Peterborough Festival 2011

Your guide to what’s on and when

PETERBOROUGH

festival 25 June 10 July

2011

25 june-10 july heritage festival * festival plus

central park weekend & much, much more!

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A very big welcome to the 2011 Peterborough Festival, brought to you by Vivacity. This year's Festival is set to be bigger and better than ever, so, whatever your taste in music, art, culture and entertainment, there's bound to be something for your and your friends and family to enjoy.

From the opening weekend Heritage Festival, to the finale Central Park Weekend, there's so much to see and do every day of the Festival, that you'll barely have time to fit it all in! And don't miss Festival Plus, our new offering for this year, which will see live performance brought to different venues across the city on a daily basis.

We hope you have a fantastic time at this year's Festival. Do let us know what you think by emailing festival@vivacitypeterborough.com. And keep in touch with all the latest news and Festival events at www.vivacity-peterborough.com

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opening weekend :heritage festival

The heritage festival Date: 25-26 June Time: 10am-5pm daily Venue: Cathedral Square and precincts

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This year's Heritage Festival takes place over the last weekend in June and features over 300 costumed re-enactors from some of the country's top Living History groups. Visit Living History encampments in the precincts to meet Roman soldiers, Saxon warriors, Medieval

Knights, English Civil War Roundheads and Napoleonic Redcoats.

This year the main arena will occupy the Cathedral Square in front of the Guildhall, at the heart of the city centre. A packed programme over the weekend will include live period music, falconry displays and spectacular battle displays by the reenactors. Watch the Vikings in battle, hear the crash of musket fire from the Civil War soldiers, or get involved as our Medieval Knights use children from the audience in their tournament!

From archery in the Dean's Gardens to themed, quality catering, including a beer tent by local brewery Castor Ales, what better way to spend a summer weekend with your family than engaging in the biggest and most exciting festival around.

Come and experience two thousand years of history brought to life, all in one weekend.

opening weekend :heritage festival

The Peterborough Festival kicks off for 2011 with the Heritage weekend, held in the historic heart of the city centre and the stunning surroundings of the Cathedral precincts.

In 2010 this was one of the Festival's most popular events and this year's event promises a living history extravaganza for all to enjoy unlike anything else in the city!

The Six Wives of Henry VIII an evening with Dr David Starkey Date & Time: Saturday 25 June at 7.30pm Venue: Peterborough Cathedral Admission: ÂŁ10/ÂŁ8 concessions Bookings: Call 01733 207239 Join us for a very special evening with historian and broadcaster Dr David Starkey, to explore the story of Henry VIII and his six wives. This talk will take place in the magnificent surroundings of Peterborough Cathedral, in the shadow of the tomb of Katharine of Aragon.

Reflecting the work of his best-selling book on the subject and the accompanying television series, the talk will examine what Dr Starkey says is "one of the world's great stories" - the lives and deaths of the six wives of King Henry VIII. Discover the story

of the women he describes as "the Saint, the Schemer, the Doormat, the Dim Fat Girl, the Sexy Teenager, and the Bluestocking".

Dr David Starkey CBE is one of Britain's pre-eminent Historians and presenters of history on television, and is an Honorary Fellow of Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge.

He is an award-winning writer and broadcaster on the Tudor Age and the British monarchy, and most recently he has acted as a teacher at Jamie's Dream School on Channel 4. Following the talk there will be a book signing facilitated by Waterstones.

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highlights

Go shopping in our period market for a historically themed gift Visit the Local History Fair with over 20 local history societies, community groups and local historic attractions, who will be putting on displays to show off the best of our local heritage.

New for 2011 is a craft market where over 20 local traders and craftspeople will be displaying and selling their wares, organised in association with Red Barn Crafts There will also be the talks and demonstrations marquee, with short talks on aspects of Peterborough's past, demonstrations by re-enactors and even a daily 'sing-a-long' 1940s music session!

Watch displays by veterans groups and the current armed forces at National Veterans weekend in St John’s Square.

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Meet costumed characters including Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon, Richard III, Mary, Queen of Scots, Edith Cavell, Jesters, musicians and entertainers.

festival ghost walk Date: Tuesday 5 July Time: 7.30pm Venue: Start outside Peterborough Museum, Priestgate Tickets: £5 adults / £3 concessions (pre-booking recommended) Booking information: 01733 864663 or visit the Peterborough Destination Centre

Explore the Cathedral building for a variety of fun and fascinating activities, including crafts for children. Meet a medieval scribe, take part in a Royal Audience with Henry VIII and Katharine of Aragon, take part in Tudor dancing or listen in to our regular storytelling sessions.

Enjoy the Beer Tent by local brewery Castor Ales, themed catering and much more!

Peterborough's most popular tour stages a festival special, with stories and places which are normally not featured on the walk. Stalk the streets with a costumed guide to discover the eerie secrets of the city, but beware as you never know what may be lurking around the corner…

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festival plus

Date: Monday 27 June - Friday 8 July Venue: Various

New for 2011, Festival Plus takes place daily throughout the 2011 Festival, bringing dance, film, literature, theatre and more to venues across Peterborough. Let us know what you think at www.vivacity-peterborough.com

LONDON STUDIO CENTRE'S IMAGES OF DANCE Date: Monday 27 June Time: 7.30pm Venue: Key Theatre Tickets: £12.50, £9 concessions, £11 KIP members The perfect ballet evening for all the family.

Images of Dance's talented young dancers, directed by former Royal Ballet principal Margaret Barbieri, celebrate Images' 21st birthday with great music (Mozart, Fauré, Tchaikovsky) and new ballets by Christopher Marney and Slava Samodurov. Plus Tchaikovsky's Ballet Fantasy, in which choreographer Matthew Hart (Royal Ballet, Rambert) imagines the composer interrupting his best-loved ballets (Sleeping Beauty, Swan Lake and Nutcracker), unwittingly causing comic chaos!

showstopper! the improvised musical Date: Friday 1 July Time: 7.30 Venue: Key Theatre Tickets: £5

A brand new musical is created from scratch at each performance of this awardwinning production, which has played sell-out seasons in London's West End and at the Edinburgh festival.

Audience suggestions help to create a show on the spot, as the all-singing, all-dancing cast improvise with unpredictable and frequently hilarious results.

first take Date: Saturday 2 July Time: 3pm and 7pm Venue: Key Theatre Tickets: £12 Audiences at the Key Theatre beware!!!!!!

T G S are back with an extremely energetic, exciting and entertaining (the magical 3 e's...) show called "First Take". This year's show is all about the world of the Movies and everything inspired by them! There will be pieces from the obvious Flicks and then some not so obvious. Film buffs everywhere will be challenged to guess the movie (good luck with that!) and encouraged to clap, whistle and cheer non-stop throughout what promises to be a star studded two hours of entertainment!

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lunchtime music Date & Time: Monday 27 June @ 1pm Wednesday 6 July @ 1pm Venue: St John's Church Tickets: Free admission

Date: Sunday 3 July Time: 7.30 Venue: Key Theatre Tickets: ÂŁ5 Barbershop's funniest quartet are back, in a double award-winning new show that follows international tours and a BBC Radio 4 broadcast. God summons four dastardly horsemen to unleash total destruction, but unfortunately Beth turns up instead of Death.

Cue mistaken identity, four-part harmony and at least one hobby horse. Barbershopera played to rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe and in London's West End. Age recommendation 12+

variety Date: Friday 8 July Time: 7.30 Venue: Key Theatre Tickets: Free, pre-booking essential Slightly Fat Features are a unique ensemble, performing brilliant vaudeville shows packed full of heart stopping stunts and classic comedy. They blend the weird and wonderful with the essence of old style music hall and traditional cabaret.

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barbershopera Apocalypse no!

Two lunchtime concerts featuring some of Peterborough's finest young musical talent, including Peterborough's Young Musician of the Year, Toby Hession, performing in one of the city's oldest and most beautiful venues.

They come from a knock out show in France to perform in Peterborough for the first time, with their unrivalled, ageless variety show.

richard tyrone jones has a big heart Date: Wednesday 29 June Time: 7.30pm Venue: Key Theatre Studio Tickets: Free entry, pre-booking essential Speakeasy is bringing you another night of spoken word for FREE this time! Our Headliner is Richard Tyrone Jones. A wideranging and versatile poet, writer, comic, host, Richard Tyrone Jones' work ranges from the amusingly daft, through to the multilayered, poignant and innovative, always cut through by a strong vein of ironic humour. Directed by Anthony Shrubsall (Zena Edwards' Security), Richard presents

this, his inspiring debut one-man comedy/ spoken word show, charting his unwitting illness, near-death at the age of thirty, and recovery thanks to the miracles of modern medicine. Through a series of lurid and darkly humorous anecdotes, interspersed with rhythmic, philosophical but accessible spoken word pieces, Richard explores what it means to be alive, in pain, human and imperfect. Plus some truly awful jokes.

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hugh hughes in...360

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Date: 28 June Time: 7.30 Venue: Key Theatre Tickets: £5

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Hugh Hughes is an emerging artist from Wales. His delightful adventures full of truth and laughter have been spreading joy to audiences worldwide for over 5 years.

On this first visit to Peterborough, Hugh invites you to share his award-winning show, 360. As Hugh climbs Snowdon with his best friend Gareth, the journey to the summit triggers big questions about friendship, love and superhero alter egos.

Produced by Hoipolloi Hoipolloi receives regular funding from Arts Council England

MS MINnELLI AND THE DARING DO (TIM'S LAST STAND) Date: Thursday 30 June & Friday 1 July Time: 7.30pm Venue: Key Theatre Studio Tickets: £10 / £8 KIP members Tim and Ms Minnelli are worlds apart. Tim, a man alone in his room with his records. Ms Minnelli, a woman about to perform her farewell concert. Escape into the world of Ms Minnelli, hear her sing the songs of Barbra, Liza and all the gang! This one man show will make you laugh till you cry and fall back in love with the escapism of drag! Multi Award Winning Drag Artist, Sam Thackray, brings his hit show from 2010's Edinburgh Fringe Festival to The Key Theatre Studio for two performances only!

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THE RAPE OF LUCRECE

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Date: Tuesday 5 July Time: 7.30pm Venue: Key Theatre Studio Tickets: £10 / £8.50 KIP members Directed by Gareth Armstrong, in this production Shakespeare goes beyond the obvious, following the ramifications of the crime wherever they take him, shining a light on a band of behaviour encompassing the bestial and the beautiful.

artists at work!

Creative Peterborough have arranged for local artists to relocate from their studios and workshops into public places, such as cafes, markets, day centres and libraries.

Look out for the Artists At Work! signs, and visit www.creativepeterborough.tumblr.com for more details to see where and when the artists are. Free badges for all visitors!

Date: Daily throughout Festival Plus Venue: Various Tickets: Free

A single actor, a bare stage - rapist and victim springing to searing life.

MARK GRIST SHETLAND BOY

'Absolute Dynamite!'

Steve Merchant, Radio 6 Live

Date: Wednesday 6 July Time: 7.30pm Venue: Key Theatre Studio Tickets: £5 Previous Poet Laureate of Peterborough and Edinburgh Fringe Slam Champion Mark Grist has been touring nationally for the past year. During this time, he's met loads of people, and then forgotten pretty much all of them. Most people can remember names.

Or dates. Or the location of their hotel. Most people can remember where they grew up; or the street they lived in. But Mark can't.

Which is odd.

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Following a 5-Star winning run at the Edinburgh Festival 2008 and sell-out performances in London, Olivier award nominee and RSC actor Gerard Logan now brings his astonishing, internationallyacclaimed performance of Shakespeare's brilliant, brutal narrative poem, giving an account of the terrible crime of rape and its dreadful consequences, to the Key Theatre.

Particularly if all those early things people can remember happened on an island with less than a thousand inhabitants; with seals and puffins and bogs and Vikings and the fastest wind speed ever recorded in the UK. Well, enough is enough. In his new one man show, Mark attempts to teach his memory who's boss whilst rediscovering Britain's most remote island. Come and enjoy his lyrical storytelling...and absurdly big hat.

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architects of air levity iii

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Date: Friday 1 - Monday 4 July Time: 11am - 5pm daily (last admittance 4.45) Venue: Cathedral Square Tickets: £2, pay at the entrance

Enter and be amazed by a unique world of light and colour on Peterborough's Cathedral Square.

Architects of Air build and exhibit the luminaria designed by Alan Parkinson, worldwide from Berlin to Dublin, from Singapore to Seattle. Since 1992, these unique structures have welcomed over 1,000,000 visitors. This summer Architects of Air will unveil their brand new structure Levity IIl in Peterborough's Cathedral Square as an event for the Peterborough Festival.

The Levity IIl luminarium is a sculpture people enter to be immersed in radiant light and colour. Levity IlI is an intricate exploration of light and form that takes its inspiration from Islamic architecture. It is made up of over 60 triangular domes which create a wandering path similar to the experience of the bazaar. Where the paths meet there are mosque-like domes.

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GUARDS!GUARDS! MOTHER COURAGE AND HER CHILDREN Guards! Guards!

Date & Time: Tuesday 28 June 7.30pm Mother Courage and her Children Date & Time: Thursday 30 June 7.30pm Venue: Peterborough Regional College Tickets: £5 for each performance If you were enthralled by Peterborough Regional College's performance of Twelfth Night at the Museum or captivated by their production of She Stoops To Conquer at The Great Northern Hotel, then this year's Festival offers an unmissable treat - the performing arts students from PRC return to the College itself with two highly acclaimed productions.

Special offer: book for both shows and pay just £8 for the two. Booking Information: in person from the Cash Office in PRC main reception, open Mon-Fri, 9am-5pm.

Or call 01733 762110

This energetic production ran for two sellout shows in January, and now there's another chance to see the amazing dragon live on stage.

Guards! Guards! is Terry Pratchett's fast paced fantasy story about the guards of the Ankh-Morpork. Watch as they battle bravely to save the Disc World's most notorious city from a fire-breathing dragon.

Mother Courage and her Children is one of the greatest plays of the 20th Century, telling one woman's episodic story as she drags her cart across war-torn Europe.

This major piece of Epic Theatre is brought vividly to life in a production which demonstrates that war, like love, always finds a way. (Please note: this performance contains very strong language and is unsuitable for under-14s).

THE TAMING OF THE SHrEW

THE ALCHEMIST

BY WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE

Date & Time: Tues 28 June-Sat 2 July at 7.30 Venue: Central Park (internal venue if wet) Tickets: £7 (£5 students) from the Destination Centre or on the gate Peterborough Mask Theatre present the eighth of their popular Mask in the Park outdoor productions of Shakespeare's comedies. Seating is provided but you are welcome to bring your own…in fact why not bring along a picnic and make a real evening of it! Mask have always enjoyed a great reception at the Peterborough Festival, so come along if you're up for a fun-filled and energetic evening of comedy in the Park... spiced with danger, deception and desire.

BY BEN JONSON

Date: Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 July Time: 7.30pm Venue: Central Park Tickets: £7 (£5 students/juniors) The Revellers perform Ben Jonson's classic satire of greed, opportunism and gullibility.

The play demonstrates that human weaknesses and foibles are just as relevant in today's world as they were when it was first performed in 1610. The outrageous schemes of the various con-men founder in a comic way as jealousy, vanity and bickering put paid to their dubious endeavors. Central Park provides the perfect back drop to this hilarious play that has stood the test of time.

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film festival

Peterborough Arts Cinema Peterborough Film Society Date: Tuesday 5 to Thursday 7 July Time: All showings at 7.30pm Venue: John Clare Theatre Tickets: £5 per screening or £10 for all 3 nights Bookings: 01733 552439

Three nights of film Documentaries can have a major impact on the way we see ourselves. They can also change how we view current social issues. Documentaries from the past provide us with an intriguing message of how home has changed.

Tuesday 5 July Focus on Homelessness Award winning documentary film maker Penny Woolcock's On The Street gets close and personal on this issue of our time. We are making this the centre of an evening exploring how things are changing

in Peterborough. You will also find an exhibition on the ground floor of the library.

Wednesday 6 July Focus on local history through film What home and work used to look like.

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HOME AND DRY

Thursday 7 July Boudu, Saved from Drowning A 1932 comedy film by the famous French director Jean Renoir gives a lighthearted look at the impact of a homeless man on a well meaning society.

our nobby Date & Time: Thursday 7 July: 4pm, 8pm Friday 8 July: 2pm, 5pm, 8pm Venue: Key Theatre Studio Tickets: £7.50 (£6.50 concessions) Special ticket £5 Friday 8 July, 2pm only When Our Nobby was first performed in Peterborough last Autumn, Eastern Angles were overwhelmed by the response. As the show toured the city, the theatre company soon realised that this play had struck a chord with local audiences who loved the affectionate portrayal of one of Peterborough's best-loved local heroes and his unlikely side-kick.

Now Our Nobby, starring talented local actor Mark Curtis (also responsible for the show's original concept) is set to return.Written by Kenneth Emson and directed by RSC Associate and Peterborough resident, Kate Hall, Our Nobby uses the myths surrounding Nobby the Tramp to reflect on the city's history, exploring the hopes and aspirations of Polly, a lonely and confused teenage girl.

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central park weekend central park weekend

Date: Saturday 9 July & Sunday 10 July Time: Parade at 11am, then from 12 noon Venue: Central Park Admission: Free, no booking required

The Futureheads play the Main Stage on Sunday

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central park weekend : saturday

This year's Central Park weekend promises a magical mix of entertainment which will appeal to all ages and tastes!

Throughout the day you can choose from what's on offer on the main stage and acoustic tent or check out the Live Art performances taking place throughout the day - prepare to be amazed! See page 22 for full details.

Saturday Highlights

And don't miss this year's main stage headline act, The Magic Numbers, who will be rounding off the day with a set featuring their much-loved hits plus some new material for their Peterborough fans.

Join the opening celebration of the Mayor's Parade, which will create a carnival throughout the city before arriving at Central Park at midday to kick off a full day of music and live performance!

The Magic Numbers headline Saturday’s Main Stage

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Date: Saturday 9 July Time: 11.00am Venue: Start in Cathedral Square, ending in Central Park Admission: Free, no booking required

This year's walking parade is set to kick off the Central Park weekend with a carnival celebration throughout the city centre!

Far right: Jess Morgan headlines Sunday’s Acoustic Tent

Starting in Cathedral Square at 11am, the parade will make its way along Rivergate and through Bridge Street, before joining the Mayor of Peterborough in a horse drawn carriage outside the Cathedral gates.

The parade will then work its way along Long Causeway, via Broadway and then on to its final destination at Central park, where the opening ceremony will take place at midday. The parade will include a wide

cross section of Peterborough's schools, clubs, charities and other organisations, and this year will be joined by hundreds of local guides and scouts.

Look out for Emergency Exit Arts who will be bringing their incredible Binbot to join the fun. This 5 metre-high walking, talking giant is made entirely out of wheelie bins.

Prepare to be amazed...

central park weekend : saturday

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central park weekend : sunday

Sunday Highlights The fun continues on Sunday, kicking off at 12 noon with a full programme of live acts across the Main Stage and Acoustic Tents, including Sunderland's finest rock band The FutureHeads. Our Live Art acts continue throughout the Park, and don't forget to check out the Art Zone, Adventure Zone and Youth Stages too - it's all free and open to everyone!

ORCHESTRA DA CAMERA Date: Sunday 10 July Time: 7.00pm Venue: Central Park Admission: Free, no booking required Orchestra Da Camera is one of the UK's most senior chamber orchestras. Its inaugural concert was on 29th September 1957 in the Birmingham City Art Gallery and since then they have given performances all over the UK and Europe.

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Arts zone

12 noon-5pm Sat 9 & Sun 10 July Come to the Arts Zone where you can watch artists live at work, and take part in creating some large scale sculptures and an alternative map of Peterborough!

Five Blok Collective artists will be creating a large scale collaborative live mural in the park, creating a visually stunning backdrop to the festival. Plus, the View 5 Artists will be presenting their Finding Peterborough project, to create an alternative visual map of the city.

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Henry Brothers Old time death songs and murder ballads from the rising stars of UK Americana.

2.45-3.15 Captain Backfire Captain Backfire returns to Peterborough for his first homecoming gig. Come along to hear his blend of acoustic soul-punk splashing sarcastic lyrics and sweet melodies.

3.30-4 Kerry Devine Comparisons to her song writing so far have been likened to a psychaedelic version of Joni Mitchell, and a mix between PJ Harvey and Joan Biaz.

5-5.25 Milly Hirst Dreamy-voiced Milly is sure to captivate all music lovers.

5.35-6 Jess Morgan Roots music that is a half-way-house between British Folk music and Americana

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Adventure zone Youth stage 12 noon-5pm Sat 9 & Sun 10 July This year Scouts from across Peterborough have teamed up with The Outstanding Events Company to bring you some fantastic FREE activities including Aeroball - a game you can only describe as basket ball on a trampoline; Human Buzz wire the actual one that was featured recently on ITV’s ‘This Morning’; and the Giant Operation game, just like that 70s classic but supersized. A team of experienced scouters will be on hand to provide many activities that reflect modern scouting and what it can now offer to children and adults. Come along and find out more.

12 noon-5pm Sat 9 & Sun 10 July A special stage will showcase talent from Peterborough young performers, offering everything from dance to music. Featuring performances from the Key Youth Theatre and the winners of ‘Peterborough Youth Got Talent’.

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live art All weekend long! ly, Cathedral Square, Also: Saturday 2 Ju outside Levity III

ng programme Don’t miss our amazi formances, per d an of street arts across the world featuring artists from n, Italy, Brazil, ede Sw ce, including Fran st USA, and Au ralia!

Plungeboom: The Vegetable Nannies Wheeling an ancient Victorian pram laden with a prized collection of vegetables, the Nannies are out for the day, showing off their allotment cherubs.

The Gaiety Engine Allow the dapper and demented proprietor Isaiah Crank and his mildewed assistant Tolley-boy to take you on a journey of wonder through the myriad exhibits beheld within The Gaiety Engine, the world's last remaining Victorian freakshow!

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Abi Collins Abi Collins introduces you to two of her alter-egos: Katinka in Une Femme Exposée, and Angel Rodriguez in Buttafly.

Larkin About: Granny Turismo on the road to nowhere...but back by teatime!

Doris, Marge and Mary are Britain’s only formation shopping trolley team! They’ve seen and done it all and are now having a rare old time on their souped-up shopping trolleys.

Strangelings: The Photographers Meet Henry Burns and George Entwhistle gentleman photographers. They will pose you, dress you, and provide suitable props and facial hair to ensure your photograph is a perfect work of art pride of place in anyone's parlour.

Rimski’s Bicycle Piano With the mud of Glastonbury Festival still in his wheels, Rimski’s ready to regale the populace with his peripatetic cabaret performance.

Variety Shows If you miss the chance to see the Variety performance at the key theatre on the 8th July, why not catch up with the group as they surprise you with their unique shows in central park. The Variety shows are full of surprise, circus stunts and improvisation, building crowds where ever they go, performing hilarious skilful spectacles, that will leave the audience speechless.

For the latest Festival news and information visit vivacity-peterborough.com

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BOOKINGS: Key Theatre Box Office: 01733 207239 | Film Festival: 01733 552439

What s Happening?

Heritage Festival

David Starkey

Lunchtime Music

Images Of Dance

Guards! Guards! / Mother Courage & Her Children

The Taming of The Shrew

Richard Tyrone Jones...

Ms Minnelli & The Daring Do (Tim's Last Stand)

Architects of Air - Levity III

Showstoppers

First Take

Barbershopera

Festival Ghost Walk

Date

25 & 26 June

Sat 25 June

Mon 27 June

Mon 27 June

Tues 28 June & Thurs 30 June

Tues 28 June Sat 2 July

Weds 29 June

Thurs 30 June & Fri 1 July

Fri 1-Mon 4 July

Fri 1 July

Sat 2 July

Sun 3 July

Tues 5 July

Key Theatre Studio

Key Theatre Studio

Central Park

Peterborough Regional College

Key Theatre

St John's Church

Peterborough Cathedral

Cathedral Square & Precincts

Where?

Walking Tour

Theatre

Dance

Theatre

Peterborough Museum

Key Theatre

Key Theatre

Key Theatre

Interactive Experience Cathedral Square

Theatre

Literature

Theatre In The Park

Theatre

Dance

Music

Talk

Heritage

Type of Event

7.30pm

7.30pm

3pm & 7pm

7.30pm

11am-4pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

1pm

7.30pm

10am - 5pm

Time

£5 adults / £3 concessions. 01733 864663 or Destination Centre

£5 Key Box Office

£12 Key Box Office

£5 Key Box Office

£2 Pay at entrance

£10

Free Entry, pre-booking essential

£7 / £5 concession from The Destination Centre or on the gate

£5 per performance or both shows for £8.

Tickets in person from Cash Office in PRC Reception

£12.50 / £9 concessions Key Box Office

Free Entry

£10/ £8 concession, from Key Box Office

N/A

Price & Booking

festival Diary : at a glance

The Alchemist

Film Festival

Lunchtime Music

Mark Grist - Shetland Boy

Our Nobby

Variety

Mayor's Carnival Parade

Central Park Weekend

Tues 5-Thur 7July

Tues 5-Thur 7 July

Weds 6 July

Wed 6 July

Thur 7 & Fri 8 July

Fri 8 July

Sat 9 July

Sat 9 July Sun 10 July

Entertainment & activities

Parade

Theatre

Theatre

Literature

Music

Film

Theatre In The Park

Theatre

Type of Event

Central Park

City Centre

Key Theatre

Key Theatre Studio

Key Theatre Studio

St John's Church

John Clare Theatre

Central Park

Key Theatre Studio

Where?

12pm - 8.15pm 12pm - 8.15pm

11am

7.30pm

4 & 8pm Thurs 2, 5 & 8pm Fri

7.30pm

1pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

7.30pm

Time

N/A

N/A

£5 Key Box Office

£7.50 / £6.50 concessions £5* Fri 8 July 2pm only Key Box Office

£5 Key Box Office

Free Entry

£5 per screening or £10 for all three nights.

£7 / £5 concessions Key Box Office

£10 / £8.50 KIP

Price & Booking

The Vivacity team would like to thank everyone who has contributed to this year’s Peterborough Festival, from participants to performers, exhibitors to helpers, and crew to community groups. We would especially like to thank you for coming, our sponsors, the Arts Council, Peterborough City Council, and Peterborough Cathedral, without whom the Festival could not take place.

thank yous and acknowledgements

The Rape of Lucrece

What s Happening?

Tues 5 July

Date

festival Diary : at a glance

The Destination Centre: 01733 452336

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The Key Theatre Company presents

Peterborough’s original and best traditional, family pantomime

8 December 2011 to 8 January 2012 A magic carpet ride to adventure and fun for all the family

Over 50 fabulous performances to choose from

Box Office 01733 207239 or online at www.peterboroughkeytheatre.co.uk a £1.50 booking fee applies to all cheque and credit card transactions