artsrichmond Richmond upon Thames Arts Council, a voluntary body supporting the arts and Arts events libraries in and around the borough www.artsrichmond.org.uk in Richmond upon Thames [email protected] 3 Phoenix Wharf Eel Pie Island TW1 3DY June 2013 020 8892 9446 Charity No 251359 Our gorgeous parks and gardens he borough’s exceptional 15 May at 6.00 pm, talk: Conserving 8-9 June: Garden Openings in East gardens and parks are being Arcadia at the Gallery, 6.00 pm. (020 Sheen and Barnes celebrated in a great Garden 8831 6000) T 8 June and 15 July: Arcadian Thames Festival which runs from May to 21 May: Marble Hill House, Special Walk to White Lodge, meet at October, with a splendid variety of tour of the House and Gardens, Richmond Station, 10.45 am. events delivered by a partnership of 020 8831 6000 (ticketsource. co.uk/ 28 organisations, including whitelodgemuseum) artsrichmond, and a related exhibition 20 May and 1 June: Wildlife Gardening at Orleans House Gallery Arcadian Walk at Wildlife Wetland Centre 12 8 and 15 June: Alexander Pope’s Vistas: Richmond’s Landscape noon to 1.00 pm (wwt.org.uk) Grotto, Radnor House School, 10.30 Gardens, until 21 July. The borough is and 11.30 am. (020 8744 0474) 25 to 27 May, The Big Picnic, Hampton again a finalist in Britain in Bloom, and Court Palace (usual entry charges 8 June: Scenic Historic Walks at Ham Richmond Borough in Bloom is inviting apply). House and Gardens. entries for this year’s merit awards. (nationaltrust.org.uk/ham-house) (richmond.gov.uk/gardensfestival2013 25 May: Chadsworth Stage School: and richmondboroughinbloom.co.uk) Songs and Dances Garrick’s Temple to 8 June: Orange Tree Theatre Shakespeare, Hampton, 3.00 pm performance of Julius Caesar, Garrick’s Some of the events in late May and (garrickstemple.org.uk/events) Temple to Shakespeare, Hampton 3.00 June: pm (garrickstemple.org.uk/events) Until 21 July: Transforming Orleans 8 June: Elderflower Walk, Marble Hill House – in Focus Display, the rich Park, 1.00 pm (020 8891 5455) history of the gardens, at the Gallery. 9 June: Kilmorey Mausoleum Wildlife 7-30 June: Constellation – an Garden Open Day 1.00 to 5.00 pm. architectural installation at the Gallery (kilmoreymausoleum.co.uk) - postgraduate architecture students from Kingston University with 16 June: Church Street Gardens temporary features for the gardens. 2 June: Sustainable Gardening Walk at Festival Market, Twickenham Town Centre, 10.00 am to 8.00 pm May to November: Incredibles, Wildlife Wetland Centre, Barnes, 12.00 exhibits at the Royal Botanic Gardens. to 1.00 pm (wwt.org.uk) 22 June: and 9 July Twickenham kew.org 2 June: Marble Hill House: Talk Riverside Walk and Orleans House Gallery 11.00 a.m. St Margaret’s July to July: The Frame Gardens Henrietta Howard and Alexander Station. Festival Project: Floral Map Diamond Pope, Orleans House Gallery, 1.00 pm, (guidedtoursoflondon.com) Jubilee Gardens, Twickenham with lunch (020 8831 6000) 22 June: Music for an Arcadian 4 May to end May: Richmond in Bloom 2 June: Teddington in Flower Landscape White Lodge, 7.30 pm children’s competition at Orleans 5 June: Walk: Historical Gardens in a (ticketsource.co.uk/ House Gallery Modern Setting, Terrace Gardens, whitelodgemuseum) 25 May until 3 November: Summer Richmond, with Portia Baker, 22 June: Strawberry Hill House Herbal Tours of the Royal Botanic Gardens at landscape architect 12 noon. (08456 Workshop, 10.00 am and 1.30 pm (020 Kew (020 8332 5655). 122 660) 8744 1241) Until October: Isabella Plantation 6 June An Arcadian Evening - a walk 23 June: Environment Trust Art Picnic walks on the first and last Friday of through Arcadia on a summer’s at Garrick’s Temple to Shakespeare, each month (0300 061 2200) evening Twickenham Riverside 5.45 pm (020 8940 0654) Hampton, 11.00 a.m. Book. (020 8891 5455) Twickenham Festival and Drama St Mary’s director and physical 2 29 June: Twickenham’s Enchanted students at St Mary’s University Garden York House Society walk, 11.00 Carnival College show their final work at the am and 2.00 pm (08456 122 660) The 2013 Twickenham Carnival, with a Tristan Bates Theatre in the West End 30 June: Family Fun Day, Diamond Caribbean theme this year, is on from 12 to 22 June. Jubilee Gardens, Twickenham, 12.00 Sunday 16 June, part of the wider tristanbatestheatre.co.uk to 7.00 pm (twickenhamalive.com) Twickenham Festival from 6 June to 7 The Comical World of Flanders and July. Riverside parade, music and artsrichmond is making some special Swann from Transport of Delight is at dance, games and workshops, a contributions to the Festival, including the Normansfield Theatre, fantastic free summer celebration for the Arcadia Revisited project, Teddington, for one day only on the whole family. Orleans House encouraging local artists to capture Saturday 15 June at 3.00 pm. Gallery, 1.00 to 5.00 pm. For full and submit for exhibition 0333 1212 300 festival programme, see: contemporary interpretations of visitrichmond.co.uk Arcadia for an exhibition at Orleans Visual arts House Gallery in October. The Rose Theatre at Kingston has a Fountain Gallery near Hampton Court whole raft of events at the end of May in Bridge Road, East Molesey: Tessa Drama and in June, including the Big Chris Pearson and Maureen Farr from 28 Barber Band on Wednesday 22 May, Richmond Theatre: Chekhov’s The May to 9 June with ‘original Georgie Fame on Friday 24 May, the Seagull runs from 29 May to 1 June, monoprints and mixed media Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on then Terence Rattigan’s Less than Kind paintings in glorious colour’. Then Sunday 26 May, and BalletBoyz on from 3 to 8 June, Jenny Seagrove in Andrew Blyth from 11 to 23 June with Saturday 22 June – see the Rose’s Patrick Hamilton’s The Governess from watercolour landscapes and website, rosetheatrekingston.org 10 to 15 June, Dennis Potter’s Blue townscapes ‘with a strong sense of 08444 821 556. Remembered Hills from 18 to 22 June place and atmosphere’, and a and Agatha Christie’s Go Back for Richmond Shakespeare Society is retrospective of David Wentworth Murder from 24 to 29 June. performing a double bill of Leonardo’s from 25 June to 7 July. atgtickets.com/richmond Last Supper and Laughter (part II) by 020 8941 5865 Peter Barnes, ‘comedies with a wicked The Orange Tree Theatre: Seven Year At the Bowman Gallery in Worple sting in the tail’ at the Mary Wallace Twitch written and directed by David Way, near The Alberts in Richmond, Theatre on Twickenham Riverside Lewis is from 22 May to 22 June, and a artists Terence Arpino and Sandra from 2 to 8 June, and there’ll be a RSS Family Shakespeare performance of Sullivan are showing spectacular Youth Theatre Group production of Julius Caesar (abridged production) on underwater photography and striking Robin Hood by David Barrett from 27 Saturday 22 June at 11.00 am – also pictures in charcoal, pastel and acrylic to 30 June. The outdoor production of performed at Garrick’s Temple to from 7 to 15 June. The Merry Wives of Windsor in York Shakespeare at Hampton on Saturday bowmangallery.co.uk House Gardens in Twickenham is from 8 June at 3.00 pm and touring primary 21 to 27 July. artists@redlees summer open studio schools. There’s a coffee concert with richmondshakespearesociety.org.uk is from 7 to 9 June, and the studios are the Allegri Quartet on Sunday 9 June open for ARThouse from 28 to 30 at 11.00 am, and the garden party at Advance notice too of Twickenham June. Handcrafted ceramics, glass, fine Trumpeters’ House on the same day at Operatic Society’s The Pirates of art, sculpture, jewellery, photography 2.00 pm Penzance at the Normansfield Theatre, and video installations. Redlees Park, 020 8940 3633 Teddington, from 16 to 20 July. Worton Road, Isleworth. orangetreetheatre.co.uk twickenhamoperatics.com redlees.org Barnes Community Players present Just Glass is celebrating ten years of Stephen Dodgson The Critic by Richard Brinsley Sheridan studio glass with Movement and Light and The Real Inspector Hound by Tom at the Stables Gallery, Orleans House, We are saddened to report the death Stoppard in a double bill at Kitson hall, from Thursday 6 June to Sunday 28 at the age of 89 of the distinguished Kitson Road, Barnes from 4 to 8 June July. Tuesday to Saturday and Sundays composer, Stephen Dodgson, a long- at 7.30 pm, plus Saturday matinee at and Bank Holidays. time patron of artsrichmond. Stephen 2.30 pm. There’s a lecture by Jera May, Head of was described in The Times obituary as barnescommunityplayers.com Art at the Richmond Adult Community a ‘prolific composer who created a Teddington Theatre Club has Pravda: College on Saturday 6 July from 2.30 distinctive style after drawing A Fleet Street Comedy by Howard pm in the Coach House; Back to the inspiration from various traditions’. He Brenton and David Hare from 19 to 25 Real – The Return of the Crafts in the composed some 250 works, many with May at the Hampton Hill Playhouse, Digital Age (07939 554 332) specific performers such as Julian then Love and Understanding by Joe 020 8748 7704 Bream in mind. He was Immediate Penhall from 16 to 22 June and Tons of The Loverslights Gallery on Past President of Barnes Music Money by Will Evans and Arthur Twickenham Green has glass fusing Society. Valentine, adapted by Alan Ayckbourn and jewellery workshops – see from 30 June to 6 July.` loverslightsgallery.co.uk for details, ttc-boxoffice.org.uk dates and times.