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Welcome to the autumn 2012 season of shows from Arts Alive! Many of our live events sell out, so please don’t be disappointed, and book early. We’d like them all to sell out – so if you are already an Arts Alive fan please tell your friends… or better still bring them along! Five good reasons to give Arts Alive a try: 1
Good value for top quality shows
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Intimate, informal performance spaces
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International acts – brings the world to your doorstep
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Local – good for the planet, good for your wallet
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Supports your local community
Arts Alive events couldn’t happen without our fantastic network of committed local promoters, mostly volunteers, who choose and organise these wonderful events. If you enjoy these unique professional performances in intimate spaces, please help to spread the word and bring a friend or two next time! Are you a tweeter? if so please mention us and follow us @artsaliveevents – help more people find out about Arts Alive events! Please visit and sign up for our Facebook ‘Like’ page for more information about what we’re up to! www.facebook.com/artsalivelike How was it for you? Please send us your feedback and reviews – 10 words or 10 pages, it’s up to you – to sian@artsalive.co.uk Arts Alive’s website is the place to look for information, links to trailers and sample tracks, show previews, news and more. Please sign up for free email alerts (on the top right hand side of our homepage) –a gentle weekly reminder of what’s coming up to make sure you don’t miss out.
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Winter Weekend Matinees New this year, several venues are timing their shows so you can have a great afternoon’s entertainment and avoid dark, icy roads. We think this will be a popular idea for those of us who hate winter night driving (me included!). These events will have added extras such as afternoon tea: see the listings for details.
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…now you tell us your top reason? Email it to sian@artsalive.co.uk by December 1st. Our favourite reason will win the contributor a free ticket to an Arts Alive show of their choice.
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GARDENS FESTIVAL
You’re never too young for live theatre! Kinder Gardens theatre for young children Puppet Lab – Funnybones
Birdsnest Theatre – Blown Away
This autumn between October and December we have 25 performances from four companies in local venues across the two counties. These shows have been made especially for young children under seven as a perfect introduction to the theatre. Familiar venues, small audiences, designed not to intimidate but to reassure, so they can sit back and enjoy the theatre experience. Handa’s Surprise, Funnybones, Little Red You Know Who and Blown Away: delightful stories brought to life and shared with a grown-up; bright ideas for curious little minds, memorable and fun. Please take your children along and encourage others to give it a try too. Children love live theatre, they sit engrossed, remember characters and songs, and talk about it for months afterwards.
Little Angel Theatre – Handa’s Surprise
As we go to print not all the show times are confirmed, so do keep an eye on our website and look for Kinder Gardens specific publicity; please spread the word. Anyone wanting to receive detailed information specifically about the Kinder Gardens festival events please contact the office 01588 620883 or email sian@artsalive.co.uk Freehand Theatre – Little Red You Know Who
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Ben Osborne
Jurassic Journey www.benosbornephotography.co.uk A multi-media presentation celebrating the Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site. Brought to you by award-winning photographer and entertaining presenter Ben Osborne, the show features specially-commissioned music, poetry written by Matt Harvey and engaging comic characters created by sculptor Lal Hitchcock. It also showcases Ben’s photography, video and sound recordings. Fascinating fossils and inspiring images. Fri 14 Sep 7.30pm Old Chapel Community Centre, Cross Houses SY5 6JH Tickets 01743 761795 £8
Isn’t it brilliant that we can have such access to culture on our doorstep. We enjoyed the production enormously – well-crafted and superbly acted. I was really immersed from start to finish! Audience comment on New Perspectives
Bowjangles
Bowlympics Revue www.bowjangles.org Four quirky, sexy and funny performers (and great musicians to boot!) offer you an incredible and eccentric Vaudeville style show like none that you have ever seen before. A hilarious take on this year’s excitement, this show sees Bowjangles attempting fencing, rowing, gymnastics, boxing and more – all whilst playing, singing and dancing, in an action-packed performance which will delight and exhaust you from your seats! Roll up, roll up – the highly anticipated Bowlympics have arrived and tickets ARE available! Fri 14 Sep 7.30pm Curzon Herrick Hall, Eardisley HR3 6NT Tickets 01544 327844 £8/5/25 Sat 15 Sep 6.30pm Meole Brace Peace Memorial Hall SY3 9EX Tickets 01743 247664 £8/5/22 Sun 16 Sep 7pm Lyde Court, Hereford HR1 3AE Tickets 01432 357753 £8/5/25
SEPTEMBER Varieté Velociped
The Butterfly Effect www.erikpetersen.se/bilder.htm A musical cabaret with elements of storytelling, dance, clowning, comedy and visual art with a sprinkling of chaos theory! Sweden’s answer to the New Rope String Band? Spotted at Edinburgh by a colleague who said it was their favourite show of the festival. Sat 15 Sep 7.30pm Steiner Academy Birch Hall, Much Dewchurch HR2 8DL Tickets 01981 540221 £8/5/25 Sun 16 Sep 7pm Priest Weston Village Hall SY15 6DE Tickets 01938 561425 £8/5/25
Baobab Tree
Ancient Strings and Fabulous Things www.baobabtree.org.uk Led by acclaimed Senegalese kora maestro and griot Doudou Cissoko, this is a sparkling performance fusing ancient instruments from diverse cultures blended with a thoroughly modern and eclectic vibe. With music ranging from the gently hypnotic to the irresistibly danceable, Doudou – accompanying himself on the beautiful 21-stringed West African harp/lute – and his dynamic cast of international musical troubadours weave a magical spell to captivate audiences of any age. World-class world music, on your doorstep. Thur 20 Sep 7pm Chapel Lawn Village Hall SY7 0BW Tickets 01547 530535 £8/5/25
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Mad Dogs and Englishmen Theatre
David Copperfield
www.mad-dogs.org.uk Replete with comic, cruel and repugnant characters, Dickens’ semi-autobiographical novel is a story of the struggle against poverty and obscurity; a story of loss, of loneliness, and the betrayal of innocence. As part of the internationally-celebrated bicentennial year of his birth, Dickens’ favourite novel is brought to the stage with all its dark comedy in this fast-paced and faithful adaptation. “Of all my books, I like this the best… I have in my heart of hearts a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield” (Charles Dickens). Suitable age 12+ Thu 4 Oct 7.30pm The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch SY13 2BY Tickets 01948 660660 £8/6/25 Fri 5 Oct 8pm Leintwardine Community Centre SY7 0LZ Tickets 01547 540627 £10/5/25 Sat 6 Oct 7.30pm Alveley Parish Memorial Hall WV15 6JT Tickets 01746 780478 £10/6/28
The New Budapest Café Orchestra
In concert
www.chrisgarrick.com The New Budapest Café Orchestra plays powerful and driving folkbased music from Eastern Europe, inspired by the music of European gypsies. With four fabulous players of violins, guitar, accordion, double bass, saz & balalaika the New Budapest Café Orchestra plays an impassioned but often tender mixture of Hungarian Czardas, Russian and Ukranian folk songs, and dances from Romania and Bulgaria, as well as their own electrifying compositions. The music evokes vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires. NBCO have sold out every one of their gigs for Arts Alive in the last two years – book now! Fri 5 Oct 8pm Wem Town Hall SY4 5DG Tickets 01939 238279 £12/6. Pre-show goulash £7.95pp (pre-booking essential) Sat 6 Oct 8pm Lyde Court, Hereford HR1 3AE Tickets 01432 357753 £12/6. Pre-show two-course supper £15pp (pre-booking essential) (also in Ledbury Dec 8th)
O CT O B E R Xylophone Productions
Can You Dig It? www.can-you-dig-it.co.uk Take two of the UK’s finest comic songwriters, plant in well-drained, acid-free soil, water liberally. The result is the best vegetable cultivation-based musical comedy show ever. Can You Dig It? will appeal to both vegetable-growing novices and seasoned cultivators, and includes the ballad of Derrick The Evil Pigeon, a powerful love song to Alan Titchmarsh, and the world’s first rap battle between a gardener and a slug. No filth (except mud). Hilarious, will appeal to audiences aged 8-80! Fri 5 Oct 7.30pm Trefonen Village Hall SY10 9DY Tickets 01691 657011 £8/5/25 Sat 6 Oct 7.30pm Chelmarsh Parish Hall WV16 6BA Tickets 01746 862884 £9/6 Price includes light refreshments
Thanks for bringing this magic to our neighbourhood – hassle-free parking and easy access ST on Village Idiots
Sonia Sabri Company
Ekalya
www.ssco.org.uk Ekalya is a beautifully intimate crafting of dance and live music from Sonia Sabri, a leading light in the world of Indian dance. Kathak is one of the most exhilarating dance experiences to be had: an astounding display of precise footwork, eloquent gesture, rapid turns and intricate rhythms with a thrillingly complex relationship between the dance and the music. This stunning production features evocative live music from the world renowned maestro Ustad Sarvar Sabri on tabla. Thur 11 Oct 7.30pm Cawley Hall, Eye HR6 0DS Tickets 01568 615836 £10/5/£25 Fri 12 Oct 7.30pm Steiner Academy, Birch Hall, Much Dewchurch HR2 8DL Tickets 01981 540221 £8/5/25
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The Puppet Lab
Funnybones
www.visionmechanics.org On a dark, dark night one big skeleton, one little skeleton and a third skeleton, who was a dog, went looking for people to scare, but everybody was sleeping except for them, so they decided to scare each other. The Ahlbergs’ well-loved tale told with magical Black Box puppetry. For 3–7 year olds and their adults. Thu 18 Oct 11am/1.30pm SpArC, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AY Tickets 01588 630243 £5/3 Fri 19 Oct 1.45pm/4.30pm Wem Town Hall SY4 5DG Tickets 01939 238279 £5/4.50
A truly excellent way to introduce children to a live show… we have been to many village halls around the county and the standard of show offered is always very, very good MH on Fairgame
Chris Newman and Maire Ni Chatasaigh
In concert
www.oldbridgemusic.com Plaudits abound for this virtuoso harp and guitar duo who have toured all over the world. Irish Traditional Musician of the Year in 2001, but also so much more, their repertoire covers trad folk, jazzy interpretations; all played with extraordinary skill and presented with warmth. Sat 20 Oct 7.30pm Lingen Village Hall SY7 0DY Tickets 01568 770920 £8/5/25
O CT O B E R Inua Ellams
Black T-shirt Collection www.fueltheatre.com A prose-poetry story from “London’s hottest new spoken word talent” (The Times), about two foster brothers building a global T-shirt brand, inspired by loneliness, sectarian violence in Inua Ellams’ native Nigeria and a man he saw on London’s South Bank wearing ‘the coolest black T-shirt in the world’. A rising star of the performance poetry scene, Inua Ellams has played at The National Theatre and won a Fringe First award at the Edinburgh Festival. His pieces are dazzling, densely-woven mixtures of music, rhythm, visual art and spoken word; “poems I couldn’t trap within the page’. A rare chance to see this show in a rural venue. Suitable age 12+ Sat 20 Oct 7.45pm Goodrich Village Hall HR9 6HY Tickets 01600 890502 £10/6 In association with Ledbury Poetry Festival
Teasel Theatre Company
Grisly Tales from Tumblewater www.teaseltheatre.co.uk A determined orphan, a satchel full of spinechilling stories and a whole lot of rain! Dickens meets Roald Dahl via Horrible Histories and Lemony Snicket, with laughs, frights and live music. Edward Jaspers, co-writer of Hamlet! The Muscial (MTM/Whatsonstage Audience Choice Best Musical 2010), performs this one-man adaptation of Bruno Vincent’s deliciously dark novel (nominated for the 2010 Waterstones Children’s Book Awards), directed by Caroline Horton (winner of the 2010 The Stage award – Best Solo Performer for You’re Not Like The Other Girls Chrissy). Great for age 8+ Thur 25 Oct 7pm Birchmeadow Centre, Broseley TF12 5LP Tickets 01952 882684 £8/5/25 Fri 26 Oct 7.30pm SpArC, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AY Tickets 01588 630243 £8/5/26
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Re:action TheatreMakers
The Slip
www.reactiontheatremakers.com Described by one Arts Alive promoter as “some of the best drama I have ever seen” and by another reviewer as “Magical – a revealing and mesmerising play,” The Slip is a compelling tale of relationships, tidal waves and transformation, based on the novel Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. It links present and future in exploring the story of Zoe, her marriage and her town. With a great soundtrack and a ‘Radio DJ host’, the play looks at communication and its breakdown and asks: “What does the future hold?” Suitable for age 14+ Fri 26 Oct 8pm Garway Village Hall HR2 8RQ Tickets 01981 580056 £8/6/27
A tour-de-force of acting with a witty and often hilariously funny script. The guy is a multitalented comic virtuoso who deserves to be better known VB on Bane
Trifle Gathering Productions
A Curious Evening with The Ogden Sisters
www.truewest.co.uk Spirit seekers will look on as the whole room embarks on a surprising journey together. They will feast on cottage pie, get chased by an Anatolian, witness the powers of trance dance and make an astral egg fly and splat with the power of their minds! A blind-folded sound and smell scape will transport seekers to the astral plane! Expect clowning, choreography, magic, photography, some audience participation, laughs and deeply tragic comical characters. From the makers of the hilarious Charity Shop Cabaret. “Truly funny and engaging. Total Theatre” (Fest Magazine). A spooky, spoofy treat for those aged 11+ Fri 26 Oct 8pm The Market Theatre, Ledbury HR8 2AQ Tickets 01432 383663 www.themarkettheatre.com £12/5 Sat 27 Oct 7.30pm Wigmore Village Hall HR6 9UJ Tickets 01568 770337 £8/5/25
NOVEMBER Eduardo Niebla Duo
In concert
Eduardo Niebla takes to the stage with his fabulous guitar duo to present his ‘poignantly poetic… and truly fabulous’ (The Scotsman) flamenco gypsy jazz. His virtuosity, combined with heart-rending emotion is taking Europe by storm and he has recorded 23 CDs of his own compositions. You will be amazed by the expertise and creativity of this formidable guitarist with his outstanding mastery of a mixture of musical styles, principally flamenco, Latin and jazz. Fri 26 Oct 8pm Lyde Court, Hereford HR1 3AE Tickets 01432 357753 £12/6. Two-course preshow supper £15pp (must be pre-booked)
Birdsnest Theatre
Blown Away
www.birdsnesttheatre.com One windy night a small girl finds herself swept up and whisked away on an unforgettable journey with the wind. Flying through the air with the world so small below her she feels big, and when you’re big you can do anything! A beautiful and engaging show containing live music, shadow puppetry and movement. For 3–5 year olds and their adults. This show will be touring to Clun, Staunton on Wye and Shobdon. Some performances have public spaces and some are schools performances. 7 – 8 November For more information please contact the office on 01588 620883 or email sian@artsalive.co.uk
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Multi Story Theatre Company
Josh’s Monsters
www.multistorytheatre.co.uk Chrissie is in the kitchen baking cakes to take to her soldier son’s send-off for Afghanistan. Doug is in the cellar with his computers refusing to accompany her. They communicate by Skype between kitchen and cellar, Doug beaming in images from the net and family archives, as they struggle to resolve their differences. Enjoy Chrissie’s baking and Doug’s video-mixing in this wryly amusing and deeply affecting take on parenthood. Interestingly staged and affective. Suitable age 15+ Fri 9 Nov 7.30pm All Stretton Village Hall SY6 6JR Tickets 01694 723378 £8/5
Kakatsitsi, Master Drummers from Ghana
In concert
www.indigenouspeople.org.uk One of Africa’s leading traditional drumming groups presents a narrated performance of rhythms and chants from their own Ga culture and those of other tribes in the wider region. The drummers encourage their audience to join in on occasion with some participatory drumming, singing and dancing. Enjoy the sounds and energy of Africa in deepest Herefordshire! Fri 16 Nov 7.30pm Kimbolton Village Hall HR6 0EJ Tickets 01568 610772 £9/5 Sat 17 Nov 7pm St Peter’s Church, Peterchurch HR2 0RT Tickets 01981 550372 £8/5/25 (African food being served – ring venue for details)
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Francesca Millican Slater
Me, Myself and Miss Gibbs www.francescamillicanslater.co.uk A postcard was sent in 1910 to a Miss L Gibbs – the message on the back reads: “Be Careful Tomorrow. A.C.” Part detective noir, part lecture, part personal biography, Francesca investigates the message on a postcard sent 100 years ago and finds herself obsessed by the life of the woman that received it. What happens when she starts tracing a history that isn’t her own? An intricate, amusing journey, gently questioning how we remember those that went before us and how we might like to be remembered ourselves. Suitable age 12+ Fri 16 Nov 7pm Oswestry Library SY11 1JN Tickets 01691 677388 £8/5/25 Sat 17 Nov 7.30pm Bosbury Parish Hall HR8 1PX Tickets 01531 640415 £8/5/25 Sun 18 Nov 3pm Cawley Hall, Eye HR6 0DS Tickets 01568 615836 £14 (price includes Edwardian tea after show)
Little Angel Theatre
Handa’s Surprise
www.littleangeltheatre.com Travel to Kenya and follow in Handa’s footsteps as she journeys to see her best friend Akeyo, in the next village. Handa is taking seven delicious fruits as a surprise – but seven different animals have seven very different ideas… could you resist the sweet-smelling guava? A blend of performance, puppetry, live music and song combine to create an intimate, magical production. For those aged 2-5 and their adults. This delightful show will be touring to Much Wenlock, Shawbury, Ledbury, Leominster, Ross on Wye and Shrewsbury. Some venues have public spaces and some are schools performances. 19th – 23rd November For more information please contact the office on 01588 620883 or email sian@artsalive.co.uk
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Matt Harvey
Wondermentalist www.mattharvey.co.uk Back by popular demand, Radio 4 Saturday Live’s Matt Harvey, understated master of wit and wisdom. Expect wordplay and wistfulness, poignancy and po-faced cheek, with poems and stories about IT and potatoes, petty theft and public nudity, streakers, superheroes, and slugs. “Very funny…” (The Independent), “Not only funny, but tender and true” (The Guardian), “One of the country’s finest performance poets” (The Scotsman). “I laughed till it hurt,” (audience feedback from his last visit to Arts Alive). Will appeal to anyone over the age of 12 who loves wordplay. Thur 22 Nov 7.30pm The Talbot Theatre, Whitchurch SY13 2BY Tickets 01948 660660 £8/6/25 Fri 23 Nov 7.30pm SpArC, Bishop’s Castle SY9 5AY Tickets 01588 630243 £8/5/26 Sat 24 Nov 7.30pm Adforton Community Hall SY7 0NF Tickets 01568 770437 £8/5
New Perspectives Theatre Company
A Christmas Carol: a Victorian storytelling www.newperspectives.co.uk To mark the bicentenary of Charles Dickens’ birth, New Perspectives presents a recreation of the magic of the first reading of A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens in 1853. This one-man re-telling is the perfect way to experience the original heart-warming, spinetingling Christmas story from the greatest storyteller ever to have written in the English language. As a contemporary critic wrote, “Mr. Dickens is the greatest reader of the greatest writer of the age”. Fri 23 Nov 7.30pm Little Wenlock Village Hall TF6 5BG Tickets 01952 505888 £8/5 Sat 24 Nov 7.30pm St Faith’s Church, Dorstone HR3 6AW Tickets 01981 550451 £10/7 (price includes light refreshments)
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Men in General
à cappella quintuplets www.uktouring.org.uk Men In General are five ordinary middle-aged lads sacked by BP for mishandling an oil spillage, awarded six-figure pensions and now talking & singing Marvin Gaye, Joe Jackson, Coope Boyes & Simpson, Rodgers & Hammerstein, Stephen Stills, Billy Joel, The Beach Boys, The Spooky Men’s Chorale & other top lyrics. Fast-moving and funny. A five-piece force of male vocal antics not to be missed. The show includes indoor parachute jumping, a road movie, the benefits of going barefoot, unusual hobbies for men, a pub at midnight and mistakes anyone could make. Features members of The Singing Sous’ Chefs and The Spooky Men’s Chorale; veterans of the Edinburgh Fringe. Suitable for age 10+ Fri 30 Nov 8pm Leintwardine Community Centre SY7 0LZ Tickets 01547 540407 £9/5 Sat 1 Dec 7pm Weobley Village Hall HR4 8SN Tickets 01544 318322 £8/5 Sun 2 Dec 7.30pm Chetton Village Hall WV16 6UF Tickets 01746 768822 / 01746 789257 £9/6/28 (price includes light refreshments)
Excellent performances, you never know what you are going to get and every so often there is a gem and that was one of them! Rural touring at its best Audience comment, Brilley
Freehand Theatre
Little Red You Know Who www.freehandtheatre.co.uk Taking a well-known traditional story (you know which!), this spell-binding play for young children follows a magical path through the woods. Freehand Theatre creates a memorable and reassuring journey with its delightful use of puppetry, colour and specially composed music. A treat for children aged 4+ and their adults. Fri 30 Nov 6.30pm Chorley Village Hall DY14 8TT Tickets 01746 718072 £5/3 Sat 1 Dec 2pm St Peter’s Church, Peterchurch HR2 0RT Tickets 01981 550372 £5 Sun 2 Dec 2.30pm Conquest Theatre, Bromyard HR7 4LL Tickets 01885 488575 £5
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Scary Little Girls
The ‘Mother Mae I’ Christmas Cabaret! www.scarylittlegirls.co.uk This Christmas, we invite audiences to stay up late for Santa, join in all our reindeer games and nestle under the mistletoe in the very bosom of the season – what better way to get into the festive mood? We guarantee sketches, audience games, music and special guests – all hosted by Bunny Morethan, toast of the Circus Big Top at Glastonbury Festival, devotee of Mae West and firm believer that too much of a good thing can be wonderful! Suitable for adults and older children. A perfect fun-filled pre-Christmas outing for a group of friends or colleagues. Thur 6 Dec 8pm Lyde Court, Hereford HR1 3AE Tickets 01432 357753 £10 pre-show meal (additional cost) available – pre-booking essential Fri 7 Dec 8pm Farlow & Oreton Village Hall DY14 0TS Tickets 01746 718642 £8/6/25 Sat 8 Dec 7.30pm Aston on Clun Village Hall SY7 8EH Tickets 01588 660893 / 01588 660751 £8/5/25 Sun 9 Dec 7.30pm Cardington Village Hall SY6 7JZ Tickets 01694 771295 £12.50 (includes supper)
Kosmos
In concert www.kosmosensemble.com Kosmos are an innovative trio performing Gypsy, Jewish, Balkan, Tango, Arabic and Jazz music. Prepare to be intoxicated by entrancing dance rhythms, soulful improvisations and Gypsy passion delivered with inimitable panache and virtuoso technique. “Revelatory.... brilliantly done with style and spunk” (Michael White, The Telegraph); “impeccable musicianship.... I defy you not to be mesmerised” (Richard Morrison, chief music critic, The Times). Fri 7 Dec 7.30pm Chelmarsh Parish Hall WV16 6BA Tickets 01746 862104 £9/6 Sat 8 Dec 7.30pm Whitbourne Village Hall WR6 5RN Tickets 01886 821684 £8/5
The New Budapest Café Orchestra
In concert
www.chrisgarrick.com Sat 8 Dec 8pm The Market Theatre, Ledbury HR8 2AQ Tickets 01432 383663 www.themarkettheatre.com £12 (See Oct 5/6 for details)
JANUARY Strangeface Theatre Company
The Amazing Adventures of Pinocchio
www.strangeface.co.uk Based on the original story by Carlo Collodi, popular company Strangeface bring their mix of masks, puppets and live music to this tale of mischief. In a style closer to Dahl than Disney, Pinocchio goes on a fantastical journey from his first moments as a talking log through a series of scrapes with a fairy, rascals Fox and Cat, a sinister puppet-master, and a trip to the Land of Toys. For family audiences aged 5+ Fri 11 Jan 7pm Shipton Village Hall TF13 6JU Tickets 01746 712330 £8/5/25 Sat 12 Jan 7pm Goodrich Village Hall HR9 6HY Tickets 01600 890502 £11/6/30 Sun 13 Jan 3pm Wem Town Hall SY4 5DG Tickets 01939 238279 £8/6
Coming soon… Tatcho Drom – Gundula Gruen’s gypsy quartet, Vamos Theatre’s new mask show Finding Joy, glorious music from Northern Harmony, The Full Bronte literary cabaret – hilarious bookish antics from the Scary Little Girls, and raise your glasses to love with Uninvited Guests
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For Once by Tim Price “A small, quiet cracker of a family drama... it has the lurking power of an unexploded bomb” The Guardian A tender, heartbreaking and comic play which, through a series of intertwining accounts, cuts to the heart of a family and a community turned upside down by tragedy. This show is intimate, touching and in places very funny. It’s the story of a family in a picture postcard market town whose lives are turned upside down when their son becomes the lone survivor of a teenage car crash. It doesn’t dwell on the tragedy but on the reality of life, and is touching, funny and revealing about things that happen in the face of awful circumstances. A short family drama about growing up, growing old and being alive. www.pentabus.co.uk
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SpArC Theatre Bishops Castle Leintwardine Village Hall Lyde Court, Hereford All Stretton Shobdon
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Ever wanted to dance ‘like they do in the movies’? Moving Pictures is a day of dance, film, workshops and performances for the over 60s on your doorstep. Enjoy the musical classic Singing in the Rain, followed by an optional creative dance workshop inspired by the film, and a short dance performance by Dancefest’s Choreography group of older dancers. End the day with tea and cake and find out about the new exciting Chance to Dance classes that will be available in your local village hall! Saturday 10th November 11.30–3pm Cost £10 (includes film, workshop and performance) Bookings/further information Dancefest 01905 611199 e: janene@dancefest.co.uk w: www.dancefest.co.uk
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• Venue Access information: facilities vary, we advise you to check with individual venues. If you have specific access requirements, please ring the local promoter who will be happy to assist. Our website has venue access information for all our venues. We have removed the printed access pages to reduce the size of our brochure and keep costs down. •
Ticket prices vary – the minimum is £8 (shows for young children are cheaper). However ALL events are subsidised and we do our best to keep prices affordable whilst not compromising on quality or range. As our prices are so reasonable, most venues do not offer concessionary rates for pensioners. Ticket prices are indicated thus: £8 (adult) /£5 (child) /£26 (family).
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