invited to assemble the 2018 programme. I hope it does justice to the fabulous legacy left by my predecessors Tony Britten, Delaval Astley and Charles Pugh.’
FULL PROGRAMME FOR HOLT FESTIVAL 2018 REVEALED ‘One of the most important cultural events in Norfolk’ Peter Wilson, former Chief Executive, Norwich Theatre Royal The full tenth anniversary programme for Holt Festival 2018, North Norfolk’s award winning, international feast of the arts has been announced. The Festival brings outstanding theatre, music, comedy, literature, talks, children’s and visual art events to the picturesque Georgian town for eight days, from 21 to 29 July.
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For the tenth anniversary year Stash Kirkbride has taken the helm as Artistic Director, and he has delivered a programme that combines the best of national and international talents with some of the cream of our own Norfolk performers. Introducing the programme Stash said ‘It is said that if a festival can make it to its 10th year then it has truly arrived, and having long admired the achievements of Holt Festival I am thrilled and honoured to be
Major new announcements include a Norfolk Day special appearance by the county’s best loved, most popular and rudest(!) comedy duo The Nimmo Twins. Making their first appearance at the festival the Nimmo’s outrageously hilarious and hugely popular Normal for Norfolk shows have entertained sell-out crowds for over 20 years. Two major exhibitions put Holt firmly on the international art map. A world-first exhibition of the paintings of one of Norfolk’s best loved adopted sons, Sir John Hurt, will show just how accomplished a painter he was. Another exclusive sees letters from George Orwell to his Southwold lover on public display for the first time ever. Jasper Carrott has made good his promise to reschedule the show heart surgery forced him to cancel last year and leading political figures will be in Holt to discuss their lives and careers with well known TV and radio presenters.
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