16th – 19th July 2009
Henham Park Estate, Southwold, Suffolk
Uniting alternative worlds of cinematic wonder, musical splendour and visual brilliance, the Music & Film Arena is an exhilarating and intoxicating centre of creativity.
The Age Of Stupid addresses the issue of climate change, resource wars, consumerism, and the need for massive personal and social change. Director Franny Armstrong's docu-drama is out to change the minds of the masses and make them more eco-conscious. Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, watching 'archive' footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance? Following the varied cast of characters - a guide who has seen the Alp’s glaciers disappear in his lifetime, a builder of wind-farms and an Indian entrepreneur opening a low-cost airline – this creates a powerful, shocking, in some ways quite extraordinary documentary. Franny Armstrong will also open the floor to questions in a Q&A session that follows and will be demanding answers from Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband MP who will be talking after the film is shown. In October of last year Miliband was promoted to the cabinet with the portfolio and responsibility for the newly created government department, the Department Of Energy and Climate Change as its Secretary of State. Ahead of the crucial UN Summit in Copenhagen in December Miliband has announced that the British government would legislate to oblige itself to cut greenhouse emissions by 80% by 2050, rather than the 60% cut in carbon dioxide emissions previously announced. This film is a passionate campaign demanding for more commitment, more awareness and more answers from the MP and his department so join in the debate and help give this film the impact it needs.
2003 Turner Prize shortlisted conceptual artists Jake & Dinos Chapman will be appearing in the Literary Arena and will be interviewed by editor, correspondent and regular panel member on Newsnight Review, Miranda Sawyer. Bad boys of Brit Art, the brothers work almost exclusively in collaboration with each other and shot to fame as part of the Young British Artists movement promoted by art collector and advertising mogul Charles Saatchi. They received critical acclaim in 1991 for a diorama sculpture entitled 'Disasters of War' created out of remodelled plastic figurines enacting scenes from Goya's 'Disasters of War' etchings and have since exhibited numerous pieces which have since gone in to a retrospective at the Tate Liverpool in 2007. Their sculptures and installations examine, with searing wit and energy, the most pertinent and controversial issues in politics, religion and morality. Join them in the Literary Arena to discover their style and fascination for the grotesque and bizarre.
Write to Play events focus on a prolific playwright, striving to give audiences the opportunity to engage with playwrights. At Latitude, In The Same Boat presents Write to Play with Ché Walker. Listen to Ché in conversation about his life, career and work; hear Ché read an extract from his writing; and join us in discussion with Ché about his themes, styles and methods of writing. Born in Camden Town , Ché Walker trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy before starting to write. His plays frequently celebrate London life in all its richness, vibrancy and cruelty. Lyrical and tender, dark and comic, Ché Walker’s writing is fast making him one of Britain ’s most important contemporary playwrights. His plays have been performed in renowned theatres including Southwark Playhouse, Royal Court , Young Vic/ ETT and Shakespeare’s Globe.
The biggest sketch showcase in the UK comes to Latitude. Sketchatron featuring The Penny Dreadfuls and Pappy's Fun Club is exclusive to this year's festival. Sketchatron presents extended sets from two of the best up-and-coming live sketch troupes in the country. Pappy’s Fun Club are from Radio 4 and BBC2 and Chortle Award Winners and if.com award nominees. Sketchatron favourites The Penny Dreadfuls, straight off the back of two critically acclaimed Radio 4 Victorian comedy series "The Brothers Faversham will also be joining in the fun.
Henham Park Estate, Southwold, Suffolk
18th June 2009
FILM & MUSIC ARENA
~ ‘Age Of Stupid’ plus a Q&A with Franny Armstrong and Ed Miliband ~
~ Noah & The Whale present ‘The First Days Of Spring’ ~
~ Smoke Fairies ~
~ ‘Age Of Stupid’ plus a Q&A with Franny Armstrong and Ed Miliband ~
~ Noah & The Whale present ‘The First Days Of Spring’ ~
~ Smoke Fairies ~
THE WATERFRONT STAGE
~ Hofesh Shechter ~
~ Swan Lake Excerpt ~
~ Freestyle Hip Hop from Psycho Stylez ~
~ Hofesh Shechter ~
~ Swan Lake Excerpt ~
~ Freestyle Hip Hop from Psycho Stylez ~
LITERARY ARENA
~ Jake & Dinos Chapman ~
~ Sketchatron featuring The Penny Dreadfuls and Pappy's Fun Club ~
~ Jake & Dinos Chapman ~
~ Sketchatron featuring The Penny Dreadfuls and Pappy's Fun Club ~
LITERARY SALON
~ Write To Play with Che Walker ~
~ Write To Play with Che Walker ~
COMEDY ARENA
~ Brendon Burns ~ Jamie Kilstein ~
~ Brendon Burns ~ Jamie Kilstein ~
THEATRE ARENA
~ Adriano Adewale ~Teenager of the Year ~
~ Adriano Adewale ~Teenager of the Year ~
POETRY ARENA
~ The PeteBox ~
~ The PeteBox ~
CABARET ARENA
~ Lucifire ~ Fat 45 ~The Penny Dreadfuls ~
~ Lucifire ~ Fat 45 ~The Penny Dreadfuls ~
PANDORA’S PLAYGROUND
~ Sadler’s Wells Dance Club ~
~ Scrabble Sunday ~ Seraph Id ~ Hide N’ Seek ~ Bootworks ~ Disco Shed ~
~ Sadler’s Wells Dance Club ~
~ Scrabble Sunday ~ Seraph Id ~ Hide N’ Seek ~ Bootworks ~ Disco Shed ~
The pioneering, award-winning Latitude Festival returns to England ’s Sunrise Coast for another spectacular edition. Taking place on 16th – 19th July, near Suffolk ’s stunning sea-side town of Southwold , organisers Festival Republic are promising Latitude will be the perfect British summer destination.
FILM & MUSIC ARENA
The Age Of Stupid addresses the issue of climate change, resource wars, consumerism, and the need for massive personal and social change. Director Franny Armstrong's docu-drama is out to change the minds of the masses and make them more eco-conscious. Oscar-nominated Pete Postlethwaite stars as a man living alone in the devastated world of 2055, watching 'archive' footage from 2008 and asking: why didn't we stop climate change while we had the chance? Following the varied cast of characters - a guide who has seen the Alp’s glaciers disappear in his lifetime, a builder of wind-farms and an Indian entrepreneur opening a low-cost airline – this creates a powerful, shocking, in some ways quite extraordinary documentary. Franny Armstrong will also open the floor to questions in a Q&A session that follows and will be demanding answers from Climate Change Secretary Ed Miliband MP who will be talking after the film is shown. In October of last year Miliband was promoted to the cabinet with the portfolio and responsibility for the newly created government department, the Department Of Energy and Climate Change as its Secretary of State. Ahead of the crucial UN Summit in Copenhagen in December Miliband has announced that the British government would legislate to oblige itself to cut greenhouse emissions by 80% by 2050, rather than the 60% cut in carbon dioxide emissions previously announced. This film is a passionate campaign demanding for more commitment, more awareness and more answers from the MP and his department so join in the debate and help give this film the impact it needs.
London indie-folk band Noah & The Whale will present ‘The First Days Of Spring’, the narrative film created by the band’s singer Charlie Fink to accompany the soundscape of their latest album. Premiering at Latitude 2009, the film and the album may share the same title but are separate entities that support and compliment each other. Drummer Doug Fink says of how to describe the new material ‘Sidestepping drawn-out overanalysis, the pithiest, if crudest, aphorism we have used consistently for the sum of its parts is ‘feature-length music video’. But truly it stands as a wonderful work in its own right." The third album from the four-piece will be out in August.
Female duo Smoke Fairies sing haunting melodies, stripped back to the bare bones where subtly spooky sounds build to a dramatic yet sensuous sound. Jessica Davies and Katherine Blamire met at school and spent time travelling the Southern states of America and have since toured with Brian Ferry. Their debut single 'Living With Ghosts' was released last year.
LITERARY ARENA
Like all good books, the Literary Arena will transport you to the far reaches of your imagination guided by the storytelling talents of the very best authors and special guests scheduled for the weekend. Discussions, Q & As, stories and comic genius are the order of the day for these talks and readings with a difference. 2003 Turner Prize shortlisted conceptual artists Jake & Dinos Chapman will be appearing in the Literary Arena and will be interviewed by editor, correspondent and regular panel member on Newsnight Review, Miranda Sawyer. Bad boys of Brit Art, the brothers work almost exclusively in collaboration with each other and shot to fame as part of the Young British Artists movement promoted by art collector and advertising mogul Charles Saatchi. They received critical acclaim in 1991 for a diorama sculpture entitled 'Disasters of War' created out of remodelled plastic figurines enacting scenes from Goya's 'Disasters of War' etchings and have since exhibited numerous pieces which have since gone in to a retrospective at the Tate Liverpool in 2007. Their sculptures and installations examine, with searing wit and energy, the most pertinent and controversial issues in politics, religion and morality. Join them in the Literary Arena to discover their style and fascination for the grotesque and bizarre.
Write to Play events focus on a prolific playwright, striving to give audiences the opportunity to engage with playwrights. At Latitude, In The Same Boat presents Write to Play with Ché Walker. Listen to Ché in conversation about his life, career and work; hear Ché read an extract from his writing; and join us in discussion with Ché about his themes, styles and methods of writing. Born in Camden Town , Ché Walker trained as an actor at the Webber Douglas Academy before starting to write. His plays frequently celebrate London life in all its richness, vibrancy and cruelty. Lyrical and tender, dark and comic, Ché Walker’s writing is fast making him one of Britain ’s most important contemporary playwrights. His plays have been performed in renowned theatres including Southwark Playhouse, Royal Court , Young Vic/ ETT and Shakespeare’s Globe.
The biggest sketch showcase in the UK comes to Latitude. Sketchatron featuring The Penny Dreadfuls and Pappy's Fun Club is exclusive to this year's festival. Sketchatron presents extended sets from two of the best up-and-coming live sketch troupes in the country. Pappy’s Fun Club are from Radio 4 and BBC2 and Chortle Award Winners and if.com award nominees. Sketchatron favourites The Penny Dreadfuls, straight off the back of two critically acclaimed Radio 4 Victorian comedy series "The Brothers Faversham will also be joining in the fun.
