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Welcome!

We usually try to programme a little less over the summer, recognising that many of you prefer to enjoy the sunshine.

However, there were just too many new and exciting offerings that we couldn’t turn down so we do hope you will find time for us between your gardening and holidays!

It’s going to be a particularly fun summer holiday for the children and young people.

Following the success of the collaboration with Ludlow Library last summer, we are again working with them as part of their Summer Reading Challenge. The theme for this year is Animal Agents and children will have an opportunity during each week of the summer holidays to attend an exciting range of workshops and watch related films. In addition the ever popular Animal Man returns with his snails, lizards, frogs and snakes! Two related workshops will provide opportunities for children to make their own exotic animals.

But children don’t need to wait until the summer holidays – during half-term we are excited to be bringing you the wonderful Fetch Theatre’s East of the Sun, West of the Moon – a mesmerising show based on a traditional Nordic story.

There are two departures from the familiar live streamings. From the Berliner Philharmoniker Gustavo Dudamel conducts a programme of John Adams and Antonin Dvorak. (Note the early start time – no British Summer Time!).

And from the brand-new World Art in Cinema comes a fascinating art documentary focussing on Sandro Botticelli.

Two high profile and popular speakers will join us over the summer. In June Martin Bell will talk about War and the Death of the News, the subject of his new book. Martin is one of the best-known and most highly regarded names in British television journalism, having covered foreign assignments in more than 90 countries and eleven wars. He made a short foray into politics in 1997 as the first independent MP to Box Office: 01584 878141

be elected since 1950, ‘the man in the white suit’.

In July the admired and entertaining Rev Kate Bottley arrives in Ludlow with her unique insights into life, the universe and everything.

For music lovers we bring you The Fureys, still selling out concerts after 39 years, (Red Rose Café is my personal favourite!). And don’t miss The Searchers live on our stage at this special one-off concert.

Other live streamings include The Royal Shakespeare’s ‘Rome Season’ of Julius Caesar, Antony & Cleopatra and Titus Andronicus.

Finally, for the comedy lovers of you, Russell Kane bring his brand new show Right Man, Wrong Age. I fear my garden may get a little neglected this summer ….

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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) Thursday, 6-7pm (Oscars)

the ludwig academy of musical theatre Fun professional theatre training for tomorrow’s stars Weekly Saturday classes 7-11 years: 1-2pm 12-16 years: 2-3pm £5 per week

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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)

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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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JULIUS CAESAR

Julius Caesar returns from war, all-conquering, but mutiny is rumbling through the corridors of power.

Angus Jackson directs Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, as the race to claim the empire spirals out of control. The Rome season in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre opens with the politics of spin and betrayal turning to violence.

A delayed stream from the Royal Shakespeare Company to our cinema screen

Thursday 4 May, 7pm Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions Duration: tbc

the fureys

For over 39 years, Ireland’s legends The Fureys have been selling out concerts worldwide.

Hear them sing their timeless classics including: When you were sweet 16, I will love you, The Green fields of France, The old man, Red rose café, plus songs from their new album The Times they are a Changing.

Their songs stir many emotions – tears and laughter, sadness and joy.

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SPRING CONFERENCE 2017 The Welsh Marcher Lords 1066-1536 For centuries after the conquest, the Marcher Lordships along the English/Welsh border and the south Wales coast provided a defensive barrier against attacks from Wales and a firm base from which acquisitive lords could conquer further lands from the Welsh. Given a great deal of autonomy, the Marcher Lords acquired almost regal power in their Lordships and became powerful players in national politics.

obsession

Gino is a drifter, down-at-heel and magnetically handsome. At a road side restaurant he encounters husband and wife, Giuseppe and Giovanna.

Irresistibly attracted to each other, Gino and Giovanna begin a fiery affair and plot to murder her husband. But, in this chilling tale of passion and destruction, the crime only serves to tear them apart.

Jude Law (The Young Pope, Closer, The Talented Mr Ripley) stars in the stage production of Obsession, broadcast live from the Barbican Theatre in London. Ivo van Hove (NT Live: A View from the Bridge, Hedda Gabler) directs this new stage adaptation of Luchino Visconti’s 1943 film.

A live stream from the Barbican Theatre to our cinema screen

Expert speakers will explore the fascinating history of the Marcher Lords and their Lordships from their first creation through to their abolition by Henry VIII. This event will be held at Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Tickets for this event are not available at Ludlow Assembly Rooms and instead can booked online at www.mortimerhistorysociety.org.uk OR Phone Philip Hume, tel no: 01584 831654, or send a cheque with contact details, specifying names of each person attending and any dietary requirements to Philip Hume, Waterloo Lodge, Orleton Common, Ludlow, SY8 4JG

Saturday 13 May, 9.45am (Refreshments from 9.15am) Thursday 11 May, 7pm Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Tickets: £27.50 / non-members £32.50 (Refreshments and buffet lunch included in ticket price)

Duration: 2 hrs (no interval)

Duration: 6 hrs 45 mins

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who’s afraid of virginia woolf?

In the early hours of the morning on the campus of an American college, Martha, much to her husband George’s displeasure, has invited the new professor and his wife to their home for some after-party drinks. As the alcohol flows and dawn approaches, the young couple are drawn into George and Martha’s toxic games until the evening reaches its climax in a moment of devastating truth-telling.

Sonia Friedman Productions present Imelda Staunton (Gypsy, Vera Drake, the Harry Potter films), Conleth Hill (Game Of Thrones, The Producers), Luke Treadaway (A Street Cat Named Bob, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the NightTime, The Hollow Crown) and Imogen Poots (A Long Way Down, Jane Eyre) in James Macdonald’s critically acclaimed, 5 star production of Edward Albee’s landmark play.

A live stream from The National Theatre to our cinema screen

antony & cleopatra

Thursday 18 May, 7pm

Thursday 25 May, 7pm

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Duration: 3 hrs 10 mins (inc. interval)

Duration: tbc

Following Caesar’s assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has neglected his empire for a life of decadent seduction with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Torn between love and duty, Antony’s military brilliance deserts him, and his passion leads the lovers to their tragic end.

Iqbal Khan directs Shakespeare’s tragedy of love and duty, picking up the story where Julius Caesar ends.

A delayed stream from the Royal Shakespeare Company to our cinema screen

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May 19th – 21st 2017 There is nothing quite like the Weekend of English Song.

Ludlow is the perfect home for this rich feast of music, performed by internationally acclaimed singers.

This weekend includes return visits from star baritones Roderick Williams and Ashley Riches, while welcoming new faces: Soraya Mafi, Kitty Whately, Bethan Langford, Robin Tritschler, Nicky Spence and Gareth Byrnmor John.

This year has a transatlantic flavour, looking at musical connections between Britain and America. www.ludlowenglishsongweekend.com

Box Office: 01584 878141

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peppa pig: my first cinema experience (U)

family production the fetch theatre presents

east of the sun, west of the moon

A fun and exciting interactive cinema experience for pre-schoolers, bring your little ones along to join Peppa in 9 brand new episodes of the popular TV show. Peppa and her friends visit London and go on a red double-decker bus with the Queen, travel to Australia to visit Kylie Kangaroo as well as see who can make the biggest splash. Be sure to sing and dance along with live-action Peppa, George and Daisy in between each episode.

Thursday 1 & Friday 2 June, 11am Dir: Mark Baker | UK | 2017 | 73 mins

Based on a traditional Nordic story, East of the Sun, West of the Moon is a spellbinding tale of adventure, mystery and romance featuring a magical white bear, a young girl and an anarchic troll!

Choreographed to an original soundtrack, this beautiful, mesmerising show demonstrates the skill and style of Bunraku puppetry. A visual tale, told without words, the performance captivates audiences of all ages.

Suitable for ages 5+

family film smurfs: the lost village (U)

Saturday 3 June, 2pm / workshop 3pm

An all-new take on the Smurfs, this fully animated, hilarious adventure sees Smurfette set off through the Forbidden Forest, led by a mysterious map.

Joined by her best friends Brainy, Clumsy and Hefty, the thrilling journey is filled with dangers and action including a forest filled with magical creatures and the evil wizard Gargamel who is also on the search for the lost village. The race is on to discover the biggest secret in Smurf history!

Tickets: £6 / £20 groups of 4 / workshop £3

Thursday 1 & Friday 2 June, 2pm

Duration: 1 hr

Dir: Kelly Asbury | USA | 2017 | 90 mins

Puppetry Workshop Come and explore the inspired style of Banraku puppetry in this hands on workshop. Spaces are limited and available only to East of the Sun, West of the Moon ticket holders.

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the dream / symphonic variations / marguerite & armand

from the new world

berliner philharmoniker live

This gorgeous mixed programme demonstrates the great creative vision of Frederick Ashton, Founder Choreographer of The Royal Ballet.

Conductor: Gustavo Dudamel

The Dream is Ashton’s adaptation of Shakespeare’s riotous comedy in which a forest sprite plays havoc, armed with a love potion.

John Adams Antonín Dvoˇrák

Symphonic Variations was Ashton’s first work after World War II. With six dancers performing a series of quartets, duets, sextets and solos, this seminal masterpiece celebrates the pure beauty of movement.

Following a rendition of City Noir, John Adams’s homage to the great age of bebop, Dudamel will perform Dvoˇrák’s symphony From the New World – a work in which the composer adds a jolt of electricity with the help of stylised musical folklore to portray characteristics that are distinctly American.

Marguerite and Armand is Ashton’s beautiful and emotional retelling of a well-known story, familiar to us through Verdi’s opera La Traviata.

A live stream from the Royal Opera House to our cinema screen

Concert Programme City Noir Symphony No. 9 in E minor From the New World

A live stream from the Berliner Philharmoniker to our cinema screen

Wednesday 7 June, 7.15pm

Friday 9 June, 6.30pm

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

Tickets: £14 / £13 concessions / £7 under 18

Duration: tbc

Duration: 140 mins

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2017 Tour Limehouse Lizzy continue to keep the spirit of Celtic rock icon Philip Lynott and his band Thin Lizzy alive, well and dominating stages worldwide.

The band have also added a tribute into their show to ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore.

peter pan All children, except one, grow up…

When Peter Pan, leader of the Lost Boys, loses his shadow, headstrong Wendy helps him to reattach it. In return, she is invited to Neverland, where Tinker Bell the fairy, Tiger Lily and the vengeful Captain Hook await. A riot of magic, music and make-believe ensues.

A delight for children and adults alike, Sally Cookson (NT Live: Jane Eyre) directs this wondrously inventive production, a co-production with Bristol Old Vic theatre.

“Spellbindingly imaginative.

A dazzling production.”

Radio Times Captured live at the National Theatre, a recorded performance of JM Barrie’s much-loved tale screens in cinemas this summer.

Saturday 10 June, 2pm Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions / £8 under 18 Duration: 2 hrs 50 mins

From their Official PRS award, performing for Virgin Atlantic in Barbados, being recruited to record and tour by members of the original Thin Lizzy, Limehouse Lizzy enter their 21st year with their most explosive show and critically-acclaimed line-up yet.

Saturday 10 June, 8.30pm Tickets: £16 | Duration: 2 hrs

Theatre in the Brewery

The Country Wife

by William Wycherley

“Wife! Wife! He’s coming in to you the back way” A racy ribald restoration comedy brought to boisterous life by Rooftop Theatre Company

Ludlow Brewery 14 to 22 June 2017 at 7.30pm Tickets £15, £11 U18 and student Tickets available from Ludlow Assembly Rooms and by phone on 01584 878141

www.rooftoptheatre.co.uk

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AN AUDIENCE WITH

MARTIN BELL

WAR AND THE DEATH OF THE NEWS Since being offered the post of Grade B Reporter by the BBC in 1964, Martin Bell has spent more than half a century in the unquiet corners of the world, including four years in the surrogate war zone of the House of Commons. From Vietnam to Bosnia and beyond, the former BBC correspondent has been in the thick of it and has witnessed most of the wars of a turbulent half century.

His conclusions in his new book War and the Death of News are first hand and personal. He draws on his memories as a soldier and journalist, his broadcast reports, his notebooks and diaries, and original documents that he extracted from the war zones. He writes of the pity of war; of the complex and everchanging relationship between the media and the military; of the dangerous disregard of the lessons of history; of attempts to establish a system of international justice; of wars of religion and climate change; of truth and falsehood in news reporting and of a journalism in retreat – the Death of News.

There will be a book-signing with Martin Bell after the talk.

Friday 16th June, 7.30pm | Tickets: £17 / £15 concessions | Duration: 1 hr 50 mins Box Office: 01584 878141

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Secret Gardens of Ludlow This year we explore a splendid range of new gardens and firm favourites in Corve Street, Mill Street, Lower Mill Street, Broad Street and Upper Linney.

Formal topiary, glorious herbaceous borders, horticultural treasures and riverside settings will inspire and delight.

Our champagne bar in The Angel Gardens in Broad Street proved so popular last year that it will be on offer again. Afternoon teas to be served in Oscars at Ludlow Assembly Rooms, while ice creams, plants, greeting cards and garden books will be on sale in other gardens.

Accompanied children 12 years & under go free.

Wheelchair access not available.

Sorry, no dogs.

This is a fundraising event for Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Sunday 18 June, 12 noon to 6pm Ticket/Map ÂŁ7.50 available from Box Office from early May

Image Credit: Rick Alexander

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room hire auditorium Shows, Films and Conferences From £35 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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MAY Thu 4, 7pm

Julius Caesar

Royal Shakespeare Company

£16 / £15 conc.

Wed 10, 8pm

The Fureys

£21 / £19 conc.

Thu 11, 7pm

Obsession

£16 / £15 conc.

Sat 13, 9.15am

Mortimer History Society Conference

£32.50 / £27.50

Thu 18, 7pm

Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

£16 / £15 conc.

Fri 19 – Sun 21

The Ludlow English Song Weekend

Thu 25, 7pm

Antony & Cleopatra

£16 / £15 conc.

Sat 3, 2pm

East of the Sun, West of the Moon

£6 / £20 groups of 4

Sat 3, 3pm

Puppetry Workshop £3

Wed 7, 7.15pm

The Dream/ Symphonic Variations / £17 / £16 conc. / £8 under 18 Marguerite & Aramand. Royal Opera House

Fri 9, 6.30pm

From the New World Berliner Philharmoniker Live

£14 / £13 conc. / £7 under 18

Sat 10, 2pm

Peter Pan

£16 / £15 conc. / £8 under 18

Sat 10, 8.30pm

Limehouse Lizzy £16

Fri 16, 7.30pm

Martin Bell

The National Theatre Live

The National Theatre Live

Royal Shakespeare Company

JUNE

The Fetch Theatre The Fetch Theatre

The National Theatre Live

Sun 18, 12 noon – 6pm Secret Gardens of Ludlow, LARFE

£17 / £15 conc. £7.50

Thu 22, 7pm

Salomé

£16 / £15 conc.

Sat 24, 7.30pm

The Searchers

£22 / £21 conc.

Wed 28, 7.15pm

Otello

£17 / £16 conc. / £8 under 18

The National Theatre Live

Royal Opera House

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JULY Thu 6, 7.30pm

Botticelli Inferno

£14 / £13 conc. / £7 under 18

Fri 7, 8pm

The Simon and Garfunkel Story

£21 / £20 conc.

Sat 15, 8pm

Russell Kane £18

Thu 20, 7pm

Angels in America: Part 1

Fri 21, 7.30pm

Rev. Kate Bottley £17

Thu 27, 7pm

Angels in America: Part 2

Tue 25, 11am

Over and Out £2

The National Theatre Live

£16 / £15 conc.

£16 / £15 conc.

Summer Reading Challenge

AUGUST Tue 1, 11am

Who’s Around the Corner £2

Fri 4, 1pm

Lunchtime Chamber Concert £9

Sat 5, 12 noon

Creature Crafts Workshop £5

Tue 8, 11am

It’s a Secret £2

Wed 9, 7pm

Titus Andronicus

Sat 12, 12 noon

Creature Crafts Workshop £5

Tue 15, 11am

Build a Beast £2

Fri 18, 10.30am

Up Close and Personal £5 with Corner Exotics

Tue 22, 11am

Be the Detective £2

Tue 29, 11am

Dinosaur Discovery Day £2

Tue 29, 2pm

Dinosaur Detectives £5

Thu 31, 7pm

Yerma

£16 / £15 conc.

The Dreamers & Everly Brothers Tribute

£17.50 / £15 conc.

Summer Reading Challenge

BISYOC International Tutors

Summer Reading Challenge

Royal Shakespeare Company

£16 / £15 conc.

Summer Reading Challenge

Summer Reading Challenge Summer Reading Challenge

The National Theatre

SEPTEMBER Sat 2, 7.30pm

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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 BOX OFFICE 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. When available, 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-4pm 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 lift, induction loop, assistive listening system and disabled parking nearby on Mill Street. 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.

Audio description is available for some films.

Assisted listening sets available from Box Office for all films. Full induction loop in stalls.

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The Arts Society Teme Valley

GALA EVENING AND BUFFET at LUDLOW CASTLE

To launch and celebrate the new name, the Arts Society: Teme Valley (formerly TVDFAS) is holding a midsummer party in Ludlow Castle: the Beacon Rooms and Garden.

As part of the event we will be unveiling the newly completed reproduction of the Ludlow Castle Heraldic Roll. There will be a chance to talk to experts about the Roll and a talk on its connections to local decorative arts. Then during supper there will be medieval music by a local ensemble while you socialize with friends in a beautiful setting, Our society offers the opportunity to find out about different aspects of art and art history through talks and study days. We aim for everyone to enjoy and learn about our cultural heritage. Find out about our excellent programme for 2017-18.

Come and enjoy a summer evening at the Castle. Tickets go on sale from 1 May 2017. We anticipate considerable interest.

Ludlow Castle, Beacon Rooms.

Bar available Tickets: £20 from www.temevalleydfas.org.uk and at lectures

salomé The story has been told before, but never like this. An occupied desert nation. A radical from the wilderness on hunger strike. A girl whose mysterious dance will change the course of the world.

This charged retelling turns the infamous biblical tale on its head, placing the girl we call Salomé at the centre of a revolution.

Internationally acclaimed theatre director Yaël Farber (Les Blancs) draws on multiple accounts to create an urgent, hypnotic production.

A live stream from The National Theatre to our cinema screen.

Please note tickets are not available from Ludlow Assembly Rooms

Wednesday 21 June, 6.30pm Tickets: £20 Box Office: 01584 878141

Thursday 22 June, 7pm Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions Duration: 3 hrs 30 mins 19

Small Gardens Festival Browse some of Ludlow’s small gardens a little way from the town centre and discover what can be done in a small space.

SUNDAY 2nd July 10.30 am to 6.00 pm • • • • • •

Free bus service from Smithfield car park.

Refreshments and cream teas.

Live music and bar.

Art exhibition by local artists.

Local sculptures in some gardens.

Plant and local produce stalls.

Tickets £5.00 from Ludlow Assembly Rooms from 1st June.

Accompanied children welcome. Suitable footwear essential.

Further information from the Furniture Scheme on 01584 874 922.

This event is run as part of the Furniture Scheme.

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the searchers The Searchers remarkable career continues.

Enjoy such classic hits as, Sweets For My Sweet, Needles and Pins, Don’t Throw Your Love Away, Sugar and Spice and When You Walk In The Room.

This special one off concert is a highly entertaining show, combined with anecdotes and reminiscences, all their famous hits, plus many album recordings, B-sides and a selection of other collector and well known favourites.

Don’t miss The Searchers live in concert!

This event has been kindly sponsored by South Shropshire Roofing

otello World-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut as Otello in Verdi’s passionate retelling of Shakespeare’s great tragedy of jealousy, deception and murder.

Soprano Maria Agresta will be his Desdemona and baritone Ludovic Tézier his nemesis Iago in a new production by Olivier Award-winning director Keith Warner.

A major work of the opera repertory, Verdi’s Otello draws on the full forces of the Orchestra of the Royal Opera House, the Royal Opera Chorus and this stellar line-up of principal singers, with exquisite duets, emotionally potent solo numbers and thrilling choruses.

A live stream from The Royal Opera House to our cinema screen.

Saturday 24 June, 7.30pm

Wednesday 28 June, 7.15pm

Tickets: £22 / £21 concessions

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

Duration: tbc

Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins

Box Office: 01584 878141

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the simon & garfunkel story 50th Anniversary Tour

The Simon & Garfunkel Story is back!

The fascinating tale of how two boys from Queens became the most successful musical duo of all time returns to Ludlow!

Using huge projection photos and original film footage, this 50th Anniversary Celebration also features a full live band performing all the hits including: Mrs Robinson, Cecilia, Bridge Over Troubled Water, Homeward Bound and many more. An evening not to be missed! www.thesimonandgarfunkelstory.com

Friday 7 July, 8pm | Tickets: £21 / £20 concessions | Duration: tbc

World art in cinema presents

botticelli inferno

From the brand-new World Art in Cinema series comes a fascinating and informative art documentary focusing on an undisputed master of the Renaissance – Sandro Botticelli.

Filmed in stunning historic locations such as the Uffizi Gallery and the Vatican, Botticelli Inferno explores the mysteries behind the artist’s 102 meticulous drawings of Dante’s Divine Commedia including the intriguing Map of Hell centrepiece, as featured in Ron Howard’s Inferno starring Tom Hanks.

A streamed event from World Art in Cinema to our cinema screen

Thursday 6 July, 7.30pm Tickets: £14 / £13 concessions / £7 under 18 Duration: 1 hr 36 mins 22 ludlowassemblyrooms.co.uk

russell kane right man, wrong age

Are you 16-years-old, yet feel 21? Are you 40, but tragically faking 25? Or maybe you’re fullon 80 years, with the heart of three oxen and the sex drive of a bonobo chimp. Don’t worry: this is normal. No one is ever the ‘right’ age – it’s the beauty and the curse of being a real person.

In this brand new show, Russell Kane unleashes another blisteringly-funny, award-winning stand-up performance about growing up and growing down.

Multi-award winning comedian, presenter, actor, author and scriptwriter Russell Kane is best known as the host of three series of BBC3’s Live At The Electric, plus regular appearances on BBC1’s Live At Apollo, BBC3’s Unzipped, ITV2’s Celebrity Juice and I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here! Now! Saturday 15 July, 8pm Tickets: £18 Duration: 1 hr 30 mins (plus 1 interval) Box Office: 01584 878141

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angels in america

America in the mid-1980s. In the midst of the AIDS crisis and a conservative Reagan administration, New Yorkers grapple with life and death, love and sex, heaven and hell.

Andrew Garfield (Silence, Hacksaw Ridge) plays Prior Walter along with a cast including Denise Gough (People, Places and Things), Nathan Lane (The Producers), James McArdle (Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and Russell Tovey (The Pass).

This new staging of Tony Kushner’s multi-award winning two-part play is directed by Olivier and Tony award winning director Marianne Elliott (The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and War Horse).

TICKET OFFER: Buy tickets for Angels Part 1 & 2 for £28 (Must be in the same purchase, please call Box Office for more information).

Angels in America part 1 and 2 will be streamed live from The National Theatre to our cinema screen.

Part 1 Millennium Approaches Thursday 20 July, 7pm

Part 2 Perestroika Thursday 27 July, 7pm

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Duration: 3 hrs 45 mins

Duration: 3 hrs 45 mins

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AN AUDIENCE WITH

the rev kate bottley In 2012 Kate was part of a wedding flashmob video which went viral with over 7 million hits on YouTube.

This led to her role as one of the regular presenters on Channel 4’s hit series Gogglebox.

Originally from Sheffield, the Reverend Kate Bottley is a priest in North Nottinghamshire. Ordained in 2008, she is passionate about bringing stories of faith and belief to the widest audience possible.

In March 2016 Kate presented BBC One’s flagship Easter documentary In the Footsteps of Judas. She is also a frequent contributor to the Pause for Thought feature on Chris Evans’ Radio 2 Breakfast Show and has written for a variety of newspapers and magazines including The Guardian, The Independent and Radio Times.

There will be a chance to ask questions throughout the show, plus a post-show book signing.

Friday 21 July, 7.30pm | Tickets: £17 | Duration: 1 hr 50 mins (inc. 1 interval) Box Office: 01584 878141

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ludlow assembly rooms in partnership with ludlow library

Ticket information: £7 for both morning activities and afternoon film / event.

Or £2 for workshop 11am – 1pm £5 for film / event

2pm

Children under the age of 8 need to be accompanied by an adult at all times.

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Tuesday 25 July

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decoding and secret messaging

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A serum to cure dog allergies in humans sets off a topsecret, high-tech espionage war between cats and dogs, which their human owners are blissfully unaware of.

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making skills to help the amateur sleuth

basil the great mouse detective

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Basil, the rodent Sherlock Holmes, investigates the kidnapping of a toy-maker and uncovers its link to his archenemy, Professor Ratigan.

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Tuesday 8 August SU

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A specially trained squad of guinea pigs is dispatched to stop a diabolical billionaire from taking over the world.

Tuesday 15 August

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creative monster morning

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wallace & gromit:

the curse of the were-rabbit (U) Wallace and Gromit set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest.

Tuesday 22 August

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murder mystery fun

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In a city populated by animals, a rookie bunny cop and a cynical con artist fox must work together to uncover a conspiracy.

Tuesday 29 August

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dinosaur detectives Follow the Dinosaur Detectives as they search for clues about the past.

Suitable for ages 5+ Time: 2pm | Duration: 1hr Box Office: 01584 878141

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summer activities / summer activities / summer activities

creature craft workshops

Get creative in this fun and enjoyable family summer workshop.

Glue and stick together a mixture of fabrics, paper, feathers and wire and create your very own animal!

(Or any creature you fancy!)

Suitable for ages 5+ Saturday 5 August, 12 noon

Saturday 12 August, 12 noon

Tickets: £5 | Duration: 2 hrs

Tickets: £5 | Duration: 2 hrs

up close and personal with

corner exotics

He’s back! Simon Airey – The Animal Man – invites you to get close up and personal with a variety of real exotic animals!

There will be a chance to see a cuddly chinchilla, bull frog, python, pigmy hedgehog, leopard,gecko, bearded dragon, rainbow boa, monitor lizard, hissing cockroach, African land snail - and many more! Learn some cool facts about them and us, and hear some terrible jokes!

Suitable for ages 3+

Friday 18 August, 10.30am | Tickets: £5 | Duration: 2 hrs

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LUNCHTIME CHAMBER CONCERT

Concert of Chamber Music by BISYOC International Tutors For more than 16 years, Ludlow has been a regular location for BISYOC, an annual gathering of young musicians from all over Europe and beyond. Together they form a large symphony orchestra and perform throughout the region.

In this, the first in the 2017 series of BISYOC concerts, the tutors, all professional performers in their own right, present a varied and attractive programme of chamber music. This year’s ensemble is expanded to include some young members of the orchestra to perform one of Stravinsky’s finest Neo-classical works, Pulcinella, based on the works of 18th Century composers Pergolesi and Gallo.

Programme Includes: Jean-Michel Damase Labyrinthe Pour Clarinette et Harpe Benjamin Britten Phantasy Quartet for oboe, violin, viola and cello Max Bruch Trio Op.83 No.7 Allegro vivace, ma non troppo for Viola, Clarinet and Piano Igor Stravinsky Pulcinella Suite Additional works by Ginastera and Bousted

Performers: Spain: Fernando Zorita, Pilar Andrino, Hector Corpus (violin), Cristina Gestido (viola) Norway: Morten Hannisdal (cello) Portugal: Manuel Vieira (trombone) Croatia: Dario Golcic (oboe), Domagoj Pavlovic (clarinet) Italy: Helga Zuccaro (flute) United Kingdom: Nathan Knight (double bass), Andrew Morris (piano), Rachel Jerome (harp) Germany: Stephen Altoft (trumpet), Lee Ferguson (conductor) Ireland: Michael Dooley (bassoon) Canada: Chris Redsell (viola)

Friday 4 August, 1pm | Tickets: £9 | Duration: 1 hr Box Office: 01584 878141

BISYOC International Youth Symphony Orchestra Conductors: Julian Gibbons, Wayne Jeffrey, Robert Bunting 90 instrumentalists from 15 countries 60 singers from local choirs Adams A Short Ride in a Fast Machine Lauridsen Sure On This Shining Night Borodin Polovtsian Dances Delius A Walk to the Paradise Garden Tchaikovsky Symphony No 6

St Laurence’s Church, Ludlow Saturday 12 August, 7.30pm Admission: £12.50 (Programme repeated Sunday 13 August, 7.30pm at Leominster Priory)

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titus andronicus The decay of Rome reaches violent depths in Shakespeare’s most bloody play.

Titus is a ruler exhausted by war and loss, who relinquishes power but leaves Rome in disorder.

Rape, cannibalism and severed body parts fill the moral void at the heart of this corrupt society.

Shakespeare’s gory revenge tragedy presents us with murder as entertainment and, as the body count piles up, poses questions about the nature of sexuality, family, class and society.

A live stream from the Royal Shakespeare Company to our cinema screen.

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The incredible Billie Piper (Penny Dreadful, Great Britain) returns in her Evening Standard Best Actress award-winning role.

Set in contemporary London, a young woman (Piper) is driven to the unthinkable by her desperate desire to have a child in Simon Stone’s radical production of Lorca’s achingly powerful masterpiece. Piper’s lead performance builds with elemental force to a staggering, shocking, climax.

Please note that this broadcast does not have an interval.

“A shatteringly powerful reinvention of a familiar classic”

The Independent

A live stream from The National Theatre to our cinema screen.

Wednesday 9 August, 7pm

Thursday 31 August, 7pm

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Tickets: £16 / £15 concessions

Duration: tbc

Duration: 2 hrs

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this autumn...

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dreamers

& everly brothers tribute A 60s Night Out Join 60’s hitmakers – The Dreamers, formerly Freddie and The Dreamers as they recreate their hits including: I’m Telling you Now, You Were Made for Me, If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody, Over You, Shorts Shorts plus many more.

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BODEN Jon Boden is best known as the lead singer and main arranger of the progressive folk juggernaut Bellowhead. After twelve years, a quarter of a million album sales, seven singles on the Radio 2 playlist and selling out hundreds of venues throughout the land and beyond, Jon announced in 2015 that he wanted to move on. The rest of the band decided not to continue without him.

Bellowhead played their final gig on May 1st 2016.

This event has been kindly sponsored by South Shropshire Roofing

He has toured several times since then with his own band The Remnant Kings, but this is the first time he has performed entirely solo. The show will incorporate elements from the wide creative span of his career to date – from the self-penned pop songs of Painted Lady, to the funkedup power-pop arrangements of folk songs that characterised Bellowhead and Spiers & Boden and the post-Apocalyptic song-world of Songs From The Floodplain.

Saturday 2 September, 7.30pm

Tuesday 14 November, 8pm

Tickets: £17.50 / £15 concessions Duration: 2 hrs (plus 1 interval)

Tickets: £21 Duration: 1 hr 50 mins

They are joined by their special guests The Temple Brothers, known as the UK’s leading tribute to The Everly Brothers.

Their special 2 hour concert, a 60s night out is a highly entertaining show, for all ages and will take you on a journey down memory lane.

Box Office: 01584 878141

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