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purbeckgazette.co.uk Queen show’s a kind of magic
By Lorraine Gibson
QUEEN tribute band Supreme Queen, who are set to play at the Tivoli, Wimborne, are now one of the most recognisable tribute bands around.
They have played to hundreds of thousands of Queen fans across the world since forming in the 1990s, headlining at major events including St Tropez’s International Queen Convention, where they performed to 10,000 people.
The band features Scott Maley, who has an amazing vocal and visual resemblance to
Supreme Queen feat. Scott Maley Freddie Mercury.
Supreme Queen’s new show benefits from stunning production values and sound and lighting effects that transport the audience to the glory days of their heroes.
They are at the Tivoli on Saturday 4 February at 7.30pm and tickets are available online at www.tivoliwimborne. co.uk priced £30.25 and from the box office at £27.50.
Question time for theatre group
By Lorraine Gibson SHOW off your general knowledge and help a good cause at the same time by taking part in Wimborne Community Theatre’s fundraising quiz.
The theatre group, founded in 1991, is made up of East Dorset residents of all ages who devise original performances set in unusual outdoor locations and nontheatre buildings in the area.
Local quiz groups and individuals are invited to the latest fundraising quiz night on Wednesday 8 February to support future community theatre projects.
A fun and entertaining evening of questions on a variety of subjects is promised, including local interest, environmental, science and cultural themes, from easy to challenging, and everything in-between.
Come on your own and join a group, or as a group of up to six. The £8 entrance fee includes a buffet served to tables and prizes and raffles can be bagged. A bar is available.
For more information visit www.wimbornecommunity theatre.co.uk or www. facebook.com/wimborne communitytheatre
The event is at Colehill Sports and Social Club, 108 Wimborne Road BH21 2QR. Pay on the door – cash or cheque, doors open 7pm for 7.30pm. To book visit barbarahart 414@gmail.com or phone 01202 884201.
Although it is not currently a legal requirement, please consider wearing a face covering to protect yourself and others when visiting the Tivoli. PLEASE KEEP CHECKING OUR WEBSITE
THE BRITISH CARPENTERS
Friday 20th January 7.30pm Tickets £23.50
(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee) SHOWADDYWADDY
SOLD OUT
Saturday 21st January 7.30pm Tickets £27.50/£25
(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee) PINOCCHIO (PG)
23rd Jan 7.30pm, Matinee 24th Jan 2pm, Tickets Adult £8 Eve, £7.00 Matinee, U16s £6
(Box Office bookings over £20 incur £1 booking fee)
JIM DAVIDSON: NOT YET CANCELLED 2023
A BRAND NEW SHOW OVER 18s ONLY
LAST SEATS REMAINING
Wednesday 25th January 7.30pm Tickets £27
(Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction) RAVE ON – THE ULTIMATE 50s & 60s EXPERIENCE
Thursday 26th Jan 7.30pm, Tickets £21
(Box Office bookings incur £1 booking fee per transaction)
THE STORY OF GUITAR HEROES
Friday 27th Jan 7.30pm, Tickets £24.50 GOOD EVENING MR BUBLÉ
Jamie Flanagan’s tribute to multi Grammy award winner Michael Bublé Saturday 28th January 7.30pm Tickets £28
AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER
30th, 31st Jan & 1st Feb 7.30pm, Matinee 2nd Feb 1.30pm. Tickets Adult: £8.00 evening, £7.00 matinee, U16s £6.00 LED INTO ZEPPELIN
Thursday 2nd February 7.30pm Tickets £18.50 A COUNTRY NIGHT IN NASHVILLE
Last seats remain
Friday 3rd February 7.30pm Tickets £28
STORYTELLER James Rowland is heading back to Dorset with his new show, following previous tours with Team Viking, Revelations and A Hundred Different Words for Love.
He is performing Learning to Fly, a captivating mix of theatre, comedy and music, after an acclaimed run at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last summer.
It tells the story of a remarkable friendship he made when he was a lonely, unhappy teenager with the scary old lady who lived in the spooky house on his street.
Artsreach Yvonne Gallimore, assistant director of Dorset rural arts charity Artsreach, said: “James’ previous shows have always sparked such interesting conversation and debate among audiences. We can’t wait to welcome him back to Dorset.”
Learning to Fly is at Piddletrenthide Memorial Hall (07786 880676) on Friday 3 February. Further information and tickets are available online at www.artsreach.co.uk
Back in time to the Corn Laws
LOCAL history author Philip Browne will talk about a violent episode in Dorchester’s past at the town’s Shire Hall Museum next month.
In 1850, on a wet February day, a violent disturbance over the Corn Laws culminated an irate farmer killing a 19-year-old youth.
The subsequent manslaughter trial at the Shire Court revealed a deep split in Dorset society and led to a verdict many saw as a miscarriage of justice.
Mr Browne explains why the Corn Laws provoked such strong feelings and pitted Dorset landowners against free traders and the poor of Dorchester.
Mr Browne is a retired education adviser and author of The Unfortunate Captain Peirce and the Wreck of the Halsewell. He is currently working on a history of 19th century Fordington.
The talk, ‘Sticks and Stones, the trial of John Brake, 1850’, is on Saturday 4 February at 2pm and tickets are £6 on the door or from www.shirehalldorset.org/whatson
Anglo-Scottish duo Janice Burns and Jon Doran released No More the Green Hills in the autumn last year
Folk duo tour debut album
RISING folk stars Janice Burns and Jon Doran are performing at Langton Matravers village hall when they visit Dorset next month to play three dates with rural arts charity Artsreach.
The Anglo-Scottish duo released their debut album No More the Green Hills in October last year. It brings together songs that have survived through the ages and explore man’s relationship with nature, love and loss.
Burns and Doran, whose compelling storytelling comes alive through tight vocal harmonies and sensitive interplay between mandolin, bouzouki and guitar, came together in 2017 after discovering a shared love of traditional music.
They have performed at Sage Gateshead, Cambridge Folk Festival and Edinburgh Tradfest, and their self-titled EP released in 2020 received excellent feedback, including airplay on BBC Radio 2.
Janice Burns and Jon Doran are at Langton Matravers village hall – phone 01929 423834 – on Sunday 12 February at 7.30pm. Further information and tickets are available online at www. artsreach.co.uk
