What's On June - September 2019

June-September

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JUNE

Jay Lafferty:Wheesht!

Elite Academy of Dance The Sugar Revue The Bench by K R McAllister The Drifters Dance Date 2019

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JULY

Confessions of a Control Freak Spirit of Punk Para Handy: A Radio Play on Stage Orographic Spontaneous Potter Gary Faulds Live 2019

July July July July July July

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AUGUST

The Keep it Country Show Poet of the Impossible Red Dust Road Rhythm of the Dance Claymore Julius Caesar Purposeless Movements David Copperfield The Dean Park Show Mercury:The Ultimate Queen Tribute Chic Murray: A Funny Place for a Window Hairspray Jr.

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SEPTEMBER

EVENTS AT A GLANCE EVENT

Doors Open Day The Chosen Songwriters Uncovered Series Scott Gibson:White Noise Aly Bain & Phil Cunningham The Merry Widow Stick by Me Clybourne Park Bouncers Linda Jackson School of Dance Eaten The Rocket Man Around the World in 80 Dates Balloonatics 2 Only Fools & Boycie: An Evening with John Challis Wee Hansel & Gretel Flush with Success

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Welcome to the Beacon Arts Centre’s Summer Season.

We’re looking forward to a fantastic programme of events this summer with great entertainment on offer to everyone in Inverclyde and beyond.

From topical tributes to Queen and Elton John, top comedy from Raymond Mearns and the already sold out Gary Faulds, to plays celebrating Scottish icons in Chic Murray: A Funny Place For A Window and Para Handy: A Radio Play on Stage, we have a greater range of performances and opportunities to participate than ever before.

This season we welcome back our very successful Creatability Summer School, and invite new members to Dance for Parkinson’s, Beacon Youth Theatre and Beacon Dance Collective.

As always, work by local companies forms a crucial part of our programme and we look forward to Greenock Players Youth production of Hairspray and Thistle Theatre’s David Copperfield.

We’re delighted to present preview performances of National Theatre of Scotland’s and HOME’s co-production All information correct at the time of printing. For the most up to date information visit www.beaconartscentre.co.uk or follow us on social media. @thebeaconartsc

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Red Dust Road and Birds of Paradise Theatre Company’s Purposeless Movements, prior to their world premieres at the Edinburgh International Festival.

Our popular Doors Open Day kicks off September, giving you the chance to experience behind the scenes, with a backstage tour, workshops and live music throughout the day.

Something for the kids includes Stick by Me and Eaten, with Scottish Ballet rounding off the September weekend with their charming Wee Hansel and Gretel.

Don’t forget to book for our panto Jack & the Beanstalk and we are excited to announce our terrific fee-fi-fo-fun cast including Still Game’s Jane McCarry and Mark Cox, everyone’s favourite Dame, Jimmy Chisholm, and the always hilarious Lee Samuel.

I would also like to extend a personal thanks to all of you who continue to support The Beacon and we look forward to welcoming you again this summer.

Alex Reedijk Chair of the Board of Trustees

Front cover image by Matthew Merrick Produced by GMP Print using vegetable inks on FSC approved paper.

In addition, all the carbon emissions generated in printing will be offset by planting broadleaved trees in a local community woodland resulting in the print becoming completely carbon balanced.

Greenock Arts Guild Limited trading as Beacon Arts Centre is a registered charity in Scotland Company No. SC024805 Registered Scottish Charity No. SC003030.

JUNE

JAY L AFFERT Y:

WHEESHT! Thursday 20th June | 8pm STUDIO £12/£10 (conc, group 6+, under 16’s) | 14+

With a colourful history of never knowing when to shut up, Jay has managed to get herself into – and occasionally out of – more than a few tricky situations.

After a lifetime of being told to pipe down, Jay never expected the trouble that would come from holding her tongue.

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Elite Academy of Dance: 10th Annual Summer Show

21st & 22nd June | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM

Celebrating 10 years of Classical Ballet at Elite Academy of Dance annual Summer Show. Inverclyde’s only dedicated Royal Academy of Dance School of Classical Ballet will be showcasing some new and some of the most popular dance routines from the past decade. Elite will be joined

by Alba Ballet who will be performing with a brand new cast for the first time since completing Coppelia in 2018. Elite will also be celebrating the life of their well loved student Rosie Veronica.

Top 5 best-reviewed shows at Edinburgh Fringe 2017.

★★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine

★★★★★ One4Review

★★★★★ Broadway World

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June-September 2019

The Sugar Revue:

The

Burlesque & Variety Show

Bench

Friday 21st June | 8pm

Saturday 22nd June | 8pm

STUDIO £12/£10 (conc)

The Sugar Revue is a fabulous Burlesque and Variety Show featuring some of Scotland’s top Cabaret artists, brought to you by international showgirl; Wild Card Kitty: Scotland’s Dita John Cleese of Burlesque and Cabaret.

A line-up of glamorous and cheeky strip teasing Burlesque chanteuses, awardwinning magic and more awaits, all hosted by the darkly humorous musical comedy stylings of The Creative Martyrs.

‘This company is a wealth of extraordinary fresh talent’ The List

by

K R McAllister

STUDIO £12/£10 (conc) | 14+

A new comedy play by award-winning Scottish writer Keir McAllister.

Joe is in crisis, his life a swirling scribble of obligations. For five minutes a day he finds a little peace alone on The Bench. Sandy is mourning the loss of his Maggie. The Bench is his memorial to her memory. So begins an epic conflict. A conflict that will change them both. Waiting for Godot meets Still Game.

‘McAllister’s script twists elegantly’ ★★★★★ The List

‘McAllister’s writing is sharp…’ ★★★★★ The Scotsman

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JUNE

Elma Whyte School of Dance presents

Dance Date 2019

Thursday 27th June 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £27/£25 (conc)

Saturday 29th & Sunday 30th June | 7pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £15.50

The Drifters are back on tour in the UK with a brand-new show performing all their classic hits from the last six decades.

The legendary group have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, performed for the President of the United States and listed among the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine.

Don’t miss their brand-new tour with classic hits such as Saturday Night at the Movies, Under the Boardwalk and many, many more!

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June-September 2019

JULY

Raymond Mearns:

CONFESSIONS OF A

CONTROL FREAK Saturday 6th July | 8pm

STUDIO £12/£10 (conc)

Join Raymond Mearns (BBC Scotland’s Breaking the News, The Limmy Show) - an argumentative, raging, judgemental, grammar Nazi for his Confessions of a Control Freak!

He might be wrong, but he’ll never admit it - these are all essential character defects for a successful career in stand-up comedy!

‘I Loved Watching Him’

Friday 12th July | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM FREE

An evening of music celebrating Inverclyde’s musical and cultural heritage featuring The Cuban Heels, George Miller and Slix.

Kevin Bridges

‘Improvisational Genius’ Frankie Boyle

‘Funny and Cathartic’ The Scotsman

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JULY

Saturday 13th July 3:30pm & 7:30pm

STUDIO £12/£10 (conc)

Back by popular demand, No Nonsense Productions (It’s A Wonderful Life, Frankenstein) return with brand-new tales in Para Handy; A Radio Play on Stage, after multiple sold-out runs across the west coast and at the Edinburgh Fringe 2018.

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. Directed by and starring Kevin Jannetts, these classic comedy tales from Neil Munro are performed as a 1950s radio broadcast with live sound effects and music.

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Orographic Saturday 13th July | 2pm BAR/OUTDOORS FREE

Orographic is an outdoor promenade performance from leading physical theatre troupe Oceanallover.

This mesmerising experience fuses otherworldly choreography, live music and sculptural couture design inspired by humankind’s relationship to mountains and radical landscapes.

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Saturday 20th July | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £15 | 16+

Spontaneous Potter is an entirely improvised Harry Potter comedy play, based on an audience suggestion of a fanfiction title. An entirely new Potter adventure is magically improvised on the spot - with live musical accompaniment!

Brought to you by the comedy improvisers behind the critically-acclaimed and awardwinning Spontaneous Sherlock.

Note: Spontaneous Potter is an unofficial show that is not endorsed by or affiliated with Warner Bros., JK Rowling or her publishers. All rights to the ‘Harry Potter’ books and associated trademarks are the property of JK Rowling / her publishers. All film / image rights associated with the film series are property of Warner Bros.

‘Flawlessly executed improv comedy... pure, unadulterated hilarity’

Gary Faulds

Live 2019 Saturday 27th July | 8pm

MAIN AUDITORIUM £15 | 18+

Following his sold out 2018 tour, Gary Faulds brings his brand-new live show to the Beacon! He’s gone from gigging to 8 people and a dog to selling out theatres across the country.

Come along and see why Gary is quickly becoming one of the biggest acts in Scottish comedy.

EdFringeReview

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AUGUST

Poet of the Impossible

Friday 9th Aug | 8pm STUDIO £12/£9 (conc) | 12+

Thursday 1st Aug | 7:30pm

MAIN AUDITORIUM £22.50/£20 (conc)

Join four of Ireland’s top country stars for an evening filled with toe-tapping Country music, cabaret and laughter that will have audiences singing and clapping all night long. The show features the fiddling maestro Ritchie Remo, the hilarious Gary Gamble with his surreal impressions of Daniel O’Donnell, the popular star of the County Down Caitlin and the truckers favourite Box Car Brian - all accompanied by Ireland’s top band, the fantastic Keltic Storm Band.

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Poet of the Impossible is a beautifully crafted weaving of magic and words created by Scots-Italian magician and playwright, Lorenzo Novani. This one-of-akind show, has been touring the UK over the last year, most recently the International Magic Festival at The Scottish Storytelling Centre. Featuring visual and mentalistic impossibilities woven together by stories and poetry. The words enchant, the magic defies explanation (and gravity).

‘Always engrossing and the finale is miraculous. Excellent’ FringeReview.co.uk

★★★★★ BroadwayBaby.com

June-September 2019

ReD DuSt RoAd Saturday 10th Aug | 7:30pm

MAIN AUDITORIUM £10 | 12+

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PREVIEW PERFORMANCE A National Theatre of Scotland and HOME, Manchester co-production. Written by Jackie Kay, Adapted by Tanika Gupta, Directed by Dawn Walton “YOU ARE MADE UP FROM A MIXTURE OF MYTH AND GENE. YOU ARE PART FABLE, PART PORRIDGE” From Nairn to Lagos, Red Dust Road takes you on a journey full of heart, humour and deep emotions. Discover how we are shaped by the folk songs we hear as much as by the cells in our bodies. Developed with the support of Macrobert Arts Centre.

Sunday 11th Aug | 7:30pm

MAIN AUDITORIUM £24.50/£23 (conc)

Rhythm of the Dance returns with its 20th Anniversary Tour. This extravaganza is an exciting 2-hour trip through hundreds of years of Irish dance and music with 22 award-winning World & Irish dance champions.

Experience flailing fiddles, flutes, and inspiring dances accompanied by live vocalists, a top live Irish trad band of multi-instrumentalist musicians and a sensational sound and light show as seen on TV from China to California, from Siberia to Sydney.

‘a two-hour music extravaganza’ The Journal

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AUGUST

BEACON DANCE COLLECTIVE Claymore

The Beacon Dance Collective offers a variety of affordable dance classes for all ages, all year round!

+ Special Guests

For more information visit beaconartscentre.co.uk

Thursday 15th Aug | 7:30pm

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MAIN AUDITORIUM £22/£20 (conc)

Australian rockers Claymore turn Celtic music on its head!

The multi-instrumentalists combine traditional elements of Celtic music and rock it right into the 21st century in a formidable rock style.

From the penetrating beats of the bodhran in the battle songs of the Jacobite rebellion, to the hypnotising drone of the pipes in the evocative love ballads of Scotland and Ireland, audiences will find themselves conquered by the most fiery and delicate textures of Celtic music.

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June-September 2019

JULIUS CAESAR Fri 16th & Sat 17th Aug | 7:30pm STUDIO £10 adult/£8 child Greenock Players return with Shakespeare’s classic, Julius Caesar. *This is an amateur production

PURPOSELESS MOVEMENTS

David

Copperfield

Thur 22nd to Fri 23rd Aug | 7:30pm Sat 24th | 2:30pm & 7:30pm STUDIO £10 Following their success with All My Sons, Thistle Theatre Academy’s Senior Acting class return with 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 much-loved author.

Fri 16th & Sat 17th Aug | 7:30pm STUDIO | £10 Catch Purposeless Movements before its run at the Edinburgh International Festival.

First created in 2016 to critical acclaim this show has “real laugh-out-loud stuff…wit, charm and pathos…” Exploring what it is to be a man with Cerebral Palsy, funny and challenging in equal measure, the show fuses music, video and movement to create “one brilliantly shrewd triumph of a show”. *All shows integrate BSL, Audio Description and Captioning

*This is an amateur production.

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AUGUST AUGUST

mercury:

the ultimate queen tribute

Saturday 24th Aug | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £22.50

The Dean Park Show is full of laughter and music from one of Scotland’s greatest entertainers and comedy icons, Dean Park.

Featuring X Factor Runner up Nicholas McDonald and the awesome comedy ventriloquist – John Kimmons!

All accompanied by vocalists Karen Kurran & Quintessential.

ENJOYNG THE SHOW?

Thursday 29th Aug | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £21/£19 (conc)

Celebrating 20 years on the road, Mercury have firmly established themselves as one of the world’s most authentic tributes to Queen. The show includes fantastic and authentic performances of the most popular Queen hits, such as ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, ‘Radio Ga Ga’, ‘We Are the Champions’ and many more.

‘Freddie was an original.

He and Queen were the best.

But now, in this new century, Joseph, Glenn and Mercury are the next best thing’ Jer Bulsara (Freddie’s Mum)

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June-September 2019

G r e e n o c k P l a y e r s Yo u t h

Jr.

CHIC MURRAY:

A Funny Place for A Window Friday 30th | 7:30pm & Saturday 31st | 2:30 & 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £15 Written and Directed by Stuart Hepburn.

Chic Murray was “the comedian’s comedian”. In a career that took him from an engineer’s apprenticeship in Kincaid’s Shipyard, Greenock, to the top of the bill at The London Palladium, Chic was a complete one-off. Dave Anderson, Maureen Carr and Brian James O’ Sullivan recreate this hilarious production on the triumphs and tragedies of Chic’s glittering but flawed career. This play was first presented as A Play, A Pie and A Pint production at Òran Mór, Glasgow

Thursday 29th Aug | 7:30pm Friday 30th Aug | 7:30pm & Saturday 31st Aug 2:30pm & 7:30pm

STUDIO £12/£10 (conc)

It’s 1962, and determined, plus-size teen, Tracy Turnblad, has one big dream — to dance on the popular Corny Collins Show.

When she finally gets her shot, she’s transformed from social outcast to sudden star. In balancing her newfound power with her desire for justice, Tracy fights to dethrone the reigning Miss Teen Hairspray, Amber von Tussle, and integrate a TV network in the process. With the help of her outsized mom, Edna, and guest DJ, Motormouth Maybelle, the rhythm of Tracy’s new beat just might prove unstoppable. *This is an amateur production. Please note that under 16s must be accompanied by an adult

‘Five Stars!’

The List

‘Dave Anderson is superb’ The Herald

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SEPTEMBER AUGUST

Doors Open Day Sunday 1st September

TOURS 12PM, 2PM & 4PM Join us for exclusive tours of our backstage area.

A unique opportunity to tour backstage areas usually closed to the public. Our tours will take in the under stage, wings, scene dock, green room and dressing rooms.

Our experienced staff will explain the technical requirements of putting on a top show.

Visitors will also have the opportunity to stand on one of Scotland’s biggest stages and look out over 500 seats. This will also be a great chance to have a selfie on the ‘Big Stage’.

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The

Chosen Thursday 5th Sep | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £12/£10 (conc) | 12+

Following the recent successes of Lady Macbeth: Unsex Me Here and Nijinsky’s Last Jump, Company Chordelia present The Chosen.

The Chosen is about dying, living and time: how we choose to live in the face of, and how we think about, dying.

From the shifting perspectives of both The Chosen and those close to them, this piece is a personal reflection on experiencing the time left to us.

June-September 2019

Songwriters Uncovered Series

Scott Gibson: White Noise

Thursday 5th Sep | 7pm

Saturday 7th Sep | 8pm

Inverclyde’s hidden treasure returns in full swing this September – with a host of acclaimed singer songwriters from across Inverclyde and the West of Scotland.

Scott Gibson, Glasgow’s own critically acclaimed and award-winning son, returns with his brand-new show White Noise.

Fresh from its run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and delivered in his breathlessly inimitable and darkly comedic style, White Noise threatens to cover everything from depression to love, mental health and dugs, and the pursuit of happiness in the age of social media. How do you cut through the white noise?

STUDIO £8/£6 (conc)

STUDIO £15 | 18+

‘Irvine Welsh meets Billy Connolly’ The Evening Standard

‘A natural gifted storyteller’ Frankie Boyle

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SEPTEMBER

Aly Bain

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Phil Cunningham

Tuesday 10th Sep | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £16/£14 (conc)

Sunday 8th Sep | 2.30pm

MAIN AUDITORIUM £20/£18 (conc) | 12+

Now embarking on their 33rd year of working together, Aly Bain and Phil Cunningham have established themselves as the epitome of excellence in the world of traditional music and have been described

by Mike Russell as “probably the best traditional musicians you are ever likely to hear”.

With their musical magic and quick-witted humour, these two stellar musicians will pull your emotional strings one moment and have you falling off the seat with laughter the next.

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Opera Bohemia returns with the world’s best loved operetta, featuring show stopping numbers ‘Viljah’, ‘The Merry Widow Waltz’ and ‘Chez Maxim’s’.

Set in the romantic city of Paris, various suitors squabble to win the hand of the recently widowed, but very wealthy, Hannah Glawari. A stellar professional cast includes Catriona Clark, Douglas Nairne, Marie Claire Breen and Andrew McTaggart.

‘This company is a wealth of extraordinary fresh talent” The List

“One of the most exciting new opera companies in the country’ The Herald

June-September 2019

Wednesday 11th Sep | 1pm

STUDIO £5 | 3-6 yrs

‘When I wake up you are there Ready?

Let’s run, play, hide Follow me Don’t get lost I will stick by you If you will Stick by me’ Stick by Me is a ‘a joyful and funny show’ (The Guardian) about friendship and play, and the importance of treasuring little things. This “Charming, delightful, inventive show” (The Wee Review) is created by Andy Manley and Ian Cameron - co-creators of international hit show White.

Originally commissioned by Gulbenkian.

Thursday 12th Sep | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £16/£14 (conc) | 14+

In 1959, Bev and Russ are moving after the tragic death of their son. Inadvertently, they have sold their house to the neighbourhood’s first black family.

Fifty years later, in 2009, the roles are reversed when a young white couple buys the same house in what is now a predominantly black neighbourhood.

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award for Best Play and hailed as “shockingly entertaining” and “appallingly funny”, Clybourne Park is a razor-sharp satire about the politics of race.

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SEPTEMBER AUGUST

Bouncers Friday 13th & Saturday 14th Sep STUDIO £12/£10 (conc) | 16+

Sunday 15th Sep | 7:30pm

Bouncers by John Godber portrays a night at the dancing through the Doormen’s eyes.

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Four actors play Bouncers, neds, lassies and other choice customers as the music gets loud and the beer gets downed.

Basement Film and Theatre Company present this 90s remix of a well-loved classic.

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June-September 2019

Eaten

Thursday 19th Sep | 1:30pm

STUDIO £5 | 6+

What if your food started talking back?

Meet Lionel McLion. He’s just eaten a human called Mamoru. But Lionel hasn’t chewed his food well. So, Mamoru’s alive and well in his stomach, and now wants to say hello. A strange friendship between the eater and the eaten starts to grow.

Eaten invites children to the fascinating world of food chains and digestion.

‘Whimsical hi-jinks’ The Herald

‘Big Cuddly and Clever’ The Times

A TRIBUTE TO

SIR ELTON JOHN Friday 20th Sep | 7:30pm MAIN AUDITORIUM £25

Join us on a musical journey, charting the rise to fame of one of the biggest selling artists of all time, Sir Elton John.

Combining breath-taking vocal and piano performances, flamboyant costumes, a dazzling light show – all accompanied by an outstanding band and backing vocals.

Travel back in time and be treated to all the hits such as, ‘Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting’, ‘Tiny Dancer’, ‘Your Song’ and of course ‘Rocket Man’.

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

Image credit Manuel Vason

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SEPTEMBER

Sunday 22nd Sep | 8pm

Sunday 22nd Sep | 2pm

Chris Henry takes you on a whirlwind global giggle fest as he seeks to explore the world of dating as a 40-year-old bachelor.

Balloonatics is the award-nominated and world travelled family comedy show for anyone who is crazy about balloons.

This is his journey from reformed playboy to the perfect gentleman, as regaled by a world-class international performer who blends cutting-edge stand-up with an unpretentious old-school showbiz style – all-singing all-dancing entertainment, with daring humour and multimedia elements.

It’s silly, it’s noisy, it’s energetic, it’s got plenty for adults as well as kids, and is the perfect antidote to the serious world around us. When you join the Balloonatics army, there is only one thing you must remember, you don’t have to be good at something for it to be fun!

STUDIO £12/£10 (conc) | 18+

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STUDIO £8

June-September 2019

Only Fools

& Boycie: An Evening with John Challis

Wee Hansel & Gretel

A wee version of a big ballet

Thursday 26th Sep | 7:30pm

Fri 27th | 11am Sat 28th Sep | 11am & 1:30pm

MAIN AUDITORIUM £18

MAIN AUDITORIUM £13.50/£12 (family of 4 - 2 child min)

Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation’s greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1’s Only Fools and Horses. In this one-off show the national treasure will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career.

Mr Challis will also meet fans after the show to sign autographs and pose for pictures, while signing copies of his autobiography, Being Boycie, and novel, Reggie: A Stag at Bay.

Join Hansel & Gretel as they go on an adventure deep into the woods… Along the way you’ll meet a rather beguiling witch and her mysterious raven, before arriving in an enchanted gingerbread house filled with dancing sweet treats and toys that come to life. This specially adapted hour-long show from Scottish Ballet is the perfect way for young children and their families to discover the magic of ballet.

Recommended for wee one’s ages 3-8.

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SEPTEMBER

Exhibitions Reawakening

By Jill Leighton June 8th – July 8th Spirit of Punk Rig Arts 12th-19th July Inverclyde Art Forum 20th July – 4th August

Flush with

SUCCESS

By John Hughes

Saturday 28th Sep | 7:30pm

James Watt Exhibition 23rd Aug – 25th Aug Greenock Camera Club 26th Aug – 23rd Sep Craigmarloch School Exhibiton 30th Sep – 11th Oct

STUDIO £12/£10 (conc)

Shug has got John, Paul and George working for his solar heating company as sales reps. However, their sales skills are almost as bad as their shipbuilding skills and Shug’s new company is failing badly.

After an American multinational takes over and their Sales Director arrives from the States to train the staff, the company have started downsizing with staff being made redundant. Can John, Paul, George and Shug learn to Always Be Closing or will they Always Be Clowning?

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June-September 2019

Classes

Visit www.beaconartscentre.co.uk for more info

Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland

Meditation

Monday’s 12:30-13:30pm

Pilates Monday’s 10am

Every Tuesday June Class 1pm-2:30pm, Social Café 2:30-3:15pm The Dance for Parkinson’s Scotland programme had 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.

Creatability Summer School Monday 15th July to Friday 19th July 2019 FREE This Summer we will continue our aerial dance programme for young people with autism or additional support needs. Participants will learn how to build strength, balance and agility while having lots of fun with new friends. No experience necessary.

For further information email: jill@beaconartscentre.co.uk This project has been made possible by a grant from Postcode Community Trust, a grant-giving charity funded entirely by players of People’s Postcode Lottery.

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• 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.

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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.

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Fees are waived for tickets purchased in person or over the phone.

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

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Online: beaconartscentre.co.uk Telephone: 01475 723723 In Person: Beacon Arts Centre, Custom House Quay, Greenock PA15 1HJ

Family Friendly

We are breast-feeding 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 cups and paper straws. We recycle and are working to reduce our energy use.

Wi-Fi

We have FREE Wi-FI throughout the building.

June-September 2019

ACCESS 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 11pm (an hour earlier on Sundays). Check scotrail.co.uk for a list of times.

Take a

Seat

Support the Beacon Arts Centre We are offering a unique opportunity to ‘Take a Seat’ in the main auditorium of Beacon Arts Centre, and to have it named in your honour, or in honour of a friend or loved one. Your name (or desired name) will be added to a plaque and affixed to the back of the seat.

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.

To make a donation visit beaconartscentre.co.uk/take-a-seat

BOOK TICKETS AT www.beaconartscentre.co.uk | 01475 723723

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