SPARKLING ARTS EVENTS IN THE HEART OF SHOREHAM JAN - MAY 2016 STEVE KNIGHTLEY BRIDGET CHRISTIE MARTIN SIMPSON & MARTIN TAYLOR COURTNEY PINE SOUTH COAST JAZZ FESTIVAL 2016 BIG COUNTRY MARTIN CARTHY COMEDY SANS FRONTIERES ROB BECKETT ROPETACKLECENTRE.CO.UK JANROPETACKLE 2016 CAFÉ ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 WELCOME WELCOME TO Open Monday – Saturday: 10am – 4.30pm Contact: [email protected] The Ropetackle Café is located in the foyer of Welcome to our spring programme, full of amazing music, comedy, theatre, Ropetackle Arts Centre. We serve a delicious talks, family events, and much more, all running from January – May 2016. range of teas, coffees, and soft drinks, plus a An award-winning venue*, we are delighted to offer another exceptional wonderful menu of freshly made sandwiches, programme of events with something for everyone to enjoy. During the day paninis, soups, jacket potatoes, scrumptious our café is open and serving many delectable delights, and our pre-show cakes and more. The large, light and airy meals offer a great start to any event (see opposite page for more details). Ropetackle foyer is the perfect place to enjoy As a charitable trust staffed almost entirely by volunteers, donations are a relaxing coffee, meet with friends for a vital our future and development, and our Friends scheme is a great way light lunch, or get some work done with our to support Ropetackle and join our growing community (see page 65 for free wi-fi. details). Our friendly atmosphere, intimate performance space, and first- class programming make every event an extra special experience, and we We also offer delicious pre-show dining before look forward to welcoming you to enjoy what we have to offer. Ropetackle events taking place on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays. These delicious suppers are provided by Shoreham based Lesley’s Kitchen. The pre-show supper menu features meat and vegetarian options BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 including lasagne, chilli, pies, casseroles, and curry, all served with either salad or vegetables, plus a range of desserts including trifles, meringues, ROPETACKLECENTRE.CO.UK brownies and more! Main meals cost just £7, desserts £3, or the 2-course meal for £9.50. See website for details. *Best Theatre/Venue, Argus Guide Going Out Awards 2014 Website: ropetacklecentre.co.uk/cafe Ropetackle Café @ropetacklecafe With support from: Programme design by Door 22 Creative www.door22.co.uk 1 @ropetackleart Ropetackle Arts Centre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 2 JAN 2016 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 JAN 2016 Jack Trott and his mumsy Dame Trott haven’t got a bean between ’em, except of course for Daisy The Cow! But when Daisy stops giving milk Dame comes up with a plan to help pay the rent to Mr. Gobblegore, who rules the Kingdom on behalf of the big, bad Giant! Thanks to a handful of magic beans, a gigantic beanstalk which climbs to a land high in the sky – and a heart full of courage – Jack’s adventure could lead him to health, wealth, happiness, and a beautiful Princess to rescue too! Or it could lead to the Giant’s dinner plate… and even we don’t know what could happen there! With magic, puppets, another stellar cast, and a hilarious and snappy story – LP Creatives are back following two sell-out years with their biggest pantomime yet… have you BEAN yet??? Don’t miss out on this GIANT of a pantomime! Suitable for ages 3+ Performance Dates & Times: Tickets cost just £12 for adults, £10 for children Sunday 20th Dec - 7pm (age 16 and under), or Monday 21st Dec - 11am | 3pm | 6pm take advantage of our Tuesday 22nd Dec - 11am | 3pm | 6pm Wednesday 23rd Dec* - 11am | 3pm | 6pm family offer: 4 tickets for LP Creatives Proudly Present: Christmas Eve* - SOLD OUT just £40 (must include at CHRISTMAS PANTO: JACK & THE Boxing Day* - 2.30pm | 5.30pm least two children in the Sunday 27th Dec - 10.30am | 2.30pm | 5pm group). BEANSTALK Monday 28th Dec - 2pm | 5pm Have you BEAN yet!? Tuesday 29th Dec - 2pm | 5pm *Tickets for performances on From the producers of our previous sell-out pantomimes Sleeping Beauty Wednesday 30th Dec - 2pm | 5pm Wednesday 23rd, Christmas and Aladdin comes the mighty magical timeless classic Jack & The Thursday 31st Dec - SOLD OUT Eve, and Boxing Day cost £14 Beanstalk. Panto star Tom Beard (last years’ Sir Muddles) returns to head Saturday 2nd Jan - 10.30am | 2.30pm | 6pm for adults, £12 for children, another fantastic cast including the cream of Shoreham’s very own local Sunday 3rd Jan - 12pm | 4pm or £44 for a family of four. children’s talent, on an unforgettable magical journey this Christmas. Come and see the story unfold! For more details visit: ropetacklecentre.co.uk/visit/christmas-panto Sunday 20th December 2015 - Sunday 3rd January 2016 Shoreham Panto - for panto news, competitions, games, and other fun stuff! 3 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 4 JAN 2016 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 JAN 2016 SGT. PEPPER’S ONLY JAZZ BREAKFAST WITH DART BOARD BAND MIKE HATCHARD We start the New Year with something a bit Beat those post-festive blues with the different – a solo performance from Mike most musically ingenious Beatles band Hatchard, and a preview of his forthcoming in the business! Edinburgh Festival show: Cycling from Lands End to John O’Groats – with a piano! From street musician to From the Cavern Club to Krakow, concert artist – and back again. Glasgow to Glastonbury, Alabama to Abbey Road, Sgt. Pepper’s tongue-in- Mike will describe his epic journey to becoming the musician he is today, cheek tribute has garnered worldwide how he morphed from being a 14 year old pub pianist to studying at the acclaim from over 20 years of touring, Royal College Of Music and beyond. Hear about his cycling trip to Morocco famed for their funny, colourful and brilliant Beatles concerts. with just ten pounds and a violin; how he appeared with Cleo Laine on the Ed Sullivan show, found himself touring as Pamela Stephenson’s musical Having retired from regular touring last year, this is a rare comeback director with a seven foot python, a box of explosives and two dwarfs, appearance and will feature not only the greatest hits, but also live serenaded a sausage machinery magnate with Ronnie Scott and Kenny renditions of some of the fab four’s favourite album tracks too. This Ball in a rainy field in the West Country and… well, think of any bizarre promises to be an unmissable and entertaining evening of iconic music. activity loosely associated with music and Mike has probably done it! Saturday 9th January | 8pm | £13 Seated, 12.50 Standing This special show will feature both stories and songs including those of Tom Lehrer, Victoria Wood, plus Flanders & Swann, as well as jazz and even a soupcon of classical music. BECOME A FRIEND OF ROPETACKLE Sunday 10th January | 11am | £6 Save money, support Ropetackle, and get the priority We’ve teamed up with Shoreham event notifications by becoming one of our lovely Friends. based Lesley’s Kitchen to serve delicious You can join for just £15 a year individual or £25 joint! pre-show food before events taking place As well as giving some much needed financial support on Thursdays, Fridays, and Saturdays – to Ropetackle, a registered charity, by joining as a Friend the perfect way to start a show! receive numerous benefits. See page 65 for more details. Food will be served from 6pm. @ropetacklecafe SEE PAGE 1 FOR MORE DETAILS. Ropetackle Café 5 Music Film Magic Comedy World Music Theatre Opera Rock Folk Family Blues Spoken Word Jazz 6 JAN 2016 ropetacklecentre.co.uk BOX OFFICE: 01273 464440 JAN 2016 Ropetackle Film Club Presents: BARNSTORMERS PULP FICTION COMEDY CLUB 1994 American black comedy crime film written and Three top comics and a barrel of laughs! directed by Quentin Tarantino. This iconic movie connects the intersecting storylines of Los Angeles mobsters, Saturday night out at Ropetackle with three top comics from the UK fringe players, small time criminals and a mysterious comedy circuit and beyond. Every month Barnstormers Comedy Club briefcase. Starring John Travolta, whose career the film promises, and delivers, a great laugh-out-loud night out. revitalised, Samuel L. Jackson, and Uma Thurman. Unbeatable sell-out Saturday night entertainment and the perfect way to Open to Film Club members and guests only (£5 per guest). Duration 178 mins. get together with your mates. Each month our compère introduces three top Certificate 18. For more information on joining the Film Club, please see page 64. acts from the comedy circuit. A barnstorming night out! Over 18s only. Thursday 14th January | 7.30pm Saturday 16th January | 8.30pm | £13.50 Advance, £15 On The Door HARP RECITAL WITH ALEXANDRA KING AND EVENING MEAL Enjoy a special evening of delicious food and wonderful music from harpist Alexandra King. Our café is open 10am – 4.30pm, Mondays to The evening will include a three course meal Saturdays, serving teas, provided Lesley’s Kitchen. On the menu you can coffees, soft drinks, and a choose between – Starters: butternut squash soup (v) or homemade wonderful menu of freshly chicken liver pate. Mains: pork and cider casserole with mustard and sage made sandwiches, paninis, or roast vegetable cassoulet (v) – both served with dauphinoise potato and soups, jacket potatoes, green vegetables. Desserts: malt chocolate cheesecake or coconut creams scrumptious cakes and more. Stay up-to-date with the with poached pears. Alexandra will perform beautiful music including Our large, light and airy foyer Ropetackle Café on social media: Hasslemans’ Chanson de Mai, Debussy’s La Fille aux Cheveux de Lin, is the perfect place to enjoy a Friou’s arrangement of Scarborough Fair, and much more.