September 2023

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Wanstead Fringe
Monday 11 September
7.30pm Wanstead Book Festival presents: Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren (£10)
Leading science journalists Miriam Frankel and Matt Warren bring us extraordinary
stories and studies that open our eyes to the workings of the mind.
Venue: City Place Coffee, 5 Clock House Parade
8pm Breakfast with Jonny Wilkinson (£18–£22)
The Wanstead Theatre Co is back with a sparky and engaging comedy set on that
glorious morning 20 years ago when England won the Rugby World Cup for the
first and only time. Set in the fictional Greyhawks Rugby Club and performed in
the very real Eton Manor RFC on non-match days of the Rugby World Cup 2023.
Check website for additional dates.
Venue: Eton Manor Rugby Club, Nutter Lane
Tuesday 12 September
6pm How we see ourselves: the Transcultural Self (£12)
Victoria Baskerville, a Wanstead resident, transactional analyst, psychotherapist
and community artist will invite us to account for and map all our identities.
Venue: The Larder, 39 High Street
7pm The Wheel Argentina – Wine Tasting (£25)
“Every winery in Argentina on a bike. On my own. On forty quid. 4,500km uphill
all the way. My name is Carole. I am the only person mad enough to have cycled
every winery in Argentina. Sample some of the most emblematic wines of my
experience while I take you through some of the most emblematic experiences in
this travelogue with a difference.”
Venue: Daygustation, 13a High Street
7pm To a Skylark: Classical, folk and experimental music (£5–£10)
Local musicians Joe Walters and Lucy Crowe curate an evening of music
exploring themes associated with the skylark, our local Wanstead Flats resident
struggling to survive in modern times. Joe and Lucy will perform with and
alongside their friends, also locals of the area, and also musicians who feel the
push and pull of urban life alongside their front garden that is Epping Forest.
Expect classical song intertwined with folk, entangled with experimental indie
and reimagined with free improvisation, all presented by leading exponents of
these respective fields. Lucy Crowe (soprano), Chris Higginbottom (drums/
vocals), Ali McQueen (vocals/guitar), Pete Smith (tuba/vocals), Benedict Taylor
(viola/vocals), Anna Tilbrook (piano), Josh Warren (violin/vocals) and Joe Walters
(piano/horn/trumpet/guitar/vocals).
Venue: St. Mary’s Church, Overton Drive
Wednesday 13 September
7.30pm Catapult Cabaret: All Girl Band (£15)
Catapult is back! Hot Girl Summer is here, and the cast of All Girl Band is feeling
fun, flirty and fabulous. Join us for an evening of celebrating femme fatales, divas
and gals just being gals via musical theatre hits from the last 50 years. Check
website for additional dates.
Venue: Upstairs at The Bull, 129 High Street
For more information and to book tickets, visit wansteadfringe.org