The monthly guide to events from Vauxhall Bridge to St Saviour’s Dock in SE1 Issue 27 September 2000 Free Car-Free Day Friday is Faraday in Waterloo he Cut is to be traffic free n electric celebration of by the Arts Forum College of Printing’s Ton Friday 22 September as the people of the as an inventive series of arts, Eckersley Gallery, the Cuming part of European Car-Free Elephant & Castle past, heritage and science projects Museum and the Blue Day. A Lambeth and Southwark present and future” is how the with the Elephant & Castle Elephant Theatre. week-long Friday is Faraday community. Saturday is Family Fun Councils have teamed up to festival is being described by Michael Faraday’s birthday Day, in association with Child see that SE1 is one of the 600 the Southwark Arts Forum. is on Friday 22 September & Sound, at both the shopping streets being closed across The discoverer of when a public artwork will be centre and nearby St Mary’s Europe. But Michael electricity Michael Faraday unveiled in the Elephant’s Newington Butts with bouncy Bridgeland of the Lambeth was born at the Elephant & shopping centre at 4.30pm – castles, workshops, face Transport Group says: “We’re Castle in 1791 when the after the school day has painting, music and puppets. not closing the road. We’re Elephant & Castle Inn was an finished. •Michael Faraday died in 1876 opening it up to people!” important coach stop outside There will be events all at Hampton Court in a house Plans include an authentic London on the way to Kent week from Monday 18 given to him by Queen French Market selling cheese and Sussex. Friday is Faraday is September in the centre and at Victoria. and crafts brought by Eurostar being devised and produced South Bank University, the •www.fridayisfaraday.org from a car free street in Paris. The Old Vic and Young Vic are planning street theatre and Evans Cycles will be running a competition with a chance to London Open House Thames Festival win a new bike – cycling will be allowed on Car-Free Day. he Old Vic is opening its doors for the public to here will be low tide conditions all day Restaurants are already have look around during London Open House T Tfor the Thames Festival due to the planning to put tables outside Weekend 23-24 September. closure of the Thames Barrier. for shoppers to enjoy a meal or The Georgian theatre, which is keen to re- On Sunday 17 September visitors to Oxo just a cup of coffee. establish its close relationship with local residents, Tower Wharf can slip a fish into the now The Cut will be closed to will be open on Saturday from 10am to 1pm. clean River Thames or just enjoy the music traffic from 7am to 9pm. The Also open will be ’s Kirkaldy from a floating stage – starting with relaxing French market will arrive at Testing Museum built in 1873 to house David classics and climaxing with jazz. 9am and remain open until Kirkaldy’s unique materials testing machine. At dusk there will be the now popular about 5pm – or when the On Sunday spectacular views of the City can be River of Life lantern procession from the cheese runs out. enjoyed from the roof of West Williamson Victoria Embankment, crossing Blackfriars •50% of pollution comes from architects practice in Tanner Street. The site was Bridge shortly after 7.30pm. road vehicles but half of all once Sarson’s Vinegar works which gave the area The fireworks finale is a special car journeys are less than two distinctive smell. commission from the French master miles long. On Saturday and Sunday there will be free pyrotechnician Christophe Berthonneau •Car-Free Day supporters admission to the Old Operating Theatre and Herb who created the stunning display for the include the Mayor of London Garret in St Thomas Street at the Borough. Millennium Bridge opening ceremony. Ken Livingstone. •See page 3 for full SE1 listings •www.thamesfestival.org This Month page 3 South Bank & Southwark’s own Insight guide

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Sinead Codd with words and images Thames Festival Special Events generated from workshops with groups South Bank T 020 7928 0011 in SE1 includes Michael Faraday School, Charles Archbishop’s Park Dickens School, Draper TA, Rockingham Sunday 17 September Lambeth Road/Lambeth Palace Road Estate Play Association, Rockingham Somali RIVER REVELRY 27 Blackfriars Road Support Group, Feminist Library and the 12 noon-5pm; by Gabriel’s Wharf London Sunday 3 September . Enjoy the prolonged low tide on the Thames OPEN DAY with this afternoon of fun on the foreshore. SE1 8NY 2-5pm Tuesday 19 September to Saturday 21 Attractions for park users of all ages, a football October FLOATING STAGE TEL 020 7633 0766 competition, refreshments and more. Take MICHAEL FARADAY: MAN OF SCIENCE 3pm–9pm; by Oxo Tower Wharf FAX 020 7401 2521 part in the Friends of Archbishop’s Park Tue-Sat 10am-6pm; free; Cuming Museum, Lie back on the beach and enjoy this varied questionnaire and tell them what you would Road musical programme. [email protected] like to see in the park. The life and work of Michael Faraday. ______RIVER OF LIFE LANTERN PROCESSION EDITOR Leigh Hatts Friday 22 September 7.30-9.30pm; starts Victoria Embankment Southwark Street T 020 7407 1800 PROJECTA ELECTRA Illuminated sculptures, carnival costumes, TEAM James Hatts 4.30pm; free; Elephant & Castle Shopping floats, music, dancers, singers and hand-held Francis James Every Friday and Saturday Centre lanterns (join the free lantern-making Installation of a public artwork for Faraday’s workshops next to Oxo Tower Wharf 1-5pm). Matthew Brooke BOROUGH FOOD MARKET Fri 12 noon-6pm; Sat 9am-4pm; free birthday. Everyone is encouraged to wear blue. Marion Marples More and more producers are participating in Farouk Campbell the Borough Food Markets. Friday 22 September GROUPE F FIREWORKS FARADAY BIRTHDAY LECTURE 9.30pm; the Thames between Waterloo and © 2000 Press Borough Market on the web: 6.30pm; call 020 7701 1342 to book your place Blackfriars Bridges www.londonslarder.org.uk Dr Frank James of the Royal Institution. Another show from master pyrotechnician PRINTED BY ______Christophe Berthonneau, responsible for Copyprints Ltd, Friday is Faraday Saturday 23 September May’s spectacular Millennium Bridge 1 Talbot Yard, Elephant & Castle T 020 7252 7055 FAMILY FUNDAY fireworks. London SE1 1YP 11am-6pm; free; Elephant & Castle Shopping Monday 18 to Saturday 23 September Centre & St Mary’s Churchyard. www.thamesfestival.org FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT Entertainment, bouncy castles, workshops, ______Advertising 10am-6pm; free; Elephant & Castle Shopping face painting, circus, music, shows, puppets The Word: London Festival of Literature Centre and more. Shakespeare’s Globe T 020 7837 2555 Throughout the week a mobile Michael ______For details of our Faraday generates his own electricity to make Hay’s Galleria Sunday 23 to Saturday 30 September competitive rates call pancakes while you can produce your own Tooley Street T 020 7940 7700 THE WORD for a rate card on 020 power at a Victorian Fairground interactive This year’s festival is centred around 7633 0766. display. You can also make your own blue Friday 1 to Sunday 3 September Shakepeare’s Globe, with a star-studded plaque and check out environmental energy OYSTER AND SEAFOOD FAIR lineup of participants including Blake Subscriptions display by Southwark Energy Agency. There’s Fri & Sat 11am-7pm; Sun 11am-6pm; free Morrison, JG Ballard, John Walsh, Meera Syal, a daily programme of other entertainment, Annual celebration of the start of the oyster Patrick Marber, Joe Penhall, Richard Eyre, To subscribe for 12 including dance, magic, line dancing, theatre season and all things fishy. Features live Melvyn Bragg, John Mortimer, Martin Bell, improvisation and Roman lamp making – call music and craft stalls. Tom Bower, John Julius Norwich, Lynda La issues please send a the hotline or visit the website for details. ______Plante, Mark Lawson, Jeanette Winterson, Lisa cheque for £5 to the St George’s Garden Jardine, Zadie Smith, Lawrence Marks, Simon address above, made Monday 18 to Saturday 23 September Tabard Street T 020 7378 7879 Jenkins, Michael Heseltine, Boris Johnson, payable to in SE1. EXHIBITION Philippa Gregory, Rose Tremain, Fay Weldon, 10am-5pm; free; Eckersley Gallery, London Friday 8 September Howard Jacobson, Francine Stock, Peter Jay, Listings College of Printing OPEN SPACES CELEBRATION Charles Leadbeater, Steve Jones, Sheena Magnetic Art from Alom Shaha, David 4-9pm; free MacDonald, Roy Strong, Terry Jones, Andrew Details of events to be Manley's Famous Local People, Art Wall digital Garden fete with music, food, bar, stalls and Motion and Michael Frayn. projection with work from Southwark’s activities for children. 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From Friday 15 September Southwark Playhouse Theatre Theatre THE CHERRY ORCHARD 62 Road Cinema Cottesloe Theatre; from £12; T 020 7620 3494 BFI London IMAX Cinema Review Old Vic phone for dates The Bullring, South Bank Waterloo Road/The Cut Chekhov’s four-act comedy Tuesday 5 to Saturday 23 T 020 7902 1234 Two Noble T 020 7369 1722 starring Corin & Vanessa September Kinsmen Redgrave. CREDITORS and PARIAH Until further notice From Wednesday 13 Mon-Sat 7.30pm; £9 & £6 (Mon £5) INTO THE DEEP (3D) Continuing in Repertory State of Unrest presents two September Mon-Fri 3.45pm; Sat & Sun HAMLET Strindberg plays translated by ramatic, THE CAR MAN 2.30pm & 7.30pm Mon-Sat 7,45pm (Matinées Thu & Lyttelton Theatre; from £9; phone Michael Mayer, who will give entertaining and Dive into the magic of the ocean D Sat 3pm); £10-£37.50 for dates talks on Wednesdays 13 & 20 and swim with the sharks. very funny, Two Noble Adventures in Motion Pictures Directed by John Caird. September. Kinsmen centres around begins its Old Vic residency with ______MYSTERIES OF EGYPT Shakespeare’s Globe Wednesday 27 September to the rivalry between two the musical dance sensation Mon-Fri 2.30pm; Sat & Sun 6.15pm based on Carmen. Book online at 21 New Globe Walk, Bankside Saturday 21 October close friends, Palamon Omar Sharif stars in this oldvic.SE1shop.co.uk T 020 7401 9919 THE WOMAN WHO exploration of Egyptian myths. and Arcite. Imprisoned ______SWALLOWED A PIN and shackled together Royal National Theatre Until Sunday 10 September Mon-Sat 7pm & 9pm; £9 & £6 ENCOUNTER IN THE THIRD South Bank THE TEMPEST (Monday £5) DIMENSION (3D) both cousins fall in love New play by Clare Bayley tracing T 020 7452 3000 Call for dates & times; £5-£26 Mon-Fri 12 noon, 6.15pm & with Emilia. Vanessa Redgrave plays Prospero. three generations of a London 8.45pm; Sat & Sun 12 noon, 5pm & family. Immediately their Until Saturday 9 September 8.45pm. Also Fri & Sat 10pm friendship is questioned KEN CAMPBELL’S HISTORY OF Until Friday 22 September With thrilling 3D effects, the as they both compete COMEDY – Pt 1: Ventriloquism THE ANTIPODES www.southwark-playhouse.co.uk eccentric professor and his robot Cottesloe Theatre; from £12; Call for dates & times; £5-£26 ______for her. The flow of sidekick take you on a magical phone for dates Richard Brome’s comedy about a Young Vic journey. scenes keeps the Hilarious new one-man show. man driven mad by his obsessive 66 The Cut audience guessing as to desire to travel the world. T 020 7928 6363 AFRICA: THE SERENGETI Until Saturday 23 September Mon-Fri 1.15pm, 5pm & 7.30pm; the outcome of the Until Saturday 23 September Friday 15 September to HOUSE/GARDEN Sat 11am, 1.15pm & 3.45pm; Sun rivalry between these THE TWO NOBLE KINSMEN Saturday 28 October Lyttelton & Olivier Theatres; from 1.15pm & 3.45pm once good friends. The £9; phone for dates Call for dates & times; £5-£26 JULIUS CAESAR Experience the great migration large skeletal horse Alan Ayckbourn’s linked plays. See Theatre Review on this page. Mon-Sat 7.30pm; £18 (conc of over 2 million wildebeest. £12/£9) enhanced the feel of the Until Sunday 24 September First production by the Young From Monday 4 September £6.75 (child £4.75; conc £5.75) play, as too did the HAMLET Vic’s new artistic director David ROME0 & JULIET Add-on feature £4 musical score. This Olivier Theatre; from £9; phone for Call for dates & times; £5-£26 Lan. Mark Rylance as Hamlet. impressive production dates Full details on the IMAX website is well worth catching. Directed by former Young Vic The Young Vic’s new-look website www.bfi.org.uk Artistic Director Tim Supple. www.shakespeares-globe.org is at www.youngvic.org •Two Noble Kinsmen is at Shakespeare’s Music Southwark Cathedral Globe until 23 Montague Close T 020 7367 6700 in September: See listing. St John’s Waterloo the FAROUK CAMPBELL Waterloo Road Every Monday CALL YARD T 020 7366 9279 ORGAN RECITAL 1.10pm; free (donations welcome) Eating & Every Wednesday The recitals on 4 & 18 September LUNCHTIME CONCERTS form part of Peter Wright’s Bach Most of the big and Drinking 1.10pm; donations welcome; 2000 series. refreshments successful local firms do Bankside Wed 6: Alicia Dine (flute) & Oto Every Tuesday Miyaoi (piano) when they Restaurant MUSIC RECITAL Wed 13: Keith Jacobsen (piano) 1.10pm; free (donations welcome) Wed 20: Eamonn Ramsay Contact the cathedral for have (piano) programme details. ankside Restaurant Wed 27: Andrew Thayer (piano) something to in Sumner Street B Visit the cathedral on the web at say and they quietly opened at the Visit St John’s on the web at www.dswark.org Bank Holiday weekend www.stjohnswaterloo.ukf.net ______would like us after several false starts St Matthew’s at the Elephant CLASSICAL, ELECTRIC to give a –a flood was just one Meadow Row problem. 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Morley Gallery St Thomas’ Hospital – Central Hall Exhibitions 61 Westminster Bridge Rd T 020 7450 9226 Lambeth Palace Road Shop Bankside Gallery Mon-Fri 11am-6pm (Thursday -7pm; Sat 12 Open 24 hours; free 48 Hopton Street T 020 7928 7521 noon-4pm; free Focus Tue-Fri 10am-5pm (Tue 8pm) weekends 1-5pm; Until Friday 8 September £3.50 (conc £2) Friday 8 to Thursday 28 September PRINTED IN PORTUGAL Books at INSPIRED CHOICES New works by Portuguese artists from the Waterloo Until Sunday 10 September Exhibition of contemporary ceramics. Paintings in Hospitals Collection. LONDON LIVES ______Artists’ responses to developments in London Museum of Garden History SE1 Gallery rowsing in Bookcase Lambeth Palace Road T 020 7401 8865 64 Southwark Bridge Road T 020 7401 9494 including and the London Eye. 2 on the corner of ______Sun-Fri 10.30am-5pm; free (donations welcome) Mon- Fri 10am-5.30pm; free B Delfina Project Space Lower Marsh and 51 Southwark Street T 020 7357 6600 Until Sunday 17 September Monday 4 September to Friday17 Waterloo Road can be Wed-Sun 11am-6pm; free FIFTY YEARS A POTTER November rewarding. Some Ceramics by the Eeles family of potters from 3x3: PART 2 remember the corner Until Sunday 10 September Mosterton in Dorset. Sculptors Alberto du Man, Pascal Dubois and NEW YORK PROJECTS Rob Olins. shop as a Burton’s Work by 14 New York artists who have spent Thursday 21 September to Sunday 15 ______branch but books are the summer at Delfina in Bermondsey Street. October Tate Modern attracting many more FRESH AS PAINT Bankside T 020 7887 8008 ______customers. The stock Design Museum Work by Elizabeth and Chris Bell, including Sun-Thu 10am-6pm (Fri & Sat 8pm); free Shad Thames T 020 7378 6055 watercolours of the Thames. keeps changing and Daily 11.30am (weekends 10.30am) -6pm; £5.50 ______Until Sunday 26 November recently there seemed (conc £4) Percy Miller Gallery THE UNILEVER SERIES – LOUISE to be a huge number of 39 Snowsfields T 020 72074578 BOURGEOIS Oxford University Press Until Sunday 15 October Tue-Fri 11am-6pm; Sat 11am-3pm; free Large-scale sculptures in the Turbine Hall. YOUR PRIVATE SKY: BUCKMINSTER FULLER titles in stock. £9 for a Assesses the vast range of his ideas and work. Until Saturday 2 September Until Sunday 26 November £35 book is a typical ______DRAWING HERZOG & DE MEURON: 11 STATIONS bargain. There is a good Group exhibition. A trail showcasing the work of Tate Modern’s Florence Nightingale Museum travel section but for a Elephant & Castle T 020 7620 0374 architects. Mon-Fri 10am-5pm (Sat & Sun 11.30am- Thursday 7 September to Wednesday 11 bargain London A-Z 4.30pm); £4.80 (conc £3.60) October Until Sunday 3 December map look at the counter VIC REEVES BETWEEN CINEMA AND A HARD PLACE display. Turn left at Drawings and paintings. Multimedia survey of graphic art (entry £3). Thursday 14 September to Saturday 13 entrance for a lively January ______A FORGOTTEN LEGACY: FLORENCE Purdy Hicks Gallery the.gallery@oxo children’s corner after NIGHTINGALE’S INDIAN DREAM 65 Hopton Street T 020 7401 9229 Oxo Tower Wharf T 020 7401 2255 checking the sale boxes Examines Nightingale’s legacy to India. Mon-Fri 10am-5.30pm (Wed 7pm); Sat & Sun 12 Daily 11am-6pm; free outside. noon-5pm; free ______•Bookcase 2, Waterloo Until Sunday 10 September South Bank Centre T 020 7921 0971 Until Friday 15 September COUNTDOWN 2000 Road Daily 10am-6pm (Tue/Wed 8pm) £6 (conc £3.50) NEW WORK 365 photographs taken within the M25 – one •9am (Sat 10am)-7pm Group exhibition. representing each day of 1999. •020 7401 8528 Until Sunday 17 September ______LEIGH HATTS FORCE FIELDS: PHASES OF THE KINETIC Friday 22 September to Saturday 28 Tom Blau Gallery Work using movement, energy, space & time. October 21 Queen Elizabeth Street T 020 7378 1300 ______DILLWYN SMITH Mon-Fri 9am-6pm; free Smith’s first one man show at Purdy Hicks. Web Lambeth Road T 020 7416 5000 ______Tuesday 12 to Friday 22 September Daily 10am-6pm; £5.20 (conc £4.20; children, Royal Festival Hall IAN PARRY MEMORIAL AWARD Watch senior citizens & after 4.30pm free) South Bank Centre T 020 7960 4242 Winning photographs in this annual Daily 10am-10.30pm; free competition for young photographers. Lambeth Arts Until Monday 27 November Website SPITFIRE SUMMER Friday 15 September to Sunday 15 October Thursday 28 September to Saturday 28 60th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. WORLD PRESS PHOTO October ______More than 180 press images from 1999. ALL NATIONS – WORLD PORTRAITS ambeth Council has Jerwood Gallery ______Photographs by Peter Lavery. Lrecently launched 171 Union Street T 020 654 0171 Royal National Theatre ______the pilot version of its Mon-Sat 10am-6pm (Sun 12 noon-6pm); free South Bank T 020 7452 3000 The Walk Gallery Mon-Sat 10am-11pm; free King Edward Walk T 020 7928 3786 arts website, which it Saturday 2 September to Sunday 15 Mon-Sat 11.30am-6pm (Thu 1.30-7pm); free hopes will become a October Until Saturday 9 September key information point HAUNTED BY HAPPINESS 21 YEARS OF THE GREENWICH Sunday 24 September to Tuesday 10 for all artistic and Portraiture, landscape and still life. PRINTMAKERS October ______Limited edition prints on the theme of time. CRYPTOGLYPHS creative activities in the Llewellyn Alexander Fine Paintings Peter Snow has been influenced by many borough. The full site The Cut T 020 7620 1322 Thursday 14 September to Saturday 11 sources for his latest exhibition. Looking at launches in April 2001, Mon-Sat 10am-7.30pm; free November tablets of calligraphy in the great madrassa in CUBA, SÍ! Marrakech he was struck by its representative but the site already has Until Saturday 2 September 50 years of Cuban photography. association. Here he communicates his useful information. NOT THE ROYAL ACADEMY awareness of contemporary life through the Current content Legendary annual show of rejects. www.nt-online.org tensioned juxtaposition of black marks. includes a listing of arts initiatives in Lambeth, as well as as a summary ¥ local of the council’s arts strategy. There is also an events section and a ¥ national bulletin board where arts groups can exchange news and ¥ international information. The Lambeth Arts team are keen to receive ideas ¥ newspaper back issues and feedback – contact details are on the site. •www.lambeth.gov.uk/art 020 7407 8800 ¥ member of the Despatch Association s/index.htm FRANCIS JAMES 6 SEPTEMBER 2000 www.London-SE1.co.uk in SE1 16 Winchester Walk, London SE1 9AQ Tel 020 7403 7474 ¥ Fax 020 7403 7493 ¥ Email [email protected]

The first Southwark Literature Festival runs for one week from Chaucer Day on Thursday 26 October to Friday 3 November. Featured will be not only Geoffrey Chaucer, whose 600th anniversary is being celebrated, but also William Shakespeare, John Keats, Percy B Shelley and Charles Dickens who all lived in Southwark. Among those appearing will be Andrew Motion, William Boyd, Robert Tear, David Starkey, Chapman Pincher, Alan Bates, Andrew Sinclair, Janet Suzman, Kenneth Baker, Stanley Wells, Ross King, Christopher Lee, Stephanie Cole, Peter Birrel, AN Wilson and Karen Armstrong.

THURSDAY 26 OCTOBER MONDAY 30 OCTOBER THURSDAY 2 NOVEMBER 1.10pm Southwark Cathedral 12.45pm Old Vic 7pm Cottons Atrium Information & ChaucerÐReality and Fiction with Old Vic Literary Lunch with Alain Cries of London Alan Bates with ChaucerÕs biographer Richard West, de Botton. ÔThe man who made Cathedral Primary School pupils. Booking Hotline novelist Gerry OÕConnor and Terry philosophy sexyÕ talks about his Words by Andrew Sinclair and Jones of Monty Python fame. new book The Consolations of music by Brian Gascoigne. First 020 7403 7400 Admission by ticket. Philosophy which inspired the performance of an entertainment recently critically acclaimed TV specially devised for the children of Artistic Director: series, combining advice on how to Southwark. £5; family ticket £10. FRIDAY 27 OCTOBER Christopher Sinclair- deal with some of lifeÕs woes with Stevenson 1-4pm St GeorgeÕs Cathedral the history of philosophy. Tickets 7pm Southwark Playhouse The Bible Ð Literature, £30 from Melissa or Gail at Act IV Southwark A dramatic Entertainment & Belief with Janet on 020 7620 0558. entertainment devised by Festival Patons: Suzman, Stephanie Cole and Peter Director Christopher Sinclair- Lord Rees-Mogg Dr Patrick Garland Birrel reading and Karen TUESDAY 31 OCTOBER Stevenson. An anthology specially Armstrong, AN Wilson, Alexander produced for the Festival telling the Waugh and Sidney Brichto 7.30pm Southwark Playhouse story of Southwark through the Trustees: debating. Free Queen Elizabeth I and The River. eyes of a range of writers from Lord Baker, Dr David Starkey, author of the Shakespeare to a Hungarian Lord Stevenson, Gillian SUNDAY 29 OCTOBER bestselling biography of the young immigrant and from Chaucer to a Howarth, Dr Andrew Elizabeth and the Channel 4 series, modern short story writer. £10 (or Sinclair, Tim Waterstone 11am -3.30pm Bankside Mercure presents a remarkable picture of £25 for entertainment and dinner at Readings and Discussion with Queen Elizabeth and her association 62 Restaurant). Shakespeare scholar Prof Stanley with the river. £10 (or £25 for Wells on Hamlet, King Lear and lecture and dinner at 62 This is just a selection of the Festival events Othello. Tickets from box office. Restaurant). Ð see in SE1 next month for the full programme Bankside Traders’ Association Bankside Traders’ Association is currently seeking a Update Development Director The BTA is an organisation representing small BTA growth continues to medium enterprises (retail & professional services) in the exciting central London location winewinewine ¥ First Protocol ¥ Stirling Ackroyd ¥ briefing of Bankside, north Southwark.

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Southwark Festival promotes events throughout the year to entertain, educate or amuse Sunday 15 October to Friday 3 November This Millennium year Southwark Festival celebrates the 600th anniversary of Chaucer’s death and the 250 th anniversary of Bach’s death with music world premières, outdoor art and family fun. It’s a festival for both the welcome visitor and the resident community proud of its heritage. THE VISUAL ARTS MUSIC PROGRAMME 16 October-3 November 10-6pm GERALD SCARFE AT Sunday 15 October 3pm Monday 23 October 7.30pm CITY LINES: Changing SOUTHWARK FESTIVAL EVENSONG THE CLERKS’ GROUP – MUSIC perspectives, Evolving A new exhibition of work by the The opening event is cathedral FOR TROUBLED TIMES horizons distinguished artist choral evensong followed by a Dramatic and striking medieval Three venues for an exhibition PricewaterhouseCoopers, No 1 Festival preview music. which will engage in the way London Bridge; Mon-Fri free. Southwark Cathedral Vinopolis; £10 (Southwark changes to the area affect the residents £2.50) local community, economy and MADE IN SOUTHWARK Tuesday 17 October 7.30pm environment. A multi-venue mixed media THE SOLOISTS ENSEMBLE Monday 23 October 7.30pm London Bridge Station, Guy’s journey through the Borough by World premières of Gospel Train THE JAZZ CELLO TRIO Hospital and Borough Market; free. way of HSBC and Neal’s Yard. Boogie and Spinning Wheels. Also Jazz standards from 1920. Benjamin Britten’s Simple St Matthew’s-at-the-Elephant, Symphony. Tallis Chamber Choir Meadow Row; £6.50 inc buffet. COMMUNITY CAPERS Children of Southwark take part. Southwark Cathedral; £10, £8, £5 Wednesday 25 October 7.30pm Sat 21 October 10am-4pm Mon 23 - Fri 27 Oct 10am-1pm (Southwark residents £2.50). KENDAL KIRKLAND–HELOISE SINGING IN SOUTHWARK ARTS & MUSIC AT HALF-TERM Martin Jarvis takes part as Susan Digby (founder of Voices Calling all children on Half Term Wednesday 18 October 7.30pm Astralabe in new music drama. Foundation) will prove that you Holiday, aged between 8 and 11 SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL Southwark Cathedral; £15, £10, £8, are not tone deaf in this one day years. We are going to celebrate Katharine Haataja (mezzo) and £5. workshop . in dance, music and art Susie Allan (piano). Guy’s Hospital Chapel; 10am-4pm Southwark’s many cultures. Guy’s Hospital Chapel; £7.50. Thursday 26 October 7.30pm £15 (2 adults & 2 children £30). Come and have fun! GEORGE DYSON – Ring 020 7403 7400 for details Friday 20 October 7.30pm CANTERBURY PILGRIMS Sat 21 & Sun 22 Oct 12-5pm TRINITY COLLEGE OF MUSIC Martin Neary conducts English FAMILY FUNDAYS Also Walks and Talks and SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA & Festival Orchestra. Soloists A day of creative fun for all ages numerous projects including CHOIR Robert Tear & Stephen Roberts. with a parade at 4pm. recording personal and social Southwark Cathedral; £15, £10, £8, Southwark Cathedral; £15, £10, £8, Hay’s Galleria; 12-5pm free histories. £5. £5 (Southwark residents £2.50). A FESTIVAL EXTRA LUNCHTIME CONCERTS & TREATS Friday night 10 November Admission free with retiring Tue 24 & Wed 25 Oct 1.10pm JAZZ ON BANKSIDE collection. URS VOSSMERBAUMER: cello Two jazz swing bands will be performing at the new Bankside Celebrating Bach’s 250th Restaurant in Sumner Street for the post Festival party. Black Monday 16 October 1.10pm anniversary tie. Delicious buffet. Just buy your own drinks. PETER WRIGHT: organ Southwark Cathedral Limited number of tickets now available at £30 from 020 7403 Southwark Cathedral 7400. 18, 19, 25 & 26 October 1pm Monday 16 October 1.15pm LUNCHTIME TREATS REMEMBER, THESE ARE JUST A FEW OF THE MORLEY COLLEGE CHAMBER Hay’s Galleria HIGHLIGHTS OF THIS YEARÕS FESTIVAL MUSICIANS CALL THE HOTLINE ON Beethoven’s Horn Sonata Monday 23 October 1.10pm St Matthews-at-the-Elephant COLM CAREY: organ Southwark Cathedral 020 7403 7400 Wed 18 & Thu 19 Oct 1.10pm CLASSICAL CONCERT Wed 25-Sat 28 Oct 12.30pm for full details A platform for young performers CHAUCER IN THE MARKET OR VISIT www.southwarkfestival.org.uk Guy’s Hospital Chapel Borough Market SEPTEMBER 2000 8 www.London-SE1.co.uk in SE1

Events for Children Guided Walks Church Services

SE1 in Brief Golden Hinde Lambeth Local History Forum Christ Church Southwark St Mary Overie Dock, Cathedral Street T 0870 0118700 T 020 7926 6076 27 Blackfriars Road GREAT RIVER RACE T 020 7928 3970 Look out for the Great Saturday 23 September Sunday 3 September River race on Saturday 23 OVERNIGHT LIVING HISTORY EXPERIENCE MILLENNIUM MILE Every Wednesday 5pm; call for details September , when over 275 Meet 2.30pm by the Lion, south CELEBRATE The whole family can eat, sleep and live like 16th century sailors. side of Westminster Bridge; free 1.10pm boats will compete in the Especially suitable for 6 to 12 year olds studying the Tudors at school. Alan Piper’s South Bank tour. Informal worship. Snack lunches annual Thames ‘marathon’ Clothes, bedding and food provided. Do you have the stamina? ______available or bring your own. between Richmond and ______Shakespeare’s Globe Wed 6: Andria Doyle Island Gardens. Shakespeare’s Globe New Globe Walk Wed 13: Dave Spelman E New Globe Walk T 020 7401 9919 T 020 7401 9919 Wed 20: Helen Turner NUDE WITH VIOLIN Wed 27: Jo Mullarky Network Theatre Saturdays 9 & 23 September Every Saturday ______CHILD’S PLAY Company is presenting GLOBE WALKSHOPS St John’s Waterloo 2-5.30pm; £9; event takes place in the Education Centre, Bear Gardens Meet 10am in the Globe Foyer; £6 Waterloo Road] Noel Coward’s Nude with Active introduction to Shakespeare’s work for 8-11 year olds. See (conc £5; students £4) T 020 7366 9279 Violin at the New Arch www.shakespeares-globe.org/education Actor-led exploration of Theatre under Waterloo Bankside and its Shakespeare Sunday 10 September station from 20 to 23 Talks, Lectures & Meetings connections. RACIAL JUSTICE SUNDAY September. Information ______SERVICE from 020 7955 7719. St John’s Waterloo Southwark Cathedral 10.30am Waterloo Road T 020 7366 9279 Montague Close Followed by farewell to E T 020 7367 6700 the Revd Katharine Rumens. 2 MILLION AT TATE &EYE Mondays 11, 18 & 25 September ______SE1’s biggest attractions – Until Saturday 16 September Southwark Cathedral the London Eye and Tate FREE DROP-IN ART CLASSES 5.30pm-7.15pm; free (wine £1 per glass) HIGHLIGHT TOURS Montague Close Modern – each broke the Experiment with a variety of materials under the guidance of friendly Mon-Sat 2.15 & 3.15pm; £1 T 020 7367 6700 two million visitors mark tutors. The starting point will be the old master paintings from Dulwich No tours on 2 & 5 September. during August. Picture Gallery. Information: 020 8299 8732. Saturday 23 September E www.dswark.org ANGLICAN SOCIETY FOR THE GORDON & SARAH HERE Saturday 9 September ______WELFARE OF ANIMALS Gordon Brown and Sarah PROGRESS AND ABYSS: REMEMBERING THE FUTURE OF THE Southwark Park Rangers SERVICE MODERN WORLD T 020 7735 3704 2pm Macaulay are holding their Service for animal welfare. post wedding party at the 12 noon-3pm; £7.50 (conc £5); booking on 020 7633 9819 Lecture by Jürgen Moltmann. Lunch and afternoon tea provided. Sunday 10 September Taking part will be three Bishops Jerwood Space. RIVERSIDE WALK who are members of the Society E Sunday 10 September Meet 2pm in Christ Church – Richard Llewellin, Bishop at HUNGERFORD BRIDGE ACTS Gardens in Blackfriars Road; free Lambeth, John Baker, former Mayor of London Ken 6pm; free Exploration of Southwark’s Bishop of Salisbury and Dominic Livingstone has pledged to Dramatised reading of Charles Smith’s play based on the Acts of the historic riverside. Walker, Bishop of Reading. help meet the funding Apostles. ______Stepping Out shortfall on the ______St George’s Cathedral T 020 8881 2933 Lambeth Road Hungerford Bridge Southwark and Lambeth Archaeological Society First Floor, Hawsktone Hall, Kennington Road T 0207928 5256 millennium project Every Sunday brought about by concerns Tuesday 26 September BROTHELS, BISHOPS & THE Saturday 2 September about unexploded bombs NEW TROY AND LONDINIUM BARD GUIDED TOUR in the Thames. 7.30pm (light refreshments from 7pm); £1 Meet 11am at Monument Station 4pm; free E John Clark of the on medieval legends and the (Fish Street Hill Exit) £5 (conc £4) A String of Pearls Millennium Learn about historic Bankside. Festival tour. LAMBETH ARCHIVES DAY rediscovery of Roman London. Lambeth Archives at the Minet Library in Knatchbull Road SE5 are holding their annual open day on Saturday 30 September between 10am and 5pm. Information from 020 7926 6076. E HEALTH &HEALING The Centre for Health & Healing in Blackfriars Road is offering directive breathing and yoga classes on Thursday lunchtimes. Details on 020 7928 6378. E ALL AROUND THE CITY www.stirlingackroyd.co.uk REEP AGM The Race Equality in Employment Project is holding its AGM at Christ Morley College Church Southwark on Lifelong learning for adults in the London area Thursday 14 September. Details on 020 7928 3970. Enrol Now For 2000/1 Courses Bramah’s By phone, fax or via the web, or come to a Special Advice & Enrolment day: Good Wed 6 Sept, Thurs 7 Sept, Mon 13 Sept, Tues 14 Sept @ 12-2pm or 5.30-7.30pm Morning for your copy of the Course Guide telephone 020 7401 8298 (24 hr answerphone) Coffee or email: [email protected] Butler’s Wharf Morley College, 61 Westminster Bridge Road, London SE1 7HT Tel 020 7928 8501 Fax: 020 7928 4074 020 7378 0222 General Email: [email protected] Web: www.morleycollege.ac.uk