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The romance, magic, power and pleasure in words .. and a peek at ladies’ underwear!
FACEBOOK FABLES
QMT Studio Walsworth Rd. 8pm £10
This young, energetic all female cast present the possibilities and pitfalls of cyber romance in this comic conundrum. Prepared to be tagged, poked and maybe even super-poked! . . . if you’re lucky.
A pre-Edinburgh Fringe fund raising show.
GIGI
Queen Mother Theatre, Walsworth Rd. 7.45pm £5 Mon only, £9 Concs £8 (Tues, Weds only)
A stage version of the academy award winning film musical starring Leslie Caron as the young Gigi in 1890s Paris featuring songs such as The Night They Invented Champagne and I Remember It Well.
STORIES ALONG THE SILK ROAD * new date added Mon 6 July
The Sunrunner, Bancroft. 7.30pm £5
International storyteller Bob Wilkins guides you on a dangerous journey over mountains and across deserts from China via Samarkand to Constantinople in the company of tale-telling merchants and camel herders.
POETRY I.D. PRESENTS
The Sun Hotel, Sun St. 7.30pm, Free
An evening of poetry and music featuring a dozen or more leading local poets plus two musical interludes.
THE SHAPE OF WOMEN
Hitchin Museum, Paynes Park. 7.30pm £4
An illustrated talk on women’s fashion and foundation garments from the 19th to early 20th century with items from the Museum’s extensive costume collection.
ALL MY LIFE AGO
Waterstones, Market Place. 7.30pm Free admission by ticket
Further readings from the forthcoming autobiography by entertainer, writer and showbiz entrepreneur Tony Phillips.
THE ART OF SCRAPBOOKING
The Sun Hotel, Sun St. 3pm £5 inc tea
No longer sugar paper, flower and water paste and Victorian scraps, scrapbooking as been re-invented and is now a creative phenomenon that has swept the world. Join Best of British Scrapbooking winner Michelle Jackson-Mogford with Martha Ross for tea and a demonstration.
FUZZYFACE MULTI ARTS NIGHT * John Hegley appearing and is selling well
The Sun Hotel, Sun St. 8pm £6
Featuring the best in cutting edge Art, Music, Poetry, Theatre, Comedy, Magic and Film all hosted by Hitchin based folk-tinged alternative Rock Band, The October Game.
A JAM FOR GEORGE
Waterstones, Market Place. 11am-1pm Free
A free live poetry jam to celebrate the 450th Anniversary of Hitchin’s most famous literary figure, the Jacobean poet and dramatist, George Chapman. Bring your own short poem (any subject , 20 lines max) to perform on the day or drop one off in advance to be read out in store by Hitchin’s present resident poet and author, Mike Barfield. Young poets especially welcome, emphasis on fun!
LITTLE HOWARD AND THE MAGIC PENCIL OF LIFE AND DEATH
Queen Mother Theatre, Walsworth Rd. 10,30am £8
Innovative comedian Howard Read returns to his home town with his acclaimed children’s show in aid of The Queen Mother Theatre Youth Wing Appeal.
STORIES ALONG SILK ROAD
The Sunrunner, Bancroft. 7.30pm £5
International storyteller Bob Wilkins guides you on a dangerous journey over mountains and across deserts from China via Samarkand to Constantinople in the company of tale-telling merchants and camel herders.
PENICILLIN MAN - SOLD OUT
Hitchin Museum, Paynes Park. 8pm, £4
Alexander Fleming and the antibiotic revolution. The Miss Lewis Memorial Lecture.
ROMANTIC WRITING ON A SUMMER’S EVENING
Waterstones, Market Place. 7pm £2 inc refreshments
Local author Juliette Archer will be speaking about the pleasure and pain of getting a novel published. Her book “The Importance of Being Emma” is a 21st century version of the famed novel by Jane Austen.
A SHORT HISTORY OF THE VICTORIA CROSS
British Schools, Queen St. 7.45pm £6 inc refreshments
From 1854 to present Geoff Robertson charts the history and development of the Victoria Cross with reference to recipients and manufacture.
Sponsor: Eric T Moore Books
THE STORY OF LAVENDER
Cadwell Farm, Ickleford. 7.30pm £5
By Sally Festing, definitive author on lavender, poet, journalist and garden historian.
Sponsors: Hitchin Historical Society and Hitchin Lavender
COMEDY JOB LOT
QMT Studio, Walsworth Rd. 8pm £10
A grab bag of songs, sketches and stand-up from the locally based comedy double act, Doggett & Ephgrave prior to a run at The Camden Fringe Festival. Brought to you by the team behind last year’s The Balloon Debate and Hitchin’s thriving comedy and music club ‘Mostly Comedy’. NB: Not suitable for children.
Sponsor: The Town Fryer, Churchgate
CONSTABLE AND TURNER - SOLD OUT
The Sun Hotel, Sun St. 8pm, £5
The Anthony Slinn Art Lecture.
Sponsor: Tim’s Art Supplies
STEAM AND SWEAT
Hitchin Museum, Paynes Park. 7.30pm £4
Derek Wheeler relates the story of Victorian Firefighting.
THE HEADMASTER’S HOUSE
British Schools, Queen St. 12.30pm £4
A talk and tour by Sheila Graham
ANIMALS IN THE GARDEN
British Schools, Queen St. 7.30pm £12 inc refreshments
From Armadillos to Zebu. Author and broadcaster Twigs Way will highlight the unusual, the touching and the downright inadvisable in a humorous overview of the history of animals in gardens. In aid of the Delme Radcliffe Archive Appeal.
ORGANIC GARDENING WITH BOB FLOWERDEW
Woodside Hall, Walsworth Rd. 7pm £10, concs £8
The undisputed guru of organics, Bob will share the secrets of his success in this fascinating evening of gardening wisdom. In aid of the Triangle Community Garden
Sponsor: Town Garden in Sun St & Fertile Fibre
THE TEMPEST
Barton-le-Clay. 7.30pm £8, concs £5
Big Spirit Youth Theatre with an alfresco production of Shakespeare’s last play. Music and theatre in a fabulous setting in aid of the QMT Youth Wing Appeal.
ASPECTS OF HITCHIN ARCHAEOLOGY
The Sun Hotel, Sun St. 8pm £5
With Keith Fitz-Patrick Matthews.
Sponsor: The Hitchin Society
THE GLENN MILLER MYSTERY
Market Theatre, Sun St. 8pm £10
A new play by Tony Phillips. Sinatra tribute artist Tony Pirelli is preparing for a concert when he senses a presence in his dressing room. Standing there is a trench-coated figure who resembles the late US band leader, Glenn Miller. But it’s the 21st century and Miller disappeared in 1944, so what is going on?
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