Swallows and Amazons at Keswick – review and photos
Here’s a roundup of last Saturday’s (28th July) special screening of the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film in Keswick, with special guest Sophie Neville . Sophie played…
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Review: Creation Theatre’s Swallows and Amazons in Oxford University Parks – ”Sweet, charming and rollicking good fun’
Theatre-lovers in Oxford are blessed with a wealth of outdoor shows at this time of year. None, however, will be as sweet, charming and such rollicking good fun as Creation Theatre’s al fresco production of “Swallows and Amazons” – which is making a …
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Cast and Crew | Events | Films | Interviews | Radio
On the radio: Sophie Neville talks Swallows and Amazons on BBC Radio Cumbria
Sophie Neville spoke on Tuesday (24th July) to BBC Radio Cumbria’s Adam Powell about the special screening of the 1974 “Swallows and Amazons” film that will be shown in Keswick this Saturday (28th July). Sophie, who played Titty Walker in the film, will introduce it and host a Q&A session afterwards, while the dinghy Swallow that appeared in the…
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Join Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett at the Harwich Sea Festival
Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett will be open to visitors during the Harwich Sea Festival and Lifeboat Day on Saturday 29th July. Joining her for a day of nautical attractions and live entertainment are…
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Upcoming Swallows and Amazons events for the summer
Open-air theatre performances of “Swallows and Amazons” headline this summer’s lineup of events, supported by public access to historic boats and film screenings, along with adventure days and cruises.
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‘Swallows and Amazons’ returns to Keswick
This July marks the forty-fifth anniversary of filming the original film “Swallows and Amazons” on Derwentwater when Ronald Fraser was obliged to walk the plank in a solar topi in July 1973. To celebrate the event, Sophie Neville, who played…
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Boats | Events | Sailing | Swallows and Amazons | Travel
In photos: Nancy Blackett’s return to the Orwell
Following Nancy Blackett’s adventures in the Norfolk Broads for the first time in twenty years, here are highlights of the return trip back down the East Coast to the…
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Boats | Events | Sailing | Swallows and Amazons | Travel
On video: Sailing Nancy Blackett on the Norfolk Broads
Capturing the essence of sailing on the Norfolk Broads, watch this video of Arthur Ransome’s Nancy Blackett taken by mate Andy Morley…
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Boats | Events | Sailing | Swallows and Amazons | Travel
In photos: on Nancy Blackett from Surlingham to Burgh Castle
Nancy Blackett’s first week on the Norfolk Broads for the first time in twenty years last week drew to a close with more words and photos from mate Andy Morley…