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Last year we started a very exciting programme here at the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis. It’s called R&D by the Sea. R&D by the Sea is the Marine Theatre’s nurturing programme for new and developing work. We all need space to think. Lyme Regis, set in the heart of England’s ONLY natural UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by 95 miles of truly stunning coastline with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth’s history, has just that. It’s not often ideas come fully formed. We need time to delight, surprise, scare and confuse ourselves. To give ourselves fertile ground on which to develop. To invest in hours of research and then to forget all about it. This is where R&D by the Sea comes in. R&D by the Sea gives artists use of the theatre and its facilities, normally for a 5-day period, to develop their work. We’ve invited writers, actors, theatre makers and practitioners of all kinds to come to Lyme Regis. Unfold, unlock and explore a vision, a feeling, a thought. Draw from our landscapes, history, communities and people. And at the end of their week-long stay, we’ve invited these artists to share what they’ve found. With you. We’re very excited to be welcoming three artists to Lyme Regis this summer under the R&D by the Sea umbrella. Each sharing will be entirely different. It may last 10 minutes. It may last an hour. We can’t tell you much about the sharings, as they haven’t been made yet. All we ask is that you come along with a warm heart and an open mind. You’ll get a chance to chat to the company afterwards and fill out a feedback form with your thoughts. We’d love to hear what you think. Previous companies who have used the R&D by the Sea programme have gone on to tour the work both at home and abroad. We are very proud that RemoteControl had their piece La Donna è Mobile nominated for a Total Theatre Award at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe. We’re also delighted that Ewan Wardrop, whose show The Bo Diddlers was R&D’ed with us in the spring of 2013, is returning this summer with the fully developed piece. (For more details see page 28.) For details of the artists involved this summer and their sharings, keep an eye on www.marinetheatre.com. If you’re an artist interested in applying for a place on the R&D by the Sea programme, please visit www.marinetheatre.com/rd-by-the-sea
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Working in a building with a 118–year history can sometimes be a problem, and when that building is right next to the sea things can be even trickier. An extensive survey has revealed that in order to preserve the Marine, its two roofs are in desperate need of repair, with the pitch roof needing re-insulating, re-pitching and re-slating. Work to re-gutter, repair mortaring, paint the walls and treat the seafacing timbers, along with the addition of solar panels, will add to the longevity and the economic and environmental sustainability of the theatre. The total cost of this work is estimated to be somewhere in the region of £95,000.
The building has survived for generations through the support of the community. With your help we want to guarantee the people of Lyme Regis a theatre at the heart of the Jurassic Coast for another 118–years. We’ve got a great history of fantastic performance here in Lyme.
excellent, affordable nights out in Lyme. Unless we can fix the roof, that tradition is under threat. If you feel you’re able to make a contribution, however small, please visit www.marinetheatre.com. If you’d rather not donate online, please pop in to the theatre or send a cheque in the post made payable to LymeArts Community Trust. Any help is very, very gratefully received. Thank you.
Whether it’s one of the local societies (who date back to the 1920s), Lyme Youth Theatre or one of the dozens of world famous acts that Tim, Harry, Nigel, Julia and all have appeared here over of the Marine Theatre Team. the years (including Jimmy Cagney, Michael McIntyre, Status Quo and Jo Brand) there has always been
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Robin Ince Thursday 1st May
Kicking off this year’s Fossil Festival, Robin Ince – Sony Gold Award-winning comedian and science enthusiast (Radio 4’s Infinite Monkey Cage with Professor Brian Cox) – presents another in his line of unhinged stand-up comic lectures.
ink spots, Robin looks at the last 100 years of psychiatry, psychology and skewiff brain dabblings. Just how hard is it being a selfconscious being on planet earth?.
After dabbling in Darwin and Feynman, and cleaning out Schrodinger’s Cat, Robin now delves into his mind and possibly your mind too.
“When someone writes a history of modern comedy, they should make room for Robin Ince” The Guardian
From Freud and Jung to Laing and Milgram, from rats after rewards to insanity cured by Thursday 1st May Time: 8.00pm Running Time: 1hr 50mins (approx)
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Come along, he may cure you.
“Thoughtful, provocative and very funny” The Times
Full Price: £14.00 Concessions: £13.00 TheatreFriends Discount Available
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Relativitively Speaking Friday 2nd May & Sunday 4th May
After seeing this 5–star show at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe we knew it would be a hit at this year’s Fossil Festival… Join Albert, the genius behind the übercoolest moustache in science, for a lecture like none you’ve ever attended. The eccentric theoretical physicist is accompanied by his two wives and mum on the piano, and by guest rapper MC Squared, as he quantum leaps us through two world wars, two theories of relativity, and the deployment of two very big bombs. Warning: features the wurst sausage joke ever. Peer reviewed by the University of Sussex. “Something close to brilliance” ★★★★★ The Times “The clearest – and certainly the funniest – explanation of the Theory of Relativity I know.” John Lloyd (creator of QI) Friday 2nd May – 7.30pm Sunday 4th May – 4.00pm Running Time: 1hr (approx) Full Price: £9.00
Concessions: £7.00 TheatreFriends Discount Available Suitable for curious children aged between 11–111.
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Prehistoric Puppets Saturday 3rd & Sunday 4th May
Calling all dino-dudes and fossil-fiends, come and make your very own dinosaur puppet then bring it to life in an amazing prehistoric puppet show! What will you make? A T-Rex or a new undiscovered species?! All participants will go home with their very own dino-puppet and a downloadable video of their own puppet play. To bring: a packed lunch, an old newspaper and any bits or bobs you want to stick on your puppet (not compulsory – we will have lots too!) Saturday 3rd May – 10am Sunday 4th May – 10am
Running Time: 4 hours (approx) All Tickets: £10.00
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Lyme Regis Operatic Society
Mame
Tuesday 13th May – Saturday 17th May
Lazibyrd Friday 9th May
Somerset based contemporary folk duo Lazibyrd play original songs of love, loss and protest. Their debut album, ‘Under the Sky’ has been critically acclaimed and played on over 60 radio stations in Britain, Europe and America. Shortly to record a session for Bob Harris, this is your chance to catch them in the intimate setting of the Marine Theatre’s Stage Door Bar before they go on to take the folk world by storm. Friday 9th May Doors: 7.00pm Onstage: 8.00pm Running time: tbc In advance: £6.50 On the door: £7.50 TheatreFriends Discount available.
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We’re delighted to welcome back Lyme Regis Operatic Society who, incredibly, have been visiting the Marine since 1920. This time they return with the musical comedy ‘Mame’, based on the book by Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee, with music and lyrics by Jerry Herman. ‘Mame’ revolves around the antics of Mame Dennis, a fun-loving, wealthy eccentric with a flare for life and a razor-sharp wit. Her life is suddenly changed when she becomes the guardian of her late brother’s only child, Patrick Dennis. With Nicky Sweetland in the title role, supported ably by Tracey Wakeling and Kelly Apps, the production by Nick Lawrence is set to be a sizzling 1920s showstopper, supported ably by Tracey Wakeling and Kelly Apps. Tuesday 13th May – Saturday 17th May Nightly at 7.15pm Saturday matinee at 2.30pm Running Time: 2hrs 30mins (approx) Full Price: £12.00 Under 16s: £5.00 Group bookings: £1.00 off each ticket for bookings of 10 or more on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday nights. Tickets available from Fortnam, Smith & Banwell, Broad Street Lyme Regis. Tel: 01297 445666.
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Police Dog Hogan Sunday 18th May
Police Dog Hogan are a high-energy and eclectic seven-piece, combining fiddle, banjo, mandolin, drums and guitars with knockout four-part harmonies in an exuberant fusing of country, pop, folk, and rocking urban bluegrass. You will probably know several of this extraordinary band. Tim Dowling (banjo), for example, writes a very popular weekly column in the Guardian’s Saturday supplement. The Sunday Times has described them as “wonderful”; The Telegraph named them one of its ‘favourite new bands”; BBC Radio 2 called them “a band to watch” and veteran DJ Johnnie
Walker praises their gigs as “just a really good, fun time”.
Sunday 18th May Times: Doors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pm Running Time: 1hr 45mins (approx) Full Price: £12.00
Concessions: £10.00 TheatreFriends Discount Available LYT members can come for £1!
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“One of my bands to watch – great songs, great musicians, and their live shows are really, really good fun.” DJ Johnnie Walker “Police Dog Hogan – with Bellowhead – were the highlight of the Larmer Tree Festival 2011.” BBC Radio 2 Also at Bridport Arts Centre.
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Saturday Sun
plus support from Lily and Meg Saturday 24th May
Saturday Sun are a 4-piece from Swanage who take their name from the Nick Drake song, making music that echoes Drake’s 60s acoustic sound. A unique blend combining folk, rock and a touch of psychedelia, the mixture of musical influences from John Martyn to Pink Floyd creates a sound built on gentle, but intricate acoustic guitar work and expansive melodies. Vocalist Alex Hedley’s
range veers from falsetto to an earthy, almost growling baritone, giving even their most gentle tracks an emotional weight.
Saturday 24th May Doors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pm Running Time: tbc
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“Utterly perfect” Paul Lester – Band of The Day – The Guardian “Beautifully translucent” Clash Magazine
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A Transport/Unicorn production
1001 Nights Sunday 25th May
Devised and directed by Douglas Rintoul 1001 Nights collects together some of the greatest folk tales ever told. Here they are re-imagined by Shahrazad – a lively young girl who, torn between her old home in the East and her new life in England, re-tells the extraordinary stories of her childhood to her new-found friend, who understands not a single word she says...
This compelling, funny and totally absorbing play made by Kent-based theatre company Transport, wowed audiences at the Unicorn theatre, London in 2013 and now is now back for a UK tour. Nominated for an Off West End Award - Best Production for Young People “An Utter Delight” ★★★★ The Telegraph
Using the things she finds around her, Shahrazad fashions saucepans into crowns, old pipes into enchanted telescopes and a mop into a magic carpet to transport us to a fantastical and imagined world of kings, viziers, and jinns.
“1001 Nights is an enjoyable piece which celebrates the power of stories, family and friendship” ★★★★ WhatsOnStage
Sunday 25th May Time: 6.00pm Running time: 1hr (approx) For children aged 6 + and their families.
Full Price: £8.50 Concessions: £6.50 Family (2 adults 2 conc): £26.00 TheatreFriends Discount available. LYT members can come for £1!
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‘See-Play-Do’ brings the best family theatre from across the country to the Marine. As if that wasn’t enough, there are plenty of opportunities to join in too, with messy sessions and workshops running before or after the performances. Come along and say hello! (We’ll have the kettle on for Mum and Dad too!).
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The Tap Dancing Mermaid Thursday 29th May
It’s time to hear the Moon’s story, one you will NEVER forget... Gather round for the Moon’s magical story about a tippetty-top tap dancer who he has been watching at night. Marina Skippett creeps out of her house every night to shuffle and stomp on the boardwalk to the sounds of the sea. She can’t tap dance at home any more since her evil, tractor-sized Aunty banned it!
Following her sell-out UK tour performing in Niki McCretton’s Muttnik: The First Dog in Space, the “truly amazing one woman power house” Tessa Bide is returning in style with her first devised production. There are stunning puppets, original live music to sing along to and tap dancing that will make you want to stick 50ps to your shoes and join in!
But then, one moonlit night, Marina meets a mysterious, watery boy swimming in the sea and her life is never the same again!
“Simply magical…another perfect production!” Manchester’s Finest
Thursday 29th May Time: 11am Running time: 45mins (approx) For everyone aged 3 to 133.
All Tickets: £5.00 TheatreFriends Discount available. LYT members can come for £1!
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Now an established festival, the Jazz & Blues Weekend fuses the very best in live jazz and blues music with the traditions of New Orleans Mardi Gras. The Weekend provides jazz in the shape of funk (Jelly Jazz), trad (Gerry Brown), swing (Pedigree Jazz Band) and contemporary (Jazz Brunch) as well as a 60s soul finale from Geno Washington. A New Orleans style Umbrella Parade kicks off at 11am on Saturday, followed by Arcadia, playing in Jubilee Pavillion. All tickets available from Tourist Information Bureau. Tickets may be purchased for each event or a Weekend Stroller ticket covering all events on Friday, Saturday & Sunday including the Jazz Brunch is £45 (or £48 with a guaranteed seat for Geno Washington on Sunday evening).
Jelly Jazz with Freshly Squeezed
Gerry Brown & the Misson Hall Band
Jelly Jazz DJs Pete Isaac and DJ Griff create happy dancefloor club nights across the South West with an eclectic mix of jazz, funk, ska and drum and bass. They’ll be joined live on stage by Freshly Squeezed, an 8-piece, brass-driven funk band, whose infectious latin beats are guaranteed to whip up a frenzy. Dance away the night and get well and truly funked!
Having led the Umbrella Parade through the streets of Lyme Regis on Saturday morning, its prodigal sons Gerry Brown and his band hot foot it down to the Theatre for an afternoon of trad jazz in the best New Orleans tradition. Toetapping, finger-lickin feel-good entertainment at its best – cue sassy horns, bass, drums and that crazy banjo. This is gumbo for the soul!
Please note: limited seating available. Bar open ‘til 1am!
Saturday 31st May Time: 2.30pm Running time: 2hrs 30mins (approx) All tickets: £8.00
Friday 30th May
Friday 30th May Time: 8.00pm – 1am All tickets: £10.00
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Saturday 31st May
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Saturday Swing Fever Saturday 31st May
Saturday Swing Fever recreates the sounds of the 30s & 40s in a Saturday swingland extravaganza in a mix of live jazz from Pedigree Jazz Band interspersed with an electro-swing DJ set for a more contemporary feel.
to the Lindy Hop, and later slinkin’ and slidin’ in some “after hours” dirty dancing, courtesy of the Blues.
This is a night for cool cats who like their vibe vintage-style. You don’t need a dance partner – we’ll provide one! Dress in your best retro Help is on hand from Lyme Bay outfits – prizes for the best! But most Lindy’s expert dance teachers of all - enjoy the mood, the music who’ll have you “jumpin’ and jivin’” and those moooves. Late bar. Saturday 31st May Doors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pm
All tickets: £12.00
Jazz brunch: Heather Wensley & Philip Clouts Sunday 1st June
Start your Sunday with a scrumptious brunch of impossibly cool jazz courtesy of Philip Clouts on piano and Heather Wensley’s sultry blues vocals whilst feasting on a specially created menu of smoked fish kedgeree, an all-daybreakfast frittata or field mushrooms
stuffed with goats cheese (both with salad). The bar will be open to ply you with Buck’s Fizz or our legendary Bloody Mary fix from the bar to soothe any fragile souls...so, relax, enjoy the music and prepare yourself for a Geno Washington finale later that evening.
Sunday 1st June Time: 10.30am - 1.30pm. Drop in anytime! All tickets: £10.00 (includes brunch menu plus tea/coffee)
Geno Washington & The Yo Yos Sunday 1st June
By popular demand Geno returns to Lyme Regis to bring the weekend to a foot-stomping, feel-good finale. Last year’s performance was a hot, sweaty, groove-driven bundle of energy from a master of 60s soul and R&B. Sunday 1st June Doors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pm
He’s the consummate live act – no choreographed dance routines, or slick digital production techniques here – just raw soul from a man who’s the real thang – and the 60s have never sounded better. Catch him while you can. Running time: tbc Standing £15.00 Seated £18.00
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Concerts in the West
Alasdair Beatson Thursday 5th June
Concerts in the West return to the Marine Theatre with their exemplary series of classical music events. Pianist Alasdair Beatson is highly regarded as a distinctive and vibrant musician and one of the most established chamber pianists of his generation. Highlights of 2014 include a sixth solo Wigmore Recital, performances of the complete Beethoven cello sonatas with Pieter Wispelwey and concert appearances with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra and Britten Sinfonia. Thursday 5th June Time: 7.30pm Running Time: tbc Full Price: £14.00 Concessions: £13.00
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Beatson’s debut solo CD – the opus 1’s of Schumann, Brahms, Grieg and Berg – was released on SOMM Recordings in 2009 to critical acclaim. His recent CD of Mendelssohn piano music with SOMM Recordings received praise for highly sensitive playing of rare insight (Classic FM Magazine) and was awarded the ‘Outstanding’ accolade of International Record Review. A new disc presenting the complete piano music of Ludwig Thuille was released in April 2013.
TheatreFriends Discount Available. Free Entry to Lyme Regis Passport Holders LYT members can come for £1!
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Mark Hix’s Crab Feast Saturday 7th June
Celebrated chef, restaurateur, and food writer Mark Hix will be joined by several well-known faces to host a fantastic feast at the Marine Theatre. Mark Hix opened his first restaurant in 2008 - the distinguished Hix Oyster & Chop House in Smithfield and has since opened a further five establishments including Hix Oyster & Fish House in Lyme Regis and the awardwinning Mark’s Bar. He is frequently lauded as one of London’s most eminent restaurateurs with an unrivalled knowledge of ingredients with provenance. The evening will include a three-course rustic crab menu. Bibs, buckets and bludgeons will be provided! Money raised from ticket sales will go towards the Marine Theatre’s Raise The Roof campaign and money raised from the auction will go towards the Fishermen’s Mission. For more information on our Raise The Roof campaign, have a look at page 5. Saturday 7th June Time: 7pm All tickets: £25.00
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Lakin McCarthy presents
Arthur Smith at your service Saturday 14th June
Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and allround British institution Arthur Smith and bask in an evening of laughter and off-the-wall humour with one of the alternative comedians who shook up the world of light entertainment in the nineteen eighties and nineties. Expect an evening of sublime playfulness, crammed with jokes, anecdotes, short stories, poems, songs and readings from his recently published memoir ‘My Name Is Daphne Fairfax’ which has won praise from literary critics.
Saturday 14th June Time: 8pm Running time: tbc
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A BBC regular, well known for his appearances on TV’s ‘Grumpy Old Men’, ‘Q.I.’, ‘Have I Got News For You’, ‘The One Show’, Radio 4’s ‘Loose Ends’, ‘Balham Bash’, Arthur hosts Radio 4 Extra’s Comedy Club and Radio 2’s ‘Smith Lectures’. He is a ‘Spirit of The Fringe’ award-winning Edinburgh Festival stalwart and Olivier nominated playwright for ‘An Evening With Gary Lineker’. Arthur is simply one of our funniest and most original comic performers and is guaranteed to bring you a night of hilarity, mirth and scandal...with a touch of rudeness thrown in for good measure. Full Price: £14.00 Concessions: £12.50 TheatreFriends Discount available.
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Angel Exit
The Ballad of Martha Brown Thursday 19th June
Expect the unexpected in Angel Exit’s latest original drama based on the life and times of Martha Brown, the last woman publicly hanged in Dorset. 1856. A tale of jealousy and passion. An ordinary woman and her ordinary husband, a hatchet grabbed in haste, a murder, a wrongly accused horse, a black silk dress, the hangman from London and the mob at the hang-fair who gawp in glee. Presented in the company’s rich visual style, blending storytelling and striking physicality, this show is spliced through with wicked humour, Thursday 19th June Time: 7.30pm Running time: 2 hrs (approx)
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an original score and macabre songs as a grim chorus of hollow-eyed storytellers invite you into their mysterious world where reality and fantasy blur as the events of Martha’s life are played out under the constant stare of the gallows above. “Angel Exit are consummate storytellers. Highly recommended.” British Theatre Guide “vivid theatricality and inventiveness” The Guardian Also at Bridport Arts Centre and Dorchester Arts Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £8.00 TheatreFriends Discount available LYT members can come for £1!
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Midge Ure Friday 20th June
Midge Ure has shape-shifted his way through the UK music scene for over 35 years. From prototype boy band with Slik, through electronic pioneer with Visage, rock guitarist with Thin Lizzy, chart topper with Ultravox and his solo career, to charity fundraiser with Band Aid…
power trios and his solo acoustic shows with which he sticks to his mantra that a good song can be stripped down to its basics and still stand close inspection.
Ure has adapted to the ebb and flow of his career performing with large bands, 3-piece
Midge’s show will reflect as ever his full career, including solo songs such as If I Was, and Ultravox songs from Vienna up to new songs from the Ultravox CD ‘Brilliant’ released in May 2012.
Friday 20th June Times: Doors 7.45pm Onstage 8.30pm
Running Time: tbc All Tickets: £17.50
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Jazz in the bar
Mike Relf and Philip Clouts Friday 27th June
Mike Relf is a guitarist and composer from the south coast of the UK. He is the author of ‘The Electric Guitar Workbook’ and has a keen interest in modern styles of electric guitar playing that focus on the use of effects and looping techniques to create textures, noting the legendary American guitarist Bill Frisell as a major influence. He will play a variety of original compositions and jazz standards accompanied by Philip Clouts at the piano. Friday 27th June Doors: 7.00pm Onstage 8.00pm In advance: £6.50 On the door: £7.50
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The Fab Beatles Saturday 28th June
Returning to the Marine, The Fab Beatles are the ultimate tribute to the greatest and most influential act of the rock era. With exact replica instruments and costumes, they will lead us from ‘Love Me Do’ to ‘Let It Be’ with each period of the band’s legacy superbly relived and recreated. Chosen by the BBC as the best Beatles tribute band in the UK, join us for another packed-out night of tribute fun at the Marine Theatre! Saturday 28th June Doors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pm Running time: 2hrs (approx) Full Price: £13.50 Concessions: £11.50 TheatreFriends Discount available LYT members can come for £1!
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Concerts in the West
Busch Ensemble
Omri Epstein (piano), Mathieu van Bellen (violin), And Jonathan Bloxham (cello) Thursday 3rd July
As followers of our music programme will know, Concerts in the West are a kitemark for classical music excellence. Next in their series of 2014 concerts they bring us the Busch Ensemble. Named after the legendary violinist Adolf Busch, the Busch Ensemble has emerged as the leading British piano trio of its generation, receiving enthusiastic responses from audiences and critics across the UK and Europe. Winners of the 2012 Royal Overseas League Competition, the trio went on to win several prizes including 2nd prize and the recording prize at the 2012 Salieri-Zinetti International Chamber Music and the 2nd Thursday 3rd July Time: 7.30pm Full Price: £14.00 Concessions: £13.00
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prize at the International Schumann Chamber Music Award in Frankfurt. Since its formation in 2012 the trio has performed in places such as Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the Two Moors Festival and Northern Chords Festival, the Queen Elizabeth Hall and The Sage Gateshead, and in the Netherlands, France, Germany, Switzerland and Italy. Their recent Wigmore Hall debut was received to critical acclaim and hailed as a “memorable performance showing The Busch Ensemble’s incredible unity, abundant facility and deep musical understanding”.
TheatreFriends Discount Available. Free Entry to Lyme Regis Passport Holders LYT members can come for £1!
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Mark Hix’ s Mackerel Feast Friday 4th July
Celebrated chef Mark Hix will be joined by fellow award-winning restaurateur Mitch Tonks to host a Mackerel Feast, in which guests can enjoy three courses in banquet style at long trestle tables. Prior to the meal, both chefs will lead a panel discussion on sustainable fishing, followed by the chance to take part in an auction. Last year this event was a huge success, prompting a lively debate and plenty of healthy discussion to accompany fine dining! This is the second in our series of fundraisers very kindly organised by Mark Hix and his team. All profits raised will be donated to the Marine Theatre’s Raise The Roof fund, Lyme Regis Life Boat and The Fishermen’s Mission charities. For more details on the Crab Feast, please turn to page 17. Friday 4th July Times: Mackerel Talk: 6.00pm-7.00pm Feast: 7.30pm All Tickets: £25.00
The Big Mix Music Festival Saturday 5th July
The B Sharp Big Mix is back from 1pm - 11pm. Non-stop entertainment from musicians showcasing an amazing variety of talent on an outdoor stage by the Marine Theatre. Set against the stunning backdrop of Lyme Bay, this promises to be a fantastic day out. Something for all the family, with an eclectic mix of musical acts including latin, jazz, rock, rap, folk, and electronic; all this by the beautiful sunny seaside. Upbeat and groove based acts guaranteed to get you dancing will be supported by some of the best young musicians in the South West. Last year audiences reached 2000 with young people and families soaking up the sunshine, good music, and dancing at a friendly festival scene. If it rains the party will continue inside the Theatre! For details of headline acts, line up and tickets go to www.bsharp.uk.com. In conjunction with the Marine Theatre, Aroma Pop Up Café and Fat Dads BBQ, there will be delicious food, refreshments, an 18+ bar, hammocks, deckchairs, stalls and children’s activities. Saturday 5th July 2014 Time: 1.00 to 11.00 Ticket entry - early bird available locally NOTE: NO BOTTLES OR GLASS WILL BE ALLOWED ON SITE
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Jack Dean Lyme Regis Pantomime Society
All the World’s a Stage
Thursday 10th July – Saturday 12th July
Following their great success with ‘Cinderella’ earlier in the year, the Lyme Regis Pantomime Society are returning this summer for an evening brimming with entertainment. The variety performance ‘All the World’s a Stage’ brings together a combination of songs, dances and sketches from all over the globe, leaving audiences with a taste of abroad from this local society. Thursday 10th July – Saturday 12th July Time: Nightly at 8pm Running time: tbc Adults: £6.00 Children: £3.00 Tickets available from Fortnam, Smith & Banwell, Broad Street Lyme Regis. Tel: 01297 445666.
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Threnody for the Sky Children Wednesday 16th July
In a town in the middle of nowhere, in the attic of his parents’ house, a man convinced he was born with wings flees from the chaos outside and picks through his confused past. Threnody for the Sky Children is a surreal modern fable that draws inspiration from Ovid’s epic poem Metamorphoses, and fuses mythology and music with a hint of zombie apocalypse. Jack Dean is a writer and performer based in the South West who likes to take the hip hop medium he grew up with, goes out with it, gets it drunk and pushes it down the high street in a shopping trolley full of fireworks at 4am. “Funny, wise and beautifully performed” Exeunt “Artists like rap storyteller Jack Dean make us excited about what they’ll do next” Tom Morris in the Guardian. Developed with support from Bristol Ferment. Wednesday 16th July Time: 8pm Running Time: 50mins (approx) Full Price: £8.50 Concessions: £6.50 TheatreFriends Discount Available. Free Entry to Lyme Regis Passport Holders LYT members can come for £1!
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Pete Higgins and Lynsey Rowe Friday 18th July
Pete Higgins has sung and played guitar as a solo musician and in rock’n’roll bands for over 40 years. Lynsey Rowe has performed in choirs and London-based music projects from a young age. The two first met way back in Summer 2010 when Lynsey gate-crashed an informal gig by Pete in nearby Rousdon - and they’ve been performing laid-back pop/ country/jazz/blues ever since! Friday 18th July Doors: 7.00pm Onstage: 8.00pm Running time: tbc In advance: £6.50 On the door: £7.50 TheatreFriends Discount available.
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Based on the book by Brian
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Friday 25th July - Sun 10th Aug and Thurs 21st Aug - Thurs 28th Aug Shanty Theatre Company return to the Marine Theatre! It’s night time on Dartmoor and a cold wind whistles through the bracken and gorse, making them sing. Deep in his castle, the Story Giant is dying. Through the centuries he has gathered all the tales in existence. All that is, except one.
Theatre Company as we meet ghosts, talking skulls, monsters, thieves, tricksters, dragons, and homing chickens in an adventure to find the last story on earth. Adapted from the book by legendary Liverpool poet Brian Patten, this really is a family show for old and young alike. The Story Giant is brought to you by Shanty, who were last seen at the Marine in 2012 with their hit production ‘The Rime of the Ancient Mariner’.
Tonight his very life relies on finding it. Exploring folklore, myth and fairytale from around the world, join Shanty Friday 25th July - Sun 10th Aug and Thurs 21st Aug - Thurs 28th Aug Times: Tuesdays - Fridays: 7.30pm Saturdays and Sundays: 6.00pm Running time: 1hr 45mins (approx)
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With a few scary moments, this is recommended for ages 7+.
Full Price: £9.00 Concessions: £7.00 Family (2 adults 2 conc): £28.00 TheatreFriends Discount available. LYT members can come for £1!
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The Bo Diddlers Wednesday 13th August & Thursday 14th August
The Bo Diddlers are a Morris dance side who are taking the form into new unexplored realms. Using a blend of folk and contemporary dance, physical comedy, and live music the group creates a spectacle both mesmerising and hilarious. What first appears to be a traditional Morris dance side turns out to be something quite different… Led by Sidmouth-born Ewan Wardrop, whose critically acclaimed one-man show Formby was premiered at the Marine Theatre in 2012, The Bo Diddlers are made up of some of the country’s top professional dancers, who have performed with companies and artists including Matthew Bourne’s New Adventures, Complicite, Lindsay Kemp and Mark Morris. This show was first developed at the Marine Theatre in 2013 as part of our R&D by the Sea programme. www.thebodiddlers.co.uk “I LOVE THIS. If you’re going to do ‘comedy morris’ at least be good at it. If you ever need a musician...” Jim Moray, BBC Radio 2 folk award winner Wednesday 13th August & Thursday 14th August Time: 8.00pm Running time: tbc Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £9.00 Family tickets: £36.00 TheatreFriends discount available LYT members can come for £1!
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Lyme Regis Folk Festival Friday 29th August Sunday 31st August
Following last year’s hugely successful inaugural year, Lyme Folk Weekend returns with another blockbuster programme featuring some of the country’s finest folk musicians. And once again the Marine Theatre takes centre stage as the focal point of the festival, welcoming a wonderful mix of legendary performers alongside some of the genre’s current crop of talent. The hugely talented line-up includes BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominee Martin Simpson and award-winning folk newcomer Lisa Knapp. To add more folk to folk, we are delighted to welcome back the sensational Mancunian trio Ducie, as well as Catherine Burke, the fabulous Blind Willies from San Francisco, and the hugely popular Patch & the Giant. With more brilliant acts to be announced, and the usual music, dancing, workshops, Morris parade and other activities, this year’s Lyme Folk Weekend looks certain to be another big hit! Friday 29th August – Sunday 31st August Keep an eye on www.lymefolk.com for details of times, tickets and prices.
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Will you be my friend? Have you ever thought about becoming a friend of the Marine Theatre? It’s the best way to keep in touch with what is going on at your favourite little theatre by the sea. Have a look at our exciting new benefits... TheatreFriend Benefits: • £1 ticket discount for many shows (applies to TheatreFriend’s ticket only). • 10% off all bar purchases. • One free hot drink at the coffee bar per event. • Invitations to special events such as season launches and meet-the-cast evenings held exclusively for the friends. • Benefits at other local businesses including 10% discount on food at Hix Oyster and Fish House and Mariners Hotel Restaurant** • TheatreFriends can enjoy member’s discounts and benefits at Dorchester Arts and Bridport Arts Centre too! SINGLE MEMBERSHIP - £15 A YEAR OR MORE* JOINT MEMBERSHIP - £25 A YEAR OR MORE* *or more because you also have the option of adding a donation to your annual subscription. Including a donation will support the Marine Theatre and its work even further. **subject to terms and conditions. See website for further details.
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As you can see from this brochure we’ve got some very exciting events coming to the theatre over the next few months. To enroll please complete the form below and send it to the Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3QB.
I enclose payment of £ Plus a donation of £ Please make the cheque payable to LymeArts Community Trust. For debit or credit card payments please phone 01297 442394. Would you also like to find out more about joining the lively group of theatre volunteers? Yes / No
Gift Aiding your subscription helps the Theatre even more. If you pay tax you can help us at no extra cost. You can give the Theatre an extra 25 pence for every pound of your membership by signing this Gift Aid declaration:
I would like Lyme Arts Community Trust to treat all eligible donations and subscriptions that I have made and all donations and subscriptions I make from the date of this declaration as Gift Aid donations until I notify you otherwise. I confirm I am a UK tax payer, resident in the UK for tax purposes and that I will notify you if the situation changes. Signature
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LYME YOUTH THEATRE The Marine Theatre’s youth theatre LYT is aimed at children and young people between 5–21 who love the theatre and want to develop their creative skills. Lead by LYT’s professional tutors, actors and directors, our young ensemble take part in fun yet challenging classes, learning acting through drama, text, movement, voice work, character building and devising; all of which combine to enhance confidence and nurture creativity. LYT provides members with exclusive backstage access to a fully functioning professional theatre, enabling our ensemble to develop their skills whilst gaining an extensive understanding of all aspects of theatre life. As if that wasn’t enough, LYT members also take part in workshops with visiting theatre companies, regular Saturday morning classes, National Theatre Connections projects, and can come along to selected shows for just £1!
JOIN LYT AND BE PART OF IT... Want to know more? Then please call the Marine Theatre office on 01297 442394 or email lyt@marinetheatre.com.
STAGE DOOR BAR Theatre props store, cabinet of curiosities, a shabby-cheek make-under or just plain odd? There’s plenty to talk about, confuse and amuse in the Stage Door Bar, all lovingly created by Wotzat Installations. To complement the incredible sea views across Lyme Bay we’ve got a great range of drinks too, with particular emphasis on locally sourced tipples at affordable prices. For all of our evening performances the bar is open for pre-theatre drinks, an interval libation or a post-show dram. This summer you can come and indulge in an afternoon coffee or drink in the stunning scenery of the Jurassic Coast from the theatre’s sunset balcony too.
This summer, The Shanty Summer School is back! Pop August 4th - 9th in your diary and keep an eye on www.shantytheatrecompany.co.uk for more details!
Atmospheric and intriguing, the Stage Door Bar also offers an opportunity for small groups and clubs to meet in comfortable surroundings but with a flavour of the theatrical. Don’t worry about being disturbed; drop an email to admin@marinehteatre.com or call 01297 442 394 and we’ll arrange to open a fully staffed bar just for you, and at no extra cost!
Lyme’s most intimate venue is open for business. Come and see what everyone is talking about.
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HOW TO GET HERE BY RAIL BY ROAD
From the north and the west: Leave the M5 at Junction 25 and follow the signs for Honiton. From Honiton, take the A35 towards Dorchester and follow the signs to Lyme Regis. From the east: From the M3 take the M27 to Ringwood and then the A31 on to Dorchester. From Dorchester take the A35 towards Honiton and follow the signs to Lyme Regis.
London Waterloo to Exeter St Davids, services call at Axminster (for Lyme Regis). Then take a bus connection to Lyme Regis.
BY BUS
Regular bus services run from Axminster (for rail connections), Exeter and Weymouth. For up-to-date timetable information visit www.firstgroup.com/ukbus or call 0871 200 22 33.
YOUR VISIT
SUCK IT AND SEE
PARKING
There are a number of car parks within walking distance of the theatre, many of which are free after 6.30pm. There is also limited free on street parking in the evening. For up-to-date parking information visit www.marinetheatre.com.
PHYSICAL ACCESS
There is some limited parking available for blue badge holders in front of the Theatre building. As spaces are very limited please contact admin@marinetheatre.com to reserve your place.
DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PATRONS
We have an induction loop system for the hearing impaired.
CONTACT US
We’re sure you’re going to love all the acts that come to the Marine Theatre; so sure, in fact, we’ll guarantee it. So if you come along to a performance you really don’t enjoy, leave in the first 30 minutes and we’ll give you every penny of your money back. No hard feelings. Just suck it and see!
ACCESSIBILITY
The Marine Theatre strives to make our facilities and performances as accessible to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst our venue is accessible to disabled customers, we are currently working hard to fundraise for improvements to our 118 year-old building that would dramatically enhance the experience of disabled patrons
FINANCE ENQUIRIES
Please contact Linda Nicholson, BY POST: Finance Manager – The Marine Theatre, Church Street, finance@marinetheatre.com Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3QA
BAR ENQUIRIES
BY EMAIL: GENERAL ENQUIRIES
Please contact Julia Gay, our administrator julia@marinetheatre.com
TECHNICAL, EVENT AND BUILDING ENQUIRIES
Please contact Nigel Day, Theatre Manager – nigel@marinetheatre.com
Please contact Nick Robertson, Bar Manager – nick@marinetheatre.com
ARTISTIC ENQUIRIES
Please contact our Artistic Directors Tim Bell – tim@marinetheatre.com and Harry Long – harry@marinetheatre.com
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visiting the Marine Theatre. Our disabled toilet is in an adjacent building and our box office counter needs to be opened up to make it a more welcoming space. We regard the current situation as unacceptable. We always welcome feedback as how we can better work towards our goals and more details about the services we currently offer to disabled patrons can be found in our Accessibility Policy, copies of which are available on request. If you need access or communication support please contact 01297 442 394 or email admin@marinetheatre.com. For patrons who are unable to attend performances unless accompanied, upon purchase of a ticket, an additional seat is available free of charge for the companion.
BY TELEPHONE:
Theatre Office - 01297 442394 Box Office (Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre) – 01297 442138 Or find us online at www.marinetheatre.com Registered in England and Wales as LymeArts Community Trust Ltd, Marine Theatre, Church St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA. Registered No.: 04654247. Registered Charity No.: 1103599.
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MAY
THU 1ST FRI 2ND & SUN 4TH SAT 3RD & SUN 4TH FRI 9TH TUE 13TH – SAT 17TH SUN 18TH SAT 24TH SUN 25TH THU 29TH FRI 30TH SAT 31ST SAT 31ST
FOSSIL FEST: ROBIN INCE FOSSIL FEST: RELATIVITIVELY SPEAKING FOSSIL FEST: PREHISTORIC PUPPETS LAZIBYRD MAME POLICE DOG HOGAN SATURDAY SUN 1001 NIGHTS THE TAP DANCING MERMAID JAZZ FEST: JELLY JAZZ WITH FRESHLY SQUEEZED JAZZ FEST: GERRY BROWN & THE MISSION HALL BAND JAZZ FEST: SATURDAY SWING FEVER
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JUNE
SUN 1ST SUN 1ST THU 5TH SAT 7TH SAT 14TH THU 19TH FRI 20TH FRI 27TH SAT 28TH
JAZZ FEST: JAZZ BRUNCH JAZZ FEST: GENO WASHINGTON & THE YO YOS ALASDAIR BEATSON MARK HIX’S CRAB FEAST ARTHUR SMITH THE BALLAD OF MARTHA BROWN MIDGE URE MIKE RELF AND PHILIP CLOUTS THE FAB BEATLES
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JULY
THU 3RD FRI 4TH SAT 5TH THU 10TH – SAT 12TH WED 16TH FRI 18TH FRI 25TH – SUN 10TH
BUSCH ENSEMBLE MARK HIX’S MACKEREL FEAST THE BIG MIX ALL THE WORLD’S A STAGE! THRENODY FOR THE SKY CHILDREN PETE HIGGINS AND LYNSEY ROWE THE STORY GIANT
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MARINE THEATRE - AT A GLANCE
WED 13TH & THU 14TH THE BO DIDDLERS THU 21ST – THU 28TH THE STORY GIANT FRI 29TH – SUN 31ST LYME REGIS FOLK FESTIVAL
To book please call Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre on 01297 442138 or visit
www.marinetheatre.com
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