What’s on at Twickenham’s exciting new venue February-May 2019

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The Exchange has now been open for a year and continues to grow. Inside this brochure you’ll find a range of comedy, music, spoken word and films to come and enjoy.

We also have two great exhibitions coming which will be displayed on our first floor. Between May and July there is a series of events to celebrate the unsung connection that The Beatles had with this area.

Please keep an eye on our website for updates and add yourself to our mailing list for regular emails. All of these initiatives and events won’t be the same without an audience, so please have a good read and book some tickets.

Stuart Hobday Creative Director, The Exchange

Box Office Opening Hours Accessibility Monday-Friday 12-5pm The Exchange is committed to making the venue Telephone: 020 8240 2399 accessible to everyone so they can enjoy the Weekends/Bank Holidays – Closed whole programme. For accessible seating advice, please call our box office on 020 8240 2399 prior The venue and box office opens one hour before to your visit so we can accommodate your needs. the scheduled start time for evening events. Wheelchair users and visually impaired customers are entitled to one complimentary ticket for a Online companion. Online bookings can be made through our website. For online bookings the ticketing How to Find Us company charge 7% of the ticket price 75 Road, Twickenham TW1 1BE with a 50p minimum charge. We are located directly opposite Twickenham train station. Unfortunately, The Exchange cannot Concessions accommodate parking for audience members Concessions are indicated where available. and there is no public parking on the Brewery We offer concessions to children under the age Wharf estate at all. of 16, adults aged 60 or over, students in full-time There are limited parking spaces near the venue education. Proof of status must be shown when for Blue Badge holders. There are public car booking or collecting tickets. parks in Twickenham within walking distance of the venue. We encourage The Exchange audience members to travel by public transport Refunds where possible. Trains to Twickenham run The Exchange regrets it is unable to refund regularly from Waterloo, Vauxhall and Clapham tickets unless the performance is postponed Junction. Bus routes 110, 267 and 281 pass or cancelled. outside the venue. 2 | Comedy Manford’s Comedy Club 1st February, 8pm | £12.50/£10 (concs)

Manford’s Comedy Club is heading back to The Exchange in Twickenham on 1st February. Join us for an hilarious evening of live comedy featuring four well-known comedians personally chosen by Jason Manford. Confirmed for this date are comedians Jenny Collier and Andrew Ryan. February 2019 events

Music Laura Veirs + Support 3rd February, 8pm | £15

A prolific songwriter for over twenty years, Laura Veirs proves the depth of her musical skill on The Lookout. Here is a batch of inimitable, churning, exquisite folk-pop songs; a concept album about the fragility of precious things.

Film Richmond Film Society Presents: Tabu 5th February, 8pm | £5/£3 (full-time students)

Portugal (2012) Illicit romance and intrigue, set in Portuguese colonial Africa, as two elderly women try to find the man that their recently deceased friend, Aurora, had a passionate affair with in her youth.

What’s on at The Exchange February-May 2019 | 3 February 2019 events 2019 February Comedy Shazia Mirza: A Work In Progress 8th February, 8pm | £14/£12 (concs)

Strap in for an hilarious and uplifting joyride into the art of survival in a world of crocodiles, cranks, solitary confinement and alpha males.

Film Twickenham Cinema Club Presents: In The Mood For Love 13th February, 7.30pm | £6/£5 (Early Bird ticket)

Just before Valentine’s Day, Twickenham Cinema Club invites you to a screening of a modern classic – and an alternative love story. Hong Kong, 1962: two neighbours in the same apartment block become aware of each other’s spouse having an affair and form their own bond.

Film/Music The Greatest Showman – Sing-A-Long 15th February, 8pm | £7/£5 (concs)

The Greatest Showman, come and sing along to the recent hit film. It’s your time to shine – have fun, sing loud and ‘come alive’ – it’s showtime!

4 | Film Richmond Film Society Presents: After The Storm 19th February, 8pm | £5/£3 (full-time students)

Japan, 2016: Ryota is an unsuccessful writer who struggles to reconnect with his young son after his divorce. Director Koreeda shows the warmth, subtlety and humour of family relationships in his typically unshowy but engaging style.

Talk February/March February/March 2019 events Helen Scales and Tim Pond: Wondrous Forms of Life 14th March, 7pm | £8/£6 (concs)

Join us for a fun evening exploring the diversity of the animal life we share our planet with, both through artistic and scientific observation. Marine biologist Dr Helen Scales will transport us beneath the waves, to meet a remarkable group of animals that are responsible for some of the most intricate and stunning shapes in the natural world. In her bestselling book, Spirals in Time, as featured on BBC Radio 4’s Book of the Week, Helen uncovers the secret lives of the animals that make sea shells.

Talk Ben Garrod: Now We Need to Redefine Man 15th March, 7.30pm | £12.50/£10 (concs)

Anthropologist Louis Leakey declared in 1963, “We must redefine ‘tool’, redefine ‘man’, or accept chimpanzees as humans”. Since then, our closest relations have been observed making weapons and engaging in both play and warfare. Evolutionary biologist Ben Garrod takes a lighthearted look at whether we need to redefine what it means to be Homo sapiens and questions whether or not humans are unique.

What’s on at The Exchange February-May 2019 | 5 Cavern Beatles present: Come Together: The Beatles’ Abbey Road 50 Years On 3rd May, 8pm | £20/£18 (concs)

It was 50 years ago today! In 1969 four lads from Liverpool recorded their final studio album, Abbey Road. Just a few months in Twickenham later, The Beatles, responsible for changing the face of popular music, would announce their official break-up. Join us at The Exchange, Twickenham as Come Together celebrates the sounds and career of the greatest band of all time, featuring Exhibition: The Beatles in such timeless hits as Here Comes The Sun, Twickenham Hey Jude, In My Life, Strawberry Fields, Penny Lane, and Yellow Submarine. 12th April-31st July Whether you remember the days of peace A Hard Day’s Night, Help!, Day Tripper, Hey and love, or were too young to enjoy this Jude, Let It Be…. Between 1964 and 1969 exciting period of musical history, you won’t many of the Fab Four’s most well-known want to miss out on this ultimate tribute to film and TV appearances were filmed in the fab four. Audiences young and old are and around the celebrated Twickenham sure to be dancing in the aisles and singing Film Studios. The Beatles in Twickenham along to the most iconic songs ever written. is a project developed by The Exchange, St Mary’s University and Twickenham Studios and supported by Richmond A Hard Day’s Night Borough Council’s Civic Pride Fund. 7th May, 8pm | £7/£5 (concs) The project will focus on and celebrate a A showing of the iconic 1964 film, much unique period in the 1960s when ‘swinging’ of which was filmed on location in the London was at the heart of the pop, film, art Twickenham and Isleworth area and all of and fashion worlds, and the Twickenham the internal filming took place at Twickenham area developed a long association with the Studios. Directed by Richard Lester, the most famous pop group in the world. film has had a huge influence on music and world culture. This event will have Between April and July 2019, The an introduction analysing this influence Exchange will host an exhibition and celebrating the unique 1964 celebrating the work of The Beatles in time and place. Twickenham. There will also be a series of events and workshops. The below events are on sale already but please check The Exchange website for details of more talks and film events.

6 | Mark Lewisohn in Conversation Richmond Film Society presents with Dr Richard Mills The Beatles: Eight Days a Week 17th May, 7.30pm | £8/£6 (concs) – The Touring Years Mark Lewisohn is the foremost expert on The 21st May, 8pm | £5/£3 (students) Beatles and the author of several books on A 2016 documentary film directed by Ron the Fab Four, including the recent ‘The Beatles: Howard about The Beatles’ career during their All These Years – Tune In’. In conversation with touring years from 1962 to 1966; from their Dr Richard Mills from St Mary’s University, this performances at The Cavern Club in Liverpool to event will analyse all The Beatles’ film activity their final concert in San Francisco in 1966. This in Twickenham and other connections with event will have an introductory talk. the area.

What’s on at The Exchange February-May 2019 | 7 March/April 2019 events 2019 March/April Music Piaf – The Songs 21st March, 8pm | £12.50/£10 (concs)

Eve Loiseau sings the songs of Edith Piaf. Eve Loiseau performs a charismatic homage to Edith Piaf, the celebrated French singer, touring internationally since 2012.

‘Completely enamoured … you leave desperately wanting to be young and in love and in Paris.’ HHHHH Three Weeks ‘All of Piaf’s best-loved songs, each performed impeccably and with genuine emotion.’ HHHH Broadway Baby ‘The most authentic sound and the most enjoyable (Piaf show) I’ve ever seen.’ The Piaf Society

Music Norda Mullen: Waiting For You, London 23rd March , 8pm | £25

Come along to enjoy a fabulous evening of live music with critically acclaimed artist Norda Mullen and her band.

Theatre Dad’s Army Radio Show 4th April, 8pm | £16/£14 (concs)

Two actors play 25 characters in this brilliant staging of three classic radio episodes based on favourite scripts from the beloved TV series. Celebrating 50 years of Perry and Croft’s quintessential sitcom, double Fringe First Award winner David Benson (Think No Evil Of Us: My Life With Kenneth Williams and Boris: World King) and Jack Lane (Wisdom Of A Fool) present a selection of classic radio episodes featuring favourite lines, cherished characters and great feats of vocal impersonation.

8 | Comedy Lee Nelson: Serious Joker 25th April, 8pm | £20

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 for a special performance of his sensational Serious Joker stand-up show.

April/May 2019 events

Music Sam Avery: The Learner Parent 11th May, 7.30pm | £18

Sam’s honest, messy account of wrestling with sleep deprivation and breast pumps – right through to his botched attempts at discipline and pathetic bids to stifle various toddler tantrums that definitely registered on the Richter scale – will have you testing your pelvic floor with laughter.

Music Eel Pie Records present Martin Stephenson and The Daintees + support 18th May, 8pm | £20

Martin Stephenson has been one of the UK’s most perceptive songwriters and best loved musicians for over 30 years. Stephenson formed The Daintees in his teens with the deliberate intention of showcasing a broad range of musical styles. This is the first time The Daintees have performed together in London for several years.

What’s on at The Exchange February-May 2019 | 9 May 2019 events 2019 May Music Peter Case and Sid Griffin 23rd May, 8pm | £12 (Adv) / £14 (on the door)

Two legendary American songwriting singers appearing in a double headline show. Sid Griffin has been the leader of and the . Peter Case is an artist whose eclectic body of work embraces rock ‘n’ roll, contemporary folk, blues, and a number of points in between.

Talk/Music Unforgettable: Cat Weatherill and Ruth Graham 24th May, 7.30pm | £7/£5 (concs)

To complement Death Awareness Week, storyteller/singer Cat Weatherill and comedian/musician/funeral celebrant Ruth Graham take to the stage to share true stories about unforgettable people they have known.

Looking for Room Hire for an event or Party? Our Conservatory is great for events or parties of up to 100 people, daytime or evening. Get in touch with the team at The Exchange and come and have a look. Tel: 020 8240 2399 | Email: [email protected]

10 | This exhibition of the work of Tim Pond will take you on an evolutionary journey of discovery through drawing.

Beautiful pictures and diagrams that become a treasure chest of fascinating facts, studies, sketches and annotated drawings that will not fail to ignite your enthusiasm for drawing animals from life.

St Mary’s University offers a range of short courses at the weekend, evening and during the day, so, if you’re looking to change career or for a new hobby, take a look at www.stmarys.ac.uk/short-courses for full details.

What’s on at The Exchange February-May 2019 | 11 Calendar 2019

February 1st Manford’s comedy Club 3rd Laura Veirs and Support 5th Richmond Film Society: Tabu 8th Shazia Mirza: A Work In Progress 13th Twickenham Cinema Club: In the Mood For Love 15th The Greatest Showman Sing-A-Long 19th Richmond Film Society: After The Storm

March 14th Helen Scales and Tim Pond: Wondrous Forms of Life 21st Piaf: The Songs 23rd Norda Mullen

April 4th Dad’s Army Radio Show 25th Lee Nelson: Serious Joker

May 3rd Cavern Beatles present: Come Together: The Beatles’ Abbey Road 50 Years On 7th A Hard Day’s Night 11th Sam Avery: The Learner Parent 17th Mark Lewisohn in Conversation with Dr Richard Mills 18th Martin Stephenson and The Daintees + support 21st Richmond Film Society presents The Beatles: Eight Days a Week – The Touring Years 23rd Peter Case and Sid Griffin 24th Unforgettable: Cat Weatherill and Ruth Graham

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