28 – 29 June from £110 per person

Backstage Past- Access all Eras

Wednesday 5 June – Saturday 27 July

Every Wednesday – Sunday 10am – 4pm**

Stimulating senses on a journey through the Theatre’s history from its Regency beginnings to the present day. Backstage and on-stage, see evocative period settings from different eras, listen to the sounds of times gone by, discover through touch, try on a costume, and even smell the past! Backstage Past – Access All Eras, is an engaging and vibrant experience that celebrates 200 years of the Theatre’s story through guided tours, exhibitions and installations. Take a journey back in time and experience the Theatre in a whole new light!

A Summer Night’s Dream

Sunday 7 July

Lights Music Action presents the ‘best bits’ from the LMA seniors this year complete with some exciting new additions! After a jam packed year including two musicals, the new musical ’13′ from Jason Robert Brown and Andrew Lloyd Webbers classic ‘CATS’ the students will be working their socks off to bring you an evening of class and sophistication, with a little Avenue Q thrown in for good measure! With Musical numbers spanning all genres to Contemporary dance and hilarious and moving sketches, this year proves to be one of the best ever; with an outstanding group of dedicated students many of whom are already paving the way for a professional future in performing arts.

School for Scandal

Thursday 11- Saturday 13 May

The London gossip scene is buzzing. Masquerading behind the veneer of polite society, malicious prattlers trade gossip like gamblers and ruin reputations for sport. In The School for Scandal one thing is certain- no-one is safe. But let’s be honest, what could be more fun than an evening with these devilish double dealers? After all, who doesn’t love a good scandal?

Sheridan’s most popular comedy, starring Belinda Lang, is revived by Jessica Swale (Evening Standard Award Nominee) in this sparkling period production.

Silent

Tuesday 16 May

Fringe First award winner 2011

Homeless McGoldrig once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino, in this brave, bold, beautiful production.

Forgotten

Wednesday 17 May

Flor wants to bath himself

Dora wants her chowder now

Gustus wants his house back

Eucharia wants to make an announcement…

With exhilarating theatricality and haunting honesty, Kinevane’s captivating performance brings to life these sometimes forgotten voices of elderly society.

Little Shop of Horrors

Tuesday 30 July – Saturday 3 August

Seymour, an orphan and a nerd, is taken in and given a job by Mr Mushnik, the owner of a rundown florist in the seedy part of town. Seymour spends his days doing menial tasks and dreaming about the shop assistant Audrey. One day he finds a very mysterious unidentified plant which he buys and calls Audrey 11. While caring for Audrey 11, Seymour discovers the plant’s rather unique appetite. The plant grows and grows, as does Seymour’s infatuation for Audrey, but who will succeed. Will Audrey 11 take over the world or will Seymour and Audrey finally defeat it?

Theatre Royal
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Bury St Edmunds
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HENHAM PARK, SOUTHWOLD, SUFFOLK

SPECIAL GUEST AT SUNDAY LUNCHTIME ON THE MAIN STAGE: BOBBY WOMACK

SPECIAL GUESTS: EDDIE IZZARD & SADLER’S WELLS PRESENT BalletBoyz®: the TALENT 2013

MARK LAMARR’S GOD’S JUKEBOX WITH GLENN TILBROOK AND THE FLUFFERS, THE DUSTAPHONICS, HANNAH WILLIAMS & THE TASTEMAKERS AND LACK OF AFRO

JAMES RHODES

PLUS:

COVES | DEPTFORD GOTH | DIIV | GABRIEL BRUCE |GEORGIA RUTH

HOLLIE COOK | JOANNA GRUESOME |MØ | M O N E Y

RETRO STEFSON | TORRES | VALERIE JUNE | WOLF ALICE

AND: AMORE |BOOM BIP & CHARLIE WHITE | GRACE PETRIE | JOSH RECORD

COMEDY

EDDIE IZZARD

NINA CONTI | RICHARD HERRING

 RUBBERBANDITS | BIRTHDAY GIRLS | SO ON AND SO FORTH

FILM AND MUSIC

MARCUS DU SAUTOY AND JAMES HOLDEN’S CONCIOUSNESS

BOWIEFEST IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ICA PRESENTS BOWIE 1973 | SVENGALI

PHIL COLLINS | ADAM CURTIS

DANCE, THEATRE AND CABARET

SADLER’S WELLSPRESENTBalletBoyz®: the TALENT 2013

THE FAMOUS LAUREN BARRI HOLSTEIN | ANALOGUE THEATRE | PEEP | GUY JONES | DES O’CONNOR

SOHO THEATRE PRESENTS LADY RIZO, PHIL NICHOL, BOURGEOUIS & MAURICE

EMPRESS STAH | TIMBERLINA | TWICE SHY PEEP SHOW

LITERARY

STUART MACONIE | PETER CULSHAW | JAMES SMYTHE | NATHAN FILER |STUART EVERS

GRANTA BEST YOUNG NOVELISTS:  KAMILA SHAMSIE, JAVIER MONTES & CRISTHIANO AGUIAR

THE BRITISH LIBRARY PRESENTS PROPAGANDA | PICADOR LOVE SHACK | EBURY LIBRARY DOES…

ROBIN INCE | LAURA DOCKRILL | TABLE TALKS HOSTED BY EMMA B | SCRABBLE SUNDAY

NEUROSCIENCE vs SEX: WHAT DEFINES ME?

WELLCOME TRUST | GUERILLA SCIENCE PRESENTS SONIC TOUR AND JELLY BRAINS

IN THE DARK & SAMARA TOMPSETT STUDIO | CHRISTOPHER GREEN | MOMMA LOVES | STONEWALL

THE CHAMBER OF CURIOSITIES| RAPHAEL DADEN| DUMBLOVE ENCOUNTERS| REACTOR| CAMPSITE

LATE JUNCTION

TROYKA| NANCY ELIZABETH | FLOWER-CORSANO DUO| MELT YOURSELF DOWN |WALLS | DAPHNE ORAM

SPECIAL GUESTS

Joining Latitude as special guest for the eagerly anticipated Sunday lunchtime performance on the Obelisk Arena, Latitude’s Main Stage, is the legendary Bobby Womack, the godfather of soul and R&B. Womack’s career spans more than 50 years at the cutting edge, stretching right back to his discovery at the age of 10 by the legendary Sam Cooke. During his time he has penned Number One hits for some of the biggest bands in the industry,played guitar on some of the most enduring albums of the 20th century, including Lady Soul by Aretha Franklin andJanis Joplin’s Pearl,and released a series of ground-breaking albums that mixed soul, disco and rhythm and blues.

While his music enjoyed a revival in the late 90’s after Quentin Tarantino picked his 1972 song Across 110th Street as the theme for Jackie Brown, it wasn’t until 2009 that the world began to hear new Bobby Womack material. It was then he was tempted back into the studio and onto the live circuit by Damon Albarn, with whom he recorded Stylo and Cloud of Unknowing, two of the stand-out tracks from the hit 2009 album Plastic Beach by Gorillaz.

The Bravest Man In The Universe arrived in 2012, a powerful album of electronic gospel soul co-produced by Damon Albarn and XL Recordings’ Richard Russell, his first album of original material in 18 years. Rhapsodically received by critics and music-lovers alike, it has catapulted Womack back into the premier league of live and recording acts on the circuit today and his performance at Latitude is sure to be an incredible one.

The Sunday afternoon performance has previously been filled with some exceptional appearances from Joanna Newsom, Thom Yorke, Tom Jones, Scala & Kolacny Brothers and last year’s Rufus Wainwright. Latitude is overjoyed to add Bobby Womack to this exclusive list.

Latitude is excited to announce a superb addition to the Comedy line-up with one of comedy’s biggest stars, Eddie Izzard as a special guest.Izzard has been hailed as one of the foremost Stand-Ups of his generation. He takes ideas and situations and extrapolates them into bizarre tangential, absurd, and surreal comic narratives.  Ever since bursting into the public consciousness in the early 90’s, his brand of warm, surreal comedy has pushed the boundaries of British comedy in new and avowedly international directions, with Izzard even performing his sets in French. Eddie’s musings have earned him countless awards including two Emmys.

A series of sell-out international tours and best-selling DVDs have been followed by a parallel career as an actor, with Izzard in high demand for film and TV work, including notable appearances in Ocean’s Twelve and Thirteen, Valkyrie and a guest appearance in The Simpsons. In 2009 Izzard ran an astounding 43 marathons in 51 days for Sport Relief.

Izzard’s brand new comedy tour Force Majeure is currently touring the globe and will visit over 28 countries. His appearance at Latitude is an exclusive and a very rare opportunity for fans to see him in the setting of a summer festival.

Following sell-out shows and critical acclaim on their recent UK tour, BalletBoyz® The TALENT 2013 comes to Latitude.  Featuring 10 young male dancers from all over the UK who were hand-picked from open auditions, the company performs work by two internationally acclaimed choreographers: Fallen by multi-award-winning Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Russell Maliphant and Serpent by Liam Scarlett, First Artist at The Royal Ballet who has been hailed as one of the future’s most promising dance-makers.

BalletBoyz® was founded by former Royal Ballet lead dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt in 2001; since then they have continually captured the zeitgeist, giving audiences something new and exciting with every production and, crucially, giving aspiring young male dancers the chance to be part of a remarkable dance company and an ever-developing entity.  BalletBoyz® made their Latitude debut in 2010 and are delighted to be back on The Waterfront Stage.

NEW MUSIC NAMES

On the music line-up, the i Arena welcomes Brooklyn four-piece DIIV who will bring the melodic sound of their acclaimed debut LP Oshin to Suffolk and the sorrowful, introverted and entirely beautiful electronic R&B of Deptford Goth will grace the stage. Continuing the tradition of showcasing the best in emerging musical talent, Latitude adds the beautiful and raw Torres, a 22 year-old singer-songwriter from Nashville playing songs from her self-titled debut album, plus the rhetorically charged and provocative Mancunian four-piece

M O N E Y, whose work has already drawn comparison with acts as various as Antony and The Johnsons and Joy Division.

On The Lake Stage will be the soulfully sung Danish electronica of MØ, fast rising British bands will be represented by Wolf Alice, a hotly-tipped three-piece who blend folk and grunge to startling effect and Coves, a shoegaze pop-influenced duo. Latitude builds on the strong showing of Welsh artists at this year’s festival, welcoming Cardiff teen five-piece Joanna Gruesome who twin infectious boy-girl vocals with the influence of Dinosaur Jr. and The Pastels. Latitude is delighted to welcome back the darkly literate electro-pop of Gabriel Bruce toThe Lake Stage, playing songs from his recently released debut album Love In Arms, andIceland’s alternative pop stars Retro Stefson will recreate their hook-laden reinvention of 80’s and 90’s pop for the crowds.

Also on The Lake Stage will be the tropical pop reggae dub of Hollie Cook, the daughter of a Sex Pistol and an exceptional dub singer in her own right, she will be performing songs from her self-titled debut album and forthcoming album, both produced by Prince Fatty. Valerie June will recite her amalgamation of blues, folk, gospel, soul, Appalachian and bluegrass and festival goers can hear the haunting folk pop of Welsh harpist and singer Georgia Ruth.

Mark Lamarr’s God’s Jukebox is a Latitude highlight and 2013 promises to be another vintage year in the Film & Music Arena. Joining the bill as Mark’s guests will be lead singer of Squeeze Glenn Tilbrook and The Fluffers.  This is the first Fluffers performance in four years and they will be performing Squeeze and Tilbrook solo songs in their unique high energy punk/surf style. High-energy vintage rock ‘n’ roll and authentic wild surf comes from The Dustaphonics, plus deep soul’s funkiest new diva Hannah Williams and The Tastemakers,a 7-piece deep soul crew from London and the big-beat-meets-70’s-funk, jazz and soul sounds of multi-instrumentalist, DJ and producer Lack of Afro.

James Rhodes, the virtuoso pianist who has attracted celebrity followers and widespread praise for his dedication to perform in non-traditional classical music venues, will continue this with a performance on Latitude’s floating platform, The Waterfront Stage. James has no formal academic musical education or dedicated mentoring. He has released four albums, all of which have topped the iTunes classical charts. In addition he presented a Chopin documentary for BBC4 and presented and performed in his very own television series James Rhodes: Piano Man on Sky Arts.

For a classical twist, and fresh from opening the recent FA Cup Final, is Opera group Amore whowill be performing songs from their debut album Stand Together. Formed by four talented, charismatic and passionate Royal College of Music graduates, they have a modern take on the classics in theFilm & Music Arena. Musician Boom Bip andartist Charlie White bring a new collaborative art/music project, Music for Sleeping Children, a series of dance tracks based on in-depth interviews of American teenage girls with accompanying photographic images.  Plus Josh Record, an up and coming London songwriter with a rare sense of intimacy, who has been compared to the likes of Ben Howard will perform. His new track ‘The War’ was described by Radio 1 DJ Zane Lowe as “a remarkable record from a brand new artist, this is your future right here”, he is one not to be missed.

Appearing in the Outdoor Theatreis Grace Petrie performing her indie folk rock songs (a couple with an acoustic punk twist), playing the guitar and singing with a voice that has been likened by listeners to Laura Marling and Kate Nash.

Confirmed music acts to date: 

Akron/Family *
Hollie Cook
Retro Stefson
Alt-J
Hookworms
Rhye *
Amateur Best
Hot Chip *
Richard Thompson Electric Trio
Austra *
I Am Kloot
Rudimental
Bassekou Kouyate & Ngoni Ba
IAMAMIWHOAMI *
Ruen Brothers
Beach House *
Jagwar Ma
Serafina Steer
Benjamin Francis Leftwich
James Blake
Sinkane
Beth Orton
James Skelly & The Intenders
Sohn *
Bloc Party
James Yorkston
Stealing Sheep
Bo Ningen
Japandroids *
Steve Mason
Bobby Womack
Jessie Ware
Stornoway
Calexico
Joanna Gruesome
Sweet Baboo
Cat Power
Joe Banfi
Swim Deep
Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires
John Grant *
Tamikrest
Chvrches
Josephine
Teleman
Clean Bandit
Junip *
Temples
CocoRosie *
King Creosote
The 1975
Coves
Kraftwerk 3-D **
The Bots
Dan Croll
Laura Mvula
The Maccabees
Dark Dark Dark *
Local Natives
The Tallest Man On Earth *
Daughter
Malcolm Middleton
Theme Park
Deptford Goth
Marika Hackman
Tim Burgess
DIIV
Mark Lanegan Band *
Torres
Disclosure
Matt Corby
Valerie June
Drenge
Matthew E. White
Veronica Falls
Duane Eddy *
Mikhael Paskalev
Villagers
Efterklang
Milo Greene
Wave Machines
Everything Everything
MØ
White Denim *
Fimber Bravo
Modest Mouse *
Widowspeak
Flamingods
M O N E Y
Wolf Alice
Foals
Moon Duo
Willy Mason
Friends
Múm *
Yeah Yeah Yeahs *
Gabriel Bruce
Nick Mulvey
Yo La Tengo *
Georgia Ruth
Night Engine
Young Wonder
Grizzly Bear *
Purity Ring
Half Moon Run
Rachel Zeffira
*   Latitude exclusive festival performance in the UK 
** Latitude exclusive festival performance in England

COMEDY

Latitude’s star-studded Comedy line-up for 2013 reaches new heights with a superb addition, one of comedy’s biggest stars, Eddie Izzard as a special guest.Izzard has been hailed as one of the foremost Stand-Ups of his generation.

Also added is star of BBC’s Live at the Apollo and QI Nina Conti with her ground-breaking ventriloquist act, featuring a range of well-loved characters. Richard Herring, the award-winning comedian, writer and latterly podcaster, will bring Talking Cock his critically acclaimed new show about the venerable penis joke and how men all too often let themselves be defined by what lies between their legs. Fresh from a sold out London season Irish chart-topping bagheads Rubberbandits hit Latitude with the show that won 2012’s Malcolm Hardee Award for Comic Originality.  Expect wild and outrageous antics at the funniest, filthiest comedy rave in history. Plus not one, but two irreverent sketch comedy trios, Birthday Girls and So On And So Forth with their brand new show Time Please, mystery intrigue and a meat raffle, it’s all here!

FILM & MUSIC

In the Film & Music Arena Latitude welcomes Consciousness, a performance lecture by Marcus du Sautoy, featuring music by James Holden with Etienne Jaumet and Tom Page and visuals by one of us. These events were developed as part of Wonder: Art and Science on the Brain, a partnership between Barbican and Wellcome Trust, and their presence at Latitude 2013 is supported by the Wellcome Trust.

Latitude’s celebration of David Bowie, Bowiefest in association with the ICA presents Bowie 1973 grows, encompassing live performance and talks alongside a special screening of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. There will be a set from supergroup Holy Holy, which brings together a wealth of talent, including musician turned installation artist Paul Fryer, Blondie, Ramones and Iggy Pop drummer Clem Burke, Generation X guitarist James Stevenson, Big Audio Dynamite’s Gary Stondage, Rumer collaborator Malcolm Doherty, Spandau Ballet’s Steve Norman and backing vocals fromMaggi and Lisa Ronson, Traci Hunter and Hannah Ronson Berridge. There will also be a special guest appearance from one of the original Spiders from Mars, drummer Woody Woodmansey. Brunel University’s Professor Sarah Niblock will appear in conversation with journalist and commentator Miranda Sawyer, to discuss the style and imagery of David Bowie and Woody Woodmansey will lead a talk on how it was living and touring with the man himself.

Svengali will be screened in the Film & Music Arena. Dixie (Jonny Owen) has always dreamed of finding the next great band, then it happens, he discovers The Premature Congratulations. Together with his partner and soulmate Michelle (Vicky McClure) the audience follow innocent, wide-eyed Dixie on a roller coaster ride through the most infamous industry of them all. But as the The Prems grow more successful, the greater the chances are of Dixie losing them. He has to decide what his real priorities are in life… his love of music or his love for Michelle.

The Model, one of Ireland’s leading centres for the contemporary arts presents UK filmmaker and artist Phil Collins whose films, photographs, installations, and live events are based on close engagement with people and communities. For his most recent project Collins collaborated with the homeless and unemployed population of Cologne, and a host of international musicians including David Sylvian, Scritti Politti, Lætitia Sadier, Damon & Naomi, Demdike Stare, Planningtorock, Maria Minerva, Pye Corner Audio, and Peaking Lights. Also added to the line-up is English filmmaker Adam Curtis, who will interview Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins about the short film, Jimmy’s End, about the journey from the concept to a finished product.

DANCE, THEATRE AND CABARET

After drawing critical acclaim on a recent UK tour, BalletBoyz® TALENT 2013 comes to Latitude. Featuring 10 young male dancers hand-picked from open auditions, the company performs work by two international choreographers; multi-award-winning choreographer and Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Russell Maliphant’s Fallen and Serpent by Liam Scarlett, First Artist at The Royal Ballet who has been hailed as one of the future’s most promising dance-makers. The BalletBoyz® was founded by former Royal Ballet lead dancers Michael Nunn and William Trevitt.

Added to the Theatre programme, taking the sexuality part of this year’s theme to a fine point, will be The Famous Lauren Barri Holstein with a “greatest hits show”. Exploring the portrayal of women, with her trademark wit and exuberance, she has been making vagina-based work since 2009.  Analogue Theatre will bring Now I am Superlatively, Actually Awake, a specially created looping experience inspired by a case study of British musicologist Clive Wearing, placing participants inside an audio performance exploring what it is to have only moment-to-moment consciousness.

London’s most vibrant venue for new theatre, comedy and cabaret and the leading home of alternative performance, Soho Theatre will present a programme of shows from the UK’s most glamorous and innovative performers. It will bring acts as diverse as Grammy award-winning cabaret superstar and blow-torch singer Lady Rizo, the caustic and catchy musical comedy duo Bourgeois and Maurice and comedian, singer-songwriter, and actor Phil Nichol.

PEEP invites festival goers into a private booth to watch (but not touch) top UK and international writers and performers across art forms. Featuring specially commissioned work from playwright Kefi Chadwick including a new piece Le Petit Morte and an interactive piece which will be made at the festival titled When I have sex with you I, plus Argentine dance company Diego y Ulises, with a dance piece that will prove hard to forget for those lucky enough to squeeze in and see it. Whispers, a new play by Guy Jones, is a collection of modern ghost stories which blur the boundaries between supernatural and psychological horror. Given site-specific staging in The Faraway Forest it promises to bring a chill to a summer’s evening. In the Literary Salon, the fabulous Jonny Woo will make his third appearance of the weekend in a new play performed with the songwriter, performer and virtuoso ukulele player Des O’Connor.

In Pandora’s Playground, an iconic figure in the world of Avant Garde cabaret and aerial circus theatre, Empress Stah will dazzle with a rendition of The Starship Trooper with Laser Tits from Lucifire’s Tree, as well as an installation in The Faraway Forest.  Meanwhile glamorous bearded-drag-lady Timberlina invites you to join her for an unforgettable taste of 1970’s European counterculture, positive amateurism, Situationist International, Vienna Action Painting, and the Dutch Kabouters all in a squatted shed at FREE/LOVE/ART/PARTY andTwice Shy Peep Show will be bringing their sordid puppet adventure to the Playground.

LITERARY

Writer, broadcaster and journalist Stuart Maconie, will be appearing in the Literary Arena to read from his new book, The People’s Songs which accompanies his landmark Radio 2 series: A history of post-war Britain through pop music.  Described by his friend Malcolm McLaren as ‘the Indiana Jones of world music,’ musician and music writer Peter Culshaw will be reading from Clandestino: In Search of Manu Chao. This definitive biography of Manu Chao, considered by many to be the Che Guevara of world music, saw Peter travelling around the world at a moment’s notice to see one of the world’s most elusive and reluctant stars. James Smythe will be joining Julie Myerson in a late night thriller to talk about his new novel, a Frankenstein for the twenty-first century, The Machine.

Nathan Filer will read from his debut novel The Shock of the Fall, an extraordinary portrait of one man’s descent into mental illness, a brave and ground breaking novel from one of the most exciting new voices in fiction. Award-winning Stuart Evers will read from his debut novel, If This is Home, published to considerable acclaim by Picador in 2012. Evers weaves a compelling story of self-deception, frustrated desires and escape set in Las Vegas and the North West of England in 1990.

Latitude is truly excited to be able to reveal that three Granta Best Young Novelists nominated authors will be appearing at this year’s Festival. Kamila Shamsie, originally from Pakistan, is the author of five novels, including Burnt Shadows which was shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction and has been translated into over 20 languages. Javier Montes was included in Granta’s Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists at the end of 2010, one of Spain’s most critically acclaimed literary talents he will be reading from his recent novel La vida de hotel.  Cristhiano Aguiar is a writer and essayist, chosen as one of Granta’s 20 Best Young Brazilian Novelistsin 2012;he hasedited a number of Brazillian Literary Magazines including Eita! and Crispim and is an award-winning short story writer who is currently writing his first full length novel.

The British Library will make its debut at this year’s Latitude, bringing propaganda to the masses!  The ground-breaking London exhibition examines international state propaganda and the different ways it’s been employed to influence the thoughts and feelings of nations.  At Latitude the British Library will present a lively and argumentative panel of experts to debate the state’s role in urging us to do the right thing. Responsible government or interfering nanny state?  You decide!

For the romantically-minded, Picador will be on hand to shower festival goers with literary love at the Picador Love Shack, to include a variety of intimate readings with authors, a fine selection of Picador books and a literary match-making service pairing lovelorn couples based on their favourite books, genres and writers in The Faraway Forest.  Also appearing in the Forest is Ebury, who publish books in a wide range of genres. This year the Ebury Library will showcase this variety in their ‘Ebury Does…’ series of talks and events including Food, Sex and Relationships featuring Emily Dubberleyand Anjulda Mutanda, Pop Music featuring Simon Goddard and Stuart Maconie, Science Fiction and Fantasy featuring E.J. Swift and Nature featuring Matt Sewell.

In addition to his Dirty Book Club, Robin Ince will touch on the theme of this year’s festival with Science, exploring the differences between men and women, from stickleback to gorilla.  Robin will be joined by Adam Rutherford, the author of Gene Code, The Cell and a new work called Creation, who will appear alongside other guests to be announced.

Described by The Independent as “a Poet for the iPod generation,” Laura Dockrill was named one of the Top 10 literary talents by The Times. At Latitude Laura will read from her critically acclaimed children’s book Darcy Burdock and interview Dawn O’Porter in the Literary Arena.  Table Talks hosted by Emma B of Smooth Radio returns to debate the topic This House Believes The Book Is Dead, with novelist Caroline Smailes and David Kirkwood, while comedian and actress Wendy Wason and BBC Late show favourite Tom Latcham will debate This House Believes That For Real Drama, Look To The Small Screen in the Literary Salon.  Scrabble Sunday will bring a boot-load of board games for their infamous scrabble and record sessions to Pandora’s Playground.

NEUROSCIENCE vs SEX: WHAT DEFINES ME?

Latitude’s playground for ideas and experimentation, The Faraway Forestwill this year play host to the Wellcome Trust, which will explore the theme of Neuroscience vs. Sex: What Defines Me? through a programme of events and installations which team prominent neuroscientists with artists. These events were developed as part of Wonder: Art and Science on the Brain, a partnership betweenBarbican and Wellcome Trust, and their presence at Latitude 2013 is supported by the Wellcome Trust.

Guerilla Science will present their Sonic Tour of the Brain, exploring how much can be learnt about the brain by listening to it, as well as  interactive Jelly Brain Dissection sessions using edible models.Christopher Green presents The Singing Hypnotist, experience the amazing power of the human mind and the mysteries of mesmerism as The Singing Hypnotist sings you into a trance. Learn how the mind can be set free of everyday concerns and feel better than you ever thought possible.  This unique combination of science and showbiz is funded by the Wellcome Trust and was developed when Christopher Green was the Leverhulme Artist in Residence at the British Library.

Blogger Momma Loves will discuss all things children and neuroscience with a series of talks and workshops and Stonewall, Britain’s leading lesbian, gay and bisexual charity will join The Faraway Forest. The charity believes that everyone should be able to be themselves – regardless of how they were born – and Latitude is the perfect place to explore that. Stonewall won’t rest until every single gay person can be themselves without fear of bullying or unfair treatment.

The Chamber of Curiosities, an interactive installation on the nature of memory created by playwright Tom Morton Smith and the cognitive psychologist Professor John Morton, will bridge art and science to startling and thought-provoking effect. Elsewhere in The Faraway Forest light sculptor Raphael Daden will showcase his Boxed In exhibition, exploring the rise and fall of the economy using hidden text in a matrix of shapes, forms and colours. Welsh company Undeb Theatre will return to Latitude with an exclusive performance of their debut Edinburgh show, a bittersweet play about obsession, death and horticulture in The Shed, Gardening: For The Unfulfilled and Alienated.

Working in collaboration, the radio collective In the Dark and Latitude stalwart Samara Tompsett Studio will host a new incarnation of The Invisible Picture Palace, a cinema for the ears that will carry listeners away from the physical external world into an invisible and mysterious realm within the mind. Performance company Dumblove Encounters will invite the audience to receive a bespoke alter-ego, ready-made for the festival, and the resources to help you live it in Appointment with the Alter-Egotists.

Free yourself from life’s normal restraints by trying The Reactor Technique, a collective action and a practical and intensely personal approach. The body and mind are interconnected in a profound way, so why not choose to unlock your personal development and determine what you are capable of becoming. Come and have a tiny adventure at The Campsite, a pop-up venue made up of vintage campervans, caravans and tents, each hosting an eclectic selection of new, unfeasible and impractical theatre, film, art and music. The Campsite is curated by Fringe First award winning theatre makers Tom Frankland and Laura Mugridge.

BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction add to their diverse line-up in the tree-canopied Lavish Lounge with multi-textured London jazz trio Troyka and the poetic epic neo-folk of Nancy Elizabeth. Flower – Corsano Duo combine drumming and the electric shaahi baaja for a set of raw free experimentalism, and Melt Yourself Down bring strange incantations of fierce post-punk, discordant funk and wild sonic voodoo. In a special live set inspired by their Late Junction session, duo Walls bring their own brand of electronic invention to the archive of composer and founder of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop Daphne Oram. Highlights from the Lavish Lounge will be broadcast on BBC Radio 3’s Late Junction.Hi Richard,

TICKET INFORMATION

Tickets are now on sale, subject to booking fees. An instalment plan is available for fans who want to spread the cost of their Latitude weekend ticket between now and July, for full details head towww.latitudefestival.co.uk 

Weekend adult tickets – £182.50

Weekend accompanied teen ticket (13-15 years) – £132.50

Weekend child (5-12 years) tickets – £5.00

Adult day tickets Fri, Sat, Sun - £77.50

Child (5-12 years) day tickets Fri, Sat, Sun – £5.00

Campervan Permit – £40-80 (dependent on size)

Locker – £16.00

Weekend tickets prices include car parking and camping. Day tickets include car parking only. For weekend accompanied teen tickets, all teenagers must be accompanied by an over 18. Teen tickets can only be purchased at the same time as an adult ticket.

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Meetings are held at 7.30pm at the United Reformed Church Hall, Chapel Road, Saxmundham, IP17 1BJ, and visitors are very welcome. The admission fee is £1-50 for members and £2-50 for non-members: tea, coffee, and biscuits included.  Experienced family historians are at most meetings to help with research – and if you like what you see, and want to join us, the Annual Subscription is £6 per person or £10 per household.

Our research centre at the Council Chambers in Leiston is open to members and non-members from 10 – 12 noon on 1st and 3rd Weds of the month. We have local information including graveyard catalogues for Aldringham, Benhall, Saxmundham, Leiston, Eastbridge and Sutton, and many data CDs. Experienced family history researchers will be present to help and give assistance if required.

For more info, see our website:

http://aldevalleyfamilyhistorygroup.onesuffolk.net/

or contact Nigel Turner on 01502 718019

In 2012, Rural Solutions expanded into the South East and as a result, The Granary Estates in Woodditton approached the business to create a luxury event venue. The team, who specialise in rural diversification, were commissioned last September to carefully renovate the disused, farm buildings, The Granary Barns, into a luxurious wedding and event venue.

Construction Manager Gail Culshaw expertly coordinated the team ensuring the renovations were completed to the highest standard and delivered on time – as the first wedding reception had been secured for April 2013, providing a deadline not to be missed. The Barn’s renovation included external and internal refurbishment in keeping with the local vernacular of flint and brick.

Construction Manager Gail Culshaw comments:-

“I am incredibly pleased with the work Rural Solutions has undertaken on The Granary Barns. We felt it was extremely important to remain true to the heritage of the building and maintain the existing infrastructure – a consideration Rural Solutions are renowned for.

We are a national business that understands the intrinsic heritage of buildings and the importance of retaining their position within the environment. The construction division of Rural Solutions specialise in projects such as this and l thoroughly enjoyed seeing this building reach its potential as a beautiful event venue.”

William Fry, Managing Director at Rural Solutions adds;

“The Granary Barns epitomises what can and has been achieved by the team at Rural Solutions. The project complemented our existing portfolio of helping businesses to turn redundant land and buildings into income generating ventures. It was a pleasure for the Rural Solutions team to work on such a project with the team at The Granary Estates.”

The Granary Barns are set to become a ‘landmark’ wedding venue in the East Anglia region, offering a beautiful location for that special day. The wedding, party and conference venue can accommodate up to 240 guests with events already in the diary for this year and 2014.

Guy Taylor, Director at The Granary Barns, commented:-

“We are very proud to welcome guests to The Granary Barns. The buildings are stunning and we are delighted with the construction, attention to detail and professionalism that Rural Solutions brought to the project.

“We felt there was a gap in the market for an intimate and traditional venue and a great deal of care has gone in to ensuring the barns remain true to their heritage whilst creating an exceptional event location. We understand the need for caution in these times of austerity, but exploration of the hospitality market led us to invest in this diversification project. We look forward to the year ahead and taking the business to another level. ”

For more news from Rural Solutions, visit www.ruralsolutions.co.uk/news