SPARKLING ARTS EVENTS IN THE HEART OF SHOREHAM SPRING 2017 EXHIBITION ON SCREEN GEORGIE FAME BRIDGET CHRISTIE MIDGE URE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY BEVERLEY CRAVEN SOUTH COAST JAZZ FESTIVAL THE TRANSPORTS SHAPPI KHORSANDI ROPETACKLECENTRE.CO.UK SPRINGROPETACKLE 2017 CAFÉ ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 WELCOME WELCOME TO Welcome to our spring programme, full of amazing music, comedy, theatre, Open Monday – Saturday: 10am – 4.30pm talks, family events and much more, all running from January – April 2017. Contact: [email protected] We are delighted to begin our 10th year (more on that below), as a multi- award winning venue, recently winning the Sussex Life “Entertainment The Ropetackle Café is located in the foyer of Venue Of The Year Award”. Ropetackle Arts Centre. We serve a delicious range of teas, coffees, and soft drinks, plus a 2017 is a very special year for us because it marks our 10th anniversary. wonderful menu of freshly made sandwiches, To celebrate, we’ve an extra special month of festivities throughout April paninis, soups, jacket potatoes, scrumptious with artists including Georgie Fame, Courtney Pine, Claire Martin, The cakes and more. Hot food specials are also Blockheads, Bridget Christie, Midge Ure and much more lined up. We really available daily. The large, light and airy hope you can join us in celebrating 10 years of Ropetackle, and look forward Ropetackle foyer is the perfect place to enjoy to many more years to come! a relaxing coffee, meet with friends for a light As a charitable trust, we have survived this past decade run almost entirely lunch, or get some work done with our free wi-fi. by volunteers and as such donations play a vital role in covering running costs and programme delivery. Our Friends scheme is a great way to support us We also offer delicious pre-show dining before Ropetackle events taking and become part of the Ropetackle community (see page 3 for details). place on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. These delicious suppers are provided by Shoreham based Lesley’s Kitchen. The pre-show supper Our friendly atmosphere, intimate performance space, and celebrated menu features meat and vegetarian options including lasagne, chilli, pies, programming makes every event a special experience, and we look forward casseroles, and curry, all served with either salad or vegetables, plus a to welcoming you to the centre during this wonderful season of shows. range of desserts including trifles, meringues, brownies and more! Main meals cost just £7, desserts £3, or the 2-course meal for £9.50. Booking is BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 essential, simply email [email protected] or call 07525 622662. ROPETACKLECENTRE.CO.UK Website: ropetacklecentre.co.uk/cafe Ropetackle Café @ropetacklecafe With support from: GEMINI PRINT Programme design by Door 22 Creative www.door22.co.uk 1 @ropetackleart Ropetackle Arts Centre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 2 SPRING 2017 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SPRING 2017 FRIENDS OF ROPETACKLE LP Creatives Proudly Present: Ropetackle is one of the south’s most celebrated small arts CHRISTMAS centres. A multi-award winning venue, we offer an eclectic programme of events throughout the year and passionately PANTO: believe in the joy the arts bring to the community and to well- BEAUTY & THE being. We are also a registered charity (no. 1109381) run almost entirely by volunteers, and as such we rely on the support and generosity of individuals to BEAST enable us to deliver our eclectic programme and growing outreach initiatives. ‘A dazzling spectacle of a show… not to be missed’ Join as a Ropetackle Friend and you can keep in touch with the latest news, ~ ««««« The Latest [review of last year’s Jack & The Beanstalk] benefits, and key developments, plus you will be helping the arts to thrive at Adur’s leading cultural centre. Following four sell-out years of panto fun at Ropetackle, LP Creatives As a Ropetackle Friend you can enjoy a range of benefits including: return this Christmas with the magical, magnificent tale of Beauty & The Beast. • advance notification and priority booking on special new events and big names Join us for an exciting adventure that will transport you to the village of • exclusive discounts on selected shows across the year ‘Marsh de Mello’, where an amazing love story is waiting to unfold that will • supporting the continued growth and delivery of our acclaimed programme tickle your French fancy! This spectacular show has all the elements you’d • being kept fully up-to-date on special offers expect from a traditional pantomime with oodles of silliness to boot! With • exclusive invitation to special previews and showcases CBeebies star Rebecca Keatley starring as the Magical Mirror (through • join the Ropetackle Film Club at a reduced rate voice and projection), come and see the story unfold! Friends are central to the continuation, growth, and future development of The beast dwells alone in the castle, with naught but a mirror to converse. Ropetackle and as such form a vital part of who we are. Why not join us and A maid from the village holds the key to this tale, but become part of our ever-expanding community, leading the way towards a more can she reverse the curse? Will our beauty save the vibrant and exciting beacon of arts in Adur and beyond. beast? Will the viscount slay him first? Will choc-ices still be 50p?? There’s only one way to find out! HOW TO BECOME A FRIEND OF ROPETACKLE JOIN UP! So join Dame Do’nut, Viscount Biscuit and the Magical Join as a Ropetackle Friend for just £15 a year individual, TODAY Mirror on an unmissable family adventure this or £25 joint. Christmas in the region’s best value pantomime. You can join by filling in a membership form, available at the Ropetackle box office, Suitable for ages 3+. Duration: approx 2 hours by calling us on 01273 464440, or by visiting: ropetacklecentre.co.uk/friends (including interval). TURN OVER FOR DATES & TIMES 3 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 4 SPRING 2017 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SPRING 2017 Performance Dates & Times: SOUTH DOWNS Wednesday 14th Dec - 4.30pm 7.30pm Thursday 15th Dec - 4.30pm* 7.30pm MAGICIANS Friday 16th Dec - 4.30pm 7.30pm Abracadabra, Hocus-Pocus, and Izzy- Sunday 18th Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm Wizzy are just a few of the words you may Tuesday 20th Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm hear when the South Downs Magicians Wednesday 21st Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm return for their fourth annual visit to Thursday 22nd Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm Ropetackle. This will be a magical Friday 23rd Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm evening for all the family with mystical Christmas Eve SOLD OUT SOLD OUT surprises, illusions and lots Merry Christmas! - - - of participation! Ticket Prices Boxing Day - SOLD OUT 6pm With close-up magic before the show and during the interval, this will be a Tuesday 27th Dec 11am SOLD OUT 6pm truly magic-packed event. Get your tickets fast before they disappear! Wednesday 28th Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm Wednesday 14th – Friday Saturday 7th January | 7.30pm | £8 Individual, £28 Family Of Four Thursday 29th Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm 16th Dec: all tickets £10 Friday 30th Dec 11am 2.30pm 6pm New Year’s Eve 11am 2.30pm Sunday 18th Dec: children JAZZ BREAKFAST WITH * relaxed performance £11, adults £13, family £44 MIKE HATCHARD Tuesday 20th – Saturday Following last January’s solo show, this is 31st Dec: children £12.50, ‘Cycling from Land’s End to John O’Groats – with a piano’ THE AFTERMATH, with lots of amusing adults £14.50, family £50 anecdotes from the ultimate in pianistic-travel self-containment. Songs from Tom Lehrer, Children: aged 16 and under, Jacques Brel, Victoria Wood, Flanders & Swann, Bowie and instrumental Family: 2 adults + 2 tributes to Willie “The Lion” Smith, Fats Waller, Dave Brubeck, George children, or 1 adult + Shearing and more. And if that wasn’t enough, Mike adopts a professorial 3 children. role to explain the ‘complete history of music’ with slides! Pastries and cakes will be available to purchase. For more details visit: ropetacklecentre.co.uk/visit/christmas-panto Sunday 8th January | 11am | £7 Shoreham Panto - for panto news, competitions, games, and other fun stuff! 5 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 6 SPRING 2017 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 SPRING 2017 Ropetackle Film Club Presents: EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: FARGO THE CURIOUS WORLD William H. Macy plays Jerry whose inept criminal activity OF HIERONYMUS falls apart due to bungling henchmen and the persistent police work of a very pregnant Margo Gunderson (Frances BOSCH McDormand). Won Best Director BAFTA and OSCARS for Delve into the vivid imagination of a Best Actress and Best Original Screenplay. Inducted into true visionary. the US National Film Registry making it one of six films to Who was Hieronymus Bosch? Why do have been preserved. Written, produced and directed by the Coen Brothers. his strange and fantastical paintings Open to Film Club members and guests only (£5 per guest). Duration 98 mins. resonate with art lovers now more than Certificate 18. For more information on joining the Film Club, please see page 81. ever? How does he bridge the medieval Thursday 12th January | 7.30pm and Renaissance worlds? Where did his unconventional and timeless creations come from? Discover the answers to SHORT STORIES, TALL TALES these questions and more with this remarkable new film. Storytelling for babies, toddlers and parents. The Curious World Of Hieronymus Bosch features the critically acclaimed exhibition Monthly storytelling from ‘Short ‘Hieronymus Bosch – Visions Of Genius’ Stories, Tall Tales’ brings classic at Het Noordbrabants Museum in the and modern books to life through southern Netherlands, which brought the majority of Bosch’s paintings and live performance and interactive, drawings together for the first time to his home town of Den Bosch, and creative play.