Number 8 CINEMA - THEATRE - GALLERY Autumn 2018 Box office: 01386 555488 | www.number8.org 8 High Street Pershore Worcestershire WR10 1BG Foyer Folk Sat 11 Aug, 8pm; Sat 13 Oct, 8pm Join us for regular folk music nights in The Foyer. For details of upcoming acts see www.number8.org. Foyer Folk is kindly supported by Vic Haines Ltd. Games Night Thu 13 Sep; Thu 11 Oct; Thu 22 Nov, from 6pm From Upwords and Bananagrams to Draughts and Snakes and Ladders - there’s a game for everyone at these informal games nights, and you can even bring your own! All ages welcome. Admission free. Foyer Folk: Flatworld Sat 8 Sep, 8pm Rich compelling melodies and tight driving rhythm, Flatworld play an eclectic mix of music from Eastern Europe and beyond. Taking tunes from Eastern European folk traditions (and elsewhere), the band present them in a lively and accessible form that’s sure to get you up and dancing! Booking now: £7 An Evening with Pershore Arts Thu 20 Sep, 8pm Come and meet some of your local painters, sketchers and photographers and see some member’s work which will be showcased at the event. Admission free. Number 8 Quiz Fri 30 Nov, 7pm (for 7.30pm start) Don’t be a couch Quizzer! Leave The Chase, Tipping Point and Pointless to others and enter the Number 8 Quiz! With a raffle and prizes. £6 for a team of up to 4. Foyer Folk: Granny’s Attic Sat 1 Dec, 8pm Formed in 2009, Cohen Braithwaite-Kilcoyne, George Sansome and Lewis Wood are a Worcestershire based folk trio performing traditional and original music with verve, energy and their own inimitable style. Booking now: £7 Foyer Folk is supported by Vic Haines Ltd. For details of future events in The Foyer see: www.number8.org or sign up for our e-bulletin WELCOME This season is going to be a busy one with a whole host of events, screenings and exhibitions to enjoy. TV presenter Iolo Williams and comedian Robin Ince will be joining us, as will 2Magpies Theatre with Ventoux - a real treat for cycling enthusiasts! There’s live music from Lady Maisery, Tenors Un Limited, Tannahill Weavers, and Minima performing their score for the silent film The Lodger. Via satellite we have Cliff Richard’s 60th Anniversary Tour, the West- End smash Funny Girl, Oscar Wilde’s The Importance of Being Earnest, and broadcasts from the RSC, Bolshoi, Royal Opera House and NT Live. Please check our website for updates on further productions not yet announced. Films highlights include Christopher Robin, The Wife and The Guardians, plus rare opportunity to See the following pages for full details of this see the classics The Women and Distant Voices, season’s Events, Films, Courses and Exhibitions. Still Lives on the big screen. For details of how to book including online Booking is also open now for PODS’ production of booking, our Box Office opening hours, a seating The Pirates of Penzance. Following the sell-out plan and access information see p.30 and 31. success of their last show early booking is definitely advisable. It’s time to start filling up that autumn calendar! Events Film Courses Gallery Crafts Family Friend’s Discount Emma Bangham, Programme Manager Autumn 2018 Booking: Friends - Fri 3 Aug; Public - Fri 10 Aug We would like to thank all our generous sponsors who have contributed to realising our dream. Pershore Operatic & Dramatic Society We also acknowledge the kind support of many trusts, foundations, companies and individuals. 3 EVENTS www.number8.org NT Live: Julie Live from the National Theatre, London Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) and Eric Kofi Abrefa feature in the cast of this brand new production, directed by Carrie Cracknell. Wild and newly single, Julie throws a late night party - a party which leads to a savage fight for survival. This new version of Strinberg’s play Miss Julie, written by Polly Stenham, remains shocking and fiercely relevant in its new setting of contemporary London. Thursday 6 September - 7.00pm Tickets: £15, Students £10 Cert 15, contains strobe lighting RSC: Merry Wives of Windsor Recorded at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre, Stratford-Upon-Avon Down on his luck in the suburbs, John Falstaff plans to hustle his way to a comfortable retirement by seducing the wives of two wealthy men. Unknown to him, it’s the women of Windsor who really pull the strings, orchestrating Falstaff’s comeuppance amidst petty rivalries, jealousies and over-inflated egos. For a fat Englishman, a Welshman and a Frenchman, the only way is Windsor… Friday 14 September - 7.00pm Tickets: £15, Friends £14, Students £10 All Electric Productions presents Iolo Williams - Life Before the Lens Iolo Williams returns to Number 8 to share his experiences working for the RSPB. From the farmer who held an egg collector over a 40-foot cliff, to an oystercatcher that held up Prince Charles’ train, Iolo tells us not only about the wildlife and the threats they face, but also some of the great characters he met. Informative and insightful this talk will keep the whole family entertained. Friday 21 September - 7.30pm Tickets: £17 2hrs 10mins (inc interval) 4 01386 555488 EVENTS 2Magpies Theatre presents Ventoux Ventoux is the most fearsome mountain encountered on the Tour de France. It is also the story of Lance Armstrong and Marco Pantani - whose drug-fuelled race there in 2000 was the greatest cycling had ever seen. Ventoux charts the parallel lives of these champions who overcame great adversity in tandem, and the mountain that cast them in opposing directions. Join 2Magpies as they restage the race using breathtaking video accompaniment and a pair of road bikes, asking the question - how far will we go to succeed? “The performance is a true Tour de Force.” The Public Reviews Tuesday 25 September - 7.30pm Tickets: £10 1hr NT Live: King Lear Live from the Duke of York’s Theatre, London Broadcast live from London’s West End, see Ian McKellen’s ‘extraordinarily moving portrayal’ (Independent) of King Lear at Number 8. Chichester Festival Theatre’s production received five- star reviews for its sell-out run, before transferring to the West End for a limited season. Jonathan Munby directs this contemporary retelling of Shakespeare’s violent, moving and shocking play. Considered by many to be the greatest tragedy ever written, King Lear sees two ageing fathers - one a King, one his courtier - reject the children who truly love them. Their blindness unleashes a tornado of pitiless ambition and treachery, as family and state are plunged into a violent power struggle with bitter ends. Thursday 27 September - 7.00pm Tickets: £15, Students £10 3hrs 40mins (inc interval), Cert 12A 5 EVENTS www.number8.org Tenors Un Limited 15 Year Anniversary Tour As part of their anniversary tour the number one selling operatic trio Tenors Un Limited, the ‘Rat Pack of Opera’, return to Number 8 with their newest show. The trio join us fresh from their chart-topping success with Who is He? in aid of The Salvation Army, which went in at number one on the iTunes classical chart. Touring throughout the US, UK and Australia, appearing on TV and BBC Radio’s Friday Night is Music Night Tenors Un Limited have established themselves as one of the world’s premier classical-crossover vocal groups. Cleverly combining popular opera, musical theatre, crooner standards and original songs this show will have something for everyone. An evening not to be missed! Friday 5 October - 7.30pm Tickets: £20 2hrs (inc interval) Oscar Wilde LIVE: The Importance of Being Earnest Live from the Vaudeville Theatre, London A new production of one of the funniest plays in English, broadcast live from the West End. Wilde’s much-loved masterpiece throws love, logic and language into the air to create one of theatre’s most dazzling firework displays. Jack, Algy, Gwendolyn and Cecily discover how unsmooth runs the course of true love, while Lady Bracknell keeps a baleful eye on the mayhem of manners. Michael Fentiman’s witty new production stars Olivier Award winner Sophie Thompson and Jeremy Swift, alongside Fiona Button, Pippa Nixon and Stella Gonet. This is the final play from the Oscar Wilde Season, a year- long celebration of the Victorian playwright being staged by the Classic Spring Theatre Company. Tuesday 9 October - 7.15pm Tickets: £16, Students £12.50, 16 & under £10 2hrs 45mins (inc interval) 6 01386 555488 EVENTS Cliff Richard Live: 60th Anniversary Tour Live from the Bridgewater Hall, Manchester 103 album releases, 123 single hits and the equivalent of 20 years spent in the UK charts. Britain’s ultimate pop star, Sir Cliff Richard is celebrating 60 years in the music industry and he wants to invite you to the most fabulous big screen party of the year! The 60th Anniversary Tour will be broadcast live to Number 8, followed by a recorded encore screening, in celebration of Cliff's 78th birthday. Featuring a selection of his greatest hits across six decades, this will be Cliff Richard's most exciting tour yet. His incredible energy and passion on stage will sweep you off your feet and be sure to have you swaying in the aisles. Friday 12 October - 8.00pm; Encore Sunday 14 October - 3.00pm Tickets: £16 2hrs 30mins (inc interval) Mayerling Live from the Royal Opera House, London With its emotional depth, daunting imagery, and one of the most demanding roles ever created for a male dancer, Mayerling is a classic of the Royal Ballet repertoire. Kenneth MacMillan choreographed a complex work around the psychologically tormented heir to the Habsburg Empire, Crown Prince Rudolf.