Warwick Arts Centre Autumn 2017 by Warwick Arts Centre

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COMING UP... EXCITING NEWS! WARWICK 20:20 PROJECT Image: Ellis Williams Architects

In October 2017 we will embark on a journey to refresh, renew and redevelop Warwick Arts Centre. Originally constructed in 1974, we will update the existing building and create a modern, larger space in which to continue our distinctive, artistic and creative programme.

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The project will involve essential maintenance, plus a new build to house three digital auditoria, a large ground floor gallery to exhibit contemporary art, sculpture and photography, and a spacious new-look foyer offering a welcoming environment. The plans include open spaces for eating, drinking and socialising, and the foyer will be designed to showcase the very best in art and entertainment. We continue to remain open throughout the refurbishment with a full programme of events and shows taking place within the venue and, in 2017-18, in an onsite temporary theatre known as The Goose Nest. To find out more or to keep up-to-date with developments, visit warwickartscentre.co.uk/2020-project

THE GOOSE NEST THEATRE The Goose Nest Theatre was named following a student vote led by the Creative Warwick team at Warwick Studentsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Union. Fourth Year Mathematics Student, Alex Holmes, proposed the name which won 63.5% of the vote. Opening in October 2017 and with seating for 300, The Goose Nest Theatre will be located next to the Helen Martin Studio and will host student society performances, as well as professional theatre, comedy and family shows.

EAT & DRINK

CONTENTS

There are a number of food outlets available on campus. Located across the road from Warwick Arts Centre is Fusion, which serves Asian cuisine, and Xananas, a bistro-style restaurant serving an imaginative menu of freshly prepared meals. Within Warwick Arts Centre, the Café Bar is perfect as a meeting place for friends.

THEATRE & DANCE

Visit warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit/ eating-and-drinking

CHRISTMAS

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STUDENT EVENTS Page 15

DIGITAL SCREENINGS Page 16

FILM EVENTS Page 17

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FAMILY Pages 20 – 23

MEAD GALLERY Pages 24 – 25

WORDS & IDEAS Pages 26 – 27

MASTERCLASSES

FILM FAN? We screen the best British, international and independent films all year round with competitive prices and free parking at evenings and weekends.

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CHRISTMAS LECTURES Page 29

CLASSICAL MUSIC Page 30 – 34

There are also opportunities to take part in film talks, courses and join informal discussions. You can see and save more by becoming a Film Club member.

MUSIC

Visit warwickartscentre.co.uk/support-us/memberships/film-club for more information and to sign up for fortnightly email reminders.

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COMEDY VENUE HIRE Page 47

INFORMATION

STUDENTS We provide a variety of opportunities for students to gain skills and experience in the workplace, discounted tickets and a place to socialise.

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QUICK GUIDE Pages 50 – 51 Warwick Arts Centre supports

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THEATRE & DANCE

Buy 2 events this season and get 15% off tickets

Buy 3 events this season and get 20% off tickets

Applies to listed standard/concessionary ticket types. Available by phone, in person at the Box Office and online on selected performances only. Valid for performances located in the theatre, dance and family* section of the brochure. Cannot be used in conjunction with any other offer. Tickets must be purchased at the same time. *Excluding Bite Size / Emerge, Snow Mouse and We’re Going on a Bear Hunt.

Bite Size Festival The showcase for Midlands theatre making Sat 7 Oct Bite Size Festival returns with another exciting programme celebrating some of the most intrepid and original theatre makers from the Midlands. Expect a diverse and exhilarating collection of shows from well-established companies alongside those you may not have seen before. Experience pieces in development, excerpts from brand new productions, full shows and work developed by Camden People’s Theatre in London. Check out the three Bite Size commissions: Paul O’Donnell’s We’ve Got Each Other, Maison Foo’s The Interlude and Serious Business’ Captain Simon.

YANGSON PROJECT

The day-long festival includes a performance of Charge (see p5).

Factory Girl

Keep an eye on the website for confirmation of the full line-up, events and performance times.

Tue 10 & Wed 11 Oct 8pm

The Goose Nest & Helen Martin Studio Festival pass £29 Students £18.50 Festival pass* £19, Students £13 Individual sessions £4.50 *excluding Motionhouse’s Charge Produced by China Plate Commissioned by mac birmingham, In Good Company and Warwick Arts Centre.

A charming, funny and beautifully crafted physical theatre production created by one of South Korea’s rising stars. Ok-soon is a young girl working in a Japanese factory during the Korean industrial boom of the 1930s. Silently she endures the back breaking work and oppressive conditions. One day she is ordered by the foreman to spy on her friend, who they suspect of rallying the workers. What she hears and events that follow make Ok-soon decide the time has come to find her voice. 1hr 10mins / Age 12+ Helen Martin Studio £13 (£11) Under 26s £9 Produced by Farnham Maltings. UK Tour jointly funded by the Arts Council of England and Korea.

MOTIONHOUSE

Charge Wed 4 – Sat 7 Oct 7.30pm Electrifying new dance-circus from Motionhouse, premiering at Warwick Arts Centre. Motionhouse’s incredible new multi-media show is about energy. From the electrical charge that sparks human life, to the beating of our hearts and the memories we make, six performers use dance and acrobatics to delve deep into the human body, tracing the incredible story of energy in our lives. Digital projections create a world on stage where dancers and images interact seamlessly, bringing to life stories of energy in our own bodies, humans as energy manipulators and the Earth’s weather systems. 1hr 10mins (approx.) / Age 7+ Theatre £23 (£21), £21 (£19), £19 (£17) Under 26s £12 T. Post Show Talk Thu 5 Oct Charge is a unique collaboration between art and science: Motionhouse is working with partners from Oxford University to support the creative and choreographic process, putting science at the heart of artistic practice. Charge is the third element of Artistic Director, Kevin Finnan’s Earth Trilogy, developing on themes explored in Scattered (2009) and Broken (2013).

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CURIOUS DIRECTIVE

Frogman Tue 17 – Thu 19 Oct 1.30pm & 7pm The Great Barrier Reef, 1995. Meera is eleven. It’s her first sleepover. Strawberry Dunkaroos, Sega Mega Drive and coral fragment analysis descends into torch-lit storytelling from sleeping bags. Lights off. In the corner, Meera’s aquarium is beginning to glow. Outside over the reef, the Frogman hovers, looking for traces of a missing child. As police search lights refract through the ocean, the annual coral bloom is due, creating an underwater snowstorm. Time is running out. A coming-of-age, supernatural thriller, this is a ground-breaking theatre performance, experienced in VR headsets from double Fringe First-winners, curious directive.

A curious directive, Hull City of Culture 2017, The Deep aquarium and The Old Market co-production in association with Brisbane Powerhouse and Deloitte Digital.

Image: Joseph Priestly

60mins / Age 12+ Helen Martin Studio £11.25 (£9.25) Under 26s £8.25

THIRD ANGEL

Partus Fri 20 Oct 8pm & Sat 21 Oct 10.30am* Lisa had been for a walk in the park. Stacey had borrowed her best friend’s dress. Rachael was ready for a fight. And Lucy only just made it.

Join Third Angel on a rollercoaster ride through the joy, hilarity, fear and sheer bloody mindedness of birth. With songs, dance, stories and cups of tea as we celebrate the mums, the dads, the doulas, the midwives and obstetricians involved in this extraordinary, ordinary event. If you’ve had sex, or a baby, or if you are even remotely considering having either, this is a show you need to see. * Baby friendly performance, admission for children under 12 months is free – please ask Box Office for further information.

“GROUND-BREAKING AND DONE WITH SYMPATHY, HUMOUR AND CHARM” Audience reaction 1hr 30mins / Age 15+ Helen Martin Studio £13 (£11) Under 26s £9 A Sheffield Theatres co-production.

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Different women from different backgrounds, all brought together on a birth-day they’ll never forget.

“A FUNNY, THOUGHTPROVOKING AND COMPLETELY UNSENTIMENTAL PIECE OF THEATRE” The Stage

OUT OF JOINT, OCTAGON THEATRE BOLTON AND THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE

Rita, Sue and Bob Too Tue 17 Oct 7.45pm (Captioned performance) Wed 18 – Sat 21 Oct 7.45pm “Do you think it would be better if you and me got ourselves steady boyfriends?” Best friends Rita and Sue get a lift home from married Bob after babysitting his kids. When he takes the scenic route and offers them a bit of fun, the three start a fling they each think they control. Andrea Dunbar wrote her semi-autobiographical play in 1982 when she was just 19. It’s a vivid portrait of girls caught between brutal childhood and an unpromising future, and hungry for adult adventure. Told with wicked humour, startling insight and a great ear for dialogue, Rita, Sue and Bob Too became a much-loved cult film. The classic play’s original director Max StaffordClark directs this major new production. “DUNBAR’S WRITING IS NEVER JUDGMENTAL OR SENTIMENTAL – SHE SIMPLY WROTE ABOUT WHAT SHE KNEW” The Times 1hr 15mins / Age 14+ The Goose Nest £16 (£14) Under 26s £10 T. Post show Q&A Tue 17 Oct

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Emerge 2017 A two day festival that celebrates and continues to develop the exciting work of Warwick alumni theatre companies (including Clown Funeral, Barrel Organ, Emergency Chorus and Breach).

BREACH

Through panels, performances and discussions, Emerge 2017 addresses questions surrounding the complex world we live in today. See warwickartscentre.co.uk for the full programme.

Tue 31 Oct 7.15pm

Helen Martin Studio See any Emerge show for £7 See all 4 Emerge shows for £21 Presented by Warwick Arts Centre in collaboration with the University of Warwick’s Institute for Advanced Teaching and Learning.

Work in progress “In mass media coverage of the domestic War on Terror, some things ‘look staged.’ No wonder, for throughout modern history civil defence has been deeply implicated with performance, pretence and scripted pretexts.” Mashing up documentary film, devised theatre and audience interaction, The Drill looks at emergency preparedness scenarios to consider today’s anxieties around security and terrorism.

CLOWN FUNERAL

BARREL ORGAN

8 More Chances To See You

Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here

Work in progress

Mon 30 Oct 8.45pm

EMERGENCY CHORUS

Mon 30 Oct 7.15pm

She’s standing in what used to be her bedroom. She’s come back to reclaim what she buried. The car waits outside. Debt, eviction, childhood, and the thing under the floorboards. What remains, long after you’ve paid it off?

Celebration

From multi award-winning company Barrel Organ, Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here is a road-trip. A haunted-house. A bedtime story. A photo-album. An 80s fantasy film. A demolition project. A riot.

The world’s been getting us down lately. It feels like everything is slowly unravelling.

In ten years’ time, we discover a way to store memories externally. Molly watches thousands of other people’s pasts at work every day. Billie decides to sell just one clip. But being responsible for someone else’s personal history is harder than either of them had anticipated. Their worlds collide in this new production from exciting West Midlands-based company Clown Funeral. A thoughtful and funny exploration of how we remember, what we remember, and why. 25mins / Age 14+ T. Post Show Talk

The Drill

60mins / Age 14+ T. Post Show Talk

Tue 31 Oct 8.45pm “Let’s all celebrate and have a good time” – Kool and the Gang.

Commissioned by and developed at Camden People’s Theatre, with support from Manchester Royal Exchange.

Amidst global crises and 24-hour rolling news, we’re taking Kool and the Gang’s advice. Part-theatre, partdance party, part-funeral, Celebration aims to give anyone who can’t quite believe the world they live in, something to believe in.

60mins / Age 14+

55mins / Age 12+

T. Post Show Talk

“THIS YOUNG COMPANY ARE THE FUTURE” Lyn Gardner

JULES VERNE

Around the World in 80 Days adapted by Laura Eason Tue 24 Oct 7pm Wed 25 Oct 2pm & 7pm Thu 26 Oct 1pm & 6pm The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. Join Fogg and his loyal valet, Passepartout, as they voyage from the misty alleys of Victorian London to the exotic subcontinent and the Wild West in a race against the clock.

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Direct from the West End!

This thrilling adventure comedy for all the family sees a hugely talented cast of eight play over 125 characters in this imaginative, high-spirited escapade including six trains, five boats, four fights, three dances, two circus acts and an elephant! “A MAGNIFICENTLY PREPOSTEROUS ROMP” ★★★★★ The Independent “THE SHOW IS A SHEER DELIGHT” ★★★★★ Whatsonstage “HIGHLY ENTERTAINING” ★★★★ The Times “ROLLICKING GOOD FUN” ★★★★ The Observer 2hrs 30mins / Age 8+ Butterworth Hall £27 (£25), £23 (£21), £18 (£16), £16 (£14) Under 26s £14

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CLERKINWORKS AND OVALHOUSE

The Secret Keeper Tue 24 & Wed 25 Oct 7.45pm A political fairytale for adults – with songs, magpies and a murderous gothic heart. The Good Daughter wants to make her father happy. “Tell me what makes you so sad. Tell me your dark secret and I promise to keep it safe.” He whispers in his daughter’s ear and a weight lifts from his shoulders. Delighted, he invites the town to confide in his miraculous daughter. Soon everyone is flocking. But what happens when a murderer confesses – and who is to blame for the consequences? The Secret Keeper is a personal story with global consequences. Developed at the National Theatre Studio, this is a fiendish new story for adults by Angela Clerkin (Improbable, Chris Goode and Co.), featuring four actors playing over 40 characters. “A MODERN FAIRYTALE IN THE STYLE OF THE GRIMM BROTHERS… A SURPRISINGLY SHARP BITE” ★★★★ Exeunt Magazine on The Bear 1hr 50mins / Age 14+ The Goose Nest £16 (£14) Under 26s £9 Supported by Arts Council England

ARC STOCKTON

Instructions for Border Crossing written and performed by Daniel Bye Thu 9 & Fri 10 Nov 8pm A twelve-year-old girl sneaks across the border into her own country. Her parents watch her on a computer screen. The works of a half-forgotten performance artist seem to hold the key to bringing down a brutal system operating on our behalf and under our noses. Do you join in? Or do you look the other way? From the maker of The Price of Everything and Going Viral, Instructions for Border Crossing is the exposed gearbox of a political thriller. Blending Bye’s trademark storytelling with a series of live interventions from the audience, the show itself is as unstable as the world it describes. 1hr 10mins / Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio £13 (£11) Under 26s £9 10

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ACTORS TOURING COMPANY

Living with the Lights On written and performed by Mark Lockyer Wed 1 – Sat 4 Nov 7.45pm Meet Mark. The thing is I’ve got myself into a bit of a mess... Mark’s an actor. I keep forgetting my lines. I’ve left my girlfriend and I’m beginning to stink. Mark was an actor. And to make matters worse I’ve met the Devil. Hilarious, touching and utterly bonkers, Living with the Lights On is a gripping story of a life lived at the edge. “LOCKYER HAS ONE HELL OF A STORY AND HE TELLS IT RIVETINGLY WELL” ★★★★ The Times “GRIPPING... BRUTALLY FUNNY” ★★★★ The Guardian 1hr 20mins / Age 14+ The Goose Nest £18 (£16) Under 26s £11 T. Post Show Talk Thu 2 Nov

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RIFCO STUDIO AND SUKH OJLA IN ASSOCIATION WITH WATFORD PALACE THEATRE

Pyar Actually by Sukh Ojla Mon 13 & Tue 14 Nov 7.45pm Polly has is it all. A reliable husband, two bright children, a job at the council and a detached house. She may not be living the life she dreamed of, but who does? Now a successful businessman and loving his jet set lifestyle, Bali swore he’d never return to the small town he grew up in. So why is he back? 1hr 30mins / Age 12+ The Goose Nest £14 (£12) Under 26s £10 English with some Punjabi T. Post Show Talk Mon 13 Nov

JAMES WILTON DANCE

Leviathan Wed 15 Nov 7.45pm Multi-award winning choreographer James Wilton re-imagines Herman Melville’s seminal novel, Moby Dick. Leviathan follows Ahab, a ship captain hell-bent on capturing the white whale: Moby Dick, a beast as vast and dangerous as the sea itself, yet serene and beautiful beyond all imagining. Ahab’s crew are drawn into the unhinged charisma of their captain, blindly following him on his perilous adventure towards almost certain destruction. Commissioned by The Barbican Theatre, Plymouth University, Plymouth Culture and Ocean City Festival, Swindon Dance, The Place, Blackpool Grand, Barnsley Civic, The Gulbenkian and BBC Performing Arts Fund, with support from Arts Council England, Grants for the Arts.

1hr 30mins / All ages The Goose Nest £13 (£11) Under 26s £9 T. Post Show Talk Wed 15 Nov 12

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Originally developed by Rifco and The Woodville, Gravesend with seed funding from Greenhouse.

PIPS:LAB

Shadows in the Cloud Social Fiction 2 Fri 17 Nov 7.45pm We live in the future, in a world where Mankind is increasingly forced to relate to pre-programmed computer systems and algorithms that determine what we see and when. In a time where artificial intelligence left its adolescence behind, PIPS:lab and its audience will be completely guided by the ruthless self-taught computer system Terence McEnroy. Recklessly cast between theatre, cinema, painting and music, this event provides a glimpse of the future where all boundaries between realities are fused. This is Dutch company, PIPS:Lab’s debut performance in the UK and brings to British audiences a hedonistic approach to theatre making you won’t forget.

JONATHAN BURROWS AND MATTEO FARGION

Shadows in the Cloud by PIPS:Lab is presented as part of the Random String arts and creative technology programme, in partnership with Ludic Rooms. To find out about other activities taking place over the weekend of Fri 17 – Sun 19 Nov, visit randomstring.co

Mon 20 Nov 7.45pm

60mins / Age 8+ The Goose Nest £18 (£16) Under 26s £11 T. Post Show Talk

Both Sitting Duet/Body Not Fit For Purpose Any Table Any Room Tue 21 Nov 7.45pm Both Sitting Duet was the piece that established Burrows and Fargion’s reputation, setting the tone for an original mix of humour and fierce intelligence that marks out what they do. This first performance is followed by Body Not Fit For Purpose, a commission from the 2014 Venice Biennale which clashes politics against the empty joy of dancing, unravelling the link between meaning and action and raising questions in the midst of our laughter. For the second evening, Burrows and Fargion present Any Table Any Room, inviting four local artists to join them onstage. Using 72 clay objects created by the performers, communal singing and Indian drones on smartphones, Any Table Any Room is an exploration of the pleasures and demands of being and working together as a community. 60mins / Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio £15 (£13) Under 26s £10 T. Post Show Talk Mon 20 Nov

Don’t forget, with our Performance Package, you can get 15% off your tickets if you see both shows. See p4 for more information.

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SHOW AND TELL

Letters to Windsor House by Sh!t Theatre Wed 22 Nov 7.45pm A loophole in the Postal Services Act says you can open other people’s mail under certain circumstances. This is that certain circumstance… The multi award-winning duo follow up their smash-hit show Women’s Hour with their Fringe First awardwinning and Total Theatre award-nominated Letters to Windsor House. With songs, politics, dodgy landlords and detective work, the national housing crisis gets deeply personal in a ‘hilarious and heartbreaking’ (Sunday Times) show for Generation Rent. “A DISTINCTIVE STYLE OF MUSIC-HALL AGITPROP THEATRE IMBUED WITH WIT AND HEART” ★★★★ The Times “BRAVE AND BRUISING” ★★★★ The Stage

FISHAMBLE: THE NEW PLAY COMPANY

60mins / Age 16+ The Goose Nest £13 (£11) Under 26s £9

Silent

T. Post Show Talk Wed 22 Nov

written and performed by Pat Kinevane

Commissioned by Harlow Playhouse Supported by Camden People’s Theatre

Thu 23 – Fri 24 Nov 7.45pm Silent is the touching and challenging story of homeless McGoldrig, who once had splendid things. But he has lost it all – including his mind. He now dives into the wonderful wounds of his past through the romantic world of Rudolph Valentino. Dare to laugh at despair and gasp at redemption in this brave, bleak, beautiful production for which Dublin’s Fishamble and Pat Kinevane won an Olivier Award in 2016. “DAZZLING THEATRICALITY” ★★★★ The Guardian 1hr 35mins / Age 14+ contains strong language The Goose Nest £18 (£16) Under 26s £11 T. Post Show Talk Thu 23 Nov Supported by Culture Ireland

STUDENT EVENTS WARWICK UNIVERSITY DRAMA SOCIETY

Speed Death of the Radiant Child by Chris Goode Thu 9 & Fri 10 Nov 7.45pm Sat 11 Nov 2:30pm (Relaxed Performance) & 7.45pm A child actor. A nuclear power plant. A drawing of a crawling baby. A blue capsule, glowing.

WARWICK DRAMA

Drama Collective Festival Wed 11 – Sat 14 Oct 7.45pm

Charlotte is 19 and in hospital. Exactly what connects her to the art of Keith Haring, the 1957 Windscale Fire and the death of River Phoenix isn’t clear – but they are connected. As Charlotte and the people around her begin to question the very ground they stand up on, it becomes obvious that not everything is as it seems. A kaleidoscopic, self-destructing exploration of pain and love, this production marks the play’s first revival since its premiere in 2007. Age 14+ contains adult themes and strobe lighting The Goose Nest £8.50 (£6.50)

DC Fest invites you to join in and celebrate student made, written and created theatre. Experience the highlights of Warwick Drama productions from 2015 – 17 with six exceptional shows from Warwick University Drama Society, Codpiece and Freshblood. DC Fest will showcase and reshape an exciting and diverse range of previously staged productions, including published, devised and newly written pieces – allowing them to be performed with a new cast and in a new space. The Goose Nest £5 per night, £12 Festival ticket (including entry to all performances) Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

DIGITAL SCREENINGS

RSC LIVE

NT LIVE

Coriolanus

Follies 12A

Young Marx 12A

by William Shakespeare

by James Goldman

Wed 11 Oct 7pm

Thu 16 Nov 7pm

by Richard Bean & Clive Coleman

A full-throttle war play that revels in the sweat of the battlefield, Coriolanus transports us back to the emergence of the republic of Rome.

New York, 1971. There’s a party on the stage of the Weismann Theatre. Tomorrow the iconic building will be demolished. Thirty years after their final performance, the Follies girls gather to have a few drinks, sing a few songs and lie about themselves.

Caius Martius Coriolanus is a fearless soldier but a reluctant leader. His ambitious mother attempts to carve him a path to political power, but he struggles to change his nature and do what is required to achieve greatness. In this new city state struggling to find its feet, where the gap between rich and poor is widening every day, Coriolanus must decide who he really is and where his allegiances lie. Cinema £18 (£11 restricted view)

Tracie Bennett, Janie Dee and Imelda Staunton play the magnificent Follies in this dazzling new production of Stephen Sondheim’s legendary musical. Featuring a cast of 37 and an orchestra of 21, it is directed by Dominic Cooke (The Comedy of Errors) and staged at the National Theatre for the first time. Cinema £18 (£11 restricted view) 3hrs 30mins

Thu 7 Dec 7pm 1850, and Europe’s most feared terrorist is hiding in Dean Street, Soho. Broke, restless and horny, the 32 year-old revolutionary is a frothing combination of intellectual brilliance, invective, satiric wit, and child-like emotional illiteracy. Creditors, spies, rival revolutionary factions and prospective seducers of his beautiful wife all circle like vultures. His writing blocked, his marriage dying, his friend Engels in despair at his wasted genius, his only hope is a job on the railway. But there’s still no one in the capital who can show you a better night on the town than Karl Heinrich Marx. Cinema £18 (£11 restricted view) 3hrs 40mins

FILM EVENTS

Gloria Grahame: Femme Fatale Film Noir Icon PG Sat 25 Nov 11am – 3.30pm (including lunch break) For a time embodying the notion of the Femme Fatale, the alluring Gloria Grahame (1923–1981) will be forever remembered for her scintillating performances in films like Crossfire (1947), In a Lonely Place (1949) and the Oscar-winning Bad and the Beautiful (1952). This talk by Adrian Wootton OBE, coincides with a new Grahame biopic starring Annette Bening, adapted from the book Film Stars Don’t Die in Liverpool. Lavishly illustrated, Wootton demonstrates Grahame’s brilliance, but also reveals that the controversial personal life of the four-times married screen siren was as tumultuous and complex as the best movie plot. The day includes a complete screening of Nicholas Ray’s In A Lonely Place. Cinema £15 (£12.50)

COMING SOON

The life and career of Jack Nicholson 12A Julie Wright, lecturer in Film Studies at the University of Warwick, provides an insight into the life and career of Jack Nicholson. An actor, director, writer and producer, Jack Nicholson was first given the opportunity to work in Hollywood by Roger Corman in the 1960s before career-making roles in Five Easy Pieces, Chinatown and his Oscar-winning performance in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest. If Nicholson defined the 70s anti-hero, by the 80s and 90s he had become Hollywood royalty, admired for his acting abilities and widely liked for his wicked personality. Audiences have watched this icon, now 80, age on and off-screen, and Something’s Gotta Give is an especially poignant look at a male Lothario coming to terms with his advancing years. The day includes a complete screening of Something’s Gotta Give. Date to be announce in September, please see warwickartscentre.co.uk for details Cinema £15 (£12.50)

FAMILY CHRISTMAS “A FUN-FILLED FROLIC” The Guardian “QUITE SIMPLY THE BEST FAMILY SHOW I HAVE EVER SEEN” Sky Arts

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt Thu 30 Nov 2017 – Sun 7 Jan 2018 Various times, see p51 Direct from a smash-hit West End season and international tour. Michael Rosen’s award-winning book We’re Going on a Bear Hunt is brought vividly and noisily to the stage in director Sally Cookson’s fun-filled adaptation set to Benji Bower’s versatile lively score. 18

Join our intrepid family of adventurers and their musical dog on their quest to find a bear; as they wade through the gigantic swishy swashy grass, the splishy splashy river and the thick oozy, squelchy mud! Expect catchy songs, interactive scenes and plenty of hands-on adventure!

Adapted for the stage from the modern classic written by Michael Rosen and illustrated by Helen Oxenbury. A Kenny Wax Family Entertainment Production

55mins / Age 3+ The Goose Nest £15 (adults) £13 (children)

TRAVELLING LIGHT AND THE EGG

Snow Mouse Fri 1 – Sun 31 Dec Various times, see p51 An enchanting winter’s tale for the very young. Winter has arrived and the woods are covered in white. A child hurries to put on their winter clothes so they can run outside and play in a sparkly new world. Just when they start to feel a bit lonely they find a sleeping mouse buried under the soft white flakes. Sliding, tumbling and laughing, they explore the winter wonderland together and keep each other safe and warm from the winter freeze. Come and join the two new friends on their adventures in a magical forest full of play, puppetry and music. Directed by Nik Partridge Designed by Edwina Bridgeman Puppetry by Marc Parrett Music by Alex Vann Performed by Megan Brooks “DELIGHTFUL” ★★★★ The Stage “BRILLIANTLY CONCEIVED AND CRAFTED” Listomania 40mins / Ages 3 months – 4 years Helen Martin Studio £11.25 (adults) £9.25 (children)

Snow Mouse Explorers Sun 3 Dec 10am – 5pm Make a finger puppet Snow Mouse to take with you on a sculpture trail adventure. Mead Gallery / All ages FREE Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

FAMILY

CREATIVE WEEK IN THE MEAD GALLERY Mon 23 – Fri 27 Oct 10am – 4pm This half term, the Mead Gallery will be opening at 10am each day and providing a series of sessions to help you get creative.

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Make it Monday Create a giant sculpture using the Kaleidoscope exhibition (p24) as inspiration.

Tote Bag Tuesday Customise a tote bag or t-shirt with your own 1960s psychedelic creation. We’ll provide all of the materials you need, but bring along your own t-shirt.

Sketch and Print Wednesday Spend time sketching in the gallery before making a print to take away with you.

Twist it Thursday Create your own Kaleidoscope to take away and see the world in many colours.

Floor Drawing Friday Join us in creating a giant abstract floor drawing and watch as it gets bigger throughout the day.

Arts Award Afternoons Are you working towards an Arts Award? Want some help with your portfolio? Join our Arts Award Advisor between 2pm and 4pm on the following Saturdays. Sat 7 Oct

Sat 4 Nov

Sat 2 Dec

Contact ed.artscentre@warwick.ac.uk to book your slot and to give us plenty of time to get the biscuits in. 20

Combine your visit to the Mead Gallery with our half term show Around the World in 80 Days. Throughout the week you will be able to go on our own, specially designed, Around the World in 8 Sculptures trail, and design your own hot air balloon using Kaleidoscope as inspiration. Mead Gallery FREE, to book a group visit, please contact ed.artscentre@warwick.ac.uk

JULES VERNE

Around the World in 80 Days adapted by Laura Eason Tue 24 Oct 7pm Wed 25 Oct 2pm & 7pm Thu 26 Oct 1pm & 6pm Direct from the West End! The mysterious and fabulously wealthy Phileas Fogg wagers his life’s fortune that he can circumnavigate the globe in just 80 days. This thrilling adventure comedy for all the family sees a hugely talented cast of 8 play over 125 characters in an imaginative, high-spirited escapade including six trains, five boats, four fights, three dances, two circus acts and an elephant! See p9 for more information. Image Robert Day

“THE FUNNIEST, MOST INVENTIVE AND EXCITING COMEDY FOR YEARS” ★★★★★ StageTalk 2hrs 30mins / Age 8+ Butterworth Hall £27 (£25), £23 (£21), £18 (£16), £16 (£14) Under 26s £14

TURTLE KEY ARTS & SLOT MACHINE THEATRE

Your Toys Tue 24 & Wed 25 Oct 11am & 2pm A monstrous force rules the land. Only the bravest can defeat it. But the challenge is perilous – will everyone survive? On this epic journey, we’re all in danger, and only the toys can save us – your toys. Slot Machine Theatre bring your real toys to life on stage using their unique style of puppetry, original live music and quirky humour. Grown-ups and children alike, bring your own toy to the theatre and join in this gigantic adventure! “MAGICAL, AN IDEAL INTRODUCTION TO THE THEATRE FOR CHILDREN” ★★★★ The Stage 60mins / Ages 5 – 9 Helen Martin Studio £11.25 (£9.25)

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Image: Alex Brenner

LYNGO THEATRE COMPANY

THE NOISE NEXT DOOR

Jack and the Beanstalk

Really, Really Good Afternoon Show

by Marcello Chiarenza adapted and performed by Patrick Lynch Thu 26 & Fri 27 Oct 11am & 2pm Fee Fi Fo Fum! It’s a giant of a show, we’d love you to come. This classic fairytale gets the Lyngo treatment so expect lots of surprises and beautiful images. Patrick Lynch (from CBeebies) tells the gripping story of Jack who sells his cow for five magic beans and finds himself in the land above the clouds. It’s a show for the over 3s (and their giants) with something for everyone – enormous shoes, tiny houses, showers of silver and gold, and a big, leafy explosion. 50mins / Age 3+ Helen Martin Studio £11.25 (£9.25)

THE BONE ENSEMBLE

Where’s My Igloo Gone? Sun 12 Nov 11am & 2pm A magical, Arctic adventure. Oolik is an ordinary girl who goes on an extraordinary journey to save her igloo home. On her way she meets some exciting friends to help her – including YOU! A magical, musical show for all the family. 1hr 5mins / Age 5+ Helen Martin Studio £11.25 (£9.25) Accessible to D/deaf, hearing and non-English speaking audiences. 22

Sun 12 Nov 2.15pm The sell-out sensation join us for an anarchic afternoon of comedy for just about everyone. Join The Noise Next Door for an epic explosion of outlandish characters, perfect punchlines and awesome songs all mixed together with the guys’ trademark brand of off-the-cuff antics. A barrel of belly laughs awaits for anyone between 8 and 108! 60mins / Age 8+ The Goose Nest £12 (£10)

FAMILY FILMS

Cinema £5.50 (£3.50), unless otherwise stated

Beauty and the Beast PG

Zip & Zap and the The Nightmare Before Christmas PG Marble Gang U

Sat 7 & Sun 8 Oct 1.30pm UK/USA 2017 129mins

Sat 28 Oct 1.30pm USA 1993 73min

A live-action re-telling of an animated classic. Beauty and the Beast is the fantastic journey of Belle (Emma Watson), a bright and independent young woman who is taken prisoner by a beast (Dan Stevens) in his castle. Despite her fears, she befriends the castle’s enchanted staff and learns to look beyond the Beast’s hideous exterior and discovers the kind heart and soul of the Prince within.

Jack Skellington, the Pumpkin King of Halloween Town, decides to spread Christmas joy to the world. But his well-meaning mission unwittingly puts Santa Claus in jeopardy and creates a nightmare for good little boys and girls everywhere. Who will save Christmas? This movie milestone from Tim Burton is a fun fantasy for the whole family.

(Zipi y Zape y el Club de la Canica) Sat 18 Nov 1.30pm Spain 2013 90mins In Spanish with subtitles Troublesome twins Zip and Zap find themselves sent to a strict summer school as a punishment. Presided over by the imperious Falconetti, who has banned any fun activities, Zip and Zap defy his rule by forming The Marble Gang. Discovering that the school has secrets, the gang embark upon adventures deep beneath the building, guided by bravery and an unbreakable faith in friendship.

COMING IN DECEMBER

The Red Turtle U (La Tortue Rouge) Sat 4 Nov 1.30pm France/Belgium/Japan 2016 79mins Shipwrecked on a beautiful island, a stranded man battles for his life. Desperate to escape, he builds a raft and takes to the sea, only to have a mysterious creature force him back to the shore. Exhausted but determined, the man continues to try to leave, until an unexpected arrival changes his mind. A collaboration between Studio Ghibli and director Michael Dudok de Wit, this is a stunning, silent animation.

Paddington 2 PG Happily settled with the Brown family in Windsor Gardens, Paddington has become a popular member of the community, spreading joy and marmalade wherever he goes. While searching for the perfect present for his beloved Aunt Lucy’s 100th birthday, Paddington spots a unique pop-up book in Mr. Gruber’s antique shop, and embarks upon a series of odd jobs to buy it. But when the book is stolen, it’s up to Paddington and the Browns to unmask the thief.

£9 (£7.50), £6.25 Under 18s, £30 for a family of 4 (including at least one child) Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

MEAD GALLERY

Thu 5 Oct – Sat 9 Dec Open Mon – Sat 12pm – 9pm Sun 8 Oct & Sun 3 Dec 10am – 5pm and Sun 22 & Sun 29 Oct 12 – 9pm FREE ENTRY

There will be restricted access to the Gallery on Mon 30 Oct from 3 – 7pm during the Curators’ Tour and Roundtable Discussion (see p25)

Kaleidoscope Colour and Sequence in 1960s British Art An Arts Council Collection Touring Exhibition

placement of brightly-coloured abstract units found in New Generation sculpture – to find a common language shaped by sequence and symmetry. This exhibition brings together outstanding examples of painting and sculpture from the Arts Council Collection and other major UK collections. It brings into focus the relationship between colour and form, rationality and irrationality,

order and waywardness in art of the 1960s and through the work of over 20 artists including: David Annesley, Anthony Caro, Robyn Denny, Tess Jaray, Phillip King, Kim Lim, Mary Martin, Eduardo Paolozzi, Bridget Riley, Tim Scott, Richard Smith, William Tucker and William Turnbull. The exhibition has been curated by Sam Cornish and Natalie Rudd. Arts Council Collection is managed by Southbank Centre, London on behalf of Arts Council England.

Phillip King, Point X, 1965. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London© the artist 2017 Photo: Anna Arca

British art of the 1960s is noted for its bold, artificial colour, alluring surfaces and capricious shapes and forms, yet these exuberant qualities are often underpinned by a strong sense of order, founded on repetition, sequence and symmetry. Kaleidoscope looks across media and movements – from the mind-bending surfaces of Op Art, the flattened repetition of Pop, the mathematical order of Constructivism, and the sequential

EVENTS Exhibition Opening Party Kaleidoscope

Curators’ Tour and Roundtable Discussion Colour and Sequence in 1960s British Art

Wed 4 Oct 6 – 8pm Join the Mead Gallery curators to celebrate the opening of Kaleidoscope. A limited free bar will be available throughout the evening. Mead Gallery FREE

Richard Smith, Trio, 1963. Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre, London. © The Estate of Richard Smith

Make to Music Sun 22 Oct 12 – 9pm Listen to the music of the ‘60s and be inspired to create your own sculpture. Mead Gallery FREE

Creative Week in the Mead Gallery Mon 23 – Fri 27 Oct 10am – 4pm

Creative Space During Kaleidoscope, the Mead Gallery’s Creative Space will be bursting with exciting, colourful activities for everyone to enjoy. Take one of our new backpacks around the Gallery and discover lots of things to do as well as different ways of looking at the artworks. From playing with shadows, creating new colours or building a sculpture; to relaxing with a picture book or doing some colouring in; we have activities designed for visitors of all ages and all of them are FREE.

This half term, the Mead Gallery will be opening at 10am each day and providing an exciting series of sessions to help you get creative. See p20 for more information. Mead Gallery FREE

Day of the Dead

Mon 30 Oct 4 – 6pm Join the exhibition curators, Sam Cornish and Natalie Rudd, for an introduction to the Kaleidoscope exhibition followed by a panel discussion with the curators as well as academics and artists. For full details of contributors, see meadgallery.co.uk. Mead Gallery £6 (£4.50)

Exhibition Tours Tue 7 Nov & Tue 21 Nov 6pm Sat 11 Nov & Sat 25 Nov 12pm Join one of the Mead Gallery curators for a 30min introduction to the exhibition. Mead Gallery FREE, but places are limited so please book ahead by calling Box Office

A Tour of the University of Warwick Art Collection Tue 5 Dec 11am – 12pm

Sun 29 0ct 12 – 9pm Halloween has come early at Warwick Arts Centre. Use the Kaleidoscope exhibition as inspiration to create your own Day of the Dead mask, perfect for Halloween. Want more horror and gore? See Psycho (p32) performed with live score on the same day. Mead Gallery FREE

This tour will focus on works which relate to the current exhibition. The collection is sited across campus so please dress appropriately for walking outdoors. Mead Gallery FREE, but places are limited so please book ahead by calling Box Office

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WORDS & IDEAS

Animal Families and Me with Gordon Buchanan

Dr John Cooper Clarke

An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson

with very special guests

Fri 13 Oct 7.30pm

Wed 11 Oct 7.30pm

Thu 12 Oct 7.30pm

Gordon Buchanan presents an entertaining talk that explores his experiences as a wildlife presenter and his legendary career as a BBC wildlife cameraman. The talk will also touch on environmental issues, including climate change.

John Cooper Clarke shot to prominence in the 1970s as the original ‘people’s poet’ and, since then, his career has spanned cultures, audiences, art forms and continents.

An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson celebrates the life and career of a man who has interviewed over 2000 of the most important cultural figures of the 20th and 21st centuries.

Butterworth Hall £20.50 (£18.50)

Now, he is as relevant and vibrant as ever, and his influence is just as visible on today’s pop culture as it was in the 70s. His latest show is a mix of classic verse, extraordinary new material, hilarious ponderings on modern life, good honest gags, riffs and chat – a chance to witness a living legend at the top of his game. “I SAY TO PEOPLE, HAVE YOU HEARD OF JOHN COOPER CLARKE AND IF THEY SAY, ‘YES, YEAH HE’S AN ABSOLUTE GENIUS’ AND YOU JUST GO, ‘OH – OK, YOU’VE SAVED ME A LOT OF TIME” Steve Coogan Butterworth Hall £28.50, £23.50, £19.50

In conversation with his son Mike and showing highlights from the Parkinson archive, this is a unique opportunity to get an intimate, entertaining and informative look at his remarkable journey from a pit village in Yorkshire to the top of those famous stairs, whilst reliving the best moments from a show that, for many, defined their Saturday night. Butterworth Hall £29

Monty Don

Jon Ronson

Ruby Wax

Down to Earth

Psychopath Night with very special guests

Frazzled

Tue 14 Nov 7.30pm

Drop dead gorgeous, sassy and smart, Ruby Wax brings her new one-woman show to the stage, based on her number one best seller A Mindfulness Guide for the Frazzled.

Tue 7 Nov 7.30pm Monty Don is a renowned gardening writer, BBC television presenter and the nation’s favourite and most respected gardener. Hear him speak about his life and travels visiting gardens all over the world, what really happens behind the scenes when filming, about how he made his own organic garden from a bare field and how understanding and working with nature enriches and empowers us all. Butterworth Hall £21 Under 26s £19

In Psychopath Night, Jon Ronson will recount the adventure of a lifetime – the funny, terrifying and utterly compelling events that led to his bestselling book, The Psychopath Test. Is it true that psychopaths rule the world? Or have we gone labelling-crazy? With very special guests Mary Turner Thomson and Eleanor Longden. Neither Mary nor Eleanor appear in Jon’s book, but it wouldn’t exist without them. We’re being oblique because we don’t want to spoil the extraordinary twists and turns in their stories.

Wed 22 Nov 7.30pm

She’s been honoured with the title of poster girl for mental illness; once crazy now less so, she gives a tour of the mind – how to use it, not lose it. By the way, she graduated from Oxford three years ago (at a late stage) so she should know her stuff. Butterworth Hall £21

Jon Ronson is a journalist and writer of international best-selling books such as Them, The Men Who Stare at Goats, The Psychopath Test and his latest book, So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed. Butterworth Hall £19 Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

MASTERCLASSES

KATE GREEN

Photography and Wellbeing Sun 24 Sep 10am – 5pm A fun and relaxed day of shooting, sharing and learning. Including creative discussions, tips and ideas about how photography may help to give a greater sense of relaxation and wellbeing. Helen Martin Studio £70

JAMES ALEXANDERSINCLAIR

Inspiration and Perspiration The Principles of Garden Design for All Sat 23 Sep 10am – 5pm During this lively seminar, you’ll learn the principles of good garden design, how to strike the right balance between beauty and practicality and glean some useful tips to help you create your own dream garden. Helen Martin Studio £95

MOTIONHOUSE

KATE GREEN

Movement Masterclass

Exploring Photographic Techniques and Getting Creative with your Camera

Sun 15 Oct 11am – 4pm Join internationally acclaimed, local company Motionhouse for a day long physical Masterclass. Using content and concepts from their new production Charge (see p5), you’ll explore and experience the unique style Motionhouse is renowned for. Helen Martin Studio £60

Sun 19 Nov 10am – 5pm An introduction into technical and creative ways to experiment with your camera. Explore sharp shooting, macro photography, and painting in the dark techniques during this fun and relaxed course. Helen Martin Studio £65

CHRISTMAS LECTURES UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK’S FACULTY OF SCIENCE & WARWICK ARTS CENTRE

The Warwick Christmas Lectures Mon 27 Nov & Mon 4 Dec £3.50 (FREE for schools) Butterworth Hall, please book in advance at Box Office

Pop, Fizz, Bang Mon 27 Nov 7pm Energy is a true superpower – it can’t be created or destroyed, only transferred from one form to another. See some fiery transformations in this lively interactive lecture and discover what happens when you detonate over 1000 ping pong balls using liquid nitrogen. Hold onto your Santa hats! 1hr 15mins / Ages 8 – 108

Two evenings of brilliant new ideas, explosions, experiments and answers to the questions taxing the University of Warwick’s finest minds.

Red and yellow and pink and green… Mon 4 Dec 7pm Colours can have a significant impact on our perception, but do we always see the same colours as one another? What makes some things appear to be a particular colour and can they change over time? With a generous helping of fireworks, prepare to see colour in a new light and join us on a journey through rainbows and stars in this interactive lecture exploring the world around us. 1hr 15mins / Ages 8 – 108

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CLASSICAL MUSIC Butterworth Hall £40.50 (£38.50), £37.50 (£35.50), £34.50 (£33.50), £27.50 (£26.50), £21.50 (£20.50), £17.50 Choir, Under 26s £13.50. Under 18s £10.50 and Under 10s £6, if accompanied by a full paying adult.

The Hallé Thu 2 Nov 7.30pm

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra Sun 15 Oct 7.30pm Mussorgsky Rachmaninov Rimsky-Korsakov

Night on a Bare Mountain Piano Concerto No.4 Scheherazade

Conductor Piano

Alexander Dmitriev Peter Donohoe

Until you’ve heard Rimsky-Korsakov’s Scheherazade played live by a genuine Russian Orchestra you haven’t really heard it at all. The St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra is the real thing, its impassioned strings, characterful woodwind and fiery brass section will make Rimsky-Korsakov’s musical tales blaze with colour and emotion. First, though, experience the spine-tingling thrills of Mussorgsky’s Halloween shocker Night on a Bare Mountain – and hear East meet West, as the great British piano virtuoso Peter Donohoe joins the St Petersburgers in Rachmaninov’s dazzling Fourth Concerto. It’s not as famous as the other Rachmaninov concertos, but if you haven’t heard it before, you’re in for a fabulous surprise: it’s packed with big, memorable melodies, edge-of-the seat drama and, of course, truly world-class piano playing. Pre-concert Talk: Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 In conversation with Peter Donohoe 30

Ravel Debussy Ravel Elgar

Rapsodie espagnole Rhapsody for Clarinet & Orchestra Boléro Enigma Variations

Conductor Clarinet

Sir Mark Elder Sergio Castelló López

“I go all over the world to work with marvellous orchestras” says Sir Mark Elder, “yet still I miss the Hallé, what we have together. They know the way I work, they play so beautifully, they retain their curiosity… You can take musical risks.” After 17 years together, Elder and his Manchester orchestra are one of the great musical partnerships of our time. But hear for yourself, in a concert that could have been designed to show a great orchestra at the top of its game. Ravel’s Boléro and the flamboyant Rapsodie espagnole are all about colour (though the tunes certainly stick in your head too!), while Debussy’s lovely Rhapsody makes a beautiful showcase for the Hallé’s stunning young principal clarinet Sergio Castelló López. As for Elgar’s Enigma Variations – well, the piece that gave the world Nimrod hardly needs introduction, and Elder and the Hallé have this music in their blood. Pre-concert Talk: Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 In conversation with Sir Mark Elder

Armonico Consort Thu 7 Dec 7.30pm Handel

Messiah

Director Christopher Monks Soprano Elin Manahan Thomas Countertenor William Towers Tenor Nathan Vale Bass Sir Willard White

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Fri 17 Nov 7.30pm Mozart The Magic Flute Overture Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 Messiaen Un Sourire Debussy La Mer Conductor Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla Piano Rafal Blechacz Simon Rattle, Sakari Oramo, Andris Nelsons... the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra has made something of a habit of finding the most inspiring conductors of their generation. And if the critics are to be believed, Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla might just be the most exciting yet, with The Guardian describing her as “spellbinding, bewitching”.

“I think I did see all Heaven before me, and the great God Himself” declared George Frederic Handel, as he composed his Messiah. But you don’t need to be a believer to be moved by the power of this most beloved of all sacred masterpieces. More than just an oratorio, it’s practically a national institution and with melodies like Ev’ry Valley, For Unto Us a Child is Born, The Trumpet Shall Sound, I Know That My Redeemer Liveth and of course Hallelujah! it has been part of the soundtrack of our lives since the day it was first performed in April 1742. Nearly three centuries later, no British Christmas is complete without it. This performance by the internationally acclaimed period instrument ensemble Armonico Consort, under its artistic director Christopher Monks, gets back to the style of performance Handel himself would have known – you’ll never hear a fresher or more joyful Messiah.

The freshness and optimism of her interpretations have energised audiences in Birmingham, and this imaginatively-devised concert gives a wonderful example of what she has to offer – from the classicism and wit with which she approaches her beloved Mozart to her lucid, emotionally charged way with 20th century music, in Messiaen’s exquisite but rarely played Un Sourire (A Smile). Anchoring the programme are two romantic classics in which she’ll be able to pour out her heart – Chopin’s dreamy Second Piano Concerto, with Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz, and an early centenary tribute to Claude Debussy: the ravishing La Mer. Pre-concert Talk: Helen Martin Studio 6.15pm £2.50 In conversation with Mirga Grazinyte-Tyla 31

COULL QUARTET

City of Light Thu 12 Oct 7.15pm Haydn Mendelssohn Debussy Chausson

Quartet in G Op.64 No.4 Andante and Scherzo Op.81 No.1 & 2 Sonata in G minor for violin and piano Concerto for Violin, Piano and String Quartet Op.21 (with Paul Barritt, violin, and James Lisney, piano)

Paris in the Belle Époque: a city of swirling emotions, shimmering colours and hearts worn passionately on sleeves. Welcome to the gorgeous world of Chausson’s Concerto for violin, piano and string quartet, a lush, soaring masterpiece that’s like nothing except its own intoxicating self. It’s a magnificent way for the Coull Quartet – plus two friends – to begin their new season, so treat yourself to this most indulgent of musical pleasures! Music by Debussy, Mendelssohn and Haydn offers both a context and a delicious contrast. Helen Martin Studio £20 (£18)

FILM CONCERT

Psycho: film with live orchestra 15 Bath Philharmonia Sun 29 Oct 7.30pm One of the greatest mind-bending thrillers ever made, this cinematic masterpiece comes alive with Bernard Herrmann’s spine-tingling score performed live this Halloween. Alfred Hitchcock’s study in psychology, emotion and suspense and scored solely for strings to maximise the dramatic effect, Psycho contains some of the most famous musical cues in film music – accompanying one the best known moments in cinematic history, the unforgettable shower scene. The enduring memory of that scene and its music is a testament to the genius creative collaboration between director Hitchcock and composer Herrmann. Butterworth Hall £39 (£37), £36 (£34), £31 (£29) £22 (£20) Under 26s £16 32

OPERA The Metropolitan Opera’s new season marks the 50th anniversary of its home at the Lincoln Center and 40 years under the musical leadership of James Levine Tickets £27 (£22), £11 (restricted view)

Norma

Die Zauberflöte

Bellini

(Encore Screening)

The Exterminating Angel

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Mozart

(Encore Screening)

Sung in German with English surtitles

Adès

Sat 7 Oct 5.55pm The season opens with a new production of Bellini’s masterpiece, starring Sondra Radvanovsky in the title role, who is known as one of the world’s leading interpreters of the iconic character. An extraordinary fusion of sublime melody, vocal challenge, and dramatic power, Norma examines an ageless and archetypal situation: a powerful woman compromises her ideals for love, only to find herself betrayed by her lover. Sir David McVicar’s evocative production sets the action deep in a Druid forest where nature and ancient ritual rule. Cinema 3hr 24mins (approx.)

Sung in English

Sun 15 Oct 1pm Met Music Director Emeritus James Levine conducts Tony Award winner Julie Taymor’s production of Mozart’s masterpiece, Die Zauberflöte. Golda Schultz makes her Met debut as Pamina, with Kathryn Lewek as the Queen of the Night and Charles Castronovo as the fairy tale prince Tamino. A sublime fairy tale that moves freely between earthy comedy and noble mysticism, this is the first time the full-length German opera will be seen in the series.

Sun 19 Nov 1pm Following the rapturous response to his last opera, The Tempest, the Met presents Thomas Adès’s 2016 opera The Exterminating Angel, co-commissioned by the Met and sung in English. Inspired by the classic Luis Buñuel film of the same name, it is a surreal fantasy about a dinner party from which the guests can’t escape. Cinema 2hrs 47mins (approx.)

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STUDENT MUSIC STUDENT MUSIC Another Openin’, Another Show! Wind Orchestra Carols By Candlelight Festive Gala FREE Concert Tue 10 Oct 7.30pm University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra, Wind Orchestra, Brass Band, Chorus, DrumSoc and Music Theatre Warwick Lerner and Loewe Arranged by Bill Holcombe Sibelius Richard Strauss Aram Khachaturian Puccini Verdi Orff

My Fair Lady Medley Looney Tunes Overture Finlandia Also Sprach Zarathustra Adagio from Spartacus Humming Chorus from Madam Butterfly Chorus of Hebrew Slaves from Nabucco O Fortuna from Carmina Burana

Journey and Celebration

Illumina

Sun 19 Nov 4pm

University of Warwick Chamber Choir

University of Warwick Wind Orchestra, with Flute Choir, Clarinet Choir and Feeling Saxy

Fri 1 Dec 7pm Conductor Paul McGrath

It’s opening night! Come dressed to impress and celebrate the start of the academic year in style as you walk down the red carpet into a musical world full of glitz and glamour, variety and fun.

Enjoy a festive afternoon with the University’s Wind Orchestra and their impressive spinoff groups. A huge variety of repertoire will be on offer in this gala concert, from works like Parable by Elliot del Borgo through to Journey and Celebration by Paul Hart.

Revel in candlelit festivities as the University of Warwick Chamber Choir present a cappella choral classics such as Arvo Pärt’s Magnificat, John Tavener’s The Lamb and Eric Whitacre’s Sleep. Enjoy the fun of The Twelve Days of Christmas by Bob Chilcott and then sing your hearts out with carols including: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing, Once in Royal David’s City and Jingle Bells.

Butterworth Hall FREE, please book tickets in advance from Box Office

Butterworth Hall £7 (£6) Under 26s £4.50

Conductors Ella Newton & Paul McGrath

Symphony, Mass, Quartet Sun 3 Dec 4pm University of Warwick Symphony Orchestra, University of Warwick Chorus and Coull Quartet John Adams Beethoven Shostakovich

Absolute Jest Mass in C Symphony No. 5

1.10pm Helen Martin Studio FREE

Soprano Paula Mooneyhan Sides Mezzo soprano Gaynor Keeble Tenor Mark Wilde Baritone Wyn Pencarreg Conductor Paul McGrath and James Ham

Thu 12 Oct Arnold Piano Quartet

Absolute Jest incorporates Beethoven’s late string quartets into its compositional fabric and is performed here by the University’s resident string quartet, the Coull, and the student symphony orchestra. The beautiful classicism of Beethoven’s Mass in C is sung by the University’s Chorus, and the emotional intensity of Shostakovich Symphony No. 5 will leave the rafters ringing.

Thu 23 Nov David Le Page & Friends

Butterworth Hall £9 (£7) Under 26s £4.50 34

Lunchtime Concerts

Thu 2 Nov David Gordon Trio

Please note that lunchtime concerts are extremely popular and entry is on a first come first served basis. Visit warwick.ac.uk/services/musiccentre for more information.

Tue 14 Nov MY FIRST CONCERT: Babes in Brahms You’re never too young to start listening to classical music. This relaxed performance for you and your baby will feature well-loved music for string quartet.

MUSIC

The Overtones

Lulu

Sat 14 Oct 7.30pm

All About The Music

Known for sensational, flat-out singing with a timeless appeal, The Overtones had a roaring start to 2017 with their new single, a cover of Disney’s classic, Beauty and The Beast.

Wed 18 Oct 7.30pm

Adding this to the plethora of successes since first signing to Warner Music in 2010, The Overtones prove time and time again that their reputation precedes the unique ability to deliver exquisitely crafted vocal harmonies. Having celebrated their fifth consecutive Top 10 UK album in 2015 with A Good Ol’ Fashioned Christmas, the band show no sign of slowing as their success takes them higher and higher. Butterworth Hall £42 (VIP Package), £27

Public Service Broadcasting

Lulu returns with her biggest tour yet! There is one overriding influence in the life of this acclaimed singer, songwriter, actress, businesswoman, Grammy and Novello Award nominee: it has always been ‘All About the Music’. Lulu delivers a show packed full of her hits, new music and songs that have influenced and guided her throughout her incredible career. Butterworth Hall £42, £37

Fri 20 Oct Doors open 7pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY After two years up in the stratosphere with the hugely successful The Race For Space, Public Service Broadcasting are returning to earth. The band’s first release through independent label Play It Again Sam, Every Valley, examines the history of coal mining in South Wales. The group, who fuse electronic sound and spectacular visuals with samples from public information films, archive footage and propaganda material, will be performing music from their latest album. Butterworth Hall £26

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Richard Thompson with Josienne Clarke & Ben Walker Sun 22 Oct 7.30pm Richard Thompson is one of this country’s greatest songwriters and most distinctive guitar virtuosos. Capable of breathtaking drama and sublime delicacy, Rolling Stone hail him as “a perennial dark-horse contender for the title of greatest living rock guitarist.” Over the summer, he’ll be releasing a second Acoustic Classics album on the record label Proper, coupled with Acoustic Rarities – and he’ll draw his set from all these albums and much more besides. Butterworth Hall £37, £32, £27

Changing Trax – Electric Proms Wed 1 Nov 7pm

Pat Metheny Thu 9 Nov 7.30pm Since he took the jazz world by storm in the 1970s, Pat Metheny’s music continues to shine. In this new quartet, his unmistakable guitar style is matched with UK pianist Gwilym Simcock, the brilliant bassist Linda Oh and longtime Metheny drummer Antonio Sanchez, in a band that positively exudes class. Butterworth Hall £34.50, £22 36

Positive Youth Foundation presents Changing Trax – Electric Proms, an evening of brand-new music from 15 of Coventry’s finest young emerging artists. Working with the former BBC Proms Young Composer of the Year Toby Young, the artists will perform their own tracks to the backdrop of a 30 piece orchestra and a 200 strong youth choir, courtesy of critically acclaimed Armonico Consort and its educational programme AC Academy. Supported by the organisation behind Coventry’s bid to be UK City of Culture in 2021, the young people performing are all current participants or alumni from the Positive Youth Foundation and its Youth Music funded programme Changing Trax. Butterworth Hall £9 Under 18s £5 We are backing Coventry’s 2021 UK City of Culture bid. To find out more see coventry2021.co.uk

The Urban Folk Quartet Sat 18 Nov 7.45pm The award-winning Urban Folk Quartet (Joe Broughton, Paloma Trigás, Tom Chapman and Dan Walsh) have ignited international audiences with their high-energy, genre-defying acoustic music since 2009. Their approach to the folk ethos is to embrace any and every influence that genuinely makes sense of their time and place. From funk grooves to middleeastern melodies, afrobeat to north Indian rhythms. The band’s latest tour sees the release of Live III following last year’s successful Escape album.

Elaine Paige Sat 11 Nov 7.30pm

“UFQ ARE IMPOSSIBLY WONDERFUL” fRoots The Goose Nest £15.50

The First Lady of Musical Theatre, Elaine Paige, has performed live in concerts all over the world. As a recording artist, Elaine has released 22 solo albums and has had major worldwide hits with songs such as Memory (Cats) and I Know Him So Well (Chess). See Elaine sing many of the hits that made her a global star and perform some of her favourites with the Paige treatment. Butterworth Hall £77 (VIP Package), £47, £37

An Evening with Lau Sat 18 Nov 7.30pm Lau is the pioneering contemporary folk trio comprising three of the UK’s finest traditional musicians: Kris Drever (vocals, guitar), Martin Green (accordion, wurlitzer, keys, electronics) and Aidan O’Rourke (fiddle). Together they have garnered numerous awards, including Best Group at the the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, and also appeared on Later… With Jools Holland. In this performance they perform songs from their first ever retrospective album, Decade (The Best of 2007 – 2017). Butterworth Hall £21 Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

Image: Steve Gullick

Alison Moyet

Hazel O’Connor

Fri 24 Nov Doors open 7.30pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY

Sat 25 Nov Doors open 7pm

Alison Moyet performs songs from her latest album, Other. The album finds Alison at the top of her game – making exactly the adventurous electronic pop music she wants to at this moment in time, with her voice and songwriting both intense, poetic and thought-provoking.

Hazel O’Connor is back with her full band and will be joined on stage by her brother Neil O’Connor for the first time since their two-week residency at Ronnie Scott’s back in 1984. Hazel is also joined on stage with a five piece band, including Clare Hirst on sax and Sarah Fisher on keys. Butterworth Hall £27

Butterworth Hall £51.50, £37, £27

Dear Esther Live with orchestral score by Jessica Curry Wed 29 Nov 7.30pm A deserted Hebridean landscape, memories of a fatal crash, a book written by a dying man – explore a haunting, deserted island shrouded in mystery in a live performance of The Chinese Room’s video game Dear Esther. With the play-through of the game on-screen accompanied by live narration and a live performance of BAFTA-winning composer Jessica Curry’s powerful score, the story of the acclaimed video game is brought to life as a performative work and as never before. “A BEAUTIFUL AND THOUGHT-PROVOKING PIECE OF WORK. IT IS OIL PAINTING, POETRY, EULOGY AND VIDEO GAME ALL AT ONCE. AND IT’S NEVER LESS THAN FASCINATING” The Telegraph Butterworth Hall £19.50, £17.50 Under 14s £15

BBC Big Band, featuring Claire Martin OBE Ella Fitzgerald: 100

Steeleye Span with Acoustic Strawbs and Pentangle’s Jacqui McShee

Sat 16 Dec 7.30pm

Sun 17 Dec 7.30pm

The internationally acclaimed BBC Big Band and conductor Barry Forgie, are joined by multi award-winning vocalist and BBC Radio 3 presenter, Claire Martin, for a very special concert celebrating the centenary of the birth of ‘The First Lady of Song’, Ella Fitzgerald.

Maddy Prior – the voice of the band – leads a line-up featuring faces old and new. Having just released the album Dodgy Bastards to great critical acclaim, their 2017 tour will see them perform new gems alongside classics that have made them one of the most successful British folk rock bands ever.

Featuring classic versions of Ella’s most famous songs, including That Old Black Magic, Too Darn Hot and Fascinating Rhythm – this is an evening of world-class music which is not to be missed.

Butterworth Hall £31.50, £29.50, £27.50

Butterworth Hall £32, £29.50, £27

COMING SOON 2018 Bang On The Wall Band

Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro

Steven Wilson

Ceilidh

Feet Don’t Fail Me Tour

Thu 25 Jan 8pm Helen Martin Studio £13

Thu 15 Mar Doors open 7pm Butterworth Hall £47 (£37)

Thu 1 Mar 7.45pm The Goose Nest £16 (£14)

plus special guests

COMEDY Please note: Some comedians use very strong language and express controversial opinions. Please come prepared. All shows are 16+ unless otherwise stated.

Greg Davies

You Magnificent Beast SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY Thu 5 Oct & Sun 26 Nov 8pm Greg Davies is back with his first stand-up show in four years. Join “undoubtedly one of the kingpins of British comedy” (Evening Standard) on his biggest ever tour. Come witness the magnificent beast that is Greg Davies. Butterworth Hall £29.50

Festival of The Spoken Nerd You Can’t Polish a Nerd Fri 6 Oct 7.30pm

Russell Brand Re:Birth

SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY Wed 8 Nov 8pm Join one of comedy’s fiercest talents as he tries to make sense of life having just made a new one. “ARENA-LEVEL STAND-UP THAT ASKS US TO THINK AS WELL AS LAUGH” The Guardian Butterworth Hall £29.50 Please note, this is a change of date to previously advertised 40

The Nerds are back with a brand new tour. Don’t miss the “resplendently geeky trio” (The Times) as they put the ‘oooh’ into zoology, the ‘fun’ into fundamental theorem of calculus, and the ‘recursion’ into recursion. Together they’ll be buffing up a veritable Periodic Table of new science, songs and spreadsheets that will tickle your ribs and light your Bunsen burner. Full Frontal Nerdity guaranteed! Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £19.50 (£16 for the unemployed and students)

Abandoman

Simon Amstell

Daniel Sloss

Fri 6 Oct 8.30pm

Sat 7 Oct 8pm

Sun 8 Oct 8pm

The year is 1993. After destroying rural Ireland’s talent show circuit, hip-hop improvisers Abandoman are teetering on the edge of international fame. This is their access-all-areas story: the highs, lows and a cast of characters that changes every night. “A TRULY UNIQUE AND MIND-BENDING MUSICAL COMEDY EXPERIENCE” ★★★★★ Broadway Baby

Following a series of critically acclaimed, sold-out international tours, Simon Amstell begins his fifth stand-up tour in the UK. What Is This? promises to be a deeply personal, funny exploration of beauty, intimacy, freedom, sex and love.

NOW is the stunning new show from Scotland’s internationally acclaimed and award-winning stand-up. To date Daniel Sloss has performed nine sell-out Edinburgh Fringe shows and has toured extensively to rave reviews throughout Australasia, USA, UK and Europe.

Life + Rhymes

Cinema £13

What Is This?

Age 15+ Butterworth Hall £25

NOW

NOW, what’s next….? Helen Martin Studio £14.50 Under 26s £12

Sofie Hagen Dead Baby Frog Sat 14 Oct 8pm Sofie Hagen is unquestionably one of the most talked-about comics of the moment. A modern legend in her native Denmark, she is now on her biggest national tour to date, a brand new show packed with brilliant, offbeat observations, passionate arguments, and jokes. Also: one parable. Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio £12 (£9) Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

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Gary Delaney There’s Something About Gary Thu 26 Oct 7.45pm There’s Something About Gary… and that something is, he likes to write jokes. An awful lot of them. He thinks a good joke should be like a drunk Glaswegian, short and punchy. He loves each and every gag, and you can’t help but be carried away by his infectious charm. The Goose Nest £16

Jeremy Hardy Live 2017

Fri 27 Oct 7.45pm Jeremy Hardy is in his fourth decade as a stand-up this year. That’s a more dramatic way of saying he started 33 years ago and, without a lottery win, probably has at least another 33 years to go. “HUGELY ENJOYABLE” The Reviews Hub Age 14+ The Goose Nest £15 (£7.50 for the unemployed and students)

Lee Nelson Serious Joker

Sat 21 Oct 7.30pm Due to demand, Lee’s brand-new, best ever stand-up show has been extended. You’ve seen him sneaking into places he shouldn’t be, now come and see him where he most definitely should be: live on stage with his sensational Serious Joker Tour. Butterworth Hall £22

Ayesha Hazarika State of the Nation: Politics, Power and How We Lost the Plot Sat 28 Oct 7.30pm Ayesha lifts the lid on what life’s really like behind the scenes at Westminster with brutal honesty and humour, and asks what’s next for British current affairs. State of the Nation is one of the best things to come out of British politics in a long time. “HAZARIKA’S RETURN TO STAND UP IS ALSO PUBLIC SERVICE, NEVER LESS THAN ENTERTAINING” The Guardian Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio £15 (£13)

Danny Bhoy

Making something great again for a stronger better future tomorrow together Sat 28 Oct 7.45pm Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy embarks on the maiden tour of his brand new show this autumn. Don’t miss this internationally renowned and critically acclaimed comedian who regularly sells out tours all over the world with his unique brand of observational storytelling. Age 15+ The Goose Nest £16

Milton Jones is Out There SOLD OUT RETURNS ONLY Sat 28 Oct 8pm Milton Jones is Out There. No, really out there and this time he hasn’t just forgotten his keys. He’s holding up the mirror of truth to society, and he can see right through it, which means it’s probably just a window. Butterworth Hall £28

Nina Conti In Your Face

Tue 31 Oct 7.30pm Bursting with fresh and astonishing spontaneity, the voice-throwing queen is back. British Comedy Award Winner Nina Conti improvises unforgettable puppetry using live audience members in cartoonish masks, with the help of her simian sidekick Monkey. “GUT-BUSTINGLY FUNNY” ★★★★ The Telegraph Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £22

Joel Dommett

Phill Jupitus

Sat 4 Nov 8pm

Juplicity

One of the UK’s most energetic and exciting comedians returns to the road with his solo show. Catch the star of 2016’s I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here and Sky1’s Bring The Noise as he delivers his high octane comedy to venues up and down the country. Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £20.50

Sun 5 Nov 7.45pm Join stand-up comedian, poet, improviser, and TV stalwart Phill Jupitus for over an hour of tales, laughs and diversions. Watch in delight and/or horror as this experienced funny man drags laughs out of the chaos of his own life and the uncertain world that surrounds it. Age 14+ The Goose Nest £16 43

Jimmy Carr

The Best of, Ultimate, Gold, Greatest Hits Tour Sun 5 Nov 8pm A man who has devoted his life to crafting perfect jokes and has left a trail of laughter in his wake, Jimmy Carr’s tour will distill everything we love to laugh at and be shocked by, into one incredible, unparallelled night of entertainment. Butterworth Hall £29.50

Katherine Ryan’s Glitter Room Fri 10 Nov 8pm The razor-sharp and hilariously funny Canadian returns to the stage with a new highly anticipated show, hot on the heels of two sell-out nationwide tours of KATHBUM, shows at Edinburgh Festival, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal.

Mae Martin Dope Sat 11 Nov 8pm In her new show Dope, the award-winning stand-up comedian Mae Martin examines a lifetime of obsessions, fandom and addiction, and shines a light on that one weird shrimp we all have in our brains that is happy to pursue short-term pleasure despite long-term consequences. Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio £13.50 (£11.50)

Age 14+ Butterworth Hall £21.50

The Noise Next Door Uproar! Sun 12 Nov 7.45pm The Noise Next Door are causing a commotion with their fourth nationwide tour – an anarchic evening of side-splitting jokes, jaw-dropping characters, and mind-blowing songs. Join the quickest wits in comedy as they transform audience suggestions into a fantastic, fresh new entertainment experience every single night. The Goose Nest £15

Image: Steve Ullathorne

Phil Wang Thu 16 Nov 8pm SOLD OUT EXTRA DATE: Sun 4 Mar 2018 7.45pm Phil is a 27-year old stand-up comedian on his first tour of the UK. He has appeared on Have I Got News For You, Live at the Apollo, 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown, and Would I Lie To You? “CERTAIN BELLY LAUGHS” ★★★★ Sunday Times Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio / Cinema £13

Andrew Lawrence

Rich Hall’s Hoedown

The Happy Accident Tour

Sun 19 Nov 7.45pm

Sat 18 Nov 8pm Without question the most subversive voice in UK comedy right now, Andrew Lawrence presents an all new, riotously funny set of jokes, poking fun at Liberal pretensions, PC hysteria and his own awful parenting skills. The Happy Accident Tour is a gag-packed stand-up show about coming to terms with fatherhood.

There has never been a better time to be an American comedian in the UK. Hall’s precise dismantling of the tenuous relationship between two countries is as freewheeling and deadly accurate as ever. “BLISSFULLY FUNNY” ★★★★ The Guardian Age 14+ The Goose Nest £18

Helen Martin Studio £14 (£12)

Steve Bugeja Thu 23 Nov 8pm In 2009, Steve spent his summer working at a kids camp in America. Woefully ill-equipped, disastrously naïve and notoriously bad with children – this is the true story of what happened. “PLENTIFUL JOKES AND COMPELLING STORYTELLING” ★★★★ Scotsman Helen Martin Studio £13

Rob Brydon I Am Standing Up Tue 21 Nov 8pm LIMITED AVAILABILITY Rob Brydon embarks on his first tour since his West End run and sell out tour of 2009. Best known for his appearances in shows such as Gavin and Stacey, Would I Lie To You?, The Trip and The Rob Brydon Show this is not to be missed. “BRYDON RIFFS AND AD-LIBS WITH SEASONED CHARM IN HIS NEW TOUR” The Guardian Butterworth Hall £27 Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

Ed Gamble Mammoth

No Such Thing as a Fish

Sun 26 Nov 7.45pm

The 2017 Tour

After the huge success of his 2016 tour, that gobby little toerag Ed Gamble is back with a brand new lumbering beast of a comedy show.

Sat 2 Dec 8pm Join Dan Schreiber, Andrew Hunter Murray, Anna Ptaszynski and James Harkin on the first leg of their brand new UK tour as they serve up their pick of the most bizarre, extraordinary and hilarious facts discovered over the last 7 days.

“CREATIVE AND CLEVER HUMOUR THAT LEAVES THE AUDIENCE IN STITCHES” ★★★★ Edinburgh Festivals Magazine Age 14+ The Goose Nest £15 (£13)

“KNOWLEDGE-PACKED AND RIOTOUSLY FUNNY” The Times Butterworth Hall £20 (£18)

COMING SOON 2018

Stephen K Amos Ed Byrne Bread and Circuses

Spoiler Alert

Thu 18 Jan 2018 8pm The Goose Nest £18.50

Thu 1 Mar 2018 7.30pm Age 12+ Butterworth Hall £26

Bill Bailey Larks in Transit Mon 29 & Tue 30 Jan 2018 8pm Butterworth Hall £29.50

Paul Chowdhry

Jonathan Pie Back To The Studio Wed 7 Mar 2018 7.30pm Butterworth Hall £24.50 Under 26s £19.50

Live Innit

Craig Campbell

Sat 10 Feb 2018 8pm Butterworth Hall £22

Easy Tiger Sat 10 Mar 2018 8pm Helen Martin Studio £16

Patrick Monahan

Jason Manford

Rewind Selector 90s

Sat 28 Apr & Thu 4 Oct 2018 7.30pm Butterworth Hall £29.50

Sat 17 Mar 2018 8pm Age 14+ Helen Martin Studio £15 (£13)

Robin Ince Pragmatic Insanity Fri 13 Apr 2018 8.30pm Age 14+ Cinema £16

Muddle Class

Sarah Millican Control Enthusiast Fri 12 & Sat 13 Oct 2018 8pm Butterworth Hall £29.50

HIRE US

For more information visit warwickartscentre.co.uk/venue-hire or contact our Events Sales Team on 024 7652 3734 or artscentrehires@warwick.ac.uk

CELEBRATIONS, EVENTS AND STAGE HIRE From wedding parties and formal dinners to school and community stage events, we have the perfect space for your special occasion. Supported by personal event management, a specialist technical team, and experienced catering staff, we offer the complete package for totally individual and bespoke events.

CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS

CINEMA PARTIES

We have multiple spaces available for hire throughout the year, suitable for meetings of 20 to conferences of 2000. Set against a backdrop buzzing with creativity, Warwick Arts Centre is the perfect venue for your corporate and business events.

Looking for a new way to celebrate a birthday or anniversary but running out of ideas? Look no further. Warwick Arts Centreâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Cinema is available to hire for parties, celebrations and private screenings.

INFORMATION Booking information Book online

warwickartscentre.co.uk

Book by phone 024 7652 4524

Book in person

Box Office opening hours Mon – Sat 10am – 9pm Sun 2pm – 8pm Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Coventry, CV4 7AL

Credit cards

We accept AMEX, Visa, Mastercard, Delta and Maestro cards.

Booking fee

We include a booking fee in the published price of all tickets. The booking fee applies to all tickets, whether purchased by phone, online or over the counter (excluding schools, group bookings & Concert Series subscriptions). The fee is £2 on Comedy and Music events in the Butterworth Hall and £1 on all other events. The sum is invested back into the organisation, helping to maintain the programme, services and activities you experience during your visit to Warwick Arts Centre.

Reservations

We can reserve tickets for four days – tickets not paid for within this time will be released for sale. Tickets must be paid for a minimum of 30mins before performance starts.

Exchanging tickets

Tickets are not normally refundable. Tickets can be exchanged for another performance or for a credit voucher valid for 365 days. However you MUST return your original tickets to Box Office at least 24 hours before the performance (14 days for groups of 9+). There is an administration fee of £1 per ticket. Tickets purchased as part of a subscription or package deal cannot be exchanged for credit vouchers. The booking fee is not refunded. Any credit voucher not used after 365 days will have elapsed and will go to the Arts Centre Development Fund.

Ticket collection Print at home

Save time and print your tickets at home before you arrive. Select ‘Print at Home’ on selected events when booking online. Just print the email attachment and bring it with you and show it to a steward to enter the auditorium. Proof of ID may be requested.

Postage

We charge 75p to post your tickets to you at a UK billing address (if booked one week in advance, otherwise we will hold them for collection at Box Office on the day of performance).

Pricing policy & ticket offers Warwick Arts Centre is committed to accessibility and aims to remain competitive with ticket prices. Please note that, on occasions, ticket prices are set by external promoters and we have no control over their value. Where we can, we offer a range of discounts. We are especially committed to accessible pricing for young people.

Discounts

Discounted tickets, where offered, are shown in brackets and are available to over 60s in full time retirement, recipients of job seekers allowance, full time students, Coventry Passport to Leisure and Rugby Leisure Pass holders. For full details of discounts visit warwickartscentre.co.uk

Schools

Terms and conditions All tickets are sold according to our terms and conditions. Full details, and our privacy policy, can be found at warwickartscentre.co.uk or ask for a copy at Box Office. All tickets, discounts and offers are subject to availability. Unless otherwise stated, discounts and concessions cannot be combined or used in conjunction with any other offers. Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to make occasional special ticket offers in addition to those listed here. Warwick Arts Centre reserves the right to change programme and artists without notice. Please contact Box Office or check the website for updated information, especially if travelling some distance.

Data Protection

Warwick Arts Centre, as part of the University of Warwick, conforms to the Data Protection Act 1998 and is committed to upholding the Data Protection principles of good practice. When processing your booking we will ask you for your name, address, email and telephone number. This is essential for all bookings. We will also ask you if you would like to be kept informed about forthcoming events and campaigns at Warwick Arts Centre. As part of our funding agreement with Arts Council England we will also ask if you would allow your contact information to be shared with visiting companies also in receipt of Arts Council funding.

For selected events, an allocation of tickets with no booking fee can be purchased at reduced prices for teacher-led school/college groups. Call Box Office for details.

Warwick Arts Centre is registered with the University of Warwick under the 1998 Data Protection Act, registration no. Z5856740

Groups

We are signed up to Family Arts Standards – and this means we’re all geared up for a fantastic family experience. For full details see familyarts.co.uk/family-arts-standards

On selected events we offer a discounted rate for groups of 10 or more. This is the price listed in brackets plus every 10th ticket free, and no booking fee. Check Box Office for availability – not available online. For schools and group bookings, please call Box Office or email groupbookings@warwick.ac.uk

Under 26s

As part of our access policy, we make available a limited number of tickets for Under 26s on many events. This ticket price is to encourage independent attendance and is not available to groups. This offer is available online. ID may be required.

Family Arts Standards

Warwick Arts Centre is a Children’s University venue. To find out more or take part visit warwickartscentre/childrensuniversity

How to find us

Access information Although it is not essential, you are advised to book in advance so that we can readily provide assistance. If you require assistance, disabled patrons may also bring a companion FREE of charge. For full and updated access information please see the website or ask for a leaflet at Box Office. Disabled parking spaces are available in car park 7, car park 8 and on Health Centre Road. On designated evenings spaces are reserved for Blue Badge holders behind Senate House, which is located next to Warwick Arts Centre. On busy days, i.e. for Concerts, Parking Stewards are positioned at key drop off points to assist you.

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Assistance dogs are welcomed and can be cared for during performances byprior arrangement.

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Receivers for our Sennheiser infra-red facility are freely available from Box Office. Toilet facilities accessible on the ground level.

Car park 7 (on central campus) By car SAT NAV – CV4 7AL Approaching Coventry, simply follow brown signs for Warwick Arts Centre. Once on the University of Warwick campus, head for car parks 7 (nearest), 8, 6.

Car parking on campus Parking is £4 all day and FREE after 6pm on Mon – Fri, at weekends and on bank holidays. Car parks 7 and 8 are pay and display during the day. Please allow time for your journey as latecomers may not be admitted until a suitable break in the performance.

Car Park 7 is the nearest car park to Warwick Arts Centre and is multi-storey. Please be prepared that at the end of a busy night it can take some time to exit from the upper floors.

Car park 8 (on central campus) Car Park 8 is multi-storey and approximately 7mins walk from Warwick Arts Centre. It is adjacent to the Sports Centre.

By bus Regular bus services from Coventry, Leamington, Stratford and Kenilworth stop at the bus interchange directly behind Warwick Arts Centre. Traveline: 0871 200 2233

Car park 6 (on central campus)

By train

Car Park 6 is at the bottom of Health Centre Road, located between The Oculus and Rootes Grocery Store. It is an open car park and 5mins walk from Warwick Arts Centre. Barriers open for Warwick Arts Centre customers on evenings after 6pm and all day weekends.

Coventry station is just a short taxi or bus ride away. Services run regularly via Birmingham and London to Coventry. The numbers 11, 11U and 12X (express service) buses bring you to Warwick Arts Centre. The taxi rank is at the side of the Arts Centre next to the bus interchange.

The accessibility leaflet is available online at warwickartscentre.co.uk/your-visit/ accessibility. The brochure is available in braille, large print or audio CD, call 024 7652 4524 to request a copy and sign up to our access mailing list.

Additional information During the Warwick 20:20 Project (see p2) there may be some disruption for which we apologise for in advance. If you would like guidance before your visit, please contact our Box Office team or see warwickartscentre.co.uk/visit

Box Office 024 7652 4524 | warwickartscentre.co.uk

QUICK GUIDE SEPTEMBER Sat 23 10am Sun 24 10am

Warwick Masterclass: Inspiration and Perspiration

p28

Warwick Masterclass: Photography and Wellbeing

p28

Thu 19 1.30pm & 7pm Fri 20

OCTOBER Wed 4 6pm 7.30pm Thu 5

7.30pm 8pm

Fri 6

p25

Charge Charge

Greg Davies

p40

7.30pm

Charge

Festival of the Spoken Nerd

p40

8.30pm

Abandoman

p41

Bite Size Festival

7.45pm

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

7pm

Public Service Broadcasting

p35

7.45pm

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

8pm

Partus

7.30pm

Lee Nelson

p42

7.45pm

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Make to Music

p25

Richard Thompson

p36

Creative Week in the Mead Gallery

p20

Sat 21 10.30am

7.30pm

Sat 7

Sun 22 12pm 7.30pm Mon 23 10am Tue 24 10am

Creative Week in the Mead Gallery

p20

11am & 2pm

Your Toys

p21

Changing Trax (Electric Proms)

p36

7.45pm

Living with the Lights On

p11

7.30pm

The Hallé

7.45pm

Living with the Lights On

Fri 3

7.45pm

Living with the Lights On

p11

Sat 4

1.30pm

The Red Turtle

p23

2pm

Arts Award Afternoon

p20

7.45pm

Living with the Lights On

p11

8pm

Joel Dommett

p43

7.45pm

Phill Jupitus

p43

8pm

Jimmy Carr

p44

6pm

Mead Gallery Exhibition Tour

p25

7.30pm

Monty Don

p27

Thu 2

Sun 5

Tue 7

p30 T

p11

Beauty and the Beast

p23

Arts Award Afternoon

p20

7pm

Around the World in 80 Days

Wed 8 8pm

Russell Brand

p40

7.45pm

The Secret Keeper

p10

Thu 9

7.30pm

Pat Metheny

p36

Creative Week in the Mead Gallery

p20

7.45pm

Speed Death of the Radiant Child

p15

11am & 2pm

Your Toys

p21

8pm

Instructions for Border Crossing

p10

Around the World in 80 Days

7.45pm

Speed Death of the Radiant Child

p15

8pm

Instructions for Border Crossing

p10

The Secret Keeper

p10

8pm

Katherine Ryan

p44

Charge Met Opera Live: Norma

p33

8pm

Simon Amstell

p41

1.30pm

Beauty and the Beast

p23

Wed 25 10am

8pm

Daniel Sloss

p41

2pm & 7pm

Tue 10 8pm

Factory Girl

7.45pm

7.30pm Wed 11 7pm 7.30pm

Another Openin’ Another Show!

p34

RSC Live: Coriolanus

Thu 26 10am

p16

Animal Families and Me with Gordon Buchanan

p26

7.45pm

DC Fest

p15

8pm

Factory Girl

Coull Quartet: City of Light

p32

7.30pm

Dr John Cooper Clarke

7.45pm

p20

11am & 2pm

Jack and the Beanstalk

1pm & 6pm

Around the World in 80 Days

7.45pm

Gary Delaney

p42 p20

p26

11am & 2pm

Jack and the Beanstalk

p22

DC Fest

p15

7.45pm

Jeremy Hardy

p42

7.30pm

An Evening with Sir Michael Parkinson

p26

Sat 28 1.30pm

The Nightmare Before Christmas

p23

7.45pm

DC Fest

p15

7.30pm

Ayesha Hazarika

p42

The Overtones

p35

7.45pm

Danny Bhoy

p43

7.45pm

DC Fest

p15

8pm

Milton Jones is Out There

p43

8pm

Sofie Hagen

p41

Day of the Dead

p25

Warwick Masterclass: Motionhouse

p28

Pyscho: film with live orchestra

p32

1pm

Met Opera Live: Die Zauberflöte (Encore Screening)

p33

Colour and Sequence in 1960s British Art – Curators’ Tour and Roundtable Discussion

p25

7.30pm

St Petersburg Symphony Orchestra

Sun 15 11am

Tue 17 1.30pm & 7pm 7.45pm Wed 18 1.30pm & 7pm

Frogman Rita, Sue and Bob Too Frogman

p30

Sun 29 12pm 7.30pm Mon 30 4pm

7.15pm

Emerge: 8 More Chances to See You

8.45pm

Emerge: T Anyone’s Guess How We Got Here

Emerge: The Drill

p6 C, T

p7 p6

7.30pm

Lulu

p35

7.45pm

Rita, Sue and Bob Too

Tue 31 7.15pm 7.30pm

Nina Conti

8.45pm

Emerge: Celebration

Fri 10

Sat 11 12pm

p22

Creative Week in the Mead Gallery

Sat 14 7.30pm

Fri 27

Creative Week in the Mead Gallery

10am

Thu 12 7.15pm

Wed 1 7pm

1.30pm

5.55pm

Fri 13

NOVEMBER

2pm 7.30pm

Sun 8

Exhibition Opening Party: Kaleidoscope

Frogman

Mead Gallery Exhibition Tour

p25

2.30pm

Speed Death of the Radiant Child

7.30pm

Elaine Paige

p37

7.45pm

Speed Death of the Radiant Child

p15

8pm

Mae Martin

p44

Where’s My Igloo Gone?

p22

2.15pm

The Noise Next Door: Really, Really Good Afternoon Show

p22

7.45pm

The Noise Next Door: Uproar!

Sun 12 11am & 2pm

Mon 13 7.45pm

Pyar Actually

Tue 14 7.30pm

Jon Ronson

7.45pm

p15

p44 T

p12 p27

Pyar Actually

p12

Wed 15 7.45pm

Leviathan

Thu 16 7pm

NT Live: Follies

p16

8pm

Phil Wang

p45

7.30pm

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

7.45pm

Shadows in the Cloud - Social Fiction 2

Fri 17

p12

p31 p13

Zip & Zap and the Marble Gang

p23

7.30pm

An Evening with Lau

p37

7.45pm

The Urban Folk Quartet

p37

p43

8pm

Andrew Lawrence

p45

Warwick Masterclass: Exploring Photographic Techniques and Getting Creative with your Camera

p28

Sat 18 1.30pm

Sun 19 10am

KEEP UP TO DATE 1pm

Met Opera Live: The Exterminating Angel (Encore Screening)

p33

4pm

Wind Orchestra Festive Gala

p34

7.45pm

Rich Hall

p45

Mon 20 7.45pm Tue 21 6pm 7.45pm 8pm Wed 22 7.30pm 7.45pm Thu 23 7.45pm 8pm Fri 24

7.30pm 7.45pm

Both Sitting Duet/ Body Not Fit For Purpose

Mead Gallery Exhibition Tour

p13

Rob Brydon

p45

Ruby Wax

p27

Silent

T T

Steve Bugeja

p14

p38 p14

Film Talk Gloria Grahame

p17

12pm

Mead Gallery Exhibition Tour

p25

7pm

Hazel O’Connor

p38

Ed Gamble

p45

Greg Davies

p40

Warwick Christmas Lecture: Pop, Fizz, Bang

p29

Sun 26 7.45pm 8pm Mon 27 7pm Wed 29 7.30pm

Dear Esther Live

Thu 30 10.30am We’re Going On A Bear Hunt & 1.30pm

p38

Sat 2

Sun 3

Mon 4

Tue 5

Wed 6 Thu 7

Snow Mouse

10.30am & 1.30pm

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7pm

Carols By Candlelight

p34

10am & 11.30am

Snow Mouse

p19

11am & 2pm

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2pm

Arts Award Afternoon

p20

8pm

No Such Thing as a Fish

p45

10am & 11.30am

Snow Mouse

p19

11am & 2pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

4pm

Symphony, Mass, Quartet

p34

7pm

Warwick Christmas Lecture: Red and yellow and pink and green…

p29

10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

Snow Mouse

p19

10.30am & 1.30pm

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11am

A Tour of the University of Warwick Art Collection Snow Mouse

11am & 2pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt

p18

Snow Mouse

p19

Wed 3

11am (R) & 2pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt

p18

11am & 2pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

Thu 4

10.30am & 1.30pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt

p18

Snow Mouse

p19

Fri 5

10.30am & 1.30pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt

p18

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

Sat 6

11am & 2pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt

p18

Snow Mouse

Sun 7

11am & 2pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt

p18

p19

p25 p19

10.30am & 1.30pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

Snow Mouse

10.30am & 1.30pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

7pm

NT Live: Young Marx

p16

7.30pm

Armonico Consort

p31

p19

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

Wed 13 10am, 11.30am (R) & 1.30pm Snow Mouse 10.30am & 1.30pm

p19

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

Thu 14 10am, 11.30am (R) & 1.30pm Snow Mouse Fri 15

8pm

Stephen K Amos

p46

Thu 25 Jan

8pm

Bang On The Wall Band

p39

8pm

Bill Bailey

p46

8pm

Bill Bailey

p46

Sat 10 Feb

8pm

Paul Chowdhry

p46

Thu 1 Mar

7.30pm

Ed Byrne

p46

7.45pm

Martin Harley and Daniel Kimbro

p39

Sun 4 Mar

7.45pm

Phil Wang

p45

Wed 7 Mar

7.30pm

Jonathan Pie

p46

Sat 10 Mar

8pm

Craig Campbell

p46

Thu 15 Mar

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

Mon 29 Jan

Snow Mouse

Tue 30 Jan

10.30am & 1.30pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

p19

Snow Mouse

p19

11am & 2pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

7.30pm

BBC Big Band

Sun 17 10am, 11.30am & 2pm 11am & 2pm 7.30pm

Tue 19 10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm 10.30am & 1.30pm

p39

Snow Mouse

p19

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18 Steeleye Span with Acoustic Strawbs and Pentangle’s Jacqui McShee

p39

Snow Mouse

p19

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7pm

Steven Wilson

p39

Sat 17 Mar

8pm

Patrick Monahan

p46

Fri 13 Apr

8.30pm

Robin Ince

p46

Sat 28 Apr

7.30pm

Jason Manford

p46

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

Thu 4 Oct

7.30pm

Jason Manford

p46

Snow Mouse

p19

Fri 12 Oct

8pm

Sarah Millican

p46

10.30am & 1.30pm

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

Sat 13 Oct

8pm

Sarah Millican

p46

10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

Snow Mouse

10.30am & 1.30pm Thu 21 10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

10.30am Sat 23 10am, 11.30am & 2pm 11am & 2pm Sun 24 10am, 11.30am & 2pm 11am & 2pm Wed 27 10am, 11.30am & 2pm 11am & 2pm Thu 28 10am, 11.30am & 2pm Fri 29

Thu 18 Jan

p19

10.30am & 1.30pm

Sat 16 10am, 11.30am & 2pm

Fri 22

COMING SOON

10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

Wed 20 10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

10am & 11.30am

10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

Tue 2

10am, 11.30am & 2pm

10.30am & 1.30pm

p18

DECEMBER Fri 1

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Tue 12 10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

p45

Alison Moyet

Snow Mouse

10.30am & 1.30pm

11am & 2pm

p19

JANUARY

10am, 11.30am & 1.30pm

Sun 10 10am, 11.30am & 2pm

p14

Silent

Sat 25 11am

Sat 9

p25

Any Table Any Room

Letters to Windsor House

Fri 8

@warwickarts

warwickarts

Warwick Arts Centre

Snow Mouse

p19

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p19

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p19

We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18 Snow Mouse

p19

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We’re Going On A Bear Hunt p18

10am, 11.30am & 2pm

Snow Mouse

11am & 2pm

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11am & 2pm Sun 31 10am, 11.30am & 2pm 11am & 2pm T = Pre/Post Show Talk C = Captioned Performance R = Relaxed Performance

Snow Mouse

p19 p19

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p19

11am & 2pm

Sat 30 10am, 11.30am & 2pm

AMBASSADOR SCHEME

p19

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Our cover photograph features Deputy Technical Stage Manager Adam Cardew and is the first in a series of three images featuring staff and artists behind the scenes at Warwick Arts Centre. Adam has worked as part of our technical team for over 30 years, starting when he was 16 years old. His job involves a variety of technical duties including sound, lighting, rigging and projection. Over the years Adam has seen many changes to Warwick Arts Centre and is looking forward to the Warwick 20:20 Project. Warwickshire based, freelance photographer, Katie McCullough has taken all of the images in the series. Katie has a passion for revealing the unseen charm of her subjects. To see more of Katieâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s creatively composed but subtle photography, visit katiemcculloughphotography.co.uk See more behind the scenes images on our Instagram @warwickarts #wac_behindthescenes