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

REFUNDS

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.

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.

ACCESS

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 42–43 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 43 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 SUPPERS

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LETTER FROM DIRECTOR As the autumn nights start to draw in, there’s no need to worry – we’ve got a packed season lined up to keep you entertained right through the winter!

There’s a world of music to discover. Mi Flamenco brings you the passion of flamenco music as well as the dance, and award-winning Trad.Attack! bring incredible Estonian folk to the BAC stage. Bowing to popular demand, Will Kaufman is back with a second Woody Guthrie show, and later in the season new wave fans can dig out the leather jackets and let loose on the dance floor at Bootleg Blondie!

Theatre offerings include Black is the Colour of my Voice, inspired by the life of Nina Simone, and Hurricane Michael, the story of the legendary storm of 1987 and endorsed by Michael Fish himself. Watch out for Ali Cook

with his sleight of hand magic, this is a real ‘blink and you’ll miss it’ show.

We’ve got Christmas all wrapped up for you, with A Christmas Carol theatre performance, the Royal Opera House’s Nutcracker (a Christmas tradition at BAC), and The Little Match Girl for all the family.

You can find out more about all of these shows and the rest of our exciting season in these pages or on our new website. Book online with confidence and with no booking fees at www.bridport-arts.com.

We look forward to welcoming you back soon.

Laura Cockett Director

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

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Classic Concert

CARNEVAL STRING TRIO Friday 6 Oct, 11am Tickets: £10/£7

KAMILA BYDLOWSKA violin SHIRY RASHKOVSKY viola TIMOTHÉE BOTBOL cello

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CANALETTO & THE ART OF VENICE

DOHNÁNYI Serenade for Strings Op. 10 KODÁLY Intermezzo for String Trio GIDEON KLEIN Trio for Violin, Viola and Cello (1944) We welcome back the passionate polish violinist Kamila Bydlowska who played for us in 2015 with the Skazki Piano Trio. She is joined by awardwinning Shiry Rashkovsky and Timothée Botbol for an eclectic programme.

Tuesday 3 Oct, 7.30pm Tickets: £10

No artist better captures the essence and allure of Venice than Giovanni Antonio Canal, better known as Canaletto.

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Join us for an immersive journey into the life and art of Venice’s famous view-painter.

Despite Canaletto’s close relationship with the city in which he lived and died, the world’s largest collection of his works resides not in his native Italy, but in Britain as part of the Royal Collection.

The film offers the chance to step inside two official royal residences – Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle – to learn more about the artist and Joseph Smith, the man who introduced Canaletto to Britain.

Allsop Lates The gallery will be open an hour before the screening.

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ALI COOK PRINCIPLES OF DECEPTION

Friday 6 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11 Suitable for ages 8+

Star of the West End magic spectacular Impossible, Penn & Teller: Fool Us (ITV1), Dirty Tricks (Ch4), Monkey Magic (Five), Psychic Secrets (Five) and the ‘Jerry@Trick’ show with Jerry Sadowitz (Five).

Ali Cook returns with his own brand of awe-inspiring magic and offbeat comedy.

Expect to be genuinely amazed.

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MI FLAMENCO INCOGNITO

Saturday 7 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £15/£13

Incognito is a show with all the spirit of authentic, pulsating flamenco, intertwined with the unexpected.

Exciting, moving flamenco dance, powerful song, virtuoso guitar and cello, with lots of charm, imagination and theatre thrown in. Mi Flamenco is an international flamenco company with artists of the highest calibre, bringing quality and entertaining performances to UK audiences and beyond.

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A passionate spectacle for dance, music and theatre-lovers everywhere.

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Thursday 5 – Tuesday 10 Oct Bridport Arts Centre joins venues across the town to take part in the inaugural Bridport Mind Fest!

The festival aims to bring people together to promote awareness of mental health, provoke discussion and offer activities that can support well-being. Full listings are available separately from Bridport Mind Fest.

ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO’S NEST

INSIDE OUT

Thursday 5 Oct, 7.30pm

Sunday 8 Oct, 3pm

Jack Nicholson plays a convict who feigns mental illness in the hope that a transfer to psychiatric hospital might ensure his early release. But he hasn’t bargained for the rigid regime of Nurse Ratched.

Joy, Sadness, Fear, Anger and Disgust are all living in Riley’s head! This family film from Disney Pixar offers a hilarious look at how thoughts and feelings play their part in influencing behaviour, as Riley deals with moving house. Mind Fest is promoting awareness of the importance of children’s mental health and the value of early support. Join us after the film for a discussion of the film and issues arising from it.

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After the screening, there will be a chaired discussion from the audience alongside local healthcare professionals, asking the question – “then & now, what’s changed in mental health?”

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WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY FILM

FESTIVAL CELEBRATIONS

Tuesday 10 Oct A wonderful celebration for all to get involved in, full line up announced soon.

CARERS & SUPPORT WORKERS!

Remember – a person in receipt of disability allowance can take a carer or a support worker into an Arts Centre event free of charge.

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Julian Costello Quartet

JAZZ CAFÉ Friday 13 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £10

Julian Costello is a London-based saxophonist and composer. This quirky band has a new and international line up featuring Maciek Pysz (renowned for his virtuosity and clear lyrical phrasing) on guitar, Michele Tacchi on bass and Adam Teixeira on drums.

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The band likes to jam and the tunes often segue from one to the next encompassing changing grooves in different time signatures, tuneful melodies, energy and humour.

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Met Opera

NORMA Thursday 12 Oct, 6pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

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Pre recorded in the Met Opera, New York.

A new production of Bellini’s bel canto tragedy Norma, starring Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role, which she has sung to acclaim at the Met in 2013, as well as at the Canadian Opera Company, San Francisco Opera and Bavarian State Opera – making her one of the world’s leading interpreters of the iconic title character.

Joyce DiDonato co-stars as Norma’s colleague and rival, Adalgisa, opposite Joseph Calleja as Pollione and Matthew Rose as Oroveso. Carlo Rizzi conducts and Sir David McVicar directs the new production.

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BLACK IS THE COLOUR OF MY VOICE

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Friday 13 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Age recommendation 12+

Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, ‘Black Is The Color Of My Voice’ follows a successful jazz singer and civil rights activist seeking redemption after the untimely death of her father.

She reflects on the journey that took her from a young piano prodigy destined for a life in the service of the church, to a renowned jazz vocalist at the forefront of the Civil Rights Movement.

Written and performed by Apphia Campbell

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Met Opera

DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE Thursday 19 Oct, 6pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

Pre-recorded in the Met Opera, New York.

Experience Mozart’s irresistible fantasy in all its glory! Will brave Prince Tamino rescue Princess Pamina from the clutches of the evil Sarastro, and will Papageno the foolish bird catcher learn wisdom enough to help him? The Queen of the Night’s aria, with its stratospheric high notes, is just one of the countless highlights in this tale of love and magic, mysterious secrets, and whimsical fantasy. Julie Taymor’s enchanting production captures both the opera’s earthy comedy and its enlightened nobility.

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Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts a cast of rising young stars.

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Saturday 14 Oct, 8pm

Tickets: £13/£11 Suitable for ages 12+

What happens when a disguise soon becomes something a lot more real and you have to fight for who you really are? An earthy story of courage, conviction and hope, JOAN is a refreshing look at Joan of Arc – history’s greatest underdog.

A daring fusion of lyrical new writing and anarchic cabaret from the multi-award winning Milk Presents and performed by drag king champion Lucy Jane Parkinson, Joan takes the stage as a gutsy gender warrior, dragging up as the men she defies.

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AN EVENING WITH THE BRIDPORT PRIZE JUDGES Friday 20 Oct, 7pm

Tickets: £12/£10/£5 under 18’s Come and be inspired by the wonderful writers who are this year’s judges – Lemn Sissay (Poetry), Peter Hobbs (Short Story), Kit de Waal (Flash Fiction) and Nathan Filer (Peggy Chapman-Andrews Award for a First Novel). A wonderful evening for everyone who loves words!

Founded in 1973, the Bridport Prize is the Arts Centre’s flagship project. Attracting many thousands of entries from across the world each year, it has grown to become one of the most widely respected creative writing competitions in the English language.

FILM Royal Opera House LIVE

ALICE’S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND Monday 23 Oct, 7.15pm

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Tickets: £17.50/£14.50/Half Term Special £10 for under 16s 170 minutes

At a garden party on a sunny afternoon, Alice is surprised to see her parents’ friend Lewis Carroll transform into a white rabbit. When she follows him down a rabbit hole events become curiouser and curiouser…

As Alice journeys through Wonderland, she encounters countless strange creatures. She’s swept off her feet by the charming Knave of Hearts, who’s on the run for stealing the tarts. Confusion piles upon confusion. Then Alice wakes with a start. Was it all a daydream?

Christopher Wheeldon’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland is an explosion of colour, stage magic and inventive, sophisticated choreography.

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Join us at the Arts Centre for a bite to eat before the show, choose from our Kids Menu

Children’s theatre with a social conscience. From The Egg Theatre, the only young people’s theatre outside London.

TRE A E TH The Egg Theatre Bath present

One Item Only Tuesday 24 Oct, 2pm Tickets: £8/£6/£25 family

EARLY BIRD OFFER

Until 4 October £6 adult/£4 under 16 dren) £18 family (2 adults + 2 chil

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If you had to take a long journey away from home and you could only take one item with you – what would it be? This is the decision facing our young hero in this story of human migration.

Follow the story of nameless child who is told by her mother that she is not safe in her home and must flee. Join her as she goes from her troubled homeland across mountains and seas in search of a place of sanctuary.

This is a journey from one side of the world to another. An adventure where children imagine themselves as the hero and ask themselves how they would cope in this situation?

Bristol-based Greek artist, Margarita Sidirokastriti was inspired to write this show after reading about refugee children in recent news stories. Expect to see a show about the resourcefulness of children and the human side of the headlines.

Join us for an uplifting story of hope and resilience where the human spirit triumphs!

LEARN TO DJ WORKSHOP

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WITH VICTOR VECTOR AND DJ O-TRAXX

Thursday 26 Oct 1–5pm

Tickets: £4, accompanying adults go FREE! Suitable for any level of ability and ages 6+

Fancy learning to DJ? A unique chance to learn with two young Bridport-based DJs. The class includes turntable, CDJ basics, beat machining, beat juggling and scratching.

Claire Shilton presents Travels to Vanuatu, followed by

TANNA

Thursday 26 Oct, 7.30pm

Tickets: £10

“The Brexit thing had happened, Trump was now in power and I was burnt out, directionless and facing another cold British winter.

An invitation to an archipelago of islands I’d never N O M I N A T E D F O R heard of, from a man I’d met once, proved too irresistible to refuse.”

BEST FOREIGN LANGUAGE FILM Claire Shilton Join Claire in conversation with Bridport Arts Centre Director, Laura Cockett as she talks about her recent travels to Vanuatu. The discussion will be followed by a screening of the Oscar-nominated film Tanna.

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Tanna is set in the South Pacific where Wawa, a young girl from one of the last traditional tribes, falls in love with her chief’s grandson, Dain. When an inter-tribal war escalates, Wawa is unknowingly betrothed as part of a peace deal. The young lovers run away, but are pursued by enemy warriors intent on killing them. They must choose between their hearts and the future of the tribe, while the villagers must wrestle with preserving their traditional culture and adapting it to the increasing outside demands for individual freedom. Tanna is based on a true story and performed by the people of Yakel in Vanuatu.

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STUFF Friday 27 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

A love story but not one you’ve seen a million times before. This is another kind of love story, maybe everybody’s love story. Stuff is playful, funny, sad and familiar.

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Lead clown for Cirque du Soleil, Sean GLY ENDEARIN Kempton, mixes HED IS L P M O C AC comedy, mime, EDLY M A H S & UNA clowning and the odd N O FOCUSED bit of dance in this ING CONNECT absurdist show about E H T H IT W love… The result is a E AUDIENC highly entertaining, Broadway Baby physical piece that takes its audience on a journey through the fragility, hilarity and awkwardness that love can sometimes entail.

Friday 27 Oct, 2pm

Tickets: £8/£6/£25 family (2 adults + 2 children) This is the story of some books. Some books who live in a library.

But this is no ordinary library. This library belongs to Brian. It’s a wonderful, magical place where the books like to flutter their pages and let their shelves go…

But one day Brian seems to change and the library goes quiet. What’s going on? The books had better stiffen their spines, because if they want to get to the bottom of this mystery, they may have to check themselves out…

The latest show from MONSTRO Theatre, the pioneers of the Puppet Musical, this is a show that brings books to life for all children and their grown-ups.

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TE ALL OF I SO APPRECIA TS TO TAKE YOUR EFFOR RTHER. HIS LEGACY FU WHERE WHO KNOWS HE’LL END UP! Nora Guthrie (daughter)

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WILL KAUFMAN ON WOODY GUTHRIE THE LONG ROAD TO PEEKSILL

Saturday 28 Oct, 8pm Tickets: £15/£13

Come along for the story of Woody Guthrie’s transformation from a youthful Oklahoma racist to the anti-racist champion who risked his life holding the line against American fascism during the notorious Peekskill riots of 1949.

Conventionally known for his championing of the poor white Dust Bowl migrants, Guthrie also left an extensive body of songs condemning Jim Crow segregation, lynching and race hatred. Most of these songs were never recorded, but they are the * See page 2 for more information

legacy of this remarkable personal journey. This is both a harrowing and uplifting presentation, that shows that racists are not born, but made – and that they can be unmade.

Professor Will Kaufman: Professor of American Literature and Culture University of Central Lancashire.

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PHILIP CLOUTS QUARTET

+ A CURTAIN RAISER FROM THE WOODROFFE SCHOOL LITTLE BIG BAND

Friday 10 Nov, 8pm Tickets: £10

Pianist Philip Clouts’ South African roots have inspired a voyage of discovery that has led to him soak up the joyful passion of Caribbean calypso, the soulful strains of Gospel, the exuberant sway of Cuban dance music and the tuneful essence of pan-European folksong while honouring jazz heroes such as Keith Jarrett.

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Bridport’s talented theatre company Encore bring Willy Russell’s classic to the Arts Centre’s Stage

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BLOOD BROTHERS

BY WILLY RUSSELL

Wednesday 1 – Saturday 4 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £10/£9 under 16s

Blood Brothers is a fast-moving, perceptive, entertaining and thought-provoking, funny yet ultimately tragic play. It tells the tale of twin brothers who are born into a large working-class family and what happens when their mother decides to have one of them adopted. ‘Blood Brothers’ looks at the differences and conflicts of their upbringings, their relationships with each other and with their real and adoptive mothers.

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Clouts plays music from his latest album Umoya, which forms part of the Quartet’s T H E B E ST tenth anniversary tour.

OF Joined by rising star saxophonist Samuel BRITISH Eagles, bassist Alex JAZZ Keen and drummer Jazz FM Chris Nickolls (who has played with jazz guitarist Mike Stern and pop singer Lily Allen), he brings his musical journey alive with superb musicianship and infectious vigour.

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“I absolutely loved it” Michael Fish

HURRICANE MICHAEL Saturday 11 Nov, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

Good afternoon to you!

On the 15th October 1987, the absent-father of all storms was about to vent apocalyptic fury upon the south-east corner of the Kingdom of United. In a televised address to the nation, celebrity weatherman and rising national treasure, Michael Phish, relays a different forecast. Why did this critically acclaimed winning Titan of meteorology foresee it’s arrival, but choose to tell a different story? Welcome to this world exclusive. The truth behind the Great Storm of 1987.

Uncover the Why’s and Wheretofores of this cataclysmic event. Encounter corporate skullduggery in the 1980’s corridors of power.

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“Great writing, fantastic performance and very, very silly” Alistair McGowan

“This piece is pure genius” Londontheatre1

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Debs Newbold – Macbeth Re-Told

STORY CAFÉ

Friday 17 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £8/£5

Suitable for adults and older children.

Tooth+Nail

HUMMINGBIRD

Come and be pulled into the world of The Bard’s darkest tragedy with this alchemic solo performance from theatre artist and storyteller Debs Newbold.

From worthy warrior to marked man, from hero to murderer, Macbeth’s fate is set from the start in this tense and gripping re-telling. This is an unforgettable, shimmering work THE of performance ATMOSPHERE IBLE , storytelling that WAS INCRED ING will haunt you LIKE THE FEEL IT Y for a long time OF ELEC TRIC ST IN THE AIR JU to come.

Friday 17 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £13/£11

BEFORE A RM THUNDERSTO

Views from the Gods

Edith Cole worked a dead-end job in a funeral parlour. Ralph Conti worked wealthy widows for a quick buck. Neither expected to fall in love. But once they did, they just kept on falling.

Inspired by the true story of the ‘Lonely Hearts Killers’, a pair of latter-day Macbeths who gripped the imagination of 1950s America, ‘Hummingbird’ is dark, compelling physical theatre.

Hummingbird uses a lush soundscape of songs, jingles, adverts and other Americana to conjure up the post-war era.

Award-winning, Lecoq-trained Tooth+Nail blend acrobatics and action with a striking visual style to tell a deviously touching tale of love and murder.

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Met Opera

THE EXTERMINATING ANGEL Thursday 23 Nov, 6pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

The new opera, co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English, is based on the screenplay by Luis Buñuel and Luis Alcoriza.

The acclaimed 1962 Buñuel film based on a dinner party that literally becomes a living hell in a jet-black surreal comedy.

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Conducted by Thomas Adès.

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Harbour Voices

SONGS OF THE SEA Saturday 18 Nov, 7.30pm

Tickets: £15/£12

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Sing along to rousing choruses, hear stories of sailors and whalers, boat-builders and fisher-wives, and glimpse moments in the lives of those who risked all to make their living from the sea.

A twenty-strong group of men and women bring you a heart-warming celebration of the sea, with their performance of traditional shanties and original songs, recounting tales of our Dorset coast, past and present.

Prepare to be moved, amused, intrigued, and inspired by this unusual show, featuring vocal harmonies to make your heart soar, and songs that speak of our vital connection to the sea.

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DATE

TITLE

PRICE PAGE

OCTOBER Tue 3 Oct

7.30pm

EOS: Canaletto and the Art of Venice

Thu 5 Oct

7.30pm

Film – One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest – with discussion Entry by Donation

£10

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Fri 6 Oct

11am

Classic Concert: Carneval String Trio

£10 / £7 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Fri 6 Oct

8pm

Ali Cook: Principles of Deception

£13 / £11 / PSS

5

Sat 7 Oct

8pm

Mi Flamenco: Incognito

£15 / £13 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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Sun 8 Oct

3pm

Film: Inside Out

Entry by Donation

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Tue 10 Oct

World Mental Health Day

Free

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Thu 12 Oct 6pm

MET: Norma

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Fri 13 Oct

8pm

Jazz Café: Julian Costello Quartet

£10

8

Fri 13 Oct

8pm

Black is the Colour of my Voice

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 14 Oct

8pm

Joan

£13 / £11 / MDA / PSS

10

Big Draw – Living Lines

Tue 17 – Sat 28 Oct Thu 19 Oct 6pm Fri 20 Oct

7pm

Mon 23 Oct 7.15pm

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MET: Die Zauberflöte

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

Bridport Prize: An Evening with the Bridport Prize Judges £12 / £10 / £5

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ROH LIVE: Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

11 £17.50 / £14.50 / PSS / Children U16 £10 – Half Term Special Offer

One Item Only

Early Bird Offer £6 / £4 / £18 until 4 October £8 / £6 / £25 family

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Wed 25 Oct 10am–12pmOops Wow – Drawing Playing

£7

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Thu 26 Oct 1–5pm

Learn to DJ Workshop

£4

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Thu 26 Oct 7.30pm

Claire Shilton Presents Travels to Vanuatu, Followed by Tanna (film)

£10

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Tue 24 Oct

2pm

Fri 27 Oct

2pm

Bookstory

£8 / £6 / £25

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Fri 27 Oct

8pm

Stuff

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 28 Oct

8pm

Will Kaufman

£15 / £13 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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Tue 31 Oct – Sat 2 Dec

Brendan Buesnel

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NOVEMBER

Wed 1 – Sat 4 Nov

Sat 4 – Sat 2 Nov

7.30pm

£10 / £9 – First Night all tickets £8 16

Marshwood Arts Awards

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Fri 10 Nov

8pm

Jazz Café: Philip Clouts’ Quartet

£10

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Sat 11 Nov

8pm

Hurricane Michael

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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Fri 17 Nov

7.30pm

Story Café

£8 / £5

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Fri 17 Nov

7.30pm

Hummingbird

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Sat 18 Nov

7.30pm

Harbour Voices

£15 / £12 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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MET: The Exterminating Angel

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Thu 23 Nov 6pm

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Encore – Blood Brothers

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Theatre

Music

Dance

Comedy

Film

DATE

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NOVEMBER CONTINUED Fri 24 Nov

8pm

Sat 25 Nov

10am–6pm Secret Art Sale

Tue 28 Nov 7.30pm

Trad.Attack!

£14 / £12 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Free entry

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EOS: David Hockney at the Academy of the Arts

£10

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DECEMBER Fri 1 Dec

11am

Classic Concert

£10 / £7 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Fri 1 Dec

8pm

Undercover Hippy with DJ sets from Beat Safari

£12 / £14

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Sat 2 Dec

7.30pm

Inua Ellam’s: An evening with an Immigrant

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Thu 7 – Wed 20 Dec

Creative Coverage

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Making Dorset Winter Show

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Fri 8 Dec

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Jazz Café

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Fri 8 Dec

8pm

A Christmas Carol

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / PSS

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Sat 9 Dec

5.30pm

ROH: Nutcracker

£18 / £15 / MDA / PSS

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Wessex Military Band

£9 / £7

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Sun 10 Dec 3pm Fri 15 Dec

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Bootleg Blondie

£16 / £13 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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Sat 16 Dec

7.30pm

Mellstock band

£13 / £11 / MDA / S3 / BSP

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Bridport Young Performers

£10 / £6

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Comedy Club 4 Kids - Christmas Cracker

£8 / £6 / £25

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Little Match Girl

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Beverley Rouwen & Douglas Reeve – Dialogues Concerning The Land

Sat 6 – Sat 27 Jan

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Fri 12 Jan

7.30pm

The Zoots: The Sounds of the Sixties

£16

Sat 13 Jan

2pm

Artists talk

Free

Sat 13 Jan

7.30pm

Uproar! Noise Next Door

£14 / PSS

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Fri 19 Jan

6–7.30pm Craft Beer Event

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Fri 19 Jan

8pm

Jazz Café

£10

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Fri 19 Jan

8pm

A Brief History of Music

£14 / £12 / MDA / S3 / BSP / PSS

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Sat 20 Jan

7.30pm

ROH: Rigoletto Opera

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Thu 25 Jan

7.30pm

Pelt

£15 / £13 / BSP

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Fri 26 Jan

7.30pm

Story Café

£8 / £5

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Sat 27 Jan

5.55pm

MET: Tosca

£17.50 / £14.50 / MDA / PSS

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Tue 30 Jan

7.30pm

EOS: Cézanne Portraits of a Life

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TRAD.ATTACK!

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Friday 24 Nov, 8pm Tickets: £14/£12

Turning Estonian folk music on its head...

Winner of Estonian Ethno Music Awards 2015 - Best band, best album, best song.

Trad.Attack! have turned Estonian folk music on its head since releasing their 2014 debut album AH! Combining the bagpipe playing and vocals of

Sandra Vabarna, virtuoso guitar of Jalmar Vabarna and inventive percussion of Tõnu Tubli, the trio take their inspiration from old archive recordings of Estonian traditional songs. But folk music is merely their starting point, not their boundary.

The trio’s second album Shimmer Gold was released in May 2017, and has been electrifying audiences at this year’s round of summer festivals.

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DAVID HOCKNEY AT THE ACADEMY OF ARTS Tuesday 28 Nov, 7.30pm Tickets: £10

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SECRET ART SALE RAISING FUNDS FOR BRIDPORT ARTS CENTRE

Saturday 25 Nov, 10am – 6pm The much anticipated Secret Art Sale returns.

This annual event sees artists generously donate artworks to raise vital funds for our visual arts programme. You can own a piece of original artwork by a well known artist for just £50. All artworks are sold anonymously – just choose the piece (or pieces) that you love. At the end of the day, all the artists will be revealed…

Doors will open at 10am. All works are sold on a first come, first served basis.

Widely considered Britain’s most popular artist, David Hockney is a global sensation with exhibitions in London, New York, Paris and beyond, attracting millions of visitors worldwide.

Now entering his 9th decade, Hockney shows absolutely no evidence of slowing down or losing his trademark boldness.

Featuring intimate and in-depth interviews with Hockney, this revealing film focuses on two blockbuster exhibitions held in 2012 and 2016 at the Royal Academy of Art in London.

Director Phil Grabsky secured privileged access to craft this cinematic celebration of a 21st century master of creativity.

Allsop Lates The gallery will be open an hour before the screening.

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Why not stop at the Arts Centre’s café for coffee and cake or a bite of lunch

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UNDERCOVER HIPPY WITH DJ SETS FROM BEAT SAFARI, KATHY KELLY & DJ BEARKAT

Friday 1 Dec, 8pm–12am Tickets: £12 in advance/£14 OTD

Billy Salisbury, aka The Undercover Hippy plays the main stage at some of Europe’s best festivals with his band of incredible musicians. They’ve been regulars at Glastonbury, Secret Garden Party, Boomtown and many more.

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Classic Concert

REALLY CLASSICAL Friday 1 Dec, 11am

Politically driven, the band blend acoustic roots reggae folk-hop, with feel good vibes and a sly sense of humour. The live show is high energy, interactive, and always leaves the crowd begging for more.

The Truth or Fiction tour marks the band’s third album. Political as always, singer Billy Rowan discusses the state of the world at a time when we’re just starting to realise how much those who rule our lives hide information from us.

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Tickets: £10/£7

JOHN CROCKATT violin & viola GUY BUTTON violin & viola JAMES TOLL violin & viola JONATHAN REES cello

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Four chamber musicians from the acclaimed Bristol’s Really Classical Relay bring three of the festival’s highlights to Concerts in the West, including Beethoven’s luminous and transcendent late quartet Op. 132.

We welcome back JONATHAN REES who played for us in 2012 with Reveries Musicales. He performs with all the major early music groups and is the Director of Really Classical Relay.

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Born to a Muslim father and a Christian mother in what is now considered by many to be Boko Haram territory, award-winning poet and playwright Inua Ellams left Nigeria for England in 1996 aged 12, moved to Ireland for three years, before returning to London and starting work as a writer and graphic designer.

ridiculous, fantastic, poignant immigrant-story of escaping fundamentalist Islam, experiencing prejudice and friendship in Dublin, performing solo at the National Theatre, and drinking wine with the Queen of England, all the while without a country to belong to or a place to call home.

Part of this story was documented in his autobiographical Fringe First Award-winning play The 14th Tale, but much of it is untold. Littered with poems, stories and anecdotes, Inua will tell his

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BACK TO THE SHACK Friday 8 Dec, 8pm Tickets: £10

Back To The Shack play a heady brew of footstomping blues and classic Americana, all performed in their own distinct style. With Izi Onslow on vocals and percussion, Axel Keim on dobro and guitar, Brett Nevill on double bass, and Julian Phillips on vocals and accordion, they are quickly establishing themselves as one of the most entertaining bands on the scene.

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A CHRISTMAS CAROL Friday 8 Dec, 8pm Tickets: £13/£11

“I am as light as a feather, I am as happy as an angel, I am as merry as a school-boy. I am as giddy as a drunken man. A Merry Christmas to everybody! A Happy New Year to all the world!”

A heart-warming evening in the presence of Charles Dickens himself!

A Christmas Carol was the first public performance Charles Dickens gave of his own work. This Christmas, you can experience what it must have been like to be in the audience.

Actor John O’Connor faithfully recreates Dickens’s famous performance of his best-loved ghost story.

Come and enjoy a seasonal treat in the spirit of Christmas past, present and future.

Directed by Peter Craze. In support of the children’s charity Barnardo’s.

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Royal Opera House

NUTCRACKER Saturday 9 Dec, 5.30pm Tickets: £18/£15

The young Clara creeps downstairs on Christmas Eve to play with her favourite present – a Nutcracker doll.

A young girl’s enchanted present leads her on a wonderful Christmas adventure in this beautiful classical ballet, danced to Tchaikovsky’s magnificent score.

But the mysterious magician Drosselmeyer is waiting to sweep her off on a magical adventure.

After defeating the Mouse King, the Nutcracker and Clara travel through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets, where the Sugar Plum Fairy treats them to a wonderful display of dances.

With its festive period setting, dancing snowflakes and enchanting stage magic, Lev Ivanov’s 1892 ballet has become the perfect Christmas entertainment, with Tchaikovsky’s sumptuous, sugar-spun music the most recognisable of all ballet scores.

Make a night of it and join us for a Pre-show Supper.

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WESSEX MILITARY BAND WINTER CONCERT Sunday 10 Dec, 3pm Tickets: £9/£7

This fantastic local band play a lively selection of music to brighten up your Winter’s afternoon.

With music both popular and classical, mixed with humour and song they will definitely get you into the spirit of the festive season. * See page 2 for more information

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Friday 15 Dec, 8pm

Tickets: £16/£13

Bootleg Blondie is the official Debbie Harry & Blondie tribute band.

The only Blondie tribute to play the world-famous CBGB in New York City, the 100 Club, the Hammersmith Palais & the Isle Of Wight Festival.

Blondie’s legendary drummer Clem Burke has played drums with them on stage and to top it all Bootleg Blondie have had the honour to be mentioned on Blondie’s 11th studio album “Pollinator” !

Lead vocalist Debbie Harris, like her heroine, has been known to wear thigh-high boots, bin liners & T shirts with more holes than T shirt!

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MELLSTOCK BAND

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Saturday 16 Dec, 7.30pm Tickets: £13/£11

Music of Rural England Songs, Dances, Tunes & Stories Concertina, Violin, Oboe, Clarinet, Serpent & Voices Frosty farmsteads, winter journeys, old superstitions and seasonal celebrations – there’s nothing like a chilly day in the country to make you appreciate the pleasures of a warm fireside and a rousing song or a mysterious story. This is the Mellstock Band’s new show for Christmas 2017, with their distinctive blend of voices and instruments, conjuring up the spirit and the sounds of the rural past.

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Like all their shows, this combines traditional music for voices, fiddle, serpent, clarinet and concertina with spoken extracts from Hardy & his contemporaries.

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BRIDPORT YOUNG PERFORMERS’ ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOW Sunday 17 & Monday 18 Dec, 7.30pm Tickets: £10/£6 under 16’s

Bridport Young Performers returns to the stage again for their big annual Christmas fundraiser! After the success of last year’s Cliff Richard Musical ‘The Young Ones’ Bridport Young Performers are currently choosing the 2017 Christmas musical. Keep an eye on our website for more information on their final choice. * See page 2 for more information

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CHRISTMAS CRACKER Mon 18 Dec, 2pm

Tickets: £8/£6/£25 family (2 adults + 2 children) Expect the finest Christmas Cracker jokes, tinsel tomfoolery, festive funnies and even Santa doing stand-up!

Starring Comedy Club 4 Kids’ regular host hims-elf, Howard Read of ‘Little Howard’ and CBBC fame, and special guest Bec Hill – another of the comedy circuit’s finest – this show will be jam-packed with a whole heap of Christmas Comedy Fun to get you in the mood for the BIG DAY (you know, when the big red jolly guy comes down the chimney).

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Kids Menu!

Bring the family for a bite for lunch before the show.

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CHRISTMAS CARD WORKSHOP Tuesday 19 Dec, 10am–12noon Tickets: £4

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Get in the mood for Christmas and make lovely cards for family and friends! Mums & Dads – this is your chance to sneak off shopping for those special gifts!

Join our Participation Officer, Megan for crafty fun!

The Last Baguette Theatre Company

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Friday 22 Dec, 2pm

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A family show for Christmas inspired by Hans Christian Andersen’s traditional fairy tale.

“Her little hands were almost numbed with cold. Oh! a match might afford her a world of comfort, if she only dared take a single one out of the bundle, draw it against the wall, and warm her fingers by it…”

London. The last evening of the year. The snow is falling. A little girl struggles fiercely through the dark streets. In a vain attempt to stay warm she strikes a match, then a second and third. In the fatal cold the flames blaze to life and the friendly flickering fire guides her to fantastic Christmas visions. With each strike we are transported into her hopes and dreams.

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Noise Next Door

UPROAR! Saturday 13 Jan, 7.30pm Tickets: £14

Witness the astonishing comedy sensation LIVE! The Noise Next Door are causing a commotion with their fourth nationwide tour – an anarchic evening of side-splitting jokes, jaw-dropping characters, and mind-blowing songs. Join the quickest wits in comedy as they transform audience suggestions into a fantastic, fresh new entertainment experience every single night.

As seen on BBC1, BBC3, ITV1 and ITV2!

As heard on BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 4!

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THE SOUNDS OF THE SIXTIES WITH THE ZOOTS Friday 12 Jan, 7.30pm

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Experience THE sixties show that’s wowing audiences, it’s the spectacular sounds of THE ZOOTS! THE ZOOTS are here to make your whole family bop to the ‘60s beats that everybody loves – with legendary numbers by The Beatles, The Stones, The Monkees, The Beach Boys, The Kinks, Elvis and dozens more of your favourite artists.

Feel the groove that’s thrilling audiences of stage and screen in more than 30 countries!

Discover why national critics call THE ZOOTS “impressive”, “authentic”, and “impossible not to like”!

It’s more than a performance – it’s totally ZOOTtastic!

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CHARLIE BICKNELL SINGS JAZZ Friday 19 Jan, 8pm Tickets: £10

Diva, temptress and vocal sensation Charlie Bicknell is a force to be reckoned with. She has worked with singers such as Marie Wilson and Earl Okin, and sung at major London jazz venues including Ronnie Scotts, an accolade she shares with Philip Clouts who will be accompanying her at the piano.

Internationally she has performed at venues in Australia, Hong Kong, Copenhagen and Dubai; but nowhere as cosmopolitan as the heady heights of Bridport, England!

Expect a smoking selection of jazz favorites.

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF MUSIC Friday 19 Jan, 8pm Tickets: £14/£12

Fun and fast-moving whistle stop tour of the past 600 years of western musical history. The show begins in the Middle Ages and ends up in the 20th century (incorporating everything between!).

Featuring long-forgotten songs and tunes (not to mention jokes!) Chris and Sophie paint a vibrant and vivid picture of our musical DNA, mixing the familiar and the obscure, the raucous and the reflective, the courtly and the commonplace.

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The show combines the vigour of the medieval period, the musical intricacy of the Renaissance, the grandeur of the Baroque and the pomp and bombast of Victoriana. Add to that the wit of Blackadder and 1066 And All That and the stage is set for a veritable musical feast!

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Royal Opera House

RIGOLETTO Saturday 20 Jan, 7.30pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

Recorded at the Royal Opera House Covent Garden.

The corruption of innocence is at the heart of Verdi’s potent tragedy in David McVicar’s production for The Royal Opera. Rigoletto, court jester to the libertine Duke of Mantua, is cursed by the father of one of the Duke’s victims for his irreverent laughter. When the Duke seduces Rigoletto’s daughter Gilda, it seems the curse is taking effect…

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Martin Maudsley – Arabian Nights

STORY CAFÉ

Friday 26 Jan, 7.30pm

Tickets: £8/£5

Suitable for adults and older children

Bridport-based storyteller Martin Maudsley returns to the Story Café on a flying carpet of stories from North Africa and the Middle East. Enthused by trips to Morocco and Turkey and inspired by the rich folklore and storytelling traditions of Arab and Persian culture, Martin weaves together a colourful tapestry of tales from ‘1001 Nights’ and beyond…

An intoxicating evening of stories from long ago and far away that speak strongly to the here and now, infused with the playful wisdom, earthy humour and vibrant imagery of Eastern imaginations.

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PELT

Thursday 25 Jan, 7.30pm Tickets: £15/£13

Dublin-born, New York-based singer Christine Tobin’s new album Pelt employs the poems and lyrics of the Pulitzer Prize-winning Paul Muldoon to take us down luxuriant groves of jazz, negotiated by piano, cello and violin, with some funky stuff too.

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CÉZANNE PORTRAITS OF A LIFE Tuesday 30 Jan, 7.30pm Tickets: £10

One of the most talked about exhibitions of the year dedicated to the portrait work of Paul Cézanne.

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Featuring interviews with curators and experts and correspondence from the artist himself, the film takes audiences beyond the exhibition to the places Cezanne lived and worked and sheds light on the artist. Filmed in Paris, London, Washington and the South of France.

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LIVE

Saturday 27 Jan, 5.55pm Tickets: £17.50/£14.50

Tosca is one of the great evenings of opera, and from its strident opening chords conjures up a world of political instability and menace. Jonathan Kent’s production for The Royal Opera captures the dangerous political turbulence of Rome in 1800.

The Chief of Police, Scarpia – one of the most malevolent villains in opera – ruthlessly pursues and tortures enemies of the state. His dark, demonic music contrasts with the expansive melodies of the idealistic lovers, Tosca and Cavaradossi, who express their passion in sublime arias, including ‘Vissi d’arte’ and ‘E lucevan le stelle’.

Giacomo Puccini’s dramatic work was a hit with audiences on its 1900 premiere and it remains one of the most performed of all operas – with its gripping plot and glorious music, it’s easy to see why.

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EXHIBITIONS ALLSOP GALLERY

BIG DRAW – LIVING LINES Relax with a coffee and cake or have a bite to eat in our creative café.

Tuesday 17 – Saturday 28 Oct Allsop, Café & Foyer Galleries Come one, come all and join in with our celebration of drawing for this year’s BIG DRAW festival!

EVENTS WORKSHOP OOPS WOW – DRAWING PLAYING

Drawing events & workshops for will take place across the fortnight for all ages, with an exhibition of practitioners who use drawing in our Allsop gallery and young budding artists featured in the café & foyer spaces. Artists include Harland Viney whose work has been chosen for this year’s prestigious John Ruskin prize and well-known illustrator Ian Andrew.

Keep your eyes peeled for more info nearer the time!

Wednesday 25 Oct, 10am – 12noon Tickets: £7 Ages 2 – 5

Making the lines while playing and dancing and running and rolling around all over it and getting covered in it. This is what we do at the Oops Wow Toddler Art group – a messy process-based art group for very young children in Bridport. We work big, we

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use our whole body, we use gravity, we use music, we make mess and we make art.

Original pieces and photographs of the artists at work will be on show in the café during Half Term Week.

MARSHWOOD ARTS AWARDS Saturday 4 Nov – Saturday 2 Dec Allsop, Café & Foyer Galleries The Marshwood Arts Awards 2017 is the fourth in a series that began in 2008. New judges and an expanded Applied Arts category are expected to bring increased interest to this year’s event.

Acclaimed artist Tom Hammick is judging the Painting & Drawing category and John Makepeace OBE is judging Applied Arts along with Harriet Wallace-Jones from Wallace Sewell.

Photography & Digital Media will be judged by Matilda Temperley & Sculpture by David Worthington. All entrants chosen will have their work featured in the exhibition alongside work from the judges. www.marshwoodawards.com

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MAKING DORSET WINTER SHOW Thursday 7 – Wednesday 20 Dec A collection of work from the best of Dorset’s Designer Makers.

Jewellery, textiles, glassware, ceramics will be featured. Find unique items for sale for friends and family at Bridport Arts Centre this Christmas.

Brought to you by Dorset Visual Arts in association with Bridport Arts Centre. Making Dorset aims to develop a network of Dorset’s best makers, many of whom are artists with national reputations.

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BEVERLEY ROUWEN & DOUGLAS REEVE DIALOGUES CONCERNING THE LAND

Saturday 6 – Saturday 27 Jan Painter Beverley Rouwen and Ceramicist Douglas Reeve have collaborated to produce a 3D celebration of Britain’s landscape. Beverley’s uplifting and sharp responses to familiar scenes are heightened by Douglas’s collections of flowing forms and bold colours. The work reflects a continuous dialogue in their creative process. The exhibition includes the latest works in Beverley Rouwen’s established Tree series re-imagining English woodlands. A second series exploring Kent’s hop gardens is complimented by recent interpretations of Dorset’s glorious vistas.

This collection of linked media opens new possibilities for artistic discourse. For more information: www.beverleyrouwen.co.uk and www.douglasreeve.com

ASSOCIATED EVENTS CRAFT BEER EVENT

ARTISTS TALK

Friday 19 Jan, 6–7.30pm. £5

Saturday 13 Jan, 2pm. FREE

Learn more about Dorset Craft Beer with Alastair from The Pursuit of Hoppiness, Ale & Wine House Bridport with a special introduction from the artists.

Join us for an in conversation event with the artists to find out more about their artwork on display and practice.

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EXHIBITIONS CAFÉ / FOYER

BRENDAN BUESNEL Tuesday 31 Oct – Saturday 2 Dec Allsop & Foyer Galleries A collection of photographic works selected by the artist from his recent portfolio. Brendan has a unique and arresting style and enjoys working as a full-time photographer in the UK. His recent projects, both commissioned and self-driven, have included documentary portraiture, landscapes and architecture, disciplines that he has included in this exhibition. He lives with his family in Symondsbury, West Dorset.

CREATIVE COVERAGE Tuesday 5 Dec – Saturday 27 Jan Café & Foyer Galleries Professional artists from Devon, Dorset and Somerset join forces for this show.

Roger St. Barbe from Colyton has been etching since 1981 and has exhibited in the Royal Academy Summer Show. Terry Whitworth has lived in Dorset for 30 years and produces landscape and architectural paintings.

Botanical artist Sally Pinhey from Upwey has exhibited regularly at RHS shows. Lin Williams from Ilminster paints land and seascapes in a variety of mediums.

Somerset-based Joanna Commings is an Associate of The South West Academy and paints landscapes and seascapes in acrylics.

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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

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

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

Saturday: 7 Oct, 25 Oct, 18 Nov, 16 & 20 Dec, No January Market.

The Bridport Film Society offers a carefully curated season of 12 films each year. The 2017-2018 season started on Tuesday 26 September 2017 and finishes on 20 March 2018.

DORSET FARMERS’ MARKET

Tuesday: 10 & 24 Oct, 7 & 21 Nov, 5 Dec, 9 & 23 Jan 2018

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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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MAKE A NIGHT OF IT! Pre-show Suppers

BOOKING ONLINE IS EASY AT WWW.BRIDPORT-ARTS.COM Call us on 01308 424204 BECOME A MEMBER

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