Cotswolds
Ceramics Day with Potter Claire Watson
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomDuring this ceramics taster day in the pottery studio in the stunning Stanton Guildhouse you will have the opportunity to learn through a hands on experience with clay, exploring different hand building techniques such as coiling, pinching and slab building. You will also learn how to throw a simple form on the potter's wheel, delving into [...]
Copper Cuff Jewellery Workshop with Karen Lockton
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomYour chance to make your very own bespoke copper cuff with Karen Lockton of KFL Design. You will learn to shape and texture the copper and the art of fold forming. There will be the opportunity to create texture and to learn some basic jewellery making skills and how to finish and polish your cuff [...]
Enamel Jewellery making workshop with Jane Moore
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomLearn all about enamelling onto silver and produce a prepared silver and enamelled pendant to a finish good enough to wear. The technique you will learn is called Champleve, where silver is removed by acid etching to create a recess for the transparent enamel. Jane has taught for many years from beginners to advanced since 1974. In [...]
Botanical ceramics workshop with Ros Ingram
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin ceramic artist Ros Ingram to create a beautiful plaster cast of seasonal flowers and foliage found in the borders and hedgerows of the Cotswolds. There will be the option to add a touch of gold leaf to this pure white botanical relief. Ros has 20 years of teaching experience, has won several international ceramic [...]
Romeo & Juliet by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men: Outdoor Theatre at Broadway Tower
Broadway Tower Middle Hill, Broadway, GBJoin us for an outdoor production of the timeless & classic love story, Romeo & Juliet, in the stunning iconic location of Broadway Tower With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself they present this great play as he first saw it, in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance. [...]
Sausage Dog Clay Sculpture workshop with Ros Ingram
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomBack by popular demand after the sell-out fox & owl workshops in 2021. Create a unique sausage dog sculpture with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram - to start or add to your collection! All abilities welcome. Please bring an apron. This event will be taking place in the Lifford Hall in the centre of Broadway. All [...]
Guinea Fowl Clay Sculpture workshop with Ros Ingram
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomBack by popular demand after the sell-out fox & owl workshops in 2021. Create a unique guinea fowl sculpture with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram - to start or add to your collection! All abilities welcome. Please bring an apron. This event will be taking place in the Lifford Hall in the centre of Broadway. All [...]
Madresfield Court & Gardens Literary Tour
Madresfield Court Malvern, Worcestershire, United KingdomAn exclusive tour of Arts & Crafts masterpiece Madresfield Court & Gardens to discover how it became the inspiration for Evelyn Waugh & Brideshead Revisited. Madresfield Court near Malvern, is a moated stately house, and home to the Lygon family for almost 900 years. It played a significant part in the Arts & Crafts movement [...]
Designer Lampshade Workshop with Alison Bick
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomAt the end of this workshop you will take home your very own 40cm lampshade with fabric printed with Alison Bick designs and illustrations. Alison will guide you through the lampshade-making process, and show you her tips and tricks on how to get a professional finish. Suitable for any creative skill level! Alison is a [...]
Kids’ ‘Sculpt your own Pet’ Workshop with Ros Ingram
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomAn after-school ceramics workshop for kids (age 6+) to sculpt their own pet in clay, with award-winning ceramicist Ros Ingram.There will be an option to pay separately for kids' finished pets to be fired at a small extra fee. All abilities welcome. Please bring an apron! This event will take place in The Lifford [...]
En Plein Air Painting in the Gardens of Springfield House with Penny German
Springfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayJoin Penny German, associate member of the RBSA, for this wonderful opportunity to paint en plein air, in the beautiful private gardens of Springfield House, Broadway. The roses and other blooms will be at their fabulous best at this time of year in this stunning location. The workshop will begin with Penny giving a brief [...]
Dragonfly Wire Sculpture Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayRenowned local artist Rachel Higgins is an accomplished metal animal sculptor and a member of the Gallery at the Guild, Chipping Campden. She will be leading a day workshop using a variety of metalwork techniques - wirework, soldering, hammering, riveting… for participants to create a 3D metal dragonfly to take home. A member of the [...]
“Loving Vincent” Film Screening
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomWe are pleased to announce that we are teaming up with the Broadway Cinema Club to bring you the award-winning film “Loving Vincent” on the evening of Thursday 15th June (Cert 12). Released in 2017 Loving Vincent is an experimental animated biographical drama about the life of the painter Vincent van Gogh, and in particular [...]
Willow Seed Head Workshop with Rachel Harwood
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwaySpend a morning creating a fabulous 4ft poppy seed head to take home with you, with willow-weaver Rachel Harwood. Willow is a wonderful sustainable material great for making sculptures for the garden. You will be working with willow from Somerset. Suitable for all levels and a great introduction to working with willow. 15 Tickets available [...]
Stained Glass Workshop with Vix Brown
The Lifford Parlour Lifford Hall, BroadwayA fun stained glass workshop capturing a Summer garden vibe where you'll learn to make a sun catcher. Using the copper foiled method developed by Louis Comfort Tiffany, create colourful birds and/or flowers. Choose from a selection of designs and lovely range of glass colours and textures. Learn how to cut your glass to the pattern (cartoon) and [...]
‘Folklore & Fairytales’ – Soprano Laura Coppinger
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomLaura is a soprano from Broadway, now embarking on a professional career. She graduated from St Hilda’s College, Oxford with a First Class Honours in Music, and now studies at the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland. Her 'Emerging Artist' recital Folklore and Fairytales shows her remarkable talent in a classical programme that explores fables and folk song from across Europe, in the stunning [...]
‘Of Life and Love’ – Soprano Rose Johnson
The Guildhouse Stanton Stanton, United KingdomAccomplished Soprano and Operatic performer Rose has recently completed her studies at the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, supported by our bursary programme . She was awarded first place in the Vocal Department Prize and in the Mario Lanza Opera prize. Her ‘Emerging Artist’ recital will feature Schumanns Frauenliebe und Leben and will reveal her passion for spreading the joys of music [...]
Motor City Motown Soul Band
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayFronted by Marcus Malone, the Motor City Motown Soul Band guarantees to get everyone into the Motown groove! Originally from Detroit, Marcus has worked with artists such as Quincy Jones, Nile Rogers and Beverley Knight and was signed to Motown records. Sounding 100% the part has earned him the title ‘Mr Soul’, so expect a night [...]
Family Carnival Drumming Workshop
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayA taste of Carnival! Bring the family and have a go at playing the drums of Rio Carnival. David Walter of Ola Samba will teach a fun, loud and challenging set of material for the group to be able to perform by the end of the hour. Suitable for complete drumming novices young and old. [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Rapid Sketching Workshop with Tim Fisher
Willersey Willersey, GloucestershireWorking with pen and pencil, learn fast and effective ways of recording scenes in the quiet picturesque village of Willersey, 5 mins drive from Broadway. You will focus on ways of rapidly capturing the scene and how to improve your drawing skills. Those attending will appreciate how to observe and create sketches as a record, [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Children’s Summer Meadow Painting Workshop
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomCreate a beautiful, colourful summer meadow painting using a range of techniques such as sponging, layering, blending, collage and paint splatting. Learn how to carefully build up colours and textures in sequence with expert guidance from two professional artists, Beth and Georgina from Artbase, to create an amazing Impressionist inspired masterpiece to take home. This [...]
Burnt Norton Gardens Literary Tour & Talk
Burnt Norton Burnt Norton, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireA rare chance to visit the gardens at Burnt Norton, near Chipping Campden which inspired T S Eliot’s poem, the first of his Four Quartets. Owner Lady Harrowby will lead a guided tour of the gardens and explain the extraordinary history of the estate, renamed Burnt Norton after a disastrous fire in 1741 where the owner, [...]
Robin Hood by Illyria – Family Outdoor Theatre on the Village Green
Broadway Village Green The Green, Broadway, Worcestershire, United KingdomFrom the earliest ballads of Robin Hood, some pre-dating Chaucer, Illyria has created a fast-moving, fun-packed family show. While good King Richard is away fighting the crusades, his friend Robert Fitzooth, under the assumed name of Robin Hood, resolves to relieve corrupt landowners of their wealth, to ruin the inept Sheriff of Nottingham and to [...]
Rat Pack Night with Lance Ellington & Band
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayJoin the legendary vocalist Lance Ellington and his 6-piece band for a journey of nostalgia, romance and swing through the music of Duke Ellington, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, George Benson, Tony Bennett, Michael Bublé and many more. Lance was guest vocalist with the Strictly Come Dancing Band for several years and regularly performs sold [...]
The Great Broadway Paint-Off 2023!
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayYour chance to draw or paint our beautiful Cotswolds village for the day and be in with a chance of winning great prizes along with other artists from across the UK! This is a very popular event that attracts both professional and amateur artists. Top Prize £200 voucher for Jackson's Art Supplies & the winning [...]
Stone Carving Workshop with Deborah Harrison
Broadway Village Green The Green, Broadway, Worcestershire, United KingdomCarve a simple relief carving on a tablet of beautiful piece of Maltese limestone, using your own or provided pre-prepared template. This workshop is a great introduction to stone carving, but equally engaging for the accomplished carver. You will be introduced to a range of tools used for carving and finishing stone, then allowed to [...]
Silver Spinner Ring Jewellery Workshop with Karen Lockton
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomYour chance to make your very own bespoke silver spinner ring with Karen Lockton of KFL Design. You will learn to shape and texture the silver and solder. There will be the opportunity to create texture and to learn some basic jewellery making skills and how to finish and polish your ring for a sparkling [...]
Swing Jive & Lindy Hop Beginners’ Dance Workshop: All About Swing
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomThis dance workshop is aimed at complete beginners or anyone wanting to refresh their fundamental skills of Lindy Hop. Lindy Hop is a partner dance with its roots in the swing jazz of the 30s and 40s. With an infectious feel it gets your feet moving, your heart pumping and your smile beaming! The workshop [...]
Festival Folk Night & Ceilidh with Georgia Lewis & Trio
Marquee on the village green Lower Green, BroadwayWhat better way to finish the festival than with a ceilidh with Georgia Lewis and her trio? Beautiful uplifting folk music to start followed after the interval by a ceilidh to celebrate the last night of the festival. After the interval the dance floor opens to welcome audience members, regardless of age and experience, to [...]
2023 Open Art Competition
Bretforton Theatrebarn Bretforton Grange, Bretforton, Worcestershire, United KingdomOur 2023 open art competition is now open for entries! Prizes include: – Main prize £1000 (any medium) sponsored by Wychavon District Council – Painting in Oils or Acrylics Prize £500 sponsored by Priory Gallery – Watercolour Prize £500 sponsored by John Noott (Founders Prize) – Sculpture/3D Prize £500 sponsored by Jason & Susan Lewis [...]
En Plein Air Workshop at Batsford Arboretum with Paul-Talbot Greaves RI
Batsford Arboretum Batsford, Moreton in MarshIn this plein air workshop at Batsford Arboretum, you will be guided towards using colour as part of your considered composition by Paul Talbot-Greaves RI. Working in acrylics or oils, you will focus on the shapes and colours of autumn or any interesting colour within the trees to make a statement painting. Looking at the [...]
The Julia & Martin Wilson Short Story Competition
In 2020 we launched a new short story prize in addition to our art competition in order to encourage creativity during the lockdown. The prize was generously sponsored and judged by festival benefactors Julia & Martin Wilson. The competition now takes place every other year, the next one is in 2024. Entries need to be [...]
Alan Bennett Literary Lunch & Talk at Broadway Golf Club
Broadway Golf Club Willersey Hill, BroadwayJoin us for a social literary lunch & talk on the talent of English playwright, author, actor & screenwriter Alan Bennett. With a glass of fizz on arrival followed by a 2 course lunch, tea/coffee and a 30 minute talk delivered by writer Adrian Barlow, this event will be taking place at Broadway Golf Club, [...]
Intro to Lino Block Printing – Linen Cushion Workshop with Albert Harvey
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomOn this day course you will work with Albert Harvey, a print maker and textile designer from Oxfordshire, to firstly design your very own bespoke Lino print block, carve it and then use it to print your linen cushion fabric. Albert will then take away the resulting fabric to make it into an expertly finished [...]
Rupert Till Sculpture Garden Tour & Talk
Winchcombe PostlipJoin us for this unique opportunity to tour Sculptor Rupert Till's private sculpture garden outside Winchcombe and hear him speak about his journey as an artist, his work with landscape designers and architects, as well as his experience of working on 12 award-winning show gardens at Chelsea and Hampton Court. Renowned for both his realistic [...]
2 Day Watercolour Masterclass with Hazel Soan: Figures & Flowers
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomThis 2 day masterclass explores watercolour’s wet into wet blending technique with renowned artist Hazel Soan. The workshop is geared to an intermediary level of skill but both an adventurous beginner and a seasoned professional would doubtless enjoy the experience as watercolour reveals its wonders! We will use two different subjects, figures and flowers, both [...]
The Great Broadway Paint-Off 2024
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomYour chance to draw or paint our beautiful Cotswolds village for the day and be in with a chance of winning great prizes along with other artists from across the UK! This is a very popular event that attracts both professional and amateur artists. We have a prize pot of over £1,000 this year and [...]
‘Hamlet’ by The Lord Chamberlain’s Men – Outdoor Theatre at Broadway Tower
Broadway Tower Middle Hill, Broadway, GBJoin us for an outdoor production of Hamlet, in the stunning iconic location of Broadway Tower. With a history stretching back to William Shakespeare himself they present this great play as he first saw it, in the open air, with an all male cast and Elizabethan costumes, music and dance. Sitting under the same stars [...]
Classical Alla Prima Portraits – The John Singer Sargent Approach with Peter Keegan
Lifford Hall Lower Green, Broadway, United KingdomA 2 day portraiture oils workshop with professional artist & tutor Peter Keegan. Working from photographs and inspired by the painterly approach to oil portrait painting used by great artists such as John Singer Sargent who famously painted ‘Carnation, Lily, Lily, Rose in Broadway, Peter will guide and demonstrate the artistic principles and practices used [...]
Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk
Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United KingdomIn the late 19th century Broadway turned from a sleepy backwater into a hub of creativity thanks to an influx of mainly American artists, writers and actors. Learn all about this world-famously influential colony on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how one of the world's most [...]
Broadway Arts Colony Guided Walk
Around the village 1 The Green, Broadway, United KingdomIn the late 19th century Broadway turned from a sleepy backwater into a hub of creativity thanks to an influx of mainly American artists, writers and actors. Learn all about this world-famously influential colony on an informative, illustrated walk around beautiful Broadway with local art historian, Karen Bloch, and how one of the world's most [...]
Coal Tit Felting Masterclass with Agnese Davies
Willersey Village Hall Main Street, WillerseySpend the day making a life sized realistic little coal tit with master felter Agnese Davies, who created the much-loved Octopus that was in the finals of our 2023 annual art competition. First you will learn how to create very realistic fine bird feet using wire, wool and a few other materials. This is a [...]
A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Springfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Springfield House Springfield Lane, BroadwayBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
A Tour of 2 Private Broadway Gardens with Marion Mako
Court Farm Court Farm, Upper High Street, Broadway, WorcestershireBroadway’s gardens have been the backdrop for artists, writers, actors and musicians for over a century. On this walking tour of two famous private gardens with Marion Mako, we shall hear about some of the stories behind those who created, inhabited and visited them, all looking their finest. Marion is a garden historian, planting designer, [...]
‘An English Journey’ with The Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra
Cidermill Theatre Cidermill Lane, Chipping Campden, GloucestershireThe Birmingham Philharmonic will be presenting a bespoke programme of English composers for the Broadway Arts Festival at the new Cidermill Theatre in Chipping Campden on the afternoon of Sunday 13th October 2024. The Orchestra’s patron is the celebrated cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, who will be providing an introduction to the works to be performed [...]
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