Welcome from the Tenby Arts Festival Chairman

Welcome to this year’s Tenby Arts Festival – our nineteenth! Once again we invite you to enjoy a programme filled with exuberance, fun and glamour. Just feast your eyes on the week ahead - a glittering night of opera and champagne; four beautiful girls with their harps; four handsome young men on their classical guitars; not to mention the wealth of home-grown talent that seems to multiply year by year - plus a humorous evening in the company of Alexei Sayle, or an evening of song with mezzo-soprano Helen Sherman. In other words, all tastes are catered for.

And never mind “Changing Rooms”: what must it be like operating a wildlife park after a television career as an interior designer? Local resident Anna Ryder Richardson now runs the Manor Park Zoo in Tenby, and will be spilling the beans on Tuesday. As for the festival finale - tango is, of course, THE dance of the noughties, so prepare for a truly foot-tapping night with top dancers Tangomotion.

New committee members bring new ideas: hence a writing competition for adults. ‘Tenby’s Got Talent’ for the young is back by popular demand for a second time, following last year’s amazing performances. And we have a busking competition to add zest to the opening weekend, bringing the festival to all corners of the town.

The loss of Arts Council funding after 17 years has been a blow, but thanks to continued excellent attendance at festival events, we have lived to see another day. What we need now is feedback from you, so that next year, in 2011, we can tailor our 20th anniversary to your tastes. The festival is nothing without its audience! Globally, life is changing fast and we must continue to build for a new generation and a new vision of Tenby as a pulsating, vibrant town offering hope, optimism and top entertainment.

Rosemary Rhys Davies

Writing Competition 2010

The Tenby Arts Festival has launched a writing competition as part of the 2010 Festival. This is an exciting opportunity for creative writers of prose and poetry, aged 18 and over.

Categories –
Short story       maximum 1,500 words
Poetry              maximum 40 lines

Subject Matter –
Entries may be on any subject.

Prizes -
The values of the prizes are the same for each of the two categories:

Winner                  £150
Runner up             £ 70
Third place            £ 30   


THE CLOSING DATE FOR COMPETITION ENTRIES :   31 AUGUST 2010

DOWNLOAD THE COMPETITION RULES AND ENTRY FORM HERE