
On
the Wednesday an ‘English’ Cinema Night was held showing ‘Pride and
Prejudice’ staring Keira Knightly and Matthew Macfadyen in English
accompanied with French subtitles.
‘English Castles and Gardens’ was the
theme on Thursday by an enthusiast from
Andrézieux-Bouthéon along with a ‘English’ book sale.
Fridays entertainment, again at the ‘Theatre Du Parc’ was a concert
performance of contemporary classical music conducted by Grzegorz Nowak
with an amazing performance by the famous French Cellist, Emmanuelle
Bertrand backed by a 20 strong orchestra.
Saturday concluded the
‘English Week’ with a three-hour concert led by the ‘Eel Pie Folk Band’
from Ely who had flown over specially for the occasion to give an
evening of traditionally Gaelic song and dance perfectly mixed with a
performance of traditional French music by two female singers from St.
Etienne.