Creative Folkestone Autumn 2019 by Ioannis Ioannou

Autumn 2019

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They say that every snowflake is unique; never to be repeated. This is not unlike live theatre; every performance is different, and you and your audience are the only people who will ever see that show. This is the magic of live. Our Christmas show, Once Upon a Snowflake, is the culmination of a full season of theatre, dance, music, performance, screenings, workshops, walks, visual art and much more which we hope you will come to and enjoy. And we hope too that a snowflake will spark a lifetime of joy for our very youngest audience members. Let’s hope that it will be The Shape of Things to Come. Alastair Upton Chief Executive Creative Folkestone

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SALT Festival

13 – 22 September 2019

SALT Festival of the Sea & Environment

DANCE

JAMES WILTON DANCE

Leviathan

Friday 13 – Sunday 22 September 2019

Wednesday 18 September, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide

Returning for its fourth year, SALT Festival takes us on a creative and inspiring journey through the landscape and culture of the coast with opportunities to walk, talk, make, write, recycle, swim, have fun and share ideas over good food. Co-curated by Folkestone Fringe, Go to the Pine and Creative Folkestone with ideas gathered from the local community, SALT explores the way coastal environments shape who we are and asks what the future might hold for those living on the edge. SALT Festival 2019 includes work by :

Multi award-winning choreographer James Wilton re-imagines Herman Melville’s seminal novel, Moby Dick. With a cast of six athletic dancers and Wilton’s trademark blend of martial arts and capoeira, Leviathan will have you on the edge of your seat through the sheer ferocity of movement, all accompanied by a powerful electro-rock soundtrack by Lunatic Soul. Man versus nature; be careful what you fish for!

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STORM

A UNICORN THEATRE PRODUCTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH RECKLESS SLEEPERS

Friday 20 September, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide

It’s Hot It’s Not

The world has ended, the world as we know it at least. Using recycled languages from disaster cinema, climate politics, folk stories and classic literature, Search Party prepare for a STORM that is already here. STORM explores climate grief, the uncanny feeling of being alive in a climate catastrophe, and despair at years of knowing and not doing. As the IPCC warn of just 12 years to avert climate disaster, Search Party perform 12 duets at the end of the world. It’s a sea of troubles. It’s a call to arms. It’s a great big unfathomable inevitability. It’s this dreadful pother o’er our heads.

Friday 13 September, 10am & 1.30pm, Saturday 14 September 11am & 2.30pm | Tickets Adult £6, Children £5, Family £20 (2 adults, 2 children), Schools Free | All ages Why is it that sometimes I’m hot but you’re cold? Why are there puddles and sometimes not? How can it be sunny and rainy all at once and also not at all? And if it’s summer here, why is it winter there? This surreal, funny and physical performance explores the weather in all its forms and takes delight in discovering the world anew. A highly visual show with no spoken language and plenty of music and sound effects.

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Quarterhouse Woman At War (cert 12A)

FILM

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Mrs H & the Sing-along Band

Saturday 21 September, 9pm | The Harbour Screen | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member

Fridays 6 September, 11 October, 6 December, 10.30am | Tickets £3 / £1 unwaged | Age 0-5 years

Halla is a 50-year-old environmental activist who crusades against the local aluminium industry in Iceland. As her actions grow bolder, her life changes in the blink of an eye when she is finally granted permission to adopt a girl from the Ukraine. Jet-black comedy about a woman fighting to save the planet and adopt a child at the same time.

Led by the charming and passionate Mrs H, the Sing-along Band bring their unique family music to Folkestone with a line-up of musicians including members of Red Snapper, Beth Orton and The Leisure Society. Their aim is to provide quality music for children that adults will love too. Bringing together elements of folk, soul, afro, latin, dub, comedy and theatre the sing-along band have been wooing audiences across the land. Bring your voices, silly dances, a sprinkling of mischief and don’t hold back from joining in the fun! FILM

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CIRCUMFERENCE CIRCUS

Seed

Sunday 22 September, 1pm, 3pm & 4pm | Venue: Amphitheatre, Lower Leas Coastal Park | FREE | All ages A renewable spectacle for the whole family, a positive vision for a greener future featuring aerialists, acrobats and live music. Seed is an experiment in ethical production made with crowd-sourced, reused materials to encourage greater connection with our natural environment. Seed asks what we stand to gain from a greener future and how we get there. Enjoy some outdoor circus fun! Bring a plant, a small disposable object or an item of clothing to incorporate into our growing installation, and plant a seed to take home. The most exciting thing to happen to circus theatre in the last decade. The Circus Diaries

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DOC CLUB

Inquiring Nuns (cert U) + Skype Q&A Wednesday 25 September, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member Documentary is a medium that in the last five years has exploded across cinemas and at home. The new monthly Quarterhouse Doc Club is a film club hosted by Violet Pictures, devoted to showing documentaries from mainstream to experimental, historical and contemporary, with a discussion after each screening. For the inaugural Doc Club, Kartemquin Films and Violet Pictures present the first ever cinema release of the newly restored 16mm print of the 1968 film Inquiring Nuns. Directed by Gordon Quinn & Jerry Temaner with music by Philip Glass, Inquiring Nuns is a beloved but unknown gem of pure cinéma vérité in which Sister Marie Arné and Sister Mary Campion tour Chicago during the Summer of Love, asking: “are you happy?” 01303 760750

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Quarterhouse LIVE SCREENING

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One Man Two Guvnors (Encore)

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Wise Children (Encore) Thursday 3 October, 7pm | Tickets £12, £10 conc/member

Thursday 26 September, 7pm | Tickets £12, £10 conc/member Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from James Corden, the hilarious West End hit returns to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, an East End hood now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. Holed up at The Cricketers, Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with Stanley Stubbers. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple.

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Multi-award-winning director Emma Rice brings her unique, exuberantly impish vision to Angela Carter’s last novel. A big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy and heartbreak, Wise Children is a celebration of show business, family, forgiveness and hope, with a generous dash of Shakespeare, scandal and mischief, taking the audience on a rollercoaster ride of emotion. Life-enhancing, brilliantly uninhibited, all-singing and dancing... Stars? I’m not sure why you would stop at five. The Observer

Flamenco Express Friday 27 September, 7.30pm | Tickets £13.50, £11 conc/ member An extra-large handful of raw, heart-wrenching flamenco with ‘sizzling soloist’ La Joaquina, guitar virtuoso Chris Clavo, the massive vocal presence of Antonio El Pola plus the power and grace of Victor Fernández, hot from the hottest Madrid stages. Flamenco is as universal, powerful and versatile as the blues, as epic as opera, and as delicate and pin-sharp as ballet. Sex, music and history in one hit! For over twenty years, Flamenco Express has existed to do justice to this amazing music by choosing the best artists and allowing them total freedom of expression.

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Salvation Jayne

MUSIC

Friday 4 October, doors 7pm, on stage 8pm | Tickets £8 | Over 14s welcome, under 16s to be accompanied by an adult Join Salvation Jayne to celebrate their 3rd birthday with some special guests. Having smashed their way into 2019 with packed-out shows including a major slot at Camden Rocks and a brand new EP, Kent’s own Salvation Jayne are hotly tipped as a band to watch. Described by Topper Headon from The Clash as F****** brilliant!, the female-led quartet make their own brand of dirty, fuzzy alt-rock and huge dream-pop hooks.

Us (cert 15) Wednesday 2 October, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member Accompanied by her husband, son and daughter, Adelaide Wilson returns to the beachfront home where she grew up as a child. Haunted by a traumatic experience from the past, Adelaide grows increasingly concerned that something bad is going to happen. Her worst fears soon become a reality when four masked strangers descend upon the house, forcing the Wilsons into a fight for survival. Jordan Peele’s follow-up to Get Out is a superb doppelganger satire of the American dream, with Lupita Nyong’o delivering a magnificent performance. The Guardian

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ALISSA ANNE JEUN YI

THEATRE

Love Songs

Saturday 12 October, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide

Saturday 5 October, 7.30pm | Tickets £14 | Age 14+

Mixing get-on-the-dance-floor music, comedy and spoken word, Love Songs explores the personal and political puzzles of our love lives through the autobiographical poems of a hopeless young romantic. A classic tale of classroom crushes and awkward bedroom encounters. A cautionary guidebook on how to navigate the millennial dating scene and a glimpse under the covers at our deepest desires. Alissa Anne Jeun Yi’s Soho Theatre sell-out and Edinburgh comedy award nominated debut is an unapologetic, empowering take on learning how to love.

Stand-up legend, best-selling novelist and Radio 4 Sony Award Winner Rob Newman tries out new material for the next series of his BBC Radio 4 stand-up philosophy show Total Eclipse of Descartes. Hugely entertaining, gleefully jaunty and refreshingly intelligent… I loved it. The Guardian Dazzling shafts of wit. The Times CHILDREN & FAMILIES

GARLIC THEATRE

Eggs on Legs Sunday 6 October, 2.30pm | Tickets Adult £6, Children £5, Family £20 (2 adults, 2 children) | Age 3-8 years Every day, from here to there funny things are everywhere. Dr Seuss Meet a family of zany Eggs on Legs, living in a lost pocket of the globe. One day the wind blows a huge egg into their tree for them to play with. But what happens if it hatches and can they protect it from the slithery snake? A cracking family show bursting with wonder and surprise - you will never look at an egg in the same way again!

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AN OXFORD PLAYHOUSE PRODUCTION

One Small Step

Sunday 13 October, 2.30pm | Tickets Adult £6, Children £5, Family £20 (2 adults, 2 children) | Age 7+ Check your oxygen, adjust your space suit and buckle up for the biggest mission of your life… Following five-star rave reviews across UK and international tours where it was seen by more than 19,000 people, One Small Step comes to Folkestone for a fast, furious and full throttled trip to the moon! Recounting the race between the United States and the Soviet Union to send the first man to the moon, One Small Step is an inventive, funny and surprisingly moving action-packed show that crams 50 years of history into 60 minutes!

All Is True (cert 12A) Wednesday 9 October, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member Kenneth Branagh is a late-stage Shakespeare and Judi Dench his long-suffering wife, in Ben Elton’s witty, melancholic study of regret and homecoming. The year is 1613. Shakespeare is acknowledged as the greatest writer of the age, but disaster strikes when his renowned Globe Theatre burns to the ground. Devastated, Shakespeare returns to Stratford where he must face a troubled past and a neglected family. A boldly fanciful but nuanced portrait of Shakespeare’s final year. The Independent

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Amazing Grace (cert U) + Skype Q&A Wednesday 16 October, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member It’s the closest thing to witnessing a miracle — just some cameras, a crowd and a voice touched by God. Over two days in January of 1972, Aretha Franklin got up to sing out her gospel at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Watts, backed by the Southern California Community Choir. A film crew was there to catch the Queen of Soul blow the roof off the place.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Encore) Thursday 17 October, 7pm | Tickets £12, £10 conc/member Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy captured live from The Bridge Theatre in London. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing), David Moorst (Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production will build on the success of his immersive staging of Julius Caesar. The Bridge Theatre will become a forest – a dream world of flying fairies, contagious fogs and moonlight revels, surrounded by a roving audience.

COMEDY

Paul Foot: Image Conscious Friday 18 October, 8pm | Tickets £15 Greetings. I am one of the world’s comedians and I’m here to tell ye about my show. Have you ever considered the unique predicament of the soft-shell crab? Well I have. That animal is absolutely ridiculous. What about the many, MANY problems that occur when organising a suburban orgy? The catering, for example. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg, which incidentally is a terrible type of lettuce. Sublime, original and brilliant. The Independent

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BUNNY PRESENTS

Still No Idea written by Lisa Hammond, Lee Simpson & Rachael Spence in association with Traverse Theatre originally co-produced by Improbable and The Royal Court Theatre Saturday 19 October, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide | Age 14+ | Relaxed performance Lisa and Rachael want to make a show, but there’s a problem: they don’t have any ideas. So who do they turn to? The Great British public of course! They make a pact. They’ll go onto the streets, interview people, and whatever story the public come up with - that will be the show. No backing out, no changing what they don’t like. Deal. Still No Idea is Lisa and Rachael’s quest: a mischievous look at two friends searching for drama, action, and a story to tell. Part-verbatim theatre, part-confession, part-comedy sketch show with a bit of singing and dancing thrown in. Turns out getting the public to write your story is quite an adventure. Hilarious, clever and vital viewing. The Stage 01303 760750

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COMEDY

GOODY AND STOREY & NORWICH PUPPET THEATRE

Hansel & Gretel

SHIVA NOVA PRESENTS

MUSIC

Romany Diamonds

Sunday 20 October, 2.30pm | Tickets Adult £6, Children £5, Family £20 (2 adults, 2 children) | Age 3+

Saturday 26 October, 7.30pm | Tickets £6, under 12s FREE

Deep in an enchanted forest, everybody’s looking for something to eat. A tasty treat, a sticky sweet – some children’s feet? Hansel and Gretel are lost, searching for a way home, only to find themselves on the menu of a sweet-toothed witch. A colourful retelling of the classic Grimms’ fairy tale, serving up a feast of delicious music, dynamic scenery and knock-your-socks-off puppetry.

Three generations of one traditional Gypsy Roma family playing acoustic magic with fire and soul; amazing audiences with back-to-front violin playing and soul-searching ballads followed by musical Gypsy mayhem. The prodigious combination of virtuoso violin and Reinhardt-esque guitar backed by violin, guitar, accordion, double bass, cymbalon and great vocals combine to make the heart thump, the feet tap, the hands clap and invites you into the secret world of joyous Gypsy melodies that haunt and delight your mind! The World in a Tent Roma exhibition will be in the foyer all day hosting workshops in Roma music from 4pm-5pm and dance from 5pm6pm for everyone to join in! Part of the Platforma 5 Festival produced by Counterpoints Arts.

Griff Rhys Jones: All Over the Place Wednesday 23 October, 8pm | Tickets £19, £16 conc/member Griff is back with his brand new full-length stand-up show. Join one half of Smith & Jones, one quarter of Not the Nine O’Clock News and one third of Three Men in a Boat, as he presents an evening of hilarious true stories, riffs, observations and details of his recent medical procedures. Packed with wicked insights into the pains of celebrity, the vicissitudes of parenthood and encounters with the great, the good and the royal. The Telegraph Great comedy.

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Don Pasquale (Encore) Sunday 27 October, 2pm | Tickets £12, £10 conc/member Wealthy old bachelor Don Pasquale is outraged when he hears his nephew Ernesto intends to marry the impoverished widow Norina. He determines to marry himself and disinherit Ernesto. Ernesto and Norina despair, but their friend Doctor Malatesta promises to help them and teach Pasquale a lesson. Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the cast in this new production of Donizetti’s comedy of domestic drama across two generations. Damiano Michieletto’s exhilarating production shows how contemporary the characters still are and how immediate and touching the story remains.

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Build a Rocket

Thursday 24 October, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide Edinburgh and Adelaide Fringe Award-winning Build a Rocket is a powerful and uplifting play about triumph over adversity. Yasmin is a bright 16-year-old from a small seaside town. In an instant, her life is turned upside down when she becomes pregnant with her son, Jack. But can the thing which threatens to ruin her life actually be the thing to save her? A breathless, swaggering hour of female endurance and The Telegraph defiance.

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Quarterhouse COMEDY

THEATRE

Suzi Ruffell: Dance Like Everyone’s Watching Wednesday 30 October, 8pm | Tickets £14, £12 conc/member | Age 14+

Sunday 3 November, 7.30pm | Tickets £10, £8 conc/member

Suzi Ruffell has made a name for herself by turning tragedy and anxiety into big laughs. Of course, the world is still completely f**ked so don’t worry, it won’t be too joyous. A mix of storytelling, observations, a dash of social politics and a lovely routine about a smear test. The last twelve months have been massive for Ruffell; a hit UK tour, TV appearances including Live At The Apollo, Hypothetical, 8 Out Of 10 Cats and she has learnt how to make the perfect lemon cake. On the cusp of stardom. Evening Standard

Acclaimed vocalist Randolph Matthews and his ensemble kick up a storm presenting the UK premiere of a song cycle of exhilarating music that confronts the issues of Walter Tull’s heroic life 100 years ago, which is still relevant today for people of colour. With breathtaking vocals, it’s a celebration of courage, resolve and one man’s composure to live as an equal within society. Dazzling Improvisational skills, ﬂawless and world class. Jazz FM

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Friday 1 & Saturday 2 November | Pay What You Decide A weekender of experimental performances, conversations and video works by a line-up of local and international LGBTQ+ artists. On Friday 1 November at 7.30pm Ira Brand invites you to a series of duets about power relations, the ways we give in and take control. Ways To Submit is a powerful examination of what it means to play at dominance and submission, and who has the privilege to ‘play’? On Saturday 2 November at 7.30pm Last Yearz Interesting Negro’s i ride in colour and soft focus, no longer anywhere prioritises the now over yesterday, pleasure over doing it right, the responsibilities of blackness and queerness, the feeling of being possessed by other people’s fantasies and the fear that our own would just be too rude. Throughout the weekend, artists explore the nuances of queerness. Benjamin Sebastian’s NB/ GNC: Mourning Call dives into the erasure of non-binary identities and self-policing within LGBTQ+ communities. Subira Wahogo delivers poetry with rage and softness, queerness in its multitudes and blackness at its fullness! Istanbul Queers Art Collective takes on the Home Office’s anti-immigrant bureaucracy and Samir Kennedy portrays council estate’s queer zombies. Rounding it all up, artist Nando Messias conducts a Long Table conversation on the topic Queer in Folkestone. LGBTQ+ folks, allies and everyone just craving something different, join us at the table to discuss the nuances of living in Folkestone as a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Eighth Grade (cert 15) Wednesday 6 November, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member Introverted thirteen-year-old Kayla endures the tidal wave of contemporary suburban adolescence as she makes her way through the last week of middle school – the end of her thus far disastrous eighth-grade year. Bo Burnham’s first feature film is a note-perfect tale of a shy teenager’s The Guardian struggle with our internet-obsessed culture.

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Hansard

Thursday 7 November, 7pm | Tickets £14, £12 conc/member Hansard: noun. The official report of all parliamentary debates. It’s a summer’s morning in 1988 and Tory politician Robin Hesketh has returned home to the idyllic Cotswold house he shares with his wife of 30 years, Diana. But all is not as blissful as it seems. Diana has a stinking hangover, a fox is destroying the garden and secrets are being dug up all over the place. As the day draws on, what starts as gentle ribbing and the familiar rhythms of marital scrapping quickly turns to blood-sport in a brand-new play by Simon Wood.

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ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE

Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda (Encore) Sunday 10 November, 2pm | Tickets £12, £10 conc/member From the Royal Ballet’s classical origins, to the home-grown choreographers who put British ballet on the world stage, this mixed programme highlights the versatility of the company. Petipa’s Raymonda is Russian classical ballet summarised in one act, full of sparkle and precise technique. Ashton’s Enigma Variations is quintessentially British in every way – from its score by Elgar and period designs by Julia Trevelyan Oman. Concerto, MacMillan’s fusion of classical technique with a contemporary mind, completes a programme that shows the breadth of the Royal Ballet’s heritage.

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Apollo 11 (cert U) + Skype Q&A Wednesday 13 November, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member From director Todd Douglas Miller (Dinosaur 13) comes a cinematic experience fifty years in the making. Crafted from a newly discovered trove of 70mm footage and more than 11,000 hours of uncatalogued audio recordings, Apollo 11 takes us straight to the heart of NASA’s most celebrated mission—the one that first put men on the moon, and forever made Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin into household names. Immersed in the perspectives of the astronauts, the team in Mission Control, and the millions of spectators on the ground, we vividly experience those momentous days in 1969 when humankind took a giant leap into the future.

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The Little Prince Saturday 9 November, 2.30pm | Tickets Adult £6, Children £5, Family £30 (2 adults, 2 children) | All ages Join the Little Prince as he leaves behind his own tiny asteroid and journeys through the universe to come face to face with the baffling world of grown-ups. Once on Planet Earth, the Little Prince is welcomed by a mysterious snake and a wise fox before encountering a lone pilot. Together they discover the beauty of friendship and the complexity of love. Based on the world-famous story by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry, The Little Prince combines Protein’s award-winning dance, humour and spoken word. Creative Folkestone

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Quarterhouse Booksmart (cert 15)

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Andy Parsons: Healing the Nation

COMEDY

Wednesday 27 November, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member

Saturday 30 November, 8pm | Tickets £15

Academic overachievers Amy and Molly thought keeping their noses to the grindstone gave them a leg up on their high school peers. But on the eve of graduation, the best friends suddenly realise that they may have missed out on the special moments of their teenage years. Determined to make up for lost time, the girls decide to cram four years of not-to-be missed fun into one night – a chaotic adventure that no amount of book smarts could prepare them for. Olivia Wilde’s directorial debut is a funny, filthy, female-fronted competitor to Superbad that boasts its own distinctive style. The Guardian

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Present Laughter (Encore)

A year and a half since his last tour Peak Bullsh*t, household name and nonsense-nailer Andy Parsons is back on the road and confident that playing to a whole host of theatres across the UK will undoubtedly mend the myriad divisions this country faces. If current media tropes are to be believed everybody exists in their own social media bubble and are up in arms about everything – Brexit, climate change, badgers. Come and celebrate what it means to be British in 2019 – freedom of speech, tolerance, tolerance of freedom of speech, freedom of intolerant speech, less freedom with more intolerant speech but still some tolerance. Cracking adlibbing… a joke-rich rallying call for a better Britain. The Guardian FILM

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Walking:Holding / Pause + post-show discussion Wednesday 4 December, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member

Thursday 28 November, 7pm | Tickets £12, £10 conc/member Matthew Warchus directs Andrew Scott (Sherlock, Fleabag) in Noël Coward’s provocative comedy captured live from The Old Vic. As he prepares to embark on an overseas tour, star actor Garry Essendine’s colourful life is in danger of spiralling out of control. Engulfed by an escalating identity crisis as his many and various relationships compete for his attention, Garry’s few remaining days at home are a chaotic whirlwind of love, sex, panic and soul-searching.

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What does your town look like from someone else’s perspective? What’s it like to hold hands with a complete stranger and walk through the city centre? Performance art and mobile technology converge in Walking:Holding, a meditative documentary by Rosana Cade, Claire Nolan and Charlie Cauchi that journeys through urban landscapes, exploring identity and intimacy in public space, with a focus on LGBTQ+ experiences. Filmed on London’s busiest shopping street in 2005, Pause is Amy Sharrocks’s first film. In it she begins her preoccupation with accosting people in the street and making art on street corners. A film about holding your nerve and paying attention. 01303 760750

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Quarterhouse CONFiCO

DANCE

CHRISTMAS SHOW

JOiNT Thursday 5 December, 1.30pm & 7pm | Pay What You Decide A playful and curious dance show exploring the interplay between individuality, commonality and the body’s facility. JOiNT is a celebration of the collective, performed by a powerhouse ensemble of emerging dancers with learning disabilities. Expect high quality performance and an altered perspective. CONFiCo is a newly established professional training company for dancers with learning disabilities. JOiNT is their debut piece and the culmination of an exciting yearlong training programme.

The Thinking Drinkers

COMEDY

Saturday 7 December, 8pm | Tickets £16 | Age 18+ The Thinking Drinkers return with a hilarious and intoxicating look at history’s greatest drinkers. Enjoy five free drinks as the awardwinning experts reveal how alcohol has inspired pioneering explorers, politicians and painters from Plato and Picasso, to Nelson, Napoleon and Norm from Cheers. You’ll learn a lot, laugh a lot and, don’t forget, you get five free drinks! Pioneers of alcohol based comedy. Sunday Times Hugely funny, genuinely fascinating. Edinburgh Evening News Creative Folkestone

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Once Upon a Snowflake Friday 13 December, 10am & 1.30pm | Saturday 14 December, 11am & 2pm Monday 16 December, 10am & 1.30pm | Tuesday 17 December, 10am & 1.30pm Thursday 19 December, 11am & 2pm | Friday 20 December, 11am & 2pm Saturday 21 December, 11am & 2pm | Sunday 22 December, 11am & 2pm Monday 23 December, 11am & 2pm | Tuesday 24 December 11am & 2pm Early Bird Tickets to Monday 30 September: Adult £7, Children £6, Family £25 (2 Adult, 2 Children). Tickets from Tuesday 1 October: Adult £8, Children £7, Family £27 (2 Adult, 2 Children) A magical world of shadow puppetry, storytelling and enchanting songs for all the family. Liza has gone missing and no one knows where she can be. One thing is for certain - those mysterious Winter Sprites have something to do with it! Every winter, these tiny elf-like creatures can be found hiding in pockets, shoes and sock drawers, watching and hearing everything. But how are they connected with Liza’s disappearance and can they help to find her? Follow Liza into a colourful whirlwind of stories and adventure led by a tiny Sprite with a fascination for snowflakes. You’ll never see a snowflake the same way again! A festive delight to inspire young minds. Oxford Times 01303 760750

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The Old High Street | Friday 15 November, 5.30pm

Dig out your festive jumper, get Bublé back on your playlist and join us for the Creative Quarter Christmas lights switch-on! What better way to kick off the festive season in Folkestone’s Creative Quarter, than with an evening of light, song and cheer. To get you in the festive spirit, local choirs will be bringing the streets to life with song; our creative businesses will be stunning crowds with their Christmas window displays; and shops will have extended opening hours – perfect for a spot of Christmas shopping!

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Friday 15 – Sunday 24 November, 10am-5pm | Launch: Thursday 14 November, 5-8pm | Location to be revealed The Creative Quarter’s Secret Postcard Show returns for its third year. Inspired by the long-established RCA show, artists, designers and makers are invited to create new, thoughtprovoking work in the form of a postcard! Every original artwork will be available to purchase for £30 each, with money raised donated to a local charity. All the artworks are anonymously displayed but expect to see lots of familiar artists. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.

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St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church | Wednesday 11 December, 7pm Don’t miss the Creative Quarter’s third carol service, in partnership with St Mary and St Eanswythe’s Church. This special evening is the perfect opportunity for the community to come together and celebrate the festive season over a mince pie and a warming glass of mulled wine. As well as traditional Christmas carols, the service also features a programme of live music, readings and performances by members of the creative community.

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Community Events An eclectic range of activities organised by the local community.

Folkestone Women’s Forum Mondays 2 September, 7 October, 4 November, 2 December, 7.30pm-9pm A free monthly event for women to speak together about their interests, work, passions or campaigns. Each forum features a mini-talk followed by a main speaker with opportunities to share ideas about positive action. Join us on Facebook for regular updates facebook.com/folkestonewomensforum

LEAF: Folkestone’s Local, Ethical & Affordable Food initiative Tuesdays, 5pm-7pm An online market, that sources the best products from as close to Folkestone as possible. All our producers are local, spray free or organic and engaged in small-scale farming. Every week you’ll find a range of produce available including vegetables, fruit, bread, dairy, meat, beans & pulses and even homemade ayurvedic vegan dishes. We embrace wonky vegetables, minimal packaging & forward thinking! Order online at leaffolkestone.org then come along to meet the producers, collect your order or buy fresh produce on the night.

Improv Gym – Drop In with Sarah Davies & Jason Delplanque | Tuesdays from 10 September – 29 October, 7pm-9pm | Tickets £10, £8 if you bring a friend | Age 18+ An evening of improv comedy fun! This class is suitable for all levels of experience – whether you’re trying improvisation for the first time or an experienced performer wanting to brush up on your skills. The environment is fun-filled, non-judgemental and very supportive. No booking required, just turn up or get in touch at improvgymteam@gmail.com | facebook.com/ImprovGym | @ImprovGym

Qi Gong Tuesdays from 17 September, 10.30am-11.30pm | Tickets £77 for 11 week term | Info & bookings kath@meiquan.co.uk | 07982 014005 Qi Gong is one of the four pillars of Tai Chi. Its exercises are aimed at enhancing our body’s capacity for energy – our vitality. These classes aim to improve strength and flexibility, learning techniques for relaxation and natural breathing to stimulate the vital organs and enhance circulation. This popular course is open to new beginners each new term. Please visit meiquantaichi.com/uk/taichi-qigong

Miniature Music Makers Tuesdays 24 September – 15 October, 19 November – 10 December, 10.30am | Tickets £4.50 per session (£4 per session per ½ term block) | Age: under 5s | Advance booking essential: Karen 07880 499504 A lively, fun, interactive music group for pre-school children designed to help them develop a love of music as well increase their skills and abilities. miniaturemusicmakers.co.uk

Tai Chi & Qi Gong Tuesdays from 17 September, 10.30pm-12pm | Tickets £99 for 11 week term | Info & bookings kath@meiquan.co.uk | 07982 014005 A traditional Chinese physical art aimed at cultivating life energy. Regular practice brings better health, increased energy levels and a greater ability to deal with stress and pressure. In this class we learn the Beijing 24 step Yang form. This is an on-going class and we welcome new beginners at the start of each term. Please visit meiquantaichi.com/uk/taichi-qigong

Quarterhouse Book Group Wednesdays 11 September, 9 October, 13 November, 11 December, 7.30pm-9pm A free monthly meeting of reading enthusiasts run by the Friends of the Folkestone Book Festival. We share our thoughts and feelings about a wide variety of books that are selected by majority vote over the year. Contact Stuart Sheach for further details and to join. stuart.sheach@gmail.com

Two Tone Yoga Tuesdays from 10 September, 12.15pm-1.15pm | Tickets £10 drop in or 6 classes for £45 | Beginners offer 6 classes for £40 Based on the Swasthya technique this style of yoga works on the core, stamina, flexibility and muscle tone. Aimed at increasing energy levels while also calming the mind it can help to attain balance in everyday life. For booking contact twotoneyoga@gmail.com

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Granny Drops a Clanger Thursdays 26 September, 3, 17, 24 October, 7, 28 November, 5 December, 6pm-8pm A community knitting and crochet group; just bring yourselves, a smile, some wool and needles and we will happily teach you how to knit or help you to get better! We are free, inclusive and the Folkestone branch of the UK’s Knitting and Crochet Guild. 01303 760750

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Get Creative Free drop in family workshops at Block 67 Block 67 is Creative Folkestone’s dedicated art studio for families and young people. Drop into the studio at 67 Tontine Street for fun-filled creative workshops with visiting artists. Workshops are free and open to all ages. Super Straw Structures with Daniel Tolliday Saturday 7 September, 11am-3pm Using nothing but paper straws and paper clips, in this workshop you will work collaboratively with your friends and neighbours to add to our growing structure as it fills the space of Block67 and out of the windows! How big can we go?!

SALT Festival Textile Terroism with Erica Parrett Saturday 21 September, 11am-3pm Make a flag, wall hanging or banner using patterned fabrics, ribbons, pom poms and felt. Make up your own family moto about saving the planet and glue these on to make eye catching banners that you can hang in your windows during SALT Festival of the Sea and Environment. Drawing to Printmaking: Silk screen with Studio-K Saturday 5 October, 11am-3pm Make your own unique prints and publications using a combination of hand-drawing and print making! studio-k.org.uk/printmaking

Neon After School Theatre, dance, art, music & technology with Sadie Hurley & James Middleton

Freeform Fabric with Zoe Stevenson Saturday 19 October, 11am-3pm Create playful architecture for the body by transforming paper patterns into 3D fabric shapes with fashion and costume designer Zoe Stevenson.

Tuesdays 10 September – 3 December (half term 22 October) | £48 for 12 week term 3.45–4.30pm – Reception & Year 1 4.45–5.45pm – Years 2, 3 & 4 6–7pm – Years 5 & 6 7.15–8.30pm – Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 Our popular Neon After School workshops explore a variety of art forms, techniques and styles for children and young people who are interested in the visual and performing arts. Over each term, young people explore, create and develop original work from scratch, around a theme agreed by the group, culminating in a performance showcasing the term’s work. Alongside weekly sessions with our in-house practitioners, we invite artists working in spoken word, visual arts, puppetry, costume, special FX and digital arts to offer a chance to learn new skills, develop in confidence and imagination and have fun! Creative Folkestone

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Half Term Make it up and stick it on? with Nikki Tompsett Wednesday 23 October, 11am-3pm Explore big papery sculpture and wear it. Painting, drawing and sticking freely onto large paper and card, we can scrunch, fold, tape and tie our works to make fun hats and headdresses fit for mighty fine individuals.

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Get Creative Planted Planets with Gwen Ramsay Saturday 2 November, 11am-3pm Get your green thumbs ready for this gardening workshop in the sky. Inspired by the art of Kokedama & the gardens of Kent, plant tiny planets to make your own, then take them home to get growing!

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Folkestone Book Festival Martian Invasion with Charlie Evaristo-Boyce Saturday 16 November, 11am-3pm An experimental drawing and sculpture workshop inspired by the book War Of The Worlds by H.G Wells. Using recycled and found materials we will design and construct our own martian tripods and invade Block 67.

Folkestone Book Festival Graffiti with Sea-Spray 23 November, 11am-3pm This graffiti workshop provides a fun and inspiring introduction to the art of graffiti, developing a basic range of practical skills such as using the medium of spray paint and can-control; using space and developing basic letterforms inspired by Graffiti Books. Suminagashi & Imaginative Wallpaper with Roxette Cryer Saturday 7 December, 11am-3pm Join Roxette Cryer in making an imaginative wallpaper out of your own suminagshi marbling prints.

Cut Out Crowns with Nicole Cowan Saturday 21st December, 11am-3pm Using colourful card to paint and collage, come along to design and create your own crazy, cut out crown.

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Folkestone Artworks Folkestone Artworks, the UK’s largest urban contemporary art exhibition, is free and accessible 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Sited outdoors around the town and harbour, the artworks pop up in both scenic and surprising locations. The changing exhibition, currently consisting of 74 artworks by 46 artists – including Tracey Emin, Antony Gormley, Yoko Ono, Mark Wallinger, Cornelia Parker, Bill Woodrow, Michael Craig-Martin and Ian Hamilton Finlay – offers an experience like nowhere else in the world: great contemporary art with an invitation to explore, examine and understand the town’s geography, history and potential future.

Full enjoyment of the artworks and their context requires the time and attention only possible from a pedestrian viewpoint. While the artworks can be seen in any order, you may find four ‘walks’, suggested in the Folkestone Artworks Guide, a convenient way to get around the exhibition. These walks start at the Folkestone Artworks Visitor Centre at The Clearing in Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, CT20 1BN, open Tuesday–Sunday, 11am–4pm (and during Quarterhouse events). Visitor Centre staff can provide information on the exhibition, advice on practical requirements, hot drinks and cakes. Accessible toilets and baby changing facilities are available. Parking is available in Mill Bay, Payers Park or Tram Road car parks.

With only one or two exceptions, the artworks have been made by the artist with the specific site in mind, so the urban context is ‘borrowed’ to become a part of the artwork. The richness and ‘reality’ of this process creates a different kind of exhibition from those in galleries. For instance, Cornelia Parker’s The Folkestone Mermaid brings an international ‘mythologised’ perspective to celebrate a local woman sitting on a rock, alongside other people on the beach. Mark Wallinger’s Folk Stones were collected locally and embedded in concrete on The Leas, resonating with other adjacent memorials.

While the exhibition is on view 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, a small number of artworks have restricted access either as a result of the opening hours of public buildings or physical conditions (e.g. tides). Family, adult & critics’ guided tours Let one of our expert guides take you on a lively and informal exploration of the Folkestone Artworks exhibition. All tours are free, last for approximately 2 hours and numbers are limited to 25 people maximum. Booking is essential. For more information go to page 24 or visit our website creativefolkestone.org.uk

A unique presentation of outstanding contemporary art, Folkestone Artworks also tells a variety of stories about the town. Some stories have already inspired brilliant artists; others come from residents and visitors who, inspired by the artworks, form a deeper appreciation of the town’s past, present and future, both conceptually and emotionally.

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Each artwork represents a unique artistic insight. Some of the artworks (Emin, Wentworth, Pica, Woods) are ‘dispersed’ and can be found in multiple locations around the town.

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Wheelchair access There is wheelchair and motorised scooter access to as many artworks as possible, but due to the historic nature of the town, some artworks are less accessible. Please seek advice from the Visitor Centre at The Clearing. 33

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45 Sarah Staton, Steve 46 Tracey Emin, Baby Things 47 Michael Sailstorfer, Folkestone Digs 48 Cornelia Parker, The Folkestone Mermaid 49 Gary Woodley, Impingement No. 66 ‘Cube Circumscribed By Tetrahedron – Tetrahedron Circumscribed By Cube’ 50 Tracey Emin, Baby Things 51 Marc Schmitz and Dolgor Ser-Od, Siren 52 Bill Woodrow, The Ledge 53 Richard Wilson, 18 Holes 54 Richard Wentworth, Racinated 55 Adam Chodzko, Pyramid 56 Ruth Ewan, We Could Have Been Anything That We Wanted To Be 57 Will Kwan, Apparatus #9 (The China Watchers: Oxford University, MI6, HSBC) 58 Christian Boltanski, The Whispers

59 David Shrigley, Lamp Post (As Remembered) 60 Spencer Finch, The Colour Of Water 61 Yoko Ono, Earth Peace 62 Cristina Iglesias, Towards The Sound Of Wilderness 63 Richard Wentworth, Racinated 64 Pablo Bronstein, Beach Hut In The Style Of Nicholas Hawksmoor 65 Mark Wallinger, Folk Stones 66 Richard Wentworth, Racinated 67 Richard Wentworth, Racinated 68 Pae White, Barking Rocks 69 Richard Woods, Holiday Home 70 Richard Wentworth, Racinated 71 Richard Wentworth, Racinated 72 Tracey Emin, Baby Things

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Become a Member today Become a part of the Creative Folkestone community today Since 2002, the work of Creative Folkestone has enabled thousands of people from all backgrounds to live, work, create, play, learn and perform. As a charity, we rely on your generosity and support to continue enabling the creative community in Folkestone to flourish, as well as bringing inspirational, world class performing and visual arts into the town. Join us and discover a diverse and exciting range of events, opportunities and happenings in and around the Creative Quarter.

Creative Folkestone Membership includes: Discounts • On selected Quarterhouse performances

(two tickets per member per performance).

• On Book Festival tickets

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• 10% off food and drinks at The Clearing café (excluding pop ups).

• 10% off in participating shops, cafes, restaurants and galleries in the Creative Quarter (look out for relevant signage).

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Membership options Single: £30 per year Joint: £55 per year

Invitations • Invitations to members only events for Folkestone Triennial, Book Festival, Folkestone Artworks, Quarterhouse and Creative Quarter.

To join... Please visit www.creativefolkestone.org.uk or email membership@creativefolkestone.org.uk or pop into Quarterhouse to speak to a member of our Visitor Experience team.

Communications • Season brochure mailed to your door. • Members’ e-bulletin four times per year. Acknowledgement • Your name on the Creative Folkestone website. 01303 760750

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Payment Cheques made payable to Creative Folkestone, can only be used in person at the Box Office.

Concessions Concessionary rates apply (where stated) to under 16s, full time students, senior citizens (age 65+), registered unemployed, registered disabled plus companion, Equity members, Kent Dance Network and Creative Quarter tenants. Proof of status will be required.

By bus or coach A direct National Express coach service runs from London Victoria Coach Station to the main bus station in Bouverie Square, Folkestone. Stagecoach operates a network of routes linking local towns and villages to Folkestone.

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Telephone 01303 760 750 If the line is busy, please leave a message with your name and number and our Box Office Team will contact you as soon as possible.

By car From the M20, turn off at junction 13 and follow signs to the Harbour. (SAT NAV USERS: CT20 1BN)

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Refunds We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or money refunded, except in the case of a cancelled event. Beachborough Road

Opening times Monday to Saturday – 10am to 5pm Sunday – 11am to 4pm Box Office reopens at 6pm on event nights

Folkestone Central Station is a short walk from the centre of town and approximately 15 minutes from Quarterhouse.

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Gift vouchers Gift vouchers are available to purchase from the Box Office. Please be aware that vouchers will expire 12 months from date of purchase.

Parking Parking is available at Quarterhouse (50 Spaces). Parking permits can be purchased from the pay and display machine located in the Quarterhouse car park. Prices are £1 per hour, up to £5 for the day. Parking is free after 6pm. For more information please call Quarterhouse Box Office. Other parking includes, Tram Road (2mins), Payers Park (2mins) and the Harbour car park (5mins). All council car parks charge daily fees starting from £1 per hour.

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By train High speed trains run regularly from London St Pancras International (journey time 57 minutes). The last return train from Folkestone to London is at 22:56.

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What’s on Fri 6 Sep, 10.30am Mrs H & the Sing-along Band Fri 13 Sep, 10am & 1.30pm It’s Hot It’s Not SALT Festival Sat 14 Sep, 11am & 2.30pm It’s Hot It’s Not SALT Festival Wed 18 Sep, 7.30pm Leviathan SALT Festival Fri 20 Sep, 7.30pm STORM SALT Festival Sat 21 Sep, 9pm Woman At War SALT Festival Sun 22 Sep, 1pm, 3pm & 4pm Seed SALT Festival Wed 25 Sep, 7.30pm Doc Club: Inquiring Nuns Thu 26 Sep, 7pm NT Live: One Man Two Guvnors Fri 27 Sep, 7.30pm Flamenco Express Wed 2 Oct, 7.30pm Us Thu 3 Oct, 7pm ROH Live: Wise Children Fri 4 Oct, 7pm Salvation Jayne Sat 5 Oct, 7.30pm Rob Newman Sun 6 Oct, 2.30pm Eggs on Legs Wed 9 Oct, 7.30pm All Is True Fri 11 Oct, 10.30am Mrs H & the Sing-along Band Sat 12 Oct, 7.30pm Love Songs Sun 13 Oct, 2.30pm One Small Step Wed 16 Oct, 7.30pm Doc Club: Amazing Grace Thu 17 Oct, 7pm NT Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream Fri 18 Oct, 8pm Paul Foot Sat 19 Oct, 7.30pm Still No Idea Sun 20 Oct, 2.30pm Hansel & Gretel Wed 23 Oct, 8pm Griff Rhys Jones Thu 24 Oct, 7.30pm Build a Rocket Sat 26 Oct, 7.30pm Romany Diamonds Sun 27 Oct, 2pm ROH Live: Don Pasquale Wed 30 Oct, 8pm Suzi Ruffell Fri 1 & Sat 2 Nov New Queers on The Block Sun 3 Nov, 7.30pm Walter Tull in B Major Wed 6 Nov, 7.30pm Eighth Grade Thu 7 Nov, 7pm NT Live: Hansard Sat 9 Nov, 2.30pm The Little Prince Sun 10 Nov, 2pm ROH Live: Concerto / Enigma Variations / Raymonda Wed 13 Nov, 7.30pm Doc Club: Apollo 11 Wed 27 Nov, 7.30pm Booksmart Thu 28 Nov, 7pm NT Live: Present Laughter Sat 30 Nov, 8pm Andy Parsons Wed 4 Dec, 7.30pm Doc Club: Walking:Holding / Pause Thu 5 Dec, 1.30pm & 7pm JOiNT Fri 6 Dec, 10.30am Mrs H & the Sing-along Band Sat 7 Dec, 8pm The Thinking Drinkers 13 – 24 Dec, see p.21 Once Upon a Snowflake

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