Sep – Dec 2016

WELCOME‘The answer my friend, is blowin’ in the wind, The answer is blowin’ in the wind.’ Bob Dylan

Whilst we may be in the dark at the minute, by the end of November, we shall know what answer the American people have delivered by electing the 45th President of the United States of America. The relationship between the UK and the US is longstanding and deep rooted, thus it seemed appropriate for the programme to reflect upon this great nation’s impact on the world of the Arts. Musically our focus is on the influence of American composers and the variety of music which has emanated from those shores. The Home of the Brave gives a glimpse of that variety with music from Copland, Glass, Gershwin and Joplin all being performed. Later in the season we encounter the minimalist style of Terry Riley, where the audience is invited to join in or drop out as they so choose, before the season ends with the Symphony Orchestra concert in the chapel, an annual highlight of the School Calendar.

Who’s afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue, considers the impact of colour in influencing our perception of a piece of art. The decision making behind choices of colours will be explored further in a fascinating talk by Frank Woodgate, a lecturer and guide at Tate Modern, in early October. Staying with America, but actively broaching the political world, we are delighted to invite you to come along and hear Tim Stanley and Tom Tugendhat, MP, discuss the potential impact of the US election on the UK. On a different tack, we are delighted to welcome Professor David Crystal and his son, Ben, in early September for a lecture The Tongue that Shakespeare Spoke, which will consider how the sounds and meanings of Shakespeare’s words have changed over the course of time.

Our drama offerings this term are as wide and diverse as ever. NT live returns, the school play, The Government Inspector, satirically considers political corruption whilst lighter shades are sure to be found in Dinosaur Park, Penguin Elephant and an adaptation of Michael Murpurgo’s Why the Whales Came. As Christmas approaches, younger ones are sure to enjoy Blunderbus’ production of Lily and the Little Snow Bear. With sell-out shows in the last three years, this looks set to carry on that fine tradition, so early booking is advised.

All of the above and much more beside, promise to entertain, challenge and intrigue audiences in the coming months. Please do look through the brochure carefully; we are confident that there is something for every taste and we look forward to seeing you here in the coming months.

John Bleakley Chair Tonbridge Arts Committee

BOX OFFICE01732 304241

ONLINE BOOKINGwww.tonbridgearts.comboxoffice@tonbridge-school.org /emforstertheatre @emftheatre

The Box Office is open 9.30am - 2.30pm Monday - Friday (term time only) and one hour before our shows.

Tickets can be reserved for up to five days after which they will be released for sale.

For group bookings, terms and conditions and further enquiries please check our website or contact the Box Office.

Parking for the theatre is at Tonbridge School Centre or in nearby town car parks.

When you book via the Box Office please let us know if you have any additional requirements which would make your visit more enjoyable.

SEPTEMBERTHU 1ST NT LIVE - DEEP BLUE SEA EMF Theatre 7.00pm

SUN 11TH PENGUIN! ELEPHANT! EMF Studio 11.30am & 3.00pm

WED 14TH DINOSAUR PARK (THE JURASSIC PARODY) EMF Theatre 7.30pm

THU 15TH THE TONGUE THAT SHAKESPEARE SPOKE EMF Theatre 7.30pm

FRI 16TH TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS EMF Studio 7.30pm

SAT 17TH - 6TH NOVEMBER “WHO’S AFRAID OF RED, YELLOW AND BLUE?” Old Big School

WED 21ST VENTOUX EMF Theatre 7.30pm

THU 22ND NT LIVE EMF Theatre 7.00pm

OCTOBER

SUN 2ND WHY THE WHALES CAME EMF Theatre 3.00pm

SUN 2ND THE HOME OF THE BRAVE – PIANO CIRCUS Recital Room 8.15pm

MON 3RD IN OUR HANDS EMF Theatre 7.30pm

TUE 4TH “WHO’S AFRAID OF RED, YELLOW AND BLUE?” IN CONTEXT Cawthorne Lecture Theatre 7.30pm

THU 6TH TIM & TOM TALK TRUMP EMF Theatre 7.30pm

FRI 7TH LOWER SIXTH MUSIC SCHOLARS’ CONCERT Recital Room 7.30pm

SAT 8TH PIED PIPER EMF Theatre 7.00pm

FRI 21ST CAPTAIN FLINN AND THE PIRATE DINOSAURS 2: THE MAGIC CUTLASS EMF Theatre 4.00pm

FRI 21ST

TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS EMF Studio 7.30pm

NOVEMBERSUN 6TH

THE HOME OF THE BRAVE – ALLAN BUNNEY CONCERT Big School 8.15pm

FRI 11TH

TONBRIDGE COMEDY NIGHTS EMF Studio 7.30pm

SUN 13TH

THE HOME OF THE BRAVE – THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK Big School 7.30pm

WED 16TH

THE HOME OF THE BRAVE – RILEY, IN C Old Big School 8.30am – 8.30pm

FRI 18TH

THE HOME OF THE BRAVE – SEASON CLOSE Chapel of St Augustine 7.30pm

TUE 22ND – FRI 25TH

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR EMF Theatre 7.30pm

DECEMBERSAT 4TH, SUN 5TH, SAT 10TH, SUN 11TH

EXPOSURE Old Big School 12.00pm - 4.00pm

THU 1ST - FRI 2ND

CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR EMF Theatre 7.30pm

SAT 10TH - MON 12TH

LILY AND THE LITTLE SNOW BEAR EMF Theatre 7.30pm 10th 2.00pm 11th & 12th 10.30am & 2.00pm

THU 15TH DEC NT LIVE EMF Theatre 7.00pm

Sunday 11th September

PENGUIN! ELEPHANT!“Waddle waddle waddle, stomp stomp stomp” Goblin’s new musical adventure for children ages 3+.

Penguin is a little bit selfish. Penguin loves fish fingers, but never shares them. Everything is black and white and that’s just the way Penguin likes it. Until one day Elephant turns up. Elephant is big. Elephant is messy. Elephant likes lots of colour everywhere. However will Penguin cope!?

With original songs, hilarious physical comedy and dance, Penguin! Elephant! is a magical new show about celebrating differences for anyone who’s ever waddled like a Penguin or stomped like an Elephant.

The show includes a rap about Fish Fingers, some food based-mess and a magical balloon ride that will have children ages 3+ jumping for joy.

“A funny, visually expressive piece of storytelling... Exploring diversity has never been so much fun” The Stage

www.goblintheatre.co.uk

EMF STUDIO £811.30am & 3.00pm

Wednesday 14th SeptemberJames Seabright presents Superbolt Theatre’s production

DINOSAUR PARK (THE JURASSIC PARODY)This award-winning, laugh-out-loud spin on Spielberg’s classic Jurassic Park is a theatrical celebration of cinematic nostalgia. The perfect parody for those waiting anxiously for the next film, and an enjoyable entertainment for everyone else!

Welcome to the unlikely setting of Lyme Regis Community Centre, where the Park Family embark on a journey to a misty past. When things go wrong, family feuds are faced with the rapturous roar of DIY dinosaurs.

Superbolt Theatre’s five-star production is an epic adventure of show-stopping, spine-tingling theatrics and megalithic mayhem. Direct from a sell-out London season, and an official sell-out status at Edinburgh Fringe 2015, the show tours the UK for the first time!

Just like the film that inspired it, Dinosaur Park is rated PG and is unsuitable for under 8s.

HHHH “Will make you chuckle your human-hide off.” Time Out

EMF THEATRE £12, £9 conc7.30pm

Thursday 15th September

THE TONGUE THAT SHAKESPEARE SPOKEA lecture by Professor David Crystal and Ben Crystal on the original pronunciation of Shakespearean English and its effect on meaning and interpretation.

David Crystal, Professor of Linguistics and perhaps the pre-eminent international scholar on the history of the English language, and his son Ben, an actor and part of the Passion in Practice theatre company, present a dynamic and fascinating introduction to the increasingly popular world of Original Pronunciation. The way we hear Shakespeare today, in Received Pronunciation, is not how it would have sounded to an audience at the Globe Theatre in 1605, and crucially it is not necessarily what it would have meant either: meaning has been altered by shifting sound and hearing Shakespeare in a new-yet-old way makes familiar and unfamiliar texts accessible in unexpected and wonderful ways.

EMF THEATRE £12, £9 students7.30pm

Friday 16th September Friday 21st October Friday 11th November

TONBRIDGECOMEDY NIGHTSOur monthly comedy night returns following sell-out shows.

Featuring some of the top comedians on the circuit, names confirmed so far include Stuart Goldsmith, Pippa Evans and Otiz Cannelloni.

Check the website for up to date details of comedians for each event.

16+

EMF STUDIO £127.30pm

Sat 17th September – Sun 6th November

WHO’S AFRAID OF RED, YELLOW AND BLUE?This exhibition explores colour through the practices of 3 contemporary painters; Virginia Bodman, Julian Brown and Gill Ord. They use colour to draw us into their work and seduce us, but also confound our expectations with unusual or dissonant contrasts. By using colour strategically they help us to become actively engaged in the process of thinking and looking at painting; unpicking and discovering our likes, dislikes, prejudices and associations.

The title of the exhibition comes from a series of large-scale paintings by the American abstract expressionist Barnett Newman, created in the late 1960s. He was critiquing the use of colour according to theory, rather than for its more expressive qualities. It highlights the way our understanding of colour begins with the rules we learn when we are young, and often develops unconsciously with our observations from the world around us.

OBS GALLERY 12.00 – 4.00pm (Sat & Sun)

Wednesday 21st September

VENTOUXVentoux is the most fearsome mountain encountered on the Tour de France.

It is also the story of Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani – whose drug-fuelled race in 2000 was the greatest cycling had ever seen. Ventoux charts the parallel lives of these champions who overcame great adversity in tandem, and the mountain that cast them in opposing directions.

Join 2Magpies as they restage the race using breathtaking video accompaniment and a pair of road bikes, asking the question – how far will we go to succeed?

12+

HHHH ‘The performance is a true Tour de Force” The Public Reviews

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“touching and elegantly controlled” The Scotsman

EMF THEATRE £10, £9 students7.30pm

Twins III by Virginia Bodman

Admission Free

Thursday 1st September – Thursday 8th December

THE TUNNEL RESIDENCY 2016

LORENA CARBAJALLorena Carbajal’s artistic work and theoretical research engage with ideas of language, translation, communication and misunderstanding.

Lorena is a Visual Artist & Educator, she studied Visual Arts at the National University of San Juan, Argentina. She has also earned an MA in Fine Art (Art & Space) with Distinction from Kingston University, London. Currently Lorena is completing her MA in Art & Design in Education, at the Institute of Education, UCL, London. Lorena has developed Art projects for various institutions, including TATE Gallery, Irish Museum of Modern Art, The Francis Crick Institute, Orleans House Gallery, V&A Museum, Queen Mary University of London, and also worked for numerous Primary and Secondary Schools in London and the South East. She has won various awards, among them an UNESCO-Aschberg ‘study residency’ at IMMA, Dublin during 2005/6 and August 2009.

www.lorenacarbajal.com www.thearttrolley.com

TUNNEL GALLERY All Welcome

Sunday 2nd October

WIZARD PRESENTS

WHY THE WHALES CAME BY MICHAEL MORPURGOMulti-award-winning performer and storyteller Danyah Miller vividly brings to life another enchanting tale by Michael Morpurgo.

Created by the same team who brought you the acclaimed and much-loved production of I Believe in Unicorns, Why The Whales Came is full of fun, mystery and adventure.

Children Gracie and Daniel have been forbidden to go near the mysterious and seemingly dangerous Birdman. But messages and clues intrigue them and, after being lost at sea in the fog and stranded on his tiny island, they begin to unravel the Birdman’s secrets, the villagers’ fears and superstitions and learn why the whales came to the island.

“Danyah’s performance is a tour de force…a glorious example of the magic of storytelling…” Michael Morpurgo

For Families, but not suitable for under 7 year olds

EMF THEATRE £10, Groups 10 + £8.503.00pm

RECITAL ROOM 8.15pm

Sunday 2nd October

THE HOME OF THE BRAVEAs the world focuses on the US Presidential elections, the concerts this term highlight the wealth and variety of the musical output from across the Atlantic.

The season starts with piano music, ranging from the impressionism of Edward MacDowell, through the Ragtime of Scott Joplin and virtuoso displays of George Gershwin and Morton Gould to the Minimalist kaleidoscopes of Philip Glass and John Adams.

Copland The Cat and The Mouse Gould Boogie Woogie Étude Philip Glass Two Études Arlen Over the Rainbow Burleigh On Bended Knees John Adams Hallelujah Junction

Students & Staff of Tonbridge School

MacDowell To a Wild Rose Joplin Maple Leaf Rag Gershwin Three Preludes and I Got Rhythm

FreePlease book in advance

Monday 3rd October

IN OUR HANDS Alf is a trawler fisherman at the top of his game. But times are changing and so is the industry, will Alf adapt in order to survive?

Follow a fish’s journey from sea to plate, watch a seagull’s ridicu-lous attempt to find food and witness a father and son reunite.

Award winning Smoking Apples use innovative puppetry, a striking set and an original score to transport you out to sea, under the ocean and onto the deck of the Catcher’s Fortune.

“An imagination-fuelled cracker of a production” A Younger Theatre

Supported by Arts Council England.

EMF THEATRE £10, £9 conc7.30pm

Tuesday 4th October

WHO’S AFRAID OF RED, YELLOW AND BLUE? IN CONTEXT GALLERY WILL BE OPEN TO VIEW “WHO’S AFRAID…” FROM 6.45PM Have you ever wondered how artists choose their colour palette? Is it a process that uses intuition and improvisation or are they inspired by colour theory?

In this lecture Frank Woodgate discusses the use of colour by some of the key figures in modern art: the Fauves, Mondrian and the Abstract Expressionists. He will also use a selection of paintings by the artists in “Who’s Afraid of Red, Yellow and Blue?” to talk about contemporary artists’ colour strategies. There will be a chance to see the show before and after the talk.

Frank Woodgate is a Lecturer and Guide at Tate Modern and Tate Britain, as well as many other London galleries and national organisations.

CAWTHORNE LECTURE THEATRE All Welcome7.30pm

Syntax by Gill Ord

Thursday 6th October

TIM & TOM TALK TRUMPIN SUPPORT OF HOSPICE IN THE WEALD

Join Tim Stanley, journalist and historian, and Tom Tugendhat, MP for Tonbridge and Malling and Patron of Hospice in the Weald, for an evening of intelligent talk and debate about the upcoming US Presidential Election and its impact on the UK.

EMF THEATRE £157.30pm

NT LIVEDATES FOR YOUR DIARY Thursday 1st September – The Deep Blue Sea Thursday 22nd SeptemberThursday 15th December Shows to be announced, please check our website for details.

EMF THEATRE £14, £12 concession7.00pm

Friday 7th October

LOWER SIXTH MUSIC SCHOLARS CONCERTA varied recital of solo performances performed by our Lower Sixth Music Scholars.

RECITAL ROOM 7.30pm FreeNo need to book in advance

Saturday 8th October

NATIONAL YOUTH MUSIC THEATRE

THE PIPER OF HAMELINThe Piper of Hamelin is a children’s opera by the British composer, John Rutter to a libretto by Jeremy James Taylor, founder of the National Youth Music Theatre. It is both witty and moving in telling the exemplary tale of the greed and avarice of the townsfolk of Hamelin, and the tragic punishment brought upon them by the strange travelling Piper who they double-cross after he has saved their city from a plague of rats.

The National Youth Music Theatre, now celebrating its 40th anniversary, represents the very best in work with young people in musical theatre, leading Andrew Lloyd Webber to describe it as “the best youth music theatre in the world.”

Suitable for all ages.

EMF THEATRE £10, £8 conc.7.00pm

Friday 21st October

CAPTAIN FLINN & THE PIRATE DINOSAURS 2 – THE MAGIC CUTLASSFlinn is back! Les Petits Theatre Company return to the high seas after their hugely successful and award winning show Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs.

The Magic Cutlass is the hugely anticipated sequel based on the book by Giles Andreae and Russell Ayto.

When Flinn is in the middle of his school play his old nemesis, Mr T the T-Rex, appears and kidnaps his friends forcing them to hunt for the Magic Cutlass; a sword that grants any wish! The children are whisked away for another fantastic adventure to a world of devious dinosaurs, deep sea dangers and smelly sausages!

Praise for Captain Flinn and the Pirate Dinosaurs: Winner of The Primary Times Children’s Choice Award

EMF THEATRE £10, Groups 10 + £8.504.00pm

Sunday 6th November

ALLAN BUNNEY CONCERTAaron Copland’s ballet, Appalachian Spring, has come to represent what we think of as the traditional US soundtrack – evoking the vast landscapes and bold pioneer spirit of the rugged American settlers. It will be performed in its original version for thirteen instruments.

The concert also features Steve Reich’s brilliantly innovative Clapping Music and George Gershwin’s Walking the Dog, composed to accompany Fred Astaire as he took a stroll along the deck of a ship in the 1937 film, Shall We Dance.

Steve Reich Clapping Music Gershwin Promenade: Walking the Dog John Adams Road Movies Copland Appalachian Spring

Students & Staff of Tonbridge School.

BIG SCHOOL 8.15pm FreePlease book in advance

Sunday 13th November

THE GREAT AMERICAN SONGBOOK

BIG SCHOOL 7.30pm FreePlease book in advance

An evening showcasing the brilliance of American song-writing. The first half of the programme moves from Aaron Copland’s Old American Songs to the musical theatre of Jerome Kern, Richard Rodgers, Leonard Bernstein and Stephen Sondheim. In the second half we chart the development of the popular song from Henry Mancini and Burt Bacharach to Bob Dylan, Billy Joel, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and Prince.

Students of Tonbridge School, KCTS Chamber Choirs

Wednesday 16th November

RILEY. IN CTerry Riley’s seminal piece of minimalism comprises fifty-three melodic patterns played in sequence. The performers, playing a wide variety of instruments or even singing, get to choose how many times they play each pattern as well as its dynamic and relative speed. The mesmeric polyrhythmic nature of the music creates a spontaneous, ever-changing series of different musical shapes – a living sound installation. This twelve-hour long performance will feature a large number of performers playing for short periods at a time. Audience members are free to drop in and out or even join in. Instruments will be available!

Students and Staff of Tonbridge School

OBS GALLERY 8.30am – 8.30pm All Welcome

Tuesday 22nd - Friday 25th November

TONBRIDGE SCHOOL PRESENTS

THE GOVERNMENT INSPECTOR BY NIKOLAI GOGOL ADAPTED BY ADRIAN MITCHELLA small rural town in Tsarist Russia, a corrupt Governor and a string of incompetent officials are thrown into chaos when news reaches them that a Government Inspector has been sent from St. Petersburg. Travelling incognito, he will scrutinise every aspect of the administration of the town.

Nikolai Gogol’s classic comedy is as much a satire on human vanity as it is a reflection on the corruption and abuse of positions of authority by self-seeking officials. First staged in 1836, the play was only passed fit for public performance after much discussion with the Russian censors and eventually was accepted by the Tsar on the grounds of it being a ‘farce’, rather than the observational satire about corruption which it clearly is. Its continued popularity is partly due to resonances about the abuse of their position by those in public office, as well as the classic comic structures used in the play.

EMF THEATRE £5, £1 students7.30pm

Friday 18th November

SEASON CLOSEThe season closes with four American classics. Copland’s imposing fanfare was inspired in part by a famous speech by Vice President Henry A. Wallace proclaiming the dawning of the “Century of the Common Man”. It has now become part of cinematic culture, as has Barber’s haunting adagio. No survey of American Music would be complete without John Cage’s ultimate example of “Music of Chance”. The same could be said of George Gershwin’s dazzling symphonic poem, with its sleazy blues and Parisian car horns.

Copland Fanfare for the Common Man Barber Adagio for Strings Cage 4’33” Gershwin An American in Paris

Tonbridge School Symphony Orchestra

CHAPEL OF ST AUGUSTINE 7.30pm FreePlease book in advance

Tuesday 29th November – Sunday 11th December

EXPOSURETonbridge School Parents’ Arts Society present this exhibition of work from the members of the Parents’ Arts Photographers Group, aka The PAP.

It showcases an eclectic mix of genres and styles of photograph, demonstrating techniques used in photography, both in camera and in post production.

It highlights some of the projects and challenges undertaken within The PAP as well as the individual talent and vision of its members.

All photographs are for sale and profits are in aid of ‘Scotts Project Trust’ in Tonbridge.

OBS GALLERY (Sat & Sun) 12.00 - 4.00pm

Thursday 1st & Friday 2nd December

CHRISTMAS SPECTACTULAR

EMF THEATRE 7.30pm £5

An informal programme of festive music and other favourites. Performers include Tonbridge School’s Big Bands, Concert Band, Percussion Ensemble, School Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra and the joint KCTS Chamber Choirs.

All Welcome

10th - 12th December

LILY AND THE LITTLE SNOW BEARFollowing three sold out years, Blunderbus return with their new Christmas show.

Lily lives with Grandpa in a pretty little cottage somewhere in the countryside. Today she is very excited. There are just two more sleeps until Christmas and it’s snowing already!

Lily loves SNOW! So, she pops on her coat and sets off to explore. But when she discovers a trail of soft little footprints, she’s in for a very big SURPRISE! For at the bottom of the garden, she finds a lost little SNOW BEAR - and he’s really missing his mummy. As the snow falls on, Lily decides to rescue the baby bear before it’s too late. So, the adventure begins...

This funny, heartwarming tale of friendship is the perfect treat for Christmas, with exquisite puppets, enchanting music and a magical snowy setting. This modern-day fairytale is especially for little bears aged 3+, and their grown ups.

EARLY BOOKING RECEOMMENDED!

“Magical storytelling” The Stage

EMF THEATRE £10, groups of 10 + £8.50

10th: 3pm, 11th & 12th: 10.30am & 2.30pm

Saturday 19th November, 7.30pm

Tonbridge School Chapel

Conductor Matthew Willis

Holst The Cloud Messenger

Elgar Enigma Variations

Finzi Ode for St Cecilia

Tickets:

£15 Adult £14 Senior £7 Student

Tickets: Tonbridge School Box Office, or book online at: www.tonphil.org.uk

Season Ticket Saver! £53 Adult £48 Senior

£24 Student

Photo courtesy of Richard Gandon

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