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Positive Change Coach
I am Janet and I am your resident Positive Change Coach bringing you techniques and insights to help you navigate the changes in your life positively. I have 15 years experience and now work globally from Costa Rica to New Zealand and everywhere in-between.
My first foray into the world of personal development was joining a Yoga class. Yoga became the hour in the week that kept me sane. Yoga is so much more than exercise. It creates balance in the emotions and the mind via balancing the body. We practice everything on both sides in both directions.
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We have a left and right brain with completely different roles – left for logic, right for romance. The left brain keeps us grounded, maintains our filing cabinet of facts and our diary. The right brain is our imagination, our creative side whether that is new ideas or problem solving, it gives us our emotions. We need both to function, should we loose our left brain function then right brain has free reign to imagine the impossible, it removes restriction, place your hand on a wall and you will no longer see a hand and a wall but a wonderful merging of both, you would place your hand in a fire as you don’t know it will burn you. Remove the right brain function and we live life in a very limited way, facts but no feelings.
Through yoga we can synchronise left and right brain so we can balance facts with feelings.
I teach DRU Yoga – DRU in Sanskrit (the language of yoga) means “Still Point”, through the flow of the movement we find the stillness within. DRU is a combination of classic yoga postures with the flow of T’ai Chi. We work with the body rather than against it. DRU is soft, gentle and flowing, we take our time, really connect with our bodies.
A DRU Yoga class begins with a warm up, then we perform an “Energy Block Release Sequence”. As the name implies, this is a series of movements to start to unblock the tension in the body. The sequences vary in content and length, I like to theme my classes so we are working to an overall goal to the completion of the class.
We then do some preparation stretches and then the postures, a breathing exercise and complete with Relaxation/Meditation.
Many people are reluctant to join a yoga class as “I am not bendy enough”, “I am too fat/old/stiff”, “I will look stupid”, “I will hold up the rest of the class up”. I hear all these on a regular basis. I have spent most of my life teaching adults 16 – 90 in further and higher education. Do you join a language class if you can already speak the language? You come to a class to learn. Yoga is not a competition, you will find some things easier than others. We are all working towards – including me! And when you achieve something for the first time, we celebrate that achievement. DRU is a very accessible form of yoga and I give students ways of adapting the postures to suit their needs. Joining a yoga class will change your life for the better – go for it!
Head to my website for more information D https://thepositivechangecoach.com For a complimentary 30 min., 1-1 Personal Change Assessment contact me E janetbroughton@thepositivechangecoach.com DRU Yoga classes available live online or via YouTube Y Janet Teaches DRU Yoga
The Dukes Theatre Announce Cast & Creative Team For BEAUTY & THE BEAST The production will play in The Dukes’ Round Theatre from 3-31 December
The Dukes in Lancaster have announced the full cast and creative team for their upcoming in-the-round production of Beauty & the Beast, which is part of the theatre’s 50th Anniversary season and will play in The Dukes’ Round Theatre from 3-31 December.
Beauty & the Beast will welcome back the creative team of Daniel Bye (writer & co-director) and Sarah Punshon (co-director), who previously collaborated on The Dukes’ highly acclaimed productions of Cinderella: A Fairytale and Sleeping Beauty This brand-new production will provide a thoroughly festive adventure for all audiences; promising to be filled with magic, dancing and songs that everyone will love to sing along to. Bella and her mother live alone in the countryside, scrimping and saving to make ends meet. But, not far from their farm, in the forest, there is a terrible secret waiting to be uncovered that has made the land barren. Kidnapped by the fearsome Beast, Bella discovers that he might not be the mean-spirited creature that she has been told about - and that the curse he is under can be broken. The production will also see the return of Katie Scott (designer), Ziad Jabero (composer) and Zak PhillipsYates (choreographer) with the creative team also including Brent Lees (lighting design), Kate Harvey (sound design), Louise Manifold (stage manager), Amy Chandler (production manager), Emily Bull (deputy stage manager), Georgia Leech (assistant stage manager), Ann Preston and Katie Duxbury (wardrobe supervision). The full cast of Beauty & the Beast are Andrea Crewe as Mum, Lisa Howard as Gardener, Ida Regan as Bella, Tarek Slater as Beast and Declan Wilson as Lionel. Lisa Howard returns to The Dukes after previously appearing in their productions of Grimm Tales, Pinocchio, Jason and the Argonauts, Robin Hood and Ladies That Bus (coproduced with The Brewery Kendal and Theatre by the Lake Keswick) and Ida Regan will be making her professional theatrical debut in the role of Bella after graduating from Manchester School of Theatre in 2020. Over the next month our cast will be working with our Writer and CoDirector Daniel Bye and Co- Director Sarah Punshon both of who you will be familiar with from previous productions; Sleeping Beauty (2021) and more recently this years park show production of Grimm Tales (2021) to bring you a Christmas production that you’ll remember forever! Both Sarah and Daniel will be supported by Brent Lee’s who will be creating a wonderful lighting design as he has for many years both for The Dukes, Light Up Lancaster, Highest Point Festival and the year round illumination of Williamson Parks Ashton Memorial. Costume and Set Design is created by the talented Katie Scott who returns to The Dukes to dazzle audiences with her beautiful set design and eye-catching costume.
The Cast of Beauty & the Beast on day 1 of rehearsals
Bella and her mother live alone in the countryside, scrimping and saving to make ends meet. But, not far from their farm, in the forest, there is a terrible secret waiting to be uncovered that has made the land barren. Kidnapped by the fearsome Beast, Bella discovers that he might not be the mean-spirited creature that she has been told about – and that the curse he is under can be broken. Filled with magic, dancing and songs that you’ll love to sing along to, this is Beauty & The Beast done Dukes-style is a truely magical Christmas treat!
Written by Daniel Bye Directed by Daniel Bye & Sarah Punshon
Beauty and The Beast marks 50 Years of The Dukes Theatre and since opening the doors in 1971, The Dukes has been committed to placing arts and culture at the heart of the Lancashire and Lancaster City region. As Lancashire’s only producing theatre, over the years The Dukes has welcomed the likes of Dame Harriet Walter, Gloria Grahame, Andy Serkis and most recently, Sir Ian McKellen. The Dukes’ Chief Executive Karen O’Neill said of leading the theatre into its next 50 years, “It is so wonderful to be celebrating the Dukes 50th Birthday! This is a milestone year for the Dukes and we are so pleased to be sharing it with our team, volunteers, audiences, artists and community. The Dukes has been at the heart of Lancaster since 1971 as both a theatre and independent cinema and has achieved so much since then. We are so proud of the Dukes’ legacy and thank everyone who has been part of the journey so far. We are so excited for the future and we look forward to creating more memories, creative projects and continuing to be part of what makes Lancaster a great place to visit or call home. Thank you to our core funders Arts Council England and Lancaster City Council and to all our supporters, partners, funders, audiences and creative professionals. Here’s to the next 50 years!”
A Belly Full of Laughs as The Dukes Theatre announce new season
If you’re looking for an evening of belly laughs, edgy comedy and laugh our load musical numbers then The Dukes is the place to be next season for all of your favourite comedy acts.
From Jamali Maddix to Tony Law, from Flo & Jo to Count Arthur Strong - The Dukes play host to a host of some of the UK’s hottest comedy acts and with some of the shows approaching sell out we suggest you act now to avoid missing out…
Tony Law ‘A Now Begin In Again’ Neanderthal Canadian Trinidadian Northern Irish Loon Law. Tony Law brings his half baked thoughts on the last couple of years and a little time travel to boot. It might not always make sense but it’s always funny. Farm boy blue-collar surreal absurdity in his own very unique style. For those with a different take or taste in comedy. Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: FRI 21 JAN Time: 8PM Tickets: £13.50
Fern Brady: Autistic Bikini Queen Following a sold-out tour across Europe and Australia in 2019 and her most recent BBC stand up special Power & Chaos, Fern Brady brings her fifth solo show Brain on a nationwide tour. As seen on Live at the Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, Roast Battle, Russell Howard, Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club. As heard on BBC Sound’s Wheel of Misfortune podcast, the News Quiz and the Now Show. Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: SAT 29TH JAN Time: 8PM Tickets: £17 Luke Kempner: Macho Macho Man
Star of Spitting Image, Steph’s Packed Lunch and with over 10 million views of his online videos, Luke Kempner is one of the UK’s hottest mimics and stand-up comics. With a hilariously razor sharp roster of contemporary impressions ranging from Piers Morgan and Bojo to Ru Paul, Luke has become a household name and is bringing his highly anticipated brand-new show, Macho Macho Man on the road. Luke is a Macho Macho Man. He came up with the title whilst listening to his Les Mis album for the 28,000th time. Luke tries to work out what masculinity really means with the help of Louis Theroux, the cast of Downton Abbey and even Jürgen Klopp. Luke struggles to fit in, between turning up to a dance audition in football boots to falling in love with a “cool guy” that sits in the row in front of him at the football. Will Luke ever become the Macho Macho Man he dreams of? Don’t miss this remarkable one-man show from one of Britain’s most exciting, new comedy talents. Macho Macho Man follows Luke’s previous show House of Faces, which sold out at the Edinburgh Fringe and toured nationwide in 2019. As seen (and heard) on Spitting Image (Britbox), Steph’s Packed Lunch (Channel 4), The Last Leg (Channel 4) The StandUp Sketch Show (ITV2), Love Island: Aftersun (ITV2) and The Now Show (BBC Radio 4) Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: SAT 5th FEB Time: 8PM Tickets: £16
Ahir Shah: Dress Featuring his signature blend of philosophical inquiry, personal examination, and sweet gags, Double Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee Ahir Shah returns to stand up with a new show about significance, insignificance, and scurvy. Ahir’s last show, Dots, was recorded as a special for HBO Max (albeit after a 14 month delay brought about by events you may recall). That show was about uncertainty. Ideally, this tour will end in a way that is less on the nose. As seen on Mock The Week, Live At the Apollo, Have I Got News For You, and The Mash Report. ‘Intricately crafted, profoundly moving, howlingly funny ... a blazing talent firing on all cylinders’ Telegraph ‘Tremendously thoughtful, woundedly candid and selflaceratingly funny Scotsman “It’s a highly personal howl in the dark from this sharpest of operators. Impassioned, probing and unexpectedly moving.” Mail on Sunday Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: SAT 5th FEB Time: 8PM Tickets: £16
Jamali Maddix: King Crud Hot on the heels of his success on This is My House (BBC1) and Taskmaster (Channel 4) Jamali Maddix is hitting the road again with his new show, KING CRUD. A radical raconteur - Jamali broke records with his debut documentary series Hate Thy Neighbor in 2017, which, broadcasting on VICELAND, became the channel’s highest rated show globally. The series saw Jamali navigate America’s deepest south and roughest prisons, explore rising racial tensions in Britain and Europe and anti-assimilation groups in Israel interspersed with honest narration in the form of his cuttingedge stand-up; “I’m not qualified for this role I’ll be honest with you…. I am just a comedian”. Returning for a second run for the following year, Jamali travelled back to the states focusing on demonstrations by prolifer groups, vigilante border patrols and thirdwave feminists. Jamali returns to UK venues with his latest show KING CRUD which draws upon the issues of morality and justice as well as Jamali’s own personal growth and experiential learnings; all delivered with his natural charm, confidence and sensitivity that leaves many of his contemporaries behind. With a string of new projects on the go Jamali is also recognisable from appearances on Live At The Apollo, Frankie Boyle’s New World Order, 8 Out Of 10 Cats, Dara O Briain’s Go 8-Bit and many more shows. Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: SAT 26TH FEB Time: 8PM Tickets: £14 Multi-award winning musical comedy duo (and sisters) Flo & Joan are climbing out of their pits, armed with a piano and percussion section to bring you a brand new show of their critically acclaimed songs and comedy. Their unique, sharp-tongued style has taken them around the world with multiple sell-out tours and appearances at the Just For Laughs Festival Montreal and Melbourne International Comedy Festival. Now they are back with their biggest ever UK national tour, poking around all the classic topics of the day: overthinking, alien lovers and fringes. As seen on Live at the Apollo (BBC2), The Royal Variety Performance (ITV), The Russell Howard Hour (Sky), Jonathan Ross’ Comedy Club (ITV), online with over 50 million views of their viral songs, in your personal nightmares, and in ‘Alive on Stage’, their own special available worldwide on Amazon Prime. The Telegraph The Guardian Sunday Times Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: SAT 12TH MARCH Time: 8PM Tickets: £17
Count Arthur Strong: And this is me! Count Arthur Strong will be returning to The Dukes for his twentieth-anniversary tour on Thursday 31 March 2022. After many years of giving his wonderful lecture talks of his he does, Count Arthur Strong has at last bowed to substantial public demand and allowed himself be talked into making the show about himself for once. And that had never occurred to him before because of him being highly magnanimous. From his breakthrough Edinburgh Fringe show ‘Forgotten Egypt’ in 2002, to talking about himself in 2022. Arthur has two decades of memories from his ten national tours,15 years of his multi Award winning radio show and three series of his BAFTA nominated TV sitcom. Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: THURS 31ST MARCH Time: 8PM Tickets: £22 World-famous prankster and creator of the hugely popular Lee Nelson, is back on stage with TROUBLEMAKER, his sensational new stand-up show, NOW EXTENDED INTO 2022 DUE TO OVERWHELMING DEMAND! After showering Sepp Blatter with banknotes, upstaging Kanye West at Glastonbury, and handing Theresa May her P45, the critically acclaimed comedian explores why trouble has followed him from primary school through medical school to lockdown homeschool. And what it’s like to be chased by Donald Trump’s bodyguards, how to make the police laugh while they’re arresting you, and what to do when you’re outed as a Jew by the Ku Klux Klan. Simon is one of Britain’s most loved comedians following his smash hit BBC shows Lee Nelson’s Well Good Show & Well Funny People, Channel 4’s award-nominated Britain’s Biggest Hoaxer and multiple TV appearances (Live at the Apollo, Sunday Night at the Palladium, The John Bishop Christmas Show, Children In Need, & Channel 4’s Comedy Gala). Where: The Dukes, Lancaster When: FRI 1st APRIL Time: 8PM Tickets: £21 With a host of amazing comedy from established and rising stars you’ll find it hard not to find something to match your humour! So visit our bar, grab yourself a drink and sit back and let these fantastic folk entertain you.
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