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Coventry & Warwickshire Cover November 2018 .qxp_Coventry & Warwickshire Cover 22/10/2018 12:06 Page 1 VAMOS THEATRE BRING Your FREE essential entertainment guide for the Midlands FINDING JOY TO STRATFORD COVENTRY & WARWICKSHIRE WHAT’S ON NOVEMBER 2018 2018 NOVEMBER ON WHAT’S WARWICKSHIRE & COVENTRY Coventry & Warwickshire ISSUE 395 NOVEMBER 2018 ’ WhatFILM I COMEDY I THEATRE I GIGS I VISUAL ARTS I EVENTSs I FOOD On warwickshirewhatson.co.uk inside: PART OF WHAT’S ON MEDIA GROUP GROUP MEDIA ON WHAT’S OF PART Yourthe 16-pagelist week by week listings guide EVELYN GLENNIE on composing for the RSC interview inside... TWITTER: @WHATSONWARWICKS TWITTER: @WHATSONWARWICKS KAMALA DEVAM stop off in the Midlands as part of their first ever UK tour... FACEBOOK: @WHATSONWARWICKSHIRE MICHEL ROUX JR celebrity chef at the BBC Good Food Show WARWICKSHIREWHATSON.CO.UK (IFC) Warwickshire.qxp_Layout 1 22/10/2018 09:15 Page 1 Contents November Warwicks/Worcs.qxp_Layout 1 22/10/2018 18:35 Page 2 November 2018 Contents I’ll be Damned - punk rock legends bring Evil Spirits to Coventry’s Empire - page 15 Evelyn Glennie Hal Cruttenden Michel Roux Jr the list talks about composing for the brings new show Chubster to joins the celebrity chef line-up Your 16-page RSC’s Troilus And Cressida Bromsgrove’s Artrix at the BBC Good Food Show week-by-week listings guide page 8 page 21 page 49 page 51 inside: 4. First Word 11. Food 15. Music 20. Comedy 22. Theatre 39. Film 45. Visual Arts 47. 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We endorse the recycling of our magazine and would encourage you to pass it on to others to read when you have finished with it. All works appearing in this publication are copyright. It is to be assumed that the copyright for material rests with the magazine unless otherwise stated. No part of this publication may be reproduced, or stored in an electronic system, transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopied, recording or otherwise, without the prior knowledge and consent of the publishers. First Word Warwickshire November.qxp_Layout 1 22/10/2018 15:59 Page 1 Entertainment news from around the region Operatic treatment for Tolstoy’s classic Welsh National Opera (WNO) make a welcome return to Birmingham Hippodrome this month to present their autumn season. Highlight of the company’s line-up of shows is David Pountney’s War And Peace (pictured), a new pro- duction which WNO promise will be as ambitious and epic in scale as Tolstoy’s famous novel itself. Also featuring on the autumn pro- gramme are two timeless classics - Verdi’s La traviata and Rossini’s retelling of Cinderella, La Ceneren- tola... WNO perform at the Hippo- drome from Wednesday 14 to Saturday 17 November. For more in- formation, visit wno.org.uk New lease of life for lic and the United Kingdom on the occasion Demon Barbers invite of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Stratford arts venue Czechoslovakia’. audiences to The Lock-In An arts centre in Stratford-upon-Avon has Over the years, Richard has invited numerous A leading folk and hip-hop dance company been given a new lease of life as a family- Czech musicians to perform in festivals and and an award-winning folk band are teaming focused venue. concert series that he’s directed. The Leam- up to present a Christmas show at The Core Stratford ArtsHouse has been renamed Strat- ington Music season 2018/19 includes a per- theatre next month. ford Play House and reopened for business formance by the Czech Republic’s Martin Breaking Tradition and the Demon Barbers last month. The 455-seat venue is run by tour- String Quartet, taking place at the town’sů will perform The Lock-In ‘Christmas Carol’ at ing theatre company Proon Productions, who Royal Pump Rooms on 30 November. the Solihull venue on Tuesday 4 December. will be placing an emphasis on staging ‘qual- Intriguingly described as ‘half gig, half dance ity alternative theatre’. show and half panto’(!), the production has The Play House’s first season of productions previously been performed to rave reviews. includes feelgood 1940s show Hits From The Blitz (8 November), Oh What A Carry On (17 November) - an affectionate celebration of 60 Matthew Bourne’s new years of one of cinema’s best-loved comedy show to visit the Midlands series - and Christmas With Steptoe And Son Matthew Bourne’s new production of Romeo (24 November), which includes a recreation And Juliet will stop off at Birmingham Hippo- of a rarely seen sketch from 1962. drome next autumn (Tuesday 10 to Saturday The venue’s Christmas show is a production Coventry to host its first 14 September). of Snow White, performed by a professional same-sex dancing comp The touring show will see the title roles being cast but with the seven dwarfs being played played by six rising stars of Bourne’s dance by local youngsters. Coventry is this month hosting a same-sex dancing competition to raise funds for a good company, New Adventures, and two new cause. dancers making their professional debuts. Prestigious award for Coventry Does Strictly LGBT+ hits the dance- floor on Saturday 3 November. Joining forces Leamington Music director to host the event are Coventry businesses Leamington Music Festival Director Richard Dancing Feet and The Yard, which are aiming Phillips has been awarded the Honorary Sil- to raise as much money as possible for ver Medal of Jan Masaryk at a ceremony at PRISM, a charity working within the Coven- the Czech Embassy. try & Warwickshire LGBT+ community to pro- The Ambassador of the Czech Republic pre- vide a free and open space for young people. sented him with a medal and a diploma ‘for Tickets for the event, which takes place at outstanding contributions to the develop- The Yard, are now on sale and can be pur- ment of relations between the Czech Repub- chased at ticketsource.co.uk 4 whatsonlive.co.uk First Word Warwickshire November.qxp_Layout 1 22/10/2018 15:59 Page 2 First Word War Horse writer to visit Warwick War Horse writer Michael Mor- purgo (pictured) visits War- wick this month to talk about his latest novel, In The Mouth Of The Wolf. The book is based on the true story of his two uncles in the Second World War - his Uncle Pieter, who was a pilot in the RAF, and his Uncle Francis, a pacifist who became a secret agent. The event takes place at Warwick Hall on Thursday 22 November and will include an opportunity to ask Michael questions about his books and career. For further informa- tion, visit bridgehousethe- atre.co.uk RSC hosts Big Backstage Weekend for theatre lovers The Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) in Stratford-upon-Avon is this month hosting an ‘unforget- table’ theatre experience which will provide participants with the opportunity to work alongside technical, design and stage management teams. The Big Backstage Weekend (Saturday 10 & Sunday 11 November) also includes behind-the-scenes access to the RSC’s technically innovative new production of Troilus And Cressida, as well as the chance to watch the show itself on the Saturday evening. For more information, visit rsc.org.uk. Malvern Youth Robert De HS2 design vision for two new stations Theatre to hold Niro’s waiting HS2 has released images for two of its Midlands stations. open auditions Fancy spending an Curzon Street station in central Birmingham will be the first brand new evening in the company intercity station built in Britain since the 19th century. Opening with Malvern Theatres Young Com- of one of the world’s most seven high-speed platforms in 2026, the station will also provide a new pany are holding open audi- legendary actors? public space in the city centre. tions for their summer 2019 If so, you’ll be interested Interchange station, meanwhile, will be a major gateway station for the production of Dylan Thomas’ to know that Hollywood region - part of a new public transport interchange serving Solihull, the Under Milk Wood. movie star Robert De Niro West Midlands, Birmingham Airport and the NEC. The auditions take place be- is visiting the Midlands The station will help deliver longer-term development and growth pro- tween 20 & 30 January. this month. Robert will be posals for the immediate surrounding area, including new homes, Applicants must be available appearing at a black-tie business spaces and jobs. for all rehearsals - starting dinner event, which will from Saturday 20 July - and also include an on-stage until the end of performances interview with the man at the Edinburgh Fringe on himself and an auction of Sunday 18 August.