What's on in Richmond

By Rory Poulter

25th 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 26 - Andrew Deevey, 5pm-7pm; Saturday, August 27 - Splat Circus Skills, 2pm-4pm; Sunday, August 28 - Eddie Munroe, 5-7pm.

The new garden and stage on Richmond Riverside provides an exciting 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 Splat Circus Skills with youngsters given the chance to try everything from juggling to clowning around.

And on Sunday, there are some fantastic sounds from Eddie Munroe.

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.

 

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.

https://www.kew.org/

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

Kew Green

Saturday, August 27 - Kew Horticulture Show

The pride and joy of Kew Hortcultural Society is the summer show, one of the few traditional flower and produce shows still held in the London area.

Rosettes and cups are awarded to the best in show from aubergines to tomatoes, and apples to strawberries.

It promises to be a festival of colour with dazzling dahlias and fizzing fuchsias, while amateur cooks will be offering up homemade jams, chutneys, cakes and loaves.

http://www.kewhorticulturalsociety.org/show.html

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!

https://www.tedlassotour.com/

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!

https://www.puppetbarge.com/

 

Marble Hill – Arts in the Park

Sunday, August 28, 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, the Jazz Perrin Collective.

York Street, Twickenham

Saturday, August 27 - Ukrainian Independence Day Charity Fair

Come and taste delicious Ukrainian traditional food and drinks, browse our craft and souvenir market, enjoy live music and dance.

The event, supported by Discover Twickenham is happening just outside Civic Centre, Twickenham, TW1 3BZ.

Food is being prepared in the beautiful and traditional Prosperity Restaurant

Outdoor cinema - The Lensbury, Teddington

Bank Holiday weekend - Movies by Moonlight

Friday, August 26: Toy Story; Saturday, August 27: James Bond No Time To Die; Sunday, August 28: Grease

For the first time, The Lensbury brings the blockbuster experience outdoors, so bring your own blanket and warm clothes to enjoy a riverside night of open-air entertainment with food, drinks and snacks available to purchase on the night.

For those looking to sit back and relax in style, a premium ticket will reserve you a classic deck chair for extra comfort.

Featuring Silent Cinema's High Definition Projection and 8-metre screen accompanied with sound through personal headsets.

https://thelensburyevents.wearegifted.co.uk/

Hampton Court Palace Food Festival

Saturday-Monday, Aug 27-29

Enjoy a Bank Holiday of family fun packed full of delicious treats from wonderful producers.

The festival has it all delicious dumplings to fresh sushi, Carribbean cuisine to classic toasties, we've got it all. Plus, satisfy your sweet tooth with mouth-watering brownies, churros or a crepe with al your favourite toppings.

Perfect your mixing skills and create your own amazing cocktails with Bone Idyll Liquid Masterclasses

And let the kids run wild with vintage fete games, face painting, arts and crafts and Shire horse rides

Explore the stunning Palace and it's grounds as entry is included in your ticket.

https://www.hrpfestivals.com/hampton-court-palace/food-fest-2022-paid-ga?gclid=Cj0KCQjw8uOWBhDXARIsAOxKJ2GxnRUagxphplJVyM6_rxKJvvKyh5C9vdPW-qEuMoFxgYc8PxxLeTgaAgFdEALw_wcB

Screen on the Green: Hampton Village

Monday, August 29 – Disney's Encanto, 6pm

Join Hampton Village for an epic Monday night. Enjoy delicious food and drinks while watching Encanto face her frustration of being the only girl in her family without superpowers.

 

Hampton Hub

Friday, August 26 – Open mic night.

The featured band this month is the Stuart Sollors Band, who will be performing a 45 minute set each side of the 'open mic' performers.

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/

 

Orange Tree Hotel, Kew Road

Sunday, August 28 – Live music from singer-songwriter, Sammie Jay.

 

World Rugby Museum, Twickenham Stadium

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

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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