SPARKLING ARTS EVENTS IN THE HEART OF SHOREHAM JAN – APR 2014

BAD MANNERS MIDGE URE ARTHUR SMITH ALAIN DE BOTTON JAY RAYNER CARTHY, HARDY, FARRELL AND YOUNG THE SOUTH LUCY PORTER

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Ropetackle Film Club Presents: INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

2009 war film written and directed by Quentin CARTHY, HARDY, ALAIN DE BOTTON P9 ARTHUR SMITH P23 FARRELL AND YOUNG P11 Tarantino telling the fictional alternate history story of two plots to assassinate Nazi Germany’s political leadership. This is a big audacious film, great fun to watch. Starring Brad Pitt and Christoph Waltz. 153 mins. Film Club members and their guests only. Thunkshop Café opens at 6.00pm for scrumptious soups and stews and gorgeous cakes. Booking JAY RAYNER P25 BAD MANNERS P27 MIDGE URE P30 recommended (07957 166092) but not essential. Thursday 9th Jan | 7.30pm

MAGICAL SHOWTIME South Downs Magicians present an evening of magic, mystery and illusion. Enjoy an evening of surprises with this entertaining and wondrous THE SOUTH P31 LUCY PORTER P37 SPIERS AND BODEN P38 show for all the family. In addition to the beguiling, astounding stage performances, mesmerising close-up magic will be performed both before the show and during the interval. Don’t miss this special fundraising show BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 in aid of Ropetackle Arts Centre and the South Downs Magicians. With support from Saturday 11th Jan | 7.30pm | £6

Where this icon appears - the Thunkshop will be serving a pre-show supper. Please contact Thunkshop on 07957 166092 for details and to book. Seats are reserved for people eating. Brochure design by Door 22 Creative www.door22.co.uk

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Meet the Author: Christos Tsiolkas in association with City Books BARNSTORMERS BARRACUDA BY CHRISTOS TSIOLKAS COMEDY CLUB Barracuda is the new novel from Christos Tsiolkas, the author of Three top comics and a barrel of laughs! phenomenal bestseller ‘The Slap’, which won the Commonwealth Saturday night out at Ropetackle with three comics from the UK comedy Writer’s Prize and was longlisted for the Man Booker Prize. Barracuda is circuit and beyond. Every month Barnstormers Comedy Club promises, a powerful and moving novel of sport and violence, class and education, and delivers, a great laugh-out-loud night out. dreams and disillusionment; it is the story of a young man who eventually Unbeatable Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the perfect comes to realise that it is in family and friendship that his strongest way to get together with your mates. Each month our compere introduces identity lies. another three top acts from the comedy circuit, usually Comedy Store This engaging Meet the Author evening will feature an exclusive book regulars. Over 18s only. reading from Christos’, a question and answer session, plus a book signing opportunity. Saturday 18th Jan | 8.30pm | £12.50 in advance | £14 on the door Tuesday 14th Jan | 7pm | £8 Matinee Film Screening: THE TREASON SHOW BEHIND THE CANDELABRA ‘this renowned all-, all-silly satirical revue hasn’t lasted so long by being afraid to hit a target where it hurts’ The Argus Scott Thorsen’s memoir My Life with Liberace, The Treason Show, Shoreham’s favourite satirical comedy sketch crew, directed by Steven Soderberg. Michael Douglas is back with their very first show of 2014. Banish those mid-winter, gas and Matt Damon give supremely entertaining company-screwing blues with a night of laughter and cheaper heating. performances in this stylish and effective Expect satire, songage and sin, at the hands of the best topical gag American drama film. 118 mins. Cert. 15. meisters in the business. Thursday 23rd Jan | 2.00pm | £3.50 Friday 17th Jan | 8pm | £14 FRIENDS OF ROPETACKLE

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AFRICAN NIGHT FEVER African Night Fever brings tropical sunshine music and dance to Ropetackle with leading Ghanaian Afro-beat band Sa Mon Di Band. Lead by the charismatic and dynamic Kofi Dako, Sa Mon Di emerged from the collective talents of a creative new generation of young African musicians. The music of Sa Mon Di is best described as blending dynamic rhythms and powerful songs, mixing traditional and modern instruments, taking you on a African music exploration that will lift your spirits and make you dance. With African Night Fever DJs and hearty Afro-Caribbean food from Cummin Up Catering, this promises to be a joyous night for all. Friday 24th Jan | 8pm | £10 advance | £12 on the door

BIG DADDY VS GIANT HAYSTACKS Brighton Festival Award Winner ‘Best Actor’ ‘hilarious... side-splitting... champion comedy’ SARA SPADE Three Weeks ‘I loved it!’ Jools Holland Presented by The Foundry Group in association Sara Spade’s foot-tapping mix of vintage classics (Rum & Coca Cola, Five with Beach Baby Productions, by Brian Mitchell Foot Two) and retro-swing ukulele originals (Boy Next Door, Beautiful) and Joseph Nixon. Every Saturday from 1976 to 1988 millions of Britons have uplifted audiences of thousands across the age spectrum, from were in the grip of an extraordinary sports phenomenon: watching two youthful Camp Bestival to a WW2 reunion party at Birmingham City Hall. fat men pretend to fight. This is their story. This ‘excellent new play’ Complete with a magical aura of vintage chic and her tight-knit band (British Theatre Guide) was a knockout hit at Edinburgh 2013. (Jonny Gee on double bass & Jonny Mattock on snare drum), Sara’s music ‘Could do for wrestling what The Damned United did for Brian Clough. is widening the appeal of jazz, with Radio 1’s Rob da Bank saying ‘beautiful Verdict: Knockout!’ voice - beautiful face!’. Saturday 25th Jan | 8pm | £12.50 Thursday 30th Jan | 8pm | £10

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TACKLE THE ISSUES In Tackle the Issues, Ropetackle’s first Question Time inspired event, you, TRIO VALORE the audience, are invited to put your questions to our panel of politicians and distinguished political commentators. These include: The soul-mod-jazz super group grace Ropetackle, featuring Steve White, Damon Minchella and Justin Shearn. - Baroness Andrews (Labour peer and former Under Secretary for Communities and Local Government) Trio Valore sing a simple song, they preach a sermon of groove and carry the torch of a great legacy forward, aiming their music at the heart and - Professor Martin Todd (Professor of Climate Change at Sussex the feet; a dance band in the old school style. The band released their first University, Leader of Sussex Climate Change Network) autonomous album Return Of The Iron Monkey in 2008 and have already - Lord Oakeshott (LibDem peer and chair of The National Institute of experienced a mass of media interest and a heavyweight fan base thanks Economic and Social Research) to the pedigree of the musicians involved. - Simon Fanshawe (writer, broadcaster, former chair of Sussex University Steve White joined The Style Council at the age of 17, and is considered Council) by many to be the UK’s finest drummer of his generation, playing on 15 - Tim Loughton (Conservative MP for Shoreham and East Worthing. albums with the legendary Paul Weller. Former Minister for Children and Families) Damon Minchella formed Brit Pop heroes Ocean Colour Scene, going on In the chair will be Jenny King (Chair of West Sussex Credit Union). to sell over 3 million albums before leaving to 2004. He has also been the Current affairs, climate change, local and national politics, press freedom, first call bassist for Paul Weller for over 12 years and has performed with political scandal, the human condition… the wider the range of questions a whole host of other artists. the better. If you would like to ask a question please email it in advance to Justin Shearn recently joined the band after playing out with Sam Gray and [email protected] or bring it along (in writing) on the night. Beggar Joe. A keyboard player of the finest order, Justin fits the slot perfectly. Friday 31st Jan | 7.30pm | £4 Limited seating. Saturday 1st Feb | 8pm | £12.50

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Meet the Author in association with City Books: LARRY MILLER ALAIN DE BOTTON ‘full of intense passion, power, exciting guitar The News: A User’s Manual by Alain de Botton playing… blues-rock brilliance’ Guitar & Bass Magazine What is it we’re looking for when we watch or Guitarist Larry Miller is famous for his read the news - and is it doing us any good? mesmerising guitar work and high octane shows, Following on from his bestselling Religion For bringing his unique showmanship and energy to Atheists, Alain de Botton turns now to look every single performance. Larry will be lighting at the manic and peculiar positions that ‘the up the Ropetackle stage with songs from his latest critically acclaimed news’ occupies in our lives. We invest it with an album Live & Outlawed and his rich back catalogue. Great albums for sure, authority and importance which used to be the but you really have to be at a Larry Miller gig to feel the full effect. preserve of religion - but what does it do for us? If you like Rory Gallagher, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Moore, Walter Trout or This thought provoking Meet the Author evening will feature an exclusive Jimi Hendrix, you’ll love Larry Miller! book reading from Alain, a question and answer session, plus a book Friday 7th Feb | 8pm | £13 in advance | £15 on the door signing opportunity.

Tuesday 4th Feb | 7pm | £8 Meet the Author In association with City Books: CLAIRE LANGHAMER RICHARD DURRANT Come and hear Claire Langhamer launch her ‘he takes to the stage like El Cid... his virtuosity wonderful new book The English in Love, The cinematic in scale’ Intimate Story of an Emotional Revolution. The Brighton Argus The English in Love tells the story of love at a Internationally renowned concert guitarist and, crucial point - a moment when the emotional more importantly, staunch Shorehamite Richard landscape changed dramatically for large numbers of people. It is a story Durrant returns home for a very special mix of based in England, but informed by America, and covers the period from music and stories. the end of the First World War until the break-up of The Beatles. Claire Langhamer is Senior Lecturer in History at Sussex University. The evening Thursday 6th Feb | 7.30pm | £15 | £5 16 or under will feature an exclusive reading from Claire, a question and answer session, plus a book signing opportunity. Wednesday 12th Feb | 7pm | £8

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Ropetackle Film Club Presents: BARNSTORMERS ROOM AT THE TOP COMEDY CLUB The first of the British New Wave of realistic Three top comics and a barrel of laughs! film dramas directed by Jack Clayton, this 1959 Saturday night out at Ropetackle with three comics from the UK comedy film takes place in late 1940s Yorkshire when a circuit and beyond. Every month Barnstormers Comedy Club promises, young man arrives in Warley to assume a secure but poorly paid job in the and delivers, a great laugh-out-loud night out. Borough Treasurer Dept. 115 mins. Film Club members and their guests only Unbeatable Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the perfect way to Thunkshop opens at 6.00pm for scrumptious soups and stews and gorgeous cakes. get together with your mates. Each month our compere introduces another Booking recommended (07957 166092) but not essential. three top acts from the comedy circuit, usually Comedy Store regulars. Thursday 13th Feb | 7.30pm Over 18s only. Saturday 15th Feb | 8.30pm | £12.50 in advance | £14 on the door CARTHY, HARDY, FARRELL & YOUNG Four of the finest female folk players in British music, , Bella Hardy, Lucy Farrell, and Kate Young have joined forces for this very special live show. Each enormously talented in their own right, as a collective their four part SONS OF CREAM harmonies and quartet fiddle playing take old favourites to new heights ‘Sons of Cream are keeping their dads’ band’s music alive’ Classic Rock whilst creating plenty of brand-new magic. Cream were undeniably the first rock supergroup. Although they were Eliza Carthy is a two time Mercury Music Prize nominee and winner of together for less than 3 years, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton innumerable other accolades over a 15 year career. Bella Hardy, Winner of left a gigantic impression on the world of rock music forever. Ginger’s the BBC Radio 2 Best Original Song 2012. Kate Young is Scotland’s rising son Kofi, along with Jack’s son Malcolm, and Will Johns, son of legendary folk pioneer, leading an exploration of traditional and world music with an /Engineer Andy Johns, have teamed up to pay tribute to intoxicating passion and drive. Lucy Farrell has been nominated for two the world’s greatest power trio. Almost as good as the real thing. BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards, she is in popular demand as a session player, and can be seen performing regularly in The Emily Portman Trio. Please note, this is an all standing event Friday 14th Feb | 8pm | £15 Wednesday 19th Feb | 8pm | £15

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Attila the Stockbroker and The Wellington Brewhouse proudly present: THE FIFTH ANNUAL ROPETACKLE BEER FESTIVAL The first four have been great - so here we go again! Organised and compered as ever by Southwick poet/musician Attila the Stockbroker, with beers sourced by Rob Jones, now owner of the Duke of Wellington in Shoreham (with the above-named new brewery coming soon!) More than 25 beers from small independent breweries, plus ciders & perries, and lovely food served throughout by Ropetackle’s in-house café Thunkshop. Live music Friday and Saturday evenings, relaxing music-free Saturday afternoon. Plenty of space to sit and enjoy the beer… and space to have a dance as well if you feel like it. 21st & 22nd Feb

Full selection of beers, ciders and perries plus delicious hot food from Thunkshop Café. Live music from nationally acclaimed folk heroes Robb Johnson & The Irregulars plus radical singer- Grace Petrie. Friday 21st Feb| 6.00pm - 11.30pm | £7

Beer and conversation (while some of us watch the Albion play Wigan & SEAN LAKEMAN Athletic) with snacks available from Thunkshop Café. ‘classy return for Devon based husband and wife duo’ Q Magazine Saturday 22nd Feb | 12noon – 5.15pm | £4 Twin daughters and a folk-rock whirlwind forced Kathryn Roberts (Vocals/ Full selection of beers, ciders and perries plus delicious hot food from Piano/Woodwind), and Sean Lakeman (Guitar), to sideline their popular Thunkshop Café. Live music from Blyth Power who’ll be celebrating duo performances in the mid noughties. Now the Dartmoor based couple 30 years of memorable tunes and supremely clever words, plus Louise have enjoyed a noteworthy return to the fray with their highly acclaimed Distras ‘leading the new wave of young punk singer ’. album Hidden People, bringing their mix of traditional, self-penned songs and covers to the studio and the stage. Two of the British folk scene’s most 6.00pm – 11.30pm | £7 accomplished performers, Kathryn and Sean have graced stages the world Book your tickets in advance to avoid disappointment – the Friday and Saturday over in a number of guises, but the intimacy and strength of passion shown evening sessions usually sell out! as a duo, combined with an eclectic repertoire, ensures a rare live treat. In memory of Roy Chuter and Brodie Dawson, much loved landlords of the Duke of Tuesday 25th Feb | 8pm | £12.50 Wellington. All profits to the Ropetackle Arts Centre.

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Matinee Film Screening: Red Table Theatre NOTHING BUT A MAN THE JUST SO STORIES Directed by Michael Roemer this 1964 American In their highly-acclaimed production of The Just drama film tells the story of a railroad worker So Stories, Red Table Theatre bring four of Rudyard Kipling’s best-beloved who falls in love with the town preacher’s tales to life. A blue sheet turns into a great whale which swallows a Scottish daughter in the 1960s. Starring Ivan Dixon and mariner, a slinky and glove become the Elephant’s Child’s ever-expanding Abbey Lincoln. 95 mins. nose, and four red umbrellas come together to form Pau Amma, a crab taller than the smoke from three volcanoes. Thursday 27th Feb | 2.00pm | £3.50 Four talented young actors use umbrellas, pots, pans, socks, cushions, tennis balls, lampshades, and much more to create fantastical creatures KING KING and worlds. Bring your children and find out why the moon pulls the tides, why the camel has a hump, why the whale no longer eats people, and the Voted Best Band at the British Blues Awards reason why the elephant’s nose is so long. 2012 and 2013! In association with Worthing Theatres who will also being holding this event on Sunday The meteoric rise to prominence of British blues 2nd March, 2pm. For details visit www.worthingtheatres.co.uk or call 01903 206206. breakers King King has seen them racking up a host of accolades culminating in Best Band and Best Album at the Saturday 1st March | 2.30pm | £7 | or £24 family (2 adults & 2 children) British Blues Awards. Since they began touring three years ago, King King’s unique brand of multi-faceted blues rock has won over audiences as diverse as The Great British Rhythm and Blues Festival, the Edinburgh GENO WASHINGTON & Jazz and Blues Festival, and even Glastonbury. The driving force behind King King’s unstoppable charge is Alan Nimmo, a truly virtuoso frontman. THE YO YO’S Nimmo’s full-blooded style, technical brilliance and impassioned vocals Geno Washington is still the No.1 60‘s soul man are infectious and instantly recognisable. Surrounding himself with enjoying cult status in soul, R&B, blues and northern soul scenes due to his the hottest talent currently working the scene has made King King an unsurpassable reputation as a live performer. A contemporary of Alexis Corner, irresistible melting pot of influences. To quote Guitar & Bass Magazine Georgie Fame, The Small Faces, and Jimi Hendrix, he is as electrifying on stage ‘King King play the kind of blues that’ll lift the most stubborn of frowns’. today as ever, a force of nature and a genuine joy to behold. Geno Washington & The Yo Yo’s! feature members of the super tight Ram Jam Band playing a Friday 28th Feb | 8pm | £12 blistering set of pared down Street Soul, R&B and House Rockin’ Blues. Saturday 1st March | 8pm | £15 standing | £17 seated

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MICHAEL MCGOLDRICK, MILLER ANDERSON WITH JOHN MCCUSKER AND THE TOM WALKER GROUP JOHN DOYLE Welcome back to Ropetackle Miller Anderson! Back in 2012 Miller absolutely stormed the Michael McGoldrick, John McCusker and John place, with some highly accomplished support Doyle three members of the acclaimed BBC from the excellent Tom Walker, so we’re delighted to have them back. Transatlantic Sessions will play Ropetackle as part of a unique European tour. With both Mike McGoldrick and John McCusker also having toured for Miller’s superb songwriting and guitar work has been igniting blues clubs and the past year with Mark Knopfler, this is a rare chance to see three of the festivals since he first burst onto the scene in 1964. He’s graced numerous rock world’s finest musicians share a stage together. and blues groups over the last 36 years including the Keef Hartley Band, Savoy Brown, T-Rex and the Spencer Davis Group. The man is a genuine legend. Mike McGoldrick is a founding member of Flook and Lunasa and is a current member of Capercaillie. John McCusker’s unique fiddle playing Between them, The Tom Walker Group have worked with Lionel Richie, has earned him a worldwide reputation as one of the most gifted Natalie Imbruglia, Mark Ronson, Al Green, Lulu, Tony Hadley, The and versatile musicians of any genre. John Doyle’s gifts as guitarist, Temptations, Bill Bruford, The Supremes and Martha Reeves. songwriter and vocalist have played an essential role in the ongoing Thursday 6th March | 8pm | £12 renaissance of . Tuesday 4th March | 8pm | £14 THE GEORGE HARRISON BAND SKYFALL ‘a celebration of George’s music performed Film at Ropetackle Present the dazzling, always faithfully with love, respect and enthusiasm’ audacious, Skyfall. A talented and powerful 10-piece band, featuring Directed by Sam Mendez, Skyfall stars Daniel some of the finest musicians in the South of England, bring to life the Craig in ‘a defining performance for a great actor’ and Judi Dench, extraordinary work of ex-Beatle George Harrison. compellingly luminous in her final appointment as ‘M’, a role worthy of one This wonderful show consists of the obvious hits written for the Beatles of the best actors of our generation. Also starring Javier Bardem and Ralph (Something, Here Comes The Sun, Taxman plus many more classics), as Fiennes with best original song by Adele, Skyfall is a full blooded, joyous, well as numerous greats recorded after the Beatles break up including My intelligent celebration of a beloved cultural icon. Running time: 143 minutes. Sweet Lord and All Those Years Ago. Wednesday 5th March | 7.30pm | £5 Friday 7th March | 8pm | £12

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THE TREASON SHOW Ropetackle Film Club Presents: It’s spring at last! Well, it’s supposed to be. DON’T LOOK NOW Whatever the weather, come and grab yourself A 1973 thriller film directed by Nicholas Roeg a handful of topical spring madness and mirth renowned for the unusual handling of its subject. at the hands of Shoreham’s local boy made bad, A married couple travel to Venice after the Mark Brailsford, and his team of topical comedy accidental death of their daughter and encounter lunatics. Expect scandalous sketches, show- two sinister sisters. A modern classic starring stopping songs and serious silliness in one stiff Julie Christie and Donald Sutherland. 110 mins blast of Treason Show… you know, stuff. Thunkshop opens at 6.00pm for scrumptious soups and stews and gorgeous cakes. Saturday 8th March | 8pm | £14 Booking recommended (07957 166092) but not essential. Film Club members and their guests only Felicity Aston Presents: Thursday 13th March | 7.30pm COULD YOU SKI TO THE SOUTH POLE? Steve Richards: Could you ski to the South Pole? That was the ROCK N ROLL POLITICS challenge that British adventurer Felicity Aston put to women from around the Commonwealth as she set out to create an all-female expedition to the Pole. The team ‘witty, lyrical and above all insightful’ would not be experienced explorers but ‘ordinary’ women who wanted to ‘Steve is a brilliant anecdotalist, carrying lightly inspire others to follow their dreams or make a change for the better in the accumulated wisdom of having spoken to the their lives. At the close of 2009, Felicity led a team from places as diverse people at the top of British politics for over 20 as Jamaica, India, Singapore and Cyprus - some of whom had never years’ The Independent even seen snow or spent the night in a tent before joining the expedition Award-winning BBC broadcaster and columnist, - on one of the toughest journeys on the planet. Felicity recounts their Steve Richards, takes you behind the scenes of journey, not just the physical struggles across the ice but also what it British politics and the media: the characters; the absurdities; the tragedies. took to transform these seven strangers into such an unconventional but Discover more about Cameron, Miliband, Clegg, what might happen at the successful team. next election and why a political journalist has taken to the stage. Wednesday 12th March | 7pm | £10 Friday 14th March | 8pm | £14

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BARNSTORMERS COMEDY CLUB Three top comics and a barrel of laughs! Saturday night out at Ropetackle with three comics from the UK comedy circuit and beyond. Every month Barnstormers Comedy Club promises, and delivers, a great laugh-out-loud night out. Unbeatable Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the perfect way to get together with your mates. Each month our compere introduces another three top acts from the comedy circuit, usually Comedy Store regulars. Over 18s only.

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FAUSTUS Glyndebourne At Ropetackle: 2009 BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards nominees Faustus BILLY BUDD - BENJAMIN BRITTEN are three of the leading lights of English folk Come and experience the magic of Glyndebourne on the Ropetackle music of their generation: (Waterson, cinema screen for the screening of the Opus Arte, HD, Blu-Ray DVD Carthy, Whapweazel); Benji Kirkpatrick (Seth production of Billy Budd. Lakeman Band, ) and The tense and stifling atmosphere on board a British boat during the (Bellowhead, Belshazzar’s Feast). Specialising in powerful delivery, faultless Napoleonic wars, with discipline brutally enforced and danger of attack harmonies, inspired arrangements and a sprinkling of some of the bawdiest ever present, is powerfully evoked in this production by Michael Grandage. songs in the folk cannon, they are men on a mission to banish all that is Don’t expect grand tunes, the orchestration is brilliantly descriptive. pastoral and fey in the delivery of . Their plethora of experience Featuring the London Philharmonic Orchestra and the Glyndebourne and skill is brought together in a virtuosic display of musicianship and Chorus. Conducted by Sir Mark Elder. Directed by Michael Grandage. testosterone. Running time 3hrs 20mins. Starts 6.00pm. Feel free to bring your own Thursday 20th March | 8pm | £12 interval picnic. Support Ropetackle by purchasing wines from the bar. Friday 21st March | 6pm | £12 (includes free glass of bubbly on arrival)

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MARTIN TAYLOR ‘he out-shred’s all of us put together… I’ve never seen anything like it’ Jeff Beck Award winning guitarist Martin Taylor has established a unique career as an internationally acclaimed musician, and his inimitable style has seen him recognised as the world’s foremost exponent of solo jazz guitar playing. Although completely self taught, he has enjoyed a remarkable musical career spanning four decades. As well as being a true guitar innovator, Martin is also a master concert performer, dazzling audiences with his solo shows which combine virtuosity, emotion and humour. His ground-breaking solo album Artistry was No 1 in the HMV Jazz Charts for a record 12 weeks and in 2002 Martin was appointed MBE ‘For Services To Jazz Music’. In 2007 he received the prestigious BBC Radio 2 Heart of Jazz Award in recognition of his career in music, and has ARTHUR SMITH been voted Best Guitarist in the Awards a record eleven times! ‘Arthur Smith Exposed! Tuesday 25th March | 8pm | £15 Join comedian, writer, broadcaster and all-round British institution Arthur Smith and bask in an evening of laughter with one of the UK’s most original comics. Expect an evening of sublime playfulness, crammed Matinee Film Screening: with jokes, anecdotes, short stories, poems, songs and readings from his recently published memoir My Name Is Daphne Fairfax which has won LIFE OF PI praise from literary critics. A 16 year old Indian boy survives a shipwreck and is stranded in the Pacific Ocean with a Bengal A BBC regular, well known for his appearances on TV’s Grumpy Old tiger named Richard Parker. This 2012 live action, Men, Q.I., Have I Got News For You, The One Show, Radio 4’s Loose Ends computer animated adventure drama film is and Radio 2’s Smith Lectures. A night of guaranteed hilarity, mirth and directed by Ang Lee starring Suraj Sharma, Irrfan scandal... with a touch of rudeness thrown in for good measure. Khan, Rafe Spall and Gerard Depardieu. 127 mins Saturday 22nd March | 8pm | £15 Thursday 27th March | 2.00pm | £3.50

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JAY RAYNER Jay Rayner, A Greedy Man in a Hungry World ‘the doctrine of local food is dead and farmers markets are merely a lifestyle choice for the affluent middle classes’ Restaurant critic and BBC One Show reporter Jay Rayner combines hardnosed reporting with witty memoir to take you on a journey through the world’s edible landscape. From debunking a supermarket trolley full of myths to shooting the food world’s most cherished sacred cows, this talk will change the way you shop, cook and eat forever. Thursday 27th March | 8pm | £15

LISA KNAPP BIG BOY BLOATER & THE LIMITS ‘it’s easy to see why this young singer is the toast ‘one of the great blues men of our time’ Jools Holland of the folk scene’ The Observer ‘I love this guy… he has a voice that sounds like it’s been soaked in turpentine Mojo Folk Album of The Year award-winner and for the last decade!’ Craig Charles, BBC 6 Music BBC2 Folk Awards nominee Lisa Knapp’s debut 2011 saw acclaimed guitarist, singer and songwriter Big Boy Bloater album Wild & Undaunted (‘grippingly fresh… launch his solo career with an album full of catchy self-penned material superb’ fRoots) was at the forefront of the and some impressive showcase gigs. He’s been in huge demand ever current folk renaissance in Britain, her vocals since… guesting on Jools Holland’s BBC Radio 2 show and being ‘as strange and stirring as a spring day’ (The personally invited by Imelda May to be the support for her UK tour in Observer) backed by a curious array of acoustic instruments and sonic November ‘11, which was followed by a successful headline UK tour of his delights from the technological age create a uniquely timeless sound, raw own in Feb 2012. in emotion, simply beautiful. Bloater cemented his reputation with a brand new album The World Lisa will be performing with her full 5-piece band that includes Pete Explained that went Top 5 on the Amazon and iTunes Blues charts receiving Flood, the versatile drummer from Bellowhead. some amazing reviews from the roots community and further afield. Friday 28th March | 8pm | £15 Saturday 29th March | 8pm | £12 standing | £14 seated

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BAD MANNERS EMMANUEL PARISELLE The Fat Man himself, Buster Bloodvessel and AND CHRISTIAN MAES the legendary Bad Manners hit the road for their Emmanuel Pariselle and Christian Maes are annual Spring Tour. Don’t miss your chance to two first-class performers from the French see these legends of the Ska scene up close traditional music scene. They play music and personal. Come and have a party with Bad from the folk traditions of Brittany and other regions of France, but list Manners this April, the perfect way to celebrate influences from Scandinavia to Louisiana, Ireland to the Middle East. Easter! Lip Up Fatty, The Can Can, Special Brew, Emmanuel is also a fine singer with some lovely compositions and is Walkin’ In The Sunshine, Ne Ne Na Na Nu Nu… the hits go on and on. Good well known in this country for the accordion making courses he runs. times guaranteed! Please note, this is an all standing event. Don’t miss this rare chance to appreciate France’s leading diatonic Friday 4th April | 8pm | £20 accordionists, organised in association with Dansez Français. Wednesday 9th April | 8pm | £10 THE TIN SOLDIER Storybox Theatre Presents The Tin Soldier Ropetackle Film Club Presents: A boy is given a present of twelve tin soldiers on SCENT OF A WOMAN Christmas Day. One soldier is different from the rest… so begins the story of a very special toy and his extraordinary journey. This superb 1992 American drama directed Rod Burnett - an internationally renowned puppeteer and storyteller - uses by Martin Brest, starring Al Pacino and Chris his formidable skills in a faithful retelling of Hans Andersen’s masterpiece. O’Donnell, tells the story of a preparatory school student who takes a job as assistant to an Clockwork toys, hand carved puppets, live music and atmospheric irascible, blind, medically retired Army officer. Al lighting bring this story vividly alive. Often funny, sometimes sad, this is a Pacino won Best Actor Academy Award and the spellbinding performance for all ages, asking questions about love, danger, film was released to an overwhelmingly positive growing older and how extraordinary things can happen in the imagination. reception. 157 minutes. Film Club members and their guests only. In association with Worthing Theatres who will also being holding this event on Sunday Thunkshop opens at 6.00pm for scrumptious soups and stews and gorgeous cakes. 6th April, 2pm. For details visit www.worthingtheatres.co.uk or call 01903 206206. Booking recommended (07957 166092) but not essential. Saturday 5th April | 2.30pm | £7 | £24 family (2 adults & 2 children) Thursday 10th April | 7.30pm

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copyright Andy Siddens www.midgeure.com’ MIKE MCGEAR MCCARTNEY MIDGE URE Mike McGear McCartney Presents: Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n’ Roll (I wish!) Midge Ure has shape shifted his way through the UK music scene for more

‘Great idea! At last… the good-looking one from the Scaffold returns!’ Harry Hill than 35 years. From prototype boy band with , to electronic pioneer with Visage, rock guitarist with Thin Lizzy, chart topper with Ultravox and Mike McGear McCartney, the younger brother of Sir Paul McCartney, takes his solo career, to charity fund raiser with Band Aid… Ure has adapted to you through his family album, with stories of Liverpool life from childhood the ebb and flow performing with large bands, 3-piece power trio’s, and to entering showbiz, when because of Beatlemania, he had to change his his solo acoustic shows with which he sticks to his mantra that a good name to ‘McGear’, becoming an integral part of the 60’s Merseybeat era. song can be stripped down to its basics and still stand close inspection. Find out how Scaffold subverted BBC Children’s TV! Hear how Rod Stewart and Freddie Starr woke Mike’s relatives and how Jimi Hendrix became This extremely special solo acoustic show will reflect his full career with a Mike’s backing musician, and why did Billy Connolly have to separate Mike varied set list drawing on his Ultravox and solo catalogue, plus songs that from Michael Parkinson? All will be explained alongside several thousand have influenced him both old and new. more wonderful tales on the night. Please note, this is an all standing event. Friday 11th April | 8pm | £14 Saturday 12th April | 8pm | £24

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THE NEIL DIAMOND STORY BARNSTORMERS COMEDY CLUB Bob Drury Presents: The Neil Diamond Story, Three top comics and a barrel of laughs! Saturday night out at Ropetackle The life of a legend in song… with three comics from the UK comedy circuit and beyond. Every month As Neil Diamond prepares to mark 50 years at the top of his profession, singer Barnstormers Comedy Club promises, and delivers, a great laugh-out- and guitarist Bob Drury, described as the UK’s ‘Voice of Neil’, celebrates the loud night out. life and work of this musical legend. Featuring iconic songs from a hit filled Unbeatable Saturday night entertainment cabaret style and the musical career such as Cracklin’ Rosie, Sweet Caroline, Love on The Rocks, perfect way to get together with your mates. Each month our compere America, Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show, Play Me and Girl You’ll be introduces another three top acts from the comedy circuit, usually a Woman Soon alongside much loved album tracks and more recent acoustic Comedy Store regulars. Over 18s only. material. Bob Drury’s one-man show is a ‘must see’ for all Diamond fans. Saturday 19th April | 8.30pm | £12.50 in advance | £14 on the door Thursday 17th April | 8pm | £12 ERIC ANDERSEN PLUS THE SOUTH We’re still Beautiful THE BEN BAND The South were formed from the ashes of The A double-bill featuring acclaimed Irish singer- Beautiful South after they split in 2006. Formed songwriter Ben Reel with his band and US folk in 1988 had a string of hit legend Eric Andersen. singles such as , , Don’t Marry Her, Perfect 10 and Number One single . Their greatest hits album, Carry On Eric Andersen is widely regarded as one of the most poetic songwriters that Up The Charts, was one of the fastest-selling albums in UK history. When sprang from the Greenwich Village folk scene of the 1960s. As a musician, he time was called on The Beautiful South in 2008, not everyone was ready to defies categorization. His artful mélange of love, despair and hope has earned leave the party. Dave Hemingway and Ali Wheeler, lead singers with the band him a passionate international following and the admiration of artists ranging - along with departed songwriter - were having too much fun from Joni Mitchell and Leonard Cohen to Lou Reed and Wyclef Jean. His to get out the pipe and slippers, and so The South was formed. Joining the songs have been recorded and performed by Ricky Nelson, Judy Collins, Bob duo were fellow mainstays from the original touring band: keyboard wizard Dylan, Lou Reed, Johnny Cash plus many other greats. Damon Butcher and the potent horn section of Gaz Birtles and Tony Robinson. Wednesday 23rd April | 8pm | £15 Please note, this is an all standing event Friday 18th April | 8pm | £22.50

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Matinee Film Screening: THE SOUTH THE MAN IN THE WHITE COAST SOUL SUIT REVUE 1951 satirical comedy film made at Ealing The south coast soul Studios starring Alec Guinness, Joan Greenwood and funk band make a and Cecil Parker and directed by Alexander triumphant return to Mackendrick. It follows a classic Ealing Studio Ropetackle. They promise theme of the ‘common man’ against the to excite, amaze, wow, and establishment. 85 mins. blow your socks off… so it Thursday 24th April | 2pm | £3.50 should be some evening! With their amazing singers Danny and Ruby fronting a THE BUDAPEST CAFE pulsating rhythm section and soaring horns, be ORCHESTRA prepared to dance, dance ‘among the most fulfilling live entertainment and dance some more. If you spectacles you are ever likely to find of any genre’ missed them last time, you’d BBC be crazy to do so twice, so Led by jazz violin superstar Chris Garrick, The book your tickets now! Budapest Café Orchestra play traditional folk Saturday 26th April and gypsy music from across the Balkans and Russia, Klezmer, Romanian £8pm | £14 Doinas, Hungarian Czadas and beautiful ballads such as the theme to Schindler’s List. Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires - with a few surprises along the way - it’s SUNDAY MORNING JAZZ good enough to make you want to book a holiday along the Danube! Featuring Chris Garrick (violin), Eddie Hession (accordion), Kelly Cantlon WITH MIKE HATCHARD (double bass) and Adrian Zolotuhin (guitar, saz, balalaika, domra). Mike Hatchard will be appearing at the Ropetackle. Friday 25th April | 8pm | £14 See website for further details. 2nd Feb, 2nd March and 6th April

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RICHARD DURRANT SAM LEE & FRIENDS As a world class guitar strummer travelling in excess of 30,000 miles ‘Sam Lee: The heart of folk’ The Times each year with UK tours, forays into Europe and an annual visit to South fRoots Album Of The Year Winner, nominated for The , BBC America, Richard finds it impossible to do anything but cast an almighty Folk Awards Winner carbon footprint. Sam’s unique reinterpretation of traditional gypsy song has won fans and Well, that’s all set to change. After tonight’s gig Richard gets on his bike critical acclaim alike - his 2012 album, Ground Of Its Own, was nominated for a ground-breaking British tour aiming to play between 40 to 50 gigs at for The Mercury Prize. This superb recording is as much musical manifesto venues great and small during a seven-week, 1,000-mile odyssey that will as traditional album, reflecting the less than conventional route Sam has be the last word in eco-friendliness. taken. He is fast becoming accepted as a new pioneer, defining the sound, Cycling up to 50 miles a day, Richard will be carrying his entire show on sight and texture of contemporary folksong. He was given the 2011 Arts his bike. Each performance will still feature beautiful lighting, projections Foundation Award, which for the first time, honoured folk music amongst and sound, but the gear will be state of the art, low energy and lightweight the art forms. His live band, Sam Lee and Friends, carve a new acoustic with and the entire production will be run using two i-phones. Come and hear their homemade and mongrelised instrumentation using unconventional this particularly English musical event and then wave Richard off. The tour and contemporary arrangements that challenging preconceptions of what ends on June 20th with a Ropetackle concert and celebration. ‘traditional folk’ should sound like. Highly highly recommended. Thursday 1st May | 7.30pm | £15 | £5 16 or under Friday 2nd May | 8pm | £15

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LUCY PORTER - NORTHERN SOUL SPIERS AND BODEN ‘impeccably punchlined anecdotes of the everyday. Genuinely delightful’ The Spiers & Boden: The Farewell Tour. Following on from an incredibly Telegraph successful tenth anniversary tour including a special birthday party bash Lucy Porter, familiar from popular TV and Radio panel shows such as at Shepherds Bush Empire, the top traditional music duo on the scene Never Mind The , Mock The Week and The Unbelievable Truth, continue their journey into the exciting nether-regions of traditional folk returns to the UK tour circuit with Northern Soul, her best show yet. music on the Ropetackle stage. Does geography shape our destiny? Born in Croydon to a Northern Irish Twice winners of the BBC Radio 2 folk award for Best Duo, Spiers and dad and a Midlander mum (who met in Africa), Lucy never felt that she Boden have made the genre of spontaneous, punky English folk very much belonged down South. She tried moving to Manchester, marrying a their own stomping ground. Loud, proud, and with just a few acoustic Welshman and travelling the world, but she’s still - like the littlest hobo - instruments, they create a multitude of textures upon which they present seeking her spiritual home. traditional stories and dance music which have taken them on to the main stages of major festivals. Friday 9th May | 8pm | £14 Thursday 15th May | 8pm | £15

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WORKSHOPS Workshop and classes at Ropetackle include adult yoga, children’s dance, singing and movement, Shoreham-Singers-by- Sea choir, children’s drama club MAILING LIST plus many more. Ropetackle is the Stay up-to-date on new events and place for inspiring, informative and special offers by joining our emailing fun-filled workshops and classes. list here: eepurl.com/k_M6j Please visit www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk for more information. CAFE HIRE OUR SPACE The Thunkshop Cafe at Ropetackle BARBARA DICKSON & RAB NOAKES You can hire our 200 seat auditorium is open: Monday to Saturday 9am – or a smaller meeting room for 4.30pm. It is closed on Sunday. Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes have been friends since they were 17 conferences, lectures and meeting. Thunkshop also run craft sessions for years old. When young, they sang and played together frequently as part We can provide catering, all ages, please visit the Thunkshop of various line-ups. Now, they’ve reunited to play acoustic concerts and media tools and reception. café for more details. festivals where they will sing songs from traditional to 20th-21st Century, For more information call each chosen for meaning in both repertoires. Rab’s continuing reputation CENTRE OPENING TIMES 01273 464440 or email as a fine singer-songwriter and Barbara’s as an interpreter of new and Monday to Saturday: 10am - 4.30pm. [email protected] traditional songs with a contemporary edge will be their aim. They came Closed Sundays from the folk revival of the 1960s and their quality is rooted there. They are EXHIBITIONS Tickets for all events at Ropetackle Arts delighted to be ‘going on the road’ together after so long. For information on exhibitions at Centre are unreserved seating unless specifically stated otherwise. All tickets Seats in the front three rows £24 and back rows £23. Ropetackle and how to apply, please visit www.ropetacklecentre.co.uk. are non-refundable and non-exchangeable Saturday 14th June | 8pm | £23 unless your event is cancelled.

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CREATIVE & JAZZ WORKSHOP FRIENDS OF ROPETACKLE TRANSFORMATIONAL YOGA AND Fridays 2 - 4pm MOVEMENT CLASSES Led by renowned jazz trombonist Want to save money and stay in touch with Ropetackle? WITH ANANDI DEVADASI Mark Bassey. Why not become one of our lovely Friends! Mondays 11.30-1.30pm, 1st hour To book your place and for more beginners, 2nd hour progression. information please contact Steve As well as giving some much needed financial support to Ropetackle, by For more info, please contact Lawless on [email protected] joining as a Friend you can: 01273 411658 or [email protected] - take advantage of exclusive discounts on selected shows MIXED ABILITY YOGA - enjoy special discounts/benefits from a large number of local shops, KIMBALU MUSIC CLASSES Wednesdays 6.30pm-7.45pm, drop businesses, and restaurants Music and songs for children in with Kathy Courage - receive advance notification on new shows and late additions to Wed am & pm £5 [email protected] [email protected] the programme 07989 632371 - be kept fully up-to-date on special offers and receive invitations for SHOREHAM-SINGERS-BY-SEA preview events and showcases Rehearse every second and fourth ROPETACKLE FILM CLUB - join our Film Club for £20 per season (usually £25) Sunday of the Month at Ropetackle. Membership for the new season. - be invited to the Ropetackle AGM For more information please email See website for details £15 for individuals [email protected] or Annual membership costs just £15 for or visit their website BODY CONTROL PILATES £25 for www.voiceofthesouth.co.uk individuals and £25 for a joint membership. Join couples www.movementandhealth.co.uk today online or from the Ropetackle Box Office. 07904187257 TATTY BUMPKIN [email protected] Yoga and movement for 2 – 6 years. These Ropetackle Business Friends all offer exclusive discounts: Sat 9.30am & 10.30am EGYPTIAN BELLY DANCE @1A, Adur Computer Centre, Adur Furniture Network Ltd, Adur Osteopathic Clinic, Apres Chocolat, Beach Fit Ltd, Bridge Inn, Brio Restaurant, Chambers Bistro, Crystal Clear Financial Services, Mondays Fortnightly 2.30 - 3.45pm Danceaholics, Dawn Chorus Morning Community Choir, Dawn Jee Photographer, Dreams To Reality WELL-WOMAN YOGA 07816617387 [email protected] Life Coaching, Edminson Butler Optician, Fitness Basics Personal Training, Get Started! Cooking For Tuesdays 10am-11.30am. Term time Life, Giles Smith – Yorkshire Building Society Agents, Glam Beauty, Homoeopath, Hyman Hill Estate only please book in advance with Agents, Indian Cottage Tandoori, Key Locations, KH Cleaners, Mako Hair Design Ltd, Movement Kathy Courage & Health – Body Control Pilates, M’s Cycle Hire Ltd, Play Away Guitars, Real Patisserie, Savage Caricatures, Shoreham Carpet Centre, Shoreham Fireplace Centre Ltd, Somosaic, Steyning Jazz [email protected] Club, Strictly Dancing With Lisa, Sussex Dental First Aid Training, Toast By The Coast Ltd, 07989 632371 Tony Wainwright Photography, Western Road Garage, Whitehouse Antiques, Xpressions Gifts & Cards

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