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| Sometimes Always Never is a drama about words and loss. It tells the story of family with an exceptional Scrabble vocabulary who cannot put their words to use and communicate with each other, and their journey to reconnect. Starring Bill Nighy, Sam Riley, Tim McInnery, and Jenny Agutter. |
| Wednesday 24 July 2019 |
20:00 |
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| To paraphrase Samuel Johnson, when one is tired of Bordeaux, one is tired of wine. We will explore the world’s greatest quality wine producing region via ten examples of differing styles, starting with a rare fizz from the region, finishing with the liquid gold that is Sauternes, and in-between exploring the various styles of dry whites and reds that have made it such a source of variety and quality. If you want to know the difference between clairette and claret, what makes a left-bank red so different in character to a right-bank example, or why a Grand Cru may be less interesting than a Second Growth, this is the evening for you. We will taste the wines alongside a platter of French charcuterie and cheeses. I do not have a favourite wine, but if I was a condemned man and only allowed one last bottle, it would be a claret, hopefully from a vintage that has not yet been made! I hope I can share some of my enthusiasm for the wines of Bordeaux with you. |
| Friday 26 July 2019 |
19:30 |
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Following the last two years of sell-outs of her show “Billie & Me” the award-winning singer and musical theatre star Patti Boulaye, returns with her brand new one-woman show “Aretha and Me”. The show has sold out in her London dates. In this fascinating show, Patti compares and contrasts her life with that of the Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin, whose celebrated career included 17 Top 10 singles and 20 No.1 R&B hits during her 5 decades of recording.
Patti will be singing some of her favourite Aretha Franklin numbers including Respect, Say A Little Prayer, Chain of Fools and Think and many more with some of her own favourites which are special to her.
Last year Patti launched her internet streaming chat show “Life With Patti Boulaye” in which she encouraged celebrities and successful people from all walks of life to share with her and her audience, challenges they had overcome in their life/career and how they had endured difficult times to show young people that difficulties can be surmounted, but it may not be easy.
In October last year Patti , who is a “Visiting Teaching Fellow” at Middlesex University, was awarded an Honorary Doctorate Degree for services to The Arts and Education by the Joint Council of Churches just after she appeared in the BBCTV series “Celebrity Master Chef” among other national TV shows. 2017 marked the 46th Anniversary of Patti’s West End debut in the musical “Hair” and in 2016, Patti took a journey of a lifetime for the BBCTV travel documentary series 'The Real Marigold Hotel'.
Patti has published her remarkable and moving autobiography ‘The Faith of A Child’ that charts her riveting life story through wealth, poverty and near death in the Biafran civil war, to show-business stardom and success in Britain and Nigeria.
Patti, who came to prominence as a singer, winning the British ITV talent show “New Face”, where she made history by becoming the only contestant ever to receive the maximum 120 points, was awarded an OBE for her charity work in the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa in 2016. |
| Friday 26 July 2019 |
20:00 |
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| Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a struggling attorney and new mother who faces adversity and numerous obstacles in her fight for equal rights. When Ruth takes on a groundbreaking tax case with her husband, attorney Martin Ginsburg, she knows it could change the direction of her career and the way the courts view gender discrimination. Starring Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, and Justin Theroux. |
| Saturday 27 July 2019 |
20:00 |
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Three fantastic monologues from the master of observational comedy. Generously humorous…acute mini-tragedies – The Guardian.
A lonely vicar’s wife; an inquisitive neighbour and a mother-fixated middle aged man bare their souls.
Cast includes Barbara Dryhurst; Mark Spalding and Victoria Porter.
Contains infrequent strong language
Many a mature theatre-goer looks back fondly on the era of weekly rep. In those days, a cast could be rehearsing one production in the daytime and performing another at night. London Repertory Company have revived that tradition at Boscombe’s Shelley Theatre last summer. They’re back this year with five plays in as many weeks – and they’re changing plays midweek so that holiday-makers can see more than one production during their stay. Darren Slade, Bournemouth Echo. |
| Thursday 01 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Friday 02 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 03 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Monday 05 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 06 August 2019 |
19:30 |
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What would you do if you had forgotten 11 years of your life? When Michael wakes from a coma, his family realises that 11 years of his memory have been completely erased. He remembers nothing of the last 4000 days. Starring Al Wadlan.
Contains infrequent strong language and sex references.
A new play originally staged at The Park Theatre in London.
'A clever idea and a moving play' - Daily Mail.
How pleasing to be among an opening-night full house – who added cheers to whole-hearted applause at the curtain. Put simply, a thoroughly enjoyable evening at the theatre. London Repertory Players and their annual season at this excellent little theatre is hopefully now established as an annual summer event. This small team of actors working under producer/director Vernon Thompson seem to have a rare understanding of the kind of thrillers and comedies that work in a situation like this Phil Vivian, www.sceneoneplus.com
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| Thursday 08 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Friday 09 August 2019 |
19:30 |
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| Don't come! Honestly no-one knows what they're doing. The script hasn't even been written yet. There won't be any fun, frolics, frills, or laughter. We will not be listening to your suggestions for comedy sketches, games and spontaneous musical theatre. So if you're up for some laughter filled, one-of-a-kind, high energy, spontaneous performance go somewhere else because Black Cherry has not got the show for you. To be completely frank with you we are not even sure what we are writing this for? Why are you reading this anyway? We really are running out of things to... |
| Friday 09 August 2019 |
20:00 |
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What would you do if you had forgotten 11 years of your life? When Michael wakes from a coma, his family realises that 11 years of his memory have been completely erased. He remembers nothing of the last 4000 days. Starring Al Wadlan.
Contains infrequent strong language and sex references.
A new play originally staged at The Park Theatre in London.
'A clever idea and a moving play' - Daily Mail.
How pleasing to be among an opening-night full house – who added cheers to whole-hearted applause at the curtain. Put simply, a thoroughly enjoyable evening at the theatre. London Repertory Players and their annual season at this excellent little theatre is hopefully now established as an annual summer event. This small team of actors working under producer/director Vernon Thompson seem to have a rare understanding of the kind of thrillers and comedies that work in a situation like this Phil Vivian, www.sceneoneplus.com
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| Saturday 10 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Monday 12 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 13 August 2019 |
19:30 |
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The celebrated frothy 1930s comedy.
Starring Barbara Dryhurst and Mark Spalding
'Two hours of comic bliss' - Daily Telegraph.
Elyot and Amanda meet while on honeymoon. The problem is they used to be married to each other…
Extra Saturday 3pm matinee!
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| Thursday 15 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Friday 16 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 17 August 2019 |
15:00 |
| Saturday 17 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Monday 19 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 20 August 2019 |
19:30 |
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Robert and Stella learn that their son has been kidnapped - not for ransom, but to force them to allow one of the kidnappers to remain in their house…
By popular demand, another large helping of entertainment from the creator of Paul Temple! 'All the customary Durbridge twists and turns' - The Stage
A highly exciting thriller with special guest star: HI-DE-HI’s Nikki Kelly
Extra Saturday 3pm matinee! |
| Thursday 22 August 2019 |
19:30 |
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Following the successful launch of their 6th album, ‘Not Just Sax’ are returning in August to the Mulberry Room at Shelley Theatre. ‘NOT JUST SAX’ are a group of four professional musicians from the south who share a love of melodic, rhythmic jazz and enjoy pushing the boundaries of the idiom with both a variety of well known jazz favourites and beautiful originals composed by pianist Ray Shea. The range of music styles crosses from gentle ballads and waltzes to fast swing, latin and funk. The band has been together since 2001 and have played all over the south coast at a variety of jazz clubs and festivals, appealing to a wide range of ages. All musicians feature heavily in this band, hence one of the reasons why the band name ‘Not Just Sax’, was chosen. The band are excited to be playing again at the Shelley Theatre.
Sarah Bolter(Saxes/flute/vocals)
Ray Shea (Piano)
Pete Maxfield (Double bass)
Johnny Eyden (Drums) |
| Thursday 22 August 2019 |
20:00 |
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Robert and Stella learn that their son has been kidnapped - not for ransom, but to force them to allow one of the kidnappers to remain in their house…
By popular demand, another large helping of entertainment from the creator of Paul Temple! 'All the customary Durbridge twists and turns' - The Stage
A highly exciting thriller with special guest star: HI-DE-HI’s Nikki Kelly
Extra Saturday 3pm matinee! |
| Friday 23 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 24 August 2019 |
15:00 |
| Saturday 24 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Monday 26 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 27 August 2019 |
19:30 |
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The 1950s crime thriller which became a TV drama with Derek Farr and Margaret Lockwood.
Murder is his business and generally speaking Edward Bare is a successful "business man. Today’s the day that Teddy Bare has his picnic…
'Packed with suspense and thrills, …the twists are unexpected and spine-chilling' - Samuel French. |
| Thursday 29 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Friday 30 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 31 August 2019 |
19:30 |
| Monday 02 September 2019 |
19:30 |
| Tuesday 03 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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We are delighted to be able to bring this exceptionally rare screening from an original 35mm Technicolor print by special arrangement in the USA to the Shelley Theatre.
The original Broadway musical The Pajama Game was based on Seven and a Half Cents, a comic novel about labor relations written by Richard Bissell. Doris Day stars as an employee at a pajama factory who becomes the spokesperson for her fellow workers when management refuses to give them a 7 1/2 cent pay rise. Complicating matters further, management is represented by handsome John Raitt, who happens to be in love with Day. Day's freewheeling co-worker (Carol Haney) and her insanely jealous boyfriend, factory-manager (Eddie Foy Jr.) add to the fun.
Many of the cast members from the original Broadway production (Raitt, Haney, Foy, Reta Shaw, Peter Gennaro) are retained for this film version, as are most of the Richard Adler/Jerry Ross songs. Highlights include 'Hey There', 'Steam Heat', 'Hernando's Hideaway', 'There Once Was a Man' and the title song, 'The Pajama Game'.
The stunning choreography is in the capable hands of Bob Fosse. The Pajama Game performed so well originally at the box-office that Warners' immediately went to work on production of the second (and last) Adler/Ross Broadway collaboration, Damn Yankees.
Don't miss your only chance to see this Doris Day musical classic in its original 35mm format here at The Shelley Theatre in Bournemouth for a night you won't forget! |
| Friday 06 September 2019 |
20:00 |
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The world’s first cycling theatre company, The HandleBards, pedal from venue to venue with all the set, props and costume necessary to perform environmentally sustainable Shakespeare across the globe.
Join their all-male troupe at Shelley Theatre for a bicycle-powered production of Shakespeare’s ‘Much Ado About Nothing’ like none other. In usual HandleBards style, expect riotous amounts of energy, a fair old whack of chaos, and a great deal of laughter.
And what’s the play about? Well - a group of soldiers return from the war to a household in Messina, causing the kindling of new love interests and the re-kindling of old rivalries. The parallel love stories of Beatrice, Benedick, Claudio and Hero become entangled with plotting, frivolity and melodrama in Shakespeare’s famous comedy. |
| Saturday 07 September 2019 |
14:30 |
| Saturday 07 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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| September 1939, the eve of World War ll. Little Arthur gazes from his nursery window trying to make sense of the mad world of the grown-ups beyond. Nanny Eve knows she cannot hide the truth from him. She fortifies herself with a swig from her special medicine bottle that she keeps hidden under her pillow and reaches for her book of stories of the Empire to explain what is about to happen. In a dramatic climax we come to understand the secret that Nanny herself has kept hidden all these years. “A searchingly intelligent” play by celebrated Dorset playwright Peter John Cooper, veering madly between deep emotion and outright slapstick humour. Peter John Cooper and Trisha Lewis have worked together on this and a number of other projects over the years and Trisha’s performance in Eve of War has been described as “a tour de force”, ”captivating and vivid” and “magnificent”. |
| Sunday 08 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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The Mystery of Montacute Hall (The Lost Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
*found in a partially burnt envelope
** in a dustbin
* in Boscombe
Montacute Hall is left without an heir. Only trouble is, every member of the Montacute family who has tried to take the title has mysteriously vanished and anyone with any information has mysteriously vanished. Looks like a job for Holmes and Watson! Let’s hope they don’t... mysteriously vanish! Join Black Cherry Company for a fast paced comedy of a Baker Street classic. With too many characters, and unfortunately after an Equity dispute, only 4 actors playing all the characters, it really is one big mess... we mean... mystery... or is it? |
| Wednesday 11 September 2019 |
19:30 |
| Thursday 12 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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| Don't come! Honestly no-one knows what they're doing. The script hasn't even been written yet. There won't be any fun, frolics, frills, or laughter. We will not be listening to your suggestions for comedy sketches, games and spontaneous musical theatre. So if you're up for some laughter filled, one-of-a-kind, high energy, spontaneous performance go somewhere else because Black Cherry has not got the show for you. To be completely frank with you we are not even sure what we are writing this for? Why are you reading this anyway? We really are running out of things to... |
| Friday 13 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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The Mystery of Montacute Hall (The Lost Works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
*found in a partially burnt envelope
** in a dustbin
* in Boscombe
Montacute Hall is left without an heir. Only trouble is, every member of the Montacute family who has tried to take the title has mysteriously vanished and anyone with any information has mysteriously vanished. Looks like a job for Holmes and Watson! Let’s hope they don’t... mysteriously vanish! Join Black Cherry Company for a fast paced comedy of a Baker Street classic. With too many characters, and unfortunately after an Equity dispute, only 4 actors playing all the characters, it really is one big mess... we mean... mystery... or is it? |
| Saturday 14 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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| From London’s Leicester Square Theatre, the unique 1940’s Show & Dance Band -Five Star Swing. As featured at Dame Vera Lynn’s Charity Gala Nights. Famous War-Time tunes & “sing-a-long” songs brought to life by the singers and multi-instrumentalists of the 1940’s Five Star Swing band, ("Everyone was up dancing!” – Blenheim Palace). Featuring Simone from the latter days of the Ivy Benson Orchestra plus Chris Smith (Jnr) composer and arranger for Glenn Miller’s Brother, Herb and the BBC Radio Big Band. "A formidable Swing Band...beautiful ballads to glorious Big Band sounds !" Tony Parker, Encore Magazine. Five Star Swing was featured in the National theatre tour of TV’s “Military Wives” – Chris Says, " I've been brought up with this style of music as my father (Chris Smith Snr) played trombone for Frank Sinatra on his European tours and the famous Ted Heath Big Band - we recreate a great atmosphere with Five Star Swing enjoyed by the band and all generations these days”. |
| Thursday 19 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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DIRT IN THE GATE MOVIES are back for a THIRD, TWO DAY extravaganza of classic genre movies!
Welcome to GRINDFEST!
Our search of film archives the world over continues to bring rare 35mm prints out of storage and are excited to screen them on the big screen in their original native release format, some of which haven't been seen theatrically in the UK for YEARS!
Expect some surprises/give aways/short films/vintage trailers during the mind melting weekend of celluloid treats!
An exclusive 2 DAY GRINDFEST PASS will give you access to ALL of the following screenings (You must be 18 years or over to purchase and use a 2 day pass)
TALES FROM THE CRYPT- DEMON KNIGHT (1995) Dir. Ernest R. Dickerson
SUSPIRIA (1977) Dir. Dario Argento
THE RETURN OF SWAMP THING (1989) Dir. Jim Wynorsky
THE HIDDEN (1987) Dir. Jack Sholder
WICKED, WICKED (1973) Dir. Richard L. Bare
RAZORBACK (1984) Dir. Russell Mulcahy
ARMY OF DARKNESS (1992) Dir. Sam Raimi
Food options at the Shelley Theatre will also be available throughout Saturday including an option to pre-order breakfast.
Individual Tickets also available for each film at www.shelleytheatre.co.uk |
| Friday 20 September 2019 |
18:50 |
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GRINDFEST 2019 kicks off with a bang! Ex-soldier Frank Brayker (William Sadler) is the guardian of an ancient key that can unlock tremendous evil. The sinister but charming Collector (Billy Zane) is a demon who wants the key so he can initiate the apocalypse. On the run from wicked mercenaries for almost 90 years, Brayker finally stops in at a boarding house in New Mexico where, with the help of its quirky residents; he plans to face off against the Collector and his band of ghouls, preventing them from ever seizing the key.
GRINDFEST 2 DAY PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Friday 20 September 2019 |
19:00 |
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Dirt in the Gate Movies present
Suspiria
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Suzy (Jessica Harper) travels to Germany to attend an exclusive ballet school. When she arrives late on a stormy night, she sees Pat (Eva Axén) another student, fleeing from the doors. The next day, Suzy is welcomed to her new school but has a difficult time settling in. She hears noises, and often feels ill and as people die, Suzy uncovers a terrifying secret history which will change her life forever.
2 DAY DISCOUNTED GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Friday 20 September 2019 |
21:10 |
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The long awaited sequel to Wes Craven's SWAMP THING which many claim as being superior and based on DC Comics character from the same name, a beautiful horticulturist visits her stepfather to discover the mystery behind her mother's untimely death. Her stepfather wants to kill her to create his immortality serum, but the Swamp Thing comes to her rescue. The two become an unlikely couple, hunted by the insane Dr. Arcane.
2 DAY DISCOUNTED GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 21 September 2019 |
11:45 |
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Premiere magazine once called this movie, "One of the best films you've never seen". They were right and we're delighted to be able to bring this classic to GRINDFEST. The focus of this guilty pleasure would be a spoiler but expect a fast paced, car chasing, host swapping, edge of your seat horror thriller with FBI agent (Kyle MacLachlan) and homicide detective (Michael Nouri) on the hunt of otherwise law abiding citizens causing havoc across the city.
2 DAY DISCOUNTED GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 21 September 2019 |
14:00 |
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'Twice The Tension, Twice The Terror!'
'No Glasses, All You Need Are Your Eyes!'
Screening in its original Duo-Vision process at GRINDFEST!
Simmons (Roger Bowen), the manager of a seaside hotel in California, has a problem: Guests are turning up dead, and Sgt. Ramsey (Scott Brady), the hotel's detective, has no information as to the identity of the murderer. The only thing anybody knows is that the killer wears a strange mask and has a fondness for blonde women. As Ramsey tracks down a list of suspects, Lisa (Tiffany Bolling), the hotel's lounge singer, finds herself in danger.
2 DAY GRINDFEST DISCOUNTED PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 21 September 2019 |
16:15 |
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Before he directed the cult classic Highlander (1986), music video creator Russell Mulcahy adapted this stylish Ozploitation horror film from the novel by Peter Brennan. Gregory Harrison stars as Carl Winters, a grief-stricken American husband who has come to a remote corner of Australia to seek answers in the death of his wife, a TV journalist who was investigating a story on kangaroo poaching. Carl meets Jake Cullen (Bill Kerr), a man obsessed with hunting down what he says is an enormous razorback boar that consumed his grandson. Joined by farmer Sarah Cameron (Arkie Whiteley), Carl and Jake set out to find the powerful beast.
TWO DAY DISCOUNTED GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 21 September 2019 |
18:50 |
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The third in director Sam Raimi's stylish, comic book-like horror trilogy that began with The Evil Dead (1982), this tongue-in-cheek sequel offers equal parts sword-and-sorcery-style action, gore, and comedy. Bruce Campbell returns as the one-armed Ash, now a supermarket employee ("Shop Smart...Shop S-Mart") who is transported by the powers of a mysterious book back in time with his Oldsmobile '88 to the 14th century medieval era. Armed only with a shotgun, his high school chemistry textbook, and a chainsaw that mounts where his missing appendage once resided, the square-jawed, brutally competent Ash quickly establishes himself as a besieged kingdom's best hope against an "army of darkness" currently plaguing the land. Since the skeleton warriors have been resurrected with the aid of the Necronomicon, he agrees to face the enemy in battle. Ash also finds romance of a sort along the way with a beautiful damsel in distress, Sheila (Embeth Davidtz), and contends with his own doppelganger after mangling an important incantation
TWO DAY DISCOUNTED GRINDFEST PASS ALSO AVAILABLE |
| Saturday 21 September 2019 |
21:00 |
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Jim Moray is amongst England’s finest interpreters of traditional song. His relentlessly innovative recordings can truly be said to have changed the sound of folk music since the early 2000s, and he has won fans and admirers far outside of the folk scene without ever betraying his traditional roots. A five-time BBC Folk Award winner, his songs have been featured in a season finale of Grey’s Anatomy, he has appeared on-screen singing a specially composed song for Dr Who spin-off Class as aliens attack the earth, and he has presented documentaries on traditional music for BBC Radio 3.
★★★★★ Mojo
★★★★★ fRoots
★★★★★ R2
★★★★ Financial Times
★★★★ The Observer
★★★★ Songlines |
| Friday 27 September 2019 |
20:00 |
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There are chills and chuckles in abundance with this original one-woman show featuring Sweeney Todd's partner in crime, Mrs Lovett! Be appalled by a plethora of other grotesque characters from the cheap and grisly pages of the Victorian era's penny dreadful papers, in a theatrical comedy suitable for the young at heart. Go on - have a close shave with Mrs Lovett... She'd love to have you for dinner...
Sarah Ratheram stars in a show that's written by Jonathan Goodwin, and directed by Gary Archer. |
| Saturday 28 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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Now in its twelfth successful year touring the UK, Broadway and Beyond is a thrilling and entertaining mix of musical wit from the most popular musicals of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries.
The show consists of music from shows that have all appeared, at one time or other, on or just off Broadway - New York’s legendary theatre district. Featuring songs from classic productions such as Oklahoma!, Kiss Me Kate and The Music Man through to more modern musicals like Miss Saigon, The Producers and Spamalot, there is something to charm and delight the whole family.
Prepare to be captivated by the talents and versatility of the eight performers; comprising three all–singing, all-dancing actors, whose vitality and vocal dexterity will amaze, sharing the stage with five musicians displaying musical agility and expertise on more than a dozen instruments between them.
Broadway and Beyond will set your feet tapping, your heart singing and leave you wanting more…
A dazzling performance not to be missed! |
| Sunday 29 September 2019 |
19:30 |
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| As autumnal chills snap at the heels of summer, what better way to keep the warmth in your hearts than to spend an uplifting evening with the award winning choir Viva Voce. The theatre will resonate to the sound of songs from musicals such as Mamma Mia, Miss Saigon and Sweet Charity. Enjoy “Laudamus Te” from Gloria by Karl Jenkins, bop along to the “Good Vibrations” and “I’m beginning to see the light”, laugh at “The choir in the rain” and revel in the warmth of shared fellowship as you enjoy these and many other well-loved compositions being presented during the choir’s annual concert entitled “Why We Sing”. |
| Friday 04 October 2019 |
19:30 |
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"Pure magic" ★★★★★ Guitar Techniques
"Breathtaking" ★★★★★ Three Weeks
When a guitar's played well it's like a mini orchestra, with an almost limitless possibility of timbres and styles; now these possibilities are multiplied by three.
Three Colours Guitar brings Percussive Classical, Jazz, and Celtic Fingerstyle together into one fabulous evening of eclectic music from Django Reinhardt to the Beach Boys, as well as exciting original music.
DECLAN ZAPALA
"One of the most exciting players on the acoustic guitar scene" Guitarist Magazine
JOHN WHEATCROFT
"John Wheatcroft is an exceptional musician. As a guitarist, he possesses extraordinary virtuosity. His compositions and arrangements are powerful and dynamic." Phil Castang (International Guitar Foundation & Festivals)
"A delight to the ears"★★★★★ Guitar Techniques Magazine
MATT BUCHANAN
"There are few people who manage to see past the superficial elements of technique and muscle memory. Matt Buchanan is someone who seemingly effortlessly lifts that veil and gets straight to the core of music where the real magic lies" Thomas Leeb
"The eighth wonder of the World" Newton Faulkner |
| Saturday 05 October 2019 |
19:30 |
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“Harmonies that leave you breathless”
Original tune and classic music through the ages in 3 part harmony.
DiElle’s acoustic show with John Gleadall and Chris Wood is an honest celebration of acoustic music. Indulging in classic songs through the ages, and original tunes, the show includes the timeless music of artists like Bob Dylan and James Taylor and the next generation of artists they have influenced.
The three musicians met after each having a varied career of many years, taking them from stadium tours, to Hollywood to London’s West End with various projects. John, Chris and DiElle enjoy performing at music festivals, arts centres, theatres, TV and radio, and occasional international tours.
The group, having been described as having “sensational harmonies” by events executive John Sackett, pride themselves on close harmony singing, and traditional acoustic guitar sound.
This uplifting, fun trio is not to be missed – a show for real music lovers |
| Sunday 06 October 2019 |
14:30 |
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On the back of two successful 2017 and 2018 UK and European tours Tommy Harkenrider returns to the UK in October 2019.
The very best of swinging Blues & Rock N Roll. Las Vegas born and educated, Tommy is the “go to” side man for many of the USA’s best known and busiest Blues artists including Kim Wilson, James Harman, Candye Kane, Lynwood Slim, Phil Alvin, Rick Holmstrom, Jeff Turmes, Junior Watson, Kid Ramos, Big J Mcneely, Ray Campi, Big Sandy etc.
Tommy’s own music expresses his forte as a buffet of Roots Music, blending rhythm and blues, country, early jazz, and a range of styles reflecting the greasy sound of the US Blues and Roots scene on the West Coast. Tommy’s fan base includes Blues purists, Greasers, Rockabilly fans, dancers. He never disappoints audiences with his over the top performances. When called to duty he really lays it down! |
| Wednesday 09 October 2019 |
20:00 |
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| Don't come! Honestly no-one knows what they're doing. The script hasn't even been written yet. There won't be any fun, frolics, frills, or laughter. We will not be listening to your suggestions for comedy sketches, games and spontaneous musical theatre. So if you're up for some laughter filled, one-of-a-kind, high energy, spontaneous performance go somewhere else because Black Cherry has not got the show for you. To be completely frank with you we are not even sure what we are writing this for? Why are you reading this anyway? We really are running out of things to... |
| Friday 11 October 2019 |
19:30 |
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Chekhov is one of the great writers of the 20th Century and these tales, newly adapted and directed by Eliot Giuralarocca, remain as memorable and bracing as jumping into a cold plunge pool after a hot sauna!
Performed by a company of five and featuring original live music and stylish ensemble story-telling, In and Out of Chekhov’s shorts is an exhilarating, fun and accessible romp through some of the best of
Chekhov’s short stories including The Lady with the Little Dog, The Chemist’s Wife, At a Summer Villa, An Avenger and The Bear.
These wonderful hymns to the absurdity of everyday life, are by turns hilarious, romantic, poignant, odd and memorable. They hold the mirror up to the half-comic, half-painful experience of love and relationships
and create a world in which the tender and the grotesque are inextricably linked. Ludicrous situations and larger than life characters abound in an evening that simply cannot be missed!
Age suitability 12+ |
| Monday 14 October 2019 |
19:30 |
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Album Launch from Hampshire-based Threepenny Bit!!
This band is an example of how traditional dance tunes and contemporary sounds can be blended into a fresh interpretation of folk music. This dynamic eight-piece band combines a group of diehard folkies with some of the finest young jazz and classical musicians of the south. They play bold arrangements of traditional and original tunes with infectious stage energy for concerts and ceilidh dancing.
'It's addictive stuff as forays into rock and jazz blend with interpretations of trad British Dances' - Daily Telegraph.
'The most head-spinningly original album to emerge from the current crop of young folk collectives this year. Forget nodding along approvingly, this is an all-out musical bombardment' - Froots. |
| Saturday 19 October 2019 |
20:00 |
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The cult classic returns! Sweethearts Brad (Barry Bostwick) and Janet (Susan Sarandon), stuck with a flat tire during a storm, discover the eerie mansion of Dr. Frank-N-Furter (Tim Curry), a transvestite scientist. As their innocence is lost, Brad and Janet meet a houseful of wild characters, including a rocking biker (Meat Loaf) and a creepy butler (Richard O'Brien). Through elaborate dances and rock songs, Frank-N-Furter unveils his latest creation: a muscular man named "Rocky."
Expect surprises and celluloid treats along the way! |
| Saturday 26 October 2019 |
20:00 |
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With frolics and foraging, flitting, flying and two unusual feathery friends, this is a madcap and touching show about birds facing changes to their habitat.
The Bird Show uses live music, puppetry and lots of silly bird jokes in this heart-fluttering physical comedy about conservation, migration and imagination.
We follow Henry the Heron and Sally the House Sparrow on a zany journey to become friends while facing ecological threats to their habitat. This colourful, visual show uses music, object puppetry, dance and low-fi acrobatics to gently explore the impact of humans on nature and asks the question - what can we do differently?
Written by award-winning playwright Tiffany Woodsmith, directed by international director Susana Alcantud, with designer Bronia Housman and original music by Catherine Burke.
“The energy and commitment of the company is infectious. This is unique small scale theatre with a great heart” Theatre Bath
Suitable for the whole brood including fledglings from 4+ |
| Saturday 02 November 2019 |
15:00 |
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Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis, one of the nation's greatest comedy actors, best known as Boycie in BBC1's Only Fools and Horses. In this one-off show the national treasure will reveal secrets from the set with stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career.
Having worked with some of the biggest names in show business, he'll be spilling the beans about Only Fools and Horses co-stars like Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst and friends and fellow performers like The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Oliver Reed and George Best. He’ll also recall tales from his time in Dr Who, Coronation Street and other TV classics.
Mr Challis will also meet fans after the show to sign autographs and pose for pictures, while signing copies of his autobiography, Being Boycie, and novel, Reggie: A Stag At Bay. |
| Sunday 03 November 2019 |
19:30 |
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| Don't come! Honestly no-one knows what they're doing. The script hasn't even been written yet. There won't be any fun, frolics, frills, or laughter. We will not be listening to your suggestions for comedy sketches, games and spontaneous musical theatre. So if you're up for some laughter filled, one-of-a-kind, high energy, spontaneous performance go somewhere else because Black Cherry has not got the show for you. To be completely frank with you we are not even sure what we are writing this for? Why are you reading this anyway? We really are running out of things to... |
| Friday 08 November 2019 |
19:30 |
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Cheer yourself up this autumn with a dance show full of the warmth of Spain.
Students of all levels show their skills and passion for the wonderful art of flamenco with back up from professional artists from international flamenco company Mi Flamenco.
Expect vibrant footwork, exciting movement, vituoso guitar, and emotional flamenco vocals in this spectacular flamenco fest by students from Ester Tal's flamenco academy. |
| Sunday 10 November 2019 |
19:30 |
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In a world of soundbites and distractions Chris Wood is a truth seeker. His writing is permeated with love and wry intelligence, uplifting and challenging as he celebrates the sheer one-thing-after-anotherness of life. Tom Robinson and Chris Difford are fans while Stick In The Wheel and The Unthanks look to him as an influence. Winner of 6 BBC Folk Awards, he's played with The Royal Shakespeare Company and was a key member of The Imagined Village along with Billy Bragg and Martin Carthy. A wise and soulful craftsman, his concerts are a cliche free zone.
“Chris Wood might be the Ken Loach of songwriting. Very political, but at the same time full of compassion, and he grows sharper and more acute with each passing album. He’s good, quite probably the very best we have today, and we need him more than ever.” |
| Saturday 23 November 2019 |
20:00 |
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A Musical Comedy Band that performs laugh-out-loud funny songs, but also heart-breaking poignant songs, The Polly Morris Band is making its name with performances of shows across the South of England where the audience needs to “Expect the Unexpected”
The songs are written by Polly Morris who has been likened to “The Flanders and Swann of our day, a cultural commentator with a bulge firmly in her cheek!” (David Gillard MBE – Daily Mail). They are gaining increased radio airplay across the country with the release in October 2018, of the 6th Polly Morris Studio Album. This is a band that you may well hear before you see them.
If you could imagine the love child of Bill Bailey and Victoria Wood, that would be Polly Morris. Her observational songs about such things as family, relationships or the perils of sending an email to the wrong person, are songs that you can instantly identify with. These are peppered with more thoughtful acoustic numbers that are reminiscent of Karen Carpenter.
Polly has been performing her songs as a solo artist for many years but, in the last few years, she has been performing with her Dorset Based Musical Comedy Band, combining fun with musicality. This is music that is sure to make you smile.
The Polly Morris Band comprises vocals, guitar, harmony vocals, fiddle, saxophone, flute, accordion, bass, double bass and piano, although, during a Polly Morris Show, you never know what might be played!
The musicians are Polly Morris, Mandy Stansfield, Steve Faulkner, Brian Harries, Kate Hunter and Joel Solomons. |
| Friday 29 November 2019 |
19:30 |
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Join South African born, Intuitive Medium MJ For an evening of love & laughter from the hereafter as he connects the audience with messages from loved ones in the world of Spirit.
MJ’s candid and direct approach hopes to dispel the myths surrounding Mediumship and shares stories of his experience with the audience in a relaxed setting. Don’t miss out!
Readings are for entertainment & educational purposes only. |
| Saturday 30 November 2019 |
19:30 |
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Chris Difford is a Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist who has brought us characters and sketches from everyday life, and has successfully turned the mundane into the beautiful, the urbane into the exquisite for over 40 years.
With his collaborator, Squeeze co-founder Glenn Tilbrook, Chris has written some of the most enduring and best-loved songs of our time such as 'Up The Junction', 'Cool For Cats' and 'Labelled With Love', 'Tempted' and many others. Squeeze returned with a new album 'The Knowledge' in October 2017 followed by extensive world-wide touring into 2018 / 2019.
Chris hosts song-writing retreats and has done so for over 25 years, some in Prisons, some in Rehabs, but mostly in Somerset with the Buddy Holly Foundation. He is one of the country's most respected songwriters and has co-written with a host of musicians and performers that reads like a veritable who's who of the industry.
In December 2019 Chris will be on tour around the UK with his stand up sit down book & music tour telling stories and singing songs. |
| Thursday 05 December 2019 |
19:45 |
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Celebrating 40 years since its original release, in glorious 35mm, Monty Python delivers a scathing, anarchic satire of both religion and Hollywood's depiction of all things biblical with their 1979 feature film Life of Brian.
Highly controversial upon its original release and banned in several countries, the film is now frequently ranked as the greatest comedy feature of all time by magazines and media outlets around the world. As Monty Python member Terry Gilliam says, "It rips bare and makes you laugh at the world we’ve created for ourselves."
Set in 33 A.D. Judea, where exasperated Romans are trying to impose some order, it is a time of chaos and change with no shortage of messiahs and followers willing to believe in them. At its centre is Brian Cohen, a reluctant would-be messiah who rises to prominence as a result of a series of absurd circumstances providing ample opportunity for the entire Monty Python ensemble (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones and Michael Palin) to shine in multiple roles as they question everyone and everything from ex-lepers, Pontius Pilate and the art of haggling, to revolutionaries, crazy prophets, religious fanaticism, Roman centurions and crucifixion.
Dirt In The Gate Movies are delighted to be able to bring this screening to Bournemouth from a beautiful 35mm print.
Expect surprises and celluloid fun during our supporting programme! |
| Friday 06 December 2019 |
20:00 |
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This comedy went down a storm at Shelley Theatre in April so it’s back! The Bournemouth Echo called it “the real thing” loving its insight into the “downright lunacy of the acting profession”.
Devised and written by Barbara Dryhurst and Mark Spalding who have appeared at Shelley Theatre with the London Rep as well as Airpocket Theatre, DAISY CHAIN is a sitcom about two diehard actors who really haven’t paid attention to the 7 signs of ageing. Is that still their publicity photograph? What is it they were meant to remember to do? Who just got a knighthood? Ditch the Christmas shopping, grab a ticket and join them for scenes of mild peril and proper silliness. |
| Thursday 12 December 2019 |
19:30 |
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An Albion Christmas is widely regarded as the premier seasonal show, which has been touring for nearly 20 years, and attracts sell-out audiences across the UK. Indeed many people say that their Christmas doesn’t start until they have seen The Albion Christmas Show.
Featuring the combined talents of Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention), Kellie While (Albion Band) Simon Care (Edward II) and the Guvnor himself, Ashley Hutchings, this show is a wonderful celebration of Christmas both traditional and contemporary. |
| Friday 13 December 2019 |
19:30 |
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| Don't come! Honestly no-one knows what they're doing. The script hasn't even been written yet. There won't be any fun, frolics, frills, or laughter. We will not be listening to your suggestions for comedy sketches, games and spontaneous musical theatre. So if you're up for some laughter filled, one-of-a-kind, high energy, spontaneous performance go somewhere else because Black Cherry has not got the show for you. To be completely frank with you we are not even sure what we are writing this for? Why are you reading this anyway? We really are running out of things to... |
| Friday 13 December 2019 |
20:00 |
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Following last year’s sell-out performances of Santa’s Christmas Party, Honalee Media are delighted to present a brand new show this Christmas…
“There’s nothing Santa loves more than starting the countdown to Christmas by opening the windows of his special Christmas calendar. But when he tries to begin the countdown this year, disaster – the calendar is broken and all the magical goodies inside have gone missing! Santa needs them to get ready for Christmas, but how is he going to get everything back in time?”
Join Dotty the Elf, Dasher the Reindeer, Jack Frost and Pompom the Penguin in a fun, festive, musical adventure to help fix the Christmas calendar and get
Santa’s Christmas Countdown started – plus remember to bring your Christmas letter to post in Santa’s special post box!
Santa’s Christmas Countdown is a 45 minute, interactive family show, particularly suitable for 2-7 year olds. Afterwards the adventure continues as each child gets to meet Father Christmas and receive a specially wrapped present from him – it’s the most Christmassy Christmas show ever, HO-HO-HO!
Songs include festive favourites Jingle Bells, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas, The Twelve Days Of Christmas, We Wish You A Merry Christmas and more! |
| Sunday 15 December 2019 |
10:30 |
| Sunday 15 December 2019 |
13:00 |
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Comprising Mike Hammond, Aly Hirji, (BBC film critic) Mark Kermode and Alex Hammond, The Dodge Brothers are renowned for their take on Classic Americana.
Following their second album 'Louisa and the Devil', a hybrid of blues, rockabilly, jugband and skiffle, ('wonderful stuff!' - Bob Harris, Radio 2) the band recorded 'The Sun Set' at the legendary Sun Studio in Memphis, Tennessee, USA (as documented on BBC Radio 2).
Their new album combines everything you expect from the band and a whole lot more.
The Dodge Brothers tunes of proven merit never fail to entertain.
STANDING ONLY. Dancing optional though highly recommended! |
| Wednesday 18 December 2019 |
19:30 |
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| The Bourne Free gang are back! Come and join some familiar faces for 2020’s usual helping of naughtiness. Cast to be announced shortly. |
| Thursday 09 January 2020 |
19:30 |
| Friday 10 January 2020 |
18:00 |
| Saturday 11 January 2020 |
16:00 |
| Saturday 11 January 2020 |
19:30 |
| Sunday 12 January 2020 |
13:00 |
| Sunday 12 January 2020 |
16:00 |
| Wednesday 15 January 2020 |
19:30 |
| Thursday 16 January 2020 |
19:30 |
| Friday 17 January 2020 |
18:00 |
| Saturday 18 January 2020 |
16:00 |
| Saturday 18 January 2020 |
19:30 |
| Sunday 19 January 2020 |
14:00 |
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| Glamorous. Controversial. Commanding. Drop-dead funny. The world’s most celebrated diva dares the next generation to rise to her heights. Based on her real-life masterclasses at Juillard and featuring live grand opera. Merilee Brunet is Maria Callas in this outstanding play, which won the Tony Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play in 1996. Bournemouth-based Questa Teatro (part of the Questa family) bring this epic play to Bournemouth with laughs, wonder and the best singing this year, before taking it on tour. Featuring professional opera singers and actors with an encore sure to make you leap to your feet. Don’t miss your chance to see Callas brought to life once again. “Rich, vivid, satisfying theater. An involving meditation on Callas’ life and the nature of her art.” – The New York Times. |
| Wednesday 05 February 2020 |
18:00 |
| Thursday 06 February 2020 |
19:30 |
| Friday 07 February 2020 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 08 February 2020 |
19:30 |
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