Entertainment at the Canterbury Festival

There are a huge amount of talks, entertainment, music and walks that are part of the Canterbury Festival. My sister and I just choose a few to go to at a pace that is manageable! "Mrs Churchill - My life with Winston" starring Liz Grand was a two act monolog play suberbly acted in the Great Hall of Kent College. The dialog was brilliantly written to give the perspective of a supportive spouse, which is what Clementine was. There was a lot of emphasis on her and Winston's tumultuous childhoods and of the multiple relationshiops and marriages that their children were involved in. Throughout many quotes from Winston Churchill were humourously presented. For someone who has read many books about Churchill and his family it was a new perspective and very well acted. Winston Churchill said "My most brilliant achievement was my ability to persuade my wife to marry me." The Hogwallops at the newly (2019) opened Malthouse Theatre attatched to the Kings School was performed by a group of very skillful circus players. "thrillingly spectacular circus skills blend seamlessly with physical comedy, juggling, and theatrical storytelling in the colourful,loud and funny show". They are a UK based circus company called "Lost in Translation". The actors in these show were clearly very happy to be back in front of live audiences. "Marlene's Cabaret Cocktail" at the Westgate Hall in the center of Canterbury was a raucous burlesque cabaret. It was much enjoyed. The jokes and commentary was very raucous and probably would be tailored to a working mens pub crowd. Very much english humour which I think would be too rauncy for a north amerian audience.