January - April 2022 Box Office: 700444 www.artscentre.je
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Welcome to Spring 2022! Once again, we hope you have all remained well and safe throughout the autumn and over the Christmas period. This is now our 6th season since the start the pandemic (including two on-line lockdown seasons!) and we hope that there will be many performances and exhibitions this spring that you will wish to attend. In autumn 2021 we presented 73 shows with 5,000+ attendances. Our audience capacity will remain at 125 from January though we do hope that at some point this will increase – though it is not guaranteed – as we navigate throughout the spring and summer months. Jersey Arts Centre remains committed to following all Government of Jersey guidelines in order to keep everyone safer and well. With the return of Oddsocks (17-22 January), The Outside Track (31 January) and Luke Wright (5 March), we anticipate that you are going to have some incredibly fun, musical and literary nights at Phillips Street. Contained within these pages is our spring season as it currently stands though, as you can imagine, it has been in constant flux with changes sometimes happening on a daily basis. We will therefore update this brochure when these changes occur and in order to add to the season when we are able – so do keep checking our programme of performances, exhibitions, courses and workshops on the website! We would once again like to thank you all for your unparalleled support and encouragement these past two years – the challenges have been great but your commitment to the work at Jersey Arts Centre has been even greater! We look forward to seeing you here at Phillips Street again this spring and throughout 2022. Take good care and stay safe. With best wishes
Daniel Austin | Director
Images: Oddsocks, Luke Wright, The Outside Track
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COVID-19 Guidance Jersey Arts Centre and caféjac have completed a Risk Analysis and Assessment for coronavirus and measures are now in place to reduce the risk of infection. In order to support the health and well-being of all visitors to Jersey Arts Centre, and to help combat the spread of COVID-19, we ask that everyone undertakes the following precautionary safety measures: - Educate yourself on Government of Jersey advice and guidelines at gov.je - Observe all our signs, instructions and room capacities - Follow the advice and guidance of both JAC staff and caféjac staff - Remember to remain physically distanced during your visit - Ensure frequent and proper hand washing and hygiene measures - Be vigilant in the use of our toilet facilities and sanitise hands before and after use - Do not enter the building if you are showing or experiencing symptoms of COVID-19 - Take a Lateral Flow Test before visiting Jersey Arts Centre - The wearing of a face mask is now recommended at Jersey Arts Centre
Booking Instructions - Please book in advance - Please print your tickets at home - Please read our checklist for visiting Jersey Arts Centre (opposite) - When booking online, If you can’t see the correct combination of seats that you require, please contact the Box Office on: 700444 4
Your personal checklist for visiting Jersey Arts Centre 1. Do not visit JAC if you are feeling unwell or experiencing any Covid-19 symptoms – e.g. new, continuous cough and/or fever; loss of smell and taste, etc. 2. Do not visit JAC if any of your family bubble are experiencing symptoms of Covid-19 or are isolating 3. Please take a Lateral Flow Test before your visit 4. Ensure that you sanitise your hands on entering the building 5. Ensure that you wash/sanitise your hands before and after going to the toilet 6. Ensure that you exercise good respiratory hygiene by coughing into your elbow etc. 7. The use of face masks at Jersey Arts Centre was a legal requirement between 4 -31 January and is recommended from 1 February 8. Observe and follow: poster, door, floor and staff instructions at all times 9. Remember to remain physically distanced during your visit 10. Keep personal items with you at all times 11. Drinks and food are not permitted in the auditorium except for a small non-glass bottle of water 12. Educate yourself on Government of Jersey advice and guidelines at gov.je 13. If you have any questions, please speak with a member of our staff The above checklist is to ensure that visitors to Jersey Arts Centre remain within the GoJ’s ‘Guiding Principles’ for all businesses and activities and the updates communicated by the government of Jersey on 28 January 2022. 5
Exhibitions The Berni Gallery is open from Monday - Saturday: 8am - 10pm Admission is Free / www.artscentre.je
ORANJERSEY
Leslie Lawrence and Sophia Simensky
Monday 3 January - Saturday 12 February ORANJERSEY is a presentation of contemporary art and design from the Netherlands by Jersey-born artist and film maker Leslie Lawrence in collaboration with artist and designer Sophia Simensky. The ORANJERSEY programme aims to bring exciting young artists working in the Netherlands to present their work on the Island with the support of the Jersey Arts Centre. A special presentation of audiovisual works by artists working in the Netherlands will also be shown during the VIDEORANJERSEY event on January 25th, exhibiting the best of new Dutch video art. The works exhibited are made possible thanks to AFK (Amsterdam Fund for the Arts) and Creative Industries Fund NL.
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Model Teaching Monday 21 February - Saturday 26 March Come along to Jersey Arts Centre’s Berni Gallery for this eclectic exhibition of work from Art Teachers from JCG. With different mediums and techniques on display, this exhibition is sure to be inspiring and thought-provoking, celebrating the talent of local secondary school art teachers.
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Things to Make and Do Chantal Venton and Peter John Thomson
Monday 28 March - Saturday 23 April Artists Chantal Venton & Peter John Thomson, both tutors of art at Highlands College, present an eclectic collection of ceramics, print, painting and textiles, that reference themes such as landscape and the diversity within Jersey. The exhibition showcases some of their skills and reflects what they deliver at the college.
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Performances
Performances will be at the Benjamin Meaker Theatre, Phillips Street, St. Helier, unless otherwise stated.
Box Office: +44 (0) 1534 700444 | www.artscentre.je January - at a glance: WED 5 THUR 6 FRI 7 SAT 8 SUN 9 MON 10 THUR 13 FRI 14 SAT 15 SUN 16 MON 17 TUE 18 WED 19 THUR 20 FRI 21 SAT 22 MON 24 MON 24 TUE 25 WED 26 THUR 27 MON 31
JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 7.30PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 7.30PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 7.30PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 2.30PM + 7.30PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 2.30PM MONDAY MATINÉE: WHAT WE DID ON OUR HOLIDAY 2PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 7.30PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 7.30PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 2.30PM + 7.30PM JADC: THE SNOW QUEEN 11PM + 2.30PM ODDSOCKS: THE BARD’S BEST BITS 7PM ODDSOCKS: THE BARD’S BEST BITS 7PM ODDSOCKS: THE BARD’S BEST BITS 7PM ODDSOCKS: THE BARD’S BEST BITS 7PM ODDSOCKS: THE BARD’S BEST BITS 7PM ODDSOCKS: THE BARD’S BEST BITS 7PM MONDAY MATINÉE: FUNNY GIRL 2PM JFS: FIRST COW 8PM VIDEORANJERSEY EXHIBITION LECTURE 7.30PM AN AUDIENCE WITH MICHAEL CASHMAN 8PM HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL DAY CEREMONY 1PM THE OUTSIDE TRACK (postponed) 8PM
February - at a glance: TUES 1 SAT 5 MON 7 MON 7 SAT 12 MON 14
AMICI ARTIUM: JEAN EFFLAM BAVOUZET BRIGHTER FUTURES: there’s something happening MONDAY MATINÉE: COOL HAND LUKE JFS: COUNTY LINES LOVE THEATRE: MEMORIES OF THE MIND MONDAY MATINÉE: STEEL MAGNOLIAS
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8PM 7PM 2PM 8PM 2PM + 7PM 2PM
February - at a glance: MON 14 WED 16 THUR 17 FRI 18 SAT 19 MON 21 TUE 22 WED 23 THUR 24 FRI 25 SAT 26 SAT 26 MON 28
TITANIC DEATH ON THE NILE JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR WAYNE STEWART: CHROME YELLOW (postponed) HAMISH BRODIE + FRIENDS JERSEY EISTEDDFOD – DANCE JERSEY EISTEDDFOD – DANCE JERSEY EISTEDDFOD – DANCE JERSEY EISTEDDFOD – DANCE JERSEY EISTEDDFOD – DANCE JERSEY EISTEDDFOD – DANCE JERSEY EISTEDDFOD – GALA EVENING: DANCE JFS: ANOTHER ROUND
March - at a glance: FRI 4 SAT 5 MON 14 MON 14 THUR 17 FRI 18 SAT 19 SUN 20 MON 21 WED 23 THUR 24 FRI 25 SAT 26 MON 28
ART’COMEDIA IN CONCERT LUKE WRIGHT MONDAY MATINÉE: LITTLE WOMEN JFS: THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURIDICE GUSAMO FEISTY GOAT THEATRE CO: CONTRACTIONS FEISTY GOAT THEATRE CO: CONTRACTIONS FEISTY GOAT THEATRE CO: CONTRACTIONS DR ADAM PERCHARD: THE THIRTEENTH FISH DR ADAM PERCHARD: THE THIRTEENTH FISH youtheatre: SKELLIG youtheatre: SKELLIG youtheatre: SKELLIG youtheatre: SKELLIG JFS: LIMBO
April - at a glance: FRI 1 SAT 2 MON 4 MON 4 MON 25
ANGEL ANNE KINGS OF SWING & SPECIAL GUESTS MONDAY MATINÉE: GASLIGHT JFS: THE SOUND OF METAL JFS: “MYSTERY FILM”
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The Snow Queen
JADC
Wednesday 5 January – Sunday 9 January + Thursday 13 January – Sunday 16 January 5, 6, 7, 13, 14 January 7.30pm 8 + 15 January 2.30pm + 7.30pm / 9 + 16 January 2.30pm Myth, legend and fantasy combine in this spellbinding family pantomime based on Hans Christian Andersen’s The Snow Queen adapted by Alan Frayn. Join Gerda in this frozen fairy-tale as she travels northwards to find her friend Kai. Boo the Snow Queen, cheer Gerda and the friends she meets along the way, including Caw the CAWrageous raven and Rosie the reindeer. JADC is thrilled to be once again bringing a pantomime to the Arts Centre stage. £18 (£13 students + seniors)
What We Did On Our Holiday
UK 2014 / 95 mins / Cert: 12A Directors: Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkins
Monday 10 January Matinée: 2pm In this comedy drama starring Billy Connolly, Rosamund Pike and David Tennent, a family of five set off to Scotland to celebrate Grandad’s 75th birthday. However, not everything is rosy. Abi (Pike) and Doug (Tennent) have recently separated and are hoping their three children won’t mention it, and Grandad isn’t well. What will happen on this unusual family holiday? £5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
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The Bard’s Best Bits of... Macbeth + Much Ado About Nothing Oddsocks Productions
Monday 17 January – Saturday 22 January 7pm Prepare for wicked witches, witty lovers, clever disguises and life-sized dummies as Oddsocks return to Jersey with two comedy Shakespeare plays for all the family. Andy and Elli from Oddsocks are joined by Jack Herauville (famous for his show-stopping ‘fisherman’ in last summer’s The Comedy of Errors) as they perform Shakespeare’s darkest tragedy and wittiest comedy in just one evening. No boring bits, only the Bard’s Best Bits! “Shakespeare would be proud to see his work still bringing people together like this” Nottingham Post “Hugely funny” The Stage – 4 stars £19 (£13 students/children) Members: £16.15 (£11.05 students/children)
Oddsocks will also be holding a workshop for adults on Saturday 22 January. See page XX
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Funny Girl
USA 1968 / 151 mins / Cert: U / Director: William Wyler
Monday 24 January Matinée: 2pm Brighten up your winter afternoon with this vintage Hollywood musical! Based on the life and career of famed comedienne and entertainer Fanny Brice, this 1960s movie stars Barbra Streisand (in her film debut!) and Omar Sharif, with a supporting cast including Kay Medford and Anne Francis. Featuring famous musical numbers such as People and Don’t Rain on My Parade!
£5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
First Cow
USA 2019 / 121 mins / Cert: 12A / Director: Kelly Reichardt
Monday 24 January 8pm In the 1820s, Cookie (John Magaro) travels west and joins a group of fur trappers in Oregon Territory, though he only finds a connection with a Chinese immigrant (Orion Lee). The men embark on a new business, although its success is reliant upon the participation of a wealthy landowner’s prized milking cow. £10 (£7 students) only available on the door. JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.
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VIDEORANJERSEY Leslie Lawrence
Tuesday 25 January 7.30pm VIDEORANJERSEY is a special presentation of audiovisual works by artists working in the Netherlands. A selection of diverse practices will be showcased followed by a screening of the ambitious collaborative spy thriller The Man Who Was Thursday, directed by Jersey-born artist and film maker Leslie Lawrence. The ORANJERSEY Exhibition is a presentation of contemporary art and design from the Netherlands. See Page 7 for full details. £5
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An Audience with Michael Cashman Wednesday 26 January 8pm Michael Cashman has lived many lives: as an actor; as an author; as a campaigner for gay rights; as an MEP; and as a life peer. Spend an evening listening to fascinating tales from the co-founder of Stonewall, as he also talks about his acclaimed memoir One of Them. An experience not to be missed! Michael Cashman will be the key note speaker at this year’s Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony £15 (£8 students) Members: £12.75 (£6.80 students)
Holocaust Memorial Day Ceremony Thursday 27 January 1pm Each year, on the anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz concentration camp, this Jersey ceremony provides an opportunity for remembrance and reflection. Learning from the atrocities of the Holocaust and subsequent genocides, this day allows us to continue to challenge hatred and persecution in the 21st century, ensuring a safer, better, future for us all. Members of Jersey Arts Centre’s youtheatre have once again been invited to read at this year’s ceremony. Venue: The Lighthouse Memorial + St Helier Parish Church
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The Outside Track Monday 31 January 8pm The Outside Track’s marriage of Celtic music, song and dance has been rapturously received around the world. Hailing from Scotland, Ireland, and Cape Breton, its five members blend fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, whistle, step-dance and vocals with breath-taking vitality. Their mix of boundless energy and unmistakable joie de vivre has won them a large following around the globe. £18 (£13 students/children) Members: £15.30 (£11.05 students/children)
The Outside Track has now been postponed to a later date due to COVID-19
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Jean-Efflam Bavouzet Amici Artium
Tuesday 1 February 8pm Award-winning pianist Jean-Efflam Bavouzet enjoys a prolific recording and international concert career. He regularly works with orchestras such as The Cleveland Orchestra, San Francisco Symphony, BBC Symphony and Tokyo Metropolitan Symphony orchestras, and collaborates with conductors including Vladimir Jurowski, Gianandrea Noseda, François-Xavier Roth and Sir Andrew Davis among others. Programme includes: PIERNÉ: Nocturne Op. 40 no. 2; DECAUX: Cimetière (No. 3 from Clairs de lune); DEBUSSY: Nocturne; RAVEL: Gaspard de la nuit ; DEBUSSY: Préludes book 2 £20 (£13 students/children) Members: £17 (£11.05 students/children)
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there’s something happening Brighter Futures + Jersey Arts Centre
Saturday 5 February 7pm After the success of What Are We Going to Do with All Our Children (2015), I’d Rather Not Know! (2016), Conference of the Mermaids (2018) and no place like (2019), there’s something happening is another new piece of theatre created, devised and written by nine extraordinary women from Brighter Futures. This new work explores the stories from our past, memories of childhood, time, and future possibilities. Contains some strong language and content. Suitable for 12 years + Directed by Daniel Austin. Brighter Futures is a Jersey Charity based at The Bridge. It works in partnership with Parenting Support Services to meet the needs of families and young people. £7 (£5 students) Members: £5.95 (£4.25 students)
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Cool Hand Luke
USA 1967 / 126 mins / Cert: 15 / Director: Stuart Rosenburg
Monday 7 February Matinée: 2pm Why not while away an afternoon with this iconic prison drama featuring Paul Newman? Newman stars as war veteran Lucas ‘Luke’ Jackson, who, after being sentenced to two years hard labour at a prison camp, refuses to play by the rules of the system. £5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
County Lines
UK 2019 / 90 mins / Cert: 15 / Director: Henry Blake
Monday 7 February 8pm Inspired by the stories he heard while mentoring young people at an East London pupil referral unit, writer-director Henry Blake’s powerful feature debut boasts a compelling central performance by Conrad Khan as 14-year-old Tyler who becomes a train-bound narcotics courier for local criminal Simon. £10 (£7 students) only available on the door. JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.
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Memories of the Mind Love Theatre
Saturday 12 February 2pm + 7pm Going back into someone’s life to retrieve their memories before they get lost forever. Featuring all of the Love Theatre students, this devised performance will be sure to entertain you through drama and musical theatre £8 (£6 students/children/seniors)
Chrome Yellow
Wayne Stewart
Friday 18 February 7pm + 9pm Aspiring nihilist Wayne Stewart wrestles with meaning and purpose as he tries to understand exactly why he walked 650 miles across France alone last summer, and is left battling with a spiritual awakening that’s imbued him with a peculiar obsession with yellow. £12 (£8 students) Members: £10.20 (£6.80 students)
Chrome Yellow has now been postponed to a later date due to COVID-19
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Steel Magnolias
USA 1989 / 118 mins / Cert: PG / Director: Herbert Ross
Monday 14 February Matinée: 2pm A shy, awkward beautician moves to a small Louisiana town and finds work at the local salon. The salon is home to a local group of women who share a close bond of friendship. Starring Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine and Julia Roberts, Steel Magnolias is a story of strong female friendship, and how they navigate through grief, loss and tragedy. £5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
Valentine’s Day Movie: Titanic
US 1997 / 121 mins / Cert: U / Director: James Cameron
Monday 14 February 7pm Is your love-life sinking faster than the famed ‘Ship of Dreams’ or have you found your own Jack or Rose? Whatever your relationship status, come along on Valentine’s Day night and watch one of the most romantic, and tragic, films ever made.
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£5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
Death on the Nile
UK 1978 / 140 mins / Cert: PG / Director: John Guillermin
Wednesday 16 February 7pm As famed detective Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can he catch the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey? Featuring an all-star cast including Peter Ustinov, Maggie Smith, Bette Davis, Mia Farrow, Angela Lansbury and more, join us for an evening of vintage murder-mystery!
£5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
Jesus Christ Superstar
USA 1973 / 106 mins / Cert: 12A / Director: Norman Jewison
Thursday 17 February 7pm Based on the successful stage musical written by Tim Rice and composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber, this film adaptation centres on the conflict between Jesus and Judas in the weeks leading up to the crucifixion. Come and watch and sing along!
£5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
Hamish Brodie + Friends Saturday 19 February 8pm Hamish Brodie is 15 years old and is a singer-songwriter from Jersey. He starting singing and song-writing three years ago, when sadly his mother died. His performance will be a collection of songs which he has written over the last 3 years. They will be performed on piano, with some featuring synth and drum machine. Earlier this year, Hamish was named as one of three recipiants of the ‘Child of the Year’ award as part of the Pride of Jersey Awards 2021. £10 (£5 students/children) Members: £8.50 (£4.25 students/children)
Jersey Eisteddfod Festival of the Performing Arts: Dance Monday 21 February – Saturday 26 February All day Jersey Arts Centre once again hosting a wonderful display of local talent in the Dance Classes. www.jerseyeisteddfod.org.je Tickets, sold on the door. Morning or afternoon sessions £5 / Evening session £10
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Jersey Eisteddfod Festival of the Performing Arts – Gala Evening: Dance Section Saturday 26 February 7pm A Gala evening showcasing a special selection of local talent from the Dance Classes of the Jersey Eisteddfod Festival of the Performing Arts. £15 (£12 seniors, children + students in full time education)
Another Round
Denmark | Netherlands | Sweden 2020 / 117 mins Cert: 12A / Director: Thomas Vinterberg
Monday 28 February 8pm This Danish comedy-drama centres around four teachers, who, finding their lives becoming increasingly stale and uninspiring, decide to test a scientific theory that suggests that humans benefit from living with a slightly raised Blood Alcohol Level. As a result, their personal and professional lives are turned upside down. £10 (£7 students) only available on the door. JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.
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Art’Comedia in Concert Art’Comedia + Jersey Arts Centre
Friday 4 March 8pm A concert of musical theatre performed by Bertrand Larmet and Veronique Martinez from L’Hermitage in Brittany. Art’Comedia have worked with Jersey Arts Centre since 2013, performing their own work and working as Musical Director and Vocal Coach on Christmas productions of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe in 2017, The Wind in the Willows in 2018, A Christmas Carol in 2019 and Swallows and Amazons in 2021. Also joining Bertrand and Veronique throughout the concert will be members of Jersey Arts Centre’s Community Christmas Company! £15 (£9 students/children) Members: £12.75 (£7.65 students/children)
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Luke Wright Saturday 5 March 8pm WINNER Saboteur Award for Best Spoken Word Performer 2021. Whether he’s opening for the Libertines or reciting Georgian ballads down your local, Luke Wright is adept at taking poetry places it doesn’t normally go. John Cooper Clarke’s regular warm-up guy writes poems that are tender, riotous, caustic and romantic then delivers them with the ferocity and panache of a raconteur at the top of his game. This is an ALL-NEW show with deliciously funny poems set against a backdrop of pandemic politics, ageing parents, and the endless, droning culture war. Wright’s third collection The Feel-Good Movie of the Year is out now from Penned in the Margins. Ian Duhig calls it a “a terrific new book: subtle, nuanced and movingly personal. A hurt man taking stock in fresh words.” “His performances rumble with rage, passion and humour” - Guardian “The bard of lockdown” - Telegraph £16 (£12 students/children) Members: £13.60 (£10.20 students/children)
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Little Women
US 1949 / 121 mins / Cert: U / Director: Mervyn LeRoy
Monday 14 March Matinée: 2pm Join Amy, Beth, Jo and Meg March in this 1949 adaptation of Louisa M. Alcott’s classic story, starring Elizabeth Taylor, June Allyson, Janet Leigh and Mary Astor. Though the sisters and their mother struggle to make ends meet in their Massachusetts home whilst their father is away fighting in the Civil War, their home remains full of love, optimism and make believe.
£5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
The Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmao Brazil | Germany 2019 / 139 mins / Cert: 18 / Director: Karim Ainouz
Monday 14 March 8pm Two sisters, Euridice and Guida, live in Rio de Janeiro in the 1950s. Kept apart by a terrible lie and a conservative and patriarchal society, each live out their lives believing that the other is living their dreams half a world away. This haunting drama was screened in the ‘Un Certain Regard’ section of the 2019 Cannes Film Festival where it was awarded the top prize. £10 (£7 students) only available on the door. JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.
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Contractions
by Mike Bartlett Feisty Goat Theatre Company
Thursday 17 March Saturday 19 March 7.30pm
Contractions is an ink black comedy drama about the boundaries between work and play. Emma’s been seeing Darren. She thinks she’s in love. Her boss thinks she’s in breach of contract. The situation needs to be resolved. ‘I’m not saying anything. I’m not implying anything. I’m simply asking if you want to tell me anything’
Contractions is the work of Mike Bartlett, the critically acclaimed and award winning writer of Earthquakes in London, Charles III and the hit TV series, Dr Foster. Contractions is performed by Annigna Kennedy and Rhona Richards with direction by Alice Bravery. Adult Content. Suitable for 13 years + £15 (£10 seniors + students)
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The Thirteenth Fish
Dr Adam Perchard / Venue: Faldouet Dolmen, St Martin
Sunday 20 March + Monday 21 March Sunday 20 March 3.30pm + 5.30pm / Monday 21 March 5.45am + 5.30pm Don’t miss another chance to experience this extraordinary performance at Faldouet Dolmen! After a series of popular performances back in September, scholar, performer and local fairy Dr Adam Perchard returns for an hour of theatrical ritual, magic and song. This piece will immerse you in Jersey’s Neolithic past, bringing to life the people who erected the stones and were buried amongst them. Flitting between the worlds of opera, comedy, drama and academia, your Puckish guide will lead you on an interactive journey through history and folklore to ask new questions about Jersey’s identity. Who were we 6,000 years ago, and who are we now? There’s something queer about these stones. Ask the right questions, and you’ll find them full of answers. WEATHER: Please wear warm, waterproof clothing as performances will go ahead whatever the weather. PARKING: As there is no allocated parking at Faldouet Dolmen, please arrive by bike, on foot or by public transport, or make arrangements to park your car safely, appropriately and with plenty of time to spare! £10 (£7 students/children) Members: £8.50 (£5.95 students/children)
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Skellig
by David Almond Directed by Hettie Duncan and Nicole Twinam
Wednesday 23 March – Saturday 26 March 7pm Man, bird or angel? Who, or what, is Skellig? Michael was looking forward to moving house. It was all going to be wonderful. But now his baby sister’s ill, his parents are frantic, and Doctor Death has come to call. Then he steps into the crumbling garage. What is this thing beneath the spider webs and dead flies? A human being, or a strange kind of beast never seen before? Enlisting the help of his new friend Mina, together they carry the creature into the light, and their world changes for ever. Jersey Arts Centre youtheatre presents David Almond’s own adaptation of his renowned modern classic, winner of The Carnegie Medal, The Whitbread Children’s Book Award, and a string of prizes around the world. A timeless story of friendship, family and even the poetry of William Blake, this eerie and mystical tale touches the minds, hearts and souls of audiences of all ages. This amateur production of ‘Skellig’ is presented by arrangement with Concorde Theatricals Ltd. on behalf of Samuel French Ltd. www.concordetheatricals.co.uk £10 (£8 students) Members: £8.50 (£6.80 students)
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Limbo
UK 2020 / 103 mins / Cert: PG / Director: Ben Sharrock
Monday 28 March 8pm A wry and poignant look at the refugee experience, Limbo stars Amir El-Masry as Omar, a young Syrian musician who claims asylum and finds himself on a remote Scottish island, accompanied only by his grandfather’s oud which he has carried all the way from his homeland. £10 (£7 students) only available on the door. JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.
Angel Anne Friday 1 April 7.30pm Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the healing power of Angel Anne, Scotland’s Angel of the North. A third generation medium, Anne has regularly appeared on the BBC and has been quoted as ‘exceptionally gifted’ by clients and media alike. £30 (£25 seniors + students)
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Kings of Swing & Special Guests Presented by Music Managed
Saturday 2 April 8pm Following on from the success of their two sell out shows in June 2021, The Kings of Swing are back for a ‘one night only’ spectacular. The concert will feature a number of guest vocalists and dancers including Jersey’s leading jazz and swing singer Tony Gardiner. This dynamic ten-piece band will take you on a journey through the music of numerous jazz icons including Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington, Chet Baker and many more. A concert not to be missed! £18 (£13 students/children) Members: £15.30 (£11.05 students/children)
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Gaslight
US 1944 / 114 mins / Cert: PG / Director: George Cukor
Monday 4 April Matinée: 2pm Starring Ingrid Bergman, Charles Boyer, and Angela Lansbury in her film debut, Gaslight follows Paula (Bergman) who has recently returned to her aunt’s house in London with her new husband. Soon after their return, strange things begin to happen in the house… what is happening and who is responsible? A tense and clever vintage thriller! £5 (£3 students) Members: £4.25 (£2.55 students)
The Sound of Metal
US 2019 / 120 mins / Cert: 15 / Director: Darius Marder
Monday 4 April 8pm Starring Riz Ahmed and Olivia Cooke, this Academy Award nominated film revolves around Rueben (Ahmed), a drummer in a heavy metal band who begins to lose his hearing. Shocked by his diagnosis, Rueben’s life goes into freefall as he struggles to come to terms with his new reality. £10 (£7 students) only available on the door. JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.
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Jersey Film Society: Mystery Film Monday 25 April 8pm Time for a cinematic experience that’s a little different! Come along to the Jersey Film Society’s Mystery Film screening. Relax, sit back in your seat and as the auditorium goes dark, find out what you’ll be watching there and then! There’s an endless choice of titles and genres, so what’s going to be screened is anyone’s guess - just be assured that sometimes the films that you know little about are often the most surprising in a very positive way! £10 (£7 students) only available on the door. JFS Members may reserve a seat in advance at the Box Office.
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The Learning Centre In order to bring under one banner its extensive education and outreach work over the past 40 years, Jersey Arts Centre has created a Learning Centre in the form of a retro-classroom from which these various projects and initiatives will be developed. The following education and outreach work, and companies, will be coordinated and developed from this space under the direction of Hettie Duncan, Education and Outreach Coordinator, and her team: - Courses and workshops - Drama + Art Schools - Summer Schools - Holocaust Memorial Day workshops - World Book Day workshops - Liberation workshops - Christmas show workshops - Arts in Health Care Trust performances - Junior Drama (8-13 years) - youtheatre (14 -19 years) - ACT (ArtsCentreTheatre) (18 years +) - The Christmas Company - The Brighter Futures Company - Our professional Theatre-in-Education Company For more information, please contact: hettie@artscentre.je
The commissioned mural in The Learning Centre is by Glen Fox
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Courses + Participation
Courses will be held at Jersey Arts Centre, Phillips Street, St. Helier, unless otherwise stated. Box Office: +44 (0) 1534 700444 / www.artscentre.je
Junior Drama
8 - 13 years / Tutors: Jordi Sunier + Jessica Myhill
Thursday 13 January - Thursday 7 April 5.30pm - 7.30pm 10 sessions / Holiday: Half Term - Thursday 24 February £75 / Members: £63.75 Join us for another term of this extremely popular course where participants are taken through the principles of performance, including improvisation, voice and movement. Communication, concentration and commitment are essential disciplines of exciting performance and these will be further explored and developed. Incorporating a multitude of fun drama activities and games, the workshops also develop social skills and confidence and culminating in a production for the public in the Summer Term 2022. Many of our Junior Drama members have gone on to join our award-winning youtheatre group; some of whom have then studied drama at college or university or worked professionally in the industry. Please wear: suitable clothing and footwear. Photo: Holly Smith
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14 - 19 years Join Jersey Arts Centre’s professionally led, award-winning theatre company in spring 2022. If you have the energy, commitment, imagination and a sense of humour, and would like to become a member, come along to our next introductory meeting on: Wednesday 28 April: 6pm - 8pm at Jersey Arts Centre. For further information about our drama classes and drama courses, visit: www.artscentre.je or contact: 700400
18 years + ArtsCentreTheatre (ACT) is a community theatre company, open to anyone aged 18 to 800, who would like an introduction to the disciplines required to stage a successful theatrical production of which acting is merely one. The next Meet & Greet session is on Tuesday 5 July 2022 at 7.30pm. If you are interested in taking part or simply want to know more about ACT in general, email ACT’s Director, Jason Kenyon, at stage@artscentre.je
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Yoga
18+ years / Tutor: Karen Le Mottee Course 1: Tuesday 11 January - Tuesday 1 March 6pm - 7pm / 8 sessions / £50 / Members: £42.50 Course 2: Friday 14 January - Friday 4 March 10am - 11am / 8 sessions / £50 / Members: £42.50 Our popular Yoga course is back! Join Karen Le Mottee for a course that will continue you on your Yoga journey. This course will take you through meditation, breathing techniques, stretching, flexibility and gentle flows. Taught in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere, this course provides the perfect chance to bring some calm and relaxation to your day. This course is designed for those 45 years and over, but is open to all. Some specialised equipment will be provided, but participants will need to bring their own Yoga mat. There will also be modifications so that beginners can participate. Namaste!
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Oddsocks Workshop
18 years + / Tutors: Oddsocks Productions
Saturday 22 January 10am - 1pm £30 / Members: £25.50 Ever wondered how Oddsocks Productions: • Discover humour even in the darkest of Shakespeare’s moments without destroying the meaning? • Bring the text to life so accessibly? • Come up with their unique ideas? • Have so much fun on stage? • Get to grips with Shakespearean text and make it so understandable? Join Andy, Elli and Jack from Oddsocks and learn about acting, directing, and presentation techniques. Just bring along your sense of humour and meet others who want to have a go at being an Oddsocks performer. No previous experience necessary!
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History of Art
18 years + / Tutor: Lisa Oxenden-Wray
Wednesday 2 March - Wednesday 6 April 11.30am - 1.30pm 6 sessions £60 / Members: £51 Our sell out course is back by popular demand once again! Do you know your Baroque from Rococo? And the Ancien Regime? Ever wondered who created three dimensional paintings and perspective in Renaissance art? And would you like to study Picasso’s painting that changed the art world and started the Cubist movement? Lisa Oxenden-Wray, graduate of the Courtauld Institute of Art will take you on a visual journey of the earliest known Lascaux Cave paintings through the Renaissance, the Dutch Golden Age and Impressionism to Surrealist Marcel Du Champs’ controversial “urinal” up to today’s New Artists, such as Damien Hirst. Join Lisa on her course for an informative and exciting journey through the history of art. Perfect for those with a practical knowledge of art, as well as those interested in the historical aspect, this course will broaden your artistic horizons and maybe even inform your own work.
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Vocal Coaching Masterclass Tutor: Véronique Martinez from Art’Comedia Session 1: 13-17 years Saturday 5 March / 9.30-12noon £30 / Members: £25.50
Session 2: 18 years+ Saturday 5 March / 1pm - 4pm £30 / Members: £25.50
Want to learn more about the function of the voice? Are you a singer or performer looking for a little inspiration or just want to try something new? Join vocal coach Véronique Martinez from Art’Comedia for this special workshop where you will learn more about your own voice, how to maintain vocal power, breath management, access higher notes and much more. No previous experience is required; all you need is the desire to learn and discover! Before coming along to the workshop, participants will need to prepare two pieces. One song that they are comfortable singing and know well, and one song that that they perhaps find challenging or would like to practise. Please also bring a backing track or MP3 track with you. For more information and to reserve your place, please contact: hettie@artscentre.je
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How to Book On-line: Visit our website www.artscentre.je to buy tickets for performances or to pay for courses and workshops on-line. By Phone: +44 (0) 1534 700444 to purchase tickets using select credit / debit cards. In Person: All tickets can be bought or collected from our Box Office in Phillips Street, Monday through to Friday between 1pm - 8pm, and a minimum of one hour before performances on Saturdays, Sundays and Bank Holidays.
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Directions and Parking
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Jersey Arts Centre is in Phillips Street, St. Helier, just off Bath Street, two minutes away from the main shopping area and Minden Place carpark.
Reserved tickets: All reserved tickets are to be fully paid for within three working days or otherwise will be offered for resale. Ticket Discounts: Jersey Arts Centre Members save 15% on events marked with this promotional symbol. Group Bookings: Receive one free ticket with every ten purchased on events marked with this promotional symbol. Courses + Workshops: 15% discount is given to Jersey Arts Centre Members on presentation of their membership card. Concessionary rates are listed under each performance. To receive a student discount, identification will be requested. Ticket Exchange: A £2 charge is levied on each ticket exchanged. We do not offer refunds. Special Assistance: Wheelchair access is available at Jersey Arts Centre. The Berni Gallery and most meeting rooms are also fully accessible via the lift. Please advise Box Office of wheelchair requirements in advance when booking tickets or hirings. Please enquire about the best seats for induction loop reception.
Our Brochure: Printed on paper from a sustainable source. Cover image: Hamish Brodie & Friends Saturday 19 February, 7pm. © Jersey Arts Centre 2021— we reserve the right to change the programme without notice.
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Hire Our Spaces! Benjamin Meaker Theatre Within Jersey Arts Centre’s building at Phillips Street, our intimate 250 seat auditorium has superb sightlines, and is ideal for performances, screenings and conferences.
Meeting Rooms We have three rooms available for hire: the Maria Ritchie Room (capacity: 50), one smaller room (capacity: 20-25) and the Edmund Blampied Art/Dance Studio.
Bar Gallery The Bar Gallery is a small exhibition area located on the ground floor of Jersey Arts Centre. It is free of charge to hire and is available from one week up to four weeks.
Berni Gallery The Berni Gallery is located on the first floor of Jersey Arts Centre and costs £100 per week to hire, subject to a successful application submitted to Jersey Arts Centre’s Exhibtion Sub-committee. See Venue Hire page at: www.artscentre.je Room capacities subject to change due to COVID-19 guidelines 50 46
Become a Business Partner
Our Community Partners
Whilst developing a corporate relationship with Jersey Arts Centre, businesses benefit from a number of complimentary tickets, use of the Maria Ritchie meeting room, invitations to exhibition previews, and mailings. For further details of the Scheme, please call Graeme Humphries on: 700400.
The Channel Islands Music Council (CIMC) was established in 1974 to promote music events across the islands. Arts in Health Care (AIHC) promotes a yearlong series of concerts in health care settings.
Sponsorship and Advertising There are many sponsorship and advertising opportunities available at Jersey Arts Centre, including placing an advert in our Brochure. For more details, please contact Nick Carver, our Marketing Manager, on: 700424.
Image: Stuart Barbour, AIHC performer
Jersey Film Society Volunteers
Membership is open to anyone aged 18 and over and offers several benefits including: free entry to all Jersey Film Society screenings, year round special offers at Cineworld, Newsletters and film notes.
Jersey Arts Centre relies on volunteers to help with performances and distribution - and we’re always looking for extra help. From a few hours to several afternoons or evenings a month, anything you could spare is very welcome. If you would like to become a part of our friendly team, please call Jordi, our Volunteers’ Coordinator, on: 700444 or pick up a form from Box Office.
To become a Member, please call: Derek Gray (Secretary): 855064 or Christopher Sutton (President): 510140 www.facebook.com/jersey-film-society Instagram: Jersey Film Society
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Work With Us! In 2022, Jersey Arts Centre will present its seventh consecutive Community Christmas Production Would your company be interested in sponsoring this year’s show? Please contact us for more information on sponsorship opportunities: nick@artscentre.je
