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Latitude Festival line-up

Alan — Fri, 18 Mar 2011 02:56:51 +0000

Suffolk’s Henham Park will play host again to the Latitude Festival between 14-17 July this year. The festival line-up will feature the very latest in contemporary theatre, including productions from the Bush Theatre, Coney and the Battersea Arts Centre (a joint production), Theatre Delicatessen, and the Lyric Theatre Hammersmith.

Tania Harrison, Arts Curator for the Festival, said that the theatre spaces will be moved around this year, including the Outdoor Theatre, which will be moved to the Faraway Forest. The forest is right next to the main tent, the Theatre Arena, which should allow for more connectivity between the two spaces, including ‘pop-up’ theatre and shows that have a closer connection to their environment, that are site-specific.

In the past, the festival has played host to such national institutions as The Royal Shakespeare Company and The National Theatre, but it’s not just about the theatre, Latitude has something for everyone. It also features a major music line-up this year, with old favourites such as Suede, Edwyn Collins, Lloyd Cole, OMD and The Waterboys, plus comedians, such as Phill Jupitus and John Shuttleworth. The event is put on by Festival Republic, the new name of the Mean Fiddler Group.

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Tom Jones goes gospel at Latitude Festival

Alan — Sat, 24 Jul 2010 07:29:48 +0000

Tom Jones seemed as if he had a point to prove at the Latitude Festival given he arrived at the Suffolk four day event preaching about his new gospel album Praise & Blame. The record made headlines a few days before when Vice-President of Island Records asked if the gospel album was a joke in an email that was leaked.

Jones was apparently maddened by the comment using his appearance on the Latitude stage to perform like he has never done before putting his heart into every note.

Although he was a last minute addition to the event, he kicked off the festival planned to play on a smaller stage but within three days it was revealed that he would in fact be on the main Obelisk arena stage. Word of mouth around the music fest travelled quickly and the impromptu performance drew one of the largest crowds of the entire weekend.

In a bold step, Jones chose only to perform the gospel tracks from his new album but it seemed to work out just fine with his vocal matching each selection perfectly.

Even though most of the crowd did not recognize the set list, for the most part the crowd stayed steady throughout with little thinning with each song receiving enthusiastic praise of its own.

All in all, Jones proved that even though he took a risky move at the age of seventy, he is still able to captivate a modern audience.

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