The Autumn line up at Quarterhouse features stand up comedy from well known faces and emerging stars including Julian Clary, Jenny Éclair, Rich Hall, Isy Suttie, Russell Kane, Lee Nelson, Felix Dexter, Alun Cochrane and Greg Davies.

Live music highlights include the Folkestone Skabour Festival featuring The Beat, Arthur Kaye and The Originals, Intensified and more; Dub Pistols, the Beatles Blues and Blue Violin Tour, Seth Lakeman, Oxjam, Cancer Bats (supported by Trash Talk), Bluesky Pie nights, 3 Daft Monkeys, The Fugitives, Pama International, The Floyd Effect and Oysterband Acoustic.

Live performances include an Evening with Blowers (Henry Blofeld), A Friends of the Marlowe Magic Evening, Darren Shaw and the Dynamics and the Shakespeare Schools Festival.

Weekly Thursday film screenings continue with Four Lions, Cemetery Junction, The Disappearance of Alice Creed and more.

Fizz Family Sundays also return offering monthly Children’s Shows such as The Amazing Bubble Man, Twinkle Twonkle, How the Koala Learnt to Hug and A Little Bird Told Me. These shows are all preceded by FREE Creative workshops in the Quarterhouse foyer.

Plus, this year’s Folkestone Book Festival will take place between Friday 5 and Saturday 13 November. Authors announced so far include Arthur Smith, June Spencer (Peggy from the Archers), John Julius Norwich, The Fitzrovia Radio Hour and comedian Jeremy Hardy. There will also be special events for children over the first weekend of the Festival and the popular Schools Gala.

Comedy

· Julian Clary – Lord of the Mince, 1 and 2 Sept 8pm, £16*** (16+)

· Jenny Eclair – Old Dog New Tricks 25 Sept, 8pm, £18.50/£16 conc*** (16+)

· Isy Suttie – Love Lost in the British Retail Industry, 1 October, 8pm, £12/£10 conc*** (16+)

· Rich Hall – 16 October, 8pm, £15 (16+)

· Russell Kane – Smoke Screens & Castles, 30 October, 8pm, £14/12 conc (16+)

· Jeremy Hardy Tour 2010, 13^th Nov, 8pm, £15 (16+)

· Greg Davies – Firing Cheeseballs at a Dog, 20^th Nov, 8pm, £12.50/£10 conc (16+)

· Alun Cochrane - Jokes. Life. And Jokes About Life. 27 Nov, 8pm, £12/£10 conc (16+)

· Lee Nelson’s Well Good Tour, 3^rd Dec, 8pm, £12.50/£10 conc (16+)

· Felix Dexter – Multiple Personalities in Order, 11th Dec, 8pm, £15/£13 conc (16+)

Film Screenings

· Four Lions, 9 Sept, 8pm, £3.50 in advance/£4.50 on the door (15)

· Cemetery Junction, 16 Sept, 8pm, £3.50 in advance/£4.50 on the door (15)

· The Disappearance of Alice Creed, 30 Sept, 8pm, £3.50 in advance/£4.50 on the door (18)

Live Music

· Folkestone Skabour Festival – THE BEAT, Skatonics and Ska DJ, 3 September, 6.30pm, £16 (16+)

· Folkestone Skabour Festival – Rhoda Dakar + visuals from Dance Craze, ARTHUR KAYE & THE ORIGINALS, INTENSIFIED plus Ska DJ, 4 September, 6.30pm, £12 (16+)

· Beatles, Blues and Blue Violin Tour, 17 Sept, 8pm, £12/£10 conc***

· Bluesky Pie presents Folkestone’s Own, 24 Sept, 8pm, £5 (16+)

· The Floyd Effect, 2 October, 7.30pm, £15

· Bluesky Pie presents Folkestone’s Own, 8 October, 8pm £5 (16+)

· Oysterband Acoustic, 17 October, 8pm, £14***

· Oxjam – With a Little Help from your Friends 22^nd October, 7.30pm, £10 in advance, £15 on the door (16+)

· Cancer Bats supported by Trash Talk, 27 October, 7.30pm, £8 in advance, (16+)

· Dub Pistols, 29 October, 7.30pm, £10 in advance (16+)

· Festival Folk with 3 Daft Monkeys and The Fugitives, 12 Nov, 8.30, £10/£8 conc

· Seth Lakeman – Hearts and Minds Tour, 19^th Nov, 7.30pm, £18.50 in advance

· Bluesky Pie presents Secret Party “Quarantine”, 26 Nov, 8pm £5 (16+)

· Pama International meets Mad Professor Rewired! In Dub on Tour, 17^th Dec, 8pm, £13 in advance, £15 on the door, (£16+)

Live Performances

· Shakespeare Schools Festival, 5-7 October, 7pm, £7.50/£5.50 conc

· Friends of the Marlowe Magic Evening, 9 October, 7.45pm, £17.50

· An Evening with Blowers, 15 October, 7.30pm, £15/£12.50 conc***

· Darren Shaw and the Dynamics, 4^th Dec, 7.45pm, £12/£10 conc

Fizz Family Sundays

· The Amazing Bubble Man, 12 Sept, 2.30pm, £5 Adult / £4 Child / £15 Family*

· Twinkle Twonkle, 10 October, 2.30pm, £5 Adult / £4 Child / £15 Family*

· How the Koala Learnt to Hug, 7 Nov, 2.30pm, £5 Adult / £4 Child / £15 family*

· A Little Bird Told Me, 21 Nov, 2.30pm, 2.30pm, £5 Adult / £4 Child/ £15 family*

FREE Creative Family Workshops take place in the Quarterhouse foyer at 11am and 12.15pm before most of the Sunday children’s shows, see website for details.

*denotes a family ticket for 2 adults and 2 children under 12

***denotes ticket available with meal deal at Quarterhouse Bar at Restaurant

Conc: concessionary rates apply (where stated) to under 16s, full time students, senior citizens, registered unemployed and registered disabled. Proof of status is required.

To book tickets for an event or for more information visit www.quarterhouse.co.uk, call the box office on 01303 858500 or pop into Quarterhouse at 45 Tontine Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1JT. To book a table in the restaurant call 01303 858540.
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