The SSAA Festival, first staged in 1968, has evolved into an annual 10-
Festival 2011
Reviews of the 2011 festival, which was an outstanding success, can be found on the Reviews page.
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Sunbury & Shepperton Arts Festival (Saturday 9 July -
Click here to download a copy of this year’s Festival brochure and booking form
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Saturday 9 July 8pm Tickets £10 |
Riverside Arts Centre |
Shepperton Players: ‘A Voyage Round My Father’, by John Mortimer Shepperton Players present a warm, affectionate portrait of a son’s relationship with his father. Growing up in the shadow of a brilliant barrister – whose blindness is never mentioned – John Mortimer yearns continually for his father’s love. But the father is passionate only about his garden and his hatred of visitors. The son survives his boarding school years by creating stories. Then when, as a young man, he meets Elizabeth, a note of reality is introduced into his life – one which challenges the silence of his family... | |
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Sunday 10 July 3pm Tickets £8
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Riverside Arts Centre |
Peter Croser (pianoforte) A delightful programme including works by Liszt, Scarlatti, Debussy, Haydn and Albéniz
by this popular and well- (Ticket price includes post- | |
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Tuesday 12 July |
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Uke’n’Amaze Ukulele Junior Workshop and Show Discover the world of the ukulele with professional player Clive Harvey, who leads a children’s workshop followed by a concert for all ages.
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5pm to 6.30pm Tickets £7.50 |
The Studio, Riverside Arts Centre |
Uke’n’Amaze Ukulele Junior Workshop No prior experience or instrument required to take part in this children’s workshop. Participants then perform in the concert! (Suitable for children aged 7 or older.)
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8pm Tickets £4 |
Riverside Arts Centre |
Uke’n’Amaze Ukulele Show A concert for all ages, with performances given by workshop participants and ukulele pro Clive Harvey, who leads the day. | |
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Wednesday 13 July 8pm Tickets £8 |
St Nicholas Church, Shepperton |
English Dancing Masters with Maria Sanger (recorders) and Dawn Johnston (theorbo, baroque guitar & lute) A delightful miscellany of plucking and blowing of English baroque music by Martino Bitti, Lorenzo Bocchi and Nicola Matteis (all living and working in England, despite their names) with works from across the water by Turlough O’Carolan and pieces from The Division Flute and John Playford’s influential handbook The Dancing Master. | |
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Thursday 14 July 10.30am - Tickets £25 |
The Studio, Riverside Arts Centre |
Workshop - Create a stunning piece of art that will be the envy of all who see it through this Batik Workshop! Through using hot wax and dyes, you can bring an everyday object to life on paper, reflecting your individual style through vibrant colours, layering and texture. Unleash your sense of adventure through this exciting medium! No previous experience necessary. Materials will be provided. (Ticket price includes light lunch. Limited ticket availability – advance booking recommended.) | |
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Thursday 14 July 4.30- Friday 15 July & Saturday 16 July 10am- Sunday 17 July 10am - Free admission |
The Studio, Riverside Arts Centre |
By River and Canal: An exhibition of photographs of Sunbury and Venice by Vic Kettle An exhibition loosely based on the fact that the two areas, so different and so far apart, are both defined by water. Each has a water festival; both have a unique vitality and a natural beauty; and both attract artistic endeavour. Vic Kettle cannot be in either place without being inspired to capture the atmosphere: see for yourself in this captivating display of stunning photographs which will be available to purchase (collection at the end of the exhibition). | |
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Thursday 14 July 8pm Tickets £10 |
Riverside Arts Centre |
Portraits in Song: Edith Piaf & Bertolt Brecht with Elizabeth Mansfield, accompanied by Stephen Rose (piano) Elizabeth Mansfield’s gripping portraits of Edith Piaf and Bertolt Brecht bring them both vividly to life, in a full, dramatic evening, interwoven with marvellous song. About as far apart as you can get, Piaf and Brecht, two great figures of European chanson and ballad, amazingly, connect by contrast. Piaf engages the heart; Brecht engages the mind. But his songs, like Piaf’s, are full of theatricality and drama. And, unexpectedly, through the single voice of the performer, two powerfully different world views emerge. ‘Mansfield delivers the famous songs superbly’ (The Guardian). | |
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Friday 15 July 8pm Tickets £8 |
Riverside Arts Centre |
Libya: Emerging from the Sands, an ilustrated Art Lecture by Elizabeth Gordon The acclaimed art lecturer Elizabeth Gordon returns to share the secrets of ancient Libya. Discover the magisterial Doric temple of Cyrene, the splendid Roman site of Leptis Magna, and the beautiful Roman theatre in Sabratha. And that’s not all...! Elizabeth Gordon’s magnificent slides will open the doors into an inaccessible and mysterious land. | |
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Saturday 16 July 2pm to 4pm Tickets £12 |
Riverside Arts Centre |
Sugarcraft Workshop with Erica Galvin Learn to create a stunning celebration sponge cake finished with a hand- (Limited availability – early booking recommended.) | |
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Saturday 16 July 8pm Tickets £10 |
Riverside Arts Centre |
A Night at the Opera with Ardente Opera (Julian Black, Musical Director) Following last year’s spectacular ‘Night at the Opera’, Ardente Opera return with
another evening of operatic excerpts. Featuring first- | |
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Sunday 17 July 2.30pm Tickets £5 |
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Historical Walk around Sunbury Discover the rich heritage of Lower Sunbury with the Chairman of the Sunbury & Shepperton Local History Society, Nick Pollard. The walk begins at the Riverside Arts Centre and will end at the Walled Garden, Thames Street, Lower Sunbury. (Arrive from 2 pm and enjoy Vic Kettle’s photographic exhibition! - | |
The 2010 Festival, which took place from 16 to 25 July, presented a typically eclectic mix of events. Further details of the events that took place in the 2010 Festival (listed below) can be found in the Past Events pages, or a copy of the Festival brochure can be downloaded by clicking here.
Festival 2009
In 2009, Festival events included a virtuoso piano recital, a voice-
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Friday 16 July |
8pm (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £8 |
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Saturday 17 July |
10.30am - Tickets £6 |
Salsa Workshop with Maduro Salsa
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(Limited ticket availability . Advance booking recommended) | |
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8pm (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £7 |
Celebrate Good Times with Dance Band ‘Hooky’ |
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Sunday 18 July
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3pm (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £10 (Ticket includes post- |
Violin & Piano Recital with Christine Townsend (violin) and Stephen Robbings (piano) |
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Monday 19 July |
3pm (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £8 |
Illustrated Lecture on Calligraphy and Bookbinding by Viva Lloyd
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Wednesday 21 July |
10am - Tickets £25 |
Calligraphy Workshop with Viva Lloyd
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(Limited ticket availability. Advance booking only. Please bring your own lunch) | |
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8pm (St Nicholas Church, Shepperton) Tickets £8 |
The Ashford Baroque Ensemble
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Friday 23 July |
8pm (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £8 |
Manor Players in Comedy Shorts
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Saturday 24 July
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10.30am (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £6 |
Children’s Show: Pinocchio
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(For children aged 3 plus. The show lasts an hour. All children must be accompanied by an adult. Please book in advance) | |
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8pm (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £10 |
A Night at the Opera with Ardente Opera
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Sunday 25 July |
2.30pm (Riverside Arts Centre) Tickets £10 (Ticket includes post- |
The Grand Tour : A Journey of Discovery with Intermezzo (Carole Boyd and Jennifer Partridge) |
