Thursday 4th April
NKP Theatre Group Present
VITA and VIRGINIA
Virginia Woolf meets fellow author Vita Sackville-West in London in the 1920s. They embark on a 20-year relationship that inspires one of Virginia's most famous novels, Orlando. Abridged by the cast from the original play by Eileen Atkins, Vita and Virginia deftly brings to life the real letters and diaries of the two women, revealing deep friendship, wit and passion between the literary genius and the aristocratic yet middle-brow poet.
“Emma Francis and Ruth Cattell smash it!”
EDINBURGH REVIEWS
“A wondrous exploration of the epistolary side of their near-romance”.
BROADWAY WORLD
“Blending literature, love and loss, this performance is a rare insight into a troubled mind”.
THE STUDENT MAGASINE
“An intense and snappy play which represents the very best of what theatre is capable of.”
EDFRINGE REVIEW
“This is an immensely intimate, compelling, and tender story tracing the beginning, middle, and tragic end of an intense romantic relationship. Highly recommended.”
BRIG NEWS
“A beautifully sensitive portrayal of a remarkable love story”
Virginia Woolf Society of Great Britain
Vita Sackville-West: Emma Francis
Virginia Woolf: Ruth Cattell
Directed and produced by Richard Delahaye
TICKETS £14.
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Website: www.nkp.org.uk/vita-and-virginia
Friday 12th April
Funny Beeseness presents
STEPHEN BAILEY
Saturday 13th April
SOAAR presents
Millie Manders
“High-octane, fierce, bursting with attitude and almost obnoxiously addictive" - Fortitude Magazine "If Kate Nash was actually any good, she'd probably sound like this" - Rock Sound "The world needs more ballsy female vocalists like this." - MOSH/Hit The Floor
Having started her musical journey at the tender age of five, London born Millie Manders has a rich background in classical, big band jazz and contemporary music ranging from punk to soul and back again, learning clarinet, saxophone, voice and ukulele.
Millie creates cross-genre punk that is hard to ignore. With lyricism that pokes fun, draws you in or leaves you questioning social norms teamed with incredible vocal dexterity, grinding guitars, irresistible horn hooks and a pumping rhythm section, the Millie Manders Music Machine churns out more raw punk fusion than you can shake a stick at, with a huge amount of Pop appeal.
Thursday 18th April
Rosetta's Spoken Word
An evening of open stage around creative writing/acting/standup presented by Jade Scotford and Laura Liptrott
Friday 19th April
Funny Beeseness presents
Fitz of laughter
Terry Alderton
Dawn Bailey,
Stephen Dodd,
Wayne Beese (MC)
Saturday 20th April
SOAAR presents
IAN PROWSE
Prowse formed Pele in 1989 along with Dally (drums), Robbo (Hammond), Nico (violin) and Jim McCallister (bass).[5] Signed by Michael Levy, Baron Levy in March 1991 to M&G Records/Polydor, the band went on to release two studio albums (Fireworks & The Sport Of Kings), one live album and six singles. Pele's singles never reached the Top 40 in the UK Singles Chart, with it being often remarked that Pele sold more of their famous primary colour T-shirts than they did records.[citation needed] However they scored a number one single in South Africa with "Megalomania", and had other hits in Holland, Portugal and Belgium. After nine tours of the UK, including those with Del Amitri and The Pogues, they split in 1996 due to problems with the record company whose efforts to make Prowse record as a solo artist were resisted by the singer.[citation needed] Prowse celebrated the 25th anniversary of first album Fireworks with a UK tour in the early 2017 with a 25th anniversary of The Sport of Kings tour announced for 2018.
Wednesday 24th April
Katie Fitzgeralds presents
Dan WhiteHouse
‘A Night Of Glass’ brings together Dan’s three recent glass-centred albums: Voices From The Cones (nominated for FATEA’s 2022 Innovation Award), The Glass Age and Reflections On The Glass Age.
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Saturday 27th April
Giant and the Georges
Katie Fitzgeralds presents
Great to see Giant and the Georges back here at Katies Secret garden . Expect some new songs and new trousers from these super sartorial songsmiths.
Sunday 28th April
The Buskateers present
Busking for Charity
THIS SUNDAY 4PM-8PM - SUPPORTING LOCAL CHARITIES.
Featuring Abi Stanton, The Clarkes & Co, Close Enough, Garry Lynall, Bleak December, Eddy Morton & The John Richards Trio.
Promises to be an absolute stunner - Miss it if you're daft enough...