arts richmond Newsletter of Richmond upon Thames Arts Council November 2011 A great RuT LitFest – plus new young people’s events and Young Writers’ competition th hat a month! The 20 Young People’s Festival can explore the house and develop Richmond Literary ideas for the development of a Festival, organised by and arts richmond Young ‘Penny Dreadful’. The next day W the LBRuT arts team Writers’ Competition there’s Gothic Comics, another in association with opportunity for developing the big arts richmond, goes from strength to A host of events , including idea. Both need to be booked at strength, with an enormous range of broadcaster Amy Redmond on www.strawberryhill house.org.uk/ author events through the month, podcasting , Ian Beck on his haunting events too numerous to list even the new book, illustrator Hannah Shaw Then there’ll be other writing events highlights here. Best get on to the on drawing, Charlie Dark on cool at SHH between 1 and 30 November website: poetry and Dr Octopus, Marcus – watch the Strawberry Hill website. www.richmondliterature.com Sedgwick on gothics , and Axel to check availability and book your Scheffler, illustrator of The Gruffalo There are all sorts of other events to chosen events. and Zog. interest everyone at Strawberry Hill during the month – see Historic And this year the Young Writers’ This year there are lots of new Houses below. developments in addition to the Competition, leading to the main programme: appointment of the RuT Young The Landmark Arts Centre in Laureate and Junior Laureate, takes Teddington also has events for young Young People’s Festival: see next on a new shape. Once again, writers as part of its half-term column for Young Writers’ generous prizes have been donated programme Animal Magic : on Competition and more. in memory of Malcolm Richards, late Tuesday 25 October at 2.00 pm, a Fringe Festival , in partnership with editor of the Richmond and workshop Creatures and Drama for Apples and Snakes, including a 20 th Twickenham Times, who did so much Young Poets - hunt for animals at the birthday party on board the to encourage participation in the arts Landmark and learn how to write Richmond Royale , and featuring by young people. The closing date your own poem. weekend events at Ham House with for the competition is 28 November 020 8977 7558. (schools 20 December), so things get closing celebration on Sunday 27 Local writers will also be interested moving fast. See the arts richmond November with John Hegley, El Crisis in the Richmond Writers’ Circle. It website for the competition rules and The Bonfire Band (see Historic meets most Wednesdays. Houses below). Strawberry Hill House, writer Horace www.richmondwriterscircle.org Richmond Literary Salon in Walpole’s beautifully renovated Twickenham High Street – a place to gothic mansion in Strawberry Hill, arts richmond at the drop in for a cup of tea and biscuit has its own Young Writers Literary Festival and chat with literary folk. Competition, and is organising some fun workshops, which should Food and drink events at Ham House produce some good entries for the Books for Our Time on Saturday and Sunday 26 and 27 Laureates. The Secret State November, with Salon du The on Sunday. On 25 October from 12 noon to 2.00 Peter Hennessy (who recently pm, there’s The Strawberry Hill became a People’s Peer and a Penny Dreadful (8+), when children crossbencher in the House of Lords), word. Plus a welcoming drink. J.B.Priestley’s An Inspector Calls , the the leading expert and writer on the 0845 838 7529 National Theatre production directed workings of Government, and whose by Stephen Daldry, from 15 to 19 At the Mary Wallace Theatre on most recent work is The Secret State: November, The End of the Rainbow Twickenham Riverside the Richmond Preparing for the Worst 1945-2010 , with Tracie Bennett as Judy Garland Shakespeare Society is performing in conversation with James Naughtie. from 21 to 26 November, and Little Gem by Elaine Murphy from 30 A witty and penetrating evening. Calendar Girls from 28 November to October to 4 November (020 8744 Wednesday 9 November at 7.30 pm . 3 December. Cinderella opens on 0547). And at Kitson Hall in Barnes, Duke Street Church. (Tickets Friday 9 December. One night Barnes Charity Players, celebrating www.richmondliterature.com) stands include The Vagina their 21 st anniversary, are performing Monologues on Sunday 13 Guys and Dolls from 29 November to But limited capacity and SOLD November, and The Drifters on 3 December (0800 612 5227). OUT: Sunday 27 November. Q2 Players present The Wind in the 16 November Radio 4’s Gardeners’ Question Time Willows by Alan Bennett on 1 and 2 is on ‘live tour’ at the theatre on That Woman: The Life of December in the Alexandra Room at Sunday 6 November at 7.30 pm. Wallis Simpson, Duchess of St Luke’s in The Avenue, Kew. (020 Windsor 8876 6551). www.ambassadorstickets.com/richm ond and 0844 871 7651. with Anne Sebba St Mary’s Drama Group is presenting J B Priestley’s When We are Married At the Rose Theatre , Kingston, and at Hampton Hill Playhouse from 26 Actors of Dionysus are performing 20 November to 29 October (020 8941 1267) Aristophanes’ comedy Lysistrata from 7 to 11 November, We are Book Buffet with Normansfield Theatre in Teddington, Three Sisters (a tale of the Bronte at the Downs Syndrome Claire Tomalin on Dickens sisters) is from 15 to 19 November, Association’s HQ, has a return visit there’s a Comedy Store on Sunday 6 (but if you’ve got a ticket, join us for by Gordon Peters and David Clark, November, Sakoba Dance on the great Book Buffet at Thai Square who had a great success previously Saturday 5 November, Stan Tracey near the Orange Tree – book at with A Celebration of Flanders and From 2 to 8 on Saturday 12 Orange Tree box office) Swann , this time with The Humour of November, the National Symphony Noel Coward (who of course was Orchestra in Love & War at the Rose arts richmond born in Teddington). That’s on on Sunday 13 November, and the Autumn Art Celebration Saturday 19 November (0845 230 Tiffin Oratorio Choir performing 0372) Friday 21 to Sunday 23 October at Handel’s Saul on Sunday 20 the Duke Street Church, Richmond. At the Orange Tree Theatre in November, all at 7.30 pm. Richmond there’s just time to catch The Snow Queen by Hans Christian Great paintings and sculpture by the final performances of How to be Andersen opens on Friday 2 amazing local artists, professional Happy , a new play by David Lewis, December. Zoe Wanamaker is on and amateur. which finishes on 5 November. It’s Time to Talk on Wednesday 16 And while we’re on talented local followed by James Saunders’s Next November at 5.30 pm. artists, don’t forget the Richmond Time I’ll Sing to You from 9 Art Society’s Autumn Exhibition at November to 10 December, and the www.rosetheatrekingston.org and the Vestry House, Richmond, from Christmas production, St John 08444 821 556. 26 November to 4 December at the Hankin’s The Charity that Began at Vestry House, Richmond, the Kew Home , directed by Auriol Smith, Film Art Studio’s Christmas Exhibition on opens on 14 December to 4 Richmond Film Society, which 26 and 27 November, and the great February. screens many distinguished foreign exhibitions at the Fountain Gallery in The theatre is hosting many of the productions, has its usual strong list East Molesey – details below big events for the RuT Literary over the autumn and winter. In Festival, and on Sunday 27 November there are three Tuesday Drama November has a joint session with evening showings: 1 November Days At Hampton Hill Playhouse, the Wimbledon Music Festival: John of Glory, co-produced by Algeria, Teddington Theatre Club is Sessions in a one-man show as W S France, Morocco and Belgium; 15 performing Boy Gets Girl by Rebecca Gilbert. That’s at 2.30 pm. November Please Give from the USA, and 29 November The Sea Inside Gilman from 13 to 19 November (‘a www.orangetreetheatre.co.uk and from Spain. Richmond Adult and smart, snappy thriller that ratchets box office 020 8940 3633. up the tension with every scene’). Community College at 7.30 pm TTC has a Variety Gala Night on Richmond Theatre has The Very [email protected] Hungry Caterpillar & Other Eric Carle Sunday 30 October at 7.45 pm with The Musical Museum, Brentford, is Favourites from 3 to 5 November, music, song, dance and the spoken showing Gigi on Sunday 6 November then Nigel Havers in Basket Case at 3.00 pm, and on Saturday 19 from 7 to 12 November, November Nosferatu – A Symphony December at 7.30 pm at St Andrew’s Danielle Salamon, a former winner of of Horror , the 1922 classic. both at Church, Surbiton. See website for the Mozart Memorial Prize and 3.00 pm. details of the Rose Theatre’s Cultural accomplished pianist, is in concert 020 8560 8108 Café events during the festival. with soprano Raphaela Papadakis at www.musicalmuseum.co.uk 3.00 pm, and on Saturday 19 International pianist James Lisney is November another movie, Nosferatu The Museum of Richmond in back at the Riverhouse Barn in – A Symphony of Horror , the 1922 Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, is Walton on Thames with a series of classic, at 7.30 pm. Then on Sunday showing the film The Man in Grey in concerts, the next ones on Friday 4 27 November and Saturday 3 its Georgian Film Season on November and Saturday 3 December Christmas Concert with Wednesday 30 November at 6.00 December, with the centrepieces Len Rawle at the Mighty Wurlitzer pm.