The Albany - Playlist Spring 2010

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The Albany

Douglas Way, Deptford. London SE8

Box Office 020 8692 4446

PlayList Issue 6 Spring 2010. FREE

“A beacon for creativity in south east London” The Voice

“The Albany is reaching out to local as well as wider audiences with its bold experimental programme” Time Out

Welcome to a packed season of theatre, music and spoken word, joined by generous helpings of comedy and film.

Highlights include the world premiere of Desert Boy, a new musical epic with a story spanning centuries and continents but rooted firmly in Deptford - see page xx for details.

For regular updates, check out the spanking brand new web site at www.thealbany.org.uk – including details of Seized, a one-off festival in March created by the next generation of creative talents.

Gavin Barlow Chief Executive/Artistic Director

Under 26? Come and see a show for absolutely nothing. What’s not to like? www.thealbany.org.uk/freetheatre for full details

associate artists

Charlie Dark

Upswing

Curtis James

Polarbear

Maxwell Golden

resident organisations Apples & Snakes Artefacts Edutainment Aspire Creativity Community Drug Education Project Entelechy Arts Essential Stage Supplies Gate 2 Learning Heart n Soul

Head For Business LEAN: Lewisham Education Arts Network Lewisham Music Service Lewisham Speaking Up L.B.L Street Trading Section Montage Theatre Arts Next Step

Zena Edwards

Friday 12 February, 8pm

spoken word

music

Apples & Snakes in association with the Albany present

Friday 5 March, doors 8pm

Lightning bolts of inspiration and the distant thunder of syllables … there must be a tempest on its way. Kate Tempest – still kicking the mud off her boots from last year’s festival season – is a walking mashup of hip hop panache and Shakespearean beats. Tonight she hosts a gale-force line-up of new poets, batten down the hatches!

Dennis ‘the dub master’ Bovell returns to the Albany stage with his nine piece mega band. He is known for fronting one of the 1970s best known UK reggae bands, Matumbi, and creating the music for cult Deptford based film, Babylon. He has gone on to forge a mighty reputation as a performer and producer, remixing albums for everyone from Marvin Gaye to Wet, Wet, Wet and collaborating with Linton Kwesi Johnson.

Kate Tempest’s Poetry Storm

Tickets £8, £5 concs

Wednesday 3 March, 1.30pm & 7.30pm

Dennis Bovell

+ special guests

Tickets £10 advance

theatre

Half Moon Young People’s Theatre presents

Begin/End by David Lane Sometimes things just end. Not like in films and on TV, not with explosions and music and fights. They just dissolve and disappear and you don’t know why. Lili and Yaz, inseparable friends, a gang of two, breathing possibility and ambition. But something unspoken grows between them, it’s the beginning and the end of everything.

Tickets £9, £6 concs, £5 schools. Ages 14+

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dance

Saturday 6 March, 7.30pm

Jonzi D Productions in association with the Albany presents,

The Surgery

Jonzi D’s regular showcase of the freshest freestyle hip hop theatre and rap, dance, poetry and beats created in the Hip Hop Lab alongside invited guest performers. Every surgery is different!

Tickets £5. Supported by openvizor

If you’re an emcee, dancer, poet, actor or DJ looking to share your skills and create new work, the Hip Hop Lab is for you and it’s FREE. Email a short description of your work and experience to labs@jonzi-d.co.uk to request your place. More info at www.jonzi-d.co.uk Extras 15, 17 & 19 February, 10 - 4pm.

Got the hip hop, not sure about the theatre? Associate Artists Curtis James, Zena Edwards and Charlie Dark present a series of open masterclasses to help you get the best out of The Surgery.

FREE, to book email sophie.bradey@thealbany.org.uk dance/music

Thursday 11 March, 3pm & 7.30pm

Entelechy, Montage Theatre and the Albany presents

Dancing in the Moonlight

An afternoon/evening of love, longing, gossip and desire woven together with song, poetry and dance.

Montage Theatre Arts’ Supertroupers and Entelechy’s Seven Ages Company join forces to present a tea dance with a difference. Rock to the music of the Jive Five, sit back and enjoy the sounds of Jamaican Diva Totlyn Jackson. Let your head down and throw on your dancing shoes and dive into the heady mix. Cockney knees up meets, Jamaican Quadrille all mixed up with the sounds of 1950s Bollywood

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Simon Mole

Tickets £9, £6 concs and £3 for the over 60’s

Friday 12 March, 8pm

spoken word

Apples & Snakes in association with the Albany present

The Word’s A Stage

Four new pieces from four new poets, fresh from poetry boot camp. Director Mike Kirchner has had them polishing their acts until they can see their faces in them. And unlike some silly TV reality show, nobody got voted off. How could they, when they’re all equally good? Featuring Simon Mole, Esther Poyer, Kathryn O’Reilly and Jahnell.

Saturday 13 March, 8pm

comedy

LOL@thealbany

Top comedian & Choice FM presenter Wayne ‘Dibbi’ Rollins hosts a night of hilarious stand up comedy featuring some of the best in the business including triple-award winning comedian Glenda Jaxson, Babatunde the Nigerian prince of comedy and the fantastic Fumbi. Plus spots for the winners of the open mic talent quest. For entry details contact miles.eady@thealbany.org.uk Tickets £10, or £8 each for groups of 6 or more

Tickets £8, £5 concs

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theatre

music

Wednesday 17 - Sunday 21 March

Sunday 28 March, 3.30pm

The next generation of creative minds have seized the Albany to produce and create a week long festival.

Come and experience an explosive mix of fresh performance and events which puts you, the audience, at the centre of the action. Line up to be announced in January on www.thealbany.org.uk

Renowned perfomance poet Zena Edwards and guitarist Jon Speedy bring you a dynamic journey of sound, song and captivating spoken word blending African and Latin rhythms with soul moving blues-jazz licks.

SEIZED

Future Fusion, A 2012 Cultural Skills initiative funded by the Arts Council of England and the London Development Agency.

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Zena Edwards’ Sunday Sessions

FREE

literature

Thursday 25 March, 7.30pm hosted by Laura Dockril Thursday 27 May, 7.30pm hosted by Polarbear

Saturday 27 March, 8pm

comedy

ACTing Up

Comedy duo Ashley J (EastEnders) & Tee-J (CBBC’s Kerching) bring you a live improvised comedy game show, where YOU the audience StorySLAM live at the Albany take the Judges seat. Umpired by DJ Joe Following the success of the first StorySLAM:Live Grime, two teams of performers go head to head season, there is another chance to win a £100 prize for creating comical versions of songs, adverts and your 5 minute story, told on stage by you – theme, The Seven Deadly Sins. Live music, book stalls, networking, well known films, all based upon suggestions from the audience. The show that Wild ’N’ Out the works. “A literary version of the X Factor” wishes it could be.

Tickets £7 Tickets £8 advance

dance

Thursday 15 April. 7.30pm

Raj Pardesi in association with the Albany presents

Our Lives in Dance

A showcase of highly personal performances from four rising stars. Featuring Natalie James’ Inside my Portrait inspired by the death of her mum and the birth of her baby; Gary Lambert’s Degrees of Freedom about the mixed feelings his career brings him; Bonnie Oddie’s Boxed–In-Perfect, one woman’s desperate attempts to create a perfect life; and Frank Wilson’s Adventures of Clown-A-Dread, the ultimate bad day, hip hop style.

Tickets £9,£6 concs

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Thursday 8 April 7.30pm

theatre

Freshly Squeezed We’ve been on the scout for London’s best new scriptwriting talent and tonight five fresh writers face you and our all-star expert panel, award winning playwright Che Walker, director of the awarding winning Yard Gals, Stef O’Driscol and renowned writer/performer Zena Edwards. The theme is youth and being young in London.

Relax, grab a drink and vote for the best new voice.

Tickets £5

Extras Tuesday 16 February, 6.30 – 8.00pm

Writer’s Block

Want to submit your writing for Freshly Squeezed but stuck for ideas? Join Stef O’Driscol and Zena Edwards as they discuss the challenges of writing.

Friday 23 April, 7 - 11pm

music

Heart n Soul presents

The Squidz Club For young people with learning disabilities and a budding creative streak. Enjoy live music from young artists, have fun exploring the digital funfair, art, games and dressing up zones, dance to the beats and visuals from the Heart n Soul DJs & VJs or simply chill out in the secret garden. Family and friends welcome!

Tickets £3

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music

Saturday 24 April, doors 7.30pm

JamesTaylor Quartet

Back as demanded by those who thrilled to their performance on the Albany stage at the People’s Day festival. Fine jazz funksters the JTQ guarantee infectious beats and a full dance floor. Their career has been based on the fabulousness of their live performances and their faithful fan following.

If you’ve not seen them before, come and find out what the fuss is about.

Tickets £10 advance

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theatre

This is the start of an amazing trip, from the chaos and crime of London streets to the stench of slave ships on the open seas and the chains of cotton Nitro and the Albany present the plantations in America’s Deep South. Man and boy World Premiere of share the absurdity and brutality of their history in order to shape their future.

Desert Boy Shot with killer voices, singing across the ages from They say your life flashes in front of you just Mali to hip hop, from slave songs to rap, Desert before you die. But supposing it’s not just your life.

Boy is a funny, fantastic and provoking new musical Supposing it’s someone else’s…

Soldier Boy’s in a deep situation. Minding his own on epic. Written by Mojisola Adebayo, music and direction by Felix Cross. the streets of Deptford, he collides with the wrong crowd and meets trouble. Just one more hoody with Tickets £12, £8. Wed 28 and Thur 29 April - All tickets £8 a knife in his belly, he lies crying for his mother on a BSL interpreted performance with Hetty May Bailey, Thursday 13 riverbank. Instead, his cries are heard by the longdead Desert Man, from Mali 300 years ago…

Wednesday 28 April - 15 May, 7.30pm Matinees Tues 4 May 2pm and Sat 15 May 3pm (no performances on Mondays)

Extras

Post Show Talk Backs Thursdays 6 & 13

With the creative team and guests

After Party with DJs Friday 30 April, 7 & 14 May

…..and why not treat yourself to a modern classic Saturday 13 - Saturday 27 February, 7.30pm (+3pm matinee on 20 & 28) Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts presents

West Side Story

Bernstein and Sondheim’s classic, overflowing with memorable songs including Tonight, Maria, Somewhere and America.

Tickets £10, £6.50 concs, discounts for groups and schools

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music

spoken word

Friday 7 May, 8pm

Sunday 23 May, 3.30pm

Apples & Snakes in association with the Albany present

The Albany in association with camoci records presents

With two sell-out Edinburgh shows behind her, plus TV cultdom as Dobby from Peep Show, Isy Suttie is on the threshold of great things. Her comedy ricochets from stand-up to songs to character pieces, and sees her at the forefront of a new wave of British kookiness. Tonight features her greatest hits and new material, with support from some of the circuit’s quirkiest comic poets.

Magical Musical Merry-Go-Round: Part III Afrocoustics & Indo-vations A primal odyssey showcasing clarinettist Arun Ghosh’s new album. A stellar line-up includes vibraphonist Corey Mwamba on mbira and dulcimer and Senegalese kora maestro, Kadialy Kouyate.

A world of music for FREE including DJ set by Arun Ghosh & visuals by camoci.

Isy Suttie. And Some Poets.

Tickets £8, £5 concs

Arun Ghosh’s Sunday Sessions

FREE

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AlbanyOnFILM

Cinema but not as you know it with our Urban Screen nights. Enjoy contemporary features with shorts, debates, music, info and more in our pop up cinema lounge.

All tickets £5

Presented in conjunction with Screenbiz. Funded by Film London.

Wednesday 10 March, 7.30pm

Looking for Eric

Ken Loach’s heart warming comedy about a Manchester postman’s imaginary relationship with the maverick Manchester United centre forward.

Certificate 15

Wednesday April, 7.30pm

Dead Man Running Out of money, out of last chances, ex- con Nick is given exactly 24 hours to come up with the £100,000 he owes a gangland loan shark. Produced by football stars Rio Ferdinand and Ashley Cole, featuring Curtis ‘50 Cent’ Jackson, Tamer Hassan, Danny Dyer and Omid Djalili.

Certificate 15 Q&A with Tamer Hassan and Ashley Walters

Wednesday 12 May, 7.30pm

Harry Brown

A modest law-abiding citizen, Harry Brown (Michael Caine) is a retired Marine and a widower who lives alone on a depressed housing estate. His only company is his best friend Leonard (David Bradley). When Leonard is murdered by a gang of thugs, Harry is forced to dispense his own brand of justice. Shot on location in and around Elephant and Castle.

Certificate 18

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Other Projects Directors Lab A series of studio shows from up and coming directors Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 March, 7.15pm

300 Friends by Whitespace Theatre Tales from a generation on the brink of responsibility.

Wednesday 10- Friday 12 March, 7pm

The Spaces Between by the Scatter Collective What happens when you no longer trust your own reflection?

Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 March

Talks by Sweet or Sour Three short experimental pieces dealing with ageism, mid-life crisis and the fear of lost time.

All Tickets £5

Creative Learning

Calling all wordsmiths aged 13-19

If you would like to the first to find out more, either text your name + PLAYLIST to 07951 485512 or email creative@thealbany.org.uk or see our website www.thealbany.org.uk

If you want to know more, come along to a half-term taster workshop on Tuesday 16 February, 2-5pm.

To book your place email sophie.bradey@thealbany.org.uk

The Albany Creative Learning team is brimming with ideas for events and workshops, including the hotly anticipated Summer Arts Season for young people aged between 14 and 25!

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Take your writing to the next level and join our new collective of young writers. With guidance from poet, performer and Albany associate artist Polarbear, you’ll work together to create characters, plots and stories and ulitmately bring your work to life on the stage. And it’s completely FREE...

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family sundays Brunch, music and the Sunday newspapers in the café from 1pm

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Sunday 28 February, 3pm

Sunday 18 April, 3pm

GIRAFFES CAN’T DANCE

SUITCASE CIRCUS

Blunderbus presents

Oly Puppet presents

Sunday 14 March, 3pm

Sunday 25 April, 1pm & 3pm

TO HAVE AND TO HONK

FINDING LEAVES FOR SOUP

The Honk Project presents

Theatre Iolo presents

Sunday 28 March, 3pm

Sundays 7 March & 11 April, 2pm - 5pm

PENGUIN

ALBANY DISCO DAYZ

Long Nose Puppets presents

The Albany presents

We can help organise your Children’s Party here at the Albany including home cooked food and special show rates.

Contact Cameron on 07960 043708 or email catering@thealbany.org.uk.

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For older ch

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Monday 8 & RumblingTuesday 9 March, 7pm

Tummy

Tickets Ad ults £9, Chi ldren

£7, Ages 711

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Friday 12 February Saturday 13 - Saturday 27 February Sunday 28 February

8pm 7.30pm 3pm

Wednesday 3 March Wednesday 3 - Friday 5 March Friday 5 March Saturday 6 March Sunday 7 March Monday 8 - Tuesday 9 March Wednesday 10 March Wednesday 10- Friday Thursday 11 March Friday 12 March Saturday 13 March Sunday 14 March Tuesday 15 - Sunday 20 March Wednesday 24 - Friday 26 March Thursday 25th March Sunday 28th March Saturday 27 March Sunday 28 March

1.30pm & 7.30pm 7.15pm 8pm 7.30pm 2pm 7pm 7.30pm 7pm 3pm & 7.30pm 8pm 8pm 3pm ???? ???

7.30pm 3.30pm 8pm 3pm

Wednesday April 7 Thursday 15 April Sunday 11 April Thursday 8th April Sunday 18 April Friday 23 April Saturday 24 April Sunday 25 April Wednesday 28 April - 15 May

7.30pm 7.30pm 2pm 7.30pm 3pm 7pm 7.30pm 3pm 7.30pm

Friday 7 May Wednesday 12 May Sunday 23 May Thursday 27th May

8pm 7.30pm 3.30pm 7.30pm

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Kate Tempest’s Poetry Storm West Side Story Giraffes Can’t Dance Begin/End 300 Friends Dennis Bovell The Surgery Albany Disco Dayz Rumbling Tummy Looking for Eric The Spaces Between TITLE The Word’s A Stage LOL@thealbany To Have and to Honk Seized Talks StorySLAM live at the Albany Zena Edwards’ Sunday Sessions ACTing Up Penguin Dead Man Running Our Lives in Dance Albany Disco Dayz Freshly Squeezed Suitcase Circus The Squidz Club JamesTaylor Quartet Finding Leaves for Soup Desert Boy Isy Suttie. And Some Poets Harry Brown Arun Ghosh’s Sunday Sessions StorySLAM live at the Albany

Whether it’s an exhibition, performance or afternoon of free music, ...kick back, relax and enjoy some café culture

Our fully licensed café and garden serves delicious hot meals, soups, salads, home made cakes and fair trade tea and coffee. It’s also where you can catch some great free music exhibitions, see www.thealbany.org.uk for the latest offerrings.

You can also book catering for your functions and hire spaces at the Albany for performances, rehearsals, conferences and meetings.

Opening Times Mon to Fri 9am - 6pm* Sat 10am – 3pm Sun 12pm – 4pm *8pm on performance nights

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how to get here BUS 21, 36, 47, 53, 136, 177, 188, 199, 225.

TRAIN New Cross 5 mins walk. Deptford 2 mins walk (6 mins journey from London Bridge, 20 mins from Charing Cross.

(N.B. Deptford Station is not accessible for wheelchair users).

DLR Deptford Bridge 7 mins walk (1 min from Greenwich, 12 mins from Canary Wharf, 5 mins from Lewisham).

CAR New Cross Road (A2), Creek Road (A200) Deptford Church Street (A2209). Free on street parking is available nearby on Watsons St, Octavius St and Rochdale Way. Douglas Way is pedestrianised TAXI Private hire taxis can be booked from the venue.

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