October edition of artsbeat by amanda penman

Celebrating the arts in Derbyshire and the Peak District

October 2016

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Amanda Penman editor Almost 90 years ago a Derbyshire poet Teresa Hooley decided that she wanted to create a society that celebrated her art. She had made her name writing poems published in the Daily Mirror alongside the likes of Edith Sitwell and she wanted to share her interest with other likeminded academics. In the 1920s the only way you could do that was to get together in person â&#x20AC;&#x201C; probably by invitation. I wonder what Miss Hooley would make of the 21st century digital age in which you can share, discuss, praise or reject poetry within seconds and at the click of a button? She would probably be delighted that poetry was being discovered and appreciated by a much wider audience, but I also think she would want to retain the personal touch and would be battling to keep her poetry society alive. If you have a love for verse what can be better than to hear someone reading poetry live in front of you and then joining in a discussion about it with others who share your passion? Amazingly Derby still has a poetry society â&#x20AC;&#x201C; but only just. The remaining members are struggling to pay for guest speakers and their venue and really want to encourage more people to join their monthly meetings. Read about them on page 36 and if you enjoy poetry go along to one of their sessions and help keep them going so that we can celebrate their centenary in 2028.

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contents performance

6 Tideswell Male Voice Choir receive rave reviews for their Les Misérables 13 COVER STORY: Catch comedy ventriloquist Nina Conti at Buxton 43 Bill Kenwright brings Shawshank Redemption to Derby Theatre

artists & exhibitions

9 John Cheall reveals landscapes as you have never seen them before 21 Harry McArdle talks about his fourth win in the Derbyshire Open 28 Five of the county’s visual art exhibitions are highlighted in gallery

film & photography

31 Dogs helped Caroline Bridges develop a career in photography 61 Lara Croft’s 20th anniversary marked with a screening at QUAD

literature

25 Inspiring diary is dedicated to promoting artists and writers 26 Weekend literary festival offers up a glittering line-up of celebrity writers 36 Derby Poetry Society invites you to join them as they celebrate verse

have a go

39-42 Learn a new skill with our ideas-packed workshops guide

regulars

45-50 Musical news and listings 51-54 Arts reviews in attitude 55-61 What’s on listings in agenda

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Only men allowed!

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n amazing night’, ‘Brilliant and powerful’, ‘hearthitting’ scream the reviews of Tideswell Male Voice Choir’s performance of Les Misérables.

It is another triumph for the Peak District choir and fans are eagerly awaiting their chance to see the show at Buxton Opera House this month. If you haven’t got a ticket yet then book it today because they will almost certainly sell out soon. Their passionate tribute to the smash-hit West End musical will include hits such as On My Own, One Day More, I Dreamed A Dream, Do You Hear The People Sing?, and of course Bring Him Home. The songs will be performed by the 50-strong choir and an array of brilliant soloists conducted by the choir’s principal conductor and director of music Dennis Kay. Originally founded in the early 1950s, the choir members at that time were mainly drawn from Tideswell. Today men travel from all parts of Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire and Greater Manchester to be a part of the group. Now numbering more than 60

Tideswell Male

Voice Choir is on song for Les Mis

at Opera House members, the choir continues to grow in stature and popularity – three of the newest members are all in their 30s and came along after hearing the choir in performance. They also have quite a reputation for being fun as you can see from the picture. Their website states, rather tongue in cheek, ‘Only Men Allowed – come and find your voice’ which was part of the publicity to attract new members earlier in the year. Buxton poet Philip Holland, who joined the choir less than two years ago and is now their patrons’ officer, said: “I find the choir is a like a family; when you’re new, you are heartily welcomed, and even if you don’t know all their names, because you’re a ‘new boy’, they all know yours. “You soon become that ‘regular’ who comes to choir because it’s challenging, it’s interesting, it’s educational and it’s fun, . . .well, most of the time!” In recent years giant strides have been taken in making

the choir’s voice heard far and wide to increasingly diverse audiences, both geographically and demographically. Not only have the men developed their high standard of singing but also their professionalism in terms of performance and over the years the choir has enjoyed much success in competition, both in the UK and abroad. “You learn to appreciate music on a slightly different level; singing is good for your emotions, your health, your own enjoyment, and hopefully those who come to our concerts,” added Philip. “There is teamwork and a

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sense of achievement which, through our efforts and our charitable status, helps us to financially benefit and give support to others less fortunate than we. “To sum it up in a slightly altered line of a song: We’d like to teach the world to sing in perfect harmony.” n Les Misérables can be seen at Buxton Opera House on October 22 at 7.30pm. If you can’t get a ticket for Buxton they will be performing the show again at Bramhall United Reformed Church, Bramhall, Stockport, on November 12. For ticket details go to tideswellmvc.co.uk.

The choir in relaxed mood, top, and, above, performing Les Misérables

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Landscape in a new dimension

round 250 years ago Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown was redesigning a vast swathe of the Derbyshire landscape at Chatsworth House. The celebrated gardener moved earth, created a lake, widened a river and planted thousands of new trees for the 4th Duke of Devonshire. For artist John Cheall, right, that meant Chatsworth was the perfect subject for his most recent body of work in which he plays ‘God’ and creates his own landscapes. The paintings are as geographically accurate as possible – the difference is that the landscapes have been stripped bare of walls, hedges and fences.

“To me they seem to be adrift in time, maybe prehistoric or maybe in some far flung Utopian future,” he explained. John painted Rewilding Lancelot and Stay a Little Longer for a special exhibition celebrating Chatsworth held at Gallerytop at Rowsley and the 12th Duke of Devonshire was so impressed he bought both. “I have to admit I am proud that my work is hanging

alongside the Masters in one of Britain’s most important private collections. The endorsement of the Duke encouraged me and helped me to believe I was on the right track with my new work,” said the 51-year-old. The Australian-born artist was brought up on the edge of the North Yorkshire Moors. At school he excelled at maths and most assumed he would earn a living working with computers, but instead, inspired by the example of his late uncle John Carter, a well-known northern landscape painter, and encouraged by his art teacher, he chose to go to art college. In 1990 he graduated from Loughborough College of Art with a degree in Fine Art and from day one he was

John Connolly

From Source to Sea

Main picture: Rewilding Lancelot, right: three pictures from his Synthesising the Sublime exhibition at Tarpey Gallery, Castle Donington. Previous page: an image of mountains on Skye which can also been seen at Tarpey Gallery until the end of the month

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determined to make his way as an artist. Straight away he managed to get his work exhibited at the Ferrers Gallery, in Staunton Harold and the Byard Gallery, in Nottingham – the city where he now lives. “I wanted to make money without having to go through any gatekeepers and I have been trying to do so ever since with differing degrees of success for 26 years,” he said. During those years his style of work has evolved, particularly recently while working as a freelance painting technician for Paul Smith Jeans – his images are used on designer t-shirts sold worldwide. When it comes to his paintings however he admits he has

‘For me the most

beautiful places I can think of

don’t have walls’ become increasingly conscious that thousands of artists are trying to paint similar landscapes and he wants to do something different – which is why he is painting images he has created on a computer. “What is presented to us as traditional or ancient is more usually a modern construct. For me enclosed land, sheep monoculture and grouse shooting estates have all worn a bit thin as subject matter.

“For me as a painter the most beautiful places I can think of don’t have walls or borders – common land is the ideal, much more aesthetically pleasing. “The new method I am using involves the building of a digital model of locations using real topographical data. It offers me the opportunity to step away from the usual viewpoints and perspectives and enables me to finely tune composition, atmosphere and lighting. “This makes my paintings almost abstract with only a minimal suggestion of a narrative, expressing my own emotions and experiences but open for others to interpret as they please.”

John’s most recent works are oils on canvases inspired by the Black Cuillin mountain range on the Isle of Skye. The dramatic, compelling paintings of strange twisted mountains and theatrical skies can be seen in Synthesising the Sublime at Tarpey Gallery until October 30. The Castle Donington Gallery sponsors the Solo Exhibition Prize at the Nottingham Castle Open and John was the 2015 winner. “It has been a busy year working towards this exhibition but I am really pleased to have been able to meet the challenge,” said John. n You can see more of his work at cheall.co.uk

BUXTON FESTIVAL BOOK WEEKEND Friday 18–Sunday 20 November 2016 FRIDAY 18 NOVEMBER

SATURDAY 19 NOVEMBER

MELVYN BRAGG GERMAINE GREER Presents his spectacular The Disappearing Woman historical novel SIMON JENKINS WILLIAM SITWELL England’s Cathedrals; an enthralling tour of the Eggs or Anarchy; nation and its history The man who fed the nation at war MATTHEW PARRIS Scorn; The art of the BUXTON POETRY putdown COMPETITION PRIZE GIVING HELEN KEEN Hear this year’s The Science of winning poems Game of Thrones AN EVENING THE ODDITORIUM WITH BEN FOGLE An inspiring medley of Antarctic exploration, literary hoaxes, art and time travel

SUNDAY 20 NOVEMBER LITERARY LUNCH Featuring Matthew Dennison on Beatrix Potter, Marina Warner on fairy tales and Claire Hartwell on the architecture of Derbyshire DAVID TEMPLEMAN Mary Queen of Scots

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The show, which is improvised every night, involves theatregoers as living puppets. And there is no point trying to read her lips as she is one of the finest ventriloquists of her generation. You can catch her spontaneous, fast-paced show at Buxton Opera House this month. She has won a British Comedy Award, together with millions of fans through Live at the Apollo and other TV appearances. Radio 4 listeners may know her from the hit comedy Clare in the Community. The daughter of Shirley Valentine actor Tom Conti, Nina began her career with the Royal Shakespeare Company before switching to ventriloquism. Although

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ulti-talented Nina Conti brings a whole new dimension to audience participation in her hilarious show In Your Face.

she has also made a name for herself as a comic actor and director, it is with the cynical Monkey and an elderly Scottish woman, Granny, that she became best known. But she has come to the attention of a whole new audience since she started to use animated face masks to

get her audience involved in her act. In Your Face is not to be missed. It is guaranteed to have you laughing until you cry. n In Your Face is at Buxton Opera House on October 21. For tickets contact the box office on 01298 72190 or go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

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is most ambitious exhibition yet THE late visionary, Iraqi-born British architect Zaha Hadid is celebrated at this year’s Beyond Limits monumental contemporary sculpture exhibition at Chatsworth with the installation of Lilas, right, her sculpturally striking pavilion with its white, calligraphic arcs rising to 5.5 metres. Dubbed Queen of the Curve, Hadid originally designed Lilas as a temporary commission for the Serpentine Gallery in Kensington Gardens. As the most architecturally ambitious installation to be presented at Chatsworth to date, Lilas fully reflects the creative spirit that made Hadid the first woman to win the RIBA gold medal in her own right. More than 19 monumental sculptures from several of the world’s leading artists have been curated for Beyond

Limits. Other highlights include Habitación Vegetal XV by Cristina Iglesias, one of Spain’s most important pioneers of contemporary art. Made of stainless steel, Habitación reflects and distorts its immediate surroundings forcing the viewer to play an active part in the artist’s fictional world. Bruce Munro conceived his work specifically for the renowned Canal Pond at Chatsworth. Time and Again is an array of 108 giant,

stainless steel waterlilies, which appear to float across the water’s surface. Elsewhere in the garden is the seated female nude of Aristide Maillol – La Montagne, 1er etat – one his most celebrated works; Ju Ming’s Taichi Arch which reflects the artist’s interest in the ancient Chinese practice of Tai Chi and Joana Vasconcelos’ Fruitcake, which is a brightly coloured and monumental cupcake, pictured left. Other artists exhibiting at Beyond Limits include Lynn Chadwick, Yorkshire’s Richard Hudson and Derby-born Charles Hadcock as well as international artists Erwin Wurm, Jedd Novatt and Wendell Castle. Curated by Sotheby’s, the sculptures in Beyond Limits will be on display from 11am-5.30pm every day until October 30. Entry is included with admission to the Chatsworth gardens.

arena Looking ahead BUXTON Festival Fringe has already set the date for the 2017 event – July 5-23 – and will be open for online entries on December 1. Fringe chair Keith Savage said: “This summer’s fringe was one of the happiest on record. Now we are all looking forward to planning an equally successful event in 2017.” Over the autumn, it will be reviewing the results of its audience and entrants’ surveys and working on its flyer to be published for the New Year. The charity will be holding its AGM on November 9 at the Old Hall Hotel, Buxton, at 7pm. The open-to-all event will include light refreshments and a half-hour Q&A session. Anyone interested in joining the Fringe committee can contact Keith Savage on info@buxtonfringe.org.uk. Would-be performers should go to buxtonfringe.org.uk for entrants advice.

Book your stall A FESTIVE Craft Fair and Open Studios event will be held at Long Eaton Art Room on November 19 and 20 from 10am-4pm. The centre’s 12 artists’ studio spaces will be open for the weekend but there is also lots of space to showcase about 30 other artists in the open studio space in the Old Lace Factory. If you would like a table or exhibition space please get in touch with Josie as soon as possible at info@leartroom. co.uk You will need to provide a brief description of your work and photographs or a link to your website or Facebook page.

FOLLOWING a preview at Derby Theatre last year, JOAN took the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in spectacular by storm this summer by scooping three prestigious awards and winning five-star reviews in the Press. The show was awarded the Scotsman Fringe First Award; The Stage Edinburgh Award; and The Mervyn Stutter Spirit of the Fringe Award, one of the Festival’s longest running awards whose previous winners include Ross Noble, Ed Byrne, The League of Gentlemen and Omid Djalili. JOAN is an earthy story of courage, conviction and hope.

Hillside drama

Five-star Fringe Packed with guts, heart and some well-placed couscous, the show fuses lyrical new writing with quick wit and cabaret prowess. Performed by drag king champion Lucy Jane Parkinson and brought together by Milk Presents, it is a fearless play about what it means to stand out, stand up and stand alone. Directed by Lucy J Skilbeck, the drama resonates with an ever-growing dialogue about gender and sexuality and the need to represent a wider demographic on stage. THE Foxlowe Arts Centre in Leek is hosting a theatre show which puts the focus on windfarms in rural areas. Giants on the Hill sees three actor-musicians telling the story of a fictional rural community and the conflicts caused by the proposed siting of a windfarm in its vicinity. The production is inventive and entertaining and tackles the wider concept of ‘energy’ with the actors creating sound effects onstage using wine glasses and other props. You can see it on October 14, at 7.30pm.

arena Puppets perform THE London School of Puppetry is bringing Peter and the Wolf presented by On The Other Hand Theatre to Derby this month. The family show is being staged at St Paul’s Church Hall, Chester Green on October 15, at 2pm and all proceeds from the event will be for the church roof fund. Ken Haines, the founder of the theatre company, has been involved in puppetry for more than 30 years and has worked for Jim Henson’s Muppets. For tickets email mariemeehan7@ btinternet.com

Why Not Pots? THE Midlands Potters’ Association will be staging their autumn exhibition at the Whynot Gallery in Burtonupon-Trent from October 8-November 5. Why Not Pots? will feature the work of 15 ceramicists. They are Chris Bell; John Cammish, who is influenced by Medieval pottery; Christine Curnow; Joe Finch; John

Oliver on stage LONG Eaton Operatic Society will bring Victorian London street urchins to Trent College in their upcoming production of Oliver! in October. Based on Charles Dickens’ gritty novel, which tells the story of the orphaned Oliver and his life with the pickpocket Fagin, Lionel Bart’s stage musical brings Dickens’ wicked and comic characters to life. The show’s famous score needs no introduction, and includes Food Glorious Food,

Oliver!, Consider Yourself, You’ve Got to Pick a Pocket or Two, I’d Do Anything, Who Will Buy?, As Long As He Needs Me and many more. The show is on at May Hall, Trent College, October 18-22, at 7.30pm with a Saturday matinee at 2.30pm. Tickets are £12 stalls and £14 balcony – although there are concessions and special offers. Call the box office on 01332 874352 or go online to longeatonoperatic.com. Tickets are also available from Heaps Stationers, 81 High Street, Long Eaton.

Handley; Doris and Martyn Jenkin; Andrew Matheson; Nick McKenzie who creates geometric shapes; Ken Palmer; Katie Robbins; Fiona Scanlan; Wendy Tournay who specialises in fine bone china, Mirta Vargas, Sally White and Helen Willis, whose stunning Raku work is pictured, left. You can meet the artists on October 8 from 11am-3pm when there will also be a Pop-up Tearoom run by Lynn Billings from Cakestack.

arena Award winner ARTIST Eleanor Watson is the winner of the 2016 Jonathan Vickers Fine Art Award. She will take up her residency at Banks Mill in Derby this month. The biennial Award brings a rising artist to Derbyshire to produce work inspired by the county’s landscape, heritage and people. The continuing theme of the Award is Sense of Place. For the seventh Award there will be a particular focus on The Changing Faces of Derbyshire. Eleanor, who lives in Surrey, recently completed the Drawing Year at the Royal Drawing School and graduated from Wimbledon College of Art in 2012. Previous winners of the Award have included Kerri Pratt, Bartholomew Beal, Natalie Dowse, Helena Ben Zenou, Kerry Harker and Lewis Noble.

Day for writers DERBY Writers’ Day will be returning to the city for a second year on October 15. The event at QUAD, from 10am-4pm, will offer up panels and interviews with the aim of offering an invaluable insight into the worlds of writing and publishing. Leading speakers taking part include bestselling thriller writer Samantha Hayes, literary author Judith Allnatt, horror and supernatural author Alison Littlewood and literary agent Amanda Rutter, all of whom will be joined by writers and literary figures from around the East and West Midlands. Tickets are £3. Go to derbyquad.co.uk for details.

BUXTON Film is running a project to engage young people in the programming and marketing of films. The project runs until March and will see a minimum of ten films selected for screening at the Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton, by groups of young programmers. Keith Savage, on behalf of Buxton Film, said, “We hope this project will draw people aged 16-25 into the work of developing audiences for film. The hope is that the project will help us build up groups of younger people who will then have a long-term interest in presenting films to wider audiences.”

Lost In Blue

Film project High Peak students Neve Robinson, Sam Griffin and Josh King, who have chosen the first four films said, “We’ve chosen films with strong characters that you can identify with and with great soundtracks.” Shaun of the Dead can be seen on October 5; Billy Elliot October 19 and Withnail and I on November 3. The project is being supported by funding from Film Hub North West Central. Call 01298 72190 or visit www.buxotnoperahouse.org. uk for more details. MATLOCK Storytelling Café present Debs Newbold, left, with Lost In Blue in the Imperial Rooms Matlock. A man, deep in a coma, hides out in the bedroom of Vincent Van Gogh while his teenage daughter struggles to understand her part in the accident that put him there. The moving, funny show, created and performed by Debs, Storyteller for Shakespeare’s Globe, can be seen on October 7. Ticket details are in the Spoken Word listings in the agenda section of artsbeat.

arena Naughty but nice WITH a bevy of beautiful burlesque stars, speciality variety artists and fabulous costumes, An Evening of Burlesque is on its way to Buxton Opera House on October 9. Featuring some of the favourite stars from last year alongside the most outrageous new talent around, naughty has never been so nice. Tickets from buxtonoperahouse.org.uk

Year of the Lion ON THE 50th anniversary of the release of the iconic, film Born Free, the Born Free Foundation have declared 2016 to be The Year of the Lion. To celebrate Derbyshire wildlife artist Pollyanna Pickering hosted Virginia McKenna and her son Will Travers, President of Born Free, at a one-day event in

Charity crop TO FIT the leading role part in Beeston Musical Theatre Group’s production of The Wedding Singer actor Chris Bryan, right, had to have more than 19 inches of hair chopped off. But he made sure it didn’t go to waste and his Mop Chop raised funds for the group’s chosen chairty Myeloma UK and the hair was donated to the Little Princess Trust which make wigs for child cancer sufferers. The show runs from October 25-29 at the Duchess Theatre, Long Eaton. For more details go to bmtg.org.uk

her gallery home at Oaker near Matlock. She also handed over a cheque for £7,500, which means that this year her Foundation has been able to donate £12,500 – enough to fund the building of ten lion proof enclosures in Kenya. They protect livestock so the Masai do not need to kill the lions to protect their livelihood. For more information about the foundation go to pollyannapickering.co.uk

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Modest Harry’s a winner again

arry McArdle didn’t think he had a hope of winning the Derbyshire Open in 2016. It wasn’t because he was unhappy with his entry but as a three-times winner already he assumed he had had his fair share of the honour and the judges would reward someone else. But he was wrong because,

amazingly, his painting wowed them and The Draca Trophy is once again in pride of place at his Matlock home. The 75-year-old artist was born and brought up in Beccles on the borders of Suffolk and Norfolk and moved to Derbyshire to work as a lecturer at the Chesterfield College of Art in the 1960s. He says he was always interested in painting and drawing but when he left

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school he started out as a trainee manager at Woolworths and then joined a printing works where he was studying time and motion. It was a colleague there who, impressed by his drawing, suggested he applied to Lowestoft College of Art. “I knew as soon as I walked into the college that first morning that I wanted to be a professional artist, but I thought I would never make a living out of painting and decided to study textile design, which I thought would result in a proper job,” he explained. “It was the biggest error of my life. It just wasn’t for me but by the time I realised it was too late.” Eventually Harry took a teacher training course and headed for Chesterfield to teach printed textiles and the fact that he stayed 40 years

Retired textile

teacher retains enduring passion

for painting until he retired 13 years ago suggests that choosing to study textiles as a young man wasn’t so disastrous. “I stayed because the college was a wonderful place to work in those days,” he admitted. “We were encouraged to do our own work and we had so much freedom to use the facilities at the college, which then were very much envied by other colleges. “Chesterfield’s foundation course was considered one

of the best around and much sought after by students. It was great to be part of that team and to be able to develop my own work.” Harry, who has been inspired by the works of John Sell Cotman and JWM Turner, has been exhibiting his work with considerable success since 1980 a, before this year, won the Derbyshire Trophy in 1993, 2001 and 2011. “It is a brilliant award because it gives local people the opportunity to show off their work in a relatively prestigious setting.” said Harry fervently. “I was absolutely gobsmacked to find out I had won this year as well, but I admit it has encouraged me to get going with my painting again. “I hadn’t been doing much for the last year or so and preparing for the competition has got me back into it.”

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ine years ago a group of friends with a common love for the planet and a desire to promote writers and artists formed a small co-operative – and the result was the Earth Pathways Diary.

Editor Glennie Kindred was one of the original team that had the vision and she explained they started out by writing to all their friends asking for donations to help pay for the project. “We asked them to lend us money in exchange for what we called Moon Shares, which we said we would pay back when the sales of the diary covered production costs. “In exchange they got free diaries so I guess it was what we now call crowd funding,” said Glennie who lives at Bolehill near Wirksworth.

“Since then the diary has become so successful that we are now able to donate some of the profits to seed fund other projects which help the earth.” They now sell 7,000 copies and last year they were able to give funds to a magazine for and about women, a group encouraging activities celebrating nature and to help publish an eco book for children. Although several of the current co-operative live in Derbyshire it is a national organisation and

they invite submissions from writers and artists across the the UK and Ireland. Having said that, it is Ruth Gray, an artist from Belper, whose work is featured on the front page of the ninth diary and calendar for 2017. The diary is crammed full with information, poetry, prose and artwork which reflects their vision of living life guided by generosity, active positivity and a fierce desire to defend the Earth. There are profiles of each of the contributing artists and writers and their websites to be found at the back of the diary and the Earth Pathways website showcases all former artists and writers. n The diary costs £13 and you can buy it from earthpathwaysdiary.uk. Submissions for the next diary need to be with the team by October 31 and details of how to do so are on the website.

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here’s a great line up of literary personalities – each with a fascinating tale to tell – at Buxton Festival’s third annual Books Weekend. The event, which runs from Friday, November 18 to Sunday, November 20 includes an evening with TV presenter and adventurer Ben Fogle, talking about his life and career and his love of the classic Land Rover. Broadcaster and author Melvyn Bragg will present his spectacular historical novel, Now Is The Time, based around the events of the Peasants’ Revolt. The book, which took 15 years to complete, is an imaginative telling of the events of 1381 Former National Trust chairman Simon Jenkins will talk about the beauty and history of England’s cathedrals, and columnist Matthew Parris will discuss the art of the putdown. One of the great untold stories of the Second World War – how the Minister of Food fed the nation – is the subject of

William Sitwell’s Eggs or Anarchy. And for Germaine Greer, 36 years on from The Female Eunuch, the subject hasn’t changed. In her talk, The Disappearing Woman, she points out that when you open any newspaper you find that news is still made by men in suits. She attempts to explain this state of affairs and to suggest some strategies for change. For those looking for insights into the quirky, popular science comedian Helen Keen, of BBC Radio 4’s It Is Rocket Science,

turns a humorous eye on the science of Game of Thrones. Finally, there’s the everpopular Literary Lunch at the Old Hall Hotel, featuring biographer Matthew Dennison on the 150th anniversary of Beatrix Potter. Critic and author Marina Warner will also delve into the world of the fairy tale. During the weekend, there’s the prize-giving for Buxton Festival’s annual Poetry Competition. n For further details ogo to buxtonfestival.co.uk where you can also book tickets.

Clockwise from top left: Ben Fogle, Germaine Greer, Helen Keen and Simon Jenkins

gallery

artsbeat previews this month’s don’t-miss exhibitions – turn to agenda for further details and other galleries Doveridge Village Hall, Doveridge

or the past six years artist John Rattigan has held an exhibition of his own and invited friends’ work in his home village of Doveridge. For 2016 the painters Michael Cook and Roger Allen alongside wood turner Roger Waterhouse will be joining him and the theme is Nature Into Art. John himself, who won the Lichfield Art Prize in 2015, has made a reputation for producing anthropomorphic birds and animals, often in unusual formats; in recent years producing circular or unusually narrow vertical canvases. Michael Cook, now based in

Melbourne, is well known for his distinctive and unique blend of nature imagery, memories from childhood and spiritual themes. Roger Waterhouse is a leading wood turner and artist in wood. He uses locally-sourced hardwoods to expose their natural beauty and tactile qualities in surprising ways.

Roger Allen is a wellestablished artist renowned in Derbyshire for his closely observed watercolours. Three times winner of the Derbyshire Open Watercolour Prize he has also exhibited at the Royal Academy and the Royal Watercolour Society. The exhibition is on November 5 and 6 from 10.30am-4.30pm.

Ingleby Gallery, Ingleby From Source to Sea reflects Bolsover artist John Connolly’s on-going interest in painting water and in particular the play of sunlight sparkling on water. For this exhibition on from October 16-30 he has produced work which includes woodland streams, rivers, estuaries, harbours and the open sea. They have all been painted

in different seasons and at different times of the day. John works mainly with acrylics, but sometimes mixes media using anything and everything to achieve the desired effect. He scratches, scrapes and sometimes flicks or throws the paint onto the canvas to create runs and dribbles that suggest waves or interesting cloud formations.

St John Street Gallery, Ashbourne New work by Lewis Noble inspired by Derbyshire’s High Peak will be exhibited at the gallery from October 14-22. Lewis has been sketching and drawing en plein air in the county’s beautiful landscape during the summer and later reworking those sketches in his studio. He is the resident artist at St John Street Gallery as his studio is in the basement. His paintings can always be seen there, but this exhibition will be of new work. It shows an evolvement into more textured and layered work, using surprising, contrasting colours to create depth and reflection. There will be a preview evening on October 14 from 5pm-8pm.

Cromford Mill Gallery Belper artist Ruth Gray has spent the last two years researching the Derwent Valley World Heritage Site and has painted 22 works that pick out some of the key sites along the route. They are being exhibited at the Cromford Mill Gallery from October 23-November 3. The painting on the right is of Long Row in Belper. There is also an illustrated talk on October 26, at 7pm, which has beeen organised in conjunction with the Mill. Ruth will be talking about her paintings and an expert on the World Heritage site will be revealing more about the Derwent Valley. The tickets are £7.50 and include cheese and wine. Telephone 01629 825995 for more details.

Cromford Studio and Gallery, Cromford Market Place Carol Hill, is a renowned Derbyshire artist who works in watercolour and oils. She is president of the Matlock Artists Society and also a Member of the Society of Women Artists and the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. She has been painting since the 60s and has always strived to capture the atmosphere of the place – be it landscape, seascape or still life as can be seen from this painting of Cromford Canal. Her work can be seen at the gallery throughout October. The featured maker is Michelle Gillam-Hull, who handmakes glass jewellery.

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October Exhibition

Featured artist in October

The Coloured Landscape by Richard Clare

Carol Hill

Watercolours and oils

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Caroline Bridges has carved out a niche, photographing sporting dogs. Amanda Penman visits her Belper home

ike father like daughter is a phrase you rarely hear but in Caroline Bridge’s case it cannot be denied that she has inherited her dad’s instinctive ability to use a camera. What makes that more unusual is that Ted Bridges sadly died before she was even born, so she is convinced her skills are most certainly in her genes. “I never knew him at all, but my mother told me about him over the years and I knew he had a camera and a love for photography because there are hundreds and hundreds of transparencies stored away in boxes. “He took this beautiful picture

of my mother,” she added, fetching a picture of a stunning young lady with a look of Audrey Hepburn about her. Caroline was given the name of her mother’s second husband as a child but says that a few

years ago when she was setting up her own photography business she was determined to call it Caroline Bridges Photography. “It was the name I wanted and it seemed fitting to use it for my new business. I am really pleased I made the decision and I am sure he would have been proud of me.” Caroline and her husband Steve Shimwell live in Belper and have three children, the youngest, eight-year-old Chloe, is a budding model and a muse for her mother. She worked for Boots the Chemists in pharmacy for 28 years but three years ago decided she had had enough and wanted to do something different. “I loved art at school but

decided to go down the sciences route. It wasn’t until five years ago I bought my first camera. I read everything I could find on the subject before choosing one and then carried on reading until I knew how to use it. I am entirely self-taught – as was my father – and I practised by taking pictures of Chloe and my dogs. Steve loves field trialling with gun dogs and the family have dogs and puppies running all over the house and garden. “I didn’t really intend to start a photography business at first and simply put the pictures I took on facebook. “They started to get noticed and others asked Steve if I would come along and take pictures of their dogs in action.” Since then her business has pretty much snowballed and she has had work published in The Field magazine and is regularly invited on field trails and working tests by gundog societies all over the country.

My dad must be

influencing what I do. How else can

you explain it? In 2015 she won a second prize in the Dog Photographer of the Year competition at Crufts. Her images were used as the backdrop for Channel 4’s TV coverage. “I couldn’t believe that Claire Balding was sitting in front of my photograph. It was all rather unreal,” said Caroline. The photographer now also takes fine art pictures specialising in dance and has ventured into the commercial world taking pictures for estate agents and other major companies. When I visited her home her hall was hosting bicycles ready for a Raleigh Bikes shoot. Caroline’s love of all things country has seen her out taking

pictures of the landscape and a series of 11 monochrome images of the enchanting Padley Gorge can be seen at Hall of Frames in Belper. By something of a bizarre coincidence Caroline has recently discovered that her father actually took black and white pictures in the gorge over 50 years ago. “My mother was sorting through some of her belongings and she came across an envelope with some carefully cropped prints he had taken. She brought them to show me saying they were like mine and I realised they were almost exactly the same.” Caroline laid the pictures out in front of me adamant that she had never seen them before she took her own versions. “It is uncanny, but somehow I feel he must be influencing what I do – how else can you explain it?” she said. To find out more go to carolinebridgesphotography. co.uk

Main picture: Belperâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s East Mill shrouded in mist is a best-seller for Caroline, the other three pictures are examples of the different types of portraits that she can take, from the more formal to out in the field. On the previous page is a picture of her own dog taken in the snow

at Nottingham Comedy Festival November 4th – 12th 2016

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library life

Derbyshire’s libraries play a vital role – not only as a source of information – but also as cultural hubs for the community Crime writers and forensic experts

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f you love crime writing then you need to make sure you check out what is going on at Chesterfield Library this month. Criminal Intentions, a series of crime-related events are being planned by Derbyshire Libraries including talks from forensics experts and authors. Jon Wright, a senior lecturer at the University of Derby and a forensics consultant will be giving a hands-on talk about forensics from fingerprinting and blood analysis to firearms. This is free event on October 19, 7pm-8.30pm. Places are limited and even though it is free, tickets are required. Award-winning crime author Steven Dunne will be talking about his work including his latest novel Death Do Us Part on October 21, 7pm-8.30pm. Tickets are £3 and £2 for concessions. Hosting a crime writing workshop for budding authors on October 22 will be crime writer Sarah Ward, author of In Bitter Chill and A Deadly Thaw. This workshop will look at the essential elements of crime writing starting with plot, setting and character. It is

Steven Dunne

Sarah Ward

suitable for beginners and more experienced writers and runs from 10am-12.30pm. Tickets are £10. You can also join forensic scientist Paul Newsham to discover what makes you unique and the techniques used by the professionals to discover whodunit. His interactive talk Biometrics – There Will Never be Another You is on October 26, from 7pm-8.30pm. Tickets are £5 and £4 for concessions. Sarah will be talking about her books at Long Eaton Library on October 12, 7-8.30pm and at Bakewell Library on October 19 at 7.30pm.

She will back at Chesterfield on October 28 to talk about her work as an author, top crime reviewer and judge for the Petrona Award. The talk is from 7pm-8.30pm and tickets cost £3 and £2 for concessions. A free Super Sleuth event is being staged at Chesterfield on October 29. You will be able to join Derby University students and lecturers for a morning of family fun using detective and forensic skills to uncover the mystery of an unforgivable ‘crime’ in the children’s library, complete with crime scene and treasure hunt for clues. The sleuthing is from 10.30amnoon. All tickets are available from Chesterfield Library Help Desk. Call 01629 533400 for more information. n Long Eaton Library will be having a Dagger in the Library Crime Book Café on October 4, 3pm-4pm. Go along to discuss your favourite crime reads.

Nature into Art Doveridge Art Show 2016 5th & 6th November 10.30am - 4.30pm

Roger Allen Michael Cook John Rattigan Roger Waterhouse

Society’s in the art Derby Poetry Circle founder Teresa Hooley and, right, some of the society’s members at last month’s meeting. The archive picture is from the Picture the Past project

t was almost 90 years ago when the Derbyshire poet Teresa Hooley decided to create a new poetry circle for like-minded academics.

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She had made her name writing poems in the Daily Mirror alongside the likes of Edith Sitwell and she had a number of collections printed in the 1920s and 30s, but it was her poem A War Film for which she is best known. Miss Hooley, who was considered to be a formidable women by many who encountered her, was the mainstay of the Derby Poetry Circle for many years. If she were alive today she would probably be doggedly battling to save the organisation from folding. It was renamed the Derby

well-versed of poetry

A War Film I saw, With a catch of the breath and the heart’s uplifting, Sorrow and pride, The “week’s great draw” The Mons Retreat: The ‘Old Contemptibles’ who fought and died, The Horror and the anguish and the glory. As in a dream, Still hearing machine-guns rattle and shells scream, I came out into the street.

Poetry Society in 1955 but the current membership fears that unless they attract some new younger people they won’t be able to carry on. For the last few years the committee has witnessed the expenditure rising while fees from membership drops and the current chairman Carol Anthony says they won’t be able to carry on for much longer. “It would be such a shame for the society to fold so we really want to raise our profile and let people know we are here,” she said. The group meets once a month at the Friends Meeting House, in St Helen’s Street in Derby and they have a varied programme of speakers and events that celebrate and examine poets and poetry. There are also themed members’ evenings where

they share and discuss their own poetry, and annual competitions. Academic and teacher Nerissa Kisdon was the guest speaker at the September meeting where the society discussed the work of the Elizabethan poet John Donne. If you are a poet or just interested in poetry, then you should go along to one of their sessions and meet them all – they will be delighted to see you. There is a visitor’s fee of £4. The annual membership is £30. On October 14 the Derbyshire Stanza Group led by Alison Riley will be reading their poems, on November 11 they will be discussing the poetry of Alice Oswald and on December 9 their subject will be George Orwell. All the meetings start at 7.30pm.

When the day was done, My little son Wondered at bath-time why I kissed him so, Naked upon my knee. How could he know The sudden terror that assaulted me?. . . The body I had borne Nine moons beneath my heart, A part of me. . . If, someday, It should be taken away To War. Tortured. Torn. Slain. Rotting in No Man’s Land, out in the rain – My little son. . . Yet all those men had mothers, every one. How should he know Why I kissed and kissed and kissed him, crooning his name? He thought I was daft. He thought it was a game. And laughed and laughed. Teresa Hooley

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The clocks are going back this month and the evenings will be long – time to try your hand at something new 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 and Wednesday, 2-4pm, 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 Arum-Lilie Designs, Via Gellia Mill, Bonsall n Embroidery workshop where you’ll be able to have a go at making one of Lizzie Adcock’s delightful kits. Materials are provided in the price. Workshop 10am-2pm with light refreshments provided. n Block printing workshop where you’ll be able to print on fabric using her collection of wooden blocks. Materials included in the price,10am2pm with light refreshments. Go to arumliliedesigns.co.uk for more details. Bakewell Piano Studio n Tuition (first lesson free), rehearsal, accompaniment, recording, hourly practice room hire. 5 Kings Court, Bakewell, telephone 07811410406 or email lessonsbakewellpianostudio.co.uk Bakewell Community Arts Workshops, Medway Community Centre, New Street, Bakewell n Crafternoons – Fridays during term time 1pm–3pm.

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natural dyes Pitchblue is a relatively new creative company running workshops in Wirksworth. The light and airy studio is off Coldwell Street just past the Ecclesbourne Valley Railway site. They run various courses in art and textile skills which are available as short courses, weekly clubs, weekend retreats, evening classes, half day, full Crafts for all abilities provided with support from textile artist Monica Haddock. Try your hand at crochet, embroidery, patchwork, rug making, spinning, weaving with pin, flower and backstrap looms, braidmaking, knitting and more. Materials and refreshments are provided. Donations welcome. n Crafty Kids Club –Tuesdays during term time 10am–12noon –

day, weekend and week long workshops and they also provide one-to-one tuition. One of the most interesting courses they have available this month is Autumn Natural Dyes. On day one you learn how to extract colour from various autumn plant matter and on day two, use your dyed fabric and yarns to produce a piece of work. You can choose to attend one or both days from 10am-3.30pm and it is either £55 for one or £100 for both. Go to pitchbluecreative.com for details. Creative play activities for pre-school children, toddlers, babies and their carers. £3 charge for drinks only. 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

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have a go Cromford Studio and Gallery, Market Place, Cromford n Watercolour tuition is available for small groups or on a one-to-one basis, all abilities welcome. Contact the gallery on 10629 826434 for more details. Cromford Mill, Cromford n Arkwright Spinsters demonstrating spinning and other crafts, third Sunday of every month, October 16, 11-4pm. n Knit and Natter, second Wednesday of every month, October 12, 10am-noon. Arkwright's Cafe. n Make your own paper lantern, October 29 and 30, 2-4pm, £3. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Drop in any time for an afternoon of family fun. Why not stay for the Lantern Lit Hallowe’en Walk after the workshop. More details at cromfordmills.org.uk n Draw the Derwent Valley, Family Workshop Occtober 29 and 30, 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 Crafts Cornucopia, King Street, Belper n Various courses including sewing with a machine, crochet, patchwork, and following knitting patterns. Go to craftscornucopia.co.uk. Greenwood Days, Ferrers Centre for Arts & Crafts, Staunton Harold n Contemporary willow and hazel furniture, October 8-9. n Green woodworking experience, October 23. 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 rings saw available after brief demonstration. Go to glass-at-the-barn.co.uk for more details. Green Man Gallery, Hardwick Hall, Buxton 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 6” by 4” (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. 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. n October 24, A Buxton Hallowe’en with Stone and Water. Creative activities and stories for the whole family with artists Gordon MacLellan and Sarah Males. Workshop 2pm to 4pm. Spooky stories 5pm to 6pm. For further information and booking for other courses contact hello@ thegreenmangallery.com or 01298 937375 unless otherwise stated. Helen Moyes, textile and Mixed Media Artist, Sheffield n October 9, 10am-3pm, Paint and Stitch. Play with a range of textile art materials and techniques and take home lots of knowledge and samples as well as your own landscape, seascape or abstract design n October 14, 12–3pm, Create with Wool. n October 16 10–3pm, Machine Embroidery. n October 21, 12-3pm, Patchwork. Learn double Log Cabin and create a reversible table mat. n October 29, 10-3pm,Wardrobe Recreation. Stitch rather than ditch, up-cycling clothes. For more details go to www. homecoaching.co.uk Made @ No 18, Church Street, Alfreton n Book Club, first Monday of the month, 5pm-6pm. Writing workshops, Mondays 6.30-8pm – develop you writing skills in poetry, short stories, plays and film scripts n Tuesdays, 5pm-7pm Studio 18. Sessions for all ages exploring acting, dance, drama and music. n Alternate Wednesdays, Knit and Stitch, 7-9pm. Wednesdays, Theatre Workshop, 5.30-7.30pm. Film and Photography, 7-9pm. n Thursdays, 7-9pm Life Drawing.

have a go Peer-mentoring sessions start 7pm. n Fridays, 6.30pm onwards Music Group. n Sundays, Arts Talks 3-4pm call 01773 279112 for details. 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. The Maypole Cafe, Bar and Theatre, Brook Street, Derby n Djembe Drumming Workshop. Learn to play traditional Djembe and West African drumming styles. All skill levels welcome. October 5 and 12, 7pm – 9pm. For bookings contact ramckerron@gmail.com. n Derby Comedy Writing Club. A meeting of minds to share ideas and complete writing exercises together. All welcome. October 10 and 24, 7.30pm. Both in association with Furthest from the Sea Music, Comedy and Arts. Pauline Townsend Silk Painter n Workshops for beginners and improvers in Buxton. schedule available on the website: www. silkpainter.co.uk Pitchblue, Newbridge Works, Coldwell Street,Wirksworth n Collograph and Lino Printing, September 30 and October 1. n Autumn Natural Dyes, October 15 and 16. See page 39 for details. 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 The Art of Pricing Workshop. Pricing your work can be the hardest part of creating. This course will offer you guidance from an artist and gallery perspective, October 5, 10.30am-12.30pm. See the 2017 programme at purpleandgrey.co.uk. Book online or by emailing purpleandgreyinfo@ gmail.com StraightCurves, 104 Saltergate, Chesterfield 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 – it doesn’t have to be woolly. 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 Sue Lewis-Blake, Surface for Drawings, October 6. n Wendy Darker, Colourful Kingfishers, October 18. n John Connolly, dramatic seascapes, October 19 and 20, a two-day course. 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 porkshops, 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 The Studios, Union Road, New Mills n Drink and Draw – Non-tutored alternative life drawing soirées with Andrea Joseph. First Friday of every month, 7pm - 9.15pm, £10 per person. n Peak Scribbling Writers’ Group first and third Tuesdays of the month. n Watercolour Flowers with Joanna Allen, October 17, 10am-2pm. n Ghost Story Writing with Beth Underdown, October 15, 10am-4pm. n Life Drawing – more methods and materials with Tracy Fennell, sixweek course on Thursdays starting September 29, 7-9.30pm, single sessions available. For prices, more details and how to book go to thestudios.co 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 Community Choir. A weekly session open to all people of all vocal abilities. Every Thursday, 10am-12pm. 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 Precious Metal Clay Jewellery October 6-7, with tutor: Xuella Arnold. n Stained Glass Introduction October 13-14, tutor: Lilian Shaw. To book go to zantium.co.uk

A sure-fire hit

riginally a 1982 Stephen King novella and then a major film, Shawshank Redemption examines desperation, injustice, friendship and hope behind the bars of a maximum-security prison. The 1994 film – regularly voted Britain’s favourite movie – starred Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman and was nominated for seven Academy Awards, and this Bill Kenwright production, which comes to Derby Theatre for six nights, has also received many plaudits during its 2016 tour. For anyone unfamiliar with the storyline the performance will be an edge-of–your-seat two hours full of twists and turns. Those who have enjoyed the film in the past will be able

to just sit back and enjoy the show. Despite his protests of innocence, Andy Dufresne is handed a double life sentence for the brutal murder of his wife and her lover. Incarcerated at the notorious Shawshank jail, he quickly learns that no one can survive alone. Andy strikes up an unlikely friendship with the prison fixer Red, and things take a slight turn for the better. However, when Warden Stammas decides to bully Andy and exploit his talents for accountancy, a desperate plan is quietly hatched. Paul Nicholls (Andy Dufresne) burst onto our screens two decades ago as teenage heart-throb Joe Wicks in the BBC’s EastEnders. Since then, Nicholls has barely been away

from primetime TV drama, featuring most recently in the critically acclaimed The C-Word and Grantchester. Ben Onwukwe (Red) boasts a 30-year stage career having played leading roles with The Royal Shakespeare Company and the Royal Court Theatre. TV credits include EastEnders, Coronation Street and 11 years as Recall McKenzie in London’s Burning. Keeping them in line is Jack Ellis (Warden Stammas) who, in addition to his prestigious stage career, is best-known for his portrayal of villainous prison warden Jim Fenner in popular ITV drama Bad Girls, and as DI Tony Muddyman in Prime Suspect, where he starred alongside Dame Helen Mirren. n For tickets for the show, which runs from October 24, go to derbytheatre.co.uk

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n A String of Pearls by Swapna Das (Austin Macauley Publishers £11.99)

For her entire life, Swapna Das has been both fascinated and transfixed by the beauty and mystery that seeps into every aspect of life. Collecting a myriad of short stories along the way, she has finally done what family and friends have been crying out for – compiling them into a powerful book. A string of Pearls is a charming collection of short stories encompassing people from many nations. Human nature, the connection between humans and animals and the relationship between humans, animals and the elements as well as the advent of social media are all explored in this delightful compilation of tales.

Institute at Bournemouth and later went on to teach Art and Design in secondary schools in London’s East End. He then completed his masters in Museums and Galleries in Education at the Institute of Education and has worked at Tate Modern, Tate Britain, and most recently in public programming at the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. Michael created Symmetry Breakfast for his partner Mark in their Hackney flat in 2013. Mark’s hectic job as a menswear fashion designer means late nights and weekends in the office. Early on in their relationship, breakfast became a sacred moment in the day and Michael started on his mission to make each meal as celebratory as possible. Over 1,000 breakfasts later, Michael still wakes up early to make breakfast for Mark, looking carefully around the world and at home for inspiration, taking a simple idea and making it beautiful.

n More of a Guideline than a Rule (Sugoi Books, £7) n Symmetry Breakfast by Michael Zee (Bantam Press £14.99) Michael Zee studied photography at the Arts

This is a compendium of film star Bill Murray where you get to connect and join up his many great movies. Each design is put together by a different illustrator and artist

and it goes through Groundhog Day, Ghostbusters, The Life Aquatic and many, many more. Visit sugiobooks.bigcartel.com

n Could Have, Would Have, Should Have: Inside the World of the Art Collector by Tiqui Atencio (Art/Books £22.50)

One of the world’s leading collectors of contemporary art, having acquired work from the age of 18 and currently sitting on the boards of the world’s most important museums, Tiqui Atencio began this ambitious project through an interest in learning about her peers. After conducting almost 100 interviews with her fellow collectors, she has created a unique publication illustrating individual stories that reveal many of the practical and emotional aspects of collecting art, including all of the unexpected pleasures and challenges. The book is illustrated with a series of new cartoons by celebrated artist and satirist Pablo Helguera, complementing the often humorous and entertaining tone of the text.

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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 Creativity without

boundaries for Belper composer

elper contemporary composer James Oldrini has just released his debut album, Enlighten. He set about scoring his works for the album equipped with a Macbook and a budget of just £300. It was the goodwill of musicians and technical friends wanting to be involved in the album that made it all possible. “Enlighten is not about lush studios, expensive production and handsome budgets, it’s about purity, emotions, using what you have and portraying rustic beauty at grass roots. “Enlighten is heavily inspired by my home town of Belper, from the derelict mills and factories that sparked the Industrial Revolution to the tranquility and rugged beauty

Rock and Pop

Belper Unitarian Chapel, Field Row, Belper We Shall Overcome benefit October 7, for Belper’s Food Bank, The Basic Idea. The gig has been organised by Sue MacFarlane who will be singing with Annette Oakes, Dave & Chris, and Matt McGuinness. Audiences are being asked to make a donation.

Composer James Oldrini who has just released his debut album

of the Peak District and surrounding areas. “Enlighten is very special to me. I have poured ideas, thoughts and emotions into this album to create space to think and reflect. “I absolutely love the fact that it has been a natural, organic process with no creative boundaries and that all of its rustic imperfections are perfect to me. These tracks are truly honest works from the heart.”

n To find out more about James, his music and where you can buy the album go to jamesoldrini.com

Buxton Opera House and Pavilion Arts Centre, Buxton n The Hollies, September 30, 7.30pm. n Waterloo, The Best of ABBA Tribute Show, October 1, 7.30pm. n All or Nothing, The Mod Musical, October 3-5, 7.30pm. n Solid Gold 70s Show, October 6, 7.30pm.

n The Blockheads, Reasons to be Cheerful, October 7, 7.30pm. n Tony Christie, Golden Anniversary Tour, October 13, 7.30pm. n The Solid Gold Rock ‘n’ Roll Show, featuring Marty Wilde, October 15, 7.30pm. n The South, October 19, 7.30pm. n That’ll Be The Day, October 20, 7.30pm.

music n Stand By Me, a celebration of Ben E King and the Drifters. More details from buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Derby Arena n The alternative rock band the Happy Mondays and indie band The Bluetones will be performing at a special concert at Derby Arena on October 15 as part of Derby County Football Club’s former Captain Shaun Barker’s testimonial year. n Catfish and the Bottlemen, November 15. For more details and tickets go to derbylive.co.uk The Flowerpot, Derby n Four Fighters, October 1. n The Rutles, October 6. n Crazy World of Arthur Brown, October 7. n The Smyths, October 8. n Stacie Collins, October 13. n Badfinger – featuring Bob Jackson, who joined the original lineup in the 70s, October 14. n Eugene Hideaway Bridges, October 15. n Steve Forbert, October 20. n The Southmartins, October 21. n A Foreigner’s Journey, Octobe 22. n Babajack, October 27. n John Otway and the Big Band, October 28. n Gerry McAvoy’s Band of Friends, October 29. More details from rawpromo.co.uk Guildhall Theatre, Derby n Talon, The Best of the Eagles, October 15, pm. n Buddy Holly and the Cricketers, October 18, 7.30pm. n And Finally... Phil Collins, October 22, 8pm. More details from derbylive.co.uk Furthest from the Sea, Derby Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre n Scribble Victory, October 1, 7.30pm, Derby acousitic pop duo launch their third official EP Expectations, with support from Tom Hall and Mountain Schmountain. n Louise Distras, the critically

Hungrytown who are playing at the Green Man Gallery, Buxton on October 8 acclaimed firebrand Indie singersongwriter returns to Derby with some new music, October 7, 7.30pm,. n Natalie Smallwood,October 7, 8.30pm, an evening of acoustic music. n Stephen Faulkner, October 8, 8.30pm, an evening of acoustic music with, one of the Midlands’ top acoustic covers performers. n Johnny Foreigner stop off in Derby as part of their UK tour having returned from Japan, October 14, 7.30pm. n Chris T-T with Non Canon (Oxygen Thief) and The Sad Song Co. October 18, 7.30pm. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details for all events.

Sue MacFarlane who will be singing at a We Shall Overcome benefit in Belper on October 7

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. 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 We Shall Overcome benefit in aid of Belper Food Bank, October 8. Carol Hodges, Silk Road acoustic, Sophie Sparham and more, doors 8pm £5 donation on door suggested. n M.G.Boulter, (Americana), October 15, plus support. n David Rovics (USA) plus support, October 22. n Steve Ignorant’s Slice of Life, November 12. n ZZ Birmingham, November 26. For more details go to queensheadbelper.weebly.com The Winding Wheel, Chesterfield n The Carpenters’ Story, October 13.

music n The Tony Christie Golden Anniversary Tour, October 15. n Jimmy Osmond, Moon River and Me, October 27.

Folk and Jazz

Alstonefield Village Hall Winners of 2014’s BBC Radio Two Folk Award for Best Duo, Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin, October 15, doors 7 for 7.30pm. For more information go to alstonefield.org 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 Keston Cobblers Club, contemporary pop folk, September 30, 7.30pm, (PAC). n Swinging at the Cotton Club, October 2, 7.30pm. n Rat Pack Live, October 8, 7.30pm. n Steeleye Span, the folk legends are touring with Maddy Prior leading a line-up featuring faces old and new, October 14, 7.30pm. n The Lanchashire Hotpots, Pub Fiction a comedy folk band from St Helens, Octob er 15, 7.30pm. n The Tame Valley Stompers, October 16, 1pm (PAC). n Lynched, a four-piece traditional folk group from Dublin, October 17, 7.30pm (PAC). n Flit – Lau’s visionary accordionist Martin Green brings together Portishead’s Adrian Utley, Mogwai’s Dominic Aitchison and Becky Unthank from The Unthanks, October 24, 7.30pm. n The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain, The Gigasecond Tour, October 26, 7.30pm. Chesterfield Jazz Nicki Allen, October 20. Nicki’s ability to interpret Jazz Classics effortlessly and stylishly has made her a wellrespected Jazz singer over recent

Twilight series

for Cathedral SINFONIA Viva has teamed up with Derby Cathedral to develop a special Twilights series of four concerts over the coming months. The first Twilights concert will be held on Wednesday November 2 at 7.30pm under the baton of Viva’s principal conductor Duncan Ward, pictured above. This will be followed by a further evening concert at years. She was awarded Jazz Yorkshire Vocalist of the year 2011 and later Website of the year 2012. More details at wendykirkland.com Derby Jazz n Rebecca Nash’s Atlas, with influences ranging from Royksopp to Messaien and Pat Metheny, this band is a beguiling mix of acoustic jazz with electronics, textual soundscapes, free improvisation and driving grooves. The Cube, Deda, Derby, October 7, 8pm. n Alexander Hawkins Ensemble, October 21, 8pm, The VoiceBox,Foreman Street, Derby. n Nat Birchall, Sound Soul and

the Cathedral in March 2017 as well as earlier drive time concerts in February and April. The November 2 programme, entitled Classical Masters will feature Haydn’s Symphony No 22 – Philosopher, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.5 and Dvorak’s Serenade for Strings. The series is a key element in the Cathedral’s twoyear cultural audience development programme which has been supported with a £80,000 Arts Council England grant. Spirit, November 4, 8pm. The VoiceBox.More details from derbyjazz.co.uk Derby Folk Festival The 10th Derby Folk Festival returns to the City Marquee on the Market Place, The Guildhall Theatre, The Old Bell Hotel and Derby Cathedral. Headlining are Fairport Convention, The Demon Barbers, The Young’uns, Heidi Talbot, 9Bach and John McCusker. September 30-October 2. More details at derbyfolkfestival. co.uk Guildhall Theatre, Derby n Lucy Kay in Concert with special guests The Rockabellas, October 9.

music n You’ve Got a Friend, a show celebrating James Taylor and Carole King, October 14, 7.30pm. n The Life and Music of Jim Reeves, October 20, 7.30pm. More details from derbylive.co.uk Furthest from the Sea, Derby Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre n October 14, 8.30pm, Matt Humphries – Acoustic Evening. An evening of ‘raw, soulful acoustic music straight from the heart’ with one of the rising stars of the Nu-folk scene. n October 21, 7.30pm, Robb Johnson – My Best Regards October 22, 7.30pm, With an eclectic mix of musical influences, Rob Green brings his unique style to the Maypole, with acoustic support from Jamie Scott. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details for all events. Green Man Gallery, Hardwick Square South, Buxton n Feelin’ Good – Tim Mottershead (piano) and Bill Holmes (vocals). A celebration of the Golden Age

of American popular song.October 1. Velvety vocals, sparkling piano playing and a ‘feel good’ atmosphere as Tim and Bill take you on a journey through some of the best songs ever written. Doors open 7.30pm for 8pm start. n Hungrytown, October 8, – a brilliant and original folk duo from Vermont, USA, calling at the gallery as part of their extensive UK tour. It’s the kind of music that sounds sensational in this friendly, intimate venue with its resonant acoustics. Doors open at 7.30pm for 8pm start. Tickets £10. Find out more at hungrytown.net n The Sunday BuskStop, October 16, acoustic gig by local musicians. Soup, bread and cake for lunch, hot and cold drinks and excellent company, 12noon-2pm. n October 22, A Night of Music #21 – a regular showcase gig for young musicians performing original songs and covers. Advance booking essential. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets £3/£2 under 16s)

South heading

for Buxton ONCE in a while a band appears that strikes a chord with many and their music becomes an integral part of a nation’s psyche. The Beautiful South is one such band whose music is the soundtrack for a generation, selling over 15 million albums over three decades. After disbanding in 2007, members of the Beautiful South Dave Hemingway and Alison Wheeler went on to form The South with mainstays Damon Butcher and Gaz Birtles (keyboards and brass). This talented nine-piece

continues to celebrate the music of The Beautiful South, now with one highly acclaimed album Sweet Refrains under their belt.

For further information and booking contact hello@thegreenmangallery. com or 01298 937375 unless otherwise stated. The Globe, High Street West, Glossop Harpeth Rising with support Lee Maddison, October, 8, 8pm. Harpeth Rising chose to name themselves after a river because water is both dynamic and powerful. These words also describe the music created by the three women – Jordana Greenberg (violin, vocals), Rebecca Reed-Lunn (banjo, vocals) and Maria Di Meglio (cello, vocals). Unapologetic genre-benders, they fuse folk, newgrass, rock and classical into a sound that is organically unique. Tickets from The Globe or wegottickets.com. Melbourne Assembly Rooms, Melbourne MARs Folk presents former Tom Topping band member Colin Henderson in concert playing his great songs and favourites. Also appearing are resident artists Jake in The South will be in Buxton Opera House this month and will play old and new tunes including Perfect 10, A Little Time, Rotterdam, Don’t Marry Her, You Keep It All In. The South, are at Buxton on October 19, at 7.30pm. To buy tickets call Buxton Opera House on 01298 72190 or visit www. buxtonoperahouse.org.uk n Culture fiends will also enjoy Flit coming to the Opera House on October 24. Commissioned by the Edinburgh International Festival, Flit is a music and animation collaboration with musicians from bands including Portishead, Mogwai, the Unthanks and BAFTA winning animators Whiterobot.

music the Box with their faithful homage to all things Thackray – Jake that is. On stage at 8.30pm and 10.15pm, bar, doors open 7.30pm. More details from melbourneassemblyrooms.co.uk Out Front! Derby Follow them on twitter @outfrontderby and facebook. The Old Hall Hotel, Hope n Folk Blues and Beyond events. Singers and musicians in the bar, 8pm, every second and fourth Wednesday of the month. n Steve Tilson, October 16. Go to folkandblues.club for more details or call 07913331078. The Peak Concerts, Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale n Jigdoll – Hannah James, October 15. n Vin Garbutt, October 29. Ticketline 01246 860022 or online at peakconcerts.co.uk

Classical Music

Abbotsholme Arts Society, Abbotsholme School Chapel October 14, 8pm, The Gryphon Trio with Graham Oppenheimer Viola and Leon Bosch Double Bass. Mozart: Piano Quartet in E flat, K.479; Rossini: Duo in D for cello and double bass and Schubert: Piano Quintet in A ( Trout ) More details at abbotsholmeartssociety.co.uk Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Flanders and Swann, Drop Another Hat – Michael Bernstein and Colin Stevens star in a two-man musical show paying tribute to Flanders and Swann, October 13, 7.30pm (PAC). n Coffee Concert, October 14, 1pm (PAC) North Winds Quintet, programme to include music by Paul Patterson, Debussy, Bizet and more. More details from buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Chapel-en-le-Frith Ladies’ Choir The first concert of the new season

Violinist brings

music to Chapel THE Chapel-en-le-Frith Tea Concerts are the brainchild of by the Pleyel Ensemble’s violinist Sarah Ewins. She lives at Combs and felt passionate about bringing the chamber music the ensemble loved to her locality. The ensemble consists of a pool of experienced players based around the NorthWest and was set up in 2011 by cellist Heather Bills and her husband Harvey Davies who is the pianist. Harvey, Sarah and Heather have performed in Chapel several times and they will be joined by violist Susie Mészáros from the Chilingirian Quartet for the next concert on October 30, at 3pm, at the Methodist Church in Market Street. The programme is Beethoven String Trio in C minor op 9 No 3; Martinu Madrigals and Dohnanyi for Chapel-en-le- Frith Ladies’ Choir will be held on October 15, at 7.30pm. The venue will be Whaley Bridge Uniting Church and the guests for the evening will be Macclesfield Male Voice Choir. Tickets will be available from Hall’s Mica hardware Store in Chapel. Further details may be found by ringing 01298 815965 or by visiting chapel-en-le-frithladieschoir.co.uk Methodist Church, Market Street, Chapel-en-le-Frith Sunday Afternoon Tea Concerts, October 30, 3pm. The Pleyel Ensemble. See more details above. Tickets £10 including tea coffee and homemade cakes.

Serenade for String Trio op 10. As well as being the associate leader of the Hallé Orchestra, Sarah is an expert baker and her cakes will be available for afternoon tea during the interval. Tickets are available on the door, from their website pleyelensemble.com, or from Reading Matters on Market Street in Chapel. They cost £10 including the refreshments (free to under 16s). Under 16 free entry. Tickets available from pleyelensemble.com Chesterfield Gilbert & Sullivan Society Iolanthe, Pomegranate Theatre,Chesterfield, October 5-8. Directed by Andrew Marples with a full orchestra of local musicians. Tickets £11.50 and £14.50 are available from the box office at the TIC, Chesterfield or on 01246 345222. Derby Cathedral Women’s Work Variety Gala Concert, October 22, 7.30pm. Performers include: award winning show choir Dale Diva, local jazz sensation Buckso, Derby University

music Gospel Choir and more. Drinks and canapés available from 7pm when doors open. Tickets £12, available from Foulds or womens-work.org.uk or info@ womens-work.org.uk 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 Furthest from the Sea, Derby Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre October 29, 7pm, Threaded. This classically-trained trio of clarinet, 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 Katherine Jenkinson, cello and Alison Farr, piano, Bach; Shostakovich; Oliver Davis and Brahms, October 7, 7.30pm. For more information go to derbychambermusic.org

The Bluetones are playing at Derby Arena on October 15 The Derwent Singers Shakespeare 400. The Derwent Singers celebrate The Bard’s quartercentenary with a programme of music from Shakespeare’s time, plus settings by Vaughan Williams, Christopher Brown, György Orbán, Richard Roddis and others. October 8, 7.30 pm, St. George’s Church, Church Lane, Ticknall. For more details go to derwentsingers. org.uk Music at Duffield, Ecclesbourne School, Duffield Dante String Quartet, Beethoven, Quartet in F Op. 18 No. 1; Mendlessohn Quartet in F minor Op.

The legendary Maddy Prior with Steeleye Span who are performing at Buxton on October 14

80 and Beethoven, Quartet in B Flt Op. 130, October 22. All concerts are at 7.30pm. For more details go to musicatduffield.com New Mills Art Theatre, Jodrell Street, New Mills To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme, Hayfield Royal British Legion Presents, Salute to the Somme. An evening of film and music. King Edwards Music Society and New Mills Band performing music by Laura Rossi and a Tribute to the Fallen. October 22, 7pm. More details at newmillsfestival.com The Sitwell Singers Golden Anniversary Celebration Concert, October 15, 7:30pm at Derby Cathedral Featuring guest conductor the internationally renowned composer Bob Chilcott. Also featuring the premiere of a new Chilcott work specially commissioned for the occasion as well as other works by Chilcott, Brahms and Mendelssohn. With Tom Corfield-organ. Tickets available online at sitwellsingers.org.uk or from Foulds Music Shop, Iron Gate, Derby, the ticket secretary on 01332 662519 or tickets@sitwellsingers. org.uk or on the door if still available £18 reserved centre aisles, £15 unreserved side aisles, under 16s free .

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Comment and opinion from reviewers and readers on the topics being talked about in Derbyshire’s arts community Memories of the miners’ strike

inspire new play

laywright Jeannie Jordan remembers 1984 well – not only because it was the year she got engaged but also because of the miners’ strike. At her local pit Cadley Hill near Swadlincote, like many others in South Derbyshire, the miners continued to work. Only 12 of the local lads got behind the picket line with thousands of miners bussed in from Yorkshire and Wales to fight for their livelihood and stop the mine working. Now more than 30 years later Jeannie has called upon halfforgotten memories to write and direct Shafted – a play which explores the heartbreak of a father and son on differing sides of the strike. Paul Greatorex has returned to his father’s pit village home for the funeral of his mother Sylvia and the visit reopens old wounds – his father still cannot understand why Paul defied the local majority and went on strike. With the present day characters introduced the play moved swiftly back in time so the audience might discover the events which resulted in

father and son being at each others throats – even at such a poignant funeral. The new play was staged at the Strutts Centre in Belper, by Marde Hen Productions, a group which exists for the sole purpose of staging plays by new writers. The simple, yet effective, set designed by Barry Brown made terrific use of a small room at the community venue, and clever projections and sound transportd the audience from Jack’s tiny miner’s cottage to the picket line. As with the actual miners’ strike, it was the women of the family who came across as the stronger characters in the production. Jane Robertson, as Jack’s wife and the mother of Paul, was very convincing as the loyal woman back at home, fussing over housework and meals. Her contempt for Paul’s placard waving, sassy young wife Linda was spot-on and she

had some great put-down lines. Alex Wrampling, who played Linda, gave as good as she go tin reply to her sneering mother-in-law with a gutsy onstage performance. The miners – Paul, played by Wayne Parkin; Jack played by Neil Winfield; Mark Poole who plays Irvin Bearsmore the chairman of the strike committee and Martin Weston, who is a member of the colliery band – all played their parts with great conviction. Other members of the cast have multiple parts and especially good were Marie Stone and Rebecca Bagnall as policemen and Mark Wilde who was both a police sergeant and Honky Tonk Barry from the gay community. Sophie Mander and Andrew Barlow were also on the picket line. The producer was Stephen Lee Rees, lighting was by Richard Platt and the costumes by Ann Taylor. AP

attitude Summer organ recitals get

back on track Derby Cathedral’s summer organ recitals were back on track after taking a year out during the building’s recent internal refurbishment. Daniel Gottfried, from Vienna, got this year’s series started on July 27. His surprisingly restrained handling of Franz Schmidt’s Prelude and Fugue in D had a refreshing tonal clarity, as did JS Bach’s Fantasia and Fugue in G minor, BWV 542, similarly lucid and full of rhythmic life. He was equally at home in the Gallic world of Maurice Duruflé’s Suite, Op 5. On August 3 Richard Hills gave a taste of both the church and theatre organ sides of his repertoire – Whitlock, Vierne and Parry on the one hand, Billy Mayerl, Edward German and Roger Quilter on the other, all handled with a consummate technique that appears equal to anything. He is a player to be reckoned with, no doubt about that, but a chance to hear him in interpretatively more demanding repertoire would be welcome. Tom Corfield marked no fewer than four anniversaries in his recital on August 10, with music by from Reger, who died 100 years ago; Canterburybased Alan Ridout, who died in 1996; Finzi’s Rest, Howells’ touching memorial to his younger contemporary, who died in 1956; and the Air and Gavotte by Samuel Wesley

The former Master of Music at Derby Cathedral Peter Gould

(born 250 years ago). There was more Schmidt and more Vierne to finish with. A year and a half after retiring as Derby Cathedral’s Master of the Music, Peter Gould was back on the 17th, building his programme round Widor’s Sixth Symphony, whose finale was the last piece he played before stepping down. Between the first movement and the rest, four Bach chorale preludes and four of Vierne’s 24 Pieces in Free Style were given nicely varied treatment. His successor, Hugh Morris, offered the programme with the widest historical spread of the whole series on August 24. It ranged from late 16th/early 17th-century Netherlands composer Sweelinck, through JS Bach, to Reger and Bairstow. To end with, there was some late 20th-century fun and games: the not-too-macabre humour of Hamburger Totentanz (Hamburg Dance of Death) by Guy Bovet, and Pierre Cholley’s Rumba sur les

Grands Jeux (Rumba for Full Organ), which is exactly what it says it is. Manchester-based Jonathan Scott stood in at short notice for an indisposed Carleton Etherington to end the series on the 31st. It was a dazzling display of virtuosity that nevertheless left one or two questions in the air. In his own transcription of the overture to Rossini’s The Barber of Seville, and in JS Bach’s Prelude and Fugue in C minor, BWV 537, a tendency to over-registration resulted in some rather congealed sounds. But Sesquialtera, composed in 2012 by Scott’s brother, Tom, was projected with bright, clean colours. It’s a real winner, and deserves to enter the repertoire. The finale from Saint-Saëns’ Symphony No 3 is for me the weakest part of the work, but Scott gave his own transcription the flat-out treatment it needs. Michael Wheeler

attitude Impressive and rousing

production Any musical set during revolutionary events in France inevitably invites comparisons with Les Miserables and at its best The Scarlet Pimpernel stands up well. This is an impressive and rousing production from Present Company which belies the ‘amateur’ tag. The scale and imagination of the piece is remarkable – with up to 25 singers on stage and a sizeable orchestra in the pit, plus dozens of brilliant costume changes. There is always something worthwhile to see and hear throughout the 140 minutes. At the heart of the show are three fine performances. Rachael Louisa Bray is Marguerite – a distinguished Parisian actress who gives up her career to marry an English aristocrat, Sir Percy Blakeney (David Partridge). The couple move to live in England. Meanwhile events in revolutionary France are taking a violent and bloody turn. Chauvelin (Craig Arme) is answerable to Robespierre when it comes to carrying out revolutionary republican justice. Sir Percy and his impractical and foppish friends become a rather implausible band dedicated to saving as many as they can from Mademoiselle Guillotine. The Scarlet Pimpernel and his band hide behind their

dandyish behaviour – dressing in fine clothes (with plenty of lace and sparkle) is their primary concern. Much fun is had by the League of the Scarlet Pimpernel as they prance around the stage daring anyone to believe that such ninnies could ever be so heroic. In such a generous team production as this it may seem unfair to highlight any single contributions but director and chorographer Jean Gemmell, musical director and conductor Morris Fisher and wardrobe manager Marion Fisher each

help make this a memorable show. The technical team manage the sound and lighting in an unobtrusive manner (which is as it should be) and the set is flexible and well-designed. Everyone associated with the show should feel happy and proud. Present Company take The Scarlet Pimpernel to Derby Theatre for four performances from 24-26 November – so if you missed it at Buxton check your diaries for then. Keith Savage

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for his old force, like the trio in BBC TV’s Old Tricks. He worked as an intelligence officer at the time of the strike if he can only recall what happened. The pit villages were close communities and John Harvey slowly opens each door of the houses, and then of the homes and bedsits to which retirement

or the search for work has led many former residents, and takes us inside to interview witnesses and suspects. This autumn will see Darkness, Darkness presented at the Nottingham Playhouse in John Harvey’s own dramatisation. Resnick appeared on BBC television, when the first two books were serialised with Tom Wilkinson playing the lead. John Harvey also once set Beeston High Street alight in the final episode of Central TV’s Hard Cases, his series about the probation service. Darkness, Darkness with all the questions it raises, is the first time that Resnick has appeared on stage. Whether you read it or see it as a member of the audience, it will stay in your mind. You may even want to go out and investigate for yourself. Darkness, Darkness by John Harvey (Arrow paperback £6.99) Review by Les Hurst

the traditional folk we are used to from Cupola and the fresh exuberance always conjoured up by Lucy. The established Cupola trio of Sarah Matthews, Doug Eunson and Oli Matthews seem to give the youthful

award-winning singer songwriter even more confidence than she normal has and in return she breathes new life into their music. My favourite track was the traditional Heather Down the Moor, a quaint ballad about a chance meeting between a boy and girl on the fells who are destined to unrequited love because she is dedicated to her sheep. The four-part harmony was uplifting and quite brillaint. The album also includes a version of the Beatles Nowhere Man and Geoff Convery’s stirring ballad Damped in his Groove. AP

Resnick case to be dramatised on

Nottingham stage Partly set in the Nottingham of today, Darkness, Darkness switches to 1984 in a Nottinghamshire pit village where the contrary pit-men continued to work despite the entreaties from neighbouring counties. From today’s perspective those workers seem wrong-headed, but Harvey sympathetically portrays a miner who wants to work on and support his family because that is what men should do, while his wife begins to identify with the strikers and the visiting pickets. It is she who disappears at Christmas, and her corpse, discovered during a slum clearance brings Charlie Resnick, now retired as a Detective Inspector, back to work as a civilian investigator

Superb mix of traditional and

contemporary I think the Cupola:Ward collaboration has gone way beyond the original idea of the occasional hook up between two talented Derbyshire outfits. This exciting new album suggests that they are planning a more permanent relationship and let’s hope so, because we can’t get enough of lively music like this. It is a superb mixture of both

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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, October 7-November 17. Preview October 7, 7.30-9pm. Main Road, Bamford. 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 Lay of the Land – an exhibition of landscape paintings, drawings and mixed media work by High Peak Artists members Ingrid Karlsson and Howard Levitt. Two diverse artists bonded by a fascination with landscapes and the stories found therein, until November 6. 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 Now in its eighth year the International Print Exchange, staged by Green Door Printmaking Studio, is back and this year will feature 189 mini-prints by printmakers from all over the world. To coincide with each exchange Green Door produces a publication featuring all prints that take part in the IPE. Go to greendoor-printmaking.co.uk for details. The preview evening is on October 7, 5-8pm.The exhibition will be open weekdays 10am-3pm and most Saturdays, 11am-4pm from 3 October 3–November 2. It

Terry Richardson's pictures from A Year Up Corbar are on display at the Green Man Gallery, in Buxton is advisable to call 01332 208407 before visiting.Go to banksmill.co.uk for details. Baslow Pottery, Ivy House, Nether End, Baslow The gallery displays original work from more than 20 local artists. Wednesday to Saturday, 10.30am5.30pm and 11am-5pm on Sundays and bank holidays. More details at baslowpottery.co.uk. Chatsworth House, Chatsworth n Never A Bore, a collection of rarely-seen and intimate photographs of the late Dowager Duchess, Deborah Devonshire by Cecil Beaton, until January 2017. n Beyond Limits – annual sculpture exhibition from Sotheby's, until October 30. See more details on page 15. Cromford Gallery and Studio, Market Place, Cromford The October exhibition is the watercolours and oils of Carol Hill. The featured maker is Michelle Gillam-Hull. See more details on page 27.

The gallery is open Wednesday to Sunday 10am-5pm. Go to cromfordstudioandgallery.weebly. com for details. Cromford Mill Gallery, Cromford n Belper artist Ruth Gray is exhibiting a series of paintings of the Derwent Valley in the main gallery. See more details on page 27. n Meet the artist: Wendy Haynes, 10am-4pm, October 2 and 9; John Hermansen Pottery, 10am-4pm, October 8, 22 and 23. Claim to Frame, 26 Market Place, Bolsover, Chesterfield Original artwork by Derbyshire artist John Connolly. The Derwent Gallery, Main Road, Grindleford This October the gallery is featuring new paintings from Richard Clare. Richard’s vibrant acrylic paintings offer a surprising view of some well-known local places in the White and Dark Peak and are his interpretation of the landscape from memories of walks and sketches of the Peak District. Back in his studio

agenda in Delph he produces his paintings using acrylics and oils, applied predominantly with painting knives, to create spontaneity and movement in his work. 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 n Loving Local Landscapes by Deb Allitt, who loves to walk and draw in the local landscapes of Derbyshire. n In Search of Bapu – photography by Anuj Ambalal. The idea of creating a series on Gandhiji emerged when the photographer imagined a scenario in which Gandhian ideology was adapted to examine current issues through a deeper understanding of the man and his philosophy. The exhibitions continue until October 29. More details at deda.uk.com Disley Arts Society Exhibition Work by 30 artists from the society in an exhibition at St Mary's School Rooms, Buxton Old Road, Disley, September 30, 12 noon-9pm and Saturday October 1, 10-6pm. Go to disleyartsociety.co.uk for details. Doveridge Village Hall, Doveridge An exhibition by artist John Rattigan and friends. This year he is being joined by Michael Cook, Roger Allen and woodturner Roger Waterhouse. November 5 and 6. More details on page 26. 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 Blandine Anderson – Animals A to Z, until October 23. Blandine’s work is characterised by her carefully researched and meticulously detailed depictions of animals. There will be a sculpture for every letter of the alphabet. The work is created in porcelain or stoneware

Richard Clare's work can be seen at the Derwent Gallery Grindleford

depending on the size of the piece. Blandine uses a selection of glazes to get her signature muted hues. Alongside the ceramic work there will also be a collection of paintings by Blandine, on the same theme. For details go to ferrersgallery.co.uk Foxlowe Arts Centre, Leek n 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 Kristan Baggaley on Stanage Edge – Kristan has produced a series of paintings in direct response to the dramatic vistas around Stanage Edge. His heavily textured paintings of the moors and grit-stone edges in all seasons and weather describe and explore the fall of light, cloud and shadows over immense distances. The surface of the work is all-important and he drags and cuts the material around the canvas, using forks and combs to plough the paint as a farmer may work his fields. In his technique he adds fine sand to the oil paint, which he

applies with large palette knives and decorator’s brushes. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and Sunday 11am-4pm. More details at gallerytop.co.uk The Gallery, High Street, New Mills The gallery is run collectively by 30 artists and showcases a variety of work including paintings, jewellery, silk scarves, ceramics and feltwork. Open 10-4pm. Closed Wednesday and Sunday. The Green Man Gallery, Buxton n Green Man Artist Members and Guest Designer Makers. An ever-changing exhibition of original work by gallery members and guest designer makers from across Derbyshire. n The I AM Collective, until October 1. A show which fills two rooms on the first floor of the gallery. This year there are additional events in October showcasing young songwriters, scriptwriters and poets. n A Year Up Corbar – Photographs by Terry Richardson, until October 26. In 2015, keen photographer Terry Richardson, climbed to the summit virtually every day. His images capture the austere grandeur of this unique location in all weathers and seasons. A fundraising exhibition in aid of Blythe House Hospice, Chapel-en-le-Frith. n A Natural Order – Frances Lumber. Exquisite hand worked still life photographs and black and white landscape photographs inspired by the natural world, found objects, memories and the passing of time. October 27-November 24. Launch event October 27, from 7pm to 9pm. 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

agenda 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. Haddon Hall, Haddon near Bakewell The burning flame has been fundamental to over 900 years of inhabitance at Haddon. It has brought warmth and civility to the hall, but also tragedy. In the 1920s a fire burnt 60 tapestries. The fragments that were left were stored in a turret for nearly a hundred years unseen by all. Recently rediscovered, these fragments will be on show during the exhibition, which runs until October 31. 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 From Source to Sea by John Connolly, October 16-30. See more details on page 26. The gallery is open Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 10am-5pm and weekends from noon-5pm. Go to inglebygallery.co.uk for details. Jarva Gallery, Market Street, Whaley Bridge The gallery is a stockist for Emma Bridgewater ceramics. Open Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, 9.30am5pm and on Saturdays from 9.30am4pm. More details at jarvagallery. com. Kunst Gallery, The Old Nail Shed, Campbell Street, Belper Contemporary work and 1970s screenprinted posters. There is an exhibition by Eleanor Adair – Bodies for Eyes That Like to Wander – until October 31. The gallery is open on Friday and at the weekends. Leabrooks Gallery, Somercotes n Lynn Presland, bold, colourful flower and landscape paintings in

A solo exhibition by Martin Davis can be seen at Leabrooks Gallery, Somercotes this month

mixed media, October 2-14. n Martin Davis – an exhibition of work entitled Still Life, Figures and Landsapes... what else is there? October 15-29. The gallery is open from Monday to Saturday, 10am5pm and 11am-4.30pm on Sundays. Wednesdays by appointment only. Details at leabrooksgallery.co.uk Little London Gallery, Church Street, Holloway Paintings by the gallery owner Chris Tkacz are always exhibited. The gallery also has a framing and restoration service and Chris offers tuition, demonstrations and workshops. The gallery is open from 9am-5pm Wednesday to Saturday. For details go to littlelondongallery. 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. This collection was shown at Buxton Museum and Art Gallery last summer. The photographs are from the old rail routes – now walking and cycling trails, that cross the 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 Belper In Bloomers October 23, 10am-4pm, launch party, October 22, 6.30pm. Go to facebook.com/ twentyeightbelper for more details. The Old Station Gallery, Peak Shopping Village, Rowsley n The Old Station Gallery Open Exhibition, until October 26.The very best work selected from entries by artists – who live and work within Derbyshire and its surrounding counties. The gallery is open Saturday, Sunday, and Wednesday from 11am-4pm. Check for any updates at theoldstationgallery.wordpress.com Opus Gallery, St John Street, Ashbourne The October exhibition is by Jane Ford – British wildlife portrayed in the raw using ink and a

agenda secret ingredient, alongside oil studies of birds and animals in quirky, obscure tableaux. Go to opusgalleryashbourne.com for more details. Peak District Photographers Gallery, Bakewell Visitor Centre Villager Jim will be exhibiting his wildlife photography at the gallery until November 1. More details from peakgallery.co.uk QUAD Derby 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, consisting of scenes from films: the detective office; the haunted hotel; the claustrophobic warehouse, ending on a train. The player searches for eight fragments of a ‘lost’ MacGuffin – fragments that exist as Augmented Reality – visible only through the screen of a tablet computer. Once the eight fragments have been found the ‘lost’ MacGuffin is revealed. But there are decoys to throw the player off the scent, and the gallery is full of ‘glitches’ – real-life or digital corruptions or fissures in the everyday world around us. The exhibition is on 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 detailed paintings of popular native wildlife and exotic big game. Open 10am-5pm Tuesday to Saturday. More details at richardwhittlestone. co.uk Rowsley South Station, off Harrison Way, Darley Dale One of Derbyshire's most iconic railway structures of yesteryear is celebrated in a special one-day exhibition next month. Rowsley Locomotive Shed shut its doors for the last time 50 years ago and Peak Rail are staging an event

Work by Eleanor Adair can be seen at Kunst Gallery, Campbell Street, Belper until October 31 to help tell the story of its life on October 1 from 10am-4.30pm. Much of the material for collection is being provided from the archives of the late Keith Miles who was running foreman at Rowsley Engine Shed in the 1950s. 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 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 New work by the gallery's resident artist Lewis Noble. See more details on page 27.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 The Chair of Peak District Artisans, Ingrid Karlsson is exhibiting her

work until October 31. 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. She hosts exhibitions, events and showcases work by selected artists and makers. The October charity fundraising exhibition is Far Away Places and is in aid of the British Red Cross. The gallery is open Tuesday to Saturday 10am-5pm and on Wednesdays by appointment only. For more information about the gallery go to karinagoodman.com Tarpey Gallery, High Street, Castle Donington n Synthesising the Sublime – an exhibition of new works by Nottingham-based painter John Cheall, until October 30. Read more about this artist on pages 9-12. 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 Saturday, 9.30am-5pm. 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. 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? from October 8-November 5. Read more about this on page 17. Check out all the latest events, workshops and

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Comedy

Buxton Opera House, Buxton n Kerry Godliman, Stick or Twist, October 7, 8pm. n Josh Widdicombe, What Do I Do Now. . . October 18, 8pm. n Pete Firman, TriX, October 20, 7.30pm. n Nina Conti, In Your Face, October 21, 7.30pm. See more about this on page 13. n Justin Moorhouse, People and Feelings, October 22, 7.30pm. n Miles Jupp, Songs of Freedom, October 28, 7.30pm. n Shappi Khorsandi, Oh My Country from Morris Dancing to Morrissey, November 2, 8pm. More information at buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Derby Theatre One of the Edinburgh Fringe’s, and now the UK’s, fastest-growing favourite comedians, Felicity Ward, embarks on her first UK tour this autumn with her darkest and funniest show to date. She will be in Derby on October 23. More details at derbytheatre.co.uk Guildhall Theatre, Derby n Omid Djalili, Schmuck for a night, October 13, 8pm. n James Acaster, Reset, October 16, 8pm. n The Boy with Tape On His Face is Tape Face, October 17, 7.30pm. n 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 n Benjamin Knight’s Bag of Secrets – a cavalcade of odd and outlandish acts, from comedy and poetry to music and storytelling, October 4. n Derby Comedy Writing Club. A meeting of minds to share ideas and complete writing exercises

Kristan Baggaley has a series of paintings of Stanage Edge exhibited at Gallerytop in Rowsley

together, October 10 and 24. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details for all events. Funhouse Comedy n Prince Alfred, Derby Street, Burton upon Trent, October 20, Nigel NG, Robyn Perkins, Dave Pollard, John Meagher and Joseph Bloggs. Compere Spiky Mike, 7.45pm doors, 8.15pm show. n The Whitworth Centre, Darley Dale, October 14, Paddy Lennox, Steve Day and Patrick Draper. Compere Spiky Mike. Doors 6pm, food available until 7pm and show 8pm.Full information and bookings at funhousecomedy.co.uk No 28, Market Place Belper Marty Ross one man show, Halloween Special, October 29, 7.30pm. There are also monthly Ship of Fools comedy nights. Go to the facebook page twentyeightbelper for up-to-date details.

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Buxton Opera House, Buxton This Might Hurt by John Godber, October 10-12, 7.30pm. For ticket details go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk Cromford Mill, Cromford Adapted from the novel by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Hound of the Baskervilles, October 28, 7.30pm. Fired Up Theatre brings its audience shadow theatre, projections and grotesque, quirky characters in this

new production that pays homage to the canon of classic Holmes’ film productions. For more details go to cromfordmills.org.uk Derby Theatre n Sweeney Todd, until October 22. n The Shawshank Redemption, October 24-29. See more details on page 43. n Good Companions Stage Society present the Derbyshire Amateur Premiere of Dolly Parton's 9 to 5, November 1-5. Go to derbytheatre.co.uk for tickets. Derby Theatre Studio n Nuketown, October 1, 8pm. n Kicking and Screaming, by Tangled Feet, October 7,8pm and October 8, 2pm (baby friendly). n And Then Come The Nightjars, by Bea Roberts, October 21 and 22, 8pm. n Two Man Show – two women play two women playing two men. October 15, 8pm. Go to derbytheatre.co.uk for tickets. Chatsworth Players, Chatsworth House Theatre, Chatsworth The players are staging Alexander Dumas’ Camille, until October 2. More details at chatsworthplayers. com Green Man Gallery, Buxton Young Writers’ Night. The I AM Collective presents the writers of the future. A brand new play written and directed by Buxton sixth former, Alex Paul, followed by an ‘open mic’ performance by young poets.

agenda October 7, doors open at 6.30pm for 7pm start. Tickets £3, £2 for under 16s. Early booking recommended. For further information and booking contact hello@thegreenmangallery. com or 01298 937375 Guildhall Theatre, Derby n Gatepost Theatre Company present Return to the Forbidden Planet, Shakespeare's forgotten Rock 'n' Roll masterpiece, October 5-8. n Townsend Productions present Dare Devil Rides to Jarama, October 11, 7.30pm. n Me and Robert McKee, a play by Greg McGee, October 12-15. n Rumpus Theatre Company, The Haunting of Exham Priory, October 19, 7.30pm. n Big Adventures Theatre Company, The Hound of the Baskervilles, October 26-29. For more details go to derbylive.co.uk The London School of Puppetry, St Paul's Church Hall, Chester Green, Derby Peter and the Wolf by On The Other Hand Theatre – a show for all the family in aid of the church roof fund. October 15 at 2pm. More details in arena. For tickets email mariemeehan7@btinternet.com The UnStables Bar, Campbell Street, Belper Kunst Gallery presents I'm Not Normally On My Own, Normally, We Have More Scenery and a Cast of Actors – a one-man show by Drew Bird, October 8, from 7pm. Go to the Kunst Gallery facebook page for more details.

Dance

Buxton Opera House, Buxton The Performance Academy – Pure Imagination, a New Mills based dance school with a brand new show, October 25, 6.30pm. Déda Derby n Wriggle Dance Theatre: The Colour of Me, October 8, 2.30pm.

With live music and projection this interactive dance theatre performance promises to delight, tickle and inspire audiences aged three-seven-years-old and their grown ups. n Rosie Kay Dance Company: Double Points: K and Motel, October 13, 7.30pm. Two athletic and intelligent dance duets. Double Points: K is a stunning study of synchronicity and stamina set to a soundtrack of Bach, dubstep and electronica. Motel is dark and sexy, exploring illicit affairs and secret relationships, evoking deep and sensuous emotions. n Scarlett Daggers and Déda: LaDéDa Burlesque Cabaret, October 22, 8pm. n Citrus Arts: Savage Hart, October 29, 7.30pm.Aerial artistry, ballet and circus combine to create the bewitching tale of a 19th-century aristocrat haunted by the ghosts of his past. More details online at deda. uk.com

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 Cromford Mill, Cromford Arkwright Society Lecture, Derbyshire Industries: Taking the Waters, a history of spas and hydros, October 13, 7pm. Go to cromfordmills.org.uk for more details. Derby Poetry Society Derbyshire Stanza Group, October 14, Room 3, Friends’ Meeting House, Derby, 7.30pm. Fee £2. Members £1. Read more about the poetry society on page 36. Buxton Opera House, Buxton Graham Obree, a cyclist, parent, writer and broadcaster – and he has never held a driving licence. He will be talking about his life

as part of the Buxton Adventure Festival, October 12, 7.30pm. Go to buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for more details. Furthest From The Sea, The Maypole Café, Bar and Theatre, Brook Street, Derby Word Wise – a new spoken word and poetry night uniting the best talent from around the UK and beyond with Derby's finest performers, Friday October 28. Go to furthestfromthesea.co.uk for more details for all events Matlock Storytelling Cafe Matlock Storytelling Café present Debs Newbold with Lost In Blue, October 7, in the Imperial Rooms Matlock. More details in arena. 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 n 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. The Tea Chest, George Street, Buxton Spoken Words – original poetry and short stories, open mic 7.45pm10pm, first Tuesday of every month. Contact Julian Cohen 07713 246391. 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 n 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 2, 7pm-9pm. For details go to their facebook page.

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Bakewell and Ashford Film Society Wadjda, October 9. Medway Centre, Bakewell, 7.30pm. More details at bashfilms.org.uk Buxton Film, Pavilion Arts Centre n Victoria, October 3. n Love and Friendship, October 10. n Young People's Project Screening, October 19 (read more about this in arena). n The Club, October 27. n The Man Who Knew Infinity, October 31. All shown at 7.30pm. Further information from buxtonfilm.org.uk 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 n October 28, Spotlight. n October 29, The Secret Life of Pets. Friday films 7.30pm, Saturday films, 11am. More details at hathersagefilmclub.co.uk Holymoorside Film, Holymoorside Village Hall n Bridge of Spies, October 11. n Carol, October 28. 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. New Mills Cinema@ SpringBankArts Every second and fourth Thursday at

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7.30pm. Go to springbankarts.org. uk for details. Peak Film Society, Partington Players Theatre Glossop 45 Years, October 15, Films always 7.30pm on Saturdays. Full season ticket, £30. More details at peakfilmsociety.org QUAD, Derby n Lara Croft: 20th Anniversary Celebration screening Lara Croft: Lethal and Loaded (2001) plus Q&A, October 22, 6pm. n Dead And Breakfast October 29 from 8pm til dawn – the annual all night horror marathon returns for its 8th year and this year things are getting a little animated. In addition to five films of fear, they will also be unearthing some horror themed cartoons to play before the features. Go to derbyquad.co.uk for details. Tideswell Cinema, George Inn, Tideswell n James Bond Spectre, October 20. Go to tideswellcinema.com for details. n Live screening of Royal Shakespeare Company's King Lear, October 12, 7pm; Royal Opera House Cosi Fan Tutte, October 17, 6.30pm and Kenneth Branagh Theatre, The Entertainer, October 27, 7pm. Tansley Film Community Cinema, Tansley Village Hall Lady In The Van, October 4. Always the first Tuesday evening of the month. Go to tansleyfilm.org.uk for more details. Youlgrave Cinema, Youlgrave Village Hall, Holywell Lane Monthly September-May, usually on a Friday and at 7.30pm. Go to youlgrave.org.uk for details.

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