themet.org.uk 0161 761 2216 Music Theatre Comedy Family shows Workshops Food & drink What’s on at The Met May - August 2018 Venue information Welcome to The Met Address Website The Met, Market Street, Bury BL9 0BW themet.org.uk From Canada, Denmark, Phone Social Ticket office: 0161 761 2216 metbury Mongolia and the world Administration: 0161 761 7107 themet Restaurant: 0161 763 9399 metbury to Bury and Ramsbottom Email Share your experiences #themetbury [email protected] Now into our groove with the refurbished venue, this season offers a great mix of touring theatre, music 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 Ireland. 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 England’s most enduring dance traditions, HE MANCHESTER 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 Banbury 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 2 3 Individual giving Comedy 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... Lancashire 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 album. 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.