Wonderful Beast is delighted to announce, that following on from the
success of last year’s Storm of Stories the next one is
currently being planned for 3- 6 April 2014. Last year the stories and
events were linked to the sea, drawing inspirational performances from
members of the local community and a brilliant cast of international
artists. The theme for the next festival is the forest, the primal
landscape of so many legends, folk and fairy tales, which continues to
haunt, excite and disturb. In Gossip from The Forest, author Sara
Maitland argues that the two forms are intimately connected: “the
mysterious secrets and silences, gifts and perils of the forests were
both the background and the source of fairy tales.” Wonderful Beast
will explore these entwining themes. It also aims to develop its work
within the community, which was such a popular aspect of last year’s
events. More details will be sent out in due course.
Outcasts
Sunday 16 June 2013 at 3.00pm and 9.00pm, Pump House, Aldeburgh
Aldeburgh
is going to be awash with Peter Grimes in June due to the Britten
centenary. Wonderful Beast is contributing to the celebrations in the
Aldeburgh Music Festival, with two performances of Peter
Grimes from The
Borough by
George Crabbe, coupled with The
Rime of The Ancient Mariner by
Samuel Taylor Coleridge. Due to unforeseen circumstances, Roger
Lloyd Pack is now unable to perform the poems but Wonderful Beast is
delighted to announce that actors Clive
Merrison
(The History Boys) and Kika Markham (Lois Selfridge in the TV drama,
Mr Selfridge) will
be reading in his place. Sylvia
Hallett
will provide the music for these epic poems.
. more
info...
Suffolk Fun Festival
Sat 10 and Sunday 11 August, times tbc, Easton Farm Park
Wonderful Beast performs The Coat of Umpteen Pockets - poems and songs for children by Adrian Mitchell
This popular touring show features Adrian’s daughter Sasha, Matt
Prendergast and Alys Kihl who bring these funny, insightful, playful
and beautiful poems to life. Each performer has a magical coat with
‘umpteen pockets’ out of which appear poems and songs to make children
laugh, listen, dig deep into their imaginations and to sing.
“I loved your play. I liked all your poems. My favourites were
‘The Giant’ and ‘The Nose’. I liked it when you said bum, it was
funny because you said a rude word. The fat cat was funny because he
ate lots of sausages.”
Saffy age 9
Flipside
–
A
Festival of Brazilian Literature and Music
October
4, 5, 6 Snape
Maltings
Wonderful
Beast will provide storytelling and music with participation from
children who want to join in and have fun. (More details tbc)
Music Matters Most
17 November 2013 at 3.00pm Jubilee Hall, AldeburghThe Diaries of Imogen Holst
Extracts
from Holst’s fascinating diaries kept between 1952-1954 when she
first came to Aldeburgh at the invitation of Britten and Pears to
help plan the Festival, run the Aldeburgh Music Club and work on
Gloriana,
will be read by actor Penelope
Wilton
with excerpts from the opera sung by Robert
Murray,
Yvonne
Kenny, and
Catrin
Johnson
accompanied by Rachel
Fuller
...more
info...
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