About Us
How it all began …
It all began in July 2008 with the Independent Booksellers’ Week at Kirkdale Bookshop, a week-long celebration that included book readings, signings and fringe theatre events. This was followed by the highly successful sell-out run of A Midsummer Night’s Dream in The Dolphin Pub Garden. Most of those involved in the production lived or worked in the Sydenham area. More «here». Since then Jazz & Blues evenings have proved a great success at The Golden Lion, while the Sydenham International Music Festival continues to bring world class classical music to SE26.
Sydenham has for a long time been a very popular place for musicians, actors and other artists to live. Now, at long last, there’s an opportunity for its many arts practitioners and performers to come together and share their talents with the community. If you would like to help, please send us a message now!
The Sydenham Arts Festival team
| Festival Director |
Jonathan Kaufman |
| Administration |
Pat Trembath |
| Treasurer |
Mike Henderson |
| Minutes Secretary |
Abby Stead |
| Creative Team |
Juliette Grassby-Lewis |
| Technical Team |
Richard Grassby-Lewis |
| Publicity & Marketing |
Carol Robinson |
| Co-ordinator |
Carol Robinson |
| Website |
Penelope Else |
| Graphics |
Emma Ashby |
| Viral Marketing |
Melissa Orme |
| Press Releases |
Louise Brooks |
| Publicity Copy |
Esther Winne Jones |
| Junior Technical Manager |
Joe Kaufman |
| Festival Office Administrator |
Geraldine Cox |
| Poetry Events Organiser |
Gale Burns |
| Music Co-ordinator |
Anne Craven |
| Youth Team Co-ordinator |
Nieema Muhammad |
| Box Office Manager |
Melissa Knight |
| Health & Safety Advisor |
Ilse Towler |
| Pop Up Theatre Project |
Juliette Grassby-Lewis |
| Syd Community Radio Liaison |
Ann Field |
| Volunteers Co-ordinator |
Rosalind Hardie Ejiohuo |
| Volunteers Team |
Charmaine Binns |
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Christina Rannert |
| Visual Arts Co-ordinator |
Annabel McLaren |
| Assistant VA Co-ordinator |
Bruce Harrison |
| VA Venue Co-ordinator |
Pippa Stacey |
| Visual Arts Team |
Maria Turner |
..and many other volunteer helpers, without whom this festival will not be possible!
Sydenham Arts Festival Limited
The Sydenham Arts Festival is a community based initiative that was launched in 2009 by Sydenham Arts Festival Limited.
Sydenham Arts Festival Limited is a company limited by guarantee and has no shareholders. It is registered in England and Wales, company number 06835122. Registered Office: 272 Kirkdale, Sydenham, London SE26 4RS.
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