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LANGDON DOWN CENTRE
MAY TO JULY 2015: WHAT’S ON
2015 has started off as a busy year so far at the Langdon
Down Centre. There are several events planned for May
to July - a variety of musical performances, talks and
tours, and classes for adults and children. Please note
that the 20% discount to the LaCloche Restaurant will
apply for all pre-booked theatre tickets listed below. We
hope to see you at some of the events.
Book your Tickets Online Now
Tickets for all the performances and talks listed can now
be purchased online at www.langdondowncentre.org.uk
or from 0333 1212 300 (open Mon to Fri 9-5pm).
Lesley Alabaf
Langdon Down Centre Manager
Normansfield Theatre
Francesco Attesti Piano Recital
Saturday, 25 April at 7.30pm
Tickets: £17.50 and £15 concessions
This highly acclaimed Italian pianist performs
regularly in internationally prestigious concert
halls. This concert includes works by
Schubert, Chopin, and Brahms. The concert is
sponsored by the Rotary Club of Teddington
and The Hamptons in SOS!Special Education
Needs.
Opera in Cameo
Commedia Productions
Saturday, 16 May at 7.30pm
Tickets £20 and £16 concessions
Following the success of The Magic Flute,
Commedia returns to present cameo
scenes from your favourite operas. Excerpts from La Traviata, Madam Butterfly,
Carmen, Don Giovanni and The Marriage
of Figaro will be fully staged, featuring a cast
of professional singers and accompanied by
The Virtual Reality Orchestra.
Sinatra – The Movie Years
Robert Habermann
Saturday, 23 May at 7.30pm
Tickets: £12.50 and £10 concessions
The story of Ol’Blue Eyes’ film career
featuring the great songs from the films.
Robert Habermann tells the story and sings
the songs including The Lady is a Tramp, Ol’
Man
River, You’re
Man River, You’re
Sensational
and Sensational
the Oscar winning All
the Way, plus many more. It will be an evening of the
songs we all know and love.
Kenfig Hill & District Male Voice Choir
Saturday, 30 May at 7.00pm
Tickets: £15
Choral singing in Kenfig
Hill can be traced back as
far as 1890. Now
internationally renowned,
this premier Welsh Choir
has performed in many
European countries. The choir has performed at
Normansfield Theatre twice and both concerts have sold
out so book your tickets early! All Proceeds from this
concert are going to the Down’s Syndrome Association.
Murder at the Hunt!(And this time it’s not
the fox!)
Saturday, 6 June at 7.30pm
Tickets £17 and £15 concessions (includes a light
buffet supper)
In 2013, Hozz Murder Mysteries very
kindly put on a murder mystery night
for us which was so popular we have
requested a return. This year’s show
centres on the Bayler-Twine family at
Worsand Hall. In the run up to the
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Down’s Syndrome Association, Langdon Down Centre, 2a Langdon Park, Teddington TW11 9PS Registered Charity No 1061474 Tel: 0333 1212 300
www.langdondowncentre.org.uk www.downs-syndrome.org.uk lesley.alabaf@downs-syndrome.org.uk
LANGDON DOWN CENTRE
MAY TO JULY 2015: WHAT’S ON
Centenary Hunt, a murder takes place causing much
consternation. Join Detective Inspector Corner of
Scotland Yard as he investigates and solves the crime.
Guests can book as single tickets or book a table (8 to 10).
It’s a fun evening with all proceeds going to the Down’s
Syndrome Association
Watch the plot unfold… Examine the suspect… Interview
the suspects....Solve the murder mystery!
Teddington Summer Music Festival
Saturday, 20 June Summer Idyll at 7.30pm
Sunday 21 June 3 Chamber Music Gems at 7.30pm
Tickets: £12 and £10 concessions for both nights
Summer Idyll
Saturday, 20 June at 7.30pm
The LONDON DVORAK ENSEMBLE
features some of London’s leading
chamber musicians. Under their
conductor Tom Higgins, they will
focus around two major works
from the 19th century: Wagner’s ‘Sigfried Idyll’ and
Spohr’s tuneful Nonet. It also includes ‘Patorale d’Ete’ by
Honnegger and Dvorak’s Bagatelles Op 47, which is full of
the spirit of Czech folk music.
3 Chamber Music Gems
Let’s Fall in Love
Marble Hill Singers
Saturday, 27 June at 7.30pm
Tickets: £10
The Marble Hill Singers are a
locally based chamber choir
formed in 1989. They perform
in Twickenham and hold regular
concerts. They have also given
ten critically acclaimed overseas concerts in Europe and
perform regularly at our theatre. This year’s performance
is called Let’s Fall in Love – it will be an evening of
shamelessly romantic songs including Gershwin’s The Man
I love; Bernstein’s Tonight and Holst’s I Love my Love and
many more. The musical conductor is Robert MingaySmith.
North Kingston Choir
Saturday, 4 July
Tickets: tbc
North Kingston Choir will be
returning to Normansfield
Theatre with a concert in aid of
the Alzheimer’s Society.
Full details of the concert will be on our website.
Sunday, 21 June at 7.30pm
The Maxwell String
Quartet is highly
regarded as one of the
most talented and committed of today’s young
ensembles, they will perform two outstanding works from
the repertoire. Hayn’s Op 76 No 5 and Quartet in A minor,
Op 804. Tony Lamb joins in a performance of one of
Brahm’s greatest chamber works, the mellow and
autumnal Quintet in B minor Op 115.
Summer Soirée - Anything goes…..
Cantanti Camerati
Saturday, 11 July at 7.30pm
Tickets: £15 including a pre-concert drink
Following their successful
concerts in the series ‘Just
a Song at Twilight’,
Cantanti Camerati return to
Normansfield Theatre for a
Summer Soirée sub-titled ‘Anything goes….’ This concert
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Down’s Syndrome Association, Langdon Down Centre, 2a Langdon Park, Teddington TW11 9PS Registered Charity No 1061474 Tel: 0333 1212 300
www.langdondowncentre.org.uk www.downs-syndrome.org.uk lesley.alabaf@downs-syndrome.org.uk
LANGDON DOWN CENTRE
MAY TO JULY 2015: WHAT’S ON
will include British Folk-songs, French chansons and ‘Songs
of Stage and Screen’. The ticket price includes an preconcert drink of fizz. Tickets can be purchased from choir
members on 0208 898 8020, as well as 0333 1212 300.
Talks and Tours at the
Langdon Down Centre
Normansfield Theatre Tour
Saturday, 9 May from 10am to 12midday
Tickets £10 (includes light refreshments)
A detailed tour of the theatre,
including a presentation,
refreshments and a guide through a
selection of the Victorian scenery
pieces (not on general display.)
Places are limited and must be prebooked.on s
will be a very active week.
Classes at the Langdon
Down Centre
Adult Classes
A Taste of Opera
Wednesdays 7.15pm-9.15pm
Next course starts on 22 April.
Now in its third year, Glyn Paul
will take the class on a lighthearted, guided tour through
the development of opera, illustrated with a variety of
recent and historic audio and video recordings. Courses
are 10 weeks long and run during term times. Cost: £80
for 10 weeks. To book, please contact Lesley on 0333 1212
300 or Rilla on 07757 328 999.
Seasons Art Class
The Life of James Henry Pullen
Saturday, 27 June from 10am to 11am
Tickets: £5 (includes light refreshments)
A talk about the life of James Henry
Pullen (1835 – 1916), a resident of the
Royal Earlswood Asylum who had the
condition of savant syndrome. Pullen
created model ships. This one hour talk
looks at Pullen’s extraordinary life with a
presentation, short film and a guided
tour.
Learning Disability Week
June 2015
On Friday, 20 June, the Langdon down Centre will be
holding a day of activities which everyone is welcome to
attend. Full details will be available on our website. Do
come along and support this final day at the end of what
Tuesdays 10am-1pm or 2pm-5pm.
Adult beginners to improvers
Next Course starts on 14 April.
Learn new skills with this exciting 14 week course
which has proved very popular. Morning and afternoon
sessions are held (3 hour classes.) Call 0203 174 2028 to
book your place.
Yoga Class
Thursday 6.30pm to 7.45pm
Have you ever wanted to take up Yoga
but were unsure about joining an existing class? This is
your chance to take up a truly amazing discipline which
will not only inspire you physically, it will also open you up
mentally and emotionally. To find out more or to book
your place contact Diego Avila on 07720 837083 or
info@diegofitness.com.
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Down’s Syndrome Association, Langdon Down Centre, 2a Langdon Park, Teddington TW11 9PS Registered Charity No 1061474 Tel: 0333 1212 300
www.langdondowncentre.org.uk www.downs-syndrome.org.uk lesley.alabaf@downs-syndrome.org.uk
LANGDON DOWN CENTRE
MAY TO JULY 2015: WHAT’S ON
Fitsteps
Wednesdays 8pm to 9pm
A new dancing and toning programme devised by two of
the Strictly Come Dancing choreographers, now in its
second year and is very popular. To find out more or
book your place contact Diego Avila on 07720 837083 or
info@diegofitness.com.
Laughter, Relaxation & Breathing for Mums
Mondays 10-11am
£5 drop in on the door charge – children
can come along for free. Start your week
with relaxation and a giggle. Call Nargis on
07903 596878 for further details.
Children’s classes
Dragon Drama
Evening midweek classes
Dragon Drama encourage young imaginations to roam
free, to grow strong and to be unique. At Dragon Drama,
they believe that stage technique can be learnt when
children are older or when they desire to learn it.
Workshops from 3-18 years. For further information
contact 07590 452 436 or askus@dragondrama.co.uk.
www.dragondrama.co.uk
Langdon Down Museum
b) An ongoing programme of talks and tours
c) External talks where our Archivist can visit your
premises to talk about the history of Normansfield
d) Talks about the history of Normansfield at prearranged meetings/AGMs here
e) Private guided tours for groups of 10+
Hiring the LDC facilities
We have a range of rooms available for hire at the
Langdon Down Centre. In addition to the theatre, which
is hired out for performances, meetings, training days,
classes, and talks, we also hire out a large meeting room
and our museum area. Small breakout rooms are also
available. Please contact Lesley on 0333 1212 300 or
email lesley.alabaf@downs-syndrome.org.uk
Forthcoming Events
The programme of events is continually being updated.
Visit www.langdondowncentre.org.uk for up to date
information about future events, and to book tickets.
The Langdon Down Centre (Normansfield Theatre and
Langdon Down Museum) is owned and managed by the
Down’s Syndrome Association. Tel: 0333 1212 300
Registered Charity No 1061474. Email:
lesley.alabaf@downs-syndrome.org.uk
www.langdondowncentre.org.uk
www.downs-syndrome.org.uk
The Langdon Down Museum of Learning Disability at
Normansfield, is open weekly on a Saturday morning from
10am to 1pm. Entry to the museum is free of charge. We
ask for donations from visitors which help fund additional
projects. We are continuing to develop our information on
display.
In addition to being open on a Saturday, we also arrange
a) Educational school visits
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Down’s Syndrome Association, Langdon Down Centre, 2a Langdon Park, Teddington TW11 9PS Registered Charity No 1061474 Tel: 0333 1212 300
www.langdondowncentre.org.uk www.downs-syndrome.org.uk lesley.alabaf@downs-syndrome.org.uk