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Location of venues Public Toilets & Nature Reserve 2 Welcome to the 48th Rye Arts Festival! Contents

Running as usual over the last two weeks Lieder. After lunch in one of Rye’s excellent Festival Diary 4 - 5 in September, the Festival offers you restaurants, a stroll to Rye Community Centre 6 - 22 the chance to enjoy world class artistic for the anarchic fun of our drama production Events entertainment in the classic setting of one Enid Blyton … for Grown-ups! Then, as Fringe Events 22 of the most beautiful towns in England, with evening draws on, enjoy the National Youth accommodation and restaurants to match. Jazz Orchestra in the Milligan Theatre, Exhibitions 23 - 24 We hope that you will enjoy the festival named in memory of a famous local resident, Advertisers 26 - 44 experience, as do the arts lovers who flock the late Spike Milligan, who is buried in the to Rye year after year to meet old friends churchyard up the road in Winchelsea. Sponsorships 45 - 46 and make new ones. Starting with this exciting first weekend, the Festival rolls on from day to day offering This year anyone stepping off the train or talks by the likes of David Owen (on Trump) parking their car on the opening day of the and Max Hastings (on the Dambusters For further details about Festival will be able to experience our very Raid), Schubert songs, Beethoven our programme and to first crime (cRYmE) day: interviews with four piano trios, Chinese music, more drama book online, visit leading crime writers as they talk about their and contemporary music including the ryeartsfestival.org.uk work and give tips to aspiring authors, based celebrated Pink Singers. Nor are the visual around a murder themed lunch at the famous arts forgotten: this year we stage a major Box Office Address: Mermaid Inn. After an early dinner, a choice retrospective exhibition of celebrated local c/o Phillips & Stubbs, of musical entertainment: in the beautiful artist Fred Cuming RA. 47/49 Cinque Ports Street, setting of St Mary’s Church hear Tasmin Little Rye TN31 7AN play Beethoven violin sonatas in one of her As Chairman, I trust you will enjoy whatever Box Office Telephone: farewell recitals or listen to Nancy Kerr and events you sample, and come back to dip James Fagan, together multiple winners of into our programme again in future years. 01797 224442 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Finally, I would like to thank all our wonderful Rye Arts Festival is a Charitable sponsors, members, trustees, committee Incorporated Organisation Registration No. 1175309. Sunday begins with a guided tour of Rye members and volunteers, without whom Disclaimers: led by the Town Crier, an ancient office none of this would be possible. Persons attending Rye Arts Festival events and using venue car parks which stretches back to medieval times. (if available), do so at their own risk. Welcome & Contents

The morning also offers an opportunity to Guy Fraser-Sampson Every event may have sample our very first digital event, Follow the Chair, Rye Arts Festival CIO photographers taking pictures. 3 Festival Diary Talks & Books Classical Contemporary Theatre/Film Walks & Tours Exhibitions

DAY EVENT DOORS STARTS DURATION PAGE VENUE Fri 13th Rye Dance Showcase 18:00 18:30 2hrs 7 Rye Community Centre Sat 14th cRYmE Day 10:00 10:30 6½hrs 6 Methodist Church, Rye Sat 14th Tasmin Little & Martin Roscoe 18:45 19:30 2 2hrs 7 St Mary’s Church, Rye Sat 14th Nancy Kerr & James Fagan 19:30 20:00 2hrs 7 Rye Community Centre Sun 15th Paul Goring (Rye Town Crier) Guided Walk 10:45 11:00 2hrs 8 Rye Heritage Centre Sun 15th Follow The Lieder (Alisdair Kitchen) 10:20 10:30 1½hrs 8 Kino Cinema, Rye Sun 15th Enid Blyton... for Grown-ups! 15:30 16:00 1hr 8 Rye Community Centre Sun 15th National Youth Jazz Orchestra 18:15 19:00 2hrs 9 The Milligan Theatre, Rye Mon 16th Camber Castle Wildlife Walk 13:45 14:00 3hrs 9 Hope Anchor Lookout Mon 16th Laura Snowden (guitar) 19:00 19:30 1½hrs 9 St Thomas’s, Winchelsea Tues 17th Romney Marsh Churches Tour 09:45 10:00 6½hrs 10 Rye Station Forecourt Tues 17th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 10 Town Well, Winchelsea Tues 17th Adam Nicolson & Tom Hammick - The Making of Poetry 14:30 15:00 1½hrs 10 Methodist Church, Rye Wed 18th Trio Opal 12:30 13:00 1hr 11 St Mary’s Church, Rye Wed 18th Richard Ormrod - Radclyffe Hall & Una Troubridge 14:30 15:00 1hr 11 Lamb House, Rye Wed 18th Fiona Graham-Mackay - The Best Brush Strokes 18:45 19:00 1½hrs 24 Rye Art Gallery Wed 18th Film - 2001: A Space Odyssey 19:50 20:00 2½hrs 11 Kino Cinema, Rye Thu 19th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 10 Town Well, Winchelsea Thu 19th An Evening with Sophie Hannah 18:30 19:00 1½hrs 12 Methodist Church, Rye Fri 20th Raynor Winn - The Salt Path 14:30 15:00 1hr 12 Methodist Church, Rye Fri 20th David Flood - Organ Recital 18:45 19:30 1½hrs 12 St Mary’s Church, Rye Fri 20th The Wave Pictures 19:30 20:00 2hrs 13 Rye Community Centre Sat 21st Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 10 Town Well, Winchelsea Sat 21st Juliet Sear - Botanical Baking 10:30 11:00 1½hrs 13 Webbe’s Fish Café, Rye Sat 21st The Pink Singers In Concert 18:45 19:30 1½hrs 13 St Mary’s Church, Rye

Festival Diary Sat 21st Martin & Eliza Carthy 19:30 20:00 2hrs 14 Rye Community Centre Sun 22nd William Thomson - Seas the Power 10:30 11:00 1¼hrs 14 Rye Harbour Sailing Club 4 Sun 22nd If I Catch Alphonso, Tonight! 14:30 15:00 2hrs 14 Rye Community Centre Sun 22nd Tangram - Chinese Music Workshop 17:15 17:30 45mins 15 St Mary’s Church, Rye Books & Talks Classical Contemporary Theatre/Film Walks & Tours Exhibitions

DAY EVENT DOORS STARTS DURATION PAGE VENUE Sun 22nd Tangram - Chinese Musicians’ Collective 18:45 19:30 1hr 15 St Mary’s Church, Rye Mon 23rd Film - The Dam Busters 10:15 10:30 2¼hrs 15 Kino Cinema, Rye Mon 23rd Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 10 Town Well, Winchelsea Mon 23rd Discover Rye Harbour Guided Walk 13:45 14:00 3hrs 15 Rye Harbour Car Park Mon 23rd Sir Max Hastings - Chastise: The Dam Busters Story, 1943 18:30 19:00 1½hrs 16 The Milligan Theatre, Rye Tues 24th Patrick Gale - In Conversation 14:30 15:00 1hr 16 Methodist Church, Rye Tues 24th Ernst-Simon Glaser (cello) 19:00 19:30 1½hrs 16 St Thomas’s, Winchelsea Wed 25th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 10 Town Well, Winchelsea Wed 25th Film - Midnight Cowboy 15:00 15:10 2hrs 17 Kino Cinema, Rye Wed 25th Lord David Owen - Hubris: The Road to Donald Trump 18:30 19:00 1½hrs 17 St Mary’s Church, Rye Thu 26th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 10 Town Well, Winchelsea Thu 26th Andrew Roberts - Churchill: Walking with Destiny 11:30 12:00 1hr 17 Methodist Church, Rye Thu 26th A Regular Little Houdini 18:30 19:00 1¼hrs 18 Rye Community Centre Fri 27th Paul Goring (Rye Town Crier) Guided Walk 10:45 11:00 2hrs 8 Rye Heritage Centre Fri 27th Claer Barrett - Financial Workshop 10:30 11:00 1¼hrs 18 Methodist Church, Rye Fri 27th Andy McConnell - Bottoms Up! 14:30 15:00 1hr 18 The Mermaid Inn, Rye Fri 27th Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside - Schwanengesang 18:45 19:30 2hrs 19 St Mary’s Church, Rye Fri 27th The Jim Hammond Band 19:30 20:00 2hrs 19 Rye Community Centre Sat 28th Andy McConnell - Lectures & Appraisal Session 10:00 10:30 4½hrs 20 The Mermaid Inn, Rye Sat 28th Lynne Page Mass Dance Event 10:30 11:00 1hr 19 Bridge Point, Rye Sat 28th Winchelsea Cellars Tour 10:45 11:00 1½hrs 10 Town Well, Winchelsea Sat 28th Kate Bradbury - Wildlife Gardening for Everyone 14:30 15:00 1hr 20 Methodist Church, Rye Sat 28th Emma Kirkby with Dowland Works 18:45 19:30 2hrs 21 St Mary’s Church, Rye Sat 28th Mampama - African Popular Music 19:30 20:00 2hrs 21 Rye Community Centre Festival Diary Sun 29th Shakespeare in Rye (Rye Players) 13:30 14:00 45mins 21 The Mermaid Inn, Rye Sun 29th Shakespeare in Rye (Rye Players) 15:30 16:00 45mins 21 The Mermaid Inn, Rye 5 Sun 29th Sunday Soirée - Timberlina & Dr Aspalls 16:30 17:00 2hrs 22 The Queen’s Head, Rye CENE DO NOT CROSS

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Rye Dance Showcase Beethoven Piano & Nancy Kerr & James Fagan Rye Dance Centre students Violin Sonatas Award-winning folk duo Tasmin Little (violin) and by telephone or in person at the Box Office Pupils of Rye Dance Centre Martin Roscoe (piano) Nancy Kerr (vocals, fiddle, viola, both junior and senior present This will be one of the last autoharp, guitar) and James Fagan a collection of dances from opportunities to hear violinist (vocals, bouzouki, guitar, mandolin, this year’s successful festival Tasmin Little playing live. Martin piano) have twice won ‘Best Duo’ season. A selection of new and Roscoe is one of the most and several other accolades in the exam work will also be included. eminent pianists in the world and BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. Apart It will be a mixture of song and a longstanding duo partner of from their duo work, the couple dance: disciplines will include new Tasmin. This promises to be a have collaborated with many contemporary dance and acrobatic celebrated names on the folk scene

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See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: Rye Community Centre Tickets: £7 Adults, Tickets: £32, £22, £15 Tickets: £15 7 £5 children/conc 8 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office Meet: SUNDAY 15thSEPTEMBER ‘Antient Town’ ofRye,includinga

Tickets: £10 Strand Quay, RyeTN31 7AY Venue: MeetatRyeHeritage Centre Paul Goring, Rye Town Crier Rye inallitsWonder © Dr Andrew Bamji A gentletwo-hourguidedwalk often surprising-historyof this of theelegant18thCenturyTown around theheartofhistoric Please notethiswalkison cobbled will heartheunique,troubled -and Hall andseethegrimexhibits rare opportunitytovisittheinterior streets andtheTown Hallhasa flight ofstairs. most beautifulofEnglishtowns. hidden initsattic,notusuallyopen to thepublic!Alongwayyou 10:45 27th Sept Also on Starts: 11:00 Duration:

2hrs Doors: SUNDAY 15thSEPTEMBER unreleased films. the exclusivepremiereoftwo the filmsreleasedtodateplus special screeningwillfeature all until theendofFestival.This Classic FMonlinefromearlyAugust The filmswillbeserialisedon accompanying Schubertsongs. (3-5 minslong)inspiredbyand inspirational seriesofshortfilms Festival continuethisyearwithhis Alisdair’s closelinkswiththe Alisdair Kitchen Follow theLieder See p.45fora full listofsponsors Tickets: £12 Venue: TheKinoCinema,Rye 10:20 Starts: 10:30 Duration: 1½hrs

Doors: SUNDAY 15thSEPTEMBER *Age Guidance: 10+ Tickets: £15 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre adult themes* Contains someinnuendoand and leaveyoursidesaching! grab youbythejollyhockey sticks This isqualitycomedytheatre that’ll tongue-in-cheek homagetoEnid. songs, theshowoffers anhilarious in vintagecostumewithmusicand audience suggestions.Performed live onthehoof,inspiredby cast inventanimprovisedadventure innuendo andlashingsofpuns.The A riotousparody, chockfullof Bumper Blyton Enid Blyton…forGrown-ups! 15:30 Starts: 16:00 Duration:

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National Youth Jazz Camber Castle Wildlife Walk Laura Snowden Orchestra Barry Yates Guitar by telephone or in person at the Box Office NYJO is a glittering showcase for Circular route starting from Hope Hailed “a string sensation” by BBC the UK’s finest young professional Anchor Lookout looking at wildlife Music Magazine, British-French jazz musicians, combining a hard- and considering past threats of guitarist and composer Laura swinging rhythm section and a raft invasion and the changing coastline. Snowden is acclaimed for her of hugely talented soloists, to bring Led by staff of Sussex Wildlife Trust “poise and intensity” (Guardian) you the very best in British big-band and supported by a member of the and playing “of extraordinary depth” jazz. Under the artistic direction Friends of Rye Harbour Nature (Strings, Classical Music Magazine). of Mark Armstrong, the orchestra Reserve, we will walk to and look Laura was the first guitarist to performs around 40 concerts a inside Henry VIII’s castle and then graduate from the world-renowned www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, year and aims to inspire the next go to a nearby birdwatching hide to Yehudi Menuhin School, where generation with educational work see wetland birds and other wildlife. guitar tuition was made possible by wherever they tour. a donation from The Rolling Stones. See website for programme details See p.45 for a full list of sponsors

See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: The Milligan Theatre, Venue: Meet at Hope Anchor Lookout, Venue: St. Thomas’s Church, Rye College, TN31 7NQ Watchbell Street, Rye TN31 7HA Winchelsea TN36 4EB 9 Tickets: £20 Tickets: £10 Tickets: £18 10 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office Meet: TUESDAY 17thSEPTEMBER Tickets: £35 to Rye Station Forecourt Coach departs fromandreturns Churches TrustChurches Romney Historic Marsh Churches Tour Romney Marsh

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Late Addition - BREXIT WITHOUT THE BULLSHIT - Gavin Esler How Brexit will change Britain Will Brexit boost jobs? Or wreck the NHS? And what about food shortages? Gavin’s recently published book, Brexit Without the Bullshit, sets out to look at the real impact Brexit will have on the UK. From strawberries to passports, the broadcaster and journalist Gavin Esler presents a no-bullshit guide to the most momentous change in British life for decades, covering areas such as: Food and diet Health and the NHS Jobs and industry Education Travel to Europe Copies of Gavin’s new book will be on sale at his talk. From the food markets of Kent to NHS operating thea- Gavin Esler is journalist, television presenter and author. He was a main presenter of the BBC current affairs show tres to the boardrooms of big employers, Brexit throws Newsnight for 12 years until 2014. Since 2014 he has been up many surprises. Some are deeply unpleasant. a public speaker, a political commentator and journalist and Gavin Esler’s Brexit Without the Bullshit is not about the Chancellor of the University of Kent. In 2019, he stood the Brexit you were told you were getting. He argues for Change UK in the European Parliament elections. that it’s about the one that is arriving. The talk will be https://www.canburypress.com/store/p30/Brexit_Without_the_Bullshit_ followed by a Question & Answer session. by_Gavin_Esler_paperback.html

Venue: Methodist Church, 16 Church Square, Rye TN31 7HE Tickets: £10 by telephone 01797 224442 or in person at the Box Office Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, WEDNESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 18th SEPTEMBER Doors:12:30 Starts:13:00 Duration:1hr Doors:14:30 Starts:15:00 Duration:1hr Doors:19:50 Starts:20:00 Duration:2½hrs © Park Circus/Warner Bros. © Park Circus/Warner © Evgenia Valu

Trio Opal Radclyffe Hall & 2001: A Space Odyssey Eriko Nagayama (violin) Una Troubridge Directed by Stanley Kubrick based Joel Siepmann (cello) Richard Ormrod on the book by Arthur C. Clarke by telephone or in person at the Box Office Yi-Shing Cheng (piano) Dr. Richard Ormrod, Una’s only This iconic film is shown to coincide Prize-winning Trio Opal was founded biographer, casts light on their public with the 50th anniversary of the in 2017 during each member’s study and private lives. Of all the weird and first man on the moon. The main at the Royal Academy of Music. wonderful characters who ever lived character is the computer HAL in Rye, they were amongst the most which chimes with concerns Each member’s extensive fascinating and impressive. They about computerisation today. performing experience has led were at once traditional and radical; The film’s key themes are the them to win competitions, be bohemian and respectable; and most human condition, evolution, orchestral leaders, perform on of all, perhaps, morally courageous artificial intelligence and the www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, live radio and more. in living their lives as they saw fit, possibility of extra-terrestrial life. See website for programme details despite the prejudices of pre-war The realism, pioneering special society. They became the lesbian effects and stunning soundtrack icons of the 20th Century. make this film a must-see! See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: Lamb House, Venue: The Kino Cinema, Rye Tickets: £15 West St, Rye TN31 7ES Tickets: £12 11 Tickets: £10 12 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office Doors: THURSDAY 19thSEPTEMBER Tickets: £12 Venue: MethodistChurch,Rye Sophie Hannah An Eveningwith Murders See p.45fora full listofsponsors of psychologicalcrimefiction and estate,Sophiepublisheda also awonderfullyentertainingand countries. Shehassincepublished Not onlyisSophieHannahan five funny speaker. In2014,withthe new Poirotnovel, internationally bestsellingwriter two morePoirotnovels. blessing ofAgathaChristie’sfamily published in49languages,sheis

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The Wave Pictures Botanical Baking The Pink Singers In Concert Pure musicality and raw talent Juliet Sear Conductor: Murray Hipkin by telephone or in person at the Box Office Over the course of their 16-year Baking expert, cook, food stylist, Join Europe’s longest-running career and 18 albums, The Wave TV presenter and bestselling author, LGBT+ choir for a fun, vibrant Pictures have embraced electric Juliet Sear is the go-to expert for performance of fantastic choral folk, blues, classic rock ‘n’ roll, out of the ordinary food challenges arrangements that will leave you doom-laden poetry and songs and creative food projects. She is wanting more. This programme laced with infectious African the author of The Cake Decorating of highlights from their summer sounding guitar. Reviewers often Bible, Cakeology and Kawaii Cakes. concert ‘Divas through the Decades’ find parallels in their work to ’60s will include numbers made famous Dylan, ’70s Grateful Dead, Jonathan She works with global brands by great artistes such as Shirley www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, Richman and The Smiths. There developing concepts, recipes, Bassey, Barbra Streisand, Judy are as many influences as there online content and experiential Garland, Kylie Minogue, Ella are songs. edible art installations. Fitzgerald and Diana Ross.

See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: Webbe’s Fish Café Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Tickets: £15 17 Tower Street, Rye TN31 7AT Tickets: £15, £12, £6 13 Tickets: £12 14 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office Doors: SATURDAY 21stSEPTEMBER Tickets: £20 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre The firstfamilyoffolk Martin &ElizaCarthy This concertisagreatopportunity See p.45fora full listofsponsors accolades overa20-yearcareer, and winnerofinnumerable Eliza hasperformedandrecorded with adiversearrayofartists. whilst Elizabringsheroutstanding recognisable acousticguitarplaying, Martin alsocontributeshisinstantly fiddle-playing skills.Twice nominated fortheMercuryPrize together. Bothoutstandingsingers, to seefatheranddaughterworking 19:30 Starts: 20:00 Duration:

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1¼hrs Doors: SUNDAY 22ndSEPTEMBER See p.45fora full listofsponsors Miles Jenner Tickets: £12 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre comic songs. that containsextractsfrom 16ofhis the subjectofthisnewmusical play two worldwars.Histurbulent lifeis – allsetagainstthebackdropof revue, musicalcomedyandcinema history, encompassing musichall, spanned halfacenturyoftheatrical artists. BillyMerson’scareer Hall’s greatestandmostrevered the lifeandtimesofoneMusic A delightfulafternoondelvinginto If ICatchAlphonso, 14:30 Starts: 15:00 Duration:

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© Catherine Benson SUNDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER MONDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER MONDAY 23rd SEPTEMBER Doors:18:45 Starts:19:30 Duration:1hr Doors:10:15 Starts:10:30 Duration:2¼hrs Meet:13:45 Starts:14:00 Duration:3hrs Also today Cellars Tour (p10) © Park Circus/Studio Canal Films Ltd. © Linxi Li

Tangram The Dam Busters (1955) Discover Rye Harbour Chinese Musicians’ Collective Directed by Michael Anderson Guided Walk by telephone or in person at the Box Office Tangram weaves a path between This classic film, introduced by a A circular wildlife walk looking at the worlds of European classical WWII bomber veteran, tells the wildlife, considering past threats of music and Chinese music, sharing story of how the RAF attacked invasion, the changing coastline a common desire to explore the German dams during WWII using and seeing progress with the new Chinese diaspora in different ways. an ingenious technique invented by Discovery Centre. Led by staff of They present a range of music and Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave). Sussex Wildlife Trust and supported explore new soundscapes with We are showing this film prior to the by a member of the Friends of Rye Chinese and western instruments. talk by Max Hastings Chastise: The Harbour Nature Reserve. Dambusters Story, 1943 which will A free workshop will take place www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, prior to this evening’s performance, give a new take on the preparations, Binoculars will be helpful. The starting at 17:30 and lasting for raid and aftermath. guides have some you can borrow, 45 minutes (doors open 17:15). Image courtesy of Park Circus/Studio Canal but please bring your own if Accompanied U-16s free! Films Ltd. possible. See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: The Kino Cinema, Rye Meet at Rye Harbour Car Park Tickets: £15, £12 Tickets: £12 Tickets: £10 15 Children free! 16 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office

© Toby Madden Ltd. Doors: MONDAY 23rdSEPTEMBER Tickets: £20 Love Lane, Rye Venue: TheMilliganTheatre, Sir MaxHastings Story, 1943 Chastise: TheDambusters See p.45fora full listofsponsors World War, withmovingportraitsof episodes inBritishhistory. epic thathaspassedintoBritain’s Operation Chastise,thedestruction of onethemostextraordinary of 16th/17thMay1943,wasan of theMöhneandEderdams RAF’s 617Squadrononthenight Dams Raidinthebigpictureof national legend.Hastingssetsthe in north-westGermanybythe the keyplayersandsuperb narrative bomber offensive andoftheSecond 18:30 Starts: 19:00 Duration:

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© Dan Hall Doors: TUESDAY 24thSEPTEMBER within weeksofpublication. became a His latest, Winter Rough Music,A PlaceCalled includes theacclaimednovels Mini seriesin2018.Hiswork International EmmyforBestMovie/ thousands more,winningthe Man inanOrangeShirt around theworldandhisdrama gained himanincrediblefollowing Patrick Gale’s16novelshave Patrick Gale In Conversation See p.45fora full listofsponsors Tickets: £12 Venue: MethodistChurch,Rye 14:30 14:30 and Take NothingWithYou Sunday Times Starts: Notes fromanExhibition 15:00 Duration: attracted Bestseller

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© Ola Kjelbye Doors: TUESDAY 24thSEPTEMBER See p.45fora full listofsponsors See websiteforprogrammedetails composers. three pieceswrittenbyNorwegian Bach cellosuites,sideby with will performthreeunaccompanied 2019 RyeArtsFestival,Glaser artist. Forthefirsttimeat He isalsoanestablishedrecording Gothenburg SymphonyOrchestra. principal cellointheworld-famous in theUK,Ernst-Simonisnow Born inNorwayandeducated Cello Ernst-Simon Glaser Tickets: £18 Winchelsea TN364EB Venue: St.Thomas’sChurch, 19:00 Starts: 19:30 Duration:

1½hrs WEDNESDAY 25th SEPTEMBER WEDNESDAY 25th SEPTEMBER THURSDAY 26th SEPTEMBER Doors:15:00 Starts:15:10 Duration:2hrs Doors:18:30 S t a r t s :19:00 Duration:1½hrs Doors:11:30 Starts:12:00 Duration:1hr Also today Cellars Tour (p10) © Park Circus/Studio Canal Films Ltd. © Anna Kunst

Midnight Cowboy (1969) Hubris: The Road to Churchill: Walking with Directed by John Schlesinger Donald Trump Destiny Introduced by Sue Schlesinger Lord David Owen Prof. Andrew Roberts by telephone or in person at the Box Office To celebrate the 50th anniversary David Owen analyses the mental Winston Churchill towers over every of the day of its UK release, this and physical condition of political other figure in 20th Century British ground-breaking film tells of leaders past and present with a history. There have been over a the unlikely friendship of naïve particular view that what occurred thousand previous biographies prostitute Joe Buck (Jon Voight) before paved the way to President of Churchill. Acclaimed historian and ailing con-man ‘Ratso’ Rizzo Trump. Of recent leaders there Andrew Roberts now draws on (Dustin Hoffman). It won three have been depressives, alcoholics, over 40 new sources, including Oscars for Best Picture, Best narcissists, populists and those the private diaries of King George Director and Best Adapted affected by hubris syndrome and VI, used in no previous Churchill www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, Screenplay and was the first driven by their religious beliefs, as biography, to depict him more X-rated and LGBT film to win with Bush and Blair. But Donald intimately and persuasively than Best Picture. Trump presents a completely any of its predecessors. different set of issues. See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: The Kino Cinema, Rye Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: Methodist Church, Rye Tickets: £12 Tickets: £20, £15, Tickets: £12 17 £12.50 18 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office Doors: THURSDAY 26thSEPTEMBER Daniel Llewelyn-Williams A RegularLittleHoudini Tickets: £15 Venue: RyeCommunityCentre A multi-award-winningmodern See p.45fora full listofsponsors emulate hisheroontheindustrial one ofthemostterrifyingevents in of magic.Hisparentsstruggle a dockworker’sson,smittenby with theirson’seccentricity, but Harry detritus, hisrelentlessambition doggedly traininghimselfto British industrialhistory. finally bringshimface-to-face with fairytale! EdwardianSouthWales: the world’s greatest showman - and 18:30

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Schwanengesang The Jim Hammond Band Mass Dance Event (Swan Song) Blues at its best! Lynne Page Roderick Williams & Iain Burnside by telephone or in person at the Box Office Roderick Williams is one of the Jim Hammond fronts this first- In Rye for the first time as part world’s leading Baritones. Now rate blues band on lead vocals, of the Festival, Lynne will lead a in the process of recording guitars and keyboards, switching mass participation dance event Schwanengesang, this performance effortlessly from slide guitar to to recreate the Battle of Hastings will provide a unique opportunity boogie-woogie piano, always as part of The Tapestry Project at to hear his latest Lieder project creating an infectious sound Bridge Point. Lynne is a renowned at its freshest. He is joined by which invites audience members West End choreographer working Iain Burnside in this, the last of to dance. The band is completed by in film, TV, musicals, theatre and Schubert’s song cycles, which was Steve ‘West’ Weston on blues harp, opera. She has worked with a www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, written at the end of Schubert’s life, Orlando Shearer on bass and range of artists and pop stars from and published posthumously. Loris Peverani on drums. Pet Shop Boys to Ellie Goulding. Adults and children of all ages welcome. See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: Bridge Point, Rock Channel, Tickets: £32, £22, £15 Tickets: £12 Rye TN31 7HJ 19 FREE ADMISSION 20 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office Doors: SATURDAY 28thSEPTEMBER Tickets: £25 Venue: Tudor Room, TheMermaidInn,Rye Andy McConnell Valuation Session Study Dayand out howmuch it’sworth. bring yourglassandfind a funvaluationsession– be provided,followedby lectures. A buffet lunch will consist oftwoentertaining The morningsessionwill Mermaid InninRye. session atthehistoric an afternoonvaluation study morning,lunchand for afunandstimulating Roadshow Join theBBC Cellars Tour Also today (p10) 10:00 Starts: ’s glassexpert Antiques 10:30

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The English Muse Mampama Shakespeare in Rye Emma Kirkby with African popular music Rye Players Dowland Works by telephone or in person at the Box Office A welcome return to Rye Arts Kent and London-based Mampama Having recently amalgamated with Festival by celebrated singer Emma formed in 2015 through a love the Rye Shakespeare Company, Kirkby, with Dowland Works. Her of two of the great West African Rye Players are pleased to present famous crystalline voice has long popular music styles: ‘palm wine’ this short, irreverent play that was been admired by audiences all music from Sierra Leone and originally written and performed by over the world, and in this, Emma’s ‘highlife’, the great Ghanaian fusion our RSC around the town nearly 70th birthday year, she will enchant of traditional rhythms and jazz. 20 years ago as part of their Secret and delight once more in the Some Kenyan influences have History of Rye series. It pre-dates early music repertoire for which also been added now. A big hit at the film of almost the same name! www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, she is so famous. In the beautiful last year’s Canterbury Festival, the Local entertainers for local people surroundings of St Mary’s Church, 9-piece band promises infectious and welcome visitors. the setting could hardly be more grooves, great musicianship and a Two performances: 14:00 and 16:00 magical. little of the history behind the songs. See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors See p.45 for a full list of sponsors Book online at Venue: St Mary’s Church, Rye Venue: Rye Community Centre Venue: Tudor Room, Tickets: £32, £22, £15 Tickets: £15 The Mermaid Inn, Rye 21 Tickets: £6 22 Book online at www.ryeartsfestival.org.uk, by telephone or in person at the Box Office Doors: SUNDAY 29thSEPTEMBER Timberlina &DrAspalls Sunday Soirée ADMISSION FREE 7LH 19 Landgate, Rye TN31 Venue: TheQueen’sHead, See p.45fora full listofsponsors What betterwaytoroundoff the Rye ArtsFestivalthanwhilingaway and acaptivatingagitatedpiano chanteuse RachelCuming. cabaret withspecialguest Dr Aspalls?Expectjazzstandards reflections onlifewithlocallegends, hostess Timberlina &jazzrebel the numberoneecologicalhirsute the timewithlaidbackmusical 16:30 Starts: 17:00 Duration:

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