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Now into our groove with the refurbished venue, this season offers a great mix of touring theatre, and comedy. The venue has never looked or sounded better, and we’re thrilled to be able to bring new artists and shows to Bury for our growing audiences. As an organisation committed to our community, we present a series of workshops and projects, alongside the main programme, to attract and develop new audiences Core programme and major capital funders Principal sponsor who will benefit from experiencing high quality, diverse and inspiring music and arts. This season we are thrilled to welcome a truly global programme which we hope will excite and delight. In June Core programme and major capital funders we welcome artists from Mongolia, Denmark and Canada. Anda Union from Mongolia promise a truly sensational Not neglecting closer to home, Big Whistle features performance, not to mention the unique opportunity to the very best in traditional and contemporary folk from partake in a throat singing workshop. In a nod to the throughout the British Isles, representing Northumbria, forthcoming festival season, Danish band Habedekuk visit Scotland and . We pack concerts, sessions and Capital project supporters the venue as part of their UK tour, with a huge show which workshops into a not-to-be missed mini festival in May. The Hobson Charity will grace major festivals through June and July. From Will Pound’s new Morris project looks set to breathe new The John S Cohen Foundation Canada we are excited to welcome back Juno award- life into one of ’s most enduring dance traditions, HE With thanks to Walker Morris LLP winning band The East Pointers with their combination of GUARDIAN SOCIETY while Moishe’s Bagel and The Baghdaddies offer up CHARITABLE TRUST traditional tunes and youthful energy. distinctive shows reflecting a global musical influence.

Learning programme supporters Learning programme partners For the very first time, we’re delighted to be working Sport England ALFA Education with wider Manchester initiatives, Manchester Histories WO Street Charitable Foundation Bury Blind Society Festival and Refugee Week and we’re looking forward to Greater Manchester Youth Network welcoming new faces to The Met. Twinkleboost Our annual festival – Head for the Hills in September Unity House – promises a rich weekend of music and arts in Ramsbottom. We hope to see you there, in what will be Thanks to our patrons The Met is a trading name of Bury Metropolitan Arts Association, a our eighth year. Join us for this, or for one of our amazing,

company limited by guarantee. Registered in England and Wales No: John 10-5944862-1/335322-1 intimate and thrilling evenings of music and theatre here Joe Swift Clerk to the Trustees Addleshaw Goddard LLP 100 Barbirolli Square Manchester M2 3AB Noreen Kershaw Telephone:2370868. 0161 934 6190 Registered office: The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW. Addleshaw Goddard LLP Registered Charity No. 515341 at The Met.

Mark Potter Registered charity No: 701879. Tony Walsh David Agnew, Artistic Director Ian Warburton

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Support us and together First Thursday Comedy Club we can develop audiences An evening of top quality comedy on the first Thursday of every month. This season we present three nights of Edinburgh Fringe Festival previews; catch these shows and creativity. in Bury and save yourself the inconvenience of the long trip to Scotland. Thu 3 May 8.30pm £10 advance / £12 door We welcome back Vikki Stone. Trained in classical music at Rose Bruford College. Supporting The Met Support Fellowship at Wells Cathedral School. Postgraduate and Associate at the Royal We want to nurture creativity through the £5 per month/£60 per year Academy of Music… and then she found comedy. opportunities we provide. Whether it’s showcasing Vikki Stone • Priority booking Plus Alfie Moore presents It’s a Fair Cop: half stand-up, half whodunnit. artists on our stages, or giving them access to our workshops and recording studios, we believe in • Advance notification of events allowing community wide access to the arts. • 10% discount in Automatic Thu 7 June 8.30pm As a charity, we rely on your support and • Invite to the Artistic Director’s Spring Social £10 advance / £12 door involvement to keep The Met moving forward. If • Seasonal newsletter Eleanor Conway performs Walk of Shame, a stand-up show about sex, sobriety and you’re a taxpayer your donation is worth 25% more Sambuca. “I’m confused and scared, in a good way” - Cream of the Fringe. using the gift aid scheme too. • No booking, refund or exchange fees Plus Masai Graham, winner of Best Joke of the Fringe 2016. Individual givers receive a host of benefits, Eleanor Conway including discounts at our restaurant Automatic, Showcase advanced notifications and priority tickets and £10 per month/£120 per year Thu 5 July 8.30pm events. • All of the above plus... £10 advance / £12 door To begin a regular donation and supporting The • One event chosen by the Artistic Director for you He’s had a BAFTA winning ITV show, appeared in three Royal Variety shows, and Met, please visit themet.org.uk or phone 0161 761 and a guest 2216. performed in the Harry Potter films. Now Jim Tavaré brings his unique musical • Your name on our website comedy to The Met.

How could your donation help? • Access to Artist Receptions Jim Tavaré Plus local favourite Dan Nightingale. “Incredibly well-timed” - Arts Award. • If you give £10 per month for a year this will pay for one band to realise their dream and use the Headline recording studio. £20 per month/£240 per year Radio Active • If 3 people give £10 per month for a year we can • All of the above plus... invite a theatre company to perform at The Met. Thu 17 May 8pm - £20 • Your name on our exclusive artwork on our Original stars Angus Deayton, Helen Atkinson Wood, Michael Fenton Stevens and • If 4 people give £20 per month for a year we can supporters’ wall in The Stanley Bar fund a specialist workshop for a year for children Philip Pope reunite to perform classic scripts from the 1980s BBC Radio 4 comedy hit, which affectionately satirised the blathering DJs, inane jingles and vapid vox- with autism. Star Radio Active pops of local radio. £1,000 per year

• All of the above plus... Hotpots - SOLD OUT Sing-a-longa Knees Up Jamboree • Your name as patron with thanks on our Sat 30 June 8pm - £16 adv / £14 adv concession / £18 door supporters’ wall in The Stanley Bar, in the The Lancashire Hotpots are back with a brand new show and they want you to join brochure and on the website. in. Raise the roof to Hotpots classics like Chippy Tea, I Fear Ikea and Egg, Sausage Chips and Beans, as well as hilarious new songs from their latest ‘sing-a-longa’ The Lancashire Hotpots . A guaranteed good night out. 4 5 Family shows Theatre

Two by Jim Cartwright Thu 10 May 8pm - £12 Presented by Reform Theatre Company and Harrogate Theatre in association with Middlesbrough Theatre Two tells the story of a northern pub whose owners’ friendly banter barely disguises their contempt for each other. During the evening assorted customers pass through the bar, triggering a reconciliation between the couple as their secret tragedy comes to a head after drinking-up time. A gritty yet heart-warming look at northern life from the author of Little Voice and Road, this hugely enjoyable show is a contemporary classic and an absolute must-see for all theatre fans.

Two Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday Tale of the Cockatrice

Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday The Tale of the Cockatrice Cheaters: A Play About Infidelity Sun 27 May 1pm & 4pm - £9.50 - £13.50 Mumblecrust Theatre by Lewis Charlesworth Suitable for ages 3+ Sat 23 June 1pm - £10 Thu 10, Thu 17 and Thu 24 May 8pm - £8 The wonderful world of Sarah and Duck is brought to Suitable for ages 4+ One sordid evening, non-bachelors Kevin and Dave bring two married ladies back life in a brand-new stage show, featuring the fantastic Deep in the vaults of an ancient priory a hideous creature to their house for an evening of pre-meditated adultery. But very quickly things do characters from the BAFTA award-winning CBeebies awakens. A deadly cockatrice is born! Bold knights flee in not go according to plan… show. terror... Can a humble nun defeat the beast? Cheaters: A Play About Infidelity is a fast-paced, and dynamic comedy. Join Sarah and Duck and a host of your favourite friends A dark and winding fable for monster-lovers young and Echoing the classic farces by the likes of Noel Coward, but updated for modern including The Ribbon Sisters, The Shallots, Flamingo & old, featuring two muddle-headed storytellers, an obscure audiences, it’s a frantic, silly and raunchy take on marriage, monogamy, and John and Umbrella, as they plan a birthday party for Scarf British legend, breath-taking puppetry and spine-tingling infidelity. Lady in their garden. live music. From the writer and performer of last year’s Book of Northern: The entire history Told through an enchanting blend of puppetry, storytelling Mumblecrust Theatre are winners of Best Newcomer to of the North West, told in under one hour. and music, Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday will take Fringe and Best of Brighton Fringe: Children and “Fresh, funny, and one of the best shows I had seen at the 2016 Greater you and your children on a magical adventure. Cheaters: A Play About Infidelity Families Award 2017. Manchester Fringe Festival.” - Quay News An MEI Theatrical production in association with Polka “a genuine work of art” - The Voice ★★★★★ Theatre Marx in Sarah & Duck © Karrot Entertainment. Distributed by BBC Worldwide Ltd Robert Weick/Juniper Productions Wed 6 June 7.30 pm - £10 / £8 Concession Bob Weick brings the acclaimed production of Marx in Soho by Howard Zinn directly from the Soho Playhouse in New York to the UK. Join Karl Marx as he returns to contemporary Soho, New York and launches a passionate, funny, and moving response to what he sees. Come celebrate the 200th anniversary of Karl Marx’s birth as he returns to the Manchester area, where he and Engels researched their revolutionary ideas together. For one night only in Bury. Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday Tale of the Cockatrice Marx in Soho 6 7 James Grant With The Hallelujah String Quartet Will Pound’s Through the Seasons - Sat 5 May 8pm - £16 The Music of Morris and Folk Dance Love & Money frontman James Grant is one of the most renowned and respected Folk - Fri 25 May 8pm - £15 performers Scotland has ever produced. Following sell-outs last year and a live album, he is joined by with The Hallelujah String Quartet for this very special Exceptional musicians play beautiful arrangements of traditional dance concert at The Met. tunes and songs in this celebration of the year in folk dance. Featuring award-winning and melodeon player Will Pound, Benji James Grant Expect unique versions of James Grant’s classic songs, alongside spellbinding Kirkpatrick (), Ross Grant (Inlay) and storyteller Debs Newbold. covers of ’s Hallelujah and Gerry Rafferty’s Baker Street. This is a unique and powerful experience in English culture, with all the joy An evening with Mary Gauthier Will Pound’s Through the Seasons of a summer’s festival or a winter’s fireside sword-dance. Americana - Mon 14 May 8pm - £17 Known for her remarkable confessional songs of addiction and abandonment, Estbel Mary Gauthier takes a different turn on her new album Rifles & Rosary Beads, telling - Wed 23 May 8pm - £10 instead the stories of wounded veterans and active duty military. She presents these Estbel are a magical folk quartet combining the forces of Estonians Sänni Noormets moving songs at The Met accompanied by violinist Michele Gazich. Mary Gauthier and Leana Vapper-Dhoore and Belgian brothers Hartwin and Ward Dhoore. A Mr Kite Benefit. Proceeds from this event will go to charity. Expect timeless Estonian folk tales sung with otherworldy melodies and arresting Estbel harmonies. Them Heavy People A tribute to Rock & Pop - Friday 18 May 8pm - £13.50 adv/ £15 door A Blues Night at The Met Blues - Sat 26 May 7pm - £20 If you love Kate Bush and her music then you won’t want to miss this fantastic tribute show. Singer Nadine Turner has spent years perfecting her impersonation An evening of the finest contemporary blues from UK artists based in the north. and performs note-perfect recreations of Kate’s iconic songs. Backed by a band of Hugely popular in 2017, this year’s event features the music of Zacc Rogers, seasoned professionals who strive for authenticity, this is the closest reproduction Walklate and Fuschi, Franny Eubanks and Mike Sanchez. Them Heavy People possible of a Kate Bush show. A Blues Night at The Met Moishe’s Bagel Salt for Svanetia Manc Floyd World Music - Sat 26 May 7.30pm - £12 Rock & Pop - Sat 19 & Sun 20 May 8pm - £14 adv / £15 door Acclaimed world/folk five-piece Moishe’s Bagel perform their score for Mikhail Kalatozov’s remarkable 1930 filmSalt for Svanetia, one of the most visually Manc Floyd return to The Met to perform a selection of Pink Floyd classics. stunning pieces of the Soviet silent era. The first half of the evening will feature Bringing songs from the band’s whole catalogue to shimmering life, and featuring a a full set from Moishe’s Bagel, featuring their trademark exhilarating eastern spectacular light show, this Manchester based tribute band will be sure to stir your European melodies, middle Eastern rhythms and improvisational excitement. The memories of the real Floyd in action. Moishe’s Bagel film will be screened after the interval. Manc Floyd Saturday 19 May performance is standing (limited balcony seating is available). Sunday 20 May performance is seated. Baghdaddies Sam Lee’s Singing with Nightingales: LIVE World / Folk - Fri 1 June 9pm - £12 adv / £14 door Balkan melodies, ska and latin grooves, and sizzling brass; The Baghdaddies play Folk - Thu 3 May 8pm - £16 euphoric dancing music with furious energy and theatrical humour. “The band have Presented by The Nest Collective. a particular flair for the Balkans and capture its frenetic energy and flamboyance This spring, naturalist and -nominated folk artist Sam Lee The Baghdaddies wonderfully.” - Songlines brings his celebrated Singing with Nightingales starlit walks indoors. Live broadcasting the irrepressible nocturnal courtship song of nightingales, and John McCusker Sam and guests introduce extraordinary human-bird duets in a new theatrical experience. Folk - Sat 2 June 8pm - £16 Heidi Talbot and John McCusker are two of folk’s most admired musicians. 2018 These ground-breaking concerts weave together songs and stories about will see them celebrate their tenth year as musical partners with a new EP. John has the nightingale’s role in folklore, landscape and migration, overshadowed produced Heidi’s last three , they have both toured all over the globe in each by their current alarming decline. Hear their song and its powerful effect other’s bands but this will be the first time the pair collaborate exclusively as a duo. while you still can. Sam Lee Heidi Talbot & John McCusker A Mr Kite Benefit. Proceeds from this event will go to charity. 8 9 The Big Whistle Festival Big Whistle workshops, talks and sessions…

Sat 12 May Andy May – A Life with the Advanced Traditional Irish The Traditional Tunes Traditional Music Guitar The Met proudly presents The Big Whistle Festival, a packed day with informal concerts, groove laden Pipes Whistle with Ciaran Clifford of and Masterclass gigs, workshops, chats and sessions - all subtly wrapped around the humble . Sat 12 May 11am - £6 Sat 12 May 12 noon - £8 Beyond Sat 12 May 4pm - £6 Relax for an hour, as Phil Advanced/Intermediate + (High Sat 12 May 3pm - £6 Andy May Trio guitarist Ian Join us for this unique gathering of traditional and contemporary musicians, in a convivial environment Brown discovers Andy May’s and Low D Whistle). With Andy May and Sophy Ball. Stephenson leads an inspiring with the festival highlight featuring a rare appearance of the Michael McGoldrick Big Band. remarkable story - right from A workshop that will address A great opportunity to share masterclass focussing on his early days being influenced in the remarkable repertoire of traditional music. Suitable Save money with our festival ticket offer, get 25% off if you book for four or more Big Whistle the different features of by his father to becoming a traditional Irish Whistle playing, Andy and Sophy. for intermediate to advanced concerts or workshops. professional musician. Andy including repertoire, technique Open to intermediate and players. Own guitar required now plays to the highest levels, and regional playing styles. advanced players of all melody Stanley Room Sessions lecturing in music and making instruments. Throughout the day the Stanley pipes too. A remarkable story Steady Away with Emma Michael McGoldrick Drop The Floor Room bar will be open with from a charismatic musician, Sweeney One Education Whistle Big Band Sat 12 May 4pm - £10 sessions before each ticketed expect a good mix of laughter Sat 12 May 3pm - £6 Workshop Drop In ’s Drop The Floor are fast show – come early and grab a Sat 12 May 8pm - £18 and tunes. Level: Beginners plus and Sat 12 May 3pm - £6 Big Whistle is pleased to welcome back becoming a permanent fixture at Big above. If you can play a simple 7 to 16 years. Any level. An corner. Getting Started Michael McGoldrick, who is renowned Whistle combining high energy with tune and like to play with others, access session specifically with Emma Sweeney Meet the Maker Michael McGoldrick Big Band for his hallmark effortless fusion of songs from the Irish tradition. Still on this workshop is for you. It is for younger people. Let the the high of the recently released second Sat 12 May 11am - £6 On hand throughout the day, traditional, roots and urbanised music. basically a guided slow tune students of One Education bring your questions and album ‘Fairly Cookin’ – a release that Adult (18+) raw beginner. High This unique gig will launch Michael’s session. Even if you play to Music teach you how to play whistle woes to this informal has well and truly cemented DTF’s ever D Whistle required stunning fifth solo album ARC. a higher level you are still the whistle and maybe other session. escalating musical credentials. The perfect opportunity to learn encouraged to attend. traditional instruments too? Expect the spectacular, as this prolific from an expert. Get started Their performance exudes sincerity, Instrument: High or Low D Meet Aizle composer assembles his musical on one of the most simple yet combined with an abiding and genuine Whistle or any other instrument Sat 12 May 3pm - FREE anchormen: , Dezi Donnelly, endearing of all instruments – love for music making. (e.g. , accordion, bodhran, Ed Boyd, Soren MacLean, Neil Yates, the old Tin Whistle. Join Aizle in the bar for a Aizle Ewan Vernal, John Jo Kelly and Alyn flute etc). relaxed chat and a tune. Cosker. Don’t Feed The Peacocks Aizle Sat 12 May 12 noon - £10 Sat 12 May 1.30pm - £12 Don’t Feed The Peacocks are a new Hot on the heels of sold out gigs at six piece band from Lancashire and 2018, Aizle make Yorkshire. Beneath their youthful their debut at The Met. appearance lurks highly experienced Andy May Trio musical CV’s - having honed their talents Kindled out of Manchester’s thriving performing together as part of the music scene, this highly respected National Youth Folk Ensemble. instrumental quintet present an inventive mix of infused new and traditional tunes. Expect expert, energised and astute Unmissable and compelling! music making - combined with a good helping of folk, and reggae Andy May Trio influences. Sat 12 May 6.30pm - £12 Don’t Feed’ will be supported by the Drop The Floor A welcome return for these three award- students of One Education Music. The winning musicians from Newcastle - work and success of which has allowed Northumbrian piper Andy May (Jez Lowe a large number of students to become and The Bad Pennies, Baltic Crossing), energised and highly successful playing guitarist Ian Stephenson (Kan, Baltic traditional instruments. Sit back and Crossing) and fiddler Sophy Ball (422, enjoy the accomplished musicality of Bottle Bank Band) . Expect energetic these aspiring young folk musicians. instrumental music, inspired by the rich Don’t Feed The Peacocks traditions of their native North East. 10 11 PicaPica Anda Union Folk - Wed 6 June 8pm - £10 World music - Fri 15 June 8pm - £12 PicaPica features the vocal interplay of Josienne Clarke and Samantha Whates, Anda Union are a thoroughly addictive nine-strong band from dual front-women with exquisite voices. They create powerful harmonies atop Inner Mongolia. Hailing from differing ethnic nomadic cultures, instrumental textures created by Adam Beattie and Sonny Johns; a tiding of they fuse together a wide range of different tribal and music magpies picking shiny moments of tone and timbre from ’60s West Coast sunshine traditions from all across the country, driven by a desire to pop and indie folk. PicaPica preserve an endangered way of life threatened by climate Chris and change and modernity. Uplifting and exciting, like nothing you’ve ever seen before. Learn throat singing from Anda Union at their Folk - Fri 8 June 8pm - £12 Anda Union workshop on Saturday 16 June. See page 15 for details. and her daughter Kellie both have impeccable musical pedigrees as singers and instrumentalists. In this duo show they present a mix of self-penned material, imaginative interpretations of other singer-’ compositions, RURA and inspired arrangements of standards from the acoustic repertoire. A delightful Folk - Thu 21 June 8pm - £14 evening of music combining two generations of scintillating musical talent. RURA’s exquisitely rugged yet refined blend of fiddle, Highland pipes, flute, bodhrán, Chris and Kellie While guitar and voice has won them a devoted following amongst audiences and critics alike. With two heralded albums, plus a third due for release in June 2018, they Rock & Pop - Fri 8 June 8pm - £18 RURA continue to affirm their position as one of Scotland’s most powerful groups. I Am Kloot’s Mercury Prize nominated John Bramwell returns to The “genuinely stirring stuff... there’s something very exciting about RURA” - Fatea Met to perform songs from his debut solo album Leave Alone The Empty Spaces, Magazine. alongside Kloot classics and brand new material. John is joined on stage by Andy and Dave Fidler on bass guitar, cajon and harmonies. Whole Lotta Led “A brilliant live performer with a unique voice both literally and metaphorically” Celebrating fifty years of Led Zeppelin 1968-2018 - Lauren Laverne. Rock and Pop - Fri 22 June 7.30pm - £18 adv / £20 door John Bramwell Tribute band Whole Lotta Led celebrate Led Zeppelin’s fiftieth anniversary with a Whole Lotta Led Habedekuk show that ranges across all their albums. World Music - Sat 16 June 8.30pm - £12 What We Leave Behind Tour 2018 With a vibrant mix of folk, rock, salsa and Big Band jazz, this lively Danish eight-piece The East Pointers catapults old folk melodies into the twenty first century. Expect everything from wild Americana - Sat 23 June 7.30pm - £12 polkas and jigs to lyrical waltzes and rough n’ ready sailor songs in an unforgettable Like so many of their country’s premiere folk groups, The East Pointers hail from live experience. Prince Edward Island, Canada’s famed offshore musical powerhouse. Loved for their “Plenty of brass oomph to accompany Kristian Bugge’s fiddle and a rhythm section that glorious mix of dynamic transatlantic Celtic sounds with three-part harmonies, fiddle, could power a cruise liner, they roar through a selection of traditional tunes.” - fRoots The East Pointers banjo and traditional foot-stamping, the band return to The Met with songs from their Habedekuk new album What We Leave Behind. Ralph McTell and No Petticoats Here Folk - Sat 23 June 9pm - £25 Stories of remarkable women of the first world war told through Legendary singer-songwriter Ralph McTell (Streets of London, Clare to Here) joins song. Created and performed by Louise Jordan forces with folk-blues guitarist Wizz Jones. Summer 2016 saw the duo’s first recording together after a fifty year musical friendship, aptly titled About Time. Their Folk - Fri 1 June 7.30pm - £12 Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones second album About Time Too was released in November. In this remarkable show, award winning singer, songwriter and musician Louise Jordan shares the stories of the many inspirational women who Peatbog Faeries challenged expectations by serving in the First World War. Folk - Sat 7 July 8pm - £18 Marvel at the stories of the woman who dressed as a soldier on the Scottish trailblazers the Peatbog Faeries create a glorious mixture of traditional Western Front, the female football players banned by the FA, the sounds and dance-floor grooves that has been embraced worldwide. Combining jigs ambulance drivers running the gauntlet of enemy fire in Flanders, and the and reels with dance music, jazz, African, and more, they bring the sound of Scotland so-called ‘surplus million’ single women. fresh-faced and breathless to the world. Louise Jordan Peatbog Faeries “Gloriously unpredictable, a band to treasure” - fRoots. 12 13 Workshops for children and teenagers... Workshops for adults...

ALFA Community Band The Met’s Young Company Two groups every Tuesday 11.30am-12.30pm and 1.15pm- 2.15pm £24 per block of 6 sessions (£4 per session) Every Wednesday from April 11 - July 18, Learn to play this fascinating instrument. For adults of all excluding half-term. £4.50 per session ages and abilities, no prior experience necessary, The Met’s youth theatre is available in three sessions. will be provided. To register or for further information The Met is one of the only venues who provide the Learn Harmonica email [email protected] complete creative theatre journey from age 5 leading with Terry Moses to the final age group session which offers educational Guitar Lessons The Met’s Young Company Engage Weekly sessions every Tuesday. Beginners 5pm-6pm / certification through the Arts Award. Every Monday 4.30pm-6pm Advanced 7.15pm-8.15pm - £85 per person per term £2 per session Discover - Sessions 4.30pm-5.30pm ALFEY Music for Babies and Learn to play the guitar with experienced tutor Terry Join us if you have an interest in music and sound For 5-8 year olds who are encouraged to think Moses. All styles and abilities welcome, students work Toddlers production, performance, movement, dance, or just want creatively and develop team building skills through towards making a recording at Edwin Street Studio. Every Tuesday 10am-11am to do something with a company of diverse people. activities and story-telling. £24 per block of 6 sessions (£4 per session) Develop a performance piece using multi-sensory and ALFA Metzo Community Choir Sessions will offer parents, carers and early years multi-media techniques. A collaboration between EXTANT Every Tuesday 7pm-8.15pm - starting 17 April £24 per Develop - Sessions 5.30pm-7pm teachers the opportunity to learn and play fun music block of 6 sessions (£4 per session) For 9-14 year olds to build confidence through the use (the UK’s largest visually impaired theatre company), The games, songs and activities with exciting resources A choir for adults with some, little or no experience, who of improvisation, body language techniques. Met and Bury Blind Society. that promote the effective development of speech and sing a range of styles including contemporary, gospel, jazz, Preparing you for the advancement into the senior language in the pre-school years. Youngsters from 3 to 36 Learn Harmonica and soul. Led by tutor Karen Lindop. To register, please Young Company group. months welcome. Summer term every Monday from 16 April-18 June (exc. email Jane Nicholson at [email protected] 7 & 28 May). Beginners 6pm-7pm / Beginners cont. 7pm- Present - Sessions 7pm-8.30pm ALFA Metzo Junior Choir 8pm / Advanced 8pm-9pm Uniquely Us Available for 15+ year olds. The senior group is The Every Tuesday 5.30pm-6.45pm - from 17 April £65 per person per term Every Saturday 11am-1pm - starting 21 April Met’s in-house performance group. £24 per block of 6 sessions (£4 per session) A course in harmonica playing for all levels, led by Uniquely Us is a project developed by an autistic woman for A choir for ages 7-12 years. The group is led by Karen former British blues harmonica champion Mat Walklate. other autistic women. If you are a woman aged 16-30 on the It aims to inspire performers to become creative Lindop, a qualified professional tutor. To register, please Participants will require a diatonic harmonica in C. autistic spectrum, interested in learning new skills in drama independent artists equipped with the necessary skills email Jane Nicholson at [email protected] and building your confidence, then Uniquely Us is for you. for a successful career in the arts. Metro Jazz For more information contact Jessica Nolan at Jessica. Summer term every Monday from 16 April-2 July (exc. 7 Members of this group work together to create their Aiming High [email protected] or phone 0161 274 0616. Every Saturday during term time & 28 May) own shows with a final public performance showcased Uniquely Us is a Future Fires project supported by Contact, The Met, O2 Think Big, 9-13 years 10-11.30am - £4 £80 term/£55 concessions in The Met’s theatre. This also contributes to achieving and was awarded Bury Council Community Funding at The Pitch event. 14+ years 11.30-1.30pm - £5 The Met’s community jazz orchestra led by Munch the Arts Award Physical activities and drama games encourage the young Manship welcomes all musicians of at least intermediate Anda Union Workshop To find out more about Arts Award visit people to express themselves, be more independent and ability, vacancies for frontline musicians especially brass. Saturday 16 June 10am - £7 www.artsaward.org.uk improve life skills. Performing in a show every term they Suitable for ages 16+. In this workshop Mongolian band Anda Union will learn to focus and enjoy achievement. The seniors focus Met Express demonstrate their many different musical styles, including on developing acting skills and promoting independence. Mongolian and Tuvan techniques. Learn throat singing, Every Monday & Tuesday 7-9pm Twinkleboost For more information contact Madeline Solazzo at £5 per session (first session free) then take part in a mini performance with your newly Every Tuesday 12.30pm-1.15pm - FREE [email protected] Met Express is The Met’s drama group for people with acquired skills. Duration approx. 2 hours. Ages 18+ Sensory Story Time sessions for children under 5 disabilities and learning difficulties who come together on with additional needs. Promote speech, language and Stagecoach a weekly basis to create drama and have fun. communication development. Fairytale stories, songs, Every Sunday from 22 April - 15 July games and lots of sensory play help to make these 9.30am-11am & 11.30am-1pm (4-6 year olds) Introduction to Sound Recording sessions lots of fun! Contact Victoria Oster to book on 10am-1pm (6-18 year olds) Five weekly sessions on Mondays at 7pm, starting 30 [email protected] Drama, dance and singing classes - developing April - £75 course fee confidence, physical awareness, communication and Led by The Met’s Recording Studio Manager, this course articulation - educational and lots of fun. Learn more at teaches techniques and skills for studio sound recording. Guitar Lessons with Terry Moses stagecoach.co.uk/bury Sessions last 2 hours. 14 15 Workshops and community events... Your events

Book your event with us If you’re considering an event, we can support you with our range of inspiring spaces and seasonal food and drink. Whether it’s business and corporate or a private celebratory event, our Grade II listed venue has a range of modern and contemporary rooms which are perfectly suited for you and your guests. Stanley Bar For smaller events The Board Room and The Card Room are an excellent choice for meetings, workshops and interviews and can hold up to twenty guests. For slightly larger events up to 100, The Stanley Bar is an ideal Manchester History Festival Warth Mills Project Art Showcase choice for drinks and informal catering and works perfectly for a reception, party and networking event. It is also a great option for a seminar or presentation and can be set up in a Manchester Histories Festival Warth Mills Project Art Showcase variety of ways. Tour - Saturday 9 June 12noon-12.15pm - FREE Presented by Unity House and The Met If you have an event for 60-400, The Box and Derby Hall are Riots, equality and expression at The Met’s Derby Hall! Tuesday 26 June to Friday 20 July incredible spaces for a birthday party or celebratory event with Produced by Unity House and supported by the Heritage Did you know that the Derby Hall held one of Joy Division’s Board Room a difference. They’re also a great destination for conferences, Lottery Fund, The Warth Mills Project will explore Britain’s most famous gigs with a raucous crowd protesting AGMs, graduation and award ceremonies and have the key most notorious Second World War internment camp – against a change of singers? Did you know that it was audio and visual equipment you require for a really successful Warth Mills in Bury. A summer programme of exhibitions, the democratic home to where many of Bury’s major event. talks and recitals kicks off with this showcase of Warth decisions were made, or where the accused were given Mills inspired artwork by students from Bury College. Tours their freedom of speech in a court of law? Produced in association with Refugee Week 2018. Learn If you are looking for a truly unique experience, we can take As part of Manchester Histories Festival, join us for more at www.warthmillsproject.com your guests on a behind-the-scenes tour. A perfect addition for a FREE tour with The Met’s very own Nick Smale. your next business meeting! Registration through the website. For more information, prices and availability email: The Box [email protected] Edwin Street Creative Hub Professional recording studios and workshop space for Metro Jazz Summer Concert creative businesses in the very heart of Bury. Jazz - Friday 6 July 8pm - £6 Resident businesses include Unity House; a production and content company and ALFA The Met’s community jazz orchestra perform Education who specialise in music, arts provision & training. a mix of the best foot-tapping jazz. At the center is Edwin Street Recording Studio, a state of the art facility available for hire and whose professional clients have included The BBC, ITV, Microsoft, The Lowry, the National Football Museum, Manchester Camerata and Dutch Uncles. Young musicians mentored at Edwin Street have gone on to perform at The Met and at Head for the Hills Festival.

If you’re looking to record a corporate message, an audio brochure or your next album, contact us for more information or to book your session.

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General PeelInfo Way Bury Transport Date Time Event Page number Date Time Event Page number Museum The Rock Jan Sat 10 7.30pm Rock of Ages 21 Bury P Bolton St Fri 12 7.30pm Ga Ga 10 Sat 10 8pm Stick In The Wheel 15 Parish Church Sun 11 8pm Luke Daniels 15 P Sat 13 8pm IQ 10 The Wed 17 8pm Luke Jackson and Amy Wadge 10 Mon 12 7.15pm One Hundred Years of 24 Robert Peel Bolton St Thu 18 7.30pm Paradise Lodge 20 Magnificent Music East Lancs Tue 13 7.15pm One Hundred Years of 24 Railway P Fri 19 8pm Paul Jones and Dave Kelly 10 Castle Magnificent Music Leisure Centre Fri 19 8.30pm The Met’s New Comedian 8 Market St of the Year Competition Wed 14 7.15pm One Hundred Years 24 Angouleme Retail Park Edwin St Sat 20 8pm Jean Genie 10 of Magnificent Music Wed 24 8pm Griff Rhys Jones 8 Thu 15 8pm Police Dog Hogan 16 P Thu 25 8pm Martyn Joseph 11 Thu 15 8pm Metro Jazz Spring Concert 24 Mill Gate P Fri 26 8pm Swing Commanders 11 Sat 17 1pm Hoot Owl, Master of Disguise 7 The Fusilier Shopping Centre THE Library Sat 17 8pm and Phil Cunningham 16 Gardens Museum Fri 26 8pm Mat Walklate and Paolo Fuschi 11 Jubilee Way Sat 27 10am Sacred Sounds 23 Sun 18 8pm Glenn Tilbrook 16 Kay Gardens Voice Workshop Thu 22 7pm Just Turf 21 Bury Thu 22 8pm Moya Brennan 16 Art Museum Angouleme Way Sat 27 8pm Lúnasa 11 Fri 23 7pm Just Turf 21 SHOWFri 23 8pm Showaddywaddy 16 Feb Bury Bury Interchange Bury Market Thu 1 8.30pm First Thursday Comedy Club 9 Sat 24 8pm Geoff Norcott 9 Manchester Rd P Exceptional pre-theatre Fri 2 8pm Shake the Chains 11 Sat 24 8pm Kathryn Roberts and 17 Thu 8 8pm Fara + Adam Holmes and 12meals & post-gigSean Lakeman drinks. Getting here Access the Embers Tue 27 7.30pm Portrait of Wednesday 24 Getting here Access Fri 9 7.30pm The Jerseys 12 Wed 28 7pm Shake It Till You Make It 24 We are located on Market Street in Bury town centre, The Met is a fully accessible venue. Sat 10 8pm Sam Baker 12 Thu 29 8pm Chris Difford and 17 Wenear are the locatedentrance at to thethe Milltown Gate centre Shopping end of Centre. Market Our The Met is a fully accessible venue. There Visitors can be dropped off immediately outside the Wed 14 7.30pm The Met’s Young 24 Street,postcode near is BL9 the 0BW entrance. to the Mill Gate Shopping are wheelchair spaces in both the Derby Hall Company Fundraiser Thu 29 8pm Horny Handed Tons of Soil 17 Centre. Our postcode is BL9 0BW. entrance.and The Box,There and are afull few lift parking access spaces to all for floors. Blue Badge Thu 15 7.30pm Stephen Bailey 8 Sat 31 11am You’ve Got Dragons 7 By tram holdersWe have across an accessible the road, outside toilet builtYates’s. to WeChanging have a Thu 15 8pm Michael McGoldrick, John 12 Sat 31 7.30pm The Houghton Weavers 17 By Metrolink The Bury Metrolink stop is just a few minutes’ walk from rampedPlaces entrancestandards. and wheelchair spaces in both the McCusker and John Doyle The Met.Bury A Metrolink journey from stop Manchester is just a fewcity centreminutes takes Derby Hall and The Box. Our accessible toilet is built to Fri 16 8pm The Eskies 13 Apr walkabout from 25 minutes. The Met. Check A journey metrolink.co.uk from Manchester for times. ChangingWe have staffPlaces on standards. hand to help. If you require Sat 17 2pm Yana and the Yeti 6 Sun 1 8pm The Secret Sisters 18 city centre takes about 25 minutes. Check a personal escort, we can supply them with Sat 17 8pm Vonda Shepard 13 Thu 5 7.30pm G2 Definitive Genesis 18 metrolink.co.ukBy bus for times. Oura free accessible ticket. toilet is built and compliant with Tue 20 2pm Aaaaaaaaaaaaagh! Dinosaurs! The6 ThuMet’s 5 8.30pm own restaurantFirst Thursday & bars.Comedy Club 9 Bury Bus Station is also just a few minutes from The Met. Changing Places standards and is open daily and Wed 21 8pm The Moonwatcher 21 Fri 6 8pm Live/Wire 18 Thu 12 8pm Declan O’Rourke 18 ByServices bus run from Manchester, Bolton, Rochdale and duringGuide events.dogs are welcome, and water can be Wed 21 8pm Orphan Colours 13 Bury Bus Station is also just a few minutes provided on request. Thu 22 8pm Breabach 13 Sat 14 8pm 19 Rossendale. See tfgm.com for timetables. Thu 22 8pm Mark Nevin 13 Sun 15 2pm Perfect 7 from The Met. Services run from Manchester, There’s full lift access to all floors and friendly staff on handWe have to help. an infraredIf you require hearing a personal support escort, system. we can Fri 23 11am Lost and Found 6 Sun 15 7.30pm 19 Bolton,By car Rochdale and Rossendale. See tfgm.com Thu 19 8pm 19 supplyIf you havethem difficultywith a free ticket.with hearing, please ask Fri 23 2pm Lost and Found 6 forThe timetables.nearest car park is at the East Lancashire Railway on Fri 20 8pm Barbara Nice 9 a member of staff for a receiver pack. Fri 23 8pm Martin Harley and 14 Bolton Street. Parking is free after 6pm. Visit bury.gov.uk/ Guide dogs are welcome, and water can be provided on Daniel Kimbro Fri 20 8pm The Doors Alive 19 By car parking for a full list of town centre car parks. request.If you have any special requirements call us Sat 24 7.30pm Tom McConville Band 14 Sat 21 7.30pm Mike Sweeney’s 19 The nearest car park is at the East Lancashire Manchester Beat on 0161 761 2216 and we’ll do our best to help. Sat 24 9pm Wille and the Bandits 14 RailwayTickets on Bolton& booking Street. Parking is free after 6pm. We have an infrared hearing support system. If you have Wed 28 8pm Graham Fellows 8 Wed 25 7.30pm BIG – The Musical 21 Visit bury.gov.uk/parking for a full list of town difficulty with hearing, please ask a member of staff for a Thu 26 7.30pm BIG – The Musical 21 Call 0161 761 2216 Thu 26 8pm Rob Heron and The 20 centre car parks. receiverVolunteer pack. We recommend you book in advance. Mar Online themet.org.uk Thu 1 8pm The Ennis Sisters 14 Teapad Orchestra IfThe you Met have has any a special dedicated requirements group of call volunteers us on 0161 761 + Dave Gunning Fri 27 7.30pm BIG – The Musical 21 In person at The Met ticket office Fri 27 8pm Julie Murphy 20 7107who assistand we’ll with do ourmany best areas to help. of our activities. All Thu 1 8.30pm First Thursday Comedy Club 9 Tickets & booking Fri 2 8pm Leveret and Spiro 14 Sat 28 2.30pm BIG – The Musical 21 Opening hours: Mon, Thu & Sun Closed; Tue, Wed & Sat volunteers are interviewed at application to ensure Call 0161 761 2216 Sat 3 10am Sacred Sounds 23 Sat 28 7.30pm BIG – The Musical 21 10am-2pm; Fri 12noon-5pm Volunteerthey get the most out of the opportunities we offer. Online themet.org.uk Voice Workshop The Met has a dedicated group of volunteers who assist Sat 3 8pm Desperado (Eagles Tribute) 15 May InA fee person of £2.50 at The applies Met to ticket each transaction office made online or To get involved contact Scarlet Ordish by phone. Tickets can be collected at box office or printed with many areas of our activities. All volunteers are Wed 7 7.30pm Rock of Ages 21 Thu 3 Sam Lee – Singing with at [email protected] or call Nightingales Bookingat home for fees free, apply. or posted See toour you website for £1. for details. interviewed at application to ensure they get the most out Thu 8 7.30pm Rock of Ages 21 on 0161 761 7107. Thu 8 8pm Sean Taylor 15 Sat 12 & Sun 13 Big Whistle Festival Please consider making a donation when you book of the opportunities we offer. We don’t offer refunds on unwanted tickets, but we’ll Fri 9 7.30pm Rock of Ages 21 Sat 26 A Blues Night at The Met a ticket with us – every donation helps to continue be happy to swap them for an alternative show for an To get involved contact Scarlet Ordish at scarlet.ordish@ Fri 9 7.30pm Son of Town Hall 15 our work with the community. Sat 10 2.30pm Rock of Ages 21 26 — 27 exchange fee of £2 per ticket. themet.org.uk or call on 0161 761 7107. automaticcafe.com 0161 763 9399 Automatic is part of the Hollinworth & Price family of independent food and drink places. Please consider making a donation when you book a ticket with us – [email protected] @automaticcafe /automaticloungebury automaticbury Find out more @hollinwth_price every donation helps to continue our work with the community. 18 19 Diary

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May Thu 3 8pm Sam Lee’s Singing with Nightingales 8 Thu 3 8.30pm First Thursday Comedy Club 5 Sat 5 8pm James Grant with the Hallelujah String Quartet 8 Thu 10 8pm Two 7 Thu 10 8pm Cheaters: A Play About Infidelity 7 Sat 12 8pm Big Whistle Festival 10 & 11 Mon 14 8pm An evening with Mary Gauthier 8 Thu 17 8pm Radio Active 5 Thu 17 8pm Cheaters: A Play About Infidelity 7 Fri 18 8pm Them Heavy People 8 Sat 19 8pm Manc Floyd 8 Sun 20 8pm Manc Floyd 8 Wed 23 8pm Estbel 9 Thu 24 8pm Cheaters: A Play About Infidelity Fri 25 8pm Will Pound’s Through the Seasons 9 Sat 26 7pm A Blues Night at The Met 9 Sat 26 7.30pm Moishe’s Bagel 9 Sun 27 1pm Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday 6 Sun 27 4pm Sarah and Duck’s Big Top Birthday 6

Fri 1 7.30pm No Petticoats Here 12 June Fri 1 9pm Baghdaddies 9 Sat 2 8pm Heidi Talbot and John McCusker 12 Wed 6 7.30pm Marx in Soho 7 Wed 6 8pm PicaPica 12 Thu 7 8.30pm First Thursday Comedy Club 5 Fri 8 8pm Chris and Kellie While 12 Fri 8 8pm John Bramwell 12 Sat 9 noon Manchester History Festival 16 Fri 15 8pm Anda Union 13 Sat 16 10am Anda Union Workshop 15 Sat 16 8.30pm Habedekuk 13 Thu 21 8pm RURA 13 Fri 22 7.30pm Whole Lotta Led 13 Sat 23 1pm The Tale of the Cockatrice 6 Sat 23 7.30pm The East Pointers 13 Sat 23 9pm Ralph McTell and Wizz Jones 13 Sat 30 8pm Lancashire Hotpots 5

Thu 5 8.30pm First Thursday Comedy Club 5 July Fri 6 8pm Metro Jazz Summer Concert 16 Sat 7 8pm Peatbog Faeries 13 20