WE ARE BACK ! 27 JUNE - 8 JULY http://www.sydenhamarts.co.uk/whats-on
Our festival theme this year is Heroes & Heroines and we bring you another 10 day multi-arts programme with some great talent. Opening with Exploding Whale’s compelling theatre production Heroes; a story of friendship, growing up and loneliness. Set to Bowie’s The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders from Mars, the humdrum lives of Joe & Billie are changed forever after witnessing Bowie performing ‘Starman’ for the first time on ‘Top of the Pops’ determined to go to Bowie’s upcoming London gig, the friends leave home on what becomes a journey of self discovery where the lines between hero workshop and friendship become blurred. Written by Bebe Barry & Tony Barry, directed by Max Harrison this exciting piece of theatre performed at Edinburgh Festival in 2017, hits Brighton Fringe and opens here Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre on 27 June and runs for 5 nights.
Edinburgh Living 4* "If you are a fan of new writing or the music of David Bowie you will not be disappointed with Heroes."
There’s more - we are hugely excited to be joining forces with comedy newcomers, The Poodle Club who have been bringing some exceptional talent to audiences in their fabulous home on Sydenham Road. It really is London’s Happiest Little Comedy Club! With us and for one night only Upstairs at the Sydenham Centre they are bringing us 6 comedy greats, true elder statesman of British Comedy, Arthur Smith, joined by Sydenham’s own Ben Norris and razor-sharp clawed David Mills, South London diva Arielle Souman and another local lad, Toussaint Douglas and finally the loveable Irish comedian Gráinne Maguire. Did someone mention films? We also have collaborations with TNG & Sydenham Film Club screening Matilda, and Three Billboards in Ebbing, Missouri.
Hop on over to Mayow Park for some live music on the bowling green with Perry Vale’s Lark in the Park, followed by the return of locals, Rosie & Ben Fox with their live band set up for family festive fun with Foxtots Bops. Plus we have our regular commitment of dance & music for our Plus 60’s event with local dancer Amanda Botterill and guitarist Alex Hart. Throw in performances by Bristol City Poet 2018, Vanessa Kisuule and singer/songwriter, Jill Jackson performing at St Bartholomew’s Church, following in the footsteps of Boo Hewerdine & Kathryn Williams. Don’t miss award-winning duo, Witt 'n Camp's musical theatre, comedy and cabaret show on our final night. Lastly, and never to be forgotten we have the http://sydenhamarts.co.uk/artists-trail/ bringing you a multitude of visual arts over both weekends. What’s not to love, dive on in, book your time off and see you there.
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