September – December 2013
Arts for Rutland Leading artistic events across Rutland
Theatre Music Art Events
The Oakham Art Show Event Information: 9 -28 September, Smallbone Library, Oakham School
WELCOME
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Arts for Rutland is a Registered Charity, with a strong commitment to encourage all Cultural activity in the county. Our brochures and website are parts of our ongoing attempt to bring together in one place the range and variety that our small County is able to offer. This brochure is just a snapshot of events happening in the period September to December 2013.
Peter Lawson, Chairman Arts for Rutland.
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The ability of Arts for Rutland to promote the arts across the county has been made possible by the generous support of the following organisation, and many individuals.
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CONTENTS September – December 2013 02 Introduction and Contents 03 Theatre 09 Music 16 Art 19 Events 20 Events List
Rutland Children’s Thea tre Projec t & Scamp Theatre presen t Stickman See page 04
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Ashes to Ashes 18 September 7.00pm // £10 Uppingham Theatre On February 21st 1940 it was decided that the former Polish artillery barracks in Oswiecim, would be used as a quarantine camp. for 10,000 prisoners. Five years later at least 1,500,000 people had died in Birkenau Concentration Camp, the single greatest killing centre ever conceived by mankind. People were shipped to Birkenau from all over Europe, and Ashes to Ashes is the story of two of those people. The devastating power of Steve Lambert’s recreation of the world of the Holocaust has been acknowledged the world over. With extraordinary simplicity he conjures up the unspeakable, and a reminder that art can confront and articulate the incomprehensible. The play is an exploration of the human spirit, its resilience in the face of fear and death, a piece that should be seen and not be forgotten. Contains adult material! Scotland on Sunday – “Its power lies in the strength and honesty of the writing and its stark simplicity. Shocking without being gratuitous, and extremely affecting.” www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
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The Cambridge Footlights 20 September 7.30pm // £12 Uppingham Theatre We welcome back regulars to our programme the Cambridge University Footlights! They never fail to delight our audiences. Footlights has been the launch-pad for the career of many of our favourite comedians, including Hugh Laurie, Stephen Fry, David Mitchell & Emma Thompson. They have produced countless sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe since 1962 and this tour returns in 2013 with its funniest, freshest sketches from this year’s most talented young comedians. The comedy is always well written, the topics always relevant and you will enjoy an hour of laughter. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
MacFadyen Shield 4 October 7.45pm // Free entry Queen Elizabeth Theatre Hotly contested inter-house drama competition. www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk 01572 758653 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk
Female Gothic 25 September 7.15pm // £10 Uppingham Theatre In the unquiet darkness between life and death, a lone, haunted woman tells chilling tales of the macabre and terrifying, illuminating the curious frailties of human nature. The Victorian fascination with tales of mystery and the supernatural created an enduring legacy of Gothic fiction; but it is often the male writers that we remember. Many thrilling and eerie stories from the great female writers of that era have gathered dust and been forgotten. Until now… This dark celebration of female gothic is adapted and performed by Rebecca Vaughan (Austen’s Women, I, Elizabeth). Directed by Olivier Award Winner, Guy Masterson. ‘A production that holds the audience in the palm of its hand…a near perfect piece of theatre.’ The Scotsman. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
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Showstoppers 4 October 7.30pm // £12 // £10 Concessions Uppingham Theatre A fully realized West End hit musical, with incredible moving story-lines, amazing songs, full-group harmonies, dance routines, and of course showstopping numbers - all created in front of your eyes, from scratch. You the audience decide on the plot, and then watch the Showstoppers experts put it all together in an evening. Skillful, tuneful and absolutely hilarious. Showstoppers have been developing their unique creative style since 2008 come and see how they do it. “Don’t miss the sublimely talented Showstoppers” Stephen Fry. ‘I was left open-mouthed. I can honestly say that I’d opt for this show’s wild, inventive energy over The Sound of Music any day.’ Lyn Gardner – The Guardian “Jaw-dropping. Glorious moments of spontaneous creation.’ The Times. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
Rutland Children’s Theatre Project and Scamp Theatre present Stickman 8 October 1.30pm performance tickets free, assigned to local primary schools & 4.00pm performance tickets free to parents and children. Please just come along! Uppingham Theatre ‘Stick Man lives in the family tree with his Stick Lady Love, and their stick children three...’ But the world is a dangerous place for Stick Man. A dog wants to play with him. A swan builds a nest with him. He even ends up on a fire! Will he ever get back to the family tree? Based on the book by Children’s Laureate Julia Donaldson, creator of The Gruffalo, Stickman is touching, funny and utterly original. Suitable for children aged 3+ their friends & families. Critics’ Choice, Time Out * * * * * ‘Wonderfully exuberant and imaginative! Our 3 year old was engrossed from start to finish’. The Independent * * * * * 1.30pm performance tickets free, assigned to local primary schools. All costs of this production are paid for by the Windmill Trust as part of The Rutland Children’s Theatre Project. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
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London Classic Theatre present Betrayal by Harold Pinter 10 & 11 October 7.30pm // £14 // £12 Concessions Uppingham Theatre Emma is married to Robert, a publisher. But for seven years, she has been having an affair with Jerry, a literary agent and Robert’s best friend. Betrayal begins after the end of the affair, and pursues an intricate, gripping journey back to its very beginning. In a brilliant device, time is turned upside down as the play charts significant events in reverse. A ruthless exploration of the complexity of the human heart, Betrayal is Pinter’s most accessible work, winning an Olivier Award when it premiered at the National Theatre in 1978. Those who saw The Importance of Being Earnest in January will know what superb levels of acting and production they can expect from London Classic Theatre. For comparison, Daniel Craig and Rachel Weisz can also be seen playing opposite each other in Betrayal - in New York in November! www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
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Uppingham Theatre Company presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz 24 -26 October 7.30pm & 2.00pm (Sat) // £8 Uppingham Theatre Adapted by V. Glasgow Koste, based on the book by L. Frank Baum. Produced by special arrangement with The Dramatic Publishing Company. The play follows Dorothy as she tries to return home after being catapulted into Oz, meeting the Lion, the Tin Man and the Scarecrow along the way. Following the Yellow Brick Road, she encounters Witches, Munchkins and Winkies, before finally getting to meet the Wonderful Wizard. A fantastic magical experience for everyone to enjoy! Uppingham Book Shop www.wegottickets.com/ location/1664 01572 820820 uppthearts@uppingham.co.uk www.uppthearts.co.uk
The Iranian Feast 26 October 7.00pm // £9 // £6.50 over 60 // £4.50 under 16 // £22.50 Family (2 adults & 2 under 16) Braunston & Brooke Village Hall Tonight Abbas invites you to The Iranian Feast starring Farnham Maltings Abbas is a loving father, a great friend and a fantastic cook. He has gathered his friends and extended family - the audience - to join him to eat food and celebrate life. As they prepare the food, a story unfolds, that is part mystery, part thriller, about a family who are trying to live an extraordinary life in extraordinary times. The production will be followed by supper. Tickets by mail from: Cheryl Rogerson, 21 Church Street,Braunston-in-Rutland LE15 8QT Or in person from The Blue Ball, Braunston-in-Rutland 07956 308808 icketsbbvh@gmail.com www.farnhammaltings.com
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Dracula
The Magic Flute 8 November - Oakham Castle & 10 November - Great Easton Village Hall 7.00pm // £15 Mozart’s magical opera The Magic Flute. A new production by Opera Minima, with stage direction by Susan Moore, Sound and Lighting by Clio Burroughs and Magic Flautist Sam Christie, directed from the piano by Music Director Nicholas Bosworth. Queen of Night is rising opera star Luci Briginshaw and her opposite number Sarastro is Jamaican-born Robert Winslade Anderson. Lovers Pamina and Tamino are Donna Bateman who has sung Rusalka and Susanna for ETO and Joe Morgan, currently touring Tamino with Merry Opera. The other lovers, Papagena and Papagena, are Matthew Kellett (the hilarious Usher in our Trial by Jury) and Natalie Montakhab currently singing with ENO. Patrick Ashcroft is luxury casting as the baddy Monostatos. Completing the cast are Abigail Kelly, Sarah Champion and Kristin Finnigan as the Three Ladies In line with Opera Minima’s previous adaptations of major operas, this production concentrates on the music, has minimal set and no chorus. The live panpipe and flute playing, exotic sound effects, gorgeous costumes and, above all, glorious singing with Nicholas Bosworth’s ‘superb piano accompaniment deftly [evoking] the sumptuousness of the orchestral score’ tell the story as Mozart first conceived it as a glorified panto. www.wegottickets.com/event/234408 01536 770298 info@operaminima.org www.operaminima.org
7 & 8 November 7.30pm // £13 // £11 Concessions // £9.50 Schools Uppingham Theatre The time is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of vast technological change, scientific mastery and media innovation. Poised between traditional beliefs, the threat of the unknown and the shock of the new world, an altogether darker fear is emerging. Stretching from London through provincial England to the mountainous wastes of Transylvania, Bram Stocker’s timeless gothic thriller embodies the struggle to break taboos, resist temptation and stop the unknown outside becoming the enemy within. As Dracula’s shadow looms over England a small group of young men and women are locked in a struggle for survival. This brilliant theatrical treatment of Bram Stoker’s adventure blends Victorian Gothic with the contemporary. Specially commissioned live music, powerful ensemble performances and innovative design make Dracula another of Blackeyed Theatre’s exciting and through-provoking theatrical experiences. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
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London Contemporary Theatre present Macbeth in PITCH BLACK The UK Tour – Directed By Kevin Williams 12 November 7.15pm // £10 // £8.50 Concessions Uppingham Theatre Experience Shakespeare‘s fast paced drama of paranoia, darkness and despair: the tragedy of Macbeth in pitch black. In this wonderful adaptation of Shakespeare’s darkest play, London Contemporary Theatre take it one level higher, and stage it in the pitch dark. No lights; perhaps the odd torch or mobile phone display, and a bolt of lightning to add to the murderous screams and cackling witches, It’s the words, the beauty and richness of the language, that take centre stage, and despite the darkness physicality comes into the play too – shadow and silhouette are used to great effect. And there are a few other surprises to keep the audience on their toes… Don’t miss an immersive experience with this exciting cutting edge young company. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
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Double Booked 15 November 7.30pm // £8 // £6 over 60 // £4 under 16 // £20 Family (2 adults & 2 under 16) Braunston & Brooke Village Hall Edinburgh Fringe sell-out writer and performer, Ginny Davis, brings Double Booked her hilarious one-woman play about modern family life with teenagers to Braunston & Brooke Village Hall. Parents and teenagers alike will revel in the all-toorecognisable characters and situations represented in this family comedy. Ruth Rich, sandwich generation mother of three, has troublesome teenagers, a dotty mother, a crush on a schoolmaster and an enviably shaped so-called ‘best’ friend whose social climbing and attempts at oneupmanship never cease to amaze. In an attempt to please everyone Ruth economises on the truth only to discover that others are hugging far bigger secrets. ‘Bridget Jones meets TV’s Outnumbered in this funny, sharply written comedy.’ (Five stars BBC Radio). 07956 308808 ticketsbbvh@gmail.com www.braunstonvillagehall.co.uk
I’m An Aristocrat, Get Me Out of Here! 15 November 7.30pm // £10 // £8.50 Concessions Uppingham Theatre Paris, 1792. Revolution grips the city and the secret police march traitors to their deaths. No one is safe. Everyone is a suspect. Paris needs a hero, someone who can deliver it from this terror and restore freedom and justice. Will such a hero emerge? With comedy and thrills galore, you’ll gasp, laugh and be amazed at the elaborate sword fights, the heart-wrenching love scenes and the sensational death-defying French accents. Inspired by the legend of the Scarlet Pimpernel, this wonderfully inventive and gripping comedy features three fearless and daring actors, playing over 20 roles in a fast-paced and thrilling action show. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
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The Love Song of Alfred J Hitchcock 23 November 7.30pm South Luffenham Village Hall The Love Song of Alfred J Hitchcock presented by New Perspectives Theatre Company This new play presented by popular regional theatre company New Perspectives, takes a unique look at the way the great filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock developed the ideas for his most famous films, including Marnie, Vertigo and Strangers on a Train. From his director’s chair, the 60 year old Hitchcock begins to imagine some of the defining films of our time. The production explores the director’s childhood memories of his mother and the strict Jesuit priests who schooled him, as well as his later life including conversations with screen writers, feelings of guilt towards his faithful wife and his earliest feelings of love. The result is a haunting character study, presented with all the tension and mystery of Hitchcock’s greatest films. 01780 720687 www.newperspectives.co.uk
Uppingham School presents Pygmalion 27 - 30 November 7.30pm // £9.50 Uppingham Theatre George Bernard Shaw’s play was a West End hit from its first performance. The story of how Henry Higgins, a Professor of Phonetics, makes a bet that he can train a bedraggled Cockney flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, to pass for a duchess at an ambassador’s garden party by teaching her to speak properly, mocks the British class system and is an early expression of women’s rights. Best known as the musical My Fair Lady, the play has a darker side, partly inspired by a child prostitution scandal of 1885. This performance of Shaw’s radical and challenging masterpiece is performed by Uppingham School pupils directed by Clare Gwenin. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
A2 Devised Drama Pieces 5 December 7.45pm // Free entry Queen Elizabeth Theatre Quite unlike anything else on offer this term, the A2 devised pieces are not to be missed. These are the pinnacle of the A2 course and, if true to form, will be daring, controversial pieces of theatre and quite literally Form 7’s final word! Expect the unexpected… www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk 01572 758653 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk
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The Gentlemen of St John’s
The Rutland Children’s Theatre Project and Proteus Theatre present Alice in Wonderland 10 December 1.30pm performance tickets free, assigned to local primary schools & 4.00pm performance tickets free to parents and children. Please just come along! Uppingham Theatre Adapted & Directed by Mary Swan from the book by Lewis Carroll ‘Sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast...’ Proteus cordially invite you to follow them down the rabbit hole to Wonderland for amazing adventures - oh, and tea of course. The creators of The Secret Garden bring their trademark fusion of music, physical theatre, circus and puppetry to create an anarchic, magical and mad-as-a-hatter version of Lewis Carroll’s classic tales Alice in Wonderland and Alice Through The Looking Glass. No storm in a teacup, this show promises to provide all your six impossible things a day, and whatever you do - don’t be late! All costs of this production are paid for by the Windmill Trust as part of The Rutland Children’s Theatre Project. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
20 September 7.45pm // £10, free for school-age children Oakham School Chapel The Gents sing everything from Mouton to Wham, from Gershwin to Britney a mix which has proved very popular! Aged between 18 and 23, The Gents are Choral Scholars of the world-renowned, Gramophone award-winning Choir of St John’s College, Cambridge. Noted for their versatility, The Gents perform and record a repertoire ranging from early sacred songs to their own arrangements of folksongs to close harmony versions of contemporary pop music, as well as personal renditions of some of the classic Jazz standards. www.wegottickets.com/ event/224510 01572 758820 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk
Singers Concert 22 September 7.30pm // Free entry Uppingham School Old School Room Solos, duets and ensembles. Simon Smith piano. Directed by Oliver Neal Parker. 01572 820696 music@uppingham.co.uk www.uppingham.co.uk
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Strings Showcase
29 September 8.00pm // Free entry Uppingham School Chapel Georgia Rose soprano. Purcell Chacony arr Britten for strings. Handel What passion cannot music raise and quell from A song for St Cecilia’s Day.
4 October 7.30pm // Free entry Uppingham School Memorial Hall An evening of outstanding string playing from four exceptional musicians, not to be missed! Anthony Poon violin. Ali Asgarov violin. Freya Goldmark violin. Victoria Nicoll cello. accompanied by Alexis Ffrench and Simon Smith. Programme to include works by Bach, Kreisler and Brahms.
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Baroque by Candlelight Rêveries - with Miranda Heldt, Manda Williams & Rowena Bass 28 September 7.00pm // £10 St Peter & St Paul’s Church Langham An evening of music for soprano, flute and harp, including works by Britten, Satie and Damase. Miranda Heldt soprano Manda Williams flute Rowena Bass harp Doors will be open and drinks will be served from 7pm with more refreshments in the interval. Music & More 1572 723533 or 01572 757435 chwdn_langham@oakhamteam. org.uk langham.oakhamteam.org.uk
Autumn Wind with Kate Risdon flute & Nicolene Gibbons piano 28 September 7.00pm // £7.50 Normanton Church Kate Risdon flute. Nicolene Gibbons piano. A concert of entertaining mellow melodies. 01780 686800
Music from the Films by the Tippett Quartet 5 October 7.30pm // £14 in advance // £16 at the concert // £2 Students St Andrew’s Church Lyddington An evening of outstanding John Mills violin, Jeremy Isaac violin, Lydia Lowndes-Northcott viola, Bozidar Vutokic cello The Tippett Quartet celebrates the 100th birthday of the film composer Nino Pota, career-long collaborator of Federico Fellini and comnposer of the first two Godfather films, as well as others who have graced the silver screen. Nino Rota Invenzioni per quartetto d’archi Nino Rota Fellini Suite - to include 8 1/2, Amarcord and La Dolce Vita. Miklos Rozsa String Quartet No 1. Respighi Quartet. Jo Harrison, 67 High Street East, Uppingham LE15 9PY www.wegottickets.com/evenue/1428 01572 820017 ticketmil@gmail.com www.musicinlyddington.co.uk
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Elusive Symmetry
The BBC Singers 5 October 7.30pm // £14 Uppingham School Chapel Chief Conductor David Hill The BBC Singers hold a unique position in British musical life. Performing everything from Byrd to Birtwistle, Tallis to Takemitsu, their versatility is second to none. They perform all over the UK and abroad, working regularly with the BBC’s own orchestras and other numerous and varied ensembles, and always play an important role in the BBC Proms. Many of their London concerts are free to attend. Under Chief Conductor David Hill they recently worked with composer Gabriel Jackson, giving the world premiere of his Lamentations of Jeremiah. Other recent highlights included John Adams’ Nixon in China with the BBCSO at the Proms and Grieg’s Peer Gynt with the BBCSO at the Barbican. With nearly all concerts broadcast on BBC Radio 3, the BBC Singers have the highest broadcast profile of any choir in the world. David Hill will be familiar to Rutland singers following his recent Uppingham Singing Day. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
Informal Chamber Music Recital 10 October 7.45pm // Free entry Old Hall Oakham School Pop into Old Hall in Chapel Close for this one-hour informal recital of chamber music. Our musicians, brought together in small groups especially for this recital, invite you to share their love of performing chamber music together. 01572 758820 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk
18 October 7.45pm // £10, free for school-age children Oakham School Chapel Eleanor Turner harp, Alan Thomas guitar Don’t miss this exciting concert experience! Complete with a video projection, it’s a feast for your eyes as well as your ears. Eleanor Turner and Alan Thomas perform new music from their recently released album Elusive Symmetry, exploring the place where acoustic and electronic, classical and jazz, sound and vision converge. Inspired by the great Dutch artist M C Escher, they present a unique musical take on the visual patterns and images Escher created, with additional music by Piazzolla, Manuel de Falla and from the film Amélie. www.wegottickets.com/ location/1487 01572 758820 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk
Wind, Brass & Percussion Showcase
Massed Choirs Concert
11 October 7.30pm // Free entry Uppingham School Old School Room A wide variety of solos from wind, brass and persussion families.
18 October 8.30pm // Free entry Uppingham School Chapel Six of Uppingham’s choirs come together under the baton of Dominic Peckham to raise the roof!
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Britten Centenary Celebration
The Oakham Branch of The Royal British Legion, proudly presents – Royal Air Force Swing Wing – The Big Band of the Royal Air Force College 24 October 7.30pm // £15 Queen Elizabeth Theatre, Oakham, Rutland. Following the sell-out visit of Swing Wing in 2011, The Oakham Branch of the Legion is proud to welcome them back to launch the 2013 Poppy Appeal. Formed in 1989, ‘Swing Wing’ led by by Warrant Officer Gary Stevens, feature the melodies of a truly golden age in music, when Swing meant much more than ‘a piece of playground equipment’. The Band has appeared all over the UK, in venues ranging from theatres, concert halls and aircraft hangars to the 12th century Pickering Castle! Often sharing centre stage with many of Britain’s most illustrious musical figures including vocalist Lee Gibson, celebrated jazz saxophonist Tommy Whittle and the late, great Kenny Baker. RAF Swing Wing perform the music immortalised by the great orchestras of Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Glen Miller, Count Basic and many more from a time when melody was King and music fans its adoring subjects.. The Queen Elizabeth Theatre Box Office, 01572 758653 Box Office@oakham.rutland.sch.uk Music and More in Oakham High Street, 01572 756578 Uppingham Sports and Books, 01572 822211
26 October 7.30pm // £14 in advance // £16 at the concert // £2 Students St Andrew’s Church Lyddington Julius Drake presents a celebration of the birth of Benjamin Britten - November 23rd 1913. Dorottya Lang mezzo soprano; Ben Johnson tenor; Julius Drake piano. Works by Purcell, all arranged by Britten: Canticle I (tenor); Charm of Lullabies (mezzo); Songs from ‘The Red Cockatoo’; Canticle II (mezzo & tenor); Folksong, including: ‘The Deaf Woman’s Courtship’! Jo Harrison, 67 High Street East, Uppingham LE15 9PY www.wegottickets.com/ evenue/1428 01572 820017 ticketmil@gmail.com www.musicinlyddington.co.uk
The Mermaid and The Sailor with Helen Didsbury, Robert-John Edwards & Fergus Black 26 October 7.30pm // £7.50 Normanton Church The Mermaid and the Sailor. Helen Didsbury soprano. Robert-John Edwards baritone. Fergus Black piano. Come and enjoy a selection of songs suitable for the church on the water, from musicals such as Show Boat & South Pacific and some Gilbert and Sullivan with Fergus Black at the piano. 01780 686800 anglianwater.co.uk/leisure
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Trio Manouche 8 November 7.30pm Morcott Village Hall Trio Manouche are a world-class gypsy swing ensemble formed by musician and composer Simon Harris, who has played with many of the leading exponents of this style, stemming from Django Reinhardt and the music he was producing with Stephane Grappelli and Le Hot Club de France in the 1920s and 30s. Featuring guitars and double bass, the band perform a range of stylish original tunes, infectious foot-tapping grooves and catchy recognizable melodies to create a fresh, sophisticated and hugely enjoyable musical experience. 01572 747381 alisonejohnson@aol.com www.triomanouche.co.uk
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The Tallis Scholars 8 November 7.30pm // ÂŁ14 Uppingham School Chapel Programme to include: Allegri Miserere, Palestrina Missa Papae Marcelli and music by Thomas Tallis, Gibbons, Byrd, Arvo Part and Whitacre. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
Autumn Concert 8 November 7.45pm // Free, tickets required Oakham School Chapel Concert Band, Form 1 Singers, Chamber Choir, Symphony Orchestran. Keith Slade, Tessa Drummond, Peter Davis conductorsn Britten Overture: Paul Bunyan Bernstein Chichester Psalms Mussorgsky A Night on the Bald Mountainn. Shostakovich Jazz Suite No. 1. Woolfenden Gallimaufry. A thrilling occasion for performers and audience alike, it brings together Oakham musicians from across the year groups, from Form 1 Singers in their Oakham debut to seasoned Form 7 performers. The varied and exciting programme shows the breadth and depth of our musical offering at Oakham and the talent and commitment of our choirs, bands and orchestras.. www.wegottickets.com/ location/1487 01572 758820 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk
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Music for Remembrance 10 November 7.15pm // Free Admission Uppingham School Chapel www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
Keyboard Showcase 15 November 7.30pm // Free Admission Uppingham School Old School Room Featuring a variety of piano repertoire from the baroque to the contemporary periods. 01572 820696 music@uppingham.co.uk www.uppingham.co.uk
Ensembles in Concert
A Thousand Kisses Deep Scratch Messiah 16 November 7.30pm // £10 St Peter & St Paul’s Church Langham Join us to sing Handel’s Messiah - come at 2pm for a rehearsal, followed by tea, and the performance at 7.30pm, or just come to listen to the performance! Music & More 01572 723533 or 01572 757435 chwdn_langham@oakhamteam. org.uk langham.oakhamteam.org.uk
17 November 7.30pm Wing Village Hall Renowned singer Christine Tobin has been a long time admirer and eloquent interpreter of Leonard Cohen’s music. Cohen is now widely regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of the 20th century, whilst Tobin is acknowledged both here and internationally as one of the finest interpreters of his work. Christine’s style, although rooted in jazz, is steeped in the singer-songwriter tradition and her sound is rich, authentic and deeply expressive. 01572 737394 ohnahackett@btinternet.com www.christine-tobin.com
21 November 7.45pm // Free, tickets required Oakham School Chapel Big Band, Chamber Orchestra, Wind Band, GASP Choir Steve Foster, Martin Cropper conductors Join us for a lively night of music-making in the company of four of our top ensembles. Listen out for your favourites and some great new numbers from the Big Band, while the Chamber Orchestra, Wind Band and GASP Choir entertain you with their very different styles but, as always, fantastic performances. It’s going to be a great night!! www.wegottickets.com/ location/1487 01572 758820 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk
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Britten 100 Birthday Celebration 22 November 12.15pm // Free entry Oakham School Chapel Chamber Choir & Jerwoods Choir. Peter Davis conductor. Benjamin Britten Friday Afternoons. Thomas Hewitt Jones Daydreams world premiere Born 100 years ago this Friday, the feast of Cecilia, ‘the patron saint of music’, Britten seemed destined to be a musical genius. His brother Robert was a pupil at Oakham School, and Britten dedicated his muchloved children’s songs Friday Afternoons to him. To celebrate Britten’s centenary, our choirs invite you to share a very special occasion with them: a performance of Friday Afternoons, and the world premiere of a companion piece, Daydreams, specially commissioned by Oakham School from renowned young composer Thomas Hewitt Jones.
Britten Friday Afternoons
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22 November 4.45pm // Free entry Uppingham School Chapel A choir project which takes place on Benjamin Britten’s actual birthday. Choirs from Stoneygate School, Witham Hall, Heath Mount, Bilton Grange and Old Buckenham Hall join together for a day’s workshop leading to a massed-choir performance of Friday Afternoons, Britten’s song-cycle written for a school where choir rehearsals took place on Friday afternoons.. 01572 820696 music@uppingham.co.uk www.uppingham.co.uk
Uppingham School presents The Christmas Concert 11 December 7.30pm // Tickets Free Uppingham School Chapel Music for Bands and Choirs to celebrate Christmas and plenty else besides!
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Jerwoods Sounds 29 November 7.15pm // Free, tickets required Oakham School Chapel Jerwoods Choir, Cantamus, Flute Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Guitar Ensemble, Percussion Ensemble, String Ensemble. We are very proud and supportive of our youngest musicians after all they are our musical future! Come and hear just how much they have achieved already this year. In a programme packed with musical goodies, you’ll enjoy everything from fun flutes to peppy percussion, not forgetting everyone else who’ll be performing, including our wonderful singers and soloists. www.wegottickets.com/ location/1487 01572 758820 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk
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Candlelit Christmas Concert
Peace on Earth 7 December 7.30pm // £8 Oakham School Chapel Oakham Choral Society & Orchestra. Anson Yip piano. Thomas Chatterton, Peter Davis conductors. Vaughan Williams. Dona Nobis Pacem. Fantasia on Christmas Carols. Fantasia on Greensleeves Finzi Eclogue for piano and strings. Vaughan Williams’ delightful and justly popular Fantasias open the OCS Christmas concert this year. Talented Form 6 pupil Anson Yip is the solo pianist in Finzi’s moving Eclogue. The major work in tonight’s programme is Dona Nobis Pacem, Vaughan Williams’ passionate plea for peace written in the troubled 1930s, which he imbued with splendour and warmth for humanity very appropriate for the season!. www.wegottickets.com/ location/1487 01572 758820 boxoffice@oakham.rutland.sch.uk www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk
8 December 7.30pm South Luffenham Village Hall Candlelit Christmas Concert presented by Richard Durrant Richard Durrant is a world class guitar virtuoso with a warm and easy rapport with audiences and his much loved candlelit Christmas recitals have been performed over the past ten years in venues ranging from theatres to tiny mediaeval churches across the UK. The show is a wintry, visual feast of seasonal music from around the world including Finnish Christmas songs, early English carols and Durrant’s incredible musical story ‘The Polar Bear’. This is no ordinary guitar recital.
Summer Pop Up Gallery
14 December 7.30pm // £7.50 Oakham Methodist Church Director - Caroline Trutz Come and enjoy a selection of music for the festive season, including Mozart’s Laudate Dominum and some audience participation and seasonal refreshments.
20 July- 15 September 12.00pm (closed Monday) // Free entry Old Butterfly Centre, Sykes Lane Anglia Water has invited invited artists from Rutland Open Studios to exhibit throughout the Summer at The Butterfly Centre at Rutland Water, Sykes Lane. The ‘pop up’ gallery will be taking over the newly refurbished centre, an ideal space for exhibiting the vast array of talent from local artists from painting to sculpture, jewelry making to textiles, pottery to photography and much more. Groups of artists will take turns to exhibit every week, so there will regularly be something new to see and even purchase. The enterprise kicks off on 22nd July with a sample collection of up to 20 of the participating artists, with the first group taking over from 29th July, which will feature paintings and mixed media artwork from Annie Tappenden, Julie Wade and Gabrielle Boyle. Further information will be regularly posted the Rutland Open Studios website & facebook page.
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01780 720687 www.richard-durrant.com
Rutland Choral Society Christmas Concert
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ART
21st Century Museum Design
30 September - 15 October 10.00am // Free entry // Mon to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-12pm Smallbone Library, Oakham School This exhibition, organised by our talented young artists themselves, features recent work by both current Scholars of Art and Old Oakhamians. It showcases their skills and reveals their passion for Art, whether they have just joined the school in Form 3, or recently left to continue the study of Art beyond school.
3 - 18 October & 4 - 9 November 10.00am // Free entry // Mon to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-12pm Smallbone Library, Oakham School Enjoy the results of Form 3’s Art and Design Technology Project to design an element of a modern museum. Explore the sculptures, architectural models, mood boards, textile designs, jewellery, environmentally friendly gifts and graphics, which they created after visiting London Museums for research and which make full use of the wide range of technical support in the Jerwood School of Design and in the Art Studios.
www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk 01572 758611
www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk 01572 758611
The Oakham Art Show 9 September - 28 September 10.00am // Free entry // Mon to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-12pm Smallbone Library, Oakham School Enjoy the very best textiles, sculptures and paintings created last year by Oakham Art students in this selection from our summer exhibitions. Examine rich and tactile textiles, the results of explorations of colour and surface, sculptures that combine welded forms with plastics, and paintings that personal narratives through the media of oils and dry-point prints. www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk 01572 758611
The Art Scholars’ Show
Watercolour Workshop 15 September & 9 October: 10.30am-1.00pm // £25 half day 18 September & 13 October: 10.30am-3.30pm // £45 full day Normanton Church Ever thought of trying Watercolour painting? Come along and amaze yourself with your hidden ability. Beginner and experienced students welcome, Individual one to one guidance, refreshments provided. 01664 840162
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Craft Market & Design Show 5 October & 9 November 11.00am // Free entry // Mon to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-12pm Oakham Castle Stamford Artisans Guild is a not-for-profit group of artists and makers from Stamford and the surrounding areas. The Guild organises exclusive hand-made artisan events, promoting creative arts and crafts, and offering a unique opportunity to buy direct from the artist, or to commission an individual piece. www.stamfordartisansguild.co.uk contact@stamfordartisansguild.co.uk
07505 195345
Art in Lyddington 2013 – 3 days of fantastic fun raising funds for charity 1 - 3 November // 10.00am // Free entry // St Andrew’s Church, Church Lane, Lyddington. Including a memorial competition for Lyddington artist Pat Bealby 1941-2011. Raising funds for St. Andrew’s Church, other village charities, the village defibrillator and AiL equipment. This is one of Rutland’s largest professional fine art exhibitions opened by Trish Ruddle, High Sheriff of Rutland at 7:00pm on the preview night Thursday 31st October. Art in Lyddington 2013 competition winners judged by Peter Jones, Swans of Oakham, Mike Goldmark, Goldmark Gallery and John Gilboy formerly of Orange Street Gallery. Winners announced on the evening. Prizes £100 of art materials for the winning artists sponsored by www.greatart. co.uk. All work is for sale! For more information contact Barbara@theoldparsonage.net.
IB Visual Art 11 - 16 & 25 - 30 November 10.00am // Free entry // Mon to Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 10am-12pm Smallbone Library, Oakham School Part 1: Monday 11 to Saturday 16 November Talk: Friday 15 November, 1.15pm Part 2: Monday 25 to Saturday 30 November Talk: Friday 29 November, 1.15pm The Visual Arts groups have been exploring themes of cultural identity, internationalism and personal memories. For the work in this mid-course exhibition they have been using Photoshop, collage and sculptural construction, alongside the more traditional skills of paint and graphic media. The exhibition is in two instalments. Part 1 will feature: Fleur Pellet, Kyla Hornsby, Odera Adah and Yulia Zvereva, who will talk about their work on Friday 15 November. Part 2 will feature: Valery Lepnikova, Emily Locke, Karolina Mickiewicz and Evelyn Ambrose, who will talk about their work on Friday 29 November. www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk 01572 758611
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EVENTS
Andrew Lawrence
Shadows 2 - 13 December 10.00am // Free entry Smallbone Library, Oakham School From Florence in Italy to Saana in the Yemen and Aleppo in Syria; from the streets of Cairo to those of Dubai, this exhibition explores the fall of light and the traces of shadow that define the spaces we live in through views of the city. Simon Poppy, Director of Art at Oakham since 2000, spent a month on sabbatical this summer at the Il Bisoni print workshop in Italy, where he was able to develop the core of this show of sketchbook drawings into intaglio, and lithographic prints. Mon to Fri 10.00am-5.00pm, Sat 10.00am-12.00pm Special late viewing (all welcome) Friday 6 December 6.00pm-7.30pm. www.oakham.rutland.sch.uk 01572 758611
6 December 7.30pm // £12 Uppingham Theatre Andrew Lawrence is not known for his chirpy view of the world. In fact for nearly a decade he has been writing jokes of such dry wit and caustic humour you can’t help but wonder why audiences find themselves laughing so much. He has mellowed recently (without losing all that vitriol), but within the first 20 minutes of tonight’s new show he covers overpopulation, suicide, stealth euthanasia and various other non-PC subjects. At his best when he launches into one of his lyrical diatribes, the comedian The Guardian said ‘could be the defining stand-up of his generation’ is not to be missed! ‘Near perfection.’ Independent ‘A breathtakingly literate, dazzling performer.’ Mail on Sunday. www.uppthearts.co.uk 01572 820820 Or in person at Uppingham Bookshop
EVENTS DIARY
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Event
Date
Time
Summer Pop Up Gallery
20 July - 15 September
12.00pm
Page 16
The Oakham Art Show
9 - 28 September
10.00am
17
Watercolour Workshop
15 & 18 Sept / 9 & 13 Oct
10.30am
17
Ashes to Ashes
18 September
7.00pm
03
The Cambridge Footlights
20 September
7.30pm
03
The Gentlemen of St John’s
20 September
7.45pm
09
Singers Concert
22 September
7.30pm
09
Female Gothic
25 September
7.15pm
03
Rêveries – with Miranda Heldt, Manda Williams & Rowena Bass
28 September
7.00pm
10
Autumn Wind with Kate Risdon flute & Nicolene Gibbons piano
28 September
7.00pm
10
Baroque by Candlelight
29 September
8.00pm
10
The Art Scholars’ Show
30 September - 15 October
10.00am
17
21st Century Museum Design
3 - 18 October & 4 - 9 November
10.00am
17
Strings Showcase
4 October
7.30pm
10
MacFadyen Shield
4 October
7.45pm
03
Showstoppers
4 October
7.30pm
04
Music from the Films by the Tippett Quartet
5 October
7.30pm
10
The BBC Singers
5 October
7.30pm
11
Craft Market & Design Show
5 October & 9 November
11.00am
18 04
Rutland Children’s Theatre Project and Scamp Theatre present Stickman
8 October
1.30pm & 4.00pm
Informal Chamber Music Recital
10 October
7.45pm
11
London Classic Theatre present Betrayal by Harold Pinter
10 & 11 October
7.30pm
05
Wind, Brass & Percussion Showcase
11 October
7.30pm
11
Elusive Symmetry
18 October
7.45pm
11
Massed Choirs Concert
18 October
8.30pm
11
Royal Air Force Swing Wing – The Big Band of the Royal Air Force College
24 October
7.30pm
12
Uppingham Theatre Company presents The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
24 - 26 October
7.30pm & 2.00pm
05
Britten Centenary Celebration
26 October
7.30pm
12
The Mermaid and The Sailor
26 October
7.30pm
12
The Iranian Feast
26 October
7.00pm
05
Art In Lyddington 2013
1 - 3 November
10.00am
18
Dracula
7 & 8 November
7.30pm
06
The Magic Flute
8 November
7.00pm
06
Trio Manouche
8 November
7.30pm
13
The Tallis Scholars
8 November
7.30pm
13
Autumn Concert
8 November
7.45pm
13
Music for Remembrance
10 November
7.15pm
14
IB Visual Art
11 -16 & 25 - 30 November
10.00am
18
London Contemporary Theatre present Macbeth in PITCH BLACK
12 November
7.15pm
07
Keyboard Showcase
15 November
7.30pm
14
Double Booked
15 November
7.30pm
07
I’m An Aristocrat, Get Me Out of Here!
15 November
7.30pm
07
Scratch Messiah
16 November
7.30pm
14
A Thousand Kisses Deep
17 November
7.30pm
14
Ensembles in Concert
21 November
7.45pm
14
Britten 100 Birthday Celebration
22 November
12.15pm
15
Britten Friday Afternoons
22 November
4.45pm
15
The Love Song of Alfred Hitchcock
23 November
7.30pm
08
Uppingham School presents Pygmalion
27 - 30 November
7.30pm
08
Jewoods Sounds
29 November
7.15pm
15
Shadows
2 -13 December
10.00am
19
A2 Devised Drama Pieces
5 December
7.45pm
08 19
Andrew Lawrence
6 December
7.30am
Peace on Earth
7 December
7.30pm
16
Candlelit Christmas Concert
8 December
7.30pm
16
Rutland Children’s Theatre Project and Scamp Theatre present Alice in Wonderland
10 December
1.30pm & 4.00pm
09
Uppingham School presents The Christmas Concert
11 December
7.30pm
15
Rutland Choral Society Christmas Concert
14 December
7.30pm
16
Arts for Rutland, c/o, Rutland County Museum, Catmose Street, Oakham, Rutland LE15 6HW T 01572 720922 E info@artsforrutland.co.uk W artsforrutland.co.uk