The du Maurier Festival Society presents
O F A RTS A N D L I T E R AT U R E
FOWEY FESTIVAL
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oÃWell, it’s that time of
year again and what a
interesting and eclectic
Festival we have in
store for you. The 2020
programme offers
something for everyone, from the opening
and closing concerts to a wide range of
talks, workshops, panel debates, music
recitals and the ever popular celebration of
children’s writing and artwork.
Both new and familiar faces are joining
us this year. Amongst them are: Michael
Portillo, Sophie Hannah, Penny Smith;
Dr Helen Taylor; Julie Summers; Roger
McGough and Raynor Winn, to name a few.
Dr Laura Varnam, has curated and will lead
another varied and interesting programme
of du Maurier events, including the ever
popular reading groups.
Look out for the varied range of workshops,
including bookbinding, creative writing, art
and music. This year, for the first time, we
are running a wonderful Chinese brush-
painting workshop.
We are delighted to be working in
partnership with the Fowey River Lions
again this year, to bring you a wonderful
opening concert with acclaimed band
Mad Dog Mcrea.
In addition there is a wide range of guided
walks, and bigger than ever Art Trail and
the ever-popular Secret Gardens for you to
all enjoy.
The Festival Cafe located in the wonderful
Royal Fowey Yacht Club, will be open for
coffee, cakes, light lunches and drinks on
the terrace. As usual, the Waterstones
Festival bookshop will be located there
too, and this year event tickets can be
purchased directly from them throughout
the duration of the Festival.
Our Children’s Programme grows from
strength to strength. It might not be visible
to most visitors, but it will be well known
to local parents, whose children have been
participating in competitions and visits to
schools by young children’s authors.
Our thanks go to all our supporters, but
in particular to the Fowey Harbour Hotel,
who we welcome this year as the Festival
principal sponsor. As always, our thanks
go to all our volunteers and wonderful
audiences. Without you, we couldn’t do it.
I look forward to seeing you in May!
Brenda Daly, Festival Director
TO THE 2020 FOWEY FESTIVAL OF ARTS AND LITER ATURE
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from the dining room and terrace. Food is light, seasonal and locally-sourced;
drinks include eclectic wines, cocktails, local craft beers and gins.
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Harbour Hour | £5 drinks | 5pm - 7pm daily
Afternoon Tea | 12pm - 5pm daily
All day dining served with views
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8pm-10pm, Fowey Parish Church, £20
We are delighted to welcome to this year’s
festival the highly acclaimed band Mad Dog
Mcrea. They blend a unique mixture of folk
rock, pop, gypsy jazz, bluegrass and ‘shake
your ass’ music. From self-penned songs
of adventure, drinking, love and life, to
traditional songs of gypsies, fairies, legless
pirates and black flies – Mad Dog never
fail to capture their audience with their
infectious songs.
In constant demand, Mad Dog Mcrea are,
in every sense of the word a live band.
Matched with the unshakable dedication
of their massive and “loyal-to-the-hilt” fan
base, Mad Dog Mcrea are more than just
a very popular act, with five albums under
their belts, they are serious and acclaimed
recording artists too. December 2019 saw
Mad Dog Mcrea release a 5-track EP titled
It’s a Sign.
Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available
before the start of the concert and during
the interval.
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DRINKS RECEPTION AND LUNCHEON
12.30pm-2pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £30
Join us for a wonderful luncheon in the stunning setting of the Fowey
Harbour Hotel, commencing with a drinks reception followed by a two-
course lunch and coffee. We are delighted to welcome our guest speaker,
writer and journalist, Gill Hornby. Her widely acclaimed novel The Hive, was
the bestselling literary hardback debut of 2013. Since then, Gill has published
several critically acclaimed novels and she will be in conversation later this
week to discuss her latest, Miss Austen. At today’s luncheon, she will touch
upon the influences on her writing and will discuss how, after raising four
children and with a change of career in her 50’s, she has proved that the
person you put on the sidelines, may well turn out to be more important than
you realise. Gill is the younger sister of bestselling novelist, Nick Hornby and
she lives in Berkshire with her husband, acclaimed author, Robert Harris.
Please contact the Fowey Harbour Hotel on 01726 832 551 with any dietary
requirements.
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Julie Summers DRESSED FOR WAR
4pm-5pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Dressed for War tells
the story of Audrey
Withers, editor of British
Vogue from 1940-1960.
Now almost completely
unknown, Withers was
described in 1943 by
the President of the Board of Trade as
"the most powerful woman in London".
A towering intellect with a genius for
editing, an eagle eye for good design
and the courage to take on some of the
biggest personalities in mid-20th century
fashion, Audrey Withers was also kind
and generous. We are delighted to invite
back to the Festival, author and historian,
Julie Summers, who through her latest
book, shines a spotlight on this forgotten
feminist heroine.
Supported by Simon and Schuster
David ParkerL AURIE LEE - DOWN IN THE VALLEY – THE LOST RECORDINGS
6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Reflections on love, landscape, writing,
poetry, childhood, music and much more,
from the voice of one of the great English
writers of the last century, Laurie Lee. In
1994, the year of his 80th birthday, Laurie
Lee shared his memories of an ‘eventful’
early life, in a series of interviews with the
film maker and television director, David
Parker. It was quite a coup, as Laurie did
not ‘do’ television! In the recordings, he
talks with sublime eloquence about his life
in the Slad Valley, and the influence of the
landscapes and memories of his childhood
on his subsequent writing.
In this illustrated talk, David will introduce
the recordings, and using extracts from
them, reveal what they tell us about one of
England’s finest chroniclers of our times.
Laurie Lee - The Lost Recordings DVD and
audio recordings are out now.
Wine and soft drinks available.
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FOWEY ART TRAIL
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Other EventsSATURDAY 9 MAYFowey Art Trail. Various studios and galleries. See Page 8Ethy House Garden opening. See page 59
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8pm-9pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
One of Britain’s leading television and theatre writers, William
Ivory, was born in Southwell, Nottinghamshire. He attended the
Minster School and London University. However, he left university
after a year and became a council dustman. He has written award-
winning dramas for film, television and theatre, including: Journey
to Knock, Common as Muck, The Sins, Burton and Taylor, Bomber’s
Moon, Diary of a Football Nobody and was a BAFTA nominated
writer for the film Made in Dagenham. He is currently Visiting
Professor in the School of Arts and Humanities at Nottingham
Trent University.
This evening, William talks candidly about his career, the film
industry and much more.
Wine and soft drinks available.
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Learn the Skills of BookbindingMANDY FLOCKTON OWNER OF LEARN B OOKBINDING
10.30am-5pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £55
Spend a day with professional bookbinder, Mandy
Flockton, from Learn Bookbinding. In this full day
workshop you will learn traditional multi-signature
binding, suitable for beginners and those who enjoy
bookbinding. You will come away with a beautiful
hard-backed half-cloth A5 book that you have made
yourself from start to finish. Mandy has taken traditional
bookbinding methods out of the bindery and on to the
kitchen table. You’ll be able to continue making stunning
hardback books at home without the need for any
special tools or materials. Learn Bookbinding’s popular,
Complete Bookbinding Starter Kit, will also be available
on the day at a discounted price to Festival visitors.
Numbers limited to 20.
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Dr Laura Varnam DAPHNE DU MAURIER AND THE BRONTËS: DU MAURIER ANNIVERSARY TALK
11am-12noon, Fowey Town Hall, £10
This year sees the 60th anniversary of
the publication of Daphne du Maurier’s
groundbreaking biography, The Infernal
World of Branwell Brontë (1960). In this
lecture, du Maurier expert Dr Laura Varnam
(University College, Oxford) will discuss
the place of the biography within Daphne’s
works and its importance as the first serious
and sympathetic treatment of the Brontë
sisters’ difficult brother, Branwell. Laura
will discuss Daphne’s race to complete
the book before noted Brontë biographer,
Winifred Gerin, could publish her own,
and she will also explore Daphne’s lifelong
fascination with the Brontë family, including
the works of Emily and Charlotte. The
Infernal World of Branwell Brontë showcases
du Maurier’s achievement as a biographer
and researcher and we are delighted to
celebrate the book at the Festival this year.
Meet The Festival Team12.30pm-1.30pm, Fowey Town Hall Friends Event – Free Entry
Calling all Festival Friends. Join the team
that organises the Festival each year, for
a drink and light lunch. The work we do
throughout the year makes it all worthwhile
when we met our visitors. If you would
like to become a Friend and benefit from
the membership, please see the Festival
website for details or join up at this event.
Other EventsSUNDAY 10 MAYFowey Art Trail. Various studios and galleries. See Page 8Guided Walks. See Page 54
Sponsored by The Jamaica Inn
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Gill HornbyMISS AUSTEN
2pm-3pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Fans of Jane Austen will
delight in Gill Hornby's
new book Miss Austen.
Based on a literary
mystery that has long
puzzled biographers
and academics, it's a
wonderfully original and emotionally
complex novel about the loves and lives
of Cassandra and Jane Austen which
ingeniously imagines what Jane’s sister
Cassandra Austen’s own life might have
been like, both before and after Jane's
untimely death. Gill is author of the novels
The Hive and All Together Now and of a
biography of Austen for young readers.
Join Gill as she tells us all about her latest
novel and the stories behind her narrative.
Supported by Century.
Dr Helen TaylorWHY WOMEN READ FICTION: THE STORIES OF OUR LIVES
4pm-5pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
For her latest book, Why
Women Read Fiction:
The Stories of Our
Lives, Dr Helen Taylor
conducted over 500
interviews with readers
and writers including
Hilary Mantel, Helen
Dunmore, Katie Fforde, and Sarah Dunant,
asking why women read fiction. She argues
that female readers are key to the future
of fiction and considers why women are
the main buyers of fiction, members of
book clubs, attendees at literary festivals
and why Pride and Prejudice and Jane
Eyre still resonate so strongly with British
women readers. Insight is also given into
the challenges faced by female writers.
Helen, a longstanding friend of the Festival,
is Emeritus Professor of English at the
University of Exeter, author, curator and
was the first director of the Liverpool
Literary Festival.
Supported by Oxford University Press
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Andrew Lownie THE MOUNTBAT TENS: THEIR L IVES AND LOVES
6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Writer, historian and
literary agent, Andrew
Lownie tells the story
of the unique marriage
between a member of
the Royal Family, Dickie
Mountbatten, and one
of the richest women in Britain, Edwina
Mountbatten. Mountbatten played a major
part in the marriage of his nephew, Phillip,
to Queen Elizabeth and was Supreme Allied
Commander, South East Asia in World
War II and the last Viceroy of India. Edwina
was once the richest woman in Britain
and a playgirl who enjoyed many affairs
but was later known for her humanitarian
work across the world. Lownie looks at the
story behind Mountbatten’s leadership,
Edwina’s affair with the former Prime
Minister of India, Nehru, and Mountbatten’s
assassination in 1979. Andrew Lownie runs
one of the UK’s leading literary agencies. He
is also author of the biography John Buchan
and of the Literary Companion to Edinburgh.
One WorldAN EVENING OF POETRY AND SONG
8pm-10pm, Fowey Parish Church, £15
One World is an original choral theatre
production by international award-winning
songwriter Helen Yeomans. This highly
acclaimed show, which has already been
performed to sold out audiences, is a
treat for the senses! It weaves together a
tapestry of song and spoken word, which
is breath taking, and it draws the audience
into a world of questioning all our actions.
The show is performed by the incredible
Glorious Chorus and newly commissioned
spoken word pieces are presented by
the talented poets; Matt Harvey, Liv Torc,
Alexandra Rhodes and Harula Ladd.
Wine and soft drinks available.
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Mary Anne by Daphne du Maurier: A Reading Group with Dr Laura Varnam9.30am-10.30am, Fowey Hall Hotel, £10
Come along to Fowey Hall Hotel for an informal reading group
discussion of du Maurier’s historical novel Mary Anne (1954),
with Dr Laura Varnam from University College, Oxford. Laura
is a du Maurier expert, researcher, and regular contributor to
the Festival. The reading group will be a relaxed and informal
opportunity to discuss and share ideas about Daphne’s
fascinating novel based on the life of her colourful great,
great grandmother Mary Anne Clarke, mistress of the Duke of
York. Please can participants have read the novel; no further
preparation is necessary. Just bring yourself, your copy of the
novel, and your enthusiasm for du Maurier!Sponsored by
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Other EventsMONDAY 11 MAYFowey Art Trail. Various studios and galleries . See Page 8Guided Walks. See Page 55The History of St Winnow Church. See Page 59
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David ParkerSEA FEVER - THE PLEASURES AND THE PERILS
11am-12noon, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Surrounded by water we are, like the tide
ebbing and flowing, both drawn to the
sea and yet at the same time terrified
by its terrible, destructive power. Using
remarkable home movie cine film, some
of it never seen before, documentary film
maker, David Parker, will tell the story of
our relationship to the sea over the last
hundred years. Prepare to be delighted
and horrified by what we will see and hear.
David Parker produced the series Sea
Fever shown recently on BBC Four.
Katrina Stephens – A WorkshopEXPLORE THE ANCIENT ART OF CHINESE BRUSH PAINTING
10am-4pm, Fowey Parish Hall, £40
This informal workshop, led by Chinese
Brush Painting expert Katrina Stephens, is
designed to give everyone, whatever their
experience of the art form, the opportunity
to experiment with a number of different
subjects, ranging from birds and flowers,
to fish or fowl to create variety. Katrina
will give detailed demonstrations and
guide you through the skills involved to
produce stunning artwork. At the end of
the workshop, students will leave with
an understanding of the unique nature of
this art form and a number of completed
pieces of their own. All Chinese materials
will be supplied, but if you prefer to bring
your own, please do so. Beginners, or those
with experience, welcome.
Numbers limited to 12.
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ARKangelLULLABY OF ANDALUSIA
12.30pm – 1.30pm, Fowey Parish Church Free entry – donations welcome
The traditions of Andalusia owe more to
the wonderfully strange and sensual world
of the Orient, than to mainland Europe.
The themes of love and death pervade
the spicy music and poetry of the region.
Through violin, guitar and voice, ARKangel
are a duo of over twenty years’ standing,
with a passion for the feisty and soulful
repertoire of Spain and South America.
Premièred at Liverpool Philharmonic
Hall as the scene setter for Paco Peña’s
‘Requiem Flamenco’, Lullaby of Andalusia is
rich in ancient Andalusian deep song, the
music of De Falla, Ravel, Sainz de la Maza,
Rodrigo, Lorca and both Classic Tango and
Piazzolla’s Nuevo Tango.
Wine and soft drinks will be available.
Eve Chase and Fiona NeillIN CONVERSATION WITH VERONIC A HENRY
2pm-3pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £8
Writer and journalist, Eve Chase’s The Glass
House, is a gripping, dual-narrative story
about family secrets, lies and belonging,
from the acclaimed author of Black Rabbit
Hall and The Vanishing of Audrey Wilde. It
is an emotional, thrilling book about family
secrets and belonging - and how we find
ourselves when we are most lost.
Fiona Neill is an author and journalist who
has written five Sunday Times bestsellers.
Amongst other jobs she has worked as a
foreign correspondent in Central America
and was assistant editor for Marie Claire
and the Times Magazine. Her latest book
is a stunning psychological family drama,
Beneath the Surface. Eve and Fiona will
be in conversation with bestselling author,
Veronica Henry.
Supported by Penguin and Michael Joseph
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Francesca WadeSQUARE HAUNTING – FIVE WOMEN, FREEDOM AND LONDON BETWEEN THE WARS
4pm-5pm, Fowey Town Hall, £8
Mecklenburgh Square, on
the radical fringes of interwar
Bloomsbury, was home to
activists, experimenters
and revolutionaries; among
them were the modernist
poet H. D., detective novelist Dorothy L.
Sayers, classicist Jane Harrison, economic
historian Eileen Power, and writer and
publisher Virginia Woolf. They each alighted
there seeking a space where they could
live, love and, above all, work independently.
Francesca’s book biography explores
how these trailblazing women pushed
the boundaries of literature, scholarship,
and social norms, forging careers that
would have been impossible without these
spaces of their own. Francesca has written
for many newspapers and magazines,
including the Financial Times, London
Review of Books, Times Literary Supplement
and New Statesman. Francesca will be
in conversation with broadcaster and
journalist, Penny Smith.
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Sophie HannahHAVEN’T THEY GROWN
6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Join Sophie Hannah as
she talks about her latest
psychological suspense
thriller, Haven’t They
Grown. An internationally
recognised bestselling
crime fiction writer, her novels have been
translated into 49 languages and published
in 51 countries. Sophie’s psychological
thriller The Carrier won the Specsavers
National Book Award for Crime Thriller of
the Year in 2013. She is the author of the
bestselling Poirot continuation mysteries.
The Point of Rescue and The Other Half
Lives have been adapted for television as
Case Sensitive, starring Olivia Williams
and Darren Boyd. Sophie has also created
a Master’s Degree in Crime and Thriller
writing at the University of Cambridge, of
which she is the main teacher and course
director. She is also a bestselling poet,
shortlisted for the TS Eliot award and her
work is studied at GCSE and A-level.
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Turin Brakes ACOUSTIC SHOW
8pm-10pm, Fowey Parish Church, £23
The estimable London 4-piece Turin Brakes are touring an acoustic show in 2020
in-between playing their full electric set at a handful of festivals in the Summer.
They are playing a range of songs spanning their 20-year career which includes
seven top 40 singles and 6 top 40 albums with sales over a million worldwide.
One of the finest indie bands of the last two decades, Turin Brakes founding
members and former primary school friends, Olly Knights and Gale Paridjanian,
perform along with long-time band mates Rob Allum and Eddie Myer. Formed
in Balham South London, Turin Brakes released their Mercury Music Prize
nominated debut album The Optimist in 2001 followed by Ether Song in 2003,
which featured the top 5 hit single Pain Killer (Summer Rain). Their last studio
album Invisible Storm was released to critical acclaim in 2018.
Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available before the start of the concert and
during the interval.
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Choir WorkshopANDY VIRR
10am-12noon, Fowey Parish Church, £15
Tap into your inner Glee and Malone for a Pitch Perfect
morning session of singing. Hospital Consultant and Fowey
River Singers’ Musical Director, Andy Virr, has a passion for
all things choral. Come and get a taste of singing in his choir
– experience the thrill of singing in harmony, the sense of
the movement as together you breathe in before that first
note. Includes an opportunity to perform at tonight’s evening
concert. Beginners to advanced welcome.
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11.30am-12.30pm, Fowey Town Hall, £8
Playwright Kate Aspengren takes a look
at the way in which Rebecca was adapted
for the screen and for the stage. We’ll hear
select scenes read from the novel, view
those same scenes as they appear in the
1940 film, and finally hear readings of the
scenes as they appear in du Maurier’s own
stage adaptation.
Kate is on the faculty of Coe College in
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, where she teaches
creative writing, including a course on
adaptation. Her published plays include
Flyer and Blue Yonder. Her work has been
produced throughout North America.
Sophie HannahDREAM AUTHOR: A MASTERCL ASS HOW TO THINK AND WHAT TO DO TO MAKE YOUR WRITING DREAMS COME TRUE
9am-11am, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £20
Sophie Hannah is an internationally
bestselling crime writer and course
director of University of Cambridge's new
Master's degree in Crime & Thriller Writing.
She’s also the founder of the Dream Author
Coaching Programme. In this workshop
for writers and aspiring writing, Sophie will
teach participants how to: increase your
chances of success; change incorrect,
unhelpful and limiting beliefs; retain full
control over your writing dreams and
journey, instead of giving your power away
to the first agent or editor who shows an
interest in you; how to make sure your
dreams, and your definitions of success
and failure, aren’t working against you; how
to be your own best and most powerful ally
and advocate, throughout your writing life,
and how to use Sophie's amazing invention,
the Literary Diagnostics method, (which
is very different from editing), to take your
writing to the next level.
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Truro School Senior Chamber MusiciansLUNCHTIME RECITAL
12.15pm-1pm, Fowey Parish Church Free Entry, donations welcome
Truro School’s talented senior chamber
musicians present a short recital of
music from the 18th and 19th centuries.
Truro School’s busy and active Music
Department puts on nearly sixty concerts
each year, both at the school and
around the county. Pupils, who benefit
from a comprehensive programme of
academic and extra-curricular music,
regularly achieve Grade 8s and even
diplomas before leaving the school, and
participate in over thirty ensembles and
choirs. In addition, Truro School is home
to the choristers of the renowned Truro
Cathedral Choir.
Penny SmithIN CONVERSATION WITH GR ANT FELLER
12.30pm-1.30pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £10
Penny Smith is a television and radio
presenter, newsreader and journalist. She's
also a published novelist and has spent
much of her professional life in the arts and
literary worlds.
She's worked at the BBC, Sky, GMTV and
Classic FM. Currently, she's one of the main
presenters at Talk Radio as well as Scala
and continues to write for the national
newspapers and websites. She's also a
frequent newspaper reviewer and cultural
commentator for the BBC News channels.
She was born in Nottinghamshire and began
her career as a reporter and feature writer
on the Peterborough Evening Telegraph.
Today, Penny will be in conversation with
journalist and Fowey resident Grant Feller,
talking about her career and love of the arts.
Other EventsTUESDAY 12 MAYFowey Art Trail. Various studios and galleries. See Page 8Guided Walks. See Page 55
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2pm-3pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £10
We are delighted to welcome back to the Festival, Raynor
Winn, author of The Salt Path, in which she and Moth go out
to find the sea, the windswept and wild coastline, to find a
way through homelessness, to find themselves again. Today,
Raynor will be talking about her follow-up book, The Wild
Silence, where they come back to what should be home, but
four walls no longer feel that way. For Raynor, recovering
self-esteem and trust in herself and in others, is harder than
she expected. She continues to face Moth's debilitating illness and struggles
to find a way to adjust to a life in one place, unmoving. Until an incredible
gesture by someone who read their story changes everything. Raynor will be in
conversation with broadcaster and journalist, Penny Smith.
Supported by Michael Joseph
Adult Short Story Awards Presentation3pm-3.15pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, Free entry
Following on from Raynor Winn’s event, as guest judge for this year’s
Adult Short Story Competition, she will be announcing the winners and
presenting the prizes in conjunction with guest presenter, Penny Smith.
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4pm-5pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Dr Laura Varnam is known at the Festival as a du Maurier expert but in
her day job she teaches Medieval English Literature at University College,
Oxford. Over the past few years Laura has entertained festival-goers
with tales from Geoffrey Chaucer, the Anglo-Saxon poet of Beowulf, and
the medieval mystic Margery Kempe. This year she introduces us to the
late fourteenth-century chivalric romance Sir Gawain and the Green
Knight. When King Arthur asks for a Christmas game, the adventure
that befalls the court is startling and strange. Enter a green knight on a
green horse who asks for a volunteer to strike him a blow with his own
axe, in return for a rematch in a year’s time. When Gawain beheads him,
the Green Knight simply picks up his severed head and rides away, to
the astonishment of the court! Find out what happens next in Laura’s
lively and entertaining talk on a medieval masterpiece that continues
to fascinate modern writers, including Poet Laureate, Simon Armitage,
whose translation of the poem was published in 2009.
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6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
The Story Republicans are a colourful band
of tale-telling troubadours who are wowing
audiences with songs, short stories and
poetry with a strong Cornish flavour.
Drawing on well-known writers such as
poet Charles Causley and playwright
Nick Darke as well as contemporary
Cornish writers and songwriters including
Annamaria Murphy, Simon Parker, Claire
Ingleheart and Rick Williams. Tales
of seafarers and landlubbers, poems
stretching from Penwith to North Cornwall
and songs of lost loves and innocence.
‘They really add a special touch of glamour
and creativity to these events.’ Golowan
Festival. Expect the quirky, mysterious and
much mirth.
Wine and soft drinks available
The Fowey River Singers and the St Austell Town Brass BandCURTAINS UP!
8pm-10pm, Fowey Parish Church, £10
Please join us for an evening of your
favourite songs from the musicals, in
concert with the Fowey River Singers, St
Austell Brass Band, Local Schools and
Soloists. With songs from Les Misérables,
Phantom, Wicked, Matilda, Oliver and
much more, the evening is guaranteed to
have you calling for an encore as the final
curtain comes down!
Wine and soft drinks available.
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Round Table with Veronica HenryHOW TO WRITE A BESTSELLER
10am-12.30pm, Fowey Hall Hotel, £15
In this intimate workshop, bestselling author Veronica Henry
gets under the bonnet of her 21st novel, A Wedding at the
Beach Hut and describes her writing process in detail, from
the first light bulb moment to the final polish. She will show
some of her original notes and manuscripts, describe how she
structures the plots and subplots, develops the characters
and navigates the draft process all in preparation to send
to her editor. This will be an informal session with plenty of
opportunity to ask questions and take notes.
Numbers limited to 12, coffee included.
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Jeremy Rowett JohnsTHE SMUGGLERS’ BANKER
11am-12noon, Fowey Town Hall, £8
Founder of the Polperro Heritage Press,
author and Cornish historian Jeremy
Rowett Johns tells the extraordinary
story of Zephaniah Job, the ‘Smugglers’
Banker’ of Polperro who masterminded the
flourishing contraband trade in one small
Cornish fishing village at the end of the
18th century. Most of Job’s incriminating
ledgers and letter books were destroyed
after his death in 1822 but a few survived to
reveal the full extent of the ‘Trade’ involving,
how privateering resulted in the capture of
valuable prize ships, and how, eventually,
the murder of a Customs officer led to the
trial and execution of one of the Polperro
smugglers and the end of Job’s involvement.
Nina Leonard SavicevicPIANO RECITAL
12.30pm-1.30pm, Fowey Parish Church Free entry – donations welcome
Nina was born in Plymouth, but from age
4 to 6 she and her family lived in Russia,
where she started learning the piano and
gave her first concert in St. Petersburg when
she was only five years old. Back in England
they lived in Exeter, where she was at the
Maynard School and at age twelve she won
a scholarship to Wells Cathedral School.
At fourteen, she achieved the highest
grade in the Southwest for her Grade 8
piano exam. She has won various prizes
at national and international competitions
and won the Special Honourable Mention
Diploma at the Windsor International Music
Competition. In September 2019 she took
up her scholarship to study at The Royal
Northern College in Manchester, with
Professor Ashley Wass. Today, Nina’s recital
will include music by Mozart, Schubert
and Chopin.
Wine and soft drinks will be available.
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Dr Ian Mortimer and Clare ClarkTHE IMPACT OF HISTORY ON WRITING
4pm-5pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Dr Ian Mortimer and Clare Clark
discuss the impact of history
on their writing. They consider
questions such as: ‘how do we
tell the truth about the past?’
and ‘what is the meaning of
knowing about our ancestors’
lives?’ They debate that to write
about the past fully, and draw out
some of its meanings, historical
authors have to use fiction.
Author of award winning, The Great Stink, Clare
Clark’s latest novel, In the Full Light of the Sun,
set against the backdrop of 1920s and 30s
Berlin, follows three characters caught up in
the surprising discovery of thirty-two previously
unknown paintings by Vincent van Gogh.
Dr Ian Mortimer, author of bestselling series,
The Time Traveller’s Guides, won the Winston
Graham Prize for Historical Fiction for his
novel The Outcast of Time.
Supported by Virago and Simon & Schuster
Lucy Diamond and Veronica HenryA HOLIDAY ROMANCE
2pm-3pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £10
Bestselling authors Lucy
Diamond and Veronica
Henry discuss their latest
novels, An Almost Perfect
Holiday and A Wedding at
the Beach Hut, both set in
the West Country. They
examine why holidays
are such fertile ground
for drama - strained
friendships, precarious
marriages, budding
romance, the pressure to
relax and have a wonderful time - and how
all the baggage comes with us when we
go away. They are both experts at putting
relationships under the microscope when
everything is supposed to be perfect,
all written with their trademark wit and
warmth. They also discuss why the lure
of the English seaside is so attractive to
writers - and readers who want an escape.
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Lennie Goodings and Linda GrantB OOKS, WRITERS AND VIR AGO
6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Lennie Goodings, Chair of the publishing house Virago Press,
has published some of the greatest writers of recent decades:
Sarah Waters, Marilynne Robinson, Margaret Atwood and Maya
Angelou among them. She has now written her own memoir
about Virago Press, A Bite of the Apple. As a very early member
of the publisher, she has continued to help lead the way for
women writers in the UK, and we’re delighted that she is joined
by one of her authors, Linda Grant, to talk about her latest novel,
A Stranger City. Virago has published Linda’s books, for eighteen
of her bestselling and award-winning writing years. Join us for
a wonderful opportunity to see how a successful writer and
publisher relationship can lead to magnificent books.
Wine and soft drinks will be available.
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Other EventsWEDNESDAY 13 MAYFowey Art Trail. Various studios and galleries. See Page 8Guided Walks. See Page 55
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Roger McGough and LiTTLe MACHiNe
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8pm-10.15pm, Fowey Parish Church, £20
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Roger McGough is the author of over a
hundred books of poetry for adults and
children. The exuberant new collection,
joinedupwriting ranges from forgotten
friendships and the idiosyncrasies of
family life to the trauma of war and
contemporary global politics. These
poems explore the human experience
in all its shades of light and dark but
always with McGough's signature wit,
irreverence and vivacity. This is the
nation's favourite poet at his finest.
Roger’s show with LiTTLe MACHiNe
features a fine selection of vintage,
classic & surprising poems set to music.
It’s a gala gig that’s making waves. Their
new album is The Likes of Us.
Formed in 2009, LiTTLe MACHiNe set
classic poems to music and perform
them with energy, passion and humour.
Music that moves the feet for words that
move the soul.
President of the Poetry Society, Roger
McGough has been honoured with a
CBE for services to literature and the
Freedom of the City of Liverpool. A
member of Scaffold, (Lily The Pink, the
Aintree Iron); GRIMMS; The Mersey
Sound with Adrian Henri & Brian Patten;
Molière adaptations for the English
Touring Theatre and the long-running
Poetry Please on BBC Radio Four. The
beat goes on.
Wine, beer and soft drinks will be
available before the start of the concert
and during the interval.
‘Brilliantly entertaining, led by a legend’
Chris Hawkins, BBC Radio 6 Music
Presenter
'Rueful, unpredictable observation to please the sharpest wits'
The Independent
‘It's a long time since I heard something so exciting, a wonderful way of delivering poetry. The most brilliant music and poetry band in the world’Carol Ann Duffy
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8pm-10pm Mad Dog Mcrea Fowey Parish Church
12.30pm-2pm Gill Hornby — Drinks Reception & Luncheon Fowey Harbour Hotel
4pm-5pm Julie Summers Fowey Town Hall
6pm-7pm David Parker Fowey Town Hall
8pm-9pm William Ivory Fowey Town Hall
10.30am-5pm Mandy Flockton — Bookbinding Workshop Fowey Harbour Hotel
11am-12noon Dr Laura Varnam Fowey Town Hall
12.30pm-1.30pm Meet The Festival Team Fowey Town Hall
2pm-3pm Gill Hornby Fowey Town Hall
4pm-5pm Dr Helen Taylor Fowey Town Hall
6pm-7pm Andrew Lownie Fowey Town Hall
8pm-10pm One World Fowey Parish Church
9.30am-10.30am Dr Laura Varnam — Reading Group Fowey Hall Hotel
10am-4pm Katrina Stephens — Painting Workshop Fowey Parish Hall
11am-12noon David Parker Fowey Town Hall
12.30pm-1.30pm ARKangel Fowey Parish Church
2pm-3pm Eve Chase and Fiona Neill Fowey Harbour Hotel
4pm-5pm Francesca Wade Fowey Town Hall
6pm-7pm Sophie Hannah Fowey Town Hall
8pm-10pm Turin Brakes Fowey Parish Church
10am-12noon Andy Virr — Choir Workshop Fowey Parish Church
9am-11am Sophie Hannah Fowey Harbour Hotel
11.30am-12.30pm Kate Aspengren Fowey Town Hall
12.15pm-1pm Truro School Senior Chamber Musicians Fowey Parish Church
12.30pm-1.30pm Penny Smith Fowey Harbour Hotel
2pm-3pm Raynor Winn Fowey Harbour Hotel
3pm-3.15pm Adult Short Story Awards Presentation Fowey Harbour Hotel
4pm-5pm Dr Laura Varnam Fowey Town Hall
6pm-7pm The Story Republicans Fowey Town Hall
8pm-10pm Fowey River Singers and St Austell Town Brass Band Fowey Parish Church
FRI 8 MAY
SAT 9 MAY
SUN 10 MAY
MON 11 MAY
TUES 12 MAY
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WED 13 MAY
THURS 14 MAY
FRI 15 MAY
SAT 16 MAY
10am-12.30pm Round Table with Veronica Henry Fowey Hall Hotel
11am-12noon Jeremy Rowett Johns Fowey Town Hall
12.30pm-1.30pm Nina Leonard Savicevic Fowey Parish Church
2pm-3pm Lucy Diamond and Veronica Henry Fowey Harbour Hotel
4pm-5pm Dr Ian Mortimer and Clare Clark Fowey Town Hall
6pm-7pm Lennie Goodings and Linda Grant Fowey Town Hall
8pm-10.15pm Roger McGough and LiTTLe MACHiNe Fowey Parish Church
9.30am-10.30am Dr Laura Varnam — Reading Group Fowey Hall Hotel
11am-12noon Duncan Minshull Fowey Town Hall
12.30pm-1.30pm William Hudd — Guitar Recital Fowey Parish Church
2pm-3pm Natasha Carthew Fowey Town Hall
4pm-5pm Monica Porter Fowey Town Hall
6pm-7pm Humphrey Hawksley Fowey Town Hall
8pm-9.30pm Michael Portillo Fowey Parish Church
10am-4pm Collage Print Workshop Fowey Parish Hall
11am-12noon Brigit Strawbridge Howard Fowey Town Hall
12.30pm-1.30pm The Liskeard Poets Fowey Town Hall
2pm-3pm Rosanne Hodin Fowey Town Hall
4pm-5pm Carol Ann Lee Fowey Harbour Hotel
6pm-7pm Ian McCarthy Fowey Town Hall
8pm-10pm Festival Film Night — FIsherman's Friends Fowey Parish Church
10pm-1pm William Hudd — Acoustic Guitar Workshop Fowey Parish Hall
10.30am-12noon Awards for Young Writers and Artists Fowey Parish Church
11am-12noon Gretchen Viehmann Fowey Town Hall
2pm-3pm Liz Fenwick Fowey Harbour Hotel
4pm-5pm Helen Cullen Fowey Town Hall
6pm-7pm Lamorna Ash Fowey Town Hall
8pm-10pm Festival Jazz Night — Tina May and Craig Milverton Fowey Parish Church
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* Julius by Daphne du Maurier: A Reading Group with Dr Laura Varnam9.30am-10.30am, Fowey Hall Hotel, £10
Come along to the Fowey Hall Hotel for an informal reading
group discussion of du Maurier’s compelling third novel,
Julius (1933), with Dr Laura Varnam from University College,
Oxford. Laura is a du Maurier expert, researcher, and
regular contributor to the Festival. The reading group will
be a relaxed and informal opportunity to discuss and share
ideas about this bold and daring novel, which represents a
significant departure from Daphne’s first two works. Please
can participants have read the novel; no further preparation is
necessary. Just bring yourself, your copy of the novel, and your
enthusiasm for du Maurier!
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Duncan Minshull BENEATH MY FEET: WRITERS ON WALKING
11am-12noon, Fowey Town Hall, £8
Walking and writing have always gone
together. Poets walk out a rhythm for their
lines and novelists put their characters on a
path. But the best insights, the deepest and
most joyous examinations of this simple
activity are to be found in non-fiction,
travelogues and memoirs. Beneath My Feet:
Writers On Walking rounds up the most
memorable walker-writers from the 1700’s
to the modern day. Duncan Minshull, audio
producer, and a writer and anthropologist
on the subject of walking, will be asking the
question: ‘Why do writers love walking, and
what are the joys and benefits gained from
such a simple but compelling activity?’
Discussing his latest book, Beneath My
Feet: Writers On Walking, he will provide
answers from Petrarch and Mark Twain,
Virginia Woolf and Will Self, and looking to
the audience for views too.
Supported by Notting Hill Editions
William Hudd GUITAR RECITAL
12.30pm-1.30pm, Fowey Parish Church Free entry – donations welcome
Professional guitarist and composer,
William Hudd, first picked up the guitar
aged eight and was soon delighting his
audiences with the popular rock tunes of
the 1960’s & 70’s. On hearing, and later
meeting, the great Andrés Segovia, William
was inspired to explore the depth and
versatility of the classical guitar. William’s
mission at the start of his career was…‘to
engage with the audience and to master
any piece of music regardless of style
and genre, from Bach to Black Sabbath
and everything in-between’. This remains
his mantra today. Join us for an hour of
sheer delight as he provides an exciting
performance that takes us on a journey
through time, including composers such as
Scarlatti; Bach; Weiss and Grandos. William
will also perform a selection of his own
compositions.
Wine and soft drinks available.
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Monica PorterCHILDREN AGAINST HITLER - THE YOUNG RESISTANCE HEROES OF THE SECOND WORLD WAR
4pm-5pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Generations have read The
Silver Sword, Ian Serraillier’s
tale of children under
wartime occupation, but
few know the real life stories
of those who went further
and stood up to the Nazis. In her latest
book, Children Against Hitler, journalist and
author Monica Porter gathers together
their stories, showing how in a variety of
audacious and inventive ways, children as
young as six, resisted the Nazi menace,
risking and sometimes sacrificing their
lives in the process; a heroism that, until
now, has largely gone unsung.
Monica’s previously published book,
Deadly Carousel: A Singer’s Story of the
Second World War, was about her own
mother, Vali Rácz’s, rescue of Jewish
friends in Nazi-occupied Budapest in
1944, for which she was honoured, by Yad
Vashem, as one of the Righteous Among
the Nations.
Supported by Pen and Sword Books
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Natasha Carthew SONG FOR THE FORGOTTEN
2pm-3pm, Fowey Town Hall, £8
Poet and author Natasha Carthew, will be
in conversation as she explores how she
researched her own Cornish Heritage,
Levant Mine and the infamous Cornish
Knockers, in order to write, Song for the
Forgotten, her new prose-poem for the
National Trust. This wonderful book is not
only steeped in the past, but also relevant
to today’s audience and the uncertainties
of our future. As part of this event, Natasha
will also read from the book and discuss
her practice of wild writing and how she
wrote the book outside, high up on the
exposed cliffs of the tin coast.
Other EventsTHURSDAY 14 MAYFowey Art Trail. Various studios and galleries. See Page 8Guided Walks. See Pages 54 and 55
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6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Humphrey Hawksley, a former BBC foreign correspondent,
and critically acclaimed novelist, talks about his recently
published, contemporary political thriller series Man
on Ice and Man on Edge. His award-winning television
documentaries examine unpalatable topics such as human
rights abuse in global trade and the risks of exporting
Western-style democracy into some societies. Humphrey
has reported from crises around the world, and his
understanding of the behaviours of global superpowers have
informed his alarmingly realistic political thrillers – the inspiration for Man on Ice
came from Little Diomede, a tiny Alaskan island which forms the only US-Russian
border, that he came across after Sarah Palin’s widely mocked remarks that
Alaskans can see Russia from their backyards.
Wine and soft drinks available.
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Michael Portillo LIFE: A GAME OF TWO HALVES
8pm-9.30pm, Fowey Parish Church, £16
Having graduated from Cambridge in 1975 with a first-class history degree
Michael Portillo rose quickly through the ranks of the Conservative Party as a
researcher before winning the Enfield Southgate by-election in 1984. So began
an equally meteoric rise to power – within four years Margaret Thatcher had
made him a Minister and four years later John Major brought him into the
Cabinet in 1992, the same year he was admitted to the Privy Council. Michael
went on to suffer the slings and arrows of political fortune, losing his seat in
1997 then fighting his way back two years later to join William Hague’s Shadow
Cabinet. He contested the leadership of the party in 2001, opting to return to the
backbenches when Iain Duncan Smith won, then declined Michael Howard’s
offer of a Shadow Cabinet post and left the Commons in 2005.
His track record suggests a privileged friend of the rich and famous, but a post-
Parliamentary career in television has endeared him to the viewing public with
an obvious respect for solid workmanship as found in Great Railway Journeys
throughout the world and the daily life of ordinary hard working citizens.
‘Life: A Game of Two Halves’ is Michael Portillo’s story, told in his own words and
with all the wit and panache of a first rate “Parliamentary stand up”. Keen as ever
to meet the people afterwards, he’s open to questions from the audience.
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Collage Print WorkshopMARY HAROLD
10am-4pm, Fowey Parish Hall, £40
Join Mary Harold for a day-long creative printing workshop, using
collage, print & paint to create a flock of fantastical birds! The
day will start by decorating some papers to use throughout the
workshop. Using birds as our inspiration, we will create a collection
of beautiful, cut-out flying birds. We will be using paper, paint and
simple print methods to layer and embellish, resulting in a beautiful
piece for you to take away. No experience is required. Please come
along prepared to get messy! Either wear old clothes or bring
an apron. Please bring scissors, a craft knife and cutting mat, if
possible. These tools will be available, but be prepared to share.
Textile printing expert and teacher at Plymouth College of Art,
Mary also runs other workshops for the college covering a range of
printmaking and dyeing techniques including indigo and shibori.
Maximum number 12.
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Brigit Strawbridge HowardDANCING WITH BEES
11am-12noon, Fowey Town Hall, £8
Brigit Strawbridge
Howard was shocked
the day she realised
she knew more about
the French Revolution
than she did about
her native trees, birds,
wildflowers and bees.
Dancing with Bees is the story of her return
to noticing the natural world around her.
She describes how, through her interest in
bees, she rediscovered her love of nature,
and explains what she has learned about
bees, and what we can learn from them.
Brigit is a wildlife gardener, naturalist
and advocate of bees. She writes and
campaigns to raise awareness of the
importance of native wild bees.
Supported by Notting Hill Editions
The Liskeard Poets12.30pm-1.30pm, Fowey Town Hall Free entry, donations welcome
The Liskeard Poets offer a wealth of
perspectives to contemplate from intimate
confessions to the really big questions,
from the humorous to the serious - and all
composed in a wide range of styles and
forms. Expect only the unexpected. ‘Always
an amazing range of voices and viewpoints
in the work of these experienced poets’
The Liskeard Poets are drawn from all
over SE Cornwall and beyond; Poets who
gravitate to the meetings in Liskeard -
where poems are brought for the best
constructive criticism available.
Wine and soft drinks available.
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Rosanne HodinGROWING GOATS AND GIRLS – L IVING THE GOOD LIFE ON A CORNISH FARM
2pm-3pm, Fowey Town Hall, £8
Ever dream of packing
up and escaping to
a simpler life on the
land, just the Cornish
landscape and a few
cows and goats rising
up to greet you each
day? When Rosanne
Hodin and her husband left city life for the
Cornwall idyll, they knew little of farming,
the seasons and milking; but over time
they found their way, rising to each new
challenge and embracing all that the land
gave them.
Rosanne is in conversation today about her
new book, Growing Goats and Girls, which
lovingly and invitingly charts the rural,
hardworking and joyfully haphazard lives of
Rosanne and her husband as they escape
London to live off the land.
Supported by Hodder and Stoughton
Carol Ann LeeTHE POTTERY COTTAGE MURDERS
4pm-5pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £8
Author and biographer,
Carol Ann Lee, will be
discussing her writing
career and how she
investigates criminal cases
to pull together bestselling
non-fiction. Her latest
book, The Pottery Cottage Murders is a
gripping, fast-paced account of a criminal
case that reads like fiction but is terrifyingly
true. What took place at a family home
on the Derbyshire moors in 1977 made
the name Pottery Cottage synonymous
with horror, but the determination of sole
survivor Gill Moran to prevent any written
or dramatic accounts of the case saw
Pottery Cottage largely vanish from public
consciousness. Now in her eighties, Gill
has finally given permission for her story
to be told, by former Chief Inspector Peter
Howse, who saved her life that night.
Amongst her other bestselling writing,
Carol's book, Murders at White House
Farm, (the story of Jeremy Bamber), was
broadcast by ITV in 2020.
Supported by Little Brown Publishing
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Ian McCarthyTAILS FROM ANTARCTIC A
6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £10
Ian first visited the Antarctic almost 30 years ago when filming for
the BBC. His most recent adventure South was in January of 2020
as guide for an expedition cruising company. This BAFTA and EMMY
award winning wildlife cameraman has spent almost two years of his
life being seasick in storms, watching humpback whales and camping
amongst penguins and seals whilst filming for series like Life In The
Freezer, Blue Planet and Frozen Planet. Ian’s stories from the white
continent are illustrated with film clips from some of those BBC series
and a host of stories about life in the wild.
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Fowey is packed with pretty little side streets and alleyways where you will find Secret Gardens open to the public on Friday 15th and
Saturday 16th of May during festival week.
Explore lots of lovely gardens plus the waterside setting of the Grammar School Garden on the Esplanade. Amongst these you will find hidden walled gardens, terraces with spectacular views over the
estuary, nectar plants, lavenders, succulents and seaside grasses.In some gardens refreshments will be provided.
Entry by donation to Fowey Festival. You can download a map and details on Fowey Festival website.
Maps also available in shops and cafes round the town.www.foweyfestival.com
(Due to the steep nature of Fowey, some gardens may have difficult access.)
Fowey Secret Gardens
Friday and Saturday 15th-16thMay
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Festival Film Night – Fisherman’s FriendsINTRODUCTION AND Q& A WITH FISHERMAN’S FRIEND, JON CLEAVE
8pm-10pm – Fowey Parish Church, £10
Festival film night embraces this wonderfully uplifting British film
Fisherman's Friends. A 2019 biographical comedy-drama directed by
Chris Foggin from a screenplay by Nick Moorcroft, Meg Leonard and
Piers Ashworth.
A huge friend of the Festival, singer, founding member of the
Fisherman’s Friends, and children’s author, Jon Cleave, will introduce this evening’s film.
A fast-living, cynical, London music executive heads to a remote Cornish village on a stag
weekend where he’s pranked by his boss into trying to sign a group of shanty singing
fishermen. He becomes the ultimate ‘fish out of water’ as he struggles to gain the respect
or enthusiasm of the unlikely boy band and their families who value friendship and
community over fame and fortune.
The film is based on the true story about Port Isaac's Fisherman's Friends, a group of
Cornish fishermen from Port Isaac who were signed by Universal Records and achieved
a top 10 hit with their debut album of traditional sea shanties. Jon will wind up the
evening with a question and answer session about the film.
Wine, beer and soft drinks available.
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Acoustic Guitar Workshop With William HuddFROM BACH TO BL ACK SABBATH!
10am-1pm, Fowey Parish Hall, £15
This workshop is ideal for the beginner and novice student
and aims to explore the range that the guitar is capable of
across all genres and styles. With his sense of humour and
inimitable style William’s mission is to encourage and inspire
his students, sharing with them his technical expertise and
passion for the wide repertoire that can be enjoyed whilst
learning to play this wonderful instrument. You will need to
bring your own guitar.
Maximum number 20.
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Awards for Young Artists and WritersPRESENTATION
10.30am-12noon, Fowey Parish Church Entry free. Complimentary ticket available through the Festival website
Join us for our annual prize presentation to the winners of the Fowey Festival Awards
for Young Writers & Artists 2020. Prizes will be awarded to the winners in each
category for their poems, short stories and works of art all relating to this years’
competition theme of ‘Spirit of Cornwall’. The children will read their prize winning
stories and poems and the winning pictures will be displayed. It also features a
reading from children’s author, Kate Neal, and a performance from students from the
Fowey River Academy. There will be a display of artwork and writing, at the awards,
with shortlisted artwork on display at the Fowey River Gallery. Do take a few minutes
to visit and vote for your favourite! Shortlisted stories and poems which will also be on
display in the church all week.
Entry is free to the Awards event, however a complimentary ticket must be shown at
the door. These are available online at the Festival website or from the Festival box
office located in the Waterstones Festival bookshop in the Royal Fowey Yacht Club.
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Gretchen Viehmann17 SYLLABLES ABOUT FOWEY
11am-12noon, Fowey Town Hall, £8
17 Syllables About Fowey,
written and illustrated by
Gretchen Viehmann, is a
book of haiku dedicated to
life in Fowey through the four
seasons, including the crucial fifth season,
the Mizzle. The book is a comedic love
letter to the town that has been the New
Yorker’s native home and inspiration for
the past fifteen years, and is dedicated to
the many magic and ridiculous moments
that make up year-round life in Fowey.
Gretchen is a writer, illustrator and
photographer who has been the Director
of Photography of the New York Post
and the New York Daily News and now
teaches Press and Editorial Photography
at Falmouth University. Her meticulously
detailed pen and ink style is inspired by
the historic news images and cartoons
that she grew up with in the small town
of Manhattan. She is currently at work on
a novel as well as an illustrated Cornish
language card game called Gwari.
Liz FenwickTHE PATH TO THE SEA
2pm-3pm, Fowey Harbour Hotel, £10
Award wining author, Liz
Fenwick, sees her seventh
novel, The Path to the Sea,
published to universally
high acclaim. It is a
powerful, multi-generational
story set against the stunning Cornish
coastline, After ten international moves,
Liz describes herself as a writer, ex-pat
expert, wife, mother of three, and dreamer
turned doer. Undoubtedly, she is a bit of
a global nomad, but it is clear through her
wonderful writing, that her heart remains in
Cornwall. Today, Liz will be in conversation,
discussing her life, writing, and her latest
novel, The Path to the Sea.
Supported by Harper Collins Publishers
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Helen CullenTHE TRUTH MUST DAZZLE GRADUALLY
4pm-5pm, Fowey Town Hall, £8
In conversation today, writer and journalist
Helen Cullen. Her debut novel The Lost
Letters of William Woolf, was reviewed to
high acclaim and shortlisted for Newcomer
of the Year at the Irish Book Awards. It has
also been optioned for television. Helen
freelances for the Sunday Times Magazine
and is a regular features writer and book
reviewer for the Irish Times. In conversation
today, Helen will be talking about her latest
novel The Truth Must Dazzle Gradually, a
celebration of the complex, flawed and
stubbornly optimistic human heart.
Supported by Michael Joseph
Lamorna AshDARK, SALT, CLEAR
6pm-7pm, Fowey Town Hall, £8
There is the Cornwall
Lamorna Ash knew as a
child – the idyllic, folklore
rich place where she spent
her summer holidays.
Then there is the Cornwall
she discovers when, feeling increasingly
dislocated in London, she moves to
Newlyn, a fishing town near Land’s End. An
evocative journey of personal discovery
replete with the poetry and deep history
of our fishing communities, Dark, Salt,
Clear confirms Lamorna Ash as a strikingly
original new voice. She is an education
worker at the charity IntoUniversity and
is a freelance writer for the Times Literary
Supplement and TANK magazine. She has
herself written numerous plays that have
toured Edinburgh, Oxford and London.
She can gut most kinds of fish, but slowly!
Today, Lamorna will be in conversation
discussing her writing journey and tales
behind this stunning debut.
Wine and soft drinks available.
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Festival Jazz Night WITH TINA MAY AND THE CR AIG MILVERTON TRIO
8pm-10pm, Fowey Parish Church, £15
Sing and Swing the Fabulous Forties. Join us this evening as
internationally acclaimed jazz vocalist, Tina May, and The Craig
Milverton Trio take the stage to celebrate the wonderful singers
and bandleaders from the fabulous forties swing era. With VE
Day in mind, Tina will be performing songs from Peggy Lee and
Ella Fitzgerald to Sinatra, Billie Holiday and of course Dame
Vera Lynn. All tremendous artists who sang with the greatest
bands anywhere…Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie,
Tommy Dorsey....and such great songs too! A Festival Jazz
evening not to be missed. Come and celebrate with us.
Wine, beer and soft drinks will be available before the start of
the concert and during the interval.
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Daphne du Maurier's FoweySunday 10 May 2pm-4.45pm Friday 15 May 2pm-4.45pm £10 This is your opportunity to learn about Daphne, her life, her novels and Fowey. You will be led by either Dawn Surl or Lynn Goold who have been leading walks linked to Daphne du Maurier for more than 20 years. We will be stopping at the delightful Readymoney Cove where refreshments (not included in the ticket price) will be available if required. Be inspired by the landscape and the way it is intricately involved in Daphne’s works. A linear walk of 1.5 miles, mostly downhill. Meet: Main Car Park, Hanson Drive, Fowey PL23 1ET by information panel.
Finish Town Quay, Fowey.
Picturesque Charlestown Sunday 10 May 10.30am-12.30pm Thursday 14 May 10.30am-12.30pm £10 The charming little harbour of Charlestown was built during the Napoleonic Wars and is one of the most beautiful ports in the country. Sally Penhaligan, an accredited local guide will help you explore the history of the port and the days of sail. We will look at its transformation from a tiny fishing village into a thriving shipping community of shipbuilders, mariners, sailmakers and other maritime occupations right up to WW2. It has continued popularity as a location for film and TV, featuring in The Eagle has Landed and Frenchman’s Creek and more recently Poldark. A linear downhill walk, about 1 mile, ending in the port. Meet: Outside St Paul’s Church, Charlestown.
SPECIALIST GUIDED WALKS & TOURS BY EXPERTSORGANISED BY CORNISH RIVIER A GUIDES
The guide reserves the right to alter or cancel the walk which might endanger the safety of the group. Guides subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. Most walks include some hills, steps or stiles and maybe unsuitable for those with mobility impairment. Please wear stout shoes and bring a waterproof coat. Strictly no dogs please. Booking is essential at www.foweyfestival.com
To learn more about Daphne du Maurier, visit the renowned, Jamaica Inn. Home to the only du Maurier museum, with many recently acquired exhibits, some never seen in public before, including Royal letters and many personal possessions. For full details, visit: www.jamaicainn.co.uk
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Hidden BodinnickMonday 11 May 10am-12.30pm £10 An exploration of the nooks and crannies of this ancient settlement and gateway to Fowey. Bodinnick was the first home of the du Maurier family and where Daphne’s writing career began. You will see some special places, not usually open to the public, with a romantic medieval past. Sally Penhaligan an accredited local guide, will help you discover the hidden history of this charming place and the local people who inspired a budding author. A moderate circular walk of about 2 miles with some steep hills and stiles. Meet: At the bus shelter, at the top of the Ferry Slip at Bodinnick, Fowey. Limited parking in Bodinnick use Caffa Mill or Station Road PL23 1DF in Fowey and take car ferry as a
foot passenger.
Wind in the Willows River TripTuesday 12 May 8.45am-11.15am Tickets £18 – very limited availability Join us for this exclusive morning trip up to the delightful riverside village of Lerryn. Kenneth Grahame based some of Wind in the Willows around Fowey and the River Fowey. Learn about Kenneth, his life and how he came to write this iconic novel. There will be a stop at Lerryn (one hour) for either an optional short walk with your guide or time for some refreshments (not included) in the village. Lynn Goold knows the associations between Grahame and the river well and will describe the area with readings from Wind in the Willows. NB: This is an open boat. Meet: Town Quay, Fowey by Blue Hut! Please
arrive in good time for a prompt departure.
Rebecca WalkWednesday 13 May 10am-3.30pm £15 Rebecca, Daphne’s most famous novel, is set along this dramatic coastline. Come and celebrate the anniversary of Daphne’s birth and enjoy the beauty of this walk with Dr Ella Westland, a literary expert and specialist in Daphne du Maurier and her work. Walk to Polridmouth cove, the setting for the shipwreck scene in Rebecca and then climb to the Gribbin Head, with stunning views over St Austell Bay and onwards to the tiny port of Polkerris. A circular walk of about 5 miles. Strenuous with some stiles. Meet: Menabilly Barton Car Park PL24 2TN (Map ref: SX095511) - not accessible by public transport. Bring a packed lunch or dine at the pub in Polkerris.
St Sampson’s CircleThursday 14th May 2pm-4.45pm £10 Join Mark Camp as he makes a rare venture across the River Fowey to explore the lanes and pathways of St Sampson’s Parish. Using part of the Saint’s Way, the walk will start in the pretty riverside village of Golant, visiting the 13th century church with its connections to the legend of Tristan and Isolde and its Holy Well, before heading out across the fields and valleys. Some hilly, uneven and muddy stretches should be expected! Meet: Golant, at the far end of the Water Lane
parking spaces, by the level crossing.
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K ATE NEAL
Kate grew up in Wiltshire and now lives in Cornwall. Winner of the Wedgewood New Designer of the Year award, she is the author and illustrator of Words and Your Heart and is about to release
her new book, You.
WYL MENMUIR
Wyl is a novelist, editor and literary consultant based in Cornwall. His first novel, The Many, was nominated for the Man-Booker Prize and was an Observer Best Fiction of the Year pick. He has written for Radio 4’s Open Book, The Guardian and The Observer, and is a regular contributor to the journal Elementum.
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Sean is an Academician with the South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts; a Network Artist with the Royal West of England Academy, member of the Plymouth Society of Artists, St Ives Society of Artists and associate member of Penwith Society. He exhibits widely in the southwest and London. His work is in private collections in England, Wales and the USA. S
Writers and Artists in SchoolsThe children’s programme continues to grow, with this year being the biggest yet, with fifteen local schools talking part. Between May 4 and 7, visiting writers and an artist will be running interactive talks and workshops, reaching over 400 children and teachers.
We are delighted that the Fowey River Academy plays host to the programme.
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9 S Awards for Young Writers and ArtistsSaturday 16 May, Fowey Parish Church10.30am-12noon Entry is free by complimentary ticket
The theme this year is the Spirit of Cornwall. We tasked young people to produce a short story, poem or piece of artwork that captured what it meant to them to live in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We had a tremendous response and the awards event this year promises to be a wonderful occasion.
This event is for children, parents, families and anyone else who wants to join us. It features a reading from children’s author, Kate Neal, and a performance from students from the Fowey River Academy. Join us to find out who has won this year’s awards. All winning stories and poems which will be read out for all to enjoy.
There will be a display of artwork and writing at the awards, with shortlisted artwork on display at the Fowey River Gallery. Do take a few minutes to visit and vote for your favourite! Shortlisted stories and poems which will also be on display in the church all week.
Entry is free to the Awards event, however a complimentary ticket must be shown at the door. These are available online at the Festival website or from the Festival box office located in the Waterstones Festival bookshop in the Royal Fowey Yacht Club during the Festival.
WITH SPECIAL THANKS TO THE CHILDREN’S PROGR AMME SPONSORS
The Board of Trustees
Elizabeth Shaw Paul Staniland Danielle Towe Chris WilliamsGail McLean
Chris Bradish Amanda HubbardeCatherine Baillie Grant Feller
M E E T T H E T E AM
Lynn Goold
Joint ChairsFestival Director
Melissa HartwellBrenda Daly
O F A RTS A N D L I T E R AT U R E
FOWEY FESTIVAL
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N E XT Y E A R' S F E ST I VA L DAT E SMay 7th - 15th 2021
If you would like to keep up to date with events throughout the year,
why not join as a Friend of the Festival?
More information can be found at foweyfestival.com or email [email protected]
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Ethy House Open GardenSaturday May 9th, 2pm-5pm Ethy House, PL22 0NF
The Garden will be open in aid of the
Friends of St Winnow Church. The
garden has been restored during the last
20 years and now rare trees and shrubs
can be seen as well as an extensive
wood of English Bluebells. Cream Teas
are available in the Courtyard and the
Pelynt Male Voice Choir will perform
during the afternoon. Entrance: £4.00.
Under 16’s free and dogs welcome but
on leads please.
St Winnow Church TalkMonday May 11th, 10.30am St Winnow Church PL22 0LF Off the Lostwithiel to Lerryn Road
Canon John Halkes, a Friend of St Winnow
and a long time adviser on fabric and art to
the Truro Diocese and the Cathedral, will
give a talk on the Church’s history, Medieval
Carvings and the Stained Glass windows.
Angela du Maurier worshipped here and is
buried in the Churchyard, which is a serene
and beautiful spot. Tea/Coffee provided
(toilet on site) Entrance: free - donations to
aid Church funds welcomed.
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F E S T I VA L S P O N S O R S
Fowey Harbour Hotel; Bookends of Fowey; holidaycottages.co.uk;
du Maurier Productions; The Chichester Partnership;
Jamaica Inn; Literature Works; St Austell Brewery; Waterstones;
Western Power Distribution.
F E S T I VA L PA R T N E R S A N D S U P P O R T E R S
The Royal Fowey Yacht Club; Fowey Hall Hotel; The Safe Harbour; Fowey River Lions;
Fowey Town Council; Thrussells; Kits Browning; St Fimbarrus Church;
St Austell Printers; Kind Design; Wave Sound; Janet Anderson; Jane Cooper;
Julia Cooper; Dina Price; Heather Hunt; Angela Palin; Penny Jones; Rev Ian Gulland; Tony
Bartlett; Claire Roobottom; Chris Price; Julia Hobday; and Austen Bannister
YO U N G W R I T E R S A N D A R T I S T S CO M P E T I T I O N
S P O N S O R S
The Arts Society Bodmin
Attishoo Gallery of Charlestown
Fowey River Gallery
Waterstones
J U D G ES
Fowey Artists and Galleries, writers, poets and teachers
A D U LT S H O R T S TO RY W R I T I N G CO M P E T I T I O N Guest Presenter - Penny Smith
Guest Judge – Raynor Winn
The du Maurier Festival Society offers heartfelt thanks to the du Maurier family and all sponsors, partners, supporters, publishers,
Festival volunteers, and visitors for their continued support. Without that support, the Festival wouldn’t be possible.
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S P E C I A L T H A N KS TO O U R S P O N S O R S
F E S T I VA L S P O N S O R S
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TR AVEL INFORMATION
Arriving by car The Town Centre Car Park, (formally Main Car Park), PL23 1ET and the Caffa Mill Car Park, PL23 1DF are well signposted. Both are about 5 minutes walk into town. Parking information can be found at: www.cornwall.gov.uk
Arriving by busA local minibus service runs around the town calling at the Town Centre Car Park and the Town centre between 10am-19.00pm about every 15 minutes. An extended service will operate from the bus stop by the church up to the Town Car Park for 30 minutes after the evening performances. Please check locally for updates. Regular bus services run between St.Austell (incl. Par Railway Station) and Fowey: Enquiries 0871 200 2233 or visit www.travelinesw.com
Arriving by ferryBodinnick Car Ferry: from Bodinnick (Looe direction) to Caffa Mill. For up to date information visit www.ctomsandson.co.uk/bodinnick-ferry. Polruan Pedestrian and Cycle Ferry from Polruan to central Fowey – Town Quay (look for the signs). Tel: 01726 870232. The timings first thing and last thing are between Polruan to Fowey Town Quay - 7.15am to 9.00pm Mon – Friday, 7.30am to 9.00pm Saturday, 10.00am to 5.00pm Sunday, until 15th May. Any late ferries (after 9pm) will need to be booked via the main office on 01726 870232. From 16th May times as above, except between 9.45am and 5.15 m services are between Polruan and Whitehouse Slip in Fowey. All other times are between Polruan
and Town Quay.
HOW TO MAKE A B OOKING
Online at www.foweyfestival.com Bookings are made online via the Festival website at www.foweyfestival.com. For ease, tickets can be printed at home, or downloaded to a smartphone. There are no booking fees.
Local box office From the 9 May to the 16 May tickets can also be purchased from the Waterstones pop up shop located in the Royal Fowey Yacht Club
Festival Café.
Concessions10% discount for those in fulltime education. Photographic proof of entitlement may be required when purchasing tickets.
Waiting listsIf an event sells out, it may be possible to move it to a larger venue in order to satisfy the demand. We will set up a waiting list to assist with this and the off chance that we receive any returned tickets. Festival visitors will of course be informed if there is any change of venue or if further tickets become available.
Cancellations and refundsTickets are sold on a non-refundable or exchange basis. If, however we had to cancel an event, you will be notified as soon as possible and we will refund the ticket value.
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HELPFUL INFORMATION
HELPFUL INFORMATION
Access for disabled and reduced mobilityThe Church and most venues are wheelchair accessible, but unfortunately the Town Hall is not. It is an old building with many steps but depending on your disability it may be possible to gain access from the rear of the building with the help of our stewards. Do let us know when booking your tickets if you might need any help at any of our venues. There is a Hearing Loop in the Church and Town Hall.
SeatingThe first few rows in the Town Hall and the Church will be reserved for Friends of the Festival.
Events held in St Fimbarrus ChurchThe wonderful church of St Fimbarrus is an old building with magnificent stonework pillars. As a result, some seats have a restricted view of the stage area. It is advisable to remember this when attending events in the church, particularly those that are in high demand. Seats are reserved for Friends of the Festival however the rest of the seating is on a first-come, first served basis. The stone construction of the church does mean it can get a little cold, so you may wish to bring warm clothing when attending an even. Also for comfort, you may wish to bring a cushion to use on the wooden pew seating.
DogsThe du Maurier Festival Society loves dogs, but if at all possible we think it is better if they don't attend events. If however you absolutely must bring your dog we will accept small well-behaved dogs, but this is not unconditional, as we need to reserve our rights for the comfort of other Festival visitors.
Toilet facilitiesToilet facilities are available at all venues. The Parish Church, has only one toilet, (up a few steps) but there are also the public conveniences at ground level, just beyond the Church gates (20p). There are toilets within the Town Hall, but, in addition, the public conveniences are situated at the foot of the steps at Ground Level. (20p).
The Festival organisers, the du Maurier Festival Society, reserve the right to make changes to the programme of events if necessary.
Technical support is available by sending an email to: [email protected]. Your query will be answered with 24hours.
This information is correct at the time of going to press.
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The Festival Café
• Morning Coffee
• Lunch and Afternoon Tea
• Pre & Post Event Suppers
Waterstones Festival Book Shop
Festival Box Office
Event Tickets Available from May 9th-16th
Office tel: 01726 833573
Email: [email protected]
See the RFYC link on the Festival website for
daily for our Festival Specials
R OYA L FOW E Y YAC H T C LU B
The Festival Box Office, Waterstones Festival Book Shop and the Festival Café, are
all located at the Royal Fowey Yacht Club
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This wonderful, Trent Class Lifeboat, known
as Maurice and Joyce Hardy, has been part of
Fowey since 1996 at a cost of £1.2m. She will
be moored alongside the Town Quay on Friday
May 8th between 5pm and 7pm and this is
your opportunity to see how incredible she is.
The Stuns'ls shanty will be singing at
6pm-7pm on Town Quay and Havener’s will be
serving take-away food.
Mooring will take place subject to weather
and operational requirements.
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