Events on Portland May 2010
Friday 21st May 7pm at the Drill Hall, by kind permission of the PQST, Take the Space in association with Guildford’s Yvonne Arnaud Theatre present HANGING HOOKE - FOR ONE NIGHT ONLY. Tickets £8 on the door, under 18’s free.
“This is the most wonderful piece of new writing I have seen in years… an outstanding play”
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Take the Space are making their second visit to Portland with their sell-out success, Hanging Hooke, to mark the 350th anniversary of The Royal Society this year.
Christopher Wren loved him… Isaac Newton loathed him… Robert Hooke, polymath genius of the 17th century, provoked intense loyalty, controversy, jealousy and hatred. Since its premiere at Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Studio, Take the Space have toured extensively and experienced national success with Hanging Hooke, which was nominated for the Meyer Whitworth award and the Susan Smith Blackburn prize. .
Take the Space / www.takethespace.co.uk
Programme of events for May 22nd at Royal Manor Arts College Portland, 10am-6 pm.
10am - 6pm - Stonemasons carving the bell mould. This year we are marking International Day of Biodiversity by beginning the carving of the roach stone mould for the big Hooke bell that will become part of the monument. It is to be a “mould twin” to Great Paul at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and will be almost 10 feet in diameter. Come to Royal Manor Arts College, see the masons at work on the mould and see the big bell take shape.
12 noon - The Race Against Extinction - Sponsored fun-run in aid of the Kenyan conservation efforts to bring the Mountain Bongo back from the brink of extinction. Download your sponsorship form here and join the fun. (This is a pdf so you will need Adobe Reader or Sumatra PDF)
1pm - Food available and magic from Paul Hyland, The Art of the Impossible.
3.30pm - Tim Smit from the Eden Project speaking about MEMO.
4 - 6pm - Music from Pavlov.
