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50 The West Dorset Magazine, October 21, 2022 Culture Homer’s sex, swords and sandals

Veteran Cornish actor David Mynne will bring his one man retelling of The Odyssey to West Dorset next month. Presented by Artsreach and based (very loosely) on the epic poem by Homer, The Odyssey is a love story that lasts decades with a healthy spattering of sex, swords and sandals thrown in for good measure. Artsreach director Kerry Bartlett said: “Dave Mynne is quite simply an outstanding performer; his skill with just a few simple props, and captivating storytelling never fails to entertain.” David Mynne will perform live in Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall at 7.30pm on Friday, November 11. For tickets call 07786 880676. David will perform on Saturday, November 12 at 7.30pm at Shipton Gorge Village Hall. For tickets call 01308 897407. The final performance will be on Sunday, November 13 at 7.30pm at Langton Matravers Village Hall. For tickets call 01929 423834. Tickets are also available online at artsreach.co.uk VETERAN: David Mynne

How timely: Money talks at BridLit

A fiscal expert will deliver a timely talk on how past governments managed the nation’s economy through times of crisis at this year’s Bridport Literary Festival. NatWest Group chairman Sir Howard Davies, who was the first chairman of the UK’s Financial Services Authority, will deliver a talk on his new book The Chancellors: Steering the British Economy in Crisis Times at Bridport Electric Palace on Sunday, November 6 at 2.30pm. Sir Howard, who is also director of the London Stock Exchange, deputy governor of the Bank of England and CBI director general, will be in conversation with Sir Alex Allan, who spent the first half of his career in the Treasury, including as the Chancellor Nigel Lawson’s private secretary. Sir Howard’s addition to the festival lineup follows BBC broadcaster Justin Webb pulling out in order to cover the US mid-term elections. Bridport Literary Festival director Tanya BruceLockhart has also thanked West Dorset law firm Kitson and Trotman for its ongoing support as the main sponsor of this year’s festival, taking place from November 6 to 12 in various venues in and around the town. Tanya said: “We are extremely grateful to the partners at Kitson and Trotman for their support each year. Having them there in the background helps us to put on a literary festival which has become well known and talked about far and wide. BridLit is all the better for its sponsors and friend. They make such a difference to the festival’s ongoing success.” Eighteen BridLit events have already sold out but there are still some tickets left for a variety of speakers in different genres. Tickets for BridLit events are available from Bridport Tourist Information Centre, in Bucky Doo Square (telephone 01308 424901 and email bridport.tic @bridport-tc.gov.uk) and online at bridlit.com

MONEY TALKS: Antonia Squire, proprietor of The Book Shop, Bridport, Kitson & Trotman Partners Tracy Scammell, Richard King and Jason Hodnett, and Bridport Literary Festival director Tanya Bruce-Lockhart. Inset: Sir Howard Davies

Multi award-winning Argentinian artist Fabian Perez will host an exhibition of his paintings in Dorchester next month. Named as the official artist of the 2010 Latin Grammy Awards and the 2010 Winter Olympics, Fabian is now one of the world’s most collected artists, with celebrity admirers including Rihanna, Shakira, Sugar Ray Leonard, Lionel Messi and Mickey Rourke. Halo Fine Arts in Dorchester’s Brewery Square is hosting the Fabian Perez exhibition on Friday, November 11 from 6pm to 8pm. A spokesperson for Halo Fine Arts said: “This exhibition is a fantastic opportunity not just for the gallery but also Dorset and especially Brewery Square. “We are very fortunate to be able to have an artist of such great calibre attend the gallery and we’re extremely excited to welcome him. “Fabian is stylistically gifted, technically flawless and endlessly fascinating, he has become a leading figurative artist of his generation. “As one of the foremost figurative artists of our time Fabian has become an exceptional global entity. “Over the years he has explored many different paths in his search for greater self-expression and artistic truth and his work brings together a broad range of life stories drawn from many sources close to his heart. “From the geisha of Japan’s flower towns to the couples who haunt the night clubs of Buenos Aires, all these characters have a story to tell of their disparate and intriguing lives.” Fabian was named Artist of the Year 2014 by the Italian Academy of Artists and has won the Art Tour International Magazine Master of Contemporary Art award. He has also been acknowledged in his homeland with a government funded public exhibition for the nation. Fabian has also been a guest at the Vatican where he presented Pope Francis with his portrait, which now hangs in the Pontiff’s personal private collection.

AMAZING: Argentinian artist Fabian Perez will host an exhibition of his paintings at the Halo Fine Arts gallery in Dorchester’s Brewery Square next month Absolutely Fab! Real coup for gallery with exhibition