what’s on AUTUMN/WINTER 2015
Great Theatre At The Heart Of The City
WHAT’s on // 2015
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DIRECTOR’S WELCOME Hello There!
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Welcome to our new autumn and winter season, packed full of great theatre and arts events right at the heart of the city.
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This season we’ve a very special experience coming to Lincoln that I’m particularly thrilled about, which I think perfectly captures the excitement of contemporary British theatre and the spirit of the type of work we try to present at Lincoln Performing Arts Centre – Paines Plough’s pop-up theatre space Roundabout. This award-winning theatre-in-the-round feels a little like a space ship inside and will land in front of our building this September, within a specially constructed geo-dome. Over the course of a week it will play host to a packed schedule of performance from great new theatre, family shows, music, comedy and cabaret alongside script readings and scratch performances. There’s never been anything like it in the city and we’re thrilled Lincoln is one of the few places in the UK to host this unique experience.
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We round off the season (no pun intended) with another in-theround extravaganza – our annual Christmas show. This year we’re setting sail for Neverland in a fun-filled retelling of Peter Pan, filled with swashbuckling pirates, free-running Lost Boys, a feisty fairy and a steampunk crocodile. So whether you’re a Lost Boy, a Lost Girl, or simply a parent that never grew up, this year is set to be an ideal festive treat for all the family. See you soon
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Director’s Choice We have many great events on offer this season but if you like something a bit different, look out for this icon. I highly recommend it! I Loved You And I Loved You // Men in the Cities // The Human Ear // Cartography
Part of University of Lincoln Lincoln Performing Arts Centre is also home to Lincoln School of Fine & Performing Arts. Around 400 students study Dance and Drama here at undergraduate and postgraduate level. Find us online at www.lincoln.ac.uk
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WHAT’s on // 2015
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WHAT’s WHAT’son on////September FEBRUARY
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Zing is home to great free activities and performances throughout the year. See our website for up-to-date event and exhibition listings.
Festival800 is an eclectic, creative and cultural response to the 800 year journey from Magna Carta to the present day. A programme filled with exciting, inspiring and impassioned provocations.
Festival800 is about us all and the power we have to create change! For more festival 800 information and listings visit festival800.co.uk
Come and join us at Zing and enjoy fresh and affordable snacks and drinks throughout the day and into the evening. A light, relaxed atmosphere provides lunchers and theatregoers alike with the ideal spot to have a coffee, juice or glass of wine. Opening Hours 8.30am-6pm Monday through to Friday and from an hour before show start times. @ZingCafeBar
Wednesday 2 September 7.30pm Tickets: £10 Full // £7 Concessions Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
Our Auntie Rosa: The Family of Rosa Parks Remembers her life and Lessons
Free events in Zing Café Bar 4
Eva Clarke: A Survivor’s Story
Zing Unplugged
The Collection@
A monthly acoustic café session, presenting the best young and emerging musicians from Lincoln and the surrounding area.
Our visual arts space showcasing young and emerging artists. Open normal café hours. For latest details on exhibitions please visit our website: www.lpac.co.uk.
Tuesdays 6pm-8pm (6 Oct, 3 Nov, 1 Dec)
Lil’ Pacs Fun creative play sessions guided storytellers and artists: perfect for parents and toddlers. Fridays 10am-11.30am (4 Sept to 29 Jan // excludes 18 & 25 Dec, 1 Jan)
Commuter Jazz The weekend starts here. Great live music from hot swingin’ jazz to hip funkateers. Fridays 5pm-7pm (4 Sept – 29 Jan // excludes 11, 18 & 25 Dec, 1 Jan)
Missing ZING COMEDY CLUB? Check out UNSCRIPTED, our new comedy improv night on pages 14, 23 & 34
Friday 4 September 7.30pm Tickets: £10 Full // £7 Concessions
Alfie Deyes: Pointless – A 21st Century Charter?
Shappi Khorsandi: Because I’m Shappi
Tuesday 1 September 12pm – 5pm
Thursday 3 September 8pm
3.7m youtube followers. 2.24m Twitter followers. 2.3m instagram followers. 1.3m facebook likes. Alfie will be meeting his fans and signing copies of his new books. Alfie Deyes is festival800’s vlogger. He runs the YouTube channels Pointless Blog, PointlessBlogTV and PointlessBlogGames. Alfie has released two books in his “Pointless Book” series and is due to release another in late 2015.
Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
“There is free speech in my native Iran, but no freedom after you have spoken”. Star of Live At The Apollo, Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow, Friday Night with Jonathan Ross, Have I Got News for You and Q.I is back with a brand new show. She has whip-crack jokes and is effortlessly funny as she handles every subject with a razor sharp wit, softened only by her deliciously mischievous delivery and endless charm.
Listen to the Banned Saturday 5 September 12pm - SMASHED HITS / BANNED MUSIC Tickets: £5 All Tickets
1.30pm - DEEYAH KHAN – IN CONVERSATION Tickets: £8 All Tickets
3pm - LISTEN TO THE BANNED: SHORT FILMS Tickets: Free Entry
4pm - PANEL DISCUSSION ADVOCATING FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION Tickets: £5 All Tickets
Tickets: Free Entry
Tickets: £10 All Tickets
First come, first served. Conditions apply. See www.festival800.co.uk to book.
Running Time: 1 hour 50 mins (inc. interval)
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7.30pm - LISTEN TO THE BANNED – LIVE! Tickets: £10 All Tickets
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WHAT’s on // September
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WHAT’s on // September
Festival 2015
Paines Plough’s Roundabout is a portable in-the-round theatre that can pop-up anywhere. It combines beautiful design with innovative engineering and pioneering technology to deliver a top class theatre experience. Paines Plough is the UK’s national theatre of new plays. They commission and produce the best playwrights and tour their plays far and wide. They’ve been going strong for over 40 years, and now with Roundabout, they can tour further and wider than ever before. “A beautifully designed masterpiece in engineering... a significant breakthrough in theatre technology.” THE STAGE “The Stage Theatre Building of the Year 2015”
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ticket offer
3 shows 30% // 4 shows 40% // 5 shows or more 50% (offer excludes free events)
DID YOU KNOW? Roundabout was built using sustainable materials. Thanks to the use of LED technology its power consumption is a fraction of a traditional theatre.
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Family (4 people, max 2 adults)
Script This Presents
LUNCHTIME SCRIPT READING
OUR TEACHER’S A TROLL
Wednesday 23 September 8pm Friday 25 September 8.30pm Saturday 26 September 7pm
Thurs 24 & Fri 25 September 12.30pm
By Dennis Kelly
“I could fly to New York and back every day for seven years and still not leave a carbon footprint as big as if I have a child. Ten thousand tonnes of CO2. That’s the weight of the Eiffel Tower. I’d be giving birth to the Eiffel Tower.” A couple are deciding their future. Thirty-something, educated and thoughtful, they want to have a child for the right reasons. But in a time of overpopulation, erratic weather and political unrest, what exactly are the right reasons?
“The most beautiful, shattering play of the year.” SUNDAY EXPRESS
£20
Paines Plough and Half Moon
By Duncan Macmillan
Tickets: £12 Full // £10 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
Family ticket offer
14+
Thursday 24 September 10.30am Thursday 24 September 4pm Saturday 26 September 10:30am Two terrible twins with a talent for turmoil rule their school with terror and tyranny - until the arrival of a new head teacher with green scaly skin, sharp gnarly fangs, and a long spiky tail… Can the twins save the school from the child-eating Troll? Can they get Brussels sprouts in peanut butter taken off the menu? And most importantly, can naughtiness prevail?
See our website for each day’s lunchtime line-up.
Be outrageously entertained in this colourfully comic show from the writer of award-winning West End hit MATILDA THE MUSICAL. For ages 7+ and their accompanying trolls (or parents).
Tickets: Free or Pay What You Can // £3.50 suggested (advanced booking recommended)
“Comic perfection.”
THE TIMES
Running Time: 1 hour 10 mins (no interval) (post show discussion Wed 23 Sept)
A selection of script-in-hand readings from previous winners of Script This, alongside some of the best new writing supported by Lincoln Performing Arts Centre.
Tickets: £8 Adult // £5 Child Running Time: 50 mins (no interval)
Running Time: 1 hour (no interval)
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WHAT’s on // September
WHAT’s on // September
Script This Presents
Paines Plough
DOUBLE BILL: HE(ART) & MAISIE SAYS SHE LOVES ME
THE HUMAN EAR By Alexandra Wood
Friday 25 September 6pm
Thursday 24 September 6.30pm Saturday 26 September 3pm
A double-bill of short new plays previously supported by Script This and Lincoln Performing Arts Centre’s artist support scheme Newvolutions.
Paines Plough present a gripping thriller from Fringe First Award winner Alexandra Wood.
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Tickets: £10 full // £8 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
A man turns up at Lucy’s door claiming to be the brother she hasn’t seen in 10 years. But why has he come? Is it really him? And what happens when there’s another knock at the door? Forced to confront the messy inner workings of sibling love with its petty resentments, casual cruelty, profound betrayals and implicit understanding, can the bond between brother and sister be rebuilt? An intriguing tale of loss, renewal and knowing who to trust.
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he(art)
Thursday 24 September 8.30pm A comedy night with a difference, hosted by the award-winning Tom Webb. This hilarious tournament of interactive games is played by and made up of YOU, the audience. Including Human Hungry Hippos, Crowd Kerplunk, Big Top Trumps and Audience Guess Who. “One of the most mega fun and mega silly things in town. Mega recommended.” THE SKINNY
Tickets: £10 All Tickets Running Time: 60 mins (no interval)
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“An intense, original and memorable play for today.” THE SCOTSMAN on Alexandra Wood’s The Initiate, 2014
Tickets: £12 Full // £10 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 1 hour 10 mins (no interval)
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (inc. interval)
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maisie says she loves me
By Andrew Maddock
By Jimmy Osborne
Rhys & Alice can’t decide on a piece of art for their living room. Sam & Kevin just want enough money to pay for their mum’s cancer treatment.
Maisie is a very forgiving woman. It is one of her many endearing qualities.
Rhys has a heart condition. Kevin wants to rob the art gallery. He(Art) is a one act play about relationships and what we are prepared to put ourselves through for the people we love. A Press Play Theatre Company production. Directed by Ryan Bradley
Maisie says she loves Sheldon, but he’s not sure. Sheldon worries. About lots of things. About Maisie. About his family. About himself. A monologue about love and inheritance. A FallOut Theatre production. Directed by Simon Evans Performed by David Aula www.fallouttheatre.com
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WHAT’s on // September
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LIL’ PACS: the night pirates Friday 25 September 10am
sing: from broadway to brayford
All aboard for a night-time adventure!
Saturday 26 September 1pm
Join us for a very special Roundabout Lil’ Pacs based on The Night Pirates by Peter Harris and Deborah Allwright.
Lincoln School of Fine & Performing Arts has selected its finest students from Acting The Song, to present a showcase of the big hits from your favourite musicals.
When dark shadows come stealing down Tom’s bedroom walls he thinks it might be monsters or ogres or trolls. But the truth is much stranger. It’s pirates! (And very unusual pirates, at that) This free, creative storytelling session is perfect for the under 5s and their grown-ups.
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Saturday 26 September 9pm Lincoln’s brand-new bold and brash mash-up of music, comedy and song launches as part of Roundabout. Expect off-the-wall sketches, razor sharp wit and mind-blowing melodies. No Pugs.
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (inc. interval)
Running Time: 50 mins (no interval)
ticket offer
Tickets: £3 Child // Adults go free!
Roundabout was designed by Lucy Osborne and Emma Chapman in collaboration with Howard Eaton and Charcoalblue. It was built and developed by Factory Settings and Howard Eaton Lighting Ltd in collaboration with Total Solutions.
The brayford Cabaret
Tickets: £8 All Tickets Tickets: £5 All Tickets
WHAT’s on // September
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Roundabout was made possible thanks to the support of The Andrew Lloyd Webber Foundation, Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Garfield Weston Foundation, J Paul Getty Jnr Charitable Trust, The John Ellerman Foundation, Universal Consolidated Group, Howard Eaton Lighting Ltd, Charcoalblue, Avolites Ltd and many generous individual donors.
DID YOU KNOW? Roundabout can be set up in a day by just six people with one Allen key.
3 shows 30% // 4 shows 40% // 5 shows or more 50% (offer excludes free events)
Running Time: 1 hour 30 mins (no interval) Places are limited. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
www.roundaboutpp.com FESTIVAL 2015
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WHAT’s on // october
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WHAT’s on // october
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FESTIVAL OF THE SPOKEN NERD: JUST FOR GRAPHS
CHRIS RAMSEY: ALL GROWED UP
Thursday 1 October 8pm
Saturday 3 October 8pm
The science comedy phenomenon returns, and this time they’re off the chart. Join acclaimed stand-up mathematician Matt Parker, experiments maestro Steve ‘Danger’ Mould and geek songstress Helen Arney for graph-a-minute fun on an unprecedented linear scale.
Critically acclaimed stand-up comedian, Celebrity Juice regular, star of BBC2’s Hebburn, and the man who once got pizza delivered to a moving train embarks on his biggest stand-up tour yet!
A new show packed with explosive live experiments and statistically significant laughter. Will they stay on-trend, or lose the plot completely? “Charm and perky curiosity is in its DNA.” THE GUARDIAN “Great, funny, clever… even the heckles at this terrific show are smart.” THE SCOTSMAN
Following sell-out runs of his last three UK tours, Chris is back with a brand new show for 2015. Join him as he explores getting older, finding yourself, taking responsibility, realising you are no longer a child and all of the other terrifying realisations that come with being dragged kicking and screaming into modern adulthood.
Tickets: £17.50 All Tickets Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
Tickets: £15 Full // £13 Concessions
www.lincolncomedyfestival.co.uk
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DICKENS ABRIDGED Friday 2 October 7.30pm From Adam Long, founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company and co-creator of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) comes Dickens Abridged – a fast-paced musical comedy. An absurdly talented cast of four bring hundreds of the great author’s best-loved characters to life in 90 minutes of madcap Dickensian mayhem. A singing, dancing love-letter to one of the world’s greatest authors – guaranteed to show you the wonderful world of Dickens as you’ve never seen it before.
“Irreverent, witty, fast-paced and outrageous!” THE STAGE “A vibrant cultural mash-up in which ‘The Grateful Dead meets The Ghost of Christmas Past.” DAILY TELEGRAPH “Irresistible comic romp.” HOLLYWOOD REPORTER
Tickets: £16 Full // £14 Concessions Running Time: 1 hour 50 mins (inc. interval)
12+
early BOOKING OFFER
£10
Students & Under 26s (limited availabilty)
www.lincolncomedyfestival.co.uk
WHAT’s on // october
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WHAT’s WHAT’son on////FEBRUARY october
The Lincoln Company
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Tuesday 6 October 8pm Bouncers Improv comedy stars Racing Minds, as heard on BBC 6 Music, bring a unique and daring comedy extravaganza to Lincoln once a month. Whip-smart wit, hilarious characters and edge-of-your seat adventures are conjured up from devilish audience suggestions by these award-nominated multipleEdinburgh Fringe-sellouts. Every month features a different star guest act from the UK improv scene to ensure a truly unrepeatable night – with not a script in sight!
£5
“Clever, funny and satisfying” The Sunday Times
Venue: Studio 1
16+
Tickets: £8 All Tickets Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
Monday 5 October 8pm A live theatrical event as part of a week-long celebration of Japanese Culture. This surprise event could be anything from a live Kabuki show, a piece of Noh theatre, or even a traditional dance piece. www.japanfestival.co.uk
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Nick Hornby’s High Fidelity meets Malvolio in The Lincoln Company’s iconic cut of Shakespeare’s misguided comedy. This 21st century remix brings to light the love, loss and dedication of die-hard music fans. A record shop during the recession sounds like the perfect money-maker; anything to get you off your Game Boy, out of your parents’ basement and into the real world. A group of well-meaning, infatuated and reckless teenagers take on a business with limited growth potential and next to no customers. Hell, it’s better to burn out than fade away. And who needs money and a girlfriend anyway when you’ve got vinyl? Rock ‘n’ roll baby. “A smart, sharp, deeply intelligent and brilliantly executed show.” EDINBURGH SPOTLIGHT on A Modernist Event
Tickets: £10 Full // £8 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval)
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WHAT’s on // october
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WHAT’s on // october
Sweetshop Revolution and National Theatre Wales
I LOVEd YOU AND I LOVEd YOU Thursday 15 October 7.30pm I Loved You And I Loved You is the extraordinary true story of young Welsh composer Morfydd Owen, who was born over 100 years ago and died in mysterious circumstances at the age of just 26. This rapturous new production, half-way between dance and a play, charts her rise from humble beginnings to great success in music and her tumultuous relationships with both the man she married and the man she longed to love.
International Concert Series
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THE CHRIS & PUI SHOW
JOHN LILL, PIANO
Saturday 10 October 11am & 2pm
Sunday 11 October 3pm
See Chris & Pui from Show Me Show Me in their new stage show with the toys & characters from their hit CBeebies TV programme.
Internationally renowned, John Lill, one of Britain’s most distinguished pianists, returns to play two great Beethoven alongside popular works by Chopin and Schumann rarity.
Catch the ‘Gingerbread Man’, marvel at the ‘Ugly Duckling’ becoming a beautiful swan and oooh and aaah as Miss Mouse attempts to zoom zoom zoom to the cheesy moon in her rocket. With songs, comedy sketches, a dash of magic and heaps of joining in.
Beethoven – Sonata in C# minor, Op.27 No.2 ‘Moonlight’ Schumann – Fantasy in C, Op.17 Chopin – Polonaise in F sharp minor, Op.44 Chopin – Nocturne, Op.48 No.1
Tickets: £12 Full // £10 Child
Beethoven – Sonata in C minor, Op.111
Running Time: 1 hour 20 mins (inc. interval) Tickets: £17 Full // £15 Concessions // £5 Under 26s & Students
Family ticket offer
£40
Family (4 people, max 2 adults)
Running Time: 1 hour 50 mins (inc. interval)
series discount
Book all SIX concerts at the same time and save 20%. Book 3 concerts at the same time and save 10%.
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Tickets: £12 Full // £10 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 1 hour 15 mins (no interval)
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ANDY PARSONS: LIVE AND UNLEASHED BUT NATURALLY CAUTIOUS Friday 16 October 8pm With four sell out national tours, three DVD releases and a special for Comedy Central already under his belt, Andy Parsons’ new show will see the star of BBC2’s Mock The Week and Live At At The Apollo hit the road again delivering more sharp comedy up and down the UK. Andy has enjoyed huge success as a writer and performer on television, radio and the live comedy stage. Andy has also appeared on QI (BBC2), The Politics Show (BBC1), Newsnight (BBC2), World’s Most Dangerous Roads (BBC2), Saturday Live (ITV) and Channel 4’s Comedy Gala At The O2, Andy was also lead writer on ITV’s hugely influential Spitting Image. “A merciless, Swiftian dissection. Bubbling over with righteous and very funny indignation.” THE TIMES
“Hysterical live show. Andy Parsons is on fire.” THE MIRROR “His delivery multiplies the humour. Big laughs unloading both barrels at British political and public life.” THE GUARDIAN
Tickets: £15 All Tickets Running Time: 1 hour 50 mins (inc. interval)
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WHAT’s on // october
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WHAT’s on // october
Lincoln Film Society
A MAN FOR ALL SEASONS Tuesday 20 October 6.30pm Winner of 6 Oscars, this literary adaptation by Robert Bolt from his own stage play of the same name, recounts how Sir Thomas More stood up to King Henry VIII when the king rejected the Roman Catholic church to obtain a divorce and remarriage. Part of a series of films programmed by Lincoln Film Society to celebrate 800 years of Magna Carta.
Tickets: £5 All Tickets Running Time: 2 hours
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Vienna Festival Ballet
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COPPÉLIA
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Sunday 25 October 5pm A lively production, infused with old world charm, Coppélia appeals to audiences of all ages with its captivating story of an eccentric toymaker and his beloved doll. The colourful costumes, lively characters and beautiful music from Delibes all combine to create a magical and comical classic that warms and entertains from start to finish. Coppélia is guaranteed to lift the hearts of all the family. “An excellent company of talented young dancers. Their energy and enthusiasm is breathtaking.” ENTS24.COM WHATSONSTAGE
Tickets: £18 Full // £16 Concessions // £12.50 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
London Classic Theatre
WAITING FOR GODOT By Samuel Beckett
Wednesday 21 & Thursday 22 October 7.30pm A country road. A tree. Evening. Vladimir and Estragon meet as dusk approaches. Estragon tries to remove his boot. Vladimir examines his hat. A conversation begins, a joke is interrupted. A carrot is eaten. The two men quarrel, then embrace. So begins Samuel Beckett’s 60-year-old masterpiece Waiting for Godot, a ground-breaking, anarchic meditation on the meaning of life and death. Part allegory, part burlesque, Beckett’s unique, timeless play moves seamlessly between absurdist comic sketch and captivating philosophical drama. First produced in 1955, Waiting for Godot is arguably the most significant English language play of the 20th Century.
Tickets: £15 Full // £13 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 2 hours 15 mins (inc. interval) (approx.)
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WHAT’s on // october
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WHAT’s on // november
23 October - 1 November 2015
Frequency Festival of Digital Culture is a biennial festival in the City of Lincoln, celebrating the pioneering spirit of digital innovation and culture through exhibition, creative collision and debate.
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The Lincoln Company
THE ADDAMS FAMILY: A NEW MUSICAL
The theme for Frequency 2015 is ‘liberation’ - to coincide with Lincoln’s 800 Years of Magna Carta celebrations.
Friday 30 October 7.30pm
Lincoln Performing Arts Centre is proud to be taking part in Frequency 2015. We’ve selected a range of work during the Festival that is ‘revolutionary’ either in content or in theme with more events to be announced.” Michael Pinchbeck LPAC Producers
FREQUENCY COMMISSION
THE MAN WHO FLEW INTO SPACE FROM HIS APARTMENT
Thursday 29 October
Tuesday 27 October 6pm, 7pm & 8pm
LPAC Producers – our young programmers aged 18-25 – present an exciting commissioned performance as part of Frequency Festival 2015! At the time of going to print emerging artists from around the UK are applying for the opportunity to bring their work to Lincoln, and more details of the successful applicant will be revealed shortly. Look out for other events programmed by LPAC Producers througout the season.
A slideshow exploring absence and presence, flying and falling, and the power of the artist to fail or be free. Using found text and an old slide projector, Michael presents a gallery tour for an empty gallery, to be performed by a guest performer in front of an audience of ten. Inspired by the installation of the same name by Ilya Kabakov, this is a performance for galleries commissioned by hÅb Arts (Manchester) and Lincoln Performing Arts Centre.
Venue: The Collection and Usher Gallery Tickets: £5 All Tickets
www.frequency.org.uk
Running Time: 45 minutes (no interval)
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The Addams Family request your presence, spiritual or otherwise, for an evening of morbid musical madness. Join Gomez and Morticia Addams as they face the most unimaginable torture . . . their future in-laws. Wednesday Addams is in love and switching her crossbow for a bouquet! The resulting shenanigans show the family as you’ve never seen them before. Book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice Music and lyrics by Andrew Lippa Based on characters created by Charles Addams “The Addams Family – A New Musical” is presented through special arrangement with and all authorized performance materials are supplied by Theatrical Rights Worldwide (TRW), 570 Seventh Ave, Suite 2100, New York, NY. 10018. (866) 378-9758 www.theatricalrights.com
Tickets: £10 Full // £8 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 1 hour 30 minutes (no interval)
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Saturday 31 October 1pm & 3.30pm Join CBeebies star, Tree Fu Tom, as he takes to the stage in his first nationwide ‘live’ tour! Follow Tom, Twigs, Ariela and friends on an action packed adventure through the magical world of Treetopolis! After finding a dusty old map, Tom decides to follow where it leads and see if it will take them to any mysterious hidden treasure – but it’s not an easy route to follow. Tom and his friends must travel through wild weather and catch the mischievous Mushas who are making trouble along the way! Full of fun, music and laughter, Tom will need your help to do the Tree Fu moves that could help save the day. Be part of the magic!
Tickets: £12.50 Full // £10.50 Child Running Time: 1 hour 20 mins (inc. interval)
Family ticket offer
£42
Family (4 people, max 2 adults)
WHAT’s on // october
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WHAT’s on // november
Tuesday 3 November 8pm Improv comedy stars Racing Minds, as heard on BBC 6 Music, bring a unique and daring comedy extravaganza to Lincoln once a month. Whip-smart wit, hilarious characters and edge-of-your seat adventures are conjured up from devilish audience suggestions by these award-nominated multiple-Edinburgh Fringe-sellouts. Every month features a different star guest act from the UK improv scene to ensure a truly unrepeatable night – with not a script in sight! “Clever, funny and satisfying” The Sunday Times
Venue: Studio 1
16+
Tickets: £8 All Tickets
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Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
SCRIPT THIS Starring Gareth Gates and Michael Courtney
MAD ABOUT THE MUSICALS Sunday 1 November 7.30pm Taking you on a whistle stop tour from the heart of London’s theatre land to the glitz of Broadway, Mad About The Musicals is back once again, celebrating the very best songs from the shows we all know and love! With a host of your favourite numbers from the pen of Rodgers & Hammerstein, Kander & Ebb, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Boublil & Schonberg, the talented cast of Mad About The Musicals will evoke the true spirit of the stage, with brilliant vocals, incredible dancing, stunning costumes and West End musicians to bring you the very best show in town! “The best show of its kind.” ENCORE MAGAZINE “Outstanding!” THE STAGE
Wednesday 4 November 6.30pm An evening of rehearsed readings of new plays curated by Lincoln Performing Arts Centre and given the professional treatment by a director and a team of actors. Come along and vote for your favourite play the winning playwright will have the chance to work with our creative team on developing their script further and may be invited back for a full staged reading. Whether you’re a new writer, established playwright or looking for feedback on your script...we want you and ten minutes of your script. Please send your extract along with your name and contact details to scriptthis@lincoln.ac.uk for consideration by 12 October at 11.30pm.
Tickets: £20 All Tickets Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
Tickets: Free entry (book in advance) Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
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WHAT’s on // november
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WHAT’s on // november
The Lincoln Company in association with Flickbook Theatre
CARTOGRAPHY Thursday 5 November 7.30pm A tattered map. Outdated, well-loved and a nightmare to fold. Sarah is busy dying, counting down her heartbeats. She is studying maps of places she never intends to go. John is driven to travel by the need to be someone interesting. He is drawing lines across continents, counting the borders he’ll cross and the cities he’ll see. Both are looking for a future when they meet each other.
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LA BOHÈME
Using song, string and a bright red anorak, this is a show that asks if we’ll know happiness when we get there. “Delightfully devised... The cast brim THE STAGE with energy.”
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New English Version by Robin Norton-Hale Tickets: £10 Full // £8 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
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Running Time: 50 minutes (no interval)
series discount International Concert Series
SOLEM QUARTET
Book all SIX concerts at the same time and save 20%. Book 3 concerts at the same time and save 10%. Haydn – Quartet, Op.20 No.4
Saturday 7 November 7.30pm The Olivier Award-winning version of Puccini’s much-loved weepie is a favourite with critics and audiences alike. One of the most accessible and moving operas ever written, La Bohème charts the ups and downs of a group of idealistic graduates as they bicker, party, try to make ends meet and follow their dreams. Aspiring novelist Rodolfo discovers a harsher reality when he falls for immigrant cleaner Mimi, while his best friend Marcello’s tempestuous relationship with his on-off girlfriend Musetta brings humour and fireworks to the stage. The comic elements of this hugely popular production heighten its tragic ending, with audiences saying this 21st century Bohème affected them like no other. “Madly Brilliant.” “A Masterstroke.”
THE TIMES THE GUARDIAN
Sunday 8 November 3pm
Beethoven – Quartet in E flat, Op.74 “Harp”
“A huge artistic success.” NEW YORK TIMES
Winners of the Royal Overseas League Chamber Music competition, the Solem programme includes Schubert’s ever popular “Rosamunde” Quartet, Beethoven’s Harp Quartet and a sprightly Haydn work to open.
Schubert – Quartet in A minor D.804 “Rosamunde”
Tickets: £20 Full // £18 Concession Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
Tickets: £13 Full // £11 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 1 hour 50 mins (inc. interval)
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early BOOKING OFFER
£12
Students & Under 26s (limited availabilty)
WHAT’s on // november Chris Goode & Company in association with Royal Court Theatre
MEN IN THE CITIES Wednesday 11 November 7.30pm An incendiary piece of experimental storytelling from Chris Goode – “a theatre maker of infinite talent and infinite compassion” The Guardian
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womenswear Thurs 12 & Fri 13 November 8pm We cook. We clean. We cry. We buy shoes. We wear bras. Sometimes we burn them. We bitch. We moan. We seduce. We give birth. We menstruate. We wash clothes. We pick arguments. We know what we want. We are attention seekers. We are the emotional sex. We are from Venus.
Framed by two violent deaths – the apparently inexplicable suicide of a young gay man, and the murder of Drummer Lee Rigby outside the Royal Artillery Barracks in Woolwich in May 2013 – Men in the Cities is a compelling piece about harm and complicity, and about the forces that shape our relationships.
Drawn from fact and fiction, history and fantasy, Womenswear explores the point where expectation and reality meet. Follow us on a journey to discover the truth behind the stereotype and the real life that women wear.
Through fractured snapshots of seemingly disconnected lives, Men in the Cities presents a challenging but radically humane portrait of how we live now.
Tickets: £8 Full // £6 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
“A smeared, soulful, messy, impassioned rant that has moments of such staggering potency that it feels like the air is on fire.” TIME OUT “An important, zeitgist-pricking piece from one of the UK’s most interesting theatre-makers.” THE INDEPENDENT Winner: Fringe First Award 2014 Written and performed by Chris Goode Directed by Wendy Hubbard Designed by Naomi Dawson Lighting Design by Katharine Williams
WHAT’s on // november
Venue: Studio 1
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Magna Carta
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Running Time: 50 minutes (no interval)
ARSE BISCUITS : A QUIZ NIGHT HOSTED BY FATHER TED LEGEND FATHER AUSTIN PURCELL Monday 16 November 8pm Multi award winning actor and comedian Ben Keaton steps out of the shadows to present a pub quiz as Father Austin Purcell – his character from the hit Channel 4 sitcom Father Ted. Known as ‘the most boring priest in the world’ Father Austin has a brain like Wikipedia – vast and unreliable.
Supported by Arts Council England
Part stand up, part quiz – this is a fantastic evening for comedy fans and quizzers alike. Come on your own – come in teams, just don’t miss out.
Tickets: £12 Full // £10 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
To quote the man himself, ‘God put me on this earth to..ooo look balloons.’
Running Time: 1 hour, 25 mins (no interval)
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Magna Carta
Venue: Zing Café Bar Tickets: Free entry // £2 to play (no prizes // just for fun) Running Time: 2 hours
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WHAT’s on // NOVEMBER
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WHAT’s on // NOV-DEC
Push To Shove Theatre Company
DRACULA: THOSE RED LIPS SCHOOL OF FINE & PERFORMING ARTS
Friday 20 November 7.30pm
PERFORMANCE FORTNIGHT
Rumours. Tension. Desire. Unaware of the dangers that lurk within, Jonathan Harker finds himself a prisoner in the Count’s company. In the shadows prowl his three vampire brides, wanting and waiting with their lustful souls. As the danger increases, the doors close in.
Mon 30 Nov – Fri 11 Dec A two-week celebration of the work being developed by undergraduate and postgraduate Dance and Drama students at University of Lincoln.
Trapped in a world of promiscuity and blood, Harker begins to play Dracula at his own, seductive game.
OFF THE PAGE
Colliding movement with music, this physical retelling of the Dracula tale shows the stories our bodies can really tell.
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Tickets: £8 Full // £6 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
New voices are the life-blood of the theatre. Over two nights, undergraduate playwrights from the School of Fine & Performing Arts presents some compelling readings of new plays.
14+
Running: 50 mins (no interval)
Saturday night jazz Saturday 21 November 7pm Our regular Friday night jazz sessions are the stuff of local legend, but this autumn our intrepid jazzers are going one step beyond, breaking out of the café bar and going all ‘Saturday Night’ with a very special event in our auditorium. Featuring a line-up of the inimitable Thom Whitworth’s Funky Organ and Jenny Smith & The Stevie Smith Trio, coupled with a menu of freshly prepared tapas, a complimentary glass of wine with every ticket and a relaxed cabaret atmosphere, this is the ideal winter warmer.
Ticket: £10 All Tickets Running Time: 2 hours (no interval)
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SEEKING THE LOST KISS Saturday 5 December 7pm When the nights draw in, the blinds go down, the music goes on and someone in the building is seeking the lost kiss.
Tickets: Free entry Running Time: 3 hours (inc. interval)
KISS & TELL Wednesday 2 December 7pm What does love mean when everyone is so keen to sell their story? How would you feel if your dirty laundry was on display? An evening of short plays about deception for anyone who has ever bought a tabloid newspaper or changed their Facebook status to Single.
LOST & FOUND Thursday 3 December 7pm “So, what happened? Did you get lost going round the Circle Line?” 12 short plays about the virtue of loving and the end of an affair; when letting go is riskier than staying in control.
HIDE & SEEK Friday 4 December 7pm Everyone has secrets. But when you love someone, you have to share everything, don’t you? 12 short plays about the tiny deceptions that make up our lives.
COME RAIN OR SHINE Thursday 3 December 2pm An afternoon of site-specific choreography across University of Lincoln’s Brayford campus created and performed by third year undergraduate students. Meet in Lincoln Performing Arts Centre foyer.
Tickets: Free Entry
OPEN STUDIOS Thurs 3 & Fri 4 December 7pm An evening of informal work celebrating the outcomes of modules in Dance Compositions and Dance Improvisation by first and second year undergraduates.
Tickets: £4 All Tickets
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WHAT’s on // NOV-DEC
SHAKESPEARE SEASON Mon 30 Nov – Sat 5 Dec 7.30pm Six nights of Shakespeare’s finest works directed and abridged by the faculty and performed by second year undergraduate students.
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MACBETH Monday 30 November 7.30pm Double, double toil and DEATH... The story of a man, his wife, internecine strife… and powertools. Lots and lots of powertools.
THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR Tuesday 1 December 7.30pm A boozy, broke and lecherous aristocrat finds himself in Windsor and tries to ‘get it on’ with a couple of Windsor Housewives. These ladies, though faithful to their husbands, are not merry for nothing and lead our boozy and lecherous aristocrat a very merry dance.
KING JOHN Wednesday 2 December 7.30pm ‘King John was not a good man — He had his little ways. And sometimes no one spoke to him for days and days and days.’ King John, one of Shakespeare’s least performed plays takes on a new life in the year of Magna Carta.
ticket offer
See all 6 Shakespeare Season shows for £30
CORIOLANUS Thursday 3 December 7.30pm
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reading performance
493 BC. Rome is a Republic but not yet an Empire. To expand it must crush its neighbours. The commoners are starving and mobs are rioting. The politicians court public opinion. Meanwhile, a young Roman general wins a heroic victory that will lead to either his own or Rome’s destruction.
Mon 7 – Fri 11 December 6pm & 8pm
LOVE’S LABOUR’S LOST Friday 4 December 7.30pm
GOTHIC Monday 7 December 6pm & 8pm
Wordplay abounds in this witty and animated comedy, as four students solemnly swear to abstain from romance and from partying, so they can focus on their coursework. Minutes later, four hotties show up on campus. Will they stick to their pledge, or decide that the most rewarding pursuits are extra-curricular?
Summer 1816. At the Villa Diodati, on the bank of Lake Geneva, an intimate circle of friends, connected through their shared notoriety, come together to hold a ghost story competition. What transpires will haunt generations to come. Join us as we revisit the terrors of this night and tell gothic yarns of vampires, man-made monsters and tales of the damned…
RICHARD III Saturday 5 December 7.30pm Deformed and deluded, Richard cheats, assassinates and lies: anything to get himself to the top. With an almost palpable rhythm, he methodically kills all in his way, leaving no stone unturned. And then finally, with power within his grasp, it begins to crumble before him, leading to his final, fatal encounter.
Tickets: £9 Full // £7 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 2 hours 20 minutes (inc. interval)
14+
A season of new performance, critical responses and rarely produced work performed by first year undergraduate students.
PANDORA Tuesday 8 December 6pm & 8pm Taking a fragment of Hesiod’s poem Works and Days as a source for practical exploration, this performance reimagines the story of Pandora – known in Greek mythology as the first woman on earth – and applies the work’s central themes of morality and curiosity to notions of modern day human existence.
WHAT’s on // DECEMBER
232 CELSIUS/ FAHRENHEIT 451 Wednesday 9 December 6pm & 8pm The war is almost here. The Hound is at the door. Where once upon a time firemen would put out fires, here, they start them. Their mission is to destroy all books, which are forbidden, being the source of all discord and unhappiness.
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ENGLAND (REVISITED) Thursday 10 December 6pm & 8pm When everything is for sale, what is the value of anything? England (revisited) is a poetic response to the art market, globalisation, austerity, and the price of a person’s heart.
THE OLD RED HILLS Friday 11 December 6pm & 8pm In 1915, Leo Frank was lynched by the people of Marietta, Georgia, having been imprisoned for a crime he never committed. This performance questions what’s right or wrong, good or bad, and how we might act accordingly. By considering the position of freedom and justice, this piece ponders how Frank’s story might remain relevant in contemporary society today.
Tickets: £5 All Tickets Running Time: 1 hour (no interval)
14+
WHAT’s on // december
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WHAT’s on // december
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Friday 11 – Thursday 24 December
TICKET PRICES
By Dominic Symonds
Ruby Performances
Music by Mark Wilde
(Previews) £10 All Tickets
Based on the original play by J.M. Barrie
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Friday 11 December 7pm
When a tap at the window awakens Wendy, she is surprised to encounter a mischievous boy called Peter Pan and his feisty fairy friend Tinkerbell. Together they lead Wendy over the snowy rooftops and far away to Neverland – a mysterious island beset with villainous Pirates and home to a gang of orphans called the Lost Boys.
Saturday 12 December 2pm & 6pm
With Captain Hook out for revenge and a ticking timebomb waiting to go off, Peter Pan must battle with his fiercest enemy and get Wendy back home in time for Christmas.
Tuesday 15 December 10am & 2pm
Emerald Performances £12 Adults // £10 Child // £5 Schools Monday 14 December 10am & 2pm Wednesday 16 December 10am & 2pm Thursday 17 December 10am & 2pm
Magic and excitement are never far away in this sparkling new adaptation of J.M. Barrie’s classic tale of the boy who never grew up. Join us as we fly to Neverland for Winter 2015.
£13 Adults // £11 Child
An Amateur production by arrangement with Great Ormond Street
Saturday 19 December 2pm & 6pm
Hospital Charity and Samuel French Ltd.
Sunday 20 December 2pm
Diamond Performances
Monday 21 December 10am & 2pm Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
6+
Tuesday 22 December 2pm & 7pm Wednesday 23 December 2pm & 7pm Thursday 24 December 10am & 2pm
Family ticket offer
£44
Family (4 people, max 2 adults)
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WHAT’s on // DEC-JAN
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WHAT’s on // january 2016
International Concert Series
JENNIFER PIKE, VIOLIN JEREMY PIKE, PIANO Sunday 24 January 3pm Elgar’s Violin Sonata is one of the finest of all romantic sonatas for the instrument in this English programme which also includes the original version of the evocative “Lark Ascending” by Vaughan-Williams. Vaughan Williams – The Lark Ascending
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Improv comedy with a festive twist to get you in the mood for Christmas, stars Racing Minds, as heard on BBC 6 Music, bring a unique and daring comedy extravaganza to Lincoln once a month. Whip-smart wit, hilarious characters and edge-of-your seat adventures are conjured up from devilish audience suggestions by these awardnominated multiple-Edinburgh Fringe-sellouts. Every month features a different star guest act from the UK improv scene to ensure a truly unrepeatable night – with not a script in sight! “Clever, funny and satisfying” The Sunday Times
Lincoln’s Free Festival of New Performance for the curious… A micro-season of work-inprogress by local, regional and national theatre makers, dancers and choreographers, performers and artists. Following two weeks of intensive workshops and rehearsals we’ll present a range of performances at different stages of development, we’ll then invite you to give your feedback to the artists in an informal atmosphere. A full list of events will be confirmed later in the autumn.
Tickets: Free entry INVITATION:
Venue: Studio 1 Tickets: £8 All Tickets Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
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If you’re an artist or company with an idea that you want to explore with us please send your proposal to newvolutions@lpac. co.uk before 31 October 2015, outlining what you want to do and any assistance you might need to make it happen. Visit www.lpac.co.uk/ newvolutions for details.
The Lincoln Company
encore Saturday 30 January 7.30pm It’s back and it’s better than ever. A night of musical madness with colourful songs from a variety of popular musicals. A show that is sure to make you dance in your seats. In its fifth year Encore: The Show Must Go On promises to dazzle you like never before.
Tickets: £10 Full // £8 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s Running Time: 2 hours (inc. interval)
Elgar - Sospiri Elgar – Sonata for Violin & Piano in E minor Op.82
Tickets: £15 Full // £13 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
“Simply spectacular.” THE INDEPENDENT “A truly engaging musicality.” THE TIMES
Running Time: 1hour 50 mins (inc. interval)
EBLANA STRING TRIO, ANNA ROSA MARI, FLUTE
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SMETANA PIANO TRIO Sunday 13 March 3pm
Sunday 14 February 3pm
Mozart – Trio in C, K.548
Mozart – Flute Quartet in A, K.298
Beethoven – Piano Trio in B flat, Op.11
Beethoven – String Trio in G, Op.9 No.1
Mendelssohn – Trio in D minor, Op.49
Mozart – Flute Quartet in D, K.285 Dohnanyi – Serenade for String Trio, Op. 10
Tickets: £15 Full // £13 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
Tickets: £17 Full // £15 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
freddy kempf Sunday 10 April 3pm BEETHOVEN - Piano Sonata in D Op.28 “Pastoral” CHOPIN - Piano Sonata No.3 TCHAIKOVSKY - Grande Sonata Op.37
Tickets: £17 Full // £15 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
series discount
Book all SIX concerts at the same time and save 20%. Book 3 concerts at the same time and save 10%.
WHAT’s on // JANUARY
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insight theatre club Love talking about theatre? Enjoy chewing over the juicy bits with friends long after the curtain’s come down? Then Lincoln Performing Arts Centre’s new Insight Theatre Club is for you…
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egg box youth theatre In association with Lincoln Performing Arts Centre If you want to sing or write songs, dance or choreograph, be a stand-up comedian, a musician, write sketches, direct, produce or learn more about backstage – there’s a place for you. No matter what your interests or experience everyone is welcome to join our creative journey! All of the original material will be produced by young people with the support of the Egg Box professional team.
Shout - 7-11 years Fridays 6pm -7pm (term time only) Loud Mouth - 12-18 years Fridays 7.15pm - 9pm (term time only)
welcome! Open to all abilities! Everyone is Just £3.50 a week! ggboxtheatre.co.uk To book your place, visit www.e eatre t: @EggBoxTheatre or call 07712431385 f: /EggBoxTh
The Theatre Club works like a book club: you see the chosen show and then meet up to chat about it over drinks and nibbles a week later, in an informal atmosphere. To help everyone warm into the conversation, each gathering will be led by lecturers from University of Lincoln. No one involved in the show will be present – no actors, writers or directors – so you can say what you want. To kick things off for the first season we’ve selected the first few productions.
WHAT’s on // FEBRUARY
stage combat Fri 23 – Sun 25 October 2015 The weekend, led by professional Fight Director Andrew Ashenden, offers people of all experience levels the opportunity to learn the techniques for using the Rapier and Companion Weapon in stage combat in a safe, theatre studio environment. So if you’re a professional actor, you’re involved in amateur dramatics, or you’d just like to explore the secrets behind film and television’s fight scenes, there’s a space for you. The weekend ends with an examination of your stage combat skills, successful completion of which entitles you to an APC qualification.
Lungs by Duncan Macmillan (see p.6) // Theatre Club meeting Weds 30 Sept 6.30pm
Basic: £75
Waiting For Godot by Samuel Beckett (see p.19) // Theatre Club meeting Weds 28 Oct 6.30pm
Advanced: £100
Men In The Cities by Chris Goode (see p.26) // Theatre Club meeting Weds 18 Nov 6.30pm
Tickets: Free (advanced booking recommended) Running Time: 1 hour
Intermediate: £85
For further information visit www.theapc.org.uk/courses
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WHAT’s on // JANUARY 2016
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WHAT’s on // 15-16
Blackeyed Theatre In association with South Hill Park and Eastbourne Theatres
How To Book
the great gatsby By F. Scott Fitzgerald Adapted by Stephen Sharkey
Transaction Charges
www.blackeyedtheatre.co.uk
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Coming Soon!
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Running Time: 2 hours 10 mins (inc. interval) “One of the most innovative, audacious companies working in contemporary English theatre.” THE STAGE
There are no booking charges when booking directly with us. A postage handling fee of £1 applies if you would like to receive your tickets through the post (2nd Class). Alternatively, purchased tickets can be held at the Box Office free of charge for collection during opening hours.
Concessions
Over 60s, children under 16, JSA and those in receipt of PIP/ DLA. 3. Carers are also entitled to reduced-rate tickets for most performances. For certain shows, children under 18 months may qualify for a complimentary Babes In Arms ticket if they share an adult seat – these must be booked in advance.
Students & Under 26s
£5 tickets are available for Students and Under 26s on most productions, subject to availability. Valid proof of age/Student Card must be shown at time of collection.
Schools/Group Bookings
We regret that tickets cannot be refunded or exchanged. Please ensure all tickets purchased are correct at the time of booking. If an event is sold out we may be able to re-sell your tickets, please contact the Box Office.Terms and Conditions of Sale are available on request or on our website www.lpac.co.uk.
Running Times/Latecomers
Please note, running times should be used as an approximate guide only. Latecomers may be asked to delay entering the auditorium until a suitable pause in the performance but late admission cannot always be guaranteed.
Accessibility • The Box Office, Zing Cafe Bar, Auditorium and toilets are all ground floor accessible. • There is a lift provided for access to the gallery, studios and further toilets.
Schools rates and group discounts are available for most performances. For all school groups and general group bookings of 10 or more please email bookings@lpac.co.uk or contact the Box Office on 01522 837600
• The auditorium has several wheelchair spaces available, please contact Box Office should you wish to book one.
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Immersing you in the decadence of America’s ‘Jazz Age’, The Great Gatsby is brought to life in this sizzling new stage adaptation. Recreating the sights, sounds and feel of America’s ‘Roaring Twenties’, F. Scott Fitzgerald’s masterpiece is a brilliant evocation of a society obsessed with wealth and status.
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Thurs 3 & Fri 4 March 7.30pm
Tickets: £15 Full // £13 Concessions // £5 Students & Under 26s
Refunds & Exchanges
ONLINE: www.lpac.co.uk (up to 9 tickets per person) BY PHONE: 01522 837600 Monday to Friday 10-6pm IN PERSON: Monday to Friday 10-6pm and one hour prior to the performance. The Box Office is situated in the foyer of theatre.
ADDRESS: Lincoln Performing Arts Centre, University Of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, Lincoln, LN6 7TS
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WHAT’s on // SEPTEMBER 2015 - January 2016
october Thursday 1
Sunday 1
Festival of the Spoken Nerd
Mad About The Musicals
Friday 2
Tuesday 3
Dickens Abridged Saturday 3
Chris Ramsey
Monday 5
september
november
Lincoln Festival of Japanese Culture
Racing Minds Present Unscripted Wednesday 4
Script This
December
Thursday 5
Mon 30 Nov – Fri 11 Dec
Tuesday 6
Cartography
Tuesday 1
Racing Minds Saturday 7 Present Unscripted La Bohème
Performance Fortnight
Alfie Deyes
Thurs 8 & Fri 9
Sunday 8
Mon 30 Nov – Sat 5 Dec
Saturday 10
Wednesday 11
Festival800:
Thursday 3
Shappi Khorsandi Paines Plough’s Roundabout Festival 2015: Weds 23 – Sat 26
Lungs
Thurs 24 – Sat 26
Our Teacher’s A Troll Thurs 24 – Sat 26
The Human Ear
Twelfth Night The Chris & Pui Show Sunday 11
John Lill, Piano Thursday 15
I Loved You And I Loved You
Friday 16
Andy Parsons Tuesday 20
A Man For All Seasons Wed 21 & Thurs 22
Waiting For Godot
Solem Quartet Men In The Cities Thurs 12 & Fri 13
Shakespeare Season Mon 7 – Fri 11
Womenswear
Reading Performance
Monday 16
Fri 11 – Thurs 24
Arse Biscuits
Friday 20
Dracula: Those Red Lips Saturday 21
Saturday Night Jazz
Peter Pan
Tuesday 15
Racing Minds Present Unscripted
JANUARY Mon 18 – Sat 23
Newvolutions
Fri 23 – Sun 25
Stage Combat Fri 23 Oct – Sun 1 Nov
Frequency 2015 Sunday 25
Coppélia Friday 30
The Addams Family
Saturday 31
Tree Fu Tom
Sunday 24
Jennifer Pike, Violin Jeremy Pike, Piano
Looking ahead to next season February Sunday 14
Eblana String Trio
march Thurs 3 & Fri 4
The Great Gatsby
Sunday 13
Smetana Piano Trio
april Sunday 10
Freddy Kempf