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Marisa Arna designs and makes her jewellery at her studio in Thorpe-le-Soken, near Frinton-on-Sea, in Essex. She originally set up her ceramic studio in 1997, making fine, thrown porcelain but since 2007 she has been working exclusively as a jeweller and goldsmith. Marisa uses traditional goldsmithing techniques, combined with some modern technology, to make her jewellery by hand and then also set the gemstones. Silver, gold or platinum, her work is long lasting and comfortable enough to enjoy wearing every day. There is a contemporary feel about Marisa’s designs, with different textures and contrasting finishes on the surface but also a timelessness. It can be a ready-to-wear, inexpensive necklace or a bespoke engagement ring, for a variety of budgets. Everyone is welcome to discuss a design with Marisa as a commission or just to treat themselves to something already made, from a changing selection of jewellery, displayed in the gallery. When possible, Marisa can also melt and remodel old or heirloom gold jewellery into new, more wearable pieces. Her new creations may themselves become heirlooms of the future, to be enjoyed for many more years to come...
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4 l www.artseast.co.uk Editor’s Welcome ARTSeast Magazine Units 10a & 11, Red House Yard Gislingham Road, Thornham Magna Eye, Suffolk IP23 falconpublications@artseastmagwww.falconpublications.co.ukwww.artseast.co.ukSHHfollowusPublishers Gary Enderby & Sarah Veness Editorial Sarah sarah@artseast.co.ukVeness 01379 773348 07803 328258 Advertising Gary 0772201379gary@artseast.co.ukEnderby773347163703 Web Design David Last info@profileweb.co.uk Accounts Julia accounts@artseast.co.ukAitken 01379 831158 Design & Artwork Nick 07941nickoldham@gmail.comOldham189509 Distribution Melvyn Veness Andrea Snowden Published by Falcon Publications Welcome to the Autumn edition of ARTSeast Magazine. In this issue we celebrate some of the best exhibitions, festivals and shows coming to our region this season. We profile The Visions of Ancient Egypt exhibition at The Sainsbury Centre, Norfolk Open Studios, Art Fair East and the Viking Exhibition at Ancient House Museum in Thetford. We also look ahead to Great Yarmouth’s Out There Festival, the Hostry Festival, Lavenham Literary Festival and the Norwich Film Festival. Our artist profile features the renowned sculptor Sally Dunham ahead of the opening of her new gallery in Wells-next-the-Sea and the second outing this year of her prestigious Art Unequalled Show in Ely in November. For our coffee and a chat feature we caught up with author and broadcaster Rebecca Stott who will be discussing her upcoming novel at Norwich’s Hostry Festival in October. In our news pages, we round up some of the best shows, exhibitions, events and concerts in our wonderful region. Please get in touch if there’s anything you would like us to cover. For now, we hope you enjoy this issue and use it to discover some amazing cultural offerings on your doorstep. Editor Competition winner from the previous issue: Tickets to see Ray Gelato at The Corn Hall, Diss on September 15th - Peter Wyatt of Kenninghall Sarah Veness Dedicated to the arts in the Eastern Region YOURS FREE Autumn 2022 Visions of Egypt at The HostryNorfolk’sCentreSainsburyFestival TICKETSWINFREE Visual Arts l Theatre & Films Music What’s On Pic credit: Manon. Gary Avis as Monsieur G.M, Lauren Cuthbertson as Manon. © ROH, 2011. Photographer: Tristram Kenton. Gary Avis is appearing at The Corn Hall, Diss on November 4th.
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New Cambridge Gallery Celebrates Launch AKA Fine Art established in 2021 as a pop up gallery with a charity event at Kettle’s Yard has put down roots and opened a new light and airy gallery AKA contemporary in Cambridge’s old cattle market district. Their opening exhibition Catch 22 Artists runs until October 15th and presents a acclaiminternationaltalentlocallyArtistsandpainters,selectioncompellingof22sculptorsprintmakers.ofbothrecognisedandwilljointo fill the new space and create a captivating atmosphere. From Lydia Corbett’s ethereal pen and ink drawings reminiscent of Chagall to Adam David Taylor’s abstract studies of colour and form. Bright elliptical sculptures by Jeff Lowe, realist watercolours by Lillias August, dramatic etchings by Gillian Garnica and jubilant paintings by Cambridge’s favourite street artist Mr Penfold, as well as many more. akacontemporary.com
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Jilly Szaybo Memorial Exhibition
Celebrated linocut artist exhibits in Cromer
Popular linocut artist Sue Welfare is holding an exhibition of her work at the Garden House Gallery, Cromer from October 10th-23rd. Sue’s lino prints depict birds, boats and beaches inspired by the North Norfolk coast and countryside. Sue explains: ‘After more than 25 years as a novelist, I began printmaking in 2018. The Norfolk Coast is my go-to place for inspiration. I love it, from the bustle and business of Wells, Sheringham and Cromer through to the wild, open, windy solitude of time spent in the salt marshes. It feels like there is something for every mood and moment, and my work is inspired by that ever-changing landscape - its birds, boats and beaches, as well as those amazing skies.’ In September, Garden House Gallery is also home to an exhibition of watercolour paintings of the North Norfolk coast by Sheila Harvey (3rd-11th), textured acrylic paintings of land and seascapes by Kevin Turton (12th-19th) and paintings, photographs, glass, ceramics and jewellery by 10 local artists as part of Norfolk Open Studios (Sept 24th-Oct 8th). www.gardenhousegallery.co.uk
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The painter Jilly Szaybo, who died in May 2022, had been living and working in Bungay since 2016, and at Ditchingham since 2005. The landscape of the Waveney Valley and the gardens she loved here have been her constant theme and inspiration. This memorial show - at The Fisher Theatre from September 25th - November 17th - is a shared one, with work by the many artist friends she made and with whom she maintained a constant dialogue and shared vision of the nature and integrity of the painted world. Jilly was the first painter of Colour to study at the Slade School of Art in the early 60s and sales from this show will launch a new initiative to establish a fund to enable a young artist of colour to study there in years to come. www.fishertheatre.org
Dinosaurs looking for a new home
The Art of Storytelling in Cromer A new exhibition entitled The Art of Storytelling - Paintings that let the imagination run is on show at The Gallery Norfolk, Cromer from October 1st to October 15th and features new works by Rosalinda Kightley and Chris Ross Williamson, both of whom love to portray a strong narrative in their art. Rosalinda, an award-winning book illustrator and animal lover, creates a wonderful world where cats, rabbits and other animals take on an air of mystery and strangeness – like a story half told. Chris’ paintings all feature a gaunt figure of a man and his faithful dog Darcy as they travel round North Norfolk. Humour is most evident in these quirky works, as Chris says - he likes to give the viewer a grin!
A family-friendly sculpture trail of prehistoric proportions has been stomping across the streets of Norwich and Norfolk this summer, finally ending on September 10th. GoGoDiscover features 79 individually designed sculptures comprising 55 T.Rex and 24 Steppe Mammoths, each decorated by artists from across the country. Now many of the T. Rex and Steppe Mammoth sculptures are looking for new homes and will be sold at an auction at Norwich Cathedral on September 28th. You can place your bid from the comfort of your home via the online auction site or in person on the night. The auction will be hosted by acclaimed auctioneer Charles Hanson and Natasha Raskin Sharp - you’ll recognise both from TV shows Bargain Hunt, Flog it! and Antiques Road Trip. www.break-charity.org/gogodiscover/
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Curwen Print’s Crowdfunding Success
Curwen print are thrilled to announce their crowdfunding campaign was a success, raising enough money to fund the cataloguing of the Curwen archive, develop an online archive library and pay for plan chests. But, the campaign delivered other joys. Artist Noel Myers contacted Curwen with information about the process he used to create his print ‘Repairing the Mara Cu’ to add to their archive information and generously donated further prints. The lithography stones, discovered outside the back of the old Curwen Studio under foliage and dirt, were identified as works by Henry Moore, Elisabeth Frink and Ceri Richards. Master Printmaker Stanley Jones told us that the coloured layers for the Henry Moore stone were achieved by him working with Moore to produce these colour separations on separate photolithography plates, combining stone and photolithography to complete the final image. Stanley has also created several audio files discussing his work with some of the archive artists. These are a unique, historic record of him working with renowned artists and printmakers such as Paula Rego, Barbara Hepworth and Duncan Grant. www.curwenprintstudy.co.uk
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Artist Profile: Sally Dunham
With a brand new gallery just opened in Wells-next-the-Sea, renowned sculptor Sally Dunham is busier than ever…
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Sally’s second range is the now iconic Mister Herbert collection. ‘I’d been playing about with different character ideas when
At the University of Wolverhampton, Sally studied 3D Design specialising in ceramics.
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’Despite having to experiment with different ideas, I just kept coming back to my first love - figures,’ says Sally. ‘My lecturer could see I was serious and told me to focus on the hands, feet and faces of my figures if I wanted to be successful. At the time, I was fed up of trying again and again but I’m so pleased I did as it has helped me immeasurably to be better at what I do. Now people often comment favourably on those features of my work.’
Even as a small child, Sally Dunham loved to create. Starting out using Fimo, she moved on to air-drying clay and would use things she spotted in shops to inspire her to create things at home. ‘I’d always loved creating figures, but it was a sixth form art trip to the Rodin Museum in Paris that really inspired me,’ says Sally. ‘ I was in awe as we walked around.’
Sally’s work falls into two ranges. ‘Firstly, I specialise in human and animal figures which I roll out from slabs of clay,’ says Sally. ‘I then piece them together like a patchwork quilt. Everything is built hollow with no supports inside. This process gives a lively and tactile finish which makes my work easily recognisable.’
I came up with this figure,’ recalls Sally. ‘My son, who was 5 at the time, came into the room and called him Herbert and the name stuck. Now Mister Herbert has really taken off and I create him in many different themes and situations that are designed “to make you smile, to make you ponder”, he has even been known to drive a tank, fly on a horse or create a proposal! The possibilities are only limited by my imagination.’
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For the past 12 years, Sally has organised the prestigious Art Unequalled show at The Maltings in Ely. The show takes place twice a year and is back on November 4th-6th. ‘I’d always wanted to organise a show,’ says Sally. ‘For me, the key is in creating a high-quality event that is friendly and welcoming both to exhibitors and visitors. Everything people see is hand-made by the person standing in front of them.’
Sally’s latest project has seen her fulfilling another of her longstanding ambitions - to open her own gallery. Metamorphosis The Gallery opened in Wells-next-the-Sea in August.
‘I’d always dreamed of opening my own gallery,’ says Sally. ‘As soon as I saw the shop in Wells, with its amazing space and large window, I knew it would be perfect. My own work will be on permanent display there, alongside the work of roughly 25 other artists and makers of all different media. To find out more about the gallery, find us on Facebook at metamorphosis_ thegallery.’
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For centuries, the allure of Egypt has inspired artists of all genres. This Autumn, the Sainsbury Centre invites you to celebrate the cultural influence of this great nation. (Black Power) Awol Erizku 2018 Neon light on coated stainless steel Artist, Courtesy Ben Brown Fine Arts
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The exhibition will show how Egypt became embedded in the Western artistic imagination in the 18th century, despite most artists and designers not having visited Egypt themselves. Artists such as Josiah Wedgwood and Giovanni Battista Piranesi relied on a vision of ancient Egypt mediated through ancient Rome and the classical lens. Highlight objects will include a Roman Osiris-Canopus jar, works by Wedgwood and illustrated Western travelogues. These
Kitty Fisher as Cleopatra Dissolving the Pearl Joshua Reynolds 1759 Oil on canvas. © Historic England Archive Pharaoh Brooch Gustave Baugrand c. 1867 Egyptian Revival. Wartski Ltd
Coinciding with two important anniversaries – the bicentenary of Jean-François Champollion’s decipherment of hieroglyphs and the centenary of Howard Carter’s discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb – this ground-breaking exhibition
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This autumn the Sainsbury Centre presents a major new exhibition exploring the enduring appeal of ancient Egypt in art, design and the cultural imagination. ‘Visions of Ancient Egypt supported by Viking’ runs from September 3rd to January 1st and features nearly 200 works drawn from collections in the UK and internationally. Painting, sculpture, photography and design will be shown alongside rare books, film, fashion and jewellery, with objects spanning two millennia from antiquity to the present day. The exhibition will feature work from artists as wide-ranging as Joshua Reynolds, Hector Horeau, Edwin Long, Lawrence AlmaTadema, Christopher Dresser, Lee Miller, Alberto Giacometti, Francis Bacon, David Hockney, Andreas Gursky and Chris Ofili, as well as works by modern and contemporary Egyptian artists rarely exhibited in Britain including Chant Avedissian, Sara Sallam and Maha Maamoun.
will be the first to explore Western fascination with ancient Egypt side-by-side with Egypt’s own engagement with its ancient past, inviting audiences to debate and discuss who these visions serve both then and now.
Opening with a spotlight on Cleopatra, the exhibition will explore the ways in which her identity has been reinterpreted throughout history – from the wise scholar of medieval Arabic tradition to the glamorous Hollywood icon embodied by Elizabeth Taylor. A 1759 socialite’s portrait as Cleopatra by Joshua Reynolds will be featured alongside Cleopatra by Chris Ofili, depicting her as a Black queen.
Autumn 2022 l 15 travelogues will be contrasted with medieval Arabic manuscripts, responding to the same sites and monuments, in order to distinguish the European ‘rediscovery’ of ancient Egypt from Egypt’s own unbroken engagement with its ancient past. Whilst ancient Egyptian motifs were used as propaganda for the French and British imperial regimes, at the same time the Egyptian state was increasingly taking ownership of this history and imagery. On public display for the first time will be a striking garniture de cheminée (mantlepiece ornament) made by French goldsmith Emile Froment-Meurice that was commissioned in pharaonic style by Isma’il Pasha, Khedive of Egypt from 18631879, as a gift for the P&O shipping company.
The discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 unleashed ‘Tutmania’ around the world and the exhibition will examine the ways in which this much photographed archaeological excavation shaped the Art Deco style, influencing fashion, architecture and design. Jewellery by Van Cleef and Arpels, 1920s and ’30s eveningwear and a book cover design for Agatha Christie’s Death on the Nile will show how a fascination for Egypt seeped into every part of cultural life in the West. In Egypt the same discovery fed into the development of a nationalist style of modern art that came at a time of increasing demand for independence. In the final section, the exhibition will bring together for the first time international contemporary artists who offer a powerful critique of constructed visions of ancient Egypt. Famous images such as the bust of Nefertiti continue to be re-interpreted and reimagined to highlight contemporary issues of race and identity, as with Awol Erizku’s (b. 1988) Nefertiti (Black Power). Amongst other works, a multidisciplinary work by Sara Sallam (b. 1991), The Fourth Pyramid Belongs To Her, explores contemporary Egyptians’ relationship with their pharaonic ancestors, while Maha Maamoun’s (b. 1972) Domestic Tourism II reinscribes the pyramids in Egypt’s own social and political context. The exhibition is supported by Viking, the leading small ship river, ocean and expedition travel company.
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Egyptian Head Disappearing into Descending Clouds David Hockney 1961. Oil on canvas © York Museums Trust (York Art Gallery)
Egyptian Chair William Holman Hunt 1857. © Birmingham Museums
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Brian Korteling. Photo: Sophie Laslett Will Teather. Photo: Sophie Laslett Celebrating Creativity at Art Fair East
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One of the biggest contemporary art fairs outside of London is set to return for 2022. Art Fair East annually hosts artists, galleries and art dealers from across the world, attracting thousands of visitors to St Andrew’s Hall in Norwich, Norfolk. As the major art fair for the East, the fair was founded in 2015 by leading Norfolk-based artists Will Teather and Brian Korteling, who will both be exhibiting at the event. The pair are passionate about bringing contemporary art to the region, supporting artists and creating excitement around the visual arts. Will Teather, who has showcased his work at New York’s Market & Design Fair, said: ‘I can’t wait for this year’s event, I’m already working on my paintings for the exhibition. ‘There is nothing quite like meeting the artist in person or talking to an expert, as is often possible at art fairs. We have already received enquiries from artists both regionally and internationally about exhibiting at Art Fair East 2022, which is a promising start.’
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Brian Korteling added: ‘It’s really great to be able to transform St Andrew’s Hall into an art space once again, we can expect to see lots of new, vibrant and inspirational works of Withart.’around 1,000 artworks on display, a range of contemporary art will be exhibited including painting, sculpture, drawing, photography, video art, installation and original limited-edition prints. This year’s fair will run from December 2nd-4th at St Andrews Hall in Norwich. Art Fair East is sponsored by Musker McIntyre and Chadwicks. There is still time for artists, dealers and galleries to apply to exhibit at the event.
‘Working with unusual and otherwise discarded materials in a contemporary way to tackle the devastating effects of the fashion and textile industry I hope to spark curiosity in people. I look forward to meeting everyone and inspiring them about the world of weaving. Visitors to my studio can expect to have full demonstrations of my working practice and you can give any of these things a try with the assistance of myself.’
Many artists will be offering additional events, demonstrations and workshops to share their skills and practice. In total there will be 218 studio venues, 19 schools taking part, 11 art trails and 28 events. Norfolk Open Studios is free to attend. norfolkstudios.org.uk
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A Glimpse Inside with Norfolk Open Studios
Jennifer Williams. Photo: Jennifer Williams Benjamin Alden. Photo: Benjamin S Beauchamp
Visitors will find painters, sculptors, weavers, furniture makers, wood workers, jewellery makers, ceramicists, textile artists and lots more throughout the varied landscapes of Norfolk.
Hundreds of artists will open their studio doors across Norfolk to share their creative processes this autumn. From September 24th to October 9th, makers and creators will be at work in their studios, garages, spare rooms, garden rooms, community spaces and schools sharing how and where they Visitorswork.can explore the county through studio visits and an array of art trails, events and demonstrations. Artists at all stages of their careers will be taking part, from school and college students through to emerging artists and established and professional creators and makers.
Ben Alden, a figurative painter based in Norwich, said: ‘My studio is at the bottom of the garden, amongst plants and apple trees. I’ve only been working in the space a year, but in that time, it has become a very beautiful and peaceful place to work. ‘This is my first year taking part in Norfolk Open Studios, and I’m looking forward to inviting visitors to see where I create my paintings and experience the processes I go through; from building and stretching the canvas, seeing works in progress and the final framing.’
Textile artist Jennifer Williams is taking part for the first time and is based in Stowbridge in West Norfolk. She said: ‘I’m taking part in Norfolk Open studio to raise awareness of my practice, working in a niche and understated handcraft that is ultimately fizzling out, I want to inspire and educate people of the exciting possibilities.
Beautiful objects on loan from the British Museum alongside impressive Viking artefacts from the collections of Norfolk Museums Service and Suffolk County Council will chart the Viking story in East Anglia – from the time of their initial raids along the east coast around 1,200 years ago, through 200 years of integration and settlement and the creation of an Anglo-Scandinavian culture. On loan from the British Museum are Viking burial finds from Santon outside Thetford, returning to this area for the very first time. They include a Viking sword and two delicately worked copper alloy brooches. Also on loan is another incredible find from Brandon: a beautiful gold plaque dating from the time of the first Viking attacks, discovered in the 1970s. The plaque will be displayed with other finds from the same site. These important artefacts are on loan from Suffolk County Council. Other highlights giving a vivid glimpse into life during this period include pottery items known as Thetford ware, a Thor’s hammer pendant discovered in Guildhall Street in Thetford and a rare hoard of King Edmund pennies.
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Vikings - History on Your Doorstep
A new exhibition - running until July 2023 - at Ancient House Museum in Thetford explores the fascinating history of the Vikings in the town and surrounding area and the impact of their presence and culture.
Special Viking-themed events will run alongside the exhibition, including a free admission day-long celebration ‘The Vikings are Here!’ on September 17th (10am-5pm) for Heritage Open Days and Viking themed trails in July and September.
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Award-winning non-fiction writer, novelist and broadcaster Rebecca Stott will be talking about her new novel at Norwich’s Hostry Festival
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Q. With 32 years of teaching experience - 14 at the UEAplease can you talk about what it feels like to work with the country’s up-and-coming new writers. I’ve loved teaching. It has kept me learning, thinking and also given me the opportunity to watch so many thousands of young people, and not-so young people, find their wings. The creative writing MA has become so prestigious that our students now come to Norwich from all over the world. We show them how to become constructive critics of each other’s work (‘how about starting here instead?’ ‘how about turning that short story from past tense to present tense?’) and of course that means they are teaching themselves new skills too, thinking about new ways to tell the stories they want to tell. I designed and taught a historical fiction class as part of the UEA Creative Writing MA. It ran for 12 years. Perhaps ten novels, some bestselling, started out in one of my classes including Elizabeth McNeal’s The Doll Factory, Imogen Hermes Gowar’s The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock, Natasha Pulley’s The Watchmaker of Filigree Street and most recently Margaret Meyer’s brilliant The Witching Tide which comes out next year. Q. Last year, you gave up teaching to concentrate on writing full time. Do you have any projects in the pipeline?
I’d always promised myself that I’d go freelance at some
Q. You will be discussing your new novel Dark Earth at the Festival in October. Please can you tell us about your novel and the inspiration behind it. Dark Earth is set in 500AD, 80 years after the Romans left Britain. Imagine crumbling and derelict Roman stone cities, roads and even aqueducts scattered across the south of Britain, the local people farming the land alongside Anglo-Saxon incomers, all of them living in clusters of small wooden thatched huts, salvaging Roman pots from the Roman cemeteries and looking for Roman metalwork to smelt down. In my novel two sisters, the daughters of a great Saxon swordsmith, are forced to go on the run, pursued by the local overlord and his men. They take refuge in the ruined city of Londinium where they find a small community of female looters, migrants and refugees. The story celebrates resourcefulness and sisterhood.
Autumn 2022 l 21 point, not because I’d fallen out of love with teaching, but because I wanted to see what it would be like to write full-time and not have to juggle the responsibilities of being a professor at the same time. It was a bit of a leap of faith to be honest. Would I get new challenging work? Did I have another book in me? Could I increase my radio broadcasting work? Do some more journalism perhaps? I decided I’d leap and then wait and see what came my way. In January a film agent approached me to ask if I wanted to be a historical consultant and co-writer on a huge new TV series for an American production company. A month later a scriptwriter and director asked if I wanted to co-write a filmscript adaptation of my memoir In the Days of Rain. So my secret wish for new challenges has been fulfilled. Do I sometimes feel out of my depth? Of course! But it is exhilarating too. And I am just starting to sketch out a new novel, set not in the past this time but in the near future.
Q. Your memoir In The Days Of Rain won the Costa Biography Award in 2017. Please can you tell us about this very personal work and what it means to you? It always sounds melodramatic to say it, but I grew up in a secretive Christian cult. There are 16-17,000 members of the Exclusive Brethren (they now call themselves the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church) in the UK, roughly 50,000 worldwide. They have meeting rooms in the suburbs of most towns. (In Norfolk they are in Postwick, Salhouse, Rackheath and two in Kings Lynn). But most people won’t have heard of the Exclusive Brethren because they keep themselves completely separate from the rest of the world. They believe the world is run by Satan and that they are in a war against Satan. People are not recruited into the Brethren. They are, like me, my siblings, my parents, grandparents and great grandparents, born into it. And because Brethren children have no contact with the outside world they have no choice but to believe all the terrifying preachings of the Brethren ministering brothers: about how corrupt all worldly people are, how we have to learn to hate the world, about how the end of the world is coming and if we don’t comply we will be left behind when everyone we know and love leaves suddenly in the middle of the night in the Rapture. My family left in the 70s, when I was 8, after a huge sexual scandal involving the world leader made a lot of people leave all at once. My parents then had to find a way of living in the outside world and trying to unlearn all that brainwashing. It wasn’t easy for them, or for me and my siblings. Bad things happened, but a lot of good, and some very funny things too. Although my publishers had been urging me to write this memoir for years, I had been avoiding it, fearful of reprisals and retributions from the Brethren leaders and their solicitors. But I also knew it was important because no one had really written about life inside this cult, or tried to do it from a child’s perspective. I also had rare documents: my father and grandfather had been leading ministering brothers inside the Brethren and my father had a lot of material that he’d collected from those years. When my father was diagnosed with terminal cancer in 2007 I interviewed him about his time in the Brethren. I made him a promise just a few days before he died that I would write the book that he had failed to write. Keeping that promise was important. Winning the Costa Biography Prize for the book was terrific of course, but bittersweet too. I only wish my father had been there to see it. He would have been so proud. Q. You’re currently based in Norwich. What do you enjoy about the city? How does it inspire you? What does it mean to you? I’ve lived in Norwich for six years, in a lovely house in Thorpe Hamlet, and have loved it. In the first summer that I moved here, my daughter bought me a Norfolk Circular Walks book to help me get my bearings. I walked every day that summer, working my way through the 20 walks, driving to starting points all over Norfolk. Now that I have walked those same walks every summer since, that guidebook is falling apart and has annotations all over it recording the things I saw, birds, trees, sunsets, sunrises, reedbeds, saltmarshes, the people I walked with, recommendations for pubs and cafes and places to swim. I love the cultural life of the city, the open market where I buy my fruit and vegetables, the cobbled streets, the summer music festivals. So it is especially sad for me to have to leave. I have sold my house in Norwich to move to Lewes in Sussex to be closer to my family, and particularly closer to my mother who is frail. But with so many great friends here I will be back as often as I possibly can. Rebecca will be appearing at The Hostry Festival on October 28th to talk about her new novel Dark Earth. hostryfestival.org
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Getting Groovy in Sheringham Head to Sheringham Little Theatre on November 5th for a family treat. The Groovy UV Show is the established UK No.1 Blacklight Ultra-Violet ‘glow-in-the-dark’ performance company with more than 25 years specialist experience in the field. A single 45 minute production can feature up to 80 different characters! Using puppets, costumes, props and tricks that are the very best around, made to the highest standards and totally professional – no flat, two-dimensional or lifeless cut-out figures to be found! Groovy UV use original music, songs and scripts written and performed exclusively for the show. sheringhamlittletheatre.com
Ocean Film Festival World Tour splashes into the UK this autumn!
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imagery of “Mask of the Red Death”, and Poe’s most famous poem of loss and madness, “The Raven”. Glimpses of the man and his life are revealed in his own words, and in those of his critics, contemporaries and friends. Presented in cabaret style, with filmed elements and original live music played by their company of actor-musicians, Common Ground celebrates the work of this remarkable and innovative artist. Suitable for adults and young people aged 12 and over.
Common Ground celebrate Edgar Allen Poe This Autumn, from September 29th to October 30th, Common Ground Theatre Company are touring the region with their show The Raven, adapted by Pat Whymark. This is an excursion into the weird theAmontillado”,ofmalevolencetheofgothicshortPoeofwonderfulandmindEdgarAllanthroughhisstories;theintensity“Ligeia”,palpable“TheCaskofsumptuous
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The Ocean Film Festival World Tour is coming to the Lady Mitchell Hall, Cambridge, on September 27th with a brand-new collection of the world’s best ocean-themed films. From big wave surfing to tiger shark conservation, the Ocean Film Festival is a cinematic celebration of the planet’s oceans, with inspirational short films from above and beneath the waves. The Ocean Film Festival originated in Australia, with the aim of inspiring people to explore, respect, enjoy and protect the oceans. As well as captivating films, each screening will see a free prize giveaway to win ocean-related goodies. The UK tour works with two fantastic charity partners: the Marine Conservation Society and Surfers Against Sewage. www.oceanfilmfestival.co.uk
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www.thecornhall.co.uk Night Terrors – The Ghost Stories of E.F. Benson Head to The Fisher Theatre, Bungay on October 26th for a spinetingling evening of three tales of the supernatural from E.F. Benson’s brilliant collection of ghost stories, Night Terrors. With masterful storytelling from the award-winning actor Gerard Logan, Night Terrors will transport you to a darker, more sinister world of the unexpected and the unexplainable. The three stories (The Dance, In The Tube and The Confession of Charles Linkworth), are dramatic, haunting and hugely memorable. www.fishertheatre.org
Chumbawamba star performs in Diss
Edgar Allen Poe comes to Sudbury Rumpus Theatre Company bring their play The Tell-Tale Heart, based on Edgar Allen Poe’s classic Victorian chiller, to The Quay Theatre, Sudbury on November 9th. Imagine you’ve committed a murder. Imagine someone heard the scream and the police come calling. They’re friendly enough, but will your conscience betray you? And what is that noise in your ears that grows ever louder? Is it the beating of your own guilty heart … or is it the heart of the man you’ve just killed! This supernatural thriller will keep you on the edge of your seat! 15+ advised for audience. wwwquaysudbury.com
Former Chumbawamba vocalist (I Get Knocked Down) Dunstan Bruce performs his new one-man play at The Corn Hall, Diss on October 21st; a rollercoaster of despair, anger, love - and ultimately hope. Personal and irreverent, Dunstan takes the audience on a voyage told through poetry, prose, music and projection. ‘Am I Invisible Yet?’ is no cozy fireside chat reminiscing about his ‘tubthumping’ past - it is Theatre du Coeur, a love letter to hope, humanity and the haphazard heart.
Feeling increasingly invisible, impotent, and apoplectic in today’s world, Dunstan gives us a piece of performance poetry and physical theatre that rages across angst, comedy, delight and middle-aged disillusion. With a whisky drink, a vodka drink, a cider drink and a lager drink, join him on this riotous journey that will resonate with anyone who once thought they could change the world, and is still determined to get back up again.
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Autumn 2022 l 27 The Out There Festival is back with a bang! This September, Great Yarmouth comes alive once more with a celebration of circus and outdoor arts… Les Commandos Percus Photo: G. Courtois
Joe Mackintosh, Chief Executive for Out There Arts and Artistic Director of the Out There International Festival of Circus & Outdoor Arts comments; ‘We were all hugely moved by the incredible audience response to last year’s festival. We were one of the very few large festivals in the UK to be able to go ahead in full form in 2021 during a very challenging year. ‘This year we are delighted to present what we hope will be something more akin to ‘normal’ circumstances with the return of our Saturday night parade with French legends ‘Les Commandos Percus’ who will process from the park to the beach for ‘Silence’ – their incredible percussion and pyrotechnic spectacular.’
As ever, the Out There Festival brings together some of the very best artists from around the world – with over 45 companies and solo artists from Argentina, Spain, France, Belgium, Zimbabwe, The United States, Germany, Japan, Switzerland, Italy, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and England.
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The ‘Out There’ international festival of circus and outdoor arts is returning to the streets of Great Yarmouth from September 16th-18th, and will include the popular Saturday night street procession. Out There Festival is known to be breath-taking, weird and wonderful and will bring the people of Norfolk some of the world’s finest quirky circus, comedy and performances combined in a festival woven through with a family-friendly atmosphere and more than a fair dose of seaside silliness!
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The programme is a rich mix chock full of UK and World Premieres and new creations, including many Out There Arts co-productions created through residencies here at the Drill House in Great Yarmouth.
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Autumn 2022 l 29 Entirely free to the public, it is being funded by Arts Council England and supported by Great Yarmouth Borough Council and Norfolk County Council and Sponsored by Visit Great Yarmouth.
The Corn Hall is immensely grateful that the proceeds from the evening will go to the Diss Corn Hall Trust.
From his childhood in Ipswich, Gary rose to the very top of the world of ballet, winning two National Critics Circle Dance Awards, working with eminent choreographers who included Sir Kenneth MacMillan, Christopher Wheeldon and Wayne McGregor. He has danced with some of the world’s greatest ballerinas including Dame Darcey Bussell, Sylvie Guillem, Alessandra Ferri and Marianela Nunez, and as Royal Ballet Principal Character Artist has performed many of the leading roles in the Royal Ballet repertoire. First created at the Royal Opera House, this fascinating evening of candid conversation, illustrated by film clips and stills, will include tales of adventures with Darcey on Strictly Come Dancing and what it felt like to dance at the Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics. Christine Webber is the author of 15 books and for 12 years she was the lead news presenter of ITV’s About Anglia.
ARTSeast has teamed up with the Corn Hall, Diss to offer one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of tickets to see Gary Avis MBE on November 4th. To be in with a chance of winning, please email your name, address and telephone number to sarah@artseast.co.uk.
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One of the leading dancers of his generation, Gary Avis MBE has had an international career spanning four decades. He will be discussing his spectacular career in ballet and beyond with Norfolk author and broadcaster Christine Webber at The Corn Hall, Diss on November 4th.
Closing date: October 21st.
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Gary is a proud advocate for the arts in East Anglia and is committed to inspiring young artists and choreographers as DanceEast Board Member and creating opportunities for everyone to experience the healing qualities of the arts as an Ambassador for Suffolk Community Foundations Arts and Culture Fund.
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Launching Norwich Theatre Beyond is Rebel Rabble, produced by Norwich-based theatre company, Limbik. Rebel Rabble is a large-scale, immersive event on Mousehold Heath (from September 16th to October 2nd). The production is inspired by the local history of Kett’s Rebellion. The show invites a collective audience of 30 people to a sitespecific audio trail and promenade performance on Mousehold Heath. Each member of the audience is given a pair of noise cancelling headphones, through which they all simultaneously hear the audio journey. As a group, they are guided through the landscape, listening to a fictional retelling of Kett’s Rebellion. Along the way, they encounter actors playing the characters of Bernard, Sylvia and Hazel, as well as extraordinary visual performance brought to life by a community cast embodying the Rebels of 1549. Limbik Theatre is a part of Norwich Theatre’s artistic development programme which helps develop, engage and support local voices from all backgrounds. The programme launched last year as part of Norwich Theatre’s commitment to a thriving local and regional arts ecology.
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Norwich Theatre Breaks Boundaries to go Beyond
CEO and Creative Director, Stephen Crocker said: ‘Creativity has no boundaries and neither does Norwich Theatre. ‘Beyond’ recognises the importance of accessing art in the places people live and reaching those who may not be able to access theatre by traditional means.’
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Norwich Theatre is delighted to announce the launch of Norwich Theatre Beyond - the theatre’s brand new fifth stage. Beyond will see Norwich Theatre take shows that it has either supported, produced or enabled out of its venues in Norwich into the wider region. Norwich Theatre Beyond will sit alongside its other stages; Royal, Playhouse, Stage Two and Digital.
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Celebrate Autumn by visiting Stapleford Granary’s beautiful concert hall to experience the unforgettable thrill of live music.
Pianist Cordelia Williams opens the season on September 9th with an exquisite programme of light and shade, featuring music by Mozart, Schubert, Tomkins, Evans and Schubert. The Gesualdo
Bury welcomes Howard Jones Hailed by many as an electronic music pioneer, Howard Jones has been a constant presence on the international touring scene for the past three decades. On October 16th, he brings his acoustic show with Nick Beggs & Robin Boult to the Apex in Bury St Edmunds. The Howard Jones Acoustic Trio will highlight a fresh take on Howard’s best-known hits and will provide a rare and intimate opportunity for the audience to hear first-hand about the inspiration behind Howard’s beloved material, plus fascinating recollections from his international touring career. www.theapex.co.uk
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Stapleford Granary’s Autumn Season
Six trace the evolution of the Italian Madrigal on September 16th with works by Monteverdi, Palestrina and Marenzio and Martin Roscoe, one of the UK’s best loved pianists, brings a glorious pro gramme of Haydn, Mozart, Brahms and Beethoven on October 22nd. The Norwegian Espen Eriksen Trio present their unique brand of lyrical and ambient jazz on October 14th and superstar trumpeter Laura Jurd brings her brass-fuelled party band to the Granary on September 30th. Catch acclaimed folk band Dallahan on October 1st for music forged in Scotland and Ireland drawing on traditional music from the Balkans and North America. www.staplefordgranary.org.uk
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Eddie Reader - Live in Bungay!
For a chance to hear Scotland’s greatest living female voice, head to St Mary’s Church, Bungay on October 13th to see Eddie Reader live in concert. From her earliest years playing the folk clubs of western Scotland and learning how to street sing across Europe (like her hero Edith Piaf) Eddi’s path led her to a professional career in music as a backing singer for Eurythmics and Gang of Four. Her band Fairground Attraction had huge international success and number one hits with ‘Perfect’ and debut album ‘First of a Million Kisses’ which stormed the charts in the late 1980s. Throughout her successful solo career, Eddie has released highly acclaimed albums such as ‘The Songs of Robert Burns’ and last years ‘Cavalier’. She has won Brit Awards, been awarded four honorary degrees, an MBE, sung to millions on the world’s greatest concert and festival stages and collaborated with a host of stars. www.fishertheatre.org
Autumn Events at Stapleford Granary Stapleford Granary, Bury Road, Stapleford, Cambridge, CB22 5BP WilliamsCordelia Friday 9 September 7:45pm Gesualdo Six Friday 16 September 7:45pm Mark QuartetCrooks Sunday 18 September 12:00pm Gemma Rosefield & Nicola Eimer Sunday 25 September 12:00pm Dallahan Saturday 1 October 7:45pm Liam Noble Trio Sunday 9 October 12:00pm Espen Eriksen Trio Friday 14 October 7:45pm TO BOOK TICKETS & MORE INFORMATION: or Call Box Office 01223 whats-on/events/www.staplefordgranary.org.uk/849004 18 - 20 November 2022 lavenhamliteraryfestival.co.uk SPONSORED BY Mattioli Woods TICKETS: whatsonwestsuffolk.co.uk LAVENHAM LITERARY festival
Out of this World Guests at NORCON NORCON, Norfolk’s very own TV, film and comic con, returns to the Norfolk Showground on September 24th and 25th.
The Great Yarmouth autumn spectacular Fire on the Water returns from October 22nd-29th with a unique beach edition spin on last year’s smash hit event. This year’s edition will take place on the golden sands of Great Yarmouth for a dynamic and dramatic outdoor experience featuring dance and acrobatic performances, light installations and night-time fire shows.
Fire on the Water’s raging success was partly due to its fresh and innova tive concept. To continue the innovation, 2022’s experience will be delivered in an exciting new format. This new set up allows attendees to explore the fire structures more intimately, allowing audiences to freely wander in the space rather than follow a set path. An accessible route for pushchairs, and wheelchairs and mobility scooters will be available. There will be areas to relax, watch the performances and live music with refreshments and food available from the newly introduced Beer Tent. outtherearts.org.uk/fire-on-the-water
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Throughout the weekend, comic, film and TV fans will be able to enjoy a fantastic mix of exhibits, celebrity appearances, stage talks and demonstrations, photo opportunities and a multitude of traders selling memorabilia and merchandise from every corner of the galaxy. Among the line-up of celebrity guests are Paul McGann – the eighth Doctor WHO, Julian Glover (Star Wars and Game of Thrones) and legendary film sculptor Brian Muir, who sculpted the iconic Darth Vader helmet and Stormtrooper armour in Star Wars. Also this year is manga and anime artist Sonia Leong, who will be hosting drawing workshops, and the Silver Sabres offering Jedi training including lightsabre skills for padawans of all ages. A host of amazing exhibits will be on show, with photo opportunities with some of TV and film’s famous and best loved vehicles including the Batmobile (1966 Adam West version), the Back to the Future DeLorean, Ghostbusters’ ECTO1 and Jurassic Park jeeps. www.nor-con.co.uk
Fire on the Water in Yarmouth
Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival returns to Snape Returning to its home on the Snape Maltings estate, Aldeburgh Food & Drink Festival takes place on September 24th-25th. The renowned event, which offers a platform for the local community and is celebrated as one of the UK’s best food festivals, promises a stellar line up of headline chefs from across the country, food and drink exhibitors, and events throughout the weekend. Now in its 17th year, all entry fees and donations are invested in next year’s festival and buying a ticket offers visitors the chance to support the individuals and businesses making Suffolk’s food scene what it is. www.aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk
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Norfolk’s Hostry Festival returns this autumn for its 2022 Hostedseason. at Norwich Cathedral’s Hostry, it runs from October 21st to November 6th, with some events staged at Norwich School in the Cathedral Close. Heading up the line-up of guest appearances on October 29th is the grand-daughter of wartime leader Sir Winston Churchill.
Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, inspirational mother of a talented family of musicians, makes a festival return on October 21st with family members violinist Braimah, and pianists Konya and Jeneba, in a Classical Gala Concert. Maid of Honour at the Queen’s Coronation in 1953, Lady Glenconner will be sharing her memoir ‘Extraordinary Life in the Shadow of the Crown: a Special Platinum Jubilee Celebration’ (October 30th); while Oscar-winning actress Hayley Mills will be talking about her life as a child star of 1960s movies (October Other30th).
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The Autumn Festival of Norfolk Hayley Mills. Photo: Bee Gilbert Louise Perry.
guest authors are Naji Malak - Walking With Veterans (October 27th); Paul Jackson - creator of the fantasy world Elsewhere (October 27th); Louise Perry - writer on contemporary feminism (October 28th); and Rebecca Stott - author of Dark Earth and UEA Professor Emeritus (October 28th). There will music from Land of Promise on November 2nd, and from Jo Collins and Friends on November 6th.
The Hon. Emma Soames will be in conversation with theatre critic Michael Billington, delving into her book about her mother Mary, Baroness Soames, titled ‘Mary Churchill’s War: The Wartime Diaries of Churchill’s Youngest Daughter’. Michael Billington follows on the programme on October 29th, talking about his own book Affair of the Heart.
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The festival’s Central Production is classic rom-com Ring Round the Moon (October 24th-29th); The African Choir of Norfolk’s concert will feature music from across Africa (October 22nd); while Paint Out Norwich plans a Nocturne painting festival and exhibition (October 27th-30th), and an exhibition by John Behm in The Crypt Gallery (October 24th-30th). For more information see www.hostryfestival.org
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They’re delighted to welcome two local authors, Kate Sawyer with her award-winning first novel The Stranding which was shortlisted for the Costa prize, and Simon Edge who will introduce his book Anyone for Edmund? as part of the celebrations for the 1000th anniversary of the founding of the Abbey at Bury St. Edmunds.
Roopa Farooki, novelist turned doctor will describe the first forty days of the pandemic in her memoir Everything is True, while Patrick Barkham the Guardian nature writer will take us into a gentler world of Wild Green Wonders.
Lavenham Literary Festival
The eighth Lavenham Literary Festival takes place over the weekend of November 18th-20th, launching with the traditional Festival Dinner at The Swan, Lavenham on Friday night with broadcaster and writer Kate Humble as the guest speaker. There is a fantastic programme of fiction and non-fiction lined up with authors speaking on subjects from history and nature writing to poetry and the pandemic. Politician turned novelist Alan Johnson is making a welcome return with his second novel One of our Ministers is Missing. Tracy Borman the popular historian and broadcaster will be speaking about her new history of the British monarchy Crown and Sceptre, while beloved poet Wendy Cope is reading and discussing her Rachelwork.Joyce, whose latest novel Miss Benson’s Beetle is a New York Times bestseller is in conversation with Paul Venables, a familiar voice as Jakob of Radio 4’s The Archers.
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For those who have wanted to write their memoirs but don’t know how to begin, Tom Henry, journalist, author and ghostwriter, is holding a one-day Memoir Writing workshop at the Swan Hotel.
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Andrew Lownie will reveal scandalous royal secrets from his controversial biography of the Duke of Windsor Traitor King. And as the final event of this literary weekend he will be in conversation with Lady Colin Campbell, prize-winning royal biographer of books about Princess Diana, the Queen Mother, the Queen and Prince Phillip and Meghan and Harry, on the ever-fascinating topic of royalty.
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Norwich Film Festival is proud to receive the support of festival sponsors Norwich University of the Arts, Artlist, BFI Film Audience Network, the University of East Anglia (UEA), Norwich Business Improvement District and Norwich City Council. UEA is also on board this year as the ‘Official Education Partner’ for 2022 and beyond.
Submissions have exceeded last years total with a staggering 1391 films from over 70 countries! Keep an eye on the Festival website for further announcements on new screening locations and a ‘film hub’ for people to meet, eat and enjoy the festival’s buzz.
With more films than ever being filmed in Norfolk (UK), including Good Luck to You, Leo Grande and Spencer, Norwich Film Festival is adding to the industry’s vibrancy announcing its dates for this year’s coveted event. The internationally recognised 10-day film event will show its short film selection, from November 11th to 20th September in Norwich. The event organisers have also confirmed they will continue with its popular online cinema platform where the selected films can be viewed in the weeks following the main Norwichfestival.Film Festival is a BAFTA and BIFA qualifying event, attracting filmmakers from around the world who want to showcase their engaging and ground-breaking short films. The festival will feature a total of six award categories, including prizes for the best British, International, Documentary, Animation, Student and East Anglian films, with each being awarded a £1,000 cash prize.
The festival has a varied programme catering for audiences of all ages and tastes. Find out more on www.norwichfilmfestival.co.uk and follow the festival on social media for its latest news and events.
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