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May
30
Sat
Visit to Beth Chatto’s Garden @ Beth Chatto's House near Colchester
May 30 @ 9:00 am – 5:30 pm

Friends of Waterlow Park are organising a coach trip on Saturday 30 May to this famous garden and plant nursery near Colchester in Essex. Beth Chatto, now in her 90s, is one of the country’s foremost plantswomen. Highlights are the gravel garden, the fabulous display of herbaceous plants and shrubs, and water and woodland gardens. Come along to get ideas for your garden or just to enjoy seeing great garden design. Coach will depart Highgate at 9.00 and return by 17.30.

May
6
Sat
Scorched @ Jacksons Lane
May 6 @ 8:00 pm – 9:00 pm

1941. Egypt. WWII. An escaped German officer. A two day chase across the brutal Sahara. A triumphant capture. A hero’s return.
1991. England. Jack reigns from the armchair of his rest home, a local legend. Decorated veteran of Tobruk. Former river warden, boxer, horse whisperer, boat builder, charmer, prolific father and husband to a very unhappy wife. Dementia is eroding his mind. As the Gulf War rages, the past drags him back to the scorched sands. Inspired by the writer’s grandfather.
Following its critically acclaimed debut at this year’s Edinburgh Festival, Open Sky present Scorched, using new writing, visual physical theatre, period music and an innovative set to create the workings of a mind sinking into the sands of time. “Striking theatrical invention” The Stage

Dec
8
Fri
Chopin and his patrons @ Lauderdale House
Dec 8 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

Chopin and his patrons

Distinguished pianist Tomasz Lis will present the seventh concert in the series of Music At Unique Venues. The lecture recital will take place at Lauderdale House, build in 1582 during the reign of Elisabeth I. In 1645 the house was inherited by Earl of Lauderdale and visited by such notable people like Charles II, Samuel Pepys and Nell Gwyn.

During the evening Tomasz Lis will give a recital of Chopin’s music as well as discuss his most illustrious patrons, focusing his attention on the three most lavish and distinguished salons of the day ruled over by Harriet Lady Granville, Baroness Thérèse d’Apponyi and Baronne Betty de Rothschild.

The lecture recital will by illustrated with paintings by Jean-Auguste-Dominique Ingres and Eugène Delacroix. Wine will be served during the interval and the audience will have an exclusive access to the house and its surrounding gardens.

Programme:

Fantaisie Op.49 in F minor; Polonaise-Fantaisie Op.61 in A flat major; Mazurkas Op.59; Nocturnes Op.27; Nocturnes Op.62; Mazurkas Op.17.

 

Time: 19:30

Venue: Lauderdale House

Price band A B
Standard £30.00
Concession
Child

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