2012 Summer Festival Events

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WELCOME

“The North of England’s Leading Arts Festival” The Times A warm welcome to Festival-goers in this Olympic year.

2012 is full of Great Expectations for Britain and it’s a theme we have whole heartedly embraced at the Festival The 200th birthday of Charles Dickens, 60 years of the Queen’s reign, the 10th anniversary of our Theakstons Crime Writing Festival and our 47th annual Summer Festival.

The Arts have taken some hard knocks in these austere times. Our gritty northern spirit made us even more determined and innovative to maintain the Festival’s reputation for delivering the Best to Britain – from the finest international musicians to the biggest authors at work today. It’s a chance to experience the world’s finest on Yorkshire’s glorious doorstep, so expect the very best in classical, orchestral and contemporary music with highlights including The John Wilson Orchestra in dazzling Technicolor, multi-award winning Bellowhead, alongside a spectacular debut from cellist Pavel Gomziakov and learning more from the man behind the music Nile Rodgers.

Our special guest curators, ensure we celebrate the best of the established and push the boundaries of the new and unexpected. This year, our literary curator Henry Sutton welcomes a host of authors & speakers including Michael Frayn, Sue Townsend and BBC Radio 3’s Tom Service, whilst jazz award winning artist Dennis Rollins programmes a feast of concerts that characterise his own personal musical journey.

This year, the Festival Spiegeltent returns for two whole weeks on Crescent Gardens playing host to Ellen and the Escapades, author James Forrester, Benoit Viellefon and Eliza Carthy in one of the world’s most unique venues. The Spiegeltent also plays host to our growing Children’s Festival where you can meet a Viking warrior, have a go at animation, or learn more about the science of biology with The Gross Show!

There’ll also be the usual festive frolics frothing around the edges of the main event as the Fringe gets bigger and buzzier, whilst for those who can’t bear to be dragged away from the box (even for the world’s most inspirational musicians and writers) the Big Screen - a giant movie screen on Montpellier Hill – makes a welcome return.

Need more? Experience Europe’s most renowned crime writing event celebrating its 10th Festival, the Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival. Highlights include Harlan Coben, Jo Nesbo, John Connolly, Peter James, Ian Rankin, Peter Robinson & Kate Mosse.

It’s time for Harrogate to fling open the gates to a sensational summer, and with a lot to pack in, the Festival takes place over four long weekends throughout July. Expect great things, you won’t be disappointed.

Sharon Canavar

Chief Executive Harrogate International Festivals

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PROGRAMME

Diary of Events

Harrogate Festival takes place over a series of fabulous long weekends throughout July

Weekend 1: 5 – 9 July Thurs 5 July 8pm

Gala Opening: Manchester Camerata with Noriko Ogawa

Royal Hall

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Fri 6 July

Victoria Hislop

Wesley Chapel

pg14

Friday 6 July 8pm

Curtis Stigers

Royal Hall

pg15

Sat 7 & Sun 8 July

Festival Big Screen Montpellier Stray pg16

7.30pm

Sat 7 July

10am - 2pm National Media Museum: Animation drop in sessions Spiegeltent

pg22

Sat 7 July

3.30pm

Michael Frayn Spiegeltent

pg15

Sat 7 July

6pm

Claire Tomalin

Wesley Chapel

pg14

Sat 7 July

8pm

An Evening with Clare Teal & Friends

Royal Hall

pg17

Sat 7 July

8pm

Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra Spiegeltent

pg26

Sun 8 July

11am

Jorvik Viking Centre: Meet a Viking Warrior Spiegeltent

pg22

Sun 8 July

12pm

Jorvik Viking Centre: Meet a Viking Warrior Spiegeltent

pg22

Sun 8 July

2pm

Tom Palmer: Football Reading Game Spiegeltent

pg22

Sun 8 July

8pm

Black Dyke Band

Royal Hall

pg21

Finzi Quartet

Wesley Chapel

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Mon 9 July 1pm

Weekend 2: 11 – 18 July Tues 10 July 8pm

SalonNorth: Science | Art | Psychology Spiegeltent

Wed 11 July 1pm

YM1: Mark Simpson

Wesley Chapel

Wed 11 July 7pm

Jon McGregor

Old Swan Hotel pg25

Wed 11 July 8pm

Lucy Parham & Alex Jennings– Reverie:

Wesley Chapel

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Life and Loves of Debussy Thurs 12 July 6pm

John O’Farrell

Wesley Chapel

pg28

Thurs 12 July 7.30pm

Bellowhead

Royal Hall

pg29

Thurs 12 July 8.30pm

Converging Paths: Memorial

Dress for the weather pg35

Thurs 12 July 10pm

Eliza Carthy Band Spiegeltent

Fri 13 July

1pm

YM2: Riyad Nicolas

Fri 13 July

8pm

Ex Cathedra: Concert by Candlelight St Wilfrid’s Church pg30

Fri 13 July

8pm

Ellen & The Escapades Spiegeltent

Fri 13 July

8.30pm

Converging Paths: Memorial

Dress for the weather pg35

Sat 14 July 11am

Tom Service

Wesley Chapel

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Sat 14 July 2pm

Kate Summerscale

Wesley Chapel

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Wesley Chapel

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Sat 14 July 10am

Musical Storytimes Spiegeltent

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Sat 14 July 12.30pm Eureka! From the Chew to the Poo Spiegeltent

pg22

Sat 14 July 2.30pm

Eureka! The Gross Show Spiegeltent

pg23

Sat 14 July 8pm

The Divine Comedy: An Evening with Neil Hannon

Royal Hall

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Sat 14 July 8.30pm

Converging Paths: Memorial

Dress for the weather pg35

Sun 15 July 11am

National Railway Museum: The Eggscellent Science Show Spiegeltent pg23

Sun 15 July 12.30pm National Railway Museum: The Eggscellent Science Show Spiegeltent pg23 Tues 17 July 1pm

YM3: Jessica Wei Zhu

Wesley Chapel

Tues 17 July 7.30pm

Oddsocks Productions: Julius Caesar

RHS Gardens: Harlow Carr pg37

Wed 18 July 6pm

James Forrester: A Sensory Ride Through Elizabethan England Spiegeltent

Wed 18 July 7.30pm

Oddsocks Productions: Julius Caesar

RHS Gardens: Harlow Carr pg37

Wed 18 July 8pm

Pavel Gomziakov

Wesley Chapel

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Weekend 3: 19 – 22 July Thurs 19 July All day

Creative Thursday

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Thurs 19 July 8.00pm

Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Thurs 19 July 9.00pm

How Like An Angel

Ripon Cathedral pg41

Fri 20 July 9am

Special Guest: John Connolly

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Fri 20 July 8pm

How Like An Angel

Ripon Cathedral pg41

Fri 20 July 8.30pm

Special Guest: Kate Mosse

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Fri 20 July 10pm

How Like An Angel

Ripon Cathedral pg41

Fri 20 July 10pm

Special Guests: Ian Rankin & Peter Robinson

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Sat 21 July 9am

Special Guest: Peter James

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Sat 21 July 5pm

Luther

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Sat 21 July 8.30pm

Special Guest: Harlan Coben

Old Swan Hotel pg41

Sun 22 July 11am

Claudio Kron Drumming Workshop Spiegeltent

Sun 22 July 11.30am Special Guest: Jo Nesbo

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Old Swan Hotel pg41

Weekend 4: 23 – 28 July Wed 25 July 8pm

Melvyn Tan

Thurs 26 July 12pm

YM4: Souza Winds St Wilfrid’s Church pg19

Thurs 26 July 6pm

Sue Townsend

Wesley Chapel

Thurs 26 July 8pm

Griots t’ Garage: Dennis Rollins

Old Swan Hotel pg45

Fri 27 July

12.30pm Nile Rodgers: Le Freak

Wesley Chapel

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Harrogate Theatre pg46

Sat 28 July 3.30pm

Sarah Raven

Wesley Chapel

pg46

Sat 28 July 8pm

Festival Finale: John Wilson Orchestra

Royal Hall

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HIGHLIGHTS

Highlights

2012 features the return of the Spiegeltent, a new sponsor for the Literary & Lecture Series, a bigger and better Children’s Festival, and the return of the Big Screen.

SPIEGELWHAT? A Spiegeltent is an old European tradition of a large travelling tent that allowed entertainers to take their shows on the road.

Constructed from wood, canvas and decorated with mirrors and stained glass, the tents are rare survivors of history.

The magic of the mirrored tent will shroud the town for even longer in 2012 with a two weeklong residency. Who’s the prettiest venue of them all? The Spiegeltent of course. See pages 26 & 27 for a taste of the programme

Glastonbury may be cancelled this year, but it’s literary festivals that rock! All the cool cats have Kindles. Harrogate’s Literature Festival comes into its own in 2012 with internationally acclaimed authors in an exciting line-up destined to provoke, inspire and ignite imaginations.

Delve into a Greek Odyssey with bestseller Victoria Hislop, have great expectations for Dickens’ biographer, Claire Tomalin and meet one of our most iconic British authors in the flesh, Sue Townsend. (And we have decent toilets.)

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School’s out for summer!

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Take a trip to the magical emporium, the Festival Spiegeltent, for two action-packed weekends destined to capture little hearts and inspire inquisitive minds.

Delve into the mirrored walls of Europe’s oldest travelling tent to uncover the mystery, science and spirit of subjects children have an enduring fascination for: Vikings, football, trains, bodily functions (!) and animation.

The Jorvik Viking Centre, Eureka! The National Children’s Museum and The National Railway Museum are some of the major attractions heading to Harrogate’s doorstep. All in a giant magical tent.

Festival big screen Feast Your Eyes on Fabulous FREE Films!

Pack a picnic blanket and the popcorn to watch classic and popular films, the Wimbledon finals live and children’s flicks open-air style with a programme destined to put a warm fuzzy glow onto your summer.

The Harrogate International Festival Big Screen is situated on the beautiful Montpellier Stray creating a natural amphitheatre for all to enjoy.

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CURATORS

appearance

Guest Curators

Henry Sutton, Literary Curator Charles Dickens pretty much invented the author tour. His public readings were sell-outs here and in the States. So it’s perhaps more than fitting that in the bicentenary of his birth we’ve not only assembled a brilliantly diverse cast of fascinating authors, all deserving of huge audiences, but have in our line-up Dickens’ most current and successful biographer, Claire Tomalin.

But as Dickens’ genius recognised, great literature is about life, in every form, period, style and subject matter. Indeed literature is synonymous with life well explored. With also the help of Victoria Hislop, Michael Frayn, Jon McGregor, John O’Farrell, Kate Summerscale, Sue Townsend, Sarah Raven and Nile Rodgers, we cross continents and periods, moods, manners and means.

We shift from the public to the highly personal, from Hard Times to Good Times, not forgetting either the kitchen or the garden.

Sustenance, then, might be the one word most fitting all: how to live, the phrase most apt.

Henry Sutton is a critic and author. His new novel, My Criminal World, will be published by Harvill Secker in spring 2013. He is also the Books Editor of the Daily Mirror and teaches Creative Writing at UEA.

Breaking News

Sophie raworth appearance

Breaking

BBC newsreader Sophie Raworth will be appearing as part of Harrogate International Festivals’ 2012 Raworths Literature and Lecture Series. 2012 is a year full of great expectations and, as the whole of Britain prepares for a summer of celebration, the Festival is delighted to have the opportunity to gain an insight into the world behind the headlines. As Raworths Solicitors celebrates 125 years of business, the firms founder’s great-granddaughter will help celebrate this anniversary, draw on the family history in Harrogate and answer questions on her experiences and impressive career in national television.

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Dennis Rollins, Guest Jazz Curator When I was approached to be guest-director of the prestigious Harrogate Festival not only was I thrilled and honoured, but the prospect of being given free rein in choosing a theme was irresistible.

I decided to draw upon the many and varied influences that have characterised my personal musical journey. I believe growing up in Yorkshire as a child of Jamaican immigrants has given me a unique perspective, and my 27-year career, underpinned by the discipline of my early days performing in the colliery brass bands, has also been enriched by many fortunate opportunities to perform with some of the world’s greatest musicians and learn from a myriad of styles and cultures along the way.

The result, Griots t’ Garage – A Musical History of The African Diaspora, is a story that begins with musical soundscapes representing the era from pre-slavery 1600s, following a musical timeline through the call and response field songs to the blues, jazz, soul, reggae, funk , latin, hip-hop and ending in the late1990s style of Garage music. GTG forms the centre-piece of my programming, which also features jazz dance from Perry Louis, steel pan from Samuel Dubois, Afro-Brazilian percussion from Claudio Kron, a classical brass performance by YouTuba and screen showing of the BBC Film Adaptation of the novel Small Island.

From the bottom of my heart I thank Harrogate Festival for providing me with this wonderful opportunity to present this feast of musical artistry. Bon Appétit!

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Weekend ONE Diary 5 – 9 July Thurs 5 July 8pm

Gala Opening: Manchester Camerata with Noriko Ogawa

Royal Hall

Fri 6 July

Victoria Hislop

Wesley Chapel pg14

Friday 6 July 8pm

Curtis Stigers

Royal Hall

Sat 7 & Sun 8 July

Festival Big Screen

Montpellier Stray pg16

7.30pm

pg13

pg15

Sat 7 July

10am - 2pm National Media Museum: Animation drop in sessions

Spiegeltent

pg22

Sat 7 July

3.30pm

Michael Frayn

Spiegeltent

pg15

Sat 7 July

6pm

Claire Tomalin

Wesley Chapel pg14

Sat 7 July

8pm

An evening with Clare Teal & Friends

Royal Hall

pg17

Sat 7 July

8pm

Benoit Viellefon & His Orchestra

Spiegeltent

pg26

Sun 8 July

11am

Jorvik Viking Centre: Meet a Viking Warrior

Spiegeltent

pg22

Sun 8 July

12pm

Jorvik Viking Centre: Meet a Viking Warrior

Spiegeltent

pg22

Sun 8 July

2pm

Tom Palmer: Football Reading Game

Spiegeltent

pg22

Sun 8 July

8pm

Black Dyke Band

Royal Hall

pg21

Finzi Quartet

Wesley Chapel pg21

Mon 9 July 1pm

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bellowhead thu 12 July | Page 29

tom service sat 14 July | Page 31

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THURSDAY 5 JULY

THURSDAY 5 JULY ROYAL HALL | 8PM GALA OPENING: MANCHESTER CAMERATA WITH NORIKO OGAWA

Director: Adi Brett Webern Langsamer Satz Mozart Piano Concerto No. 9 in Eb Major, K271 Elgar Serenade for Strings, Op. 20 Mozart Symphony No. 29

The grand Opening Night in Harrogate’s grandest of halls offers a sumptuous evening with the sounds of pianist Noriko Ogawa and the Manchester Camerata.

Opening with Webern’s uncharacteristically lush early Langsamer Satz (Slow Movement), Adi Brett leads the orchestra through a thrilling string programme, promising an inspirational night to remember with the signature creativity and energy of Camerata’s work combined with Ogawa’s ‘ravishingly poetic playing’ (Telegraph) as she joins the orchestra in Mozart’s Piano Concerto.

With a reputation for bringing audiences first-class performances which are bursting with vitality, Manchester Camerata is truly a product of its creative environment - a twenty first century orchestra in one of the most exciting cities in the world. The orchestra’s name is inspired by a 16th century group called the Florentine Camerata who met to share ideas and discuss the arts. It is this spirit that inspires Manchester Camerata and makes them such a fitting act to open this year’s Harrogate Festival.

TICKETS: £27, £25, £22, £18, £15 U25’S: £5 BOXES: £75, £50

Supported by The Audrey & Stanley Burton Charitable Trust

“…Ogawa responds… with such clarity and refinement that you are lost in wonder…” Gramophone “Manchester Camerata – deserve at least three rounds of applause on their own.” City Life WWW.HARROGATEinternationalfestivals.com

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6/7 JULY

FRIDAY 6 JULY WESLEY CHAPEL | 7.30PM VICTORIA HISLOP Victoria Hislop is a phenomenally successful novelist.

Her first novel, 2005’s The Island, was selected by The Times as one of the 100 books that defined that decade. Educated at St Hilda’s College, Oxford, Victoria began her career in publishing before moving into PR. Becoming a mother in 1990 was the catalyst for a career change and she started work as a freelance journalist. She branched into travel journalism before becoming a novelist.

Embracing a Greek backdrop, The Island held the number one slot in the Sunday Times paperback charts for eight consecutive weeks and has sold over two million copies worldwide. Her second novel, The Return, was also a Sunday Times bestseller, and her books have been translated into more than 20 languages. The Thread is the third and latest of her Greek odysseys.

Victoria Hislop will be interviewed by Michael Prodger, former Booker Prize judge and Literary Editor of the Sunday Telegraph.

Tickets: £8 Unreserved

SATURDAY 7 JULY WESLEY CHAPEL | 6PM CLAIRE TOMALIN This event comes with the greatest of expectations.

Dubbed ‘the grand dame of literary biography’ Claire has written the lives of great writers such as Thomas Hardy, Jane Austen and Samuel Pepys.

Her recent Charles Dickens biography was a phenomenon. Charles Dickens: A Life tells the fascinating previously unpublished stories of one of the greatest writers and thinkers of the world.

Who better than Tomalin to deliver this 2012 event during the year-long celebration to mark the bicentenary of Dicken’s birth?

Tickets: £10 Unreserved

Claire Tomalin will be interviewed by Suzi Feay, literary journalist.

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Get ready to swoon as Curtis Stigers, the American jazz vocalist, saxophonist, guitarist and songwriter, swings into town. Stigers’ career began in jazz and blues and his smooth blend of soul and rock translated into massive commercial appeal, with hits including I Wonder Why. Today, he continues to blaze a path as one of his generation’s finest and most original interpreters of modern songs.

6/7 JULY

FRIDAY 6 JULY ROYAL HALL | 8PM CURTIS STIGERS

TICKETS: £23.50, £20, £17.50, £15 BOXES: £60, £40

Expect an evening of suave, sharp interpretations of jazz standards and some smart post-modern surprises as Stigers filters the past through the present, providing the perfect soundtrack for the Mad Men generation.

“When Curtis Stigers came on stage it felt as if someone had upped the wattage in the bulbs … I hadn’t quite been prepared for the sheer brio with which he tears into a crowd.” The Wall Street Journal

SATURDAY 7 JULY Spiegeltent | 3.30PM Michael Frayn Michael Frayn is one of the most acclaimed writers at work in Britain today. A modern master, acclaimed for his outstanding journalism, brilliant comic and cerebral plays and subtle novels, he is one of our finest contemporary writers, best known for the long-running and much-loved farce, Noises Off. His dramas Copenhagen and Democracy recently featured in a high profile retrospective of his work.

His latest novel Skios is a story of mislaid identity, misdirected passion and miscalculated consequences set on the Greek island.

Tickets: £8 Unreserved

Michael Frayn will be interviewed be literary journalist, Suzi Feay.

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Festival big screen SATURDAY 7 AND SUNDAY 8 JULY

The Harrogate Festival Big Screen returns to the beautiful Montpelier Stray, showing an array of feature, family-friendly and art-house films .

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TICKETS: £32, £26, £22, £18, £12

SATURDAY 7 JULY

Saturday 7 July Royal Hall | 8pm An Evening with Clare Teal & Friends

BOXES: £75, £50

Following the magnificent success of the partnership between Clare Teal and Sir Michael Parkinson at the 2011 Harrogate Festival, we are thrilled to announce that the 2012 Festival will be re-creating that magical evening.

This year Yorkshire legend, Clare will be moving from British shores to the USA with a tour of the Great American Songbook and introduce to the stage, jazz singer Matt Ford. Widely regarded as the finest Big Band singer in the UK, Ford’s career spans from Ronnie Scotts to major concert halls with the likes of the Halle, CBSO and the BBC Concert Orchestras. He made his BBC Proms debut last year with none other than the John Wilson Orchestra in John Wilson’s unforgettable MGM prom. Join Clare and her trio and Matt Ford in our own truly unforgettable night, definitely not one to be missed.

‘Matthew Ford sounded as though he was born to be a big band and swing singer, with a rich, effortless, mellow voice like melted chocolate’’ BBC Radio

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17/26 JULY

YOUNG MUSICIAN 3

Tuesday 17 July Wesley Chapel | 1pm Jessica Wei Zhu, piano A frequent recitalist, 25 year old pianist Jessica Wei Zhu is already no stranger to huge internationally renowned stages such as St Martin-in-the-Fields and the Purcell Room the Southbank Centre, working with the likes of Pascal Roge, Angela Hewitt and Stanislav Loudenich in Festivals all over the world.

She now takes her place in the Harrogate International Festival Young Musician Series, performing in partnership with Live Music Now. Tickets: £10 Unreserved

All Young Musicians recitals are approx 1 hour long and there is no interval.

YOUNG MUSICIAN 4

Thursday 26 July St Wilfrid’s Church 12pm | Souza Winds

Tickets: £10 Unreserved

Supported by The Dorothy Parkinson Memorial Award Wind Quintet, Souza Winds, were formed in 2005 whilst all members were studying at the Royal Northern College of Music.

Since then they have established themselves in the landscape of contemporary music, working with and commissioning new works from a wide range of composers, as well as each of them forging a name for themselves with orchestra such as the Halle, BBC Philharmonic, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Manchester Camerata.

The quintet bring a fantastic programme including works by Ibert, Holst and Mozart to the Young Musicians stage this year, in partnership with Live Music Now. “The finest performance of Summer Music I have ever heard” - Neil Black OBE

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MANCHESTER CHORALE AND TEWIT YOUTH BAND Conductor: Dr. Nicholas Childs Big, bold and beautiful – it can only be brass!

The Black Dyke Band is the most recorded brass band in the world, and for good reason. With an extraordinary musical history spanning more than 150 years, Black Dyke Band is the most successful contesting band in the world. They make a welcome return to the Festival with a programme featuring the Manchester Chorale – a choir frequently appearing on TV but known for its down-to-earth friendliness – and Harrogate’s very own Tewit Youth Band.

“Black Dyke Band audiences leave a concert knowing that you were at not just a performance but an event, and you feel privileged...” The Independent John Williams Olympic Fanfare Shostokovich Festive Overture Kenneth Dowie The Piper of Dundee Trad. arr. Stephen Roberts Carrickfergus

Philip Wilby Greek Dance Judith Bingham Four Minute Mile Luke Carver Goss Pure Gold 4 x4 Relay Mussorgsky Pictures at an Exhibition

MONDAY 9 JULY | WESLEY CHAPEL | 1PM FINZI QUARTET Supported by the Friends of the Festival Haydn Quartet Op. 50 No 1 in Bb Mendelssohn Quartet Op. 80 in F minor

TICKETS: £16 UNRESERVED

Glamorous, sophisticated and talented. The four young women of the award-winning Finzi String Quartet are sought after across major venues throughout the UK and Europe, including Wigmore Hall. Praised for their passion, skill and drive with an ability to convey ethereal musical beauty, the ensemble bring a programme showcasing the best in quartet repertoire, featuring the first of Haydn’s Prussion Quartets and one of the last major compositions penned by Mendelssohn, both at the peaks of their careers, rife with drama, emotion and musical virtuosity. Try something different on your lunch hour, you won’t be disappointed. “…it was inspiring to see them playing with unswerving commitment and conviction, producing a string texture that was mature and hugely seductive.” Aberdeen Arts Review

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8/9 JULY

Sunday 8 July Royal Hall | 8pm Black Dyke Band

7/8 JULY

Children’s Festival at the Spiegeltent SAT 7 JULY | 10AM - 2PM NATIONAL MEDIA MUSEUM: ANIMATION DROP IN SESSIONS

TICKETS: £3 FREE ADULT TICKET WHEN ACCOMPANYING A PAYING CHILD

Drop in any time between 10am and 2pm to have a go at animation, green screen and film making techniques.

A professional animator will show you how to bring your favourite Lego characters to life. Then get to play the part of the director and create your very own animated movie!

Suitable for 6+. Children must be accompanied at all times by an appropriate adult.

Sun 8 July | 11am & 12pm Jorvik Viking Centre: Meet a Viking Warrior

TICKETS: £5 CHILD | £5 ADULT

Get ready for battle as Viking warriors descend upon Harrogate! With the help of interpreters from the Jorvik Viking Museum, discover what weapons the Vikings used and why they used them! You’ll also get to watch live Viking combat and have the chance to get involved yourself.

Suitable for ages 7-11. Children must be accompanied at all times by an appropriate adult.

TICKETS: £5 CHILD | £5 ADULT Sun 8 July | 2pm Tom Palmer: Football Reading Game G r

Tom Palmer’s series of football books are loved by children across the UK. His passion for the beautiful game inspires young players on the pitch and young readers off. Score highly enough in his reading game and you’ll win the opportunity to take penalty shoot-outs! Reading has never been this much fun.

Suitable for ages 7-11. Children must be accompanied at all times by an appropriate adult.

Sat 14 July | 12.30pm Eureka! : From The Chew To The Poo

re e a re lu t a ct fo de a r rs nt !

TICKETS: £5 CHILD | £5 ADULT

Follow the fascinating journey of a banana and peanut butter sandwich from the moment it’s eaten to the moment it leaves the body as waste. Through a series of interactive activities including the ‘Hokey Cokey Tooth Song’, children will find out how saliva in the mouth breaks down food in order for it to be swallowed, what happens in the stomach and how our bodies retain the vitamins and minerals necessary for a healthy body. Children will also be invited to recreate these bodily functions using real food and kitchen equipment.

Suitable for ages 7-11. Children must be accompanied at all times by an appropriate adult.

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Sat 14 July | 10am Musical Storytimes

£5 free adult with paying child

Fun musical activity for U7s with guitar duo Rachel Buckley and Steve Biggs bringing a book to life with songs and dances. Introductions to instruments and opportunities for children to express themselves creatively through music. A great way to build your child’s confidence, coordination, communication and listening skills.

Sat 14 July | 2.30pm Eureka! : The Gross Show

TICKETS: £5 CHILD | £5 ADULT

There’s nothing kids like better than yucky delights. With the help of the team from Eureka! they can indulge their worst habits and learn about science at the same time. The Gross Show takes a peek at the grosser side of life. In this interactive session, children can make their own versions of bodily fluids like sick, snot and blood and also take a look at some of the bugs that can make you poorly.

Suitable for ages 7-11. Children must be accompanied at all times by an appropriate adult.

Sun 15 July | 11am & 12.30pm National Railway Museum: The Eggscellent Science Show

TICKETS: £5 CHILD | £5 ADULT

The Eggsellent Science Show looks at the science of eggs and why their structure, the arch, is important to the railways. There will be lots of opportunities for audience participation and even more opportunities for lots of noise! It’s science with all the force and excitement of a speeding train.

11am: Suitable for ages 6 - 9. 12.30pm: Suitable for ages 9+ Children must be accompanied at all times by an appropriate adult.

SUNDAY 22nd July | 11am Afro-Brazilian Drumming Workshop with Claudio Kron

TICKETS £5

One hour workshop with master drummer Claudio Kron, featuring introducing Brazillian music through rhythms, syncopation, history and origins. Instruments included – just bring yourself!

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Jon McGregor

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Lucy Parham & Alex Jennings– Reverie:

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The life & love of Debussy Thurs 12 July 6pm

John O’Farrell

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Bellowhead

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Eliza Carthy Band Spiegeltent

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Ex Cathedra: Concert by Candlelight St Wilfrid’s Church

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The Divine Comedy: An Evening with Neil Hannon

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YM3: Jessica Wei Zhu

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WEDNESDAY 11 JULY

WEDNESDAY 11 JULY OLD SWAN HOTEL | 7PM JON MCGREGOR Jon McGregor would like to be an anonymous recluse who spreads lies and misinformation about himself in order to redirect attention to the only thing which ultimately matters, the body of work. But he’s not. In fact, he’s fascinatingly entertaining. Don’t miss an insight into this highly acclaimed writer’s mind – his first novel If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize. His book titles alone are enticing enough, but using photos, videos, maps, and a suitcase full of props, Jon McGregor will tell a selection of delicate, dangerous, and sometimes deeply funny stories from his new book, This Isn’t The Sort Of Thing That Happens To Someone Like You.

Tickets: £8 Unreserved

“If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things is a dream of a novel. It has the slow-motion hyperclarity of the images that fill our heads in sleep; its liquid prose is precise enough to draw time nearly to a stop, to stretch out moments and describe the spaces between them. It is a novel that is “about” hardly anything at all, and in this very modesty its ambition is revealed.” The Times

WEDNESDAY 11 JULY Wesley Chapel | 8pm Rêverie The life and loves of Claude Debussy Lucy Parham and Alex Jennings Celebrating the 150th anniversary of Claude Debussy, Rêverie is the fourth biographical programme of composers’ words and music to be compiled and scripted by concert pianist Lucy Parham. A crucial element of Debussy’s complex intellectual and emotional world was an entangled love life that brought illicit trysts in Jersey, a brush with a revolver and even a suicide attempt.

Tickets: £18 Unreserved

One of the most prolific and innovative composers of the early 20th century, Claude Debussy absorbed and transformed cultural influences from countries as far apart as Scotland (The Girl with the Flaxen Hair), Japan (Poissons d’Or) and the USA (Golliwog’s Cake Walk).

The narrative of Rêverie, which takes the form of a personal journal, follows him from his initial success with the Prix de Rome in 1885 to his untimely death in 1918. It is punctuated with solo piano works ranging from the ever-popular lyricism of Clair de Lune, Rêverie, 1st Arabesque, and The Girl with the Flaxen Hair to such virtuosic showpieces as Jardins sous la Pluie, Etudes and L’isle Joyeuse.

Critically acclaimed pianist Lucy Parham will be joined by Olivier Award winning actor Alex Jennings.

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Spiegel..what? Spiegeltents were originally used by Dutch entertainers to allow them to take their shows on the road. Found by an old railway line, our beautiful Spiegeltent of wood, mirrors, canvas and stained glass has been restored and is an spectacle all on her own!

Experience the magic of the Spiegeltent from the 5 - 22 July.

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THURSDAY 12 JULY

THURSDAY 12 JULY WESLEY CHAPEL | 6PM JOHN O’FARRELL It’s hard to of avoided the ubiquitous John O’Farrell as a bestselling author, columnist and award-winning writer for TV and radio. He rose to fame in 1997 when his first book, a memoir entitled Things Can Only Get Better: Eighteen miserable years in the life of a Labour Supporter, became a bestseller. Three highlyacclaimed novels followed, The Best A Man Can Get, This Is Your Life and May Contain Nuts as well as collections of his columns and two history books.

As one of the original writers on comedy classic Spitting Image, you can guarantee this event will be one full of fast wit and furious fun. John O’Farrell is well-known for appearing on shows such as Have I Got News for You and Grumpy Old Men and his latest novel is the intriguingly titled, The Man Who Forgot His Wife.

John O’Farrell will be interviewed by Henry Sutton, Harrogate International Festivals’ 2012 Literary Curator and Books Editor for the Daily Mirror.

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Hold on to your funky folk hats, Bellowhead is coming to Harrogate. Reviews say there is nothing that quite compares to the excitement of experiencing Bellowhead live with their ‘delirious joie de vivre’. With wild, rousing dance tunes to theatrical ballads and sea songs, the 11-piece collective combine a dazzling sound that embraces big band, soul, jazz-funk and classical strings while retaining a passion for English traditional music. They have been winners of the Best Live Band accolade at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards an unparalleled five times. The band’s latest studio album, Hedonism, sold over 60,000 albums.

THURSDAY 12 JULY

THURSDAY 12 JULY ROYAL HALL | 7.30PM BELLOWHEAD

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“Anyone who thinks folk can’t rock has obviously never attended a Bellowhead concert…what sets this unique group apart is the range of other influences they weave into their sound. Jazz, funk, English music hall, New Orleans marching bands – they’re all present in this 11-strong big band’s riotous, hugely entertaining performances, which invariably transform their audiences into a kind of medieval mosh pit.” BBC Music

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FRIDAY 13 JULY

FRIDAY 13 JULY ST WILFRID’S CHURCH | 8PM EX CATHEDRA CONCERT BY CANDLELIGHT Internationally renowned as one of the UK’s leading choirs and Early Music ensembles, Ex Cathedra will be perfoming Rachmaninov’s spinetinglingly beautiful Vespers in the elegant majesty of St Wilfrid’s Church, promising an evening unparalleled in atmosphere and spirituality.

A deeply Russian work, Vespers (or All-Night Vigil) is a challenging work for any British ensemble, but Ex Cathedra is known for its passion for seeking out the best, the unfamiliar, and the unexpected in the choral repertoire, as well as for its dynamic performances.

TICKETS: £18 UNRESERVED

Supported by the Sir George Martin Trust

Rachmaninov Vespers, Op. 37 “A non-stop tour-de-force for all participants in the fading soft evening light. The eventual effect of myriads of candles added to the ancient atmosphere in the outstanding surroundings... Subtle balance, beautifully shaped phrasing, total involvement with the music – all are trademarks of this superb choir.” The Birmingham Post

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SATURDAY 14 JULY

Saturday 14 July Wesley Chapel | 11am Tom Service Tom Service regularly presents Music Matters, Radio 3’s flagship classical music TICKETS: £10 UNRESERVED magazine programme exploring the big ideas driving today’s music world. He writes for The Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, Opera, and Tempo and teaches at Trinity College of Music. His book, Music as Alchemy, explores the magic of the conductor’s silent gestures to inspire orchestras to the heights of musical and expressive possibility and the demigod-like status many maestros inspire. It reveals how the catalysts of place, time, and personal history are alchemised into the indelible magic of life-changing performances.

Saturday 14 July Wesley Chapel | 2pm Kate Summerscale Kate Summerscale is the author of the bestselling The Queen of Whale Cay, which won a Somerset Maugham award and was shortlisted for the Whitbread biography award. A Booker Prize judge, her last book, The Suspicions of Mr Whicher, was awarded the Samuel Johnson Prize for Non-fiction 2008. Her latest is the compelling Mrs Robinson’s Disgrace, a story of insanity, fantasy and romance bringing to life a complex, frustrated Victorian wife, longing for passion and learning, companionship and love.

Kate Summerscale will be interviewed by Suzi Feay, literary journalist.

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LISTINGS OF FRINGE EVENTS All day packages from £60 Ticket Hotline: 01423 871350

Sun 1 July 9am – 10.30pm

The World’s Smallest Film Festival Rudding Park Hotel, Spa & Golf

Sun 1 July 2pm – 4pm

HYJO - Jazz on the Green Free Montpellier Hill

Mon 2 – 31 July Theatre Opening TIMES

Behind The Lens (An Exhibition of Music Photographs By Stuart Rhodes) Harrogate Theatre

Wed 4 July 8pm – 10.30pm

Sitting Room Comedy Club: Best of Year One £10 St. George Hotel Ticket Hotline: 0845 389 3223

Fri 6 July 7.30pm – 11pm

Larry Miller Band + Poorboy Hotel de Ville, Ripley

Sat 7 July 6pm – 8pm

Past Dreams of the Future + Best Modern Free Building in Harrogate 108 Fine Art

£12 (non-) / £10 (members) Ticket Hotline: 01423 860340

Sat 14 July 10am – 4pm Poems, Prose and Pints Pub Scrawl

Start at Blues Bar, Montpellier Parade Wed 18 July 7.30pm – 10.30pm Poems Prose and Pints

Tap and Spile, Tower Street Wed 18 July 8pm – 9.15pm

Free

£15/£10 concession. Tickets: www.poemsproseandpints.co.uk

£2.50, £2 if you read www.poemsproseandpints.co.uk Tickets £10 Ticket Hotline: 01423 871350

The Zoo Story Harrogate Theatre

Thurs 19 JulY 7.45pm – 10.30pm AJ Brown in Concert-Echo 42 Big Band Harrogate Theatre

£15.50/£13 concession Ticket Hotline: 01423 502116

Sat 21 July 7pm – 10.30pm

Across the Town 2 Meet at a secret location

Invitation only, please email: modernmusicreview@btinternet.com

Mon 23 July 8pm – 10pm

Sitting Room Comedy: Edinburgh Previews £10 St. George Hotel Ticket Hotline: 0845 389 3223

Sat 28 July 6pm – 9pm The VIP Opening of: Gered Mankowitz A Retrospective

RedHouse Originals Gallery

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Sat 28 July 12noon -12 midnight Fringe Crawl Day

Various venues

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SATURDAY 14 JULY

SATURDAY 14 JULY ROYAL HALL | 8PM THE DIVINE COMEDY: AN EVENING WITH NEIL HANNON

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“Looking no older than in his Nineties’ hit days in his suit and tie, he adapted a classical pose at the Steinway. What a grand sight, bathed in blue light, but although his song-writing has turned more serious from his early days of foppish frippery and Noel Coward cleverness, humour was never far from his lips…His musicianship was better than ever, his writing less mannered, more direct… a wonderful night of whimsy, wit, wordplay and wisdom.” York Press WWW.HARROGATEinternationalfestivals.com

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Converging Paths Memorial 12, 13 & 14 July 8.30pm

TICKETS: FREE LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Helen, Philip and Edwin are best friends. They do everything together.

Helen tells the boys stories, stories about the three of them and the world they live in, all wrapped up in fantasy and fairy-tale and truth.

One night Helen goes missing. Her clothes are discovered by the side of a river.

No trace of her is ever found.

It's 10 years later.

We are here to remember things that happened ten years ago.

We are here to remember things that happened yesterday.

And find out what happens next.

Memorial is an adventure. It is an experience that takes places in different spaces. A story that has to be followed, across roads and on tracks. A world that takes place along side the everyday one that you live in. It is designed for those who care about story, and those who seek something new.

An epic adventure from the Slung Low Theatre Company Yorkshire-based company Slung Low is renowned for thrilling, spectacular and heart-stopping theatre.

Slung Low specialise in making theatre in non-traditional spaces. Please dress for the weather, wear comfortable shoes and pack a sense of adventure in your heart.

You should wear comfortable shoes. And weather appropriate clothing (put a coat on if it’s raining!) You are going on an adventure. We promise to keep you safe (if you follow instruction) and we promise to bring you back to Harrogate no later than 2 hours after you’ve started.

Other than that, bring good heart and a sense of curiosity.

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What happens when the Oddsocks meet the Royal Horticultural Society’s glorious Harlow Carr Gardens? Exquisite mayhem!

TICKETS: £17, 7-16 YEAR OLDS £10, UNDER 7S £3,

Take a picnic and feast on thespian frolics. It would be a tragedy of Shakespearean proportions to miss out on the Festival’s annual treat. In the fearless hands of the GROUP DISCOUNT Oddsocks theatre troupe you’re guaranteed a comedic reworking like no other.

(10 OR MORE) £13 Enjoyed by all the family, you’ll be guaranteed giggles and some seriously frenzied fun!

ENTRY TO ADVANCE BOOKERS 6.30PM, 7PM “The Oddsocks company’s charm, good humour and outrageous brio captures the ON THE DOOR audience and keeps it riveted from start to triumphant finish.”

Ruth Watson, presenter of Channel 4’s Country House Rescue

This is an outdoor event, please bring warm and waterproof clothing. Refreshments available. Feel free to bring your own picnic. No seating is provided for this event.

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17/18 JULY

Tuesday 17 and Wednesday 18 July RHS Gardens Harlow Carr | 7.30pm Oddsocks Productions: Julius Caesar

How Like an Angel Circa / I Fagiolini Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz Musical Director Robert Hollingworth A new piece specially created for cathedrals

Fusing Circa’s exhilarating brand of contemporary circus with the exquisite sound of I Fagiolini’s choral singing, How Like An Angel celebrates the beauty and grandeur of four stunning English cathedrals.

TICKETS: £20.

UNDER 25s, Full time students, Join performers and singers on a journey of discovery around these sacred spaces. those in receipt Intensely beautiful music and feats of astonishi ng acrobatics draw you ever deep of Jobseekers into a world of physical daring and soaring sound, against a backdrop of stunning Allowance or architecture. income support, bookable by phone Australian company Circa are at the forefront of reinventing circus, combining or in person only traditional and re-imagined circus skills with sound, light and projection. and subject to Circa Artistic Director Yaron Lifschitz collaborates for the first time with Robert availability: £5 Hollingworth, Director of UK-based vocal ensemble I Fagiolini, who have travelled worldwide with their performances of sacred, Renaissance and contemporary THE PERFORMANCES music.

ARE UNRESERVED STANDING AND “…the fusion of sacred music and circus...a match made in heaven.” The Australian AUDIENCES PROMENADE AROUND THE BUILDING. “The voices of the ensemble literally soar alongside the bodies of the acrobats into A Production by the lofty heights of the rafters above.” Australian Stage Produced by Norfolk & Norwich Festival in association with Perth International Arts Festival. Commissioned by London 2012 Festival. Performances at Ripon Cathedral in association with Create and in partnership with Harrogate International Festivals

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THURSDAY 19 & FRIDAY 20 JULY RIPON CATHEDRAL THU 19 JULY | 9PM FRI 20 JULY | 8PM & 10PM

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Weekend Three Diary Thu 19 – Sun 22 July Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate

I could not be more thrilled to be chairing the programming committee again for the tenth Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival; now the biggest and best of its kind anywhere in the world. This is of course fantastic, but gives me a lot to live up to! I’m confident that this year we have put together a programme to make any crime fiction lover salivate like Hannibal Lecter at a plateful of braised banker.

From those who like their crime cosy as crumpets, to those who prefer meat that is a little bloodier, there is a feast for everyone. So, tuck in…

This is a festival for readers as much as writers. When it comes to both, we are – as always – welcoming the best in the world. Come and spend a few days in the company of such literary luminaries as Harlan Coben, John Connolly, Peter James, Kate Mosse, Jo Nesbo, Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson, as well as over 80 more of the world’s finest crime authors.

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All events take place at the Old Swan Hotel, Harrogate Thursday 19 July 8.00pm Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Novel of the Year Award and Opening Party.

Friday 20 July 9.00am Special Guest: John Connolly The best-selling author talks to Festival Programming Chair Mark Billingham.

10.30am Crime In Another Dimension With Ben Aaronovitch, Christopher Fowler, Stuart MacBride, Charles Stross and David Quantick.

12.00pm Drawing The Line With Tim Weaver, Margie Orford, Penny Hancock, Gregg Hurwitz and NJ Cooper.

2.00pm Wanted for Murder: The eBook With Steve Mosby, Stephen Leather, Philip Patterson, Patrick Neale, Ursula Mackenzie and Mark Lawson.

3.30pm Writing For Your Life With David Hosp, Chris Morgan Jones, Tony Thompson, Boris Starling and Charles Cumming.

5.00pm America’s Got Talent John Connolly meets four of the most acclaimed new crime writers in America, Ryan David Jahn, Gillian Flynn, Chris Mooney and Megan Abbott.

8.30pm Special Guest: Kate Mosse BBC Radio 4’s Jenni Murray talks to the author of the internationally bestselling Labyrinth.

10.00pm Special Guests In Conversation: Ian Rankin and Peter Robinson These two phenomenally successful British crime writers share a late night chat.

10.30am The Golden Age? With Stuart Neville, Robert Wilson, Nicola Upson, David Roberts and Paul Johnston.

12.00pm New Blood Val McDermid introduces four sparkling new talents, Oliver Harris, Elizabeth Haynes, David Mark and Kate Rhodes.

2.00pm Deadlier Than The Male With Danuta Kean, Jilliane Hoffman, Julia Crouch, Amanda Kyle Williams and Tania Carver.

3.30pm ‘A Donkey in the Grand National’ With John Harvey, Laura Lippman, Simon Lelic, Val McDermid and Henry Sutton.

5.00pm Special Event: Luther Behind the scenes of the BBC’s international hit TV series with writer Neil Cross and members of the cast and crew.

6.15pm Come Dine With Me meets The Glass Room Ann Cleeves hosts a very special murder mystery dinner set in the universe of her latest novel, The Glass Room.

8.30pm Special Guest: Harlan Coben The internationally bestselling master of the twisting thriller will discuss his work with fellow US crime writer Laura Lippman.

10.00pm Late Night Quiz Test your criminal knowledge with quiz masters Mark Billingham and Val McDermid and vie to get your hands on the coveted quiz cup!

Sunday 22 July 10.00am 50 Different Words For Murder Barry Forshaw examines the art of translation with Antonio Hill, Camilla Lackberg, Liza Marklund and Deon Meyer.

11.30am Special Guest: Jo Nesbo Author of The Snowman and Headhunters, and oneman all-consuming crime wave, talks to broadcaster Mark Lawson.

For more information and tickets visit: www.harrogateinternationalfestival.com

Saturday 21 July 9.00am Special Guest: Peter James The Brighton-based bestselling author of the Roy Grace novels shares the secrets of his success with Paul Blezard.

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2012 Theakstons Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival Programme

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WEDNESDAY 25 JULY

Variations for Judith is a set of 11 short variations on Bach’s ‘Bist du bei mir’ from Anna Magdalena’s notebooks by composers including Judith Weir, Jonathan Dove, Richard Rodney Bennett, Thea Musgrave, and Peter Maxwell Davies, written for Judith Serota, Spitalfields Music’s Executive Director from 1988–2007. The Variations encompass a huge variety of moods: some are quirky and humorous, others more sombre and paying tribute to the choral writing of Bach, and are played amidst a programme of some of the greatest pieces in the pianoforte repertoire. Alongside these modern day reflections, Tan also presents the work of arguably the best composers for piano spanning the last four centuries, with music from Bach’s first keyboard suites, through to two giants of the Romantic period with Schumann and Chopin. This fantastic programme exhibits a musician with worldwide acclaim as a leading exponent of the fortepiano.

Tickets: £20 Unreserved

J.S. Bach English suite No 2 in A minor Variations for Judith 11 short reflections on ‘Bist du bei mir’ Schumann Fantasiestücke, Op.12 Chopin 3 Mazurkas, Op.59 Chopin Scherzo No 2 in B flat minor

Wednesday 25 July Wesley Chapel | 8pm Melvyn Tan Piano “Tan is, of course, among the most thoughtful, elegant and refined of pianists..” Guardian

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THURSDAY 26 JULY

Thursday 26 July Wesley Chapel | 6pm Sue Townsend She is the author of one of the most successful characters in Britain’s modern literary history.

Thirty years after writing the iconic first Adrian Mole book, Sue Townsend is one of Britain’s most popular novelists. Her work is characterised by the combination of comedy with social commentary.

Her father was a postman, she left school at 15 and after working in a factory and shop and married a sheet-metal worker and began a family. After joining a writers’ group in her thirties, her life changed. Townsend has had a difficult relationship with success. Her health battles, including a kidney transplant and blindness, are reflected in her work. Her recent novel is The Woman Who Went to Bed for a Year.

Sue Townsend will be interviewed by Michael Prodger, former Booker Prize judge and Literary Editor of the Sunday Telegraph.

TICKETS: £10 UNRESERVED

“Sue Townsend fills the pages with turmoil, anger, passion, love and big helpings of Townsend wit…a perceptive novel, written by an author whose sight has ebbed away. It’s full of colour and complexity, is a bit bonkers, and glows with life.” The Independent

Thursday 26 July Old Swan Hotel | 8pm Griots t’ Garage

TICKETS: £12 UNRESERVED

A story that begins with musical soundscapes representing the era from pre-slavery 1600s, following a musical timelines through the call and response field songs to the blues, jazz, soul, reggae, funk, Latin, hip-hop and ending in the late 1990s style of Garage music.

Griots t’ Garage is the centre piece of Rollins’ programme, introduced by Rollins and featuring multi-media, recordings and all round jazz, funk and soul dance talent; Perry Louis.

Griots t’ Garage is an education and a celebration of music history – don’t miss this centre piece of Rollins’ programme!

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27/28 JULY

Friday 27 July Harrogate Theatre 12.30pm Nile Rodgers

Nile Rodgers is one of the world’s greatest producers and the co-founder of hit 70s band Chic. In this very special spoken word event he’ll be talking about his life and work and the stories which make up his fascinating autobiography, Le Freak.

TICKETS: £12

Rodgers has worked with just about every major star, from Michael Jackson and Bob Dylan to Prince and Duran Duran. Born into a mixedrace family of dopefiend bohemians, he learned - at a very early age - everything he needed to know about love, loss, fashion, art, music, and the subversive power of underground culture. He jammed with Jimi Hendrix, took acid with Timothy Leary, toured with Big Bird on Sesame Street’s road show, and played guitar behind history’s greatest soul singers. And then, one night, he discovered disco.

This event is a rare opportunity to hear from the man behind the music.

Nile Rodgers will be interviewed by Andrew Male, deputy editor of MOJO Magazine.

SATURDAY 28 JULY WESLEY CHAPEL | 3.30PM SARAH RAVEN Gardening is the new rock ‘n’ roll, and Sarah Raven is the poster girl for all things you can grow, cut and eat from your garden. Combining an ethical approach to the earth, her BBC TV series Pollination Nation looks at the vital role of the small things that run the world: insects. Her latest book, ties in with the TV show, looking at the crucial work wildflowers play in the British countryside.

TICKETS: £8 UNRESERVED

She is a regular writer for the Telegraph, presenter of BBC Gardeners’ World and award-winning author for her gardening and cookery books, including Sarah Raven’s Garden Cookbook. Prepare to be inspired to get your hands dirty.

Sarah Raven will be interviewed by Elizabeth Balmforth, curator of RHS Garden Harlow Carr.

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SATURDAY 28 JULY

Saturday 28 July Royal Hall | 8pm Festival Finale: John Wilson Orchestra Conductor: John Wilson Soloist: Julian Ovenden

For the ultimate in feel-good vibes, you won’t want to miss a beat with the John Wilson Orchestra. John’s passion for the musicals of Hollywood’s Golden Age led him to reconstruct the lost scores for MGM’s glittering output of film musicals including: The Wizard of Oz, High Society, Singin’ in the Rain, The Band Wagon and An American in Paris. The songs are top class, the tunes, joyous!

TICKETS: £36, £32, £28, £24, £18 U25’S: £5 BOXES: £75, £50

“A gorgeous swoopy-swoony trawl through standards such as Singin’ In The Rain and Well, Did You Evah? And lesser-known works such as Sigmund Romberg’s The New Moon…That’s Entertainment indeed.” Metro

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REACHOUT

ReachOut Community and Education

Supported by The Liz & Terry Bramall Foundation Harrogate International Festivals is proud to boast a diverse range of community and education projects deriving from both our music and our literature Festivals.

Working with disadvantaged young people is an important priority and thousands of young people have participated in our ReachOut programmes. From DJ-ing to dhol drumming, singing to sporting poetry, Ga chants to gadget design, we bring internationally acclaimed artists and authors to engage with young people in music and literature activities of the highest quality.

Musical Mums: A weekly singing project for teenage parents and their babies, using music as a means of encouraging positive activity between mothers and babies.

Global Villages: Half-term world music workshops, delivered across the District, targeted at mono-cultural and rural areas.

Big Read: The Big Read project increases links across the region between libraries and reading groups, creating new readers.

Little Read: Working with schools, providing support, training and opportunities for young people to meet authors, supporting the National Curriculum and increase engagement in literacy in young people.

Rhymes and Crimes: Our newest programme working to provide music-making opportunities for young people at risk of anti-social behaviour and offending, using literature and urban music styles.

Kids, Spies and PIs: Using the theme of crime investigation to engage children and young people in reading, specifically reluctant readers.

Reader in Residence: Supporting our on-going literacy delivery and the Festival’s “You’re Booked” website to create a national hub for aspiring readers and writers.

Young Musicians in Residence: A programme of activity featuring live performance in unusual and unexpected places, working with local young musicians and creating a platform for performance.

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booking hotline : 01423 502 116

Our Friends play an important part in the success of the Harrogate International Festivals.

We are recognised as the ‘North of England’s leading arts Festival’ by The Times, a wonderful accolade but not many people know that we are also a registered charity. As a charitable arts organisation, we rely on the generous support of our funders, friends, donors and sponsors to create the quality and range of work we do.

Help secure the future of the Harrogate International Festivals by becoming a Friend, and enjoy special privileges reserved exclusively for Festival Friends including priority booking.

SUPPORT THE FESTIVAL

Support the Festival

Your donation will support the production of our internationally acclaimed portfolio of activity delivered throughout the year and the incredible work of our Learning and Participation Department; ReachOut.

“The Festival is a highlight of my musical year” Dame Fanny Waterman DBE

Silver Festival Friend - £25pa (£45 joint membership): Benefits include: • Advance details of Festival programme • Priority bookings (after Gold Friends) • Festival newsletter • Membership card • Invitation to Friends events • Priority entrance to unreserved events at the Festivals • Social events • Additional offers to Festival partners Platinum Festival Friend - £100 pa (£180 joint membership): Benefits as Gold Friend plus: • Access to champagne table at Royal Hall concerts • Invitation to the Benefactor’s Reception hosted by the Honorary Festival President (during the Festival)

Gold Festival Friend - £55 pa (£100 joint membership): Benefits as Silver Friend plus: • Invite to Festival Launch/Chairman’s Reception • Name credit in Festival Programme • Complimentary Festival Programme • Access to members bar area during Festival • Discounted tickets to certain events Premier Festival Friend - £500 pa (£950 joint membership) Benefits as Platinum Friend plus: • 2 x top price tickets to each Festival within the portfolio • 10% ticket discount on any tickets purchased • Exclusive Premier Friends events throughout the year • Dedicated assistance in booking tickets through Festival Office to develop your Festival programme • Festival briefing with Chief Executive at a Festivals Reception

In Memory: Donate in memory of a loved one. The Festivals have given great pleasure to audiences for over forty years, contact the Festivals Office for more details about how to remember a family member, friend and loved one through supporting the Festivals.

Giving to the Festivals the tax efficient way If you pay income tax, you can significantly increase the value of your donation to the Harrogate International Festivals by agreeing to Gift Aid your contribution – an extra 25p for every £1 you give, at no extra cost to you.

Spreading your payments We can off ways to spread your payments across the year by standing order. Please contact the Festivals Office for further details.

To become a Festival Friend or for more information please contact Harrogate International Festivals on 01423 562 303 WWW.HARROGATEinternationalfestivals.com

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Booking Information

An exciting newly established partnership with the Harrogate Theatre Box Office offers an array of options to book your tickets for this year’s Festival You can book your tickets:

By Phone: 01423 502 116

By Email: boxoffice@harrogatetheatre.co.uk In Person: Harrogate Theatre, Oxford Street, Harrogate, HG1 1QF Or from our Town Centre Box Office, 11am – 3pm,Monday – Saturday from 23 June and Sundays during the Festival Book Online: www.harrogateinternationalfestivals.com or www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk Please note that a £1.75 transaction fee applies when booking online.

Opening Times: Monday - Saturday, 10am - 5pm or until 15 minutes after the start of the evening performance.

Payment: We accept all major credit/debit cards (excluding AmEx), cash or cheques.

Cheques should be made payable to ‘HARROGATE THEATRE’.

Harrogate Theatre Box Office is powered by SeatAdvisor Europe. Please note: If you pay by Credit/Debit Card your statement will read SAE-HARROGATE THEATRE. Also your statement might also mention Dublin as this is where SeatAdvisor Europe is based and where the card payments are processed.

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BOOKING INFORMATION

Visitors with Disabilities

Box Office staff can help with advice and information about all the venues we use.

All venues have wheelchair access and we offer free tickets for accompanying carers.

Tickets on the Door

Will be sold at the venue 30 minutes prior to the performance, subject to availability.

Returned Tickets

The Box Office cannot refund money or exchange tickets, except in the case of a cancelled performance. We are happy to try and re-sell returned tickets for sold out concerts for a small charge.

Latecomers: Out of courtesy to both performers and audiences, latecomers to performances will not be admitted until a suitable break, which may not be until the first interval.

A large print version of this event guide can be ordered by calling 01423 562 303.

Gift Vouchers

Why not treat a friend or relative to an event at the Festival? Gift Vouchers are available from the Festival Box Office for all Festival events.

General Enquiries

Festival Office, Raglan House, Raglan Street, Harrogate, HG1 1LE Telephone: 01423 562303 Email: info@harrogate-festival.org.uk

A large print version of this event guide can be ordered by calling 01423 562303

Harrogate International Festivals presents....

TICKETS: £10 UNRESERVED

Wednesday 22 August, Old Swan Hotel PHILIPPA GREGORY Harrogate International Festivals is proud to present a very special one-off event to mark the publication of bestselling historical novelist Philippa Gregory’s latest title in her hugely successful series, The Cousins’ War. Philippa Gregory was an established historian and writer when she discovered her interest in the Tudor period and wrote the internationally bestselling novel The Other Boleyn Girl. Now she is looking at the family that preceded the Tudors: the magnificent Plantaganets, a family of complex rivalries, loves, and hatreds.

This event with one of the biggest selling authors in the UK today, is essential for lovers of historical fiction, complex female characters and gripping story-telling.

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ARTISTS FEATURED Alex Jennings

Kate Mosse

Benoit Viellefon

Kate Summerscale

Bellowhead

Lucy Parham

Black Dyke Band

Manchester Camerata

Claire Tomalin

Mark Simpson

Clare Teal & Friends

Melvyn Tan

Claudio Kron

Michael Frayn

Curtis Stigers

Neil Hannon

Dennis Rollins

Nile Rodgers

Ellen & The Escapades

Noriko Ogawa

Eliza Carthy Band

Oddsocks Productions

Ex Cathedra

Pavel Gomziakov

Finzi Quartet

Peter James

Harlan Coben

Peter Robinson

Ian Rankin

Riyad Nicolas

James Forrester

Sarah Raven

Jessica Wei Zhu

Slung low

John Connolly

Souza Winds

John O’Farrell

Sue Townsend

Jo Nesbo

Tom Palmer

Jon McGregor

Tom Service

John Wilson Orchestra

Victoria Hislop

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