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what's on FEBRUARY – MAY 2018

BOOKING INFORMATION

Booking is easy on our NEW WEBSITE – no booking fees!

The Box Office is open: 10am – 3pm Tue to Fri, 10am – 4pm Sat and one hour before an evening performance.

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Booking online is an easy and secure way of getting the tickets that you want at a time convenient to you.

Book online 24 hours a day at bridport-arts.com.

No booking fees on our NEW website.

Our concessionary rates apply to those in receipt of disability benefit, job seekers allowance or income support. Proof may be requested.

BY PHONE

Address: Bridport Arts Centre, South Street, Bridport, Dorset DT6 3NR Phone: 01308 424204 Email: info@bridport-arts.com

Call the Box Office on 01308 424204. We accept payment by most credit and debit cards. If your call is taken by the answer phone, please leave your telephone number and we will call back.

REFUNDS Bridport Arts Centre does not refund money for tickets.

RESERVATIONS We are happy to reserve tickets for one week, after this they will be deleted from the system. Please collect no later than 30 mins before the performance.

VISITING INFORMATION

ACCESS We have a level access foyer, theatre and cafe.

Please advise us when booking tickets of any special requirements. The Allsop Gallery is accessible via a platform lift.

CAR PARKING The parking bay for disabled drivers is immediately outside the venue. Other visitors are advised to use the public car park on the left hand side further down South Street, leaving town.

SPECIAL PRICES & OFFERS MEMBER’S DISCOUNT AVAILABLE We are pleased to offer a 10% discount for members on all events where you see this symbol. See page 42 for information on becoming a member.

SUPER £3 We are offering £3 tickets to people in receipt of benefits. S3 shows will display a ticket logo. A limited number of tickets will be available to these shows on a first come first served basis.

BAC STAGE PASS If you are aged 14-25 you can become a member for FREE and get discounts to a variety of events and see films for only £3! See page 42 for more information.

A limited number of £5 tickets are also available to live shows wherever you see this logo.

OPERA & BALLET SCREENINGS Take 10% off when you book four or more tickets to our live screening programme, including all Met Opera and Royal Opera House performances.

PRE-SHOW & OPERA SUPPERS Why not make a night of it and book a supper. You can choose from a two or three course option and enjoy a delicious meal in the comfort of our Café.

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LETTER FROM DIRECTOR This season we’ve got musical treats for all, with the wonderful Gaz Brookfield returning, No Petticoats Here, the story of remarkable women of the First World War, and The Vision with their tribute to the ever-popular ABBA. Our key event this season is the Church of Pleasure, a naughty, not-to-be-missed cabaret and circus evening. This show will take over the building and offer experiences you’ll need to see to believe….

We’re working hard for our younger audiences, too.

Children can come and meet the Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly, go on a magical adventure with George and the Flight of the Imaginees, and more!

In theatre we welcome back favourites Angel Exit with their show The Drive, while Townsend Productions bring us We Are the Lions, Mr Manager!,

the story of the 1976-78 Grunwick Strike.

This season we’re also offering our visitors the chance to connect even more with the work that you love, with Audience Club. AC offers post-show talks and afternoon discussion events so you can talk with artists and other arts lovers. Look out for information throughout the brochure.

Finally, this is the last season introduction I will be writing, as I will be leaving in spring. It has been an incredible few years here at BAC and I want to extend grateful thanks to all those people who have supported the Arts Centre and continue to do so. The people of Bridport are engaged and enthusiastic and understand the great value of arts in their community – here’s to the next chapter.

Laura Cockett Director

Operations Manager: Dee Fenton, Marketing Manager: Lisa Wilcock, Front of House Manager: Emma Foulsham, Finance & Administration Manager: Barry Armstrong-Marshall, Box Office Manager: Sara Buchanan, Programme Manager: Gemma Alldred, Exhibitions & Participation Officer: Megan Dunford, Technical Manager: Ian Cheesbrough, Gallery Technician & Caretaker: Bob Dron.

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Audience Club is a way for you to find out more about the performances you love and to meet other event-goers. We are increasing the number of post-show discussions we do, so you can speak directly with the artists themselves.

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And we’re introducing Audience Club afternoon events. Over tea and coffee you can find out more about your favourite events and take a peek behind the scenes. There will be cake!

KNOWING YOU, KNOWING US

IT’S OKAY I’M DEALING WITH IT

Thursday 22 Feb, 2pm in the Café

Thursday 26 Apr, 2pm in the Café

Join us for the very first Audience Club, where we will be discussing the importance of you, the audience, as we think about the question;

Join us to discuss the themes arising from It’s Okay I’m Dealing with It. What we might be chatting about…

• What are the differences (and similarities) between dance and theatre?

• How important is comedy when dealing with difficult subjects?

• How important is it to you that art asks questions? *£3 off a ticket to the show when you buy your Audience Club ticket

Tickets: £3 including tea/coffee and biscuits

“How important are the audience in contributing to the overall impact of the performance”?

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Tickets: £3 including tea/coffee and biscuits

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Saturday 3 Feb, 2pm

Tickets: £10/£8 under 16s / £30 family Graham talks about SHUTTLEWORTH as well as his other comic characters, plus his pivotal acting role on CORONATION STREET, and becoming a teenage pop star as JILTED JOHN.

EARLY BIRD OFFER Accompanied by the brave and mighty Until 27 Jan Thor Nogson and £8 adult/£6 under 16 the great green bird £25 family (2 adults + 2 children) Graculus, we go North on a journey of adventure & discovery to battle the fearsome Ice Dragon and the dastardly deeds of Noggin’s wicked uncle, Nogbad the Bad! The wonderful tales of Noggin the Nog, originally created for television by Oliver Postgate & Peter Firmin, are brought to the stage in a show which delights children, families and fans.

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Graham Fellows

COMPLETELY OUT OF CHARACTER Friday 2 Feb, 8pm

Silly Vikings, puppets, projection and live music abound.

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Graham Fellows has performed as the comic character, John Shuttleworth for over 25 years on stage, TV and Radio, delighting audiences throughout the UK with his songs and quirky take on everyday life.

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Now Graham steps out from behind the keyboard to plug in his guitar and sing his own songs: revelatory, humorous and quirky, sometimes sad.

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Love Songs for Valentines

JAZZ CAFÉ

Friday 9 Feb, 8pm Tickets: £10

Join vocalist Julie Dunn and pianist Philip Clouts in an evening of memorable love songs, ranging from classics like My One & Only Love and My Romance via hits from Burt Bacharach and Roberta Flack to Bob Dylan’s beautiful Make you feel my love as recently sung by Adele.

Jazzwise Magazine has praised Julie for her “rich vocal timbre and big range” and said “Clouts’ solos have an attractively crisp, bluesy clarity that’s punctuated with evocative impressionism”

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Foursquare Theatre

Friday 9 Feb, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Age recommendation 12+

A nostalgia trip of a comedy featuring pink shrimps and 90s hits.

What if your imaginary friend never left?

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It’s 1997. While the rest of the village is in a frenzy and the country is gripped by New Labour/ Diana/ Teletubbies fever, our unlikely hero is spending her summer trapped behind the counter in Keith’s Country Stores. As she retreats in to her imagination, creativity and the absurd collide in a tiny corner of a pre-mobile-phone-world

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If you’ve ever felt stuck, had a very best friend or lived in the middle of nowhere, this one is for you.

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GAZ BROOKFIELD & THE COMPANY OF THIEVES Saturday 10 Feb, 8pm

Tickets: £10 in advance / £12 on the door Following the success of Gaz Brookfield’s last two sold out solo UK tours, he has decided to take the full band out on the road this February.

Truly a super-group of musicians, Gaz Brookfield and The Company of Thieves comprises drummer, Leks Wood, (Devil Sold His Soul), bassist, Tom Granville, (Flipron, Nick Parker and The False Alarms), guitarist, Chris Webb, (a superb solo act in his own right), mandolin player, Nick Parker, (Nick Parker and The False Alarms), keyboard player, Jon Buckett, and of course, Gaz’s old cohort, violinist, Ben Wain.

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L’ELISIR D’AMORE ENCORE

Wednesday 14 Feb, 6pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

Pretty Yende debuts a new role at the Met as the feisty Adina, opposite Matthew Polenzani, who enthralled Met audiences as Nemorino in 2013 with his ravishing “Una furtiva lagrima.” Bartlett Sher’s production is charming, with deft comedic timing, but also emotionally revealing. Domingo Hindoyan conducts.

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In Italian with English subtitles.

Classic Concert

FERIO SAXOPHONE QUARTET Friday 16 Feb, 11am Tickets: £10/£7

Huw Wiggin soprano / Ellie McMurray alto / Jose Bañuls tenor / Shevaughan Beere baritone To start the season we welcome back Huw Wiggin with the exciting FERIO SAXOPHONE QUARTET. Winner of the 2015 Royal Over-Seas League’s Ensemble Competition, the quartet was also a Park Lane Group Artist and St. John’s Smith Square Young Artist for 2016-2017. Their debut commercial CD, Flux, (July 2017), received great critical acclaim. * See page 2 for more information

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Townsend Productions

WE ARE THE LIONS, MR MANAGER! Saturday 17 Feb, 7.30pm Tickets: £13/£11

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THE COMPLETE FREEDOM OF TRUTH BRIDPORT 2018

‘We Are The Lions, Mr. Manager!’ is the remarkable story of Jayaben Desai the inspirational leader of the 1976-78 Grunwick Strike. She not only stood up for workers’ rights and against oppression with selfless dedication, but with her steadfast resolve, she turned the dispute into a national movement for human rights and dignity inspiring future generations.

KING A PANY MA ...A COM RING R DELIVE N A M E FO LLY OLITICA VIVID, P ATRE E H T TED COMMIT The Observer

Friday 16 Feb, 7pm

Tickets: £8/£5 under 16’s free This long-term international youth arts project has now developed work in Srebrenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina, at Bournemouth University and in Sarteano, in Southern Tuscany. We now have an active network of over 500 young people and artists across wider Europe.

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In Bridport this February we aim to welcome young people from our partner organisations.

This half-term at BAC we will be looking at how to use the TCFT process to look at issues of concern and interest to young people including fairness and inclusion, social media and texting, youth activism and empowerment.

Using Forum Theatre, dance, music, poetry, painting, film and photography, there will be sharing of work on the Friday evening in the BAC theatre at 7pm.

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Royal Shakespeare LIVE

TWELFTH NIGHT ENCORE

Sunday 18 Feb, 7pm

Tickets: £13/£11

‘I am all the daughters of my father’s house, And all the brothers too.’

Twelfth Night is a tale of unrequited love – hilarious and heartbreaking.

Christopher Luscombe, Director of the glorious Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing returns to the Royal Shakespeare Company to tackle Shakespeare’s greatest comedy.

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COMEDY CAFÉ Wednesday 21 Feb, 8pm Tickets: £8/£6

David Ward is a friendly, upbeat comic with a cynicism that gives his comedy a unique gentle bite. Fluid, quick thinking and with an original take on life, David is much sought-after in clubs around the country.

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MEDEA ELECTRONICA Friday 23 Feb, 8pm

Tickets: £13/£11

Medea Electronica is a powerful and deeply moving retelling of the ancient Greek tragedy, set in the technological turbulence of the 1980s. With the discovery of her husband’s deceit and betrayal, Medea is driven to embark on a journey of savage revenge and destruction. This intense drama plays out amidst the brilliant chaos of a live gig; an all original mash up of contemporary Electronica and 80’s inspired Progressive Rock.

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TRICAL ITE THEA IS U Q X E AN PINE ANCE….S M R O F R PE OF G S ONG S TINGLIN TBREAK A ND HE R A T A E F DE The Verse

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LA BOHEME Saturday 24 Feb, 5.30pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

The world’s most popular opera returns with an exciting young cast in Franco Zeffirelli’s legendary production. Poverty-stricken poet Rodolfo and his artist friends eke out a precarious existence in bohemian Paris. When Rodolfo meets the delicate Mim , the pair instantly fall in love. But Mim is ill, Rodolfo is jealous, and their romance is doomed from the start. Opera superstars Sonya Yoncheva and Michael Fabiano play the heart-breaking couple.

Zeffirelli’s stupendous onstage recreations of 19th-century Paris are sure to take your breath away.

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WORLD BOOK DAY

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Thursday 1 Mar, 10am – 2pm Readings across town

If you go out into town today…prepare for a literary surprise. Peppered about the town, perched on benches, standing in doorways and leaning on lampposts are dozens of people all reading out loud to you, all day. Wander around and stay for a page or a chapter.

Or volunteer to be a Reader yourself! Celebrate the joy of books with us this World Book Day. Keep an eye on our website for more information about how to volunteer and where to find the readers on the day.

Story Time, 4pm

Tickets: £1

It’s Story Time at the Arts Centre! Come along after school for squash, biscuits and great stories read by the Arts Centre team. There will be a prize for the best costume, so whatever your favourite book is, be sure to come as your favourite character!

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London Astrobeat Orchestra

TALKING HEADS Friday 2 Mar, 8pm Tickets: £15

London Astrobeat Orchestra perform songs from the iconic Talking Heads ‘Stop Making Sense’ movie, live.

Selling out their first four debut shows at The Jazz Café, London, the band were affectionately nicknamed the ‘African Talking Heads’.

When you consider the afrobeat vibes that run through all the best Talking Heads albums, it’s IT WILL , both appropriate & correct TOTALLY that this collective of & Y L R UTTE musicians, from West ELY T E L P COM Africa, Europe & beyond UR should offer this BLOW YO !

F F O completely unique, razor WIG sharp, liquid funk & World Headquarters jaw-droppingly tight take on the finest of Mr David Byrne & Co's timeless compositions. * See page 2 for more information

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Angel Exit

THE DRIVE Saturday 3 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets: £13/£11

Two women. A fractured friendship.

A car full of boxes and a message IT ANGEL EX from a dead friend. The Drive recounts TORIES WEAVE S an unexpected Nordic road trip which RE WITH MO sees two estranged friends thrown ITTLE THAN A L together on a tense journey from AL IC R T A E TH London to Oslo. The further Becky and MAGIC The Guardian Nat get from home the closer they come to confronting the demons of their shared past. Spliced through with humour, slick physicality, an original contemporary soundtrack and video projection, The Drive is a show about friendship, grief, the fragility of memory, turning 40 and coming of age in the 1990s.

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Royal Opera House Ballet

THE WINTER’S TALE ENCORE

Sunday 4 Mar, 2pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

Shakespeare’s tale of love and loss becomes compelling dance drama in Christopher Wheeldon’s ballet adaptation, with music by Joby Talbot.

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Performed less frequently than Shakespeare’s other works, it is perhaps best known for its notorious stage direction, Exit, pursued by a bear.

PHILL JUPITUS: JUPLICITY Friday 9 Mar, 8pm Tickets: £15

Join stand-up comedian, poet, improviser, and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus for over an hour of tales, laughs and diversions. Watch in delight and/ or horror as this experienced funny man drags laughs out of the chaos of his own life and the uncertain world that surrounds it.

Adult themes and situations, but delivered childishly.

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… A TRUE COMIC TALENT

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Trio 43

JAZZ CAFÉ Friday 9 Mar, 8pm Tickets: £10

Trio 43 plays original music by composer Pete Canter. Mixing tunes from the set of Pete's septet the ‘Sky Ensemble’ and new, specially composed pieces, this highly engaging music fuses elements of contemporary jazz, latin jazz, folk and classical music and has been described as “dreamy and joyful”.

The group features guitarist Kyle Norgate, with saxophonist Pete Canter and cellist Lucy Welsman who both also take turns on double bass.

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International Womens Day Event

NO PETTICOATS HERE PLUS Q&A

Saturday 10 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets: £11/£9

No Petticoats Here tells the stories of remarkable women of the First World War through song. The creation of this piece took eighteen months and took its creator from Portsmouth to Pervijze and from Ulverston to Ypres by way of many museums, battlefields, private collections and libraries. This piece had the support of the women’s families and leading historians.

Louise Jordan is a singer, songwriter, musician and composer whose interests include history and the tradition of interpreting stories through song.

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Met Opera

SEMIRAMIDE Tuesday 13 Mar, 6pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

This masterpiece of dazzling vocal fireworks makes a rare Met appearance – its first in nearly 25 years – with Maurizio Benini on the podium. The all-star bel canto cast features Angela Meade in the title role of the murderous Queen of Babylon, who squares off in breathtaking duets with Arsace, a trouser role sung by Elizabeth DeShong. Javier Camarena, Ildar Abdrazakov, and Ryan Speedo Green complete the stellar cast.

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Classic Concert

MARMEN QUARTET Friday 16 Mar, 11am Tickets: £10/£7

Johannes Marmen violin / Ricky Gore violin Bryony Gibson-Cornish viola / Steffan Morris cello Founded at the Royal College of Music in 2013, Marmen Qaurtet are winners of Music In The Round’s professional development scheme.

Haydn: String Quartet in F# minor, Op 50, No 4

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Mozart: String Quartet No 14 in G major, K 387

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LAUNCH DAY Friday 16 Mar, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Inspired by the paintings of artist Alexander Millar, Launch Day is a celebration of the working class and shipbuilding in all its industrial glory. Launch Day boasts exciting and powerful movement that brings Millar’s iconic paintings to life and will delight anyone with a passion for the industrial history. Co-commissioned by Dance City and Queen’s Hall Hexham.

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ABBA – THE VISION Saturday 17 Mar, 8pm Tickets: £15

Abba hits live on and on and on, which is why Vision – ABBA Tribute’s now legendary show has been entertaining audiences Worldwide longer than ABBA themselves!

With glamorous costume changes and choreographed routines, Vision – ABBA Tribute’s all out energy adds excitement to a visually stunning show featuring singers from London’s West End and the cream of London’s musicians.

Featuring classic hits such as Mamma Mia, Waterloo, Dancing Queen, Super Trouper, Money Money, Take a Chance, Gimme Gimme Gimme, Voulez Vous, and Thank you for the Music, the list of smash hits songs goes on and on!

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Resistance is futile, get ready to throw shapes all over that dance floor!

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GEORGE AND THE FLIGHT OF THE IMAGINEES

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Saturday 17 Mar, 1.30pm Tickets: £8/£6/£25

Aimed at ages 5+ but all ages welcome!

Running time approx 40mins

Within the confines of his bedroom George can conjure pre-historic worlds, fantastic mythical creatures and slip easily through black holes into other-worldly dimensions.

A globe-trotting quest bursting with magical illuminations and music – in a tale about how limitless imagination can be (and how it can get you into a spot of bother sometimes!) * See page 2 for more information

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Troy Hawke

COMEDY CAFÉ Wednesday 21 Mar, 8pm Tickets: £8/£6

Troy Hawke is an erudite, homeschooled, 1930’s throwback...the Errol Flynn of the high street. Educated, sophisticated, but utterly clueless.

He tackles modern issues head on in his uniquely untimely manner.

UNDENIABLY FUNNY Chortle

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Katy Cawkwell – Tristan & Iseult

STORY CAFÉ

Thursday 22 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets: £10/£6

Katy Cawkwell has been storytelling for 20 years across Britain and beyond. She heard this story as a teenager in the first agonies of being in love – and it has never left her! Tristan & Iseult is one of the great love stories, spanning the lands and seas of Cornwall, Ireland and Brittany. Katy picks a clear, brilliant path through this many-layered legend, touching her listeners with the excitement, beauty and tragedy of a timeless tale.

“Katy … is well-known for unravelling epic narratives into compelling, glittering stories that linger in the mind.”

SAMSWARA Friday 23 Mar, 8pm Tickets: £14/£12

Indian music lovers will enjoy an evening of engaging and dynamic performance that begins with slow, meditative melodies unfolding into complex exciting rhythmical interplay.

Jon Sterckx (tabla) and Ricky Romain (sitar) Voted ‘Best Group’ in the MTM South West & South Wales Asian & Ethnic Minorities Awards 2014.

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nudity and Adult themes!

Over 18's only

Featuring: Jamie Double, Rachel Kirby, Jake Oob, Gina Bazinga Disney and Talulah Blue and much more...

Expect The Unexpected

Dress for the event as you would wish to see others dressed.

"she is the kind of girl that makes women shorten their skirts and men loosen their tie... you have been warned!"

The Sunday Times

Saturday 24 Mar, 7.30pm

Tickets: £18 Table Seat / £15 Rear Stalls / £12 Balcony Seat

The Church Of Pleasure…release your Alter Ego Enter the church of iniquity and immerse yourself in a decadent underworld.

For one night only Bridport Arts Centre hosts a multitude of sinners and reprobates, culminating in an offertory of burlesque cabaret. From the pulpit, the devil-may-care Charlie Bicknell, accompanied by live musicians, acts as host to a divine cast of circus talent… and introduces the world-renowned delectable Talulah Blue, as seen in Britain’s got Talent.

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Royal Opera House Ballet LIVE

NEW WAYNE MCGREGOR / THE AGE OF ANXIETY / NEW CHRISTOPHER WHEELDON Tuesday 27 Mar, 7.15pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

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The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of Leonard Bernstein’s birth with an all-Bernstein programme from the Company’s three associate choreographers, Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Christopher Wheeldon.

FLASH FICTION STORY SLAM Wednesday 28 Mar, BAC Café at 7.30pm Tickets: £5

Who can tell the best story in just 250 words? Flash Fiction is the art of writing very, very short stories and is one of the categories in the Bridport Prize International Writing Competition. Hone your writing skills and take part by telling your own very short story or come along to enjoy an evening of other writers telling tales. To take part in the Slam please contact Frances Colville at frances.colville@gmail.com

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RABBIT

BY DAVID FOXTON

Thursday 29 Mar, 7.30pm Tickets: £7/£5

Come and see our wonderful Youth Theatre on our very own stage led by Director Niki McCretton.

This year the group have been working on a short play – Rabbit.

Set ten years after ‘the bomb’, this play portrays with frightening clarity the destruction of human character as social standards are lost in a struggle for power and survival. In the ruins of an abandoned building fifteen teenage survivors struggle to make sense of the desolation. Ironically, they begin to repeat their parents' mistakes. The play ends with a…well, you are just going to have to come to find out.

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Met LIVE

COSI FAN TUTTE Saturday 31 Mar, 5.55pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

MIGHT Y AND FABULOUS

Janice Long, Radio 2

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A winning cast comes together for Phelim McDermott’s clever vision of Mozart’s comedy about the sexes, set in a carnival-esque, funhouse environment inspired by 1950s Coney Island – complete with bearded ladies, fire eaters, and a Ferris wheel. Manipulating the action are the Don Alfonso of Christopher Maltman and the Despina of Tony Award-winner Kelli O’Hara, with Amanda Majeski, Serena Malfi, Ben Bliss, and Adam Plachetka as the pairs of young lovers who test each other’s faithfulness. David Robertson conducts.

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THE GRAVITY DRIVE + SUPPORT Friday 30 Mar, 8pm

Tickets: £8 advanced / £10 on the door

The Gravity Drive are a harmony driven alternative pop rock band fronted by husband and wife Elijah and Ava Wolf.

Their songs have been championed on Radio 2, BBC 6 Music and by Mojo Magazine.

The Gravity Drive are launching their new album ‘The Wildlight’ in 2018 and will be playing their new material for the first time live.

A powerful and passionate live band delivering ‘catchy, melodic and impressive songs’. Not to be missed.

Support from Eliezer & Abi Rich * See page 2 for more information

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Super £3 – see page 2 for details

MDA Members discounts available (f)

Family Ticket – 2 Adults x 2 Children

BSP Back Stage Pass price available PSS Pre-show Supper available

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FEBRUARY Fri 2 Feb

8pm

Graham Fellows

£12

Sat 3 Feb

2pm

The Sagas of Noggin the Nog

Earlybird offer £8 / £6 / £25 (f) until 5 27 Jan £10 / £8 / £30(f) / MDA

Fri 9 Feb

8pm

Jazz Café: Songs for Valentines

£10

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Fri 9 Feb

8pm

Half the World Away

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 10 Feb

8pm

Gaz Brookfield & The Company of Thieves

£10 IA / £12 OTD / MDA / S3 / BSP

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MET Opera: L’elisir d’amore

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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£10 / £7 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Wed 14 Feb 6pm

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Fri 16 Feb

11am

Classic Concert: Ferio Saxophone Quartet

Fri 16 Feb

7pm

The Complete Freedom of Truth Performance Evening £8 / £5 / Under 16’s free

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Sat 17 Feb

7.30pm

We Are The Lions Mr Manager

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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Sun 18 Feb

7pm

RSC Live: Twelfth Night (Encore)

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Comedy Café: David Ward

£8 / £6

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Wed 21 Feb 8pm Thu 22 Feb

2pm

BAC Audience Club – Knowing you, Knowing Us

£3

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Fri 23 Feb

8pm

Medea Electronica

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 24 Feb

5.30pm

MET Live: La Boheme

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA

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MARCH 10am-2pm World Book Day: Readings across Town

Free

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Thu 1 Mar

4pm

World Book Day: Story Time

£1

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Fri 2 Mar

8pm

London Astrobeat Orchestra – Talking Heads

£15 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 3 Mar

7.30pm

The Drive

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sun 4 Mar

1-5pm

Drawing Workshop with Kate Walters

£40

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Sun 4 Mar

2pm

ROH Ballet: The Winter’s Tale (Encore)

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Mon 5 Mar

11am-4pm Book Binding with Karen Lorenz

£30

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Fri 9 Mar

8pm

Phill Jupitus: Juplicity

£15

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Fri 9 Mar

8pm

Jazz Café: Trio 43

£10

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Sat 10 Mar

11am-4pm Digital Poetry Workshop

£40

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Sat 10 Mar

7.30pm

No Petticoats Here

£11 / £9 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Tue 13 Mar

6pm

MET Opera: Semiramide

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Fri 16 Mar

11am

Classic Concert: Marmen Quartet

£10 / £7 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Fri 16 Mar

8pm

Launch Day

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 17 Mar

1.30pm

George and the Flight of the Imaginees

£8 / £6 / £25(f)

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Sat 17 Mar

8pm

ABBA – The Vision

£15 / PSS

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Wed 21 Mar 8pm

Comedy Café: Troy Hawke

£8 / £6

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Thur 22 Mar 7.30pm

Story Café: Katy Cawkwell

£10 / £6

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Fri 23 Mar

8pm

Samswara

£14 / £12 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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Sat 24 Mar

7.30pm

Church of Pleasure

£18 / £15 / £12

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Tue 27 Mar

7.15pm

ROH Ballet: Bernstein Centenary

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Thu 1 Mar

Theatre Music Dance Comedy Literature & Spoken Word Exhibitions

Film Take Part

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Flash Fiction Story Slam

£5

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Thu 29 Mar 7.30pm

BACstage Youth Theatre – Rabbit

£7 / £5

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Fri 30 Mar

8pm

The Gravity Drive

£8 IA / £10 OTD / MDA / BSP / S3

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Sat 31 Mar

5.55pm

MET Live: Cosi Fan Tutte

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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APRIL Tue 3 Apr

10am-12pmMatisse Collage Workshop

£4

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Thu 5 Apr

2pm

Nick Cope

£8 / £6 / £25(f)

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Fri 6 Apr

11am

Classic Concert: Albion Quartet

£10 / £7 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Fri 6 Apr

8pm

Dominoes

£13 / £11 / MDA / BSP / S3

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Sat 7 Apr

7.30pm

Mervyn Stutter

£13 / £11 / MDA / BSP / S3

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Sun 8 Apr

2pm

ROH: Macbeth (encore)

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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From Page to Screen

Wed 11 – Sun 15 Apr Tue 17 Apr

6pm

Wed 18 Apr 8pm

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MET Opera: Luisa Miller (Encore)

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Comedy Café: Sally-Anne Hayward

£8 / £6

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Thu 19 Apr

7pm

Breaking Bread: An Arts & Health Supper Event

£15

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Fri 20 Apr

12pm

Rising Voices, & Voices of Hope

Free

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Fri 20 Apr

8pm

Jazz Café: Hot Club of Stonehouse

£10

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Fri 20 Apr

8pm

To Helen Back

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Thu 26 Apr

2pm

BAC Audience Development Club

£3

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Thu 26 Apr

7.30pm

Kinetics: Film & Discussion

£4

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Fri 27 Apr

8pm

It’s okay...I’m Dealing With It

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 28 Apr

2pm

Old Lady who Swallowed a Fly

£11 / £9 / £35(f)

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Sat 28 Apr

5.55pm

MET Live: Cendrillon

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Tue 1 May

7.30pm

EOS: Vincent Van Gogh – A New Way Of Seeing

£10

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Thu 3 May

7.15pm

ROH Ballet: Manon

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Fri 4 May

11am

Classic concert: Ceruleo

£10 / £7 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Fri 4 May

8pm

Byron Vincent – Live Before You Die

£13 /£11 / MDA / S3 /BSP

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Sat 5 May

11am, Arts & Wellbeing Taster Workshops 1pm, 3pm

£5 / £3

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Sat 5 May

8pm

Backbeat Sound System & Beat Safari

£12 Adv / £14 OTD / £10 U25

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Tue 8 May

7pm

RSC: Macbeth (encore)

£13 / £11/ MDA /S3/ BSP / PSS

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Fri 11 May

8pm

Graffiti Classics

£14 / £12 / MDA /S3 /BSP

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Sat 12 May 8pm

The Conductor

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Fri 18 May

8pm

Jazz Café: Andy Nowak Trio

£10

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Fri 18 May

8pm

Nuke Town – Jack Dean

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 19 May 8pm

Beach Boyz

£16

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Sun 20 May 3pm

Wessex Military Band

£10 / £8

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Thu 24 May 7.30pm

Story Café: Shonaleigh Cumbers

£10 / £6

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Call Mr Robeson

£13/ £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 26 May 7.30pm

Ballet Central

£13 / £11 / MDA / BSP / PSS

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Thu 31 May 2pm

Tom Thumb

£8 / £6 / £25 Family

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Fri 25 May

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NICK COPE

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Thursday 5 Apr, 2pm Tickets: £8/£6/£25

Nick Cope’s family performances are legendary!

He has a fanatical army of little and not-so–little fans from all over the world. Iif you haven’t heard his songs or seen his shows before come and find out what you’re missing.

With songs about head lice, dogs eating soap and dragons called Keith “Even the shyest of kids will warm to his unpretentious style.”

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TH E N IC K C O PE IS LI ST EA R IN D IE -SU R IN ER TA R TE K ID S' EN OCK C H C IT H N ROBY T, ET R A N D SY D B A R FO O LI SH LY B Y C U LT D ISTR A C TE D ER W ER E STA TU S, N EV Stewart Lee

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Albion Quartet

CLASSIC CONCERT Friday 6 Apr, 11am Tickets: £10/£7

We welcome back the ALBION QUARTET who gave such powerful performances in 2016 and are much in demand.

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Saturday 7 Apr, 7.30pm Tickets: £13/£11

Mervyn Stutter is a satirical songwriter, comedian, actor and scriptwriter and has been making people laugh in comedy clubs, cabaret theatre, folk clubs, radio and TV for 40 years. He was a founder member of the Flying Pickets and this year celebrates his 32nd year at the Edinburgh Fringe and the 27th year of his legendary Pick of the Fringe showcase – making it the longest running show in the history of the Festival.

He has written weekly topical songs for BBC Radio including three series of It’s Been A Bad Week with Punt and Dennis (Radio 2).

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DOMINOES Friday 6 Apr, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

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Lighthouse, Poole and Black Theatre Live presents a pilot associate artist tour – Phoebe McIntosh in Dominoes Mixed-race history teacher, Layla McKinnon, is days away from saying ‘I do’ to Andy McKinnon. Already having the same surname as her fiancé used to be just a funny coincidence but now it threatens to drive them apart. Piecing together her family tree, she tries to hold onto her best friend and her husband-to-be and find out who she is and where she fits in.

Written and performed by Phoebe McIntosh, this bold new solo show asks if the difficulties of the past will always pose a threat to the future and if discovering your identity means picking a side. * See page 2 for more information

Book online www.bridport-arts.com

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Royal Opera House LIVE

MACBETH

Sunday 8 Apr, 2pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

Verdi’s opera inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy is conducted

by Antonio Pappano, with a magnificent cast including Anna Netrebko, Željko Lucic and Ildebrando D’Arcangelo.

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Met Opera

LUISA MILLER Tuesday 17 Apr, 6pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

James Levine and Plácido Domingo add yet another chapter to their legendary Met collaboration with this rarely performed Verdi gem, a heart-wrenching tragedy of fatherly love. Sonya Yoncheva sings the title role opposite Piotr Beczała in the first Met performances of the opera in more than ten years.

Sung in Italian with English subtitles.

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COMEDY CAFÉ Wednesday 18 Apr, 8pm Tickets: £8/£6

Sally-Anne Hayward combines the things you shouldn't like about your best friend's mum with the sensibilities of Jack the Ripper.

An accomplished radio presenter with stage and TV acting credentials (‘Absolutely Fabulous’ BBC, ‘Why the Long Faces’ Square Donkey Productions, and TV warm-up for ‘Deal or No Deal’ Channel 4), Sally-Anne’s confident persona and quick wit have rapidly made her a favourite on the UK comedy circuit.

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AN APPLE A DAY WELCOME TO THE ARTS AND HEALTH SEASON

What do all the following shows have in common?

Macbeth, Misfits, Hamlet, Hedda Gabler, Holby City? Arts and health is the starting point for these, and many more besides.

So inject a healthy dose of laughter, two spoonfuls of compassion and one pill of, ‘I didn’t know that before’ and join us!

The arts are intrinsic to our wellbeing – they are how we articulate our stories and how we express ourselves. This season of arts and health events is about our humanity – the humour and the ingenuity with which we manage our health and support the good health of those we love.

We know it can be a serious subject but honestly – most of these shows are hilarious.

BREAKING BREAD AN ARTS AND HEALTH SUPPER EVENT

Thursday 19 Apr, 7pm

Tickets: £15

Do you like a discussion over dinner? Do you have health – good or bad? Then this is a meal you don’t want to miss.

Come and share your thoughts and ideas about physical and mental health, the arts, and how the two are merged. Your guest speakers for the evening will offer you a provocation for discussion with your dinner companions over each course.

Your Hostmasters and Mistresses for the evening include: Viv Gordon, a performing artist living with long-term mental health issues: Jane Silver-Coren, a local artist working with music and dementia.

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Ticket price includes a three course meal with coffee to finish.

Limited seats available

* See page 2 for more information

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RISING VOICES, & VOICES OF HOPE Friday 20 Apr, 12pm

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Two local community choirs perform a variety of songs for your listening pleasure.

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Hot Club of Stonehouse

JAZZ CAFÉ

Friday 20 Apr, 8pm Tickets: £10

The Hot Club of Stonehouse bring the gypsy jazz of 1930s Paris bals musettes to present day Britain. Their authentic Hot Club sound is sultry, insouciant and swinging in the style of the legendary Django Reinhardt. The duo features the incendiary locomotive lead work of Melanie Bridle-Scullion on violin and ‘louche manouche’ rhythm from Julian Isaacs.

Their musicianship has garnered acclaim from many quarters including guitar supremo Martin Taylor MBE and veteran bassist Spike Heatley: “They had me swinging and tapping my foot from the very beginning-bravo!”

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TO HELEN BACK Friday 20 Apr, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Analysing sickness, health and what it really means to recover, Helen Seymour admits you into a surreal hospital to create a funny, unique and powerful theatrical experience.

HILARIOUS, IMPORTANT, RELEVANT & MOVING Audience Feedback

Directed by Hannah Silva, To Helen Back blurs the boundaries between spoken word, comedy and performance art. So come on, be on the look-out while Helen sneaks around wards, X-Ray Rooms and cupboards to discover the bizarre, the bemusing and the ba…ah, well, that would be telling.

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IT’S OKAY… I’M DEALING WITH IT Friday 27 Apr, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Cristina and Chess have both experienced smashing their two front teeth. It affected them, and it got them thinking. In a culture that needs perfection and for everything to always be ‘fine’, “It’s Okay, I’m Dealing With It,” asks what do we do when things aren’t okay; how do we deal with difficult things?

What happens if we don’t want to deal with them?

Sometimes we laugh, sometimes we cry and sometimes we distract ourselves. But don’t worry: it’s okay, we’re dealing with it.

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KINETICS – FILM & PANEL DISCUSSION

Through their multi-award winning blend of dance, comedy, chat and song, Cristina and Chess unravel some of their own struggles and vulnerabilities, and try to piece together how to cope with them.

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PLUS Q+A WITH THE AUTHOR AND A PARKINSONS SPECIALIST

Thursday 26 Apr, 7.30pm Tickets: £4

Kinetics is based on the remarkable true story of two people seemingly at polar opposites. As Rose tries to come to terms with her diagnosis with early-onset Parkinson’s, an unlikely friendship springs up when Lukas comes tumbling into her life.

Brave, honest and humorous, Kinetics was written for the stage by Dorchester-based actor and writer Sue Wylie and has toured to great acclaim. This new film version will be used as a training and information resource for Parkinson’s nurses, carers and doctors. * See page 2 for more information

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OLD LADY WHO SWALLOWED A FLY Saturday 28 Apr, 2pm

Tickets: £11/£9 under 18s / £35 family 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!

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© M. Twinn 1973, Child’s Play (International) Ltd.

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!

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 along songs, colourful animal characters and heartwarming family fun. It’s the perfect treat for anyone aged 2 to 102!

“A great introduction to the theatre with just the right balance of sitting listening and taking part” Bristol Guide “Thoroughly entertaining and brilliant fun” Patricia Goodwin, What's on Stage

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Met LIVE

CENDRILLON Saturday 28 Apr, 5.55pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

“Glorious,” raved the New York Times when Joyce DiDonato sang the title role of Cendrillon at the Royal Opera in 2011. “Her performance was thoroughly enchanting.” Now, for the first time ever, Massenet’s sumptuous take on the Cinderella story comes to the Met, with DiDonato starring in the title role.

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VINCENT VAN GOGH – A NEW WAY OF SEEING Tuesday 1 May, 7.30pm Tickets: £10

Perhaps more than any other artist, Van Gogh’s life has long captured the imagination of storytellers. Delving deep into his fascinating and sometimes deeply troubled world comes this definitive, awardwinning documentary directed by David Bickerstaff.

Showcasing Van Gogh’s iconic works like never before and featuring exclusive interviews with the curatorial team at the Van Gogh Museum. Returns to the Arts Centre by popular demand.

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Royal Opera House Ballet LIVE

MANON

Thursday 3 May, 7.15pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

Kenneth MacMillan’s powerful telling of Manon and Des Grieux’s tragic love is a masterpiece of modern ballet, set to music

by Massenet.

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Ceruleo

CLASSIC CONCERT Friday 4 May, 11am Tickets: £10/£7

Emily Owen soprano Jenni Harper soprano Satoko Doi-Luck harpsichord Kate Conway cello and viol Toby Carr guitar and lute More than a concert, ‘Burying the Dead’ will provide an exciting glimpse into life in Restoration London, through the deathbed testimony of Henry Purcell, written by scriptwriter Clare Norburn. * See page 2 for more information

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BYRON VINCENT LIVE BEFORE YOU DIE Friday 4 May, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

What do you do when you have a best mate who is so sad he might die?

Especially considering up until now your friendship has mostly consisted of a mutual appreciation of 90s hip hop, borderline alcoholism and finding creative ways to call each other names.

Byron is a bipolar performance artist, Dave only communicates in insults. Together they must find a way to fix Byron’s broken soul before it’s too late. Funny, tragic and shockingly honest, this is a true story of hopelessness and friendship told by two men on a desperate quest for happiness.

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ARTS & WELLBEING TASTER WORKSHOPS

Saturday 5 May, 11am, 1pm and 3pm

Tickets: £5/£3 attend all three for the price of two

Three taster workshops in the arts, come and find out for yourself how participating in the arts can be good for your wellbeing!

Join in for the whole day, or select the workshop you fancy taking part in. You can choose from workshops in singing, theatre and writing. Visit www.bridport-arts.com for full details.

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Dance for Joy

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FEAT. BACKBEAT SOUND SYSTEM

Saturday 5 May, 8pm – 1am

Tickets: £12 general adv/£14 on the door/ 18–25 special £10 advance sales only

Dance for Joy! Beat Safari featuring; Backbeat Soundsystem. Get your endorphins moving, raise your heartbeat and meet us on the dance floor – it’s good for you! To close the Arts and Health Season, join us for a very special Beat Safari featuring Backbeat Sound System.

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GRAFFITI CLASSICS Friday 11 May, 8pm Tickets: £14/£12

16 strings, 8 dancing feet and 4 voices with 1 aim: to make classical music wickedly funny and fantastically exhilarating.

Bursting the boundaries of the traditional String Quartet with their hilarious all-singing, all-dancing musical comedy cabaret show. It’s a classical concert, a gypsy-folk romp, an opera, a stand-up comedy set and a brilliant dance show all rolled into one! From Beethoven to Bluegrass, Baroque to Pop, Strauss to Saturday Night Fever.

Kids and adults alike love the uplifting and virtuosic variety of musical styles, all tied together with cheeky audience interaction.

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Royal Shakespeare Company

MACBETH (12A) ENCORE

Tuesday 8 May, 7pm

Tickets: £13/£11

‘Something wicked this way comes’.

Returning home from battle, the victorious Macbeth meets three witches on the heath. Driven by their disturbing prophecies, he sets out on the path to murder.

This contemporary production of Shakespeare’s darkest psychological thriller marks both Christopher Eccleston’s RSC debut and the return of Niamh Cusack to the company. * See page 2 for more information

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THE CONDUCTOR Saturday 12 May, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Where we feel the dangers of everyday existence, let us a tell a true story of hope.

The Conductor is an award-winning piece of symphonic theatre: a tale told by three performers, and the music of Dmitri Shostakovich. His Leningrad Symphony is performed live, on-stage, as the story of what brought it into being is carried to life around a piano.

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On August 9, 1942, the battered, starving Radio Orchestra of Leningrad, all with nothing left to lose, brought music to the people when they needed it most. This is a story of familial bonds tested under the threat of annihilation. It is the story of ordinary individuals, flawed and hopeless, who carried the spark of extraordinary deeds.

And it is the story of one’s right to life.

They did not know why they suffered, and they did not know when help would come, nor from where.

They prayed, and they watched the skies.

For a moment, their prayers were answered.

Andy Nowak Trio

JAZZ CAFÉ Friday 18 May, 8pm Tickets: £10

Drawing on influences ranging from the hard swinging Oscar Peterson through the classical inventions of Brad Mehldau to the atmospheric ideas of E.S.T. this trio play original compositions and interpretations of standards with effervescence and flair.

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Jack Dean in association with LittleMighty presents

NUKETOWN

Friday 18 May, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

What would you do with 205 billion pounds?

Nuketown is a combined storytelling and protest art project about cities, public money and the possible end of life as we know it.

Working with town planners, architects, live feeds and enormous amounts of Lego, writer/performer Jack Dean is building a brand new model city, equal in value to the proposed Trident nuclear submarine replacement programme.

Now he’d like you to invite you to grab some bricks, LIKE JACK ARTISTS help him finish off KE US DEAN MA the city and hear AB OUT D E IT EXC an epic tale that EY H WHAT T animates this NEXT O D T H MIG imaginary The Guardian landscape. This is one man’s epic quest to find love, a lost cat and the most challenging thing of all – planning permission.

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BEACH BOYZ Saturday 19 May, 8pm Tickets: £16

The Story Of The Beach Boys® A Tribute A unique opportunity to hear a comprehensive selection of chart hits America’s biggest pop band ever recorded including: God Only Knows – Good Vibrations – I Get Around – Surfin’ USA – Fun Fun Fun – California Girls – Sloop John B and many more that you will surely know and love.

Guaranteed to leave everyone with a smile on their face, a song in their heart and a truly memorable live music experience to cherish, this is a band you do not want to miss.

Five performers can reproduce 100% live, the complex orchestral arrangements and intricate harmonies of America’s biggest ever pop group.

Come join the fun and ride the wave of adrenaline and nostalgia that will sweep you from surf and sun to hit after hit.

* See page 2 for more information

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WESSEX MILITARY BAND Sunday 20 May, 3pm

Tickets: £10/£8

Come and see your favourite military band live at Bridport Arts Centre. Visit www.bridport-arts.com for full details.

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Shonaleigh Cumbers – The Sapphire Staff

STORY CAFÉ

Thursday 24 May, 7.30pm Tickets: £10/£6

Suitable for adults and older children

Shonaleigh returns – with her unique style of storytelling – in this final tale from the Gem IGH Cycle in the Drut’syla tradition.

SHONALE ASS A warlord with an iron tongue, IS IN A CL WN! an eye of stone and an arm of OF HER O bronze stands at the gate… he is Mike Rust, Director, looking for three objects that will Festival at the Edge give him possession of all the kingdoms of the world. And the first object is The Sapphire Staff given to Adam at the beginning of the world. A staff that can make the waters of the world part.

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CALL MR ROBESON Friday 25 May, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Paul Robeson is a world famous actor, singer and civil rights campaigner. When over the years he gets progressively too radical and outspoken for the establishment's liking, he is branded a traitor to his country, harassed, and denied opportunities to perform or travel.

Is a roller-coaster journey through Robeson’s remarkable and eventful life. Featuring some of his famous songs, including a dramatic rendition of Ol’ Man River.

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BALLET CENTRAL Saturday 26 May, 7.30pm

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Under the artistic direction of Christopher Marney, Ballet Central returns with a new programme showcasing the best in dance theatre. Dancers on the cusp of their professional careers will perform a mixed bill, featuring works by world-renowned choreographers. See Jenna Lee’s brand new creation Black Swan, a dark twist on the iconic classic, and a gothic reworking of the ‘Fairies prologue’ from Matthew Bourne’s Sleeping Beauty.

To celebrate the work of Kenneth MacMillan the repertoire includes an excerpt from his rarely-seen Valley of Shadows. And finally, enjoy Christopher Gable’s Cinderella, a timeless version of a much-loved fairy tale.

Lyngo Theatre

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Thursday 31 May, 2pm Tickets: £8/£6/£25 Suitable for Ages 3+

One night, tiny Tom overhears Mum and Dad talking – there’s nothing left to eat so they are going to leave him and his six brothers in the forest! Outwitting his parents and the ogre, Tom shows everybody that even though he is small he is still mighty as he protects his brothers, finds the treasure and makes sure they’ll never be hungry again. Performed entirely on and under a kitchen table this wee wonder of a show is full of Lyngo magic with feathery spinning birds, a flying house and a portable forest. CBeebies’ Patrick Lynch, who has been performing it for more than a decade, brings this classic story to life in a playful and fascinating show.

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EXHIBITIONS ALLSOP GALLERY

DRAWING DOWN THE FEMININE Saturday 3 Feb – Saturday 17 Mar Allsop Gallery Archaeological evidence suggest that many years ago, and for millennia, civilizations lived in relative peace without wars, when the figure of the goddess / feminine paradigm was central to the health and balance of societies. Around 3000 years ago there was a big shift and the era of the warrior began. When we look around us at our planet which we share with all other living creatures, we can see the damage that has been done, and which continues apace.

There will be paintings, film, digital poetry, sculpture and mixed media work. The artists will be happy to discuss their work.

SPECIAL EVENTS WALK & TALK

Saturday 3 Feb, 11am, FREE

DRAWING WORKSHOP WITH KATE WALTERS

Sunday 4 Mar, 1–5pm, £40 each Max 12 spaces

Features: Kate Walters, Partou Zia, Penny Florence, Karen Lorenz, Tanya Kryzwinska, Maggie O’Brien, Max Burrows, Valerie Dalton, Faye Dobinson, Jim Carter, Sara Samuelsson, Otter Rose-Johns, Jo Jewers, Karina von Borowski Hosking, Sally Tripptree, Yolanta Gawlik, Lucy Stein, & Yolande Armstrong

BOOK BINDING WITH KAREN LORENZ

Monday 5 Mar, 11am–4pm, £30 each Max 12 spaces

IS FORM GENDERED? Digital Poetry and the Invention of Meaning Workshop with Professor Penny Florence

Saturday 10 Mar, 11am–4pm, £40 each Max 12 spaces

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MATISSE DRAWING WITH SCISSORS Saturday 24 Mar – Saturday 21 Apr Allsop Gallery The French painter, sculptor and designer, Henri Matisse (1869-1954) was one of the 20th century’s most influential artists. His vibrant works are celebrated for their extraordinary richness and luminosity of colour and his spectacular paper cut-outs were his final triumph.

Matisse: Drawing with Scissors, a Hayward Touring exhibition from the Southbank Centre comes to Bridport Arts Centre this Spring!

It features 35 posthumous prints of the famous cut-outs that he produced in the last four years of his life, when confined to his bed.

It includes many of his iconic images, such The Snail and the Blue Nudes.

KIDS WORKSHOP: MAKE A MATISSE INSPIRED COLLAGE

Tuesday 3 Apr, 10am – 12noon, £4 each, Ages 6–12

Book online www.bridport-arts.com

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INTERROGATING THE WORLD AROUND US

A TWO-PART EXHIBITION

Saturday 28 Apr – Saturday 2 Jun Allsop Gallery Dorset Visual Arts presents sketchbooks and unframed, developmental works arising from their interrogation of personal subjects broadly summarised as landscape, biography and the abstract.

Alongside this collection is a separate selection of artworks by DVA’s new Salon grouping. This group is formed of fine artists working and exhibiting professionally on a regular basis and several newly qualified artists recently establishing their practice in Dorset. The selection reflects the dialogue they have established about their various methods of imagining, thinking and working.

As a whole, the exhibition gives insight to the visual thinking and experimentation that informs work that is ultimately resolved and deemed ‘finished’.

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HENRIETTA PAINE VARYING PERSPECTIVES Tuesday 30 Jan – Saturday 3 Mar Café & Foyer Galleries A collection of still life paintings subtly introducing, inspiring and challenging perception of the material in every day life.

Painting could be interpreted as a form of deconstruction, breaking down the subject matter with each stroke of the brush into its more simplified form of light and shape, inviting us to see the material for the illusion it is, yet appreciating its beauty, form and origin.

RUSSELL COULSON LANDSCAPE AND SEASCAPE PAINTINGS & LINE DRAWINGS Tuesday 13 Mar – Saturday 7 Apr Café & Foyer Galleries The Landscape/Seascape paintings are naive and spontaneous. They are graphic, stylised and colourful, creating patchworks of tone and movement, sometimes inspired by actual places, other times imaginary, never overworked and stagnant, creating a balance between colour and shape. Perspective is often destroyed and a rolling perspective created.

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EXHIBITIONS

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HEIDI STELLER RUNNING WITH THE RIVER Tuesday 17 Apr – Saturday 19 May Café Gallery A year of printmaking in response to a stretch of the River Stour in Dorset. In this series of mono-prints Heidi explores reconnecting with nature and the rejuvenating and healing powers this may bring. They are a celebration of the colour, light, and beauty of nature.

A special café show for our Arts & Health Season.

MARGARET TAYLOR NATURE NOTES Tuesday 17 Apr – Saturday 19 May Foyer Gallery Margaret’s images are informed by Nature’s colour, pattern and detail and illustrate the shared pleasures of, for example, a starling’s iridescent plumage, or trees that reflect the ambience of an ancient landscape.

She works with the richness of graphite pencil enhanced by colour and hints of gold. Using thread as a drawing medium, with her textiles sometimes incorporating small natural objects such as feathers, sticks and seeds.

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CINEMA AT BRIDPORT ARTS CENTRE

WEEKLY CINEMA Relaxed and accessible screenings Thursdays and Sundays

Tickets: £6/£5 Members / £4 under 16s / £3 BACstage Pass Members

Enjoy weekly cinema screenings at BAC. We show a varied selection of films every Thursday and Sunday.

SAVE THE DATE

Check out the website to see the latest line up – www.bridport-arts.com/film

FROM PAGE TO SCREEN Wednesday 11 – Sunday 15 Apr 2018 Save the date for the UK’s only festival celebrating the adaptation of books to film. Each year a guest Curator joins us to provide film fans with a thought-provoking line up.

Previous Curators include Jon Ronson, Francine Stock, Charles Sturridge and Nick Marston. Look out for announcements on social media and in the press; the programme will be in the Arts Centre from March

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MEMBERS Inspiring Creativity in Your Community You help to bring arts and culture to your local community when you become a member of Bridport Arts Centre.

It’s only with the support of our members that we can deliver such a vibrant and diverse programme of events and activities throughout the year.

So become a member of Bridport Arts Centre today, and ensure that you and everyone you love can enjoy world-class performances and exhibitions.

BECOME A MEMBER TO UNLOCK THESE AMAZING BENEFITS TODAY! FRONT ROW MEMBERS 10% off ticket prices for eligible events Refer a friend and receive a pair of free tickets when they join Season programme and members newsletter sent to you Invitations to season launch events

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BACSTAGE PASS Do you know anyone aged 14-25?

The BACSTAGE pass is right for them £3 cinema tickets £5 tickets to selected live events Season programme and members newsletter sent to you Invitations to season launch events

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The Bridport Prize is an international creative writing competition established by Peggy Chapman-Andrews in 1973 to raise funds for the Arts Centre.

With categories in poetry, short stories, flash fiction and the opening chapters of a novel, the Prize offers generous prize money while still raising vital funds for BAC’s work.

Today it is BAC’s flagship project and one of the most prestigious open writing competitions in the English language attracting many thousands of entries from across the globe each year.

Full details of how to enter can be found at www.bridportprize.org.uk and postal entry forms are available at the Arts Centre.

The closing date is 31 May.

MARKETS

FARMERS MARKETS 10/2 10/3 12/5

ARTISTS MARKETS 24/2 31/3 21/4 9/5

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Enjoy an evening at Bridport Art Centre’s Pantry

You can book a supper with an event wherever you see this symbol.

You can choose from a two or three course option and enjoy a delicious meal in the comfort of our Café before the show. The bar will be open, so why not treat yourself to a drink as well?

The menus for the Pre-show Suppers are published online alongside the event.

Be sure to book to avoid disappointment! £14.95/£17.95 per person

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Being a member of BAC offers you a great deal. See page 42 for details.

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