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The String Theatre
A child-friendly marionette show based on Kingsley's much-loved fable of evolution, The Water-Babies, produced by The String Theatre: a London-based touring company who have brought their very own stage, complete with bridge.
Dur: 60mins with interval Tickets £5 Buy

Having campaigned to improve the conditions of London's slums, Kingsley was equally keen to address the squalor lurking in the Hampshire village he called home. This hands-on exhibition from the Museum of English Rural Life shows what life in Victorian Eversley was really like for its poorer residents.
The Museum of Rural Life

The Historical Pageant Project with children from Charles Kingsley Primary School
Children from the school parade in the grounds displaying the costumes and characters they have learned from the Historical Pageant Project. Pageants reveal the stories that communities and institutions tell about themselves through historical pageantry, an immensely popular and all too often overlooked way in which many people engaged with their pasts.
Dur: 30mins
Supported by the Historical Pageant Project
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Star-crossed and surprisingly sensual, Charles and Fanny's courtship by letter allows us to revisit their most intimate fantasies about each other. Join historian Jonathan Conlin for a talk that exposes a side of the Victorians we rarely see, illustrated with costumed readings.
Given the adult nature of the content, parental discretion is advised.
Dur: 45mins Tickets £7 Buy
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Tiger9 formation team
The Tiger9 team will create a large K in the skies over Eversley and surrounding areas. This is a reprise of the display of WW1 aircraft and joyrides that took place in the 1919 Eversley Pageant. The former name of the Tiger9 was the Diamond Nine.
Dur: 30mins
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Maypole dancers
A full height maypole offers the dancers the opportunity to weave elaborate patterns.
Dur: 30mins

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The Rt. Hon. Frank Field MP and Daily Telegraph pundit Simon Heffer debate which side can claim Kingsley's legacy. Come along and join in the discussion, hosted by Denise Prentice.
Dur: 45mins Tickets £7 Buy
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Kingsley's embrace of sex as sacrament and his fierce attack on priestly celibacy make him a particularly interesting point of reference for the debates surrounding the church today. Join the Bishop of Buckingham, the Rt. Revd Dr Alan Wilson as we consider how faith and sexuality interact.

Dur: 45min Tickets £7 Buy
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The Tiller Company
The troupe are descendants of the Tiller Company who performed in the 1919 Pageant. The link to Kingsley? None, neither then nor now - but great fun!
Dur: 20mins Admission free

This original production, specially commissioned for CK200, uses projection and today's arsenal of social media to take us inside Kingsley's mind. Watch as he juggles the many calls on his time and attention: Darwin, the US President, children, publishers...and his amorous wife Fanny. Who knew being a Great Victorian was so demanding!
Written by Peter Ormrod and Jon Conlin
Dur: 45min Tickets £7 Buy
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Composed by Cyril Rootham. Conducted by Quintin Beer, Concert production Cantata Dramatica with the Yateley Choral Society
The evening highlight is a revival of this choral work complete with giant puppets and effects depicting the Andromeda myth
Dur: 60mins with interval Tickets Free with festival admission
Supported by Cantata Dramatica, Rootham Organisation

Eversley Ramblers
A nature lovers' ramble following Kingsley's favourite walks around the vicinity. Following the paths trodden by the delightful Madam How and Lady Why with an informed guide commenting on the flora and fauna and things botanical.
A chance to get to know the countryside in detail.
Dur: 90mins Free with festival admission.

The String Theatre
is a London-based touring company that presents long string marionette productions in a custom-built stage with bridge. The production is inspired by Charles Kingsley's The Water-Babies. Dur: 60mins with interval
​Dur: 60mins with interval Tickets £5 Buy

Tiger9 formation team
Second chance to see the Tiger9 team as they create a large K in the skies over Eversley and surrounding areas. This is a reprise of the display of WW1 aircraft and joyrides that took place in the 1919 Eversley Pageant
Dur: 30mins Free
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The Old Rectory
A rare opportunity to join a guided tour of Kingsley's home for several decades.
Gather at the Grand Pavillion for an introduction
Dur: 60mins Free with festival admission
Supported by the Sutherland family
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Paul Readman shares some of what his team of researchers learned on a recent project investigating the Edwardian fad for fancy-dress historical pageants. Accompanied by a small exhibition, this talk shows how these events reflected our ancestors' view of themselves and our nation's past.
Ticketed but free
Supported by the Historical Pageant Project

Charles Kingsley Primary School
Children from the school parade in the grounds displaying the costumes and characters they have learned from the Historical Pageant Project. Pageants reveal the stories that communities and institutions tell about themselves through historical pageantry, an immensely popular and all too often overlooked way in which many people engaged with their pasts.
Dur: 30mins
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Ivo Klaver, author of Apostle of the Flesh This epic battle of Christian creeds mesmerised observers at that time in a way that is hard to understand today.
Dur: 45mins Tickets £7 Buy
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Piers Hale
A leading academic and authority on Kingsley, Professor Hale talks about his latest book and delves into the hidden meanings contained in the Water-Babies.
Dur 45mins Tickets £7 Buy
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This original production, specially commissioned for CK200, uses projection and today's arsenal of social media to take us inside Kingsley's mind. Watch as he juggles the many calls on his time and attention: Darwin, the US President, children, publishers...and his amorous wife Fanny. Who knew being a Great Victorian was so demanding!

Devised by Peter Ormrod and Jon Conlin
Dur: 45min. Ticketed £7 Buy
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By Cyril Rootham. Conducted by Quintin Beer, Concert production Cantata Dramatica with the Yateley Choral Society and Orchestra
The evening highlight is a revival of this choral work performed for the first time in over one hundred years by eighty singers and a forty piece orchestra. Theatrical adornment from giant puppets representing the mythical protagonists and Nereids illuminated by lamps in the dusk light
Dur: 60mins with interva.l Free with festival entrance
Supported by the Arts Council

Apply here

The String Theatre
A child-friendly marionette show based on Kingsley's much-loved fable of evolution, The Water-Babies, produced by The String Theatre: a London-based touring company who have brought their very own stage, complete with bridge.
Dur: 60mins with interval Tickets £5 Buy

Having campaigned to improve the conditions of London's slums, Kingsley was equally keen to address the squalor lurking in the Hampshire village he called home. This hands-on exhibition from the Museum of English Rural Life shows what life in Victorian Eversley was really like for its poorer residents.
The Museum of Rural Life

The Historical Pageant Project with children from Charles Kingsley Primary School
Children from the school parade in the grounds displaying the costumes and characters they have learned from the Historical Pageant Project. Pageants reveal the stories that communities and institutions tell about themselves through historical pageantry, an immensely popular and all too often overlooked way in which many people engaged with their pasts.
Dur: 30mins
Supported by the Historical Pageant Project
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Star-crossed and surprisingly sensual, Charles and Fanny's courtship by letter allows us to revisit their most intimate fantasies about each other. Join historian Jonathan Conlin for a talk that exposes a side of the Victorians we rarely see, illustrated with costumed readings.
Given the adult nature of the content, parental discretion is advised.
Dur: 45mins Tickets £7 Buy
Sponsor this event

Tiger9 formation team
The Tiger9 team will create a large K in the skies over Eversley and surrounding areas. This is a reprise of the display of WW1 aircraft and joyrides that took place in the 1919 Eversley Pageant. The former name of the Tiger9 was the Diamond Nine.
Dur: 30mins
Sponsored

Maypole dancers
A full height maypole offers the dancers the opportunity to weave elaborate patterns.
Dur: 30mins

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The Rt. Hon. Frank Field MP and Daily Telegraph pundit Simon Heffer debate which side can claim Kingsley's legacy. Come along and join in the discussion, hosted by Denise Prentice.
Dur: 45mins Tickets £7 Buy
Sponsor this event

Kingsley's embrace of sex as sacrament and his fierce attack on priestly celibacy make him a particularly interesting point of reference for the debates surrounding the church today. Join the Bishop of Buckingham, the Rt. Revd Dr Alan Wilson as we consider how faith and sexuality interact.

Dur: 45min Tickets £7 Buy
Sponsor this event

The Tiller Company
The troupe are descendants of the Tiller Company who performed in the 1919 Pageant. The link to Kingsley? None, neither then nor now - but great fun!
Dur: 20mins Admission free

This original production, specially commissioned for CK200, uses projection and today's arsenal of social media to take us inside Kingsley's mind. Watch as he juggles the many calls on his time and attention: Darwin, the US President, children, publishers...and his amorous wife Fanny. Who knew being a Great Victorian was so demanding!
Written by Peter Ormrod and Jon Conlin
Dur: 45min Tickets £7 Buy
Sponsor this event

Composed by Cyril Rootham. Conducted by Quintin Beer, Concert production Cantata Dramatica with the Yateley Choral Society
The evening highlight is a revival of this choral work complete with giant puppets and effects depicting the Andromeda myth
Dur: 60mins with interval Tickets Free with festival admission
Supported by Cantata Dramatica, Rootham Organisation