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THURSDAY
Westbourne Studios
6-11pm
Glastonbury's Year Off
David Stark 55 minutes 12A
Since the first festival on Worthy Farm in 1970 the
festival has grown into the biggest Greenfield music
and performing arts festival in the world. Every 5 years
the festival has a year off, to let the land and the
organisers recover, and after playing host to 150,000
revelers in 2005 the festival entered one of its fallow
years. The film tells the story of the festivals year
off. Follow the progress of many of the projects that
the festival revenue goes towards and gain an intimate
insight into Somerset's best known dairy farmer. Documentary
London, England
Paul Kieve - magic in films/theatre talk & films
cinema (7-45pm) Paul has designed magical stage effects
for dozens of West End and Broadway theatre productions,
including the first ever live production of The Invisible
Man and the current production of The Lord of The Rings.
He created onscreen magic for Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban (in which he also appears). His first book,
Hocus Pocus, 'A Tale of Magnificent Magicians and Their
Amazing Feats' is being published by Bloomsbury in October
and features an introduction by Harry Potter star Daniel
Radcliffe. www.stageillusion.com
The Future is Unwritten
Julien Temple 120 minutes 15
cinema (8.00-10.00pm) Temple's masterly bio of his friend
Joe Strummer featuring Joe's early career with the 101'ers
squatting in the Portobello area, his heady days as
front man for The Clash and his fascinating post-Clash
career with The Mescalitos.
Richard McDougall Close up magic - atrium 8pm
A 2 hour fluid set of Astonishing Magic. Performed by
4 highly individual magicians, who will be mingling
and interacting within the Studios and The Inn on the
Green, this is a first rate opportunity to see close
up magic at its best. Richard McDougall is a former
World Open Champion for Close Up Magic, and has performed
in forty countries. He has gathered some of his favourite
British magicians to join him. Michael Vincent is one
of the most highly rated pure sleight of hand artists
in the world at present. www.michaelvincent.co.uk Nigel
Mead is one of the UK's busiest magicians, mixing very
strong magic with an equal amount of charm and humour.
www.nigelmead.com Adam Keisner is fast gaining a reputation
for his magic, and is often flown around the world to
illustrate why. www.keisner.com
Bikini Blitzkrieg Part 1
Dance Domination
Donald Takeshita-Guy 75 minutes 15
Our heroine is transported through space and time to
a weird dimension run by march-mad nazis. Comedy London,
England
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