LAR Autumn 2016

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Welcome!

Thanks to all of you who have continued to support us over the past few months.

We have been pleased with the quality of the events that we have been able to offer and it’s been very rewarding for the whole team here to have received some amazing feedback. We hope you will find our autumn brochure as varied and tempting – we have everything from live theatre, folk music, comedians, live streamings, an opportunity to bop, pantomime, and wrestling!

You will notice two events in the brochure organised by LARFE – the Grand Auction and the Wabash Jazzmen. LARFE is the small group of Friends who organise a series of fundraising events throughout the year in aid of Ludlow Assembly Rooms’ general running costs and to whom we are eternally grateful.

As a membership organisation, our members are called Friends. As well as giving individuals an opportunity to attend and vote at the Annual General Meeting, put themselves forward to join the Trustee Board, and ‘feel good’ about supporting the organisation, it is crucial to many of our applications for grants that we have good local support. Friends also receive every brochure in the post in advance and from time to time there are ‘special offers’ for Friends. The income from Friends membership also makes a crucial difference to our annual budget.

Box Office: 01584 878141

If you are not a Friend, perhaps you would consider joining us? Enclosed in this mailing is an application form and direct debit form which you can drop into Box Office next time you visit? If you would like more information on becoming a Friend, you can email our Membership Secretary: friends@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk I look forward to seeing you during the Autumn and hope you will find plenty to enjoy.

Helen Helen Hughes CEO

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regular events A calorie burning exercise class that’s more like a party! Tone up and have fun moving to salsa, samba, merengue, rumba, mambo and more!

Contact Gill 07740 835673 or email gill@zumbashropshire.co.uk Classes: £5 Monday, 10-11am (Studio) Tuesday, 6-7pm (Oscars) Wednesday, 12.45-1.45pm (Studio) Thursday, 6-7pm (Oscars) /zumbashropshire

Table Tennis Basic coaching for all ages.

Bats and balls are provided.

Wednesdays: £3 Fridays: £2.50 (adult), £1.50 (junior) Classes meet in the studio.

Wednesday, 10am-12.30pm (over 50s) Friday, 7-9pm (juniors & adults)

learn2jive

Fun, easy to learn and no partner or experience needed!

Contact Matt or Sarah on 01989 750354 or email: info@coolmovesdance.co.uk Tuesdays, 8pm – 9pm

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regular lectures ludlow lectures

teme valley DFAS

Tuesday 25 October, 10am

How the Other Half Lived – Ludlow’s Working Classes 1850-1960 Derek Beattie

Tuesday 1 November, 10am On the Trail of the Mortimers Philip Hume

Tuesday 8 November, 10am Shropshire – A Romantic View Gordon Dickins

Tuesday 15 November, 10am

“They Shall Grow Not Old” – The Ludlow men who were killed in the 2nd World War (with poetry & song) Clive Richardson

Tuesday 22 November, 10am Churches of Shropshire – an Architectural Tour Andrew Pike

Tuesday 29 November, 10am

Woodland Past & Woodland Future – the Marches from the last glaciation to current challenges Andrew Allott Lectures, all in Ludlow Assembly Rooms, commence at 10.00a.m and finish at 12.00 noon with a coffee break in the middle. The fee is £15 per person to cover all 6 lectures.

Individual lectures are £4 per person.

Please make cheques payable to: LUDLOW LECTURES and send to: 3 Poyner Road, Ludlow, SY8 1QT or pay at the door.

For any further information contact: Pam & Alan Latchford, Tel. No. 01584 874990 or email: palatchford@btinternet.com.

Box Office: 01584 878141

NADFAS

Wednesday 21 September, 2.15pm

Getting to Grips with Abstract Art

Frank Woodgate is a lecturer and guide at Tate Britain and Tate Modern, a lecturer at Dulwich Picture Gallery and scriptwriter for the Living Paintings Trust Wednesday 19 October, 2.15pm

Children’s Book Illustrations

John Ericson was a lecturer at the University of Bath where he had responsibility for the professional development of teachers.

He has worked extensively overseas as an educational consultant.

Wednesday 16 November, 2.15pm

Birmingham Town Hall “The Pride of Birmingham and an Ornament to England” Anthony Peers is an architectural historian with a training in building conservation. In his work he engages with those proposing changes to historic buildings, providing evidence and guidance to ensure that schemes are planned from an informed standpoint.

Wednesday 18 January, 2.15pm

The Development of the Setting for the Japanese Tea Ceremony

Keir Davidson has lectured as Visiting Educator in Asian Studies at Whitman College, Washington, Hofstra University, New York, Horticultural Society of New York and Longwood Gardens in Philadelphia Visitors welcome. £8 per lecture payable on the door. Membership £40 a year, giving access to outings, study days, volunteering and the NADFAS ‘Review’ magazine Contact the Chairman on 01584 811088 or email: georgeemills@btinternet.com www.temevalleydfas.org.uk 5

josh

widDicombe What do I do now...

Josh Widdicombe, that guy from the TV comedy shows with the curly hair, is back on the road with a brand new tour. Since he’s been away from stand up, Josh has been working hard on other things. But don’t worry, in his spare time he has found a lot of minor things to get annoyed about and now he has a chance to talk about them on stage (in the form of jokes).

Since he was last on tour Josh’s Channel 4 show The Last Leg has gone from strength to strength and been nominated for various awards including a British Comedy Award and a Broadcast Award, while finally winning one at the Royal Television Society Awards. He has also been seen on BBC2’s Mock the Week and QI, BBC1’s Live at the Apollo and Have I Got News for You, amongst other stuff.

To be honest, it is going to be a blessed relief to get back to the relaxing world of live stand up.

“Nicely crafted observational comedy”

The Independent

the threepenny opera Mack the Knife is back in town.

A darkly comic new take on Brecht and Weill’s raucous musical broadcast live from the stage of the National Theatre.

London scrubs up for the coronation. The thieves are on the make, the whores on the pull, the police cutting deals to keep it all out of sight. Mr and Mrs Peachum are looking forward to a bumper day in the beggary business, but their daughter didn’t come home last night and it’s all about to kick off…

With Olivier Award-winner Rory Kinnear (Hamlet, Othello, James Bond) as Macheath, alongside Rosalie Craig (As You Like It, My Family and other Animals) as Polly Peachum and Haydn Gwynne (The Windsors, Drop the Dead Donkey) as Mrs Peachum.

Contains scenes of a sexual nature, violence and filthy language.

A live stream from the National Theatre Live to our cinema screen

Friday 2 September, 8pm

Thursday 22 September, 7pm

Tickets: £19

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Duration: 1 hr 25 mins

Duration: 3 hrs

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A weekend of words 21-23 October 2016

FRIday

SATurday SUNday

Rich Hall

Wendy Cope

Bernard Donoughue Gareth Owen Sarah Ward

Helena Attlee Brian Patten Benjamin Britten with Frances

Plus much more!

George Monbiot & Ewan McLennan Franny Moyle Rebecca Stephens Katie Fforde The Rt Hon The Lord Rooker

Box Office: 01584 878141

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S

It is Athens, 1955 and whilst both a wedding and love is in the air for some, poor Lysander and Hermia are forced to elope to find happiness together. However, down in the magical forest, mischief is brewing amongst the Fairy Folk and the ‘mortals’ stumble unwittingly into this ‘SteamPunk’-themed realm with hilarious results. With stunning costumes and original score from a live band, this stage production of Shakespeare’s comedy is a must-see for everyone.

Special pricing available for schools, visit www.heretothereproductions.com for details

Wed 7, Fri 9, Sun 11, Tue 13 & Thu 15 September, 7.15pm Matinées: Sat 10 & Sat 17 September, 1.15pm Tickets: £15 / £13 concessions | Duration: tbc

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WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S

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. . r a w d n a e v o l n all is not fair i

England. 1955. In a time of changing music, fashion and attitudes, two families are at war. Amongst this, two people from opposite sides fall in love and set off a dark chain reaction. A bold, mature and visually exciting re-imagining of Shakespeare’s most famous love story, set in the era of Teddy Boys, Greasers on motorbikes and Rock’n’Roll. With an original score played by a live band, this new stage production promises to take the audience on a roller coaster ride. Unmissable.

Special pricing available for schools, visit www.heretothereproductions.com for details

Thu 8, Sat 10, Mon 12, Wed 14, Fri 16 & Sat 17 September, 7.15pm Tickets: £15 / £13 concessions | Duration: tbc Box Office: 01584 878141

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norma

Opera in two Acts ¦ Sung in Italian with English subtitles Bellini’s classic bel canto opera is brought to the Royal Opera House in a new production, including Norma’s stunning showpiece aria, Casta diva. Àlex Ollé, of innovative Catalan theatre group La Fura dels Baus, brings a modern edge to this timeless tale of love, rivalry and betrayal, set against a backdrop of war, driven by the extremes of a fanatically religious society.

Royal Opera Music Director Antonio Pappano conducts this stunning cast, including Joseph Calleja as Norma’s secret lover, Pollione and Sonia Ganassi as the priestess Adalgisa.

Streamed live from the Royal Opera House to our cinema screen.

Monday 26 September, 7.15pm Tickets: £17 / £16 concessions / £8 under 18 Duration: 3 hrs (inc. 1 interval)

cymbeline Cymbeline is a ruler of a divided Britain.

When Innogen, the only living heir, marries her sweetheart in secret, an enraged Cymbeline banishes him. But a powerful figure behind the throne is plotting to seize power and murder them both. Innogen embarks on a dangerous journey that will reunite Cymbeline with a lost heir and reconcile the young lovers.

Melly Still directs Shakespeare’s rarely performed romance.

Streamed live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre to our cinema screen

Wednesday 28 September, 7pm Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins 10 ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

Solo Theatre and Francesca Moody present

SPINE

From fast-rising playwright Clara Brennan (Channel 4) comes the award winning Spine, live on stage, in a hilarious and heart-breaking call to arms for our modern age.

Spine charts the explosive friendship between a ferocious, wise-cracking teenager and an elderly East End widow. Mischievous activist pensioner Glenda is hell-bent on leaving a political legacy and saving Amy from the Tory scrapheap because ‘there’s nothing more terrifying than a teenager with something to say’.

In this era of damaging coalition cuts and disillusionment, has politics forgotten people? Can we really take the power back? Amy is about to be forced to find out.

“An outstanding piece of writing” Friday 23 September, 8pm Box Office: 01584 878141

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Tickets: £13 / £11 concessions

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the deep blue sea A flat in Ladbroke Grove, West London. 1952.

When Hester Collyer is found by her neighbours in the aftermath of a failed suicide attempt, the story of her tempestuous affair with a former RAF pilot and the breakdown of her marriage to a High Court judge begins to emerge.

With it comes a portrait of need, loneliness and long-repressed passion. Behind the fragile veneer of post-war civility burns a brutal sense of loss and longing.

Helen McCrory (Medea and The Last of the Haussmans at the National Theatre, Penny Dreadful, Peaky Blinders) returns to the National Theatre in Terence Rattigan’s devastating masterpiece, playing one of the greatest female roles in contemporary drama. Tom Burke (War and Peace, The Musketeers) also features in Carrie Cracknell’s critically acclaimed new production.

An encore stream from The National Theatre to our cinema screen.

KING LEAR King Lear has ruled for many years. As age begins to overtake him, he decides to divide his kingdom amongst his children, living out his days without the burden of power. Misjudging his children’s loyalty and finding himself alone in the wilderness, he is left to confront the mistakes of a life that has brought him to this point.

Antony Sher returns to the RSC to play King Lear, one of the greatest parts written by Shakespeare in this, one of Shakespeare’s most epic and powerful plays.

Streamed live from the Royal Shakespeare Theatre to our cinema screen.

Wednesday 5 October, 7pm

Wednesday 12 October, 7pm

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Duration: 3 hrs

Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins

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ralph mcTELL

One of the great storytellers, Ralph McTell, is celebrating 50 years on the road.

Known for his virtuoso guitar style, he is a prolific and gifted songwriter. With a style that invites you into a unique world, he weaves a narrative that is both significant and poignant.

Ralph made his debut in 1968 with the album Eight Frames a Second and in 1974 the release of Streets of London earned him an Ivor Novello Award.

In 1993, Nanci Griffith recorded From Clare to Here on her Grammy Award winning album and in 2002 he was presented with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards.

Sunday 2 October, 8pm Box Office: 01584 878141

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2016 is a year of celebration as Buddy Holly would have been 80 years old! With his music loved worldwide, Marc Robinson and the Counterfeit Crickets will bring you a show to celebrate the man and his music.

Four West End Artists pay tribute to Buddy Holly, Big Bopper, Ritchie Valens and Dion Di Mucci along with the four piece Band the Counterfeit Crickets in a recreation of the last tour, The Winter Dance Party Tour.

Expect all the classic hits that will have you up and out of your seats from Heartbeat, Blue Days Black Nights and Bo Diddley - to name a few - you will not be disappointed!

Will Rock ‘N’ Roll ever die? That’ll be the day!

This event has been kindly sponsored by South Shropshire Roofing

Saturday 15 October, 7.30pm

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Tickets: £18 / £17 concessions

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Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins

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room hire auditorium Shows, Films and Conferences From £16.50 per hour

the studio Classes, Workshops and Societies From £10 per hour

oscars Shows, Parties, Conferences and Presentations From £10 per hour

the gallery Small Meetings and Interviews From £8 per hour

Box Office: 01584 878141

All prices are subject to VAT

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what’s on guide

SEPTEMBER Fri 2, 8pm

Josh Widdicombe £19 What Do I Do Now…

Wed 7 – Sat 17

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

£15 / £13 conc.

Thu 8 – Sat 17

Romeo & Juliet

£15 / £13 conc.

Here to There Productions

Here to There Productions

The Threepenny Opera Thu 22, 7pm National Theatre Live

£16 / £15 conc.

Fri 23, 8pm

Spine Soho Theatre

£13 / £11 conc.

Mon 26, 7.15pm

Norma Royal Opera House

£17 / £16 conc. / £8 under 18

Wed 28, 7pm

Cymbeline

£16 / £15 conc.

Royal Shakespeare Company

OCTOBER Sun 2, 8pm

Ralph McTell £23

The Deep Blue Sea Wed 5, 7pm National Theatre Live

£16 / £15 conc.

Wed 12, 7pm

King Lear

£16 / £15 conc.

Sat 15, 7.30pm

Buddy Holly’s Winter Dance Party

£18 / £17 conc.

Mon 17, 6.30pm

Cosí Fan Tutte

£17/ £16 conc. / £8 under 18

Wed 19, 7pm

AGM Free, but ticketed

Fri 21 – Sun 23

A Weekend of Words

Royal Shakespeare Company

Royal Opera House

Thu 27, 7.15pm The Entertainer Kenneth Branagh Theatre

£16 / £15 conc.

Ludlow Assembly Rooms is an independent charity (no. 1010883), and is kindly supported by

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box office: 01584 878141 book online: ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

NOVEMBER Tue 1, 8pm

Peatbog Faeries

£17 / £54 group of 4

Wed 2, 7.15pm

Anastasia

£17 / £16 conc. / £8 under 18

Royal Opera House

Grand Auction £6 Fri 11, 6.30pm LARFE Tue 15, 6.15pm

Les Contes d’Hoffmann

Royal Opera House

£17 / £16 conc. / £8 under 18

Rethinking Security in a Violent World £10 / £7 conc. / £2 students Wed 16, 7.30pm Olivier Memorial Lecture Thu 17, 8pm

Marcus Brigstocke Why the Long Face?

£17

The Wabash Jazzmen £12 Sat 19, 7.30pm LARFE EPW Wrestling Sat 26, 7pm

£15 VIP / £12 adult / £10 conc. / £36 family

The Music of Yusuf – Cat Stevens £15 Wed 30, 8pm Keith James

DECEMBER Sat 3, 7pm Ludlow Orchestra Cosí Fan Tutte

£15 balcony / £12 stalls £5 under 16

Thu 8, 7.15pm

The Nutcracker Royal Opera House

Wed 14 – Sun 18

Robin Hood – The Panto

From £7

Mon 19, 8pm

Thank you For the Music

£22.50 / £20 groups of 4 or more

Sat 31, 9pm

New Year’s Eve Party

£25 / £85 groups of 4

The Tempest Royal Shakespeare Company

£16 / £15 conc.

ABBA tribute

£17 / £16 conc. / £8 under 18

JANUARY Wed 11, 7pm

Psychic Sally £26 Wed 25, 7.30pm Call Me Psychic Box Office: 01584 878141

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how to book In Person: Our main entrance is on Mill Street.

See below for opening times.

Phone 01584 878141 Online www.ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk opening hours Monday-Saturday, 10am-8pm Closed on Sundays except for one hour before scheduled events.

The bar opens one hour before scheduled events. contact us 1 Mill Street, Ludlow, Shropshire SY8 1AZ Box Office 01584 878141 Admin Office 01584 873229 Email admin@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk /assemblyroomsludlow @ludlowrooms

ticketing policy All prices shown include a ÂŁ1 booking fee per ticket. Concessionary rates are available to under 16s, students and over 60s. We regret that refunds are not given and tickets cannot be exchanged.

visitor information centre Location: Level 3, Ludlow Assembly Rooms Open: Monday to Saturday, 10am-8pm Phone: 01584 875053 Email: visitors@ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk Staffed by volunteers. WiFi/computers available.

access Ludlow Assembly Rooms welcomes audience members with additional needs. We admit service dogs, have accessible toilets, a speaking lift, assistive listening system and disabled parking. If you have any queries or requests, please contact the Box Office ahead of your visit.

Latecomers may not be permitted depending on the event.

parking Nearby parking is available on-street and in Castle Street car park.

This is free after 6pm only.

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così fan tutte Opera in two acts ¦ Sung in Italian with English subtitles How much do you love your partner? How much do you trust them? And can they trust you?

Mozart’s classic opera Così fan tutte puts two pairs of lovers to the test – with great music but distinctly unexpected results. For this new production, director Jan Philipp Gloger creates a richly theatrical world as the playground for this quirky comedy, where two men try to woo each other’s partners for a bet.

This lively, youthful and imaginative take on one of the world’s best-loved operas is performed by a cast of rising stars conducted by Semyon Bychkov.

Streamed live from the Royal Opera House to our cinema screen.

Kenneth Branagh Theatre presents

the entertainer Set against the backdrop of post-war Britain, John Osborne’s modern classic conjures the seedy glamour of the old music halls for an explosive examination of public masks and private torment.

Rob Ashford directs Kenneth Branagh as Archie Rice, with John Hurt as Billy Rice in the final production for Plays at the Garrick season.

Streamed live from the Kenneth Branagh Theatre to our cinema screen.

Monday 17 October, 6.30pm

Thursday 27 October, 7.15pm

Tickets: £17 / £16 concessions / £8 under 18

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Duration: 3 hrs 15 mins (inc. 1 interval)

Duration: 3 hrs

Box Office: 01584 878141

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term family film / Half term family film / Half term family

family film

family film

nine lives (PG)

finding dory (U)

Cat and dog lovers alike will enjoy this uproarious family comedy! Kevin Spacey stars as Tom Brand, an international business tycoon and an often unavailable husband and father.

In a rush to buy a last-minute birthday gift for his daughter Rebecca (Malina Weissman), he happens on a mysterious pet shop run by the deeply weird Felix (Christopher Walken, enjoying himself) to buy her a cat. But afterwards when he gets into an accident, becomes fantastically trapped inside the cat's body and is told he must reconcile with his family within a week or stay a cat forever...

Dory the bright blue tang fish suffers from short term memory loss which doesn’t usually get in the way of her upbeat personality. Knowing that she was separated from her parents as a young fish she sets off on an epic journey with her friends Nemo and Marlin to find answers about her past. Making new friends along the way, Dory searches for the family she forgot in this unforgettable family adventure.

Mon 24 & Wed 26 Oct, 2pm Tue 25 Oct, 7.30pm

Thu 27 Oct, 2pm & Fri 28 Oct, 4.30pm & Sat 29 Oct, 11am

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Featuring the voices of Ellen DeGeneres, Albert Brooks, Eugene Levy, Idris Elba and Diane Keaton amongst many others.

Wednesday 19 October, 7pm FREE, but ticketed

Ludlow District Community Association Ltd (LDCA), the charity which runs Ludlow Assembly Rooms (LAR), is an organisation whose members, the Friends of LAR, play an important role in its governance and direction.

The evening will include reports from the Chairman, the Chief Executive and the Board of Trustees who will also be elected by the Friends.

If you are a Friend, please do come along and vote.

You can become a Friend for as little as ÂŁ25 by completing the membership form obtainable from the Box Office.

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peatbog faeries

celebrating 25 years in 2016

Following the recent release of their latest album Blackhouse, and to celebrate their 25th Anniversary in 2016, this legendary band takes to the Ludlow stage.

Hailing from the Isle of Skye, the Peatbog Faeries are the figurehead trailblazers of the Celtic Dance Music renaissance. Drawing upon a dazzling myriad of influences, from traditional jigs and reels through to jazz, hip-hop, reggae and more. They make traditional Scottish music fresh-faced and breathless into the 21st century.

They are Peter Morrison (pipes and whistles), Ross Couper (fiddle), Tom Salter (guitar), Innes Hutton (bass, percussion), Graeme Stafford (keyboards) and Stuart Haikney (drums).

This is high octane Celtic dance music as you’ve never heard it before.

Be prepared to dance.

This event will be standing in the stalls.

Tuesday 1 November, 8pm | Tickets: £17 / £54 group of 4 | Duration: 1 hr 50 mins (inc. 1 interval) Box Office: 01584 878141

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anastasia Ballet in three acts An identity in crisis; a country in revolution.

Anastasia is a ballet about one of the great historical mysteries of the 20th century, only recently solved.

Streamed live from the Royal Opera House to our cinema screen.

Wednesday 2 November, 7.15pm Tickets: £17 / £16 concessions / £8 under 18 Duration: tbc

At the height of the Russian Revolution the royal family were executed, but afterwards a young woman appeared – apparently a surviving royal princess, the Grand Duchess Anastasia. Known as ‘Anna Anderson’, she couldn’t remember her past and she was presumed to be an imposter.

Many wanted to forget the massacre and the Revolution; many believed, or hoped, that a princess could have survived, a remnant of the old world.

One of Kenneth MacMillan’s first creations on becoming Director of The Royal Ballet in 1970, Anastasia is a dramatic and haunting exploration of Anna’s nightmare of memory and identity.

les contes d’hoffmanN Opera in three acts with prologue and epilogue ¦ Sung in French with English subtitles Created by Academy Award-winning film director John Schlesinger, Les Contes d’Hoffmann brings alive a 19th-century world of romance, comedy, mystery and menace. At the centre of these extraordinary tales of clockwork dolls, magical glasses, ghostly voices and sensual courtesans is the vivid imagination of the drunken Romantic poet Hoffmann.

Streamed live from the Royal Opera House to our cinema screen.

Tuesday 15 November, 6.15pm Tickets: £17 / £16 concessions / £8 under 18 Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins (inc. 2 intervals)

Charismatic young tenor Vittorio Grigolo is Hoffmann – compelled to tell the story of his lovers who, he believes, have all been stolen by a succession of arch villains. Superb baritone Thomas Hampson performs all four villains.

The music includes the famous Barcarolle and the stunning showpiece numbers are perfect vehicles for the vocal virtuosity of Sofia Fomina as the clockwork doll Olympia, Christine Rice as the courtesan Giulietta and Sonya Yoncheva as Hoffmann’s last love Antonia.

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GRAND AUCTION There’ll be a huge variety of lots going under the hammer at this popular bi-annual fundraising evening.

Bid for anything from a holiday in Wales to meals in pubs, restaurants and private homes, paintings, yoga and massage classes, hampers of smoked fish or meat and much, much more. Bring your friends and take away some bargains.

Free catalogues available mid October and on our website Friday 11 November, viewing 6.30pm, 7.30pm start Entry: ÂŁ6 (includes wine and nibbles) Box Office: 01584 878141

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olivier memorial lecture

Rethinking security in a violent world Does security mean defence: drones, tanks and barbed-wire fences? Or can it mean building relationships, confronting inequalities and recognising each other’s humanity?

The Olivier Memorial Peace Lecture 2016 is given

by Celia McKeon. Celia has worked internationally as Director of Policy at Conciliation Resources.

She was the Quaker representative in former Yugoslavia, and now leads on the Peace & Security and Northern Ireland programmes for the Joseph Rowntree Charitable Trust.

This lecture and the Olivier Memorial series are sponsored by Ludlow Quakers: ludlowquakers.co.uk

the wabash jazzmen

This highly entertaining hot five, driven by Mark Challinor on banjo, will entertain you with a varied programme showcasing the remarkable talents of each musician.

A fresh vibrant style which really packs a punch a treat for all jazz fans.

There will be a bar, cabaret seating and dance floor.

This is a fundraising event for Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Organised by Ludlow Quakers, independently of Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Wednesday 16 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £10 / £7 concessions / £2 students Duration: 1 hr 30 mins (including questions and discussion)

Saturday 19 November, 7.30pm Tickets: £12 Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins

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marcus brigstocke Why the Long Face?

One of Britain’s finest comedians and broadcasters, Marcus Brigstocke, comes to Ludlow on his latest tour Why the Long Face?

“I was born with a long face and now there’s UKIP and Putin and being single and Islamic State and Trump and Paul Dacre of the Daily Mail and tax dodging corporations and the referendum and for some reason people have started drinking kale juice?!”

BBC Radio 4 has become somewhat of a second home to Marcus with regular appearances on The Now Show and Just A Minute, and he has notched up an impressive list of TV credits including team captain on Argumental (DAVE) and the host of BBC4’s The Late Edition and I’ve Never Seen Star Wars.

“Dazzling, inspired, perfectly observed.

I’ve yet to see anything funnier” Daily Telegraph

Thursday 17 November, 8pm | Tickets: £17 | Duration: 2hr

Box Office: 01584 878141

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Ludlow Orchestra presents

epw wrestling cosi fan tuttE Come and experience LIVE American wrestling in action, featuring TNA Superstar Bram!

The evening will include a World Championship cage match, 5 top class wrestling matches and a red hot rumble finale. Also stepping up to the fight will be: Tokyo Joe, Texas Terminator, The Inmate, Masked Destroyer and many more.

Organised by EPW Wrestling, independently of Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Saturday 26 November, 7pm Tickets: £15 VIP / £12 Adult / £10 concession / £36 family Duration: 3 hrs (inc. 1 interval)

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This year Ludlow Orchestra are delighted to bring live opera with a semi-staged production of one of Mozart’s most popular operas, featuring six talented young singers based in the Midlands.

Enjoy an evening of beautiful music and let Mozart challenge your emotions with love, seduction, trust and deception! Conductor Thomas Payne, Leader Claire Tocknell.

Organised by Ludlow Orchestra, independently of Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Saturday 3 December, 7pm

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Tickets: £15 balcony / £12 stalls / £5 under 16’s Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins

Winter Quiz

The ever popular Winter Quiz will be on sale again at the Annual General Meeting (AGM) and then until the end of the year. Now in its 5th year, it will tease and puzzle you and may even win you a prize.

First prize is £25 and the runner-up will receive 2 complimentary film tickets.

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The quiz sheets cost just £1 each and all profits help to support Ludlow Assembly Rooms.

Why not pop a few in with your Christmas cards and get family and friends involved too?

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the music of yusuf –

cat stevens

with Keith James Keith James comes to present an honest and loving reflection of the timeless and insightful music of Yusuf Islam – aka Cat Stevens – in a special fundraising concert, dedicated to his music.

nutcracker

The amassed body of music from this hugely popular and sincerely adored singer/songwriter made for a collection of ‘must have’ records across a whole generation. Tea for the Tillerman and Teaser and the Firecat were on everyone’s turntables and on every radio station - live versions are still played in concerts and bars to this day.

The Royal Ballet’s glorious production of The Nutcracker, created by Peter Wright in 1984, is the production par excellence of an all-time ballet favourite.

Proceeds and audience donations from this tour of concerts will go to the UNICEF UK Government matched, Syrian Children’s appeal

‘Some of the most atmospheric and emotive music you will ever hear’ The Independent

Ballet in two acts

It is Christmas Eve and Drosselmeyer the magician sweeps young Clara away on a fantasy adventure in which time is suspended, the family living-room becomes a great battlefield, and a magical journey takes them through the Land of Snow to the Kingdom of Sweets.

Tchaikovsky’s glittering score, the gorgeous festive stage designs and The Royal Ballet’s captivating dancing – including an exquisite pas de deux between the Sugar Plum Fairy and her Prince – make this Nutcracker the quintessential Christmas experience.

Streamed live from the Royal Opera House to our cinema screen.

Wednesday 30 November, 8pm

Thursday 8 December, 7.15pm

Tickets: £15

Tickets: £17 / £16 concessions / £8 under 18

Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins (inc. 1 interval)

Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins (inc. 1 interval)

Box Office: 01584 878141

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New Year ’ s Eve Part y thank you

for the music The ultimate tribute to ABBA

Monday night and the lights are low. . . Ludlow is the place to go. . . join this festive party as the 40th anniversary of ABBA’s greatest hit Dancing Queen is celebrated in Christmas sequin-spangled style.

ABBA classics abound. Rocking the retro sounds of “the right music” – Super Trouper; Waterloo; Mamma Mia; Gimme, Gimme, Gimme; Knowing Me Knowing You and more – to Lycra-tight perfection.

Record-breaking movies, smash-hit West End musicals, chart-topping albums and singles – ABBA’s incredible legacy now lives on in concert with this allnew for 2016 international smash-hit show.

Dancing kings and queens – have the time of your lives with the all-time greatest party-time extravaganza.

This event will be standing in the stalls.

Join us at LAR for a New Year’s Eve to remember!

If you want to welcome in the New Year with non-stop dancing then look no further....

Introducing Soul Supply, bringing quality Soul Music since 2002, guaranteed to hit your feet with every beat!

Razor sharp in every department, these guys are 1% Jazz and 99% Funky Stuff.

Tickets include a complete night of music, dancing, a hog / beef /nut roast, delicious puds and a late bar.

So come along and join us, as we groove our way into the year of 2017 in soul style!

Numbers are limited and strictly no tickets on the door – so book early to avoid disappointment!

Monday 19 December, 8pm Tickets: £22.50 / £20 (groups of 4 or more)

Saturday 31 December, 9pm

Duration: tbc

Tickets: £25 / £85 groups of 4

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Robin Hood The Pantomime

Trouble is brewing as the nasty Sheriff of Nottingham is out to catch Robin Hood, whilst making plans to wed the fair Maid Marion – but Marion wants nothing to do with him. Meanwhile, deep in Sherwood Forest, our hero and his band of Merry Men are hard at work helping the poor, unaware of the plans the Sheriff has to catch them. With heroes and villains plus a larger than life panto dame in the shape of Nanny Nora Tittle Tattle, this year’s panto promises laughter, spectacle and sing-along songs for all the family to enjoy.

Matinee 2.00pm

Evening 7.00pm

Wed 14 Dec

Thu 15 Dec

Child

£7.00

Adult Family *

Sat 17 Dec

Sun 18 Dec

£7.00

£11.00

£5.00 **

£10.00

£10.00

£14.00

£8.00 **

£30.00

£30.00

£45.00

£22.00 **

Child

£8.00

£8.00

£8.00

£11.00

Adult

£12.00

£12.00

£12.00

£14.00

Family *

£36.00

£36.00

£36.00

£45.00

* Family tickets are 2 child and 2 adult

Box Office: 01584 878141

Fri 17 Dec

** This is a relaxed performance.

Group bookings available

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this spring...

the tempest

On a distant island a man waits. Robbed of his position, power and wealth, his enemies have left him in isolation. But this is no ordinary man, and this no ordinary island. Prospero is a magician, able to control the very elements and bend nature to his will. When a sail appears on the horizon, he reaches out across the ocean to the ship that carries the men who wronged him. Creating a vast magical storm he wrecks the ship and washes his enemies up on the shore. When they wake they find themselves lost on a fantastical island where nothing is as it seems.

Simon Russell Beale returns to the RSC after 20 years to play Prospero in this groundbreaking production directed by Artistic Director Gregory Doran.

In a unique partnership with Intel, the production will be using advanced technology in this bold reimagining of Shakespeare’s magical play.

woolf works The pioneering literary work of Virginia Woolf is the inspiration for multi-award-winning choreographer Wayne McGregor’s brilliant triptych for The Royal Ballet.

McGregor has long been at the cutting edge of ballet, working with collaborators from across the artistic world, and in this critically acclaimed work he combines themes from three of Woolf’s landmark novels – Mrs Dalloway, Orlando and The Waves – with elements of her letters, essays and diaries.

Streamed live from the Royal Opera House to our cinema screen.

Streamed live from the Royal Shakespeare Company to our cinema screen.

Wednesday 11 January, 7pm

Wednesday 8 February, 7.15pm

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Tickets: £17 / £16 concessions / £8 under 18

Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins (inc. interval)

Duration: 2 hrs 35 mins (inc. 2 intervals)

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this spring...

CALL ME PSYCHIC TOUR The nation’s favourite psychic, Sally Morgan is back and better than ever with her brand new and most jaw-dropping show yet Call Me Psychic.

Funny, entertaining, sometimes heart breaking, often controversial; the show celebrates her 8th year on the road.

Sally says “Every night when I’m on stage amazing things happen and it’s a privilege to be able to pass on messages of love and comfort to the people I share my gift with”.

This is a fantastic and unique evening out not to be missed. A unique opportunity to see this phenomenal psychic in action!

Organised by Audience Ware, independently of Ludlow Assembly Rooms

The show is investigational and for the purpose of entertainment.

Wednesday 25 January, 7.30pm Tickets: £26 Duration: tbc Box Office: 01584 878141

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