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Jul
9
Thu
Jazz on the Tea Lawn at Lauderdale House @ Lauderdale House
Jul 9 @ 7:00 pm – 9:00 pm

John Etheridge formed Sweet Chorus in 1998 as a personal tribute to Stephane Grappelli ,the greatest violinist of Jazz, with whom he had toured for many years in the late 70’s, early 80’s ..

The band takes it’s cue from the great Reinhardt /Grappelli repertoire of 1930’s classics but is in no way a slavish  itation of that music .

Inspired by Grappelli’s always questing spirit the band evinces dazzling forays into repertoire form all periods ..”always engaging and committed.”

Jul
15
Wed
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 15 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

Jul
16
Thu
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 16 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

Jul
17
Fri
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 17 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

Jul
19
Sun
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 19 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

Jul
21
Tue
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 21 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
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Jul
22
Wed
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 22 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 22 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
23
Thu
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 23 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

Backstage Cabaret @ Lauderdale House
Jul 23 @ 7:30 pm – 9:30 pm

Samantha and her pianist perform cabaret in the widest musical sense: satirical comedy, patter-songs, Broadway belters and intimate a cappella.

“Sassy, energetic, brilliant” — Richard Sidaway, West End star of Phantom Of The Opera

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 23 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
24
Fri
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 24 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 24 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
25
Sat
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 25 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 25 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
26
Sun
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 26 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 26 @ 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
28
Tue
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 28 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Jul
29
Wed
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 29 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 29 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
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Jul
30
Thu
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 30 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 30 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
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Jul
31
Fri
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Jul 31 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Jul 31 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Aug
1
Sat
The Bald Prima Donna @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Aug 1 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

By Eugene Ionesco
Presented by Slip of the Lip Theatre Company

21st July – 1st August 2015

Tuesdays – Saturday 7.30pm
Matinees: Saturday 25th & Sunday 26th July at 4pm

Welcome to the home of Mr and Mrs Smith – in the suburbs of London. The Martins have popped in for a game of whist. Or is it dinner? Nobody seems quite sure. Why are they four hours late? Where has Mary the Maid been all afternoon? Is she really a famous detective? And why is the local fire chief hiding in the shrubbery?

“Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy”
– Plays International Magazine

There will be daggers drawn, kisses exchanged and hammers fetched. Frightful stories will be told about red-eyed children, retired country doctors and a snake with a murderous left-hook. And there will be fire. Lots of talk about fire. It’s too highly taxed.

Ionesco’s exploration of the frailties of language, and of the absurdity that arises out of our every day failures to communicate, is more relevant than ever in a world where text speak and poor email etiquette routinely cause offence and confusion. Slip of the Lip Theatre (www.slipofthelip.co.uk) draws out the poignant contemporary relevance while staying faithful to the text and stage directions of Donald Watson’s original translation of this 1950s absurdist classic.

Directed by Paul Hoskins and loved by audiences and critics alike, this “side-splittingly hilarious” comedy of manners is Ionesco’s iconoclastic, absurdist masterwork about distressed communication and that maddening English habit of saying one thing and meaning something else entirely. Ringing doorbells, contrarian clocks and a mysterious bald soprano provide the, at times cacophonous, soundtrack.

CRITICAL ACCLAIM FOR SLIP OF THE LIP’S PRODUCTION OF THE BALD PRIMA DONNA:

“A pitch-perfect production … Some of the most accomplished actors I saw anywhere across the (Brighton) Fringe bring a delicious Joe Ortonish quality to the physical comedy … Slip of the Lip Theatre Company prove adept in remaining true to Ionesco’s intentions by teetering between absurdism and realism while retaining a naturalistic sheen.”
– Plays International Magazine

“The evening was funny throughout and at times side-splittingly hilarious … Griselda Williams and Brian Merry nicely capture the comic angst, repression and isolation of the seemingly straight laced Mr and Mrs Smith … The play remains as relevant as ever.”
– GScene Magazine

“Exceptionally well acted by a hugely talented cast …. [who] drew every ounce of absurdity and humour out of the play”
– Loitering in the Theatre

Running time: 75 minutes with NO interval

Tickets:
£12/£10 Concessions Tues, Weds, Thurs, Fri, Sat Matinees and Sundays
£14/£12 Concessions Saturday Evenings

Credit/debit card fee – 50p per ticket
Online fee – 5% of total transaction
TicketsIcon BOX OFFICE: 020 8340 3488
Book Tickets Online

Aug
2
Sun
Charina Oeser 50 Years Painting @ Lauderdale House
Aug 2 @ 11:00 am – 4:00 pm

| Entrance Hall & Lower GalleryWork collected from a lifetime of painting. Work from Australia, Greece, Britain and her travels in oils and watercolours.In tandem with her painting Charina is a full time potter working locally at Dartmouth Park Pottery which she established and has run for the last 30 years

Sep
11
Fri
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 11 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
12
Sat
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 12 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
13
Sun
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 13 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
15
Tue
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 15 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
16
Wed
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 16 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
17
Thu
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 17 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
18
Fri
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 18 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
19
Sat
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 19 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
20
Sun
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 20 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

lauderdale guitar society concert @ Lauderdale House
Sep 20 @ 7:30 pm – 8:45 pm

Another chance this year to hear the cream of musicians from this renowned society. Music will include a Schubert Piano Sonata transcribed for guitar duo (Concordia). Also you will be able to hear the usual variety of styles from the likes of Oswaldo Santos and Christian Wood.

 

Sep
22
Tue
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 22 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
23
Wed
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 23 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Sep
24
Thu
Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more … @ Highgate Gallery
Sep 24 @ 1:00 pm – 7:00 pm

Elizabeth Hannaford: Less Abstract, More Real – landscapes, soundscapes and more …

11-24 September 2015

including on Friday 18 September at 7.00pm: a Gallery Talk with Music to celebrate the joint venture between artist Elizabeth Hannaford and classical and jazz musician David Gordon.  (Admission £5 on the door.)

Elizabeth Hannaford’s work is a celebration of the worlds of nature and music.  “Her vision is underpinned by intuitive mark-making, a sense of drawing in paint, rich subconscious evocations of sound and place, and a sensuous, exquisite quality of surface.” (Clare Cooper, Director, Art First, London W1).

She does not set out to create abstract works.  The abstraction is a by-product of trying to find marks and colours which communicate more than the visual experience, particularly in her response to music.  Her raw, untouched landscapes are becoming ‘less abstract, more real’, with a new organic figuration emerging from the way she handles paint.  After a recent road trip to Namibia, animals have been making an appearance.

The work is underpinned by many years of drawing the moving human figure.  Hannaford’s fascination with space, energy and movement, as well as with the power of the drawn line, is evident in this exhibition.  Working predominantly in oil on canvas, she uses thin glazes of paint in a way reminiscent of water colour, sometimes adding sand or grit and occasionally found objects.  For her works on unprimed linens she uses a variety of mixed media, including bleach.  The scale of the work included in this exhibition ranges from large canvases, to tiny postcard drawings and watercolours.

More recently, like Hockney, she has experimented digitally, using her iPhone as an extension of her painting practice.  The iPhone art included in this show was created during a live performance by David Gordon at St Martin-in-the-Fields and later displayed as an installation in concert with his jazz trio at London’s Kings Place.  Hannaford’s idea and method of presenting these images is original.

Together Hannaford and Gordon will host an evening musical event at the gallery to celebrate and describe their joint work.  Two original compositions by Gordon, in response to Hannaford’s art, can also be heard via headphones throughout the course of the exhibition.

Hannaford lives and works locally, having recently moved her studio from Peckham.  She has worked full time as an artist since the late nineties after abandoning two earlier careers to paint –  as City lawyer and state registered art therapist.  Her work has been collected and exhibited widely, including at London’s Royal Academy of Arts, Royal College of Art and leading London commercial galleries, and can be viewed at www.elizabethhannaford.com.

Hannaford’s first show, “The Moving Figure”, was at The Square Gallery, Pond Square, Highgate in 1991, while she was still a lawyer.  We are delighted to see her back in Highgate for this evocative, intriguing and strong show.

The exhibition includes collaborative work with musician DAVID GORDON.  “I have played with many great musicians, but tonight I have shared the stage with one of England’s finest musicians and composers, David Gordon”.  (Christopher Warren-Green, Music Director/Conductor London Chamber Orchestra )

Open Tuesday-Friday 13:00-17:00, Saturday 11:00-16:00; Sunday 11:00-17:00.  Closed Monday.

Tube:  Archway or Highgate; Buses 143, 210, 271 from Archway tube to Highgate Village

Oct
1
Thu
La Boheme @ Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Oct 1 @ 7:30 pm – 10:00 pm

In the shadows of the newly-built Eiffel Tower and Moulin Rouge, the Parisian bohemian community flourishes. Four young men have been trying to make their mark in literature, music, philosophy and art. Financially poor, they are nevertheless rich in camaraderie and romanticism. But this approach can only last so long: are they ready for the consequences when romance meets reality face to face?

Following on from last year’s stunning production of Verdi’s Rigoletto, Opera Loki is delighted to be returning to Upstairs at the Gatehouse in Highgate Village after an extended tour of France and the UK in 2015.

Part of a growing trend of bringing popular opera to trendy venues, the cast includes an impressive collection of British singing talent. Opera Loki is a small charity that aims to support singers early in their careers and brings opera in English to regional communities.

“I think the roars of approval at the end of the evening said it all. It was a cracking performance.”

“What an evening. The only place I expect to be made to cry is Covent Garden, but apparently not! They were wonderful. Such a beautiful voice from the lead, and a beautiful face to go with it”

La Boheme is directed by Laura Attridge, musically directed by Harry Sever and produced by Jane Gray.

Sung in English with a translation by Amanda Holden