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Belper Ritz celebrates decade of cinema
Youthful vibrant and exuberant
Have a go and learn a new skill
Music, theatre, gallery, film and workshop listings
An Alternative Utopia by Nick Hedderly November 12th - December 18th | Opening Night 6 - 8pm November 12th
Four exhibition spaces | Artwork by over thirty contemporary artists, including Lewis Noble, Andrew Macara, Gareth Buxton, Andrew Bird, Miles Halpin, Laine Tomkinson, Peter Clayton, Heather Duncan, Mandy Payne, Mark Gordon, Val Hudson, Tim Ball, David Sprakes, Steve Gresham, John Cheall, Tim Southall. Jackie Berridge, Serena Smith, Kerri Pratt, Alison Tyldesley
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CTP Pantomimes and Buxton Opera House present
JAMES HOLMES (‘Clive’ from Miranda) Returning by public demand
LUCY DIXON (‘Danielle Harker’ from Waterloo Road ‘Tilly Evans’ from Hollyoaks)
Saturday 10 December Sunday 1 January
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Three Floors of British Contemporary Crafts
Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold, Ashby de la Zouch. LE65 1RW Open Tuesday – Sunday 11am-4pm Email: info@ferrersgallery.co.uk
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Amanda Penman editor While checking my pages before sending them to press this month I suddenly realised that the word ‘young’ was rather prominent in the articles I had written. Normally I might give myself a slap on the wrists for being too repetitive, but there was no getting away from the fact that several of my features were about emerging artists or business people trying to make their way in the world without the security of waged employment. I think we really are in a changing world where a nine to five job is no longer the norm and doing what makes you feel happy is considered a viable option. Ashover artist Lily Hammond, whose painting graces the front page this month, is a great example of someone who knows what she wants and is prepared to knuckle down to achieve it. Eleanor Watson, the winner of this year’s Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Awards, also has a tenacious streak which has led to her success – you can see her work on pages 35-37. You can also read about Fiona Brennan, who has launched a craft box business – Sonic Knits and Emily and Charlie Daley, who have just opened their first gallery. Good luck to all of them, and if you have an arts and crafts business you want to shout about just let me know.
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Putting Derbyshire first: artsbeat is published by Penman Publishing, 19 Nottingham Road, Belper and is printed by Buxton Press
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contents performance
26 UK’s best young performers and artists make tracks for Derby festival 51-55 From rock gigs to classical concerts – music news and listings 57 Chesterfield’s Philharmonic choir launches 50th anniversary season
artists & exhibitions
20 COVER STORY: Young painter Lily Hammond is getting noticed 29 Enterprising couple open new gallery in their Melbourne home 35 Jonathan Vickers Prize winner Eleanor Watson talks about her plans
film & photography
9 A long-forgotten project makes its debut in photographer’s exhibition 22 Belper’s ever-popular Ritz cinema celebrates its 10th anniversary
literature
25 Haddon Hall has commissioned a dramatic adaptation of Jayne Eyre 42 Shakespeare’s King Lear is given two very different interpretations
have a go
38 Sonic Knits’ Fiona is packing a punch with her new craft kits 45-48 Learn a new skill with our ideas-packed workshops guide
regulars
31-33 Guide to the county’s galleries 59-62 Arts reviews in attitude 63-69 What’s on listings in agenda 7
Photographic fruitfulness Frances Lumber, best-known for her mono landscapes, chats to Amanda Penman about her colourful creations
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anguishing in a file among hundreds of other negatives for the last 22 years have been a series of still life photographs taken by a Lancaster University graduate. Just three of the 12 images formed part of Frances Lumber’s degree exhibition back in the 90s but the others were never printed and simply gathered dust as life took over
and the photographer embarked on a career as a primary school teacher. Having given up full time teaching and moved to a new home in Tideswell where she has room for a darkroom Frances, pictured, has finally found time to resume her photography and illustration work. At the top of her agenda was finishing the project she began all those years ago. Each one of the dozen pictures is a still life representing a
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ST JOHN STREET GALLERY Contemporary Fine Art
November artist of the month
Sue Lewis-Blake drawings by a member of the national society of graphic fine Arts and Peak District artisans Sue will be presenting a drawing workshop at the gallery on November 17th 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
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Clockwise from above: November and August from Frances’ A Natural Order exhibition and a black and white landscape Lawrence Field. Previous page: September
calendar month and has been created using found objects including flora and fauna which she then photographs on black and white film, prints and later hand-works with watercolour paints, pencils and pastels. “I had the original idea while I was at university studying graphic design and illustration and created three of the months for my degree show,” explained Frances. “I enjoyed it so much I went on to photograph nine more over the course of the following year but I didn’t have the opportunity to print and handwork them – the negatives were put away and forgotten about. “Working on them now has brought back some fond memories,” she said reflectively, as she showed me each of the finished images stacked ready for an exhibition entitled A Natural Order at the Green Man Gallery in Buxton.
Frances brings
artist’s touch to her photographs with colouration “I love the tones of the black and white images but I also enjoy colour. It is a slow process building up layers of washes and dry colour but hand-working in this way means each image is unique and it gives me my colour fix. “After all this time I am really excited about seeing them hung together at Buxton.” The full series will form just part of the exhibition – the rest will be from the 47-year-old’s collection of hand printed, black and white, landscape photographs. “My landscapes are rarely the broad view I like the little quiet corners; the light and
shade; shadows on the rocks or buildings. “My favourite images are when something new from the landscape has been created because the sense of perspective has disappeared and it is hard to get an idea of
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scale and distance. Nature is a constant inspiration to me. There is always something new to see. I don’t think I will ever tire of capturing it on film.” n For more details about her work go to franceslumber photography.co.uk
Little London Gallery
Paintings
Tuition
Little London Gallery, Nightingale House, Church Street, Holloway, Derbyshire, DE4 5AY Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm Telephone 01629 534825 www.littlelondongallery.co.uk
Framing Restoration
Buxton Opera House staff and volunteers
Award winners
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or the second year in a row Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Art Centre has been voted the Most Welcoming Theatre in the East Midlands.
More than 200 theatres took part in the UK Theatre Awards and Buxton Opera House was one of 12 regional winners. Emma Oaks, head of marketing and audiences at Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, said: “We are thrilled to be officially recognised as the Most Welcoming Theatre in the East Midlands, and we thank everyone who voted for us. “The opera house has a 113
year long tradition of warmly welcoming people through its doors. This accolade is a wonderful tribute to all the staff and 190 volunteers that have given an unmatched level of customer service. “As custodians of one of the most beautiful theatres in the country we are all incredibly proud to work at Buxton Opera House and our contemporary space the Pavilion Arts Centre. “We play host to a world class programme of events, but most importantly at the theatre’s heart is a community spirit that makes it all possible.” Julian Bird, chief executive of UK Theatre, said: “Theatres play a vital role in communities across the UK, so it has been
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wonderful to see so many votes cast. This campaign brings together audiences, theatres, performers and producers and gives everyone the opportunity to celebrate their local venue.” Buxton staff along with the other regional winners which included London’s Orange Tree theatre and Lichfield Garrick, were invited to the national awards ceremony at London’s historic Guildhall. The UK title went to The Mill at Sonning Theatre, in Berkshire. At the event Vanessa Redgrave CBE received The Gielgud Award for Excellence in the Dramatic Arts, and Sir Ian McKellen collected the award for Outstanding Contribution to British Theatre.
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Look no further for news of local dramas, comedy nights, the new Beatles film, crime writing, and slapstick circus Artists open up
their studios at Banks Mill MORE THAN 70 makers, designers, artists and creatives will feature at this year’s Banks Mill Open Studios and Artisan Fair, which is being staged in partnership with the Peak District Artisans. From November 18-20 visitors can meet the artists, designers and makers working in their studios who are creating some of the very best hand made products and creative services in Derby. Alongside the open studios there will also be a bustling Artisan Fair at the Enterprise Centre, just a minute’s walk from Banks Mill. The fair is host to artists and makers of jewellery, ceramics, prints and cards, fine art, textiles, handmade bags and much more. One artist you will be able to meet is Andrew Macara (work pictured below) who
is nationally renowned and has exhibited in many prestigious events including the Royal Academy’s Summer Exhibition. In a studio on the ground floor you will find Green Door Printmaking – Derbyshire’s only open access artist studio dedicated to the art and craft of innovative and environmentally sound printmaking (pictured above). Pandora Johnson, co-founder, said: “We strive to raise the profile of printmaking as a primary art form with a long
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and distinguished history.” Peak District Artisan Justine Nettleton will be exhibiting and selling her work at the fair. She uses her artwork and designs to create quirky jewellery and accessories under the guise Art You Wear (pictured above). There will also be an arts trail and activities for children throughout the weekend. The Open Studios and Artisan Fair offers free entry and parking and is open from 5pm-8pm on the Friday and 10am-5pm on the Saturday and Sunday. Banks Mill Studios and the Enterprise Centre are in Bridge Street, Derby.
arena Studio move THE Smallprint Company in Derby has made the leap from small shared space to independent studio. Hannah and Chris Barker have moved into Friary Villas in Friary Street and to celebrate they are holding an open day on October 29. They now have a dedicated exhibition space, shop and more workshop space than ever before. The gallery is perfect for showcasing a wide range of print practitioner’s work and Wood Engravings by Rob Chapman are currently being exhibited there. The workshop is available to hire for meetings and creative activities. Go to smallprintcompany. co.uk to find out more. RSVPs for the open day are recommended and free tickets can be found on their Eventbrite page at bit.ly/TSCOD
Funding for Viva
EAST Midlands orchestra Sinfonia Viva have been awarded £85,057 Children in Need funding to support an extended children’s music outreach programme. A group of professional musicians from Viva will regularly visit Rainbows Children’s Hospice, the Children’s Centre at Nottingham City Hospital and children’s wards at Royal Derby Hospital and Nottingham’s Queen’s Medical Centre. Viva musicians will play a wide range of music – showcasing their instruments and then invite the children and their families to join in music games and create their own music using a host of percussion instruments.
A GLORIOUS crash course on Britishness, drawn from the wartime pamphlet for GIs issued by the United States Office of War Information, does more than the advertised tickling of the ribs. Instructions for American Servicemen in Britain, by Fol Espoir, induces a helpless laughter that almost incapacitates the audience who, for the purposes of the comedy, are the servicemen being addressed. It’s 1942 and you have just arrived in England – where the locals speak a strange dialect, boil all their food, and talk endlessly about the
Playing the fool AWARD-WINNING comedian and actor Omid Djalili is back on a nationwide tour with Schmuck for the Night. Intelligent, sometimes provocative and always entertaining his standup is a hugely energetic and captivating comedy masterclass. You can read a Q&A with him at artsbeatblog.com and see him on stage at Buxton Opera House on November 8, at 8pm.
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The joke’s on us weather. Get ready to judge for yourself in a night of joyous laughter and downright silliness as a crack team of experts attempt to explain the delicious quirks and eccentricities of British life. The problem is, the experts have only just arrived themselves! Will the plucky team succeed in explaining the quirks and customs of everyday British life? Or will Hitler’s propaganda split the allies asunder? It can be seen at Crich Glebe Field Centre on November 20 at 7.30pm.
arena Tideswell drama ARTHUR Miller’s stunning play All My Sons is coming to St John The Baptist Church, Tideswell, this November. Written in 1947, and performed by Tideswell Community Players, it is a compelling story of love, guilt and the corrupting power of greed. A powerful must-see drama that will simply take your breath away. November 10-12 at 7:30pm. Tickets from Tideswell Post Office and Litton Shop or available online through TicketSource.co.uk/ Tideswell or 01298 871063.
Beatles on film QUAD in Derby will be screening The Beatles: Eight Days A Week from October 28-November 2. The film is the story of the band’s exceptional touring years and an intimate portrait of the band. It features interviews, unheard music and exclusive concert footage from the biggest band of all time. For tickets go to derbyquad.co.uk
Dine with Sophie A CRIME and Dine event is being held at the Old Hall Hotel, Buxton on November 25 by an independent bookshop from Chapel-enle-Frith. Reading Matters is inviting you to an audience with internationally best selling psychological crime writer Sophie Hannah. Sophie, with the blessing of the Agatha Christie family and estate has published new Hercule Poirot novels and has been dubbed Christie’s heir.
Guests will sit down to a three-course meal, as Sophie talks about her latest book. The event will be hosted by local crime writer Sarah Ward, who sets her books in the Peak District. There will be a question and answer session and the opportunity to buy signed copies of Sophie’s book. For tickets, which are £35, go to readingmattersbookshop. co.uk, or email readingmatterschapel@gmail. com, pop into the shop at 48 Market Street, Chapel or telephone 01298 938166.
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Silver Tree Gallery paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textiles and interior objet d’art – we also buy art Currently exhibiting:
Peter Stanaway, David Barnes, Richard Clare, Rosa Sepple VPRI, Jiri Borsky, Paul Robinson, John Lines RMSA, Annabel Thornton SWA, John Thompson (1924-2011), Alison Tyldesley and textile artist Jo Hill Carriage House, Mill Lane, Cromford, Derbyshire, DE43RQ Telephone: 01629 822464 Mobile: 07789524982
www.silvertreegallery.co.uk
WINTER SALE 8TH NOVEMBER – 8TH JANUARY
Unique gifts for the perfect present! from over 40 local artists & craftspeople
High Peak Artists Pavilion Gardens, Buxton www.galleryinthegardens.co.uk
Open every day (except Christmas Day) 9.30am-5.00pm
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arena The flying circus MEET The Hogwallops, a family like no other. Every day activities are extreme – dressing is a game of flying aerial wardrobe antics, and meal times are a nervewracking display of juggling food and crockery. Lost in Translation Circus are one of the brightest and most exciting young circus companies. Together with Jacksons Lane they present probably the craziest, funniest, most aweinspiring family you will ever meet. The show can be seen at Derby Theatre on November 9, at 7.30pm
Floral roadshow THEATRICAL anecdotes and award-winning floral designs come together in the seasonally festive Frozen Floral Roadshow. This hugely entertaining evening is performed and presented by floral display supremo and RHS gold medal winner, Mig Kimpton. One of the country’s foremost floral designers, Kimpton
Comedy at Belper BELPER Players are staging A Servant To Two Masters – the story of the hapless Truffaldino, whose plan is to get two dinners a day by serving two gentlemen at the same time. Written by Carlo Goldoni, this version is translated by Lee Hall. The play also inspired One Man Two Guv’nors. Director Sheila Kay Sly wanted to stage the original Commedia Dell’Arte story. It will be on at Strutts Centre, Belper, from November 8-12 at 7.30pm. Tickets at belperplayers.com
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creates a collection of breathtaking festive floral displays from scratch while regaling the audience with amusing back stage banter from his 30-year career in theatre. Members of the audience get the opportunity to help Mig with his displays and also to win one of the designs to take home at the end of the show. The show is at the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton, on November 17, 7.30pm.
Christmas at Jarva Gallery
Young, gifted and vibrant
artsbeat’s Amanda Penman meets an emerging artist with a bright, vivid palette
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s I pulled up in the street ready to embark on my next interview a beautiful young woman with paint-spattered legs and a dog close at heel crossed in front of me. She looked cool, confident and at ease with life. Even though I had parked outside her Ashover home and the paint should have been a giveaway, it didn’t occur to me that this was Lily Hammond, the artist I was about to interview, until she greeted me with a huge grin at the gate. I suspect my surprise was due to the fact that mentally I was expecting someone a little older. At just 23 and having turned
her back on higher education Lily is already forging herself a career as a painter and finding that people love her work. As I was about to discover she has a dogged determination to do things her own way and a likeable charm to which people warm. “From a young age I had an artistic flair and I am passionate about expressing myself in creative ways,” she said as we chatted in her studio while her dog insisted she play fetch with a favourite toy. “I had a great art teacher at Tupton Hall School and she encouraged me to try new ideas. That’s where I discovered a love for texture and colour. I did think about going to university and went to Chesterfield College to do my foundation course. “Unfortunately though it wasn’t for me and I lost my direction for a bit. “Instead of uni I embarked on an apprenticeship at Brampton Picture Framing in Chesterfield
where I gained a lot of knowledge about business and framing and sales. “I carried on with my painting though, and recently decided to give up the job and concentrate on my art full time. Since my GCSE days I have had commissions from friends and people who have seen my work on facebook. “As more people became interested I gained more confidence and thought it would be worth trying to make a success of being an artist.” Lily staged her first solo exhibition at the Ashover Show in the summer and she was staggered at the response she had.
“I had some fantastic feedback and great sales and even sold my prize possession – The King – which I just wasn’t expecting. I even took some new and exciting commissions.” Lily is also thrilled that her work is going to be exhibited at the West Studios, in Sheffield Road, Chesterfield, during November. “I can’t believe how well everything is going and how lucky I am to be able to paint every day.” n Go to lilyhammondart.com to see more of her work.
Puttin’ on the Ritz...
J ust La wrie The annual exhi b i ti on b y
L a wr ie W illia ms o n
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en years ago Amanda Mundin and Neil Roberts opened the doors of The Ritz Cinema in Belper for the first time.
Ing l e by Ga l l e r y 5th - 13th November
Preview weekend 5th/6th November noon - 4pm Ingleby, Derby DE73 7HW Open Wednesday to Friday T: Gill Watson 01332 865995 10am - 4pm E: gillwatson@ingleby-gallery.co.uk Saturday and Sunday W: www.ingleby-gallery.co.uk noon - 5pm
Amanda Mundin and the audience at the cinema celebrate 10 years of the Ritz in Belper PICTURE: Ashley Franklin
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It was the culmination of months of hard graft, transforming the disused upper part of the town’s bingo hall, which had been a picture house in its glory days. The business partners had no idea how the venture would pan out but they were optimistic and, more importantly, prepared to work hard to make a go of it. Since then they have barely had the time to look back, as it has been a phenomenal success with audience figures continually growing and queues up the street a frequent sight as customers wait to book seats. They have even found their way on to one of the Guardian newspaper’s lists of top cinemas. Amanda and her family have since taken on another two cinemas, in Melton Mowbray and Stockport, and were dubbed ‘the family who save cinemas’ by the BBC earlier this year. “Neil and I both worked in the
10th anniversary
celebrations to mark success of
Belper cinema film industry but we wanted to do something more. We thought at first we might be able to run a cinema part time but were told that wouldn’t work when we went on a course to investigate the idea more,” explained Amanda. “We knew then that if we were going to do it we would have to commit to it properly. It seems funny to think about it now, but we had worked out that if we got at least 20 people in to each screening it would be okay.” She laughs when she recalls the most madcap screening of all – Mamma Mia. We just
hadn’t expected such a turnout it was unbelievable. We have learnt a lot since then and are much more prepared for the big movies. “It has been a brilliant ten years and we have enjoyed it all. I am now looking forward to the next ten.” To celebrate the anniversary The Ritz is going to be treating cinemagoers with a few giveaways and surprises during the month and the Ritz Awards will be staged on November 26 and will include a charity screening of A United Kingdom with proceeds going to UNICEF. On November 20 there will be a special double bill of film and theatre with a screening of Brief Encounter and a short play by George Gunby – We’ll Call You – about two actresses waiting to audition for Noel Coward’s Still Life on which
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the film was based. The play is a Derwent Theatre Production and will feature Chelsea Anne Richter and Morgan Richter. On November 12 the Belper Wind Band will be performing ahead of a screening of the Queen of Katwe and on November 27 the curator of the British Film Institute Steven Foxon will introduce Britain on Film: Railways and host a post screening Q&A. There will also be a French Film Festival spread across three Thursdays during the month with screenings of Monsieur Chocolat (the story of the first black artist on the French stage) on November 10, Cezanne Et Moi on November 17 and Caprice starring Doris Day and Richard Harris on November 24. n For full details of films and events during the month go to ritz-belper.co.uk
The Marlow Gallery
THE OLD STATION GALLERY
contemporary art – ceramics – sculpture
@OSG
Makers
Sandra Blow – Colour within
A CHRISTMAS POP-UP SHOP
Christmas Exhibition from November 26 with a preview on November 25, 6-8pm
30th Nov-24th Dec Open: Weds/Sat/Sun 11am-4pm + Late-night Openings Dec 2nd, 9th & 16th, 6pm-9pm
Open at your convenience please contact us: 01332 863883 or email Emily & Charles studio@themarlowgallery.co.uk Church Square, Melbourne, DE73 8JH
Old Station Gallery, Peak Shopping Village, Chatsworth Rd, Rowsley, Derbys DE4 2JE
www.themarlowgallery.co.uk
The RiTz Cinema BELPER
May 26th-June 4th 2017
Ritz Membership THE IDEAL CHRISTMAS GIFT H FREE tickets on joining H £1 off all tickets H Our programme posted to Members H Advance booking
Applications now open for the new extended Derbyshire Open Arts event
Closing Date January 15th 2017
Celebrating ten years of The Ritz Cinema
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Eyre and grace
The dramatic setting of Haddon Hall is the backdrop for an innovative telling of Charlotte Bronte’s Jayne Eyre
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addon Hall is the perfect setting for a Gothic romance filled with mystery, intrigue and drama. The ancestral home of the Manners family is a hauntingly beautiful mix of courtyards, opulent halls, and hidden nooks and crannies. Some say that it was the inspiration behind Charlotte Bronte’s Thornfield Hall in Jane Eyre. The hall was famously the location for the 2011 film version of the novel and other TV adaptations by the BBC. Now Lady Edward Manners has commissioned a new play by Derbyshire storyteller and actress Gillian Shimwell, which will be performed as a live promenade in various parts of the hall.
Gillian has been a guide at the hall for many years and was thrilled to be offered the challenge of writing and directing the play to fit into the home she knows so well. “In the film and television productions, the hall has been dressed opulently, in authentic early 19th century style. For this new adaption the hall’s peculiar and unassuming beauty corresponds to the character of Jane Eyre, its sterner, stonier aspects reflect the conditions of her early life and its passages and stairways whisper secrets,” she said. Visitors booked for one of the performances will be greeted by Thornfield Hall’s housekeeper Mrs Fairfax who will lead them on a tour during which costumed actors will recreate significant events from the book.
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As well as Jane guests will meet the bullying schoolteacher Mr Brocklehurst and the brooding Mr Rochester. From behind locked doors they will hear the insane screams of his first wife, and the pitiful calls for Jane by the lovelorn Mr Rochester will echo around the hall. The actors, Rob Laughlin as Mr Rochester, Rachael Moore as Jane, Carole Copeland as Mrs Fairfax and Marcus Scotney as Mr Brocklehurst are all from the region and have a wealth of performing experience. A series of performances will take place between April 26 and 29, but Lady Edward has not ruled out adding more dates if there is a demand. You will have to book in advance – go to haddonhall. co.uk to find out more.
Your invitation to
Banks Mill Open Studios & Artisan Fair 2016 With Peak District Artisans
Original artwork Handmade products Meet the makers
Best of British talent
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festival dedicated to the UK’s best young creative talent will feature work by more than 70 artists, performers and writers in Derby this month.
Free Entry & Parking Fri 18 Nov, 5 - 8pm Sat 19 & Sun 20 Nov, 10am - 5pm
Banks Mill Studios & Enterprise Centre Bridge St, Derby. DE1 3LD www.banksmill.co.uk/OS2016 01332 597866
Pictured, clockwise from top right: Jay Johnson, I’ve Got Nowt, by Conor Rogers, Louise Orwin and Toby Campion (The Roundhouse)
UK Young Artists’ 4th National Festival will be staged at 15 venues and in the streets of Derby city centre over four days from November 3-6. All events are free and include performances, exhibitions, educational workshops and masterclasses. The work by some of Britain’s brightest young talent ranges from the playful and witty to challenging and provocative, as the artists explore themes such as cultural heritage, consumer culture, social media and the internet, gender issues, and storytelling across all art forms. The festival takes place every two years and is the only British cross-arts festival that specifically focuses on artists aged 18-30. It alternates between Derby, Nottingham and Leicester. Previous participants in the festival have continued
Biennial festival which showcases top young talent returns to Derby on to successful careers, including Rachel Maclean, the video artist recently selected for the British Art Show 8; Hetain Patel, the internationally-acclaimed performance and sculptural artist who has had shows at major institutions such as Tate Modern, the Southbank Centre and Sadlers Well; and Liz West, who creates large scale light installations, was commissioned to create new works for Britain’s 2016
Olympic House in Rio, and has exhibited nationally at the Natural History Museum in London, Leeds Art Gallery and the Cornerhouse, Manchester. This year the festival will highlight Derby’s cultural venues and create a ‘crucible of creativity’ in which the public can see the stars of tomorrow in unusual settings. The venues include the University of Derby, Markeaton Street building; Derby Theatre; the Market Hall; Derby Cathedral; Derby Museum and Art Gallery; Pickford’s House; Baby People – the music venue and studio in Foreman Street and The Maypole Theatre in Brook Street. Michelle Bowen, UK Young Artists’ director said: I love the
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idea of audiences discovering new work in unexpected places and spaces; seeing the familiar in a new way. UK Young Artists are excited to return to Derby following the inaugural National festival held back in 2010, and this year’s festival is promising to be our best yet.” This year up to ten young artists who are showing in the festival will be selected to represent the UK at the Biennale des Jeunes Créateurs de l’Europe et de la Méditerranée in Tirana, Albania, next year. n Go to ukyoungartists.co.uk for a full programme of events and scan the QR code here for a review of the 2014 festival.
Wildlife Sculpture Exhibition
by Eddie Hallam “My biggest exhibition yet�
Seventy-five life-size sculptures in bronze, from mighty gannets to tiny wrens Demonstrations every day
Greenways Farm, Riber, Matlock, DE4 5JU 01629 583108 07714418174
November 19th-27th 2016 10.30am-4.30pm
(open at other times by appointment)
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Emily’s home is where the art is Festival launch for Derbyshire’s
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young Derbyshire couple took the opportunity of the annual Melbourne Festival’s art trail to unveil the county’s newest art gallery. Emily and Charlie Daley recently moved to the town from a village near Belper and are living in a glorious Georgian home close to Melbourne Hall, in Church Square. Emily, who studied design at university has always wanted to run her own gallery and was looking for a new challenge she could juggle around bringing up their three-year-old twins Alice and George. “This lovely room seemed the perfect space and it gives us the opportunity to invite people into a gallery which has an informal feel because it is in our home,” she said. Emily’s mother Mary Ford is an artist and her work is included on the walls of the light and airy room alongside a painting by Sandra Blow, ceramics by Andrew Rouse and glass Reaction bowls made by Simon Alderson.
Charlie and Emily Daley at their gallery in Melbourne
“The feedback we had from the visitors to the festival was incredible and we were so grateful for all the lovely words of encouragement we had. It is an exciting venture for me and I am really quite enjoying meeting both new artists and customers,” said Emily. They don’t currently have specific opening hours and will open to suit the needs of customers when they telephone to book an appointment. However they plan to change that as the business grows, and have hopes of eventually
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expanding into a gallery on the high street. “It is early days for us, but we have lots of ideas for the future,” said Charlie, who although he is helping Emily with the gallery, also works as a commecial airline pilot. There will be a Christmas exhibition at the gallery from November 26 with a preview on November 25 from 6-8pm. To book an appointment to look around the gallery telephone 01332 863883 or email the couple on studio@ themarlowgallery.co.uk
Professional Training for Puppetry in Derby
The London School of Puppetry has come to Derby! October 2016 brings you Marionette Carving and our Foundation Course visit the website for more details!
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his winter Pollyanna invites you to discover a lost world of the wild creatures which still populate our myths and legends as she unveils an exhibition of paintings of the wildlife which used to roam our countryside. Over 50 paintings will be exhibited to the public for the first time from November 19-December 4 in her private gallery at Brookvale House, Oaker, from 10am-6pm each day. This year paintings of some of the now extinct wildlife of the British isles will hang alongside images of the more
familiar foxes, badgers and squirrels. Pollyanna will be in the gallery throughout the exhibition, and will be happy to chat about her work, and share some of the stories about the animals which inspired her. Copies of the limited edition Year of the Lion co-signed by Born Free Founder and actress Virginia McKenna will be exclusively available at this event and two new limited
edition prints will also be launched. There will be over 150 Christmas card designs to choose from, including the latest charity cards for Guide Dogs for the Blind, the RSPB, and Marie Curie among many others. Four new fine art calendars of her work will be available, along with diaries, ecofriendly wrapping paper and even Christmas crackers and decorations featuring her designs. Ten per cent of all sales throughout the exhibition will be donated to The Pollyanna Pickering Foundation which raises funds for international conservation and wildlife rescue. Visitors to the gallery will also have the opportunity to purchase prize draw tickets to win an original painting. Go to pollyannapickering.co.uk for more details.
Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby Ingleby Gallery’s annual exhibition of work by Lawrie Williamson is entitled Just Lawrie. Lawrie is widely acknowledged by art lovers and critics alike as a Modern Master, his highly collectable paintings stem from a lifetime of experience and observation. However a single factor is common to all his work, the use of light. Whether it be a smoky pub interior, fly-fishing and sea fishing or stunning views of Venice, each painting is underpinned by light which comes alive off the canvas. The exhibition runs from November 5-13.
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gallery Eddie Hallam Sculpture Gallery, Greenways Farm, Riber Wildlife sculptor Eddie Hallam is staging his biggest exhibition yet at his gallery in Riber near Matlock. There will be 75 life-size sculptures in bronze, from mighty gannets to tiny wrens. Each original, life-size sculpture is based on Eddie’s own observations, field sketches and photographs. Once cast in bronze and individually patinated, these
beautiful pieces make an exculsive and distinctive addition to any home or workspace. The artist will also be staging demonstrations each day of the exhibition which is on from November 19-27 from 10.30am-4.30pm. He can open the Greenways Farm studio at other times by appointment. Go towildlifesculptures. co.uk for more details.
Gallerytop, Rowsley Gallerytop’s Christmas exhibition with a range of paintings, limited edition prints, ceramics and glass will be opening on November 12. There is also a great selection of designer jewellery (pictured right) offering perfect Christmas gifts. The gallery, has unique gifts of the highest quality, all handmade in the UK, and for larger items the Arts Council Own Art scheme is available to customers. You can also shop from your armchair by visiting www. gallerytop.co.uk.
Derby Museum and Art Gallery Relive your childhood memories with a new exhibition The Story of Children’s Television from 1946 to Today. It showcases over 200 carefully selected and curated TV items, dating back almost 70 years. The highly interactive exhibition contains original material from some of the nation’s favourite children’s programmes, such as the original 1990s Tracy Island model created on Blue Peter, Gordon the Gopher from the Broom Cupboard, and the original puppets of Fingermouse, Rastamouse and Muffin the Mule. It will run from October 15-January 29.
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gallery St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne
Principally a landscape artist, Sue Lewis-Blake uses a wide range of media which can at times evolve into relief or even 3D. The subject will determine an approach that can range from observational drawing to oils, watercolours or semi-abstract mixed-media pieces. The gallery currently has beautiful drawings by Sue on display and she is presenting a drawing workshop on November 17, at which students will get an opportunity to experiment with a range of drawing media, papers and surfaces. Sue is an elected member of the National Society of Graphic Fine Arts – the drawing society – and a member of the Peak District Artisans.
Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington Nottingham artist Nick Hedderly’s latest set of work at Tarpey Gallery combines his passion for urban and edgeland environments with his passion for cycling and bicycles. As he worked on the canvases and drawings for this latest set of work Hedderly noticed that bicycles were appearing in each new painting – so he decided to continue with the theme so that bicycles feature in all of this new work. An Alternative Utopia is from November 12-December 18 with a preview on the 12th from 6-8pm.
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The Music of the Landscape is the title of Maggie Robinson’s exhibition. Brought up in the North Yorkshire Moors she trained as a teacher at London University. After leaving teaching she set up her own retail fashion business while pursuing her interest in art. She now lives in Sheffield and is an active member of Peak District Artisans. “Using acrylics, charcoal, and collage, I concentrate particularly on my use of colour to create a personal interpretation that reflects my love of landscape, rich in musical elements,” she said. The exhibition will run from November 1-30.
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he huge grin on Eleanor Watson’s face says it all. She just can’t hide her delight that she is about to move into a new studio at Banks Mill in Derby as the winner of the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award. In 2012 and 2014 she was runner up in the award – but
she didn’t let that quash her ambitions and remained determined to make it hers. “It is such a privilege and I am so thrilled and excited. I just can’t wait to get started and to get to know Derbyshire better. It is going to be amazing to be able to spend so much time painting and developing a body of work for the county.” For a woman who aims to paint every day it certainly is
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Lost (2014) – oil on canvas
the perfect residency and it will be intriguing to see how she interprets the award brief of focusing on The Changing Face of Derbyshire. The 26-year-old from Surrey is one of Britain’s most talented young artists and has already exhibited in London, Miami and New York. She graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2012 with First Class honours, and it was winning the Hans Brinker Budget Trophy Award while a student that gave her confidence in herself. “I grew up in West Sussex as part of a creative family and went to an all girls Catholic school with a great art department and although I loved painting I never really thought I could be an artist. “I was a teenager when I first thought that being a painter could actually be a job and decided to do my foundation at the Chelsea School of Art. “At Wimbledon my tutors were really positive and my work was well received and that was when I began to think that it might be possible.
Eleanor’s work is inspired by homes and gardens in glossy magazines “When I won the prize I though whoa. . . this could just happen. People then started buying my work and since then I have continued to paint as much as I can.” Eleanor’s work is inspired by domestic interiors and gardens that she finds in glossy magazines. She blurs the line between the figurative and the abstract to set a scene for a story using the spaces and their objects. She says it is important that she has never been to the place she is painting so that she can add and take away as she pleases. “I get a thrill from exploring the spaces and placing things on the surfaces or hanging a picture on the wall.” Colour is obviously important to the work and there is usually
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a tone that runs throughout her paintings. The artist also makes interesting use of flattened areas of negative space and rarely includes people – although she admits that she has been introducing figures in her more recent work. “The negative space is very important. I like the absences in the pictures and am fascinated by empty chairs and
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the mystery they suggest. The people I am playing with are also mysterious and are treated in the same simplified way as the rest of my painting.” Eleanor is the seventh winner of the Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award and during her residency she will not only be based at Banks Mill but will also be given access to Derby Museum’s galleries and stores.
She will contribute to teaching at the University of Derby’s College of Arts and lead a series of workshops in the community. A final exhibition of her work will be staged at the museum next autumn. Rachael Grime, chief executive of Foundation Derbyshire, which administers the award said: “The award continues to
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go from strength to strength and the appointment of Eleanor Watson signals an exciting new chapter in its development. Each artist has brought something new and surprising to the Award.” n To find out more about Eleanor and her work go to eleanorwatson.org and for information about the award go to vickersartaward.co.uk
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One of Britain’s biggest soul sensations, Simply Red frontman Mick Hucknall is currently basking in the glow of seeing their most-successful album, the 12-time certified platinum Stars, turn 25 years old. “I could never have imagined that Stars would have the impact it did,” says the 56-year-old. “It’s always about the music. I have this abiding faith in the music and that will shine through when I’m dead and gone. I’m always trying to make music that will last a long time.” To celebrate the milestone
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musical offering – which was the best-selling UK album for two consecutive years – Simply Red will be hitting the road, visiting venues all across the country, from London to Liverpool, and Dublin to Newcastle. Despite having played more than 100 shows in the past year, at locations across the globe, Hucknall is still amazed at “how fresh the whole thing felt” – a fact he attributes to the quality of his fellow musicians. “I’m really lucky to have an amazing band, we’re all on the same wavelength when it comes to putting on the best show possible,” he says. “We constantly push each other to perform at our best, to
go above and beyond for the audience because at the end of the day, if the audience isn’t enjoying the show then we’re not doing our job properly.” But after such a mammoth string of shows – “we’ve played racecourses, forests and a few castles,” Hucknall laughs – the band have some surprises up their sleeve for their native fans, who have supported them since the beginning. “Rather than just play the same songs we’ve been playing for the last year, we are going to introduce a few songs that we haven’t played for a while, a few fan favourites,” he explains. “There’ll be plenty of big Simply Red hits in the first
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half, but maybe not the most obvious ones!” And even after a quarter of a century, Hucknall is happy to see that the appetite for Simply Red’s smooth blue-eyed soul remains as healthy as ever. “It’s been great seeing so many smiling faces in the crowd,” he exclaims. “We’ve also noticed on this tour a lot more young people coming to the shows. I guess some people are discovering our music for the first time on Spotify and YouTube.” n Simply Red 25 Years of Stars Live tickets are on sale now, and they will be at Nottingham, Manchester and Birmingham for dates and tickets go to simplyred.com
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Shakespeare’s familial tragedy gets two different treatments in Derby – and Cordelia’s story is retold
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radical reworking of Shakespeare’s King Lear and Cordelia, a new play from the perspective of Lear’s youngest daughter are being staged at Derby Theatre by the city’s 1623 theatre company.
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In this new version, Lear has dementia. His children never visit him; he forbids it, ever since they betrayed him and he disowned them many years ago. So what happens when Cordelia – his youngest daughter, whose betrayal was the greatest – knocks on his door? Why has she come back? What’s her story? And is there any chance of reconciliation? The production, which has been created through participatory research into King Lear in the context of dementia, combines digital projection-mapping, Shakespeare’s prose and new writing to open up the emotional landscapes of a man with dementia and the woman who tries to reconnect with him. Ben Spiller, 1623’s artistic director, said: “We can’t wait to share two incredibly
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emotional and political plays based on Shakespeare, recent participatory research in care homes and the world in which we all live. “Lear/Cordelia has been created by, with and for people who are passionate about seeing Shakespeare differently, excited about new writing and driven to explore the emotional impact of dementia on family life.” You can see the dramatic double-bill in the Studio Theatre on November 18 and 19 at 8pm and on the 19th at 2pm. For tickets go to derbytheatre.co.uk
The previous week Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company is taking yet another approach to The Bard’s greatest tragedy by setting it in a 1960s asylum. A bereaved mother, tormented by the loss of a daughter, anchors her grief in the story of ‘Lear’. As the story plays out priests transform into Dukes, patients become daughters. Can transposing the stages of grief to the narrative of Lear bring her peace? Through playing out her loss can she achieve acceptance? Loss is at the very heart of this thought-provoking play: loss of
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loved ones, loss of status, and the loss of one’s sanity. “Hopefully it will make people think,” said director Chris Scott. At this year’s Eagle Awards, Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company won the Derby Telegraph Award for Best Production of a Play for The Madness of George III by Alan Bennett and, for the same production, Gordon Gell received the Timothy Dalton Award for Best Performance. King Lear is at the Guildhall Theatre from November 8-12 at 7.30pm. For tickets go to derbylive.co.uk
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Winter might be here but that’s no reason to stay at home – get out and try your hand at something new this month Anne Alldread Textiles n Regular felt making workshops in Belper covering a variety of felting techniques, from the basics to creating a beautiful scarf, cushion or wall hanging. Or you can join in at the weekly textile groups now on Monday, 2-4pm and Wednesday 10am12.30pm, to try tapestry, weaving, collage, mixed media, printing, design and much more. A small friendly group with an emphasis on enjoyment while creating. For further information contact: Anne Alldread on 07817745705, or email annealldread@yahoo.co.uk or visit annealldread.com Bakewell Community Arts Workshops, Medway Community Centre, Bakewell n Crafternoons – Fridays during term time 1pm–3pm. n Crafty Kids Club –Tuesdays during term time 10am–12noon. For further details call the Medway Centre on 01629 813638 or email enquiries@medwaycentre.co.uk Betty’s Sewing Box, Cokayne Avenue, Ashbourne n Crochet Clinic first Wednesday of the month 6-9pm. Details of other courses at bettys-sewing-box.co.uk Richard Bett’s Jewellery Studio, Belper n Free taster half day jewellery making workshops November 9 and 12. These are to encourage people to join the six-session jewellery making courses. Please ring 0787 1240179 to book a place. Buxton in Bloomin’ Winter, Lantern Making Workshop n Free to all ages, November 26, at
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festive cards IT IS getting close to the time when we have to start thinking about sending Christmas cards so how about making your own this year? The Small Print Company in Derby has a special festive stationery workshop running this month where you can have a the Railway Hotel, Buxton, drop in sessions from 10am-12.30 pm and 1.30pm- 4pm. All materials supplied. Take your lantern to the Buxton in Bloomin’ Winter Christmas lantern parade from the Spring Gardens on December 3 at 4.15pm. Cromford Studio and Gallery, Market Place, Cromford n Watercolour tuition is available for small groups or on a one-to-one basis, all abilities welcome. Contact
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go at printing Christmas cards, coasters or gift tags. The session is ideal for people of all letterpress abilities as you will learn the basics of traditional letterpress printing; how to hand-set type on a composing stick, transfer it to a chase and lock it up for printing and how to ink up and operate an Adana 8x5 tabletop press. Go to smallprintcompany.co.uk to find out more details about this course and many more. the gallery on 10629 826434 for more details. Cromford Mill, Cromford n Arkwright Spinsters demonstrating spinning and other crafts, third Sunday of every month, 11-4pm. n Knit and Natter, second Wednesday of every month, 10amnoon. Arkwright’s Cafe. More details at cromfordmills.org.uk n Draw the Derwent Valley, Family Workshop October 29 and 30,
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have a go 10am-4pm,: £3 (includes materials). Children must be accompanied by an adult. Drop in any time and colour in hand-drawn images from the Views from the Derwent Valley exhibition and learn about what you are colouring with artist Ruth Gray. Visit www.cromfordmills.org.uk for further details or call 01629 823256 Dave Griffin, Stained Glass Artist For more details please contact Dave on 07742 481930 or visit dave-griffin.co.uk Esther Tyson, Screen Print at Via Gellia Mill, Bonsall n Regular screenprint workshops using hand-cut stencils, water-based inks, producing a limited edition print. Small groups in a working studio environment. Contact Esther at esther.tyson@ network.rca.ac.uk for more details. Etienne Gallery art classes, In The Flow, Matlock n Etienne Gallery offers year-round studio art classes and workshops taught by experienced artist and teacher, Jason Etienne. Go to jasonetienne.com for details Glass @ The Barn, Carr Hall Farm Business Centre, Hulland Ward n Day Workshops: ideal for an individual who would like to experiment a bit more with glass, creating larger items, or experimenting with different procedures. Use of equipment such as grinders, drills and ring saw available after brief demonstration.
Go to glass-at-the-barn.co.uk for more details. Green Man Gallery, Hardwick Hall, Buxton n November 18, Bookbinding Workshop with Holly Serjeant. Make your own hardback notebook using traditional bookbinding methods and materials with Holly from Scrivener’s, Buxton’s famous antiquarian book shop. 10.30am to 4.30pm. Cost: £65 (includes all materials). To book contact Holly at Scrivener’s 01298 73100. n Every day: 6x4: Inspired by Landscape. Drop-in at any time and join this record-breaking attempt and fundraiser. The aim is to exhibit 5,000 original art works measuring 6in x 4in (postcard size). Entries can also be sent by post. Email the gallery for details and rules. Cost: £1 per entry. All funds raised will help to keep the gallery open. n Tuesdays: Life drawing, a weekly session for artists at any stage with a professional life model. Session 7pm to 9pm. Cost £8 per session. Booking essential as space is limited. Contact Curtis Bollington 07880 535615. Over 18s only. n Saturdays: Mess Allowed! – Art and craft club for children aged 6+, 11am to 12.30pm. Cost £5. Accompanying adults must remain on the premises. Ballet for children 10.15am for six-ten-year-olds and 11.15 for 11-15-year-olds.
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n Thursdays: Theatre Dance for Children (modern, jazz, tap and stagecraft), 4.15pm for six-ten yearolds and 5.15pm for 11-15s. Adult Ballet at 7pm followed by Tap Dance at 8pm. £6 per class or £10 for both classes. Beginners welcome. Further details from Catherine Farrimond on 01298 70984 for all dance classes. For further information and booking for other courses contact hello@ thegreenmangallery.com or 01298 937375 unless otherwise stated. Furthest from the Sea, Maypole Café, Bar & Theatre, , Derby n November 2, 9 and 30, 7pm, Djembe Drumming Workshop – Learn to play traditional Djembe and West African drumming styles, All skill levels welcome. For advance bookings contact ramckerron@ gmail.com. n November 6,13, 20 and 27, 12noon-1pm, Calidoscopio Beginners’ Course – A drumming workshop for beginners. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details. Helen Jagger, sustainable textile design n Drop-in sessions at St Ann’s Catholic Rooms, Buxton, Fridays between 9.15am and 11.15am, guidance with a range of sewing projects such as household, soft furnishing, dress, and the recycling of fabrics. Go to helenjagger.co.uk for more details.
have a go Helen Moyes, textile and Mixed Media Artist, Sheffield n October 29, 10-3pm,Wardrobe Recreation. Stitch rather than ditch, up-cycling clothes. For more details go to www.homecoaching.co.uk Matlock Artists Society - All Saints Church Hall, Smedley Street n The club’s Portrait Group meets the first Wednesday of every month from 9.30am-12noon. Everyone is welcome, £5 to include light refreshments. Please contact Doreen Andrews 01629 824640 or Colin Daffern 01629 733261. Little London Gallery, Holloway n Develop your studio practice and techniques with Chris Tkacz, at his Little London Gallery studio in Holloway near Matlock. Small groups, maximum six or individual attention. All media and techniques offered. Contact Chris Tkacz by email at info@littlelondongallery. co.uk or telephone 01629 534825. Pauline Townsend Silk Painter n Workshops for beginners and improvers in Buxton. Schedule available on the website: www. silkpainter.co.uk Pitchblue,Wirksworth n Christmas Cards, November 24. Christmas Decorations and Crafts, full or half day, December 3. n Christmas Gifts – Painting Silk, December 9. Full day workshops from 10am3.30pm with lunch and a half day is until 1pm.Go to pitchbluecreative. com for more details. Parkwood Pottery Alfreton n Evening throwing courses on weekdays. Telephone 07919838108 for more details. Purple and Grey – courses for emerging artists n Purple and Grey have teamed up with The Society of All Artists to create a regional art group with a programme of meetings and workshops to be staged at Tansley
Village Hall from 10.30am-12.30pm on Wednesday mornings throughout the year. The first is on February 8. See the 2017 programme at purpleandgrey.co.uk. Book online or by emailing purpleandgreyinfo@ gmail.com Small Print Company n Introduction to letterpress. November 10, 6pm. n Create a Letterpress Print, November 5, 12noon and 24, 6pm. n Festive Letterpress Stationery, 10am and 1.30pm.Details of various courses at smallprintcompany.co.uk StraightCurves, 104 Saltergate, Chesterfield n Festive Open Day – December 3, 10.30am-2.30pm, an annual event to tie in with Small Business Saturday. Browse goodies from local artists and craftspeople to buy as gifts or keep for yourself. n Sew Socials – Various daytimes and evenings Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. A two and a half hour session for those who can already use a sewing machine. n Woolly Wednesdays – every Wednesday, 10am-12.30pm and 6.30pm-9pm. All arts and crafts are welcome at this session. n Little Creatives – every Friday 9.45am-11.15am, and every Monday 9.45am-1.15am. Little Creatives is a workshop designed especially for pre-school children and their parents. n Finish Off Fridays – every Friday, 12 noon-3pm. Finish Off Fridays are the perfect opportunity for you to come along and conquer your UFOs (that’s Un-Finished Objects). See straightcurves.co.uk for details. St John Street, Gallery, Ashbourne n November 1-3 – Lewis Noble Sketching and painting the Derbyshire Landscape – studio workshop. n November 10 – Valerie Dalling Photography workshop, Thinking Outside the Box. n November 17 – Sue Lewis-Blake,
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Mixed Media Approaches. n November 22 and 23 – Wendy Darker Paint a Pheasant (two oneday workshops). To book, phone 01335 347425 or email enquiries@ stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk. More details at stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk Studio 61, Holloway, near Matlock n Karina Goodman Studio 61 will be offering an Autumn/Winter programme of workshops, tuition, Dabble Days, half-term family workshops and Peaceful Painting days. Sign up to her newsletter at www.studio61gallery.co.uk to receive more information Louise West Lace Design 6 Friar Gate Studios, Ford Street, Derby n Evening classes in bobbin lace making, Tuesdays 6-8pm. One-day workshops for a maximum of ten students, £30, October 8 and 11, November 8 and December 6 and 17. Go to louisewestlacedesign. co.uk for booking details. West Studios, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield n Product Photography Workshop – Sessions run over two evenings, November 7 and 14. n Community Choir. A weekly session open to people of all vocal abilities. Every Thursday, 10am12pm. Free. Showcase performance on December 1, 11.15am. n Social Media Forum – Instagram – discussing the latest changes and developments within social media. November 25, 10am-11:30am. Free. Check facebook – West Studios for latest updates and email hello@ weststudios.co.uk or call 01246 500799 to reserve your place on any courses. Zantium Studios, Godfrey Hole House, Hopton n Mosaics, November 3-4 and Creative Paper Cutting, November 24. Go to zantium.co.uk for details of lots more courses in 2017.
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erbyshire Libraries are joining the BBC’s #LovetoRead campaign to celebrate reading this month. The BBC wants to get everyone not just reading but talking about books and has been running comprehensive and exciting season of programmes putting reading centre stage, culminating in
the #lovetoread weekend on November and 6. The aim of #LovetoRead is to inspire audiences with programmes about great authors and their work, nationally, regionally and locally. There is also a nationwide social media campaign to share book recommendations. In Derbyshire there will be a Book Café at Ripley for people to go along to and talk about
books that they love and which have inspired them. The libraries team will also have selfie boards in other libraries across the county for people to go in and take photos of themselves and tweet about the book they would recommend. To take part in the nationwide poll about your favourite book, which runs until the end of the month, go to goscl.com/ lovetoread
The Publisher’s Association, which is behind the project, is calling for people in their communities to become Reading Ambassadors. All you have to do is sign
up for the Reading Ambassadors newsletter at pubishers.org.uk and try to do one of the following: write or draw every day; read with your child; start a book group; get involved with a reading for pleasure charity; share your thoughts; help people who struggle with reading. You can use the free computers or wifi in libraries to sign up to the scheme.
Could you help by being a reading ambassador? Derbyshire libraries are also helping to find new reading ambassadors for the Reading For Pleasure project. A range of inspiring work is being undertaken by a variety of charities to promote reading for pleasure among people of all ages.
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artsbeat’s essential guide to Derbyshire’s best live music from classical and choirs to indie, rock’n’roll and folk Ground-breaking collective on stage at Opera House
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he legendary group Afro Celt Sound System will be playing Buxton Opera House for the first time this month. The European and African based collective have been a ground-breaking force in music ever since they started in the 90s. Fusing electro dance music with traditional Irish and West African music the group have picked up many kindred spirits and international talent along the way. Afro Celt Sound System live features the core band members Simon Emmerson, Guinean vocalist, kora and balafon virtuoso N’Faly Kouyate and charismatic dhol master Johnny
Rock and Pop
Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n Elaine Paige, Stripped Back, November 6, 7.30pm. n A Vision of Elvis, November 12, 7.30pm. n Maximum R n’ B with the Manfreds, November 22, 7.30pm. n Dr Hook, November 23, 7.30pm. n The Searchers, November 24, 7.30pm.
Afro Celt Sound System will be at Buxton on November 11
Kalsi, along with percussionist Robbie Harris and fiddle-player Eòghann MacEanruig. Also in the line-up is Ged Lynch on drums, Simon ‘Palmskin’ Richmond on keyboards and electronica and Val Etienne on backing vocals, with the gritty, witty rhymes of Gaelic rapper, musician and language activist Griogair. With sales now topping one and a half million albums and
two Grammy nominations to date, the collective are celebrating their 20th anniversary with a stunning new album, The Source, and a UK tour, bringing their exhilarating live show to venues around the country. Afro Celt Sound System will perform at Buxton Opera House on November 11, at 7.30pm. For tickets visit buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
n Connie Lush, November 25, 7.30pm. n Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, November 27, 7.30pm. n The Sensational 60s Experience, November 29, 7.30pm. Details at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
The Flowerpot, Derby n Gerry McAvoy’s Band of Friends, October 29. n Red Butler will be playing on November 24, the 16th date of their 22-day Nothing to Lose Tour. .Drawing upon the combined life experiences of the band, the ten new songs on the new album, released on November 11, not only salute contemporary rock, but shows their transition from conventional blues to
Derby Arena n Catfish and the Bottlemen, November 15. For more details and tickets go to derbylive.co.uk
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music a harder, bigger and bolder sound infused with a progressive form. More details from rawpromo.co.uk The George and Dragon, Bridge Street, Belper Friday Night Music Nights offer some of the best festival acts from all over the UK. All the gigs are free and will run most Friday nights 9-11pm. Melbourne Assembly Rooms, Melbourne Floyd In the Flesh, November 11, 8pm. More details from melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk The Old Clubhouse, Buxton Live band every Friday. Go to oldclub-house.co.uk for more details. The Old Poets’ Corner, Ashover n Every Tuesday open acoustic night n First and third Sundays Shaun Byrne and guests. More details at oldpoets.co.uk
Queen’s Head, Chesterfield Road Belper n Steve Ignorant’s Slice of Life, November 12. n ZZ Birmingham, November 26. For more details go to queensheadbelper.weebly.com
Folk and Jazz
Alstonefield Village Hall n John Tams and Barry Coope – Derbyshire’s very own ‘national treasure’, original member of the Albion Band, actor in TV’s Sharpe, and songman for War Horse. November 9, 7.30pm. Cancellations only telephone.01335 310322 n Guy Davis and Brooks Williams Inside the Delta tour – A special debut tour with two great American artists exploring the blues, November 23, 7.30pm. For more information go to alstonefield.org
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Belper Folk Club, The Old King’s Head, Days Lane, Belper Every Tuesday at 8.30pm. For more details check out their facebook page or go to belperfolkclub.co.uk Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n Trefor Owen and Andy Hulme, Jazz at the Arts Centre, November 6, 1pm. n Afro Celt Sound System, November 11, 7.30pm. n Blazin’ Fiddles, November 22, 7.30pm. n Chris Wood, November 24, 7.30pm. Chesterfield Jazz C Bop – accessible, energetic Jazz Fusion from some of Sheffield’s finest jazz musicians. Chris Walker brings his band for their Chesterfield Jazz debut. Tunes from Benson, Brecker, Metheny, Stern and Snarky Puppy. Chris Walker, guitar; Piero
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music Tucci, keys,sax; Alex Henderson, bass guitar; Phil Johnson, drums. November 17. More details at wendykirkland.com Coach House Studios, Wirksworth Boo Hewerdine is well known as one of the greatest songwriter performers in the business, but incredibly, it’s been seven years since Boo released his last studio album of original material. He will be in Wirksworth on November 4, at 8.30pm alongside Dan Whitehouse, with support from Carol Fieldhouse (read about her album on page 62) and Nigel Corbett on fiddle. Tickets from wegottickets.com Derby Jazz n Nat Birchall, Sound Soul and Spirit, November 4, 8pm. The VoiceBox. n Vula Viel, Derby Silk Mill Museum, November 11, 8pm. Bex Burch’s group featuring the best of London’s young music talent. More details from derby-jazz.co.uk The Hairy Dog, Derby Creating their own take on traditional Celtic folk, Ferocious Dog takes the traditional instruments; fiddles, whistles, mandolins and mixes them up with a bit of, raw, buzz saw rock ’n’ roll attitude, November 4, doors 8pm. Furthest from the Sea, Derby Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre n Blind River Scare – An evening of live acoustic music in the front bar, November 4, 6.30pm. n Billy Reynolds – An evening of live acoustic music in the front bar, November 6. n Joe Fox with support from Li Laurent – A chance to hear singersongwriter Joe Fox’s brand new debut EP,Acoustic Alley Sessions, November 16. n Danny Mahon – True stories written into modern urban folk songs, 7.30pm, November 18. n Kevin Pearce – Following the release of new single, Jump,
EP tells story of
love and loss BUXTON-BASED band Seashaped have just released a concept EP – A Story of Trouble and Love. It is based on a love story between the two main characters Tom and Alice set against a war background. In short Tom goes to war leaving Alice heartbroken at news of his death... and then he returns. The fact Zombies appear in the video probably says enough. It is a ten-track EP with five songs which have interludes between which help set the scene. The video has been made with footage from a short horror film – Tom Came Home – which was filmed in Peak Forest with help from people in the area. The director of the video Essex-based folk artist Pearce stops off in Derby as part of his UK tour, November 23, 7.30pm, Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details for all events. Green Man Gallery, Buxton n The Sunday BuskStop, acoustic gig by local musicians. Soup, bread and cake for lunch, hot and cold drinks and excellent company, November 20, 12noon-2pm. n A Night of Music #21 – a regular showcase gig for young musicians. Advance booking essential. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start November 18. n Sarah McQuaid, November 12, 7.30pm for an 8pm start. n Doug Torr, Charlie Moritz and Wragged Tree. Thought-provoking original material, traditional ballads, finger-style guitar and a feast of contemporary folk and Americana. Four highly accomplished local
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and film was Mark Logan with camerawork by Mo El-Fatih, of Buxton. There were a cast and crew of about 50 people for the film and volunteers from a make up school who worked with othe lead make-up artist Natalie Kirk to make up the zombies. n You can watch the video by scanning this QR code. musicians in a very special gig which marks The Green Man Gallery’s fourth anniversary. Doors 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £7. Advance booking recommended. For further information and booking contact hello@thegreenmangallery. com or 01298 937375. The Old Hall Hotel, Hope n Folk Blues and Beyond events. Franc Cinelli, November 6. n Singers and musicians in the bar, 8pm, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. Guest spots, November 9, Tim and Julie Cole and November 23, Daria Kulesh. Go to folkandblues.club for more details or call 07913331078. The Peak Concerts, Imperial Rooms, Matlock n Vin Garbutt, October 29. n Danny and the Champions of the World, November 19.
music Ticketline 01246 860022 or online at peakconcerts.co.uk PR Promotions gigs various locations Jez Lowe and Steve Tilston. Two of the UK acoustic folk scenes’ finest songwriters with songs, music, chat and banter, Concert Room, Nailers Football Club, Belper, November 26, 8pm. PR Ticket Hotline 01773 853428. Spital Arts, Chesterfield An Evening with Judy Dunlop, Blair Dunlop and Ashley Hutchings, November 18, Doors 7pm, starts 7.30pm, St. Leonard’s Church, Valley Road/Hartington Road, Spital, Chesterfield. Tickets from spitalarts@gmail.com Spital Arts Facebook page, Tel; 01246 220741.
Classical Music
Abbotsholme Arts Society, Abbotsholme School Chapel Lana Trotovšek, Violin and Simon Lane, Piano, with a programme including Tchaikovsky, Meditation; Brahms, Violin Sonata No.3 in D minor Op. 108J.S;
Sarah brings her
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INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed singersongwriter, Sarah McQuaid, returns for her second gig at The Green Man in Buxton this month. She has a rich and alluring voice and sings songs which feel their way into your being. This will be her final tour before she takes a 12-month break from the road in 2017 to focus her energies on writing and recording a fifth solo album, “I’m very excited about
Bach, Chaconne from Partita No.2 in D minor BWV 1004; Arvo Part, Fratres; Tartini, Violin Sonata in G minor (Devil’s Trill). More details at abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Coffee Concert, Vandepeer Quartet, November 11, 1pm. n Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, L’apres-midi with Cristian Mandeal, conductor and Benjamin Mellefont, clarinet, November 9, 7pm. Aida by Verdi, from Opera and Ballet International, November 13, 7.30pm. n English Touring Opera, November 17-19 with La Calisto, Ulysses’ Homecoming and Xerxes. More details from buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Belper Singers Behold! The Sea, a programme of sacred and secular music spanning four centuries, with water as a theme, including works by Palestrina, Haydn, Elgar, Parry, Whitacre and others. November 19, at 7.30pm, Christ Church, Church Street, Holloway, Matlock, Tickets £8 available the next album – I don’t want say too much just yet, because I’m afraid I’ll jinx it if I do, but if all goes according to plan I’ll have a pretty major piece of news about that very soon,” she said. “And after spending a huge chunk of the past seven years on the road I do feel I’ve earned a bit of a break. I’ll still do local gigs, and I’ll also do festivals that only take me away from home for a couple of days at a time.” Doors open at 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets £10. Advance booking essential as seating capacity is limited. Find out more at www.
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from Sue on 07990 658071 or belpersingers.webs.com. Profits towards church roof repairs. contact belpersingers@gmail.com Buxton Musical Society, St John’s Church, Buxton Handel’s Oratorio Joshua, November 13, 7.30pm. With soloists: Helen Groves,soprano; Matthew Venner, counter-tenor; Joshua Ellicott, tenor. More details from buxtonmusicalsociety.org.uk Chapel-en-le-Frith Ladies’ Choir Concert at Buxton Methodist Church with guests Burbage Band, December 10. For further details call 01298 815965 or visit chapel-en-lefrithladieschoir.co.uk Methodist Church, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith Sunday Afternoon Tea Concert, October 30, 3pm. The Pleyel Ensemble. See more details above. Tickets £10 including tea coffee and homemade cakes. Under 16 free entry. Tickets available from pleyelensemble.com Derby Cathedral n Sinfonia Viva Classical Masters November 2, 7.30 pm.
music Haydn, Symphony No. 22 Philosopher Mozart,Violin Concerto No. 5 Dvorak, Serenade for Strings. n UK Young Artists Festival Opening Keto and Leah Sanderson, November 3, 9pm. n What Passing Bells, Music and Readings for Armistice Day, November 11, 7.30pm. n Derby Choral Union, An evening of Mozart, November 12, 7.30pm. More details at dcu.org.uk n Derby Bach Choir Dvorak’s Stabat Mater on November 19 at 7.30pm. The choir will be joined a by Derby Bach Orchestra, and Rachael Calverley will be performing the 1st movement of Dvorak’s violin concerto. Soloists will be Peter Savidge, Kate Symonds, Joy Yvonne Howard and Dominic Natoli. Tickets are available from Foulds, Choir members or at the door.More details at derbybachchoir.com n Derby Hospitals’ Choir Christmas Concert, with Derwent Brass, December 2, 7.30pm. n Derby Concert Orchestra Countdown to Christmas, December 3, 7pm. More information from derbycathedral.org. Derby High School, Devonshire Room Piano recital by Reiko Fujisawa, November 1, 7pm. Reiko is one of the top concert pianists in the UK and she will be playing Bach’s Goldberg Variations. To book tickets telephone the box office on 01332 514267 or email boxoffice@ derbyhigh.derby.sch.co.uk The Derbyshire Singers November 26, St John’s Church, Ashbourne, Anna Dennis, Soprano, Catherine Wyn-Rogers, Mezzo Soprano, Andrew Mackenzie-Wicks, Tenor and Gavan Ring, Bass. More details at derbyshiresingers.org . Furthest from the Sea, Derby Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre October 29, 7pm, Threaded. This classically-trained trio of clarinet,
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Mayfield Music THE Piattinni Trio – Jessie Ann Richardson, cello (pictured), Michael Trainor, violin, and Steve Doman, viola, are playing for Mayfield Music this month. Together and individually they have superb reputations. violin and guitar bring their ‘thrilling musical ride’ to Derby. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details for all events. Derby Chamber Music, Multi-faith Centre, University of Derby Richard Uttley, piano, Schumann, Chopin and Beethoven, November 4, 7.30pm. For more information go to derbychambermusic.org The Derwent Singers Veni Emmanuel, December 3, 7.30pm, St Osmund’s Church, London Road, Derby.For more details go to derwentsingers.org.uk Music at Duffield, Ecclesbourne School, Duffield Aquinas Piano Trio, November 26. All concerts are at 7.30pm. For more details go to musicatduffield.com
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The programme includes: Schubert trio D471; Bach suite no. 1 in G Maj BWV 1007; Mozart duo for violin & viola in G and Beethoven grand trio in E Flat op.3. The concert is on November 6 at 3pm at St John The Baptist Church, Mayfield. Tickets available by phone on 01335342114 or at Natural Choices in St John Street, Ashbourne. Mayfield Music, St John The Baptist Church Mayfield The Piattinni Trio, November 6, for more information see the panel above. Further details from mayfieldmusic.org. Singers Unlimited, Chesterfield With A Song in Our Hearts – Singers Unlimited, a classically trained quartet and former South Yorkshire opera singers perform music from the world of Hollywood films, Broadway and West End shows. A charity concert to help raise funds for the new NGS Macmillan Cancer Unit at Chesterfield Royal Hospital, October 29, 7.30pm, Hasland Hall, Chesterfield. Tickets £15 by email: singers. unlimited@hotmail.com or by phone 0114 2365740
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wo anniversaries will be celebrated at Chesterfield’s Crooked Spire on November 5. It is the day the town’s philharmonic choir launches its 50th season, and it also happens to be the 80th birthday of their longest serving member. In fact Tony Hallam has been a member for longer than the choir has officially existed as he joined with his wife Gwen when it was called the Chesterfield Choral Union. He has no plans to be giving up his passion just yet either, and proudly says that until two years ago he had never missed a concert. “The choir is like a huge family to me and it really has become a way of life. Thursday night is rehearsal night and this is where you find me. “It is not only the music it is the friendships you make and the joy you get from seeing young people go on to become successful musicians,” he said. The membership is currently about 80-strong but they are always keen to welcome new singers to the fold says the musical director Steven Roberts who has been leading them for the past 20 years. “We have a good reputation and soloists and orchestras enjoy being with us. We are not afraid to try something a little different,” he said. His words were echoed by current chairman Rachel Swann who said: “There is great breadth and diversity to
Musical director Steven Roberts
the music we do and we like to showcase that.” And that’s exactly what they are doing with their golden anniversary season. They are kicking it off with Music of War and Peace at the Church of St Mary and All Saints, The Crooked Spire, at 3pm on November 5. It includes music by Karl Jenkins, including For The Fallen and excerpts from The Armed Man Suite, Mealor’s Wherever You Are (as sung by The Military Wives’ Choir with Gareth Malone) and will include songs from the First World War, local stories and home-grown readings, read by Chesterfield Mayor Steve Brunt. Special guest Jonathan Scott, a regular of Radio 2’s The Organist Entertains, will be accompanying and playing solo, including Elgar’s Nimrod.
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On April 1 next year the choir’s spring concert will be entitled Glad and Glorious and will include three special commissions exclusive to the 50th anniversary. The annual Choral Day staged by the choir will be on June 3 and on June 24 they are planning something a little bit different at the Winding Wheel in Chesterfield. Pheeling Good with the Phil is going to be a lively upbeat concert set in a cabaret environment. “We plan to break the mould a little by taking the music down into the audience. Definitely something I am looking forward to,” said Steven who will be conducting. n Tickets are available from Chesterfield Tourist Information Centre on 01246 345777, or online at chestphilchoir.org.uk where there are details about how to join. To hear them singing scan this QR code.
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Comment and opinion from reviewers and readers on the topics being talked about in Derbyshire’s arts community A full-blooded triumph for
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ou would have been left grasping for superlatives if you were lucky enough to be at Derby Theatre to see the production of Stephen Sondheim’s Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street as it was simply stupendous. It was a full-blooded triumph in every sense with an ingenious set, hugely talented cast and magnificent music, directed by Michael Haslam. Sondheim’s lyrics are complex, clever and comic and Hugh Wheeler’s plot both savage and sentimental – under the direction of Daniel Buckroyd these essential fabrics of the show were resplendent. He says he is a huge fan of dramatic musical theatre and wanted to stay faithful to the traditional setting of what he calls ‘an ambitious, edge-of-the -seat, roller-coaster of a show’. The 19th century melodrama is therefore firmly placed in a Dickensian Victorian London. The set, designed by Sara Perks, used the theatre’s revolving stage to give a two-storey building with
Mrs Lovett’s pie shop, below Todd’s barbershop from where he dispatched his bloody victims to the infamous bakehouse. The legendary fable tells the story of Todd, played by Hugh Maynard, a brooding, obsessive barber, unjustly transported to Australia, who upon escaping vows revenge for what happened to him and his wife and daughter. He reopened his barber shop and those who subsequently become victim of his close shaves were turned into grotesquely gory pies by his landlady. Maynard’s presence on stage was looming and threatening from the start. The West End star was suitably commanding and he had an
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unerring ability to unsettle the audience with his menacing lust for murder. It is almost as if the Olivier Award nominee Sophie-Louise Dann was born to take on the role of Mrs Lovett. Her comic-timing was excellent and allowed us to soak up every ounce of wit and each delicious inuendo. Watching her cheekily overcome her moral revulsion at murder as she realises the potential for profit was a joy. The two of them were surrounded by an ensemble who made the most of the other larger-than-life characters and they all received thunderous applause at the curtain. The showwas produced in conjunction with the Mercury Theatre, Colchester. AP
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of new season Derby Chamber Music, Multi-Faith Centre, Derby University Derby Chamber Music’s new season started with a return visit from its patron, cellist Katherine Jenkinson, and her regular pianist partner, Alison Farr. The programme had a satisfyingly circular shape, starting with JS Bach and ending with Brahms in Bach mode. In Bach’s solo cello Suite No 4 the Prelude felt a bit cautious, but once we were into the dances everything was fine – lively and spirited in the Allemande and Courante, followed by a beautifully poised Sarabande, and an alert pair of Bourrés, while the concluding Gigue positively skipped along. Shostakovich’s Cello Sonata opens in a disarmingly lyrical mood that leaves you wondering if he had been listening to Fauré. From their elegantly singing tone here, Jenkinson and Farr handled the move into edgier expressive territory with subtlety, bringing a fine sense of tension to the ghostly tiptoeing at end and the hushed final bars. They found a real feeling of controlled fury in the second movement, explored a wide range of dynamics in the third, and expertly negotiated the mood-switches in the finale, with its Beethoven-like outbursts breaking through the inscrutability.
Katherine Jenkinson
After the interval came the world premiere of Oliver Davis’ Three Piece Suite, commissioned by Katherine Jenkinson. The toccata-like piano writing at the start of the finale caught the attention, in an otherwise pleasantly undemanding work that left no lasting impression. The players found a thoughtful way into Brahms’s E minor Cello Sonata, not taking the opening by the scruff of the neck, as can happen – there’s plenty of opportunity for that approach in the finale. The ‘quasi minuet’ second
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movement came across with poise, delicacy and precision, while in the finale Brahms’s every move was sharply pointed as he generated a powerful current from his Bach model, Contrapunctus 13 from The Art of Fugue. Here, as throughout the evening, it was real pleasure to hear the two players’ close partnership in action, not least the way each knows when to step back to let the other through. Their joint surge into the impetuous final bars of the Brahms was thrilling. Mike Wheeler
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crisis in the NHS The mix of care and chaos you find in NHS wards across the country is unveiled with jaw-dropping clarity in John Godber’s This Might Hurt – the true story of the last days of his Aunty Bet. We are told in the opening scene that although we know how the play will end it is not supposed to make us sad but rather make us laugh at the absurdity of it all – ultimately the playwright hopes we leave the theatre wanting to fight for our health service. Godber, having had first hand experience of the great NHS – his life was saved 22 years ago – is a fierce defender of a free service, which is one of the reasons he felt he had to write a play about his own family’s experience at the hands of the now beleaguered institution. Most of the play is a narrative monologue by Robert Angell who plays Jack Skipton, a tough actor who once had a part in Casualty, a subject that becomes something of a running joke throughout the play. His only living relative is his Aunty Bet, a part also filled by Angell with the additional prop of a simple headscarf. Both Jack and his aunt are struck by potentially fatal illnesses. In the first half the NHS comes up trumps when an on-the-ball consultant diagnoses what Jack thinks is a just an injured back as a pulmonary embolism. After the interval however we
Robert Angell, centre, with Rachael Abbey and Josie Morley
see how our current system can get it all badly wrong, as rules and red tape hamper any notion of care and Aunty Bet dies from cancer in pain and with no-one having the time to explain what’s wrong with her. The astonishing 29 other parts in the fast-paced play, which include patients, doctors, nurses, consultants and carers, were all played by Rachael Abbey and Josie Morley. The Hull University graduates were in the original version of the show, a short play called Who Cares that toured libraries across East Yorkshire. The two young women were a perfect pair and were deft at making the most of Godber’s gags and portraying brilliantly his diverse range of characters with slick costume changes. Particularly hilarious were the
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patients who, with no sense of irony, were enjoying “a breath of fresh air” while smoking in the hospital doorway and a “dance sequence” involving a patient-laden trolley and the duo as porters. The set design was kept simple and functional and was conceived to be as functional as possible in venues of all sizes. Godber wants to make sure his message gets to a wide a community as possible. It is a poignant play and it will make you laugh and cry despite the assurances that it wasn’t supposed to do so. The set design was by Foxton, lighting was by Graham Kirk, the production manager was Gareth Williams, the company stage manager Katie Rayner and the stage manager Catherine Farish. AP
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Book explores what makes
some of us shy I like the work of Joe Moran. He takes something commonplace and shows you that there is much more than meets the eye behind the scenes. He has written about couch potatoes in Armchair Nation and our favourite pastime in On Queuing, while his book On Roads describes Jayne Mansfield opening the Chiswick Flyover in 1959 with the words ‘sweet little flyover’. Now Joe Moran has turned his attention inwards to examine shyness. Given that we all live on top of each other – there are, after all, very few hermits these days and very few places in which a shy man or woman can get away from the world – and we have lived like this for hundreds if not thousands of
years, you might have thought that shyness would have been bred out of us, but that is not the case. The only positive note is that many people have managed to overcome crippling shyness to make their way in the world. There are examples from different areas of life, and different ways in which people
have treated their shyness: Bobby Charlton has just pushed on, though he has found ways that help, such as giving interviews by telephone rather than face-to-face, while George Best seemed to find no crutch except the bottle. Here in the Midlands the Duke of Portland had Welbeck Abbey built by workers who were told to pretend he was a tree so as not to speak to him. Agatha Christie agreed to become chairman of the Detection Club provided that she never had to give a speech, but then she had a tendency to leave home without her false teeth, even when she was meeting the Queen. So I am not sure how shy she was. We should never confuse shyness with modesty and Joe Moran can tell you why.
doubting she is a natural singer songwriter. This album really is quite gorgeous and Carole’s singing so reminded me of Sandy Denny I was in Heaven. Like Oxygen is a hauntingly beautiful love song and my
favourite of the eleven tracks. Seven of them are self penned, three are co-writes and the last is a cover of the Lennon and McCartney hit Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds. It was recorded by Chris Pepper at The Hub Sound Studios in Cambridge and produced by Boo Hewerdine, who also appears on the album along with Neill MacColl, Evan Carson and Chris. You can buy a copy of the album at the Coffee Drop cafe in Wirksworth or from carolfieldhousemusic.com AP
Debut album Linen is as
smooth as silk For Wirksworth musician Carol Fieldhouse, making an album was a long-term ambition finally achieved this year with Linen. The English-Art Folk songwriter, who is in her 50s, has just completed an MA in Songwriting and Performance. I am sure the course will have guided her, but there is no
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Catch the best of the action across Derbyshire and the Peak District with artsbeat’s unbeatable what’s on listings Exhibitions and galleries
Angler's Rest, Main Road Bamford From Baslow to Beijing – Paintings by David Carson Shaw, until November 17. The paintings in this exhibition comprise a selection of interpretations from a range of themes which have interested the artist for many years. Recent work has been influenced especially by travels in Italy, China and India. More details at davidcarsonshaw.com Art Café, Pavilion Gardens, Buxton n Lay of the Land – An exhibition of landscape paintings, drawings and mixed media work by High Peak Artists members Ingrid Karlsson and Howard Levitt, until November 6. n Winter Sale, November 8-January 8, Open everyday except Christmas Day. End of season exhibition and sale, all items reduced in price. The gallery is up the spiral staircase and is open daily from 9.30am-4.30pm. Call 01298 23114 for details. Banks Mill Studios, Bridge Street, Derby n International Print Exchange, staged by Green Door Printmaking Studio, featuring 189 mini-prints by printmakers from all over the world. Go to greendoor-printmaking. co.uk for details. The exhibition will be open weekdays 10am-3pm and most Saturdays, 11am-4pm until November 2. It is advisable to call 01332 208407 before visiting. n Open Studios, November 18-20. Turn to page 15 or go to banksmill. co.uk for more details. Baslow Pottery, Ivy House, Nether End, Baslow The gallery displays original work
David Harban's Hen Cloud from Roaches Lower Tier which is exhibited at Little London Gallery, Holloway from more than 20 local artists. Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30am5.30pm and 11am-5pm on Sundays and bank holidays. More details at baslowpottery.co.uk. Chatsworth House, Chatsworth Never A Bore, a collection of rarelyseen and intimate photographs of the late Dowager Duchess, Deborah Devonshire by Cecil Beaton, until January 2017. Cromford Gallery and Studio, Market Place, Cromford Louise Jannetta is the featured artist for November. Louise is a skilled and versatile artist who relishes the discovery of a new technique or idea. She exhibits mixed media, oils, watercolours, etchings and collagraphs, demonstrating her desire to experiment and build on her artistic experiences. Ceramicist Sarah Burton is the featured maker for the month. Taking inspiration from the coastline, movement of the sea, rock-pools,
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pebbles and beaches she creates original hand-built textured and layered ceramic bowls and vases. The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday 10am-5pm. Go to cromfordstudioandgallery.weebly. com for details. Cromford Mills, Cromford n Christmas Open Studio – Fine jewellery for sale by Rachel Emmerson and Lucy Palmer. An opportunity to visit a working jewellers studio and meet the makers. November 26-27, 10.30am-4.30pm. More info at rachelemmerson.com and lucypalmerjewellery.co.uk n Belper artist Ruth Gray is exhibiting a series of paintings of the Derwent Valley in the main gallery until November 3. Claim to Frame, 26 Market Place, Bolsover, Chesterfield Original artwork by Derbyshire artist John Connolly is exhibited at this framing studio.
agenda The Derwent Gallery, Main Road, Grindleford The gallery features landscapes of the Peak District by various artist including Kristan Baggaley, Gareth Buxton and Richard Clare. The gallery is open Wednesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday and Bank Holiday Mondays 11am4pm. Go to derwentgallery.com for more details. Déda, Chapel Street, Derby UK Young Artists from November 3-December 24. A range of performances and installations from this festival will be at Deda between November 4 and 6. To find out more turn to page 26. More details at deda.uk.com Doveridge Village Hall, Doveridge For the past six years artist John Rattigan has held an annual exhibition in his local village of Doveridge in Derbyshire. Each year, in addition to showing his own work he has invited various artist friends to exhibit alongside him. For 2016 the painters Michael Cook and Roger Allen alongside wood turner Roger Waterhouse are on the invited list. The theme this year is Nature into Art as each artist is interested in exploring some aspect of this idea. The exhibition is on November 5 and 6, 10.30am-4.30pm. Admission free. Eddie Hallam, Wildlife Sculpture Exhibition, Greenways Farm, Riber Eddie's biggest ever exhibition of his wildlife sculptures. Go to page 32 for more details or visit his website wildlifesculptures.co.uk. Etienne Gallery at In The Flow, Crown Square, Matlock For the latest exhibitions go to jasonetienne.com Ferrers Gallery, Staunton Harold Estate, Ashby de la Zouch Christmas Past and Presents – October 28-December 24. Old
Ferrers Gallery at Staunton Harold has wonderful ideas for festive gifts
favourites return to the three floors of the gallery to give you plenty of inspiration and joy for the festive season. For details go to ferrersgallery.co.uk Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek An exhibition of paintings by Arthur Berry, until November 12. Open Wednesday to Saturday 10am-4pm. Details at foxloweartscentre.co.uk Gallery in the Gardens, Buxton The gallery showcases the work of more than 40 artists and craftspeople from the High Peak Artists group. Open daily, 9.30am5pm. Details at galleryinthegardens. co.uk Gallerytop, Chatsworth Road, Rowsley The gallery's Christmas exhibition opens on November 12. For more details turn to page 32.The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am5pm and Sunday 11am-4pm. More details at gallerytop.co.uk The Gallery, High Street, New Mills The gallery is run collectively by 30 artists and showcases a variety of work including paintings, jewellery, silk scarves, ceramics and feltwork. Open 10-4pm. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. The Green Man Gallery, Buxton n A Natural Order – Frances Lumber. More details about Frances are on pages 9-12. n The Colours of Winter –
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November 25-December 24. A new joint exhibition of paintings, photography, prints, mixed media and textiles by The Green Man resident artists exploring the colours of the season. n Winter Emporium – November 26-December 24. A transformed space inspired by winter traditions, stories and celebrations. For details see the gallery’s facebook page, greenmangallery.com or contact hello@thegreenmangallery.com or 07977 956707. Glossop Arts Society Annual Exhibition, Bradbury House, Market Street, Glossop The exhibition of about 70 pieces of work is entitled A Splash of Colour and is being launched at the venue on October 29, from 10am to 2pm. There will be craft stalls and a chance to meet some of the 30 members of the group. The show will remain until the end of November. Hallam Art Group, Hallam Community Hall, Sheffield The group will be holding a Christmas Exhibition on November 19 and 20, from 1am to 5pm. The community centre is at Hallam Grange Crescent, S10 4BD. Admission is free and there will be refreshments. Go to hallamartgroup. wordpress.com/ for more details. Hall of Frames, King Street, Belper Original and limited edition artwork from a variety of artists. More details at hallofframes.co.uk Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby Lawrie Williamson – Just Lawrie, November 5-13. See more details on page 31. The gallery is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-5pm and weekends from noon-5pm. Go to ingleby-gallery. co.uk for details. Jarva Gallery, Market Street, Whaley Bridge Christmas Exhibition – November 8 until Christmas Eve. Original artwork and sculture from British artists and designers, plus a beautiful gift
agenda range for the home. The gallery is a stockist for Emma Bridgewater ceramics. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.30am-5pm and on Saturdays from 9.30am-4pm. More details at jarvagallery.com. Kunst Gallery, The Old Nail Shed, Campbell Street, Belper Contemporary work and 1970s screenprinted posters. The gallery is open on Friday and at the weekends. Leabrooks Gallery, Somercotes n During November the gallery will be hosting exhibitions by two gifted artists with unique styles, Susan Tracey and Diana Aleksanyan, and will also be presenting a special display called Gifts from the Arts. Susan Tracey’s exhibition, from the November 5-18, focuses on elements within the landscape, exploring the layers which create depth in an image. n Diana Aleksanyan’s paintings, which are on show from November 19-December 2, reflect her interest in the intricacies of carpet design: beautiful, detailed pictures in which women are presented in sophisticated splendour and flowers are seen as colourful, symbolic creations. n A preview of the Gifts from the Arts exhbition will be held from 11am until 3pm on November 27. The gallery is open from Monday to Saturday, 10am-5pm and 11am4.30pm on Sundays. Wednesdays by appointment only. Details at leabrooksgallery.co.uk
Kate Brooks will be at No28, Belper on November 25 and 26 with other contemporary artists
Diana Aleksanyan's paintings are at Leabrooks Gallery, Somercotes
Level Centre,Old Station Close, Rowsley Fractured Ground – An audio/visual performance installation, with Karla Jones, performing the dance and Andrew Williams on the sound and video. What happens when we reject a rational approach to creating art and instead rely on our somatic senses – an interrogatory arts performance project showcased within an audio-visual installation. November 26, at 6.30pm and 8.30pm. Free entry but you need to book by telephoning 01629 734848. Little London Gallery, Church Street, Holloway New prints by David Harban and Paul Hipkiss – Paintings by Chris Tkacz, Carol Hill and John ScottMartin, Textiles by Jacqui Wakeley and Ceramics by Andrew Metheson will be on exhibition at Little London Gallery throughout November and December. These artists are all members of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists and exhibit widely across the country. The gallery is open from 9am-5pm Wednesday to Saturday. For details go to littlelondongallery.co.uk Louise Jannetta Gallery and Studio, Dale Road, Buxton Christmas Fine Art Exhibition –
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Preview November 12, 10am-6pm and then every Saturday until December 17, 10am-4pm. Go to louisejannetta.co.uk for more details about Louise and her work. The Marlow Gallery, Church Square, Melbourne Contemporary art, ceramics and sculpture. Open by appointment at the convenience of clients, by telephoning 01332 863883 or emailing Emily and Charles at studio@themarlowgallery.co.uk. You can read about the couple on page 29. More information on their facebook page and at themarlowgallery.co.uk The Mustard Seed Café, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith Art and craftwork from seven local professional artists. There are a range of original paintings and prints, hand-made glassware and textiles, organic cosmetics and cards, all at affordable prices and much of it unique. Open mornings, Monday to Saturday. North End Gallery, North End Institute Building, Wirksworth The High Lines – Mono photography by Brian Adams until November 19. The photographs are from the old rail routes – now walking and cycling trails, that cross the
agenda limestone plateau of the White Peak. The gallery is above North End Nostalgia open Thursday to Saturday from 10am-4pm. Email northendnostalgia@yahoo.co.uk No28, Market Place, Belper Shine In Belper – Artists and Makers Christmas Fair November 25, 6pm8.30pm and November 26, 10am5pm featuring work by Richard Bett, Kate Brooks, Jo Bunbury, Claire Duberry, Lisa Green, Gwin Kerry, Phils Forge and Treecreepers. Go to facebook.com/twentyeightbelper for more details. The Old Station Gallery, Peak Shopping Village, Rowsley Makers@OSG – A Christmas Popup Shop, November 30-December 24. The gallery is open Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday from 11am-4pm. There will be late-night shopping on December 2, 9 and 16 from 6-9pm.Check for any updates at theoldstationgallery.wordpress. com Opus Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne The featured artist for November is Sheila Harvey. Go to opusgallery ashbourne.com for more details. Patchings Arts Centre, Calverton n Crew Yard Gallery – The Art of Christmas’ October 22- December 24. n Barn Gallery – Patchings A5 Christmas Exhibition December 3-24. n Pavilion Gallery – 62nd Annual Exhibition of The North and East Midlands Photographic Federation, January 7-February 12. Pots & Pix, Bankfield, Chase Road Ambergate This annual pre-Christmas At Home Open Studio event is a selling exhibition of Liz Tatam's stoneware ceramics, made and fired in her Canalside Studio at Ambergate. In addition, Friends of Cromford Canal Archivist Hugh Potter will be putting on a display of historic photographs and slide shows
Sarah Burton's ceramics can be found at Cromford Studio and Gallery featuring the Cromford Canal through the ages. November 26 and 27 between 11am and 5pm. Further details and directions at canalsidepotters.co.uk. Pollyanna Pickering, Brookvale House, Oaker, Matlock The Dawn of Time – an exhibition celebrating British wildlife through the ages, November 19-December 4. Go to page 31 for more details. QUAD Derby n GLITCHED: Quest for the Lost MacGuffin is a game-like journey in which the gallery visitor/player explores an immersive set built within QUAD Gallery. The exhibition is on until November 20. n Artists Dizzy Ink present a new exhibition in QUAD Extra Gallery Spaces reflecting on the time since Brexit. Three Months On is a newly commissioned, site-specific installation consisting of largescale black and white Xerox prints, wallpaper pieces and more. The artworks take reference from the speeches made during the run up to the referendum – until November 20. Go to derbyquad.co.uk for details. The Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery, Pilsley, near Chatsworth Richard Whittlestone Wildlife Gallery is home to the artist’s stunningly
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detailed paintings of popular native wildlife and exotic big game. Open 10am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday. Details at richardwhittlestone.co.uk The Silver Tree Gallery, Carriage House, Mill Lane, Cromford Paintings, sculptures, ceramics, textiles and interior objet d'art. Currently exhibiting: Peter Stanaway, David Barnes, Richard Clare, Rosa Sepple VPRI, Annabel Thornton SWA, Jiri Borsky, John Thompson (1924-2011), Paul Robinson, John Lines RMSA, Ron Coleman, Alison Tyldesley and textile artist Jo Hill. More details at silvertreegallery.co.uk Smoothie Art Gallery, Ilkeston More than 20 local artists displaying a wide selection of original paintings, prints and photographs. For more details go to uchoosesmoothie.co.uk St John Street Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne Drawings by Sue Lewis-Blake will be exhibited during November. More details on page 33. The gallery is open 9.30am-5pm, Monday to Saturday. For more information go to stjohngalleryandcafe.co.uk Sir Richard Morris Lounge, Cathedral Centre, Derby Maggie Robinson will be exhibiting during the month. More details on page33. Monday to Saturday 9am-5pm, closed Sundays and Bank Holidays. Studio 61 – Karina Goodman Gallery, Leashaw, Holloway A working studio gallery for Karina Goodman and a space for her workshops/tuition. The November exhibition by Derbyshire artists is Meadows and Moors and is fundraising for The Derbyshire Wildlife Trust. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and on Wednesdays by appointment only. For more information go to karinagoodmanstudio61.co.uk Tarpey Gallery, High Street, Castle Donington Nottingham artist Nick Hedderly is
agenda the featured artist from November 12-December 18. More details on page 33.The gallery is open Thursday to Sunday 10am-5pm. More information at tarpeygallery. com Two Birds Gallery, Borough Street, Castle Donington Art, photography, jewellery and design from a wide range of local and UK based artists. They also offer a selection of craft workshops for all ability levels. Open Monday to Friday, 9.30am-5pm and 9.30am4pm on Saturday. West Studios, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield n Open Exhibition until October 29. n Derwent Pulse – The legacy exhibition of a celebration of the River Derwent staged by Charles Monkhouse in 2014. n Lily Hammond will be exhibiting her bold, vibrant work at the studios from November 4-December 3. Read more about Lily on pages 20 and 21. For details contact hello@ weststudios.co.uk or call 01246 500799. Whynot Gallery, Lichfield Street, Burton upon Trent The Midlands Potters' Association exhibition Why Not Pots? until November 5. Check out all the latest events, workshops and exhibitions on the gallery’s facebook page whynotgalleryuk
Comedy
Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Shappi Khorsandi – Oh My Country, from Morris Dancing to Morrissey, November 2, 8pm. n Omid Djalili, November 8, 8pm. More details on page16. n Rich Hall, Live 2016, November 30, 8pm. n Buzz Comedy Club, November 4, 8pm, Dominic Woodward, Nina Gilligan and Ed Patrick. More information at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk
Louise Jannetta has a Christmas exhibition at her Buxton gallery and is also at Cromford Gallery
Guildhall Theatre, Derby Lucy Porter – Consequences, November 1, 8pm. More details at derbylive.co.uk Furthest From The Sea, The Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre, Brook Street, Derby Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk to check out details about Nottingham Comedy Festival. No 28, Market Place Belper n Marty Ross – One-man show, Halloween Special, October 29, 7.30pm. n There is also a monthly Ship of Fools comedy night on November 12, at 7.30pm. Go to the facebook page twentyeightbelper for up-todate details.
Theatre
Buxton Opera House, Buxton n A Party To Murder from Talking Scarlet, November 2-5, 7.30pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm. n Home at Seven, from Elite Productions starring Brian Capron and Jenny Funnell, November 14 and 15 at7.30pm with a matinee on the Tuesday at 2.30pm. n The Endellion Theatre Company presents South Downs and The Browning Version, two classic dramas about public school life, November 20, 7.30pm. n Chapterhouse Theatre Company
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present A Christmas Carol, November 26, 7.30pm. For ticket details go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Derby Theatre n Good Companions Stage Society present the Derbyshire Amateur Premiere of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5, November 1-5. n Limelight a grand charity gala in aid of Plus One and Derbyshire Children's Holiday Centre, hosted by Andy Potter and including performances by Derwent Brass, DaleDiva, actor Esme Sears, Matilda star Emily-May Stephenson and Lynne & Freddy, a performing poodle, November 6. n The Hogwallops, November 9, 7.30pm. More details on page 19. n War Horse – The Concert, with Michael Morpurgo, John Tams and Barry Coope, November 10, 7.30pm. n Birmingham Stage Company present Gangsta Granny, by David Walliams, November 16-20. n Present Company present, The Scarlet Pimpernel, a thrilling musical adventure, November 24-26, at 7.30pm with a matinee on Saturday at 2.30pm. See a review of this show at artsbeatblog.com Go to derbytheatre.co.uk for tickets. Derby Theatre Studio n Black Toffee and Harrogate Theatre present Parallel, November 11, 8pm. n Zoo Indigo present No Woman's Land, November 12, 8pm. n 1623 Theatre Company present Lear/Cordelia, November 18 and 19 at 8pm with a matinee at 2pm on the Friday. Read more about this on page 42. n In Good Company present Scratch That Itch: Winter Warmer, November 20, 7pm.Go to derbytheatre.co.uk for tickets. Guildhall Theatre, Derby n Big Adventures Theatre Company, The Hound of the Baskervilles, October 26-29. n Flint Street Nativity, November 3
agenda and 4. Miss Horrocks is preparing her class for their nativity play. You will laugh out loud watching this play performed by adults. n Derby Shakespeare Theatre Company, King Lear, November 8-12, see more details on page 42. n Nods Theatre Company, She Stoops to Conquer, November 16-19. n Fourblokes Theatre Company, The Ladykillers by Graham Linehan, November 22-26. For more details go to derbylive. co.uk
Dance
Déda Derby n Leviathan, presented by James Wilton Dance, November 10, 7.30pm. n Gasp! by Circoncentrique, presented by Crying Out Loud on behalf of Circus Evolution, November 12, 7.30pm. n Plan B for Utopia, presented by Joan Cleville Dance. More details online at deda.uk.com Level Centre,Old Station Close, Rowsley Fractured Ground, an audio/visual performance installation, with Karla Jones, performing the dance and Andrew Williams on the sound and video. More details under galleries.
Spoken word
The Barley Mow, Bonsall Muse – an evening of lyrical delights is being hosted on the third Thursday of the month by poet and performer, Mark Gwynne Jones. For more details go to markgwynnejones.com Derby Poetry Society A New Star? – A tentative introduction to Alice Oswald's poems, November 11, Room 3, Friends’ Meeting House, Derby, 7.30pm. Buxton Festival Books Weekend Buxton Festival presents their third annual Books Weekend. From
November 18-20, there’ll be a great line-up of authors and personalities with fascinating stories to tell. Also during the week, there’s the prize giving for Buxton Festival’s annual Poetry Competition. Tickets for the Books Weekend can be obtained from the Buxton Opera House Box Office on 01298 72190 or online at buxtonfestival.co.uk. Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Leo Houlding, presented by Speakers from the Edge, November 6, 7.30pm. n Buxton Adventure Festival presents Colin Prior, November 16, 7.30pm. Go to buxtonoperahouse. org.uk for more details. Discover Buxton events, Buxton n Vera Brittain and the Wounded Soldiers. In the magnificent setting of the Devonshire Dome in Buxton, where Vera nursed briefly in the summer of 1915, join a costumed guide for a promenade performance, which brings the history alive. Booking essential £8, November 13 and December 11, at 2pm. n Take tea and crumpets with two Eminent Victorians, Robert Rippon Duke, the Victorian architect and Mr Edward Milner, in the private sitting room of No 6 The Square Buxton. Booking essential £15 inclusive of refreshments. November 19 and 26, and December 3 and 10 at 3pm. Derwent Poetry Festival, Masson Mill, Matlock Bath The Derwent Poetry Festival is at Masson Mills from November 4- 6. Information and programme are available at templarpoetry.com Furthest From The Sea, The Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre, Brook Street, Derby n Beastiary vol. 1: Elephant Spiel – An evening of storytelling with Benjamin Knight, November 3, 7.30pm. n Word Wise – a new spoken word and poetry night uniting the best talent from around the UK and beyond with Derby's finest
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performers, November 25, 7.30pm. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details for all events. Old Hall Hotel, Buxton A Crime and Dine event, November 25 – an audience with author Sophie Hannah conducted by Sarah Ward, a local crime writer and hosted by Reading Matters bookshop, Chapel-en-le-Frith. More details on page 17. Matlock Storytelling Cafe Matlock Storytelling Café present Debs Newbold with Lost In Blue, in the Imperial Rooms Matlock on November 4. Moving and funny, Lost In Blue is a dynamic fusion of spoken word and performance storytelling created and performed by Debs and directed by John Wright, co-founder of Told by an Idiot. Matlock Storytelling Cafe takes place on the first Friday of each month at the Imperial Rooms in Matlock. Doors open at 6.30pm with stories at 7.30pm. More details on 01629 580023. Scrivener’s Bookshop, Buxton Storytelling Sundays: The free meetings will be held on the second Sunday of the month 2pm to 3.30pm, at Scrivener’s Books, 42 High Street, Buxton.Telephone 0129871622. Book Reading by Local Women Writers Strutts North Mill, Belper A relaxed evening of Book Reading, Q&As and food. The writers taking part are: Tricia Durdey, author of the Green Table which is set during the German occupation of the Netherlands. She is now writing a post-war sequel, Ruby and Gregor; Sophie Snell who will be reading from her work in progress, The Arboretum – a psychological thriller in a world where East meets West and hidden prejudices are put to the test and Roz Watkins who will be talking about her debut novel, The Devil's Dice, to be published by HQ (Harper Collins) and which has
agenda been optioned for TV and short listed for the Crime Writers Association Debut Dagger Award.November 18, 7-10pm. For more information or to pre-book contact: washgreen@ hotmail.com. All profits to go towards the staging of this year's Derby International Women's Day Celebration. U Choose Smoothie Bar, Bath Street, Ikeston Open Mic Poetry Night, 7-9pm the last Thursday of the month. More information on 01159 322263. West Studios, Sheffield Road, Chesterfield Café Scientifique – For the price of a coffee, people can join a discussion on science that is changing lives. This month’s discussion covers Graphene and its uses November
3, 7pm-9pm. For details go to their facebook page.
Cinema
Bakewell and Ashford Film Society Testament of Youth, November 13, Medway Centre, Bakewell, 7.30pm. More details at bashfilms.org.uk Belper Ritz, Belper See more details about the cinema's tenth anniversary events on pages 22 and 23. Go to ritz-belper.co.uk for film information. Buxton Film, Pavilion Arts Centre Anomalisa, November 7; Our Kind of Traitor, November 14; Hail, Caesar!, November 21.All shown at 7.30pm. Further information from buxtonfilm. org.uk
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Calver Film, Village Hall, Calver Every second Thursday of the month at 7.30pm from September until May.Membership needed, details from 01433 630760. Hathersage Film Club, Hathersage Memorial Hall, Oddfellows Road October 29, The Secret Life of Pets. Friday films 7.30pm, Saturday films, 11am. There are no films in November to accommodate the Hathersage Players performance of Oliver! from the 23rd-26th. More details at hathersagefilmclub.co.uk Holymoorside Film, Holymoorside Village Hall n The Big Short, November 8. n Florence Foster Jenkins, November 25. Films twice a month from September to March (not December) Fourth Friday films at 7.30pm and Mid-week Movies at 8pm on Tuesdays. Go to holymoorsidearts.co.uk for details. Peak Film Society, Partington Players Theatre Glossop Films always 7.30pm on Saturdays. Full season ticket, £30. More details at peakfilmsociety.org QUAD, Derby Alan Bennett’s Diaries Live, November 16, at 8pm. Alan Bennett's Diaries Live is a one-onone Q&A, promising a rare insight into the life of an icon of modern British culture. Go to derbyquad. co.uk for details. Tideswell Cinema, George Inn, Tideswell Wild Tales, November 24, 7.30pm. Go to tideswellcinema.com for more details. Tansley Film Community Cinema, Tansley Village Hall The Dressmaker, November1. Always the first Tuesday evening of the month. Go to tansleyfilm.org.uk for more details.
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