Artsbeat October 2017

Celebrating the arts in Derbyshire and the Peak District

October 2017

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WOMEN’S WORK: Featuring

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Amanda Penman editor It was more by accident than design I admit but this month’s magazine has become something of a celebration of women’s work.

It wasn’t until I was reflecting on what to write about here that I realised nearly all the creatives featured this month were female. We have sculptor April Young, painter Ruth Marsden and photographer Sharon Repton, as well as five women artists specialising in stone lithography.

Too late to change it now, so I figure I might as well carry on with the theme and use this space to remind everyone that October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

What’s that got to do with art you are all thinking. Well nothing directly I guess, but indirectly many artists and performers will have been affected by breast cancer.

So if anyone in the county is planning to stage a Big Pink day with pink clothes, food and maybe even art and music then let me know and I will share details on facebook and my blog. Go to breastcancercare.org.uk for inspiration. email: editor@arts-beat.co.uk Telephone: 07872 066719

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performance

13 Theatre stages revival of Andrea Dunbar’s Rita, Sue and Bob Too 25 Derbyshire’s Adverse Camber bring a Welsh legend to the county 34 Live & Local lines up season of music, comedy, dance and drama

artists & exhibitions

9 April Young explains the story behind her powerful equine studies 21 COVER STORY: Painter Ruth Marsden captures essence of life 28 Traditional printing technique used to create contemporary work

film & photography

31 Photographer Sharon Repton showcases nature in a new light

literature

36 Popular culture and politics lined up for Buxton’s Book Weekend 54 There are more top titles on artsbeat’s October bookshelf

have a go

39-42 Time for a new hobby?

Browse our workshop listings

gallery

26-27 Solo and curated exhbitions are among our choices this month

regulars

15-19 The latest news in arena 43-48 Don’t miss a beat with music 51-53 Arts reviews in attitude 55-61 What’s on listings in agenda

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Horses on the carousel of life

Equine sculptor April Young explains to Amanda Penman how her childhood has influenced her artistic career

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t would not be an exaggeration to say that artist April Young had a less than conventional childhood.

She can tell you some jawdropping tales from her young life spent in Africa, Newcastle, and the Derby council estate where she spent most of her formative years.

What is obvious from listening to April talk is that all her adventures, good, bad, and

carefree, have moulded her into the sassy 45-year-old woman she is today.

“I always lived in a fantasy world as a child and consider life to be like a carousel ride. It has its highs and lows but you are never in control of it, and you never know what might happen. When something presents itself to me I like to just jump in with both feet and get on with it,” she said with conviction.

As a result of her adventures

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April missed out on gaining formal qualifications as a teenager and chose to go to university in Glasgow to study literature and fine art much later than the norm.

“When I arrived in Glasgow to study I knew I would want a studio and the only space available was in the ceramics studio, so I took it and started working with clay. The others all laughed at me at first but I kept going.”

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skills and started building her reputation as an internationallyregarded sculptor and painter in the Scottish city, she returned to Derby where she is now embarking on the latest chapter in her life – running her own gallery.

“I may not have followed the usual path to higher education but the job I had before deciding to study art has helped me with the commercial side of the business and I don’t regret anything I have done.

“Over the last 15 years, since I first started creating my sculptures, I have sold work all over the world and been commissioned to produce a variety of pieces including life-size bronze figures for Morgan Stanley’s Glasgow headquarters.

“When I first came back to Derby I had a studio at Banks Mill, but three years ago I decided to take space above a shop in Sadler Gate.”

Since then two other artists Kerri Pratt and Colin Halliday have moved in, and the ground floor shop became available.

“With Kerri’s help I have opened The Anvil Gallery (it

April, right, outside the Anvil Gallery in Sadler Gate, Derby; one of her evocative paintings, above, and a colourful carousel horse, below.

backs onto Blacksmith Yard) with the intention of making art more accessible in Derby.

“We want the gallery to be sophisticated, yet approachable. I think the people of Derby, who have a wealth of skills themselves, will respect the craftsmanship involved in what we do.

“There is not much visibility for the successful artists in the city. I want to change that and to share my work with the people from my home town.”

April creates expressive, figurative pieces in a variety of materials from clay to foundry bronze.

“My work is inspired by movement and the natural world but I also love literature, folklore and mythology – especially the Celtic traditions and Scottish poets.

I like to think of my work as Romanticism without it being romantic,” she explained.

April’s animal studies have won her considerable acclaim.

She is probably best known for her smoke-fired horse series and more recently for her Where It Stops exhibition of carousel horses, which explore the turmoil of adolescence and aspiration that she experienced growing up, as well as the challenges she has embraced in adulthood.

Like many young girls April was obsessed with horses as a child. But living on a council

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estate she could only dream of owning one.

One of her more incredible stories is of the time she found a ‘pony for loan’ in the small ads of the local paper.

“I was determined to have a pony and without involving my mum I actually had it delivered in a horse transporter onto the estate. I planned to keep it on the sidings at Chaddesden. It was an all too brief episode of wish fulfilment, because when the owner realised my plans she took it away again,” said the artist laughing at the memory.

“My obsession with horses has never gone away but instead of wishing for the impossible I now channel that energy into my art.”

Find out more about April at aprilyoung.co.uk. She has a solo show at The Anvil Gallery from October 20-November 16.

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Three’s a crowd Hard-hitting play which became cult

James Atherton as Bob, Taj Atwal, centre, as Rita and Gemma Dobson as Sue

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ita, Sue and Bob Too, Andrea Dunbar’s semi-autobiographical play, is a vivid portrait of girls caught between a brutal childhood and an unpromising future – both hungry for adult adventure.

It was written for the Royal Court Theatre in 1982 and directed by its then artistic director Max Stafford-Clark, who has now revived the play for a new production at Derby Theatre.

Andrea had seven siblings and lived in a council house on Brafferton Arbor in Bradford.

At the age of 15 she fell pregnant and suffered a stillbirth. The same year she wrote for her CSE English class what was to become her first of only three plays.

Andrea’s teacher was so impressed by the play, called The Arbor, about a pregnant teenager with an abusive father, that Andrea was encouraged to send it to Yorkshire TV. The play was rejected as they considered it too raw and explicit, which meant that it would be another couple of years before Andrea was truly discovered.

By 1979, when she was 18, she had left school, had three more children by three different men, and was living in a women’s refuge in Leeds.

Another resident who had worked in a theatre group, immediately spotted The Arbor’s potential and sent it off to Max who immediately summoned Andrea to London – and she had her big break.

“When Andrea wrote her first two plays, she was a teenager from a rough council estate who’d never been to the theatre. It’s one of the privileges of my career that Andrea’s astute, fresh and funny writing reached my desk,” says Max. The play was performed for the first time in 1980 and she was asked to write another, and came up with Rita, Sue and Bob Too. It tells the story of teenage best friends Rita and Sue who get a lift home from married Bob after babysitting

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for him and his wife Michelle.

He takes the scenic route and the three start a fling which has lasting consequences for all three of them and their families.

Andrea was then asked to adapt the play for film and it became a cult movie of the 80s.

Her third and final play Shirley came out in 1986, a year ahead of the movie. Sadly Andrea died of a massive brain haemorrhage in 1990 and it is possible her full potential was never known.

Max says he is excited to be bringing Andrea’s play to life again with the new production and cast.

The cast of the new production will features James Atherton as Bob. He is best known for his role as the evil murderer Will Savage, in the TV soap Hollyoaks. n It can be seen at Derby Theatre from November 21-25.

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Join the Great White Males – a house band comprised of social climbers, cabinet ministers, and righteously perfect male men Little Keith, Uncle Jonty and Johnnie Jove – for sing-a-long classics such as Right To Buy, Living In Utopia and Brutal, Brutal.

Hosted by award-winning Bristol-based theatre maker, satirist, drag performer and punk singer Rachael Clerke as Archibald Tactful, the show is a noisy gig-based treatise on masculinity and the built environment.

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Cuncrete has been described by the artist as a gig with talky bits between the songs.

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The show takes its lead from the current social climate of men in suits, mistrust and skewed gender politics as well as a lifelong love of concrete.

The Great White Males are Josephine Joy (Johnnie Jove - bass), Jo Hellier (Jonty, Earl of Twitworth - guitar), Anna Smith (Little Keith drums) and Rachael Clerke (Archibald Tactful - vocals).

Cuncrete is created by Rachael Clerke with dramaturgy from Emma Frankland; costumes by Sabrina Shirazi and lighting

by Ben Jacobs.

You can see it at Derby Theatre on October 21 at 8pm. Go to derbytheatre. co.uk for tickets.

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The new exhibition consists of two films: a major new work, Don’t Look at The Finger, commissioned by Film and Video Umbrella with Manchester Art Gallery and QUAD, and The Jump.

It will be the UK premiere of The Jump, and will also be shown simultaneously at The Manchester Art Gallery, to mark 50 years since Patel’s family emigrated from India to the UK. As part of a programme of exhibition events he will be talking about his new commission as well as previous projects in QUAD on October 18, from 7pm. The exhibition will be on display until November 19. For more information go to derbyquad. co.uk/exhibition/hetain-patel. aspx

New cinema

MOVIE-GOERS will be delighted to know that Buxton Cinema at The Pavilion Arts Centre in the town will be opening in December with a new and larger screen, and new projector.

The High Peak Theatre Trust which runs the venue, is also planning to develop the project further in the near future. It is promising blockbusters and cheaper tickets than multiplexes in bigger towns.

Fans of the existing community cinema – Buxton Film will be also pleased to know that it will continue to show a variety of Arthouse films in the Studio Theatre.

To buy tickets for the first film, as yet to be announced, go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

JOIN Long Eaton Operatic Society this October as they whisk you off to the French Riviera for con-artist comedy, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels.

Based on the popular 1988 film starring Michael Caine and Steve Martin, the show features a delightfully jazzy score by David Yazbek (The Full Monty) and was nominated for a staggering eleven Tony Awards.

The story brings together debonair and sophisticated Lawrence Jameson (Dave O’Neal), who makes a lavish living talking rich ladies out of their money, and crass getrich-quick schemer Freddy

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Rich pickings Benson (Jack Draper) who more humbly swindles women by fabricating stories about his grandmother’s failing health.

After meeting on the French Riviera, they attempt to work together, but soon decide town isn’t big enough for the both of them. A hilarious battle of cons ensues that will keep audiences laughing and guessing to the end.

It is on at Trent College, Long Eaton, October 24-28, at 7.30pm plus Saturday matinee 2.30pm. Box Office 01332 874352 or buy online atlongeatonoperatic.com RACHAEL Chambers will be celebrating 15 years at the Ferrers Gallery, in Staunton Harold on October 1.

Rachael has made it a flourishing gallery that displays British Craftsmanship over three floors.

“I have thoroughly enjoyed my 15 years here and I hope to enjoy many more. I love working with all the talented individuals. We display over 100 different artists’ work every year, that’s an incredible number of artists and makers we have supported over the years,” she said.

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Their unique sound is replicated with an incredible attention to detail by a full live cast and band – with stunning costumes and breath-taking choreography.

The show is being brought Buxton Opera House by Sweeney Entertainments on October 14, at 7.30pm.

Inspired designs WORK by Belper-based textile artist Anne Alldread will be on sale at the British Museum until the new year to celebrate a current exhibition about the Scythians – a Russian tribe that flourished between 900 and 200 BC. Discoveries of their ancient tombs unearthed clothes and fabrics, food and weapons preserved in the permafrost.

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Amateur gems A SEASON of amateur theatre productions will be taking place at Derby’s Guildhall Theatre this autumn.

Forever Young is a bittersweet song drama about people in their later years and their never ending love of theatre, staged by Heanor Musical Theatre Company. The story is set in a nursing home for retired actors and musicians and features music from I Will Survive to That’s Amore!

The Company will be supporting AGE UK during

this production, which runs from October 12-14.

Filled with gut-busting humour and a delightfully catchy score, not to mention puppets, Avenue Q is a truly unique show that has quickly become a favourite for audiences everywhere. Gatepost Theatre Company will bring it to the theatre from October 17-21.

JKB Productions present Ring of Fire from November 9-11 and Four Blokes Theatre Company present Cool Hand Luke from November 14-18.

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display for the special exhibition are being borrowed from the Hermitage Museum in Russia.

Anne’s cushion covers, made from mixed wools and silk fibres, were spotted by a buyer from the museum at a trade fair, who decided that her spiral designs were a great match for the symbols which were in much of the feltwork made by the Scythian people and would be perfect in the gift shop.

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Then here’s your chance.

Buxton Opera House is throwing open the doors to young performers between the ages of 16-28 to take part in West Side Story, which is currently celebrating its 60th anniversary.

The show will be directed by the opera house executive director, Paul Kerryson, who has just directed a national tour of the musical Hairspray.

If you would like to audition for any of the roles in West Side Story, please register for auditions online at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk/ west-side-story-auditions by no later than October 2.

Auditions will be held on October 5 (5-8pm) and 8 (1-4pm).

West Side Story will be at Buxton Opera House 21-25 February 21-25, 2018. Check the website for further details.

Halloween horror WITH perfect timing for Halloween, a Writing Horror Stories workshop is being staged at QUAD in Derby.

The one-day course, with literature officer and horror author Alex Davis, will explore key areas such as building tension and atmosphere, building to a perfect final reveal and characterisation in horror.

It will give you all the tools you need to build a story that will stay with your reader long after they have put it down.

The Writing Horror Stories workshop takes place on October 28, from 10am-4pm.

Go to derbyquad.co.uk/ creative-course-(adult)/writinghorror-stories.aspx for more details.

Getting ahead THE Head Wrap Diaries is a dance theatre production that uses comedy, movement, and music, to explore women, beauty, hair, and culture.

Weaving good humoured storytelling with beautifully physical traditional and contemporary African dance, the piece is set to a sizzling soundtrack of R’n’B and Ghanaian pop music.

It is on at the Peel Centre, Dronfield, on November 11, and the Glebe Field Centre, Crich, on November 11.

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Told through the stories of three feisty, and very different, female dancers playing several characters, it explores community, heritage, womanhood, and friendship, and celebrates versatility and diversity.

It is a noisy, colourful Live & Local show that will transform the the venues into a hair salon, and allow the audience to watch, interact with, and join a journey, that takes them from childhood to the present day. n For more details about other shows in the new Live & Local season go to page 34.

DERBYSHIRE photographer Anthony Fisher has a talent for making the ordinary, extraordinary.

As an advocate for disability he has been an artist representative for The Arthouse, Wakefield, for over ten years. He is currently working on a Arts Council England project, exhibiting at shows across the UK and will feature at a EUFAMI’s exhibition in November.

EUFAMI is a pan European organisation that advocates on behalf of families and carers of people with mental illness.

arena Becoming a habit THE musical Sister Act will be on stage at the New Mills Art Theatre in November.

To prepare for the show members of the New Mills and District Amateur Operatic and Dramatic Society have been having some ‘Nun Fun’ including learning to ring the church bells.

The show director Rob Brittles, said: “Nun Fun is just the beginning – we’re hoping Sister Act fever will take New Mills by storm!”

Balancing act WITH her body, a tightwire and a physical composition that draws on the Japanese rope art of Shibari, Hanna Moisala’s WireDo, tells a mesmerizing story of stepping out to the unknown.

With its three-dimensional view, Wiredo explores the inner balance of human behaviour with the question “What happens to the body

Award for Geoff BELPER-BASED artist Geoff Futter is thrilled that his painting of Church Cottage at Parwich is receiving muchdeserved recognition.

The painting won the People’s Vote at the Belper Art Group annual exhibition which was held at Cromford Mills Gallery in July and visited by more than 600 people.

The piece has now been selected for judging in the National Open Art Competition and he is waiting to hear whether his success continues.

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when it chooses to surrender and be manipulated?”

Daring tightwire stunts combined with Moisala’s captivating presence and skilled rope manipulation offer an unprecedented spectacle.

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Life – but not always by the book Artsbeat editor Amanda Penman drops in to meet painter Ruth Marsden in the working studio at her New Mills home

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uth Marsden’s work first captured my attention when I stepped into her home during the Derbyshire Open Arts weekend.

Her paintings, adorning almost every wall in her New Mills home, were a feast for the eyes and received many appreciative comments from visitors thronging the hall and stairway on the way up to her studio.

Especially striking, and gaining a lot of attention, were her nude paintings. And that was not for the first time in the Derbyshire town. When one was exhibited in the window of The Gallery in High Street they were asked

Ruth works on her engaging, large scale study of ceramicist Jo Basnett

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RBSA exhibition

‘Offensive’ nude

Introducing five members of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists who work using different mediums to interpret how they each see the landscape or seascape.

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Capturing the moment

Ing le by Ga l l e r y 8th - 22nd October

Clockwise from top left: Sunny Side Up, Jilah at the Butterfly Cafe in The Torrs.

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to remove it by a disgusted resident.

But after a mini protest campaign by the artist, who, tongue-in-cheek, cited Michelangelo’s David as an example of why the genre was normally considered acceptable, the painting was returned to the exhibition.

“It was not very serious, but I did think that it was a shame that someone could be upset by a nude human body when artists have been painting them through history. I felt I had to make my point,” she said with a cheeky grin.

“I love to paint people, whether it’s nudes or people as they are in everyday situations. I also enjoy painting the ordinary things that surround me, whether it’s a pile of books, a glass of water, eggs, vegetables or even cutlery.

“One theme I am working on at the moment is painting people at work in New Mills and I

really want to do more – it is just a case of knowing where to go next with it and finding a willing subject.”

The artist has painted Northe from the town’s bookshop, Jilah at the Butterfly Café in The Torrs, ‘Cobbler Jim’ outside the shoe repair shop, as well as her friend and fellow artist ceramicist Jo Basnett at the wheel in her studio.

Jo’s work, which is also exhibited at The Gallery in the town, will be featured in the next issue of artsbeat.

Ruth studied Fine Art Painting at Kingston upon Thames in her youth, but like so many others didn’t think she would be able to make a living out of it, and turned to calligraphy as an outlet for her creative side.

It was her partner Dave who encouraged her to return to painting.

“I hadn’t painted for a long time, when 12 years ago he suggested that I ought to take it up again. He really liked a huge drawing I had been working on and just said ‘why don’t you paint something?’.

“With those few words he inspired me to start again.

Straight away I realised what I had been missing all those years and I haven’t stopped since.”

If you try to find out more about Ruth online you won’t have much luck as she admits that she is not the most business-like of artists.

“To be honest I just want to

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paint and so I begrudge using time to promote my work. I know I should have a website, but I don’t ever seem to get around to it. I do put my work on facebook though,” she says sheepishly.

As I leave she vows to make a website a priority, so maybe by the time this is printed she will have achieved that goal. Meantime check out her facebook page to see her latest work, or better still go along to The Gallery 12 High Street, New Mills.

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story as ubiquitous to generations of Welsh people as Shakespeare is to the classrooms and stages of England, is brought to the stage in Dreaming the Night Field: A Legend of Wales.

The brand new storytelling performance of the Welsh legend of the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogion by Derbyshirebased Adverse Camber brings the ancient story faithfully up to date for modern audiences.

It is delivered by storyteller, Michael Harvey acclaimed folk musician Stacey Blythe and Lynne Denman.

Spending months in the vast, beautiful expanses of Welsh countryside in which the story is set, Adverse Camber and the artists have explored and represented the very essence of a much-loved and influential piece of literature, devising new music to punctuate Harvey’s dramatic, good-

humoured and captivating spoken performance.

It is a story of betrayal, revenge, love, honour, magic and transformation that transports audiences to the living landscape of North Wales and its brilliant night sky, where you will discover a world bristling with domineering characters caught between creation and destruction.

Gwydion, nephew to the king, a magician and storyteller, provokes a war between North and South Wales and unleashes a chaos of consequences.

Blodeuwedd, a beautiful woman conjured from flowers, is torn between duty and desire with fateful results.

Powerful and poetic, the story was the inspiration behind Alan Garner’s much-loved classic novel, The Owl Service, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Dreaming the Night Field is told in English and the performance is delicately interwoven with the Welsh language.

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The new production has been commissioned by a number of partners to draw on the three artists’ deep love for The Mabinogion and their desire to bring these ancient and wonderful stories, songs and music to as many people as possible.

“Audiences tell us that The Mabinogion is a story they remember experiencing in a classroom, or as a book on their shelf,” said Michael.

“In Dreaming the Night Field we bring these stories, which are part of everyone’s heritage, vividly to life with an immersive and accessible live performance, reinventing them for today’s audiences. The performance is full of music, drama, humour and passion, and through it, we hope people fall in love with these stories all over again.” n The show started a 14-date tour at Wirksworth Festival last month and will be at the Guildhall Theatre in Derby for the city’s folk festival on October 6.

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artsbeat previews this month’s go-to exhibitions – turn to the agenda pages for more details and other galleries Gallerytop, Rowsley

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erbyshire artist Val Hudson was invited

by Gallerytop to curate an exhibition allowing her to exhibit alongside artists she finds inspirational, all of whom present alternative views of reality.

Val has entitled the exhibition, which starts on October 7, Colour and Form and it features prints by Anna Marrow; paintings by Brian Neish, John E Walter, Kerri Pratt, Russell Frampton, Mandy Payne and her own work; ceramics by Chris Talylor and mixed media sculptures by Sassirika Nagasiddhi.

“As the foundational building

blocks of any artist, colour and form concern a structural understanding used in an attempt to make sense of, and provoke responses to, concepts of the reality of existence,” said Val. “The artists in this exhibition share a desire to go beyond conventional assumptions of the visible world – whether that is concepts which are relational, intuitive, chronological, spatial, comparative or other aspects – or maybe simply to confront

and share with us their own inner landscapes. They differ in their choice of focus, materials and uses of juxtaposition, but they all share a common thread of exploring fundamental, maybe metaphysical, themes.

“The exhibition is a journey concerning the underlying nature of timelessness and the pursuit of the sublime.”

Pictured above left is Midnight in the Metropolis, by Anna Marrow and above right, Colour & Form 1, by Val Hudson.

St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne A Patterned Approach is the title of Janet Mayled’s solo exhibition at the gallery from October 13-21.

Janet’s approach to her work whether still-life, landscape or figurative compositions, is to consider compositional signposts such as perspective, foreground and mid-ground to lead the viewer’s eye around the image, from one object to the next.

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Using acrylic and sometimes other materials she builds layers of patterns and connections to create her distinctive work.

Included will be recent work Leaving the Quarry and Looking Down where she observes man’s impact on the Derbyshire landscape.

The preview evening is on Friday October 13, from 5-8pm.

Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby Capturing the Moment will be Vivienne Cawson’s third solo show at the gallery.

The exhibition, from Sunday October 9–23, will be a new body of work inspired by her love of flowers and growing collection of jugs and textiles.

While watercolour remains a passion, Vivienne is including some recent pieces in mixed media and acrylics, of landscape and still-life which she will be exhibiting for the

first time alongside her more familiar floral watercolours.

Her special use of colour remains strong across different genre as does the mystery in the composition, inviting closer inspection.

Vivienne will be giving a demonstration of work on the morning of October 14.

Spaces are limited so please reserve a place by emailing; gillwatson@ingleby-gallery. co.uk

Cromford Studio and Gallery Claire White, a landscape painter from the Peak District who likes to experiment and push materials to create layers and textures, is the featured artist at the gallery this month.

Her paintings (right) are an expression of the way she experiences the richly varied Derbyshire landscape.

The featured maker is jewellery designer Janice Allen, who works in sterling silver and mixed metal using traditional forging methods.

Banks Mill Studio, Derby

The now annual International Print Exchange is expected to have more than 200 mini-prints by printmakers from all over the world.

The exchange, which will be on show from October 2–November 3, weekdays 10am3pm and most Saturdays, was first initiated

by Green Door Printmaking Studio in 2009, following their participation in the Oregon Ink Spot.

It is an un-juried print exchange with no assigned theme and is open to printmakers throughout the world. To coincide with each exchange Green Door produces a publication featuring all prints that take part which are available from internationalprintexchange.org The launch and preview is on October 6, 5pm8pm. Go to greendoor-printmaking.co.uk for more details.

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Drawing

Showcasing the best in local Art & Design

Ancient printing

technique uses oil stone and water

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adly, many art colleges and universities are getting rid of their lithography equipment due to lack of space and expertise, but at one centre the opposite is true.

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Clockwise from top left: a study of Brutalist architecture in Sheffield by Mandy Payne, Statis detail by Serena Smith and a landscape

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The Leicester Print Workshop is one of the few remaining places in the UK to be able to offer the process to artists as a viable and exciting way of making prints.

In collaboration with the print workshop, five of those artists have come together to present A Study in Stone – an exhibition of stone lithography at the Tarpey Gallery in Castle Donington.

Serena Smith who is leader of the Lithography Fellowship at the workshop has curated the exhibition and four graduates will be exhibiting alongside her. They are Mandy Payne, Soraya Smithson, Katherine Desforges and Nina Óskarsdóttir.

Although they all approach this extraordinarily technical and time-consuming process with very different aesthetic sensibilities and subject matters, their work is united through their passion and

on the elemental

dedication to this timehonoured medium.

“The Lithography Fellowship is a project that has grown out of my own journey through the process and practices of fine art lithography,” explained Serena.

“By its nature this is a printmaking medium that is technically complex and demands a high level of commitment from those who wish to learn.”

Lithography was invented in Germany, in the early 19th century by Aloys Senefelder

while he was experimenting to find a cheap method of reproducing music scores.

It differed from all other known methods of printing at the time by making use of the chemical principle that oil and water do not mix.

Lithographic stones are made from limestone, the surface of which is ground down to a fine grain using different grades of grit.

The stone is then drawn or painted on, using materials that contain grease. When applied, the grease from the drawing materials creates a waterrepelling image area. When the drawing is finished, gum arabic is then applied to the stone, which creates a waterretaining, non-image area.

Lithography can produce an extremely wide and diverse range of marks – from very light subtle tones through to deep, rich, velvety blacks.

For the exhibition Serena will be displaying work from her extensive catalogue.

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Mandy Payne has for the past five years been exploring Park Hill in Sheffield, a Grade II listed council estate and one of Britain’s largest examples of Brutalist architecture.

Mandy has continued to explore the same subject in stone lithography, frequently collaging them on to squares of cast concrete as a metaphor for the estate.

The works that have been selected by Nína Óskarsdóttir for the exhibition are expressive and show a range of different topics that all have common ground within the medium of the print.

Soraya Smithson’s work focuses on the representation of women and the female form within society.

The work that Katherine Desforges will be exhibiting will look at, experience, and notice the ordinary, the everyday, and the overlooked. n A Study in Stone will be at the gallery from September 30–October 22. For more details go to tarpeygallery.com

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Cromford Studio and Gallery

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Featured artist in October

Claire White

book illustration - house portraits - commissions

Landscape paintings of Derbyshire in acrylic and mixed media

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The featured maker this month is glass jewellery designer Janice Allen

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The third Buxton Spa Mystery

by Celia Harwood is available now

Can sleuth and solicitor Eleanor Harriman solve a murder and save the golf course?

Waters Speak is available for ÂŁ8.99 from www.celiaharwood.com

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Miniature marvels

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ive years ago Sharon Repton, pictured, had never really picked up a camera, apart from to take family snaps as her two sons grew up, but then she was given a secondhand Nikon by her husband and she was bitten by the bug.

Now she shows her stunningly beautiful close-up pictures of flowers and insects at art

Photographer

Sharon Repton gets up close with the tiniest wildlife trails in the county and has an enviable Flickr page full of fantastic shots.

“My husband was never going to use the camera so he handed it to me and said ‘why don’t

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you give it a go?’ I don’t think he thought I would use it at all, so I have really surprised him… and myself to be honest,” she said.

“I was fascinated by the macro lens that came with the camera and straight away I started taking pictures of flowers and

Clockwise from above: Slug and Bluebells, Little Greenfly, Meadows, Ladybird, Snail, Viola and Slug.

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insects in the garden. When I realised the possibilities I was hooked and really got into it.

“I had no idea what I was doing but I was enjoying it so much I bought some photography magazines to teach myself more. It is a brilliant way to learn and I just kept practising until I got it right.

“I am still learning all the time and I always have my camera with me. My family, who are very supportive now they know I am serious, often groan and say ‘oh your not taking your camera with you are you?’

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far – most of my pictures are taken in my back garden but I wouldn’t want to see something and not be able to capture it,” she explained.

Sharon, 55, who has lived in Wirksworth all her life, says she has always been an outdoor person and used to spend a lot of time walking with her dad.

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“I try to capture the unusual in nature with my camera and am inspired by colour, insects and flowers. If you look closely there is always something going on. I don’t have to go far, and in fact most of my pictures are taken in my own back garden.”

The amateur photographer can also be spotted stooping down to capture her quarry at Stoney Wood and The Meadows, which are just a short walk from her home.

As she works part time at Anthony Gell School, Sharon

says she takes most of her pictures in the early morning.

“It’s my favourite time anyway – just as the sun is coming up – so it works out well for me.

I particularly enjoy capturing starbursts of light on the plants.”

For the techies among you Sharon uses a Nikon D7100 and says she uses manual focus to enable her to get super-sharp shots of her tiny subjects. n Go to https://www.flickr. com/photos/sharonrepton/ to see more of her intriguing pictures.

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Top entertainers –

Clockwise from left: Alma Gitana flamenco, Owdyado Theatre, Team Viking by Tangram Theatre, Peacock Angell and the café musicians Oh La La! Right: New Perspective Theatre’s Harvest

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he new season of Live and Local shows are already underway and coming to a village hall near you.

The aim of the organisation is to bring high-quality, entertaining and affordable live theatre, dance and music to a wide range of venues across the county. It is all made possible by a band of local promoters who organise the events and sell tickets.

Across the county from Chinley to Dalbury Lees and Alstonefield to Heanor you will be able to experience some fantastic entertainment.

Drama this month includes New Perspectives Theatre’s Harvest – a colourful comedy telling the story of a farming family’s fight for survival in

a changing landscape – at Holloway.

Badapple Theatre will be at Heanor with Salsa Verde, a smart-stepping new comedy with sublime music and sultry dancing, while at Kirk Langley you will be able to see a comic ode to death and friendship in Team Viking performed by Tangram Theatre.

In Tutbury, Owdyado Theatre will be staging A View From the Edge, a deftly woven narrative of stories within stories.

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along to Dronfield Hall Barn where the acclaimed Spanish flamenco ensemble Alma Gitana will be displaying some thrilling footwork, extraordinary singing and outstanding guitar work.

For lovers of folk music and jazz there is a chance to see Sarah McQuaid at Pleasley and Yoxhall; the Peacock Angell Trio at Brailsford; Sarah Moule with the Ella Fitzgerald Songbook at Bramshall and Harp & A Monkey at Chinley.

New Mills and Breadsall will be hosting café music from Oh La La! – a charming and sophisticated acoustic quartet headed up by Parisian Fifi la Mer. n There are lots more shows available so for full details of dates, times and where to get tickets go to liveandlocal.org. uk or look out for leaflets and posters in your local venue.

SCRIVENER’s SECONDHAND & ANTIQUARIAN BOOKS & BOOKBINDING 42 HIGH ST, BUXTON, SK17 6HB Tel: 01298 73100 Monday–Saturday 9.30am to 5pm Sundays 12pm to 4pm scrivbooks@hotmail.co.uk www.scrivenersbooks.co.uk Vince Cable talks about his new novel and life in politics

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he leader of the Liberal Democrats, Vince Cable, TV personality Tony Robinson and Radio 2’s Jeremy Vine are topping the bill at this year’s Buxton Book Weekend.

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Tony, who in the last few decades has emerged as our foremost face of popular history, will talk about his colourful life, from appearing in the original production of Oliver!, to acting opposite John Wayne, being a member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party and receiving a knighthood.

Jeremy Vine who attracts more than seven million listeners to his radio show will talk about what he has learned from his callers.

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Simon Heffer will discuss the Age of Decadence

Popular historian Tony Robinson’s life story

Alison Weir examines some of England’s royal women

Ambridge actor Timothy Bentinck on the Archers

– the inside story Writers’ weekend

is highlight of Buxton Festival

this autumn Vine explains what it’s like to hit a button and hear – totally unvarnished and unspun – the voices of so-called ordinary people; and why they are not so ordinary after all.

If you listen to Radio 4, Brexit was a shock. If you are a Radio 2 listener it wouldn’t have surprised you at all.

While Vince Cable was out of politics from 2015-17 he wrote his debut novel – an explosive thriller set firmly in the post Brexit world. Open Arms moves from Whitehall to the slums of Mumbai in a sweeping tale, combining unrivalled political detail with

international intrigue, desire, and the quest for power.

As (possibly since he was booked for the festival) he has returned to frontline politics following June’s snap General Election and his subsequent elevation to leader of his troubled party, he will also talk about our turbulent political times.

Other guests at the book weekend, which is being held at the Pavilion Arts Centre from November 24-26, are Timothy Bentinck, the voice of David Archer from the long-running Radio Four show; historical novelist Alison Weir talking about medieval queens of England; Simon Heffer on the Age of Decadence, Britain 1880 to 1914; James Hamilton with a portrait of Gainsborough and John Higgs talking about one of Britain’s oldest roads – the route from Dover to Anglesey. The 444 kilometre

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meandering track, which in the Dark Ages gained the name Watling Street, today goes by many different names: the A2, the A5 and the M6 Toll. Along this route Boudicca met her end, the Battle of Bosworth changed royal history, Bletchley Park code breakers cracked Nazi transmissions and Capability Brown remodelled the English landscape.

One of the main highlights of the weekend will be the Crime Writers’ Lunch on Sunday at the Old Hall Hotel in the company of Val McDermid; Denise Mina, best known for her Wire In the Blood series and Derbyshire’s own Sarah Ward, author of the critically acclaimed In Bitter Chill and her latest novel A Patient Fury featuring Detective Constable Connie Childs. n For more details about the festival go to buxtonfestival. co.uk

DERWENT GALLERY Landscapes of the Peak District

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Quality framing service including sports memorabilia, medals, posters, prints and photographs Needlework and canvas stretching

Evening Stanage by Kristan Baggaley

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Open Thursday-Sunday 11am-4pm

Main Road, Grindleford, S32 2JN Tel 01433 630458 www.derwentgallery.com

n Tel: 01773 747251 n Market Place, Ripley, DE5 3FJ

Award-winning traditional Peak District pub serving breakfast, lunch and dinner

Open seven days a week 34 Union Road, New Mills, SK22 3ES Go to thepulsecafe.co.uk for more information

Telephone 01298 83288 Mobile 07866778847

see www.peakpub.co.uk for details

Scarthin Books A homely refuge and social hub

New, secondhand and antiquarian bookshop with almost 100,000 titles We buy books and music by appointment

Vegetarian & Vegan Cafe with cosy outdoor seating area

Bookshop 9-6pm Monday-Saturday, 10-6pm Sunday Cafe 10-5.15pm Monday - Saturday, 10-6pm Sunday

Listed by the Guardian online as one of the ten ‘best bookshops in the world’ The Promenade, Scarthin, Cromford, DE4 3QF Tel: 01629 823272 email: nickscarthin@gmail.com

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have a go The clocks go back this month so you will need a new hobby to fill those long dark evenings – choose one here Alfreton Life Drawing Classes, Firs House, Firs Gardens, Alfreton n There is no teacher, so you are free to express yourself artistically.

Please bring your own materials and equipment. Every over 18 year old is welcome, £7 per session, Thursdays, 7pm-9pm. For further information contact Julie on 07881383282 .

Anne Alldread Textiles n Regular felt making workshops in Belper covering a variety of felting techniques, from the basics, to creating a beautiful scarf, cushion or wall hanging. Or you can join in at the weekly textile groups now on Monday, 2-4pm and Wednesday 10am-12.30pm, to try tapestry, weaving, collage, mixed media, printing, design and much more.

A small friendly group with an emphasis on enjoyment while creating. For information contact: Anne Alldread on 07817745705, email annealldread@yahoo.co.uk or visit annealldread.com Art Afloat, Birdswood narrowboat, Cromford Canal n Expert-led, small group practical skills art workshops on board narrowboat Birdswood on the Cromford Canal. n Autumn Colours – October 3, acrylic painting class with Ruth Gray inspired by the changing colours of Derwent valley woodlands. To book email sales@birdswood.org or telephone 07552 055455 Artcore, Charnwood Street, Derby n Art For Life, every Wednesday, 1-3pm. n Our Stories which aims to bring together people from migrant communities in a series of ongoing

Award-winning

Clare offers new pottery classes StraightCurves has long been the place in Chesterfield to find a craft course if you are feeling creative. Now potter Clare Gage has stepped in to help you try your hand working with clay.

Clare says: “I love encouraging people to play with clay. I grew up going to pottery classes and it’s fabulous to be able to teach others.”

She likes to create a relaxed, enjoyable atmosphere where your creative ideas can take shape.

Karen from StraightCurves is excited about this new addition to her team of tutors and said: “It’s great for our customers to have the opportunity to learn with Clare – an award-winning ceramicist who is based in Chesterfield’

art-based workshops, every Tuesday from 10am-12pm. For further information please email info@ artcoreuk.com or call 01332 384561.

Bakewell Community Arts Workshops, Medway Centre n Crafternoons – Third Friday of the month during term time 1pm–3pm. n Crafty Kids Club –Tuesdays during term time 10am-noon. For further details call the Medway Centre on 01629 813638.

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“With interest in pottery growing in recent years due to a resurgence in traditional craft skills and TV programmes such as The Great Pottery Throw Down now is the time to get your hands dirty.”

You could be making your own decorative dish or a beautiful vase to give as a gift; or drinking your cuppa from your own handmade cup.

Courses run throughout the year at StraightCurves 104 Saltergate, Chesterfield. Find out more at straightcurves.co.uk/classes/adults/ pottery

Bob Neill, Pyrography Tuition n One day courses and group workshops. For more details contact Bob on 01332 792036 or visit bobneillpyrography.co.uk Bakewell Piano Studio n Tuition (first lesson free), rehearsal, accompaniment, recording, hourly practice room hire. 5 Kings Court, Bakewell, telephone 07811410406 or email lessonsbakewellpianostudio.co.uk

Anne Alldread

textile artist and felt maker

n Felt making workshops n Weekly textile group n Fashion accessories n Textile art works n Interior accessories n Commissions

In The Flow

n stationery n arts n crafts n creativity centre 5 Crown Square, Matlock, DE4 3AT Telephone: 01629 55095

To book contact annealldread@yahoo.co.uk For more information go to www.annealldread.com

Tree Surgery Landscaping Fencing Hedging Lawn Care & General Garden Maintenance

Henry O. Wilkins

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for aerial tree work l All work fully insured l Competitive rates l Free quotations

one-day workshops and weekly evening classes 6 Friar Gate Studios, Ford Street, Derby Telephone 01332 742533 or visit the website for more details

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have a go Richard Bett’s Jewellery Studio, Belper n Six-session jewellery making courses. Please ring 0787 1240179 to book a place.

Buddhist Meditation, Bakewell n Thursdays – Buddhist Meditation Class, 7.30pm Friends Meeting House, Bakewell. For more information call 07930 975807 samatha.org/bakewell, fb.me/ SamathaBakewell Cromford Studio and Gallery, Market Place, Cromford n Watercolour tuition is available for small groups or on a one-to-one basis, all abilities welcome. Contact the gallery on 01629 826434 for more details.

Cromford Mill, Cromford n Arkwright Spinsters demonstrating spinning and other crafts, third Sunday of every month, 11-4pm. n Knit and Natter, second Wednesday of every month, 10amnoon. Details at cromfordmills.org.uk Etienne Gallery art classes, In The Flow, Matlock n Etienne Gallery offers year-round studio art classes and workshops taught by experienced artist and teacher, Jason Etienne. Go to jasonetienne.com for details.

Glossop Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild, Glossop Cricket Club, SK13 7AS n Informal Stitch and Chat session, October 25. 10.30am-12.30pm followed by Stitching Matters with guest speakers from the Altrincham Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild, from 1pm-3pm. Bring your own packed lunch, drinks provided.

Members £2, visitors £3. Further details from Ann on 0161 3433819, or email adcornes@yahoo.co.uk Green Man Gallery, Hardwick Hall, Buxton n The REC Youth Theatre Senior Company (aged 15 to 19+) meets every Monday during term time from 6.30pm-8.30pm. Come to a

session or contact Kitty Randle on recyouththeatre@gmail.com n Buxton Youth Theatre – for people aged 13-18. Professional training from ex-Italia Conti Academy of Theatre Arts coach Ada and graduate Karina Tomlinson – leading to public performances. Beginners welcome. Meets Tuesdays during term time from 6.30pm-9pm. Call Ada on 07958 597842 for details. n Life drawing, a weekly session for artists at any stage with a professional life model, Tuesdays, 7pm-9pm. Contact Curtis Bollington 07880 535615. Over 18s only. n Dance Classes: For information and to book places, call Catherine Farrimond, on 01298 70984.

For further information and booking for other courses contact hello@ thegreenmangallery.com or 01298 937375 unless otherwise stated.

Green Door Printmaking Studio, Banks Mill, Derby n Cyanotype, October 7, 11am5pm. n Drypoint on Copper, October 21, 11am-4pm. n Woodcut, November 4, 11am4.30pm. n Screenprinted Christmas Cards, December 2 and 9, 11am-3pm.

For more details and to book online, visit: greendoor-printmaking.co.uk or call 07919 823 097.

Greenwood Days, National Forest, near Melbourne n Ash Splint Basket-making October 21-22, £190 per person. Go to greenwooddays.co.uk Helen Jagger, sustainable textile design n Drop-in sessions at St Ann’s Catholic Rooms, Buxton, Fridays, 9.15am-1.15am. n Buxton Campus, Buxton, Tuesday evenings in term time, 7pm-9pm.

Contact the college directly on 08000 740099 to book. Guidance with a range of sewing projects such as household, soft furnishing, dress, and the recycling of fabrics. Go to helenjagger.co.uk for more details.

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Helen Moyes, Textile and Mixed Media Artist, Sheffield n Sip and Sew or Knit and Natter, first Monday of the month, 6-7.30pm, in Eccleshall, Sheffield.

For more information, or to book a place, contact Helen 0796 711 9591 or moyeshelen@gmail.com.

Jane Bevan creating artworks from Found Natural Materials n Full day workshop, 10am-4pm.

Join Jane for a day of walking, collecting and making around the Calke National Trust estate in Ticknall, October 21. email janebevan@btconnect.com Jenny Oldknow Art, The Oldknow Studio, Pinewood Road, Belper n Weekly Watercolour Painting Club, Term-time Monday mornings 10am-12noon. Advance booking for each half term block is essential, as space is limited. Email jenny. oldknow@btinternet.com to book.

Karina Goodman Studio 61 n Workshops and Tuition.

Derbyshire RSC for The SAA. New for 2017 – Regional Purple and Grey Art Group. Visit karinagoodmanstudio61.co.uk for more information Louise West Lace Design 6 Friar Gate Studios, Ford Street, Derby n Evening classes in bobbin lace making, Tuesdays 6-8pm. n One-day workshops for a maximum of ten students, £30.

The next courses are on October 10, November 4 and December 9.

Go to louisewestlacedesign.co.uk for booking details.

Little London Gallery, Holloway n Develop your studio practice and techniques with Chris Tkacz, at his Little London Gallery studio in Holloway near Matlock. Contact Chris Tkacz by email at info@ littlelondongallery.co.uk or telephone 01629 534825.

Long Eaton Art Room, Lime Grove, Long Eaton n Feel Good Fridays – free craft

have a go club, 9.30am-11.30am, every Friday until December 15. Open to all ages and abilities. All materials included totally free but donations are welcome. Children and vulnerable adults will need to be accompanied. For more details go to longeatonartroom.co.uk Lucy Gell, printmaking The Studios, New Mills n Intro to Collograph Printmaking, October 8. n Intro to Linocut Printmaking, November 12. n Linocut Christmas Greeting Cards, December 3.

More details at lucygell.com/ workshops.

Matlock Artists Society, All Saints Church Hall, Smedley Street n The club’s Portrait Group meets the first Wednesday of every month from 9.30am-noon. Everyone is welcome, £5 to include light refreshments.

For more information contact Doreen Andrews 01629 824640.

Pitchblue Creative, Newbridge Works, Coldwell Street, Wirksworth n Ceramics with Virginnia Litchfield, October 7 and 8, 10am-3.30pm.

Full day workshops from 10am3.30pm with lunch and a half day is until 1pm. You can choose one day or two. Go to pitchbluecreative.com for more details.

Pauline Townsend Silk Painter n Workshops for beginners and improvers in Buxton. Workshop schedule available on the website: silkpainter.co.uk Parkwood Pottery Alfreton n Eight-week evening throwing courses on Thursdays, two-day weekend courses and three-hour taster sessions. Telephone 07919 838108 for more details.

Purple and Grey – courses for emerging artists n Join Purple and Grey for a Big Draw event at the historic scenic

Creswell Crags home of the UK’s first rock art at 10.30am on October 11. This is a free event. More details at thebigdraw.org n From January 2018 Purple and Grey Derbyshire Art Group will meet every first and third Wednesday of each month 10.30am-12.30pm, at Tansley Village Hall, new members always welcome £4.95.

See purpleandgrey.co.uk for workshops and artist networking events.

Scandi Workshops by Needle in the Mill, Banks Mill, Bridge Street, Derby n Hygge Lanterns and Cards, Wednesdays, 6.30pm-9pm. n Scandi Embroidery, Fridays 12.30-3pm. For further details, or to book please contact, needleinthemill@gmail.com Instagram:@needleinthemill Small Print Company, 2-3 Friary Street, Derby n Introduction to Letterpress, October 12, 6pm and October 21, 12 noon. n Beginners Bookbinding, October 14, 1pm. n Create at Letterpress Print, October 7, 12 noon, and October 26, 6pm,.

Details of various courses at smallprintcompany.co.uk The Studios, Union Road, New Mills n Peak Scribbling Writers’ Group every other Tuesday of the month, 7-8.30pm.

For prices, more details and how to book email emmamakarove@ googlemail.com StraightCurves, 104 Saltergate, Chesterfield n A range of arts and crafts workshops and courses for all ages and abilities from accessible studios in Chesterfield. There are also regular events see details below.

Book online www.straightcurves. co.uk 01246 807575 info@ straightcurves.co.uk

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n Make and decorate a wrap around mug with Clare Gage, October 22. n Make and decorate a pinch pot cup, with Clare Gage, November 5. n Woolly Wednesdays – every Wednesday, 10am-12.30pm and 6.30pm-9pm. All arts and crafts are welcome at this session. n Little Creatives – every Friday 9.45am-11.15am, and every Monday 9.45am-1.15am. Little Creatives is a workshop designed especially for pre-school children and their parents. n Book Club – 7-8pm on the third Thursday of the month refreshments included.

St John Street, Gallery, Ashbourne n October 3, John Connolly – Dramatic Seascapes. n October 5, Sue Lewis-Blake – Surface and Texture. n October 10, Wendy Darker – paint a fluffy donkey. n October 17, Dave Gelder – Silver Jewellery workshop. n October 26, Wendy Darker – Making Christmas Cards – Lino cut hare or deer.

To book, phone 01335 347425 or email enquiries@ stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk.

More details at stjohngalleryandcafe. co.uk West Studios, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield n Tutored Life Drawing Class by Wallspace Visual Arts, held the first Tuesday of the month. Contact John King on john@wallspacevisualarts. co.uk or phone 07795804793 n West Studios Makes: Tin Lanterns and Pompom Pumkins, October 14,10.30am-12.15pm. n Printmaking and Stencelling: A Family Workshop October 24, 10am-12pm. n Fantasy Felt Birds: A Family Workshop, October 25, 10am11.30am. You can email hello@ weststudios.co.uk or call 01246 500799 to reserve your place.

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artsbeat’s essential guide to Derbyshire’s best live music from classical and choirs to indie, rock’n’roll and folk Merrie England

in mini-tour of county venues CHESTERFIELD Gilbert and Sullivan Society has decided to ring the changes this year by staging Merrie England, composed by Edward German, at three different venues in the county over two weekends in October.

Written at the turn of the 19th century, the opera has been specially adapted and abridged by society member Max Taylor.

Set in the 1590s in Windsor, the operetta features two Queens, two noblemen a lady of the royal household and a reclusive figure, and centres on three themes, love, honour and duty.

The cast features Judith Hill as Queen Elizabeth, Jo Howland as Bessie Throckmorton, Andrew Lockwood as Sir Walter Raleigh, Julie Currey as Jill all Alone, Max Taylor as The Earl of Essex and his granddaughter, Lizzy Blades,

Rock and Pop Buxton Opera House, Buxton n That’ll Be The Day, October 1, 7.30pm. n Steve Steinman’s Meat Loaf Story, Bat Out of Hell, October 6, 7.30pm. n The Solid Gold Rock‘n’Roll Show 2017, October 10, 7.30pm. n Waterloo, The Best of ABBA

as the May Queen.

The show is directed by Nic Wilson, who plays the part of the Shakespearian actor, Walter Wilkins.

The music, which features a host of melodies, is provided by an eight-piece orchestra including Society accompanist Chris Flint.

Andrew Marples directs the music for his 18th production with the society..

The will be staged at 7.30pm in Ashover Village Hall on Friday October 6, Bakewell Medway Centre on Saturday October 7 and Hasland Village Hall on October 13 and 14.

Tickets (£10) are available from Carole Pilkington on 01246 207893, Society members and Chesterfield Visitor Information Centre.

Tribute Show, October 14, 7.30pm. n The Faaaabulous Ceri Dupree Show, October 20, 7.30pm. n Hairspray: The Musical, October 23-28. n Joe Longthorne, October 27, 7.30pm. n Midge Ure, The Christians and Altered Images featuring Claire Grogan, November 1, 7.30pm.

Details at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

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Tuesdays is open acoustic night For more details go to the pub website, oldpoets.co.uk Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road Belper n October 27, Against the Grain, plus support. n November 3, Simon Wells and Carol Hodge (Slice of Life ) plus

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Melodic textures

of inprovisation ENTROPI explores a narrative of life-pondering, space gazing and risktaking through Dee Byrne’s compositions. Juggling order and chaos, composition and improvisation, the

group takes listeners on a journey with compelling group interplay, strong themes, open-ended improvisation, dark grooves and interweaving melodic textures.

The ensemble comprises alto saxophonist, composer and bandleader Dee Byrne, trumpeter Andre Canniere,

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Alstonefield antiquarian bookshop with Village Hall details go to queensheadbelper. almost 100,000 titles Concert in aid of n Charity weebly.com We buy books and music by appointment The Lisieux Trust, Saturday 30 New Mills Art Theatre, Jodrell September, 8pm, doors 7.30pm, Street Vegetarian & Vegan Cafe with Martyn Wyndham-Read, Tom Talon: Thewith Best cosy of the outdoor Eagles, seatingMcConville, area Pete Shirley and Selena October 27, 7.30pm. Go to Walker. arttheatre.co.uk for details.

Bookshop 9-6pm Monday-Saturday, 10-6pm Sunday n Gilmore & Roberts – Three-time CafeArts, 10-5.15pm MondayChurch, - Saturday, 10-6pm Sunday Spital St Leonard’s BBC Folk Award nominated folk/ Valley Road, acoustic ListedSpital, by theChesterfield Guardian online as one ofduo, October 14, 8pm The first the of the concerts with ten2017-18 ‘best bookshops in the(doors world’7.30) Tickets £12 on-line at WeGotTickets.com, or call 01335 local band SomeAntics, September 310322/email DE4 3QF hopedalemusic@ 29.The Promenade, Scarthin, Cromford, btinternet.com Tel: 01629 823272 email:playing nickscarthin@gmail.com Enjoy the vocals and guitar The concert is part of Alstonefield’s of Ian Price, the dexterity of Neil www.scarthinbooks.com monthly In Concert series, see the McKay on guitar and bass, and Nigel programme Corbett Followonusfiddle on and bouzouki.and watchfullour film on at: www.alstonefield. org/community/alstonefield-events.

Supported by Freya Undrell a young Belper Folk Club, Old King’s Head, local singer/guitarist. Tickets from Days Lane, Belper spitalarts@gmail.com or by phoning 01246 220741.

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keyboardist Rebecca Nash, drummer Matt Fisher and bassist Olie Brice.

You can see them at The Vic in Derby on October 20 as part of the Derby Jazz season. Scan the QR code to see them performing.

Midge Ure, The Christians and Altered Images featuring Claire Grogan will be at Buxton on November 1

details check out their facebook page or go to belperfolkclub.co.uk Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Mart Rodger, Manchester Jazz,

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modern oratorio PREPARE to be delighted, overwhelmed, saddened and thrilled by the music and lyrics of the story of Easter, told through music and song.

This Man, a unique, modern oratorio, is being performed at St Peter’s Church in Belper on October 14 at 7.30pm.

It was first created for a school in South Africa, where Derby composer Anne de Waal was employed as a music teacher.

Asked to write something for an Easter celebration assembly for children, the first song, Riding on a Donkey was born.

Given free-rein to write music for the school choir for future performances, the oratorio began to take shape.

October 8, 1pm, Pavilion Arts Centre. n Grimethorpe Colliery Band, October 8, 7.30pm.For details go to buxtonfestival.co.uk or buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Chesterfield Jazz Club, Chester Street, Chesterfield October 19 – Sue McCreeth, voice (Look Back and Love Tour).

More details at chesterfieldjazz. wordpress.com The Coach House Studios, Wirksworth State of the Union, Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams, October 8, 7.30pm for 8pm.Venue is upstairs and there is a bar. For tickets go to wegottickets.com/event/396631 Derby Jazz, various venues n John Law’s Congreation, The

When Anne relocated to the UK, the music was developed further for adult choirs.

Anne works closely with her husband Dana de Waal the accomplished singer, pianist, composer and teacher.

To buy tickets go to thismantickets.co.uk or telephone the box office on 01332 832 537.

Cube, Déda, Derby, October 6. n Argüelles, Laginha and Norbakken, The Voicebox, Derby, October 13. n Entropi, October 20, The Victoria Inn. See more details on previous page. n Arun Ghosh, Silk Mill Museum, October 27. n Gary Reader’s Moja, November 3, The Cube, Déda.

Go to derby-jazz.co.uk for details.

Derby Folk Festival, various locations in Derby city centre A line-up from a broad spectrum of folk music including Oysterband, Show of Hands, False Lights, O’Hooley and Tidow, Coope, Boyes and Simpson, Kathryn Roberts and Sean Lakeman, Bob Fox, Leveret and Winter:Wilson, October 6-8. For details go to derbyfolkfestival.co.uk

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Green Man Gallery, Buxton n The Sunday BuskStop. Free lunchtime gig by local musicians with soup, bread and cake for lunch and excellent company. October 8, noon-2pm. Donations to performers invited. Drop in for a short time or stay for the full two hours. n I AM/ WE ARE Launch plus A Night of Music #27. Regular gig for young musicians combined with the launch of the young artists’ open exhibition, I AM/WE ARE, October 21, 7.30pm. Doors open 7pm.

Tickets £3/£2 under 16s.

Further details from hello@ thegreenmangallery.com Contact hello@thegreenmangallery. com or 01298 937375 for tickets and more information.

Guildhall Theatre, Derby Creeds Cross, The Celtic Journey,

music Brook is Blair’s

special guest LONDON-BASED singersongwriter Brooke Sharkey will be singing at The Flowerpot in Derby on October 26, as guest to Derbyshire’s Blair Dunlop during his autumn tour.

She has a vocal style that switches effortlessly between lithely melodic and fiery. Set against a deeply atmospheric musical backdrop and drawing comparisons with the likes of Kate Bush, Ane Brun and Cat Power.

Busking since the age of 16 around Europe and the UK,

her broad music influences have connected with a multitude of audiences that include Cambridge Folk Festival, Glastonbury, Larmer Tree, Green Man, Secret Garden Party and

Broadstairs Folk Festival.

The pair will also be at Sheffield Greystones on October 21 and The Ruby Room, Manchester on November 9. For Derby tickets go to rawpromo.co.uk

November 3, 8pm. Go to derbylive. co.uk for details.

The Old Hall Hotel, Hope n Singers and musicians in the bar, 8pm, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. n October 11, Lee Bardsley. n October 25, Cobalt Tales.

Go to folkandblues.club for more details or call 07913331078.

Live & Local, various event at various locations You can read more about the new season of Live & Local on pages 34 and 35. Go to liveandlocal.org.uk for details of times and tickets.

Classical Music Abbotsholme Arts Society, Abbotsholme School Chapel Alexander Gavrylyuk, piano. The Russian-born Australian pianist will be playing Bach Busoni, Haydn, Chopin, Scriabin and Rachmaninov on October 10, 8pm.

For more details of all events go to abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk Buxton Opera House, Buxton

The Kell Wind Trio will be performing for Mayfield Music on October 8

n Northern Chamber Orchestra, Coffee Concert, October 6, 1pm, Pavilion Arts Centre. n Rhydian, Richard and Adam, October 7, 7.30pm. n English Touring Opera, Dardanus, October 20, 7.30pm and Guilio Cesare,October 21, 4pm part one and 8pm part two.

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Methodist Church, Buxton The society’s first ever Singing Day. Go and join them to sing Mozart’s Requiem Mass from 9.30am. The workshop rehearsals will be led

by Philip Cartledge and will be followed by a performance in the early evening. More details from buxtonmusicalsociety.org.uk Chesterfield Gilbert and Sullivan Society Merrie England, composed by

music Band celebrates

20th anniversary DERBY band Lightyear are touring the UK with a new live show and new material to celebrate their 20th anniversary.

They will be at the Hairy Dog in Derby on October 19 and 20.

Their live show’s consist of stage-diving brass sections, impromptu Morris dancing, fire breathing and even some great music.

Every Lightyear show is different, and they pride themselves on giving their all and delivering an amazing live performance.

In an age where bands have no original members

it’s refreshing to see a band who have been together for 20 years and clocked up numerous major festival performances and thousands of shows with the

same line-up. Lightyear’s ethic has always been that whatever happens, they all stay mates.

For tickets to the gig go to hairydogderby.co.uk More details from derbycathedral. org.

Derby Concert Orchestra, St Peter’s Church, Littleover October 14, 7pm, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Judith Weir and Beethoven.

Derby Choral Union, St Osmund’s Church, Alvaston Ola Gjeilo: Sunrise Mass; Gabriel Fauré: Requiem; J.S. Bach: Motet Lobet den Herrn BWV 230, November 11, 7:30pm. More details at dcu.org.uk

Gilmore and Roberts will be performing at Alstonefield on October 14

Edward German, at 7.30pm in Ashover Village Hall on October 6, Bakewell Medway Centre on October 7 and Hasland Village Hall on October 13 and 14. See more on page 55. Go to chesterfieldgands. co.uk for more details.

Derby Cathedral, Derby n Sinfonia Viva presents Simple

Gifts, October 4, 7.30pm. n Derby Folk Festival, October 6-8. n Padley Group Thanksgiving Concert, October 11, 7pm. n The Dalesmen Male Voice Choir, will be joined by the Mansfield and District and the Bury St Edmunds Male Voice Choir for an evening of music, October 14, 7pm.

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Mayfield Music, St John The Baptist Church, Mayfield The Kell Wind Trio, October 8, 3pm.

The trio, Alastair Roberts, Geoffrey Smith and Ian Harvey, are well known in the Midlands/North West where they play in a wide variety of chamber groups, ensembles and orchestras.

They are often joined by friend and colleague Peter Collier, a highly regarded harpsichordist who is perhaps best-known for his promotion of Baroque music and

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The Pleyel Ensemble Afternoon tea concerts, Methodist Church, Market Street Chapel-en-Le-Frith

Maddy brings

music to Matlock A TRUE legend of British music, Maddy Prior has built her career on exploring various musical avenues.

Her latest album Three For Joy is no exception, a further exploration of the tradition that she loves.

Together with new musical partners Giles Lewin (Carnival Band, Bellowhead) and Derbyshire’s young accordion player Hannah James, Maddy returns to perform the music of England, the British Isles and Eastern Europe – all

delivered in her own style.

They are playing on October 26, courtesy of Peak Concerts, at County Lounge, County Hall, Bank Road, Matlock. Doors 7.15pm.

Tickets from 01246 860022 or tickets@peakconcerts. co.uk

his 30 year association with Oxford Baroque Week, where he was the founding director.

Together they have forged a reputation for richly varied, lively programmes of music characterised by informative and informal introductions, and punctuated by fascinating anecdotes.

The programme includes Haydn’s London Trio No. 1, a number of dances associated with Elizabeth 1, by Byrd, Bull and Dowland, plus works by Elgar, Telemann, Smetana, Beethoven and Offenbach. For tickets email penny@mayfieldmusic.org.uk or telephone 01335 342114.

Sunday October 22 , 3pm, Sarah Ewins Harvey Davies Heather Bills.

Programme to include Beethoven’s mighty Archduke piano trio.

The next concert in this series is Sunday November 19, where Sarah, Heather and Harvey will be joined by Susie Meszaros, violist in the Chilingirian Quartet,for a programme of piano quartets including Brahms C minor.

More details at pleyelensemble.com Sitwell Singers, St John the Evangelist, Bridge Street, Belper October 7, 7.30pm, a programme of sacred music from French composers of the Late 19th and early 20th century: the Requiem and Quatre Motets by Duruflé, and motets by Fauré, César Franck and Saint Saëns. Conductor: Malcolm Goldring.

For tickets go to Foulds Music Shop in Derby, sitwellsingers.org.uk, or telephone 01332 662519. They are also available on the door.

Piano trio plays

coffee concert THE award-winning Louko Piano Trio will be performing at the Pavilion Arts Centre in Buxton for a Coffee Concert on November 3.

Formed in September 2015 at the Royal Northern College of Music, the trio have gone on to win the Hirsch Prize for outstanding performance of a work

by Beethoven and the Nossek Prize for the best performance of a piece from the Romantic period.

Last year the Louko Trio was the winner of the

Beethoven Piano Society of Europe Chamber Music Competition in London in which their performance was praised for being uniquely involving. They were recently chosen as one of the four ensembles

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to participate in Music Coll 2016. The trio will be available for a meet and greet over coffee following the performance at 1pm.

The trio are Erkki Louko on violin, WaynneWoo, Seok Kwon, cello and Victor Lim, piano.

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he searing, abstract vision of the New World comes to Chatsworth this autumn as the Beyond Limits monumental sculpture exhibition stages a display of works from the foremost artists of post-war America.

This is the first prominent open-air exhibition of post-war American sculpture in the UK and will feature more than 20 sculptures carefully positioned around Chatsworth’s renowned 105-acre garden.

Highlights include works by Robert Indiana (One Through Zero pictured), Julian Schnabel and Louise Nevelson with each sculpture taking full advantage of the views found in this beautiful landscape.

Other artists on display are: David Smith, Wendell Castle, Isamu Noguchi, Richard Serra, Sol LeWitt, Mark di Suvero, George Rickey, Claes Oldenburg and Coosje van Bruggen, Tony Smith, Robert Morris, Beverly Pepper, Joel Shapiro, and Sam Francis.

For more than 15 years the Chatsworth House Trust and

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the Devonshire family has continued to purchase and commission contemporary sculpture for public display.

Works by Michael Craig Martin, Dame Elisabeth Frink, Angela Conner, Barry Flanagan, David Nash, Laura Ellen Bacon, Gary Breeze and Allen Jones can be found throughout the garden and park.

Curated by Sotheby’s, the sculptures in Beyond Limits will be on display from 11am5.30pm until November 12 and the exhibition is included with admission to the garden.

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Comment and opinion from reviewers and readers on the topics being talked about in Derbyshire’s arts community Ian Dury musical puts disability

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efiant, bold and jubilant.

That’s Reasons to be Cheerful, the show that celebrates the spirit of disability activist Ian Dury’s music.

And Graeae Theatre Company, which places D/deaf and disabled artists centre stage, do an excellent job of exposing the clear parallels of his 1980s Britain with the issues they still face today. Not least with an encore of a new protest song that had the audience at Derby Theatre – already standing in ovation – cheering loudly.

First seen in 2010, Reasons to be Cheerful has gone on to play at theatres, festivals and stadiums around the world, and even in front of The Queen.

Spasticus Autisticus, the disability rights anthem which features in the show, was performed by the cast at the opening ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games, despite originally being banned in 1981 by the BBC, which clearly did not understand the rocker’s “warcry” message.

Dury, among many other things was a staunch supporter and patron of Graeae, and

the company’s director Jenny Sealey knew they should find a fitting tribute for him. With Reason to be Cheerful written

by Paul Sirett she found just that and she says she is proud to be presenting a revamped version of the original to help fight injustice and promote equality.

It is 1979. Labour has just lost the General Election to the Tories. Strikes rock the nation and Ian Dury and the Blockheads’ Reasons to be Cheerful (Part 3) is climbing the charts.

We are in a Southend boozer, complete with a pool table and darts board to watch a show within a show being staged by drama student and musician Vinnie, his friends and family, all played by a cast of 14 actors and musicians.

They are paying tribute to his father Bobby, who has died

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of cancer, by recreating at the pub the night they desperately tried to get to a sold-out Ian Dury and The Blockheads gig at the Hammersmith Odeon.

But nothing goes quite right for die-hard fans Vinnie (Stephen Lloyd) and his best mate Colin (Stephen Collins).

Along the way Vinnie’s band, headed up on vocals by the brilliant John Kelly, blast out Dury favourites.

The rest of the cast were Beth Hinton-Lever, as Janine; Karen Spicer, Pat; Gerard McDermott, Bill/Bobby; Max Runham, Nick/Dave; Joey Hickman, cousin Joey/ keyboards; Nixon Rosembert, Nixon/bass guitar; Paul Sirett, guitar; Paula StanbridgeFaircloth, drums; Louis Scultz-Wiremu, saxophone; Jude Mahon, Debbie (SLI) and Wayne (Pickles) Norman, Pickles (AD).

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Mike Wheeler Buxton International Festival Headlining this year’s festival was the original version of Verdi’s Macbeth. There are both gains and losses compared with his later revision, which became the standard version, but the 1847 ending is much more convincing. Stephen Gadd and Kate Ladner gave towering performances in the central roles; Jung Soo Yun, as Macduff, confirmed that he is a Verdi tenor to watch.

Britten’s Albert Herring is a parable of growing up in the face of misdirected moral rectitude and pressure to conform. Set by director Francis Matthews in the late 1940s (when it was written), it received an outstanding ensemble performance, led by Yvonne Howard’s stubbornly self-righteous Lady Billows, and Bradley Smith’s endearingly geeky, bespectacled Albert.

Mozart was only 16 when he composed Lucio Silla, but the emotional maturity of his later operas is already taking shape.

With Laurence Cummings directing The English Concert in the pit, an outstanding cast took every opportunity to look past the operatic conventions of the day to the heart of what made their characters tick.

Music Theatre Wales, with its enviable track record in contemporary operas, has another winner on its hands.

With a Welsh-language text by Gwyneth Glyn and score by Guto Puw, Y Tŵr (The Tower)

Jung Soo Yun is a Verdi tenor to watch

tells the deeply moving story of a couple across three stages of their relationship. Mezzo Caryl Hughes and baritone Gwion Thomas took every opportunity to dig deep into their roles.

Among the recitals, pianist Paul Lewis’s typically thoughtful programme included some sparkling Bach, Beethoven and Chopin, and a rare chance to hear Weber’s 2nd Sonata. Rachel Nicholls, soprano, and pianist Paul Plummer explored the emotional extremes of Wagner’s Wesendonck Lieder, but remained in Wagner mode for songs by Duparc, with sometimes uneasy results.

Flute and harp duo Claire Wickes and Tomos Xerri had the appropriately Gallic touch for the French and Frenchinfluenced music on their programme.

Members of ensemble The Fibonacci Sequence bounced the pungent, folk-dance world of Ervin Schuhoff’s Duo for violin and cello off the expansive romanticism of Tchaikovsky’s Piano Trio. The Brodsky Quartet gave probing accounts of Beethoven and Shostakovich, and pioneering period-instrument quartet Quatuor Mosaiques stepped outside their usual classical

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Viennese repertoire for a wonderfully lucid account of Borodin’s Quartet No 2.

Derby Cathedral summer organ recitals Jennifer Bate began with a Bach-centred first half, homages from Mendelssohn and Samuel Wesley prefacing an eloquent account of the great man’s Toccata, Adagio and Fugue in C, BWV 564.

She also included her own inventive Variations on a Gregorian Theme.

David Davies’ refreshingly unusual programme included the fun and games of Giles Swayne’s Riff-Raff, with its blend of rock, minimalism and African music. He brought a refreshingly clear-headed approach to Sonata on the 94th Psalm, a 19th-century blockbuster by the tragically short-lived Julius Reubke.

Michael Overbury got the ‘programme with the widest historical spread’ award, taking us from the 14thcentury Robertsbridge Codex, the earliest known source of keyboard music, through JS Bach and Franck, to Messiaen, and his own Benediction, all laid out with admirable sonic focus.

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of Pooh sketches Once there was a real bear in London Zoo. Soldiers from Canada on their way to the Front during the First World War took him as their mascot.

They were from Winnipeg and the bear became known as Winnie. Meanwhile, the son of a city playwright had own his bear – a toy known as Edward Bear – and his father first started to make up rhymes about the boy and his bear, and then complete stories.

When the father – it was AA Milne – wanted his books about Christopher Robin illustrated he was directed to a cartoonist working at Punch magazine, E H Shepard.

Milne took Shepard home and showed him the Corner, and the Wood and the bridge where the children played Pooh Sticks, and the toys owned by Christopher Robin – a stuffed

Peak photo guide is inspirational Iy you are planning to walk and take pictures in the Peak District – whether you are a keen photographer or just someone who likes to capture memories on your phone – this book is a must-have.

Chris Gilbert and Mick Ryan have pulled together detailed directions and co-ordinates for 500 locations, including all the classics. They recommend

Review by Les Hurst of Scarthin Books, Cromford

donkey, a toy piglet. Shepard, though, was a perfectionist and had a vision of Winniethe-Pooh: the Pooh he drew was based not on Christopher Robin’s Edward Bear, but on the Shepard family’s own bear, ‘Growler’.

James Campbell, who is E H Shepard’s great-grandson-inlaw has discovered a forgotten cache of preliminary sketches the best seasons and times of day to visit and suggest the most advantageous viewpoints. There is advice on how to get there and even a sun compass. For anyone coming from outside the county there is also advice on accommodation and pubs.

It is quite a heavy book but small enough to fit into a backpack. It has already inspired me to dust off a camera and head for the hills.

Go to ravenseye.plus.com to buy a copy. It costs £30.85 including P&P. AP

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and unpublished drawings for Pooh, all laid out here among a history of Shepard’s illustrations for the Pooh books.

The V & A Museum has an exhibition of these great works due to open in December 2017 if you want to plan ahead.

Shepard continued to produce work into his 70s, colouring his line drawings when printing methods improved, for instance.

He did great work on Kenneth Grahame’s Wind in the Willows. And if you want more, look for Drawn From Memory, Shepard’s illustrated account of his Victorian boyhood.

Once or twice he includes his youthful drawings; it is difficult to tell them apart from his adult work. He was a natural who remained in touch with his inner child.

The Art of Winnie-thePooh: How E. H. Shepard Illustrated an Icon

by James Campbell (LOM Art, £25.00)

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n Hand Lettering: Creative Alphabets for Any Occasion

by Thy Doan Graves (Quatro Press, £12.99)

Prepare to be inspired as artist, illustrator and hand-letterer Thy Doan Graves guides you through each alphabet with easy-to-follow steps. Try it for yourself in the wide range of interactive pages that provide an opportunity to practise your lettering in the book.

Hand Lettering includes everything you need to know to create your own bespoke lettering, from sketching it out to inking it up, and then using a variety of materials from brush pens to Sharpies. Through this book, you can capture the charm of lettering for yourself.

world with an artist’s eye, wit, and an uncanny ability to personalise even the most widely known subjects. She is recognized as one of the most influential photographers of our time.

Among the subjects included in Leibovitz’s new book are Venus and Serena Williams, Donald and Melania Trump, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, LeBron James, Sheryl Sandberg, Jasper Johns, Bruce Springsteen, Cate Blanchett, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Gloria Steinem, Misty Copeland, Rihanna, Meryl Streep, Zaha Hadid, Anna Wintour, Leonard Cohen, Caitlyn Jenner, Jeff Koons, Sally Mann, Joan Didion, Barack and Michelle Obama, and Queen Elizabeth II.

n Keeping On Keeping On

by Alan Bennett (Profile Books Ltd, £9.99)

n Annie Leibovitz Portraits 2005-2016

by Annie Leibovitz, with an introduction by Alexandra Fuller (Phaidon, £69.95) For nearly 50 years, Annie Leibovitz has been documenting the contemporary

Alan Bennett’s third collection of prose contains his peerless diaries 2005 to 2015, reflecting on a decade that saw four premieres at the National Theatre, a West End double-bill transfer, and films The History Boys and The Lady in the Van. There’s a provocative sermon on private education given before the University at King’s College Chapel, Cambridge,

and Baffled at a Bookcase offers a passionate defence of the public library. This is an engaging, humane, sharp, funny and unforgettable record of life according to the inimitable Alan Bennett.

n A Life Of My Own

by Claire Tomalin (Penguin Books, £16.99)

As one of the best biographers of her generation, Claire Tomalin has written about great novelists and poets to huge success: now, she turns to look at her own life.

This memoir follows her through triumph and tragedy in about equal measure, from the disastrous marriage of her parents and the often difficult wartime childhood that followed, to her own marriage to the journalist Nicholas Tomalin. When he was killed on assignment as a war correspondent she was left to bring up their four children – and at the same time make her own career.

She writes of the intense joys of a fascinating progression as she became one of the most successful literary editors in London before discovering her true vocation as a biographer, alongside overwhelming grief at the loss of a child.

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Catch the best of the action across Derbyshire and the Peak District with artsbeat’s unbeatable what’s on listings Exhibitions and galleries The Anvil Gallery, Sadler Gate, Derby Solo exhibition by Derby sculptor and painter April Young, October 20-November 16.

You can read more about April and the gallery on page 9.

Art Café, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton Response to the Environment featuring mosaic work by Kate Pheasey, drawings by Elizabeth Furness and paintings by David Hoodith, September 13–November 7. Open daily from 11am-4pm.

Banks Mill Studios, Derby International Print Exchange curated

by Green Door Printmaking Studio.

More details on page 27.

Baslow Pottery, Ivy House, Nether End, Baslow The gallery displays original work from more than 20 local artists.

Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30am5.30pm and 11am-5pm on Sundays and bank holidays. More details at baslowpottery.co.uk.

Buxton Museum and Art Gallery Reincarnated Rubbish – Endangered and Extinct is an exhibition by creative recycling artist Val Hunt.

She has created a fascinating selection of large and small sculptural pieces. Animals,exotic birds, fish and dinosaurs, all on the edge or now extinct have been made from a selection of materials. Until November 18.

Chesterfield Art Club, St Thomas’ Community Centre, Chatsworth Road, Chesterfield Exhibition by members of The

Pauline Rignall’s work can be seen at the Derwent Gallery Grindleford

Chesterfield Art Club, October 21-22 10am-5pm each day.

Church Farm Art Gallery, Church Street, Baslow The gallery is a showcase for both professional and talented amateur artists. Owner Norman Tomlinson, who paints mainly in watercolour, exhibits his own work, and others such as Caroline Appleyard, David Alderman, Mike Connley and Richard Towers.

Open Thursday-Saturday 10.30am5pm. On other days ring the bell or telephone 01246 582334. Go to churchfarmgallery.co.uk for more details.

Contemporary Six – The Gallery, Princess Street, Manchester Manchester by Jean Hobson – an

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exhibition of paintings, drawings and screen prints recording the changes taking place in the city over the past decade, September 29-October15.

Go to jeanhobson.com for more details.

Cromford Gallery and Studio, Market Place, Cromford Landscape painter Claire White is the featured artist for October and the featured maker is jewellery designer Janice Allen.

More information on page 27.

The gallery is open WednesdaySunday 10am-5pm. Go to cromfordstudioandgallery.weebly. com for details.

The Derwent Gallery, Main Road, Grindleford The Colour Autumn – As the long

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A Curious Turn: Moving Mechanical Sculpture at Derby Museum

days of summer fade the rich colours of autumn begin to fill the landscape and the gallery presents a collection of work showcasing the Peak District in its autumnal glow. Bracken and heather’s softness contrast the hard gritstone edges in the paintings of Kristan Baggaley, Pauline Rignall, Colin Halliday, Tim Hulley and Philip Dyke. Paintings can be previewed at derwentgallery.com. Open 11am to 4pm Thursday to Sunday, telephone 01433 630458.

Déda, Chapel Street, Derby n Ashbourne artist Geoff Machin's beautifully crafted, inventive and intriguing abstract compositions always attract much interest, and his second show at Déda will contain new work not previously exhibited, until October 28. n Working in partnership with Artcore, Déda is presenting Bridge the Gap – an exhibition by two local artists, celebrating India’s 70 years of Independence. It runs until October 28. Details at deda.uk.com Derby Museum and Art Gallery n Dear Reader is an exhibition of new paintings by artist Eleanor May Watson celebrating famous Derbyshire women. The work, produced during her nine-month residency as winner of The Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award, was inspired

by Eleanor’s research into the lives of the women across history, until November 19. n A Curious Turn: Moving Mechanical Sculpture until November 19. A Curious Turn is an exhibition featuring 30 pieces of extraordinary automata, the first major review of its kind since 1992. For more details go to derbymuseums.org Disley Arts Society, Disley Methodist Church, Disley Annual exhibition, September 29 from 3pm-8pm and September 30 from 10am-5pm. Framed and unframed originals and cards. Go to disleyartssociety.weebly.com for more details.

Etienne Gallery at In The Flow, Crown Square, Matlock For the latest exhibitions go to jasonetienne.com Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold Estate, Ashby de la Zouch Home Comforts is a mixed media exhibition celebrating all the beautiful objects which make a house a home. The gallery has three floors with paintings on the top, British contemporary craft and applied arts on the middle floor and a selection of gifts, jewellery and cards on the ground floor. The Home Comforts exhibition runs until October 29. For

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details go to ferrersgallery.co.uk Gallery in the Gardens, Buxton The gallery showcases the work of more than 40 artists and craftspeople from the High Peak Artists group. Open daily. Details at galleryinthegardens.co.uk Gallerytop, Chatsworth Road, Rowsley Colour and Form, an exhibition curated by Derbyshire artist Val Hudson, from October 7-November 5. See more details on page 26.

Paintings, limited edition prints, sculpture, ceramics, glass and jewellery The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-4pm.

More details at gallerytop.co.uk The Gallery, High Street, New Mills The gallery is run collectively by 30 artists and showcases a variety of work including paintings, jewellery, silk scarves, ceramics and feltwork.

Open 10-4pm. Closed Wednesday and Sunday.

The Green Man Gallery, Buxton n Passengers and Other Works – Pete Simpson. Passengers is an evocative new photographic series in which figures are stripped from Victorian and Edwardian studio portraits and placed in contemporary environments, September 29-October 26. n I AM/WE ARE – The I AM Collective presents an open exhibition by artists aged 13-21 exploring themes of unity and division, October 20-November 23.

Further information from the gallery or email iamcollective@hotmail.com n Sarah Morley – Landscapes.

Powerful oil paintings inspired by a season of Peak District walks.

Launch: October 27, 7pm to 9pm, runs until November 23.

For more details go to the gallery’s facebook page or greenmangallery. com.

Hall of Frames, King Street, Belper Original and limited edition artwork

agenda from a variety of artists. More details at hallofframes.co.uk The Harley Gallery, Welbeck Internationally renowned textile artist Michael Brennand-Wood will be offering both new pieces and a new perspective on his work at his exhibition, Between Thought and Expression. Taken from a line in a song by the Velvet Underground, it is an exhibition of two halves exploring the radical impact on BrennandWood’s work caused by residencies in contrasting rural landscapes, until October 22. More details harleygallery.co.uk Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby Capturing the Moment, the third solo show at Ingleby by Vivienne Cawson, October 9-23. More details on page 27.The gallery is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-5pm and weekends from noon-5pm. Go to ingleby-gallery. co.uk for details.

Jarva Gallery, Market Street, Whaley Bridge The gallery exhibits about 90 per cent British designers’ and artists’ work. They are passionate about craftsmanship and exhibit jewellery, ceramics, original art, bronze sculpture and glassware, Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.30am5pm, Wednesdays 9,30am-3pm, and Saturdays, 9.30am-4pm. More details at jarvagallery.com.

John Connolly's Ormscliffe Gallery, Bolsover More than 300 original paintings on show. Go to connollyart.com for more details.

Kunst Gallery, The Old Nail Shed, Campbell Street, Belper Go to weare kunst on facebook for details of exhibitions and events.

Leabrooks Gallery, Somercotes The work of two much admired artists is featured during October; their subjects may differ but their styles are both characterised by an engaging passion and energy.

Peter Cartwright’s solo show Footfall can be seen at The Old Lock Up Gallery Cromford until November 4

n Lynn Presland, whose exhibition of acrylic paintings runs from September 30-October 13, focuses on vibrant, floral images in colours which remind the viewer of summer. n Gillian Woolley Swift’s landscapes can be seen from October 14-28.

Her mixed media, impressionist landscapes are striking images based on keen observation and a flair for interpreting her subjects in a uniquely appealing way.

The gallery is open from Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm and 11am4.30pm on Sundays. Wednesdays by appointment only. Details at leabrooksartscomplex.com Little London Gallery, Church Street, Holloway Prints by David Harban and Paul Hipkiss, paintings by Chris Tkacz, Carol Hill and John Scott-Martin, textiles by Jacqui Wakeley and ceramics by Andrew Metheson.

The gallery is open from 9am-5pm Wednesday to Saturday. For details go to littlelondongallery.co.uk The Manger Gallery, Kings Newton Fields, Melbourne Currently showing a selection of work by the gallery owner Michael Cook. The first mixed exhibition Seeing Stars will begin with Advent on December 1. Go to mangergallery.co.uk for up-to-date details.

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The Marlow Gallery, The Close, Church Square, Melbourne Contemporary paintings, ceramics, sculpture and glass. The gallery is currently staging an exhibition entitled Summer Selection.

Email Emily Daley at studio@ themarlowgallery.co.uk or phone her on 07980550812 to book an appointment to view. More details at themarlowgallery.co.uk The Nicholson Gallery, Nicholson Institute, Leek Sense of Place – landscape paintings by Harry Ousey, until October 7. Gallery open 10am-4pm.

Closed Sundays and Bank Holidays.

The Old Lock Up Gallery, Swift's Hollow, Cromford Peter Cartwright’s solo show Footfall, until November 4. Footfall is a series of works (acrylic on paper) resulting from rapid site responsive drawings relating to a pathway through Beckett’s Field. The gallery is open 11-5pm Thursday-Saturday and 11-4.30pm on Sundays until November 4. go to oldlockupgallery. wordpress.com Opus Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne There is an exhibition of works by several artists during October. More details at opusgalleryashbourne. com.

Patchings Arts Centre, Calverton Barn Gallery, until October 8, Peter Burgess, Paintings 1997-2017 Exploring the Visible. For details about other exhibitions and events go to patchingsartcentre.co.uk QUAD Derby Hetain Patel, until November 19. The new exhibition consists of two film works: a major new work, Don’t Look at the Finger (2017), commissioned

by Film and Video Umbrella with Manchester Art Gallery and QUAD, and The Jump (2015). It will be the UK premiere of The Jump which will simultaneously also be shown at The Manchester Art Gallery,

agenda marking 50 years since Patel’s family emigrated from India to the UK. Go to derbyquad.co.uk for more details.

River´s Edge Gallery, Hope Valley Garden Centre, Bamford Work by various artists including Pauline Rignall, Kristan Baggaley, Duncan Friend and Colin Smith.

Wednesday-Saturday, 10.30am4.30pm and Sundays 11am-4pm. Go to riversedgegallery.co.uk for details.

The Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery, Pilsley, near Chatsworth Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery is home to the artist’s stunningly detailed paintings of popular native wildlife and exotic big game, 10am5pm Tuesday to Saturday. More details at richardwhittlestone.co.uk The Adam and Eve Project A touring exhibition by 13 artists who have all created a personal response to the time honoured narrative of Adam and Eve: St Chad’s Church, Stafford until October 8. You can check out more details about the project in a previous artsbeat feature on artsbeatblog.com U Choose Smoothie Art Gallery, Ilkeston n Marion Axford, October 9-21. n Nandine Mason, October 23-November 4.

Work by more than 20 local artists can always be seen at the gallery. For more details go to uchoosesmoothie.co.uk St John Street Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne A Patterned Approach, a solo exhibition by Janet Mayled, October 13-21. More details on page 26.The gallery is open 9.30am-5pm, Monday-Saturday. For more details go to stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk Tarpey Gallery, High Street, Castle Donington A Study in Stone, September 30-October 22. More details on pages 28 and 29.The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday 10am-5pm.

Details at tarpeygallery.com

Passengers and Other Works by Pete Simpson can be found at the Green Man Gallery in Buxton Two Birds Gallery, Borough Street, Castle Donington Art, photography, jewellery and design from a wide range of local and UK based artists. They also offer a selection of craft workshops for all ability levels. Open Monday to Friday, 9.30am-5pm and 9.30am4pm on Saturday.

West Studios, Chesterfield n Chesterfield College Art and Design Staff Exhibition, showcasing the talented artists and makers teaching the town’s students.

September 29-October 27. Private View on September 28. n Dark Flowers, an exhibition by John King. November 3-25,. Free entry.

Go to chesterfield.ac.uk/artsfestival-competition or email hello@ weststudios.co.uk for more details.

Whynot Gallery, Lichfield Street, Burton upon Trent Check out all the latest events, workshops and exhibitions on the whynotgalleryuk facebook page Wirksworth Framing Company, 22 Market Place, Wirksworth A family-run framing business that

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exhibits work by a mixture of local artists and prints by nationally renowned artists. Work by Iain Mackay, Richard Pett, Ian Daisley, Sam Toft, Alex Clarke and Thomas Joseph. Go to wirksworthframing. co.uk for more details.

Comedy Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n Gary Delaney, October 3, 7.30pm.

Buxton Buzz Comedy Club, with Carly Smallman headlining, October 6, 8pm and Leo Kearse on November 3, 8pm. n Nina Conti, In Your Face, October 13, 7.30pm. n Jimeoin, Ridiculous, October 22, 7.30pm. More information at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Funhouse Comedy Club n The Blessington Carriage, Chapel Street, Derby, October 2, see ten winners of the Should I Stay or Should I Go? competition battle it out. Compere Spiky Mike.

October 16, Ryan McDonnell, Drew Taylor, Rob Hughes, Lukas Kirkby and Ed Hurst. Compere Spiky Mike.

agenda October 23, Daliso Chaponda Tour Warm-up Show. See the Britain’s Got Talent finalist test out material for his 2018 UK Tour. Compere Spiky Mike 7.45pm doors. 8.15pm start. n David Lloyd, Riverside Road, Pride Park, Derby, October 14, Duncan Oakley, Steve Day and Mandy Muden. Compere Spiky Mike.

Doors 7pm, show 8.30pm n Derby Old Bell, Sadler Gate, October 27, Julian Deane, Alfie Brown and Simon Wozniak, compere Barry Dodds.

More information and ticket details at funhousecomedy.co.uk Guildhall Theatre, Derby James Acaster, Classic Scrapes Book Tour, November 4, 8pm. Go to derbylive.co.uk for details.

Theatre Allestree Theatre Group Allestree Theatre Group’s autumn production is the thriller, House Guest, by Francis Durbridge.

Robert and Stella Drury’s son is kidnapped, not for ransom, but to allow one of the kidnappers to stay in their home for 48 hours.

When the police arrive, they learn one of the kidnappers has been murdered and Robert is suspected, but nothing is quite what it seems…

October 26-28, at 7.30pm, St Nicholas Church Hall, Allestree.

Tickets from tickets@ allestreetheatre.co.uk or 07953 753121.

Buxton Opera House Buxton n The Tiger Who Came To Tea, October 4 and 5. n Lady Windermere’s Fan, by Theatrical Niche, October 12, 7.30pm. n Hairspray the West End and Broadway hit musical, October 23-28. n Austentatious, The Improvised Jane Austen Novel, an improvised comedy, October 29, 7.30pm.

Go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for details.

n Big Foot, from HighRise Theatre with Black Theatre Live and Stratford Circus Arts, October 28, 8pm. n Good Companions Stage Society present Follies, October 31-November 4.

More details at derbytheatre.co.uk Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton Erewash Musical Society, Crazy For You, October 3-7.

Tickets available at duchess-theatre. com

Work by Chesterfield Art Group artist Julie Nixon will be at their exhibition on October 21 and 22

Chellaston Players, St Peters Church Hall, Chellaston The Vicar of Dibley has been adapted for stage for Tiger Aspect Productions by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer. It is directed for Chellaston Players by Mick Gaunt, October 4-7, at 7:30pm. For tickets tel 07399203215 or email chellastonbooking@hotmail.co.uk Derby Theatre, Derby n Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, a Derby Theatre production, September 29-October 21. n The Snow Dragon, from Tall Stories, October 23 and 24. n Jungle Book by Metta Theatre, spectacular street-dance and breathtaking circus give a different take on Kipling’s classic, October, 25-28.

Go to derbytheatre.co.uk for tickets.

Derby Theatre Studio n Strictly Arts Theatre Company, Freeman, October 6, 8pm. n How To Win Against History, October 13, 8pm. n Cuncrete, October 21, 8pm. See more details on page 15.

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Guildhall Theatre, Derby n Bess, The Life and Times of Bess of Hardwick, a new play by Kevin Fegan, September 28-October 1. n Heanor Musical Theatre Company, Forever Young, October 12-14. n Gatepost Theatre Company, Avenue Q, October 17-21.

The 39 Steps from Big Adventures, October 25-28. n Townsend Productions with We Are The Lions Mr Manager, November 1, 7.30pm. n Lost Boys with Ball by Brian Lobel, November 2-4.

For details go to derbylive.co.uk Live & Local, various events in small community venues across the county See more details on pages 34 and 35 or go to liveandlocal.org.uk

Spoken word

Cromford Mills,Cromford n Arkwright Society Lecture series: The Lesser Known Houses of Derbyshire: The Story of Wingfield Manor, October 12, 7pm.

Join Gregory Monks from English Heritage as he tells the fascinating story of Wingfield Manor and the people who lived there. n A History of the East Midlands Knitting Industry, October 19, 7pm This talk by Colin Moss shows how the East Midlands played a pivotal role in the industry and how today’s worldwide knitting industry has its foundations in technology developed

agenda in the East Midlands. For further details and ticket bookings please visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk or phone 01629 823256.Limited places, advance booking recommended .

Matlock Storytelling Cafe, Imperial Rooms Matlock From his roots in multi-cultural Sierra Leone, Usifu Jalloh – The Cowfoot Prince – has grown an international following as a vibrant, exciting and talented storyteller. Journey with him through his exciting and colourful adventures across Africa and into Sierra Leone. Meet his delightful and wise Grandmama Foyre and learn wisdom from the ages. Enjoy the vibrant music and songs, October 6. Doors open at 6.30pm with stories at 7.30pm. More details at matlockstorytellingcafe.co.uk Derby Poetry Society October 13, Nerissa Kisdon, The Love Poems of John Donne 15721631. Monthly meetings on the second Friday of the month. Room 3, Friends’ Meeting House, Derby, 7.30pm. Contact Gina Clarke on 01773 825215 for details.

Green Man Gallery, Buxton White Light, White Peak – A year’s journey through poems and projections, written, photographed and performed by Simon Corble, with unique sound recordings from Derbyshire’s White Peak, October 14, 8pm (Doors 7.30pm). Tickets £5.

For more details go to the gallery’s facebook page or greenmangallery. com.

QUAD, Derby History Of The Zombie with Darrell Buxton takes place in QUAD on Wednesdays from October 11-November 15, 7pm-9pm. Course fees include entry to a double bill of: Train To Busan and Seoul Station on October 20. For more information go to derbyquad.co.uk Scrivener’s Bookshop, Buxton Storytelling Sundays: the free meetings will be held on the second Sunday of the month 2pm to 3.30pm,

Usifu Jalloh will be telling stories at Matlock on October 6

at Scrivener’s Books, 42 High Street, Buxton.Telephone 0129871622.

Dance Buxton Opera House, Buxton Phoenix Dance Theatre, Mixed Programme 2017, October 31, 7.30pm. Details at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Déda, Chapel Street, Derby n Zero, presented by Humanhood, October 12, 7.30pm. n Double Bill presented by Simple Cypher and WireDO October 28, 7.30pm. n Rewind Forward, presented by Yorke Dance Project, November 9, 7.30pm. More details in arena and at deda.uk.com Pomegranate Theatre, Chesterfield On Broadway performed by Bakewell’s Peak Performance Theatre School, October 25, 7pm.

Tickets from the theatre box office.

Cinema

Bakewell and Ashfield Film Society The Dressmaker (12A), Octrober 8, Medway Centre, Bakewell, 7.30pm.

More details at bashfilms.org.uk Calver Film, The Village Hall, Calver A United Kingdom, October 12.

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Every second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm from September until May. Membership needed, details from 01433 630760.

Belper Ritz, Belper Go to ritz-belper.co.uk.

Buxton Film, Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n Elle (18), October 2, 7.30pm. n The Sense of an Ending (15), October 9, 2.30pm. n The Salesman (12), October 9, 7.30pm. n Lady Macbeth (15), October 16, 7.30pm. n The Red Turtle (PG), October 23, 2.30pm. n The Olive Tree (15) October 23, 7.30pm. n Matinee Derbyshire for people with dementia, their family and friends, Carousel, October 30, 1.30pm. n A Man Called Ove, October 30, 7.30pm.

More details at buxtonfilm.org.uk New Mills Cinema@ SpringBankArts Every second and fourth Thursday at 7.30pm. Go to springbankarts. org.uk for details The Northern Light Cinema, North End, Wirksworth Go to thenorthernlightcinema.co.uk Peak Film Society, Partington Players Theatre, Glossop The Light Between Oceans (12A), November 4, 7.30pm. Doors 7pm.

More details about membership at peakfilmsociety.org QUAD, Derby n A Buster Keaton double bill will be shown with live musical accompaniment on October 14.

The critically acclaimed three-piece ensemble HarmonieBand return to QUAD to perform a live score to two of Buster Keaton’s finest, and funniest, films, Sherlock Jr and One Week. n Dead and Breakfast – QUAD’s annual all-night horror film marathon

agenda returns to the venue on October 28 from 8.30pm until dawn.

Dead and Breakfast screens through the night and concludes with breakfast in QUAD’s Café bar.

This year’s film line-up includes The Omen (1976), Society (1989), A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Signalman (1976) (short), B&B (2017) and The Birds (1963). n QUAD has a Day Of The Dead themed film night at Bustler Market in Derby’s Riverlights on Halloween.

Based on the Mexican ‘Dia de los Muertos’ festival, the event will include an immersive film screening of the cult film, From Dusk til Dawn starring George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Quentin Tarantino and Salma Hayek. October 31, from 6pm, over 18s only and you are encouraged to go in costume. All tickets can also

be booked through QUAD Box office on: (01332) 290606.

Tansley Film Community Cinema, Tansley Village Hall The Light Between Oceans (12A), October 3. Seat reservations essential at book@tansleyfilm.org. uk. More information at tansleyfilm. co.uk Tideswell Cinema, George Inn n Chinatown, October 26, 7.30pm. n Live screenings: Royal Opera House: La Boheme, October 3, 7.15pm. n National Theatre: Hamlet with Benedict Cumberbatch, October 5, 7pm. n Royal Shakespeare Company: Coriolanus, October 11, 7pm. n Royal Ballet: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, October 23, 7.15pm.

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Youlgrave Cinema, Youlgrave Village Hall, Holywell Lane Eye in the Sky, October 13.

Monthly September-May, usually on a Friday and at 7.30pm.

Go to youlgrave.org.uk for details.

Miscellaneous Matlock Artists’ Society, All Saints Church Hall, Smedley Street, Matlock Portrait artist Aldo Balding will be demonstrating in oils for Matlock Artists’ Society on Saturday October 21. All are welcome to attend from 10am-12.30pm. The £5 entry includes refreshments. Further details 01629 584708 The Discovery Days Festival, Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Sites Celebrates the Derwent Valley Mills World Heritage Site with activities taking place all along the valley from Derby to Matlock Bath, October 14-29. For further details of all events visit: derwentvalleymills. org/discovery-days or phone 01629 536831.

Cromford Mills, Cromford, Cromford Photography Walk Saturday October 28,11am-1pm.

Location: Meet outside the Shop in the Yard. (Limited places, advance booking recommended). Take your camera and join photographer Helen Chester LRPS on a guided walk around Cromford. Visit Cromford Mills, St Mary’s Church, the canal wharf and the village as your guide takes you off the beaten track and offers advice. For details and bookings visit cromfordmills. org.uk or phone 01629 823256.

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