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Welcome to The North Wall's second Summer Festival. Last year saw an enthralling and inspiring mix of established and emerging talents and this year we promise an even better programme.

The list to the right shows you what is on each day - with colour-coded boxes to show you what is what.

MUSIC programme is in red
THEATRE is in blue
COMEDY is in orange.

And here is a quick run down on what they all are. You can also pick up a programme from information centres or
download a copy here.

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WORLD CLASS MUSIC
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Daniel Hope
is an internationally renowned violinist who will be accompanied by our orchestra in residence, The English Sinfonia

The Sacconi Quartet, formed in 2001, is one of the outstanding quartets of its generation

O Duo return to introduce our younger audiences to the joys of percussion

The National Youth Jazz Orchestra bring the house down in their own inimitable style

Also appearing at the 2008 BBC Proms, Cantamus Girls Choir have twice won Choir of the year and once Choir of the World

Wingates world famous brass band speaks for itself - running for 135 years and not to be missed

Archangel - already heard on Radio 1 and MTV2, Nick Webber brings his band back to the place where he began his musical journey

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CUTTING EDGE DRAMA

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50 Ways to Leave Your Lover -
five plays inspired by true break up stories and written by the best in the country's new writing talent - The Bush Theatre

Tony! The Blair Musical and Tony of Arabia   - bring you Tony Blair as you have never seen him before, singing and dancing

JackaJack - fresh from the National Student Drama Festival comes this children's theatre piece

Infinite Lives - The North Wall, in conjunction with Theatre in the Mill, brings Jon Spooner back to direct and star in this funny and provocative play

Shoot / Get Treasure / Repeat   - a selection from Mark Ravenhill's London hit series of new plays

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COMEDY

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Sharp, late night stand-up from leading comedians of TV, radio and the Fringe, including

· Chris Cox
· Tommy and The Weeks
· Markus Birdman
· Rhod Gilbert
· James Sherwood
· Chris Neill
· Paul Tonkinson
· Shazia Mirza

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PLAY READINGS

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New work from some of the country's talented young writers in a studio environment

· The Wall
· The Condor
· The Woodcutter
· Kurt and Sid
· The Count of Monte Cristo