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In conversation

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9 Sculptor Denis O’Connor explains why Wirksworth is his creative home 31 International artist Patrick Prentice makes his Melbourne Festival debut 44 Pinhole photographer Lee Finch opens up his floating studio

53-58 To catch the best of the music this month check out our listings

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Cover Story 43 See Natalie Hewitson’s intriguing portraits on the New Mills Art Trail artsbeat September 2019

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31 46 Festivals 12 Wirksworth celebrates 25 years 21 Alfreton’s Ofton Festival returns 22 Go green at Woodland 41 Melbourne adopts flower power 43 A fresh new look at New Mills 46 Festé’s international line-up artsbeat September 2019

On the day artsbeat went to press this month I had the pleasure of joining guests at the launch of a new arts venue in Derby.

Artscore opened a city centre gallery, performance and workshop space to mark India’s Independence Day and to embrace togetherness in the community.

This year also marks ten years since Ruchita Shaikh and her husband, Zahir moved to Derby and set up the charity that celebrates the cultural richness and diversity of Derby, and its neighbours. Their main aim is to use art as a tool Amanda Penman to strengthen community cohesion At the new venue, in Albert Street, close to the Market Hall, they have artist residencies and craft work for sale. If you are in the city centre make the time to visit this fantastic venue and find out more about the work of the charity while you browse the work on display.

Please note the editoria/advertising booking deadline for October is September 10. email: advertising: advertising@arts-beat.co.uk editorial: editor@arts-beat.co.uk telephone: 07872 066719 post: 19 Nottingham Road, Belper DE56 1JG website: artsbeatblog.com While every effort is made to ensure listings are accurate and up-to-date, readers are advised to check with the venue before travelling, as no responsibility can be accepted for changes to programmes, errors or omissions. artsbeat2

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Wirksworth Festival curator tells artsbeat’s Amanda Penman why the town is his creative home

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enis O’Connor is no stranger to Wirksworth Festival.

He has lived in the town for 28 years and exhibited his sculptures many times.

But this year he has been given the honour of curating the main exhibition for the arts event which he has titled Made In Wirksworth as a celebration of the diverse range of artists who, like him, call the town home.

That’s probably more poignant than it first seems as Irish-born Denis has always felt torn between the coast of West Cork, where he has a second home, and England where he came to study for a Masters in Sculpture in the 1980s.

He spends up to four months a year living and working in West Cork, close to the village of Ballydehob.

The instability that creates, and his feelings of displacement, have been revealed in some of his sculptures. One of them called The Crossing features a small chair perched precariously in the middle of the line that represents the journey he makes across the sea each time. He exhibited that piece at the festival in 2015.

He says in the past he has often asked himself: ‘Where is my home?’, but as we stand chatting in his workshop-cumartsbeat September 2019

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Wirksworth nurtures many rich creatives in a wide range of arts studio he shrugs his shoulders, grins and says: “This is where my heart is. Wirksworth is a town that nurtures many rich creatives and there is a diverse range of arts practices. Made In Wirksworth sets out to critically highlight them and

explore the crossover between them.”

Denis and his partner Bernadine Rutter, a printmaker and arts education worker, set up Sculpture Works a company that designs, fabricates, manages and installs steel landmark sculptures for sites in the UK and Ireland. Many artsbeat readers will have seen at least one of them, probably not realising the artist was local.

The steel and bronze chairs on the walk through Castleward

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Detail of The Crossing (Ar Trasna)

Clearance (Imréiteach)

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Left, Privilege – a site-specific work on the A53 at Stoke-onTrent and above, Tea with Mum (Tae le Mamaí)

Boulevard from Derby Station to the city centre are his work, and every day thousands of people drive past Privilege, a nine metre high sculpture on the A53, which reflects the industrial heritage of Stokeon-Trent.

Residents at Ashgate in Chesterfield have one of his pieces called Summer Fruits and the pedestrian bridge over St Alkmund’s Way in Derby has also been enhanced with his work.

“The central feature of my public art practice is the interrelationship between me, the location and the people who will be viewing the work.

“It is all about the nature of the place – its identity, heritage and the community living there.

I want my work to be able to resonate and connect in many different ways – sometimes outside the original brief.

‘Bernie and I always begin a new project with lots of research into the history of a site, and then involve members of the local community, schools artsbeat September 2019

and other interested parties in workshops and extensive consultation. The aim is to give them ownership of the sculpture.”

One thing is certain and that is a sculpture by Denis will have been made by him. He questions some contemporary artists who don’t make the work themselves and although he works in collaboration with Andy McCallum a fabricator and blacksmith for some of the more outsized work (it would be impossible for one person to manoeuvre the huge pieces of metal) he will always be the one one in control of the making process from welding to finishing the final final surface finish on the artpiece.

“I believe that it’s only possible to express a narrative through sculpture by being engaged

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I was inspired by watching my father work – he was a shoemaker

with the entire process of making. I have been interested in making since I was a child.

I was inspired by watching my father at work – he was a shoemaker.”

Although Denis admits that the thought of spending his life working in his father’s shoe shop was what encouraged him to study for a degree in sculpture at Limerick School of Art and Design before travelling to Belfast and to Birmingham to study sculpture further.

He is presently working on making new work for the Skibbereen Arts Festival 2020, titled Along the Western Shore alongside two commissions for both Charnwood and Chesterfield Borough Councils.

Denis will be giving a talk on his practice at the Northern Light Cinema in Wirksworth on September 13, and leading a discussions with other artists on the Made in Wirksworth Exhibition on September 14. n For more about his work go to sculptureworks.org.uk

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MILESTONE FOR TOWN ARTS EVENT

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t is the 25th anniversary of Wirksworth Festival this year and looking at the programme of events it promises to be every bit as good as those in the past.

The Art and Architecture Trail, which is staged during the festival’s opening weekend, September 7 and 8, sees the entire town become a gallery with more than 130 artists and designer-makers exhibiting and selling their work in locations ranging from charming stone cottages to impressive Georgian town houses, historic and quirky buildings, gardens, courtyards, shop windows and churches.

There is also the Designer Makers Showcase, housed in the Town Hall and the Memorial Hall, bringing together some of the region’s best contemporary jewellery, ceramics, textiles, glassware and other crafts.

Wirksworth Festival was one of the first places to put on an art trail back in 1995 when a group of local artists decided to join in the already established festival celebrating local talent by opening up their homes and inviting other artists from outside the town to join them.

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Roger McGough, centre

standard for the many other art events now staged in the county, but Wirksworth remains unique with its Curated Exhibition, which this year has been put together by sculptor Denis O’Connor. You can read more about him, his work and the exhibition on page 9.

For the remaining two weeks of the festival there’s a heady mixture of performance and fringe events – live music, dance, drama, film and family shows from world-class performers to the very best home grown talent.

With acts direct from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and featuring winners of international awards alongside artsbeat September 19

those that have appeared at Ronnie Scott’s, the Albert Hall and on national radio, this year’s Town Hall events programme is set to feature local and national talent in a series of shows that befits the festival’s 25th anniversary.

Roger McGough, ‘the patron saint of poetry’, together with Little Machine headline the programme, which features diverse acts such as Jumoke Fashola, Mark Gwynne Jones, jazz band SoulDeep and saxophonist John Sanderson with Here’s to Life, canny words and smooth jazz.

Also appearing are Celtic folk rock band Ranagri with their blend of wild and exciting rhythms, and Kyla Brox, Manchester’s answer to Aretha Franklin, who has been described as the finest blues singer of her generation.

There’s a welcome return for INdependDANCE, fresh from their success at the Edinburgh

Top: William Vaudin’s Donald Trump and above: One of Tricia Rice’s colourful creations

Fringe Festival with A Letter To Alice which uses characters and images from Through the Looking Glass to tell of one girl’s battle with anxiety.

Rebel Sound are back under the direction of Alex Blood as too are the ever-popular Sleeping Trees Theatre with their blend of fast-paced comedy.

Rounding off the programme, in their first appearance in Wirksworth, is a side splitting, intelligent show from drag girl band Denim.

To bring the festival to a close on September 15 there is a community celebration for all the family at St Mary’s Churchyard in the centre of the town. This year it’s is all about Bubbles ’n’ W(Rap) and is being organised by the festival in conjunction with various local groups and partners. n For more information go to wirksworthfestival.co.uk

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All the latest news from the Derbyshire arts community English oak is at the very heart of Haddon Hall

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edieval sculptures from the private collection at Haddon Hall will be unveiled as part of its autumnal Oak Matters exhibition this month.

The exhibition, which will run in The Great Chamber surrounded by Haddon’s magnificent Verdure tapestries, pays homage to Haddon’s oak trees, showing previously unseen early English Oak carvings.

The medieval sculptures date back to between the 15th-17th centuries. Two sculptures are of St James and St Nicholas, one is a very rare, extremely fine carving of a medieval knight at prayer and another is a very rare pew end, depicting a bishop preaching from a barrel to a congregation of fowl, which represented a preReformation critique of the established church.

There is also a beautifully carved section of wooden beam and a collection of medieval sculptures of minstrels. The sculptures will be accompanied by other fine English bible boxes and paper boxes from the Tudor and Elizabethan periods.

Haddon’s connection to oak extends back centuries and its influence can be seen throughout the hall today. The very sinews of the Hall itself are oak timbers. Wherever you

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look, the storied Tudor home offers up a celebration of oak: in its panelling, wide beams and floor boards, furniture and its tapestries that feature oak trees and foliage.

Lady Edward Manners said: “Haddon Hall has a truly wonderful story to tell, there are centuries of history and tales of old to uncover as you wander from room to room.

“Our exhibitions provide us with an additional opportunity to extend that knowledge further, and show other aspects to Haddon, from its connections to its many craftsmen, who were integral to its maintenance, to its

historic symbols, tapestries and woodwork and so much more.

“For our celebration of oaks at Haddon Hall, we wanted to show some sculptures that have never been seen by the public before. They are of incredible historical significance and we’re excited to share them for the first time this autumn.”

In addition to the exhibition, on September 21-22 and 28-29, there will be additional educational outreach and activities for children, including the opportunity to pick their own acorns, to take home and plant in their garden. n For more details go to haddonhall.co.uk

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n arena History exposed W W WINTER photographers of Derby is a treasure trove of photographic ephemera, dating from the mid-19th century to the present day.

It is not normally open to the public but there will be two free tours as part of the Heritage Open Days on September 13 and 14 at 10am.

Mixed in with the current contemporary photo studio are the old waiting rooms, framing room, and daylight retouching room, as well as the large photo studio itself which was originally lit by daylight.

There will be many prints on display from the heritage archive, including industrial and family photography.

Booking is essential on 01332 345224 or email office@ wwwinter.co.uk

Artcore on move WHEN Ruchita Shaikh and her husband, Zahir, moved from India to Derby they had a dream – to improve people’s lives through art.

Ten years on, they’ve reached out to thousands thanks to their creative, Derby citybased charity, Artcore.

They have recently opened a new city centre location, in Albert Street, that will allow them to further impact their community through visual art.

Artcore is a contemporary arts space that celebrates the cultural richness and diversity of Derby, the East Midlands and beyond. The venue presents an ever-changing programme of art exhibitions, creative activities for adults and young people, film screenings, artist residencies, talks, and festivals. For more details go to artcoreuk.com

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A CINEMATIC celebration of dogs and their companions can be seen in Buxton on September 26.

The Top Dog Film Festival is a collection of canine-inspired short films, all celebrating the unbreakable bond between dogs and humans.

Featuring a carefully curated collection of stories from independent film-makers all around the world, the Top Dog Film Festival’s highlights include Arthur, pictured above.

On day four of a gruelling adventure race in Ecuador, Team Peak Performance

Peter steps up

Paws for thought from Sweden were closing in on the race leaders, when a surprise addition to the team changed their course. The athletes were approached by a, then un-named, stray dog severely injured with a large wound on its back. This chance encounter led to a 10,000km journey for one dog to join a team and find a home.

Go to topdogfilmfestival. co.uk for more details and buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for tickets.

NOTTINGHAM’S Theatre Royal and Royal Concert Hall have appointed Peter Ireson, the former director of Derby LIVE, as Venue Director.

Before taking up his new post Peter was head of culture, events and tourism in Derby.

He said: “Together they form one of the most exciting performing arts complexes in the UK. “I’m really looking forward to working with the fantastic team at the venues to build on the success of recent years and to ensure they provide Nottingham with a truly world class programme and customer experience.” artsbeat September 2019

n arena Raise the curtain BUXTON Opera House will be taking part in Heritage Open Days on September 21.

This year is a special celebration as it is the 40th anniversary of the opera house re-opening and also the start of planning for a new chapter of investment which will future-proof the theatre.

At the open day, from 11am3pm, you will be able to peek behind the scenes and find out more about the history of what is one of the finest examples of a Frank Matcham theatre in the country, all for free.

PICTURE: Luke Hodgkins

Blast from past DERBYSHIRE residents’ stories and memories of the Moon Landing are to be recorded and archived so future generations can witness the impact the event had on people in the county.

Moon Stories is a year-long creative project driven by Derbyshire young people in care and care leavers.

The project will result in the creation of a comprehensive archive plus exhibition at Derbyshire Records Office, in Matlock.

Literary location THE second Repton Literary Festival in October will host performances from some celebrated actors and writers, including the world-famous actor David Bradley (Game of Thrones), pictured right, Nick Burns, aka Nathan Barley and author Cat Jarman.

The festival offers a rich and varied programme of literature, art, music, poetry and other activities for all to artsbeat September 2019

enjoy over three days from 2pm on Friday, October 25 until 2pm on October 27.

The festival offer talks and events in Repton School locations not usually open to the public and there will also be informal guided tours during which the school’s stories will be narrated by an expert historian.

To view the full programme and book tickets please visit: reptonliteraryfestival.co.uk

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n arena £1.5m for theatre DERBY Theatre has been awarded £1.5 million of Arts Council England funding, from the National Lottery to become a Producing Hub over the next three years.

The theatre will use the money to create new work with audiences and communities at its heart. A consortium of arts companies will reach out into new parts of the city and think about creating theatre in new ways.

Derby Theatre chief executive and artistic director Sarah Brigham, said: “This will enable us to forge and develop new and exciting relationships with artists, local people and organisations across the city and beyond.

“We very much look forward to collaborating and creating and presenting work which connects and resonates with the communities our organisations serve.”

Sound and vision LIVE theatre and event streaming has arrived at Bakewell Town Hall.

After successful applications for funding Bakewell Town and Community Trust has made the biggest technical upgrade in the Town Hall’s history by installing the latest in big screen sound and visual technology – satellite systems, along with 7.1 surround sound and a 4.5m motorised cinema screen.

Town Hall Manager, Helen Swift said: “It’s been three years in the making, but thanks to an enthusiastic audience and the support of The Devonshire Fund and Peak District Leader, we have raised the funds to bring the very best in theatre and music to Bakewell Town Hall.”

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THE first Derby Book Festival Autumn Edition is taking place this October.

It will feature the festival’s usual eclectic mix of fiction and non-fiction events featuring some of the most popular genres: politics, thrillers, adventure and lots more.

Tickets go on sale for all events from September 9, when you can also pick up a copy of the programme from QUAD, libraries, arts venues, cafés and tourist offices, or read it online at: derbybookfestival.co.uk

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Latest edition QUAD will host most of the festival events including: Sir Vince Cable MP; BBC editorial director and former economics editor Kamal Ahmed; Raynor Winn on her amazing memoir, The Salt Path; best-selling crime writers Nicci French (aka Nicci Gerrard and Sean French) and local author Joanna Cannon, pictured above, on Breaking and Mending, her memoir of being a junior doctor.

BILL Ward, from television’s Emmerdale and Coronation Street will take to the stage as the dastardly Captain Hook in this year’s Derby Arena panto, Peter Pan. He is best known Coronation Street’s as Charlie Stubbs and Emmerdale’s James Barton.

He said: “Hook is one of those Iconic parts for an actor and I’m really looking forward to playing him.

“I am very much up for the challenge of getting an entire arena to boo me! I’m also looking forward to spending Christmas in Derby and having a good look round the City.” artsbeat September 2019

n arena Potters dish it up THE Derbyshire festival that has been dubbed by fans as the Ceramic Glastonbury – Pottery and Food – is back for the seventh year and will be the biggest yet.

Run by Geoff and Pat Fuller at The Three Stags’ Heads Pub, at Wardlow Mires the festival, on September 7 and 8 from 10am, celebrates everything about using handmade pottery to serve food. It is the place to see work not found elsewhere.

Although growing in size it is still an intimate event.

Go to potsandfood.co.uk for more details.

Use and ornament THE British Stickmakers Guild is staging a Festival of Wood and Country Crafts at the Bakewell Agricultural Business Centre, in Bakewell on October 6, from 10am4pm.

As well as the final round of the 2019 World Stickmaking Championships there will also be demonstrations of the craft alongside woodturning, pyrography, lace making, furniture making and even felt art. Go to thebsg.org.uk for more details.

Chatsworth Arts THE fifth Chatsworth Arts Festival has been given a new look and will have more than 40 talks, performances, workshops and tours taking place from September 20-22.

The 2019 programme includes musician Jarvis Cocker, pictured right; Turner Prize-winning artist Mark Wallinger; celebrity gardener, broadcaster and writer Sarah artsbeat September 2019

Raven; and Chi-chi Nwanoku, the founder and artistic director of Chineke! – the first professional and junior BAME orchestra in Europe.

Jarvis Cocker will be discussing his book to be published in the spring,This Book is a Song, a reflective medley of biographical details, essays, illustrations and photographs.

For more details about the event and tickets go to chatsworthhouse.org

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Above, Pupils at Newton Primary School delight at making the corn dollies and right, Rachel Carter talking to the class

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huge artistic installation will be showcased at St Martin’s Church in Alfreton as part of the second Ofton Festival in the town.

Murmuration has been co-produced by Derbyshire sculptor Rachel Carter with the pupils of Newton Primary School as well as other members of the community and will comprise of almost 1,000 paper corn dolly weaves which when hung in the church will rustle like hundreds of tiny birds.

Ofton Festival will take place across Alfreton on September 28 and 29. It will include immersive mixed-media artistic installations, fun workshops and street activity which will all be free to attend and take part in, as it has been given grant funding to directly artsbeat September 2019

benefit residents in and around Alfreton.

It is called Ofton as that is what local people fondly call the town.

A team of artists, including Rachel have been working with children in schools, nurseries and community settings to co-create the headline pieces.

The festival is being championed by Blackwellbased creative organisation Platform Thirty1 which secured the funding.

Director Jodie Cresswell-

Waring said: “We were delighted to gain this grant from the Arts Council, but equally heartened by the amount of support and contribution our partners have collectively resourced to make this festival a possibility.

“As a local resident I know the area has many strengths.

“We’re especially proud to be working with some outstanding local talent for the festival and it’s great for these talents to have the opportunity to work with local people and importantly to showcase their skills and creations in our good old town ‘Ofton’. n Go to the festival’s facebook page (oftonfestival) for updates.

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DOWN TO THE WOODS..

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he annual Derbyshire Woodland Festival is set within the beautiful grounds of Elvaston Castle and Country Park and is a great day out for all the family, with lots of activities for children including the Vikings of Middle England camp, Arbor, the 18-ft tall puppet of a tree and the Green Man with his popular songs and stories.

Professional demonstrators and performers will share their amazing skills, from sawmills and carving to woodturning and weaving.

There will also be many opportunities for visitors to have a go at one of the traditional crafts.

New for 2019 is the chance to see a replica medieval boat and demonstrations of various boat building skills and maritime crafts such as planking, rope work and oar making thanks to the International Boatbuilding Training College.

Another first will be a demonstration of horse logging.

You will be able meet Breeze a gypsy cob horse and have a go a long-reining, snigging a log and grooming. You will also be able to learn about the benefits to woodland plants and animals from this traditional method of logging.

One of the expert crafters at the event will be Steve Tomlin, a spoon carver, ash basket maker and scything tutor who last year was the winner of the Heritage Crafts Association’s Marsh Endangered Crafts Award which enabled him to artsbeat September 2019

An 18ft-tall tree puppet should prove a huge attraction for children at the festival

learn about making Devon stave baskets, a critically endangered UK craft.

One of his most popular carvings is the fan bird. A traditional craft from Eastern Europe, fan birds are thought to protect the home and bring health and happiness to the family.

Each bird created by Steve is individually hand-carved and will soar and swoop in the slightest breeze.

Other crafters who are regulars at the event are besom maker Malcolm Ward; clog maker Jeremy Atkinson, Andrew

Frost, the chainsaw carving wood sculptor; digeridoo maker Stuart Murdoch, Owen Jones, who makes oak swill baskets, barrel maker Wocko the Woodman, Windsor chair maker Peter Tree; Peter Wood demonstrating his pole lathe turning skills and Dave Watson the bushcraft and survival skills expert. n The festival at Elvaston is on September 21 and 22.

The event is free but there is a ÂŁ10 car parking fee. For more details about the festival and to find a car parking money-off voucher go to Derbyshire.gov. uk/woodlandfestival

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artsbeat previews this month’s stand-out exhibitions Haarlem Artspace, Wirksworth

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ieldwork curated by award-winning artist and Haarlem Artspace director Olivia Penrose Punnett explores contemporary art in rural contexts.

Three performances and a symposium were held in August and this month you will be able to see a free film recording of the event and an exhibition of materials used during it, over the two weekends of the Wirksworth Festival.

Fieldwork began in a quiet corner in the area surrounding Haarlem Mill and when it was over the location was left exactly as it was found.

The three performances were Fourthland’s Moon Scroll, a piece inspired by the etymology of the word display, meaning to unravel/unfold; a brand new site-specific performance staged by David Steans, which, using fiction, narrative and

Exhibitions and galleries

Art Through Textiles n Material Matters, an exhibition to coincide with the recent publication of a booklet of the same name, produced by the North Sheffieldbased Art Through Textiles focuses on the memories and motivations they have of becoming invovled artsbeat September 2019

costume, blurred the lines between fiction and reality and a piece by Tazelaar Stevenson and Michael Page that combined analogue electronics and bird song in dialogue.

They were up at 3am on the morning of the event to play and record their performance, using microphones, hand-built synthesisers and effects to respond to and become part of the dawn chorus.

The three performances were recorded on site by local filmmaker, Gavin Repton to create an abstract art film.

The result can be seen at the gallery at Haarlem Artspace, at Haarlem Mill, Derby Road,

Wirksworth on September 7 and 8 and 14 and 15, from 10am-4pm. It will be accompanied by an exhibition of performance materials that borrow from the conventions of museum display.

in textile art. The exhibitions will be held at the Art Room, Barlow, September 7-15, 10am-5pm and Dronfield Hall Barn, Dronfield, September 22-October 6, 10am4pm, (closed September 28). For more details go to artthroughtextiles. org.uk Gallery in the Gardens, Buxton n The gallery at the heart of the Pavilion Gardens is the

home of the High Peak Artists group. It contains the work of 43 artists and craftspeople. Go to galleryinthegardens.co.uk for details.

Baslow Pottery,Baslow n The ceramics gallery displays original work from more than 20 local artists. Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30am-5.30pm and 11am-5pm on Sundays and bank holidays. More details at baslowpottery.co.uk.

Above: Olivia Penrose Punnett the curator of Fieldwork and top: Fourthland’s Moon Scroll, listening to the voices of nature

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n gallery Buxton Museum and Art Gallery n The Derbyshire Open Exhibition, until September 13. Competition entrants have submitted work illustrating what is special about Derbyshire. n Limestone – The Shrouded Aesthetic by Steve Gresty, see more details on page 28. Go to derbyshire. gov.uk for more information.

Church Farm Art Gallery, Baslow n The gallery is a showcase for both professional and talented amateur artists. Owner Norman Tomlinson, exhibits his own work, and others such as Caroline Appleyard, David Alderman, Mike Connley and Judy Tomlinson. Open ThursdaySaturday 10.30am-5pm. Go to churchfarmgallery.co.uk for details.

Disley Arts Society Exhibition, Disley Methodist Church, Buxton Road, Disley n Framed and unframed originals and cards, September 4, 3pm-9pm and September 5, 10am-5pm.

Parking and refreshments. go to disleyartssociety.weebly.com for more details.

John Connolly’s Ormscliffe Studio-Gallery, Bolsover n More than 300 original paintings are on show at this personal studio and gallery in Bolsover. Go to connollyart.com for more details.

Cromford Gallery and Studio, Market Place, Cromford n The gallery is open WednesdaySunday 10am-5pm. Go to cromfordstudioandgallery.weebly. com for details.

The Derwent Gallery, Grindleford nThe Peak District Landscape in Darkness and Light by Gareth Buxton. Gareth has rapidly developed a reputation as a popular yet unconventional painter with a taste for mist, moonlight and stormy weather. Many of his paintings show the battle between darkness and light.

The gallery is open 11am-4pm Wednesday-Saturday and 1pm-4pm

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Green Door Printmaking Studio IN MOTION, the new solo exhibition by Clare Morgan explores the theme that only one thing in life is certain, and that is that life is uncertain.

Motion has been an everpresent and significant feature of Clare’s work, initially to illustrate lack of control and uncertainty until the most recent work which is more about capturing the energy of being. Clare hopes her work can act on Sundays. Telephone 01433 630458.

Duffield Gallery, 7 Bridge Street, Belper n Work by James Preston, Colin Halliday, Phil Dyke, James Brereton, Nick Walker, Lynn Smith, Peter Watson, Frank Wright, Jenny Aitken, Robin Mason, Ruth Gray, Mark Fox, Lynne Wilkinson, Mark Beresford and Martin Davis. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10am-4pm

as a reminder to take hold of the present and enjoy it, to enrich every day by embracing moments and trying to live to your true purpose.

For details, go to greendoorprintmaking.co.uk/whatson and closed Sunday and Monday. For more details go to duffieldartgallery. co.uk Ferrers Gallery, Ferrers Centre for Arts and Crafts, Staunton Harold n Visit the gallery as it celebrates British craftsmanship in a variety of mediums: glass, ceramics, textiles, paper and print. For details go to ferrersgallery.co.uk Gallerytop, Rowsley n The next exhibition will be Brushed opening on October 12. The gallery is open Tuesday-Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-4pm.

More details at gallerytop.co.uk Gallery 23, Union Road, New Mills

Mixed media work by Amanda Hughes will be exhibited at Flaxons hair salon in Melbourne until late October. It is the second time she has exhibited there having joined in the Festival last year. She will be donating some funds to Women’s Aid

n The gallery, open 10am-5pm, Monday to Saturday, exhibits travel photography by Peter Aitchison and mixed media work by Christine Ormsby. For more information about workshops and exhibitions go to gallery23.co.uk The Gallery, High Street, New Mills n The gallery is run collectively by 30 artists and showcases a variety of work including paintings, jewellery, silk scarves, ceramics and artsbeat September 2019

n gallery St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne A SENSE of Place is a solo exhibition by Janet Mayled, who explores a variety of subjects within still life, landscape or figurative work, using acrylic, oils and other media on a range of grounds.

The result is a vibrant celebration of the environment she observes and works with every day.

Janet also presents workshops at the gallery, her next one, Allotment, feltwork. Open 10am-4pm. Closed Wednesday and Sunday.

Green Door Printmaking Studio, Banks Mill, Derby n In Motion is the new solo exhibition by Clare Morgan, see more details, left. The gallery is open 11am-3pm (closed Tuesday and Sunday). For more details go to greendoor-printmaking.co.uk The Green Man Gallery, Buxton n Dark to Light, by printmaker Nancy Power – Linocut prints by the winner of The Green Man Gallery Exhibition Award at the Derbyshire Print Open 2018. Until September 25. Meet the Artist, August 29, 7-9pm. n The Green Man Artists and Guest Designer Makers – Vibrant contemporary art including paintings, drawings, mixed media, photography, print-making, textiles, ceramics, jewellery, carved wood, mounted prints and cards. n Wildlife of the National Forest – Sue Gardner, September 27-October 23, Oil paintings of the wildlife and nature around the artist’s home. artsbeat September 2019

will be on October 9. Janet is inspired by allotments throughout the seasons.

In her workshop she will address the wide range of light and colour is observed as the year passes.

Meet the Artist, September 27, 7pm to 9pm.

For further information contact hello@thegreenmangallery.com or 01298 937375.

Haddon Hall, near Bakewell n A new, permanent exhibition exploring Haddon’s restoration and revival in the 1920s by the 9th Duke of Rutland. More details at haddonhall.co.uk Hall of Frames, King Street, Belper n Original and limited edition artwork from a variety of artists.

More details at hallofframes.co.uk

Work by Judy Day will be part of the Ten Artists exhibition at Baslow Village Hall next month

The exhibition of her work is on from September 28, when you can meet the artist from 11am-3pm, until October 12. For more details go to stjohngalleryandcafe. co.uk High Stone Gallery, 2D Via Gellia Mill, Bonsall n Featuring work of photographer Ian Daisley, this gallery displays a range of beautiful fine art prints of images of Derbyshire and The Peak District, along with other areas across the UK and beyond.

There will be open weekends throughout the year. The next open days are September 28 and 29, 10am-4pm. For more details go to highstonegallery.co.uk Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby n The gallery is open on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-5pm and weekends from noon-5pm. Go to ingleby-gallery. co.uk for details.

Isla Fine Art Cards and Gifts, 4b The Colonnade, Buxton n A gallery and gift shop with a beautiful range of work. The gallery area regularly features work by local artists. Go to Isla–Fine Art on facebook for more details.

Jarva Gallery, Market Street, Whaley Bridge n The gallery exhibits about 90 per

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n gallery cent British designers’ and artists’ work. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.30am-5pm, Wednesdays 9,30am-3pm, and Saturdays, 9.30am-4pm. For more details go to jarvagallery.com.

Leabrooks Arts Complex, Somercotes n Martin Davis, Still Lifes and Landscapes until September 6. n Arwyn Quick, landscapes, September 7-October 5.

The gallery is open MondaySaturday, 10am-5pm and 11am3.30pm on Sundays. Wednesdays by appointment only. For details go to leabrooksartscomplex.com The Living Threads Group, Trent College Long Eaton n Connections: Inspirations in Fabric and Thread, October 24-November 1. For details go to livingthreadstextileartists.com The Messy Hare,Crossley House, Burton upon Trent n A vibrant and creative gallery and coffee shop with almost 30 local artists on show. The coffee shop and gallery is open from 8am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday and 10am-4pm on Sundays. Go to messyharegallery.co.uk for more details.

Mellor Arts Society, St Martin’s Church Hall, Brabyns Brow, Marple n The society’s 18th Annual Art Exhibition with an extensive range of original artwork for sale. October 11, 1pm-6pm; October 12, 10am-5pm and October 13, 11am-5pm. You can find up-to-date information on the group’s Facebook page.

Nicholson Museum and Art Gallery, Leek n From September 14-November 2, Call of the Wild. For details see right.

More information is on the Nicholson Institute’s facebook page.

The New Court Gallery, Repton School, Burton Road, Repton n Black, White, Greys, Colour – An exhibition of work by Geoff Machin

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Buxton Museum and Art Gallery LIMESTONE – The Shrouded Aesthetic is a fine art photography exhibition

by Steve Gresty at the Buxton Museum and art gallery from September 7 to November 16.

The body of work is a series of 19 large photographs in pencil, charcoal, acrylics and relief, September 6-October 8. Open to the public by appointment by telephoning 01283 559301.

The Old Lock Up Gallery, Swift’s Hollow, Cromford n The Secret Postcard Show from

Printmaker Jill Kerr is the featured artist at Cromford Studio and Gallery during September

exploring how our cultural principles influence the way we see and value the land and the manner in which it is used, specifically land utilised for limestone quarrying – an industry that seeks to meet our unrelenting desire for the comforts and conveniences of consumer products.

For more information go to derbyshire.gov.uk/ buxtonmuseum August 30-September. The show opens at 7pm on August 30. During the show the gallery will post many postcards and sold pieces of work on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram.

Visit theoldlockupgallery.org for more details. The gallery is open 11am5pm, Friday through to Sunday.

QUAD, Derby n Seek Pray Advance: Episode 3 – Operation Starlight is an exhibition by artist Megan Broadmeadow, which is based on real-life testimonies from those who have purportedly had encounters with beings from other worlds, dimensions and realms, across multiple periods in history. It runs until September 23. For more details go to derbyquad.co.uk The Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery, Pilsley, near Chatsworth n The gallery is open 10am-5pm artsbeat September 2019

n gallery The Nicholson Gallery, Leek THIS photograph entitled Dragon and the Flame was chosen as the winner of a competition with the theme Moment In Time held to commemorate the National Parks 70th anniversary earlier this year.

It is by Kieran Metcalfe, a landscape photographer from Manchester.

Kieran’s work will be showcased alongside other multi-award winning Tuesday to Saturday. More details at richardwhittlestone.co.uk Rob Wilson Art, Lockside Mill, St. Martins Road, Marple n The gallery is open to visitors every Friday, 10am-4pm. Go to robwilsonart.co.uk for more details.

Smallprint Company, Friary Street, Derby n Trees by Gustavo Expinosa, 7 September–12 October. More details at smallprintcompany.com St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne n Janet Mayled, A Sense of Place, more details on page 27. The gallery is open 9.30am-5pm, MondaySaturday. For more information go to stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk U Choose Smoothie Art Gallery, Ilkeston n Original work by more than 20 local artists can always be seen at the gallery. For more details go to uchoosesmoothie.co.uk Ten Artists, Baslow Village Hall n An exhibition of work by Gerry Kersey, Isabel Blincow, Lyn Littlewood, Brian Smith, Mark Beresford, Judy Day, Mark Turner, Phil Lockwood, Helen Martell, and metal sculptor Jason Heppenstall.

Each artist will be showing ten new artsbeat September 2019

photographs at the Nicholson Gallery’s Call of the Wild photography exhibition which runs from pieces of work. October 26 and 27, 10am-5pm. £1 admission to The Samaritans.

Two Birds Gallery, Borough Street, Castle Donington n The feature artist this month is photographer Rebecca Soanes.

The gallery is open Monday-Friday, 9.30am-5pm and 9.30am-4pm on Saturday.

Wirksworth Framing Company, 22 Market Place, Wirksworth n A family-run framing business

September 14-November 2, Monday to Saturday, 10am4pm. For more details go to staffsmoorlands.gov.uk that exhibits work by a mixture of local artists and prints by nationally renowned artists.

Including work by Iain Mackay, Scott Naismith, Jo Grundy, Richard Pett, Sam Tofts, Alex Clarke and Thomas Joseph.

Go to wirksworthframing.co.uk for details.

West Studios, Chesterfield n Annual Open Exhibition, launch evening, September 6 and running until September 27. For more details go to chesterfield.ac.uk

Green Man Gallery, Buxton PRINTMAKER Nancy Power’s work reflects the life around her.

She uses the reduction method of lino printmaking; carving away at just one block for each consecutive colour to reveal the final image. By inking from dark to light, as opposed to the more traditional light to dark, Nancy’s work has engaging depth and colour layering.

You can see her exhibition,

Dark to Light at the gallery until September 25.

She is the gallery’s 2018 Exhibition Award winner.

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THE CALL OF THE SEA

Artist Patrick Prentice was in at the start of the Melbourne Festival, but has never been an exhibitor until now – artsbeat finds out more

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ifteen years ago a poster calling for help in launching an arts festival in Melbourne was spotted by Patrick Prentice’s wife Cynthia and she went to a community meeting to find out more about it.

Within weeks she came home to announce volunteered to organise what was to become an annual visual arts open exhibition.

“When she came back and told me I replied: ‘But you don’t know anything about exhibiting art.’ She laughed and said: ‘No, but you do and we an do it together,’ ” explained Patrick. artsbeat September 2019

“We hung the open exhibition with other volunteers from then on and got a lot of pleasure from it every year and watching the festival grow.

“We have taken a step back now and others have taken on the job but we still get involved with promoting it.”

Despite being a stalwart of the festival mechanics all this time Patrick has never actually exhibited his own awardwinning work – that is until this year.

The current team have persuaded him to be part of the Art and Architecture Trail on September 14 and 15 and

Patrick Prentice in his Banks Mill Studio, in Derby

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Clockwise from left Patrick Prentice in his studio at Banks Mill in Derby, Return to Padstow, House at Harlyn Sands and Padstow Harbour

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Above Rum Point Cayman and, on opening page, Towards Skye

he admits that he is looking forward to joining in.

“It will be different to be talking about my work and meeting the visitors to the trail,” he said.

Patrick was born in Glasgow and started his art training at Carlisle College of Art followed by four years at Edinburgh College of Art. “While I was there I won the Royal Scottish Academy Young Contemporaries’ Chalmers Bursary Award and accepted a post-graduate scholarship which included a studio of my own in a beautiful Georgian townhouse.

“I had a marvellous time there and learned a great deal but it was a summer Travelling Scholarship to Italy that really artsbeat September 2019

influenced the way I paint and draw. The trip sparked a love of travelling in me – especially to the Mediterranean and the Caribbean where you can find a special light that brings magic to any subject.”

Like many artists, Patrick needed to earn a living and he taught art for more than 25 years before taking early retirement.

He continued to paint for pleasure while he worked but says he couldn’t give his all to teaching and painting so it is only in the last few years that he has developed his own work.

He now has his own studio at Banks Mill, in Derby.

“Now I want to make painting part of my enjoyment of life. I am not a prolific painter and I

do not want to churn them out but I am doing more work.”

“My wife paints and draws as well and we like to travel to Cornwall where I am intrigued by the shapes found around the harbours. I suppose my themes are marine life and seascapes.

“I have said in the past that my paintings are postcards of my travels.”

Patrick exhibits both nationally and internationally with recent exhibitions including The Royal Society of Marine Artists at Mall Galleries, London. You can see more of his work at patrickprenticeartist.com n To find out more about the Melbourne Festival and the other artists exhibiting their work this year go to melbournefestival.co.uk

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Brush up on your skills – or try something entirely new Heritage pottery used to inspire new recruits

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hesterfield was once famous for its pottery production, with several potteries based in Brampton during the 18th, 19th and early 20th centuries.

The town’s museum has a collection celebrating this heritage including work by William Gordon who worked in Brampton in the 1930s and had his own pottery producing unique sculptural pieces until 1956.

Now a distinctive piece of his work, The William Gordon Owl pictured above, is to be used by one of the town’s current ceramicists, Clare Gage, to inspire new potters, at a class in Clay Cross.

Workshops and Courses Artcore, Charnwood Street, Derby n Many different creative living, health and well-being courses. n Every Wednesday – Clay course for beginners, 6-8pm. For details email info@artcoreuk.com or call 01332 384561.

Arts Society Derby, Landau Forte College, Derby n The Arts Society Derby meets at 7.15 pm usually on the first Tuesday of every month apart from July, August and September.

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And the work they produce during the first term will be exhibited back at the Museum and Art Gallery in February.

“The owl really caught my eye and I can see so many possibilities for how students could take inspiration from it,” explained Clare.

“I love the fact that we will be when the speaker will be Ian Swankie, with a talk entitled Pots and Frocks: the World of Grayson Perry. from Essex Potter to Superstar National Treasure.

New members of the society are warmly welcomed. For details go to https://theartssocietyderby. com/membership/ or phone 01332 751574. Non-members may attend as guests for £5 per person.

Adele Kime Jewellery, Whaley Bridge n Day workshops at a canal-side studio. Small group – maximum four – with homemade cake and refreshments. Beginners/Improvers.

Learn a variety of techniques to make your own unique jewellery. For

connecting with local history for this project.”

The Pottery Design Skills course at Clay Cross Adult Community Education Centre, will start on September 23, 12.45-2.45pm, running until December.

Chesterfield Borough Council’s cabinet member for town centres and visitor economy Kate Sarvent said: “This is a great way for our collection to inspire the creative community locally.

“We’re excited that we will be displaying the results of the students work at the museum.”

All levels of experience will be welcome.

For more information about the course, contact Clay Cross Adult Community Education Centre on 01629 537108 or go to derbyshire.gov.uk/education/ adult-education more information and booking go to facebook.com/adelekimejewellery or email adelekimejewellery@gmail. com Anna Massey, Weekly Painting and Drawing Classes n Various venues in and around the Peaks. Several courses in New Mills, Stockport and Sheffield, including painting and drawing classes: Wednesdays 9.30-11.30am, New Mills; and Wednesdays 1.15-3.45pm, Hazel Grove. For more details go to annamasseyartist.com or call 07947380078 Anne Alldread Textiles n Weekly Textile Groups, Monday pm and Wednesday am in Belper.

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For details go to bettys-sewing-box. co.uk Elizabeth Blades, Art Tuition, Studio 4:2, Banks Mill Derby n One-to-one tuition with artist Elizabeth Blades. For further information and details of how to book a session email elizabethlouieblades@gmail.com.

Chesterfield Branch Embroiderers’ Guild n First Thursday of each month 7-9pm The Saints Parish Rooms. St Mary’s Gate, Chesterfield S41 7TH. Go to embroiderersguild.com 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. Call 01629 826434 for more details.

Derbyshire Adult Education n Various courses available at venues including the Derbyshire Eco Centre, near Wirksworth and Sharp’s Pottery at Swadlincote. To book a place call 01629 533290, email swadlincote.ace@derbyshire. gov.uk or go to, derbyshire.gov.uk/ coursesearch.

Esther Tyson Screenprinting workshops, Via Gellia Mills, Bonsall n Gain a basic knowledge of screenprinting. All equipment and materials provided. For details email esther.tyson@network.rca.ac.uk Glossop Branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild, Glossop Cricket Club, SK13 7AS artsbeat September 2019

n Meetings are held on the last Wednesday of the month, 1-3pm.

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Green Door Printmaking Studio, Banks Mill, Derby n Screen Printing with Stencils, September 21, 11am-3pm. n Solar Plate Etching, September 21 and 22, 11am-3pm. n Making Impressions in Etching, September 28 and 29, 11am-3pm. n Screen Printing for Illustration, October 5 and 6, 11am-3pm. n Screen Printing for Beginners night class October 7, 14, 21 and 28, 6pm-9pm. This four-week course is an opportunity to explore screen printing and its many techniques.

Concessions and student discounts available. For more details and to book online, go to greendoorprintmaking.co.uk or call 07919 823 097.

Green Man Gallery, Buxton n Life drawing, a weekly session for artists at any stage with a professional life model, Tuesdays, 7-9pm. n Adult Dance Classes: Every Thursday, dance for fun and fitness.

7pm tap dancing, 8pm ballet/body conditioning. For information or to book, call Catherine Farrimond, on 01298 70984. n Writers’ Retreat, September 14 – a chance to write without distractions from 10am to 4pm. Monthly event organised by Writers’ HQ. Booking essential. Details at writershq.co.uk/ writing-retreats n Recycled Art and Craft, September 15 – drop-in workshops for all ages using recycled materials, 12.30-4pm. No need to book. Tools and equipment provided. n The Beatles Scratch Choir Day, September, 22, 10am-5pm – a day of singing to celebrate 50 years since the release of the Beatles’ Abbey Road album. Learn and rehearse iconic tracks and perform at an informal concert at 7pm.

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High Peak Stitchers, Glossop Cricket and Bowling Club, North Road, Glossop n Meetings first Wednesday of the month, from 2-4pm, visitors’ entrance is £4.

High Peak Artists, Print, Paint & Create, Pump Room, Buxton n In a collaboration with the Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust, eight members of the High Peak Artists group will be offering a series of creative workshops in the newly refurbished Pump Room.

The series will offer silk painting, lino printmaking, dry felting, drypoint printing, wire sculpture, jewellery making and acrylic inks with watercolour painting.

The tutors are all experienced workshop leaders: Pauline Townsend, Lucy Gell, Suzanne Horwell, Hannah Dodd, Adele Kime, Joanna Allen, Jenny Gartside and Louise Jannetta.

The workshops will take place on four Monday evenings in September and October from 6pm-8.30pm.

For more information go to galleryinthegardens.co.uk John Connolly, Ormscliffe Studio, 16 Langwith Road, Bolsover n Acrylics and mixed media tuition is available for very small groups or one-to-one. All abilities welcome.

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Leabrooks Artists Forum, Somercotes n Artists sharing information, ideas and enterprise. Meetings are on the first Saturday of every month from 10.30am-1pm. Beverages and cake cost £3.50, if required, everything else is free. Painters, sculptors and potters who have experience of exhibiting are invited to join the group. Go to leabrooksartscomplex. com for more details.

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n have a go Life Drawing with Lily Hammond Art, Ashover Village Hall, Ashover n The first Thursday of every month, complete beginners are more than welcome. Classes are two hours and cost £15 with materials included. email info@lilyhammondart.com for booking and more information.

Louise West Lace Design 6 Friar Gate Studios, Derby n Evening classes in bobbin lace making, Tuesdays 6-8pm. n One-day bobbin lace workshops for a maximum of ten students, £30. n Louise also holds Bedfordshire Lace weekend courses. Go to louisewestlacedesign.co.uk for booking details.

Marie Falconer Photography, Cromford Wharf, Cromford Mill n Back to Basics: Shutter Speeds, Apertures, ISO and all that Jazz!

October 19-20. A weekend photography course with Marie and Paul Hill. More details at mariefalconer.co.uk Matlock Artists’ Society, All Saints Church Hall, Smedley Street n September 21, 10am-12 noon, Tim Rose Buildings in Watercolour demonstration. Everyone welcome, £5 to include light refreshments.

Club’s Portrait Group meets on the first Wednesday of every month from 9.30am-noon. For details contact Doreen Andrews 01629 824640.

The Old Lock Up Gallery, Swifts Hollow, Cromford n Life drawing, Tuesdays 6.308.30pm weekly £12. n Monthly djembe drumming group. n Sketch Group Mondays 7pm 8.30pm weekly £6.50. n Japanese Bookbinding, September 16. Booking essential.

Go to the gallery website for further information theoldlockupgallery.org The Old House Studio, Woodhead Road, Torside, Glossop n Art courses in the Peak District.

Top UK artists. For more details visit pennine-art.uk Tel: 01457 857527, email: info@pennine-art.uk

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Pam Smart, Art Workshops in the Studio With a View, Buxton n Autumn Sketchbook, October 19.

Full day workshop from 10am-4pm with materials and refreshments.

For details go to pamsmart.co.uk Pauline Townsend Silk Painter n Workshops for beginners and improvers in Buxton. Workshop schedule available on the website: silkpainter.co.uk Pitchblue Creative, Coldwell Street, Wirksworth n Full day workshops from 10am3.30pm with lunch, a half day is until 1pm. You can choose one day or two. There are also regular weekly courses. Go to pitchbluecreative. com for details.

Sew Need A Drink, Via Gellia Mill, Bonsall, sewing classes with Louise James n All classes include a kit with all the materials cut out and ready to sew, instructions, tuition, homemade cake and refreshment. For more details go to sewneedadrink.co.uk Small Print Company, 2-3 Friary Street, Derby n Various courses including Creating a Letterpress Print, and Coptic and Japanese Bookbinding.

Details of all the courses and their prices can be found at smallprintcompany.co.uk StraightCurves, 104 Saltergate, Chesterfield n A range of arts and crafts workshops and courses from drawing and painting to mosaics and beading, for all ages and abilities from accessible studios in Chesterfield.

There are also regular events see details below. Book online at straightcurves.co.uk 01246 807575. n Woolly Wednesdays – every Wednesday, 10am-12.30pm and 6.30-9pm. All arts and crafts are welcome at this session. n Little Creatives – a workshop designed especially for pre-school

children and their parent, every Friday and Monday 9.45-11am. n Book Club – 7-8pm on the third Thursday of the month, refreshments included.

St John Street, Gallery, Ashbourne n Lewis Noble, Sketching and Painting en plein air, September 2, 3 and 4. n Maggie Robinson, Towards the Abstract, September 26. n John Connolly, Dramatic Landscapes, September 30 and October 1. n Sue Lewis Blake, Drawing with Coloured Pencils, October 3.

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

Storer Farm Landscape Painting Courses, Ashleyhay n Course leader: Jeremy Bournon, retired director of art, Repton School.

October 5 and 6. Further details on application to jeremyhbournon64@ outlook.com.

Turnditch Art Group, Compton Inglefield Village Hall, Turnditch n Derbyshire artist Paula Hallam will be giving a short demonstration on Van Goch’s Painting techniques on September 16 at 10am. New faces welcome and there is no charge.

Viveka Bowry, Life Drawing Classes, Strutts Centre, Belper n Life Drawing group (non-tutored) with yoga poses to draw, first Wednesday of month, 10am-noon.

Contact Viveka on 01629 258362.

West Studios, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield n For more information call West Studios on 01246 500 799, email hello@weststudios.co.uk or go to weststudios.co.uk for details.

Zantium Studios, Godfrey Hole House, Hopton n Mosaic Autumn School, October 7-11. Go to zantium.co.uk or telephone 01629 824377 for details. artsbeat September 2019

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Wed to Sun until 29th Sept _ Fri, Sat & Sun from 3rd Oct - 25th Nov

See the Autumn colours at Renishaw Hall & Gardens Autumn events 2019:

SEPT 15th Vineyard Tour & Taste SEPT 29th Vineyard Tour & Taste OCT 26th & 27th Halloween Pumpkin Trail

� Visit our Café at Renishaw Hall serving seasonal menu � Plant Sales, Museum and Visitor Centre � Public Hall Tours on Fridays.

Booking advised. � Explore our award-winning gardens Christmas Hall Tours available end Nov / early Dec

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FESTIVAL CREATIVITY BLOOMING

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lower Power is the theme for the 15th annual Melbourne Festival. Inspired by last year’s Pop-up Poppy display to commemorate the end of The Great War, residents have been busy making more flowers, and this year the more colourful the better.

They have been crafting away on blooms and bunting at workshops all summer and organisers are promising a fantastic show during September.

The Art and Architecture Trail is planned for September 14 and 15 when you will find 140 professional artists and makers exhibiting in 70 private houses, buildings and businesses in the historic heart of Melbourne.

Some of the artists taking part are painter Holly Kerslake, winner of the festival’s Emerging Artists Award in 2017; Hannah Lobley, who makes vessels from recycled paper; jewellers Paula Matthews and Helen Burrell; weavers Emily Mary Shaw and Janie Withers; ceramicist Louise Roe and painters Robin Mason, Peter Watson and Tom Genders. artsbeat September 2019

Above: Hannah Lobley, above, in her studio, above right: the flower theme at the lake, and right: Sweet Chestnuts in Sunlight, Calke Abbey, by Tom Gender

You will also be able to see work by Patrick Prentice whom you can read about on pages 31-33.

Families are always catered for on the Art Trail and this year there are gardens, story stops and activities on a Rumble in the Jungle theme, Artist Anna Roebuck has been working with children in local schools to create exotic birds and animals from recycled plastics.

The performing arts are an important part of Melbourne Festival and a Fringe programme will kick off on August 31 and run into artsbeat September 2019

October. It includes a varied mix of music, theatre and comedy.

Among the treats in store is a Rock Night for Young People with Boats on the Ocean to open the festival; a comedy night on September 13 with Stephen Grant, Diane Spencer,

Carl Jones and compere Dave Byron and Hothouse Jazz on September 21. The Friends of Melbourne Parish Church will bring Choros Amici – the Choir of Friends – to the church for a concert as part of the Fringe events on October 5 and the local choir A Choir’d Taste will also be performing at the Assembly Rooms that weekend.

The festival celebrations officially end on October 18 with The Dime Notes in Melbourne Parish Church. n For more information go to melbournefestival.co.uk

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EFFERVESCENT NEW LOOK FOR TOWN’S FESTIVAL

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ew Mills Festival is returning in style this year and has been billed by the organisers as two magical weeks of walks, talks and fairs, food, music and art, lanterns, processions and parties.

There is certainly plenty going on in the town from September 13-29 culminating with The Big Weekend that includes the Art Trail and the famous Lantern Parade on the Saturday evening.

During the rest of the festival you can enjoy events as diverse as needle felting, Morris dancing and a classical music concert on a church organ.

As well as the art trail there is also a jumble trail, a poetry trail and a ‘mystery history’ walk looking at the development of New Mills.

One of the most unusual events has to be Speed Portraiting at the Beer Shed with Andrea Joseph.

It’s a novel take on speed dating which involves drawing portraits of your matches against the clock.

No experience is necessary so you can expect to leave having had a great laugh with an interesting selection of portraits of yourself.

Two of the main highlights of the festival with be Fabaret artsbeat September 2019

– featuring music, burlesque and acrobats on September 13 at Torr Vale Mill and the Folk Night IV at The Butterfly House at the Torrs at 7pm on September 29.

Fabaret includes burlesque act Raven Noir, who is known for her amazing costumes and her dark, sultry routines, and acrobatic duo Deux Aile, who combine grace, style and gravity-defying agility, both in the air and on the ground.

They create breath-taking routines that merge the worlds of dance and acrobatics with performances that enthral and excite.

Kicking off the folk night will be Birte Paulsen. Inspired by folk, chanson, Americana and Scandinavian eccentricity Birte will be followed by Brighton-based band Bird In

The Belly, a collective made up of solo artist Jinnwoo, folk duo Hickory Signals and instrumentalist Tom Pryor.

Next up is local band The Gally Canters with their unique style of foot-stomping folk from Ireland and elsewhere.

The evening will be rounded off in exuberant style by Galivantes with a mix of ‘bouncy punky reggae Balkan disco skank’ honed with observations of life in general and a subliminal power-to-the-people message.

The art trail will see more than 150 artists in 60 venues turn the town into a gallery. As well as the town’s established arts venues, The Gallery, Gallery 23, The Art Theatre, Spring Bank Arts Centre, Pulse Café, The Library and The Heritage Centre there will be other halls and homes opened up for the weekend. You can read about one of them, photographer Lee Finch’s narrowboat on the following pages. Don’t miss the New Mills Primary School Sculpture Park. Last year the pupils made fantastic sculptures from recycled plastic and this year’s theme is The Elements so it promises to be just as good. n For a full programme of events, which you can download and print go to newmillsfestival.com

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ST JOHN STREET GALLERY Contemporary Fine Art

Lee Finch in his narrowboat studio

A sense of place

by Janet Mayled September 28th to October 12th meet the artist September 28th, 11am-3pm

a vibrant celebration of the environment janet observes and works with every day via a variety of subjects and media

New Mills’ famous Swizzels Matlow factory

y paintings y prints y glass y sculpture y ceramics

50 St John Street, Ashbourne, DE6 1GH 01335 347425 Monday to Saturday 9.30am-5pm enquiries@stjohngalleryandcafé.co.uk www.stjohngalleryandcafé.co.uk

Sponsors of the Ashbourne Festival Art Prizes

The High Peak landscape taken with a pinhole camera

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PHOTOGRAPHER’S PIN INTEREST

hen it comes to quirky studio spaces, that of photographer Lee Finch takes some beating.

The Pinhole Studio is a 45-foot narrowboat lovingly restored and converted by Lee and moored on the Peak Forest Canal at New Mills.

The Manchester-based artist holds regular workshops in the studio and also uses it as an exhibition space for his work and a collection of photographic memorabilia.

If you want to have a look for yourself he will inviting people on board as part of the New Mills Festival Art Trail.

Lee specialises in traditional photographic printmaking processes such as pinhole photography and making contemporary photograms.

“Photograms are a very early and traditional photographic printmaking technique, where objects are placed between a light source and light sensitive materials,” he explained.

“Many wonderful, strange and surprising things happen when objects are exposed directly to light sensitive paper and that is what I find fascinating.”

Lee was a teenager when he first discovered darkroom techniques having been given a demonstration by his art teacher.

“He gave us a lesson in artsbeat September 2019

One of Lee’s striking photograms

printmaking, I made my first photogram and was hooked,” said Lee revealing the passion he has for his subject.

“I had my first enlarger and darkroom in my bedroom when I was 16 and have progressed from there. Now I have this fantastic floating studio, which for me is just perfect.

“There was a lot of hard graft involved in converting it but the narrowboat is a great practical solution as a studio, and I really enjoy having it based at New Mills where there is a vibrant arts community.

“All the pieces of my mini jigsaw puzzle have fallen into place and I hope that I am now going to be able to contribute towards keeping the traditional art of photography alive with workshops and my own art.”

As well as working as an artist Lee has also spent more than 20 years teaching art and

design after studying Fine Art, Printmaking and Photography at Bradford University. For the past ten years he has led the photography department at Cheadle and Marple Sixth Form College.

He describes his personal artistic work as a celebration of the aesthetics of nostalgia and the everyday object.

For the New Mills Festival art trail he will be exhibiting a series of pinhole photographs and objects that help map out the history of photography.

The images are based primarily in New Mills and the wider High Peak.

Admission is free and he will be there on September 27, 28 and 29 from 2am-6pm.

There will be workshops in the mornings, details of which are at thepinholestudio.co.uk. He is moored between Victoria Street and Woodside Street.

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CELEBRATE SUMMER!

erby city centre will take on a Covent Gardenstyle atmosphere again this month with a packed day of family-friendly street entertainment.

Derby Festé, which returns to the city on September 27 and 28, attracts more than 30,000 visitors to the city centre. It features performers from across Europe in a celebration of street entertainment including dance, contemporary circus, music and comedy.

The second day of this year’s Derby Festé will feature skilled international performers who will entertain the crowds in the Cathedral Quarter, St Peters Quarter and intu Derby.

The Market Place will be at the centre of the action with a number of stunning acts.

Ockham’s Razor: Belly of the Whale will feature a giant halfmoon see-saw in a performance blending circus skills, humour and breath-taking moments of risk. Shows are at 1.45pm and 4.30pm.

Also on the Market Place at 1.15pm and 4.15pm will be the UK outdoor premier of Pulse!

– an adrenaline-fuelled dance and live music show performed

by Joss Arnott Dance around a unique 3.5m-high drumming wheel, engineered by RollsRoyce in Derby.

Fantabulosa promises a children’s cabaret show featuring interactive storytelling, music and lots of glitter courtesy of the UK’s leading drag artists. Performances will start at noon and 5pm at the Waterfall with activities, games

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Entertainers Fantabulosa are anything but a drag

and the chance to meet the performers.

Elsewhere on the Market Place, the hilarious Cie Barolosolo: IleO is a unique performance at 11.30am and 2.30pm, set in a pool – despite one of the performers being terrified of water.

Two new shows, Un Dia and Jukebox, which are still under development will be the ‘test bed’ features of this year’s Festé.

Derby audiences will be asked for their feedback before the performances are finalised for

inclusion in street festivals across Europe.

Visitors to intu will be treated to amazing feats of grace and brute strength when ‘Strong Lady’ Betty Brawn flexes her muscles at 2pm and 3.30pm.

There will also be entertainment in Cathedral Square and Green, St Peter’s Quarter and at The Spot, which will be the transformed into the Festé Street Circus between noon and 5pm featuring a spectacular line up of skilled performers including jugglers, acrobats, contortionists as well as fire artist and compere ChangoFuego. n For details of all free events and evening ticketed performances go to derbyfeste. com artsbeat September 2019

stage

Catch the best shows and performances in the county Derby debut for Broadway and West End comedy

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ichard Bean’s comedy One Man, Two Guvnors has been a huge hit in the West End and on Broadway following the National Theatre’s original production, which starred James Corden.

Now you can see the show at Derby in a Derby Theatre and Queen’s Theatre, Hornchurch production directed by Sarah Brigham.

It stars David O’Reilly, who has numerous stage and TV credits to his name, but is probably best-known for playing Bean in two series of Benidorm.

In this comedy he is playing Francis Henshall who, after being fired from his skiffle band, is skint and hungry.

He manages to secure a new job as a minder for small time gangster Roscoe Crabbe. What Francis doesn’t know, is his new guvnor is really Roscoe’s sister Rachel in disguise, as her dead brother, who has been killed by her boyfriend Stanley Stubbers.

Theatre

Derby Theatre, and Derby Theatre Studio, Derby n One Man, Two Guvnors, see details above. n The Lady Vanishes, starring Gwen Taylor and Andrew Lancel, October 7-12. n Variety Showcase local talent artsbeat September 2019

David O’Reilly as Francis Henshall in One Man, Two Guvnors

To further complicate things, Francis nabs a second job working for that very Stanley Stubbers who is hiding from the police.

All Francis has to do is ensure his two guvnors don’t meet.

What could possibly go wrong?

O’Reilly said of the show: “Audiences can expect a really well written and funny play

based on the foundations of a popular format presented in a very relatable way.

hosted by Donna Mullings as part of Derby Signfest. Fringe Wives Club: Glittery Clittery. Part explosive comedy cabaret, part interactive political rave, September 27.

Find more details at derbytheatre. co.uk Bakewell Town Hall, Bakewell n One Man, Two Guvnors,by Richard Bean based on The Servant

of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni.

Featuring an award-winning performance by James Corden, the hilarious West End and Broadway hit One Man, Two Guvnors returns to the screen to mark National Theatre Live’s 10th birthday. September 26, 7pm.Tickets from ticketsource.co.uk/ bakewelltownhall/t-lmdmnz or 01629 810152.

“With Sarah Brigham at the helm as director, audiences can surely expect a pacey, slick and funny production.”

One Man, Two Guvnors is on from September7-28. For tickets go to derbytheatre.co.uk

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n stage G&S society fuse two great shows CHESTERFIELD Gilbert and Sullivan Society will present their 2019 show Potted Pirates and Ruddigore Reduced at Ashover Parish Hall on October 2 and 3, followed by performances at the Rose Theatre, Chesterfield on October 4 and 5.

This year the society has decided to perform two shows in one and the production will feature songs and characters from The Pirates of Penzance and Ruddigore.

The stories have been adapted and intertwined by joint directors, Nic Wilson and John Goodrum, with musical director, Andrew Marples, directing the orchestra.

Soloists from the Society, will Buxton Opera House, Buxton n National Theatre Live, One Man, Two Guvnors, September 26. n Flea Bag with Phoebe WallerBridge, September 27. Go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for details.

Live and Local, various locations n It Is Now, presented by Anonymous Is A Woman Theatre Company, October 6, 7.30pm, Crich Glebe Field Centre, Crich, see more details right. n The Stars Look Down presented

by Northumberland Theatre Company, October 11, 7.30pm, Spring Bank Arts Centre, New Mills, tickets from 01663308202. n My Sweet Patootie in Concert presented by My Sweet Patootie,October 17, 7.30pm, Florence Nightingale Memorial Hall, Holloway.. Tickets 01773 856545.

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Chesterfield Gilbert and Sullivan Society are combining two shows in one with Potted Pirates and Ruddigore Reduced

be joined by guest artistes, Stephen Godward, Robert Spencer, and Rachael Louisa Bray in principal roles.

The production also features Society accompanist Chris Flint as a member of the small orchestra.

All shows start at 7.30pm and tickets are available from

Comedy

Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n Buxton Buzz Comedy Club, September 6. n Count Arthur Strong, Is There Anybody Out There?, September 20. n Daliso Chaponda, Blah Blah Blacklist, September 21. n Rob Beckett, Work In Progress, September 27. n Josh Widdicombe, Bit Much...

October 4.

Derby Theatre, Derby n Gavin Lilley, Part of Derby SignFest, his experiences from his travels, particularly cultural differences, encounters with foreign sign language users, hearing people and his family members are shared with the audience in a hilarious manner. His stand up work has

Carole Pilkington on 01246 207893, society members and Chesterfield Visitors Centre for the Ashover performance. Tickets for the Rose Theatre can be booked through Carole Pilkington or online at chesterfieldstudios. co.uk. – (booking fee applies). been seen almost all over Northern Europe. September 13.

Funhouse Comedy Club n The Blessington Carriage, Derby: Mick Neven, Adam Bromley, Nick Elleray, Stella Graham, Vittorio Angelone, Jo Frank and compere Spiky Mike September 2.

Gar Murran, Red Richardson, Khalid Winter, Lovdev Barpaga, Jon Wagstaff, Arnie Pie and compere Spiky Mike, September 16.

Champions Special Gong Show.

See winners of the “Should I Stay or Should I Go?” competition battle it out for a £100 prize. Compere Spiky Mike, September 30. n The Old Bell, Derby, Leo Kearse, Paddy Lennox and Lenny Sherman with compere Barry Dodds, September 27. n Sir John Moore Foundation, Top Street, Appleby Magna, Diane artsbeat September 2019

n stage They think it’s a wedding party...

IT’S World Cup Final day 1966. It’s also Laura and Joe’s wedding reception – what could possibly go wrong?

It is Now, from Anonymous is A Woman Theatre Company, is a charming, funny, immersive play, with lots of perfect period details, and a great swinging 60s soundtrack.

July 30 1966, a date that would go down in history, the day England faced West Germany at Wembley Stadium in the World Cup Final.

It is also the wedding day of Laura and Joe, and we are at the reception with their family and friends. Will this be a nuptial fiasco?

As you join them for their big day, can Laura keep your attention away from the most iconic game of football England has ever played?

Will the day be filled with ‘A Groovy Kind of Love’, or will it end in ‘Tears’?

Spencer, with Stephen Grant, Matt Bragg, Mark Woodrow and compere Fran Jenking, September 13.Book tickets at funhousecomedyclub.co.uk

Spoken word

Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n Buxton Adventure Festival, Leo Dickinson and Eric Jones, Patagonia – A Love Affair, September 17. n Sir Ranulph Fiennes, Living Dangerously, September 18. Tickets: buxtonoperathouse.org.uk Buxton Crescent Heritage Trust Buxton Pump Room, Buxton n Promoting Spa Medicine 1900artsbeat September 2019

Someone has sneaked a radio in to listen to their team’s crucial match. The groom appears to have a very friendly relationship with the bride’s best friend.

The mother of the bride is frantic, the father flummoxed.

And a bonkers relative gets a bit too tipsy and is rampantly disorderly.

Whether you’re on the side of the bride or the groom, of England or (dare it be said?) Germany, this is a 1940, Talk by Dr Jane Adams, September 18. n Balls Belles and Bugles, by Peter Youds, October 9. Details at buxtoncrescenttrust.org, tickets from buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Derby Theatre, Derby n An Audience with Lesley Garrett, October 27. For tickets go to derbytheatre.co.uk Derby Poetry Society n No meetings in September.

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.

cracking evening of witty romance and good-humoured drama, and music – from Dusty Springfield and The Supremes, to The Beach Boys and The Beatles.

This is a great chance to dig out those 60s flares, that ridiculous hat, or your football gear, for a wedding reception like no other.

You can see it at Crich Glebe Field Centre on October 6 at 7.30pm. Box office is on 01773 853260.

Matlock Storytelling Cafe, Imperial Rooms, Matlock n. Always the first Friday of the month. Doors at 6.45pm. See more details on page 50.

For more details go to matlockstorytellingcafe.co.uk Northern Light Cinema, Wirksworth n September 11, the launch of local poet Seni Seneviratne’s third collection, Unknown Soldier.

This is a collection of huge depth and resonance. Its stimulus is a collection of photographs of the poet’s late father, originally from colonial Sri Lanka, who was serving as a radio operator in an

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n stage Storytelling is bewitching JOIN Matlock Storytelling Cafe as it kicks off its new season with Sarah Liisa Wilkinson and The Girl, the Snake Witch, and the Grinning Castle on September 6.

A girl digs in her heels.

A house falls apart.

And a witch hitches a ride…

Sarah tells a fairy tale from Finland – that travels from lake to sea, to the middle of the forest, and right into the fiery heat of the sauna.

Sarah is a half-English, half-Finnish storyteller, who delights audiences with her always engaging, energetic and playful performance style. otherwise all white platoon in the 1939-45 desert war in North Africa.

The evening will be introduced by Chloe Balcomb who will read from her debut pamphlet, Waney Edge.

You can read more about Seni and her work in the October issue of artsbeat.

Scrivener’s Bookshop, High Street, Buxton n Book Club, first Wednesday of every month 7-8pm. Everyone welcome. Call 01298 73100. n Storytelling Sundays: the second Sunday of the month, from 2-3.30pm, telephone 0129871622.

Spoken Words, CODA vinyl cafe, 2 South Avenue, Buxton n An open mic without a mic where people can read out their own poems and/or short stories or just listen to the performers and be well entertained. First Tuesday of each month, 6.30pm to 8.30pm. Free entry.

For details call 07713 246391.

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Sarah Liisa Wilkinson

She has told stories to audiences in clubs, pubs, festivals, churches, front rooms and all-night sleepovers.

She is a member of The Embers Collective, a storytelling and music group in London.

Sarah tells stories with great Wirksworth Town Hall,Wirksworth n Peggy Seeger In Conversation with Dr Jill Rapoport, supported by Robb Johnson, September 28, doors open 7pm.Tickets from Eventbrite and Derbylive.co.uk Peggy Seeger is the undisputed queen of folk song. Following the publication of her award winning memoir, First Time Ever, the legendary singer and activist will be In Conversation with Dr Jill Rapoport.

They will be discussing her remarkable life at the forefront of the British Folk Revival, her roots at the heart of American folk music and her role as partner and muse to Ewan MacColl. Expect hair-raising tales told with sparkly-eyed charm and razor-sharp wit, impromptu singing, a smattering of politics and some audience participation. Peggy will be signing copies of her book and CDs after the event.

Robb Johnson is widely recognised as one of the UK’s finest songwriters.

humour, charisma and verbal dexterity.

Matlock Storytelling Cafe has candlelit tables, soup, hot drinks and cakes. You can take your own alcohol.

It is at The Imperial Rooms, Imperial Road, Matlock.

Doors open at 6:45pm for 7:30pm.

A bar will be provided by Wirksworth’s Feather Star Ale House.

Dance

Buxton Opera House, Buxton The Ballroom Boys, Ian Waite and Vincent Simone, October 7. Tickets at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Sensational Salsa, The Old Clubhouse, Buxton n Salsa dance classes, Tuesdays upstairs at The Old Clubhouse, in Buxton. Beginners 7.30-8.30pm.

Improvers 8.30-9.30pm. For details call 07811 100191.

Wirksworth Town Hall, Wirksworth n INdependDANCE perform their show A Letter to Alice, which uses themes and characters from Through the Looking Glass to tell the story of one girl’s battle with anxiety., September 11, 7.30pm and 8.45pm.

For tickets go to wirksworthfestival. co.uk. They are limited so be quick. artsbeat September 2019

cinema

Find out where movies are being screened near you New season for community films

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f you have been too busy enjoying outdoor activities to consider the cinema this summer (despite the awful weather) then you will be ready to spend the evening in front of the big screen.

With perfect timing, of course, the community film cinema season is about to kick off and it seems there are more and more centres opening up across the county and several now have satellite links to premieres and the National Theatre.

One of the most established is Tideswell Cinema and the team there are celebrating the start of the season with a double bill of The Post and

Cinema

Assembly Rooms Theatre, Bakewell Town Hall, n Film Friday every fortnight. Go to bakewelltownhall.co.uk for details.

Bakewell and Ashfield Film Society n Medway Centre, Bakewell, 7.30pm on the second Sunday of the month. Details at bashfilms.org.uk Belper Ritz, King Street, Belper n Full monthly programme.

Top films, silver screen, Ritz Recommends and dementia-friendly screenings. Go to ritz-belper.co.uk.

Buxton Film, Pavilion Arts Centre Studio, Buxton n Monday evening art house films.

Details at buxtonfilm.org.uk QUAD, Derby n Go to derbyquad.co.uk for details artsbeat September 2019

All the President’s men with a meal on September 7. For details see listings below.

One film that has caught the attention of artsbeat is Sometimes Always Never starring Bill Nighy which is being screened by Buxton Film on September 17. For details see listings below.

Nighy plays Alan, a retired tailor in this very engaging Buxton Cinema, Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n All the latest blockbusters and live screenings. For tickets go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Calver Film, The Village Hall, n Films every second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm. Membership needed, details from 01433 630760.

Parwich Film, Memorial Hall n Usually, but not always, on the second Friday of the month. Go to parwich.org for more details.

Peak Film Society, Partington Players Theatre, Glossop n Films on a Saturday evening usually twice a month. More details at peakfilmsociety.org Tansley Film Community Cinema, Tansley Village Hall n First Tuesday of the month, Seat

film, cleverly scripted by Frank Cottrell-Boyce.

Scrabble-obsessed Alan is troubled by the notion that his long lost son left after an argument about the rules of the game. How does Alan negotiate relationships with his other children, his wife and Scrabble?

Witty, entertaining and well acted.

reservations essential at book@ tansleyfilm.org.uk. More information at tansleyfilm.co.uk The Northern Light Cinema, North End, Wirksworth n Go to thenorthernlightcinema. co.uk Tideswell Cinema, George Inn,Tideswell n All films at the George Inn at 7.30pm. Go to tideswellcinema.com for membership details.

New Mills Cinema@ SpringBankArts n Every second and fourth Thursday at 7.30pm. Go to springbankarts.org.uk Youlgrave Cinema, Youlgrave Village Hall, Holywell Lane n Monthly September-May, usually on a Friday at 7.30pm. Go to youlgrave.org.uk for details.

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n bookshelf

n Expectation

By Anna Hope (Transworld Publishers, £12.99)

Hannah, Cate and Lissa are young, vibrant and inseparable.

Living on the edge of a common in East London, their shared world is ablaze with art and activism, romance and revelry – and the promise of everything to come. They are electric. They are the best of friends. Ten years on, they are not where they hoped to be. Amidst flailing careers and faltering marriages, each hungers for what the others have. And each wrestles with the same question: what does it take to lead a meaningful life?

Expectation is a novel of the highs and lows of friendship. It is also about finding your way; as a mother, a daughter, a wife, a rebel.

n Rebel Writers: The Accidental Feminists

By Celia Brayfield (Bloomsbury Publishing, £19.99)

In London in 1958, a play by a 19-year-old redefined women’s writing in Britain. It also began

a movement that would change women’s lives forever. The play was A Taste of Honey and the author, Shelagh Delaney, was the first in a succession of young women who wrote about their lives with an honesty that dazzled the world.

After Delaney came Edna O’Brien, Lynne Reid-Banks, Charlotte Bingham, Nell Dunn, Virginia Ironside and Margaret Forster; an extraordinarily disparate group who were united in their determination to shake the traditional concepts of womanhood in novels, films, television, essays and journalism.They did not intend to become a literary movement but they did. In this biographical study, the acclaimed author, Celia Brayfield, tells their story for the first time.

n The Testaments

By Margaret Atwood (Vintage Publishing, £20)

At the end of The Handmaid’s Tale, readers had no way of telling what lay ahead. With The Testaments, the wait for answers is over.

Since The Handmaid’s Tale was first published in 1985, Margaret Atwood’s vision has only grown in significance, becoming a rallying call at women’s marches around the world following the election of Donald Trump, and taking on a new life in an acclaimed, Emmy Award-winning

television adaptation.

Set 15 years after The Handmaid’s Tale, and unconnected to the second series of the television series, The Testaments finally reveals, for the very first time, Margaret Atwood’s vision of Gilead’s future.

n The Surreal Life Of Leonora Carrington

By Joanna Moorhead (Little Brown Book Group, £10.99)

In 2006 journalist Joanna Moorhead discovered that her father’s cousin, known as Prim, who had disappeared many decades earlier, was now a famous artist in Mexico.

Although rarely spoken of in her own family Leonora Carrington was one of the last surviving participants in the Surrealist movement of the 1930s, a founding member of the Women’s Liberation Movement in Mexico during the 1970s and had become a national treasure where she now lived.

Intrigued by her story, Joanna set off to Mexico City to find her lost relation.

This book is the extraordinary story of Leonora Carrington’s life, and of the friendship between two women, related by blood but previously unknown to one another.

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artsbeat’s essential guide to Derbyshire’s best live tunes Trimmed-back folk festival still packs a punch

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his year Derby Folk Festival is taking a break from its normal format, with a smaller Weekender event – although there will still be plenty of great artists performing in the city.

Kicking off the weekend on Friday, October 4, at 8pm are Rachael McShane and The Cartographers – a stunning trio of musicians who will be lighting up Derby Cathedral in a concert. Later the Urban Folk Quartet will play at The Old Bell Hotel at 10.30pm.

Saturday, October 5 begins in Derby Cathedral with an all-embracing Scandinavian folk music experience from Kongero. This is followed by two of the finest singers to come out of the UK folk scene in the past 15 years, Sam Kelly and Nottingham’s Ruth Notman.

In the evening festivalfavourite Bob Fox, will be artsbeat September 2019

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entertaining, supported by Katie Spencer.

Closing the festivities at the cathedral will be the Canadian wonders De Temps Antan. Éric Beaudry, David Boulanger and Pierre-Luc Dupuis have been exploring and performing time-honoured melodies from the stomping grounds of Quebec’s musical past.

The Old Bell Hotel will host four gigs on Saturday. Talented trio Moirai will be first to the stage, followed by Kitty Macfarlane. In the evening Barry Coope will be joined by Kongero. The evening will end with the perennial-favourite Winter Wilson in Late Night with Kip & Dave.

There will be three events at the hotel to close the event on Sunday, October 6, beginning with music from Steve Turner,

Andy Irvine

a pioneer of English concertina song accompaniments in a concert which also features folk singer Nick Hart.

One of the great Irish singers, Andy Irvine, will be next up supported by BBC Radio 2 Horizon Award-nominated Luke Jackson.

The final gig of the weekend will be The Willows, with support from Winter Wilson. n The full line up is available at derbyfolkfestival.co.uk

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n music Lizzie kicks new life into classics THE new season of Peak Music concerts will literally kick off with Lizzie Ball and Classical Kicks, an acclaimed ensemble that introduced classical music performances to Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club.

They will bring their own fresh, fun and uplifting approach with a varied programme ranging from Piazzola, Bartok and Manuel de Falla to Mexican love songs and Russian contemporary music.

Lizzie, pictured, created Classical Kicks to present classical music for a wider audience in a more down to earth environment.

At this concert at the Cavendish Hall, Edensor, she will be joined by fellow Classical Kicks musicians Milos Milivojevic on accordion, Gabriella Swallow playing the cello and James Turner on percussion.

Lizzie is becoming a woman to watch in the world of musical game-changers.

Chosen last December by the Daily Mail as one of the UK’s most inspirational females, she has played on the world’s most famous

Rock and Pop

Buxton Opera House, Buxton n The South, featuring Alison Wheeler, September 5. n Whitney Queen of the Night, September 13. n Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel, September 14. n The Johnny Cash Roadshow,

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stages with rock and roll’s royalty during several critically acclaimed tours including a recent 27 city tour with Hugh Jackman.

Lizzie grew up in Hathersage, attended Lady Manners School in Bakewell and last year was awarded an honorary masters for services to music by the University of Derby.

Tickets for the performance at 7.30pm, can be reserved on 01629 640482 or online by emailing tickets@

San Quentin Anniversary show, September 15. n A Luther Vandross Celebration, September 17. n Ruby Turner, September 20. n Hello Again – The Story of Neil Diamond, September 22. n The Floyd Effect, September 28. n Lulu, October 2.

Details at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

peakmusicsociety.org.uk.

Peak Music stages an annual series of five high quality concerts, aiming to be a mini-Wigmore Hall for the Peak District and surrounding area.

A subscription membership for the coming season costs £80 and provides post-concert opportunities to meet the many internationally renowned artists who perform.

For more information go to.peakmusicsociety.org.uk

Buxton Heritage Trust, Pump Rooms, Buxton n Pump Room Live – a weekend of free daytime music performed on the Pump Room roof, September 21-22.

Queen’s Head, Belper n Sean Taylor, September 21. n John Emil (USA), September 27.

For details and dates of other gigs go to queensheadbelper.weebly.com artsbeat September 2019

n music A rich tapestry of Carole King tunes DESCRIBED as​“a musical revue that will delight Carole King fans and surely make new ones,” ​The Carole King Songbook​puts a spotlight on the artist’s songwriting genius.

A cast of professional vocalists sing some of her most famous pieces as well as songs she wrote for performers such as The Drifters.

Other great tunes from the era are also included, treating audiences to a full night of musical hits With dazzling costumes, a professional tech team and striking visual effects, the show offers a toe-tapping night of entertainment.

The cast is made up of a team of four up-and-coming professional vocalists: Kara

Folk and Jazz

Alstonefield Village Hall n Bella, Polly and the Magpies, September 14, see more details on page 57. For tickets go to alstonefield.org or wegottickets.com Buxton Opera House, Buxton n The Big Chris Barber Band, September 11. Details at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Old King’s Head, Belper n Belper Folk Club, every Tuesday at 8.30pm. For more details check out their facebook page or go to belperfolkclub.co.uk n Black Dog Radio Presents...Claire Hastings with Jenn Butterworth, September 7. For tickets go to blackdog-radio.com.

No 28, Market Place, Belper n Check out what’s on and book via the No28 Facebook page. artsbeat September 2019

Mottram, Eve Rhianna Kitchingman, Thomas Lillywhite and Danny Dixon.

The show will arrive at Chesterfield’s Winding Wheel on September Chesterfield Jazz, Club, Chester Street, Chesterfield n Mike Outram, guitar, October 17, 8.30pm. For gig details go to chesterfieldjazz.wordpress.com.

Derby Jazz, Derby Theatre n Leo Richardson Quartet, The Cube, Deda, September 6. n Brigitte Beraha and John Turville, Brazilian and American Love Songs, The Northern Light Cinema, Wirksworth, September 14. n A Hologram Maze, by David Austin Grey, Baby People, Derby, September 21. n Ka Safar, The Cube, Deda, October 4.

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

Green Man Gallery, Buxton n IOTA (Sally Barker, Anna Ryder and Marion Fleetwood), September 13, 7.30pm. Dynamically inventive meets poignantly quirky as this trio of seasoned performers combine their

20, providing an ideal opportunity for Carole King fans to enjoy a great night out.

Go to chesterfieldtheatres. co.uk for details. talents and individual styles. Tickets £10 advance/£12 on door. Booking essential from the gallery or online at wegottickets.com/event/457355 n Bluesfest #3 – and more, September 21, 7pm. For the third year running, local musicians and bands join forces to raise funds for Homeless Help High Peak. 7pm (Doors 6.45pm). Tickets £5/£3 concessions, available from the gallery. n Charlie Moritz – CD Launch Gig, September 28, 7.30pm. Derbyshirebased singer, songwriter and guitarist invites you to a celebration of his second album of original songs and tunes. Includes special guest appearances. Further details from the gallery or at thegreenmangallery. com/whats-on Live & Local, various locations n Worry Dolls in Concert, The Verney Institute, Pleasley, October 5,

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n music Band certain to awaken interest BRISTOL-BASED The Schmoozenbergs will be performing at Spring Bank Arts in New Mills this September.

Conjuring up the mood of 1930s Paris, fused with flavours of Eastern Europe, The Schmoozenbergs promise to put a smile on your face and a bounce in your step.

With roots in Gypsy Jazz, and influences beyond, their two guitars, violin and double bass bring irresistible rhythms and playful improvisation to create an upbeat sound.

Since 2012, the band has had a busy seven years of live shows, including Glastonbury, Boomtown, Shambala and the Green Man festivals. In early 8pm. Throw together Earl Scruggsstyle banjo, rhythm guitar, a little ukulele and two women with tales to tell, and what do you get? Worry Dolls. Box Office: 01332 831 577. n Piano Divas presented by Wendy Kirkland Quartet, Breadshall Memorial Hall, October 13, 7.30pm.

Wendy Kirkland’s Piano Divas is a tribute to the very best female pianist-singers of jazz, including one of its great unsung heroes: Kirkland herself. Box Office: 01623 810035.

For more details go to liveandlocal. org.uk Lion Hotel, Belper n The Derbyshire Volunteers, September 12, 8pm. Derbyshire’s own Big Folk Band playing jigs, reels and songs in the good old fashioned way. More than a dozen musicians from the local folk scene play an eclectic mix of instruments,

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2019, the band wrote and recorded an album of original music, with the support of funding from Arts Council England.

On this tour, their live show will contain a mixture of brand new music from this album, entitled Awaken, alongside imaginative interpretations of classic concertinas, melodeons, keyboards, fiddles, percussion, guitars, bass, ukuleles. There is also a brass section with a good few vocals thrown in for good measure. Plus special guests. Admission is free, with donations for local charities.

Medway Centre, Bakewell n Jon Allen and Band (support: Holly Lerski), August 30, 8pm.

Tickets: wegottickets.com/ event/468939 or 01335 310121.

The Old Hall Hotel, Hope n Edwina Hayes, September 8.

Acoustic sessions with guests second and fourth Wednesdays of the month. Go to folkandblues. wixsite.com for details.

Spital Arts, St Leonard’s Church, Valley Road, Spital, Chesterfield n Acorn Roots are a Derbyshirebased folk-roots ensemble that will get your feet tapping as they run

jazz and swing tunes by the likes of Django Reinhardt, George Gershwin, Duke Ellington and Fats Waller.

Get tickets for the show on September 7 from springbankarts.org.uk/ events/, 01663 308 202 or from Spring Bank Arts or High Street Bookshop, New Mills. through a fabulous collection of songs you may know and others that you may not, but will love just the same. September 7, Doors open at 7 pm.for a 7.30 pm start. Tickets are £10 from 01246 220741 or spitalarts@gmail.com or the Spital Arts Facebook page.

Classical Music

Abbotsholme Arts Society, Abbotsholme School Chapel n The new season will be announced soon. For details go to abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n Septentrion Duo, The Royal Northern College of Music, September 6.

Go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for tickets. artsbeat September 2019

n music The Hannells Darley Park Concert, Darley Park, Derby n An evening of classical music and fireworks, September 1, gates open 2pm, concert from 6pm.

Derby’s much-loved concert returns to Darley Park. Go along and be part of one of the UK’s biggest outdoor classical concerts. Sinfonia Viva are back, supported by Rolls-Royce, with accomplished conductor Bob Pope.

The programme is set to delight audiences with a mix of classical favourites and a selection of music to commemorate iconic moments from 1969 including the release of Abbey Road by the Beatles, the Moon Landing and Concorde’s first flight.

The programme kicks-off with Strauss’s opening of Also Sprach, the piece today inextricably associated with space and the launch of space craft. It will be closely followed by one of Tchaikovsky’s best-loved vocal pieces None but the Lonely Heart.

There are classical takes on The Beatles Here Comes the Sun, Monty Python’s theme song and the ultimate nod to 1969 with Brian Adam’s hit Summer of ’69.

Fans of dancing will be wowed with the toe-tapping number Gold and Silver Waltz and Derby County fans will be entertained with the sound of Steve Bloomer’s Watchin’ – like they’ve never heard it before.

Go to derbylive.co.uk for more details.

Derby A Cappella n Derby A Cappella is a group of men who sing in four-part harmony.

Men who would like to try singing in that style, or have experience singing in the Barbershop style, are welcome at rehearsals on Tuesday evenings from 7.30pm, at Chester Green Community Centre, City Road, DE1 3SA. In September Derby A Cappella are busy singing to help the charitable efforts of others in the Derby area and in Newton Solney.

Members have adopted Prostate artsbeat September 2019

Four-piece sure to string you in AWARD-WINNING Bella Gaffney (guitar, vocals) and acclaimed mandolin player Polly Bolton came together last year, fusing Celtic folk with bluegrass in an exciting new collaboration.

Recently joined by cellist Sarah Smout and fiddler Holly Brandon for 2019, this all-female four-piece – Bella, Polly and The Magpies – is already establishing a Cancer UK as their charity for 2019, and anyone who would like to book them for an event to help raise money for this charity, should contact derbyacappella.co.uk. They can be seen in action on facebook.com/ derbyacappella/ Derby Concert Orchestra, St Mary’s Church Wirksworth n Concert October 12, 7pm, with music to include: Verdi – Force of Destiny Overture; Copland – Appalachian Spring and Brahms – Symphony No. 4.

For more details go to derbyconcertorchestra.co.uk Derby Cathedral, Derby n The Buzztones, September

fearsome reputation for their glittering live shows, onstage rapport and genre-busting original and traditional material.

The band has been exceptionally well received so far, and over the last year they have performed at Glastonbury, Cambridge Folk Festival, Wickham Festival, Towersey and many more.

You can see them at Alstonefield Village Hall on September 14, at 8pm.

For tickets go to WeGotTickets.com or telephone 01335 310121.

6, 7.30pm. They are known as London’s premier ‘A Capella fellas’ and are an experienced, wellrehearsed and entertaining vocal group. n The D Day Darlings, Britain’s Got Talent Finalists, will perform under The Museum of the Moon.

Their set list will feature songs from their debut album I’ll Remember You together with many more wartime classics. Details from derbycathedral.org Derwent Singers, The Strutts Centre, Belper n Come And Sing – Ralph Vaughan Williams, September 28. This will be an opportunity to spend a day exploring a collection of fine works

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n music Donations sought in ‘gig’ economy FEROCIOUS Dog are well known and popular for their high octane live performances and for their Charity Food Drops for the Homeless, which they hold at every gig.

Punters bring, tins and other non-perishable foods, toiletries and blankets and the goods are picked up by food banks.

The band have been doing this for more than four years, and other musicians and artists, are following suit – including Wilko Johnson (Dr Feelgood).

Ferocious Dog are Dan Booth, on fiddle, and John Leonard playing just about everything with strings, Les by a well-loved composer.

The main focus of the event will be two of Vaughan Williams’ less frequently performed choral pieces: An Oxford Elegy and Serenade to Music. For more details go to derwent singers.co.uk

Carter (ex-Carter USM) on guitar, the lyrics of Ken Bonsall and the rhythm section of Alex Smith and John Alexander.

As a whole they bring a intricacy to the breakneck pace of their songs.

They’ve been hailed as “a representation of our Music at Duffield, St Alkmund’s Church, Duffield n Bemrose Bursary Recital, Maxim Kinasov (piano), October 5, 7.30pm.

Maxim Kinasov made his concerto debut in Moscow at the age of

IOTA – Sally Barker, Anna Ryder and Marion Fleetwood – will be performing at the Green Man Gallery, in Buxton on September 13

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gut feeling, savage and merciless” and at the same time, called “folk in the grand tradition of it being the people’s sound.”

You can see them at The Venue in Abbey Street, Derby on September 12.

Get tickets from 01332 203545. nine and his solo recital debut a year later. He performs a wide range of repertoire from Bach to Shostakovich. For details go to musicatduffield.com The Pleyel Ensemble, Methodist Church, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith n Dvorak Piano Quartet in E flat and Beethoven Piano Quartet in C. Sarah Ewins violin; Susie Mezaros viola; Heather Bills cello and Harvey Davies piano.Sunday September 29, 3pm. Tickets £12 includes refreshments. More details online www.pleyelensemble.com The Sitwell Singers, St John the Evangelist Church, Mill Street, Derby n Faure: Requiem, also featuring motets by Tchaikovsky, with Tom Corfield on the organ, October 12, 7.30pm.Tickets £12, under 16s free.

Booking available via sitwellsingers. org.uk, from 01332 662519 and on the door subject to availability. artsbeat September 2019

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Comment and opinion from reviewers and readers

Classic comedy is triumph on Chatsworth stage

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he cornerstone of the Brandon Thomas comedy Charley’s Aunt is the actor playing the title character – if he gets it right then the audience is in for a lot of laughs.

Thankfully the Chatsworth Players turned to one of their founding members, Peter Wilmot, to take on the role of Lord Fancourt Babberley, (or Babs, as he’s affectionately known) reluctantly dressing in women’s clothes to impersonate the said aunt to help out his two chums.

He had perfect comedic timing and didn’t go completely over the top with the drag-act. He gaves a thoroughly memorable performance. artsbeat September 2019

The audience at the wonderful Chatsworth Theatre, at Chatsworth House, loved him and he deserved the applause he received on the first night.

The farce is a humorous romp involving a case of mistaken identity in a bygone era (it was written in 1891) and concentrates on Babs, and his two friends Jack and Charley who have fallen in love and want to propose to the women before their guardian whisks them off to Scotland. They invite the girls to lunch on the pretext of meeting Charley’s wealthy aunt from Brazil (where the nuts come from).

Unfortunately at the last minute she cancels, sending the men into a spin.

Desperate to see the girls (who won’t visit if there’s no chaperone), they force Babs into impersonating the aunt. With the arrival of the real aunt and the attempted seduction of the fake aunt by

an elderly gold-digger, chaos ensues. There is plenty of fun to be had from the tangled mess and of course it all ends happily ever after.

The Chatsworth Players, directed by Lindsay Jackson, chose an extremely creditable cast for this show and they all gave a polished performance.

Danny Washington’s facial expressions as the hapless Charley were a joy. It was almost as if he was a real toff. And Fred Rolland was superb as Brassett, the putupon servant who reacts with bemused cynicism to the foibles of the higher class.

The rest of the cast are Alicia Bloundele as Ela, Alicia Hill as Amy, Chris Gale as Jack, Jill Scott as Donna Lucia, Jonathan White as Sir Francis Chesney, Kate Stuart as Kitty and Melvyn Osborne as Spettigue.

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n attitude Classical music reviews by Mike Wheeler Derby Cathedral lunchtime recitals Curzon Brass vividly characterised a pleasingly eclectic programme, from JS Bach to arrangements of Randy Newman, Lennon and McCartney and Irving Berlin.

Violin-and-piano duo Boglárka György and Brigitta Sveda made Franck’s Violin Sonata sing, and Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso dance crisply and incisively. Baritone James Gaughan and pianist David Hammond performed a mostly English programme, arranged in chronological order, not of composer, but of poet.

A neat idea, though the performances tended to be a little too well-behaved.

Derby Bach Choir, St John’s Church, Derby Derby Bach Choir and conductor Richard Roddis had me re-assessing Rossini’s Petite Messe Solennelle from the ground up.

The high-spirited moments that most people think of first were underlined by delectable details in the keyboard parts – Beate Toyka and Gillian Bithel, pianos, Tom Corfield, harmonium.

But as the performance reminded us, alongside the jaunty numbers are more serious ones, marking a steadily darkening tone towards the end.

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Adrian Kelly, the artistic director of Buxton International Festival

Buxton International Festival New artistic director Adrian Kelly launched this year’s operatic roster by conducting an involving account of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin.

Shelley Jackson’s Tatyana vividly portrayed someone caught between romantic dreams and maturity, while George Humphreys’ Onegin was not the cold, aloof figure of cliché but a man on a devastating emotional journey.

But the opera is in three acts.

Why try and force it into two?

To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Festival splashed out on a new piece, a pasticcio (a kind of 18thcentury jukebox musical) about Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, co-opting several composers of the day, including Mozart.

It succeeded in flipping from knockabout, bawdy fun to heartache convincingly and with absolutely no straining for effect.

Last year, Opera Della Luna produced a racy, hilarious

update of Donizetti’s The Daughter of the Regiment. If only their take on Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld had been in the same league. But, one or two fine performances and some neat visual gags apart, there was an air of smug complacency about the whole thing that was genuinely off-putting. A sad disappointment after the Donizzetti.

Operatic rarities don’t come much rarer than Lucio Papirio Dittatore, by Antonio Caldara (1671-1736).

Its first staging for 300 years was the latest project by baroque ensemble La Serenissima, directed by violinist Adrian Chandler.

Will Caldara eventually join Handel or Rameau on their baroque opera pedestals?

This production, with its fine singing and instrumental playing, argued his case forcefully.

Away from the Opera House, baroque quartet Improviso gave elegant, vigorous performances of Telemann, Ucellini, JS Bach and Jean-Féry Rebel’s endearingly quirky Les Élémens. The last-minute changes to the programme were, to say the least, regrettable.

Among the literary events, Gillian Moore, director of music at London’s Southbank Centre, talked us through her recent book on Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring with her enthusiasm for the piece obviously still undimmed.

Philip Moore and Huw Watkins’ subsequent incisive performance of it, in a twopiano version, was prefaced by a winning account of John Adams’ Hallelujah Junction. artsbeat Setepmber 2019

n attitude New collection of crime by gaslight Why choose a book called More Rivals?

Simply, I want you to know that when you’ve finished this collection of Victorian detective stories and are hungry for more, there is at least one earlier collection available on which you can sate your appetite.

In fact, there are two, since Nick Rennison has also edited Supernatural Sherlocks for the alarmingly-named No Exit Press.

You could learn a lot of social history from Conan Doyle’s stories, everything from the availability of geese for a Christmas dinner to the possible income from begging on the streets of London, but Sir Arthur’s interests did not extend in every direction.

That is where the authors who created the rivals came in.

Corble captures magic of Peak

Review by Les Hurst of Scarthin Books, Cromford

They began close to home: for instance, Doyle’s brother-inlaw E W Hornung created the society burglar Raffles, but he also created the early psychiatrist Dr John Dollar.

Baroness Orczy, who gave us the Scarlet Pimpernel, also gave us that early feminist icon, Lady Molly of Scotland Yard.

Would you believe that the The black-and-white photos are truly atmospheric, the snippets of prose down-toearth and gently humorous, while the poems are a wonderful celebration of nature.

Simon Corble produces a little bit of magic in White Light White Peak, capturing the ethereal beauty of England’s first national park.

White Light, White Peak

by Simon Corble is a joyous book – one to be slowly savoured. artsbeat Setepmber 2019

This is a book to keep and cherish.

‘heir hunters’ were about over a hundred years ago?

You will when you read about Herbert Keen’s Mr Booth, as you also discover that today’s pension problems are not new either.

Yet every story, for all its possible modern parallels, reads original and surprising.

There was a series with similar titles in the 1970s, dramatised for television and now available as boxed sets, but Nick Rennison has managed to find new stories to fill his books, so you can safely buy every one that you see.

I warn you, though, once you read the adventures of Carnacki the Ghost Finder, you will find little comfort in electric lights or barred doors; not even smart phones will protect you.

More Rivals of Sherlock Holmes: Stories from the Golden Age of Gaslight Crime, by Nick Rennison (£9.99, No Exit Press)

If you would like a review of your show or book in artsbeat then please contact the editor by email – details are on page 7

Helen Moat, author of The Slow Guide to the Peak District

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