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Arts Richmond (est. 1966) is an independent charity (251359) supporting 100+ Arts and Cultural Organisations in and around the borough of Richmond upon Thames November 2015

A Great Month for Book Lovers s the excitement of the Rugby World Cup fades, we turn our attention to all things literary. September 2014 A There's another scintillating array of top authors for the Richmond upon

Thames Literature Festival from 6 to 27 November. You can get the Now in its 24thyear, this annual festival of books and words, brochure from libraries and of tales and talks, of events and ideas has something for everyone. information centres or from Gallery or online (see details in Booking Line: 020 8831 6494 adjacent box) - where you can also www.richmondliterature.com book your tickets. Or phone 020 8831 6494, or take your chances on the Arts Richmond's literary highlights are: door. Claire Tomalin in conversation with John Carey, Top attractions this year include noted literary critic and author of The Unexpected Professor Christina Lamb, multi-award winning on Wednesday 11 November journalist for The Sunday Times, and a at 7.30pm at Duke Street Church, Richmond. penetrating commentator on the war in Afghanistan, Claire Harman with her And for the latest in the topical Books for Our Time series, biography of Charlotte Bronte, Simon Cambridge historian Robert Tombs, author of the brilliant “The English and Their History” will be in conversation with Follow Us Anne Sebba about the fascinating issue of the ‘English Question’

on Wednesday 25 November What’s On & How to Get Involved at 7.30pm also at Duke Street Church. in the thriving local arts scene. Arts Richmond’s Young Writers’ Festival Follow us on Facebook and Twitter ArtsRichmond_UK Open to all young people who either live or attend

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this Newsletter, why not sign up for Entries to: [email protected] by: 11 December 2015 a taster membership. See artsrichmond.org.uk for details For details see page 8 or artsrichmond.org.uk Singh on the history of the universe in Carey, emeritus professor of English And please mention us when 60 minutes, Sir on his literature at Oxford, were colleagues booking tickets for events! recent book After the Storm; and a on the book pages of the Sunday host of other excellent writers on a Times. John Carey, who was the ST's ETNA Community Centre, 13 Rosslyn wide range of topics - see the chief fiction reviewer, has written a Road, , TW1 2AR brochure to make your choices. superb and witty memoir, The 020 8892 4994 Arts Richmond itself has two very Unexpected Professor - An Oxford Life [email protected] in Books. Described as ‘funny, special events in the Festival. Biographer Claire Tomalin, and John generous, humane and unsparing’, this

P a g e | 2 book, serialised on Radio 4, recounts Trying from Tuesday 20 October to Music how he grew up becoming immersed Saturday 24 October at 7.45 pm at in books and discusses many of his Theatre. Wind Orchestra: Thursday 22 favourite authors. Claire Tomalin, who brostheatrecompany.org October 7.30pm, Movie Magic - A was the ST's literary editor, has written St Mary’s Drama Group: This Happy Concert of Film Music, Queen a series of much loved and scholarly Breed by Noel Coward from Charlotte Hall, Parkshot, Richmond. kewwindorchestra.org.uk biographies. Now we have the chance Wednesday 28 to Saturday 31 October to hear these distinguished writers at 7.45 pm at Hampton Hill Theatre. , Richmond: and critics in conversation about their 020 8941 1267 Sunday 1 November at 11.00 am favourite subjects, books and authors. Richmond Shakespeare Society, Sunday Coffee Concert – The Allegri

Later in the Festival Arts Richmond has Twickenham: King Lear from Saturday Quartet return with a classical the latest in its Books for Our Time 7 to Saturday 14 November at 7.45 programme including Mozart Clarinet series, which over the years has had pm, at the Mary Wallace Theatre. Quintet and Beethoven Septet, with richmondshakespeare.org.uk players from Southbank Sinfonia. many top politicians, journalists and orangetreetheatre.co.uk academics discussing the big issues of Youth Action Theatre: Urinetown - the the day. What better topic this year musical from Wednesday 11 to Friday Landmark Arts Centre, : than the future of itself in the 13 November at 7.45 pm at Hampton Thursday 5 November, 8.00 pm, poet aftermath of the Scottish Hill Theatre. YAT.org.uk Alison Hill launches her new collection of poems Sisters in Spitfires, which independence referendum, increasing Drama@StMary’s, St Mary’s explores the little-known story of devolution of powers, alongside the University, Strawberry Hill: T-Junction Britain's World War II female pilots debate about the future of the UK in Festival – 11 productions in 6 days, 16 with music from the close-vocal Europe? The speaker on these issues to 21 November 2015. is the author of an acclaimed new dramastmarysreservations.weebly.com harmony trio, The Spitfire Sisters; Saturday 14 November, 7.30 pm, history of England, The English and Teddington Theatre Club: Side by Side Thames Philharmonia’s Concert Their History and who wrote a by Sondheim from Sunday 15 to comprises the Mendelssohn Violin penetrating article in the New Saturday 21 November at 7.45 pm at Concerto – Soloist Elvina Sung-Eun Statesman on the current issues - Hampton Hill Theatre. Auh from the Yehudi Menuhin School Professor Robert Tombs of Cambridge ttc-boxoffice.org.uk University, talking to another brilliant (instead of the Saint Saëns Piano Q2 Players, Kew: Charley’s Aunt by biographer, Anne Sebba. Concerto previously advertised). The Oscar Wilde, from Thursday 26 to richmondliterature.com rest of the programme remains

Saturday 28 November at 8.00 pm at unchanged as Othello Overture by Drama Kew Community Centre, St Luke’s in Dvorak and Tchaikovsky’s evocative the Avenue, Kew. q2players.org.uk second symphony, dubbed Little Orange Tree Theatre, Richmond: French Without Tears by Terence NB: Many productions also have matinee Russian, inspired by the folk music of Rattigan from 8 October to 21 performances – check websites for full the Ukraine. Conductor: Byung-Yun Yu details or call Arts Richmond for help. landmarkartscentre.org

November; The Distance by Deborah Bruce from 26 November to 19 Helen Astrid Singing Academy: Dance Saturday 7 November 9.45-17.00, How December; both at 7.30pm. orangetreetheatre.co.uk Boundless Dance: Classes for children to Perform in Opera Workshop thehelenastridsingingacademy.com , Richmond: The throughout the year in various venues Odyssey: Missing Presumed Dead from around the borough. Kingston Madrigal Society: Meets on boundlessdance.co.uk the first Saturday of the month (eg 7 20 to 24 October; The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams from 3 to 7 Combination Dance: Classes for November), 7.30 - 9.30 pm, to sing November; Bad Jews by Joshua children, adults and families madrigals. tinyurl.com/kingston-ms

Harmon from 9 to 14 November; throughout the year in various venues Richmond Concert Society: Tuesday Richard Alston Dance Company on 19 around the borough including RACC, 10 November at 7.45 pm Clara Mouriz November; Handbagged by Moira the OSO, Teddington School and (mezzo), Joseph Middleton (piano), Buffini from 23 to 28 November. All at Hampton Academy. Respighi, Mompou, Ravel, Chausson, combinationdance.co.uk 7.30 pm. Turina at St Mary’s Church, atgtickets.com/richmond Musical , Brentford: Twickenham. richmondconcerts.co.uk Saturday 7 November at 2.00pm, Tea Rose Theatre, Kingston: The Wars of Barnes Music Society: Thursday 26 Dance to the sounds of The Mighty the Roses until 31 October at 7.30 pm, November at 7:30pm, Fibonacci with Henry VI, Edward IV, and Richard Wurlitzer. musicalmuseum.co.uk Sequence - Thomas Lessels (clarinet), III, plus a miscellany of one-night Richmond Adult Community College Benjamin Hughes (cello) and Kathron events throughout November. (RACC) Parkshot, Richmond: Thursday Sturrock (piano), Beethoven and rosetheatrekingston.org 26 November, 7.00 pm to 8.15 pm, Brahms at the Old Sorting Office Arts BROS Theatre Company: How to Turkish Belly Dancing taster event. Centre, Barnes. barnesmusicsociety.org.uk Succeed in Business without Really racc.org.uk

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Normansfield Theatre, Teddington: Landmark Arts Centre, Teddington: Saturday 21 November at 7.30 pm Rock, jazz and more Saturday 7 November, 8.00 pm, Commedia Productions presents Eel Pie Club: Meets on Thursday nights National Youth Jazz Orchestra: join the Opera Encores; Sunday 29 November at the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham big band jazz ensemble for young at 7.30pm, Villa InCanto presents Il (Doors: 8.30pm; Music 9.15 pm ish): people as they celebrate their 50th Barbiere Di Siviglia. 12 November, The Good Old Boys; 19 Anniversary. landmarkartscentre.org langdondowncentre.org.uk November, The Rollin’ Stoned; 26 Old Sorting Office Arts Centre on Concordia Voices: Advent Concert, November Straight 8 UK Album Barnes Green: Live Jazz, Fridays 23, 30 conducted by William Petter on Launch. eelpieclub.com October, 6,13 20, 27 November, from Saturday 21 November at 7.30 pm at Aspect Productions: Presents Big Band 12.30 pm. osoarts.org.uk St Mary's Church, Twickenham. Blitz on Saturday 14 November at 6.30 concordiavoices.org Jazz@Retro at the Retro Bistrot, pm at Clarendon Hall, York House, Teddington: Terence Collie Trio Kingston Choral Society with Thames Twickenham, in support of the Sinfonia: Hayden Harmoniemesse and featuring Richard Sadler on bass and Mayor’s Charity Appeal. Paul Cavaciuti on drums, vocalist Janet Beethoven Mass in C, Wednesday 28 seetickets.com November at 7.30 pm, Kingston Parish McCunn; Tuesday 27 October is Allison Twickfolk: Meets most Sunday nights Church. kingstonchoralsociety.org.uk Neale (alto sax and flautist); Tuesday at the Cabbage Patch, Twickenham: 24 November, Vasilis Xenopoulos Hounslow Symphony Orchestra: Sunday 1 November: Singers (Tenor Sax); Tuesday 29 December, Saturday 28 November at 7.30 pm, Night Two-song spots on the stage Steve Trowell (Vocals). comprises Mendelssohn's Trumpet with amplification, lights and (fingers moodindigoevents.co.uk

Overture opus 101, Mozart's Bassoon crossed) audience; Sunday 8 Concerto in B flat, with soloist November: Wild Ponies (USA) + Amelia Films Lawrence O’Donnell, and Schubert's Curran (Can) American country duo Symphony no 9 in C major The Great with a big sound and intimate lyrics; Richmond Film Society: Meets in the conducted by Scott Wilson, at St Sunday 15 November: Hatful of Rain Pete Postlethwaite Theatre (Room G5) Mary's Church, Osterley Road, British folk and American roots; at St Mary’s University College at . hounslow-symphony.org.uk Sunday 22 November: Cardboard Fox 8.00 pm on alternate Tuesdays. 3 November, Two Days, One Night Off Beat Choir: the United Reformed The Carrivick sisters return with their (France); 17 November, Ida (Poland). Church, Twickenham: Rehearsals on bluegrass band; Sunday 29 November: New members are always welcome Thursdays 8.15 pm to 9.45 pm. Sarah McQuaid, songwriter fusing and tickets are available on the night [email protected] American and English tradition, for non-members. richmondfilmsoc.org.uk Chapel Royal, Hampton Court: Choral accompanied by mellifluous guitar; Evensong, Sundays throughout Sunday 6 December: The Hut People, Musical Museum, Brentford: Regular November at 3.30 pm: Doors open at Is it world music, is it folk? Who cares? showings of classic films at 3.00 pm on 3.00 pm - first come, first seated. It’s excellent and they’ve got a vanload Sunday afternoons: 25 October, Annie chapelroyal.org of percussion. .co.uk Get Your Gun; Friday 30 October at 7.30pm, Nosferatu: A Symphony of The Dysart, Petersham: Classical Twickenham Jazz Club: Meets most Horror; 8 November, An American in recitals on the first Sunday of the Tuesday nights at the Cabbage Patch: Paris; 29 November, Topsy Turvey. Month. Sunday 1 November, 7.30 pm, 3 November: Kelvin Christiane Allstars musicalmuseum.co.uk Olga Paliy (piano), programme Big Band; 10 November: Kai Hoffman includes pieces by Taneyev, Band featuring Gunther Kurmayr & : 23 October to Grechaninov, Stravinsky, Beethoven, Dan Faulkner; 17 November: Nigel 1 November, screenings of Aardman Animations film celebrating the Ravel. Dinner music on Thursdays, Price & Vasilis Xenopoulos Band; 24 th Fridays and Saturdays. November: Pete Long with John Pearce Palaces 500 Anniversary using thedysartpetersham.co.uk Trio. twickenhamjazzclub.co.uk drawings created by the public in a 360 degree Igloo cinema.

Bull’s Head, Barnes: A wide range of hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace Sing 500 gigs throughout the week and at Arthur’s Screen On The Green, The weekends, including Way Out West on The English Touring Opera Green, Twickenham: Restaurant with and a chorus of over 100 members of Wednesday Nights. wowjazz.org geronimo-inns.co.uk/london-the-bulls-head film evenings at 7.00 pm: Sunday 1 local community choirs will take over November, Only Lovers Left Alive; The Great Hall Musical Museum, Brentford: Sunday Sunday 8 November and Wednesday at Hampton Court Palace 1 November at 3pm, Michael 11 November Far From the Madding Wooldridge on The Mighty Wurlitzer; to sing 500 years of history on Crowd; Sunday 15 November, A Little Saturday 7 November at 2.00pm, Tea Saturday 14 November Chaos; Wednesday 18 and Sunday 25 Dance to the sounds of The Mighty November, Danny Collins; Sunday 22 at 7.00 pm and 8.30 pm Wurlitzer; Sunday 22 November 2015 November, Mr Holmes. hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourtPalace at 2.00 pm, ATOS Young Theatre arthursscreenonthegreen.co.uk

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Hammond Theatre at Hampton work; Auction starts at 8.00 pm at School, Hampton: Thursday 19 Clarendon Hall, York House. November at 7.00 pm NT Live environmenttrust.co.uk on Twickenham screening from Broadway Of Mice and Fountain Gallery, East Molesey: 27 Riverside: Football at the Front Men. thehammondtheatre.co.uk October to 8 November: Jim commemoration with an action

Olympic Studios, Barnes: Full Woodman, oil and watercolour tableau depicting the moment when programme of current films, plus one- paintings from to the North the first Big Push of the war, outside off events streamed live from cultural West of Scotland, plus paintings from Loos, began, kicked off with a football by Rifleman Frank Edwards, who came venues. olympicstudios.co.uk a winter sojourn in Spain; 10 to 22 November: Jill Storey and Beryl Hole, to live in Twickenham and Whitton Curzon Cinema and the Odeon, watercolours and pastels inspired by during opening hours. A podcast of a Richmond also provide a full travels and local river life; porcelain radio play based on the true story can programme of films and one-off live- and stoneware ceramics; 24 be accessed online. greatergame.co.uk stream events. curzoncinemas.com & odeon.co.uk November to 6 December: Nicky Museum of Richmond, Old Town Hall, Browne and Nataliya Zozulya, The Whittaker Avenue: Exhibition 75 Years Visual Arts Thames and local ghost, Sybil Penn; after the Battle of Britain: Richmond drawings, prints, cards plus your Orleans House Gallery, Twickenham: remembers the Second World War, portrait in around an hour. until March 2016. Talks: Thursday 29 Until 8 November, the Rugby World fountaingallery.co.uk Cup exhibition Team Spirit: Rugby, October at 2.00 pm, Valerie Boyes on Redlees Studios: Gallery exhibitions Rowing and Beyond brings sporting The Old Town Hall; Monday 9 on the first Sunday of every month stories to life and includes historic November at 7.30 pm, Big Bang – the showcasing the work of the 30 artists sporting equipment, objects and history of the universe in 60 minutes and designer/makers who work in the photographs alongside their present with Simon Singh at Queen Charlotte converted Victorian stables in Redlees day counterparts; from 14 November Hall, RACC; Thursday 19 November at Park. to 7 February 2016 the gallery then 2.00 pm, talk on The . redlees.org museumofrichmond.com has A Discerning Eye; Hightlights of the Henry Boxer Collection showcasing the Richmond Art Society: Lectures at Langdon Down Museum of Learning extraordinary range of gems from the 8.00 pm at The American International Disability, Normansfield, Teddington: collection he amassed over a 45-year University, Richmond: Wednesday 11 Dedicated to the history of learning period. Opening hours 10.00 am - November Frank Woodgate on Ai Wei disability, Dr John Langdon Down, 5.00 pm, closed Mondays. Wei and Wednesday 25 November , Earlswood Clare Ford Willie on Jean-Etienne Asylum and James Henry Pullen, open Stables Gallery at OHG: Good Liotard. Monday 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm, Impressions: The Art of the Printmaker, richmondartsociety.com Saturdays 10.00 pm to 1.00 pm featuring the works of Richmond Richmond and Twickenham February to November. Printmakers, until 29 November. langdondownmuseum.org.uk Photographic Society: Thursdays at Riverside Gallery, Old Town Hall, 8.00 pm, and group meetings on World Rugby Museum, Twickenham: Richmond: From the Pages of a Book: Tuesdays, at the Kew Community Wide range of memorabilia and Literary Art Open from 3 October to 5 Centre, The Avenue, Kew. artefacts in the home of English rugby, December to coincide with the annual rtps.org.uk with the chance to tour the stadium. Richmond upon Thames Literature The Lovers Lights Gallery, englandrugby.com/twickenham/world-rugby- Festival. richmond.gov.uk/arts museum

Twickenham Green: Handmade work Landmark Arts Centre, in Teddington from British artists and makers in a Museum of Army Music, , (celebrating its 20th Anniversary this wide range of media. In addition its Whitton: Open for tours on year): Friday 23 to Sunday 25 October satellite gallery at 27 Church Street, Wednesday afternoons between 2.00 from 10.00 am to 5.00 pm Richmond Twickenham, specialises in selling pm and 4.00 pm and other days by appointment. army.mod.uk/music and Kew Quilters Exhibition; 20 work direct from local artists. November to 22 November, Sparkle loverslightsgallery.co.uk Museum: celebrates its

Contemporary Craft and Gourmet The Bowman Gallery in Worple Way, iconic role in the British R&B explosion Food Fair, Friday 6.00 pm to 8.30 pm which specialises in period views of of the ‘60s with an exhibition in the Saturday/Sunday 10.00 am to 5.00 Richmond Upon Thames, holds its next upstairs room at Twickenham Library pm; Saturday 31 October to Sunday 1 exhibition of contemporary work by until the end of October. November 10.00 am - 6.00 pm Surrey eelpiemuseum.co.uk Jan Lee Johnson from 20 to 27 Sculpture Society Showcase. October; George Murray and Edward Musical Museum, Brentford: One of landmarkartscentre.org. Murray from 21 November until 6 the world’s foremost collections of Environment Trust: Monday 26 December. automatic instruments, open Friday, November at 6.30pm, Time Off Art bowmangallery.co.uk Saturday and Sunday 11.00 am to 5.00 Auction raising funds for the Trust’s pm. musicalmuseum.co.uk

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The Environment Trust: Touring Richmond and District Decorative and Richmond Society: Thursday 19 exhibition, Feeding London: The Fine Arts Society: Tuesday 3 November at 7.15 pm, Anita Anand on Forgotten Market Gardens of South November, 8.00 pm Linda Smith on Women in Politics? at the Duke Street West London, (part of its Jam Great Tarts in Art at Duke Street Church, Richmond. richmondsociety.org.uk

Yesterday, Jam Tomorrow project) will Church; Thursday 12 November: Barnes Literary Society: Wednesday be at the Library of the Royal Botanical College of Heralds evening visit. 25 November at 8.00 pm, Rob Cowen Gardens at Kew from 18 September to richmonddfas.com on Common Ground: rediscovering the 23 December. Admission to the Richmond Association for the world around us at the OSO Arts reading room is free and open to the National Trust: Saturday 7 November, Centre, Barnes Green. public from 9.00am to 5.00pm, Visit to St Barnabas House; 19 barnesliterarysociety.org.uk

Monday-Friday. The Library is located November visit to Marlborough House. The Historical Association (Richmond in the Herbarium building off Kew 020 8979 3089 & Twickenham Branch): Thursday 26 Green to the right of Elizabeth Gate. Richmond Local History Society: November at 8.00 pm, The Politics of environmenttrust.co.uk Monday 9 November, 7.30 pm, talk by Humour in Ancient Greece with Historic Houses Paul Velluet on Shene Charterhouse at Professor Edith Hall, Vestry Hall, Duke Street Church. Richmond. History.org.uk Hampton Court Palace: Who’s Who of richmondhistory.org.uk Hampton Court explores the Richmond U3A: Monthly meetings on Richmond Scientific Society: the last Wednesday of the month at fascinating but lesser known figures of Wednesday 11 November at 8.00 pm, Hampton Court’s 500 year history on Clarendon Hall, York House, talk by Bill Stevenson on Colour Twickenham. Wednesday 25 Wednesdays at 7.00 pm: 4 November, Perception Vestry House, Paradise Political Squabbler: Lord Hervey; 11 November at 2.30pm, Michael Gilbert Road, Richmond. on London 1854 and the Crystal November, Famous Fool, William www.hampsteadscience.ac.uk/rss Somers; 18 November, Michael Palace. u3a-richmond.org.uk Environment Trust: Wednesday 11 Faraday; 25 November, Lady Baden The newly refurbished Richmond November at 2.00 pm, Heritage Walk Powell. Adult and Community College (RACC), Hampton Nurserylands legacy of local hrp.org.uk/HamptonCourt alace Parkshot, Richmond has, among other market gardens; Saturday 14 : Wide range of things, a full range of visual and November at 1.30pm, Annual Draw regular events including, garden and performing arts courses. Open Day, Off talk and historic walk along the twilight tours, workshops, storytelling, 4.00 to 8.00 pm on Thursday 10 river; Sunday 25 November at 2.00 and Gothic Bookclub, throughout the December. racc.ac.uk pm, R D Blackmore and the Market autumn. Sculptures by Laura Forde are Garden History of Teddington. WEA: Both the Richmond and Barnes on exhibition until 31 October. environmenttrust.co.uk branches have a wide range of strawberryhillhouse.org.uk Richmond Heritage Guides: Guided interesting courses. (National Trust): After- london.wea.org.uk Walks in Richmond highlighting the hours ghost tours on 25, 26, 31 lives and works of George Eliot, October and 1 November 6.00 pm - Virginia Woolf and other famous AGM 7.30 pm and 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 October writers with local connections, & Christmas and 1 November 7.30 pm – 9.00 pm, Sundays 15 and 29 November at 2.00 and for families on 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 Drinks pm. richmondwalks.co.uk October 4.30 pm - 5.30 pm. Save the Date nationaltrust.org.uk/ham-house Friends of Bushy and Home Park:

Turner’s House, Sandycombe Lodge, Friday 27 November, Water Voles and Thursday 3 December Twickenham: Christmas Fair on Otters with Jim Jones 8.00 pm at St 7.30pm Sunday 29 November, 11 am to 4.00 John Ambulance Hall, Park Road, at Hampton Hill Theatre Teddington. fbhp.org.uk pm. This is the last occasion the House will be open to the public Probus Club of Twickenham: Tuesday Members are warmly invited to before it closes for restoration. 10 November lunch then talk 12.30 join the Executive Committee turnerintwickenham.org.uk pm Windsor Great Park by Andy Field

and Trustees of Arts Richmond at Fulwell Golf Club. Walks, Talks & Courses twickenhamprobus.org.uk as they celebrate another year

The Borough of Twickenham Local York House, Twickenham: On Friday of the astonishing variety and History Society: In a change to their 13 November at 8.00 pm, talk by success of arts and culture on original programme, Dr Chris French Yvonne Hewett on The History of York on The Italian Murder and the Slums of House and the colourful people who offer in Richmond upon Victorian and Edwardian Kingston on lived there; 20 November, Garden Tour Thames. starting at 8.45 am at the fountain Monday 2 November at 8.00pm at St Mary’s Church Hall, Twickenham. statues. yorkhousesociety.org.uk botlhs.co.uk

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Swan Awards for Drama and Musicals Richmond-upon-Thames Amateur Drama’s Version of the Oscars 2014-15 Winners

PLAYS

BEST PRODUCTION: Equus, Teddington Theatre Club (TTC) Directed by John

Buckingham

BEST ACTOR: Peter Hill as Benedick in Much Ado about Nothing (TTC)

BEST ACTRESS: Raagni Sharma as Catherine in Proof (TTC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS: Sue Viney as Rose in Wake in the West (Park Players)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR: Neelaksh Sadhoo as Humphrey & Mr Smith in Alfie (TTC)

MUSICALS, PANTOMIMES OR PLAYS WITH MUSIC INTEGRAL TO THE PLOT

BEST MUSICAL PRODUCTION: Fiddler on the Roof (TOPS) Directed by Ian Stark; Musical Director: John Davies; Choreographer: Babette Langford; Assistant Choreographer: Mandy Church

BEST MALE PERFORMER: Ian Stark as Tevye in Fiddler on the Roof (TOPS)

BEST FEMALE PERFORMER: Aggie Holland as Little Voice in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (TTC)

BEST SUPPORTING MALE: Steve Taylor as Ray Say in The Rise and Fall of Little Voice (TTC)

BEST SUPPORTING FEMALE: Abi Hodge as Hodel in Fiddler on the Roof (TOPS)

YOUTH PRODUCTIONS

BEST MALE YOUNG PERFORMER (aged 15-19) Sean Warren as Fagin in Oliver! (Step on Stage)

BEST FEMALE YOUNG PERFORMER (aged 15-19) Millie Beazley as Nancy in Oliver! (Step on Stage)

BEST CHILD PERFORMER (aged 14 years and under) Kate Brown as Pigglepog in Pigglepog (Twickenham Theatre Workshop) & Cillian Frisby as Oliver Twist in Oliver! (Step on Stage) BEST YOUTH PRODUCTION

(Play, Play with integral music, Musical or Pantomime) Into the Woods - Youth Action Theatre (YAT) Directors: Elizabeth Lattimore & Sarah Dowd; Musical Director: Adam Hope; Choreographers: Sophie Hardie & Katie Martin

BEST DESIGN: Into the Woods (YAT) Sarah Dowd, Jenna Powell, Elizabeth Lattimore (Set); John Battersby (Sound); Michael Bishop (Lighting)

THE CYGNET AWARD (Any production in a non-dedicated theatrical environment) Pigglepog written and directed by Katie Abbott (Twickenham Theatre Workshop)

THE WILD SWAN: The Death of Miss Haversham in Great Expectations (YAT) directed by Michael Bishop

THE ADJUDICATORS’ AWARD: Gita Singham-Willis for direction of the horses in Equus (TTC)

THE ACCOLADE: Awarded for outstanding contribution over many years to the cause of amateur drama in the borough. Bernard Wigginton (Old Hamptonians Amateur Dramatic Society)

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Sunday 1 November Thursday 19 November: Guided Tour of . Deadline for delivery of flyers for events in November by: Monday 9 November Wednesday 16 December: The Sixteen Christmas Concert at Cadogan Hall. Contact the office for current rates January (tbc): Celts Exhibition at the Following his recent operation our Newsletter editor, 23 & 24 February: Overnight visit to Stratford upon Avon Clive Bradley, CBE, has stepped down. including tour of RSC and performance of Midsummer Whilst every care has been taken to ensure the accuracy of Night’s Dream.

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President for 2015 Past Presidents Patrons Clive Bradley CBE 1966-1980 Alderman Monty Garrett  The Mayor of Richmond upon Vice Presidents Thames 1981-2003 Edward Bostock, CBE  Marcia Ashton Sandra Green, John Coombs, Edie Purdue, 2004  Lady Attenborough Pamela Frazer, David Ward  Sir OM CH 2005 Frank Thornton Holding Trustees: (Holders of the Charity's  Lt Col Duncan Beat assets on behalf of the membership) 2006 Rosemary Leach  Isla Blair Clive Bradley, John Coombs, Sara Burn 2007 Michael Frayn and Claire Tomalin  Jason Bowyer Edwards, Pamela Frazer, Sandra Green,  Sara Burn Edwards Howard Greenwood, Edie Purdue, David 2008 Julian Glover and Isla Blair  Gyles Brandreth Ward 2009 Lee Langley and Camilla Panufnik  Rt Hon Dr Vincent Cable  Helena Caletta 2010 Clive Francis and Liz Crowther Current Officers & Executive 2015  Liz Crowther 2011 Sam Walters and Auriol Smith  Bernard Dunstan, RA Chair - Hilary Dodman 2012 Jason Bowyer and Claire Ireland  Clive Francis Deputy Chair - Keith Wait  Michael Frayn 2013 Anne Sebba Hon. Treasurer - Simon Bartlett  Bamber Gascoigne 2014 Dame Jacqueline Wilson  Julian Glover Hon. Assistant Treasurer - Jean Wit  Howard Greenwood

Executive Officer - Sian Morgan  Jerry Hall Past Chairs Elected:  Sir Jeremy Hanley Sue Bell (Hon. Membership Secretary) 1967-1982 Edward Bostock, CBE  Sir Karl Jenkins, OBE  Toby Jessel Lesley Alabaf 1982-1988 Sara Burn Edwards  Baroness Kramer 1988-1994 Howard Greenwood Laurie Coombs  Lee Langley Emma Durnford 1994-1999 Sandra Green  Rosemary Leach  Bernard Marder QC Janet Langhorne 1999-2002 John Coombs  Sir Trevor McDonald OBE Dr. Heather Montford 2002-2004 Campbell MacGregor  Roger McGough Heather Morgan 2004-2009 Clive Bradley, CBE  James Naughtie  Lady Panufnik 2010-2014 David Ward Sue Ribbans  Maurice Press William Summers  Alan Price  Anne Sebba Gillian Thorpe  Colin Squire Nominated by London Borough of  Claire Tomalin Richmond upon Thames: Cllrs. Meena  Sam Walters MBE Bond, Sarah Tippett, Kate Howard  Dame Jacqueline Wilson P a g e | 8

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