Lunchtime Recital
1:10pm St Mary’s Church
Jonathan and Karin Cunliffe: Piano/Organ and Viola
This is part of the Festival of Flowers and Music
www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org

FAME the musical by HyperFusion Theatre Company
Dynamic choreography, fantastic music - welcome to the New York School of Performing Arts! Let us slam you through the wonderful and chaotic lives of our talented and dedicated pupils looking for stardom and beyond.
7.30pm for 8pm in the Marquee
Tickets £11 (£6.50 under 18s), available from the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre (01799 524002), or the on-line booking office www.saffrontickets.com

www.hyperfusion.co.uk

French Market
9am - 6pm on the Common

Lunchtime Recital
1:10pm St Mary’s Church
Oliver King and Dr Jane van Tilborg: Organ
This is part of the Festival of Flowers and Music
www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org

The Importance of Being Earnest performed by the Pantaloons Theatre Company
Oscar Wilde's comic masterpiece gets The Pantaloons treatment in this anarchic take on the classic comedy of manners.
7:30pm in the Marquee
Tickets £10, (£6 concession), available from the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre (01799 524002), or the on-line booking office www.saffrontickets.com
www.thepantaloons.co.uk

Clavering Players
Performance of Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
Winner of the Laurence Olivier Award for Best New Comedy in 2000, a beautifully written play which promises an evening full of love, laughter and tears
8pm Saffron Walden Town Hall
Tickets available from The Tourist Information Centre
www.claveringplayers.com

Daytime Events in the Town Centre

Walden Big Band
A local amateur big band formed over 15 years ago featuring 5 saxophones, 4 trumpets 4 trombones and a rhythm section of Drums, Bass, Piano and Guitar. The music varies from standards played by the big bands of Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, Count Basie and Duke Ellington but also feature vocal standards from the American songbook.
1pm – 3pm, Bandstand in Jubilee Gardens
Contact: Simon Tel: 07981 153511

Saffron Walden Arts Society Exhibition
Exhibition of local painters
10:30 - 4:00pm, Day Centre in Jubilee Gardens (Refreshments will be available)

Clavering Players Matinee performance
3pm, Saffron Walden Town Hall
Performance of Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
Tickets £7

Daytime Events on the Common

French Market
9am - 6pm on the Common

Exhibition of Art & Craft
Throughout the day there will be an exhibition and demonstrations of Art & Craft on the Common, featuring the work of 10 local artists. This will include an exhibition of sculpture by Val Bunn, whose work will be exhibited in Dorset House Garden later in the year, and also on display will be the Giant from "Sparks Will Fly"'!
10:30am - 4:00pm on the Common

Afinado Jazz Band
Sensational local jazz band to start off the events. Not to be missed !
11am - 12pm Main Marquee
www.afinado.co.uk

 

Nightingale Trio
The Nightingale Trio (Janet McCallum, Isabella Warren and Gail Ford) are a versatile trio of violin, cello and piano, playing wide repertoire of different styles of music from light classical to jazz, Latin American, and folk.
12pm - 1pm Main Marquee
www.gailford.co.uk

Pure Rhythm School of Performing Arts
Performance of contemporary dance.
1:30 - 2pm Main Marquee
www.purerhythm.co.uk

 

Kate Plummer School of Dance
Performance featuring a range of ballet, tap, modern and contemporary dance.
2:30pm - 3:00pm Main Marquee

Pure Sax
3pm - 4pm Main Marquee
Jason Meyrick will be leading his talented band of young saxophone players

Saturday Evening Events

Whittlesford Community Gospel Choir
7:30pm St Mary’s Church
This is part of the Festival of Flowers and Music
Tickets: £10 available from the church and the TIC
www.stmaryssaffronwalden.org

Saffron Walden’s Got Talent
Your chance to be a star for the night ! Application forms available from the Tourist Information Centre or downloaded here.
7pm. Doors open 6:30pm, Marquee on the Common.
Tickets £8 (£5 under 18s) available from the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre (01799 524002), or the on-line booking office www.saffrontickets.com

Clavering Players
8pm Saffron Walden Town Hall
Performance of Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
Tickets £7 available from The Tourist Information Centre
www.claveringplayers.com

Evening film at Saffron Screen - MARLEY (15)
8pm Saffron Screen, County High School
A wonderfully detailed view of the life and times of reggae legend Bob Marley, from the hillside Jamaican shack, where he grew up, to the Bavarian clinic where he spent his last weeks. The Director, Kevin Macdonald, grapples with Marley’s philosophical and religious convictions as well as his politics. Tickets available from the TIC or www.saffronscreen.com
(2012 USA/UK 144 mins)
www.saffronscreen.com

Daytime Events on the Common

French Market
9am - 4pm on the Common

Exhibition of Art & Craft with Workshops
Throughout the day there will be an exhibition and demonstrations of Art & Craft. Many of the artists will be running workshops and so you can try your hand at pottery, indigo dyeing, printmaking, textiles and painting. Charges may apply to cover the cost of materials used in the workshops .
11am - 4pm, on the Common

Drum & Brass Workshop
1:00 - 4:00 Castle Grounds
Open to 15 musicians who play brass and can bring their own instruments, and 15 people willing to play drums (which will be provided). The workshop will run for the afternoon and create a marching band, which will culminate in a march onto the Common. The activity is free, but there wil be a £5 deposit to reserve a place at this event which is refundable at the event. The event is open to over 14's. Numbers are limited. To reserve a place in the workshop, please contact the TIC. More....

Clarinet Caprice
4-piece band playing classical music
11am – 12pm Main Marquee

Tai Ji Quan Yi demonstration
12pm - 12:30pm Main Marquee
Artoftaijiquan.com
The club will have a stall at the festival and will be doing exhibitions throughout the day.

Dog Display with Dennis
Maggie Auld will be putting Dennis through his paces !
12:30pm on the Common

Richard and Maria
Bringing old & new tunes to life with a mix of funky rhythms & beautiful intertwined harmonies. From spellbinding waltzes to dynamic schottisches on Clarinet, Fiddle, Melodeon and Recorder.
1:30pm - 2:30pm Main Marquee
www.myspace.com/duorichardmaria

Crimson Shadow
A local six-piece band that have been formed since 1996, performing well known pop and soft-rock songs from the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s plus the occasion modern song!
2:45pm - 3:45pm
www.crimsonshadow.co.uk

Steve Barsby, Magician
Will be performing magic throughout the day.

Sunday Evening

Blue Harlem, Jazz Concert
Blue Harlem are regarded as one of the top swing come jump-blues bands on the London scene. Book tickets early to avoid disappointment
Doors open 7pm for 7:45pm
Tickets £12.50 (£10 senior concession, £7.50 under 18s), available from the Saffron Walden Tourist Information Centre (01799 524002), or the on-line booking office www.saffrontickets.com

Clavering Players
Performance of Memory of Water by Shelagh Stephenson
5pm Saffron Walden Town Hall
Tickets £7 available from The Tourist Information Centre
www.claveringplayers.com

Evening film at Saffron Screen - MARLEY (15)
8pm, Saffron Screen, County High School
A wonderfully detailed view of the life and times of reggae legend Bob Marley, from the hillside Jamaican shack, where he grew up, to the Bavarian clinic where he spent his last weeks. The Director, Kevin Macdonald, grapples with Marley’s philosophical and religious convictions as well as his politics.
(2012 USA/UK 144 mins)
www.saffronscreen.com