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ANDREW HEATH
BY SEAN ROE
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STROUD BASED AMBIENT MUSIC ARTIST narrative of his life. The countryside around AFTER AQUEOUS YOU ALSO CREATED BOTH VIDEO of Banco de Gaia and had a huge respect for Immersive and minimal, they truly deserve the wonderful chance to see him on 15th September. AND SOUND INSTALLATIONS. AND CURATOR TALKS ABOUT HIS WORK Stroud is very important to me but also to the Toby and his DIY philosophy. We exchanged CDs description of lower-case music. He’ll be joined by Christopher Chaplin whom he’s work of my wife Zoe, who creates stunningly and kept in touch. Quite unexpectedly, around collaborated with on several releases. He’s such AND UPCOMING PERFORMANCE WITH Yes, I became interested in producing beautiful art using paint, print, found objects and two years ago I received an email from Toby WHAT ARE YOUR FUTURE PLANS? an important player in the story of Krautrock, INFLUENTIAL GERMAN MUSICIAN installations. Waves was a large scale, audio, texts, it’s uncannily like my own work - texture, asking if he could release my work through his experimental and ambient music and it’s exciting video installation that explored the idea of a I’m involved with SVA’s Resound project and HANS-JOACHIM ROEDELIUS… line, found object - but in visual form. private label, Disco Gecko - I was honoured. for Stroud, that we can have him play here. hinterland, a constantly shifting space between have succeeded in bringing a few new faces and
TELL US SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR EARLIEST YOU HAVE BEEN BASED IN STROUD NOW FOR 17 the land and the sea. Waves used three screens THERE ARE FIVE OF YOUR RELEASES ON DISCO sounds to Stroud. One was the Dutch musician, Visit andrewheath.bandcamp.com to listen to a EXPERIENCES WITH RECORDED SOUND… YEARS. CAN YOU SAY SOMETHING ABOUT YOUR to show looped films of different lengths, so GECKO NOW, PLEASE TELL US A BIT ABOUT THEM. Anne Chris Bakker who plays bowed electric selection of Andrew’s previous releases including EARLY WORK HERE, THE PROJECTS YOU STARTED seen as a whole, it never repeated in the same guitar. His music is exquisitely beautiful. We ‘After the Magus – to resound’. See listings and My father came home one day with an old reel- OUT WITH? way twice. The Sonority of Objects was a The Silent Cartographer was my first release talked at the time of working together and are sva.org.uk for further info on the forthcoming to-reel tape machine. He thought I might find it sound installation based in the Museum in the on Disco Gecko and combined the three well on the way to completing some wonderful concert at the Goods Shed with ‘the Godfather I’m an incomer to Stroud. After living in France interesting! It was the first thing that I ever had Park and was part of the Site 12 festival. I had elements that interest me - treated natural sound collaborative work which we hope to release of Ambient’ - Roedelius. for a couple of years, I settled in the area and which enabled me to experiment with sound. I been introduced to Peter Maynard and asked recordings, quiet electronic tones and piano, all soon. There is a new solo release planned for started working with a great musician, Felix added a microphone and a tape delay unit and I to work alongside me. Recordings made from informed by a degree of chance. For those that the Autumn. ‘Europa’ continues the theme of Jay. It was an interesting collaboration and was able to slow recordings down, reverse them, objects within the Museum’s collection were don’t know it, The Silent Cartographer has been previous releases working minimal piano with importantly for me, introduced improvisation. Sean Roe is based in Stroud and runs the manually “brake” the reels - heaven! processed and re-worked into a layered texture likened to the work of both Eno and Budd but electronics and treated field recordings but adds We produced music that was firmly in the invisible record shop JunKroom Records of sound. Surprisingly beautiful in places, I found brings a clarity of light and microscopic detail to some interesting acoustic instruments. WHO ARE YOUR MAIN INFLUENCES? experimental, ambient camp, moving constantly it fascinating to re-birth these sounds back into that sound. Although firmly in ambient territory, He is also an artist and musician and member of between harmony and discord. We released their own environment. Peter and I decided to it constantly changes and shifts. It never stays FINALLY COULD YOU TELL US ABOUT THE CONCERT synth post-punk duo Junk Props Sound - that awareness of sound in the three CDs and had mild success as Aqueous. continue working together and using a minimum still. After the Magus was my re-mix (or rather WITH HANS-JOACHIM ROEDELIUS COMING UP HERE environment around us and how it is music as IN STROUD IN SEPTEMBER? One highlight was my introduction through Felix of equipment we produced a huge amount of complete re-interpretation) of ‘Meeting the much as notes and instruments. It made sense to Hans-Joachim Roedelius, which resulted in Magus’ the release I had done with Joachim material that we distilled down to two bodies of Joachim contacted me earlier this year to say to me long before I had heard of John Cage. ‘Meeting the Magus’ a wonderful collaboration many years ago. it was swiftly followed by ‘Flux’ work - Dust and Threshold. he so enjoyed his time here in Stroud that he Additionally, Brian Eno of course, but more so released in 1996. I have kept contact with that drew from a warmer but darker sound wanted to come back and play the Goods Shed by the pianist, Harold Budd. Later I discovered Joachim ever since and just last year, whilst in YOU’VE ALSO WORKED WITH TOBY MARKS? palette. In addition, both ‘Dust’ and ‘Threshold’ again! An opportunity arose and so we all have a people like Hans-Joachim Roedelius who Austria with him, released a complete reworking have now been added to that catalogue. remains a friend and an inspiration - his music of this title as ‘After the Magus - to resound’. I met Toby Marks by chance just after I had is an almost timeless poetic response to the finished working on Waves. I had always known 6 MUSIC - LISTINGS #18 | SEPT 2016 #18 | SEPT 2016 MUSIC - LISTINGS 7
MUSIC through which a man must steer the in the streets, a folk club for local many friends, fans and family and Official launch night of new album good ship Burden Of Responsibility artistes and more, with an emphasis now it’s time to celebrate! Featuring ‘Broken Beautiful’. 9pm £10 on her treacherous, unpredictable on participation. See website for full very specials guests Chris Cundy, LISTINGS SUN 11TH passage. They are Welsh. 8:30pm Free listings! Cuddlesquad and a DJ set by Neil Arthur. 8pm £6adv from Trading Tannara theprincealbertstroud.co.uk stroudfolkfestival.co.uk Post/£8otd Tannara’s music is a collection of tunes unit2studio.com and songs, most from Scotland, some ALE HOUSE BLACK BOOK CAFÉ SAT 10TH SAT 10TH ST LUKES THERAPY CENTRE SVA self-penned and occasionally drawing from traditions across the globe. 9pm The Schmoozenbergs The Happy Few + Brothers CHRIST CHURCH NAILSWORTH THURS 1ST SAT 24TH FRI 16TH FRI 2ND/9TH/16TH/23RD/30TH £10 Dynamic gyspy jazz and swing band Following the path led by Alabama Leon Daye Open Mic Night Transmission John Street Social Club playing the music of Django Reinhardt Shakes and Jack White via the spirit SUN 18TH WEDS 14TH and Stéphane Grappelli. 8:30pm Free of the Doors, the Happy Few’s unique Patrick and Ali Yana use Gongs, John Street Social is a series of weekly Acoustic rock originals and covers Black Book’s popular Open Mic night! Bristol Ensemble Madison Violet from stalwart of the scene. 8:30pm You know the drill…7:30-10.30pm Free take on soul/rock music uses heavy Spoken Word, Crystal Singing Friday night club socials hosted Award winning, multi-instrumentalist, Free and you can bring your own booze! SAT 17TH rhythm and dark atmosphere. A giant Bowls, Drums, Cosmic-Tone and by different artists each week with The first of the new season of singer-song writing duo from Canada (corkage fees apply) Sinnober hip-hop/soul feel with guitars weaving Voice to create an atmosphere that visuals and audio to share. The format: Bristol Ensemble’s popular Sunday FRI 2ND explosive blues to subtle atmospheric facilitates meditation and deep decks, laptop, and a limited number afternoon tea-time concerts at Christ who tap seamlessly into genres Hotly tipped duo playing Laurel SUN 25TH soundscaping with Alex Wilshaws listening. Their concerts explore of selected youtube clips of archive Church, Nailsworth. Programme to be as diverse as roots, pop, dance & Blue Mountain Rockers Canyon layers dream pop.8:30pm Free incredibly haunting vocals completing mysticism and altered states of footage and informative curiosities...7- confirmed! 3pm £10otd Americana.9pm £10 Unique bluegrass & old time originals The Portraits the mix. Support from Joe and Calum consciousness through sound, silence 11pm £1 membership on the door with some unexpected covers! 8:30pm As heard at Glastonbury and BBC radio facebook.com/goldenfleecebar bristolensemble.com THURS 15TH Partridge. 8:30pm Free and presence.7.30pm £10adv contact: Free 2 the Portraits sound is a warm fusion transmissiontransmission@outlook. THURS 15TH Jack Henderson of folk, music theatre, jazz and classical com LANSDOWN HALL FRI 16TH – SUN 18TH Resound Presents: Hans-Joachim THE CONVENT WOODCHESTER ‘There’s an ageless quality to Jack THURS 8TH/22ND styles with beautiful harmonies. Their Last of the Summer Beer Roedelius with Christoper Chaplin Henderson’s songwriting, reminiscent The Human Jukebox material is strongly influenced by their stlukestherapycentre.co.uk FRI 23RD and Andrew Heath of Leonard Cohen’s wittier moments, own experiences of travelling the world It’s a nearly the end of the Summer THURS 1ST Aron Attwood and The Velvet Duke Karen Tweed and Friends Playing for the second time here in or even early Tom Waits in his barfly- and encountering its forgotten corners. and the Albert have a lot to celebrate Adam Holmes and the Embers takes your requests! 8:30pm Free STROUD BREWERY Stroud. Resound presents a fantastic poet persona’ Clash Magazine. 9pm 1pm Free Karen Tweed, accordionist ...so they are having a bit of a party. Adam Holmes crafts lyrics that extraordinaire brings her Intruiging, Loads of beer and some great music. opportunity to see a true pioneer. £10 FRI 9TH resonate like old folk songs, set to blackbookcafe.com astonishing, delightful, mercurial Plus it’s Miles 50th, Alf’s 21st and the SAT 3RD Roedelius was a key player at the birth Rhythm Slingers of Kosmische, Krautrock, Synth Pop melodies rooted in haunting slow airs. FRI 16TH and always decorative musical ideas family have been here for twenty great Ghost Trail John Martyn’s strum and sting, laced Classic 50s and 60s Rock n’ Roll. to Lansdown Hall. Known for her years. So come and chill - catch up and Ambient. His collaborations with Rebecca Downes THE CROWN AND SCEPTRE An acoustic duo from Bristol made Brian Eno, Dieter Moebius, Michael with a slice of Celtic soul and a touch 8:30pm Free stunning collaborations with Kathyrn with friends and the wonderful folk of Rebecca’s voice and performances up of vocalist Nicola Jayne - an Rother and many others at least equal of traditional folk.9pm £10 Tickell, The Poozies, Ian Carr, Chris Rodborough. Ft. Rev Schneider and have been, quite rightly, likened to FRI 2ND experienced singer-songwriter - and the more well-known innovations of THURS 15TH Wood, Andy Cutting and Timo the Band of Angels, Jazz with Dave SAT 3RD such legendary artists as the full on Ed, an accomplished guitar player German cohorts Tangerine Dream, The Dave Ayre Trio Big Band Charity Night: The Soul Alakotila, this special concert brings Ayre and friends, Swordfishtrombones Tina Turner, the bluesy feel of Etta Destroyers and Out of the Ashes with a beautifully unique finger style Kraftwerk and Can. His 40-plus solo Dean Owens her back to her first musical love: (as you may imagine this is a truly technique. Playing a range of covers James, and the raw power of Janis World class Jazz from Dave Ayre and albums are just as radical in seeking Armed with a searingly soulful Charity night in the Marquee with 14 Ireland. . . and she is joined by two of talented bunch of Tom Waits from the 1930’s to the present day, as Joplin…9pm £10 comrades.8:30pm Free an unlikely reconciliation with the voice and a neat line in memorable piece soul band the Soul Destroyers the finest interpreters of traditional aficionados) + much more tbc! well as some original material. 8-10pm past. Cross-wiring Krautrock’s brutalist heart-twisting melodies, Dean filters and support from Out of the Irish music - Tom McElvogue (flutes) Free SAT 17TH FRI 16TH modernism with an earlier strain his love of Americana through a Ashes.7pm and Ivan Miletitch (guitar). Following THURS 22ND Damien O’Kane Biff Bang Pow of teutonic enquiry, melding weird gritty yet lyrical Scottish sensibility. the concert there will be a free SOCCER96 SAT 10TH Nominated at the 2016 BBC Radio Power-skiffle on guitar, ukulele and FRI 9TH music session open to all. Bring your improvised electronica with folk, jazz A compelling and engaging live London duo featuring Danalogue Ells and the Southern Wild and classical sounds to often stunning 2 Folk Awards for Best Album with Cajon...with some of the best 3-part The Edsel Furies instruments, come along to listen. Bar performer, with an innate ability to on synths and Betamax on drums… Areas of High Traffic, an energetic and harmonies around. 8:30pm Free open until late.7:30pm £10adv from Ells and the Southern Wild are a effect. connect with any audience, with an Soulful garage surf rock ‘n’ roll with Tron-like soundscapes and super-fresh thrilling new take on traditional Irish Lansdown Hall and Trading Post three piece band blending melodious emotional hurricane of stories and FRI 23RD plenty of fuzz and go-go guitar. polyrhythms all performed completely acoustic and rock sensibilities. Defined “Hans-Joachim Roedelius is one of songs. 9pm £10 music.9pm £15 8:30pm Free live with no laptops, sequencers or the true originals of modern music. TEYR SAT 24TH by Ells’ strong song-writing style software of any kind…8:30pm Free and vocal presence, they seamlessly His delicate and whistful compositions SUN 4TH SUN 18TH Described by Folk Radio UK as ‘high FRI 16TH K. Sridhar seem to come from some long and blend elements of folk, pop and rock. Moore Moss Rutter Jane Siberry energy Brilliance’ trio TEYR are three Rattlesnake Voodoo A mellow evening of pure classical SAT 24TH secret musical tradition - like the 8-10pm Free Iconic and enigmatic; Jane Siberry is of London’s finest new breed of folk North Indian music with renowned Apple of My Eye meditations of Sufi poets, or the A trio of musicians who are reworking Raw, bad to the bone rock ‘n’ traditional native English tunes one of the world’s most unique and musician. Appearing in support of musician K. Sridhar playing the SAT 17TH haikus of Zen monks.” Brian Eno. roll…8:30pm Free Uproarious troubadours blending gifted singer/songwriters. Blessed their highly anticipated debut album wonderful 25 stringed sarod. 8pm £10adv from Trading Post or on- and songs into something far more traditional English folk with modern Steve Ferbrache with a sincere integrity and emotional ‘Far From The Tree’. 8:30pm Free Accompanying him on tabla is line/£12otd contemporary. 9pm £15 FRI 23RD song writing, vocal harmonies and a depth, her work has spanned 3 (Stroud Folk Weekend) Sanjay Jhalla. Delicious samosas and Steve is a local musician who plays a multitude of instruments. This is a tour decades, with the release of 14 studio Highly Unlikely chai in the interval – a whole Indian wide variety of music from stomping sva.org.uk THURS 8TH promoting their second album the albums and performances on concert SAT 24TH Warm and rich acoustic sounds. experience. 7:15pm £12/£10concs blues to classic folk/country/ Wilson Beast Below - with Jo Silverston on stages around the world. 9pm £20 8:30pm Free available in adv from Samosanandas rock covers. Expect to hear some Mischief Afoot cello (well known in Stroud from the TRINITY ROOMS An excellent live band, their stall (union street) on Saturdays (9am- Creedence, Neil Young, John Martyn, Mischief Afoot are a folk trio based in Red Clay Halo). 8:30pm Free accomplished musicianship and WEDS 21ST SAT 24TH 2pm) Tom Waits, Howlin’ Wolf and many the Cotwolds in the UK. They play a SAT 17TH relaxed humour make an evening The Rev.Stretch & The Daltons more. 8-10pm Free Peggy Seegar and Sam Gleaves mixture of English, Irish and American SUN 25TH Punk Night with Wilson a very heart warming and lansdownhall.org Peggy is back on the road with special folk songs and tunes, as well as self- Charity night in aid of the Isobel Turk The Hetty Peglars uplifting experience.9pm £10 SAT 24TH Punk Night featuring award winning penned compositions. 8:30pm Free Angel Fund. 8:30pm Free guest Sam Gleaves..Peggy’s show will Johnny Barlow and Mark the Fiddle Blind River Scare pop punk band Peter 118, Kneel and (Stroud Folk Weekend) THE PRINCE ALBERT FRI 9TH include a vibrant solo performance of play some of theirs and a lot of the THURS 29TH Tim Manning (AKA Blind River Scare) the Trinity’s very own Trinity Boys! Jimmy Webb – An Evening of songs new, old and traditional.9pm £15 pubs favourite tunes. Starting early 7pm Pay what you like… THURS 29TH Rodda’s Hairy Craic THURS 1ST/15TH/29TH is a singer/songwriter playing original Songs and Stories and a warming start to the Autumn. Americana, Alt-Country, Folk & Roots THURS 22ND Steve Ferbrache Open Mic holytrinitystroud.co.uk Grammy winning songwriter who has Irish acoustic session with Tim Potts. 8:30pm Free tinged bitter-sweet songs and in genre Claire Hastings Acoustic soul & blues. 8:30pm Free 8:30pm Free Come and play a few tracks to a topped the charts with hits across covers. 8-10pm Free Last year, Claire won the prestigious relaxed and welcoming audience. WEDS 28TH genres for the last five decades - pop, UNIT 2 country and disco.9pm £30 BBC Radio Scotland’s Young FRI 30TH crownandsceptrestroud.com 8:30pm Free American Mustard stroudbrewery.co.uk Traditional Musician of the Year award. The Ragged Edge Five experienced rock-men as FRI 9TH SAT 10TH Since winning the title, Claire has had THE GOLDEN FLEECE SAT 3RD Upbeat music from a superb six piece featured on over 50 albums, having STROUD FOLK WEEKEND Square Bomb: Post Kickstarter the opportunity to perform at many Common Ground Chloe Reynolds band. Tight and bright, with a full rich backed-up such luminaries as Super Party high-profile events including BBC Gloucestershire-based songwriter sound. The band plays a wide variety SAT 3RD Kev, Fran, David and Alison all sing Furry Animals, John Cooper Clarke, FRI 23RD – SUN 25TH Proms in the Park with the Scottish Square Bomb - Stroud’s own Chloe Reynolds has forged a strong of their own music and rearranged The Blue Mountain Rockers and play concertina, guitar and strings. Catatonia, Jimmy Webb, Gorky’s The Folk Festival returns to Stroud in Symphony Orchestra, and BBC Music situationist New Wave band featuring musical reputation since her 2012 covers, from soul to blues to jazz to Their songs vary from traditional to Zygotic Mynci & John Cale. By September this year with a changed Day where she sang alongside Lulu, London based trio on tour playing Pav (Pavinyl), Nick (Thee Ones) a debut, earning comparisons with Joni contemporary dance tracks. 8:30pm contemporary and are all well-known tastefully setting the driving, macho- format and a new name! From 2016 Jamie Cullum and Deacon Blue. 9pm impressive original old-time roots drum machine and artist/performance Mitchell and Alicia Keys. Her music has Free on the folk scene.8:30pm Free rock posturing of 1974 Rock with £10 music as well as some unexpected it will be called Stroud Folk Weekend poet Uta on vocals - have been sensitive lyrics, American Mustard been heard on the BBC, Eagle Radio, cover in the country style. 8:30pm and consist of music and song cooking up their LP with the help of explore the choppy, existential waters UCB Ireland, Premier Radio and more. Free sessions, workshops, Morris dancing 8 MUSIC - LISTINGS #18 | SEPT 2016
FRI 23RD musical dialogue. Multi-instrumentalist, THURS 15TH being recognised as intense musical Shooglenifty Tcha Limberger leads this orchestra Jim Reynolds heavyweights in folk circles and on of hand-picked Gypsy musicians from the festival scene.8pm £12/£9concs/ As happy playing a small highland Acoustic guitar legend playing folk, Budapest.9pm £20 Friends £10/£8concs/£15otd village hall as they are on a outdoor blues, ragtime and ballads. A superb festival stage playing to tens of FRI 30TH interpreter of songs and unique, prema.org.uk thousands, the Shoogles (as they’re beguiling and often tongue-in-cheek The Eskies known to their fans) have promoted songwriter. 8:30pm Free Scottish music all over the world for The Eskies have brought their WOTTON BLUES FEST more than a quarter century.9pm £15 unique brand of folk noir/gypsy SAT 17TH jazz/sea shanty and swaggering Jimbo & Griff SAT 24TH – SUN 25TH SAT 24TH stage spectacle to ballrooms and Wotton-Under-Edge will be hosting Guitar, double bass and mandolin booze houses far and wide, sullying its first ever Blues Festival across 5 Blair Dunlop combine in this long standing musical soirees and lowering inhibitions of fantastic venues including Under-The- Award-winning British singer, partnership. 40 years of playing get togethers and social occasions Edge Arts, the Swan Hotel, the Falcon songwriter and guitarist with a solid together makes for a dynamic and wherever they have ventured.9pm £10 Steakhouse, the Star Inn and the fan-base across the U.K. Blair has extremely versatile collection of Royal Oak. Wotton Cinema will also recently created his own label and theconvent.net songs.8:30pm Free be playing a selection of classic films partnered up with Absolute Label from the Blues and Jazz genre and Services for the next exciting stage in THURS 22ND THE HOG AT HORSLEY there will be a workshop held at Under his career.9pm £15 Steve Ferbrache the Edge Arts Centre on both days. Acoustic guitarist and vocalist with The line-up features Blues Breakout, SUN 25TH THURS 1ST very varied repertoire - playing Nothing But Trouble, Rick Payne, The Elephant Sessions The Human Jukebox whatever the night needs to keep it Stuart Earl and many others…Visit Winners of scots TRAD awards ‘up Stroud polymath Aron Attwood takes relaxed, swinging or rowdy. 8:30pm website for further info! and coming act of the year 2014’, The his all-request show on the road with Free Elephant Sessions create a progressive his trusty sidekick The Velvet Duke on wottonbluesfest.org blend of intricate tunes, engulfing lead guitar. You choose the songs, the thehogathorsley.co.uk guitars, monstrous bass, and pounding guys play them! 8:30pm Free drums.9pm £15 PREMA ARTS CENTRE ULEY THURS 8TH THURS 29TH Girl & Guitar SAT 24TH Tcha Limberger’s Budapest Gypsy Bristol based Mary Spender plays a The Peoples String Foundation Orchestra laid-back selection of classic songs, Brave and compelling, PSF fuses Bursts of soaring musical tragedy utilising loop pedals to create a full, passionate theatrics with an urban delivered with an astounding purity of rich sound. 8:30pm Free gypsy sound to create spellbinding sound and hardly imaginable depth of performances. The band are fast
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CRAZY GOLF BY KATE MONTGOMERY
CRAZY GOLF IS BACK AT THE GOODS SHED I gave up and yes, I’m ashamed.). By the end I bigger and even better. With the addition of the by the beauty and transformation of the that adults don’t do the same. As long as they may bring you to actual tears (yes I’m looking IN STROUD! THE ENTIRE GOODS SHED HAS was well versed at smiling and saying through green textile cloth, generously donated by WSP environment around me to worry about keeping don’t get overly huffy about how badly they at you, Hole 10), due to your inability and you gritted teeth “would you like to play through?” Textiles in Stroud, the whole venue really looks score for once. are doing (yes, I did get into a tiny huff). The may well fall into a worm hole designed by BEEN TRANSFORMED BY A COLLABORATION to the six and seven year olds tutting behind me. the part. summer holidays are long and there are only Jonny Fluffypunk, one thing is guaranteed. OF SOME OF STROUD’S MOST DIVERSE ARTISTS, The other holes vary in complexity. My favourites so many times you can make putting washing You will have fun. And that’s what Crazy Golf DESIGNERS AND COLLABORATORS. EIGHTEEN That said, each hole is fab. They are constructed I was lucky enough to be invited to the opening were the ones which were bold and intriguing. on the line a fun game before your children smell is all about, right? HOLES HAVE BEEN CREATED IN TOTAL. to be somewhat challenging to your average evening and managed to have a go on the virtual Rhian Harris-Mussi has created a stack of foam a rat and refuse to help you anymore. Believe Crazy Golfer and to be thought provoking. reality hole 17. Due to its complexity and the which looks good enough to eat at Hole 12, Crazy Golf is open from 10am – 4pm daily until EACH ONE IS UTTERLY UNIQUE AND WITH me, I’ve been there. Crazy Golf at the Goods The course is accessible for all ages and abilities. need for it to be manned, this hole isn’t available while at Hole 5, Pippa Tideman’s “Staying In” Shed is a fabulous diversion from the everyday Sunday 4th Sept. A special closing event takes AN EMPHASIS ON THE ECLECTIC NATURE It’s mad as a box of frogs. It’s Stroud at its best. throughout the summer, but was there on the reminds you of playing beneath your grandma’s and a pleasant distraction from the mundane. place on Sunday 11th. Tickets for adults are just OF OUR TOWN. BUT THE TRUE EMPHASIS opening evening. Tom from Millar + Howard feet while she sips tea and watches Coronation £3 and children (under 15) £2, visit sva.org.uk The idea behind the event was to create HERE REALLY IS ON FUN. NOT ON WINNING, Workshop had mapped the inside of the Goods Street. The bath covered in layers of pink foam The entire Goods Shed looks just marvellous. for further info. well designed structures which celebrate art ORBEING THE BEST AT CRAZY GOLF. FUN. Shed, adding trees, branches and flora to make designed by Moina Leahy Walker at Hole 14 There’s a café and a bar serving pizzas, cake, and design coming together in a playful and it feel like a jungle. It was my first experience is a visual treat, while the Pubs Of Stroud, Hole 2 beer and soft drinks which should keep pretty engaging way. It’s no surprise that it was of virtual reality and the sensory debilitation by Gemma Wagget is a nod to another of those much everyone happy. Although I would My sporting abilities begin and end on the yoga Kate Montgomery is a writer, artist and blogger. Thomas Millar from the award winning architects somewhat dulled my usually competitive nature. Stroud institutions we all love. recommend going to try it out for the visual treat mat, but what I lack in talent, I more than make She lives in Stroud with her husband and two Millar + Howard Workshop who came up with I found that I was so engrossed in the virtual alone. From Hole 1, which was designed and up for in competitiveness. Unfortunately, it took daughters. She hosts creative writing groups the initial idea. After proposing the idea to Neil world Tom had created, I didn’t mind that The holes are not too complex that your average built by collaborative team Soozy Robbins and me a rather a long time to actually complete the and wastes far too much time instagramming Walker and Jo Leahy from SVA the 2015 Crazy it took me around twenty attempts to get the six or seven-year-old would get bored and begin Lorraine Roberts, you can feel the fun imbued course (I’m lying I didn’t actually reach the end. her food @clevermonty Golf launched in the same venue. But this year is ball in the virtual hole. I was far too distracted moaning, but just complex enough to ensure throughout the building. Although some holes 12 ART - MELVYN WARREN-SMITH #18 | SEPT 2016 #18 | SEPT 2016 ART - LISTINGS 13
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SMITH ART OF CLAY TUES 20TH SEPT – SAT 1ST OCT SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS since the age of 12. Please enquire Millie Wood Swanepoel: The Art for painting and rock- splitting THURS 1ST – FRI 30TH of Looking, At Art TUE 13TH – SAT 24TH workshops and artists talks. Open Fridays and Saturdays 10am – 5pm MELVYN STUDIED FINE ART IN LONDON AND WENT ON Clay Sinclair There is an art when looking at art Stroudies and their Wheels TO WIN THE DAVID MURRAY LANDSCAPE SCHOLARSHIP Provocative post-pop paintings on and the world around us. We need A community exhibition arranged by MON 25TH JUL – SUN 11TH SEPT Perspex by local/international artist to be able to look with awareness, the Crown and Sceptre Pub showing FROM THE ROYAL ACADEMY OF ARTS. FOR MANY YEARS Crazy Golf Clay Sinclair. Plus prints for those mindfulness and engage with it. This photographs taken by Stroud HE WORKED AS A HIGHLY SORT AFTER ILLUSTRATOR, on a budget and People’s Republic exhibition is a collection of paintings, district residents showing them See pages 10 -11! £3adults/£2children ideas/images inspired, fired and (Goods Shed) SPECIALIZING IN ROMANTIC BOOK COVERS, WORKING of Stroud tat for those joining the with their Wheels; bicycles, prams, revolution. Open Mon – Sat expressed in clay, glass, metal and wheelbarrows, water wheels etc. WITH SUCH AUTHORS AS CATHERINE COOKSON, MAEVE found objects. 10am-5pm/Sun 11am- 10am-5pm daily (excluding Sundays) SUN 11TH BINCHY AND EDWINA CURRIE. claysinclair.com 4pm Arty Brum Booty TUE 27TH SEPT – SAT 1ST OCT A fundraiser for the Line Gallery lansdownhall.org His oil paintings are greatly varied in size and subject matter, THE BLUE ROOMS GALLERY Deborah Roberts: Grasslands of inspired by the infamous London the Stroud Valleys annual event. A day of frivolous play, but consistent in quality wow factor. Using rich, vibrant oil SAT 3RD/10TH/17TH/24TH THE LINE GALLERY The photographic images in the music and art selling to appeal to all… colour he depicts landscape, still life and portraiture with the Please email linegallerystoud@gmail. Oliver Vivian exhibition celebrate the beauty same intensity, often using humour and cheek to spice up FRI 9TH SEPT – SUN 2ND OCT of the wildflower-rich grasslands com for a stall.11-3pm (Goods Shed Oliver continues his exploration of the moment… Alexander James Wood surrounding Stroud and the work of Car Park) composition and process, in a new local organisations to conserve these exhibition of works using his unique Alexander (alexanderjameswood. An Exhibition of Recent Paintings by Melvyn Warren-Smith internationally important habitats. sva.org.uk palette of fresh colours. 10am – 3pm com) combines graphic shapes takes place at the Attic Space, Kendrick Street Gallery from 10am-5pm daily (excluding Sundays) or by appointment 07532071457 with bold colours to create dynamic Sat 10th until Sat 24th September. You can meet the artist UPPER LOCK screen prints of interiors. These subscriptionrooms.org.uk on Sat 10th and Sat 17th between 10am and 12pm. facebook.com/The-Blue-Rooms- prints are full of intrigue and are Gallery-Stroud reminiscent of Alfred Hitchcock’s SUN 31ST JUL – SAT 3RD SEPT melvyn-warren-smith.com Rear Window. His prints are A1 SVA Parkend Painters: Anything Goes and A0 so you can really transport GALLERY PANGOLIN Parkend Painters are a group of yourself into the intricate scenes. THURS 1ST – FRI 30TH artists from differing backgrounds Open Fridays and Saturdays 11am – TUES 30TH AUG – Sally Hampson: The Weaving who are all previous pupils of Julia 4pm Private view Fri 9th 6 – 9pm Shed WEDS 21ST OCT Christie. Their exhibition consists of works in various mediums and an Synthesis linegallery.co.uk Sally Hampson, an artist and weaver, is back in SVA’S project space at eclectic mix of subjects. Mon - Sat Late summer exhibition bringing 29 High Street bringing weaving 9am-4pm/Sun 10am - 3pm together a collection of abstract MUSEUM IN THE PARK workshops and events throughout sculptures by four male and four July. Also features guest weaver Tim upperlockcafe.co.uk female artists: Jon Buck, Lynn FRI 2 – SUN 25TH Parry Williams. Email to SVA: office@ Chadwick, Ann Christopher, John Helen Williams: A Floral sva.org.uk drop in or by appointment WETPAINT GALLERY Hoskin, Eilis O’Connell, Charlotte Menagerie Mayer, Peter Randall-Page and SAT 3RD/10TH/17TH/24TH In this collection of wall-hangings, SAT 3RD – FRI 30TH Almuth Tebbenhoff. Mon-Fri 10am – Fungusloci 6pm/Sat 10am – 1pm Helen Williams is showing the best Sir Peter Blake: Prints of her intricately hand-stitched Artist and permaculture practitioner Sir Peter Blake, the Godfather of textiles. Always enamoured with Dominic Thomas has designed and gallery-pangolin.com British Pop Art will be on show flowers, she is now including her built a sustainable urban micro-farm again at Wetpaint Gallery Chalford favourite animals. Combining her in which oyster mushrooms are KENDRICK STREET GALLERY in September exhibiting a range of Polish heritage and love of wildlife, cultivated on spent coffee grounds rare and collectable prints alongside along with images collected from from local cafes. Fungusloci is a some of his newly published work. SAT 10TH – SAT 24TH her travels of Europe and Asia, Helen project of Sustainable Creativity Don’t miss this opportunity to see Melvyn Warren-Smith: An is presenting an uplifting display of CIC with the help of Stroud District works by one of the most iconic Exhibition of Recent Paintings luxurious texture and colour. Helen Food Grants taking place at Unit 23, artists of his generation. Further will be in residence on Saturdays and Merrywalks. Open for sales Saturdays See p12! Mon-Sat 9:30am-5:30pm details about this exciting exhibition Sundays during her exhibition. Fri 10:30am -1.30pm or by appointment to be announced shortly! kendrickstgallery.co.uk 2-5pm/Sat and Sun 11am-5pm [email protected] wetpaintgalleryonline.com SAT 10TH – SUN 25TH FRI 12TH AUG – FRI 30TH SEPT LANSDOWN GALLERY Stroud School of Art Staff Show Adam White: Unlikely Things Happen All The Time THE OLD PASSAGE ARLINGHAM TUES 13TH – SAT 17TH School of Art tutors will launch their annual multi-disciplinary exhibition An exhibition of Adam White’s Triple Exposure WEDS 22ND JUN – in Gallery One at the Museum in the giant watercolours from 1993-2016. WEDS 23RD NOV A Photographic Exhibition featuring Park. This is a wonderful opportunity They aim to take a direct route three local photographers with to showcase the skill and vision that into geology via the paint, which is Garden of Secrets an eclectic mix of colour and our tutors have and it shows how made from mineral pigments, whilst Join 28 artists as they explore a real monochrome. Mike is the main fortunate SGS students are to be choosing to radically reinterpret and imagined world. They investigate photographer for the Cotswold taught by outstanding tutors who geological maps with misleading enigmatic places of tranquillity and Canals Trust. Gary is a member of are also practicing artists. Tues – Fri keys to interpret the geology. threat, memory and history through the Royal Photographic Society and 10am – 5pm/Sat, Sun and Bank The relationship of the figure to the mediums of painting, ceramics, John’s images capture light and Holidays 11am – 5pm geological time and frailty are two of jewellery, photography, drawing and patterns in landscapes. 10am-4pm the artist’s main themes having been printmaking. You’ll need to take a museuminthepark.org.uk plagued by severe juvenile arthritis trip to Arlingham in person to see 14 ART - LISTINGS #18 | SEPT 2016
and enjoy all the work in context.... NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE SAT 17TH SEPT – SUN 30TH OCT MON 5TH SEPT – SUN 16TH OCT and also to perhaps delight in a meal Jackie Morris: The Quiet Music Anna Bean Synthesis with a view. SAT 16TH JUL – SUN 11TH SEPT Paintings and prints by Jackie Morris Anna Bean’s atmospheric Sculpture: Inside & Out 30th August - 21st October Exhibiting artists include Alice accompanied by contemporary photographs, graphically astute Adams, Ali Affleck, Catherine Aspray, How does site alter our response and traditional musical instruments. prints and theatrical environments Jon Buck Lynn Chadwick Ann Christopher Christina Bingle, Hannah Ferguson, to a work of art? In this show, New Original artwork and prints of the lure us into a world of burlesque Angela Findlay, Gypsy, Lucy Guenot, Brewery Arts invites visitors to work produced by Jackie Morris enchantment and colourful John Hoskin Eilis O’Connell Charlotte Mayer Sylvain Guenot, Jo Hofman, Pat think about the nature of sculpture for the charity Help Musicians over psychosis. A freelance photographic Peter Randall-Page Almuth Tebbenhoff Homewood, Gillian Keightley, Sara and its relationship with the space the last 17 years. Accompanied artist and a lecturer at the School Kirby, Elaine Knight, Asen Krestenov, in which it resides. Here sculpture by a range of musical instruments of Creative Arts, Hull College, artist Liz Lancashire, Emily Lawlor, Barbara and space work hand-in-hand as made by exceptional and renowned Anna Bean creates surreal tableaux Manzi-fe, Rachel Markwick, Barbara intertwined themes; the backdrop, makers. inspired by old masters, myths, Phelps, Kerry Phippen, Kel Portman, or the negative space brings a new fairy tales, cult films and television newbreweryarts.org.uk Vicki Portman, Deborah Roberts, perspective to the pieces. Across programmes from her childhood. Melanie Steiner, Nik Taylor, Sarah our buildings, in our gallery, inside MON 5TH SEPT – SUN 16TH OCT Van Niekerk and Pauline Vennard. and out, this exhibition offers a PREMA ARTS CENTRE Each sale of artwork attracts a trail around New Brewery Arts. Sarah Dennis donation from the artist that actively Incorporating a range of natural MON 5TH SEPT – SUN 16TH OCT Originally from the south coast of contributes to help in funding the materials including wire, limestone, Lea Phillips England, renowned Bristol-based work of the Severn Area Rescue stone and slate, many of the works paper illustrator Sarah Dennis has Lea’s work has always been based Association. have a direct relationship to nature always possessed a strong desire to on throwing, creating forms that are and bring an additional question create a world of her own. Constantly theoldpassage.com strong and definite, simple shapes to the surroundings in which we thinking in three dimensions and with harmonious relationships experience them. Sculptors include playing with positive and negative between their various parts. Oxidised Ann-Margreth Bohl, Catherine space, Sarah magically transforms stoneware seems to best suit Aspray, Celia Smith, Dan Rawlings, paper into dynamic art forms. Dean Patman, JK Brown, Kim Francis, Lea’s expressive style - combining
Loco, Maurice Thompson and the decorative freedom of low prema.org.uk Stephanie Cushing. temperature ceramics with the depth and texture of stoneware glazes.
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GIFFORDS CIRCUS: THE PAINTED WAGON
THE 2016 GIFFORDS CIRCUS TOUR THE PAINTED WAGON HAS BEEN DRAWING THE CROWDS TO THIS WHIP-CRACKIN’ HORSE-WRANGLIN’ HELL- RAISIN’ SHOW. SINCE MAY, THE WILD WEST PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD THROUGHOUT THE COTSWOLDS AND INTO LONDON, SPENDING A FUN FILLED THREE WEEKS AT CHISWICK HOUSE AND GARDENS.
Nell and Toti Gifford have once again collaborated with top stage and screen director, Cal McCrystal, to produce what is widely being cited as their best show ever. Audiences are treated to a spectacle of eye-catching acrobatics and aerialists from far and distant lands, dancing horses, bounty hunting and gold panning, all to the beat of the “Dodge City” Giffords Circus saloon band.
The tour is proving to be a sell-out. Not only the show itself but also the much loved Circus Sauce restaurant which travels with the circus. Head Chef, Ollie Halas, and the Sauce team have surpassed themselves this year, their reputation for producing delicious, home cooked 3 course meals causing the restaurant to be booked out weeks, even months in advance.
So catch The Painted Wagon and Circus Sauce before the end of their tour. Over the August bank holiday weekend Giffords Circus will be on Marlborough Common then they trundle to Stratton Meadows, Cirencester (8th – 19th September) and finally back to base Fennells Farm, Stroud (22nd – 25th September). The very last show of the season at 5pm on Sunday 25th September will be in support of Maggie’s, Cheltenham, a cancer support centre offering invaluable advice and care to patients, their families and friends. Having recently used their services and finished treatment for cancer earlier in the summer, Nell Gifford is extremely keen to see this show raise much needed funds.
For a full list of show times, visit their website giffordscircus.com or ring the box office on 0845 459 7469 to book your tickets. 18 THEATRE - STROUD THEATRE FESTIVAL #18 | SEPT 2016 #18 | SEPT 2016 THEARE - LISTINGS 19
with, then taking a gamble with their sixth in comedy and dance, meaning visitors will THEATRE ticket. John remembers a man coming up to also get a chance to participate as well as him last year after a particularly immersive spectate. physical theatre piece and saying ‘I used my LISTINGS So the festival is set for success, last year’s sixth ticket on that and I’m really pleased!’ ticket sales where more than twice that of It would be short-sighted however to think the first festival with the same expected COTSWOLD PLAYHOUSE the festival was solely for spectating. Theatre for this year. Tickets can be purchased has been one of many areas impacted from the Tourist Information Centre at The SAT 10TH by repeated funding cuts, making the Subscription Rooms and you can pick up free Baroque Theatre Company: Veronica’s Stroud Theatre Festival a rare and exciting programmes from various locations around Room opportunity for small theatre companies Stroud as well as stroudtheatrefestival.co.uk Are you brave enough to enter Veronica’s to share their work and see how it is Room? This chilling mystery thriller by the appreciated. It will also be an important author of Horror classic Rosemary’s Baby and experience for a number of young people Deathtrap, takes you into an absorbing spider’s Mary Holditch is a native Stroudie who is web of fantasy, reality and danger. being trained as lighting technicians for currently studying foreign languages in the weekend’s performances thanks to the London and enjoys spending her time making A fascinating piece of suspense filled drama Stroud Art Festival. The programme also mini radio docs. full to the brim with twists, turns and intrigue. boasts four workshops for both professionals Warning: Contains adult themes that may and adults, with a general interest this year shock. NOT suitable for children. 7:30pm £12 STROUD cotswoldplayhouse.co.uk STROUD THEATRE FESTIVAL
FRI 9TH – SUN 11TH THEATRE There are simply too many events to mention THIS YEAR’S here!! Visit the website and pick up a free programme for full listings… PERFORMANCES FESTIVAL INCLUDE: stroudtheatrefestival.co.uk SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS 2016 THURS 9TH Sleeping Trees: Western? ANGIE BELCHER: HEXAGON THEATRE: MISERABLE MALCOLM: The show follows unlikely hero Harry Sudds Mythical Creature The Letter of Last Resort Graveside Manner as a simple trip to the town bank quickly BY MARY HOLDITCH descends into the worst day of his life. Before BREWHAHA!: IGNITE THEATRE: MONKEYDOG he knows it he’s confronted by native Indians, JOHN BASSET HAS BEEN ORGANISING STROUD what is not – but to say – as John puts it “This is year’s festivals will be as varied as the shows. Village People Lovely PRODUCTIONS: talking wasps and one of the most majestic tumbleweeds ever seen in the west. 8pm THEATRE FESTIVAL ALONGSIDE A SMALL TEAM all theatre!” Performances will be taking place in traditional High Vis £12adv/£14otd FOR THE PAST FOUR YEARS. NEGOTIATING performance venues, such as the Subscription BRICK DOOR THEATRE: IN OTHER WORDS: The vastness of the programme means that Rooms and Lansdown Hall alongside more Bare Your Sole Tales From the Severn MULTI STORY THEATRE subscriptionrooms.org.uk COMPANIES FROM AS FAR OFF AS LITHUANIA everyone’s interests are catered for. There’s stand relaxed, intimate and immersive venues such COMPANY: INTO DIFFERENT CORNERS OF STROUD FOR up from local favourites Jonny Fluffypunk and Pericles – All At Sea as the Black Book Café, Imperial Hotel and the CLARE FERGUSON IZOKEI: SVA Bill Jones, alongside High Vis a comedy about a A WEEKEND OF THEATRE, DRIVEN BY THE British School. The intention of this is to give WALKER: Tuuli Tuli Tullin traffic warden, even a puppet spaghetti-western OTHERSTORY: THRILL OF LIVE PERFORMANCE. performances in venues which the audience feel California Schemin MON 12TH titled Spaghetti. Also on the bill are more serious Escape Was On Everyone’s comfortable. One show, Three Minute Wonders JAMES LUCKRAFT-LAW: BRDG: 117 – One One Seven Minds – The Tale of Jack “There’s an element of risk” he tells me when we social and political pieces including the Fearless COAL ACTION NETWORK: even invites viewers on a walking tour of the Just Charming Sheppard A play based on interviews with a British Navigator from John’s own theatre company, and meet at the Black Book Café, one of the festival’s town centre, showing six, three-minute-long Buried Sunshine woman who has been living in Kyoto since Buried Sunshine from Coal Action Network. 1989 by Japanese based theatre group BRDG. venues “you’ve got a physical person in front plays in various locations during the walk. “The JDBJ PRODUCTIONS: PD PRODUCTIONS: CROON PRODUCTIONS: It introduces her life and her old house at 117 of you and the audience are in with that shared Theatre.” John announces dramatically at one Rude Awakenings (Reasonably) Great When I ask John to suggest some of his picks Lewisham Way, which used to exist in New experience.” He acknowledges that this can be point in the interview, alluding to a big stone Spaghetti Sporting Moments from the programme, he warns me jovially Cross, London. During the play, the recorded intimidating, and for many art and especially building with velvet curtains and visitors formally JONNY FLUFFYPUNK: that he will end up recommending every show, voices of interviews are played over, and theatre is a luxury. He has therefore tailored the DROP OF A HAT THEATRE: How I Came To Be Where I PROXIMO DEOS: and ends up doing so, explaining why he is dressed. This is not the image he wants the Japanese actors interpret them into Japanese festival to be inclusive and diverse at all angles, The Dumb Waiter Never Was Tom excited about each piece and what it is bringing festival to carry “We don’t want it to be about and English. As the play unfolds, this act of so that the thirty three shows across the 9th, to the festival. There is one show however the building but about the interaction.” he tells “interpreting” transforms into “acting”. The EVERYMAN THEATRE THE LAST BAGUETTE: 10th and 11th of September can be enjoyed by all. me. SPANIEL IN THE WORKS memory of New Cross has travelled overseas which he hovers over for a bit longer. That is AND TAMASHA THEATRE What’s The Matter? A THEATRE COMPANY: with her, and is now going to be re-told to the The first thing considered is the programming. Displaced, a collection of ten minute plays COMPANY: Physical Comedy About The ticket prices are modest for live theatre - The Fearless Navigator people in UK as the story of “an “outsider”. written by the Everyman Writer’s Hub which Displaced Physics The festival is uncurated, meaning that anyone £7 full price and £5 concession. Like last year Keiko Yamaguchi (director, actor) and Kano explore the experiences of displaced people. who applies to perform is successful, so long as visitors will be able to buy six for the price of THIRD KNOCK THEATRE: Kawanabe (co-ordinator) founded BRDG LEARNING THROUGH there is physical space for them. Each show is Tamasha Theatre Company will perform the FIRE DONKEY in 2011 creating works under the theme of five. “The Stroudie Special” John explains “in THEATRE: Broken Air therefore unrestricted in its content, naturally plays individually before various shows over the PRODUCTIONS: “Foreigners in Kyoto”. The performance 117- total is the same price as a seat in the stalls at Trouble Inn Paradise weekend to then run them in their entirety on Radio Four(ty) Mystery resulting in an enormous range of performance the Everyman.” This offer has allowed visitors THREE TIER THEATRE: one one seven features Bridget Scott, Hiromi Sunday followed by a discussion with GARAS Hour Demura and Tatsunori Imamura with Toru Koda subjects and techniques. “The festival brings to take risks, getting an opportunity to see Woyzek together a diverse range of theatre companies (Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum MIDNIGHT STORYTELLERS: as sound engineer. 7:30pm £4adv/£5otd something out of the ordinary without the HELEN WOOD: Seekers) about the issues raised. and people…which are all celebrating theatre.” pressure of getting their moneys worth, often Corvidia Nightshade’s TWO HOOTS THEATRE: What Kind Of Fool Am I? Tales For Bold Children sva.org.uk The festival is keen not to say what is theatre and Don Quixote Then onto the location. The venues for this going to see five shows they feel comfortable 20 LITERATURE - CAROLINES JAINE #18 | SEPT 2016 #18 | SEPT 2016 LITERATURE - LISTINGS 21
CAROLINE LITERATURE JAINE LISTINGS
BY NIKKI OWEN ALE HOUSE SUBSCRIPTION ROOMS TUES 20TH SEPT Paper and Fabric Books with Sue Green WEDS 7TH/14TH/21ST/28TH MON 19TH SEPT – MON 5TH DEC Over 10 weeks, learn how to make and construct a BEING A WOMAN AT ANY TIME CAN Rick Vick: Writing Group Creative Writing variety of paper and fabric books that could be used BE TOUGH. BEING ONE OF THE ONLY A weekly writing group run by Stroud Festival’s Rick Whether you are a curious beginner, a secret for sketchbooks or for keeping much loved samples. Vick. Discover your hidden voice, all welcome! 7-9pm scribbler or someone in need of fresh inspiration, Make mixed media covered paper books, Concertina WOMEN WORKING FOR THE FOREIGN £5 for further information contact Rick on 07973 feedback and advice, this friendly, supportive and books with fabric cover, fabric book with fabric spine OFFICE IN BASRA, IRAQ AT A TIME 225 694 informative class will be for you. We’ll look at finding and pages, a fabric collage-covered book with calico and developing ideas in prose fiction and life-writing, pages and pockets . A good way to use some of that OF DEEPENING AND LIFE-THREATENING cultivating a healthy writing practice and pathways fabric you never know what to do with! 1:30-4:30pm ATELIER UNREST IS ALMOST UNIMAGINABLE. to publication. By the end of the course you’ll have £195 a writer’s tool-kit of techniques, a portfolio of work, STEP FORWARD CAROLINE JAINE... TUES 13TH and a clear idea of how to proceed. Each week there THURS 22ND SEPT – Radio Cinema will be a chance to workshop your writing, give and THURS 20TH OCT In 2006 Caroline did something most of us Discover the amazing world of ‘spoken word receive constructive criticism and hone your critical Creative Writing Autumn Term With Rona (including me) would run a million miles from: radio’ (podcast etc) - Listen together - start a faculties as a writer - cultivating a professional Laycock she volunteered to work in Basra. As a British discussion and/or continue listening back home… approach to editing and submitting your work for What makes a good story? Why do we remember profit or for pleasure. All abilities welcome. Bring pen diplomat, Jaine worked as a speechwriter and - Listening can be done while stitching, knitting, some characters long after reading a story? We making notes or ironing… and paper.7pm-9pm £75 will explore these questions and others through researcher in the UK Foreign Office Press Office 7pm £3 readings, discussion and lots of writing exercises. subscriptionrooms.org.uk based in London, but, as time passed and with Thurs 12:45pm-3:30pm £95 politics escalating, Iraq began to play on her atelierstroud.co.uk mind. “We all had a security vetter,” Jaine says NEW BREWERY ARTS CENTRE SAT 24TH when we meet one day in Stroud to chat about STROUD THEATRE FESTIVAL Writer’s Tools of the Trade with Rona Laycock SAT 3RD her fascinating book, A Better Basra, which A one day workshop that explores editing, revising FRI 9TH – SUN 11TH Paperclay Sketchbooks with Emily Joy documents her experiences in Iraq. “My security and rewriting, simile and metaphor, research, to dive into a heavily unstable environment, her And, of course, there has been her book A Better The Stroud Theatre Festival returns with even more Create an unusual 3D sketchbook that is inspiring vocabulary and how writers use it, elements of form vetter asked me what I thought of British policy shows than last year including comedy/stand up children and husband were in the country, too. Basra (out now with Askance Publishing), plus, and beautiful! Use versatile paperclay to create and style. poetry from local favourites Miserable Malcolm and on Iraq, and so I said I didn’t think we should “At the time the children were 4, 7 and 11. They excitingly, plans for (indeed, she’s already started thin but strong sheets of porcelain, covered with Jonny Fluffypunk. See page 18 – 19, website and pick have invaded. There I was writing speeches on your own designs and text, ready to be laced into 10am-4pm £75 moved to Kuwait with the idea that Basra was writing) a fiction trilogy using her experiences, up a free programme available throughout Stroud it and yet not necessarily agreeing with them... unique and sculptural porcelain books. A fantastic becoming a safer place, and Kuwait City which will create what I’m sure will be a gripping for full details newbreweryarts.org.uk Something had to change.” It was this self- introduction to working with paperclay and a way to was only an hour and a half away from Basra, story if her compelling writing style is anything explore your creative ideas using an unusual material stroudtheatrefestival.co.uk revelation on her thoughts that sparked for where I would be based, and so I could go there to go by. and some interesting techniques including scraffito, Jaine what would be not just a physical journey, on the weekends.” stamping and printing. 10am-4pm £80 but a mental one too. “You have to be strong out We finish the interview promising to stay in there,” she says. But it didn’t quite work out that way, because touch (us writers have to stick together) and Basra quickly became more dangerous. “But the plan to share more coffees and chats. And as She ain’t half right. But, mercifully, strong is most kids were totally safe and blissfully unaware,” she leaves, something tells me that, whatever certainly a description that fits Caroline Jaine Caroline points out, and then, my jaw dropping, Caroline Jaine puts her hand to next, it’s sure to perfectly. Baby blonde hair mixed with a gentle, she regales a tale of having to sleep in the be a fierce success. kind face and incredible artistic ability (she now bathroom in the compound because, in the event To buy a copy of the book visit: works full-time in Stroud as an artist for Damien of a shelling, it was the place that would hold askancepublishing.wordpress.com/publications/ Hurst), Caroline has a steel of strength that belies up the most, plus there’d be a water source if you non-fiction/a-better-basra her soft exterior. were trapped in rubble. “Also,” she continues, “during training, we’d been taught to zigzag our So, I ask her: when she first got to the compound running if we ever came under sniper attack. OUT NOW in Basra (all the Foreign Office team where And one day, out in Basra, snipers began firing Nikki Owen is an author and writer. Her based at a highly militarized and heavily armed at us, but we were out in the open, so zigzag second book in the Project Trilogy – the Killing compound called Basra Palace), what was the THE GLUMP AND THE PEEBLE running was not going to help. So, and I don’t Files (Harper Collins), is out now. Visit her biggest shock? “The amount of men there,” know why – instinct, maybe – we just started blog nikkiowen.wordpress.com or website BY WENDY MEDDOUR Jaine laughs. She goes on to explain. “By 2006, bouncing our way out of there to avoid the nikkiowenauthor.com we were three years into the war, so there was AND REBECCA ASHDOWN bullets. No one was hurt.” this huge push of them saying, ‘Going to Iraq’s great for your career - you must go,’ and I stuck Wow. It’s this strength, this steel that Caroline The Glump lives alone in his cave in the wood, wishing he could come out up my hand in a meeting about it and asked, shrugs off as ‘being normal’ that makes her the and dance with the Peebles. But nearby there’s a peeble who wishes she could in the compound in Basra, where we would be frankly extraordinary person she is. After finally be quiet and thoughtful – like a glump. When they meet, it turns out they have based, what was the ratio of males to females? a lot to teach each other! leaving Basra due to daily, continual shelling, VISIT: And the Ambassador leading the meeting said, she has since returned. “You get a taste for it. A heart-warming story of friendship and daring to be different… ‘Amongst Foreign Office staff, it’s about 30 or You just get used to it,” she says with a calm and GOODONPAPER. rebeccaashdown.me 40% women.’ But when I got there, I found the focused exterior that reminds me of an INFO/LITERATURE Foreign Office Staff numbered about twelve SAS professional. It’s massively impressive. wendymeddour.wordpress.com people - the other 390 were all men.” TO READ AN So what since then? Well, tellingly, Caroline gave EXCERPT FROM It’s at this point – together with the very real evidence at the recent Chilcot Enquiry, a moment CAROLINE JAINE’S dangers out there - many would begin to worry, for her to regale exact events of the time, which A BETTER BASRA but not so Jaine. “You just get on with it,’ she must have gelled well with her anti-Iraq war self. says. And indeed she did. Not only did she have 22 COMEDY #18 | SEPT 2016
here potential is realised of bodily geography continues character stand-up. This exploration STROUD BREWERY uninterrupted.” This sounds a rather will equip you with insights and COMEDY fresher approach (and I would techniques that you will use to THURS 15TH have seen it had I not turned up at develop, perform and write for CrazyBird Comedy Club the wrong venue!). One show I did your own characters. The course BY CHRIS HEAD Ft. Mike Gunn, Jeremy O’Donnell, manage to see was the improvised will culminate in a live show of the Adam Morrison and MC Geoff monologue/sketch show ‘Jacuzzi’ comedy character monologues at A BUSY COMEDY CALENDAR Whiting. Doors & Bar open at from Free Association. In the form Black Book in November. IN SEPTEMBER OFFERS 5pm, show starts 8pm. Plus of a ‘Harold’, this had a flow of OPPORTUNITIES TO DO MY pizzas! £12.50 from Trading Post, ideas from monologue to sketch Scuttle: A Comedy Sketch Show Stroud Brewery or from Nick Bird CHARACTER COMEDY COURSE, to monologue, and despite the late takes place at the Subscription [email protected] SEE GRADUATES FROM MY night start time the performers Rooms on Friday 9th at 8pm September, £5 from Subs Rooms /£14otd COURSE PERFORM AND ALSO were as sharp as a sharp thing. or on the door. Character Comedy TO SIT BACK AND WATCH TOP ‘Scuttle’, the show produced Course & Live Show will be running stroudbrewery.co.uk CLASS STAND-UP COMEDY. by the graduates of my sketch on Fridays, 7pm-9.30pm from comedy course in Stroud, perhaps the 16th Sept until 11th Nov (not STROUD THREATRE FESTIVAL sits between the two extremes of 28th Oct). £125/ £95 (conc). Info THIS MONTH GRADUATES FROM Birthday Girls and ‘Lagoon’. Like & Booking: chrishead.com (click FRI 9TH – SUN 11TH MY STROUD SKETCH COMEDY the Footlights show it features ‘courses’). COURSE ARE PRESENTING classically structured sketches. But The Stroud Theatre Festival returns with even more shows than last A SHOW AS PART OF STROUD like Birthday Girls there is a strong female showing with proper meaty year including comedy from local THEATRE FESTIVAL. TO KEEP MY Chris Head has established himself roles and there is some (gentle) funnyun’s Miserable Malcolm, COACHING UP TO DATE, THIS as one of the UK’s leading comedy audience interaction. And in a Jonny Fluffypunk, Helen Wood and coaches and has nearly twenty YEAR AT THE EDINBURGH FRINGE nod to Free Association we used Brewhaha! See page 18 – 19, website years’ experience as a director of I CHECKED OUT THE STATE OF LIVE improvisation to generate sketch and pick up a free programme live comedy. Visit chrishead.com for available throughout Stroud for full SKETCH COMEDY, STARTING WITH ideas and there will be (a touch of) further info details THE BIRTHDAY GIRLS. improvisation on the night. (The group features all three of local stroudtheatrefestival.co.uk impro gang Brewhaha plus husband Their show was a high octane series and wife impro performers and of sketches framed as a girls’ night coaches Gill and Kerry Upchurch.) out. Entering the theatre space we found the Girls already drinking and Stand-up comedy fans are also gossiping and thumping club music served this month with the latest playing. The sketches that followed Crazy Bird night, returning to were a mix of scenes sending up Stroud Brewery. Headlining is nights out and unrelated skits, Comedy Store regular and guest of all punctuated by pounding club Michael McIntyre on his ‘Comedy music and dancing. The Girls also Roadshow’, Mike Gunn. The interacted with the audience and Independent on Sunday picked him the whole atmosphere was electric as “one of the ten leading stand- and pumped up. ups in Britain”. Also on the bill are story-tellers and observational In contrast, the Cambridge comics Jeremy O’Donnell and Footlights are a venerable sketch Adam Morrison. As usual the whole group hailing from the university. night is held together by legendary Dr Who-like, the members MC Geoff Whiting. Geoff has over regenerate each year. Famous 4000 gigs to his name and his alumni include Peter Cook, John engaging, quick-witted interaction Bette Midler and Me Cleese, David Mitchell and Simon with the audience is always a th Bird. The current Footlights show Sat 17 Sept highlight of the show. I know some ‘Lagoon’ features intelligent writing fans of Crazy Bird comedy nights SUE KELVIN stars in a tribute show to Bette Midler, covering the Our community truly values the individual characteristics and engaging performances. who go mainly to see Geoff! life and songs of the Divine Miss M from the perspective of a life- and qualities of each boy or girl. Every child’s potential is The format however is a stark long fan. The show features over a dozen songs including Boogie contrast to Birthday Girls. The And finally, I am launching a new Woogie Bugle Boy, I’m A Woman, I Think It’s Gonna Rain Today, nurtured and developed. Our academic value-added scores group is dominated by men and comedy course in Stroud running Everything’s Coming Up Roses, From A Distance, The Rose, Chapel it is a very conventional ‘sketch- in my usual venue, Black Book Of Love, Wind Beneath My Wings, The Glory Of Love. consistently see us placed in the top 20% of all UK schools. blackout’ format, with the sketches Café. Half-way between sketch Also – a puppet show version of ‘BEACHES’. What could be more divine? overwhelmingly unfolding ‘behind comedy and stand-up, if you the fourth wall.’ It felt like an old come along you’ll create your own “... a show that is heartfelt and hilarious in equal measure.” Wycliffe Nursery, Preparatory, Senior School & Sixth Form Co-educational day and boarding school for 2-18 school sketch show. comedy character monologues. BROADWAY WORLD Please contact: Charlotte Phillips (Senior) on 01453 820412 or Wendy Robertson (Preparatory) on 01453 820471. 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