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SPARKLING ARTS EVENTS IN THE HEART OF SHOREHAM-BY-SEA SPRING 2021 MARTIN HARLEY ANDY FAIRWEATHER LOW BARB JUNGR WILLE & THE BANDITS THE NOISE NEXT DOOR TALISMAN JACK LUKEMAN ROPETACKLECENTRE.CO.UK Pictured: Martin Harley page 46 SPRING 2021 ropetacklecentre.co.uk WELCOME TO “our perfect print partner.” Professional Printing Direct Mail We are really delighted to be able to publish a brochure Print-Online Integration again after a year like no other. Although we closed for a Promotional Merchandise few months, we were never idle, thanks to a determined team of staff and volunteers who put on films and smaller gigs when we were able in order to keep spirits up. The team to help your The spring programme reflects the need for more space both on the stage and in the audience, but we think you’ll love the list of business achieve shows, films, and children’s events we have lined up. We never The Gemini Print team will help compromise on quality, as you can see from the names that you whether you need appear on the cover, plus we have movies, talks, comedy and children’s events to keep everyone entertained. e.g. just 100 business cards or 100000’s of magazines, Thanks for all your continued support and have a healthy and happy 2021. Come and be inspired. We look forward brochures, folders, leaflets... to seeing you soon. • Award Winning • Eco Certified BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 • Nationwide Service ROPETACKLECENTRE.CO.UK We are grateful for generous support from our Patrons and Friends and the following organisations: Other Principal Sponsors Call the team: 01273 464 884 www.gemini-print.co.uk OUR LOGO - PRINT CMYK HQ: Dolphin Way. Shoreham by Sea. BN43 6AZ Sponsors Proud to support Ropetackle Arts Centre Business Friends DMH Stallard, Basepoint Ltd, Roasted coffee, The Healthy Company and Wardtekelectronics. 2 SPRING 2021 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SPRING 2021 MATINÉE FILM: SHORT STORIES, TALL TALES CIRQUE DU SOLEIL: Hannah Summers is an actress, a singer and a mum and combines each talent to bring WORLDS AWAY interactive, imaginative play for parents/ Mia visits a travelling circus where she guardians and their toddlers. Hannah tells becomes spellbound by a performing a different story each month, through film aerialist. As their eyes meet, the aerialist misses his catch. slides, song, and creative fun. Each family unit When Mia tries to help him the world magically opens up and they has their own space and hygienically-packed props, and adults become separated, each falling into the dreamlike world of Cirque are encouraged to just enjoy quality time with their little ones. du Soleil and travelling through different magical tents until, at Each story is described in full within the brochure, but for quick last, they meet again. reference, the dates/stories are as follows: Saturday 2nd January | 2pm | £4 The Big Top - January 7th & 15th The Giraffe Who Wouldn’t Bath - February 11th & 19th MIKE HATCHARD’S The Hare and the Tortoise - March 11th & 19th The Gingerbread Man - April 9th & 16th. JAZZ BREAKFAST Ropetackle’s regular monthly jazz concert with the inimitable Mike Hatchard. Expect very Last autumn’s Local and Live special guests (announced Festival, a joint partnership on our website), lively banter between Ropetackle and Shoreham and plenty of wonderful live Wordfest to celebrate the talent jazz music. Coffee, pastries right here on our doorstep, got off and cakes will be available to to a great start. It was, however, purchase and the bar will be open. paused during the November Start your Sunday the right way! lockdown, and resumes in Early booking advised. January... come and take a look! Sunday 3rd January | 11am | £12 3 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 4 SPRING 2021 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SPRING 2021 MATINÉE FILM: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN PRESENTS: THE GOOD LIAR CONCERTO – A Career conman Roy sets his sights on BEETHOVEN JOURNEY recently widowed millionaire Betty. Filmed over the course of four years, Outstanding performances by McKellen award-winning director Phil Grabsky and Mirren. followed leading concert pianist Leif Cert. 15 / 110 mins Ove Andsnes’s attempt to understand and interpret one of the Tuesday 5th January | 2pm | £4 greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven’s five piano concertos. Leif Ove Andsnes offers rare insights into the mind of a world-class pianist and access to his personal and professional life. SHORT STORIES TALL TALES PRESENTS: Against the wonderful background of Leif Ove playing these five pieces, we also peel back the many myths of Beethoven’s life from THE BIG TOP prodigious talent in Vienna, to greatest composer alive by the time Interactive storytelling for he wrote the fifth concerto. A fresh biography of Beethoven that is babies, toddlers and their both fascinating and revealing. parents/carers Come and meet Bertie, the little Thursday 7th January | 7.30pm | £14 boy with a big imagination. On one stormy, rainy day Bertie is bored at home and from his very own bedroom he takes us all to an imaginative, colourful, circus show where anything is possible. Explore Bertie’s story through drama and role-play as Hannah Summers leads interactive and HIRE OUR SPACE creative storytelling to enthral your little one. Did you know you can hire our 200-seater auditorium or An original tale, written and told by Hannah. Illustrations by smaller mezzanine room for conferences, lectures, meetings, Miranda Summers. workshops and classes. We can provide catering, media tools, Thursday 7th January | 11.30am & 1.30pm | £9 adult/child pair, reception services and other facilities at very competitive prices. £5 additional child, £4 additional adult. Call 01273 464440 for more information or visit ropetacklecentre.co.uk for more details. 5 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 6 SPRING 2021 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SPRING 2021 BLOCKBUSTER FILM: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN PRESENTS: ROCKS FRIDA KAHLO “What a wonderful, heart-breaking, life- Frida Kahlo was a prolific self-portraitist affirming gem of a movie this is.” The who used the canvas as a mirror through Guardian, September 2020. all stages of her vivid, turbulent and, at Sixteen-year-old Nigerian British girl, Shola, and her little brother times, tragic life. Guided by the artist’s Emmanuel live on an East London estate with little money. When own words, this personal and intimate film their mother abandons them and Social Services are alerted, Shola offers privileged and detailed access to her is forced to take Emmanuel on the run, relying on the refuge of work, shining a light on the artistic talent her friends to keep them from being separated. Through the act of so often overlooked. simply listening to a story and committing to selling it through the Directed by Ali Ray. right voices, the film-makers have made a piece that outshines the There will be a Q & A with the film’s producer Phil Grabsky after the show. work of its more polished, prestigious peers by light years. Cert. 12a Friday 8th January | 7.30pm | £6 Tuesday 12th January | 7.30pm | £12 BRIGHTON BRIGHTON BEACH BOYS ROPETACKLE FILM CLUB PRESENTS: BEACH BOYS PRESENT: BOWIE - GOLDEN TAMPOPO PLAY BOWIE Into Tampopo’s ramen bar trundles YEARS trucker Goro who offers to make her the It’s been five years since David Bowie left our finest noodle chef in Tokyo. This involves GOLDEN YEARS earthly realm, so to celebrate his life and his a Seven Samurai gathering of talents, wonderful songs, the Brighton Beach Boys return to Ropetackle military regimentation and industrial espionage. with their show, Bowie: Golden Years. This musical celebration Onto this loose structure, director Juzo Itami grafts a plethora of includes many of the great songs that Bowie left behind. The band comic vignettes whose sole link is their focus on food. have selected their own personal favourites, including Space Oddity, Heroes, Lazarus, Rebel Rebel, Starman, Ziggy Stardust, Cert. 15 / 114 mins / Japan / 1985 Kooks and many more… Open to Film Club members and their guest (£6) only Saturday 9th January | 7.30pm | £16 Thursday 14th January | 7.30pm 7 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 8 SPRING 2021 ropetacklecentre.co.uk ROPETACKLE 2021 SHORT STORIES, TALL TALES PRESENTS: Patrons and Friends Scheme THE BIG TOP Interactive storytelling for babies, THANK YOU toddlers and their parents/carers ...please spread the word Come and meet Bertie, the little boy As with most arts venues, Ropetackle needs additional funding to maintain with a big imagination. On one stormy, the building and offer the range of events and activities that we provide. rainy day Bertie is bored at home and from his very own bedroom Over the last year, many people have joined the scheme - keeping he takes us all to an imaginative, colourful, circus show where Ropetackle’s doors open and enabling us to book the amazing artists anything is possible. Explore Bertie’s story through drama and featured in this programme. role-play as Hannah Summer expertly leads with interactive and Becoming a valued Patron or Friend also attracts the following benefits: creative storytelling to enthral your little ones. An original tale, written and told by Hannah. Illustrations by Miranda Summers. HOW IT WORKS Friday 15th January | 11.30am & 1.30pm | £9 adult/child pair, £5 Gold Patrons Silver Patrons Friends For £42 a month, or For £10 a month, or an For £2 a month, or an additional child, £4 additional adult. an annual donation of annual donation of £100 annual donation of £20 £500 or more, you can: or more, you can: or more, you can enjoy Beat the queues and Beat the queues and priority booking for STEVIE WATTS ORGAN TRIO, FEAT.