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JANUARY

SOLD OUT!

Celtic Legends in Conversation

The Legends of American Country Show

Main Auditorium

Main Auditorium

Fri 11 Jan 8pm £27.50/£45 VIP * VIP tickets meet & greet (6.30pm)

Sat 12 Jan

Two Celtic legends come and grace the Beacon Arts Centre stage to talk about their brilliant careers and playing days at Celtic FC. Come and join: Chris Sutton, now on BT Sports as a pundit along with John Hartson also a pundit with BT Sports as they discuss games, dressing room/training ground stories, managers, fall outs and everything you wanted to know about the mighty Glasgow Celtic!

There will be a chance to put your questions across on the night to the lads. If you are a Celtic fan this is a night not to be missed!

VIP tickets are available: Premium seating within the auditorium, meet & greet and a photo opportunity, There is limited availability so get in fast!

The evening will be compered by Greenock lad, broadcaster and author Gerry McDade. *Chris Sutton & John Hartson are available are available at time of booking but their schedule could change.

7.30pm

£20

Now seen by over 250,000 fans and direct from Ireland, Europe’s number one Country music show, The Legends of American Country returns for another fantastic night of toe tapping Country classics. The 2019 tour will showcase highly acclaimed tributes to Dolly Parton, Johnny Cash, Merle Haggard, Tammy Wynette and Kenny Rogers.

The show also includes five new tributes to icons Willie Nelson, Charley Pride, Patsy Cline, Glen Campbell and Don Williams and countless other well-known hit songs in this must see extravaganza.

The show features four fantastic singers who are all backed by the superb Keltic Storm band and is coupled with an authentic stage set that will transport you all the way to Nashville and back. One thing is for sure, if you like Country music this is the only show in town!

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Dirty Dusting Main Auditorium

Fri 18 Jan

7.30pm

Strictly over 16’s only

£21/£19 (con)

Starring Crissy Rock (Benidorm, I’m a Celebrity), Leah Bell, Dolores Porretta and Andrew Green.

Treat yourself to an evening of pure theatrical viagra when Dirty Dusting returns to the stage in 2019 after three sell out UK tours.

A chance wrong number, gives three cleaning ladies a great idea ‘Why not run a sex chat line?’

After all, their age and appearance won’t matter on the phone and providing they can keep this a secret from their boss, they could be on to a winner. This is a heart-warming, feel good comedy which will have you rolling in the aisles and smiling every time you answer the phone.

Dirty Dusting is a sex chat line that really cleans up.

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The Duncan McCrone Band

Bugsy Malone

Studio

Main Auditorium

Sat 19 Jan

8pm

Inverclyde Musical Youth Theatre

£12/£10 (con)

Fri 25 Jan Sat 26 Jan

The Duncan McCrone Band return to Greenock for their first concert at the Beacon in four years. Singer/guitarist Duncan, with his co-writer Cy Jack (bass, piano and vocals) and acclaimed guitarist/vocalist Jim Yule, will be playing a selection of songs from their brilliant new album Land of Gold.

Many of Duncan and Cy’s songs have become standards in the Scottish folk/roots scene, with some, such as Always Argyll, Home to the Kyles and The Surf and the Silver Fishes recorded by a variety of artists here and overseas.

An evening with The Duncan McCrone Band is an event as much as a concert, with songs, lots of stories and the chance to join in with both the original songs and a versions of many well-known works from the tradition and from the pens of the greatest songwriters from around the world.

7.30pm

£18/£16 (con) 2.30pm

Inverclyde Musical Youth Theatre presents Bugsy Malone.

Dandy Dan’s hoodlums are terrorising the city with their new weapon – splurge guns! Fat Sam, owner of the Grand Slam Speakeasy brings in Bugsy Malone (a smooth city slicker who is far more interested in sweet-talking Blousey Brown, a would-be singer) to help him defeat his rival.

But things do not run smoothly…..

In fact, they get very, VERY messy!!

This is an amateur production.

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Snow White and the 7 Inversliders

The Outside Track

Studio

Studio

Sat 26 Jan

7pm

Sun 27 Jan

2.30pm

£10

Snow White and the Seven Inversliders is an original pantomime from Clyde Youth Theatre.

It features many of the characters you know and love with a few new ones added and one major plot twist. Join the children of Clyde Youth Theatre in this family pantomime that will have you laughing and dancing in the aisles - oh yes it will!

This is an amateur production.

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Wed 30 Jan

8pm

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£12/£10 (con)

A stunning synthesis of virtuosity and energy, The Outside Track’s marriage of Canadian, Scottish and Irish music and song has been rapturously received around the world.

Hailing from Scotland, Ireland and Cape Breton, its five members are united by a love of traditional music and a commitment to creating new music on its foundation. Using fiddle, accordion, harp, guitar, flute, stepdance and vocals these five virtuosos blend boundless energy with unmistakable joie de vivre.

Each player within The Outside Track is a master of their chosen instrument with the band stacking up an impressive amount of international awards. This amount of talent alone would be enough to recommend the band but in this case the end result is so much greater than the sum of the parts. The line up comprises Teresa Horgan, Mairi Rankin (Beolach), Ailie Robertson (Live Ireland Winner, BBC Young Trad Finalist), Fiona Black (BBC Fame Academy Winner), and Michael Ferrie.

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FEBRUARY

The Johnny Cash Roadshow

Para Handy: A Radio Play on Stage

Main Auditorium

Studio

Sat 2 Feb

7.30pm

£23/£21 (con)

The only show to be endorsed by the Cash family is back on top form with a brand new production for 2019. Award-winning front man Clive John dedicates this year to a 50th anniversary tour of the legendary San Quentin State Prison recordings which was televised on Granada Television on February 24th 1969, and later released on June 4 of that same year. Alongside Clive is his iconic wife June Carter played by Emily Heighway, a world class band (Spirit band), the JCR horns, and the ‘Carter Sisters’ all supported with full video projection.

This show is simply the biggest and best celebration of Johnny Cash in the world today. Songs from the San Quentin live album will be performed mixed with all the hits and favourite songs that we all know and love.

This show is only coming round once so don’t miss out!

Sun 3 Feb

2pm

£20*

Following seven consecutive years of ‘It’s a Wonderful Life.’ (‘A delight.’

Edinburgh Guide, ‘A terrific indulgence’ Love Books Group) and their SOLD OUT run at The Edinburgh Fringe, No Nonsense Productions return with ‘Para Handy; A Radio Play on Stage.’

Join the Master Mariner, Dougie MacPhail and Sunny Jim along with a host of other characters as they take to the airwaves courtesy of three plucky BBC radio actors. Adapted, directed by and starring Kevin Jannetts these classic comedy tales from Neil Munro are performed as a 1950s radio broadcast. Featuring devised radio actor characters and live sound effects and live music. *price includes afternoon tea

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Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

There Was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

Studio

Main Auditorium

Thistle Academy Primary

Thu 7 - Sat 9 Feb Sat 9 Feb

7.30pm

2.30pm & 7.30pm

£10

Thistle Theatre Academy’s Primary Acting class proudly presents the pantomime, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs by James Barry.

This traditional tale will transport the audience to the kingdon of Queen Evilynn as Snow White battles against her evil stepmother to win the heart of Prince Valiant. With the help of seven very special friends, will good win over evil? Come along and find out!

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Mon 11 Feb

2.30pm

£12/£10 (con) £38 (Group of 4)

The 45th Anniversary Production!

Written by Steven Lee, Directed by Nick Lane There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I don’t know why she swallowed a fly...

But The People’s Theatre Company do!

And now you can too as they bring one of the world’s best loved nursery rhymes to life just in time to celebrate the 45th anniversary of Pam Adams’ best selling book!

From the creators of Don’t Dribble On The Dragon, this magical show has been written especially for grown ups to enjoy with their children, so come and relive the delights of this most charming of tales complete with a feast of sing-a-long songs, colourful animal characters and heart warming family fun.

It’s the perfect treat for anyone aged 2 to 102!

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The songs in the show include, If You’re Happy and You Know It, Incy Wincy Spider and many more!

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The Platters

Ballet West The Nutcracker

Main Auditorium

Main Auditorium

Wed 13 Feb

2pm

£16

Performing their No1 hits The Great Pretender, Only You, Smoke Gets in Your Eyes, My Prayer, Twilight Time, I’m Sorry and Harbor Lights, enjoy the songs of true musical trailblazers.

The first African Americans to become major chart toppers, they became the most successful vocal group in the world of their time.

The concert promises an afternoon of non-stop hits – with songs like You’ll Never Never Know, It Isn’t Right and Remember When packed into a performance of magical musical memories.

The first rock‘n’roll group to have a top ten album in America, using this as a springboard to international stardom, The Platters toured the world and were finally inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

This extra-special live concert show is a chance to relive your rock’n’roll memories one last time with songs from true musical visionaries and chart-topping legends.

Fri 15 Feb

7.30pm

£16/£14 (con)

Ballet West’s Touring Company is proud to present the ever-popular ballet, The Nutcracker at venues across Scotland in January and February 2019. Including the SEC Armadillo in Glasgow and Edinburgh International Conference Centre.

A cast of up to 100 dancers will take to the stage in Daniel F Job’s critically-acclaimed production, choreographed by Ballet West.

They will be supported by guest artists and Ballet West’s BA degree students and at the larger venues by Glasgow and Edinburgh Associates.

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The Electrifying Mr Johnston & Bite Size

SCDA

Studio

Main Auditorium

Sat 16 Feb

7.30pm

£12/£10 (con)

The world premiere of The Electrifying Mr Johnston by Robert Dawson Scott plus Bite Size (script-in-hand play excerpts).

The Electrifying Mr Johnston is a new play about one of Scotland’s great unsung heroes, Tom Johnston, once described by Churchill as the ‘King of Scotland’, focusing on his struggles to bring “light to the glens”.

Through incredible feats of engineering and political manoeuvring, he sought to transform the lives of everyone in the north of Scotland by bringing hydroelectric power to the Highlands & Islands.

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Thu 21 - Sat 23 Feb 7pm £13/£5 (under 18’s) £30 (season pass) Come along and be entertained by drama groups from all over Inverclyde. Enjoy different types of plays - drama, comedy and all round entertainment!

Each play lasts between 25 and 50 minutes with plenty of time to refill you drinks in between.

A story of power and struggle for it.

Reproduction of the Tom Johnston portrait by kind permission of Scottish Friendly Assurance.

Bite Size is an informal programme of script-in-hand play readings of new plays and works-in-progress.

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MARCH

The Unwanted

Billy Bremner & Me

Studio

Studio

Thu 28 Feb 7.30pm

16+ £12/£10 (con)

A unique comedy, cabaret-style dance show, featuring songs specially written by Mark Franks of The Overtones.

For 15 years, Thomas has faced a constant, stifling stream of rejection. Dates broken, relationships soured, but even worse … dance pieces that never got made. From a huge show about the apocalypse to exploring the nuances of cheddar cheese, for one night only, Thomas will bring them to life. Maybe we’ll discover there was a reason that they never got made…

With lots of audience dancing and karaoke participation, this is for everyone aged 16+ who has lost at some game and gets through life laughing their way through it.

Fri 1 Mar

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

A schoolboy’s dream. To be a professional footballer, to play at the highest level, to represent his country and to usurp the crown of his school’s greatest hero: Leeds United and Scotland footballer Billy Bremner.

The schoolboy was comedian Phil Differ and his dream came with a plan - to get into the school team, to impress with every game and to eclipse Bremner’s incredible career through his own spectacular achievements.

Only one thing stands in Phil’s way – mediocrity. Discover the fruits of Phil’s failure in this autobiographical one-man show.

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Menopause The Musical Main Auditorium

Fri 1 Mar (7.30pm)

Sat 2 Mar (4pm & 7.30pm)

£27.50

Starring Cheryl Fergison (EastEnders favourite Heather Trott), Maureen Nolan (The Nolans), Casualty’s Rebecca Wheatley and Katherine Lynch (RTÉ’s “Wagons Den”), the hysterical Menopause The Musical has entertained and inspired women across the world since 2001. Menopausal or just in need of a laugh out loud kind of night, this show is a must see for all women.

This hilarious celebration of women and The Change, is an all-singing, all-dancing comedy bringing together four women at a department store sale, who on first appearance have nothing in common.

However, the sale of a black lace bra soon stimulates comical female heart-to-hearts on hot flushes, night sweats, memory loss, chocolate binges, not enough sex, too much sex and plastic surgery.

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Ted Christopher

Songwriters Uncovered Series 2019

Studio

Studio

Sat 2 Mar

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

Thu 7 Mar, Thu 6 Jun, Thu 5 Sep, Thu 7th Nov

7pm Ted presents an evening based on his awfybiography “Following Wild Geese”.

All the relevant songs interspersed with hilarious tales of growing up in a tenement, an obsession with football, Scotland and music, and much more. He will be joined onstage by members of his band “Bannockburn”. Nostalgia at its best.

A welcome return, he recorded his Live At The Beacon DVD here in 2014. From Paperboy of the Year to a platinum disc, to travelling the world playing for the Tartan Army, he has “had a hoot”. Be part of it.

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£8/£6 (con) £20 (season ticket)*

Shelagh McKay Jones presents Songwriters Uncovered Series 2019 Inverclyde’s hidden treasure returns full swing in 2019 bigger and better than ever - with a host of acclaimed singer songwriters from across Inverclyde and the West of Scotland.

In addition to four main events in the Beacon Studio theatre across the year, each featuring six artists, there will also be spotlight events in various community venues across Inverclyde featuring even more artists monthly throughout the year.

Songwriters Uncovered Series - Supporting Local Songwriters Come and find out what you’ve been missing! *Season Tickets £20 - Season Tickets cover the four Beacon Studio Theatre gigs.

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Legally Blonde

Echoes from Inverclyde

Main Auditorium

Studio

with Inverclyde Musical Youth Theatre

Thu 7 - Sat 9 Mar

7.30pm

£18/£16 (con) Sat 9 Mar 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Fri 8 Mar

7pm

15

£12/£10 (con)

“First class acting, singing…high spirited and entertaining” ThreeWeeks Review A fabulously fun award-winning musical based on the adored movie, Legally Blonde The Musical, follows the transformation of Elle Woods as she tackles stereotypes and scandal in pursuit of her dreams. Actionpacked and exploding with memorable songs and dynamic dances – this musical is so much fun, it should be illegal! *This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe www.mtishows.co.uk

“The singing is absolutely marvellous… and the music beautifully composed.”

Fringe Review Continuing its five-star Edinburgh Festival Fringe show on tour across Scotland, Echoes celebrates the triumphs and histories of the nation’s Superwomen of Science through a blend of music, song, performance and spoken word.

Local school children will help investigate local scientists including Greenock’s own Agnes Borthwick, a WW1 engineer.

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Cathy Nardiello:

Classical Music Concert Gallery Suite

Fri 8 Mar

Tannara Studio

7.30pm

£10/£8 (con)

Renowned pianist Catherine Nardiello performs a program of woman composers in honour of International Women’s Day including composers Fanny MendelhsonHensel & Amy Beach.

Sat 9 Mar

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

Converging from across the country, Tannara are entangled in Scotland’s rich web of traditions. They play contemporary Scottish folk music: Considered, complex, arrangements that surround original tunes, modern tunes tunes and traditional ballads.

Collective experience makes their musical approach unique. Despite their material’s modernity, it’s hardwired in spirit to the tradition of which their music is a continuation.

At no point is the music pretty and delicate.

On fiddle, harp, guitar, accordion and vocals, Tannara play with a raw energy that brings booming sets of tunes and songs together with moments of knot-in-stomach beauty.

It’s four big personalities bouncing off each other to create big sounds.

The result is an electrifying live act.

Stonehaven Folk Festival described them as: “One of Scotland’s Brightest Up and Coming Bands”.

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Someone Like You Main Auditorium

Thu 14 Mar 7.30pm £22.50/20.50(con) Someone Like You - The Adele Songbook is a stunning live concert performance, celebrating the music of one of our generations finest singer-songwriters.

Hand-picked by Adele herself on Graham Norton’s BBC Special, the outstanding Katie Markham leads a super-talented six piece band through all your favourite Adele hits plus much more in this internationally acclaimed show – from powerhouse performances with force ten vocals through to intimate torch songs and a spellbinding sit down acoustic section.

This world class show faithfully recreates the magic of the three record-breaking albums 19, 21 and 25 - including Chasing Pavements, Make You Feel My Love, Set Fire To The Rain, Someone Like You, Hello, Rolling In The Deep, Skyfall and many more.

Someone Like You also pays homage to some of Adele’s musical heroes, from Etta James to George Michael, via the Cure, to name but a few. www.someonelikeyou.co.uk

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RBWF Schools Competition

The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland

Studio

Main Auditorium

Wed 20 Mar

9am

FREE

Once again the annual Burns Competition is to be held in the Beacon Studio Theatre.

Fri 22 Mar

7.30pm

ÂŁ15 circle / ÂŁ12 stalls & upper circle

Greenock Burns Club (The Mother Club) welcomes everyone to this celebration of Scots Culture.

Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Heritage Trust presents

Come along and hear children perform songs, poems and play their musical instruments.

Back by popular demand, the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service Heritage Trust host their annual charity concert featuring the Band of the Royal Regiment of Scotland. This event will see the band play a wide and diverse programme of music - military, classical, folk, light entertainment and more with pipers from the Army School of Piping.

The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland

The winners from this competition will take part in the National Competition in April and May at Irvine. In April 2018 Euan McDonald from Notre Dame High School Greenock won the top award and all the youngsters taking part brought honour on Inverclyde.

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Karen MacIver 2019 Dance Show Main Auditorium

Sat 23 Mar

1pm & 7pm

£12

Based in Erskine, Karen MacIver Dance has been going strong for ten years, Reel to Real is their 2019 annual showcase.

On sale date: 1st February 2019

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You can Take a Seat with a donation of £500.

Your donation will be used to support all aspects of the theatre’s work – from the staging of plays to our extensive programme of education and outreach activity.

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Francis Rossi - I Talk Too Much Main Auditorium

Sun 24 Mar

7.30pm

£25 / VIP £32.50

Legendary Status Quo lead singer Francis Rossi will share the extraordinary secrets of his 50plus years in rock’n’roll when he takes to the stage for an intimate evening.

Expect laughter, revelations, tales involving some of the giants of music, exclusive video clips, snatches of classic tunes and a great night out.

In Francis Rossi: I Talk Too Much, the founder, lead singer and lead guitarist of Status Quo will talk about his mishaps and adventures of life on the road with one of the biggest and most loved bands ever.

Rossi will be joined on stage by awardwinning writer and broadcaster Mick Wall, who has sold more than 1 million books.

Francis is a true member of British Rock Royalty. He sang the first words at Live Aid in 1985, survived the obligatory rock’n’roll brush with alcohol and drugs, was awarded an OBE in 2010 and has a BRIT for his Outstanding Contribution to Music. His band has sold more than 120 million records globally.

VIP tickets are available for £32.50 plus booking fees. VIPs get seats in the front rows, an exclusive VIP lanyard and photograph.

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Barry Steele & Friends The Roy Orbison Story

A Dose of Blushes

Main Auditorium

Studio

Thu 28 Mar

7.30pm

£23/£21 (con)

He’s the man with the sunglasses and black suit who has delivered some of the world’s darkest and most emotional ballads. Texas-born Roy Orbison remains one of the most distinctive sounding performers in modern music. The one and only Barry Steele take’s on the role in The Roy Orbison Story. He comes with great credentials and a genuine admiration for the Big O. Now he is set to put the rock back into ‘Roy Orbison’ as he takes to the stage to commemorate this legend in ‘The Roy Orbison Story’ In Concert.

Get ready for an upbeat night of solid gold 60s hits and 80s contemporary genius as The Roy Orbison Story celebrates the musical legacy of The Big O. The production also features original material written but never sung by Roy Orbison and showcases elements of the Hologram Tour alongside chart busting hits originally made famous by Jerry Lee Lewis, Procol Harum, Del Shannon, Chris Isaak, The Spencer Davis Group and a stunningly brilliant accolade as the whole cast comes together to pay homage to the original super group The Traveling Wilburys.

Thu 28 Mar

8pm

21

£14/£12 (con)

“Tears and laughter from start to finish.

A testament to women. Fabulous show” The Herald and Evening Times “A great girls night out. One for the women, and gave us a voice” Audience member 1982. Maggie’s in charge and it’s Don’t Cry For Me Argentina! Meanwhile back in Glasgow, three very different women, with too much in common, find themselves in one waiting room, sorting out their own “Government”. A hilariously thoughtprovoking comedy drama about all things “wummin troubles”, based on real life ‘herstories’ of the staff and patients of the former Samaritans Hospital in Govanhill.

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g n i Com n oo S The Benny Lynch Story

1 June 2019 Dear Zoo

The Drifters

27 June 2019

Main Auditorium

Fri 29 Mar Sat 30 Mar

Gary Faulds

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1.30pm 10.30am & 1.30pm

£15 adult, £11 child, £50 family of 4

After a successful debut tour, Dear Zoo, the timeless children’s classic book returns to the stage in 2019!

Rod Campbell’s best-selling lift-the-flap book has delighted generations of young readers since it was first published in 1982. And has sold more than eight million copies worldwide.

This production will delight all those who have read the book (both young and old) as it unfolds with child-engaging puppets, music and lots of audience interaction.

Join us to see what the zoo has sent: the perfect pet – in the end!

‘A must-see for fans of the book, and for any young child who likes animals!’

Whatsgoodtodo.co.uk

‘A superb theatrical production’

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Chic Murray: A Funny Place For A Window Studio

Tue 2 - Sat 6 Apr

12pm

ADDITIONAL SHOW Sat 6th

5pm

£15

Produced by A Play, A Pie and A Pint at Òran Mór, in association with the Traverse Theatre.

The comedian’s comedian Chic Murray passed away in Edinburgh on the night of the 29th of January, 1985. In a career that had taken him from an engineering apprenticeship in Kincaid’s Shipyard, Greenock, to the top of the bill at The London Palladium, Chic was a complete one-off.

On what is his last day on this earth, Chic takes a musical look back at the ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies of his glittering, but tragically flawed career.

Warning! Some patrons might find scenes in the play seriously funny. *Image from the original production in 2018 with Dave Anderson, Kate Donnelly and Brian James O’Sullivan.

Photo Credit: Leslie Black

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Orfeo & Euridice

You Choose

Main Auditorium

Main Auditorium

Sat 6 Apr Sun 7 Apr

7pm 2pm

£9/£5 (Under 26)

Mon 8 Apr

2pm

£10/£8 (con)

You Choose – A different story in every show!

Scottish Opera Young Company (SOYC) returns to the Beacon Arts Centre with a brand new production of Gluck’s Orfeo & Euridice.

In this classic tale celebrating love and the transcendental power of music, shattered realities and distorted reflections torment Orfeo as he descends into Hades in search of his beloved Euridice. Can he rescue her from this sinister underworld, or will he lose her forever?

Based on the brilliant book by Pippa Goodhart and Nick Sharratt, Nonsense Room Productions (Shark in the Park and Hairy Maclary Shows) bring you a brand-new interactive musical show for all the family. But in this show – YOU CHOOSE what happens!

Using the picture book as inspiration and through a series of games and challenges each show will come up with a unique story, with different characters every time!

Newly appointed Artistic Director Jonathon Swinard conducts one of Gluck’s most enduring works placing the Young Company chorus at the heart of the production. Award-winner Caroline Clegg directs and Finlay McLay (Dido & Aeneas, 2017) returns as designer.

“Nick Sharratt’s clever and simple keyhole books for early years have had a triumphant makeover for the stage.” The Stage (on ‘Shark in the Park’)

Joining the talented young performers on stage are counter-tenor Daniel Keating-Roberts (The Cabinet of Dr Caligari, 2016) as Orfeo, and soprano Jessica Leary (Pop-Up Opera, 2018) as Euridice.

One 4 Review (on ‘Hairy Maclary & Friends’)

‘Fans of the storybooks cannot fail to enjoy this performance and every child should see this’

Suitable for ages 2-7.

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Black Magic - The Little Mix Show Main Auditorium

Tue 9 Apr

7pm

£15/£13 (con)

A highly energetic tribute show that follows in the footsteps of the award-winning girl band, Little Mix. This iconic 5-star rated show has live vocals and is full of commercial popvideo choreography.

Suitable for kids, tweens, teens and adults alike, The Little Mix Show brings the full pop concert experience to the Beacon Arts Centre.

There are lots of added extras including dance competitions, free giveaways and even a meet & greet with the girls after the show! The Little Mix Show features all of Little Mix’s chart topping hits including the most recent releases from the Glory Days album.

Dance & scream to a packed out playlist of hit songs that includes Black Magic, Power, No More Sad Songs, Wings, Shoutout To My Ex and even a few covers from their time on the XFactor. An incredible pop concert experience suitable for all ages.

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Gary Meikle: The iBrow Guy

Fiddlers Rally

Main Auditorium

Gallery Suite

Sat 13 Apr

8pm

18+

£15

Scottish comedy award winner and viral sensation Gary Meikle has risen through the ranks quicker than most and is now in high demand at the best comedy clubs across the UK! He has recently supported huge names such as Jason Manford, Tom Stade & Milton Jones and now he’s bringing his own show, The iBrow Guy, to the people as part of his semi-permanent tour!

Sun 14 Apr

7pm £10/£8 (con) Under 5’s FREE

Clyde Coast Strathspey and Reel Society, with members from Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and North Ayrshire, has delighted audiences for 25 years. They will be joined by guests from across Scotland so come and hear the sound of more than 40 fiddles, accordions, flutes, drums, guitars and keyboard. Expect an exciting evening of beautiful, soul-stirring, toe-tapping traditional music.

He’ll guide us throw eyebrow etiquette, logic, laws and how it’s changed his life as he’ll now forevermore be known as the eyebrow guy.

Gary will lay before you his remarkable life story about how he’s survived a troubled childhood to defy the odds, raised a daughter without her mother and became a granddad - all before he was 40! As well as all this we’ll get an insight into the workings of his mind, his thoughts and his opinions, which he dared not verbalise until now! Gary is not one for mincing his words so expect the unexpected from this playfully dark effervescent rising star.

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Paper Memories

Grow

Studio

Studio

Wed 17 Apr

1.30pm

7+

£5

By Jabuti Theatre in association with Platform Through aerial-dance, puppetry and music we share the bright and colourful memories of Tali, a refugee girl arriving in Scotland. Her family feels strange and other, with a desperate need to fit in and forget. Tali, told not to remember, finds her memories crumpling before her eyes, until her family realises that the only way to keep them together, to be a family in this new place, is to remember.

Praise for Jabuti Theatre’s Moonbeam on a Cat’s Ear: “It is an ingenious gem aimed at wee ones but a joy for anyone whose inner child still lurks near the surface.”

Irene Brown, Edinburgh Guide

Thu 18 Apr

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11am

£5

It’s the first day of spring and tiny tendrils of new life are peeping out of the ground, stretching their way into the sunshine and into a riot of glorious colour.

Spring is well and truly sprung in this curious, hypnotic and playful springtime adventure for 3-5 year olds!

Grow is brought to you by Indepen-dance 4, Scotland’s inclusive professional dance company and the company behind the award-winning Four Go Wild in Wellies led by director Anna Newell, described by the Guardian as ‘a hero of children’s theatre’. ‘thirty minutes of sheer delight’ Across the Arts on Four Go Wild in Wellies Award-winning composer David Goodall’s entrancing musical score reflects Hayley Earlam’s mesmerising choreography and designer Brian Hartley brings a gorgeous 70s springtime look to the piece with an array of spring colours.

The show will last approximately 25 minutes followed by up to 10 minutes of free play.

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Derek Acorah The Eternal Life

In Conversation with Judy Murray

Main Auditorium

Main Auditorium

Fri 19 Apr

7.30pm

£19.50/£18.50 (con)

2019 sees Britain’s best-loved and most entertaining medium takes to the stage across the UK and Europe with his all-new ‘The Eternal Life’ Tour.

Derek is something of a phenomenon.

A truly modern medium whose appeal crosses the generations to young and old alike, he remains the forerunner in the field of paranormal and spiritual matters. An unusually engaging and entertaining character for his genre, he is regularly recruited to appear in many an entertainment show including TV programmes such as Through The Keyhole, Britain’s Got Talent, Celebrity Juice and Big Brother. Online concepts and commercials for TalkTalk amongst others, a guest appearance in a promotional video with world renowned Rapper Redzz, plus regular and hilarious send-ups of himself with ‘Dead Certs’ for Paddy Power, just continue to add to his legion of fans.

Wherever Derek goes, others have always followed (or tried).

Tue 23 Apr

7.30pm

£18/£16 (con) £9 (under 16’s)

Judy, in conversation with with Times journalist and broadcaster Graham Spiers, discusses tennis, her first book, being a grandmother and encouraging women into sport.

A former Scottish tennis international with 64 national title successes, Judy was appointed Scottish National Coach in 1995, becoming the first woman to pass the LTA’s Performance Coach Award. She initiated the Scottish Development School, producing four Davis Cup players and one Fed Cup player, including her Grand-Slam-winning sons, Jamie and Andy.

Judy has pioneered initiatives to grow the profile and numbers in women’s tennis, including: Miss-Hits, for girls aged five to eight; Tennis on the Road, taking tennis into remote and deprived areas; and She Rallies, to encourage more women and girls into tennis across the UK.

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Eddi Reader plus Special Guests

All My Sons

Main Auditorium

Studio

Thu 25 Apr

7.30pm

£25

Eddi is celebrating her 40th year as a live performer in 2019. A career which started in 1978 singing on Scottish country rock tours, then appearing on worldwide festival and concert hall stages with Gang of Four and Fairground Attraction through the eighties and her own successful solo live career, which continues to this day.

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Thistle Theatre

Thu 25 - Sat 27 Apr

7.30pm

£12

Following on from their success with Goodnight Mister Tom, Thistle Theatre return with this Arthur Miller classic. It documents a day which will change the Keller family forever as a tale of greed, guilt and deception is unravelled. A tense and engaging piece of theatre sure to enthral.

Eddi Reader announced her brand-new studio album ‘Cavalier’, released worldwide on 28th September 2018, by Reveal Records.

Featuring 16 songs, including recently performed live favourites Wonderful, My Favourite Dress, Starlight, Meg O’ The Glen and Maiden’s Lament, the new album was recorded and produced in Glasgow, Scotland

by Eddi Reader and John Douglas.

Cavalier is a new creative peak in an already prestigious career, just under an hour of new music, incorporating both contemporary and traditional songs.

Pre-Theatre Join us in the Beacon Bar & Kitchen before the show with a pre-theatre meal.

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Mary Ann Kennedy

Des McLean & Gary Little Stand Up Special

Gallery Suite

Main Auditorium

Fri 26 Apr

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

“This is one from the heart… which finely expresses her commitment to Gaelic song as an ongoing culture.” Jim Gilchrist, The Scotsman Brought up in Glasgow Mary Ann Kennedy, widely known for her outstanding collaborations and broadcasting career, will tonight perform songs from her new album Glaschu. A celebration of songs, spirit, feelings and laughter, it tells the story of growing up as an urban Gael and revels in the wit and vivid songwriting of some of the great Glaswegian Gaels.

Joined on stage by local singers as part of a unique collaboration, this show promises to be one not to be missed.

Sat 27 Apr

8pm

16+

£14/12 (con)

Two of Scotland’s top stand up comedians get together for one big show!

Multi award-winning comics Gary Little and Des McLean bring their 2019 Stand-Up Special tour to the Beacon in Greenock for one night only!

Whether you’re a fan of stand-up comedy or the award-nominated Comedy Series The Glasgow Trip, then this is a night not to be missed!

Des McLean “Unmissable, A Master Storyteller” The List “Right out the top drawer, hilarious, hysterical” Herald Gary Little “Hilarious ..A fu@*ing Riot” Bill Burr “Some of the best stand up I’ve seen” Kevin Bridges

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Faith: The George Michael Legacy Main Auditorium

Sun 28 Apr

7.30pm

£24/£23 (con)

Faith - The George Michael Legacy returns with a brand-new production for 2018/19. A stunning celebration remembering one of the greatest singer-songwriters of all time. This energetic, vibrant musical journey brings to life 35 years of hits from George’s glittering career.

This brand-new feel good show will have you dancing in the aisles for the biggest party night of the year. Performing all the hits from Freedom! ‘90 to Club Tropicana, Outside to Careless Whisper, the beautiful I Knew You Were Waiting and the show stopping Somebody To Love all brought to life by our fantastic cast and sensational live band.

You Gotta Have Faith! Don’t miss out, tickets on sale now.

This is a tribute show and is in no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.

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Sydney Devine In Concert

The Guitar Man

Main Auditorium

Studio

& Special Guests

Thu 2 May

7.30pm

£21/£19 (con)

Scottish country legend Sydney Devine by popular demand hits the road again in 2019 for his Farewell Tour (Part 1).

For fifty years Scottish country and western singer Sydney Devine has been entertaining audiences through television and on stage.

Sydney has sold 15 million albums worldwide which many of today’s pop stars would love to sell.

The show will feature great favourites like Maggie, Tiny Bubbles, The Answer to Everything and lots lots more.

The one and only Sydney Devine sings the great old country standards in his inimitable fashion, slide guitars, bluesy beat, and yodelling tones.

Thu 2 May

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

The Guitar Man by Jon Fosse translated by Louis Muinzer. Directed by Nora Wardell ‘Everything has its time, a man and a piece of music...’

A man makes his living singing the same songs day after day on the edge of town. He plays to an audience that is always passing him by.

On a winter’s night, he tells us his story.

Searching for answers to his past, present and future, he reaches a decision: to stop playing.

In a world made up of winners and losers, The Guitar Man asks what is left when we reject the role we are expected to play?

One of Europe’s foremost playwrights, Norwegian writer, Jon Fosse, speaks to a postindustrial society in crisis, where rootlessness and homelessness are the common experience.

Weaving text, song and silence, this tender study of a so-called outsider traces the delicate balance between loneliness and longing, loss and salvation.

Image design: Mihaela Bodlovic

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The Tailor of Inverness

Hebrides Ensemble

Studio

Gallery Suite

Fri 3 May

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

Matthew Zajac’s stunning show has entranced over 26,000 people in 10 countries, most recently selling out for three weeks at New York’s Brits Off-Broadway Festival in April 2015. The Tailor of Inverness is an unforgettable and moving story of displacement and survival in war-torn Europe, a powerful allegory for all victims of war.

Winner of a Scotsman Fringe First, the 2008 Stage Best Solo Performer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe and the 2009 Best Actor Award from the Scottish Critics.

“This is a towering piece of work with a glorious performance from the author.”

Sunday Independent, Ireland “An ardent, deeply personal play…compelling, impassioned…a fine actor” New York Times “A universal work of theatre.” Sunday Herald “A triumph” The Observer “A must…Zajac is truly a visionary” Broadway World, New York

Tue 7 May

6.45pm*

£15

*Pre-concert talk with Judith Weir 6.45pm Concert commences 7.30pm At the heart of this programme of parallels is Maurice Ravel’s sensual and political Chansons madécasses which depicts life and challenging events in Madagascar. Judith Weir’s partner piece to the Ravel, Nuits d’Afrique, uses poetry by contemporary African women evoking local life with a simple invocation which may recall the ending of Ravel’s composition. Hugely under-appreciated English composer Rebecca Clarke, whose style of writing was at times compared to Ravel and Debussy, is well known for her wonderful viola sonata but this short piece Morpheus is another beautiful, lyrical example of her work.

Young American composer Rosalie Burrel’s Early Light, a stunning piece for solo violin, evokes indigenous North America whilst the exoticism of Ravel’s Chansons madécasses is balanced by the wit and charm of compatriot Jean Francaix’s String Trio.

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Doorways in Drumorty

Unspotted Snow

Studio

Main Auditorium

Wed 8 May

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

Following sold-out performances in 2011 a new production of Doorways in Drumorty by Mike Gibb is presented by Awkward Stranger in association with Hame Productions.

Doorways in Drumorty is based on the work of author Lorna Moon and interweaves stories of the lives and loves and gossip of the inhabitants of a small Scottish village. The play economically captures, fillets and skewers community life in rural Scotland in the 1920s, an era of twitching curtains, and along the way provides humour and pathos in equal measure.

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Wed 8 May

7.30pm

£14/£12 (con)

By Peter Arnott. A Comar/Mull Theatre production.

A light-hearted theatrical romp featuring starvation, scurvy, cannibalism… and some jolly tunes.

Based on the ill-fated 1845 Sir John Franklin expedition to discover the North-West passage from the Atlantic to the Pacific and its extraordinary 170-year legacy. Set partly on the barren ice floes of the Arctic and partly in the stultifying drawing room of Lady Jane Franklin, Unspotted Snow is a “ripping yarn” - a bold and adventurous tale of tragedy, mishap, folly, arrogance, madness and betrayal, Victorian heroism ... and ruthless news management.

Join us to explore and discover the hazy, crazy half-truths, rumours and scandals that besmirched the unspotted snow of the great white north.

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Brexit means Brexit!

Studio

Thu 9 May

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Memory Lane

The Ultimate Feel Good Show Main Auditorium

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

Brexit means Brexit! is a duet by Palestinian choreographer Farah Saleh, investigating the collective mental health of the UK residents, post-Brexit, with Professor Victoria Tischler.

Looking at the fear, anger, polarisation of society, the racism expanding across the world today and asking what happens next? Seeking to build a collective resilience, together.

Thu 9 May

2.30pm & 7pm

£17/£15 (con)

This fast-moving, roller coaster of a journey through some of the greatest songs of the 50s, 60s and 70s, will be a show you are sure to remember. Over 160 amazing costumes, a touch of humour from one of the UK’s top comedians and performances rarely seen outside the West End from this superb cast of singers and dancers. Including songs by Barry Manilow, Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Bill Haley, Elvis Presley, The Nolans, Abba and many more.

Now entering their 14th successful year of producing shows that bring astounding press reviews like this one from WH Times, London…..’Visually stunning, incredible performances….an all round fantastic show….absolutely brilliant’.

Come along and enjoy some of the greatest songs ever written. From the producers of ‘Memories are made of This’, ‘All our Yesterdays’, and ‘Rolling back the Years’.

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Arrival The Hits of ABBA

Light up lives in Inverclyde

Main Auditorium

Fri 10 May

7.30pm

£22.50

This award-winning show brings to life the extraordinary song-writing talents of Benny and Bjorn. With fantastic harmonies, authentic costumes and first-class vocals and musicians, the high-energy production features ABBA’s best loved hits including Mamma Mia, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, Voulez Vous, Waterloo, plus many more!

Your support will facilitate a creative learning programme to ensure that our local children and young people can engage with the arts and continue to be inspired by the benefits this engagement offers in terms of their personal and social development.

Offer our young artists and performers a chance to shine In appreciation of your generosity, we will do what we can to enhance your enjoyment of the arts at The Beacon with a range of benefits (see website below for full list) and will let you know just how much your support is helping.

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WANNABE - The Spice Girls Show Main Auditorium

Sat 11 May

7.30pm

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WANNABE is a spectacular concert created to celebrate the career of the world’s biggest girl band, the Spice Girls. Featuring the greatest Spice Girls hits, this musical celebration recreates the era of Girl Power!

From the chart stomping Spice Up Your Life through to the hip shaking Who Do You Think You Are?, WANNABE takes you on a Spice World journey through the Spice Girls group and solo careers that will make you Zig-A-Zig-Ahhhh.

Come and join the exceptionally talented WANNABE cast as they pay homage to Ginger, Scary, Posh, Sporty & Baby on the smash hit touring sensation not to be missed!

Swing it, shake it, move it, make it down however you can. Costumes, groups & families all welcome for the biggest 90s party in town, Hi, si, ja, hold tight!

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Acoustic Eagles & Acoustic Mac

Lost at Sea

Studio

Main Auditorium

Sat 11 May

7.30pm

£12/£10 (con)

Two Edinburgh Fringe Shows in a two hour concert.

Stripped back interpretations of the classic songs of Fleetwood Mac’s Rumours album in its entirety ... plus The best of The Eagles: sweet tight vocal harmonies,percussive guitar with great arrangements - don’t miss it!

One guitar, two voices totally live... performing the timeless songs Take it easy, Desperado, Peaceful easy feeling, New kid in Town, Lying eyes...

Gus played with the Eagles lead guitarist Don Felder over a two year period as his bassist and singer in 2006.

Hotel California was the song that was created by Don Felder....

Not to be missed. Enjoy the show!

Tue 14 May 7.30pm 12+

£16/£14 (con)

Perth Theatre at Horsecross Arts and Morna Young present Lost at Sea by Morna Young.

Directed by Ian Brown.

“The untold war oh man versus the elements.

Oh, I’ll tell it to ye. The tale o the fishermen fightin the ocean. Yer in for a rough ride.”

A storm is brewing in a small fishing village.

A young woman returns home, searching for answers about her father’s death. But as she begins to weave together the strands of her past, a mysterious force unravels family secrets.

Lost at Sea journeys through a labyrinth of myth and memory in an epic tale spanning forty years of the fishing industry. Featuring the voices of fishermen and their families in their own words - with music, songs and Scots language - it is the lyrical and powerfully evocative story of a North-East fishing family.

Suitable for ages 12+.

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Leah MacRae

My Big Fat Fabulous Diary

David Copperfield Thistle Theatre Academy Senior Class

Main Auditorium

Studio

Thu 16 May 7.30pm 16+ £20/ £18 (con)

Thu 16 & Fri 17 May

She’s Back! After sell-out performances in Glasgow and Ayr, Leah MacRae is coming to the Beacon Arts Centre!

Join the star of BBC’s River City, Gary Tank Commander and the huge stage comedy hit ‘51 Shades Of Maggie’ as she delves into the hilarious pages of her ‘BIG, FAT, FABULOUS DIARY’ With stories including Cleaning Cupboard First Winch, The Hold-In Pants Naked Truffle Shuffle, some hysterical comedy songs and a belting ballad or two, this show is one NOT to be missed!

‘Leah MacRae is an absolute star! Really funny and so clever. What a show! Just Brilliant!’

Jane McCarry (Still Game) ‘Leah is a total force of nature on that stage!

Bright, so talented and HYSTERICAL!! This is how you do a one woman show!’ THE DOLLS

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Sat 18 May

7.30pm

2.30pm & 7.30pm

£10

Following their success with Blood Brothers last year, Thistle Theatre Academy’s Senior Acting class return to the Beacon with the classic tale, David Copperfield. This play tracks the life of David who, despite the many negative experiences he endures, aims to create a better life for himself. He meets some interesting and eccentric characters and learns some valuable life lessons along the way, not least about the meaning of love and friendship. This innovative production will engage all ages in a classic tale from a muchloved author.

This is an amateur production.

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The King of Cappielow

An Evening with Andy Ritchie Main Auditorium

Fri 17 May

7.30pm

Karine Polwart Main Auditorium

£20 (14+) VIP £25

On the 40th Anniversary of becoming the only part-time footballer to be awarded the Scottish Football Writers Association Player of the Year prize, join the “Idle Idol”, Andy Ritchie, as he talks to broadcaster & writer, Gerry McDade about his playing career and in particular those seasons when he was the King of Cappielow. Arguably, Morton’s greatest ever player, Andy is an absorbing guest and this unmissable night promises entertainment, candour and celebration.

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Sun 19 May

8pm

£20

Multi-award winning songwriter and musician, theatre maker and published writer Karine Polwart – six-time winner at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, including 2018 Folk Singer of The Year – released new album, Laws of Motion, in October 2018 via Hudson Records. Named Folk Album of the Year in Mojo, the album received reviews from Observer, Uncut, Songlines, The FT, The Times, The i and Metro, to name a few.

Polwart’s seventh release, Laws of Motion is the follow-up to 2017’s much-praised A Pocket of Wind Resistance, which earned Karine and co-writer Pippa Murphy a New Music Scotland Award for its innovative blend of folk music, spoken word & sound design, alongside a nomination for the Radio 2 Folk Album of The Year.

“The music is dazzlingly inventive, swooping, soaring and turning abruptly on a sixpence from discord to sweet lullaby” Songlines “Beautiful acoustic reverie” The Times

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The Red Lion

by Patrick Marber

Super Human Heroes

Main Auditorium

Studio

Thu 23 May

7.30pm

£16/£14 (con)

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10.30am & 1.30pm

£5

£8 schools & students/ Buy 10 get 11th Free The Red Lion FC is a non-league side who have dreams of the big time. However, their manager, Kidd, will stop at nothing to realise his own ambitions of money and fame. So when a talented young player, Jordan, turns up for a trial, Kidd sees his golden opportunity. But Yates, the kit-man and club legend, has other ideas. A battle of wills ensues between Yates and Kidd over the future of Jordan and the future of the football club.

Following The Red Lion’s acclaimed, sell-out run in London’s West End, Rapture Theatre Company is delighted to present a brand-new production of Patrick Marber’s hit comedy about “the beautiful game”.

Star casting to be announced!

Captain Sunshine is not living up to his name!

This Super Human Hero is not feeling super.

Where’s the all-action superhero? Where’s the run a hundred miles with a smile? We miss his sunshine, his light; we miss feeling that everything is going to be alright.

Captain Sunshine is overwhelmed by the challenges of the day. He’s tired of being sunny - being good, funny, loving, smart - tired of playing the part. Who will save Captain Sunshine, if he cannot save himself? What does it mean to be a modern-day Super Human Hero?

A comical and musical dance with darkness, exploring the ways we are, fail and try to be super human heroes. There will be singing, there will be silence. We can’t be heroes all the time. It’s ok to be human.

Super Human Heroes is commissioned by Imaginate and supported through the Scottish Government’s Festivals Expo Fund.

Age recommendation: 8 – 12 years (P4 – S1)

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Jamie Macdonald Designated Driver

Fergus McCreadie Trio

Studio

Studio

Fri 24 May

8pm

18+

£12/£10

Foot to the floor comedy courtesy of that funny blind guy. ‘Gifted story telling’ (List) from the comedian you don’t want to drive you home. Chortle calls him ‘compelling’ and he’s on the BBC’s ‘hot talent’ list. It’s charming, disarming, eye-opening comedy brought to you by the critically acclaimed Glaswegian.

‘Not afraid to milk his disability.’

Broadway Baby ‘Consistently hilarious.’

‘Pure wit and confidence.’

Ed Fest Skinny

‘One of the funniest Scots on the circuit.’

Sunday Herald

Sat 25 May

8pm

£12/£10 (con)

Fergus McCreadie is a phenomenal young pianist. Still only twenty-one and twice winner of the Young Scottish Jazz Musician of the Year Under 17 title, he released his first album, Turas, in early 2018 to rave reviews, including a five-star rating from the Scotsman.

He has since won the Best Instrumentalist title at the Scottish Jazz Awards, was a finalist in the BBC Young Jazz Musician 2018 and was nominated as Best Newcomer in the Parliamentary Jazz Awards, the UK’s most prestigious jazz awards, in 2018.

His music is dynamic and beautifully crafted, reflecting the Scottish landscape and musical traditions while honouring the American and European jazz legacies, and his rhythm team, David Bowden (bass) and Stephen Henderson (drums) from the award-winning quartet Square One, match his verve, skill and sensitivity with precision and unerring empathy. “real personality … lucidly atmospheric … fire and virtuosity” The Times

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Big Girls Don’t Cry Main Auditorium

Sat 25 May

7.30pm

£25/£23 (con)

Come and experience the iconic sounds of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons authentically recreated by a phenomenal cast and live band.

During the sixties and seventies number one hits Sherry, December 1963 (Oh What a Night) and Big Girls Don’t Cry helped propel the Four Seasons and Frankie Valli to stardom.

This is a tribute show and is in no way affiliated with any original artists/estates/management companies or similar shows.

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The Fureys

Hoodwinked Total Kayos

Main Auditorium

Studio

Sun 26 May

7.30pm

£22/£21 (con)

Thu 30 May - Sat 1 Jun Sat 1 Jun

Legends of Irish music and song The Fureys, renowned for their hit songs I Will Love You, When You Were Sweet 16, The Green Fields of France, The Old Man, Red Rose Café, etc. will perform at the Beacon Arts Centre.

The Fureys have been entertaining audiences worldwide for 41 years, which have included former Australian Prime Minister John Howard, former Irish President Mary McAleese and the late Pope John Paul.

Tony Blair has publicly stated his favourite peace song of all time is the Fureys “Green Fields of France” and President Michael D Higgins attended their last concert in National Concert Hall.

The oldest of the brothers, Eddie Furey left home in 1966 and travelled to Scotland at the time of the great folk revival where he shared accommodation with then unknown folk singers Billy Connolly, Gerry Rafferty and Alex Campbell.

7pm

2.30pm matinee

Total Kayos Youth Theatre present Hoodwinked this May. Fun for all the family, an old favourite fairy tale with a modern twist!

Note - This is an amateur production.

£12 (adult) £10 (child)

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Walk Right Back

Daoirí Farrell

The Everly Brothers Story

Gallery Suite

Fri 31 May

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Main Auditorium

8pm

£14/£12 (con)

Singer and bouzouki player Daoirí (pronounced ‘Derry’) Farrell is described by some of the biggest names in Irish folk music as one of most important singers to come out of Ireland in recent years. Six months after releasing the album True Born Irishman, Daoirí won two prestigious BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2017 for Best Newcomer and Best Traditional Track and performed live at the awards ceremony at London’s Royal Albert Hall. Since then he has toured twice to the UK, and played at festivals in Australia, Canada, the UK, Belgium, Denmark and more. In February 2018 he toured with the all-star Transatlantic Sessions in major venues across the UK. ‘An album that could yet prove to be one of the most significant Irish releases of recent years.’

Songlines ‘Daoirí is one of the most important traditional singers to emerge in the last decade’ Dónal Lunny

Fri 31 May

7.30pm

£22.50

After a phenomenal sell out tour in 2018, Walk Right Back is...BACK! From the Producers of That’ll be the Day, the show tells the story of the most successful duo of all time - The Everly Brothers.

Featuring hits such as Bye Bye Love, All I Have To Do Is Dream and Cathy’s Clown, this unique concert-based musical entwines the wonderful, sad yet glorious story of The Everly Brothers around those trademark “harmonies from heaven”.

Follow the brothers’ rise to fame, through their decade-long feud to the glorious reunion that gave them back to the world, and back to each other.

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Community - Take Part Beacon Dance

Beacon Youth Theatre

Beacon Dance has an experienced team of professional dance teachers who specialise in dance technique, choreography and performance skills. Beacon Dance is exciting, innovative, fun and accessible to all. We have both Adult and Children’s classes. Try your first class for FREE.

All participants are encouraged to use their imagination, share ideas, tell real life stories and then make them come alive on stage!

Classes run:

Classes run every Saturday from: 12 January - 23 March (Block booking of 11 weeks)

14 January - 28 March (Block booking of 10 weeks - £50)

12 January - 23 March

29 April - 24 June (Block booking of 6 weeks - £30)

P1 - P2 10am - 10.45am

£60.50

P3 - P7 10.45am - 12.45pm

£77

S1+

£77

For adults

1.15pm - 3.15pm

For further information please contact info@beaconartscentre.co.uk

Learn to Meditate

Adult Contemporary Dance Mon 6.30pm - 7.30pm | £5 per week

With Kelsang Drolkar

Platinum Project Mon 10am -11am | £2 per week

Coming late January

For children and young people Karen Bryson Pilates Junior Ballet (4-11 years) Young Groovers (6-10 years)

Junior Youth Dance Company (11-13 years) Beacon Youth Dance Company (14-21 years) A new programme of dance classes for children and young people will be announced in the new year, keep up to date via our website and social channels.

Classes every Monday: (Intermediate) 10am - 11.10am (General) 11.15am - 12.25pm (Beginners / Improvers) 12.30pm - 1.40pm

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01475 723723

Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland Every Tuesday from the 8 January - 24 June 1pm - 2.30pm, 2.30pm - 3.15pm Social Café The Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland programme has been generously supported by Dance Base, Scottish Ballet, The Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Parkinson’s UK. We are also thankful for the support we have received from; The Rayne Foundation, RS MacDonald Charitable Trust, Cairn Energy, the Elizabeth Frankland Moore & Star Foundation, J & JR Wilson Charitable Trust, WG Edwards Charitable Trust, Cruden Foundation, Barrack Charitable Trust and Mrs Gladys Row Fogo Charitable Trust.

e d y l c r e Inv Festival

Inverclyde Festival is pleased to be back at the Beacon theatre for its second year, running music classes in drums and guitar.

Programmes £2 (available to buy from the Box Office)

Keep up to date

Check www.beaconartscentre.co.uk and on our social channels for updates

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Information Terms and Conditions

Group

Full conditions of ticket sales are available at our Box Office and on our website. Please note that we operate a strict no refunds policy.

At certain performances, we offer one free ticket with every 10 purchased.

Concessions Concession rates are available on many performances and apply to the following groups: • children (under 16 or over 16 in full time education) • Young Scot cardholders and students • senior citizens • those in receipt of jobseekers allowance, disability living allowance, personal independence payment and employment and support allowance recipients • disabled patrons • members of Equity, BECTU, the Scottish Society of Play-wrights and the Musicians’ Union.

Carers & Assisted Companion tickets are available.

Proof of entitlement must be shown when collecting your tickets.

Access Register We have a free Access Requirement Register (ARR) in order to improve our service to you.

The information you provide for the Register will be stored on file to help us to find the best available seats for you quickly and easily.

You can join the Access Requirement Register by filling in a form which is available from the Box Office or on our website.

Please note free Personal Assistant (essential carer) tickets will only be available to those on the Access Requirement Register, although it is not a requirement for you to join the Access Requirement Register in order to book tickets.

Booking Fee We charge a £2.20 online booking fee which goes towards our processing costs. Fees are waived for tickets that are purchased in person or over the phone

Lost Tickets Lost tickets can be reprinted for 50p per ticket on the day of the performance.

Booking Tickets Online: beaconartscentre.co.uk Telephone: 01475 723723/option 1 In Person: Beacon Arts Centre, Custom

House Quay, Greenock, PA15 1HJ

Family Friendly Our Bar + Kitchen provides high chairs and bottle warming facilities. We are breastfeeding friendly. There are baby-changing facilities for both men and women to use.

Disability Friendly Beacon Arts Centre is fully accessible with wheelchair spaces, stair lifts and an induction loop. Our staff are fully trained to help.

Environmentally Friendly We aim to be as green as possible and are proud to use fully compostable plastic cups and paper straws. We recycle and are working to reduce our energy use.

Wi-Fi We have FREE Wi-Fi throughout the building.

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HIRE THE BEACON FOR YOUR EVENT

How to get here Beacon Arts Centre is situated on Custom House Quay, opposite the Custom House, and is within easy reach of Greenock town centre and close to all public transport links.

By road Beacon Arts Centre is just off the A8 behind Greenock Police Station. Turn into Brymner Street at the Police Station and then turn right into Custom House Place.

By train The local train station is Greenock Central and is only 500 metres away with a frequent service on the Glasgow Central/Gourock line. Journey times from Glasgow are approximately 30 or 40 minutes and currently run until 11.00pm (an hour earlier on Sundays). Check scotrail.co.uk for a list of times.

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For more information contact events@beaconartscentre.co.uk

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April

March

February

January

Events at a glance Fri 11 Jan

In Conversation With

Celtic Legends in Conversation

P4

Sat 12 Jan

Music

The Legends of American Country Show

P4

Fri 18 Jan

Theatre

Dirty Dusting

P5

Sat 19 Jan

Music

The Duncan McCrone Band

P6

Fri 25 - Sat 26 Jan

Musical Theatre

Bugsy Malone

P6

Sat 26 - Sun 27 Jan

Family

Snow White and the 7 Inversliders

P7

Wed 30 Jan

Music

The Outside Track

P7

Sat 2 Feb

Music

The Johnny Cash Roadshow

P8

Sun 3 Feb

Theatre

Para Handy: A Radio Play on Stage

P8

Thu 7 - Sat 9 Feb

Family

Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs

P9

Mon 11 Feb

Family

There was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Fly

P9

Wed 13 Feb

Music

The Platters

P10

Fri 15 Feb

Dance

Ballet West - The Nutcracker

P10

Sat 16 Feb

Theatre

The Electrifying Mr Johnston & Bite Size

P11

Thu 21 - Sat 23 Feb

Theatre

SCDA

P11

Thu 28 Feb

Theatre

The Unwanted

P12

Fri 1 Mar

Comedy

Billy Bremner & Me

P12

Fri 1 Mar

Musical Theatre

Menopause The Musical

P13

Sat 2 Mar

Music

Ted Christopher

P14

Thu 7 Mar

Music

Songwriters Uncovered Series 2019

P14

Thu 7 - Sat 9 Mar

Musical Theatre

Legally Blonde

P15

Fri 8 Mar

Music

Echoes from Inverclyde

P15

Fri 8 Mar

Music

Cathy Nardiello: Classical Music Concert

P16

Sat 9 Mar

Music

Tannara

P16

Thu 14 Mar

Music

Someone Like You

P17

Wed 20 Mar

Theatre

RBWF Schools Competition

P18

Fri 22 Mar

Music

The Band of The Royal Regiment of Scotland

P18

Sat 23 Mar

Dance

Reel to Real

P19

Sun 24 Mar

In Conversation With

Francis Rossi - I Talk Too Much

P20

Thu 28 Mar

Music

Barry Steele & Friends - The Roy Orbison Story

P21

Thu 28 Mar Fri 29 - Sat 30

Theatre Family

A Dose of Blushes Dear Zoo

P21 P22

Tue 2 - Sat 6 Apr

Theatre

Chic Murray: A Funny Place For A Window

P23

Sat 6 - Sun 7 Apr

Music

Orfeo & Euridice

P24

Mon 8 Apr

Theatre

You Choose

P24

Tue 9 Apr

Music

Black Magic - The Little Mix Show

P25

May

April

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Sat 13 Apr

Comedy

Gary Meikle - The iBrow Guy

P26

Sun 14 Apr

Music

Fiddlers Rally

P26

Wed 17 Apr

Family

Paper Memories

P27

Thu 18 Apr

Family

Grow

P27

Fri 19 Apr

Theatre

Derek Acorah - The Eternal Life

P28

Tue 23 Apr

In Conversation With

In Conversation with Judy Murray

P28

Thu 25 Apr

Music

Eddi Reader plus Special Guests

P29

Thu 25 - 27 Apr

Theatre

All My Sons - Thistle Theatre

P29

Fri 26 Apr

Music

Mary Ann Kennedy

P30

Sat 27 Apr

Comedy

Des McLean & Gary Little Stand Up Special

P30

Sun 28 Apr

Music

Faith: The George Michael Legacy

P31

Thu 2 May

Music

Sydney Devine In Concert & Special Guests

P32

Thu 2 May

Theatre

The Guitar Man

P32

Fri 3 May

Theatre

The Tailor of Inverness

P33

Tue 7 May

Music

Hebrides Ensemble

P33

Wed 8 May

Theatre

Doorways in Drumorty

P34

Wed 8 May

Theatre

Unspotted Snow

P34

Thu 9 May

Dance

Brexit means Brexit!

P35

Thu 9 May

Music

Memory Lane - The Ultimate Feel Good Show

P35

Fri 10 May

Music

Arrival - The Hits of ABBA

P36

Sat 11 May

Music

WANNABE - The Spice Girls Show

P37

Sat 11 May

Music

Acoustic Eagles & Acoustic Mac

P38

Tue 14 May

Theatre

Lost at Sea

P38

Thu 16 May

Comedy

Leah MacRae - My Big Fat Fabulous Diary

P39

Thu 16 - Sat 18

Theatre

David Copperfield - Thistle Theatre Senior Class

P39

Fri 17 May

In Conversation With

The King of Cappielow - An Evening with Andy Ritchie

P40

Sun 19 May

Music

Karine Polwart

P40

Thu 23 May

Theatre

The Red Lion

P41

Thu 23 May

Family

Super Human Heroes

P41

Fri 24 May

Comedy

Jamie Macdonald - Designated Driver

P42

Sat 25 May

Music

Fergus McCreadie Trio

P42

Sat 25 May

Music

Big Girls Don’t Cry

P43

Sun 26 May

Music

The Fureys

P44

Thu 30 May

Musical Theatre

Hoodwinked - Total Kayos

P44

Fri 31 May Fri 31 May

Music Music

Daoirí Farrell Walk Right Back - The Everly Brothers Story

P45 P45

Enjoy the Beacon Bar & Kitchen’s breathtaking views with lunch & evening meals.

To make a table reservation call 01475 327884 www.beaconartscentre.co.uk/bar-kitchen