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John Spiers and Jon Boden on Folk at The Met
Breabach Saturday
”A programme of music that celebrates the best in the business
17 April
alongside emerging artists - every venue should be like this.“ Address The Met, Market St, Bury, BL9 0BW
Giraffes Can’t Dance Saturday 1 May
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Crime of
Lisa Riley on Chickenshed
the Century Thursday 20 May
”What a great line up this season for all ages… Crime of the Century from the amazing Chickenshed Company looks great… enjoy a fun filled season ahead, I certainly will be.“ John Hegley Friday 2 July
Mark Radcliffe on John Hegley ”One of the godfathers of performance poetry and a man with a uniquely skewed and entertaining view of the world. A must for dog lovers and spectacle wearers everywhere. Oh, and a very nice man indeed.“
registered charity (No 701879). We gratefully acknowledge the support of our funders & sponsors:
D R A M A
Me and Me Dad
Tom by Nick Lane
A Little Princess
Stade
Hull Truck Theatre Company
Thursday 1 April 7.30pm / £12 / £10 concession & members A story of friendship, fish pie
Can their relationship
and flick-to-kick football.
survive? Or is this is one
Andy Green’s dad is good at Subbuteo, hopeless with
kitchen nightmare even Gordon Ramsay couldn’t fix?
spaghetti. So when Andy’s mum
A brand new bitter-sweet
dies, he does the decent thing -
comedy from the writer of
he takes a month off work and
My Favourite Summer.
C O M E D Y
F A M I L Y S H O W
First Thursday Comedy Club
A Little Princess
April Fools' Day Special
Image Musical Theatre
other, the pair boil pans and set
Thursday 1 April
Saturday 3 April 2.30pm
grills on
8.30pm / £8
£6 / £4 members
Featuring Tom Stade, Canadian
This story of a parentless girl
superstar, hit performer from
courageously resisting hardship
BBC1 Comedy Showcase and just
at the hands of her cruel
about the best act on the circuit.
headmistress is one of the most
moves back home with his dad to teach him how to cook. Fighting memories, and occasionally each
fire.
Plus top New Zealand comic
inspiring of all children’s classics.
This play may
Benjamin Crellin, Jonathan
You can be the star of the show
contain strong
Paylor and from Wiltshire
with the opportunity for the
language.
the unique Tony Cowards.
whole audience to join in.
F O L K R O O T S
she performs songs from her
Filska
acclaimed back catalogue
Saturday 3 April 8pm
brand new album No. 5.
alongside material from her
£10 / £8 concession & members Filska have built their music on the islands tradition of fiddle playing. Featuring acclaimed Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid, the
F O L K R O O T S
Finbar Furey Thursday 8 April 8pm / £16
band have a highly unique and
Finbar Furey comes from a unique
innovative sound derived from
pedigree - an all Ireland Uillean
their fresh and dynamic approach
Pipe Champion and whistle player,
to Shetland traditional music.
singer/songwriter as well as
Filska
playing 5-string banjo, and guitar. R O C K & P O P
Kirsty McGee’s Hobopop Trio Saturday 3 April 9pm / £8 Kirsty McGee’s songs show a
Finbar has been round the block, recording for Transatlantic records in the 60’s and achieving fame as lead singer/ frontman of The Furey Brothers and Davey Arthur.
depth and sensitivity, coupled
Now he performs solo, balancing
with a dark, wry sense of humour,
his folk roots with songs
that have earned her two BBC
such as Now and Forever and
Folk Award nominations. Joined
New York Girls, which was his
by Mat Martin and Nick Blacka
contribution to Martin Scorsese’s
Kirsty McGee
to form the Hobopop Trio,
film Gangs of New York.
& Mat Martin
Finbar Furey
F O L K R O O T S
F A M I L Y S H O W
Martin Simpson
Across the Deep Blue Sea
Friday 9 April 8pm / £15 /
Saturday 10 April 1pm
£13 concession & members
£6 / £4 members
Stuff and Nonsense Theatre
One of the finest acoustic finger-
A tiny boat, a little lost man and
style and slide guitar players
the great wide ocean... How did
in the world, twice-winner of
he get there? How can he get
Musician of the Year at the
home? And why does that fish
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
keep biting him on the bottom?
and nominated again this year, Martin Simpson’s interpretations of traditional songs are masterpieces of storytelling. His solo shows are intense, eclectic, spellbinding and deeply moving. His latest album True Stories was released last year to great acclaim.
D R A M A
Clunk Suitcase Ensemble
Wed 14 April 7.30pm £8 / £5 conc & members
Singing whales, acrobatic dolphins and a multitude of deepsea creatures swim to the surface in this fantastic aquatic adventure featuring puppetry, animation, livemusic, physical comedy and just
With absurd humour, endearing characters and charming puppetry, Clunk is a refreshing new comedy which follows the daily drudgery of three cohabiting young adults who are struggling to engage with a world that baffles them. Two women and an
"One of the UK’s greatest
the odd squirt of
incoherent male live together
guitarists/singers" MOJO
water. Ages 5+.
but can't quite work out why.
B L U E S
Maggie Bell, Dave Kelly and The British Blues Quartet Thursday 15 April 8pm £14 / £10 conc & members Soul diva Maggie Bell joins forces with Blues Band guitar wizard Dave Kelly and the mighty British Blues Quartet (Zoot Money, Colin Allen, Colin The radio is broken, another
Hodgkinson and Miller Anderson)
mysterious relative has died
for an evening of soul and
and there's a parcel on the
blues classics - with some
step. It's like this every day.
thumping rock’n’roll thrown in.
Conjuring an evocative world of mutinous ragtoys, domestic wormholes
Maggie Bell & Dave Kelly
F O L K R O O T S
Breabach Saturday 17 April 8pm / £10 / £8 concession & members Breabach are one of the
They return to The Met with
most talked about new acts
material from their second album
on the Scottish folk scene.
The Desperate Battle of the Birds,
Their innovative celtic style,
which was released in March.
blending double bagpipes,
and poignant forgotten
whistle, fiddle, song and
dreams, Clunk is a darkly
Scottish stepdance, brings to
hit the stage like a highland army
rebellious feast of unhinged
the stage a flare, excitement
advancing out of the mountain
humour, charming puppetry
and diversity rarely seen
mist… Frighteningly young to be
and existential angst.
from such a young group.
this accomplished“ Eric Worrall
”The phenomenon that is Breabach
D R A M A
F O L K R O O T S
F olk R oots
King of the Gypsies
PBS6
Saint George’s Ceilidh with Shake-a-Leg
by Pauline Lynch
Wednesday 21 April 7.30pm / £10 / £8 concessions & members One thousand years ago they
the edge of civilisation, King of
began to travel. Roaming the
the Gypsies lifts the latch on a
earth in search of a home. So
bold, brash and vibrant world.
begins an incredible story; of
A world that clings to life
survival against the odds, of
with a passionate embrace. A
being hunted to the brink of
world that, despite everything,
extinction and of enduring
is still fighting to survive.
the greatest horrors known to man. From the ancient fields of India to a scrap of land on
Thursday 22 April 8pm £10 / £6 conc & members Will Lang, best known for his percussion in folk-fusion group Park Bench Social Club and Mabon has recruited some of the finest musicians from the Folk and Hip-Hop worlds, both from the UK and Australia, to explore and unravel histories,
“A tight and passionate
identities and culture. Combining these diverse talents, the band
production... This
are pushing British folk to a
is a remarkable achievement”
new and incredible level.
Friday 23 April 8.30pm £8 / £6 conc & members Celebrate St. George with this Lancashire dance band renowned for delivering a stompy and fun feel to their called dances. Featuring a host of talented local musicians, the band are often in demand at a whole range of gigs from social dances to festivals, delivering dynamic dance music with plenty of improvisation.
***** Edinburgh Guide. com
PBS6
R ock & P op
The Reasoning Supported by Morpheus Rising
Thursday 29 April 8pm / £10 advance / £12 door / Standing event
B L U E S
Larry Garner and
the Norman Beaker Band Friday 30 April 8pm £12 / £10 conc & members Larry Garner is one of the top blues artists touring the world
are delivered with a sense of irony, his lyrics meaningful and amusing in equal measure. Norman Beaker’s songs are
today. He picked up swamp
also full of social comment.
blues in Louisiana, inspired by
This is a coming together of
artists such as Silas Hogan and
two modern day troubadours
Clarence Edwards. His songs
with something new to say.
The Reasoning are a Cardiff-based
This outstanding group of
seven-piece rock band, featuring
musicians has a new line up
Rachel Cohen, voted Best Female
and it is with great excitement
Vocalist by the UK’s Classic Rock
that the band embark upon this
Society for an unprecedented
next stage of their increasingly
four consecutive years.
successful musical journey.
Larry Garner & Norman Beaker
James Grant
Giraffes
Simon
Can't Dance
Bligh
R O C K & P O P
F A M I L Y S H O W
C O M E D Y
James Grant
Giraffes Can’t Dance
First Thursday Comedy Club
Saturday 1 May 11am
Thursday 6 May
Friday 30 April 8pm £12 / £10 conc & members One of the most talented songwriters in the UK, James Grant is probably best known for his work with Love and Money and Karen Matheson. His solo career has been equally as successful, with strong influences of Scott Walker and John Martyn in his work. His fifth album,
Blunderbus Theatre Company
£6 / £4 members
So, put on your glam rags and don’t forget your dancing
8.30pm / £8
Gerald the giraffe was not a good
shoes! Meet Gerald the giraffe
Featuring Simon Bligh, Time
dancer. Every year he dreaded
and friends, as our storytellers
Out Comedy Award and
the great Jungle Dance. But, one
whisk you away on a journey,
Perrier Award Nominee
beautiful moonlit night, Gerald
deep, deep into the jungle.
who has gigged all over the
discovers that when we’re different, sometimes all we need is a different song to dance to...
Based on the best-selling
world and now Bury!
children’s book, this is a funny,
Also on the bill will be comedy
touching and triumphant story,
giant Ryan Gough, Londoner
Strange Flowers was released
Blunderbus Theatre Company
written especially for children
Neil McFarlane and top Dutch
last year to great acclaim.
invite you to the Jungle Dance.
aged 4 - 7, and their adults, too!
Comedian Wouter Mejis!
R O C K & P O P
Chuck Prophet
and the Mission Express Friday 7 May 8pm / £14 / Club event The ex Green on Red guitarist has
At the heart of his music is
established himself as one of the
classic, simple songwriting with
most passionate and innovative artists to emerge from the ashes of the alt. country boom and has just released his most recent album, Let Freedom Ring.
a strong message, which has led to comparisons with Neil Young. A Mr Kite Benefit.
B L U E S
Philip Sayce Saturday 8 May 8pm £10 advance / £12 door
This highly talented musician cites key influences such as Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles and has been described as the new Joe Bonamassa. Having just released his new album, Innerevolution, blues guitarist Philip Sayce performs this fantastic collection of songs with his new band.
R O C K & P O P
D R A M A
F O L K R O O T S
Mostly Autumn Saturday 8 May 8.30pm
Women Behaving Madly
Fairport Acoustic Convention
£10 advance / £12 door
Wednesday 12 May 8pm / £10 / £8 concession & members
Standing event
MsFits Theatre Company
Multi-award-winning
never listen to a word you
Award-winning classic rock
playwright Rona Munro and
say? Carer Joyce doesn't give
band Mostly Autumn blend
award-winning actress Fiona
in to those feelings, even
together influences from the
Knowles
when provoked by mad old
great bands of the 1970s to
return with
irritating bats like Bella!
produce original material that
their new
Client Rita doesn't, she hasn't
conveys the excitement and
comedy.
a bad bone in her body. Bella...
energy of modern rock ballads. Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) was amongst their fans and praised them as ”an amazing band“.
Ever felt Mad enough to kill someone? The queue jumper, the ex
DOES... but surely a frail little old lady doesn't have it in her to be a killer, or does she? Don't dig up the shrubbery! It's Women Behaving
who made you feel
Madly. One actress, three
small and shabby,
characters, oh... and the
the council official
woman from the council!
Thursday 13 May 8pm £14 / £12 conc & members Enjoy an intimate evening with Fairport Convention’s acoustic take on folk-rock music. The band is renowned for inventing the British folk-rock genre. Fairport are winners of the coveted BBC Radio 2 Lifetime Achievement Award and their classic Liege and Lief has been voted most influential folk album of all time by Radio 2 listeners.
who cut your services and won't take your calls, the people who
Fairport Acoustic Convention
W O R L D R O O T S
R O C K & P O P
Susheela Raman
David R Black Saturday 15 May 7.30pm / £5
Supported by Jo Hamilton Friday 14 May 8pm £12 advance / £14 door
Manchester art-rock band David Susheela Raman Photo by asopuma
Voted Best Newcomer at the
R Black unleash their darkly complex new album Secret City. Its themes of love, loss, hope and despair resonate in all of us.
BBC World Music Awards in 2002, Susheela Raman is a
Support comes from Only This
captivating artist. Her album Salt
Remains and Fort Worth.
Rain was Mercury nominated and her beautiful voice and music
F O L K R O O T S
have enchanted and inspired
Luka Bloom
millions of listeners in India, Europe and beyond. Susheela’s
David
ability to transcend boundaries
R Black
and move between Indian and Western music has few parallels.
Sunday 16 May 8pm £14 / £12 conc & members Internationally acclaimed
Luka
singer-songwriter Luka Bloom
Bloom
has enjoyed over twenty years of success. He comes from a musical family, first going on tour with brother, Christy Moore. He has toured with The Pogues, The Violent Femmes, Hothouse Flowers and The Cowboy Junkies.
D R A M A
F O L K R O O T S
Karen Matheson
Crime of the Century
Friday 21 May 8pm £14 / £12 conc & members
Chickenshed
Karen Matheson has captivated audiences
Thursday 20 May 7.30pm
around the world and sold
£10 / £6 concession & members
over a million records as the lead singer of the best-selling, internationally-renowned Celtic supergroup Capercaillie. Performing here with
Chickenshed’s explosive
be used as a positive tool in
“Emotive and shocking,
her band, she has
dance theatre company
the fight against the hopeless
Chickenshed theatre company’s
released three albums
turns its attention to the
savagery of knife crime.
Crime of the Century is a raw
incorporating
proliferation of knife crime amongst young people.
Using words, movement and projection alongside
Following three tragic young
a contemporary score of
deaths of teenagers associated
hip-hop and dance music,
with Chickenshed, the company
Crime of the Century packs
embarked on producing a
a frightening punch.
piece of theatre that could
and brutal study of the social
traditional and
engineering that affects so
contemporary
many young people today.”
songs in English
Edinburgh Evening News
and Gaelic. "spellbinding and evocative… she takes folk music to a celestial high" New York Times
B L U E S
F O L K R O O T S
Chantel McGregor Friday 21 May 8.30pm £8 / £6 conc & members Having formed her own band just three years ago, Chantel McGregor is now one of the rising stars of British blues-rock. F O L K R O O T S
Tim O’Brien Jon Boden and Kris Drever and the Remnant Kings Saturday 22 May 8pm / £14 Top American songwriter and instrumentalist Tim O’Brien joins forces with Scotland’s talented Kris Drever. Tim is a guest on Kris’s new album, and in this concert they play songs from the record alongside some of their own repertoire. Not to be missed. A Mr Kite Benefit.
Thursday 27 May 8pm / £14 / £12 conc & members Previously seen at The Met as
Boden explores the theme of a
lead singer of Bellowhead, and
rural community surviving and
with duo Spiers and Boden, BBC
coming to terms with apocalyptic
Folk Singer of the Year 2010 Jon
turmoil and it’s aftermath.
Boden returns with his band
Sounds grim, but it’s a deliciously
the Remnant Kings to perform
dark subject and the results
material from his acclaimed solo
are arrestingly powerful, dark
album Songs from the Floodplain.
yet uplifted by the indomitable
Described as folkapocalyptica,
nature of the human spirit.
A mericana
Suzy Bogguss Friday 28 May 8pm / £17 The legendary US country music singer has released one platinum and three gold albums in her career as well as charting six top ten singles. Her career has spanned over thirty
F A M I L Y S H O W
Twinkle Twonkle
Tall Stories
Saturday 29 May 1pm £6 / £4 members
years and she has collaborated with some of Nashville’s most influential songwriters. She comes to The Met to perform her favourite songs from her back catalogue and some new material.
Stella loves the stars. Every evening she gazes at them through her telescope. But one night her little brother Ryan extends the telescope all the way to the stars and starts climbing! Tall Stories, the company that brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, presents its latest show, for everyone aged 4 and up. Inspired by Mother Goose
A Mr Kite
and the Big Bang, stories, songs and
Benefit.
silliness lift you up, up and away...
Time for Tea
Around the
Lighter
World in
than Air
Eighty Days
C O M E D Y
Made in Bury Comedy Competition Thursday 3 June 8.30pm / £8 The search for Bury's next star is on with a night of up and coming comedians. Join us for an evening
F A M I L Y S H O W
D R A M A
Time For Tea
Around the World in Eighty Days
Handheld Theatre Tuesday 1 June 11am £6 / £4 members George has a clock that tells him what to do. One day he tampers with it and has to face the consequences. This takes him on a journey where many weird and wonderful things happen... Find out where the pop up people live and learn that not only children like to play with sand! For ages 3 years and over.
of quality stand up at one of the north west's best loved comedy venues. For details of how to enter, visit http://themet.biz
Brute Farce
Wednesday 2 June 7.30pm / £10 / £6 concession and members
F A M I L Y S H O W
Suitcases, boxes, steamships,
With trademark invention and
Lighter than Air
trains and elephants... Brute
frantic multi-role characterisation,
Circus Ridiculoso
Farce’s startling new re-working
a cast of five bring Phileas
of Jules Verne’s classic tale
Fogg, his faithful servant and
whisks the audience from
various pursuing police officers,
rainy station platforms in
Indian princesses and Wild
Enter the bizarre universe of a
nineteenth century London to a
West bullies garishly to life.
wild balloon tamer. An utterly
technicolour Bollywood vision
Friday 4 June 1pm £6 / £4 members
joyous experience combining
of the tropics and the frozen
circus, comedy, participation,
wastes of North America.
surprises and laughs. Ages 3+.
W O R L D R O O T S
A mericana
B L U E S
The Baghdaddies Friday 4 June 8pm / £10 £8 conc & members / Club event An anarchic melange of traditional European and world musical styles of all eras, making an infectious and unique brand of music that never fails to have audiences jumping around in a frenzy! Blistering eastern brass harmonies and high energy rhythms, the infectious styles and rousing songs fuse in a whirl of excitement and dancing.Inspired by the
Annabelle Chvostek Thursday 10 June 8pm / £10 / £8 concession & members
Roma wedding and brass
Formerly in Canadian band
band music of the Balkans,
The Wailin' Jennys, Annabelle
the themes of love loss and
fused by eclectic musical
Chvostek returns to The Met
everything in between. Her
urban rootsy vibe exploring
influences ranging from
with her acclaimed new solo
new album Resilience was
calypso and jazz to punk,
material. Described as ”a
nominated for Contemporary
The Baghdaddies are an
contemporary urban folk
Album of the Year at the
Michael
experience not to be missed.
alchemist“, her music has an
Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Roach
Michael Roach
D R A M A
R O C K & P O P
Little Leap Forward Horse and Bamboo Theatre
The Mini Van Band
Friday 18 June 7pm
Friday 25 June 8pm
£10 / £6 conc and members
£10 advance / £12 door
Little Leap Forward tells the
Revolution in China. It is a tale of
The best Van Morrison Tribute
childhood story of internationally
family, friendships and creative
in the UK, The Mini Van Band
acclaimed Chinese flautist,
expression, but above all the
play classics such as Moondance,
Guo Yue, during the Cultural
need for freedom. For ages 8+
Have I Told You Lately, Domino, Bright Side of the Road and more. The band are highly acclaimed
Fri 18 June 8pm
musicans in their own right,
£8 / £6 conc & members
playing with the likes of Chris
Michael Roach sings and
Farlowe, Solomon Burke, Texas,
plays guitar in an East Coast
The Kinks and Paulo Nutini.
style of blues that dates
Complete with horn section this
back to the 1920s.
band provides every element
Mentored by John
of a typical Van Morrison
Jackson and taught by
concert, but with banter! The
John Cephas and Jerry
band is fronted by roots singer
Ricks, he's promoted
songwriter Graham Robins, who
African-American culture through the use of blues throughout the US and Europe.
has toured with members of Little
Van Morrison’s band and family,
Leap
and who puts Van’s music
Forward
across as good as anyone can.
R ock & P op
C omedy
The Missing Link Saturday 26 June 8.30pm / £8
has attracted a following in Bury.
Tottington's The Missing Link play
The band have played several sell
a catchy blend of indie rock that
out shows across Manchester.
Mace
F O L K R O O T S
Old Blind Dogs Thursday 1 July 8pm / £12 / £10 concession & members Since forming in the early 1990s,
Seymour
of songs and tunes. Dynamic
John Hegley The Adventures of Monsieur Robinet
C O M E D Y
Friday 2 July 8pm
First Thursday Comedy Club
£12 / £8 conc & members
Edinburgh Festival Special
Lean, besuited and bespectacled, the wry
Old Blind Dogs have stood on
percussion, polished vocals,
the cutting edge of Scotland’s
soaring fiddle and stirring pipes
Thursday 1 July
again, beadily observing
roots revival, developing their
fuel the delicately-phrased
8.30pm / £8
the world from behind
own style with an energetic mix
melodies and traditional songs.
The comedy circuit’s best preview
wordsmith is on the road
those trademark glasses.
their Edinburgh shows before
John tells us tales of a
taking them north of the border.
Frenchman with some
Featuring weird and wonderful Seymour Mace, best known as the twins from BBC sitcom Ideal. Seymour has a string of awards
unusual [but clean] habits, which include burying his dog’s kennel and his own luggage pieces.
plus festival shows under his
The stories appear alongside
Old Blind
belt and is one of the UK's most
other new works, which
Dogs
sought-after performers.
include an address to aliens
J a z z
on the subject of transport, a poem about a non-talking parrot and some animal impersonations with the
Metrojazz Thursday 8 July 7.30pm £6 / £4 members
aid of a handkerchief. The
A night of hot summer jazz
audience are invited to sing
from The Met's community
along. But not to dance.
jazz orchestra, fronted
Much.
by Munch Manship.
Suitable for most people over seven.
A mericana
Eve Selis Band
The Gathering Light Live 2010 Friday 16 July 8pm £10 advance / £12 door Standing event Karnataka are back with a new line up, album and slightly fresher sound. This hugely atmospheric progressive rock band features original member
£12 / £10 conc & members
Ian Jones with
Awards Winner blends country, R&B, blues, folk and rock ‘n’ roll in a high calibre musical cocktail topped off with her “lemonade and stories about a Gallic
Karnataka
Friday 9 July 8pm
This five time San Diego Music
"Typically brilliant songs
R ock & P op
and whiskey” voice. Her most recent album, Angels and Eagles
new additions Lisa Fury (vocals), Ian Harris (drums), Gonzalo Carerra (keyboards) and Enrico Pinna (lead and acoustic guitars).
small-town hero with a dog
received yet another San Diego
”Melodic progressive rock at
called Chirac" The Guardian
Music Award nomination.
its best!” Prog Archives
blues
C O M E D Y
Tom Doughty
First Thursday Comedy Club
Friday 16 July 8.30pm £8 / £6 conc & members
Thursday 5 August 8.30pm / £8
Tom Doughty, referred to as the ‘Django Reinhardt of Slide Guitar’ is an acoustic lap slide bottleneck guitar player and singer songwriter. Defining Tom as a blues performer is too small to convey the depth and variety of his music, he takes the acoustic slide guitar to another level, finding fantastic new sounds and techniques. Tom Doughty
Coming Soon… Panic Room Saturday 11 September
Bury's monthly comedy club
Heidi Talbot
returns with some of Britain's
Saturday 25 September
top laughter makers.
Kieran Goss
F A M I L Y E V E N T
Family Friendly Film Festival Friday 6 & Saturday 7 August 10am-4pm / Free Family Friendly Film Festival
Thursday 7 October
Genticorum Friday 8 October
Michael McGoldrick and friends Thursday 14 October
returns for another year of
Alexei Sayle
cinematic mayhem. With
Wednesday 20 October
animations and hands on fun this is the perfect family day
Lancashire Hotpots
out. Sign up to our newsletter
Saturday 23 October
for more information nearer the date www.themet.biz or go to
Ralph McTell
familyfriendlyfilmfestival.org.uk
Saturday 6 November
C hristmas show
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Presented by Proper Job Theatre Company & The Met
Tuesday 14 - Friday 24 December / £10 / £8 conc & members In wartime England, four children
Have you the courage to stand
are evacuated to an old house
shoulder to shoulder with
where they discover a magic
Aslan, the great lion, and fight
wardrobe. Inside they find the
the Snow Queen? Narnia is
enchanting land of Narnia; a
waiting; it needs your help...
Kingdom where it’s always winter but never Christmas; a Kingdom on the verge of an epic conflict between an evil Snow Queen and a courageous lion.
CS Lewis’s classic tale for children (and adults!) comes alive on stage with wondrous characters and special theatrical tricks to help re-
Are you brave enough to
tell this extraordinary story
go inside and share the
that will draw you in from the
children’s adventures?
moment you sit in your seat.
take part Classes & Workshops
Bury Boys Break-Dance Monday 4.30pm-5.30pm / £3 A break-dance crew for boys from ages 11-16 (school year 7 to 11). Learn break dance moves and stunts. All levels of experience welcome.
Metro Jazz Mondays 6.30pm-9.30pm £70 (£50 conc) per term Led by Munch Manship. Front line musicians needed for The Met’s community jazz orchestra. Over 16s only.
Met Express
Black Pudding Youth Theatre Tuesdays 5pm-7pm Youth drama from Bury Youth Service, led by MaD Theatre. email D.Cretney@bury.gov.uk for information.
Tuesdays 10.30am-12.30pm
Bury Youth Dance
Sundays 10am-1pm
Streetwise Drama
Tuesdays 7pm-9pm
Tuesdays 5.30pm-7pm
With Ruth Mauriello. For 6-16
Mondays 5pm-7pm
Drama for people with disabilities.
Auditions Tuesday 13 April
year olds with an interest in
A weekly drama session for young
Only accepting new members
4.45-6.45pm
dance, drama and music. Call
adults. Contact 0161 253 6476.
for the Tuesday am session.
Led by Claire Fildes. For
Stagecoach
Mondays 7pm-9pm
0161 763 6161/07738267346.
11-17 years olds interested
Aiming High
in dance. Bury Youth
Mondays 4-5pm (8-13 years) /
creativity through dance for
Tues 4-5pm (14-18 years) / £2
performance. Participants are
Weekly drama sessions for
invited by audition. Recently
young people with disabilities
the group have been invited
or additional needs, from Bury
to perform in u-dance
Council Childrens Services and
England's regional showcase
The Met. Build confidence, make
Word in Motion, and also in
Dance explore their
friends and learn great skills in a fun and creative environment.
Signatures the youth dance Bury Youth Dance
platform for the north west.
Salsa
Bury Youth Theatre
Beginners course
Tuesdays 7.30pm / 27 April for 8 weeks / £35 for course
Wednesdays 5.30-7pm (BYT2: 9-13 yr olds) Wednesdays 7-9pm (BYT1: 14 yrs +) / £2.50 per session
Do you think you can
desire to have fun, get fit and
dance? Prove it by talking
learn to dance the Latin way.
Led by Marc Young, Clare Fildes and Sammy Deas.
our brand new eight week
Starting with the absolute basics
salsa course lead by Amos De
of Salsa and building week by
Roover from Latin Vybez.
week into a catalogue of steps
The course is aimed at total beginners, no previous dance experience is necessary, just a
that can be taken forward into more advanced classes.
Bury Youth Theatre is a fun drama session which takes place at The Met every Wednesday. BYT members explore their Bury Youth Theatre
Come on your own or with
creativity through devising,
a partner and be prepared
improvising, games, and other
to have fun and get fit!
performance related activities
This term we'll be looking at
whilst developing skills
stimulus to create drama with
such as team building, voice
BYT1 and also at slapstick
projection and confidence!
comedy performance with BYT 2.
Bury Vocal Collective
Bloco Ashê: Bury Samba
Wed 7 & 28 April, 19 May,
Saturdays 11am-1pm
9 & 30 June 7.30-9pm / £4
£5 / £3 conc / £2 under 16s
Led by Rose Hodgson. For
A welcoming and exciting samba
people who want to sing -
percussive workshop catering
Do you already know how to dance, but want to improve your skills?
regardless of whether they
for beginners and beyond. The
Come to these weekly sessions and learn how to raise your game.
think they are in tune or not!
band welcomes new members.
Salsa Improvers sessions Tuesdays 8.45pm / £5 per week
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Quick Guide A pril
Thu 1
Me and Me Dad
Thu 29
The Reasoning
Fri 21
Karen Matheson
Fri 25
Minivan Band
Fri 30
Larry Garner and the
Fri 21
Chantel McGregor
Sat 26
The Missing Link
Norman Beaker Band
Sat 22
Tim O’Brien and
Fri 30
James Grant
M ay
Sat 1 Thu 1
First Thursday Comedy Club
Sat 3
A Little Princess
Sat 3
Filska
Sat 3
Hobopop Trio
Thu 8
Finbar Furey
Martin Simpson
Fri 9
Sat 10
Across the
Deep Blue Sea
Thu 6 Fri 7
Thu 27
Jon Boden and the
Fri 28
Suzy Bogguss
Sat 29
Twinkle Twonkle
Giraffes Can’t Dance First Thursday Comedy Club
Kris Drever
Chuck Prophet and the Mission Express
Tue 1
Time For Tea
Sat 8
Philip Sayce
Wed 2
Around the World
Sat 8
Mostly Autumn
W ed 12
Women Behaving
Thu 13
Fairport Convention
W ed 14
Clunk
Fri 14
Susheela Raman
Thu 15
Maggie Bell, Dave
Sat 15
David R Black
Kelly and The British
Sun 16
Luka Bloom
Breabach
W ed 21
King of the Gypsies
Thu 22
PBS6
Fri 23
Shake-a-Leg
Old Blind Dogs
Thu 1
First Thursday
John Hegley
Comedy Club Fri 2
Thu 8
Metrojazz
Eve Selis
Fri 9
in Eighty Days Thu 3
Made in Bury
Comedy Competiton
Fri 4
Lighter than Air
Fri 4
Bhagdaddies
Fri 16
Karnataka
Fri 16
Tom Doughty
A ugust
Thu 5
Blues Quartet Sat 17
Thu 1
Remnant Kings
J une
Madly
J uly
First Thursday Comedy Club
Thu 20
Crime of the Century
Thu 10
Annabelle Chvostek
Fri 18
Little Leap Forward
Fri 18
Michael Roach
Fri 6
Family Friendly
Film Festival
Sat 7
Family Friendly Film Festival