insideKENT Magazine Issue 47 - February 2016 | Page 24

EVENTS

KentEvents
Firmin & Postgate: The
Making of Smallfilms
// Continues to 28 Feb

Jay Rayner: My Dining Hell
// 5 Feb
Jay Rayner has been a restaurant
critic for over a decade, written
reviews of well over 700
establishments, and if there is one
thing he’s learnt it is that people like
reviews of bad restaurants. In My
Dining Hell, Jay examines our love
affair with lousy reviews, reads from accounts of some of the most excruciating
nights out he’s ever had and looks at the worst reviews his own work has
ever received. Voted the best food and drink journalist in Britain, Jay Rayner
is an award-winning journalist, writer and broadcaster. He has been the
Observer newspaper’s restaurant critic for over 12 years, is the resident
food expert on The One Show, a regular judge on Masterchef and chair of
BBC Radio 4’s Kitchen Cabinet. Includes a book signing! For ages 14+.
7.30pm. Price: £15
Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN
www.quarterhouse.co.uk / 01303 760750

Peter Firmin and Oliver Postgate
created children’s programmes
such as Bagpuss and The
Clangers near Canterbury, in
outbuildings including a converted
pig sty and a barn. This celebration
of the huge output of Smallfilms
from rural roots gives fascinating insights into early, pre-CGI animation, and
also showcases Firmin’s output as a printmaker, with opportunities to buy
his work.
From 9am. Price: Pay what you can
The Beaney House of Art & Knowledge, 18 High Street,
Canterbury CT1 2BD
www.canterbury.co.uk/beaney / 01227 452747

The 39 Steps
// 1-6 Feb

Paul Carrack // 6 Feb

The 39 Steps follows
dashing hero Richard
Hannay with a stiff
upper lip, British
gung-ho and pencil
moustache in a
dangerous tale of
cat-and-mouse from
London to the
Scottish Highlands.
In this hilarious production four actors play over 130 characters in 100
minutes. The cast for this touring production are Richard Ede (the eponymous
hero Hannay), Olivia Greene (the three women in Hannay’s life, Pamela,
Annabella and Margaret) and the myriad other roles are played with speed
and dexterity by Andrew Hodges and Rob Witcomb.
7.30pm (Wednesday & Saturday matinee 2pm). Price: £15-£28
Orchard Theatre, Home Gardens, Dartford DA1 1ED
www.orchardtheatre.co.uk / 01322 220000

Legendary Sheffield-born singer, songwriter
and former frontman of Ace, Squeeze and
Mike & The Mechanics returns to the road
with his band in early 2016 for a 34-date UK
tour visiting all of his favourite venues.
With a back catalogue of hits to his
name including “How Long”, “Tempted” and
“The Living Years”, Paul’s uniquely soulful
voice is a must for his millions of fans around
the world. His amazing songs have been
performed by some of the biggest names
in music including The Eagles, Diana Ross
and Tom Jones and he is constantly in demand as a session keyboardist,
having recorded and toured with Elton John, Van Morrison, Roger Waters
and BB King, and most recently on Eric Clapton’s world tour.
7.30pm