Announcing … Belper Fringe
We are excited to announce the launch, through renovation and rebrand, of Belper’s theatre, music and art festival. Belper Arts
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Belper Arts Festival
A Sad State of Affairs
Problem Following an investigation which has run for over a month, we are unhappy to report that there seem to
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Call Out To Young Artists
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Belper Arts Festival Seeks New Blood – Open Meeting
Belper Arts festival is seeking new input and new blood. Are you interested in being part of Belper Arts Festival
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Folk Legends to Close Belper Arts Festival
JOHN TAMS AND BARRY COOPE FUNDRAISER CONCERT FOR ‘SACRIFICE’. How it came to be … 20th December 2018 The Belper
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Review: Romeo and Juliet
We all know that Romeo and Juliet were young teenagers. Have you ever seen the play performed by actors who
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Belper Arts Festival To Celebrate Florence Nightingale Anniversary
Florence Nightingale was one of the most famous Victorians of her day and her 200th birthday in 2020 is to
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Belper Arts Festival Sponsors Mobiloo
Belper Arts Festival, in partnership with Accessible Belper, is sponsoring the installation of the Mobiloo on the Coppice Car Park
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Belper Arts Festival Kicks Off This Weekend
Over 30 events alone taking place in first week. The seventh Belper Arts Festival is set to be the biggest
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Belper Arts Festival: The First Week
BELPER ARTS FESTIVAL FILLS THE MONTH OF MAY OVER 30 EVENTS IN THE FIRST WEEK The seventh Belper Arts Festival
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Belper Arts Festival: Romeo and Juliet
Waller’s swansong to Belper is Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare’s classic love story is brought to new life by a young
Read moreWorld Class Pianist Plays Again
Russian born pianist Sergei Podobedov has been described by conductor Gennady Rozhdestvensky as: “a magnificent pianist who possesses outstanding
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Broadway Star to Open Belper Arts Festival 2019
Jeanna de Waal, Broadway star of ‘Kinky Boots’ (Lauren) and ‘American Idiot’ (Heather), has been cast as Diana in a
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Early Artist Call Out For Belper Arts Festival 2019
Such is the interest in Belper Arts Festival 2019 that the call out for events is earlier than ever. Although
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Broadway Star To Open Next Year’s Belper Arts Festival
It may be ten months away but a genuine Broadway star is headlining Belper Arts Festival opening concert on 4
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Scorching Start To Belper Arts Festival
The sixth Belper Arts Festival exploded into life over the Bank Holiday weekend with a stunning sell out concert, an
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Belper Arts Festival 2018 Arrives In Style
The first week of the sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5th May with a special concert at St. Peter’s
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2019 Will See ‘Voices Of The Valley’ Ring Through Town
Even before the first note has been sung and the final curtain has descended on Belper Arts Festival 2018, the
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Belper Arts Festival Awarded National Lottery Grant
National Lottery support has been provided for Belper Arts Festival to mark First World War Centenary. Today Belper Arts Festival
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Plenty For All At Sixth Belper Arts Festival
The sixth Belper Arts Festival opens on 5 May and runs until 2 June. In between the opening concert featuring
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Nell Gwynn Takes Centre Stage At Belper Arts Festival
Audiences set to be ‘enchanted’ as Nell Gwynn comes to Belper. For a limited run Captive Audience Theatre Company will
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Belper Arts Festival: Recorder Workshop
Whether princess or pauper, republican or royalist, you may have noticed a royal wedding is imminent. We invite you to
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Interview: Margaret Keys
Soprano Margaret Keys will open Belper Arts Festival with a special concert featuring guests the Fishpond Choir and Bel Canto
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Keys To Open Belper Arts Festival
Belper Arts Festival will open on May 5 with a special concert at St. Peter’s Church. Irish soprano Margaret Keys
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Recipe Wall To Feature At Belper Winter Food Festival
Belper Arts Festival is organising a ‘Wall Of Christmas Recipes’ at the Belper Winter Food Festival on 3 December. Community
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Belper Arts Festival Back For Sixth Year
Preparations are well under way for the sixth Belper Arts Festival. It will run from 6 to 28 May 2018.
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Belper Arts Festival: George Gunby
As we approach the final weekend of Belper Arts Festival 2017, I’ve been reflecting on past festivals. When eight people
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Help With The Filming Of New Belper Arts Festival Trailer
Filming of the Belper Arts Festival 2017 Cinema Trailer will take place on the 22nd of January 2017 at 9:30am.
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Belper Arts Festival Secures World War One Grant
Belper Arts Festival, in partnership with the Centre For Hidden Histories based at Nottingham University, has secured a grant to
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Victoria Wood’s Brother To Sign Biography In Belper
Chris Foote Wood, the brother of comedian / musician Victoria Wood, is coming to Belper to sign his new book
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Belper Arts Festival Announce Free Concert
Because of the success of the BELPER MUSIC FESTIVAL in particular and the BELPER ARTS FESTIVAL in general, it’s been
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BBC 2016 Young Musician Of The Year To Play Arts Festival
Cellist Sheku Kanneh-Mason who recently won the BBC Young Musician of the Year award will be playing tomorrow night (20th
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The Trail Turns Woolly
If you go down to the woods today, you’re in for a woolly surprise. Under the canopy of the Belper
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CELEBRATE BELPER : THE CONCERT
Let’s go back to August 2015 when I sat in Fresh Ground with composer James Oldrini and commissioned him to
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Hundreds Attend Successful Arts Trail
Visitors were treated to a feast of creativity this bank holiday weekend, as they followed their maps around the streets of Belper
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Belper Arts Festival Set to Inspire Town
Belper will be at its creative best as The Arts Trail takes centre stage on the 1st & 2nd May –
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Belper Arts Festival 2016 – Your Full Programme is Here!
Continuing Inclusivity not Exclusivity The Belper Arts Festival was created four years ago under a banner that read “inclusivity not
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Local Duo Release Charity Single ‘LOVE IS’
The Sunflower Thieves, or locally known artists Amy Illingworth and Lily Sturt-Bolshaw from Belper, have collaborated with contemporary composer and
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