The Albany - Playlist Autumn 2014

Aug - Dec 2014

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ÂŁ1 tickets 10 available for every show (See p.19)

spoken word . theatre . music . food . circus cabaret . dance . families . festivals . exhibitions

Autumn 2014 is one of our biggest seasons to date: a cultural feast from some of the most interesting artistic voices around.

We launch in partnership with the Deptford Lounge, one of our two sister library venues, with Invisible Flock’s Bring the Happy (p.3). For three weeks, the Deptford Lounge will be occupied by artists and a host of public interventions to create a giant 3D map of Deptford’s happiness. At the end of the mapping, the stories gathered will be transformed into a unique and tender theatre and music show back here at the Albany.

We’re proud to be the home of Fun Palaces 2014 (p.9), the biggest nationwide celebration of arts and culture since the Cultural Olympiad, taking place in over 100 venues on Joan Littlewood’s 100th birthday weekend.

Joan Littlewood was one of the 20th Century’s most significant theatre makers, and Fun Palaces 2014 brings to life her vision for what she called ‘laboratories of fun’. Deptford will be the site of its very own Fun Palace, and on Sunday 5 October, Source, an outdoor theatre and circus spectacle, will take to the streets.

We’re also starting a new relationship with 21st Century theatrical pioneers, Belarus Free Theatre, who will be bringing the world premiere of Price of Money (p.4), which explores the role of money, and whether it is possible to live without it. This extraordinary company, exiles of Europe’s last dictatorship, has astonished audiences around the world, gaining champions like Jude Law and Tom Stoppard.

Extending our pioneering project Meet Me at the Albany, our artist led day club for the over 60s, we will present Bold, a festival of the arts and older people (p.5), which includes Home Sweet Home, a performance inspired by the stories of 200 older people from Deptford, Stockton and Bradford; and Afrovibes (p.13) is back with a range of the very best contemporary performance from South Africa.

We like to think that there’s something for everyone at the Albany. Don’t miss it.

Gavin Barlow

CEO/Artistic Director The Albany

little angel theatre PRESENTS

Based on the best–selling book by Michael Rosen

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What a beautiful day!

We’re not scared.

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Wednesday 10 December 2014 - Sunday 4 January 2015 A family goes on an expedition of a lifetime – running down the grassy bank, wading through the cold river, squelching over the oozy mud, stumbling into the dark forest, then peering into a cave… what will they find?

Little Angel Theatre brings Michael Rosen’s thrilling and funny adventure to life in this entrancing puppetry production directed by Peter Glanville and with music and lyrics by renowned singer-songwriter Barb Jungr.

‘You couldn’t wish for a sweeter introduction to theatre.’

Time Out

Performance times vary, see website for more information.

£10, £8 Concs, £32 Family Ticket, £7 groups 8+ School Group rates also available

BSL and meet the puppets: Thursday 11 December, 10.30am Relaxed performance and meet the puppets: Friday 12 December, 1pm

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‘One of the UK’s top 5 live bands’ The Independent on Hope & Social

‘A show that begins the moment you hear about it and only finishes when you stop thinking about it’ Lyn Gardner

Mapping: Monday 18 August – Friday 5 September, various times Performances: Thursday 11 – Saturday 13 September, 7.30pm INVISIBLE FLOCK & hope and social IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ALBANY PRESENT

BRING THE HAPPY

Bring the Happy is an ongoing project about happiness, an attempt to map moments and memories of happiness in Deptford and across the country. A first kiss, a lost love, a longed for baby, childhood heroes, a proposal, a dance, a chance encounter – where did it happen and how happy did it make you feel on a scale from 1 to 10?

For three weeks, Invisible Flock will occupy Deptford Lounge and transform it into a giant 3D map of the local area. You are invited to explore the map, discover what makes others happy and where, and in turn, submit your own happy moment or memory to add to the ever-growing database of the country’s happiness.

At the end of three weeks the memories collected will be taken and transformed into a music and theatre performance at the Albany, that attempts an extravagant portrait of happiness, as the 1000s of memories collected are retold in all of their beautiful, sometimes tragic and sometimes ridiculous glory.

MAPPING: FREE PERFORMANCES: £12, £10 Concs, £5 mapping participants*

12 + 3

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*subject to availability

A World Premiere from

‘Everything about Belarus Free Theatre is astonishing’

Belarus Free Theatre

the Guardian

‘One of the most powerful underground companies on the planet’ New York Times

Tuesday 16 – Saturday 20 September, 7.30pm & Saturday, 2.30pm BELARUS FREE THEATRE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ALBANY PRESENT

PRICE OF MONEY

Money controls the world we live in. Whether you have it or not, the power of money is a driving force, determining lives, characters and actions. In this brand new production, Belarus Free Theatre explores how theatre has depicted money throughout the ages: from ancient Greece, through the Elizabethan golden-age to today’s fractured economy.

Working in the genre of devised documentary theatre, Price of Money is based on Aristophanes’ Plutus, the first political satire on money from ancient Athens, and Ben Johnson’s work on the emerging ethics of capitalism, The Staple of News.

The show will mark the start of a ongoing relationship between Belarus Free Theatre and the Albany, which will see the company working closely with local communites.

A post–show discussion will be held after the show, Saturday 20 September, 2.30pm £14 – £16 / £10 – £12 Concs (This event is dynamically priced, see p.20 )

12 +

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Tuesday 23 September, 1pm Wednesday 24 September, 7.30pm Thursday 25 September, 7.30pm Friday 26 September, 5.30pm Saturday 27 September, 2pm ENTELECHY & FREEDOM STUDIOS IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ALBANY & ARC STOCKTON PRESENT

HOMESWEET HOME Written by Emma Adams Directed by Tom Wright

What happens when you have to leave your own home sweet home and find yourself in a different kind of home altogether? A home where anything can happen, where the day-to-day reality of caring and being cared for brings you up against bursts of beauty, high drama, Bollywood dancing and even a little magic.

You are invited on an exciting journey to explore a side of ‘the home’ which will change the way you think about getting old forever.

Home Sweet Home is based on the true stories and experiences of over 200 older people from Bradford, Deptford and Stockton.

£10, £5 Concs

12 +

theatre festival

Home Sweet Home and A Cure for Ageing are highlights of Bold, our festival of arts and older people.

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BOLD FESTIVAL

‘It’s powerful, uncomfortable, and beautiful... Her methods are unashamedly unscientific yet the work carries an authority born out of absolute honesty.’

Thursday 25 & Friday 26 September, 7.45pm & Saturday 27 September, 5pm IRA BRAND PRESENTS

A CURE

FOR AGEING

Fringe Review Highly Recommended Show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival

I’m sorry to do this so early in the show.

It’s really quite rude of me.

But do you mind if I ask you how old you are?

A Cure for Ageing is a piece about being young and foolish, and becoming old and wise. Or about being young and wise, and becoming old and foolish. It asks how we can talk more honestly about ageing, drawing together true personal accounts and shameless speculation in a celebration of life and an attempt to fall in love with our own decline.

£10, £5 Concs

14 +

Inspired by Meet Me at the Albany, Bold will provoke us to think about ageing differently, from unpicking the politics of the care system to presenting the seemingly frail in unlikely settings. Over the course of the week, pop-up performances, photography,

theatre festival

discussions, workshops and poetry will take place in and around the Albany, on the streets of Deptford and in local care homes.

Keep your eye out for the full festival details on our website.

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DISCO KIDS: JUNGLE BOOGIE ready to swing

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12pm, 1.30pm & 3pm Sunday 28 September, ENT THE ALBANY AND UPSWING PRES

Circus Family Workshop children. swing and spin with your

Tumble, fly, panied by an adult.

Each child must be accom s 3+ £14 (pair of tickets). Age

& 3pm Sunday 12 October, 1pm & MAC BIRMINGHAM PRESENT A LITTLE COMMITMENT, RED EARTH

Pirate and Parrot meets the world’s The world’s smallest pirate rious couple as largest parrot. Join this hila cover bountiful dis to s they sail the high sea es. hidden treasur s 4+ £7, £24 Family Ticket. Age

7

*Family Ticket comprises 4 tickets

Tuesday 21 & Wednesday 22 Octo ber, 10.30am & 1.30pm

TURNED ON ITS HEAD & DANCE UMBRELLA

Shiny

PRESENT

Baby Friendly

In a long forgotten room, two people find friendship, joy and treasures that turn from ordinary to extraordinary. Watch and play as all that glitters unfolds before your very eyes. £7, £24 Family Ticket. From 6 months

Sunday 26 October, 2 – 5pm

THE ALBANY PRESENTs

DISCO KIDS: SPOOKY SCIENCE Join

Half Term

us for this Halloween celebration of all things spooky and ghost-bust mov es with C12 Dance.

£6, £20 Family Ticket. All Ages

Tuesday 28 & Wednesday 29 Octo ber, 1pm & 3pm

RED EARTH PRESENTs

HANSEL & GRETEL

Half Term

Follow two brave and resourceful child they take the path deep into the woo ren as ds.

£7, £24 Family Ticket. Ages 3+

BSL integrated

October, 1pm & 3pm Thursday 30 & Friday 31ROYAL PRESENT

THE PEnA CESS AND The PRIN s Christia Han of tion pta ada ical tast

TUTTI FRUTTI & YORK THEATRE

In this new fan the Pea, Mike Kenny Anderson’s The Princess and create a funny, m and the inventive tutti frutti tea familiar tale. this original, beautiful retelling of £7, £24 Family Ticket. Ages

Half Term

3+

& 3pm Sunday 9 November, 1pm DOT & ETHEL PRESENTs

MATonCH is a The Little Match Girl, Match

Based story of a young child’s heart-warming and enchanting hopes and dreams. £7, £24 Family Ticket. Ages

2+

& 3pm Sunday 16 November, 1pm BLUNDERBUS PRESENTs

UGLAS young brown ESSisDO HUGLDou glas a huggable, lovable,

Hugless rning in need of a hug. He bear who wakes up one mo but none of them seem , one tries to find the perfect quite right... £7, £24 Family Ticket. Ages

3+

& 3pm Sunday 23 November, 1pm

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TESSA BIDE PRESENTS

Gather cer who he has been about a tippetty-top tap dan watching at night.

3+ £7, £24 Family Ticket. Ages

5pm Sunday 30 November, 2 – THE ALBANY PRESENTS

DISCO KIDS: DERLAND WINTER WON it at Disco Kids Winter Get in the festive spir Wonderland.

s £6, £20 Family Ticket. All Age

Sunday 12 October, Sunday 9,16 & 23 November, 2 – 3pm THE ALBANY PRESENTS

GROWING UP CLUB

JOKE: What does a mixed-up hen lay?

Indoor and outdoor gardening activities for ages 2+. Dig, grow, play, make and discover before or after watching the show in the theatre. Adults do not require a ticket. £3

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Scrambled eggs!

The Albany is proud to be the national partner for Fun Palaces 2014: a vast communal celebration of arts, culture and sciences quite unlike anything that has come before.

Marking the 100th birthday of Joan Littlewood, one of the Twentieth Century’s most significant cultural innovators, Fun Palaces 2014 will bring to life the vision she created with Cedric Price for spaces linking arts and sciences, entertainment and education.

Visit one or more of the one hundred (and counting) pop-up Fun Palaces across the country: immerse yourself in an interactive treasure trail, learn the secrets of Victorian magic, go underwater dancing in your local lido, make art with your food, watch cardboard robots battling it out on the high street and create your own Fun Palace game on your mobile phone‌ Find out more at

www.funpalaces.co.uk

FunPalaces

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Saturday 4 & Sunday 5 October, various times

The Deptford Fun Palace

Local organisations and artists* are teaming up to create Deptford’s very own Fun Palace for you to be part of and enjoy.

Central to the celebrations are six outdoor music and theatre performances, and Source, our epic tale of London’s lost rivers, ending with a ‘bring-what-you-can’ party in the Albany’s main theatre. Alongside this there will be loads of opportunities to make your own fun.

Fun Palaces belong to everyone and can be created by anyone, so if you want to help us build the Deptford Fun Palace, contact Jenna: jenna.omeltschenko@thealbany.org.uk ALL AGES

FREE

‘Choose what you want to do.. dance, talk or be lifted up to where you can see how other people make things work. Sit out over space with a drink and tune in to what’s happening elsewhere in the city.

Try starting a riot or beginning a painting – or just lie back and stare at the sky.’

Joan Littlewood & Cedric Price

*Artmongers Circadian Troupe Deptford Lounge Goldsmiths Just Jones & MakeBelieve Arts Teatro Vivo The Albany & many more

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Sunday 5 October, 3pm CIRQUE BIJOU & CIRCULATE PRESENT

SOURCE

Source is a free, outdoor circus and theatre show from Cirque Bijou and Nutkhut, springing up across London in summer 2014. The show invites local audiences on a journey with a band of ancient travellers to discover the city’s forgotten rivers and their histories. Together they will uncover the stories and music of these hidden waterways.

FREE ALL AGES

circus

families

Friday 10 October, 7.30pm

Saturday 11 October, 7.30pm (doors)

154 COLLECTIVE PRESENTs

MONEYPENNY MUSIC PRESENTS

DANCING WITH

CARMEL

An art exhibition. A theatre performance. A music gig.

The multi–million selling, British-based, jazz-pop legend and recording artist, Carmel McCourt and her band are back. Having spent the last year writing and road testing new material in partnership with maverick pianist Christian von Fields and rock-steady soul drummer Simon Moore, their reinvigorated sound is ready for a fresh audience.

THE ORANGE DOG

This is Dan. His idol, his granddad, is a story. Dan’s just discovered this. He’s also realised that he too is just a story. Now he can’t sleep.

Using theatre, dance, music, visual arts, photography and the moving image, this is an intimate and quirky evening all about stories, why we tell them and why we sometimes turn them into shaggy dogs. £12, £10 Concs

14 +

theatre

£12 – £16 (This event is dynamically priced, see p.20 )

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exhibition

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‘A neat idea, cleverly executed, that puts theatre into real life and real life into theatre’

There will be a special spooky version of this performance on Friday 31 October, followed by a free Halloween party for ticket holders to attend.

the Guardian on Supermarket Shakespeare

Wednesday 22 October – Saturday 8 November, 7.30pm TEATRO VIVO IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ALBANY present

THE HUNTERS GRIMM The famous Brothers Grimm need your help. They need stories, more stories than they can gather themselves. You must search the dark streets of Deptford for new tales where you may come across an anarchic frog, comfort a desperate prince, dance with the musicians of Bremen and participate in an adventure to cure nightmares. Along the way, you’ll hear stories of love, death, poverty, longing and sausages.

The Hunters Grimm will be a theatrical journey for grown-ups inspired by the Household Tales of the Brothers Grimm and is for the brave and curious only!

All hunters are requested to wear a stout pair of boots and clothes suited to the climate, for who knows where these stories will take us...

Albany Associate Artists, Teatro Vivo, were last seen in Deptford where gods and goddesses took to the streets in their interpretation of The Odyssey.

Don’t miss their new interactive adventure. £12, £10 Concs, £8*

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* Deptford residents, subject to availability.

The route can be made accessible for those with specific requirements – please contact box office in advance to discuss.

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UK ARTS IN ASSOCIATION WITH the albany present

Afrovibes Festival is a major international event, bringing some of the very best of South African arts to the UK and the Netherlands.

In 2014, the festival’s biggest-ever programme celebrates 20 years of South African freedom: 20 years since the ending of apartheid and the beginning of democracy.

The creativity of award-winning artists brings us music, drama, dance, photography and film, reflecting upon what it is to be part of 21st Century South Africa.

Wednesday 15 & Thursday 16 October, 7.30pm

Thursday 16 & Friday 17 October, 7.45pm

THE STEVE BIKO FOUNDATION IN ASSOCIATION WITH JAZZART PRESENT

AFROVIBES BY ARRANGEMENT WITH LENTSWE ARTS PROJECTS PReSENT

BIKO’S QUEST

Biko’s Quest uses dance, music and text in a large cast performance to tell the story of inspirational anti-apartheid campaigner Steve Biko. £12, £10 Concs. All Ages

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SKIERLIK

This award-winning play revisits the horror of racially-motivated shootings that devastated the remote settlement of Skierlik in 2008. £12, £10 Concs. Ages 14+

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Monday 13 – Saturday 18 October, various times

Township Café

Inspired by the tastes, sounds, colours and creativity of South Africa’s Township culture, the Albany Café will once again be transformed into the hub of the Afrovibes festival. Expect Bunny Chow and Melktert on the menu, music, workshops, family activities, films, discussions and, above all, a chance to mingle with our international and UK artists.

The full Township Café programme will be available from August. All events and activities are free but booking may be required.

Friday 17 October, 7.30pm AFROVIBES NL, MC AND THEATRE ARTS ADMIN COLLECTIVE, CAPE TOWN PRESENT

Thursday 16 October, 7.30pm (doors) CHILL PILL AND THE ALBANY PRESENT

CHILL PILL: AFROVIBES

South London’s coolest spoken word night returns for an Afrovibes special. £7, £5. Ages 16+

spoken word

Saturday 18 October, 7.45pm (doors) NATIVE RHYTHMS PRESENT

The Revivalists THE SOIL £12, £10 Concs. Ages 14+

theatre

An award-winning three member a cappella group whose contemporary township music is an eclectic mix of jazz, hip hop, Afro-Pop and Afro-Soul. Direct from the Apollo Theater, Harlem, New York. £12, £10 Concs. All Ages

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Image: Biko’s Quest

The Revivalists explores the right to claim one’s own identity regardless of the perception of others. A crew of performers sample sections from four iconic theatre texts, using them to make statements about their own identity.

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30th anniversary of GhostBusters the Movie

Friday 31 October, 7.30pm SUPERFAN AND THE ALBANY PRESENT

WHO YA GONNA CALL? & GHOSTBUSTERS THE MOVIE

Katy, Tom and Jon bring their Edinburgh Fringe sell-out show to the best film of all time, with original songs, cardboard props and lots of love. Watch them sing, slime and bust their way through a one-hour interactive tribute to everyone’s favourite 80s classic.

Think Reduced Shakespeare Company meets Be Kind, Rewind.

Then, settle with popcorn and a cocktail to watch the real Ghostbusters movie before (ghost)busting some moves at our free Halloween after party.

£12, £10 Concs

12 + 15

film theatre

‘The only thing that could’ve improved the show was a cameo by Bill Murray himself.’

Three Weeks

Thursday 13 November & Friday 14 November, 7.30pm CRASHMAT COLLECTIVE PRESENTS

FAÇADE

An intimate and theatrical three-course meal, during which, stories unfold in thrilling and touching ways, encircling you as you dine. Prepare for a feast for the senses, as well as the appetite.

Become enthralled as the Crashmat performers absorb you into their world, where anything is possible and their innermost secrets are exposed.

The performance varies from beautiful to funny and is always unpredictable. Façade offers an in depth circus-theatre experience that blurs the boundaries between performer and audience.

£25 (includes 3 course meal)

16 +

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Saturday 15 November, 7.30pm (doors)

Saturday 22 November, 7.30pm

Time and Talent Agency PRESENTs

UNFINISHED BUSINESS PRESENTs

HACKNEY THE SPINNING COLLIERY BAND WHEEl

Since its debut in 2011, this brass juggernaut has blown its way into the public consciousness with its cunning cover versions and catchy original recordings.

The Spinning Wheel is an international collaboration between New York hip-hop theatre artist Baba Israel and Artistic Director of Unfinished Business, Leo Kay.

Over the past two years, the band has earned itself an army of loyal fans and has played at some very special events. From live collaborations with the late Amy Winehouse, and more recently Eliza Doolittle, to headlining the Manchester Jazz Festival and Durham Brass Festival, and being the only fully live band to play at the closing ceremony of the London 2012 Olympics, they haven’t paused for breath.

Combining spoken word, video and live music by Yako 440, this dynamic show celebrates the life of Baba’s late father, Steve Ben Israel, a New York jazz musician, stand-up comic, countercultural activist and member of the iconic Living Theatre.

With a tongue-in-cheek, yet respectful, nods to the great tradition of British brass bands, Hackney Colliery’s influences are as diverse as the London borough that gave them their name.

Drawing from Steve Ben’s extraordinary archive, The Spinning Wheel explores pacifist activism, loss and legacy, and asks, what remains of the movements that shook the Western world and how can we be transformed by the legacies we inherit?

This is event is part of the EFG London Jazz Festival

This is event is part of the EFG London Jazz Festival

£12, £10 Concs (adv. only)

£12, £10 Concs

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Thursday 20 & 27 November, 7pm

Friday 28 November, 7.30pm

THE ALBANY PRESENTS

UPSWING & THE ALBANY PRESENT

HATCHED

Bites: Remix

Hatched is back for another season. For two weeks in November, the Albany will be supporting two artists as they develop ideas and hatch something new. Join us each Thursday for a sharing of freshly laid works-in-progress.

BITES:Remix throws out the rule book to bring together highly skilled circus talent with artists from very different worlds, creating a night of unusual artistic collaborations, crossovers and collisions.

Pay-What-You-Can

£12, £10 Concs

14 +

16 +

circus

cabaret

Friday 21 November, 7pm – 11pm HEART N SOUL presents

THE SqUIDZ CLUB Get ready to head into another dimension as The Squidz Club returns to the Mysterious Universe Party, an alternate world where anything can happen! Don’t miss live performances from Heart n Soul stars The Fish Police and more!

Get creative in the Art Zone, be a star onstage at the Open Mic and enjoy music and visuals from Heart n Soul DJs and VJs. Parents and carers can relax and enjoy FREE massages and drinks.

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£5, Pay-What-You-Can for parents and carers. Ages 10 – 25

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Tuesday 16 – Friday 19 December, 7.30pm

Thursday 18 December, 8pm (doors)

JANE PACKMAN PRESENTS

CHILL PILL & THE ALBANY PRESENT

CHILL PILL

CHRISTMAS SPECIAL

THE

BIG

ONE

THE WAKE

Start your festive season with an uplifting and extraordinary celebration of the passing year.

A team of performers and musicians will take you on a ride through memories, events and moments that shaped the last year for you and them. Expect an entertaining communal experience with music, eulogies, the chance to contribute.. and perhaps a drop of whiskey!

This performance event is inspired by the tradition of the wake.. it’s a chance to look back, look forward and celebrate life. £12, £10 Concs

12 +

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£1 tickets

10 available for every show

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‘Twas a bit before Christmas, And at the Albany Deptford, The poets were stirring, excited and restless, All presents were wrapped, acts selected with care, In the hope that an audience soon would be there.

The Big One returns for a super-sized helping of spoken word with all the trimmings and dancing ‘til late. Join the whole Chill Pill team and their festive guests for the biggest line up yet.

Eat, drink and be merry! £9, £6 Concs

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16 +

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spoken word

Why not take a risk on something new?

This season we are offering 10 £1 tickets for every show in our season, so why not use this opportunity to try something new?

Subject to availability. Capacity dependent. Not available on culinary events.

Only two tickets per show per person. Up to three shows per person.

Friday 1 August, 5 September & 3 October, 7.30pm

Monday 1 September, 6 October, 3 November & 1 December, 7.45pm (doors)

IN A PIKKLE PRESENTS

TRICITY VOGUE & THE ALBANY PRESENT

POP-UP

RESTAURANTS

CABARET PLAYROOM

In a Pikkle’s supper clubs are a cross between a traditional pop-up restaurant and a dinner party.

Prepare to make new friends, have a great night and enjoy some wholesome Caribbean food; if you’re after jerk chicken or rice and peas you have come to the wrong place, if you want to push your palate boundaries and experience something new then you have come to the right place. Expect signature pikkles, devilish fishcakes and much, much more. Includes four courses.

A space for new cabaret ideas. Established artists and emerging performers alike bring ground-breaking works-in-progress to the Albany.

Collaborators on this series include Lisa Lee of RudeGrrl productions; curator of ongoing platform for new work, Underconstruction; Matthew Flyod Jones of Frisky and Mannish; Lili Las Scala of London Cabaret Festival; and Sarah-Louise Young of Fascinating Aïda and Julie, Madly Deeply.

£20

Pay-What-You-Can

ALL AGES

18 +

food

cabaret

Dynamic Ticket Pricing

The Albany’s policy is to set ticket prices based on demand, which means we set a price when the event goes on sale and then sometimes put the price up or down depending on how the show is selling. Usually the price will increase as we get closer to the event, so it is advantageous to book early. Prices will not exceed the maximum stated.

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Uncover

Young

EE -25, FR 6 Creatives 1 s e Ag

get involved Ever wanted to run your own venue, promote a gig or produce a theatre show? Do you have views on what the arts can do for you, your friends and your local community?

If so, Uncover Young Creatives is your chance to learn new skills and get your voice heard. With hands-on experience from industry professionals, you can choose your own way and achieve skills in event management, marketing and PR, fundraising, creative programming or technical theatre. PLUS you can decide how other young people can follow in your footsteps. It’s time to take the lead.

spotlight on:

Toby Harrison, Uncover Member

“I first came to the Albany when I was 15 after I started to DJ and produce my own music. I came to one of the events put on by Uncover Music and got in touch to see if I could join.

We got straight into organising our own events, getting experience booking acts and managing artists.

Over the last few years, the nights have got bigger and I have started my own independent music night in Deptford. I also got my first paid job as a Front of House Assistant at the Albany which I fit around my studies.

I have had access to professional artists like Illum Sphere, Chunky and Moxie (BBC 1xtra), and I have been given my first big performance opportunity on the Albany stage. Without Uncover, I would never have thought of music as a career choice, but I am now ambitious to work in the industry.”

To be an Uncover Young Creative, email uncover@thealbany.org.uk Uncover Young Creatives meet every other Wednesday, 6-8pm.

If you want to support our work with young people, please email: support@thealbany.org.uk 21

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Tuesday 4 November, 1pm - 3pm

Every Tuesday, 10.30am – 2.30pm

ENTELECHY ARTS AND THE ALBANY PRESENT

ENTELECHY ARTS AND THE ALBANY PRESENT

A 21ST CENTURY MEET ME AT THE ALBANY TEA DANCE

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Meet Me at the Albany comes together with the Albany and Entelechy’s Tea Dance team to conjure up an afternoon of dance, tea, cake, music and gentle delights for all ages. £5, Carers and under 5s free, Groups 5+ get 6th ticket free ALL AGES

You may also be interested in Bold Festival, see p.5

Arts activities, lunch and much more for the over 60s.

Pop in for some lunch and try your hand at a range of things to do from singing to sewing, circus to photography. Join in, enjoy the company or simply sit back and soak up the atmosphere. Everything is possible.

For an informal chat about the day or to book your place, please contact Sally on tel. 020 8692 0231 or email sally.pembroke@thealbany.org.uk

‘Meet me at the Albany is outstanding – it’s my winter tonic’ Participant *Excludes 30 December 2014 & 6 January 2015 @MeetMeAlbany www.meetmeatthealbany.org.uk

BOLD FESTIVAL

£6 includes lunch and activities.

All materials included in the price, free tea and coffee all day.

60 +

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Bring the Happy (Mapping) Bring the Happy (Performances) Bold Festival Price of Money Disco Kids: Jungle Boogie Circus Family Workshop Deptford Fun Palace Source Dancing with the Orange Dog Carmel Pirate and Parrot Afrovibes Festival Shiny The Hunters Grimm Disco Kids: Spooky Science Hansel & Gretel The Princess and the Pea Who Ya Gonna Call & Ghostbusters the Movie A 21st Century Tea Dance Match Façade Hackney Colliery Band Hugless Douglas Hatched Heart N Soul: The Squidz Club The Spinning Wheel The Tap Dancing Mermaid Bites: Remix Disco Kids: Winter Wonderland We’re Going on a Bear Hunt The Wake Chill Pill Christmas Special

Mon 18 Aug - Fri 5 Sep, various times Thu 11 - Sat 13 Sep, 7.30pm Mon 15 Sep - Sat 27 Sep, various times Tue 16 - Sat 20 Sep, 7.30pm & Sat, 2.30pm Sun 21 Sep, 2-5pm Sun 28 Sep, 12pm, 1.30pm & 3pm Sat 4 & Sun 5 Oct, various times Sun 5 Oct, 3pm Fri 10 Oct, 7.30pm Sat 11 Oct, 7.30pm (doors) Sun 12 Oct, 1pm & 3pm Mon 13 Oct - Sat 18 Oct, various times Tue 21 & Wed 22 Oct, 10.30am & 1.30pm Wed 22 Oct - Sat 8 Nov, 7.30pm Sun 26 Oct, 2-5pm Tue 28 & Wed 29 Oct, 1pm & 3pm Thu 30 & Fri 31 Oct, 1pm & 3pm Fri 31 Oct, 7.30pm Tue 4 Nov, 1-3pm Sun 9 Nov, 1pm & 3pm Thu 13 & Fri 14 Nov, 7.30pm Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm (doors) Sun 16 Nov, 1pm & 3pm Thu 20 & 27 Nov, 7pm Fri 21 Nov, 7pm - 11pm Sat 22 Nov, 7.30pm Sun 23 Nov, 1pm & 3pm Fri 28 Nov, 7.30pm Sun 30 Nov, 2-5pm Wed 10 Dec 2014 - Sun 4 Jan 2015, various times Tue 16 - Fri 19 Dec, 7.30pm Thu 18 Dec, 8pm (doors)

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Fri 1 Aug, 5 Sep & 3 Oct, 7.30pm Mon 1 Sep, 6 Oct, 3 Nov & 1 Dec, 7.45pm (doors) Sun 12 Oct, 9 Nov, 16 Nov & 23 Nov, 2-3pm Every Tues, 10.30am - 2.30pm Every other Wed, 6pm - 8pm

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