Miss Jane Austen, Love & Freindship, As part of the Jane 200 anniversary. FESTIVAL OPENING PERFORMANCE

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1 THE SOUTHAMPTON & NETLEY : JANE AUSTEN 200 FESTIVALS 2017 "The Stinking Fish of Southampton" Beware of the unmeaning luxuries of Bath & the stinking fish of Southampton Miss Jane Austen, Love & Freindship, 1790 The Stinking Fish of Southampton Festival has tailored some unforgettable Jane Austen Inspired experiences to commemorate the time the Austens spent in Southampton As part of the Jane 200 anniversary FESTIVAL OPENING PERFORMANCE We have got a play Mansfield Park The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Theatre Present Taking The Flounce or Nonsense & Insensibility Spa Fever has gripped Southampton, Royalty, artists and naval officers are flocking to the town to take the waters and indulge in sea bathing. Mr Martin is keen that his baths and cures are endorsed by the leaders of society and has enrolled the help of the Austen Ladies to promote the health giving benefits of taking the flounce what can possibly go wrong? An hour and a half theatrical perambulation around the streets of Old Southampton so familiar to Miss Jane, her friends, her relations and nodding acquaintances Miss Jane thought little of her theatrical outings to the French Street Theatre in Southampton, hopefully our actors will fare better. Begins promptly at 7.30 pm of the clock from Holy Rood Church (On the fashionable side of the High Street) 26 th -30 th June Tickets: a mere trifle at 7 Available from the Master of Ceremonies at info@sarahsiddonsfanclub.org Tel or Or our delegated agents wegottickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub

2 The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Theatre were surprised that there were no events being organised in Southampton to mark the bi-centenary of one its most famous residents. They gathered together support from many local heritage, amenities and community organisations and were successful in achieving a grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund to deliver this festival, for which we are extremely grateful. GUIDED WALKS PROGRAMME I walk: I prefer walking Persuasion Walks start from various points, and all last approximately 1 ½ hours, unless stated otherwise. Walks are free, some have limited numbers and need to be pre-booked. For our walks we have availed ourselves of the talents of The Southampton Tourist Guides Association & The Hamble Valley Heritage Guides. Miss Jane was an avid walker whilst she lived in Southampton, and one of the walks will recreate an excursion she made. July 2, 10.30am from The Bargate, High Street, Southampton Jane Austen & Southampton Spa Take a walk around the streets so familiar to Miss Austen and Miss Jane, who knew the town as schoolgirls, teenagers and young adults. It was all about connections, and that is what drew Mrs Austen and her daughters to set up home in Southampton. ***** July 9, am from The Bargate, High Street Southampton Trafalgar Days Jane Austen was famed for her love of the navy and of sailors, and there was much to interest her in the town of Southampton. Find out about the town s links to Nelson and other naval heroes. ****** July 16, am from The Juniper Berry, Upper Bugle Street, Southampton The Bits Jane Left Out Life in Georgian Southampton wasn t all balls and reading novels, find out about the dark underbelly beneath the glittering spa town façade. ***** July 23, am from outside Southampton Art Gallery, Civic Centre, Southampton

3 Officers & Gentleman Southampton was a popular resort for nearly a hundred years, so popular that many wealthy people were looking for holiday homes in the town and speculators began to develop new suburbs outside the confines of the old walled town. Join us for a stroll around Regency Southampton. ****** July 30, 11am, from St Michaels Square, Bugle Street, Southampton (4 hour Walk) Pattens to Peartree Jane, like her heroine Elizabeth Bennet, enjoyed long walks and thought nothing of a five mile stroll to call on her acquaintances. Pack a picnic and join your guide who will be re-creating Jane s walk to Peartree to call on the Lances. Places are limited. For further details or to book a place, please call Jean Watts on Or book on-line at wegottickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub ***** August 6, 11am from the entrance gate to Netley Abbey, Netley Village Netley & the Gothic Jane Austen, like fellow writers Horace Walpole and Thomas Gray was drawn to the ruins of Netley Abbey to feel inspired by its gothic ruins, and in the hope of paranormal experiences. Find out how Netley inspired the gothic novel on a visit to one of the 18 th century s top visitor attractions. ***** August 13, 11am from the entrance gate to Netley Abbey, Netley Village Literary Netley Writers, novelists, poets, composers, artists from across the centuries have been drawn to Netley. Find out about the links to famous detectives, lost poets, country churchyards and medieval monks. ***** August 20, 11am from the entrance to Southampton Old Cemetery, Cemetery Road, Southampton From Revolutionary Times to Waterloo Jane Austen lived through stirring times. This walk with the Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery (FoSOC) looks at some of those who fought the French at sea and on land. Includes a Tale of Trafalgar, battles from the Peninsular War and some stories from the Battle of Waterloo 1815.

4 As some paths are narrow, places are limited. To book, please telephone: (Monday to Friday 10am 4pm) or book on line at wegottickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub ***** August 27, 2pm from The Bargate, High Street, Southampton Jane Austen & Southampton Spa Take a walk around the streets so familiar to Miss Austen and Miss Jane, who knew the town as schoolgirls, teenagers and young adults. It was all about connections, and that is what drew Mrs Austen and her daughters to set up home in Southampton. ****** October 1 st 11.30am from St Michaels Square, Bugle Street, Southampton Jane Austen & Southampton Spa Take a walk around the streets so familiar to Miss Austen and Miss Jane, who knew the town as schoolgirls, teenagers and young adults. It was all about connections, and that is what drew Mrs Austen and her daughters to set up home in Southampton. ******** SOUTHAMPTON WEEKEND FESTIVAL EVENTS 30 TH SEPTEMBER & 1 OCTOBER Taking place in 3 venues with connections to Jane Austen Tudor House Museum, St Michael s Church & The Dolphin Hotel Events are Free unless otherwise stated Entry to Tudor House Museum is Free on 30 th September [Tudor House are not participating in the Sunday programme] Day Time Events run between 11am- 4pm An information stand will be situated in St Michaels Church where the new Jane Austen walking trail leaflet will be available

5 SATURDAY 30 th September Without Music, life would be a blank to me Emma St Michael s Church Singing & Music Workshops with The Madding Crowd Two workshops available & 2pm-3pm The Madding Crowd perform music from the village bands & quires, that would have been so familiar to Jane Austen and her clergymen relatives, which they perform in period costume of They will be running two workshops as part of the festival giving an opportunity for everyone to join in with singing and playing music from the Georgian heyday, including church music, secular songs, glees and folk songs. If you would like to bring your own instrument along, please check with the secretary of the Madding Crowd below, so that we can be sure that the music is suitable for your instrument. Although we hope to accommodate drop in on the day to make sure of a place and for further information Contact secretary@maddingcrowd.org Or book on line at wegottickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub The Madding Crowd will also be performing a concert at St Michael s on Saturday Evening St Michael s Church ********** I shall ask you how the Church is to be filled Mansfield Park Meet The Ancestors - Mini Tours of St Michael s Church, tours last approximately 30 minutes 11am, 1pm & 3pm meet at the main entrance to the Church. Discover the stories behind the Georgian memorials in St Michael s Church with our local guides Tudor House You may ask questions which I shall not choose to answer, Pride & Prejudice Talks A day programme of talks in the Georgian Room which all illustrate a different aspect of life in Georgian Southampton; each talk will last 30 minutes, pick the ones that interest you, seats on first come, first served basis Georgian Ladies of Tudor House, with Miranda Murphy

6 Miranda will reveal the fascinating lives of the occupants of Tudor House during the time of Jane Austen and consider what the house would have been like when Jane lived in Southampton Jane s School Days, with Clio O Sullivan of the Chawton Library Jane s unhappy and short-lived schooldays in Southampton ended with an outbreak of putrid fever but there was more to Jane s early education and early writing than this traumatic experience Sarah Siddons, Southampton Resident and contemporary of Jane Austen, with Geoff Watts The Stinking Fish of Southampton Festival is being organised by the Sarah Siddons Fan Club Theatre Company, so who was Sarah Siddons and why did she have an attitude?! 1.30 The French Street Theatre, with June Effemy Jane Austen was not impressed with the French Street Theatre even though it hosted the top actors and performers of the 18 th Century including the Keans and the Kembles. Find out more about the theatre in Southampton and the theatre lodging house next door Jane Austen s Landlord: The Marquis of Lansdowne, with Jean Watts The many paintings of Southampton Castle do not depict the medieval fortification but the gothic inspired residence of the notorious Marquis of Lansdowne, who among other things was Jane Austen s landlord. Find out more about the eccentric Lord L Putrid Throat & Things Medical, with Mary South Jane Austen s last unfinished novel Sanditon pokes fun at the pretentions of a small provincial town re-inventing itself as a fashionable spa. Find out more about the ills and cures that were rife in Southampton during its spa heyday Dress to Impress with Helen McCardle Helen runs a costume design business specialising in men s Regency costume, and will be letting us in on the secrets of Regency fashion Tudor House Exhibition Area Southampton Castle: A Ceremony in Stone Southampton Castle has been a feature of the landscape of the town since the 11th century. The original wooden motte and bailey castle was rebuilt in stone and extended several times. It was visited by kings and raided by pirates. It fell into disuse in the 15th century, as the defence of the town refocused on the walls, and was gradually encroached on by the townsfolk. This exhibition will explore the history of the castle, through archaeology, documentary evidence and the stone structures which survive today. It will also examine prehistoric and Saxon evidence from the castle area, and feature its Gothic re-invention in the age of Jane Austen. The Dolphin Hotel, The Jane Austen Suite *******

7 I shall end an old maid & teach your ten children to embroider cushions Pride & Prejudice Embroidery Work Shop led by Charlotte Bailey of Hanging by a Thread There will be two workshops one at and one at pm Jane Austen embroidered a handkerchief for her god-daughter whilst staying in Southampton. Learn one of the essential skills for any young lady of breeding, using original motifs for period handkerchiefs with graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, Charlotte Bailey. Numbers are limited and will need to be booked, the workshop is free but there will be a small charge of 6 for materials. Book at Wegottickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub ******* Why not round off the day s events with Tea in the Jane Austen Suite? Lydia will never be easy until she has exposed herself in some public space Pride & Prejudice 4pm Tea with the Austens: Jane Austen & Scandal Tea drinking was the height of fashion in 18 th century England; join us for music, tea and cake in the elegant surroundings of the Regency Dolphin Inn, in the company of Clio O Sullivan, of the University of Southampton & The Chawton Library & the baroque quartet Quattrio Cream tea, and gossip, An Aunt on Trial, The Warren Hastings Scandal, Bankruptcy & the Powlett Affair! The Austen Family s involvement in the scandals of the day and the scandals in Jane s novels. To accompany the tea the Baroque performers Quattrio will delight with musical performances of trio sonatas actually pieces which require four performers playing combinations of violin, viola, recorders, harpsichord, cello. Places need to be booked in advance and include tea, cake & scones at 6pp The event is only open to those who have booked the tea. Book at Wegottickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub EVENING CONCERT SATURDAY 30 TH SEPTEMBER ST MICHAELS CHURCH

8 Yes, yes, we will have a pianoforte, as good a one as can be got for 30 guineas, and I will practice country dances, that we may have some amusement for our nephews and nieces, Letter St Michael s Church Evening Concert with The Madding Crowd Doors 7pm Concert begins 7.30pm [close approx. 9.30pm] Southampton born Charles Dibdin, a composer and performer, wrote The Soldier Lament, which Jane amended to The Sailor s Lament in her copy. An evening of music, narrative, poems, dramatized reading and a bit of dancing.it is rumoured that Miss Austen will attend, when we will undoubtedly benefit from her observations! The Madding Crowd is one of the largest and longest established of the revival groups specialising in West Gallery music, as well as enthralling audiences with their performances; they have appeared on television in America and TV and radio in the UK. The specially curated concert will include music familiar to Jane Austen and featuring in her music book, as well as music and song that reflect the turbulent time in which the Austen s lived. There will be an interval with refreshments provided by the Friends of St Michaels and we ask that you book for catering purposes. The concert is free as part of the festival events but donations to the historic St Michaels Church would be much appreciated. wegottickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub ******* SUNDAY 1 st October St Michael s Church Service am A clergyman has nothing to do but be slovenly & selfish read the newspaper, watch the weather & quarrel with his wife Mansfield Park We are sure the above does not apply to the Vicar of St Michaels! Miss Austen attended the more fashionable All Saints Church on the High Street, sadly bombed in WW2. St Michael s Church Sunday Service A service with a difference, with prayers written by Jane Austen and with a service that would resonate with Jane s clergyman father and brothers but that will hopefully not include a sermon by Mr Collins!! Guided Walk 11.30am from St Michael s Square

9 Jane Austen & Southampton Spa Walk Take a walk around the streets so familiar to Miss Austen and Miss Jane, who knew the town as schoolgirls, teenagers and young adults. It was all about connections, and that is what drew Mrs Austen and her daughters to set up home in Southampton. The Dolphin Hotel Regency Dance Workshop To be fond of dancing was a certain step towards falling in love Pride & Prejudice 2-4pm The Jane Austen Suite with the Duke of Wellington Dancers Time to practice your moves, before the commemorative ball which will close the Southampton Jane Austen Festival. The ball will be held this very evening at 7pm, at The Dolphin Hotel. THE JANE AUSTEN FESTIVAL REGENCY BANQUET & BALL The prospect of the Netherfield Ball was extremely agreeable to every female of the family Pride & Prejudice 7pm Jane Austen Ball Dolphin Hotel, Carriages at 11pm Miss Austen danced at the Dolphin s Assembly Balls, including with a French officer with dark eyes. Learn the rules of the Ball, meet the Master of Ceremonies and the cream of Southampton Spa Society including the Marquis of Lansdowne and Lady Betty Craven as well as Jane Austen herself! The Ball will be led by the The HYPERLINK " Duke of Wellington's Dancers with music from Mrs Savages Whim and theatrical interludes from The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Theatre. Dressing up like Mr Darcy and Elizabeth Bennet highly recommended The Dolphin Inn was the setting for the Southampton Assembly Balls. Join us for a 3 course dinner inspired from period menus especially designed by the Dolphin's head chef. Dinner will be served promptly at 7pm in the main Dining Room, dancing commences in the Jane Austen Suite at 8.15pm. There will be a pause for pudding at 9.30pm with more dancing at 10pm. Carriages at 11pm. Regency dress code. (Costumes available to hire from Express Yourself Costume Hire in Netley) Please book your place for the Ball at WeGotTickets.com/sarahsiddonsfanclub Tickets 45 including Regency banquet, and entertainment, dancing, music, a welcome glass of punch, & theatrical interludes. She was the sun of my life, the gilder of every pleasure Miss Cassandra Austen of Miss Jane Austen

10 NETLEY If adventure will not befall a young lady in her own village, she must seek them abroad Northanger Abbey Jane Austen, along with many other visitors to Southampton, made excursions to Netley, in the hope of inspiration from its gothic ruins. NETLEY EVENTS August 6, 11am Netley & the Gothic guided walk from the entrance gate to Netley Abbey, Netley Village Jane Austen, like fellow writers Horace Walpole and Thomas Gray was drawn to the ruins of Netley Abbey to feel inspired by its gothic ruins, and in the hope of paranormal experiences. Find out how Netley inspired the gothic novel on a visit to one of the 18th century s top visitor attractions August 6 th The Jane Austen Picnic at Netley Abbey 12-3pm Pack a picnic, put on your bonnet and join us for a picnic recreating Jane s picnic at Netley Abbey, with tours round the ruins, Regency games and dancing. August 13, 11am Literary Netley guided walks from the entrance gate to Netley Abbey, Netley Village Writers, novelists, poets, composers, artists from across the centuries have been drawn to Netley, find out about the links to famous detectives, lost poets, country churchyards and medieval monks 28 September Eastleigh Film Netley Village In the shadow of the gothic ruins of Netley, near to the old mortuary and a stone s throw from the cemetery our special film event will be: To Be Announced... For booking information and the rest of our site specific and event led EastleighFilm Festival check out Week commencing the 16 th October Netley Village Gothic Literary Festival The person, be it gentleman or lady, who has not pleasure in a good novel must be intolerably stupid Northanger Abbey In partnership with The Berry Theatre, venues around the village of Netley will be hosting a week of author events, walks, workshops, & performances. The Theme of the Festival is very much about the Gothic, about Jane Austen s gothic spoof Northanger Abbey and about Netley s literary heritage. A pop-up Book Shop will circulate around the festival where you can you can treat yourself to our

11 authors latest books. For more details and booking information visit the Berry Theatre website Monday 16 th Two Author events Philip Hoare Spike Island & Beyond Philip Hoare, novelist, performer and visiting professor at the University of Southampton will be talking about his seminal history of Netley Spike Island Joseph Sale The Cathedral of the Deep: What Gothic is & How to Write It Joseph Sale is passionate about the king of the Gothic, Horace Walpole and will be running a workshop on the origins of Gothic from Walpole to neo-noir; you will be guided through the process of writing horror/gothic fiction Tuesday 17 th Dale Townsend they are not the ruins of Netley, but of Paradise : Literature, Art and Tourism at Netley Abbey Dale Townsend is professor of Gothic Literature at the Centre for Gothic Studies, Manchester and one of the team behind the British Library s recent exhibition on the gothic, and will talk about Netley Abbey and the 18 th Century s love affair with gothic tourism Wednesday 18 th - Gillian Dow Remember we are English : Gothic Villains, Sentimental Heroines, and Northanger Abbey at 200 The Director of the Chawton House Library, former home of Jane Austen s brother and now a renowned centre for the study of eighteenth century women writers, Gillian s focus will be on the influences on Jane Austen s novel Northanger Abbey Thursday 19 th Ann Victoria Roberts Passion and Possession: Bram Stoker, Moon Rising and Dracula Ann, is a local writer with an inter-national following for her gothic novel Moon Rising about Bram Stoker & Dracula, and will be giving an illustrated talk into the writing of historical fiction with a focus on the gothic. Friday 20 th Neil McCaw The Sherlock Holmes Phenomenon Professor McCaw [it really should be Moriaty!] is a leading expert on Sherlock Holmes, and of course Dr Watson who did his medical training at Netley Hospital. Find out more in this engaging expose about the lasting appeal of one of the world s most famous detectives and his connections with the south of England.

12 Saturday & Sunday is Book Launch Weekend! Saturday 11am Cassandra Clark The Alchemist at Netley Abbey Cassandra Clark will unveil the latest in her medieval Hildegard of Meaux mystery series The Alchemist of Netley Abbey set during the turbulent reign of Richard II Netley & the Gothic guided walk from the entrance gate to Netley Abbey, Netley Village Jane Austen, like fellow writers Horace Walpole and Thomas Gray was drawn to the ruins of Netley Abbey to feel inspired by its gothic ruins, and in the hope of paranormal experiences. Find out how Netley inspired the gothic novel on a visit to one of the 18th century s top visitor attractions 1pm-2.30pm Join us for a literary lunch, pop up book shop and meet the author event at The Prince Consort Pub, Netley.. formerly the village mortuary 2.30 Cheryl Butler Jane Austen & Southampton Spa Launch of the new book on Jane Austen & Southampton Spa commissioned as part of the Jane Austen bicentenary commemorations with an illustrated talk from Dr Cheryl Butler 3.30 Simon Sandell & John Hare Netley Abbey, Jane Austen & the Gothic Imagination Launch of the new Hampshire Paper Netley Abbey, Jane Austen & the Gothic Imagination coauthors Simon Sandell from the University of Winchester and historic Buildings expert John Hare will look at the historical development of the abbey and romantic writing pop up bookshop and tea room 7pm doors for 7.30 performance of a steampunk performance of Jekyll & Hyde The Berry Theatre writer in residence, and literary festival director Matt Beames, presents a play with a new twist on the story of Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde which premiered at the Edinburgh Festival this year Sunday Church Service at St Edmunds with a literary twist Literary Netley guided walk, meet outside of St Edmunds Writers, novelists, poets, composers, artists from across the centuries have been drawn to Netley, find out about the links to famous detectives, lost poets, country churchyards and medieval monks 1pm -2pm pop up bookshop 2pm Anne-Marie Edwards Jane Austen England A Walker s Guide Anne-Marie Edwards will host a launch event for her new book Jane Austen s England a Walker s Guide, which is both a book, and a practical guide to walking in the footsteps of Jane Austen

13 3pm Matt Beames New Tales & Old Stories: Re-imagining Sir Bevis of Hamp[ton The Literary Festival close with Festival Director Matt Beames doing a presentation with a difference for his latest work a graphic comic book about the legendary local figure Sir Bevis, whose ghost some say haunts Netley Abbey looking for his famous sword mortglay, find out more about the making of the graphic novel Blood & Valour. ****** 30 th, 31 st October & 1 November, 7.30 pm A Mystery of a Horrible Nature Lantern Halloween Ghost Walk, begins from the gates of Netley Abbey The Sarah Siddons Fan Club end our Jane Fest with a suitable gothic, heritage and history themed ghost walk; Blind Peter, the Lady in Grey, squashed builders, just some of the ghostly apparitions that writers like Horace Walpole and Thomas Gray came to Netley to meet. Now it s your turn if you dare! Bring a torch, wear sensible shoes and make sure you follow the instructions from our stewards. [ the walk will not be suitable for those with mobility issues]. At a glance calendar And our entertainments are complete! June - Taking The Flounce, street theatre performances 2 July Jane Austen & Southampton Spa guided walk 9 July Trafalagar Days guided walk 16 July The Bits Jane left out guided walk 23 July Officers & Gentleman guided walk 30 th July Pattens to Peartree guided walk 6 August Netley & the Gothic guided walk 13 August Literary Netley guided walk 20 August From Revolutionary Times to Waterloo guided walk 27 August Jane Austen & Southampton Spa guided walk 28 th September Pride & Prejudice & Zombies film 30 September Stinking Fish of Southampton All Day Festival 30 The Madding Crowd Concert 1 October special service St Michaels Church

14 1 October Jane Austen & Southampton Spa Guided Walk 1 October Regency Dance Workshop 1 October Regency Banquet & Ball October Literary Festival 30 October Gothic Ghost Walk 31 October Gothic Ghost Walk 1 November Gothic Ghost Walk The Partners The Sarah Siddons Fan Club Chawton House Library The City of Southampton Society The Diaper Heritage Association The Duke of Wellington Dancers The Friends of St Michaels Church The Friends of Southampton Old Cemetery The Hamble Valley Heritage Guides The Madding Crowd The Southampton Tourist Guides Association The University of the Third Age Local History Group Our Thanks to Our speakers, our volunteers & helpers & our supporters: The Berry Theatre, Eastleigh Borough Council, English Heritage, Hound Parish Council, and most especially The Heritage Lottery Fund Why Not Have a Short Break in Southampton The Regency Dolphin Hotel are offering a special rate for festival attenders 105 B&B single occupancy 115 double per night for Friday and for Saturday and 70 single, 80 double for Sunday night. Please quote Jane Austen Ball when booking: Dolphin Hotel, 34-5 High St Southampton XO14 2HN,

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