News page 2008.latitudefestival.co.uk en Festival Republic Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:44:11 GMT Fri, 15 Jan 2010 11:44:11 GMT 60 The first batch of tickets have now sold out. More on sale in the Spring. The first batch of tickets&nbsp;for 16th, 17,th, 18th, &amp; 19th July 2009 have now <u>sold out</u>. More will be on sale in the Spring.<br /> You can be one of the first to find out exactly when by signing up to the newsletters at <a href="http://www.festivalrepublic.com/register">www.festivalrepublic.com/register</a><br /> <br /> PLEASE BE AWARE, ANYONE SELLING TICKETS NOW IS NOT AN AUTHORISED TICKET AGENT AND THE TICKET MAY NOT EVEN EXIST.<br /> <strong><a href="news/story.aspx?aid=ec3c7c3b-0445-456d-8b4d-32dc21d8524a">Read all about our authorised agents here</a></strong><br /> <br /> Photo credit: Mairead Palmer<br /> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 27 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-28T00:00:00 9b2a3f3f-eba6-4e2d-947c-9e6b45a6128b 1 Rupert Thomson's Death Of A Murderer <p>So <strong>Rupert Thomson's Death Of A Murderer</strong> was voted to be our first book of 2009 to discuss.<br /> <br /> You can submit reviews and the best will be chosen and published and will also win literary-based prizes.<br /> <br /> If you would like to submit a review, and be in with a chance of winning a prize, we'll be accepting your book&nbsp;reviews via email to <u><font color="#0000ff"><a href="mailto:info@latitudefestival.co.uk">info@latitudefestival.co.uk</a></font></u><br /> <br /> To read the blurb and to&nbsp;discuss the books on the forum go <a href="http://forums.latitudefestival.co.uk/tm.aspx?m=39645&amp;mpage=1&amp;key=&amp;#39645"><strong>HERE</strong></a></p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 2009-02-17T00:00:00 d82ed8fe-a802-4bd2-987b-06f771e4c83e 2 A short film from Latitude's Poetry Arena host Luke Wright and director Zara Hayes. <p>Our favourite poet and host of the Poetry Arena at Latitude Festival, <a href="http://www.lukewright.co.uk/?page_id=630"><strong>Luke Wright,</strong></a> has teamed up with director Zara Hayes to create Seven Ages of Love, a thirty minute film that combines documentary and performance poetry to give seven differing perspectives on what &lsquo;love&rsquo; means in Britain today.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The film puts NEW poetry into primetime terrestrial schedules. You can watch it at 7.30pm, Friday 13th February on Channel 4 , the night before Valentine&rsquo;s day. Starting with the insights of children aged 8 it weaves its way through love that electrifies, love that morphs, love that betrays, love for better or worse and ends with the heart-warming story of Britain&rsquo;s oldest newly wed-couple. Told through verse penned by Wright, each chapter brings a new layer of complexity to the picture postcard view of love that we believe as children.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> As we work up through the ages, we see couples in a variety of situations in different enclaves of British life, from the bittersweet to the unashamedly optimistic, who remain convinced about the enduring power of love.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Broadcast on Friday 13th February, 7:30pm, Channel 4<br /> <br /> Don't miss it!</p> http://www.lukewright.co.uk/?p=592 Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 2009-02-09T00:00:00 c565ce3b-6bb4-4ede-9db0-91c81fe9d813 3 Totally new. Totally improvised. Totally hilarious. A whole host of Latitude regulars and Reading favourites have gotten together to form Totally Looped and you can catch them on tour.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Sparked by audience suggestion, the cream of Britain's improv talent&nbsp;dub new dialogue to a surprise selection of movie clips and bring a touch of Hollywood to improvised comedy games.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The tour ends mid March 09 and each date on the tour features 5 of the following Loopers: Phill Jupitus, Marcus Brigstocke, Sanjeev Bhaskar, Hattie Hayridge, The Penny Dreadfuls, Toby Hadoke, Pippa Evans, Joe Liss, Natalie Haverstock and Tom Wateracre.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> For tour dates and a selection of clips from the show visit <a href="http://www.totallylooped.co.uk">www.totallylooped.co.uk</a> http://www.totallylooped.co.uk/ Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT 2009-02-09T00:00:00 8a606552-9746-4f5d-937d-cf146595f62f 4 Email wanttoplay@latitudefestival.co.uk with a few of your details... <p>Please provide the following information</p> <p>1- myspace address or own website <br /> 2- 20 word max. blurb on your band's sound/genre.<br /> 3- Contact details<br /> <br /> Email <a href="mailto:wanttoplay@latitudefestival.co.uk"><strong>wanttoplay@latitudefestival.co.uk</strong></a><br /> <br /> Good luck!</p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 10 Feb 2009 00:45:00 GMT 2009-02-10T00:45:00 d3b28ab6-2221-4ee6-8b79-6581bf2ae2e6 1000000 Beware of unauthorised ticket agencies including eBay, buying from them can be a lot of trouble - You are likely to pay over the odds for a ticket that will have never existed or might never materialise. <font color="#ff0000">Beware of unauthorised ticket agencies</font> including eBay, buying from them can be a lot of trouble - You are likely to pay over the odds for a ticket that will have never existed or might never materialise.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/w/y/f/AuthorisedTicketAgents_2009.pdf">Info on Authorised agents</a><br /> <a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/w/y/f/Unauthorised_Ticket_Agents_2009.pdf">Info on UNauthorised agents</a><br /> <a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/w/y/f/Info_Unauthorised_TicketAgentsAndTicketTouting.pdf">Info on Ticket Touting</a><br /> <br /> <strong>Most notable of these <u>unauthorised sites </u>are:</strong><br /> SOS Ticketmaster (not to be confused withTicketmaster who are the real agent)<br /> readingfestivaltickets.co.uk<br /> leedsfestival.net<br /> Westminster Events, Get Me Tickets , Splendid Tickets, Herts Box Office <br /> Click For Tickets, London Ticket Shop, anyworldwideevent.com <br /> ticketssoldout.co.uk, TicketSolutions, Tickettout.com, TicketUK.com<br /> Double 8 Tickets, London Ticket Shop, Ebay,Gumtree, Viagogo, Seatwave, Stubhub,BritishConcerts.com, GetMeTickets,Tickettout.com, No1soldoutevents.com ,Westminster Events, Splendid Tickets, Sold Out Events, Any Worldwide Events, Tickets Sold Out, Tickets UK, Ticket Solutions, Click for Tickets , Herts Box Office, XclusiveTicket.com, Summer Festival Tickets.com, Corporate Box Office, Ticket 4-you, Euro team,Everysell.com, Anyticket.com, Getmein.com,showtime, Tickco.com, London Ticket Express, paperticket.co.uk, bookmetickets.com, euroteam.net, swickets.com, <font size="2">euroticketfinder.co.uk</font><br /> <br /> <strong>Additional Unauthorised Sites</strong>:<br /> Anyone advertised on Readingfestival.org - this is not an authorised site.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.oft.gov.uk/shared_oft/reports/consumer_protection/ticketagentquestions.pdf"><strong>More tout info from Office of Fair Trading&nbsp;- please read</strong></a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ . ~<br /> <br /> We are currently looking into companies selling 'touted' tickets and we are doing what we can to stop fraudulent activity.<br /> <br /> <strong>FURTHER INFORMATION &amp; CONTACTS</strong>:&nbsp;<br /> If you feel a victim of these companies we suggest a number of actions:<br /> <br /> <strong>1</strong>.Call the police; if your money has been taken and no product delivered, this is theft. <br /> <strong>2</strong>.Report the company to the Trading Standards <br /> <strong>3</strong>.Contact the BBC's watchdog programme <br /> <strong>4</strong>.Contact the websites' Internet Service Providers as they have obligations to ensure they are not publishing fraudulent and illegal activity.<br /> <br /> <strong>HELPFUL LINKS</strong>:&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://events.admin.ln-trust.com/publishing/artiste/v/e/m/LatitudeAgents2008-2.pdf">Latitude Full Authorised Agent List</a><br /> <a href="http://www.direct.gov.uk/RightsAndResponsibilities/RightsAndResponsibilitiesArticles/fs/en?CONTENT_ID=10015892&amp;chk=I8hfA1">Trading Standards website customer accounts of GetMeTickets</a>&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.easynet.com/legal/acceptable.asp">Easynets Acceptable use policy, Service provider of GetMeTickets</a>&nbsp;<br /> <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/watchdog/">BBC Watchdog</a><br /> <a href="http://www.getsafeonline.org/nqcontent.cfm?a_id=1446">Get Safe Online</a><br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/m/f/k/2009UnauthorisedTicketAgentsandTicketTouting.pdf">Full Festival Republic PDF information on Unauthorised Ticket Agents</a></strong> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 09 Feb 2009 00:30:00 GMT 2009-02-09T00:30:00 ec3c7c3b-0445-456d-8b4d-32dc21d8524a 1000000 Five people have been arrested in London in connection with a company selling festival tickets which went into liquidation in August. <p>Hundreds of people missed out on V Festival tickets and five people have been arrested in London in connection with a company selling festival tickets which went into liquidation in August.<br /> <br /> The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) is also launching an investigation into Xclusive Tickets, and is making a direct appeal for the public's help.<br /> <br /> They would like people who bought tickets from the site but did not receive them to get in touch.<br /> <br /> The five people were questioned and later released on unconditional bail.<br /> <br /> Parent company Xclusive Leisure and Hospitality Limited is registered to an address in Southwark, south London.<br /> <br /> <strong>'Very valuable'<br /> </strong><br /> SFO director Richard Alderman told BBC Radio 4's You and Yours programme it was appealing for some 4,000 people who failed to receive 18,000 tickets for events, including festivals, to make contact.<br /> <br /> More than 2,500 people who purchased Reading, Leeds and V Festival tickets from the company were affected.<br /> <br /> People who bought tickets for the Beijing Olympics also missed out.<br /> <br /> &quot;We've put a simple form on our website which will enable people to put details of the tickets they wanted and the loss they suffered,&quot; he said.<br /> <br /> Mr Alderman added that the public's help would enable his team establish the problem's &quot;full extent&quot; and make a &quot;very valuable&quot; contribution to their fraud probe.<br /> <br /> You and Yours reporter Shari Vahl said the move was very unusual and the SFO's first direct appeal for public information in an investigation.<br /> <br /> Taken from <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7750358.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/7750358.stm</a></p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:00:00 GMT 2008-11-28T00:00:00 fadc7e16-3b5c-422b-b49b-daabea1789ec 1000000 Latitude won The Stage Award for special achievement in regional theatre at the TMA awards. <p>This is a massive achievement for any theatre company and to have a festival up there in the running, would previously have been unheard of!&nbsp; This places the theatre programme at Latitude up there with the great and the good of the theatre and performing arts world.<br /> <br /> The TMA Theatre and Management Awards celebrate the very best in British theatre, opera and dance. These unique awards recognise the achievements of artists and companies based throughout the United Kingdom. The awards champion the excellence and diversity of artistic activity and the high standard of professional, specialist work which contributes to and supports the success of the performing arts.<br /> <br /> The Theatre Awards honour individual creative excellence and collaborative artistic effort in performance and production and applaud the outstanding work seen in regional theatres each year: work which contributes so much to the vibrant cultural life of theatre.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 28 Oct 2008 00:00:00 GMT 2008-10-28T00:00:00 1280c5e7-99dd-4bfc-be1f-86a513cec07e 1000000 Didn't have time to snag some festival clothing....now's your chance T-shirts, sweatshirts, bags, tea towels, yo-yos, 2008 programme, mugs, fans, playing cards...nearly everything you could ever want!!&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.bandmad.com/store/page3.asp?suptype=1&amp;t=4&amp;sub_type=423">Click here</a></strong> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-09-04T00:00:00 0334a78c-3953-4f0b-9ecb-28ddffce6c6d 1000000 Our thoughts go out to Ken’s family, friends and colleagues. <em>'I am very sad to hear the news that Ken Campbell has passed away. I feel incredibly privileged that his last shows were at Latitude and that so many were able to experience the genius and ebullient nature that Ken brought to the Theatre Arena this year and to all of those who have seen and participated in the School of Night shows over the many years that Ken has been performing.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Our thoughts go out to Ken&rsquo;s family, friends and colleagues.'</em><br /> <br /> <br /> Tania Harrison, Curator of the Arts at Latitude Festival Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 02 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-09-03T00:00:00 e0f9dad7-4b22-47b3-9e36-e59904bc5b7c 1000000 The BBC Introducing Stage is covered by Leeds Met Students at Latitude <p>Leeds Met arrived at Latitude 2008 resplendent in Top Hats,&nbsp;full of festival knowledge. Their work and some bands on the BBC Introducing&nbsp;Stage&nbsp;were captured on video.<br /> <br /> See their taster video they made whilst at the third edition of Latitude Festival.</p> <p><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=1618903&amp;server=vimeo.com&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_portrait=0&amp;color=00f008&amp;fullscreen=1" width="400" height="225" scale="ShowAll" loop="loop" menu="menu" wmode="Window" quality="1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"></embed><br /> <a href="http://vimeo.com/1618903?pg=embed&amp;sec=1618903">Latitude Taster</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user653420?pg=embed&amp;sec=1618903">liam challenger</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com?pg=embed&amp;sec=1618903">Vimeo</a>.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 01 Sep 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-09-02T00:00:00 781cdded-f022-4e0a-8b8c-3e5a2b9fd55f 1000000 For the second year running BAFTA was at Latitude Festival bringing an incredible series of events to festival goers. <p>BAFTA presented a dynamic series of film-related events at Latitude Festival in 2008 - all within the beautiful surroundings of Henham Park in Suffolk.<br /> <br /> The full line up:<br /> An extraordinary outdoor screening of E A Dupont&rsquo;s classic silent film Moulin Rouge (1928) with live music accompaniment from the Matrix Ensemble conducted by Robert Ziegler (score by Mike Westbrook)<br /> <br /> A preview screening of Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging followed by a Q&amp;A with the director Gurinder Chadha discussing her film career. The Q&amp;A was hosted by actor Alan Davies who stars in the film.<br /> <br /> Producer Adrian Sturges and actor Liam Cunnigham discussing the making of The Escapist. The Q&amp;A was hosted by Jason Solomons and the crowd was treated to a screening of the film itself.<br /> <br /> BAFTA Chief Executive Amanda Berry was delighted to be returning to the Festival for a second year: &quot;Latitude gives us the perfect forum to give the public the opportunity to ask questions, learn about creating excellence and inspire both audiences and film-makers of the future.&quot;<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.bafta.org//learning/webcasts/bafta-at-latitude-2008,463,BA.html">Click here to watch the highlights</a></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-08-04T00:00:00 269f556e-7d6c-4ed9-ac1c-0da89305fd5b 1000000 Left anything at Latitude? The contact details for post show lost property queries is via email to <a href="mailto:laurenrayner@aol.com">laurenrayner@aol.com</a> or by post to 23 Mill Lane, Wrentham, Beccles, Suffolk NR34 7JQ Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 31 Jul 2008 05:00:00 GMT 2008-07-31T06:00:00 a061e570-1336-4745-83ae-a96840265870 1000000 If you liked the Comedy Arena at Latitude....check out our new Comedy Festival Coming to London&rsquo;s beautiful Holland Park this summer&hellip;five hamper-sized evenings of top flight comedy as 25 of the world&rsquo;s most talented comedians take over one of London&rsquo;s best-loved parks for a week of open-air hilarity, picnics and conviviality.<br /> <br /> Running from August 27th to the&nbsp;31st, the festival boasts a cracking line-up that includes Doug Stanhope, Puppetry Of The Penis, Jeremy Hardy, Jo Brand, Otis Lee Crenshaw, plus Russell Kane, If.Comedy Winner/Nominee 2008, Stephen Lynch, Russell Howard, Kevin Eldon, Lucy Porter, Jenny Eclair, Chris Addison, Robin Ince, Mark Steel and Rhona Cameron.<br /> <br /> Tickets are &pound;22.50* from <a href="http://seetickets.com/see/event.asp?e%7Cartist=PIMM%27S+SUMMERFEST+%2D+A+WEEK+OF+LAUGHTER&amp;n|artist=null&amp;resultsperpage=20&amp;filler1=see&amp;filler2=art-srch">www.seetickets.com</a> or from 0871 231 0821<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.PimmsSummerFest.com">www.PimmsSummerFest.com</a>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> *Online booking fees apply. Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 24 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-25T00:00:00 c3965946-42f3-43e4-9c46-80bd786d912a 1000000 If you have a child of 12 or under, you must register them for a FREE ticket <p><strong>Family Camping</strong><br /> Family camping is for families with children under 13. There is no additional cost and it is not compulsory to stay in family camping, but when you register your children under 13, you will be sent tickets that entitle you to use family camping, if you wish to. <u>Those wishing to stay in the 'Family Campsite' must be accompanied&nbsp;by <span class="843464511-24072008">(arrive with) </span>children 16 years or younger.</u><br /> <br /> There will be a dedicated family campsite within the public camping area.&nbsp; There is also a family campervan area within family camping.<br /> <br /> If you intend on staying in a campervan or caravan within the Family campervan area, you must have children under 13, and comply with the Terms &amp; Conditions for Campervans/Caravans <strong><a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/b/e/r/C&amp;C-T&amp;Cs-LATITUDEFESTIVAL_2008.pdf">HERE</a></strong><br /> <br /> It will have improved access to toilets / showers / water point and other village facilities and will be approx.&nbsp; 250m walk to the arena entrance.<br /> <br /> It doesn't have its own car park but there will be wheelbarrows available to use to transport your things from the car to the campsite. Ask traffic marshalls to direct you to Green Car Park 1 and Green Car Park 2 to be nearest the family camping entrance.<br /> <br /> <strong>Children&rsquo;s Tickets</strong><br /> Children under the age of 13 (ie 12 and under) are free but you must register for a ticket for them. All tickets are then swapped for a wristband onsite. This helps us monitor numbers and lost children are easily returned to their parents.<br /> <br /> When buying tickets for you and children under the age of 13 (i.e. 12 and under), you must select &lsquo;WEEKEND CAMPING - FAMILY' , then choose the number of adults attending (&pound;130 each*) and the number of children under 13 attending (free).<br /> <br /> Once your booking has been confirmed you will receive a booking reference and your tickets will be dispatched closer to the event. Depending on your point of purchase of your full price tickets the Child Tickets may arrive separately.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Should you experience problems with your booking please email <a href="mailto:info@latitudefestival.co.uk">info@latitudefestival.co.uk</a> or call our Info line on 020 7009 3001.<br /> <br /> Please add <a href="mailto:childticket@latitudefestival.co.uk">childticket@latitudefestival.co.uk</a> to&nbsp;your address book to ensure you booking confirmation is not read as spam when sent.<br /> <br /> If you have purchased your ticket anywhere other than See Tickets and wish to apply for a Child (Free) Ticket please email <a href="mailto:childticket@latitudefestival.co.uk">childticket@latitudefestival.co.uk</a> <br /> <br /> Please include the following information in your email request:<br /> - Number of tickets required (maximum 6 per household)<br /> - Name of outlets the full price tickets were purchased<br /> - Ticket numbers or booking reference of the adult ticket booking<br /> - Postal address and contact name to deliver the tickets.<br /> <br /> * Booking online is subject to a booking fee.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 23 Jul 2008 23:30:00 GMT 2008-07-24T00:30:00 799e28ae-66d3-4055-864d-868dc2ad936f 1000000 <p>Interpol are certainly a change form the headliners the previous night, the ethereal Sigur Ros. Being guitar driven, there is plenty of scope for movement here, a perfect end to a great festival, ready for some loose-limb action.<br /> <br /> Performing tracks from their respective discographies, they make great choices in providing opportunities for a good ol&rsquo; sing-a-long, from Slow Hands, The Heinrich Manoeuvre and (another) favourite, Evil. A lot of people have turned up in the sporadic rain showers and cold opting to be here instead of Blondie under the save haven of a tent.<br /> <br /> Paul Banks&rsquo; haunting vocals are gripping as is their stage presence which is certainly in line with their demeanour &ndash; one of maintaining an air of mystery, secrecy whilst insisting on a certain cold distancing from the crowd. However, this is the way they are, the way they choose to present themselves, what makes them stand out. This is Interpol. And it is clear to see it doesn&rsquo;t hinder the crowd from engaging with the band as is marked by the enthusiasm as Interpol come on for the encore.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Aysha Hussain</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT 2008-07-20T23:45:00 4e2402e3-5c5b-40d6-b79e-9e1cde30809b 1000000 The majority of today is spent lazing by the lake outside of the Pimms bus which has fast become our favourite place to snooze in the sunshine and watch the punts float by from the comfort of a deckchair, plastic glass of Pimms in hand. We manage to drag ourselves over to the Obelisk Arena in time to catch Foals' set, who are just about as knackered as we are, they tell us, following a sleepless night on an overnight flight from Spain where they did a gig and got in a fight with Johnny Rotten (and we thought you were such nice boys?). 'Cassius' and 'Red Socks Pugie' are trashed out with half their usual vigour, poor old Yannis looks like he is just about to keel over, it's a bit of a disappointment that the sprightly young Foals are playing more like knackered out old donkeys tonight, but we dance on regardless.<br /> <br /> Next up is Lykke Li in the Sunrise Arena, at sunset, in the heart of the Latitude woods, this is the perfect setting in which to watch her seeing as she is more Sprite than human and her shrill squeaks ricochet through the trees. She seems a bit disappointed that the crowd aren't all pilled up to their eyeballs and ripping their clothes off for her but nevertheless gets us all hot under the fairy wings with sensual numbers such as 'I'm Good, I'm Gone' and her single 'Little Bit'.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> A bit of a gear shift in weather and mood follows with Black Lips taking to the same stage just minutes after, and the heavens open and the skies darken for the entrance of this motley crew of American outlaws. The frontman seems to have lost his trademark moustache, which comes as a bit of a shock, but we soon get over it and kick up the dust whilst jigging along to the garage rock brilliance of 'O! Katrina' and the sing-a-long joviality of 'Bad Kids'. Absolute filth and absolute brilliance.<br /> <br /> We leg it over to the Obelisk Arena for the last set of the weekend and await in the rain for the mighty Interpol to blow our minds. They spend most of their set as silhouettes in front of a psychedelic projection of light and colour. OK so they don't smile, they don't dance, nor say much or endorse any kind of bells or trimmings with their stage show, but they don't need to, songs such as 'Slow Hands' and 'No I In Threesome' speak for themselves and the driving rain only adds to the ambiance. No fireworks or explosions of confetti mark the end of Latitude but we don't really need any kind of punctuation mark on what we already know has been one of the best weekends of 2008 so far.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Jessica Hazel Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT 2008-07-20T23:45:00 e9915020-73f8-44aa-a0de-7bc4368895ea 1000000 A folk genius in the making <p>You couldn&rsquo;t hope for a more perfect setting for this gig. Johnny Flynn&rsquo;s olde English acoustic tales of ploughs, furrows, foxes and burrows fitted perfectly with the bosky woodland location of the Sunrise Arena. Flanked by his sister Lily and a tight rhythm section (though missing a cellist through &ldquo;getting beaten up in Sweden&rdquo;) the up and coming troubadour breezed through a set made up of the best songs from his recent &lsquo;A Larum&rsquo; album. Opener &lsquo;The Box&rsquo; had the crowd onside from the outset, &lsquo;Sally&rsquo; saw Flynn doing the&nbsp;most rocking&nbsp;performance on a violin you could imagine, and closer &lsquo;Tickle Me Pink&rsquo; had his fans baying for more.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The crowd themselves were one of the most enthusiastic and receptive at the festival so far, cheering wildly at the end of every song . Flynn is playing another set in the Music and Film Arena on Sunday evening and, if Saturday&rsquo;s performance is anything to go by, this double whammy of folksy genius will see him go down as one of the artists of the festival.<br /> <br /> <br /> Francis Whittaker</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T22:00:00 047df540-2dcc-4aa8-bedf-5c4a77ebff14 1000000 How long do ducks live for...and other questions.. <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman">My Sunday at Latitude seems to be about words. New uses for words, board games with words, and how best to keep an audience on your side when words let you down.<br /> <br /> Thanks to chatting backstage with the Bears in the Cabaret Tent, I've learnt some new expressions. I knew that a 'bear' is the gay slang for a large and hirsute gentleman. But it goes further than that, at least in the US gay scene. A hairy guy of leaner dimensions is known as an 'otter'. A hairy and rotund chap of advancing years is a 'polar bear' (think about it). A younger bear is called a 'cub' (which makes sense). But best of all is the epithet for a plump fellow who is not hairy at all. He is... a 'manatee'. Well, I suppose it's a Sunday School education of sorts.<br /> <br /> At noon, Joanna Newsom takes to the Obelisk Stage, and all is suddenly well with the world. Her clear, purling harp has a Pied Piper effect, drawing a vast yet uniformly attentive crowd. Judging by conversations overheard from my tent, she's made a significant amount of new converts too. 'Oh my God! Did you see that woman with the harp and the funny voice?'<br /> <br /> One of the boons of reviewing Joanna Newsom is that one feels duty bound to break open the Casket Of Flowery Adjectives. I could describe the lyric-heavy songs from her second album 'Ys' as 'verbose' or even just 'wordy'. But instead I'm going for 'prolix'. It's just that Ms Newsom's album encourages a certain stepping up to the bar: an unabashed striving for newer and more interesting way of saying things. Indeed, is there any other album in recent memory that<br /> includes the word 'spelunking'?<br /> <br /> But words can also turn against you, as she discovers during 'Sawdust &amp; Diamonds'. Yet Joanne Newsom forgets lyrics like no one else. She pulls an incredible series of mortified grimaces, bashful smirks and makes little-girl yelps when the song eludes her for the umpteenth time. And the audience adore for it: it only endears her further. I have friends who aren't keen on Ms Newsom's records purely down to her unusual (if admittedly divisive) singing voice. To them I say: go see her live, then judge again.<br /> <br /> Afterwards, I wander about the main arena, catching snippets here and there. Passing by the Literary Tent, I take in a single random sentence from a Lorrie Moore story, read by Juliet Stevenson for Word Theatre: &quot;I'm interested in internal bleeding.&quot; Quite. Then I walk across to the opposite corner, to find more verbal antics: Scrabble Sunday, where people languish on the grass - I really have to use the word 'supine' here - playing the famous board game.<br /> <br /> Over to the Cabaret Tent for Patti Plinko &amp; Her Boy. The Boy in question plays guitar and wears a gas mask, while Ms Plinko sports a polka-dot 40s vintage dress and matching hairdo. She sings in a raspy, drooling blues style while strumming a ukelele (an instrument undergoing something of a renaissance: it's everywhere this weekend). I'd say she's a bit Ute Lemper and a bit David Lynch. She provides her own comparison by covering a Tom Waits number, and it sounds like one of her own.<br /> <br /> Time for a quick name drop. During our final DJ set of the weekend as The Beautiful &amp; Damned, Miss Red and I spin a song or two from 'Bugsy Malone'. Among those dancing is none other than the daughter of 'Bugsy' director Alan Parker.<br /> <br /> Crossing the main bridge afterwards, I'm stopped by two young men.</font></font></div> <div><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"><font face="Times New Roman"><br /> 'Excuse me. Do you know how long ducks live for?'<br /> 'Um. Is this the beginning of a joke?'<br /> 'No, we're genuinely keen to know. And you look like someone who knows things.'<br /> <br /> I sense they're half mocking me for looking the way I do - the bleached hair and the suit - but also half intrigued. I think they want to say something to me - anything, and 'Why are you dressed like that?' lacks imagination. Particularly on this Wordy Sunday. I first think of shrugging the boys off and walking on, but then I realise I'm actually curious about the duck lifespan answer myself. So if their approaching me was a joke at my expense, it's backfired and mutated into an unlikely moment of shared curiosity. The Latitude effect, perhaps.<br /> <br /> 'Well... I don't know how long ducks live for. But I can find out for you if you like.'<br /> <br /> Which is true - I'm on my way to use the WiFi at the Press Tent.<br /> <br /> 'Okay', say the boys, stepping aside to let me go, like bridge-guarding trolls from fairy tales. 'But you have to tell us an unusual fact in its place.'<br /> <br /> 'Right.' I think for a moment. 'Do you know what the American gay slang is for a fat, hairless man...?'<br /> <br /> (P.S. I know that sounds like I'm making it up, but the above encounter really did happen on the Latitude Bridge on the Sunday. And I did find out how long ducks live for. It's 15-20 years, depending on the species.)</font></font></div> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:45:00 GMT 2008-07-20T21:45:00 9a1279df-1e22-4c0a-a93a-4ab64418399a 1000000 Now, a band like the Foals have seen many gigs and festivals which is clear from their appearance on the main stage. They seem pretty exhausted and feel the need to justify themselves.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Having just finished playing at a festival in Spain, post numerous others, an additional explanation is given for their state which includes an encounter with Johnny Lydon&rsquo;s entourage (google for more info). And thus they are forgiven as they then launch into a personal favourite, Cassius. I<br /> <br /> f you are not familiar with the Foals&rsquo; sound, they are Bloc Party-esque with more of a youthful kick. That they are here and willing to perform is something in itself which requires respect from the young crowd who are more than happy to limb-jerk with the distinct stop-start sound that the Foals are associated with and recognised by.<br /> <br /> <br /> Aysha Hussain Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T21:00:00 aee06f38-2a25-4e3e-9ccc-2c1a3365a14e 1000000 <p>To put it very simply, I heart Nick Cave. To say that I was very excited at the prospect of seeing him live for the first time is clearly an understatement. As Nick Cave and co swagger onto the stage, it&rsquo;s obvious by the crowd reaction why everyone is in love with this man. A brown pin-striped suit clad, unbuttoned Mr Cave comes on and immediately starts rocking the main stage.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Get It On is raw and fuzzy, powerfully charged as a moustachioed Nick Cave prances around stage, his energy transferring to the audience who lap up every second of attention received. Other numbers include No Pussy Blues and another favourite of mine (yes, I have many of those), Honey Bee (Let&rsquo;s Fly to Mars). A rip roaring set, Nick Cave is certainly an onstage presence. The energy this gentleman exudes is one all should be envious of, the blinding showman that he is. One thing Mr Cave &ndash; when are we flying to Mars?<br /> <br /> <br /> Aysha Hussain</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:15:00 GMT 2008-07-20T20:15:00 c75f91e9-5be4-401e-ab1b-2cb0a57bdc2b 1000000 <p>As frYars takes to the stage, he seems to be riddled with nerves as he mumbles apologies for the mix up in setting up equipment. Taking a swig of his beer, he composes himself as he has his laptop at the ready and his backing band ready to take their cue.<br /> <br /> As he eases into the first song, a distinct, mature voice naturally flows over the synths and keyboards. The set progresses as song after song, they build a strong momentum, never faltering. Included is a personal favourite of mine, happY, which highlights the layered sound that is somewhat of a trademark for frYars.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> It&rsquo;s a two-way compliment, the first time that frYars states that he has played at a festival, and Latitude Festival are certainly privileged to have a talented young soul play. If anyone is in doubt, I encourage you to have a look and listen at his myspace profile <a href="http://www.myspace.com/fryars">www.myspace.com/fryars</a>. His profile picture in particular is worthy to note. Yes, it&rsquo;s him at Latitude&hellip;<br /> <br /> <br /> Aysha Hussain</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T20:00:00 999f1834-e7e3-4c9f-bd38-b6100980308b 1000000 <p>Midday at the poetry tent and a short set from luminous poetry talent and witty TLS columnist Hugo Williams more than meets the crowd&rsquo;s expectations. His work &ndash; accessible, open poems that crackle with suggestiveness and underlying complexities, exploring the vicissitudes of love, loss and relationships &ndash; goes down well, the reading ranging from the controversial and critically acclaimed collection Billy&rsquo;s Rain to an assortment of pieces from his substantial Collected Poems, finding its highlight in &lsquo;Toilet&rsquo;, a humorous poem about a train journey and the thoughts of its oversexed and bored narrator.<br /> <br /> Later, young writer John Osborne makes his third appearance of the weekend, performing poems that adopt the mundane and everyday as a springboard for deeper &ndash; and often surreal &ndash; thoughts and reflections, including the importance of drawing solace from things taken for granted; chocolate ice-cream and TV repeats of comedy duo The Mighty Boosh among them. As such material suggests, he&rsquo;s also a good writer for slipping in the odd cultural reference &ndash; be it Southern Comfort or The Super Furry Animals &ndash; and this owes a certain debt to, among others, the early work of Simon Armitage. In fact, Osborne includes a poem in his set that&rsquo;s dedicated to the previous Latitude Poetry Arena headliner, describing the award-winning writer as &lsquo;his favourite poet&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> But Osborne is far from the only one enjoying Armitage&rsquo;s following performance. The tent is packed well beyond its edges as festival-goers listen in; the poet&rsquo;s distinctive Huddersfield accent lending an added dimension to poems drawn from across his hectically productive career: one that includes novels, memoir, plays and translation as well as nearly a dozen books of poetry to date. But it&rsquo;s the insights and musings that Armitage provides between poems that make the reading as much as anything else: &lsquo;You May Turn Over and Begin&rsquo;, a piece that addresses the &lsquo;doddle&rsquo; that is the A-Level General Studies exam, being brilliantly introduced in its underlying sexual connotations: &lsquo;I suppose&rsquo;, quips Armitage, &lsquo;that the title&rsquo;s instruction may well apply to more than just sitting the exam&hellip;&rsquo; His set finishes with the affectingly simplistic &lsquo;Evening&rsquo;, a short piece of almost universal significance that was rightly commended in the annual Forward Book of Poetry, wrapping up what is an enjoyable afternoon&rsquo;s worth of diverse and captivating performances. Poetry for the page, poetry for the stage: Latitude&rsquo;s eclectic line-up this weekend has been more than enough to unmake such lazy dichotomies.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:45:00 GMT 2008-07-20T19:45:00 9cc3b619-cc3d-4097-8f35-037b3b29a651 1000000 If there was ever any doubt that dance is a more than welcome addition to the Latitude programme, you needed to look no further than the massive crowd gathered in the warming sun to see the Sunday afternoon performance from Sadlers Wells. People were lining the bridge over the water as well as filling both banks of the lake in anticipation of some world class dance from this acclaimed theatre. The programme was made up of three sections, each displaying a different style and range of dance.<br /> <br /> Boy Blue Entertainment were the first to take to the On The Lake stage and the ensemble of eight dancers hit the ground running with a magnificent display of hip hop street dance in all its glory. They worked together brilliantly as a group and their dynamic throws, flips and lifts worked the crowd into an early frenzy. These guys have attitude a plenty and they embraced their roles as entertainers with some fantastically animated facial expressions. With some serious old school body popping thrown in for good measure, this brilliant and energetic group put on an awesome show.<br /> <br /> The next section was a piece by Gauri Sharma Tripathi, an exponent of the north Indian classical dance form of Kathak. Performed by Tripathi herself alongside two others, this mesmerising and enchanting piece was highly dramatic as well as a fantastic example of stunning timing. The womens&rsquo; beautiful gold saris and gorgeous jewelled adornments glinted in the sun and the bells around their ankles jangled as their feet danced hundreds of tiny steps. It was a pointed, graceful and elegant performance and Tripathi in particular was wonderful, clearly a master at her art.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Wayne McGregor and Random Dance brought the final and longest piece to the waterside stage, with an extract of their latest production Entity. Ten of the most tiny, taut and trim bodies writhed around as if they were double jointed contortionists trying to get out of a box. This ensemble were so limber I thought they were going to snap rather than stretch themselves into some staggeringly difficult positions. The choreography was edgy and original yet flowing and fluid. It was fascinating seeing what these incredibly fit dancers could do, their movements at times seeming completely unnatural and at others floaty and organic. The brooding trip hop inspired music by Massive Attack collaborator Jon Hopkins was gorgeous and complemented thoroughly the entwined and entangled dancers. I had never in my life seen bodies move as these dancers did and I realised that although each dancer performed independently, the non-stop movement of the entire piece allowed it to become one fluid motion. Simply stunning.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 18:15:00 GMT 2008-07-20T19:15:00 3ff1230f-d2eb-4768-830b-017fd504e7d4 1000000 Marcus Brigstocke’s Early Edition & Simon Armitage <p>Now a staple festival favourite, Marcus Brigstocke&rsquo;s Early Edition kicks off the Literary Arena&rsquo;s line-up bright and early this morning, guests including Andre Vincent and Phill Jupitus as irreverent topical comedy puts the Daily Mail and similar tabloid villains through the grinder.<br /> <br /> The chat ranges from dissecting appalling journalism to the festival-going experience; that is, from tales of unlikely unexploded bombs littering the Suffolk countryside to Brigstocke&rsquo;s &lsquo;blue splash-back&rsquo; toilet trips, as well as rumours of Geoff Hoon MP being a genuine Latitude regular. There&rsquo;s also the Mirror&rsquo;s mention of a leopard-crocodile fight, curly wurlys being used as a bribe to &lsquo;discipline&rsquo; misbehaving school kids, and Andre&rsquo;s sly digs at Brigstocke&rsquo;s ultra-posh festival motor-home &lsquo;The Superbrig&rsquo;, reportedly made by a company sharing the namesake of Red Dwarf nerd Rimmer.<br /> <br /> Come mid-afternoon and the tent is bustling again, this time for Simon Armitage&rsquo;s reading from his autobiographical Gig: The Life and Times of a Rock Star Fantasist. A chatty and laidback persona on stage, Armitage reads passages which resonate with wit and real feeling, charting his and a friend&rsquo;s attempts to form a new rock band, or, as Armitage has it, &lsquo;a guy who works as a respected computer technician and wears glasses for reading, and a poet and father in his forties&rsquo;. Not ideal rock star material, then, but Armitage&rsquo;s obvious passion for the music of his youth and the odd contemporary band is both understandable and admirable.&nbsp; He also mentions a chapter in the book that focuses on his reading as headliner of Latitude&rsquo;s Poetry Arena last year, recalling how his declaration that &lsquo;I used to work with drug users in Manchester&rsquo; was met with pockets of applause and cheering from a half-cut corner of the audience. In fact, after inviting questions from the floor, Armitage announces his reading at the Poetry Arena on Sunday, which again promises to be totally unmissable. In the meantime, it&rsquo;s tongue-twister performance piece &lsquo;Luddenden Town&rsquo; that Armitage finishes with to rapturous applause, leaving the audience to head out and soak up the glorious July sunshine.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:45:00 GMT 2008-07-20T18:45:00 a5a8b39a-7c75-4820-b3f4-c56247c07f4c 1000000 Topical taunts from the Scottish comedian <p>Following a brief walkabout through the audience from compere Rufus Hound, &lsquo;Mock The Week&rsquo; mainstay Frankie Boyle takes to the stage, seemingly delighting in the free rein given to him away from the constraints of television. Regularly tightrope-walking the boundaries of decency, he delivers a wickedly crude yet clever set of material during his Sunday afternoon slot in the Comedy Tent.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Starting in true shock-and-awe fashion, Boyle sends the more sensitive moral compasses twirling by starting with some edgy material on abducted children before working through some brilliantly borderline-libellous jokes about everyone from Lewis Hamilton to John Leslie.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> His style is short, sharp, defiant and quick witted and any heckler is made subject of a razor-sharp retort based on their personal appearance. Self-deprecating remarks about his Scottish homeland go down a storm, and the comedian chuckles wildly at the audiences rapturous reception, evidently immensely enjoying his afternoon appearance here at Latitude. The topical material from his television appearances is woven brilliantly with some marvellous rants on the state of the modern world that could never be broadcast before the watershed. One of Sunday&rsquo;s main Comedy draws certainly doesn&rsquo;t disappoint.<br /> <br /> <br /> Francis Whittaker</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 15:45:00 GMT 2008-07-20T16:45:00 4281dc33-97b4-4e75-a6ca-95057e256ad4 1000000 Gurinder Chadha’s current release to the film world is an adaptation of Louise Rennison’s novel Angus, Thongs & Full-Frontal Snogging. <p>Being a fan of Chadha&rsquo;s previous offerings (Bhaji on the Beach, Bend It Like Beckham), I thought it nice, relaxed way to start my Sunday as it was to be a jam-packed schedule for me. I was intrigued to say the least, as a lot of her work has been associated with diaspora. I took my time strolling up to the Film &amp; Music Arena and was taken aback by the excitable queue that had formed, young girls and their mothers, awaiting eagerly to be let in. Slipping in a side door (with permission, of course!) I witnessed a scramble in search of a decent place to watch from.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Alan Davies kicks things off with an introduction, the film immediately sees an instantaneous, positive reaction from the audience who whoop in delight. Without giving much away, Angus, Thongs &amp; Perfect Snogging revolves around today&rsquo;s youth, a British take on the American high school movie, focussing on the trials and tribulations of protagonist Georgia as she deals with the various situations she finds herself in. The film is well received with smiles and applause all round as it draws to a close.<br /> <br /> Appreciation doesn&rsquo;t wane as few choose to leave after the film as young and younger (I shall refrain from using &lsquo;old&rsquo;) continue to wait for the appearance for Gurinder Chadha and the Q&amp;A session. The Q&amp;A was conducted by Alan Davies, who, in his charming manner, wittily probes and is able to provide a better insight to the workings of this director. Interspersed with clips from Chadha&rsquo;s other works, she aptly explains her reasons for the various decisions made in the film making process. The session is informative and entertaining, Chadha remaining to take pictures and to converse with her young fans.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Aysha Hussain</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T13:00:00 1b7dc655-6d56-4232-8a40-1bd465964d93 1000000 Bluegrass, bugs and beer <p>It&rsquo;s a warm, muggy sunny afternoon, probably due to the stop start showers and sunshine, the air is thick and people are wiping the sweat from their brows. I&rsquo;m sure this is as close as many of us will get to the Deep South, as tonight Seasick Steve takes to the stage with his collection of broken instruments, broken English and broken hearts.<br /> <br /> Sitting lonely at first in the middle of the giant Obelisk Stage, many were worried that Steve, normally known for his smaller more intimate festival slots, would be able to create the sound needed to give his finger pickin&rsquo; tunes what they deserved. As Steve began to play out the first of his bluegrass jams it became clear that there was no need to worry, where most bands would rely on huge stage sets and stacks of amplifiers, but Steve makes up for it with his giant personality.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> He introduces each track with some form of personal story, be that how to get rid of bug-induced skin infections or a story about his troubled youth. This is all done with a warmth and honesty which makes you feel like it&rsquo;s just you and Steve in a bar somewhere in the deepest Mississippi. I even noted someone describing him as a &ldquo;Deep South Santa Claus&rdquo;, I couldn&rsquo;t agree more.<br /> <br /> The bond between audience and artist is further strengthened when he introduces his Son who is playing the washboard and his friend Eli who fills in on Harmonica for most of the set, this is a grassroots thing, this is a family thing and the crowd are invited to join.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> While other bands on the bill have blown their record company advances with expensive equipment, Steve blows them out of the swamp with just a wooden plank with one string on it. After Steve serenades a highly embarrassed girl from the audience, he then goes on to perform the most renowned of all his tracks, &lsquo;Dog House Blues&rsquo; a growling, fast and sweaty slab of hillbilly Blues that inspires fits of barn dancing from the audience. After a manic ending Steve says his goodbyes, takes a bow and shows his thanks.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> But tonight it&rsquo;s the audience that need to show thanks, we&rsquo;ve been treated to an hour with one of the most heart warming and inspiring sets of the weekend, its definitely been my highlight so far. So in conclusion I&rsquo;d like to quote Steve himself, &ldquo;S&rsquo;all good!&rdquo;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> James Farrelly</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 20 Jul 2008 06:30:00 GMT 2008-07-20T07:30:00 1fc221e1-1874-47b2-8a4c-7540ef3e4c05 1000000 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover <p>Well the Bush Theatre is at Latitude folks and in case you missed it then let me tell you something - it came, it saw and it conquered! I had to squeeze my way through the biggest crowd I have seen at the Theatre tent so far this whole weekend just to find a spot where I could see. The sun was shining down and everyone was in great spirits.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &ldquo;50 Ways to Leave Your Lover&rdquo; was written especially for Latitude 2008. Before this years festivities kicked off, festival-goers were asked to anonymously submit their real-life break up stories to the Latitude website. These stories of love and loss inspired the writers to create a show combining characters, stories, skits and songs. At times heartbreakingly sad and at others side-splittingly funny, this production gives all four cast members a chance to shine and shine they do, with all of them putting in stunning high-energy performances.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Ralf Little nearly brought the tent down with his rousing guitar-led ode to an ex-girlfriend, the tender chorus of &ldquo;Fuck You Jenny!&rdquo; ringing out over the audiences heads and into the fields beyond. Kobna Holdbrook-Smith and Michelle Terry brought impeccable comic timing and an endearing quality to their skits about the couple who have been together a long time and who spend every night side-by-side in bed together winding each other up. <br /> There were terribly sad moments too &ndash; it is inevitable when the tales revolve around heartache. Claire Keelan almost made my cry with her powerful and heartbreaking portrayal of a desperate woman, recently abandoned by her love and sitting desperately by the phone. Dishevelled and with her emotional state slowly but surely unravelling, the woman embarks on a series of misguided texts and endless phone calls to her ex- tragically breaking down in despair. It is almost unbearable to watch as we have all been in that familiar place before.<br /> <br /> The true brilliant moments though were those where the performers worked together and bounced off each other. The Swingers Party sketch was hilarious and the props and&hellip; well&hellip; um&hellip;&nbsp; appendages (!) were an inspired choice.<br /> <br /> The crowd were in theatrical heaven and the laughter was at its loudest when the songs were performed. Ralf and Kobna rapping and beat boxing, complete with backwards baseball caps, about the girl that played them both was absolutely hilarious. And I challenge you to hear a stranger chorus than the group song &ldquo;You&rsquo;re a cow&rdquo; with the backup lyrics &ldquo;An actual cow, an actual farmer&rdquo; very nearly breaking me. When the whole ensemble broke into Justin Timberlake style dancing I nearly lost it altogether.<br /> <br /> So far this production has been my highlight of this years Latitude festival.&nbsp; Forget all those big name music acts. Give me a sunny day and a man shouting about &ldquo;the harpy slut bitch&rdquo; that broke his heart and I&rsquo;m happy.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 4781cd33-3af3-4703-a3aa-6af8876a4eee 1000000 We like cowbells. Do you? Now, the Golden Silvers are an interesting choice. They&rsquo;ve already played their first Glastonbury, winning the New Talent competition thus thrusting them into the limelight. Michael Eavis likens their potential to that of Oasis and Coldplay.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> This three-piece certainly look the part. Gwylim Gold (singer/keyboardist) sports a sparkly sweater which is reminiscent of my childhood. Both Alexis Nunez (drummer) and Ben Moorhouse have enviably big hair, the latter being reinforced in one&rsquo;s mind due to his moustachioed presence. Thus there is an expectancy in the air already, they look the part, the right things have been said about them, can they now play the part?<br /> <br /> A general allusion can be made to synth-pop but their sound can be quite difficult to pin down. Personally I likened them to Franz Ferdinand, Klaxons, Bloc Party et al, yet they are all very different from each other.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> My own interpretation tells me it must be due to the danceable nature of the tracks, combining different tempos, keeping things interesting without losing momentum. Your never-very-still reporter can&rsquo;t contain herself - their sound is catchy and instantaneous. As they finish with their recently-released single 'Arrows of Eros', I have a smile on my face. It has a funky bass-line and the intensity of the drumming continues to drive the song. Oh, and I like cowbells. A lot.<br /> <br /> <br /> Aysha Hussain Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 6ed4c22b-fd26-40ad-aa33-2a895eadee9d 1000000 'Ai ai ai ai, HUH!' <p>Now, I&rsquo;ve had it on good authority that Yacht are a must-see. Having recently missed out on seeing them in London, I was well informed of their onstage antics and unique style (PowerPoint presentation involved in onstage banter) from acquaintances that had been in attendance. Thus I looked forward to it. Unfortunately, as Sod&rsquo;s Law would have it, the time imprinted on my memory was incorrect and I missed the first ten minutes of the set. Rushing to the Sunrise&nbsp;Arena after realising my error (tea and flapjack in hand &ndash; how very rock &lsquo;n&rsquo; roll!), I was greeted with a collective &lsquo;Ai ai ai ai, HUH!&rsquo; and knew I was in for a treat.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Jona Bechtolt&rsquo;s creation, along with Claire L . Evans, both enlighten us over the backing track, delivering their lyrics with a passion and do not disappoint. The mish-mashed influences and genres are reflected in Yacht&rsquo;s sound, with emphasis on the dance aspect as both frequently flail around the stage with great timing and precision to the beat, Jona in particular, very Napolean Dynamite-esque, the omission of expected onstage projector expected by me was instantly forgotten. The loosening of one&rsquo;s own limbs was a natural progression, absorbed in the beats that were interjected by Claire&rsquo;s yelping , adding yet another dimension to the band. A literal explosion would serve as a trademark to signal the end of a track and the appreciation of the crowd would no doubt ensue.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The set finished with &lsquo;See A Penny Pick It Up&rsquo;, a Knight Rider bass-line infused track which sees both Jona and Claire bounce around the stage with exuberance. A fitting end. I continue to bop my head, my tea having been set down a long time ago. I know suggest you visit their website at the very least.<br /> <br /> <br /> Aysha Hussain</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 fe041b13-db65-48e5-8faf-71845932eea1 1000000 <p>Someone from the Guillemots' marketing team must have a Carry On-like sense of humour. Adverts for the band's new release appear next to one of the Latitude toilet blocks. Specifically, right by the non-flushing latrines where the toilet bowl is a hole above a deep trough in the ground. The Gullemots song is called 'Don't Look Down'.</p> <p>There's intermittent bursts of rain on this Saturday afternoon, but the sun is out for The Irrepressibles on the lakeside platform. They attract a large and attentive crowd, filling the space between the water and the woods. With gondolas passing behind, it's the perfect setting for this unique if difficult to categorise group. They're part pop, part chamber orchestra, taking in a stately Michael Nyman-esque piano, double bass, strings and woodwind, while the players themselves are decked out in silver and black theatrical costumes. But the most defining element is lead Irrepressible Jamie's melancholic songwriting and incredible operatic falsetto. Like Joanna Newsom and Sigur Ros, A few years ago, I saw an earlier - and much smaller - incarnation of the Irrepressibles playing in tiny London clubs, like Bistrotheque in Bethnal Green. Jamie's talent was so obviously unique and awe-inspiring that a record deal and cult following seemed inevitable and swift. In fact, nothing appear to happen, and the band split up, perhaps out of frustration. So to see them at Latitude, resurrected, enhanced, and finally playing to the crowds they deserve is truly heartening. Today Jamie announces an album release for October. The phrase 'Mercury Music Prize' springs easily to mind. Like Sigur Ros and Joanna Newsom, the Irrepressibles are uncompromising and genre-defying, and are unlikely to trouble, say, the Chris Moyles playlist. But at Latitude, they fit right in.</p> <p>Back at the Cabaret Tent that evening, I take to the stage for three separate Beautiful &amp; Damned DJ sets. Other DJ acts such as the Voguettes, whose colourful pop set we book-end, have their own costumed go-go dancers. Myself and Ms Red prefer to do it our ourselves, arms aloft and Charleston-ing away around the decks. As the night goes on, the dancing becomes more unhinged and manic, and I come off stage needing a good sit down to recover. I suppose I'm a kind of go-go DJ. In a stiff, besuited kind of way.</p> <p>I get my breath back to catch a couple of songs from The Buzzcocks over at the Film Tent. Mark Lamarr introduces them on stage, and makes a neat observation on the legacy - or not - of punk rock. 'Tonight it's the 32nd anniversary of the Buzzcocks forming,' he says. 'And it's also the day McFly gave away their new album with the Daily Mail.'</p> <p>The Buzzcocks launch straight into roof-raising full-throttle versions of 'Boredom' and 'I Don't Mind', sounding as effervescent and as thrilling as they day they were written. As Mr Lamarr suggests, some old people are better ambassadors for youth than some young people.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 474fe269-6c49-47f3-ab06-70f7be3ed5f3 1000000 Talking to the dog and pacing help Turnbull overcome nerves <p>Tim Turnbull is an award-winning poet, known for maintaining little distinction between poetry for the page and the stage. He won the inaugural Edinburgh Book Festival Slam with a poem which had also been published in the prestigious literary magazine The Rialto. In 2005, his first full collection, Stranded in Sub-Atomica, was shortlisted for the Forward Prize for Best First Collection. More recently, he won the Arts Foundation&rsquo;s Performance Poetry Fellowship which resulted in Caligula on Ice, a theatrical performance which blends poetry, caustic comedy, ghost stories, folk songs, parody, pastiche and cutting satire. Performing three sets across the weekend, he took time out to talk&hellip;<br /> <br /> <strong>Hi Tim, welcome to Latitude Festival and thanks for taking the time out to do this interview. Have you performed here before? What&rsquo;s your experience of the festival so far?</strong><br /> <br /> No, this is my first time at Latitude &ndash; the festival&rsquo;s grand. My previous experience of a festival was Reading in &rsquo;89, which was a bit ferocious. This is altogether more civilised, with a good variety of music, poets and more.<br /> <br /> <strong>Which other artists, writers and bands are you planning on seeing while you&rsquo;re here?</strong><br /> <br /> Simon Armitage, Blondie, Seasick Steve, and I&rsquo;ve enjoyed wandering into the comedy tent in-between times. Joanna Newsom was impressive this morning.<br /> <br /> <strong>Generally speaking, what drew you towards writing and performing poetry, and when did you start?</strong><br /> <br /> I started out writing as a kid but spent most of my twenties in various bands. When I got to thirty three this seemed a little undignified, so I returned to poetry in around &rsquo;94. I&rsquo;ve taken the performance route rather than starting out with magazine publication. Now I&rsquo;ve pretty much devoted to poetry it tends to feed itself.<br /> <br /> <strong>The poems in Stranded In Sub-Atomica move between and often combine everyday, conversational vernacular and a lyrical, more &lsquo;poetic&rsquo; register. How does your speaking voice relate to the poetic voice in your poems?</strong><br /> <br /> I write pretty much as I speak, but it&rsquo;s fun to mix registers and feel a poem wrestling with itself through syntax and diction. I suppose my answer to &lsquo;What&rsquo;s a performance poet&rsquo; is poets doing their poems in different voices. I test my written work by reading the poems out &ndash; usually when the wife&rsquo;s out with only the dog to listen in.<br /> <br /> <strong>Your poetry daringly yet successfully treads the line between performance and page poetry, and you famously maintain little distinction between the two. What do you see as the potential benefits and pitfalls of such writing?<br /> </strong><br /> I don&rsquo;t really know as it&rsquo;s the only route I&rsquo;ve taken. I don&rsquo;t know what&rsquo;ll work until it&rsquo;s tested &ndash; the only empirical evidence for that particular assertion, you could say. Ultimately, if it&rsquo;s worth doing, it&rsquo;s worth doing properly.<br /> <br /> <strong>The media often relish in noting the apparent lack of popularity that poetry currently suffers. But the rapid growth of performance poetry and new, independent poetry magazines suggests the opposite. What do you reckon to be the truth at the bottom of all this?</strong>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> I suppose, as you suggest, that some &ndash; though not all &ndash; journalists can be a bit lazy, with the occasional broadsheet piece about poetry just mumbling along. But there are good pieces on contemporary poetry in the right places &ndash; a recent article by Niall O&rsquo;Sullivan in The Wolf magazine comes to mind. But you don&rsquo;t get into poetry to be a superstar &ndash; you should practise snooker for twelve hours a day if you want to be famous.<br /> <br /> <strong>How do you feel about baring your soul to an audience of strangers when reading your more personal, autobiographical poems?</strong><br /> <br /> I do perform very personal poems, but I disguise them as being about someone else. I suppose I&rsquo;d say that I&rsquo;m not hiding but revealing things. Realistically, the confessional is only ever &lsquo;apparently confessional&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> <strong>Any personal rituals before reading to an audience?</strong><br /> <br /> Pacing and walking, walking, pacing, pacing and walking. I must&rsquo;ve done fourteen miles before going on yesterday.<br /> <br /> <strong>What&rsquo;s your favourite poem by another poet?<br /> </strong><br /> It changes on a daily basis, but for today, I&rsquo;ll say &lsquo;Green Sees Things in Waves&rsquo; by August Kleinzahler.<br /> <br /> <strong>What&rsquo;s next for Tim Turnbull?</strong><br /> <br /> Well, a ten-hour drive home tomorrow for starters. My second collection, Caligula on Ice, is published in May, and there&rsquo;s a bilingual edition coming out in Germany too. They get my stuff.<br /> <br /> <br /> Interview by Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 dfd03e9e-8f60-48ef-8e7b-f9ff0d1d59cf 1000000 <p>Daljit Nagra was born and brought up in West London and Sheffield. He lives in London, and works as a secondary school English teacher. In 2004, his poem &lsquo;Look We Have Coming to Dover!&rsquo; won the Forward Prize for Best Single Poem, and this became the title of his first collection, published by Faber in 2007. It went on to win the 2007 Forward Poetry Prize for Best First Collection and the 2008 Arts Council England Decibel Award. It relates to the experience of British-born Indians, and often employs &lsquo;Punglish&rsquo; - English spoken by Indian Punjabi immigrants. Performing two sets across the weekend, he took time out to talk&hellip;<br /> <br /> <strong>Hi Daljit, welcome to Latitude Festival and thanks for taking the time out to do this interview. Have you performed here before? What&rsquo;s your experience of the festival so far?</strong><br /> <br /> No, this is my first time here &ndash; I&rsquo;m really enjoying the range of stuff on offer, particularly the poetry, but there could perhaps be more diversity in terms of the music. That&rsquo;s one aspect of the festival that lacks real cultural latitude.<br /> <br /> <strong>Which other artists, writers and bands are you going to see or have you seen while you&rsquo;re here?<br /> </strong><br /> Franz Ferdinand, Beth Rowley, and I really enjoyed headliner&rsquo;s Sigur Ros on Saturday. I&rsquo;ve enjoyed the funnier and quirkier stuff in the Literary Arena, too, as well as Simon Armitage reading from his book, Gig.<br /> <br /> <strong>Your poetry collection, Look We Have Coming To Dover!, mixes semi-autobiographical poems written in English and dramatic monologues written in &lsquo;Punglish&rsquo; &ndash; English spoken by Indian Punjabi immigrants. How do you feel about performing the latter poems in this adopted accent?</strong><br /> <br /> I really enjoy it. I feel through those poems in particular I&rsquo;m reclaiming the territory of a voice that has been ransacked in the past by often racist English comedy. I want to allude to this in my writing and performance of the poems.<br /> <br /> <strong>Your poems are often as entertaining to read as they are to hear performed. Do you think there&rsquo;s much of a divide between poetry for the page and poetry for the stage?</strong><br /> <br /> It all depends on the individual, and has a lot to do with the poet&rsquo;s presence on stage. But poems that are read &lsquo;straight&rsquo; are a performance too. I feel it&rsquo;s a bit elitist to categorise between page and stage, as ultimately that&rsquo;s each reader or listener&rsquo;s decision. And I do think it&rsquo;s important to discard old snobbery.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>How do you feel about performing your more personal poems?<br /> </strong><br /> Well, no poem is entirely autobiographical &ndash; it consists of constructs and a reinterpretation of events. You bring in other elements when writing &ndash; I&rsquo;d agree with Picasso&rsquo;s idea that &lsquo;all art is a lie to make you tell the truth&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> <strong>Any rituals before taking to the stage?<br /> </strong><br /> When I do get occasional nerves, I&rsquo;ll maybe have a glass of red wine.<br /> <br /> <strong>Generally speaking, what drew you towards writing and performing poetry? How does your work as a secondary school teacher affect or influence your writing?</strong><br /> <br /> Firstly, a love of other poets, starting with William Blake. It also feels like the right art form, tying in with the way I think and feel and experience the world. As far as my career as a teacher goes, it helps with the poetry in terms of being around interesting and exciting young minds and in the way early mornings and routine give a good work ethic. Though now I have a young daughter to look after, it isn&rsquo;t always easy!&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>What&rsquo;s your favourite poem by another poet?<br /> </strong><br /> &lsquo;The Garden of Love&rsquo; by William Blake.<br /> <br /> <strong>What&rsquo;s next for Daljit Nagra?</strong><br /> <br /> I&rsquo;m working on a second collection, which will include a sequence of &lsquo;cocky sonnets&rsquo;, hopefully combining a cheeky linguistic playfulness and the sonnet&rsquo;s more serious and strict form.<br /> <br /> <br /> Interview by Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 91557ba5-827c-4b92-a970-42798a46439e 1000000 hoppípolla ....hopping into puddles. <div>It's day two of Latitude, I am rudely awoken by a toddler who' s shrieks and laughter&nbsp;can be located as being&nbsp;approximately half a foot away from my throbbing head in the tent next door, The sun is heating up the temperature inside of&nbsp;my tent&nbsp;to greenhouse proportions,&nbsp;I only got back 3 hours ago but it soon becomes apparent that a lie in is just not going to&nbsp;happen this weekend. Across&nbsp;the yellow camping village, snoozing bodies&nbsp;in wellie boots are&nbsp;spewing from tent doorways and the smell of bacon is in the air.</div> <div>A few wet&nbsp;wipes and a sausage baguette later and we are roaming around the main arena again, there are 20 people&nbsp;in tuxes and rubber horse heads wandering around and neighing at people, we make a detour to avoid getting in any kind of man-beast confrontation and dodge the people on unicycles to make our&nbsp;way to the cabaret tent. Inside, cabaret extraordinaire and clear&nbsp;nut-job&nbsp;Regina&nbsp;Fluff is warming up the crowd ready for the session entitled 'How&nbsp;To Play The Ukulele In Under&nbsp;An Hour (How George Formby Saved My Life'. The tent is packed and 100 ukuleles are handed out to the excited&nbsp;crowd, we are told that it is&nbsp;impossible to feel depressed whilst playing this tiny instrument&nbsp;and when a mass&nbsp;ensemble of ukuleles start plucking&nbsp;out 'Row Row Row Your Boat' it's not hard to see why.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> We duck into the Uncut Arena to escape&nbsp;a freak rain shower and&nbsp;check out&nbsp;Golden Silvers who are winning over the crowd with their humble synth pop, rounding off the set with their synonymous 'Arrows Of Eros'. The rain takes pity on White Lies and&nbsp;retreats just in time for a remarkable set by White Lies&nbsp;in the Obelisk Arena, they look like they are sh**ting themselves, they are only wee young things bless 'em, but they trash out half an hours worth of stonking tunes&nbsp;which can be likened to&nbsp;a cheerier&nbsp;Interpol, having said that,&nbsp;closing&nbsp;with&nbsp;a little number named&nbsp;'Death',&nbsp;the brooding darkness of Ian&nbsp;Curtis's lyrical dryness is&nbsp;clearly present here.<br /> <br /> Falafel by the lake is proceeded by dEUS back at the Obelisk Arena, who inject a little much needed rock'n'roll into our Saturday.&nbsp;Five weather-beaten Belgian rock&nbsp;stoners who've&nbsp;got a substantial amount of late nights under their belts bosh out the hits that the crowd are hungry for.&nbsp;'Sods&nbsp;And Soda' and 'Theme&nbsp;From Turnpike'&nbsp;are like a shot of whisky to the&nbsp;bloodstream and get&nbsp;heads nodding&nbsp;and thighs&nbsp;stamping down&nbsp;the grass.<br /> <br /> Next on&nbsp;our agenda is Elbow. Guy Garvey appears, wielding a trumpet and captivates the audience from start to finish. Granted, Elbow aren't going to get their rocks off in the festival scenario but they are the perfect band to precede Sigur Ros and take us through the sunset and into dusk, by the time&nbsp;'One Day Like This' draws the set to a close, the&nbsp;entire crowed are doe eyed and ready for the Icelandic invasion.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Latitude couldn't have found themselves a better headliner for&nbsp;tonight. A full&nbsp;moon is hanging in the sky, some crusty is&nbsp;blowing bubbles everywhere and 6 white orbs are inflated on&nbsp;stage, ready to become part of an enchanted light show&nbsp;of what can only be described as a hauntingly beautiful set by Sigur Ros. A mixture of new songs from the new album&nbsp;'Me&Atilde;&deg; Su&Atilde;&deg; &Atilde;&shy; Eyrum Vi&Atilde;&deg; Spilum Endalaust' alongside old favourites like 'Hoppipolla' and 'Glosoli'<strong> </strong>are played out with the help of the all-female string section 'Amiina' and a flash mob brass band who appear to parade around the stage and raise their white bowler hats at the audience at opportune moments This isn't just a gig, it's a full scale theatrical performance that even the short-arses like I can appreciate.&nbsp;We leave feeling sure that J&oacute;n &THORN;&oacute;r is&nbsp;an unearthly creature, meant for bigger things than life on planet earth.<br /> <br /> A night of wandering around, chatting to insane people in&nbsp;face paint and sitting by the lake watching the light show follows, we pop our heads in the Cabaret Tent a few times to see what exactly 'Boylesque' is all about, turns out it's all about&nbsp;hairy, beardy men getting their kit off in a very camp manner. Amazing, We love Latitude and before we know it the sun is coming up again and we are getting kicked out of the woods for another&nbsp;3 hour stint of sleep.<br /> <br /> <br /> Jessica Hazel &nbsp;&nbsp;</div> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 81c954b3-109e-4e7e-aeef-00a898abf773 1000000 Make sure you catch Joanna Newsom at midday&nbsp;over at the&nbsp;Obelisk Arena. Glasvegas are ones to watch in the Uncut Arena on Sunday afternoon. Lykke Li and Black Lips are expected to draw the masses when they play the Sunrise Arena later and headliners Interpol will round off the weekend.<br /> <br /> Sadler's Wells round up their performances&nbsp;On The Lake tomorrow afternoon along with&nbsp;Riccardo Meneghini.<br /> <br /> Gurinda Chadha's 'Angus, Thongs &amp; Full Frontal Snogging' is an early one at 11am, but is sure to pack out the Music &amp; Film Arena.<br /> The Hammersmith Lyric presenting 'Hard Hearted Hannah and other stories' is one to add to your schedule as is The Royal Shakespeare Company.<br /> Just to say you've seen a bride hanging from a tree by meat hooks....from her back, head to the Cabaret Arena after midnight.<br /> <br /> Enjoy!<br /> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-20T00:00:00 3fbed122-48da-4bca-a839-637816ce558c 1000000 <p>Comic &ndash;turned-DJ Mark Lamarr&rsquo;s annual Latitude sojourn saw him curate a rare treat for an intimate gaggle of revellers crammed into the Music and Film Arena in the wee small hours of Sunday morning. A tie-in with his radio show, God&rsquo;s Jukebox saw Lamarr presenting five of his favourite acts over five hours over Saturday night and early Sunday morning. The penultimate of these &ndash; Massachusetts native Eli &lsquo;Paperboy&rsquo; Reed and his backing band The True Loves, were something really quite special. Fresh from a guest appearance playing some storming harmonica solos with Seasick Steve in the Obelisk Arena earlier, Reed had jaws resoundingly dropping with some bona-fide old school soul screaming. If you closed your eyes and you could&rsquo;ve been listening to prime James Brown hollering his way through the greatest songs he never wrote, such was the gravity of Reed&rsquo;s voice and the relentlessly tight groove of his band. His first show on British soil, Reed&rsquo;s Latitude appearance was, as Lamarr himself said &lsquo;something to tell the grandkids&rsquo; &ndash; truly phenomenal.<br /> <br /> After this and closing the evening were a band who Lamarr was famous for &lsquo;Never Minding&rsquo; on BBC2 for a number of years &ndash; punk rock legends The Buzzcocks. Although a little older and craggier than in their prime, the Mancunian quartet tore through their greatest hits and brought some snarling punk-rock attitude to an arena more used to arthouse flicks and beard scratching film buffs. &lsquo;What Do I Get&rsquo; evoked some fervent call-and-response cries from energetic devotees down the front, while the showstopping &lsquo;Ever Fallen In Love&hellip;&rsquo; prompted the largest amount of pogoing ever to take place in a makeshift cinema.&nbsp; Come the end of Lamarr&rsquo;s extraordinary evening of live music, hundreds of happy campers trudged back to their tents sweaty and smiling thanks to a riotous performance from this unsurpassable British institution.<br /> <br /> <br /> Francis Whittaker</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT 2008-07-19T23:45:00 b5312562-328c-4283-ac9b-ddf288145eef 1000000 <p>Cosmic scousers The Coral were a little naughty in billing this as an acoustic set. Anyone hoping for the band to be sitting on stools, gently strumming through stripped down versions of their best songs surrounded by candles and flowers MTV-Unplugged-style would&rsquo;ve been sorely disappointed with their Latitude appearance.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> What we instead got was something vastly superior: a bombastic greatest hits set peppered with some great new tracks that, through much of it, was actually fully electric. OK, one or two members may have occasionally picked up an acoustic guitar where they previously might&rsquo;ve played an electric &ndash; but fully amped-up takes on the likes of &lsquo;Goodbye&rsquo; and &lsquo;Dreaming of You&rsquo; had the crowd in raptures, and a currently-untitled set-closing number boasted some guitar riffage that would do Led Zeppelin proud. When they did play acoustically &ndash; as on &lsquo;Bill McCai&rsquo; and &lsquo;Pass It On&rsquo; they were equally fantastic, and their version of &lsquo;Jacqueline&rsquo; sounded as though it could&rsquo;ve reached number one had it been released in the sixties.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Some may say that in this age of bands in skinny jeans, angular haircuts and luminescent threads that The Coral&rsquo;s star is fading &ndash; but on Saturday in the Uncut arena, the band proved this is far from the case.<br /> <br /> <br /> Francis Whittaker</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT 2008-07-19T23:00:00 61174011-c1ff-4ab7-988b-5f621d1c041a 1000000 <p>Rich Hall is a face familiar to most from the BBC&rsquo;s quizcoms QI and Have I Got News For You, and its clear that Latitude punters have enjoyed his unique brand of American deadpan and cynicism before as the Comedy Arena grows ever busier in anticipation of his arrival.<br /> <br /> His set features staple gags about George Bush, America&rsquo;s reputation here and in Europe, but also the resilience and bloody-minded defiance of the British mentality, as well as witty banter with the audience in between times. Here, a bloke who &lsquo;works&rsquo; as a lifeguard in the circus is milked by Hall for all the comedy he&rsquo;s worth until he finally admits he&rsquo;s a Chemistry student at Cardiff, while those making for the toilets mid-set are hilariously accosted until they flee or sit, revealing Hall&rsquo;s playful cruel streak.<br /> <br /> Ultimately though, Hall&rsquo;s a totally likeable persona, and his sarcastic and wry wisecracking is so British you could forget he were American were it not for that unmistakeable, dialectic drawl. What other American comic would self-deprecatingly quip that &lsquo;you can have my jokes, you might enjoy them, and you&rsquo;ll probably tell them damn well better than I do&rsquo;? An underrated genius with a sure understanding of the absurdities of life, love and language, Hall&rsquo;s set will no doubt be remembered by many as the alternative comic highlight of Latitude 2008.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT 2008-07-19T21:00:00 199b6478-7b30-4087-873d-159f5bc64361 1000000 Daljit Nagra, Adrian Mitchell, Tim Turnbull Saturday&rsquo;s line-up boasts a range of poetry familiars and exciting newcomers, kicking off as it does with animated Faber poet Daljit Nagra, an adept and inventive performer whose Punjabi-English dramatic monologues and tales of multicultural Britain have won his poetry collection, Look We Have Coming to Dover!, the Forward Prize for best first book.<br /> His half hour set is an instant crowd-pleaser, charting refreshing poetic territory from a Sikh schoolgirl &lsquo;slipping into tongues&rsquo; to the cornershop love story of the rhythmical &lsquo;Singh Song!&rsquo;. As compere Ross Sutherland notes, Nagra has done more for the exclamation mark in contemporary poetics than any other writer, and given the energy, musicality and passion evident in his work &ndash; both on the page and the stage &ndash; such literary flamboyance and irreverence is hardly surprising, not to mention totally refreshing.<br /> <br /> Adrian Mitchell is Saturday&rsquo;s Poetry Arena&rsquo;s headliner. Whether or not you agree with it, his famous statement that &lsquo;most people ignore most poetry because most poetry ignores most people&rsquo; has been the chiasmic mantra that has driven his lifetime&rsquo;s work of bringing poetry to everyone, writing verse with a strong political and social conscience, and working closely with schools, charities and as the unofficial &lsquo;shadow poet laureate&rsquo;. His poems effortlessly move between the sombre and serious to the laugh-out-loud and genuinely heartwarming, giving the afternoon&rsquo;s crowd pause for thought and challenging W.H. Auden&rsquo;s assumption that &lsquo;poetry makes nothing happen&rsquo;. Mitchell certainly has the audience captivated when he reads from a lengthy and beautiful translation of the late poet Bertolt Brecht, and when reading one of his more famous pieces, the playful extended metaphor of &lsquo;A Puppy Called Puberty&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> Come late evening, Sigur Ros&rsquo;s ethereal Hopelandic tunes drifting across Latitude, it&rsquo;s the turn of skilful performer and stand up Yorkshireman Tim Turnbull to take to the Poetry arena; DJ-ed, booted and looking shockingly dapper compared to yesterday&rsquo;s laidback outfit of denim jacket and T-Shirt. His sing-along set of pieces finds its highlight in a long, surreal poem about the life of a bloke with two heads, &lsquo;one sipping Moet while the other snorts cocaine&rsquo;, but it&rsquo;s a scathingly funny poem about everyone&rsquo;s favourite bete noire, Tony Blair, that gets the whole tent singing along and sees Turnbull bow out to enthusiastic applause. Having secured prizes for his performances as well as a Forward Prize shortlisting for his collection, Stranded In Sub-Atomica, then, his unmistakeable fusion of page and stage is clearly a resounding winner. Whatever the media might say, Saturday&rsquo;s Poetry Arena is yet another testament to the growing popularity and diversity of the art form.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 17:00:00 GMT 2008-07-19T18:00:00 03c1e985-30da-497f-98df-47d6f458ef67 1000000 Early-afternoon round up ~ Dan Atkinson, Carey Marx, Tim Minchin <p>The early part of Saturday&rsquo;s comedy program saw three of the finest up and coming stand-ups strut their stuff here at Latitude. Opening the proceedings, cardigan-wearing wildman-lookalike Dan Atkinson breezes through a routine of marvellous comic observations. Much of his gig focuses heavily on geographical differences in attitude, such as northerners views on living in London (&ldquo;If you move there you&rsquo;ll wake up every morning finding yourself stabbed in the face&rdquo;) and the &lsquo;wife-material&rsquo; nature of West Country women thanks to the fact they appear low maintenance (an idea he later concedes is gross stereotyping), as well as some intriguing advice on thrush treatment involving Crumble Corner yoghurt. All in all, it&rsquo;s an extremely solid routine that has the early afternoon crowd on his side throughout, despite him profusely apologising for the apparently crude nature of some material, it supposedly being &lsquo;inappropriate for 12pm&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> If Atkinson&rsquo;s material is too X-rated for early afternoon, then the following act would make the censors heads implode. Londoner Carey Marx regularly veers well into the realm of political incorrectness &ndash; but nevertheless his gig goes down a storm with the Latitude crowd, despite a few parents rightfully&nbsp; guiding their kids away from the tent to protect the innocence of their young ears. Marx manages to get away with material that cleverly yet crudely uses wordplay to detail some frankly disturbing scenarios by placing a teddy bear on stage. Occasionally he brings it up to the mic to balance out any bad karma generated from crossing the offensive/wholesome divide with some unashamed cutesiness.<br /> <br /> Comedy and music seem be increasingly intimate bedfellows these days. Songs make up an integral part of Latitude favourite Bill Bailey&rsquo;s routine, while The Mighty Boosh and Flight of The Concords have moved from being purely comic into become fully fledged bands. Today&rsquo;s third act &ndash; Tim Minchin &ndash; is right up with the aforementioned in using music to generate genius humour. The set sees him deliver songs about the trials of being ginger, the usage of taboo racist words, as well as a fantastically catchy &lsquo;peace song&rsquo; aimed at finally solving the Israel/Palestine conflict entitled &lsquo;Let&rsquo;s Not Eat Pig Together&rsquo;. Overall, Minchin is utterly hilarious and a fantastic entertainer, closing the opening part of today&rsquo;s comedy proceedings brilliantly.<br /> <br /> <br /> Francis Whittaker</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:45:00 GMT 2008-07-19T13:45:00 85e8147e-c8d8-4b0b-9ee5-b47dfe33855e 1000000 Bears, Brooks and Bjork-esque sounds. <p>It's the Friday morning, and I survive my first night in a tent since my teens with no apparent ill-effect. A good, uninterrupted night's sleep. However, I put much of this down to over-indulging on campsite cocktails the night before, thus knocking myself out soundly. The downside, of course, is that I spent much of Friday with a severe hangover.<br /> <br /> There's a huge queue for the showers in the Performers Camping field,<br /> so I wander over to the Cabaret Arena backstage and try there.<br /> Success: a row of available working showers, and no queues. It's my<br /> luckiest moment of the weekend.<br /> <br /> The afternoon is spent wandering idly all over the site, now teeming with people, taking it all in, and revelling in Latitude's serendipitous approach to the festival experience. Sure, you can grab a timetable and compile a strict&nbsp; shopping list of artists to see, but the thrill of accidentally stumbling upon a new favourite band, or comedian, or cabaret act, is just the sort of thing Latitude does best.</p> <p>Wandering through the woods in this spirit, I catch The Do in the Sunrise Tent - a marvellous Franco-Finnish guitar duo whose female singer has one of those pure, Bjork-esque singing voices: that same kind of pristine otherness.<br /> <br /> I give up trying to get into the Comedy Tent, now so popular that the crowd spills out some distance from the entrance. Thankfully, there's speakers dotted around the marquee sides, and you can leisurely sit on the grass outside and listen to the comedians' sets, if not actually see them. Ross Noble does a rather good Star Wars-inspired routine, putting his freewheeling, charismatic Geordie spin on geek-pleasing quotes like 'these aren't the droids you're looking for'.<br /> <br /> The rest of the day is spent preparing for my own stint in the Cabaret Arena, DJ-ing with Miss Red as The Beautiful and Damned. Tonight, we mainly work as a kind of quirky punctuation between the live acts, adding a little visual accompaniment via our dressed-up dancing behind the decks, along with excerpts from silent movies playing on a screen to one side. (tonight it's Louise Brooks In 'Diary Of A Lost Girl').<br /> <br /> I stick around for 'The Smiths - The Musical', an adult puppet show that's at turns riotously funny, explicitly rude, and unexpectedly touching. The protagonists encounter, as per the Morrissey lyric, 'a ten ton truck' which indeed 'kills the two of us...'. They're followed by the Penny Dreadfuls, a League Of Gentlemen-like comedy trio who do addictively silly Victorian-themed skits. That two of the three performers are in t-shirts and jeans, while the other one is in full 19th century garb (a technical hitch? an indulgence on the third member's part? both?) only adds to the intrigue.<br /> <br /> After that, the late night Cabaret Arena plays host to a series of burlesque turns, ranging from the silver screen Follies-style serenity - and enormous feathery fans - of Vicky Butterfly, to the 1950s go-go stylings of TrixieMalicious. Male disrobing is provided by a troupe of 'bears', as in the gay slang term for hirsute (but well-groomed) gentlemen, built for comfort rather than speed. That said, there's a distinct bear aesthetic at work: a sense of deliberation that sets them apart from the average larger and hairier man. Their routines draw on choreographed parodies of Madonna and Kylie videos, from the steps down to the costumes - specially altered to fit, of course. At about half past midnight, Fred Bear performs a 'Bear-barella' aerial strip routine, somersaulting and undressing from a glittery space<br /> suit, all the time suspended from the huge, green-lit tree outside the tent. I traipse off to bed, all bear-ed and burlesque-d out.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-19T00:00:00 69160cee-2d11-45a7-a43d-fa54067ff342 1000000 Not so small now... <p>Today my main assignment was to make sure that I caught the amazing line-up at the comedy tent. I had a little trouble, due to the huge popularity of television regular Bill Bailey. Deciding to go elsewhere, I wandered around to find something that I really wanted to see (a pretty easy thing to do at Latitude). So I pulled out my guide and looked at what wonders I could see, one name stepped out, The Little Ones.<br /> <br /> I had heard a buzz about these guys a while ago, but the Californian residents went through a few problems with record labels which delayed any material being released. So personally, and clearly around the room, there was a lot of excitement about the show. As The Little Ones took to the stage the sun came out to shine upon their smiley tanned Californian faces. From the first song anyone with a hint of the Blues was instantly cured with an injection of laid back summer melodies. All too often these guys are compared with the Beach Boys, in all honesty they are not so much Brian Wilson but more Mike Love. Edward Nolan Reyes sings with such innocence that it&rsquo;s impossible not be taken away by the songs.<br /> <br /> The Little Ones posses such unified understanding of what they are trying to achieve, which is to make people smile. In these modern musical times it&rsquo;s all too familiar to find a sour faced &lsquo;rock star&rsquo; on stage who cares very little about the music let alone the audience. But with The Little Ones stunning&nbsp; ocean driving tracks such as &ldquo;Lovers Who Uncover&rdquo; and &ldquo;Ordinary Song&rdquo; these guys are out to prove a point, that enjoying your music and playing for people is one of the most fun things you will ever do, and The Little Ones are loving every minute of it. I&rsquo;m sure Bill Bailey would&rsquo;ve put a smile on my face,&nbsp; but I&rsquo;m certain that The Little Ones did that too, with more style.<br /> <br /> <br /> James Farrelly</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-19T00:00:00 91aba8be-2b49-4148-9441-d09e69cdad2a 1000000 Become a follower of the Death Cab religion There&rsquo;s a split in the crowd this evening. One third of the audience is fanatical in their almost cult-like following of Death Cab For Cutie, the next third has labelled them as television show hopping indie upstarts, and the final third have no idea who the Seattle band is.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> High up on the bill for the Obelisk Arena, Death Cab draw a crowd which reflects their number one Billboard chart album &lsquo;Narrow Stairs&rsquo; success. The band launch into the set with the first track on the album &lsquo;Bixby Canyon Bridge&rsquo;, a mellowed out slide into the first real opener of the evening &lsquo;New Year&rsquo; from their breakthrough album &lsquo;Transatlanticism&rsquo;, the track thunders in surprising many who had Death Cab down as a quiet modest indie band. Ben Gibbard&rsquo;s vocals float over the top of the crowd, demanding the followers to relay every line straight back to him, this is like a religious ceremony, people clapping, rejoicing and singing, yet there is something different about this religion.<br /> <br /> Far from being clich&eacute;d,&nbsp;they excel in performing songs which paint a very bleak picture, Gibbard&rsquo;s lyrics describe moments of despair and loss, yet with a surprising optimism. You may wish to describe Gibbard as rock&rsquo;s very own Thomas Hardy, but to draw such lazy comparisons would not give Death Cab the credit they deserve. More acoustic numbers of &lsquo;Plans&rsquo; track &lsquo;Soul Meets Body&rsquo; draws everyone in, even those who have not heard of the band. Later in the set fan favourite &lsquo;Title and Registration&rsquo; soon becomes everyone&rsquo;s favourite new song, its simplistic drum machine beats give way to a full band rendition, opening up the track more than the album could ever hope to do.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> I&rsquo;ve had the chance to see Death Cab in a small venue and always felt they would never suit a large festival stage, but it&rsquo;s clear tonight that this is a band of friends in their element, they are relishing the audience interaction, and almost involuntarily thrashing about like it was their last ever chance to play each song. For the most part the weather has held up during Death Cab&rsquo;s set, but as the looming progressive gloomy bass riff of &lsquo;I Will Posses Your Heart&rsquo; begins, almost on cue, the skies turn black and Gibbard begins his tale of a desperate unheard plea from a stalker to the object of his desire. The song haunts all in the crowd, sparse piano lines merge with intricate guitar work, a great festival song and one many people here tonight will remember. The final track &lsquo;Transatlanticism&rsquo; ends the set in a crashing crescendo of layered vocals, sampled beats, guitar feedback and a crowd at this point going full-pelt in singing along.<br /> <br /> It is clear to see that all three divisions in the audience have now become one, finally after all the hard years of graft Death Cab have made the UK audiences understand, there&rsquo;s no sitting on the fence on this one, Death Cab For Cutie have proved themselves to be a band of huge importance, and something Seattle can be very proud of.<br /> <br /> <br /> James Farrelly Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-19T00:00:00 851684b1-29c6-4ab2-b61e-4b505ff374f2 1000000 Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat <p>Plaines Plough brought their renowned touring theatre company to Latitude on Friday with plays from playwright Mark Ravenhill&rsquo;s Shoot/Get Treasure/Repeat cycle. Each play takes its title from a classic work and each is a separate entity yet all are linked by characters and a general theme: the effect of war on modern life.<br /> <br /> &ldquo;Love (But I Won&rsquo;t Do That)&rdquo; is a fraught and emotional tale of a woman living in an occupied country. Her husband has died at the hands of a soldier and as a result, the soldier asks to be given her house to protect. He embeds himself in her home and her life and the woman struggles to maintain some sense of morality and dignity in the face of such an aggressive and needy houseguest. The growing audience were jostling for seats and taking to the floor in order to get a better view of the strong performances.<br /> The next play, &ldquo;Twilight Of The Gods&rdquo; begins as a straightforward interview between two women &ndash; Susan, whose country has been occupied is being interviewed by Jane, an official from the occupying country. Susan is desperate for Jane to understand the severity of her situation. There is no food in her zone and malnutrition is rife. Susan is a proud woman.&nbsp; She used to be a university lecturer but now finds herself nothing more than a starving beggar and this humiliates her.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&ldquo;You are a society in transition&rdquo; Jane tells her. &ldquo;Everything is going to get so much better&rdquo;. Susan doesn&rsquo;t seem to think so.&nbsp; Jane seems full of guilt for the conditions Susan lives in. As if she alone is personally responsible. <br /> Then Susan makes a rash and impulsive choice and the interview takes an altogether unexpected turn. The level of emotional intensity increases and reveals a moving and harrowing tale.<br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-19T00:00:00 f557303e-2578-4a29-ba36-4a60d0e5e512 1000000 British Sea Power, Johnny Foreigner, Franz Ferdinand and the Disco Shed The countryside of Suffolk is filled with pens of multicoloured sheep, strange elf-like children are being wheeled around the woods in wheelbarrows by their parents and there is an enchanted lake with giant luminous water lilies and an interpretive dance stage floating on it, this can only mean one thing, it's Latitude time.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> After hassle free parking and ticket collection, followed by the strangely straight forward pitching of our tent hamlet, we set out through the woods to explore the magical wonderland which is to become our playground for the next 3 days.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> First up is British Sea Power in the Obelisk Arena, although this is an abnormally large crowd for BSP to find themselves facing, they rise to the occasion and execute their classics with gusto. The stage is littered with leaves and branches and a few members of the audience have torn down a bit of tree en route to wave around in the air as is customary to this Brighton-based band, who have brought in the skills of a yodelling ensemble for their festival appearance, sounds a bit weird but it works. An aptly epic and atmospheric start to what is going to be a very special festival. <br /> At this point I decide to poke my head into the Cabaret Area, but two deluded girls are doing a very 'unique' rendition of 'Oh Sweet Child Of Mine' as part of some sort of sadistic karaoke rampage. Amusing as it is, this is more than my sensitive ears can take at this moment in time.<br /> <br /> A quick chocolate and crisp pit stop back at the tent, and then it's time for a short but sweet Johnny Foreigner set on the Lake Stage who seem even more electrified and powered up than normal. 'The End And Everything After' seems faster than more frantic than humanly possible to execute, Alexi and Kelly are bouncing off each other explosively, Junior is just about managing to keep it all together via his drumsticks.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Next up are headliners of the Obelisk Arena, Franz Ferdinand. A surprising and untimely choice this one, but it goes down a storm with the crowd and even the arrival of half an hours drizzle can't dampen our spirits as the opening thrashes of 'Take Me Out' and 'Matinee' kick in. The classics are the sure winners here and new material is somewhat lost on the crowd who by this point, just want to dance like loonies to 'Michael'.<br /> <br /> The rain disappears and we power forward to a night of dancing outside the Disco Shed, oh yes, it's a disco which emulates out of a humble shed, and it's a right hoot. Followed by frolicking through the woods like wild creatures from 'A Midsummer Nights Dream' before stumbling upon a sensationally eclectic DJ set by the Beef Warehouse DJs on the 'In The Woods' stage, where else can you dance to the The Beatles followed by some weird death metal and then a nice bit of Arcade Fire to round things off? Security finally persuade us to go back to the tents at 4am, it's getting light and another day of fun at Latitude is just around the corner and we don't want to miss a minute of it. Sleep is far from our minds.<br /> <br /> Photo credit: Mairead Palmer Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT 2008-07-18T23:45:00 26996b95-afe7-4fc7-aa28-991b137bdd57 1000000 You decide! <p>The concept of DryWrite&rsquo;s &ldquo;Guilty&rdquo; is thus &ndash; their writers have been given a newspaper headline of a real crime that has been committed and each writer creates a piece trying to justify that crime from the criminal&rsquo;s viewpoint. We know the legal powers that be have already condemned the criminal, but what about humanity? Are they ready to forgive them? &lsquo;Humanity&rsquo; in this case, is represented by the good people of the Latitude theatre audience who shout out their decision at the end of each play.<br /> <br /> The headlines are both intriguing and gruesome at the same time &ndash; A baker stabs a woman 99 times, A man concocts a killer pill and sells it in nightclubs, Foetus thief gets life sentence &ndash;and they all end with the same question. Guilty or not guilty?<br /> <br /> The writers have developed some complex back stories to explain their news stories and they were performed with much gusto by each actor. Every voice was real and not contrived and I found myself trying to pre-empt where the stories were going to go but each time I was mistaken. The story of the foetus thief was particularly striking with emotional twists and turns and a very powerful and moving tale at the centre of it all.<br /> <br /> It was great to see such a large crowd turnout late on a Friday night and what an involved crowd we were. We were all swept up in the drama and the weight of having such a moral and ethical decision on our shoulders and we lapped it up. Guilty I say!<br /> <br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:15:00 GMT 2008-07-18T23:15:00 d7e9db9c-a01e-4a8e-b521-cfbdf3ff0543 1000000 Can't get into Bill Bailey, may we suggest another... <p>Hanif Kureishi's Q&amp;A Saturday morning is one for the early birds in the Music &amp; Film Arena and check back again for Jeremy Deller presenting The Fairey Band who will play live.<br /> <br /> Burly Q and Cabearet are ones to watch on the Cabaret Arena, and just outside the stage is Pandora's Playground which drew a huge crowd dancing to the Disco Shed's impressive tunes.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Simon Armitage and Iain Banks head up a strong Literary schedule tomorrow, and over in the Theatre Arena, The Bush Theatre perform 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover, an amalgamation of stories sent in by the public. Do you dare watch Ralf Little act out your heartache and heartbreak?<br /> <br /> Start your ears off with Nic Dawson Kelly on the Sunrise Arena, followed by Wild Beasts and Soko and round up the evening with Sigur Ros who are sure to&nbsp;enchant the crowds.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 22:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T23:00:00 719845a9-e265-4773-b447-f027ae986ba3 1000000 Ian McEwan, Robin Ince's Book Club and Gavin Osborne <p>After Franz Ferdinand&rsquo;s amplifiers die down and the live music draws to a close, the highlight of the Literary Arena&rsquo;s Friday line-up draws an ever-growing and attentive crowd. Irvine Welsh is perhaps the best-known novelist alive today &ndash; Ian McEwan the only writer with similar status &ndash; and given his staple subject matter of the seedy underbelly of Scottish culture and the vivid, memorable characters who inhabit his novels, it&rsquo;s hardly surprising.<br /> <br /> He reads a captivating half hour extract from his latest novel, Crime, the broad Glaswegian accent you might expect being reserved and sotto voce in person. The book itself is a return to themes of corruption, sex, violence and existential doubt that is by turns thought-provoking and witty whilst also harbouring dark, sinister undertones. Small wonder the critics are already calling it &lsquo;better than Trainspotting&rsquo;, the classic that catapulted Welsh from talented writer to household name.<br /> <br /> After his set, a scaled-down version of Robin Ince&rsquo;s Book Club returns, minus Ince himself and with the brilliant Asher Treleaven at the helm. Like an Aussie Rick Mayall he contorts and writhes about the stage, delivering hilarious lines from &lsquo;the best Mills and Boon love story ever written&rsquo;, including some particularly vivid and disturbingly unusual images of a couple in the throes of foreplay. It&rsquo;s hilarious stuff, but the late night star of the Book Club is Gavin Osborn, an acoustic guitarist who delivers a brilliant song dedicated to a fictional &lsquo;attacking midfielder&rsquo; who left his team in the footy video game Championship Manager. &lsquo;I got quite upset by this player leaving&rsquo;, he explains in his intro, &lsquo;in the way that I realise you should only do over real things&rsquo;. Good job that in the literary tent, fiction always holds sway over the everyday.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 21:45:00 GMT 2008-07-18T22:45:00 ab2a80b8-e024-4987-aadc-a24b04ea6f2d 1000000 The Go! Team brighten up the day <p>If postmodern art is defined by pastiche, then The Go! Team should be the soundtrack. The Brighton sextet fuse Sonic Youth guitars, RnB, double-dutch vocals, synthesisers, horns and sunshine-pop to brilliant and ear-popping effect. Though dark clouds and rain loomed overhead, The Go! Team&rsquo;s energetic stage antics made it feel like the sun was shining over Henham Park, playing songs from their two acclaimed albums 'Thunder, Lightning, Strike!' and 'Proof of Youth', including &lsquo;Ladyflash&rsquo;, &lsquo;Grip Like A Vice&rsquo; and the feel-good classic, &lsquo;Bottle Rocket&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> The band switch instruments with each other frequently, a testament to their mixing-pot creativity and dynamic approach to music-making, as well as the obvious talent of each colourfully-dressed member. In fact, the day-glo outfits of the group look much like those of Nu-Rave come-latelys Klaxons or MGMT, a subtle reminder that The Go! Team were the first band to plunder a hotchpotch of genres and revamp indie-rock in earnest. An intentional move? Do they even care? The Go! Team seem content enough just bouncing around and playing the music they love making. And the crowd in The Obelisk Arena are more than happy for them to do just that.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T21:00:00 9fe9e4bb-befc-422e-9712-0dc25ad6fd98 1000000 Aisle 16, Caroline Bird, Hannah Walker, Aoife Mannix and Carol Ann Duffy Though the all-bloke collective Aisle 16 share compere duties via the irrepressible Luke Wright and Ross Sutherland, the female poetry talent at Latitude is thriving and Friday&rsquo;s line-up more than testifies to it.<br /> <br /> Caroline Bird is a precocious teen who had her first collection published by the prestigious Carcanet Press when she was just fifteen. But her performance skills are razor-sharp too: cutting, witty poems on love, loss and the melodramatic trials of adolescence set-off with a wry sarcasm. Her set is followed by Hannah Walker, a rising performance poet whose insights and subject matter range from men&rsquo;s underhand chat-up lines to a surreal re-imagining of Big Brother featuring Narcissus as a strangely apt housemate. Only Tall-Lighthouse poet Aoife Mannix can top it, her imagery-rich and metaphorically charged verse combined with a distinctive Irish lilt that has the audience captivated, not least when she launches into a post-punk piece on the virtues of drawing attention to oneself, pace Jenny Joseph&rsquo;s &lsquo;Warning&rsquo;. &lsquo;It&rsquo;s not a crime&rsquo;, says Mannix, and after her impressive performance, you can&rsquo;t help but agree.<br /> <br /> The highlight of the Poetry Arena today, however, is Carol Ann Duffy, that rare combination of a living poet who is also a household name with oodles of talent to boot. As the tent fills with eager listeners, Duffy reads predominantly from two of her bestselling collections: the post-feminist and brilliantly comic The World&rsquo;s Wife and her most recent publication of love poems, Rapture. Her style, wit and flair are effortless, but you don&rsquo;t expect any less when hearing such an experienced writer and reader perform. When she reads &lsquo;Prayer&rsquo;, her renowned sonnet that offers faith to the faithless, the feeling is of poetry&rsquo;s ability, in the right hands, to combine profundity with a hard-hitting relevance to everyday, modern life. After Duffy&rsquo;s set finishes, Luke Wright is gushingly thankful, and in other situations, this might seem like mere pandering or falsity. But Luke Wright knows the importance of Duffy&rsquo;s work and genuinely respects it, as well as the impact it has had on the poetry of younger writers like himself. Language as common property; poetry as language&rsquo;s most thought-provoking form. Latitude&rsquo;s Poetry Arena is something special. Tell me that ain&rsquo;t beautiful.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:30:00 GMT 2008-07-18T20:30:00 81521cbe-fdb4-4224-922c-e23296078b6a 1000000 Local stop-start boy-girl cutie-killer six-piece pop band <p>Latitude is a festival that prides itself on its location &ndash; its idyllic rural home on Suffolk&rsquo;s &lsquo;Sunrise Coast&rsquo; being proudly plastered over almost all publicity. So it&rsquo;s fitting that East Anglian music scene legends Bearsuit were granted a homecoming of sorts with a prime afternoon spot on the Lake Stage.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Hailing from Norwich and favourites of the late, great John Peel&nbsp;(a long time Anglia-dweller himself), the band appear to have built up quite a following on the local circuit over the last few years, and many are evidently&nbsp;out in force at Latitude this weekend.&nbsp;Fans routinely chant out requests, bust moves and smile gleefully through the bands set.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> While some dedicated followers go to the trouble of dressing in actual bear suits for the gig, the band themselves settle on performing in matching blue capes in front of gold helium letters spelling out their name. The sound is brilliantly ramshackle synth-pop, replete with girly yelps and madcap lyrics about everything from foxy boxing and having sex in a cupboard. Members flit from keys to flute to trumpet with ease and the dance moves the girls in the band pull are so endearing you can&rsquo;t help be drawn in. It&rsquo;s genuinely touching to see a band that have plodded relatively unsuccessfully on the margins for a number of years draw such an enthusiastic at a festival like this. However, if the downright catchiness of new song &lsquo;Pushover&rsquo; is anything to go by, this obscurity may not last much longer.<br /> <br /> <br /> Francis Whittaker</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 19:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T20:00:00 13f9a43d-3f73-4107-a4dc-e34b87aadfda 1000000 'Sausage Rolls, Sausage Rolls....' <p>Friday afternoon saw the North-Eastern comedy circuit&rsquo;s favourite son instigate a Latitude, nay, a festival first &ndash; a&nbsp; full-on falafel flashmob on an unsuspecting vegan food stand. This bizarre event served as the climax to Noble&rsquo;s hugely successful gig in a packed out Comedy Arena. Not one to be constrained by pre-prepared material, the comic delivered a hugely enjoyable ramble through his train of thought &ndash; touching on some of the most eccentric, surreal and downright odd subject matter you&rsquo;re likely to hear emanating from the human mind. Going off on tangent after tangent, his stream of consciousness comedy saw him focus on - amongst other things - the uselessness of wind chimes, the uselessness the decorative gold plinths festooning the stage and Mariah Carey singing whale song, as a well as fending off a heckler&rsquo;s accusations that he was starting to look like an &lsquo;Geordie Russell Brand&rsquo; (which, although much less stylish, he sort of is). At one point, he went as far as sending one audience member around the crowd to distribute as much complimentary backstage Red Bull as possible, much to the consternation of by-standing festival officials.<br /> <br /> The set was hugely inclusive and interactive, Noble regularly gaining material from the actions of the crowd both inside and outside the tent. This peaked when, at the end of the set, he led the crowd through a rendition of Queen&rsquo;s &lsquo;Bohemian Rhapsody&rsquo;&nbsp; before vaulting the stage barrier, starting a conga line outside the tent and leading it around the festival site. Only a few metres outside the Comedy Arena, this descended into something a resembling a bull run, with thousands of revellers following&nbsp; their hero to a Felafel stand to chant, en-mass, &lsquo;Sausage Rolls!&rsquo; at the stall&rsquo;s bemused and probably offended vegetarian staff. The strange euphoria created by this saw our Geordie hero lifted aloft the crowd and, before the downright weirdness of the situation had hit any of them, he was gleefully crowdsurfing above their heads. Humankind has never, and probably will never see such an event again &ndash; Noble&rsquo;s Latitude appearance was a surrealist triumph.<br /> <br /> <br /> Francis Whittaker</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 16:15:00 GMT 2008-07-18T17:15:00 d7616312-969d-4c13-b907-607338f74df4 1000000 Waking up to a glimpse of sun, the festival is in full swing Despite a drop of rain yesterday afternoon, the festival has brightened up.<br /> The increase in&nbsp;world-renowned companies has&nbsp;excited the crowds...and the queues.<br /> <br /> The <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/news/story.aspx?aid=43dc6b23-74ce-487c-81c9-190c21ef4ec8">Radio 4 Radio show line up</a> is a big pull for festival goers and Radio 4 fans alike. <br /> <br /> This year the Radio 4 tent is hosting Just A Minute with Nicholas Parksons, Loose Ends, Poetry Please, Bespoken Word, WritersRoom, Broadcasting House and Stories With Latitude featuring John Hegley and Lucy Porter.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The early birds that arrived yesterday were treated to The Now Show with Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Marcus Brigstocke and Mitch Benn.<br /> <br /> If you're on your way down, there's still so much more to come and if you aren't able to make it, tune in and turn it up!<br /> <br /> <br /> Photo credit: Elliott Franks Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 09:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T10:00:00 4f5b169d-d1c2-4ef3-a181-2a487ddd568f 1000000 As dusk fell, a spectacular sight led the children through the night. MAIN ARENA TO THE LAKE &ndash; THURSDAY NIGHT<br /> <br /> There was some mystery as to where it would actually take place but to then the sound of children&rsquo;s laughter coming from the woods behind us unveiled the start of the procession. I turned around and there it was, in all its hot pink glory.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> A man dressed as a woman, in a hot pink evening gown and long red curls came striding through the woods on top of some stilts. Behind her, a spectacular and unbelievably long train of material dragged behind the dress, flashes of hot pink fabric cut swathes through the woods. Various characters dressed as schoolgirls and jesters carried the train, causing mischief at the back running in and out and under the fabric, creating some beautiful ripple effects.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Children from all around were breaking free from their parents and chasing the fabric, running under it and laughing with joy as the performers lifted the material into the air above them. Every now and then, the lovely lady on stilts barked orders at her motley crew (&ldquo;Company halt!&rdquo;) in order for them to regroup and the children halted along with them. This was definitely one for the kids who all absolutely loved it. Smiles all round.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T01:00:00 41117fdd-e56d-4aaa-b4fe-e504c63fcfda 1000000 Ones to watch in the near future... <p>The weather&rsquo;s looking up and one of the first bands to grace Latitude Festival 08 are Cornwall&rsquo;s Rosie and the Goldbug, bringing their infectious brand of slick Blondie-meets-No Doubt indie-rock to the lush surroundings of the woodland Sunrise Arena. And while front woman Rosie may look like Sophie Ellis Bextor, she rocks with the swagger and classy bravado of the band&rsquo;s eclectic influences, including the likes of anthemic post prog-rockers Muse and Canadian alt-rock giants, former Latitude headliners Arcade Fire.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Their set is taut and features many songs that could easily become chart successes for the group, sounding as they do like an inherently more listenable &ndash; not to mention catchier &ndash; alternative to the likes of Tori Amos and The Long Blondes.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> In &lsquo;Lover&rsquo;, easily the highlight of their half hour slot, the crowd are more than happy to follow Rosie&rsquo;s dance moves in unison to the music; no mean feat for a small band performing in the early part of the afternoon. But then there&rsquo;s much to admire about them, from Pixie&rsquo;s confident and accomplished switching between bass and lead guitar to the glitzy entourage of lycra-clad glittering &lsquo;gold bugs&rsquo; who mingle and dance in the audience. Despite wearing their influences on their sleeve, then, Rosie and the Goldbug look ready for &ndash; and deserving of &ndash;more mainstream acclaim and success.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Judging by their performance, it may not be far off.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T00:00:00 88fdb1d6-b64c-48cf-8a0e-73071baef339 1000000 Going butch.... <p>It's Thursday night at Latitude 2008. The warming-up night. And it's already gone a bit Hollywood. On the lake, in addition to the now iconic coloured sheep, there's a Hollywood sign type row of lit-up letters dotted along the bank, spelling out the festival's name. You'd have thought that'd be enough by way of adding something new for this year, but there's also a host of floating water lily decorations, plus a series of huge projections: from ghostly silhouettes to selections from the text of Alice In Wonderland, complete with John Tenniel's illustrations.<br /> <br /> Except there's no projection screen in sight. Instead, the images seem magically suspended above the lake.&nbsp; I first think it's some kind of special smoke, but on asking around it turns out the backdrop is droplets of mist, drawn up from the lake by ingenious mechanical prodding. It's a spectacle of sheer beauty and magic, and tonight the Latitude Bridge is crammed with people gazing and gawping and smiling widely.<br /> <br /> I've been coming here every year, first as a punter, second as a DJ and blogger. Both times I've stayed in accommodation off-site, a room in nearby Southwold. This year I thought I'd finally do things properly and bring a tent. It's the first time I've camped since I was in my teens, and every time I've mentioned this, my friends have smirked and chuckled, and not just at the obvious innuendo. I suppose my reputation - if I have one at all - is for being That Pristine Bleached Blond Guy In A Suit, with the air of being a world away from the slightest hint of anything muddy or earthy or physical. It's true<br /> that I&nbsp;do bristle at the very idea of donning wellies or jeans or cagoules, and prefer to take my chances in my regular attire (one thinks of Dame Shirley Bassey's diamante wellies at Glastonbury last year - that's the way to do it).<br /> <br /> Well, I can happily report that it is indeed entirely possible to put up a tent in a pinstripe suit and loafers. You just use the groundsheet to kneel on, and set the thing up around you. Problem solved. There was a touch of rain which people have moaned about, it's true, but so far, it's hardly been Passchendaele.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> After all the settling-in and the gawping at misty projections, I manage to catch a little action in the performance tents. In the Literary Tent, WordTheatre present their readings of new short stories by actors of stage and screen. The boyish Harry Treadaway (of such films as 'Control' and 'Brothers Of The Head') delivers Amy Bender's 'Loser', about a child kidnapping, and stops at one point to illustrate the infant's sucking of his thumb.<br /> <br /> This is followed by Robin Ince's sprawling but always entertainin Book Club. Mr Ince opens by comparing a homophobic evangelist's reading of the Bible as 'like saying that 'Great Expectations' is about the flammability of wedding dresses'. He goes to partake in a John Peel Impersonation Stand-Off with Ross Noble. Oddly, the very Southern Mr Ince can do a better Peel accent than the very Northern Mr Noble.<br /> <br /> I saunter over to the Film Tent to catch the club act Grind-A-Go-Go, and end up dancing on stage with their own scantily-clad dancing girls to 'Let's Twist Again'. And so to bed.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T00:00:00 2735f385-4ce3-4ad7-b713-034cfbcca66f 1000000 Magic and melodies beneath the trees <p>Walking through the woods as dusk was falling on Friday night, a haunting yet strangely familiar sound moved through the trees towards me. Surely that could not be the voice of Jeff Buckley?&nbsp; Intrigued, I followed the eerie melody to the Woodlands Stage. Unfortunately there is some magic that Latitude can&rsquo;t make happen and, of course, it was not in fact Mr Buckley paying us a visit from the afterlife. It was actually the surreal sight of The Irrepressibles &ndash; a ten-piece orchestra unlike any orchestra I have seen before. Dressed like some kind of 1980&rsquo;s New Romantic pop group crossed with Sigue Sigue Sputnik, their amazing silver and black outfits shimmered and bounced off the lighting installation to spectacular effect. Lead singer Jamie McDermott, the instigator of the Buckley confusion, has an astonishing voice that at times had echoes of Antony and The Johnsons.<br /> <br /> The orchestra were not only aesthetically pleasing but their sound was uplifting, multi-layered and textural. It included everything from heavy guitar-led sections through to funk and even some flamenco thrown in for good measure. The Irrepressibles are a musically tight and hugely entertaining ensemble and they clearly made a lasting impression as the crowd were not only large but loud and very vocal in their appreciation.<br /> <br /> Their set was hugely appropriate for the woodland setting and as the sun went down and the lighting took on a fairylike quality, a little bit of magic happened amongst the trees.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-18T00:00:00 eaa27789-2dba-49de-95a4-68754d52e8a0 1000000 John Hegley, Joe Dunthorne, Ross Sutherland, John Schwab, Joanna Neary, and Ross Noble. <p>With poets from the art&rsquo;s enfant terrible Luke Wright to spoken word and mandolin maestro John Hegley and his new show &lsquo;Letters to an Earwig&rsquo;, small wonder the Poetry Arena&rsquo;s rammed on Thursday night. Outside, the eerie red glow of a hollowed oak&rsquo;s trunk, books hanging from its few remaining branches, draws the crowds in to see sets from Joe Dunthorne&rsquo;s subtle satires to Aisle 16&rsquo;s inimitable Ross Sutherland.<br /> <br /> In the literary tent across the way, it&rsquo;s a similar tent-bursting scenario. Even the Theatre Arena and the breathtaking &lsquo;Music In Spheres&rsquo; on the lake aren&rsquo;t enough to distract from WordTheatre&rsquo;s John Schwab, an American actor who looks more Latino gangster reading from Aimee Bender&rsquo;s sensual &lsquo;The Meeting&rsquo; in sharp pinstripe and stylish fedora. WordTheatre promises an eclectic set across the weekend, too, with enticing show titles including &lsquo;The Affairs of Others&rsquo; and &lsquo;Fevered Youth&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> For now though, the focus is on Robin Ince&rsquo;s Book Club, which the man himself introduces, promising the usual literary shenanigans as well as versions of indie-rock hymns by the accompanying band that&rsquo;ll get the whole tent singing. This time round it&rsquo;s a belting acoustic rendition of R.E.M&rsquo;s love song to apocalypse &lsquo;End of the World&rsquo; that more than delivers. The sarcastic readings that are the Book Club&rsquo;s trademark follow, highlights including the affected nervousness of Joanna Neary&rsquo;s talk on sex toys (you really had to be there) and Susan Bale&rsquo;s dance interpretation of comic actor Arthur Mullard&rsquo;s curious biography.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Even Geordie comedian Ross Noble (on in the Comedy Arena, Friday), a self-confessed dyslexic whose ever-lengthening hair and beard give him the aura of a multi-talented hobo, turned up to read hilarious passages from &lsquo;The book of Netherland Dwarfs&rsquo; (rabbits, apparently), featuring &lsquo;shit pictures&rsquo; and questionable advice on feeding and breeding. By the end of his set, Ince returns to the stage, and the two indulge in an impromptu face-off of John Peel impressions that&rsquo;re so absurdly spot-on (&lsquo;I remember the terrible trouble that man used to have with Shredded Wheat&rsquo;) that you can&rsquo;t help but laugh.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> All in all, Thursday&rsquo;s spoken word offerings bode damn well for the rest of the weekend. Fingers crossed that the glimpses of sunshine do too.<br /> <br /> <br /> Ben Wilkinson</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT 2008-07-17T23:45:00 9a507da0-18df-4918-9f92-1a9d9a3851c3 1000000 A gentle nudge towards some interesting acts. <p>WIth such an incredible line up, if we do say so, you may feel a bit swamped with everything we have to offer.<br /> <br /> So we've asked the people in the know what they'd recommend.<br /> <br /> <strong>Tania Harrison</strong>, Curator for the Arts Stages suggests Lucy Porter in the Comedy Arena, Hanif Kureishi reading from his latest novel 'Something To Tell You' followed by a Q&amp;A with Miranda Sawyer, Chris Waitt's documentary on the failings of his romantic relationships in 'A Complete History of My Sexual Failures' and Carol Ann Duffy in the Poetry Arena.<br /> The Gawk-a-Go-Go Freakshow will carry on after the band's have finished over at the Cabaret Arena as will the pleasure in Pandora's Playground.<br /> And if you have time there's still the Theatre Arena&nbsp;and On The Lake to experience!<br /> <br /> <br /> <strong>Jon Dunn</strong>,&nbsp;Booker&nbsp;of the Music Stages, is a fan of Martha Wainwright and her new album 'I Know Youre Married But Ive Got Feelings Too' and Black Kids who are both on the Uncut Arena tomorrow and will draw in the crowds.&nbsp;<font size="2"><br /> Friday on the Sunrise Arena sees hotly-tipped Emmy The Great</font> and&nbsp; The <font size="2">Virgins</font> who've amassed&nbsp;alot of hype despite being unsigned.<br /> <br /> We'll have more Tips For Tomorrow........well, tomorrow.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT 2008-07-17T23:45:00 f202551e-d5ee-4f67-9557-d9810cba3b80 1000000 "Riddle me this....just how does this happen?" <p>I approached the lake to hear lots of &ldquo;oohs&rdquo; and &ldquo;aahs&rdquo; coming from the heaving crowd. Both banks of the water were packed with people watching in awe as a giant inflatable sphere moved along the water. Inside the sphere, a man was suspended in the centre. It slowly became clear that the beautiful haunting music we were hearing from the speakers was being played on a flute by the suspended man.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Everyone watched in awe trying to work out how this amazing spectacle was achieved. The stunning light display bouncing off the sphere and reflecting beautifully on the water created a surreal ballet. There&rsquo;s nothing like listening in on other people&rsquo;s reactions to gauge how popular an event is and judging by some of the comments I heard (&ldquo;How absolutely extraordinary!&rdquo;) this one was definitely a crowd pleaser.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> My favourite overheard quote of the night though has to be from one very happy but confused young woman who turned to her friends perplexed and said, &ldquo;There&rsquo;s someone in a giant bubble. How is this happening?&rdquo; I&rsquo;m afraid I don&rsquo;t have the answer to that but it was absolutely stunning to watch.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:45:00 GMT 2008-07-17T23:45:00 e09a4cfc-2898-4765-9a09-7c52304b71c5 1000000 Luke Wright, Ross Sutherland, Joel Stickley and Chris Hicks take to the stage <p>Closing up the Poetry Arena on Thursday night was Aisle 16 and Friends, a UK poetry collective with a lot of energy to burn. Unfortunately I missed the first half of the act but if they were anything like the quality of the second half then I&rsquo;m quite sad I missed them. (Lucky these guys are on every night then! )&nbsp;<br /> <br /> I entered the tent as Luke Wright, resident poet on BBC Radio 4&rsquo;s Saturday Live, was debating the merits of pop culture with his poem &ldquo;It&rsquo;s So Channel 4&rdquo;. It was laugh-out-loud funny and the humour kept coming with &ldquo;The Rise and Fall of Dudley Livingstone&rdquo;, a poem loosely based on Boris Johnston, and an excuse for Luke to rant angrily about the new London Mayor. Luke held the audience in the palm of his hands and left them begging for more but alas, time was running out.<br /> <br /> The evening&rsquo;s entertainment ended with a wonderful performance by singer/songwriter John Smith. This multi-talented artist enchanted everyone with his soothing voice, opening with one of his own songs. He then went on to regale us with the tale of his hot feet, more an excuse to keep us distracted while he tuned his guitar, but it was a very funny story nonetheless.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> He ended on a high by launching into a rousing rendition of &ldquo;No One Knows&rdquo; by Queens of the Stone Age, which was an inspired choice to display his accomplished guitar skills and sent everyone off for the evening with a spring in their step.<br /> <br /> <br /> Lesley Pinder</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:30:00 GMT 2008-07-17T23:30:00 ffe5ea59-d782-4424-91fc-b4d1fa68c2d2 1000000 Mark Thomas, Simon Day, Daniel Rigby, Arnab Chanda, Ross Noble & Lucy Porter. <p>During a day there were a whole host of comedians all worthy of type space in this review, but alas, there is so little time and so much to do, so I have mentioned some of the highlights of the day.<br /> <br /> The first comedian I caught was Robin Ince. If you are a fan of Mark Thomas then this guy is for you, perhaps less scathing than Thomas, but with an equal wit. A reoccurring theme throughout the day is that many of the comedians today show disdain for the Daily Mail, and all seem united in showing that, Ince is no exception. Roaring through at breakneck speed it almost seems like Ince can&rsquo;t keep up with his own train of thought, but the audience respond well to his quick fast paced brand of Tony Benn inspired comedy.<br /> <br /> Next up was Simon Day, the tent at this point was at breaking point with people desperate to see &lsquo;Fast Show&rsquo; favourite.&nbsp; For this performance Day resurrected his character Billy Bleets, a council flat residing, daytime TV watching social observer. Laughs come especially from his strange form of poetry and Bleet&rsquo;s own play, which is set in a chip shop. Slightly off the wall for many of the punters in the tent, especially those with children, but this respected comedian receives a warm reception.<br /> <br /> Daniel Rigby went down a storm, especially with his unethical take on Sainsbury&rsquo;s &lsquo;Taste The Difference&rsquo; advert campaign. Even his more offensive jokes are taken with a pinch of salt by the crowd who heckle and interact with the comedian.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;For me the surprise of the day was Arnab Chanda, who many in the crowd were not aware of, but benefiting from a packed tent (everyone saving a spot to watch Ross Noble) he quickly turned people over to his childlike observations, including &ldquo;games you can play to mess with people&rsquo;s minds on the tube&rsquo;. Some college slacker humour mixed with high doses of self depreciating ensures that Chanda has found some new fans at Latitude.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;The highlight for everyone though was Ross Noble, his performance from the start was a never-ending stream of thought from his mind, from Jedi-Worms to how to overcome a vegetarian. The set culminates in Noble leading the audience in a rendition of Queen&rsquo;s &lsquo;Bohemian Rhapsody&rsquo; and then forming a giant Conga line which snaked its way around the site eventually landing hundreds of people smack-bang outside on of the vegetarian food stalls. Noble proceeded to launch himself upon the masses, crowdsurfing his way to the end of an undeniably memorable set.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &nbsp;The last act I caught was the only female comedienne of the weekend, Lucy Porter. Not fitting in with the &lsquo;I&rsquo;ve got something to prove&rsquo; mentality of many comediennes, Lucy flows through her set with a charm that captures many people&rsquo;s laughs this evening. Taking in issues such as Thai translation books with a darker side all the way to changing her bank account security question to something much more amusing (you&rsquo;ll have to ask her!).<br /> &nbsp;If this is the standard that we should expect on Saturday and Sunday then the people here at Latitude are in for a treat, laugh after laugh, I&rsquo;m sure we&rsquo;re all going to have stitches by Sunday night.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> James Farrelly</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 17 Jul 2008 22:15:00 GMT 2008-07-17T23:15:00 fb333b27-801b-4a96-9257-65ed3da2267c 1000000 The festival is now officially open and the sheep have arrived. <p>The festival officially opened its doors today and a steady stream of excited festival goers passed through in high spirits.<br /> <br /> With things kicking off On The Lake with Blue Boy Entertainment and Music In Spheres,&nbsp;the evening's festivities danced across stages drawing in keen festival folk from all around.<br /> <br /> The spectacular Radio 4 misty projections had to be seen to be believed, but if you missed them, they'll be on every night just after dusk.<br /> <br /> Long-standing friends of Latitude, The Irrepressibles, took to their woodland stage to perform the first of their Light &amp; Shadow Installations. Catch them within their leafy settings throughout the weekend.<br /> <br /> The Poetry and Theatre Arenas were already bursting at the seams and the acts have only just got started. Get ready for more top performances at Latitude.<br /> <br /> The Lake Stage had everyone entranced with&nbsp;a screening of Moulin Rouge&nbsp;accompanied by a live orchestra whilst the Pimm's&reg; Island floated among the lily-pads and the sheep grazed under the fairy-lit trees.<br /> <br /> Over the weekend we'll keep you updated with all the latest Latitude goodness...<br /> <br /> Stay tuned for tomorrow's highlights.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 16 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-17T00:00:00 62bd2f5b-0c04-4cef-a96c-946b95ef842d 1000000 Despite being a beautiful site, Latitude Festival is outdoors and there are a number of things out there that could spoil your time here. The mosquitoes and biting insects are down beside the lake and even more come out at night. Bring inset repellent!<br /> <br /> At the moment the sun is shining, which is great, but does mean you should be careful of children's skin and your own. Don't forget the sun cream! And remember to re-apply. Remember to pack waterproofs and wellies in case it does rain.<br /> <br /> Being hot, you'll need to drink plenty. You will be allowed to bring 500ml unopened bottles of water into the arena. There are water points in the arena for you to fill up.<br /> <br /> The site is a hidden gem in Suffolk, and through the woods you'll find even more surprises but it does mean you can clock up quite a few miles just going from watching a hot new band&nbsp;at the Sunrise Arena to an up-and-coming new voice at the Poetry Arena. As your parents will probably advise, wear sensible shoes.<br /> <br /> There will be hearing protection for the little ones in the Children's Area. Do stop by with your kids to say hello, there's <a href="http://latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/arena.aspx?stage=children">loads going on</a>.<br /> <br /> See you soon<br /> <br /> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-16T00:00:00 914c689c-76c9-4da7-88b3-69c7bdd14960 1000000 A live acoustic stage for your aural delight... <p>Featuring a host of new bands, including:<br /> <br /> <strong>Bizali</strong><br /> Inventors, expanders-upon and chief exponents of Flunk music, Bizali boil the copperpot of folk, mix with silky tealeaves of soul, blend with smooth funk syrup and serve in a little teapot of swing. As a result of winning the UK national final of the Global Battle of the Bands 2006 competition, Bizli secured a full UK tour for June/July, and have been wowing audiences with their infectious blend of wit and funk ever since. They&rsquo;ll be getting intimate at Latitude this year in the Lavish Drawing Room performing a rare acoustic set which is not to be missed.<br /> <br /> <strong>Evi Vine<br /> </strong>Recently nominated for the Independent Music Awards by Secret Garden and prestigious Cambridge venue The Living Room, Evi Vine is a singer/songwriter emerging from the UK&rsquo;s underground music scene. Inspired by such diverse artists as Leonard Cohen, the Cocteau Twins and Nine Inch Nails, Evi&rsquo;s powerful and emotive, but raw minimalist narrative style is very much her own. Her voice is variously described as haunting and other-wordly; her lyrics tell of isolation, sex, death and alienation, but it is her potent and mesmerising performances that really draw you in. Evi&rsquo;s single Drown In Me, remixed by Dylan Rhymes and Michael Wells of Silencer, was hailed by Judge Jules as one of his top ten singles in 2006.<br /> <br /> <strong>Ladybird<br /> </strong>The three members of Ladybird come from Hereford, on the Welsh borders, near Hay-on-Wye. The band was formed as a Frankenstein of several other bands. The members are James Stephens, 20 year old singer and guitarist; currently studying fine art painting at Brighton; Richard Allen, 19 year old drummer; Inventor and gardener, working in Hereford; and Holly Kuen, 20 year old bassist; working on a farm in Hereford. The band has been building their reputation by playing gigs on their local music scene around the West Midlands in the last few years. Their music frequently uses a lot of distortion, but recently James has done several acoustic gigs. Ladybird has upcoming gigs planned in Brighton this autumn. The band&rsquo;s influences are mostly post punk, jazz, girl riot and experimental.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-16T00:00:00 64b9b354-d9a6-4924-a6d7-28b318a1175c 1000000 Lavish artists will be up to their old tricks again for this year’s event, making sure there are constant little surprises and treats waiting at every turn. <p>The ancient trees, the lush green fields, the winding lake and of course the Latitude&rsquo;s own art arenas lend themselves perfectly for inspiring and displaying individual pieces of art. Some of Latitude&rsquo;s most iconic images are of these displays; the 200 multi-coloured sheep that graze lazily by the lake, the over-sized opened book that entices you into the Literary Arena and of course the tree-hung paintings deep in the woodland.<br /> <br /> Artists also at Latitude:<br /> <br /> <strong>Mode2&nbsp;<br /> </strong><br /> Mode2 is simply one of the most influential graffiti artists there has ever been. A founding member of one of Europe&rsquo;s first serious graffiti crews, the Chrome Angelz, whose paintings had pride of place in Henry Chalfont and James Prigoff&rsquo;s Spraycan Art, he moved to Paris where he painted throughout the 90s, with Parisian grafitti outfit 93 NTM. Mode2 is one of only a few people who successfully bridge the linguistic and cultural divide that separates the two cities. His littering and crisp character paintings are world-famous and Latitude is proud to welcome him back for the second year running.<br /> <br /> <strong>Johnny Cole<br /> <br /> <img height="75" alt="" width="75" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/b/e/r/Image/johnnycole.jpg" /><br /> </strong><br /> A graduate of the Royal Academy of Art, cult British artists Johnny Cole specialises in the production of small black and white comic books that hold fantastic stories and illustrations about his daily life. Ranging from the poignantly insightful to the downright hilarious, these illustrative masterpieces often cover entire walls, and his covetable pocked-sized editions are fast becoming collector&rsquo;s items. Johnny will be working in situ on a large panel running through the woods, drawing on his experiences of the festival and its guests as he proceeds; so if you head down to the woods today, you may just find yourself eternalised in one of his storyboards&hellip;<br /> <br /> <strong>James Reuben</strong><br /> <br /> <img height="75" alt="" width="75" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/b/e/r/Image/jamesreuben.jpg" /><br /> <br /> The series of highly humourous paintings which James produced for last year&rsquo;s Latitude proved hugely popular, and revolved around experiments with language as much as image; drawing on his own experience of dyslexia, as well as his vivid, and often dark imagination. The past year has seem James&rsquo; artistic talent flourishing at Brighton University, and his most recent work shows clear signs of movement in a different, more daring direction. Peopling the forest with quirky tree folk and stick-limbed monsters whose actions and movements can be traced in the smears of paint that surrounds them, this year James Reuben will be replacing canvas with reclaimed doors. Playing with the suggestion that when we encounter a door, we encounter on alternate space &ndash; or world &ndash; his paintings invite us to inhabit a rather surreal world, but a world that ultimately finds humour &ndash; and plenty of food for thought &ndash; in its similarity to our own.<br /> <br /> <strong>Jim Vision<br /> </strong><br /> <img height="75" alt="" width="75" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/b/e/r/Image/jimvision.jpg" /><br /> <br /> Jim Vision fell into a pot of paint when he was but a boy and has found it impossible to kick the colour addiction that this seminal experience induced in him ever since. He has created large-scale murals for a number of high-profile clients, including Manga, Google, Lovebox, Grand Theft Auto, Adidas, EA Games, and The Village Underground. He has also curated a number of successful exhibitions and graffiti jams featuring the cream of the graffiti world &ndash; including fellow Latitude artists Inkie, Mode2 and Xenz, and others such as Astek, Will Barras, Muju and Insa. A new introduction to the festival, Jim Vision will be installing cut-out mythical creatures such as the legendary Phoenix in the Latitude woods &ndash; firing up the imaginations of young and old alike&hellip;<br /> <br /> <strong>Caroline Wright<br /> </strong><br /> <img height="75" alt="" width="75" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/b/e/r/Image/caroline.jpg" /><br /> <br /> Caroline Wright is in the nature of control, communication and power in human interaction, exploring the way we create habits, rites and communal actions. She works in a multi-disciplinary way, responding to sites and audiences and often incorporating performative actions to express her ideas. In 2003 Wright received an Artsadmin bursary. Her work has been shown in Japan, Ireland, germany, Holland and the USA and widely across the UK. Untitled (believe) is a neon installation based on the four principles of the Japanese tea ceremony. In the 21st ceremony, much of the urban Japanese culture is shifting as it absorbs and adopts western ways and young people challenge age-old boundaries. The ancient Japanese tea ceremony of dying out, as young people choose not to learn how to host a tea ceremony, an undertaking that can take over ten years. The vividness of the message delivered by the bright green neon asks the audience to conside the influence of western life and consumerism and instead think of traditional ways, heritage and the principles of life.<br /> <br /> <strong>Snub23 &amp; Defacto (Grafik Warfare)</strong><br /> <br /> Snub23 &amp; Defacto form a part of Grafik Warfare, a street art collective who are bringing colour back to the streets and anything else they can get their paints, stickers and paste ups on. Most recently part of &lsquo;The Cans Festival&rsquo; in London, organised by Banksy, the pair bring a slice of Grafik Warfare&rsquo;s Internationally renowned talent to art lovers at Latitude.<br /> <br /> <strong>Maslen &amp; Mehra<br /> </strong><br /> Maslen &amp; Mehra are London based collaborative artists. Working in a remarkably diverse, experimental and imaginative graphic language, Maslen &amp; Mehra engage in a powerful dialogue on the natural and human world in which we live. They have exhibited work extensively internationally and the first monograph dedicated to their collaborative practice will be released in Summer 2008.<br /> <br /> <strong>Will Lunn &lsquo;Schizophrenic Indulgence&rsquo; 2008</strong><br /> <br /> The work of curator and installation artist Will Lunn, has been made in collaboration with street artist Rush and photographer and installation artists Will Searle. Schizophrenic Indulgence is predominantly a positive work but with a hint of a wicked twist and is intended to embody the feel of Latitude; like the festival this work has a link of playfulness in nature along with the enjoyment that can be had with indulgence of schizophrenic identity.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-16T00:00:00 dad92a5d-13aa-49ac-8f33-86d103dc4722 1000000 Bringing you a selection of the station’s shows, featuring celebrity guests and broadcasts direct from Henham Park. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-outline-level: 1" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*JUST A MINUTE* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-outline-level: 1" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">featuring NICHOLAS PARSONS, ROSS NOBLE &amp; PHILL JUPITUS&nbsp;<br /> [Fri 12.30 - 13.30, Sat 13.45 - 14.45]</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-outline-level: 1" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*LOOSE ENDS* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-outline-level: 1" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">featuring<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </strong>PETER CURRAN &amp; GUILLEMOTS<br /> [Sat 12.00 - 13.00]</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-outline-level: 1" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*STORIES WITH LATITUDE* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-outline-level: 1" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">featuring<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </strong>JOHN HEGLEY &amp; LUCY PORTER, <o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-outline-level: 1" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">with more to be announced<br /> [Fri 15.00 - 16.00, Sun 13.00 - 14.00]</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*THE NOW SHOW*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3"><u>with Steve Punt, Hugh Dennis, Marcus Brigstocke and Mitch Benn<br /> </u>[Thurs 20.00 - 21.00]</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*POETRY PLEASE*</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">featuring ROGER McGOUGH<br /> [Sun 15.30 - 16.30]</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BROADCASTING HOUSE*</strong> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">Presented by MARTHA <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">KEARNEY<br /> [Sun 08.45 - 10.00]</st1:city></st1:place></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*BESPOKEN WORD*</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">featuring MISTER GEE<br /> [Sat 15.30 - 16.30]</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>*WRITERSROOM*<br /> </strong><font size="3">[Sun 17.30 - 19.00]</font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">Latitude is delighted to announce the involvement of <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BBC Radio 4</strong> at the festival for another year of exciting and cutting edge programming.</span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Nicholas Parsons</font></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">will be hosting the devious panel game <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Just a Minute</em> </strong>featuring </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Ross Noble </font></span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">and </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Phill Jupitus</font></span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> among others. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Just a Minute</em> will take place on Friday and Saturday afternoon and will be full of hilarious moments as celebrity guests attempt to talk on a subject for sixty seconds without hesitation, repetition or deviation. A lot harder than it sounds! <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="2">BBC Radio 4&rsquo;s <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Loose Ends</em> </strong>returns to Latitude where there will be another chance to be part of the audience for the award winning programme known for its eclectic mix of live music, stand-up comedy and conversation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></font></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma">Peter Curran</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="2"> will be joined by </font></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma">Emma Freud</span></strong><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma"> </span><span style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="2">and festival friends with music from</font></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Guillemots</strong></span><font size="2"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma"> </span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma">amongst others.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font size="2"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma">Stories with Latitude</span></em></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma"> </span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma">will feature specially selected speakers from the Arts Arenas including </span></font><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma">Lucy Porter</span></strong><font size="2"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-family: Tahoma"> </span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma">as well as<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </strong>performance poet </span></font><st1:personname w:st="on"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma">Jo</span></strong></st1:personname><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: Tahoma">hn Hegley</span></strong><span style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="2">. Each celebrity reader will read a short story specially commissioned for Latitude. Catch one of these exclusive readings on Friday and Sunday afternoon in the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BBC Radio 4 Arena</strong>. <o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoBodyText" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-family: Tahoma"><o:p><font size="2">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">Poetry Please</span></em></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> has been showcasing some of the greatest names in poetry during its 25 years on the radio. Contemporary poets such as Simon Armitage and Wendy Cope are regularly featured alongside Thomas Hardy, William Blake and William Shakespeare. Long standing host and much loved poet </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Roger McGough</font></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">will be hosting a special live edition of the show in the <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">BBC Radio 4 Arena</strong> on Sunday afternoon. <o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">Early birds arriving on Thursday will be treated to a special edition of cult comedy sketch programme <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Now Show</em></strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">,</em> featuring </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Steve Punt</font></span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">, </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Hugh Dennis</font></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">, </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Marcus Brigstocke</font></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> </span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">and<strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </strong></span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Mitch Benn</font></span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">. Discussing everything from politicians to Z list celebrities, the show&rsquo;s twisted look at the week&rsquo;s news is not to be missed so get to Latitude early and catch one of the funniest radio shows around on Thursday evening.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">Broadcasting House</span></em></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> is the perfect accompaniment to a relaxing Sunday morning with its satirical look at the week&rsquo;s news. Regular humorous features including an award-winning weekly competition to win a honeyspoon. Whilst covering the serious topics of the week and main news headlines, <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Broadcasting House</em> offers a fresh perspective on current affairs and the world in which we live. <em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Broadcasting House</em> will be presented live by special guest presenter </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Martha Kearney</font></span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">.<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">The cutting edge hip hop poetry and spoken word programme</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></strong><strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">Bespoken Word</span></em></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> comes to Latitude with a pick of this year's&nbsp;finest performance poets, hosted by hot new poet and presenter</span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt"><font face="Times New Roman"> </font></span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Mister Gee</font></span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span>Originally a Hip Hop DJ, Mister Gee went on to host the renowned performance poetry club &quot;Brix-Tongue&quot; and is now a well known voice on the growing performance poetry scene, appearing nightly in London&rsquo;s West End as the Poet in<em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"> <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Into The Hoods</strong> </em><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>and the resident poet on BBC Radio 2&rsquo;s <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">The Russell Brand Show</em></strong><em style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span></em>The series was nominated for the Sony Awards in 2004 and&nbsp;the recording will take place&nbsp;on Saturday afternoon in the BBC Radio 4 <span style="color: black">Arena.&nbsp;<o:p></o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB">On Sunday afternoon, get yourself up and inspired by a session with </span><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="color: black; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"><font size="3">Kate Rowland</font></span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-language: EN-GB"> of <strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">writersroom</strong>, exploring the writer's journey across radio, television and film at the BBC!</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; color: black; font-family: Tahoma"> The BBC</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> Radio 4 Arena offers a unique opportunity to be involved in some of the best radio programming around so don&rsquo;t miss out!<o:p></o:p></span></p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 15 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-16T00:00:00 43dc6b23-74ce-487c-81c9-190c21ef4ec8 1000000 Working closely with Suffolk Constabulary, we are developing traffic management plans which aim to ease congestion around the stunning site. <p>Those who are driving however are advised to allow extra time for their journeys on the A12 and the A145 which are likely to be busy as festival goers head towards Henham Park for fun and frivolities.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> It&rsquo;s important to note that peak traffic flows are likely during the afternoon of Thursday 17th July and the morning of Friday 18th July as festival goers arrive on site. Most traffic is expected to depart the site late in the evening on Sunday 20th July and before noon on Monday 21st July.<br /> <br /> Here is some helpful information to get all Latitude-ers to and from the festival as smoothly and quickly as possible, and minimise disruption to the road network and ensure regular road users are affected as little as possible.<br /> <br /> &bull;&nbsp;The routes to the festival will be well signposted and have been publicised by the organisers via promotional literature, the internet and in written information sent out with all tickets to the event.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;Those travelling from the south on the A12 will be directed straight into site from the A12.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;Those travelling from the Lowestoft direction on the A12 and day ticket holders will be directed straight into site from the A145 via Middle Barn Lane which connects the A12 and the A145 <br /> &bull;&nbsp;Those travelling south on the A145 from the Beccles direction will be directed straight into site from the A145. <br /> &bull;&nbsp;Temporary speed limits of 30mph will be in force along the A145 and A12 in the vicinity of the gates into site.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-15T00:00:00 58a8beef-292f-431c-8208-7de26a008ff5 1000000 News just in....The Royal Shakespeare Company's performance will be called The Big Lie <p>The Royal Shakespeare Company is being re-built from the ground up.&nbsp; Whilst&nbsp;thier Stratford-upon-Avon home is being transformed, and The Courtyard Theatre continues to thrive as our temporary performance space,&nbsp;they have been given an historical opportunity to question the way&nbsp;they do things.&nbsp;They have decided that as the only national theatre company with a writer bang in the middle of its name, we are going to put living dramatists back at the heart of everything we do.<br /> <br /> So blow away your prejudices. This year at Latitude&nbsp;they are bringing a travelling company of attractive men and women to perform a specially commissioned live event.&nbsp;They are performing in the dead of night on Saturday and in the middle of your lazy Sunday afternoon. If you dare come to a tent at the dead of night to hear the darkest words ever spoken at a festival you will not be disappointed.<br /> <br /> They'll&nbsp;have with&nbsp;them two unique collaborators and a band of actors who know a thing or two about addressing an audience. Skull or no skull.<br /> <br /> The Royal Shakespeare Company is probably the most famous classical theatre company in the world. But at midnight on Saturday the 19th of July, the RSC bring to Latitude an event that may alter the way you think about them forever, or for at least a weekend .<br /> <br /> Created by award-winning writer Anthony Neilson and composer/sound designer Nick Powell, who recently collaborated on hit shows like THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF DISSOCIA and RELOCATED, this will be a live event you will want to be part of.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 14 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-15T00:00:00 532c6414-af90-462c-b59c-22a2c4610908 1000000 The legendary Vision On returns for a special show at Latitude this year. <p>Throughout the 1960s and 1970s Children watching the BBC were treated weekly to a fine dose of art, jazz, chaos and creativity called Vision On. T<br /> <br /> his unique TV lodged itself firmly in the minds of many viewers, thanks to legendary sequences such as The Gallery, The Burbles, Digger and of course the main stars - Tony Hart, Pat Keysell, the Prof, sometimes Wilf Lunn and even Sylvester McCoy. The series is visually and musically like no other and stirred many a young creative mind into action.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> For this special show, musical maverick and broadcaster Jonny Trunk explains some of the unusual musical cues and extraordinary ideas used by the show, and we'll be treated to some very rare and very beautiful Vision On sequences which in some cases have not been seen for over 40 years.<br /> <br /> As a special part of this show, we are now taking entries for the Latitude Gallery, which will be judged. Email <a href="mailto:VisionOn@latitudefestival.co.uk"><strong>VisionOn@latitudefestival.co.uk</strong></a>&nbsp;with your image as a jpeg [min resolution 300dpi.] A prize will be&nbsp;given for the best one.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 12 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT 2008-07-12T01:00:00 52fe29c7-abcc-47e1-a659-68b0bbf54f35 1000000 National Express is providing a dedicated service to Latitude from London Victoria Coach station making it even easier to travel to the Suffolk coast. <p>With over 1000 destinations across the UK linked to London Victoria Coach station, it simply could not be easier to get to Latitude. Best of all your journey generates less than 10% of CO2 of those who travel by car.<br /> <br /> Coaches leave London Victoria Coach station on<br /> <br /> - Thursday 17 July,12.30<br /> - Friday 18 July, 10.00<br /> <br /> and depart Latitude Festival on<br /> <br /> - Monday 21 July at 09.30.<br /> <br /> Tickets cost &pound;29 return from London.&nbsp;<br /> Simply <strong><a href="http://www.nationalexpress.com/coach/destinations/events/Latitude.cfm?utm_source=Redirect&amp;utm_medium=Marketing&amp;utm_term=Emotional&amp;utm_content=Latitiude&amp;utm_campaign=Latitude">click here</a></strong> to book your travel&nbsp;or call 08717 81 81 81 (&pound;1 booking fee applies)</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 11 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-12T00:00:00 119b6537-124b-477c-b47c-861132cf9272 1000000 With just under a week to go, check out the local weather. Fingers crossed... Latitude Festival is just around the corner, but as with all outdoor events, make sure you bring clothes for all weather.<br /> <a href="http://www.metcheck.com/V40/UK/FREE/event_forecast.asp?eventID=782"><br /> <strong>Click here for the Weather Forecast</strong></a>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Key Ingredients of a good festival; mix in a large field for three days, stir occasionally and bring to the boil, season to taste.<br /> <br /> Remember when packing that <u><strong>glass is not allowed onsite</strong></u>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Entry Ticket<br /> Money / Cash Card<br /> Clothing for all seasons<br /> Sleeping Bag / Blanket<br /> Tent<br /> Travel Ticket Home<br /> Camera (for personal use) <br /> Mobile Phone<br /> Sun Cream &amp; a Hat<br /> Tin Opener &amp; Bottle Opener<br /> Tissues<br /> Toiletries and Towel<br /> Torch<br /> Wet Wipes<br /> Dry Clean socks<br /> Strong shoes <br /> Insect Repellant<br /> Any medications that you need&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Only bring what you can afford to lose. There is no way you can make a tent secure.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> We would encourage you not to bring anything that would cause unnecessary rubbish.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Clean up after yourself and have brilliant weekend. Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-11T00:00:00 9a330610-45c3-489c-b3a2-8b20ac852164 1000000 Navigate to Pimm's Island or board the Pimm's Bus or how about camp in luxury in the Pimm's Palace. <p><strong>The Pimm&rsquo;s Island</strong> <br /> The clever chaps at the Pimm&rsquo;s company and the Latitude Festival have teamed up to create a spiffing &lsquo;Pimm&rsquo;s Island&rsquo; at Henham Park for the duration of the festival &ndash; a fantastic Pimm&rsquo;s bar exclusively accessible to just two people at a time via stylish punting transportation. If you want to relax on your own private island courtesy of Pimm&rsquo;s, grab your compass and hone your navigation skills!&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>Pimm&rsquo;s Bus<br /> </strong>The Pimm&rsquo;s bus will be stopping by Henham Park as part of its summer tour. That&rsquo;s right chums, prepare to have a blast aboard the convertible Pimm&rsquo;s Routemaster bus. Pop in with friends for a glass of everyone&rsquo;s favourite summer tipple and a good old wag of the chin in wood panelled, leather luxury or relax in the perfectly pruned Pimm&rsquo;s garden, perhaps in one of the coveted double deckchairs.<br /> <br /> <strong>Pimm&rsquo;s activities</strong><br /> Pimm&rsquo;s will be hosting the fabulous Flip Flopathon every day at the festival &ndash; athletic games with a Pimm&rsquo;s twist. Be sure to stop by the Pimm&rsquo;s bus and garden to take part in the fun and frolics.<br /> <br /> <strong>Pimm&rsquo;s Palaces<br /> </strong>Each night of the festival a lucky winner and up to seven friends can win a night of five star camping in the luxurious Pimm&rsquo;s Palaces. Enjoy a delicious glass of Pimm&rsquo;s from the Pimm&rsquo;s bus, and be entered into a free prize draw for a night with friends at the plush Colonial style tent, complete with a comfortable bed for each person, red carpet and your own private butler to bring you food. The daily draw takes place at Pimm&rsquo;s o&rsquo;clock (time TBC).&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/b/v/s/PimmsPalacesT&amp;Cs.pdf">Terms and conditions apply</a><br /> <br /> <br /> Entry to the Pimm&rsquo;s bus and garden and the Pimm&rsquo;s island is restricted to those aged 18 or over.<br /> <br /> For more information about what Pimm&rsquo;s is up to this summer visit <a href="http://www.anyoneforpimms.com">www.anyoneforpimms.com</a>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Tally ho for now!</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 10 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-11T00:00:00 8c602f69-1657-46f6-96e7-21f79fde2112 1000000 Stroll through the beautiful site at Henham Park with this handy map <p><a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/v/n/e/LAT_O8_progmap_f7.pdf"><img height="19" alt="" width="22" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/s/j/k/Image/PDF.JPG" />&nbsp;Click here for Site Map in PDF Format</a></p> <p><a href="javascript:void(0);/*1215686617359*/"><img height="282" alt="" width="400" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/e/z/e/Image/sitemaplogo2.JPG" /></a><br /> <br /> <br /> PLEASE NOTE: Purple campsites are now renamed White campsite.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 09 Jul 2008 23:45:00 GMT 2008-07-10T00:45:00 0f22af94-4806-496b-8560-291646fd076c 1000000 At this year’s festival there will be a number of constructive and captivating workshops, Q&A’s and forums that are all about audience participation! <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span><strong>*</strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span><strong>*BAFTA Talks &amp; Films*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">presents<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span><font size="3"><strong>E A Dupont&rsquo;s</strong> silent film <strong>MOULIN ROUGE<o:p></o:p></strong></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">Accompanied by the <strong>Matrix Ensemble</strong> conducted by <strong>Robert Ziegler</strong><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">(score by <strong>Mike Westbrook</strong>)<o:p></o:p></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 11pt; font-family: Tahoma">And Q&amp;As with<o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 6pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><strong><font size="3">*GURINDER CHADHA*<o:p></o:p></font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; 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text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">present</span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm -9pt 0pt 0cm; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA"><strong>50 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR LOVER<br /> </strong></span></p> </span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><br /> <strong><a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/k/w/y/BAFTA_workshops_at_Latitude.pdf">Click here to read more</a></strong></span></span><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 08 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-09T00:00:00 7fce6472-8855-4241-bd1a-fc4ed21199f4 1000000 The powderroom will once again be bringing your dressing table to you and keeping you feeling glamorous at Latitude. The powderroom will once again be bringing your dressing table to you and keeping you feeling glamorous at Latitude.&nbsp; <br /> <br /> After just one night away from home, the creature comforts of the powder<strong>room</strong> will have you feeling a million dollars again, whether you simply want to use the hair straighteners or blow-dry your hair.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> And if you&rsquo;re really feeling the fabulous Latitude inspiration you can create your very own Cabaret Arena look ready for the DJs each night!&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Come and say hello to us at the end of the village past the supermarket.<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/r/s/l/PRoom Price list A1.pdf">Click here for the price list</a></strong> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-08T00:00:00 848dfcc7-f3b0-4b0d-a158-866c0b80925e 1000000 Additions to the line up <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; 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text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><img height="27" alt="" width="100" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/e/g/v/Image/bbcIntroducing.jpg" /><br /> *WAVE MACHINES*</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></span></p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-08T00:00:00 2f973ad4-ca8a-474c-95b5-10fbc19f34be 1000000 No glass is permitted anywhere onsite. Only sealed plastic bottles of water under 500ml size will be permitted into the arena. <p>The following items may not be brought into the site through the <u>campsite gates</u>:<br /> <br /> o Glass &ndash; <strong><font color="#0000ff">no glass is allowed onsite</font></strong> <br /> o Illegal substances<br /> o Portable Laser Equipment and Pens<br /> o Unauthorised Professional Film or Video Equipment [<u>cameras with detachable lenses</u>]<br /> o Audio Recorders<br /> o Air Horns<br /> o Spray Cans<br /> o Fireworks <br /> o Flares<br /> o Any item which may reasonably be considered for use as a weapon<br /> o You may be body searched at the entrance. <br /> o Persons suspected of carrying items that may be used in an offensive or dangerous manner, or carrying out illegal activities onsite may be searched.<br /> o Excessive amounts of food, cigarettes and alcohol may be refused entry to the site. Please only bring enough for personal consumption.&nbsp;<br /> o Large camping gas canisters (more than 2.7kg in gas weight) aren&rsquo;t permitted anywhere [however small camping gas canisters are permitted in the campsite].<br /> o All items will be confiscated.<br /> <br /> In addition to the items above, the following may not be brought into the <u>arena</u>:<br /> <br /> Cans, glass, alcohol, opened plastic bottles, illegal substances, portable laser equipment and pens, unauthorised professional film or video equipment, audio recorders, fireworks and flares.<br /> <br /> <strong>All the above items will be confiscated.</strong><br /> <br /> No glass is permitted anywhere onsite. Only sealed plastic bottles of water under 500ml size will be permitted into the arena.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 07 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-08T00:00:00 9c766c19-40ca-4c15-8f79-bf8acb3225b5 1000000 If you want a clean body and a clear conscience we’ve got good news for you. <p><strong>Solar Showers&nbsp;<br /> </strong><br /> Take a trip to the family campground for a sun shower. Navitron Solar Showers are providing 12 000 litres of hot water every day&hellip; and if the weather&rsquo;s good it will be heated to 40 degrees entirely with solar energy. The showers have twenty banks of solar evacuated tubes pulling heat from the sun. In case of bad weather, the water will be heated using a wood burning stove. The showers are all-in, so bring your swimming costume if you&rsquo;re modest! They also have some great home solutions for solar showers, so have a chat to them.<br /> <br /> <strong>Ecover Body Wash</strong><br /> <br /> Our friends at Ecover are again providing environmentally sound body wash. The waste water from our showers is treated through a soak away system, so we need you to ensure you only use Ecover, or your own environmentally friendly, bodywash and shampoo.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 03 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-04T00:00:00 90dec286-1705-4634-8fdc-37daa4b30fe9 1000000 With a strong heritage of sponsoring the biggest and best festivals, Tuborg is a common sight in Europe. With a strong heritage of sponsoring the biggest and best festivals, Tuborg is a common sight in Europe.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Tuborg is new on the scene in the UK but is rapidly becoming a firm favourite amongst music lovers and festival goers.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Lining up at Latitude for the first time, Tuborg, as one of the fastest growing beers worldwide, is all set to provide the perfect accompaniment to the weekend&rsquo;s fun and festivities. Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-02T00:00:00 1eb120c7-1211-4bcd-8b0d-19d3eb422118 1000000 Using public transport and the shuttle bus is the best way to arrive at Latitude Festival. <p>Shuttle buses run by <strong><a href="http://www.anglianbus.co.uk">Anglian Bus</a></strong> will leave regularly from both Ipswich and Halesworth train stations and will travel straight through the gates into site to the festival bus station. Please note that the capacity of trains into Halesworth is limited and if you are travelling on Thursday, Friday or Monday you are advised instead to travel by train via Ipswich and pick up the shuttle bus from Ipswich to the festival site and vice versa.<br /> <br /> Using public transport and the shuttle bus is the best way to arrive at Latitude Festival. The shuttle buses run regularly, the operation should be smooth and hassle free and there will be enough shuttle buses to meet the demand.<br /> <br /> The shuttle buses will pick you up and drop you off right outside Halesworth and Ipswich railway stations and it is likely that you will not have to queue as long to get on a shuttle bus as you would in a car to get to or leave the car park at peak times. Plus you can make friends on the way, enjoy a drink and feel good about your reduced impact on the environment. The fares for this year's shuttle bus service are being held at the same price as last year to encourage you to use it.<br /> <br /> The bus station onsite is via Green Gate 2 on the A145 and is next to the Old Stables. When you arrive at the bus station, follow the signage to the weekend campsite entrance or day ticket holder entrance.<br /> <br /> The Old Stables is a large red brick building with a clock tower.<br /> <br /> <font color="#ff0000">Please note that National Express East Anglia have asked us to discourage festival goers to bring their bikes onto the trains as space is limited.<br /> </font><br /> <strong><a href="/publishing/news/r/g/v/Latitude 2008 (Halesworth).pdf">SHUTTLE BUS 603 &ndash; Halesworth Station &ndash; Latitude &ndash; Halesworth Station</a><br /> </strong><br /> Journey time is around 15 minutes and the bus ticket price is &pound;2 one way. From the station platform, follow the signage to the shuttle bus stop. Buy tickets on the bus.<br /> <br /> Please note the service runs in both directions.<br /> <br /> All of the above buses return from site to Halesworth throughout the weekend so the timetable summary is relevant in reverse travelling back from site to Halesworth.<br /> <br /> Thurs 17th July &ndash; departs Halesworth after meeting every train from 13.45 until 23.15<br /> Fri 18th July &ndash; departs Halesworth after meeting every train from 10.05 until 23.15<br /> Sat 19th July &ndash; departs Halesworth after meeting every train from 09.20 until 21.55<br /> Sun 20th July &ndash; departs Halesworth after meeting every train from 09.50 until 20.55<br /> Mon 21st July &ndash; departs Latitude site regularly from 0700 until 1300<br /> <br /> <strong>SHUTTLE BUSES &ndash; Ipswich Station /Latitude/Ipswich Station</strong></p> <p>Anglian Bus will be running a shuttle bus service to and from Ipswich Rail Station to the festival site. A shuttle bus service will run every 15 minutes at peak times and the bus ticket price is &pound;5 per person one way (in advance. &pound;6 on day) for a one hour journey to site. Please note the service is both directions when running but there is no service on Saturday and Sunday.<br /> <br /> From the station platform, follow the signage to the shuttle bus stop. Buy tickets in advance for priority queuing <a href="http://www.latitudebuses.co.uk">www.latitudebuses.co.uk</a><br /> <br /> Thursday 17th July &ndash; depart Ipswich approximately every 15 minutes from 13.00 until 19.00<br /> Fri 18th July &ndash; depart Ipswich approximately every 15 minutes from 08.00 until 19.00<br /> Saturday&nbsp; 19th July &ndash; <strong>NO SERVICE TRAVEL VIA HALESWORTH<br /> </strong>Sunday 20th July &ndash; <strong>NO SERVICE TRAVEL VIA HALESWORTH</strong> <br /> Mon 21st July &ndash; Depart Latitude approx. every 15mins from 0700 until 1300.<br /> <br /> Tickets can be bought on the day, but we would encourage advance purchase to speed up loading times and give pre paid ticket holders priority boarding. You can purchase tickets or online at <a href="http://www.LatitudeBuses.co.uk">www.LatitudeBuses.co.uk</a> or telephone 01502 711109 for more information.<br /> <u><br /> Local Bus Services<br /> </u><br /> Anglian Bus are running a special bus from Southwold to the Latitude Festival bus station via Wangford, Reydon and Blythburgh in the morning and early afternoon returning between 23.10 and 23.50 each night:<br /> <strong><a href="/publishing/news/r/g/v/Latitude 2008 (Southwold).pdf">602 Southwold - Latitude Festival</a></strong><br /> <br /> <br /> You can also connect to the Latitude Festival shuttle buses by local bus services:<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.ucan-travel.co.uk/downloads/601-timetable1.pdf">601 Halesworth - Southwold - Lowestoft</a></strong><br /> Lowestoft/Pakefield/Kessingland/Wrentham/Wangford to Southwold, then catch Southwold Shuttle bus (through tickets available)<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.ucan-travel.co.uk/downloads/588-timetable-2007.pdf"><strong>588 Halesworth - Bungay - Poringland - Norwich</strong></a><br /> Norwich to Halesworth, then catch Halesworth Shuttle bus (through tickets available)</p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 01 Jul 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-07-02T00:00:00 dbf06b40-02fd-49d9-9c35-3492817b9f6d 1000000 Created by THE IRREPRESSIBLES performance orchestra, sound artist William Turner Duffin & lighting designer Andy Hammond <p>Utilising in the woods, the Woodland Stage and On The Lake, THE IRREPRESSIBLES musical spectacles will feature fantastical light and audio-shadowing effects created in collaboration with award winning sound artist William Turner-Duffin and lighting designer Andy Hammond.<br /> <br /> <strong>&quot;LIGHT &amp; SHADOW&quot; SOUND INSTALLATIONS ...In The Woods&nbsp;<br /> </strong><br /> For two hours leading up to THE IRREPRESSIBLES performance spectacles the woods at Latitude will come alive with sounds to experience. Orchestral textures will be heard echoing &amp; rippling through the forest adding atmosphere and magic to your journey - or perhaps an otherworldly picnic.The pieces specifically created for the woods at Latitude by sound artist William Turner Duffin will be projected from light activated sound installations &ndash; the level of sunshine through the leaves of the trees lifting the sound of the orchestral instruments &amp; the intensity of the performance.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> You'll be able to experience the Light &amp; Shadow sound installations in the woods of Latitude at the following times: Thursday 5:45pm - 8:15pm, Friday 5:45pm - 8:15pm, Saturday 10:15am - 12:45pm. Each day of woodland installations will deminish into THE IRREPRESSIBLES performance spectacles, for more information see below...&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>&quot;LIGHT &amp; SHADOW&quot; SPECTACLES ...at dusk on The Woodland Stage<br /> </strong><br /> As dusk falls the sound installations will diminish, and as bells are heard ringing across the forest The Irrepressibles 10-piece orchestra will appear &amp; disappear inside a box of illusion&hellip;<br /> <br /> Taking reference from sun dials, the changing perspective caused by shadow, and how light and shadow can play tricks on the eye, the bare black stage will come to life elaborated with a multitude of bulbs that will flare, create shadow, illuminate &amp;&nbsp;ripple in response to the performers theatrical costume, makeup and musical delivery.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Presented as fantastic silhouettes in structural avant-garde costumes by NATASA STAMATARI &amp; makeup by GIADA VENTURINI The Irrepressibles will launch into a dramatic 35minute live performance of music taken from their up and coming debut album. With choreography practioned by Melanie Simpson the orchestra will lift and extend through iconic moments of musical intensity and abandon.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Like the master of the silhouettes, sound artist William Turner-Duffin will reflect, extend, and add height &amp; glitter to the arrangements. Manipulating the orchestras output - including the transformation of McDermott's voice into a bird &amp; other instruments into other forms - William will create differing audio &quot;perspectives&quot; responding to the effects of the lighting installation and building on the beauty and theatricality of Jamie McDermott's unique compositions.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Performance Times: Thursday 17th and Friday 18th July from 8.15pm &ndash; 9pm on the Woodland Stage.&nbsp;<br /> <span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><br /> <strong>&quot;NATURAL LIGHT&quot; SPECTACLE...at midday On The Lake</strong></span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;<br /> <br /> </font><a name="k50m139"></a><a name="k50m138"></a><a name="agqf0"></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Referencing the rich history of optical illusion The Irrepressibles 10 piece orchestra will appear on the lake as a vision of natural light &amp; mirrors.<br /> <br /> </span><a name="k50m147"></a><a name="k50m146"></a><a name="ffu3"></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Throughout the surreal &amp; emotionally intense performance the orchestra's costume will flare and ripple in response to daylight - taking on the colours and textures of the water, woodland, and faces surrounding. To add to the&nbsp;theatricality&nbsp;the orchestra will move with choreography by Melanie Simpson and interact with a team of mirror bearers flashing sunlight back into the scene. This is sure to be a fascinating spectacle and a one off for Latitude. Feel free to bring your mirrors along and interact with the show!</span><font face="Times New Roman" size="3">&nbsp;<br /> <br /> </font><a name="k50m151"></a><a name="k50m150"></a><a name="bryo2"></a><a name="k50m149"></a><a name="k-s6"></a><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Developing on collaborations with The Irrepressibles in the scoring of film, recording and performance, sound artist William Turner-Duffin will re-contextualise the sound of the orchestra to the site of the lake&nbsp; - extending &amp; adding reflections to meet the intimacy of this unique performance.&nbsp;<br /> </span><br /> Performance Times: Saturday - 12.45pm &ndash; 1.30pm&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &quot;Light &amp; Shadow&quot; spectacles conceived by Jamie McDermott of The Irrepressibles &amp; developed by THE IRREPRESSIBLES &amp; creative team 2008.<br /> For more information on The Irrepressibles visit <a href="http://www.theirrepressibles.com">www.theirrepressibles.com</a></p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 22 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-23T00:00:00 491ae10a-4cc1-4b6a-b4e7-50063cfb57c5 1000000 Save money on fuel, make new friends, reduce congestion at the carparks and reduce your carbon footprint. <p>Car sharing will help save you money by splitting the petrol costs, reducing the amount of congestion on the roads leading into the festival, and getting you onsite quicker. Of course by car sharing you&rsquo;ll also be kinder to the environment by reducing fossil fuel use and CO2 emissions. If you have to come by car to the festival because the bus or train just won&rsquo;t work for you, please try and fill up all the seats in your car.<br /> <br /> So Double Up &amp; Cut Down &hellip;&nbsp; four people in your car will bring the per person CO2 impact down to less than travelling by train. Join forces with others and fill up all your seats.<br /> <br /> Last year we had 290 liftshare matches and we&rsquo;d like to try and reach 1000 this year.<br /> <br /> Below are three schemes you can join. Have a look through them and see which one suits you.<br /> <a href="http://www.liftshare.org/v3/pages/default.asp?sid=1489&amp;skin=217&amp;lang=en"><img height="164" alt="" width="200" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/v/g/i/Image/liftshare200x164.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;<a href="http://events.pickuppal.com/Latitude-Festival"><img height="164" alt="" width="200" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/v/g/i/Image/PickUpPal.jpg" /></a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.freewheelers.com/Latitude_Festival"><img height="62" alt="" width="400" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/v/g/i/Image/freewheelers.jpg" /></a></p> <p>SAFETY FIRST<br /> <br /> Please read this practical safety guide on liftsharing put together by A Greener Festival: <a href="http://www.agreenerfestival.com/Lift_Sharing.pdf">www.agreenerfestival.com/Lift_Sharing.pdf</a>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Please note that all arrangements which you make are private arrangements between you and other sharers. The Festival does not arrange lift sharing or have any liability to or for lift sharers.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Make sure you know the identity of the person or persons you are sharing with.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Having a home telephone number is sensible precaution and make sure you leave details of the lift share, the driver and passenger's number(s) and home address if possible with friends and/or family.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Take your mobile phone with you.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If you are at all uncomfortable with any arrangements, or the condition of the vehicle being used, then make other plans.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; If a vehicle is not taxed it is possible the driver has no driving license, no insurance and no MOT.<br /> &bull;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Safety first: trust your instincts and use common sense.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 20 Jun 2008 03:00:00 GMT 2008-06-20T04:00:00 e5be6eff-d67a-49a6-a63e-999bf14acd5c 1000000 Get digging through your old notebooks and find some gems to share. <p>Somewhere in the back of your closet gathering dust and turning yellow with age is comedic gold. Those old journals, poems, and essays you wrote as a teenager when you thought you could do no wrong, would probably make you cringe at your former feelings if you were to read them today. Imagine sharing that shame in front of an audience. That's exactly what Sara Bynoe the &quot;Teen Angst Queen&quot; is going to encourage you to do at the poetry arena of the Latitude Festival.<br /> <br /> &quot;Teen Angst&quot; is an open mic comedic reading series where everyday people read from their embarrassing old journals, poems, songs, essays (and more).<br /> <br /> So, get digging through your old notebooks and find some gems!<br /> <br /> You can share anything (poetry, songs, letters, journals, diaries, essays, stories, plays, lists, etc) so long as it follows these rules:<br /> <br /> 1- The work must be your own.<br /> 2- You must have written it between the ages of 10-19.<br /> 3- It's best if the work is at least 4 years old. <br /> 4- If you cringe while reading it- it's worth sharing! The more embarrassing the better!<br /> <br /> Sara Bynoe has been hosting &quot;Teen Angst&quot; since 2000. She's the creator of TeenAngstPoetry.com and editor of Teen Angst: A Celebration of REALLY BAD Poetry (St. Martin's Press) . She has performed her &quot;Teen Angst&quot; at theatre and comedy events across Canada and in LA, Seattle and NYC.<br /> <br /> &quot;It's bad. But in a good way of course.&quot; - The WestEnder<br /> &quot;Bloody hilarious&quot; - ION magazine<br /> &quot;Who knew bad poetry could be so good. Funny and poignant, but mostly funny.&quot; -Canadian Actor Review<br /> &quot;Sara Bynoe is charismatic.&quot; - Colin Thomas, Georgia Straight</p> http://sarabynoe.com/tap.html Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 16 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-17T00:00:00 1c78a6cf-9c84-4450-931e-6a8c4441eec8 1000000 Positively brimming with talent, the Literary and Theatre Arenas play host to some incredible names. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">LITERARY ARENA ADDITIONS<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">WordTheatre </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">presents:</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*<st1:stockticker w:st="on">BEN</st1:stockticker> CHAPLIN* *IAN HART* *JULIET STEVENSON* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*MAUREEN LIPMAN* *DAVID SOUL**KERRY <st1:stockticker w:st="on">FOX</st1:stockticker>* *SALLY HAWKINS*<br /> *ALASTAIR MACKENZIE* *MARCIA FIRESTEN*<br /> *<st1:stockticker w:st="on">RAY</st1:stockticker> PANTHAKI* *SARAH KENDALL* *HENRY NAYLOR*<br /> *NIALL BUGGY* *RICHARD AYOADE* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*HARRY TREADAWAY* *JOHN SCHWAB*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">THEATRE ARENA ADDITIONS<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">nabokov </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">presents plays by: </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*JOHN DONNELLY* *JOEL HORWOOD* *ALEXANDRA WOOD*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 12 Jun 2008 22:15:00 GMT 2008-06-12T23:15:00 844cb0e7-7750-40a4-96a9-7f7da73b1c6b 1000000 As if to tease those who didn’t get a ticket in time before they sold out, yet more thrilling acts can now be announced across the Obelisk, Uncut and Sunrise Arenas. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The Music Arenas at Latitude Festival 08 are already bursting with fantastic eclectic line-ups, encompassing established bands and artists alongside up and coming talent from all over the world. Providing the perfect soundtrack to the weekend&rsquo;s festivities, these bands have been handpicked especially and are an incredibly exciting element to the festival as a whole.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>OBELISK ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*<st1:stockticker w:st="on">IDA</st1:stockticker> MARIA*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;<br /> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">UNCUT ARENA <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">*<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">OKKERVIL</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">RIVER</st1:placetype></st1:place>* *GLASVEGAS*<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">*SEBASTIEN TELLIER* *THE SATIN PEACHES*<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;<br /> </o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">SUNRISE</st1:city></st1:place> ARENA*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*<st1:time w:st="on" hour="0" minute="0">MIDNIGHT</st1:time> JUGGERNAUTS* *THE DO* *VIRGINS* *THE MAYBES?*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*JEREMY WARMSLEY* *POLLY SCATTERGOOD*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 12 Jun 2008 21:00:00 GMT 2008-06-12T22:00:00 2a99d2ec-3242-4649-94d2-792868922859 1000000 Help us clean up the festival. When you buy food from the traders at Latitude Festival, everything your food comes in is biodegradable.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> You will notice many traders have plates, bowls and trays as pictured left. These are BioPak products made from waste material from the sugarcane industry.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> If it wasn&rsquo;t used to make plates, this waste product would otherwise be land-filled or incinerated. Using plastic or polystyrene packaging is not sustainable &ndash; they&rsquo;re not only oil based but polystyrene can&rsquo;t be efficiently recycled, and plastic containers that aren&rsquo;t washed out can&rsquo;t be recycled either.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> So we&rsquo;re going with sustainable packaging that&rsquo;s also compostable. Our composting makes its way just up the road to Parham, where a fantastic in-vessel composting plant is waiting to take your leftovers. Please make sure <u>NO PLASTIC</u> goes into the compost bins as otherwise the whole load may be rejected.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Bins will be separated into three &ndash;&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Recycling</strong> for plastic bottles and aluminium cans,&nbsp;<br /> <strong>Compost</strong> for all food scraps, food plates, bowls, coffee cups, pizza trays, cutlery, paper napkins. <strong>Everything else</strong> goes into the Landfill Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 11 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-12T00:00:00 1bc4bdd1-d414-40d0-9ec1-963d61cc4a8f 1000000 For all ages, join us on the Treasure Trail around Henham Park <p>Keen to draw on the beautiful landscape and local history of the site, this year&rsquo;s Treasure Trail is based on the work of two of Suffolk&rsquo;s most renowned artists: John Constable and Thomas Gainsborough, whose love of Suffolk&rsquo;s rolling hills and crumbling Mills inspired some of their most famous paintings, and earned the area the title &lsquo;Constable Country&rsquo;.<br /> <br /> The Treasure Trail will lead explorers of all ages through the woods, from painting to painting, challenging them with an enjoyable range of tasks such as spying a hidden clue within a picture. With the added chance to win a special prize by guessing what is missing from one of the great works of art, it&rsquo;s time to don those berets and think artistically...<br /> <br /> The young couple who have created this Treasure Trail - Iona Stephens and David Reece - studied English Literature and Art History respectively, at Cambridge, and are both budding artists and writers in their own right.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-09T00:00:00 d39108fe-d445-4106-baf6-d03810beba51 1000000 ...Lifted and Hard Hearted Hannah and other stories. <p>Latitude Festival will be home to some of the country&rsquo;s very best in contemporary, performance, physical, classical and local theatre. Short plays written and commissioned exclusively for the festival and every opportunity for audience participation, the Theatre Arena at Latitude has something for everyone.<br /> <br /> This year, The Lyric Hammersmith present two shows at Latitude:<br /> <br /> <strong>The Lyric Hammersmith presents Lifted</strong><br /> An experimental work in progress<br /> <br /> Lifted reveals the bewitching brutalities that lie beneath the petticoats of convention.<br /> <br /> An exploration of secrecy, love, domination and loss, Lifted takes its inspiration from Paula Rego's painting 'Girl raising her skirts to a dog'. Rego's work often gives a sinister edge to storybook imagery, subverting ideas of natural order.<br /> <br /> Hawaii-born Stacy makishi pushes the boundaries of performance. She is the creator of When I Fell For You, I Fell Like The Bomb and You Are Here...But Where Am I?<br /> <br /> <strong>The Lyric Hammersmith presents Hard Hearted Hannah and other stories.</strong><br /> Created by Cartoon de Salvo<br /> <br /> From your imagination and the thin air...a new improvised adventure every night.<br /> <br /> Cartoon de Salvo creat a new play at every performation using improvisation techniques rarely seen in the UK. You come up with the title and they create the show! Will you get thriller or comedy, western or film noir? Stories you've already missed include: The Ghost in the Tower, The Wandering Crone and Alien Robots Take Over the World - don't miss the next adventure.<br /> <br /> The Salvo's cocktail of storytelling, script-defying improv and live music has captivated audiences for a decade, everywhere from Glastonbury Festival to Hong Kong with shows including The Sunflower Plot and Meat &amp; Two Veg.<br /> <br /> By the end of the evening my face was aching from smiling...you would be hard pushed to find more charm or expressive versatility anywhere' The Observer.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 08 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-09T00:00:00 5bd51834-abc7-4685-9175-5af1a76d366f 1000000 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover..submit your stories <p>Turn your heartbreaker into a curtain raiser!<br /> <br /> <strong>'Dump'. 'Chuck'. 'Drop'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;'I need space'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 'Let's take a break'.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> 'It's not you, it's me'.</strong><br /> <br /> There are a million ways to tell someone it's over.&nbsp;This summer, The Bush Theatre will be presenting 50 Ways to Leave Your Lover - a collection of short plays written especially for Latitude Festival 2008, and we need your stories.<br /> <br /> Festival Republic and <strong><a href="http://www.bushtheatre.co.uk">The Bush</a></strong> have launched an online forum to share anonymously your best break up memories: hilarious, devastating or excruciatingly embarrassing.&nbsp; Your stories will inspire a series of short plays created by five of the most exciting writers in the country.&nbsp; Your stories can be as short or as long as you like, although no novels please!<br /> <br /> Email <a href="mailto:info@latitudefestival.co.uk"><strong>info@latitudefestival.co.uk</strong></a> to send us your Way to Leave Your Lover and to see the best stories entered by other people, go to <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/news/story.aspx?aid=d8a9d894-271c-48f0-aad4-a5cba29ecc7e"><strong>www.latitudefestival.co.uk/news</strong></a> .<br /> <br /> To see if your special moments have inspired The Bush playwrights, you'll have to wait for the curtain to raise in the Theatre Arena...look back and laugh, secretly smile or blush with shame?&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Send in your stories.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:45:00 GMT 2008-06-06T00:45:00 15a91aee-ec84-4855-9a6d-ed0ec5a20c1e 1000000 Secretly, after years of planning or earnestly or with the help of specialists... <p>Here are some of the entries for Ways To Leave Your Lover we thought we'd share with you.<br /> To send in your own stories of heartache and heartbreak, email <a href="mailto:info@latitudefestival.co.uk">info@latitudefestival.co.uk</a> with Way To Leave Your Lover in the subject line.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp; .&nbsp; ~<br /> <br /> I don't know the details that led to the break-up but there must have been some serious animosity, as when the time came the guy in question took a trip to one of those 'build-your-own-teddy-bear' emporiums and set about making a cuddly of his own. When he came to the voice box section he chose to record his own message... <br /> &nbsp;<br /> The end result was a cuddly bear who, when pressed in the stomach recited 'You're dumped, I want my CD's back'.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp; .&nbsp; ~<br /> <br /> A true sign of the times. I was seeing a guy last year. He had one of these high-pressure London jobs and so would disappear for a week or so with no contact, enslaved by his investment bank. I found out that we were no longer an item via Facebook, he'd changed his status to 'single'. It took him a week to get round to telling me. At least I was prepared for it though.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp; .&nbsp; ~<br /> <br /> Seven ways to leave your lover<br /> <br /> 1.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Slowly and painfully &ndash; tied<br /> to the wheel like St Catherine<br /> rolling down the years<br /> until at 360&ordm; you find yourself<br /> upright enough to see straight.<br /> Untie yourself.<br /> Crawl away.<br /> <br /> 2.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Accidentally &ndash; you get on <br /> the wrong train<br /> travel miles in another direction.<br /> Scanning the scenery for something familiar<br /> realise you like the new view.<br /> Get off<br /> at the next stop<br /> <br /> 3.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Amicably &ndash; you have worn together<br /> like a foot in a shoe<br /> comfortable &ndash; except you are the shoe<br /> downtrodden and near enough worn out.<br /> You slip off <br /> leg it.<br /> You&rsquo;re miles away before he notices.<br /> <br /> 4.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Earnestly &ndash; with the help<br /> of specialists, in a room<br /> with bad paintings of the Lake District<br /> a box of tissues on the table.<br /> Money changes hands.<br /> You kiss on both cheeks<br /> leave in separate cars.<br /> <br /> 5.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Acrimoniously &ndash; china is thrown<br /> against walls you painted<br /> doors are kicked, wood splinters, glass shatters<br /> recriminations hover in the air<br /> like hornets released from confinement.<br /> You run for safety.<br /> Seek asylum<br /> <br /> 6.&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Secretly &ndash; after years of planning<br /> wearing a disguise, you have<br /> leaked dreams from your pockets<br /> kicked over the traces <br /> until nothing is left.<br /> You are repatriated.<br /> Noone remembers you.<br /> <br /> 7.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> Finally &ndash; the car will not <br /> turn into that road again<br /> your feet must be retrained<br /> to avoid that path<br /> your arms to resist<br /> the urge to hold him<br /> your eyes, knowing about salt,<br /> must never look back.<br /> <br /> Weeping for the Lovely Phantoms by Jo Colley (published by Salt.)<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~&nbsp; .&nbsp; ~</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:30:00 GMT 2008-06-06T00:30:00 d8a9d894-271c-48f0-aad4-a5cba29ecc7e 1000000 Check out the video from the band in their rehearsal room <p>Joining the already stellar line-up of music on the Obelisk Arena, rock outfit Grinderman make an incredibly rare festival appearance for this year&rsquo;s Latitude Festival. Made up from the legendary members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, with Cave favouring the guitar for a more rocking sound, this is a real treat and a definite highlight of the weekend.</p> <p>Grinderman have a raw, visceral feel that hasn&rsquo;t been seen in Cave&rsquo;s previous work. With a critically acclaimed debut self-titled album already under their belts and a new album on the way towards the end of the year, Grinderman will bring their chaotic black humour rock to the Obelisk Arena on Sunday night.<br /> <br /> <a href="http://del.interoute.com/?id=c14160fb-e4a1-4078-944b-670d4ecce8ba&amp;delivery=stream"><strong>Click here for the Honeybee video</strong></a><br /> <br /> Take a look at the previous clip for Depth Charge Ethel <strong><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7DGr9xAVm8">here</a></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-06T00:00:00 fd08639c-e08d-463a-b5e4-5720520b49b5 1000000 Showcasing the freshest and hottest new acts. <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">THE <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on"><st1:stockticker w:st="on">LAKE</st1:stockticker></st1:placetype> <st1:placename w:st="on">STAGE</st1:placename></st1:place></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"> </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">PRESENTS<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><v:shapetype id="_x0000_t75" stroked="f" filled="f" path="m@4@5l@4@11@9@11@9@5xe" o:preferrelative="t" o:spt="75" coordsize="21600,21600"><v:stroke joinstyle="miter"></v:stroke><v:formulas><v:f eqn="if lineDrawn pixelLineWidth 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 1 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum 0 0 @1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @2 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @3 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @0 0 1"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @6 1 2"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelWidth"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @8 21600 0"></v:f><v:f eqn="prod @7 21600 pixelHeight"></v:f><v:f eqn="sum @10 21600 0"></v:f></v:formulas><v:path o:connecttype="rect" gradientshapeok="t" o:extrusionok="f"></v:path><o:lock aspectratio="t" v:ext="edit"></o:lock></v:shapetype><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><img height="84" alt="" width="250" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/b/i/o/Image/bbcIntroducing(1).gif" /><br /> curated by Radio 1 DJ Huw Stephens</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><strong>&nbsp;</strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><strong>&nbsp;<br /> </strong>Speaking of his involvement with Latitude, Huw Stephens says, &ldquo;Latitude, as well as being in an idyllic location with so many different things going on, has a huge emphasis on quality new music.&nbsp; It&rsquo;s to be found on all the stages in different ways, but the Introducing music on the Lake Stage is like the first crop of new music, freshly squeezed and a lot of the time playing a festival for the first time. The emphasis is on quality, ideas, freshness and making sure it is an intriguing mix of the good stuff&rdquo;<br /> <br /> <em>Latitude are delighted to announce a selection of this year&rsquo;s line up at The Lake Stage:</em></o:p></span></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">FRIDAY<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma">*ERRORS*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*JAMES YUILL**JOHNNY FOREIGNER* </span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><font size="3"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt">*GIDEON <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:state w:st="on">CONN</st1:state></st1:place>* *JONQUIL*</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">SATURDAY</span></strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>*CHEEKY CHEEKY AND THE NOSEBLEEDS*<br /> </strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>*SKY LARKIN* *THIS CITY*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font size="3"><strong>*THE VOLUNTARY <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on">BUTLER</st1:city></st1:place> SCHEME*&nbsp;<br /> *THE KABEEDIES*<o:p></o:p></strong></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font size="3"><strong>*SWANTON BOMBS*<o:p></o:p></strong></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>SUNDAY<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>*THE WAVE PICTURES*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>*THECOCKNBULLKID*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><strong><font size="3">*LOVVERS*</font></strong></span></p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-05T00:00:00 d842569d-ce63-4c6f-913f-554815ced64c 1000000 All tickets for Latitude are now totally sold out!! <p>The over-whelming success of Latitude Festival continues with the news that 2008&rsquo;s event is now completely sold out!<br /> <br /> With still 6 weeks to go,&nbsp;we are proud to announce that all 25,000 tickets have now gone, exceeding all expectations and further cementing Latitude&rsquo;s prominent place in the incredibly busy summer calendar.<br /> <br /> The festival has expanded year on year with almost double the amount of people coming this year compared to Latitude&rsquo;s debut in 2006.&nbsp; Its increase in popularity is in no small way down to its now trademark diversity of art, entertainment, and attractions which has re-written the rule book of traditional festivals and that continues to inspire and influence. Offering the festival goer the full spectrum of art with individual arenas dedicated to film, theatre, poetry, literature, cabaret, comedy and of course music, it is a pioneering approach that has now established Latitude as a peerless and unique experience.<br /> <br /> Latitude 2008 has the very best bands, artists, actors, authors, poets, writers, dancers, films and directors performing across four Music Arenas and seven Arts Arenas. Headlined by Franz Ferdinand, Sigur R&oacute;s and Interpol, Latitude can also boast the exclusive involvement of Michael Nyman, BAFTA and Mark Lamarr presenting God&rsquo;s Jukebox with Buzzcocks in the Film and Music Arena; a quite astonishing comedy line-up including Bill Bailey, Omid Djalili, Ross Noble, Frankie Boyle and Rich Hall in the Comedy Arena.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The Literary Arena is packed full of top authors including Simon Armitage, Hanif Kureishi, Irvine Welsh and Iain Banks as well as Latitude favourites Vox &lsquo;N&rsquo; Roll, WordTheatre and Marcus Brigstocke&rsquo;s The Early Edition. The National Theatre, The Hammersmith Lyric, Royal Court Theatre, RSC, Paines Plough, nabokov and The Bush all bring exciting new shows to the Theatre Arena. Plus stellar poets Adrian Mitchell, John Hegley and Carol Ann Duffy are all confirmed for the Poetry Arena hosted by Luke Wright.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The Cabaret Arena welcomes the ever hilarious and inventive Lenny Beige, Vauxhallville and Gawkagogo and plenty more exciting performances to announce in the pipeline. And that&rsquo;s not to mention the awe-inspiring Sadler&rsquo;s Wells who will be presenting Wayne McGregor/Random Dance, Gauri Sharma Tripathi and Boy Blue Entertainment on a beautiful stage floating in the middle of the lake as will The Irrepressibles with their orchestral brilliance.<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup">Click here for the latest line up</a></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 04 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-05T00:00:00 78262ce4-cb3e-45f5-be89-882ba6b86425 1000000 The latest acts to be added to the Music Arenas... <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">OBELISK ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*JOANNA NEWSOM*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">UNCUT ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*THE CORAL (acoustic set)*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*WILD BEASTS*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">SUNRISE</span></strong></st1:city></st1:place><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*CLINIC* *JOHNNY FLYNN*</span></strong><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*BLACK LIPS<span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">* <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*</span></span>LYKKE LI*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font size="3">*ANIMAL KINGDOM* *SLOW CLUB*<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 02 Jun 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-06-03T00:00:00 78c14aab-97e9-4f0d-b30e-83d7eed2c86d 1000000 Why not tell Radio 4 which poem you would like to hear at the festival? Radio 4's flagship poetry programme 'Poetry Please' presented by Roger McGough will be live at Latitude on 20th July.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Why not tell Radio 4 which poem you would like to hear at the festival?&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Perhaps you have a favourite poem about a rock star or about festivals, parties, parades, carnivals or generally about having fun in the sun, that you would like to hear?&nbsp;<br /> <br /> You can make your request by emailing <a href="mailto:poetry.please@bbc.co.uk">poetry.please@bbc.co.uk</a>, calling 08700 100 400, or writing to Poetry Please, BBC Bristol, BS8 2LR.<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio4/arts/poetryplease.shtml">Poetry Please on Radio 4 website</a></strong> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 29 May 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-05-29T13:00:00 b8ecdca4-3f14-4f64-bc54-4769684c1ce9 1000000 Enter the TfC competition to win a tree dedicated to you – a prize that will keep on growing for years to come. <p><strong>Who are Trees For Cities?</strong><br /> <a href="http://www.treesforcities.org/"><font color="#000000">Trees for Cities</font></a> is an independent charity working to improve the environment in urban areas by involving local people in community tree planting, training and landscaping projects.<br /> <br /> They&nbsp;manage projects across London, in Brighton, Bristol, Leeds, Manchester and Reading as well as internationally in Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Ica, Peru. All&nbsp;of their&nbsp;community greening projects are supported by extensive community consultation and involvement programmes that incorporate local residents, schools and community groups.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> As well as educating local people about our projects, in London&nbsp;they also run a series of horticulture, arboriculture and woodland management courses specialising in developing and up-skilling the long-term unemployed.<br /> <strong><br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img height="200" alt="" width="148" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/u/b/k/Image/Tfcurban2.jpg" />&nbsp;<img height="200" alt="" width="152" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/Image/Tfcurban.jpg" />&nbsp;<img height="200" alt="" width="148" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/u/b/k/Image/treesoflife.jpg" /><br /> <br /> Festival Republic and Trees for Cities</strong><br /> Festival Republic have been supporting <a href="http://www.treesforcities.org/"><font color="#000000">Trees for Cities&rsquo;</font></a> projects in the UK and further afield since 2006. Festival Republic fund planting projects in Bristol, Leeds, London and Manchester, as well supporting our greening activities abroad, including Nairobi in Kenya and Ethiopia&rsquo;s capital Addis Ababa, where young people are employed to care for the trees they plant and fruit from the trees is sold to generate income for the project.<br /> <br /> <strong>Win Win Win a dedicated tree</strong><br /> Enter the <a href="http://www.treesforcities.org/"><font color="#000000">TfC</font></a> competition to win a tree dedicated to you &ndash; a prize that will keep on growing for years to come.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.treesforcities.org/"><font color="#000000">Trees For Cities</font></a>&nbsp;are giving away trees in our UK project sites to 5 lucky winners. To enter the competition, email <a href="mailto:info@festivalrepublic.com"><font color="#339966">info@festivalrepublic.com</font></a> with the following details Name, Address, Email and Telephone Number marked 'TfC Comp'<br /> <br /> By entering this raffle you are consenting to <a href="http://www.treesforcities.org/"><font color="#000000">Trees for Cities</font></a> contacting from time to time you about our work greening the urban environment. We will never pass your details to other organisations. You can opt out at any time.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <a href="http://www.treesforcities.org/"><font color="#000000">Thanks for your support!</font></a></p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 28 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-05-29T00:00:00 1f3ed12e-6f22-48f3-b1c5-1fdd6e2b06f9 1000000 The Music and Film Arena will once again prove to be one of the most popular spots <font color="#339966"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt"><font color="#339966">MUSIC &amp; FILM ARENA<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><font color="#339966">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></strong></p> <h2 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><font face="Tahoma" color="#339966" size="2">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Future Cinema Live Presents</font></h2> <h2 style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span style="font-size: 16pt; 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mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>*THOMAS TANTRUM*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong><span style="font-size: 13pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*HOLD FIRE*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 23 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT 2008-05-23T18:00:00 36674ae4-1c02-436c-b841-936bf6ceb377 1000000 More talented acts join the entertainment at On The Lake, Music & Film, Comedy and Literary Arenas <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">THEATRE ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">*NATIONAL THEATRE NEW CONNECTIONS*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Present Abi Morgan&rsquo;s Fugee<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">*ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Present work by Anthony Neilson and Adriano Shaplin<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><font size="3">*THE LYRIC HAMMERSMITH*<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Present Cartoon de Salvo <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">and work from writers Lisa Asagi, Stacy Makishi and Jack Russell<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><font size="3">*DURANG DURANG*<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; tab-stops: 263.25pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><span class="text1"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt">ON THE <st1:place w:st="on">LAKE</st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">*SADLER&rsquo;S WELLS* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'">Featuring Wayne McGregor/Random Dance, Gaure Sharma Tripathi and Blue Boy Entertainment<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt">*THE BLANK ALBUM*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><span class="text1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt"><strong>COMEDY ARENA<br /> </strong></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><strong>*SIMON DAY*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><strong>*SCOTT CAPURRO*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3"><strong>*HANS TEEUWEN**MILTON JONES*<o:p></o:p></strong></font></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><span class="text1"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>LITERARY ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><strong>*MARK STEEL*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>CABARET ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><strong>*LEARN TO PLAY THE UKULELE IN UNDER AN HOUR (HOW GEORGE FORMBY SAVED MY LIFE)*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><span><strong><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.0pt">By Sam Brown, Donal Coonan and Sally Phillips</span><o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt"><strong>*TRIPPPLICATE*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center">&nbsp;</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 22 May 2008 17:00:00 GMT 2008-05-22T18:00:00 340a5ce8-62c2-437d-98dc-34a340c3a7fd 1000000 For more information please visit <b><A HREF="http://www.dcsiteservices.com/cats/">DC Site Services</A></b> <div><span style="font-size: 9pt">Gain free entrance to this summer's Latitude Festival by joining our Campsite Assistant Teams (CATs).<br /> </span><span style="font-size: 9pt"><br /> Typical duties of a volunteer include:</span>&nbsp;</div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Assisting festival goes with directions.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Helping festival goers carry their belongings and pitch their tents.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Reporting back on any problems &ndash; such as litter and facilities.</span>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 9pt">In return for their efforts all volunteers are provided with:</span>&nbsp;</div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">A Crew Pass.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">A CAT Pack.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">A CAT Uniform.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">A Secure Camping area.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt; text-align: justify"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Access to the Crew Caf&eacute;, Bar, Toilets, and Hot Showers!</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 9pt">All volunteers are welcome to enjoy the festival when they are off-shift.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 9pt">To apply volunteers need to:</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Be 18 or over.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Be available to arrive at the Festival site by 09:00 at the latest on Thursday 17th July 2008 - you're welcome to arrive from midday on Wednesday 16th. Please note the shifts are allocated on a first come first served basis.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Be available for a briefing at either 22:00 Wednesday 16th or 11:00 Thursday 17th.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Be available to work 3 x 8 hour shifts at any time between 13:00 Thursday 17th and 14:00 Monday 21st.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Wear a CAT uniform when on-shift.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Report in every two hours to your area supervisor, or immediately in the case of any problems.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Supply photographic ID on arrival.</span></div> <div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt 36pt; text-indent: -18pt"><span style="font-size: 9pt">&middot;<span style="font: 7pt 'Times New Roman'">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </span></span><span style="font-size: 9pt">Provide a refundable deposit of &pound;185.</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 9pt">The festival volunteers play a big part in creating a good atmosphere and helping </span><span style="font-size: 9pt">all to get the most out of their festival</span><span style="font-size: 9pt">. By being there helping people you will help us achieve this!</span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 9pt">For more information please visit <a href="http://www.dcsiteservices.com/cats/"><strong>www.dcsiteservices.com/cats/</strong></a></span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <div><span style="font-size: 9pt">Or you can email <a href="mailto:cats@dcsiteservices.com"><strong>cats@dcsiteservices.com</strong></a></span></div> <div>&nbsp;</div> <span style="font-size: 9pt">To go straight to the application please visit: <a href="https://dcss.paamapplication.co.uk/"><strong>https://dcss.paamapplication.co.uk/</strong></a></span> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 21 May 2008 01:30:00 GMT 2008-05-21T02:30:00 9d33d8c5-27a3-475b-9566-ad13f92b338f 1000000 More bands announced across the Music Arenas <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">OBELISK ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma">*BETH ORTON* *DEUS* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*I AM KLOOT* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><font size="3"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma">*ALIENS* *GRAMMATICS*</span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></font></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">UNCUT ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma">*GUILLEMOTS*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*BLACK <st1:stockticker w:st="on">KIDS</st1:stockticker>* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">*MAGISTRATES*<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma">SUNRISE</span></strong></st1:city></st1:place><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma">*METRONOMY*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma">*ROSIE &amp; THE GOLDBUG* <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span>*THE JOY FORMIDABLE* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma"><font size="3">* WALLIS BIRD* *GODWITS*</font></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 13 May 2008 11:00:00 GMT 2008-05-13T12:00:00 7f43bf47-70b6-4a2a-9a00-e34a6d3da8f9 1000000 More big names added to On The Lake, Music & Film, Comedy and Literary Arenas <p align="center"><strong>MUSIC &amp; FILM ARENA</strong> <br /> *MICHAEL NYMAN* <br /> *JONNY TRUNK presents VISION ON* <br /> *LAST TUESDAY SOCIETY* <br /> *DARRYL&rsquo;S HARD LIQUOR &amp; PORN FILM FESTIVAL* <br /> <br /> <strong>ON THE LAKE</strong> <br /> *RAFAEL AMARGO* <br /> *RICCARDO MENEGHINI* *HELIX DANCE* <br /> <br /> <strong>LITERARY ARENA</strong> <br /> *PAUL TORDAY* <br /> *PETE ATKIN* *MARK BORKOWSKI* <br /> <br /> <strong>CABARET ARENA</strong> <br /> *LENNY BEIGE* <br /> <br /> <strong>COMEDY ARENA</strong> <br /> *PHIL KAY* <br /> *MICHAEL FABBRI*</p> <p>English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist <strong>Michael Nyman</strong> will be curating a programme specifically for the intimate environment of the <font color="#339966">Music and Film Arena</font>.</p> <p>Performing as part of Chris Shepherd&rsquo;s afternoon of shorts, films, music and multi-talented artists, <strong>Jonny Trunk</strong> presents <strong>Vision On</strong>; a special show that nostalgically focuses on the 1960s and 1970s BBC programme of the same name.</p> <p>Celebrating the weird and wonderful, the Music and Film Arena opens its doors to <strong>Darryl's Hard Liquor and Porn Film Festival</strong> - a comedy short film festival for adults only!</p> <p><strong>The Last Tuesday Society</strong> brings their remarkable and often unsettling exploration into the afterlife. The Last Tuesday Society is a Pataphysical organisation founded by William James at Harvard in the 1870s and presently run by His Excellency The Chancellor, Mr.Viktor Wynd with the aid of The Fellows of The Society.&nbsp;</p> <p>They join an exciting line-up of alternative film and documentaries courtesy of BAFTA and the Halloween Music &amp; Film Club as well as Mark <strong>Lamarr presenting Buzzcocks, Eli &lsquo;Paperboy&rsquo; Reed &amp; The True Loves, The Heavy, James Hunter</strong> and <strong>Pete Molinari</strong> and live performances from<strong> Barry Adamson</strong> plus much more to be announced.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ * ~<br /> <br /> Latitude&rsquo;s stunning floating stage on the site&rsquo;s beautiful winding lake will be the home to some of the countries most exciting and thrilling dances,&nbsp; including performances from the wonderful, Sadler&rsquo;s Wells. With a programme of cutting-edge to mainstream contemporary dance, tango to tap and flamenco to family shows, <font color="#339966">On The Lake</font> is an exciting new addition to Latitude&rsquo;s already wide spectrum of art.</p> <p><strong>Raphael Amargo</strong> &ndash; one of the best-known flamenco dancers and choreographers - brings his &lsquo;Tiempo Muerto&rsquo; to On The Lake at Latitude.</p> <p>We are also pleased to announce the formidable dancer <strong>Riccardo Meneghini</strong> will be performing &lsquo;Carry on Tripping&rsquo; and Cambridge-based dance theatre company Helix Dance brings &lsquo;Damned Beautiful&rsquo; to On The Lake.</p> <p>As well as this and <strong>Sadler&rsquo;s Wells</strong> programme of dance, the orchestral brilliance of <strong>The Irrepressibles</strong> will be presenting a series of forest-based sound installations culminating in three musical spectacles on the Woodland stage and On The Lake stage.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ * ~</p> <p>Joining the <font color="#339966">Literary Are</font>na packed full of top authors including Simon <strong>Armitage</strong>, <strong>Hanif Kureishi</strong>,<strong> Irvine Welsh</strong> and <strong>Iain Banks</strong> as well as Latitude favourites; <strong>Vox &lsquo;N&rsquo; Roll</strong>, <strong>Word Theatre</strong> and <strong>The Early Edition with Marcus Brigstocke</strong> will be the following inspiring writers.</p> <p><strong>Paul Torday</strong> has spent the majority of his life running engineering firms around Newcastle but at aged 59, he wrote his first novel &lsquo;Salmon Fishing in the Yemen&rsquo;. The book was a huge success winning the 2007 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse Prize for comic writing as well as being serialised on BBC Radio 4.<br /> <br /> Legendary publicity guru <strong>Mark Borkowski</strong> has an abundance of compelling showbiz tales from the entertainment world having set up a PR company representing the likes of Graham Norton, Eddie Izzard, Joan Rivers and Sir Cliff Richard. His work also includes publicising films, television, theatre and major worldwide brands where his refusal to conform to generic, rigid and undeviating PR techniques has given him such a phenomenal reputation. A new book penned by Borkowski will be out in the summer entitled &lsquo;The Fame Formula&rsquo; which discusses the history of the publicity industry and how it laid the foundations of rampant modern commercial culture.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ * ~</p> <p>Latitude&rsquo;s quirky little <font color="#339966">C</font><font color="#339966">abare</font>t house is life-changing and mind-altering. You&rsquo;ll be enticed in and changed forever. Well, once you've experienced the highs of a Burlesque striptease there's no turning back! Pure outrageous fun is the emphasis here. With that in mind, Latitude welcomes the self proclaimed king of cabaret <strong>Lenny Be</strong>ige. Infamous for his London West End club The Regency Rooms which started life in 1995 and sold out every one of its 10 seasons.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; ~ * ~</p> <p>Now with a larger tent and screens outside to accommodate its heaving audience, the ever popular <font color="#339966">Comedy Arena</font> returns with another staggering line up that reads like a who&rsquo;s who of the current touring comedy circuit. A programme of the biggest names in comedy and the newest rising talent will ensure continuous laughter throughout the weekend.</p> <p><strong>Phil Kay </strong>is a bit of a veteran on the comedy circuit having burst onto the scene in 1989 winning the &lsquo;So You Think You&rsquo;re Funny&rsquo; newcomers contest in only its second year. Michael Fabbri is quickly getting a reputation as one of the most exciting new acts on the comedy circuit.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <strong>Michael Fabbri</strong> is quickly getting a reputation as one of the most exciting new acts on the comedy circuit. As a finalist of the BBC New Comedy Awards, Fabbri&rsquo;s off-the-wall routine has been toured all over Britain since he first appeared on the circuit in 2003.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 07 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-05-08T00:00:00 e6ae3515-aa3e-4094-9b63-440d04d7d626 1000000 Expect all the attention to detail of a destination spa combined with the sacred interior of a yurt. <div class="news_description">This year stay in the best beds at the festival... twin, double or master rooms are available at the fabulous Yurt Hotel and experience the ultimate in luxury with the Eco Day Spa boasts a team of highly qualified, personally trained therapists, promising a spa experience to remember.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Fluffy towels, rose petals, pure organic oils and healing hands...&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Feel immediately relaxed on a luxurious couch whilst your therapist tends to your mind body and soul with one of our signature treatments.<br /> <br /> The feng shui within the spa creates a unique environment, reminding your body of its ability to relax at the deepest level.&nbsp;Choose from a range of massages, facials and reiki.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> If you are celebrating a special occasion, why not make a group booking and enjoy the whole spa for a morning or afternoon?<br /> <br /> Still in need of a little pampering?.. Treat yourself to our &quot;Magic Range&quot; of spa products at the Eco Day Spa shop.<br /> <br /> We are situated in the main campsite and have 4 therapists on at anyone time, we are open from 10am - 10pm.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> For more information and booking please contact Lisa on 07932 806 151&nbsp;&nbsp; <br /> <a href="http://www.yurtel.co.uk">www.yurtel.co.uk</a>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <font color="#339966">[This accommodation package does not include a weekend camping ticket - one of which must have been previously bought by each occupant/attendant]</font></div> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-05-07T00:00:00 8fc60568-a12b-4336-8153-c67c452fa2bb 1000000 Martha Wainwright, Julian Cope, Howling Bells, Sam Isaac, White Lies, Fields, Nic Dawson Kelly, Tallulah Rendall <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">UNCUT ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=7a1e482c-a5f4-4899-b62f-d99e530a6553">*MARTHA WAINWRIGHT*</a> <o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=692c8659-d75c-44d3-b03d-556f266f5b8b">*JULIAN COPE*<o:p></o:p></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=86c93afd-da4c-4cbb-b47f-be3ca479969e">*HOWLING BELLS*</a> <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=990dd6a4-233b-40c3-b42f-183e6293a1af">*SAM ISAAC*</a>&nbsp;</p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">OBELISK ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=4a201713-ce88-4f19-b5eb-481a66d16b50">*WHITE LIES*</a> <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=62fb16e5-4e94-42d7-ae33-f00eeb92732a">*FIELDS*<o:p></o:p></a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana"><o:p><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:city w:st="on"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">SUNRISE</strong></st1:city></st1:place><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=a7dd93c9-b7bf-4b7e-878d-4a75917b5718"><strong>*</strong>NIC DAWSON KELLY*</a> <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=b05c3451-3a6d-43f6-aa04-f589aae93aa5">*TALLULAH RENDALL*</a> <span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp;</span><o:p></o:p></p> <br /> <br /> As the first signs of summer begin to shine through, the line-up for this year&rsquo;s Latitude Festival is starting to fill up.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The very best actors, writers, directors, dancers, musicians and performers are flocking to the sunrise coast to be a part of this festival of inspiration and enchantment .&nbsp;<br /> <br /> With so much more to be announced across all of the arenas, this is really shaping up to be the arts and music event of the year! Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 06 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-05-07T00:00:00 f8a9b091-935d-4fcb-8903-7d54cba72a77 1000000 Join us as “Friends of Latitude” and raise money for your group or nominated charity <p>We are trying to organize some &ldquo;friends of Latitude&rdquo; from local sports or community groups etc to work at Latitude Festival.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> The idea is that for example a local sports club might provide 10 members of staff who work in a particular role onsite, for example manning one of the vehicle gates, we pay the going rate and this amount is then donated to their club as a fundraising exercise.<br /> <br /> For further information please ring 01502 578791 or email Harmony at <a href="mailto:hblake@festivalrepublic.com">hblake@festivalrepublic.com</a></p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 05 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-05-06T00:00:00 18ec3b3e-da72-4e8c-86e4-7963069de9ae 1000000 You’re invited to join us this year at Latitude Festival as part of our Green Messenger project. <p>You&rsquo;re invited to join us this year at Latitude Festival as part of our Green Messenger project.<br /> <br /> If you have a passion for the environment, want to help get the festival goers to recycle as much as possible, then please join our volunteer stewarding program and become a Green Messenger at Latitude Festival this year.&nbsp;</p> <p>You will be at recycling points around the festival, in the campgrounds and the arena, showing people which bin to put their recycling and composting into.<br /> <br /> You will be rostered to do 24 hours from Thursday to Sunday, during daylight hours. You will have access to Secure Camping, Crew Caf&eacute;, Bar, Toilets and Hot Showers. All volunteers are welcome to enjoy the festival when they are off-shift.<br /> <br /> To apply volunteers need to:<br /> <br /> &bull; Be 18 or over.<br /> &bull; Be available to arrive at the Festival site by 9am on Thursday 17th July 2008 &ndash; you are welcome to arrive from midday on Wednesday 16th. <br /> &bull; Provide a refundable deposit of &pound;185<br /> <br /> To apply please email <a href="mailto:greenmessenger@festivalrepublic.com">greenmessenger@festivalrepublic.com</a> with the Subject Heading: Green Messengers Latitude Festival.<br /> <br /> If you have two people who would like to apply together, please include BOTH details in the ONE email.<br /> <br /> Include:<br /> <br /> Name<br /> Address <br /> Date of Birth<br /> Phone Number<br /> NI NumberNext of Kin Name</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 01 May 2008 23:00:00 GMT 2008-05-02T00:00:00 38243876-212e-47f8-b4c8-3b84ea126a38 1000000 British Sea Power, Foals, Blondie and Crystal Castles <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong>OBELISK ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=c8bb0a29-5c28-4736-b1d7-86965dce20d0">*<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placename w:st="on">BRITISH</st1:placename> <st1:placetype w:st="on">SEA</st1:placetype></st1:place> POWER*</a> <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=6bc4f6db-5f5f-466a-9525-adf71ba64329">*FOALS*</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><strong>UNCUT ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=a47f01cd-989c-4dc7-90fb-8032d9b64a11">*BLONDIE*</a></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><st1:city w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><strong>SUNRISE ARENA</strong></st1:place></st1:city></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup/artist.aspx?aid=7c11758d-9915-47c8-a042-515952314117">*CRYSTAL CASTLES*</a></p> <p>With the very best of exciting and inspirational artists, bands and performers flocking to the sunrise coast for this year&rsquo;s Latitude Festival and with so many more to be announced across all the arenas, this year&rsquo;s event is promising to be yet another truly spectacular event.<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Joining the ever growing list of brilliant bands playing the Obelisk Arena is <strong>British Sea Power</strong> and the most thrilling new band of the moment, <strong>Foals</strong>.<br /> <br /> The legendary <strong>Blondie</strong>, who celebrate their 30th anniversary of the seminal album Parallel Lines will be in the Uncut Arena on Sunday</p> <p>Known for showcasing the very best in emerging talent,&nbsp;the Sunrise Arena will be headlined by <strong>Crystal Castles</strong>.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> More up and coming bands are yet to be announced. Stay tuned...</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:00:00 GMT 2008-04-24T13:00:00 c2695905-8622-4d08-8b10-2a4851836c8d 1000000 More names announced in the Theatre, Comedy, Music & Film, and Literary Arenas. <strong> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">THEATRE ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*NATIONAL THEATRE NEW CONNECTIONS* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*ROYAL SHAKESPEARE COMPANY*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*KEN CAMPBELL&rsquo;S <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:placetype w:st="on">SCHOOL</st1:placetype> OF <st1:placename w:st="on">NIGHT</st1:placename></st1:place>* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">*CRAZY IN LOVE Presented by PAINES PLOUGH and nabokov*<o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*OPERATING THEATRE COMPANY*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; color: red; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">COMEDY ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*FRANKIE BOYLE* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*STEWART LEE* *LEE MACK * *ROBIN INCE* <o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">*RUSSELL KANE* *ARNAB CHANDA* *RUFUS HOUND* <o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">MUSIC &amp; <st1:stockticker w:st="on">FILM</st1:stockticker> ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*MARK LAMARR presents JAMES HUNTER and PETE MOLINARI*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">*POSTSECRET* *JES BENSTOCK* *FUTURE CINEMA LIVE* *LAUTREC* <o:p></o:p></font></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*GEORGE PRINGLE* *THEIR HEARTS WERE <st1:stockticker w:st="on">FULL</st1:stockticker> OF SPRING*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">LITERARY ARENA<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 14pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*JOHN KING* *RAFFAELLA BARKER* *TOBY LITT*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><font size="3">*HELEN WALSH* *CATHERINE O&rsquo;FLYNN* *MARK BARROWCLIFFE*</font></span></strong><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes">&nbsp; </span><o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'">*TANIA GLYDE* *JOHN WILLIAMS* *MICHAEL HODGES*<o:p></o:p></span></strong></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><o:p><font size="3">&nbsp;</font></o:p></span></strong></p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </strong><br /> For more information on the line up, <a href="http://www.latitudefestival.co.uk/lineup"><strong>go here</strong></a> Jennifer Roberts General Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:15:00 GMT 2008-04-22T13:15:00 ac8dd1ec-6b52-4f39-8ce0-993f7276a9b0 1000000 It is free to bring a coach to Latitude Festival. Reduce the numbers of cars on the road. <p>It is free to bring a coach to Latitude Festival.&nbsp;Please note all persons must have valid standard&nbsp;tickets. <br /> <br /> Please&nbsp;email <a href="mailto:coaches@latitudefestival.co.uk">coaches@latitudefestival.co.uk</a>&nbsp;with the number of people attending and the size of your vehicle.<br /> <br /> You will be sent routing and gate information&nbsp;nearer the event via email.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Private Coaches will park in a public car park and should arrive at Green Gate 2.<br /> <br /> <strong>The deadline has been extended to July 1st 2008.</strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 09 Apr 2008 23:45:00 GMT 2008-04-10T00:45:00 f56d2415-364b-44bc-bd1c-a3820a4c1698 1000000 Your own little hobbit-house built from weatherproof plywood all ready and furnished for your arrival. <p><strong>Voted 'BEST PLACE TO CAMP' at Glastonbury by the NME.<br /> </strong><br /> Set up in a bespoke village area (with security and private facilities/services) the &lsquo;podpads&rsquo; offer that touch of luxury and style whilst at the same time taking away all the hassles of carrying, erecting and breaking down your camp when you&rsquo;re there. Your &lsquo;podpad&rsquo; is already built and furnished for your arrival and when you leave, just return the keys and drive away. It is the future of alternative accommodation for the discerning Festival-goer<br /> <br /> Your &lsquo;podpad&rsquo; comes decorated and a groundsheet, a fitted carpet, shelving, interior strip-light and additional 12v power socket on request, a vanity mirror and a lock on the front door. Single, double or twin beds (with airbeds) are standard for increased comfort,&nbsp;with useful storage space underneath. Three sliding tinted windows with curtains provide for ventilation and light, allowing you to look out whilst restricting vision in.&nbsp;<br /> &nbsp;<br /> Eco-friendly, the &lsquo;podpads&rsquo;&rsquo; are solar-powered by the fabulous iconic sunflower solar panels.<br /> <br /> &lsquo;Podpads&rsquo; are weatherproof, relatively soundproof, secure, safe and cosy.<br /> <br /> <font color="#339966">[These accommodation packages do not include a weekend camping ticket - one of which must have been previously bought by each occupant/attendant]</font></p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT 2008-04-07T01:00:00 e9691a37-32b4-4045-94c2-565cf2a4a24d 1000000 Treat yourself to the Yurtel experience at Latitude. This year stay in the best beds at the festival... twin, double or master rooms are available at the fabulous Yurt Hotel. This year stay in the best beds at the festival... twin, double or master rooms are available at the fabulous Yurt Hotel. Be greeted by crisp white linen on a king size bamboo bed, keeping you cosy with a sumptuous duvet on a real mattress. Find fresh cut flowers at your bedside, and chocolates on your pillow&hellip;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Feel safe with a wooden lockable door and relax in our bamboo hammocks in the private courtyard. In addition to the private facilities, Yurtel guests have exclusive use of luxury loos.<br /> <br /> For more info and booking go to <a href="http://www.yurtel.co.uk"><strong>www.yurtel.co.uk</strong></a>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <font color="#339966">[This accommodation package does not include a weekend camping ticket - one of which must have been previously bought by each occupant/attendant]</font><br /> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 06 Apr 2008 23:45:00 GMT 2008-04-07T00:45:00 48832c45-1bf4-4f98-bed9-a13855a8e242 1000000 Omid Djalili joins a wealth of incredible comedic talent available at this year’s festival and Dave Gorman and Mark Thomas join a Literary Arena packed full of top authors <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>COMEDY ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>*OMID DJALILI*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><o:p><strong>&nbsp;</strong></o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>LITERARY ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 16pt; font-family: Tahoma"><strong>*DAVE GORMAN* *MARK THOMAS*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><strong>&nbsp;</strong></p> <p>Latitude is delighted to announce award-winning British-Iranian comedian Omid Djalili is performing in this year&rsquo;s Comedy Arena. Djalili has won many awards for his comedy including the EMMA Award, Time Out Award, and LWT Comedy Award for Best Stand-up Comedian, Spirit of the Fringe Award as well as the One World Media Award for his Channel 4 documentary, &lsquo;Bloody Foreigners&rsquo;. As well as being nominated the Perrier Award for Best Comedian, the South Bank Award for Best Comedy of 2003, and the Royal Television Society Award for Best Stand-up.<br /> <br /> Sitting crossed-legged with a beer or a glass of wine in Suffolk&rsquo;s now legendary Literary Arena is a Latitude experience you cannot miss. This cosy corner of the festival is a hub of compelling stories, inspirational discussions and raucous laughter.<br /> <br /> Latitude welcomes documentary-maker,&nbsp;comedian and celebrated writer Dave Gorman to the Literary Arena. For Latitude, Dave Gorman brings his current book &lsquo;America Unchained: A Freewheeling Roadtrip In Search of Non-Corporate USA&rsquo;&nbsp; which tells the true story of his quest to travel coast to coast across the United States of America to discover whether it is possible to make the journey without ever patronising any corporate or chain-style businesses and to only give money to privately owned businesses. The documentary version won the Audience Award for Best Documentary Feature at the Austin Film Festival 07. A unique talent that simply cannot be missed.<br /> <br /> Political activist, stand-up comedian and author Mark Thomas the man with the facts and a technique for political probing that could cause a mini riot in the House of Commons is a welcomed addition to Literary Arena. Mark Thomas has lobbied, demonstrated, protested, fought and made a mockery of politicians and corporate companies and is mostly renowned for his political comedy shows, &lsquo;The Mark Thomas Comedy Product&rsquo; and &lsquo;The Mark Thomas Product&rsquo; on Channel 4. He is also a regular on Radio 4, has presented many Dispatches programmes, and has had many articles published in the New Statesman, Guardian and Sunday Times. He is the Guinness World Record Holder for Most Number of Political Demonstrations in 24 Hours.</p> </span> Jennifer Roberts General Sun, 06 Apr 2008 00:45:00 GMT 2008-04-06T01:45:00 9ab52c88-997c-4c05-ad61-be6cc5ba7255 1000000 Tangerine Fields are back with their camping pizzazz at Latitude Festival for 2008. <p>Forget battling with pegs and poles and hunting for friends, book a ready pitched and fully equipped tent and let someone else do all that work for you.&nbsp; A bit of extra festival luxury without burning a hole in your pocket.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> From only &pound;52.50* per head for the whole weekend you have access to:<br /> - Entrance to the Tangerine Fields&nbsp;<br /> - Exclusive use of hot showers and toilets...just for our customers<br /> Our staff will be on hand over the weekend to help you with any problems <br /> (*based on 2 persons sharing, does not include festival ticket.)<br /> <br /> Choose from 2, 4 and 6 man tents and the sleeping essentials.&nbsp; We're the most eco-option going.&nbsp; Everything gets cleaned and re-used, except sleeping bags which are passed onto various local and national charities.<br /> <br /> In the Tangerine Field, we'll also have tipis, Podpads and Yurts for hire if you&rsquo;re looking for something a bit different for the weekend.&nbsp; Visit <a href="http://www.tangerinefields.co.uk/">www.tangerinefields.co.uk</a> for more information and bookings for tipis.&nbsp; Podpads will also be available for hire through <a href="http://www.podpads.com/">www.podpads.com</a>&nbsp; and Yurtels on <a href="http://www.yurtel.co.uk/">www.yurtel.co.uk</a>&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <font color="#339966">[Thise accommodation package does not include a weekend camping ticket - one of which must have been previously bought by each occupant/attendant]</font></p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 05 Apr 2008 23:30:00 GMT 2008-04-06T00:30:00 f8793ded-877f-4179-a85a-53faeb01277c 1000000 The Latitude kid's area is a happy, colourful and safe corner of the arena, surrounded by trees and with a close up view of the colourful resident sheep. <p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <img height="120" alt="" width="120" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/s/a/i/Image/JUGGLING120.jpg" />&nbsp;<img alt="" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/s/a/i/Image/KIDSFLOWERS120.jpg" /><br /> <br /> The area is as diverse as the rest of the festival, with books, art, music and theatre, heaps of participation and fun, and the opportunity to take something away, from circus skills to handmade crafts to an appreciation of the woodland setting and the nature within it.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Here we celebrate the creativity and skills of local children&rsquo;s organisations, by placing them at the heart of the area.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> There are important new rules relating to children at Latitude this year...all children will require a ticket, though tickets for under 13's (aged 12 or under) will still be free.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<img height="120" alt="" width="120" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/s/a/i/Image/lat-kids120.jpg" />&nbsp;<img height="120" alt="" width="120" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/s/a/i/Image/PINKTIGER120.jpg" />&nbsp;<img height="120" alt="" width="120" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/s/a/i/Image/PIRATES120.jpg" />&nbsp;<img height="120" alt="" width="120" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/s/a/i/Image/KIDSGIRL120.jpg" /><br /> <br /> <br /> The <strong>Waveney Valley Woodcraft Folk</strong> run dozens of fantastic art &amp; craft workshops all day every day, from model making to clay play, makings masks, wings and dreamcatchers to painting flags and streamers. There are dozens of activities to keep children of all ages busy through the day. They will also be making musical instruments and huge models for the Sunday afternoon Parade. <a href="/publishing/content/b/e/r/Woodcraft_Folk...Whats_that.pdf">Woodcraft Folk - what's that</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>&ldquo;The Rubbish Monster&rdquo;&nbsp;-&nbsp;Nutmeg Puppet Company<br /> </strong><br /> What if the crisp packet you&rsquo;d just thrown away came to life and begged you to take it home? This is just what happens to Katie Dumpster as she paddles her boat down the backwaters of the river. As more litter floats downstream from the city and lands on the river-bank causing all kinds of trouble for the birds and animals that live there, Katie can see it's going to be a very strange summer&rsquo;s day at the hands of the Rubbish Monster. So, Katie and&nbsp; Lord Pike, the Waterwolf hatch a plan...<br /> <br /> The story, told with puppets, live characters, music, songs, a great deal of humour, &amp; audience participation, is an animals&rsquo; eye-view of human beings &amp; their wasteful ways.&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <strong>The Parade</strong>: Sunday 1.30 &ndash; 2.30pm<br /> <br /> Join us as we take to the arena with a big drum performance from <strong>JunkFunk</strong> followed by a wild and colourful parade with the masks, flags &amp; banners made in the art workshops!!<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>Greenpeace volunteers</strong> will run a not-for-profit cafe to keep energy levels up for the huge selection of activities on offer.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>Suffolk Wildlife Trust</strong>&nbsp;return with a host of activities for budding &lsquo;Wildlife Detectives&rsquo;.&nbsp; Come and help us hunt for mini-beasts, dip for pond creatures in the lake and find out about the wild beasts in the wood.<br /> <br /> You can join us on fun trails in the woodland including &lsquo;Henham&rsquo;s wildlife super heroes&rsquo;, make mud faces and sculptures, be animal detectives, and take part in tree games or build a den.&nbsp; We have two special after-dark bat events planned for Friday and Saturday nights starting at 9.30pm; bring your torch and a sense of adventure. <br /> <br /> Or relax in the sunshine and join in &lsquo;wild art&rsquo; making insects, wild headdresses, mobiles, poem spirals, flowers and more.<br /> <br /> A timetable of all our activities will be posted in the children&rsquo;s area&nbsp; - we look forward to seeing you all there. <br /> <br /> &lsquo;Suffolk Wildlife Trust is a conservation charity that works towards creating &lsquo;A Living Landscape&rsquo; for Suffolk &ndash; an environment richer in wildlife for everyone. Our aims are to safeguard and enhance the wildlife and habitats of Suffolk for the future, educate and inspire young people about the natural environment and inform and encourage people to take action for wildlife.&rsquo;<br /> <br /> From green-coloured and fearless children to spooky black dogs and the sound of underwater bells, join local story-teller <strong>Colin Hynson</strong> daily for some traditional tales from Norfolk and Suffolk. Suitable for age 6+.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>PodPads</strong> will be providing&nbsp; their gorgeous giant wendy houses to play in&hellip;or have a nap on our giant shaded red cushion.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>Junk Funk Wheelie Bin Drumming</strong><br /> Think African Drumming / Taiko / plus Stomp-ish choreographed routines using different sizes of bin, beating, kicking, dropping, flapping lids as well as using heavy duty drumsticks. <br /> Unbelievable fun, hellishly noisy and a great way to getting young people out of bed and involved in music making.<br /> <br /> The bins work brilliantly out of doors and Junk Funk bands performed lustily at numerous carnivals and festivals in 2007&hellip;if you were at Latitude last year you might remember them leading the kids parade on Sunday afternoon! They&rsquo;ll be performing again, and holding workshops for eager new drummers.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>Artlink</strong> is a registered Arts Award Centre offering young people an arts equivalent of the Duke of Edinburgh awards.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.suffolartlink.org.uk">www.suffolartlink.org.uk</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> Two Scientists, One Suitcase and hundreds of bizarre experiments = Infinite Possibilities...<strong>'Science In A Suitcase'</strong> uses everyday objects plus mime, music &amp; physical comedy to demonstrate eccentric discoveries and answer all your science questions<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>The Sole Bay Youth Group</strong> are delighted to be back running the Parent &amp; Baby Chillout Tent at Latitude again, with all the things parents have come to expect - enclosed indoor and outdoor play areas for babies and toddlers; free fruit, water and sunblock for under 5s; tea and coffee for parents; baby changing facilities; microwave and feeding facilities.&nbsp; In addition we will be offering a bedtime hour with baby bath facilities, a chill-out soundtrack and a bedtime story.&nbsp;&nbsp; If there's anything baby related that you can't see listed here, come and ask.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> <strong>Cambridge Community Circus (</strong>CCC) will be running workshops in circus skills, from juggling to uni-cycling. You can also make your own juggling balls to take away and help us paint a circus banner!<br /> <br /> CCC was formed in 1994 to promote, teach and perform Circus Skills in the Cambridge area. CCC runs weekly workshops in juggling, uni-cycling, acrobatic balancing and aerial skills in Cambridge and also performs and teaches all over the local area. CCC is a non-profit organisation and is run by volunteers. You can find out more at <a href="http://www.camcircus.org">www.camcircus.org</a><br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> This year the theme for <strong>Suffolk Libraries</strong> tents is Treasure Island.&nbsp; In the baby &amp; toddler tent you can come all day and play with a range of toys plus jump and jiggle to our baby bounce and tot rock sessions &ndash; we may even manage a sea shanty or two.&nbsp; In our other tent there will be books available for all ages of kids, read them there or take them to your tent.&nbsp; All weekend there will be plenty going on, come and weave a parrot, make a treasure map, write in our pirate&rsquo;s log book and make some scales for our giant fish.&nbsp; Kids can collect a stamp a day for visiting the tent and taking part and parents can let us know what would be their desert island books.<br /> <br /> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;~ . ~<br /> <br /> There will be a full schedule posted at Information in the Village Area, and at the Kids Area, so check for updates.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Sat, 05 Apr 2008 01:00:00 GMT 2008-04-05T02:00:00 ca274dd7-04db-4f9f-b6cb-671dea69de1f 1000000 Grinderman, The Go! Team, Seasick Steve, The Mars Volta and Tindersticks have been added to the line up. <span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Tahoma; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Arial Unicode MS'; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'"><strong>OBELISK ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span><strong>*GRINDERMAN* *THE GO! <st1:stockticker w:st="on">TEAM</st1:stockticker>* *SEASICK STEVE*<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Verdana"><strong>UNCUT ARENA<o:p></o:p></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center" align="center"><span lang="EN-GB" style="font-family: Verdana"><strong><font size="3">*MARS <st1:place w:st="on">VOLTA</st1:place>* *TINDERSTICKS*<o:p></o:p></font></strong></span></p> <p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0cm 0cm 0pt; text-align: center; mso-pagination: none; mso-layout-grid-align: none" align="center">&nbsp;</p> <p>Last month&rsquo;s launch for Latitude 2008 announced some incredibly exciting bands and artists that will be playing across the vibrant music arenas and now Latitude is pleased to announce yet more thrilling and amazing acts that will provide the ultimate soundtrack to the weekend&rsquo;s fun and festivities.<br /> <br /> Joining the already stellar line-up of music on the Obelisk Arena, rock outfit <strong>Grinderman</strong> make an incredibly rare festival appearance for this year&rsquo;s Latitude Festival. Made up from the legendary members of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, with Cave favouring the guitar for a more rocking sound, this is a real treat and a definite highlight of the weekend. Grinderman have a raw, visceral feel that hasn&rsquo;t been seen in Cave&rsquo;s previous work. With a critically acclaimed debut self-titled album already under their belts and a new album on the way towards the end of the year, Grinderman will bring their chaotic black humour rock to the Obelisk Arena on Sunday night.<br /> <br /> Also coming to the Obelisk Arena are Brighton&rsquo;s <strong>The Go! Team</strong> who incorporate an exhilarating array of genres from dance-y indie rock to early hip hop and 70&rsquo;s funk. As a 6 piece that includes two drummers and a member simply known as &lsquo;Ninja&rsquo; you know you&rsquo;re in for something a bit different &ndash; in a good way! A perfect late afternoon addition to get you in the mood for an evening of surprises.<br /> <br /> One of the standout moments of last years Latitude was a truly packed out tent on a sunny Saturday afternoon for a man simply known as <strong>Seasick Steve</strong>. Having lived on the streets of America busking for money and playing on street corners this real life hobo captures hearts wherever he goes. Latitude are delighted to have him back this year, this time on the Obelisk Arena to play his old school downbeat American blues. Darn tootin&rsquo;!&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Over on the tented Uncut Arena the other two headliners for the weekend can now be confirmed. Saturday will witness a tour de force live show that will leave your ears ringing and your mouth wide open. Created out of the ashes of cult band At The Drive-In, the psychedelic, progressive and experimental rock of <strong>The Mars Volta</strong> is coming to Latitude. Their music incorporates rock, jazz, punk and Latin influences, an inspiring mix that will simply take your breath away.<br /> <br /> The Uncut Arena will climax on the Sunday with a stunning performance by Nottingham based cult stars <strong>Tindersticks</strong>. Since their inception in the early nineties, Tindersticks have been wowing audiences with their epic live shows and use of as many instruments that you could possibly imagine. Performing a truly unique mix of alternative rock whilst incorporating a full piece orchestra, Sunday night on the Uncut Arena will witness the band playing everything from Organs to Glockenspiels to create a fitting awesome ending to the weekend.</p> </span> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:00:00 GMT 2008-04-03T17:00:00 cbae5745-31e9-442b-9a21-85477233fb58 1000000 Oxfam Festival Stewarding: you will be able to apply to steward with Oxfam at a number of music festivals during the Summer from 31st March 2008 and this year all applications will be taken on-line. <p>Oxfam Festival Stewarding: you will be able to apply to steward with Oxfam at a number of music festivals during the Summer from 31st March 2008 and this year all applications will be taken on-line.<br /> <br /> To steward you must be 18 or over and willing to work 3 x 8 hour shifts. In return, we will provide you with full training, a separate camping area with toilets and showers, a meal ticket per shift, chance to make new friends and the opportunity to help raise &pound;900,000 for Oxfam.<br /> <br /> To apply go to <a href="http://www.oxfam.org.uk/stewards">www.oxfam.org.uk/stewards</a>, or call 0870 010 8553<br /> <br /> charity number: 202918</p> Jennifer Roberts General Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 GMT 2008-04-03T01:00:00 3e366af6-6a78-49e0-9757-82a2ea5405ac 1000000 This year’s Theatre Arena will be the worlds first fuel cell powered festival stage. Arcola will be providing state of the art low energy LED lighting and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell to power the stage. <p>The ground breaking Latitude Festival returns to the sunrise coast in Suffolk for its incredible third year. Nestled in the historic and beautiful surroundings of Henham Park Estate, Southwold, and taking place on 17th &ndash; 20th July, organisers Festival Republic are promising another truly spectacular event.<br /> <br /> Teaming up with London&rsquo;s Arcola Theatre, Latitude are working towards a greener festival. With environmental issues at its core, Latitude are pleased to announce that this year&rsquo;s Theatre Arena will be the worlds first fuel cell powered festival stage. Arcola will be providing state of the art low energy LED lighting and a Hydrogen Fuel Cell to power the stage. The fuel cell operates almost silently and will produce nothing but electricity and clean water.<br /> <br /> This ground-breaking advancement in technology will bring down the carbon footprint of the festival and lessen the event&rsquo;s impact on its immediate surroundings and the world&rsquo;s climate as a whole.<br /> <br /> The Arcola Theatre is a converted factory in East London and one of the UK&rsquo;s leading independent venues.&nbsp; This partnership with Latitude is part of Arcola Theatre&rsquo;s extensive range of sustainability activities, collectively referred to as the Arcola Energy project which in partnership with the Greening London Theatre Initiative is driving the eco-cultural frontier.<br /> <br /> Over the weekend Theatre Arena at Latitude is a buzzing hotbed of creativity and inspiration, hosting a wealth of bespoke productions and performances exclusive to the festival. Some of the biggest names in contemporary, physical, classical, performance and local theatre, including The Royal Court, the Bush Theatre, nabokov, and Paines Plough, are coming to the Theatre Arena. It really has something for everyone; provoking thought, emotions, laughs and entertainment all weekend long. As well as powering the arena The Arcola Theatre will present their series of short but perfectly formed writer-led plays The Miniaturists. Each piece is no longer than 15 minutes, and the dizzying mix makes every event as various and unpredictable as life itself.&nbsp;<br /> <br /> Latitude and Arcola will be supported by the London Hydrogen Partnership, Thomas Engineering &amp; ETC.</p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:00:00 GMT 2008-04-02T07:00:00 276ab320-1c81-4b5f-92d0-4d6edbf941ae 1000000 Keep your valuables safe and charge your mobile. <p>This year we have teamed up with Lockerhouse to make sure you can keep your belongings safe at Latitude Festival. You get to keep a souvenir branded padlock after the event too! Book now, and be sure to keep your stuff safe all weekend. The lockers also have mobile phone charging facilities, which require you to bring a 12v Car adapters/charger. They are available in the Village 24 hours.<br /> <strong><br /> IMPORTANT! - PLEASE NOTE</strong>: the locker sizes are 25cm wide x 15.5cm deep x 10cm high - so they are the right size for small valuables (mobiles, wallets, cameras). The Locker is used at Hirers own Risk<br /> <br /> These are only available to Weekend Camping ticket holders.<br /> <br /> <strong><a href="http://www.seetickets.com/latitude">Click here to buy a locker</a></strong></p> Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 19 Mar 2008 04:30:00 GMT 2008-03-19T04:30:00 651a8173-4e86-4709-a176-995ad183aa48 1000000 Please ensure your vehicle complies with our T&Cs <p>Every occupant of your campervan must be in possession of a valid weekend ticket with camping. This is simply a supplemental ticket sold per vehicle.<br /> <br /> If you intend to sleep in your campervan or caravan, you need to pre-purchase a campervan supplement permit assuring you of a place in the campervan site.<br /> <br /> No vehicles are permitted in the standard campsite and you will not be permitted to sleep in the car park.<br /> <br /> <img height="19" width="22" alt="" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/s/j/k/Image/PDF.JPG" />&nbsp;<a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/b/e/r/C&amp;C-T&amp;Cs-LATITUDEFESTIVAL_2008.pdf"><strong><font color="#000000">Click here for Campervan &amp; Caravan Terms&nbsp;and Conditions</font></strong></a>&nbsp;(PDF)</p> Jennifer Roberts General Mon, 17 Mar 2008 01:15:00 GMT 2008-03-17T01:15:00 9c3c75cf-e263-4680-95fe-3a93f3921962 1000000 Access information 2008 <p>To read the Disabled Access Festival Guide 2008 (PDF)&nbsp;<img height="19" width="22" alt="" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/s/j/k/Image/PDF.JPG" /> <a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/s/j/k/LATITUDEFESTIVAL2008DisabledInfo.pdf"><font color="#000000"><strong>click here</strong></font></a><br /> To download the application form (PDF)&nbsp;<img height="19" width="22" alt="" src="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/news/s/j/k/Image/PDF.JPG" /> <font color="#000000"><strong><a href="http://media.livenation.co.uk/fido/publishing/content/c/v/r/DISAB_APP08.pdf">click here</a></strong></font></p> Jennifer Roberts General Fri, 07 Mar 2008 01:30:00 GMT 2008-03-07T01:30:00 44da0960-b472-4b6d-8197-bf06a2b5b3e5 1000000 Sign up to get all the latest Latitude news... Receive the latest news, enter competitions and be the first to know about everything that's going on at Latitude Festival 2008.<br /> <br /> If you have already signed up to <a href="http://www.festivalrepublic.com"><strong>Festival Republic</strong></a>, <a href="http://www.readingfestival.com"><strong>Reading Festival</strong></a> or <strong><a href="http://www.leedsfestival.co.uk">Leeds Festival</a></strong> - you do not need to register again, instead log in to <a href="http://www.festivalrepublic.com">www.festivalrepublic.com</a> at the top of the homepage and edit your preferences. Jennifer Roberts General Wed, 05 Mar 2008 01:30:00 GMT 2008-03-05T01:30:00 eb6d8e0f-a368-4d9b-87aa-7e7539d657f5 1000000