July 2011

Scenes Twelfth Night

Directed by Ros Rokison

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night was played 
on four afternoons in July, to appreciative and enthusiastic audiences. 

The company has established itself in giving a high standard of performance,
and grows in strength year by year.


Scenes from the 2011 festival

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Thursday 30th June
Live Comedy Night
Andrew Maxwell introduced the show Ian Stone telling a story
Pete Johansson gives a Canadian twist... Sean Hughes headed the bill and ended the evening.
Pete working the crowd
  
 Friday 1st July
Summer of Love
featuring 
 The Illegal Eagles
The "Illegal Eagles" started the evening in the daylight As dusk came, it got more exciting

The Illegal Eagles are firmly established as the ultimate celebration of the stunning musical mastery of The Eagles. They showed great talent and performed to an enthusiastic audience many of The Eagles greatest hits.

As it got darker the lighting really enhanced the music
  
 Saturday 2nd July
Thank You for the Music
the ultimate tribute to ABBA and the Bee Gees
The "Bee Gees" started the show

The Bee Gees tribute musicians played to an appreciative audience, as they relived the Bee Gees experience.

The audience joined in with enthusiasm They got people dancing on the grass

The Abba tribute musicians now in their 18th year, gave a superb rendition of Abba songs in the style of Bjorn, Agnetha, Benny and Frida.

The girls leading the song
Altogether in a big number Dancing the night away as it got dark

Sunday 3rd July
 Sunday Lunchtime Family Concert
 (Guest Alistair Appleton)
  
Jonathan Butcher conducts the Polesden Festival Orchestra. Fun for the children during the interval
Alistair concentrates hard to wait for his next cue

Alistair helps Jonathan with some audience participation

Alistair Appleton better known for shows like Cash in the Attic and Escape to the Country, narrated "Tubby the Tuba" as part of the concert.

  
Sunday 3rd July
Classical Music Extravaganza
with the Polesden Lacey Festival Orchestra conducted by
Jonathan Butcher
  

Jonathan Butcher was host and conductor for the evening.

The audience settles down for a brilliant evening of first class music.
The orchestra povided an extremely competent and entertaining evening of wonderful music As it got darker the lighting helped to set the atmosphere for some traditional pieces.
It's raining fire overhead!!

The evening ended with a firework display choreographed to fit in with the music being played on the stage.