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These are some of the vivid images conjured by the five new playwrights at the heart of our 2013 festival. We’re proud to introduce Luke Barnes, Chris Dunkley, Thomas Eccleshare, Declan Greene and Branden Jacobs-Jenkins to you.

Directing, we are joined by two of the UK’s leading artistic directors, Soho Theatre’s Steve Marmion and Nuffield Theatre Southampton’s Patrick Sandford. Film-maker, actor, and writer Prasanna Puwanarajah makes his professional stage directing debut. Collaborating with our directors, we have Tony and Olivier award winning designers, and the finest British acting talents.

Year on year we are dazzled by the talent coming to make theatre in rural Suffolk.

The Festival is also much more than five new plays. We’re a local festival with an international reputation, with over eighty individual performances. And the Gate Theatre’s Ellen McDougall directs extracts from our six Escalator Playwrights under commission, offering you a preview of HighTide Festivals in years to come.

Come and discover one of the UK’s leading cultural festivals, which the Guardian said is ‘already punching far above its weight’.

Alumni include: Luke Barnes (Bottleneck, Chapel

Street), Claire Foy (Macbeth), Will Adamsdale

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(Punchdrunk’s Sleep No More), Christina Cole

(NT’s The Magistrate), Babou Ceesay (Lewis,

Half of a Yellow Sun), Penelope Skinner

(The Village Bike, Eigengrau)

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A trillion moths creating a suffocating vacuum of dust.April 15th 1989, the sounds of Hillsborough.A huge oak bursting through the floorboards.The song ‘Dixie’ coming closer and closer and closer and closer.A stone duck with a severed head.

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Since 2007 we have relentlessly produced and championed outstanding new playwrights, first in our Suffolk festival and then on tour across the UK and abroad. Playwrights including Nick Payne, Ella Hickson, Frances Ya-Chu Cowhig, Adam Brace, Beth Steel and Joel Horwood are now familiar names in British theatre. These are a few of the forty-plus playwrights we have produced in the past six years.

Our productions have partnered with many of the world’s leading theatres, from London’s National Theatre to New York’s Public Theater. We have also frequently performed at the Bush Theatre, Soho Theatre, and the Edinburgh Festival, where to date we have won two Fringe First Awards.

We remain dedicated to finding new generations of playwrights, and our alumni continue to fuel the programmes of theatre around the world with their unique talents.

In six years we have produced over forty productions, many of which have transferred from Suffolk across the UK with partners including the National Theatre, Bush Theatre, Soho Theatre, Old Vic Theatre, Nuffield Theatre, Headlong Theatre, BAC, Watford Palace Theatre, Theatre503, to London’s West End, the Edinburgh Festival, the Australian National Play Festival and Public Theater, New York. We have won two Fringe First Awards, four Corporate Engagement Awards for our partnership with Lansons Communications, and many more nominations for major literary awards. Supporting our mission to champion new playwrights, our award-winning patrons include directors Sam Mendes and Stephen Daldry, playwright David Hare, and actress Juliet Stevenson.

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“They first noticed it a few weeks ago, creeping round the war memorial and through the crack outside Subway. Just little weeds at first, little sprouts. Herbs and reeds and wild mushrooms. It’s amazing how quickly they’re growing.”

Moll thinks she’s going on holiday but something more sinister is afoot. As menacing cats and strutting voles advance, a dangerously fertile countryside just keeps on growing – humanity is on the brink.

A darkly funny and highly original first play by Thomas Eccleshare, the winner of the Verity Bargate Award, starring Anna Calder-Marshall (In The Republic of Happiness, Royal Court Theatre; Salt, Root & Rose, Trafalgar Studios; The House of Bernarda Alba, The Royal Exchange).

The Verity Bargate Award is Soho Theatre’s national competition for the best new play by an emerging writer.

HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL THEATREAND SOHO THEATRE PRESENT

PASTORALby Thomas Eccleshare

Main House, The CutCreative TeamDirector: Steve MarmionProducer: David LuffDesigner: Michael ValeLighting Designer: Philip GladwellMusic and Sound: Tom Mills

Thurs 2nd May 19.15Fri 3rd May 20.00Sat 4th May 15.00 and 20.00 Sun 5th May 15.00 Weds 8th May 15.00 and 20.00Fri 10th May 14.45 and 20.00Sun 12th May 14.45 and 18.00

Running Time: 90mins (no interval)Ages: 15+

Pastoral premieres at the HighTide Festival Theatre before opening at Soho Theatre on 15th May and running until 8th June 2013. Production Sponsors and Funders: Clare Parsons & Tony Langham, AEM International for HighTide Festival Theatre

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Smallholding

HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE ANDNUFFIELD THEATRE, SOUTHAMPTON PRESENT

Smallholding. Big Problem.

“She’s got no business being a junkie - She had looks, brains... Everythin’ goin’ for her. Whereas you, Andy - You deserve addiction.”

Andy and Jen have just moved on to a new farm, returning to the village they grew up in. The plan is to plant parsnips, breed pigs and live off the fat of the land. But escaping their shared demons was never going to be easy.

While the couple try to make a fresh start, trust, responsibility and bio-dynamic farming challenge their rehabilitation in this darkly comic love story.

Hope and optimism are tested in Smallholding, a fizzing new play by Chris Dunkley, directed by Patrick Sandford, award-winning director and artistic director of The Nuffield Theatre Southampton.

Main House, The CutTues 7th May 16.00 and 20.00 Thurs 9th May 16.00 and 19.30 Sat 11th May 15.15 and 19.30


SMALLHOLDINGBY CHRIS DUNKLEY

Creative TeamDirector: Patrick SandfordDesigner: Fabrice SerafinoLighting Designer: David W KiddSound Designer: Rob Jones Cast includes: Chris New(correct at time of going to print)

Smallholding premieres at the Nuffield Theatre, Southampton, 25th April – 4th May 2013, before transferring to HighTide Festival 2013.

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“Am I a virgin? I think I am - I mean it went in her but it was floppy and it wasn’t very nice so I think I’m a virgin. I’m going to say I am. Will look better on my uni applications.”

Liverpool, 1989. Greg is fourteen. He has just started secondary school. He earns pocket money sweeping up hair in a barbers. Girls are aliens. Liverpool FC are everything.

Bottleneck is a vibrant coming-of-age story about becoming a man through adventures both big and small. It is about a notorious city; Liverpool. How the outside world views it, and how it views the outside world.

Luke Barnes is a graduate of The Oxford School of Drama. For more information please visit: oxforddrama.ac.uk

HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE PRESENTS

BOTTLENECKby LUKE BARNES

Dance Studio, The CutCreative TeamDirector: Steven AtkinsonMovement Director: Georgina LambLighting Designer: Natasha ChiversSound and Music: Tom MillsAssistant Director: George ChilcottCast: James CooneyThanks to: Clare Parsons and Tony Langham, Criona Palmer and Tony Mackintosh, The Royal Victoria Hall Foundation, The Foyle Foundation, IdeasTap. Support-in-kind from: Shoreditch Town Hall

Thurs 2nd May 13.30 and 18.00Friday 3rd May 15.00 and 21.45Sun 5th May 13.45 and 19.15Thurs 9th May 18.00Friday 10th May 15.45 and 18.30Sunday 12th May 13.40 and 18.00


“Bottleneck is an outstanding play by young writer Luke Barnes.”The Telegraph

“Barnes captures the voice of Britain’s youth with wit and compassion. He emerges from this year’s fringe as a red-hot writing talent to watch.”The Independent

“One if the best new writers at the Fringe, and James Cooney is exceptional as Greg. “Three Weeks

“There’s been quite a buzz about Luke barnes’ play and I can understand why.“WhatsOnStage

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HIGHTIDE FESTIVAL THEATRE PRESENTS

BY DECLAN GREENE

Moth was first produced by Arena Theatre and Malthouse Theatre at The CUB Malthouse Theatre, Melbourne, on 13 May 2010.

“Heaven is a trillion light years away. And that’s a lot of dark matter, a lot of sin between us...”

Sebastian is “that kid” at high school. He’s weird. He smells. He’s obsessed with comics, and talks to himself. But after a catastrophic fallout with his only friend, Claryssa, he wakes up with a moth in a jar by his bed, and a calling to save the souls of all humanity. And so begins the Passion of Sebastian: a journey into a terrifying and starless night.

By turns dark and shimmering, Moth is a firework of a play. Channelling Donnie Darko, Disco Pigs and Copenhagen, it is a fast, funny and heartbreaking story about two young people with nowhere to go.

Moth premieres at the HighTide Festival, before transferring to the Bush Theatre, 29th May – 8th June produced by David Luff.

Moth was cast through an open-call audition targeted at the 85,000 members signed up to IdeasTap, the charity set up to support young people at the start of their career.

Rifle HallThurs 2nd May 15.00 and 21.00 Fri 3rd May 17.45Sat 4th May 12.30 Weds 8th May 13.30 and 17.45Thurs 9th May 15.00 Fri 10th May 16.30 and 20.00

Ages: 12+Running Time: 70mins (no interval)

Creative TeamDirector: Prasanna PuwanarajahDesigner: James CotterillLighting Designer: Matt PitmanSound Designer: George DennisCasting: Carla Morris

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NEIGHBORSBY BRANDEN JACOBS-JENKINS

Neighbors was developed with the assistance of the Public Theater, Oskar Eustis, Artistic Director and Andrew D. Hamingson, Executive Director and received its World Premiere there on February 28, 2010

“I am having issue with the kind of people they are and where they came from and how that will reflect upon us, in the eyes of people who aren’t us, because of those other people’s own issues.”

Jean has a black husband. Richard has a wife who happens to be white. They have new neighbours.

Tensions mount and stereotypes are brutally exposed as Richard, Jean and their bi-racial daughter Melody meet their neighbours; the crazy Crow family.

“A savagely funny cartoon of a play about racial identity in a post-racial society” Variety

This bold and explosive contemporary play by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins is a wildly theatrical comedy exploring identity, intolerance and the tensions in a “post racial” America

The PrintworksFriday 3rd May 19.15Saturday 4th May 14.45 and 19.15Sunday 5th May 19.15Tuesday 7th May 14.45 and 19.15Thursday 9th May 19.15Friday 10th May 18.00Saturday 11th May 14.45 and 19.15Sunday 12th May – 16.30

Running Time: 150mins inc intervalAges: 15+

Creative TeamDirector: Steven AtkinsonDesigner: Richard KentLighting Designer: David PlaterSound Designer: Mic PoolCasting: Hayley Kaimakliotis

Neighbors premieres at the HighTide Festival Theatre before opening at Nuffield Theatre, Southampton on 21st May and running until 25th May 2013.

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A HIGHTIDE PLAYREADING A HIGHTIDE PLAYREADING

STUART: A LIFE BACKWARDS

HARROGATE

by Alexander Masters adapted by Jack Thorne

by Al Smith

Stuart Shorter is a chaotic, violent, motormouth homeless man from Cambridge. Alexander Masters is a reserved, semi-dysfunctional, member of the educated middle-classes.

Jack Thorne’s new play Stuart: A Life Backwards tells the story of their unlikely, crusading friendship, and of Stuart’s entire life, told (backwards) by Alexander.

Adapted from Alexander Masters’ beloved Guardian First Book Award-winning biography of the same name, Stuart is a joyful and disturbing look at an unsung, inadvertent, British hero.

Jack Thorne won BAFTAs in 2012 for his screenplays for Shane Meadows’ This Is England ’88 and his own original sci-fi series The Fades. His most recent theatre work includes Bunny and Mydidae, both at Soho Theatre, and a new version of Friedrich Duerrenmatt’s The Physicists for the Donmar Warehouse.

Mark Rosenblatt, Associate at the National Theatre Studio, directs. His most recent work includes Wild Oats at Bristol Old Vic, 66 Books at the Bush and Henry VIII at Shakespeare’s Globe.

Harrogate is a triptych about obsession, repression and lust. It tells the story of a father struggling to confront his obsessions head on without destroying his family. It is a play about how we perform versions of ourselves depending on what company we keep, and how we project onto others versions of the people we want to see, rather than accepting who stands in front of us.

Harrogate is a work in progress by Al Smith. Previous theatre includes Enola (Underbelly, 2005), Radio (Soho / 59E59 NYC, 2006/7), The Astronaut Wives Club (Soho, 2006), The Bird (Underbelly / Arcola, 2008), Gold & Popcorn and Black & White (NYTRep, 2012). He has been Pearson Playwright in Residence at the Finborough Theatre and a participant of the Paines Plough Future Perfect scheme. He has just finished a new play, The Anthropophaga, for Headlong / ORL and is currently under commission to the Gate Theatre.

Creative TeamDirector: Mark RosenblattOriginally commissioned by Royal & Derngate, Northampton

Creative TeamDirector: Richard TwymanDance Studio, The Cut

The Rifle Hall

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Sat 11th May 12.00

Running Time: 90mins (no interval)

Running Time: The reading is staged as double-bill and will last approximately 120 mins with an interval between plays.

A HIGHTIDE PLAYREADING

KLIPPIESby Jessica Sian

Poolside, in the stifling heat of a Highveld summer, Thandi and Yolandi lay bare the broken promise of their rainbow nation. As the first rains loom heavy on the horizon each must decide how to shape the future that lies before them.

Set in the eighteenth year of South Africa’s democracy a tender coming of age story for a nation and it’s youth.

Creative TeamDirector: Richard Twyman

The Rifle HallSat 11th May 12.00

Running Time: The reading is staged as double-bill and will last approximately 120 mins with an interval between plays.


BRITTEN IN BROOKLYNA reading about a dilapidated Brooklyn boarding house and its bohemian commune of the leading lights of 1940s New York, including Benjamin Britten, WH Auden and Gypsy Rose Lee.

Creative TeamDirector: Steven Atkinson

The Rifle HallFri 10th May 13.30



MY NAME IS...by Sudha Bhuchar

A powerful retelling of a fascinating human story, inspired by actual events.

When Gaby disappears from her home in Scotland, it is assumed that her Pakistani father, Farhan, has kidnapped her. It is the ‘silly season’ and the British Media is ever hungry for stories about the rise of Islamic fundamentalism. The spiralling headlines are momentarily silenced when it emerges that Gaby may have fled of her own accord, choosing to spend her life with her father in Pakistan. To her Scottish mother Suzy’s great distress, Gaby declares, ‘my name is Ghazala’ and turns her back on ‘Gaby’ and, seemingly, life in the West.

Thus began a tug of war as Farhan and Suzy fought for custody, with the World’s press having a ringside view.

Inspired by actual events in 2006 and informed by interviews in 2008, My Name Is... is a nuanced and complex love story about how personal relationships inadvertently reflect the changing relationships between communities, shaped by world events.

Creative TeamDirector: Ella HicksonTamasha is an award-winning theatre company, which has driven the crossover of British Asian work into the mainstream. Successes like East is East, The Trouble with Asian Men and Snookered have won acclaim from audiences and critics alike.www.tamasha.org.uk

The Rifle HallSun 12th May 12.00


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ESCALATORPLAYSExtracts of works in progress by playwrights attached to Escalator Plays, a regional talent development programme led by HighTide, and supported by Eastern Angles, New Wolsey Ipswich, and Mercury Theatre Colchester.

Escalator Plays is part of a wider Escalator Talent Development initiative that is supported by Arts Council England East. This particular strand is managed by HighTide Festival Theatre. The scheme, in its inaugural year, is designed to support early career playwrights from the East of England and those wanting to work in the region to develop their work and showcase their work at partner theatres, who this year include Eastern Angles, New Wolsey Ipswich, and Mercury Theatre Colchester. The six Escalator Plays writers in 2013/14 are: Thomas Clancy, Kenneth Emson, Louise Gooding, Catriona Kerridge, Vinay Patel, Joseph Wilde.

Creative TeamDirector: Ellen McDougall

Main House, The CutSun 5th May 12.00

Running Time: 120mins

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Roger Michell, director of Notting Hill, Enduring Love and the recent Hyde Park on Hudson in conversation. There will also be a chance to ask Roger questions.

Join Stephen Poliakoff CBE, the director and writer behind the recent BBC drama Dancing on the Edge amongst other acclaimed television, film and stage productions including The Lost Prince, Shooting The Past, Glorious 39 and My City in conversation. There will also be a chance to ask Stephen questions.

Michael Frayn, award winning playwright and novelist whose works for the theatre include Noises Off, Copenhagen and Democracy, in conversation. There will be a chance to ask Michael questions.

CGO Surgeries are an opportunity for personal coaching, advice, support, and re-energising for a creative artist, or a small company. Each session lasts 50 minutes and offers you a chance to explore your own creative path, your company, its work, and issues. The session will be led by Chris Grady and one CGO Associate. For more information visit www.chrisgrady.org

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Sat 11th May 14.00

Fri 10th May 17.00

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ROGER MICHELL IN CONVERSATION

STEPHEN POLIAKOFF IN CONVERSATION

MICHAEL FRAYN IN CONVERSATION

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13:30 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut15:00 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall18:00 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut19.15 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut21:00 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall

15:00 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut16:30 Roger Michell in Conversation (TALK) Dance Studio, The Cut17:45 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall19:15 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks20:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut21:45 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut

11:30 Stuart: A Life Backwards adapted by Jack Thorne (READING) Dance Studio, The Cut

12:30 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall14:45 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks15:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut17:00 The Last Wild by Piers Torday (BOOK READING) Dance Studio, The Cut19:15 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks20:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut22:00 Late Night Jazz (MUSIC) Main House, The Cut

12:00 Escalator Plays - various writers (READING) Main House, The Cut13:45 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut15:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut

15:00 Eastern Angles present Parkway Dreams by Kenneth Emson (VISITING COMPANY) The Rifle Hall

19:15 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut19:15 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks

19:30 Eastern Angles present Parkway Dreams by Kenneth Emson (VISITING COMPANY) The Rifle Hall

ALL DAY Take-over programmed by Invertigo Dance Studio, The Cut14:45 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks16:00 Smallholding by Chris Dunkley Main House, The Cut19:15 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks20:00 Smallholding by Chris Dunkley Main House, The Cut

ALL DAY Take-over programmed by Invertigo Dance Studio, The Cut13:30 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall15:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut17:45 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall20:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut

15:00 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall16:00 Smallholding by Chris Dunkley Main House, The Cut18:00 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut19:15 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks19:30 Smallholding by Chris Dunkley Main House, The Cut

13:30 Britten in Brooklyn (READING) The Rifle Hall14:45 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut15:45 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut16:30 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall17:30 Michael Frayn In Conversation (TALK) Main House, The Cut18:00 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks18:30 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut20:00 Moth by Declan Greene The Rifle Hall20:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut

22:00 Adventure Capitalism - Mark Borkowski (VISITING COMPANY) Dance Studio, The Cut

12:00 Harrogate by Al Smith and Klippies by Jessica Sian (READING) Main House, The Cut

14:00 Stephen Poliakoff In Conversation (TALK) Dance Studio, The Cut14:45 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks15:15 Smallholding by Chris Dunkley Main House, The Cut

17:25 Chewing Gum Dreams - Michaela Coel (VISITING COMPANY) Dance Studio, The Cut

18:00 If Room Enough - withWings (VISITING COMPANY) The Rifle Hall19:15 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks19:30 Smallholding by Chris Dunkley Main House, The Cut22:00 Thom Tuck Goes Straight-to-DVD The Rifle Hall

12:00 My Name Is... by Sudha Bhuchar (READING) The Rifle Hall13:40 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut14:45 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut14:45 If Room Enough - withWings (VISITING COMPANY) The Rifle Hall16:30 Neighbors by Branden Jacobs-Jenkins The Printworks16:30 The Last Crusade - Nigel Cliff (BOOK READING) Dance Studio, The Cut18:00 Bottleneck by Luke Barnes Dance Studio, The Cut18:00 Pastoral by Thomas Eccleshare Main House, The Cut19:45 Hackney Colliery Band The Rifle Hall

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A theatre on the back of a bike, runaway taxmen turned circus performers, Hitler’s nephew, a human exhibit in London Zoo, Michael Jackson, Marlon Brando, and a man intent on eating a Cessna jet: roll up for Mark Borkowski’s rollercoaster ride through the weird and wonderful world of the Maverick. A compelling, autobiographical performance lecture outlining the benefits of introducing the Maverick into your life, Adventure Capitalism is a glorious celebration of risk takers, outliers and artists, and why they might be more essential now than ever before.

Mark Borkowski is one of Britain’s best known publicists, media thinkers and agency heads, regularly giving interviews to the likes of CNN, BBC, Sky, Guardian, Times, and Independent. He is the author of Improperganda: The Art of the Publicity Stunt and The Fame Formula, a history of Hollywood’s great publicists. The Guardian said that the latter: established Mark Borkowski as the unofficial curator of the House of Spin.

Eastern Angles, the Suffolk-based theatre company behind the nationally acclaimed Return to Akenfield, Margaret Catchpole and Dial M for Murgatroyd returns with Parkway Dreams an exciting new musical documentary play directed by Ivan Cutting. A product of Eastern Angles’ Forty Years On project, Parkway Dreams explores the facts behind the Peterborough Development Corporation and its role in shaping a modern city. Using the voices of those who worked for the PDC back in the 1970s and 1980s, playwright Kenneth Emson charts the backroom story of the architects and politicians who transformed the old Fenland city into Peterborough New Town, describes how ancient villages morphed into modern townships and discovers how a comical Roman Centurion came to front the city’s media campaign, all through the eyes of a London ‘overspill family’. Kenneth Emson is widely recognised as one of the most promising writers of his generation. Born and raised in Essex he writes widely for theatre, TV and film. He is the winner of the 2012 Adrienne Benham Award and was shortlisted for both the Bruntwood and Pearson Prizes in 2011.

Kenneth was selected as one the HighTide Escalator Playwrights for 2012/13 and a reading of Capital will take place at the Festival.

VISITING COMPANIESVISITING COMPANIESMARK BORKOWSKI PRESENTSEASTERN ANGLES PRESENTS

ADVENTURE CAPITALISM

PARKWAYDREAMS

by Mark Borkowskiby Kenneth Emson

Dance Studio, The CutThe Rifle Hall

Fri 10th May 22.00 Sun 5th May 15.00 & 19.30

Running Time: 60mins (no interval)Running Time: 150mins (inc interval)

Age: 14+

Creative TeamCast includes: Mark BorkowskiProduced by: Amber Massie-Blomfield

Creative TeamDirector: Ivan CuttingDesigner: Charlie CridlanMusic composed and directed by: Simon EgertonCast includes: Laura Corbett, Robert Jackson, Polly Nayler, Matt Ray Brown and Harry WallerParkway Dreams premieres at the Ken Stimpson Community School in Peterborough, before transferring to the HighTide Festival 2013.

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Tracey Gordon - The 67 Bus - School - Friendship - Sex - UK Garage - Periods - Emergency Contraceptive - Arse And Tits - Raves - Hackney - Tampons - White Boys. Aaron, Candice, Connor Jones.

Michaela Coel’s award winning Chewing Gum Dreams is a coming-of-age monologue that recalls the last moments of innocence before adulthood.

Since graduating from Guildhall School of Music and Drama in July 2012, Michaela has written and performed in the sell-out play Chewing Gum Dreams (The Yard/Bush Theatre) which earned her the Alfred Fagon Award for Best Black Playwright and a special performance on the Cottesloe stage of the National Theatre in November 2012. Earlier this year Michaela starred in The 2011 Bruntwood Prize winning play Three Birds by Janice Okoh (Royal Exchange Theatre and Bush Theatre).

VISITING COMPANIESMICHAELA COEL PRESENTS

CHEWINGGUM DREAMSby Michaela Coel

Dance Studio, The CutSun 11th May 17.25


Creative TeamCast includes: Michaela Coel

Supported by and developed at The Yard

If Room Enough transports the audience across an unknown sea into a world where a 400 year old play: Shakespeare’s The Tempest, can be played with. Prospero and Miranda live a confined existence in an unpredictable beach hut. The Island they call theirs is full of noises; it breathes live, original, infectious music. It will fill your heart and bones as those who love - fall in and out of cupboards, those who grieve - are suspended in sleep, those who made mistakes - are instructed to pedal incessantly to power electricity, and those who drink - will dance.

Dynamic ensemble withWings use the original text, invigorating movement, resonant images and locate magic in the everyday. Nine characters explore a space and the rights to people and places and freedom. Thought is free. This is The Tempest as you have not seen it before; embark on this hour long journey and let withWings immerse you in such stuff as dreams are made on.

VISITING COMPANIESwithWings PRESENTS

IF ROOMENOUGHdevised by the company inspired by Shakespeare’s The Tempest

The Rifle HallSat 11th May 18.00

Sun 12th May 14.45


Creative TeamArtistic Director: Tom CoxonCreative Producer: Helen Kate LindleyComposers: Christian Eccles-Cannon & Tom FigginsDesigner: Tom Coxon & CompanyCast includes: Tom Coxon, Christian Eccles-Cannon, Chloe Crenigan, Dominic Blake, David Hickling, Tom Figgins, Isobel Maltz-Jones, Mark Portnell, Benjamin Maltz-Jones

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“I am native. Rooted here” Peter Grimes

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BRITTENlives here

ALDEBURGH MUSIC’S BRITTEN CENTENARYwww.aldeburgh.co.uk/britten

In Benjamin Britten’s centenary year visit the place where his vision comes alive

Grimes in Aldeburgh 7–21 JuneBritten’s first and arguably greatest opera, Peter Grimes, comes home to the place that inspired it. This remarkable exploration features a unique staging on the beach, plus a dark journey through the Aldeburgh of Peter Grimes devised by Punchdrunk.

Britten Dances 20 & 21 JuneA special celebration of Britten’s music through dance, bringing together two of the world’s great dance companies: The Royal Ballet and Royal Ballet Flanders.

Death in Venice 1 & 2 NovemberYoshi Oida’s award-winning 2007 Aldeburgh Festival production in a revival by Opera North.

Centenary Weekend 21–24 NovemberA weekend in partnership with BBC Radio 3, including Noye’s Fludde, the Belcea Quartet, BBC Singers and BBC Symphony Orchestra with Oliver Knussen, and performances of Britten’s Friday Afternoons by over 100,000 young people across the UK.

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Jerwood DanceHouse, IpswichFri 17 & Sat 18 May 7.30pm01473 295 230danceeast.co.uk

Co-commissioned by Sadler’s Wellsand La Comète

Photo by Ben HarriesDesign by iwantdesign.co.uk

‘Beautiful. A deft theatrical touch’THE OBSERVER

Directed & Choreographed by

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Britten: The Canticles

Britten’s five Canticles span most of his composing life, distilling his immense opera writing ability into miniature musical jewels, individual concert pieces linked by a compressed musical drama and intense theatrical potential. Cast and artists include: Singer Ian Bostridge, theatre director Neil Bartlett, lighting designer Paule Constable collaborate with artists from the worlds of physical theatre, dance and visual arts.

Saturday 11 May 7.30pm

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COMEDY& MUSIC

Return of Jafar, Cinderella III, Simba’s Pride. Thom Tuck has watched every single Disney straight-to-DVD movie so that you don’t have to. Thom is one third of the sketch troupe The Penny Dreadfuls, as heard on Radio 4 and 4 Extra, and this is his debut stand-up show. Delight in the schadenfreude of this discussion, dissection and descent into madness that was nominated for the Fosters Best Newcomer award at the Edinburgh Fringe 2011.

Will also include tales of heartbreak. Not suitable for stupid children.

“An inspired musical collision” The Times

Inspired by New Orleans marching bands, Balkan beats, contemporary hip-hop, dubstep and R&B, sizzling Latin brass, African polyrhythms and high-octane rock, the Hackney Colliery Band bring the UK colliery brass band tradition bang up to date.

Formed in 2008 out of a desire to play music that appealed to the feet as much as to the ears, the Hackney Colliery Band is east London’s unique take on the brass band. Featuring trumpets, trombones, saxes, sousaphone and marching percussion, the band are totally acoustic and yet able to blow the roof off any room.

Hackney Colliery Band’s breadth of musical talent is clearly on display in their eclectic repertoire. Mining nuggets of funk, hip-hop and high-octane rock from the musical coalface and throwing in a few chunks of Balkan brass, ska and contemporary jazz for good measure, the Hackney Colliery Band’s setlist is as diverse as the London borough that gave them their name.

James Pearson, Artistic Director of Ronnie Scott’s, will lead a late night jazz session accompanied by local singing sensation Polly Gibbons. Featuring the music of Oscar Peterson, Ray Charles, Ella Fitzgerald and more...

HIGHTIDE COMEDY PRESENTS HIGHTIDE MUSIC NIGHTS

HIGHTIDE MUSIC NIGHTS

THOM TUCK GOES STRAIGHT-TO-DVD

HIGHTIDE PRESENTS HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND

LATE NIGHT JAZZ

The Rifle Hall The Rifle HallMain House, The CutSat 11th May 22.00 Sun 12th May 19.45 Sat 5th May 22.00

Age: 15+

Running Time: 60mins Running Time: 60minsRunning Time: 60mins

HighTide Presents James Pearson for Ronnie Scotts with Polly Gibbons

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This is the story of a boy named Kester. He is extraordinary, but he doesn’t know that yet. All he knows, at the moment is this:

1. There is a flock of excited pigeons in his bedroom.

2. They are talking to him.

3. His life will never be the same again...

In a world where animals no longer exist, twelve-year old Kester Jaynes sometimes feels like he hardly exists either. Locked away in a home for troubled children, he’s told there’s something wrong with him. So when he meets a flock of talking pigeons and a bossy cockroach, Kester thinks he’s finally gone a bit mad. But the animals have something to say...

The pigeons fly Kester to a wild place where the last creatures in the land have survived. A wise stag needs Kester’s help, and together they must embark on a great journey, joined along the way by an over-enthusiastic wolf-cub, a spoilt show-cat, a dancing harvest mouse and a girl named Polly.

The animals saved Kester Jaynes. But can Kester save the animals?

Piers will give an illustrated talk about what inspired him to write, and some of the research he did for this story in particular – including meeting some real wolves! He will also give advice on making up your own stories and take questions.

www.thelastwild.com/www.pierstorday.co.uk

The Last Wild is published by Quercus on 28th March 2013.

In July 1497, a small flotilla headed by captain Vasco da Gama set sail from Lisbon on a harrowing journey to discover a sea route from Europe to the fabled lands of Asia. These explorers arrived in the Muslim East just as the hostilities between Christianity and Islam had risen to a new level of intensity. Over six years, da Gama fought a running sea battle that would tip the balance of power between Islam and Christianity and change the fate of three continents.

The Last Crusade is the epic story of adventurers, chivalric knights, slaves, scribes, and convicts. It is also a rousing tale of superstition, intrigue, treachery, bravado, brinkmanship, and religion that explores the confused, sometimes comical, yet ultimately tragic collision of cultures. Offering a provocative new look at one of the most divisive chapters in history, Nigel Cliff argues that the dividing line between the Muslim and Christian eras—the medieval and modern ages—was drawn by da Gama. Now that the world is once again tipping back to the East, The Last Crusade offers a key to understanding age-old religious and cultural rivalries that are newly resurgent today.

“Stirringly epic... thrilling... skilful... enlivened by splendid spots of colour... persuasive... intriguing” The Sunday Times

“Lively and ambitious - Cliff has a novelist’s gift for depicting character...brings 16th-century Portugal in all its splendor and squalor pungently to life” New York Times

“This excellent book tells the story with the swagger and excitement it deserves” Spectator

Nigel is a historian, biographer and screenwriter. His first book, The Shakespeare Riots, was selected as one of the best nonfiction books of the year by the Washington Post and was shortlisted for the National Award for Arts Writing. The Last Crusade, his second book, was named a New York Times Notabel Book and has been shortlisted for the Hessell-Tiltman Prize. He lives in London with his wife, the ballerina Viviana Durante, and their son.

Nigel will give a talk about this inspiring story, reading passages from the book and talking through some of the research he did. There will also be time to ask questions of the author.

The Last Crusade is published by Atlantic Books

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HIGHTIDE BOOK READINGSHIGHTIDE BOOK READINGS

THE LAST CRUSADETHE LAST WILDBy Nigel CliffBy Piers Torday

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Award-winning theatre company Invertigo stage their take-over of HighTide for two days of ambitious, thought-provoking, lesser-known theatre.

With input from dancers to video artists, and molecular gastronomists we tempt you with five innovative projects to stimulate your senses.

Step into Invertigo’s sensory world of collaborative innovation.

www.invertigotheatre.co.uk

@invertigo2012

facebook.com/invertigotheatre

Deutsche Bank Award for Creative Enterprises 2012, Winners

Scottish Daily Mail Award 2013, Commendation Prize

Invertigo’s previous productions include Saer Doliau/Doll Mender (Four-star Welsh-language play at the Finborough Theatre, February 2013); Seven (The George Tavern, November 2013); Freefall (Barbican Centre/Guildhall, April 2012). Upcoming production: Wolfgang Borchert’s Outside On The Street (Edinburgh Festival, 31 July – 25 August 2013).

News Feed by Steffan Donnelly and Caroline HobkinsonHow does the future sit on your palate? Bite into the high-pressured world of gastropolitics – a unique sensory experience looking at events, which will shape the world in 2013 through the lens of molecular gastronomy. Do these events leave a bitter or sweet aftertaste?

Heritage by Sounding MotionFusing live music and dance, Sounding Motion celebrate Suffolk’s vast musical heritage in a uniquely intimate performance.

A Marked Man by Ben Norton DaviesThree men. One decision. A new play specially commissioned for the Invertigo take-over space.

Eva by Garbriela PreissovaAdapted by Steffan Donnelly from a translation by David ShortThe premiere of Gabriela Preissova’s Czech masterpiece, later forming the basis for J.B. Foerster’s famous opera, Eva, in its first ever English translation. Written in 1890, this epic drama charts impoverished seamstress Eva’s downfall. Eva’s expectations are put to the test as the limitations of love become clear. The claustrophobic class hierarchies, prejudices and gossip of a small village are dissected in this moving tale of sacrifice, loss and hope. This is a script-in-hand performance by Invertigo Take-over ensemble.

Senses by Invertigo Theatre CompanyAll we have to believe is our senses: the tools we use to perceive the world, our sight, our touch, our memory. If they lie to us, then nothing can be trusted. (Neil Gaiman)A collection of new short plays created, rehearsed, produced in just 10 days in order to question and stimulate your senses. Performed by Invertigo Take-over ensemble

Press on Saer Doliau:“Invertigo’s sense of adventure knows few bounds” British Theatre Guide“In just over an hour - tradition, faith and superstition, the march of progress and the sexual revolution are inspected through a woozy, distorting prism.” ArtsDesk“It’s tightly constructed, well performed, and thoroughly satisfying.” Snipe London

What people say about Invertigo:“Invertigo are broadening the cultural range open to British audiences. I look forward to following their progress in the years ahead.” Bryn Terfel, Bass-Baritone“I’m struck by Invertigo’s infectious passion for the European repertoire.” Daniel Evans, Olivier-Award Winning Actor and Artistic Director of Sheffield Theatres“Wishing the Invertigo company all the success that they deserve.” Mathew Rhys, Hollywood actor


Tues 7th May 17.00 Eva (90mins)

Tues 7th May 19.30 Senses (90mins)

Weds 8th May 13.00 Heritage (50mins)

Weds 8th May 17.00 News Feed (50mins)

Weds 8th May 19.30 Marked Man (60mins)

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Thanks to Vodafone’s generosity, there are no running costs for this text donation service and no network charges apply (even if you’re not a Vodafone customer) so 100% of your donation will come directly to HighTide. Your donation will be deducted from your mobile phone credit, or added to your monthly phone bill. You will also receive a subsequent text message asking you to agree to Gift Aid.

To discuss Corporate Sponsorship opportunities such as sponsoring upcoming productions, performances and events please contact Dean Stigwood, Marketing & Development Administrator at [email protected]

To join our Friends Scheme visit www.hightide.org.uk/hightide_friends now or contact Dean Stigwood, Marketing & Development Administrator at [email protected]

Please visit: www.hightide.org.uk/donate

“We are delighted to support this year’s HighTide festival, now in its seventh year, as it continues to grow from strength to strength showcasing new plays, music, comedy and talks from around the world. Since mid-2008, HighTide and Lansons Communications have enjoyed a critically acclaimed relationship that is unique between an arts charity and business. This innovative partnership is cited by the likes of Will Gompertz at the BBC as setting an example of how corporates can support charities and in 2012 received two Corporate Engagement Awards recognising the continued success of this unique relationship. With a resident theatre company, Lansons Communications is able to offer staff access to all aspects of the theatre company activity such as monthly play readings to collective attendance at theatre performances, and reduced ticket prices, and our staff are proud to be associated with this year’s festival.”www.lansons.com

HighTide Festival Theatre is a registered charity and we rely on the generosity of individuals, companies and charitable foundations to produce our annual Festival and deliver our artistic programme. Your donation will enable us to continue discovering, producing and championing the most promising young and emerging playwrights.

We have recently been awarded Catalyst Arts funding. This is an Arts Council England scheme designed to help us boost our fundraising income. Any money that you donate to us will be matched by the Arts Council. In effect, every donation that we receive from you will be doubled!

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HighTide are committed to discovering new playwrights and producing new plays. Each year we develop over fifty writers through workshops, public readings, our annual festival and productions transferred and toured to many of the leading theatres in the UK.

In partnerships with IdeasTap, a charity dedicated to supporting artists at the start of their career, we accept all our script submissions through the IdeasTap website. We receive over 900 scripts a year, which are read by our artistic director and artistic associates; a group comprised of leading early and mid-career artists in British theatre.

We also develop early-career playwrights based in the East of England, and those wanting to work in the region, through Escalator Plays, which HighTide manages in conjunction with Arts Council England East.

Our next round of submissions for scripts via IdeasTap and applications for Escalator Plays opens online in late May 2013. Applications close in August and we aim to respond in three to four months.

To find out more please visit http://www.ideastap.com/Partners/hightide

HighTide and The Garage in Norwich are coming together to form Writing and Performance Academies during Easter and Summer 2013. The Academies will see one group work on producing material for a brand new script. The second Academy will take this script and turn it into premiere performances at The Garage and a Suffolk venue.

A week long writing academy for emerging young writers. You’ll spend the week working with HighTide Festival Theatre developing a collaborative storyline, narrative, characters and dialogue - an amazing opportunity to learn from high profile industry professionals.

Following the Academy, HighTide will commission a professional writer to take the material from the Writing Academy and develop it into a finished script.

We’re seeking 10 emerging writers to take part. You must be aged between 18 and 25 and keen to develop your scriptwriting or writing for performance skills. We’re looking for people who have some experience of writing either as a hobby or career.

A new production collaboratively created by playwright Phil Porter (BLINK, Traverse) and members of The Garage Young Company, directed by Fringe First winner Joe Douglas.

The Performance Academy will take this new script and will rehearse and perform two shows – one at The Garage and one at a Suffolk based venue this summer. Audition dates will be posted on The Garage and HighTide websites nearer the time. Anyone auditioning for the production should be available for all rehearsal and performance dates.

We are looking for 15 young actors to between the ages of 16 and 25. Keen to develop your repertoire and performance experience, you’ll have some experience of acting, with the ability to focus, learn lines, take direction and work well as part of a group. You will spend 2 weeks rehearsing and being directed by professional director.

The Performance Academy will take place at The Garage, Norwich: Wednesday 7 to Friday 9 AugustMonday 12 to Friday 16 AugustMonday 19 to Thursday 22 August The performances will take place on the evening of Wednesday 21 of August at The Garage and Thursday 22 August at a Suffolk venue.Cost: £170.00 full price £127.50 concession

HIGHTIDE ACADEMY AND FUTURE PROJECTS

GETTING INVOLVED IN HIGHTIDE

ACADEMY THE PERFORMANCE ACADEMY

THE EASTER WRITING ACADEMY

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Concessions Concessions are available for 30 and under and students, senior citizens, disabled and unwaged, equity, BECTU and MU.

Friends TicketsBecome a HighTide Friend for £115 and receive 4 pairs of full price tickets at a discount of £29!

Saturday or Sunday Day PassYou can buy a Saturday or Sunday Day Pass (Sat 4th, Sun 5th, Sat 11th Sun 12th) which enables you to see all and any shows you want for £50 standard tickets, £30 concessions.

Onlinewww.hightide.org.uk

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In Person The Cut, Halesworth

2nd – 12th May 2013

We are very proud of our home of Halesworth and would love you to visit. Reaching us is easy wherever you are coming from. Below are details on how to find us. If you have any questions please do call us on 0207 566 9765 and we will be happy to talk you through the best way to get here.

HOW TO GET HEREHOW TO BOOK

Suggested Weekend TrainsLeave Arrive Leave ArriveLondon Halesworth Halesworth London08.00 10:09 19.40 21.5510:00 12:09 21.40 Midnight

By TrainThe train journey from London takes just over two hours. In the other direction the train goes to Lowestoft where there are connections on to Norwich which is itself well served by trains from further afield, including trains to and from Liverpool via Manchester.

By CarHalesworth is located between Ipswich and Norwich, just off the A12. Take the A144 from the A12 to reach Halesworth. There are two main town centre car parks which are within easy walking distance of The Cut. Visitors are requested not to park in the street around The Cut, where space is very limited.

Refunds and Exchanges: The Festival has a policy of no refunds but we are able to exchange tickets if possible.

Pastoral £18

Full

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£15

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£11

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If Room Enough £10 £10

Neighbors £18 £15£11 £10

Escalator Plays £5 £5

Thom Tuck Straight-to-DVD

Roger Michell Talk

£10

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Bottleneck £18 £15£11 £10

Harrogate & Klippies £5 £5

Adventure Capitalism £10 £10

Late Night Jazz £10 £10

The Last Crusade

Michael Frayn Talk

£5

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Smallholding £18 £15£11 £10

Stuart: A Life Backwards £5 £5

Parkway Dreams £18 £11

Britten in Brooklyn £5 £5

The Last Wild

Stephen Poliakoff Talk

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Moth £18 £15£11 £10

My Name Is... £5 £5

Chewing Gum Dreams £10 £10

Hackney Colliery Band £10 £10

Invertigo’s Take-Over £6 £4

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HIGHTIDE VENUES

The Cut CafeSituated in The Cut Arts Centre, one of HighTide’s main venues, a full breakfast, lunch and light dinner menu will be served throughout the Festival. Also on offer are home-made cakes, teas, coffees and alcoholic beverages. The Printworks BarA fully licensed bar will operate during performance times at the Printworks, provided by Wicked @ Number Ten. The Rifle Hall BarA fully licensed bar – including their signature cocktails - will operate during performance times at The Rifle Hall, provided by The Rifle Hall Trust.

OTHER PLACES

The Angel Hotel & Cleone’s, ThoroughfareTake along a HighTide ticket and receive 10% off all pre-booked meals (food only).Extended Festival evening meal times are from 6 to 9.30pm but pizzas can be ordered up to 10.30pm if booked in advance.01986 873 365 The Bay Tree Cafe, Bar & Bistro, 6 ThoroughfareTake along a HighTide ticket and receive a free 125ml glass of wine with any meal.The Bay Tree Bistro is staying open for evening meals from Wednesday to Saturday throughout the Festival, last orders at 9pm. 01986 874 119

Wicked @ Number Ten, 10 Market PlaceEat, drink, relax at Number Ten. Locally sourced food prepared with love by our talented chefs and fantastic menus ranging from formal style dining to alfresco lunches, morning cake and coffees, afternoon cream tea and petite fours all washed down with fine wines and good ales. Free parking and Wifi.01986 874 888

WHERE TO STAY AND EAT

Singtong Neeyom Thai Restaurant, 37 ThoroughfareThe local restaurant with authentic Thai cuisine freshly-cooked to order. 01986 873 737 Cafe Frapa, 13 Bridge StreetOpen for early breakfasts from 8am every day including Sundays (but not on Thursdays!). Please pre-book by contacting [email protected] or contact us via our Facebook page.01986 873 236

WHERE DO I STAY?There are lots of places to stay in and around Halesworth during the Festival. From hotels, to camping, bed and breakfasts, chalets and yurts all tastes and budgets can be catered towards. For a full list of where to stay please visit www.hightide.org.uk/accommodation

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Join us in Aldeburgh

and Snape this autumn

for our ‘Jubilee’ – 25 years

of the best words by poets

from all over the world

Programme availableAugust 2013Join the mailing list [email protected]

www.thepoetrytrust.org

ALDEBURGH POETRY FESTIVAL8–10 November 2013

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