insideKENT Magazine Issue 46 - January 2016 | Page 27

EVENTS

The Picture of Dorian Gray // 15 Jan

International Garden Photographer
of the Year Exhibition // 16 Jan – 28 Feb

By popular demand, European Arts Company returns with a thrilling new
adaptation of Oscar Wilde’s only novel. Last chance to see it before it
transfers to Trafalgar Studios in the West End! Written with Wilde's grandson
Merlin Holland, the play is timed to celebrate the 125th anniversary of the
story’s publication. Combining drawing room comedy and gothic horror,
this is a gripping and hugely entertaining theatrical event.
7.30pm. Price: £15
Hazlitt Theatre, Earl Street, Maidstone ME14 1PL
www.hazlitttheatre.com / 01622 758611

Enjoy stunning photos on show at Sissinghurst this winter.
From 11am. Price: £11.70 (children £5.82)
Sissinghurst Castle Garden, Biddenden Road, Cranbrook TN17 2AB
www.nationaltrust.org.uk/sissinghurst-castle-garden / 01580 710701

The Town Mouse & The Country Mouse // 16 Jan

The Below Stairs Tour – A Servant's Life // 16 & 29 Jan

Join two friends as they embark on an amazing journey and discover that
sometimes new can be exciting and different can be good, but the most
important thing is friendship.
Celebrating over 30 years of outstanding children’s theatre The Pied
Piper Theatre Company returns to Folkestone Quarterhouse with the
enchanting and heartwarming telling of Aesop’s classic fable The Town
Mouse and The Country Mouse, a magical show packed full of fun, music
and song. There could not be a better way than this to introduce your young
child to theatre.
2.30pm. Price: £6 (children £5, family £20 (2 adults, 2 children))
Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN
www.quarterhouse.co.uk / 01303 760750

The discreet running of a large household in the 1930s took military precision.
Visit restricted areas below stairs to learn how the Castle servants made
this seem effortless. Must be booked in advance.
11.30am. Price: £5 (in addition to entry fee).
Leeds Castle, Maidstone ME17 1PL
www.leeds-castle.com / 01622 765400

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