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Combined
with a liberal sprinkling of 'big names' and home-grown talent,
plus the Festival's new long-term commitment to linking arts and
environmental concerns, this year's Eastern outlook offers a tempting
programme of events.
In
addition, Salisbury has been chosen as the venue for no less than
two premieres - one world and one UK premiere.
| NEW
CIRCUS CABARET |
| TIGER
LILLIES CIRCUS |
|
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th May 8pm, Salisbury City Hall |
"This
is no ordinary circus! Strange compelling songs about heaven
and hell, pimps and princesses, pain and ecstasy reach back
to long forgotten vaudeville days and conjure up the atmosphere
of 1930s cabaret."
From the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £16,
£12 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| OUTDOORS |
| FAMILY
FIREWORKS |
| Monday
26th May Gates open 7pm, Cathedral Close |
 "Music
from The Brasshoppers, The Bollywood Brass Band - the UK’S version
of the most ubiquitous music in India and rounded off with a
fireworks."
From the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £15.00
Children under 16 £7.50 All under 5s go free
|
| •
BBC Wiltshire review
plus exclusive video! |
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| THEATRE |
PETE
POSTLETHWAITE
Scaramouche Jones |
|
Friday 23rd, Sunday 25th, Monday 6th, Tuesday 27th May, 7.45pm;
Saturday 24th May 3.00pm, Salisbury Playhouse Studio |
 "Tender,
moving, funny and deeply poignant, Justin Butcher's fantastic
story is an atmospheric and unforgettable meditation on mankind"
From the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £14 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review
plus audio interview |
|
| THEATRE |
THE
TRAVERSE THEATRE
Outlying Islands |
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Tuesday 27th - Thursday 29th May 7.30pm, Playhouse (main stage) |
 "Scotland’s
national theatre, comes on an all too seldom visit south of
the border with one of the highlights of the 2002 Edinburgh
Festival."
From the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £16,
£12 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| CHILDREN'S
FESTIVAL |
| THE
ENORMOUS TURNIP |
|
Tuesday 27 May, Hale Hall, off Bedwin Street |
|
"See
the adventures of a hungry family and their enormous turnip
and magically discover that when we pull together even the
littlest of us can make a difference." From
the Salisbury
Festival website
|
| £5 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| WORLD
MUSIC, JAZZ AND SOUNDS |
| ENSEMBLE
TARTIT |
| Thursday
29th May 8pm, City Hall |
| "With
their ballads and compelling ‘call-and-reply’ songs the nine
members of this all-female vocal ensemble from Mali transport
the audience to the world with no horizon - the Sahara Desert."
From
the Salisbury
Festival website
|
| £12
|
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| THEATRE |
| FOOTSBARN
TRAVELLING THEATRE |
|
Thursday 29 May, Friday 30 May, Sat 31 May 7pm, Circus Tent,
Cathedral Close |
 "Having
set off from Cornwall some 25 years ago, Footsbarn have literally
travelled the world with Shakespeare as their loyal companion."
From the Salisbury
Festival website
|
| £15 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| WORLD
MUSIC, JAZZ AND SOUNDS |
| STACEY
KENT AND HER MUSICIANS |
|
Saturday 31st May 8pm, City Hall |
 "Stacey
Kent’s rise to fame reads like a Hollywood script. In the space
of a few years she has produced five best-selling albums and
attracted a string of awards." From
the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £16,
£12 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| CLASSICAL
ADVENTURES |
| PIPEWORKS |
| Sunday
1 June 2.30pm & 7.30pm Salisbury Playhouse
(studio) |
"Cabaret
style music-theatre, immensely entertaining for both young and
old. The show features a saxophone quartet, together with ‘Up
The Spout’ – the band which uses home made instruments made
from plumbing materials."
From the Salisbury
Festival website |
| Tickets:
£12
Children pay half price
|
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| NEW
CIRCUS CABARET |
| JONGLEURS |
|
Sunday 1 June, 8pm, Salisbury City Hall |
| "As
part of its 20th anniversary, Jongleurs is hitting the road
with the top comedy shows that have made it the biggest and
brightest comedy circuit in the world." From
the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £10 |
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| DANCE |
| GEORGE
PIPER DANCES |
|
Monday 2nd June 7.30pm, Salisbury Playhouse (main stage) |
 "Former
Royal Ballet stars Michael Nunn and Billy Trevitt set up their
own dance company in 2000 and the two charismatic dancers have
never looked back." From
the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £15,
£12.50 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
|
| WORLD
MUSIC, JAZZ AND SOUNDS |
| HUUN
HUUR TU |
|
Wednesday 4th June 8pm, Salisbury Playhouse (main stage) |
 "Huun
Huur Tu produce music which is unfamiliar yet accessible, other-worldly
but deeply spiritual, rooted in the sounds of nature."
From
the Salisbury
Festival website |
| £16,
£12 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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| CLASSICAL
AND OPERA |
| ZUM:
Gypsy Tango Passion |
|
Thursday 5 June, 8.00pm & 10.00pm Salisbury Playhouse main stage
|
| "Zum
took the UK by stormwith sell-out tours in 2001 and 2002 . This
year they are presenting a stunning new show which combines
the fire and brilliance of music from the Eastern European fiddle
tradition and the hot blooded passion of Argentinian tango."
From
the Salisbury
Festival website
|
| £16,
£12.50 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
|
| CLASSICAL
MUSIC |
| TENEBRAE |
| Friday
6th June 8pm Cathedral (by candlelight)
|
"The
early music vocal ensemble Tenebrae presents the world premiere
of Mother and Child by Sir John Tavener (currently tipped to
be the next Master of the Queen's Music)."
From the Salisbury
Festival website |
|
£22, £18, £15, £12, £8 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
|
| CLASSICAL
ADVENTURES |
| JOCELYN
POOK |
| Friday
6th June 8pm Salisbury
Playhouse (main stage)
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| "Staged
with two giant film screens, a simple concert is turned into
a multi-faceted exploration of the creative music-making process."
From
the Salisbury
Festival website
|
|
£16, £12 |
| •
BBC Wiltshire review |
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Salisbury Festival runs from Friday 23rd May to Sunday 8th
June 2003.
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