2-9 April 2016 YOUR ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO WHAT, WHEN AND WHERE!
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Welcome to Truro Festival Inspired by the artistic spirit in and around Truro, this family festival, is brimming with events to entertain, entice and excite. From art and craft workshops to exhibitions, literary seminars, live music, comedy, dance and theatre performances, there is sure to be an event to gratify your culture craving. There will be an abundance of art at the 2016 festival. Daily workshops featuring local illustrators, comic book illustrators, manga artists and makers will be on offer for children and adults in the festival marquee on Lemon Quay. Street art is also a big favourite and the city’s streets will be filled with creative flair once again. Join the conversation @TruroFestival (Facebook/Twitter/Instagram) www.trurofestival.co.uk
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Venue Map
Venue List
Festival Partners
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Finding your way around the city!
Our Festival venues for2016!
Our brilliant sponsors and all who make the Festival happen!
The Truro-born actor, comedian and playwright!
EVENTS SATURDAY 2 April
EVENTS SUNDAY 3 April
EVENTS MONDAY 4 April
EVENTS TUESDAY 5 April
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EVENTS WEDNESDAY 6 April
EVENTS THURSDAY 7 April
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EVENTS FRIDAY 8 April
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A Great 2016!
Thanks & Disclaimers
At a glance
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Find your venue!
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About the Venues : Lemon Quay Festival Marquee:
Right in the centre of Truro’s largest open space, hosting a pop-up cafe, poetry, music, art, workshops and theatre performances.
Hall for Cornwall:
An impressive large-capacity venue used by many national touring theatre companies, comedians and musical artistes.
Royal Cornwall Museum:
Historic building on River Street, home to a huge collection of paintings, art, fascinating historical artefacts and information about the history of Cornwall. Museum charges may apply to events at this venue. See event listings for details.
Truro Cathedral:
This lovely Gothic Revival cathedral designed by Pearson dominates our city’s skyline, with its internationally-acclaimed choir singing services six days a week.
Truro Library:
A modern library inside the beautiful old Passmore Edwards building in pedestrian Pydar St.
Burrell Theatre & Truro School Sports Hall:
A 150-seat, modern theatre and large sports hall on the grounds of Truro School.
Zafiros
A lively bar and cafe in New Bridge St.
Truro Arts:
Busy, well-stocked art shop, workshop venue and cafe.
Old Bakery Studios
Artist studios situated in a re-purposed riverside ex-bakery.
Waterstones:
Well-stocked and friendly bookshop on two floors, with a Costa cafe upstairs.
(Outside Truro) Kea Church: Kea, just outside Truro towards Falmouth
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2016 Festival Partners & Supporters
MEDIA PARTNER
Samuel Foote
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Samuel Foote – The return of a Truronian This year sees the launch of a three-year project for Truro Festival focusing on a forgotten Truronian from the 18th century. In his day, Samuel Foote was the first stand-up comedian and known as the funniest man in London. He was a Cornishman with a larger-than-life personality, who wowed audiences at his tea parties in the fashionable coffee houses of Covent Garden. A specially commissioned installation has been created by artist Emilia Wharf to reintroduce the extraordinary life of Foote to Truro and many of the festivals events are aimed at celebrating and educating audiences about the first ever stand-up comedian! There will also be a display of archive material courtesy of Cornwall Record Office.
Samuel Foote by Jean François Colson oil on canvas, 1769 © National Portrait Gallery, London
Foote’s Coffee House
Saturday 2 – Saturday 9 April Open daily 10am–4pm
The café will complement the story of Samuel Foote, with the help of festival favourite ‘The Story Republic’ with interactive games and activities. Contribute a line to the festival’s own version of Foote’s nonsense poem ‘The Great Panjandrum’
Where : Festival Marquee, Lemon Quay Cost: Free Entry
Courtney Library, Royal Cornwall Museum
SATURDAY 2 APRIL
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2 – 9 April
Can you spot 11 local artists’ work in shop windows around town? Make sure you look up high and in the nooks of windows. Pick up the trail info from the festival marquee.
Where : Around Truro Cost : Free 10am-3pm
Join Bazbo Comics for a little inspiration and design your own Superhero or Alter-Ego!
Where : Festival Marquee, Lemon Quay Cost : Free
Great & Small
Where : Around Truro Cost : Free
Illustrate the Jabberwocky 9.30am-11am
Superhero Drop In
MONSTERS
All Day
Pianos will be placed in Victoria Sq, Pydar St, Lemon Quay and St Mary’s St. Artists will be painting them throughout the day while the public are welcome to have a play!
Shop-Art Trail
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Pitch a Piano to Paint & Play
“T’was brillig and the slithy toves did gyre and gimble in the wabe…” What does a ‘slithy tove’ look like? Come and show us in this illustration workshop where we will be inspired by Lewis Carrol’s famous ‘nonsense’ poem.
Where : Truro Arts, River St Cost : £8.50 Age 7+
Call or visit Truro Arts Shop to book: 01872 240567
All Monsters Great and Small Exhibition Until 31 August
An exhibition exploring the psychology behind the invention of monsters, how and why they have changed over time and Cornwall’s very own particular beasts. www.royalcornwallmuseum.co.uk
Where : Royal Cornwall Museum Cost : Usual museum admission applies.
Cathedral Exhibition Until 10 April
Jamie Stenhouse, a recent graduate from Falmouth University whose work is based on his own experience of observing and recording Cornwall’s Cathedral on location. His work embodies repetition and familiarity, whilst also offering a sense of the unpredictability. Visit
Where : South Quire Aisle, Truro Cathedral 7 March Cost : Free 31 August th
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River Street, Truro, TR1 2SJ Registered Charity No.1150749
Diskudha in the City
SATURDAY 2 APRIL
2-3 April
Take a journey down ancient pathways to discover Cornish contemporary art, beautiful buildings and wonderful landscape that hold memories of Truro’s forgotten past. Print workshops for ages 8+ available both days. Visit www.diskhuda.com to book.
Where : Old Bakery Studios, Malpas Road Cost : Free
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Follow That Joke!
2 – 8th 9:30am–5pm & 9th 10:30am–4pm Not available on Sundays. All welcome Follow the fun footsteps in a treasure hunt around the library. Then pick a book, tell a joke or do some colouring in the children’s library.
Where : Truro Library Cost : Free
The Story Republic The Story Republicans will be out on the streets of Truro with their pop up repertoire of poetry, songs and stories to delight and entertain the shopper, stroller and searcher for the serendipity.
Where : Around Truro Cost : Free
HFC Youth Theatre presents….
Samuel Foote’s Terrific Theatrical Tea Party 1.30pm & 2.30pm
Inspired by Samuel Foote’s legendary and anarchic Theatrical Tea Parties the Junior HFC Youth theatre have been working with Director John Brolly to devise their own variety show. Expect sketches, story, satire, impressions, magic tricks, poetry and song.
Where : Hall for Cornwall Assembly Room Cost : Free Space limited to 40 per performance, free tickets need to be booked via the Hall for Cornwall Box Office 01872262466 or online at www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
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SATURDAY 2 APRIL HFC Youth Dance 12midday–3pm
HFC Youth Dance are delighted to be performing pop up, flash mob versions of their current works, in locations all around the city, to celebrate and perform at the Truro Festival. Look out for them performing near you! Dynamic duets in doorways, sneaky solos in shops as well as powerful performance on the piazza. HFC Youth Dance is a contemporary training and performance company for young dancers aged between 11 and 19. If you would like more information on the company and our auditions please contact IsobelK@hallforcornwall.org.uk
Where : Various locations around the city Cost : Free
‘Tried Virtue Will Flourish’ walk
Artist Bridgette Ashton has created a self-led history walk which will be available throughout the festival. Participants head out on a meandering tour of the city where they hear tales of rivers, explorers and monuments. This audio recording has been commissioned by City of Lights, in collaboration with Royal Cornwall Museum and funded by Arts Council England and FEAST. A free recording is available on cassette tape (why not dig out your old walkman!) from the festival info desk on Lemon Quay and via a SoundCloud https://soundcloud.com/bridgette-ashton or QR code
Where : Around Truro Cost : Free
Reflections Choir Informal Concert 1pm
Where : Truro Cathedral Cost : Free With Retiring Collection where all proceeds go to Truro Cathedral Music
SATURDAY 2 APRIL 11 Kernow King
‘Minority Rapport’ 8pm
Salon Du Chocolat ‘Women only event’ 7pm
When chocolate was first brought to England in the 1600s, it was considered a taboo substance, enjoyed only by the scandalous and elite in private salons. Some of our finest literature was also once considered too provocative for public consumption and was heard in similar salon environments by only the boldest of ears! Scary Little Girls invites a female-only audience to join them for a stimulating and intimate evening of storytelling celebrating the relationship between salons, chocolate and forbidden literature! Expect tales which explore female desires from authors such as Daphne du Maurier, Ariana Franklin, John Keats and Nancy Mitford and of course enjoy chocolate treats too!
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : £10 Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
Wherever there is a majority, there is a minority lurking quietly around the corner, waiting to get bigger and bigger until it grows enough to become top dog, king of the hill, the group everyone wants to belong to. Rebel armies, the pub darts team, political parties, chaps who drive Audi TT’s, religion, Cornwall, knitting clubs, men who wear crocs with socks…minorities are everywhere (there are also sub minority categories in minority groups, but that’s another show). Kernow King’s latest show, ‘Minority Rapport’ is (of course) about Cornwall and more of a Cornishman’s outlook on the rest of the world and where he and minorities fit in amongst a world of gigantic majorities. It answers many questions that you didn’t even know you wanted answering!
Where : Truro School, Old School Sports Hall Cost : £12 Over 18’s only. Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
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Got 2 Act
Cornish Choir’s Concert
The Sense GOT 2 ACT drama group’s members are young sensory impaired people from Cornwall who have a keen interest in the performing arts. The group evolved following a series of drama therapy workshops which explored imaginative and spontaneous abilities of the young people. They will be performing their recent production at the festival fresh off a European tour.
Join us for an afternoon listening to a selection of Cornwall’s community choirs, including Aggypella and a community choir from Kea.
12 midday
1pm-3pm
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
Peter Pan on Ice 2:30pm & 7:30pm
The world-renowned Russian Ice Stars brings to the theatre a new adaptation of this famous fantasy adventure by J.M. Barrie.
Where : Hall for Cornwall Cost : For ticket prices and booking visit www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
The Knock Knock Stand Up Comedy Tour for Shelter
8pm
Stand-up comic Damian Kingsley is traveling penniless from Lands End to Edinburgh on a 120 gig comedy tour to raise money for the homeless charity Shelter. The tour starts on 24 March and finishes at the Edinburgh festival in August. Damian won’t be able to use any money or public transport, so he’s hoping to be given shelter, food and maybe a few lifts on the road to Edinburgh!
Where : Zafiros, New Bridge St Cost : Free with donations to Shelter welcome
MONDAY 4 APRIL Children’s Storytelling and Craft Workshop supported by Waterstones 2:30pm–3:30pm Storytelling followed by a workshop on the theme of the book.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
13 Paper and withy workshop
10:30am–11:30 am & 1pm–2pm Meet City of Lights artist Laura Wray, explore withy sculpture techniques and make a selfie frame! Will yours be square, round, patterned or ornate?
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : £2.50 Families – all ages. Pay on arrival.
Festival Portraits 4 – 8 April 11am–3pm
Rowena Siorvanes will be documenting visitors to the marquee. She may even draw a live portrait for you. All of her doodles will be displayed in the marquee during the festival.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
Diskudha in the Landscape 4-9 April
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24HrComic with Mr Foote 4 – 8 April 10am–4pm
Local artists work head to head to create a 24 panel comic, telling the tales of Samuel Foote with a little twist! Visitors are welcome to join in and create their own illustrations or cartoons.
Where : Truro Library Cost : Free
Take a journey down ancient pathways to discover Cornish contemporary art, beautiful buildings and wonderful landscape that hold memories of Truro’s forgotten past. For further info and booking visit www.diskudha.com
Where : Old Kea Church Cost : See www.diskhuda.com
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MONDAY 4 APRIL
Young Writers workshop with
Story Republic 10am-2pm
The Young Writers’ Workshop will be led by Annamaria Murphy who writes for Radio Four, Kneehigh and is the Artistic Director of The Story Republic. The session offers young people the opportunity to develop and create new pieces of writing.They will also have the opportunity to meet Graham Mitchell, a screen writer who has worked on a number of Prime Time drama series including Silent Witness, for a Q & A session. For more information contact amanda.harris@keap.org.uk
Where : Royal Cornwall Museum Cost : £7.50 each Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
St. Animate 4 – 6 April
10am-12pm & 1pm–3pm Use your imagination and craft skills to bring the tales of Cornish Saints to life using stop motion animation. For ages 7 – 11. Animations will premiere on Friday 8 April in the Truro Festival Marquee. For further information or to book, please contact schools@trurocathedral.org.uk
Where : Truro Cathedral Office, 14 St. Mary’s Street Cost : £4 Call 01872 276782 for booking
The Father 4 – 8 April
10am-12pm & 1pm–3pm
6pm–7pm
Direct from the West End. The most acclaimed new play of the decade. ‘The Father’ is the winner of France’s highest theatrical honour, the 2014 Moliere Award for Best Play, and in Christopher Hampton’s crisp and witty translation, has dazzled audiences and critics alike at the Theatre Royal Bath and the Tricycle Theatre. It has received an unprecedented nine five star reviews from major national newspaper critics.
Celebrating the talent and inventiveness of young writers and songsmiths. Come and be amazed at the rising Cornish talent.
Where : Hall for Cornwall Cost : see www.hallforcornwall for info
Young Writers Speakeasy Where : Festival Marquee, Lemon Quay Cost : Free event but there will be a collection at the end
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MONDAY 4 APRIL 15 Art workshop
with Jane Lampard 10am-4pm
Mixed media, pastels over watercolour This is the perfect introductory workshop for students to discover the possibilities of combining vibrant pastels over loose and spontaneous watercolour.
Where : Truro Arts, River St. Cost : £45 All abilities very welcome. Call or visit Truro Arts Shop to book: 01872 240567
A Space to Write 7:30pm
Celebrating the new publication ‘A Space to Write’ this event explores how and where writers write and some of the work that comes from these spaces. Added to this is a spicy dash of the Story Republicans and their ‘Foote Notes’ delighting in the larger than life character of Samuel Foote. Compered by Annamaria Murphy. www.thestoryrepublic.co.uk
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Adults £8.00 Concessions £5.00 Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
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TUESDAY 5 APRIL
What’s in the box?
10:30am–11:30am & 1pm–2pm If you are aged between 2 and 4 years old bring your Mum/Dad/Grandma/Grandad to help Jo take you on a journey of discovery with mystery objects, making and doing. In conjunction with the Royal Cornwall Museum.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : £2.50 - Pay on arrival
Children’s Storytelling and Craft Workshop
Drawing Animals in Fineliner and Watercolour 9.45am-11.15am
The accuracy of a fineliner combined with the liquidity of watercolour can be used to great effect in animal drawings. Come along and experiment and bring a picture of your favourite animal if you have one!
Where : Truro Arts, River St Cost : £8.50 Age 7+ Call or visit Truro Arts Shop to book 01872 240567
supported by Waterstones 2:30pm–3:30pm
Storytelling followed by a workshop on the theme of the book.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
Junk Monsters Workshop 3:30pm - 5pm
In conjunction with the museum’s exhibition of historical monsters, get creative with the recycling and produce a weird and wonderful monster of your own.
Where : Truro Arts, River St Cost : £7.50 Age 5+ Call or visit Truro Arts Shop to book 01872 240567
Comic book workshop
WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL 17
with Nick Brennan
10:30 – 11:30 for ages 5 - 10 1 – 2pm for ages 11 - 16 Join Beano cartoonist Nick Brennan in drawing a crazy cartoon version of Truro’s very own Mr Samuel Foote, described as ‘the funniest man in London’ - at least, he was in the 18th Century!
Children’s Storytelling and Craft Workshop
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : £2.50 each Pay on arrival
2:30 – 3:30pm
supported by Waterstones
Storytelling followed by a workshop on the theme of the book.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
Tim Shaw – Illustrated talk and book launch 7pm
Tim Shaw is one of the great storytellers of British art. No one takes on the contradictions of representation through making in a post-industrial age in quite the way he does. Shaw’s work is often political in nature as well as being both mythical and metaphysical. He was elected to The Royal Academy in 2013 and made a Fellow of The Royal British Society of Sculptors and a Fellow of Falmouth University the same year. He has undertaken a number of public commissions including the Rites of Dionysus for The Eden Project and The Drummer for Lemon Quay. Having recently launched the publication ‘Tim Shaw’ covering a career spanning twenty five years, we will hear from Tim about his extraordinary life and work. www.timshawsculptor.com
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : £8 Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
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WEDNESDAY 6 APRIL
THURSDAY 7 APRIL
Botanical Illustration
with Sarah Jane Humphrey 10am-4pm
Learn from on the best in the field of Botanical Illustration. Sarah Jane will guide you through drawing beautiful flowers and foliage with precision and poise.
Where : Truro Arts, River St. Cost : £45 ARTISTS WORKING LIVE ALL DAY:
Local artists Joe Armstrong, Debbie Orford and Ross Marshall Call or visit Truro Arts shop to book 01872 240567
THURSDAY 7 APRIL Alternative Life Drawing with Claudia Lindemann
Flamenco for Fiesta theme 6.15pm-8.45pm Professional performer and model Claudia Lindemann, will be with us for the evening dressed in a authentic Flamenco costume. The session will be untutored and participants will be able to work with Claudia to create desirable and inspirational poses for you to draw or paint - up to you!
Where : Truro Arts, River St. Cost : £15 Call or visit Truro Arts shop to book 01872 240567
Manga workshop with Keith Sparrow
10:30am–11:30am for ages 7 - 11 1pm–2pm for ages 12+ Author/illustrator Keith Sparrow demonstrates how to draw dramatic martial-arts figures in a manga comics style. Come and do part of your Arts Award Discover, Explore, Bronze or Silver with this wonderful workshop! Learn a new skill and meet the artist too. www.kaspar.co.uk
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : £2.50 each Pay on arrival
Children’s Storytelling and Craft Workshop supported by Waterstones 2:30pm–3:30pm Storytelling followed by a workshop on the theme of the book.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
THURSDAY 7 APRIL
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Fourteen Ways of Describing Rain – new music/silent film 7.30pm
Kevos is a group of some of Cornwall’s finest musicians who will present an evening of rich, eclectic music to accompany master film maker Joris Iven’s silent film, Regen (Rain). Musical accompaniments to the film will be Hanns Eisler Fourteen Ways of Describing Rain and Ed Hughes Light Cuts Through Dark Skies. Kevos will also perform two colourful concert pieces: Graham Fitkin Ardent and Martin Butler Jazz Machines. Performed by: Philip Montgomery-Smith Violin/viola, Barbara Degener Cello, William Sleath Flute, David White Clarinets, Stella Pendrous Piano, James Robinson Percussion and conductor Patrick Bailey.
Where : Burrell Theatre, Truro School Cost : £10 Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
Open Buildings Sketchbook Tour
Open Buildings Walking Tour
Explore Truro’s intriguing history and fascinating buildings. Felicity Tattersall, Truro based illustrator, will lead the tour, encouraging you to draw what you see as you wander through corridors, doorways and new spaces. You are welcome to carry on working on your sketches in the afternoon, in our art space in the marquee.
Explore Truro’s intriguing history and fascinating architecture in parts of buildings not usually open to the public. What lies behind closed doors? Starting at the Truro Festival marquee, you will follow Blue Badge Guide, Diana Smith to exclusive parts of Mansion House, Truro Cathedral, Royal Cornwall Museum and the Town Hall.
10:30am-1pm
Where : Start at the Festival Marquee Cost : £6.50 includes materials Suitable for 16+
Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
2pm-4pm
Where : Start at the Festival Marquee Cost : £5 Suitable for 16+ Places limited so booking advisable. Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
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FRIDAY 8 APRIL
Acrylic & mixed media workshop
10:30 - 11:30am suitable for adults 1 – 2pm for ages 12 – 16 Creative mark making using acrylic and mixed media, inspired by nature with artist Amy Albright.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : £2.50 each Pay on arrival
Fimo Creations
Kids workshop 9.30-10.45am Experiment with Fimo polymer clay to design and create beautiful pendants. Your Fimo creations can be taken home and baked to make them hard and strong.
Where : Truro Arts, River St Cost : £7.50 Age 6+ Demo - Pip Seymour demonstrating
Pip Seymour Acrylic Paint Adult Workshop 3pm-4.30pm
Cost : Free
Call or visit Truro Arts Shop to book 01872 240567
Open Buildings Sketchbook Tour 10:30am - 1pm
Children’s Storytelling and Craft Workshop supported by Waterstones 2:30 – 3:30pm Storytelling followed by a workshop on the theme of the book.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
Explore Truro’s intriguing history and fascinating buildings. Felicity Tattersall, Truro based illustrator, will lead the tour, encouraging you to draw what you see as you wander through corridors, doorways and new spaces. You are welcome to carry on working on your sketches in the afternoon, in our art space in the marquee.
Where : Start at the Festival Marquee Cost : £6.50 includes materials Suitable for 16+
Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
Open Buildings Walking Tour
FRIDAY 8 APRIL
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2 – 4pm
Explore Truro’s intriguing history and fascinating architecture in parts of buildings not usually open to the public. What lies behind closed doors? Starting at the Truro Festival marquee, you will follow Blue Badge Guide, Diana Smith to exclusive parts of Mansion House, Truro Cathedral, Royal Cornwall Museum and the Town Hall.
Where : Start at the Festival Marquee Cost : £5 Suitable for 16+ Places limited so booking advisable. Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
Lunchtime Organ Recital by Sachin Gunga 1.10pm
Where : Truro Cathedral Cost : Free With a retiring collection where all proceeds go to Truro Cathedral Music
Cornwall Youth Orchestra Concert 7.30pm
An evening of song and dance.
Where : Truro Cathedral Cost : Adults £6 U18s £3 Tickets available from The Hall for Cornwall 01827 262466 or www.hallforcornwall. co.uk
Unstable Monuments
Exhibition open: Friday 8 11am - 6 pm & Saturday 9 11am - 5 pm Friday 8 - Grand Social Event with all Artists Present from 6-10pm Set within a former industrial bakery, ‘Unstable Monuments’ is an exhibition curated by Matthew Benington and produced by Jesse Leroy Smith and Sam Bassett, featuring established artists from across the UK and Germany. The art work ranges from architectural installation to digital media, quilt making to shoemaking and printmaking to painting. It aims to captivate people of all ages and backgrounds. Please see Facebook for further information www.facebook.com/unstablemonuments
Where : The Bakery Studios, Malpas Road Cost : Free
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SATURDAY 9 APRIL
Light Theatre presents The Magic Beanstalk 11am Age recommendation 5+
Jack, his mum and their cow Daisy are in trouble. Their house is leaking, the phones cut off, there’s no food in the fridge - and they’ve got NITS! Something’s got to change and what happens next is an exciting adventure for all girls and boys who believe in magic. Set in present day Cornwall, beautiful hand carved puppets, illusion and amazing experiments are used to re-tell the classic story of Jack and the Giant who lives through the clouds and over the rainbow.
Where : Truro Library Cost : £7 adult & £5 under 14 family ticket (2 adults and 2 children) £22 Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
HFC Youth Dance Screening 11am
A film screening collaboration with Falmouth Art Gallery, inspired by their ‘Kith and Kin’ exhibition, commissioned by Cornwall Museums Partnership as a Pilot Arts Project, funded by Arts Council England.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free
Jason Thomas Performing Arts 12 midday-4pm
JTPA are proud to present their performances and workshops as part of the festival. 12.00-1.15 Performance by Jason Thomas Performing Arts 1.30-2.00 Performance by Cornish Artist ‘Gurdybird’ 2.00-2.30 Commercial Workshop 2.45-4.00 Performance by Jason Thomas Performing Arts Jason Thomas Performing Arts, Cornwall’s premier performing arts school will be hosting a truly spectacular performances, workshops and a guest appearance from Cornwall’s very own “Gurdybird”. If you are interested in attending the workshop please call us on 01872 276365 to book a place.
Where : Festival Marquee Cost : Free All ages and abilities welcome. To book for classes please call us on 01872 276365.
Modroc Sculptures
SATURDAY 9 APRIL
Kid’s Workshop 3.30-5pm Create your own spindly figure sculpture inspired by the work of famous artist Anthony Gormley.
Where : Truro Arts, River St Cost : £8.50 Age 6+
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Duchy Opera present A Musical Tapestry 7.30pm
Call or visit Truro Arts Shop to book 01872 240567
Demo - Pip Seymour demonstrating Pip Seymour Oil Paint Adult Workshop 10am-11.30am Cost : Free
ARTISTS WORKING LIVE ALL DAY:
Local artists Joe Armstrong, Debbie Orford and Ross Marshall
Whatever the highs and lows of life, opera has always had something to say on the matter. And in their latest offering Duchy Opera will certainly be ringing the changes. Love and longing. Death and deception. Victory and vengeance. From melodic Mozart to passionate Puccini, from Sullivan at his silliest to Broadway at its broadest, there will be something for everyone. Another inspiring evening with the soloists and chorus of Duchy Opera. Don’t miss it!
Where : The Burrell Theatre, Truro School Cost : £10 Tickets available from www.crbo.co.uk or from Truro Tourist Information Centre, Boscawen St
Chess Challenge!
Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra Concert
10am–12:30pm
7.30pm
Truro Chess Club members invite you to play our members, young and old. Advice, coaching, and Blitz games available catering for all, ages under 9 to over 70. Visit www.cornwallchess.org. uk or ring Robin on 01872 858602 for details.
A 30th Anniversary performance with the Cornwall Youth Theatre, Cornwall Youth Dance Company, Cornwall Boys Choir and Cornwall Girls’ Choir. They are celebrating this very special performance with Jan Van Roost’s exciting and colourful piece “Es War Einmal” (Once Upon a Time) based on Grimm’s fairy tales. The programme will also feature pieces by Nigel Hess, Donald Hunsberger and Philip Sparke.
Where : Waterstones, Boscawen St Cost : Free
Where : Truro Cathedral Cost : Adults £6 U16s £3 Tickets available from The Hall for Cornwall 01827 262466 or www.hallforcornwall.co.uk
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Truro’s totally brilliant 2016…!
Mr Foote’s Other Leg: Illustrated talk by Ian Kelly May 26th An evening with actor and director Ian Kelly, fresh from the West End production of the hit play ‘Mr Foote’s Other Leg’. Ian will give an illustrated talk about his research into the life of the enigmatic Samuel Foote. For ticket info visit www.trurofestival.co.uk “Truro’s Sam Foote is one of the greatest ‘lost’ heroes of British culture - a wit and dangerous satirist, but so much more than that: a one-off hero in the history of comedy, history of medicine and even of crime writing – it’s wonderful, 250 years after he lost his leg and gained a Theatre Royal License - one of only three in the whole history of the London stage, that his hometown should celebrate what a Cornishman can do when faced with a challenge.” Ian Kelly
Get Active Truro May31st & June 1st
2 days of free sports activities for all on Lemon Quay
August 15 – 19 A week of sporting fun, demos, games and more on Lemon Quay. Free for all the family
Truro Trend 3 – 9 October
Truro’s trendiest week of the year is back! This event showcases the latest fashion must haves on the high-street of this great little city, with instore events special offers and a Catwalk at the Cathedral!
For further information about these events and our great little city visit www.enjoytruro.co.uk
Totally Truro BID
Truro is the retail and commercial centre of Cornwall and boasts an enviable range of independent shops and multiples. In a compact city centre, this strong and diverse mix is unique – Truro is not a clone of other towns. Its intriguing and eclectic offer of bars, restaurants, nightclubs, a cinema, the Hall for Cornwall, Truro Cathedral and the Royal Cornwall Museum make it a year round destination for those who live, work or visit the city. A Business Improvement District (BID) is a precisely defined geographical area of a town, city or any other commercial district where ratepayers have voted to invest collectively in local improvements that are in addition to those already delivered by the local authority. For more details please see www.enjoytruro.co.uk.
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Our thanks go to the following: Alan Wallace, AW Event Consultant Keith Sparrow Illustration Darren Hoare, Individual Events Charlotte Davis, Artist & Curator CD Projects And all the other wonderful businesses, organisations and artists that helped make Truro Festival 2016 a melting pot of fun and creativity! Totally Truro is a company limited by guarantee and registered in England: no.6070111
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Truro Festival 2016 At a glance... What? Where?
SATURDAY APRIL 2 Shop Art Trail Around Truro Superhero Drop-In Festival Marquee Pitch a Piano Around Truro Illustrate the Jabberwocky Truro Arts All Monsters Great & Small Exhibition RCM Jamie Stenhouse Exhibition Truro Cathedral Diskhuda In the City Old Bakery Studio Follow That Joke Truro Library The Story Republic Around Truro HFC Youth Theatre ‘Samuel Foote’s Tea Party’ HfC Assembly Room HfC Youth Dance Around Truro ‘Tried Virtue Will Flourish’ Walk Around Truro Reflections Choir Truro Cathedral Salon du Chocolat Festival Marquee Kernow King Truro School SUNDAY 3 Got 2 Act Festival Marquee Cornish Choir’s Concert Festival Marquee Peter Pan on Ice Hall for Cornwall Knock Knock Comedy Tour Zafiros MONDAY 4 Childrens Storytelling & Craft Workshop Festival Marquee Festival Portraits Festival Marquee Diskhuda in the Landscape Old Kea Church Paper & Withy Workshop Festival Marquee 24Hr Comic with Mr Foote Truro Library Young Writers Workshop RCM Young Writers Speakeasy Festival Marquee St Animate Truro Cathedral Office The Father Hall for Cornwall Jane Lampard Workshop Truro Arts A Space to Write Festival Marquee TUESDAY 5 What’s In the Box? Festival Marquee Childrens Storytelling & Craft Workshop Festival Marquee Drawing Animals Truro Arts Junk Monsters Truro Arts
WEDNESDAY 6 Nick Brennan Cartoon Workshop Festival Marquee Childrens Storytelling & Craft Workshop Festival Marquee Tim Shaw Festival Marquee Botanical Illustration workshop Truro Arts
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THURSDAY 7 Alternative Life Drawing Keith Sparrow Manga Workshop Childrens Storytelling & Craft Workshop Open Buildings Sketchbook Tour Open Buildings Walking Tour Fourteen Ways of Describing Rain
Truro Arts Festival Marquee Festival Marquee Start Festival Marquee Start Festival Marquee Burrell Theatre
FRIDAY 8 Amy Albright Acrylic & Mixed Media Workshop Festival Marquee Childrens Storytelling & Craft Workshop Festival Marquee Fimo Creations Truro Arts Open Buildings Sketchbook Tour Start Festival Marquee Open Buildings Walking Tour Start Festival Marquee Organ Recital by Sachin Gunga Truro Cathedral Cornwall Youth Orchestra Concert Truro Cathedral Unstable Monuments The Old Bakery Studios
SATURDAY 9 Light Theatre - The Magic Beanstalk Truro Library HfC Youth Dance Film Screening Festival Marquee Jason Thomas Dance Festival Marquee Modroc Sculptures Truro Arts Chess Challenge! Waterstones Duchy Opera Burrell Theatre Cornwall Youth Wind Orchestra Truro Cathedral
Programme by Keith Sparrow: www.kaspar.co.uk Designed and printed in Truro, Cornwall.
Samuel Foote illustration by Emilia Wharfe
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