirty minute performance about how ordinary people Admission free to ticket holders for Johnstone and Evie Steele – and their charming Frenchman has For four days of the Festival there will be a new phenomena. The award-winning, cope in a crisis. The Caravan spectacular fall from grace. won admirers from London to and rather unusual venue appearing within the ‘hugely talented, slick sketch Sponsored by Los Angeles – thanks to his THEATRE & DANCE THEATRE Join us for one of this year’s most-talked-about theatre act’ (The Times) fresh from their & DANCE THEATRE bustling shopping area in Whitefriars: The show features So & So’s superlative sleight-of-hand, performances and an unmissable Festival first. acclaimed BBC4 special, bring a twenty-foot family caravan. trademark acrobatic balancing and charisma and natural flair. a gripping story, all set against the sketches, anecdotes and deeply Following sell-out runs at the Edinburgh Fringe Wednesday 21 – Saturday 24 October dazzling backdrop of 1930’s His formidable talents have embarrassing personal revelations. and The Royal Court, the caravan is home to Meet outside the Canterbury Information Centre, Forest of Blean Music Hall. brought him considerable They make merry with every aspect a documentary theatre performance about the The Buttermarket Gonzo Moose in recognition including the of amour - from first love to blind events of summer 2007 – when the rain fell, and ‘It’s clever and funny and poignant‘ 2pm (WF21a - WF24a) 2.50pm (WF21b – WF24b) coveted Inner Magic Circle dates, matrimony to infidelity, and kept on falling. Is That A Bolt In Your (Liz Aratoon, The Stage) 3.40pm (WF21c – WF24c) 4.30pm (WF21d – WF24d) with Gold Star accolade. Sit internet dating to mail order brides. 5.20pm (WF21e – WF24e) Neck? Wednesday 21 October (TR21) back, relax, and be amazed. With the same scurrilous spirit Tickets £10 Theatre Royal Margate 7.30pm And if you hear a dull thud – ‘Anarchic comedy theatre at its best’ that made The Cheeky Guides Tickets £14 (Concessions £12) that’ll be your jaw dropping. (Fringe Review) best-sellers, and top drawer writing Thursday 22 October and performances from ‘the best Total Theatre Award nominees (SM22) The Vagina sketch group since Python’ (The and critically acclaimed comedy trio St Mary’s Hall Studio Theatre Guardian), this is an evening of Gonzo Moose are back with this spoof Monologues 7.30pm comedy to make you wince with gothic horror. Hit West End show The Vagina Tickets £12 recognition and cry with laughter. ‘Fun, eye catching Monologues returns to Theatre Royal Recommended for ages 12+ As lightning flashes across the sky, the Friday 23 October (SM23) Margate for one night only with an all theatre that’s an rugged silhouette of an old dark house Sponsored by St Mary’s Hall Studio Theatre star cast. absolute must-see’ looms into view. Lost in a storm, this 7.30pm seems like the only possible refuge – but As sharp as Sex and the City and as Tickets £14 (Metro) what happens when you hear mysterious unmissable as Friends – an ultimate Sponsored by moaning in the middle of the night? girls’ night out. The Table Three fearless and daring actors ‘Laugh out loud funny, witty, play over twenty roles in this gripping A musical story told by provocative and deeply poignant’ ‘four men and a table’ 2. and fast-paced comedy with horrific (The Independent) 1. experiments, mind-boggling love, and a See page 11 for details Theatre Ticket Offer: Buy a Thursday 22 October (TR22) 3. sensational death-defying finale. Tuesday 27 - 1. The Caravan ticket for this event (SM23) and 4. Theatre Royal Margate 7.30pm 2. The Hot Dots Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: Tuesday 20 October (TR20) Wednesday 28 The Idiot Colony (SM26 – 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: Tickets £15 (Concessions £13) Image © Bertil Nilsson Theatre Royal Margate 7.30pm October details page 21) and save £4 3. Etienne Pradier 18 Tickets £12 (Concessions £10) 4. The Cheeky Guide to Love 19 DIRECTOR’S CHOICE Faulty Optic Useful Donkey Theatre Company Yellow Earth Guy Masterson – Fish Clay Perspex in partnership with York Theatre Royal Boom TTI & Feather Productions - observations from an unhinged mind Rupert Brooke by Jean Tay present World-renowned for their haunting tales, visual An inspired and meticulous play about the legendary ‘war’ What is home? Is it where you lay your hat – Morecambe theatre, strange animated figures and dark poet following the story of his time at Cambridge University or is it more than that? From humble beginnings humour, Faulty Optic presents this droll and to his death in the Aegean Sea in 1915. The play reveals Singapore 2008: with the economy booming and as a child performer on compassionate performance. what lies beneath the myth of a young, beautiful, fallen the demand for land intense, the young, the old – warrior – a complex and radical man – and gives the and the dead – are forced to jostle for a space to THEATRE & DANCE THEATRE

Morecambe Pier to the glitz & DANCE THEATRE Short, compelling character studies and and glamour of international opportunity to hear many of Brooke’s poems within the call their own. Charmingly offbeat and very funny, incidents based upon chance and the turmoil of stardom and the mantle of ‘Britain’s context of his own life. Boom is a warm exploration of what makes a home the human mind. best loved comic’, Morecambe Sunday 25 October (G25) by this award-winning East Asian theatre company. follows young Eric’s eventful Escape normality, suspend your disbelief and enter Gulbenkian Theatre 7.45pm Tuesday 27 October (TR27) journey from ‘Lily of Laguna’ to the magical world of surreal adult puppetry. Tickets £12 (Concessions £10) Theatre Royal Margate 7.30pm ‘André Preview’. A moving portrait Saturday 24 October (TR24) Tickets £14 (Concessions £12) of the affectionate lad with funny Theatre Royal Margate 7.30pm The Idiot Colony bones, the born entertainer, the big Tickets £14 (Concessions £12) hearted perfectionist – ‘the tall one by RedCape Theatre King Arthur by Jamie Crawford with glasses’. The Really Promising Company Directed by Andrew Dawson Commemorating the 25th Written by Lisle Turner Composed in collaboration with John Wright, A chance to sample a work in progress from the June Peters and Hugh Lupton anniversary of his untimely final Edinburgh Fringe First Winner 2008 talented duo – composer Mark Dougherty and curtain, Morecambe features Total Theatre Award for Best Visual Theatre If we were to stumble upon a cave, and find a librettist Michael Irwin (who together wrote the the multi-talented Bob Golding. king asleep with all his knights, talking in his sleep, Festival’s Community Opera, Promised Land) – A visually stunning and inventive blend of physical theatre Penned by the brilliant Tim Whitnall remembering… what significance could there be in this two part concert performed by The Really and dialogue, based on real life accounts of the treatment and directed by solo-maestro Guy for us now in listening to that ancient dream? Promising Company. The first half is their new work – and incarceration of ‘moral defectives’ in 1940’s England Masterson, Morecambe will delight Acclaimed storyteller Jamie Crawford reveals a partly staged and costumed – a music-drama based – genuinely funny and incredibly moving. Forgotten for all fans of classic British comedy. living connection between the Arthurian story and on Maria Edgeworth’s darkly comic novella Castle decades inside a mental hospital, three women escape Sunday 25 October (TR25) 21st century Britain. By turns playful, tragic and Rackrent. If you like drama, opera, musical theatre, their present by remembering their past. In the asylum’s Theatre Royal Margate 7.30pm mysterious, this spirited show cuts through the comedy, pathos and bleak black farce – this show hair salon, to the strains of Rick Astley and Glenn Miller Tickets £12 clichés surrounding King Arthur, bringing to life is for you. they relive wartime affairs, illicit trysts and childhood the passions and flaws that beset the Fellowship Sponsored by secrets. of the Round Table from its inspired rise to its The Sunley Foundation The second half of the evening consists of highlights from Promised Land itself, and from Kentish Tales, Monday 26 October (SM26) violent fall. 1. St Mary’s Hall Studio Theatre 7.30pm commissioned by this adventurous and dedicated Thursday 29 October (LC29) Tickets £14 2. company in 2007. Lower Chapel, The King’s School 1. Morecambe 2. Fish Clay Perspex Saturday 24 October (SH24) (St Augustine’s) 7.30pm 3. The Idiot Colony 3. 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Tickets £2 Tickets £5 Tuesday 20October This is an event to get everybody talking! This isaneventtogeteverybody The thirdFestival annualCanterbury The DominicanPriory, StPeter’sLane [email protected] [email protected] guest judgeSimonSmithandmusician culture’ mightactuallybegoodforus...Taking contributors andschools’teams. Festival Debate – Poet of the Year Awards on popculture byemailing overeaters!) ofreality TV, celebritymagazines, sides intheDebateare writer, comedianand soaps, blockbusters–staplefoodsinthe performances frompoets, theshort-listed performances nation’s culturaldiet,yetnotoftenconsidered Grenville Hancox,chaired byBBCRadio 8pm Treasure? or Trash Culture: Pop Friday 9October Festival Canterbury of Friends Share your cultural guiltypleasure andpoints to behealthyoptions.Butwhat’slabelled‘pop ’s SeanRowley, witharangeoflocal www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Richard J.Lewis. Rose Lane7.30pm Most ofusare consumers(orpossibly Poet oftheYear competitionawards, with Music at Canterbury ChristChurchMusic atCanterbury University broadcaster JonHolmesandProfessor of For more see information Festival Green Room,Waterstone’s, (DP9) (FGR20) The Canterbury Tickets £12 T.S. EliotPrize. The PoetLaureate –thefirstwoman discusses herwork,whichhasbeen collections include activities throughout theyear, toget and Carol Ann Duffy Wednesday 28October Laureate poet and performer PatienceAgbabi poet andperformer (Lecturer inCreative Writing atthe Laureatenew Canterbury –pioneering (ISC28b) will beheadliningtheLaureate winning awards andnewaudiences which gavevoicetowomenbehind International StudyCentre,International Canterbury intowriting! Canterbury Festivalisbringing Canterbury Cathedral Precincts 8pm for poetry forovertwentyyears.Her for poetry famous men in history andliterature,famous meninhistory www.canterburyfestival.co.uk. literature intothelimelight,with University ofKent2004-2005).She Line-Up ofliterature eventsand in therole–reads initshistory and bestselling andcriticallyacclaimed For moresee information Rapture , whichwasawarded the The World’s Wife World’s The

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29 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk FAMILY Escape from your desk for an hour and enjoy the considerable talents of some of Canterbury’s best young musicians – for free! Canterbury Christ Church University Music Department Lunchtimes at the Festival Club Free lunchtime concerts at St Gregory’s Centre for Music, Hear a variety of performances from schools and community groups from North Holmes Road 1pm across the region and a chance to enjoy a lovely lunch from Club caterers FAMILY Chives. Admission is free unless otherwise stated. Monday 19 October Monday 26 October St Alphege’s Church, St Alphege’s Lane, 1pm – 2pm Women in Love and Loving Women Tubalistic and SQ4 LUNCHTIMES Sarah Hale (soprano) and Rupert Tubalistic, the University’s Tuba Quartet Monday 19 October Wednesday 28 October Jones (piano) perform Schumann’s (director Steve Wassell) presents The Canterbury High School Semplice Voce Frauenliebe und Leben and works arrangements of popular songs Director: Rebecca Huckle A vocal quintet of Canterbury by Debussy and Quilter. and original compositions. SQ4 – Christ Church University music saxophones Phil Smith, Hannah Foster, Tuesday 20 October students, performing a wide Tuesday 20 October Dave Brazier and Tom Radford – perform Simon Langton Grammar School repertoire including Byrd and Contriv’d for Two Bach to Bebop, including Lennie Monteverdi and later composers Niehuase. for Boys Kathryn Bennetts and Peter such as Ferguson. Director: Lorna Braddy Bowman (recorders). Renaissance, Tuesday 27 October Baroque and modern music in Mezzo’s Forte Wednesday 21 October two parts with works by Mancinus, Bach, Bryars and LeFanu. A feast of arias and songs from Handel to Kent College Sondheim presented by operatic soloist Sat Director: Stuart McIntosh and vocal teacher, Michelle Harris with Wednesday 21 October Daniel Harding. Thursday 29 October Jazz at St Greg’s Thursday 22 October Family Fun: Storytelling, Music Jazz standards and original Simon Langton Grammar School and Drumming with Usifu Jalloh Wednesday 28 October compositions from the Dean/White for Girls Solo Violin An interactive performance for Jazz Quintet featuring James Dean Carmel Kaine performs J S Bach Sonata Director: Maria Young 4-11 year olds. Come and enjoy (guitar) and Perry White (piano). high-energy West African rhythms, No 1 in G minor and Bartók Sonata for Solo Violin. Friday 23 October traditional and contemporary Thursday 22 October Barton Court Grammar School storytelling, with music, riddles, call and response and song. Somewhere Over the Rainbow Thursday 29 October Director: Georgette Fenn A PULSE project (see The Cantata Choir, directed by Composers’ Competition page 27 for details). Grenville Hancox, perform an a Original pieces by Music Department Monday 26 October Tickets £3 from cappella recital of music from student composers, directed by Roderick St Faith’s at Ash Primary School choir the Festival Box five centuries including works by Watkins. The concert will be followed and bands from Canterbury Lernejo. Office (FCF29) Gesualdo, Eric Whitacre and by the presentation of the annual Director: Matthew Miles Pavol Kajan. Canterbury Festival Composition Prize. Or collect from the office Friday 30 October Or collect from the office Friday 23 October Friday 30 October Supported by: Tuesday 27 October University of Kent World Singing Workshop Music Scholarship Piano Duo Tribute to the Big Bands Join in to learn and sing songs Students Rupert Jones and Jane Gardner With repertoire drawn from Count Basie, will introduce and perform a Duke Ellington and Woody Herman, the (Under 16) (Under 16) from around the world. Director: No experience necessary. Daniel Harding programme of contrasting works concert showcases the very best that the Under 12’s mustUnder be accompanied 12’s must be accompanied by an adult by an adult for piano duet and two pianos by big band genre has to offer. Director: Anita Memmott Brahms, Lutoslawski and Ligeti. Director: Mike Hamnett.

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Valley Stour the along Chilham to returning and Church Godmersham to Park the through walking Park, Godmersham owned Edward brother her when often visited Austen Jane which area an through A walk (W31a) Austen Jane of Footsteps the In 31October Saturday : 2pm Stodmarsh National National Stodmarsh : 2pm Gardens Westgate : 10am Square Chilham : 10am : Carol Donaldson : Carol Brooks : Andrew Keaveney : Jenny : 3 hours 30 mins 30 : 3hours : 4hours mins 30 : 3hours Responsibility for exhibitions lies with the organisers of each exhibition. each of organisers the with lies exhibitions for Responsibility stated. otherwise unless free are exhibitions All Free toexhibition,butusualPrecincts entry chargesapply Weekdays 10am–5pm Cathedral ChapterHouse,Precincts 17 –31 October Kent. fromCollegeandarchivedyoung artists Canterbury photographsofMoore’s time in landscape. Theexhibitionalsofeatures aneducational project showingworkby direct carvinginstoneand present piecesinspired byMoore andtheKentish sculptorsPurefollowMoore’sinspiration. Canterbury-based Form principlesof Moorebetween Henry andtheKentishlandscapewhere helivedanddrew sculptureThis exhibitionofcontemporary reaffirms the significantrelationship Form on Moore Canterbury Art Fair Art Canterbury 11am –5pm City CentreCanterbury – 6November 21 October work. Pleasevisitwww.canterburyartfair.co.uk fordetails. cityscape andgivingemergingprofessional achancetoshowcasetheir artists the public’sdoorstep-incurrently disusedshops-withaviewtoregenerating the andmakerstothepeopleofCanterbury. artists international Thisyearitwillbeon Faironceagain presents Art thebestoflocal,nationaland Canterbury The fourth Mon toSat10am– 4pm BayMuseum,WilliamStreet, Bay Herne Herne 2010 –January 2009 10 October communitymemoriesgroup.Bay LivingHistory withHerne Inpartnership community memoriesandschools’art. the planet(andmoney!)Acelebration usingmuseumcollections, From MakeDoandMendtorecycling wartime andre-using tosave Exhibition Mend and Do Make Precincts chargesapply Cathedral openinghours South QuireCathedral Aisle,Canterbury –1November 3 October 2009 marksthe500 Touring displayfrom theBritish Library VIII Location on Henry educational andfamilyevents,seeFestivalUmbrella (pages46-48). events intheking’slifeandreign (seewww.bl.uk/henry). Forrelated This superbtouringdisplayfromhighlightskey theBritishLibrary Call [email protected] Admission free butadvancebookingessential. Tues toFri11am–5.30pmSat12noon St Peter’sStreet, Canterbury Sidney CooperGallery, –7November 3 October on Saturday 24Octoberat 2pmattheSidneyCooperGallery. people dotohisworld.Humphrey Oceanwillbegivingatalk making. Hedescribeshisworkashowhecopeswithwhat new paintingsandaseriesofetchingshehasrecently started Gallery, LondonandisaRoyalAcademician.Hewillshow Gallery,Portrait inresidence wasartist atDulwichPicture shown atTate Gallery, Liverpool,WhitechapelArt theNational schoolandlifeasheknowsitbegan.Hehas first wenttoart the SidneyCooperGallery, floorboards on thevery where he Humphrey specificallytoshowin Oceanreturns toCanterbury Ordinary Perfectly Ocean: Humphrey DIRECTOR’S CHOICE th anniversary of the accession of Henry VIII. oftheaccessionHenry anniversary 37 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk EXHIBITIONS 38 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk EXHIBITIONS 3. 2. 1. Image © Andrew Wiggins ©Andrew Image 2009 Porter ©Brian Image The Canterbury Labyrinth Canterbury The Performance Continuous Forgotten Front Line Line Front Forgotten 3. 3. 2. 2. 1.

The Forgotten Front Line: Forgotten The to Swalecliffe during World War II World during Swalecliffe to ephemera from theearlyyearsofcinema. photographs, fanmagazines,andother audiences, withcameras,projectors, books, celebrates thosefilmshowsandtheir of purpose-builtcinemas.Thisexhibition with theconstructionoffirstgeneration in1909, Cinema-going inBritainstarted Going Performance: Continuous Mon toSat10am–4pm Whitstable Museum,Oxford Street, Whitstable –14 November 12 September Whitstable Improvement Trust. City Museums,KentCountyCounciland withCanterbury Mapping Kentinpartnership recollections. Presented byTimescapesand illustrated byperiodphotographyandpersonal A community’spreparation forenemyinvasion Dawn tilldusk. the footpathbelow Eliot College campus,justoffUniversity ofKentCanterbury 17 –31 October Umbrella (pages46-48). Creative CampusInitiativeeventsseeFestival accessible. Familieswelcome.Formore (Sat 18Octonly, 1pm–5pm).Wheelchair in theUniversity’sSenateChamber There willalsobeacanvaslabyrinthavailable view ofthecityandcathedral. a wonderful path, ontheslopebelowEliotCollege with Walk thisbeautifullabyrinth,withitsyorkstone Kent of University Initiative, Campus Creative Labyrinth Canterbury The Sat to Sun 12pm –7pm Mon to Fri 8.45am –10pm Canterbury Templeman Library, UniversityofKent, –6November 2 October to the Cinema a Hundred Years Ago aHundred Cinema the to

Seasalter Seasalter 11am –11pm Whitstable The OldNeptune,Island Wall, –1November 15 October area.Whitstable andCanterbury prints anddrawingsrelating to An exhibitionofpaintings, Germaine Dolan Bubble Vision Sun 11am–4pm Thurs toSat11am–5pm 5-7 Broad Street, CT91EW Margate, 1EJ andPieFactory Gallery, 2Lombard Street, CT9 Old Town, includingIngoldsby Various venuesinMargate –1November 10 October www.pushingprint.co.uk print making.More detailson traditional andcontemporary 10 October, encompassing a giantprinteventonSaturday demonstrations andtalksplus a programme ofworkshops, Margate OldTown, toinclude print exhibitiontakingplacein A highquality, opensubmission Pushing Print Sun 11.30am–4.30pm Tues toSat9.30am–5pm Canterbury Stark Gallery, 68CastleStreet, –8 November 8 September and jewellery. photography, glass,sculpture work includingpaintings, offering adiverserangeof Lesley WhelanandFreshie, Mike Bell,Richard Corbett, including artists, contemporary A vibrantexhibitionof Autumn Exhibition appointment byphone(01233 740402) Weekends 10am –4pmWeekdays Charing road), CT48EZ Molash,Canterbury Shottenden Lane(off to A252Canterbury Great offBower Barn, Bower Farm, 17 –31 October not seenbefore. years,includingmanyworks last forty-five watercolours andoilscarriedoutoverthe Edwardian ismadeupofdrawings, Barn This exhibitioninalargeconverted Retrospective Clarke Linda 10am –5pm VillageChartham Hall,StationRoad, 17 –18 October www.MergingArts.co.uk their third annual exhibition. showcasingtheirtalentsin of 20localartists in avarietyofmediabyanestablishedgroup interpreted art An exhibitionofcontemporary Arts Merging Impressions Wed toSun11am–5pm Faversham ME130QB St Peter’sChurch, 64Church Road,Oare, November 1 – 17October See FestivalUmbrella (pages 46-48). Church. Includingaseries ofevents. beauty andsplendourfoundintheOrthodox displayed asaniconostasistocapture the iconographers, contemporary international Neo-Coptic styleicons,byleading An installationofByzantineand Divine Dimensions 11am –3pmand6pm11pm CT3 4EB Gate Inn,Marshside,Chislet,Canterbury. 17 –31 October show attheGateInn. on A seriesofpaintingsbylocalartists Marsh the on Art

2pm –5pm Road, Solutions, 20Military Gallery,The Poetry UniqueDesignsand 18 October –26 –19 25 and famous poets’work. readingsviews andstilllifes,pluspoetry of ofharbour Paintings inoilsandacrylics Fludgate Bob Paintings and Poetry 10am –4pm Road Ethelbert Hospitalcorridors, Kent andCanterbury –31 October 17 October the same. andinvitingvisitorstodo the worldofart College,exploring students atCanterbury Practiceby A diverserangeofFDAArt Mix ‘N’ Pick Mon toSat9.30am–5pmSun11am4pm 76CastleStreet,Castle Arts, Canterbury 17 –31 October Kent-based artist. A newseriesofpaintingsbytherenowned Jonathan Stewardson View My 7am –2am Ramsgate. CT118LP Belgian Café,98HarbourParade, 17 –31 October www.belgiancafe.co.uk the Festival.Formore details visit Various willtakeplaceduring performances to reveal innerdiscoveries. somewonderful throughjourney humanunconsciousness from Ramsgatetakeyou on anastonishing A groupanddancers ofwomenartists Lost Angels Tues toSun 10am–4pm Canterbury 18A StRadigund’s Street, St Radigund’sCraftWorkshop, 19 –31 October Community members oftheL’Arche Kent An exhibitionofphotographsby Community Kent L’Arche the of Members Life 11am –4pm Blackfriars Street, Canterbury Gallery,Cleary Blackfriars, Excluding Mondays October 31 18– and atinystudioincentralParis. contrasts ofworkinginruralKent Paintings evolvedthrough the Gabrielle Nesfield Two Studios of EastbridgeHospital Admission free. £1totourtherest 10am –4.30pm 25 HighStreet, Canterbury Eastbridge Hospital, 17 October –25 sculpture ofthehighestquality. furnitureand contemporary and craftspeopletoshowcase collaboration ofprofessional artists Hospital andcontinuesthe historic undercroft ofEastbridge exhibition willbeheldinthe The third annualwoodform Apsley Designs and Jewell Simon Leadbeater, Peter Heslop, Alun 2009 Woodform Sat 10.30am –4pmSun11am –4.30pm Selling Village Hall,SellingME139RQ –1November 31 October poorest inEurope country andchildtraffickingalleviating poverty inthe about concerned An exhibitionbyartists group Artist Wood Perry and Area Selling trafficking and poverty woodland, Art, 10am –5pm St Peter’sChurch, MarketStreet, Sandwich –1November October 29 craftspeople from across thecountry. and using traditionaltechniquesbyartists An exhibitionofsculpturalpiecesmade Group Arts Locus by Hand Made Still 11am –5pm Whitstable CT51DT Black Vanilla, Circle, 66Cornwallis 24 October –25 interpretations thatresulted. The exhibitionshowsthewidediversityof create anexhibitinaccordance withthem. a setofwritteninstructionsandinvitedto A groupwere oftwentylocalartists given Rote By 9.30am –4pm University ofKent,Canterbury The Atrium,KeynesCollege, –3122 October www.woodworkdesigns.co.uk Feldmanoverthelast32years. by Barry An exhibitionoffurnituredesignedandmade Transformations Furniture everyday materials. everyday and adultsmakingwoodlandcreatures from 2005.Including aworkshopforchildrenArt in Throughconjunction with the charity Support – Moldova,working 2. 1. 3. Stewardson ©Jonathan Image My View My Papasian Cheryl Impressions: Woodform 2009 Woodform 3. 3. 2. 2. 1.

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Tyler Hill. Lane, 14 Fleets Justin and Sally Gilday Gilday Sally and Justin Abstract paintings in oil, acrylic acrylic oil, in paintings Abstract A collection of images from the the from images of A collection Anna Webber Anna garden project. garden seeds and shells. and seeds sculptures and unique silver silver unique and sculptures castings. castings. curiosities. and inks. inks. and and personal identity. personal and and place. and organic forms, mainly insects, insects, mainly forms, organic of naturally formed wood wood formed naturally of Oil paintings alluding to reality. to alluding paintings Oil CT2 9LYCT2 CT2 0JT 01227 710859 0JT CT2 Carol Arbuckle Carol Sue Freeman Fisher Sue McPherson Steve Paul Crawley Paul 22 Wildwood Road, Sturry. Sturry. 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Carol Foster Patrizia Burgess Sarah Roelich A series of paintings of Including new work following a Heidi Plant Josephine Harvatt wood, metal and acrylic, based www.alexisclairekelly.webeden.co.uk Something Different, ‘Men at Work’. Luca Burgess on solid, liquid and texture. Lois Read trip to Japan. Limited edition screen prints. Vibrant and evocative prints. Marianne Fearnside Something New – Perspex, www.handmarkart.co.uk Christina Burrows Sterling silver jewellery. Wendy Broer Emrys Plant Bob Fearnside pins and found objects. Works in oil and mixed Photographs of Whitstable Carl Stafford 28 Kimberley Grove, A creative and directional movement Sarah Stokes Paintings, pastels, drawings, media. and bluebell woods. Plus the Abstract oil and acrylic paintings. Lisa Oulton Seasalter. CT5 4AZ in menswear. 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Image © Gregory21 | Dreamstime.com Saturday 17 October Sunday 18 October Tuesday 20 October Hearts on Fire: The musical Henry VIII, Renaissance Gregorian Chant ‘101’ The Romans are Coming! Paint the Town The Canterbury Labyrinth and the The Artistic Impression of Canterbury anatomy of a love affair Monarch: 500 years on. Canterbury Gregorian Music Society Short Story Awards The Festival Locus Arts University of Kent Nature Trail (U20) (U21b) Canterbury Christ Church An introduction to singing Gregorian chant Canterbury branch of the Historical Umbrella A walking watercolour workshop around Creative Campus Initiative, University Friends of St Stephen’s Church Quodlibet University in conjunction with for absolute beginners – then join in at the Association showcases a Canterbury with Colin McGowan MA. of Kent and the Durrell Institute of An illustrated talk on artistic depictions of Vocal music from over five centuries Canterbury Cathedral Archives Vespers at St Peter’s Church, Oare Prize-winning author Stewart Ross hosts th wide range of Bring your favourite paint box. Conservation and Ecology Canterbury from the 17 century to the Second tracing the course of love in an This lecture by Dr Glenn on Sunday 25 October at 6.30pm. awards for the young writers of stories set in work created by Christ Church Gate, An introduction and walk of the beautiful World War. intimate candlelit setting. Proceeds Richardson looks at the infamous Orange Street Music Club, Kent during the Roman invasions. For entry The Buttermarket 10am St Stephen’s Church, Hales Drive, Canterbury Canterbury CT1 2JA 10am details go to [email protected] UMBRELLA Canterbury Labyrinth (for more information king in his own context, as a local artists and to charity. UMBRELLA Also on Sat 24 Oct and Sat 31 Oct starting see page 38). Followed by a guided tour of 6.30pm European Renaissance monarch. Tickets £10 (£5 students) Museum of Canterbury, Stour Street performers. Barham Court, Rectory Lane, same time and place. the University of Kent Nature Trail. Tickets £5 from the Festival Box Office Barham, Nr Canterbury. CT4 6PD Canterbury Christ Church For tickets call 07973 484220 or email 2.30pm Admission free Tickets £10 on 07714 074741 or For both events meet at the Canterbury Africans in Britain – a two thousand 8pm (doors 7.45pm) University Lecture Theatre 0g46, [email protected] Responsibility email [email protected] Labyrinth, University of Kent Canterbury year history Tickets £12 (to include glass of Old Sessions House, Longport Terrible Tudor Jobs Marsh Warblers (U24) for events in the campus, just off the footpath below Eliot College. wine and nibbles) available from the 6pm Admission free From Purcell to Gershwin A talk by Marika Sherwood, Sr Research Fellow at The first in a series of events organised Music at St Peter’s Umbrella lies with Labyrinth introduction and walk: 1pm and Festival Box Office London University, on a history from Roman times by Canterbury City Museums in A “West Gallery Quire” performing the music the organisers with Love 3pm. Also on Wed 21 Oct at 12pm, 2pm and ‘Everything that lives is of Thomas Clark in Georgian period dress. Solo art songs and duets, performed by to the present day. partnership with Canterbury Cathedral of each event. 4pm and on Wed 28 Oct at 1pm and 3pm Thursday 22 October St Peter’s Methodist Church, Information correct Penelope Martin-Smith and Maurice Worgan. Canterbury Library, 35 Pound Lane, Canterbury holy’ (U22) Archives. Admission free. CT1 2BZ 7.15pm The ESU Shakespeare St Peter’s Street, Canterbury 7.30pm at time of printing. St Dunstan’s Church, London Road, Modern Greek poetry with musical Think life’s bad today? It’s a breeze Nature trail tour: 2pm and 4pm Admission free with ticket, from the library Tickets £10 (£5 full-time students; under 16s Canterbury 2pm Experience with Globe interludes featuring Carmel Kaine compared to Tudor times! Discover the Also on Wed 21 Oct at 1pm and 3pm and on violin. free) from the Festival Box Office Tickets £8 (£5 concessions) on 01227 375123 Wed 28 Oct at 12pm, 2pm and 4pm Education worst jobs in Tudor Canterbury in this Wednesday 21 October The annual workshop for students St Peter’s Church, 64 Church Road, Admission free but places limited so advance hands-on history event! DNA and Family History Talk aged 16-18 organised by The Oare, Faversham Sarah Thorne Theatre Club booking advised. Call 01634 888884 or email Museum of Canterbury, Stour Street Sunday 25 October My Grandfather’s Great War Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies English-Speaking Union Canterbury ME13 0QB 7pm 10am – 4pm (Drop-in event) [email protected] Dr Richard Baker, biochemist turned genealogist Tickets £5 (Concessions £3) from Heaven’s Door This drama, performed by Cameron Stewart & East Kent. Museum admission charges apply, free to Gregorian Vespers sung by the shows how family history has helped medical St George’s Place, Canterbury the Festival Box Office and directed by David Benson interweaves Music for an Autumn Afternoon Canterbury District Residents Card holders Gregorian Music Society geneticists, and how DNA technology has helped 10.30am – 4pm the First World War diaries of Captain Ian Swatman on clarinet, Alexander Volpov Ages 5+ St Peter’s Church, 64 Church Road, Oare, family historians. Admission free to students (£5 adults) Friday 23 October Alexander Stewart with the contemporary on cello and Jonathan Duke on piano perform Faversham ME13 0QB 6.30pm Institute of Heraldic and Genealogical Studies, Contact ESU through school drama perspective of his grandson. a programme of music to include works by Sacred Music down the Illuminating Canterbury Admission free but donations welcome. 7.30pm 79-82 Northgate, Canterbury 2pm department or call Noel Ensoll directly Glinka, Fauré and Beethoven. Tickets £2 on the door Centuries (U23) All Sarah Thorne Theatre Club events: on 01227 457252 (Manuscript Study Day) Kent College Chapel, Whitstable Road, Dolce Singers Calligraphy and Lettering Arts Society Sarah Thorne Theatre Club Memorial Theatre, Hilderstone, Canterbury 2.30pm Lysistrata – a dramatised reading Renaissance and Baroque music Roger Llewellyn performs St Peter’s Road, Broadstairs. CT10 2JW Cycle Ride to Whitstable Talks by Professors Michelle Brown and Tickets £8 from Crowther’s of Canterbury, The Thanet branch University of the Third Age for choir and orchestra. Peter Draper on Canterbury’s Sherlock Holmes… The Death and Life Tickets £12 (£10 Friends of Canterbury Borough (01227 763965) or from Ian Swatman In Aristophanes’ comedy the women of Greece fight for from Canterbury St Peter’s Methodist Church, In this wryly humorous tale of murder, mystery Festival and Sarah Thorne Theatre Club if Anglo-Saxon manuscripts and the on [email protected] or 07702 249050 peace by denying their favours to husbands and lovers. A gentle cycle ride, approx. 15 miles St Peter’s Street 8pm building of the Cathedral, following tours of and the occult, Arthur Conan Doyle’s great bought in advance). St George the Martyr, Church Hill, Ramsgate. to Whitstable and returning along Tickets £8 (£6 Concessions) from detective refuses to leave the stage! Tickets on 0845 2626263 (Mon – Fri Spock Canterbury or the Cathedral. CT11 8RA 7.30pm the historic route of the Crab & the Festival Box Office Canterbury Cathedral Lodge, Cathedral 7pm 10am-2pm and one hour prior to show) or Described as ‘Satie jamming with Zappa’, Also on Thurs 22 Oct at 7.30pm Winkle railway line. Duration 4 hours Precincts 10am – 3.30pm (See Saturday 17 October) email [email protected] Spock are Sam Bailey (piano), Mark Holub Tickets £5 (£3 concessions) on 01843 864969 including a break for lunch. Saturday 24 October Tickets £28 for the whole day; £15 (drums) and Liran Donin (bass), who play in and on the door Led by Chris Harrington. afternoon talks only on 01732 453951 the intersection of jazz, free improvisation and Sarah Thorne Theatre Club Monday 26 October Start and finish at Downland Cycles, Children’s Tudor trails contemporary classical music. Song for a Forgotten People (U21a) The Malthouse, St Stephen’s Road, Shakespeare Sonnets in a day Canterbury in Bloom Garden St Gregory’s Centre for Music 3pm Angeline Kanagasooriam Canterbury. CT2 7JA 11am Study a sonnet by Shakespeare, Canterbury Cathedral Schools Tickets £8 (£5 students) on 01227 782244 A recital by soprano Angeline Kanagasooriam then write your own – all in a day! Festival Department Also on Fri 23 Oct and Thurs 29 Oct Displays, competitions, plant doctor and friends. All proceeds will go to providing Tickets £7 plus £5 cycle hire if Led by teacher and director Cathedral tours focusing on its Tudor history. Eastern Orthodox Vespers humanitarian aid to civilians caught between the Liz Turner. and more! Canterbury Cathedral. 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FESTIVAL DIRECTOR’S CHOICE DIRECTOR’S FESTIVAL From 1pm From 8.30pm 8.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 9.30am 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 3.15pm Time Time Time 10am 10am 10am 10am 6pm 6pm 8pm 8pm 3pm 5pm 5pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 1pm Code Code Code WH17 W18b W18d W17b W18c W18a SM18 OS18 W17a SH19 SH19 GF17 FC19 FC18 FC17 TR18 SP17 TR17 G19 G18 G17 C17 S18 Page Page Page 28 09 09 46 03 46 03 46 46 34 46 03 29 46 46 34 34 34 34 34 02 02 02 28 16 16 15 12 12 12 17 17 Walk: Discoveries at Dover at Discoveries Walk: Jumping Downs and Wood Covert Walk: Walk: Wincheap of Canterbury of Impression Artistic The Umbrella: Britain In Africans Umbrella: Walk: Three Great Priors Great Three Walk: Walk: Broad Oak Umbrella: Labyrinth &Trail Labyrinth Umbrella: Talk History Family Umbrella: The Caravan The Talk: Charley Boorman Lysistrata Umbrella: Earl Gaines October 22 Thursday Johnny Flynn 21 October Wednesday Effect Tudor The Walk: Caron Talk: Leslie Crocosmia South Heads October Tuesday 20 Z Ato Canterbury Walk: Winner Talk: Michael Is That A Bolt In Your In Neck? ABolt That Is Culture Pop Debate: Festival Talk Concert Pre Organ Recital Orchestra Symphony Petersburg St Walk: City Walls and Gates and Walls City Walk: Canterbury in Colour in Canterbury Quartet Wilson Abram Dots Hot The Fonseca Roberto People aForgotten for Song Umbrella: Sarah Millican Fire on Hearts Umbrella: 10.30am 6.30pm 6.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 5.30pm 5.30pm 5.30pm 5.20pm 4.30pm 2.50pm 3.40pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 12noon 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm Time Time Time 7.15pm 10am 10am 10am 10am From From 8pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm SMS20 FGR20 WF21d WF21b WF21e WF21c WF21a Code Code Code ISC20 ISC21 ISC19 W20b W20d W20c W20a W21b W21c W21a SH21 FC20 FC22 FC21 U21b TR20 TR21 U21a W19 G20 G22 G21 U20 C20 Page Page Page 35 35 35 34 46 35 35 46 35 33 46 46 34 46 46 04 04 26 10 24 10 24 24 19 47 18 18 15 13 13 12 17 Walk: Two Creeks Walk Two Creeks Walk: Walk: Canterbury’s Archaeology Hear Here! Creating The Creation The Creating Here! Hear Caravan The Time on Write Experience Umbrella: Shakespeare Whitstable to Cycle Umbrella: The Caravan The Strawbridge Talk: Dick Comes From Music Where Here! Hear VIII Henry Umbrella: holy’ is lives that ‘Everything Umbrella: Lysistrata Umbrella: Umbrella: Marsh Warblers Marsh Umbrella: Walk: Canterbury Horror Walk Horror Canterbury Walk: Fish Clay Perspex Clay Fish Chimanimani 24 October Saturday Band Sproule Devon the Centuries down Music Sacred Umbrella: Trio Gras Mardi Evans James October 23 Friday Talk: James Taylor Talk: James Walk: Haunted Faversham (Tasmin Little) (Tasmin Attached Strings No Little) (Tasmin Time in Partners The Vagina Monologues Vagina The The Really Promising Company Promising Really The Society Choral Canterbury Lee Stewart Introducing Kent BBC Fringe: St Thomas St of Cult the and Pilgrimage Walk: Whitstable to Cycle Umbrella: Queen Fairy The The Caravan The To Love Guide Cheeky The Etienne Pradier Etienne See Wed Wed See See Wed Wed See See Wed Wed See 10.30am 10.30am 8.30pm 8.30pm 5.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm 4.15pm Time Time 21 Oct 21 21 Oct 21 21 Oct 21 10am 10am 10am 11am 11am 6pm 6pm 6pm 8pm 3pm 8pm 7pm 7pm SH22b Code Code SH22a SH22c ISC22 ISC23 W23b W22b SM22 SM23 WF22 W23a W22a WF23 W22c WF24 SH24 FC23 C24a FC24 TR22 TR23 TR24 FF24 a –e a –e a –e G23 G24 U22 U23 U24 C24

Page Page 06 06 06 35 35 05 05 46 35 35 35 20 20 32 27 24 10 24 47 47 47 47 47 19 18 47 19 18 19 47 15 18 13 13 Umbrella: Paint the Town the Paint Umbrella: in aday in Sonnets Shakespeare Umbrella: Umbrella: Illuminating Canterbury Umbrella: Terrible Tudor Jobs Tudor Terrible Umbrella: Umbrella: Gregorian Chant ‘101’ Chant Gregorian Umbrella: Church Martin’s St Walk: The Rebel Cell Rebel The Hop Hip Slingshot Door Heaven’s Umbrella: Holmes Sherlock Umbrella: Julian Clary Walk: Downland Trail International Band Rimington Sammy The October 26 Monday Morecambe Brooke Rupert Theatre Puppet Deal Sh*tty Fringe: Lucas Anoushka & Lewis J. Richard October 25 Sunday Bloom in Canterbury Umbrella: Stations and Cinemas Walk: Walk: Medieval Hospitals Blobs with Beginning Coming! are Romans The Umbrella: Alea Quartet Alea Quartet Maggini Umbrella: Children’s Tudor Trails Tudor Children’s Umbrella: Tree Banyan the Beneath Talk: Adrian Wooldridge The Idiot Colony Trio Guitar Zagreb Moray Jim Scandalmongers by Walks Fringe: Walk: Cathedral Precincts Westgate to Dunstan’s St Walk: Performance in Teodros Gabriel Haunted Village Most –Kent’s Pluckley Walk: 10.30am 11.30am 11.30am 6.30pm 3.30pm 8.30pm 5.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm Time Time 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 11am 11am 6pm 8pm 8pm 3pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 7pm GYC25b GYC25c GYC25a SG25b SG25a Code Code GF24b GF24a FF25b FF25c FF25a ISC26 W25b SM26 W24d W24b W25c W25a W24a W24c SH26 SH25 GF26 FC26 FC25 TR25 G26 G25 Page Page 46 35 35 35 35 36 36 36 29 29 20 32 25 32 27 27 27 21 07 07 21 47 10 47 47 47 47 47 47 47 15 47 13 13 King Arthur King Barlow Stephen and Stone Travel: Mark of Songs Dick Moby Concert Cycle Beethoven Umbrella: Steffin Fringe: Collective AllStars The October 29 Thursday Carol Ann Duffy Ann Carol ELF October 28 Wednesday Epstein The Tuesday October 27 Umbrella: Tudor Printing Workshop Printing Tudor Umbrella: Juliet and Romeo Fringe: Walk: ATour Bishopsbourne of Walk: Workshop Printing Tudor Umbrella: Hackington at Back Looking Umbrella: Boom Umbrella: Children’s Tudor Trails Tudor Children’s Umbrella: Umbrella: Beethoven Cycle Concert Cycle Beethoven Umbrella: Suchet) (John Master Last –the Beethoven Walk: Parish Churches Parish Walk: Symbolism and Traditions Icons, Umbrella: Walk: The King’s School King’s The Walk: &Trail Labyrinth Umbrella: Trails Tudor Children’s Umbrella: The Table Kempf Freddy Comedy LIVE Fringe: Umbrella: The Spirit of Song of Spirit The Umbrella: Speaks Polish Theatre New Umbrella: Talk: Joan Bakewell Walk: Canterbury’s River Canterbury’s Walk: Hear Here! 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Hear Morris Talk: Marc The Table 6.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 5.30pm 5.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 12noon 7.45pm 7.45pm 7.45pm Time Time Time 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am From From 8pm 3pm 8pm 8pm 8pm 3pm 3pm 4pm 5pm 5pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 7pm ISC28b Code Code Code FF29b FF28b FF29a FF28a ISC28 ISC27 W28b W27b W28a G28b SH29 W27a SH28 SH27 U28b G28a FC29 FC28 U28a FC27 LC29 TR27 FF27 G29 G28 G27 U27 Page Page Page 06 08 48 48 36 48 48 36 48 48 48 36 48 36 46 22 26 32 32 25 32 25 07 07 21 21 47 47 14 14 14 11 11 Estuary Thames and Downs Cliffs, Walk: Walk: Canterbury Houses Henry Horrible Umbrella: Whitstable to Cycle Umbrella: and Drumming Music Storytelling, Fun: Family Bridge Historic Walk: Trails Tudor Children’s Umbrella: Tharp Talk: Lars Umbrella: Unfinished Business Friday 30 October 30 Friday Potter Beatrix Tale of The The Urban Folk Quartet Folk Urban The Saturday 31 October Saturday Petite et la Grosse la et Petite Moby Dick Moby Hill Tyler at Jazz Umbrella: Fringe: Furthur Fringe Cabaret Fringe Furthur Fringe: Walk: Gateway to the Countryside the to Gateway Walk: Gate West the at Witches Umbrella: Class Milonga Class Tango Argentine Umbrella: Walk: Footsteps of Jane Austen Jane of Footsteps Walk: Umbrella: Paint the Town the Paint Umbrella: Walk: The Story of Canterbury of Story The Walk: Truth –The Tudors Umbrella: Trails Tudor Children’s Umbrella: Talk: Will Gow McGowan Alistair The Trondheim Soloists Walk: Harriers at Sunset at Harriers Walk: Competition Film Later 2 Days Pirates Potted Singers Canterbury Umbrella: Tahiti in Trouble Umbrella: A Fascinating Blean the for Ceilidh Umbrella: Walk: Canterbury Horror Walk Horror Canterbury Walk: Night Lit Live Fringe: Nutcracker The ï da 8.30pm 8.30pm 8.30pm 5.30pm 5.30pm 1.30pm 1.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.45pm 7.45pm Time Time 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 10am 11am 11am 11am 11am From 8pm 3pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 2pm 1pm 7pm 7pm Code Code GF31b FCF29 GF31a ISC30 ISC29 W30b W29b W30a W29c W29a W31b SH30 W31c W31a SH31 FC30 FC31 TR30 TR29 U31b U31d U31a FF30 FF31 G30 C30 U30 Page Page 36 48 36 48 36 48 48 48 08 48 48 48 36 48 36 36 36 36 33 46 29 22 22 23 23 25 32 32 25 31 47 47 47 15 14 14 51 Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk AT A GLANCE Disabled parking:

The Canterbury Festival Foundation has been Financial Board of Directors In the Cathedral Precincts established to support the development and Corporate Members Chairman David Pentin call 01227 762862 long-term financial health of the Canterbury Festival. Vice-Chairman Prof. Michael Wright Barclays Bank If you care about the future of the Arts in Kent and Treasurer Hugh Summerfield Barretts of Canterbury In Canterbury visit the vitality of the Festival, and you are thinking Company Secretary Dr Kate Neales Brachers LLP www.canterbury.co.uk MAP about making or amending your Will, please Geraldine Allinson Canterbury City Partnership consider leaving a legacy to the Foundation. Simon Backhouse Canterbury Christ Church University For an access guide (Charity no. 1097824) Peter Harris Nearly all charitable legacies are free of Darren Henley Caxtons to all venues visit inheritance tax. It is very easy to arrange and the impact of your gift will Robert Jones CDP Architecture www.canterburyfestival.co.uk support the Festival’s work for future generations. Cheltenham and Gloucester

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The King’s School President Festival Council Lenley’s Peter Williams MBE Paul Ackerley Sara Kettlewell National Westminster Bank Dee Ashworth Ronald Pepper Nicholas Charles Lewis Ltd Vice Presidents John Brazier Kenneth Reedie Pharon Independent Financial Advisers Ltd Anonymous Mr John Moss Mike Butler Michael Sanchez Brigadier & Mrs M A Atherton Mr Richard Oldfield Cllr Harry Cragg Susan Wanless Philip Gambrill and Co Mrs James Bird Mrs Alicia Pentin Cllr M.P. Dixey Michael Wheatley Ward Reeves and Neylan Canterbury Festival (Trading name of Canterbury Mr Edwin Boorman OBE Mr and Mrs John Plumptre Mark Everett Leo Whitlock Thanet Business World Peter Williams MBE Theatre and Festival Trust) Mr Timothy Brett Dr Mark Rake and Mrs Jill Jordan Dr David Flood University of the Creative Arts Diane Gaskin Will Wollen Registered in England No. 1480595 Mr and Mrs Christopher Mr James Rumbellow University of Kent at Canterbury Grenville Hancox, MBE Laurence Wood Registered Charity No. 279714 and Nicki Calcutt Mr Andrea Russo Cllr Michael Jarvis Sir James Cayzer Mr and Mrs Andrew Saunders The information in this brochure was correct at Mr Martin Conybeare FRCS Mr Paul Smallwood the time of printing, but the Canterbury Festival reserves the right to make changes to the Mrs Amanda Cottrell The Reverend Nicolas Stacey Acknowledgments Festival Administration The Canterbury Festival wishes to thank the published programme. Mrs Audrey Eyton Dr David Starkey CBE Festival Director Rosie Turner following for their generous help and support: Marketing Manager Megan Williams Mrs Tom Gould Mr Peter Stevens The Dean and Chapter of Canterbury, Friends of Development Manager Amanda McKean (The Cleary Foundation) Lady Swire the Canterbury Festival and Committee, Festival Festival Administrator Sylviane Martell Mr Darren Henley Mrs Camilla Swire Design: www.nebulostrata.com Volunteer Stewards and Stars, Kent Messenger Finance Manager John Biffin Mr and Mrs Peter Hermitage Mrs Jo Taylor Williams Fringe logo: Matt Jongbloet Group Newspapers, The King’s School, Emma Programme Assistant John Prebble Mr and Mrs Neville Hilary Mrs Loba Van der Bijl Clarke and Robert Agnew. Education Co-ordinator Sarah Passfield Cover image: Eric Richmond, Mr David Humphreys Mr and Mrs Charles Villiers Production The Event Umbrella © Tatisol l Dreamstime.com The Hon and Mrs Charles James Mr and Mrs Fergus Watson Hon Solicitor Mr and Mrs Iain Jenkins Sir Robert and Tim Townsend, Gardner & Croft Mr and Mrs George Jessel Lady Worcester KBE DL Please consider the environment Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: 01227 787787 | www.canterburyfestival.co.uk Festival Box Office: Mr and Mrs Richard Latham Mr and Mrs Evelyn Wright and recycle after use. Mr and Mrs Roddy Loder-Symonds Professor and Mrs Michael Wright 52 53 Canterbury Christ Church University is proud to be a principal sponsor of the Canterbury Festival

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Cultural activities are provided throughout the year by the University and many of the events are free and open to the general public as well as for the students. These include regular music programmes held at the St Gregory’s Centre for Music, North Holmes Road, and also at Canterbury Cathedral, public lectures by internationally renowned speakers, and art exhibitions at the Sidney Cooper Gallery, St Peter’s Street, with related lectures, workshops and concerts. The University has five campuses across Kent, in Canterbury, Broadstairs, Medway, and Tunbridge Wells, and offers flexible courses for undergraduate, postgraduate and part-time study.

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