EVENTS
The Silverlining Golf Challenge // 15 Aug
Join in at The Nevill Golf Club for a golf day to promote disabled sport and support a local brain injury charity, The Silver Lining. This is a steal at £ 50 per player, £ 180 for a team of 4, and this price includes food.
1pm( registration). Price: £ 50 The Nevill Golf Club, Benhall Mill Road, Tunbridge Wells TN2 5JW www. thesilverlining. org. uk / 0203 174 2051
Jay Rayner: The 10( Food) Commandments // 21 Aug
The Canterbury Tales // 17 Aug
The brilliant Pantaloons outdoor theatre company return to Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve for the second time this year. With a cast of just five actors, the show is fast paced, physical and funny and suitable for all the family. Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve offers a unique setting surrounded by beautiful landscapes in which to enjoy an evening of medieval mayhem. Bring a picnic and something to sit on, relax and enjoy this hilarious and unique performance of Chaucer’ s classic tale. The visitor centre will be open prior to the performance and during the interval for hot and cold drinks, light refreshments and ice cream.
6.30pm. Price: £ 13( children £ 8) Sevenoaks Wildlife Reserve, Sevenoaks TN13 3DH www. kentwildlifetrust. org. uk / 01622 662012
The original Ten Commandments have very little to offer when it comes to the complex business of how and what we eat. Now the award-winning restaurant critic and Masterchef judge Jay Rayner has decided it’ s time to act. So join this culinary Moses in this audio-visual romp as he attempts to lead you to the edible Promised Land. He’ ll explain why thou shalt always eat with thy hands, why thou should most definitely worship leftovers, and why thou must celebrate the stinkiest of foods. Plus he’ ll invite thee to honour thy pig – and so much more besides. Join the chair of BBC Radio 4’ s Kitchen Cabinet as he sets out to provide hilarious guidance on the very best way to eat now. There will be a Q & A with Jay and a book signing post show.
7pm. Price: £ 15 Theatre Royal Margate, Addington Street, Margate CT9 1PW www. theatreroyalmargate. co. uk / 01843 292795
Whitney – Queen Of The Night // 26 Aug
Time & Time Again // 18-21 Aug
Kent Rep’ s 2016 Hever production is vintage Ayckbourn and surely one of his funniest. The action centres around ex-teacher Leonard, who despises the suburban lifestyle of his sister and boorish brother-in-law with whom he has lived since he was locked out by his wife. Another of Leonard’ s problems is that he finds it difficult to communicate with so called‘ normal’’ people. As a result, poetry quoting Leonard prefers to chat to Bernard, the garden gnome!
When brother-in-law Graham brings home his employee, sports-mad Peter, and his attractive fiancée, Joan, who has attracted Graham’ s own lecherous interest, it is‘ odd-ball’ Leonard to whom she takes a fancy. From that point onwards, there ensues a hilarious sequence of incidents that embrace all sorts of sporting and leisure activity such as cricket, football – even draughts. And not forgetting Leonard’ s latest wheeze – Pond Dancing!
8pm( Friday matinee 2.30pm). Price: £ 16 Hever Festival Theatre, Hever Castle, Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG www. heverfestival. co. uk / 01732 866114
A stunning celebration of the music and life of one of the greatest singers of our time. This award-winning production features a stellar line-up with rising West End star Rebecca Freckleton delivering a powerhouse and breathtaking performance as Whitney Houston. Taking you on a magical rollercoaster ride through three decades of classic hit’ s that include“ I Wanna Dance With Somebody”,“ One Moment In Time”, and“ I will Always Love You”, the show beautifully remembers the most highly awarded female artiste in the world ever! Whitney’ s one true legacy was her music which touched most of us at some time in our lives.
7.30pm. Price: £ 23 Margate Winter Gardens, Fort Crescent, Margate CT9 1HX www. margatewintergardens. co. uk / 01843 292795
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