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jewel lilies exbury gardens

A WORLD famous collection of rare lilies will be on display at Ex - bury Gardens until the first week of November. The dazzling blooms – known as nerine sarniensis or jewel lilies – are renowned for their eye-catching petals which refract the light to give a sparkling appearance. The Exbury collection, on show within the Five Arrow Gallery, con - tains 1,000 different shades of the unusual flowers which were first bred by the attraction’s founder, Lionel de Rothchild, more than a century ago. The collection was continued by Sir Peter Smithers for two decades in Switzerland, before returning to Exbury around 25 years ago. Head Gardener Thomas Clarke said: “The Rothschild family has a unique history of amassing many world-famous collections, through the arts to natural history. “The collection of nerines at Ex - bury brings this story up to date with by far the world’s largest col -

lection of its kind of these enigmat - ic and beautiful bulbs. “The very best of these are now on show at Exbury Gardens giving our visitors the chance to get close to these amazing little plants.” Jewel lilies were discovered in the 1600s in the mountains around Cape Town in South Africa. Originally orange, thesemembers of the amaryllis family now flower in a spectrum of colours from deep - est purple to purest white with gold or silver coloured flecks that make their petals refract light in the sun - shine or under spotlights, which gives their signature glitter. Nick de Rothschild, Lionel’s grandson and the current custodi- an of the collection, has produced many new hybrids, some on sale to the public. Visitors can also explore Exbury Gardens’ 200 acres in full autumn colour. Admission to the Five Ar - row Gallery is included in the gar- den’s entry price. Visit www.exbury. co.uk

six the mayflower

MUSICAL theatre will return to the Mayflower in Southampton in January when internation- al smash-hit show Six arrives in town for a two-week social- ly-distanced run. Inspired by the wives of Henry VIII, the five-time Tony Award-nominated show sees the Tudor queens finally afford - ed the opportunity to set the re - cord straight as they remix 500 years of historical heartbreak into a 80-minute celebration of 21st century girl power. The production will run from A RINGWOOD theatre has thrown open its doors to par - ticipants for the first time in six months, having endured what bosses said was the most challenging time in its history. Forest Forge is honouring its full autumn programme, including the return of its youth theatre company and the Act Your Age group for older residents at its Endeav - our Park base. After being forced to shut its doors because of the pan - demic, the company – which has been active for over 37 years – adapted, offering dig - ital courses and workshops, free video talks, social media games, and support for their participants and associate artists. Creative learning director Lucy Phillips said she was “de - lighted”, adding: “It’s been the

20th-31st January when audi - ence capacity at the Mayflower will be reduced from over 2,200 seats to around 950 to allow so - cially distanced spaces between household parties in the audi - torium. Other safety measures will in - clude enhanced cleaning, hand sanitation, face coverings, track and trace, contactless tickets and temperature testing. The touring cast of Six will feature Lauren Drew as Cath- erine of Aragon, Maddison Bulleyment as Anne Boleyn,

Carly Mercedes Dyer as Jane Seymour, Shekinah McFarlane as Anna of Cleves, Jodie Steele as Katherine Howard, and Ath- ena Collins as Catherine Parr. Six has become a global phe - nomenon since its early days as a student production at the 2017 Edinburgh Fringe Fes - tival. The show is also sched - uled to return to the Mayflower Theatre for a week in August 2021. Tickets for Six are available now by visiting www.mayflower. org.uk or calling 02380 711811.

olly murs chewton glen hotel OLLY Murs will play an outdoor concert at New Milton’s Chewton Glen Hotel next summer as part of a UK tour. With very little in the way of live music in 2020, Olly has pledged to raise the spirits of the na - tion next summer with the 25-date outdoor tour which runs from 5th June to 29th August 2021. He will perform in the grounds of the luxury ho - tel on 13th July. The Troublemaker singer, who came second in the sixth series of The X Factor in 2009, says the shows will include a selection of his biggest hits, including tracks from his recent triple platinum album Never Been Better. Olly said: “I’ve missed seeing my fans and having that connection with them when I’m on stage. “There’s nothing better than being on the road and actually being able to see your fans singing and dancing to your music. “I’m very aware that not only am I looking for - ward to it as playing live is the best part of my job, but also for all the people I employ to put on the shows, from my band, crew, sound, lighting, pro-ducers, riggers – so many people that rely on live music to make a living. “To go around the UK playing at loads of amazing outdoor venues is going to be pretty special.” Concert goers will also have an opportunity to order a range of luxury picnic hampers to enjoy at the show. For more information and tickets visit www.chewtonglen.com/whats-on/olly-murs

Forest forge autumn programme

Youth Theatre’s Hound of the Baskervilles

express themselves and work through emotions. “It really helps their men - tal health and as much as we have done our best online, you cannot match the energy of face-to-face.”

most challenging experience of my career. “Our participation groups offer so much to people of all ages, although we have fun there is also an element of pro - viding a safe outlet for them to

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