News from producers around Derbyshire

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Remarkable photographs taken by front-line soldiers have revealed a completely new picture of life and death in the First World War, an author will demonstrate at Buxton International Festival’s Book Weekend.

Historian Richard Van Emden will share hundreds of photos taken without permission from the military authorities when he talks about his new book in the spa town’s Pavilion Arts Centre on November 23.

In 1918: The Decisive Year in Soldiers’ Own Words and Photographs, Richard tells the story of how close the last stages of the conflict was.

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Photocall: Saturday 27 October, 10am-4pm

Buxton Festival Fringe, which will celebrate its 40th year in 2019, has agreed an extra low entry fee for ‘early birds’.

One of the most famous ships in the history of exploration might yet make a second journey across the globe — centuries after it sank, one of the authors coming to Buxton International Festival’s Book Weekend has said.

Historian Peter Moore’s highly-acclaimed history of Captain Cook’s Endeavour concentrates on how a work-a-day boat designed to take coal up and down the British coast changed the world by putting Australia and Polynesia into Europe’s sights.

Join us for the

Stars and Stories Development Day ­ combining Astronomy and Storytelling

at Derbyshire Eco Centre, Porter Lane, Middleton-by-Wirksworth DE4 4LS

Sunday 25 November 2018, 1.30-4.30pm

Still time to sign up for our Autumn courses

The weather may be cooling, but our courses are hotting up! There’s still chance to sign up for loads of courses and workshops coming up between now and the end of the year. In honour of the upcoming time of year, here’s examples of what we have coming up beginning with the letter C!

Wednesday October 17th, 2018

1623 is thrilled to announce that Rikki Beadle-Blair joins Mark Ravenhill and Dame Janet Suzman as another world-class artist who embodies and reflects what the company is all about.

Rikki Beadle-Blair MBE is a writer, director, composer, choreographer, designer, producer and performer. He has won several awards including the Sony Award, the Los Angeles Outfest Screenwriting and Outstanding Achievement awards.

"An absolute celebration of diversity and a truly special piece of theatre"
North West End ★★★★★

Next week we present Dishoom! – a new British-Asian play featuring music from the iconic Bollywood hit, Sholay – as part of a national tour.

We would love to see you there and have a fantastic group deal to offer you…