Warwick Arts Centre Autumn 2018

entertaining curious minds

AUTUMN 2018

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WELCOME TO...

Welcome to our new Autumn programme, brimming with the very best arts and entertainment from emerging young talent to award-winning artists.

We have a long-standing tradition of presenting extraordinary international work – and this season is no exception. We shine a spotlight on Ireland and work by critically-acclaimed Irish theatre and dance companies, writers, and musicians, as part of Culture Ireland’s GB18 campaign – events in this series are marked with the Culture Ireland logo. Find out more at cultureireland.ie/GB18 Coventry’s Irish community is deeply embedded in the fabric of our city, having played a crucial role in local industries over the past four centuries and greatly contributing to the city’s cultural life. We hope you will join us to celebrate this rich history.

With the re-opening of our refurbished Theatre and Studio we know you’ll want to come more than once!

Buy 2 events this season and get 15% off tickets Buy 3 events this season and get 20% off tickets Applies to listed standard/concessionary tickets types. Available by phone, in person at the Box Office and online on selected performances only. Valid for performances in the Theatre, Dance and Family section of the brochure. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Tickets must be purchased at the same time and are subject to availability.

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EAT & DRINK

CONTENTS

As we re-open the first stage of our refurbishment, the Arts Centre Cafe will be relocated adjacent to the theatre.

There you’ll find a delicious range of cakes, sandwiches, and cooked to order hot meals. Pop-up bars will be open so you can enjoy a pre-show or interval drink.

THEATRE & DANCE

Additionally there are a number of exciting food outlets available on campus. Across the road, Fusion serves contemporary Asian cuisine, while Xananas is a bistro-style restaurant serving an imaginative menu of freshly prepared meals.

GET INVOLVED

Pages 4 – 13

CHRISTMAS Pages 14 – 16

FAMILY Pages 17 – 21

Pages 22 – 23

MASTERCLASSES Pages 24 – 25

WORDS & IDEAS Page 26

STUDENT THEATRE Page 27

DIGITAL

WARWICK 20:20 PROJECT Our Project is now moving into Year Two. This season we’ve bid farewell to The Goose Nest Theatre, and our doors to the Mead Gallery and the Cinema will be closed – but only temporarily. We have a full programme of visual arts across campus and at The Herbert in Coventry (see pages 31 – 32 ) and our digital screenings will continue in the Theatre (see pages 29 – 30).

Please do visit us to see what’s been happening – and to check out our new-look foyer, Music Centre, and, most excitingly, a new Creative Learning Space – with a whole range of activities to keep all ages both curious and entertained.

For more information and updates visit warwickartscentre.co.uk/2020

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DIGITAL SCREENINGS Pages 29 – 30

VISUAL ARTS Pages 31 – 32

CLASSICAL MUSIC Pages 33 – 34

STUDENT MUSIC Pages 35 – 36

MUSIC Pages 37 – 40

COMEDY Pages 41 – 47

INFORMATION Pages 48 – 49

QUICK GUIDE Pages 50 – 51

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THEATRE & DANCE Image: Lucas Fester

Image: Rachel Cherry

AVANT GARDE DANCE

STEPHANIE RIDINGS

Fagin’s Twist

The Fear of Fear Death is Certain

directed and choreographed directed by Sarah Meadows

by Tony Adigun Wed 3 & Thu 4 Oct 7.45pm Fri 28 & Sat 29 Sep 7.30pm Fagin’s Twist is the untold story of a notorious and complex villain.

It imagines Fagin’s youth, driven by greed and ambition in the face of overwhelming poverty. The streets are a place of little comfort and fairy-tale endings are hard to find in this poignant coming-of-age tale.

This is Dickens’ Oliver Twist in a new light. Avant Garde Dance flips your expectations of five familiar characters, with their unmatched contemporary hip hop style.

1hr 40mins / Age 8+ Theatre £15 (£13) Students £5, Under 26s £5 Post Show Talk Fri 28 Sep

A mysterious figure haunts an untamed Scottish island. No one is immune to the heightened campaign of fear and terror she pours onto those who cross her path. But what does that fear actually feel like and how did wanting to create a scary ghost story mean I ended up 60 metres underground in a watery cave?

The Fear of Fear wrestles with the question of what makes us afraid and why it isn’t always a bad thing.

60mins / Age 12+ Studio £15 (£13) Under 26s £11

Mon 8 & Tue 9 Oct 7pm & 8.45pm Cherries have tender skin, meat and a kind of bone inside them. Their juice is red like blood. When you treat them as humans sometimes treat other humans, then they become human themselves or at least animate objects, which invite you to identify yourself with them.

Eva Meyer-Keller has installed sweet cherries as her protagonists.

The stalks are removed from the fruit, but they are not washed or stoned. Instead they are being killed.

She takes care of this business manually, in a way which turns the everyday into something brutal.

Post Show Talk Wed 3 Oct

40mins / Age 14+

Captioned Performances Wed 3 & Thu 4 Oct Both performances will be captioned to audience members’ mobile devices

Studio £12 (£10) Under 26s £10

Commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre and supported

by Arts Council England and The Sir Barry Jackson Trust.

Produced by Pippa Frith.

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EVA MEYER-KELLER (Germany)

Post Show Talk Mon 8 Oct after 8.45pm performance Supported by the Goethe-Institut London. For more information visit goethe.de/London

KNEEHIGH AND O-REGION

Fup: A Modern Fable based on the novel by Jim Dodge adapted and directed by Simon Harvey Tue 2 – Fri 5 Oct 7.15pm Sat 6 Oct 2pm & 7.15pm

The Santee family are unconventional, to say the least.

100-year old Grandaddy Jake and his enormous grandson Tiny live life on the fringes, drinking whiskey, building fences, boasting of immortality. But then Fup arrives – an ass-kicking, web-footed, feathery sonofagun. See, Fup is a duck.

A very big duck. A very big duck indeed... And she is going to change their world forever.

This is a big-hearted, uproarious modern fable about family, love and nature set in a weird and wild Cornwall not so different from the one you know. Featuring live, foot-stomping

music, quacking puppetry and Kneehigh’s infamous eccentricity and charm, Fup: A Modern Fable is a story like no other.

“WITH LIVE MUSIC, BIG EARTHY PERFORMANCES AND HEART-MELTING PUPPETRY, THIS COMEDY HAS A JOYOUS, CELEBRATORY FIZZ AND A PIERCING MELANCHOLY” ★★★★ The Times 2hrs 10mins / Age 10+ contains strong language Theatre Tue – Sat 7.15pm £27 (£25), £23 (£21), £19 (£17) Sat 2pm £20 (£18), £18 (£16), £16 (£14) Under 26s £13 Post Show Talk Wed 3 Oct Schools programme available – see p22

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OLD STOCK: A Refugee Love Story created by Hannah Moscovitch, Ben Caplan and Christian Barry Tue 9 & Wed 10 Oct 7.30pm OLD STOCK: A Refugee Love Story is a humorously dark folktale woven together with a high-energy concert.

This Klezmer-folk music-theatre hybrid is inspired by the true stories of two Jewish Romanian refugees immigrating to Canada in 1908.

It’s about how to love after being broken by the horrors of war. It’s about refugees who get out before it’s too late, and those who get out after it’s too late. And it’s about looking into the eyes of God. Award-winning OLD STOCK: A Refugee Love Story thrilled audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2017 and is touring the UK following a hugely successful run in New York and across Canada.

“A NOISY TREASURE…RARELY LOSES ITS SENSE OF MADCAP URGENCY” New York Times “DARKLY FUNNY AND MOVING…IT IS HARD TO IMAGINE A MORE APT TIME FOR A PRODUCTION WITH SO CLEAR A MORAL CENTER” The New Yorker 1hr 25mins / Age 14+ (Production includes some swearing and sexual references, plus language describing violent acts) Theatre £23 (£21), £21 (£19), £19 (£17) Under 26s £12 Post Show Talk Tue 9 Oct UK tour funded by the National Lottery through Arts Council England and Canada Council for the Arts, with support from the High Commission of Canada.

Schools programme available – see p22

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Image: Ben Caplan, Stoo Metz Photography

DTP PRESENTS 2B THEATRE COMPANY (Canada)

TOM DALE COMPANY

I INFINITE Thu 11 & Fri 12 Oct 10.30am, 7pm & 8.45pm Set in a white, digitally animated environment, I INFINITE is inspired by the digital world’s quest to re-create life.

Part dance, part video installation, it explores the boundaries between the artificial and the real, the digital and the organic worlds.

A solo dance piece, I INFINITE is performed in a white cube space. You, the audience, are free to roam the space as you please, to stand close to the dancer or just sit, transfixed, to watch the refined movement so often missed in more traditional theatre spaces.

“DANCE, MUSIC, ART AND DESIGN CLASH IN A MESMERISING PERFORMANCE PIECE. A BEAUTIFUL AND SUBLIME EXPERIENCE” Fused Magazine 50mins / Age 10+ Studio £12 (£10) Under 26s £10 Post Show Talk Thu 11 Oct after 7pm performance Schools programme available – see p22

PAN PAN THEATRE (Ireland)

All That Fall Wed 17 & Thu 18 Oct 7pm & 9pm Fri 19 Oct 1pm, 4pm & 7pm Sat 20 Oct 2pm, 4pm & 7pm A life of unending misery in a world devoid of God, now that’s funny.

Image: Photograph by Tom Dale

In All That Fall, Samuel Beckett’s first radio play, we encounter Maddy Rooney in her seventies – unsightly, ungainly and unwell – laboriously to-ing and fro-ing between her home and Boghill Station. This is a landscape whose details are drawn from the Foxrock and Leopardstown of Beckett’s youth, but which may now exist solely in Maddy’s mind.

All That Fall is a multi-layered composition of voices that can be experienced as a black comedy, a murder mystery, a cryptic literary riddle or a quasi-musical score, but gains from being experienced in Pan Pan’s uniquely atmospheric, theatrically tuned listening chamber, with the audience seated on specially-designed rocking chairs.

1hr 10mins / Age 16+ Studio £18 (£16) Under 26s £13 Post Show Talk Fri 19 Oct after 7pm performance Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain

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RIFCO THEATRE COMPANY, WATFORD PALACE THEATRE AND OLDHAM COLISEUM THEATRE

Dishoom!

When Simon’s cousin Baljit comes to stay, she introduces him to the Bollywood classic, Sholay.

written by Gurpreet Kaur Bhatti directed by Pravesh Kumar

Inspired by the film’s dynamic duo, Jai and Veeru, Simon and Baljit find their inner superheroes and set out to change their world forever.

Tue 16 – Fri 19 Oct 7.30pm Sat 20 Oct 2.30pm & 7.30pm

From the producers of Pyar Actually, Miss Meena & the Massala Queens, The Deranged Marriage and Britain’s Got Bhangra, this is a story about friendship and courage.

Featuring music from the iconic Bollywood hit Sholay.

Summer 1978. Simon and his friends should be looking forward to leaving school, but the National Front are on the streets, Simon’s Bibi is ashamed 08

of him and his Dad spends his life hiding in the pub.

2hrs / Age 8+ Theatre Tue £16 (£14), Wed – Sat £23 (£21), £21 (£19), £17 (£15) Under 26s £15 Touch Tour Thu 18 Oct 6pm. Places must be booked.

Audio Described Performance Thu 18 Oct Post Show Talk Thu 18 Oct Captioned Performance Fri 19 Oct

AN ENGLISH TOURING THEATRE, OXFORD PLAYHOUSE AND SHAKESPEARE AT THE TOBACCO FACTORY BRISTOL PRODUCTION

Othello

by William Shakespeare Tue 6 – Fri 9 Nov 7.30pm Sat 10 Nov 2pm & 7.30pm Othello is one of Shakespeare’s most startlingly contemporary plays – a masterful depiction of a life torn apart by prejudice.

Venice; a Western colonial power employs the newlymarried Othello, a Muslim general, to lead their army against the impending Turkish invasion. The strain of fitting into a society driven by discrimination and fear soon takes its toll. Manipulated by Iago, Othello’s life quickly unravels as he turns on everything he holds dear.

Following a critically acclaimed tour and London run, Richard Twyman’s vital production of Othello is brought to the stage by UK Theatre Award winners English Touring Theatre in a co-production with Oxford Playhouse and Shakespeare at the Tobacco Factory.

“DIRECTOR RICHARD TWYMAN’S RIVETING PRODUCTION EXCELS AT DEPICTING THE RACIAL AND RELIGIOUS TENSIONS UNDERLYING OTHELLO AND DESDEMONA’S PERIL” ★★★★ The Guardian 3hrs / Age 12+ Theatre £25 (£23), £23 (£21), £19 (£17) Under 26s £13 Pre Show Talk Tue 6 Nov Post Show Talk Wed 7 Nov Captioned Performance Fri 9 Nov Touch Tour Sat 10 Nov 12.30pm. Places must be booked.

Audio Described Performance Sat 10 Nov 2pm Schools programme available – see p22

Love Shakespeare? You might be interested in Juliet and Romeo (p11) and Hamnet (p12) 09

Emerge 2018 A two day festival that celebrates and develops the exciting work of Warwick alumni and current student theatre companies.

Through panels, performances and discussions, Emerge 2018 addresses questions surrounding the complex world we live in today.

See warwickartscentre.co.uk for the full programme.

Presented by Warwick Arts Centre in association with the University of Warwick’s Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL) and School of Theatre & Performance Studies.

CLOWN FUNERAL THEATRE COMPANY

Things We Chose To Save Tess Rehearsed reading Tue 30 Oct 7.15pm “Did you say the stars were worlds, Tess?”

“Yes.” “Which do we live on – a splendid one or a blighted one?”

“A blighted one.”

Tess is Barrel Organ’s adaptation of Tess of the D’Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy. A young woman endures a life full of consequence and repercussion because of an event which was forced upon her. Is it possible for a 21st century woman to retell a story written by a 19th century man?

Commissioned by and developed at Camden People’s Theatre, with support from The Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester.

60mins / Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio Post Show Talk 10

Oregon After the Fires Wed 31 Oct 7.15pm “It’s not the end, it’s not the end.”

See any Emerge show for £7 See all 4 Emerge shows for £21

BARREL ORGAN

EMERGENCY CHORUS

A razed forest and two people journeying towards the horizon. One foot in front of the other.

Oregon After the Fires is an extended epilogue or a bittersweet finale; a meditation on ecological disaster and narrative endings; a eulogy for a world which feels on the brink of apocalypse and which has already ended several times over.

60mins / Age 12+ Studio Post Show Talk

Tue 30 Oct 8.45pm “As I grew up, I wondered if there was a better way to remember the important things. And it turns out, there was.”

In ten years’ time, we discover a way to record, store and replay memories at will.

Editing memories becomes a booming business and Molly is one of its leading lights. Billie, on the other hand, has no idea what she’s getting into when she decides to sell a memory of her own.

1hr 10mins / Age 11+ Studio

FEAT.THEATRE

The Welcome Revolution Wed 31 Oct 8.45pm “There’s something about the UK, you don’t welcome people.”

One woman goes on a mission to make a change, one radical cup of tea at a time. She hosts tea parties around the country, spreading positivity and bringing people together. This time she’s in Coventry.

55mins / Age 8+ Helen Martin Studio

MIMBRE

The Exploded Circus Sat 3 Nov 2.30pm & 7.30pm Step into the moment where an explosion has been frozen in time, the remnants of a big top caught mid-air – with everything from the circus ring, sequins and fairground horses suspended above ground.

Featuring a breath-taking mix of acrobatics, surprising aerial feats and masterful juggling, The Exploded Circus weaves a story told without words, where six female performers have to come together to seek order in the chaos and create a new normal.

“A MAGICAL EVENING”

★★★★★ Theatre

South East

LOST DOG DANCE

Juliet and Romeo

1hr 10mins / Suitable for all ages

Wed 7 & Thu 8 Nov 8pm

Theatre £20 (£18), £17 (£15) Under 26s £13 Relaxed Performance 2.30pm

Lost Dog’s new show reveals the real story of Romeo and Juliet. It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic misunderstanding, they grew up and lived happily ever after.

Post Show Talk after 7.30pm performance

Well they lived at least.

Touch Tour 1pm

Now they’re 40ish, at least one of them is in the grip of a mid-life crisis, they feel constantly mocked by their teenage selves and haunted by the pressures of being the poster couple for romantic love. Deciding to confront their current struggles, this is a performance about themselves.

Their therapist told them it was a terrible idea.

A blend of dance, theatre and comedy which takes on our cultural obsession with youth and our issues with longevity.

“PURE PLEASURE. SMART, SUBVERSIVE AND SEXY” Guardian

★★★★★ The

1hr 15mins / Age 13+ Studio £15 (£13) Under 26s £11 Post Show Talk Wed 7 Nov Co-commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre, Battersea Arts Centre and The Place. Funded by Arts Council England, production time supported by Lancaster Arts.

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DEAD CENTRE (Ireland)

Hamnet Tue 20 – Thu 22 Nov 7.30pm William Shakespeare had one son. He named him Hamnet.

Shakespeare then left Stratfordupon-Avon to pursue his theatre career in London, effectively abandoning his family. In 1596, he was told that the boy – then 11 years old – was seriously ill.

By the time Shakespeare reached home, Hamnet had died. In 1599, Shakespeare wrote a play called Hamlet.

Hamnet is too young to understand Shakespeare. And he is one letter away from being a great man. We are too old to understand Hamnet.

How close are we to greatness? We meet in the middle, in a theatre, in purgatory; youth reaching forward to a life it will never know, an audience reaching back to a life it has forgotten.

KLAUS OBERMAIER (Austria)

FACELESS_VOICELESS Fri 16 Nov 7.30pm Keynote speech and public performance Internationally renowned as a ground-breaking digital pioneer, Klaus Obermaier presents his long term artistic research into nonverbal communication with facial and corporeal expressions and paralanguage.

His work explores the human body as the interface between the real and the virtual, as an object of constant redefinition and reinvention.

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Dead Centre, the Dublin-based theatre company responsible for groundbreaking and award-winning productions Lippy and Chekhov’s First Play, recovers the little-known Hamnet from history, placing him centre stage as he pieces together a portrait of his famous father.

One of only three UK touring dates this year following an international tour, Warwick Arts Centre brings this very local story – and dazzlingly innovative production – home to Shakespeare country.

“OVER THE COURSE OF A BEAUTIFULLY SPRY HOUR YOU CAN ADMIRE THE PERFORMANCE’S BRIGHT SURFACE OR PLUNGE INTO IT FATHOMS DEEP” ★★★★★ Irish Times 60mins / Age 12+ Theatre £17 (£15), £15 (£13) Under 26s £11 Post Show Talk Wed 21 Nov Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

Klaus Obermaier’s face, voice manipulation and live interaction between sound, movement, gestures and visuals – where the body talks, the light dances, the face screams, the visuals sound and the voice cracks.

Theatre £22 (£20), £18 (£16) Under 26s £15 Post Show Talk with Dom Breadmore, Creative Director, Ludic Rooms Supported by The Austrian Culture Forum

Interested in this type of performance?

Have a look at some exciting Random String events taking place this Autumn on p28.

FISHAMBLE: THE NEW PLAY COMPANY (Ireland)

Underneath written and performed by Pat Kinevane directed by Jim Cullerton Thu 29 Nov 7.45pm Sticks and stones didn’t break Her bones, but words and pointing crushed Her. Is Beauty really only skin deep? Does Ugliness hide somewhere deeper?

KAMALA DEVAM COMPANY

Ankushka and Other Mysteries Mon 26 Nov 8pm With three distinctive classical and contemporary South Asian dance solos, an explosive trio and a multi award-winning dance film, the first full evening of work from Kamala Devam Company seeks answers to unanswerable questions: Does fate or free will have a greater hand in shaping the course of our lives? How do we define ourselves without limiting our potential? And in a battle against ourselves, who will come out as victor?

1hr 40mins Studio £13 (£11) Under 26s £10 Post Show Talk

This stunning play is a blackly comic, rich and vivid tale of a life lived in secret, a testament to the people who live on the fringes, under the nose of everyday life. A lonesome corpse is only too delighted to see us and has stories to tell. Underneath is one of a trilogy of plays written and performed by the fabulous Pat Kinevane and follows the success of Silent at Warwick Arts Centre last year.

Winner of The Adelaide Fringe Best Theatre Award 2016 and The Scotsman Fringe First Award 2015.

1hr 35mins / Age 14+ (contains strong language) Studio £16 (£14) Under 26s £11 Post Show Talk Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

TALL STORIES

The Canterville Ghost Oscar Wilde’s spirited spectacular Tue 18 – Sun 23 Dec & Thu 27 – Sun 30 Dec 7pm For your delight and delectation, we present Oscar Wilde’s gruesomest ghost story, as reimagined by a charismatic compere and his extraordinary company: an illusionist, a comedian and a psychic...

A darkly comic and marvellously musical show from award-winning theatre company Tall Stories – definitely not suitable for under 12s!

1hr 40mins including interval / Age 12+ For full details see p15 Theatre £15.50 (£13.50) Under 26s £12 13

CHRISTMAS Not just one but two Christmas shows from one of our favourite theatre companies, Tall Stories.

TALL STORIES

Wilde Creatures based on the fairy tales of Oscar Wilde Wed 28 Nov – Sun 30 Dec Various times, see p51.

From the company that brought you The Gruffalo, a motley crew of storytelling musicians bring Oscar Wilde’s classic fairy tales to life in Tall Stories’ magical new show, direct from London’s West End. Characters from The Happy Prince and other stories spring to life as the pompous mayor, the petulant princess and the love-sick student compete to become the new town statue.

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Hauntingly beautiful tales for everyone aged 5 – 105, told with original live music and a generous dash of comedy.

“RICHLY ENTERTAINING AND HEARTENING” ★★★★ The Times “TALL STORIES HITS THE SPOT WITH THIS LIVELY AND ENTERTAINING SHOW” ★★★★★ The List 65mins / Age 5+ £15.50 (£13.50) Relaxed Performance Sun 9 Dec 11am Schools programme available – see p22

TALL STORIES

The Canterville Ghost Oscar Wilde’s spirited spectacular Tue 18 – Sun 23 Dec & Thu 27 – Sun 30 Dec 7pm For your delight and delectation, we present Oscar Wilde’s gruesomest ghost story, as reimagined by a charismatic compere and his extraordinary company: an illusionist, a comedian and a psychic...

When the Otis family move into Canterville Hall, they’re warned about the fearsome ghost that stalks its corridors.

But the Otis family are a thoroughly modern bunch – has anyone warned the Canterville Ghost about them?

A darkly comic and marvellously musical show from award-winning theatre company Tall Stories – definitely not suitable for under 12s!

“ONE THING IS GUARANTEED – TALL STORIES’ SHOWS WILL BE WELL CRAFTED, BEAUTIFULLY DESIGNED AND EXPERTLY PERFORMED PIECES OF THEATRE” The List 1hr 40mins including interval / Age 12+ Theatre £15.50 (£13.50) Under 26s £12

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CHRISTMAS THE UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK’S FACULTY OF SCIENCE & WARWICK ARTS CENTRE

The Warwick Christmas Lectures Mon 26 Nov & Mon 3 Dec 7pm The Warwick Christmas Lectures are an annual festive extravaganza not to be missed. Come and join us for two nights of science and spectacle, Take A Closer Look and Out Of This World, featuring the University of Warwick’s finest minds, explosions, demonstrations and experiments galore!

Ages 8 – 108 Butterworth Hall £3.50 (FREE for schools – please book in advance with our Schools Co-ordinator groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk)

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FAMILY Harry Hill’s Kidz Show How To Be Funny – For Kids!

Tue 23 Oct 11am To celebrate the launch of award winning comedian Harry Hill’s new book, Matt Millz Stands Up, Harry is taking to the road for the first time in five years to offer hints, tips and anecdotes for children who fancy themselves as a bit of a joker, running through his dos and do nots, as well as offering kids the chance to try out their own comedy skills.

This will be an amazing hour of family fun. Kids – bring your best jokes! If you’re sitting near the front – bring an umbrella.

Butterworth Hall £17.50, Family of 4 £50 Signing and photo opportunity straight after the show

LITTLE ANGEL THEATRE

Sleepyhead Fri 9 & Sat 10 Nov 11am & 2pm Mix in some magic, a pinch of circus and a large dollop of silliness and you have the recipe for a little adventure with a lot of laughs!

It’s been a long day for Dad and he can hardly keep his eyes open. All he wants is for Baby to go to sleep so he can catch up on a little shut-eye too. Dad’s usually got some tricks up his sleeve to help send Baby off to the Land of Nod. But tonight, Baby has other ideas…

45mins / Ages 2 – 5 Studio £11.25 (£9.25) Schools programme available – see p22 Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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Dinosaur World Live Tue 30 Oct 2pm & 4.30pm Wed 31 Oct & Thu 1 Nov 11am & 2pm An interactive show for all the family where the audience are encouraged to take photos and be as raucous as possible!

Grab your compass and join our intrepid explorer across unchartered territories to discover a pre-historic world of astonishing and remarkable dinosaurs. Meet a host of impressive creatures, including the flesh-eating giant, Tyrannosaurus Rex, a Triceratops, Giraffatitan and Segnosaurus, to name a few.

At the end of the show you’ll have the chance to meet the stars – the dinosaurs!

50mins + meet and greet / Age 3+ Theatre £14 Schools programme available – see p22 18

balletLORENT

Rumpelstiltskin Fri 26 Oct 7pm Sat 27 Oct 2pm & 7pm “What will you give me if I spin straw into gold for you?” balletLORENT’s award-winning team, who brought us Rapunzel and Snow White, return. Full of action and humour, this emotionally rich fairytale is set in the rural world of sheep, straw, wool and spinning wheels where the alchemist, Rumpelstiltskin, is an outcast until he is revealed to be the true prince that he was.

Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy casts a spell on the Grimm fairy tale. With a score by composer Murray Gold (Doctor Who), costumes designed by Michele Clapton (Game of Thrones) and narration by actor Ben Crompton, this is spectacular dance theatre to excite and engage audiences of all ages.

1hr 40mins / Age 7+ Theatre £20 (£18), £17 (£15) Post Show Talk Fri 26 Oct

Call out for cast members! balletLORENT are looking for five people aged 70+ to take part in Rumpelstiltskin and will be running an informal workshop to help find them on Thu 25 Oct at Warwick Arts Centre. No dance experience necessary and the ability to knit would be welcomed (but not essential)! Interested?

Contact Lynsey on 024 7615 1793 or email creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk

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MIMBRE

The Exploded Circus Sat 3 Nov 2.30pm & 7.30pm Step into the moment where an explosion has been frozen in time, the remnants of a big top caught mid-air – with everything from circus rings, sequins and fairground horses suspended above ground.

1hr 10mins Theatre £20 (£18), £17 (£15) Under 26s £13 Suitable for all ages Touch Tour 1pm Relaxed Performance 2.30pm Post Show Talk after 7.30pm performance

HALF MOON

Leaf Sat 13 Oct 11am & 1pm A playful theatrical experience for the very young.

Join us as we tell the life story of a very special leaf in this heart-warming and playful new piece inspired by nature and the seasons. Framed within an evocative soundscape, this is the perfect introduction to theatre for very young children.

25mins / Age 0 – 3 years Studio £11.25 (£9.25) At the end of the performance, children are invited onto the stage to play among the leaves and explore a landscape created by the changing seasons.

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Oskar’s Amazing Adventure Thu 22 – Sat 24 Nov LIMITED AVAILABILITY See P50 – 51 for times This original play for young children uses a rich mix of storytelling, physical theatre, clowning, puppetry and music and song to tell the tale of a puppy’s search for friendship in the wilderness of the Alps.

35mins / Ages 2 – 8 Helen Martin Studio £12.25 (£10.25) The performances will be followed by a 10 minute playtime, where the children can meet the performer and play with the animal puppets from the play.

Schools programme available – see p22

COISCÉIM DANCE THEATRE (Ireland)

The Wolf and Peter Tue 13 Nov 7pm Wed 14 Nov 11am & 1pm Prokofiev’s Peter and the Wolf is one of the most well known pieces of music ever written. In this energetic new work, David Bolger has taken this timeless story of courage and imagination as inspiration, and told the story through the eyes of a wolf!

Filled with dance and live music, this fun and theatrical production will take children and families on a thrilling adventure to explore and discover contemporary dance and performance at its best.

“REASSURINGLY TRADITIONAL AND STARTLINGLY MODERN… THE WOLF AND PETER IS FUNNY, IMAGINATIVE, AND, FINALLY, VERY MOVING” ★★★★★ The Irish Times 55mins / Age 6+ Theatre £21 (£18), £18 (£16) Post Show Talk: Meet the Wolf! Tue 13 Nov Schools programme available – see p22 Supported by The Arts Council of Ireland and by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain

Winter Family Day Sun 2 Dec 10am – 5pm Save the date!

Following the hugely successful Summer Family Day in June we are delighted to announce our Winter Family Day at The University of Warwick. Full details will be announced nearer the time so keep checking warwickfamilydays.co.uk

Lords Of Strut Absolute Legends (Ireland) Sat 1 Dec 7pm Sun 2 Dec 12.30pm & 3.30pm All their lives they wanted to be famous. To get there they need the perfect dance routine, but they need your help.

In this dance fantasy adventure, brothers Sean and Seamus rock out some banging moves, run into trouble, have a few tantrums, cause a teensy bit of mayhem and find out if fame is really what they’re looking for after all.

Street Performance World Champions and semi-finalists on Britain’s Got Talent, Lords of Strut deliver a high octane performance, combining dance and athletics and lots of jokes along the way.

A rip-roaringly funny family show with lots of audience participation and pantomime moments!

1hr 5mins / Age 9+ Studio £12 (£10) Under 26s £9 Post Show Talk Sat 1 Dec Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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GET INVOLVED Our Creative Learning team creates hands-on learning opportunities with audiences, artists and academics, which provide new and exciting avenues of engagement with our programme of theatre, dance, music, film and visual arts. From exciting one-off taster events to our ambitious programme of life-changing projects, our work nurtures curiosity and enriches learning. Further information can be found at warwickartscentre.co.uk/creative-learning

YOUNG PEOPLE WARWICK ARTS CENTRE & LUDIC ROOMS PRESENT

Youth Theatre

MI:Lab

Sat 6 Oct – Sat 8 Dec, 12 Jan – 16 Mar 2019, 27 Apr – 29 Jun 2019 (every Saturday morning)

Weekly Wednesday sessions for 10 weeks Wed 3 Oct – Wed 12 Dec (not Wed 24 Oct) 7pm – 9pm Interested in moving images and digital arts and looking to enhance your existing skills and develop new ones?

Join our weekly workshops – each one exploring a new area in moving image from video to hologram, animation to projection mapping.

The Lab will be led by Dom Breadmore of Ludic Rooms and a regular guest artist.

For further information contact creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk or 024 7615 1793. To book contact the Box Office.

Ages 13 – 18 Creative Learning Space £70 per term

Want to improve your drama skills?

Then come and join us!

This year’s Youth Theatre sessions will cover a wide range of skills including text, improvisation, mime, Shakespeare, mask and music and lots of games.

You’ll also have the chance to see a professional show at Warwick Arts Centre and create original performances at the end of the term.

Ages 8 – 16 £55 per term (pay at the Box Office before the start of term). Call 024 7615 1793 or email creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk to find out more.

Youth Theatre Connections Company 3 Sep – 3 Dec, 7 Jan – 17 Mar 2019 7pm – 9pm (every Monday) Ten plays have been written for this project by professional playwrights, specifically for young people to perform.

You will work to stage one of these plays and perform it at Warwick Arts Centre, joining other youth theatre companies from around the Midlands to take part in the Connections Festival 16 – 17 March.

As well as performing you have the opportunity to see each other perform and take part in free workshops and talks.

The Connections Company is led by our Youth Theatre Director Natalie Hart, meeting regularly on a Monday evening and occasional weekends to create their own young theatre ensemble company, where skills are developed, ideas are welcomed and collaborative direction is nurtured.

Ages 14 – 19 £75 per term (£150 for full year). To find out more email creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk

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FAMILIES

SCHOOLS

Our free STAMP IT activities are perfect for families to make and do together. Look out for the STAMP IT logo throughout the brochure. Take part, collect stamps and unlock exclusive ticket deals. For full details visit warwickartscentre.co.uk/stamp-it

We have a range of activities linked to particular shows that are perfect for school groups from EYFS to A level.

Look out for ‘Schools programme available’ throughout the brochure.

For more information email groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk or visit warwickartscentre@warwick.ac.uk/schools

STUDENTS Creative Chillout Mon 24 – Fri 27 Sep then every Friday during term 1 Calling all University of Warwick students!

Tired of your studies or just looking for a way to express yourself? Join our friendly team to make and create. It doesn’t matter if you are an artist or just looking for a chat.

We’ll provide the materials, tea and snacks – just bring yourself and maybe a friend!

Email creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk for more information.

FREE Foyer

ADULTS Masterclasses See p24–25

Concert Talks All Concert Series

Mead Tours and Talks See p32

Mead Over and Out See p32

Random String Nights See p28 Working towards an Artsmark or Arts Award?

We can help.

Email creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk to find out more.

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MASTERCLASSES

DAVID GREENWOOD-HAIGH

KATE GREEN

SANDRA GRAYSON

Chocolate Making

Mastering the Basics of Your Fancy Camera

Calligraphy for Beginners

Sun 14 Oct 9.30am – 5pm With more than 35 years’ experience, award winning chocolatier David Greenwood-Haigh will teach you how to make delicious truffles and filled chocolates. This workshop will cover everything you need to be able to make your own professional quality truffles – and of course, you’ll get to take home everything you make!

Helen Martin Studio £75

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Sun 28 Oct 9.30am – 5pm

During this fun and relaxed course you will learn the basic controls and techniques common to your digital camera. You will develop the confidence to stop shooting in auto and get the best out of your DSLR camera whilst developing compositional and creative awareness.

An opportunity to learn a new skill for life, the art of beautiful handwriting, is now available in this special one-day Masterclass. Using traditional and modern techniques, enjoy the pleasure of putting pen to paper with easy-tofollow instructions from a professional scribe. Sharing trade secrets, you will learn how to improve your handwriting and create your own style.

Creative Learning Space £65

Creative Learning Space £65

Sun 21 Oct 9.30am – 5pm

CINDY LYMBERY

MARTIN HOLLAND

ADELE PARKS

Festive Flower Arranging

Interior Design

40 Tips for Writing Your First Novel

Sun 4 Nov 10am – 5pm This one day course will give you a great insight into flower design whilst you learn the basics of modern day floristry.

You will learn how to make beautiful arrangements including creative flowers for your home over Christmas.

Everything you make you get to take home! Professionally trained florist Cindy Lymbery has over 16 years’ experience and has produced flowers for hundreds of special occasions.

Helen Martin Studio £90

Sun 11 Nov 9am – 5pm In this exciting and interactive workshop, interior designer and winner of the BBC’s Great Interior Designer Challenge Martin Holland will guide you through the creative process from start to finish to help you achieve design success. By the end of the day you’ll be equipped with the tools to confidently create your own stylish interiors.

Creative Learning Space £120

Sun 18 Nov 9.30am – 5pm Writing a novel is the most often cited secret ambition of the British public.

But many people simply don’t know where to start. When do you know it’s finished and is the middle bit any good at all? Bestselling novelist Adele Parks offers encouragement and a one-foot-in-front-of-the-other practical guide to the illusive art, craft and graft of fiction writing.

Helen Martin Studio £65

Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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WORDS & IDEAS

Joanna Lumley It’s All About Me! Thu 1 Nov 7.30pm SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY Joanna Lumley will take you through her incredible career spanning more than four decades, recounting some hilarious and interesting adventures and never-heard-before stories.

Dolly Alderton Everything I Know About Love LIVE Thu 11 Oct 7.30pm Join Dolly Alderton, former Sunday Times dating columnist and host of iTunes #1 podcasts, Love Stories and The High-Low, as she brings her bestselling début book, Everything I Know About Love, to life. Expect wildly funny, and sometimes heart-breaking, stories about navigating all kinds of love.

Age 16+ Theatre £21

Butterworth Hall £60.50, £40.50, £30.50

Building A New Britain Sun 4 Nov 7.30pm The old unjust order is crumbling. The British people are turning against a system rigged in favour of bankers, tax dodgers and low pay bosses.

How do we build a new Britain and a new world free of the injustices that define the current ones?

Age 12+ Theatre £19 (£13 unwaged)

An Evening With Snooker Michael Portillo Greats: Dennis Taylor & John Virgo with Rob Walker Sat 3 Nov 7.30pm Former world snooker champion Dennis Taylor along with John Virgo talk about their careers – and tell a few stories along the way. There will also be audienceinvolved trick shots, comedic impressions of other players and a Q&A where you can ask any question you want!

Butterworth Hall £42 (VIP Package), £27 VIP ticket includes meet and greet before the performance

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Owen Jones

Life: A Game of Two Halves Mon 26 Nov 7.30pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY Portillo interweaves his views on democracy, Donald Trump’s election and Brexit with stories about his travels and why the railways were once so important to Britain.

Theatre £18.50

STUDENT THEATRE WARWICK UNIVERSITY DRAMA SOCIETY

Lip Service

by Tom George Wed 24 – Sat 27 Oct 7.45pm 1978. A Soho nightclub. For Dutch, Beef, Turner, Marianna and Strophe, it’s all about to kick off. Fighting against the end of the era, they ricochet around the tensely contained office space, until something stops them in their tracks.

Structures disintegrate, relationships flicker and language fails the characters as they are propelled towards the end.

Studio £9.50 (£8.50)

WARWICK UNIVERSITY DRAMA SOCIETY

Woyzeck

by Georg Büchner Wed 21 – Sat 24 Nov 7.45pm WUDS’ production of Büchner’s Woyzeck, translated by John Mackendrick, will be taking the original 19th century German text into the modern context of 1990’s London rave culture. Franz Woyzeck a husband and a father, willingly performs menial jobs for superiors and takes part in medical experimentations in order to earn more money for his family. He would do just about anything to provide for them. So when rumours spread that his wife Marie is having an affair with a handsome military official, Woyzeck’s world starts to spin round and round – forever and ever – on and on and on…

Studio £9.50 (£8.50) Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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DIGITAL RANDOM STRING Random String is a development programme for arts and technology produced by Ludic Rooms in partnership with Warwick Arts Centre.

To book the Symposium and Random String Nights please contact us@ludicrooms.com

Random String Symposium

Random String Nights

Fri 16 Nov 9.30am – 5.30pm

A new series of social and networking events for people interested in digital ways of making. Talks and hands-on demonstrations from key industry players, with time to chat and network.

Aimed at creative professionals and cultural organisations, this is a day of talks, workshops, performances, play and conversation around arts and technology.

Music And Movement

Includes lunch and ticket to Klaus Obermaier’s keynote speech and performance of FACELESS_VOICELESS.

Wed 17 Oct 5pm – 9pm Helen Martin Studio / Creative Learning Space FREE / Book via Ludic Rooms

Venues across Warwick Arts Centre £45

Wed 12 Dec 6pm – 10pm Helen Martin Studio / Creative Learning Space FREE / Book via Ludic Rooms

Paint And Pixels

KLAUS OBERMAIER (Austria)

FACELESS_VOICELESS Fri 16 Nov 7.30pm (includes Keynote speech) Klaus Obermaier presents his long term artistic research into nonverbal communication with facial and corporeal expressions and paralanguage.

His work explores the human body as the interface between the real and the virtual, as an object of constant redefinition and reinvention.

FACELESS_VOICELESS creates an immersive environment using performer Barbara Vuzem’s body, Klaus Obermaier’s face, voice manipulation and live interaction between sound, movement, gestures and visuals – where the body talks, the light dances, the face screams, the visuals sound and the voice cracks.

Theatre £22 (£20), £18 (£16) Under 26s £15 Post Show Talk with Dom Breadmore, Creative Director, Ludic Rooms Supported by The Austrian Culture Forum

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DIGITAL SCREENINGS The best opera broadcast from the Metropolitan Opera House, New York.

Tickets £27 (£22), Restricted view £11.50 Now in its 12th year, the new season will be broadcast in our newly refurbished theatre.

Aida (Encore) Giuseppe Verdi

Samson et Dalila (Encore)

La Fanciulla Del West (Encore)

Sun 14 Oct 3pm

Camille Saint-Saëns

Giacomo Puccini

Sun 21 Oct 3pm

Sun 28 Oct 3pm

Conductor: Sir Mark Elder

Conductor: Marco Armiliato

Samson is sworn to defend his people from the Philistines. But when Dalila sets out to seduce him, he is powerless to resist. Imprisoned, blinded and humiliated, can Samson atone for his folly?

Puccini’s gunpowder Western returns to the stage where it premiered under Arturo Toscanini.

Conductor: Nicola Luisotti Aida lives a life of slavery. She and the Egyptian warrior Radamès are in love, but when Radamès goes into battle and unwittingly captures Aida’s father as a prisoner of war, the lovers face impossible choices and the stage is set for tragedy.

4hrs Theatre

Directed by Tony Award-winning director Darko Tresnjak.

When a mysterious stranger walks into her bar, it looks as if owner Minnie’s life is about to change.

4hrs Theatre

4hrs Theatre

Marnie (Encore)

La Traviata (Encore)

Nico Muhly

Giuseppe Verdi

Sun 11 Nov 3pm

Sun 16 Dec 6pm

Conductor: Robert Spano

Conductor: Yannick Nézet-Séguin

A woman lies, cheats and steals her way through life until a wealthy man catches her red-handed and blackmails her into marrying him.

Will the truth about her past imprison her or set her free?

Worldly courtesan Violetta has grown tired of her life, so when Alfredo declares his love for her, she leaves everything to live with him. But his family’s reputation is ruined by his association with her and Violetta is torn between her feelings for Alfredo and her desire to protect him from scandal.

4hrs Theatre

4hrs Theatre

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DIGITAL SCREENINGS These performances will be broadcast in our newly refurbished Theatre.

Tickets £18, £11 (restricted view)

RSC LIVE

Troilus and Cressida

OSCAR WILDE SEASON LIVE

The Importance of Being Earnest (Encore)

by Oscar Wilde Sun 14 Oct 7.30pm Wilde’s much-loved masterpiece throws love, logic and language into the air as the characters discover that the path to true love is never a smooth one.

2hrs 45mins

(Encore)

by William Shakespeare

NT LIVE

Sun 18 Nov 3pm

King Lear (Encore)

by William Shakespeare Sun 21 Oct 7.30pm

Troilus and Cressida swear they will always be true to one another, but after only one night together Cressida is sent to join her father in the Greek camp.

3hrs 30mins

King Lear depicts the gradual descent into madness of the title character after he divides his kingdom between two of his three daughters.

“IAN MCKELLEN REIGNS SUPREME IN THIS TRIUMPHANT PRODUCTION.” ★★★★★ Daily Telegraph 3hrs 40mins

NT LIVE

The Madness of George III (Encore)

by Alan Bennett Mon 10 Dec 6pm 30

It’s 1786 and King George III is the most powerful man in the world. But his behaviour is becoming increasingly erratic as he succumbs to fits of lunacy and ambitious politicians and the scheming Prince of Wales threaten to undermine the power of the Crown.

3hrs 40mins

VISUAL ARTS

As part of the Warwick 20:20 Project, from autumn 2018 to summer 2020, Mead exhibitions, events and activities move out of the gallery and onto the University campus and beyond.

Sat 15 Sep – Sun 18 Nov The Waste Land is a major work of twentieth century literature, written

by T.S. Eliot in the aftermath of World War One. Journeys with ‘The Waste Land’ explores the contemporary significance of T.S. Eliot’s seminal poem and the way it has resonated with artists over the years.

The works selected for exhibition have been researched by a group of volunteers and include historical and contemporary works by artists including Peter Blake, Cecil Collins, Jacob Epstein, Elisabeth Frink and J.M.W. Turner.

The exhibition is led by curator Michael Tooby and organised by the Mead Gallery in collaboration with Turner Contemporary in Margate, the Herbert Art Gallery & Museum in Coventry and Coventry Cathedral.

An extensive programme of events has been organised alongside the exhibition, including a performed reading of The Waste Land as part of the opening celebrations.

For full details visit warwickartscentre.co.uk/TWL-events

FREE Herbert Art Gallery & Museum and Coventry Cathedral

Coventry On Film: From ‘A Heap Of Broken Images’ introduced by Peter Walters and John Gore Fri 9 Nov 7.30pm Through this specially selected programme of films, Coventry’s journey is traced from its destruction in November 1940 to the present day. Films include J.B. Priestley’s The Heart of Britain, A City Reborn and Basil Spence, Building the Cathedral. As well as the city’s physical reconstruction, these films together illuminate the resilience and adaptability of the people of Coventry.

Image credit: John Stezaker, Mask CCV, 2016. © John Stezaker, courtesy the artist and The Approach, London. Photography: FXP photography.

Journeys with ‘The Waste Land’

Woods-Scawen Room £9 (£7) Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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Image credit: Barry Flanagan, Acrobats, 1997 (cast 2012). Enea Tree Museum, Switzerland, 2015 Photography © Martin Rütschi.

Barry Flanagan: Acrobats

Mead: Over and Out

Curator-led Trails

Fri 28 & Sat 29 Sep 10am – 12pm & 1pm – 3pm

Sat 13, Tue 16, Tue 23 Oct & Sat 27 Oct, 12pm

Sep 2018 – Aug 2019

As a tribute to all the art that has been created and presented in the Mead Gallery over the past thirty-two years, we have invited artists to create – with your help – a huge installation, which will take over the walls and floors of the gallery space. Join in, get messy and make art!

Take a break over lunchtime and join one of the Mead curators for a walking introduction to Barry Flanagan’s Acrobats and other artworks along the route.

FREE drop in. Suitable for all ages.

Guided Sculpture Trails for Groups and Schools

Barry Flanagan OBE (1941–2009) was a leading British artist of the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries and is best known for his dynamic, bronze hares, first exhibited in the early 1980s.

For one year only, Barry Flanagan’s 1997 sculpture, Acrobats, is on loan to The University of Warwick and will feature in a series of events and activities. A new sculpture trail has been developed relating to Acrobats, along which can be found small-scale sculptures and other artworks.

To download a copy of this trail, go to meadgallery.co.uk FREE University of Warwick Campus

Follow That Hare: An Art and Nature Trail Sat 6 Oct – Mon 24 Dec 10am – 4pm Pick up a specially designed explorer backpack containing art materials, binoculars and a flora and fauna checklist and follow that hare.

FREE Warwick Arts Centre (refundable deposit required)

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Free but advance booking is essential. Please meet at the Box Office and dress appropriately for walking outdoors.

Trails for groups of ten or more can be organised on request.

We cater for all ages and abilities and can design a bespoke package, including a curator-led introduction to artworks, artist-led workshops and more. Most trails are FREE. Contact creativelearning@warwick.ac.uk

CLASSICAL MUSIC

Butterworth Hall £41.50 (£39.50), £38.50 (£36.50), £35.50 (£34.50), £28.50 (£27.50), £22.50 (£21.50), Choir £18.50, Under 26s £16, Under 18s £13, Under 10s £8* *National Youth Orchestra tickets Under 26s £5

Russian State Symphony Orchestra Fri 5 Oct 7.30pm Khachaturian Masquerade Suite Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.1 Shostakovich Symphony No.5 Conductor Valentin Uryupin Piano Barry Douglas

Milos: Voice of the Guitar

The Russian State Symphony Orchestra is from Moscow so, with rising star Valentin Uryupin conducting, expect a roof-raising concert that begins with Khachaturian’s droll, deliciously tuneful Masquerade Suite, and features a giant amongst British pianists, the great Barry Douglas, as soloist in Rachmaninov’s bejewelled Fabergé egg of a First Piano Concerto. Shostakovich’s Fifth Symphony is music that demands to be heard: angry, heartfelt, and utterly compelling.

There’s simply nothing in all of 20th century music more gripping than to hear it played by a top Russian orchestra.

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Pre-concert Talk: Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 In conversation with Barry Douglas

Wed 7 Nov 7.30pm J.S.Bach Boccherini Enrique Granados

Manuel de Falla

Joaquín Rodrigo

Anon Astor Piazzolla Heitor Villa-Lobos George Harrison Lennon-McCartney Lennon-McCartney Carlo Domeniconi

Prelude and Fugue in A minor BWV 997 Quintet No.4 in D, G. 448 Fandango From Las Doce danzas españolas, Op.37 / No.5 Andaluza / No.2 Oriental Danza del Molinero (from El sombrero de tres picos) Fantasía para un gentilhombre – II. Españoleta Spanish Romance Libertango Selection Here Comes the Sun The Fool on the Hill Eleanor Rigby Koyunbaba, Op.19

Considered by many as “the hottest guitarist in the world”, Miloš explores the entire musical universe of the classical guitar – from the timeless beauty of J.S. Bach, through the poetry of classical Spain, to the passionate music of Latin America, where the tangos of Astor Piazzolla jostle with hits by The Beatles.

Pre-concert Talk: Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 In conversation with Milos Karadaglic Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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The Armed Man

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

Fri 9 Nov 7.45pm

Wed 28 Nov 7.30pm

Commissioned by the Royal Armouries to mark the new millennium, Karl Jenkins’ The Armed Man is dedicated to the victims of the Kosovo conflict, whose tragedy was unfolding as it was being composed.

Dvořák Carnival Overture Dvořák Symphony No.3 Smetana Overture The Bartered Bride Bruch Violin Concerto No.1 Khachaturian Adagio from Spartacus Strauss Thunder and Lightning Polka Elgar Nimrod from Enigma Variations Tchaikovsky Marche Slave Debussy Clair de Lune Khachaturian Sabre Dance from Gayane

Armonico Consort

Butterworth Hall £20.50

Tonight the Czech National Symphony Orchestra perform Dvořák’s rarely-heard Third Symphony – and that’s just the start of a whole parade of tuneful classics: from Elgar’s Nimrod and Strauss’s Thunder and Lightning to Khachaturian’s Sabre Dance. Former BBC Young Musician of the Year Jennifer Pike joins her Czech colleagues to play Bruch’s First Violin Concerto – pure tuneful indulgence, with an irresistible flair!

Coull Quartet

Pre-concert Talk: Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 In conversation with Jennifer Pike and Heiko Mathias Förster

Emotion and Tranquillity Wed 21 Nov 7.15pm Haydn

Pamela Harrison Brahms Clarinet Clarinet

Quartet in C Op.54 No.2 Clarinet Quintet Quintet in B minor Op 115 Joan-Enri Lluna

The heart has its reasons, and at the end of his life, Brahms fell so deeply in love with the clarinet that he came out of retirement to write for it. The result was the Clarinet Quintet: tender, songful, and haunted by the gypsy music of Brahms’ youth – truly, emotion recollected in tranquillity.

Butterworth Hall £21 (£19)

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain Fri 4 Jan 7.30pm Rick Dior ​​ Science Fiction John Adams ​​Doctor Atomic Symphony Sibelius ​​ Symphony No.2 Conductor ​​

Kirill Karabits

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Images: Jason Alden

Modern life assaults our senses with an anxiety-inducing barrage of colour and noise, information and distraction.

But with brave, bold and brilliant playing, the world’s greatest orchestra of teenagers is ready to take it on through music that gives voice to our fears, helps us find hope and brings us together in joyful celebration.

STUDENT MUSIC

Heroes and Villains University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra, Chorus, Music Theatre Warwick, Wind Orchestra, Brass Band and DrumSoc Tue 9 Oct 7pm Put on your superhero cape and fly over to the Butterworth Hall for this fabulous celebration! With the help of Superman and the 633 Squadron, we’ll be kicking off the new academic year with a whole host of heroes. Just watch out for those vicious villains! Highlights include music from Star Trek, Little Shop of Horrors, Sweeney Todd, The Enigma Variations and Orpheus in the Underworld.

Butterworth Hall FREE

Wind and Percussion Concert University of Warwick Wind Orchestra and Warwick DrumSoc Sun 11 Nov 4pm This concert is an opportunity to see the Wind Orchestra showcase its talent with a range of classic wind band repertoire. Our small bands will add a fun twist with more well-known music. Also, representing Warwick DrumSoc, the University of Warwick Percussion Ensemble are a self-led group that play a mix of classical and contemporary repertoire.

Expect to see high energy and some instruments that you’ve probably never heard before!

Butterworth Hall £7 (£6), students £4.50 Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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STUDENT MUSIC Dreams and Visions University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra and Chorus Sun 2 Dec 4pm Mussorgsky ​ Pictures at an Exhibition Handel Messiah Handel’s Messiah needs little introduction. British classical music audiences have had a love affair with this celebrated oratorio since its premiere in 1742.

LUNCHTIME CONCERTS

Butterworth Hall £10 (£8), students £4.50

1.10pm Ensemble Room, Music Centre (apart from My First Concert which is in the Helen Martin Studio)

Thu 11 Oct​​ George Barton (percussion) Siwan Rhys (piano)

Thu 15 Nov​​ Mark Walkem (baroque cello) Ada Witczyk (baroque violin)

FREE

Thu 18 Oct​​ Manus Noble (guitar)

Thu 22 Nov​​ Jonathan Ayling (cello) Alissa Firsova (piano)

Open to all ages, our Lunchtime Concerts are extremely popular and entry is based on a first come first served basis. If you require space for a wheelchair, please call the Music Centre on the day of the concert before 12pm, on 024 7652 3799.

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In this performance, we’ll bring you many of the highlights of this epic work. Mussorgsky was inspired to write his magnificent Pictures at an Exhibition as a musical memorial to his friend the artist Viktor Hartmann. Originally a piano piece, it has been arranged numerous times. The University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra will play the most famous arrangement by master orchestrator Maurice Ravel.

Thu 25 Oct​ My First Concert: Jack McNeill (clarinet) and friends. A concert designed specifically for babies and young children

Thu 1 Nov​​ Ivana Peranic (cello) Thu 8 Nov​​ Claire Sledd (violin)

Thu 29 Nov ​​Jose Menor (piano) Thu 6 Dec​​ Gaudeamus Christmas Concert

MUSIC

Abdullah Ibrahim

Magic of Motown

Echo & The Bunnymen

Thu 18 Oct 8pm

Fri 19 Oct 8pm

Any performance from Cape Town’s jazz hero is a journey through a lifetime’s experience; the musical melting pot of his upbringing (gospel and jive, American jazz and classical music, sacred and secular) and the music of his jazz heroes (Ellington and Coltrane amongst them) all skilfully embroidered by his free-flowing piano invention. His intimate solo show – unamplified – draws us ever closer as his distinctive brand of exquisite, meditative tranquillity encircles us.

Music fans are invited to the biggest party of the year as the unstoppable Magic of Motown show steams into town.

The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon Support: Jonathan Jackson from Enation

A mesmerising evening from a master musician.

Throw in glittering costume changes, dazzling dance moves and outstanding musicianship and you have an explosive concert experience that will have you dancing all the way home!

Butterworth Hall £37, £27

Celebrate the sound of a generation as the timeless music of Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Stevie Wonder, The Temptations, The Supremes, The Four Tops, Martha Reeves, Jackson 5, Lionel Richie, Smokey Robinson and others are sensationally recreated for you by an exceptionally talented cast and band.

Butterworth Hall £30 (£28.50)

Sun 21 Oct 8pm Following a sold-out tour in May, Echo & the Bunnymen are performing at Warwick Arts Centre this autumn to coincide with the release of their new studio album The Stars, The Oceans & The Moon sees the band return to their peerless back catalogue to reinterpret 13 of their most beloved songs with ‘strings and things’.

Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £77 (VIP Package), £41.50, £31.50, £21.50 VIP package includes a top priced seat, an exclusive lithograph A3 tour art print, an Echo & The Bunnymen VIP tote bag and a commemorative VIP laminate and custom lanyard.

Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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Image: Anna Lethert

The Robert Cray Band Slow Moving Clouds Tue 23 Oct 7.30pm Slow Moving Clouds are a contemporary acoustic band based in Dublin. They combine roots in Nordic and Irish traditional music with minimalist and experimental influences to create a sound unlike anything you’ve heard before.

Their new debut album Starfall blends traditional and contemporary melodies, evocative Nordic vocals and layered string soundscapes of cello, violin and nyckelharpa. The lush and darkly atmospheric results have drawn comparisons to Icelandic minimalist pop legends Sigur Rós and Irish traditional supergroup The Gloaming.

Theatre £16 Supported by Culture Ireland as part of GB18: Promoting Irish Arts in Britain.

Wed 24 Oct 7.30pm Legendary guitarist and singer songwriter Robert Cray returns to the UK in autumn 2018 following the success of his most recent album – the Blues Music Awards nominated Robert Cray & Hi Rhythm.

Considered one of the greatest guitarists of his generation, Cray has been a dominant force in blues for over 40 years.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to witness the genre defining artist perform some of the most powerful material in his impressive back catalogue.

Butterworth Hall £40.50, £30.50

False Lights Sun 28 Oct 7.45pm False Lights are a six-piece electric folk group led by multiple BBC Folk Award winners Sam Carter and Jim Moray. Based in the traditional music of Britain, but not constrained by it, they have transcended their original aim to make “folk rock for the 21st century” to become one of England’s most startling and exciting acts.

Their first album received five star reviews, a BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nomination for best album, and copious airplay on BBC Radio 2, 6Music and beyond. Now they return with an even more ambitious and charged set of songs encompassing shapenote hymns, 18th century pirates, blizzards of shoegaze guitars, and pro-EU drinking songs.

Studio £16 (£14) Under 26s £11

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Tord Gustavsen Trio Wed 31 Oct 7.30pm Award-winning Norwegian pianist and composer Tord Gustavsen is renowned the world over for his music, which resonates with immediately memorable melodies and subtle grooves, at once gentle and profound.

Drawing on his ever-popular ‘Nordic Blues’ sound, Tord Gustavsen’s latest compositions form Impressionist harmonic landscapes, referencing ancient Scandinavian hymns, spirituals and lullabies with a stripped-back, pristine lyrical beauty. The album also features three striking re-workings of JS Bach’s Chorales.

An Evening with Afro Celt Sound System Sat 24 Nov 8pm Formed by Grammy-nominated musician and record producer Simon Emmerson, Afro Celt Sound System is a European and African based collective who’ve been a ground breaking force in music ever since they started.

Their acclaimed live performances are energetic, captivating and innovatively combine folk traditions of different cultures.

They won Best Group in the 2017 Songlines Music Awards.

Butterworth Hall £27

Butterworth Hall £20

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox Thu 22 Nov 8pm Postmodern Jukebox shows bring together a band of gifted musicians, a cast of favourite singers and lots of surprises.

As any fan will attest, the experience is never the same twice, with new songs and different members of the band giving a unique spin on modern pop hits, retro pop stylings and classic favourites.

Butterworth Hall £38.50, £27 Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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Barb Jungr Sings Bob Dylan Every Grain Of Sand Sat 17 Nov 7.45pm

The Proclaimers Support: Jack Lukeman Fri 2 Nov 7.30pm SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY It’s been 31 years since Craig and Charlie Reid, aka The Proclaimers, emerged. Since then, their enduring appeal across generations has carved a niche where pop, folk, new wave and punk collide.

Barb Jungr has wowed audiences and critics worldwide with her powerful reinterpretations of Bob Dylan’s work. Known for her passionate singing, minimal and subtle arrangements and great humour, Barb Jungr has built a formidable reputation as an international live performer and recording artiste.

Listeners are often astonished to discover that well-known songs they thought they knew have been wonderfully transformed and elevated when Barb weaves her magic spell.

“HER INSTRUMENT IS SHOCKINGLY EXPRESSIVE, WITH AN ASTONISHING PALETTE OF COLOURS… I JUST HOPE THAT DYLAN HIMSELF HAS A LISTEN AND STARTS WRITING FOR HER DIRECT” The Observer Studio £16

Butterworth Hall £34.50

David Gest’s Soul Legends The Legacy Tour 2018 Sat 8 Dec 8pm For the past decade music lovers have enjoyed performances from soul legends in a unique show created by the one and only David Gest. Each year he brought together a host of music icons who sang the songs which made them famous. Following David’s death in 2016, David Gest’s Soul Legends reunited in March 2018 for The Legacy Tour, featuring Eban Brown, Gwen Dickey (the voice of Rose Royce), Kenny Thomas, Mari Wilson, Junior and The Flirtations.

Butterworth Hall £100 (VIP Package), £61, £51, £41, £31 VIP ticket includes meet and greet at 6.30pm with the artists and a tour programme.

Kansas Smitty’s House Band Fri 7 Dec 7.30pm From the moment they played their first note five years ago, Kansas Smitty’s House Band has set out to reinvent how audiences experience jazz. The House Band is a tight-knit outfit that makes jazz inclusive with an emphasis on camaraderie, spontaneity and joy.

Grounded in a shared love for the whole jazz tradition, the group is perpetually inventing new music with the aim that no two shows ever be the same. 2018 has been a landmark year so far. The House Band was recently nominated for Best UK Jazz Act by Jazz FM and has appeared at the Royal Albert Hall and the Barbican.

Butterworth Hall £22

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COMEDY Please note: some comedians use very strong language and express controversial opinions. Please come prepared.

Jason Manford

Dylan Moran

Sara Pascoe

Seann Walsh

Muddle Class

Dr Cosmos

LadsLadsLads

Thu 4 Oct 7.30pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Sat 6 Oct 8pm

Sun 7 Oct 8pm SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY

After This One I’m Going Home

Fri 15 Feb 2019 7.30pm Delivered with Jason’s amiable charm and captivating wit, Muddle Class promises to feature a wealth of new material about Jason growing up ‘working class’ then finding, over the years, that part of him has become ‘middle class’ – causing much confusion!

Age 13+ Butterworth Hall £29.50

“It’s dinner time in the monkey house, and I’ve got the spoon.”

BAFTA and Perrier award winning comedian Dylan Moran embarks on his brand new tour, where he offers his unique take on love, politics, misery and the everyday absurdities of life, all served with poetical panache from one of the finest comedians of his generation.

“HIS COMEDY TAKES ON AN EXISTENTIAL DIMENSION, AS TUBBY, NICOTINE-STARVED, EMASCULATED MORAN COMES TO REPRESENT THE STRUGGLES WE ALL WAGE FOR MEANING AND CONNECTION” ★★★★ The Guardian Age 15+ Butterworth Hall £27

Always honest, always regretting it later, Sara opens her heart and mouth again to share the adventures of the last year.

Full of jokes, hope and white wine, LadsLadsLads is the thinking person’s stag do. Following a sell-out run in London’s West End, the multi-award-winning comedian and star of Live at The Apollo, Mock the Week, QI and Taskmaster, takes her new show on tour.

“WHIPSMART...

WINNINGLY FUNNY” The Guardian Age 15+ Theatre £19 (£15)

Fri 12 Oct 7.45pm Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee and the selfdubbed ‘Lie-In King’, Seann Walsh is “unquestionably the best observational comic of his generation” (The Guardian) and, after returning from his run in America where he made his USA television debut, he is back on tour in the UK. Star of BBC1’s Live at the Apollo and Channel 4’s Stand Up For The Week, this dishevelled, fiery, animated, fiercely idle, millennial man child is one of best live comedians to have come out of the UK. “ONE OF COMEDY’S HOTTEST PROPERTIES…VERY TALENTED, VERY FUNNY” Evening Standard Age 14+ Theatre £16

Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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Sarah Millican Control Enthusiast Thu 11 – Sun 14 Oct 8pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY Sarah Millican is not a control freak, she’s a control enthusiast.

Funny, frank and unapologetically filthy. Expect the usual bawdy, smutty romp through the less savoury aspects of everyday life, all delivered with Sarah’s cheery, unabashed honesty.

Age 16+ Butterworth Hall £29.50

Jen Brister Meaningless Sun 4 Nov 7.45pm Ever wanted to know the meaning of life? No, neither has Jen, she’s too busy trying to stop her twins from using her shoes as a toilet. Still, we’re only on this planet for a finite time, so wouldn’t it be good to find a bit of meaning in your otherwise pointless existence? Join Jen as she clutches at straws trying to make sense of it all.

Age 16+ Studio £13

Ross Noble El Hablador Thu 25 – Sat 27 Oct 8pm Ross Noble returns to dance around the stage spinning out all the nonsense in his head into a hilarious stand up show. At some point, he may wander into a shadowy part of the stage and look a bit shadowy.

Age 15+ Butterworth Hall £27

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David O’Doherty YOU HAVE TO LAUGH Sat 10 Nov 8pm David O’Doherty is back on tour with a brand new show made up of talking and songs played on a crappy keyboard from 1986.

As seen on BBC2’s Live At The Apollo and Channel 4’s 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown.

Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £21

Funny Women Showcase Thu 15 Nov 7.45pm

Phil Nichol Your Wrong Sun 11 Nov 7.30pm Few comedians worked as hard at the Fringe as Phil Nichol. Come to his show and experience the sheer energy he exudes, pumping life into any audience.

Expect a rollercoaster of a show, racing faster than seems advisable!

Age 14+ Studio £15 (£13)

Warwick Arts Centre is delighted to join forces with Funny Women to curate a showcase of the best female comedy talent in the UK today. Come and see an exciting mix of both new and established acts, plus alumni from the acclaimed Funny Women Awards, including Thanyia Moore (2017 Winner), Harriet Braine (2016 Winner) and Rosie Jones (2016 Finalist).

The Funny Women Awards were established in 2003 and are a key fixture on the UK’s comedy calendar.

The Awards have become an important launch pad for many talented performers including Bridget Christie, Katherine Ryan, Sara Pascoe, Susan Calman and many more.

Age 14+ Studio £15

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Marcus Brigstocke Devil May Care Sat 24 Nov 8pm Snowflake, Nazi, Remoaner, Trot, Libtard, Brextremist, Feminazi, Piers Morgan...

Dave Gorman With Great PowerPoint Comes Great ResponsibilityPoint Sat 17 Nov 8pm SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY Sun 18 Nov 8pm SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY

Joe Lycett I’m About To Lose Control And I Think Joe Lycett Thu 15 Nov 8pm SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY Pop in and see Joe Lycett on his brand new stand-up tour, where he’ll be sharing jokes, paintings and some of the pathetic internet trolling he’s been up to recently. As seen on 8 Out Of 10 Cats Does Countdown, QI and The Royal Variety Performance.

Age 15+ Butterworth Hall £22

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Sat 26 Jan 2019 8pm Dave Gorman, the man behind Dave TV’s hit show Modern Life Is Goodish, is back on the road with a brand new live show. As the title suggests, he’s bringing his laptop and projector screen with him so expect the “King of Powerpoint comedy” (The Guardian) to have more detailed analysis of those parts of life you’ve never stopped to think about before. Hey, not all heroes wear capes.

Age 12+ Butterworth Hall £29.50

As we divide each other up into more and more unpleasant categories of evil, is it time to establish, once and for all, what is good and what is bad? Who better to arbitrate in these challenging, divisive times than Lucifer himself?

Marcus Brigstocke is a master of satirical comedy with an impressive list of TV credits including his role as team captain on Argumental and as host of The Late Edition and BBC4’s I’ve Never Seen Star Wars.

Age 14+ Theatre £17

Dara O’Briain

Tamsyn Kelly & Sukh Ojla Double Bill

Voice of Reason Thu 29 Nov – Sat 1 Dec 8pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Fri 7 Dec 7.45pm

Dara is one of the most recognisable faces on British TV, as host of the hugely successful Mock The Week, Star Gazing Live, Robotwars and Go8Bit. Catch one of the most charismatic, intelligent, fast-talking and downright funny live performers working today in this brand new show for 2018.

Warwick Arts Centre is delighted to welcome back Sukh Ojla, who performed here last year in Rifco’s acclaimed production Pyar Actually, and starred on the cover of our summer 2018 brochure. Here she joins fellow comedian Tamsyn Kelly in a double bill of their recent Edinburgh Fringe shows.

Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £25

Ahir Shah Duffer Sun 25 Nov 7.45pm Ahir Shah brings his Edinburgh 2018 show to Warwick Arts Centre, a new hour of stand-up about life and what comes after, death and what comes before, and Bohemian Rhapsody.

Tamsyn Kelly is a hilarious, fresh, new voice. And she’s going to use that voice to be heard and remind us with her big mouth, that in an age where we are surrounded by big mouths, it’s OK to use yours to say ‘I don’t know’.

You’re welcome.

Sukh Ojla’s brilliant debut stand-up show sees her trying to figure out how to survive modern singledom and returning to a world where you’re not allowed to turn on the ‘big light’.

Age 14+ Studio £13

Shah’s last show, Control, enjoyed a critically acclaimed Fringe run, culminating in a nomination for Best Show at the 2017 Edinburgh Comedy Awards. This was followed by a UK tour, including three weeks at London’s Soho Theatre.

“ONE OF HIS GENERATION’S MOST ELOQUENT COMIC VOICES” ★★★★ The Telegraph “A SCOPE AND WIT ABOUT HIM THAT IS EXCITING TO BEHOLD” ★★★★ The Times “RATCHETS UP THE DISMAY TO THERMONUCLEAR LEVELS” ★★★★ The Guardian Age 14+ Studio £13 45

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An Evening With Joanna Trollope

An Evening With Ranulph Fiennes

Jason Manford

Tues 22 Jan 7.30pm Theatre £16

Tue 29 Jan 7.30pm Butterworth Hall £34.50

Fri 15 Feb 7.30pm Age 13+ Butterworth Hall £29.50

Stephen K Amos

Lucy Porter

Bouquets And Brickbats

Pass It On

Sat 26 Jan 8pm Age 16+ Theatre £19.50

Sun 10 Feb 8pm Age 16+ Studio £17

Muddle Class

Jimeoin

Andrew Maxwell

Paul Merton

Result!

Showtime

Impro Chums

Sat 23 Feb 8pm Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £20.50

Fri 15 Mar 7.45pm Age 14+ Studio £15

Sat 11 May 8pm Butterworth Hall £25

Gary Delaney

Stewart Francis

Gagster’s Paradise

Into the Punset

Sun 24 Feb 7.45pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY Age 16+ Theatre £18

Thu 25 Apr 8pm Age 16+ Butterworth Hall £25

Sun 12 May 7.30pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY Age 16+ Theatre £26 (£24)

Henning Wehn

Gyles Brandreth

Get On With It

Break A Leg!

Fri 10 May 8pm Age 16+ Butterworth Hall £22.50

Mon 24 Jun 7.30pm Age 12+ Theatre £21

Justin Moorhouse Northern Joker Fri 1 Mar 7.45pm Age 14+ Studio £15

Julian Clary Born To Mince

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INFORMATION Booking information Book online

warwickartscentre.co.uk

Book by phone 024 7652 4524

Book in person

Box Office Opening Times from Mon 24 Sep: Mon – Sat 10am – ½ hour after the start of the final performance Sun – 1 hour before start of first performance until ½ hour after start of the final performance

Credit cards

Save time and print your tickets at home before you arrive. Select ‘Print at Home’ on selected events when booking online. Just print the email attachment, bring it with you and show it to a steward to enter the auditorium. Proof of ID may be requested.

Postage

We charge £1 to post your tickets to you at a UK billing address (if booked one week in advance, otherwise we will hold them for collection at Box Office on the day of performance).

We accept AMEX, Visa, Mastercard, Delta and Maestro cards.

Pricing policy & ticket offers

Booking fee

Warwick Arts Centre is committed to accessibility and aims to remain competitive with ticket prices. Please note that, on occasions, ticket prices are set by external promoters and we have no control over their value. Where we can, we offer a range of discounts. We are especially committed to accessible pricing for young people.

We include a booking fee in the published price of all tickets. The booking fee applies to all tickets, whether purchased by phone, online or over the counter (excluding schools, group bookings & Concert Series subscriptions). The fee is £2 on all events in the Butterworth Hall and £1 on all other events.

The sum is invested back into the organisation, helping to maintain the programme, services and activities you experience during your visit to Warwick Arts Centre.

Reservations

We can reserve tickets for four days – tickets not paid for within this time will be released for sale. Tickets must be paid for a minimum of 30 minutes before performance starts.

Exchanging tickets

Tickets are not normally refundable. Tickets can be exchanged for another performance or for a credit voucher valid for 365 days.

However you MUST return your original tickets to Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (14 days for groups of 9+).

There is an administration fee of £1 per ticket.

Tickets purchased as part of a subscription or package deal cannot be exchanged for credit vouchers. The booking fee is not refunded. Any credit voucher not used after 365 days will be deemed to have lapsed and will go to the Arts Centre Development Fund.

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Ticket collection Print at home

Discounts

Discounted tickets, where offered, are shown in brackets and are available to over 60s in full time retirement, recipients of job seekers allowance, full time students, Coventry Passport to Leisure and Rugby Leisure Pass holders. For full details of discounts visit warwickartscentre.co.uk

Schools

For selected events, an allocation of tickets with no booking fee can be purchased at reduced prices for teacher-led school/college groups.

Call Box Office for details.

Groups

On selected events we offer a discounted rate for groups of 10 or more. This is the price listed in brackets plus every 10th ticket free, and no booking fee. Check Box Office for availability – not available online. For schools and group bookings, please call Box Office or email groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk

Under 26s

As part of our access policy, we make available a limited number of tickets for Under 26s on many events. This ticket price is to encourage independent attendance and is not available to groups. This offer is available online. ID may be required.

Terms and conditions All tickets are sold according to our terms and conditions. Full details, and our privacy policy, can be found at warwickartscentre.co.uk or ask for a copy at Box Office. All tickets, discounts and offers are subject to availability.

Unless otherwise stated, discounts and concessions cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other offers. Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to make occasional special ticket offers in addition to those listed here. Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to change programme and artists without notice.

Please contact Box Office or check the website for updated information, especially if travelling some distance.

Data Protection

Warwick Arts Centre is part of the University of Warwick, and conforms to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 1998.

When processing your booking we will ask you for your name, address, email and telephone number. This is essential for all bookings. As part of our funding agreement with Arts Council England we will ask if you want your information passed on to visiting companies also in receipt in Arts Council funding. We will ensure that your data is accurate and held securely, used only for the purposes you expect, and we will only contact you in relation to your booking or for reasons specified by you.

If you wish to change your contact preferences at any time please call Box Office or update your preferences by logging on to your online account.

For our full data protection statement and privacy notice please visit warwickartscentre.co.uk or call the Box Office team on 024 765 24524.

Family Arts Standards

We are signed up to Family Arts Standards – and this means we’re all geared up for a fantastic family experience. For full details see familyarts.co.uk/family-arts-standards

Children’s University

Warwick Arts Centre is a Children’s University venue. To find out more or take part visit warwickartscentre/childrensuniversity

How to find us

Access information Although it is not essential, you are advised to book in advance so that we can readily provide assistance. If you require assistance, disabled patrons may also bring a companion FREE of charge. For full and updated access information please see the website or ask for a leaflet at Box Office.

Registered disabled blue badge holders are entitled to free parking on campus upon display of a blue badge.

Disabled parking spaces are available in car park 7, car park 8 and on Health Centre Road. On designated evenings spaces are reserved for Blue Badge holders behind Senate House, which is located next to Warwick Arts Centre.

On busy days, i.e. for Concerts, Parking Stewards are positioned at key drop off points to assist you.

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Assistance dogs are welcomed and can be cared for during performances by prior arrangement.

Car park 7 (on central campus) By car Approaching Coventry, simply follow the brown signs for Warwick Arts Centre. Once on the University of Warwick campus, head for central campus car parks 7, 8 or 6 (after 6pm).

Car parking on campus Parking is FREE after 6pm and all day on Saturday and Sunday. Car parks 7 and 8 are pay and display during the day. Please allow time for your journey as latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

Car Park 7 is the nearest car park to Warwick Arts Centre and is multi-storey. Please be prepared that at the end of a busy night it can take some time to exit from the upper floors.

Car park 8 (on central campus) Car Park 8 is multi-storey and approximately 7 minutes walk from Warwick Arts Centre.

It is adjacent to the Sports Centre.

By bus Regular bus services from Coventry, Leamington Spa, Kenilworth and Stratford stop at the bus interchange directly behind Warwick Arts Centre.

Car park 6 (on central campus)

By train

Car Park 6 is at the bottom of Health Centre Road, located between The Oculus and Rootes Grocery Store. It is an open car park and 5 minutes walk from Warwick Arts Centre. Barriers open for Warwick Arts Centre customers on evenings after 6pm and all day on weekends.

Coventry station is just a short taxi or bus ride away. Services run regularly via Birmingham and London to Coventry. The numbers 11, 11U, or 12X buses bring you to Warwick Arts Centre. The taxi rank is at the side of the Arts Centre next to the bus interchange.

Receivers for our Sennheiser infra-red facility are freely available from Box Office.

Toilet facilities accessible on the ground level.

Further details available at warwickartscentre.co.uk/your-visit/accessibility The brochure is available in braille, large print or audio CD, call 024 7652 4524 to request a copy and sign up to our access mailing list.

Additional information During the Warwick 20:20 Project (see p3) there may be some disruption for which we apologise for in advance.

If you would like guidance before your visit, please contact our Box Office team on 024 7652 4524. Or see

warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit

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QUICK GUIDE SEP Fri 28

Sat 29

Wed 17 5pm 10am & 1pm

Mead: Over and Out

7.30pm

Fagin’s Twist

10am & 1pm

Mead: Over and Out

7.30pm

Fagin’s Twist

p32 T p4 p32

Thu 18

p4

Wed 3

7.15pm 7.45pm

Thu 4

Fri 5

Sat 6

Sun 7 Mon 8 Tue 9

Fup: A Modern Fable The Fear of Fear

T p5

Lunchtime Concert

p36

Fup: A Modern Fable

p5

7.30pm

Jason Manford

p41

7.45pm

The Fear of Fear

7.15pm

Fup: A Modern Fable

7.30pm

Russian State Symphony Orchestra

p5 T p33

Fup: A Modern Fable

p5

8pm

Dylan Moran

p41

Sara Pascoe

7pm & 8.45pm

Death is Certain

T p4

7pm

Heroes and Villains

p35

7pm & 8.45pm

Death is Certain

p4

Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story T p6 Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story

Thu 11

10.30am, 7pm & 8.45pm

I INFINITE

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

7.30pm

Dolly Alderton

p26

8pm

Sarah Millican

p42

Sat 13

Sun 14

p39

8.45pm

Emerge: The Welcome Revolution

p10

11am & 2pm

Dinosaur World Live

p18

p7 T / ADP p8

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

7.30pm

Joanna Lumley

p26

Fri 2

7.30pm

The Proclaimers

p40

Sat 3

1pm

The Exploded Circus Touch Tour The Exploded Circus

Dishoom!

p8

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

6pm

Dishoom! Touch Tour

p8

8pm

Magic of Motown

p37

2.30pm & 7.30pm

2pm, 4pm & 7pm

All That Fall

p7

7.30pm

p26

2.30pm & 7.30pm

Dishoom!

p8

An Evening With Snooker Greats: Dennis Taylor & John Virgo with Rob Walker

10am

p24

Masterclass: Festive Flower Arranging

p25

Masterclass: Mastering the Basics of your Fancy Camera

7.30pm

Owen Jones

p26

Met Opera Live: Samson et Dalila (Encore Screening)

p29

7.45pm

Jen Brister

Tue 6

7.30pm

Othello

T p9

NT Live: King Lear (Encore Screening)

p30

Wed 7

7.30pm

Othello

T p9

p37

7.30pm

Miloš: Voice of the Guitar

T p33

Harry Hill’s Kidz Show: How To Be Funny – For Kids!

p17

8pm

Juliet and Romeo

T p11

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

Slow Moving Clouds

p38

7.30pm

Othello

p9

The Robert Cray Band

p38

8pm

Juliet and Romeo

p11

7.45pm

Lip Service

p27

Sleepyhead

p17

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

11am & 2pm

7.45pm

Lip Service

p27

7.30pm

Othello

8pm

Ross Noble

p42

7.30pm

Coventry on Film

p31

7pm

Rumpelstilskin

T p19

7.45pm

Armonico Consort: Armed Man

p34

7.45pm

Lip Service

p27

Sleepyhead

p17

8pm

Ross Noble

p42

11am & 2pm 12.30pm

Othello Touch Tour

2pm & 7.30pm

Othello

8pm

David O’Doherty

p43

9am

Masterclass: Interior Design

p25

3pm

Met Opera Live: Marnie (Encore Screening)

p29

4pm

Wind and Percussion Concert

p35

7.30pm

Phil Nichol

7pm

The Wolf and Peter

T p20

Wed 14 11am & 1pm The Wolf and Peter

p20

Thu 15

11am

Wed 24 7.30pm

Sat 27

p37

Dishoom!

7.30pm

Fri 26

Echo & The Bunnymen

T p7 C p8

2pm & 7pm Rumpelstilskin

p19

7.45pm

Lip Service

p27

8pm

Ross Noble

p42

Masterclass: Calligraphy For Beginners

p24

7.45pm

Seann Walsh

p41

8pm

Sarah Millican

p42

11am & 1pm

Leaf

p20

3pm

Met Opera Live: La Fanciulla del West (Encore Screening)

p29

8pm

Sarah Millican

p42

7.45pm

False Lights

p38

9.30am

Masterclass: Chocolate Making

p24

Dinosaur World Live

p18

3pm

Met Opera Live: Aida (Encore Screening)

p29

2pm & 4.30pm 7.15pm

Emerge: Tess

Oscar Wilde Season LIVE: The Importance of Being Earnest (Encore Screening)

p30

8pm

Sarah Millican

p42

7.30pm

Dishoom!

p8

Sun 28 9.30am

Tue 30

8.45pm Wed 31 11am & 2pm

Sun 4

Thu 8

I INFINITE

p7

Thu 1

7.30pm

8pm

T p7

NOV

All That Fall

7.30pm

Thu 25

Abdullah Ibrahim

T p10

1pm, 4pm & 7pm

3pm

Tue 23

Dishoom!

10.30am, 7pm & 8.45pm

7.30pm

Tue 16

p6

Tord Gustaven Trio

7.30pm

Sun 21 9.30am

p41

Wed 10 7.30pm

Fri 12

Sat 20

C p4

2pm & 7.15pm 8pm

Fri 19

C T p4

7.15pm

Emerge: Oregon After the Fires

7.30pm

p7

8pm

p5

1.10pm

7.30pm

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Fup: A Modern Fable

p28

7pm & 9pm All That Fall

7.30pm 7.15pm

7.15pm

7pm & 9pm All That Fall

OCT Tue 2

Random String Nights: Music and Movement

T p10

Emerge: Things We Chose To Save

p10

Dinosaur World Live

p18

Fri 9

Sat 10

Sun 11

Tue 13

Fri 16

p11

R T p11

p42

C p9

p9 ADP p9

p43

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

7.45pm

Funny Women Showcase

p43

8pm

Joe Lycett

p44

9.30am

Random String Symposium

7.30pm

FACELESS_VOICELESS

p28 T p12

KEEP UP TO DATE Sat 17 Sun 18

Tue 20

7.45pm

Barb Jungr sings Bob Dylan

p40

8pm

Dave Gorman

p44

9.30am

Masterclass: 40 Tips for Writing Your p25 First Novel

Lords of Strut

p21

4pm

Dreams and Visions

p36

p44

Mon 3

7pm

Christmas Lecture

p16

7.30pm

Hamnet

p12

Tue 4

p14

p34

10.30am & 1.30pm

Wilde Creatures

Coull Quartet: Emotion and Tranquility

Wed 5

10.30am & 1.30pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

Thu 6

10.30am & 1.30pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

10.30am

Wilde Creatures

p14

7.30pm

Hamnet

7.45pm

Woyzeck

T p12 p27

10.30am, 11.45am & 2pm

Oskar’s Amazing Adventure

p20

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36

7.30pm

Kansas Smitty’s House Band

p40

7.30pm

Hamnet

p12

7.45pm

p45

7.45pm

Woyzeck

p27

Tamsyn Kelly & Sukh Ojla Double Bill

11am & 2pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

8pm

David Gest’s Soul Legends: The Legacy Tour 2018

11am & 2pm

Wilde Creatures

Fri 7

Oskar’s Amazing Adventure

p20

7.45pm

Woyzeck

p27

10am

Oskar’s Amazing Adventure

p20

7.45pm

Woyzeck

p27

8pm

Marcus Brigstocke

p44

8pm

An Evening With Afro Celt Sound System

p39

Sun 25 7.45pm

Ahir Shah

p45

Mon 26 7pm

Christmas Lecture

p16

7.30pm

Michael Portillo

p26

8pm

Ankusha and other Mysteries

Wed 28 1.30pm

Wilde Creatures

Fri 4

7.30pm

National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain

Tue 22

7.30pm

An Evening with Joanna Trollope

p46

Sat 26

8pm

Stephen K Amos

p46

8pm

Dave Gorman

p44

7.30pm

An Evening with Sir Ranulph Fiennes

p46

Sun 10

8pm

Lucy Porter

p46

Fri 15

7.30pm

Jason Manford

p41

Sat 23

8pm

Jimeoin

p47

Sun 24

7.45pm

Gary Delaney

p47

Fri 1

7.45pm

Justin Moorhouse

p47

Fri 15

7.45pm

Andrew Maxwell

p47

8pm

Stewart Francis

p47

Fri 10

8pm

Henning Wehn

p47

Sat 11

8pm

Paul Merton

p47

Sun 12

7.30pm

Julian Clary

p47

Gyles Brandreth

p47

Tue 29

MAR

APR

Wed 12 10.30am & 1.30pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

Thu 25

MAY

11am & 2pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

JUN

Sun 16

11am

Wilde Creatures

p14

Mon 24 7.30pm

6pm

Met Opera Live: La Traviata (Encore Screening)

p29

7pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

Wed 19 7pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

Thu 20

7pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

p45

Fri 21

7pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

p14

Sat 22

2pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

7pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

Wilde Creatures

p14

p14 T p34 p14

1.10pm

Lunchtime Concert

p36 T p13

Tue 18

p14

10.30am & 1.30pm

Wilde Creatures

8pm

Dara O’Briain

p45

Sun 23 2pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

11am & 2pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

Mon 24 11am & 2pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

7pm

Lords of Strut

T p21

Thu 27

2pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

8pm

Dara O’Briain

p45

7pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

2pm

Wilde Creatures

p14

7pm

The Canterville Ghost

p15

DEC

7pm

Fri 28

T p34

FEB

p14

Thu 13

p15

JAN

Wilde Creatures

p28

p14

The Canterville Ghost

COMING SOON

10.30am & 1.30pm

Random String Nights: Paint and Pixels

p15

Wilde Creatures

7pm

p30

6pm

p14

The Canterville Ghost

Sun 30 2pm

NT Live: The Madness of George III (Encore Screening)

Tue 11

Wilde Creatures

7pm

Sat 15

T p13

Wilde Creatures

Dara O’Briain

R p14

2pm

Wilde Creatures

10.30am & 1.30pm

Underneath

Mon 10 6pm

p40

Sat 29

10.30am & 1.30pm

Czech National Symphony Orchestra

8pm

Sat 8

Sun 9

7.30pm

7.45pm

Sat 1

12.30am & 3.30pm

Dave Gorman

10am, 11.30am & 2pm

Fri 30

p14

8pm

p39

Thu 29

p21

Wilde Creatures

p30

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox

Sat 24

Family Day

11am & 2pm

RSC Live: Troilus and Cressida (Encore Screening)

8pm Fri 23

10am

3pm

Wed 21 7.15pm

Thu 22

Sun 2

T= Pre/Post Show Talk C = Captioned Performance R = Relaxed Performance ADP= Audio Described Performance All information correct at time of going to print August 2018.

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