Warwick Arts Centre Summer 2009 Diary by Warwick Arts Centre

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Update on the Butterworth Hall Redevelopment The Butterworth Hall development is all on track - work has been completed in the roof space, the frame of the new two storey extension is up and the new seating is in. We are also making great plans for the opening season of events in the new Hall - some are listed in this brochure and there are plenty more to come.

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We are still continuing to raise the final funds for the redevelopment. Thanks to all of you who have contributed so far. If you would like to consider a donation, naming a seat or leaving us a legacy, please see details below. Every penny of your donation will go towards the redevelopment, ensuring that Warwick Arts Centre continues to make the contemporary arts a part of the lives of as many people as possible.

Name a Seat in the Butterworth Hall You may wish to name a seat for yourself, honour someone special, remember a loved one, celebrate a new arrival or give a unique gift. Seat naming opportunities range from £450 to £1,000, and a number of options are available for people who wish to give monthly, quarterly or annually over a 3-year period. Seat plaques are guaranteed to stay in place for 10 years. And, with Gift-Aid and Warwick Match*, a gift of £1,000 or more will automatically attract an additional 70% at no extra cost to you – meaning there’s never been a better time to give. If you would like to make a donation or name a seat, please contact Robin Leonard on 024 7657 5776 or email robin.leonard@warwick.ac.uk

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Warwick Arts Centre continues to benefit from a new Government Match-Funding scheme for Universities, launched in August 2008. For every £3 raised (including Gift-Aid) under this scheme, the Government has pledged a further £1. Please see our website for further details or visit www.warwick.ac.uk/go/warwickmatch

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Café Bar Following our exciting refurbishment, join us in the new look Café Bar, complete with a delicious menu and wide choice of hot and cold drinks.

Restaurants If you fancy a pre-show meal, try Cafe Xanana or Bar Fusion, just 2 minutes walk from Warwick Arts Centre. Ask at Box Office for more details.

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by Teresa Ludovico adapted from the story by Hans Christian Andersen

Sat 11 – Tue 14 Apr Sat 11 & Mon 13 Apr 2.30pm & 7pm Sun 12 Apr 3pm & Tue 14 Apr 7pm Theatre £16.50 (£14.50), Under 16s £8.25 for everyone aged 8+

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There are no magic potions to beat the Snow Queen… Gerda is robbed of her beloved friend Kay, when his heart is frozen and he is taken prisoner by the beautiful icy Snow Queen. Afraid but determined she sets off on a heroic quest to rescue her friend, encountering fantastic creatures and overcoming dangers until, in a heart stopping climax, she confronts the terrifying force of the Snow Queen herself.

Italy’s Teatro Kismet returns to the UK with their internationally acclaimed production of Andersen’s haunting tale. A spine-tingling treat for children and adults, The Snow Queen is packed with the company’s renowned mix of physical performance, breathtaking aerial acrobatics, dance, music and deliciously inventive storytelling. A co-production with Athens Festival. Original version produced by Setagaya Public Theatre, Tokyo. UK tour produced in association with Warwick Arts Centre.

Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes

Billy Twinkle

Requiem for a Golden Boy created and performed by Ronnie Burkett music by John Alcorn, lighting design by Kevin Humphrey Thu 23 – Sat 25 Apr 7.30pm Theatre £15.50 (£13.50), £17.50 (£15.50) suitable for ages 14+

Billy Twinkle is a middle-aged cruise ship puppeteer who dazzles audiences with his Stars in Miniature marionette night club act.

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His saucy burlesque stripper Rusty titillates the tourists, octogenarian Bunny invokes side-splitting laughter with the inflatable balloon in his pants, Bumblebear juggles and rollerskates and steals the hearts of every audience, and society dame Biddy Bantam Brewster brings a bit of highbrow hilarity to the high seas with her drunken aria. Billy is the best in the business and on top of the world as he floats along through life. Until he is fired by the cruise line.

Standing at the edge of the ship contemplating a watery demise, Billy is abruptly called back to reality when his dead mentor Sid Diamond appears as a hand puppet. Sid literally will not leave his side, and forces Billy to re-enact his life as a puppet show in order to remember and re-kindle the passion Billy once had for puppets, people and the dream of a life that sparkles. For anyone stuck in the middle – midcareer, mid-love, mid-life – caught between our own past and future, this requiem for a golden boy shines a little light on the wonder of youth meeting the wisdom of age with a kick in the pants to finish what we started.

Commissioned by The Citadel (Edmonton, Canada) and co-commissioned by Canada’s National Arts Centre (Ottawa, Canada), the Vancouver East Cultural Centre (Vancouver, Canada), The Arts Centre (Melbourne, Australia), Sydney Opera House (Sydney, Australia) and barbicanbite09 (London, UK). Presented with the support of the Alberta Foundation for the Arts and the Canada Council for the Arts. Presented in association with John Lambert & Assoc.

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Tue 28 Apr – Sat 2 May 7.30pm Thu & Sat matinee 2.30pm Theatre Tue – Thu eve & Sat mat: £23.50 (£21.50), £25.50 (£23.50), £27.50 (£25.50) Fri & Sat eve: £25.50 (£23.50), £27.50 (£25.50) Thu mat: £18.50 (£16.50), £20.50 (£18.50)

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Emma Rice, Artistic Director of the world renowned Kneehigh Theatre Company, has taken one of the most beloved films of all time, the stage play on which it was based and the music and songs of Noel Coward to create this brand new Brief Encounter. Ten actor musicians recreate the world of Milford Junction with film, music and words in new and unusual ways to create a very special theatrical evening which has left both audiences and critics overwhelmed by emotion, laughter, tears and praise for the production in London’s West End.

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“An absolute triumph. Moving, funny, jaw-droppingly inventive. It’s the best evening I’ve spent in the theatre in months.” The Independent “Emma Rice’s staging of Noel Coward’s screenplay is a delight: moving, funny, gripping and even at its most inventive, true to the original and its all-English heart.” The Times

Cheek by Jowl

Andromaque by Jean Racine, directed by Declan Donnellan, designed by Nick Ormerod

Part of Paris Calling, a Franco-British season of performing arts.

“Angry ghosts emerge from dark corners to unleash the pain, raw anger and denial that are bolted into Racine’s tidy rhymes like cluster bombs in the sheath of a shiny artillery shell.”  The Guardian “Remarkable audacity… absolute clarity… Donnellan is one of the most original directors in theatre today.” Le Figaro, Paris

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The Trojan War ended in a blaze of shame, a massacre of horrific proportions. Now the children of Troy’s Greek conquerors face the impossible task of living up to their immortalised parents. Hector’s widow, Andromaque, lives only to save her son. When the Greeks demand his surrender she is given an appalling dilemma. Racine exposes our capacity for self deception with lacerating clarity.

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produced by C.I.C.T / Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in a co-production with Théâtre du Nord, Lille and Cheek by Jowl Wed 6 – Sat 9 May 7.30pm Theatre £19.50 (£17.50), £22.50 (£20.50), £25.50 (£23.50) 2hrs 15mins (incl. interval) suitable for ages 16+

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Wed 6 & Thu 7 May 7.45pm Studio £10 (£8) 1hr 30mins Visual foley. A film that doesn't exist. A spot on the wall. With Virtuoso (working title), Proto-type Theater expands on the sensual experience of their critically acclaimed Whisper into a world of cinematic decadence. Three performers stage a film about a stagnant suburbia where the minutiae of everyday life has become strange: glass windows portend violence, a spot on the wall promises freedom, a stranger appears in the living room. The audience witnesses the construction of a film on three flat screen television monitors, behind which three performers assemble the necessary backgrounds, costumes and props to craft the perfect image. Virtuoso (working title) is a negotiation of the live and the mediated, ruminating on love, home, and perfection. Commissioned by Nuffield Theatre Lancaster. Supported by The National Lottery through Arts Council England.

Foursight Theatre

Can Any Mother Help Me? The Story of the Cooperative Correspondence Club a new play inspired by the book by Jenna Bailey

Tue 19 – Thu 21 May 7.30pm Theatre £15.50 (£13.50), £17.50 (£15.50), £19.50 (£17.50) 1hr 30mins suitable for ages 12+

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Foursight returns with an evocative, dynamic and touching new play, bringing to life the funny and often moving stories of a group of early 20th century women. Women whose lives became intimately connected for more than half a century through the simple act of writing letters for a secret magazine.

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From marriage to childbirth, hidden desires to socialism, housework to wartime politics, this production delves into lifelong friendships and domestic tragedies and allows us an opportunity for that most human of pleasures, eavesdropping.

Following the sell-out success of their last creation, Thatcher The Musical!, Foursight Theatre, renowned for their distinctive style of ensemble theatre, turn from the epic to the everyday with a poignant production, featuring live music, which proves that there is no such thing as an ordinary life. “I wept as I read it… Grand girls, ordinary goddesses: I wish I’d known them, by the end I felt I did.” The Guardian on Jenna Bailey’s book “Equally entertaining and moving. At the end we mourn these remarkable, ordinary women as if they had been our own.” The Times on Jenna Bailey’s book

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By choosing which colour footsteps to stand in you can cast yourself and your friends in the show, an action packed, cliché celebrating thriller that re-imagines the University Campus as the secret Head Quarters of an evil genius.

Spy Steps is the latest in a series of not-quite-theatre shows that have gained Stan’s Cafe, popular and critical acclaim around the world. Previous appearances at Warwick Arts Centre include The Cleansing of Constance Brown and the rice installation, Of All The People In All The World.

Instructions for the performance are clearly printed out as vinyl footsteps and speech bubbles applied to Warwick Arts Centre’s walls, floors, windows and doors. They spill out onto campus waiting for you to follow them.

Everyone is welcome. Pick up a map from Box Office at any time; the show starts when you start. Come alone or with any number of friends. You can rehearse, repeat your favourite scenes, cut bits you’re not happy with, maybe even go off script and improvise. Be your own audience. Have fun.

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Thu 28 May – Fri 26 Jun FREE

Look Left Look Right

National Theatre NT Live

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Tue 9 - Sun 14 Jun Tue - Fri 6pm, 6.45pm, 7.30pm, 8.15pm, 9pm Sat & Sun 5pm, 5.45pm, 6.30pm, 7.15pm, 8pm Caravan outside Warwick Arts Centre £10 Ages 14+ 35mins In Summer 2007 severe flooding across the UK brought misery to thousands of people, destroying homes and livelihoods. As a result of the ensuing chaos, over 2000 households were still living in caravans a year after the event, with over 100 families still stuck in caravans two Christmases later. Following months of research and interviews, Look Left Look Right present the stories of real people word for word, alongside visual and audio footage, inside their very own caravan.

With fascinating memories of what happened and moving accounts from the people who were worst affected, The Caravan is a timeless piece of theatre that explores the resilience of human nature. Following a Fringe First Award, wide critical acclaim and sellout runs at the Edinburgh Festival and The Royal Court Theatre in London this is your chance to experience a documentary up close – in a caravan. “Bursting with warmth, charm and honesty… as homely and refreshing as the honest cuppa you’ll be offered on entry.”  Time Out

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by Jean Racine in a version by Ted Hughes Thu 25 Jun 6.30pm Theatre £10 Live theatre broadcast to cinema screens around the world. NT Live is an exciting new initiative to broadcast live performances of National Theatre plays onto cinema screens worldwide. The pilot season will launch with Phèdre with Helen Mirren, Margaret Tyzack and Dominic Cooper on 25 June 2009. Consumed by an uncontrollable passion for her young stepson and believing Theseus, her absent husband, to be dead, Phèdre confesses her darkest desires and enters the world of nightmare.

When Theseus returns alive and well, Phèdre, fearing exposure, accuses her stepson of rape. The result is carnage. The performance will be filmed in high definition and broadcast via satellite to approximately 150 cinemas across the UK and worldwide. ‘I grew up in Manchester in the 60s. If I had been able to see Olivier’s National Theatre at my local cinema, I would have gone all of the time.’ Nicholas Hytner

christm as 2009 A Lyric Hammersmith and Warwick Arts Centre co-production

Cinderella by Ben Power and Melly Still directed by Melly Still

Sat 28 Nov 09 – Sun 3 Jan 10 For everyone aged 7+ Theatre £14.95 (£12.95), £16.95 (£14.95), Under 16s £12.50

Melly Still, the acclaimed director of Coram Boy and Watership Down says goodbye to Buttons and the Fairy Godmother and returns to the original story.

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Cinderella won’t be going to the Ball – unless she manages to complete the impossible tasks her sisters have set her. Cinderella is determined. Maybe her friends from the forest can help her?

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Wed 29 Apr – Sat 2 May 7.45pm Studio £8 (£6)

music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim book by George Furth Wed 20 – Sat 23 May 7.45pm Studio £7.50 (£6.50)

‘Tis Pity She’s A Whore

John Ford’s controversial masterpiece is given a noir sheen; plunging the young lovers into a world inhabited by crooked cops and corrupt clergymen. The streets are controlled by Don Florio and his men. The Catholic Church has found itself becoming more and more involved in the Prohibition. At a time when compassion has all but vanished, true love appears between Giovanni and Annabella. The only problem is… they are brother and sister.

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Meet the middle-aged, middle-class of New York through a dreamlike suspension of reality: Robert, a bemused and emotionally detached bachelor, “those good and crazy people” his married friends, and his eccentric girlfriends.

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream Wed 3 – Sat 6 Jun 7.45pm Studio £6 (£5.50)

“Lord, what fools these mortals be!”

Hermia dreams of marrying the man she loves despite her father’s wishes. The Fairy King dreams of stealing a beautiful changeling boy from his disobedient Queen. Nick Bottom simply dreams of putting on a play. Comprised of hilarious short vignettes During one night in an abandoned and contrasting, detached musical playground in the outskirts of Athens, numbers, Sondheim’s Company is lovers, fairies and budding actors a milestone in musical theatre, often collide in Shakespeare’s romantic considered the first anti-narrative comedy which tells of patriarchal musical. This fast-paced, colourful, authority, the fickle nature of desire witty show is as funny as it is poignant. and the power of sexuality. Its dysfunctional, eclectic cast of characters and astute and ironic songs Join WUDS for a vibrant theatrical show that it’s the trials and tribulations experience full of innocence and of relationships that keep them going. idiocy, with a little ‘love potion’.

SPLAT Fest Sun 21 - Thu 25 Jun The Warwick Student Arts Festival returns this June when exams are over and the summer weather is really starting to sizzle. The re-branded festival supporting Student Performance, Literature, Art and Theatre will once again take over the campus with a stunning variety of free entertainment entirely run, directed and produced by students. In the Arts Centre, the SPLAT Studio will be packed with an eclectic range of shows spanning everything from drama to stand-up, whilst the Splat Cinema will host an array of new student films.

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Motionhouse Dance Theatre

Scattered

A Meteor Shower of Unlikely Moments commissioned by Warwick Arts Centre

Fri 2 & Sat 3 Oct 7.30pm Theatre £15.50 (£13.50), £17.50 (£15.50), £19.50 (£17.50) Premiere Scattered (working title) explores the amazing in the everyday in a meteor shower of unlikely moments. Combining highly physical dance theatre and mesmerising aerial imagery with film and graphics, Motionhouse creates a very special visual performance. The imaginative and powerful dance piece explores our relationship with water and how it surrounds us in different forms throughout our lives: in birth water ties us to life and on a more elemental scale, in ice, floods and tides, it can wash our lives away.

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Delving into the beauty and absurdity of water in different elements, six dancers dive into a moving stream, wrestle a raging tide and slide on an avalanche to a frozen landscape of arctic beauty. “A ferociously energetic performance style with a slick and glossy assault on contemporary values.” The Guardian on Driven

Once again this company of gifted young dancers promises us an evening of pure delight. Their grace and skill never ceases to amaze their audience.

With every beautifully choreographed move accompanied by the gorgeous music of Shostakovich, Bach, Mozart and Tchaikovsky the audience has only to sit back and revel in the whole experience. For anyone wishing to introduce young or old to ballet, an evening spent in the company of these graceful and talented young people will be a real treat.

Sun 11 Oct 7.30pm Hall £18, £21, £24 Argentina’s hottest dance show, Tango Fire features ten sensational dancers, one of Argentina’s finest singers and a quartet of brilliant young musicians, Quatrotango. This really is tango at its fiery best – an irresistible journey through this most seductive of dance forms. Period duets evoke the glitter and danger of the barrios where the dance was born and the heady nostalgia of the early dance halls where it was popularised, while the group’s modern choreography is edged with the sharpness and sophistication of contemporary Argentina. As one of the most popular dance forms worldwide, Tango Fire combines the rawness and sophistication, sexy yet sensual side of tango, in a true dance spectacular.

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Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro Wed 15 Apr 8pm Theatre £15.50 (£12.50) Counterculture tango is what it has been called and it has shaken the scene in Buenos Aires to its foundations, recapturing the verve, energy and virtuosity of traditional acoustic tango for the twenty first century. This, their first visit to the UK, promises to send you back into the April night air a changed person. Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro, a 12-person orchestra of dreadlocked and wispyhaired grungesters (piano, cello, upright bass, 3 violins and 4 accordians) have driven conventional tango to a new level. You may recognise renditions of classic melodies transformed into dramatic song, played with such passion and vigour that the band is as fascinating to watch as it is to listen to. It’s playful as well as intense – imagine The Tiger Lillies’ vaudeville repertoire head-to-head with Roy Wood’s Wizzard and you’ll get some sense of the culture clash on offer. Applaud them for their virtuosity, love them for their intensity.

Partisans Mon 20 Apr 7.45pm Studio £11 (£9) Phil Robson – Guitar Julian Siegel – Saxophone & Bass Clarinet Thaddeus Kelly – Bass Gene Calderazzo – Drums Co-led by Julian Siegel (2007 Best Instrumentalist BBC Jazz Awards) and acclaimed guitarist Phil Robson, Partisans have been thrilling audiences for over a decade with their ferociously energetic performances of tightly knit themes and the great freedom coming from the years of playing together. Gritty be-bop and hard bop, early electric Miles, rock riffs, grooves and ballads with sustained delicacy – Partisans are one of the first of the new wave of UK jazz bands to be influenced as much by Jimi Hendrix as by Miles Davis or Sonny Rollins and their visceral, groove-based sound bridges the gap between New York swing, European improv and UK jam band. “One of the most exciting all star experimental groups in Jazz today.” BBC Radio 3 Jazz Line Up

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Arnie Somogyi’s Scenes in the City The Music of Charles Mingus Mon 11 May 7.45pm Studio £12 (£10) Arnie Somogyi – Bass Alan Barnes & Tony Kofi – Saxes Alistair White – Trombone Mark Edwards – Piano Clark Tracey – Drums An all-star band playing music by one of the great jazz composers. Tony Kofi won Best Instrumentalist at last year’s BBC Jazz Awards and Alan Barnes has won the same award twice in the past. Bass player and composer Charles Mingus was one of the defining figures of 1960s jazz. His genius as composer and band leader stood out even in a generation that included John Coltrane, Miles Davis and Thelonius Monk.

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Following devastating performances on Later… with Jools Holland and five star sell-out shows at the Edinburgh Fringe, Camille O’Sullivan is touring her acclaimed show throughout the UK.

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O’Sullivan enjoys a formidable reputation for her passionate and dramatic interpretations of the songs of Jacques Brel, Nick Cave, Tom Waits, Kurt Weill and more. Her shows are theatrical, like an actor telling a story through music than simply singing songs. Chameleon-like on stage, performing in English, French and German, each song becomes a different character. Camille is joined on this tour by her five piece band. “…it’s as though her breath is soaked in paraffin; one spark, and the whole room would ignite.” Daily Telegraph “We gave her five stars last year; after this performance we’d give her six if we could.”  Metro

Lament plus Jamsons Nook

The Toy Hearts plus Men Diamler

Wed 22 Apr 7.45pm Studio £6 (£5)

Fri 26 Jun 8pm Studio £6 (£5)

Fast rising West Midlands 5-piece Lament stirs up a wonderful evocative concoction of world grooves and latin fever. They cross boundaries, blending jazz, ethnic groove and flamenco styles all underscoring memorable and original melodic songs tinged with lyrical melancholy but always managing to come out joyous and life-affirming. Lament entice and bewitch with their passionate and exhilarating performances leaving audiences dancing home with their infectious melodies whizzing around their heads.

Birmingham based bluegrass and swing outfit The Toy Hearts have gained an enviable reputation as one of the UK’s hottest acts on the emerging acoustic scene with their original, dynamic and innovative performance of modern bluegrass music.

Jamsons Nook emerges from the West Midlands as one of the most fresh and exciting bands of the moment. Sounding somewhere between the afro-latin pop elements of Talking Heads, and the grooves of Paul Simon’s classic Graceland, Jamsons Nook also throw in plenty of funk and folk etched with samples and scratching throughout. The band creates a real buzz wherever they are performing.

One man and his guitar rarely sounds this unusual and surprising. With vocals that range from an operatic croon to a crazed bark and an idiosyncratic guitar playing style, Men Diamler plays offkilter folk blues like you’ve never heard. He’s a singer and a songwriter. He is a profound lyricist. He’s an acoustic and experimental musician, but he is first and foremost a revolution in all these things.

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lt's 22 years since The Proclaimers released their first album This Is The Story. Strikingly individual, twin brothers Craig and Charlie Reid have over the years enjoyed huge successes across the globe.

2007 saw The Proclaimers play their biggest ever UK tour and collaborate for Comic Relief with Peter Kay and their number one fan Matt Lucas, to top the charts with their classic anthem I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles).

They have carved a niche for themselves where pop, folk, new wave and punk collide as the emotional honesty, political fire, wit and sing-along raucousness of their songs and their extensive touring has enlightened and entertained fans new and old.

2009 sees the twins and band back on the road following the June release of their new album Notes & Rhymes.

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Two time Grammy Award winners, Soweto Gospel Choir return to the UK with a programme featuring choir and audience favourites from the past six years. Expect earthy rhythms, rich harmonies, energetic percussion and a touch of humour.

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Tue 21 Apr 7pm Conference Room £10 (£7.50)

Sun 26 Apr 7.45pm Studio £10.50 (£9)

Robin Ince presents his brand new stand-up show mixing up stories of childbirth, astronomy, evolutionary conundrums and a to-do with Vanessa Feltz and a crazed preacher plus readings from his new favourite charity shop finds. Will anything top the bizarre blouse removal advice of The Secrets of Picking Up Sexy Girls?

He joins us in a Q&A session following a screening of F*ck – A Documentary (part of Warwick Arts Centre’s Burning Issues film programme). The film that dare not speak its name… This challenging and provocative documentary takes a look on all sides of the infamous F-word. It is taboo, obscene and controversial, yet somehow seems to permeate every single aspect of our culture. This documentary examines how the word is impacting our world today through interviews, film and television clips.

In the last few months you may have heard Robin on The News Quiz, Just A Minute, Loose Ends, The Now Show or Armando Ianucci’s Charm Offensive.

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His TV credits include everything from Mock the Week and Never Mind the Buzzcocks to Richard and Judy and Strictly Come Dancing It Takes Two. His two tours supporting Ricky Gervais have led to two bizarre documentaries on Fame and Politics. “when someone writes the history of modern comedy, they should make room for Robin Ince.” The Guardian “…thoughtful, provocative and very funny…” The Times

Shazia Mirza A Portrait of Shazia Mirza Sat 9 May 7.45pm Studio £12.50 (£10.50)

“Clever, groundbreaking and very funny.” London Evening Standard

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It’s the Stupid Economy!

Off the back of winning the 2008 Chortle Breakthrough Act Award, Jon Richardson is set to embark upon his first UK solo tour. “Richardson is an OCD-afflicted, grumpy young man, who can spin a brilliant routine and could well be the best comic of his generation.” The Herald

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“… warm, bubbly with a refreshing confidence… no shortage of gags.” Metro

Shazia writes a bi-monthly column for The New Statesman for which she received 2008 Columnist of the Year, PPA Awards.

“She writes as a feisty young Muslim woman with a self deprecating and needle sharp humour prepared to break taboos and make us think about the most controversial issues of our time, from suicide bombers to virginity.” The Guardian

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Highly acclaimed observational standup comedian Shazia Mirza presents her hilarious new show full of stories from her picture being hung alongside Nelson Mandela’s in the National Portrait Gallery’s Top Ten People of the Decade to, at eight stone, being told she is too fat for US TV, having cravings for Oxfam and being a WAG for a day.

Jon’s brand new show will feature the best bits from his two previous critically-acclaimed Edinburgh shows, Spatula Pad and Dogmatic, taking an in-depth look at his ever increasing neurosis of being a single man living on his own with often just his absurd thoughts for company.

“I’ll smack his a**e if he gets any funnier! More than talented.” Jim Bowen

Sun 17 & Mon 18 May 8pm Theatre £15 (£10)

He currently hosts the Sunday mid-morning show on BBC 6 Music where his unique presenting style has won him thousands of loyal weekly listeners. In the November issue of Q Magazine, Jon was voted by its readers as one of the top five comedians to look out for in 2009.

Mark Thomas attempts to answer some of the more pressing questions about the state we are in. Is Britain the new Iceland? If we own a couple of banks can we lend ourselves money and use their phones to call Australia? And what on earth is a “derivative” and is it possible to use the word without also mentioning “Keane” and “Travis”?

For an evening of guaranteed laughs, join Jon as he gets life’s idiosyncrasies off his chest in his grumpy, yet uniquely charming style.

“A human time bomb who mixes comedy with old fashioned investigative journalism… very funny, irrepressible and devilishly clever.” The Irish Times

“A junior version of Victor Meldrew… only wittier and more Northern.”  The Scotsman

“Thomas the polemicist deploys the comedian’s eye for a situation’s dark absurdities.”  The Guardian

Patrick Monahan

Chin Up Britain, Grumpies Fight Back – Yes… they’re back and they’re grumpier than ever! A brand spanking new show from three of Britain’s Top Grumps, including original Grump Jenny Eclair. Guaranteed value for money – the theatrical equivalent of a Marks & Spencer’s Meal Deal. Ninety minutes of advanced Grumping – plus vital tips on getting through these gloomy days the Grumpy way!

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Sat 20 Jun 7.45pm Studio £10.50 (£8.50) Join Patrick in the Edinburgh Fringe preview of his brand new show My Kind of People with hilarious stand-up stories about his experiences and routines as he goes on a journey to find people like him – a non-drinking, non-smoking, Irish Iranian Teesider!

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Show often making appearances within the show too. “This gifted livewire commands the stage with a mixture of wit and force of personality.” Evening Standard “High energy and conviction, his material is great; he’s going to go far.” The Sunday Times

Patrick has appeared on BBC1’s Armstrong and Miller Show and Paramount’s The World Stands Up. He was, for a long time, the warm-up act for BBC’s Friday Night with Jonathan Ross and is currently warming up for The Paul O’Grady

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Including… beauty on a budget (using items you might find under the sink), how to take things back (when you’ve lost the receipt) and the joy of fresh air. Special Offer – for this tour only, the indispensable Grumpy Rumpy Pumpy guide to safe sex (The Grumpy Karma Sutra). Warning… double gussets advisable.

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After selling out the Theatre with this show last year, Tim Minchin is back at Warwick Arts Centre.

Comedy favourite Ed Byrne returns after sell-out performances in November 08 and March 09 with his blisteringly funny one man show about marriage, class, the youth of today and anything else that strikes him as humorous.

In London, they reckon he’s the “Next big thing in musical comedy” (Time Out) and “The best musical comedian since Bill Bailey” (The Times). In Melbourne, they say he’s “Witty, smart and unabashedly offensive” (The Age). In New York, they call him “Dazzlingly daffy... so refreshing” (New York Times). In Scotland, they say he’s “An extraordinary performer” (The Scotsman). In Norway, they say “Tim Minchin er noe av det morsomste jeg har sett noen gang” (Stavanger). Following a sell-out UK tour last Autumn, uberminstrel Tim Minchin lugs his piano back out on the road to give those poor souls who missed out another chance to see his biting and brilliant show. Back from his massive Australian tour, Tim wants to know if you are Ready For This, without really specifying what this is.

“… a masterful display of the comic’s art… This is a seamless and perfectly timed show that could stand next to any Izzard, Bailey, Carr or Skinner stadium-filler.”  The Sunday Times “Jokes come so fast that hecklers don’t have a chance to get a word in edgeways.” The Times

We are almost ready to announce details of the first international Concert Series in the newly redeveloped Butterworth Hall – expect orchestras of the highest international quality, conductors of the highest repute and soloists of the highest standing. The concert dates are listed below - please do make a note of them and we hope you will be able to join us from the Autumn. Subscription Launch 19 April 2009 Individual Booking opens August 2009. Wed 7 October Fri 16 October Tue 17 November Sat 12 December Sat 30 January

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We are still continuing to raise the final funds for the redevelopment of the Butterworth Hall.

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Thanks to all who have contributed so far. If you would like to consider a donation, naming a seat or leaving us a legacy, please see page 2.

Full details of the Launch on Sun 19 April will be posted to previous Subscribers, or please do ask for details at Box Office.

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FREE Lunchtime Concerts

Sunday 21 June, 3.30pm Butterworth Hall £8 (£6) Conductors Lucy Griffiths and Paul McGrath

Thursday 1.10pm Ensemble Room Music Centre in Warwick Arts Centre

Join us as we go on a musical exploration of the soon to be opened Butterworth Hall, testing the new acoustics.

The University’s Symphony Orchestra, Chorus and Chamber Choir will perform a smorgasbord of musical treats from Europe and America, including Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, the finale of Beethoven’s Choral Symphony, Handel’s uplifting Zadok the Priest and the ever-popular first movement of the New World Symphony by Dvorak. We will also be celebrating the compositions of

some of the University’s honorary graduates, including the moving spirituals from Sir Michael Tippett’s A Child of Our Time and Leonard Bernstein’s joyous Overture to Candide. The Chamber Choir will also perform Tallis' impressive 40-part motet, Spem in alium. This concert is the first to be performed in the Butterworth Hall since it was closed for redevelopment in September 2008. Join us as we perform the musical test of the improved acoustic and revel in some all-time musical greats!

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Dimitris Dekavallas, guitar Piano Competition Winners Coull Quartet with Mark Bebbington, piano Music Scholars Sarah Field, saxophones and Simon Lane, piano James Barralet, cello Neil Aston, clarinet, Alex Laing, violin, Janine Smith, piano Warren Mailey-Smith, piano Ros Roberts, soprano and Melvyn Cooper, piano End of Year Music Centre Celebration!

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The Magic Flute

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Tue 12, Thu 14 & Sat 16 May 7.30pm Theatre £20 (£18), £23 (£21), £27 (£25)

Wed 13 & Fri 15 May 7.30pm Theatre £20 (£18), £23 (£21), £27 (£25)

The Magic Flute is an enchanting story with all the elements of great opera – drama, magic and Mozart’s musical genius. From the stratospheric arias of the Queen of the Night to the jolly folk tunes of the bird-catcher Papageno, join Prince Tamino in his quest for his ideal bride, through trials of silence, fire and water, and the clashing forces of Night and Day. ETO’s new production, sung in Jeremy Sam’s witty English translation, is directed by physical theatre specialist Liam Steel and promises to be a memorable night for all ages!

Janacek’s Katya Kabanova is the moving story of a sensitive married woman who falls in love with an attractive young man. This near-perfect blend of music and drama is based on the Russian play, The Storm; like the play it is dominated by the Volga, a brooding, fateful presence. Inspired by the composer’s own love for a married woman, Katya is a character with whom every listener falls in love; she transcends the small town prejudices that overwhelm the other characters.

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The Snow Queen

In a distant land a demon creates a magic mirror which turns good to bad and beautiful ugly. It shatters and a million fragments fly around the universe...

Sat 11 – Tue 14 Apr Sat 11 & Mon 13 Apr 2.30pm & 7pm Sun 12 Apr 3pm & Tue 14 Apr 7pm Theatre £16.50 (£14.50), Under 16s £8.25 For everyone aged 8+

Kay is pierced by two tiny splinters from the mirror, freezing his heart and darkening his view of the world. The icy Snow Queen takes him prisoner in her frozen palace, leaving all to think him dead, except his best friend Gerda. And so begins her brave adventure through magical landscapes to find and rescue her friend...

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Wild Wood Theatre

Sun 19 Apr 1pm & 3pm Studio £7.75 (£5.75) Ages: 4+ 1hr

Sun 3 May 3pm Studio £7.75 (£5.75) show only. £9.75 (£7.75) show + workshop Ages: 4-11 50mins

Sun 17 May 3pm Studio £7.75 (£5.75) Ages: 5-11 55mins

Geppetto uses the objects of a carpenter’s workshop to tell the tale of the puppet that wants to be a real boy, and the puppet-maker who wants to be a real father. Pinocchio is carved on stage, brushes become a fox and the shadow of two saws transforms into a giant shark.

Prepare for an exciting afternoon full of puppets, storytelling, percussion and DNA’s trademark blend of live performance and audience participation.

Ivan’s world is turned upside down when he is forced to marry a frog! His older brothers tease and taunt him until he can bear it no more.

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Puppetry, shadows, illusion and specially composed music combine to create a show with something for all ages; it’s inventive, visually and verbally witty with a big heart. “Wonderful work that celebrates the possibilities of theatre.” Lyn Gardener, The Guardian “Truly magical… captivating… hauntingly real.” The Scotsman

Terry Jones’ Fairy Tales

Thurtinkle is a wise old gnome with a big nose, a big heart and a big appetite for stories! He has travelled all over the world and through time and space sniffing out the best tales of them all. Find out why Thurtinkle loves his beautiful big nose in ‘The Big Noses’, try to help Katy make her mind up in ‘Katy Make-Sure’, laugh at the crazy antics of the two greedy robbers in ‘The Glass Cupboard’ and find out what happens when you’re never satisfied in ‘The Corn Dolly’.

Post-show workshop - 45 mins After the performance, Thurtinkle will run a special storytelling workshop whilst one of his friends shows how to make puppets to perform the story. Places are limited, so book soon.

The Frog Princess

One night Ivan discovers that his frog fiancée is actually a beautiful princess in the grip of a terrible spell. In trying to save her he makes matters worse and she is banished to the very edge of the earth. Ivan is forced to undertake a perilous journey of self-discovery to win back his heart’s love. Based on an enchanting Russian folktale, Wild Wood Theatre’s earthy and off-thewall style utilises storytelling, puppetry and vibrant, live Eastern European gypsy music to present this passionate and heartwarming story.

Wed 27 May 10am Theatre £20 Age: 10-15 (limited tickets) Sharing of work 7pm – all tickets £1.50 We were shocked when we discovered that we haven’t done a Dance in a Day event for nearly 5 years - so as it’s about time we did! This will be a day of hard work and challenges as you start from scratch to make a piece of work that your friends and family will come to see in the evening. The day will be led by the wonderful people from Highly Sprung

Performance Company (a physical theatre company based in Coventry) who are guaranteed to give you an exciting and energetic day of making and performing contemporary dance and physical theatre. Check them out on www.highlysprung.moonfruit.com No matter what your experience of dance, if you’re ready to give it a go you’re most welcome

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Accompanied by his faithful dog, a French shepherd sets out to plant a forest and transform a barren landscape. Hear the wind, feel the rain, smell the lavender in this multisensory theatrical delight. A unique blend of comedy, puppetry and inspiring storytelling. An unforgettable story that shows us the difference one man (and his dog!) can make to the world.

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Before anything new is made it must be dreamed. Welcome to the Sea of Tranquility, where we make the new day every night. What do you want in tomorrow’s world? Snowballs and flamingos of course. On our dream holiday you can hide your face amid a crowd of stars, or dance to our live music as we discover fire all over again. In this highly interactive show for the early years you can get your hands on the stuff of creation. Hop on our sleeper train and take a journey through the space before time. After the sell-out success of Circus Miniumus, Lyngo is back with their 'circus ring' setting, lots of surprises and tons of opportunity for joining in. Another highly-interactive show for the early years from one of the UK's most inventive children's theatre companies.

Albert & Friends Summer Circus School 2009

Mon 27 – Fri 31 Jul 10.30am – 4pm Hall £99 Ages: 8-14 Showcase Fri 31 Jul 3pm FREE Tickets available from Box Office

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Albert & Friends are back in town this summer! For their fifth consecutive Summer Circus School, Albert & Friends promise a week of fun, frolics and exciting circus skills. Children will spend the week experimenting with wire walking, trapeze skills, stilt walking, rolling globes and uni-cycling. Alternatively there are the gentler, but equally demanding skills of plate spinning, Diablo and juggling. Working with Slovenia’s leading puppet company, Fru Fru, the young people will also be using their imaginations to create and develop characters for their circus theatre show, making masks and costumes. At the end of the week, family and friends can come along to be dazzled by the fantastic new skills and colourful costumes in the Circus Showcase performance. Albert & Friends encourages young people of all ages to explore and expand their potential through a unique, fun-filled mixture of circus skills, movement and costume making. The young people involved will finish the week with a whole new array of skills as well as some great new friends.

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After a hugely successful spring season of family films, we’re delighted to continue our programme with some real treats. We present, for families to enjoy together, a collection of films selected from a main feature with a combination of live shorts, classics, foreign family films and cartoons. Welcome back to Saturday pictures!

Sat 25 Apr 2pm Cinema £4.50 (£2.50) Main feature

Tales from Earthsea PG

Sat 23 May 2pm Cinema £4.50 (£2.50) Ages 7+

Sat 6 Jun 2pm Cinema £4.50 (£2.50) All ages

Every Dog Has Its Day!

The Greatest Hits of Oliver Postgate

Woof! The very first episode of this long-running children’s TV series, telling the stories and adventures of a young schoolboy who gains the power to transform himself into a dog. Only his best friend knows this and helps him protect the secret from the boy’s parents, their headmaster and their teacher.

From Studio Ghibli, the team that brought you Spirited Away and Howl’s Moving Castle, comes this visually breathtaking adventure story for all ages in a fantasy world of dragons and wizards. A ship is being tossed by a raging sea and two dragons appear from the storm clouds, only to devour each other. This is seen to be a terrible omen that the balance of the world is collapsing. The wizard Sparrowhawk sets out on a quest to find the source of the evil forces that are shaking the world.

Wallace and Gromit: A Matter of Loaf and Death

Supporting programme

Peter and the Wolf

DragonSlayer In a time when dragons threatened mankind, there was only one man who fought against them all… With great power comes great responsibility!

Wallace and Gromit have a brand new business… baking. Although business is booming, Gromit is concerned by the news that 12 local bakers have ‘disappeared’ this year. He is forced to turn sleuth and solve the escalating murder mystery in what quickly becomes A Matter of Loaf and Death.

Sergei Prokofiev's This Oscar-winning film from Poland illustrates the story of Prokofiev’s much loved concert piece. It’s a wolf-eats-duck world. But it’s a world in which little boys can find extraordinary courage.

A celebration of the life and creation of animator Oliver Postgate who brought whole new worlds alive to successive generations of young viewers. • Noggin the Nog (1963) • Pogle’s Wood (1966): Pig in the Middle • The Clangers (1969): Chicken • Bagpuss (1974): The Ballet Shoe • Ivor the Engine (1977): Fire Engine • The Wombles (1989) • Mr Benn (1972): The Spaceman

Sat 20 Jun 2pm Cinema £4.50 (£2.50)

Time Bandits PG An extraordinarily inventive fantasy in which schoolboy Warnock is rescued from a dull suburban existence by a band of renegade dwarves, who emerge from his wardrobe and whisk him off on an incredible journey through time and space. Sometime Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam fills the screen with bizarre images and directs with a breathless ingenuity.

A Lyric Hammersmith and Warwick Arts Centre co-production

Cinderella by Ben Power and Melly Still directed by Melly Still

Sat 28 Nov 09 – Sun 3 Jan 10 For everyone aged 7+ Theatre £14.95 (£12.95), £16.95 (£14.95), Under 16s £12.50

Children’s Saturday Art Club Mead Gallery Tickets available in advance or on the day from Box Office on 024 7652 4524 Families are more than welcome Children must be accompanied by an adult

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Play ‘n’ Draw Sat 25 Apr 12noon – 2pm All ages. FREE drop-in session but tickets must be booked through Box Office. Explore the art of making marks; have fun drawing on the walls and experimenting with a wide range of materials. Be playful and energetic to discover the power of drawing.

Here and Now! Sat 23 May 12noon – 2pm Ages 7+. £3.50 per child (accompanying adult free) Use collage, drawing and printmaking to create a book all about you. Collect materials such as stamps, comics and photographs to bring on the day and arrange, in your own unique style. In the same way a time capsule is used, this book will reveal all about you in the future.

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Dream Landscapes Sat 20 Jun 12noon – 2pm Ages 7+. £3.50 per child (accompanying adult free) Create sculptures from found materials like cans, paper cups, food packaging, newspapers, rags and card to make an imaginary city. Take these old and disused objects and give them a new life as part of your dream landscape.

For further details phone the Mead Gallery assistants on 024 7652 2589 (12pm – 9pm, Mon – Sat), or email louise.adams@warwick.ac.uk

Cinderella won’t be going to the Ball – unless she manages to complete the impossible tasks her sisters have set her. Cinderella is determined. Maybe her friends from the forest can help her? Melly Still, the acclaimed director of Coram Boy and Watership Down says goodbye to Buttons and the Fairy Godmother and returns to the original story.

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Come along and make memory boxes, assemblage works or cabinets of curiosities! Feel free to bring along your own objects and we will have collected some for you too. Use collage, paste, photographs and other objects to encapsulate your mementos.

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Sat 6 Jun 12noon – 2pm Ages 7+. £3.50 per child (accompanying adult free)

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Arthur Smith is a comedian and compère beyond compare, playwright, panellist and performer of international stature. One of the original Grumpy Old Men, he is also a regular guest on Loose Ends and Pick of the Week. He joins us in a Q&A session following a screening of F*ck – A Documentary (part of Warwick Arts Centre’s Burning Issues film programme). The film that dare not speak its name… This challenging and provocative documentary takes a look on all sides of the infamous F-word. It’s taboo, obscene and controversial, yet somehow seems to permeate every single aspect of our culture. This documentary examines how the word is impacting our world today through interviews, film and television clips.

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Tony Benn was born in London in 1925 and retired from the House of Commons in May 2001. After fifty years in Parliament he was the longest serving Labour MP in the history of the party, which he joined in 1942. He was a cabinet minister in the Wilson and Callaghan governments from 1964-79, as Minister of Technology, Secretary of State for both Industry and Energy and President of the Council of European Energy Ministers in 1977. An elected member of the National Executive Committee of the Labour Party from

1959 – 1994, he was Chairman of the Party in 1971/72. His published Diaries, in seven volumes, cover the period from 1942 – 1990, and the next volume Free At Last from 1990 – 2001 will be published next year. The holder of seven honorary Doctorates from British and American universities, he has just been appointed as a Visiting Professor at the London School of Economics and is a regular broadcaster. Followed by a book signing.

Anne Michaels Tue 2 Jun 7.15pm Conference Room £5 (£3.50) Anne Michaels' most recent book, Poems, published in 2000, includes three collections of poetry: The Weight of Oranges, which won the Commonwealth Prize for the Americas; Miner’s Pond, which won the Canadian Authors Association Award and was shortlisted for the Governor General’s Award and the Trillium Award; and Skin Divers. Her first novel Fugitive Pieces, was published by Bloomsbury in 1997 to worldwide critical acclaim. Fugitve Pieces won the Orange Prize and the Trillium Award among others, and was

shortlisted for the Giller Prize and the Canadian Booksellers Association Author of the Year Award. Anne Michaels has also composed music for the theatre. Weaving historical moments with the quiet intimacy of human lives, The Winter Vault published in May 2009, tells of the ways in which we salvage what we can from the violence of life. Born in 1958, Anne Michaels lives in Toronto.

Return To Sender Mon 1 – Fri 26 Jun The Mead Gallery has commissioned a signed and numbered limited edition of postcards from artist Jo Roberts. Visitors to the gallery, particularly students who are leaving this year, may purchase a card for £2 and address a message to themselves. The cards will be held in store and posted on 21 June 2014 to provoke a moment of afterwards in your lives.

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A British Theatre Conference

Outdoor Cinema

All Together Now? British Theatre after Multiculturalism

Back To The Future PG

Sat 13 & Sun 14 Jun

Fri 19 Jun 10pm FREE

Under Labour, the arts were charged with challenging social exclusion, celebrating diversity and reasserting Britishness. But is there a contradiction between diversity and national identity? Should theatre foster cohesion or challenge it? If multiculturalism is dead, should theatre be promoting it? Is the theatre’s role to encourage tolerance or provoke outrage? Warwick Arts Centre plays host to a two-day conference on this topic, debating theatre’s relationship with the community, with identity politics, with the emergent nationalisms of Scotland and Wales, multiculturalism and our national history. The current line-up of speakers includes playwrights Richard Bean, Howard Brenton

and Kwame Kwei-Armah, comedian and writer Stewart Lee, directors Richard Eyre, Michael Boyd and Jonathan Church; Vicky Featherstone and Neil Murray of the National Theatre of Scotland, Stuart Rogers of the Birmingham Rep, and Lisa O’Neill-Rogan of the Bolton Octagon; academic Lynette Goddard; the chair of the 2012 Cultural Olympiad Jude Kelly, Barbara Matthews of the Arts Council, and former theatre producer Ruth Mackenzie, now expert advisor at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport. The conference organisers are playwrights David Edgar, Steve Waters and Julie Wilkinson, playwright/academic Dan Rebellato and Janelle Reinelt of Warwick University. Visit www.britishtheatreconference.co.uk for details and booking forms (including student rates).

On nearly the longest day of the year, join us for an outdoor cinema experience in the late twilight. Bring your own cushions, rugs and refreshments, friends and family to this classic film from 1985 which gives the complex relationship between past, present and future another twist. Teenager Marty McFly (Michael J Fox) is accidentally sent back in time to 1955 where he meets his parents and inadvertently thwarts their meeting. His own future existence in jeopardy, Marty must not only find a way to make his parents fall in love but figure out how Doc Brown (Christopher Lloyd) and a DeLorean car can return him to 1985 .

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mead galler y Curated by the artist and writer Sharon Kivland, this exhibition explores the concept of ‘Nachträglichkeit’, the term employed by Sigmund Freud to describe the phenomena of ‘deferred action’, where impressions, experiences or memory traces gain significance as a result of re-experiencing the event. It is a term that has been translated as ‘belatedness’, ‘subsequently’, ‘après coup’, and ‘afterwardness’. As a psychoanalytic concept, it has been retroactively constructed.

Kivland’s exhibition articulates Nachträglichkeit, in the arrangement – or retranscription – of a number of works of art and objects. Pivotal to the exhibition is the painting by the ‘Wolfman’, Sergei Pankejeff, one of Freud’s patients, which belongs to the Freud Museum in London. It depicts Pankejeff’s childhood dream, recounted to Freud, of lying in bed and seeing the window open of its own accord to show some white wolves sitting on the walnut tree opposite the window. Freud used this dream to assert the validity of psychoanalysis to examine childhood traumas embedded in the unconscious. The exhibition forms around this painting, shifting

Afterwards curated by Sharon Kivland Sat 25 Apr – Sun 21 Jun Mead Gallery is pleased to present the group exhibition Afterwards by guest curator Sharon Kivland.

Artists: Etienne Bossut, Pavel Büchler, Hans Coper, Le Corbusier, Juan Cruz, Gareth Fisher, Rodney Graham, Lucy Harrison, Sharon Kivland, Jaspar Joseph-Lester, Selma Makela, Charlie Youle and Bevis Martin, Simon Morris, Sergei Pankejeff, Alexander Ponomarev, Eric Ravilious, Lucie Rie, Jean-Jacques Rullier, John Stezaker, Benjamin Swaim, John Timberlake, and Julie Westerman. The exhibition also includes two drawings by Francis Fowler and Francis Baptiste Haselden, and objects from the collection of the Freud Museum, London.

between what may seem to be places or events (or their reconstructions), memories or dreams (or their rearticulations and representations), and the play between the past, present, and future in the unconscious. Through the work of established and younger artists ordinary objects are recast, rupturing a distinction between object and representation. A record plays, but only the applause between performances long over is heard. Bowl and vessel echo a friendship. The presence of a distant village is evoked and carving recasts the encounter with landscape. A drugged man sleeps in a taxi, taken on a journey to his past. There is a tour of a city that no longer exists. Freud dreams of Rome and another man also dreams, classifying, memorising, describing. The illusion of Venice is encountered here and there, blurring any originary moment. Gesture and thought, weather and place, coincide and retreat. Freud’s dream book is endlessly rewritten. A child dreams of wolves and many years later, paints his dream. Years later two children draw the dream of a wolfman. An island disappears in the fog. Surprising attention

is drawn to the figures appearing in photographs taken by chance. Careful technique and lovely colour does not hide darker reality. A mother’s amateur sculptures are painted by her now adult son and find a correspondence in an architect’s sideline. Obvious fakes lend themselves to an examination of authenticity. A municipal dream is reconstructed as a series of educational models and violent tornados are painstakingly sketched, from an impossible observational position. Sharon Kivland is an artist and writer. She is Reader in Fine Art at Sheffield Hallam University, Research Associate of the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research, London, and Visiting Fellow at the Institute of Germanic and Romance Studies, University of London. Recent work includes: Freud on Holiday. Volume I. Freud Dreams of Rome (Information as material 2006); Freud on Holiday. Volume II. A Disturbance of Memory (CUBEARTEDITIONS, Athens, 2007, with information as material). She has exhibited widely in Europe, and her work is represented by Domo Baal, London, and Galerie Bugdahn & Kaimer, Düsseldorf.

Untitled. Sergei Pankejeff. Oil on canvas 45cm x 55cm. Courtesy of The Freud Museum, London

Events Opening Party

Exhibition Tours

Gallery Assistant Tours

Children’s Saturday Art Club

Fri 24 Apr Mead Gallery Drinks 6.30pm – 8pm

Mon 18 May 6.30pm – 7.30pm

every Mon and Wed at 2pm and 4pm between Mon 27 Apr & Wed 17 Jun

Everyone is welcome.

Join Ronnie Simpson for a tour of the show and find out some of the thoughts and processes involved in making Afterwards for Warwick Arts Centre.

Come along and join a Mead Gallery Assistant in a whistle stop tour of the exhibition that will last about 10-15 mins. Everyone is welcome.

Sat 12pm – 2pm Sat 25 Apr, Sat 23 Mat, Sat 6 Jun, Sat 20 Jun Tickets available in advance or on the day from Box Office on 024 7652 4524. Families are more than welcome. Children must be accompanied by an adult.

Exhibition tours are FREE, but tickets should be booked through Box Office.

Gallery Assistant Exhibition Tours are FREE, but please book your place through the Mead Gallery Assistants on 024 7652 2589.

Join us for some Saturday creative fun! For further details please contact Mead Gallery Assistants on 024 7652 2589 (12pm - 9pm, mon - sat) or visit our website at www.warwickartscentre.co.uk

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For full details pick up a Cinema Diary from Box Office or visit our website which also has links to film trailers and where you can also sign up to receive weekly film email updates.

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booking information Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Switch: No booking fee at the Box Office or over the phone.

reservations: Pay within 4 days or 30 minutes before performance, whichever is sooner.

ticket exchanges: Tickets can be exchanged or credited to your account for use in future purchases if they are returned to the Box Office at latest 24 hours before the performance. Please note that due to the installation of new ticketing software in our Box Office in June 2009, all credit accrued on our current system up to 31 March 2009 will expire on 31 May 2009.

booking by post: Include name, address, phone number, performance details and tickets required, plus cheque/postal order payable to The University of Warwick (add £1.75 for postage or include a large SAE.)

booking online: www.warwickartscentre.co.uk £1.50 is charged per transaction.

discounts: Shown in brackets for: 60+ in full time retirement, under 26s, registered unemployed people, full time students (NUS or Uni ID cards), Coventry Passport to Leisure Holders, Rugby Leisure Pass holders.

how to find us

groups of 9 or more: Discount rate (price shown in brackets) plus every 10th ticket FREE. NB: Valid for selected events only - check with the Box Office.

student deals: To receive notice of ticket offers and competitions sign up to our student e-lists. Visit the student pages of our website at www.warwickartscentre.co.uk/students for further information.

by car:

by bus:

On approaches to Coventry, simply follow the brown signs for Warwick Arts Centre. We are situated in the centre of the main campus of the University of Warwick.

Regular bus services from Coventry, Leamington Spa and Kenilworth stop outside the Arts Centre. Centro Hotline: 024 7655 9559

Once on the University of Warwick campus, head for car parks 6, 7 or 8.

by train:

schools allocation: For selected events, tickets can be purchased at reduced rates for teacherled school/college parties. Call the Box Office for details.

University of Warwick employees: Ask at the Box Office for staff ticket offers. ID required.

Terms and Condtions: All tickets, discounts and offers subject to availability. Unless otherwise stated, discounts and concessions cannot be combined or used in conjunction with other offers. All information correct at time of going to press. Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to make occasional special ticket offers in addition to those listed. Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to change programmes and artists without notice. Please contact the Box Office or check press for updated information, especially if travelling some distance. Warwick Arts Centre is committed to upholding the Data Protection principles of good practice. When processing your booking, the Box Office will ask for your name, address and telephone number, this is essential for all non-cash bookings. Please let us know if you would like to be kept informed about forthcoming events and campaigns at Warwick Arts Centre or other arts events happening in the region when contacting the Box Office.

Services run regularly from Birmingham, Leicester and London to Coventry from where we are a short taxi or bus ride away.

access for full access information visit www.warwickartscentre.co.uk or ask for a leaflet at Box Office. Though it is not essential, you are advised to book in advance so we can readily provide any assistance. Disabled patrons may also bring a companion free of charge. Contact Box Office for details. Spaces reserved in Car Park 7.

Guide dogs are welcomed and can be cared for during performances, by arrangement.

Wheelchair access at ground level to Hall, Studio Theatre, Café Bar, Box Office, Cinema, Conference Room, Music Centre, Bookshop and Rise.

Receivers for our Sennheiser infra-red facility are freely available from Box Office.

Lift access to Theatre, Theatre Bar, National Grid Room and Mead Gallery.

Toilet facilities accessible on all levels.

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quick guide

April

Sat 11 2.30pm The Snow Queen p04 7pm The Snow Queen p04 Sun 12 3pm The Snow Queen p04 Mon 13 2.30pm The Snow Queen p04 7pm The Snow Queen p04 Tue 14 7pm The Snow Queen p04 Wed 15 8pm Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro p14 Sun 19 1pm Pinocchio p23 3pm Pinocchio p23 Mon 20 7.45pm Partisans p14 Tue 21 7pm Arthur Smith: F*ck - A Documentary p17 Wed 22 7.45pm Lament plus Jamsons Nook p15 Thu 23 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert p20 7.30pm Billy Twinkle, Requiem for a Golden Boy p05 Fri 24 6.30pm Afterwards: Opening Party p31 7.30pm Billy Twinkle, Requiem for a Golden Boy p05 Sat 25 12noon Children's Saturday Art Club p27 2pm Family Films: Tales From Earthsea p26 7.30pm Billy Twinkle, Requiem for a Golden Boy p05 Sun 26 7.45pm Robin Ince p17 Tue 28 7.30pm Brief Encounter p06 Wed 29 7.30pm Brief Encounter p06 7.45pm 'Tis Pity She's A Whore p11 Thu 30 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert p20 2.30pm Brief Encounter p06 7.30pm Brief Encounter p06 7.45pm 'Tis Pity She's A Whore p11

May

Fri 1 7.30pm Brief Encounter 7.45pm 'Tis Pity She's A Whore Sat 2 2.30pm Brief Encounter 7.30pm Brief Encounter 7.45pm 'Tis Pity She's A Whore Sun 3 3pm Terry Jones' Fairy Tales Wed 6 7.30pm Andromaque 7.45pm Virtuoso (working title) Thu 7 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert 7.30pm Andromaque 7.45pm Virtuoso (working title) Fri 8 7.30pm Andromaque Sat 9 7.30pm Andromaque 7.45pm Shazia Mirza Mon 11 7.45pm Arnie Somogyi Tue 12 7.30pm The Magic Flute Wed 13 7.30pm Katya Kabanova Thu 14 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert 7.30pm The Magic Flute Fri 15 7.30pm Katya Kabanova Sat 16 7.30pm The Magic Flute 8pm Jon Richardson Sun 17 3pm An Afternoon with Tony Benn 3pm The Frog Princess 8pm Mark Thomas Mon 18 6.30pm Afterwards: Exhibition Tour 8pm Mark Thomas Tue 19 7.30pm Can Any Mother Help Me?

p06 p11 p06 p06 p11 p23 p07 p08 p20 p07 p08 p07 p07 p18 p14 p21 p21 p20 p21 p21 p21 p18 p28 p23 p18 p31 p18 p08

Wed 20 7.30pm Can Any Mother Help Me? 7.45pm Company Thu 21 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert 7.30pm Can Any Mother Help Me? 7.45pm Company Fri 22 7.45pm Company Sat 23 12noon Children's Saturday Art Club 2pm Family Films: Every Dog Has Its Day! 7.45pm Company Wed 27 10am Dance In A Day 3pm The Man Who Planted Trees 7pm The Man Who Planted Trees Thu 28 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert 3pm The Man Who Planted Trees 7pm The Man Who Planted Trees Fri 29 3pm The Man Who Planted Trees 7pm The Man Who Planted Trees Sat 30 11am The Man Who Planted Trees 2pm The Man Who Planted Trees 8pm Camille O'Sullivan

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June

Tue 2 7.15pm Anne Michaels p28 Wed 3 7.45pm A Midsummer Night's Dream p11 Thu 4 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert p20 7.45pm A Midsummer Night's Dream p11 Fri 5 7.45pm A Midsummer Night's Dream p11 Sat 6 12noon Children's Saturday Art Club p27 2pm Family Films: The Greatest Hits of Oliver Postgate p26 7.45pm A Midsummer Night's Dream p11 Mon 8 1.30pm What A Wonderful World p25 Tue 9 10.30am What A Wonderful World p25 1.30pm What A Wonderful World p25 6pm The Caravan p09 6.45pm The Caravan p09 7.30pm The Caravan p09 8.15pm The Caravan p09 9pm The Caravan p09 Wed 10 10.30am What A Wonderful World p25 1.30pm What A Wonderful World p25 6pm The Caravan p09 6.45pm The Caravan p09 7.30pm The Caravan p09 8.15pm The Caravan p09 9pm The Caravan p09 Thu 11 10.30am What A Wonderful World p25 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert p20 1.30pm What A Wonderful World p25 6pm The Caravan p09 6.45pm The Caravan p09 7.30pm The Caravan p09 8.15pm The Caravan p09 9pm The Caravan p09 Fri 12 10.30am What A Wonderful World p25 6pm The Caravan p09 6.45pm The Caravan p09 7.30pm The Caravan p09 8pm Grumpy Old Women 2 p19 8.15pm The Caravan p09 9pm The Caravan p09

Sat 13 5pm The Caravan 5.45pm The Caravan 6.30pm The Caravan 7.15pm The Caravan 8pm The Caravan 8pm Grumpy Old Women 2 Sun 14 5pm The Caravan 5.45pm The Caravan 6.30pm The Caravan 7.15pm The Caravan 8pm The Caravan Thu 18 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert Sat 20 12noon Children's Saturday Art Club 2pm Family Films: Time Bandits 7.45pm Patrick Monahan Sun 21 3.30pm Student Music Concert Thu 25 1.10pm FREE Lunchtime Concert 6.30pm PhĂ¨dre Fri 26 8pm The Toy Hearts plus Men Diamler

p09 p09 p09 p09 p09 p19 p09 p09 p09 p09 p09 p20 p27 p26 p19 p20 p20 p09 p15

July

Thu 16 7.30pm West Midlands Youth Ballet Fri 17 7.30pm West Midlands Youth Ballet Mon 27 10.30am Summer Circus School Tue 28 10.30am Summer Circus School Wed 29 10.30am Summer Circus School Thu 30 10.30am Summer Circus School Fri 31 10.30am Summer Circus School 3pm Summer Circus School: Showcase

p12 p12 p25 p25 p25 p25 p25 p25

September Sun 27 7.30pm Tim Minchin

p19

Fri 2 7.30pm Scattered T. Sat 3 7.30pm Scattered Tue 6 8pm Soweto Gospel Choir Sun 11 7.30pm Tango Fire Sat 24 8pm The Proclaimers

p12 p12 p16 p12 p16

Wed 25 8pm

p19

A Night Less Ordinary is an Arts Council England scheme in association with Metro, which will provide 618,000 free theatre tickets to anyone under 26 in more than 200 venue across England. For more information about the scheme visit www.anightlessordinary.org.uk

For any show which features the A Night Less Ordinary symbol, free tickets can be booked in advance, but are only available on the phone or in person at Box Office. Tickets cannot be booked online for this offer at present. To book call Box Office on 024 7652 4524.

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Events where free tickets are available are denoted by the A Night Less Ordinary symbol next to the show information in the brochure. A list of events where free tickets are available is also available on our website www.warwickartscentre.co.uk as well as the national website www.anightlessordinary.org.uk .This list will be updated in July and December. You must be 25 or under to qualify for the free tickets scheme. Proof of ID may be required.

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A maximum of 2 tickets per person per event can be booked at any one time.

Bookings can be taken in person or on the telephone but not online. If you book tickets over the phone, we will hold them for you for collection in person at Box Office. Tickets may be booked in advance when the season is launched. Events in the scheme will have an allocation of tickets which will be sold on a first come, first served basis. We reserve the right to adjust these allocations. Tickets cannot be exchanged with another person. Reselling a ticket makes it void.

Your date of birth and address will be requested at the time of booking and will be recorded on your Box Office record.

On some events, an accompanying, paying adult must be present. These will be noted on the list of available events on the website. Children under 14 should always be accompanied by an adult.

The free ticket offer must be mentioned at the time of booking.

Tickets are issued according to our usual terms and conditions.

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