What's On


Attila The Stockbroker

Anniversary show at The Square for Attila The Stockbroker

A CELEBRATED punk poet whose politicised polemics have struck a chord with audiences all over the world will mark the 30th anniversary of his debut gig with a special show at The Square on Wednesday (September 8).

Showcase finale for dance-crazy kids

Makin' Steps’

MORE than 50 youngsters spent the penultimate week of their school holidays at a dance camp in Harlow.

Chas ’n’ Spade at Half Moon

Chas Hodges

IT'S not just snooker that Chas Hodges is loopy about - when he comes back to Bishop's Stortford for an exclusive solo gig, he'll be extolling the virtues of allotment gardening.Almost three decades

Moot House Players head for Cold War

Peter Ustinov

AN irreverent Cold War-themed take on Shakespeare's most celebrated tragedy will be among the highlights of the Moot House Players' upcoming season.

Brian Sewell at Saffron Walden Literature Festival

Brian Sewell

OUTSPOKEN art critic and Evening Standard columnist Brian Sewell is among the big names booked for this year's Saffron Walden Literature Festival.

A really wild biography in Broxbourne

big cat people: Big cat conservationist Tom Fitzjohn with wife Lucy and their four children, Jemima, Alexander and twins Imogen and Tilly

BIG cat expert Tony Fitzjohn will be discussing his autobiography near the animals themselves when he launches a meet the author season in Broxbourne.

Studio setting for Harlow ballet showcase

IT'S pirouhettes and pliés at The Playhouse this weekend as Harlow Ballet Association stages its annual summer showcase.



Movies


The Switch

The Switch

ORIGINALLY entitled The Baster, which succinctly sums up the intentions of this quirky romantic comedy, Josh Gordon and Will Speck's film is a modern day story of parenthood with two significant

Dinner For Schmucks

IF the mean-spirited characters in Jay Roach's English language remake of the 1999 French comedy Le Diner De Cons, had only taken note, they would realise that the eccentrics they cruelly refer to as idiots are anything but.

The Last Exorcism

FILMED in the faux documentary style popularised by such films as The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity, The Last Exorcism opens in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where Reverend Cotton Marcus (Patrick Fabian) tends to his flock.

Scott Pilgrim vs The World

Scott Pilgrim vs The World

ONE man's quest for love could result in a little more than a broken heart in Edgar Wright's video game-styled comedy based on the graphic novels by Bryan Lee O'Malley.



What's on in Harlow - September

FORTHCOMING events in Harlow.

List of Venues

ADDRESSES, phone numbers and email addresses of venues in and around Harlow.


Gardening

Keeping your garden growing

Golden Gardens

WELL, August already, where does the time go. Although a lot of our garden favourites have finished flowering there’s still plenty of life left in our borders and our gardens can still look spectacular for a few months yet.


Fashion

Fest foot forward

Emma Laurence

BLOOMIN' heck. It's only mid-August and those in the know have already sent summer packing and are busy swooning over all the smart new autumn/winter staples. True, we're nearing an important point in

Make mine a harem

Star buy: cropped New Look harems

KATY Perry, I salute you. Not only have you managed to monogamise the unmonogamisable Russell Brand; you have also succeeded in making a pair of cream buns look like a perfectly valid wardrobe choice.


Recipes

Sweet scones

AS summer is well and truly upon us, and Wimbledon is here (along with a couple of other important sporting events!), I feel it’s time to make some wonderfully light scones, sit back and enjoy mother nature’s summer.

French chicken with vegetables

Annette Newman

THIS simple but effective dish is perfect if you haven't got time to slave away in the kitchen! It goes well with rice to soak up the sauce.