insideKENT Magazine Issue 63 - June 2017 | Page 28

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GANGSTA GRANNY // 21-25 JUNE
HACKNEY COLLIERY BAND // 28 JUNE
It’s Friday night and Ben knows that means only one thing – staying
with granny. There will be cabbage soup, cabbage pie and cabbage
cake and Ben knows one thing for sure – it’s going to be sooooooooo
boring! But, what Ben doesn’t know is that granny has a secret – and
Friday nights are about to get more exciting than he could ever imagine
as he embarks on the adventure of a lifetime with his very own gangsta
granny! From the acclaimed producers of Horrible Histories comes the
world premiere of this amazing story by David Walliams, the UK’s best-
selling author for children.
Various times. Price: from £10
Assembly Hall Theatre, Crescent Road, Tunbridge Wells TN1 2LU
www.assemblyhalltheatre.co.uk / 01892 530613
HEVER’S HOME FRONT // 24-25 JUNE
In summer 2016, Hackney Colliery Band released their third album,
Sharpener, which entered the jazz charts at number three and went on
to enormous critical acclaim. The band has rapidly gained an army of
loyal supporters, including radio support from Lauren Laverne, Gilles
Peterson, Craig Charles and Huey Morgan. Since the release of their
eponymous debut in 2011, the nine-piece have blown their way into
the public consciousness with their energetic and passionate live shows,
amassing fans worldwide and reinventing the brass band sound for
the modern age.
8pm. Price: £15 (£18 on the door)
Quarterhouse, Mill Bay, Folkestone CT20 1BN
www.quarterhouse.co.uk / 01303 760750
ST EDMUND’S FESTIVAL // 28 JUNE—4 JULY
Step back in time and experience a taste of wartime Britain at Hever’s
Home Front. Reenactors will be demonstrating what it would have
been like to live and work in the countryside during the 1940s to mark
Armed Forces Day. Experience unique living history from the home
front in a classic double-decker bus containing reconstructions of a
1940’s living room, shop, bombed-out street and air raid shelter
replicating the sights and sounds of the time. Move 1940’s style with a
swing dance in the tea dance tent, listen to the Sweetheart Swing duet,
or visit the stalls selling vintage wares and refreshments. Get into the
nostalgic spirit by dressing up in period costume with prizes for the
best-dressed visitors. Finish off your outfit with a trip to our 1940’s salon
for a fitting do. Meet Winston Churchill and enjoy displays of period
model boats on the moat or have a selfie with a grounded life-size
model Hurricane or a 3/4 size model Spitfire.
From 10.30am. Price: £16.90 (children 5-15 £9.50)
Hever Castle, Hever, Edenbridge TN8 7NG
www.hevercastle.co.uk / 01732 865224
St Edmund’s School
Canterbury has
announced the lineup for
its inaugural festival. The
festival will be a week-
long celebration of the
arts with concerts, drama
productions and
workshops. The critically
acclaimed concert
pianist and former St
Edmund’s pupil, Freddy
Kempf, will open the
Festiva