May & June
Festivals ‘16 Hove’s Independent, High Quality Live Theatre and Venue
FESTIVALS
FeATURING:
Trygve Wakenshaw’s Kraken Bromance Paines Plough’s With A Little Bit of Luck 1972: The Future of Sex Plus James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids
1972: The Future Of Sex (p14)
Here’s what we got up to
Welcome to
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Festivals ‘16 Hello, Our programmer has been working her socks off to bring you an amazing May here at TOM, and we think you’ll agree that this one’s going to be a real humdinger. Fancy a little Bromance (p4 & 5)? Turn the page to see the boys who could “teach Isaac Newton a thing or two about gravity” (The Stage). Acclaimed touring company Paines Plough bring their UK Garagethemed (yes, you read that correctly) With A Little Bit Of Luck (p9) for a night out at the theatre that will make you rave. Elsewhere, the Wardrobe Ensemble explore the awkward first sexual encounters of three couples in 1972: The Future Of Sex (p14). Trygve Wakenshaw returns with his 5-star comedy world Kraken (p12 & 13), a hilarious show that’s hard to describe but must be seen. But why should adults have all the fun? James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids (p15) is top-notch stand up minus the naughty words. There are too many fantastic events to mention here, so please keep reading. Trust us, it’s worth it. And if you’re anything like us, you’ll want to come to everything. Get more festival tickets with 15% off selected shows by joining our TOM’s Friends scheme. Find out more at theoldmarket.com/tomsfriends. With a little bit of luck, we’ll see you soon. Happy festival!
The
Team
KRAKEN p12 & 13
CONTENTS FULL LISTINGS 4-17 KIDS’ SHOWS15 INFORMATION18 SHOWS AT A GLANCE AND VENUE HIRE19
KEY: music theatre comedy event dance family
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“The sincerity and passion of these guys for their art is palpable. It’s a definite re-book with friends for me” Edinburgh Guide “Bromance is well worth seeking out” The Times “Barely Methodical Troupe could teach Isaac Newton a thing or two about gravity” The Stage
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Barely Methodical Troupe
Bromance Bromance – Noun (informal): A close but non-sexual relationship between men. Early 21st cent: blend of brother and romance. Relationships are the heart of the stylish Bromance, where handshakes become handstands and backslaps become backflips. This tour-de-force of physical heroics wittily explores male friendship and its limits through parkour skills, B-boying, tricking, hand-to-hand acrobatics, Cyr wheel and more. Set to a stunning soundtrack that ranges from Lee Fields, to Einaudi, Morricone to Tone Lōc, Bromance walks the line between pugnacious and poignant in a hilarious, jaw-dropping celebration of everything blokey. Why you should see it One of the UK’s hottest new circus ensembles, the boys have been wowing audiences of all ages the world over, winning a Total Theatre Award for their sell-out run at the Edinburgh Fringe 2014 and the UK’s inaugural circus competition Circus Maximus in 2013.
êêêêê Edinburgh Guide êêêê The Times êêêê The Stage êêêê Time Out êêêê Metro
Thu 12 May, 7.30pm Fri 13 May, 7pm Sat 14 May, 2.30pm & 7pm Sun 15 May, 2.30pm Tue 17 & Wed 18 May, 7.30pm Doors open 45 minutes before each show
£12.50 (£10 conc.) Friends 15% off Age 8+ (recommended)
Duration: 1 hour
Seated
This crowd-pleaser of a show is perfect for an outing with friends and family, and if you’re still not convinced, watch the trailer at theoldmarket.com. (See, we told you so!)
Bromance produced by DREAM with support from Underbelly Productions and the National Centre for Circus Arts as part of Circus Maximus.
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Listings MAY artistS Open HouseS Exhibition From 14 Apr - 30 May, The Old Market will become home to the work of ceramicist Marion Brandis (cover artist for the Artists Open Houses May 2016 Brochure) and painter Dion Salvador Lloyd (winner of The Latest’s Best Open House Award in May 2015). Find out more at theoldmarket.com
MJ Paranzino
MUSICAL REFUGE A Choral Concert of Gospel, Classics and New Music In a time of terrible flux and uncertainty, where people are fleeing for their lives, music and singing can be a great solace. This multimedia concert featuring original compositions, popular classics and over 200 singers, responds to this theme.
Sat 7 May 7.30pm
(doors 6.45pm)
£10 (£8 conc.) Duration: 2 hours Seated
University Of Chichester
Spend Spend Spend The remarkable true storyturned-musical of Yorkshire housewife Viv Nicholson who won a Euro-millions scale fortune on the football pools in 1961. When a reporter asked her what she planned to do with her new found wealth, she replied, ‘I’m going to spend, spend, spend!’
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Mon 9 – Wed 11 May 7.30pm
(Doors 6.45pm)
£14 (£10 Conc.,
£8 NUS student card) Seated
music theatre comedy event dance family Go 8-Bit
WiFi Wars From 2 of the men behind gaming sensation Go 8-Bit (in development for TV): a live comedy show where the audience compete in games on their smartphones & tablets to win prizes (charge your batteries)! Hosted by Steve McNeil (Videogame Nation). “Not To Be Missed” The Guardian / Time Out Critic’s Choice / Metro Top Ten London Geek Nights Out
Sun 15 May 6.30pm (doors 5.45pm)
£10 (£8 Conc.) TOM’s Friends 15% off DURATION:1 hour 40 minutes Seated
Luke Wright and Paul Jellis
What I learned from Johnny Bevan Nick has fallen out of love with London and his life as a journalist. Forced to review the launch of Urbania, a new inner-city festival, he remembers his shattered friendship with Johnny Bevan, the whip-smart mercurial kid from an Essex council estate. At University, Johnny set Nick’s world alight: saving him from living his father’s life and guiding his political awakening. Twenty years later as their youthful dreams disintegrate with the politics they’d hoped for, can Nick find Johnny in time to save him from himself?
Mon 16 May 7.30pm (6.45pm) £12.50
(£10 Conc.)
TOM’s Friends 15% off DURATION: 1 hour
Age +14 Seated
A funny and poignant poetic monologue about the British relationship between class and politics told through one extraordinary friendship.
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Pursued by a Bear (UK) and Tiny Dynamite (USA)
The Lamellar Project It’s the near future, and the ecosystem is under attack. Two scientists from either side of the Atlantic are thrown in to a new kind of war that threatens to engulf the planet and tear their relationship apart. Told using film, theatre and a live video link to Philadelphia, this pioneering brand new trans-Atlantic thriller sees science fiction meet ecoactivism in a gripping story of love and betrayal.
Why you should see it Whether you’re an eco-activist or you simply enjoy great theatre, you need to see what this company can do. Pursued by a Bear is a theatre and digital film company that specialise in producing cutting-edge multi-platform storytelling on a global scale. Enjoy as a stand-alone piece or continue to explore the epic universe of The Lamellar Project online afterwards. Funded by Arts Council England. Seeded by greenhouse, a Farnham Maltings initiative. Supported by Calyx Films & The Bay Trust, Kent
Fri 13 – Sat 14 May 8.45pm (Doors 8pm)
£12.50 (£10 Conc.) Friends 15% off
Duration: 1 hour Age 13+ (recommended)
Seated
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Paines Plough and Latitude Festival
WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK 2001. Raves. Revision. Re-election. Nadia is swept up in a summer’s night that promises endless possibilities. Drinking, dancing, hope, ambition, lust, greed… and decisions that last a lifetime. Underscored by a live mix of old school UK Garage, award-winning writer Sabrina Mahfouz explores the legacy of a time before 9/11, when New Labour promised glorious futures for young people, and a new genre of music captured hearts and minds.
“Fist-pumping euphoria… one of the highlights of Latitude’s sun-stroked 10th anniversary festival…” The Stage “Gorgeous genre-melding music and theatre” Exeunt
2016. Re-wind.
Why you should see it “The lifeblood of the UK’s theatre ecosystem” (The Guardian), touring company Paines Plough sold out their run of Every Brilliant Thing here in Oct 2015, and With A Little Bit of Luck is likely to sell out just as fast too. With A Little Bit of Luck premiered to standing ovations and dancing in the aisles at The Latitude Festival 2015. This is a show for anyone who thinks dancing to a piece of theatre might be fun…
Tue 17 – Wed 18 May 9.30pm (Doors 8.45pm) £12.50 (£10 conc.) Friends 15% off
Age 14+ (recommended) Duration: 1 hour
Seated
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Listings MAY
The Great Escape
Songhoy Blues The Great Escape bring desert blues punk band Songhoy Blues as the second Spotlight show at Old Market, supported by Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara whose words of protest and struggle are sure to strike a chord with audiences everywhere. Having fled their homes due to regional conflict, their incredible backstory aids the stunning lost sound of Northern Mali that placed them firmly on the map.
Fri 20 May 8pm (Doors) ÂŁ15 (Festival Top-up ÂŁ8) AGE 16+
Standing
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Sleeping Trees: Western? & Sci Fi? Like the idea of 3D movies but worry over the additional costs of the oversized 3D glasses? Well worry no more! Because award-winning comedy trio Sleeping Trees and jazz fusion trio The Physics House Band are back for two nights at the Brighton Fringe, this time stamping their unique brand of fast-paced, physical comedy on Wild Western and Sci-Fi movies! Complete with two rip-roaring live scores and over 100 brand new characters, neither of these shows are to be missed by anyone, and by anyone we mean YOU.
Why you should see ‘em
Festival favourites Sleeping Trees have been touring their surreal, physical and fast-paced character comedy since 2010, gathering a cult following in the process. Their decision to join forces with the phenomenal The Physics House Band means you’ll need to drop everything and get your tickets now to avoid disappointment. Go, go, go!
“This has to be the start of something like Pegg & Frost, Mitchell & Webb, except they are a trio” Fringe Review
Western? Tue 24 May 8pm
(Doors 7.15pm) £12.50 (£10 conc.) Friends 15% off Age 14+ (recommended) Duration: 1 hour Seated
Sci Fi? Wed 25 May 8pm
(Doors 7.15pm) £12.50 (£10 conc.) Friends 15% off Age 14+ (recommended) Duration: 1 hour Seated
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Don’t Be Lonely
“Blissfully funny” êêêêê Time Out
Trygve Wakenshaw:
“Delirious and surreal physical comedy” êêêêê The Age
Kraken
Join Gaulier-trained clown Trygve Wakenshaw as he returns for a beautifully strange and “blissfully funny hour of physical stream-of-consciousness” (Time Out). Magnificently mad, rubber-limbed Trygve is his own animator in a cartoon world, taking the audience from fun with unicorns, to sword-swallowing, to snake charming, weight-lifting, beatboxing, self boxing, and the birth of a baby elephant. It’s a strange world with never-ending laughter and the occasional bit of audience participation. Guileless and innocent – even at his most risqué, this is a physical comedian in a class of his own.
Why you should see it Kraken has won awards and sold out at multiple festivals since it was first created in 2014, and continues to delight audiences around the globe. WINNER: Best Comedy (Adelaide & Perth 2015); Underbelly Award (2014) and many more.
Thu 26 May, 8pm Fri 27 May, 9.30pm Sat 28 May, 9.30pm Doors open 45 minutes before each show
£12.50 (£10 Conc.) Friends 15% off Age 16+ (recommended) Duration: 1 hour
Seated Contains nudity
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“Kraken manages to get remarkable, unparalleled performances out of his crowd” êêêê Herald-sun
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Listings MAY “Terrific work. Funny and true and a little bit heart-breaking” Lyn Gardner êêêê The Guardian êêêêê The Stage êêêêê A Younger Theatre
The Wardrobe Ensemble The wardrobe ensemble
1972: THE FUTURE OF SEX It’s 1972. An era of possibility, polyester and pubic hair.
7.30pm
(Doors 6.45pm)
Ziggy Stardust is on Top of the Pops, Penny is writing an essay on Lady Chatterley’s Lover and Christine is watching Deepthroat. Brian is confused.
£12.50 (£10 Conc.)
The Wardrobe Ensemble tell the story of the class of ‘72 with a handsome funk guitarist and some spacehoppers. Was it easier back then? Where did we go wrong?
Friends 15% off
Come with us for a brisk romp through the ins and outs of those excellently awkward first sexual encounters.
Age 18+ (recommended)
Why you should see it
Duration: 1 hour
With its inventive theatricality, irreverent humour and spectacular ensemble moments, 1972: The Future of Sex won The Stage Award for Acting Excellence in 2015. Through the lens of the seventies, The Wardrobe Ensemble comment on our own attitudes towards sex in 2016.
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Fri 27 & Sat 28 May
Seated
June
music theatre comedy event dance family Pericles Theatre Company and Atelier Community Theatre
The Tailor of Gloucester The award winning theatre company returns with its own hilarious and heartwarming adaptation of the Beatrix Potter tale about a poor tailor who falls foul of his cat when he rescues the mice. This company are much loved for producing work for children which simultaneously tickles the funny bone of the grown ups, and this merry adventure draws every age, from babies to octogenarians.
James Campbell
James Campbell’s Comedy 4 Kids For children over 6, their parents and anyone who likes comedy without the rude words. “James Campbell pioneered the idea of stand-up for children, and it is still genuinely impressive to watch him hold the attention of a theatre full of 6 to 11-year-olds for an hour with nothing but a microphone” Stephanie Merritt, The Guardian ‘My seven-year-old was howling with laughter and so was I.’ The Daily Mail
Mon 30 May 4pm Wed 1 Jun & Fri 3 Jun
11am & 2pm £8 (£6.50 conc.) £25 (family of four)
Duration: 1 hour Seated
Tue 31 May 2pm £8, £25 (family of four) Age 6-11 (recommended)
Duration: 1 hour Seated
Go Kid Music Productions
Thu 2 Jun
Just Right - A Tale Of 1 Girl, 3 Bears & Lashings of Porridge!
11.45am, 1.30pm & 3pm
From the creators of last year’s sell-out sensation Three Excellent Little Pigs comes another spellbinding musical puppet show thats great for grown-ups too. Al Start, Nicola Bloom & Fran Malone present this fresh & funny twist on the children’s classic, Goldilocks. Expect mesmerising visuals, brilliant songs, lots of laughs and their cheeky style of audience participation. Bring your teddy bear and join the fun!
Doors open 45 minutes before each show
£7, £24 (family of four) Age 3 – 10 (recommended)
Duration: 50 Minutes
Seated
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Listings MAY
Michael Burdett
Spoken word / photography
STRANGE FACE:
Adventures with a lost Nick Drake Recording In the 1970s, when working at Island Records, television composer Michael Burdett was asked to throw out some tapes. One of them caught his eye. It was over 20 years later before Michael played the tape, and was astonished to hear an unknown version of one of Nick Drake’s greatest works. Michael decided to share this recording in an extraordinary way, offering people across Britain the chance to hear the recording on headphones in exchange for photographing them. Join Michael as he shares what happened next. Humorous and poignant, Strange Face celebrates life, coincidences and the legacy of singer-songwriter Nick Drake.
Why you should see it This Edinburgh award-winning show is perfect for music and photography fans, and anyone who likes a life-affirming tale. If you enjoyed The Measure of All Things (Brighton Festival 2015) you’ll love this.
“A gorgeous show” êêêê The times “Enthralling” time out “A very cool idea” bbc radio 6 music
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Thu 2 Jun 8.30pm
(Doors 7.45pm)
£12.50 (£10 Conc.) Age 12+ (recommended)
1 hour
Seated Nick Drake image Copyright estate of Keith Morris
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Mini Click Photography Talk One of a long-running series of free photography and filmmaking events with some of the UK’s most talented practitioners. See theoldmarket.com for moredetails nearer the date
Tue 31 May 7pm (doors 6pm) FREE Tom’s Bar
End Times Steampunk Festival Cut the rug with the eruption of Steampunk’s finest. Brighton’s own Iron Boot Scrapers (Edwardian Rock band), birdeatsbaby (Gothic pop) and Mr B. The Gentleman Rhymer (Chap rapping buffer) joined by The Filthy Spectacula (Steampunk rousters).
Sun 5 Jun 7pm £15 Age 16+ Duration: 4 hours
Standing
So gather up your tip top clobber and come razzle dazzle on the dance floor with all the other pippins, poodle fakers and buffers. A Steampunk market and bar will be available for all bun stranglers from 2pm onwards at The Old Market.
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Your Visit Box Office:
Online: theoldmarket.com Booking tickets online is easy. Our box office system is automated, and you will be emailed an ‘e-receipt’ as soon as your payment has been processed.
Phone: 01273 201 801
Lines are open from 10am-6pm weekdays, and on Saturday 1pm-5pm during the festival season.
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How To Find Us: The Old Market is located between Brighton and Hove town centres, near Brunswick Square. We are easily accessible by foot, car or public transport. See our website for detailed instructions and map:
theoldmarket.com/find-us
Directions: From Western road, turn South onto Upper Market Street; you’ll see our main entrance immediately in front of you.
Parking: Pay & Display on Kingsway (by Hove Lawns) requires payment only until 8pm, or NCP Regency Square is a 10 minute walk away.
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MORE INFORMATION: theoldmarket.com/your-visit
Listings at a glance MAY
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P6 • MUSICAL REFUGE SPEND SPEND SPEND P6 • Tue 10 7.30pm • SPEND SPEND SPEND P6 Wed 11 7.30pm • SPEND SPEND SPEND P6 Thu 12 7.30pm • BROMANCE P4 & 5 Fri 13 7pm P4 & 5 • BROMANCE Fri 13 8.45pm • THE LAMELLAR PROJECT P8 Sat 14 2.30pm & 7pm P4 & 5 • BROMANCE Sat 14 8.45pm • THE LAMELLAR PROJECT P8 Sun 15 2.30pm • BROMANCE P4 & 5 Sun 15 6.30pm • WIFI WARS P7 Mon 16 7.30pm • WHAT I LEARNED FROM JOHNNY BEVAN P7 Tue 17 7.30pm • BROMANCE P4 & 5 Tue 17 9.30pm • WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK P9 Wed 18 7.30pm • BROMANCE P4 & 5 Wed 18 9.30pm • WITH A LITTLE BIT OF LUCK P9 Fri 20 8pm P10 • SONGHOY BLUES Tue 24 8pm • SLEEPING TREES: WESTERN? P11 Wed 25 8pm P11 • SLEEPING TREES: SCI FI? Thu 26 8pm TRYGVE WAKENSHAW: • KRAKEN P12 & 13 Fri 27 7.30pm • 1972: THE FUTURE OF SEX P14 Fri 27 9.30pm • TRYGVE WAKENSHAW: KRAKEN P12 & 13 Sat 28 7.30pm • 1972: THE FUTURE OF SEX P14 Sat 28 9.30pm • TRYGVE WAKENSHAW: KRAKEN P12 & 13 Mon 30 4pm • THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER P15 Tue 31 2pm JAMES CAMPBELL’S • • COMEDY 4 KIDS P15 Tue 31 7pm P17 • MINICLICK
Sat 7
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Mon 9 7.30pm
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Wed 1 11am & 2pm
THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER
P15
Thu 2 3pm
JUST RIGHT
P15
Thu 2
8.30pm
Fri 3
11am & 2pm
Sun 5
7pm
KEY:
P16 • STRANGE FACE • THE TAILOR OF GLOUCESTER P15 • • END TIMES STEAMPUNK FESTIVAL P17
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