Special events
HADCAF (Hungerford and District Community Arts Festival)
3rd to 26th July. Full details at www.hadcaf.co.uk.
Are There More of You, 5th July, 7:45 at The Croft Hall, Hungerford
Written & performed by Alison Skilbeck. Four tales of the
unexpected... Four women who rub shoulders unawares, linked only by
a postcode – London SW11 will never be the same again! Variously
described as ‘a tour de force’, ‘the best solo writing since Talking
Heads’, ‘a rare delight’ and ‘an extraordinary piece of theatre’,
Alison Skilbeck’s ‘exquisite monologues’ received 5-star reviews at
the 2008 Edinburgh Fringe.
The Tin Forest, 11th July, 3:30 at The
Croft Hall, Hungerford
An old man lives in a dreary junkyard, dreaming that one day his
world will be full of life, colour and sound. His wish is about to
come true... A humorous and touching puppet show for family
audiences from 3 years up, featuring mechanical birds, a wind-up
circus, exotic animals and an evocative live soundscape. There is
also a pre-show workshop (1½ hours) for ages 7+ (family groups
welcome) at 1:30. Make sculptures from discarded materials and learn
to perform in a junk-instrument orchestra which plays an important
part in the show!
Traviata on The Triangle, 11th July, 7:00 at Hungerford Rugby Club, Triangle Field, Priory Road
Kennet Opera specialises in
productions of Grand Opera sung in English by almost entirely local
people. Their first-ever outdoor concert includes popular pieces
from past productions such as La Traviata,
Eugene Onegin and Sweeney Todd, as well as
this year’s production: Carmen.
Shakespeare in Words, Music and Song, 16th July, 8:00 at St Lawrence's Church, Hungerford
Watership Cantabile directed by David Holland and Downwind Early
Music Consort. Watership Cantabile is a well-known local mixed-voice
choir which sings a wide variety of music from all over the world.
Recent tours have included Luxembourg and France as well as Dorset.
The choir is actively recruiting, especially in men's voice parts.
For further information contact chairman Chris Druce on 01635
865339. Downwind comprises eight musicians who perform in period
costume and play mainly 16th and 17th century music on historically
accurate instruments such as pipe and tabor, crumhorn, cornamuse,
gemshorn, Glastonbury pipe and recorder.
A Comedy Double Bill, 17th July, 7:30 at The
Croft Hall, Hungerford
20,000 Leagues Under the Office with Angus Barr &
Rebecca Smart. Stuck in a lift that is hurtling towards the centre
of the earth, two office workers discover ingenious bracing
positions, an obsession with rhubarb crumble, cannibalism,
confessions of love, Ronnie Biggs, and ultimately themselves...
The Dept. of Smelling Pistakes with Angus Barr &
Toby W. Davies. Deep in the bowels of a vast Russian governmental
building two civil servants jostle for power, one a bureaucrat with
delusions of importance, the other an unidentified inspector, the
purpose of whose visit remains unclear. Suspicion and paranoia
prevail while attempts to at political correctness only result in
grammatical incorrectness... Premiere at HADCAF.
Theatre in The Arcade, 20th to 25th July, 8:00 at Hungerford Antiques Arcade
Join The Community of Hungerford Theatre Company for a unique
experience: an evening of theatrical entertainment in the famous
Hungerford Antiques Arcade. You’ll be amazed at the transformation!
Before the show and in the interval there will be an opportunity for
refreshments and to browse among the nooks and crannies. The three
one-act plays to be performed are A Cream Cracker Under the
Settee by Alan Bennett, A Dog's Life by
Pam Valentine and Still Waters by Delsie Darke.
The Cheeky Chappie, 22nd July, 7:30 at The Croft Hall, Hungerford
The saucy seaside postcard world of Max Miller, Britain’s top
comedian in the '30s, '40s and '50s, Max Miller electrified
audiences with his audacious double entendres. Dave Sealey
brilliantly conjures the legendary stage persona with his saucy
jokes and gaudy plus-four suits, but also reveals the quiet,
unassuming man behind the brash performer, comparing him with such
celebrated contemporaries as George Formby, Arthur Askey, Rob Wilton
and other giants of the Variety theatre.
My Darling Clemmie, 24th July, 7:30 at The Croft Hall, Hungerford
By Hugh Whitemore. Performed by Rohan McCullough. The remarkable,
moving and highly entertaining story of Clementine Hozier, the woman
who married one of the truly great figures of the 20th century: Sir
Winston Churchill. Rohan McCullough has had a distinguished
theatrical career, most notably with her award-winning one-woman
shows, Testament of Youth and The Tale of Beatrix Potter, both of
which she has performed at HADCAF. She has acted as narrator with
leading American symphony orchestras, including the Los Angeles
Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and The Boston Symphony at
Carnegie Hall, and given poetry recitals with Sir Derek Jacobi,
Edward Fox, John Julius Norwich and Sir John Mortimer.
Box Office
See the HADCAF website for details of prices and tickets.