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Spring 2008 Brochure
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Welcome We revel in our reputation for a programme of unique and inspiring music, drama and physical theatre.
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Over 25,000 visitors enjoy The Met experience each year. We hope that you will be excited by the events and join us in our growing success.
Ian McMillan Orchestra
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Look out for the following artists coming this Spring in addition to our regular workshops, Winelight, comedy and R&B clubs.
Park Bench Social Club
Williams & MacColl
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Here Be Monsters
Moll Flanders
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Fantastic Theatre
Fantastic Music
Fantastic Restaurant
Fantastic Venue
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The Winelight Club in Automatic
Monthly events & clubs First Thursday Comedy Club Thursday 7 February 9pm Thursday 6 March 9pm Thursday 3 April 9pm
Thursday 7 February: Alex Lazerus, Mel Moon plus two special guests.
Comedy Studio Theatre £8 £6 concessions £6 members
Thu 6 Mar: Ivan Brackenbury, Henning When, Jack Whitehall and Martin Davis.
Great stand-up on the first
Thursday 3 April: Steve Royal, Jade the
Thursday of every month.
Folk Singer, Matt Green and Andy Kind.
Winelight Club
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Tuesday 12 February 8pm Tuesday 11 March 8pm Tuesday 8 & 29 April 8pm
Mixing the best up and
Rock & pop Automatic Restaurant
Restaurant’s fine menu guarantees
£6 £4 concessions £4 members
a memorable evening of music.
coming talent with Automatic
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The Roy Metté Band Friday 18 January 8.30pm
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She’s Just Nipped Out For Fags
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Presented by MaD Theatre Company and FC United
Blues Studio Theatre £8 £6 concessions £6 members
Wednesday 23 and Thursday 24 January 7.30pm
Special offer: see all three R&B clubs for £18!
Drama Main Theatre £10 £8 concessions
This traditional blues rock power
This hilarious slice of modern Mancunian
trio play original numbers to take
life about a mother, her four kids, her
you right through to the rockier
drunken husband, her father-in-law,
end of the blues. Taking the essence
a faded drag queen and Manchester
of Rory Gallagher numbers the band
United’s exploits in Europe.
builds on them to produce something raw, unique and powerful.
Whole Lotta Led Hammer of the Gods Tour 2008
"…bursting with the sort of
Gretchen Peters
energy too much main-
Supported by Edwina Hayes
stream theatre
A Mr Kite Benefit
seems to have long since
Saturday 19 January 8.30pm
forgotten”
Rock and pop Main Theatre
Manchester
£10 advance £12 on the door
Evening News
Saturday 26 January 8pm Americana Main Theatre £13 The Grammy nominated Nashville songwriter creates narrative songs
Featuring classic Zeppelin songs
about life that really capture the
including Whole Lotta Love,
essence of human emotion. The
Stairway To Heaven and more from the band’s vast back catalogue. Standing event.
What’s On?
country star is on tour in support of her new and acclaimed album Burnt Toast and Offerings. 5
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Steve Knightley A Mr Kite Benefit Thursday 31 January 8pm Folk roots Main Theatre £14 One half of Show of Hands, Steve Knightley returns as a solo artist on the back of his first album for eight years. He is a prolific and talented
Steve Knightley
songwriter with an astounding voice “...vast and windswept...” Q
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Winelight Unsigned
Munch Manship Quartet
Friday 1 February 7pm
Friday 1 February 8pm
Rock and pop Studio Theatre
Jazz Main Theatre
£3 in advance £4 on the door
£10 £6 concessions £6 members
Quality from The Winelight Club’s
North West jazz legend Munch
vast roster of artistes with
Manship is one of the most sought
Automatic’s exciting range of food
after soloists in clubs and festivals
and drink to hand. Featuring Phil
throughout the UK. His performance
Bailey, Steve O’Donoghue. John
is inspired by Duke Ellington,
Herring, John Siddle, Jai James,
Count Basie, and Ella Fitzgerald.
Simon Holden, Andrea Glass. Mike
With special guest Laura Manship
Kneafsey, Syren and Kamal Arafa.
on vocals and flute.
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The Matt Schofield Trio
The Whys and Wherefores
Saturday 2 February 8pm
Saturday 9 February 8pm
Blues Main Theatre
Blues and country Studio Theatre
£10 £8 concessions £8 members
£5 £3 concessions Members free
Inspired by the Blues, infused with
Emily Druce and Steve Jones’ new
the funk rhythms of New Orleans
band plays cool contemporary blues,
and topped-off by virtuoso
swinging all the way from roots to
musicianship, Matt Schofield is
rockabilly. A dynamic five piece, it
being talked of as the finest blues
features a tuba taking the bass lines,
guitarist to have emerged in
a funky drummer, Steve’s soaring
Europe for several generations.
guitar and Emily’s gorgeous vocals.
Matt Schofield
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“Dynamite” Guitarist magazine Standing event.
Circus Minimus Lyngo Theatre
Apocalypse Acoustic
Tuesday 12 February 11am Family show Main Theatre £7 £5 concs £20 family of 4
Friday 8 February 7.30pm Rock and pop Studio Theatre
Every family is a circus – toddling
£5
clowns, teenage lions, mums who spin plates and dads who fly by
An acoustic night featuring the very
the seat of their pants. Growing,
best in local talent in association
eating, sleeping and dreaming has
with seminal local label 1000 Watt.
all the fun of the fair. For 2-4 years. 7
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Does a Monster...?
Albert Nobbs
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Ian McMillan Orchestra
Does a Monster Live Next Door?
Sharp Stories Tour
Tall Stories Theatre Company
Thursday 14 February 8pm
Friday 15 February 1.30pm
Acoustic Main Theatre
Family show Main Theatre
£14 £10 concessions & members
£7 £5 concs £20 family of 4
Yorkshire words and European
Every day, Maud helps her parents
Albert Nobbs by Gordon Steel
music. With poet, broadcaster and
make toys for other children. Every
comedian Ian McMillan and
night, she hears the frightening
Reform Theatre Company
composer Luke Carver Goss, plus
noises of a monster trying to get
Wednesday 13 February 8pm
When Connie’s husband, Albert
Dylan Fowler, Clare Salaman,
into the house… Then help turns up
Drama Main Theatre
Nobbs, retires from work, all hell
Nathan Thompson and Oliver
– a girl who calls herself Detective
£10 £8 concessions £8 members
breaks loose. He’s bored, he’s
Wilson Dickson.
Frieda. Will she discover the truth
See any four drama or physical theatre shows for £30!
frustrated, his cholesterol’s sky-
The group tell echoing tales of
high, angina has kicked in
milkmen, mining, heatwaves, dads,
and his wife’s nagging the
death by shanty, industrial
hell out of him. A bitter
manoeuvres, 9/11
sweet story of love and
and the late great
loneliness, hope and
Ronnie Barker.
behind Maud’s strange family? For everyone ages 6 years +.
Ian McMillan Orchestra
despair.
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Jupitar Sands With Soundstripe and support Friday 15 February 7.30pm
Here Be Monsters
Rock and pop Main Theatre £5 Fresh from their tour supporting Puressence, the band play brand new
Rejects Revenge
material alongside old favourites. Support comes from Soundstripe,
Standing event.
Cuillin Blue Friday 15 February 9pm
Park Bench Social Club
Blues Studio Theatre
Saturday 16 February 8pm
£8 £6 concessions £6 members
Rock and roots Main Theatre
Special offer: see all three R&B clubs for £18!
£10 £8 concs £4 members
Here Be Monsters
Wednesday 20 February 7pm
local heroes in the making.
Physical theatre Main Theatre £10 £6 concessions £6 members See any four drama or physical theatre shows for £30!
Treading boldly in the footsteps of H.G.Wells and Laika the dog, the Rejects head, unfeasibly, to Pa ra d i s e i n t h e world’s first steam
This powerful five piece, fronted by
Part of a new generation of
the wonderful Marsha Jane Tarvet,
bands that mix musical genres
play raunchy, dirty versions of
with abandon (and incredible
Expect verbal wit
blues and R&B. Soulful bluesy
virtuosity) and include Celtic
and visual silliness
reworkings of songs from sources
fiddle tunes, bluegrass, gypsy
from intern-
jazz, bhangra and Americana.
ational physical
as diverse as The Mississippi Delta to The Beatles!
powered spacecraft.
comedy favourites. 9
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The Hamsters
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets
Alan Prosser
An evening of Hendrix and ZZ Top
Alan Prosser
Scottish Falsetto Sock Puppets
Thursday 21 February 8pm
Friday 22 February 8pm
Friday 22 February 9pm
Saturday 23 February 8pm
Rock and pop Main Theatre
Folk roots Main Theatre
Comedy Studio Theatre
Rock and pop Main Theatre
£12 in advance £14 on the door
£10 £8 concessions £8 members
£8 £6 concessions £4 members
£10
Voted the UK’s best blues rock
The Oysterband’s Alan Prosser is
The comedy stars of stage, screen
The Clone Roses have the look and
band, The Hamsters are the
an accomplished and skillful solo
and YouTube are here to entertain
the sound of the Stone Roses and
leading interpreters of the music
acoustic artist. Alan’s shows give
you with songs, sketches, socks
revisit the anthems of a generation
of Jimi Hendrix and ZZ Top.
the audience an opportunity to
and violence. The show includes all
including Waterfall, Fools Gold and
enjoy his well crafted songs and
of Romeo and Juliet in 8 minutes
I am the Resurrection. They have
fluent finger-style guitar playing as
(slightly abridged).
recently played one of their
The Hamsters
“One of Britain’s best live bands” Bob Harris, BBC Radio 2 Standing event.
they were originally written – for guitar and voice.
“A hoot” The Scotsman “Utterly irresistible” The Stage.
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The Clone Roses
biggest gigs ever supporting Happy Mondays and The Farm. Standing event.
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Two by Jim Cartwright
Blackheart
Hull Truck Theatre Company Thursday 28 February 8pm Drama Main Theatre £12 £9 concessions & members See any four drama or physical theatre shows for £30!
One pub; one night; fourteen characters; two actors. Meet our Landlord and Landlady; constantly bickering. Enter the clientele; Slick-talking old woman Moth, taking a break from her ‘work’; Fred and his wife Alice – who’s never been the same since Elvis died, and
Blackheart
Mrs Iger… “I love big men”.
Friday 29 February 8pm
Colourful and intriguing characters
Rock and pop Studio Theatre
juggle emotion in this hilarious and
£7 £5 concs £5 members
sharply observed representation of Duo Chrissy Mostyn and Richard
Northern pub life.
Pilkington, known as Blackheart, From the writer of The Rise and Fall
have supported many folk legends at
of Little Voice, Jim Cartwright, Two
The Met. Their highly personal song
cannot fail to touch a nerve.
writing has attracted fans from across the country and now they
“Broad humour, dry wit and shudderingly moving poetry.” Time Out
Two
return for their first headline show. 11
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Letters to an earw ig 8pm Friday 29 February tre ea Poetry Main Th £10 members £14 £10 concs
Observations on ins ects, people and potatoes. John He gley is an Edinburgh Festival regular wh o has also appeare d in Australia, Canada, Colombia, Zanziba r and Luton – the small town of his upbring ing. He has nine books to his name, two alb ums and one mug. 12
James Apollo
John Hegley
James Apollo Supported by Risa Hall
Man Made Sole
Saturday 1 March 8pm
Saturday 1 March 8.30pm
Americana Studio Theatre
Rock and pop Main Theatre
£8 £6 concessions £4 members
£10
James Apollo’s music has been
This explosive twelve piece soul
described as the dark side of
band have sold out each and every
tumbleweed rocknroll. Also quoted
time they’ve played at The Met.
as a “David Lynch road movie for
Guaranteed to keep you on your
the ears”, it features Tom Waits
feet the whole night long!
style vocals, Latin rhythms and Americana tunes.
Standing event.
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Shona Kipling and Damien O’Kane The Devil’s Interval
Chumbawamba Acoustic
Friday 7 March 8pm
The Devil’s Interval combine
Saturday 8 March 8pm
to catch Chumbawamba acoustic.
Folk roots Main Theatre
individual English vocal talents to
Rock and pop Main Theatre
A mile away from their famous hit
£12 £10 concs £8 members
deliver sumptuous tales of
£10 advance £12 door £10 memb
I Get Knocked Down, they play a mix of traditional English folk, acapella,
heartbreak and murder. A fantastic double header of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award nominees (both for best album).
Rousing duo Kipling and O’Kane are a gifted instrumental and vocal pairing hailing from the
Anarchists, entertainers, antiwar
twisted pop and the stripped down
crusaders and cherished punk
beauty of pure vocal harmonies and
activists, this is a fantastic chance
acoustic instruments.
North East – England and Ireland respectively.
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Space 50
Gest
Niki McCretton
Physical… Visual… Motion… Gesture… Mime… Visceral…
Friday 14 March 7pm
Gest is a twenty four hour sampler
The idea is to come and relax, tune
Pay What You Want
As a child she wanted to be an
of physical theatre.
in and gain an experience and
20% of seats for each show will be
astronaut. Now in the 21st
understanding by sampling a
‘Pay What You Want’. That means,
century she can become a space
selection of internationally touring
you can purchase a ticket in
tourist. As the moon beckons, men
theatre. Learn about the balance of
advance and pay exactly the price
risk their lives to touch down in a
text, movement, puppetry and light
that you choose! Available on a
tiny spacecraft. But when you see
in these unique works.
first come first served basis.
the earth from outer space, what
The five Gest shows have just one common denominator in that the language comes second: second to gesture, second to the experience and second to the moving, exciting stories being told through
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Space 50 £10 £6 concs £24 family of four
do you do with the rest of your life?
It could be the start of something.
movement, sleight, light, puppetry
Gest Ticket
An epic theatrical voyage through
and sound.
See all five shows for just £25.
fifty years of space travel.
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Muttnik
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Gin and Tonic
Peacock Boy
The Deadline
Muttnik
Work in Progress/Talkback Gin and Tonic and Passing Trains Peacock Boy The Deadline
Niki McCretton
Spike Theatre & Ramesh Meyyappan
Boojum
Shifting Sands Theatre Company
Saturday 15 March 11am
Saturday 15 March 12.30pm
Saturday 15 March 2pm
Saturday 15 March 4pm
£10 £6 concs £24 family of four
£10 £6 concessions & members
£10 £6 concessions & members
£10 £6 concessions & members
A creative and physical take on an
A visual comic tale of one man who
Peacock Boy is a dark fairy tale
The Deadline is clown theatre with
endearing story of adventure.
has too much time on his hands.
blending live music with puppetry
an edge, in which the games
Muttnik is a stray dog in Moscow.
With nothing for company other
and exotic transformations.
played are dark and comic.
One day she is captured – she has
than his thoughts and the sound
This is a unique opportunity to
been selected to be the first dog in
of trains rushing past, Mr Jones
hear the creators of a new piece of
Shifting Sands presents a dynamic
space! She learns to fly a rocket, to
starts to feel trapped in his damp
theatre discuss the elements that
celebration of Film Noir, of thrillers
parachute jump, to dance in zero
rickety signal box. Soon the
blend to make a total theatre
and detective films peopled by
gravity and to boldly go where no
loneliness, the responsibilities and
experience.
double-crossers, hard-boiled
dog has gone before!
the endless sounds of bells drive
characters, women in peril,
For ages 3 years+.
him to the bottom of a bottle…
blackmailers and losers.
Welcome to… Clown Noir!
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Duncan Winfield and Metro Jazz
Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl
Blues Studio Theatre
Tuesday 18 March 8pm
Wednesday 19 March 8pm
£8 £6 concessions £6 members
Jazz Main Theatre
Rock and pop Main Theatre
Special offer: see all three R&B clubs for £18!
£8 £6 concessions £6 members
£14 £12 concs £12 members
Since setting up Slack Alice in
The Met’s community jazz orchestra
Within hours of their first meeting
musicians and film composers) had
1973, the band have gone through
directed by Munch Manship present
at the Daughters Of Albion concert
agreed to record together. Described
many guises but have held to the
the very best of jazz. Guest soloist
(part of the BBC's Folk Britannia)
by those who have heard it as ‘one
authentic twin guitar sound that
is Trombone player Duncan Winfield.
acclaimed singer songwriter
of the most astonishingly beautiful
separates them from your average
Kathryn Williams and Neill MacColl
albums to see the light of day in
R&B band. Now with a new bass
(one of the UK's top session
recent years’, the resultant album,
Slack Alice Fri 14 March 8.30pm
guitarist, Alan Sagar, expect a wide
due for release in the spring, reflects
range of songs from their
Kathryn and Neill’s natural affinity
extensive back catalogue.
which shines through every track.
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The Witch’s Bogey People’s Theatre Company Sat 22 March 12.30pm & 4.30pm Family show Main Theatre £9 £7 concs £32 family of 4 Baba Yaga is an evil witch who
Celebrating Linda Smith
likes nothing better than eating sweet, young girls for dinner. Virtue is a sweet, young girl…
Lakin Productions Thursday 20 March 8pm Comedy Main Theatre £12 £10 concs £10 members Fellow performers pay tribute to Met favourite Linda Smith, the comedian, writer and radio broadcaster who died from ovarian
When the two of them meet in this magical pop musical it can only wind up with someone coming to a
Les Puddings Noir MaD Theatre with Bury Youth Service
grotty, dotty and quite possibly snotty end!
Wed 26 and Thu 27 March 8pm Drama Main Theatre £10 £8 concs £2 under 19s
cancer in 2006. This brand new
In a bid to host the European Capital
stage production is based on her
of Cooking, the power crazed Lady
biography Driving Miss Smith. With
Mayoress has banned all day break-
Carol Grimes, pianist Dorian Ford
fasts in Bury and forces Black Puddings
and special guests.
Witch’s Bogey Workshop
to be re branded as Les Puddings
£1 from each ticket will go to the
One hour before each show £1.50 children Free for adults
Noir. The people of Bury are not
charity Ovarian Cancer Action.
An introduction you to the songs, story and characters of the show.
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Liane Carroll
Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash
Friday 28 March 8pm
Saturday 29 March 8.30pm
Jazz Main Theatre
Rock and pop Main Theatre
£13 £10 concs £10 members
£14 £12 concs £12 members
Jazz singer and pianist Liane Carroll is
One of British rock’s most loved
possessed of a huge vocal range, an
and enduring acts, Wishbone Ash
innate musicality and an unerring
has influenced numerous
sense of musical honesty.
successful bands. Although the line
Currently touring in support of her new album Slow Down, she appears tonight with her superb trio featuring Roger Carey and Mark Fletcher (drums).
The Argus Tour
up has changed over the years, the current band remain truthful to the original’s blueprint and play a wide range of material from their classic albums. Standing event.
Liane Carroll
The Secret Garden
Apocalypse Acoustic
The Secret Garden
Friday 4 April 8pm
Saturday 5 April 2pm
Rock and pop Studio Theatre
Family show Main Theatre
£5
£7 £5 concs £20 family of four
Acoustic night featuring the very
Finding herself alone and unwanted
best in local talent in association
in a bleak Yorkshire manor house
with seminal local label 1000 Watt.
Mary’s unhappiness is changed by
Featuring Origin, Chris Tandy plus support.
Image Theatre Company
two moorland children. In turn, when she shares the secret of her hidden garden, the entire household is brought back to life and the ghosts of the past are laid to rest. For 5 years plus.
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The Songs of Nick Drake
Rock Apocalypse
Saturday 5 April 8pm
work for over six years. He has play-
Tue 8 - Sat 12 April 7.30pm
in the tradition of Rocky Horror and
Rock and pop Main Theatre
ed over three hundred dates with
Matinee Sat 12 April 2.30pm
Return To The Forbidden Planet.
£12 £10 concs £10 members
Rick Foot and recorded a selection
Musical Main Theatre £7
Keith James has been performing Nick Drake’s haunting and unique
of Nick’s songs. “an absolute must” Mark Radcliffe BBC Radio 2
PADOS Youth Theatre
A tongue-in-cheek tribute to the
Tickets available from The Met, or from PADOS on 0161 773 2033.
sci-fi and horror movies of the ’50s,
The Songs of Nick Drake
Moll Flanders
Brute Farce Theatre Company
Wednesday 16 April 7.30pm
wickedly outrageous adaptation.
prostitutes and pick-
Physical theatre Main Theatre
With large helpings of modern
pockets, perverts and peers
£10 £8 concs £6 members
mayhem, a generous sprinkling of
in this uproariously compelling tale
satire and serious amounts of
of incest, bigamy
Eighteenth century England is
cross-dressing, Brute Farce present
and crime.
ingeniously re-invented in this
a rambunctious rabble of
See any four drama or physical theatre shows for £30!
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Lau Supported by The Maerlock Thursday 17 April 8pm Folk roots Main Theatre
IQ
£14 £10 concs & members
IQ
Lady of Burma
European Tour 2008
Red Fighting Peacock
Saturday 19 April 8.30pm
Wednesday 23 April 7.30pm
Rock and pop Main Theatre
Drama Main Theatre
£14 £12 concs £12 members
£10 £8 concs £8 members
With a career spanning 27 years, IQ are recognised as one of the
The inspirational true story of
world’s finest progressive rock bands
Burmese leader Aung San Suu Kyi
Lau have been described as a formidable union of three
with a reputation for staging
is told in this compelling solo
of the finest and most innovative exponents of modern
dynamic and visually exciting shows.
performance about the life of the
traditional music in Scotland today: Kris Drever
They return to preview material
only Nobel Peace Prize winner who
(guitar and vocal); Martin Green (piano accordion);
from their new studio album and
is also a political prisoner.
and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle).
to perform favourites from their
Lau
acclaimed back catalogue.
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See any four drama or physical theatre shows for £30!
Standing event.
An unmissable hymn to the power of the human spirit in the quest for freedom.
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The Other Smiths
Chuck Prophet and The Mission Express A Mr Kite Benefit
Thursday 24 April 8pm
Friday 25 April 8pm
Sunday 27 April 8pm
Folk roots Main Theatre
Rock and pop Main Theatre
Rock and roots Main Theatre
£14 £12 concs £12 members
£10 in advance £12 on the door
£14 Unreserved seating
Internationally acclaimed singer-
The UK’s top Smiths tribute
songwriter Luka Bloom has enjoyed
returns after sell out shows in
seventeen years of successful
previous years. The Midlands based
emerge from the ashes of alt.country. At the heart of
worldwide tours, and released his
band performs a two hour show
his music is classic songwriting with a strong
eleventh album, Tribe, in the UK in
covering the work of the Smiths
message, leading to comparisons with Neil Young.
September 2007. His incredibly
and Morrissey. Firm favourites
gifted electro-acoustic guitar-
in Manchester, they have
playing guarantees an impassioned
worked with ex-Smiths
live performance of his original,
Andy Rourke, Mike Joyce
poetic and melodic songs.
The ex Green on Red guitarist has established himself as one of the most passionate and innovative artists to
“contemporary roots-rock of the highest quality” Maverick Magazine
and Craig Gannon. Standing event
Chuck Prophet
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Coming soon... The Men They Couldn’t Hang
Mugenkyo Taiko Drummers
Jez Lowe and the Bad Pennies
Saturday 3 May 8pm | £14
Wed 14 May 7.30pm | £14 (£10)
Friday 30 May 8pm | £12 (£10)
Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf
Limehouse Lizzy
Big Whistle Weekend 2008
Saturday 31 May 8pm | £11 (£13)
Thursday 22 May 8pm | £8 (£6)
After last year’s highly successful event, the Big Whistle returns
Potted Potter
to take over The Met for another
Sat 24 May 3pm & 7pm | £8 (£6)
Vin Garbutt Fri 13 June 8pm | £12
weekend. Featuring…
Flook Thursday 8 May 8pm | £15
Cherish the Ladies Friday 9 May 8pm | £15
Dòchas Saturday 10 May 8pm | £15 + workshops with Joanie Madden, Carol-Anne Mackay and Julie Fowlis. Weekend ticket: £25 for 2 nights; £40 for 3 nights (inc workshops).
Potted Potter
The Wailin’ Jennys Wednesday 28 May 8pm | £14
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Moths Ate My Doctor Who Scarf
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Participate!Workshops and classes For young people Young Singing Collective with Dominique Campbell Saturdays 10.30am-12.30pm
Streetwise Drama Workshops
Bury Youth Theatre
Bury Vocal Collective
led by Nigel Overbury
led by Clare Fildes and Marc Young
Tuesdays: 7.30-9pm Sessions £4 (£3)
Mondays: 5-7pm
Wednesdays: 10-14 yr-olds 5-6.30pm; 15+ yrs 7-8.30pm £2.50 per session
For all people who want to sing regardless of whether they think they are in tune or not!
A weekly drop-in drama session for young people. Contact Streetwise on 0161 253 6476
£2.50 per session
Physical theatre for young people. Call 0161 761 7107 for details.
Fun singing workshops (mainly pop) for
Met Express
10-16 year-olds. No need to audition,
led by Suzi Dick and Sue Scott
enthusiasm is most important. Call The
Mondays: 7-9pm
Met on 0161 761 7107.
A drama group for people with disabilities. This group is not taking new members.
Metro Jazz
Bury Youth Dance
Mondays: 6.30-9.30pm
Stagecoach with Ruth Mauriello
led by Faye Temple Sundays For 6 to 16 year olds with an interest in dance, drama and music. Call Ruth on 0161 763 6161 / 07738 267346.
Tuesdays: 5.30-7pm A workshop for 11 to 17 year olds attending Sports Partnership Schools. Contact Faye on 07970 658227.
For adults led by Munch Manship
Front-line musicians needed for The Met’s community jazz orchestra. Weekly sessions (over 16s only). Ring 0161 761 2216 for an application form. More info from www.munchmanship.co.uk.
led by Beth Allen
New Workshop!
‘Voices’ Theatre Writing Workshops led by local professional writers For anyone who wants to learn more about theatre and writing plays. No experience required, just a desire to see your ideas on stage. Workshops will begin in February and run weekly for 12 weeks. Places are limited, contact Farrell via 0161 253 5804 or email f.renowden@bury.gov.uk for more information and get your ‘voice’ heard! 23
Ticket booking How to find us... How to book... By phone From The Met on 0161 761 2216, or from Quay Tickets on 0844 815 4870.
The Met is in Bury town centre, less than thirty minutes from Manchester. Our postcode is BL9 0BW.
Bury
In person From The Met Mon to Fri 10am-8pm; Saturday 10am-4pm. Online From The Met via www.themet.biz or from Quay Tickets at www.quaytickets.com
Other ticketing information... Concessions are available for people who are retired, on benefit, or in education. Groups Buy ten tickets in one transaction and get an eleventh free.
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Refunds We are unable to offer refunds. Exchange of tickets may be possible.
Hire The Met for meetings, performances, workshops, exhibitions... our spaces are as versatile as your events. Catering can be provided by Automatic. Call Catherine Collins on 0161 761 7107, or email hires@themet.biz for details.
Greater Manchester Rochdale M66
Bolton M60
Wigan
Oldham
Metrolink Manchester
Car from the M60
M60
Take Junction 18 onto the M66. Exit the M66 at signs for Bury and follow signs for East Lancs Railway. On Angouleme Way (Bury's ring road), turn right at the third traffic lights junction into Haymarket St.
Within Bury Town Centre The Met is on Market Street, a minute's walk away from Bury Bus and Metrolink Interchange, right next to the Millgate Shopping Centre.
Car from Central Manchester Continue north on Deansgate onto Bury New Road (A56). This becomes Manchester Road (A56) when you pass through Whitefield. Ignore the signs for town centre and turn right
Altrincham
M60 Stockport
on to Knowsley Street. Cross the traffic lights into Haymarket St.
Tram from Salford & Manchester The Metrolink takes just twenty minutes to reach Bury from Manchester. For more information visit www.metrolink.co.uk Purchase your Metrolink travel voucher in advance from out ticket office. Vouchers are valid after 9.30am until end of service and cost £3 for adults and £1.50 for children.
Staff Director: David Agnew; Marketing Manager: Victoria Robinson; Technical Manager: Chris McClung; Administrator: Catherine Collins; Finance Administrator: Moira Burton; Front of House Manager: Nathan Berry; Marketing Officer: Nick Smale; Box Office Supervisor: Avis Ashworth; Events Technician: Terry Moses. Duty Manager: Gayle Hare
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The Met, Market St, Bury BL9 0BW | www.themet.biz | post@themet.biz | Tel 0161 761 7107 | Fax 08700 520 297 The Met is run by Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, a registered charity (No 701879). Our service is made possible by funding from Arts Council England, Bury MBC, generous sponsorship, trusts and foundations and donations and contributions from individuals supporting our work.