tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-182309782024-03-07T20:24:33.030+00:00Mervyn PeakeThe Mervyn Peake blog is written by Sebastian Peake<br />
To learn more about <a href="http://www.mervynpeake.org/">Mervyn Peake</a> and <a href="http://www.mervynpeake.org/gormenghast">Gormenghast click here</a>Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.comBlogger401125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-62986755247095467582019-04-24T13:15:00.002+00:002019-04-24T13:15:35.741+00:00Exhibition of paintings and drawings<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A particularly-fine exhibition of Mervyn Peake's work which includes characters from Gormenghast is now on show at the <a href="http://www.thelasttuesdaysociety.org/listings/event/exhibitions/#.XMBf-ZNKhdA">Viktor Wynd Gallery</a> in East London. The exhibition continues until September 2019.Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-88172944474993910372019-04-23T07:25:00.000+00:002019-04-23T07:28:11.523+00:00Mervyn Peake, Son of Sark<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Stephen Foote has collaborated with Christian Peake and produced the most informative book about Mervyn Peake's life on Sark. It's fascinating to see just how much the island influenced Peake and his work. I'd recommend this book to anyone who's interested in that period of his life - which, of course included much of the writing of Gormenghast. He also lived there in his twenties when he was part of the art collective, The Sark Group.<br />
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Copies are available from the publisher, <a href="https://www.blueormer.co.uk/?page_id=1223">Blue Ormer</a>.Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-36101084402652769542018-09-01T14:29:00.000+00:002018-09-01T14:29:00.586+00:00Mervyn Peake, at the British Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Cambria, serif; font-size: 16px;">On Friday 2 November the British Library are presenting an evening devoted to Mervyn Peake, celebrating his achievements, fifty years after his death. The panel will include Fabian Peake, Neil Gaiman, Chris Riddell, Liz Jensen and Miranda Richardson. Starting at 7.30, <a href="https://www.bl.uk/events/peake-under-the-covers">tickets available from 3rd September.</a></span>Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-45590269381939081442017-10-23T14:28:00.003+00:002017-10-23T14:28:44.680+00:00Captain Slaughterboard exhibitionThe illustrations for Captain Slaughterboard are to be exhibited at the <a href="https://www.kunstmuseumluzern.ch/ausstellungen/yellow-creature/">Kunstmuseum in Luzern</a>. It's a fascinating angle too. Once again, Mervyn Peake was working on ideas before they had become so mainstream..<br />
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Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-37578193808800695102016-06-27T08:17:00.001+00:002016-06-27T15:48:33.238+00:00The Mervyn Peake Awards<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt;">
<span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">Sebastian Peake worked with Parkinson's UK to set up an annual </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">creative arts </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">competition for people with Parkinson's, the </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">condition </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">which, of course, affected his father's life so tragically. </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">This </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">year </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">sees </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">the 15th year of the awards, and next month a </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">free </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">awards exhibition of all the 2016 entries will be held at the prestigious gallery@oxo on South Bank, London.</span><span lang="EN" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><br /></span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">More information about the exhibition, including the programme of events, </span><span lang="EN" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;"><a href="http://www.parkinsons.org.uk/mervynpeake">can be found here.</a><u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-13410295078579628232015-10-05T07:12:00.002+00:002015-10-05T07:13:05.163+00:00A new exhibitionSebastian would have been delighted to know that his father's work was to be hung alongside work by Gunter Grass and Alasdair Gray. And there's just such a show at the Last Tuesday Society now. More information <a href="http://thelasttuesdaysociety.org/listings/event/alasdair-gray-gunter-grass-mervyn-peake/#.VhD5aosk--I">here</a>.Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-31668268817059905862015-03-17T18:17:00.005+00:002015-03-17T18:17:39.177+00:00Boy in Darkness<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gareth Murphy's powerful performance at the Blue Elephant Theatre in Camberwell, is an absolute must for any Mervyn Peake fans. He is a truly inspired actor and has scrutinised the story and worked closely with the director, John Walton, to bring it to today's audience. The whole play is utterly absorbing, and every aspect of the production contributes to make this truly compelling.<br />
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There's also a fascinating exhibition of Lewis Peake's work in the bar. It's a great combination. <br />
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"A physical theatre gem." <i>The Stage</i><br />
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<br />Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-83807223495106240292015-02-10T09:56:00.003+00:002015-02-10T11:42:23.143+00:00Boy in Darkness, at the Blue Elephant Theatre<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: 12pt; margin: 0cm 0cm 0.0001pt; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Boy escapes the oppressive Castle of his birthright on his fourteenth birthday. As he ventures into the unknown, his rebellion leads him on a descent to ancient alchemy and present danger. He must call on his wits to escape - or be trapped forever.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">Storytelling and physical theatre intertwine in a bold, new stage interpretation of Mervyn Peake's novella 'Boy in Darkness', performed as a solo show by Gareth Murphy. Capturing a chilling adventure in the teenaged years of Titus Groan, hero of the celebrated <i>Gormenghast</i> trilogy, <i>Boy in Darkness</i> is a gothic fairytale underpinned by Peake's rich and powerful language.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">The Blue Elephant continues to bring the work of one of the twentieth century's greatest writers to the stage with this original adaptation, following the world stage premieres of Mervyn Peake's plays <i>The Cave</i> and <i>Noah's Ark</i>.<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif;">"But it is extraordinary: a howl, an imperfect and painful philosophical struggle, part of a remarkable artist's testament. Honour to the little theatre."<u></u><u></u></span></div>
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Mervyn Peake's nonsense poetry will form part of an evening comedy performance at Portsmouth's Guildhall tomorrow night, 28th January 2015. This has been organised by Max Olesker and it will be a fund raising event for research into Parkinson's. </div>
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Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-39169754317816943822015-01-25T13:25:00.003+00:002015-01-25T13:30:38.614+00:00Dark Arteries<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;">The Rambert Ballet Company has commissioned the first ever brass band dance work to be performed at Sadler's Wells alongside Tredegar Band. </span><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.8000001907349px;"></span><br />
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The work's title, 'D<span class="il">ark</span> <span class="il">Arteries'</span>, is a metaphor for Britain's coal mines taken from a poem by Mervyn Peake.</div>
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30 years after the Miners' Strike, and one week after the 2015 General Election, 'D<span class="il">ark</span> <span class="il">Arteries' </span>will celebrate the power of the music to sustain communities through times of social and political upheaval.</div>
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Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-12997354615651888882014-10-30T15:30:00.000+00:002014-11-14T17:58:28.917+00:00Maeve Gilmore exhibition<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new exhibition of paintings by Maeve Gilmore is being held at the <a href="http://www.ancientandmodern.org/">Ancient and Modern Gallery</a> in London from 6th November to 13th December 2014. It's wonderful work and it's well worth a visit as this is a rare chance to see it.<br />
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"ANCIENT & MODERN presents paintings by the British artist and writer Maeve Gilmore (1917-1983), which will also mark the occasion of the 50th exhibition at Ancient and Modern. Maeve Gilmore’s paintings range from her assured early portraits to the later, more exploratory and occasionally tentative, narrative scenarios, with the figure still a key element."<br />
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The gallery is at 201 Whitecross Street, London, EC1Y 8QPSebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-27229632742439606862014-10-23T10:21:00.000+00:002014-10-23T10:26:04.014+00:00Loose Monk, a new book of poetry by Fabian Peake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Painter and poet <b>Fabian Peake</b> presents his first definitive collection of poetry chosen from a writing practice spanning almost twenty-five years. Drawing inspiration from nature, memory, domesticity, love and art, the 41 poems in <i>Loose Monk</i> include Peake’s verse poems, abstract pieces and concrete or ‘shape’ poetry that employs repetition, spacing and pauses to convey emotion, atmosphere and a sense of time. The publication is designed by <b>Fraser Muggeridge Studio</b> and reflects the singular visual look of each poem.</div>
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Throughout his prodigious writing career Peake has consistently committed himself to an experimental approach and has influenced a younger generation of artistic practitioners including Maria Zahle, Jess Flood-Paddock and Patrick Coyle. The writing grows from his background as an artist and follows in the tradition of painter-poets like Hans Arp, Kurt Schwitters and Paul Klee. Peake says that ‘there is an unavoidable parallel between how I build a poem and the way I construct a painting.’</div>
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<br />Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-80646241820072613392014-10-04T14:18:00.002+00:002014-10-04T14:18:25.760+00:00Gothic Exhibition at the British LibraryThe <a href="http://www.bl.uk/whatson/exhibitions/gothic/index.html?ns_campaign=gothic&ns_mchannel=bl_website&ns_source=carousel&ns_linkname=gothic_more_link&ns_fee=0">new exhibition</a>, Terror and Wonder, which runs until 20th January 2015, includes one of the Gormenghast manuscripts. Open at the page where Titus is a small figure in the forest, it sits beneath an original drawing by Ian Miller of the tree which juts out of the side of the castle.<br />
Prints of Ian Miller's other Gormenghast images are available <a href="http://www.alisoneldred.com/thumbsIanMiller-Prints-0-1.html">here</a>.<br />
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<br />Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-24664095663345109512014-10-04T14:11:00.004+00:002014-10-04T14:11:33.714+00:00Peake in China<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mervyn Peake's father wrote a comprehensive memoir about his work as a medical missionary in China in the early 20th century. This has now been published by the British Library under the title <a href="http://shop.bl.uk/mall/tplsearchstore.cfm">"Peake in China"</a>, with an introduction by Hilary Spurling. It's a fascinating and well-written account his time in China and there are, of course, many references which readers of Gormenghast will recognise.Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-42683586945520010472014-08-09T09:34:00.000+00:002014-08-09T09:43:17.590+00:00Gormenghast, by Carabosse<div class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">A new stage adaptation of Gormenghast is coming! The first two books in the Mervyn Peake trilogy are being adapted by the Carabosse theatre company into an imaginative new play. </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">The production will premiere at the Chrysalis Theatre, Milton Keynes on 7</span><sup style="font-family: Times;">th</sup><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;"> of October 2014. Everything is in place, but a little extra boost is needed to improve on what we have.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">We hope to raise a minimum of £500 to add polish to the stage design and costumes. Everything over our target will help us reach a higher level in costume and set realisation. </span><span style="font-family: Times; font-size: 10pt;">We are offering rewards for funders including tickets, posters, postcards, plus original Gormenghast set-design art by Brighton based artist Aaron Howdle.</span><br />
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Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-1123602500280674902014-05-16T15:27:00.002+00:002014-05-16T15:28:55.210+00:00A Book of Poetry by Fabian Peake<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">Techné 2</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">Volume 2 of the Illustration Research Journal from the University of Gloucestershire contains a number of Peake’s drawings, printed with permission.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">The images from Peake’s manuscripts are reproduced through etching and screenprint with a letterpress text.</span><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;" /><span style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">The journal, price £25 is available from The Pittville Press or contact </span><a href="mailto:a.morrison@glos.ac.uk" style="background-color: white; color: #1155cc; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;">a.morrison@glos.ac.uk</a><br style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12.666666984558105px;" />Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-77762294868724279822013-12-24T11:49:00.000+00:002013-12-29T11:06:00.408+00:00Fabian Peake Poetry, for the New Year<div style="color: #222222; font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 16px;">
These are recordings of <a href="http://akermandaly.com/residencies/fabian-peake/">Fabian's poems</a> read by other people (including Phyllida Barlow, Clover Peake, Stef Hirsch, Giovanna Coppola and Patrick Coyle) in the studio of Jeremy Akerman in London. Jeremy Akerman and Eileen Daly's website publishes writing solely by visual artists. They will publish five of Fabian's poems over the New Year (30 Dec to 3 Jan), one poem each day for five days.<br />
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<a href="http://akermandaly.com/subscribe/">Subscribe here</a> to receive the poems.</div>
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Among other artists' writing on the site there is also a selection of Fabian's poems read by himself including a longer work (500 words) which is part of a project run by Akerman Daly called 'Flash 500'. This project was asking artists to produce a piece of writing (of any kind) containing exactly 500 words. </div>
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The poems employ different approaches, mostly abstract and experimental, with narrative overtones.</div>
Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-10119831968293613712013-11-11T14:10:00.003+00:002013-11-11T14:10:32.132+00:00Gormenghast Board Game<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<a href="http://www.sophisticated-games.com/">Sophisticated Games</a> have produced a board game based on the Gormenghast books which is in the shops now. There's more to see on this on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gormenghast/596582600383597">Facebook</a>.Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-27202842363106517172013-08-19T09:04:00.002+00:002013-08-19T09:04:45.857+00:00Original drawings for saleThere may be some original Mervyn Peake drawings coming up for sale. Contact me if you'd like to know more.<br />
alisoneldred@gmail.com Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-75986213080500702822013-03-22T17:53:00.001+00:002013-03-22T17:58:42.627+00:00An Exhibition at Westminster Reference Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">A rare exhibition of Mervyn Peake’s original work is to
go on public display for the first time at Westminster Reference
Library by Leicester
Square from 3rd to 14th April 2013.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Original paintings by Mervyn Peake, will go on display thanks to the generous loan of the work by
the Peake
family. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Westminster
City Council, with the support of Arts Council England funding, is
hosting the special free display. The show comprises works by Mervyn Peake as well as pieces by his wife, Maeve Gilmore, and son, Sebastian Peake. The paintings and drawings in this small but
exceptional show have never been seen outside
the Peake family.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Please
join us for the launch party/private view at 6.30pm on Wednesday, 3rd April
at Westminster Reference Library, 35 St Martin’s Street, London WC2H 7HP, 020
7641 5250.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">The programme series will continue with a talk and poetry reading on Wednesday, 10th April and two workshops on 4th and 11th April, led by Mervyn
Peake’s grandson, Lewis Peake, (now sold out) with a focus on illustration techniques. </span></div>
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<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;">Westminster
Reference Library believes that direct engagement is a great way to
create understanding. Through open access to our book collections and
our art
shows we try to provide a simple but powerful way to show everybody,
regardless of age and background, the enjoyment and inspiration of art.</span></div>
<span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "Calibri","sans-serif"; font-size: 11.0pt;"><br /></span>Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com14tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-48809259747667789762013-03-04T16:20:00.000+00:002013-03-04T16:20:28.928+00:00Miracle EnoughMany readers of this blog will remember the enjoyable and spirited Mervyn Peake Conference held in 2011 at Chichester University and run in association with the <i>Sussex Centre for Folklore, Fairy Tales and Fantasy </i>to mark the centenary of Mervyn Peake's birth<i>.</i><br />
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As a result of the energy of those involved, in particular of Peter Winnington, the majority of the papers from the conference have now been edited, assembled into book form, and published under the title "Miracle Enough". The book is heavily illustrated and there is a very warm and informative introduction by Professor William Gray, the main organiser of the conference. The book is dedicated to Sebastian Peake who, of course, worked in so many ways to promote the work of his father but who died while the book was in production.<br />
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There is more information about the book on the <a href="http://www.c-s-p.org/Flyers/Miracle-Enough--Papers-on-the-Works-of-Mervyn-Peake1-4438-4411-X.htm">Cambridge Scholars website</a>, and some sample pages available on the site if you open the "Sample pdf" at the bottom of the page.Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-61394364279596367922013-02-21T19:36:00.002+00:002013-02-21T19:36:28.273+00:00New eventsEvents for Spring 2013 are beginning to build up. Do check the <a href="http://mervynpeake.blogspot.co.uk/2007/09/forthcoming-talks.html">"Forthcoming Events" </a>part of the site for more details.Sebastian Peakehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03726451215381247978noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18230978.post-61096273414131408352013-02-01T16:48:00.002+00:002013-02-27T23:11:15.869+00:00Gormenghast in the City of London<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A new production of <a href="http://www.sedos.org.uk/2013/gormenghast.htm">John Constable's Gormenghast play</a> is now showing at the Bridewell Theatre in London, EC4Y 8EQ. Directed by Andrew Marchant and produced by Sedos, the City of London's premier amateur theatre company, there's much more information to be found on the link as well as booking details. We wish the company well and hope that the production is a successful one.<br />
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And now we can show you some <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sedos/8512068273/in/set-72157632645374065/">photos of the show</a>, on Flickr. Andy Marchant says;<br />
"Two very special people attended last night's opening of Gormenghast: John Constable, who wrote the stage adaptation of the Mervyn Peake
trilogy, and David Glass, the commissioning director of the original
production 20 years ago - see above. It was an honour to meet them and chat about
the show. Thanks for coming! Gormenghast runs all week at the
Bridewell Theatre."<br />
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