WHAT'S ON

FRIDAY 25TH SEPTEMBER 2020

LIVE FOREVER BY PHIL PEARSON

A moving new play about the tragic, true life story of sportsman Dan Logan.

Super-fit and 22 years old, his future looked bright. Then one morning, Dan was nauseous. Seventeen days later he died. His mother Anne had a close relationship with her son and this is their heartwarming and heartbreaking story. Live Forever by Phil Pearson is based on her book 17 Days.

CAST

JOE WALSH - DAN | DEBBIE SEKIBO - ANNE | DANNY MOORE - JAMSY

DIRECTED BY SOPHIE ELLICOTT

SATURDAY 3RD OCTOBER & SUNDAY 4TH OCTOBER 2020

YOUR PLAYGROUND VOICE IS GONE BY LIBBY HALL

“He’s a peedo…he was wearing socks with his flip-flops.”

A fly tip in the woods becomes a breeding ground for playground politics, angst, and all things unwanted when a group of scallies claim it as their own. They argue, laugh and anguish about being older, all the while trying to dodge the ‘peedo’ who has been spying on them from the trees, and sleeping on their turf.

Loss of innocence proves devastating in a world where kids aren’t allowed to be kids.

FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER & SATURDAY 10 OCTOBER 2020

BIG GIRL

Big Girl is a one woman show that fuses stand-up comedy, spoken word and movement to share ridiculous experiences around body positivity and what life has been like growing up as a fat, queer, working-class woman... from Essex.

Big Girl uses observational stand-up comedy, self-penned spoken word poetry and movement to evoke various feelings from her audiences to build a relationship – a friendship.

Emily interacts with her audiences like a stand-up comedian would but to share relatable moments in growing up as well as comment on social and political observations; creating a friendly, warm, embracing atmosphere at the same time.

SATURDAY 17TH OCTOBER 2020

VICTORIOUS - PERFORMED BY HANNAH BRACKENBURY

Join award-winning musical comedy performer Hannah Brackenbury as she presents a joyful and poignant musical tribute to the late, great comedy genius Victoria Wood.

Winner of Best Show (Funny Women Awards 2019) and Best of the Festival (Brighton Fringe 2018), this hilarious and uplifting hour-long show celebrates the life and musical work of a much-missed British comedy icon.

Featuring a generous helping of classic Victoria Wood songs including 'Pam', 'Bum to the World', 'Music & Movement' and the unforgettable 'Ballad of Barry & Freda', deftly interwoven with Brackenbury's own original songs, witty poems and tender monologues written in memory and celebration of her life-long comedy hero.

THURSDAY 29TH OCTOBER & FRIDAY 29TH OCTOBER 2020

PHRASES & FOOTNOTES

Phrases and Footnotes is a pair of solo contemporary dance works that fuse text, humour and improvisation to subtly explore our innate needs for connection and fears of loneliness.

Phrases: Miscommunication and confusion are often things to be avoided but what if you just lay into them? What if there's actually nothing else? Big questions. Existential meanderings. Don't worry. I have a PowerPoint.

Footnotes: Footnotes is a parody of an academic lecture that’s dense language is de-railed by footnotes that could entail anything from dancing to oversharing to surreal narratives to flirting.

"Wonderful" ★★★★ (Broadway Baby) "Genius" ★★★★ (Voice) "Fascinating" ★★★★★ (Darker Neon)

SATURDAY 7TH NOVEMBER 2020

A NIGHT OF COMEDY AND POETRY - JB BARRINGTON & FRIENDS

JB Barrington is a Salford born award winning performance poet renown for his searing and satirical poetry and snarling delivery of strong sentiments and sharp rhymes. He's is funny, endearing, nostalgic and a spoken word maestro who provides one of the most powerful performances on the UK scene

"Lovely stuff; touches heart-strings and the odd raw nerve" - Johnny Vegas

“Savagely funny and profoundly moving” - Cheltenham Poetry Festival

"Great poetry, absolute class" Steve Cradock (OCS & Paul Weller)

"A warm charm, a rapier wit & a real appreciation of words" - Louder Than War

Performers on the evening

Marvin Cheeseman | Jim Higo | Jenny Berry | Jim Burke

FRIDAY 6TH NOVEMBER 2020

A NIGHT AT THE MUSICALS WITH CLASSIC BRIT AWARD NOMINEE THOMAS CAMERON

‘Singing sensation’ Thomas Cameron is a charismatic tenor whose voice is making waves in the world of classical music. His beautiful debut album ‘The Voice of Thomas Cameron’ has been met with critical acclaim and great enthusiasm from his fanbase.

With his inimitable personality and performing a number of well-loved songs including musical theatre hits and beautiful classical pieces, Thomas gives a very special performance to remember.

Thomas was featured on BBC television where they described him as ‘wowing the music world’, a statement fully endorsed by his nominations for The Best In Music Award and the Classic Brit Awards.

SATURDAY 14TH NOVEMBER 2020

THE BAR-STEWARDS THE SONS OF VAL-DOONICAN

Hailing from Barnsley, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are on a mission! Determined to follow in their spiritual father’s immortal footsteps and keep his legacy alive, they have a talent for Bar-Stewardizing other famous people’s songs with new comedy lyrics, on acoustic geetar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, accordion, keyboard, keytar, and the world's first synthesiser ukulele!

To complete their squeaky-clean image, brothers-from-other-mothers Scott, Björn and Alan have become instantly recognisable for their immaculate hair and their stylish choice of knitwear.

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