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Editor’s Welcome ARTSeast ARTSeast Magazine Units 10a & 11, Red House Yard Gislingham Road, Thornham Magna Eye, Suffolk IP23 8HH www.artseast.co.uk www.falconpublications.co.uk follow us – falconpublications@artseastmag
Welcome to the Spring edition
a local Norfolk paper. For our Coffee and a
of ARTSeast Magazine.
Chat feature, we caught up with Strictly
As the weather warms up, so does the calendar of events across our wonderful cities, towns and villages.
Publishers Gary Enderby & Sarah Veness
In this issue we explore the Painting Faces exhibition at Great Yarmouth’s Time & Tide
Editorial Sarah Veness sarah@artseast.co.uk 01379 773348 07803 328258
Museum, celebrate the 250th anniversary of
Advertising Gary Enderby gary@artseast.co.uk 01379 773347 07722 163703
Halesworth and the upcoming Picasso
Web Design David Last info@profileweb.co.uk
and painter Mike Webb ahead of the fiftieth
Accounts Julia Aitken accounts@artseast.co.uk 01379 831158
the Norfolk & Norwich Festival and cover many other fantastic exhibitions and festivals including The Ink Festival, exhibition at The Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts. Our artist profile features talented cartoonist anniversary of his regular weekly cartoon in
Come Dancing’s Joanne Clifton as she prepares to bring the magic of the Addam’s Family’s Morticia to the stage at Norwich Theatre Royal. We also look forward to Ely’s Art Unequalled, By Night: Perspectives on Poaching at Bury St Edmund’s Moyse’s Hall, the Cambridge Literary Festival and the Abbey of St Edmund 1000 Celebrations. Please drop us a line if there’s anything you would like us to cover in the magazine. In the meantime, we hope you enjoy both this issue and the amazing wealth of cultural offerings across our little corner of the country.
Sarah Veness Editor
Design & Artwork Ian Foster, Copy Concept i.foster4@icloud.com 01379 608358 Distribution Melvyn Veness Andrea Snowden Published by Falcon Publications
Cover Image: Le Gateau Chocolat who will be performing at the Norfolk & Norwich Festival on May 18th & 19th.
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Contents
6 Visual Arts News 9 Artist Profile: Mike Webb 13 Painting Faces Exhibition at
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Time & Tide Museum
17 Picasso at The Sainsbury Centre 18 Art Unequalled 17 19 Moyse’s Hall: By Night –
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Perspectives of Poaching
20 Coffee & a Chat: Joanne Clifton 22 Arts & Crafts Directory 24 Theatre & Film News 27 250 years of The Norfolk & Norwich Festival
30 Ink Festival 32 The Apex Competition 33 Music News 35 What’s On News 36 Cambridge Literary Festival 38 Abbey of St Edmund 1000
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Visual Arts News
Humans – Strength and Frailty
Spring Art Show in Norwich
and this exhibition at the Yare Gallery, Great Yarmouth reflects
Over the last two years, we have all coped with the pandemic in different ways. Some of us have grown, others have struggled,
Artists from across the East of England will be exhibiting at the
the broad range of
Spring Art Show in the heart of Norwich city centre. The exhibition,
physical and emotional
a staple event in Norfolk’s art calendar, will return for its ninth
states we experienced,
outing this April. The show, taking place in the Atrium at the Forum
through portraiture and
between April 6th and 10th, will gather together an eclectic mix of
sculptural pieces, created
artists working in a range
by over sixty artists from
of art forms and styles.
across the UK.
Organised by Norwich
The gallery’s three storeys
artist Brian Korteling, the
are bursting with stories to tell in paint, photography, sculpture
exhibition annually
and drawing. The walls are hung with portraits and other
attracts thousands of
pictures, many of which are very personal to the sitter and artists,
visitors. The original
showing strength and frailty, and some exhibiting grief and loss.
works and prints on show will all be for sale. Brian Korteling said:
All the artworks are thought provoking, and some may be
‘After the past couple of years it's great to be back in the Forum
challenging. In the projection room, a film created by students
showing art. This year’s show will see more than 50 artists
from East Norfolk College, uses stills of paintings of East Anglian
exhibiting some really exciting and sometimes challenging work.
NHS workers, created by local artists for this project. There are
With some well-known and some lesser well-known artists all from
also a small number of works depicting local NHS staff kindly
the East of England, the exhibition will be a real celebration of local
loaned back for this exhibition. Two of the artists taking part are
creativity and talent.’ www.springartshow.co.uk
NHS staff themselves. www.yare.org.uk
Samuel Thomas: Dreamscape Norfolk-based artist Samuel Thomas, renowned for bringing us his Pop art celebrations of Norfolk, brings us a new collection of surreal artworks titled Dreamscape. During a trip away to travel the world, Samuel Thomas began work on a new collection of artworks. These drawings from his sketch book, now finished digitally, form this new collection of artworks titled Dreamscape. ‘Sometimes I sketch to make sense of all of the ideas, hopes and frustrations that exist in my head,’ says Samuel. ‘During my travels, when my mind was open and I had left behind everything that felt stable and familiar, sketching was a daily activity. I began to see life from a different perspective. Ultimately I learnt that the hopes and dreams we have in life are the things that save us. This collection of drawings in black and white and sepia offer us a glimpse at some of those intangible things we are all seeking to obtain.’ You can explore the stories and see this new collection of limited edition prints at www.samuelthomasart.co.uk
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Sculpture in the Valley 2022 ‘Sculpture in the Valley’, organised by Waveney and Blyth Arts, is an annual showcase for local creative arts talent which goes well beyond our micro region along the Norfolk/Suffolk border. This year’s trail - with the theme ‘Between Two Worlds - is once again taking place at Potton Hall near Westleton from May 27th - June 26th. There are 40 contributors, over a quarter of whom have not exhibited before. ‘Interestingly, this year we have a greater preponderance of figurative pieces as well as ‘immersive’ installations,’ says Simon Raven. ‘Although we continue to attract an eclectic mix of styles, materials and aesthetics ranging from the abstract and figurative to the conceptual.’ Most of the works on display are for sale with prices ranging from a few pounds to more substantial art investments. Potton Hall is not completely wheelchair friendly so we also offer a discount to anyone who might have difficulty accessing all the different exhibition environments. There is also a Yurt Cafe for on-site refreshments. www.waveneyandblytharts.com
Arts charity opens new Fine Art Printmaking centre of excellence Curwen Print Study Centre opened its new purpose built premises in Great Thurlow Suffolk in March to teach fine art printmaking. The new centre contains a teaching studio, member open access studio, gallery, historic printing presses and will contain the charity’s significant archive of artists prints and associated documents relating to The Curwen Studio under Stanley Jones MBE as Master Printer. Curwen Print Study Centre is an established fine art educational charity offering high quality practical teaching in traditional and contemporary hand crafted printmaking skills to students of all ages and abilities, and opportunities for teacher training. Situated in the Suffolk countryside, the new Studio is fully accessible, has free parking and also provides online courses. Centre Director Lorraine Chitson said; ‘We intend to expand all areas of our provision including our highly successful education programme for school students at GCSE, IB and A'Level, our Certificate Course for adults, our Outclass programme taking printmaking out into the community as well as our new Membership Scheme for artists with dedicated resources and an onsite technician.’ www.curwenprintstudy.co.uk
Mini Norwich Print Fair comes to town The Norwich Print Fair should have had its 25th Anniversary Celebrations in 2020 but sadly, as with so many arts events it had to be Covid-postponed. This year they are celebrating their 24.5 show at Anteros with a slimmed down mini Print Fair. They look forward to welcoming visitors to see an array of outstanding printmaking practices, with contributing printmakers selected from across the East Anglian region. As well as framed work there will also be unframed work and greetings cards. The full NPF 25th Anniversary Show will be next year back in their original venue of St Margaret’s Church. www.norwichprintfair.co.uk
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Artist Profile: Mike Webb A childhood passion for cartoons has given artist Mike Webb a rich and varied career as an artist
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They say a good teacher can
town’s Diss Express newspaper.
change your life.
‘I did my first one back in 1973,’ recalls Mike. ‘Back then, the Diss
Diss-based artist Mike Webb
Express had just gone tabloid and they wanted a regular cartoon
would certainly agree. He
each week,’ says Mike. ‘I was asked to come up with something
credits his high school art
relevant to Diss and I decided to feature the ducks that are a
teacher with setting him on his
permanent fixture about the town. It was really tricky as I had to
path as an artist.
come up with a pun each week too. That was the hardest part!’
‘I’d always loved drawing,’ says
Mike never dreamed, fifty years later, that he’d still be producing the
Mike. ‘As a young child, I’d sit
cartoon each week.
and copy Disney cartoons. At Diss Secondary Modern School for Boys, my art teacher - Leslie Norman- took me under his wing. Mr Norman even managed to get me out of the lessons I didn’t like so I could sit in the store room and draw,’ laughs Mike. ‘He gave me lots of useful tips and, most importantly, the time to develop my skills.’ Mike’s teacher even got him his first paid commission when he was just 13. ‘It was for a Turkey breeders magazine,’ recalls Mike. ‘I had to do a series of eight large black and white illustrations of different breeds of turkey to decorate the hall where they were having a ball. Afterwards, they were reproduced in the magazine. I couldn’t believe it when they actually paid me for my work.’ It was this experience that made Mike realise that there was a possibility he could make a career from his drawing. Mike decided against art school as the syllabus didn’t cover his true passions - cartoons. Instead, he took a job at a local silk screen printing business where he learned about poster design and
‘I thought it might last a couple of months at most,’ says Mike. ‘It
lettering, both of which proved invaluable later in life.
really is unbelievable. The characters really seem to resonate with
Further jobs across Norfolk and Suffolk in both silk screen printing
local people. Most of the characters are ducks but I have added the
and designs for decorative mirrors helped Mike hone his
odd human character in there too. We had a local traffic warden in
considerable talent for cartoons. Alongside this work, Mike began to
Diss called George Wass and I’ve included him before which he
also explore painting more traditional watercolours.
loved. I also included ‘Sheriff’ Bunny Patterson based on another
’By now, I’d decided to go self-employed as I’d realised I really could
character in town. The man himself would often complain if it had
make a living as an artist which was a great feeling,’ says Mike.
been a while since I’d put him in!’
Living in a rural location, Mike took to painting scenes of country
Diss is also home to Mike’s regular biennial exhibition at The
life. ‘I love the countryside but also made sure to include something
Corn Hall.
man-made in my paintings,’ says Mike.
‘I’ve been exhibiting once every two years at The Corn Hall since
But for residents of Mike’s home town of Diss, Norfolk it is his skills
2003,’ says Mike. ‘It’s a great venue.’
as a cartoonist that truly set him apart. Next year will be the fiftieth
To purchase any of the paintings in this feature please call Mike on
anniversary of Mike’s regular weekly Mere Quacks cartoon in the
01379 644390.
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Ruth Bunnewell, Neil Canning, Jane Lewis RWS, David Mankin, Malca Schotten and sculptor Robert Erskine FRSS
ABSTRACT MEETS LANDSCAPE – on until Friday 6 May
Ruth Bunnewell (Shepherd’s Warning)
www.galleryeast.co.uk 24 Church Street, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP12 1DH 07836 325497
@galleryeastwoodbridge
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Painting Faces: The Art of Flattery
Mrs Langtry (Lillie Langtry), 1879, by James John Chant. Image courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
Running until June 19th, this fascinating exhibition explores the history and make-up and its portrayal in artworks from the Ancient Egyptians to Instagram.
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1812, or Regency a la mode, 1812, by William Heath, hand coloured etching. Image courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
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Painting Faces: The Art of Flattery explores the fascinating
1970), brings the exhibition into the twentieth century, where
history of the art of ‘making-up’. Featuring over 40 drawings,
Hollywood’s influence has made make-up almost universally
prints and objects from the collections of the Ashmolean
acceptable, and mass-marketed cosmetics such as eye-shadow
Museum, University of Oxford, the exhibition focuses on the
‘palettes’ retain the link between makeup and painting. The
history of make-up and its portrayal in artworks from the
exhibition is brought up to date with a video featuring local
Ancient Egyptians to Instagram.
Great Yarmouth artist Adam Hummel putting on drag make-up
Today, the possibilities for cosmetic improvement seem
before attending the 2019 Great Yarmouth Pride festival.
infinite: from eyebrow tattooing and lip fillers, to make-up that ‘contours’, or ‘sculpts’, the face. Many online tutorials show how to make yourself up as famous beauties of the past, such as Cleopatra and Marie-Antoinette. Or if you prefer a more virtual form of flattery, how about using an app or ‘augmented reality’ filter to enhance your selfies? People have been perfecting their faces since the very earliest times and, whether painting portraits or decorating human skin, they have used exactly the same materials: from kohl in ancient Egypt to white lead and carmine in 18th-century Europe. Painting Faces: The Art of Flattery, explores this need for ‘self-fashioning’ both on skin and canvas. Featured in the exhibition, an Egyptian make-up palette, used for grinding green eye make-up, is displayed alongside a present-day eyeshadow set that is decorated with the phrase ‘Believe in your Selfie'. The ancient Egyptians used malachite
Seymour Dorothy Fleming, Lady Worsley, c.1780 - 1785, by John Russell, pastel on blue paper. Image courtesy of the Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford
and kohl as make-up and considered these materials to have
Exhibition Curator, Dr Caroline Palmer form the Ashmolean
protective powers. Artists used the same pigments in their inks and paints. A selection of seventeenth-century prints from England and France explore European attitudes towards cosmetics and the fashions of the aristocracy. Portraitists themselves, especially those of fashionable women, were criticised for artificially enhancing their sitters, and a more natural style of beauty came to be valued. Emma Hart, mistress of Norfolk-born Admiral, Horatio Nelson, and muse to George Romney, epitomised the natural look in many of her portraits, one of which is featured in the exhibition A final section including works by Dame Laura Knight (1877–
Museum said: ‘Despite growing awareness of the toxicity of their make-up, women and artists, continued to use them, often at terrible cost. In 1760 Maria Gunning, Lady Coventry, was reputedly killed by her addiction to white lead face paint. Often seen as a sign of sophistication, face paint was also criticised as being morally dubious. Face paint was a seductive mask associated with courtesans ‘Painted ladies’ and ‘macaroni gentlemen’ couldn't quite be trusted, and artists were associated with flattery and deceit.’ Free exhibition included with normal museum admission.
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Head of a Woman, Pablo Picasso, 1926, Gouache on paper, Sainsbury Centre Collection © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2021 Tête de jeune femme (la Madrilèna)/Portrait of a Young Woman (The Madrilenian), Pablo Picasso, c.1901 Oil on panel, Kröller-Müller Museum, Otterlo, The Netherlands © Succession Picasso/DACS, London 2021
Celebrating the early years of Pablo Picasso Running until July 17th at The Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, Pablo Picasso: The Legacy of Youth takes a look at the early artistic formation of Pablo Picasso, from his teenage years to his thirties (1896 – 1914). The exhibition traces the artist’s progress, from his childhood in Malaga to his rise in Paris as acknowledged leader of the international avant-garde. It compares his achievement with the artists he admired and made use of, including Monet, Degas, Toulouse-Lautrec, Bonnard, Gauguin and Redon. Rarely seen paintings and drawings will be shown alongside more familiar works. Picasso had mastered a variety of styles depicting a wide range of subject matter before he had even turned 20, a greater accomplishment than most artists could ever hope to achieve. By concentrating on this formative stage, The Legacy of Youth demonstrates how Picasso fed off the efforts of others, before developing his own idioms for depicting the contemporary world. He also freely appropriated material from diverse cultures while developing a visual language rich in personal symbolism.
With over 20 works by Picasso including paintings, drawings and prints, the exhibition shows how the young artist embraced successive styles at large in the art world of his time. Opening with an introduction to Picasso’s family background and artistic education, the exhibition leads into an Impressionist ‘salon’ with works by Claude Monet, Pierre Bonnard, Edgar Degas, Berthe Morisot, and George Seurat. The Legacy of Youth recreates the freshness of Picasso’s stylistic encounter with successive waves of Impressionism, Symbolism and Post-Impressionism. A Cubist ‘salon’ shows works by Picasso alongside Henri Laurens, Jean Metzinger, Juan Gris and Ossip Zadkine and suggests that these early innovations remained core to Picasso’s later stylistic developments. An accompanying book is available which explores the key works and themes of the exhibition.
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Showcasing Talent: Art Unequalled is back! 2022 sees the return of not one, but two fabulous Art Unequalled
Whether you are simply looking for a way to spend an interesting
events with a different mix of some of the best Artists and
few hours browsing, or you are looking for something unique for
Craftspeople that the UK has to offer at each.
your home, yourself or a loved one, Art Unequalled is the perfect event to visit. Set on the banks of the stunning Ely river, The Maltings makes the perfect backdrop to host the range of high quality handmade works on display. Just a short stroll along the river from the train station, or with free parking across Ely, why not make a day of it!
Artist: Sally Dunham
The first event, taking place on June 11th-12th, will be a highlight of the attractions in Ely this summer. Art Unequalled, now in its 11th year, is unrivalled in the area for the quality of handmade crafts that it brings together at its friendly and welcoming events. Terrace Garden
At Art Unequalled, each maker will be presenting their work themselves and will therefore be on hand to answer any questions you may have about their work and inspirations. Most of the exhibitors also work to commission, allowing you to have something truly bespoke created just for you. Art Unequalled is proud to present Artists and Craftspeople working in a wide range of media and is careful in the selection process to curate an event with a wide range of works. You will find works created from a wide range of media including painting, jewellery, prints, textiles, metal, ceramics, sculpture, illustration, glass, furniture, wire and wood. www.artunequalled.co.uk Lotus Flower
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By Night: Perspectives of Poaching at Moyse’s Hall Museum
Pony and Dead Game by Thomas Smythe. © West Suffolk Heritage Service
An exhibition exploring the illicit world of the poacher is currently running at Moyse’s Hall Museum in Bury St Edmunds. Running until May 1st, By Night: Perspectives of Poaching, presents rural objects, art and literature from the darker side of West Suffolk Heritage Service’s collection to illustrate the perils and conflicts of the practice. It also includes items on loan from the Museum of East Anglian Life; Bungay Museum and the Roald Dahl Museum and Story Centre, which will provide invaluable additions to the narrative.
While the exhibition concentrates on the local history of hunting and poaching from the 18th to the 20th century, it also traces the roots of poaching back to the era of the Norman Conquest and examines how it can still prove a divisive subject, even today. Poachers might appear as a romantic outlaw such as in the tales of Robin Hood, but in other contexts they can be presented as decidedly more villainous. In tackling this complex issue, the exhibition brings the origins, equipment, legends, allies, enemies and consequences of poaching into focus. It seeks answers as to why people might risk their freedom and, in some cases, their
lives in pursuit of the hunt. Visitors are also invited to form their own opinions as they trespass in the footsteps of the people who walked by night. Ben Ridgeon, Heritage Officer, West Suffolk Council said; ‘Poaching forms a key element of the crime and punishment gallery at Moyse’s Hall Museum, but in learning about these collections I found that there were still more stories to tell if we could offer this enthralling subject a wider stage. By Night: Perspectives on Poaching is that stage.’
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Coffee & a Chat Here, we caught up with Strictly Come Dancing star Joanne Clifton ahead of her performance as Morticia in The Addams Family at Norwich Theatre Royal in April.
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Everyone’s favourite kooky family takes to the stage this April as the spectacular musical comedy The Addams Family comes to Norwich. Used to a dazzling array of costumes on Strictly, professional actress, dancer and singer Joanne Clifton will be donning black in the lead role of family matriarch Morticia. What do audiences have in store? ‘It’s a feel-good, fun, laugh-out loud family show,’ says Joanne. ‘Audiences know the characters, they know the world of The Addams Family from the TV show and films but there are some surprises in store. And it’s really, really funny. The feel-good factor is something people are craving after what everyone’s been through.’ There’s no doubt that these past two years have been very difficult for people in the arts world. So how did Joanne keep busy in lockdown? ‘How long have you got?’ laughs Joanne. ‘Me, Katya Jones from Strictly and my friend Sasha Latoya created an online motivational course called The Beyond Lockdown Empire, which went so well we
turned it into a book. I continued working on a musical I’m writing with Ben Adams called Bloody Nora. I also did dance classes on Zoom, podcasts, lots of things - I kept myself really busy because I’m not good at taking time off.’ It must be an amazing feeling to be back on stage in front of a live audience. ‘I can’t wait for the buzz of having a live audience again,’ says Joanne. ‘I love film acting as well but the live aspect of theatre for me is so thrilling - the fact that anything could go wrong at any point, or that someone could do something different on stage and you have to react to it, or how audiences react to different things in different parts of the country.’ Morticia is such an iconic character. How will you put your own stamp on it? ‘When I get a job I do watch the films or any kind of footage from the show twice maximum, then I don’t watch it anymore,’ says Joanne. ‘I get a feel for the character, then I leave it because I want to do my
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own version of it. I did Thoroughly Modern Millie but I’m never going to be Julie Andrews, I did The Rocky Horror Show but I’m never going to be Susan Sarandon, and I’m not going to be Carolyn Jones from The Addams Family TV shows or Anjelica Huston from the movies.’ Does she feel she has anything in common with Morticia herself? ‘I am a Scorpio so I could maybe have a dark side but it doesn’t come out very often,’ says Joanne. ‘The main thing we have in common is a fierce love and protection of family, but I don’t think she likes to sit at home playing with Slime or doing jigsaw puzzles in her spare time, whereas I do. The show is full of great musical numbers. What’s your favourite? ‘Death Around the Corner. Morticia is so dark and Gothic and she has this big Broadway number about death,’ says Joanne. ‘I think it’s fabulous.’
and we loved the movies,’ says Joanne. ‘I’m a big fan and I was so happy when I got this job I even did a painting of Morticia.’ The Addams family began life as a cartoon in the 1930s, became a TV show in the 1960s, a film franchise in the 1990s and a musical in the noughties. Why do you think it has endured for so long? ‘It’s fun to see this family who are not the happy-go-lucky Disneyworld-ish model American family,’ says Joanne. ‘They’re not typical in any way and it’s really fun to watch how they behave compared to your average TV or movie family.’ Life on the road can be tiring. What’s the one thing you wouldn’t be without? ‘I take a jigsaw puzzle to every venue,’ says Joanne. ‘If I manage to finish it I give it to one of the dressers if they want it. If I don’t finish it I dismantle it and take it to the next venue to have another go at it.’
Can you recall when you first encountered The Addams Family?
The Addams Family is on at Norwich Theatre Royal from April 26th-30th.
‘Me and my brother Kevin used to watch it on TV when we were kids
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Theatre & Film News
Eastern Angles return to the road
Fatal Attraction comes to Cambridge
In their 40th anniversary year, Eastern Angles are back doing what they do best this spring – touring across the East of England with a new play telling a regional story. This year’s show, Booming Voices, captures the magic of the Broads and explores its possible future. The tour runs from the April
Based on the Oscar-nominated classic motion picture Fatal
27th- June 12th, including special site-specific performances
Attraction, James Deardon’s intoxicating new stage
in Beccles and the chance to watch from home. The play uses
production comes to Cambridge Arts Theatre from April 25th-
the experience and voices of people living on the Broads to
30th. Starring Footballer’s Wives siren Susie Amy, as the
tell a new, unheard story of this iconic landscape. From a
iconic Alex Forrest, soap star favourite Oliver Farnworth
range of interviews, Ivan Cutting’s new play fuses real voices,
(Coronation Street) as Dan Gallagher and celebrated TV talent
science and nature to explore the past and question the
and performer Louise Redknapp (Eternal, Strictly Come
future. With the songs of acclaimed folk musician Jimmy
Dancing, Cabaret, 9 to 5) as Beth Gallagher, the play promises
Aldridge, and insights from figures who helped discover the
to thrill audiences. After a night of extra-marital passion, Dan
true nature of this wetland paradise, Booming Voices
returns home to his family and tries to forget his mistake. But
prepares us for the future and gives us hope. With
his lover Alex has different ideas. Dan’s about to discover that
performances across the East of England, Booming Voices is
love is a dangerous game. What happens when desire
sure to be at a theatre, community centre or village hall near
becomes deadly? www.cambridgeartstheatre.com
you this Spring. www.easternangles.co.uk
The Quay Sudbury: Gainsborough & The Modern Woman In 1760, Gainsborough painted a portrait of an extraordinary young woman, Ann Ford. Ann was a talented musician, twice arrested by her father to prevent her performing in public she went on to earn the princely sum of £1500, making her an independent woman. This play, coming to The Quay Theatre Sudbury on May 13th-14th, is about the making of this painting and the relationship between painter and subject. There are many local connections – notably with Gainsborough’s birthplace in Sudbury where his family worked in cloth. For this production, two of Sudbury’s present day silk weavers, Stephen Walters and Richard Matthews, are providing the silk for the dress and having it specially woven to match the design in the portrait. When displayed the portrait took Gainsborough’s world by storm. Prepared to break the rules about how a woman should be portrayed, it caused outrage but put a seal on Gainsborough’s growing reputation. The painting was kept by Ann Ford Thicknesse until her death in 1824 and kept in her family until it was sold at auction. It is now displayed at the Cincinnati Museum of Art who have kindly given permission to use the image. www.quaysudbury.com
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alternative Platinum Jubilee celebration with Royally Worked UP. Two middle-aged women, who between them have three dogs, two kids but only one fully functioning pelvic floor. They’re a tiny bit cross, they’re not going to take it anymore, they’re dishing it out instead. Beth Hayward and Freyja Westdal met on tour 25 years ago. Beth was Freyja's understudy; a fact that is never allowed to be forgotten. The Corn Hall Diss plays host to the critically-acclaimed play Hold On Let Go on May 19th. Alex is 56. Luca is half his age. Alex has an encyclopaedia in his head. Luca has one on her phone. Alex can’t recall his mother’s voice or most of the 1980s. But he can instantly bring to mind his mother’s cooking and his family’s stories of the Spanish Civil War. Luca worries Join with this pair of post-menopausal Mary Poppins who will use fun and games to help celebrate Her Madge’s Platinum Jubilee with party games like Charles’ favourite
that she can’t remember the important stuff – things that might make the world a better place. Her journey sucks her into a black hole crammed full of everything she’s ever forgotten. A poignant, personal meditation on the gaps in our
“Whose Throne is it Anyway”, a new edition of “Would I Lie to
memories, Hold On Let Go asks what we want to pass on to
You” especially for Andrew and, a life-size pinata of Meghan
future generations. It’s a show that bakes bread, dances on the
donated by Princess Michael of Kent.
kitchen table and wonders what is left when words are gone.
www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com
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Dame Judi Dench in Conversation at Theatre Royal, Bury Theatre Royal are delighted to welcome Judi Dench on May 29th for this special afternoon to raise funds to support the theatre. Dame Judi Dench says; ‘How lovely to be returning to Bury St Edmunds after such a long time. Its historic auditorium is a magical place and its rich heritage must be preserved for generations to come.’ The Seven-time Olivier Award winning actress, Dame Judi Dench, made her professional theatre debut as part of the Old Vic Company in 1957. Her Olivier Award wins for productions including A Little Night Music and Absolute Hell means that she currently holds the record for the most competitive Olivier Award wins by an actress. Recently, Dame Judi's theatre credits include starring with Kenneth Branagh in The Winter's Tale at the Garrick, The Vote at the Donmar Warehouse and Peter and Alice at the Noel Coward Theatre. Her notable film credits include M in the James Bond films, a role that she has played on nine separate films. Recent film credits include Belfast, Murder on the Orient Express, All is True with Kenneth Branagh, Red Joan and Six Minutes to Midnight. www.theatreroyal.org
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Celebrating 250 years of arts in Norfolk
With over 100 events and 18 new commissions across 17 days, Norfolk & Norwich Festival is back with a bang to celebrate its 250th anniversary.
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Between Tiny Cities
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With its origins going as far back as 1772, Norfolk & Norwich Festival
Lind Children’s Hospital, the Festival presents a programme
is considered to be the oldest single-city arts Festival in the UK.
celebrating Lind, an artist and a humanitarian whose bond
Running from May13th-29th, The wide-ranging ‘Festival 250’ programme for 2022 revisits seminal works premiered at the Festival as well as introducing 18 new commissions. Installations, exhibitions, gigs, cabaret, circus and even giant dominoes will be presented on beaches, in churches, at popup venues, chapels, art centres, in car parks and through the
with the people of Norfolk resonates today, and a nod to the very first fundraiser Norfolk & Norwich Festival in 1772. Fairytales & Nightingales charts her life in Sweden, reimagines her career through the music of Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn, Robert and Clara Schumann and follows Lind on her path to stardom.
streets across the county from King’s Lynn, Great Yarmouth to
The Festival includes world premieres and Festival
Diss and Sheringham and throughout Norwich. Festival
commissions such as a new work from Sō Percussion and
Gardens will be a place to eat, drink and gather for the
Pulitzer Prize-winner Caroline Shaw who combine forces in a
duration, with al fresco performances from local artists as well
concert that also presents the UK premiere of new work from
as international performances in the Adnams Spiegeltent.
Angelica Negron while clarinettist and composer Arun Ghosh
The Festival launches its 2022 programme with an exhilarating and charming giant domino topple, creating a larger-than-life celebration across the city. During the course of the day thousands of breezeblock dominoes will create a meandering path before the topple that evening, starting at Anglia Square. The Festival began as a cathedral service fundraiser for the new Norfolk and Norwich Hospital in 1772. It quickly blossomed and there are a plethora of events in the programme that touch on the traditions of old while imagining the new: 250 Fanfares sees nine new free, open-air commissions popping up over the opening weekend in keeping with the long tradition of fanfares at the Festival. In a special fundraiser for the Jenny
presents a spiritual jazz re-imagining of St. Francis of Assisi’s mystical prayer, The Canticle of the Sun performed by a contemporary eight-piece ensemble featuring Camilla George and Sarathy Korwar. A diverse performance programme for 2022 includes site specific work in Norwich such as Peaceophobia in Rose Lane Car Park - part car-meet, part theatre show and powerful political performance, it is an unapologetic response to rising Islamophobia. The Halls houses two dance shows: acclaimed dance-theatre company Lost Dog present their latest show A Tale of Two Cities - a radical reimagining of Dickens’ classic and internationally-renowned Sydney hip-hop dance artist Nick
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So Percussion and Caroline Shaw Shervin Lainez
Power’s Between Tiny Cities with Australian and Cambodian
Celebrating 10 years since Norwich was crowned UNESCO City
dancers Erak Mith and Aaron Lim.
of Literature, the City of Literature Weekend returns through
Circus returns to the Adnams Spiegeltent with Cirque Alfonse’s Edinburgh Festival showstopper Barbu all the way from Canada with full on beards, barrel chests, brazen burlesque and a frenetic electro-folk band and Claire Parson’s tactile Marmalade for families mixing soft circus, fluffy skirts and Fellini music. Music takes centre stage in Festival Gardens in the Adnams Spiegeltent and with the return of the bandstand, showcasing al fresco performers from up and coming music-makers. Programme includes: Peggy Seeger, the undisputed queen of folk and political song with her son; 11-piece jazz ensemble Levitation Orchestra featuring London’s most creative and individual young musicians and protest singer folk singersongwriter Grace Petrie.The Festival also teams up with Soul Stew to present its first ever club night as with DJ Jossy Mitsu at Space Studios. As ever the Festival will present a large programme of free, outdoor work for audiences to enjoy. As well as Dominoes and Air Giants Unfurl, there is free music across the city and in Festival Gardens throughout the Festival and the Garden Party where families can see seven new commissions over the middle weekend.
the streets, gardens and historic buildings of Norwich (May 27th-29th) featuring: A. K. Blakemore and Guinevere Glasfurd, Mieko Kawakami, Richard Mainwaring, debut authors and UEA alumni Melissa Fu and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo. Throughout the weekend, the National Centre for Writing will also host book clubs, writing and bookmaking workshops and a literary walking tour of Norwich. The Festival’s visual arts programme is vast this year with both exhibitions of its own as well as events around the county taking part: internationally renowned conceptual artist Ryan Gander presents The Gift, an exhibition examining the currency of time at East Gallery from May 3rd. Gander’s More really shiny things that don’t mean anything will also be displayed in the landscape at Houghton Hall. Delving into the different communities and subcultures of Norfolk, the Festival has commissioned Posters, Pamphlets & other Paraphernalia. From 90s football programmes to DIY zines, goblincore to glossy mags, an array of creative voices from different communities will be displayed. The Festival also includes exhibitions at Houghton Hall, Sainsbury Centre, Norwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery, Crypt Gallery as well as trails and exhibitions around King’s Lynn and at Groundwork Gallery. www.nnfestival.org.uk
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Celebrating theatre in Halesworth with INK Festival
After two years of being unable to hold The INK Festival, it is back big-time in 2022, and with a NEW format. Luke Wright Photo: Origin8Photography
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The Festival is expanding into a multitude of venues around the town of Halesworth, offering performance spaces spread over eight exciting venues including INK headquarters at The Cut, The Rifle Hall, MR King & Sons, The Halesworth Museum, The White Swan and more. Running from April 21st - 24th, it is also increasing to four days for the first time. Each venue will have hour-long performances of three or more short new plays, showing several times during each day, so you can pick the performance venue and put together your own timetable of live theatre. This way, minimising the movement of audiences, eliminating queuing, and keeping the event as safe as possible. With a day ticket you can see as many performances as you like of live theatre, as well as poetry, talks and much more. More than 50 brilliant, short new plays have been selected to be performed by more than 30 actors. There will also be performance poetry, stand-up comedy, kids’ Play-in-a-Day, an art show in The Cut Gallery, a community stage with many locally written plays, talks and of course great food – the plan is to envelop Halesworth with theatre and live performance.
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There are plays written by Miranda Hart, Will Gompertz, Artistic Director at The Barbican, actor Elliot Cowan as well as some by many first-time writers, of all ages, who have all created something special - selected from over 2000 entries. Luke Wright will headline the exciting line up of performance poets who will perform throughout the Festival. John Morton, the writer of the English version of Call My Agent (which launches in 2022 in UK called 10% ) will be in conversation with journalist Tracey Macleod. Peter Fincham, previously Director of TV at ITV, Controller of BBC One and Executive Producer of the hugely popular Clarkson’s Farm, will be in conversation with actor and INK Patron, Helen Atkinson Wood. Each evening at The Cut, there will be a special comedy show with one of these fabulous entertainers - Arthur Smith, Shaparak Khorsandi, Mark Steel and Arabella Weir. Save the date!
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From Busking to the Big Time From his early days on the streets of London, to becoming a regular attraction at major Swing and Blues Festivals in the UK and Europe, Si Cranstoun has established himself as King of The Vintage Scene.
Soul. His show, Twisting The Night Away is a highly charged toe-tapping journey, driven by retro dance rhythms and spearheaded by Si’s ability to write songs that could have been hits in the fifties.
As the London-born son of a ska music promoter, Si’s formative years were spent busking with his brother in The Dualers. ‘It’ll always hold a magic for me,’ he remembers. ‘But the not-so-great things were bad weather, competition, the drunks….’. Si spent 20 years as a street busker (Tony Blair once gave him 30p) until he finally landed a breakthrough deal with music giants Warner in 2013.
Si Cranstoun is Twisting The Night Away at The Apex, Bury St Edmunds on Sunday June 19th
Si’s distinctive tenor highs echo that of Jackie Wilson and Sam Cooke and other American singers of that era; he has enjoyed Radio 2 playlist status and rave endorsements from influential DJs like Terry Wogan and Chris Evans (“Wow! How good is Si Cranstoun?”). Si’s powerhouse vocals complement his six-piece band’s blend of Doo Wop, Rock n’ Roll and the early sounds of
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WIN TICKETS ARTSeast has teamed up with The Apex, Bury St Edmunds to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Twisting The Night Away on June 19th at 7.30pm. To be in with a chance of winning, please email your name, address and telephone number to sarah@artseast.co.uk. Closing date May 27th.
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Country Music Comes to Suffolk at Easter Fest CMF
Pedal Power Needed!
Stonham Barns Park
Aldeburgh Festival
The much-loved Country Music Festival (CMF) is back with a
2022 is a 24-day
bang! Easter Fest CMF
celebration of music
2022 will feature
and the arts, running
country music bands and artists over a three-day period from
from June 3rd-26th. The programme features several
April 15th-17th. The Easter Fest CMF event will feature Mark
significant works about sustainability and the climate crisis.
James, Brian Mann, Countryholic, Kevin Barry, Tim Staff and
One is composer Laura Bowler’s ground-breaking music-theatre
Johnny Rondo, Jonny&Lynette and Pete Brazil. Tickets can be
piece, Houses Slide, performed on June 4th by soprano Jessica
purchased for individual sessions (from £7.50 per person) or
Aszodi with the London Sinfonietta and acclaimed theatre
for the whole weekend (at £50 per person). Booking can be in
director Katie Mitchell. For Houses Slide, all the power needed
advance, or visitors can pay at the door. There is a large
for the performance – the lighting and the sound – will be
camping area for caravans, motorhomes or tents with no pitch
generated solely by the pedal power of 16 cyclists. Britten
fees when you buy a weekend ticket. There are also 4,6 or 8
Pears Arts, which runs the Aldeburgh Festival, is inviting keen
berth static holiday homes to hire.
Suffolk cyclists who would like to take part in rehearsals
The Country Music Festival is part of the new Stonham Sounds
throughout the week and the performance to get in touch to
calendar of events introduced by the owners of Stonham
volunteer and make their Aldeburgh Festival debut in June. If
Barns Park to showcase more musical talent in mid-Suffolk. It
you’re interested in taking part, find out more by emailing
will bring a diverse range of live music and entertainment to
hscyclists@brittenpearsarts.org.
the leisure, retail and holiday venue during 2022.
www.brittenpearsarts.org
www.stonhambarns.co.uk
Awake My Soul Sheringham and Cromer Choral Society are delighted to be working with Broadland Youth Choir to perform John Rutter’s Mass of the Children, a piece written especially to be performed by a joint adult and children’s choir. The concert will take place in Cromer Parish Church on April 30th. Also on the programme is the first performance of Seasons, commissioned from Thomas Hewitt Jones and dedicated to the Choral Society and to the memory of Barbara Proctor. Barbara, a long-standing member of the choir, gifted funds in her will to the Society. The concert is given in her memory. John Rutter’s Mass of the Children was first performed on 13 February 2003 in Carnegie Hall, New York, conducted by the composer. As well as including traditional Latin texts, the Mass also includes verse by Thomas Ken (1637- 1711), William Blake (1757 – 1827) and others. Seasons by Thomas Hewitt Jones is a cycle of movements about the seasons of the year using the words of four poets: D H Lawrence, William Shakespeare, Emily Brontë and Paul Williamson. The performance will be conducted by musical director David Ballard with soloists Zaira Palumbo (soprano) and Isaac Cooper (baritone). For tickets go to www.sheringhamlittletheatre.com. www.sheringhamandcromerchoral.org.uk
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Open Mic Tue 5 Apr/ 3 May/ 7 Jun - 7pm
Live Music – Soul Alliance
Theatre – Time Machine
Met Opera Live
NT Live – Straight Line Crazy
Free Live Music – Annie Duggan
Theatre – I Spy
Met Opera Live – Hamlet
Theatre – King Lear
Enjoy a drink in our bar while local and visiting musicians play for free. Fancy a free drink? Sign up to perform on the night! FREE
Sat 21 May - 5.55pm LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR Tickets £20.00
Thu 2 Jun - 2pm, Family Theatre Tickets £7.00 Adult, £4.00 child, Family Ticket (4 people) £18.00
Fri 29 Apr - 7.30pm Tickets £16.50
Thu 26 May - 7pm Tickets £16.50
Sat 4 Jun - 5.55pm Tickets £20.00
Wed 4 May- 7.30pm Live Theatre Tickets £12.50
Sun 29 May - 12pm - 2pm FREE
Fri 24 Jun - 7.30pm Oddbodies Theatre Tickets £14.00
Further information, times and prices:
www.wellsmaltings.org.uk Box office 01328 710885
Full programme details
Wells Maltings, Staithe Street, Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk, NR23 1AN
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What’s On News The Red House in Aldeburgh Reopens Benjamin
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North Norfolk’s Festival of Poetry & Prose Sea Fever 6, North Norfolk’s
Britten and
festival of poetry and prose,
Peter Pears'
aims to celebrate all forms of
home, The
the written word inspired by
Red House
this exceptional coastline and
in Aldeburgh, offers a charming snapshot into the two mens’
to bring to the coast writers
lives. The farmhouse, nestled in a beautiful five-acre garden,
with national reputations. It
is home to their collections and archive, alongside a gallery
comes to Wells Maltings on
space, museum shop and outdoor café. After closing for
May 6th-7th with the suitably Norfolk theme of Doing Different.
renovations over the winter months, The Red House has
Festival old friend Peter York will be celebrating the fortieth
reopened to visitors. This year's exhibition celebrates the
anniversary of The Sloane Ranger Handbook. Other highlights
powerful role of women in Britten’s life. Benjamin Britten is
include Richard Hawking on Adrien Bell, whose Countryman’s
known for his decades-long relationship with the tenor Peter
Notebook was for many years the best column in the EDP, author
Pears, and for creating powerful roles for male characters in
and conservationist Charles Rangeley-Wilson on a major local
his operas. Yet the significant relationships with women
rewilding project in the Stiffkey valley and Meriel Schindler on her
throughout his life have been relatively unexplored. From
extraordinary family memoir of Austria under the Nazis, The Lost
his family upbringing and close bond with his mother and
Cafe Schindler. Poetry is well represented by Sam Riviera and Jack
sisters, to the many women he worked with and was inspired
Underwood, plus Sally Festing is back with her Open Mic event.
by, to numerous close female friends, Britten and Women
The climax of Sea Fever 6 is a special event showcasing two 1930s
celebrates the powerful role of women in Britten’s life – and
plays combining the talents of poet WH Auden and composer
how they navigated their careers in a man’s world.
Benjamin Britten.
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Cambridgeshire welcomes The Library Presents The Library Presents returns to Cambridgeshire libraries and outdoor locations this spring in an exciting burst of live arts-based events including workshops, musical events, live theatre and more. For those who enjoy music, Shake, Rattle & Roll will get all ages up and moving. Audiences will hear anything from Bowie to Baroque and Chopin to Chas'n'Dave. On a national tour from Ghana, one of the leading traditional African musical groups, the Kakatsitsi Master Drummers, will bring infectiously funky grooves to local communities. Theatre lovers will get the chance to share an adventure with Miss Sherlock Holmes and her companion, Doctor Jane Watson, as part of Lantern Light Theatre Company’s series of short 19th century Sherlock Holmes plays, while those after a magical twist will be treated to a hilarious evening of mind-bending tricks and jokes courtesy of delightful duo, Kane & Abel. Parents with younger children can enjoy the delights of Garlic Theatre’s wonderfully funny and re-imagined celebration of the classic Goldilocks and the three bears, with the help of puppets. www.library.live/the-library-presents-events
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Cambridge Literary Festival
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After two years of Covid-19 forcing people apart, the Cambridge Literary
Gale and Sunday Times Bestselling author Dame Rose Tremain; looking
Festival brings us together again For the Love of Books from April 20th-
to the future, extraordinary debut novelists Jo Browning Wroe, Kieran
24th with an exhilarating line-up of in-person events.
Goddard and Ayanna Lloyd Banwo take to the stage.
Ali Smith evokes the boundless joy of companionship as she returns to
BBC Gardeners’ World presenter and garden designer Joe Swift also
the Festival with Companion Piece, the dazzling follow-up to her
gives cause to celebrate spring with his new series of expert gardening
Seasonal Quartet while winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature
guides; Kitty & Al Tait’s Breadsong – How Baking Changed Our Lives and
Abdulrazak Gurnah makes a hotly-anticipated appearance at the Festival
Claudia Roden’s scrumptious Mediterranean cookbook bring a delicious
to discuss Afterlives, his riveting new novel about how German colonial
dash of flavour to the Festival, while James Fox adds colour with The
rule disrupted lives in Tanzania. Also joining the line-up is Booker Prize
World According to Colour – A Cultural History. Rebecca Birrell paints an
Winner Douglas Stuart with his achingly tender love story Young
intimate, immersive portrait of extraordinary female still-life artists; the
Mungo; Booker Prize Winner Julian Barnes looks to the past and finds
scientifically-minded are invited to explore new Horizons with James
poignancy in the present with his thought-provoking novel Elizabeth
Poskett while children’s and YA writer Michael Morpurgo provides fun for
Finch. Transporting readers back in time are historical novelists Patrick
the whole family.
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is back in town
John Barnes
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Football legend John Barnes exposes The Uncomfortable Truth about
Union Debating Chamber, the Old Divinity School and the renowned
Racism in Britain today, while Ashley Hickson-Lovence tells the incredible
Fitzwilliam Museum.
story of Uriah Rennie, the Premier League’s first and only Black referee; Osman Yousefzada reveals what it feels like to grow up chafing against both Western racism and Pashtun patriarchal norms; while Junior Doctor Roopa Farooki shares her intensely personal Story of Life, Death and Grief in a Time of Pandemic. Political satirist John Crace reminds us that we must find a way to laugh at even the darkest of times; looking beyond Europe, David Loyn tells The Inside Story of America and Afghanistan since 9/11; while Afghan women speak for themselves in My Pen is the Wing of a Bird, a stirring collection of new short stories. These unmissable conversations will be held in equally stunning venues: the luxurious University Arms Hotel, the stately Cambridge
Festival Director Cathy Moore said: ‘It is with relief, hope and happiness that we announce our first in-person festival in over two years. Raise the flags and pop the corks, our audiences and authors are coming back for a celebration and collective joy!’ For the full programme and to book go to
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1000 years of The Abbey of St Edmund Photo: Tom Soper
April sees the beginning of Bury St Edmunds’ exciting programme of
From May 9th-13th, a group of walkers will be making a pilgrimage
special events marking the founding of the Abbey of St Edmund by King
from St Benet’s Abbey, Norfolk to St Edmundsbury Cathedral arriving on
Canute 1000 years ago.
May 13th. This walks honours the monks who, in 1020, on the order of
Events include a series of Abbey of St Edmund Anniversary Tours running from April to October. These specially-written guided walks are for visitors who want to find out more about the Abbey and its history. Pre-booking is essential and tour fees apply. From May to November a monthly changing display of sculptures will be on display in the Abbey’s crypt, where the shrine of St Edmund would have stood. Schools and artists have been invited to create artworks on the theme of the Abbey and St Edmund. The first sculpture to be
King Canute, came to set up the Abbey of St Edmund. There will also be a Pilgrimage of Song on May 14th along the seven mile-long old Abbot’s Way from Chevington to St Edmundbury Cathedral. May 14th-15th sees a gathering of Benedictine monks and nuns, from around Britain and other countries, in the Cathedral and Abbey ruins for the first time in 500 years. With guests including the former Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, Abiding Wisdom will explore the wisdom of Benedict for 21st century living.
installed will be a giant steel Monk (7ft 6ins tall) designed by Nigel
Other events include a recreation of M R James’ lecture on the Abbey of
Kaines and made by Kevin Baldwin from Designs of Metal.
St Edmund on May 26th, an awe-inspiring performance of
An exhibition of manuscripts from the Abbey Scriptorium are being reunited for the first time in their place of origin since 1539. Hand written and decorated by monks in the Abbey, they will be displayed in the Cathedral Treasury from May 2nd-June 8th.
Rachmaninov Vespers on May 27th by The English Arts Chorale and Eye Bach Choir and a concert showcasing Elgar’s Enigma Variations plus a special Abbey 1000 commission entitled Into the Light by composer Paul Carr performed by the Suffolk Philharmonic Orchestra. For the full year’s programme go to
www.burystedmundsandbeyond.co.uk/abbey-1000
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Chappel Galleries Solo Exhibitions Chappel Galleries, here in the heart of East Anglia for 36 years, has two fabulous upcoming exhibitions.
Peter Rodulfo ‘Here Comes the Sun’: Paintings Opening 23rd April ‐ 22nd May 2022
Peter Rodulfo: Yarmouth Gold, acrylic on canvas, 2020, 60 x 49 cm
Mark Goldsworthy Sculpture: stone and wood also ‘Vienna Visited’, pastels 11th June ‐ 10th July 2022
Gallery open Wednesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm Or by appointment
Chappel Galleries Colchester Road , Chappel, Essex CO6 2DE 01206 240326 www.chappelgalleries.co.uk info@chappelgalleries.co.uk Mark Goldsworthy: Work in progress, sculpture in stone
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