Brighton Dome Summer 2014 Season Brochure by Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival

Summer

June–August 2014

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spectrum

in association with Resident Our city is brimming with musical talent and Brighton Dome’s new project Spectrum offers the perfect platform for acts to be seen and heard. As well as hosting a diverse ‘spectrum’ of bands each month in the Studio Theatre, Spectrum also offers artist residencies, opportunities for musicians and filmmakers to collaborate through the Site & Sound project, as well as seminars for local musicians to learn more about the industry. We are proud to announce Bunty as our first resident artist for Spectrum.

Further Spectrum dates

Sat 5 Jul, Sun 10 Aug Check brightondome.org for line ups

Bunty feat. Dave the Machine and special guests Goodbye Leopold + Leroy Horns (brass) + Beatabet (DJ)

Is it a gig? Is it theatre? No, it is Multimos, a collection of songs caught in a web of theatrics which follows Bunty through streets, dreams, TV screens and lullaby machines to create a multimedia theatrical journey in collaboration with MetaLuna. Celebrate the launch of new single ‘We Are Here’ and get a sneak preview of the final show with her new ensemble. As part of a residency, Bunty leads a free vocal workshop before the show. See p11.

Fri 13 Jun, 7.30pm; Studio Theatre £4

Don’t miss… Pop-up Brighton: SoundScreen Captivating video art accompanied by exhilarating live music including MYYTHS, Adolescent and Monsters Build Mean Robots. Thu 4 Sep, 8pm

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Contemporary Music

Brighton Dome presents

Plus Mike Panteli & DJ Outbreak (Juice FM)

Hold tight for the hip hop gig of the year: partners in rhyme Method Man (of Wu-Tang Clan) and Redman (of Def Squad) on stage together in an exclusive show at Brighton Dome.

John Grant Plus support

It’s been an extraordinary journey for John Grant, from a point where he thought he would never make music again or escape a life of substance abuse to winning awards and accolades, collaborating with Sinead O’Connor, Rumer and Hercules & Love Affair and having his music featured in the awardwinning film Weekend.

Grant has never shied away from discussing depression, and new album Pale Green Ghosts is a show of strength and survival, of moving on with life, on what will continue to be an incredible journey. 'It's hard to imagine a more enjoyable and rewarding hour of music.' The Guardian (album of the week) ***** Fri 27 Jun, 7pm doors Concert Hall £21.50 standing

Herbie Flowers’ Jazz Breakfast Another hearty serving of the special kind of breakfast that gets all the cool cats hungry. With a delicious choice of breakfast treats and a cuppa on arrival, these ever-popular sessions of irresistible jazz have all the ingredients for the perfect Sunday chill-out. Sun 29 Jun, 11am Corn Exchange £6.50 (includes tea or coffee on arrival)

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Mef and Red have known each other since they were kids before signing to Def Jam. While they have been collaborating since 1994 (including Tupac Shakur's Got My Mind Made Up), it wasn’t until 1999 that they released a studio album, Blackout! A sitcom for Fox TV followed and in 2001 they starred together in the movie How High. Grammy award-winning Method Man has no shortage of hits, having released four solo studio albums; two albums with Redman and four platinum-selling albums as part of legendary hip hop supergroup Wu-Tang Clan. Critically acclaimed Redman has released seven solo albums to date, five of which went gold or platinum. This is one you will not want to miss. Sun 13 Jul, 7pm doors Concert Hall £29 standing (over 16s only)

Photo: Hordur Sveinsson

Contemporary Music

Method Man & Redman

Mods Versus Rockers Exactly 50 years ago this month, Mods and Rockers fought their battles on the streets and beaches of Brighton. Now the cult queer vintage club peddlers Duckie recreate this historical epoch in music, dance, performance and choreography. Hosted by Amy Lamé with DJs Readers Wifes, this Brighton Pride 2014 highlight stars a glittering array of talent, including The Caezars, Figs in Wigs, The Actionettes, The Two Wrongies, Black Elvis, Piney Gir, Miss High Leg Kick, Lucille Power, The Drakes and a dozen Lesley Ash clones.

Please dress appropriately and/or take advantage of our wardrobe and styling facilities to make sure you blend in — or stand out.

It’s a club. It’s a contest. It’s a punch up at the seaside.

Performance

Duckie

Age 18+

Sat 2 Aug, 9pm–3am Corn Exchange £12

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Children & Family

Science Museum Live

The Energy Show

Methane bubbles are set alight to make fireballs, liquid nitrogen freezes flowers, hydrogen balloons explode and rockets are fired into the audience. Stand well back and cover your ears – theatre just got dangerously exciting! Two futuristic science students race against time to prove their knowledge of energy. With help from the incredible virtual lab-assistant, i-nstein, and a steampunk workshop full of gadgets and chemicals, they explore, experiment and explode anything and everything they can find, building to a breath-taking climax as they demonstrate all forms of energy, live on stage, in under five minutes. Age 7+ Not suitable for under 3s or people with sensitive disposition Produced by the world famous Science Museum in London.

Photo: Benjamin Ealovega

Inspector Sands & China Plate present

Wed 18 Jun, 7pm Concert Hall £15, £12; Under 16s half price Schools £7.50

Rock Pool by Inspector Sands

A crustacean version of Waiting for Godot, for children. When a big storm whips up the sea, two very different creatures are left stranded in an isolated rock pool, far from the open water. As their little pool starts to drain away, Prawn and Crab don’t have long to find a way of getting on and getting home. Funny, tender, exuberant, partially submerged theatre from award-winning company Inspector Sands. Featuring rock music and splashy dancing! For children ages 3 and up (and their adults) Commissioned by Farnham Maltings and Arts Partnership Surrey in association with Take Art and supported by Arts Depot and South Street Reading.

‘They are brilliant and reckless, precise and inventive, intelligent and frank. They are kaleidoscopic creators. Don’t miss them!’ New York Theatre Guide on Inspector Sands

A Thousand Cranes

Me and My Cat? One morning the phone rings at the Amazing Kitamura Detective Agency. Detective K answers. It is a boy called Nicholas, but on the screen, we see a picture of a cat. Detective K is confused. Nicholas is confused. He needs help, fast! Join Detective K as she sets off on an exciting and hilarious adventure, full of manga clues and strange events. Using projection, puppets and bags of ingenuity, this is a fast paced, action packed story.

Duration: 45 mins

In association with artsdepot

Sun 15 Jun, 11.30am & 2.30pm Studio Theatre £7 (£5 concession) £22 Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children)

Sun 14 Sep, 11.30am & 2.30pm Studio Theatre £7 (£5 concession) £22 Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children)

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Dance

Ballet Theatre UK

The Little Mermaid

Following sell out performances of The Nutcracker at Christmas, Ballet Theatre UK returns to Brighton Dome with a dramatic retelling of a Hans Christian Andersen favourite. When the Little Mermaid falls in love with a human Prince, she gives up everything to win his love. The kind hearted little mermaid rescues the prince during a storm at sea, and begins a journey that takes her far from her home beneath the waves. Determined to pursue her love on to the shore, she makes a bargain with an evil sea witch, but it comes at a heavy price. Don’t miss this charming and poignant ballet for the whole family that shows us how making choices have lasting consequences and how goodness can be rewarded in unexpected ways. Suitable for all ages

Sun 29 Jun, 3pm Concert Hall £10, £12.50, £15, £18 Under 16's half price

‘ Glittering costumes, expressive dancers...a pleasure to witness a production of this calibre' Dance Europe

‘ A ballet company of great achievement’ The Dancing Times

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Theatre

Bryony Kimmings

Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model In an audacious, provocative protest against flagrant global attempts to sexualise and commodify childhood for profit, award-winning artist Bryony Kimmings (Sex Idiot, 7 Day Drunk) and her nine-year-old niece Taylor decided to play the global tween machine at its own game by inventing dinosaur-loving, bike riding, tuna pasta-eating, alternative pop star Catherine Bennett. Winner of a clutch of awards at the Edinburgh Fringe in 2013, including 3 Weeks Editors Award, Fringe First Award and Fringe Review Outstanding Achievement Award, this is your last chance to see this show. Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model is set in a fantasy land far from our own, where lines are drawn in the sand, girls become knights, eyeballs are gouged, wars are waged and people sell their souls. In typically screwball and humorous fashion, Bryony begs the question: what does it really take to be a Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model for a child of the 21st century?

‘ Bold, brave and very brilliant – don’t miss’ Independent ***** Age 16+

Thu 3 Jul, 8pm Studio Theatre £12 (£10 concessions)

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‘ Hilarious, heart-breaking, troubling and inspirational. Kick-ass in all the right ways.’ Time Out *****

Heritage & Tours

Photo: The Royal Pavilion and Museums, Brighton & Hove

Brighton Dome Discovery Tours

The Royal Pavilion Estate and the First World War

Get up close and personal with Brighton Dome past and present on this special behind-the-scenes encounter. Find out what goes down backstage before the curtain goes up out front. And seek out the hidden histories of this iconic building including a rare glimpse of the entrance to the infamous tunnel running from the Royal Pavilion to the Concert Hall.

Take a tour of the Royal Pavilion, Brighton Dome Concert Hall and Corn Exchange and discover how they were used by the military as hospitals from 1914 to 1919.

Sun 22 Jun, 20 Jul, 16 Aug, 23 Aug, 11am Meet in the Café-bar £6.50

Heritage Open Day Brighton Dome and the Royal Pavilion Estate open their doors for a celebration of the history and heritage of this collection of unique Grade I listed buildings. The day includes musical demonstrations of our much-loved organ in the Concert Hall and live entertainment in the Café–bar. For younger visitors, there are heritage crafts, dressing up in the Museum and a treasure hunt. A selection of items from our archive will be on display plus there is

Sun 22 Jun, Sun 20 Jul, Sat 16 Aug & Sat 23 Aug, 10.30am Meet at the Royal Pavillion £20, members £15 (includes tea and cake) Book line: 03000 290902 an opportunity to add your personal stories to our growing archive, so don’t forget to bring along your memories and memorabilia. Backstage tours will run throughout the day and can booked in advance from 1st September by calling our Ticket Office on 01273 709709. For more information and a programme of events nearer the time from brightondome.org Sat 13 Sep, 11am–4pm Free

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Photo: Miles Davies

Local Spotlight

BTG Youth

Grease the Musical Book, music and lyrics by Jim Jacobs and Warren Casey Directed by Michael Burnie

Everyone’s favourite musical will have you rocking and rolling along to a host of showstopping songs, including ‘Summer Nights’, ‘Hopelessly Devoted to You’, ‘You’re the One That I Want’ and ‘Greased Lightning’. Packed with great tunes, Grease is the original high school musical — a zesty and nostalgic take on 1950s America immortalized in the 1978 film starring starring John Travolta and Olivia NewtonJohn. After their stunning Les Misérables last year, the Brighton theatre company BTG Youth changes tempo with the ultimate feel-good show.

‘ A triumphant show’ The Argus on Les Misérables Tues 10 – Sat 14 Jun, 7.30pm Fri 13 & Sat 14 Jun, matinees 2.30pm Corn Exchange £22 (Fri & Sat 7.30pm) £18, £16 concessions, Under 16s £14

Carousel

Blue Camel Club

Mon 23 Jun, 7–10pm Corn Exchange £5 per person (£1 carers)

Streetfunk

Straight Up '14 Featuring headline performance by very special guests RUFF DIAMOND

Back for the 6th year running, Streetfunk's annual sellout youth Hip Hop dance showcase brings to you the City's freshest talent alongside breathtaking guest acts and a headline performance to blow you away. Sat 5 Jul, 6pm Concert Hall £12 (£8 concessions)

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Photo: Paul Mansfield

Picture the scene. A massive dance floor in a beautiful old building in central Brighton.

On stage the brilliant dance tunes of The Dancing Rock Queens, TV sensation Daniel Wakeford, melodic vocalist Catherine O’Rorke or the bouncing Unified Rhythm. On the big screen, Oska Bright films and live VJs. Add a pay bar, radio chill-out room and plenty of space to talk to your friends, meet new ones and dance your socks off. That’s the Blue Camel Club, where learning disabled people come to have the best night out.

spectrum workshop Be part of the show by joining the audience choir. As part of her Spectrum residency, Bunty will be leading a free vocal workshop before the show. Fri 13 Jun, 6pm Studio Theatre FREE

Join In

Soulful Singing Group singing teacher Mahasukha leads this uplifting harmony workshop with sacred song and heaps of infectious enthusiasm to get your spirits soaring! No experience necessary, just the will to sing. No need to book – just drop in. Age 12 – adult

Saturdays 11am – 1pm check website for dates Founders Room £5 from Café-bar Firecracker Youth Theatre Hydrocracker’s Youth Theatre in partnership with Brighton Dome & Brighton Festival and Nightingale Theatre

Fear and Misery Of The Third Reich by Bertolt Brecht

Brighton Dome presents

Miss Represented There’s a crack in everything, that’s how the light gets in. Miss Represented are an arts collective of aspiring young women and Artists from Brighton and its surrounding area. Together they have been exploring themes such as love, family, boundaries. They have been investigating forgiveness, facebook and friendship. Their innovative and

anarchic approach to making collaborative work is both refreshing and exhilarating. Miss Represented bring you their new energetic and powerful cross art performance. These are the voices you never hear, but should. Age 13+

Fri 18 Jul, 7.30pm Sat 19 Jul, 2.30pm & 7.30pm Studio Theatre Donation on door but please book your place with our ticket office. For more information please contact rebecca.fidler@brightondome.org

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We all know know what happened when the Nazis came to power and the world went to war. But how did it happen? How did it affect people like us? And how can we be sure it won’t happen again? Those are the questions that Bertolt Brecht poses in Fear And Misery of The Third Reich. Marshalling a wonderful array of characters in a vibrant recreation of life under Nazi rule, Firecracker probes the theatricality of tragedy in a series of ironical vignettes that reveal the secrecy and suspicion, denial and defiance of life in Nazi Germany. Age 12+

Fri 8 Aug, 7.30pm Sat 9 Aug, 2.30pm & 7.30pm £7, Under 18's £5 £20 Family ticket (2 adults + 2 children)

Winner of Best UK Jazz Act at the inaugural Jazz Fm Awards, Neil Cowley’s jazz-meets-rock ethic has earned him plaudits from across the musical spectrum. To date he has released five albums with his trio including Displaced, winner of Best Album at the 2007 BBC Jazz Awards; Loud... Louder... Stop, which Mojo described as a ‘modern classic’, and most recently Live in Montreux. Thu 9 Oct, 8pm Corn Exchange £15 (£12.50 concessions)

London Philharmonic Orchestra

Rachmaninof The Isle of the Dead Prokofiev Violin Concerto No. 1 Rachmaninoff Symphonic Dances Vladimir Jurowski conductor Elena Tanski violin

Sat 27 Sep, 7.30pm Concert Hall £10 – £32.50

Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra

Sublime Shostakovich Borodin Prince Igor Overture Shostakovich Piano Concerto No.2 Tchaikovsky Symphony No.5 Julian Kuerti conductor Alexander Romanovsky piano Petroc Trelawny presenter

Sat 15 Nov, 7.30pm Concert Hall £10, £15, £18, £23, £27.50

Mogwai Over the last two decades, Mogwai have quietly cornered the market for multi-layered post-rock cool. The band’s largely instrumental works are soundscapes in the truest sense of the word: guitarheavy, effects-laden evocations of stark grandeur and tranquil beauty. Now Mogwai brings its eighth album to life in an epic live event. Rave Tapes mines the same rich seams of inspiration as Mogwai’s previous releases, veering from slowburn sonic scowls to dramatic, ecstatic electronica: with this album, Mogwai’s mastery of sound and space reaches its apex. Sun 26 Oct, 8pm Concert Hall £22.50, £25

Save the date for our Sunday morning Cofee Concert series Borromini Quartet Haydn, Arriaga, Boccherini Sun 26 Oct

Calefax Quartet Mozart, Beethoven, Couperin, Gershwin Sun 16 Nov

Apollon Musagete Quartet Górecki, Szymanowski, Dvorák Sun 14 Dec On sale soon, see brightondome.org for details In association with Strings Attached

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Photo (Neil Cowley): Tom Barnes

Coming Soon

Neil Cowley Trio

The Five & the Prophecy of Prana Five young troublemakers are drawn into a power struggle that has divided a secret group of warriors. Given a chance to redeem themselves in the ensuing battle to restore peace, their action-packed adventure becomes a celebration of camaraderie and the triumph of the human spirit. Set in modern Tokyo, The Five & the Prophecy of Prana sees dazzling visuals frame a dynamic fusion of hiphop and martial arts in an explosive tribute to manga – Japan’s popular graphic novel form. Kenrick ‘H20’ Sandy and Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, the Olivier award-winning team behind Pied Piper and choreographer and composer for the film Streetdance 3D, have worked with the monks from the Shaolin Temple Warrior School, Japanese manga artist Akio Tanaka, and award winning video animation studio Yeast Culture, to create this electrifying show.

‘ a hip-hop-martial-artsmanga hybrid that’s the most ambitious thing yet created by choreographer

Coming Soon

Boy Blue Entertainment in

Kenrick Sandy Evening Standard****

‘ Injecting manga and martial arts [into hip hop] proves a masterstroke by Boy Blue.’ The Guardian

Age 6+ Duration: 1 hour 50 minutes including interval Presented with Dance Touring Partnership

Tue 7 & Wed 8 Oct, 7.30pm Concert Hall £10, £12.50, £15, £17.50 Under 16s half price, Under 26s £10 Schools £6, Family ticket (best seats) £45

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Photo: Victor Frankowski

Your Visit Brighton Dome is the South Coast’s premier arts venue and the cultural heart of Brighton & Hove. We host over 600 events each year in our three historic spaces. Getting here Brighton Dome is situated a stone’s throw from the Royal Pavilion and is part of the Cultural Quarter and the Royal Pavilion Estate. Brighton Dome comprises three spaces – Concert Hall, Corn Exchange (both entered via Church Street) and Studio Theatre (entrance on New Road). For more information about public transport, parking and accessibility please see brightondome.org/your_visit

Café-bar Brighton Dome Café-bar is one of the city’s hidden gems, known for beings welcoming, light and spacious daytime café offering quality food, speciality coffees and decadent cakes as well as local draft beers in our beautiful history venue. Our catering partners, Peyton and Byrne take full advantage of local Sussex produce, menus are regularly updated to ensure only the best seasonal dishes are freshly prepared for you. Brighton Dome Café–bar is open from 10am – late every day* serving healthy, hearty lunches,

afternoon treats or simply tea, coffee and cake. This light and airy space is a hidden gem in the heart of town – the perfect spot to catch up with friends, hold informal meetings or work quietly with free WiFi.

by creating insipiring menus combining innovative food and impeccable service.

Take the last minute rush out of your evening by pre-booking a sharing platter for two and savour the pre-show buzz in the bar.

Small print Every effort has been made to ensure that the information included in this brochure is correct at the time of going to press. All running times are approximate. Brighton Dome reserves the right to change the programme in unforeseen circumstances. We may ask customers who cause unreasonable disturbance during events to leave. Once paid for, tickets are non-refundable. Brighton Dome is committed to treating all customers and members of staff equally.

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Meat & Fish or Vegetarian sharing platter for 2: £14.50

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Sharing platter with bottle of house wine: £24.50

Email preshowdining@ peytonandbyrne.co.uk for further details, and to book *On occasion the Café–bar may close for private events. To check opening hours call 01273 261550.

Hire our venues With five unique and flexible event spaces, Brighton Dome is the perfect setting for any event including conferences, Christmas parties, product launches, receptions, weddings or themed dinners. Peyton Events' experienced team can complement any function

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03 Jun

Toumani & Sidiki Diabate 8pm CH web

05 Jun

Farmageddon 7.30pm ST web

10 Jun

Grease The Musical 7.30pm CE p10

11 Jun

Grease The Musical 7.30pm CE p10

03 Jul

Credible Likeable Superstar Role Model 8pm ST p8

05 Jul

Spectrum 7.30pm ST p3

05 Jul

Streetfunk 6pm CH p10

13 Jun

CH p4 13 Jul Method Man & Redman 7pm Voices 7pm CH web TBC p11 18 Jul Miss Represented 7.30pm Grease The Musical 7.30pm CE p10 20 Jul Royal Pavilion Estate Tour 10.30am RP p9 Grease The Musical 2.30pm, 7.30pm CE p10 20 Jul Dome Discovery Tour 11am CB p9 BUNTY! Workshop 6pm ST p11

13 Jun

Spectrum: BUNTY! 7.30pm ST p3

14 Jun

Grease The Musical 2.30pm, 7.30pm CE p10

15 Jun

Rockpool

18 Jun

Brighton College One Moment

12 Jun 12 Jun 13 Jun

11.30am, 2.30pm ST p6 7pm CE web

August 02 Aug Duckie: Mods V Rockers 9pm CE p5 08 Aug Firecracker Youth Theatre 7.30pm ST p11

18 Jun

09 Aug Firecracker The Energy Show 7pm CH p6 Youth Theatre

20 Jun

Sussex Downs Dance TBC CE web

10 Aug Spectrum 7.30pm ST p11

22 Jun

Royal Pavilion Estate Tour 10.30am RP p9

16 Aug Royal Pavilion Estate Tour 10.30am RP p3

22 Jun

Dome Discovery Tour 11am CB p9

16 Aug Dome Discovery Tour 11am CB p9

23 Jun

Blue Camel Club 7pm CE p10 23 Aug Royal Pavilion Estate Tour 10.30am RP p9

27 Jun

John Grant 7pm CH p4 23 Aug Dome Discovery Tour 11am CB p9

29 Jun

Herbie Flowers’ Jazz Breakfast 11am CE p4 Music Dance Performance Join In Theatre Words The Little Mermaid 3pm CH p7 Children & Family Heritage & Tours Local Spotlight

29 Jun

Calendar

July

June

2.30pm, 7.30pm ST p11

CH Concert Hall CE Corn Exchange ST Studio Theatre CB Café-bar FR Founders Room RP Royal Pavillion

There is more to us than meets the eye Did you know we run a comprehensive outreach arts programme in order to engage our community? We work with children with life-shortening conditions, vulnerable young women, and children from across the city to name just a few. Help us do more Become a member, join the patrons circle or sponsor a show. brightondome.org/support_us Thank you

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