SEPTEMBER 2013 Season Launch Night
Wed 04 Sep Theatre Music
Cambridge Junction launches the autumn season with a riotous party hosted by Hunt and Darton. Featuring Figs in Wigs, Brown Council (Australia), Total Arts film screenings, live music from I Strip for Couples, food by Steak and Honour plus more to be announced. 7.30pm / J2 & J3 / Free (advance booking required)
Thu 05 – Sat 07 Sep Theatre
Gomito Productions & Greenwich Theatre: ROOST
A messy physical comedy, performed outside at sunset, in the frame of a specially built, ramshackle house. 8.30pm / Cherry Hinton Hall Park / £12 (£8 con)
Fri 06 Sep
State Of The Union
8pm / J2 / £12 adv
Music
Boo Hewerdine and Brooks Williams. Plus Yvonne Lyon.
Sat 07 Sep Music
Talented singer-songwriter and former Cambridge Junction employee. Plus Ecki. 8pm / J2 / £10 adv
Sun 08 Sep
Family Poetry
Music
The PoetryJoe Show
Join PoetryJoe, star of CBeebies’ Rhyme Rocket, in his light-up, pop-up world of fabulous foods, beastly bugs and peculiar pets. 11.30 & 2.30pm / J3 / £9 (£5 con) / £23 family ticket (max 2 adults) / ages 3-6
Sun 08 Sep
Emily Maguire
Justin Currie
Plus Del Barber.
8pm/ J2 / £20 adv
Mon 09 Sep Felix
Dennis: Did I Mention The Free Wine 2013
Poetry Comedy Former editor of Oz, publishing entrepreneur, and critically
acclaimed poet whose fans include Benjamin Zephaniah, Tom Wolfe, Jon Snow, Stephen Fry and Sir Paul McCartney. Enjoy free wine throughout the night!
8pm / J2 / £20 adv (£10 con) / 16+
Wed 11 Sep Theatre
Ira Brand: A Cure for Ageing
Performance-maker Ira Brand presents a one woman show about being young and foolish, and becoming old and wise, or being young and wise, and becoming old and foolish. 7.30pm / J2 / £10 adv (£6 con)
Lucy Porter: Northern Soul
Fri 13 Sep
Comedy Does geography shape our destiny? Lucy Porter seeks her spiritual
home, having never felt that she belonged down south. 8pm / J2 / £14 (£12 con) / 16+
Sat 14 Sep
Junction University
Sun 22 Sep
10am / various spaces / £3 (including refreshments)
Sat 14 Sep
Neil Innes: Another chance to get it right
Three courses each month, exploring the intersection of art and life. Consider your collections with Joshua Sofaer, dance in public with New Art Club, get bored with Hunt and Darton. More info online.
Comedy Music Neil Innes (Monty Python, The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, The
Rutles) tickles the emotions with a potent mix of fine musicianship and enlightened lyricism.
8pm / J2 / £15 adv
Family Music
11.30 & 2.30 pm / J2 / £9 (£5 con) £23 family ticket (max 2 adults) / ages 0-5
Mon 23 Sep Lisa Music
8pm / J2 / £13.50 adv
Tue 24 Sep
Tue 24 Sep
10am – 4pm / J3 / £80 (by application) 18+
Mon 16 Sep
Fish
Doors 7pm / J1 / £22.50 adv
Music
Former Marillion frontman Fish is noted for his charismatic stage performances and uncompromising lyrics.
Mon 16 Sep
Martin Carthy & Dave Swarbrick
8pm / J2 / £15 adv
Music
Two hugely talented stalwarts of the English folk scene come together to perform a new collection of traditional songs and instrumentals.
Tue 17 Sep Theatre
Chris Goode and Company: Monkey Bars
Award-winning writer Chris Goode asked 40 eight-to ten-yearolds to talk about their lives. About being scared, getting lost, being brave, growing up. About the adult world that surrounds and awaits them. About family and faith and their favourite sweets. In Monkey Bars, their words are spoken by adults – playing adults in adult situations.
7.30pm / J2 / £12 adv (£8 con) / 14+
Wed 18 Sep Kathryn Music
Williams
Mercury-nominated singer-songwriter Kathryn Williams showcases material from her latest album Crown Electric. Plus Alex Cornish. 8pm / J2 / 15 adv
Fri 20 Sep Music
The Fiver
Five up-and-coming bands.
6.30pm / J1 / £5
Fri 20 Sep
Alex Horne: Lies
8pm / J2 / £12
Comedy Alex Horne is back with an hour of observations, impressions and lies.
Knapp
Lisa Knapp merges a radiant style of traditional folk and selfpenned song, with fiddle, hammer dulcimer, strings, banjo and sonic delights from the technological age.
Mon 16 – Masterclass with Thu 19 Sep Chris Goode and company Theatre A four-day intensive workshop on writing for performance with
award winning writer Chris Goode and associate Jamie Wood.
Big Red Bath
A quirky, vibrant and humorous adaptation of Julia Jarman’s popular picture book celebrating all things bath time, featuring music by indiepop trio We Were Evergreen.
Music
Swim Deep
Hotly tipped indie outfit.
Doors 7pm / J1 / £10 adv
Mark Thomas: 100 Acts of Dissent
Comedy Mark Thomas has set himself the task of committing 100 acts of
minor dissent in the space of a year, cataloguing everything from the smallest and silliest gesture to the grandest confrontations.
8pm / J2 / £15 (£10 con) / 16+
Wed 25 Sep David Theatre
Rosenberg & Glen Neath: Ring
A theatrical sound journey in complete darkness that plays on the senses, creating a unique theatrical experience which undermines common theatre conventions.
7.30pm / J2 / £10 (£6 con) / 16+
Thu 26 Sep Music
Adriano Adewale & Benjamim Taubkin
Brazilian piano star Benjamin Taubkin is joined by exhilarating and innovative percussionist Adriano Adewale in a collaboration which explores the push and pull between two instruments which are often considered the backbone of bossa nova. Part of Making Tracks.
8pm / J2 / £10
Fri 27 Sep
Nina Conti: Dolly Mixtures
Comedy Groundbreaking ventriloquist and BAFTA nominated filmmaker
Nina Conti introduces her daughter, her handyman, her gran, her oldest friend and a stray dog in a show that refuses to go as rehearsed.
8pm / J2 / £15 / 16+
Sat 28 Sep
Marcel Lucont: Gallic Symbol
Comedy Witty, acerbic, magniloquent Frenchman seeks willing, intelligent
audience for fun, adventure, maybe something more.
8pm / J2 / £13 (£11 con) / 16+
Sun 29 Sep
Frank Hamilton
8pm / J2 / £7 adv
Music
Prolific singer-songwriter and iTunes sensation Frank Hamilton shares the fruits of his “one song a week” project.
Mon 30 Sep Martin Music
Taylor & Martin Simpson
Award winning Jazz guitarist Martin Taylor teams up with acoustic and slide guitar virtuoso Martin Simpson for a collaborative show. 8pm / J2 / £18.50 adv
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Which Space?
Cambridge Junction operates over three different spaces: J1, J2 and J3. J1 is the largest space, used mainly for our music and club programme. J2 is the theatre space, where we hold a variety of events. J3 is the studio, used for smaller performances and artist development.
Cambridge Junction is fully accessible. If you would like to discuss any access issue prior to your visit, please call us on 01223 511 511. You can request this guide in large print. ID must be produced for events with age restrictions. Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult. You may be searched upon entry. Booking fees apply to online and telephone bookings (no fees are charged in person at our Box Office counter). All seated events are unreserved.
8pm / J3 / £10 / 16+
Sat 12 Oct Music
8pm / J2 / £12 adv
Sun 13 Oct
Luna
11.30am & 2.30 pm / J2 / £9 (£5 con) £23 family ticket (max 2 adults) / ages 2-5
Family
Doors 7pm / J1 / £16 adv
Jesterlarf Comedy Club
Tue 15 Oct
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11.30am & 2.30pm / J3 / £9 (£5 con) £23 family ticket (max 2 adults) / 5+
Dance Theatre
Lost Dog: It Needs Horses & Home for Broken Turns
Blackly comic and highly physical dance theatre performed by an international cast. 7.30pm / J2 / £10 (£6 con) / 14+
Thu 10 Oct Music
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Shlomo: Human Geekbox
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L.A. based psy-folk tinged harmonic pop outfit.
Devon Sproule & MIKE O’NEILL
Folk-country troubadour Devon Sproule is joined by Canadian singer-songwriter Mike O’Neill in a new collaboration. 8pm / J2 / £14 adv
Wed 16 Oct Theatre
RashDash: The Ugly Sisters
Thumping drums, clanging keys and violent voices. Local heroes tell the real story of Cinderella - a sinister and sensuous cabaret. 7.30pm / J2 / £10 (£6 con) / 14+
Thu 17 Oct Babyshambles Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £23 adv Thu 17 Oct
Southern Tenant Folk Union
8pm / J2 / £12 adv
Music
An eclectic mix of high energy atmospheric folk and bluegrass.
Fri 18 Oct
the fiver
6.30pm / J1 / £5
Music
FiverFest heat one.
Fri 18 Oct
Henning Wehn
Sat 19 Oct
Baka Beyond
8pm / J2 / £12 adv
Comedy Music
A highly danceable mix of African and Celtic music.
James Acaster: Lawnmower
7.30pm / J2 / £15 adv
8pm / J3 / £12 (£10 con ) / 16+
Joe Lycett: If Joe Lycett Then You Should Have Put A Ring On It
Sun 20 Oct
Mary Coughlan
8pm / J2 / £17.50 adv
Joe Lycett, “one of the strongest emerging comedy talents” (Time Out) and 2012 Fosters Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee. 8pm / J2 / £10 / 16+
Comedy It’s time for some low key stand up from an angular young man.
Music
Acclaimed Irish jazz and folk singer.
Mon 21 Oct
Lanterns On The Lake
8pm / J2 / £9 adv
Music
Tue 22 Oct
Martha Tilston & The Scientists
8pm / J2 / £10 adv
An exquisitely crafted blend of symphonic rock, folk and electronics.
Music
Enchanting folk singer-songwriter.
Wed 23 Oct Spear Of Destiny Music Doors 7pm / J1 / £13.50 adv Wed 23 Oct Theatre
Forced Entertainment: Tomorrow’s Parties
International innovators Forced Entertainment’s latest performance imagines a multitude of hypothetical futures.
7.30pm / J2 / £12 (£8 con) / 16+
Thu 24 Oct Poetry Music
Poets vs Rappers
Three poets and three rappers do battle as the audience decide who the true lyricists really are. 7.30pm / J2 / £7 (£4 con) / 14+
Fri 25 Oct
AlunaGeorge
Doors 7pm / J1 / £13 adv
Music
BRIT Award and BBC Sound of 2013 nominees. AlunaGeorge have turning British pop on its head with their their signature sound.
Fri 25 Oct
Vikki Stone
Sat 26 Oct
Daughter
Comedy An explosive show full of hilarious stand-up, songs, and silliness. Music 8pm / J2 / £13 (£11 con) / 16+ Music
Doors 7pm / J1 / £15 adv
Sat 26 Oct Lloyd Cole Music 8pm / J2 / £21 adv Mon 28 Oct
METIS: World Factory
6.30pm / Hot Numbers Coffee, Gwydir Street / Free (advance booking required)
Theatre
Discussion panel with academics exploring the global textile trade.
Mon 28 Oct
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Mon 28 Oct
Megson / The Young ‘Uns
8pm / J2 / £12 adv
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Doors 7pm / J1 / £12.50 adv
Critically acclaimed husband and wife folk duo Megson are joined by up-and-coming trio The Young ‘Uns for this double bill.
Tue 29 Oct
8pm / J2 / £14 (£12 con) / 16+
Sat 19 Oct
Award winning looping artist and World Record Holding beatboxer Shlomo takes you on a mad beatbox journey.
Fri 11 Oct
An enchanting theatre experience about friendship, the moon and being brave in the dark.
7.30pm / J3 / £5
Energetic clowning and a vibrant soundtrack combine in a hilarious show about breaking the mould.
Wed 09 Oct
Moishe’s Bagel
Dazzlingly virtuosic and irresistibly exhilarating, Moishe’s Bagel mix klezmer, Balkan, Middle Eastern, and Celtic sounds.
Five acoustic acts.
10pm – 6am / J1 / £16 adv / 18+
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Local Natives
Drum & Bass. Featuring Andy C (4 hr set), Hazard, Crissy Chris, Grooverider, Majistrate, Heist, Barrington, Concrete, Blazin’. MC’s Skibadee, Shabba, GQ, Fivealive, IC3, Phantom, Eksman, Funsta, Inja, Johnny Ka$h and more. Pre-party in Bar Nusha. Presented by Edwartainments and Cambridge Junction.
Sun 06 Oct
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Tue 15 Oct
8.30pm / J2 / £12 adv / 16+
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10am / various spaces / £3 (including refreshments)
While It’s Still Legal
Comedy Featuring Jo Caulfield, Paul Tonkinson, Tommy Rowson,
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Sat 12 Oct
I Strip For Couples
Former Broken Family Band guitarist Jay Williams’ new project featuring strings, 2 drummers, keys, sound effects, and a rapper. Plus Buzzard Lope.
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8pm / J2 / £8 adv
Wed 30 Oct Theatre
Bryony Kimmings: Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model
In an audacious, provocative protest against the world’s flagrant attempts to sexualise and commodify childhood for profit, awardwinning artist Kimmings and her 9 year-old niece set out to make fictional pop star Catherine Bennett famous. This is their show.
7.30pm / J2 / £12 (£8 con) / 16+
Thu 31 Oct
Sean Hughes: Life Becomes Noises
Comedy This hilarious yet poignant tale is a beautiful insight into the
lighter side of dying and getting older. 8pm / J2 / £14 adv / 16+
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