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Voice of the People
Programme of Films, Talks and Events
Sylvia Pankhurst © Sylvia Pankhurst Memorial Committee
May - September 2010
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Tuesday, 18th May
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| 11.00 – 12.00
The Museum of Richmond and Libraries Poetry Reading Group present a morning of:
Suffragettes
A morning of poetry inspired by the Suffragette Movement. Free, no ticket required – feel free to bring along your own poem!
| Friday, 21st May
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| 10.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
The Suffragettes: The Story of Emmeline Pankhurst
(1994; certificate Exempt); (50 mins approx)
Narrated by Louise Papillon and Simon Kirk, this film explores the history of the Suffragette Movement featuring period imagery and reconstructions.
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Wednesday, 26th May
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| 18.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
Kind Hearts and Coronets
(1949; certificate U); (102 mins approx)
A BAFTA nominated comedy starring Dennis Price, Valerie Hobson, Joan Greenwood and Sir Alec Guinness. This dark Ealing Studios comedy follows a son’s determination to seek revenge for his mother.
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Thursday 27th May
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| 7.30pm
Talk: Shirley Williams, A conversation on women and politics
The Library Room, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond
Tickets: £5/£3 concs
Tickets available from the Museum of Richmond. Please apply in person or send a cheque made out to "Aurora Metro Arts & Media Ltd" and enclose a SAE.
| Wednesday, 9th June
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| 14.00
Taster Talk
Richmond's Workhouse
Led by Barbara Vosper
Free, no ticket required
| Wednesday, 16th June
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| 19:30 - 21.00
31st Anniversary Series of the Richmond Society Heritage Walks and the Museum of Richmond present:
Suffragettes in Richmond Walk
Led by Paul Velluet and Charles Keggen.
To meet at Richmond Station, upper concourse at 19.30, ending at about 21.00 in a local pub. A donation of £1 is requested from each walker towards the Richmond Society Tree Planting and Landscaping Fund (no ticket required)
| Saturday, 19th June
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| 11 am
Playreading:
"How The Vote Was Won" by Cicely Hamilton and Chris St John (previously performed in Twickenham in 1910)
The Orange Tree Theatre
Tickets: £10/£8.00 concs
Tickets available from the Orange Tree Theatre. Box Office: 020 8940 3633
| | Wednesday, 23rd June | | 18.00 - 19.30
Inaugural meeting of the Feminist History Research Network (Richmond).
Museum of Richmond.
For anyone interested or actively involved in the investigation of women's history, especially the history of the women's suffrage movement in Richmond and its neighbouring boroughs.
If you are interested in attending please come along to the initial meeting. So that we can have an idea of numbers, please call Pauline to confirm, on 020 8948 7179. | Monday, 28th June
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| 11.00 - 13.00
Face to Face with Suffragettes: a Textile Portrait Workshop Celebrating the Women who Won the Vote
Led by artist and Suffragette historian Ann Dingsdale, this fun and practical workshopwill be looking at the portraits in the exhibition How the Vote was Won and responding to them with a fantasy textile collage portrait to celebrate your heroine. Suitable for all abilities.
£10 Friends / £13 non-Friends
| Wednesday, 30th June
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| 18.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
The Winslow Boy
(1999; certificate U); (104 mins approx)
Based on a true story, this film follows the lives of the Winslow Family and their fight to prove the innocence of their youngest son. Starring Matthew Pidgeon, Rebecca Pidgeon, Gemma Jones and Nigel Hawthorne.
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Thursday, 1st July
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| 10.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
North and South
(2004; certificate 12); (60 mins approx)
Part One. Milton – a northern mill town in the throes of the industrial revolution is the setting for a clash between newly-arrived southerner Margaret Hale and proud mill-owner John Thornton. Starring Daniela Denby-Ashe, Richard Armitage and Sinead Cusack.
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Wednesday, 7th July
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| 14.00
Taster Talk:
Fashion and Protest
Led by Valerie Boyes
Free, no ticket required
| Thursday, 8th July
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| 10.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
North and South
(2004; certificate 12); (60 mins approx)
Part Two. (For description please see Thursday, 1st July).
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| | | 19.30
Two talks:
'A Suffragette in the Family' - presentation by Peter Barratt.
'Women's Poetry in the Great War' - lecture by Audrey Ardern-Jones, featuring flautist Rachel Aukett.
Libarary Room, Old Town Hall, Whittaker Avenue
Tickets: £5 / £3 concs, available from Aurora Metro Arts & Media, phone 020 3261 0000 | Thursday, 15th July
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| 10.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
North and South
(2004; certificate 12); (60 mins approx)
Part Three. (For description please see Thursday, 1st July).
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| | Saturday, 17th July | | 11.00 - 15.00
Discovering Richmond's Local Archaeology and Finds Identification
with the Richmond Archaeological Society | Thursday, 22nd July
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| 10.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
North and South
(2004; certificate 12); (60 mins approx)
Final part. (For description please see Thursday, 1st July).
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Saturday, 24th July
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| 11.00 – 16.00
Festival of British Archaeology Drop In Family Event:
Roman Life Discovery Day
Discover what life was like in Roman Britain. Join us for a fun-filled day exploring local Roman archaeology, clothing, armour and food.
Free, no booking required
| Wednesday, 28th July
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| 17.45
Voice of the People Film Season:
Iron Jawed Angels
(2004; certificate PG); (125 mins approx)
Defiant young activists take the women’s suffrage movement by storm, putting their lives at risk to help American women win the right to vote. Starring Hilary Swank, Margo Martindale and Anjelica Houston.
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Thursday, 12th August
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| 14.00
Taster Talk:
John Lewis: Hero of Richmond Park
Led by Phillippa Heath.
Free, no ticket required
| Saturday, 14th August
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| 10.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
The Suffragettes: The Story of Emmeline Pankhurst
(1994; certificate Exempt); (50 mins approx)
Narrated by Louise Papillon and Simon Kirk, this film explores the history of the Suffragette Movement featuring period imagery and reconstructions.
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Wednesday, 25th August
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| 18.00
Voice of the People Film Season:
I’m Alright Jack
(1959; certificate U); (100 mins approx)
BAFTA award winning film which is considered to be the best of John and Roy Boulting’s social satires. A laugh-out-loud comedy, lampooning the then burning issue of industrial relations. Starring Ian Carmichael, Peter Sellers, Terry Thomas and Richard Attenborough.
Free but £2 donation welcomed
Ticket required
| Wednesday, 1st September
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| 14.00 Taster Talk:
The Fight to Save the View
Led by Stephanie Kirkpatrick.
Free, no ticket required
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Booking Information
Event tickets are available from the Museum of Richmond, Old Town Hall,
Whittaker Avenue, Richmond, TW9 1TP. Tel: 020 8332 1141
Please apply in person or print and complete the booking form
and return it to the Museum with a stamped addressed envelope.
For more information on any of the events, please call Phillippa Heath on
020 8332 1141
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