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An improvised, unscripted audience-led show of embarrassing moments, celebrities, breakdowns, big profits, even bigger losses, historical journeys through time, world records, and disastrous TV appearances!
David Harper is a BBC TV presenter on antiques shows like Bargain Hunt and The Antiques Road Trip. Unexpected funny and historic stories from behind the scenes of TV shows, and the world of antiques. Tales you just couldn’t make up...some of which probably shouldn’t be told! Expect the unexpected.
"Great show. Go for the laughs" - Darlington & Stockton Times
"You do this so well, David!" - Gyles Brandreth
"Very Funny" - Tessa Sanderson CBE
"Harbinger of great tales...and boy, you’ll find them hilarious" - Steve Coleman Smooth Radio |
| Thursday 26 November 2020 |
19:30 |
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BLACK CHERRY IMPROV, the show that takes audience participation to the next level! This show brings you their own unique brand of improvised comedy!
Watch as an entire night of hilarity is created based on nothing but your ideas, you can expect... the unexpected! Your suggestion could be turned into a scene, a song, a skit or even become a smash hit musical!! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see this amazing improvised comedy show!
*****’From start to finish, roaring laughter throughout the auditorium’ - (Trip Advisor)
*****’Five stars!’ - (The Ritz, London)
*****’Laughter is coming’ - (John Snow, House of Lark)
*****’tickets please!’ - (Train Conductor)
Catch Black Cherry Improv at the Shelley Theatre on the following dates:
Friday 11th Sep; Friday 30th Oct;
Friday 27th Nov; Friday 18th Dec. |
| Friday 27 November 2020 |
19:30 |
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From Sam Willis, presenter of the BBC's The Silk Road and Invasion! and Professor James Daybell comes an exciting new history show that will change the way that you think about the past...and the present GUARANTEED!
History as you’ve never seen it before in this fun for all the family historical extravaganza...for ages 8-108!!
Inspired by VE Day, this special edition of Histories of the Unexpected LIVE! demonstrates how everything has a history and how those subjects link together in unexpected ways.
What links together Hiroshima, the Titanic, the Allied invasion of Italy, Neolithic cave painting, the Blitz, Victorian perfumes, D-Day, Glaswegian razor-gangs, Darwin, Churchill, mutiny and gloves?
Expect mind-bending stories, shocking tales and fascinating relics as our Histories of the Unexpected duo rampage around the past, leaving no stone unturned in their madcap mission to make sure that you never think about the past in the same way…ever again!
‘History As You’ve Never Seen it Before’ Dan Snow
‘It’s the new Horrible Histories!’ BBC Radio Devon
‘It’s Genius…’ Paul Ross, Talk Radio
"Making History Great again'- Henry VIII |
| Thursday 10 December 2020 |
19:30 |
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BLACK CHERRY IMPROV, the show that takes audience participation to the next level! This show brings you their own unique brand of improvised comedy!
Watch as an entire night of hilarity is created based on nothing but your ideas, you can expect... the unexpected! Your suggestion could be turned into a scene, a song, a skit or even become a smash hit musical!! Don’t miss out on the opportunity to see this amazing improvised comedy show!
*****’From start to finish, roaring laughter throughout the auditorium’ - (Trip Advisor)
*****’Five stars!’ - (The Ritz, London)
*****’Laughter is coming’ - (John Snow, House of Lark)
*****’tickets please!’ - (Train Conductor)
Catch Black Cherry Improv at the Shelley Theatre on the following dates:
Friday 11th Sep; Friday 30th Oct;
Friday 27th Nov; Friday 18th Dec. |
| Friday 18 December 2020 |
19:30 |
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Comedy Drag Bingo with Charlie Hides from Ru Paul's Drag Race.
After selling out all over the UK, Charlie Hides is bringing his shiny balls to Bournemouth. An outrageously fun event hosted by internationally famous Drag Queen Charlie Hides with stand-up comedy, sing a longs and camp prizes to be won.... Guaranteed good time or your money back! Snatch up your tickets fast as this event WILL sell out!
Doors open at 7:00
Arrive no later than 7:30
Balls drop at 7:45
"Not your Nana's Bingo!" - BOYZ Magazine
"Dame Charlie Hides, you are one fierce queen" - RuPaul
"Hysterical" - Kylie Minogue
"Outrageously talented" - Attitude Magazine
"The most fun I've ever had playing Bingo" - Angelina Jolie
Catch Drag Bingo with Charlie Hides at the Shelley Theatre, on the following dates in 2020:
23rd Oct, 20th Nov & 19th Dec. |
| Saturday 19 December 2020 |
19:00 |
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Lloyd is back on the road for his third UK stand up tour. It’s been a busy few years for Grimsby’s favourite (for now, anyway) comedian/choirboy. He’s recently been supporting Jack Whitehall on tour, and you may have also seen him in on 8 out of 10 cats (Channel 4), Can You Beat The Bookies? (BBC), Soccer AM (Sky One), Flinch (Netflix), Live At The Comedy Store (Comedy Central), Roast Battle (Comedy Central), Songs of Praise (BBC2) ((lol)).
'This is an hour of uplifting stand-up that’ll have you smiling for days. A warm, relatable and hilarious show' - The Sunday Post
'Disarmingly good’ - Dominic Maxwell, The Times
‘Lloyd Griffith has to be my favourite find from this show. It's not often you get a comic and a choirboy rolled into one, and he's seriously talented in both areas’ - Leicester Mercury
Catch Lloyd at the Shelley Theatre on Thurs 27th & Fri 28th February, and 2nd April.
Recommended age 14+ |
| Thursday 04 February 2021 |
20:00 |
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From a conventional upbringing to global notoriety via The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp was one of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century. Openly gay as early as the 1930s, Quentin spent decades being beaten up on London’s streets for his refusal to be anything less than himself.
Packed with witty gems on everything from cleaning to marriage, Naked Hope is a glorious, uplifting celebration of the urgent necessity to be your true self.
Mark Farrelly’s West End credits include Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? opposite Matthew Kelly.
Directed by EastEnders star Linda Marlowe.
★★★★ Time Out, The Stage, British Theatre Guide, Metro, Broadway Baby |
| Friday 05 February 2021 |
19:30 |
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Let the beaky boy from Friday Night Dinner (Channel 4) and Plebs (ITV2) tell you the story of how he spent his life trying to avenge the theft of his foreskin.
Previous winner of the Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year and nominated for Best Breakthrough Artist at the British Comedy Awards.
'A striking show, raising questions and laughter in equal measure.' (Guardian).”
'A thoughtful and often hilarious take on a disturbing subject.' (List).”
‘This is essentially an hour’s worth of dick jokes. It is funny, though.’ (Metro).”
As seen as the drunkest guy on Drunk History (Comedy Central), sassing Chris Ramsey on Roast Battle (Comedy Central) and getting overly competitive in the pub quiz (The Alwyne Castle).
Photo credit: Idil Sukan |
| Saturday 06 February 2021 |
19:30 |
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Two out-of-work actors - the anxious, luckless Marwood (Paul McGann) and his acerbic, alcoholic friend, Withnail (Richard E. Grant) - spend their days drifting between their squalid flat, the unemployment office and the pub. When they take a holiday "by mistake" at the country house of Withnail's flamboyantly gay uncle, Monty (Richard Griffiths), they encounter the unpleasant side of the English countryside: tedium, terrifying locals and torrential rain.
We are delighted to bring Withnail & I to The Shelley Theatre from an original theatrical 35mm print.
A vast array of beverages will be available at the well-stocked Shelley Theatre Bar! |
| Saturday 13 February 2021 |
20:00 |
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Buddy Holly & The Crickets are brought back to life as they looked and sounded on
their first tour of the UK in 1958, by the outstanding Spencer J & the Copy-Cat
Crickets. Taking you back to the age of the soda shop, the drive through diner, and the
record hop, this is a non-stop rock 'n' roll concert straight from the fifties.
Playing the songs that Buddy recorded such as 'Peggy Sue', 'That'll Be The Day', 'Oh Boy' and
'Heartbeat', and also other rock n roll hits such as 'La Bamba', 'Blue Suede Shoes', 'Rip
It Up' and 'Shake Rattle & Roll' which Buddy performed time and again.
This isn't just a great night, it's 'Buddy' brilliant!
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| Thursday 25 February 2021 |
19:30 |
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The remarkable intimate solo performances Martin gives go from strength to strength - every gig
is a masterclass. He travels throughout the UK and beyond, giving audiences
passion, sorrow, love, beauty and tragedy through his playing.
Equally at home playing English traditional folk, American folk and blues and his own compositions, Martin is acclaimed as one of the finest acoustic and slide guitar players, and a fine banjo-picker to boot, his solo shows bear witness to an artist at the very top of his game.
Whether interpreting material from tradition or singing his own potent self-penned songs,
Simpson is a remarkable storyteller: captivating and profoundly moving. His own songwriting
produced the poignant ‘Never Any Good’, from Prodigal Son - 2007’s Folk Album of the Year. |
| Saturday 27 February 2021 |
20:00 |
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In early 2019, Rhys was asked to go back to his school and inspire the Year 11s. Given that teenagers are a nightmare and there was no fee, he ghosted the teacher who had emailed. Bit of a shame really, given that he’s figured out the true circle of life, has solved parenting despite having zero children, and even thinks he can predict the curriculum of schools in 50 years. Maybe he’ll inspire some Year 11s in 2069.
Mock The Week regular and star of his own BBC Radio 4 series, Rhys James heads out on his first national tour.
As also seen on Live at the Apollo, Comedy Central’s Roast Battle, and heard on Radio 4’s The News Quiz. |
| Friday 12 March 2021 |
20:00 |
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AIRPOCKET THEATRE COMPANY returns with Barbara Dryhurst and Mark Spalding in this blackly comic triangle of love, jealousy and hate. The drama plays out between a husband and wife about to celebrate their silver wedding.
Mor and Ruth live in an upstairs apartment near the seafront. She’s a vegan activist ex-actress, he’s a professional bore. They are about to celebrate their silver wedding, but he’s made their marriage a tyranny, with his drinking, his hypochondria, and his unhealthy obsession with the Shelley Summer Theatre.
The mix is already volatile when dark secrets begin to emerge. On the eve of the anniversary, Ruth’s old flame Nick arrives. Nick is divorced, and on this visit he learns that it was Mor who encouraged his wife to leave him, and helped persuade the court to award custody of the children to Nick’s wife. The atmosphere turns deadly, as a fatal three-cornered dance of hate and jealousy becomes a dance of Death In Bournemouth!
Last year the Bournemouth Echo called Airpocket’s Daisy Chain THE REAL THING.
Joined by two award winners, writer Robin Brooks and director Fiona McAlpine plus our guest actor, Airpocket invites you to sit back in horror, then laugh off the tension… |
| Tuesday 16 March 2021 |
19:30 |
| Wednesday 17 March 2021 |
19:30 |
| Thursday 18 March 2021 |
19:30 |
| Friday 19 March 2021 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 20 March 2021 |
19:30 |
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Back by popular demand, "Broadway and Beyond – The Magic Lives On" follows on from last year's highly successful show. Now in its 12th successful year, this production is a new compilation of forty musical numbers spanning a century of Broadway shows. Featuring songs from old favourites such as Camelot, South Pacific, and West Side Story, through to the more modern Cabaret, Chicago and Phantom of the Opera, this performance also includes seven of the most requested songs from the previous show.
Designed to dazzle and delight, the evening is presented by a company of eight West End professionals. The vocal dexterity of the three all-singing, all-dancing actors and the musical agility of the five musicians will astound and amaze. Add to this energetic dance routines and a stunning array of costumes, the performance promises to set your feet tapping, your heart singing and leave you wanting more…
A dazzling performance not to be missed! |
| Friday 16 April 2021 |
19:30 |
| Saturday 17 April 2021 |
19:30 |
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Join us on a journey through the music of wartime Britain 1939-45. The Red Fez Orchestra take a trip down memory lane, celebrating 75 years since V.E. Day.
The evening will feature British jazz and dance band music from the likes of Al Bowlly, Jack Hylton, Vera Lynn and many more. Apparently the Americans have some music of their own, we might feature some of that too.
Period costume is encouraged but not compulsory! |
| Saturday 08 May 2021 |
20:00 |
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Daphnes Flight are: Melanie Harrold * Chris While * Julie Matthews * Helen Watson * Christine Collister
It was 1995 and five friends found themselves at Cambridge Festival. They decided to sing some songs together ... magic happened and Daphne's Flight took off.
Now, two decades later, five of the best singer/songwriters of their generation are gathering again – older, wiser and twice as powerful.
In 2017 they released their new album on the Fledgling Label on CD and Vinyl 'Knows Time, Knows Change'. 2018 brought a sensational new live album.
Daphne's Flight will be playing the Shelley Theatre while touring the UK throughout in May 2020 with a stunning brand new album. |
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The Bourne Free Lost Boys & Girls will be flying back to Panto Land in 2021 with our outrageous version of Peter Pan(sy)…
Bournemouth's Adult Alternative Pantomime guarantees you a Panto experience like no other... how we get away with it we will never know!! |
| Thursday 13 January 2022 |
19:30 |
| Friday 14 January 2022 |
18:00 |
| Saturday 15 January 2022 |
16:00 |
| Saturday 15 January 2022 |
19:30 |
| Sunday 16 January 2022 |
13:00 |
| Sunday 16 January 2022 |
16:30 |
| Wednesday 19 January 2022 |
19:30 |
| Thursday 20 January 2022 |
19:30 |
| Friday 21 January 2022 |
18:00 |
| Saturday 22 January 2022 |
16:00 |
| Saturday 22 January 2022 |
19:30 |
| Sunday 23 January 2022 |
14:00 |
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