What's on in Richmond
By Rory Poulter
18th Aug 2022 | Local News
A list of exciting events coming up in Richmond, if you would like to add your own event simply click the black Nub It button in our what's on section!
Richmond Riverside
Friday, August 19 – Andrew Deevey; Saturday – August 20 – Free face painting 2pm-4pm; Saturday, August 20 – The Perrin Jazz Collective, from 6pm
The new garden and stage on Richmond Riverside begins its life as a weekend entertainment venue with a mixture of music for the adults and fun for the children.
On Friday, singer and songwriter, Andrew Deevey, takes to the stage. He is a former member of the Decemberists (of Liverpool), the Hellfire Sermons, The Caretaker Race, The Bitter Springs and has even played guitar for Vic Godard.
Saturday afternoon brings free face painting for the children, while visitors can while away the evening listening to The Perrin Jazz Collective, who are a fixture of the local music scene with many performances at outdoor shows across Richmond every summer.
The new 'entertainment, relaxation and al fresco dining' space at the bottom of Whittaker Avenue, above the terraces on Richmond Riverside has opened to rave reviews. It offers a grassed area with beautiful ascot shelters, benches and tables.
The initiative is the brainchild of Be Richmond, which represents local businesses and plays a major role in promoting and improving the town centre and riverside.
Be Richmond said: "This new destination will become a hub of activity within Richmond town centre, with the garden also featuring a stage, open to local performers and other various events. It's the perfect place for school holiday entertainment!"
"The Whittaker Avenue Garden will open on August 13 and then be open for an incredible 22 weeks as it transitions with the seasons."
Theatre on Kew - Kew Gardens
Wednesday-Sunday through to end of August - Twelfth Night
As twilight falls on the beautiful surroundings of Kew Gardens, a tale of passion, revenge, music, and laughter is set to unfold.
While the lovesick Duke Orsino pines for the beautiful Countess Olivia, a young woman named Viola is shipwrecked and a complex love-triangle emerges...
Add a raucous trio led by the mischievous Sir Toby Belch, and an explosive mix of mistaken identity, riotous disorder and gender confusion ensues.
Brought into a 1930's setting, Shakespeare's bittersweet comedy Twelfth Night offers the perfect excuse for a picnic with friends set against Kew's beautiful background.
Theatre on Kew - Kew Gardens
Until Aug 21 – Tue-Sat - The Jungle Book
Fun, songs and adventure await in this heart-warming story for all of the family.
Join Mowgli on her journey through the jungle as she meets the wise Bagheera, the noble Akela and the enthusiastic Baloo.
Help Mowgli trick the sneaky grey apes, keep an eye open for Kaa the python, and escape the clutches of the terrible tiger Shere Khan to save the jungle home of her new friends.
Based on Rudyard Kipling's classic tale, adapted by Andrew S. Walsh, with original music by Guy Holden
https://www.kew.org/kew-gardens/whats-on/jungle-book
OSO Arts Centre, Barnes
Saturday, August 20 - In Her Element Launch Party & Fundraiser
A night of entertainment, drinks and canapés, as OSO celebrates the launch of its theatre company in style.
With poetry by Roger McGough, show tunes by Nicholas Skilbeck and Stephanie Cummins, and a preview performance of A Hundred Words for Snow, it's an evening not to be missed.
All proceeds will go towards supporting us in making our first show happen.
Ted Lasso Tours - The Quadrant, Richmond
Tour runs Saturday and Sunday at 3.30pm; Thursday at 6.30pm
Explore the pretty, quintessentially English town of Richmond, visiting all of the Richmond Lasso Locations that are possible to vist, including Ted's Local Pub, front door & thinking bench!
The Puppet Theatre Barge, Richmond riverside
Until August 14 – The Hare and Tortoise
The story of the most famous race on earth is beautifully brought to life using marionettes .
The Hare and the Tortoise is a production for all the family, featuring this classic story, plus many other tales from the famed storyteller Aesop. Expect Lions and mice, spiders and cats, there are storms to be weathered and always a few morals to take away!
Eel Pie Club - The Cabbage Patch, London Road, Twickenham
Thursday, August 18 – Atomic Rooster
Legendary Prog Rock Band, formed in 1969 from the ashes of The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, featuring original members, Pete French on vocals and Steve 'Boltz' Bolton on guitar.
Completing the band are Adrian Gautry on keyboards, Shug Millidge on bass and Paul Everett on drums.
Their gig will feature Atomic Rooster hits, including Tomorrow Night, Devil's Answer, and Death Walks Behind You.
The band re-formed in 2016 and have received excellent reviews throughout the UK and Europe.
Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, London, TW1 4ST
Sunday, August 21 – The Walking Theatre Company presents: The Wonderland Adventure
Join the award-winning Walking Theatre Company for a magical outdoor adventure through Wonderland, featuring some of your favourite characters, set in the enchanting grounds of Strawberry Hill House & Garden.
Marble Hill – Arts in the Park
Sunday, August 21, 2pm
Enjoy your very own theme tune to your day out this summer with a musical treat on Sundays throughout August.
Whether you're picnicking with friends, or taking a summertime stroll, you can enjoy music in the stunning surroundings of Marble Hill.
This Sunday at 2pm, Richmond Shakespeare Society presents an abbreviated one hour version of As You Like It.
Turners Nudes - Turner's House in Twickenham
Until Oct 31 - Between the Sheets: Turner's Nudes
There have been rave reviews in the national press for this exhibition concentrating on a rarely seen side of Britain's greatest artist.
Loved as the master of landscapes and seascapes such as The Fighting Temeraire, Hannibal Crossing the Alps and Norham Castle, few know that Turner's sketchbooks also contain depictions of the female form.
Yet Turner was a compulsive recorder of his life and travels, and produced drawings and watercolours of models, sexual encounters, literary fantasies, and his lovers such as Sophia Booth.
This small-scale exhibition is one of the first to look at Turner's engagement with the naked female form, specifically within intimate and erotic contexts and provides invaluable insight into the man, and his attitude to and relationship with women.
This exhibition is possible thanks to a generous loan from Tate.
https://twickenham.nub.news/whats-on/culture/exhibition-between-the-sheets-turners-nudes-40190
The Crown Jewels Heist - Ministry of Time Travel – National Archives, Kew
Tuesday-Saturday, through to September 4.
Interactive family adventure with the Ministry of Time Travel - a top-secret organisation working with The National Archives.
This summer meet agents, Jay and Ola, who urgently need your skills to decode strange signals in the Ministry's Misfires Room. Something seems to be afoot – an audacious theft - in 1671 and it might be a royal disaster if you can't get to the bottom of it.
This assignment is aimed at families and children aged between 8-12 years.
https://blog.nationalarchives.gov.uk/family-adventures-at-the-archives/
World Rugby Museum, Twickenham Stadium
August 18/August24/August 30 – Murder Mystery Family Tours
Calling all budding detectives! It's 1895 and something terrible has happened to England's captain. There are several suspects-can you help us solve the mystery?
Through an immersive experience, families will step back in time and work as detectives to solve the crime. By using diligent detective skills, analysing a crime scene, piecing together alibis, and cross-examining some key witnesses, families will uncover the true killer! In order to crack the case, you will need to complete a series of literacy-based activities and use your best deduction skills.
Tour and combined activity lasts 90 minutes, after which families will have the opportunity to explore the World Rugby Museum and use our fun interactive zone.
Eel Pie Island Walking Tours
Sunday, August 14 – plus 1st Friday and 2nd Sunday of each month
A slice of Eel Pie Island fully illustrated walking tours overlooking Eel Pie Island. Eel Pie Island and Twickenham's fascinating past and present, told on a stroll along historic Church Street and Twickenham Embankment.
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