Fabula Festival

9-14 October

A celebration of libraries and the arts!

www.redbridge.gov.uk/events

Redbridge’s annual Fabula Festival is a unique week long celebra-tion of the art of storytelling and its power to transform lives. It is delivered through a programme of performances, children’s events, author talks, films, writing pro-grammes, workshops and special-ly commissioned arts projects. It is designed to encourage Redbridge residents of all ages to develop their enjoyment of reading, writing and story making through participation in high quality arts activities and events. It highlights the positive impact libraries and arts can have on mental health and wellbeing.

Thanks to generous funding from Arts Council England, this year the festival will be even bigger and better as we celebrate the power

of libraries during National Libraries Week. We are delighted to be working with a range of creative partners such as Discover Storytelling Centre, Newham Book-shop, Wanstead Tap, Redbridge Drama Centre, Apples & Snakes, Salmagundi Films, Little Angel Theatre, Output Arts, Trans-formance Music, OvDa Dance, Barkingside Art Club and many others showcasing the very best in literature, music, drama, dance, film, art and technology in and across Redbridge Libraries. There’s something for all ages, tastes and abilities!

Fabula Festival is curated and produced by Redbridge Library & Culture Service, managed by Vision RCL on behalf of Redbridge Council.

About Fabula Festival 2018

www.redbridge.gov.uk/librarieswww.redbridge.gov.uk/events

Thursday 11 OctoberOne Mic Spoken Word Master-class Join Laurie Bolger from Apples & Snakes who will help you hone your writing and performance skills in this supportive and fun master-class. Bring your own work and learn tips from a professional on how to perform with confidence in front of a live audience. Selected performers will be invited to perform at a showcase event on Saturday 13th October (See page 5).

Redbridge Central Library: 2nd Floor, Hub Central6-9pm / FREEBooking is essential: www.redbridge.gov.uk/events

Join us for a lively event exploring women’s rights and history. A pay bar provided by the award winning Wanstead Tap will be available on the night. This event has been programmed in partnership with Newham Bookshop.

Shami Chakrabarti’s new work, Of Women, makes the case for radical positive action to promote the vindication of the rights of women, worldwide. Chakrabarti details how global gender injustice continues to impact health, wealth, education, representation, opportunity and security in the 21st century. Of Women outlines what needs fixing and makes, clear, inspiring proposals about what we do next, putting gender justice at the centre of the progressive political agenda.

Shami Chakrabarti is Britain’s leading hu-man rights campaigner. Labour’s Shadow Attorney General and a member of the House of Lords, Chakrabarti is an Honorary

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Friday 12 OctoberAn Evening with Shami Chakrabarti & Rachel Holmes

Saturday 13 OctoberPen to Print Creative Writing Workshop with Ian Ayris

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Whether you hope to start a new career or want to write for pleasure, this workshop will:• Give you the basics. • Build up your skills and confidence.• Guide you on your approach

to writing and develop your ideas.• Kick start ideas for the novel in your head.• Help you prepare work for entering

Pen to Print competitions.

Redbridge Central Library: 2nd Floor, Hub Central10am – 1pm / FREEBooking is essential: www.redbridge.gov.uk/events

Professor of Law at the University of Bristol and the University of Manchester. She is the author of On Liberty, an impassioned defence of human rights, published in 2014.

Rachel Holmes has gone back to original sources to tell the story of a woman who did more than any other to transform British politics in the nineteenth century. Unrestrained by convention, lion-hearted and free, Eleanor Marx (1855-98) was an exceptional force. She was the first wom-an to lead the British dock workers’ and gas workers’ trades unions and for years worked tirelessly for her father, Karl Marx, as personal secretary and researcher. Foremost among her achievements was her pioneering feminism. For her, sexual equality was a necessary precondition for a just society. She set out into the world to make a difference ceaselessly campaign-ing and organising until her untimely end, which – with its letters, legacies, secrets and hidden paternity – reads in part like a novel and in part like the modern tragedy it was.

Rachel Holmes is the author of Sylvia Pankhurst: Natural born rebel, the Secret Life of Dr James Barry, The Hottentot Ve-nus: The Life and Death of Saartjie Baartman. She is co-editor, with Lisa Appignanensi and Susie Orbach, of Fifty

Shades of Feminism and co-commissioning editor, with Josie Rourke and Chris Haydon, of Sixty-Six Books: Twenty-First Century Writers Speak to the King James Bible.

Wanstead Library7.30pm / £5Booking is essential: www.redbridge.gov.uk/events

One Mic – A Spoken Word Extravaganza

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‘If I could jump into Laurie’s poems I would. I imagine it’d be lovely and warm in there.’ – Hollie McNish

Local poets, Mc’s, Writers, Artists and Performers will share the stage with professional Spoken Word Artists Laurie Bolger and Kieron Rennie from Apples & Snakes. Apples & Snakes work to amplify unheard voices. They positively encourage artists and producers to push the bounda-ries of what poetry and spoken word can be. Show your support to emerging artists from Redbridge.

Stand-up poet Laurie Bolger currently hosts BANG Said the Gun London’s leading standup poetry night, as well as being commissioned by BBC Radio 1, The Verb and 1Xtra. Laurie has performed her work in venues such as the Southbank Centre, St

‘The poet in residence of my heart.’ – Phill Jupitus

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Paul’s Cathedral and the Royal Albert Hall. Her debut poetry collection Box Rooms was released by Burning Eye Books, showing that poetry can be your friend.

Kieron is a multifaceted performance poet living in London, England. He has been described as a ‘forward-thinking poet who often creates innovative connections between distinct concepts’. His poetry has been characterised as reflective, abstract and musical. Most notably, Kieron was commissioned to write poetry for the Portrait of the Artist exhibition at Queen’s Gallery in Buckingham Palace, in conjunction with Apples and Snakes.

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Sunday 14 OctoberChill out zone on 1st FloorImmerse yourself in an area of tranquillity during Fabula. Zone out with ambient music and dance, colouring, Sudoku, dot-to-dot for families and therapeutic taster sessions good for your health and wellbeing.

Redbridge Central Library: 1st Floor11am-4pm / FREENo booking required, just drop in.

Over the years Kieron has honed his craft performing at venues such as the Queen’s Gallery, Barbican, Roundhouse, Tate Mod-ern, Olympic Park, LoveBox and Wilderness Festival. He also takes great pride in his performance in the five-star rated cross art production, Unleashed.

Redbridge Central Library: 2nd Floor, Hub Central3-5pm / FREENo booking required, just turn up. If you wish to perform then you must attend the master-class on 11 October (see page 3 for further details)

Digital Family LearningCome along and check out our FREE fantastic online resources for all ages.

Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 October

All you need to get started is a library card and pin. Come along to one of our drop in sessions- bring your tablet or mo-bile device with you and we’ll show you what to do!

Redbridge Central Library 11.30am-12.30pm & 2.30pm-3.30pm

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Watch out as the kids take over Redbridge’s biggest and busiest library over

the weekend! Discover the very best family friendly activities which will help

inspire a life time love of reading! Unless otherwise stated, all events and

activities are FREE and will be on a first come, first served basis, so arrive

early to avoid disappointment!

Kids Take Over Redbridge Central Library!Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 October / 11am-5pm

Kids

Join Discover’s Story Build-ers to explore picture book Perfectly Norman, by Tom Percival. In this interactive event families will hear all about Norman, a boy with an extraordinary secret. Explore why Norman feels the way he does, and reflect on what makes us all unique. The event includes a craft activity for families to complete together, and for each child to take home.

Suitable 4-7 years.2.30pm

Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 OctoberThe Illuminatron by Output Arts

Drop in to the festival to create your own illuminat-ed messages! Write your message using magnetic letters, feed it into the illuminatron and see it transformed into your very own illuminated sheet to take home and keep.

Suitable for all ages.11am-3pm

Monkey Puzzle Perfectly Norman

Can butterfly help little monkey find his mum? Yes, finally, but only after a lot of trial and error as butterfly misunderstands monkey’s descriptions and leads him to all sorts of un-suitable animals. Enjoy this fun story by Julia Donald-son and Axel Scheffler with Discover's Story Builders. Suitable for 0-3 years.11am & 1.30pm

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AUTHOR TALKS

Highway Rat Photo BoothPose for a photo with the Highway Rat in our fantastic Fabula Festival photo booth.

Suitable for all ages.11am, 1pm & 3pm

Face Painting FunGet your face painted in a range of weird and wonder-ful designs!

Suitable for all ages.11am-3pm / £1.75

You’re Safe with Me by Chitra Soundar & Poonam MistryWhen the moon rises high and the stars twinkle, it is bedtime for the baby animals of the Indian forest. But tonight, when the skies turn dark and the night grows stormy, the little ones can't sleep. SWISH-SWISH! CRACK-TRACK! FLASH-SNAP! goes the storm. Listen to songs and folktales and make beau-tiful masks, whilst Chitra and Poonam tell you about what happens in their fabulous books.

Suitable for 4-7 year olds.11.30am

Saturday 13 October

All author events will be followed by a book signing so don’t forget to bring your pocket money so you can buy a book and get it signed by the author on the day!

The Nothing to See Here Hotel: You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yeti! with Steven Butler & Steven Lenton Steven and Steven will be delighting audiences as they explore their new story, The Nothing to See Here Hotel. Featuring live illustration and readings, fun and games, this event is not to be missed.

Suitable for 5-8 year olds.1.30pm

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Sam Wu is Not Afraid with Kevin & Katie TsangSam Wu is NOT a scaredy-cat (except he is). Join Katie and Kevin Tsang for this fun and fearless event. Listen as they read from their Sam Wu is Not Afraid stories, take part in their ‘Face Your Fears’ workshop and make your very own scary ghosts and sharks.

Suitable for 4-7 year olds.1.30pm

WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES

Saturday 13 October

AUTHOR TALKS

Sunday 14 October

How to Draw Awesome Comics! Aspiring illustrator? Comic lover? Or just keen to learn more? Join Neill Cameron, celebrated comic-book creator and contributor to the Phoenix, as he shows you just how to draw awe-some comics.

This activity is suitable for 7-13 year olds. 12.30pm & 2pm Book signing will follow the event. All author events will be

followed by a book signing so don’t forget to bring your pocket money so you can buy a book and get it signed by the author on the day!

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WORKSHOPS & ACTIVITIES

Sunday 14 October

Creative Writing workshop with Katherine WoodfineBudding writer? Novelist of tomorrow? Katherine Woodfine, bestselling author of The Sinclair’s Mysteries, will be delivering this creative writing work-shop for 7-11 year olds. Find out more about Katherine’s work, get expert tips and guidance and hone your own writing skills.

This activity is suitable for 7-11 year olds and will also be followed by a book signing.12.30pm

Hansel & Gretel In the spirit of Halloween, children (and grown- ups too!) are invited to dress up and go wild with their imaginations and the best costume will get a delicious edible treat. Children will love the classic magical fairy tale of Hansel and Gretel performed through theatre and dance by professional dancers Svetlana Ovsyannikova and Herbert DesLauriers from OvDa Dance Company. Following the performance there will be an after-show workshop where children can learn a few dance moves with the performers!

This activity is suitable for 0-8 year olds.12.30pm & 2pm

Balloon Magic with Mr KinderGet kitted out in jet packs or fairy wings, witches hats or a wizard’s sword, crazy hats or wild hair... all made with colourful rubber and air!

Suitable for all ages! 11.30am & 2pm

Let’s draw together

Everyone is welcome to take part in our open drop in drawing event to encourage drawing as an enjoyable public activity. Drawing games for children and grown-ups.

Draw anything you like of any shape or size and take home your masterpiece. Loads of creative fun for families with local artist Eliyah Qureshi (founder of Barkingside Art Club).

Suitable for all ages. 11am – 3pm

Funky Fabula DiscoTo celebrate the end of a fabulous Fabula weekend get down at our disco with exciting party games, lots of dancing, colourful disco lights, a brilliant children’s entertainer and loads of fantastic prizes to be won! So get your best party outfit ready and come join the fun.

Suitable for 5-11 year olds. 3.30pm-5pm / £2 Booking: www.redbridge.gov.uk/events

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Fabula Festival on the High Street!

Shed of Stories Overnight a small myste-rious shed appears. The doors are opened, words and stories tumble out, music and laughter begins to fill the air and then, as if by magic – children start to arrive…

Tales will be told at vari-ous intervals throughout the day. Between story

Sunday 14 October times the shed becomes a pop-up library where children and families can read together. There will also be a small writing desk with paper and pencils where older children can pen their next masterpiece.

High Road, Ilford11am – 5pm / FREE

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Who Dunnit? Salmagundi Films will help you explore the crime novel genre and the potential of multi- media to make crea-tive writing fun. Unleash your criminal mind and create a digital detective comic using an app on iPads.

Recreate the perfect crime using photos, props, costumes and clues hidden around the library. Input the evidence into your digital dossier to present your case.

Who will unravel the clues and solve the crime?

Suitable for 5-11 year olds, parents & carers welcome too. 11am-1pm

Saturday 13 October

Discover an amazing world of technology in

our digital makerspace on the ground floor of

Redbridge Central Library. All activities are FREE

and will be on a first come, first served basis,

so arrive early to avoid disappointment!

I wonder who did this.....

Digital FacesExplore digital identities with a Jean Michael Basqui-at inspired drawing and writing workshop. Use a drawing App to produce a dynamic digital self-portrait using a selfie photograph as the framework for the por-trait. Complete ‘The Facial Expression’ questionnaire to reveal your inner thoughts and convictions and add words and textures to create a unique billboard of personal graffiti. Your digital portraits will be projected to produce an evolving exhibition.

Suitable for 9 yrs+2.30pm-4.30pm

3D Printing Demystified Check out our Ultimaker 3D printer and hold in your own hands our latest prints, from jewellery pieces, small statues, bolts, gears and much more. Talk to us and learn what free software you can install to become a 3D designer and then get your creations 3D printed with us at a later date.

Suitable for all ages. Delivered by Create Education.11am-5pm

Sunday 14 October

LAB CENTRAL EVENTS

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Make a Music Video! Create a piece of original music and then film and edit scenes to make a mu-sic video that could go viral on youtube! The music will be in a style of your choice and will include virtual instruments and, if you like, your voice. You can be the musician, cameraperson, editor and publisher, all in two hours. You will receive a copy of your finished video.

Suitable for 8 yrs+ plus adult. Delivered by Transformance Music. 11am-1pm

Activated Art Robots come in many shapes and sizes, designed to complete many different types of task. In this activity, you’ll find out how to use the Hummingbird Robotics Kit to program parts of a robot, creating coded reac-tions to inputs. Once you have all the building blocks in place, it’ll be time to use your newfound knowledge to design a piece of moving art. Finally, you’ll make your design come to life through applying what you’ve learnt, to your design. This is a creative workshop, that will get you thinking differ-ently about what makes a

robot and that even robots can be art!

Suitable for 8-11 yrs. Delivered by U Can Too.2pm-4pm

Newspaper STIXX engineeringA newspaper is proba-bly not the first material you would use to build a structure with, but come by and sit on a giant chair made from newspaper (adults included). Think of a book character such as Harry Potter then using your creative and innova-tive skills construct, out of

newspaper, an object for that character such as a magic wand or a sign of the deathly hallows which you keep.

You will be amazed what you can build with a little bit of imagination and help. You will never look at a used newspaper the same way again. Take home what you build to show your family and friends.

Suitable for all ages. Delivered by STEM in Schools. 11am – 4pm

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Find us on the second floor of Redbridge Central Library. All events

and activities are FREE and will be on a first come, first served basis,

so arrive early to avoid disappointment!

REDBRIDGE HERITAGE CENTRE & MUSEUM EVENTS

Saturday 13 October

Treasure HuntTake part in a special treasure hunt around the building. Use the maps and clues to help you find some of Redbridge’s great histor-ical treasures. Search high and low to discover what’s right under your nose!

Suitable for families. The trail will be open during festival opening hours.

House StoriesHave you ever wondered what stories your house holds? Like who lived there before you or what was on the site of your house before it was built? Come along to this workshop to find out how to research the history of your home.

Suitable for all ages.11.30am-12.30pm

Train TalesOnce upon a time, steam trains once ran in Ilford. Come along and make your own train and find out about this wonderful

Sunday 14 October

Prince or pauper? Family History SessionHave you ever wondered what stories your family history holds? Would you like to trace your history but don’t know where to start? Come along to this session and find out about our genealogi-cal online resources and discover your ancestors.

Suitable for children 8yrs+11.30am-12.30pm

Moving MammothsDid you know that mammoth remains have been found in Ilford? Find out about this amazing

means of transport. Go on adventures and create some stories to share. Suitable for 4-10 years.1pm-3pm

discovery and make your own mammoth with a moving trunk. Turn it into a puppet and create your own stories. Suitable for 4-10 yrs.1pm-3pm

Treasure HuntSee previous day.

Suitable for families. The trail will be open during festival opening hours.

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All events and activities are FREE unless otherwise stated and will be on

a first come, first served basis, so arrive early to avoid disappointment!

Fabula Fringe

Tuesday 9 October

Sing and Sign Rhymetime Come along to one of these special rhyme times which include signing for young children under 5 years old.

Woodford Green Library2.30pm-3pm

This year Fabula Festival will be visiting a library near you! Join in the fun at your local library.

Wednesday 10 October

The Elves & the ShoemakerThis charming children’s story will be brought to life in this magical production by String a Long a Puppet. Children and adults of all ages will be captivated by this spellbinding tale!

All children must be accompanied by at least 1 adult. Each booking in-cludes 1 free adult place.

Poetry Take AwayThe Poetry Takeaway are a brilliant collective of poets who will pitch up outside Fulwell Cross Library in a converted burger van to cook up poems as ‘Poetry Chefs’! Why not pop along and help inspire them? They will take your ideas, stories, hopes, dreams, nightmares and musings on the world to form a per-sonalised poem especially for and about you!

Hainault Library3.30pm / £2Booking: www.redbridge.gov.uk/events or in person at the library

Friday 12 OctoberSing and Sign Rhymetime Come along to one of these special rhyme times which include signing for young children under 5 years old.Just turn up, no need to book.

South Woodford Library & Gym10.30am

This event is part of the Young Poet Laureate tour organised by Spread the Word.

Ken AstonSquare (outside Fullwell Cross Library)Suitable for all ages. 3.15pm

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The Kids Take Over continues over at Fulwell Cross Library, where we have

lots of exciting programmes planned just for you!

Unless otherwise stated, all events and activities are FREE and will be on a

first come, first served basis, so arrive early to avoid disappointment!

Kids Take Over at Fulwell Cross LibrarySaturday 13

Little Angel Theatre presentsSleepyhead It’s been a long day for Dad and he can hardly keep his eyes open. All he wants is for Baby to go to sleep so he can catch up on a little shut-eye too. Dad’s usually got some tricks up his sleeve to help send Baby off to the Land of Nod. But tonight, Baby has other ideas… let the fun and games begin!

Children’s Theatre Reviews

“Delightful… Flawless… Hilarious”

Suitable for 2-5 years. 11am & 2pm / £3 per personBooking in advance essential: www.redbridge.gov.uk/events

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Comic Book Workshop

A drop in family learning re-cycling workshop! Amey’s recycling officer Habiba will be reading stories and having fun with a comic themed recycling day for the whole family. Bring along lots of comics and magazines that you are happy to cut up.

11am – 3pm

Let’s Draw TogetherEveryone is welcome to take part in our open drawing event to encour-age drawing as an enjoy-able public activity. This event Includes drawing games for children and grown-ups.

Draw anything you like of any shape or size and take home your masterpiece. Creative fun for families with local artist Eliyah Qureshi (founder of Barkingside Art Club).

Suitable for all ages. 11am – 3pm

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There are a number of events especially for KS1 and KS2 school groups which will take place at the following Libraries: Redbridge Central, Hainault, Goodmayes, Gants Hill & Wanstead.

Fabula Festival Education Programme

Events include author talks, theatre shows, digital

workshops and drama workshops.

Please contact: Library.Information@visionrcl.org.uk for more details

Education

Many thanks to all our partners for their support

www.redbridge.gov.uk/events