The Stevenage Fringe - 2021

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There are normally a huge variety of events celebrating the arts in Stevenage surrounding and during the festival that aren't part of the main programme.

With COVID having reduced the number of possible performances at the Gordon Craig Theatre, the festival also included some smaller events in and around Stevenage which are detailed below.

2021 Fringe Programme

Tuesday 1st of June to Saturday 10th of July 2021
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Events:

The Life Gallery Exhibition

Recognising the therapeutic value of the arts, a major new gallery space has been launched at the Lister Hospital giving exhibition opportunities for local artists. If you are visiting the Lister why not pop in and see their work. See www.thelifegallery.net and www.enhhcharity.org.uk/appeal/artlife for more information.

Entry to the Gallery is FREE.

SKAG Presents: Shakespeare's Stratford

Katie Alcock is a Blue Badge guide and took us on a virtual tour of Stratford upon Avon telling the story of Shakespeare’s life through the buildings that he would have known and seen and examining his legacy in the town of his birth.

Tickets: £ FREE, Contact Hilary by email to book a place.

SKAG Presents: Virtual Tour of London

Katie Alcock is a Blue Badge guide and took us on a virtual tour of London

Tickets: £ FREE, Contact Hilary by email to book a place.

SKAG Presents: Norton Asbury on David Hockney

Norton Asbury outlined David Hockney's work.

Tickets: £ FREE, Contact Hilary by email to book a place.

Herts Libraries present:
Tales from Hertfordshire

Tales from Hertfordshire: An adult storytelling event. Hertfordshire storyteller Vickie Holden-Swinton presented stories from our county, from the delightfully dastardly, to the downright daft!

Those of you who have discovered the local studies collections at any of our libraries, explored Hertfordshire Names Online or even visited Hertfordshire Archives and Local Studies (HALS) at County Hall in Hertford, will know that our county is full of fascinating history and brimming with brilliant anecdotes!

Herts Libraries are delighted to be hosting local storyteller Vickie Holden Swinton who presented Tales from Hertfordshire: A storytelling event for adults. Join us for an entertaining evening jam packed full of anecdotes and adventures inspired by our historic county. We celebrated the diversity of reading and everyone was welcome to enjoy brilliant stories without opening a book!

A trained actor, Vickie has been performing and storytelling since 2000 in street theatre, festivals, events, panto (Oh no she hasn’t!) and films. Vickie has a wealth of experience combining storytelling and acting and is co-director of Pakiki Theatre CIC.

Tickets: £ Free

SKAG Presents: Virtual tour of the City of Westminster

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Tickets: £ FREE

Herts Libraries presented:
Alfred Naujocks: The Man Who Started the War

The astonishing career of SS special agent Alfred Naujocks, whose activities spanned the war – from the capture of British agents in Holland to the manufacture of millions of pounds of forged currency. Most significantly, he led the SS team that started the war in 1939 with a false flag raid on a German radio station.

Historian Roger Moorhouse tells his fascinating story.

Tickets: £ 3