Kingston Connections Festival of Stories 2014

our story begins...

21-29 June 2014

Over two years ago the charity Creative Youth decided that storytelling was going to be a key theme in their developing work - storytelling in all its forms.

As conversations about the idea were shared and developed it became clear that others were just as excited about the idea of putting the ability to tell a tale centre stage.

With such a common interest the partners joined together to create Kingston Connections, launched in 2013. The partners Creative Youth, Kingston University, Kingston Council, The Rose Theatre and The Community Brain want this to live all year round and allow as many people as possible to engage with story telling Whether it’s through theatre, performance, poetry, writing, seminars, lectures or song, storytelling has been the foundation of communities for thousands of years and we thought it was about time we celebrated it!

The Festival of Stories, June 21 – June 29 2014, is a highlight of year round Kingston Connections activity, providing a further chance to engage with the project. It also provides an opportunity for all of the community to come together throughout the year to share and explore the power of storytelling right on our doorstep.

So join us and start a storytelling revolution!

If you think you don’t have a story, think again.

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FIRST LINES

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ROOTS

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IGNITION DANCE

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INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL

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BIG SING

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GET INVOLVED

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BOOKING TICKETS All tickets are available to buy through the Rose Theatre Kingston. There are a number of ways you can do this: In Person Rose Theatre 24 – 26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL Over the phone 08444 821 556 Online www.rosetheatrekingston.org Please note some events are marked as FREE (ticketed) which means you will still need to obtain a ticket. These cannot be booked on the website but can be picked up in person at the box office or over the phone.

VENUE INFORMATION There are a number of different venues we are using for this year’s Festival of Stories.

Please see below for their locations and contact details.

Rose Theatre Kingston 24 – 26 High Street, Kingston, KT1 1HL T: 08444 821 556 JG0001, Penrhyn Road Campus, Kingston University Penrhyn Road, Kingston, KT1 2EE Directions: Enter the Main Building (extreme right as you face it) via the main reception and go straight down the corridor ahead. On the right hand side of the corridor look out for glass doors that lead you out into a quadrangle - the building then facing you is the John Galsworthy Building. The lecture theatre, JG0001, is on the ground floor and will be sign posted.

Woody’s Bar and Kitchen 5 Ram Passage, Kingston, KT1 1HH T: 020 8541 4984 The Ram Jam Club 46 Richmond Road, KT2 5EE T: 020 8541 4328 The Richard Mayo Centre Eden St, Kingston, KT1 1HZ T. 020 8549 1888 4

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THE GREAT WAR: ‘NO-ONE IN ENGLAND KNOWS WHAT THIS IS LIKE’: TRUTH, FAITH, LOVE AND WAR IN BIRDSONG BY SEBASTIAN FAULKS 11.30am - Room Jg0001 Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+

Anne Rowe Associate Professor in English Literature and Director of the Iris Mudoch Archive Project at Kingston University

To mark 100 years since the outbreak of the Great War, Anne Rowe explains how this moving and often shocking novel not only attempts to tell the truth of the human devastation of war but also to express the inexpressible.

JRR TOLKIEN AND THE GREAT WAR 2pm - Room Jg0001 Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ Drawing on Tolkien’s three major works, this talk explores how Tolkien’s traumatic experiences as a soldier during the First World War profoundly shaped his novels, creating new worlds that provided relief from the horrors of the 20th century.

Sara Upstone Associate Professor in English Literature at Kingston University

SO YOU’D LIKE TO WRITE FOR CHILDREN? 4 pm - Room Jg0001 Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ Come and share ideas about plots, characters and how to get started. We’ll use short writing exercises and look at the different demands of writing for different age groups and offer lots of practical tips. All levels of experience welcome.

Cath Howe and Sue Wallman Writers in Residence within Kingston Writing School at Kingston University

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Global Arts Kingston

GLOBAL FEAST; LIFE & CULINARY DELIGHTS SUN 22 - Sun 29

Rose Theatre Café FREE - Ongoing Installation - age 10+

Manu Jethwa Global Stories 2013

Enter our audio booth to experience life tales and culinary delights! Find out why food is such an important part of the heritage and cultural identity of Kingston’s ethnic minority communities.

Immerse yourself in the celebrations where food is centre stage.

Produced by Digital Drama Supported by Heritage Lottery Fund

WHO’S TALE IS THIS? INVOLVING PATIENTS AND THE PUBLIC IN DECISION MAKING IN HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE: WHY, WHAT AND HOW? 11.30am - Room JG0001

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ Dr Gary Hickey Public and Patient Involvement Lead at the Centre for Public Engagement, Faculty of Health, Social Care and Education at Kingston University and St. George’s University of London

The Francis Report into the healthcare failings in Mid Staffordshire recommended ‘real’ involvement of patients and public. But what is ‘real’ involvement in healthcare, what will it achieve and how much is possible or desirable? Come and join the discussion.

IMPROVING THE PLOT. HOW BRIDGES CAN HELP PEOPLE WITH STROKE AND NEUROLOGICAL CONDITIONS TAKE CONTROL OF THEIR EVERYDAY LIVES 2pm - Room Jg0001

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+

DR FIONA JONEs reader in Rehabilitation at Kingston University and Founder of Bridges Self-Management Limited

The Bridges programme aims to help people who have had a stroke or other neurological conditions feel more confident about taking control of their rehabilitation and everyday lives. The outcomes have been impressive. Come and hear more about this important work.

TELEHEALTH - WHAT DO WE KNOW AND WHAT IS THE FUTURE? 4pm - Room Jg0001 Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+

MR BASSEL ODEH, Dr Reem Kayyali, Dr Shereen Elnabhani, Dr Nada Philip, School Of Pharmacy and Chemistry and Prof Barbara Pierscionek, Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, University of Kingston

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Telehealth services use technology to provide personalised patient care while allowing them to live more independently at home; research has shown this to be beneficial in the management of chronic conditions. This presentation will outline patients’ perceptions and consider future development.

COMMUNITY BRAIN, CREATIVE YOUTH AND KINGSTON UNIVERSITY

Autumn 2014 How terrifying the unmarked canvas, the blank page, the naked screen but once the mark is made, the word committed, the keys pressed – well the journey can begin.

From late Autumn this year we will be starting a new project to encourage budding, aspiring and new writers to take a ‘first line’ where it wants to go. This could be prose, poetry, fact, fiction – it will be up to you.

Each month a new first line will be published, many written by world renowned authors, to stimulate new writing.

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FIRST LINES

For further information, please email info@firstlines.org.uk or visit www.firstlines.org.uk

ROOTS CREATIVE YOUTH

Autumn 2014 Roots is a year round flagship project that will be delivered by Creative Youth as part of Kingston Connections Due to commence in September 2014, this collaboration with Lyrix Organix and On The Record will work with local schools and community groups to celebrate personal stories, family and local history through spoken word, beat-boxing, music and visual art.

For further information, please email hello@creativeyouthcharity.org

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STORY STORKS HERITAGE

KING ATHELSTAN FIRST KING OF ENGLAND

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10.30am - MON 23 & SAT 28 Rose Theatre Studio £3 for 1 child , £5 for 2 - 45 mins - ages 4-7 Story Storks award-winning interactive story workshops for children present the story of King Athelstan. Come sing, dance and have fun with Athelstan as he is crowned right here in Kingston before defeating the Vikings and becoming the first King of England.

HOW CAN MUSIC DELIVER THE STORY OF ‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM’?

11.30am - Rose Theatre Gallery

£5 - 90 mins - age 8+ The plot of A Midsummer Night’s Dream has been the basis of many musical works: ballets; tone poems; operas. Here we explore how a combination of music and text can deliver a story and bring fresh insight to a familiar plot.

DR HELEN JULIA MINORS Director of Studies for Music at Kingston University

STORYTELLING WITHIN COMMUNITIES: UNDERSTANDING VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE 2.30pm - Rose Theatre Gallery £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ A workshop seminar dedicated to presenting and exploring narratives of vulnerability and resilience from within wide-ranging criminal, social justice and psychology-based contexts.

Material will be presented using a variety of different forums with lots of opportunities for audience involvement.

STORYTELLING WITHIN COMMUNITIES: UNDERSTANDING VULNERABILITY AND RESILIENCE PROFESSOR EVANTHIA LYONS AND PROFESSOR BASIA SPALEK

Kingston’s Centre For Research In Communities, Identities and Difference (Crescid)

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AN INTRODUCTION TO TUDOR AND GEORGIAN MUSIC 4pm - Rose Theatre Studio

£8 - 90 mins - age 7+ William Summers will introduce the music of Tudor and Georgian London using his collection of recorders, crumhorns, flutes and other instruments. Participants will sing, clap, dance and write a song or two.

Everyday life was shaped by the seasons, pastimes and pursuits. All of these influences passed into songs and tunes and made into entertainment: come and join in!

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FROM SURBITON INTO SPACE 6pm - Rose Theatre Main House

£5 - 90 mins - age 8+ Helen Sharman became Britain’s first astronaut when she joined the Mir space-station. Here she talks about living in weightlessness with four other cosmonauts, how you train for the role and shows photographs from her life out of this world.

HELEN SHARMAN Faculty of Science, Engineering and Computing, University of Kingston. To be introduced by Dame Julia Higgins Dbe, Frs, Frseng

SHOPPING THE SIXTIES: AN ORAL HISTORY PROJECT ON MEMORIES OF BENTALLS DEPARTMENT STORE AND HONEY MAGAZINE

MON 23 - FRI 27

DR FAN CARTER Kingston University Image used with the kind permission of IPC Archives

Rose Theatre Café FREE - Ongoing event All ages of relevant experience This oral history project seeks to collect and preserve people’s memories of 1960s women’s fashion. If you visited the Honey Boutique at Bentalls, or read Honey magazine, do come and share your memories of shopping for clothes in Kingston during the 60s. Presented using a variety of different forums with lots of opportunities for audience involvement.

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KINGSTON UNIVERSITY

Cafe Scientifique 7pm - Woodys Bar and Kitchen

FREE - 120 mins - ages 12+ Come along and discuss the big ideas in science and technology at our regular last Tuesday of the month session. The evenings will appeal to anyone with an interest in science and technology and take place in comfortable, relaxed surroundings.

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THE SEXED-UP DOSSIER, THE HUTTON ENQUIRY AND THE BBC 7.30pm - Rose Theatre Studio

£5 - 90 mins - age 12+ The Hutton Report (2004) created today’s BBC. It cost the corporation its Chairman and Director General and ushered in an age of caution. Here is the chance to hear from the man at the centre of it all - Kevin Marsh, then Editor of Today.

Kevin Marsh former editor of Today introduced by Dr. James Morrison Senior Lecturer in Journalism at Kingston University

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WRITING FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY 10am - Rose Theatre Gallery

£5 - 120 mins - age 12+ This seminar explores options for researching and writing about your ancestors and the history of where you live. A series of fascinating presentations accompanied by a practical workshop from university lecturers who have been through the same processes themselves.

WRITING FAMILY AND LOCAL HISTORY Dr John Stuart, Dr Nicola Phillips, Juliet Warren and Dr Sue Hawkins Centre for The Historical Record, Kingston University

KRISTINA STEPHENSON

AUTHORISED PRESENTS SIR CHARLIE STINKY SOCKS AND THE TALE OF TWO TREASURES www.sircharliestinkysocks.co.uk/author/

10.30am - Rose Theatre Main House FREE closed session for schools

(Please note that this performance is only available to those schools signed up to the Authorised Scheme run by the Royal Borough of Kingston)

Kristina Stephenson, author of Sir Charlie Stinky Socks

90 mins - (1 hour + 30 min book signing) age - 4-7 Join bestselling author/illustrator Kristina Stephenson for a wonderful hour of interactive musical storytelling based on her latest book Sir Charlie Stinky Socks and the Tale of Two Treasures, complete with hilarious songs and silly sound effects. In his latest adventure, Sir Charlie Stinky Socks sets off on a terrifying quest to bring back some long lost treasure.

THAT’S NOT HOW I REMEMBER IT

1pm - Rose Theatre Gallery

£5 - 90 mins - age 12+ Should you write a family memoir and what should you do with it when you have finished – share or leave for others to discover in future?

A fascinating opportunity to consider the writing and sharing of work based on memory.

Lucy Furlong Mfa and Dr Alison Baverstock Course Leader MA Publishing, Kingston University

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THE INSIDE STORY OF DORICH HOUSE: TRUTH OR FICTION? 3.30pm - Rose Theatre Gallery

£5 - 90 mins - age 11+ If you have seen Dorich House and wondered who lived there, here is your chance to learn more. As we unravel the story, we consider how to distinguish fact from fiction in research based on newspaper articles and oral history.

BRENDA MARTIN Curator of Dorich House Museum, Kingston University

BENCHMARK THEATRE (YMCA LSW)

STORIES FROM THE CIRCLE www.ymcalsw.org

7.30pm - Rose Theatre Studio

FREE - 120 mins - age 16+ A support group meet weekly to share their experiences and lives, each story taking the group on a journey into the members’ imagination.

Benchmark will be sharing some of those stories, as well as holding a Q & A. (Contains swearing)

THE GARRICK LECTURE, THE FIRST OF AN ANNUAL SERIES 7pm - Rose Theatre Main House

£5 - 60 mins - age 14+

SIMON CALLOW Actor, Writer, Musician and Theatre Director

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Simon Callow has long been fascinated by David Garrick, and how ‘Garrick’s acting was revolutionary’. In the first annual lecture commemorating Garrick’s Kingston connections, Simon Callow gives a thrilling reminder of what has made him such an electric performer himself.

Please note, this event is subject to the availability of Simon Callow.

Ignition brings you three days of imaginative performances, a participatory dance platform and a showcase of exciting new choreographic work, so watch out for some of the most creative dance works right here on your doorstep!

Sat 5 July 1.30pm, 3.30pm Clarence Street Mimbre perform Watching the World Go By Sun 6 July 1.30pm, 3.30pm Market Place C-12 perform Market Stall

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Ignition Dance Festival Kingston

Sat 12 July 1-5pm Memorial Square Gardens Community Dance Platform Enjoy a range of workshops, performances and the opportunity to Streetdance the Maypole Sat 12 July 7pm, Rose Theatre Ignition Dance Showcase Prepare to be delighted by a feast of new dance talent with the evening produced by the fantastic BalletBoyz Sat 12 July 7.45pm Rose Theatre Cafe Bar Story by Etta Ermini Dance Theatre A witty and insightful promenade performance that comments on our drinking habits. www.kingstondance.org.uk

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THE MEMORY OF GARRICK A ND HIS DREAM OF A NATIONAL THEATRE 9.30am - Rose Theatre Main House

THE MEMORY OF GARRICK AND his dream MICHAEL DOBSON Director of the Shakespeare Institute, Stratford-Upon-Avon and Professor of Shakespeare Studies, University of Birmingham

£5 - 60 mins - age 14+ Professor Dobson explores why actor-manager David Garrick has become the focus of stagehistorical nostalgia, personifying a lost golden theatrical age, when live drama was at once really legitimate, really serious and really popular. Part of the Garrick Conference, open to all.

RHYTHM & MUSE

RHYTHM & MUSE

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8.30pm - Ram Jam Club £7 - 120 mins - age 18+ Rhythm & Muse presents LiTTLe MACHiNe’s show EPIC - ‘a mad dash through 3000 years of poetry, featuring poetry, music, recitations and bad jokes’ - and acclaimed storyteller Rachel Rose Reid.

(Has an interval) GLOBAL ARTS KINGSTON

GLOBAL FEAST; THE FEAST COMES TO LIFE! www.globalartskingston.org.uk

6.30pm - Richard Mayo Centre

FREE - 180 mins - Suitable for any age The culmination of our Global Feast project will celebrate and share the culinary stories and gastronomic delights of Kingston’s ethnic minority communities. Immerse yourself in the feast by trying the food freshly cooked by the communities themselves and enjoy some music and dance performances inspired by arts and culture from around the world.

Supported by the Big Lottery Fund and Heritage Lottery Fund

ONE MAN, ONE PLANT 8pm - Rose Theatre Main House

£7 (£5 concs) - 60 mins - age 18+ One Man, One Plant follows the comical encounters of two unlikely friends. Come and witness how one man and his plant can spark a friendly relationship with anyone… including the audience. Be prepared to laugh, cry and laugh some more as these two characters deal with all kinds of mischief. “it’s like Mr Bean meets Buster Keaton” – Audience member, IYAF 2010 14

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Hundreds of events will showcase the very best in youth arts from the UK and around the world, including theatre, dance, music, visual arts, circus, comedy, carnival, poetry, cabaret and film.

The 7,000 participants fill every available venue – theatres, pubs, parks, streets and galleries – with the most dynamic atmosphere, not to be missed.

Catch the ‘headliners of the future’ on your doorstep.

Highlights include: RAISE THE ROOF Opening Night Concert Friday 11th July - 7.30pm Rose Main House

Sat 5 - SUN 27 JULY

INTERNATIONAL YOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL 2014

A Taste of Brazil Carnival Sunday 13th July - 3pm Kingston Town Centre The Last Waltz Thursday 24th July - 8.30pm Rose Main House For further information or to get involved please contact phil@iyafestival.org.uk “A privilege for Kingston to have such rich talent, spectacle, imagination and thoughtprovoking art on it’s cobbled plate” www.iyafestival.org.uk

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ALL GRUB STREET WAS PREPARING ITS ADVICE 9.30am - Rose Theatre Main House

£5 - 60 mins - age 14+ Being a theatre manager in the mid-18th century was no easy task; pamphlets giving Garrick ‘advice’ and discussing his decisions were widely reported. Here we consider how he managed his relationships with advice-givers.

Part of the Garrick Conference, open to all.

NORMA CLARKE Professor of English Literature at Kingston University

A CRITIC, A GENTLEMAN, AND TWO JUBILEES 4.30pm - Rose Theatre Main House £5 - 60 mins - age 14+

In the closing session of a conference that foregrounds Garrick’s career as a pioneer arts administrator and cultural politician, Professor Peter Holland offers a fascinating lecture on the actor’s genius as a networker. Part of the Garrick Conference, open to all.

A critic, a gentleman and two jubilee PETER HOLLAND Professor of Shakespeare Studies at The University of Dame and The Former Director of The Shakespeare Institute, Stratford

KINGSTON GRAMMAR SCHOOL/ SURREY HISTORY CENTRE

HOW LIKE IT ALL IS: BEYOND JOURNEY’S END

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7.30pm - Rose Theatre Studio £5 - 105 mins - age 10+

A rehearsed reading by KGS students of a new play based on real events. During one reunion weekend in 1930, acclaimed local playwright R C Sherriff and his ex-comrades confront the troubled legacy of their wartime experiences in the trenches.

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SHAKESPEARE AND GARRICK CONFERENCE WED 25 - FRI 27 Rose Theatre Main House The conference, held at the Rose Theatre in Kingston, will include a trip to Garrick’s Temple in Hampton and a screening of Simon Callow’s new film Miss in her Teens, based on David Garrick’s 1747 play of the same name.

David Garrick’s Kingston connection dates from 1754, when he bought the house beside the Thames known ever after as Garrick’s Villa, and built his Shakespeare Temple, where he would be famously painted by Zoffany. So, as part of the 2014 Kingston Connections programme of events, Kingston University and the Rose Theatre will jointly host an academic conference to celebrate the great Shakespearean actor and director and commemorate his legacy to the Royal Borough.

(Please note: Some of the conference events are on sale for the general public, including the film by Simon Callow, Miss in her Teens.).

SHAKESPEARE AND GARRICK CONFERENCE

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FIZZ AND GINGER FILMS PRESENT

MISS IN HER TEENS

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9pm - Rose Theatre Main House £5 - 70 mins - age 14+ Four Suitors, Three Rivals, Two Cowards and One Fortune! An adaptation of David Garrick’s 1747 play, this rare theatrical film features Simon Callow (our Weddings and a Funeral, Amadeus), Carol Royle and is narrated by Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings, X-Men) (NB – This is a film screening not theatrical production)

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THE STORY OF A BACTERIA’S JOURNEY 10am - Rose Theatre Gallery

£5 - 60 mins - age 12+ It has become possible to trace the journey of bacteria as they cause infections within hospitals and even how they are transmitted across the globe. Dr Lori Snyder uses nextgeneration genome sequencing technology to read and explain the bacterial story.

DR LORI SNYDER Reader in The School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Engineering, and Computing at Kingston University

HOW TO DEAL WITH ADVERSITY 10am - Room Jg0001,

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 60 mins - age 12+ No matter what difficulty you are facing – family, love, illness, death – here is advice that everyone can relate to. Christopher Hamilton explores constructive ways to both deal with adversity and embrace it, in order to better understand the human condition.

DR CHRISTOPHER HAMILTON Senior Lecturer in The Philosophy of Religion at King’s College London

STORY STORKS HERITAGE

KING ATHELSTAN – FIRST KING OF ENGLAND

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10.30am - MON 23 & SAT 28

Rose Theatre Studio £3 for 1 child, £5 for 2 - 45 mins - age 4-7 Story Storks award-winning interactive story workshops for children present the story of King Athelstan. Come sing, dance and have fun with Athelstan as he is crowned right here in Kingston before defeating the Vikings and becoming the first King of England.

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CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOPS www.andymoseley.com

10.30am - CHILDREN

Creative Writing workshop for children 2pm - ADULTS Creative Writing workshop for adults Rose Theatre Café

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ANDY MOSELEY

Workshop for children: A fun workshop where children and a favourite adult can let their imaginations take over and re-invent history, creating new stories out of the places, people and objects that make up Kingston’s past.

FREE - 90 mins - age 7+

Workshop for adults: A workshop about writing stories; how to take what’s on your own doorstep and bring family history or local history to life in stories you can share with people you know and people you’ve never met.

FREE - 90 mins - age 16+

DIGITAL MOURNING: COPING WITH LOSS IN ONLINE ENVIRONMENTS 11.30am - Room Jg0001,

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ Rituals of mourning restore social order in the face of death - worldwide. But how does this work online? Based on an overview of online memorials, shrines and RIP group-sites, we consider how we manage grief, death and dying in a techno-social era.

Includes tea and cake.

DIGITAL MOI COPING WITH in ONLINE DR KORINA GIAXOGLOU Senior Lecturer in English Language and Communication at Kingston University

HOW DO BABIES UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM? 2pm - Room Jg0001,

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ Kingston’s Baby Research Unit studies the origins of human knowledge by examining how young babies think and learn. Whether you are a parent, planning to become one, or interested in the origins of your own thought processes, this promises to be fascinating.

HOW DO BABIES UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AROUND THEM? DR CLAUDIA ULLER Director of The Kingston University’s Baby Research Unit Talk

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LIVING WITH DYSLEXIA 4pm - Room Jg0001,

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ This talk chronicles the story of family members who, while clearly bright, struggled at school.

The ensuing discussion offers insight into how dyslexia impacts on children, teenagers and adults and how to support sufferers so they can fulfil their potential.

KATIE COOPER The Helen Arkell Dyslexia Centre and Kingston University’s Disability Team

GLOBAL ARTS KINGSTON

BOTOWN

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7.30pm - Rose Theatre Main House £10 (£5 concs) - 2 hours.

Suitable for all ages.

Calling all Bollywood lovers! Chart topping Botown are a hi-octane band that reboot Bollywood classics with a shot of Soul and Funk.

It’s an exciting culture-clash musical experience that will have you dancing and singing along.

Imagine a legendary ‘60’s Soul band playing Bollywood music – that’s Botown!

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Rose Main House Rehearsal 11am to 1pm Big Sing Finale, Kingston Market Place, 3.30pm

SUN 29

JOIN KINGSTON’S BIG SING

On Sunday 29 June Kingston town centre will resonate to the sound of hundreds of voices joining in the Big Sing – a fantastic outdoor vocal event involving local choirs and anyone who would like to rediscover the joy of community singing.

Our mission is to bring music to the ears of shoppers and visitors throughout the town centre.

All you have to do is turn up at the Rose at 10.45am on 29th June where there will be an open rehearsal with four choir leaders, members of the public and local youth and community choirs. Absolutely no singing or choir experience necessary.

Come along and learn U2’s Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For and a great African song, Iqude. Join a flashmob in the Bentall’s Store, watch choirs busk around the town centre then sing your heart out at 3.30pm as part of the Big Sing chorus in the Market Place.

Organised by the Royal Borough of Kingston Arts Office.

Kingston’s Big Sing Sunday 29 June, 11am to 3.30pm

For further information email contact arts@rbk.kingston.gov.uk

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Kingston’s Big Sing Sunday 29 June, 11am to 3.30pm ROYAL BOROUGH OF KINGSTON

THE BIG SING

Rose Theatre Main House/ Kingston Market Place 11am - Rehearsal at the Rose Theatre 1pm - Busking around town centre 3pm - Escalator Flashmob in Bentalls Centre 3.30pm - Big Sing Final in Market Place FREE - 4 hours - suitable for all ages A fun, family friendly event designed to get everyone singing! Come to our open rehearsal at the Rose Theatre where our amazing choir leaders will teach you two songs and a song for a flashmob performance in the Market Place.

GLOBAL ARTS KINGSTOn

TRADITIONAL TALES COME TO LIFE www.globalartskingston.org.uk

2.30pm - Rose Theatre Café,

FREE - 60 mins - suitable for all ages Pull up a cushion and enjoy some traditional tales brought to life through theatre and puppetry. The children of the Kingston Upon Thames Gujarati School Kingston will join forces with acclaimed puppetry company Smoking Apples to retell some of their oldest tales.

Supported by the Big Lottery Fund

THE STORY OF SMART COMMUNITIES – WORKING LOCALLY TO SAVE ENERGY 11.30am - Room Jg0001,

THE STORY OF SMART DR KEVIN BURCHELL is a Senior Research Fellow at Kingston University Talk

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Penrhyn Road, Kingston University FREE (ticketed) - 90 mins- age 12+ Smart Communities was a two-year community action project on energy consumption reduction, run by Kingston University and partners in north Kingston. The team will talk about the project, sharing learning relating to running community action projects and achieving energy consumption reduction.

HOW CAN WE USE LESS ENERGY?

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ A talk and discussion on climate change and energy consumption in housing; isolating the role of government and other bodies in overcoming this problem – and promoting consideration of ways of saving energy and helping those in fuel poverty.

SUN 29

HOW CAN WE USE LESS ENERGY? 2pm - Room Jg0001,

FARIS MANSHI is a Building Engineer and Energy Assessor who lectures in Kingston’s School of Civil Engineering and Construction

COMPUTER SECURITY HOW IT WORKS AND WHY IT MATTERS TO US 4pm - Room Jg0001,

Penrhyn Road, Kingston University £5 - 90 mins - age 12+ Stories in the press have again raised the public profile of computer security and internet anonymity. This talk clarifies the situation by introducing some fundamental principles in security – along with the associated terminology – and then shows how they could work in practice.

COMPUTER SECURITY HOW IT WORK DR ECKHARD PFLUEGEL is a senior lecturer in the School of Computing and Information Systems, Kingston University

ANDY CURRUMS

THE PEOPLE’S CHAMPION 7.30pm - Rose Theatre Studio

£8 (£5 concs) - 60 mins - age 16+ A storm from the moment he arrived on the professional snooker scene, Alex ‘The Hurricane’ Higgins was at once a hero and a villain, a triumph and a failure. This one man show, The People’s Champion, isn’t about snooker - it’s about a man who could have had it all.

NB - This production uses very strong language and has explicit sexual content and violent references.

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Kingston Connections will be running year round projects throughout the rest of 2014 and into 2015. We’d love you to stay in touch and come back to see us again at the Festival of Stories in 2015.

If you’d like to find out more or take part in any of the Coming Soon events listed, please don’t hesitate to contact us.

Email: hello@creativeyouthcharity.org Twitter: @_KConnections #festivalofstories Facebook: www.facebook.com/KingstonConnectionsourstorybegins

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