insideKENT Magazine Issue 42 - September 2015 | Page 33

EVENTS

Kid Carpet and The Noisy Neighbours // 20 Sep

Murder on
the Fairway
// 25 Sep
It was Tudor Park,
in the dining room,
with the
candlestick... With
a plot to puzzle the
most inquisitive of
detectives,
attendees will get
into character and
make their way to the Gala Dinner that is held every year before the 25th
Kent Invitational Charity Golf Event. Sat at the table will be the well-liked
golfer, Freddie Edwards, known amongst his guests as a charmer. But this
year, golf professional Terry Johnson is in attendance and threatens to rob
Freddie of his title. How far will Freddie go to protect his golfing career?
7.30pm. Price: £38 per person (price includes a three-course meal).
Tudor Park Marriott Hotel & Country Club, Ashford Road, Bearsted
ME14 4NQ
www.mariotttudorpark.co.uk / 01622 632006

Kid Carpet uses Casio keyboards, cardboard, Sellotape and shouting to
make peculiar punk folk disco music. After releasing three albums and
performing both nationally and internationally Kid Carpet has begun making
theatre, composing music for others and has also presented a TV programme
for the BBC. A champion of the lost and broken, Kid Carpet likes to use
found sounds and objects which have been left behind by popular culture
and attempts to turn them into superheroes, repackaging them so that their
simple beauty and innocence can be rediscovered.
2.30pm. Price: £6 (children £5).
Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN
www.quarterhouse.co.uk / 01303 760750

Only Fools and Boycie // 26 Sep
Enjoy an intimate evening with
John Challis, one of the nation’s
greatest comedy actors, best
known as Boycie in BBC1’s
Only Fools and Horses. In this
one-off show, the national
treasure will reveal secrets from
the set with stories and
anecdotes from his dazzling
career. Having worked with
some of the biggest names in
show business, he’ll be spilling
the beans about his Only Fools
and Horses co-stars like Sir
David Jason and Nicholas
Lyndhurst, and friends and
fellow performers like The
Beatles, The Rolling Stones,
Oliver Reed, and George Best. He’ll also recall tales from his time in Dr
Who, Coronation Street and other TV classics. Mr Challis will also meet
fans after the show to sign autographs and pose for pictures, while signing
copies of his autobiography, Being Boycie, and novel, Reggie: A Stag At
Bay.
7.30pm. Price: £15.
Theatre Royal, Addington Street, Margate CT9 1PW
www.theatreroyalmargate.com / 01843 292795

Beating McEnroe
// 21 Sep
1981. Wimbledon. Bjorn Borg and
John McEnroe face each other
across the net; the self-controlled
champion and the impassioned
upstart. An epic rivalry comes to
a head. A six-year-old boy watches
and learns. Beating McEnroe is a
new solo show from awardwinning theatre maker Jamie
Wood about a pivotal moment.
With the help of his audience,
amongst vivid, surprising images, Jamie performs a cathartic ritual: recreating
and reliving the last point of one fateful match until he is finally able to move
on in his life. Beating McEnroe was shortlisted for a Total Theatre Award
for Innovation, Experimentation and Playing with Form in 2013, won the
From Edinburgh with Love award from the Oval House, and in 2014, won
Best Show at BE Festival as voted by the audience.
7.30pm. Price: £8.
E.M. Forster Theatre, Tonbridge School, High Street, Tonbridge TN9
1JP
www.boxoffice.tonbridge-school.co.uk / 01732 304241

Apple and Orchard Weekend // 26-27 Sep

Four Seasons in the
Garden // 22 Sep
Autumn: it’s not over yet. Look
at ways to extend the interest
in your garden until the first frosts
and beyond. This being the last
in the series, Fiona and Viv will
also take stock of successes
and failures to plan for next year.
9.30am. Price: £55.
Godinton House, Godinton
Lane, Ashford TN23 3BP
www.godintonhouse.co.uk /
01233 643854

Celebrate the bounty from the Garden of England with Ightham Mote’s
annual apple and orchard weekend. The weekend includes a mini market
and children’s trail.
10am. Price: £12 (children £6).
Ightham Mote, Mote Road, Ivy Hatch TN15 0NT
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/ightham-mote / 01732 810378

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