ILF Fringe Programme 2015

ilkley literature festival14

fringe FREE fringe events

3–19 October 2014

Award-winning poetry Tibetan journey Psychedelic theatre World at war A river of voices ...

Singing freedom

www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk

ilkley literature festival fringe 14 All FRINGE events take place at Ilkley Playhouse, Weston Road, Ilkley LS29 8DW unless otherwise stated.

Fringe events are created for the Festival by talented writers and performers from across Yorkshire.

They’re free, fun and exciting and like the Fringe anywhere you take them as you find them!

All Fringe events are FREE. There’s no need to book in advance – just turn up.

SATURDAY 4 OCTOBER

SUNDAY 5 OCTOBER

Wearing Purple

Poetry SHOUTING

Slightly irreverent, heart-warming, laugh-out-loud and occasionally shocking, these writers ‘of a certain age’ return for their second Fringe performance. Enjoy their experiencepacked poetry, fiction, musings and memoirs.

Come for a walk and SHOUT poetry into the wilderness of Ilkley Moor – your own or other people’s, it’s up to you! Poetry books and loud hailer provided. Please note the walk is mainly on footpaths with some uneven ground – you’ll need adequate shoes and bring waterproofs.

Church House LS29 9DS 5.30–6.30pm

Three Hares

Meet at Cow and Calf car park 12–1pm

MONDAY 6 OCTOBER

Jenny: a frightening woman!

9–9.45pm

Born in a Newcastle gutter, brought up in a convent, Jenny survived WW1 as a prostitute in Normandy, living by her wits to a ripe old age. A frightening story told in 10 dramatic poems with a little music.

Alison Lock and Robin Bowles © Ann Bettys

7–7.20pm

A new collaboration between poet Alison Lock and musician Robin Bowles exploring the woodlands of the South Pennines and bringing the two art forms together in a complementary and unique way.

Getting into Print 9–10pm

Meet and share the experience of authors Bryony Doran, Susan ElliotWright, Danuta Reah, Ruth Valentine, Linda Lee Welch, Jenny Rodwell, and award-winning foreign correspondent Angela Robson as they answer your questions about getting published.

Meet Bill Allerton and understand what drove him to found Cybermouse MultiMedia.

The House of Tragic She

Shash Trevett

A harrowing, humorous journey round the mental health services through the stories of three women, exploring literature’s constant re-interpretation of madness. A psychedelic show of experimental electronic music, physical theatre & visual projections by Six Lips Theatre!

York-based poet Shash Trevett reads in English and Tamil from a selection of her work about the civil war in Sri Lanka, touching on the trauma of warfare, exile and the lasting effects of conflict.

9–10pm

9.15–9.45pm

exciting FREE events WEDNESDAY 8 OCTOBER

Wharfedale Poets 9–9.50pm

Taking their cue from the breathtaking Dales countryside, ---eight Wharfedale Poets read from, and discuss, their joint debut anthology Drystone Lines.

Hartlington Press 9–10pm

Dales-based Hartlington Press host an evening of readings and discussions headlined by local poets Ray Snape and Roger Nelson.

THURSDAY 9 OCTOBER

Ilkley Writers 9–10pm

Inspired by the windswept Ilkley Moor and drawing on local archives, Ilkley Writers weave local stories into a rich and dramatic piece shrouding the audience in a dark and chilling world.

FRIDAY 10 OCTOBER

Bell-la-Bell

Every Voice Counts © Liz Stringer

MONDAY 13 OCTOBER

A River of Voices

SI Ilkley present a mosaic of women’s stories. Join them for storytelling, conversations, life writing exercises and the chance to add your own voice.

The Mouth of the River group, who met via poetry workshops with past Festival Poet in Residence Rommi Smith, perform poems and stories fused with live music in a show flowing between spoken-word and song.

Clarke Foley Centre, Ilkley LS29 9DZ 7.30–8.30pm

9.15–9.45pm

Twins Marva & Pat Bell take you on a Caribbean journey of humour, love and pain in a fast-paced performance of sketches, monologues & poetry!

SATURDAY 11 OCTOBER

Creative Booster

Church House Ilkley LS29 9DS 5–6pm

TUESDAY 14 OCTOBER

Every Voice Counts

9–10pm

War Hospital Stories An After Dinner’s Sleep...

9–10pm

Maria, Gill and Hannah, MA students in Creative Writing from Leeds Trinity University, have a poetic rant about youth, age and what might lie in-between.

Flex your creative muscles exploring the imaginative potential of ‘getting it wrong’ and see the familiar differently in All Aboard the Book Bus! this practical workshop by Playful Being. 9.15–10pm All aboard the Book Bus with Adrian Thompson! Learn all about the work Something on My Mind done with children in rural schools in Church House, Ilkley LS29 9DS Zambia by UK charity Book Bus. An 7.30–8.30pm adventure featuring elephants, lions Celebrating World Mental Health Day, and lots of books!

Mind in Bradford service users perform from their recent anthology Something on My Mind. Incisive and inspirational poetic expressions about dealing with mental health in our society.

Beyond the Trenches: Everyday Life and WWI 9–10pm

The Wartime Hospital at Beckett Park was the setting for extraordinary scenes 100 years ago. Richard Wilcocks tells some true stories about the lives of men and women from his acclaimed new book.

ilkley literature festival fringe 14 WEDNESDAY 15 OCTOBER

Something Rhymed 9.15–10.15pm

Who did Jane Austin turn to for literary friendship? What about Charlotte Brontë? Emily Midorikawa and Emma Claire Sweeney discuss the friendship of female authors and share new writing inspired by the friendships of Ilkley Festival goers.

Tibet: an Accidental Pilgrimage 9–10pm

Ivan Cooper reads from his book Tibet: An Accidental Pilgrimage. Comic, dramatic and on occasion scary, join Ivan on a trip through the remote and barely-visited regions of Tibet!

Local author Jim Burnside reads from his fourth novel Fever Therapy, discusses his literary influences and answers your questions about the publishing industry.

Ivan Cooper

Beyond the Trenches: Everyday Life and WWI 9–10pm

1914. How did local people react to outbreak of war? What did the global conflict mean to them? Bradford WW1 Group explore the challenging dilemmas faced by local people as the Great War began.

What will the future be like? Leona Deakin talks about her time travelling debut novel Anomaly and asks the audience to make their own predictions for the future.

Ilkley Bandstand on The Grove LS29 9LW 6.30pm and 9pm

9.15–10.15pm

Bradford in the Great War: 100 Years On

Church House LS29 9DS 6–7pm

The Happening at the Bandstand

Going Home: Fever Therapy

THURSDAY 16 OCTOBER

SATURDAY 18 OCTOBER

Change Your Mind (2214 AD)

FRIDAY 17 OCTOBER

Sing FREEDOM 9–10pm

Daughter of ANC activist Rusty Bernstein, Frances Bernstein tells of growing up in apartheid South Africa as Free Range choir perform songs that helped sustain the liberation movement.

Poems Become Songs 9–10pm

An ambitious collaboration of poets, composers and instrumentalists from York. Hear Sounds Lyrical Project fusing poetry and spoken word to new classical music in a fascinating and original concert.

Inspired by the Cow and Calf this group of local artists will be bringing live music installation and projections of dynamic physical performance. Expect words, dance, colour, rhythms. The Bandstand transformed.

Visit www.thehappeningat.org for more info.

Surviving

Church House LS29 9DS 7.30–8.30pm Expect to be moved, surprised and entertained as writers from Osmondthorpe Hub perform short stories, poetry and plays on the theme of surviving, bridging words and worlds.

World War One Concert Party Beyond the Trenches: Everyday Life and WWI 9.15–10.15pm Devised and directed by Eddie Lawler, local singers perform a concert of music, poetry and tales. A packed programme, including songs to join in with and well known verses.

TICKETS AND INFORMATION

For further information, full programme and tickets www.ilkleyliteraturefestival.org.uk Box Office (from 26 August) 01943 816714

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