Normansfield Theatre Tour

LANGDON DOWN CENTRE

JANUARY TO MARCH 2016 WHAT’S ON HAPPY NEW YEAR! LBRUT Mayor’s Talent Showcase We finished 2015 with the busiest programme Saturday, 30 January at 6.30pm including our first Normansfield Christmas Craft Tickets: £12.50 adults and £6 children from Fair with 500 visitors visiting our 31 stalls Michelle Davies 0208 891 7123 or email throughout the day. We will be holding the Craft [email protected] Fair this year on 26th November 2016. The Mayor of LBRUT will be holding The new year brings with it nine shows over the a Richmond Talent Showcase event next three months: a mix of music hall, jazz, choral on Saturday, 30 January. It will be societies and a play written by Tathiana an evening of fantastic Piancastelli, a young lady with Down’s syndrome entertainment for all the family who lives in the USA. Tathiana will be travelling to featuring The Basement Door, the UK to perform as part of a European Tour to Richmond Music Trust and Stage Coach. All proceeds are celebrate World Down Syndrome Day (21 March) going to the Alzheimer’s Society and the Mulberry Centre

We hope to see you at some of these events. Just A Song At Twilight No 40 Lesley Alabaf Cantanti Camerati Langdon Down Centre Manager Friday, 4 March at 7.30pm and Saturday, 5 March

Normansfield Theatre at 2.30pm and 7.30pm Tickets: £15 from 0333 1212 300 or

Old Time Music Hall www.langdondowncentre.org.uk Join Cantanti Camerati Saturday, 16 January at 7.30pm for a special celebration of Tickets £12 from 0333 1212 300 or forty years of “Just a Song www.langdondowncentre.org.uk at Twilight” with guest Don’t miss this once in a lifetime conductor Geoffrey Bowyer, opportunity to experience a the founder of these concerts. The theme is magical blend of old and new

featuring dance, music and “My Fair Lady”: an appreciation of female beauty and laughter that spans generations. virtue in song, including madrigals, part songs, A truly magnificent cast in a contemporary settings and numerous numbers from the magical setting. Lerner and Loewe musical (with plenty of opportunity for

audience participation!) This concert is being organised by Rotary International and Wiz with all proceeds going to the Down’s Syndrome Association and The Otaker Kraus Music Trust.

Langdon Down Centre, 2a Langdon Park, Teddington TW11 9PS. The Langdon Down Centre is owned by the Down’s Syndrome Association. Registered Charity No 1061474 Tel: 0333 1212 300 email [email protected] LANGDON DOWN CENTRE

JANUARY TO MARCH 2016 WHAT’S ON Hampton Choral Society Apple of My Eye Saturday, 12 March at 7.30pm Nettles Artists Collective from New York City Tickets: £12.50 (under 18’s/students £7.50) from Monday, 21 March at 7.30pm (World Down [email protected] or 0333 1212 300 Syndrome Day) Hampton Choral Society Admission: Free – Advance bookings required at sing a selection of their 0333 1212 300 favourite choral works. Written and performed by a person with Down’s

HAMPTON CHORAL SOCIETY syndrome with a cast of ten actors. “Apple of My TC3 and Duncan Eagles Eye” tells the story of a

Sunday, 13 March at 7.30pm young woman in search of love and social acceptance. Tickets: £12 (early bird £10) from The play connects text, vocal techniques, multimedia and www.skiddle.com/whats- physical theatre to advance a non-judgmental view of on/Twickenham/Normansfield-Theatre others. The play is in Portuguese with English subtitles. Terence Collie will be on piano, Paul Michael on Talks and Tours at the double bass and Sophie Alloway on drums. The Langdon Down Centre trio will be joined by

Duncan Eagles on saxophone for the second half. The Normansfield Theatre Tour audience can expect a mix of original compositions and Saturday, 6 February from 10-12midday arranged standards by this contemporary jazz piano trio. Tickets £10 from 0333 1212 300 The Magnificent Music Hall A detailed tour of the theatre, Saturday, 19 March at 3pm including a presentation,presentation, Tickets: £18 and £16 conc. from 0333 1212 300 refreshments and a guide or www.langdondowncentre.org.uk through a selection of the Victorian scenery pieces (not

on general display.) There will be an opportunity to see This glittering galaxy of stars from BBC our new Virtual Theatre and view our extensive catalogue TV’s the Good Old Days will delight and of restored Victorian Scenery. Places are limited and entertain with songs, laughter, dance must be pre-booked. This tour also takes places Saturday and magic, with great wit and warmth, 21 May. from this truly golden era. Music Hall

tickets sell out very far in advance, so please book early for this matinee.

LANGDON DOWN CENTRE

JANUARY TO MARCH 2016 WHAT’S ON Creating a Museum Yoga Class Saturday, 19 March from 10am to 11.30am Thursday 6.30pm to 7.45pm Tickets: £5 includes refreshments Have you ever wanted to take up Yoga This tour will look at how we but were unsure about joining an existing class? This is developed the Langdon your chance to take up a truly amazing discipline which Down Museum of Learning will not only inspire you physically, it will also open you Disability. The process of up mentally and emotionally. To find out more or book developing an archive, your place contact Diego Avila on 07720 837083 or at displays, grants, social [email protected]. media, publicity and volunteers.

Laughter, Relaxation & Breathing for Mums Classes at the Langdon Mondays 10-11am £5 drop in on the door charge

Down Centre (children attend for free). Start We’re delighted to be able to offer this range of classes Children’syour Class week withes relaxation and a at the Langdon Down Centre: giggle. Call Nargis on 07903 Dragon Drama596878 for further details. A Taste of Opera

Wednesdays 7.15pm-9.15pm Dragon Drama Next course starts on 13 January Evening midweek classes Children who come to Dragon Drama are Now in its fourth year, Glyn Paul already fantastic young performers who are natural in will take the class on a lighthearted, their acting style, unassuming, non-competitive and guided tour through the development of opera, happy. They encourage young imaginations to roam free, illustrated with a variety of recent and historic audio and to grow strong, and to be unique. At Dragon Drama, they video recordings. Courses are 10 weeks long and run believe that stage technique can be learnt when children during term times. (Sept, January and April). Cost: £80 are older or when they desire to learn it. Workshops for for 10 weeks. Contact Rilla on 07757 328 999 to book. preschool - eighteen years old. For further information

contact 07590 452 436 or ask [email protected]. Seasons Art Class www.dragondrama.co.uk

Tuesdays 10am-1pm or 2pm-5pm. Adult beginners to improvers Normansfield – Next Seasons Art Course starts on 12 January

Learn new skills with this exciting 10 week course Protecting a which has proved very popular. Morning and afternoon sessions are held (3 hour classes.) Call 0203 174 2028 to theatrical past update book your place.

JANUARY TO MARCH 2016 WHAT’S ON  museum – two rooms of artefacts When you visit the theatre  th 10 minute film about James Henry Pullen or museum, from 6  a visit to the Pullen exhibition of ships February 2016 onwards,  two galleries of Victorian images and you will be able to view photos/works by people with learning disabilities. our newly digitalized  a visit to the Normansfield Theatre (the theatre catalogue of original may, on occasion, be in use but is usually Victorian scenery, as well available to the public on a Saturday morning.) as create your own virtual theatre on our touchscreen. An extensive school’s programme and university Private Tours programme will take place in 2016. Contact Lesley on 0333 1212 300 to arrange tours.

The River Scene – a sample of one of the Education Visits original Victorian Visits include the history of Dr Langdon Down, backdrops at Normansfield, Normansfield Theatre and our extensive Normansfield Theatre catalogue of Victorian scenery, local history, tour of LDC,

and the social history of learning disability. We cover all age ranges from infant schools to universities.

This project is being funded by: Hiring the LDC facilities We have a range of rooms available for hire at the Langdon Down Centre available. Contact Lesley for Langdon Down Museum details. The Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability at Normansfield will re-open once a week on Saturday Forthcoming Events mornings from 10am to 1pm from 6 February 2015. The programme of events is constantly being updated. Entry to the museum is free of charge. We ask for donations from visitors which help fund additional Visit www.langdondowncentre.org.uk for up to date projects. We are continuing to develop our information information on what’s on. on display.

A visit to the museum will include:  a detailed 23 minute film on the history of Normansfield and the Langdon Down family  viewing of our extensive catalogue of Victorian scenery and creating your own virtual theatre  information and story boards on the staff and residents  a section now dedicated to the life stories of people with learning disabilities over the years.