Daniel Hope Photo © Felix Broede / DG
O Duo
Tony! The Blair Musical
Rhod Gilbert
SUMMER FESTIVAL 2008
The Festival ran from July 2nd to 12th, and was launched with a gala performance by international violinist Daniel Hope with the English Sinfonia, in a programme that included Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Mozart’s Haffner Symphony. Other highlights in a festival of nearly 30 events were performances by the Bush Theatre, Paines Plough, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Wingates Brass band, and the Edinburgh award-winning comedian Rhod Gilbert (who went on to appear in the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium). The National Student Drama Festival Ensemble was also based at The North Wall throughout the Festival.
Theatre
The Bush Theatre – ‘50 Ways to Leave your Lover’
TuckedIn – ‘Jackajack’
White Rose Theatre – ‘Tony! The Blair Musical’ and ‘Tony of Arabia’
Theatre in the Mill – ‘Infinite Lives’
Paines Plough – Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat’
Readings of plays by Zoe Lewis, Tim Hoare, Orlando Wells, Roy Smiles, Joel Horwood.
Music
Daniel Hope and the English Sinfonia
Sacconi Quartet
O Duo
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Cantamus Choir
Andy Berryman
Wingates Brass Band
Nick Webber and Archangel
Comedy
Chris Cox
Tommy and the Weeks
Markus Birdman
Rhod Gilbert
James Sherwood
Chris Neill
Paul Tonkinson
Shazia Mirza
The Festival ran from July 2nd to 12th, and was launched with a gala performance by international violinist Daniel Hope with the English Sinfonia, in a programme that included Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto and Mozart’s Haffner Symphony. Other highlights in a festival of nearly 30 events were performances by the Bush Theatre, Paines Plough, the National Youth Jazz Orchestra, Wingates Brass band, and the Edinburgh award-winning comedian Rhod Gilbert (who went on to appear in the Royal Variety Performance at the London Palladium). The National Student Drama Festival Ensemble was also based at The North Wall throughout the Festival.
Theatre
The Bush Theatre – ‘50 Ways to Leave your Lover’
TuckedIn – ‘Jackajack’
White Rose Theatre – ‘Tony! The Blair Musical’ and ‘Tony of Arabia’
Theatre in the Mill – ‘Infinite Lives’
Paines Plough – Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat’
Readings of plays by Zoe Lewis, Tim Hoare, Orlando Wells, Roy Smiles, Joel Horwood.
Music
Daniel Hope and the English Sinfonia
Sacconi Quartet
O Duo
National Youth Jazz Orchestra
Cantamus Choir
Andy Berryman
Wingates Brass Band
Nick Webber and Archangel
Comedy
Chris Cox
Tommy and the Weeks
Markus Birdman
Rhod Gilbert
James Sherwood
Chris Neill
Paul Tonkinson
Shazia Mirza