Imaginary Landscapes

Join us here at Front Room for an exquisite fusion of words and music. Imaginary Landscapes brings together the spellbinding poetry of acclaimed poet, author and raconteur, Chris Tutton, with international award-winning harpist, Lucy Nolan, in a stunning programme of words by Chris and semi improvised music by Lucy.

“Magical and mesmerising”
“An absolute gem” Martin Denny, Windsor Arts Festival
“This should be at the heart of every festival” Andy Stuart, Rye Arts Festival

Chris Tutton is the critically acclaimed and award-winning author of eight collections of poetry, the most recent being ‘Short Chapters From Sunset’. Coined by Ned Sherrin as “the master of the short poem” his work has also been described as “absolutely beautiful” by Alexander Waugh, with Iain Anderson of BBC Radio Scotland noting that it was “philosophy in poetry form” and the Sunday Times commenting on its “dramatic passion and dignity.”

Lucy Nolan is an Award-winning international harpist, passionate about challenging and evolving new styles of harp playing through collaboration, composition and performance. Featured on Radio 3 and 4 she has also played on Hollyoaks and ITV’s drama, ‘Victoria’. She plays for the UK’s leading orchestras, including the BBC Concert Orchestra, The Hallé and the Royal Northern Sinfonia and has enjoyed playing worldwide, including at the Royal Albert Hall, Lambeth Palace, Thessaloniki Concert Hall, Jaipur Literature Festival and at the World Harp Congress in Hong Kong.