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King’s Lynn Festival announces stellar line-up King’s Lynn Festival’s 75th anniversary extravaganza is now firmly on the horizon. The two-week summer event is set to transform historic venues across this west Norfolk town, with some 40 events spanning classical music, jazz and folk, as well as dance, theatre, visual art, talks, walks and more. Highlights include siblings Isata (pictured) and Braimah Kanneh-Mason and on 18 July Academy of Ancient Music and violinist director Bojan Čičić will present The Art of the Italian Concerto at St Nicholas’ Chapel, with music from Vivaldi, Corelli and Locatelli. Virtuoso pianist Boris Giltburg will present a programme featuring the Bach/ Busoni Chaconne in D minor , Liszt’s Sonata in B minor and Ravel’s visionary Gaspard de la nuit on 21 July at The Minster and chart-topping guitarist Craig Ogden will bring a vibrant Fantasy to Flamenco programme to the Town Hall on 22 July. The festival takes place from 12 to 25 July; tickets and information are available at kingslynnfestival.org.uk
CELEBRATING A CENTURY OF WINNIE-THE-POOH HERE IN CAMBRIDGE
Trinity College’s Wren Library (pictured) is home to an original Pooh manuscript, bequeathed by Milne, and the Cambridge connection to the beloved stories is part of what inspired director Thomas Gladstone to bring The House at Pooh Corner to the ADC Theatre. In July, Homerton College will host a conference titled 100 Years of 100 Acre, featuring academic papers about the bear’s enduring legacy. The conference is open to everyone, with details available to find on the Homerton College website. Tickets for The House at Pooh Corner are available to purchase at adctheatre.com
To mark his 100th birthday this year, Winnie-the-Pooh is returning to Cambridge, where his creator AA Milne studied mathematics at Trinity College. The House at Pooh Corner , a play adapted from Milne’s books by Bettye Knapp, comes to the ADC Theatre this month, staged by the Cambridge University Amateur Dramatic Club. The actors will operate handmade puppets for each character, bringing the Hundred Acre Wood to life in what promises to be a treat for audiences of all ages. You can spot Pooh and his friends exploring the town centre on 13 June ahead of their performance run, 17-20 June.
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18 JUNE 2026 CAMBSEDITION.CO.UK
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