Spring/Summer 2023

January is the start of a new year and we’re starting 2023 with a bumper new season and vision for the future. As featured on the front of this brochure, our in-house production will be Operation: LEGACY, a bold new work to reflect, represent and celebrate the voice of young people in Cumbernauld today.

In another theatre highlight, National Theatre of Scotland is back with a special new show Dear Billy to celebrate the Big Yin, Billy Connolly. We also welcome Surrogate Productions in residency to develop a combustive and searing play, Who Killed My Father.

If you’re into making new years’ resolutions, make one to see A Wee Journey. An unforgettable choreographed musical journey about migration and free movement, this stunning dance piece is one promise to yourself you won’t regret.

We’re also looking at new beginnings in our music programme, where the launch of Cumbernauld Folk Club is set to liven up Lanternhouse. Looking fondly on memories like these at our previous beloved home at the Cottage Theatre, our new monthly show will host a leading headliner with support from local musicians, with our bar open throughout each night. So, thig a-steach - come in and enjoy yourself!

Our music programme also sees Dunedin Consort, one of the world’s leading Baroque Ensembles, continue a unique residency at Lanternhouse. The musicians are offering a relaxed concert, an open rehearsal, cinema screenings and a specially devised piece for children, The Enchanted Snake. The residency includes a bespoke programme of instrumental workshops and classes for local schools to inspire an interest in classical music.

And here’s more to inspire your resolution. Our Take Part classes span drama, dance, sensory arts, crafting and circus performance – so there’s bound to be something to get your creativity flowing in the new year. You can also hear about Cumbernauld’s hidden stories from our very own People’s Theatre Company in Nights in ‘the Nauld’.

As you flick through the pages of this brochure, you will find cinema screenings throughout the season from the National Theatre and Royal Opera House, captured live from London to your doorstep. You can also catch additional theatre shows, documentaries, arena concerts and the latest blockbusters; and our weekly programme includes toddler-friendly and relaxed screenings. For the latest listings please check our website or stop by Lanternhouse for a cinema flyer.

…and there’s more. Our rollicking monthly comedy night Lanternhouse

Laughs is back with a bang, we’re hosting stellar tribute bands including McFleetwood, and you can slosh and swing in a Tea Dance with Jon Ritchie and That Swing Sensation. There is also plenty for wee ones to enjoy including shows from Puppet Animation Scotland and Visible Fictions. Whatever your taste, there’s something for you.

Finally, we’re trembling with excitement to announce the titles of our 2023 Christmas shows, which you can take a sneak peek at in the end of this brochure before they go on sale in January 2023. Until then, whether you’re seeing a show or screening, attending a class, creating your own work or stopping by to meet friends in the café/bar, you are always welcome at Lanternhouse. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Sarah Price CEO, Cumbernauld Theatre Trust

Lanternhouse Performing Arts Centre is a joint venture brought to you by Cumbernauld Theatre Trust and North Lanarkshire Council working in partnership.

OPERATION: LEGACY

Wed 12 April – Fri 14 April 2023 7:30pm

What does our future look like? How did we get to this point?

Where do we find the answers?

When will promises be kept and changes made? Who can we speak to?

Featuring live performance and original music, this bold new work reflects, represents, and celebrates the voice of young people in Cumbernauld today: the voice of a generation whose futures depend on world leaders sticking to their promises and safeguarding our world for their futures. Those moments that change your life forever – staged at a pivotal time in history.

Who will listen to us?

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Tickets: £8-10

If you are aged 14 to 21, we would love to hear from you and for your voice to shape this work. For more information, please contact communityengagement@cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk

Cumbernauld Theatre Company presents

Arts Enigma Productions presents DANCING WITH THE DEVIL

Sat 25 February 2023

Ye dancin’? Be careful who’s asking...

7:30pm

Surrogate presents WHO KILLED MY FATHER

based on the book by Édouard Louis, translated by Lorin Stein and adapted and directed for stage by Nora Wardell.

Thu 27 & Fri 28 April 2023

7.30pm

Growing up gay in a small town in France, Édouard endured the violence and homophobia of his alcoholic, right-wing father, a factory worker. In 2000, his father suffered an accident which left him bed-bound and on morphine for the pain. Now, Édouard confronts his father, uncovering a startling connection between political decisions and his father’s broken body.

Who Killed My Father is an intimate declaration of love from son to father and a defiant call for social justice.

1968. The Barrowland Ballroom, jiving and twisting the night away. Rife with rhythm, romance and rumour. A Jive. A Jim. A John.

Bible John. Lurking in its smoky shadows was a serial killer. Glasgow’s young lovers dancing the night away. Courting love…and for some, courting danger. An intriguing new drama, set against the backdrop of the Bible John murders, with a soundtrack to the 60s…Cilla! Dusty! and so many more.

“Ye dancin’?”. Just be sure WHO is asking.

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Tickets: £16

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Tickets: £10-£12

‘Confronts the role of rampant class inequality.’

The Scotsman

Supported by the National Lottery through Creative Scotland.

QUI A TUÉ MON PÈRE Copyright ã 2018, Édouard Louis All rights reserved

WHO KILLED MY FATHER, by Édouard Louis, translated by Lorin Stein, copyright © 2018 by Édouard Louis, translation copyright © 2019 by Lorin Stein. Translation used by permission of New Directions Publishing Corp.

‘Powerful staging of Édouard Louis’ devastating third book … [with] an honest, engaging solo performance.’

The Stage

DRAMA //

Photo credit: Emily Macinnes

Presents

DEAR BILLY: A LOVE LETTER TO THE BIG YIN

Wed 14 June 2023

There’s a guy. You know him. You know…big hair, wee beard, glasses, talks like that. You know? You know. The guy…The Big Yin.

Billy Connolly needs no introduction. He is a national treasure. From the shipyards of the Clydeside to his trailblazing and extraordinary stage and movie exploits, he is woven into Scottish culture.

Everyone has a Billy Story.

An expert team of story gatherers has created a collection of these moving and hilarious tales. Gary McNair, one

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Tickets: £13-15

NIGHTS

7.30pm

of Scotland’s best theatre makers, has turned these stories into a special show celebrating the Big Yin and what he means to us.

IN ‘THE NAULD’

Fri 30 June & Sat 1 July 2023 7:30pm

There are stories not often told. The stories of Cumbernauld.

‘Comar nan allt’

Gary is hitting the road with a band, collecting more stories as they go, making every show different.

Each one a unique chance to laugh, sing, and celebrate the man and the legend.

Written and performed by Gary McNair, directed by Joe Douglas, Music by Simon Liddell.

A people and town with its own beat. Where waters and people meet. ‘Comar an Allt’

Arria. Roundabouts and concrete. This could be any street. Cumbernauld People’s Theatre Company presents a brand-new devised production. Come and join us and discover tales from ‘the Nauld.’

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Tickets: £5-8

If you would like to join the Cumbernauld People’s Theatre Company, please visit p19

National Theatre of Scotland

Cumbernauld People’s Theatre Company Presents

THE CRUCIBLE

Thu 26 January 2023

7pm

A witch hunt is beginning in Arthur Miller’s captivating parable of power with Erin Doherty (The Crown) and Brendan Cowell (Yerma). Raised to be seen but not heard, a group of young women in Salem suddenly find their words have an almighty power. As a climate of fear, vendetta and accusation spreads through the community, no one is safe from trial.

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Tickets: £12-14

OTHELLO

Thu 23 February 2023

7pm

An extraordinary new production of Shakespeare’s most enduring tragedy, directed by Clint Dyer with a cast that includes Giles Terera (Hamilton), Rosy McEwean (The Alienist) and Paul Hilton (The Inheritance).

She’s a bright, headstrong daughter of a senator; elevated by her status but stifled by its expectations. He’s refugee of slavery; having risen to the top of a white world, he finds love across racial lines has a cost.

GOOD

Thu 20 April 2023 7pm

David Tennant (Doctor Who) makes a much-anticipated return to the West End in a blistering reimagining of one of Britain’s most powerful, political plays, written by C.P. Taylor and directed by Dominic Cooke.

As the world faces its Second World War, John Halder, a good, intelligent German professor, finds himself pulled into a movement with unthinkable consequences.

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AN AFTERNOON AT THE MUSICALS

Sun 12 February 2023

4pm

Join this first-class professional cast as they sing some of the best show tunes from London’s West End and Broadway.

The fabulous singers will perform songs from Les Misérables, Wicked, Phantom of the Opera and many more...

An Afternoon at the Musicals has been touring Scotland for over ten years and has audiences dancing in the aisles. Book now for a magical time at the musicals with sensational singing and brilliant banter.

ANYTHING GOES

Wed 15 & Sun 19 March 2023

7:30pm

Filmed live at the Barbican in London, this major 5-star production of the classic musical comedy features an all-star cast led by renowned Broadway royalty Sutton Foster reprising her Tony Award-winning performance as Reno Sweeney, alongside three-time Olivier Award and Tony Award winner Robert Lindsay (My Family), Evening Standard Theatre Award winner Felicity Kendal (The Good Life) and beloved West End Legend Gary Wilmot (Chicago). Enjoy a heart-warming romance with good old-fashioned farcical fun, spectacular dance routines and some of theatre’s most memorable songs.

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Tickets: £12-14

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Tickets: £13-15

Tickets on sale from 1 February

‘a joyously shipshape revival’ (

Insideout Theatre Productions Presents

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Deepness

Dementia Media presents

DEMENTIA THE MUSICAL

Saturday 6 May 2023

Agnes, James and Nancy are on trial for the crime of having dementia and not doing what they’re told. Can they beat the Rigid System and reclaim their lives and dignity?

DEMENTIA The Musical

7.30pm

Set in the not-too-distant future, the ‘British Bill of Rights’ has replaced the ‘European Convention on Human Rights’. It is being used by organisations and care homeowners to deny residents their rights to a family life by allowing the system to control what individuals with dementia can do, where they live, who can visit and when they can visit. The backdrop to the musical sees the three activists being brought to a care home in Dundee to face a tribunal that is accusing them of both not having capacity and of being troublemakers.

A funny and moving production, it tells the history of dementia activism with the voices of real Scottish people with lived experience shaping its story.

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Tickets: £8-10

9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL

Tue 23 May – Sat 27 May 7.30pm (Tue-Sat), 2.30pm (Sat)

Following the recent successes of Sunshine On Leith and The Secret Garden, Cumbernauld Musical Theatre Society returns with its new production of Dolly Parton’s 9 to 5.

Set in the late 1970s this hilarious story of friendship and revenge in the Rolodex era is outrageous, thought-provoking, and even a little romantic.

Pushed to the boiling point, three female co-workers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist, egotistical, lying, hypocritical bigot they call their boss. In a hilarious turn of events, Violet, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest fantasy - giving their boss the boot! While Hart remains ‘otherwise engaged’, the women give their workplace a dream makeover, taking control of the company that had always kept them down. Hey, a girl can scheme, can’t she?

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Tickets: £16-20

Farah Saleh and Oğuz Kaplangi present

A WEE JOURNEY

Thu 9 March 2023 7.30pm

A choreographed musical journey about migration, A Wee Journey is a timely and relevant piece that fuses dance, music and performance to explore belonging, connection, community and home.

Combining choreography by Farah Saleh, live music and composition by Oğuz Kaplangi, and movement from an ensemble of performers, A Wee Journey is a collaborative piece that centres the lived experience of the artists.

Supported by Creative Scotland, Edinburgh International Festival, Cumbernauld Theatre Trust, Tramway and Dance Base.

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Tickets: £8-10

‘A powerful statement on the importance of free movement.’ Fest Mag

Photo credit: Brian Hartley

LIKE WATER FOR CHOCOLATE

THE ROYAL BALLET

Thu 19 January 2023

CINDERELLA

CINEMA SCREENING CINEMA SCREENING

7:15pm

A modern Mexican classic of magic realism provides the basis for Christopher Wheeldon’s new full-length ballet. The ballet is inspired by Laura Esquivel’s novel –a captivating family saga where the central character’s emotions spill out through cooking to influence everyone around her in startling and dramatic ways.

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Tickets: £16-18

THE ROYAL BALLET

Wed 12 April 2023

7:15pm LIVE

Royal Ballet Founder Choreographer Frederick Ashton’s Cinderella celebrates its 75th anniversary. After over a decade away from the Royal Opera House stage, Ashton’s timeless reworking of Charles Perrault’s famous rags-to-riches story returns, showcasing the choreographer’s deft musicality and the beauty of Prokofiev’s transcendent score.

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Tickets: £16-18

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

THE ROYAL OPERA

Wed 15 February 2023

TURANDOT

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7pm LIVE

When Rosina falls in love with a mysterious young suitor who calls himself Lindoro, she must use all her cunning –and a little help from her local barber –to outwit her calculating guardian Dr Bartolo. Expect heartmelting serenades, ridiculous disguises and a fairytale ending waiting just out of reach. From the barber’s famous opening number ‘Largo al factotum,’ with its cry of ‘Figaro! Figaro!,’ to Rosina’s feisty aria ‘Una voce poco fa,’ Gioachino Rossini’s comic opera is a riotously entertaining affair.

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Tickets: £16-18

THE ROYAL OPERA

Wed 22 March 2023

7.15pm LIVE

In the court of Princess Turandot, suitors who fail to solve her riddles are brutally killed. But when a mysterious Prince answers one correctly, suddenly he holds all the power – and a glorious secret. When life hangs in the balance, can love conquer all? Puccini’s score is rich in musical marvels (featuring the famous aria ‘Nessun dorma’), while Andrei Serban’s production draws on Chinese theatrical traditions to evoke a colourful fantasy tableau of ancient Peking.

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Tickets: £16-18

These performances and events are delivered with our friends at Puppet Animation Scotland as part of our Captivate partnership.

IN PRAISE OF SHADOWS

JULIA DARROUY &

Sat 8 April 2023

J DIAZ

10.30am, 12.30pm, 2.30pm

A stoytelling and shadow puppetry show performed in a handmade geodesic dome.

Follow the story of a child who gets their hopes and dreams stolen and the journey of their family to rekindle them. The performance space itself, the ceiling, the walls, the floor, becomes the set for different adventures that will bring wonder to the forefront. This show is accompanied by live music.

Suitable for ages 7+

LANTERNHOUSE FOYER

Limited capacity

Tickets: £10-12

THE SEVEN RAVENS TRAGIC CARPET

Sat 8 April 2023 11am, 1.30pm

Ada sets off to find her long-lost brothers, and on her way encounters The Keeper, who can steal your images and keep them forever, all set upon a vibrant hand-felted landscape that becomes all sorts of terrain on earth!

This performance/installation uses an innovative mix of live puppetry; digital image capture, processing and display; projection, needle felting, and specially composed music and song. Inspired by The Brothers Grimm – the story turns on its head the usual theme of the ‘damsel in distress’.

Suitable for ages 5+

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Tickets: £6

VISUAL THEATRE LAB

Fri 21 April 2023

10am-5pm

This sharing and workshopping day is for artists interested in creating visual theatre or incorporating visual theatre practices into their work for families. It will be facilitated by Tenterhooks, creators of bold and playful theatre, including MESS for children with complex additional support needs, and their families. This open space lab is for artists who live and/or work in North Lanarkshire. The programme will include discussion, play, and insights into the processes of visual theatre makers working across Scotland.

FREE but advance booking essential. For more information please contact info@puppetanimation.org

Folksy Theatre presents

MR MAGNOLIA

Sat 1 April 2023

2pm

Mister Magnolia has many things, such as an old trumpet that goes rooty-toot, some fat owls, who are learning to hoot, a big purple dinosaur, who’s a magnificent brute, two sisters who play on the flute, and even a swimming pool with a chute! But he still only has one boot! Join Mister Magnolia on his wacky adventures, filled with colourful characters, live music, puppetry and audience interaction! It’s a fun, family extravaganza, not to be missed! Based on the book by the wonderful Quentin Blake.

Recommended for ages 3-9.

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Tickets: £10

Dunedin Consort presents THE ENCHANTED SNAKE

Mon 1 May 2023 Various times

Join Dunedin Consort for a fantastical, musical adventure and journey with them through magical realms for The Enchanted Snake. This immersive fairy tale in music and movement invites audience members to walk through the story, coming face-to-face with the characters and instrumentalists along the way, guided by Kenyan/Scottish artist, Mara Menzies.

Please note that there will be multiple performances throughout the day, with limited audience numbers for each 30-minute slot.

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Tickets: £0-10

Visible Fictions presents

CLUNK

Sat 13 May 2023 2pm

CLUNK ! . . a shiny, heavy thing falls out of Andi’s ear during class one day. What is it? He and his Gran never keep secrets from each other, but Andi makes an exception with the weird ear thing. He keeps it in his pocket. Secret.

Andy’s lives with his Gran above her video shop. They tell each other everything, until one day they don’t. When Gran becomes ill the shop has to close. She can no longer hide the mounting debts. Andy starts to wonder if his secret caused all this bad stuff to happen. Or might it save them all?

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £7.50

Nonsense Room Productions presents

Sun 28 May 2023 1.30pm, 4pm

You Choose – every show is unique!

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

Using the picture book as inspiration and through a series of games and challenges each show will be unique with different characters, locations, costumes and much more every time!

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Tickets: £8-10

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Our Take Part classes are for everyone (yes, that means you).

From drama to dance, sensory play to arts, crafting and circus performance, there is bound to be something to get your creativity flowing. All our activities are designed to be as accessible as possible, but we are more than happy to discuss any specific requirements where needed. If cost is an issue, financial support is available. Please get in touch with us if there is anything you would like to know about taking part.

YOUTH THEATRE

FOR PRIMARY 1-3

Saturdays 10.00 – 11.00am

Winter/Spring Term: 28 Jan – 1 Apr 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 22 Apr – 24 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

FOR PRIMARY 4-7

Saturdays 11.15am – 12.15pm

Winter/Spring Term: 28 Jan – 1 Apr 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 22 Apr – 24 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

FOR SECONDARY 1-3

Tuesdays

5.15 – 6.45pm

Winter/Spring Term: 24 Jan – 28 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 18 Apr – 20 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

FOR SECONDARY 4-6

Tuesdays

7.00 - 8.30pm

Winter/Spring Term: 24 Jan – 28 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 18 Apr – 20 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

These fun-filled drama sessions offer children the chance to meet new friends while discovering and developing skills in the performing arts. Open to any young person regardless of experience and led by leading theatre practitioners, the focus is on developing confidence and supporting creativity.

These creative sessions develop young people’s skills as actors, performers and artists led by leading theatre artists and creative practitioners. Exploring both performancemaking and technique, participants will develop skills in acting, writing, and devising for stage, screen and beyond with the opportunity to create original film and theatre works.

ADULT THEATRE

PEOPLE’S THEATRE COMPANY

For age 18+

Wednesdays 7.00 - 9.00pm

Winter/Spring Term: 25 Jan – 29 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 19 Apr – 21 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

Our People’s Theatre Company offers adults interested in the performing arts the opportunity to collaborate with leading creative practitioners and build confidence in theatre, film and creativity working with text. Participants will develop skills in acting, writing and devising for stage with the opportunity to showcase their work in public performances.

ID CLUB

For age 18+

Wednesdays 1.30 - 3.30pm

Winter/Spring Term: 25 Jan – 29 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 19 Apr – 21 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions or £3.00 weekly Please pre-book to guarantee your place

iD Club is a safe, friendly, supportive space for adults who identify as neurodivergent or with additional support needs. In these fun, collaborative and participant-led workshops, everyone comes together to develop confidence and skills across the performing arts. Leading creative practitioners guide the group to develop creativity, confidence, and communication skills.

YOUTH DANCE

FOR PRIMARY 4-7

Saturdays 10.00 - 11.00am

Winter/Spring Term: 28 Jan – 1 April 2023

Spring Summer Term: 22 April – 24 June 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

FOR PRIMARY 1-3

Saturdays 11.15am -12.15pm

Winter/Spring Term: 28 Jan –1 Apr 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 22 April – 24 June 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

These introductory dance and creative movement sessions are ideal for children who like to move, dance and be creative. Each week children will progress in creative movement techniques and discover new dance styles while developing confidence and friendships.

TAKE PART //

ADULT DANCE CLUB For

Thursdays

ages 55+

12.15-1.15pm

Winter/Spring Term: 26 Jan – 30 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer Term: 20 Apr – 22 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions or £3.00 weekly Please pre-book to guarantee your place

Come along to up your exercise levels and have fun in these creative movement sessions for older adults of all abilities. Covering a range of dance and movement techniques and styles, these sessions are a wonderful way to keep fit and have fun working together in an open, friendly relaxed space.

COMMUNITY CIRCUS

FOR SECONDARY 1-4

Thursdays

4.00-5.30pm

Winter/Spring Term: 26 Jan – 30 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer: 20 Apr – 22 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

FOR PRIMARY 3-5

Thursdays

5.30-7.00pm

Winter/Spring Term: 26 Jan – 30 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer: 20 Apr – 22 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

FOR PRIMARY 6-7

Thursdays

7.00-8.30pm

Winter/Spring Term: 26 Jan – 30 Mar 2023

Spring/Summer: 20 Apr – 22 Jun 2023

Price: £30.00 for ten sessions

For any young person interested in circus performance skills, these sessions could be the start of something special. Led by professional circus performers and physical theatre creatives, young people can develop a variety of circus performance skills including juggling, unicycle, hula hoop, Acro balance and aerial hoop.

RELAXED PERFORMANCE: BEYOND BACH

Fri 24 Mar 2023 3pm

Join Dunedin Consort’s world-renowned instrumentalists for a beautiful programme of baroque chamber music by Isabella Leonarda, Georg Philip Telemann, Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre, and Johann Sebastian Bach.

Specially designed for those with additional support needs and for those with caring responsibilities, this relaxed concert is a whole lot less formal than what you might expect. It’s for anyone and everyone. With music to lift the spirit and relax the mind, you can get up and move around, take a break, or talk to your neighbour!

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Tickets: £0-10

OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL: OUT OF HER MOUTH

Thu 22 Jun 2023 3pm

Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre

Cantates Bibliques: ‘Judith’, ‘Rachel’ & ‘Susanne’

See for yourself what goes on behind the scenes of a new musical production in this open rehearsal of Dunedin Consort’s new production, Out of Her Mouth. Élisabeth Jacquet de la Guerre’s twelve biblical cantatas are extraordinary historical jewels. Written by a woman, about women, for women, they tell bold, unflinching tales about love, marriage, tragedy and adultery, each one a tiny opera in all but name. Produced in partnership with HERA and Mahogany Opera, Out of Her Mouth champions the ability of women to tell their own stories and narrate their own experiences — and invites you to listen.

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Tickets: £0

DUNEDIN CONSORT ON THE BIG SCREEN: A LOVER’S DISCOURSE

Thu 16 Feb 2023

10.30am

What is love, anyway? Join Dunedin Consort for an exploration of love through the ages in this specially commissioned film by Leith-based film studio Arms & Legs, shot in locations across Edinburgh. Pairing the dreamlike writings of Roland Barthes with music by Monteverdi, Gesualdo and Marenzio, A Lover’s Discourse examines the very real frustrations and contradictions of human love, reminding us that it is as universal as it is timeless.

DUNEDIN CONSORT ON THE BIG SCREEN:

BACH’S BRANDENBURG CONCERTOS

Wed 26 Apr 2023

10.30am

Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos contain some of the most dazzling virtuosic writing in all of his output, each of them composed for a different line-up of instrumentalists. In this special screening, Dunedin Consort showcase Concertos Nos. 5 and 6, each introduced by world-renowned Bach scholar, Professor John Butt of Glasgow University.

The screening is preceded by a conversation with Chief Executive, Jo Buckley, and the film’s producer, David Lee.

Nicholas Mulroy director and tenor  Pippa Murphy composer and sound design Arms & Legs film

Roland Barthes Excerpts from A Lover’s Discourse

Music by Claudio Monteverdi, Carlo Gesualdo and Luca Marenzio

CINEMA Tickets: £4-5

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CINEMA Tickets: £4-5

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ANDRÉ RIEU IN DUBLIN

Sat 7 & Sun 8 January 2023 4.30pm (Sat), 2.30pm (Sun)

Start 2023 in style with André Rieu in Dublin. Exclusive to cinemas this celebratory concert is the best way to welcome in the new year! André and his Johann Strauss Orchestra will delight you with romantic melodies, popular classics, party tunes and beloved waltzes. André Rieu in Dublin is the maestro’s first recorded concert in the Irish capital for more than 20 years – it is a truly special event not to be missed. Bring your loved ones to Lanternhouse and enjoy an evening of music and dance on the big screen with André Rieu. Happy New Year! CINEMA & MAIN AUDITORIUM Tickets: £12-14

RELAX IN OUR STYLISH CAFÉ-BAR

The Lanternhouse café (run by our friends at North Lanarkshire Council) is open Monday to Friday daytimes and serves breakfast, lunch, hot drinks and a range of delicious sweets, treats and more. Our own licensed bar is also open during evening and weekend performances and events.

Find out more: lanternhousearts.org/food-drink

COUSTI

Fri 7 April 2023 7:30pm

Drawing on a wealth of experience spanning multiple decades from the mid-sixties to the present day, Cousti’s influences range from such early artistes as the Grateful Dead to Jackson Brown, Jackie Lomax and Stevie Ray Vaughan, to lesser-known artistes like Big House. To date, the band has written over a hundred songs ranging in styles from the beautiful ‘Mallaig’ with its Celtic connotations and ‘Sweetest Tunes’ a tribute to the legendary Bob Harris, to more trance-like songs including ‘What Goes On’ and ‘Without You’.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £8-10 COUNTRY

A NEW INTERNATIONAL

Fri 27 January 2023

7.30pm

From Glasgow to the world, new Scottish romanticism; a little bit of this and a whole lot of that, A New International is searching for another pop music. Reference points for the unfamiliar include Scott Walker, Calexico, Beirut, Ennio Morricone, The Associates and more.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £10-12

“Jacques Brel meets Ennio Morricone in Barcelona, 1937, lyrics by George Orwell... dangerous, strange and heartbreakingly beautiful”

– Ricky Ross

“Spine tingling pop perfection”

- Sunday Herald

MARTIN STEPHENSON

Sat 11 February 2023

One of the UK’s best-loved songwriter/musicians for over 35 years.

7.30pm

Martin’s must-see live performances are an exuberant tour-de-force combining heart-in-your-mouth intimacy with playful humour and warm self-deprecation.

Inspired by early Cure and the Brighton scene, Martin began his career as a busker aged 15 and developed his song-writing technique by firstly learning a few licks from a Spanish guitar book and repeated the process with Jazz, Blues, Country, Skiffle, Reggae etc. Eventually, this glorious collision of styles would become the trademark which Martin has carried through his career.

Martin formed his band The Daintees, who became a busking sensation and were signed by Kitchenware at around the same time as Prefab Sprout and Hurrah! The band and indeed Martin have always been known for their incredible range of styles, each album covering a multitude of genres, tempos and moods.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £13-15 A New International, Martin Stephenson and The Bathers in association with The Noizy Indie Social Club

Photo credit: Ryan McGoverne

MCFLEETWOOD

Sat 11 March 2023

7.30pm

McFleetwood – A tribute to one of the most iconic bands of all time, Fleetwood Mac.

McFleetwood’s energetic performances will satisfy Mac fans old and new with classic hits such as ‘Go Your Own Way’, ‘Don’t Stop’, ‘Dreams’, ‘You Make Lovin Fun’, ‘Gypsy, Little Lies’, ‘The Chain’ and many more.

MAIN AUDITORIUM

Tickets: £16-18

JJ GILMOUR

Fri 5 May 2023

7.30pm

Internationally acclaimed Scottish singer-songwriter JJ ‘Jinky’ Gilmour made his recording debut in 1989 with The Silencers, one of Scotland’s top bands who enjoyed huge success throughout Europe.

After leaving the band, JJ secured himself a solo deal with the help of golfing star Ian Woosnam and is now firmly established as a solo artist with 5 studio albums under his belt, JJ has also enjoyed success with his hit musical Dancing Shoes, based on the life of footballer George Best.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £18-20

POP/ROCK

THE BATHERS

Sat 13 May 2023

7.30pm

The best-kept secret in Scottish music is back in full strength! Join us for a career-spanning night with chamber pop group The Bathers ahead of the forthcoming album Sirenesque. In 2020 the band reissued the three ‘Marina’ Records from the mid-1990s - Lagoon Blues, Sunpowder and Kelvingrove Baby - to great critical response. The influences for these three albums range between acoustic guitar pop to beautiful orchestral arrangements, and the string section is very much to the fore in the character of the band’s latest music.

MAIN AUDITORIUM

Tickets: £18-20

R.E.M. –A PERFORMANCE FROM STIPE

Sat 20 May 2023

7.30pm

R.E.M. is one of the world’s most enigmatic bands. With a string of peerless albums; one eye on the underground and one eye on the soaring chorus; we will never see their like again.

Stipes brings you all the top songs from these icons including ‘Losing My Religion’, and ‘Man on the Moon’ and with all the atmosphere, attitude, emotion, and energy you’d expect. Stipe will provide the same cagey mix of attitude, poetry and idiosyncratic sound built around jangling guitars and hazy vocals of frontman Michael Stipe. Whether it’s playing major festivals or appearing on the One Show, performing for Michael Stipe himself, Stipe is the definitive R.E.M. tribute – a complete band, and encyclopaedic knowledge of the back catalogue. They bring R.E.M. to life on stage – the contrasts and the magic; that direct connection to the music. The boys from Athens’ legacy is in good hands.

MAIN AUDITORIUM

Tickets: £16-18

SPRING TEA DANCE

Sat 22 April 12pm & 3pm

Are you dancing?

Grab your dance shoes for an afternoon of strictly fun dancing to the fabulous sounds of Glasgow’s big 8-piece tea dance band Jon Ritchie & That Swing Sensation.

Enjoy a relaxing afternoon filled with foxtrots, waltzes and sequence dances for young and old alike – not to mention the old wee Gay Gordons and a slosh or two.

Tea and cakes will be available at the tea dance. MAIN

Tickets: £12-14

Come along and experience the fine mixture of traditional and folk music, storytelling and good company. This brand-new monthly music night hosts a leading headliner with support from local musicians from in and around Cumbernauld. The theatre bar is also open throughout the night of joyously irresistible music.

THE BROTHERS GILLESPIE

Thu 16 February 2023

7.30pm

Described by Folk Radio UK as ‘weaving an especially compelling magic’, brothers James and Sam Gillespie sing songs of great lyrical power, animated by the sound of soaring sibling harmony, with a captivating sound centred around guitar and fiddle. Their songs and performances have a rare, intimate energy that is both earthy and ethereal, romantic and radical.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £10-12

ERISKA

Thu 16 March 2023

7.30pm

Eriskas’ unique folk-fusion sound is characterised by the members’ diverse musical backgrounds and the wide range of styles they pull influence from. With musicians from Argentina and the USA as well as Scotland, they blend many musical traditions together to make a fresh kind of Scottish music.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £10-12

SAVOURNA STEVENSON AND STEVE KETTLEY

Thu 20 April 2023

7.30pm

Clarsach virtuoso Savourna Stevenson joins forces with old friend and saxophonist Steve Kettley in a blend of haunting melodies, pulsating rhythms and stirring improvisations. Savourna is known for breaking stylistic barriers while maintaining her Scottish roots, while Steve leads interprets the music of avant-rock legend Captain Beefheart. He also performs regularly with former Scottish national poet Liz Lochhead.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £10-12

BRÒG

Thu 18 May 2023

7.30pm

Jigs, reels, airs and beautiful songs from the Scots tradition by three of Scotland’s finest musicians. BrÒg features legendary piper Gary West on pipes, whistles, vocals and guitar, virtuoso fiddler Greg Borland on fiddle and bass, and the sensational Sandy Brechin on accordion.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £10-12

For further details of the full line-ups, please visit lanternhousearts.org If you’re a local musician and would like a support slot, please contact programme@cumbernauldtheatre.co.uk

“A must for music fans and writers everywhere – relaxed, warming and welcoming”

The Herald

ELAINE LENNON’S ‘THE HOMEBIRD SESSIONS’ WITH DAVID LATTO

Sun 5 February 2023

1.30pm

Award-winning singer-songwriter & TEDx Speaker Elaine Lennon originally created the online version of The Homebird Sessions at the start of the lockdown in 2020 with the aim to connect with, and talk to, people who can open both hearts and minds through music.

Join Elaine in concert and conversation with guest David Latto, one of Scotland’s most exciting up-and-coming folk artists. Taking inspiration from place, nature and people, he weaves his experiences into poetic stories and songs, rich with meaning, that resonate and remain with audiences long after the performance.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £12-14

GYPSY MEETS CLASSIC

Tue 16 May 2023

7.30pm

Bringing together two wonderful guitarists who have performed all over the world, Gypsy Meets Classic presents a sophisticated and hugely entertaining cut above. With her eclectic repertoire of folk, jazz, bossa nova, Baroque and Romantic music as well as classical, Yuliya Reinhardt from Belarus (Mogilev) performs her own fresh and unique style of classic, folk, jazz and bossa nova arrangements. Lulo Reinhardt, from Germany (Koblenz) is a world-class gypsy-jazz guitarist and the grandnephew of legendary Django Reinhardt. While Lulo has extended his musical horizons beyond the repertoire of gypsy-swing, with influences from from North African and Indian music.

STUDIO THEATRE

Tickets: £13-15

THE JOHN MARTYN PROJECT

Fri 28 April 2023

7.30pm

Six artists come together to celebrate the music of John Martyn. Each brings their own story and connection to John’s music which adds to the fabric of the overall experience of the project. This diversity of different musical paths of the musicians recreates the many different aspects and eras of Martyn’s music and is delivered in a sensitive and poignant manner. The group brings you a musical journey through the much-loved and lesser-known John Martyn compositions as well as some tunes from his contemporaries.

MAIN AUDITORIUM

Tickets: £16-18

YOUR TICKETS

Tickets can be purchased 24 hours a day at lanternhousearts.org, where you can also see all of our latest live event and cinema listings.

You can also visit our box office in person or call us on 01236 732 887. Box Office opening hours vary due to seasonal demands and programme. Please refer to our website for current hours.

The prices listed include all fees and charges. Tickets purchased online can be emailed to you, or you can choose to collect them from the Box Office. There is no transaction fee. If you would like your tickets posted, you will be asked to cover postage costs.

All customers must bring and show either their tickets, a confirmation on their smart phone or device or a printout of their booking confirmation to gain access to the event.

Ticket prices, concessions and discounts may vary from event to event, so please do check your brochure or our website for prices for your chosen event, performance date and time.

ACCESS AND SUPPORT

The public areas of Lanternhouse are fully accessible. Guide dogs and hearing dogs are always welcome. Facilities include ramps, a lift, adapted toilets and adapted auditorium seating. We have accessible and gender-neutral toilets located on the ground and first floors.

Our staff are here to help and happy to do so. Please let us know at the time of booking if you have access requirements. For more information on the venue and facilities, please visit our website.

COMMUNITY BOOKINGS

If you would like to hire a space in the building for your own event, please contact North Lanarkshire Council who manage community hires and the use of the venue by third parties in partnership with Cumbernauld Theatre. For more information, booking forms or to register interest, please contact the North Lanarkshire Council bookings team on 01698 274545.

CINEMA

Wheelchair Space Companion Seat

FROM CUMBERNAULD THEATRE COMPANY

SPECIAL DELIVERY

Co-production with Visible Fictions

Not all good things come in neatly wrapped packages.  Sometimes they arrive when you least expect them... with a thud, down your chimney!

Join us on an enchanting journey filled with wonder for Winter 2023. Created for little ones aged 3-6, Special Delivery is a musical adventure like no other.

Studio Theatre

UGLY:

A

CINDERELLA STORY

Fresh from her success in glowing-up Cinderella with a princess-worthy frock and fancy glass slippers, the Fairy Godmother spots the Ugly Sister and her fairy senses start a-tingling. Cinderella may be little Miss Perfect-For-A-Prince but here is a transformation really worth doing!

If Fairy Godmother can only get the Ugly Sister to realise her true worth is on the inside, not the outside, and change her mean and jealous ways before the ‘Happy Ever After’ clock runs out then she can save her from a lifetime of unhappiness. But will the Ugly Sister accept her help or has she been wearing this ‘ugly’ label too long to change?

Main Auditorium

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gratefully acknowledge support from Robert Barr’s Charitable Trust, our Friends and donors.

JANUARY

2023

AT A GLANCE

Sat 7 André Rieu in Dublin

Main Auditorium 16:30 24

Sun 8 André Rieu in Dublin Cinema 14:30 24

Thu 19 ROH: Like Water for Chocolate Main Auditorium 19:15 12

Thu 26 NT Live: The Crucible Main Auditorium 19:00 7

Fri 27 A New International Studio Theatre 19:30 26

Sat 28 Lanternhouse Laughs Studio Theatre 19:30 17

FEBRUARY 2023

Sun 5 Elaine Lennon’s ‘The Homebird Sessions’ Studio Theatre 13:30 32

Sat 11 Martin Stephenson Studio Theatre 19:30 26

Sun 12 An Afternoon at the Musicals Main Auditorium 16:00 8

Wed 15 ROH: The Barber of Seville Main Auditorium 19:00 13

Thu 16 A Lovers Discourse Cinema 10:30 23

Cumbernauld Folk Club: The Brothers Gillespie Studio Theatre 19:30 30

Thu 23 NT Live: Othello Main Auditorium 19:00 7

Sat 25 Dancing With the Devil Main Auditorium 19:30 5

Lanternhouse Laughs Studio Theatre 19:30 17

MARCH 2023

Thu 9 A Wee Journey Main Auditorium 19:30 11

Sat 11 McFleetwood Main Auditorium 19:30 27

Wed 15 Anything Goes Main Auditorium 19:30 8

Thu 16 Cumbernauld Folk Club: Eriska Studio Theatre 19:30 30

Sat 19 Anything Goes Main Auditorium 19:30 8

Wed 22 ROH: Turandot Main Auditorium 19:15 13

Fri 24 Dunedin Consort: Beyond Bach Main Auditorium 15:00 22

Sat 25 Lanternhouse Laughs Studio Theatre 20:00 17

APRIL 2023

Sat 1 Mr Magnolia

Studio Theatre 14:00 15

Fri 7 Cousti Studio Theatre 19:30 25

Sat 8 Puppet Animation Scotland: In Praise of Shadows Foyer 10:30, 12:30, 14:30 14

Puppet Animation Scotland: The Seven Ravens Studio Theatre 11:00, 13:30 14

Wed 12 Operation: LEGACY Main Auditorium 19:00 4

ROH: Cinderella Cinema 19:15 12

Thu 13 Operation: LEGACY Main Auditorium 19:30 4

Fri 14 Operation: LEGACY Main Auditorium 19:30 4

Thu 20 Cumbernauld Folk Club: Savourna Stevenson & Steve Kettley

Studio Theatre 19:30 31

NT Live: GOOD Main Auditorium 19:00 7

Fri 21 Puppet Animation Scotland: Visual Theatre Lab Foyer 10:00 15

Sat 22 Spring Tea Dance

Main Auditorium 12:00, 15:00 29

Wed 26 Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos Cinema 10:30 23 Who Killed My Father Studio Theatre 19:30 5

Fri 28 The John Martyn Project Main Auditorium 19:30 33 Who Killed My Father Studio Theatre 19:30 5

Sat 29 Lanternhouse Laughs Studio Theatre 19:30 17

MAY 2023

Mon 1 The Enchanted Snake

Main Auditorium Various 15

Fri 5 JJ Gilmour Studio Theatre 19:30 27

Sat 6 Dementia the Musical Main Auditorium 19:30 9

Sat 13 CLUNK

Studio Theatre 14:00 16

Sat 13 The Bathers Main Auditorium 19:30 28

Tue 16 Gypsy Meets Classic Studio Theatre 20:00 32

Thu 18 Cumbernauld Folk Club: BrÒg Studio Theatre 19:30 31

Sat 20 R.E.M. – a performance from Stipe Main Auditorium 19:30 28

Tue 23 CMTS: 9 to 5 Main Auditorium 19:30 10

Wed 24 CMTS: 9 to 5 Main Auditorium 19:30 10

Thu 25 CMTS: 9 to 5 Main Auditorium 19:30 10

Fri 26 CMTS: 9 to 5 Main Auditorium 19:30 10

Sat 27 CMTS: 9 to 5 Main Auditorium 14:30, 19:30 10

Lanternhouse Laughs

Studio Theatre 19:30 17

Sun 28 You Choose Studio Theatre 13:30, 16:00 16

JUNE 2023

Wed 14 NTS: Dear Billy

Main Auditorium 19:30 6

Thu 22 Out of Her Mouth: Open Dress Rehearsal Main Auditorium 15:00 22

Fri 30 Nights in 'the Nauld' Studio Theatre 19:30 6

JULY 2023

Sat 1 Nights in ‘the Nauld’

Lanternhouse Laughs

Studio Theatre 19:30 6

Main Auditorium 19:30 17

Sat 29 Lanternhouse Laughs Studio Theatre 19:30 17