Salisbury International Arts Festival 2022 | LET YOUR ISLAND ADVENTURE BEGIN

SALISBURY PLAYHOUSE

Malthouse Lane, off Fisherton Street, SP2 7RA wiltshirecreative.co.uk

SALISBURY ARTS CENTRE

Bedwin Street, SP1 3UT wiltshirecreative.co.uk

BEMERTON HEATH

Pinewood Way Green, Bemerton Heath, SP2 9HU

BISHOP WORDSWORTH’S SCHOOL

11 The Close, SP1 2ED

BREAMORE MIZ MAZE

Fordingbridge, Hampshire, SP6 2DF

MARKET SQUARE

Blue Boar Row, SP1 1JH

MESSUMS

Messums Creative, Chilmark, SP3 5DU

OLD GEORGE MALL CAR PARK

Old George Mall Shopping Centre, 6 New Street, SP1 2PH

POUND ARTS

Pound Pill, Corsham, SN13 9HX poundarts.org.uk

RACK CLOSE

Off De Vaux Place, The Close, SP1 2ES

ROCHE COURT

East Winterslow, SP5 1BG sculpture.uk.com

ROCKETSHIP BOOKSHOP

5 Bridge Street, SP1 2ND rocketshipbookshop.co.uk

SALISBURY CATHEDRAL

The Close, SP1 2EF salisburycathedral.org.uk

SALISBURY LIBRARY

Minster Street, SP1 1BL wiltshire.gov.uk/libraries

SALISBURY MUSEUM

The King’s House, The Close, SP1 2EN salisburymuseum.org.uk

ST MARTIN’S CHURCH

St Martin’s Church Street, SP1 1BA sarumstmartin.org.uk

ST THOMAS’S CHURCH

St Thomas’s Square, SP1 1BA

THE CHAPEL, BROWN STREET

34 Milford Street, SP1 2AP chapellive.co.uk

THE RIFLES MUSEUM

The Wardrobe, The Close, SP1 2EX thewardrobe.org.uk

THE VANNER GALLERY 45 High Street, SP1 2PB vannergallery.com

THE YOUNG GALLERY Market Place, SP1 1BL younggallerysalisbury.co.uk

TIDWORTH LEISURE CENTRE Nadder Road, Tidworth, SP9 7QN

WILTON ITALIANATE CHURCH (ST MARY & ST NICHOLAS PARISH CHURCH) West Street, Wilton, SP2 0DL

WELCOME

ACCESSIBLE TO ALL

At Wiltshire Creative we are committed to being accessible and welcoming to everyone. To make your visit and experience at Salisbury International Arts Festival events as comfortable as possible we offer a range of services, including British Sign Language performances, relaxed performances and performances you can enjoy from your own home.

Most of our Festival event venues are wheelchair accessible with accessible toilets, and many provide baby change facilities. Most venues have hearing loops. Some events listed in this brochure have additional points of access – you will see the following icons:

BSL A British sign language interpreter will be present for this event

R This event will be a relaxed, accessible and open experience. Ideal for anyone who would prefer a laid-back environment

H Hard of hearing? This event does not rely heavily on audio content – a feast for the eyes

V Visually impaired? This event does not rely heavily on visual content – accessible for those who enjoy an audio experience.

For all access information and a virtual tour, please visit our website at wiltshirecreative.co.uk/your-visit/access-services.

We offer accessible ticket prices and free tickets for a carer/ companion. Our friendly ticketing team are keen to help you with anything you need.

TICKETS & OFFERS

To book online visit wiltshirecreative.co.uk (don’t forget to log in if you already have an account)

To book in person visit Salisbury Arts Centre, Tuesday–Saturday 10am–3pm

By email ticketsales@wiltshirecreative.co.uk

Or if you need to telephone please call 01722 320 333, Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm

For ticket offers please see page 44

MESSAGE FROM OUR MAJOR SPONSOR

“The Festival plays a key role in Salisbury’s culture and is instrumental in bringing together people from different communities and from all walks of life. I’m delighted that it’s back this year and that Wilsons can once again support what promises to be the best Festival yet.”

Stephen Oxley, Partner & Business Development Director

SALISBURY INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL IS BACK!

Welcome to the 2022 Salisbury International Arts Festival. Fascination, fear and love of islands has long fired our collective imagination and this year they will provide the inspiration for our packed Festival programme. We celebrate the distinctive cultures of islands around the world with performances such as The Great Jamaican Songbook with Cleveland Watkiss and with events such as our Panigiri, a celebration of food and music inspired by the Greek island tradition.

isolation, of adventure and of magic and enchantment. As the Festival unfolds, join us on treasure

We are proud to present a number of Wiltshire Creative Productions, made possible by the forming of Wiltshire Creative. These productions are conceived, commissioned and created by us for you, in Wiltshire.

We are especially delighted to welcome back acclaimed violinist Harriet Mackenzie as our Associate Artist. Harriet performs throughout the Festival, including the world première of a new violin concerto from Julian Joseph, especially commissioned by Wiltshire Creative.

Harriet also performs with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra who return to Salisbury Cathedral with a concert celebrating the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Over the jubilee weekend we also offer a dynamic programme of free dance, circus and theatre in the streets and spaces of the city for all to enjoy.

After the challenges of the past two years, we are particularly excited to celebrate younger voices through Nightwalks with Teenagers, our collaboration with Canadian theatre company

It’s a full and brilliant programme brought together by our outstanding team of producers and programmers. Events will take place over an extended period in and around Salisbury between 27 May and 18 June. We can’t wait to see you there!

Proud supporters of Salisbury International Arts Festival

Gareth Machin Artistic Director Sebastian Warrack Executive Director

STONE SONGS

Salisbury Cathedral | 7pm & 9pm

Tickets from £18

Over 800 years after the laying of the Cathedral’s foundation stone, Howard Moody’s Stone Songs

the ancient chants that have resonated from the stones since the 13th century. Underpinned by the power of the newly refurbished Cathedral organ, the voices of Salisbury Festival Chorus and La Folia

incredible vision that created it. This will be a promenade performance and the audience will at times move around the space following the performers. Seats will be provided on request for those who need them.

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DAILY PROFUNDIS SIMON BUTTERISS

DIGITAL | Listen from home

Online | Tue–Sat throughout the Festival | FREE

Simon Butteriss reads Oscar Wilde’s De Profundis in its entirety in daily episodes of around 20 minutes. While in prison, Wilde wrote his astonishing, book-length love letter to the young man who had destroyed his life. Allowed one piece of paper at a time and no revisions, he nevertheless produced an unfaltering, forensic analysis of their uniquely destructive relationship; part confession, part accusation. Listen in to discover how Wilde survived his long isolation through an unwavering belief in love and the resilience of art. See website for further details.

MUSIC | Watch from home

WILTSHIRE CREATIVE PRESENTS THE PRELUDE

Watch via wiltshirecreative.co.uk from March 2022 FREE

new and existing Festival-goers. Harriet Mackenzie uses her exceptional violin artistry to imaginatively rework a favourite physical landscapes of Wiltshire and the local communities that bring them to life.

Wiltshire Creative welcomes donations to allow us to continue to create accessible, high-quality work for all.

FILM | Watch from home

DUNDEE REP & EDEN COURT HIGHLANDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH HELEN MILNE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT ISLANDER (REIMAGINED FOR FILM)

Online | On demand from Sun 29 May to Fri 3 June

Tickets from £15 per household (limited availability)

Eilidh stares out to sea and dreams of a new life beyond her lonely island. Myth and reality collide when the tide washes a mysterious stranger onto her beach, changing her life forever.

home and bring out the popcorn. Ages 9+ years

See also page 10 for a screening of Islander on Sun 29 May.

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are in the world.

LIFE

ISLAND LIFE PANEL DISCUSSION

VISUAL ARTS

Online | Tue 31 May, 7pm | FREE

The curators and artists of the Island Life exhibition discuss their work in this pre-recorded panel discussion. Join to watch the recording together with them and for a live Q&A. Please book to receive joining instructions.

See also page 16.

CONVOLUTIONS

IN CLAY JO TAYLOR

Young Gallery | 27 May–19 June | FREE

Frequently inspired by architectural details,

SCULPTURE EXPLORERS IMAGINE AND TRAVEL! RAKU RETREAT

ARTS

Roche Court | Thu 2 June, 10–11.30am & 1.30–3pm | Tickets from £5

An interactive family tour and workshop exploring ideas around travel, both to other lands and outer space. Visit sculpture in the park, and make drawings, collage and collective stories before designing your very own creatures and characters from imaginary lands or distant planets. Ages 5–12 years

Places are limited, booking is essential. All children must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.

Messums Creative | 30 May–5 June, various times | Tickets £various

Half-term week at Messums Creative is dedicated to learning about the exhilarating practical and theoretical courses and talks. David Roberts’ Raku ceramics will be exhibited at Messums Wiltshire. Japanese in its origin, Raku is today associated with the joy of unpredictability, and the hands-on drama of creating ceramics. Adults and 14+ years with an attending adult

To book please visit messumswiltshire.com/ exhibitions/messums-creative

WALK AND TALK FOR ADULTS

HEAD IN THE CLOUDS MIRIAM SHEPPARD

Curated by Dr Jack Ky Tan and Mirka Golden-Hann

Salisbury Arts Centre | 17 May–3 July, Tue–Sat 10am–3pm | FREE

This exhibition brings together artists who address the political, social or economic conditions of living on islands, and whose work intersects with their activist concerns. The island as a concept has held a particular idealised space in the European imagination, whether utopian or dystopian. Through the work of contemporary islander artists, in particular artists who explore concerns of the Global South, Island Life offers a counterpoint, questioning and expanding the perception of issues such as climate change, artistic solidarity, colonisation and the struggle for identity.

by buildings such as Corsham Court and Amesbury Abbey. Here you can see her new work inspired by the Arundells House Chinese wallpaper, which depicts the story of the Monkey King. Combining techniques such as throwing on the potter’s wheel and handbuilding, her complex pieces are created in a small studio at her home in Corsham. Please see our website for opening times.

See page 26 for a ceramics workshop led by Jo.

HARDY’S WESSEX THE LANDSCAPES THAT INSPIRED A WRITER

GUIDED WALK

Roche Court | Fri 3 & Fri 10 June, 3pm

Tickets £various

A one-hour discursive tour of the Sculpture Park for adults, taking in artwork that speaks to the

Places are limited, booking is essential. Please contact edu@sculpture.uk.com or 01980 862 802.

FESTIVAL SPECIAL

VISUAL ARTS

Pound Arts Centre, Corsham 3 June–2 July, 10am–9.30pm | FREE

An immersive installation exhibited as part of the Blue Sky Festival. The installation consists of a painted cloudscape, incorporating sound and light to create an atmospheric space large enough for visitors to enter.

NO WOMAN IS AN ISLAND

Salisbury Museum | 28 May–30 October, 10am–5pm | Museum charges apply

A major temporary exhibition about the life of Thomas Hardy, exploring his relationship with Wessex using literary sources, fashion, textiles and social history collections. This is staged simultaneously across four Wessex museums: Dorset Museum, Poole Museum, Wiltshire Museum and Salisbury Museum. The exhibition at each venue is different – in Salisbury it uncovers Hardy’s links with the city and his views on religion and feminism.

Roche Court | Throughout the Festival

Tickets £various

An interactive tour on the Festival’s theme of

Roche Court Sculpture Park and New Art Centre galleries. The focus is on looking, thinking and speaking about art, using a range of approaches. To enquire about booking an adult or school tour, please contact edu@sculpture.uk.com. Each tour is bespoke, so suitable for all ages and Key Stages.

Curated by Jacquiline Creswell

The Vanner Gallery | 15 April–30 June, Tue–Sat, 10am–5pm | FREE

A collection of works by seven award-winning

Cummings, Nicky Knowles RWA, Debbie Lee, Rebecca Newnham FRSS, Sarah Purvey and Patricia Volk RWA FRSS. Explore what it means to be a creative woman in the 21st century and the many challenges and opportunities these multifaceted and committed women face.

VISUAL

BEMERTON BEACH PARTY

LOU SANDERS

ONE WORD: WOW

COMEDY

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm | Tickets from £17.50

It’s me again, your old internet friend Dr Giggles. It’s time for a little get together; so pull up a chair, get all cosy and let me tell you about the time I gave this horse a boner. I’ll bring my skates, you bring your wallet and we’ll all take some piccies. Maybe this show is the real vaccine? As seen on The Late Late Show with James Corden (CBS), QI (BBC Two), and Mel Giedroyc’s Unforgivable (Dave).

Ages 14+ years. Warning: Strong language.

SPOKEN WORD

LUCY COOKE

BITCH: A REVOLUTIONARY GUIDE TO SEX, EVOLUTION AND THE FEMALE ANIMAL

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 2pm Tickets from £16

Since Charles Darwin, evolutionary biologists have been convinced that the males of the animal kingdom are the interesting ones – dominating and promiscuous – while females are passive, submissive and devoted. Cooke’s latest book Bitch tells a fresh story, one where females can be as dominant and dynamic as any male. Ages 12+ years.

Pinewood Way Green, Bemerton Heath SP2 9HU

10am Fun Run | 11.30am–4pm Beach Party | FREE

Join us for a Beach Party on the Green! This free, family-friendly day will start with a Fun Run followed by an afternoon at the beach, including street theatre, coastal crafts, seaside sports, tasty treats and much more. Look out for more details on our website and in local press nearer the time. This event is being run in partnership with Wiltshire Council, Salisbury City Council and Rise:61. For information on how to join the Fun Run please contact ben@rise61.org.

SPOKEN WORD

PATRICK BARKHAM

SMALL ISLAND LIFE: A JOURNEY AROUND OUR ARCHIPELAGO

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 7pm | Tickets from £14

A journey around some of Britain’s most intriguing small islands, Orkney voles to nuns. In this illustrated talk, Patrick travels from small to ever tinier islands in search of the essence of island life. Do small islands have big lessons for us on the mainland?

Award-winning author of Islander, , Badgerlands and Wild Child, Patrick is the Guardian’s Natural History writer.

Salisbury Cathedral | 7pm | Tickets from £26

A roof-raising concert to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Under the baton of Principal Guest Conductor Mark Wigglesworth, the BSO performs a programme inspired by the music played in Westminster Abbey at the Coronation, including William Walton, Handel and Elgar. From the much-

Butterworth and Holst to Elgar’s timeless Enigma Variations

The concert introduces the Festival’s Associate Artist, violinist Harriet Mackenzie, who performs throughout the Festival. Harriet plays Beethoven and the world première of a work for strings and solo violin by British composer Christopher Gunning.

MARMALADE

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Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 12pm & 3pm | Tickets from £12

Marmalade is a delicious, tactile performance about meeting, mixing and blending. The two skilled performers taste and feel in poetic movements and circus actions while creating an exquisite visual experience together with the audience. Marmalade looks at the world through body, eye, feeling and Ages 2–6 years.

This presentation has been made possible in part thanks to funding from the Swedish Government.

FILM

CASTAWAY

NICHOLAS ROEG (1987) | 15

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 7pm | Tickets from £15

In 1981, Lucy Irvine answered an advert in Time Out magazine from a man looking for a companion to join him for a year on a desert island. But there was trouble in paradise, and every day

of Lucy’s memoir stars Amanda Donahoe and Oliver Reed. We are pleased to welcome Lucy Irvine to the Festival for a pre-show talk via Zoom. Running time: 1 hour 57 mins.

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UNDERWATER

XENIA AIDONOPOULOU & GEORGIA TEGOU

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 11am, 12.30pm, 2.15pm | Tickets from £4

A magical journey into the deep blue sea, this is a beautiful dance piece especially for babies and their grown ups. A ballerina wakes

world of blue lights and bubbles. As she explores, she meets an octopus – and the pair quickly form a loving friendship beneath the waves, dancing a duet to a twinkling soundtrack that features some familiar melodies. Ages 0–2 years.

PETER BENSON THE STROMNESS DINNER

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 2pm | Tickets from £14

Award-winning writer Peter Benson discusses his latest novel, The Stromness Dinner, with Tom Bromley, organiser of Salisbury Literature Festival. Set in the northern archipelago of Orkney, it’s a book that continues his long-running exploration of unlikely relationships, and paints a vivid

LIMBO BEN SHARROCK (2020) | 12A

Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room | 2.30pm

Tickets from £9

setting for this poignant and wryly amusing observation of the refugee experience. Newly arrived on the island, Omar is a promising young Syrian musician who, along with an oddball collection of fellow asylum seekers, is forced to attend hilariously that will determine his future. Running time: 1 hour 44 mins.

DUNDEE REP & EDEN COURT HIGHLANDS IN ASSOCIATION WITH HELEN MILNE PRODUCTIONS PRESENT ISLANDER (REIMAGINED FOR FILM)

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 7.30pm

Tickets from £12

Eilidh stares out to sea and dreams of a new life beyond her lonely island. Myth and reality collide when the tide washes a mysterious stranger onto her beach, changing her life forever. Kirsty Findlay and Bethany Tennick perform a whole host of characters. Based on the original stage show from Helen Milne Productions, Islander is conceived and directed by Amy Draper. Ages 9+ years. Running time: 1 hour 25mins. Islander will also be streamed on demand, see page 3.

CLEVELAND WATKISS

THE GREAT JAMAICAN SONGBOOK

MUSIC

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm | Tickets from £22

The great jazz singer celebrates Jamaica’s long history of pioneering musical sounds. Cleveland and his band bring to life some of the greatest songs written by Jamaican legends from mento, ska and reggae to dub and roots. Born in Hackney to Jamaican parents, he grew up listening to Jamaican music at home. “For this tour I go back to the music I grew up with, have some fun and pay homage to the rich musical heritage of Jamaica and the long line of artists to come out of Jamaican music.”

WILTSHIRE CREATIVE PRESENTS LIVES OF CLAY

THE CLAY CONNECTION in association with SUPPLE PRODUCTIONS

OUTDOOR THEATRE

Salisbury Arts Centre, Grounds | 4pm | Tickets from £14

If clay could talk, what would it say? Stories of women from ancient myth and modern life are brought vividly to life through thrilling classical Indian dance, live ceramics, original music and half a ton of clay. Vidya Thirunarayan combines her expertise in Bharata Natyam dance with her skill as a potter in a unique theatrical event, directed by Tim Supple, choreographed by Debbie Fionn Barr, and with original text by Vayu Naidu.

Supported by Without Walls.

Image © Ella Duffy

SONG SURGERY WITH BIBI HEAL

MUSIC

Salisbury Museum | 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm & 4pm | Tickets from £18

Join duo Bibi Heal (soprano) and Amanda Cook (guitar) in the intimate setting of the museum’s garden for your own captivating, bespoke concert. You choose the mood, we choose the music!

Song Surgery for up to 10 people – book solo or gather a group of friends.

See also The Isle is Full of Noises on page 18.

FROGGY’S FAMOUS FAN CLUB JAKE RODRIGUES

FAMILY

Salisbury Playhouse, Rehearsal Room | 11am & 2.15pm | Tickets from £12

A joyful and exciting participatory music show for pre-schoolers with live music on banjo, ukulele and accordion. Renowned for touring on the family festival circuit, Jake and Froggy also regularly work in nurseries, providing a unique and dynamic way of enjoying and sharing live music with the whole family.

As well as performing live, Jake has written and performed for children’s TV including CBeebie’s Rhyme Rocket and Channel 5’s animation Birdbath

THE WAVE

BY CALF 2 COW

The Wardrobe & Rifles Museum Garden, Salisbury | 2pm & 5pm | Tickets from £12

The pirate ship Wave Goodbye to Your Sanity has been lost at sea for weeks, or perhaps years? Three buffoonish, broken, musical playing sailors need your help as they battle against the stormy seas. The Wave

Bring your water gun and sing your heart out! Ages 5+ years.

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FAMILY MIZ MAZE WALK

Breamore Miz Maze | 10am | Tickets from £3

During the pandemic, a simple daily walk became a highlight view and making new memories. Explore Breamore Miz Maze and the surrounding area on this family walk that includes a mini-scavenger hunt, map-reading skills and local history. Bring a picnic to enjoy at the end. The full length will be 4–5 miles, available. Ideal for families with children aged 5+ years.

See also a longer Miz Maze Walk on page 40.

COGS CYCLE RIDE

GOLDEN WAY GENTLE BICYCLE RIDE

Five Rivers Leisure Centre | 2pm–4pm | FREE

The Cycling Opportunities Group for Salisbury was formed in 1994 to campaign for and support the needs of cyclists in South Wiltshire. Join them for a gentle seven-mile bike ride around the (meet by the cycle stands). You must have a bike or e-bike in good working order. Children under 16 must be accompanied by a responsible adult.

Book online at tinyurl.com/COGSride290522.

OUTDOOR FAMILY

ANITA SETHI I BELONG HERE

SPOKEN WORD

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 7pm | Tickets from £14

Author of the acclaimed I Belong Here: A Journey Along the Backbone of Britain Anita Sethi charts her adventure walking through the Pennines in the wake of surviving a race-hate crime.

I Belong Here was described as “a thing of beauty” by the Sunday Times and “a memoir of rare power” by the Guardian. Sethi talks reclamation and resistance, transforming personal experience into universal resonance. Followed by a Q&A chaired by Tom Bromley.

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WILTSHIRE CREATIVE PRESENTS SCRUM AVANT GARDE DANCE

Old George Mall Car Park | 5pm & 7pm | Tickets from £10

A Festival must-see – performed on the top of a multi-story carpark on a summer’s evening, this is unique outdoor dance overlooking Salisbury’s famous skyline. It’s 2030, and dance is a crime. We should have seen it coming. Scrum immerses you in riotous protest as a rabble of young digital natives confronts a powerful regime. Tony Adigun’s trademark synaesthesia of hip-hop, contemporary dance and captivating soundtrack unfurl in this electrifying show for all ages. Supported by Without Walls.

CLUB ORIGAMI

BIG LITTLE DANCE

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THE SALT IN OUR WATERS

REZWAN SHAHRIAR SUMIT (2020) | 15

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 7.30pm Tickets from £9

Ganges Delta with a crate full of sculptures, provoking suspicion and fear among the locals. Rudro is looked upon scornfully by the village elders, who view his city ways and his warnings of global warming and rising sea levels as a corrupting force. There’s a storm brewing, as centuries old lifestyles and beliefs are challenged in a riveting battle of ideals. Bengali with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 40 mins.

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 11am & 2pm | Tickets from £12

Rip, fold and scrumple! Shall we see what we can make with a single square of paper? See how Club Origami, an immersive and interactive dance show inviting family audiences to create, imagine and explore whole new ways of thinking and moving, in a land made purely of paper and play. Ages 0–6 years.

INNER WORLDS CORDELIA WILLIAMS

St Thomas’s Church | 8pm | Tickets from £22

In this beautifully programmed recital, the internationally acclaimed pianist invites us into the private, innermost sound-worlds of Brahms and Schubert. Schubert’s luminous Little A major Sonata contrasts with darker, more isolated depths in Brahms’ Intermezzi and Schubert’s late, great C minor Sonata D958: emotional, rather than geographical, islands. Williams’ 2021 recording of Schubert’s Sonata D958 was hailed as “one of the great performances of this sonata”.

MUSIC

INFINITE WAYS HOME RICHARD CHAPPELL DANCE

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm | Tickets from £18

Critically acclaimed choreographer Richard Chappell presents his most ambitious work to date – a multisensory production exploring ritual, rave and human connection. Performed by Chappell’s extraordinary ensemble of dancers, the show features electronic music by award-winning experimental duo Larch alongside live violin by critically acclaimed soloist Enyuan Khong.

SPOKEN WORD

GAVIN FRANCIS

ISLAND DREAMS: MAPPING AN OBSESSION

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 6pm | Tickets from £14

Gavin Francis examines our collective fascination with islands, blending stories of his own travels with psychology, philosophy and great voyages from literature, shedding new light on the importance of islands and isolation in our collective consciousness.

From the freedom of thirty years of extraordinary travel to a life of responsibility as a doctor and parent approaching middle age, Island Dreams riffs on the twinned poles of rest and motion. Followed by Q&A chaired by Tom Bromley

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ISLAND LIFE EXHIBITION ARTIST PANEL DISCUSSION

Online | 7pm | FREE

An online panel discussion for Salisbury International Arts Festival featuring curators and artists involved in the Island Life exhibition, addressing the political, social or economic conditions of living on islands.

This pre-recorded discussion will be broadcast online and the audience will be asked to participate by submitting questions to be posed in a live Q&A with the project curators and artists. Please book to receive joining instructions.

Tidworth Leisure Centre Grounds | 11am–4pm | FREE

Wiltshire Creative are bringing the fun of the festival to Tidworth! There will be something for all the family to enjoy for free throughout the day, all with a seaside twist.

Expect outdoor theatre shows, activities in the library, creative craft workshops led by Wiltshire Scrapstore and fabulous face painters to help you get in the seaside mood. Plus many more fun activities to try!

Look out for more details on our website and in local press nearer the time.

ROLLERCOASTER

BY WES PEDEN CIRCUS

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 8pm | Tickets from £18

electro beats composed of distorted rollercoaster sounds, Wes Peden performs original tricks inspired by rollercoasters and their high-tech seatbelts. A spinning plate ceremony; epic three ball disco juggling; Rollercoaster twists theatrical rules to Ages 8+ years.

FAMILY FILM

SWALLOWS AND AMAZONS

PHILIPPA LOWTHORPE (2016) | PG

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 2.30pm

Tickets from £9

Arthur Ransome’s childhood classic is updated for a new generation of would-be adventurers. On an idyllic summer holiday in the Lake District, the Walker children sail their boat to camp on a remote island, but soon realise that they are not alone. The battle for ownership of the island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.

Running time: 1 hour 36 mins.

MUSIC V THE ISLE IS FULL OF NOISES

BIBI HEAL: SONG SURGERY

St Thomas’s Church | 8pm | Tickets from £22

Bibi Heal (soprano), Simon Lepper (piano) and Bridget Foreman (words) perform a staged recital inspired by the sounds and sweet airs, the dreams and delights of Shakespeare’s The Tempest.

Words and song conjure an island where the sun sets on the storms of life and rises on a hopeful dawn. Created by Song Surgery, a to satisfy, sustain and uplift according to individuals’ requests.

See also Song Surgery on page 12.

ENCOUNTERS

Across the city | FREE

A special Jubilee Bank Holiday treat for all the family. The city will be alive with original street theatre, dance and spectacle that will delight all ages. This free event has been a Festival staple for many

Full details of the entertainments will be released in May 2022.

Supported by Without Walls.

HALF-TERM ACTIVITIES FOR ALL THE FAMILY

Children and families are spoilt for choice with our programme of half-term craft and musical events, and we are thrilled to have teamed up with our friends at The Rocketship Bookshop to o er some unique experiences for young readers.

RASHMI SIRDESHPANDE STORYTELLING

EMMA REYNOLDS

AMARA AND THE BATS

CAMILLE O’SULLIVAN FLAMENCO NIGHT

Presented by The Rocketship Bookshop

The Rocketship Bookshop

Wed 1 June, drop in 11am–12.30pm

FREE

Come and meet the award-winning children’s author in a fun storytelling session. Rashmi Dosh and Good News, as well as picture books Never Show a T-Rex a Book, Never Teach a Stegosaurus To Do Sums, How To Change the World, and her brand new book, Yes You Can, Cow Ages 3+ years.

EMMA CARROLL

ESCAPE TO THE RIVER SEA

Book signing presented by The Rocketship Bookshop

The Rocketship Bookshop

Thu 2 June, drop in 11am–12pm | FREE

The bestselling children’s author and queen of session of her hugely anticipated new novel Escape to the River Sea, a sequel to the children’s classic Journey to the River Sea by Eva Ibbotson. Ages 8+ years.

Illustration drop in, presented by The Rocketship Bookshop

The Rocketship Bookshop

Fri 3 June, drop in 11am–1pm | FREE

Join the children’s picture book illustrator and author for a storytelling and craft session. Emma reads from her picture book Amara and the Bats, and shares her knowledge and passion for all things bat! Ages 3+ years.

SCRAP ISLAND

WILTSHIRE SCRAPSTORE

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House

7.30pm | Tickets from £20

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space Workshop 5pm | Tickets from £13 Performance 8pm | Tickets from £20

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

Thu 2 & Fri 3 June, 10.15am, 11.30am, 12.45pm (45 mins) | Tickets from £2

Get creative with our very own Scrapstore workshops – will you make a desert island, a boat or a mystical animal that would be your ideal companion on an island?

THE HAPPY MUSIC PLAY SESSION

CORDELIA WILLIAMS

Salisbury Library | Tue 31 May, 11am ( 45 mins) | Tickets from £3

A relaxed morning where you can meet the concert pianist and author of The Happy Music Play Book. This delightful manual helps parents with young children explore the joys of music. Cordelia leads you through activities such as

how you can make music at home as part of your everyday family routine. Group/family ticket offer available. Ages 0–5 years.

See also Cordelia Williams performance on page 15.

The internationally-acclaimed singer presents a stripped back, intimate evening of songs about loss, love, joy, light and darkness. Sometimes hymnal, at other moments she will rock out, choosing music from her favourite writers Cave, Cohen, Bowie, Radiohead, Brel and Arcade Fire. Camille can usually be found touring internationally with her band, so this is a rare opportunity to see her like you’ve never seen her before – up close and personal.

KAROLOS

ENSEMBLE

Come to the masterclass and learn about before watching the evening performance. This

with song by Monica Garcia and gorgeous choreographies by dancers Anita la Maltesa, and Lourdes Fernandez Book for the workshop and receive a £2 discount on a ticket to the performance.

LUCY STRANGE

THE GHOST OF GOSSWATER

Wilton Italianate Church

8pm | Tickets from £22

The Karolos Ensemble – Harriet Mackenzie (violin), Sarah-Jane Bradley (viola) and Graham Walker

, written at the height of his compositional powers, alongside a delightful single movement Trio by Schubert. Karolos brings together internationally acclaimed soloists in a unique chamber music group that has received rave reviews including 5 stars and Editor’s Choice in Classical Source

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 5pm | Tickets from £12

The award-winning author of The Secret of Nightingale Wood and Sisters of the Lost Marsh examines ghost stories, atmosphere, and the greatest source of inspiration for her writing –our British landscapes. The Ghost of Gosswater is a gothic adventure set in the Lake District at the turn of the century, following strong-willed heroine Agatha as she untangles the dark mystery of her own past. Ages 10+ years.

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CONTEMPORARY DANCE 2.0 HOFESH SHECHTER COMPANY DANCE

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 7.30pm | Tickets from £17

An exciting new production from pioneers of Signdance theatre Signdance Collective, Oriente Plus/ Power Cut, by Pedro de Senna, is a Caribbean story about the things that keep us together, even when the world tears us apart. A story about poetry, music and culture, a story of power cuts and generators, of crossroads and ocean crossings, of haunted bodies and dancing souls. Please note that there is sign-language incorporated within the performance but it is not fully BSL-interpreted. The show is accessible to hearing and Deaf audiences.

MAN OF ARAN ROBERT FLAHERTY (1934) | U

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 2.30pm

Tickets from £5

Pioneering early documentarian Robert Flaherty spent two years in the 1930s capturing the hardscrabble lives of the people who live on the remote Aran Islands off the west coast of Ireland. He captures the elemental struggle between man and nature that plays out against the rugged beauty of these weather-beaten islands.

with stunning cinematography. Running time: 1 hour 16 mins.

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm | Tickets from £22

Contemporary Dance 2.0 by Shechter for GöteborgsOperans Danskompani in 2019. This full-length work, set to an eclectic sound-score of club-like euphoria, throbbing beats, pulsating hip hop, folk, Bach and jazz, serves up the intensity of Shechter’s signature ensemble work dipped in ironic references to pop culture and a playful take on his own art form. In Contemporary Dance 2.0 only one thing is certain: the dancers do it their way.

TANNA

MARTIN BUTLER, BENTLEY DEAN (2015) | 12A

Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room | 7.30pm

Tickets from £9

Tanna changed little over hundreds of years. When a young woman with her childhood sweetheart, the devastating results change her tribe’s culture forever. Based on a real-life story, this extraordinary Oscar-nominated tale unfolds against a backdrop of of erupting volcanoes, lush forest and spectacular tribal ceremonies. Nauvhal with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 40 mins.

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COASTING: RUNNING AROUND THE COAST OF BRITAIN – LIFE, LOVE AND (VERY) LOOSE PLANS

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 8pm

Tickets from £14

run self-supported around the coast of Britain. Coasting tells the story of her 5,000-mile journey. With absolutely no ultra-running experience and unable to read a map, she discovered how much adventure there is to be had on home-turf – and that you don’t need to be the best at something to do it.

SOLITUDE

ANNA TILBROOK & JAMES GILCHRIST

St Martin’s Church | 7.45pm | Tickets from £22

“A state of being that we need, that perhaps we overlook too easily, that is harder to achieve and to endure and understand than we expect” – James Gilchrist. The four pieces included in this

Purcell’s O! Solitude, my sweetest choice (in the arrangement by Benjamin Britten); Schubert’s Einsamkeit; Under Alter’d Skies, in which Jonathan Dove explores the unwanted solitude of grief and loss; and Samuel Barber’s Hermit Songs

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INDEFINABLE

WITH TEENAGERS

REFLEX

Across the city | Fri 10 & Sat 11 June, 8.30pm | Tickets from £10

of local teenagers to create a series of performances. Participants plan, design and lead public walks through the city at night, exploring the neighbourhood with members of the community. They focus on the power of walking together, bringing teens and adults together to have a unique social experience in a shared place and time, where everyone can let loose, and where silences offer moments for contemplation. Ages 14+ years.

This presentation of Nightwalks with Teenagers is made possible in part thanks to grants from the Canada Council for the Arts touring programme.

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FROZEN LIGHT

MULTI SENSORY THEATRE

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | Fri 10 & Sat 11 June, 11am & 1.30pm

Tickets from £12

outside the system believe things can change for the better. How can they remind people of a time when things were different? Can they bring music back to a city where it is needed more than ever?

A futuristic sensory extravaganza for audiences with profound and multiple learning disabilities. Ages 13+ years with PMLD. Suitable for adults and young adults. Bookings by telephone only.

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JACQUI DANKWORTH AND DAVID GORDON’S BUTTERFLY’S WING

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm

Tickets from £22

As heard on their debut recording Le Départ, the unique chamber jazz group entices you into their stunning sound-world and thoughtful virtuosity. Stripped of the usual jazz rhythm section of bass and drums, the group produces a transparent sound, by turns magical, intense, witty, rhythmically powerful – the ideal setting for David’s masterful arrangements and Jacqui’s unmistakable approach to song.

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SHIFT: LIVE

AMPLIFYING YOUNG VOICES

Salisbury Arts Centre | 6.30pm | Tickets from £5

SHIFT proudly presents a spectacular night of live music and multimedia arts. A fun, festival-style extravaganza to kick off a full weekend of exceptional artistry. Experience the talent of young local artists alongside the drinks available at our bar; a night of summer entertainment not to be missed. SHIFT works to give young people a platform to be seen and heard. Ages 14+ years. #SHIFTOff

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AS YOU LIKE IT THE LORD CHAMBERLAIN’S MEN

SHIFT: AMPLIFYING YOUNG VOICES

SHIFT is a commitment from Wiltshire Creative – to engage, to listen and to respond to the voices of young people in our region. SHIFT provides a unique view of the arts and serves as a platform for exciting, fresh and new ideas by placing young people at the heart of the decision-making process.

by a wider audience, we present a uniquely designed weekend of events at Salisbury International Arts Festival 2022.

Shift: On Stage on page 31.

Rack Close, Cathedral Close | Fri 10 June, 7pm & Sat 11 June, 2pm & 7pm

Tickets from £21

The Lord Chamberlain’s Men – with a history stretching back to Shakespeare himself – invite you to in the open air, by an all male cast and with Elizabethan costumes, song and dance. A rustic romp packed with music, laughs, cross-dressing confusion and a dash of wrestling! Bring a chair and a picnic, and book early to avoid missing out.

ISLANDS IN THE SKY CERAMICS WORKSHOP WITH JO TAYLOR

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WILTSHIRE CREATIVE PRESENTS SHIFT: KITCHEN ISLAND CONVERSATIONS

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Salisbury Arts Centre | Sat 11 June, 10am–12.30pm | Tickets from £39

A fantastic opportunity to join ceramic artist Jo Taylor for a morning of inspirational clay work. Jo’s work is exhibited at the Young Gallery as part of Salisbury International Arts Festival 2022. Part of the exhibition is her previously unseen work which responds to the hand painted wallpaper at Arundells House, depicting the legend of the Monkey King and including many luscious interpretations of clouds. In this workshop Jo demonstrates her elaborate ornamental clay forms and participants have the chance to recreate their own ornamental formations of clouds using coloured slips to colour the surface.

Salisbury Arts Centre | 1pm–6pm | Pay what you can a ord – tickets from £1

In 2021, Wiltshire Creative handed over the reins to young artists, to shift the way we work, produce and operate. Where do you have the important conversations, the ones that really get you thinking? Salisbury’s young people are proud to be hosting this discussion-based event with a range of exciting guest speakers, charities and artists. We’ll debate and create responsive art to the urgency of the Ages 14+ years.

JULIAN JOSEPH TRIO

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm | Tickets from £20

Julian Joseph has devoted his long career to championing the music across the British Isles and into the far corners of the globe. He has forged a reputation beyond his formidable skills as a composer and performer, and is universally recognised as a highly knowledgeable and engaging broadcaster, cultural advocate and musical ambassador. See also the performance of a new Julian Joseph commission on page 33.

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FINGERSTYLE UKULELE WORKSHOP

SAMANTHA MUIR

St Martin’s Church | 2pm | Tickets from £13

arpeggios and simple chord melody pieces. You must be able to read tab and will need to bring your own ukulele, and something to put your music on. A booklet of material will be sent to you in PDF format in advance – don’t forget to bring it with you to the workshop. Book for the workshop and receive a £2 discount on a ticket to Samantha’s performance.

THE UKULELE: FROM MADEIRA TO HAWAII

SAMANTHA MUIR

St Martin’s Church | 7.45pm | Tickets from £17

The term ukulele is Hawaiian, but the instrument is originally from the Portuguese island of Madeira. Samantha Muir explores the history of the ukulele, with music composed in the 19th century by Candido Drummond de Vasconcelos, as well as some of the earliest music written for ukulele by Ernest Kaai and members of the Hawaiian Royal Family. Much of this early repertoire was

BATH PHILHARMONIA FLARE!

Salisbury Cathedral | 7.30pm | Tickets from £22

Join Bath Philharmonia for a unique orchestral concert full of perilous exploration, blissful escapism and positive energy. From the rugged adventure of Mendelssohn’s Hebrides Overture to the magical encounters of Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune, the orchestra perform classical delights including Vaughan Williams’ Tallis Fantasia. Superstar saxophone soloist Jess Gillam performs John Harle’s Flare and mesmerizing highlights from her album Time Charts) and Harriet Mackenzie (violin) introduces Rebecca Dale’s sumptuous Soay. Wiltshire Young Carers and community participants join the stage in a celebration of connectivity and discovery through music.

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WILTSHIRE CREATIVE PRESENTS TREASURE HUNT

Salisbury City Centre | 11am–4pm | FREE

pirate activities and collect your explorer’s stamps along the way. If you collect all the stamps, you’ll earn yourself some treasure!

Each island is bursting with fun things to see and do. There are exciting, daring and adventurous shows, clues to solve, pirates to meet and loads of activities to get stuck into! Go to any of the island locations to get your map – all within a stone’s throw of Salisbury Arts Centre or the Market Square. Finish your journey at Salisbury Arts Centre where you can exchange your completed map, collect your treasure and have a blast in our pirate play area. There’s plenty of grog for the older pirates who Look out for more details on our website and in local press nearer the time.

CAN I LIVE? COMPLICITÉ

Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room | 11.30am | Tickets from £10

the world of environmental activism. A story of how, as a young Black British man, Fehinti Balogun’s path has been forever changed by what he’s learnt about our planet. 12+ years. Trigger warning: describes some violence. Captions available.

AMPLIFYING YOUNG VOICES

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 7pm | Tickets from £5

Indulge in a plethora of live theatre performances from the perspectives of Wiltshire’s very own young people and join their creative dialogue. Featuring responsive performances written, directed and performed within 24 hours of the event; brand new work by Stage 65 Young Company, developed from previous SHIFT Off Your Chest Project; and extracts from Woke Songs, the recipients of the SHIFT Development Fund. Ages 14+ years.

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WILTSHIRE CREATIVE PRESENTS SHIFT: ON STAGE

Image © David Hewitt

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 5pm & 8pm | Tickets from £18

This show tells the story of distance runner and Ethiopian legend Derartu Tulu, charting her rise from Circus Abyssinia returns to the UK by popular demand with a fantastic display of virtuosity from a 15-strong company extraordinaire driven by the happy beats of Ethiopian music.

BACKLISTED PODCAST LIVE

THE KINGDOM BY THE SEA BY PAUL THEROUX

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 8pm

Tickets from £14

Backlisted is the popular literary podcast that gives new life to old books. Hosts Andy Miller (author of The Year of Reading Dangerously) and John Mitchinson (publisher at Unbound) are joined by special guests to discuss Paul Theroux’s classic travelogue. What did our island look like to a visiting American writer in the early 1980s and how has it changed since? The event will be recorded for broadcast as an episode of Backlisted

THE TEMPEST

JULIE TAYMORE (2010) | PG

Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room | 7.30pm

Tickets from £9

the gender of sorcerer Prospero to sorceress Prospera. Helen Mirren is enchanting as Prospera, stranded on a mysterious island after being cast adrift years ago. To exact revenge, she orchestrates spirits, monsters, a grief-stricken king, a wise old counsellor, two treacherous brothers and a storm at sea into a Running time: 1 hour 46 mins.

St Thomas’s Church | 8pm | Tickets from £26

The world première of jazz legend Julian Joseph’s violin concerto – commissioned by Salisbury International Arts Festival – marries perfectly with Vivaldi’s Four Seasons masterpiece in this fresh, exciting programme. Vivaldi’s nature and birdsong inspiration complements Joseph’s vision for his new piece which also celebrates the Festival’s island theme – the richness of the history of an island in the Grenadines. Harriet Mackenzie (Associate Artist) and 12 Ensemble time. “Islands are precious places of family, history and geography but even more importantly of mind, heart, spirit, soul and human connection” – Julian Joseph.

See also a performance by the Julian Joseph Trio on page 28.

BLAZIN’ FIDDLES

LORD OF THE FLIES PETER BROOK (1963) | PG

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Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm | Tickets from £22

One of today’s foremost Scottish folk acts, Blazin’ Fiddles combine over 20 years’ experience with ever-renewed musical appetite, vitality and sophistication. Encompassing a rare and virtuosic backed by powerhouse guitar and piano, the Blazers pack all the power, passion and sensitivity of Scotland’s traditional music into a single show, setting the hearts of audiences alight. Book for the workshop below and receive a £2 discount on a ticket to the Blazin’ Fiddles performance.

FIDDLE TUNES FROM THE NORTHERN ISLES WITH JENNA REID AND KRISTAN HARVEY

savage behaviour began life in Salisbury. Golding taught at Bishop Wordsworth’s School, and it was while observing pupils that the idea for the novel took form. This special screening is introduced by former Bishop Wordsworth’s schoolmaster , who knew Golding well. Please check the website for special guest announcements. Running time: 1 hour 27 mins.

Access: Please note there are four steps to enter the venue.

TRUE STRAYS

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Salisbury Playhouse, Rehearsal Room | 2pm | Tickets from £13

Join Blazin’ Fiddles’ Jenna Reid (Shetland) and Kristan Harvey (Orkney) ahead of their headline show, in this workshop looking at traditional and contemporary tunes from Scotland’s northern isles. and musical history from two of their most accomplished modern-day exponents.

The Chapel, Brown Street | 8.30pm | Tickets from £12

True Strays are lifelong friends, songwriters and country boys from Bristol – Joseph James and James Cameron – who are fast carving a niche in the UK Americana scene. Their songs focus on the dirt that life throws at you and celebrate how struggle can be transformed into something better. Under 18s must be accompanied.

Bishop Wordsworth’s School | 7.30pm | Tickets from £15

Throughout the Festival

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Salisbury Arts Centre | Throughout the Festival | FREE

What is the one object you couldn’t live without if you were a castaway on a desert island? Inspired by Desert Island Discs, we will showcase our castaways’ precious objects and their stories.

Salisbury singer, songwriter, storyteller and artist Louise Jordan will cast away with Salisbury residents to discover their stories. Will it be a really practical object, something luxurious or something very sentimental?

castaways’ stories will feature on BBC Radio Wiltshire throughout the Festival dates.

DAVID OLUSOGA

BLACK AND BRITISH: A FORGOTTEN HISTORY

SPOKEN WORD

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7pm | Tickets from £16

The award-winning historian, author and broadcaster explores the extraordinarily long relationship between the British Isles and the people of Africa and the Caribbean. Drawing on new genetic and genealogical research, original records, expert testimony and contemporary interviews, Olusoga

lives of black and white Britons have been entwined for centuries.

BEASTHOUSE PRESENTS BOAR CREATED BY LEWIS DOHERTY

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 7.30pm | Tickets from £17

Thu 16 June Welcome to the Kingdom of Skadi, a land of adventure and of evil. Where pillagers, pirates and barbarians do battle in a world on the brink of destruction. With the King’s daughter captured by an evil dragon, a hero must rise and collect the biggest bounty in the land. Who will survive in this quest of epic proportions and formidable consequences? Armed with just a chair, Lewis Doherty mimes every prop, makes every sound effect and brings to life over forty characters. Ages 12+ years.

BSL THEATRE

MONSTER CEILIDH BAND

MUSIC

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 8pm | Tickets from £17

Monster Ceilidh Band are on a crusade to bring a powerfully modern and un-patronising approach to and exhilarating’, is rooted in tradition, but the combination of their talents has produced something innovative, contemporary and fresh, moving forward in the electronic folk fusion genre. Featuring accordionist Amy Thatcher, violinist Grace Smith and octave mandolin maestro Kieran Szifris

STUART GOLDSMITH AND NABIL ABDULRASHID WORK IN PROGRESS

COMEDY

The Chapel, Brown Street | 8pm | Tickets from £10

Two of UK comedy’s rising stars perform their work in progress – open-hearted, honest and guaranteed potentially funny. Goldsmith is host of The Comedian’s Comedian Podcast, and has featured on Conan (TBS), As Yet Untitled (Dave) and Russell Howard’s Stand Up Central (Comedy Central). Britain’s Got Talent N.A.B.I.L. was a 2021 hit. Expect a night of unapologetically funny stand-up. Under 18s must be accompanied. Warning: Strong language.

smARTies ISLAND WORKSHOP

Salisbury Arts Centre Café | 10.30–11.15am | FREE smARTies is a self-directed arts and crafts session for 2–5 year olds and their grown ups. It takes place on the third Friday of the month in the café at Salisbury Arts Centre. In this session the creative activities are inspired by islands, pirates and treasure hunts! These sessions are ticketed and often sell out, so make sure you pre-book your place. Ages 2-5 years.

MARK STEEL

EVERY LITTLE THING’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 7.30pm

Tickets from £16.50

A few years ago, it seemed unlikely that the UK would vote to leave the EU; we had a reasonable opposition to the Tory Government; Donald Trump was a buffoon who surely wasn’t going to beat

since then it’s all gone to absolute sh*t! But don’t worry as Mark thinks Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright Ages 14+ years.

NOBODY PANIC LIVE

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space | 8pm | Tickets from £15

Writers and comedians Stevie Martin and Tessa Coates co-host their smash-hit podcast live. The “witty, clever, and oh-so-relatable” (Evening Standard) podcast asks life’s biggest (and smallest) questions to help you become a functioning adult without screaming all the time. Whether it’s learning How To Prioritise, How

is too great or too trivial, because we’re all in this together, guys. So nobody panic. The event will be recorded for broadcast.

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SALISBURY LIVE

GREAT LIVE MUSIC, FREE AT EVENTS AND VENUES ACROSS SALISBURY

Venues across Salisbury | FREE

After missing live music for so long, the team at Salisbury Live have been working hard to bring the unmistakable feeling of live music back to our favourite venues across Salisbury from Thursday 2 June to Saturday 25 June. They join us for SHIFT: Live on Friday 10 June (see page 25) and will be Live in the Square on Friday 17 June.

For further listings, details and tickets visit facebook.com/ SalisburyLiveEvents.

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WINDOW TO THE SEA MIGUEL ANGEL JIMENEZ (2019) | 15

SMASHED 2 GANDINI JUGGLING

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Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room | 2.30pm | Tickets from £9

Maria is living her best life in Bilbao when she is diagnosed with terminal cancer. Defying family and Almodovar’s Julietta

Spanish with subtitles. Running time: 1 hour 45 mins.

MG LEONARD ADVENTURES ON TRAINS

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 11am

Tickets from £14

Join Beetle Boy and Twitch author MG Leonard as she invites you to embark on the next thrilling journey in the best-selling Adventures on Trains series. A global competition to design the future of clean-energy rail travel takes Hal and Uncle Nat to the Australian outback, where they face their most deadly predicament to date in this action-packed race against time. Ages 7+ years.

MIZ MAZE WALK

Breamore Miz Maze | 10am | Tickets from £3

Explore Breamore Miz Maze and the surrounding area on a guided walk that includes map-reading skills and local history. Bring a picnic to enjoy at the end. The full length will be 10–12 miles –ideal if you’re an experienced walker or if you’d love to give it a go. Group/family ticket offer available.

See also a shorter Miz Maze Walk on page 13.

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House | 4pm | Tickets from £20

80 oranges, 7 watermelons, 9 performers. A witty look at the strained relations between men and women, Smashed 2 is juggling reinvented, using plenty of explosive fruit and slow-motion comedy.

Inspired by the work of the great choreographer Pina Bausch, Gandini Juggling combines elements of her gestural choreography with intricate patterns and cascades of solo and ensemble juggling. The result is a new hybrid of juggling, in a dance theatre style, performed with meticulous unison and split-second timing. A funny, inventive and characterful work showcasing masterful stagecraft. Ages 8+ years. Warning: Scenes of mild violence with smashed fruit.

YVONNE BAILEY-SMITH

THE DAY I FELL OFF MY ISLAND

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg | 2pm | Tickets from £14

Yvonne Bailey-Smith writes with great warmth and humanity about reluctant immigration and the relationship between children and the people who parent them. Hers is a story of estrangement, transition and, ultimately, the triumph of resilience and hope. She talks to Tom Bromley, organiser of Salisbury Literature Festival.

ROYALTY AND SALISBURY

BLUE BADGE GUIDED WALKS

Salisbury Information Centre, Fish Row | Sat 28 & Mon 30 May, Wed 8, Mon 13 & Sat 18 June, 2.30pm | Tickets from £5

Join the Salisbury Guides on a one-hour walk in celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee to explore the rich history of royalty and Salisbury, with tales of royal visits and dramatic events in the city’s history throughout 800 years. The walks are accessible, on city centre pavements with dropped kerbs when crossing at pelican crossings.

salisburycityguides.co.uk.

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Salisbury Arts Centre, Grounds | 5.30pm–10pm | Tickets from £15

traditional Greek island Panigiri festival, there will be food, live music and dancing. In association with Salisbury Arts Scene there will be local arts and craft stalls as well as demonstrations. Come together with family and friends and make new friends, young and old, to celebrate community through talk and dance and feast.

Babesa Cubana bring their fresh take on classic Greek songs, with the infectious rhythms of Latin America and passion of Greek language. These musicians from Greece and South America light up the party. Wear your dancing shoes and spin with the guided dance session! Your ticket includes entertainment and food.

SUSTAINABILITY

This year’s Festival takes the opportunity to communities to ecology, and islands small and large – even Earth as the ultimate island.

In 2021 Salisbury International Arts Festival, as part of Wiltshire Creative, joined an evergrowing number of arts, cultural and community organisations in the UK to declare a climate and ecological emergency.

We are committed leading the way in highlighting practical responses and creating sustainable change in the way we work and live. Wiltshire Creative uses the Theatre Green Book – an initiative by the theatre community to work more sustainably – to inform our day-today practice. We also report annually through Arts Council England to Julie’s Bicycle – a

culture sector to take action on the climate and ecological crisis.

Our sustainable goals

Wiltshire Creative is committed to change. We have a dedicated Sustainability committee that monitors our impacts and keeps the organisation focused on sustainability awareness. By 2025 our goal is to have net zero CO2 emissions from gas and electricity, using renewable energy and

What we are doing for our planet #salisburyfest22

We want Salisbury International Arts Festival 2022 to be our greenest Festival yet and we are making these commitments in the way we work:

• No single use plastics – with accessible

• Sustainably sourced and second life – all materials used to create our events will be acquired with these principles in mind.

• Energy and waste measurement – all our programmed SHIFT events will monitor and collate data to create future goals and actions.

What you can do for your planet #salisburyfest22

We would love to encourage our audiences to join in with our sustainability work while enjoying experiences at the Festival. Here are some ideas:

making sustainable travel choices. See our website for offers on public transport.

• Support local sustainability initiatives – we are proud to work with many wonderful partners in the city who share our vision to protect the planet.

• Digital tickets – go paperless, and show your tickets on a phone or tablet.

SUPPORT USBOOKING & OFFERS

Priority booking for Wiltshire Creative Members opens

10am on Tuesday 8 March

General booking opens

10am on Tuesday 15 March

To book online visit wiltshirecreative.co.uk (and log in if you already have an account)

To book in person visit

Salisbury Arts Centre

Bedwin Street SP1 3UT Tuesday–Saturday 10am–3pm

open at present

Or if you need to telephone please call 01722 320 333

, Monday–Saturday 10am–5pm

Ticket prices shown are inclusive of a £1.50 booking fee that goes towards the cost of operating and maintaining Wiltshire Creative. The fee does not apply to selected productions.

Under 25s offer

Under 25s receive £2 off.* You’ll need to sign up to get your free Under 25s Membership and then you can start booking your tickets! Find out more on our website, or ask our Ticket Sales team.

Multi-buy offer

Book three or more Festival events before 1 April 2022 and get 10% off one full-price ticket for every event you book.*

Festival discounts for Wiltshire Creative Members

In addition to priority booking, Members receive 10% discount on Festival events.*

Single Members receive 10% discount on one full-price ticket per event. Joint Members and above receive 10% discount on up to two full-price tickets per event.

Members can amend their bookings up to 1 May 2022 without paying a ticket exchange fee.

To become a Wiltshire Creative Member, contact the Ticket Sales team on 01722 320 333 or email ticketsales@wiltshirecreative.co.uk

Wiltshire Creative Members

multi-buy offer

The Wiltshire Creative Ticket Sales team are all really friendly and here to help you with all your Festival enquiries. They can tell you more about different performances, give you ideas of events you might enjoy, help with information about the facilities at event venues and most importantly make buying your tickets an easy and enjoyable experience. They look forward to being the

Book three or more Festival events before 1 April 2022 and receive double Membership

on one full-price ticket per event. Joint Members and above receive 20% discount on up to two full price tickets per event.*

Accessible to all

All Festival venues are accessible, most with

requirements please let us know at the time of booking so we can ensure your visit is as enjoyable as possible.

Membership scheme

Wiltshire Creative is a registered Arts and Educational Charity and your support is so important to bringing cultural events and experiences to our community. Now more than ever we need your generosity – you could join our membership scheme, make a donation or become a volunteer. Thank you for helping culture to thrive and bring joy.

The work that Wiltshire Creative does would not be possible without the generous support of our Members, Producers, Benefactors, Commissioners and Investors. Being part of our membership scheme means you can

discounted tickets, previews, behind the scenes experiences and special offers at our café bars, while supporting your local theatre and cultural activity in the community.

Volunteer opportunities

Please contact our friendly team and we will be happy to talk you through the ways in which you can support creating cultural experiences for all.

By email on development@wiltshirecreative.co.uk Or visit

wiltshirecreative.co.uk/support-us

Rosie Townsend

Ticket Sales Manager

* Excluding the Jubilee Concert, Bath Philharmonia Concert, Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & A New Island Adventure, Panigiri and digital events. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offers.

You can be part of the important cultural experiences Wiltshire Creative bring to Salisbury and beyond. Our organisation thrives through working with our loyal volunteers. There are

seeing performances for free and making friends with other like-minded individuals.

Supporters Investors

Sir Christopher and Lady Benson, Helen Birchenough, Gerry and Susie Blundell, Stuart Cannell, Chris Carnegy and Roger Price, Rory Carter and Dame Elizabeth Neville, Tom and Rosie Clay, Prof Dick Clements and Jenny Taylor, David and Rachel Davies, Jim Douglas, Paul and Sue Halliden, Simon Inch, Robert and Sarah Longley-Cook, Fraser and Rosemary Macdonald, Anne Marlow, Chris and Clem Martin, Sir Hayden and Lady Phillips, Brigitte Potts, Rachel and Tony Schendel, Jack Stone, Christopher and Frances Wain, Sally Walden

Funders

Earl of Chichester’s Charitable Trust, Community First Foundation, Cultural Recovery Fund, DCMS, D’Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Film Hub South West, Foyle Foundation, A W Gale Charitable Trust, Thomas Grace Charity, Heritage Lottery Fund, The Joyce Fletcher Charitable Trust, Noel Coward Foundation, The Oldham Foundation, One Stop Carriers for Causes, RTR Foundation, South Wilts Mencap, Stone King Foundation, The Verdon-Smith Family Charitable Trust, The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, The Gunter Charitable Trust, Tidworth Area Board, Walter Guinness Charitable Trust, Wiltshire Community Foundation, Wiltshire Council Recovery Fund, Wiltshire Music Connect

Major Funders

Salisbury International Arts Festival is

Registered Company No.

c/o Salisbury Playhouse, Malthouse

All

Major Sponsor

are correct at

Benefactors

Richard and Paddy Archer, John and Catherine Avery Jones, Anne Beckwith-Smith, Michael and Hilary Bird, Doric and Sara Bossom, Tim Crarer, George Cruddas and Chris Dunkley, Nicola Elcomb, Richard Elliott, Peter and Brenda Hunt, Simon McEnery and Jeremy Davies, Debbie McIsaac, Mike Moody and Birthe Mester, Lady Newbigging, Valerie Oldrey, David Peerless, Jane Podkolinski, Susan Roller, Dame Rosemary Spencer, William and Diana Verdon Smith, Colin and Sue Taylor, Charles and Francoise Tongue, Michael Wade, Janet Watford, Nigel and Wendy Wingate

With special thanks

Kevin Arnold, Phyllis Babb, The Late Mrs Elizabeth Batten, Frank and Elizabeth Brenan, Earl and Countess of Chichester, Alan Corkill, Ann Coward, The Late Mr John English, Mrs E A Eyers, The Late Miss

Late Keith Miller, Piers Pendred and Carol Haslam, The Late Mrs Eileen Pinniger, The Late Mr David Quayle, RSPB, George Spender – Salamander Street, Mr R Stiby, Roger Townsend

part of Wiltshire Creative, an arts and educational charity. Sponsors

In-kind Support Partners

Salisbury, Wiltshire,

of going

Thank you to all the artists, freelancers, Festival sta and our loyal Wiltshire Creative volunteers for helping bring Salisbury International Arts Festival to life. Thank you to all our sponsors who generously support us.

CALENDAR

FRI 27 MAY SAT 18 JUNE

Activities throughout the Festival

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Throughout the Festival

Daily Profundis by Oscar Wilde

Online | Tue–Sat

Sun 29 May to Fri 3 June

Islander: Online (Film)

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Throughout the Festival

Castaway

Salisbury Arts Centre

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Salisbury Live Venues across Salisbury

Page 41

Royalty and Salisbury Walk

Salisbury Information Centre, Fish Row

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FRI 27 MAY

7pm & 9pm Stone Songs Salisbury Cathedral

SAT 28 MAY

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10am

Fun Run 11.30am–4pm

Bemerton Beach Party

Pinewood Way Green, Bemerton Heath

Page 7 2pm

Lucy Cooke

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House 7pm Patrick Barkham Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 7.30pm Lou Sanders Salisbury Playhouse, Main House Page 8 7pm Jubilee Concert Salisbury Cathedral

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Underwater Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 12pm & 3pm

Marmalade Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 7pm Castaway (Film) Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

10.30am

HALF-TERM ACTIVITIES

Half-term activities for all the family

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The Happy Music Play Session

Salisbury Library

Rashmi Sirdeshpande: Storytelling

Page 18 2.30pm

TUE 31 MAY continued

Swallows and Amazons (Film) Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 8pm

Rollercoaster Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 8pm

Page 24 8.30pm

FRI 10 JUNE

Nightwalks with Teenagers

Across the city

SUN 12 JUNE

4.30pm

Festival Evensong Salisbury Cathedral

THU 16 JUNE

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David Olusoga

VISUAL ARTS

Visual Arts throughout the Festival

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SUN 29 MAY

Festival Eucharist Salisbury Cathedral

Page 10 2pm

Peter Benson

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg

2.30pm

Limbo Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room 7.30pm

Islander (Film)

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

Page 11 4pm

Lives of Clay

Salisbury Arts Centre, Grounds

7.30pm

Cleveland Watkiss: The Great Jamaican Songbook

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House

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Song Surgery

Salisbury Museum Garden

11am & 2.15pm

Froggy’s Famous Fan Club

Salisbury Playhouse, Rehearsal Room

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10am

Family Miz Maze Walk Breamore Miz Maze 2pm–4pm

COGS Cycle Ride

Five Rivers Leisure Centre 2pm & 5pm

The Wave Salisbury

The Rocketship Bookshop

Scrap Island

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

Emma Carroll: Escape to the River Sea

The Rocketship Bookshop

Emma Reynolds: Amara and the Bats

The Rocketship Bookshop

MON 30 MAY

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5pm & 7pm

Scrum

Old George Mall Car Park 7pm

Anita Sethi

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 7.30pm

The Salt in Our Waters (Film) Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

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11am & 2pm

Club Origami Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 8pm Cordelia Williams: Inner Worlds St Thomas’s Church

TUE 31 MAY

The Isle is Full of Noises St Thomas’s Church

THU 2 & FRI 3 JUNE

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City Encounters Across the city

Page 21 5pm

Page 25 11am & 1.30pm 2065 Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 6.30pm

SHIFT: Live Salisbury Arts Centre 7.30pm

Jacqui Dankworth and David Gordon’s

Page 30 11am–4pm Treasure Hunt Salisbury City Centre Page 31 11.30am

Can I Live? Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room 7pm

SHIFT: On Stage Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House 7.30pm Boar Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg

Page 38 8pm

Monster Ceilidh Band Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 8pm

Island Life Salisbury Arts Centre 27 May–19 June

Convolutions in Clay Young Gallery

Salisbury Museum Page 5

Page 16 6pm

Gavin Francis Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 7pm

Online Panel Discussion

7.30pm

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House

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11am–4pm

Tidworth Family Fiesta Tidworth Leisure Centre Grounds

TUE 7 JUNE

Flamenco Workshop

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 5pm

Lucy Strange Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 7.30pm

Camille O’Sullivan Salisbury Playhouse, Main House 8pm

Flamenco Night Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 8pm

Karolos Ensemble Wilton Italianate Church

WED 8 JUNE

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Man of Aran (Film)

Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space 7.30pm

Oriente Plus/Power Cut Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 8pm Elise Downing Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

THU 9 JUNE

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House Page 26 7pm

As You Like It Rack Close, Cathedral Close

SAT 11 JUNE

Page 24 8.30pm Nightwalks with Teenagers Across the city

Page 25 11am & 1.30pm 2065 Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg

Page 26 10am–12.30pm Islands in the Sky Workshop Salisbury Arts Centre 2pm & 7pm

As You Like It Rack Close, Cathedral Close

Page 27 1pm–6pm

TUE 14 JUNE

Page 32 5pm & 8pm Tulu Salisbury Playhouse, Main House 7.30pm

The Tempest (Film) Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room 8pm Backlisted Podcast LIVE Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space Page 33 8pm Vivaldi’s Four Seasons & A New Island Adventure St Thomas’s Church

WED 15 JUNE

Stuart Goldsmith and Nabil Abdulrashid: Work in Progress The Chapel, Brown Street

FRI 17 JUNE

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smARTies Island Workshop Salisbury Arts Centre Café 7.30pm Mark Steel Salisbury Playhouse, Main House 8pm

Nobody Panic LIVE Salisbury Arts Centre, Main Space

SAT 18 JUNE

Throughout the Festival Festival Special Roche Court

No Woman is an Island The Vanner Gallery

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7.30pm

Tanna (Film)

Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room 7.30pm

Contemporary Dance 2.0 Salisbury Playhouse, Main House 7.45pm

Solitude St Martin’s Church

SHIFT: Kitchen Island Conversations Salisbury Arts Centre Page 28 2pm Fingerstyle Ukulele Workshop St Martin’s Church 7.30pm Julian Joseph Trio Salisbury Playhouse, Main House 7.45pm

The Ukulele: From Madeira to Hawaii St Martin’s Church Page 29 7.30pm

Bath Philharmonia: Flare! Salisbury Cathedral

Page 34 2pm

Fiddle Tunes from the Northern Isles Workshop

Salisbury Playhouse, Rehearsal Room 7.30pm Blazin’ Fiddles Salisbury Playhouse, Main House Page 35 7.30pm Lord of the Flies Bishop Wordsworth’s School 8.30pm

True Strays The Chapel, Brown Street

Page 40 10am

Miz Maze Walk Breamore Miz Maze 11am

MG Leonard Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 2.30pm

Window to the Sea (Film) Salisbury Arts Centre, White Room

Page 41 2pm

Yvonne Bailey-Smith

Salisbury Playhouse, The Salberg 4pm Smashed 2

Salisbury Playhouse, Main House

Page 42 5.30pm–10pm Panigiri Salisbury Arts Centre, Grounds

Roche Court

Fri 3 & Fri 10 June 3pm Walk and Talk for Adults Roche Court

Head in the Clouds Pound Arts Centre, Corsham

at time of going

Raku Retreat Messums Creative