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THE LINK MAGAZINE'S GUIDE TO WHAT'S ON IN AND AROUND SWINDON Bonfire lit at 6.00pm Child £2
Entertainment during
the evening
In the interest of your own safe ty,
First public performance in Old Railway Museum PLEASE LEAVE ALL YOUR OWN
FIREWORKS & SPARKLERS AT HOME'
by award-winning musician
Swindon's newest event Martha Parry of the trust
space - the Old Railway Mu- said she was delighted the Swindon & Cricklade
seum in Faringdon Road -will university had seen the possi- Railway
bilities of using the building.
be taken over by light and
sound rarely seen in the town "This large space is perfect Sunday 28th November
on Saturday 13 November for big indoor events in the 11am - 4pm
when internationally re- town centre: there is nothing
nowned musician Graham li ke it. SANTA SPECIALS
Fitkin performs Kaplan. "Kaplan sounds intriguing,
Organised by the University and to have a performer of
TO PURT,
of Bath Institute of Contempo- Graham Fitkin's standing is a TgDPOLE U".=
rary and Interdisciplinary Arts coup for Swindon. If you are NORTH
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(I LIA) and the New Mechanics' looking for an amazing expe-
Blunsdon Station
Trust, which leases the build- rience. I suggest you snap up
Tadpole Lane o„qo, y H—ON
ing from Swindon Council, one of the 150 tickets on sale."
Swindon. WEST "^
Kaplan is a compelling multi- Call 01225 386777 for tick- Tel: (01793) 771615 SWINDON
media presentation combining ets at £10 / £8 conc.
When special events are not scheduled a
live keyboards with film. www.bath.ac.uk/arts train service operates Sundays 11 am to 4pm
Taking its inspiration from www.fitkin.com
the Hitchcock classic. North
by North-West, the performance leading orchestras and ensembles,
promises to be a mesmorising ex- crossing the boundaries of classi-
perience. Themes of mistaken cal and contemporary music, mixes
identity, mystery and suspense are cool jazz. electronica, bass driven
conveyed through the specially cre- grooves with sinister undertones.
ated film whilst the rhythms of the At the same time his work is very
richly orchestrated music drive its accessible, original and defies cat-
tensions and ambiguities. Fitkin egories, leaving audiences exu-
has composed for some of the UK's berant and intrigued.
Win tickets to a gigantic pantomime

It s panto time again at the Wyvern and this year's story about a boy who
discovers the route to happiness via a genetically improved garden
vegetable promises to be a monster hit.
Jack and the Beanstalk runs from good, Fairy Nuff.
Friday 10 December to Sunday 9 Laugh and cheer, hiss and boo
January. and features Paul Bradley as Dame Trot and her son Jack's
ex-Eastenders, as the evil fortunes turn from bad to worse
Fleshcreep and Juliette Kaplan when the good for nothing but in-
from Last of the Summer Wine. quisitive lad sells Daisy, the family
making a return visit to Swindon, cow for a handful of beans.
this time as bringer of all things As we all know the beans have
been doctored by mad scien-
tists, but it does mean Jack can
search for Daisy in the clouds,
and make a voyage of discov-
ery in a world of giants.
Find out what happens to
him by entering our free draw
for a family ticket. Send your
name and address to The/ihk,
address on page 4. The first
out of the hat on 17 November
gets to go to the ball.
Goodmeets evil. Pau/Bradley
and Juliette Kaplan