Our Patch JUNE 2016
Our Patch JUNE 2016
Betts House in Shepherds
Bush. £12 (children free)
www.opensquares.org
June-July
3-5 June
l Polo in the Park,
Hurlingham Park SW6
Ladies’ Day is on 4 June,
family finals day on 5 June,
as the Fulham park stages its
annual polo jamboree. The
park opens at noon, with
events throughout each
afternoon, a clutch of pop-up
restaurants and bars. There’s
a children’s fun event from
11.30am-1.30pm on 5 June.
From £10
www.polointheparklondon.com
4-12 June
l Hi tchcock homage,
Barons Court Theatre W6
Dark comedy, inspired by the
master of suspense, revolving
around two lovers trying to
get away with the perfect
crime. Watch out for the
obligatory cameo. At the
Curtain’s Up pub, Comeragh
Road. £13 (£10 concs). Box
office: 020 8932 4747.
www.offwestend.com
actress/singer’s 35-year
career., including hits such as
It’s A Mystery and I Want To
Be Free in club under
Chelsea’s east stand at
Stamford Bridge. £20
www.underthebridge.co.uk
performers. Check website
for acts every Wednesday.
7.30pm. Free
www.twiceasnicecomedy.com
From 11 June
l Bugsy Malone, Lyric W6
Welsh multi-instrumentalist
Catherine Anne Davies
(better known to her fans as
Catherine AD) promotes her
debut album, Confessions of
a Romance Novelist, with a
gig at Bush Hall. £15.
www.bushhallmusic.co.uk
Alan Parker’s award-winning
gangster musical returns to
Hammersmith, complete
with splurge guns, Fat Sam
and a shoal of toe-tapping
songs. Sean Holmes directs.
From £15
www.lyric.co.uk
15 June
l Comedy, The Duchess
of Cambridge W6
Stand-up evening at the
Duchess run by Twice as
Nice. Newcomers to the
comedy circuit share stage
space with more experienced
15 June
l The Anchoress,
Bush Hall W12
18-19 June
l London Open Garden
Squares Weekend
A host of local green spots
open their doors to show off
their gardens in the Londonwide event. Includes the
gardens at William Morris
Society and The River Cafe in
Hammersmith and John
Brook Green
Market
Every Saturday
4 June
l Brook Green Market,
Addison Primary School
W14
More than 25 traders sell a
mix of organic, free-range
locally sourced produce and
street food at the farmers’
market every Saturday
from 10am-3pm. Free
www.brookgreenmarket.co.uk
1 July
Punk poet laureate
John Cooper Clarke
comes to O2 Shepherds
Bush Empire
10/11
4 June
l Toyah, Under the
Bridge SW6
An acoustic set by the pop
diva, interwoven with
stories from the talented
ENJOYING THE TWEET OF BIRDSONG
It’s a hands-on approach to sounds at Music House for
Children, Uxbridge Road W12, where the Little Birdsong
concert on 7 June at 10.30am lets babies and children
joyously play along, responding freely as the whim takes
them. Tickets & details: www.musichouseforchildren.co.uk
29-30 July
l Jazz on the Lawn,
Fulham Palace SW6
30 June
l Cyndi Lauper,
Eventim Apollo SW6
FSO conductor
Marc Dooley
18 June
18 June
l Fulham Symphony
Orchestra, Town Hall W6
The Fulham Symphony
Orchestra and conductor
Marc Dooley return to
Hammersmith Town Hall
to tackle Sibelius’ first
symphony and Lutoslawski’s
Concerto for Orchestra.
£12 (concs £8)
www.fso.org.uk
19 June
l Vintage Fashion Fair,
Town Hall W6
Leading vintage fashion
clothing dealers from across
the UK and abroad gather
under one roof to share their
highly sought-after wares
from 1800 to 1980. Expect
handbags, as well as shoes,
hats, and chiffons. 8am-5pm.
From £5
www.pa-antiques.co.uk
25 June-30 July
l Boys Will Be Boys,
Bush Hall W12
Little Birdsong
Concert
7 June
performed in the Lyric’s
studio. Suitable for 7+ this
hour-long show features
two wicked stepmothers.
7pm. £8 (£5 concs)
www.lyric.co.uk
Directed by Amy Hodge and
written by Melissa Bubnic,
an all-female cast performs
a joint Bush Theatre/
Headlong production at Bush
Hall with cabaret seating.
Kirsty Bushell stars as ruthless
financial broker Astrid in this
musical drama which looks
at gender politics. Tickets £25
(concs available)
www.bushtheatre.co.uk
28-29 June
l A Brimful of Grimm,
Lyric W6
An original play by
Chickenshed Theatre,
She still wants to have fun,
30 years on. Performing new
and old material, Cyndi will
be promoting her new studio
album featuring a dozen
classic country songs. The
material was recorded in
Nashville with a host of local
session players. From £43.50
www.eventimapollo.com
1 July
l John Cooper Clarke,
O2 Shepherds Bush
Empire W12
Cyndi Lauper
30 June
Chelsea’s 606 Club Presents
The Fontanas (Friday)
and the Georgina Jackson
Quintet (July 30). The
Fontanas, fronted by US
vocalist Kay Elizabeth, play
an incandescent blend of
funk, latin, ska and soul;
while singer/trumpet player
Georgina Jackson leads her
saxophone, piano, bass and
drums quintet. Gates open at
6.30pm. £16 (concs £10)
www.606club.co.uk
WIN FREE TICKETS!
FOLD FESTIVAL AT FULHAM PALACE
Performance poet John
Cooper Clarke has been
entertaining with his satirical
and pointed verse since the
1970s. The flame hasn’t
dimmed. 7pm. From £25.
www.o2shepherdsbushempire.
co.uk
Nile Rodgers
brings Fulham
Palace into
the Fold
24-26 June
1 & 8 July
l Bill Bailey,
Eventim Apollo W6
The only Apollo performer
who can actually walk to his
own gigs, W6’s quick-witted
comedy and musical maestro
has bagged two successive
Friday nights for an evening
of surreal jollity, fresh from
a tour of Australia and New
Zealand. From £29.50
www.eventimapollo.com
2 July
l Roger Hubband &
Richard Studholme,
Brooks Blues Bar W6
No less an expert than
Muddy Waters raves about
Hubbard’s blues playing.
The guitarist played on the
first Glastonbury pyramid
stage. Hear him for yourself
at POSK’s jazz cafe venue
in King Street, where he
teams up with New Yorker
Studholme. 7.30pm. £10
www.brooksbluesbar.co.uk
G
rammy-winning composer, producer and
guitarist Nile Rodgers brings his Freak Out Lets
Dance (FOLD) festival to the picturesque
gardens of Fulham Palace. Music spans all genres,
with his legendary disco band CHIC playing each
evening, 24-26 June. Nile and his multi-platinum
band are joined by Beck, Alison Moyet, John Newman,
Angie Stone, Incognito for the inaugural event at
Fulham Palace; an incredible setting for live music.
And we have five pairs of tickets to give away for each
night. All you have to do it answer the following
question: Which world-class disco band plays each night?
>> Email the answer, your name and address and
daytime phone number to office@hortonandgarton.
co.uk and 15 correct entries will be chosen at random
on closing date, 15 June. Usual rules apply. Good luck!
For more details, visit: www.foldfestivallondon.com
24-26
CHIC