Living In Richmond, Kew & East Twickenham magazine - Nov/Dec 2018

KILLING EVE THE STORY BEHIND THE HIT SHOW

Nov/Dec 2018

ROBERT LINDSAY

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know it's only early November, but I already feel in the Christmas spirit, having put together this festive issue. Take a look on pg 22 to find out where to go for family fun - from Husky rides in the London Wetland Centre in Barnes to the magical million llights in Kew Gardens. And, of course, Christmas isn't Christmas without Panto! Actor, Robert Lindsay, is looking forward to playing the ultimate comical baddie, Captain Hook, at Richmond Theatre - find out what he told us about getting into character on pg 32.

Killing Eve is one of the best programmes on TV at the moment and the woman behind its creation (and not forgetting The Durrells) is Kew resident and executive producer, Sally Woodward Gentle. I interviewed Sally about what happens behind the scenes to get a new series off the ground and how she's enjoyed working on two such different programmes read more on pg 18.

Boécho Gallery in Barnes is already building up a great reputation for showcasing artists with unique themes running through their work. The latest exhibition, Cibotempo, opens on 1 December. Find out more about the artists - and buying affordable artwork for Christmas on pg 26.

Have a great festive holiday!

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Homes & Interiors: Your Christmas home Gardening: Making your own wreath The Interview: Sally Woodward Gentle on Killing Eve Restaurant review: Gate Family Christmas fun Local Talk Cibotempo Exhibition - Boecho Gallery

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Robert Lindsay talks baddies Local people: Living homeless Richmond Literature Festival History: Christmas rationing in 1918 Health: Gifts for health & wellbeing What's On

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Create the perfect CHRISTMAS home Katherine Sorrell helps you to revitalise your Christmas decorations

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decorations in red and white, while a colourful, contemporary theme would be based around one or two bright colours.

Choose a theme Rather than assembling any old cacophony of decorations, choosing a theme brings unity to the overall look. It should suit the style of your house and the way your family celebrates the festive season, whether laidback and relaxed, sophisticated or formal. For some, that might mean a traditional, living fir tree and a colour theme of red, green and gold. For others, a kitsch fake tree with fluorescent ornaments; or perhaps a minimal, modern style with pure silver and glass. A Scandinavian theme would involve simple

Dress the tree Start by winding it with lights – making sure they’re evenly distributed by occasionally switching them on and standing back for an overall impression. Use a small stepladder if necessary to reach the top. Next, drape your garlands, again aiming for evenness and an impression of generosity without overloading the tree. On small or slim trees, use slender garlands; on larger trees you can afford to go for heavier, fancier garlands. Last, hang your ornaments, with the largest first, filling in around them with smaller ones. Don’t hang all the ornaments on the tips of branches – 7

ave your festive decorations lost their sparkle? Are they gaudy rather than gorgeous, tacky instead of terrific?

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placing some nearer the trunk creates a sense of depth and interest.

Hang a wreath For some, the making of a family wreath using foraged leaves, flowers, seeds, nuts and fruit is a significant part of the holiday season; for others, creating a decorative wreath offers the chance to experiment with exciting new materials, from tinsel to feathers, pearls to buttons. Alternatively, ready-made examples are available in every style, from classic to contemporary, heart-shaped or circular, utterly simple or lavish and complex. Whatever its style, a Christmas wreath always provides a wonderful sense of festive welcome.

Make some decorations Home-made Christmas decorations can be as elaborate or simple as you wish, be they charmingly childish or ultra-sophisticated.

Multi-coloured paper chains are the ultimate in family favourites, as are cutwork paper stars and clove-studded oranges. How about pom pom snowmen, peg-doll angels or glittercovered pine cones? Or mini stocking shapes cut out of felt and ginger biscuits to hang from the tree? It’s all great fun and will create happy memories for years to come.

Wrap your presents Transform present-wrapping from a chore to a pleasure by taking a little extra time and trouble. When they’re piled under the tree they will look so much better if they’re colour-

'A Christmas wreath always provides a wonderful sense of festive welcome...' coordinated and criss-crossed with ribbons and bows.

Inexpensive paper – brown paper or newsprint – looks lovely if adorned with a home-made label, while sequins, feathers, glitter and wired beads all provide added allure. For a frivolous finish add a tiny pine cone or iced biscuit or small bauble.

Sort out your cards An abundance of cards can soon appear to cover every available surface, so it pays to establish a system as soon as they start arriving. The most straightforward option is to clear a shelf or two, and arrange them close together, large at the back and small at the front, in neat rows. Smaller cards can be tucked around a mirror or picture frame.

An alternative is to staple them to ribbons (weighted by a bauble or pine cone) to hang in rows from a mantelpiece or along the side of the staircase.

Create displays Nothing says Christmas like poinsettias in pots, scented candles on the mantelpiece and ivy, holly and mistletoe draped over every available surface. Bowls of clementines or nuts are both ornamental as well as edible, while baubles or fairy lights (the latter placed near a

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handy socket) can also be bundled into a glass bowl or vase for a glittery effect. Now’s the time to dig out that special table runner and your best crockery, glassware and cutlery for an eye-catching table display, finished off with a dish, tray or platter filled with greenery, candles and other festive decorations.

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Try not to stand the tree in a sunny window or near a radiator. If you wish, you could add a couple of cups of corn syrup to the water to provide the tree with extra nourishment.

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hristmas is coming and Kew Market’s getting fat – with around 50 stalls on Sunday 2 December.

Here’s your chance to snap up just the right original hand-made gifts – from scrumptious panaforte to luscious leather goods, gorgeous jewellery to perfect prints – and order your Christmas wreath and table decorations. There’ll be carols from The Avenue Club Choir to get us into the festive mood and swinging showtunes from evergreen favourites, The St Margaret’s Elastic Band, to keep the party going. And ho, ho, ho, Santa will be presenting KVM cheques to several local charities, adding to the £65,000plus donated since the market started. Isn’t that what Christmas spirit’s all about? kewvillagemarket.org 16

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create your own fruity WREATH I made a Christmas door wreath 10 years ago, but finally put it out of its misery last season. It's time to make a new one

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o, for this year I’m going to start from scratch and you can join me should you wish.

Before I even start collecting suitable material from the garden, I need to prepare my fruity add-ons. I plan to use some thickskinned oranges and lemons (both whole and sliced), some red skinned apples and I’ll also need to find a shop selling star fruit.

Other things that you will need are a sharp knife, a chopp-ing board, bowl, baking sheets, twine or ribbon, florist’s wire and, for good measure, some fabric or buttons to accent ornaments. You will also need some lemon juice, ground cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves (optional).

Drying the fruit Preheat the oven to 200C. Slice the apples and star fruit into approximately half a centimetre cross section slices (0.6cm/0.25in).

The apples should be cut so that the central core looks like a star. Gently remove the star fruit seeds with the point of a sharp knife. Put the lemon juice into a bowl and coat only the apple slices in it. The oranges and starfruit can be dried ‘naked’.

Place these fruit slices onto a paper towel, and cover with another paper towel. Gently dab the fruit until much of the moisture has been absorbed. Then sprinkle with ground cinnamon, nutmeg or cloves as this will give them a nice fragrance. Use a toothpick to make a whole in the centre of each fruit slice so that you can then thread twine or ribbon through it. Transfer fruit to a baking sheet and bake for 4-6 hours until the fruit is dry, flipping the slices every hour.

Making the basic wreath With secateurs in hand, cut strands of garden climbers such as honeysuckle, clematis or the dreaded ivy that needs a seasonal haircut. If

you have a yew tree where you could snip off a couple of long stems, safe in the knowledge that however far back you make the cut, the yew will regenerate. Wind your harvest of stems around to form a decent circlet of at least 30cm (12in) and secure all the ends with florist's wire.

Add a wire loop at this stage so that you can hang up your wreath.

You can now space your dried fruit carefully.

You can also add in some bursts of colour and texture with cones and sprigs of holly berries should the birds have left you any.

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Killing it Killing Eve is one of the most talked about shows on TV and has been a sensation both here and in America. Executive producer, Sally Woodward Gentle, gives Pippa Duncan an insight into how the hit programme was created

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ally Woodward Gentle exudes artless creativity. She’s always beautifully dressed, understatedly chic with some little quirk – silver shoes, four or five earrings in each ear - and is obviously passionate about her work. Before founding Sid Gentle Films (named after her beloved Basset hound) in 2013, which has made hits such as Killing Eve and The Durrells, she was creative director at Carnival Films – responsible for successes such as Downton Abbey, Whitechapel and Any Human Heart.

How do TV programmes, whether they’re hits or not – she was also responsible for SS-GB, which died a death after ‘Mumblegate’ – get created in the first place? Not surprisingly, Killing Eve started with a good script, based on the Villanelle novellas by Luke Jennings.

‘The novellas are darkly comic and have this great dynamic between these two women.

Female assassins aren’t unique, but what we didn’t want was a little pixie woman who felt like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo or Nikita.

I’d recently met Phoebe Waller-Bridge as I’d read her play, Fleabag, and loved her energy and outlook and thought it would be interesting to put that material through her vision.’ Waller-Bridge grasped the project with both hands.

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pick it up so they had the finances to develop the script.

‘It was an idiosyncratic project – two women, one an intelligence officer and the other an assassin, with an obsession for each other – but BBC America read it and completely loved it. It was a risk for them – but they genuinely loved its tone and didn’t want to turn it into something else.’

Once they were on board, Sally, who lives in Kew, and her production team, could start casting. As executive producer, Sally’s role covers everything from how a script is developed (the Eve role was bumped up) to casting and contracts, locations, distribution – and everything in between.

With an American partnership, an American lead was needed, which they quickly decided would be Eve. It had to be a middle-aged woman, well known, feisty and funny. A lot of names came up, but when someone suggested Sandra Oh, star of Grey’s Anatomy, they knew they’d found their character. ‘She had other commitments, but we fought really hard for her.’

Finding the right person to play Villanelle took just as long: ‘We looked at a lot of people, but there was something about Jodie Comer that just stood out. She flew out to LA and did a chemistry read with Sandra and we were just so impressed with how she could flip her character within one scene. Stunningly

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'You fall in love with the actor and the character and wish that you hadn’t killed them off...'

beautiful smile one moment and then she just disappears – that sociopathic stare. She perfectly inhabits the role. She takes her work really, really seriously but she wants to keep everything fresh, so she comes in on the day and she’s always got a sort of extraordinary vitality and originality. She’s just brilliant.’

After our interview, Sally is flying out to Corfu for the end of the final season of her other hugely popular series, The Durrells. It will be a sad parting for the whole set after four years shooting on Corfu, as the actors and crew have really bonded: ‘There is something very special about it – the island, the people in Greece who we’ve become friends with. I think it’s quite unique. We’ll all be sobbing on the last day.’

And of course, there are other projects she is working on, which are under wraps. ‘As a company we like shows that are entertaining but that have got something to say. We always seem to set ourselves up doing shows which are really difficult – but we quite like doing that…’

The second season of Killing Eve has already started filming on location in London, Paris, Amsterdam and Rome. Waller-Bridge is swapping her writing role for one of producer and the new writer is actress and author Emerald Fennell – best known for her TV role as the redheaded nurse, Patsy Mount, in Call The Midwife.

With - spoiler alert! - a couple of main characters already killed off, how will this season develop? ‘You want some twists, but people can’t just be expendable all the time.

And the problem is that you can make decisions like that and then you fall in love with the actor and the character and wish that you hadn’t killed them off!

And if they are great story generators, then you actually create a bit of a problem for yourself. So, for the second season we were constantly thinking about what’s an interesting thing to do, how can we develop this, what will have impact.’

It looks like we’ll just have to wait and see Season 2 isn’t released until next Spring.

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Caroline Clark finds The Gate restaurant in the newly refurbished Richmond Harbour Hotel & Spa on Richmond Hill stylish and fun

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he Harbour Hotel group have taken over The Richmond Gate Hotel and I was keen to see if it would live up to the reputation of their other stylish hotels and restaurants I’d visited in Salcombe and Sidmouth.

Fabienne, a foodie friend of mine, and I were warmly greeted in the stunning dining area and bar. The tables were well spaced and the décor eclectic with striking artworks looking onto a large private terrace and garden – the al fresco dining will be wonderful in the summer.

We started with an aperitif and the personal expertise of Daniel, settling on a Negroni Bianco (£9) and a glass of Lanson ‘Pere et Fils’ Champagne Brut (£12). The small, juicy bites of Lobster Arancini and Saffron Aioli on offer set the standard for the evening.

'Espresso The menu offers great choice Martinis were good vegetarian and vegan options, tempting, but it too - with lots of flair. Classics such as a cheeseburger and fish and was a Sunday chips would be perfect to tempt evening...' my teenagers. To start, Fabienne succumbed to the twice-baked smoked haddock souffle (£8) and I couldn’t resist the seared scallops, pea purée doughnuts were light and the sauce not too and caramelised bacon (£10). The souffle was sweet - so relatively guilt free! Pomegranate like fluffy white clouds and the smokiness of trifle with custard (£6), whilst not boozy, was the haddock in the sauce was well balanced, full of fresh ripe fruits including seasonal without being rich or heavy. My scallops were blackberries in jelly, under a blanket of silky perfectly cooked, translucent in the middle whipped cream. Utterly delicious. and slightly crisp on the outside – divine. Rich Espresso Martinis were tempting, but it was a bacon was a delicious contrast.

Sunday evening, so we settled with a straight For mains I chose confit duck leg, braised expresso. lettuce, samphire and peas (£15) - a very The Gate has great staff, relaxed style and generous portion of succulent duck with a finesse. It was well priced for great quality food crisp skin and the vegetables were tender and generous portions - we will be back soon and full of flavour. Fabienne chose aged with friends and family.

Bavette with roasted bone marrow (£16) and Caroline Clark seasonal greens and broad beans (£5). The beans melted in the mouth and the Bavette steak lived up to its reputation as being full of Bookings: 0208 939 0390 flavour.

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Family fun

Hansel & Gretel

6 Dec – 6 Jan As Hansel and Gretel set off through the forest, they battle magical beasts with the help of fairy tale bandits and face the Wicked Witch who has lured them to the gingerbread house. Learning the secrets of their past, they must save their town from the Witch’s Curse – all in time for Christmas!

Box office: 020 8174 0090. Tickets £20-£35. rosetheatrekingston.org

Syon Park - Enchanted Woodland

9 – 25 November Go for a walk in the park after dark. The 600-year-old gardens are transformed into a glittering display of lights and music as you walk the trail, lit up with an array of lights, from high tech lasers to flickering candles, ending in the spectacular Great Conservatory.

Fridays, Saturdays & Sundays only. Timed entry 5-9pm. Adults £10, children £5. enchantedwoodland.com

London Wetland Centre

8-16 December Enjoy a Husky sleigh ride through the wetlands, saddle up for a ride on a donkey in all its Christmas finery, or help the elves in their workshop, creating your own Christmas gifts. Santa, of course, will be in his Grotto ready to hear about that wished for present.

Christmas events weekends only. Events 10am-4pm. All rides free with admission, book in advance for Santa’s Grotto. wwt.org.uk 22

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this Christmas!

Hampton Court Palace Ice Rink

23 Nov – 6 Jan With the spectacular backdrop of the Palace lit up with psychedelic lights, try your skills on the ice rink. Skate hire included, plus perfect penguins for little ones to hold onto as they traverse the rink.

Tickets £12.50-£14.50, family tickets available, book in advance. hamptoncourtpalaceicerink.co.uk

Kew Gardens

22 Nov – 5 Jan One million twinkling lights and thousands of laser beams will light up the night at Kew this Christmas. A flotilla of floating boats, fire garden, water lights on the Palm House pond, plus spiced cider, mulled wine and hot chocolate. An evening to remember.

Tickets: children £12, adults £19.50, family £57. kew.org

Can’t Wait for Christmas - Orange Tree Theatre

14 Dec – 5 Jan Jessie’s dad has brought her a small, beautifully wrapped present.

But, of course, she can’t open it until Christmas Day. He suggests she opens her advent calender to keep her occupied - and Jessie is in for the unexpected. Live music, audience participation and a joke or two. A perfect day time treat for little ones.

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local talk... east twickenham • New café to reduce food waste The East Twickenham Neighbourhood Association (ETNA) has been awarded £12,000 funding to help set up a new community kitchen and café in Twickenham. The money has come from the Council’s Community Fund and the Community Kitchen Project will work in partnership with The Real Junk Food Project, whose aim is to ‘fill bellies not bins’ using surplus food collected from supermarkets and bakeries. ETNA will also be tackling social isolation through the café. etnacentre.org

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• Botanical illustration Kew Gardens regularly runs short courses on botanical illustration, including courses for beginners, intermediates and creating a botanical sketchbook.

Other courses are held throughout the year, including watercolour workshops, orchids for beginners and an introduction to botany, among others. All courses take place at Kew Gardens and vary in price, depending on the course length.

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You can download the list of autumn/ winter 2018/2019 courses from the website: kew.org or for more details email: adulted@kew.org or call 020 8332 5641.

richmond •Making the most of the view The iconic view from Richmond Hill will be clearer once again as a new telescope has been installed, with the help of the Council’s Civic Pride Fund.

Locals may remember that the previous telescope was stolen in 2015.

•Have you got what it takes to be a Trustee? CVS Event – 15 Nov Every not-for-profit organisation in the borough of Richmond provides services that enrich and enliven our local community. And each one needs Trustees. The Richmond CVS Trustee Event in November is designed to give you an insight into some of these organisations and look at what being a Trustee means. Trustees are volunteers and helping to guide and support one of these organisations is a great way to give back to the community. Richmond CVS is an independent charity and infrastructure support body for hundreds of local organisations.

6-8pm. RHACC (Richmond & Hillcroft Adult & Community College), Parkshot, Richmond. Just turn up, or for more information contact: carolinet@ richmondcvs.org.uk

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The gift of art The CIBOTEMPO exhibition at Boécho Gallery in Barnes offers unique art at affordable prices this Christmas

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he Boécho Gallery in Barnes has been open for a year and has already built a reputation for offering accessible and affordable art by international contemporary artists. The gallery name – ‘bo’ meaning beautiful and ‘écho’ meaning ‘repeat impression’ – reflects the ethos of the gallery, in its search for artists whose work has a core theme, often natural and an awareness of the environment around them.

Gallery owner and curator, Dee Gray, following degrees in fine art and history of art, worked for well known galleries such as Fabian Carlsson on Bond Street and as an Old Master Print dealer on Jermyn St, before opening her own gallery.

She says: ‘I’ve been working for over 20 years in the art world, so it’s wonderful to show artists in my own space.’

Dee spends months finding just the right mix of artists before each exhibition: ‘I have files of artists on my books, I visit student shows, galleries and exhibitions, but I tend to pick artists who have found their place.’

One of the those featured in the exhibition is New York artist, Tessa Grundon, who uses natural materials, such as beeswax from local hives – ‘literally a distillation of time and place’ – pigments from the earth, mud taken from riverbeds found on her travels and rust found on old objects. This year she has been Artist in Residence at I-Park Foundation in Connecticut and was part of the exhibition 'Water Art is the New Land Art' on Governor's Island, New York.

She says: ‘My work references a range of influences from the topography and history of a place and its ever-changing environment; the shifting tides to the effect of man on community and the landscape, to man himself and the shared visual language of natural forms.

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'I look for inspiration and materials in the landscape...'

‘I work with an amalgam of different materials and artifacts relating to specific geographical locations. I use local maps, beeswax from nearby hives; pigments drawn from the mud, various coloured earths, vegetation, rust and charcoal. I look for inspiration and materials in the landscape whether in the woods, abandoned places or building sites, using the debris found along the strand lines of estuaries, riverbanks and marshes, from the source of a stream to where it meets the ocean through places both rural and urban. I collect sounds, images, data and objects. With these materials I create work that embodies a sense of place - totems of landscapes that resonate with me.’

Wayne Binitie, who attended both the Slade School of Art and Goldsmiths and has had exhibitions at the V&A and Royal College of Art, has also used liquid beeswax in his work.

His photographs allow a minutely detailed look at the world around us – from glaciers to glass.

The work of Rosie Dowd-Smyth, who graduated from Goldsmiths, has a lighthearted feel – using everyday kitchen objects to explore art. She says: ‘I make things that look brash but really I’m all about the small gestures.’

Other artists include Janet Currier and Pip Denham.

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Bringing an end to the blame game?

Associate at D & G Family Law, Polly Barklem, discusses the case for reforming divorce laws

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he government has been consulting on whether or not to reform divorce laws – which have not changed for 50 years – to remove the element of fault.

Currently, anyone seeking a divorce must either prove their partner is at fault through adultery, desertion or unreasonable behaviour, or, alternatively, if both sides agree, they can part after two years of separation. In the absence of consent or evidence of fault, applicants must wait until they have been living apart for five years.

The most common reason for divorce in the UK is ‘unreasonable behaviour’. People who want a divorce have to list the ways in which their spouses have behaved unreasonably.

Seeing a list of your perceived faults as a reason someone wants to divorce you can be extremely antagonistic, and can lead to long-term damage to relationships between

divorcing couples, their children and wider family.

Furthermore, while in the past family lawyers would seek to keep examples of unreasonable behaviour vague and mild, the recent case of Owens v Owens changed this. In this case, the Supreme Court held that the examples of unreasonable behaviour provided were not unreasonable enough. Family lawyers now have to tread a fine line between ensuring examples of unreasonable behaviour will persuade a judge to grant a divorce and attempting not to upset the relationship between the couple further.

Polly Barklem Solicitor, D & G Family Law

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Shiver me timbers it's Captain Hook!

Robert Lindsay tells Living In Magazines how he's thrilled to be playing the villainous Captain Hook in his first Panto, Peter Pan, at Richmond Theatre

Pippa Duncan: With such a diverse career playing everyone from Wolfie Smith to Tony Blair, Onassis to Oberon, what brings you to Captain Hook and Panto?

PD: You’ve managed to balance darker characters and comedy roles in your career – how does it feel to be playing a dark and comedic character as Captain Hook?

Robert Lindsay: I was asked!

Pantomime is one area of the acting world I’ve never experienced before, so I jumped at the chance. I’m a big Panto fan, and to be given the chance of playing the ultimate baddie in the form of Captain Hook was too good an opportunity to pass by.

RL: It’s interesting but there can be a lot of comedy in the darker characters, it forms part of their DNA, that light and shade. My Captain Hook will be no different. He may well be after capturing Peter Pan but he’ll deliver his own punchlines, too. Essentially, Panto is fun, and I want to be a part of that, but bring some swashbuckling villainy at the same time!

PD: You’ve just been in the Terrance Rattigan play In Praise of Love and now Captain Hook. Do you like to mix up the parts you take?

RL: I’m extremely fortunate to be able to play a range of parts and I’m in the very privileged position to be able to choose the projects I really want to work on. In Praise of Love was a real passion project, a play I’d wanted to do for quite some time. To get to do it with that cast in the intimacy of the Ustinov Studio in Bath was wonderful. To have the opportunity to go from the suspense of Terrance’s play into Pantomime, with all the scale and spectacle of a West End musical, is really appealing. And I recently finished filming for Disney with Angelina Jolie and Michelle Pfeiffer on Maleficent 2 which is out later in the year.

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PD: How do you feel about playing at Richmond Theatre?

RL: I know the theatre well and how beautiful it is. You can tell it’s a Matcham venue [built by architect, Frank Matcham in 1899], given its beautiful design and intimacy. I can’t wait to play it.

PD: What do you think that Panto offers families at Christmas - an escape from reality?

RL: In a world where every member of a family is glued to a screen on their phones, tablets or televisions, it’s the perfect opportunity to turn those things off, to share a common experience, one where they can suspend their disbelief and enjoy a fantastic story.

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Panto is so vital, especially for young children, as a first introduction to live theatre, it begins a love that hopefully lasts a lifetime.

PD: How will you be spending Christmas Day? RL: We are going to be very busy playing two shows a day, so Christmas Day will be a rare day off. As soon as the curtain comes down on Christmas Eve, I’ll head home to my wife and spend the day with the family. I’ll sleep in, have a traditional roast with all our loved ones, walk the dog and do as little as possible before it’s back to Neverland for Boxing Day! Robert Lindsay stars as Captain Hook in Peter Pan, Richmond Theatre, 8 Dec - 6 Jan. Tickets £12-£42. atgtickets.com Pippa Duncan

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'Living in a truck – I was fearful every day' When he became homeless, Jon spent six months living in a truck with his girlfriend. He talked to Pippa Duncan about his experiences

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t could easily happen to any of us. You fall behind with the rent, the bills stack up, stress leads you to lose your job - and then your flat. Suddenly, you find yourself with nowhere to go. Jon, 40, and his girlfriend, Rachel, found themselves in just this situation: ‘The bills got larger and larger and we just couldn’t afford to pay.’

Staying in the truck was supposed to be a short-term solution, giving them a roof over their heads while they got themselves back on track – but it ended up being six months before they got out of their situation and neither of them realised the toll it would take on their mental and physical health – or that it would leave them living in fear.

‘We thought it would be fun – and it was at times – but the most over-riding feeling was one of fear,’ says Jon. ‘We had a bed, a cooker, but no fresh water, so we couldn’t wash. Our food waste would build up and we’d have to dump it in public bins. There was no toilet, so at night we’d park near some woods or field and had to go there. And because people noticed the truck in a residential street, we had to keep moving on.

‘You live day by day. You couldn’t plan anything – eating a meal or even charging my phone meant a visit to the local library.’ Living in constant stress affected Jon’s mental health and their relationship.

‘But the worst was the feeling of fear.

It almost ruined me. Men would just let themselves into the back and start looking around.’ It happened so often that Jon worried about their safety and how he could protect them if someone turned nasty.

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'You live day by day... but the worst was the feeing of fear. It almost ruined me...' already staying out all night and drifting away.

His mother died when he was 21 and within a few years he was often sleeping rough. But life had got back on track with Rachel, who had grown up in the care system. They have a family of rabbits which they dote on – and took them everywhere in the truck.

Help finally came from the homeless charity, SPEAR, whose outreach workers visited the truck. ‘I can’t tell you what it meant to get help – I was so fearful by that point. Two homeless

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men died nearby during our time in the truck.’

Surprisingly, difficulties arose because Jon and Rachel were a couple and because of their pets. The system just doesn’t allow to help two people who are living homeless together – and having pets made housing and resettlement more challenging.

‘But SPEAR changed everything. They put us up at the Penny Wade hostel in Kew and for the first time in many months I could relax. It was so good to talk to other people who had been homeless, too.’

Jon and Rachel are now getting the help they need to get their lives together. Having spent the last few months at the hostel and in temporary accommodation, Jon has just been offered a permanent residence – so this Christmas will be spent in a warm, safe home of his own.

As a charity, they rely on voluntary income donations from the public, especially over the Christmas period, and presents such as cosmetics, socks, underwear or chocolates are also gratefully received. To donate or report a rough sleeper, visit: spearlondon.org

SPEAR has rough sleeper outreach services in the Putney, Richmond, Kingston, Wandsworth and Merton areas, helping the homeless to take steps back to life and independence.

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KEW SPARKLE CHRISTMAS FAIR Join the Festive fun at Kew Sparkle 7 December, 5-8pm ew’s annual community Christmas event, Kew Sparkle, will get the festive season well and truly underway on Friday 7 December 2018 in Kew Village from 5-8pm. Once again, Kew Sparkle is celebrating the start of the festive season whilst supporting local charities.

Choirs from Kew primary schools and local singer, Shelle Luscombe, will be setting the musical scene with some festive Christmas carols. There will be Father Christmas and Santa’s Grotto, vintage carousels and oldfashioned game stalls, plus over 30 stalls will provide wonderful Christmas shopping. Food and mulled wine will be aplenty.

Profits raised are being donated to the local charity, the Mulberry Centre. The Mulberry Centre is West London’s cancer support service, based within West Middlesex Hospital – somewhere for anyone affected by a diagnosis of cancer to visit for information,

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Also, don't miss: St Luke's Christmas Fair - 17 November 10.30am - 1.30pm.

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Upcoming productions ALLELUJAH! Thursday 1 November - 7.00pm NT Live (Live Screening) Alan Bennett’s hilarious new play is ‘just what the doctor ordered’ (Daily Telegraph). A documentary crew follows the daily struggle to find beds on the Dusty Springfield Geriatric Ward.

Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions)

La Bayadère Tuesday 13 November - 7.00pm Royal Opera House (Live Screening) Natalia Makarova’s production of this 19th century classic ballet brings an exotic world of the temple dancers and noble warriors to life.

Tickets: £15 (£12.50 concessions)

The King & I Thursday 29 November - 7.00pm The London Palladium (Recorded Screening) Reprising her Tony Award-winning role, Kelli O’Hara takes to the stage alongside Tony and Oscar nominee Ken Watanabe, in a ‘powerhouse’ (The Times) performance.

Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions)

The Nutcracker Wednesday 19 December - 7.15pm Royal Opera House (Live Screening) Tchaikovsky’s much-loved music is matched to a magical adventure on Christmas Eve for Clara and her Nutcracker doll. An enchanted Christmas adventure for all the family.

Tickets: £15 (£12.50 concessions)

Antony & Cleopatra Thursday 20 December - 7.00pm NT Live (Live Screening) Ralph Fiennes and Sophie Okonedo star as Shakespeare’s famous fated couple in his great tragedy of politics, passion and power.

Tickets: £12 (£10 concessions)

Image: © ROH 2016 - Helen Maybanks

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Award-winning dance, cheeky cabaret and a book festival to bring life to Friday nights this autumn.

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Richmond Literature Festival 1 - 28 November

East Sheen writer, Elisabeth Galvin, reveals the intriguing life of Edith Nesbit, the author of The Railway Children, at this year’s Richmond Literature Festival. She talks to editor, Pippa Duncan

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cigar-smoking socialist, an affair with George Bernard Shaw, a husband who had two children with her best friend, wild Bohemian parties with H G Wells and a bit of a flasher, E Nesbit, who penned such famous children’s books as The Railway Children and Five Children and It, was not your typical Victorian author.

Local journalist, Elisabeth Galvin, loved researching this intriguing woman: ‘Edith Nesbit was a ground-breaker and well ahead of her time. She wrote about strong female characters and created real stories about real children who argued and got messy and went on adventures - not just ‘morality tales’, which were the norm of the day.’ Nesbit wrote more than 100 books over her lifetime, her most successful in the years following the death of her eldest son, which had a profound effect on her.

‘I’m so excited to be part of the Festival,’ says Elisabeth, ‘It’s amazing to be talking alongside such an array of wonderful authors.’

You can hear Elisabeth talking about The Extraordinary Life of E Nesbit on 15 November at Hampton Library, 7.30pm. Tickets £8.

Don’t miss

Unthinkable: An Extraordinary Journey Through the World’s Strangest Brains: 11 November How would your life change if you couldn’t feel emotion, or remember the past or empathise with someone else? Award-winning science writer, Helen Thomson, travelled the world to speak to those with rare brain disorders – from a man who thinks he’s a tiger to the doctor who feels other people’s pain.

Riverside Room, Old Town Hall, Richmond, 2pm. Tickets £10 Axel Sheffler: Christmas Fun with the Gruffalo: 25 November Axel Sheffler reads from The Gruffalo and his latest Pip and Posy book, The Christmas Tree, whilst drawing. Axel will sign and draw in your child’s book, new or old (one book per child).

Diamond Jubilee Gardens, Twickenham Riverside, 12.30pm, 2.30pm, 4.30pm

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a rationed CHRISTMAS - 1918 Food became more scarce through the duration of the war, but it was in 1918 that major rationing was introduced

© John Moses 2018 / Photos: © Brewery: Imperial War Museum / Hornby: Richmond Local Studies Library

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ood was in short supply throughout the First World War, but while supplies were limited, nobody died of starvation. Shortages worsened in 1917 as German U-boats targeted our merchant ships, sinking them with vast quantities of food from other countries.

Special measures were introduced – fines were issued for making white flour instead of wholewheat or for allowing rats to invade wheat stores. Alcohol was limited by reducing pub opening times and alcohol strength as it was thought that war A Hornby milk cart on Richmond meadow. The company had shops in Richmond, Kew, Twickenham and Putney production was affected by drunkenness. It was also an offence to buy drinks for others!

Even the end of the war did not improve used in certain shops. Those who tried to cheat things – in fact, they got worse. were fined or could be sent to prison.

During the war itself only sugar had been But in December the Richmond Food rationed but, in February 1918, rationing of Committee agreed to raise the allowances for butter, margarine and all types of meat was meat and butter over the Christmas period introduced. The food shortages were reflected and also allowed hotels to serve food over even in the adverts in the Richmond Herald.

Christmas up to 10 pm rather than 9.30 pm.

The well-known grocers, International stores, (Surprisingly, rationing was controlled locally.) wrote: ‘Peace has arrived, but the plenty of preHowever, even in Christmas week, the war days will not return yet awhile’ and asked local dairy, Hornby & Company (pictured), their customers to be patient until normal asked their customers to reduce their order, times were restored. as supplies were very short, unless milk was On 7 December 1918, the Richmond Herald needed for children or invalids. reported the With the continuing food shortages, the prosecution National Kitchens, set up in 1917, were of Mortlake still needed and there were three National butchers for Kitchens in Richmond. selling meat However, there were bright notes at the end above the ration of the year. Penningtons, well-known local limit. Weekly estate agents, announced that there was allowances were marked improvement in the housing market.

2 lb of meat, The Belgian refugees, many of whom had ½ lb of sugar been living in East Twickenham since autumn and ½ lb of fat.

1914, were now able to return home and there To share the was a very well attended Regatta on Boxing food fairly, each Day. Rationing and price controls were slowly person was phased out, ending finally in 1920 with the given a ration abolition of sugar rationing in November and card, which ending the remaining price controls A worker nails closed a cask could only be in December.

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ell, where did that come from? First game of the season and it’s as if a completely different team has turned up. The players were keen, focussed and energetic – but what really made the difference was they communicated with each other on the pitch!

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All this meant that the standard of football improved massively. From kicking the ball hopefully in the direction of a teammate, we suddenly had smooth passages of accurate passing, exploiting space and exciting attacking moves.

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useful numbers doctors surgeries/hospitals Kew Medical Centre North Road Paradise Rd Parkshot Medical Richmond Green Medical Centre Richmond Lock Seymour House Twickenham Park Vineyard Kingston Hospital Queen Mary's Hospital West Middlesex Hospital

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clubs, groups & societies Cambrian Centre 020 8948 3351 East Twick Neighbourhood Assoc etnacentre.org Kew Horticultural Society kewhorticulturalsociety.org Kew Neighbourhood Assoc 020 8948 8054 Kew WI kewi.org.uk Richmond Decorative & Fine Arts Society richmonddfas.com Richmond & Twickenham Photographic Society rtps.org.uk Richmond WI richmondwi.org.uk Rotary Club (Kew Gdns) kewrotary.org.uk The Avenue Club 020 8948 8807 The Kew Society kewsociety.org The Richmond Art Society 020 8943 1735 The Richmond Local History Society 020 8891 3825 The Richmond Society 020 8948 0643

sports clubs & activities 144 (Richmond) Sqdrn Air Cadets Mid Surrey Bowls Club North Sheen Bowling Club Pensford Tennis Club Priory Park Club Bowls Priory Park Tennis Richmond Athletic Assoc Richmond Junior Chess Club Richmond Lawn Tennis Club Richmond Indoor Bowls Club

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local police Richmond Police Station (8am-8pm) Safer Neighbourhood Teams North Richmond South Richmond East Twickenham

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Christ’s Grey Court Orleans Teddington Twickenham Academy Waldegrave

020 8940 6982 020 8948 1173 020 8891 0187 020 8943 0033 020 8894 4503 020 8894 3244

libraries Richmond 020 8734 3330 Mon 9.30am-7pm; Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-6pm; Weds 10am-7pm; Sat 9.30am-4pm; Sun 1-5pm Twickenham 020 8734 3340 Mon 9.30am-7pm; Tues, Thurs, Fri 9.30am-6pm; Weds 10am-7pm; Sat 9.30am-4pm; Sun closed Kew 020 8734 3352 Tues, Thurs,10am-6pm; Sat 9.30am--4pm; Mon, Weds, Fri, Sun closed

council Richmond Council Crimestoppers Victim Support (Richmond) Complaints: Road, lighting, pavement, abandoned vehicles, consumer protection, parks, planning applications etc

08456 122 660 0800 555 111 0845 450 3936

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recycling The Dump (Townmead Rd) Opening Times Mon 10am - 6pm; Tues - Sat 8am - 6pm; Sun & Bank Hols 9am - 4pm (last admission 15 mins before closing time). Closed: 25, 26 Dec, 1 Jan Freecycle: give away or find unwanted goods and recycle locally. Join the local group at: groups.freecycle.org/richmonduponthamesfreecycle If you have a club, society or association that you would like listed here please email me the details at: pippa@livinginmagazines.co.uk

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Index of Local Businesses Aesthetics Clinic Hedox Clinic Appliances Coopers Arts Centre Watermans Art Studios Redlees Open Studios Audio Visual Lasyl Bathrooms Bella Beauty Volta's Spa & Beauty Beds And So To Bed Westend Beds Bicycles Moore's Cycles Builders/Extensions DPS Car Servicing & Repairs Colin Ferns: Mercedes Richmond Car Service Carpet Cleaning Clean Right Carpentry/Fitted Furniture Dave Casswell Yellow Chisel Catering Katie's Kitchen Charity Cancer Research Children’s Activities Ceramics CafÊ Monkey Music Curtains/Blinds Curtain Call Dance Studio Yes Brazil/Studio Kew Design Six Miles High Design Drama Classes Stagecoach Dog Grooming & Sitting Posh Pups Financial Planning Astus Fireplaces Chiswick Fireplace Flooring ASC Flooring

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Hospital (private) The New Victoria

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Hypnotherapy Sue Laurie Hypnotherapy

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Interiors/Kitchen Design Bella 14 Lofts & Extensions DPS 3 Loft Solutions 6 Plus Rooms 5

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Market Kew Village Market Martial Arts Pee Wee/ Funakoshi Karate

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Networking Events The Sheen Network

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Oven Cleaning Ovenman

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Personal Training Doug Rowe Fitness

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School Greycourt Solicitors D & G Family Law Theatre Hammond Theatre Richmond Theatre Tuition French Tuition

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Vets Vets 4 Pets

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Windows & Doors Ayrton Bespoke Privett

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Gallery Orleans House Gallery Christmas Fair 42 Garden Services Auntie Planty 16 Grout & Tiles Grout 10 Health & Wellbeing Earthlife Heating Engineer David Harris Home Care Amber Home Carers

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The Double Dealer 7 Dec – 26 Jan

In a world of artifice and guile, how are we to judge whose behaviour is beyond reproach? A marriage has been arranged between Cynthia and Mellefont and all should be plain sailing. But at a house party on a sultry autumn evening, the young couple must contend with the jealousies, vanities and vagaries of the other guests.

Above all they must overcome the Machiavellian machinations of Maskwell – the eponymous Double Dealer.

Tickets £25 (£12.50 for under 30s). No performances 25, 26 Dec & 1 Jan. orangetreetheatre.co.uk

THE ROLLIN' STONED 15 November

The band returns to The Eel Pie Club for two hours of nostalgia playing the best of 19641969 - Jumping Jack Flash, Brown Sugar, Get Off My Cloud, It’s All Over Now, You Can’t Always Get What You Want - and a whole lot of Satisfaction. Rollin’ Stoned have also been described by The Times as ‘The nearest thing to the real article’. Tickets £13, available via eelpieclub. com or cash at the door (if still available).

Doors 8.15pm, music 9-11pm.

Eel Pie Club at The Patch, The Cabbage Patch, 67 London Rd, Twickenham 54

Katriona Taylor

17 November

The Bulls Head in Barnes has obviously given up on grammar with its missing apostrophe, but its reputation for one of the best places to hear jazz lives on. As part of the London Jazz Festival, jazz vocalist and songwriter, Katriona Taylor, returns on 17 November to perform an explosive mix of Latin, Brazilian, Jazz and Soul. This charismatic British singer/songwriter will be singing songs from her award-winning albums and a mixture of jazz classics.

8.30pm. Tickets £13 adv, £15 on the door. thebullsheadbarnes.com

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