local art.photography.writing.events
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hello welcome to LZ#6 this month’s issue is all about the change in seasons, as the bitter autumn winds begin to arrive in force. alongside the usual mix of poetry, photography, art and writing, we’ve got news of Leamington’s very own videogame festival, as well as the inaugural Emerge theatre festival at Warwick Arts Centre. with last month’s sudden closure of LAMP still ringing in our ears we encourage you more than ever to take a look at the listings, both in this issue and online, and get out there to support your local arts groups, performers and venues. these things don’t happen if you don’t go. as always, a huge thank you to our contributors and supporters. we welcome any/all feedback, contact details and credits are at the back. we hope you enjoy. LZ
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FB / SF Like so much wet and wilted wood dropped in high autumn winds by changing trees we lounge, pallid and panda-eyed, the soft metallic tang of tinned beer coating our palates. I see eyelids flicker near my feet, butterfly kisses strobing through a mussy fringe. I watch the eddies in the cobalt-blue smoke of a half dozen last-one-of-the-night smokers
roll upwards and spin apart in lancing lines of morning sunlight. What was that line in Fight Club? Something about not having a great war to fight and no cause for which to die? I forget. But I wonder if this scene was what Chuck was thinking about?
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Swallowing hard on 24 long hours and holding back the bile born of a thousand alien tastes
(hairspray, gin and taurine to name a few) I note the veil drop, all becoming clear to view: For each misstep, a steady foot. For each fall back, a good spring forward. For each great war fought by great dead men, a morning like this, where unburdened children doze in dawn’s first rays and pay back their debt to generations long passed with life lived well and recklessly and all liberties taken.
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BACKSPACE FESTIVAL Following an acclaimed debut in 2013, the Backspace festival returns to celebrate the region’s rich 30 year history of game development, and to encourage the next wave of Midlands talent. As well as taking a close look at Leamington’s home grown efforts, Backspace 2.0 will showcase the creativity and technological innovation across the region, including companies and communities throughout Coventry and Warwickshire. From the 25th October - 2nd November there will be a broad range of activities for all ages and interest levels, including the centrepiece exhibition in Regent Court, charting the story of over three decades of game development. The exhibition will also provide the starting point for the ‘Spa-Cade’, a cross-town trail of locally made games, alongside RaspberryPi progamming workshops, an industry quiz, a disabled gaming showcase by charity SpecialEffect and a final game careers evening. Telling the compelling tale of how a small Midlands region helped to change the face of the largest entertainment industry in history, Backspace proves there’s more to Leamington than meets the eye. Saturday 25th October – Sunday 2nd November Saturdays 10am-6pm Sundays 10am-4pm Weekdays 12 noon–6pm. 10
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EMERGE FESTIVAL To celebrate their 40th anniversary Warwick Arts Centre will be launching the inaugural Emerge Festival this October, in collaboration with the Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning (IATL). Designed to showcase the work of graduate theatre companies, and to study theatre and performance as tools for learning and research, the festival will feature four days of workshops, forums, and discussions, followed by performances from emerging and established graduate theatre companies, including Fellswoop, Fat Git, Forced Entertainment, Gob Squad, Dumbshow and Kill The Beast. Whole day tickets to the collaborative workshops, which include sessions on writing, adapting and producing theatre, are open to anyone with a Warwick or Coventry University affiliation. The afternoon sessions and theatre performances at the Arts Centre are open to all. A full list of the festival’s programme of events can be found at the site below, with the special ’Emerge’ performances listed opposite. It’s an exciting opportunity to see and learn from the achievements of recent graduates, and a great chance to support developing companies on their way up. Tickets for each show are £6.50, any 2 for £10 or all 4 for £18. warwickartscentre.co.uk/series/emerge-laboratory
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Fellswoop: Ablutions - Tues 28th Oct 7.15pm Adapted from the novel by Patrick deWitt. award-winning Fellswoop Theatre’s Ablutions (in association with Bristol Old Vic Ferment) is a dark, boozy tale from the sodden depths of the LA underworld, blending a live soundtrack, detailed mime and deWitt’s heartwrenching humour. Fat Git: (i feel fine) - Tues 28 Oct 8.45pm £6.50 A love story, set in the shadow of environmental collapse. The daisies have begun to wilt, the ice caps are all but gone and people have started to bulkbuy tinned food. But Tim really likes Daisy and she didn’t explicitly say no to a second date. Dumbshow: The Pearl - Fri 31st Oct 7.15pm Dumbhow present Steinbeck’s timeless story of wealth, greed and love. When impoverished Kino finds the ‘pearl of the world’, he believes his family’s life will be transformed forever, but is blind to the danger of having something that everyone wants. Kill The Beast: The Boy Who Kicked Pigs - Fri 31st Oct 8.45pm 13 year old Robert Caligari is a nasty piece of work. But today is the day he gets his comeuppance. Today is the day he’s going to die. An acclaimed adaptation of Tom Baker’s darkly comic story featuring projections, original music and many hats - a gloriously grisly tale of one scoundrel’s attempt at infamy. 13
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OPEN MIC CALENDAR There’s a huge number of open mics currently running in town, with room for performers of all genres and experience. Here’s just a small sampling, check out your nearest venue to get on stage and/or witness the best in local talent.
Weekly:
Mondays - Murphy’s Bar 33 regent street - cv32 3ej
Tuesday - Leif / The Town House 116 warwick street / 2 george street
Wednesday - Robbin’s Well 2 victoria terrace - cv31 3ab
Thursday - The Avenue 2 spencer street - cv31 3ne
Friday - The Grand Union 66-68 clemens street - cv31 2dn
Monthly:
Last Tuesday - Wilde’s Wine Bar 7 parade - cv32 4dg
Last Thursday - Newbold Comyn Arms newbold terrace east - cv32 4eu
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LISTINGS
Only a small selection - full list available online. Check websites and venues for further details.
18TH October The Crazy World of Arthur Brown – rock - Assembly – 7pm Clubs + Lime – indie/alt - Zephyr – 8pm Off The Record – indie/alt clubnight - Zephyr – 11pm Dave Gorman – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 8pm Leamington Comic Con – Royal Pump Rooms – 10.30am Leam Comedy Fest: Finale – stand-up - Spa Centre – 7.30pm 19th October Richard Herring – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.30pm Susan Calman – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.45pm Diamond Head – rock/metal - Zephyr – 7pm 23rd October Rocksoc ft. Valhalla Smith – rock/metal – Zephyr – 7pm 24th October Jimeoin – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 8pm Haken + Leprous + Maschine – prog/rock - Assembly – 7pm 25h October Hal Cruttenden – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.30pm An Evening With Noel Fielding – comedy - WAC – 8pm 25th October – 2nd November Backspace – video games festival – various venues 26th October 4Real Records ft. The Rushmore + more – Assembly – 6pm 27th October Nils Frahm – instrumental/electronic - WAC – 8pm Pink Martini – classical/jazz - WAC – 8pm 28th October Fellswoop: Ablutions – theatre - WAC – 7.15pm Fat Git: (i feel fine) – theatre - WAC – 8.45pm 16
The Boomtown Rats – rock/pop - Assembly – 7pm 29th October Hawklords + Sendelica – prog/rock - Zephyr – 7pm 30th October Big Country – rock/pop - Assembly – 7pm Mitch Benn – comedy/music - Spa Centre – 7.45pm 31st October The Full English – folk/acoustic - WAC – 8pm Dumbshow: The Pearl – theatre - WAC – 7.15pm Kill The beast: The Boy Who Kicked Pigs – WAC – 8.45pm Oxjam Halloween – live music – Zephyr – 7pm 1st November Dawn French – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.30pm Kenny Wayne Shepherd – Assembly – 7pm Tony Law – stand-up - Spa Centre – 7.45pm Renvinyl – house/trance clubnight – Zephyr – 9pm
2nd November Mark Watson – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.30pm Chris Martin – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.45pm 5th November Simon Evans – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 8pm Kelly’s ft. The Firm – pop/rock – Zephyr – 8pm 6th November Guy Jones + Mike Mentz – Americana – Zephyr – 7pm 7th November British Sea Power’s ‘Sea of Brass’ – WAC – 8pm Pete Johansson – stand-up - WAC – 7.45pm 8th November Sara Pascoe – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.30pm Mark Steel – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 8pm Chris Ramsey – stand-up - Spa Centre – 8pm 17
9th November Sean Hughes – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.45pm 11th November Rob Heron & The Tea Pad Orchestra – Zephyr – 7.30pm 13th November Off The Record - indie/alt clubnight - Zephyr - 10pm 14th November Dr Feelgood & Nine Below Zero – rock - Assembly – 7pm 15th November Ross Noble – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 8pm Circus of Horrors – circus/cabaret - Assembly – 7pm Racing Glaciers + Juice – indie/alt - Zephyr – 8pm All Star Superslam Wrestling – Spa Centre – 6pm 16th November Jason Byrne – stand-up - Warwick Arts Centre – 7.30pm Emily Portman Trio – folk/acoustic - WAC – 7.45pm Dr John & The Nite Trippers – blues/jazz - WAC – 8pm The Brew – psych/rock – Zephyr – 7pm 19th November Chris Difford & Glenn Tilbrook of Squeeze- WAC – 7.30pm Nizlopi – altpop - Assembly – 7pm 20th November Wishbone Ash – rock/pop - Assembly – 7pm John Shuttleworth – comedy/music – Spa Centre – 7.30pm 21st November The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain – WAC – 8pm The Ruts DC – punk/reggae - Assembly – 7pm Craig Campbell – stand-up – Spa Centre – 8pm 22nd November Katherine Ryan – stand-up - WAC – 7.30pm Bellowhead – folk/rock - Assembly – 7pm Blair Dunlop – folk/acoustic – Spa Centre – 7.45pm 18
contributors: liam simmonds (1) ‘liamsimmonds.me’
ife akinroyeje (3) ‘photo-ife.tumblr.com’
sammy borras (4) ‘sammyborras.blogspot.co.uk’
anon (5/6) matthew walpole (7) Jessica hayne (8) ‘flickr.com/photos/jessica -h’
jyoti rajput (9) ‘jyotirajputphotography.tumblr.com’
alex wells (12/13/14) ‘growyoungmusic.wordpress.com’
levi washington (15)
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open call for all: artists poets photographers writers etc. issue #7 ‘remember/remember’ 22.11.14 submissions by 17.11.14 contact-question-contribute facebook/leamingtonzine twitter: @LeamingtonZine leamingtonzine@gmail.com
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