Saturday 29th March 2014
The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe
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Dracula Open Mic Night Kick-Ass 2 Stand-up Comedy: Dan Nightingale Project XXX Lovelace Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
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Tomten Lyrikal Fearta: The Letter and Broken Lineage 51st Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour The Various Lives of Infinite Nullity Last Man Standing Michael Stewart We Will Be Free! About Time Their Bestest Under Milk Wood Stand-up Comedy: Archie Kelly Jack and the Beanstalk The Fifth Estate A Double Bill: Guarini Dance & Cia Cymru: Brasil
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Small Town Inertia Triple Bill: 12° North Dance Company Open Mic Night Captain Phillips Nosferatu The Seagull Stuart Maconie: The People’s Songs Finding Joy Sunshine On Leith Candoco Dance Company present: A Triple Bill Stand-up Comedy: Barry Dodds Filth Spiers and Boden
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Hammer & Tongs Who’s Been Sitting in My Chair? JV2: A Triple Bill Scott Thurston White House Down The Package The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle Philomena The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Good Soul of Szechuan The Good Soul of Szechuan The Good Soul of Szechuan Blue Jasmine Heidi Talbot Cara Dillon Bin Men
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Monday’s Child
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The Motorway Service Station as a Destination in its Own Right Charlie Dimmock: A Passion for Gardens Old MacDonald Had A Farm
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Robin Hood
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Welcome to the Arts Centre The spring and summer season sees the Arts Centre bursting once again with new shows and fresh talent, covering most areas of the arts. A few things to look out for include the return of Stuart Maconie to his alma mater to discuss his new book, The People's Songs, and lifelong obsession with music; vampire junkies have a double-pronged treat in store with productions of both Dracula and Nosferatu; music-lovers are well served with a handful of shows, including Spiers and Boden and Cara Dillon, dubbed as having “quite possibly the world’s most beautiful female voice” by Q Magazine, no less; and the traditional alfresco midsummer spectacular is a reworking of the legend of everyone’s favourite outlaw, Robin Hood.
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Blackeyed Theatre In association with South Hill Park present:
Dracula
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Monday 20th January 7.30pm
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
The year is 1897. Mankind is on the cusp of a vast technological leap, scientific mastery and media innovation. Poised between traditional beliefs, the threat of the unknown and the shock of the new world, an altogether darker fear is emerging. Stretching from London, through provincial England, to the mountainous wastes of Transylvania, Bram Stoker’s timeless gothic thriller embodies the struggle to break taboos, resist temptation and stop the unknown outside becoming the enemy within. As Dracula’s shadow looms large over England, a small group of young men and women, led by Professor Van Helsing, are locked in a struggle where only the fittest will survive.
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Performances
Wednesday 22nd January 7.30pm
Open Mic Night In the Arts Centre Red Bar
Free admission
It’s Open Mic time again – come and show off your talent. The audience is always supportive and will give you a warm reception. Don’t be shy, combat your nerves and bring an instrument, sing us a song, tell us a joke, or just come along and watch. Simply book your slot with Celia or Gemma in the Arts Centre Box Office. With regular MC Codie Austin, from Edge Hill’s Vibe Radio.
Tuesday 28th January 8.00pm
Stand-up Comedy
Tickets £7 / £4 concessions / £2 Edge Hill University students
Headliner: Dan Nightingale One of stand-ups brightest stars, Dan’s a natural on stage, a mesmerising performer, a total original, and the most exciting secret in comedy. Dan combines cutting observation with natural playfulness, raucous banter with beautiful surreality, great gags with heartfelt ramblings. His comedy is genuine, creative, honest, unpredictable, original, and above all… funny. Support: Nige, Tom Taylor Compere: Ormskirk’s own Adam Rushton
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Laid Bare Theatre present:
Project XXX
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Wednesday 29th January 7.30pm
Tickets £8 / £5 concessions / £4 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
During a rainy summer in a northern seaside town, Amy decides to show that sexual choice is firmly in the hands of women by persuading new love interest Callum to film her first time. Meanwhile, Callum has his own issues to deal with, including a mother on the edge of a nervous breakdown and an obsession with faded porn star Jaze. A dark, romantic comedy, this piece of multimedia theatre explores the mainstreaming of internet pornography, the changing face of technology and its impact on human relationships, and a young person’s burgeoning sense of self. Suitable for ages 15+.
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Performances
Thursday 30th January 7.30pm Brother Wolf in association with Harrogate Theatre present:
Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
During his final lecture on the duality of humankind, the respectable Dr Jekyll reveals his strange association with the mysterious Edward Hyde and the shocking truth about his identity: that Hyde, unlike other human beings, is not fundamentally evil, he is the very definition of it. Combining edge-of-your-seat thrills with stunning physical theatre, Robert Louis Stevenson's classic "bogey tale" is brought chillingly to life in this ground-breaking one-man show. "Powerful, intense, spellbinding and disturbing." The Yorkshire Times
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Old Saw present:
Tomten
Tickets £5 / £18 family ticket (3 children and one adult or 2 children and 2 adults)
When all is quiet on the farm, when everyone is asleep, when the snow covers the ground and stars twinkle in the frosty sky – that’s when the Tomten wakes up. He looks after everyone on the farm while they are sleeping. No-one has ever seen the Tomten, but sometimes you can see his footprints in the snow. That’s how you know he is real. Full of delightful farm characters and Swedish charm, Viktor Rydberg’s well-loved poem is brought to life in a new puppetry show for children. Suitable for children aged 3+, and their families. Monday 3rd February 7.30pm Sadler’s Wells presents:
Jonzi D Lyrikal Fearta: The Letter and Broken Lineage
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Saturday 1st February 2.30pm
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Jonzi D presents a triple bill, including his acclaimed The Letter. The Letter explores the responses to Jonzi being offered an MBE, looking at this sensitive subject matter through the eyes of an animated cast of characters. The Letter is accompanied by a commissioned score played live by a member of the Speakers Corner Quartet Kwake Bass. The evening will also feature guest artists Freestyle Fictionary, and Jonzi presents a newly commissioned piece with BirdGang's Ivan Blackstock, exploring the broken lineage between the old skool and new skool hip hop generations, bringing Jonzi's unique wit, style and perspective to evolving social issues. This performance will take place in the Studio Theatre
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Performances
Thursday 6th February 7.30pm Clout Theatre present:
The Various Lives of Infinite Nullity Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
"Hell goes round and round. In shape it is circular and by nature it is interminable." Flann O'Brien A post-suicide support group meet to reflect upon their lives. Ignoring symptoms of their own deaths, three characters guide us through the strange and disquieting landscape they now inhabit. A plastic wasteland where domestic disputes last thousands of years, death doesn't work and milk-drinking children make the rules. A place of bloodbaths, shopping lists, premature burials and polite tea-drinking. After their hit show How a Man Crumbled, awardwinning Clout Theatre return with trademark absurdism and dark clowning.
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James Wilton Dance present:
Last Man Standing
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Danger, the fragility of existence and the desire to survive; we’re surrounded by these things in the relentless challenges of life. How do we respond? With fear, anger, determination? Last Man Standing is dance driven by unparalleled energy and athleticism, performed by world class dancers. A hotly anticipated new work from rising star James Wilton. Renowned for exhilarating choreography that leaves you breathless, James’ work draws on martial arts, break dancing and capoeira to create something raw, earthy and ground-breaking. Save your breath, it may be your last.
Tuesday 11th February 7.30pm The Creative Writing Department at Edge Hill University present:
Michael Stewart
© Werner Kmetitsch
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Monday 10th February 7.30pm
Tickets £4.50 all
Michael Stewart is a multi-award winning writer, born and brought up in Salford, who moved to Yorkshire in 1995 and is now based in Bradford. His debut novel, King Crow (2011) was described by David Peace as ‘a gripping and moving story told in a unique, yet authentic Northern voice... a brilliant first novel and the best debut I have read in a long time’. It was the winner of The Guardian’s Not-theBooker Award, and was selected as a recommended read for World Book Night. He is also an acclaimed playwright and poet, and his short fiction has been published widely.
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Performances
Wednesday 12th February 7.30pm Townsend Productions present:
We Will Be Free!
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
The true story of George and Betsy Loveless and the Dorset farm labourers who were convicted and transported by an oppressive government. Their crime was to swear a secret oath and form a trade union in 1834 to fight a succession of wage cuts inflicted by the local landowner. This inspirational story of determination, solidarity and courage is told in the Company’s entertaining theatrical style, utilising political cartoon, puppetry, and the musical arrangements of revered folk singer and squeezebox player John Kirkpatrick. “Grand, populist theatre that is determined to keep history alive. A must see!” The Stage
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Mon Mon present:
Their Bestest
Free admission
Mon Mon present a showcase of theatre monologues. Following the success of their regular Script Slam sessions at the King’s Arms, Salford, Mon Mon is coming to Edge Hill with their unique brand of warped, darkly comic and often downright disturbing monologues. The brainchild of a group of Edge Hill alumni, as well as their own work this company of writers, performers and directors also offer an open forum for rehearsed readings of up to four dramatic monologues by current Edge Hill University students. If you would like to submit a monologue, or are interested in performing, please contact Bill Hopkinson at bill.hopkinson@edgehill.ac.uk This performance will take place in the Studio Theatre
Wednesday 19th February 8.00pm
Stand-up Comedy
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Tuesday 18th February 7.30pm
Tickets £7 / £4 concessions / £2 Edge Hill University students
Headliner: Archie Kelly Recent appearances in Caroline Aherne’s latest sitcom The Security Men, ITV’s A Great Night Out, and numerous roles in popular tv dramas have made Archie Kelly a familiar face on our screens. He is best known as the serial liar Kenny Senior in the award-winning sitcom Phoenix Nights, but Archie’s a born performer, with his engaging personality, sharp wit and knack for impersonations. He’s been a popular headline act and compere over the last decade. Support: David Longley, Jake Mills Compere: Kate McCabe
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Performances
Saturday 22nd February 2.30pm Lyngo Theatre present:
Jack and the Beanstalk Tickets £5 / £18 family ticket (3 children and one adult or 2 children and 2 adults)
Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come! The classic fairy tale gets the Lyngo Theatre treatment. Expect lots of surprises, a gripping story and beautiful images as Jack sells his cow for five magic beans and finds himself in the land above the clouds. Featuring enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers of silver and gold, and a big, leafy explosion, this production promises to be truly memorable. Suitable for children aged 3+, and their giants/ parents.
Friday 28th February 7.30pm Guarini Dance Company and Cia Cymru: Brasil present:
A Double Bill
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
The work of Guarini Dance Company and Cia Cymru: Brasil combines contemporary dance and capoeira, and draws upon the movement, philosophy and music of capoeira to create performance that explores the physicality of presence, communication and dialogue.
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12° North Dance Company present:
Premiere: Triple Bill
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
North West Graduate Dance Company 12° North introduces a new triple bill, with work by James Wilton (choreographer for the opening ceremony of the 2013 Rugby League World Cup). His dance is daring and intensely physical, with infectious energy. Lea Anderson, Artistic Director of The Cholmondleys and The Featherstonehaughs dance companies, creates fascinating, challenging and visually stunning dance theatre which bursts with idiosyncratic movement. Finally, Emma Lansley presents a quirky dance theatre piece with a twist, focusing on the complex lives of three socially awkward individuals. To music by Kate Bush, this is humorous and heart-warming dance. Wednesday 5th March 7.30pm
Open Mic Night
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Tuesday 4th March 7.30pm
In the Arts Centre Red Bar
Free admission
It’s Open Mic time again – come and show off your talent. The audience is always supportive and will give you a warm reception. Don’t be shy, combat your nerves and bring an instrument, sing us a song, tell us a joke, or just come along and watch. Simply book your slot with Celia or Gemma in the Arts Centre Box Office. With regular MC Codie Austin, from Edge Hill’s Vibe Radio.
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Performances
Thursday 6th March 7.30pm Proper Job Theatre Company present:
Nosferatu Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
It's one hour before dawn On the blood dark sea the ship is barely moving There's a sail as torn as a shattered shirt Something is aboard the ship… With a mixture of breathtaking illusions and trickery, an original musical score and a libretto from the acclaimed poet Ian McMillan, Nosferatu tells the dark and mysterious tale of the sailors in Bram Stoker’s classic novel Dracula, as they journey from Varna to Whitby with their mysterious cargo.
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Shifting Sands Theatre present:
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Monday 10th March 7.30pm
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
A fresh, clown adaptation of Chekhov – hilarious, but packing an emotional punch. A lake. A dead bird. Four Chekhov fanatics. Leaping into action, eager to unleash themselves on the lives of famous actress Arkadina, her son Konstantin, and their lovers, they discover unexpected comic opportunities. Their enthusiasm and innocence allows us to see Chekhov anew. We will laugh even as their delicate handling of tragic scenes move us. Irreverent, but avoiding parody, they remain faithful to Chekhov’s themes. Playing with tragedy has fatal consequences, and what starts as a game turns deadly serious. The result is potent drama.
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Performances
Tuesday 11th March 7.30pm
Stuart Maconie: The People’s Songs Tickets £14 / £12 concessions / £5 Edge Hill students and school parties of 10 or more
Spend an evening in the company of tv and radio presenter, journalist, columnist, author and Edge Hill University alumnus Stuart Maconie as he talks about his new book and epic radio series, The People's Songs, a social history of modern Britain told through our memories of British pop singles. It’s a project that Stuart is passionate about, and tells the story of modern Britain through the records that we listened to and loved during the dramatic, kaleidoscopic period from the Second World War to the present day, beginning with Vera Lynn’s We’ll Meet Again, and culminating with the manic energy of Dizzee Rascal’s Bonkers. Don’t forget to bring your own pop-related memories.
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Vamos Theatre present:
Finding Joy
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Wednesday 12th March 7.30pm
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Joy is creative, funny, loves to dance, and is losing her memory. Her grandson Danny is rebellious, fearless, bright, and always getting into trouble. When Danny decides to become Joy’s carer out of the blue, they discover a shared playfulness and a mutual affection. But is that enough to take on the challenges ahead? Finding Joy is about memory, aging, love, and, of course, Joy! A comic, anarchic, touching and heroic full-mask adventure.
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Performances
Thursday 13th March 7.30pm Candoco Dance Company present:
A Triple Bill Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Twisting perceptions of what dance is, who can dance and who enjoys it – Candoco, the renowned contemporary dance company of disabled and nondisabled performers, present an evening of three diverse dance works. Candoco’s work is an exhilarating mix of dramatic music, physicality, and intense performance. This triple bill presents a futuristic nod to the Elizabeth era, Mexican Ranchera music and opera costumes reminiscent of Tosca. “Delicious and very funny.” The Observer This performance will take place in the Studio Theatre
Tuesday 18th March 8.00pm
Stand-up Comedy
Tickets £7 / £4 concessions / £2 Edge Hill University students
Headliner: Barry Dodds Barry Dodds charms and disarms audiences with his unique brand of wit and wry, down-to-earth observational humour. A self-confessed comedy geek, Barry took to the comedy stage at the tender age of 21 but soon had audiences eating out of the palm of his hand. Using a contrasting combination of irrepressibly cheeky and surprisingly dark material, he has quickly taken the national circuit by storm. Support: Mark James, Jonathan Williams Compere: Chris Cairns
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Wednesday 19th March 8.00pm
Spiers and Boden present: Goodbye….the Final Tour
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
© Christopher Knight
Tickets £15.00 / £5 Edge Hill University students
Described by The Guardian as “the finest instrumental duo on the traditional scene”, and twice winners of the BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best Duo, Bellowhead’s moonlighting band-members John Spiers and Jon Boden have made spontaneous, punky English folk together for over ten years. Loud, proud, and with only a few acoustic instruments – fiddle, guitar, assorted squeezebox instruments, a stomp box and their voices – they create a multitude of textures upon which they present their traditional stories and dance music. They are as at home playing to 50 people in the intimate setting of the back room of a pub, or 10,000 on the main stage at Cambridge Folk Festival. Catch the duo while you can.
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Performances
Thursday 20th March 7.30pm Theatre Alibi present:
Hammer & Tongs Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Hammer & Tongs digs deep into the human compulsion to argue the toss. Two men and a woman tiptoe into tiffs, debate high-mindedly, negotiate shoals of red herrings, take offence, and descend into glorious, undignified, disgraceful bad behaviour. From farcical fisticuffs at a wedding disco to squabbling for control of the tv remote, Theatre Alibi presents a very human comedy – physical, funny, absurd, musical, moving, and absolutely bloody-minded. “As always with Theatre Alibi, the telling is an inventive delight.” The Guardian
Saturday 22nd March 2.30pm Freehand Theatre present:
Who’s Been Sitting in My Chair?
Tickets £5 / £18 family ticket (3 children and one adult or 2 children and 2 adults)
A delightful and playful version of a well-known tale – with porridge and bears and one-two-three chairs. A tale that’s not too BIG and not too small but just right. Mind you, telling this story is not so easy when it's wintertime and those sleepy bears just won’t wake up from their dreamy slumber. But spring in the air puts a spring in all our steps, and when Small Bear gets lost, we all have to go on a bear hunt! With original music, this play is for everyone who can count to three – especially if you’re aged 3 to 7.
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Jasmin Vardimon Company presents:
JV2 A Triple Bill Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Back by popular demand, award-winning dance theatre pioneers Jasmin Vardimon Company return with JV2, a new initiative for nurturing young talent. Presenting a vibrant group of eleven international young dancers, this triple bill promises a thrilling mix of inventive choreography and impressive talent. Former JVC dancers Paul Blackman and Christine Gouzelis create beautifully intricate work with an alluring visual style. Current JVC dancer David Lloyd's new piece delivers daring and highly physical choreography. Associate Artist of Sadler's Wells, Jasmin Vardimon revives her work Tomorrow, weaving together scenes from her celebrated repertoire. This performance will take place in the Studio Theatre
Wednesday 26th March 7.30pm
© Alastair Muir
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Tuesday 25th March 7.30pm
The Creative Writing department at Edge Hill University present:
Scott Thurston
Tickets £4.50 all
Author of the full length collections Hold, Momentum and Internal Rhyme, Scott Thurston is, in poet Steven Fowler’s words, ‘a central facet in the recent resurgent brilliance of North Western British poetry in and around Liverpool, Leeds and Manchester. His is an innovative poetic defined by its care, intricacy and sophistication, and his reputation as a seminal and urbane poet over the last few decades has established him as a vital part of the UK’s poetry scene.’
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Performances
Thursday 27th March 7.30pm Boojum presents:
The Package Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Deranged gangsters, corrupt cops, devious government agents – they all want The Package. The Package contains everything you ever wanted – and some things you never wanted. All your dreams come true; all your nightmares come alive. Sophisticated mobster Moffat battles his way through a battery of bizarre opponents to reach for the ultimate prize. Blackly funny and ludicrously violent, The Package invites you into a warped but weirdly seductive world where The League of Gentlemen meets Tarantino. The Package will amaze, appal and amuse. And all the while, it's fiddling with the strands of your moral fibre.
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Dare you open The Package?
Dyad Productions present:
The Unremarkable Death of Marilyn Monroe
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Saturday 29th March 7.30pm
Tickets £10 / £8 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students and school parties of 10 or more
Monroe as we’ve never seen her before: alone in her bedroom, in dressing gown and slippers. No glitz, no glamour, no masks. Overdosed on pills, the woman behind the icon unravels her remarkable life and bares all, revealing a biting intelligence, a frustrated talent and an imperfect body. This stark confessional (DiMaggio, Gable, Miller, Hyde, her mother – they’re all here) offers a radical interpretation of the Hollywood legend and leads us, in real time, to the very moment of her death. "A fantastic performance… a great production… an absolute must." Broadway Baby
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Performances Edge Hill 2nd year Drama Students present:
Parables for the Theatre Tickets £8 / £4.50 concessions / £3 Edge Hill University students or both shows £5
These two great plays are central to the theatrical legacy of the pioneering German poet and playwright Bertolt Brecht. Set in far-flung lands, these parables for our times invite us to wonder, can you be good in a bad world?
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‘Brecht is the key figure of our time and all theatre today starts from or returns to his achievement.’ Peter Brook Wednesday April 2nd 2.30pm Wednesday April 2nd 7.30pm The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht, in a version by Frank McGuinness
Thursday April 3rd 7.30pm The Caucasian Chalk Circle A servant girl sacrifices everything to care for by Bertolt Brecht, an abandoned child. Set against a contemporary in a version by Frank McGuinness civil conflict, her growing attachment is put to Friday April 4th 7.30pm trial when confronted with the biological The Good Soul of Szechuan mother in the ancient test of The Caucasian by Bertolt Brecht, Chalk Circle. translated by David Harrower The Good Soul of Szechuan is Shen Te, a Saturday April 5th 2.30pm good-hearted prostitute who shelters three Saturday April 5th 7.30pm gods. They reward her with a tobacco shop, The Good Soul Of Szechuan but suddenly everyone needs her help, with by Bertolt Brecht, disastrous consequences. This inspired new translated by David Harrower translation is based on previously unpublished material from the Brecht archive.
Unique Gavity present:
Heidi Talbot
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Wednesday 9th April 8.00pm
Tickets £15 / £14 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students
Formerly lead singer with Cherish The Ladies, Co. Kildare singer Heidi Talbot is right at home in the twin worlds of Irish traditional and roots music. 2010 saw Heidi nominated for two BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and record and tour with Idlewild, Eddi Reader, Michael McGoldrick, and Kris Drever. Playing material from her brand new record, Angels Without Wings, Heidi will be joined by world renowned multi-instrumentalist/producer John McCusker and the inimitable guitar playing of Ian Carr. "A voice that's both awestruck and tender." New York Times
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Performances
Wednesday 23rd April 8.00pm Unique Gravity present:
Cara Dillon Tickets £19 / £17 concessions / £5 Edge Hill University students
Cara Dillon has one of those rare talents you only come across a handful of times in your whole life. Her staggeringly beautiful voice has the ability to reach inside the soul of a song and imbue material with profound sweetness, poignancy and depth. Whether she's singing traditional songs of lost love and emigration, or original compositions penned with her husband Sam Lakeman, you will be hard pressed to find a more emotive and captivating performer. “Quite possibly the world’s most beautiful female voice.” Q Magazine
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AJTC present:
Bin Men by Mike Kenny
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Saturday 26th April 2.30pm
Tickets £5 / £18 family ticket (3 children and one adult or 2 children and 2 adults)
Don and Sam are bin men with dreams. Big dreams. They want to save the world – and they want to have fun doing it. Bin Men see everything we throw away – and we throw away so many things. With Don and Sam around we may just need to think again. They can find a use for anything. A story of recycling and transforming told with live music, puppetry, and a touch of Don Quixote, Bin Men is lots of fun for young children and their families. Suitable for children aged 5+ and their families.
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Performances
Saturday 31st May 2.30pm Tutti Frutti present:
Monday’s Child Tickets £5 / £18 family ticket (3 children and one adult or 2 children and 2 adults)
At just five years old, Tuesday Wild delights in discovering her eccentric great gran’s world. She revels in the days spent with her and loves learning new things – how to count, the different colours, and the simplicities of ABC and 1,2,3. Together they love to sing and dress up and are often oblivious to the challenges that the real world throws at them. With live music and dance, this funny story explores how we learn, grow old and cope with new challenges. Suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years, and their families.
Friday 13th June 7.30pm
Charlie Dimmock: A Passion for Gardens Tickets £16 / £15 concessions / £5 Edge Hill students
Love your garden? Or do you wish you could love it more? Here’s your chance to be inspired in this special evening with tv gardening guru Charlie Dimmock. Charlie is one of Britain’s best known and best loved gardeners, featuring in no less than 12 series of BBC’s Ground Force. She has since gone on to appear in programmes like River Walks, The Chelsea Flower Show, and Garden Invaders.
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Recently, Charlie starred as Celia in the incredibly successful Calendar Girls and has even turned her hand to panto, playing Fairy Godmother in Cinderella. Come along and hear Charlie’s stories about her life in gardening, theatre and television, and get her green-fingered advice during the fascinating “love your garden” session.
The People’s Theatre Company present:
Old MacDonald Had a Farm
Tickets £5 / £18 family ticket (3 children and one adult or 2 children and 2 adults)
Old MacDonald had a farm E-I-E-I-O. But Old MacDonald’s animals have gone missing! Can you help a friendly scientist and his amazing time machine get them back for him? This fun-filled farmyard tale brings to life all the best loved characters from the nursery rhyme using a magical medley of games, giggles and sing-along songs. Relive the delights of this most charming of tales, told with a captivating combination of live action, puppetry and animation by one of the UK’s leading theatre companies. Suitable for children aged 3 to 7 years, and their families.
Sunday 13th July 3.30pm
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Saturday 14th June 2.30pm
Ilyria Theatre Company present:
Robin Hood Tickets £15 / £13 / £5 Edge Hill University students
Robert Fitzooth, Earl of Huntingdon, is arrested for disrupting the peace on the day of his marriage to Marian Fitzwater. But he evades capture and hides out in Sherwood Forest with a band of outlaws under the assumed name of Robin Hood. Adapted from Robin Hood ballads that pre-date Chaucer, it’s written in fast-moving, easy-to-follow verse, and reintroduces well-loved characters such as Little John and Friar Tuck. These are tales of camaraderie, swashbuckling, and riotous comedy. You'll definitely laugh, you'll probably cry – and if you're not cheering at the archery competition involving the entire audience then you must be dead. This is an outdoor performance, please dress appropriately. Suitable for all ages 5+.
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Flim
Wednesday 5th February 7.30pm
51st Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour Free admission, booking advisable
Ann Arbor, America’s longest-running independent film festival, has pioneered the concept of the travelling film festival tour, bringing films to venues that represent the only means for new and challenging filmmakers to have their work seen by appreciative audiences. We are proud to be its only UK tour host for the third year running. The 51st Ann Arbor Film Festival presented more than 200 films, videos and live performances, including more than 30 premieres. Featuring filmmakers from the UK, USA, Japan and Germany, this selection of ten short films from 2013’s festival includes the six prize-winning films, such as winner of the Michael Moore Award for Best Documentary, Michael Almereyda’s Skinningrove, which probes photographer Chris Kilip’s memory of life in a small isolated fishing village in Northern England, Joshua Gen Solondz’s Best Animation-winning Burning Star, and UK director John Smith’s Dad’s Stick, which won a Jury Prize. Running time: 84mins
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At a Glance Wednesday 22nd January Kick-Ass 2 Wednesday 29th January Lovelace Wednesday 5th February 51st Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour Wednesday 12th February About Time Wednesday 19th February Under Milk Wood Wednesday 26th February The Fifth Estate
Short Cuts brings the cinema to Ormskirk showing a season of recent releases on the big screen for a bargain price. Tickets cost: £3.50 £3.00 for concessions £2.00 for EHU students All films are screened in The Studio Theatre at 7.30pm (except where listed).
To book tickets please visit: edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre or call the Box Office on: 01695 584480
Wednesday 5th March Captain Phillips
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
SHORT
Wednesday 12th March Sunshine on Leith Wednesday 19th March Filth Wednesday 26th March White House Down Wednesday 2nd April Philomena Wednesday 9th April Blue Jasmine SHORT
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Flim Wednesday 22nd January 7.30pm
Wednesday 29th January 7.30pm
Wednesday 5th February 7.30pm
Kick-Ass 2
Lovelace
Dir: Jeff Wadlow, 2013
Dir: Rob Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman, 2013
51st Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour
Cert: 15 Running time: 103 mins
Cert: 18 Running time: 93 mins
Cert: n/a Running time: 84 mins
The costumed high-school hero Kick-Ass joins forces with a group of normal citizens who have also been inspired to fight crime in costume. Meanwhile, Red Mist plots an act of revenge that will affect everyone Kick-Ass knows.
In 1972 Deep Throat was a phenomenon: the first scripted pornographic theatrical feature film, featuring a story, some jokes, and an unknown star in Linda Lovelace (Amanda Seyfried). This film is based on the true story of Linda Lovelace, who is used and abused by the porn industry and her coercive husband, before taking control of her life.
Ann Arbor, America’s longest-running independent film festival, has pioneered the concept of the travelling film festival tour, bringing films to venues that represent the only means for new and challenging filmmakers to have their work seen by appreciative audiences. We are proud to be its only UK tour host for the third year running.
Free for everyone
Free for everyone
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Wednesday 19th February 7.30pm
Wednesday 26th February 7.30pm
About Time
Under Milk Wood
The Fifth Estate
Dir: Richard Curtis, 2013
Dir: Andrew Sinclair, 1972
Dir: Bill Condon, RJ Cutler, 2013
Cert: 12A Running time: 123 mins
Cert: 15 Running time: 87 mins
Cert: 15 Running time: 128 mins
Richard Curtis’ time travelling romantic comedy tells the tale of Tim (Domhnall Gleeson) who, at the age of 21, is told an incredible family secret by his father (Bill Nighy): all the men in his family have the ability to relive their past. He can revisit any moment in his life to try things differently until he gets them perfectly right. Obviously Tim uses his powers wisely – to get the girl of his dreams.
A screen adaptation of Dylan Thomas’ play about the thoughts, dreams and waking lives of inhabitants in the fictional Welsh fishing village of Llareggub (try reading it backwards!). This 1972 version features Richard Burton and Elizabeth Taylor, and was directed by Andrew Sinclair, who will introduce the film and be available for Q&As after the screening.
WikiLeaks, led by Julian Assange, exposed a whole world of state-sponsored skullduggery, leaking classified information onto the internet, and starting a debate around secrecy and national security that rumbles on today. This dramatic thriller tells the story that culminated in the exposure of deception and corruption at the highest levels of power, and turned an internet upstart into one of the 21st century's most controversial organisations.
Free for everyone
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Wednesday 12th February 7.30pm
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Wednesday 5th March 7.30pm
Wednesday 12th March 7.30pm
Wednesday 19th March 7.30pm
Captain Phillips
Sunshine on Leith
Filth
Dir: Paul Greengrass, 2013
Dir: Dexter Fletcher, 2013
Dir: Jon S Baird, 2013
Cert: 12A Running time: 134 mins
Cert: PG Running time: 100 mins
Cert: 18 Running time: 97 mins
The true story of Captain Richard Phillips (Tom Hanks) and the 2009 hijacking by Somali pirates of the US-flagged MV Maersk Alabama, the first American cargo ship to be hijacked in two hundred years. A pulsequickening thriller, and a complex portrait of the effects of globalisation.
This is the tale of one tight-knit family, and the three couples bound to it, as they experience the joys and heartache that punctuate all relationships. A jubilant, heartfelt musical about the power of home, the hearth, family and love, all to the sound of The Proclaimers.
Scheming Bruce Robertson (James McAvoy), a bigoted and corrupt policeman, will stop at nothing to get what he wants. As he turns his colleagues against one another by stealing their wives and exposing their secrets, Bruce starts to lose himself in a web of deceit that he can no longer control. Based on Irvine Welsh’s book, this tale is a mindblowing cocktail of drink, drugs, sex, and violence.
Wednesday 2nd April 7.30pm
Wednesday 9th April 7.30pm
White House Down
Philomena
Blue Jasmine
Dir: Roland Emmerich, 2013
Dir: Stephen Frears, 2013
Dir: Woody Allen, 2013
Cert: 12A Running time: 131 mins
Cert: 12A Running time: 98 mins
Cert: 12A Running time: 98 mins
While on a tour of the White House with his young daughter, a policeman (Channing Tatum) springs into action to save his child and protect the president (Jamie Foxx) from a heavily-armed group of paramilitary invaders.
After becoming pregnant, Philomena was sent to Seán Ross Abbey in Tipperary where she raised her son Anthony for three years. She was forced to work in the convent’s laundry before he was adopted, for a price, in the US. She never saw him again despite efforts to trace him – and his desperate efforts to trace her. 50 years on, Philomena (Judi Dench) teams up with a journalist (Steve Coogan) to track down her long-lost son.
Jasmine French (Cate Blanchett) is a former New York socialite fallen on hard times. Returning to her estranged sister in San Francisco, it’s not long before old pretensions and delusions resurface, as Jasmine desperately tries to return to the material heights of her former life, to the detriment of all involved. This comedy-drama is, however, a return to former glories for film legend Woody Allen.
All films are screened in the The Studio Theatre at 7.30pm (except where listed). Tickets are priced as follows, unless indicated: £3.50 / £3.00 concessions / £2.00 Edge Hill University students
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Wednesday 26th March 7.30pm
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Exhibitions
3rd March – 28th March 2014
Small Town Inertia Jim Mortram FREE
‘My work is all about acknowledgement, listening and sharing. On your own doorstep there are people with a universe of stories within them, and the place you are at can answer every question you have…you just have to look hard enough,’ says photographer Jim Mortram. So for the last few years Jim has been following the lives and telling the stories of an expanding group of people ‘stuck in a maddeningly unbalanced position’ who live within a three mile radius of Dereham, the East Anglian town that is his home. Jim was selected as one of the British Journal of Photography’s 20 Photographers to Watch in 2013.
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The Motorway Service Station as a Destination in its Own Right FREE
In 2011, Sheffield’s Bank Street Arts invited a diverse group of photographers to respond to nothing more than an 11-word brief: The Motorway Service Station as a Destination in its Own Right – the evocative title of a volume of poems by celebrated British poet and Bank Street Arts patron Simon Armitage. Some chose to work using the title alone as a starting point, navigating maps of their own design, while others explored connections they’d made with Simon’s poems.
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
2nd June – 28th June 2014
The result is an intriguing exhibition of contemporary photography, inspired by the same source but producing a very different set of responses.
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Working with Schools and Young People
Schools Programme School parties may be able to further explore some areas of study related to the plays, performances and films being staged at the Arts Centre this spring and summer. Date
Time
Show
Page
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm
Dracula Project XXX (This show is for ages 15+) Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde
5 7 8
Monday Wednesday Thursday Monday Wednesday Wednesday Friday
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm
Lyrikal Fearta: The Letter and Broken Lineage 51st Annual Ann Arbor Film Festival Tour The Various Lives of Infinite Nullity Last Man Standing We Will Be Free! Under Milk Wood A Double Bill: Guarini Dance & Cia Cymru: Brasil
9 32 10 11 12 35 14
4 6 10 12 13 20 25 27
Tuesday Thursday Monday Wednesday Thursday Thursday Tuesday Thursday
7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm
Triple Bill: 12° North Dance Company Nosferatu The Seagull Finding Joy Candoco Dance Company present: A Triple Bill Hammer & Tongs JV2: A Triple Bill The Package
15 16 17 19 20 22 23 24
2 2 3 4 5 5
Wednesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Saturday
2.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 2.30pm 7.30pm
The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Good Soul of Szechuan The Good Soul of Szechuan The Good Soul of Szechuan
26 26 26 26 26 26
January 20 Monday 29 Wednesday 30 Thursday
February 3 5 6 10 12 19 28
March
April
These events may also include a tour of Edge Hill University campus and specific related lectures and workshops. Please contact the Box Office for further information about our schools programme: T: 01695 584480 E: artscentre@edgehill.ac.uk Tickets for school parties of 10 or more - £5 per person.
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Experience the thrill of live performance Build confidence Challenge yourself and reveal hidden talents Friendly, nurturing leaders Weekly performing arts workshops during term time Try out the first session for FREE Arts award accreditation for over 12’s
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
RoseYouthTheatre
The Rose Youth Theatre is for all young people who want to experience something new. Working with arts professionals you will learn new skills, meet new friends and generally have a good time. Come along and give it a go – your first session is FREE, and you may surprise yourself. Age 8 – 11 years: Saturdays 11th January – 12th July Age 12 – 25 years: Wednesdays 8th January – 9th July Fees: £5 per session paid in termly instalments Call 01695 584480 for further information or to make a booking.
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Relax in The Red Bar and enjoy a drink or a bite to eat (subject to availability) before a performance or film in the Rose Theatre or the Studio Theatre.
Sample Menu includes: Selection of Paninis (made in-house)
Opening Times Monday to Friday 11.00am - 7.00pm Food served 11.45am – 7.00pm
Bowl of Nachos baked with cheddar and mozzarella cheese, jalapeno peppers and served with sour cream, tomato salsa and guacamole
On performance nights the bar will be open throughout the performance. Last orders for hot food is an hour before the start of the performance.
Greek salad bowl with cucumber, tomato, olives, red onion, baby gem lettuce and feta cheese
Weekend Performances The bar opens an hour before the start of the performance with limited food available.
Bruschetta topped with tomato salsa, tapenade and goat’s cheese and served with wild rocket and parmesan shavings
Look out for Promotions and Special Offers
Selection of Pizzas including: Margherita, Pepperoni, Spiced Chicken, Mushroom, Red Onion and Goat’s Cheese Sweet Chilli Chicken, Sliced Ham, Garlic Bread
Selection of sandwiches (made in-house) Soup of the day with a roll
Warm pulled meat sandwich (pork or beef as available) served on a soft barm with small salad, coleslaw and vegetable crisps
(12” thin and crispy or deep pan)
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TheRedBar
What did you think of our shows? We really want to know! Any students who are looking to document how art can break down social and cultural barriers, or how live theatre can cut through layers of mundane reality to expose the tender essence of being alive, how the power of dance has inspired you or if you just want to tell us what you laughed at, and why – we’d like to hear from you. Whether it’s theatre, dance, musicals, art, films or music – your opinions count and you can help shape future shows in The Arts Centre. So, come along and bring a metaphorical pen and paper, and unleash your deepest thoughts and ideas about life, the universe and everything. Preferably in about 200 words. We will print the best reviews on our Tumblr site and in Degree, our magazine for prospective students. Send your reviews to: degree@edgehill.ac.uk
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Concessions Under-16s, students, over-60s, ES40 holders and registered disabled may be eligible for concessionary tickets. Group/School Bookings One free ticket is available with every ten tickets bought. Contact the Box Office for further details.
Box Office 01695 584480 edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre
Review a Show at The Arts Centre
Ticket Exchange Tickets may be exchanged for another performance at the discretion of the Box Office. It is only possible to resell tickets via the Box Office once a performance is sold out. Car Parking 24-hour security-patrolled, free parking is available. Disabled Access The Arts Centre is fully accessible, with parking available close by, and allocated wheelchair spaces within. We also offer an induction loop lined to a PA system for the hearing impaired. Guide dogs are welcome in the Centre.
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How to find us
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How to book By phone: 01695 584480 Online: secure online booking at edgehill.ac.uk/artscentre In person: at our Box Office Monday - Friday 12:00pm - 5:30pm (open until 8pm on performance nights) The Arts Centre, Edge Hill University, St Helens Road, Ormskirk, Lancashire L39 4QP At weekends the Box Office is only open when there is a performance. Tickets can also be purchased from: Main Reception at Edge Hill University Ormskirk County Information Centre, Ormskirk Bus Station, Moor Street: 01695 579062
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