splash book fest
TRAIL! art on the street
british Surrealists
7-16 SEPT
Your guide to: performances, films, exhibitions and talks from the country’s most inspiring writers and illustrators.
Funded and organised by
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For ten days in September Falmouth will be an explosion of sight and sound – we have lit the fuse and SPLASH 2012 is about to ignite!
About the Falmouth BID The Falmouth Business Improvement District (BID) is a not-for-profit company responsible for delivering a number of innovative projects that aim to improve the trading environment of Falmouth. It is business-led, with over 400 businesses being part of it, following extensive consultation, ballot and overwhelming ‘yes’ vote. Numerous initiatives have been delivered for the benefit of businesses
SPLASH 2012 - funded and organised by the Falmouth Business Improvement District (BID), inspired by Falmouth’s creative spirit. It’s not just an arts festival - it’s OUR arts festival.
and the area – destination marketing, new events and festivals, PR campaign, public realm improvements and business training programmes. The successful BID model has been adopted by more and more UK towns and cities with the number of BIDs standing at over 120. For more information about the Falmouth BID visit www.falmouth.co.uk/media.
SPLASH PARTNERS AND SUPPORTERS: The BID would like to thank the following: SOLICITORS
Emily Barr Craig Green Jacqui Owen
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Sample something new and witness the vast and diverse array of talent on offer. Breathe in the excitement and the buzz of the arts in a way Falmouth has never seen before. Whatever your taste, there will be something
to blow your socks off, with surprises popping up all over the town. Get involved and watch Falmouth transform into a mighty stage, a sprawling gallery and a melting pot of bubbling artistic brilliance! Sights and sounds and tastes await you in the most unexpected places.
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SPLASH 2012 will be your chance to see award winning plays, contemporary dance, light and sound exhibitions and talks from some of the country’s most fantastic writers and illustrators – the hilarious, the bizarre, the moving and the gasp-inducing .
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THE BIG SPLASH ART PROJECT
GIRLS’ NIGHT IN!
Dolly’s Wine Bar hosts an author and wine evening with award winning authors Katie Fforde, Emily Barr, Judy Astley and Liz Fenwick. Tickets with a glass of wine are £5 which is redeemable against a book. When: Friday 7th Sept Time: 7pm Venue: Dolly’s Wine Bar Price: £5
DOG TALES
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The Poly welcomes the winning six auditioned dogs, their owners and six illustrators for a creative hour producing a pooch story and illustrated front cover. When: Sat 8th Sept Time: 11am Venue: The Poly Price: FREE
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Falmouth will be abuzz as seriously A-list authors and ludicrously talented top illustrators gather for a weekend of words, art and creativity. This festival within a festival really does have something for everyone: adults, children, aspiring writers and even dog lovers will find events to raise a smile and quicken the heart. This is all on your doorstep, so no excuses! Come along and savour the delights of the incredible award-winning talent on offer - and have a go at writing something yourself, whilst you’re in the SPLASH spirit…
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splash book fest Listen up pageturners, wordsmiths, bibliophiles and fans of rattling good reads!
Come to Grove Place on Sat 7th Sept at 1pm to see the BIG ART PROJECT leap into life. We will be using a canvas to digitally showcase a range of artwork that demonstrates Falmouth’s diverse creative ability.
MICHAEL FOREMAN: MY CORNISH TALES
World famous illustrator and author Michael Foreman at The Poly, talking about his Cornish works including The Mermaid of Zennor and Dolphin Boy. When: Sat 8th Sept Time: 2.30pm Venue: The Poly Price: £4
SO YOU WANT TO BE AN AUTHOR?
Join a national literary agent and two successful published authors at The Poly for an hour question and answer session. For those wishing to make it as a writer this is a must! When: Sun 9th Sept Time: 11am Venue: The Poly Price: FREE on a first come first served basis
MICHAEL MORPURGO: War Horse and other things
Michael Morpurgo will talk at The Poly about Private Peaceful, his new biography recently made into a feature film, War Horse as well as his life in writing. When: Sun 9th Sept Time: 2pm Venue: The Poly Price: £6 For Girls’ Night In tickets phone Falmouth Bookseller on 01326 312873 or email: falmouthbookseller@ mabecronbooks.co.uk. To book tickets for all other SPLASH Book Fest events, contact The Poly Box Office, on 01326 319461 or via www.thepoly.org
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Performances ALLOTMENT
We at SPLASH are rubbing our hands with excitement over the seriously diverse array of talent on offer here. Expect, in no particular order, to have your funny bone tickled, your curiosity piqued, your jaw dropped, your eyebrows raised and your soul soothed. Performance makes the arts grow stronger and our Falmouth will be the home to some of the very best.
PENS PAINTS SWORDS & SHIPS - A Living Literature Walk through Falmouth
Scary Little Girls Productions will bring the streets of Falmouth alive with an enthralling blend of interactive performance, poetry and song. When: Sat 8th and 15th Sept, starting at 12pm and then leaving every 15 mins until 14.15pm Where: Meet at Princess Pavilions Price: £9 full, £6 concession (OAP, student, unemployed, equity, disabled and carers, under 16s) To book: The Poly Box Office, 01326 319461 or www. thepoly.org stating which time you’d like to book on.
Follows the complex and quirky relationship between sisters Dora and Maddy as they live out the seasons on their allotment, playing out their rivalries among the plants and when the unexpected rocks their uneasy balance, it’s time to do something radical. When: 16th Sept, performances at 2.30pm and 4.30pm Where: Gyllyngdune Gardens Price: £8 adults, £6 child/OAP and £22 family (2 adults, 2 children) To book: Princess Pavilions Box Office 01326 211222 or via www.carntocove.co.uk
DOORWAYS by SHALLAL
SHALLAL, the acclaimed dance company, will be performing highlights from their site specific summer Doorways shows. When: 7th Sept at 7-8pm Where: Falmouth Art Gallery Price: FREE Contact: Tickets are limited, booking essential. Call Falmouth Art Gallery on 01326 313863
MIRACLE THEATRE COMPANY presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST
Oscar Wilde’s ‘trivial comedy for serious people’ is a masterpiece of sharp wit and preposterous plotting. Set in the year 1912, this tale of the strange contents of a handbag found at Victoria Station has been subtly adapted to extract every drip of humour and contemporary relevance. In this high energy production Miracle adds an extra dimension to ‘the funniest play ever written’. When: Weds 12th Sept at 7.30pm Where: The Poly Price: £12/£10 concessions & children under 16 Contact: The Poly Box Office 01326 319461 www.thepoly.org
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films
Art house worth shouting about. The films on offer represent the very essence of independent, thoughtprovoking cinema.
search for re-awakening and a journey from fear to freedom.
Writer and director Todd Solondz (‘Welcome to the Dollhouse’, ‘Happiness’) examines the irretrievability of youth and the mercilessness of the passage of time in a dark and idiosyncratic comedy featuring an all-star cast led by Jordan Gelber (‘Boardwalk Empire’), Selma Blair ‘Hellboy’, ‘Cruel Intentions’), Academy Award® winner Christopher Walken and Mia Farrow (‘Rosemary’s Baby’). Tempering his trademark lacerating humour with unexpected tenderness, Solondz creates a poignant and provocative portrait of two dysfunctional thirtysomethings, their plans to marry and a besieged manchild and his fractured family
When: Thurs 13th Sept at 7.30pm Where: The Poly Price: £6.50/£5 Contact: The Poly Box Office 01326 319461 www.thepoly.org
When: Mon 10th & Tues 11th Sept at 7.30pm Where: The Poly Price: £6.50/£5 Contact: The Poly Box Office 01326 319461 www.thepoly.org
So, in the spirit of SPLASH, this is the perfect opportunity to go see something different and unforgettable.
MILK OF SORROW (Subtitled) (Dir. Claudia Llosa, cert 12A, 94 mins)
FILMS
Following Peru’s war on terrorism, Fausta’s relatives believe she suffers from The Milk of Sorrow, a condition transmitted by her Mother, who was violated and mistreated during the country’s upheaval. The war has ended but Fausta lives to be constantly reminded of her condition of fear. The sudden death of her mother forces Fausta to confront these fears and question the peculiar measures her mother took to protect her daughter from a similar fate. The Milk of Sorrow is the story of a
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DARK HORSE (cert TBA, 85 mins)
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exhibitions BRITISH Surrealists
This major exhibition by Falmouth Art Gallery of Surrealist art shows how a range of artists have responded to Surrealist ideas on dreams and the subconscious. When: 10th Sept-17th Nov Where: Falmouth Art Gallery Price: FREE
Exhibitions come and go, but these are truly worth getting excited about. Especially for Falmouth, SPLASH has curated a riot of the bizarre and the wonderful to tickle your eyes and nourish your soul. Even if art is ‘not your thing’, this is the perfect time to step outside of your normal self and witness something different.
BRITISH Surrealists TALK
David Kemp: Plastic Botany
In conjunction with the exhibition FREE talk by Tim Craven of Southampton City Art Gallery and the organiser of the ‘British Surrealists’ exhibition. A fascinating account of the Surrealists and the stories behind their work.
Running alongside the British Surrealists exhibition renowned artist David Kemp presents his Surrealist inspired giant plastic plant sculptures.
When: 12th Sept at 3pm Where: Falmouth Art Gallery Price: FREE
When: 10th Sept-17th Nov Where: Falmouth Art Gallery Price: FREE
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IN FOCUS
Window shopping with a difference during SPLASH week – stunning images of Cornwall taken by renowned landscape photographer David Chapman will be on display in the windows of 13 retail outlets throughout the town. In partnership with Cornwall Hospice Care. When: 7th-16th Sept Where: Keep an eye out! Price: FREE
splash book fest: GIRLS’ NIGHT IN! Friday 7th Sept. 7pm. Dolly’s Wine Bar. £5. T: Falmouth Bookseller 01326 312873. DOG TALES Sat 8th Sept. 11am. The Poly. Free. T: 01326 319461.
ART IN THE YARD
Supported by Shelterbox, renowned artists Suzanne Crook and Penny Macbeth display new works at Pizza Express, Events Square.
Upcoming and established artists showcasing abstract, semi-abstract and illustration based works plein air in the intimate, historic setting of the Brewery Yard, Old High St Falmouth. Further info: Atelier Eloise 01326 341178
When: 23rd July-29th Sept Where: Pizza Express Price: FREE
When: 7th-16th Sept Where: Pizza Express Price: FREE
ART OF HAPPINESS
MICHAEL FOREMAN: MY CORNISH TALES Sat 8th Sept. 2.30pm. The Poly. £4. T: 01326 319461. SO YOU WANT TO BE AN AUTHOR? Sun 9th Sept. 11am. The Poly. FREE. T: 01326 319461. MICHAEL MORPURGO: War Horse and other things Sun 9th Sept. 2pm. The Poly. £6. T: 01326 319461. TRAIL! 7th-16th Sept. Follow six light, sound and art installations located throughout the town.
THE BIG SPLASH ART PROJECT Unveiled Sat 7th Sept 1pm. Grove Place. PERFORMANCES PENS PAINTS SWORDS & SHIPS - A Living Literature Walk through Falmouth Sat 8th and 15th Sept. Every 15mins 12-2.30pm from Princess Pavilion. T: The Poly Box Office 01326 319461. ALLOTMENT 16th Sept. 2.30pm and 4.30pm. Gyllyngdune Gardens. £8 adults, £6 child/OAP and £22 family (2 adults, 2 children). T: Princess Pavilion Box Office 01326 211222. DOORWAYS by SHALLAL 7th Sept, 7-8pm. Falmouth Art Gallery. FREE. T: 01326 313863. MIRACLE THEATRE COMPANY presents THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST Weds 12th Sept. 7.30pm. The Poly. £12/£10 concessions & children under 16. T: 01326 319461.
FILMS DARK HORSE (cert TBA, 85 mins) Mon 10th & Tues 11th Sept. 7.30pm. The Poly. £6.50/£5 T: 01326 319461.
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exhibitions
the schedule 2012
MILK OF SORROW (Subtitled) (Dir. Claudia Llosa, cert 12A, 94 mins) Thurs 13th Sept. 7.30pm. The Poly. £6.50/£5. T: 01326 319461. EXHIBITIONS BRITISH Surrealists 10th Sept-17th Nov. Falmouth Art Gallery. FREE. ART IN THE YARD 7th-16th Sept. Brewery Yard. FREE. David Kemp: PLASTIC BOTANY 10th Sept-17th Nov. Falmouth Art Gallery. FREE. IN FOCUS 7th-16th Sept. In various outlets. FREE. ART OF HAPPINESS 23rd July-29th Sept. Pizza Express. FREE.
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