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LESS THAN TWO WEEKS TO GO - 2010 |
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Monday, 19 July 2010 20:08 |
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The company is looking forward to a lively season. We're assembling our own "crew of patches" to put on A Midsummer Night's Dream in the Bishop's Palace, with our fairies drawn from the stone colours in the Palace walls. We're singing and drumming in preparation for our fantastic musical version of the Just So stories by Rudyard Kipling (no stranger to musical versions of his work - with the Jungle Book!) and we're looking forward to our annual Sunday evening performances of poetry, prose and music which this year is all about Measurement - and there's more to that than meets the eye. See the dates and don't miss us if you're in South West Wales in August!
We'll be pitching our tents in Mathry, and hoping that the sun will shine. We hope to see you there too! |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 20 July 2010 19:16 |
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
The perfect Shakespeare play for a midsummer night in the ruins of the spectacular Bishop's Palace. Join the Lovers, the Fairies & the Rude Mechanicals as they lose themselves in an enchanted forest full of comedy, magic and romance.
Just So
Rudyard Kipling, author of The Jungle Book, also wrote these sparkling stories telling how different creatures came to be. Find out how the elephant got his trunk and the rhino his wrinkly skin in this lively musical adaptation, full of songs, stories and chances to join in! Fun for the whole family.
Made to Measure
Don't miss our annual treat of poetry, prose, music and comedy in the intimate atmosphere of the ancient Bishop's Palace Undercroft. This year's them is measurement, with teh entire Festival Arts company presenting our usual unusual mix.
in addition, this year:
If Love's a Sweet Passion
A charity concert presenting music on the theme of ardour, amity and amour. Performed in Mathry's beautiful church by some outstanding musicians working with Festival Arts. Saturday 14th of August, 2.30 pm, ticket £5 on the door. |
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Written by Prospero
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009 19:30 |
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Festival Designers have been busy, we have some beautiful production-specific posters this year,...
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First Performance St Davids Bishop's Palace: 3rd of August.
Last Performance St Davids Bishop's Palace: 19th of August
First Performance Just So: 5th of August.
Last Performance Just So: 18th of August
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Margaret, Lady Parkes CBE |
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Written by Prospero
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Tuesday, 28 July 2009 16:25 |
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During her life Margaret Parkes was a dedicated and influential champion of many great causes and organisations. From its earliest days she was a great friend of Festival Arts. Holidays in Pembrokeshire from the 1960s onwards brought her into annual contact with Festival Arts and its performances. For many years she, her husband Sir Edward and her family would be a familiar sight in the audience at the Bishop's Palace as well as the many other venues we have used over our 40 years. An experienced teacher, lecturer and administrator she was a member of a host of educational committees and worked tirelessly on behalf of many voluntary organisations. A lecturer in Sociology at Homerton College, Cambridge, during the 1960s and 70s, over the years Lady Parkes was to have a wide influence upon the field of education. In addition to this Lady Parkes was a member of the Press Council and in 1984 she was appointed a BBC governor. It was with great sadness that we learned of her death in 2007.
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