OAKHAM Festival and Uppingham Fringe 2008 are launched on Friday 13th June, bringing two weeks of top entertainment to Rutland.
OAKHAM FESTIVAL
- Festival reception at Oakham Castle from 7pm with music from Abi Moore. All welcome – free admission.
- Flower Festival at Methodist Church 9.30am-6pm with lunches & teas.
- Blue Juice Duo at Nick's Restaurant 7pm – see Music.
- Opera singer Bridget Hardy performs in Oakham School Chapel 7.30pm (£6).
- Oudoor Cinema – West Side Story in Oakham Castle grounds 9.30pm (£7).
UPPINGHAM FRINGE
- Invitation only reception at Uppingham Theatre 6.15pm.
- Gertrude's Secret by Benedick West, a new play of monologues starring his mother Prunella Scales, along with Jerusha West (aged 14), Natalie Cassidy, Sion Tudor Owen etc, Uppingham Theatre 7.30pm (£17.50).
SATURDAY 14OAKHAM
- Street Theatre Extravaganza, Mill Street 10am-6pm.
- Flower Festival, Methodist Church 9.30am-6pm (& Sun). Also The Mystic Harmony – music & narration from Richard Adams 7.30pm £3.
- The Westenders, West End singers with songs from the shows, Oakham Castle grounds 8pm – take a picnic (£17).
UPPINGHAM
- Eliza Carthy, Goldmark Gallery – see Music.
- A Serenade Of Song, Lyddington Church – see Music.
- Gertrude's Secret, Uppingham Theatre 7.30pm.
SUNDAY 15OAKHAM
- Battle of the Bands, Castle grounds noon-4pm.
- Rutland Sinfonia Prom, castle grounds 6.30pm (£10).
- Stan Stanley comedy night, Merry Monk 8pm free.
UPPINGHAM
- The Italian Job – street festival.
MONDAY 16OAKHAM
- Needle In A Haystack, Morcott Youth Theatre at Oakham Castle 7.30pm (£5).
UPPINGHAM
- Alison Stephens with The Miraculous Mandolin, Uppingham Theatre 7.30pm (£8.50/£5).
TUESDAY 17OAKHAM
- Dirty Beasts 360 Concert for children, Oakham School Chapel 1.30pm (£2); writer Sophie Hannah, Oakham Castle 7.30pm (£3/£2); Ensemble 360 Concert, Oakham School Chapel 7.30pm (£17).
UPPINGHAM
- Piano duo Marco Fatichenti & Mariangela Vacatello, Uppingham School 7.30pm (£10/£5).
WEDNESDAY 18OAKHAM
- Fraser Graham with piano masterworks, All Saints Church 7.30pm (£7.50); Paul Leegan & The Legends, The Wheatsheaf 7.30pm (£17.50 to include food).
UPPINGHAM
- Captain Corelli's Mandolin, adapted by Mike Maran, Uppingham Theatre 7.30pm (£10/£8).
THURSDAY 19OAKHAM
- Poetry at The Castle with Andre Mangeot 7.30pm £5; Riding Hard, band at The Merry Monk £2.
UPPINGHAM
- Uppingham Choral Society with young musicians, Parish Church 7.30pm (£5); Samuel's Head On My Table from The Boy In The Bubble Performances, Falcon Hotel 7.30pm (£5).
Brochures are available and box offices are at The Art Shop, Oakham and Uppingham Sports & Books or see online at
www.uppthearts.co.uk Lots more details next week.
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