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Dance Happy - Adult Ballet Classes at 5.30pm and 6.40pm

Tuesdays during term time
Either 5.30pm - 6.30pm or 6.40pm - 7.40pm


Jo Freeman will help improve your core strength, posture and confidence through ballet.

email jo_haley@hotmail.com for more info

Riverhouse Hookers - Learn to Crochet Tuesday Evenings

Next Course starts in September

Suitable for beginners or those needing a refresh.

Tutor: Merrian Holland
Tuesdays 7:30- 9:30pm

Email mezzamay@icloud.com
Crochet Classes & Groups - Mezzacraft - Sharing the Art of Crochet

Alter Ego - Drama for Adults

Alter Ego, Adult Drama Classes
Tutor
: Caroline Dooley
Days: Tuesdays: 8 – 9.30pm
Cost:  Dependent on how many weeks in the term 

Through drama games and acting exercises our fun workshop-style sessions will give you the freedom to explore the process of making drama without the pressure of being in a production. Come along for a creative workout!  No experience necessary, new members can join at any stage of the term following a free taster session.  TO BOOK contact Caroline via enquiries@drama4adults.com / www.drama4adults.com

'Drawn to Thread' Wey Valley Workshop

Drawn to Thread
Wey Valley Workshop
Wednesday 6 - Sunday 17 November 2024
Open daily 10am - 4pm. Free admission.

An exhibition of Stitched textiles and mixed media
Wey Valley Workshop is a group of recognised textile and mixed media artists, whose ethos is to advance the practice of good design and craftsmanship within the context of contemporary textiles following the principles advocated by our founders.

Creative Stitch Class: Wednesdays 10am

Creative Stitch and Textiles
Tutor: Claire Grahame
Cost: £105 (ten weeks)
This is a relaxed and friendly course. It offers a combination of techniques such as batik, felting and machine sewing along with more traditional hand embroidery.
The course runs for ten weeks during term times only.

Philosophy Café - with Chris Warne

Wednesday 23rd October, 6th, 20th, and 27th November 2024 - 11am to 1pm RESERVATION NEEDED
Philosophy is about some of the trickiest questions in life. Can we really know anything about the world? What makes actions right or wrong? Is the mind part of the physical world? Do I have to wear a turtleneck jumper to be an existentialist?

The Philosophy Cafe locks horns with issues like these on Wednesdays. Why not join us for coffee and enjoyable conversation in a cheerful and relaxed atmosphere?

Creative Stitch and Textiles Class: Wednesdays 12:30pm

Creative Stitch and Textiles
Tutor: Claire Grahame
Cost: £105 (ten weeks)
This is a relaxed and friendly course. It offers a combination of techniques such as batik, felting and machine sewing along with more traditional hand embroidery.
 

Oil Painting Class

Wednesday 3pm - 5pm
Discover the joys of oil painting!

Sign up for this 10-week course to learn everything you need to know about oil painting. Suitable for all levels of painter including complete beginners. Rodney Kingston will guide you through the materials and equipment required and cover subjects such as colour, tone and drawing, and teach you essential oil painting techniques. You'll discover all you need to know to confidently venture into the world of oil painting.

Wednesdays 3pm – 5pm beginning on 25 September through to 4 December with a break for half term on 30 October.
 

Our ArtClub (Years 1-6) - 4.45pm - 5.45pm

Book your place: ourartclub4fun@gmail.com
Thursday 4.45 - 5.45pm
Autumn term 2024 is 11 sessions
'Our ArtClub' looks to develop and build on the basic understanding that the arts are all around us.
Students will work with a variety of techniques, experimenting with different formats, whilst building a personal portfolio of work for each child and capturing an invaluable record of their creativity!
 

Art for Beginners and Continuers 6.15pm

Thursday 6.15pm - 7.45pm
Tutor: Claire Grahame 
Cost (10 week course): £105*

Our creative drawing course for adults is open to all levels of experience and will encourage you to release your creative energy. 
*basic materials only provided

Royston Pike Lectures: Plant Hunter, and Gardener with Passion

Thursday 7 November 2024 - 7.30pm
Whilst held hostage in South America, Tom Hart Dyke kept a diary and sketches for a ‘World Garden’, containing the plants he’d collected from across the globe, planted out in their respective countries of origin. Tom’s jungle antics – building gardens in the mountains, much to the annoyance of his captors - cemented his reputation as a ‘plant nut’.

Drawing and Painting for Improvers 8pm

Thursday 8.00pm - 9.30pm  
Tutor: 
​Melanie Paice
Cost (10 week course): £105*
Our art course for adults is open to those with some experience and will encourage you to release your creative energy. Some sessions may take place on zoom and the rest wil be in the Toshiba studio in the courtyard at Riverhouse Barn.

*basic materials only provided
 

Jewellery Making (Monday or Friday)

Tutor: Sarah Levy​
Days: Monday 10am – 12noon
           Monday 4pm – 5pm
           Monday 7pm – 9pm
     OR Friday 10am – 12noon

Come and learn the basic traditional skills of silver jewellery making and complete your very own design. Tools provided, but materials will be extra.

Watercolour Class (for adults)

Friday afternoon watercolour sessions
12.30pm - 2pm OR
2.15pm - 3.45pm in the Toshiba Studio

A class for adults exploring watercolour. Tailored for all abilities and looking at both traditional and experimental techniques (incorporating other media) in still life and landscape painting.
Contact clairegrahame0@gmail.com for more information about dates and how to book.
 

Mock Tudor Comedy - Friday 8 November

Friday 8 November 2024
Our monthly Mock Tudor Comedy club night with the amazing John Robertson headlining, where no two gigs are ever the same!  Plus the ever popular Ben Clover as MC, along with dry-witted Joe Foster.

Saturday Art Club- Autumn Term 2024 10.00 - 11.15am (6 -9 years)

A fortnightly children's art club.
Autumn term: 14, 28 Sept. 12, 26 Oct. 9, 23 Nov. 2024
10.00am - 11.15am  (6-9 years)
Tutor: Claire Sabri

The Saturday Art Club students produce work inspired by the changing exhibitions in the Robert Phillips Gallery.
There are six sessions a term (classes run approximately every fortnight).

 

Saturday Art Club - Autumn Term 2024 11.30am - 1.00pm (10 - 13 years)

A fortnightly children's art club.
Autumn term 2024
Saturdays: 14, 28 Sept. 12, 26 Oct. 9, 23 Nov. 2024
11.30am - 1pm  (10 - 13 years)
Tutor: Claire Sabri £36 for 6 sessions

The Saturday Art Club students produce work inspired by the changing exhibitions in the Robert Phillips Gallery.
There are six sessions per term (classes run approximately every two weeks). We run this club on a not-for-proft basis.

 
 

Hauntings- An Evening of Three Classic Tales of the Supernatural by M.R. James & E.F. Benson

Saturday 9 November 2024 - 8pm
Three spine-tingling tales of the supernatural from two of the world’s greatest writers of ghost stories. Performed by award-winning actor, Gerard Logan.

Life Drawing Classes

Every Monday 6pm - 8.30pm
Held in the barn. Professional models posing each week supported by internationally trained artist Stephen Jones
 Life Drawing (jonesstephenart.com)
Please book ahead by calling Stephen on 07565 908092
£25 each class or discounts for multiple bookings
Open to all levels. Support, instruction and critique offered 

Introduction to Enamelling

Tuesday 9am
8 week course
Calling all budding enamelists! 
Would you like to learn how to fuse powdered glass to metal, which can achieve wonderful creative results? 
Our enamelling group is offering Beginners Skill Sessions. You will be signing up for 8 x 2hr sessions run over the Autumn term. You must be over 18 and be prepared to adhere to all safety procedures.
Autumn term dates are Tuesdays:  24th Sept + 1st Oct + 8th Oct + 15th Oct… 3 week 1/2 term gap… 12th Nov + 19th Nov + 26th Nov + 3rd Dec
Cost: £160 for 8  weeks (2 hour session per week). Pay separately for materials.
Cost includes RHB facilities,  teaching, kiln and tool usage. Copper metal and enamel material are paid for separately in class. Typical pendant costs  £5 to £10 depending on materials used.

Lunchtime Concert - Maknickas Trio

Wednesday 13 November 2024 - Lunch 12 noon, Concert 1.30 pm
Pianist Ignas Maknickas returns to Riverhouse Barn Lunchtime Concert with the Maknickas Trio playing Gipsy Rondo Trio- Haydn and Trio No.1 by Brahms.
Lunch at the Barn at 12:00 and conceret starts at 1:30 pm.

Greg Davies - A Work In Progress Show

Wednesday 13th November 8pm
Join The Taskmaster Greg Davies, as he tries out new new material ahead of his sold out national tour! 

Posting Letters to the Moon

Friday 15 November 2024 - 7.30pm
A romantic, funny and very touching portrait of life during the second World War, featuring readings of the letters between Oscar-nominated actress Celia Johnson, and her explorer and writer husband Peter Fleming.

Woodcarvers - in the Toshiba Studio


10am - 12.30pm on alternate Saturdays during term time
Join our friendly, informal group of woodcarvers 
£8 per session - tools available but feel free to bring your own. 

The Noise Next Door - Freewheeling

Saturday 16 November 2024 - 8pm
Buckle up… You’re in for a hell of a ride! The quickest wits in comedy are here to take you on a totally improvised tour around YOUR weirdest and wildest ideas.

The Sherriff Talks - Over The Rainbow: The Hollywood Musical

Tuesday 19 November 2024 - 11.30am
The story of how the gimmick of ‘sound’ created the most popular genre in the history of the Silver Screen.

Silver Screen Club - One Life (Drama, 2023)

Tuesday 19 November 2024 - 1.30pm
The true story of Nicholas "Nicky" Winton who helped rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children from Czechoslovakia before the Nazi occupation closed the borders.

‘What Makes Me Smile’

Open 10am to 4pm
Wednesday 20 November to Sunday 1 December 2024
Admission Free. No need to book.

A celebration of works from people with learning disabilities, autistic people, people with mental health challenges and their support teams from Achieve Together.
Learning Disability Care Providers | Achieve together

EFG London Jazz Festival presents: Celebrating Twenty Years of Way Out West

Wednesday 20 November 2024 - 8pm
In this concert Way Out West will revisit some music from our 20 year history as well as presenting new compositions for large ensemble. 
Way Out West: Tony Woods, Nette Robinson, Kate Williams, Tom Millar, Emily Saunders, Chris Biscoe, Pete Hurt, Tim Whitehead, Nick Mills, Gary Willcox,  Larry Bartley.

Six Broken Crowns- A Theatre Works Production

Thursday 21 November 2024- 7:30pm
End of year production by Theatre Works: Six Broken Crowns

The Red Stripe Band [SOLD OUT]

Friday 22 November  8pm
Neil Drinkwater and his fellow Red Stripers are back for their ever popular annual visit, with their entertaining mix of boogie woogie, jive, and rock 'n' roll classics as well as their original songs!

Shivoham -Diwali Light It Up Celebration with Kala The Arts

Saturday 23 November 2024 - 4pm
Join Kala The Arts to celebrate the Hindu Festival of Lights, Diwali. Enjoy a fantastic night featuring professional South Asian dance and music, a beautiful array of colour and celebration, filled with traditional, classical and contemporary Indian performances. 
This event is part of the Walton Festival of Light.
 

Riverhouse Poets

Thursday 31 Oct/ 28 Nov- 1.30 to 3.30pm

A new poetry writing workshop, held in the Barn on the last Thursday of the month!
Come for an adventure in words and discover the amazing freedom of expression that poetry has to offer.  Whether you’ve got experience in writing poems, or you’re simply curious to see what will happen when your pen meets paper, this workshop with its lively prompts, stimulating suggestions and fun exercises will help you unleash your inner poet.

Dragonfly Sky Singer-Songwriter Showcase - November 2024

Thursday 28 November 2024 - 8pm
Epsom duo Dragonfly Sky bring their acclaimed singer-songwriter night to the Riverhouse Barn with new featured artists each month - Artists announced!

Steve Pledger - Walton Folk

Friday 29 November 2024 - 8pm
Steve Pledger
is a multi-award-winning recording artist with an enviable reputation as a talented and dynamic performer. With writing that ranges from fragile reflections on love and loss to blistering commentaries on present circumstances, his songs pack an emotional punch, both on record and on stage.
 

The Sherriff Talk - Oh No It Isn’t: A History of Pantomime

Tuesday 3 December 2024 - 11.30am
What is it about Pantomime that attracts us to this strange concoction of fairy tales, dance, jokes, songs and cross-dressing? And what is it really like to play the back end of a Pantomime Cow?

Portraits From Life

Portraits by Katie Gall, Mick McNicholas & Nerissa Deeks
Open daily 10am to 4pm
Wednesday 4 - Sunday 15 December 2024
Free admission. No need to book.

There will be portrait painting demos held for the public during this exhibition

Hedda Gabler - presented by Runnymede Drama Group

Wednesday 4 to Saturday 7 December 2024 - 7.30pm
with a matinée on Saturday 7 December 2024 - 2.30pm

Hedda Gabler dramatizes the experiences of the title character, Hedda, the daughter of a general, who is trapped in a marriage and a house that she does not want.

A Christmas Carol- Dyad Production

Sunday 8 December 2024 - 7:30pm
Draw near for an evening of mistletoe and merriment in the company of Marley, Fezziwig, and Cratchit et al to discover the true meaning of Christmas: tenderness for the past, courage for the present, and hope for the future.  Dickens' festive, immortal tale of redemption and compassion is brought to life in Dyad's inimitable solo style (Lady Susan, Christmas Gothic, A Room of One's Own, I, Elizabeth, Female Gothic, Austen's Women).

Jackie Oates & John Spiers - Walton Folk

Tuesday 10 December 2024 - 8pm
Multi award-winning contemporary folk artists Jackie Oates and John Spiers meld together their shared love of English traditional folk tunes and songs with their fine voices and expertly played acoustic instruments.  Audiences can look forward to a fresh, uplifting and poignant evening.

Christmas Lunchtime Concert - Richard Uttley (piano), Mathilde Milwidsky (violin), Ben Tarlton (cello)

Wednesday 11 December 2024 - Lunch 12 noon, Concert 1.30pm
Richard Uttley (piano), Mathilde Milwidsky (violin), Ben Tarlton (cello)

Dragonfly Sky Singer-Songwriter Showcase - December 2024

Wednesday 11 December 2024 - 8pm
Epsom duo Dragonfly Sky bring their acclaimed singer-songwriter night to the Riverhouse Barn with new featured artists each month - Artists to be announced!

Mock Tudor Comedy - Friday 13 December

Friday 13 December 2024 - 8pm
Our monthly Mock Tudor Comedy club night with the online sensation and terrific stand-up, Jack Skipper on the stage and David Ward as MC, with more acts to be announced!
 

CHRISTMAS CHEER AT RIVERHOUSE

Saturday 14 December 2024 - 7.00pm
Our annual highly-enjoyable entertainment of seasonal words and music with exciting new material as well as some much-loved old favourites.  A perfect start to Christmas for all the family with Issy Anstead, Carole Boyd, Martin Jenkins, David Rowan, Maddie Smith.  Ticket prices include a glass of mulled wine and a mince pie. As this is a fund-raising event, all the money raised goes directly to Riverhouse so please support us.   

The Snowman and Christmas Favourites- A Family Concert by Harmony's Music Club

Sunday 15 December 2024 - 2pm
Who doesn't love The Snowman? After the sold-out 'Paddington Bear's First Concert' in the Summer, Harmony's Music Club bring us 'The Snowman with Christmas Favourites'.  The live classical music concert will feature a piano trio arrangement with violin and cello, a sololist and a narrator, bringing all of the original Snowman magic and festive joy. Expect lots of interaction, singalong and joining in too. A fabulous way to kick start Christmas for ages 3-103+!

Ghost Stories for Christmas By Edwyrdian Tales

Thursday 19 December 7.30pm
Join Edwyrdian Tales for an evening of haunting ghost stories set during Christmastide. Our night of seasonal spirits features terrors from some of the finest authors of their age. Bone chilling tales to conjure the spirits of Christmas... 

Wassail! - Carol of Comfort and Joy- a lunchtime concert by Riverhouse Barn Choir

Friday 20 December 2024- 2:00pm
Join us for a magical afternoon concert of festive music at 'Wassail! - Carol of Comfort and Joy,' performed by the Riverhouse Barn Choir under the direction of Johnny Kilhams.

A Festive Evening with Sing That Swing!

Saturday 21st December 8pm
Get ready to jingle all the way with 'Sing That Swing!' 
They’ll transport you straight to the retro wonderland of Swing music, where Frank Sinatra, Bobby Darin, and Judy Garland were the toast of the town!
Hold onto your Santa hats, as Kitty Malone, Ruby Francis, and Johnny Mack are about to serve up a sizzling show! 
Expect laughter, witty banter and sing along tunes!
 

Half a String presents: The Snowsmith

Sunday 22 December 2024 - 2:30pm & 6pm
Monday 23 December 2024 - 11am & 2:30pm
 
Grab your inventor's goggles and join Eira as she explores rivers, mountains and mines; meeting giant sea beasts, mischievous goats and finding unlikely friends in the strangest of places.

Jazz & Beer - Enrico Tomasso's Riverboat Shufflers

Sunday 19 January 2025 12.15pm
Enrico and his Riverboat Shufflers return to Riverhouse, breathing new life into the golden era of jazz!
 

Candlelit Theatre presents: The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Saturday 25 January 2025 - 8pm
Candlelit Theatre bring The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde dramatically to life with their signature Storytelling approach using shadows, sounds and theatricality to faithfully recreate the tale. 

Dame Penelope Keith In Conversation With Martin Jenkins - A Riverhouse Fundraiser [SOLD OUT]

Saturday 8th February 2025  2.30pm
Tickets
£20A SPECIAL RIVERHOUSE TREAT!
A unique chance to hear legendary actress Dame Penelope Keith in conversation with Martin Jenkins about her career on stage, television, film and radio. 
Book early for this Riverhouse fund-raiser in order to avoid disappointment!
 

Chris Cleverley - Walton Folk

Sunday 9 February 2025 - 12.15pm
Cleverley’s music is infused with the hazy, dreamlike essence of the 60s Folk Revival. Rich with lightning-fast melody and beautiful vocals, every song pulls you in to reveal lucid storytelling - confirming his compelling place within the world of alternative and indie-folk. 

Jazz & Beer - Sarah Spencer's Transatlantic Band

Sunday February 16 2025  12.15pm
Sarah Spencer's Transatlantic Band performs powerful New Orleans jazz in the tradition of the great Revival. Drawing influence from bands of that era, as well as taking influence from more modern New Orleans music....

The Princess and The Peacock

Saturday 22 February 2025 - 3pm
Princess Rose only wears Pink. No other colour will do. When her pet peacock escapes, he leads her on a colourful journey with a surprising twist at the end.

Mr Shakespeare [New date]

Friday 28 February 2025 - 8pm
Ciaron Davies plays Shakespeare, exploring the man himself, and how the influences of his family and his peer group shapes some of his works in particular King Lear, Anthony and Cleopatra, and Macbeth. This is an evocative depiction of London and Jacobean England during the plague, and of genius in isolation.
 

Walton Folk - Ninebarrow

Sunday 2 March 2025 - 12.15pm 
Our old friends Ninebarrow return to the Riverhouse stage. They are a  multi-award-winning folk duo who are impressing audiences with their innovative take on the folk tradition. Described by Mike Harding as “sounding damn fine”.....

Jazz Sabbath

Saturday 8 March 2025 - 8pm
Adam Wakeman (Black Sabbath and Ozzy Osbourne's solo band) is exploring the boundaries between jazz and the songs that defined heavy metal. Echoing already present jazz riffs and discovering new ones. 
With rave reviews from both the rock and jazz media, sold out shows throughout Europe and 2 albums high in the Billboard Jazz charts, this jazz trio is a unique live experience!
 

Sam Sweeney – Walton Folk

Sunday 6 April 2025 - 12.15pm
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2019 – Nominated Musician Of The Year, Sam comes to Walton Folk in a rare opportunity to spend an informal evening with “one of the defining fiddle players of his generation” (Mark Radcliffe, BBC Radio 2)...

 

FIRE and RAIN & AMERICAN PIE

Sunday 4 May 2025 - 12:15pm
Look forward to the return of a heart-warming, musical homage to the great American singer-songwriters of the late 60’s and early 70’s, featuring beautiful timeless songs from James Taylor, Carole King, Simon & Garfunkel, Joni Mitchell, Don Mclean, Bread, Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, America, The Byrds, Mamas and Papas, Carly Simon and more!
Produced and hosted by singer-guitarist Paul Wheeler (TV Director, 'Live at the Apollo') with Sophie Langham (West-End actress-singer and formerly Eastenders).

Walton Folk - Jacob and Drinkwater

Sunday 11 May 12.15pm
Dynamic and emotionally charged folk music with vocals, guitar and double bass.

Keith James - The Songs of Nick Drake

Saturday 7 June 2025 - 7.30pm
Nick Drake is the most revered and loved of all this country’s Singer-Songwriters. He has given us timeless songs that shed all the tears of life within their fragile yet perfect lines. Thanks to a massive resurgence of interest and a worldwide re-evaluation of his genius, Nick Drake has become a national treasure.