3rd October - 19th November 2008
Produced by the Older People's Council and The Pensioners' Forum in association with Brighton & Hove Arts Commission
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| Brighton Dome transforms its Foyer Bar into a late night bar for stay up sophisticates with Herbie Flowers and some special guests and surprises. Bring your friends or make some new ones and swap tales of your White Night adventures. Brighton Dome Foyer Bar, Church St, Brighton www.brightondome.org Saturday 25th October 10.30pm-2am FREE! | |||||
| Missed the play well don't miss the film. Make sure you are at the premier of what will surely become a film classic. See below for details of the film "The Making of George". | ||
Age: 82 Instrument: Trumpet Played with: Ted Heath, Jack Parnell, Victor Feldman Accompanied: Billie Holiday Toured with: Lena Horne playing the London Palladium with her. Did you know: Joe turned down the chance to join Ronnie Scott's band.  Age: Don't be cheeky Talent: Singer Started: Singing in pubs for fun about 10 years ago. Did you know? Until recently Annie worked for the NHS. Now she says "you don't have to be a teenager to start a singing career and make it work". Tickets from the Dome Box Office. | ||
Age: 85 Talent: Singer Known as: The Queen of Jazz Did you know? Renee beat 55,000 other contestants before elimination in the semi final of X factor. On Simon Cowell: He is just a very lucky man. Soft spot for: George Clooney, Would like to: Duet with Tony Bennet. Tickets from the Dome Box Office. | ||
| "Why the title - The Old Familiar Faces? We thought it could evoke loved poems as well as the irreplaceable people who have accompanied us through life. And the sub-title? We wanted poems written from inside the experience of ageing." Sybil Oldfield and Gwenyth Shaw editors of the anthology "The Old Familiar Faces". Copies of the anthology will be available at the performance event. | ||
| At 77 Brian Clark, acclaimed author of the ground-breaking play "Whose Life is it Anyway" provides powerful testimony that age need not be a barrier to creativity. Since the beginning of the year Brian has been working with a group of older people to write and perform a new play. 'The Making of George' is an hour-long documentary that captures the entire creative process - from audition to curtain-up. Visit Home Grown Films for a preview. Tickets from the Dome Box Office. | ||
| About Brighton Photo Biennial 2008 Entitled Memory of Fire: the War of Images and Images of War, Brighton Photo Biennial 2008 explores photographic images of war, their making, use and circulation, and their currency in contemporary society. For more details visit Brighton Photo Biennial 2008 | ||