insideKENT Magazine Issue 33 - December 2014 | Page 37

EVENTS

Madama
Butterfly
// 7 Dec

Christmas Gift Fair // 13 Dec
Local online business, Love from Kent,
is launching its first Christmas gift fair
this year, and it's set to be a great
day out. Not your standard local fair,
there will be many Love from Kent
designers/makers there, plus other
local 'friends' with equally amazing
items to sell.
9.30am-4pm.
Price: Free admission.
Plaza Suite, London Road, Sevenoaks TN13 1ZZ
www.lovefromkent.co.uk / 01732 450175

The award-winning
producer, Ellen Kent,
returns this autumn
with a stunning
traditional
production of
Puccini’s
masterpiece,
Madama Butterfly.
The heart-breaking story of the beautiful Japanese girl who falls in love with
an American naval lieutenant, which results in heart wrenching drama,
boasts a beautiful set, fabulous antique costumes, and a large live orchestra.
Highlights of the performance include the melodic "Humming Chorus", the
moving aria "One Fine Day", and the unforgettable "Love Duet". The
production will be sung in Italian with English subtitles.
7.30pm. Price: £21.40-£36.40. Theatre Card Members can purchase
discounted tickets.
Leas Cliff Hall, The Leas, Folkestone CT20 2DZ
www.atgtickets.com/venues/leas-cliff-hall / 0844 871 3015

Laughlines presents: Fawlty Towers at Christmas –
The Dinner Show // 13 Dec
Laughlines' aim is to
celebrate the UK’s
most nostalgic
British sitcom by
way of a fun,
interactive, hilarious
and enjoyable,
comedic parody
dining performance.
Held in The Orchard
Theatre’s Restaurant
and hosted by Basil
Fawlty, his longsuffering wife, Sybil,
and their confused
but loyal waiter,
Manuel, this is a
spectacular tribute
to the iconic
show. Everything that can go wrong will, and as you – the dining audience
– are part of the show, you will gain first-hand experience of the Fawlty’s
famous hospitality, comical mishaps and manic mayhem. Just don't mention
the war!
7.30pm. Price: £39 per person (includes three-course meal).
The Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk / 01322 220000

Name Readymade:
Janez Jansa, Janez
Jansa, Janez Jansa
// 10 Dec
This December, visitors to
Turner Contemporary have
the chance to see a
presentation and
performance by the artist
group, Janez Jansa, Janez
Jansa and Janez Jansa, whose three members controversially changed
their names to that of the Slovenian prime minister. The production is
organised in collaboration with UCA Canterbury as part of the
exhibition, Despite Efficiency: Labour, at Herbert Read Gallery. Catch it from
24th November to 13th December 2014.
6pm. Price: Adults £4, Concessions £3.
Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG
www.turnercontemporary.org / 01843 233000

Carols in the Courtyard // 12-13 & 19-20 Dec

Art on Screen: Continental Drift // 17 Dec
© Benedict Johnson

© John Millar

Watch Turner Contemporary's series of films made by artists this festive
season. A group screening, the sequence explores the roles of location,
time and memory in our understanding, and relationships to urban and rural
space. With reference to sociality and nationality, the artists reveal a variety
of perspectives on territory, landscape and national borders, while others
capture the universal languages of geological and manmade terrains.
6pm. Price: Adults £3, Concessions £2.
Turner Contemporary, Rendezvous, Margate CT9 1HG
www.turnercontemporary.org / 01843 233000

Join Ightham Mote for mulled wine and carols by candlelight in its inner
courtyard this season. In addition to the festive singsong, the ticket cost
includes a two-course buffet.
7pm. Price: Usual admission charges apply, and event tickets cost
an additional £9.50 per person (12th & 19th) and £32.50 per person (13th
& 20th). Booking is essential.
Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Sevenoaks TN15 0NT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote / 01732 811314

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