Kay Hymas

No, definitely not. It has presented us with a few challenges, not least because we haven't got the theatre sadly still. So we have been in and around the town and we have an array of venues, not least the Belfry. Andy Nash has been absolutely magnificent. And he's given his shopping centre over for the week.

No, definitely not. It has presented us with a few challenges, not least because we haven't got the theatre sadly still. So we have been in and around the town and we have an array of venues, not least the Belfry. Andy Nash has been absolutely magnificent. And he's given his shopping centre over for the week.

We're having a really enormous art exhibition along the long corridor leading to Cromwell Road from DAISY, who are the Umbrella Association for Disabled Artists in Surrey. So there's 178 portraits around the Belfry from Saturday the 5th from disabled, deaf and neurodiverse artists.

We're having a really enormous art exhibition along the long corridor leading to Cromwell Road from DAISY, who are the Umbrella Association for Disabled Artists in Surrey. So there's 178 portraits around the Belfry from Saturday the 5th from disabled, deaf and neurodiverse artists.

Added to which, we're sitting on the edge of the performance square, where we have quite a sort of eclectic range of performers. We've got real favourites of mine, Rygate School of Ballet. Unison Choir are performing with the Missing People Choir, which will be really, really exciting. So that's two choirs coming together. We've got Include.

Added to which, we're sitting on the edge of the performance square, where we have quite a sort of eclectic range of performers. We've got real favourites of mine, Rygate School of Ballet. Unison Choir are performing with the Missing People Choir, which will be really, really exciting. So that's two choirs coming together. We've got Include.

choir who are also sort of part of daisy but they're doing the performing arts kca doing a dance exhibition and we've got the asian social group doing an erratary dance special which will be full of color and joy and verve and yeah the center's gonna go a bit crazy well

choir who are also sort of part of daisy but they're doing the performing arts kca doing a dance exhibition and we've got the asian social group doing an erratary dance special which will be full of color and joy and verve and yeah the center's gonna go a bit crazy well

Yeah. So Daisy were due to exhibit with us last year. And as we know, it all went wrong. And that was just one thing we had to let go. And I showed them the space. And I think Cara Flowers, who's the artistic director and Bryony, were a bit, ooh, shopping centre. Right, OK. We'll think about it. We'll have a look.

Yeah. So Daisy were due to exhibit with us last year. And as we know, it all went wrong. And that was just one thing we had to let go. And I showed them the space. And I think Cara Flowers, who's the artistic director and Bryony, were a bit, ooh, shopping centre. Right, OK. We'll think about it. We'll have a look.

And they were like, actually, the lighting along the corridor and Andy and his team are going to move the benches along the middle so people can sit down and look at the portraits like they're in the National Portrait Gallery, for example.

And they were like, actually, the lighting along the corridor and Andy and his team are going to move the benches along the middle so people can sit down and look at the portraits like they're in the National Portrait Gallery, for example.

One thing, I think it was Brian who said to me, was usually we are in artistic spaces, which is great, but you get the artistic audience, whereas here we're just going to get members of the public. They don't really have to make a special trip, it's just going to be in their face and they're going to be able to see the portraits...

One thing, I think it was Brian who said to me, was usually we are in artistic spaces, which is great, but you get the artistic audience, whereas here we're just going to get members of the public. They don't really have to make a special trip, it's just going to be in their face and they're going to be able to see the portraits...

Yeah, yeah, we are. And I'm all about that. I'm from quite a working class background myself where, you know, art and culture didn't really feature heavily until I got to university. And that you do have to take things to the people and do it in their space and give them what they want. Because everybody's creative and everybody's artistic.

Yeah, yeah, we are. And I'm all about that. I'm from quite a working class background myself where, you know, art and culture didn't really feature heavily until I got to university. And that you do have to take things to the people and do it in their space and give them what they want. Because everybody's creative and everybody's artistic.

But going back to the venues, you're right, we've got the Junction hosting like an open mic event and spoken word. You know, Woodsy's back helping me out. He was so popular last year. We've got the Gary Baldy, the community pub. They're really all about the community. And the New Flories Cafe in the Memorial Park are hosting three events for me. Really fantastic, they've got behind it as well.

But going back to the venues, you're right, we've got the Junction hosting like an open mic event and spoken word. You know, Woodsy's back helping me out. He was so popular last year. We've got the Gary Baldy, the community pub. They're really all about the community. And the New Flories Cafe in the Memorial Park are hosting three events for me. Really fantastic, they've got behind it as well.

And Redhill Library in their space, a few little bits here and there. And of course they've all got different audiences and different people who use them.

And Redhill Library in their space, a few little bits here and there. And of course they've all got different audiences and different people who use them.