Whats on at Beacon Arts Centre Jan & Feb 2016

Coming Up

January – February 2016 What’s on at the Inverclyde venue

PERFORMANCES

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Jenna Watt and Platform in association with Showroom

How You Gonna Live Your Dash Wed 3 February | 7.30pm | £10 / £8 Jenna Watt, presents her latest performance following the award-winning Flâneurs.

This shattering piece explores the lifealtering decisions we make in order to get the most out of our time on earth: giving up a high-flying career, confronting an addiction, dropping it all and moving to a new continent.

dance Claire Cunningham

Guide Gods Thu 4 February | 2:30 & 7:30pm | £10 / £8 Using dance, live music, humour and interviews with religious leaders, academics and deaf and disabled people, acclaimed performer Claire Cunningham goes on a perilous quest to explore how the major world faiths view deafness and disability in this witty and illuminating new show.

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THE FRANCIE & JOSIE SHOW A tribute to Rikki Fulton & Jack Milroy

drama comedy

Robert Kelly productions present

Mum’s the Word 2

Fri 12 & Sat 13 February | 7:30pm (Additional 2:30pm performance Sat) | £20 Starring Gail Porter, Libby McArthur, Lorraine McIntosh, Julie Wilson-Nimmo and Suzie McGuire.

Mum’s The Word 2 is a brand-new version of the original hit show detailing the comedic horrors of rearing young children. Mum’s the Word 2 is updated to include the horrors of rearing and living with teenagers!

dance Ballet West

The Nutcracker Sun 14 February | 7:30pm | £16 / £12 It is the Christmas party in the Stahlbaum household and the young Clara is given a beautiful Nutcracker doll. After everyone has gone to bed and the house is quiet, Clara returns to be with her Nutcracker doll and discovers that he can take her on magical adventures through the land of the Mouse King, dancing snowflakes and the wonderful land of sweets.

This magical seasonal classic is brought to the Beacon Arts Centre by the same creative team that produced Romeo & Juliet last year.

comedy musical

Ta-Da Productions & Tip Your Hat Productions

The Francie & Josie Show A tribute to Rikki Fulton & Jack Milroy

Thu 18 February | 2:30 & 7:30pm £16.50 / £14.50 Featuring Liam Dolan as Francie and Johnny Mac as Josie with support from Steve Bishop & Christy Mac. Join two of Scotland’s finest vocalists for this fantastic show full of entertainment and nostalgia.

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A Night of Musicals

Featuring Kieran Begley and friends Fri 19 February | 7:30pm | £10 / £8 Local singer and actor Kieran Begley presents an exciting evening shared with special guests including a children’s choir, his friends from Greenock Light Opera Club, Sideline Productions and Ayrshire Opera Experience.

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SCDA InverclydeDistrict

1 Act Play Festival

Thu 25 – Sat 27 February | 7pm | £12 / £8 Inverclyde’s Drama Clubs come together to provide three nights of quality theatre in friendly rivalry to see who makes it through to represent Inverclyde against the rest of the Western Division.

Also featuring live music from some of the UK’s finest musicians.

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Amy Conway in association with Platform

Music Wigwam CP

Scocha Sat 20 February | 7:15pm | £15 Scocha are Scotland’s leading Folk n’ Roll band. If you like your folk with that extra twist then this is for you. The band are renowned for their superbly entertaining shows which include Scottish folk classics with that Scocha touch. You can stand or sit but you won’t sit still.

30:60:80

Fri 26 February | 7:30pm | £10 / £8 Suitable for 14+ Devised and performed by Amy Conway Devised and directed by Victoria Beesley When Amy’s grandma turned 30, she had three children and was thankful to finally live in a house with an indoor toilet. When Amy’s mum turned 30, she had a profession, a mortgage and was pregnant with her first child.

Amy just turned 30. She’s single, chancing it, and certain about exactly nothing.

PARTICIPATE

Drama

Dance Classes

Beacon Young Company

Beacon Youth Dance Company

Audition Thu 14 January 7 – 9pm Classes Every Sat 1:15 – 2:30pm Price TBC

Beacon Arts Centre is forming a new Beacon Young Company for young people aged 16 - 21 interested in pursuing further learning and development in performance and theatre production.

The group will have the opportunity to participate and perform in National Theatre of Scotland’s, Exchange 2016.

Spaces are limited and therefore all interested participants will be asked to attend an audition. For more information please email laura@beaconartscentre.co.uk

Beacon Youth Theatre

Every Sat 9 January – 19 March 2016 P1 & P2

10 – 10:45am

£49.50

P3, 4 & 5 10:45am – 12 noon

£60.50

P6 & 7

12:00 – 1:15pm

£60.50

S1 & S2

1:15 – 2:30pm

£60.50

S3+

2:30 – 3:45pm

£60.50

Beacon Youth Theatre invite children and young people to use their imagination, share ideas, tell real life stories and collaborate to make them come alive on stage.

For more information email laura@beaconartscentre.co.uk

Classes every Thursday 5 – 7pm 14 January – 24 March 12 week block £60 Beacon Youth Dance Company is a creatively adventurous dance performance group of 20 participants from 14 - 21 years.

Company members get a chance to learn exciting performance skills, expand their choreographic talents and have fun meeting and performing with other young people. It provides an opportunity for those who are considering continuing an education in dance.

Weekly Dance Classes

No matter what your age or ability you are welcome to join us for our regular dance classes – no experience necessary.

Every Monday 11 January – 21 March Micro Movers (16 mths-4 yrs)

11am – 12 noon

Young Grooves (8-11 yrs)

6:30 – 7:30pm

Flying Feet (5-7 yrs)

5:30 – 6:30pm

Junior Youth Dance (11-13 yrs) 5:30 – 6:30pm Dance workout (Adults) £5 Platinum (60+ years) £2

6:30 – 7:30pm

10 – 11am

For more information on all dance classes please email gail@beaconartscentre.co.uk

Thank you for your support We are grateful for the support of our audiences, patrons, donors, key funders, charitable trusts and sponsors.

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