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It is hard to contemplate winter as I write amidst a tropical Somerset summer but as the first Strictly Come Dancing contestants are announced, you know the count-down to Christmas has begun. As has ours: preparations for our main house production of The Railway Children steam along with The Snow Dragon and Christmas Tales with Granddad creating a perfect mix of seasonal treats.

Beforehand there is a fantastic autumn line-up in store including one of my all-time favourite choreographers, Russell Maliphant. You can also spend an evening with Lesley Garrett, who I had the pleasure of working with at the Royal Opera House, many years ago.

There will be plenty of laughs with Jack Dee, Mark Watson, Boycie and award-winning author Gill Sims. The music of legends Carole King, Buddy Holly, Blondie and Phil Collins will lift your spirits, alongside our much-loved local celebrities Cleverly Everly and Clare Teal. Expect exemplary performances from the European Union Chamber Orchestra and Ballet Cymru’s dancers in Romeo a Juliet. There are numerous live broadcasts to sample, such as NT Live: One Man Two Guvnors, 42nd Street, ROH Live: Don Giovanni, Emma Rice’s production Wise Children, Billy Connolly and Margaret Atwood in conversation. Kids will love the West End’s production of The Tiger who Came to Tea, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and I Believe in Unicorns.

As the nights close in, come in from the cold and receive a warm welcome at The Brewhouse as we have plenty to keep you entertained this season. Vanessa Lefrancois, Chief Executive

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Performances and Event Cinema 4-21 Christmas 2019: The Railway Children and more 22-24 Cinema 15 Activities 21 Exhibitions 26 Gift Vouchers 26 Community Groups & External Promoters 27 Social Media Information 27 Membership/Volunteering 29 Next Season highlights 30 Seating plan 30 Useful Information 31 Donation Information 31

3 SEPTEMBER

TALON - THE BEST OF EAGLES WHY MUMMY DOESN’T GIVE A WED 4 & THU 5 SEP **** - AN EVENING WITH GILL SIMS One of the most successful theatre touring (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) shows in the UK - back by popular demand. FRI 6 SEP This world class seven-piece band’s ‘Greatest Hits Tour 2019’ features the Eagles’ timeless Join Gill Sims, best-selling author of “Why Mummy back catalogue including Hotel California, Take It Drinks”, “Why Mummy Swears” and “Why Easy, One Of These Nights, Take It To The Limit, Mummy Doesn’t Give A…” as she is interviewed Desperado, Lyin’ Eyes, Life In The Fast Lane and about her blog, books, character and much more! many more She’ll also be giving readings from her books and taking questions from the audience. Books available for purchase/autographing. Please note: latecomers not admitted. 7.30PM | £25 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7.30PM | £16 | TALK | 16+

MARGARET ATWOOD: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR: LIVE IN CINEMAS FROM SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE TUE 10 SEP WED 11 SEP Broadcast from the National Theatre, treat yourself Shakespeare’s only comedy set in England, with to an evening of Margaret Atwood sharing her double-meanings and disguises all around as Sir insights into her long and distinguished career, John Falstaff sets about improving his financial starting with her highly anticipated new novel – situation by wooing the ‘Merry Wives’ Mistress The Testaments (34 years after The Handmaid’s Page and Mistress Ford. The broadcast of this new Tale). Includes exclusive readings by high-profile production also features insightful interviews and actors, as well as filmed documentary content exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. Note: Not a from throughout Atwood’s life. live broadcast.

7.30PM | £18 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A 7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A

4 SEPTEMBER

NT LIVE: FLEABAG JACK DEE: OFF THE TELLY THU 12 SEP (SOLD OUT - WAITING LIST See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman AVAILABLE) show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, SAT 14 SEP broadcast live to cinemas from London’s West End. Written and performed by Phoebe Waller- Star of TV sitcoms Bad Move, Lead Balloon and Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Josh, Jack Dee’s other credits include presenting Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of Jack Dee’s Helpdesk, The Jack Dee Show, Jack Dee’s woman living her sort of life. Saturday Night, Jack Dee’s Happy Hour and Jack Dee Live at the Apollo. “I’ve probably appeared in every TV show with my name in the title”

7.30PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 15 8PM | £22 | COMEDY | 14+

BOOTLEG BLONDIE FRI 13 SEP Bootleg Blondie is the official Debbie Harry & Blondie tribute band - the only one to have played at the legendary CBGBs in New York City (where the original band first kicked off their career). They’re also the only Blondie tribute to have had an original member join them on stage - drummer Clem Burke joined the band playing full shows on their major UK tour at the start of 2019. He said afterwards that watching and playing with Bootleg Blondie was very emotional. Lead vocalist Debbie Harris not only has the looks of the original Blondie bombshell, but the voice and attitude too. Like her heroine she is typically outrageous on stage and has been known to wear dustbin liners, thigh length boots and t-shirts with more holes than t-shirt!

8PM | £17 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

5 SEPTEMBER

THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY TUE 24 SEP Direct from a sold-out world tour with standing ovations at every performance, The Simon & Garfunkel Story is a critically acclaimed concert style theatre show about two young boys from Queens, New York who went on to become the world’s most successful music duo of all time.

Using huge projection photos and original film footage that set the songs in their historical context. As well as pictures of the real Simon and Garfunkel, 1960s New York is conveyed in images of landscape wastes, civil rights protest and rain- washed tenements.

This 50th Anniversary Celebration features Adam Dickinson as Paul Simon and Kingsley Judd as Art Garfunkel, plus a full live band performing all the hits including ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’, ‘The Sound of Silence’, ‘The Boxer’, ‘Scarborough Fair’, plus some of their lesser-known songs that helped them become global stars.

7:30PM | £21/£23 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

THE KING OF POP STARRING NAVI NT LIVE: ONE MAN, SAT 21 SEP TWO GUVNORS (ENCORE) The only tribute artist ever to be chosen by THU 26 SEP Michael Jackson himself, Navi was hired as Based on the classic Italian comedy The Michael’s official body double. This incredible Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni, production features all the classics performed by this new English version by prizewinning Navi and his band, dancers and special effects in playwright Richard Bean, (songs and music by a show suitable for the whole family. Grant Olding), features a Tony-Award winning performance by James Corden. Sex, food and money are high on the agenda. Originally broadcast in 2011.

7.30PM | £23 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A

6 SEPTEMBER

THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA FRI 27 - SUN 29 SEP The Tiger Who Came to Tea takes to our stage in this truly magical Olivier Award nominated production adapted and directed by David Wood, based on the book by Judith Kerr.

A little girl named Sophie is having tea with her mother in their kitchen. Then there’s a knock on the front door - it’s the tiger with a very polite inquiry: “Excuse me, but I’m very hungry. Do you think I could have tea with you?”

But the tiger drinks all the tea and eats all the food in the house! Keep an eye out for some sleight-of- paw tricks as the tiger secretly snaffles the plates loaded with goodies, leaving everyone else wondering where all the food has gone.

Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-along songs and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem… expect to be surprised!

TIMES VARY | £14 / £50 FAMILY / GROUPS 10+ £9.50 PP | FAMILY | 3+

7 OCTOBER

JOHN ROBINS: HOT SHAME TUE 1 OCT Vibe-Chasers and Shame-Well Divers delight! Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, radio star and author John Robins returns with a hilarious new show. “Following my commercial digital indie radio quest to rid the UK of shame, I have decided to climb the rope out of John’s Shame Well to travel the country with stories of “Hot Shame”. Conveniently I already had a 44-date pub crawl in the diary, and my agents suggested I combine it with shows at regional arts centres and theatres. After some long, and, at times, quite heated discussions about remuneration, I agreed.”

7.30PM | £18.50 | COMEDY | 16+

SILENT LINES THU 3 OCT The multiple award-winning Russell Maliphant Company was established in 1996 as the framework for Maliphant to initiate productions and to work with his own ensemble of dancers. Silent Lines is the latest production to draw on Maliphant’s studies and explorations in dance and anatomy using a unique mix of movement, projection, and lighting.

Silent Lines celebrates the range of poetic possibilities in movement, drawing on methodologies from internal and external movement disciplines, psyche and soma, and explores the visually rich and resonant connections between the microcosm and the macrocosm.

7.30PM | £13/£18 | CONTEMPORARY DANCE ALL AGES

8 OCTOBER

THUNDER - UNPLUGGED AND TWIST & SHOUT UNSCRIPTED (SOLD OUT - SAT 5 OCT WAITING LIST AVAILABLE) The Ultimate 60’s show! All-star West End cast FRI 4 OCT deliver a musical powerhouse of a show, from Get up-close-and-personal with Thunder Brit Pop to Flower Power and Free Love. Sing founding members singer Danny Bowes and and dance along to the music of The Beatles, guitarist Luke Morley as they celebrate their Hermans Hermits., Gerry & The Pacemakers, The 30th anniversary. Host Mick Wall will encourage Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Manfred Mann, Dusty Danny and Luke to share their highs and Springfield, Lulu, Sandy Shaw and many more… lows, punctuated with acoustic versions of fan favourites. VIP tickets also available.

7.30PM | £26/£51 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7.30PM | £22 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

ROH LIVE: DON GIOVANNI WISE CHILDREN TUE 8 OCT THU 10 OCT Kasper Holten’s visually striking production Award-winning director Emma Rice brings her accentuates the beauty and invention of Mozart’s unique, exuberantly impish vision to Angela dazzling tragicomedy. The impulsive, charismatic Carter’s last novel in this brand-new theatre Don Giovanni is a serial seducer, but when he production filmed for the cinema at the York commits murder, he unleashes a dark power Theatre Royal. Performed by a talented ensemble beyond his control... Perfectly situated between cast, this entertaining, all-singing and dancing tragedy and comedy, this potent drama combines show is a big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy and glorious music with an endlessly fascinating heartbreak. central character. Multi-buy offer: buy 5 or more tickets for £16.50 6.45PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50 7PM | £11/£13.50 | EVENT CINEMA | 15 EVENT CINEMA | 12A

9 OCTOBER

AND FINALLY…PHIL COLLINS MARK WATSON: THE FRI 11 OCT INFINITE SHOW Credited as the UK’s Top Phil Collins Tribute, (LIMITED AVAILABILITY) singer Chris O’Connell brings the charisma SAT 12 OCT and characteristics of Genesis frontman who Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on ‘Taskmaster’, sold 150 million albums in his solo career. Two half-killed on ‘Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island’, Mark hours of high energy classics including ‘In The Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors. Air Tonight’, ‘Another Day In Paradise’ and Inspired by the alarming state of the world, and ‘Sussudio’, plus a sprinkling of Genesis hits for a genuine desire to do something about it, Mark good measure. offers some suggestions, with his usual notoriously high joke- and-rant-per-minute rate.

7.30PM | £20.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 8PM | £20 | COMEDY | 14+

ONLY FOOLS AND BOYCIE SUN 13 OCT Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation’s greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1’s Only Fools and Horses. In this one-off show the national treasure will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career.

Having worked with some of the biggest names in show business, he’ll be spilling the beans about Only Fools and Horses co-stars like Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst and friends and fellow performers like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oliver Reed and George Best. He’ll also recall tales from his time in Dr Who, Coronation Street and other TV classics.

John is always happy to meet fans after the show to sign autographs and pose for pictures, while signing copies of his autobiography, Being Boycie, and novel, Reggie: A Stag At Bay.

7.30PM | £19 | TALK | ALL AGES

10 OCTOBER

BILLY CONNOLLY: THE SEX LIFE CAROLE - THE MUSIC OF OF BANDAGES (ENCORE) CAROLE KING TUE 15 OCT WED 16 OCT One of the UK’s most influential comedians of Featuring a cast of the UK’s finest musicians, all time, Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with singers and dancers, this show will take you this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour. on an incredible journey from New York to Recorded in 2015, during the Australian leg, this LA through the music of Carole King and how whip smart routine is a riotous journey filled she defined the era of the singer / songwriter with outrageous tales and blistering observations movement in the ‘60s and ‘70s. of everyday absurdities, plus a deeply personal interview filmed exclusively for cinema.

7.30PM | £15 | EVENT CINEMA | 18 7.30PM | £24.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR ROYAL BALLET ENCORE: TUE 15 & WED 16 OCT MAYERLING This timeless classic has made its way off the page and onto the stage. Grab the best dates before they flutter away!

The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers since it was first published in 1969 selling more than 43 million copies worldwide. Eric’s well- known books captivated readers with his iconic colourful hand-painted tissue paper collage illustrations and distinctively simple stories, introducing generations of children to a bigger, brighter world – and to their first experience of reading itself.

Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically acclaimed production of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar Show‘ features a menagerie of 75 lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric Carle stories, The Artist Who Painted a Blue Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly and of course, the star of the show – The Very Hungry Caterpillar. TIMES VARY | £12/ £10 GROUPS 10+ FAMILY | 3+

11 OCTOBER

EUROPEAN UNION CHAMBER ORCHESTRA THU 17 OCT This world class orchestra, featuring rising star Toby White, has captivated audiences across the globe for almost 40 years and we’re delighted to have them join us this autumn at The Brewhouse. Cellist Toby White made his BBC Radio 3 debut in 2016 and has performed with the Chilingirian Quartet, the Mendelssohn Octet and as a soloist with the St Cecilia Orchestra. In January 2019 he was selected as a “Debut” artist for the prestigious Tillett Trust.

Director: Hans-Peter Hofmann.

Programme: GRIEG – Holberg Suite, HAYDN – Cello Concerto No.1 in C DVORAK – Serenade for Strings Op.22

7.30PM | £16/£22 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

NT LIVE: A MIDSUMMER CIRCUS OF HORRORS - NIGHT’S DREAM 25 YEAR TOUR FRI 18 OCT SUN 20 OCT ‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ A high-octane Rock Show combined with bizarre, Filmed at the Bridge Theatre in London, and dare devil circus acts, such as sword swallowers, directed by Nicholas Hytner, the cast features hairculian women swinging around the auditorium Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver by their hair, whirlwind acrobats, flaming limbo, Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), sensational aerialists, knife throwing, cross and David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed long bow wielding Bond-like Divas, twisted Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) as contortion and lots, lots more. Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom.

7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A 7.30PM | £21/£23 | CIRCUS | 16+

12 OCTOBER

MACBETH MON 21 OCT In the City, success is all and ruthless ambition is rewarded. The only problem is, how do you control it before it consumes you and your family? This is London, October 1987, Black Monday. This is a tale of greed, betrayal and murder. This is Macbeth. Award-winning theatre company Proteus present a highly physical re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a corporate thriller which explores race, class and identity. This new production features movement from George Mann of Theatre Ad Infinitum set to a soundtrack of 80s hits and new classics. A Q&A led by the company will follow the performance.

7PM | £11/£18 | DRAMA | 12+

BARNFEST WED 23 & THU 24 OCT BARNfest is a small-scale festival showcasing theatre made in Somerset and the South West. Jump in a taxi and join us for two days of fabulous work from companies including Pip Utton, Wassail Theatre, Sarah Mooney, Pirates of the Carabina, Viv Gordon and Jamie Wood. As well as performances from emerging individuals and companies such as Atomic Rhubarb and Jordan Cottle, the event will include open rehearsals, work-in-progress, workshops and pitches. Various performance times, see website for full details.

Produced by Take Art and The Brewhouse, with support from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.

TIMES VARY | DAY PASS £8/£11 FESTIVAL PASS £11/£17 | DRAMA | AGES VARY

13 OCTOBER

MATT CHORLEY: THIS. IS. NOT. ROH LIVE: DON PASQUALE NORMAL. THU 24 OCT TUE 22 OCT Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the Most days Taunton-boy Matt Chorley can be cast for this new production of Donizetti’s found stalking Westminster’s corridors of power witty comedy of domestic drama across two trying to find someone – anyone! – who can generations, which has delighted audiences with give him a clue as to what is going on and as he the sparkle of its music and the virtuoso skill of mentions almost every day, the situation we find its performers. Damiano Michieletto’s exhilarating ourselves in Is. Not. Norm production shows how contemporary the characters and the story remain. Multi-buy offer: buy 5 or more tickets for £16.50

7.30PM | £21 | COMEDY | 12+ 7.30PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50 EVENT CINEMA | 12A

BARBARA DICKSON & RAB NOAKES FRI 25 OCT Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes have been friends since they were teenagers, singing and playing in venues around Scotland. As separate acts they often found themselves performing alongside each other, creating a lifetime bond of friendship over 40 years. The pair share common ground in their respect for artists such as Dylan, Beatles and the Everly Brothers which, when mixed with their experiences of the folk revival of the 1960s and beyond, create a stage show they are keen to share – and are delighted to be ‘going on the road’ together.

7.30PM | £28.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

14 OCTOBER

CLEVERLY EVERLY FOCUS SAT 26 OCT MON 28 OCT Popular Somerset brothers Clinton and Stan Best known for their hits “Hocus Pocus”, “House Rogers re-create the immortal sounds of the of The King” and “Sylvia”, Focus are the most Everly Brothers, capturing the magic of the successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop- sixties, with classics such as “Bye Bye Love”, rock exports. Fronted by founding member Thijs “Wake up little Susie” and “All I have to do is Van Leer, the iconic Dutch music masters are Dream”. Also featuring the music of “guest” back with their tenth album, guaranteed to please artists including Buddy Holly, Dusty Springfield their legions of fans! and The Shadows.

7.30PM | £16 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7.30PM | £22.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

live screenings retro classics foreign language family favourites

live screenings retro classics foreign language family favourites

15 OCTOBER

ROMEO A JULIET TUE 29 & WED 30 OCT Critics’ Circle Award winning company, Ballet Cymru, present an extraordinary adaptation of Shakespeare’s masterpiece “Romeo and Juliet”. Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Exquisite costumes and extraordinary video projections create a world of danger and excitement where two young lovers are caught in an age old feud. “Romeo a Juliet” is a dynamic and unique collaboration between 3 of Wales’ outstanding arts organisations, Ballet Cymru, Coreo Cymru (Creative Producer for Dance in Wales) and The Riverfront in Newport, and features costumes by Georg Meyer-Wiel who has created costumes for some of the world’s leading companies, including Rambert Dance Company.

7.30PM | £17 / £22 / GROUPS OF 10 £17 PP | BALLET | ALL AGES

16 OCTOBER HALF-TERM

BALLET CYMRU ROMEO A JULIET TYCA FESTIVAL DANCE WORKSHOP SAT 2 NOV MON 28 OCT The Brewhouse are pleased to be offering an A creative workshop for young people (8-12) exciting programme of free creative youth with the professional dancers of Ballet activities as part of the Tyca Festival. A chance Cymru, designed to be fun, informative and for you to try something new, work with give participants a deeper understanding of fantastic creative professionals and feel inspired. the Company, its dancers and its repertoire. Workshops are free but require booking in The workshop combines dance, talks and advance. demonstrations, including teaching of a piece of adapted repertoire. Free to attend for performance ticket holders. 10.30AM | £17 | WORKSHOP | 8-12 YEARS TIMES VARY | FREE | WORKSHOP AGES VARY

I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS FRI 1 NOV Based on Michael Morpurgo’s beautiful novel, this visually stunning and powerfully engaging performance with live music and puppetry tells the story of Tomas, a boy who discovers a love of books when he meets the Unicorn Lady, who reels him in with her irresistible magic tales. But Tomas’s family and his beloved library are soon in danger. Like a Russian doll, the play contains many stories within it, including the story of Noah’s Ark and Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl.

2PM | £12 | FAMILY | 6-12 YEARS

17 NOVEMBER

EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: ROYAL BALLET ENCORE: LEONARDO’S FULL STORY CONCERTO/ ENIGMA VARIATIONS / FRI 1 NOV RAYMONDA ACT III Marking Leonardo da Vinci’s 500th birthday, SUN 10 NOV this film will be presenting all of Leonardo’s From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the paintings in HD on the big screen for the works of Marius Petipa, to the home-grown first time. Directed by Phil Grabsky, filmed choreographers who put British ballet on the on locations around Italy, France, USA, world stage, this mixed programme highlights the England, Scotland, Poland and Russia, with versatility of the Company. From classical Russian commentary by the world’s leading experts. to quintessentially British ballet, via the fusion of the classical technique into contemporary dance. Please note: this is not a live broadcast. 7.30PM | £12/£14 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A 2PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50 EVENT CINEMA | 12A

42ND STREET - THE MUSICAL ED GAMBLE: BLIZZARD SUN 10 & WED 13 NOV TUE 12 NOV 42nd Street is the song and dance, American We’re delighted to have Ed Gamble back in dream fable of Broadway, featuring the West Taunton as he extends his national sell-out tour End’s biggest cast at the Theatre Royal Drury into the autumn. Stand-up comedian, writer Lane. Featuring the iconic songs 42nd Street, and actor Ed has been appearing on most We’re In The Money, Lullaby Of Broadway, TV channels currently transmitting, as well as Shuffle Off To Buffalo, Dames and I Only Have a short film he can’t remember the name of Eyes For You, this is a musical unlike any other. where he killed a man from The Bill with Delayed cinema broadcast. a spade.

TIMES VARY | £11/£14.50 | EVENT CINEMA 8PM | £16 | COMEDY | 14+ 12A

18 NOVEMBER

BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS CLARE TEAL AND HER TRIO FRI 15 NOV SAT 16 NOV “Buddy Brilliant!” This breath-taking show In a brand new show for 2019, award winning has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal from Tonga to Taunton – guaranteed to have demonstrates how her concerts with her Trio everyone singing and dancing in the aisles. The evolve constantly. This new show promises a hits keep on coming – That’ll Be The Day, Peggy rich jazz infused repertoire, eclectic song list Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, from the Great American and British Song Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much, much books, interspersed with Clare’s warm and more. witty storytelling.

7.30PM | £19/£21 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7.30PM | £24 | MUSIC | ALL AGES

COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: IS NT LIVE ENCORE: HANSARD THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? THU 21 NOV WED 20 NOV Hansard; noun: The official report of all As well as being the all-round entertainer we parliamentary debates. See two-time Olivier all know and love from the telly, Count Arthur Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman, Strong is also a lifelong fan of astronomy, since About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the having been given a microscope, or whatever it Van, The Queen) in this witty and devastating is they use, for Christmas when he was a small portrait of the governing class, directed by precocious baby - the first word he spoke was Simon Godwin, written by Simon Wood. Not a supposedly ‘Uranus’. live stream but filmed in front of a live audience.

8PM | £23.50 | COMEDY | ALL AGES 7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 15

19 NOVEMBER

AN AUDIENCE WITH LESLEY GARRETT FRI 22 NOV Join Britain’s most popular soprano for a delightful evening of song, reminiscences and chat. Lesley’s behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes provide a unique insight into her life on the stage as she talks with, and is accompanied on the piano by Anna Tilbrook (herself a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and festivals).

Lesley recently returned to English National Opera for the world premiere production of Nico Muhly’s Marnie. Last spring she appeared with WNO in another world premiere, creating the role of Emcee in Rhonda Rips It Up!, based on the life of suffragette Margaret Haig Thomas (Lady Rhondda) and the autumn saw Lesley make her acting debut in a revised version of Patrick Barlow’s play, The Messiah.

Joining Lesley on stage is Anna Tilbrook, one of Britain’s most exciting pianists. Making her debut at Wigmore Hall in 1999 she has since become a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and festivals, as well as coaching regularly for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.

Presented in Association with Clive Conway Productions Ltd

Please note latecomers will not be admitted.

7.30PM | £26 | TALK/MUSIC | ALL AGES

20 NOVEMBER

SEVEN DRUNKEN NIGHTS SAT 23 NOV Following its smash hit debut tour (including two sell out performances at The Brewhouse in 2018), Seven Drunken Nights – The Story of The Dubliners returns with an even bigger production, including two performances in one day. Direct from the West End, the show brings to life the music of Ireland’s favourite sons ‘The Dubliners’, spanning their 50-year career. You’ll be singing and clapping along to classics such as The Wild Rover, The Black Velvet Band, The Irish Rover, Molly Malone, Finnegan’s Wake, McAlpines Fusileers, Raglan Road and of course The Seven Drunken Nights - a guaranteed evening of music, humour and ‘craic’.

TIMES VARY | £24.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES TAKE PART pick up a copy of our new TAKE PART programme, filled with workshops & activities for all ages

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AChristmas Musical  REMOTE GOAT “The Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton’s Christmas show will keep you spellbound from start to finish” SOMERSET GAZETTE

“Super standout show, with excellent performances and imaginative staging” MUDDY STILETTOS Reviews from our 2018 Christmas Production The Wizard of Oz

It’s Christmas Eve in the Waterbury’s London home, when a stranger knocks at the door and interrupts a party of jovial guests. Christmas festivities are brought to an abrupt end as Mr Westbury is whisked away, on suspicion of spying. To protect her children from the ensuing gossip and slander, Mrs Westbury up-sticks and moves her family to the country. When the children – Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis - discover a railway line and befriend affable Station Master - Mr Perks - a series of adventures unravel which eventually reunite them with their wrongfully accused father.

This heart-warming Christmas Musical, based on Edith Nesbit’s well-loved novel, The Railway Children, is packed with action that steams along to a vibrant live-musical score. The show’s talented cast includes actors from previous Brewhouse productions: Hannah Morrison (The Wizard of Oz) and Phil Sealey (A Christmas Carol). Join us for this entertaining Christmas treat which will enchant audiences of all ages and remind us all of the importance of love, joy and family this Christmas.

Recommended for ages 5+

CHRISTMAS FUN FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES

For related Christmas workshops, exhibitions and events at The Brewhouse and at West Somerset Railway for schools and families please check our website: www.thebrewhouse.net

The Railway Children is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. a Concord Theatricals Company. 22 DECEMBER PERFORMANCES TICKET PRICES AND ACCESSIBILITY

Tue 10 7pm Preview Previews & Relaxed All seats Adult £18.50 Child £15.00 Thu 12 7pm Preview Fri 13 7pm * Standard * Band A Adult £24.00 Child £17.00 Sat 14 2pm 7pm * Band B Adult £21.50 Sun 15 11am * 4pm Child £16.00 Band C Adult £18.50 Thu 19 7pm * Child £15.00 Fri 20 7pm * Peak Band A Adult £26.00 Sat 21 2pm 7pm Child £20.00 Sun 22 11am * 4pm Band B Adult £23.50 Child £18.00 Tue 24 11am 4pm Band C Adult £21.50 Child £16.00 Thu 26 4pm Fri 27 2pm 7pm Sat 28 2pm 7pm GROUP BOOKING DISCOUNTS Sun 29 11am * 4pm Purchase 10 or more tickets in one transaction and receive 10% off the total purchase price. Mon 30 11am 4pm * Relaxed ACCESSIBILITY The performance on Mon 30 Dec is a relaxed performance. A British Sign Language interpreter Schools performances 9, 10, 12, 16 & 17 will be signing from the front of the stage. Please Dec at 10.30am contact our box office to discuss any access needs for any of our Christmas performances.

THE RAILWAY CHILDREN CAST MEMBERS

Hannah Morrison Phil Sealey Kathryn Shenton Glyn Dilley

David Martin Celia Cruwys-Finnigan Adam Dawson Robert Dearn 23 DECEMBER

CHRISTMAS TALES WITH GRANDDAD TUE 10 TO SUN 15 DEC Join us this Christmas for a feast of festive stories with Granddad. You’ll find all sorts of festive fun in these tall tales including a special pair of Christmas pants, the mystery of the snowfake necklace and the mischievous shenanigans of the Tomten – a feisty Gnome, who loves the chance to swap gossip with woodland creatures, and who might just be the reason Granddad can’t find his favourite tree decoration!

Recreating the mood of the fireside in our cosy Studio Theatre, Granddad welcomes imaginative input from audience members as he weaves his own brand of heart-warming storytelling and festive cheer. “The puppetry was excellent, and the variety of characters and puppets was really great fun and enjoyed by audiences. The production values really worked well. It was a great Christmas offer that will help us to build success over the years to come.”

TIMES VARY | NURSERY/SCHOOL GROUPS £7 PP / GROUPS 10+ £7.50 PP / £9.50 FAMILY | 3+

24 DECEMBER & JANUARY

ROYAL BALLET DELAYED LIVE: ROYAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER COPPÉLIA (RECORDED 2016) WED 11 DEC TUE 17 DEC Recorded at The Royal Opera House in front of This is the production par excellence of a live audience, Ninette de Valois’ interpretation an all-time ballet favourite. Tchaikovsky’s of this classic tale of love, mischief and glittering score, the gorgeous festive stage mechanical dolls is a charming and funny addition designs, and The Royal Ballet’s captivating to the Company’s repertoire. The intricate dancing (including an exquisite pas de choreography is set to Delibes’ delightful score deux between the Sugar Plum Fairy and and shows off the technical precision and her Prince), make this Nutcracker the comedic timing of the whole Company. Please quintessential Christmas experience. Please note: this is not a live broadcast. Multi-buy offer: note: this is not a live broadcast. Multi-buy buy 5 or more tickets for £16.50. offer: buy 5 or more tickets for £16.50.

7.15PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50 7.15PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50 EVENT CINEMA | 12A EVENT CINEMA | U

THE SNOW DRAGON SAT 4 & SUN 5 JAN The night of the Snow Dragon approaches… Billy has everything a young goat could need – and more besides. On New Year’s Eve, Billy is looking forward to the annual visit of the legendary Snow Dragon, who will bring him even more goodies… But when Billy bumps into some hungry wolves in the forest, New Year’s Day seems a long way off. How will Billy escape? And has he been naughty or nice? Toe-tapping songs and lots of laughs for everyone aged 3 and up, from the company that brought you ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘The Snail and the Whale’.

TIMES VARY | £11 | FAMILY | 3+

25 EXHIBTIONS

REFLECT: 25 YEARS OF PEDESTRIAN SOMERSET ART WEEKS 11 OCT TO 30 NOV 7 SEPT TO 7 OCT This exhibition is part of Nikki Taylor and REFLECT is a group exhibition celebrating Fiona Bradford’s Urban Outings Project. the silver anniversary of Somerset Art Weeks, Beginning in February 2017, this collaborative with work by SAW Members past and present. research project between artists Nikki and On show will be a variety of media with Fiona evolved from the act of walking “without accompanying stories and portraits, exploring purpose” - encouraging curiosity, disclosure and each artist’s connections to Art Weeks and how observations through, and along, the edges of this helped shape their practice. ‘the urban’.

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26 COMMUNITY GROUPS & EXTERNAL PROMOTERS

TAUNTON THESPIANS PRESENT: WHEN WE ARE MARRIED TUE 5 TO SAT 9 NOV Priestley’s classic matrimonial comedy is a hearty tale of marital mishap and scandal, starting with three couples who are gathering to celebrate their silver weddings. Twenty five years ago, the Helliwells, the Parkers and the Soppitts were married on the same day by the same parson. But when these pillars of society discover that the parson was not authorised to marry them, they realise that they have been “living in sin” for twenty-five years. Then as you might expect, social embarrassment and pandemonium break out. *This amateur production of “When We Are Married” is presented by special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.

TIMES VARY | £5/£10/£15 | DRAMA | ALL AGES

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