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September at The National Trust
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WHAT'S ON AT THE NATIONAL TRUST
SEPTEMBER
CAMBRIDGESHIRE
Anglesey Abbey, Lode, Gardens and Mill
Dahlia Festival
Monday 9 - Sunday 15 September, 10.30am - 5.30pm
House displays: Wed - Sun, 11am - 5pm
Wonder at the glorious arrangements in the house and drop into the garden to see the team in action and get some top tips.
Houghton Mill
Heritage Open Day: A Victorian Mill
Saturday 14 September, 11am - 4.30pm
Come and experience the atmosphere of our Victorian Mill. See the mill at work (from 1-4.30pm) producing our own stoneground wholemeal flour. Find out about the characters who worked here, and have some fun getting to grips with our interactive exhibits and playing with our Victorian toys.
Peckover House and Gardens
Behind the Scenes tours
Saturdays and Sundays:
Saturday 31 August and Sunday 1 September
Saturday 28 and Sunday 29 September
1pm and 2.30pm
Explore parts of the property not normally open to visitors.
Note: the tour will involve several flights of stairs.
£2.50 plus normal admission
Booking advisable
Heritage Open Day
Saturday 14 September
View 14 North Brink our new holiday cottage - a restored Georgian house
Seed Scavenge
Saturday 21 and Monday 23 September, 10am - 12noon
Peckover gardeners will show you how to identify, select and save seeds from a variety of plants. Bring your own secateurs and take home your collection of seeds in the envelopes provided.
£10
What's In There?
Saturday 21 to Wednesday 25 September, 1pm - 5pm
Special interest days, when doors, drawers and cupboards not normally open to the public will be on show. Don't miss the opportunity for a ‘sneak peek'!
Normal admission
Wicken Fen
Mucky Pups: Ugly Bug Ball
Wed 11 and Thurs 12 September, 10.15 - 11.45am
£3.95 per child, suitable for under 5s.
Book tickets on 01353 720274, booking essential
Help the minibeasts prepare for a party. Games, craft, and fun outdoors.
Wimpole
Wimpole at War - 1940s Weekend
Saturday 21 & Sunday 22 September, 10.30am-5pm
Wimpole travels back in time to the 1940s when food was rationed and growing your own became vital to your survival. See the Land Girls at work in the Walled Garden and on the Farm. Join in with the Home Guard drill; meet the civil defence wardens and civilians that kept the home fires burning. Displays and demonstrations throughout the day; hear the music and taste the food of the period or browse the trade stalls with 40s things to buy.
Adult £9.60, Child £5.20 Family £27.10, NT Members free
Harvest Weekend
Corn Dolly Course & From Sheaf to Bread Course?
Why not try your hand at making your own traditional corn dolls and maidens from the heritage long straw grown on the Wimpole Estate. The course includes learning how to prepare the sheaves of straw for making straw dolls then plait and make a Gentleman's favour, Welsh fan, spirals and finally, if time, a corn maiden.
£60 per person booking essential.
ESSEX
Bourne Mill
Heritage Open Day: Youth Groups
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September, 10am - 5pm
What can you do in and around Colchester? Looking for options for your children? We will have groups from all over the area.
Free entry
Coggeshall Grange Barn
Fifth Annual Grange Barn Beer Festival
Thursday 12 to Sunday 15 September, noon - 11pm (8pm Sunday)
Another fine selection of ales from around the county, showcasing the best of Essex's long brewing tradition. Also featuring ciders and East Anglian wines, food, traditional skills demonstrations and plenty to keep the kids busy
Admission is free.
Guild of Essex Craftsmen's Autumn Craft Fair
Saturday 28 & Sunday 29 September, 10am - 5pm
The guild return to the barn for another two-day showcase of working craft displays and demonstrations - an ideal opportunity for some early Christmas shopping.
Admission £3 / accompanied under 16s free
Hatfield Forest
Try your hand at archery
Sun 1 September, 10.30am - 4pm
Have a go at the ancient skill of archery, medieval style! Includes an insight into fletching arrows.
£2 for 5 arrows. No Booking Necessary
Woodfest 2013
Fri 6 - Sun 8 September,
Music starts 7pm Fri, finishes 5pm Sun
Join us again for our free annual festival celebrating the Forest with local music, craft and stalls with over 80 acts on two stages. Locally-sourced food, real ale and cider.
Adult £9, child £6, under 3s
Free, Booking essential on 01279 870 678 from 1 March
Paycocke's House and Garden
Heritage Open Day: Free Entry
Sat 14 September, 11am-5pm
Come along and take advantage of your change to come see this beautiful Tudor House and Garden free of charge. Learn about the riches to rags story of this stunning merchant's house and discover how it was saved from demolition to be restored to its former glory. Explore our newly opened and never-seen-before rooms, enjoy our local art exhibition and round it all off with a cream tea in our wonderful new coffee shop.
NORFOLK
Blickling Estate
The RAF at Blickling
Sunday 1 September
During WWII Blickling Hall and its surrounding buildings and land became billets for aircrew from nearby RAF Oulton. Explore this important part of our story with special tours, memorabilia and costumed interpretation. Visit the museum and discover the stories of the brave men & women who served as part of Bomber Command squadrons and risked their lives carrying out raids during WWII. Usual admission applies (NT members free). Attic tours are charged separately.
History comes to life.
Wednesday 4 September
Victorian ghosting with the Diggers, our costumed interpretation group.
History comes to life.
Wednesday 11 September
See the Diggers, our costumed interpretation group, in action.
History comes to life.
Wednesday 18 September
See the Diggers, our costumed interpretation group, explore the Georgian period.
Garden Highlights
Thursday 19 September
Enjoy a private tour of Blickling's 55-acre garden with Stephen, Assistant Head Gardener, who has worked here for more than 40 years. Find out more about the new Philadelphus garden and our ambitious plans to bring the walled garden back to life. Booking advised. Usual garden admission applies (NT members free).
Objects in Focus
Monday 23 - Fri 27 September
Our team share their particular passions for unique items in our collection of treasures with a short talk. 12pm & 2pm. No booking required. Usual admission applies (NT members free).
History comes to life
Wednesday 25 September
A maids' eye view. See the Diggers, our costumed interpretation group, in action
Brancaster Millennium Activity Centre
Capture the Movement of the Coast
20 September to 22 September
Come and photograph the beautiful North Norfolk Coast looking specifically at the theme of 'Movement' - from the grasses in the dunes blowing in the wind to the crashing waves of the sea, or the early morning lapping tide to boats bobbing in the water. Also a different type of movement - that of visual movement - the snaking water in the creaks, the patterns of the sand on the beach etc. This workshop weekend is suitable for all levels of experience, digital SLR or compact cameras.
Adult £166 (non-residential participant), Adult £239 (residential participant)
Elizabethan House Museum
‘Awesome Autumn' The Portable Press.
2 September, 10.30am -4pm
Autumn is all about leaves and leaves are all about! Bring one along and use it to make your own series of prints using printing presses and look at botanical illustrations from the Museum's collection.
Saturday 7th & Sunday 8th September 2013
Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival, 10am - 4pm
The museum opening hours are being extended as part of Maritime Festival Weekend - come and visit opposite the main festival on South Quay
Heigham Holmes and Horsey Windpump
Great Yarmouth Maritime Festival
Saturday 7 - Sunday 8 September, 10am -5pm
Come and visit the National Trust stand on South Quay. Find out what our Coastal wardens get up to and how they keep Norfolk's coast special. Displays and children's crafts (small charge) both days.
How and Why - Horsey Windpump
Wednesday 11 September, 10.30 - 12.30
Learn the fascinating history and workings of Horsey Windpump with our warden. Not just for anoraks!
Cost: Normal admission applies NT members free
No need to book
Walk on the Wildside - Heigham Holmes
Wednesday 18 September, 10.30 - 12.30
Come for a wild walk through the reserve with the warden. Venture off the beaten track, and look out for wildlife along the way. Wellies essential! Sorry no dogs.
Price Adults £6; Booking essential 01493 393450.
Email: Heigham.holmes@nationaltrust.org.uk
Oxburgh Hall
Bat and Moth Walk
Monday 2 September, 7:15 - 9pm
As part of the National Trust Walking Festival, join Dr Stuart Warrington, NT nature conservation expert, to learn more about bats and moths. Tea/coffee and biscuits included.
£8.50
Booking essential 01366 327242
Costume Days
Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 September, 11am - 4pm
Some of our volunteers will be in costume over the weekend, giving you a chance to discover more about Tudor dress and activities.
Normal admission
Nordic Walking
10 September, 10am - 11.30am
Have you ever wondered what Nordic Walking is? Come and find out at Oxburgh Hall. We are offering taster sessions with a fully qualified instructor. Each session lasts about an hour, covering the basic technique and giving an insight into how the poles can propel you along and work the whole body. All equipment will be provided; please wear comfortable shoes. You may wish to bring something to drink while you are walking but tea/coffee and biscuits will be provided at the end.
£8 Booking essential 01366 327242
Sheringham Park
Parkrun
Every Saturday 9am
A timed 5km fun run offering an opportunity for all the local community, to come together on a regular basis to enjoy this beautiful park and get physically active into the bargain.
For full details go to www.parkrun.org.uk/sheringham
Sheringham Park Ramble
Sunday 1 September, 2pm
Bring you walking shoes to enjoy a guided walk around the park taking in the stunning coastal views many of which were created by landscape gardener Humphry Repton.
Free to all (GBW)
Uncovered, the Landscape of Sheringham Park
Saturday 14 & Sunday 15 September
All talks and walk free, booking essential. Tel.0844 249 1895 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Sheringham
Day 1 (Saturday 14)
Welcome and Opening
10.30am
Ben Cowell, Regional Director, National Trust,
East of England
A talk on Woodland Biodiversity
10.45 - 11.30
Stuart Warrington, Wildlife and Countryside Advisor, National Trust East of England
Ancient and Remarkable Trees
11.45 - 12.30
National Trust's tree advisor Brian Muelaner will give a talk on the trusts ancient and remarkable tree's including many at Sheringham Park
Discover the Ancient & Remarkable Trees of Sheringham Park
12.30 - 14.00
Take a walk with National Trusts ancient tree advisor Brian Muelaner to discover some of Sheringham Park has some remarkable trees. These include the biggest Scotch pine in England, 700 year old oaks and one of the oldest Handkerchief trees in Britain.
Bringing Landscape to Life, Repton at Sheringham
14.00 - 14.30
Professor Stephen Daniels, author of ‘Humphry Repton: Landscape Gardening and the Geography of Georgian England', will provide an insight into Humphry Repton's design of Sheringham Park, illustrating how Repton used the natural features of Sheringham Park to bring the landscape to life and explaining how the troubles of the wider world influenced his plans
'England's combined oaks': Trees in Repton's Design for Sheringham Park
14.30 -16.00
Landscape gardener Humphry Repton used woodland and tree planting as a key component to his design when he laid out plans for Sheringham Park over 200 years ago. Professor Stephen Daniels and Dr Lucy Veale from the University of Nottingham will lead a guided walk exploring how Repton used the woodland to frame the coastal views which can still be enjoyed today.
What's Killing British Trees? Is Sheringham under threat?
14.45 - 15.15
Ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea) is just one of the many threats to our trees the regional forestry advisor Phil Scott will discuss modern tree diseases and how they could affect the Sheringham Park woodland
Looking for threats to the Sheringham Woodland
15.15 - 16.45
Take a walk with Phil Scott the regional forestry advisor who will be looking for signs of diseases that could be a threat to the woodland in Sheringham Park
Day 2 (Saturday 15th)
Welcome and Opening
10.30 am
Ben Cowell, Regional Director, National Trust,
East of England
Bringing Landscape to Life, Repton at Sheringham
10.45 - 11.15
Professor Stephen Daniels, author of ‘Humphry Repton: Landscape Gardening and the Geography of Georgian England', will provide an insight into Humphry Repton's design of Sheringham Park, illustrating how Repton used the natural features of Sheringham Park to bring the landscape to life and explaining how the troubles of the wider world influenced his plans
'England's combined oaks': Trees in Repton's Design for Sheringham Park
11.15 - 12.45
Landscape gardener Humphry Repton used woodland and tree planting as a key component to his design when he laid out plans for Sheringham Park over 200 years ago. Professor Stephen Daniels and Dr Lucy Veale from the University of Nottingham will lead a guided walk exploring how Repton used the woodland to frame the coastal views which can still be enjoyed today.
Ancient and Remarkable Trees
12.30 - 13.00
National Trust's tree advisor Brian Muelaner will give a talk on the trusts ancient and remarkable tree's including many at Sheringham Park
Discover the Ancient & Remarkable Trees of Sheringham Park
13.00 - 14.30
Take a walk with National Trusts ancient tree advisor Brian Muelaner to discover some of Sheringham Park has some remarkable trees. These include the biggest Scotch pine in England, 700 year old oaks and one of the oldest Handkerchief trees in Britain.
What's Killing British Trees? Is Sheringham under threat?
13.30 - 14.00
Ash dieback (Chalara fraxinea) is just one of the many threats to our trees the regional forestry advisor Phil Scott will look at modern tree diseases and how they could affect the Sheringham Park woodland
Looking for threats to the Sheringham Woodland
14.00 - 15.30
Take a walk with Phil Scott the regional forestry advisor who will be looking for signs of diseases that could be a threat to the woodland in Sheringham Park
The State of Nature in our Landscapes
15.45 - close
David Bullock, Head of Nature Conservation, National Trust
In addition to the set programme there will be static and living displays, guided walks on related topics, stands from suitable environmental organisations, Forest School activities for children. Work displays from National Trust Rangers at Sheringham and Felbrigg.
Autumn Birdwatch (max 15)
Saturday 28 September, 08:30 - 13:00
Join us on a morning birdwatch around the varied habitats of the Sheringham Park estate at this busy time for bird migration. Suitable for beginners - binoculars available to borrow.
Includes a walk of around 4 miles.
Refreshment break included
£7 per person Booking required. Tel. 0844 249 1895 or visit www.nationaltrust.org.uk/Sheringham 5% booking fee payable
SUFFOLK
Dunwich Heath
Walk with the Ranger
Wednesday 4 September, 10:00am
A two hour guided walk with the Ranger exploring the fascinating wildlife of Dunwich Heath.
£5
Booking on 0844 2491895
Marine Conservation Society Beachwatch
Saturday 21 September 2013, 10:00am
Join other volunteers to help survey litter and clean up the beach. Be part of the International Coastal Clean-up organised by the Marine Conservation Society in over 70 countries worldwide.
Booking on 0844 2491895
Ickworth
World of wings Wednesdays at Ickworth
Every Wednesday, 1.30pm
Enjoy this fantastic display of parrots, hornbills, birds of prey, kingfishers and more with Mike Simmons from A World of Wings. Take flight with these beautiful birds and discover a colourful world of feathers.
Sense and Sensibility
Saturday 31 August, 7pm - 21.30pm
Advance: Adult £14, child £10 family (2 adults & 2 children 16 or under) £40
On the night Adult £15, child £11, family (2 adults & 2 children 16 or under) £50 Box office 0844 249 1895
Join Chapterhouse Theatre Company this summer for an evening of Regency wonderment as Elinor and Marianne Dashwood make their first forays into the exquisite world of eighteenth-century society. Bring a picnic along with family and friends and follow the sisters as they find their path and lose their hearts under a beautiful summer sky in their quest to find the perfect balance of sense and sensibility.
Conservation in action - pests and furniture
Tuesday 3 September
House admission applies
Today, the conservation assistants will be working in the Rotunda ensuring that Ickworth stays pest-free. They will be checking the insect traps and will also be available to talk to you about the conservation work we do here and about the different pest problems we face
Living History
Saturday 3 September, 11am - 4pm
House admission applies
Experience Ickworth Lives Living History days which tells the real stories of the people who lived and worked at Ickworth in the thirties. Join us for a special historic day and follow in the footsteps of the servants as the basement comes to life. Check out what's cooking in the kitchen and discover the servants' secrets. Experience what life was like for servants and estate workers on this grand estate on living history days.
Learn to knit workshop
Thursday 5 September, 11am - 3pm
£20 Includes park and garden admission
Interested in learning how to knit? Come and learn the skills you need at Ickworth. You'll make a variety of sample squares with our talented sewers and learn different techniques and patterns. You'll leave with a complete set of instructions attached to each square you've knitted to help you continue using your skills at home. Maybe you'd like to knit a jumper for Christmas and need a helping hand to give you that kick start.
Living History - Mellow fruitfulness
Saturday 14 September, 11am - 4pm
House admission applies
Experience Ickworth Lives Living History days which tells the real stories of the people who lived and worked at Ickworth in the thirties. Join us for a special historic day and follow in the footsteps of the servants as the basement comes to life. Check out what's cooking in the kitchen and discover the servants' secrets. Experience what life was like for servants and estate workers on this grand estate on living history days.
Conservation in action - Dust and ceramics
Tuesday 17 September
House admission applies
Dust is inevitable and it comes in many forms including clothing fibres, dirt, stone, and skin to name but some. Come and talk to the conservation assistants in the Rotunda to find out how dust can damage our collections, and how we monitor and minimise dust levels.
Drawing workshop
Thursday 19 September, 11am - 3pm
£15 Includes house admission
Would you like to be able to draw? Do you think you wouldn't be able to learn? Come to this workshop for beginners and budding artists where artist Margaret Coleman will teach you how to look at items and learn how to draw them using light and shade. You'll be amazed at your results even as a complete beginner. Drawing pad and pencils provided. Bring a packed lunch, tea
Living History - Feeding the shoot
Saturday 28 September, 11am - 4pm
House admission applies
Experience Ickworth Lives Living History days which tells the real stories of the people who lived and worked at Ickworth in the thirties. Join us for a special historic day and follow in the footsteps of the servants as the basement comes to life. Check out what's cooking in the kitchen and discover the servants' secrets. Experience what life was like for servants and estate workers on this grand estate on living history days.
Lavenham
Discover Medieval Lavenham
Thursday 12 September, 10.30am
A guided walk around the historic centre of this unique medieval village. Join us for coffee & shortbread in our pretty Tearoom, where the Guildhall Manager will give a short talk about the building before you set off to discover the hidden gems of Lavenham. Your guide will take you to the Church of St Peter & Paul, one of the finest parish churches in England. The tour lasts around two hours.
£14 per person. To book call 01787 247646.
Heddles, Treadles and Dye Pots
Fri 20 - Sun 22 September, 11am-4pm
A celebration of spinning, weaving and dyeing in all their forms, with a focus on World-wide ‘Spin in Public' day on 21st, when spinners will be at locations all around Lavenham village getting you to have a go yourself.
Normal entry prices, no need to book.
Melford Hall
A Walk through Time
Thursday 12 September
1pm
A short stroll of 1.5 miles around the upper end of Long Melford. Based on the Estate map of 1580 which still hangs in the Great Hall you will see a number of buildings still in existence today, but also more recent items of interest.
£5.00 (+ normal admission)
Heritage Open Day
Saturday 14 September, 1pm - 4.30pm
A free admission day as part of the Heritage Open day initiative
FREE ADMISSION
Railway Walk
Saturday 14 September, 10.30am - 1pm
Join us for a guided four-mile walk retracing the route of the former Great Eastern Railway Line linking the medieval wool towns of Lavenham and Long Melford. Meet at Lavenham Guildhall Tearoom for refreshments and a short introduction before starting your walk. At the end of the walk, enjoy lunch at Melford Hall and a chance to look around the house.
£14 Refreshments and admission included in the price of the ticket.
Autumn Fair
Saturday 21 and Sunday 22 September, 10.30pm - 4.30pm
The return of our popular annual fair with a greater variety of exhibitors this year. Your opportunity to buy unique items for the home, garden or kitchen, as well as a wide range of giftware.
FREE EVENT (normal admission applies)
Framing the Village
Sunday 29 September, 11am
A short guided walk through Melford Hall Park taking in Hare Drift and the Long Plantation and setting it in the context of the history, both ancient and modern.
£5.00 (+ normal admission)
Orford Ness
Short Break Working Holiday - ‘Beachwatch'
21-22 September
Over a weekend ‘join' the 1000+ volunteers nationally, who will be carrying out beach litter surveys and clean ups as part of the Marine Conservation Society ‘Beachwatch'. Enjoy a weekend on the Suffolk Coast and contribute to resolving this global issue. You will be staying on Orford Ness NNR but working both on the Ness and at Dunwich Heath.
For a brochure or to book a place on all Working Holidays Tel: 0844 800 3099, email: working.holidays@nationaltrust.org.uk or book online: www.nationaltrust.org.uk/workingholidays
Sutton Hoo
Lecture Lunch with Dr Sam Newton
Mystery Objects
Sunday 15 September, 11.30am-2pm
A reassessment of the ceremonial objects found in King Raedwald's burial chamber - the "sceptre", the "standard" and the wonderful hanging bowls.
£22.50 includes site entry, lecture, refreshments and a two course hot lunch.
Out of the Case
Sunday 15 September, 1.30pm-2.30pm
Get a step closer to our fantastic collection of Sutton Hoo replicas at an informal talk in our exhibition hall.
Normal admission.
Theatre Royal
A Night of Folk Music with Terence Blacker
Sunday 1 September, 7.30pm
Join the writer and musician Terence Blacker as he introduces an evening of Folk music, including Cajun, Old-time, Appalachian, English acapella, Contemporary and Jazzy/Funk, featuring the Milkmaid Folk Club's bands and musicians.
During the evening why not enjoy a pint of one of our special ales: Milkmaid Mild or Theatre Royal Bitter in the Greene Room (before, during or after the show).
Bands and musicians appearing include Kelly and Woolley, Cudby Calder, The Larks, Sound Tradition, Fern Teather, Valerie Choiseul and 'B sometimes of the banjo'.
'Money raised from this fundraising event will help to support the Theatre Royal's community and education programme (Registered Charity 242977) and The Milkmaid Folk Arts Centre C.I.C.
Lunchtime Concert- Sam Piha (Guitar) and Louise Garner (Flute)
Tuesday 3 September, 1.10pm
Guildhall, Bury St Edmunds
Sam and Louise have been delighting audiences all over the world with their thrilling programmes of well-known and not-so-well-known captivating music, frequently including Sam's own compositions.
The Taming of the Shrew
Wednesday 4- Friday 6 September, 7.30pm
Thursday 5 September, 2.00pm & 7.30pm
The Globe Theatre on tour presents The Taming of the Shrew, directed by Joe Murphy.
A small troupe of female travelling players breathes new life into Shakespeare's outrageous comedy. Taming of The Shrew stars one of Theatre's great screwball double-acts: a couple hell-bent on confusing and outwitting each other right up until the play's controversial conclusion.
The Globe last visited the Theatre Royal with As You Like It and A Midsummer Night's Dream.
Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra
Saturday 7 September, 7.30pm
Stylish, sophisticated, smooth... Michael Law's Piccadilly Dance Orchestra, recently featured on BBC 4's hit programme Len Goodman's Dancing Feet, recreate the glamour of the golden age of popular music, the 1920's to 40's, along with a hearty helping of foot-tapping jazz and 'hot' dance music... rediscover the lost, magical world of Broadway and Hollywood music from between the wars.
Programme includes: Night and Day, Anything Goes, I Get A Kick Out of You, Say It With Music, My Heart Belongs To Daddy, A Room With A View and Mad Dogs and Englishmen.
Stuff in the Attic
Thursday 12 & Friday 13 September, 7.30pm
Dick's dad has died. His older brother Julian has come over from the US for the funeral. Dick has put his life on hold to care for his father in his last years. Julian left to pursue a glittering career. They never did get on...
A dark comedy in one act, with original music by Pat Whymark (composer for Dick Turpin's Last Ride) and featuring Julian Harries and Dick Mainwaring.
Last Night of the Proms
Saturday 14 September, 7.30pm
Join the Bury St Edmunds Concert Band for a memorable concert evening to celebrate the finale of the terrific summer season of The Proms, as they perform popular classics and patriotic anthems.
Mansfield Park, a Theatre Royal BSE Production
Tuesday 17 - Saturday 21 September, 7.30pm
Wednesday 18 & Saturday 21 September, 2.00pm & 7.30pm
‘... There certainly are not so many men of large fortune in the world as there are pretty women to deserve them'
Unceremoniously uprooted from her humble family home, intelligent young Fanny Price is dropped into the bustling, aristocratic household of her uncle, Sir Thomas Bertram, where she finds herself buffeted from one crisis to the next. Yet, throughout this turmoil one thing remains a constant - her love for the generous, worthy and steadfast Edmund Bertram. But will this love be her salvation? Or will she be forced to marry the charismatic Henry Crawford for connections and wealth alone?
'A sheer delight' British Theatre Guide
Betrayal, by Harold Pinter
Tuesday 24 & Wednesday 25 September, 7.30pm
Wednesday 25 September, 2.00pm & 7.30pm
Emma is married to Robert, a publisher. But for seven years, she has been having an affair with Jerry, a literary agent and Robert's best friend.
Betrayal begins after the end of the affair, and pursues an intricate, gripping journey back to its very beginning.
'Pinter's masterpiece' Daily Telegraph
Well
Friday 27 & Saturday 28 September, 7.30pm
Saturday 28 September, 2.00pm & 7.30pm
A world premiere of an aerial-dance theatre work exploring the largest mass-poisoning in history.2013. Asha's hands shake as her sister Arundhati folds her wedding sari around her. 1973. Anjali hangs from silk, her life is pouring out of her. A well is drilled. Clean water. 40 years later, and her daughter now hangs in the balance. A rich soundscape of Bengali music and interwoven recorded text forms an atmospheric backdrop for Shreya Kumar's stunning choreographic fusion of classical Indian dance with contemporary aerial circus.
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