Promoter Folkestone New Music Date Fiona McCapra and Adrian Bradbury perform Ravel’s magnificent Sonata for Violin and Cello in a concert which also includes music by Haydn, Villa-Lobos and Betsy Jolas, plus Stravinsky’s arrangement of La Marseillaise and Sibelius’s Raindrops (written when he was just ten years old). Fiona McCapra has performed and recorded with […]
Join us at the museum for this week’s Make It! Family workshop, and make your own lacy Victorian photograph frame. Queen Victoria wore lace on her wedding day and kicked off a new craze for the Victorians. Lace was once an expensive luxury made by skilled female crafters – but in the 19th century, mass produced […]
Promoter Folkestone Early Music The next event sees the return of the Folkestone Baroque Ensemble, Folkestone’s very own, in Telemania, a fabulous programme dedicated entirely to the works of Georg Philipp Telemann. The most prolific composer of the entire Baroque period, friend of Bach and godfather to his son CPE Bach, Telemann was equally at home in the Italian and French […]
It wasn't long after audiences were first introduced to hapless sixth-formers Will McKenzie, Neil Sutherland, Jay Cartright and Simon Cooper that The Inbetweeners became one of the nation's best loved shows. With its endlessly quotable lines and outrageous laugh-per-second banter, the sitcom attracted record-breaking viewing figures and inspired two incredibly successful feature films. Celebrating seventeen […]
In aid of the Mayor's Charities. Enjoy a 3 course meal - music - local art - art experiences. More details: email [email protected]
New Folkestone Society invite you to learn the fascinating story of Elizabeth Fry, one of the most well-known women of the first half of the 19th century. Her achievements as a prison reformer, social reformer and philanthropist earned her a place on the back of the £5 note for 15 years prior to the introduction […]
During the weekend of 22-23 February there will be two opportunities to attend a very special recital as part of the Bayle Music and Canterbury Music Club 2024-5 seasons dedicated in memoriam Anne (Hancox) whose love of words and music manifested itself so wonderfully both in her dramatic performances and singing. Both concerts are at 15.00. The programme reflects the passion […]
Get ready to laugh out loud as we launch the very first Chump's Comedy Club at Creative Folkestone Quarterhouse! Featuring a stellar line-up, this unmissable night of comedy brings you Sindhu Vee, Daniel Foxx, Jack Skipper, and Lou Wall, all hosted by the brilliant Kit Proudfoot. Chump's Comedy, originating from Margate, has quickly gained a […]
The Importance of being Earnest, by Oscar Wilde, directed by Max Webster. Three-time Olivier Award-winner Sharon D Clarke is joined by Ncuti Gatwa (Doctor Who; Sex Education) in this joyful reimagining of Oscar Wilde’s most celebrated comedy. While assuming the role of a dutiful guardian in the country, Jack lets loose in town under a […]
Promoter Folkestone New Music Type of event Concert & Film Artists Mark Simpson (clarinet) Programme Over the past fifty years German composer Helmut Lachenmann has shaped contemporary music with his ‘Musique Concrete Instrumentale’- a unique noise music in which players use all parts of their instruments to make extraordinary new sounds. Mark Simpson is introducing and […]