10:00-11:30
I Want To Be An Actor
Children’s drama workshop
Led by Marina Sossi. Discover your natural ability as a performer. A workshop using professional acting exercises to develop vocal, physical and creative expression. Suitable for the experienced or absolute beginner. Wear comfortable clothing, no skirts. Age 11-18. Max 16.
Trinity Hall
£5. Event: 401
10:00-14:00
Writers in Residence
Ever wondered where writers get their inspiration? Now’s your chance to find out! Watch Frome’s creative talent at work as they write against the clock in shops and cafes.
Cheap Street
Free Admission. Event: 402
10:00-16:00
Out and About
Drawing workshop
Led by artist Ros Ford investigating selected locations in Frome using different approaches and drawing methods. The drawings worked on in the morning will be developed into monoprints during the afternoon. Please book with Black Swan Arts (tel 01373 473980) by Jun 27. Suitable for all ages over 16. Max 10.
Black Swan Arts Studio 5
£35 / £30. Event: 403
10:00-14:00
Hat Box Poets
The Soap Box Poets in hats.
The subtle winds circling the very heart of the town centre will be laden with the lyrical voices of The Soap Box Poets. The poetry will be read out by headily adorned wordsmiths, on the hours of 10am, 11am, 12noon, 1pm and 2pm.
Cheap Street
Free Admission. Event: 404
10:00-14:00
Children’s Clay Day
Create a model using air-dry clay under the supervision of Jenny, then decorate with embellishments and paint. Can be taken home on the day. £4.00 per model. Children accompanied by an adult. No need to book.
Enigma Gallery
£4. Event: 405
10:30-12:00
Vallis Vale Family Activity Trail
A family walk including nature games with FROGS
A short walk with activities along the route, suitable for families with 6 - 11 year old children, in an attractive wooded valley close to Frome. Please note that the route is an uneven, sometimes muddy, path with stiles. No unaccompanied children please. Event organised by Frome Recreation and Open Ground Supporters (FROGS). Meeting place on ticket. N.B. Ticket price is per family. Max 10 families.
Frome
£2. Event: 406
11:00-12:00
The 100 Mile An Hour Road Show
Talk and readings from best-selling author
A fast-moving, funny, interactive show based on the best-selling ‘Hundred Mile An Hour Dog’ book series. Early booking advised. Age 6-9. Max 50.
Frome Library
£2. Event: 407
Open Studios
Visit artists’ studios
Frome is well known as an artistic community. The Open Studios offers visitors the opportunity to go behind the scenes, meet artists, craftspeople and makers, see their work, and buy direct from the artist. Venues are the participating artists’ studios and homes. A guide consisting of a map and list of venues will be available at the Festival Office, the Cheese & Grain box office, Tourist Information and many other outlets in the town centre. Click on the seperate links to open a pdf copy of each part.
Free Admission. Event: 408
11:00-17:00
Home - Ways Of Seeing In Film & Photography
A masterclass by Robert Golden
A masterclass centred on ideas rather than techniques. How do images generate meaning? What do they tell us about – ourselves, our community, society, the world we live in? Please bring your own best photo. Suitable for all ages over 16. Max.15.
Frome College Media Arts
£15. Event: 409
12:00-16:00
Piano Migrations
A video installation with piano
Map a route of your choice into sound through a winding music box in the Merlin foyer. Meanwhile on stage, intermittent performances will include a self-playing toy piano and a video of birds, provoking the playing of a hanging upright piano. See also Sun 5 event 529.
Merlin Theatre
Free Admission. Event: 410
Festival Cream Teas
Teas with entertainment
For the third year running traditional cream teas, freshly prepared lunches and homemade cakes are served in the delightful courtyard garden of Monmouth House, in the heart of town, accompanied by gentle music. For Positive Action on Cancer, by kind permission of Karen and Eve Harvey.
Monmouth House & Garden
Free Admission. Event: 411
14:00-15:30
Dramarama
Drama for adults
Ignite your creative spark and be inspired! Have fun with improvisation, practise performance skills and express yourself. An enjoyable workshop for everyone. Suitable for all ages over 18.Max 20.
Trinity Hall
£5. Event: 412
14:00-18:00
Refuge
A three-screen video installation by Clive Walley
For details see Friday 3 event 302.
Museum Studios
Free Admission. Event: 413
14:00-15:30 Doors open 13:45
Story Box
Workshops for children to fire the imagination!
Help to create stories using art, drama, music and mime. 14.00 to 14.30: 3-6 year olds.14.45 to 15.30: 7-11 year olds. Under 8s to be accompanied by an adult. Early booking advised. Max 20.
Frome Library
£1. Event: 414
Tellisford Mill - talk and visit
Tellisford pre-Domesday mill site was idle from 1912 until January 2007, when a new turbine began generating renewable energy. This run-off-river micro-hydro power plant exports electricity to the grid, producing 332,000 KWh last year. The tour will show the turbine and a film of the mill’s development. Pre-booking advised as numbers are limited. Max 26.
Tellisford Mill
£6. Event: 415
15:00-16:30
The Poznansky-Tanner Duo
Gillian Poznansky (flute) & Mark Tanner (piano)
The Poznansky-Tanner Duo have been delighting audiences around the world for a number of years with attractive, accessible classical music programmes. Their inimitable blend of musicianship and good-humoured presentation always ensures a special occasion. Promoted by Jackdaws Educational Trust. Tea available. Concession price for under 18s only.
Rook Lane
£12 / £6. Event: 416
15:00
Presented by Stuff & Nonsense Theatre.
Mesmerising puppet theatre by this energetic company. Making bread is hard work, but it would be easier if the lazy farmyard animals lent a hand. For everyone over the age of 3, with no scary bits whatsoever and lots and lots of laughter. Tickets from Festival Box Office or local contact 01225 835840.
Wellow Village Hall
£4. Event: 417
17:00-18:30
Tellisford Mill - talk and visit
For details see Sat 4 event 415. Max 26.
Tellisford Mill
£6. Event: 418
World Food Feast
Eat and dance in the Market Square.
Always a highlight, food from Frome’s eating establishments in the traffic-free market place with each stall representing a country’s cuisine. Praying for Rain are bringing their vibrant, high-energy world music to Frome’s main square, culminating in a perfomance by Phantom Limb, a refreshing and timely reminder of what country and soul music can and should be.
Market Place
Free Admission. Event: 419
Thicker Than Water
Presented by Boiling Kettle Theatre.
Two monologues – ‘Master of Disguise’ and ‘Clearing My Mother’s House’ explore the territory of the mother/daughter relationship. Not even death can separate a woman from her mother. Follow two very different women’s touching and hilarious attempts to get away. Tickets from Festival Box Office or local contact 01373 832494. Age 12+
Corsley Centre, Corsley
£7. Event: 420
19:45-22:00
Charley’s Aunt
The famous funny farce
For details see Wed 8 event 808.
East Woodlands Village Hall
£6 / £5. Event: 421
20:00-23:00
Slippery Fish @ The Griffin
Guitar-based, with a mean sax as well, rocking blues and R’n’B
covers, with a few classic rock numbers thrown into the mix. Think of bits of Stevie Ray Vaughan, Rolling Stones, Chuck Berry, ZZ Top.
Griffin Inn
Free Admission. Event: 422
Acoustic Plus
Frome’s leading live music club
A celebration of original live music, featuring four half-hour spots by musicians from Frome and beyond… including Broughton Gifford’s finest soulful trio Port Erin, lo-fi blues-jazz-swing virtuosos The Rusticles, and Los Angeles’s alternative pop songstress Errin Williams. Two other acts, but more Er(r)ins unlikely.
Cheese & Grain
£4 / £2. Event: 423
20:00-22:00
Savouring Europe
Two films about local food in Italy & Belgium
This event is part of the HOME in FROME project, supported by Reel People. A unique chance to see the films of Robert Golden, a leading film-maker, and discuss his work with him. These films are a treat for the eye, the appetite and the heart. They offer an entertaining combination of history, politics, attitudes, traditions, cookery and personal observations.
Kilmersdon Village Hall
£4. Event: 424
21:00
The Johnsons
Follow the World Food Feast with the fantastic country sounds of this highly-rated band. Bar available throughout.
Masonic Hall
£5. Event: 425
21:30
Sheryl Lee
Sheryl is an experienced professional entertainer, abundant with charisma and sparkling personality. She treats her audiences to a night of exceptional cabaret singing with an uplifting, warm, and often comedic, persona.
The Wheat Sheaves
Free Admission. Event: 426
22:00
Treasures of the Golden Age
A late-night candlelit choral performance
Performers: Chorus Angelorum. Conductor: Gavin Carr.
Lotti Crucifixus, Victoria Requiem, Lobo Versa est in luctum, Allegri Miserere.
A performance of some of the great masterpieces of Renaissance polyphony sung by one of the premier choirs in the region. A concert of atmospheric meditative reflection.
Holy Trinity Church
£12. Event: 427
Horror Hauntings of Frome
For the strong of heart and stomach
Join the unknown stranger and his menacing cohorts as we visit the many and varied haunts of Old Town Frome. Grisly tales await. We meet at a mystery location where an evening of pure ‘horror’ awaits you. All participants receive a CD and certificate. Join us if you dare! Meeting place on ticket. Pre-booking essential. Adults only. Max 30.
Frome
£12.50 Event: 428
