RICHMOND UPON THAMES MUsIC DRAmA FESTIVAL 2015 28 SEPTEMBER- 18 OCTOBER 2015 www.richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama INTRODUCTION I am delighted to present the first ever Richmond upon Thames Music and Drama Festival, founded to celebrate the breadth of the performing arts in the Borough. In the first year of this annual festival we are celebrating the arrival of the 2015 Rugby World Cup to Richmond and have three weeks of ‘internationally’ inspired music, dance and drama from local arts organisations, professional artists and Borough schools and young people. Richmond upon Thames has an extremely active arts scene and we are proud to be able to showcase just some of the talent and variety of work that exists in the Borough. With over 80 events taking place across 3 weeks, there truly is ‘something for everyone’: from choral evensongs to rock concerts; folk, jazz and classical music; amateur and professional theatre performances as well as site-specific dance, singing workshops and a programme of events designed especially for community participation! Festival events take place in venues across the whole Borough and we invite you to join us for an exciting three weeks of performance and participation. TRY IT Festival Leading up to and during Rugby World Cup 2015 - 2015 is the inaugural Music and Drama Festival. Beyond 2015 the festival Richmond upon Thames will be alive with an exciting will take place in the spring; please do look out for more information on programme of events as part of the TRY IT Festival. TRY IT showcases the best of our borough, showing next year’s festival which will take place 1 – 20 March 2016. that Rugby is just the beginning. There will be over 150 events including: Stay up to date with all festival news: www.richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama Word record attempts / Live Rugby matches in and follow us on Twitter @LBRUTmusicdrama. the Fanzone / Live music acts / Open air cinema / Performances Thank you to all the performers taking part in the festival and to our The TRY IT Festival has something for everyone! first Festival Patron, John Hannah. With a Fanzone that can host 10,000 people, there will To see the full list of be plenty to do for all (even if you’re not a rugby fan) events please visit: www.tryitfestival.com Councillor Meena Bond @TRYITFestival Cabinet Member for Arts, Culture and Sport TRYITFestival MAP OF VENUES ROYAL A3003 BOTANICAL BARNES SYON PARK CHISWICK OSTERLEY GARDENS 23 KEW KEW GARDENS Clifford Avenue A315 HOUNSLOW ISLEWORTH WEST HOUNSLOW 3 HOUNSLOW EAST CENTRAL BARNES BRIDGE Kew Road 15 OLD DEER PARK MORTLAKE BARNES A316 NORTH SHEEN Upper Richmond Road 1916 A305 RICHMOND HOUNSLOW 21 1 RICHMOND PARK RICHMOND Twickenham Road 20 2 22 ST. MARGARETS 27 ROEHAMPTON GATE 18 WHITTON TWICKENHAM RICHMOND GATE Chertsey Road 4 33 6 PUTNEY HEATH 26 17 13 RICHMOND PARK 7 EEL PIE 31 32 ISLAND 34 TWICKENHAM Kingston Road A316 STRAWBERRY HILL HAMPTON HILL 29 Hampton Road 28 HAM FULWELL KEY WIMBLEDON COMMON 1 All Saints Church 11 The Hampton Pub 21 Richmond Theatre 30 Teddington Methodist 2 The Basement Door 12 Landmark Arts centre 22 SS Philip & James Church 3 The Bull’s Head 13 Mary Wallace Theatre Church 31 Twickenham Academy 10 9 TEDDINGTON 12 30 4 The Cabbage Patch 14 NormansfieldA3 Theatre 23 St Anne’s Church 32 Twickenham Green 11 Richmond Road 5 TEDDINGTON The Chapel Royal 15 Old Sorting Office 24 St John the Baptist 33 Twickenham Library 6 Clarendon Hall Arts Centre C of E Junior School United Reformed Church Kingston Road 34 7 Diamond Jubilee 16 Orange Tree Theatre 25 St Mary’s Church KINGSTON GATE Gardens Orleans House Gallery (Hampton) 14 17 24 8A308Garrick’s Temple 18 Orleans Primary School 26 St Mary’s Church 9 Hampton Hill Richmond Adult (Twickenham) HAMPTON BUSHY PARK 19 HAMPTON WICK Full addresses of all Playhouse Community College 27 St Mary’s C of E School A308 25 festival venues can be 10 20 28 8 Kingston Hampton Sports Richmond Bridge St Mary’s University found towards the back Bridge and Fitness centre Boat Club 29 Strawberry Hill House of this programme 5 2 www.richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama 3 UPCOMING EVENTS Twickenham Museum supported by Organ Recital by Richard Lyne The Heritage Lottery Fund presents with Fiona Huggett (violin) The Greater Game: an audio drama podcast 27 September - 6.30pm Available from 25 September - 6.30am All Saints Church, East Sheen Free Adults £5 (includes a free glass of wine or soft drink) Children free A 40-minute radio play based on the true story ‘THE STREETS’ IN TWICKENHAM! of the local Tommy who became known as The Richard Lyne, formerly Professor of Harmony at the Footballer of Loos. Performed by local community Royal College of Music, is now Director of Music players, the play will be launched as a podcast at at All Saints East Sheen, as well as Conductor of Watch out for ‘pop-up’ performances in unusual 06.30 on 25 September; 100 years to the day the the Howells Singers, a choral group founded after locations as ‘The Streets’ brings EFG London Jazz whistle blew for the first Big Push of the Great War. the death of Herbert Howells, the famous Barnes Festival artists to Twickenham town centre. An unlimited audience can then access it on PC’s, composer. Fiona Huggett, from Canada, plays the laptops and all mobile devices wherever and violin with the Barnes Village String Quartet. Expect to see bold and colourful percussion in whenever they want. They will give a varied 45-minute recital which and around Twickenham High Street and vocal provisionally includes works by J.S. Bach, Mozart performances from professional artists taking part Visit www.greatergame.co.uk for more information. and Howells. in the ‘Festival on the Move’ series as part of the Tickets available on the door. 2015 EFG London Jazz Festival. There will be plenty of opportunity for participation too! Pop-up Eel Pie Island Museum The Streets is a two year project seeking to reignite Voices for Hospices Choir Massed Come Daily until the end of October the full potential of our high streets. Working across and Sing Performance of The Armed Man £2 per adult, free for under 16’s six outer-London boroughs to couple economic 27 September: doors 10am, event 11am – 5pm priorities with engaging cultural activity. (including lunch break) Whilst seeking permanent premises, the Eel Pie Further activity will take place in Twickenham Kempton Park Racecourse Island Museum will be running a pop-up display Singers £25, Audience £10, Children under 12 Free in the upstairs rooms of Twickenham Library from in Summer and Autumn 2016. the beginning of June until the end of October. A great opportunity for singers of all levels to join Featuring photographs and memorabilia from the the Voices for Hospices Choir for the day and sing world famous Eelpiland Club which played a major For more information visit www.thestreets.london The Armed Man by Karl Jenkins CBE in the presence role in the British RnB explosion of the 1960s, as well of the composer and accompanied by a professional as information about the island’s riparian heritage, orchestra. There will also be a ‘sing along’ session the museum is a must-see for anyone with an interest of rugby anthems accompanied by a prestigious in Twickenham’s musical past. military band. For details of opening hours visit: All proceeds will go to local hospices. www.eelpiemuseum.co.uk. Please visit www.vfhchoir.com for more details. To book tickets visit www.vfhchoir.com or email [email protected] 4 www.richmond.gov.uk/musicanddrama 5 EVENTS PROGRAMME 28 SEPTEMBER- 18 OCTOBER 2015 Richmond upon Thames Inclusive Sport Richmond Shakespeare Society: and Exercise (RISE): Seminars on Shakespeare Fusion Dance and Drama Group Shakespeare’s History Plays: 29 September 28 September, 5 October & 12 October 10.30am - 12.30pm 6 - 7pm Shakespeare’s Comedies: 8 October Hampton Sport & Fitness Centre 2.30 - 4.30pm Free ‘come and try’ open sessions Shakespeare’s Tragedies: 16 October (If you would like to join for the term, costs will apply) 10.30am -12.30pm Mary Wallace Theatre, Twickenham Fusion Dance and Drama is an opportunity for adults Free (no booking required) to come along and enjoy dance and drama in a relaxed and supportive environment. The classes run Informal sessions, open to all, featuring an introduction weekly through the RISE programme and there is a to Shakespeare’s history plays; tragedies and comedies, performance at the end of each term. Please come by John Crook of Richmond Shakespeare Society, along and join in our Richmond Festival celebration. with opportunities for participation and discussion. Refreshments available. Richmond upon Thames Inclusive Sport and Exercise is the Sport Development programme promoting inclusive and disability specific sports and exercise activities. For more information and to book email OSO Jazz Jam for singers and instrumentalists [email protected] or call 020 8831 6134 hosted by Sarah Chaplin 29 September: 8 - 11pm Old Sorting Office Arts Centre Orange Tree Theatre: When We Were Women £5 by Sharman Macdonald 3 September to 3 October: 7.30pm, plus Thursday West London’s best jazz jam with host Sarah Chaplin & Saturday matinee at 2.30pm and the OSO House Band. Anyone who’d like to play Orange Tree Theatre or sing a tune is welcome - bring along the music and a friend to enjoy a quality evening of musical Glasgow, 1943. A city of falling bombs, dark corners and improvisation. whispered secrets. In the blitzed blacked-out streets, a naval officer walks into Isla’s life and sweeps her off her To book visit www.osoarts.org.uk or purchase on feet.