Archives - 2022 • Devizes Arts Festival - quality events in Devizes & the West Country

A look back at some of the highlights of previous Festivals

Here’s a reminder of some of the highlights from 2022!

Five band members of the Homing standing in tall bamboo, looking into the camera.

The Homing – Americana / Alt-Folk from London

Two writing partners Nicci French, looking forward.

Devizes audience meets crime-writers Nicci French at the Town Hall

Comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn performing as scummy mummies, pose in white sparkly spandex

comedians Ellie Gibson and Helen Thorn as Scummy Mummies explore parenting in Devizes

Seven members of the band, Tankus, on stage. They are playing drums, lead guitar, bass guitar, piano and three members of the horn section

Tankus the Henge on stage at the Corn Exchange

Mark Farrelly poses with a glamourour wig and outstretched hands, overlaid with rainbow colours between his hands

Mark Farrelly is Quentin Crisp in his one man play Naked Hope

Five members of the band Tankus the Henge, each with one foot outstretched.

Tankus The Henge – Festival circuit legends!

Simon Calder gets off a train. He is wearing a bright red shirt and has a backpack.

Britain’s leading travel commentator, Simon Calder

Leonore Piano Trio on stage with piano, violin and cello being played. Audience members can be seen on left and right.

Leonore Piano Trio on stage in the Assembly Room

Three musicians of the Leonore Piano Trio - the woman on the left wears a dark dress; the man in the middle has a light blue shirt, while the man on the right has a black shirt. All are smiling.

Leonore Piano Trio celebrating classical and romantic composers in Devizes Town Hall

Darius Brubeck with the other members of the Quartet, on a balcony, outside, sitting on a dark garden patio settee.

DARIUS BRUBECK QUARTET / Clerkenwell / Shot by Rob Blackham / www.blackhamimages.com

Borealis Quartet - Two men, two women, all carrying saxophones, stand in a field. All four are wearing dark formal dress.

The Borealis Saxophone Quartet, supporting Live Music Now, at St Andrews Church

Baila la Cumba - ten smiling faces arranged in a circle, looking down, with a blue sky background. There is a mixture of men and women, all dress in bright clothes

Baila la Cumba bring the dance halls of Colombia to Wiltshire

Lesley Garrett in close up facing the camera, smiling, with drop earrings

A Diva and a Piano – Lesley Garrett at the Corn Exchange

black and white image of Asa Murphy with a guitar sitting on a stool. He is wearing jeans, a jacket and a cloth cap.

Liverpool’s finest – Asa Murphy returns to the Town Hall

Alfie Moore in a suit points a finger at the camera with the sign for New Scotland Yard in the background

Alfie Moore – Its a Fair Cop!

Adam Frost, TV Gardener, with a dark beard smiles, looking forward. He is wearing a blue shirt and dark blue waistcoat.

Adam Frost – TV Garderning favourite at the Corn Exchange Photographer: Jason Alden

Liz Grand as Anne Hathaway in Tudor medieval clothes and hat, staring out of a tudor panel window.

Liz Grand and her one woman play, The Second Best Bed,

In 2022, the Devizes Arts Festival once again filled the town with culture, comedy, and music. Highlights included appearances from crime-writing duo Nicci French, travel broadcaster Simon Calder, and gardening expert Adam Frost. Audiences were enthralled by opera star Lesley Garrett and the Leonore Piano Trio, while international flair came from Colombian dance group Baila la Cumbia. Laughter was guaranteed with comedian and former copper Alfie Moore, and the festival ended on a high with the legendary Tankus the Henge. These photos showcase the colour and creativity of the 2022 event.