winter NOV ‘17 ‒ JAN ‘18
FeATURING:
Cinderella and the Beanstalk TOM’s Film Club Risky Roadz Plus Mischief and Mystery in Moomin Valley
Dynamite Boogaloo's Silver Fanniversary (P4)
Welcome to
COVER:
winter ‘17-18 SHE'S BEHIND YOU! What happens when you ask an anarchic band of brothers-incomedy to write a panto? CINDERELLA AND THE BEANSTALK (p14-15) by TOM favourites Sleeping Trees, was a five-star hit at Theatre503, and it's coming here with a brand new cast. Bring your kids, your nan, your workmates and other assorted drinking buddies, as this is a laugh-until-you-cry panto for everyone, without the clichés. Oh yes it is! Children (and their nostalgic adults) will be delighted by MISCHIEF AND MYSTERY IN MOOMIN VALLEY (p16), where the titular marshmallowy creatures that have charmed several generations are brought to life through evocative puppetry, sets and costumes created true to the original artwork by Tove Jansson. Our cult film series TOM'S FILM CLUB chimes in on the Christmas theme with Tim Burton's alternative yuletide classic BATMAN RETURNS (p12). And with a season that also celebrates the films of LUC BESSON (p17), DAVID LYNCH (p16) and the recently departed HARRY DEAN STANTON (p11), you'll want to come more than once. Snap up a two-film saver (£10) or a season pass (£24). And as for our own traditions... Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a familiar shameless plug, so here it is: Give a theatre nut you know the gift of a TOM'S FRIENDS membership, so they can get savings on TOM's shows all year round, while you get to feel all warm and fuzzy from supporting our lovely venue. Find out more at THEOLDMARKET.COM/TOMSFRIENDS. Wishing you a merry one,
The
Team
CINDERELLA AND THE BEANSTALK p14-15
CONTENTS GENERAL LISTINGS 4–19 FROM OUR COMMUNITY 20–21 INFORMATION 22 SHOWS AT A GLANCE AND VENUE HIRE 23
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Listings november Supporting Wall presents:
Lefty Scum Comedy! MUSIC! Revolutionary socialism! Join us for a riotous evening with three of the UK’s most joyfully rabble-rousing acts. Featuring three-time Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee JOSIE LONG (“Can she please stop grumbling?” The Telegraph), British Comedy Award & Musical Comedy Award nominees JONNY & THE BAPTISTS (“Distasteful” The Telegraph) and acclaimed protest musician GRACE PETRIE (“Whining folk singer” The Telegraph). Early booking is essential for this exclusive show, part of a limited 10-date UK tour. (NB: Lefty Scum welcomes people of all political persuasions, but we will probably take the piss out of you if you’re a Tory.)
Wed 1 Nov, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £12.50 (£10 conc.) Friends 15% off Seated, Unreserved 2 hours 30 mins (with intervals)
Dynamite Boogaloo presents:
Dynamite Boogaloo’s Silver Fanniversary Dynamite Boogaloo was conceived in 1992 and now, 25 years on, the legendary trio of Boogaloo Stu, Dynamite Sal and Dolly Rocket celebrate their Silver Fanniversary in showbiz, with a knees-up in The Old Market. Following the success of their recent sell-out parties at the Spiegeltent during Brighton Fringe, Dynamite Boogaloo returns to celebrate this milestone at The Old Market in Hove, where silver attire is encouraged. Remember - Too Much Is Never Enough!
Fri 3 Nov, 9pm (doors) £12 £10 early bird Standing Age 18+ only
Lout Promotions presents:
Lucy Rose
+ Support from Charlie Cunningham
Sat 4 Nov, 7pm (doors) £15 ADV Standing 14+, under 16s to be accompanied
With a new partnership with Communion Records and an exciting new band for touring, Lucy Rose is as revitalised as it gets. If Somethings Changing does the job it should do, she’ll finally get the recognition she deserves as one of the UK’s best songwriters, and a true believer in the power of music.
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music theatre comedy event dance family Phil McIntyre Entertainments, by arrangement with Noel Gay presents:
Festival of the Spoken Nerd:
You Can’t Polish a Nerd
The Nerds are back with a brand new UK tour this Autumn You Can’t Polish A Nerd.
Sun 5 Nov, 4.30pm (doors 3.45pm) & 8.30pm (doors 7.45pm) £17.50 (£14 conc)
Seated, reserved Since their last tour, experiments guy Steve Mould, geek songstress Helen Arney and 1 hour 30 minutes stand-up mathematician Matt Parker have 14+, under 16s to be featured on BBC2’s QI, created a genuinely accompanied “experimental” comedy show for BBC Radio 4 and played the Hammersmith Apollo with Professor Brian Cox. Together they’ll be buffing up a veritable Periodic Table of new songs, science and spreadsheets that will tickle your ribs and light your Bunsen burner. Full Frontal Nerdity guaranteed! “Charm and perky curiosity is in its DNA” The Guardian “Great, funny, clever… even the heckles at this terrific show are smart” ★★★★ The Scotsman
Melting Vinyl presents:
Zaza Music present:
Perfume Genius + Julianna Barwick
Oysterband:
Perfume Genius is the project of US singer/songwriter Mike Hadreas, whose music spans fragile piano ballads and swaggering glam-rock. Hadreas explores subjects such as sexuality, homophobia, and domestic abuse with brutal and often poetic honesty.
Mon 6 Nov, 7.30pm (doors) £16 (£20 on the door) Standing 14+, under 16s to be accompanied
40th Celebration Special A 40th year Celebration Special, the Oysterband play songs from every era of their long and mighty career. The Oysterband brought passion, and not a little poetry to folk and roots music, but also a welcome power and energy.
Fri 10 Nov, 8pm (doors 7.30pm) £20 ADV standing 14+, under 16s to be accompanied
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Listings november Window Into Our World Thu 16 Nov, 9pm
Listings: LAUNCH NIGHT: SANCTUARY (UK PREMIERE)
Picture This… Film Festival Showcase
+ QUEER FREEDOM
+ Bloodbaths
Wed 15 Nov, 6.30pm
Fri 17 Nov, 12pm
Discover Oska Bright Thu 16 Nov, 10am carousel and junkTV presents:
Animations Thu 16 Nov, 1.30pm
Oska Bright Film Festival
Dreams Thu 16 Nov, 6.30pm
Welcome to the 8th Oska Bright Film Festival The Oska Bright Film Festival is the leading international festival of films made by, or featuring, people with learning disabilities. It is produced, managed and presented by a learning disabled team. This year we have an exciting programme of films including a new LGBTQ+ strand. Our special events include Q&A’s with directors and film makers, a glitzy awards ceremony and an art installation.
Portrait of the Artist Fri 17 Nov, 1.30pm AWARDS NIGHT FRI 17 NOV, 6.30PM
FOUR SOLOS IN THE WILD WED 15 - FRI 17 NOV, VARIOUS TIMES Wed 15 ‒Fri 17 Nov, various times all screenings: £5 (3-day festival pass £30)
Seated, Unreserved 14+, under 16s to be accompanied Supported by Arts Council England, BFI and Brighton & Hove City Council.
TOM’s Film Club Presents:
Forbidden Planet (1956) The first of our audience requested films is Forbidden Planet, a film which has long endured as one of the finest science fiction films of the 1950s. Directed by Fred M. Wilcox, the film follows Space Commander John J. Adams as he journeys to the largely unexplored planet Altair-4 in search of a previous expedition which went missing many decades prior. Upon arriving to this new and mysterious world, he encounters the brilliant but arrogant Dr. Morbius, his daughter Altaira, their versatile metallic servant Robby the Robot, but no other signs of life, with the reasons soon becoming clear. Loosely based on William Shakespeare’s The Tempest and starring Walter Pidgeon, Anne Francis and a pre-Airplane! and Naked Gun Leslie Nielsen, Forbidden Planet boasts some superb monster effects (created by Disney animators), the first all electronic musical soundscape in film history, and overall an extraordinary scale unmatched by many films of its era, and still continues to impress and influence audiences to this day.
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Mon 20 Nov, 8pm Screening starts promptly
£6, £10 film saver (valid for two different TOM’s films). £24 season pass (Valid for all TOM’s Film Club Winter screenings)
Friends 15% off Seated, Unreserved 1 hour 38 mins Rated PG
music theatre comedy event dance family Lakin McCarthy presents:
Mark Thomas:
A Show That Gambles on the Future Few predicted the events of 2016. And even fewer seem to know where we are going. Mark Thomas sets out to discover what the future has in store for us by collecting and examining his own predictions and those of his audiences before gambling on their outcome. By making futurologists of us all, he will create a fantastical, hilarious and possibly accurate vision of the world. And maybe even make a few quid on the side.
Tue 21 Nov, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £16 (£12 conc.) Friends 15% Off Seated, Unreserved Age 16+ recommended
1 hour 30 minutes
Lighthouse and Elijah present
The Best of Risky Roadz + Q&A with Filmmaker Roony Keefe Amina Khayyam Dance Co presents:
A THOUSAND FACES A bold dance-theatre featuring Amina Khayyam using ang abhinaya, A THOUSAND FACES subverts imagery of Bollywood beauty and Hollywood glamour to explore the objectification of women in indiscriminate abuse and violence.
Wed 22 Nov, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £12 (£10 conc.) Seated, Unreserved Age 8+ recommended
Ang Abhinaya is part of Kathak that is often paid less attention to in its current progression within a neo-classical approach. However, Amina Khayyam, renowned for her abhinaya, has developed new approaches in this new work by bringing influences of European experimental forms of physical theatre and mime movement to give the piece a wholly unique and innovative treatment, highlighting the contemporary condition. Supported by Ceyda Tanc Dance
“A powerful hard-hitting emotional production that had integrity, honesty and reality at its core” BBC
Seminal Grime DVD series Risky Roadz takes us on a journey spanning 15 years of Grime history, featuring the most influential moments and iconic artists from the scene. Presented by Thu 23 Nov, 8pm Lighthouse (doors 7.15pm) Associate Artistic £6 Director and Friends 15% off influential Grime Seated, Unreserved producer, Elijah, as part of Last rated 12a Dance – a series of live events investigating the rapid changes affecting UK club culture ‒the film is testament to the passion and power of DIY creativity. Following the screening, Elijah will talk to Roony Keefe about the important role Risky Roadz plays in nurturing the talent now shaping UK clubbing.
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Listings november One Inch Badge By Arrangement with UTA Presents:
Jacob Collier + support Since his homemade split-screen video covers of popular songs such as Stevie Wonder’s “Don’t You Worry ‘bout a Thing”, went viral on YouTube, Jacob Collier has attracted a worldwide following with millions of views across multiple social media platforms.
Fri 24 Nov, 7.30pm (doors) £18 Standing 14+, under 16s must be accompanied
Collier’s style fuses elements of jazz, acappella, groove, folk, classical music, gospel, soul and improvisation. In 2014, Collier was discovered by Quincy Jones; he was subsequently signed to Jones’s management company and began working on his one-man, audio-visual live performance vehicle.
Phil McIntyre Entertainments by arrangement with Lisa Thomas Management presents:
Jason Byrne:
The Man With Three Brains The Man With Three Brains is a brand new show from the highly acclaimed and extremely funny, Jason Byrne.
Sat 25 Nov, 8pm (doors 7.15pm) £19.50 Friends 15% Off
Jason has three brains which Seated, reserved kick into action when he 14+, under 16s must be hits the stage. His left brain accompanied scans the audience and room, 1 hour 45 mins (with interval) approx looking for improv moments. His right brain collates stand-up material and stunts, poised to dish out the funnies at speed. His centre brain is Jason’s coach, pushing him to the limit. The fastest thinking comic around will not only trip himself up, but probably you too.
“Unmissable” Evening Standard
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Hackney Flea Market presents:
D.I.Y. Art Market DIY Art Market returns to TOM for a winter edition, showcasing a diverse group of artists, designers, collectives, and publishers.
Sun 26 Nov, 11am - 6pm
£1 (on the door)
D.I.Y. Art Market, brings together a community of creatives and provides visitors the opportunity to discover and take home unique pieces that include art prints, ceramics, zines, independent publications, risograph prints, lo-fi sculptures, jewellery, sewn items, screen prints, and artist books. This event will showcase a curated selection of over 50 emerging artists, exhibiting alongside some more established, all from a wide range of artistic backgrounds, all of whom demonstrate an innovative approach to their practise.
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TOM’s Film Club Presents:
Underground (1995) The second of our audience requested films is Emir Kusturica’s Underground, an epic dramedy which chronicles the history of Yugoslavia over the course of three defining wars: World War II, the Cold War, and the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s. Metropolis music present:
Songhoy Blues The desert punk / blues music group from Timbuktu, Mali return for a much anticipated show. Songhoy Blues released their second album Résistance back in June this year on Transgressive Records. The album has been described as bold and inspiring, perfectly reflecting the position the band found themselves in following the massive success of their breakthrough debut, Music In Exile, released in 2015.
Mon 27 Nov, 7.30pm (doors) sold out Standing 14+, under 16s must be accompanied
Wed 29 Nov, 7.30pm Screening starts promptly
£6, £10 film saver (valid for two different TOM’s films). £24 season pass (Valid for all TOM’s Film Club Winter screenings)
Two friends, Blacky and Marko, build a massive underground weapons making complex Friends 15% off to protect their town from Seated, the German invasion in WWII Unreserved while they join the communist 2 hours 50 guerrilla fighters. Marko is the minutes first member of the resistance Rated 15+ movement to reach the surface after the war is over, but he neglects to tell the others that the war has ended so they can continue manufacturing arms. What follows are many surreal and satirical subplots, moments of sheer slapstick that could rival a silent comedy and a lot of brass and gypsy music keeping score of the situation. As Chicago critic Jonathan Rosenbaum puts it, “a triumph of mise en scène mated to a comic vision that keeps topping its own hyperbole.” After this screening there will be live music in the bar from Beggars Belief, a Brighton-based band with a passion for folk music from all corners of the world.
If Fellini had shot a war movie, it might resemble Underground.” Deborah Young, Variety
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Listings november Soho Theatre and Tim Whitehead present:
Jinkx Monsoon & Major Scales:
The Vaudevillians
After selling out an often-extended OffBroadway run, Australian tour and London run at Soho Theatre, RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Jinkx Monsoon heads out across the UK with The Vaudevillians, a bawdy, rowdy musical comedy co-starring composer and musician Major Scales. Throughout the 1920’s Kitty Witless and Dr. Dan Von Dandy toured the United States as The Vaudevillians, wowing audiences with their edgy, original music. One day, while touring through Antarctica, they were victims of a devastating avalanche and were buried under two tons of sleet and snow - instantly freezing them alive. But thanks to Global Warming, they recently thawed out only to discover that pop artists had stolen their music and passed it off as their own. Now, at long last, they are taking to the stage to reclaim their songs, performing their music as originally composed. It’s a vintage cabaret with a twist of drag.
“The laughs are jam-packed and the musicianship is flawless… It’s an expert blend of comedy, song and theatre and I’m going to do my best to see it a second time.” ★★★★ Time Out, Melbourne “Straight or gay, everyone leaves this show with sides aching from laughter.” The New York Times “Intelligent and entertaining… Jinkx Monsoon and Major Scales are the millennial Kiki and Herb” TheaterMania
Thu 30 Nov, 8pm (doors 7.15pm) & Fri 1 Dec, 8pm (doors 7.15pm) SOLD OUT £16.50 (£12 conc.) Friends 15% Off Seated, unreserved Age 16+
1 hour 10 mins
Lena Mae presents:
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Hundred Watt Club
Sat 2 Dec. 8pm (doors 7.15pm)
Hundred Watt Club return to The Old Market with a seductive, sublime & ridiculous evening of entertainment to warm up your winter evening!
Groups of 10+ 10% off Seated, unreserved
Over 18s only, this show will be naughty, and very, very nice! The perfect event for truly memorable festive night out!
Age 18+ only
£15 (£12 conc.)
december
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Tom’s Film Club presents:
Luke Jermay: Sixth Sense Luke Jermay is the most incredible man you’ve probably never heard of. He can read your mind. No really; he can read your mind. He doesn’t use mind games or psychological tricks; he is not a trickster, there are no smoke and mirrors. He can simply read your mind. His awe inspiring intuitive abilities have gained him high profile fans such as Derren Brown, Dynamo and Uri Geller who all agree Jermay is astonishing. Luke Jermay’s Sixth Sense has gained critical acclaim with 5 Star reviews from Edinburgh to London’s West End. You’ll be amazed at Jermay’s incredible powers; he knows your past, present and future, sometimes better than you do. From your favourite schoolteacher, childhood pet even the colour of your underwear, Jermay impossibly knows all, sees all and tells (almost) all in an expert display of telepathy developed to amazing razor sharp accuracy.
Sun 3 Dec, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £15 (£10 conc.) Friends 15% off 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
Seated, unreserved
Paris, Texas (1984) In honour of the late actor Harry Dean Stanton, known for his supporting roles, we’re showing the first film in which he played the lead role (at the ripe age of fifty-eight!), Wim Wenders’ Paris, Texas. Co-written by Mon 4 Dec, 8pm great American Screening starts promptly playwright-turned£6, £10 film saver actor Sam Shepard (valid for two who also sadly different TOM’s films). £24 season passed away pass (Valid for all earlier this year, TOM’s Film Club his screenplay Winter screenings) transports us to the Friends 15% off middle of nowhere Seated, as a lonely and unreserved laconic drifter with 2 hours 27 mins a red baseball cap wanders the desert Age 15+ in search of answers to his life as accompanied by the wailing riffs of Ry Cooder’s haunting guitar soundtrack.
"It is true, deep, and brilliant" Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
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Listings december Tom’s Film Club presents:
Batman Returns (1992) This Christmas, we’re showing a special 25th anniversary screening of an alternative yuletide classic. Before his comeback in Birdman but after his breakout in 1989’s Batman, Michael Keaton played the Dark Knight in Tim Burton’s significantly darker, but altogether more Christmas themed, Batman Returns, plus fantastic support with Danny DeVito, Michelle Pfeiffer and Christopher Walken. After doing battle with Jack Nicholson’s Joker in the first film, Michael Keaton’s Batman returns to Gotham City to face the Penguin (DeVito in a genuinely tragic and sympathetic performance), who conspires with corrupt businessman Max Shreck (named after actor Max Schreck who played Count Orlok in F. W. Murnau’s seminal silent masterpiece Nosferatu) to make himself mayor. When the tycoon (Christopher Walken) tries to kill his secretary, she returns as a vengeful vigilante, referring to herself only as Catwoman (Michelle Pfeiffer, in one of her most iconic roles).
“...the richness of the Batman movie is not in its production design but rather in Burton's and screenwriter Daniel Waters' Freudian view of adult human behaviour" Gene Siskel, Chicago Tribune
The Labour Party presents:
Annual Branch Fundraiser The inaugural Annual Funderaiser to raise funds for local branches of the Labour Party. An evening of speeches and entertainment with a buffet provided by the Real Patisserie Company. Speakers include members of the Shadow Cabinet and local MPs.
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Thu 7 Dec, 7pm ‒11.30pm £30 Ages 16+
Standing
Tue 5 Dec,8pm (doors 7.15pm) Screening starts promptly
£6, £10 film saver (valid for two different TOM’s films). £24 season pass (Valid for all TOM’s Film Club Winter screenings)
Friends 15% off Seated, unreserved 2 hours 6 mins Rated 15+
music theatre comedy event dance family The MJR Group presents:
Boyzlife
Fri 8 Dec, 7.15pm (doors) £28.50 Standing
Keith Duffy (Boyzone) and Brian McFadden (ex Westlife), have come together to form the supergroup- playing all the hits of Boyzone & Westlife! Looking sleek and handsome, with their Irish wit and sparkle, fans are in for a treat of an intimate gig full of festive spirits, sing along favourites and probably a few Xmas jumpers!
Jalapeno Records and Soul Casserole present:
The Jalapeno Bop Brighton’s flaming hot funk label Jalapeno Records team up with south coast beats specialists Soul Casserole to present a series of party nights showcasing live bands and the finest DJ’s. The bill for the opening show: Smooth & Turrell (live) Izo FitzRoy (live) The Allergies (DJ Set)
Sat 9 Dec, 8pm (doors) £15 early bird £17.50 adv £20 on the door Friends 15% off Standing
Carousel presents:
Blue Camel Club
Mon 11 Dec, 7pm (doors 6.30pm) £5 (£1 carers)
Celebrate the festive season at Carousel's ever popular club night for learning disabled people and their friends.
Ages 14+ welcome, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
With music from Fuzzbomb Flash Band, Funky Llama DJs and more tbc. Full line-up at theoldmarket.com. Don't miss out - buy in advance.
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Listings dec-Jan Theatre 503 and Sleeping Trees present:
Cinderella and the Beanstalk A festive treat for those who like their Christmas panto with a twist. Comic playwrights and all round Christmas enthusiasts the Sleeping Trees have written a pantomime. They’ve knuckled down, finished the script, fashioned the props, hired the costumes, booked the venue and built the set. But they have forgotten one vital component; a cast.
Cinderella and the Beanstalk is a delectable cocktail of your favourite pantomimes. Follow Cinderella on a perilous adventure as the scheming Rumplestiltskin blackmails the would-be princess into retrieving the coveted golden eggs from the top of the beanstalk. Cinderella must complete her quest in order to recover her glass slipper, but with Prince Charming, the Fairy Godmother, Jack’s pregnant cow and several other lesser known characters all doing their bit to get in the way, these delicious, oversized eggs may not be so easily sought out… Sleeping Trees Productions started life as a multiaward winning comedy trio who, following a number of hit shows, were challenged to write a pantomime by their director, Tom Attenborough. The result is this original and anarchic Christmas offering for all the family, which blends the classical elements of a well-loved pantomime with an astonishing range of fast, physical and bareknuckled comedy. Join a brand new cast for 2017 as they recreate every character you’d expect to find in a pantomime, as well as some you might not… whilst still doing their best to sing, dance and fight their way through one hundred minutes of panto pandemonium.
“…a breathtakingly witty production, packed with jokes that the whole family will enjoy” ★★★★★ British Theatre
Thu 14 Dec - Sat 6 Jan
Preview:
Thu 14 DEC 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £8, £30 family/group of 4
Matinees:
fri 15, Sat 16, Sun 17, Sun 24, Thu 28, Fri 29 Dec 2.30pm (doors 1.45pm) £12.50 (£10 conc.), £40 family/group of 4 Fri 22 Dec 2.30pm (doors 1.45pm) £15 (£12 conc.), £45 family/group of 4 Sat 23, Sat 30, Sun 31, Sat 6 Jan 2.30pm (doors 1.45pm) £14 (£12 conc.), £45 family/group of 4
Evenings:
Fri 15, Sat 16, Sun 17, Tue 19, Wed 20 Dec 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £12.50 (£10 conc.), £40 family/group of 4 Thu 21, Wed 27 Dec, Tue 2, Wed 3, Thu 4 Jan 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £14 (£12 conc.), £45 family/group of 4 Fri 22, Sat 23, Thu 28, Fri 29, Sat 30 Dec, Fri 5, Sat 6 Jan 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £15 (£12 conc.), £45 family/group of 4 Family/group of 4 - Minimum of one adult, maximum two adults Groups of 10+ concession rate - includes a complimentary beer/wine/mulled wine/soft drink from a selected line. 10+ group bookings available via phone on 01273 201 801 or in person only. Our box office is open 1-5pm Mon-Fri.
Friends 15% off Age 8+ recommended
Duration: 1 hour 55 mins (including interval) Seated reserved
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“It’s not often you find a show that can delight three generations in equal measure, so Cinderella and t he Beanstalk is an absolute must-see” ★★★★★ Culture Whisper “…a stupendous performance that genuinely leaves you with face ache from laughing so much” ★★★★★ The Peg Review “Impeccable timing” ★★★★ Everything Theatre “A mega-mix that’s truly mega” ★★★★ Time Out “Strikes the perfect balance with adults cheering along just as loudly as the kids” ★★★★ West End Wilma “…good, clean fun… daft enough to entertain everyone in the pub audience from boozers to families” ★★★★ WhatsOnStage “…not just off-the-wall but bounces off them with a joyous hyperactivity not seen since the days of blue Smarties.” ★★★★ Grumpy Gay Critic
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Listings december Tom’s Film Club presents:
David Lynch: The Art Life (2016) Following last year's David Lynch miniseason, we thought it would only be fitting to start 2018 with one of our favourite films of 2017, David Lynch: The Art Life. Get Lost and Found present:
Mischief and Mystery in Moomin Valley Discover a world where anything is possible. Be sure to pack your imagination and join us on an unforgettable journey to Moominvalley where everyone is welcome, nature thrives and adventures are plentiful. Magical puppetry, an ingenious pop up book set, original music and interactive play will delight young audiences and encourage them to immerse themselves in a unique participatory storytelling. Expect snow, surprises and plenty of Moomin mischief.
Fri 22–Sun 24, Wed 27–Sun 31 Dec, Tue 2 Jan, 10am & 11.30am Wed 27 Dec, 2pm Wheelchair accessible performances: Wed 27 Dec: 10am, 11.30am & 2pm
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An intimate look at one of modern cinema’s greatest filmmakers, The Art Life covers David Lynch’s earlier creative endeavours in painting and sculpture before he embarked on a career in experimental film with his debut feature Eraserhead. Described by The Guardian as "the most important director of this era," The Art Life is an early portrait of an artist coming into his own and the promise Lynch started to show at such a young age, even though his art would subsequently astonish and appal his father so much that he told him never to have children and to get a proper day job.
Mon 15 Jan, 8pm (doors 7.15pm) Screening starts promptly
(please note that all other performances do not have suitable wheelchair access, due to the location and staging of the show)
£6, £10 film saver (valid for two different TOM’s films). £24 season pass (Valid for all TOM’s Film Club Winter screenings)
£8 Friends 15% off, Seated
Friends 15% off Seated, unreserved, 1 hour 28 mins
Ages 3-7 recommended. every adult must be accompanied by a child.
Age 15+
January
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Tom’s Film Club presents:
Luc Besson mini-season We’re kicking off 2018 with a retrospective of French auteur Luc Besson, a key figure during the Cinéma du look movement in France in the 1980s, and one of our favourite directors going into the 1990s.
The Big Blue (1988) Luc Besson’s The Big Blue (Le Grand Bleu) is a loose retelling of the friendship and rivalry between Jacques Mayol (played by Jean-Marc Barr) and Enzo Maiorca (played by Besson regular Jean Reno) as they competed in world championship diving competitions over a twenty-year timescale. Described as "one of the most significant cult movies of the 1980s" by French Cinema historian Rémi Lanzoni, this underwater odyssey has long endured as a classic film of Cinéma du look, and often considered to be one of Besson’s very best.
Nikita (1990) After hitting the big time with The Big Blue, Luc Besson went in a different direction with his next feature Nikita (La Femme Nikita), a neo-noir which would establish a common theme that would run through much of Besson’s future films: a femme fatale assassin as a main protagonist. Starring Besson’s former wife Anne Parillaud in the title role, a former junkie sentenced to life in prison for shooting a police officer in the face, but only to have her death faked while in prison so that the government can train her to be a talented and accurate assassin, naturally. Also starring Jean-Hugues Anglade, Tchéky Karyo, Jean Reno and the late great Jeanne Moreau.
The Fifth Element (1997) Celebrating its 20th anniversary last year, TOM’s Film Club is proud to present this screening of Luc Besson’s smart satirical and ultrahip sci-fi flick The Fifth Element (Le Cinquième Élément). A bit like John McClain in Die Hard, Bruce Willis’ taxi driver / special forces major finds himself in the wrong place at the wrong time when a young woman (Milla Jovovich) falls into his cab from the sky, and she also happens to be the key in preventing the world’s future destruction. Also starring Gary Oldman, Ian Holm and Chris Tucker as the memorably eccentric Ruby Rhod!
Tue 16 Jan, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm)
wed 17 Jan, 8pm (doors 7.15pm)
thu 18 Jan, 8pm (doors 7.15pm)
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2 hours 48 mins
1 hour 57 mins
2 hours 6 mins
Age 15+
Age 15+
pg
£6, £10 film saver (valid for two different TOM’s films). £24 season pass (Valid for all TOM’s Film Club Winter screenings) Friends 15% off; Seated, unreserved
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Listings january
From Ibiza To The Norfolk Broads Written and directed by Adrian Berry Adrian Berry’s acclaimed sell-out production about a young David Bowie obsessive returns to The Old Market. Martin is a boy with problems - an illness no one understands and a head full of sound and vision. So when an unexpected gift arrives on his birthday, Martin embarks on a thrilling journey in the footsteps of his obsession, leading him to discover some longhidden truths about himself. What follows will change his life forever...
“Berry’s play is that rarest of things: A Fringe play which exceeds all expectations” Time Out Magazine: Critic’s Choice
Tue 23 - Thu 25 Jan 8pm (doors 7.15pm) £12.50 (£10 conc.) Friends 15% off Age 16+ recommended
1h 15mins Seated, unreserved
Double Bill:
Bite Dance / Pickett Improv
Come and enjoy a diverse evening of contemporary dance. Enjoy a comedic and experimental evening of dance as two contrasting works come together for one night only.
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Sat 27 Jan, 7.30pm (doors 7pm) £10 (£8 conc.) Seated, unreserved
music theatre comedy event dance family #TOMtech & Digital Catapult Centre Brighton presents:
StoryHack Returning for 2018, this one-day conference brings together artists and technologists to explore how technology continues to disrupt the theatre industry. Join leading practitioners, funders and sector support organisations to question how we can harness the power of emerging technology to tell better stories.
“StoryHack succeeded in that rare feat of bringing a world class line-up to a truly collaborative space and format.” Brighton & Hove Independent (on StoryHack 2016)
For the full line up of speakers, panels and how you can get involved, keep an eye on theoldmarket.com
Mon 29 Jan 10am ‒ 5pm £35
(£25 conc., including freelancers and independent artists/ producers)
Friends 15% off - to book, email james@ theoldmarket.com Includes light lunch
Seated, Unreserved
Lakin McCarthy in association with Theatre Royal Stratford East present
Mark Thomas: SHOWTIME FROM THE FRONTLINE Tour Preview Name the comedian who might say 'I wonder if I can set up a comedy club… in a refugee camp... in Palestine?' Of course, it’s Mark Thomas. And that is exactly what he tries to do.
Dodging cultural and literal bullets, Israeli incursions and religion, Mark and his team try to establish a Comedy Club and put on two sell out nights in Jenin in the West Bank. Only to find that it is not so simple to celebrate freedom of speech in a place with so little freedom. Will he succeed?
COMING SOON: Avalon presents:
Tue 30 Jan, 7.30pm (doors 6.45pm) £16 (£12 conc.) Friends 15% off Seated, unreserved Age 16+
Ahir Shah: Control
Edinburgh Comedy Award nominee for Best Show, Ahir Shah explores the current global socio-political turmoil in a show about freedom, fascism, history, hope, and resistance. In Amir's last sell-out show he theorised that we were being tugged in contradictory directions by a potential brighter future and the resurgent worst of the past. He's currently trying to work out what the future now looks like in a time when the past appears to be winning.
“A call to arms against political complacency” The Guardian
Thu 1 Feb, 8pm (doors 7.15pm) £12 Friends 15% off Seated, unreserved 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
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FROM our community Brighton Early Music Festival presents
Monteverdi’s Orfeo Brighton Early Music Festival returns to The Old Market following the success of their 2015 opera production La Liberazione di Ruggiero. Monteverdi’s Orfeo is the first opera ever written and explores the eternal themes of love, death and loss.
Wed 8 Nov, 8pm (sold out) Sat 11 Nov, 7.30pm Sun 12 Nov, 3pm £10 - £28 Tickets on sale at bremf.org.uk / 01273 709 709 Seated, reserved
Shakespeare Schools Foundation Presents:
Shakespeare Schools Festival Join us for a series of unique Shakespeare productions staged by your schools. Whether you are a parent, friend or another local school, we invite you to an exhilarating evening of theatre where you will see Shakespeare’s stories brought to life like never before. Find out more at shakespeareschools.org
Mon 13 & Tue 14 Nov 7pm ‒10pm (doors 6.15pm) £10 (£8 conc), Groups 20+ £7 Seated, Unreserved all ages
Brighton & Hove Arts Council Presents:
Poetry Competition and Festival 2017 featuring the Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy Carol Ann Duffy, our poet laureate, has been described as a poet of vast imagination with a voice that is both rich and powerful. For Brighton & Hove Arts Council, Carol Ann Duffy will be the lead act to celebrate our unmissable first ever poetry festival. Sometimes controversial, adored by the young, this festival will give you a golden opportunity to hear from one of our finest ever writers. bhacpoetryfestival.org.uk
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Sat 18 NOV, 4pm ‒ 8pm £20 Seated, Unreserved 14+, under 16s must be accompanied by an adult
music theatre comedy event dance family VAD Productions presents:
Dance Inspirations UK & Ireland Tour: South of England Heat A national dance competition searching for the UK & Ireland’s most inspirational dance act… Whether you are a soloist, duo, trio or group and want to compete in any style including Jazz, Lyrical/Contemporary, Hip Hop/Commercial, Tap, Ballet and Musical Theatre… this is the event for you! With professional theatre set ups, top class judges, fun award ceremonies, dance challenges and fantastic prizes! Enter now at vadproductions.co.uk
Brighton School of Singing presents:
Sun 19 Nov, 9.30am ‒8pm (doors 8.45am) £15 (£12 conc.) Seated, Unreserved for all ages
Cardinal Newman Music presents:
Soul Seasons
Newman Music Night
Soul Seasons showcases the Voice and Christmas.
After our successful debut in 2017 Newman Music Night will be returning to The Old Market.
The first half of the show is all about harmony. With different singing groups of all ages performing wonderful acapella versions of beautiful Christmas Songs. The second half of the show is performed by a group of talented Musicians and Singers performing Rare Christmas Soul Grooves, artists like Stevie Wonder, Charles Brown, Otis Redding.
Sun 10 Dec, 7pm (doors 6.30pm) £10 (£8 conc.) Group of 6: £50 Seated, unreserved
The event will celebrate the Fri 19 Jan, 7pm best of our students musical (doors 6.15pm) achievements in an exciting £7.50 concert and awards evening. Seated, Highlights will include the reserved premier performance from our new year seven students and a grand finale involving all of our young musicians. You will hear an array of styles from classical, through jazz and funk to world percussion and of course popular music. We will also be rewarding our students for their dedication and commitment to music making and extra-curricular achievements including the Arts Award.
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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.
In Person: See opening times, right Save money: pay cash to avoid the card fee.
On The Door: Subject to availability Any unsold tickets will be available for sale when doors open (see Opening Times, right). Many tickets are, however, cheaper when booked in advance.
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Monday-Friday, 1pm - 5pm
Concession Rates Available for students in full time education, under 16s, over 65s & registered unemployed. Under 16s must be accompanied by an adult.Carers go free: call for information.
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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:
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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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Wed 1 7.30PM LEFTY SCUM Fri 3 9PM DYNAMITE BOOGALOO'S SILVER FANNIVERSARY Sat 4 7PM LUCY ROSE Sun 5 4.30PM & 8.30PM FESTIVAL OF THE SPOKEN NERD Mon 6 7.30PM PERFUME GENIUS Wed 8 7.30PM MONTEVERDI'S ORFEO Fri 10 7.30PM OYSTERBAND: 40TH CELEBRATION SPECIAL Sat 11 7.30PM MONTEVERDI'S ORFEO Sun 12 3PM MONTEVERDI'S ORFEO Mon 13 & Tue 14 7PM SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS FESTIVAL Wed 15 Fri 17 VAR. TIMES OSKA BRIGHT FILM FESTIVAL Sat 18 4PM B&H POETRY COMPETITION Sun 19 9.30AM DANCE INSPIRATIONS UK & IRELAND TOUR: SOUTH OF ENGLAND HEAT Mon 20 8PM TOM'S FILM CLUB: FORBIDDEN PLANET (1956) Tue 21 7.30PM MARK THOMAS: A SHOW THAT GAMBLES ON THE FUTURE Wed 22 7.30PM A THOUSAND FACES Thu 23 8PM RISKY ROADZ Fri 24 7.30PM JACOB COLLIER + SUPPORT Sat 25 8PM JASON BYRNE Sun 26 11AM D.I.Y. ART MARKET Mon 27 7.30PM SONGHOY BLUES Wed 29 7.30PM TOM'S FILM CLUB: UNDERGROUND (1995) Thu 30 8PM THE VAUDEVILLIANS
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VAUDEVILLIANS • THE WATT CLUB • HUNDRED LUKE SIXTH SENSE • TOM'SJERMAY: FILM • PARIS, TEXASCLUB: (1984) FILM CLUB: • TOM'S BATMAN RETURNS (1992) • ANNUAL BRANCH FUNDRAISER • BOYZLIFE THE JALAPENO BOP • SOUL SEASONS •• BLUE CAMEL CLUB AND • CINDERELLA THE BEANSTALK AND MYSTERY •• INMISCHIEF MOOMIN VALLEY
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