The Croydon Arts Show: Recent Episodes
Croydon Arts Show
The Croydon Arts Show presented by Janet Smith, covering the local arts scene with interviews, news, events listings and film reviews from around the local area and further afield.
So, if you want to know what’s happening culturally in Croydon listen in.
Interviews with Tim Eveleigh from Croydon Comedy Festival and Katie Brandwood and Catriona Mahmoud from Screen25 about creating Stand Up Film Club with David Lean Cinema for BFI Comedy Genius Season #bficomedy
Stand Up Film Club
www.bficomedy.co.uk/cinema-listings
Screen25 Screenings - www.screen25.com
Ed Night Introduces
www.screen25.com/whats-on/goodburger
www.ednight.co.uk
Kevin Day Introduces
www.screen25.com/whats-on/sullivanstravels
www.kevindaycomedy.com
David Lean Cinema Screenings - www.davidleancinema.org.uk
Rachel Wheeley Introduces
www.davidleancinema.org.uk/event/amelie
rachelwheeley.com
Q&A with Jon Drever And Brett Goldstein
www.davidleancinema.org.uk/event/superbob
Supported by
www.croydoncomedyfestival.co.uk
thetownthatlovebuilt.com
Also this week:
Surrey Opera - www.surreyopera.org
Turf Projects - turf-projects.com
Zoo Co Theatre - wearezooco.co.uk
Made In Croydon - madeincroydon.org
London Mozart Players - londonmozartplayers.com/concert/deck-the-halls
Croydon Cycle Theatre - www.croydoncycletheatre.com
An interview with Shri Sriram - Artistic Director of Croydon Composers about their work and concerts at The Oval Tavern 3rd November and Boxpark 2nd December.
Croydon Composers
Website: www.croydoncomposers.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/croydoncomposers
Twitter: @croydoncomposer
Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/croydon-composers-2018-exclusive-premiere-tickets-51103076678
Oval Tavern
Website: theovaltavern.co.uk
Boxpark: www.boxpark.co.uk/croydon
Also this week:
Croydon music ecosystem survey - https://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/4558622/Croydon-Music-Ecosystem-Assessment
CODA - www.codashows.co.uk/spectacular-spectacular
Surrey Opera - www.surreyopera.org
Turf Projects - turf-projects.com
Studio Upstairs - www.studioupstairs.org.uk/workshops
Zoo Co Theatre - wearezooco.co.uk
Screen25 - www.screen25.com
David Lean Cinema - www.davidleancinema.org.uk
An interview with Ed/Edalia Day about their show Super Hamlet 64 at Heart of Gaming and one with Nick and Carrie Smith from The Ludoquist who are coming up to their first year in Croydon
Super Hamlet 64 at Heart Of Gaming
Website: www.edwardday.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/eddydaylia
Twitter: @eddydaylia
Main Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=V0aWJFd1gHU
Audience comments trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qc6lLhqxTPM
Heart of Gaming: www.facebook.com/TheHeartOfGaming
The Ludoquist
Website: www.theludoquist.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/theludoquist
Twitter: @TheLudoquist
Also this week:
Black History Month - www.croydon.gov.uk/community/croydon-black-history-month
Gaming In Croydon - www.croydonartsshow.org.uk/around-croydon/gaming/
CODA - www.codashows.co.uk/spectacular-spectacular
Surrey Opera - www.surreyopera.org
Turf Projects - turf-projects.com
Interview about ASC studios in The Grafton Quarter, Grafton Rd and info about other studio space in Croydon plus news about the arts in Croydon and Black History Month.
ASC - Artists Studio Company
Website: www.ascstudios.co.uk/studios
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ASCGallery
Twitter: @ascstudios
Rich Simmons
Website: www.richsimmonsart.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/richsimmonsart
Twitter: @richsimmonsart
Turf Projects
Website: turf-projects.com/turfship/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/TurfProjects
Twitter: @Turf_Projects
Also this week:
Giant Leap Festival - www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/giant-leap-festival-information-event
Black History Month - www.croydon.gov.uk/community/croydon-black-history-month
Savvy Theatre - www.savvytheatre.co.uk/young
Interviews with two Community interest groups based in Croydon who are both having some of their events in Boxpark - Josi Kiss from Made In Croydon and Darren Randon from Well Versed Ink
Made In Croydon
Website: madeincroydon.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/MadeinCroydonOrg
Twitter: @MadeCroydon
Well Versed Ink
Website: www.wellversedink.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wellversedink
Twitter: @wellversedink
Jah-Mir Early - Crowd funder for Edinburgh Fringe - www.indiegogo.com/projects/jah-mir-early-be-spoken-at-the-edinburgh-fringe#/
Also this week:
CODA -www.codashows.co.uk
Rise Gallery -John Dimech www.rise-gallery.co.uk
Shinosaurus Popularis Exhibition Website: turf-projects.com
Bethlem Museum - museumofthemind.org.uk
Elizabeth James Gallery - www.elizabethjamesart.com
I had great afternoon recently interviewing CODA members at rehearsals for this year's Shakespeare in the Park show - Romeo & Juliet.
They'll be at Wandle Park Bandstand, Wednesday 25th to Saturday 28th July 2018. Tickets £10.00
CODA
Website: www.codashows.co.uk
Facebook: www.facebook.com/CODAShows
Twitter: @CODACROYDON
On this weeks show:
Croydon Pride - www.croydonpride.org.uk/pridefest2018
Croydon Mela - www.croydonmela.org
Jerk Cookout - www.jerkcookout.com
Tempting Failure 2018 - www.temptingfailure.com
Thornton Heath Arts Week - www.thorntonheatharts.co.uk
John Dimech at Rise Gallery - www.rise-gallery.co.uk
Shinosaurus Popularis Exhibition at Turf Projects - turf-projects.com
Bethlem Museum - museumofthemind.org.uk
Interview with Dr Thomas John Bacon about the return to Croydon of Tempting Failure - Biennial Performance Art Festival. Tempting Failure 2018 brings an eclectic selection of performance art and noise art from some of the most exciting artists around the world. #TF2018
Tempting Failure 2018
Website: www.temptingfailure.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/temptingfailure
Twitter: @TemptingFailure
Festival of Peace
Website: festivalofpeacecroydon.org
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FestivalOfPeaceCroydon
Twitter: @FestofPeace
Also this week:
Carshalton Artists Open Studios
Website: www.carshaltonartists.com
Rise Gallery - Modern Suburban Exhibition
Website: www.rise-gallery.co.uk
Turf- Projects - LOW BATT. Exhibition
Website: turf-projects.com
Elizabeth James Gallery
Website: www.elizabethjamesart.com/exhibitions
Interviews with Andrew & Eunice Dickinson about The Summer of Love in Wandle Park and Croydon ReUse, followed by an interview with actor/writer Christian Graham about his Croydon set play Be Born which is being performed in East London's Space Theatre in June
Summer Of Love
Website: greencroydon.co.uk/croydon-reuse-organisation/
Facebook: www.facebook.com/wandle.park
Twitter: @greencroydon
Twitter: @CroydonReUse
Website: www.codashows.co.uk
Christian Graham
Twitter: @C_A_Graham
Twitter: @SpaceArtsCentre
Website: space.org.uk
Recently I spoke to Katie Rose about the events taking place at the Festival Of Peace.
Festival of Peace
Website: festivalofpeacecroydon.org
Twitter: @FestofPeace
Facebook: www.facebook.com/FestivalOfPeaceCroydon
This week I spoke to Anna Arthur Director of Croydonites Festival of New Theatre and two of the performers from this years festival Vinicius Salles and Gill Manley.
Croydonites Festival
Website: www.croydonites.com
Twitter: @croydonites
Facebook: www.facebook.com/croydonites
This week I spoke to Katie Brandwood from Screen25 about their new home at Harris Academy South Norwood and Crowdfunding for their own projector.
Website: www.screen25.com/donate
Twitter: @screen25cinema
Facebook: www.facebook.com/screen25cinema
CODA
Website: www.codashows.co.uk
Twitter: @CODACROYDON
Croydonites Festival
Website: www.croydonites.com
Twitter: @croydonites
Turf
Website: turf-projects.com
Twitter: @Turf_Projects
The Bethlem Gallery
Website: bethlemgallery.com
Twitter: @Bethlem_Gallery
Croydon Community Choir
Website: www.facebook.com/CroydonCommunityChoir
This week I spoke to Ashburton Hall interim managers Devaki Thomas and Shuba Rao about the newly renovated building and their Well-being Open Day Saturday 20th January 10am-4pm and London Mozart Players Music and Indian Dance event on the 3rd of February.
Website: ashburton-hall.co.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/AshburtonHall
Facebook: www.facebook.com/AshburtonHallArtsHub
Email: info@ashburton-hall.co.uk
Curry On NaanStop
Facebook: www.facebook.com/curryonnaanstop
The eighth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. An Interview with Chetna Kapacee from CR7 Culture about the Arts and cultural diverse creativity in Thornton Heath and some great events coming to Trumble Gardens.
Croydon 2019
Website : croydon2019.london
Vote for Croydon Borough of Culture
Website : www.itv.com/news/london/2017-06-30/which-borough-should-be-named-london-borough-of-culture
CR7 Culture
Website : cr7culture.co.uk
Lumiere London
Website : www.visitlondon.com/lumiere#ECbcvYjmZfEDBjpw.97
Thornton Heath Chronicle
Website : www.thorntonheathchronicle.co.uk
CPIFF Croydon Rising Star Award
Website : cpiff.co.uk/croydon
What's On in Croydon
Website : www.whatsoncroydon.com
The Croydon Flyer
Website : festivalflyer.com/the-croydon-flyer
Description - This week I spoke to co curators Lata Desai & Rolf Killius about their exhibition Gujarati Yatra at the Croydon Museum. Followed by an interview with Museums and Archives manager Rob Shakespeare.
Website: www.gujaratiyatra.com
Twitter: @GujaratiYatra
Facebook: www.facebook.com/GujaratiYatra
Lata Desai
Website: www.subrangarts.co.uk
Rolf Killius
Website: www.rolfkillius.com
Museum Of Croydon
Website: www.museumofcroydon.com
The Croydon Art Society
Website: www.croydonartsociety.org.uk
The Ludoquist
Website: www.theludoquist.com
David Lean Cinema
Website: www.davidleancinema.org.uk
Stanleys Film Club
Website: www.stanleysfilmclub.com
Spreadeagle Theatre
Website: www.spreadeaglecroydon.co.uk/homepage/whats-on
Stanley Halls
Website: www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/whats-on
The seventh of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. An Interview with Deputy Team Leader, Placemaking - Anisha Jogani about public space improvements, The Croydon Arts Store and the plans for a Croydon Biennale. I also have an interview with Catherine Pestano from Creative Croydon about music & wellbeing activities she is involved with locally.
Croydon 2019
Website : croydon2019.london
Vote for Croydon Borough of Culture
Website : www.itv.com/news/london/2017-06-30/which-borough-should-be-named-london-borough-of-culture
Croydon Arts Store
Website : croydonartsstore.com
Website : turf-projects.com
Website : www.kingston.ac.uk
Website : www.arthalo.org
Creative Croydon
Website : creativecroydon.wordpress.com
Studio Upstairs
Website : www.studioupstairs.org.uk
Friends Of Addiscombe Railway Park
Website : www.park.addiscombe.net
Surrey Street Sundays
Website : www.croydon.gov.uk/business/markets-0/surrey-street-sundays
Email : fiona.woodcock@croydon.gov.uk
The sixth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features an interview with Izzy Bianchini Arts Development Manager of Croydon Music and Arts along with the young people taking part in the CYAC Youth Arts Takeover of Croydon Clocktower! A day of FREE creative activity for young people, children and families!
Saturday 28th October 2017, 11am to 5pm.
The theme this year is 'wellbeing' and there will be creative workshops around the building, live theatre and music performances in the Braithwaite Hall, interactive art exhibitions, film screenings in the David Lean cinema and a panel talk in the Council Chamber. Plus much more!
CYAC
Website : croydonyouthartscollective.co.uk
Twitter : twitter.com/CYACyouth
Email : cyac@croydon.gov.uk
Croydon 2019
Website : croydon2019.london
Vote for Croydon Borough of Culture
Website : www.itv.com/news/london/2017-06-30/which-borough-should-be-named-london-borough-of-culture
Croydon Arts Shop
Website : turf-projects.com
CODA
Website : www.codashows.co.uk/box-office
An interview with Creative Director Katie Brandwood from Stanley’s Film Club It is a weekly cinema in the heart of the South Norwood community.
They provide a welcoming and inclusive space where local people can come together and discover a lovingly curated programme of new releases, cult classics and archive films.
Website: www.stanleysfilmclub.com
Twitter: twitter.com/StanleyFilmClub
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StanleysFilmClub
Surrey Opera
Website: www.surreyopera.org
Twitter: twitter.com/SurreyOpera
CODA
Website: www.codashows.co.uk
Twitter: twitter.com/CODACROYDON
The fifth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features an interview with the organisers of the Croydon Dance Festival - Internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Anusha Subramanyam and Vipul Sangoi of Rain Design who is also one of the directors of Made In Croydon who will also be at the festival.
Croydon Dance Festival
dancefestivalcroydon.com
Dance Unbrella
www.danceumbrella.co.uk
Made In Croydon
madeincroydon.org
Anusha Subramanyam
beeja.com
Croydon 2019
croydon2019.london
Vote for Croydon Borough of Culture
www.itv.com/news/london/2017-06-30/which-borough-should-be-named-london-borough-of-culture
Croydon Arts Shop
turf-projects.com
Surrey Opera
www.surreyopera.org
CODA
www.codashows.co.uk/box-office
The forth of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features interviews with the organisers of the Colors Croydon International Mela - Julian Rudd & Ajay Chhabra as well as Malti Patel from Apsara Arts, & Internationally renowned dancer and choreographer Anusha Subramanyam who is the Associate Artist for the Mela.
The Colors Croydon International Mela features - TaZzZ, Tasha Tah, H Dhami, Raxstar, Arjun, Transe Express/Dhol Academy, Apsara Arts, Magic Mela area & Carnival procession, Taste of Asia food market,
www.croydonmela.org
Malti Patel
apsaraarts.co.uk
Anusha Subramanyam
beeja.com
Also on the show..
Synthesis Festival
www.synthesis-festival.com
Surrey Opera
www.surreyopera.org
Warhol Croydon
warholcroydon.co.uk
Interviews with Composer Louis Mander and Conductor Jonathan Butcher.
When Louis Mander and Stephen Fry set about creating this opera, Louis found himself “fired up with passionate musical ideas; arching melodies, rich harmonies and orchestral colours which arose from the highly exotic and erotic subject matter of E. M. Forster's immaculately beautiful short story The Life to Come.”
Stephen describes it as “one of E. M. Forster's most beguiling and brilliant short stories… It speaks of colonialism, sexuality, love and religion in unique ways.”
Surrey Opera
Website: www.surreyopera.org
Twitter: @SurreyOpera
Louis Mander
Website: www.louismander.com
Twitter: @LouisMander
Warhol Croydon
Website: warholcroydon.co.uk
Twitter: @WarholCroydon
Croydon Literary Festival
Website: croydonlitfest.com
Twitter: @CroydonLitFest
Open House London
Website: openhouselondon.open-city.org.uk
The Third of a series of shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough. This show features an interview with Kevin Zuchowski-Morrison talking about the month long Croydon Warhol exhibition and events.
Watch out for other shows coming soon
Warhol Croydon
Twitter : @WarholCroydon
Website & Tickets : warholcroydon.co.uk
Facebook : www.facebook.com/warholcroydon
Venues
Rise Gallery
Twitter : @RISEgalleryuk
Website : www.rise-gallery.co.uk
David Lean Cinema
Twitter : @savedavidlean
Website : www.davidleancinema.org.uk
The Spreadeagle
Twitter : @spreadeaglecroy
Website : www.spreadeaglecroydon.co.uk
Project B
Twitter : @ProjectBCroydon
Website : www.projectbcroydon.com/whatson
Basquiat - Boom for Real at The Barbican
Website : www.barbican.org.uk/whats-on/2017/event/basquiat-boom-for-real
After 6 years of leading the Campaign to Save the David Lean Cinema Adrian Winchester is stepping down but not stepping away and this week he told me about his plans. All are welcome to attend the Save The David Lean Cinema Campaign CIC AGM on Thursday 21st of September in the Braithwaite Hall at 7.30pm.
The David Lean Cinema, Croydon Clocktower, Katharine St.
Website: www.davidleancinema.org.uk/
Twitter: @SaveDavidLean
Facebook: www.facebook.com/LeanCampaign/
AGM info: info@davidleancinema.org.uk
Warhol Croydon
Website: www.warholcroydon.co.uk
Twitter: @WarholCroydon
CODA
Website: www.codashows.co.uk
Twitter: @CODACROYDON
Wandle Fortnight
Website: wandlevalleyforum.org.uk
Twitter: @WandleForum
Croydon, the London borough that’s long been the butt of so many jokes, is getting its first literary festival. Don’t laugh. On Saturday 9 September 2017, at the David Lean Cinema, a selection of quirky sessions will explore aspects of life in Croydon, as well as author discussions and a session on writing.
Website: www.croydonlitfest.com
Twitter: @croydonlitfest
Facebook: www.facebook.com/croydonlitfest
Tickets: www.eventbrite.co.uk
Croydon Summer of Love
Art exhibition
www.elizabethjamesart.com
Screenings of films from 1967 at The David Lean Cinema
www.davidleancinema.org.uk/
Croydon's first Festival of Peace is coming next year from 16th to 23rd of June and will comprise a number of events including performances of a specially commissioned Anthem of Peace.
I spoke to Katie Rose at The Paxton Centre about this and how we can all get involved by taking part and pledging as little as £2 towards the crowdfunding page. I also spoke to Josi Kiss about the plan for a Peace Garden in Park Hill Park.
Festival Of Peace - Anthem of Peace
Info- festivalofpeacecroydon.wordpress.com
Funding - www.spacehive.com/anthem-for-peace
Twitter - @FestofPeace
Email - festivalofpeace@gmail.com
The Croydon Citizen Article - thecroydoncitizen.com
The Paxton Centre
Twitter - @ThepaxtonC
Webpage - www.thepaxtoncentre.co.uk
Peace Garden
Twitter - @ParkHillFriends
Webpage - parkhillpark.org.uk
Facebook - https://facebook.com/FriendsofParkHillParkCroydon/
CODA will be back in Wandle Park bandstand this month with Pirates Of Penzance and I interviewed the Director and some of the cast during last week's rehearsal. There's also a round up of other events in Croydon and nearby, including- Thornton Heath Arts Week, Bareface at Art Rebellion, CDNzine's Street Art Jam and a visit to Bethlem Museum Of The Mind.
CODA
www.codashows.co.uk
Mitre Players
www.mitreplayers.org.uk
Thornton Heath Arts Week
thorntonheathartsweek.co.uk
Addiscombe Summer Fair
www.canni.addiscombe.net
Bethlem Museum Of The Mind
museumofthemind.org.uk
Art Rebellion
www.artrebellion.co.uk
Bareface
barefacetees.wordpress.com
CDN
cdnzine.tumblr.com
The second of a series of monthly shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough.
This show features an interview with Paula Murray & Rob Shakespeare about The Fairfield Collection and The Art of Fairfield exhibitions. We then discussed the upcoming Croydon Pride Festival on the 15th of July and the historical display at the Croydon Museum.
Also interviews with local theatre groups who are putting on outdoor theatre shows this month - Flo O'Mahony & Rosalind Hoy from Human Zoo and Sheree Vickers & Samia Tossio from Savy Theatre.
Museum Of Croydon
www.museumofcroydon.com/
Human Zoo
www.thehumanzootheatrecompany.co.uk
Savy Theatre
www.savvytheatre.co.uk
www.thespyproject.com
Croydon Pride
www.croydonpride.org.uk
Watch out for other shows coming soon.
For this year's Croydon Heritage Festival 24th - 28th June, I interviewed Emily O'Hara from The Lucky Dog Picture House and Carys Surbey from The Croydon Youth Theatre Organisation about there contributions to the festival. THere's also a round up of other events in Croydon, including- Wandle Park -Summer Of Love, Purley Festival and Stanley's Film Club collaboration with The Brit School.
Croydon Heritage Festival - croydonheritagefestival.co.uk
CYTO - www.cyto.org.uk
Tangled Feet - www.tangledfeet.com
Shoestring Theatre - Oakley Road, South Norwood, London SE25 4XG
Phone: 020 86551098 | Email: admin@cyto.org.uk
The Lucky Dog Picturehouse - theluckydogpicturehouse.com
Stanley Halls - www.stanleyhalls.org.uk/whats-on
THe Oval Tavern - theovaltavern.co.uk
Andrew Dickinson talks about The Summer of Love Festival in Wandle Park, I look at other festivals coming soon to Croydon and speak to local artist Paulette Mckoy about her new exhibition at Venue 28 in Beckenham.
Croydon Summer Of Love - wandlepark.wordpress.com
Croydon Heritage Festival - croydonheritagefestival.co.uk
Purley Festival - www.purleyfestival.co.uk
Crystal Palace Overground Festival - crystalpalacefestival.org/
Paulette Mcoy - www.paulettemckoyart.com
Venue 28 - venue28.com
The first of a series of monthly shows supported by Croydon Council to showcase the Cultural highlights they are supporting in the Borough.
This show features an interview with Farouk Deen from the Lost Format Society rooftop cinema (on the roof of Centrale Shopping Centre) and news of Croydon Saffron Central’s bid to create a Floral Rainbow flag to celebrate Croydon Pride Festival on the 15th of July.
Watch out for other shows coming soon
The Lost Format Society - www.lostformatsociety.co.uk
Independent Women Film Award - www.eventbrite.co.uk
Croydon Pride - www.croydonpride.org.uk
Croydon Saffron Central - croydonsaffroncentral.org