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WELCOME
“Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.” David Attenborough Following on from the success of last year’s Deeds and Words, this year we see Tonbridge Talks Festival with the focus on environmental concerns and sustainability. The keynote speakers will feature Steve Backshall, Anjuli Pandit and David Hone, along with poet in residence Anthony Wilson. The Sunday will have a family focus with workshops and talks for everyone. Tying in with the Festival is a visiting exhibition of the Environmental Photographer of the Year in the Old Big School Gallery.
HOW TO BOOK
BOX OFFICE: 01732 304241 ONLINE BOOKING: www.emftheatre.com EMAIL: boxoffice@tonbridge-school.org Booking fee of £1 is included in the ticket price.
The Box Office is open 9.30am – 12.30pm and 1.00pm – 2.30pm Monday – Friday (term time only) and one hour before our shows. For group bookings, terms and conditions and further enquiries please check our website or contact the Box Office. Parking for the theatre is at Tonbridge School Centre or in nearby town car parks.
ACCESS
The ever-popular NT Live screenings continue with The Lehman Trilogy, following the story of the Lehman brothers banking family, James Corden starring in One Man, Two Guvnors and Nicholas Hytner’s production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. Live theatre sees performances of Once Upon a Time, an absurd comedy looking at the publication of the Grimm fairytales, Build a Rocket, a story about the uplifting experiences of a young woman who suddenly finds her life turned upside-down and Revelations, a play looking at the things we do for love. For younger audiences we see adaptations of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s muchloved Stick Man, Monstersaurus, a story about a boy who invents his own monstrous friends, and fabulous puppets in Arthur’s Dream Boat. We are delighted to have new Poet Laureate Simon Armitage, who will read from his work and answer questions from the audience and Toby Smith, who will speak of his career in photography. Local talent comes from LAMPS as they return with Sensational Sondheim, looking at the range of the award-winning composer. The school concert season is Vienna: Tradition & Innovation featuring Chamber music, a song cycle and an orchestral concert. For music of a different variety do join us for our third charity singalong event, last year’s hit film Bohemian Rhapsody. Please do read on to find out more; there is plenty to entice you to join us. I look forward to welcoming you to the EMF Theatre in the coming weeks and months.
When you book via the Box Office please let us know if you have any additional requirements which would make your visit more enjoyable.
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James Fisher, Chair of Tonbridge Arts Committee
SEPTEMBER SUN 1ST
STICK MAN EMF Theatre 11.30am, 2.00pm & 4.30pm THU 5TH
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY – NT ENCORE EMF Theatre 7.00pm FRI 13TH
TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS EMF Studio 7.30pm
FRI 27TH
FRI 18TH – SUN 20TH
Chapel of St Augustine 7.30pm
EMF Theatre Fri 7.30pm, Sat 3.00pm & 7.30pm & Sun 3.00pm
THE TUDELEY SINGERS SAT 28TH – SUN 3RD NOV
TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS
WED 13TH
OBS Gallery Sat & Sun 12.00pm – 4.00pm
EMF Studio 7.45pm
EMF Theatre 7.30pm
SUN 29TH
WED 30TH
THU 14TH
MONSTERSAURUS EMF Theatre 11.30am & 2.00pm SUN 29TH
Tunnel Gallery
OBS Gallery 12.00pm – 4.00pm
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION – ALLAN BUNNEY CONCERT Big School 8.15pm WED 18TH
ONCE UPON A TIME… EMF Theatre 7.30pm TUE 24TH
BUILD A ROCKET EMF Theatre 7.30pm THU 26TH
ONE MAN TWO GUVNORS – NT ENCORE EMF Theatre 7.00pm
Big School 3.30pm
FRI 18TH
FRI 13TH – 27TH
SUN 15TH
SUN 10TH
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION – PIANO & CHAMBER MUSIC
ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR
FAMILY WORKSHOP
PORTFOLIO
SENSATIONAL SONDHEIM
OCTOBER THU 3RD
SIXTH FORM MUSIC SCHOLARS’ CONCERT Recital Room 7.30pm FRI 4TH – SUN 6TH
TONBRIDGE TALKS: A FESTIVAL OF THE ENVIRONMENT EMF Theatre Various events over the weekend WED 9TH
ARTIST TALK: TOBY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY Cawthorn Lecture Theatre 7.30pm
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM – NT ENCORE
SIMON ARMITAGE
REVELATIONS EMF Studio 7.30pm
EMF Theatre 7.00pm
SUN 17TH
NOVEMBER
Chapel of St Augustine 7.15pm
SUN 3RD
FRI 22ND
ARTHUR’S DREAM BOAT EMF Studio 11.30am & 2.00pm SUN 3RD
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION – SONG CYCLE Recital Room 8.15pm FRI 8TH
FESTIVAL EUCHARIST
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION – A VIENNESE SYMPHONY Chapel of St Augustine 7.30pm TUE 26TH – FRI 29TH
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS EMF Theatre 7.30pm
TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS
DECEMBER
EMF Studio 7.30pm
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
SAT 9TH
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY – SINGALONG NIGHT EMF Theatre 7.00pm
THU 5TH & FRI 6TH
EMF Theatre 7.30pm THU 5TH – FRI 20TH
RESIDENT Tunnel Gallery
FRI 13TH – SUN 5TH JAN
PETER PAN EMF Theatre
Stick Man © 2008 Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler. Published by Alison Green Books, an imprint of Scholastic Children’s Books.
Sunday 1st September
Thursday 5th September
FRECKLE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT
NT ENCORE
STICK MAN
Celebrating 10 stick-tacular years! Touching, funny and utterly original, Freckle Productions’ delightful adaptation of Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler’s Stick Man is back! What starts off as a morning jog becomes quite the misadventure for Stick Man: a dog wants to play fetch with him, a swan builds a nest with him, and he even ends up on a fire! How will Stick Man ever get back to the family tree? This award-winning production, from the team behind Tiddler and other Terrific Tales, Tabby McTat and Zog features a trio of top actors and is packed full of puppetry, songs, live music and funky moves. All ages welcome! ★★★★★ ‘Wonderfully exuberant and imaginative! Our 3 year old was engrossed from start to finish’ Time Out Critics’ Choice ★★★★ ‘Zesty and delightful. A clever compelling treat’ Independent EMF THEATRE
11.00am, 2.00pm & 4.30pm
£13, £11 groups 10+
THE LEHMAN TRILOGY
by Stefano Massini, adapted by Ben Power directed by Sam Mendes The story of a family and a company that changed the world, told in three parts on a single evening. Academy Award-winner Sam Mendes (Skyfall, The Ferryman) directs Simon Russell Beale, Adam Godley and Ben Miles who play the Lehman Brothers, their sons and grandsons. On a cold September morning in 1844 a young man from Bavaria stands on a New York dockside. Dreaming of a new life in the new world. He is joined by his two brothers and an American epic begins. 163 years later, the firm they establish – Lehman Brothers – spectacularly collapses into bankruptcy, and triggers the largest financial crisis in history. EMF THEATRE
7.00pm
£15, £13 conc.
Friday 13th – Friday 27th September
Friday 13th September Friday 18th October Friday 8th November
PORTFOLIO
TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS Our popular comedy nights sell out quickly so book fast to join us and start your weekend. Full line ups on our website. Our comedy nights are in the studio with cabaret seating and we sell snacks supplied by The Bakehouse 124.
EMF STUDIO
7.30pm
£13
An exhibition of dynamic and experimental work by current Upper Sixth Artists undertaking the Pre-U Art course. This exhibition represents the culmination of their creative journey so far and showcases the development of their skills and ideas from the shared starting point of; Space, Form and Figure. Boys have been encouraged to create unique personal portfolio of work and build on their awareness of critical context. On display will be a diverse range of exploratory work which utilises a broad cross-section of techniques and process from drawing and painting to film and projection.
TUNNEL GALLERY
Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm Sat 9am – 1pm
Free
Sunday 15th September
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION ALLAN BUNNEY CONCERT The Viennese Schools Beethoven Piano Trio in D major, Op.70, 1st movement Schönberg Verklärte Nacht (version for Piano Trio) Members of Kokoro This Autumn’s music festival season focusses on the city many consider to be the musical capital of the world, Vienna. The opening concert of the season starts with an ebullient trio movement from the “First Viennese School”. Then Director of Music, Mark Forkgen, will introduce the late-Romantic masterpiece of the “Second Viennese School”, Schönberg’s Verklärte Nacht, exploring a score that combines the harmonic language of Wagner with the structural cohesion of Brahms. He will give a full performance with members of Kokoro, the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra’s New Music Ensemble – a group with which he has just celebrated twenty years as Principal Conductor. BIG SCHOOL
8.15pm
FREE
(Please book in advance)
Wednesday 18th September GONZO MOOSE IN ASSOCIATION WITH PEGASUS THEATRE PRESENTS
ONCE UPON A TIME... It was cold. It was dark. It was almost certainly snowing… Brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm are about to publish the final volume of what will become the greatest ever collection of fairy tales. But on the eve of their greatest triumph, a shadowy figure from their past lets it be known he intends to collect an old debt. Now their sister Lotte has to travel deep into the Fairy Tale Kingdom and confront a great evil in order to save her beloved older brothers. Is our heroine in grave danger? Yes. From what? Lots of things. Will she make it back alive? We can’t tell you. Having previously thrilled audiences with hit shows The Thing That Came From Over There and What The Dickens, Gonzo Moose are back with a comedy fairy tale adventure bursting with physical comedy, absurd jokes and magical illusion. HHHHH “Outstanding” Chortle EMF THEATRE
7.30pm
£16. £14 conc
Tuesday 24th September
Thursday 26th September
TARA FINNEY PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS
BUILD A ROCKET Winner of the Holden Street Theatres’ Edinburgh Fringe Award, Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre Award 2019 and The Sunday Mail’s Best Female Solo Show, Build a Rocket is a powerful and uplifting play about triumph over adversity. Yasmin is a bright 16-year-old from a small seaside town. In an instant, her world is turned upside down when she becomes pregnant with her son, Jack. Suddenly her life isn’t sandcastles, arcades, and donkey rides. Abandoned by both the father of her child and her alcoholic mother,Yasmin faces one of life’s great challenges completely alone – but can the thing which threatens to ruin her life actually be the thing which saves her? “A breathless, swaggering hour of female endurance and defiance” (The Telegraph), this play challenges our perceptions about young motherhood in this brilliant, funny, and heart-warming production. ★★★★ The Telegraph ★★★★ The Scotsman ★★★★ Yorkshire Post ★★★★★ The Adelaide Show EMF THEATRE
7.30pm
£16, £14 conc
NT ENCORE
ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS by Richard Bean, based on The Servant of Two Masters
by Carlo Goldoni, with songs by Grant Olding
Featuring a Tony Award-winning performance from host of the The Late Late Show, James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit One Man,Two Guvnors returns to cinemas to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. Fired from his skiffle band, Francis Henshall becomes minder to Roscoe Crabbe, a small time East End hood, now in Brighton to collect £6,000 from his fiancée’s dad. But Roscoe is really his sister Rachel posing as her own dead brother, who’s been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers. Holed up at The Cricketers’ Arms, the permanently ravenous Francis spots the chance of an extra meal ticket and takes a second job with one Stanley Stubbers, who is hiding from the police and waiting to be re-united with Rachel. To prevent discovery, Francis must keep his two guvnors apart. Simple. EMF THEATRE
7.00pm
£15, £13 conc.
Tapan Karmaker, Floating Life On River Under Pollution
Friday 27th September
THE TUDELEY SINGERS – DURUFLÉ’S REQUIEM Conductor Alex Trigg, Organist Julian Thomas Mezzo-Soprano Jan Trott, Cellist Marcus Pengelly
The Tudeley Singers will be returning to the Chapel of St Augustine to perform sacred choral works by Maurice Duruflé, including the hauntingly beautiful Requiem. This mass for the dead was dedicated to the memory of Duruflé's father and is an introspective work focussing on eternal life after death in the kingdom of God. Using the plainsong requiem chants as a basis, Duruflé combines ancient themes with modern tonality and texture to create a stunning work in his own unique musical language. Also included in the programme are the four unaccompanied motets, and an organ solo. All proceeds are going to the Tonbridge School Foundation CHAPEL OF ST AUGUSTINE
7.30pm
Tickets: £10, £5 students
Saturday 28th September – Sunday 3rd November
ENVIRONMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR Selected from over ten thousand entries from across the globe, this exhibition showcases the very best in environmental photography. Each outstanding work has been chosen for its impact, originality and technical skill, as well as its ability to inspire a global audience to think differently about contemporary environmental issues. The photographs demonstrate the dynamic link between environmental and social concerns, examining subjects such as sustainable development, biodiversity, poverty, climate change and population growth. While celebrating humanity’s innate ability to survive and innovate, the exhibition reminds us that we all live on the same planet, and that the actions we take affect others around us. OLD BIG SCHOOL GALLERY
Sat & Sun 12.00pm – 4.00pm
Free
Sunday 29th September
Sunday 29th September
BIG WOODEN HORSE PRESENTS
MONSTERSAURUS! One day Monty found a book ‘Inventions Very Rare’ Create yourself a monster friend BUT ONLY IF YOU DARE! This brand new show from the creators of Aliens Love Underpants is monster-ously good! Follow the young inventor Monty as he creates a whole world of whacky inventions and incredible monsters, but he has a problem – now he has made them all, what is he going to do with them?! This energetic show full of thrills, spills, magic and mayhem will delight the whole family – with original music and plenty of audience participation!
DROP-IN FAMILY ART WORKSHOP Inspired by the Environmental Photographer of the Year exhibition this workshop is an opportunity to explore different recycled and reused materials. Participants will use them to create a prototype for a machine that can help clean and save our planet. What machine would you invent? This fun and experimental workshop is led by Artist Educator Lorena Carbajal. It is free and no booking is required. The workshop is suitable for children age 4 and above.
Ages: 3+
EMF THEATRE
11.30am & 2.00pm
£12, £10 groups 10+
OLD BIG SCHOOL GALLERY
12.00pm – 4.00pm
FREE
TONBRIDGE TALKS
A FESTIVAL OF THE ENVIRONMENT
Friday 4th – Sunday 6th October
“The future of humanity and indeed, all life on earth, now depends on us.” David Attenborough Following the success of Deeds and Words last year, join us for another Festival weekend of events to inspire, challenge and entertain. We have brought together authors, politicians, chefs, artists, campaigners and explorers – well-known names alongside local writers – listen, debate, explore and more. The Festival will kick off on Friday night with a free panel discussion on The Politics of Climate Change, and continues into Saturday with speakers and discussions around the themes of climate change, living sustainably and the effects on the natural world. Sunday is a family and workshop day with workshops for adults and children, alongside talks and performances. Many events over the weekend are free or £5 or just pop in for a coffee and a cake from The Bakehouse and on Sunday browse the Producers Fair to find ways and means for you to live more sustainably.
Anjuli Pandit
Pen Hadow
SCHEDULE (more to be confirmed!) Friday 4th October 6.15pm Opening Event – PANEL DISCUSSION: The Politics of Climate Change 8.00pm STEVE BACKSHALL – Expedition: Voyages to Undiscovered Places
Saturday 5th October 2.00pm PEN HADOW – Explorer and Visionary 3.15pm Action Workshop with EXTINCTION REBELLION 4.30pm PANEL DISCUSSION: How to Live a More Sustainable Life 7.30pm WILDERLAND FESTIVAL: A brand new film festival bringing important, breathtaking stories from the natural world to the big screen.
Sunday 6th October A Producers fair and stalls will be open from 10am From 10.00am till 4.00pm there will workshops around the theatre school including Bee Handling, Growing Vegetables in containers, Fruit Pruning, Butter Making and Creative Nature Writing. With talks on gardening, nature writing and more. 11.30 am & 2.30pm Smoking Apples present Arbor, 17ft tall part man, part tree. Beautiful visual storytelling with an environmental message.
Arbor
Steve Backshall
Events go on sale from 8th July and the full schedule can be found at www.tonbridgetalks.com
WICKED PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE HIGH FLYING
THE HILARIOUS
TOM SWIFT AS SMEE
DAVID YOUNG AS PETER PAN
TV & COMEDY LEGEND
MICHAEL FENTON STEVENS
AS SEA DOG SALLY
You’ll be ‘hooked’ this Christmas as Wicked Productions return to Tonbridge with the high flying Peter Pan! ‘Never Never’ will your swash be more buckled than when you see this fabulous show. Watch as Peter Pan, Wendy and the children head for the second star to the right and straight on ’til morning to beat the vicious Captain Hook and provide a loving home to the Lost Boys. But ever lurking in the water is the nasty croc, waiting to get the ‘upper hand’ of anyone who dare come too close. With all the fabulous scenery, costumes, special effects and laughter you have come to expect from Tonbridge Panto, Wicked Productions welcome you to set your spirits flying as you join in the adventure of the child who never grew up! Friday 13th Dec Saturday 14th Dec Sunday 15th Dec Monday 16th Dec Tuesday 17th Dec Wednesday 18th Dec Thursday 19th Dec Friday 20th Dec Saturday 21st Dec Sunday 22nd Dec Monday 23rd Dec Tuesday 24th Dec Wednesday 25th Dec Thursday 26th Dec Friday 27th Dec Saturday 28th Dec Sunday 29th Dec Monday 30th Dec Tuesday 31st Dec Wednesday 1st Jan Thursday 2nd Jan Friday 3rd Jan Saturday 4th Jan Sunday 5th Jan
LOCAL TALENT
TV & FILM LEGEND
AS WENDY
AS CAPTAIN HOOK
LAUREN BRINDLEY
CHRIS ELLISON
Friday 13th December – Sunday 5th January /WKDProductions @WickedProd
7:00pm 12:00pm 7:00pm 11:00am 3:00pm No performances 10:00am 1:00pm 10:00am 6:00pm 1:00pm 1:00pm 6:00pm 11:00am 3:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 11:00am 3:00pm MERRY CHRISTMAS 1:00pm 5:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 11:00am 3:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 11:00am 3:00pm No performances 6:00pm 2:00pm 6:00pm 1:00pm 5:00pm 2:00pm
7:00pm
7:00pm
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SCHOOL SHOW All Tickets £12 FAMILY SPECIAL All Tickets £15.00 R Relaxed Performance (Wed 18th Dec, 6.00pm) OFF PEAK Full Price £18.00, Concessions £16.00, Family £62 (2 adults and 2 children or 1 adult and 3 concessions), Groups of 10 + (Buy 10 get one free) PEAK Full Price £19.50, Concessions £17.50, Groups of 10 + (Buy 10 get one free)
Friday 4th October
STEVE BACKSHALL: VOYAGES TO UNDISCOVERED PLACES
Steve Backshall has been leading expeditions to unknown parts of the world for nearly twenty years. But for the last year, Steve has embarked on his greatest project yet – ten expeditions into dark corners of our planet that have never been seen before. Inspired by Steve’s recent BBC series, Undiscovered Worlds with Steve Backshall and Expedition with Steve Backshall for UKTV, his talk encompasses astonishing tales from a year of adventure; taking light into forgotten caves, making first ascents of Arctic peaks, and first descents of Himalayan rivers – he talks of narrow escapes and scrapes plus jaw dropping tales of close calls with near certain death as well as lessons learned from his extraordinary year. EMF THEATRE
8.00pm
£25, £16 (18 and under)
Saturday 5th October 7.30pm
WILDERLAND FILM FESTIVAL
Wilderland is a brand new film festival bringing important, breathtaking stories from the natural world to the big screen, made by independent filmmakers from around the globe. These ground-breaking short films will offer audiences unparalleled insight into some of the world’s most incredible wildlife, from snow leopards to orangutans to humpback whales. EMF THEATRE
7.30pm
£15.50, £13.50 conc
© Toby Smith
Wednesday 9th October ARTIST TALK:
TOBY SMITH PHOTOGRAPHY Toby Smith works internationally on projects concerning landscape, environment, industrial and science stories. He is an Associate Scholar of the University of Cambridge Conservation Research Institute. Toby graduated with a Masters in Contemporary Photography from the London College of Communication in 2008. This was after spending time employed both in the British Army Infantry and 2 years working across Africa using his bachelors degree in Environmental Science. His focus now lies on large-scale photography, communication and research projects for editorial publication, exhibition and advocacy. His work is exhibited internationally and editorial clients include National Geographic, The Sunday Times Magazine, TIME, and Guardian with Broadcast credits include the BBC Natural History Unit, Sky News, BBC Radio 4 and BBC World Service. CAWTHORNE LECTURE THEATRE
7.30pm
FREE
(Please book in advance)
Friday 18th – Sunday 20th October
Wednesday 30th October
LAMPS PRESENT
NT ENCORE
SENSATIONAL SONDHEIM
This musical revue celebrates Stephen Sondheim’s career in musical theatre and features musical numbers from some of the Broadway composer’s most memorable and best loved shows including Follies, West Side Story, Gypsy, Into The Woods, A Little Night Music, Sweeney Todd and Company Stephen Sondheim was born in New York City 1930. After early practice of songwriting, master lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II served as mentor and influenced his knowledge of musical theatre. Sondheim’s contribution to West Side Story and Gypsy in the 1950s brought him recognition as a rising star on Broadway. Sondheim has received an Academy Award, eight Tony Awards, eight Grammy Awards and a Pulitzer Prize. LAMPs' revue of Sondheim’s amazing work features their usual fantastic creative team behind Musicality along with a live band and a talented local cast. EMF THEATRE
Fri 7.30pm, Sat 3.00pm & 7.30pm, Sun 3.00pm
£15, £13 conc
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM By William Shakespeare ‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ A feuding fairy King and Queen of the forest cross paths with four runaway lovers and a troupe of actors trying to rehearse a play. As their dispute grows, the magical royal couple meddle with mortal lives leading to love triangles, mistaken identities and transformations… with hilarious, but dark consequences. Shakespeare’s most famous romantic comedy will be captured live from the Bridge Theatre in London. Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) lead the cast as Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom. Directed by Nicholas Hytner, this production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will build on the success of his immersive staging of Julius Caesar (NT Live 2018). EMF THEATRE
7.00pm
£15, £13 conc.
Friday 1st November
Sunday 3rd November
KENT INTERNATIONAL PIANO COURSES PRESENTS
LONG NOSE PUPPETS PRESENTS
THE MOZART MEMORIAL PRIZE WINNER’S CONCERT Conductor Howard Shelley, Piano Jinah Shim
Kent International Piano Courses is delighted to host, as part of a major new partnership, the Mozart Memorial Prize Winner’s Concert, offered by the London Mozart Players and conducted by Howard Shelley in Big School. Concert artist Jinah Shim, the outstanding winner of the KIPC 2019 Concerto Competition, was awarded the Memorial Prize, her concerto performance to feature as part of an evening of Mozart to be given by the internationally renowned LMP. Jinah is an exciting pianist who has performed in many major venues, and this promises to be a delightful concert, celebrating 70 years since the inception of the LMP.
ARTHUR'S DREAM BOAT Based on the book by Polly Dunbar It is the story about a little boy who has a dream. One night, Arthur has an amazing dream about a beautiful pink and green boat with a stripy mast. He can’t wait to tell everyone about it but no one (not even his dog!) is interested. In fact, they don’t even notice that this very same boat is growing on his head, getting larger and larger by the minute! Soon, Arthur is bouncing along the waves in his very own dream boat. Maybe now his family will listen to him! A magical playful children’s show with breathtaking puppets, so enchanting that everyone will want to sail away with Arthur in his dream boat! Brought to you by the makers of Flyaway Katie, Penguin and Out of the Hat! Age 3 – 8
Director Mary Methuen BIG SCHOOL
7.30pm
£15, £5 conc
EMF STUDIO
11.30am & 2.00pm
£10
Sunday 3rd November
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION SONG CYCLE Schubert Die Schöne Müllerin Students and Staff of Tonbridge School The growth of the song cycle, a collection of songs, normally forming a narrative, was intrinsically linked to the ever-growing prominence of German lieder in the 19th Century. These art songs replaced the traditional folk songs as the more sophisticated poems appealed to the newly educated middle classes. Composers used this opportunity to create an art form to rival symphonies and operas both in scope and emotional depth. Die Schöne Müllerin sets twenty poems by Wilhelm Müller for voice and piano. A journeyman meets the beautiful miller girl of the title and falls madly in love, only to be jilted as she falls for the hunter. The cycle takes us from initial optimism to ultimate despair.
Saturday 9th November
BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY SINGALONG FILM NIGHT Celebrate the music of Queen and the life of the band’s lead singer, Freddie Mercury. Sing along to the many hits featured in the film including the title track, 'Don’t Stop Me Now' and 'We are the Champions'. Come along and sing your heart out to Bohemian Rhapsody to raise funds for Hospices of Hope. All profits to Hospices of Hope Making every day count for terminally ill children and adults in Romania and surrounding countries
The cycle will be performed by students and staff at Tonbridge School, both singing and accompanying. RECITAL ROOM
8.15pm
FREE
(Please book in advance)
EMF THEATRE
7.00pm
£10, £8 conc
Sunday 10th November
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION PIANO & CHAMBER MUSIC Students and Staff of Tonbridge School Viennese Chamber Music progressed from an aristocratic domain to the Viennese Salon and beyond. Composers used this genre, more than any other, to be their most profound and as an opportunity to simply entertain. This evening’s programme includes sonatas, duets, trios, quartets and quintets by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as violin flights of fancy from Kreisler and contrasting pieces from Schönberg, Berg and Webern.
Wednesday 13th November
SIMON ARMITAGE Celebrated as ‘the most popular and prolific British poet of his generation’ (The Upcoming), Simon Armitage was awarded the Queen’s Gold Medal for Poetry in 2018. During the evening, he will read from a range of his work and answer questions from the audience. Armitage has published over a dozen collections of poetry, including his latest book Sandettie Light Vessel Automatic. He also writes extensively for theatre, television and radio. Armitage is Professor of Poetry at the University of Leeds and was elected Professor of Poetry at the University of Oxford (2015 – 2019). He received a CBE for his services to poetry in 2010.
In Viennese tradition, coffee and cake will be served in the interval!
BIG SCHOOL
3.30pm
FREE
(Please book in advance)
EMF THEATRE
7.30pm
£12
Thursday 14th November
Sunday 17th November
TANGRAM THEATRE PRESENTS
REVELATIONS By James Rowland A while ago, James’ best friends told him they wanted his sperm – to start a family.This is the story of how he gave it to them, and the things we do for the people we love. It’s also about James’ struggle to come to terms with love, death, God, and chicken nuggets. An epic show combining story, comedy and song – from one of the country’s most acclaimed storytellers. The follow-up to James’ multi-award-winning shows Team Viking and A Hundred Different Words for Love, now performed over 100 times across the UK. HHHH ‘Rapturous... flooded with love’ The Stage HHHH ‘Captivating... a generous, deepening hymn to friendship’ Sunday Times HHHHH ‘Triumphant... an uplifting, vital story of love and doing the right thing’ The Skinny
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION FESTIVAL EUCHARIST Tonbridge School Chapel Choir, String Ensemble and Soloists Mass Mozart in F Gradual Bruckner Locus iste Communion Motet Mozart Ave Verum Organ Music by Mozart and Bruckner Even today, the weekly Mass at St Stephen’s Cathedral features an orchestra. This service recreates the grandeur of Viennese worship in Tonbridge School Chapel centred around Mozart’s Mass in F, when the Chapel Choir will be joined by a string group and vocal soloists from the Visiting Music Staff at Tonbridge School.
Age: 14+ (contains nudity) EMF STUDIO
7.30pm
£15, £13 conc
CHAPEL OF ST AUGUSTINE
7.15pm
FREE
(No need to book)
Friday 22nd November
VIENNA: TRADITION & INNOVATION A VIENNESE SYMPHONY Tonbridge School Symphony Orchestra Haydn 1st Movement from Symphony No.104 Mahler Adagietto from Symphony No.5 Bruckner Scherzo from Symphony No.7 Mozart Finale from Symphony No.41 “Jupiter“
7.30pm
TONBRIDGE SCHOOL PRESENTS
AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS The very wealthy and very particular Phileas Fogg wagers his fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in 80 days. With his French valet Passepartout they set off leaving foggy Victorian London for the exotic sub-continent in a race against time.
The Viennese would claim the symphony as their own art form. This orchestral programme combines movements from some of its most influential figures to form a ‘composite’ Viennese Symphony. The evening starts with Joseph Haydn, the “Father of the Symphony”, followed by Gustav Mahler’s heart-breaking Adagietto, familiar from so many film scores. A rollicking scherzo from Anton Bruckner leads us back to the Classical era for the last movement of Mozart’s final symphony, the majestic Jupiter. The season closes in the only way it could, with music from the Strauss family, synonymous with the New Year’s Day concerts from the Musikverein. CHAPEL OF ST AUGUSTINE
Tuesday 26th – Friday 29th November
FREE
(Please book in advance)
With over 50 characters this madcap journey takes them by train, boat, sledge and even elephant. Join us on this high-speed adventure around the world!
EMF THEATRE
7.30pm
£6, £2 conc
Thursday 5th & Friday 6th December
Thursday 5th – Friday 20th December
CAROLINE BUGBY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
TONBRIDGE SCHOOL PRESENTS
The Tunnel Gallery is a well-established exhibition space in the heart of Tonbridge school which has, over the years, hosted many high-profile exhibitions. The Artist Residency programme is an opportunity for up-and-coming artists to develop their work and engage with the broader school community in a creative and exciting way. Caroline’s work takes the form of installation, responding to archaeology and transforming spaces.
TUNNEL GALLERY
Mon – Fri 9am – 6pm Sat 9am – 1pm
FREE
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR An informal programme of festive music and other favourites. Performers include Tonbridge School’s Big Bands, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, School Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and Vocal Groups.
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