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CURIOUS ADVENTURE
@CURIOUSARTSFEST @CURIOUSARTSFEST @CURIOUSARTSFESTIVAL @CURIOUSARTSFESTIVAL
17:00: The local SOUTH BADDERSLEY SCHOOL
CHOIR bring their beautiful voices and
young talent to Curious
16:00: The hugely popular JAMES
CAMPBELL’S KIDS SHOW is un-missable stand-up
comedy for kids
19:00: Bedtime stories with Curious Arts Festival favourite
PAUL BLEZARD
17:15: JAMIE REID discusses his latest
book, Monsieur X: The incredible story of the
most audacious gambler in history
19:15: Pop genius and NME’s ‘One to Watch’,
BÜLOW kicks of the main stage
20:15: Poetic and accomplished ISAAC
GRACIE performs from his debut album
21:30: Chart-topping duo MILKY CHANCE headline
the main stage with their entrancing
folk sound
CRICKET PITCH
13:30: Hula Hooping Class with Hu La Roux
15:00: Family Yoga
16:00: Tea Ceremony with The London School of Tea
16.30: Evening Yoga
18:00: Evening Meditation Class
19:15: Kirtan with Bhavini Vyas
8.30: Morning Yoga
10:00: Morning Meditation
12:00: Mudra & Pranayama Workshop with Emma Bonnici
13:30: Hula Hooping Class with Hu La Roux
15:00: Family Yoga
16:00: Tea Ceremony with The London School of Tea
16:30: Evening Yoga
18:00: Evening Meditation Class
19:15: Kanga Soundscape: Yoga with headphones & Binaural Beats
8.30: Morning Yoga
10:00: Morning Meditation
12:00: Yoga Philosophy Talk with Emma Bonnici
13:30: Hula Hooping Class with Hu La Roux
15:00: Family Yoga
16:00: Tea Ceremony with The London School of Tea
16:30: Evening Yoga
18:00: Evening Meditation Class
19:15: Kanga Soundscape: Yoga with headphones & Binaural Beats
8:30: Morning Meditation
FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAYWELLNESS AREA
The Kanga Spa is a haven of peace and tranquillity, a place to indulge your inner self and take
a break from the outside world. Come, kick back, relax and enjoy classes & workshops in the
studio yurt, alternative-healing therapies in the decorated bell tents, Nay’s aerial yoga & the
spa boutique. Open daily 7.30AM until 9PM. Offering a wide range of holistic therapies including
Swedish Body Massage, Aromatherapy Massage, Deep Tissue Massage, Reflexology, Reiki,
Homeopathic and Beauty Treatments.
Book sessions and therapies online or at the Kanga Spa Reception.
For more information, please email [email protected].
GORSE DRIFT EAST END MAGGIES CHILDRENS NEW RIVER BABYLON OTHER
16:00: Award-winning novelist EMMA HEALEY will be in conversation about her celebrated
second novel Whistle in the Dark
14:00: Join new British talent, AMAROUN for
warm melodies at the acoustic stage
21:00: After the success of last year’s Paradise Lost,
this year we celebrate THE WASTE LAND - a recital of TS Eliot’s
revolutionary poem
13:00: Back by popular demand is the CURIOUS
CRICKET FIXTURE between the Authors XI, a team dating back to the time of Arthur Conan Doyle and PG Wodehouse,
and the Pylewell Park Cricket Club
15:00: Rising talent, singer-songwriter
ELLE WATSON plays an acoustic set
16:00: The astonishing BRYDE celebrate their
new release Like an Island and bring the first day of
our afternoon acoustic sessions to a close
18:15: Join the inimitable MISHA GLENNY to discuss
his recently televised book McMafia and The McMafia Law
currently making its way through parliament
FESTIVAL MAIN BAR
23:10: DJ sets from festival favourites HARRIET ROSE and
HMS SWEET CHARITY close the Friday
at Curious
17:00: FERDY RAY presents the first night
of comedy gold at Curious 2018 featuring
sets from D PATRICK and THE NOISE NEXT DOOR
20:00: LIFE DRAWING - adults only
FRIDAY 20th JULY
CURIOUS ADVENTURESIn the park, watch out for life drawing, drinks masterclasses from our sponsors Chapel Down, The Royal Institution Science show, Coda Ukulele and Songwriting workshops, LAS Theatre, Bedtime stories, The
Breakfast Club, Bard Buskers, The Curious Dog Show, The Fire Poem, the New River Poetry Tent, Creative Clay Workshops, Poker Tournament, Moon Studio Ceramics and more - not to mention the opportunity to enjoy delicious food from our pop-up restaurants or a gorgeous glass (or two) from our festival bars.
There are also a number of scheduled events going on outside the main festival programme which you must sign-up for in advance. Please consult the Curious Adventures timings on your programme for
more information.
THE GREAT BRAIN ROBBERY PRESENTS: AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS
The Great Brain Robbery returns to Curious Arts Festival with a fun-filled, musical circumnavigation of the globe in 80 days – well, actually only one!
Join us on our sonic journey across the continents! The expedition will of course be lead by none other than Phileas Fogg himself, accompanied by his loyal valet Passepartout. Who knows who we will meet
along the way on our melodic voyage!
Proceedings will commence at 10am on the main field – please join us for breakfast with Phileas as he takes up the challenge to go around the world in 80 days…
SEND A POEMCurious Arts Festival and social network Vero have partnered to spread the message of love at the festival
and beyond to raise badly needed funds for Help Refugees.
To take part in “Choose Love. Send A Poem”, please visit the New River Press tent which is led by celebrated poet Greta Bellamacina and in return for a donation to Help Refugees, a professional poet will be despatched
to recite a love poem to the recipient of your choice; a lover, pet, significant other, friend or family member.
All proceeds from the sale of poems will go to Help Refugees and the poet will present each recipient with a copy of the poem to keep.
FESTIVAL DIARY
WELCOME TO
THE WALLED GARDEN GATES OPEN AT 7.30am EVERY DAY AND CLOSE AFTER FINAL ORDERS
WATCH OUT FOR“ONE OF THE UK’S TOP BOUTIQUE FESTIVALS” THE GUARDIAN
C U R I O U S A RT S F E S T I VA L . C O M
PLEASE NOTE THE PROGRAMME IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ANY CHANGES WILL BE POSTED ON TWITTER AND ON
RUNNING ORDERS OUTSIDE EACH PERFORMANCE SPACE.
BOX OFFICE
FOOD
HOT DRINKS
BAR
JUICE BAR
CONCESSIONS
TOILETS
WATER POINT
SHOWERS
FIRST AID
PRIVATE/NO ENTRY
PARKING
TAXI DROP OFF
LOST PROPERTY
LOST CHILDREN
FESTIVAL KEY
Please keep dogs on leads & tidy up after them.
MAGGIE’S STAGE
ARCADIA
BABYLON
NEW RIVER
GENERAL CAMPING
DRIFTBOOKSHOP
TOO FAR MEDIA
FESTIVAL BAR
CHILDREN’S
EAST END
MAIN AREA
ENTRANCE
GORSE STAGE
GLAMPINGSTAFF
CAMPING
STAFF/ARTIST PARKING
ACCESSIBLE/FAMILY CAMPING
KANGA SPA, WELLNESS AREA
CURIOUS ARTS FESTIVAL IS SPONSORED BY:
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GORSE DRIFT EAST END MAGGIES CHILDRENS NEW RIVER BABYLON OTHER
SATURDAY 21st JULY
17:00: SIMON EVANS presents a night of dazzling comedy
featuring sets from STORY BEAST, ALICE
FRASER, BEN POPE AND SIMON EVANS himself
13:30: CHAPEL DOWN MASTERCLASS
15:00: FEVER-TREE DRINKS MASTERCLASS
16:30: CURIOUS BEER AND CIDER MASTERCLASS
DRINKS MASTERCLASSES
12:45: The great film and television director,
STEPHEN FREARS discusses his work,
including A Very English Scandal, with legendary interviewer LYNN BARBER
12:00: The inspirational DAVID FOX-PITT discusses his book Positiverosity,
7 Golden Principles
8:00: Classic cartoons and a screening of
PADDINGTON 2
10:15: NEWS4KIDS James Campbell and Alice Fraser's daily kids news round-up
12:00: Writer and doctor, JAMES LE FANU discusses
his latest book Too Many Pills
19:15: Indie-Rock band, OUTLYA opens the Gorse Stage on what is set to be a thrilling night of
live music
20:15: Immensely talented FLYTE return to Curious after the
wide-spread acclaim of their first album
21:30: Brit-Award Nominee, JOHN NEWMAN headlines the Main Stage
with a high-octane performance
19:00: ROBERT LUNDQUIST launches his new book, After Mozart:
Heroin on Fifth Street
9:45: THE BREAKFAST CLUB Join festival
favourite PAUL BLEZARD and editors from The
Week for a dissection of the day’s national and
local news
12:00: Distinguished Zimbabwean writer and
former human rights lawyer PETER GODWIN in conversation with
Georgina Godwin
13:45: Join best-selling writer ADAM KAY for an open, honest talk about
his book This is Going to Hurt.
15:00: Journalist and writer DOLLY ALDERTON
in conversation with PAUL BLEZARD about her best-selling book
Everything I Know About Love.
16:15: Critically acclaimed author RUPERT THOMSON talks about his latest novel,
Never Anyone But You.
14:45: Award-winning restauranteur of POLPO,
RUSSELL NORMAN in conversation with Valentine Warner
16:00: NATASHA FRASER-CAVASSONI - insights
and revelations from the iconic Andy Warhol era
17:15: DRAWING ON EMPATHY WORKSHOP
13:00: Captivating songwriter TINA
BOONSTRA on the acoustic stage. Expect
sounds reminiscent of PJ Harvey and Damien Rice
14:00: The soulful song-writer LILY MOORE sings
from her debut EP
15:00: Critically acclaimed LILLA VARGEN sings honest, evocative and minimal songs of
love and loss
16:00: The impressive COLOURING bring
their tight, succinct performance to Curious
17:00: Local five piece band, FARMAGEDDON
play a cutting edge mix of folk, punk and
protest songs
9:15: CODA’S SONGWRITING
WORKSHOP
11:15 CODA’S KIDS UKULELE CLUB
13:00: CHILDREN’S POETRY WORKSHOP - Space and Aliens (6+)
14:30: Feel the Power drop-in CHILDREN’S SCIENCE WORKSHOP
16:30: CHILDREN’S FILM WORKSHOP - 12 to 16
year olds with WOJCIECH DUCZMAL
19:00: Bedtime stories with Curious Arts Festival favourite
PAUL BLEZARD
12:00: A Selection of NEW RIVER POETS an all star medley to kick off
the New River Tent
13:00: DAVID ERDOS presents original work
inspired by or about the late Heathcote Williams
as well as work by Williams himself
14:00: VANESSA VIE interviews one of British
poetry’s luminaries, MICHAEL HOROVITZ,
followed by a performance
15:00: LISA LUXX, one of Diva Magazine’s top
4 British poets, reads from her new work, Breastmilk Martini
17:00: The founders of New River Press, ROBERT MONTGOMERY and GRETA
BELLAMACINA give an ecstatic performance
18:00: Swiss curator, former doctor and
politician, BARBARA POLLA launches Ivory
Honey - a book of surreal, erotic poems
15:45: GINKGO ECOPOETRY WORKSHOP
15:00: Writer and journalist LARA PAWSON in conversation with legendary interviewer LYNN BARBER about her memoir, This is
the Place to Be
14:15: Poetry collective, LITTLE GRAPE JELLY
perform Hell-p Me, three distinct voices exploring communicating online
11:30: POKER WORKSHOP
16:45: MAGPIE AND THE WARDROBE
18:00: POKER WORKSHOP
23:00: POKER TOURNAMENT
14:15: LYDIA RUFFLES reads from her
breathtaking second novel, Colour Me In, a cross between The
Catcher in the Rye meets Lost in Translation
15:30: ROB LLOYD JONES - the best-selling author and egyptologist explores creepy mummies
and treasure hunts.
WATERSTONES
ARCADIA
13:30: The internationally acclaimed DAMIAN DIBBEN
discusses Tomorrow, his first novel for adults about
a time-travelling dog.
14:45: Guardian columnist CHRIS POWER
in conversation with Georgina Godwin about
his skilful short story collection, Mothers.
16:00: VANISH! Join ALLISON DEFREES for puppetry games for
grown-ups inspired by the ultimate pendulum of love and hate, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
FESTIVAL MAIN BAR
MAIN FIELD
THE CURIOUS ADVENTURE QUIZ
clues and puzzles all day in the main field
11:00: BARD BUSKERS
12:00: WANDERING WITH DUNCAN MINSHULL
15:00: FORAGING WITH JOHN RENSTEN
16:45: FORAGING AND FOOD with VALENTINE WARNER
16:45: ROBBIE HONEY’S BOTANICAL WALK
20:30: ROBERT MONTGOMERY’S specially commissioned FIRE POEM to mark dusk at Curious.
23:10: DJ sets from festival favourites
FRANCIS BICKMORE, CLARE CONVILLE and
CATHERINE ECCLES close the Saturday
at Curious
GORSE DRIFT EAST END MAGGIES CHILDRENS NEW RIVER BABYLON OTHER
13:30: CHAPEL DOWN MASTERCLASS
15:00: FEVER-TREE DRINKS MASTERCLASS
16:30: CURIOUS BEER AND CIDER MASTERCLASS
DRINKS MASTERCLASSES
10:00: Rehearsal for the MJ’S BIG CHOIR GOSPEL
EXPLOSION!
8:00: A screening of SING for all the family
10:15: NEWS4KIDS James Campbell and Alice Fraser's daily kids news round-up
11:00: JO NEARY Peg in the Gallery. Can you help Bob fill the gallery with wonderful new work in time to impress Peg?
11:45: Prize-winning author PIERS TORDAY reveals his next novel,
The Lost Magician
13:45: Join TV comedy writer and author, DANIEL MAIER for an extraordinary tour of the particular and
peculiar obsessions of Sir Francis Galton
15:00: ‘Accidental Botantist’, ROBBIE
HONEY celebrates the beauty of rare and
commonplace plants
16:15: Love coach and author, PERSIA LAWSON hosts Is Romance Dead?
Joined by Dolly Alderton, Sali Hughes and
Cosmo Landesman
12:00: MJ’S BIG CHOIR GOSPEL EXPLOSION!–
PERFORMANCE!
15:00: CHILDREN’S FILM WORKSHOP - 12 to 16
year olds
16:30: CHILDREN’S POETRY WORKSHOP -
Myths and Monsters (6+)
11:15: MISS VIOLET’S DOLLS HOUSE
13:15 CODA’S KIDS UKULELE CLUB
15:00: NOVEL WRITING WORKSHOP with
RICHARD SKINNER
16:15: LYRIC WRITING WORKSHOP with ORLANDO SEALE
12:30: Renowned nature writer MIRIAM
DARLINGTON discusses her latest book, Owl Sense with
SALLY CARRUTHERS
13:45: ZELDA RHIANDO discusses her latest thriller,
Fukushima Dreams in conversation with Festival Founder Clare Conville
19:00: Bedtime stories with Curious Arts Festival favourite
PAUL BLEZARD
9:45: THE BREAKFAST CLUB Join festival
favourite PAUL BLEZARD and editors from The
Week for a dissection of the day’s national and
local news 11:00: TGBR travels to France with HELOISE
WERNER, THE PEOPLE PILE and NATTY BO
11.40: TGBR travels to Spain with TINO MENOR,
THE PEOPLE PILE and NATTY BO
12.20: TGBR travels to Ghana with WIYAALA, THE PEOPLE PILE and
NATTY BO
12:00: An introduction to NEW RIVER PRESS - a sweeping poetic overview of one of
Britain’s most exciting new poetry publishers
13:00: SUZI FEAY, SEKI LYNCH AND TOM
MARYNIAK - three Curious Stalwarts present their widely loved original
poetry and art
14:00: PETRARCHAN SONNET WORKSHOP
15:00: Anti war activist JAN WOOLF, reads from
her novel in progress
15:30: ROSALIND JANA - Cool, sharp, romantic work from rising star
who published her first collection at 21
16:15: Rock star JAMIE LEE presents fierce,
legless anthems. A joy
17:00: KIRSTY ALLISON and GIL DE RAY - music
and poetry from the power couple
responsible for London’s best parties
18:00: SOPHIE NAUFAL Songs from this wry, elegant storyteller
18:30: KHARTOUM - go wild with a young out of control rock and roll band to wrap up two
days of New River Press programming
15:00: TGBR travels to India with ORPHEO, THE PEOPLE
PILE and NATTY BO
15:30: TGBR travels to China with YIJIA , THE PEOPLE PILE and
NATTY BO
17:00: TGBR travels to Peru with LOKANDES, THE PEOPLE PILE and
NATTY BO
GREAT BRAIN ROBBERY: AROUND THE WORLD
IN 80 DAYS
13:00: Novelist, IMOGEN HERMES GOWAR talks with Rowan Pelling about her critically
acclaimed debut, The Mermaid & Mrs Hancock
14:15: Former nurse and award-winning
author CHRISTIE WATSON discusses with Rowan
Pelling her astonishing account of the nursing
profession, The Language of Kindness
15:30: Prepare to be dazzled by the
extraordinary poet and artist, LEMN SISSAY
17:00: SIMON EVANS presents the final night of glorious
comedy at Curious 2018 featuring sets
from JO NEARY LAURA LEXX, MILO MCCABE
and the internationally renowned AL MURRAY
9:15: CODA’S SONGWRITING
WORKSHOP
11:00: Peter the Vegetarian Anteater, BENNY BELLAMACINA present a delightful
rhyming children’s book from New Puddle Press
12:00: LAS THEATRE return to Curious with
RASCALLY CAKE, based on the book by Jeanne Willis and Korky Paul.
Help to bake a very curious cake indeed!
13:30: MATT HAIG in conversation with DOLLY ALDERTON - the Sunday Times bestselling author
returns to Curious to discuss his companion to
Reasons to Stay Alive
14:45: EDWARD GOLDSMITH FOUNDATION Eco Panel - Exploring an
ecological worldview. Chair, Bridget Nicholls and panellists, Miriam
Darlington, Tony Riddle, and Valentine Warner
16:45: International best-selling novelist
KATE MOSSE in conversation with
Rowan Pelling
20:00: GARETH MALONE showcases his own written material,
well-known classics, repertoire from his TV series The Choir and a
sing along the likes only Gareth can muster
13:00: The much-loved NICKY SINGER is in
conversation with BBC Front Row’s Kirsty Lang about her ‘fantastic and
terrifying’ new children’s book, The Survival Game
MAIN FIELD
ARCADIA
FESTIVAL MAIN BAR
WATERSTONES
THE GREAT BRAIN ROBBERY: Around the
World in 80 Days
10:00: A Bonzo Breakfast with PHILEAS FOGG and
GUS ROBERTSON
11:00: BARD BUSKERS
11:00: FORAGING WITH JOHN RENSTON
12:00: WANDERING WITH DUNCAN MINSHULL
13:00: THE CURIOUS DOG SHOW
12:00: Join LOU HAMILTON for a riveting talk about creativity, success and
the unconventional wisdom of world-famous innovators
13:00: ADAM WEYMOUTH, author of Kings of the
Yukon is in conversation with Paul Blezard discussing his four
month odyssey down the Yukon river
14:15: Debut author, GUY GUNARATNE in conversation with
Georgina Godwin about his ‘rich and authentic’ novel In Our Mad and
Furious City
16:15: JOE THOMAS’S latest crime novel, Gringa, is a
portrait of São Paulo in all its harshness and dysfunction. Join Joe and Luke Brown, author of My Biggest Lie, in an exploration of cities
in literature
18:00: TGBR travels to Colombia with NATTY BO
and THE PEOPLE PILE
23:10: DJ sets from festival favourites HARRIET ROSE and
HMS SWEET CHARITY close the Sunday at Curious
19:00: TGBR returns to Great Britain with
COSMO SHELDRAKE and GUS ROBERTSON
SUNDAY 22nd JULY
