Met Brochure September-December 2001

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TICKET OFFICE

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VENTS

The

Phil Beer Band

FOLK ROOTS

Electric “folk ‘n’ roll” six piece Thursday The Phil Beer Band play their own unique “Steve Earle-meets6 September Richard Thompson” brand of Folk Rock, combining traditional music with country, blues and even sea shanties to create a delightful melodic cocktail.

The band are led by multi-instrumentalist Phil Beer, best known as half (alongside Steve Knightley) of England’s premier acoustic duo Show of Hands, and for his many years as lead guitarist and singer with The Albion Band.

Phil’s instrumental wizardry has been utilised by countless artists, including The Rolling Stones, Mike Oldfield and Steve Harley.

Hotlink! http://www.philbeer.co.uk/

On Stage 8pm Main Theatre Tickets £8 (£6 conc)

COMEDY Friday 7 September

Sponsored by

The Laff Café returns from its long summer hols with a gut-bustingly funny new season of monthly Friday night comedy spectaculars in The Met Café Bar. So come along, have a drink, have a laugh, and enjoy the great atmosphere of The Laff Café!

Tonight’s comedians are: Alex Boardman – Cheeky but charming standup, a top act on the national circuit.

Stanley McHale – Versatile and dynamic performer and dancer, recently moved up north from London.

Electric Forecast – Slickly choreographed young double act, always entertaining.

Your host for the evening: Toby Hadoke from Manchester’s Murphy’s Mullarkey, the best comedy compere in the North West!

Limited Seating

The Laff Café is presented in associationwith The Buzz Club

Some acts may use strong language.

If you find this offensive you may not enjoy the show.

On Stage 9pm Café Bar

Tickets £5

ROCK & POP

1000 Watt Club presents

BIG Rock Saturday!

Saturday 8 September

The Libertines, Angry Red Planets, Sighing Gaia, Jilted 6, a n d The Maladjusted grown punk fav’s + DJs Soviet Twins Home The Libertines are joined by

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Doors open 7.30pm Main Theatre

Tickets £4

numetal masters Sighing Gaia and a cast of thousands for this big rockin’ Saturday night!

Standing Only

Vin Garbutt FOLK ROOTS Vin Garbutt is the funniest and yet the most serious man on the Folk scene! His songs tackle the issues of the day – from road building to cosmetic surgery – with wit and fervour.

Thursday 13 September

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His powerful, thought-provoking songs earn him universal respect. Add to this his wealth of traditional songs, fun songs, fine musicianship, with introductions which send his audiences ‘rolling in the aisles’, and you have the perfect recipe for success. Folk on Tap Hotlink! http://www.vingarbutt.com/

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On Stage 8pm Studio Theatre Tickets

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£5 (£4 conc)

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Al Stewart

ROCK & POP Thursday 13 September

Scottish born singer/songwriter Al Stewart is best known for his hit single “Year of the Cat”, but there’s much more to him than just one song! A veteran of the British folk boom of the sixties, he has released seventeen albums and had hits on both sides of the Atlantic. Now resident in California, his UK tours are few and far between.

Don’t miss this rare opportunity to experience the mesmerising voice and playing of Al Stewart!

Standing Only Hotlink! http://www.alstewart.com/

On Stage 8pm Main Theatre

Tickets £12

To Hell a n d

Back

A tribute to Meat Loaf and Cher

ROCK & POP

Friday 14 September

Featuring Dean Torkington as Meat Loaf and Yvonne Haylen (as seen on ITV’s ‘Stars in their Eyes’) as Cher.

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I could not tell the difference between Dean and Meatloaf!

Peter Kay (star of Channel 4’s “Phoenix Nights”)

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Hotlink! http://www.meatloaf.org/

8pm Main Theatre

Tickets £8

Red 10

FOLK ROOTS Friday 21 September

Red 10 are Annie and Chris Rogers-Hughes, a Shropshire based singer/songwriter duo who have been performing together on guitar and fiddle since 1997. Popular on the West Midlands folk club circuit, and with two CD releases under their belts, they come to The Met following their runner-up placing at this year’s North West Songwriting Competition.

Hotlink! http://www.red10.net/

On Stage 8pm Main Theatre Tickets £6 (£4 conc)

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ROCK & POP

Budd, Spoon

Friday 28 September A night of grown up rock music – three great bands on one blistering line up.

Limited Seating

& Necessary Angels

Doors open 8pm Café Bar

Tickets £4

Axial Dance present

DANCE Saturday 29 September

Place a n d

Occasion

Up a Tree, under the floorboards, pizza cooking in the oven.

The sting of TCP, a pink toy pig, fridge magnets and a pair of knickers…

Two dancers take you from front room to the front row of a place where an occasion is trying to happen.

Not sure?

You ARE invited!

Place and Occasion has been created by director/choreographer Ruth Jones alongside dancers Lisi Perry (Motionhouse, Scottish Dance Theatre, David Massingham Dance) and fresh new talent Debbie Milner.

Funded by Dance Initiative Greater Manchester, Bury MBC, Dance Northwest, North West Arts Board and the Cultural Industries Development Service.

8pm Main Theatre Tickets £6 (£4 conc)

BMBC and Irwell Writers present

Journeys

POETRY Thursday 4 October

An event for National Poetry Day From the Polynesian islanders who colonised the vast Pacific in boats made from hollowed logs, to the brave Apollo astronauts who thirty years ago bridged the gulf between the Earth and the Moon, human beings have always had an uncontrollable urge to voyage and reveal the universe.

In this special event for National Poetry Day, children from five Bury schools will be reading their own original verse exploring the subject of travel and discovery. They are accompanied by local classical music stars Julie and Janine Hope.

2pm & 7.30pm Main Theatre Tickets

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£4 (£2 conc)

COMEDY Friday 5 October Sponsored by

Tonight’s comedians are: Mick Ferry – Local lad with down-to-earth, no-nonsense style. Last seen supporting Phil Kay here in the spring.

Nige – the ultimate Scally Scouser, a brilliantly observed comedy character.

Danny Hurst – This Bury boy is camper than a van!

Limited Karen Bayley – Promising new Brummie standup.

Seating Your chatty young compere: Jason Manford, On Stage 9pm Café Bar former City Life comedian of the year.

Tickets £5

King aPleasure nd the

JAZZ/BLUES

Biscuit Boys

Saturday 6 October

Seven piece King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys deliver a shot of pure and authentic Jazz and Blues straight from the era when Swing was King. Rough, tough and always rocking, their zany stage show conceals the fact that they are one of the finest, most authentic Rhythm and Blues bands outside the USA. Headline attractions at the Birmingham International Jazz Festival, and regular sell outs at Ronnie Scott’s jazz club, King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys are one of the most in-demand Jazz and Blues acts in the world. Limited Seating On Stage 8.30pm Main Theatre Tickets £10 (£8 conc)

SINGER SONGWRITER Sunday 7 October

Kiki Dee & Carmelo Luggeri

Pauline Matthews was born in 1947, daughter of a Bradford textile worker.

At eighteen she was discovered singing in a Leeds nightclub. Her manager changed her name – and Kiki Dee was born! A series of albums followed, bringing her moderate success, but it wasn’t until 1976 that her duet with Elton John Don’t Go Breaking My Heart took her to the top of the charts. And then she seemed to disappear…

Now she’s back, just as passionate as before but with a whole new sound.

Working with Carmelo Luggeri, her voice is supplemented with Eastern rhythms and ambient sounds to create a spiritual atmosphere that speaks straight to the heart. This visit to The Met sees her performing material from recent albums old favourites and a few surprises!

Hotlink! http://www.kikidee.co.uk/

On Stage 8pm Main Theatre Tickets £8 (£6 conc)

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FIRST BURY Louisiana Incorporating The National Cajun and Zydeco L

ouisiana is America’s musical melting pot. In its streets, fields and swamps the sounds of Africa and the Caribbean have combined with Europe’s classical and folk traditions to create the most vibrant musical forms ever heard – Jazz and Blues, Cajun and Zydeco, Country and R’n’B. The Bury Louisiana Festival is a celebration of this extraordinary musical richness!

8pm in The Met Café Bar

New Orleans Jazz Mardi Gras With The Forest New Orleans Jazz Band A great British Jazz band playing in a traditional New Orleans style.

Tickets £6

Over the weekend the festival features fifteen great artists from the USA, Europe and the UK, playing in a wide variety of Louisiana styles; workshops to teach you how to dance the Louisiana way; stalls where you can buy Louisiana style CDs; and Louisiana Cajun and Creole cooking in The Met Café Bar.

With Cajuns Denbo, Zydecomotion and The Bearcats

Have a great time – the Bury Louisiana Festival is for everyone!

Three of the best UK bands playing Louisiana Cajun and Zydeco.

Please Note: Seating is limited for all festival events

Tickets £10

7.30pm in The Main Theatre

UK Cajun and Zydeco Hotpot

The Bearcats

Cajuns Denbo

Friday 12 October @ 7.30pm

Friday 12 October @ 7.30pm Sunday 14 October @ 1pm

A UK Cajun band immersed in the sounds of Southwest Louisiana

Blind Mississippi Morris and The Pocket Rockets Sunday 14 October @ 8pm

“Blind Mississippi” Morris Cummings plays straight up Mississippi Delta blues, combining original numbers with covers of classics. He has recently been voted one of the ten best harmonica players in the world by Bluzharp Magazine.

Blue Bayou Saturday 13 October @ 8pm Sunday 14 October @ 1pm

An outstanding French Cajun and Zydeco band. Their music combines covers of Louisiana classics with their own original material.

The Cajun Specials Sunday 14 October @ 1pm

The Cajun Specials have been keeping the Cajun scene in Manchester alive for the past several years with regular sessions in Chorlton and Rochdale

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Friday 12 October

Cajuns Denbo are a Cajun band with a difference – they perform their excellent Louisiana-style songs in Welsh!

The Creole Zydeco Farmers Saturday 13 October @ 8pm

BRITISH PREMIERE!

The Creole Zydeco Farmers are one of the few bands still in existence playing traditionalstyle Zydeco, The group hail from Lafayette in Louisiana, and were originally formed as backup players for accordion great Fernest Arceneaux. They have been performing together for over a decade and have travelled extensively throughout the US and Europe spreading their unique brand of music.

Doctor Bob’s Acoustic Roots Band Saturday 13 October @ 2pm

A good time band from Leicester with a wide variety of styles – from blues to country and zydeco – providing infectious entertainment.

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Festival Festival

Friday 12, Saturday 13 & Sunday 14 October

Sponsored by

Saturday 13 October

Sunday 14 October

2pm in The Main Theatre

1pm in the Café Bar and The Main Theatre

Louisiana Musical Gumbo Crawfish Dance Party

With Mary Gauthier, Dr Bob’s Acoustic Roots Band and The Flatville Aces Tickets £12 8pm in The Studio Theatre

Louisiana Jazz Jamboree

With Blue Bayou, Cajuns Denbo, The Cajun Specials and M C Cajun Two venues, four bands – five hours of great Cajun dance music!

Tickets £12 8pm in The Main Theatre

Mississippi Blues/ Zydeco Collision!

Zydeco Boogaloo With The Mahogany Hall Stompers Tickets £5 8pm in The Main Theatre

With The Creole Zydeco Farmers, Z-funk and Blue Bayou

With Blind Mississippi Morris and Hotbox When Zydeco collides with Blues, you get an atomic reaction. Experience the explosion!

Tickets £15

Tickets £12

The Flatville Aces Saturday 13 October @ 2pm

A popular and respected British band playing traditional Louisiana Cajun.

They have one of the most authentic Cajun sounds of any band outside of the US.

ABOUT THE MC Cajun ARTISTS

Times given are start times of the concert which features the artist M C Cajun play traditional Cajun tunes, alongside Zydeco, R ‘n’ B, blues and smoochy waltzs.

A great dance band.

Sunday 14 October @ 1pm

The Forest New Orleans Jazz Band Friday 12 October @ 8pm

An entertaining ‘Louisiancashire’ Jazz band!

Z-Funk

Hotbox

Saturday 13 October @ 8pm

Sunday 14 October @ 8pm

UK band Z-Funk push the boundaries of Zydeco, incorporating contemporary dance music styles including Hip-Hop, Trip-Hop, break-beats, Hard-House, R&B, and UK Garage alongside Jackhammer Zydeco beats!

HotBox play a blend of Zydeco, swamp, and blues, with little Rock’n’roll.

The Mahogany Hall Stompers Saturday 13 October @ 8pm

Kendal’s Mahogany Hall Stompers play invigorating New Orlean style jazz.

Mary Gauthier Saturday 13 October @ 2pm

At 15 Mary Gauthier ran away from her Louisiana home. She spent her 16th birthday in detox and her 18th in jail. She eventually settled in Boston, and opened her own Cajun restaurant.

Now a full time musician, her powerful country/folk songs have won her acclaim on both sides of the Atlantic. We are proud to present this major American artist on what is only her second ever visit to the UK.

Zydecomotion Friday 12 October @ 7.30pm

Britain’s Zydecomotion combine traditional influences with modern R’n’B, hip hop, rave and reggae sounds to create a blistering hardcore groove that’s great for dancing!

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All Events on Saturday

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Sunday Saver

All Events on Sunday

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Please note: Events in The Met Café Bar have limited capacity.

Entry to these events is subject to availability.

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THEATRE Thursday 18 October

Rejects Revenge Theatre Company

The Bicycle Bridge A dark comedy with music and elephants

Shot at and besieged by their one-time friends and neighbours, life for the inhabitants of the city hangs by a silk thread from a knife-edge. Even the batsmen of the bi-annual noncombatants cricket match are being sniped at mid-wicket. With stories taken from the sieges of Troy to Ladysmith to Sarajevo, The Bicycle Bridge is a darkly comic tale of two lovers, one second-hand gasoline salesman and an elephant called Henry.

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We are seldom used to comedy being so naked a way of dealing with enormities.

Financial Times

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One of the most popular companies on the British touring circuit, Rejects Revenge returns with a tale of lovers, elephants and a soonto-be-dead Bob. The Bicycle Bridge is a darkly comic piece of theatre based on the true and possibly true stories of sieges through history.

Richly comic, darkly 7.30pm Main Theatre bizarre… a touch of classy farce.

The Guardian Tickets £7 (£5 conc)

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ROCK & POP Friday 19 October

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Mantis, The Undone & Origin

Three bands flying the flag for indie guitars. Limited Seating Doors open 8pm Café Bar

Tickets £4

Beiderbecke… and All That Jazz!

F e a t u r i n g Alan Plater

JAZZ Saturday 20 October

w i t h Bruce Adams, Alan Barnes,

Brian Dee, Len Skeat, Roy Williams and Bobby Worth Alan Plater’s Beiderbecke Trilogy was one of ITV’s most highly praised dramas of recent years. The series told the story of jazz fan James Bolan as he wrestled with mysteries to the accompaniment of the glorious sounds of Jazz legend Bix Beiderbecke. Beiderbecke… and All That Jazz! grew out of Plater’s experiences making the series.

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A relaxed, fun evening… a happy marriage of words and music… The Birmingham Post

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Alan Plater is one of the UK’s most popular and prolific playwrights, both for the stage and TV. He is also an enormously enthusiastic jazz fan.

In Beiderbecke… and All That Jazz! he reads humorous stories of his youth in Tyneside and Humberside, exploring his first enthusiasm for jazz. He is joined by six of Britain’s finest jazz musicians, who intersperse his reminiscences with lively jazz standards.

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Hilarious. The Observer

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On Stage 8pm Main Theatre Tickets £12 (£10 conc)

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New Northern Jazz Allstars

JAZZ Friday 26 October

Some of the very best jazzmen in the north of England come together to salute the music of Jack Teagarden, Bobby Hacket and Muggsy Spanier.

Featuring: Jimmy Smith (trombone); Ian Royle (trumpet); Howard Murray (tenor sax/clarinet); Mike Reddin (guitar/banjo); Derek Brown (double bass); Noel Broadgate (piano); and Grant Hogan Taylor (drums).

On Stage 8.30pm Studio Theatre Tickets £5 (£4 conc)

FOLK ROOTS Friday 26 October

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Martin

Simpson

Absolutely, incredibly, outstandingly the best.

Santa Cruz Times

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Martin Simpson is one of the world’s premier acoustic guitarists, and a powerful songwriter with a rich, charactered voice.

His playing is instantly recognizable and revered among guitar fans. His work is very diverse, encompassing all types of traditional and acoustic music, and he has toured with everyone from June Tabor, Richard Thompson, Steeleye Span and the Albion Band. Originally from Scunthorpe, he now lives in the United States with his American wife singer/songwriter Jessica Ruby Simpson. Come along and be enthralled by “The best guitarist the British folk scene has ever produced.” Folk Roots Hotlink! http://www.martinsimpson.com/

On Stage 8pm Main Theatre Tickets £8 (£6 conc)

1000 Watt Club presents

BIG Rock Saturday!

ROCK & POP Saturday 27 October

w i t h David R Black, The Libertines, More Than Here, Hohams, Jilted 6 a n d The Maladjusted Having raised a few eyebrows with their Gunz N’ Rozes support slot, K.O.H.K. boys David R Black return with their full super-heavy show.

Standing Only Doors open 7.30pm Main Theatre

Tickets £4

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Michael Weston King, Andy White and Rab Noakes are…

ROOTS An Englishman, an Irishman FOLKFriday 2 November & a Scotsman

Englishman Michael Weston King is a revered songwriter on both sides of the Atlantic, often compared to Nick Cave, Elvis Costello, and Townes Van Zandt.

Irishman Andy White has written with Peter Gabriel and worked with Tim Finn and Liam Ó Maonlaí (Hothouse Flowers) as part of folk supertrio ALT. Scotsman Rab Noakes is a renowned singer-songwriter whose acclaimed solo work and collaboration with the likes of Gerry Rafferty and Dylan producer Bob Johnston have lead to terms such as “legend” being bandied about.

These three great musicians join up for a night of tall stories, long drinks and enough songs from the sea of heartbreak for you to sail away on!

On Stage 8.30pm Main Theatre Tickets

£8 (£6 conc)

COMEDY Friday 2 November Sponsored by

Tonight’s comedians are: Steve Harris – Former City Life comedian of the year. Big bold and beautiful physical comedy.

John Bishop – Quite simply the best new traditional stand-up comedian in the country.

A complete natural.

Jason Cooke – Mad musical parodies.

Your specialist compere: Jason Wingard, On Stage 9pm Café Bar much in demand across the country.

Limited Seating Tickets £5

IQ

ROCK & POP Saturday 3 November

In the course of progressive rock band IQ’s 20-year career, they have established a loyal worldwide following through the release of many critically acclaimed CDs, and extensive touring throughout Britain, Europe, the USA, Canada and South America.

In 1997, The Met was the venue for the world premiere of IQ’s double CD and multi-media show, Subterranea. They returned two years later for the final British sellout performance of this highly successful show before heading off to Holland for a concert which was filmed and subsequently released as a live video.

This year sees the release of IQ’s most recent studio album, The Seventh House, hailed by some critics as their most accomplished work to date. They come to The Met as part of their 20th anniversary tour, in a show which promises to revisit their many musical highlights. Don’t miss this chance to join in the celebrations!

Hotlink! http://www.gep.co.uk/iq/

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On Stage 8.30pm Main Theatre

Tickets £8

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Metro-Boulot-Dodo Theatre Company

Gag

THEATRE Friday 9 November

Bored by their text-books, a group of maverick academics have taken a hostage. Maybe he’s a B-list celebrity, maybe she’s a DJ, maybe he’s a nobody. Maybe there’s a diary left by the hostage that tells us the truth of the large chair, the bonds and the gaffer tape. As we see them sitting in the darkness which they think might be some kind of basement, we hear them whisper; ‘Don’t laugh – this is my epitaph’.

Metro-Boulot-Dodo push their trademark humour over the ledge of good taste, and stretch themselves to their physical limits to an original soundtrack and snatches of illicit video footage. Using reallife hostage accounts, Metro-Boulot-Dodo carry out a sinister exploration of kidnapping and violence.

7.30pm Studio Theatre Tickets £6 (£4 conc)

WARNING: GAG CONTAINS EXPLICIT SCENES & EXTREME ACTS

FOLK ROOTS Friday 9 November

Chris While &

Julie Matthews

Individually Chris While and Julie Matthews are highly respected singer songwriters. Together they have performed in groups as diverse as The Albion Band and Daphne’s Flight. A duo since 1997, their addictive folk-pop sound, delightful vocal harmonies and understated arrangements have won them rave reviews and sell out dates on both sides of the Atlantic. On this visit to The Met they will be performing material from their new album ‘Quest’, released in October.

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Only the most jaded of listeners could resist being hooked. Dirty Linen Magazine Hotlink! http://www.whileandmatthews.co.uk/

On Stage 8pm Main Theatre Tickets £8 (£6 conc)

Bonebox, Danko a n d

Molly Bloom

ROCK & POP Saturday 10 November

Eightpiece Bonebox play dark seductive Rock-and-Roll. They are joined by UK country crossover meisters Danko, and sinister folkies Molly Bloom.

Limited Seating Doors open 8pm Café Bar

Tickets £4

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Michael Roach Supported by

Witness

BLUES Friday 16 November

Singer and guitarist Michael Roach was born in Washington D.C. in the late ‘50s, where he absorbed the blues from the likes of John Jackson, Jerry Ricks and Archie Edwards. Now resident in the UK, his intricately played and clearly sung traditional acoustic blues has won him considerable acclaim. On this visit to The Met he is joined by harmonica wizard Ian Briggs to perform material from his latest album “Good News Blues”. Limited Seating Hotlink! http://www.michaelroach.com/

Support on stage 8.30pm Main Theatre Tickets

Alexei Sayle Reading from his new short story collection

The Dog Catcher

£7 (£5 conc)

LITERATURE /COMEDY

Saturday 17 November

Alexei Sayle is one of the best known names in comedy, with TV appearances ranging from “The Young Ones” and “Comic Strip Presents” to “Alexei Sayle’s Stuff” and “The All New Alexei Sayle Show”. What is less known is that he is also an accomplished writer, with many scripts produced on TV and several published novels and short story collections.

On this visit to The Met Alexei will be reading from his hilarious new short story collection The Dog Catcher, and answering questions from the audience.

Don’t miss this opportunity to experience the unique Alexei Sayle.

8pm Main Theatre

Tickets £10

BLUES Thursday 22 November

Diane Ponzio with

Emily Druce

New York’s Diane Ponzio writes and performs cutting edge pop music, fusing the best of jazz, blues and R’n’B with the sincerity of folk. Her distinctive lyrics appeal to both the heart and intellect, and blend with her sensual vocals to produce a riveting and energetic stage presentation. Diane works constantly around the world performing as ambassador, representative and demonstrator for Martin Guitars (USA) International. On this visit to The Met, Diane will be featuring songs from her latest album Eleven over Five.

Diane shares the bill with bright young British blues star Emily Druce, returning following her success at this years Bury Blues Festival. Emily is one of the most promising talents around, often compared to the late Jo Ann Kelly. With her fresh style of Country Blues blended with homegrown traditions, Emily Druce is an artist on the brink of bigger things.

Hotlink! http://www.dianeponzio.com

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On Stage 8pm Café Bar Tickets £7 (£5 conc)

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JAZZ Friday 23 November

The Harmony Hounds

Four piece band The Harmony Hounds are an authentic slice of the 1920s!

Their repertoire covers the whole spectrum of ‘20s popular music, from Jazz and Blues to dance tunes and the popular songs of Bing Crosby and Fats Waller. Impeccably played and presented in true ‘20s style, the hounds have enjoyed enormous success at major venues and Jazz festivals across the country.

Limited Seating The Harmony Hounds are: Colin Turner (bass sax); Chris Howse (banjo, guitar & vocals); On Stage 8pm Café Bar John Hallam (clarinet/sax); and Tickets £5 (£4 conc) Mike Burns (trumpet).

BEER FESTIVAL Friday 23 & Saturday 24 November

CAMRA Bury Beer

Festival

Bury’s own real-ale festival returns to The Met.

THEATRE Wednesday 28 & Thursday 29 November

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FOUNDLAND THEATRE presents

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Three strangers are being held in a room under constant surveillance, but who is watching them and why? This new play by Manchester based company FOUNDLAND explores the nature of freedom and incarceration in a world that becomes increasingly absurd and disturbing.

FOUNDLAND was formed in 2000 with the purpose of exploring the process of making theatre and the possibilities of innovation in performance.

This is a North West Arts Board funded project.

Photo by Chris Jenkins.

7.30pm Main Theatre Tickets £6 (£4 conc)

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FOLK ROCK Friday 30 November

Little Johnny England

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Rarely does hype ring true, especially within the confines of the folk scene, but if you’ve heard anything about Little Johnny England, then you ought to believe it. This time the reality lives up to the hype.

Taking their cue from the classic folk-rock of Fairport, Steeleye, the Albions and Brass Monkey, LJE’s feet are firmly planted within the English tradition.

It’s an all-star line-up of P J Wright (Steve Gibbons Band, Dylan Project) on lead vocals and electric; Gareth Turner (Phil Beer Band) on powerhouse melodeon, Mat Davies and drummer Edd Frost and, completing the cast, fiddler Guy Fletcher.

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Little Johnny England can’t fail to appeal to folk-rock aficionados.

Rock n Reel Limited Seating On Stage 8pm Main Theatre Tickets £8 (£6 conc)

Hotlink! http://www.littlejohnnyengland.co.uk/

Wonky Alice, Tom Hingley + support

ROCK & POP Friday 30 November

A seminal Manchester double header featuring Wonky Alice (off kilter psychedelia) and Tom Hingley (ex-Inspiral Carpets).

Hotlinks! http://www.wonkyalice.co.uk http://www.tomhingley.co.uk

Doors open 8pm Café Bar Tickets

Nine Below Zero Mojo Supported by

£4

BLUES Saturday 1 December

Formed in 1977, Nine Below Zero harness the energy of punk to no compromises blues to create a ‘hell for leather’ New Wave R’n’B sound that’s hard to beat!

Dennis Greaves heads up the band playing guitar. Then there’s the mighty rhythm section of Gerry McAvoy and Brendan O’Neill blowing up a storm. Over this fat slice of rhythm comes the unique harmonica of Billy Boy, playing both lead parts and difficult rhythms. A lethal combination!

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NBZ are brilliant live, the audience go home as exhausted as the band!

Harvey Goldsmith Ents Standing Only

Support on stage 8.30pm Main Theatre Tickets

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£8 (£6 conc)

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PADOS present

Cinderella

by Kenneth Alan Taylor

PANTOMIME Tuesday 4 Saturday 8 December

Prestwich Amateur Dramatic and Operatic Society (PADOS) have been active for more than 80 years. Last year they enjoyed great success at The Met with Jack and the Beanstalk, their first pantomime in many years. This production of Cinderella by Kenneth Alan Taylor (director of Oldham’s Coliseum Theatre) promises to be just as enjoyable.

7.30pm (2.30pm matinee on Saturday 8) Main Theatre

Tickets £6 adults, £3.50 children

COMEDY Friday 7 December Sponsored by

Tonight’s comedians are: Tony Burgess – Sharp and streetwise comments with a distinctive paranoid laugh. Former City Life comedian of the year.

Alun Cochrane – Yorkshire’s best stand-up, gently hilarious.

Owen Rankin – Wild and weird Des Sharples – Young new local stand-up Your compere: Peter Pitzburg – American trilogy, American parody?

Watch out for old man Jack!

Limited Seating On Stage 9pm Café Bar

Tickets £5

Rocket Theatre Company

THEATRE Sunday 16 December

THE EIGHT: Reindeer Monologues An alternative Christmas show for Adults only by Jeff Goode

Scandal erupts at the North Pole when one of Santa’s reindeer accuses him of sexual harassment! As the eight members of the sleigh team tell their story a horrific tale of corruption and perversion emerges, implicating everyone from the smallest elf to St. Nick himself. With each confession the truth becomes clearer and clearer – and murkier and murkier. Can Christmas itself survive?

THE EIGHT: Reindeer Monologues is an alternative Christmas show for adults only – frank, tasteless, and wickedly funny. Premiered in the US in 1994, this is its first UK production.

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A tart alternative to candy-cane cheer. New York Times

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7.30pm Main Theatre Tickets £7 (£5 conc)

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FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHRISTMAS! Rocian Production Company and The Met present

by Charles Dickens Sponsored by

& Ebenezer Scrooge is a foul old man – cold, tight-fisted, secretive and as solitary as an oyster. He is detested by his family, loathed by his servants, hated by his workers, and as for his friends – well, he has none. Then, one Christmas Eve, three ghosts are sent to Scrooge to reveal to him the error of his ways.

Will he learn his lesson…?

Packed with laughs, songs, thrills and special effects, this new adaptation of Charles Dickens’ classic is the perfect family entertainment for Christmas.

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XHIBITIONS Friday 17 August – Tuesday 30 October

Paintings by

John Booth For 35 years John Booth worked as a roofer in Stockport.

Since retirement he has been creating images using acrylic paint and roofing materials. John’s paintings are dramatic and eyecatching, rich in colour with intense textures and abstract forms.

Friday 17 August – Tuesday 30 October

Philippe Leigh Aird

Tuesday 30 October – Tuesday 8 January

Vivien Swimer & Gilda Dickinson

Vivian Swimer and Gilda Dickinson are Manchester artists working in an abstract form, taking particular inspiration from spiritual expressionism.

In The Met Café Bar

Kathryn Ryan

Philippe Leigh Aird’s paintings deal with the human form, from portraits to figures set in domestic environments, experimenting with the power, subtlety and mood of colour.

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Kathryn Ryan works is in a free impressionist style, using cheerful colours to lift the spirits.

Hotlink! http://www. trickeye.co.uk

THEATRE Tuesday 11 Sunday 30 December

Diary of Performances Tue 11 Wed 12 Thu 13 Fri 14 Sat 15 Sun 16 Mon 17 Tue 18 Wed 19 Thu 20 Fri 21 Sat 22 Sun 23 Mon 24 Tue 25 Wed 26 Thu 27 Fri 28 Sat 29 Sun 30

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KEY TO TICKET PRICES £7 adults - £5 children & concs £8 adults - £6 children & concs

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ORKSHOPS Every Mon, 3 Sept-11 Dec

Streetwise Mondays 4-6pm we run Streetwise for people aged 16-25 who want to do projects using video, music, dance and drama.

For more information call 0161 761 7107

Every Mon & Tues, 10 Sept-11 Dec

Met Express Met Express is a theatre group for disabled people. If you enjoy drama , then maybe this is for you!

Timetable 13-19 year olds Mondays 7.00-9.00pm 19 years plus Tuesdays 7.00-9.00pm Please book by calling 0161 253 5111.

If there are transport issues or you need more information, call 0161 761 7107.

Sun 16 Sept, Sun 21 Oct, Sun 18 Nov, Sun 16 Dec

Every Sun, 16 Sept - 9 Dec Time:10am-1pm

STAGECOACH THEATRE ARTS SCHOOL

Here’s a way to spend weekends that’ll have 6-16 year olds buzzing. Enrol them in the Stagecoach Theatre Arts School where for three hours they can learn to act, sing and dance. There’s no interview, enthusiasm is all they need.

Call 0161 763 6161 for a prospectus.

Every Wed, 26 Sept - 10 Dec

LIFT LIFT is a project for 8-25 year olds.

Re-commencing Wednesday 26 September. LIFT will be making a theatre piece to be performed at The Met on 5 December.

Each person enrolling needs to be committed to the entire rehearsal period and performance.

A love of singing is all you need to enjoy these workshops led by Faith Watson. There is no individual singing the group learns together, free from the pressure of learning vocal techniques.

10am - 1pm Studio Theatre Tickets £5 (£3.50 conc) on the door

Schedule 8-11 Years 4.30 - 6.00pm 11-13 Years 6.00 - 7.30pm 14-25 Years 7.30 - 9.00pm To make your booking phone 0161 253 5111. from 3rd September.

Tickets £2.50 (£2.00 conc)

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OOKING INFORMATION In Person Mon - Fri 9.30am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 4pm and one hour before each show from The Met Ticket Office.

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Book now, pay later: You can reserve tickets outside Ticket Office hours with our answer phone reservation service. Tickets can be reserved but must be paid for within five working days or 30 mins prior to show, whichever is sooner, or they may be sold.

Cards accepted are:

Bulk Booking Discounts Buy any six tickets at the same time, and we’ll give you an additional ticket free! Buy ten tickets and we’ll give you two!

(Offer applies only to events promoted by The Met).

Special Discounts Available upon proof of eligibility for unemployed people, senior citizens, students, under 17’s, registered disabled people and Stage Pass card holders. Only one discount per ticket.

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Easy Access Full ramped access, with a lift to the main Theatre and adjusted toilet facilities. Staff are always on hand to help. If you need to bring an escort we will give them a free ticket, call 0161 761 2216 for details.

Magnetic induction loop in the theatre for hearing aid users.Cannot operate for events with amplified sound.

Guide & working dogs welcome.

Water provided on request.

Latecomers Please note that latecomers may not be admitted,or only admitted during an appropriate interval. This will be at the discretion of staff, no refunds will be given.

Ticket Exchange & Resale Ticket money cannot be refunded.

Depending on availability, you may exchange tickets in advance from one show to another for a flat fee of £1 per ticket.

Seating at Music Events At some events where there is a dance floor, there may be limited seating. If you would like a seat, please arrive early.

Changes to Programme Whilst details of the programme are correct at time of going to press, The Met reserves the right to change or alter information if circumstances dictate.

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BOUT THE MET The Met is an independent arts centre located in the heart of Bury. We have three performance spaces: the flexible Main Theatre, seating 200; the intimate Studio Theatre, seating 80; and the attractive contemporary Café Bar, which can accommodate 100 people.

The Met is run by Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, a company limited by guarantee and a registered charity (No. 701879).

How to Contact Us The Met, Market Street, Bury, Lancashire, BL9 0BW Ticket Office 0161 761 2216 Admin 0161 761 7107 Fax 0161 763 5056 email mail@metarts.demon.co.uk Website http://www.metarts.demon.co.uk/

Staff Team Director Administrator Marketing Manager Technical Manager Front of House Manager Café Bar Manager Finance Administrator Marketing Officer Box Office Supervisor Technical Assistant Front of House Assistant

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The Met for Hire The Met has Bury’s most flexible range of rooms for hire at competitive prices. Special rates for voluntary and charitable organisations. Contact our Administrator for a free brochure.

We can also advise you on catering for your event. Speak to our Catering Manager on 0161 761 7107.

Tourist Information Centre Mon to Fri 9.30am - 5pm Saturday 10am - 4pm Tel: 0161 253 5111.

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The Met Café Bar We have a tasty range of excellent value homemade meals & snacks, freshly made, with vegetarian options.

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Highchairs available Access for wheelchairs Facilities for the disabled

Situated in the Met Foyer. Bury’s Tourist Information Centre is full of ideas on days out, walks, holiday information and to book tickets for other North West theatres.

OW TO FIND US

Bury is very easy to get to!

BY METROLINK The Metrolink tram system is so easy to use from the Manchester area – and with the new lines open, now you can travel from Salford, too! Just buy your ticket, hop on and ride to Bury.

The Met is one minute’s walk from the Interchange – just follow the the signs for Tourist Information.

BY CAR Head for Bury town centre following signs for East Lancs Railway or Tourist Information Centre. Car parking on Bolton Street car park, just a minute’s walk away.

The Met is situated on Market Street.

Car parks are FREE after 6pm.

BY BUS Regular services call at Bury Interchange from Manchester, Whitefield, Prestwich, Bolton and Rochdale.

For Greater Manchester bus FIRE STATION information please call PARISH CHURCH 0161 228 7811.

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SEPTEMBER Thu 6 Fri 7 Sat 8

8.00pm 9.00pm 8.00pm

The Phil Beer Band The Laff Café BIG Rock Saturday!

Thu 13 Thu 13 Fri 14

8.30pm 8.00pm 8.00pm

Vin Garbutt Al Stewart To Hell and Back

Fri 21

8.00pm

Red 10

Fri 28

8.00pm

Budd, Spoon & Necessary Angels

Sat 29

8.00pm

Axial Dance – Place and Occasion

NOVEMBER CONTINUED Fri 23 8.00pm The Harmony Hounds Fri 23 CAMRA Bury Beer Festival Sat 24 CAMRA Bury Beer Festival Wed 28 Thu 29 Fri 30 Fri 30

7.30pm 7.30pm 8.00pm 8.00pm

Foundland – “1” Foundland – “1” Little Johnny England Wonky Alice, Tom Hingley and support

DECEMBER

OCTOBER

Sat 1

8.30pm

Nine Below Zero

Thu 4

Tue 4 Wed 5 Thu 6 Fri 7 Fri 7 Sat 8 Sat 8

7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 7.30pm 9.00pm 2.30pm 7.30pm

PADOS – Cinderella PADOS – Cinderella PADOS – Cinderella PADOS – Cinderella The Laff Café PADOS – Cinderella PADOS – Cinderella

Tue 11 Wed 12

7.30pm 2pm & 7.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

Thu 13

2pm & 7.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

Fri 14

2pm & 7.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

Sat 15

2.30pm & 7.30pm Rocian – Scrooge

Sun 16

7.30pm

Mon 17

2pm & 7.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

Tue 18

2pm & 7.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

Wed 19

An Englishman, an Irishman and a Scotsman

2pm & 7.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

Thu 20

2pm & 7.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

2pm & 7.30pm

Fri 5 Sat 6

9.00pm 8.30pm

Sun 7

8.00pm

Fri 12

The Laff Café King Pleasure and the Biscuit Boys Kiki Dee and Carmelo Luggeri First Bury Louisiana Music Festival First Bury Louisiana Music Festival First Bury Louisiana Music Festival

Sat 13 Sun 14 Thu 18

Journeys

7.30pm

Fri 19

8.00pm

Sat 20

8.00pm

Fri 26 Fri 26

8.00pm 8.30pm

Sat 27

8.00pm

Rejects Revenge – The Bicycle Bridge Mantis, The Undone and Origin Beiderbecke… and All That Jazz!

Martin Simpson New Northern Jazz Allstars BIG Rock Saturday!

NOVEMBER Fri 2

8.30pm

Rocian – Scrooge

Rocket Theatre Company – THE EIGHT: Reindeer Monologue

Fri 2 Sat 3

9.00pm 8.30pm

The Laff Café IQ

Fri 21 Sat 22

7.30pm Rocian – Scrooge 2.30pm & 7.30pm Rocian – Scrooge

Fri 9

7.30pm

Sun 23

7.30pm

Fri 9

8.00pm

Mon 24 Thu 27

Sat 10

8.00pm

Metro-Boulot-Dodo – Gag Chris While and Julie Matthews Bonebox, Danko and Molly Bloom

2.30pm Rocian – Scrooge 2.30pm & 7.30pm Rocian – Scrooge

Fri 28

Fri 16 Sat 17

8.30pm 8.00pm

Michael Roach Alexei Sayle

2.30pm & 7.30pm Rocian – Scrooge

Sat 29

2.30pm & 7.30pm Rocian – Scrooge

Thu 22

8.00pm

Diane Ponzia and Emily Drew

Sun 30

2.30pm & 7.30pm Rocian – Scrooge

Acoustic Strawbs

Rocian – Scrooge

FOLK ROOTS Saturday 19 January 2002

Thirty years on from their huge chart successes with “Part of the Union” and “Lay Down”, The Strawbs are back with an acoustic line-up. Original members Dave Cousins (guitar, dulcimer and vocals) and Dave Lambert (guitar and vocals) are joined by ‘new boy’ Brian Willoughby (who joined the band in 1978) on guitar.

The trio will be playing material from their new album Acoustic Strawbs, including new songs such as “There Will Come The Day” (written for a film on human rights for the Council of Europe) and “Not All The Flowers Grow’” (on the Aberfan tragedy) together with acoustic versions of classic Strawbs tracks.

Hotlink! http://www.strawbpage.ndirect.co.uk/

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