Two ladies of folk come to Ropery Hall

Formed in 1990 Ezio are singer/songwriter Ezio Lunedei and guitarist and best friend Booga (Mark Fowell). Since forming they’ve released many studio and live albums from the critically acclaimed Black Boots on Latin Feet (Arista/Ariola produced by the late Rupert Hine) Diesel Vanilla (MCA Universal produced Peter Van Hooke and Rod Argent) to the most recent release Daylight Moon. In this time Ezio has toured and performed around the globe gaining a reputation for dynamic and exciting performances delivered with energy, humour and emotional beauty. Because of this the duo has sustained a large and loyal international long-term following that was built mainly through word of mouth

Award-winning singer songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, James Kirby, has built a loyal international fan base over recent years, selling out venues and captivating audiences worldwide with his mellow voice and distinctive percussive guitar playing. 

Blending elements of folk, pop, blues, indie rock and piano, his compositions range from fast and furious to heartfelt and melodic, with James finding new and unorthodox techniques to make music from every part of the acoustic guitar.

“Beautifully Done”          BBC Radio Introducing / A-List 
“A Force To Be Reckoned With”       Global Songwriters, Nashville

Join Mark as he warms up ahead of his brand-new UK tour!

Sony and Writers’ Guild Award-winning writer and comedian Mark Steel is best known for his critically acclaimed BBC Radio 4 show Mark Steel’s In Town.

Mark has presented the BAFTA-nominated Mark Steel Lectures for BBC Two, and is a regular on BBC One’s Have I Got News for You and BBC Radio 4’s The News Quiz. He has written several acclaimed books, including Reasons To Be Cheerful and What’s Going On? He has also written an adaptation of his critically acclaimed stand-up show Who Do I Think I Am? for Audible. 

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presents: An Accent Waiting to Happen

A collection of songs, stories, film clips, anecdotes, gossip and readings from his critically-acclaimed memoir “Strange- Punks and Drunks and Flicks and Kicks”

Writer, musician, composer, nightclub host, curator, actor and adventurer, Richard Strange was born in London in 1951. Since his proto-punk rock band Doctors of Madness (“The missing link between David Bowie and The Sex Pistols…” wrote The Guardian in May 2017) was first unleashed on an uncomprehending public in 1975 (the band were supported by The Sex Pistols, The Jam and Joy Division) he has been a Zelig-like figure whose presence has been felt in every corner of London’s cultural life.

Now comes his solo show An Accent Waiting To Happen, an evening of songs, films clips, stories, readings and downright scurrilous gossip from his 40 years in the arts and entertainment world.

He founded the hugely influential mixed-media Cabaret Futura in 1980, and has subsequently worked as an actor, appearing extensively on stage, in films and on television. Strange has been seen in films as diverse as Batman, Mona Lisa, Robin Hood-Prince of Thieves, Gangs of New York and Harry Potter. He has made numerous TV appearances, including a number of episodes of Men Behaving Badly, and as a stage actor he has worked alongside household names such as James Nesbitt, Peter Capaldi and Marianne Faithfull.

As a writer he is a regular contributor to publications as diverse as The Guardian, Tatler, Culture and Travel and Vogue. In 1989/90 he toured the world in a production of Hamlet directed by the Russian maestro Yuri Lyubimov.

He has recently branched out into broadcasting, with his own Dark Times Radio weekly broadcast and syndications to various radio stations around the world, and has written a play, When You Awake You Will Remember Nothing, which he directed and starred in, and which premiered in London this January to great acclaim, returning to The Courtyard Theatre, London, for an extended 3 -week return run in 2022

This performance is part of our Members’ 241 Offer. Please ask for details.

Tom Killner, a 28-year-old award-winning powerhouse vocalist and guitar player, who straddles the line between genres with soulfully infused Blues, Southern Rock, Country, and Americana, winning over audiences across the UK and Europe with their highly dynamic show, that takes you on a rollercoaster of hooky riffs and soulful songs from Tom’s back catalog. Signing with L.A.-based label, Cleopatra Records early in his career, Tom released two albums “Hard Road” and “Live”. His recent independent releases “Get Back Up”, “Church House Sessions”, and the latest single, “Home”, were received to critical acclaim, featured in many publications, receiving great reviews with international airplay, including BBC radio.

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Like the TARDIS in Doctor Who, we’re all Bigger on the Inside.  

Join stand-up poet and BBC radio regular Kate Fox on a funny, thought provoking and poetic trip through time and space as she uncovers new ways to think about labels like Autism and ADHD. She finds inspiration in Doctor Who and in the passionate happiness of neurodivergent joy. 

She imagines a universe in which “it’s understood that energy ebbs and flows in people and spaces” and “eye contact, body language and facial expressions are not policed or queried” while taking us on a sci fi journey of hope and healing.

This performance is part of our Members’ 241 Offer. Please ask for details.