EVENT PROGRAMME
18 JUNE - 29 JUNE
18 JUNE 2024 – 29 JUNE 2024
Ashford Prep School & Ashford Senior School
It gives me great pleasure to introduce the programme of events for the second annual Ashford School Arts Festival. Following the success of last year's inaugural event, we are delighted that the festival returns bigger and better.
As a school the Creative and Performing Arts are an integral cog in the educational lives and development of all our pupils As you will see, there is breadth both in terms of the different types of creativity on offer and year groups involved. Whether as a performer or as a member of the audience there are plenty of opportunities to be involved and we are delighted to present such a varied calendar of events.
Michael Hall, Headmaster of Ashford School
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Date Time Event Venue Booking Information 18.06.24 19:00 Senior School - Summer Concert Brake Hall Free - Book Here 19 06 24 10:00-15:00 Primary Singing Day Brake Hall N/A 18:00 The Impro Show Octagon 1 Free - Book Here 20.06.24 10:00-15:00 Smoking Apples Workshop Brake Hall & Octagon 1 Pupil Only 18:00 Wizard of Oz (Performance 1) Friars Hall Free - Book Here 21 06 24 18:00 Wizard of Oz (Performance 2) Friars Hall Free - Book Here 18:00 AYJO - 40th Anniversary Concert Brake Hall Free - Book Here 22 06 24 All Day Steinway Piano Competition Brake Hall Free - Book Here 24 06 24 All Day Prep School Art Exhibition Harper Hall Free 18:00 Songs for a Summer Evening Somerville Lawn Free - Book Here 25.06.24 All Day Prep School Art Exhibition Harper Hall Free All Day Stephen Foy-Philp Prep School Visit Prep School Pupil Only 14:15 The Alehouse Boys (A collaboration with Stour Music Festival) Brake Hall Pupil Only 13:15 Year 7 & 8 Recital Somerville Lawn Free - Pupil Only 16:30 A Midsummer Night’s Dream Friars Hall Free - Year 6 parents invited 18:00 Raku Pottery Firing with Rainna Erbas Art Studio £15 - Book Here 18:00 Replica Octagon 1 Free - Book Here 26.06.24 13:15 Year 9-13 Recital Somerville Lawn Free - Pupil Only 18:00 Pupil Playwright Showcase Octagon 1 Free - Book Here 27.06.24 18:30 The Golden Ages of Entertainment - One School Variety Evening (Performance 1) Brake Hall £5 - Book Here 28 06 24 From 16:00 Senior School Art Exhibition Coronation Hall Free 09:15 Pre Prep Concert (Reception) Harper Hall Free - Book Here 14:15 Pre Prep Concert (Year 1&2) Harper Hall Free - Book Here 18:30 The Golden Ages of Entertainment - One School Variety Evening (Performance 2) Brake Hall £5 - Book Here 29.06.24 12:00 ASA Summer Lunch Brake Hall £30 - Book Here Art Drama Music Alumni E V E N T S https://www.ashfordschool.co.uk/upcoming-events/
Stephen Foy-Philp
Prep School Visit
25 June
Prep School Art Exhibition
24 & 25 June
Ashford Prep School welcomes you to its 2024 exhibition, showcasing the very best of student work from the academic year.
Senior School Artist in Residence and professional artist Stephen Foy-Philp visits the Prep School to run a workshop for pupils.
A R T
Raku Pottery Firing With Rainna Erbas
25 June
Spend an evening learning the traditional firing technique of Raku with Rainna Erbas. Rainna took part in season three of the Great Pottery Throwdown on Channel 4 and was Artist In Residence with Ashford School in 2021.
Raku is a traditional Japanese style of pottery first made during the 1580s. The Art department will be making and preparing a collection of bowls and mini sculptures for you to decorate with glaze and raku fire during the evening. They will be yours to then take home.
Senior School Art Exhibition
28 June
We are delighted to welcome visitors to an inspiring exhibition of the finest creative artwork by pupils. Pieces on display cover many disciplines including painting and drawing, photography, 3D design, textiles, film, sculpture, printmaking and graphic communication.
A R T
R A M A The Impro Show
19 June
Our Year 7s put their freshly learned improvisation skills to the test by inviting you to The Impro Show, an event not to be missed. If you know of the television show ‘Whose Line is it Anyway’ you will know this form of theatre is as tremendous to participate in as it is to watch. The audience will be invited to contribute ideas and prompts to our team of young performers who will creatively adapt on the spot to produce an evening full of entertainment.
Smoking Apples Workshop
19 June
Innovative puppetry and visual theatre company Smoking Apples will be delivering a workshop to drama and art scholars.
The Wizard of Oz
20 & 21 June
Ashford Prep School’s Year 6 students mark the end of their time at school by performing The Wizard of Oz which was adapted for the stage in 2011 by Andrew Lloyd Webber. The cast have been working hard to bring this show to life and conclude the first week of this year's festival.
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Replica
25 June
The Ashford School Youth Theatre Company are returning to perform Replica, after their showstopping performance at the Trinity Theatre in Tunbridge Wells.
Suggested age guidance: 16+ Content warnings: Strong language, some mildly violent language, used in a sci-fi context.
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
25 June
The Year 6 Drama Club present one of William Shakespeare's most famous and popular plays.
The Golden Ages of Entertainment (One School Variety Performance)
27 & 28 June
The epic finale to the 2024 festival. Codirected by Mrs Heath and Mr Hornsey this Prep and Senior collaboration will showcase the very best of Ashford School creative arts.
Pupil Playwright Showcase
26 June
Senior Drama Scholars have workshopped with younger pupils to create their own scripted work.
D R A M A
Senior School Summer Concert
18 June
Kicking off the 2024 festival with a musical showcase including the finale performance from the Year 7 instrumental scheme.
Primary
Singing Day 19 June
Ashford School welcomes local schools for a day of music making, led by scholars and our fantastic music department.
M U S I C
AYJO 40th Anniversary Concert
21 June
The Ashford Youth Jazz Orchestra celebrate their 40th year with a full length concert at Ashford School. Before embarking on their summer tour to Italy, see the current band joined by former members and friends to bring the house down. A full bar, pizza van and ice cream will be sold on the night.
Steinway Piano Competition
22 June
The very best instruments push students to new levels of success. In 2013 we became an allSteinway School, and in 2023 we took delivery of our new set of Steinway pianos. We are delighted to bring the final of the Steinway Piano Competition to the Ashford Arts Festival, providing a fitting opportunity for talented pianists to showcase their considerable talent.
Songs for a Summer Evening
24 June
Barring any inclement weather, Songs for a Summer Evening will provide the perfect evening’s entertainment featuring some of Ashford School’s finest vocalists.
M U S I C
The Alehouse Boys
(A collaboration with Stour Music Festival)
25 June
The Alehouse Sessions is an ever changing and evolving insight into the music of the English 17th Century tavern. It gives audiences a window into this tumultuous period through Purcell overtures, English sea shanties, and Scandinavian folk songs thrown in for good measure.
Lunchtime Recital
25 & 26 June
Ashford School’s talented musicians entertain their peers and members of the school with informal recitals on Somerville Lawn.
Pre Prep Concert
28 June
Our youngest performers put on a musical treat to conclude the festival.
M U S I C
ASA Summer Lunch
29 June
Come and celebrate the beginning of Summer in style at Ashford School at the ASA Annual Summer Lunch for all former pupils and staff of Ashford School and Friars Prep School. Musical accompaniment will be provided by the Ashford School String Ensemble.
A L U M N I
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