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Buxton Wells Dressing Festival - www.buxtonwelldressing.co.uk
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THE BUXTON FESTIVAL 9th - 27th July, 2008
'Buxton Festival is as good as an Arts festival gets' The Independent
'Britain's most enchanting and hospitable festival town' Sunday Times
' Festival Brochure available from the Opera House or call the Festival office on 01298 70393 or the Opera Box office on 0845 1272190
or on line at www.buxtonfestival.co.uk
Opera
10,14,18,21,26: The Poacher by Albert Lortzing
11, 16, 19, 22, 27: Samson by Handel
July 12, 17, 20, 25: An English triple bill: Savitri by Holst, The Wandering Scholar by Holst, Riders to the Sea by Vaughan Williams
July 15, 23: Dido and Aeneas by Purcell
July 13, 24: Street Scene by Weill
July 16, 20: A Chair in Love by Metcalf
July 9: Celebrity recital by Sir Thomas Allen
Mainly Music
Recitals
Yevgeny Sudbin (14), Mark Padmore (14), James Rutherford (15),
Paul Lewis(15), Gillian Keith and Tom Randle (20), Ilona Timchenko (22), Di Xiao (23),
Victoria Simonsen (26)
Ballet
Romeo & Juliet by Berlioz. Independent Ballet of Wales, 17th
Concerts
Eclectica! (10), Ann Murray with sinfonia ViVa (11), The Katona Twins (18), The Russian Chamber Philharmonic (18), St Petersberg Quartet (23), Northern Chamber Orchestra (27)
World Music
Son de Havana (14), Purbayan Chatterjee (17), New Scorpion Band (18), Extasis (19), Dojo Drummers(22), The Burning Bush (23), The Silk and Bamboo Ensemble(24)
Literature
Dr Tessa Livingstone (10), Antonia Fraser (11), Ffion Hague (11), Shirley Williams (12), Lynne Truss (13), Andrew Davies (14), Charlotte Mosley and the Duchess of Devonshire (15),
Tariq Ali (16), Rosie Boycott (17), Menzies Campbell (18) Michael Billington (19), Joanne Harris (20), General Sir Mike Jacjson (21), Penelope Lively (22), Katherine Whitehorn (23),
Douglas Hurd (24), Janet Suzman (25), Valerie Grove (26), Dr Raj Persaud (27)
The 15th GILBERT & SULLIVAN INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL
2nd - 24th of August 2008
2nd Oxford University Society Patience
3rd Opera della Luna The Parson's Pirates (Mat)
HMS Pinafore (Eve)
4th Abbots Langley Ruddigore
5thCelebrity Cast Trial by Jury and
5th Tokyo Theatre Company Cox and Box
6th Peak Opera The Gondoliers
7th South Anglia Savoy The yoeman of the Guard
8th & 9th Gilbert & Sullivan Opera The Mikado ( Mat & Eve)
10th The G&S Union, Philadelphia The Pirates of Penzance
11th Youth Production Iolanthe
12th Trent Opera The Sorcerer
13th Southampton Operatic Ruddigor
14th Savoy Net Princess Ida
15th and 16th Gilbert and Sullivan Opera The Gondoliers (Mat & Eve)
17th Charles Court The Pirates of Penzance (Mat & Eve)
18thEdmund Rice C&M, Ireland The Mikado
19th Festival Production HMS Pinafore
20th Derby G&S The Yeoman of the Guard
21st Festival Productions, Ireland The Pirates of Penzance
22nd and 23rd Gilbert and Sullivan Opera Iolanthe (Mat & Eve)
Tickets From £10.00 to £24.00
Available from the Opera HouseBox Office or phone 0845 1272190
groups contact janet@gs-festival.co.uk
Please check www.gs-festival.co.uk for further details.
PUPPET FESTIVAL 28th July - 2nd August
29th July, 2.00pm Presto Puppet Theatre Aladin and Puppet Parade
Tickets Adults £8.00 Children £6.00
31st July 2.00pm Lempen Puppet Theatre Journey of Turtle
1st August 7.30 Funny Wonders The Silk Road
Tickets from The Opera House
Please check www.buxtonfestival.co.uk or www.buxtonoperahouse.org.uk for more information
WELLS DRESSING FESTIVAL 3rd July to the 14th
Parades, Competitions, Tours, Duck Racing, Concerts, Shows and Blessings.
And on the 12th July The Carnival Parade from 2.00pm through the town followed by
the Festival Fair on the Market Place
Pick up a programme of events from the Tourist Information Office, in the Pavilion
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