King's Week Brochure 2015

2015

King’s Week 25 June – 1 July

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King’s Week Origins 1952 “The whole of the King’s Week, Dr Shirley declared, was a completely mad venture. No other community could do all that and play three cricket matches as well. It was quite mad and entirely successful. It was the finest bit of education the school had this year. Everyone was doing something.”

[Kentish Gazette 01/08/52]

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Cover Design: James Curtis

Welcome This year’s festival of arts will continue to have the hugely popular music events such as the Gala Symphony Concert, the Jazz Concert and the Serenade, as well as several theatre productions which this year include William Shakespeare’s comedy Much Ado About Nothing; two of Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales; a play specially written for the Shell year group, Imperium Emporium; and also the dancing delight of our own King’s Dance Company (KiDaCo).

In addition to music and drama, we are welcoming a huge variety of other events ranging from sport and lectures, to scientific experiments and debates, all to widen the experience of culture and excellence in a variety of settings. One such

Contents highlight this year will be the afternoon of Saturday 27 June where we will host a Show Jumping event at Birley’s alongside two OKS cricket matches, a touch rugby competition and a Classic Car Rally. You could even order a King’s Week Hamper (prepared by 6th form chefs) to enjoy the afternoon at Birley’s in style, or order one to picnic on the Green Court in the wonderful surroundings of the Cathedral Precincts before another afternoon or evening event.

I do hope you will be able to spend time reading this brochure and attending many of the events that will help us celebrate the end of the academic year. King’s Week allows pupils a wide range of opportunities for demonstrating their skills and talents within a broad cultural framework of artistic performance and presentation. It’s a week full of fun, and not to be missed. Do join us.

Robert Sanderson (King’s Week Manager)

Drama

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Music

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At a Glance

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Spoken Word

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Art & Sport

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Green Court

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Booking Info

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This event requires a ticket.

Thursday 25 June until Wednesday 1 July 2015 1

drama

Much Ado About Nothing

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The Mint Yard will transform into Leonato, governor of Messina’s luxurious estate this year. He and his family host a celebratory visit from the victorious Don Pedro, Prince of Arragon and his entourage, after their recent triumph in battle. Amidst the festivities Beatrice, Leonato’s niece and Benedick, a companion lord of Don

Pedro, resume their long standing ‘merry war’, both claiming to have absolutely no interest in love or marriage. Beatrice’s cousin Hero and Claudio (another of the prince’s companions) take a very different view and preparations joyfully begin for their wedding. However, Don John, self-proclaimed villain and Don Pedro’s ‘bastard’ brother, has other ideas…

Saturday 27 June

7.30pm Mint Yard Also Sunday 28 June 7.30pm, Monday 29 June 4.15pm & Tuesday 30 June7.30pm [Weather awareness: a sun-hat or rug may be advisable]

This year the King’s Dance Company, in a slightly different format to previous shows, will include two exciting extended pieces of creative dance, to showcase the high standard of our talented performers. One will be a period dance drama based on The Great Gatsby; the second, a piece of contemporary dance that will be organically created by the cast. Expect to be thrilled by these beautiful original pieces!

Sunday 28 June

6.30pm St. Mary’s Hall Also Tuesday 30 June 5.45pm & Wednesday 1 July 2.00pm

Two Canterbury Tales Set off for your pilgrimage to the St Mary’s Theatre and join the Remove year actors as they re-tell Geoffrey Chaucer’s colourful and enchanting tales of love, jealousy and trickery in two unique adaptations. The Knight’s Tale sees eight young people jet off on their first holiday to sunny Magaluf in search of friendship, romance and memorable tales to last a lifetime. The pulsating allure of Tabby’s nightclub awaits, but who can tell if their friendships will survive the evening?

The Miller’s Tale sees a fat, hairy Miller at war with a skinny, sinister and mean-spirited co-pilgrim Reeve. The Miller tells a story of a daft old codger cursed for his stupidity in marrying a flighty young girl called Alison, whilst Nicholas the lodger and the local nerd Absolon also fancy themselves as Alison’s suitors.

A flood is on the way and pandemonium breaks out. How will it all end?

Imperium Emporium The short stories of Hector Hugh Munro (under the pen-name Saki) combine the social satire and wit of Oscar Wilde with the dark imaginings and twisted endings of Roald Dahl. This new play by actor, playwright and Olivier-nominee Alan Atkins, weaves five of these well-loved tales into a world which reveals the hypocrisies, fashions and foibles of Britain at the height of Empire.

Hyenas, wolves, saints, goblins and ferocious aunts are all brought to life in this highly theatrical and entertaining Shell production.

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KiDaCo

Thursday 25 June

4.30pm St. Mary’s Hall Also Saturday 27 June 2.30pm & Monday 29th June 4.30pm

Friday 26 June

4.30pm St. Mary’s Hall Also Sunday 28 June 2.00pm, Tuesday 30 June 2.00pm

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Music

Led Zeppelin Formed in 1968 and then disbanded in 1980, Led Zeppelin recorded nine studio albums selling between 200 and 300 million records. They were one of the most successful acts of all time and have had a lasting influence on rock music. They were known for mixing blues, folk, funk and even reggae with their pounding, innovative, heavy guitar riffs and Robert Plant’s soaring high-tenor vocals. They pioneered the idea of rock’n’roll excess both in their stage performances and in their on-tour behaviour; old-school rock stars.

This year we have a simply outstanding band who will be recreating every note of some of the classics from this legendary group.

Saturday 27 June

5.00pm St. Alphege’s Also Sunday 28 June 5.30pm, Tuesday 30 June 5.30pm &

Outdoor Venue

Wednesday 1 July 3.00pm St. Augustine’s Quadrangle [Weather permitting, no ticket required]

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Jazz on a Summer Sunset This year’s Modern Jazz Group, superbly led by Robbie Ellison, boasts an experienced line-up with three of the five instrumentalists going on to study jazz or contemporary music next year at some of the top conservatories in the country. From straight-ahead, bop, hard-bop, Latin and contemporary, the group will play a variety of styles in what is invariably a highlight of King’s Week. Jazz in the shade of Canterbury Cathedral – circular tables (for six), a cash bar and a complimentary ploughman’s meal – the perfect end to a busy day with music by, or inspired by, such jazz greats as Bill Evans, Miles Davis, Charlie Parker and Clifford Brown as well as some original compositions.

Should you be unable to book one of these highly sought-after tickets then King’s parents and OKS are welcome to enjoy the evening on the Green Court from outside the marquee (weather permitting).

Thursday 25 June

7.30pm Green Court Marquee [Maximum of six tickets per booking.

Doors will open at 6.45pm.]

A pupil led event, run by Ben Champion and Sophia Gripari, giving performers the opportunity to find their voice and sing their own composition, or cover. This is a young, vibrant and popular musical event.

Friday 26 June

2.30pm Green Court Marquee

Acoustic Corner

Music at Lunchtime

No electrical enhancement allowed; the acoustic corner is for those musicians who haven’t necessarily had enough limelight. From classical quartets, to close harmony or pop, this is a small stage for informal busking and light musical augmentation to the Green Court environment.

These intimate and varied concerts provide a platform for solo performances and small ensembles drawn from all year groups. With audience sizes ranging from 30-60 these concerts often show the greatest musical diversity and quality of King’s Week, all wrapped up in a small and welcoming setting; perfect either before or after a light lunch.

Thursday 25 June

1.45pm Green Court Pod Also Friday 26 June 5.30pm, Monday 29 June 5.15pm & Tuesday 30 June 5.15pm

Thursday 25 June

1.30pm Old Synagogue Also Friday 26 June 1.30pm & Monday 29 June 1.30pm

Serenade The Great Cloister provides the inspirational setting for this late-evening concert of secular choral music, this year celebrating its 60th anniversary. The Serenade Choir will perform a varied selection of new and cherished repertoire, including items that featured in the first Serenade in 1955. The performance will include solo items from some of the most gifted singers at King’s as well as contributions from the King’s Brass and Wind Ensembles, Madrigalia, The King’s Men and The King’s Swingers.

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The Voice

Guests are requested not to bring chairs, food or drink into the Cloisters but they are welcome to picnic on the Green Court. In the event of inclement weather the Serenade will take place in the Cathedral Nave.

Friday 26 June

8.45pm The Great Cloister [Gates will open at 8pm]

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Music

Cream Tea

Wind Band Concert

This year the King’s Week Cream Tea has become larger. Following on from the Show Jumping festival at Birley’s earlier in the afternoon why not join us for scones, strawberries and the usual cream tea components, as well as musical interludes from the Junior Choir, and both The King’s Swingers and The King’s Men close harmony groups. The King’s Week Bake Off winners will also be announced during this event.

From Saving Private Ryan to X Men, African samba to Broadway hits, The King’s School Concert Band is under new management. Under the direction of Ian Swatman, this large ensemble takes up its regular Sunday afternoon slot in a new location to present an eclectic programme with music for everyone!

Saturday 27 June

3.45pm Green Court Marquee [Tickets are needed in order to secure a table and cream tea.

Those who don’t manage to secure a ticket will still be able to listen to the music on nearby chairs within the marquee.]

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Sunday 28 June 5.00pm Shirley Hall

In this year’s Virtuosi our finest instrumentalists and singers, together with The King’s School Chamber Orchestra and The King’s Brass, present an entertaining and diverse programme of works written over the course of the last hundred years.

From the sultry blues of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, played by William Wong, to the thrilling Escapades of John Williams, featuring Robbie Ellison on vibraphone and Jeremy Wan on alto sax, it will be an evening of fascinating contrasts. This year’s Marlowe Young Musician of the Year, Juliet Wolff, will reprise her winning performance of the final movement from Elgar’s Cello Concerto and we’ll also hear some of Luciano Berio’s brilliant arrangements of Folk Songs from around the world, sung by Eliza Cocksworth, Felix Wareing and Roger Kelly. Other works include Samuel Barber’s iconic Adagio for Strings and music by Bartok and Janáček.

Virtuosi will end in a blaze of colour with the Berceuse and Finale from Stravinsky’s Firebird.

Saturday 27 June 8.00pm Shirley Hall

Songs from the Shows This year’s Songs from the Shows takes on a French theme, beginning with highlights from Moulin Rouge, followed by songs from two musicals by the famous French jazz musician Michel Legrand: Les Parapluies de Cherbourg and Les Demoiselles de Rochefort. Our show concludes with highlights from Frank Loesser’s Guys and Dolls, one of the most famous and successful American musicals of all time.

Sunday 28 June

3.00pm Green Court Marquee

House Harmonies Showcasing performances from this year’s House Concerts, House Harmonies provides a platform for ensembles of talented pupils from the same House to perform a variety of music, ranging from close harmony and modern popular music to classical and jazz. Every year new stars emerge in this popular, pupil-led event.

Jazz Concert This has become one of the most memorable evenings of King’s Week. The King’s School Big Band, under the new direction of Ian Swatman and assisted

by King’s Head of Jazz, Robbie Ellison, will present an evening of diverse variety. From Gordon Goodwin to Duke Ellington, Ray Charles to Thad Jones, there really is something for everyone in this year’s Jazz Concert.

Music

Virtuosi

With hard-swinging instrumentals, show-stopping vocals from Eliza Cocksworth and Charlie Sinclair, interludes by the Modern Jazz group and close harmony singing from the celebrated King’s Men and King’s Swingers, it should be a night to remember...

Monday 29 June 7.30pm Shirley Hall

Monday 29 June

2.30pm Green Court Marquee

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Choirs in the Quire

Piano Recital

All the School’s main choral ensembles, the Chapel, Crypt and Chamber Choirs, and Madrigalia, come together in the beautiful setting of the Quire of Canterbury Cathedral. We celebrate the great Choral Anthem with a selection of items sung in Cathedral services throughout the year, with music from the Renaissance to the present day, including Hadley’s My beloved spake, Duruflé’s Ubi Caritas and concluding with Wesley’s Ascribe unto the Lord.

Some of the School’s most talented pianists will perform a selection of masterpieces in the Old Synagogue, including a performance by this year’s competition winner, Hugh Rowlands.

Tuesday 30 June

3.00pm Cathedral Quire

Tuesday 30 June

1.30pm Old Synagogue

Composers’ Concert This concert of original and imaginative compositions, in a wide variety of genres and styles, will include a selection of ensemble and solo pieces performed by students on the GCSE and A Level music courses.

Tuesday 30 June

5.00pm Old Synagogue

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This final event of King’s Week showcases the talents of The King’s School Symphony Orchestra alongside dazzling solo performances from some of our senior musicians.

Music

Gala Symphony Concert

Walton’s rousing Spitfire Prelude and Fugue, written for the 1943 film The First of the Few, opens the concert followed by performances from two of our departing 6a Music Scholars: Michaela Higham plays the haunting slow movement of Reinecke’s Flute Concerto and Siobhan Casha is soloist in the first movement of Dittersdorf’s sparkling Harp Concerto. The first half ends with Malambo, the outrageous final dance from Alberto Ginastera’s ballet Estancia.

After interval refreshments on the Green Court the Gala Symphony Concert resumes with the sublime slow movement from Bruch’s Violin Concerto No.1 performed by this year’s Symphony Orchestra leader, Jemima Chesterfield. The uplifting finale of Sibelius’s Symphony No.2, with its triumphal brass and soaring strings, provides a spectacular close to King’s Week 2015!

Wednesday 1 July

7.30pm Shirley Hall Black Tie

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Drama Music Spoken Word Art & Sport

Thursday 25 June Tuesday 30 June

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Circus Skills

Imperium E

The Debate Acoustic Corner Speeches in the B.H.

Art Exhibitions (All afternoon)

Wednesday 1 July

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2.30

Music at Lunchtime Art Exhibitions (All afternoon)

Music at Lunchtime Art Exhibitions (All afternoon)

Monday 29 June

Green Court

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1.30

Friday 26 June

Plan your King’s Week. Tick the box beside each event.

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Saturday 27 June

Key

Sunday 28 June

at a glance

12.30

KW Challenge

Literary Revue Two Canter

The Voice

Lab on the Lawn Cathedral Pre

Cricket (11.30am All day) OKS Fencing Imperium Emporium Show Jumping & Classic Car Rally Sailing: Round the Island Race (All day) Cricket (11.30am All day) KiDaCo

Cream Tea

KW King’s Week Bake Off

Literary Tour 1 Art Exhibitions (All afternoon)

Lab on the Lawn Poetry Slam

Two Canterbury Tales Songs from the Shows Art Exhibition Private View Music at Lunchtime House Harmonies Art Exhibitions (All afternoon) Literary Lunch

Circus Skills

Mu KW Challenge

Imperium E

Cricket (11.30am All day) Piano Recital Art Exhibitions (All afternoon)

Choirs in the Quire Super Speedy Car Challenge Two Canterbury Tales

Cathedral Precincts Tour Art Exhibitions (All afternoon)

Cricket (11.30am All day)

Lab on the Lawn Green Court Finals

KiDaCo Led Zeppelin

Henley Royal Regatta (All day)

CCF Drill Display

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Emporium KW Lecture 1 Acoustic Corner

rbury Tales Film Festival

ecincts Tour KW Lecture 2

W Challenge Led Zeppelin Led Zeppelin Literary Tour 2 Wind Band Concert KW Lecture 3 KW Lecture 4

uch Ado About Nothing Acoustic Corner Emporium Acoustic Corner KW Lecture 5 Led Zeppelin KiDaCo Composers’ Concert

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P i c n i c s

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Jazz on a Summer Sunset

The Serenade

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Virtuosi Much Ado About Nothing

KiDaCo Much Ado About Nothing

Jazz Concert

Much Ado About Nothing

Gala Symphony Concert

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SPOKEN WORD

The Beerling Hall

The Literary Revue

Literary Lunch

Three events will take place in the newly acquired Dominican Priory, leased to the School by the Cantiacorum Foundation trustees and from now on known as ‘The Beerling Hall’ in recognition of the commitment of Mr & Mrs Beerling who devoted so much to restoring the Priory to its magnificence of today. (See map)

A new event for King’s Week, the Literary Revue is a chance to come and celebrate hundreds, nay thousands of years of the English language in the hands of the literary masters. Come watch, laugh and cry along as students from all years perform speeches, poems and sketches all with a literary focus, whilst the audience enjoy cups of tea and cake, cabaret style.

This new event is launching the inaugural annual Sebastian Barker Poetry Prize competition, in memory of the much-loved poet, Sebastian Barker OKS, who died in 2014.

Speeches in the Beerling Hall

Friday 26 June

7.9m

Over the course of a light luncheon platter and a glass of wine, there will be a selection of readings from King’s School poets through the ages, a discussion (with readings) of Sebastian Barker’s last collections of poetry, and the best entries for the Sebastian Barker Poetry Prize from the pupil poets themselves.

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8.2m

4.15pm Beerling Hall

King’s Week Lectures Each lecture will be 10-20 minutes Thursday 25 June 5pm Dark Energy by Louis Lyttle (5th MO) Empress Dowager Cixi: Conquering Concubine by George Palmer (5th GL) Saturday 27 June 5.15pm Degas’ sculpture ‘Little Dancer aged 14’ (1881) by Samantha Ruston (6b CY) The evolution of stories and fairy tales

by Erica Phillips (5th MR)

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Sunday 28 June 5.15pm Shaping Ukrainian identity by Anastasiia Tkach (6b BY) Russian Art by Elena Uvarova (6b LX) 7.9m

There is a centuries-old tradition of King’s pupils declaiming in the Cathedral Chapter House. However this year, because of The Ancestors exhibition of Britain’s oldest stained glass windows (see www. canterbury-cathedral.org), we are changing location to the Beerling Hall. Come and support the top nine pupils from the Remove year who will offer their best orations of classic poetry, drama and / or inspirational speeches. [Judge: Mr Andrew Dobbin – Common Room 1978-2000, former Head of Drama and Housemaster of School House]

Thursday 25 June

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2.45pm Beerling Hall

7.9m

Monday 29 June 1.00pm Beerling Hall

Location Map of Beerling Hall

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8.2m

Monday 29 June 5pm Why we should all learn computer programming by Alexander Choi (Shell TR) Design: yesterday, today, tomorrow by Michael Hofmann (6a CY)

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8.5m

Beerling Hall

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9.1m

8.8m 9.1m

Tuesday 30 June 5pm Is racism an invention of the modern era? by Demi Adeyemi (6b LX) The extinction of classical art? by Adina Mukhamejanova (6a LX) Venue: Schoolroom

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Poetry Slam

The Film Festival is a great opportunity for all budding film directors to showcase their work to an accepting audience, and find like-minded people in order to create even better work next year! The Film Festival accepts entries of 5-10 minutes in duration. Do come along to see this year’s best short films.

In the wonderful setting of the Memorial Court, with the Norman Staircase and the Schoolroom looking down on the performing space, come and listen to the pupils performing their own poems of love, joy, sadness, and fun. As the battle commences to win the crown from two time champion Modupe Reis; the audience will participate, cheer and judge each poet’s rendition, reminiscent of a Shakespearean time gone by.

Friday 26 June

4.45pm Schoolroom

The Debate Following months of political posturing, promise-making and pledges, the UK has a new government in place. But should we trust politicians to deliver on their word or is it all part of the game of electioneering? This year, debaters pose and oppose the motion ‘This house would trigger an automatic by-election when a politician breaks an election promise’.

Sunday 28 June

4.00pm Memorial Court

The Literary Tour The ‘literary tour’ looks at two major collections given to the School. The Maugham Library holds about 2,000 books from Maugham’s own library. Some of the annotations provide the opportunity to see the writer ‘at work’. The Hugh Walpole Collection is a superb selection of literary manuscripts. Most of the major English authors of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries are represented, including Charlotte and Emily Brontë, Lewis Carroll, George Eliot, Rudyard Kipling, D.H. Lawrence, Sir Walter Scott, W.M. Thackeray, Virginia Woolf, W.B. Yeats, a selection of First World War poets, and many more. There are also some books from fine presses, including the Kelmscott Chaucer and Eric Gill’s Four Gospels.

SPOKEN WORD

Film Festival

Numbers are very limited and a £5 deposit will be required for each ticket, which will be refunded at the beginning of the tour.

Sunday 28 June

3.00pm & 5.15pm Norman Staircase

Thursday 25 June 2.45pm Schoolroom

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The King’s Week Challenge

Cathedral Precincts Tours

Exhibition: Sebastian Barker and the Poetry of King’s

Come and watch as teams of teachers and students – each representing a Department – battle it out to win King’s Week’s answer to University Challenge. Will the Maths Department be able to defend their title? Find out and get a chance to test your own general knowledge too!

These historical tours, led by the Canterbury Cathedral guides, will take you on a walk through the Precincts and its fascinating heritage of both Cathedral and School. Having been associated so closely for so long it is only right that we should learn more about our surroundings.

Sebastian Barker OKS, who died in 2014, would have been 70 in 2015. The Sebastian Barker Poetry Prize, named in his honour, will be awarded for the first time this year. The King’s Week exhibition honours Sebastian and sets him within the tradition of King’s School poets. With a nod to Christopher Marlowe, there will be poems by, among others, Richard Murphy and Edward LucieSmith, two Newdigate prize winners, and even a Headmaster. Not forgetting Nell Cook: The King’s Scholar’s Story.

[Each match will last 20 minutes]

Friday 26 June

Thursday 25 June

4.00pm Green Court Pod Also Saturday 27 June 4.45pm Finals: Monday 29 June 3.45pm

Extended Projects The Extended Project is a qualification that requires pupils to produce a 6,000-word dissertation on a topic of their own choosing. Projects will range from the mathematical to the theological, the artistic to the scientific. ‘Read all about it’ and broaden your knowledge.

All week

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Reception Marquee, Green Court

4:30pm Dark Entry Also Tuesday 30 June 1:30pm [Duration 1 hour]

All Week

Office hours Admissions Office, Lardergate

Come and watch the best of our pupils take on the might of the OKS in the annual team fencing match held on Green Court. Like The Three Musketeers, the teams (including past and present International representatives) will be fencing all for one and one for all. If you fancy yourself as an apprentice musketeer you can even give it a try using our foam swords!

Swimming Gala – Kings School Team v Staff v OKS Sunday 28 June

11.00am Recreation Centre

2.30pm Green Court

Henley Royal Regatta

Wednesday 1 July

8.30am - 7.30pm Henley

King’s has three yachts in the 2015 Round the Island Race: Forrader crewed by pupils, Sparkling Spirit crewed by parents, and Vantage crewed by OKS. With over 1,500 boats racing around the Isle of Wight on 27 June this is the biggest yacht race in the world.

You can follow the progress of the three boats during the race on the RTI website (www.roundtheisland. org.uk) and King’s families are most welcome to join us at the Royal London Yacht Club in Cowes on 26 June and the Island Sailing Club on 27 June.

Saturday 27 June

Each year The King’s School 1st Eight adds to their rich history of representation at the Henley Royal Regatta by entering The Princess Elizabeth Challenge Cup. Do contact the school Boat Club if you would like transport (on land!) to the Regatta to support the King’s crew and experience the wonderful ‘Edwardian Tea Party’ atmosphere.

Round the Island Race

ART & SPORT

Fencing

Saturday 27 June Isle of Wight

With races for both sexes, this inaugural swimming event has attracted great interest. Experienced staff swimmers and a team of OKS past county champions and national swimmers will both race against the King’s School swim team. The first event heralds a “head to head” show stopper of 100m freestyle with Paddy macLachlan (county champion 2012-14) against Tom Collins (county champion 1993-95). [Raffle proceeds will go to the charity Lupus UK]

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ART & SPORT

Art Exhibition Blackfriars is playing host to our annual Art exhibition. Much of our final A level and GCSE work will be featured in this extraordinary show.

The photographic exhibition will be held in the King Street studios as a reflection of the quality of the photography our pupils are producing. In the Ceramics studio you will be able to enjoy a banquet created by the Shells.

More Shell work will also be on display in Blackfriars. On the way to Blackfriars have a look at the Barcelona exhibition in the windows facing out onto Palace Street. A show to rival any major gallery!

All week

2.00-6.00pm Blackfriars

Green Court and the Pentise As a taster to the main Art Exhibition in Blackfriars this year we are placing some mini-galleries for you all to enjoy around the Green Court. These exhibitions will give you a flavour of what is available to view over the week in Blackfriars. There will be work from the Remove pupils in the Library Narthex as well as the House Art Competition work on display in the stunning ancient Pentise (entrance is from the Lattergate garden).

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Green Court

Artist in Residence Madeleine Cross OKS has continued to be Artist in Residence at the King’s School this year, locating herself within the Art Department at Blackfriars. She has created a new body of work loosely based on the continuation of the theme ‘memory’, developing her themes and ideas whilst working alongside our pupils and Art Scholars.

All week

Old Grange Hall

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Super-Speedy Car Challenge

The Saturday afternoon at Birley’s is going to be huge. Alongside the OKS cricket matches, a touch rugby competition, and a school tennis fixture against Tonbridge, we are going to turn Birley’s into a major equestrian venue including all the frills of tea tents, champagne tents and a Classic Car Rally. Fun for everyone, there will be over 20 horses and their riders competing in the Show Jumping and Dressage, followed by a match tea and charity raffle in aid of Riding for the Disabled.

The Bloodhound Supersonic Car aims to win the world land speed record for Britain at over 1000mph. Inspired by this, The King’s School DT pupils will race their Super-Speedy Cars against all-comers from schools across Kent. The cars are powered by Electric Ducted Fans and Li-Ion batteries and can reach speeds of over 50mph. Top Gear on a smaller scale, this event is perfect for all those who love invention, mechanics, cars and speed.

All patrons who own a classic car are invited to register it with the Box Office beforehand; the Classic Car paddock will be beside the Show Jumping arena. Further car parking for ‘other cars’ will be available behind the astro-turf.

1:30pm Early Rounds 3:00pm Finals 4:00pm Address by Jon Tickle of Sky Brainiac

Saturday 27 June Picnics 12-1pm (King’s Week Hampers can be delivered to Birley’s for collection) Show Jumping 1-4pm (dependent on ground conditions)

ART & SPORT

Show Jumping & Classic Car Rally

Tuesday 30 June

Cricket Support would be most welcome at Birley’s for the following 1st XI cricket matches (starting at 11.30am) during King’s Week: Friday 26 June v Trinity School Saturday 27 June v The OKS Monday 29 June v The MCC Wednesday 1 July v Band of Brothers

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GREEN COURT

Green Court Finals

Lab on the Lawn

CCF Drill Display

Similar to Chariots of Fire one member from each house will race around the outside of the Green Court in six separate finals: Shell (M/F), Middle School (M/F), and Sixth Form (M/F). The onlooking crowds will assemble in the centre of the Green Court and cheer on their favourites as the runners disappear then reappear from behind the marquees, racing to set history and claim the trophy.

This year Lab on the Lawn will have the usual mixture of interactive activities and short demonstrations around the Green Court Pod. Some of the planned events include: a helium balloon race, oscillating chemical reactions, rocks and fossils, and things to do with liquid nitrogen.

You can also join in a science quiz for different age groups (with prizes) or come and find out how much energy you can generate with a bike. It’s all very scientific.

Similar to the Olympic Games opening ceremony, prior to the Green Court Finals the CCF will form up under the Lattergate arch before marching around the Green Court, leading the competitors and supporters from each House, and taking their place by the finishing line to await further orders.

An iconic event with huge crowds, the Green Court Finals has an atmosphere that takes you back in time.

Tuesday 30 June

Friday 26 June

3.30pm Green Court Pod Also Sunday 28 June 3.30pm, Tuesday 30 June 3.30pm

4.15pm Green Court

Croquet & Supersized Chess With croquet on the grass of King’s, and super-sized outdoor chess on the stones near the Norman staircase, why not come and test your skill in these stunning arenas?

All Week Lattergate Lawn (croquet) Memorial Court (chess)

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Tuesday 30 June 4.15pm Green Court

Enjoy the beautiful Cathedral surroundings, have a go riding on unicycles, tricycles and vintage bicycles; or simply arrange to meet your friends at the ‘Green Court Tea Tent’ for an afternoon of relaxation.

Treat yourself to a cup cake decorated by one of our 5th form pupils, decorate your own, buy an ice cream, or just enjoy a cup of tea (complimentary). All profits will go towards the Lupus UK charity.

Thursday to Tuesday 3.00 –5.00pm Green Court

Circus Skills A chance to show off your circus skills: professional diabolist, juggler and object-manipulator Paul Incredible is here to teach you all the tricks of the circus! All ages and abilities welcome.

KW Bake Off Bake your own cake at home, bring it in and display it on the table (village flower show style) and await judgement by our expert panel. There will be two categories. (A) Open Category – bake any cake of your choice.

(B) Carrot Category – follow our specific recipe to the very letter and see if it matches the expectations of our judges.

GREEN COURT

Tea Tent, Cup Cakes & Ice Cream

Entry is free, but you will need to order a ticket to register and be posted further details. The winners will be announced during the Cream Tea event (for which tickets will need to be purchased separately) and then the cakes will be eaten! Yummy.

Saturday 27 June

3.45pm Green Court

Thursday 25 June

3.30pm Green Court Also Monday 29 June 3.30pm

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booking information

King’s Week Hampers Under the careful tuition of professional chef Olivia Wacher OKS, our team of Sixth Formers will prepare and cook wonderful picnic hampers for all to enjoy. This project is primarily about giving pupils the opportunity and experience to learn new catering skills before they go to university and beyond.

All produce will be locally sourced, and all homemade foods (*) will be created by the pupils in the Hamper Kitchen (aka The JCR, beneath the Shirley Hall).

Why not picnic on the Green Court prior to a King’s Week event to make a truly memorable day? You get to keep the wicker hamper too!

Order online. Please ensure you book your King’s Week Hamper for the date you will collect it.

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The Green Court Hamper (for 4 people)

Hamper only) one bottle of Wide River Chenin Blanc.

One wicker hamper, bamboo cutlery & plastic wine glasses, Bowyers Brie, Patriciana’s slow cooked ham, Kent Crisps, pitta breads*, hummus*, crudité (carrots, celery and cucumber)*, summer vegetable quiche*, goats cheese stuffed peppers*, rainbow layered salad*, brownies*, strawberries and cream, one bottle of Kingsdown still water, one bottle of King’s Orchard apple juice, and (in the Green Court

The Lattergate Hamper (for 4+ people) All of the Green Court Hamper PLUS: Smoked salmon, marinated olives*, parmesan biscuits*, chilli tomato jam* and one bottle of Prosecco.

How to collect Collect your hamper on the day from the Hamper Kitchen (121.30pm, or 5.30-7pm). [If you would like your lunchtime hamper for Saturday 27 June to be delivered to Birley’s please let us know]. NB: Extra bottles of Prosecco, wine, water and apple juice can be purchased from the Hamper Kitchen.

Please place your order by 17 June.

All tickets can be booked through our website

www.kings-week.co.uk

King’s Week Box Office Information Please use the online booking system at www.kings-week.co.uk

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During King’s Week tickets will only be available from the Green Court marquee Box Office (1.30 - 5.00pm), or on the door of the event.

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If wheelchair access is required please contact the Box Office.

Due to the huge popularity of King’s Week, bookings are restricted to 8 tickets per event (except for Jazz on a Summer Sunset which is 6 tickets). We are unable to reserve tickets without payment.

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One complimentary ticket may be claimed for one performance of each event in which your son or daughter is appearing.

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Parents are advised to order tickets for their children. Performances are open to the general public and free seats cannot be reserved for members of the School.

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Seat reservations will expire five minutes before the performance starts, so that we may admit pupils. Ticket holders who arrive after this time will be shown to any remaining available seats.

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The ticket price for evening performances of Much Ado About Nothing, Virtuosi, the Jazz Concert and the Gala Symphony Concert includes a drink during the interval.

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Refunds will not be possible after Monday 22 June.

Patrons are invited to picnic on the Green Court prior to evening performances.

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Those coming by car are advised to use the public car parks in either St Radigund’s Street or Broad Street. Parking in The Precincts is restricted.

Prices Green Court Hamper (for 4) Lattergate Hamper (for 4+) King’s Week Bake Off

£55 £80 FREE

Drama Imperium Emporium £7 £7 Two Canterbury Tales KiDaCo £7 £7 Much Ado About Nothing (matinee) £10 Much Ado About Nothing (evening)

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HOW TO BOOK YOUR TICKETS

Music £7 Led Zeppelin Jazz on a Summer Sunset £14 The Serenade £10 Cream Tea £7 Virtuosi £8 £10 Jazz Concert Gala Symphony Concert £10 Spoken Word Literary Tour (refundable deposit) £5 Literary Revue £5 Literary Lunch £10 Cathedral Precincts Tour £5 Events that are not in this list are free of charge and do not require tickets.

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Bookings and further information can be found at: www.kings-week.co.uk The Box Office, The King’s School, Canterbury CT1 2ES Telephone: 01227 595778 Email: boxoffice@kings-school.co.uk Twitter: @kingsweekupdate

www.kings-school.co.uk