macrobert student guide

macrobert student diary E FRE

September — October 2011

World-Class Theatre / Award-Winning Children’s Shows / Breathtaking Physical Theatre / Stunning Dance / Only the Best Comedy / Intimate Cabaret / Famous Operas / Great Music / Films Worth Talking About / One of Scotland’s Best Pantomimes macrobert has it all at great student prices from as low as £7

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You might think: No, not another stude nt guide. But hold your breath for a minute! This one is different, it’s brand new, and it’s packed with some great distractions from studying that are right here in the heart of the University of Stirling Camp us. We might be turning 40 this year (and we’ll be celeb rating with a big bang), but we are far from being borin g. macrobert is a mixture of eclectic theatre, sexy cabar et spiced with some circus and brilliant comedy, a scratch night where you can bring in your own ideas , exotic dance with an urban twist and world-class cinem a. The list could be longer, but that would be borin g. Check us out yourself, and you might be lookin g back on those great nights out when you are 40!

Yours aye, Liam Sinclair, Artistic Director PS: Check out all our events and cinem a listings on your mobile at m.stir.ac.uk,, which has a speci al macrobert section. Or simply go to www.macrober t.org for all you need to know. Simples!

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Get Involved!

The ‘Try Some Dance’ Deal

Kathakbox DANCE

If you haven’t tried dance, try this!

Speed, power, grace, rhythm and rhyme, all combined in one great show. Kathakbox is an amazing mix of dance and music, merging Indian Kathak dance’s grace and vigour and the rhythms and rhymes of Hip Hop culture.

Fri 23 Sep 7.30pm Student tickets only £7 macrobert.org/kathakbox

The Deal

Get your student ticket for Kathakbox and get a voucher for a free coffee at our cafébar.

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As You Like It OR Have It Your Way OR…….

Join us for a night of all sorts of performances: Part club night, part scratch night, part band night, part party, but total fun. And if you like we want you to get involved in all sorts of ways, otherwise just come around for a good night out.

Are you 16-25 years old and interested in developing and running the event with us? We are looking for fresh talent in programming, marketing and event management to create a great new experience at macrobert. To get involved or to share your ideas please email Amy McCallum at amy.mccallum@ macrobert.org Sat 15 & 29 Oct from 9.00pm till late Student tickets only £6 macrobert.org/asyoulikeit

The ‘Fringe’ Deal

My Romantic History THEATRE This one is just made for you, fresh from rave reviews at the Edinburgh Fringe. A non-rom com about love, libido and lager, which tells you what happens if you don’t manage to find someone at university. Written

by D.C. Jackson, one of Scotland’s most established writers, this is ‘90 minutes of pure pleasure’ (The Times) and ‘painfully funny’ (The Telegraph).

If only all relationships (and papers) would be that much fun!

Tue 27 Sep 7.30pm Student tickets only £7 macrobert.org/romantichistory

Uncharted Waters PHYSICAL THEATRE

Another (sold-out) Edinburgh Fringe favourite, this show is action and eye candy pure. Take a Chinese pole, aerial fabrics and rope, and you will experience circus as you haven’t seen it before (without the boring animals). Get swept away by spectacular skill, stunning imagery and live music. And did we mention that it got rave reviews at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe?

Wed 28 Sep 7.30pm Student tickets only £7 macrobert.org/unchartedwaters

The Deal

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Book a student ticket for either show and get the ticket for the other show at half price.

The ‘Anniversary’ Deal

Lord of the Flies THEATRE

Not only we are turning 40. It’s also the centenary of William Golding this year, who has written one of the most disturbing and celebrated novels of modern times, Lord of the Flies. Multi award-winning Sell a Door Theatre Company celebrates this with you in a modern adaptation of the classic tale of morality vs. immorality.

Wed 5 Oct 7.30pm Student tickets only £7 www.macrobert.org/lordoftheflies

The Deal

Book a student ticket for the show and get a free cinema ticket of your choice.

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The ‘Try Something Else’ Deal

Apocalypse CABARET

Saturday Night THEATRE

The ‘Real Comedy’ Deal

Patrick Monahan: Hug Me I Feel Good COMEDY This man has just won the £100,000 first prize and a DVD deal on ITV1’s Show Me The Funny after performing to a crowd of 3,000. Shall we say any more? No. Maybe just that he is a genuinely lovely guy and funny too!

And you might get a hug.

Thur 6 Oct 7.30pm Student tickets only £10 macrobert.org/patrickmonahan

The Deal

Get a voucher for a packet of crisps when you buy your ticket.

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Sit back in our foyer area and let the story unfold around you in Apocalypse, a contemporary satirical comedy performed in cabaret style. Saturday Night is about the environments we create for ourselves and call home, the dreams we build together and the secrets we keep from each other. All told with a great set on stage.

Apocalypse Tue 11 Oct 7.30pm macrobert.org/apocalypse Saturday Night Wed 19 Oct 7.30pm macrobert.org/saturdaynight

Student tickets for both shows only £7 The Deal

Book tickets for both shows and get a voucher for a free drink of your choice at our cafébar.

The ‘Try Some Theatre’ Deal

Macbeth M acbeth THEA THEATRE

Not another Shakespeare? This one is not quite like the others. It comes from a company that has been Time Out’s Critics Choice for their punchy and vibrant productions of classic theatre. With quite a bit of blood involved, this classic piece of theatre is not for the faint-hearted, but a wicked live experience.

Thur 27 Oct 7.30pm Student tickets only £7 macrobert.org/macbeth

Mindwalking THEATRE

Mindwalking is something totally different. The show combines acting with aerial performances to tell the story of an Indian man, who lived all his adult life in Britain and is now suffering from Alzheimer’s. All staged in a very beautiful way, sometimes funny, but also emotionally charged.

Fri 28 Oct 7.30pm Student tickets only £7 macrobert.org/mindwalking

The Deal

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Book a student ticket for either show and get the ticket for the other show at half price.

World-Class Cinema – Right in the Heart of the Stirling University Campus an old fart, we We are turning 40. But instead of being e week from give you free cinema tickets for a whol ! mber Septe 25 — 19 ay Party on Come along to macrobert’s 40th Birthd of free 17 September and sign up for a full week along and we cinema. Simply bring your student card all films in that will give you a special wristband to see e*. charg of free week

And you can get even more free cinema if you come back frequently! enough, we As if one week of free cinema wasn’t three visits to our have another deal for you. For every ask our box cinema you get the fourth one free. Just les! office for our Student Loyalty Card. Simp are subject to availability and cannot

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cinema tickets * The small print: Free e, first-serve basis on . Tickets will be issued on a first-com

booked in advance band. Only one ticket will be issued per the door on presentation of a valid wrist person per screening.

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