Broadway Arts Festival
TICKETS FOR ALL EVENTS
...are now available. Tickets may be purchased from Broadway's Tourist Information Centre in Russell Square. Please note that payment can be made by cash or cheque - we cannot accept credit cards. Last minute tickets for theatre and muscial productions may also be purchased at the door (subject to availability).

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Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June s 10am - 5pm
   

Exhibition of work by John Singer Sargent RA and members of the Broadway Colony

Celebrating the arrival in Broadway, in 1885, of American artist John Singer Sargent, the exhibition of paintings, sculpture and letters to be held at Trinity House includes a dozen...

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Saturday 12th June - Sunday 20th June s Weekdays 10am - 4pm Saturday 10am - 5 pm Sunday 12 noon - 5pm
   

Flower Festival following the theme of Sargent’s painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose


Venue: St Michael's and All Angels Church and other churches
Rover ticket admission

Free admission is offered to all to enter the United Reformed Church
on the two...

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Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June s Daily 10am - 5pm
   

OPEN ART COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION

An exhibition of original work by both professional and amateur artists.

Venue:  John Noott Galleries, 14 Cotswold Court

Are you interested in taking part?

The Competition is open...

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Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June s Daily 10am - 5pm
   

Photographs and Memories an exhibition featuring John Singer Sargent and the Broadway colony. Displays tell the story of Sargent and the Colony as well as life in an English village in the 1880s.

'Sargent painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose' at Broadway...

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Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June s Daily 11am - 5pm
   

Art exhibition 'The best of the rest!' - the theme being either the North Cotswolds or Sargent's iconic painting 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose'.

An exhibition of works entered for the Art competition which were not chosen for the main exhibition venue at 14...

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Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June s 11am - 4pm
    Artist Pink Harrison

Watercolour Exhibition in Broadway artist`s studio

Venue: Pye Corner Mill, Snowshill Road
(a few minutes walk from the village centre)

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Friday 11th June - Sunday 20th June s Daily 2.30pm
    Guided walks with artist Jeremy Houghton
Jeremy Houghton's 90 minute walking tour of Broadway starts at the top of the high street, and works its way down through the village, incorporating all the relevant buildings, landmarks and stories of all Broadway's artistic greats who have...
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Friday 11th June s 6 - 8pm
   

Official opening of the exhibition of work by John Singer Sargent and the Broadway Colony. 
The Trinity House Exhibition of the Work of John Singer Sargent and Members of the Broadway Colony of Artists

Celebrating the arrival in Broadway, in 1885, of...

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Friday 11th June s 7:15pm
   

A talk by Heather Birchall (Curator Historic Fine Art Whitworth Art Gallery, University of Manchester) 'Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose' Its place in British Art 
Ms Birchall will examine the biography of the painting Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose and investigate its legacy...

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Friday 11th June s 7:30pm
   

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose a play by Hugh Brewster
Experience the story behind John Singer Sargent’s masterpiece in the garden where he painted it! In words and music, a cast of 20 actors and musicians re-enact the creation of Sargent’s famed ‘garden’ painting and...

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Saturday 12th June s 9:30am - 4.30pm
   

John Singer Sargent Study Day.

Julian Halsby MA, FRSA, RBA
, art historian, critic, lecturer and painter who studied History of Art at Cambridge, Senior Lecturer, writer and journalist will cover the early years 1856-1886, travels with Friends, Watercolours and War 1895 –...

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Saturday 12th June - Sunday 20th June s 9.30am - 5pm
   

An exhibition of paintings by Bob Richardson PS
Over 30 new paintings in pastels by this renowned artist
Catalogue available or view the exhibition on line from 29th May

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Saturday 12th June - Sunday 20th June s 9.30am - 5.00pm
    An exhibition of paintings my Mike Bernard RI
Over thirty new mixed media paintings featuring many of the Cotswolds
Catalogues available or visit www.broadwaymodern.com

Venue:  Broadway Modern,...
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Saturday 12th June - Sunday 20th June s Saturday and Sunday 10am - 5pm, weekdays 10am - 4pm
   

A selling exhibition of furniture and wood craft, presented by the Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen.

The Gloucestershire Guild of Craftsmen, a registered charity founded in 1933, is the longest surviving craft guild in England. There are currently 56 members, all professional...

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Saturday 12th June s 2pm
   

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose – lecture by Elaine Kilmurray, editor Volume V of the catalogue raisonne (which includes the Broadway paintings)

Tickets £7
Venue: Trinity House 

 

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Saturday 12th June s 6 - 8pm
    Drinks reception at Luggers Hall, Broadway

This event is restriced to Patrons, Benefactors and Sponsors.

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Sunday 13th June s 9.30am - 4.30pm
    Early music workshop for singers and instrumentalists:-
Machaut and Josquin

with Pam Smith

An exploration of Machaut`s Messe de Notre Dame in the morning and selected motets by Josquin in the afternoon.  Bass voices and instruments are particularly...
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Sunday 13th June s 3 - 4pm
   

The Titanic, Frank Millet and Broadway
a talk and slideshow by Hugh Brewster, Canadian author and journalist


Venue: Farncombe Estate 
(Advance Booking essential - contact

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Sunday 13th June s 6 pm
   

Outrageous Women: Harlots, Hags and Heroines - Afternoon Tales

A Story Cabaret performance by Chloe from the Midnight Storytellers.  From wise women of the East and West to eyelash-flutterers around the world, these are sumptuous verbal portraits of womankind...

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Monday 14th June s 1 - 2 pm
   

Marcel Zidani, pianist and composer will present a lunchtime programme to include an arrangement of Casta Diva from Bellini's Norma by Mik Hashoff (a contemporary of Liszt), one of the Hungarian Rhapsodies by Liszt, a prelude by Rachmaninoff, as well as Marcel's own improvisations...

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Monday 14th June s 4 pm
    'Touching Music History: An interactive talk on music and instruments of the Period'
with Dr Micaela Schmitz for all the family (age 8+)

This interactive talk is suitable for ages 8 and up. Early keyboard specialist Dr. Micaela Schmitz will showcase some of the...
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Monday 14th June s 7pm
    Arts and Crafts Movement lecture, including the work of Sir Gordon Russell by the Broadway Trust with the Gordon Russell Trust

Speakers will be Ray Leigh, MBE and Prof. Derek Wakelin.
Ray Leigh`s illustrated talk...
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Tuesday 15th June s 10 am - 1 pm
    'A Word in your Eye:  Stories to Start Art' with Chloe of the Midnight Storytellers.

Working in a reasonably portable medium, you will be plunged into a focused fever of creation as Chloe invites you to interpret images she has called up.  A session of visual...
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Tuesday 15th June s 4pm - 6pm
    Family Storytelling to Start Art
with Chloë of the Midnight Storytellers.  Working together as family and friends – on one huge piece of paper if you like – mums can get messy, dads can doodle and kids can take charge!  Your mission is to draw and paint the...
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Tuesday 15th June s 7pm
    Evening Concert, Ian Farrington,  Elgar’s 2nd Symphony transcribed for piano 


Iain Farrington, piano: A Transcription of Elgar's 2nd Symphony
One of the first opportunities to hear Elgar’s 2nd Symphony op. 63 in E Flat Major, transcribed for piano by Iain...
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Tuesday 15th June s 7.30 pm
   

An Evening with Mark Twain
A one-man one act show, starring Gavin Wilson.
An educational, and highly entertaining performance in which Mr. Wilson, a most gifted and
entertaining raconteur, interacts with the audience, giving some surprising and amusing insights...

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Wednesday 16th June s 3:30 pm - 5:30 pm
    Afternoon Music and Songwriting Workshops for children and young people
aged 7 - 14 years 
Dr Micaela Schmitz, workshop leader, pianist and vocalist, and Russell Painter, tenor and specialist in the music of Gilbert and Sullivan, will co-lead a workshop for up...
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Wednesday 16th June s 4pm - 6pm
    An Exhibition/Competition of original work by Broadway's teenagers

Venue: Parlour, Lifford Hall, Broadway 
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Wednesday 16th June s 7pm
    The Music Behind the Painting:  a concert with Russell Painter (tenor); Micaela Schmitz, (piano and alto voice); with Abigail Seabrook (mezzo soprano), Mikael Onelius (tenor) and James Davies (baritone), which celebrates the music of the Victorians and especially in Broadway. (Photo is...
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Wednesday 16th June s 7.30 pm
   

The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson Burnett
A two act show by Heartbreak Productions
A cast of 5, playing multiple roles, tell the poignant tale of a proud and headstrong young girl who
discovers some of life’s lessons of a consequence of stumbling upon her Uncle’s...

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Thursday 17th June s 4 - 6 pm
   

Informal Piano Masterclass with Marcel Zidani
An informal piano masterclass for Grade 2+ for those aged 10-18yrs. A slot for up to eight pianists to play.  Observers also welcome.  All under 16's to be accompanied by a responsible adult. Please be sure

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Thursday 17th June s 4pm-6pm
    The form to take part in the masterclass is here:

Please print it off and send it in well in advance to take part.
For a PDF version click here.


Application form for ...
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Thursday 17th June s 4pm - 6pm
    An Exhibition/Competition of original work by Broadway's teenagers 

Venue: Parlour, Lifford Hall, Broadway
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Thursday 17th June s 7.30 pm
   

An Ideal Husband by Oscar Wilde
A two act show by Heartbreak Productions
One of Wilde’s most popular and hilarious plays, full of intrigue, romance and Wilde’s razor sharp wit, performed by a talented cast of 6.

And “ideal” is?
Successful? Wealthy? The...

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Friday 18th June s 7.30 pm
    An Evening with Mark Twain

A repeat performance, with a few changes of the one-man one-act show, starring Gavin Wilson.  For further information see details on Tuesday 15th June.

Tickets: £15.00
 Venue:  Lifford Memorial...
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Saturday 19th June s 5pm
    LIFFORD MEMORIAL HALL
CARNATION,LILY,LILY,ROSE an hour long presentation by Hugh Brewster 
Canadian auothor of the story behind the painting: with slide show and songs

Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose a play by Hugh Brewster
Experience the...
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Saturday 19th June s 2:30pm - 4.00pm
   

Painting with Nature: The Broadway Gardens of the Artist and Designer Alfred Parsons a lecture by Marion Mako


Venue: Farncombe Estate 
Advance Booking essential contact

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Saturday 19th June s 4.30 pm
    Lantern Procession by pupils of Broadway First School and St Mary's Catholic Primary School down Broadway's High Street.

Supported by:
The Co-op Community Fund
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Saturday 19th June s 6 pm
   

Broadway Arts Festival Community Celebration
This celebration for the whole community of Broadway will feature a variety of live entertainment throughout the evening and will be supported by a selection of refreshment stalls.

Venue:  Village...

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Sunday 20th June s 12 noon - 6 pm
    A match of Broadway Cricket Club v Jeremy Houghton's Artists X1

Re-enacting the cricket match between Mary Anderson's Broadway team, and Sir James M Barrie's team of artists.  All wecome.  Spectators are invited to bring picnics. Free...
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