Harrogate International Festival Fringe 1 July - 31 July 2011
Welcome by Graham Chalmers Programme Coordinator, Harrogate International Festival Fringe
At one point in last year’s Fringe, esteemed music critic David Stubbs of The Wire magazine said Harrogate was “the coolest place in Britain right now.” He was right, if a little worse for wear. This year’s mini-fest aims to be broader and better, bringing modern music, art and literature to this Victorian town’s leafy streets. It’s the result of local people doing it for themselves, local organisations such as Kula Productions, Poems, Prose & Pints, 108 Fine Art, RedHouse Originals, Kamamica, Boiling Frog. . . with the support of its big sister, the Festival. Visiting guests include some of the most inventive names in recent pop history - Julian Cope of the Teardrop Explodes, Gruff Rhys of Super Furry Animals and Edwyn Collins of Orange Juice, all of them showing that creativity still counts. Their creativity, and yours. Regular Funders
Front cover design by Rod Castro with grateful thanks
Premier Partners
Welcome by Sharon Canavar Chief Executive, Harrogate International Festivals
We’ve built our reputation on bringing quality classical and world music to the region since 1966. This year, the Fringe is here to break down boundaries and embrace the creative energy and exciting crossover between music, literature and art. Special thanks go to our Festival Partners who have helped to make this happen. We hope 2011 offers something for everyone to get involved and shake things up. Patron: President: Vice - Presidents: Trustees Chairman: Hon. Treasurer:
Last Minute News! Look out for the Festival Spiegeltent in late July
HRH The Prince of Wales Dame Fanny Waterman DBE Lady Solti Sir George Linacre CBE Mrs Mehroo Jehangir Peter Blackburn CBE David Haxby Dr Jill Adam, Professor Jill Bailey, Fergal Gara, Cllr John Fox, Howard Hughes, Cllr Pat Jones, Fiona Movley, David Salter, Chris Woods.
Date: Friday 1 July - Saturday 2 July Time: 7.30pm Location: Harrogate Theatre Studio
Tickets/entry: £8 Box Office 01423 502 116
Event: Kamamica
presents Hay Fever
Set in a British country house in the 1920s, Hay Fever follows the outlandish behaviour of the Bliss family when they each invite a guest to spend the weekend. Best described as a cross between high farce and a comedy of manners, Hay Fever is one of Noel Coward’s most popular plays.
Date: Thursday 14, Friday 15, Saturday 16 July Time: 7.30pm (Sat 16 Matinee 2.30pm) Location: Harrogate Theatre
Tickets/entry: £10-16 Box Office 01423 502 116
Event: Boiling
Frog - the new musical
Family man Lewis Angel is happy and content. But life threatening events are bubbling away and time spirals out of his control. A powerful new musical with an unpredictable storyline. www.boilingfrogmusical.com
Date: Thursday 14 July Time: 8pm Location: Harrogate International Centre
Tickets: £22.50, £19.50, £18.50 Box Office 01423 502 116
Event: Paloma
Faith + Support
She began her quirky career in cabaret and burlesque clubs, once joked about slumming it at festivals saying, “anywhere you can’t wear stilettos just isn’t worth going” (we’re sure Harrogate will meet her approval!). A fan of David Lynch and Tim Burton her musical influences are as diverse as Nina Simone and PJ Harvey. This promises to be an original, engaging must-see event.
Date: Saturday 9 July & Sunday 10 July Time: Day Location: Papakata Tent, Crescent Gardens
Tickets/entry: £4 per event
Join in the organised mayhem! Making a splash this year, the children’s festival is a wickedly fun weekend featuring a famous young sleuth, banana sandwiches, singing, storytelling and football. Join in the organised mayhem in our papakåta tepee-style tent on Crescent Gardens.
box office: 01423 502 116
Saturday 9 | 10-11am
Sunday 10 | 11.30-12.30pm
Hilary Robinson
Musical Storytime:
Princesses, penguins and picture books! Suitable for under 5’s
Bringing Down the Moon
Free adult ticket when accompanying a paying child
Saturday 9 |11.30am-12.30pm
Saturday 9 | 1.30-2.30pm
Splash!
From The Chew to The Poo!
Suitable for ages 7-11 Presented by Eureka! The National Children’s Museum
Saturday 9 | 3-4pm
Fun musical activity for under 5’s. Suitable for ages under 5’s Free adult ticket when accompanying a paying child
Sunday 10 | 1.30-2.30pm
Penny Dolan
Thrilling adventure with A Boy Called M.O.U.S.E Suitable for ages 9+
Sunday 10 | 3-4pm
Creating Stories with Emily Diamand
Author of Flood Child and its sequel Flood and Fire. Suitable for ages 8-12
Marcus Sedgwick
Magical gothic fantasy. Suitable for ages 11+
Saturday 9 | 4.30-5.30pm
Andrew Lane: Young Sherlock
Elementary, my dear Watson. Suitable for ages 10+
Sunday 10 | 10-11am
Tom Palmer
Fun Football Reading Game. Suitable for ages 7+
www.harrogate-festival.org.uk
Date: Saturday 16 July Time: 7.30pm Location: Wesley Chapel
Tickets: £6 Box Office 01423 569 817 / 01423 812 975
Event: Echo
Four Two Big Band
Enjoy an evening of big band hits from the 18 piece Echo 42 Big Band. Hits from the swing era to present day - songs, solos, section features. Featuring music by Ellington, Basie, Miller, Heath, Goodman, Gershwin, Cole Porter and many more. Feature vocalist by Chris Kemp and Shirley Lewis. www.echo42.co.uk Harrogate Theatre Box Office 01423 502 116
Date: Saturday 16 July Time: 10.30am - 4.30pm Location: Meet at Harrogate Library
Tickets/entry: £15/10 concessions, in advance Box Office 01423 524 471
Event: Poems,
Prose & Pints presents: Writing on the move
Take part in writing exercises in different locations in the town centre, buffet lunch included in the price. A writing workshop with a difference, rather than being stuck in a classroom, we’ll spend much of the day on the move, interacting with each other, with the local environment and writing wherever we can - cafes, pubs, the library or maybe even a park bench, but throughout the day also meet collectively to share our work and get one another’s feedback...
Date: Monday, 18 July Time: 7.30pm Location: Harrogate Theatre
Tickets/entry: £17 Box Office 01423 502 116
Event: Showcase
concert with Gruff Rhys
Super Furry Animals’ creative genius Gruff Rhys headlines a special Fringe Showcase concert. Support from Harrogate’s inventive The Birdman Rallies. www.gruffrhys.com
www.harrogatetheatre.co.uk www.harrogate-festival.org.uk
Harrogate Theatre Box Office 01423 502 116
Date: Wednesday 20 July Time: 7.30pm - 10.30pm Location: The Tap & Spile
Tickets/entry: £2.50 reduced to £2 if you read Box Office 01423 524 471
Event: Poems,
Prose & Pints with Helen Burke
Open mic poetry and prose - you are welcome to have a turn at the microphone, then our accomplished guest poet Helen Burke has a featured slot. Ticket Hotline: 01423 524 471
Date: Tuesday, 19 July Time: 4.30-6.15pm Location: Constance Green Hall, St Aidan’s CE High School Tickets/entry: £5 (children free)
Available from St Aidan’s School reception or tel 01423 818 534 for further details
Event: Afternoon
Literary Tea
Speakers: David Nobbs recounting his life as a hugely popular prolific novelist and successful TV scriptwriter and talking about his latest work ‘It had to be you’. Deidre Bounds telling the inspirational story of her life and the journey leading to publication of her best-selling personal development book ‘Fulfilled’. Annabel Pitcher revealing the influences and inspiration which led to her debut novel ‘My sister lives on the Mantelpiece’. Supported by: ‘The Little Ripon Book Shop’ and Taylors of Harrogate. There will be an opportunity to talk to each of the authors and buy signed copies of their books, at the end of the afternoon.
Date: Friday 22 July Time: 7.30m - 2am Location: Katana, Union Street
Tickets: £4 advance/£5 door by post: modernmusicreview@btinternet.com Box Office 01423 522 277
Event: Teeth
of the Sea Live + You’ll Learn + Minimalism to the Max 3D event
London-based four-piece Teeth of the Sea make the journey north exclusively for the Fringe. Their thrilling live show combines wild post-rock and prog rock with Raveera ambience. Afterwards, VJ Quadrod turns Minimalism into a Rave, mixing live visuals with 3D glasses and classic minimalism, Krautrock and post-rock from the likes of Steve Reich & Can.
Date: Saturday, 23 July Time: 6pm Location: Harrogate Theatre Stalls bar
Tickets/entry: £4 advance/£5 door Box Office 01423 524 471
Event: Led
Zeppelin & The Golden Age of the Music Press with music critic Chris Welch
Legendary music writer Chris Welch of Melody Maker, Metal Hammer and classic rock biographies fame talks about Led Zeppelin and the Golden Age of the Music Press. Harrogate Theatre Box Office 01423 502 116
Date: Saturday, 23 July Time: 7pm - 10.30pm Location: Multi-media at different locations
Tickets/entry: Free Box Office 01423 502 116
Event: Across
the Town: Hidden Harrogate
Rediscover Harrogate in a sequence of ‘secret’ events in a psychogeographic journey across town. Music, art, poetry, politics, ‘happenings’ and a party. In conjunction with 108 Fine Art and Redhouse Originals. Places strictly limited.. www.108fineart.com
Date: Friday, 29 July Time: 4pm - 7pm Location: Redhouse Originals
Tickets/entry: Free Picture by Gered Mankowitz
Event: The
Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Mason’s Yard
This exhibition of classic and unseen photographs by Gered Mankowitz will be opened by Mankowitz himself during an exclusive preview reception at the gallery. Please email info@redhouseoriginals.com to attend.
Date: 22 July-27 August 2011 Location: 108 Fine Art, 1 Crown Place
01423 709108 / 07798 908857
Event: Adrian Wisznieski & Edwyn Collins Paintings, Drawings and Prints. Tues - Sat 11am - 5.30pm. All other times by arrangement. 01423 709108 / 07798 908857. www.108fineart.com Additional works available to view at 16 Cold Bath Road.
Date: Saturday, 30 July Time: Noon - 2am Location: Six Venues, 50 live acts
Tickets/entry: see venues
Event: Fringe
Crawl Day
Harrogate Theatre, Blues Bar, Monteys Rock Café, The Regency, Harlow Gata, Rehab. The 2nd annual feast of local music talent with acoustic, rock, indie and punk acts from Harrogate, Leeds and York, topped off with the legendary maverick Julian Cope’s first northern show for years. Including Sketches, Tubelord, Ryan Spendlove, Croak Ditch, Samantha Smith, Philip Legard, James Sant, Ghostown Soldier, Sharkbait, **** with Fire, Ericbana, DJ Trev‘s Bottom of the Bottle night plus North Yorkshire Hardcore. More acts to be confirmed. Tickets: Entry price varies, mostly free. Check with Fringe website www.harrogate-festival.org.uk and click on the guy with the erm…fringe
Date: Sunday, 31 July Time: 8pm Location: Harrogate Theatre
Tickets: £20, £16, £12. U25’s: £5 Box Office 01423 502 116
Event: Soweto
Kinch’s New Emancipation Nine
Featuring his new album, The New Emancipation, the award winning jazz and hip hop artist brings his ninepiece band for an innovative mix of the UK urban and jazz scenes. Mentored by Courtney Pine OBE, the crusader of music boldly goes places no jazz musician has gone before.
Venues 108 Fine Art, 1 Crown Place, Harrogate HG1 2RY.
RedHouse Originals Gallery, 15 Cheltenham Mount, Harrogate, HG1 1DW.
Blues Bar, 4 Montpellier Parade, Harrogate, HG1 2TJ
Rehab, 18-20 Parliament Street, Harrogate, HG1 2QZ.
Harlow Gata, 1 Station Square, Harrogate, HG1 1TB.
Tap & Spile, 41 Tower Street, Town Centre, Harrogate, HG1 1HS.
Harrogate International Centre, Kings Road, Harrogate, HG1 5LA. Harrogate Theatre, Oxford Street, Harrogate, HG1 1QF. Katana, 62A Union Street, Harrogate, HG1 1BS. Monteys Rock CafĂŠ, 3 The Ginnel, Harrogate, HG1 2RB.
The Regency, 63a East Parade, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 5LP. Wesley Chapel, Oxford Street, Harrogate, HG1 1PP. Constance Green Hall, St Aidan’s CE High School, Oatlands Drive, Harrogate, HG2 8JR.
Booking Fees Bookings are managed and contracted independently by each Festival Fringe partner.
K ULA P R O D U C T I O NS P ROUD LY P RESENTS
AT T H E H A R R O G AT E T H E AT R E www. harro ga t e t h e a t re . c o . u k
TOYAHWILLCOX ‘hits & surprises’ : fri july 22nd 8pm – £20 www.toyahwillcox.com
STEVE HARLEY & COCKNEY REBEL
only a few tickets left! : sat july 23rd 8pm – £25 www.steveharley.com
CLAIRE MARTIN & RICHARD RODNEY BENNETT ‘irving berlin songbook’ : sun july 24th 8pm – £20 www.clairemartinjazz.com
JULIANCOPE
‘a rare performance’ : sat july 30th 8pm – £20 www.headheritage.co.uk
www.kula-productions.com
Harrogate tHeatre Box office : 01423 502116
Full listing of
Fringe
events
Fri 1 - Sat 2 July 7.30pm Kamamica presents Hay Fever Harrogate Theatre Studio Thurs 7 July 8pm Live music from Wirepushers (original punk-pop band including Sascha Paeth and Paul Kettley). Free entry. The Alexandra, West Park, Harrogate. Sat 9 - Sun 10 July All Day Children’s Festival Papakata Tent, Crescent Gardens Thurs 14, Fri 15 & Sat 16 July 7.30pm Sat 16 July Matinee 2.30pm Boiling Frog Harrogate Theatre Thurs 14 July 8pm Paloma Faith + Support Harrogate International Centre Sat 16 July 7.30pm Echo Four Two Big Band Wesley Chapel Sat 16 July 10.30am - 4.30pm Poems, Prose & Pints presents Writing on the Move Harrogate Library Mon 18 July 7.30pm Showcase Concert with Gruff Rhys Harrogate Theatre Tues 19 July 4.30pm Literary Tea with David Nobbs Constance Green Hall Wed 20 July 7.30pm Poems, Prose & Pints with Helen Burke The Tap & Spile Thurs 21 July 7.30pm The Magnets Harrogate Theatre
Fri 22 July - Sat 27 August Adrian Wisznieski & Edwyn Collins 108 Fine Art Gallery Fri 22 July 8pm Kula Productions presents Toyah Willcox Harrogate Theatre Fri 22 July 7.30pm Teeth of the Sea Live Katana Sat 23 July 8pm Kula Productions presents Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel Harrogate Theatre Sat 23 July 6pm Led Zeppelin & The Golden Age of Music Press Harrogate Theatre Stalls Bar Sat 23 July 7pm Across the Town: Hidden Harrogate Various Locations Sun 24 July 8pm Kula Productions presents Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett Harrogate Theatre Thurs 28 July 7.30pm The Ukulele Project Harrogate Theatre Fri 29 July 4pm The Experience: Jimi Hendrix at Mason’s Yard Redhouse Originals Sat 30 July 8pm Kula Productions present Julian Cope Harrogate Theatre Sat 30 July Noon - 2am Fringe Crawl Day Various Locations Sun 31 July 8pm Soweto Kinch’s New Emancipation Nine Harrogate Theatre
music | literature | arts | fringe | culture
30 June - 31 July
2011
Paloma Faith Soweto Kinch Steven Isserlis Alastair Campbell Lord Robert Winston Abdullah Ibrahim Czech National Symphony Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with John Wilson Sir Michael Parkinson presents Clare Teal & Friends
B ri ngin g Yorkshire to Lif e Plus our
Children’s Festival Featuring:
21 - 24 July 2011
Lee Child Martina Cole David Baldacci Linwood Barclay Tess Gerritsen
book now: 01423 502 116 www.harrogate-festival.org.uk