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Welcome to the Creative Folkestone spring

programme. This season there is something

for everyone to enjoy and be inspired by –

from thrilling theatre, to side-splitting

comedy; fun-filled family events, to aweinspiring

acrobatics; world-class music

and fantastic festivals.

Embrace the spirit of community and get

involved in a variety of events and workshops

at Quarterhouse and digital:glassworks,

including yoga, knitting, improv, writing

workshops and free family drop-ins at

Block 67. As we head into a Triennial year,

embrace the warm spring sun and

rediscover the Folkestone Artworks

exhibition before exploring brand new

artworks in The Plot later in the year.

We look forward to welcoming you soon.

Alastair Upton

Chief Executive

Creative Folkestone

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FILM

The Souvenir (cert 15)

COMEDY

Stephen K Amos: Everyman

Wednesday 15 January, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member

Thursday 23 January, 8pm | Tickets £18 | Age 16+

A shy but ambitious film student falls into an intense,

emotionally fraught relationship with a charismatic

but untrustworthy older man in 1980s London.

Joanna Hogg paints a precise picture of a woman trying

to develop her own artistic vision while caught in the

slipstream of a toxic relationship. An understated,

exquisite gem of a film. Empire

The director confirms her status as a modern visionary with

a deft, distinctive and deeply personal story of young love.

The Guardian

Stephen K Amos is on a mission to bring about world peace

– or at least an evening of peace – one venue at a time.

In an age when arguments are started over everything from

politics to bendy straws, Stephen is rising above the anger to

remind us of what we have in common.

Bringing achingly funny anecdotes, hilarious takes on the

everyday and his infectious charm, Stephen K Amos will warm

your cold, stiffened hearts. Join together with your fellow man

and experience the universal language of laughter.

LIVE SCREENING

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE

The Sleeping Beauty

Thursday 16 January, 7.15pm | Tickets £14, £12 conc/member

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Mrs H & the Sing-along Band

Fridays 24 January, 27 March, 24 April, 10.30am | Tickets £3,

£1 unwaged | Age 0-5 years

FILM

A classic of Russian ballet, Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky’s enchanting

score and Marius Petipa’s original choreography beautifully

combine with sections created for The Royal Ballet by

Frederick Ashton, Anthony Dowell and Christopher Wheeldon.

This ballet is sure to cast its spell over anyone who sees it.

The Stage

The Times

The Guardian

The Financial Times

DOC CLUB

Honeyland (cert 12A)

Wednesday 22 January, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member

In a deserted Macedonian village, Hatidze, a 50-something

woman, trudges up a hillside to check her bee colonies

nestled in the rocks. Serenading them with a secret chant,

she gently manoeuvres the honeycomb without netting

or gloves. Back at her homestead, Hatidze tends to her

handmade hives and her bedridden mother, occasionally

heading to the capital to market her wares. One day,

an itinerant family installs itself next door, and Hatidze’s

peaceful kingdom is turned upside down.

The film will be followed by a live Q&A with Maggie

Harrowell from the Dover and District Beekeepers

Association, hosted by Violet Pictures.

COMEDY

Led by the charming and passionate Mrs H, the Sing-along

Band bring their unique family music to Folkestone with a

line-up of musicians including members of Red Snapper,

Beth Orton and The Leisure Society. Their aim is to provide

quality music for children that adults will love too.

Bringing together elements of folk, soul, afro, latin, dub,

comedy and theatre the Sing-along Band have been wooing

audiences across the land. Bring your voices, silly dances,

a sprinkling of mischief and don’t hold back from joining in

the fun!

Josie Long: Tender

Saturday 25 January, 8pm | Tickets £16 | Age 14+

The three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee is back

on the road with a brand-new show about the mind-bending

intensity of new motherhood, but also about kindness,

gentleness and joy.

A cult-optimist herself, Josie wants her audiences to feel

optimistic about the future and although that’s a big ask in this

day and age, there will at the very least be some silly voices.

Of course, it’s Josie Long, so the biggest issues we’re facing as

a society today – from climate change to Boris Johnson –

cannot be ignored. But, Tender’s main focus is about bringing

new life into this ever-changing world.

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LIVE SCREENING


La Bohème

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

MORGAN & WEST

Unbelievable Science

FILM

Wednesday 29 January, 7.45pm |

Tickets £14, £12 conc/member

Puccini’s opera of young love in

19th-century Paris is packed with

beautiful music, including lyrical

arias, celebratory choruses and a

poignant final scene over which the

composer himself wept. Richard

Jones’ character-led production

perfectly captures La Bohème’s

mixture of comedy, romance and

tragedy, with striking designs by

Stewart Laing.

DOC SOCIETY

Knock Down the House

(cert 12)

Thursday 30 January, 7.30pm | Tickets FREE

Saturday 1 February, 2pm | Tickets £6

adult, £5 children, £20 family

(2 adults, 2 children) | Age 7+

Morgan & West present captivating

chemistry, phenomenal physics, and

bonkers biology in this fun-for-all-thefamily

science extravaganza! Expect

explosive thrills, chemical spills and a

risk assessment that gives their stage

manager chills.

Morgan & West take full responsibility

for any horizons broadened, passions

enflamed or minds blown during the

course of the show.

On TV they have fooled Penn & Teller

(Fool Us ITV 1), competed to be the Next

Great Magician (ITV 1), and attempted

to escape The Slammer (CBBC).

Put quite simply…great science

with hilarious hosts! Primary Times

An inspiring and highly watchable documentary

film about four exceptional women mounting

grassroots campaigns against powerful

incumbents during the 2018 midterm elections in

the USA. A young bartender in the Bronx; a coal

miner’s daughter in West Virginia; a grieving

mother in Nevada; and a registered nurse

in Missouri. One of their races will become

the most shocking political upsets in recent

American history.

This free screening is supported by Doc

Society (www.docsociety.org) and will be

followed by a panel discussion with local

activists and community members, welcoming

a debate about ways people from underrepresented

groups can create positive

changes in the town.

FILM

Pain and Glory (cert 15)

Thursday 6 February, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member

Antonio Banderas delivers the performance of his career

in a movie loosely based on the life of the director who gave

him his breakthrough role. In Pedro Almodóvar’s 21st film,

Banderas plays Salvador Mallo, a former cinematic enfant

terrible. Now in his autumn years, he’s afflicted with creative

paralysis and debilitating illnesses: migraines, tinnitus, panic

attacks, relentless back pain, and a reflex to choke on solid

food. To ease his torment, Salvador experiments for the first

time with heroin. But a remedy, if there is one, must come

from inside.

The Spanish filmmaker’s tale of a memory, regret and an

aging director making peace with his past isn’t just his most

personal film — it’s also one of his greatest. Rolling Stone


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FILM

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE (ENCORE)

Kinky Boots – The Musical

Sunday 9 February, 2pm | Tickets £12, £10 conc/member

Filmed live at London’s Adelphi Theatre and strutting onto the

big screen with songs from Grammy and Tony award-winning

pop icon Cyndi Lauper. Charlie is a factory owner struggling

to save his family business. Lola is a fabulous entertainer with

a wildly exciting idea. With a little compassion and a lot of

understanding, this unexpected pair learn to embrace their

differences and create a line of sturdy stilettos unlike any the

world has ever seen!

The Chambermaid (cert 15)

Wednesday 12 February, 7.30pm | Tickets £5,

£4 conc/member

Eve, a young chambermaid at a luxurious Mexico City

hotel, confronts the monotony of long workdays with quiet

examinations of forgotten belongings and budding friendships

that nourish her newfound and determined dream for a

better life. The quiet domestic tasks of the title character

become mesmerising under director Lila Avilés’ unique eye.

Lila Avilés’s quietly stunning debut feature is a work of closely

observed workplace realism, but at times it achieves the

strangeness and intensity of science fiction. New York Times

COMEDY

LIVE SCREENING

Sam Avery:

Toddlergeddon

Friday 14 February, 8pm | Tickets £18 | Age 16+

The time is 4.17pm. No-one is dressed yet.

Civilisation has collapsed. Law and order

has broken down. The kids are high on sugar.

The adults have lost control. Every conversation

is an argument. The coffee has run out. A child

scribbles on the wall. Someone spills a drink.

Everyone is shouting.

Join award-winning comedian and

bestselling author Sam Avery (AKA The Learner

Parent) for an evening of hilarious stand up.

How do you raise a toddler with more attitude

than Kanye West? Can you negotiate with

a pre-schooler who knows you’re clueless?

And will any of us survive Toddlergeddon?

Quick wit and painfully funny. METRO

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE

Cyrano de Bergerac

Thursday 20 February, 7pm | Tickets £14,

£12 conc/member

FILM

DOC CLUB

Bait (cert 15)

Thursday 13 February, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/member

Modern-day Cornish fisherman Martin is struggling to buy a

boat while coping with family rivalry and the influx of London

money, Airbnb and stag parties to his harbour village.

The summer season brings simmering tensions between

the locals and newcomers to boiling point with tragic

consequences. Stunningly shot on a vintage 16mm camera

using monochrome Kodak stock, Bait is a timely and funny,

yet poignant new film that gets to the heart of a community

facing unwelcome change.

A genuine modern masterpiece. Mark Kermode, The Observer

A skype Q&A will follow the film, hosted by Violet Pictures.

James McAvoy (X-Men, Atonement) returns to

the stage in an inventive new adaptation by

Martin Crimp broadcast live from the West End.

Fierce with a pen and notorious in combat,

Cyrano almost has it all – if only he could win the

heart of his true love Roxane. There’s just one big

problem: he has a nose as huge as his heart. Will

a society engulfed by narcissism get the better of

Cyrano – or can his mastery of language set

Roxane’s world alight?


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FESTIVAL

FOLKESTONE FRINGE, HOT SALVATION

RECORDS & PHANTOM LIMB

Profound Sound

Friday 21 to Sunday 23 February

MUSIC

ASIAN ARTS AGENCY

Hashmat Sultana

Thursday 27 February, 7.30pm | Tickets £10,

£8 conc/member

Back for its fifth year, Profound Sound continues

to grow, offering a truly alternative music and

performance festival for East Kent. A programme

loaded with some of the most diverse artists,

practitioners and workshops in the world today,

reaching across traditional forms of music,

to the fringes of sound-art; covering song and

instrumental performance; spoken word; sound

installation; contemporary classical; jazz;

electroacoustic; film and video. This is a true

gem of a festival with an incredible line-up of

brilliant local and visiting talent to liven up the

darkest days of winter.

The 2020 line-up includes Miguel Noya, Hirm,

Georgina Treloar, Jon Law, George Clift and

Johnny Tomlinson. Full line up to be announced.

Propelled into the limelight in 2016 as part of

a major Indian TV talent show, Hashmat and

Sultana received rave reviews from prominent

Bollywood composers for their beautiful and

electrifying vocal abilities.

Since then the duo have been winning the

hearts of audiences internationally, with their

refreshing contemporary twist on traditional

Punjabi folk and ancient Sufi music. They have

become a YouTube sensation and their song

Rang has received over 25 million views.

After a spectacular appearance at WOMAD

Festival 2018, Hashmat Sultana return with a

full live band on their debut UK tour.

CIRCUS

JOLI VYANN

Anima

Wednesday 26 February, 7.30pm |

Pay What You Decide | Age 8+

We all breathe, from the moment we are born to

the moment we die. Joli Vyann’s new show takes

us on a journey from cradle to grave through the

simple yet constant act of breathing.

How does breath affect our emotions? Our

physicality? Our very being? Two performers

and a live Taiko drummer push themselves to

the limits of their physicality using dance, circus,

voice and wind instruments. Their breath literally

becomes the soundscape for the performance in

a unique blend of dance and acrobatics.

Their mix of dance, acrobatics and theatre

is breathtaking. The risk factor is high and

the story told to emotionally charged effect.

Exeunt

COMEDY

Lucy Porter: Be Prepared

Friday 28 February, 8pm | Tickets £16,

£14 conc/member | Age 14+

TV favourite, Lucy Porter, returns with another

fantastic stand-up show.

At Brownies, Lucy thought she’d be prepared

for anything, as long as she had her emergency

10p for a phone box and knew how to tie a

Fisherman’s knot. Life turned out to be slightly

more complicated than Brown Owl let on.

Recent TV includes Would I Lie to You, QI and

Impossible. She’s a regular on Radio 4’s News

Quiz and The Now Show.

A treat from start to finish. The Herald

Impeccably punch-lined anecdotes…

genuinely delightful. The Telegraph

Lucy Porter is the funny, kind-hearted aunt you

need in your life right now. Broadway Baby


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CHILDREN & FAMILIES

THE BONE ENSEMBLE

Gulp!

Saturday 29 February, 2.30pm | Tickets £6 adult,

£5 children, £20 family (2 adults, 2 children) |

Age 7+

Maya LOVES water! Swimming in the sea,

splashing in her paddling pool. But one summer’s

day, she gets sucked up the bathroom tap -

SQUOOSH! - and along the water pipes!

WHOOAAHHHH!

Arriving in a strange new land, Maya goes

on an exciting journey, plunging into rivers,

discovering oceans, battling unexpected villains.

And you get to join in, making the show’s

soundtrack with live beatboxing and watery

sound effects. Watch out for the water pistol

fight – don’t get squirted!

A moving, magical story dripping with

fun about how to care for the world and its

precious resources.

FESTIVAL

Take Up Space

Festival

Monday 2 to Sunday 8 March

Take Up Space celebrates and

supports the work of women

artists and activists in Folkestone.

The festival of events around

International Women’s Day

involves community collaborations

alongside presentations of work

by artists from across the UK.

Across the week there will be film

showings, performances, music,

poetry, dance and community

events, with talks and panels

designed to challenge and enrich

all who attend.

MUSIC

MELTING VINYL

Damian Jurado

With support from Dana Gavanski

Sunday 1 March, doors 7pm, on stage 8pm | Tickets £21

advance, £25 door | Over 14s welcome, under 16s to be

accompanied by an adult

Seattle-based singer-songwriter Damien Jurado comes to

Folkestone as part of his European solo tour following the

release of his 14th studio album In the Shape of a Storm.

Jurado’s eclectic music career began by playing with

80s punk bands in Seattle. After testing the water with

self-released cassettes, he made his official full-length solo

debut in 1997. With multiple albums now under his belt, he has

taken his listeners on a musical journey spanning a breadth of

styles and influences ranging from folk to pop, indie rock to

psychedelia and with influences including Nick Drake, Neil

Young, Bob Dylan, Lou Reed and Randy Newman.

FILM

TAKE UP SPACE FESTIVAL

Mari (cert 12)

Wednesday 4 March, 7.30pm | Tickets £5,

£4 conc/member

Boldly combining the power of dance and

cinema, Mari tells the story of professional

dancer and choreographer Charlotte

(acclaimed dancer Bobbi Jene Smith in her film

debut) as she prepares for a new show. Uniquely

using the poetic expression of dance to drive the

narrative, Charlotte’s world is turned upside

down when she discovers she’s pregnant and

her grandmother Mari is coming to the end of

life, forcing her to confront her past to choose

the future she wants.

A live Q&A with writer and director Georgia

Parris will follow the screening.

An intimate affirmation of Jurado’s current brilliance.

MOJO


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MUSIC


Big Joanie

MUSIC


Shay D: Queens of Art

Friday 6 March, doors 7pm, on stage 8pm |

Tickets £8 | Over 14s welcome, under 16s to be

accompanied by an adult

London DIY feminist punk band Big Joanie

formed in 2013, releasing their first EP Sistah

Punk in 2014 and their new album Sistahs in 2019.

Inspired by The Ronettes, Nirvana, Breeders and

The Jesus and Mary Chain, Big Joanie have

described themselves as The Ronettes filtered

through ’80s DIY and Riot Grrrl with a sprinkling

of dashikis.

The debut Big Joanie LP ‘Sistahs’ is an

impressively woven tapestry of affirmational

lyrics, girl-group chants, and deep, slashing

guitars that would have sounded very at home

on Kill Rock Stars in the 2000s. Pitchfork

Saturday 7 March, 9pm | Customs House,

Harbour Station | Tickets £5

The Queens of Art tour celebrates the launch of

Shay D’s recently released album Human Writes.

Performing with DJ Ellie Prohan - both award

winning, highly skilled women on top of their

game in the hip-hop and grime scene. They will

join forces with local female rappers to celebrate

sisterhood and high-quality performances

within a genre that is stereotypically known

to be misogynistic and male-heavy.

British Iranian rapper and poet Shay D

reached the top 20 of the UK Hip Hop iTunes

chart and was playlisted on Spotify with her

single Suffragettes, which was the soundtrack to

the Harvey Nichols Broken Windows campaign.

Shay D has headlined Shambala, Elle A Soul

Festival, WOW Festival and Glastonbury’s Left

Field Stage.

DANCE


Amy Bell: The Forecast

SPOKEN WORD


Vanessa Kisuule

Saturday 7 March, 7pm | Pay What You Decide

As the only dyke in the dance class, Amy finds

new moves for a more radical notion of

femininity. On a witty journey of transformation

and becoming, she rides the blustery winds

sweeping across the gendered body. Blending

dance, text and animation, with a live digital

soundscape. Prepare for a high chance of

virtuosity, introspection and humour.

Downright beautiful.

The List

A delightful, sprawling tapestry of metaphors

in which Bell exposes gender mayhem through

the spoken and gestural language of weather

reporters. She’s as articulate with her body

as she is with her words. Dance Tabs

Sunday 8 March, 3pm | The Clearing | Pay What

You Decide

Writer and performer Vanessa Kisuule has

won over ten slam titles, been featured on

BBC iPlayer, Radio 1, and Radio 4’s Woman’s

Hour, The Guardian, Blue Peter, Sky TV, Don’t

Flop and TEDx.

She has performed nationally and

internationally in Vienna, Sweden, Belgium,

Germany, Bangladesh, Barcelona, Oslo, Finland,

Romania, New York and Brazil. She has two

poetry collections published by Burning Eye

Books: Joyriding The Storm (2014) and A Recipe

For Sorcery (2017) and is the Bristol City Poet for

2018–2020.

On stage she has a wonderful energy that left

the audience almost speechless no matter what

the topic. Slate the Disco


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DANCE

VINCENT DANCE THEATRE

In Loco Parentis

Thursday 12 March, 7.30pm | Pay What You

Decide | Age 14+

Vincent Dance Theatre’s latest hard-hitting and

insightful performance combines movement,

strong visual imagery and spoken word to

investigate what it’s like to grow up in care,

cycles of childhood trauma, rupture and repair.

Critically acclaimed for translating real-life

testimonies into beautifully crafted performance

work, Vincent illuminates the inner-worlds of

care-experienced young people to demonstrate

their extraordinary resilience in a production

demanding that their stories be heard.

Agonisingly visceral, and often beyond words...

this is also a piece about love as an enduring

source of hope. The Psychologist

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

FESTIVAL

SONIA SABRI COMPANY

Same Same…

But Different

Saturday 14 March, 2.30pm | Tickets £6 adult,


Age 5+

A new family show mixing Kathak, hip-hop,

contemporary dance and physical storytelling,

to create a playful and colourful world exploring

our curiosities and fears, the times we feel

different and when we belong. Inspired by the

well-known Anglo-Asian phrase ‘same, same…

but different’, three dancer-musicians conjure

a magical atmosphere celebrating our

individuality, diversity and the bonds which

connect us all.

Strangelove Time-based

Media Festival

MUSIC

Vula Viel

Friday 13 March, 8pm | Tickets £10,

£8 conc/member

Following the acclaimed release of Do Not Be

Afraid and a busy tour that took them from the

UK to Europe, including a stellar performance

at WOMAD captured by BBC Radio 3, Vula Viel

continue their sonic explorations around the gyil,

the wooden xylophone of the Dagaare from

Upper West Ghana, on their brand new set,

What’s Not Enough About That?

The new album breaks fresh ground as Bex

Burch (gyil), Ruth Goller (bass) and Jim Hart

(drums) continue to forge their own unique

fusions. While Do Not Be Afraid developed ideas

around disciplined rhythm patterns in regular

cycles set to the band’s angular instrumentation,

the new tracks stretch out the band’s sound, at

times delicate and at others moving into raw

post punk soundscapes.

Friday 20 to Sunday 22 March

This is the fifth edition of the Strangelove Festival,

dedicated to promoting experimental, innovative

art and film. Artistic director, Terry Smith, has

invited composer, John Woolrich, to be this year’s

guest curator. The festival theme is STOP LOOK

LISTEN WALK and will focus on artists and film

makers using animation, music and dance.

We will show a new film, Ghosts and

Whispers, by the Brothers Quay, synchronised

with live music. The Quays will be here in

Folkestone to talk about their work and give a

masterclass on film animation. There will be a

close-up on British animator Paul Bush, works by

international artists and programmes drawn

from an open call. The festival includes

exhibitions and talks and there will also be the

return of Secret Strangelove with a series of

unusual interventions throughout Folkestone.


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LIVE SCREENING


(ENCORE)

Fidelio

Sunday 22 March, 2pm |


Beethoven’s only opera is an

uplifting story of risk and triumph.

In this new production, conducted

by Antonio Pappano, Jonas

Kaufmann plays the political

prisoner Florestan, and Lise

Davidsen his wife Leonore who

daringly sets out to rescue him.

Tobias Kratzer’s new staging brings

together the dark reality of the

French Revolutionary ‘Terror’ and

our own time to illuminate Fidelio’s

inspiring message of shared

humanity.

THEATRE

FILM

DOC CLUB

Shooting the Mafia (cert 18)

Wednesday 25 March, 7.30pm | Tickets £5,

£4 conc/members

In the streets of Sicily, beautiful, gutsy Letizia

Battaglia pointed her camera straight into the

heart of the Mafia that surrounded her and

began to shoot. The striking, life-threatening

photos she took documenting the rule of the

Cosa Nostra define her career.

Shooting the Mafia weaves together

Battaglia’s striking black-and-white

photographs, rare archival footage, classic

Italian films and the now 84-year-old’s own

memories to paint a portrait of a remarkable

woman whose bravery and defiance helped

expose the Mafia’s brutal crimes.

A skype Q&A will follow the screening,

hosted by Violet Pictures.

A MR AND MRS CLARK PRODUCTION

Louder Is Not Always Clearer

Performed by Jonny Cotsen

Thursday 26 March, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide

Jonny is a teacher, a workshop leader and an avid football fan. He’s just become a father.

His friends say that he’s outgoing and that he loves music, festivals and nightclubs. Jonny is deaf.

He was born deaf to hearing parents who were afraid that disability would stigmatise their son

and the family.

An honest portrayal of the vulnerability of a deaf man, created and performed by a deaf man.

For a hearing audience it is an illuminating and emotional experience. For deaf audience members

the show is a familiar tale of misunderstanding and isolation. For all audiences it is a humorous and

moving story of one man’s attempt to cope, to fit in and be accepted.


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COMEDY

Mark Steel: Every Little

Thing’s Gonna Be Alright

Saturday 28 March, 8pm | Tickets £15 | Age 14+

Not long ago it seemed highly unlikely the

UK would vote to leave the EU. We had a

reasonable opposition to the Tory government,

Donald Trump was a buffoon who surely wasn’t

going to beat Hilary Clinton, and Mark was living

the married suburban ideal. Since then, it’s all

gone to absolute shit! But don’t worry, as Mark

thinks Every Little Thing’s Gonna Be Alright.

Mark’s sell-out show Who Do I Think I Am

revealed that his natural father was a world

backgammon champion. Now the star of

Radio 4’s Mark Steel’s in Town, and newspaper

columnist of the year, he is back on the road

with a new show that is guaranteed to make the

world seem even more ludicrous than it really is.

LIVE SCREENING


Swan Lake

Wednesday 1 April, 7.15pm |


Liam Scarlett’s glorious 2018

production of Swan Lake returns

for its first revival. While remaining

faithful to the Marius Petipa/Lev

Ivanov text, Scarlett’s additional

choreography and John

Macfarlane’s magnificent designs

breathe new life into what is

arguably the best-known and

most-loved classical ballet. The

entire Royal Ballet Company shines

in this eternal tale of doomed love.

The Royal Ballet’s spellbinder

leaves you weeping.

The Guardian

MUSIC

FOLKESTONE NEW MUSIC

Melinda Maxwell

MUSIC

FOLKESTONE NEW MUSIC

Julian Warburton

Sunday 29 March, 7.30pm | digital:glassworks,

Mill Bay | Tickets £10

Virtuosic oboe pieces by two great Italian

composers, Luciano Berio and Bruno Maderna,

plus, a rare opportunity to hear two classic

electroacoustic works: Jonathan Harvey’s

Mortuos Plango – Vivos Voco (where a boy’s

voice is set against the great tenor bell of

Winchester Cathedral) and Varèse’s Poème

Électronique, widely acknowledged to be one of

the first great creations of electronic tape music.

Melinda Maxwell is one of the leading oboists

in the country, as well as a composer and

improviser. She gave the first performance of

Harrison Birtwistle’s Pulse Sampler, written

specially for her, and worked closely with Berio.

She performs regularly as principal with the

London Sinfonietta.

Thursday 2 April, 7.30pm | Tickets £10

An opportunity to hear a wide range of new

music for percussion, performed by one of the

finest players around. Music by Xenakis, John

Cage, Franco Donatoni, Morton Feldman and

Brian Ferneyhough. Julian Warburton has

performed as a soloist throughout the UK,

Europe, South America, India and China.

He made his BBC Proms solo debut in 2001

performing Xenakis’ Rebonds to critical acclaim.

Renowned for his musical versatility,

Warburton frequently collaborates with

international artists including Korean dancer

Lee Kyung-eun; New York experimentalist

Marc Ribot; South Indian percussion gurus

Selvaganesh and Vinayakram; the Modified Toy

Orchestra; Richard Alston Dance Company; and

most recently National Dance Company Wales.


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THEATRE

XAVIER DE SOUSA

POST

Friday 3 April, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide

FILM

Animals (cert 15)

Wednesday 8 April, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4

conc/member

What the hell is a national identity? And what

exactly constitutes a nation?

We live in an ever-shifting political and

geographical landscape. Some believe we

are heading towards a world without borders,

without countries or nations. At the same

time, many others vouch for protectionism

and more borders.

POST is a theatre show by Xavier de Sousa

inviting you to join us at the table, eat yummy

Portuguese food, drink potent cachaça, get

merry, make new friends and challenge what

exactly makes a nation.

Following the show, Xavier will be in residency

at Custom Folkestone for the weekend where

you can join him for conversation, cachaça and

Portuguese food in Custom’s first kitchen takeover.

Laura and Tyler like to party – drink, drugs and

general debauchery infuse their days, while their

careers and lives remain on hold. As they drift

into their thirties, reality begins to bite, but Laura

and Tyler will not be tamed so easily. When

aspiring writer Laura meets the devilishly

handsome musician Jim, sparks fly and Laura’s

friendship with Tyler comes under pressure. A

celebration of female friendship and the choices

we make, Animals is an honest, unconventional

and funny snapshot of two very modern women.

Holliday Grainger and Alia Shawkat are

perfectly paired in Sophie Hyde’s loving study

of female friendship at a crossroads. Variety

MAGIC / COMEDY

John Archer:

Against the Odds

Saturday 4 April, 8pm | Tickets £14,

£12 conc/member | Age 12+

Semi-finalist on Britain’s Got Talent and support

act for Tim Vine on 7 UK tours, John Archer finally

takes to the stage with his own one man show.

A rare chance to see baffling magic with a dash

of comedy thrown in by the man who many

consider to be the best comedy magician in

the UK today.

The first man to fool Penn and Teller on ITV’s

Fool Us with Jonathan Ross and a former winner

of the prestigious Magic Circle Stage Magician

of the Year.

Amazing! Simon Cowell

Hysterically funny. Derren Brown

Hugely funny, hugely talented. David Walliams

CHILDREN & FAMILIES

WHAT’S COMING OUT OF THE BOX

Bonhomme

Thursday 9 April, 11am & 2pm | Tickets £6 adult,


Age 5 to 8 years

Bonhomme is a family show built with mud and

powered by thoughts. Based in a community

garden, this new immersive and participatory

show seamlessly blends story-telling, object

theatre, live music and philosophy for children.

Children are natural philosophers and start

to question the world around them very early

on. What’s Coming out of the Box firmly believes

that children’s theatre should not shy away from

big juicy topics. We enjoy asking big questions to

small people.

What makes a good human? This is the

philosophical question we examine in Bonhomme

using the Golem myth for loose inspiration.

One of the funniest men I know. Tim Vine


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Quarterhouse

CIRCUS

LOST IN TRANSLATION CIRCUS

Hotel Paradiso

DANCE

PAGRAV DANCE

Kattam Katti

Friday 17 April, 6pm & Saturday 18 April, 11am &

5pm | Tickets £7 adult, £6 children, £25 family

(2 adults, 2 children) | Age 3 to 103!

Thrillingly spectacular circus skills blend

seamlessly with physical comedy, clowning,

juggling, theatrical storytelling and slapstick in

this colourful, loud and funny show.

Madame and the charming staff of the

quirkily ineffective Hotel Paradiso combat the

evil banker and her companion who are trying

to repossess their beloved home. A cast of six

with high-level acrobatic, aerial, juggling and

clowning skills lead us through a colourful and

daring story. With thrills, gasps, laughs and

drama there’s plenty for both adults and children

to enjoy.

Thursday 23 April, 7.30pm | Pay What You Decide

Kattam Katti is a dance show about Uttarayan

- the Gujarati festival of kites and the ultimate

coming together of millions of people across

cities, religions, and social classes from all over

the world. Four dancers and four musicians

brilliantly conjure the competitive chaos,

creativity and colour of the festival. Floating

through the highs, lows, loves and losses of

lives being lived out through flying kites.

From among the intricacy of Simon Daw’s

striking contemporary design we hear tales of

competition, danger, excitement and unity in the

landscape that wonderfully captures the delight

of this hugely important celebration.

A quirky hi-energy show that works for all ages.

The Stage

FILM

DOC CLUB

Crumb (cert 18)

There will be a circus skills workshop for 8 to 14

year olds on Saturday 18 April from 2pm-3pm

with members of the company. Come and

learn acrobatics, juggling and clowning!

No experience necessary. FREE to attenders of

the show but limited spaces so booking essential.

Wednesday 22 April, 7.30pm | Tickets £5, £4 conc/members

Crumb is about the experiences and characters of Robert

Crumb and his family, particularly his brothers, Maxon and

Charles, as well as Robert’s wife Aline Kominsky-Crumb and

his children.

The movie chronicles Crumb’s career, highlighting his

creations Keep On Truckin; Fritz the Cat; and his pioneering

role in the genesis of underground comix. Interviews with his

family and ex-girlfriends; commentary from critics; and

selections from Crumb’s vast artist output shed light on his

psychology and darkly cynical perspective on life.

A skype Q&A will follow the film, hosted by Violet Pictures.

LIVE SCREENING

ROYAL OPERA HOUSE LIVE (ENCORE)

Cavalleria Rusticana /

Pagliacci

Sunday 26 April, 2pm | Tickets £12,

£10 conc/member

Two opera classics are drawn together in

this wonderfully observed re-creation of life

in a south Italian village as a travelling theatre

visits and emotions erupt.

The award-winning production by Damiano

Michieletto presents vividly the fast-moving,

shocking events brought about by secret love

and uncontrollable jealousy. With thrilling singing

and intense drama, ‘Cav and Pag’ distils into one

wonderful production.

Superb casting and choruses create a

triumphant evening. The Independent

Ravishing sounds and detailed naturalism.

The Guardian


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Community Events

An eclectic range of activities organised by the local community.

LEAF: Folkestone’s Local, Ethical & Affordable Food initiative

Tuesdays, 5-7pm

An online market that sources the best products from as

close to Folkestone as possible. All our producers are local,

spray-free or organic and engaged in small-scale farming.

Every week you’ll find a range of produce available including

vegetables, fruit, bread, dairy, meat, beans and pulses and

even homemade ayurvedic vegan dishes. We embrace

wonky vegetables, minimal packaging and forward thinking!

Order online at www.leaffolkestone.org then come along to

meet the producers, collect your order or buy fresh produce

on the night.

Two Tone Yoga

Tuesdays from 14 January, 12.15-1.15pm | Tickets £10 drop

in or 6 classes for £45 | Beginners offer 6 classes for £40

Based on the Swasthya technique this style of yoga works

on the core, stamina, flexibility and muscle tone. Aimed at

increasing energy levels while also calming the mind it can

help to attain balance in everyday life. For booking contact:

twotoneyoga@gmail.com

Write like a Grrrl!

Thursdays from 16 January to 20 February, 7-9pm |

Tickets £60, £45 conc | Age 16+

Women! Always wanted to write fiction? Then this 6 week

course is for you. You’ll develop skills in characterisation,

dialogue, dynamic settings and other essential writing

techniques in a warm, welcoming environment. Everyone

welcome, from beginners to the more advanced – no need

to share work!

Folkestone Women’s Forum

Mondays, 3 February, 2 & 30 March, 7.30-9pm

A free monthly event for women to speak together about their

interests, work, passions or campaigns. Each forum features

a mini-talk followed by a main speaker with opportunities to

share ideas about positive action. Join us on Facebook for

regular updates: facebook.com/folkestonewomensforum

Improv Gym – Drop In

with Sarah Davies & Jason Delplanque | Tuesdays, 7-9pm |

Tickets £10, £8 if you bring a friend | Age 18+

An evening of improv comedy fun! This class is suitable for

all levels of experience – whether you’re trying improvisation

for the first time or an experienced performer wanting

to brush up on your skills. The environment is fun-filled,

non-judgemental and very supportive. No booking required,

just turn up or get in touch: improvgymteam@gmail.com |

facebook.com/ImprovGym | @ImprovGym

Miniature Music Makers

Tuesdays, 10.30am | Tickets £4.50 per session

(£4 per session per ½ term block) | Under 5s |

Advance booking essential: Karen 07880 499504

A lively, fun, interactive music group for pre-school children

designed to help them develop a love of music as well

increase their skills and abilities. miniaturemusicmakers.co.uk

Quarterhouse Book Group

Wednesdays 15 January, 12 February, 11 March, 8 April,

7.30-9pm

A free monthly meeting of reading enthusiasts run by the

Friends of the Folkestone Book Festival. We share our thoughts

and feelings about a wide variety of books that are selected

by majority vote over the year. Contact Stuart Sheach for

further details and to join stuart.sheach@gmail.com

Granny Drops a Clanger

Thursdays, 16, 30 January, 6, 13, 20 February, 19 March,

23 April, 6-8pm

A free community knitting and crochet group; just bring

yourselves, a smile, some wool and needles and we will

happily teach you how to knit or help you to get better!

We are free, inclusive and the Folkestone branch of the

UK’s Knitting and Crochet Guild. grannydropsaclanger.com


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Get Creative

Free drop in family workshops at Block 67

Block 67 is Creative Folkestone’s dedicated art studio for families and young people.

Drop into the studio at 67 Tontine Street for fun-filled creative workshops with visiting

artists. Workshops are free and open to all ages.

All Things Woolly Workshop with Susan Allen

Saturday 11 January, 11am-3pm

Come and experience the journey from fleece to fibre.

Something for everyone to try, touch and create from wool,

yarn and bits and bobs! Make pom poms or wet felt balls,

try spinning or peg loom weaving, unravel jumpers and

‘wind the bobbin up’ or create rug wool pictures. A tactile

workshop that will celebrate the wealth of beauty, warmth,

practical use and creativity that wool provides.

It’s a Corker with Gwen Ramsay

Saturday 25 January, 11am-3pm

Inspired by animals, sculpt your special spirit animal to take

home. Combine cardboard, cork and wood to carve animal

totems and create your favourite creatures.

Neon After School

Theatre, dance, art, music & technology with Sadie Hurley & James Middleton

Tuesdays 7 January – 31 March | £48 for 12 week term

3.45–4.30pm – Reception & Year 1

4.45–5.45pm – Years 2, 3 & 4

6–7pm – Years 5 & 6

7.15–8.30pm – Years 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Our popular Neon After School workshops explore a variety of art forms, techniques and styles for

children and young people who are interested in the visual and performing arts. Over each term,

young people explore, create and develop original work from scratch, around a theme agreed by

the group, culminating in a performance showcasing the term’s work.

Alongside weekly sessions with our in-house practitioners, we invite artists working in spoken

word, visual arts, puppetry, costume, special FX and digital arts to offer a chance to learn new skills,

develop in confidence and imagination and have fun!

Heads-Bodies-Legs with Ruby Bolton

Saturday 8 February, 11am-3pm

Using bold shapes, patterns and bright colours, let’s create our

own exquisite corpses. Stack and twist your cubes to reveal

endless combinations of weird and wonderful characters!

HALF TERM WORKSHOP Badge Up with Nikki Tompsett

Wednesday 19 February, 11am-3pm

Use words or pictures to celebrate who you are, your ideas

and beliefs. Design and make badges that can be little

wearable artworks, symbolising things you love and support.

Show the world what you think!

We Insist! with Sam Ayre

Saturday 22 February, 11am-3pm

Come and make ‘wearable’ placards, signs, banners, clothing

and accessories that proclaim your opinions publicly in answer

to the question, ‘What would you do to improve the world?’


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Get Creative

Be a Graphic Designer for the Day with Rob McDonald

Saturday 7 March, 11am-3pm

Design your own poster promoting Folkestone. We will use a

variety of processes, media and materials such as silkscreen,

collage, stencils and projection to play with type, shapes and

images to generate your unique posters of Folkestone.

RE-CURATE: Video Art Rewind! with Wordplay

Saturday 21 March, 11am-3pm

Re-curate famous moments in art history! Re-wind the

master tapes of video art and play our fun video-based

game... Step into the curators’ office and instruct your artists.

Work in the artist studio on your masterpiece. Visit the gallery

and check out your exhibition! Plus complete our future

Re-view challenge, drawing the artworks of tomorrow.

Spectacular Shell Souvenirs with Hannah Bryan

Saturday 4 April, 11am-3pm

To celebrate the work of Amalia Pica, we will be making

pinch pots then covering them with shells made from clay

moulds. These shell sculptures can be any shape, with

minimal or complete decoration!

EASTER WORKSHOP

Easter Hatchling Break Out with Lydia Hibbert


Design an Easter hatchling and help it break out of its shell.

Lydia and her team at Young Animators Club will help you use

traditional animation techniques to bring your creature to life.

Your film will be published on the Young Animators Club

website for you to watch, share and download.

OBJECT SELF-PORTRAIT with Jeni Johnson


Jeni invites you to explore the space and the work on show

using her ceramic funnels as a listening device, or as a

megaphone, or to look through it like a tunnel. Have a go at

making your own self-portrait object with drawing, painting,

collage and clay.

SOUTH EAST CREATIVES

Folkestone Cultural Hub

Creative Folkestone is delighted to be the Folkestone Cultural Hub for South East Creatives

[SECCADS], a project supporting the growth and sustainability of the creative, cultural and

digital sectors in the South East.

South East Creatives is a business development programme supporting freelancers, sole traders

and growing businesses working in Essex, East Sussex or Kent. The programme is for creative,

cultural or digital businesses looking to cultivate their skills and broaden their professional network.

Explore the programme of events coming up this spring. Further information about the Folkestone

programme can be found at: www.creativefolkestone.org.uk/festivals-and-projects/seccads/

Businesses can opt for one of the following programmes:

– Workshops and Mentorship

– Business Growth

– Job Creation

– Grants

– Internship Support

For more information about these programmes, please email info@southeastcreatives.co.uk

South East Creatives [SECCADS] is part-financed by the European Regional Development Fund Programme 2014 to

2020. The Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government is the managing authority for the European Regional

Development Fund Programme, which is one of the funds established by the European Commission to help local areas

stimulate their economic development by investing in projects which will support local businesses and create jobs.


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The UK’s largest urban

contemporary art exhibition

Folkestone Triennial returns from

5 September to 8 November 2020.

Entitled The Plot, the fifth edition of Folkestone

Triennial, curated for the third time by Lewis Biggs,

will present around 20 newly commissioned

artworks by internationally acclaimed artists.

For news and announcements follow Folkestone

Triennial on Instagram, Twitter and Facebook:

@FstoneTriennial

46 artists invite you to explore and

understand Folkestone’s geography,

history and potential future

Tracey Emin

Richard Woods

Nathan Coley

Yoko Ono

Cornelia Parker

Lubaina Himid

Antony Gormley

Ian Hamilton Finlay

Mark Wallinger

Christian Boltanski

Pablo Bronstein

Richard Wilson

and more…

Download a map at

www.creativefolkestone.org.uk

Creative Folkestone 32 FstoneTriennial

01303 760750 33


Folkestone Artworks

Black Bu

Foreland

Ave

Wear B

Cheriton Road

15

Bradstone Ave

Folkestone

West Station

Shorncliffe Road

62

Sandgate Rd

Cliff Rd

Cliffs

Radnor Cliff

1 Studio Ben Allen, The Clearing

(Visitor Centre)

2 Yoko Ono, SKYLADDER

3 Diane Dever and Jonathan

Wright, Pent Houses 1-5, (3)

4 Nathan Coley, Heaven Is A Place

Where Nothing Ever Happens

5 Jonathan Wright, Fleet On Foot,

(10)



7 Michael Craig-Martin,

Folkestone Lightbulb


Dixwell Rd

The

Metropole

The

Grand

Lower Sandgate Rd

T he Leas

Earls Avenue

60

Cheriton Rd


9 Tracey Emin, Baby Things

10 Sinta Tantra, 1947

11 rootoftwo, Whithervanes:

A Neurotic Early Worrying System

(NEWS), (1)

12 Amalia Pica, Souvenir



14 Richard Wentworth, Racinated





61

Folkestone

Central Station

Shorncliffe Rd

Bouverie Rd West

Sandgate Rd

Clifton Crescent

59

63

58

64

19

20

18

Castle Hill Avenue

The Leas

57

Radnor Park Rd

Broadmead Rd

56

Christ Church Rd

65

Wiltie Gardens

Cheriton Gardens

Manor Rd Shakespeare

Bouverie Rd West

Zig Zag Path

54

69

Sandgate Rd

53

Leas

Cliff Hall

55

52

Radnor Par k Cres

66

18 Strange Cargo,

The Luckiest Place On Earth


20 Bob and Roberta Smith,

FOLKESTONE IS AN

ART SCHOOL

21 muf Architecture/Art,

Payers Park

22 Rigo 23, Through The Glassworks

and Earth’s Oldest Satellite

23 Yoko Ono, SKYLADDER




Bournemouth Rd

Victoria

Rd

17

Terrace

16

71

Pleydell

Ship St

Cheriton Rd

Middleburg Square

Cheriton Place

Gardens

Foord Rd Foord Rd North

Guildhall St North

Bus

Station

68

67

70

The Leas

14

Devon

72

Rd

Shellons St

The Leas Lift

Bradstone Rd

24

Guild hall St

Sandgate Rd

Albion

Villas

Grace

Hill

Rendez

Museum

29

30

23

25

13

22

Church St

10

11

Mill Bay

21

vous St

Road of Remembrance

Marine Parade

Dover

12

9

Tontine St

The Old High St

The Bayle

35

Rd

Harvey St

1

2

3

5

Quarterhouse

26





31 Hamish Fulton, 31 Walks From

Water To Water 1971-2010

32 Tonico Lemos Auad, Carrancas

33 Diane Dever and The Decorators,

Urban Room Folkestone

34 rootoftwo, Whithervanes:

A Neurotic Early Worrying System

(NEWS), (2)

35 Lubaina Himid,

Jelly Mould Pavilion

36 A K Dolven, Out Of Tune

37 Sol Calero, Casa Anacaona

38 Antony Gormley,

Another Time XVIII

39 Patrick Tuttofuoco, FOLKESTONE

40 Ian Hamilton Finlay, Weather

Is A Third To Place And Time

41 Tim Etchells, Is Why The Place?

42 Paloma Varga Weisz, Rug People

43 Richard Woods, Holiday Home


The Parade

28

27

4

Lower

Marine

Terrace

Sandgate

Rd

Harbour

Way

6

7

31

Har bour Approach Rd

Grand

Burstin

36

33

8

32

Radnor Bridge Rd

Tram Rd

Inner

Harbour

37

The

Durlocks

The Stade

34

42

41

Outer

Harbour

44

46

45

47

45 Sarah Staton, Steve


47 Michael Sailstorfer,

Folkestone Digs

48 Cornelia Parker,

The Folkestone Mermaid

49 Gary Woodley, Impingement

No. 66 ‘Cube Circumscribed

By Tetrahedron – Tetrahedron

Circumscribed By Cube’


51 Marc Schmitz and Dolgor

Ser-Od, Siren

52 Bill Woodrow, The Ledge

53 Richard Wilson, 18 Holes


55 Adam Chodzko, Pyramid

56 Ruth Ewan, We Could Have

Been Anything That We

Wanted To Be

57 Will Kwan, Apparatus #9

(The China Watchers: Oxford

University, MI6, HSBC)

58 Christian Boltanski,

The Whispers

43

Wear Bay Rd

48

38

Wear Bay Cres

Coronation Parade

50

49

Sunny

Sands

Folkestone

Harbour Arm

39

Hasborough Rd

40

Varne Rd

Cliff

Harbour

Lighthouse

59 David Shrigley, Lamp Post

(As Remembered)

60 Spencer Finch,

The Colour Of Water

61 Yoko Ono, Earth Peace

62 Cristina Iglesias, Towards

The Sound Of Wilderness


64 Pablo Bronstein, Beach Hut

In The Style Of Nicholas

Hawksmoor

65 Mark Wallinger, Folk Stones



68 Pae White, Barking Rocks





Mark Dion, Mobile Gull Appreciation

Unit (Not in fixed location. Displayed

at special events.)

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Become a Member today

Become a part of the

Creative Folkestone

community today

Since 2002, the work of Creative

Folkestone has enabled thousands of

people from all backgrounds to live,

work, create, play, learn and perform.

As a charity, we rely on your generosity

and support to continue enabling the

creative community in Folkestone to

flourish, as well as bringing

inspirational, world class performing

and visual arts into the town.

Join us and discover a diverse and

exciting range of events, opportunities

and happenings in and around the

Creative Quarter.

Creative Folkestone

Membership

includes:

Discounts

• On selected Quarterhouse

performances

(two tickets per member per performance).

• On Book Festival tickets

(two tickets per member per performance).

• 10% off food and drinks at

The Clearing café

(excluding pop ups).

• 10% off in participating shops,

cafes, restaurants and galleries

in the Creative Quarter

(look out for relevant signage).

Invitations

• Invitations to members only events

for Folkestone Triennial, Book Festival,

Folkestone Artworks, Quarterhouse

and Creative Quarter.

Communications

• Season brochure mailed to your door.

• Members’ e-bulletin four times

per year.

Acknowledgement

• Your name on the Creative

Folkestone website.

Membership options

Single: £30 per year

Joint: £55 per year

To join...

Please visit


or email

membership@creativefolkestone.org.uk

or pop into Quarterhouse to speak to a

member of our Visitor Experience team.


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Charity no. 1105174

Booking tickets

How to find us

Online

Buy tickets online from:


Please click on the event name and then

BUY TICKETS to be taken through to our

secure online ticket office.

In Person

Quarterhouse

Mill Bay

Folkestone

Kent CT20 1BN

Opening times

Monday to Saturday – 10am to 5pm

Box Office reopens at 6pm on event nights

Telephone

01303 760 750

If the line is busy, please leave a message with

your name and number and our Box Office

Team will contact you as soon as possible.

Payment

Cheques made payable to Creative Folkestone,

can only be used in person at the Box Office.

Founding Funder:

Beachborough Road

Cheriton Road

Shorncliffe Road

Also supported by:

M20

Sandgate Hill

Ticket collection

Tickets that are paid for in advance can be

collected on the day, up to 30 minutes prior to

the event. Tickets can also be posted to you for

an additional charge of 60p. Please check your

tickets on receipt.

Gift vouchers

Gift vouchers are available to purchase from

the Box Office. Please be aware that vouchers

will expire 12 months from date of purchase.

Refunds

We regret that tickets cannot be exchanged or

money refunded, except in the case of a

cancelled event.

Access

We are a fully accessible venue – please let

Box Office know if you have requirements.

Concessions

Concessionary rates apply (where stated)

to under 16s, full time students, senior citizens

(age 65+), registered unemployed, registered

disabled plus companion, Equity members,

Kent Dance Network and Creative Quarter

tenants. Proof of status will be required.

Dixwell Road

Godwyn Road

Grimston Avenue

Grimston Gardens

Earls Avenue

Shorncliffe Road

By train

High speed trains run regularly from London St

Pancras International (journey time 57 minutes).

The last return train from Folkestone to London

is at 22:56.

Folkestone Central Station is a short walk from

the centre of town and approximately 15 minutes

from Quarterhouse.

For full details go to our travel partner’s website

www.southeasternrailway.co.uk

By car

From the M20, turn off at junction 13

and follow signs to the Harbour.

(SAT NAV USERS: CT20 1BN)

Cheriton Road A2034

Bouverie Road West

Sandgate Road

Folkestone

Central Station

Castle Hill Avenue

A259 Radnor Park

Christchurch Road

Gardens

Clifton

Road

Langhorne

Gardens

Broadmead Road

Manor Road

Cheriton Gardens

Bouverie Road West

Cheriton Road A2034

Shakespeare

Terrace

Sandgate Road

Pleydell

Gardens

Cheriton Place

Bouverie

Middleburg Square

The Leas

Foord Road A2033

Guildhall Street North

Bus

Station

Sq.

Lower Sandgate Road

Bradstone Avenue Bradstone Rd.

Devon

Road

Foord Road North

A2033

Shellons Street

West Ter.

Parking

Parking is available at Quarterhouse (50

Spaces). Parking permits can be purchased

from the pay and display machine located in the

Quarterhouse car park. Prices are £1 per hour,

up to £5 for the day. Parking is free after 6pm.

For more information please call Quarterhouse

Box Office. Other parking includes, Tram Road

(2mins), Payers Park (2mins) and the Harbour

car park (5mins). All council car parks charge

daily fees starting from £1 per hour.

By bus or coach

A direct National Express coach service runs

from London Victoria Coach Station to the main

bus station in Bouverie Square, Folkestone.

Stagecoach operates a network of routes

linking local towns and villages to Folkestone.

Guild hall Street

Sandgate Road

The Leas Lift

A2033

Albion Villas

Grace Hill

Church

Rendezvous Street

Street

Mill Bay

Road of Remembrance

Dover Road

St Michaels Street

Tontine Street

TheOld High Street

The Bayle

The Parade

Marine Parade

A2033

Harvey Street

Lower Sandgate

Terrace

Marine

Rd.

Harbour Way

Harbour St.

Harbour Approach Rd.

Radnor Bridge Road

The Tram Road A260

North St.

Radnor St.

Inner

Harbour

The

Fish Mkt.

Outer

Harbour

Durlocks

The Stade

Trinity Gardens Clifton Road

Cliff Road

Clifton Crescent

The Leas

The Leas

The Grand

Zig Zag Path


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Radnor Cliff


What’s on

Wed 15 Jan, 7.30pm The Souvenir Film p.4

Thu 16 Jan, 7.15pm ROH Live: The Sleeping Beauty Live Screening p.4

Wed 22 Jan, 7.30pm Honeyland Film p.4

Thu 23 Jan, 8pm Stephen K Amos Comedy p.5

Fri 24 Jan, 10.30am Mrs H & the Sing-along Band Children & Families p.5

Sat 25 Jan, 8pm Josie Long Comedy p.5

Wed 29 Jan, 7.45pm ROH Live: La Bohème Live Screening p.6

Thu 30 Jan, 7.30pm Knock Down the House Film p.6

Sat 1 Feb, 2pm Morgan & West: Unbelievable Science Children & Families p.7

Thu 6 Feb, 7.30pm Pain and Glory Film p.7

Sun 9 Feb, 2pm ROH Live: Kinky Boots – The Musical Live Screening p.8

Wed 12 Feb, 7.30pm The Chambermaid Film p.8

Thu 13 Feb, 7.30pm Bait Film p.8

Fri 14 Feb, 8pm Sam Avery Comedy p.9

Thu 20 Feb, 7pm NT Live: Cyrano de Bergerac Live Screening p.9

Fri 21 to Sun 23 Feb Profound Sound Festival p.10

Wed 26 Feb, 7.30pm Joli Vyann: Anima Circus p.10

Thu 27 Feb, 7.30pm Hashmat Sultana Music p.11

Fri 28 Feb, 8pm Lucy Porter Comedy p.11

Sat 29 Feb, 2.30pm The Bone Ensemble: Gulp! Children & Families p.12

Sun 1 Mar, 7pm Damian Jurado Music p.12

Mon 2 to Sun 8 Mar Take Up Space Festival Festival p.13

Wed 4 Mar, 7.30pm Mari Take Up Space Festival Film p.13

Fri 6 Mar, 7pm Big Joanie Take Up Space Festival Music p.14

Sat 7 Mar, 7pm Amy Bell: The Forecast Take Up Space Festival Dance p.14

Sat 7 Mar, 9pm Shay D Take Up Space Festival Music p.15

Sun 8 Mar, 3pm Vanessa Kisuule Take Up Space Festival Spoken Word p.15

Thu 12 Mar, 7.30pm Vincent Dance Theatre: In Loco Parentis Dance p.16

Fri 13 Mar, 8pm Vula Viel Music p.16

Sat 14 Mar, 2.30pm Sonia Sabri Company: Same Same… But Different Children & Families p.17

Fri 20 to Sun 22 Mar Strangelove Time-based Media Festival Festival p.17

Sun 22 Mar, 2pm ROH Live: Fidelio Live Screening p.18

Wed 25 Mar, 7.30pm Shooting the Mafia Film p.18

Thu 26 Mar, 7.30pm Jonny Cotsen: Louder Is Not Always Clearer Theatre p.19

Fri 27 Mar, 10.30am Mrs H & the Sing-along Band Children & Families p.5

Sat 28 Mar, 8pm Mark Steel Comedy p.20

Sun 29 Mar, 7.30pm Melinda Maxwell Music p.20

Wed 1 Apr, 7.15pm ROH Live: Swan Lake Live Screening p.21

Thu 2 Apr, 7.30pm Julian Warburton Music p.21

Fri 3 Apr, 7.30pm Xavier de Sousa: POST Theatre p.22

Sat 4 Apr, 8pm John Archer Magic, Comedy p.22

Wed 8 Apr, 7.30pm Animals Film p.23

Thu 9 Apr, 11am & 2pm What’s Coming Out of the Box: Bonhomme Children & Families p.23

Fri 17 Apr, 6pm Lost in Translation Circus: Hotel Paradiso Circus p.24

Sat 18 Apr, 11am & 5pm Lost in Translation Circus: Hotel Paradiso Circus p.24

Wed 22 Apr, 7.30pm Crumb Film p.24

Thu 23 Apr, 7.30pm Pagrav Dance: Kattam Katti Dance p.25

Fri 24 Apr, 10.30am Mrs H & the Sing-along Band Children & Families p.5

Sun 26 Apr, 2pm ROH Live: Cavalleria Rusticana / Pagliacci Live Screening p.25

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