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VIVALEWES<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
‘You can see <strong>Lewes</strong> lying like a box of toys under a great amphitheatre of<br />
chalk hills’. So wrote William Morris, a quote I think captures what has<br />
always, for me, been the best thing about the town: its setting.<br />
And it seems a fitting moment to share his image, at the start of our<br />
‘Theatre’ issue – which we’ve interpreted quite broadly as dramatic, from<br />
Michael Munday’s nostalgic, (also Victorian), cover, which cleverly incorporates<br />
stage and that most costumed of <strong>Lewes</strong> nights, Bonfire.<br />
We visit Paul Pyant, maestro of stage lighting, who tells me nothing excites him more<br />
than a dark stage, then one light, one actor…<br />
Which, in turn, puts me in mind of the <strong>Lewes</strong> Festival of Solo Theatre showing this month in<br />
what was <strong>Lewes</strong> New School: a feast of single-actor shows over one weekend.<br />
We also have an interview with <strong>Lewes</strong> Prison Governor Hannah Lane, who’s appearing in the<br />
Homelink Gala at Glyndebourne – in aid of the charity which helps, among others, prison<br />
leavers find a home. And the New Note Orchestra, the inspiring orchestra of recovering<br />
addicts who are performing their Kind Rebellion at the Attenborough Centre.<br />
Speaking of which, do you, like me, still hark back to the Gardner Arts Centre? You might<br />
enjoy our look at its history. Or our visit to Glyndebourne’s exciting Production Hub. Or<br />
how about some ‘real’ Punch and Judy: David Wilde is bringing this to <strong>Lewes</strong> Little Theatre,<br />
along with his traditional puppets, hand-carved and, (once again), Victorian.<br />
THE TEAM<br />
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EDITOR: Charlotte Gann charlotte@vivamagazines.com<br />
SUB-EDITOR: David Jarman<br />
PRODUCTION EDITOR: Joe Fuller joe@vivamagazines.com<br />
ART DIRECTOR: Katie Moorman katie@vivamagazines.com<br />
ADVERTISING: Sarah Hunnisett, Amanda Meynell advertising@vivamagazines.com<br />
EDITORIAL / ADMIN ASSISTANT / HAND MODEL: Kelly Mechen admin@vivamagazines.com<br />
DISTRIBUTION: David Pardue distribution@vivamagazines.com<br />
CONTRIBUTORS: Jacqui Bealing, Michael Blencowe, Julie Bull, Hasia Curtis, Lulah Ellender, Mark Greco, Anita Hall,<br />
John Henty, Robin Houghton, Eleanor Knight, Linda Lamont, Dexter Lee, Alex Leith, Lizzie Lower, Carlotta Luke,<br />
Nione Meakin, Anna Morgan, Michael Munday, Galia Pike, Janet Sutherland and JJ Waller.<br />
PUBLISHER: Becky Ramsden becky@vivamagazines.com<br />
<strong>Viva</strong> <strong>Lewes</strong> is based at <strong>Lewes</strong> House, 32 High St, <strong>Lewes</strong>, BN7 2LX, all enquiries 01273 488882
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