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4 Stars for 2012 Lichfield Festival Finale Show
Barricade, the spectaular show by contemporary circus company No Fit State, which will be the finale to the 2012 Lichfield Festival, has been given a four-star review in The Guardian. Click here to read the review, and here for more…
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Young Critics Forum
Ages 7-18 years The Young Critics Forum will provide opportunities for young people across the region to view performances at the Festival. Members of the forum will be offered free tickets to Festival events. In return they will be required…
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The King’s Singers: Royal Rhymes & Rounds
Jubilee Weekend Special Event – Book Tickets Now!
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Bellowhead
11 July, Lichfield Cathedral
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Melodala – Paint the Cathedral
Melodala is based on the Mandala, a concentric diagram used by Tibetan Buddhist Monks as a creative aid to meditation. Melodala is a unique digital art app using iPads to create art with a musical twist. As the symmetrical pattern…
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How to Book
How & where to book In person: Festival Box Office, Lichfield Garrick, Castle Dyke, Lichfield WS13 6HR (opening hours Monday to Saturday 11am – 6pm) By phone: 01543 412121 (Monday to Saturday 11am– 6pm and until 9.30pm on a show…
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Moor Hall Hotel & Spa
Moor Hall is a delightful independent country house hotel set in parkland, just 15 minutes from Lichfield. Facilities include 2 restaurants, a terrace for alfresco dining, an indoor pool, gym and spa. 0121 308 3751 | www.moorhallhotel.co.uk
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Bob and Roberta Smith
Bob and Roberta Smith’s DIY approach to art appropriates the languages of folk, punk and the alternative protest movements to personalise political sloganeering. Although limited to words on backgrounds, though ranging across many genres, Smith’s images are filled with subversive…
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Jacob Epstein
Lichfield Cathedral is already home to a fine example of Jacob Epstein’s sculpture in the form of the bronze bust of Bishop Woods. In partnership with the New Art Gallery in Walsall we present more examples of Epstein’s work, including…
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Jo Clifton-Coles
Jo Clifton-Coles paints in various media and works out of Stourbridge. She explains: “I inherited a deep thinking, sweet dreaming approachto art. After training to teach in secondary schools I am now realistic as well. My paintings are inthe twilight…
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Veronica Bailey
Over the past five years Veronica Bailey has carefully explored several collections of texts through photography. She was commissioned by Coutts & Co to photograph its library, resulting in the series Hours of Devotion. The bank’s Old Staff Library is…
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The Whale
Ages 6+ Enter the jaws of a giant silver whale to be serenaded by a lovesick submariner, and you might leave with a gift from the sea. A three-minute journey for one adventurer at a time (or two if you’re…
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Michael Rosen Live! (Schools Performance)
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT, BUT THERE ARE STILL TICKETS FOR MICHAEL ROSEN AT 6PM Ages 6+ School Parties Only Former UK Children’s Laureate Michael Rosen brings his live show to the Garrick Theatre for a special schools performance….
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Circle of Tales
THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT, BUT WHY NOT TRY UNIVERSARAMA! Ages 4+ How the first story came to be told… It all started so long ago that it is impossible to remember when. There were no stories at that…
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Wonderland
Join Alice in our Beacon Park Wonderland and have a go at vintage garden games, red rose painting, Mad Hatter’s Hat Parade and teapot treasure trail. Why not bring a picnic blanket and enjoy your very own tea party on…
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Alice’s Tea Party 2
Ages 3-8 You are all invited to a very proper tea party. Join Alice for tea and cakes while you listen to her stories from Wonderland. Be sure to dress in your Sunday best – or fancy dress if you…
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Alice’s Tea Party 1
Ages 3-8 You are all invited to a very proper tea party. Join Alice for tea and cakes while you listen to her stories from Wonderland. Be sure to dress in your Sunday best – or fancy dress if you…
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Universarama!
Ages 8 – Adult Since the dawn of time, human beings have gazed up at the night sky and wondered… What’s up there? How far does it go? Does it ever end? Well, wonder no longer! All these questions and…
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Lichfield Festival Young Poet Laureate Scheme
The Lichfield Festival is looking for a local young writer to become our Young Poet Laureate 2012-13. This is the third consecutive year of the Lichfield Festival Young Poet Scheme. Our previous competitions have been judged by current Poet Laureate…
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Heroes, Villains and Urchins
Celebrating the 200th birthday of Charles Dickens Ages 6+ Take classic children’s stories and give them a brand new twist in this creative story workshop for all ages. Let your imaginations run wild as you turn old stories from classic…
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Japanese Taiko Drumming 2
Ages 14+ Advanced drumming workshop Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. It is said that the Japanese village boundaries were defined by the furthest point that the village taiko could be heard. In this…
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Japanese Taiko Drumming 1
Ages 13 and under Children’s Workshop Taiko drumming has been a part of Japanese culture for many centuries. It is said that the Japanese village boundaries were defined by the furthest point that the village taiko could be heard. In…
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Musical in A Day
School party bookings only. Places limited. Book through the Festival Office. Can you create a whole musical in just a few hours? Are you and your classmates budding performers for the West End stage? Join us for this non-stop all-day…
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Page to Stage – Actors Masterclass
Looking at the current trend for adapting classic tales for the stage and reinventing them in new ways, this workshop is a must for any aspiring performer. No previous experience is necessary, just a bit of imagination. Why not make…
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Puppets in Performance Workshop
Using beautiful puppets from PuppetCraft’s collection, learn how to operate glove, rod and multi-person puppets. This workshop from one of the UK’s leading puppetry companies is highly recommended for anyone with an interest in learning traditional puppeteering techniques. Ages 7+…
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BMW Beats
Junk4Funk – Victor Scott Book through Festival Office This year we are teaming up with our Principal Partner BMW Plant Hams Hall to offer Get Creative Workshops at the BMW Plant (near Coleshill). Using recyclable materials from the plant to…
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Making Recycled Instruments
What can you do with a used cereal box… a used pizza container… or an empty plastic pop bottle? The Eco-Musical answer is Junk4Funk. Drop into this free workshop session at the Lichfield Festival Market and make your very own…
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Sing Bond
As the James Bond films celebrate their 50th anniversary we take a look at their classic theme songs. If you have ever fancied belting out a tune in the style of Shirley Bassey – this is the workshop for you!…
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Urban Kathak Dance
Sonia Sabri Company’s unique dance style blends classic South Asian dance techniques with modern hip hop and street dance influences. A must for aspiring dancers and choreographers looking for new inspiration. Ages 12+
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Nigel Spivey
The word ‘athletics’ is derived from the Greek verb ‘to struggle for a prize’. After reading this book, no one will see the Olympics as a graceful display of Greek beauty again, but as war by other means. Nigel Spivey…
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Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre
The Lichfield Festival is spreading its wings – and bringing you three performances by this legendary theatre company in a magical outdoor setting for the perfect summer evening experience. As You Like It runs the glorious gamut of pastoral romance:…
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Festival Finale: No Fit State
Join us to celebrate the end of the Festival with a spectacular outdoor event for all the family.
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Percussion Claviers de Lyon
Debussy (arr. Gérard Lecointe) Suite Bergamasque Debussy (arr. Gérard Lecointe) 5 Préludes Gérard Lecointe Après Masques Debussy (arr. Gérard Lecointe) Nocturnes François Narboni Rigodon, Raphaël Aggery, Sylvie Aubelle, Jéméry Daillet, Gilles Dumoulin, Gérard Lecointe percussion On the 150th anniversary of…
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Echoa
The dance becomes music… And the music can be seen… Four artists attack the stage, not in their habitual roles, but in a desire to share their similarities and to take new risks. Music and choreography are developed together each…
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The Tempest
MDCC’s vibrant young cast offer Shakespeare’s magical tale of the overthrown Duke of Milan. A powerful magician, Prospero has spent fifteen years stranded on the mysterious island Setebos with his daughter Miranda, the native monster Caliban and the spirit Arial….
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Caroline Horton’s ‘Mess’
Josephine is putting on a play – Boris and Sistahl help. It’s about anorexia. You don’t need to be put off. Unflinchingly they confront big issues (and extremely tiny ones) and today they will tackle a particularly thin elephant in…
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Jackie Kay
Hot on the heels of Fiere and Red Dust Road, Jackie Kay’s newest and most luminous of collections is full of compassion, generosity, sorrow and joy. In fifteen extraordinary stories, she celebrates the richness and power of dream-life to inspire,…
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Jo Shapcott
Jo Shapcott’s award-winning first three collections, gathered in Her Book: Poems 1988-1998, revealed her to be a writer of ingenuous, politically acute and provocative poetry, and rightly earned her a reputation as one of the most original and daring voices…
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Lichfield Cathedral Chamber Choir
During Schubert’s lifetime, Schubertiades were generally informal, unadvertised gatherings, held at private homes. Featuring choral partsongs, motets and poetry readings, the Chamber Choir presents a glorious modern interpretation in celebration of the prolific composer, in a beautiful, intimate setting. Lichfield…
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Echoa
The dance becomes music… And the music can be seen… Four artists attack the stage, not in their habitual roles, but in a desire to share their similarities and to take new risks. Music and choreography are developed together each…
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Caroline Horton’s ‘Mess’
Josephine is putting on a play – Boris and Sistahl help. It’s about anorexia. You don’t need to be put off. Unflinchingly they confront big issues (and extremely tiny ones) and today they will tackle a particularly thin elephant in…
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The Browning Version & A Talk In The Park
Terence Rattigan meets Alan Ayckbourn in this double bill of middle class English tragicomedy. Expect anguish on stage and laughter in the audience.
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Philip Higham
Bach Cello Suite No.2 in D minor, BW1008 Britten Suite No.2, Op.80 (1967) Philip Higham is rapidly emerging as one of the most prominent young cellists from the UK, and so is a fitting musician to take the baton from…
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Marc Morris
Marc Morris, author of the bestselling biography of Edward I, A Great and Terrible King, approaches the Conquest with the same passion, verve, and scrupulous concern for historical accuracy. This is the definitive account for our times of an extraordinary…
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The Trench
From the award-winning team behind Ernest And The Pale Moon and The Vaudevillains, comes a new play inspired by the story of William Hackett, a miner who became entombed in a tunnel during World War One. As the horror threatens…
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The Browning Version & A Talk In The Park
Terence Rattigan meets Alan Ayckbourn in this double bill of middle class English tragicomedy. Expect anguish on stage and laughter in the audience.
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Phill Jupitus
12 July, Lichfield Garrick
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Russian Chamber Philharmonic
Mozart Divertimento in D, K137 Britten Simple Symphony, Op.4 Bach Violin concerto in A minor, BWV1041 Tsintsadze Four Miniatures for string orchestra Dvorák Serenade for strings A marvellous summer evening programme from the orchestra that has proved to be Lichfield…
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Escher String Quartet
Sibelius String Quartet in D minor, Op.56 Voces Intimae Bartok String Quartet No.2, Op.17 Dvorák String Quartet No.12, Op.96 American Adam Barnett-Hart, Wu Jie violins Pierre Lapointe viola Dane Johansen cello The Escher String Quartet has received acclaim for its…
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Jean-Sélim Abdelmoula
Franck Prélude, Choral and Fugue Schubert Sonata in B flat major D960 This year’s Gordon Clark Scholar, named in honour of this Festival’s first director, is a pianist, composer and improviser. After studying at the conservatoires of Lausanne and Geneva,…
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The Hippocrates Initiative for Poetry and Medicine
Clinical Pharmacologist Prof Donald Singer and literary studies expert Dr Sorcha Gunne (both from the University Of Warwick) discuss where medicine and poetry meet. This initiative was the winner of the 2011 Times Higher Award for Excellence and Innovation in…
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The Trench
From the award-winning team behind Ernest And The Pale Moon and The Vaudevillains, comes a new play inspired by the story of William Hackett, a miner who became entombed in a tunnel during World War One. As the horror threatens…
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Armonico Consort
Christopher Monks musical director William Towers countertenor Yvette Bonner soprano Armonico Consort Soloists & Baroque Players In its latest staged production, Armonico Consort interprets baroque music for the 21st century with a typically innovative and individual approach. This sharp comic…
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Ben San-Lau
Mozart Fantasia in F minor K608 Bach Trio super ‘Herr Jesu Christ, dich zu uns wend’ BWV655 Heiller Tanz-Toccata Ravel Pavane pour une infante défunte Demessieux Te Deum Op.11 Reubke Sonata on the 94th Psalm San studied at Manchester Grammar…
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Jenny Hartley
Reading and writing letters punctuated the rhythms of Dickens’s day. ‘I walk about brimful of letters’, he told a friend. Here is Dickens writing out of the heat of the moment: as a novelist, journalist, and magazine editor; as a…
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Rebecca Jenkins
In 1908 London hosted its first Olympic Games by chance. Rome, the chosen host city, pulled out after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius in spring 1906.The crisis threatened to bring Baron de Coubertin’s cherishedrevival of the Olympic Movement to an…
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Madman
Little Earthquake invites you to experience the world according to Poprishchin. Saddled with a surname meaning pimple, hounded by talking dogs, and harassed by his plate-smashing mother, life is hard for St. Petersburg’s most misunderstood lonely heart. Recently voted by…
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She’Koyokh
She’Koyokh – a Yiddish expression which loosely translates as ‘nice one’ – have been hailed as ‘Britain’s best klezmer and Balkan music band’ (Songlines). Their evolution spans the humble origins of busking at East London’s Columbia Road flower market to…
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Ian Bostridge and Julius Drake
Schubert Winterreise Franz Schubert’s Winterreise (Winter Journey) is the second of his two great song cycles setting poems by Wilhelm Müller to some of the most inspiring and heartfelt music ever written for the human voice. Ian Bostridge has rapidly…
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Reduced Shakespeare Company
The “bad boys of abridgement” are back in the UK following a highly successful run in New York and a sell-out US tour of The Complete World of Sports (Abridged). In this tour ahead of the show’s West End premiere,…
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Rhys Matthews
A programme ranging from marches to ragtime and tango from a remarkable young musician. Percussionist Rhys Matthews graduated from the Royal Northern College of Music, Manchester with a Masters in Music (Distinction) in January 2011. As well as dedicating time…
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Robert Lacey – The Queen
The Queen applies the classic formula of the Brief Life to the most recognized yet still enigmatic woman in the world, Queen Elizabeth II. For more than 30 years Robert Lacey has been gathering material from the members of the…
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Tracy Borman
FEW TICKETS REMAINING Matilda of Flanders was the diminutive yet formidable wife of William the Conqueror. As Duchess of Normandy and Queen of England, she broke the mould of female consorts and carved out a position of power in a…
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Salomé
Opulent, extravagant, decadent – the classic 1923 silent film, Salomé, is a visual feast that brings together lavish art nouveau designs inspired by the artist Aubrey Beardsley with an unforgettable performance by the tempestuous actress Alla Nazimova in the title…
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Madman
Little Earthquake invites you to experience the world according to Poprishchin. Saddled with a surname meaning pimple, hounded by talking dogs, and harassed by his plate-smashing mother, life is hard for St. Petersburg’s most misunderstood lonely heart. Recently voted by…
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Sir Jonathan Miller
The Lichfield Lecture, 11 July, Cathedral
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Aquarelle Guitar Quartet
Mike Baker, Vasilis Bessas, James Jervis, Rory Russell guitars From Rimsky-Korsakov to Django Reinhardt, and taking in Welsh dances and music from the films Il Postino and The Motorcycle Diaries along the way, this will be a vibrant concert of…
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Chie Nagatani
Chopin Scherzo No.1 in B minor, Op.20 Rachmaninoff Preludes Op.23, No.5, 4, 7, 12 Prokofiev Sonata No.6 A vibrant programme of late Romantic music, including Rachmaninov’s much-loved Prelude No.5, from a dynamic pianist whose performances have been described as “stunning”…
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John Julius Norwich
RETURNS ONLY – THIS EVENT IS NOW SOLD OUT From battlefield to sacred building, from castle to cottage, from the Bridgewater Canal to Blackpool Pier, from Stonehenge to the Gherkin, the historian tells the political, cultural, social, religious and economic…
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Fusion Friday
Trumpeter Nick Dewhurst and trombonist Joris Bolhaar have built the band up to seven and tackle music by Yellowjackets and The Brecker Brothers. Get down!
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Basie’s Atomic Thursday
Nick Dewhurst and Joris Bolhaar strip some of the Count’s classic arrangements down to just six parts without sacrificing any of that swing power.
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Jammy Wednesday
A beginner jam session for school and other teenage musicians, followed by a come one, come all jazz jam.
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Take Five Tuesday
Nick Dewhurst and Joris Bolhaar expand the band for some quintet arrangements of Dave Brubeck favourites.
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Monday with Miles
Trumpeter Nick Dewhurst and trombonist Joris Bolhaar front a quartet for some early Miles Davis tunes. Watch them grow the band as the week progresses.
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The Paper Cinema
What happens when inkblots, photocopies, cardboard, angle-poise lamps, the occasional table, video technology, a laptop and a banana box meet? Part puppet show, cinema show and slide show, The Paper Cinema is a fascinating, haunting and very clever mix of…
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Orchestra Of The Music Makers
Watson Intersections Dukas The Sorcerer’s Apprentice Rimsky-Korsakov Scheherazade This is the ideal concert for the whole family. The orchestra has come all the way from Singapore, has an average age of 22, and has been praised widely in its five-year…
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Move Over Moriarty
When Death stalks the back stage corridors of the Strand Theatre – as night after night artistes are murdered by an invisible, malevolent hand – who better to call in to investigate than Sherlock Holmes and Dr Watson? The brilliant,…
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Dan Cruikshank
FEW TICKETS REMAINING Dan Cruickshank uncovers the secret history of six of Britain’s greatest private country houses, none of which are open to the public. They span the architectural history of the country house from the disarming Elizabethan charm of…
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A C Grayling: The Good Book – A Secular Bible
Drawing on the wisdom of 2,500 years of contemplative non-religious writing on all that it means to be human – from the origins of the universe to small matters of courtesy and kindness in everyday life – A. C. Grayling,…
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The Paper Cinema
What happens when inkblots, photocopies, cardboard, angle-poise lamps, the occasional table, video technology, a laptop and a banana box meet? Part puppet show, cinema show and slide show, The Paper Cinema is a fascinating, haunting and very clever mix of…
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Bach’s Mass in B Minor
Lucy Crowe soprano Iestyn Davies countertenor John Mark Ainsley tenor Peter Harvey bass London Baroque Sinfonia Birmingham Bach Choir Bach’s Mass in B Minor is one of the very highest pinnacles of choral music. Composed towards the end of his…
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The Tempest
MDCC’s vibrant young cast offer Shakespeare’s magical tale of the overthrown Duke of Milan. A powerful magician, Prospero has spent fifteen years stranded on the mysterious island Setebos with his daughter Miranda, the native monster Caliban and the spirit Arial….
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Miles Jupp
7 July, Lichfield Garrick
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Darin Qualls and Chie Nagatani
This delightful all-Tchaikovsky programme, includes a violin solo from Sleeping Beauty, a Russian Dance from Swan Lake and the Valse Sentimentale, Op.51, No.6. Darin Qualls studied at Cincinnati College Conservatory of Music before going on to play in the New…
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Arthur Jeffes – Sundog
For Arthur Jeffes the solo piano is a way to explore his sometimes more post-minimalist ideas outside the framework of Penguin Cafe’s older and more established sound, without endangering the balance of the group’s delicate and unique history. Often mathematically…
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Agnes & Walter: A Little Love Story
This delightful flight of fancy crosses boundaries of dance and theatre to tell its story through physical and visual performance styles, including dance, physical theatre, clowning and music. A love story of long-term commitment, daydreaming and a shed, inspired by…
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Badke Quartet
Mozart String Quartet No. 23 in F K590 Tomkins A Sad Pavan For These Distracted Tymes Maxwell Davies A Sad Pavan For These Distracted Tymes Beethoven String Quartet in F minor Op.95 Serioso Lana Trotovsek, Emma Parker violin Jon Thorne…
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Sean Shibe
Dowland The Right Honourable Lady Clifton’s Spirit Bach Prelude, Fugue and Allegro BWV998 Albeniz Cadiz, Cataluna, Sevilla Britten Nocturnal after John Dowland Castelnuovo-Tedesco Capriccio Diabolico Classical guitarist Sean Shibe was born in Edinburgh in 1992, and was the youngest person…
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Andrew Webb: Food Britannia
British food has not traditionally been regarded as one of the world’s great cuisines, and yet Stilton cheese, Scottish raspberries, Goosnargh duck and Welsh lamb are internationally renowned and celebrated. In Food Britannia, Andrew Webb travels the country to bring…
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The Hallé
Delius Idylle de Printemps Elgar Sea Pictures Op.37 Elgar Symphony No.2 in E flat major Op.63 Click the links below to listen to Audio Samples of the Hallé in performance: Elgar Symphony #2 In E Flat | Idylle de Printemps…
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The Fitzrovia Radio Hour
Recreating the unique spirit of 1940’s radio plays and brilliantly evoking a dinner-jacketed age of casual imperialism and stiff upper lips, The Fitzrovia Radio Hour’s brand new show tours fresh from three critically acclaimed London residencies, and two sell-out years…
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A N Wilson: Dante In Love
For W B Yeats he was “the chief imagination of Christendom”; for T S Eliot he was a supreme poet and philosopher. In Dante in Love, the Staffordshireborn novelist and biographer presents a glittering study of an artist and his…
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Andrew Lambert: The Challenge
In the summer of 1812 Britain stood alone, fighting for her very survival against a vast European Empire. Only the Royal Navy stood between Napoleon’s legions and ultimate victory. In that dark hour America saw its chance to challenge British…
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Anthem
Anthem Kate Pearson composer Children’s Chorus dir. Susannah Vango The Walk From The Garden Jonathan Dove composer, Alasdair Middleton Librettist, Ben Wright Director, Will Holt Designer Susannah Vango Eve, Nicholas Sharratt Adam Simone Rebello percussion, Nigel Argust organ, Dante String…
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The Artist
dir. Michael Hazanavicius (2012) Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo Arriving at the Festival dripping with Academy Awards, The Artist is the first hit silent movie since the 1920s; and tells the story of the decline of its own form. Silent movie…
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Slumdog Millionaire
Indisputably the smash hit of Christmas 2008, Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a Mumbai teen who grew up in the slums, becomes a contestant on the Indian version of ‘Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’ He is arrested under…
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The Dish
dir. Rob Sitch (2000) Sam Neill, Billy Mitchell, Roz Hammond In 1969, NASA was working with a group of Australian technicians who had agreed to rig up a satellite interface for the moonlandings. That the Aussies placed the satellite dish…
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Invictus
dir. Clint Eastwood (2009) Morgan Freeman, Matt Damon Invictus tells the inspiring true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Freeman) joined forces with the captain of South Africa’s rugby team, Francois Pienaar (Matt Damon), to help unite their country. Newly…
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Senna
dir. Asif Kapaldia (2011) Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams Spanning his career as a Formula One racing driver from 1984 to his untimely death a decade later, Senna explores the life and work of triple world champion Ayrton Senna,…
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The Big Jubilee Lunch
Join us on Sunday 3 June for a free street party in style on Lichfield Cathedral lawns (or inside if it’s wet). Bring your blanket, a picnic basket with plenty of coronation chicken, and enjoy music, food stalls and more,…
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Public Booking Opens on Tuesday 8 May
Save the date in your diary
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Volunteer for Lichfield Festival 2012
Applications now welcome. Click for more…
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Portal
Step through a door into another world, where nothing is quite as it may seem. Throughout the Festival the Portal will be open to visitors. This family friendly maze structure has been created by 30 local community groups and schools,…
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The City Gallery
The City Gallery aims to turn Lichfield City Centre into an interactive art space for visitors to enjoy. Many local schools, businesses and community groups are working with the Festival to create a trail of art pieces around the town…
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Music for a New Age
An entertainment to celebrate the great spirit of the age of the Enlightenment. A marriage of the words of Josiah Wedgwood, and his reflections on some of the luminaries of the time who were his contemporaries, with the most famous…
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AGM & Vicarish Allsorts
The LFA AGM this year was, as usual, well-attended, and the presence of Trevor, the Festival pig, on the platform was a happy reminder of the pleasures of the Festival last year. It was all a marked contrast to the…
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Bella Italia
Ninety folk filled The Guildhall for an unusual and fascinating evening of music and good fellowship. Oliver Broad from event sponsors Robert Broad Travel and Bishop David Bentley welcomed us, Barry Cheeseman spoke of Kirker Music events. It was no…
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Bartosz Woroch
Bach Partita No.1 in B minor, BWV.1002 Prokofiev Sonata for solo violin in D, Op.115 Born in 1984 in Poznan, Poland, Bartosz Woroch began his musical education at the age of six. From 2003-2008 he studied with Marcin Baranowski at…
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The Fitzrovia Radio Hour
5 & 6 July, Garrick Studio
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Ute Lemper
13 July, Lichfield Cathedral
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The Dhol Foundation
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Michael Rosen
Shreddies in my hair. I looked at Eddie. Eddie’s looking at me. Big grin on his face. I knew he had done it. Last week he put pepper in the raisins. Have you ever heard of woolly saucepans? Or…
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Mark Kermode
9 July, Lichfield Garrick
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Stripe the City
Help make Lichfield stripey…
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Visit to Bletchley Park
The LFA is delighted to have been able to arrange a visit to Bletchley Park, the top secret centre for WW2 codebreaking activities, in the course of which Alan Turing and others developed pioneering equipment which was the foundation for…
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BMW backs Lichfield Festival for record 9th year
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Elder/Hallé open Lichfield Festival (4-15 July)
Click for a sneak preview of some more of this year’s artists…
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Just Us Revue
This well-organised evening in Whittington back in November provided the LFA’s usual mix of splendid buffet (courtesy of the wonderful Jane Steeley) and lovely flower arrangements, all produced with that well-tried combination of hard work, expertise and flair. However, the…
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A Night Cap with Ian Bostridge
Enjoy post-concert refreshments with acclaimed tenor Ian Bostridge after his Cathedral recital. He will also be signing copies of A Singer’s Notebook. Please use the booking form to order Night-Cap tickets. Concert tickets will need to be booked separately from…
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Chairman’s Message:April 2012
The following is a precis of David Bentley’s Chairman’s Report to the AGM at Friary School on Friday 30 March. It is very encouraging to see such a good attendance at the AGM. The Treasurer reported that in the last…
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It’s Salad Days for Festival Market
Florette backs perennial Festival favourite
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Festival Vouchers
The Perfect Gift… We’re making your present shopping easier again this year with Lichfield Festival Gift Vouchers. They work like book tokens, except these ones can be exchanged for tickets to see concerts, films or other events when booking opens…
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LFA Festival Drinks Party
New LFA Members are particularly encouraged to come along to this informal social occasion and to meet other Members and their guests. Drinks will be served in advance of the lively concert by the Armonico Ensemble of Too Hot to…
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Lichfield Literature
I’ve decided on my New Year’s resolution for 2012. It is to be in Lichfield for the whole of next year’s Literature Festival. This year, I was around for only the final weekend – but what a weekend it proved…
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Jen’s View
With a crack in the window, dips in the floorboards and a draught blowing across my desk as I write, my office does sometimes resemble a scene from a BBC Dickensian adaptation. Yet life up here in the garret room overlooking the…
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Chairman’s Message: November 2011
Dear Friends, Welcome to the first edition of the LFA Newsletter to be sent out via email. This is a major turning point in the history of the LFA and you will have had notice of this in our September…
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The Florette Festival Market 2012
Stall spaces now sold out. Click to go on the waiting list…
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Calling all Artists!
The Lichfield Festival would like to hear from artists working in any art form with education and community project experience…
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Literature 2011: Bigger, Better, More Successful
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Lichfield Literature 2011 in Pictures
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2011 Festival Guide
Click to view in fullscreen mode: Open publication – Free publishing – More arts For the whole Festival Programme online, click here.
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2011 Literature Guide
Click the cover to browse the 2011 Literature Guide as it was printed.
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30th Festival: ‘a great success’
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Festival Director’s Message
Dear Friends, Back in March, if we can bear to take ourselves back to the programme launch and AGM, things looked bad. Along with many other organisations, we had lost our Arts Council funding, one of the key things that…
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Photos from the LFA Dinner 2011
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Tickets for this event now only available on the door
Online booking is now closed for this event. Tickets can now only be purchased from the Lichfield Literature team at the venue in question.
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Online booking closed due to limited availability
You are reading this message because there are now very few tickets left for this event. Because our box office system is not centralised, and in order to ensure that it truly is first-come, first-served until the event sells out,…
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LFA Events 2011/12
All’ Italia: A Musical Evening in Association with Robert Broad Travel Wednesday 29 February 2012 AGM and Entertainment Friday 30 March 2012 The Friary School, Lichfield Unlike most AGMs, the LFA’s is always very enjoyable – as witnessed by…
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LFA Events Calendar 2011/12
Booking Now: Music for a New Age Friday 11 May 2012 St Chad’s Church, Lichfield A entertainment to celebrate the great spirit of the age of the Enlightenment with a marriage of the words of Josiah Wedgwood, and his reflections…
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Century Club Winners
Century Club News Further draws for Century Club prizes have taken place in February, March and, most recently, at the April AGM. The newest lucky winners are:- February – Mrs D. Phillips No. 11 £25 Mr R Glover No. 4 £25 …
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“Just Us” – A Revue
Don’t let the approach of winter get you down! Get your weekend off to a great start and enjoy an evening of sparkling cabaret-style entertainment, complete with supper, songs and sketches which are sure to amuse. The doors will open…
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2012 Festival Dates Announced!
Wednesday 4 – Sunday 15 July 2012
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Previous Festivals
Please click on the cover images below to see a Pdf of the relevant Festival Guide. Lichfield Festival Lichfield Literature
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30th Festival in Pictures
See what Trevor saw…
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Film Vote
To celebrate the return of film to the Festival, we want you to choose what we put on! We’ve narrowed down a shortlist of 100 (and what a painful task it was – I still weep for Napoleon Dynamite) to…
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The Guildhall
The Guildhall is a historic building in the centre of Lichfield. Located in Bore Street the Guildhall has been central to the government of the City for over 600 years, and in former times was not only the meeting place…
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The George IV
Situated next-door to the historic Guildhall and housed in an original Tudor building, the George IV combines classic English pub values with a thriving live music and entertainment scene. The Back Room is home to the Sundown Jazz series, with…
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Swinfen Hall Hotel
The grand ballroom in Swinfen Hall is the venue for the prime chamber music concert of every Festival season. For the full Festival experience why not stay at this beautifully-restored 18th-century manor house or dine at the Four Seasons Restaurant….
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The George Hotel
A charming 18th-century former coaching inn situated in the heart of Lichfield, just a 5-minute walk from Lichfield Cathedral and the Garrick Theatre. The Garrick Room in the hotel is the principal venue for Literature events during the July Festival…
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St Chad’s Church, Lichfield
Home of St Chad’s well, a pilgrimage site, and also an intimate space for chamber music. www.saintchads.org.uk
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St Michael’s Church
St Michael on Greenhill is a parish church in Lichfield, Staffordshire in the United Kingdom, located on the high ground of Greenhill in the east of the city. A church has been on the present site since at least 1190…
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Lichfield Garrick Theatre
Modern theatre with 480-seat main theatre and 140-seat studio, plus bar and snack bar. www.lichfieldgarrick.com
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Lichfield Cathedral
12th-century Gothic building offering seating in the Nave for 900, intimate performances and stunning, haunting acoustics in the Lady Chapel, plus exhibition space for the Festival Visual Arts. www.lichfield-cathedral.org.
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Worth Brothers Wine Marquee
During the Festival you will find Worth Brothers Wine Marquee on the Cathedral lawns where you can enjoy a pre-concert and interval drink. www.worthbrothers.co.uk
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Chandlers Restaurant
Located in the Grade II listed Corn Exchange, this lively eatery offers continental and modern British dishes and is twice winner of Staffordshire and Michelin Good Food Awards. For more information see www.chandlersrestaurant.co.uk | 01543 416 688
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The Food Room
The Food Room, Minster Pool Walk, offers lunchtime snacks and sandwiches to eat in or take away.
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The Green Room
The Green Room at the Lichfield Garrick is conveniently placed for a quick snack between Festival events, and the ideal place for a late-night drink and chat. The Green Room is open until 11pm. www.lichfieldgarrick.com
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Chapters
Chapters, the Cathedral restaurant and coffee shop, offers a full range of meals and refreshments.At night, Chapters’ beautiful garden is transformed into the Festival’s Outdoor Cinema
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Premier Inn
At Premier Inn you will find ‘everything you need for a good night’s sleep’. Located off the A38 between Lichfield and Burton on Trent just outside Fradley Village. 01283 791750 www.premierinn.com
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Fairlawns Hotel & Spa
Independent & Individual – hotel, restaurant & spa in landscaped grounds just 8 miles from central Lichfield. Special rates for Festival visitors and guests. 01922 455122 www.fairlawns.co.uk
