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TO SEPTEMBER’S PLACES&FACES® AS THE NIGHTS start to draw in and Christmas comes into view, it will soon to be time to plan a special day out or two to help the festivities along. Before we know it, the pantomime season will get into full swing with theatres across Norfolk and Suffolk staging traditional festive entertainment. With office parties and family celebrations, the social calendar can become a little busy, but there’s always room to fit in a special event that will help to make the festive season particularly memorable. Mark Nicholls looks at some Christmas events, shows and activities to whet your appetite. When you hear the name Marcus Brigstocke, chances are you’ll be expecting to hear comedy of a certain flavour. All comedians have a little touch of the wicked about them, but with Devil May Care, Marcus is veering off into whole new territory. Brian Donaldson caught up with Marcus ahead of his evening at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds. Stage Two at Norwich Theatre Royal will host the premiere this autumn of Gastronomic, the latest production from the city-based Curious Directive which created the trail-blazing Frogman earlier this year, harnessing the power of virtual reality to help tell its story. Performance, state-of-the-art technology and a five-course taster meal are on the menu with an exciting new immersive dining experience which will see the audience placed on board an Airbus A380 on a long-haul flight where their culinary needs will be attended to by three chefs. Our cover star is Lily James, fresh from the red carpet for the premiere of Mamma Mia Here We Go Again she has been pounding the streets of Norfolk and Suffolk filming with director Danny Boyle at locations which included Halesworth, Lowestoft, Gorleston and the Latitude Festival. Our What’s On pages just keep getting better and better as we expand our readership across Suffolk and Norfolk. Add in fashion, beauty, travel, interiors and our regular columnists and there is plenty to keep you busy as the nights start pulling in and autumn approaches. We hope you enjoy our September issue!

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CONTENTS

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Mel Cook: Visit Norwich Gastronomic The King and I Heritage open Days A gardener’s world What’s on Marcus Brigstocke Getcreative

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TRAVEL

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FEATURES

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FOOD & DRINK

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The Ivy, Norwich Pleasurewood Hills Education Financial advice from Carl Lamb Christmas Special: Book early

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Staycations Our Travel Time round-up

Ladies Fashion: Nautical and Nice! Beautiful eyes Spire Hospital: Vasectomy the facts!

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Richard Bainbridge: Beetroot Soup Blackberry and Basil Smash Imperial Hotel The Dabbling Duck Grovsenor Casino

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This clever play on words is a thrilling 4- day celebration of crime writing at its best, the fastest growing genre in t h e U K s a y s Me l a n i e C o o k of VisitNorwich

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Turning on the TV these days to watch a 6-orso episode drama, you’ll most likely find it to be a crime related thriller with down trodden, argumentative, thunder-faced crime-solving genius as its hero. Many such a crime series will have started out as a book, and this is what we’re celebrating this Autumn in Norwich. We have a macabre interest in crime. We soak up crime dramas, thrillers, psychological thrillers and whodunnits like it’s going out of fashion, and the genre appears as popular as ever.

With Norwich being an UNESCO City of Literature and having a demon history for incredibly talented writers of all genres, it makes absolute sense that the city plays host to the region’s largest annual celebration of crime fiction: Noirwich is one of the fastest growing literary festivals in the UK. It’s also worth noting the University of East Anglia – one of the top universities in the country - offers an MA Creative Writing Crime Fiction part-time course with award-winning crime writers and experienced creative writing tutors. Past courses have included visits from literary agents and editors, as well as professional writers such as Lee Child, Ian Rankin, Arne Dahl and Mark Billingham. Some of these authors have also been in attendance at previous Noirwich festivals.

Every year the newly named National Centre for Writing (formally Writers’ Centre Norwich) at Dragon Hall presents Noirwich: a 4-day crime writing festival in association with the University of East Anglia (this year 13 – 16 September). Norfolk has long been the location for fictional crime, with Agatha Christie spending many years as a house guest of dear friends, physicians Peter and Margaret McLeod in North Walsham. Agatha would retreat to their summerhouse to write some of her most famous novels, often consulting them on their knowledge of poisons! In a similar vein, one event at Noirwich this year - Norfolk Noir (16 September 10.30am, National Centre 09

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for Writing, Dragon Hall, £8) - is a panel discussion with contemporary local writers Harry Brett, Graeme Cameron, Elly Griffiths and Elodie Harper. The Noirwich programme talks to authors about past novels, story lines ideas, research into police policies, forensics and the judicial system. It offers workshops and advice on how to start a novel, how to turn personal tragedy into a page-turner, it’s about the next generation of crime authors and the celebration of those that have been in the business for decades. It’s really the most fantastic and affordable opportunity to meet authors in the flesh, ask questions, hear from writers you may not have read and learn what inspires their writing.

The Festival kicks off at Jarrolds with Nicci French (13th September, 7pm, £10). In their 21st anniversary year, this hugely successful writing partnership created by married couple Nicci Gerrard and Sean French will be in conversation with Chris Rushby, book buying manager at Jarrolds. Talking about their successes, they will also be discussing Day of the Dead, the stunning finale to their Frieda Klein series. This dramatic duo were behind some of the first crime-writing books I read and they got me hooked. If you haven’t yet read Nicci French I would particularly recommend picking up Catch Me When I Fall and Land of the Living. Other events include: Books, Box Sets, Big Screens (16 September, noon,

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£8) an event discussing Hollywood deals, crossing from page to screen and the challenges of storytelling through different media. Sarah Pinborough who wrote Behind Her Eyes – one of the best books I’ve read in a while – is on the panel. Death in Paradise with Robert Thorogood is also on 16 September, at 2pm (£8). BBC One’s Death in Paradise is an award-winning drama set in the Caribbean and is one of the top three most popular programmes on British television. Robert Thorogood will be chatting about creating much-loved characters and why whodunnits are still as popular and relevant today as when first popularised by Agatha Christie. For those inspired to put pen to paper there are two workshops: Writing Detectives and Historical Elly Griffiths

Fiction with Nicola Upson (14th September, 2 hours £35) and Pushing the Boundaries of Crime Fiction with Louise Welsh (14th September, 2 hours £35). Learn about research, creating the perfect murder and get insider advice and tips on how to keep your audience gripped. Noirwich takes place in three city venues: the National Centre for Writing at Dragon Hall, the University of East Anglia and Jarrold. A Season Pass is available at £87 which includes entrance to all the author events (workshops and the musical are sold separately). Tickets for individual events start at £8. Full details of the programme, how to book and prices are at www.noirwich.co.uk For events, shopping, things to do, eating out and staying in and around Norwich go to www.visitnorwich.co.uk Photo: SARA REEVE

This year Noirwich celebrates its 5th year and as ever offers a stellar cast of writers: Val McDermid, Nicci French, Paula Hawkins and John Banville/Benjamin Black to name but a few. If you’re into crime fiction, then this is the festival for you.

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Flying high Performance, state-of-the-art technology and a five-course taster meal are on the menu with an exciting new immersive dining experience created by an award-winning theatre company and five Norwich restaurants

STAGE TWO at Norwich Theatre Royal will host the

premiere this autumn of Gastronomic, the latest production from the city-based curious directive which created the trailblazing Frogman earlier this year which harnessed the power of virtual reality to help tell its story. Their latest creative project is Gastronomic, which runs from September 6-22, which will see the audience placed on board an Airbus A380 on a long-haul flight where their culinary needs will be attended to by three chefs. A total of 40 ‘passengers’ will be treated to a five-course tasting menu simultaneously with their own in-flight screen at each performance. As they fly over oceans, deserts and rainforests, the food will accompany the stories about why and how these chefs came to be there. The show is being devised through August by Janet Etuk (Love, NT), Georgina Strawson (Frogman, curious directive) and Craig Hamilton (Jubilee, Chris Goode & Co), with support from the National Theatre’s Immersive Storytelling Studio. And they are working closely with five city restaurants which are Benedicts, Shiki, Namaste Village Café, The Assembly House and Kemp’s at Norwich Theatre Royal who are developing dishes to be served in the show’s long-haul flight setting. Jack Lowe, who is part of the devising team and founder of curious directive, said the idea came from a free online course which covered how and why politicians take the act of eating

together so seriously. “From that, we chose an airline to place characters and their stories as food becomes the soundtrack to some of the most important conversations imaginable. Chefs believe good food can change the world so we are making a play about that belief and, like Frogman, we are using storytelling and our trademark technology to create a new form of show.” Stephen Crocker, chief executive of Norwich Theatre Royal, said: “Gastronomic is going to be an extraordinary piece of theatre. Using technology and the creative culinary ﬂair of some of Norwich’s top chefs mixed with curious directive’s storytelling skill will mean the birth of a unique and exciting performance that showcases the very best of Norwich.” The five-course taster menu is being created by Benedicts (head chef Richard Bainbridge), Shiki (head chef Shun Tomii), Namaste Village (head chef Dalsukh Jetani), The Assembly House (head chef Richard Hughes) and Norwich Theatre Royal Kemp’s Restaurant (head chef Keith Cottrell). Gastronomic, Stage Two at Norwich Theatre Royal, Thursday 6-Saturday 22 September, Thurs, Fri and Sat at 6.45pm and 8.45pm. Tickets £27.50, and under-30s £25. Audio-described performance on Sat 22 Sept at 6.45pm. Captioned performance on Thurs 20 Sept at 6.45pm. To book, log onto www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk or call the box office on 01603 630000

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The King & I

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T h e K i n g a n d I r e t u r n s t o t h e L o n d o n Pa l l a d i u m

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its last major London production, The King and I returns to the London Palladium. As in its last incarnation, this production is an import of an award-winning Broadway revival. Unlike that version, it has brought its American stars with it. The King and I may be a dusty old war horse, but the sumptuous staging it receives here from director Bartlett Sher polishes it into as good a production of the piece as one can ever imagine seeing, emotionally richer than the 2000 Palladium staging and visually more sumptuous than James Hammerstein (Oscar’s son) achieved with his 1991 Sadler’s Wells production. The King and I is, at least to my mind, the lesser of the big five Rodgers and Hammerstein shows. Oklahoma! is the most fun. South Pacific is the most important. Carousel has the best music. The Sound of Music brings the most tears. The King and I, meanwhile, only really has two or three classic songs, it’s essentially a two-hander with a cast of forty, and not much happens. You rarely mind. Based on a novel which was itself based on the true story of the relationship between Anna Leonowens and King Mongkut of Sian in the early 1860s, The King and I sees an English teacher teaching some of the numerous children of the dictatorial ruler as part of his attempt to modernize his country in a time of big historical change. As she educates his children, he grudgingly comes to educate himself in the ways of women, the world, and love. Their relationship remains unconsummated except with a

dance (this is a musical after all), but the effect of their relationship on each of them changes both. The reason to see The King and I is the warmth it generates between its two leads. Kelli O’Hara, who won a Tony Award for her performance, brings her operatic soprano to Anna matched by an understated dignity and an impressive English accent. Ken Watanabe, as The King, is absolutely charming and funny even when being obnoxious and preening like a 19th century Donald Trump. There’s strong support from Na-Young Jeon and Ruthie Ann Miles, who between them sing the only two famous songs not given to Anna (“My Lord and Master” and “Something Wonderful” respectively) and Edward Baker Duly plays a genially understated couple of English aristocratic roles. All three actors also originated their roles on Broadway. The choreography, by Christoper Gutella, is based on the original by the legendary Jerome Robbins whose finger snaps did so much to create West Side Story. The precision of the dances and the constant bowing and scraping is as impressive as the (too) long second act ballet, beautifully sharpened by Donald Holder’s

lighting. The design by Michael Yeargan is striking but economic, with a shimmery curtain periodically being pulled across the stage to mask scene changes. This is not a show for everyone. Tastes have moved on since 1951, and the sense of cultural imperialism which is at the heart of the story is hard to completely set aside in 2018. But I didn’t care. Rodgers and Hammerstein really knew how to give people a good evening out, and, with the help of Bartlett Sher – whose production of Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown was so misconceived a couple of years ago – The King and I is given a luxury production in the most famous theatre in London.

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Burwell Museum and Windmill

Clare Ancient House Museum and Castle Country Park, Suffolk Sat 6, 11am - 1pm Join a walk around Clare to learn more about the area’s natural and built heritage. Visitors will walk through the town on a tour which includes Clare Castle, the Country Park, the Nuttery, Clare Common and Clare Priory, finishing at the Grade I listed Ancient Museum.

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Cromer Museum, Norfolk Museums & Archaeology Service, Cromer Thu 13, 10am - 4pm Admire a beautiful series of portrait photographs of everyone from North Norfolk fishermen to royalty by Olive Edis, Norfolk’s pioneering female photographer. Learn about her life with a talk by the museum’s curator, and view displays of her work including autochromes – St George’s Theatre rare early 20th century colour photographs.

GREAT FOR FAMILIES

Burwell Museum and Windmill, Burwell Museum Trust, Cambridgeshire Sat 15 and Sun 16, 11am - 5pm Enjoy a day of local history and fun for all the family with free entry to the museum in this bustling fen-edge village. Alongside the 19th century mill, displays vividly recreate Burwell life over the ages, including the Vintage Vehicles Gallery, Forge and Wheelwright’s Shop, Shepherd’s Hut and Victorian Schoolroom.

BEHIND THE SCENES

St George’s Theatre, Great Yarmouth Borough Council, Great Yarmouth Sat 8, 11am - 2pm Take part in a special tour of St. George’s Theatre to learn about its history and restoration from a Baroque chapel to a fully functional theatre in the heart of the town. Visitors can also see the theatre in operation and enjoy performances celebrating the lives of some Extraordinary Women! ss Ba

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The Word Defiant! at Blickling Estate, National Trust, Norfolk Thu 6, 10am - 5:30pm Expect something very different at Blickling! In response to the threats to the estate’s library and book collection, an exciting art installation will reveal stories of books that have been banned, burned and redacted throughout history. Visitors to the Jacobean mansion will be immersed in sound and theatrical design in this thought-provoking experience. Blickling Hall

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For the first time ever, England’s biggest festival of heritage and culture will take place across two weekends, offering visitors more opportunities to discover the secret history of their towns, villages and countryside. Alongside traditional Heritage Open Days events, there will be a special programme of ‘Extraordinary Women’ talks, walks and exhibitions, in celebration of the centenary of the Universal Suffrage Act. Special openings across the region include Blickling Estate, Burwell Museum and Windmill and St George’s Theatre – with every single walk, talk, opening and exhibition free to visit! Here’s a taste of some activities already registered.

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Women in World War Two at the Norfolk & Norwich Millennium Library, Norwich Thu 6/13 and Fri 7/14, 10am - 5pm. Sat 8/15, 9am - 5pm Come and meet the Donut Girls, GI Brides, Women’s Army Air Corps personnel, Land Army Girls, American Red Cross workers and volunteers with this photographic exhibition to highlight the contribution made by both British and American women in East Anglia during the war.

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A GARDENER’S WORLD There’s fun for all the family at the annual autumn products, conservation zone, entertainment and plant fair organised by Suffolk Plant Heritage in children’s activities, we’ll have something for every partnership with Helmingham Hall which will be taste and age. Plant Heritage is a charity dedicated held in the gardens on Sunday September 16. to the conservation of rare garden plants. Keen gardeners and plantaholics will enjoy the Sunday 16 September 10am to 4pm exciting choice of unusual and familiar plants on The Plant Fair and Helmingham Hall Gardens sale. Over forty nurseries offer shrubs, alpines, is £7 per adult. Children are free. fruit and ornamental trees and an enticing range Location: Helmingham Hall IP14 6EF, of bulbs which are ready for autumn planting. Old 9 miles NE of Ipswich on the B1077 favourites including Carol Adams Clematis and the www.suffolkplants.org.uk Beth Chatto Gardens will be joined by newcomers www.helmingham.com like aquatic plant specialists Acre Meadow. The Plant Heritage table will offer a wide range of plants raised by its own propagation Garde n group, including some from the Plant on Featurin Zone nservati o C g nurse Heritage Threatened Plant Project. from n ries ne o e a Z r and far The first 800 visitors to the Plant e’re with lo is year w ts h T o a f unus Heritage marquee will receive a free bag and po welcome pular p ual proud to en of Narcissus bulbocodium conspicuus an rd lants a fo G f r o r s ale, in numbe unusual narcissus with a hooped lemon ferns, g cluding ocal and L s, e ti ie c ra So to yellow cup and tiny petals. With a focus and mu sses, alpines Charities ch mor National e g ta on autumn planting Riverside Bulbs and e. ri W e H e’ll hav our Plant e local ey’ll Rose Cottage have a large and inspirational h T N . a ir a ti F o nal Spring selection of bulbs. uring Collecti Plant on hand d ons and e b Gardening Workshops take place in the Suffolk th ive P e day to g lant He e th Garden Marquee, including talks on Autumn propag ritage advice st li ia c a e ti sp Planting in your Garden, propagation sessions site, sell on group on intaining ing about ma d n a s n and Gardeners’ Question Time with Radio w e hich ar rare plants rd lants, ga e p f o s found e not easily Suffolk’s Matthew Tanton-Brown. pe lsewhe ifferent ty d re. A wide Our Plant Doctors are on stand-by to ra wildlife. garden nge of identify your mystery plants and solve your acceso ries. plant problems. The Children’s Marquee will keep younger members of the family busy with plant quizzes and sowing seeds, encouraging the next generation of gardeners. The wide range of exhibitors offer everything from hand-made soaps and antique garden tools to garden sculptures and home-made cakes. To relax after shopping you can join in the jiving or listen to the band. For 2018 our Plant Heritage Plant Fair & Artisan Market will be renewed and expanded to be bigger and better than ever before! With specialist nurseries, artisan

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Get out THERE! Out There Festival | September 14-16 | Great Yarmouth

his year’s Out There Festival – Great Yarmouth’s annual celebration of circus and street arts – is helping to mark the 250th anniversary of the first ever circus staged in 1768 in London by showman Philip Astley. The town, together with Norwich, has been designated as one of six UK Cities of Circus by Circus250. The Out There International Festival of Circus & Street Arts takes place in the town centre and on the seafront and it’s completely free. Now in its 11th year, the festival is described by organisers as “a spectacular riot of colour, thrills, spills and fun”. This year’s headline event comes from French street arts titans, Générik Vapeur,

Top and left: Scenes from the anarchic street show Bivouac. Photo credit: Claire Griffiths

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who will be returning to Great Yarmouth to collaborate with Gorilla Circus. Together they will create a special Circus250 version of their loud and anarchic street show Bivouac, featuring 250 local people. First seen in Great Yarmouth in 2010, Bivouac features blue men and women marching, running and dancing through the streets, banging oil drums and accompanied by fire, smoke loud music and general mayhem, leading to a spectacular, anarchic crashing finale. The festival attracts more than 50,000 people to the town from all over the eastern region and beyond, making it one of the biggest weekend events in the region and

boosting the local economy. Over the last decade Out There has built a reputation for presenting the weird and wonderful, the outrageous and outstanding, featuring an incredibly cosmopolitan line up of acts from the across the globe. This year is no exception with around 30 companies from countries including France, Spain and New Zealand. These include Catalonian and Balearic acts including Barcelona’s amazing teeterboard and trampoline exponents, inTarsi. There’s also offbeat mayhem from France’s Tout en Vrac while Globus Hystericus from Slovenia take us on a thrilling journey through the town’s streets in search of lost treasure. New Zealand’s knockout performer Fraser Hooper brings his comic boxing challenge to take on all comers. “The international ﬂavour is part of what makes Out There so vibrant,” says Joe Mackintosh, chief executive of organisers SeaChange Arts. “The name Out There refers to our geographic location, out on the edge of the east coast, but it is also about the approach we take to programming. We always aim to leave audiences with their mouths agape, the memory of something weird and wonderful lingering long after.” From closer to home Dizzy O’Dare’s Phileas Fogg Day 79 fuses modern technology with Jules Verne’s classic adventure. Great Yarmouth born and bred Tom Gaskin has previously starred in Hippodrome shows and is now making a name for himself as one of London’s leading young circus performers and models. He is creating his first-ever solo show for Out There 2018 before touring it. www.seachangearts.org.uk/out-there-festival

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SEPTEMBER AT A GLANCE

TOP FOODIE EVENT RETURNS FOR 13TH YEAR Aldeburgh Food and Drink Festival September 29-30 | Snape This festival for lovers of good

THREE FROM G&S National Gilbert & Sullivan Orchestra September 21-22 Theatre Royal, Norwich The witty songs and memorable melodies of Gilbert & Sullivan’s light-hearted operas have delighted audiences for over a century. Richard Gauntlett and the National Gilbert & Sullivan Orchestra will be bringing three favourites to Norwich this month – double bill on the 21st features Trial by Jury and The Sorcerer while Ruddigore follows on the 22nd. Trial by Jury is set in the Courts of Justice with the plaintiff suing

food and drink is rated among the best in the country with more than 100 producers taking part and demonstrations from leading chefs including Thomasina Miers and Norfolk’s own Galton Blackiston. There are also masterclasses, fringe events and a conference. www.aldeburghfoodanddrink.co.uk

the dastardly Edwin for ‘breach of promise’. The tale comes complete with beautiful bridesmaids, a jury of 12 good men and a highly inventive judge. In The Sorcerer (Richard Gauntlett), Alexis, son of the local baronet, commissions a love potion to be secretly distributed among the local villagers leading to mismatched couples falling in love at first sight. Ruddigore tells the story of ghostly goings-on in the Cornish seaside village of Redherring. When a picture gallery of ancestors comes to life, the mild mannered Robin Oakapple commits a daily crime to save himself from certain death. www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

POTTERS DATE FOR KING OF THE JUNGLE Joe Pasquale | October 7 Potters Resort A stand-up veteran, comedian, actor and 2004 King of the Jungle on ITV’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here, Joe Pasquale is bringing his fast-paced comedy to Potters Resort as part of a one night break. www.pottersholidays.com

ON AND OFF THE BALL WITH GAZZA An Evening with Paul “Gazza” Gascoigne September 22 | Princess Theatre, Hunstanton Described by the National Football Museum as “the most naturally gifted English midfielder of his generation”, in this special evening Gazza gives a deeply personal account of his colourful and often tragic life in which he made headlines both on and off the field. www.thelittleboxoffice.com PEARLS FROM ELKIE Elkie Brooks September 21 Marina Theatre, Lowestoft With a string of hits such as Pearl’s A Singer, Lilac Wine, Fool (If You think It’s Over) Elkie Brooks always does something to leave her audience spellbound and her latest show is no exception. www.marinatheatre. co.uk

FAB FOLK WITH A TWIST OF HUMOUR Megson | September 29 The Corn Hall, Diss Megson, the husband and wife duo of Debs and Stu Hanna, have been nominated four times in the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards and have gained fame on the British folk scene not only for their songwriting, but also for their musicianship and northern humour. www.thecornhall.co.uk

ROSS RETURNS Ross Noble | September 24 Theatre Royal, Norwich Ross is one of the UK’s most original comedians. A former Time Out Award winner for Best Live Stand-Up and Perrier Award nominee, he returns to Norwich with a brand new show. www. theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

AROUND THE WORLD WITH JOHN SIMPSON An Audience with John Simpson CBE September 21 | Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds A fundraising event to support the Theatre Royal, journalist John Simpson, will be talking about his work and life. www.theatreroyal.org

What’s on

What to do, what to see, where to go

EASTERN FESTIVAL OF RACING LADIES DAY GREAT YARMOUTH RACECOURSE September 20 Great Yarmouth Racecourse invites you to join them at their annual three day Eastern Festival of Racing on 18, 19 and 20 September. Thursday 20 is Ladies Day and the third and sadly last day of racing at the three-day event. Ladies ensure you ‘Dress to Impress’ on Ladies Day with a fab chance of winning £500 in intu shopping vouchers. Combine this with fine dining in the Trafalgar Restaurant and this is sure to be a day to remember. Children under 18 years old, enjoy free admission to all fixtures when accompanied by an adult. Free parking in the car park. www.greatyarmouth-racecourse.co.uk

GREAT OUTDOOR CINEMA CLUB September 6 - 8 | Fritton Lake Outdoor Centre Pop Up Pictures is coming back to Fritton Lake Outdoor Centre with the Great Outdoor Cinema Club, showing three fantastic movies, offering a truly memorable boutique outdoor cinema experience. It is being held later in the year this time so much earlier start times of 8pm! Thursday 6 September THE GREATEST SHOWMAN Friday 7 September PULP FICTION Saturday 8 September FORREST GUMP www.eastanglianevents.co.uk/gb/events/ fritton-lake/

IDRIS ELBA Mantra Club & Lounge, Norwich September 15 Idris Elba is far from your average actor turned musician, having begun his career as a dj long before finding fame on the big screen. Whether he is spinning surprise sets in small east-london bars or thrilling thousands in top venues, Idris’ credibility as a dj & selector is without question. Known from the popular and much loved films and TV shows such as Avengers, Thor, American Gangster, Jungle Book, Luther, The Office and Star Trek to name but a few, Idris’ talent is beyond measure! www.mantranorwich.com

NORFOLK BROADS GIN CRUISE AT BROADS TOURS September 15 | Broads Tours, The Bridge, Wroxham Gin Temple present “A taste of Norfolk” Gin cruise 2018. An absolute must for any gin enthusiast... 3 hours cruising down the broads on a journey of gin. www.gintemple.co.uk/events SARA PASCOE - LADSLADSLADS September 16 | Norwich Theatre Royal Following a sell-out run in London’s West End, the multi-award-winning comedian and star of Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, QI and Taskmaster, takes her new show on tour. www.theatreroyalnorwich.co.uk

e r a C y a M l Dev i ‘I’m the most interesting subject I have at the moment’ When you hear the name Marcus Brigstocke, chances

are you’ll be expecting to hear comedy of a certain flavour. “Audiences who come to see me are used to seeing someone being fairly polemic, angry and frustrated. But in my new show I wanted to do something where I step away from the cliché of me being posh, middle-class and a bit angsty. What if I remove myself from the picture? So, I’m going to be Lucifer.” Brian Donaldson caught up with Marcus ahead of his evening at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds. All comedians have a little touch of the wicked about them, but with Devil May Care Marcus is taking his imp-like nature and veering off into whole new territory. “This is something I’ve never tried before. It’s effectively a character piece, and like most character stand-up it’s a thin veneer over what I am. It’s simply a means of talking about stuff from a certain point of view. I’m very interested in notions of what’s good and what’s bad. I think there are very few people who do bad things with bad intentions; there are a lot of us who do bad things with good intentions – or at least with blinkers on – and that’s what I’m interested in.” In order to take his audience along with him, Marcus doesn’t have to just act a bit like Satan: he has to look like him, too. “We’ll see how far into the tour I regret this but I will be wearing full devil make-up and horns for every show. Marcus won’t just be donning some horns in Devil May Care, he’ll be locking them with those he views as trying to simplify and polarise political debate in Britain. “What’s interesting for me is the speed with which we put each other into groups, and that’s something which has been accelerated by social media. ‘Right, so you voted for Brexit: that means you’re a bit thick. You’re a Conservative: you’re basically a Nazi. You’re a Corbyn supporter: you’re a dangerous myopic utopian dreamer. You’re a Scottish Nationalist: you’re naïve and blinkered. You’re English: you’re every bullying patriarch that ever

existed.’ Social media has amplified that process, and in this show I’ll be dividing everyone up deliberately and in a cartoonish way by saying how everyone is so much worse than everyone else: I’ll show that we’re really not helping each other with this level of discussion.” “My starting point for a show is not what’s funny, it’s entirely what’s interesting, and my job is then to make it funny. Obviously, come show-time if I’ve failed to make it funny it doesn’t make the edit even if it is interesting. But what’s more important to me is ‘what do I really care about?’ When I saw Jerry Seinfeld live – and he’s someone I obviously admire as a stand-up – I was thinking, ‘mate, just tell me one thing that you care about.’ That’s always been the stand-up that I’ve been drawn to; it doesn’t have to be passionate or ranty but just needs a feeling that someone cares about something.” While screen work and stand-up have got Marcus Brigstocke to where he is today, one longstanding ambition has also been realised. A natural performer, he’s been keen on making strides in theatre, and some intriguing roles have come his way in the last couple of decades. “I got into comedy in the first place because I love being on stage and performing, and making and creating things. But I always wanted to be cast in things as well as writing my own stuff: there was always an ambition to use other people’s work and have a script.” But for now, Marcus Brigstocke is preparing to tap into his dark side and make us laugh as he transforms into the devil incarnate. While parts of his show will no doubt include passionate tirades against the things that get his goat, he will be putting life’s irritations into some kind of perspective. Marcus Brigstocke will be at The Apex in Bury St Edmunds on Thursday 4 October at 8pm. Ring 01284 758000 or see www.theapex.co.uk for more information or booking details.

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LILY JAMES RECENTLY FOLLOWED A LONG LINE OF HOLLYWOOD STARS WHO HAVE SHARED THE SCREEN WITH OUR TWO SCENIC COUNTIES

ur cover star is hot property Lily James. Fresh from the red carpet for the premiere of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again – she stars as the younger Donna, the character immortalised by Meryl Streep in the first movie – she has been pounding Norfolk and Suffolk streets filming with director Danny Boyle. Halesworth, Gorleston, Lowestoft and Latitude festival were all used as locations for the Beatles-inspired movie directed by Boyle and written by Suffolk’s Richard Curtis. Places&Faces went on a spot of location-hunting ourselves and discovered our counties have provided the backdrop for many a famous movie – from the timeless beauty of Melton Constable Hall in 1971’s The Go-Between to Cromer Pier (as well as numerous locations in Norwich) in Steve Coogan’s Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa. Our magnificent beaches are a magnet for directors wanting wide open spaces – watch out for the parachute jump scenes filmed over Holkham in The Eagle Has Landed and Gwyneth Paltrow on the same beach in the moving closing scene in Shakespeare in Love. And those beaches have also stood in for more far-ﬂung locations. The Oscarwinning Julia starring Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave

Jane Fonda and Vanessa Redgrave in Julia

Tom Courtenay in 45 years

Scene from Atonement

Elm Hill, Norwich

Kentwell Hall

Southwold, Suffolk

was set in Cape Cod, the fashionable Massachusetts resort, but was in fact filmed in our own Winterton-on-Sea. Our green fields have seen plenty of action, too. A World War Two Dunkirk massacre was recreated

Steve Coogan (right) as Alan Partridge in Papa Alpha

at Walpole St. Andrew near King's Lynn for Atonement, starring James McAvoy and Keira Knightley and based on the book by former UEA Creative Writing student Ian McEwan. In Die Another Day, Burnham Deepdale farmland became a North Korean paddy field for the James Bond movie starring Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry. And when Stanley Kubrick was looking for a paddy field for a scene in Full Metal Jacket of US helicopters shooting up the Vietnamese countryside he chose the tranquil Norfolk Broads. Time appears to have forgotten Norwich’s Elm Hill making it a dead cert for location scouts. And there’s no more iconic building on the street than the Britons Arms. In 2007’s Stardust, adapted from Neil Gaiman’s novel and with a glittering cast that included Sienna Miller, Robert De Niro and Michelle Pfeiffer, the 14th century building was transformed from tea-room into The Slaughtered Prince hostelry. A short walk from Elm Hill, Norwich Cathedral has also had its share of starring roles, not least in Jack the Giant Slayer. For the 2013 Hollywood remake of the Jack and the Beanstalk fairy tale, the 12th century landmark was transformed into a fairytale castle. For a full-on Norfolk feast of ‘oh look, it’s…’ there’s no better than 45 Years, filmed in city and county and with mesmerising performances from Tom Courtenay and Charlotte Rampling. Suffolk’s coastal towns crop up time and again. Unsurprisingly, Southwold is a regular destination for film-makers. Iris, the story of Iris Murdoch starring Judi Dench and Jim Broadbent, was partly set in the town – as was the much darker Drowning by Numbers by arthouse director Peter Greenway. Staying on the dark side, the bleak and violent Witchfinder General, based on the true story of a Suffolk priest, tried by water and executed for witchcraft, was filmed at locations across the county including Orford Castle and Kentwell Hall. Lavenham also stars as it does in numerous other movies from Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon to Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows: Part 1, where it became ‘Godric’s Hollow’, Harry’s home town. But for a movie filmed in Suffolk and completly rooted in the county then the honours must surely go to Akenfield. Directed by Suffolk-born Peter Hall, based on a novel about a Suffolk village by Suffolkbased Ronald Blythe, it stars villages just west of Wickham Market and a cast of non-professional actors drawn from the local population. A classic.

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With a rich heritage in the arts and a landscape that has inspired generations of writers, poets and painters, there are more theatres, galleries and museums in Norfolk and Suffolk than you can shake a stick (or more aptly perhaps, a paintbrush) at. But there are also countless ways you can get creative yourself – why not try your hand at something different this month and discover a talent you never knew you had. Here are just a few that caught our eye…

CREATIVE WRITING AT THE CUT It’s said everyone has a novel in them, and creative writing classes are the perfect place to get started. Transformed from a 19th century maltings building in 2003, The Cut in Halesworth now hosts a programme of workshops, ranging from ballet to belly dancing, alongside its line-up of theatre, dancing and film. Put pen to paper and banish writer’s block at the weekly creative writing sessions, which run every Friday from 10am and are open to writers of all levels. Students are invited to share their work, discuss ideas and provide feedback in an informal and friendly setting, with weekly challenges to provide inspiration and encourage new thinking. Takes place: Fridays, 10am | www.newcut.org SPRAY PAINTING CLASS AT ANTEROS The Anteros Arts Foundation is a charity for education and the promotion of the arts in Norfolk, offering courses in painting, printmaking and sculpture. Channel your inner Banksy with

its unique Spray Painting class, running on September 16 from 10am to 4pm. Set in Anteros’ historic courtyard in Norwich, you’ll learn basic competence in using spray paint with various nozzles; how to cut and use a two-layer stencil; and finally will design and produce your own freehand traditional graffiti piece. Takes place: September 16, 10am www.anterosfoundation.com COMMUNITY CHOIR AT THE SEAGULL Reopened in 2009 following a strong community campaign, and the support of patrons including Dame Judi Dench and Desmond Barrit, The Seagull in Lowestoft has successfully reestablished itself as an important performing arts venue. Every Sunday it raises the rafters by holding a community choir group from 7pm. Open to all levels of skill and experience, all you need to join is a passion for singing and a willingness to get vocal. The current choir perform from genres ranging from pop to soul and have performed in a number of local competitions and shows. Takes place: Sundays, 7pm www.theseagull.co.uk CRAFT WORKSHOPS AT MAYFLOWER ARTS AND CRAFTS Set in the charming market town of Beccles, Mayflower is a one-stop-shop for all things crafty. Create a one-of-a-kind statement necklace or beaded bracelet for yourself or a loved one and experiment with a variety of styles at its jewellery workshop, run every Tuesday. If you’d like the ability to ‘make do and mend’ your clothes or have a long-held desire to knit your own snuggly blanket for the winter months, Mayflower also offer popular sewing, knitting and crochet workshops where you can hone your skills. Takes place: Weekly, see website for schedule www.mayflowerarts.co.uk FLORISTRY WORKSHOP WITH FLOURISH FLOWERS You don’t need to be a keen gardener or even particularly green-fingered to enjoy the therapeutic art of flower arranging, for which Flourish Flowers offers regular themed workshops in the village of Long Melford. Its upcoming course in September will guide you to create your own individual floral arrangement in a rustic-style pot, while the following workshop in October is a special halloween masterclass that will result in a spooky showstopper to wow trick or treaters with. Takes place: September 22, 10am and October 29, 7pm www.flourishflowers.florist PHOTOGRAPHY WORKSHOP AT HOLKHAM HALL A magnificent stately home set in rolling parkland, Holkham is already a fantastic setting to inspire you to get behind the lens, but add in the hall’s herd of fallow deer and the changing autumnal leaves and you have the opportunity to capture something really special. On this one-day course, you will be guided to the best vantage points and helped to achieve that once-in-a-lifetime shot with your own camera and equipment by professional photographer Nigel Downer, whose images have been featured on television and in books and magazines worldwide. Takes place: September 19 and October 10, 9.30am-4.30pm www.holkham.co.uk

POTTERY SESSIONS AT GREAT YARMOUTH PAINTING & CRAFTS Formerly known as Great Yarmouth Pottery, owner Ernie Childs is well-known as an artist and sculptor, with countless fascinating tales of Great Yarmouth’s history. Offering individual or group bookings, Potter’s Wheel Sessions are suitable for all the family – you will receive experienced tuition, refreshments and all the tools needed to create your very own clay mug or vase. Pop in on a Tuesday or Wednesday morning (10am12pm) to see a range of Ernie's original oil paintings, or book in advance to join the watercolour and oil classes which take place at the same time. Takes place: By appointment, contact direct www.greatyarmouthpottery.com LIFE DRAWING AT THE BANK The subject of drawings since time began, human portraits are arguably one of the more challenging subjects to draw. If you’re looking to improve your sketching ability, want a change from landscapes or simply fancy trying something new, life drawing is more than just a hen do activity. Eye-based art centre and coffee house The Bank are resuming their weekly life drawing classes after a break during August. Local artist Neil Cuthburt leads a bookable, four-week block of lessons, with each session featuring instruction on specific muscles, and how to approach proportions when drawing the human figure. Some easels and drawing boards are provided. Takes place: Tuesdays, 10am-1pm www.thebankeye.org GLASS ART CLASSES AT DRIFTWOOD GLASS STUDIO Based in Holt, Driftwood Glass Studio uses the beautiful North Norfolk coastline as inspiration for its glass creations and paintings, meaning you can take a bit of the seaside home with you. If you want to master this unique skill yourself, fused glass workshops are available for both adults and children. Taster sessions are affordable and have no time limit, allowing you to design and create a fused glass coaster, wallhanging or bowl using glass paints and cutting techniques, while fused glass and stained glass workshops delve into more advanced methods. Takes place: By appointment, contact direct www.driftwoodglass.co.uk

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GET CAUGHT UP IN THE STORM The Storm September 28-29 | DanceEast Jerwood DanceHouse, Ipswich Launching the season, James Wilton Dance presents The Storm,

CELEBRATE 100 YEARS OF WOMEN’S VOTES Suffragette! September 22-October 12 22 Sept – Jubilee Hall, Aldeburgh 28 Sept – The Seagull, Lowestoft 5 Oct – Public Hall, Beccles 6 Oct – The Cut, Halesworth 11 Oct – Fisher Theatre, Bungay 12 Oct – Pavilion Theatre, Gorleston-on-Sea Yakety Yak Young Actors Company present their latest musical play. Celebrating the centenary of women winning the right to vote, this new production follows the lives of Suffolk and national

a whirlwind dance performance in which acrobatics, breakdancing, martial arts and contact work combine. Seven dancers, a soundtrack of electro-rock and thousands of pieces of paper create a work that both impresses and emotes in a way that words simply can’t. www.danceeast.co.uk

suffragists and suffragettes such as: Camilla the music hall performer, Millicent Garret Fawcett, Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, Violet the mill worker, Kitty Marshall, Emmeline Pankhurst’s underground bodyguard and Christabel Pankhurst – all of whom were caught up in the bitter struggle for women’s votes. An exceptional all female cast honour their stories in a musical extravaganza that tells of courage, love, and determination. Directed by Agnes Lillis, produced by Mary Hunt, written by Bel Greenwood, lyrics and music by Nick Murray Brown. www.facebook.com/ yaketyyakYAC

ONE MAN STRANGER THINGS: A PARODY October 4 | Norwich Playhouse Canadian actor Charles Ross single-handedly recreates season one of the Netﬂix sensation; all the characters, dialogue, special effects, music and Eggos in one superb, upside-down show. www.norwichplayhouse.co.uk

A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS September 15 | Public Hall, Beccles September 29 | Seagull Theatre, Lowestoft October 13 | Pavilion Theatre, Gorleston The Tigerlilys Productions return to the stage to present A Night at the Musicals. A glamorous night of top entertainment full of showstopping West End and Broadway classics. www. facebook.com/ thetigerlilys WAVENEY VALLEY SCULPTURE TRAIL Aug 17-September 16 Raveningham Centre, nr Beccles The fifth annual Sculpture Trail will again celebrate East Anglian artists, featuring sitespecific work, 3-D constructions, sculpture and a pop-up gallery. www.waveney valleysculpture trail.com

QUIRKS & QUIDDITIES November 10-23 | Red Dot Gallery, Holt This new exhibition of paintings by artist Barrie Morris explores the folklore, myths and legends of Norfolk, revealing centuries of odd goings-on, eccentric characters and decidedly ‘normal for Norfolk’ quirks. www.thereddotgallery.com

SONGBIRD Fleetwood Mac tribute September 29 | Blakeney Harbour Room Performing all the classic hits of this iconic band, newly formed Songbird have been receiving rave reviews, recently headlining Gorleston’s popular Cliff Top Festival. Expect sing-along favourites such as The Chain, Gypsy and Go Your Own Way. www. blakeneyharbourroom.co.uk

LANDSCAPE & A KIND OF ALASKA September 18-23 Maddermarket Theatre, Norwich Marking the 10th anniversary of his death, The Norwich Players present a double bill of one-act plays about memory and the mind by Harold Pinter. www.maddermarket.co.uk

‘Strongly scored, beautifully designed, inventively choreographed, silkily danced’ Financial Times

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t oo r t ee B Soup INGREDIENTS • 3-4 Medium (apple-sized) Beetroot (About 500-600g, grated coarsely, or chopped into small dice) • 500g/1lb 2oz Ripe Tomatoes (Halved) • 1 Clove Garlic (Chopped Roughly) METHOD Place the halved tomatoes in an ovenproof dish. Throw over the garlic and drizzle over half the olive oil. Roast for 25-30 minutes in a fairly hot oven (190˚C/375F/Gas 5) until soft and pulpy. Rub through a sieve to remove the skin and pips. Heat the remaining oil in a pan and sweat the onion for a few minutes until soft. Add the beetroot and the stock and bring to the boil. Season lightly with salt and freshly ground white pepper. Simmer gently for 7-10 minutes until the beetroot is tender.

• 1 Medium Onion (Peeled and finely chopped) • 2 tbsp Rapeseed oil • 500ml/16½fl oz Chicken stock (But vegetable is fine) • Salt and Freshly Ground White Pepper

Stir in the tomato purée, transfer the soup to a blender and process until completely smooth. Taste and adjust the seasoning if necessary TO SERVE COLD, chill the soup in the fridge, then divide between six bowls. Using your ﬁngers, crumble a little feta into each bowl. A sprinkling of grated raw beetroot makes a good garnish for the cold version TO SERVE HOT, reheat the soup until thoroughly hot but not boiling. Divide between warm bowls. Serve with crusty bread.

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Late summer Sunday afternoons were always wonderful for me as a child, my siblings and I would get on our bikes and cycle down the Green Lanes in Aylsham towards Abel Heath on the hunt for fresh, ripe blackberries. Enjoying the last of the summer sun on our backs as we clambered through the hedgerows getting scraped by thorns and stung by stinging nettles filling up the baskets on the front of our bikes with plump, juicy blackberries. Having spent the afternoon picking, collecting and occasionally eating! We would make our way home racing to present our parents with our baskets heaving with blackberries so we could make them into a delicious Apple & Blackberry pie to be had with custard after our Sunday roast. When sipping this simple yet delicious cocktail it takes me back to those carefree childhood days at the end of Summer just on the cusp of Autumn picking blackberries. INGREDIENTS

SERVES ONE

• 25ml Gin • 15ml Stock Syrup • 7 Blackberries (couple extra to garnish)

TO MAKE THE COCKTAIL

• Soda Water to Finish • 7 Large Basil Leaves (a sprig to garnish) • 20ml Fresh Lemon Juice

In a cocktail shaker muddle together the gin, stock syrup, basil leaves, blackberries and lemon juice. Add a couple of ice cubes and shake until cooled. Strain into a tall glass filled with ice, feel free to allow a little of the pulp into the glass. Top off with soda water and garnish with a sprig of basil and a fresh blackberry.

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cockle rissoto & crispy leeks

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SERVES SIX

• 4 pheasant breasts and 4 pheasant legs

• Thyme, duck fat, salt and pepper

• 40g roasted hazelnuts

• 3 heritage carrots peeled and cut on the

• 3 blackberries each

• 6 oz polenta flour( quick cook) • 2.5 oz of grated parmesan • 1.5 pints of water

• Half a pint of milk • 4 oz butter

• Oil

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• 12 blackberries pureed and sieved with 1tbsp of water

• 2 pint beef stock reduced to 1/2 a pint • 25g pea shoots

METHOD

INGREDIENTS

SERVES 4

• 4 halibut fillets weighing 200g each • 1 leek • 2 shallots • 2 cloves garlic • 60g rissoto rice per person

• 1 lemon • 25g grated parmesan per person • 20g butter per person • 150g cockle meat out of the shells • Chives and parsley that has been finely chopped • Vegetable oil for frying • Salt and pepper • Bottle of good white wine • Chicken stock (about a litre) and wine director • A knob er for at the expeofrtbutt each halibut filletEL RIAL HOT

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Take the duck fat and thyme and place in a saucepan bring to a rolling simmer and place the pheasant legs into it,cook on the lowest heat Until tender and cooked through, this will take about 3 hours. Once they have been on the stove gas for 2 and a half hours take the water,milk and some salt and pepper and place in a saucepan, bring to the boil and add the polenta flour bring to the boil whisking all the time and be careful as if it gets too hot it will spit out of the pan, once this has cooked for 2 minutes at boiling point, add the parmesan cheese and butter and whisk this in until it has been incorporated. Reserve this warm somewhere. Take the beef stock out that has been reduced and place in a clean saucepan, add the blackberry puree a bit at a time until you are happy with the taste you should became to taste the beef flavour of the stock and the BlackBerry underneath it !! Place to one side to heat up later Blanch the carrots in boiling salted water and refresh once cooked, around 6 minutes.

Next put a trying pan on capable if taking 4 pheasant breasts and add 1 tbsp of oil, heat up and place the pheasant breast skin side down and fry until golden brown both sides, add the carrots place in a oven heated to 185.c for 2-3 minutes for a dash of pink in the pheasant breast and 2 minutes linger for well done juicy finish. Leave to rest somewhere warm.

TO FINISH

Place the leg into the oven to heat through and the skin to crisp. Reheat the polenta so it is boiling hot and place a quenelle on to the plate at the top, heat the sauce back up to boiling point and add the blackberries and hazelnuts. Cut the breast into 3 and place up against the polenta, add the leg next to it and then the carrots in a uniform pile next to the breast. Spoon the sauce over the breast and leg so that it covers the meat and garnish with pea shoots and enjoy !!

WINE

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The wine is made by fermenting the grapes in Stainless steel on their skins and regular pump over of the cap to extract colour and flavour. The wine was then aged in 60% new oak and 40% 2 year old oak barrels for 14 months. A wonderful wine it shows complex, dark fruit flavours with notes of blackberry, prunes and hints of soft oak spices. The tannins fill the palate and nuances of dried fruit flavours linger on the aftertaste and work really well with the flavours of the Pheasant dish.

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FOOD & WINE METHOD

First off heat a deep fat fryer up to 1800c, cut your leek into four so that they stand up like tree trunks, cut each one in half length ways and then finely julienne (half the size of matchsticks). Deep fry them until golden brown and take out 20 seconds before you think they are ready (they will crisps up when they come out of the fryer). Place them on a piece of kitchen paper to absorb the oil. Season and reserve until you need them. Place your stock on a high heat and bring to the boil. Once up to the boil turn to it’s lowest setting. Finely chop your shallots and garlic and add them to a medium size pan with a couple of tablespoons of oil. Place on a low to medium heat and sweat this down without any colour for 5 minutes. Add your risotto

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can employ to mitigate a potential future IHT charge, by reducing the value of your estate during your lifetime using gifts or specialist trusts. There is much confusion about how gifts are handled when an estate is assessed for IHT. I’ve heard people expressing concern that the recipients may have to pay the tax on the gift if the estate is worth more than the Nil Rate Band on death. This is rarely the case: gifts are the first elements to be assessed in the IHT calculation and so any IHT due is more commonly taken from the remaining estate rather than being clawed back from a gift. There are annual gift allowances that can be applied during your lifetime. You can give up to a total of £3,000 per year without impacting your Nil Rate Band, plus you can give up to £250 per year to as many individuals as you like. Gifts to charities (and political parties) are also exempt from IHT. Wedding gifts are IHT-exempt too, up to specified limits. In addition, you can establish a pattern of regular giving from surplus income (not from investments or by selling assets) that can potentially be considered exempt. Do get advice if you would like to take advantage of the latter as it must be properly set up and documented to qualify for the exemption. If you make gifts that don’t qualify for the above exemptions, then some or all of it may be included in your estate for IHT purposes if you die within seven years of making the gift. Good planning throughout your lifetime can help to ensure that the value of your estate is managed to keep your future IHT liability under control. There are other measures that can be adopted such as trusts, but do get advice before setting up a trust as their tax treatment can be complex. This article is based on our understanding of current tax rules which are subject to change. For independent financial advice, contact Almary Green on 01603 706740 or email enquiries@almarygreen.com Please remember that the advice here is generic and we recommend that you get individual personalised advice.

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the plans of the evil Abanazar, played by Emmerdale and Casualty star Rik Makarem. The show also features Milkshake favourite KieraNicole Brennan as The Genie, alongside Norwich Theatre Royal panto stalwart Richard Gauntlett as Widow Twankey and Norfolk-based comedy favourite Ben Langley among the cast. For Steven, taking to the stage in Norwich will be particularly poignant. He explained: “Seeing the pantomime there was where I first fell in love with the theatre. It was my earliest memory of seeing something on stage. My family used to live near Lowestoft and we used to get on the train to see it. I remember it being so colourful and fun.” Turning on the Christmas lights is always a big day for any community and heralds the start of the festive shopping season. Switch-on dates to look out for in November include: Holt (14), Bury St Edmunds (15), Norwich (16), Burnham Market (18), Southwold (24), Gorleston (25) and Great Yarmouth (30) Christmas markets, large and small, are always great for mingling, having a mince pie with a glass of sherry or gluhwein and picking up interesting and unusual hand-made gifts. One of the biggest and most popular Christmas fayres in the region takes place in Bury St Edmunds, this year from November 22-25, with some 300 stalls. In Norwich, a Festive Fair is being held at The Forum from November 22-25 with stalls selling a host of jewellery, woodcraft, glassware, textiles, tins, pictures and paintings, along with tempting edible Christmas treats. Meanwhile, a Winter Market at Wells Maltings in Wells-next-the-Sea runs on December 8 and 9 and Holt Hall Christmas Fair is on November 24 and 25. I say, it really is beginning to look a lot like Christmas.

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