Marine Theatre Programme Sept-Dec 2014

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Last year we started a very exciting programme here at the Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis.

It’s called R&D by the Sea.

R&D by the Sea is the Marine Theatre’s nurturing programme for new and developing work.

We all need space to think. Lyme Regis, set in the heart of England’s first natural UNESCO World Heritage Site, surrounded by 95 miles of truly stunning coastline with rocks recording 185 million years of the Earth’s history, has just that.

It’s not often ideas come fully formed. We need time to delight, surprise, scare and confuse ourselves. To give ourselves fertile ground on which to develop. To invest in hours of research and then to forget all about it. This is where R&D by the Sea comes in.

R&D by the Sea gives artists use of the theatre and its facilities, normally for a five-day period, to develop their work. We’ve invited writers, actors, theatre makers and practitioners of all kinds to come to Lyme Regis. Unfold, unlock and explore a vision, a feeling, a thought. Draw from our landscape, history, communities and people.

And at the end of their week-long stay, we’ve invited these artists to share what they’ve found.

With you.

We’re very excited to be welcoming two companies to Lyme Regis this autumn under the R&D by the Sea umbrella. Each sharing will be entirely different. It may last 10 minutes. It may last an hour. We can’t tell you much about them, as they haven’t been made yet. All we ask is that you come along with a warm heart and an open mind. You’ll get a chance to chat to the company afterwards and fill out a feedback form with your thoughts. We’d love to hear what you think.

SHARING 1

Unstable King present “Game”,a four–man circus-theatre show – Friday 17th October at 7.00pm

SHARING 2

OddManOut present “From there to you from here to me”, an exploration of memory and a search for truth – Friday 28th November at 4.00pm

We’ll be inviting more companies to take part in the R&D by the Sea programme over the course of the autumn, so keep an eye on www.marinetheatre.com for details other sharings coming up. Previous companies presented under the R&D by the Sea programme have gone on to tour the work developed both at home and at the Marine Theatre abroad. We are very proud that RemoteControl had their piece La Donna è Mobile nominated for a Total Theatre Award at the 2013 Edinburgh Festival Fringe.

If you’re an artist interested in applying for a place on the R&D by the Sea programme, please visit www.marinetheatre.com/rd-by-the-sea

To book tickets, please email [email protected] or contact 01297 442138


Working in a building with a 118-year history can sometimes be a problem, and when that building is right next to the sea things can be even trickier. An extensive survey has revealed that in order to preserve the Marine, its two roofs are in desperate need of repair, with the pitch roof needing re-insulating, re-pitching and re-slating. Work to re-gutter, repair mortaring, paint the walls and treat the sea-facing timbers, along with the addition of solar panels, will add to the longevity and the economic and environmental sustainability of the theatre. The total cost of this work is estimated to be somewhere in the region of £95,000.

The building has survived for generations through the support of the community. With your help we want to guarantee the people of Lyme Regis a theatre at the heart of the Jurassic Coast for another 119 years.

We’ve got a great history of fantastic performance here in Lyme.

Whether it’s one of the local societies (who date back to the 1920s), Lyme Youth Theatre or one of the dozens of world famous acts that have appeared here over the years (including Jimmy Cagney, Michael McIntyre, Status Quo and Jo Brand) there has always been excellent, affordable nights out in Lyme. Unless we can fix the roof, that tradition is under threat. If you feel you’re able to make a contribution, however small, please visit www.marinetheatre.com. If you’d rather not donate online, please pop in to the theatre or send a cheque in the post made payable to LymeArts Community Trust. Any help is very, very gratefully received. Thank you.

Tim, Harry, Nigel, Julia and all of the Marine Theatre Team.


Concerts in the West

Jane Gordon and Julian PerkinsThursday 4th September

Jane Gordon – ViolinJulian Perkins – Harpsichord

Our autumn season starts with the return of Concerts in the West and their series of exemplary evenings of classical music. Director of Sounds Baroque, Julian Perkins has appeared in major concert venues including New York’s Lincoln Center, Sydney Opera House and London’s Wigmore Hall. He has performed concertos with leading groups including the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and The Sixteen.

Jane Gordon is a highly versatile violinist working as a soloist, chamber musician and concertmaster with the major Baroque orchestras in the UK and Europe.

Handel Sonata in D major HWV371J-M Leclair Sonata (Premier livre)Corelli Sonata No 12 in D minor Op 5 La FolliaBiber Sonata No 5 & PassacagliaD Scarlatti Keyboard sonatas K8, K9 and K430JS Bach Sonata in E minor BWV1023

Also at Bridport Arts Centre.

Thursday 4th SeptemberTime: 7.30pmRunning Time: tbcFull Price: £14.00 Concessions: £13.00TheatreFriends Discount Available.Free Entry to Lyme Regis Passport HoldersLYT members can come for £1!


Friday 5th SeptemberDoors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pmRunning time: tbcIn Advance: £7.00 On the door: £8.50TheatreFriends Discount available. LYT members can come for £1!

When presented with the opportunity of a performance from Dark Americana songstress, Jessie Kilguss, we jumped at the chance.

Travelling from the USA for a one night only performance at the Marine Theatre, Kilguss and her band are used to crossing the water, often touring the USA and Europe with their successful blend of folk, country and rock influences. Jessie co-wrote her first two records with gold record award-winning production team Super Buddha (Blondie, Rufus Wainright.)

“Jessie Kilguss is in the midst of a ferocious creative development; I see a great artist coming quite quickly into her own. I feel she’s on the brink of something big and I can’t wait to see what it is.” Super Buddha

Jessie KilgussFriday 5th September


EllingtoniaFriday 12th September

Friday 12th SeptemberDoors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pmRunning Time: tbc

Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £10.00TheatreFriends Discount AvailableLYT members can come for £1!

Returning to the Marine, the celebrated Ellingtonia Band, one of the UK’s leading Duke Ellington bands, have from the very beginning delighted audiences with an authoritative delivery of the Duke Ellington catalogue. The band formed in 2004 and features nine powerful musical personalities, who combine to present an authentic account of this unique music that is full of energy, expressiveness and passion.

Their passion for Ellington’s music has led to performances at various prestigious jazz clubs and jazz festivals. In 2008, Ellingtonia was invited to perform at the international Ellington ’08 Festival in London for a special concert with Buster Cooper and Art Baron, former members of the Duke Ellington Orchestra. Art has performed with Bruce Springsteen, Buddy Rich, Stevie Wonder – and now Ellingtonia!


An Evening with Sunny Ormonde:

Lilian Bellamy from BBC Radio 4’s The ArchersSaturday 13th September

Saturday 13th SeptemberTime: 8pmRunning Time: 1hr 50mins (approx)

Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £10.00TheatreFriends Discount AvailableLYT members can come for £1!

Sunny has been playing the “outrageous and raunchy” Lilian Bellamy in Radio 4’s The Archers for the past 13 years and has become one of the listeners’ favourite characters. Her antics have kept the nation both gripped and entertained, whether it be drinking The Bull dry with Eddie Grundy, absconding to Costa Rica with her beloved and very wicked Tiger, or recklessly kicking off her sling-backs and leaping into bed with Tiger’s brother Paul. Oh the repercussions!!

In tonight’s show Sunny will fill you in on all the behind-the-scenes stories about the world’s longest running soap opera – an evening of anecdotes, banter and favourite pieces from Sunny’s long and distinguished acting career.

There will be a post-show Q&A and an Archers goody-bag for the most original Archers question!

You don’t have to be an Archers listener to enjoy this highly entertaining evening!


Propeller presents

Pocket Dream – Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream Pocket-sizeWednesday 17th September

Wednesday 17th SeptemberTimes: 1.30pm & 8.00pmRunning time: 1hr (approx) with a 40-minute post-show Q&A.

Age suitability: 8 to 80 years plus.Full Price: £14.00 Concessions: £12.00TheatreFriends Discount Available.£1 tickets to LYT Members

Directed by Edward Hall

Propeller presents a 60-minute version of its internationally acclaimed production of A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

Edward Hall’s all-male Shakespeare company combines a rigorous approach to the text with a modern physical aesthetic to create productions full of clarity, poetry, speed and imagination. Pocket Dream provides a fresh and inspiring introduction to Shakespeare to delight all ages.

The ensemble creates a relaxed and engaging atmosphere in which to enjoy the performance, as well encouraging a lively discussion afterwards.

Pocket Propeller is the ideal introduction not only to Shakespeare, but to the thrill and excitement of theatre. A pocket-sized dream come true.

“How to get your child hooked on Shakespeare.” The Daily Telegraph

www.propeller.org.uk

Also at Bridport Arts Centre and Dorchester Arts


Stompin’ Dave Allen & FriendsFriday 19th September

Friday 19th SeptemberDoors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pmRunning time: tbcIn Advance: £10.50

On the door: £12.00TheatreFriends Discount available.LYT members can come for £1!

Described as “one of the world’s greatest performers” by Maverick Magazine, Stompin’ Dave Allen returns to the Marine Theatre. Dave sings, plays guitar, five-string banjo, fiddle, harmonica, piano and he flatfoot dances (often at the same time!)

Winner of the FOAOTMAD old-time banjo competition 2011 and 2013, Dave has stomped his way through the Glastonbury Festival, Bestival, Cork Folk Festival and has played The Boogaloo Blues Festival on the Isle of Wight six times. In 2000 Dave joined Bournemouth based band The Producers who were UK Blues Band of the Year award-winners 1998-2001.

“Stompin’ Dave is a master of all kinds of American roots music...a formidable musician and a true original.” The Daily Telegraph


R & D By The Sea – photographs by Peter WilesThursday 18th – Sunday 28th September

Afternoon Tea with Wendy CopeSaturday 20th September

An exhibition featuring photographs of the artists taking part in the Marine Theatre’s R&D by the Sea programme. This artist development programme gives visiting theatre companies the opportunity to develop new work away from the commercial

pressures of their chosen artform. For more information on R&D by the Sea please see page 5.

More photographs can be found in the theatre and Lym House Open Studio, 1 Mill Green, during Lyme Regis ArtsFest.

Join Wendy Cope for an afternoon of poetry, tea and cucumber sandwiches, deliciously devised by local cafe Aroma.

A completely fresh and entertaining setting for a poetry reading from the quiet phenomenon who has proved quality can be popular, Wendy Cope is an award-winning poet, noted for her excellent wit and harmonious relationship between poetry and real life, and has been writing for 25 years. Her poems include the acclaimed ‘Bloody Men’ and ‘Making Cocoa for Kingsley Amis’ and she was awarded a Michael Braude award for light verse (American Academy of Arts and Letters) and an OBE in 2010.

This slightly seditious but seriously good ironic moan about life’s little irritations over a sarnie and a cuppa with Wendy has proved unfailingly popular. The afternoon will be rounded off with a question and answer session plus an after-show book signing.

Thursday 18th – Sunday 28th SeptMon to Sat: 10.00am – 5.00pm; Sunday: 11.00am – 5.00pm

Location: Lyme Regis Museum, Rotunda GalleryNo charge by the Museum if visiting exhibition

Saturday 20th SeptemberTime: 3.00pm All Tickets: £12.00Running time: 1hr 50mins + post show Q&A TheatreFriends Discount available.

Back at the Marine after their barn-storming-foot-stamping-banjo-playing-sell-out visit in 2011, Hayseed Dixie have sold over half a million albums worldwide and played more than 1,000 live shows on every continent except Antarctica.

Hayseed Dixie was formed in the summer of 2000 on the front porch of a cabin in the Appalachian Mountains of East Tennessee, when after drinking enough whiskey to float a battleship across the Sahara Desert, it became suddenly obvious to the boys that the “Lost Highway” of Hank Williams and the “Highway To Hell” of AC/DC were the same damned road.

Acknowledged as the creators of the musical genre “Rockgrass”, the band have released 10 albums containing both original songs and reinterpretations of previously known works, albeit in their own inimitable style.

Hayseed Dixie + supportSaturday 20th September

Saturday 20th SeptemberDoors 7.45pm Onstage 8.30pmRunning Time: tbcAll Tickets: £16.50

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BRIT-Award winner Beverley Craven will be visiting the Marine as part of an extensive UK tour supporting the release of her brand new album, ‘Change of Heart’.

Beverley is looking forward to performing her new songs live alongside timeless classics Promise Me, Holding On, Woman To Woman, Love Scenes and many more. With a witty narrative and unforgettable melodies, her poignant sentiments will leave you with a warm glow of nostalgia, or maybe even the odd tear.

www.beverleycraven.com

International news and wildlife photographer Richard Austin shares with us his iconic photographs of storm-battered Lyme Regis. After an interval, he will intrigue, amuse and move us with more photographs and stories about his 30-year career as a photojournalist. All in aid of the Marine Theatre’s Raise the Roof fund. For more information of the Marine Theatre’s roof (and it’s numerous holes!), please see page 5.

Vocalist Julie Dunn has released three CDs, playing alongside Alec Dankworth, Tony Coe and John Horler. Now she returns to the intimate setting of the Stage Door Bar in this ever popular series of sell-out events. Julie will be singing a variety of well loved jazz tunes, influenced by the great jazz singers such as Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan, as well as some of her own compositions. She will be accompanied by Philip Clouts at the piano, and will

also be singing some tunes of his to which she has specially added her own words.

“Soulful jazz songstress who effortlessly sings in her distinctively rich and smooth vocal style” Muse Magazine

“A class act-warm, compelling, with an intelligent attitude to lyrics” Vortex Jazz

Beverley CravenSunday 21st September

Sunday 21st September Times: Doors 7.30pm Onstage 8.00pmRunning Time: 2hrs (approx) All Tickets: £19.00

An evening with Richard Austin - Beaten Lyme & A Life in Photojournalism

Entry by donation in aid of the Marine Theatre’s Raise the Roof fund. The suggested minimum is £5, but we accept all major credit cards! Time: 7.30pm

Jazz in the Bar: Julie Dunn and Philip CloutsFriday 26th September

Friday 26th SeptemberDoors: 7.00pm Onstage: 8.00pmRunning time: 2hrs (approx)

In advance: £6.50 On the door: £7.50TheatreFriends Discount Available

ArtsFest, which began in 2003, supports and encourages the work of artists in Lyme Regis and surrounding areas. ArtsFest 2014 will run from 20th – 28th September, and this year’s emotive and highly appropriate theme is ‘Weather Beaten’. Full details of the 2014 programme and artists taking part can be found at www.lymeregisartsfest.com. For this autumn’s festival we’ve programmed a series of excellent events, some of which complement the theme, some of which will simply give you a great night out!

beverley craven richard austin julie dunn


Susan CalmanFriday 3rd October

Award-winning comedian Susan Calman is embarking on her first ever UK tour.

If you’ve seen her before, ‘Lady Like’ will be a reassuring couple of hours spent with the woman her neighbours call “the mad cat lady”. If you don’t know who she is, ‘Lady Like’ will, at the very least, make you feel better about your own life. A show about being older, wiser and liking yourself whatever anyone might say.

Comedy from Calman, as seen and heard on The News Quiz, Calman is Convicted (Best Radio Comedy 2013 – Writers Guild Award), QI, HIGNFY, Fresh Meat and Would I Lie To You.

“Confident, compact…cracking.” ★★★★ Evening Standard

Friday 3rd OctoberTime: 8.00pmRunning time: 2hrs (approx)Full Price: £14.00 Concessions: £12.00TheatreFriends Discount availableLYT members can come for £1!

When impoverished pearl-diver Kino finds the ‘pearl of the world’ he believes his family’s life will be transformed forever. Seduced by the pearl’s beauty and promise of riches, he is blind to the danger of having something that everyone else wants. Instead of bringing hope, the pearl leads Kino and his family down a dark and dangerous path.

A timeless fable about the allure of wealth, the confines of class, and the redemptive power of love. The Pearl asks us to consider what we value most in the world.

Dumbshow present their critically acclaimed new adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novella; bringing it to life with their trademark visual inventiveness, original music and playful theatricality.

“A bric-a-brac masterpiece... real emotional heart... an imaginative joy to behold” ★★★★ The Scotsman

“Catch them before they start selling out the big theatres” ★★★★ The Skinny

www.dumbshow.org


Dumbshow presents The PearlSaturday 27th September

Saturday 27th SeptemberTime: 8.00pmRunning time: 1hr 10mins (approx)Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £10.00TheatreFriends Discount available.LYT Members can come for £1!The Age Suitability is 13+


NIE presents

Museum of MemoriesSaturday 4th October

Saturday 4th OctoberTimes: 2.00pm, 5.00pm & 7.00pmRunning Time: 1hr (approx)Full Price: £10.00 Concessions: £8.00

TheatreFriends Discount available.LYT Members can come for £1!Free entry to Lyme Regis Passport Holders

We cannot completely rely on our memories, and yet, there is no reality other than that we carry with us in memory.

Award-winning theatre company NIE (New International Encounter) have made a very special movable theatre, and they are bringing it to the Marine for one very special day.

With warmth, music and humour, 5 actor-musicians tell the story of someone they have lost. Museum of Memories is an exploration of life, death and memory; the way that one life touches another, the important things that pass between us and the ripples and echoes that we leave behind.

The audience for this portable theatre, constructed inside our auditorium, will be sat inside the 70m2 intimate venue and given the chance to experience something new with the action close up. After the performance, you are free to explore the space - open drawers, look at pictures and objects and discover memories.

Museum of Memories opened on the 27th April 2012 on Tulinløkka, between The National Museum and The National Gallery in the heart of Oslo. The show is now touring both in Norway and internationally, and is supported by The Norwegian Arts Council, Spenn, Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Arts Council England.


Living Spit presents:

Elizabeth I – Virgin on the ridiculousSaturday 18th October

Saturday 18th OctoberTime: 7.30pmRunning Time: 1hr 45mins (approx)Age suitability: 14+

Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £10.00TheatreFriends Discount available.LYT Members can come for £1!

1558. A country divided by religion and politics, teetering on the brink of civil war. The hopes of the nation lie with one woman.

2014. England. A country divided by those who enjoy plays featuring men in dresses, and those who don’t. The hopes of the nation lie with two Bristolian actors.

But Howard Coggins and Stuart Mcloughlin can no longer rely on apparent physical resemblances to Tudor monarchs. They’ve done Henry VIII, and the truth is neither of them look like anyone else.

They’re just going to have to dig a little deeper. Act a little better. Live a little dangerous-er, as they attempt to tell the story of the greatest

Monarch that ever lived.

With more live original music, silly songs, smutty shenanigans, perfunctory props, and hysterically historical horseplay, this promises to be (another) poorly researched lesson in Tudor history that you’ll never forget…

Lyme Regis audiences will know the enormously tall and ridiculously talented Stu Mcloughlin from his work with Shanty Theatre Company. Living Spit have become firm favourites at the Marine since first appalling audiences in 2012 with their hit production The Six Wives of Henry VIII.

Also at Dorchester Arts.


Chipping Norton Theatre presents:

Around the World in 80 DaysTuesday 21st October

Oxfordshire Theatre Company team up with acclaimed producing venue Chipping Norton Theatre to provide a joyfully frenetic whirlwind of a show! Full of daft Victorian invention, daring deeds and downright silliness, three actors portray a cast of thousands in this madcap adaptation of Jules Verne’s globetrotting classic, bringing to life sea storms, police chases and even elephant rides!

With a production style that incorporates elements of The 39 Steps or the madcap silliness of The Reduced Shakespeare Company, the joy is watching three extraordinary performers deliver a huge cast of characters that span the globe.

Perfect for adults, families and children over 7 years.

“A rollicking piece of family theatre.” The Stage

Tuesday 21st OctoberTime: 7.30pmRunning Time: 2hrs (approx)Full Price: £10.00 Concessions: £8.50Family Ticket (2 adults 2 concs): £34.00TheatreFriends Discount availableLYT members can come for £1!Perfect for adults, families and children over 7 years.

Morgan and West – A Grand AdventureSunday 26th October

Gadzooks! Time travelling Victorian magicians Morgan & West have lost the secrets to all of their magic tricks and by hell or high water intend to get them back. Join the dashing duo in a thrilling adventure show filled to the brim with magic as they cross continents, meddle with miscreants and sneak into secret societies.

Can Morgan & West catch the crooks, recover their quarry and confound the crowds with their clever conjuring? Find out in… Morgan & West: A Grand Adventure!

“A marvellous magical spectacle that will awe and entertain both adults and children.” ★★★★★ Three Weeks

Sunday 26th OctoberTime: 6.00pmRunning Time: 1hr 45mins (approx)Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £10.50Family Ticket (2 adults 2 concs): £40.00TheatreFriends Discount availableLYT members can come for £1!


Concerts in the West:

Elaine Ruby and Daniel King SmithThursday 30th October

Elaine Ruby – ClarinetDaniel King Smith – Piano

For the final time this year Concerts in the West delights us with an evening of musical excellence from musicians of the highest calibre.

A graduate of the Royal Academy and Royal College of Music, Elaine is a passionate chamber musician and orchestral player. She is performing with Daniel King Smith, who has given concerts all over the world as both soloist and accompanist.

Brahms – Sonata in E flat Op 120Benjamin – Tombeau de Ravel (1949)Rachmaninov – Vocalise No 14 Op 34Berg – Four pieces for clarinet and piano Op 5Lovreglio – Fantasia on themes from Verdi’s La Traviata, arr. rev Giampieri

Thursday 30th OctoberTime: 7.30pmRunning Time: tbcFull Price: £14.00 Concessions: £13.00TheatreFriends Discount Available.Free Entry to Lyme Regis Passport HoldersLYT members can come for £1!

Fairport ConventionTuesday 28th September

Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention remains one of the most entertaining bands on the live music scene.

The band has won a coveted BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted Fairport’s groundbreaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’.

Fairport’s 2014 Winter Tour concerts will feature a mix of material from their recent albums as well as classics from the band’s earlier repertoire. There will also be some brand new and previously unperformed songs destined for Fairport’s next studio album.

Whether you are a long-time fan or a newcomer to their music an evening with Fairport Convention will surprise and delight you.

Tuesday 28th SeptemberDoors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pmRunning time: tbc All tickets: £25.00


Kiki Dee and Carmelo LuggeriFriday 31st October

2013 marked Kiki’s 50th year in the music industry and has cemented her status as one of the UK’s finest and most revered vocalists. For almost two decades, Kiki and Carmelo have been touring their spellbinding acoustic live show across the UK and Europe. To celebrate, the duo released their critically acclaimed album “A Place Where I Can Go” which features 11 new tracks including the haunting duet “Horses” with Scottish singer Eddi Reader.

This intimate, stripped back show allows each of their exceptional talents to shine through and create a wonderful and warm sense of intimacy for the audience.

Join Kiki and Carmelo for an acoustic journey of stories and song which include unique covers of songs by artists such as Kate Bush and Frank Sinatra and of course Kiki’s own hits “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart”, “I Got The Music In Me” and the stunning “Amoureuse”.

Friday 31st OctoberDoors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pmRunning time: tbcAll Tickets: £16.50

Half Moon Young People’s Theatre presents

FreeWednesday 5th November

How far would you run to find freedom?

Kris and Zara share a city but can’t find a place to rest. Haunting memories mix with an uncomfortable present as they keep on running, unable to face the consequences of their pasts – unable to stop or think for even a moment. FREE tells the story of two teenagers, brought together through the dynamic discipline of free running, who face life-changing choices when a practice designed for self-improvement and freedom starts to cage them in. FREE asks what we’re running away from and if we’re ever willing to stop and confront what we’ve left behind.

Wednesday 5th NovemberTime: 8.00pmRunning Time: 1hr (approx) followed by a textback sessionFull Price: £10.00 Under 16s: £5.00TheatreFriends Discount availableLYT members can come for £1!


The Dave Kelly BandSaturday 8th November

If there is such a thing as a British ‘blues pedigree’, then Dave Kelly sets the standard. Kelly is a blues craftsman – a journeyman who has served his time with the best.

Many know Dave from his work as a founding member of the Blues Band. But when they started back in 1979 he was already a seasoned blues artist with a reputation across the world. He’s played with Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker, and won the British Blues Awards acoustic artist of the year for five consecutive years.

Now he returns to the Marine for an evening of music with his very own group, The Dave Kelly Band.

Saturday 8th NovemberDoors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pmRunning time: 2hrs 30mins (approx)Full Price: £13.50 Concessions: £11.50TheatreFriends Discount availableLYT members can come for £1!


Local company 3QB in association with Lyme Regis Dramatic Society, Lyme Youth Theatre and actors enlisted from all over the area are proud to present

Oh, What a Lovely War Tuesday 11th November – Saturday 15th November

To mark the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War – and as a fundraiser for the Marine Theatre – local company 3QB, alongside the Marine Theatre, have signed up groups from across Lyme to stage our very own community production of Joan Littlewood’s musical entertainment Oh, What a Lovely War!

Built upon the rousing score of popular tunes that ordinary British soldiers sang during a war that killed ten million in four years, this

Musical Entertainment production is a powerful comment against war.

First seen fifty years ago at the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, where the play was created by Joan Littlewood’s Theatre Workshop Company, Gerry Raffles, Charles Chilton and with title suggested by Ted Allen, the show was an instant success and has been delighting and moving audiences ever since.

Tuesday 11th November – Saturday 15th NovemberFull Price: £12.00 Under 16s: £5.00

TheatreFriends Discount Available.Free Entry to Lyme Regis Passport HoldersLYT members can come for £1!


B Sharp

Annual PartySaturday 22nd November

B Sharp welcomes all comers to their annual party!

B Sharp is a small charity that changes young people’s lives through music. They offer opportunities to play music together, training and they develop young people’s creative ideas in collaborative ways.

The B Sharp annual party puts the fun into fundraising. If you can’t come but want to support their work, you can make a donation on www.localgiving.com/charity/bsharp

EVERYONE WELCOME!

For details of who’ll be on the bill, keep an eye on www.bsharp.uk.com

Saturday 22nd NovemberDoors: 7.00pm Onstage: 8.00pmRunning time: 4 hours (approx)Full Price: £8.00 Concessions: £5.00Under 18s: £5.00Under 18s concessions: £3.00Family ticket (2 adults, 2 under 18): £20.00Family concession ticket: £15.00Family (up to 7 people, any age): £25.00

The Women of World War OneA tribute in words, music & imagesFriday 21st November

Women of World War One is a powerful and moving portrait of women’s lives during The Great War, created by Musicians South West in collaboration with Petra Schofield/Magic Penny Productions.

Poetry and prose on the subject of women’s experiences of this cataclysmic event are vividly illustrated with slides and with music for piano, stringed instruments and voice by female composers who were writing during the War.

Factory workers, nurses, those in the Women’s Land Army, fiancées, wives, mothers and daughters tell their stories in their own words, through letters, diaries and poems. Their emotions are eloquently expressed in the music of their contemporaries: Rebecca Clarke, Melanie Bonis, Nadia and Lili Boulanger, and the recently rediscovered songwriter, Muriel Herbert.

For further information, please visit www.musicianssouthwest.com

Friday 21st NovemberTime: 7.30pmRunning Time: 1hr 30mins (approx)Full Price: £10.00 Concessions: £9.00TheatreFriends Discount Available.LYT members can come for £1!


Marine Theatre at River Cottage

The Budapest Café OrchestraThursday 27th November

The Marine Theatre and River Cottage are combining their artistic and culinary skills to present a new and exciting evening of food with music or music with food. Park the car and take a tractor ride through breathtaking surroundings to the famous River Cottage site, whereby you will enjoy a seasonal welcome drink and canapés before being seated for an evening of entertainment. You’ll be served a three course menu which will use the very best local and seasonal ingredients, decided on the day.

On this occasion, join the hugely entertaining and immensely skilled Marine Theatre

favourites, The Budapest Café Orchestra.

Led by jazz violin superstar Christian Garrick, The Budapest Café Orchestra play traditional folk and gypsy music from across the Balkans and Russia, Klezmer, Romanian Doinas, Hungarian Czadas and beautiful ballads such as the theme to Schindler’s List.

Evoking vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest café life and gypsy campfires – with a few surprises along the way – it’s good enough to make you want to book a holiday along the Danube!

Thursday 27th NovemberTime: 6.30pmAll tickets: £75pp, which includes a welcome drink, canapes and a three-course menu.

To book, visit www.rivercottage.net or call their events team on 01297 630 300. Please state if you have any dietary requirements.


Slightly Fat Features

Variety SoupThursday 4th and Friday 5th December

Fasten your seatbelts, smash hit comedy troupe Slightly Fat Features are cavorting back into Lyme Regis with their “delightfully inventive and immensely funny show” (Total Theatre) prior to a Christmas West End run.

“The magnificent seven” (The Stage) come direct from playing the biggest comedy festival in the world…Just For Laughs in Montreal, Canada. This show is packed to the gills with live music, circus tricksters and top turns, ensuring there is “never a dull moment” (Radio Times).

Gasp in wonder at dazzling feats, laugh till your belly hurts and gorge yourself on a smorgasbord of theatrical invention!

A riotous comedy cabaret for all ages, shapes and sizes, this is a variety show for the 21st century.

Variety is back and it’s Slightly Fat.

“Inspired Silliness” ★★★★ The Times

Thursday 4th and Friday 5th DecemberTime: 7.30pm Running Time: 2hrs (approx)Full Price: £11.50 Concessions: £9.50Family: (2 Full Price 2 Conc.) £36.00TheatreFriends Discount Available.LYT members can come for £1!

Jazz in the Bar:

Charlie Hearnshaw & Philip Clouts Friday 28th November

This year’s final performance in our intimate Jazz in the Bar series welcomes Charlie Hearnshaw to the Stage Door Bar.

Alto sax and clarinet player Hearnshaw has performed, recorded and broadcast with many top jazz musicians from the UK and abroad including Don Weller, Andy Sheppard, Alan Barnes and the late great Slim Gaillard.This evening he will be accompanied by pianist Philip Clouts for an evening of well loved classics of the jazz repertoire.

Friday 28th NovemberDoors: 7.00pm Onstage: 8.00pmRunning time: 2hrs (approx)In advance: £6.50 On the door: £7.50TheatreFriends Discount Available


B Sharp

B Sharp Voices Concert Sunday 7th December

Composer/Conductor John K Miles

This performance is the end result of a B Sharp singing and songwriting project where singers, drawn from West Dorset and East Devon primary schools and a ‘vocal collective’ aged 12 - 30, perform their own work. They have been working collaboratively with composer John K Miles and guest artists to explore the ideas of shared values, emotions and experiences through eclectic musical material drawn from world, jazz, classical and popular genres.

Pushing creative boundaries, it is going to be a unique, uplifting and moving concert.

For details of the B Sharp Annual Party, please see page 22.

Saturday 7th DecemberTime: 2.00pmRunning time: tbcFull Price: £8.00 Concessions: £5.00Under 18s: £3.00Under 18s concessions: £1.00Family ticket (2 adults, 2 under 18): £20.00Family concession ticket: £12.00Family (up to 7 people, any age): £25.00

Blast from the Past presents

A Victorian ChristmasThursday 11th December

‘A Victorian Christmas’ is a fun and festive celebration of the Yuletide our ancestors would have known and loved. Following highly successful tours in 2011 and 2012, acclaimed historical entertainment company Blast From The Past invite you to join them in 2013 for an evening of music, song, stories and drama from the time of Dickens and Hardy.

The cast of musicians and actors invite you to join them for some of your favourite carols (with songsheets provided) as well as introducing you to some more obscure but no less beautiful festive songs from the 19th century. They also perform a festive masked play based upon a traditional English folk tale.


Thursday 11th DecemberTime: 7.30pm Running time: 1hr 45 minutes (approx)Full Price: £12.00 Concessions: £10.00TheatreFriends Discount availableLYT members can come for £1!


Rory McGrath and Philip Pope in Bridge Over Troubled LagerFriday 12th December

After their hit dad-rock album Dark Side of the Moob, Rory and Philip return to touring with an evening of sophisticated comedy and song.

Rory McGrath is a comedian and writer, best known for roles in Who Dares Wins, Chelmsford 123, Three Men in a Boat and its successors. He was also a regular panelist on They Think It’s All Over.

Philip Pope is a composer, musician, writer and actor, who appeared in BBC radio comedies Radio Active and Old Harry’s Game; TV

comedy shows Who Dares Wins, Chelmsford 123, KYTV, Blackadder (Leonardo Acropolis) and Only Fools and Horses (Tony Angelino).

Expect wit, elegance and clever musical pastiche (but don’t worry, there’s also silliness and filth).

This is the show where music and comedy meet, have a few drinks, fight, then stagger home singing hits from the 60s. Something to offend everybody!

Friday 12th DecemberTime: 8.00pmRunning time: tbc

Full Price: £13.00 Concessions: £12.00TheatreFriends Discount availableLYT members can come for £1!


An Albion ChristmasMonday 15th December

The Albion Christmas Show is now into its 16th year and has attracted sell-out audiences across the UK, including venues such as Buxton Opera House and The New Vic Stoke.

Combining a seasonal mixture of carols, spoken word, humorous readings and dance, it really is the perfect way to start your festivities. This year will see a collection of new material alongside favourites from their back catalogue of Xmas albums.Featuring the combined talents of Simon Nicol (Fairport Convention), Kellie While (Albion Band) Simon Care (Edward II) and the Guvnor himself, Ashley Hutchings, The Albion Christmas Show takes you on a guided tour through the Christmas customs of Britain.

Described in the Guardian as “the perfect antidote to the corporate Christmas”, this is a show you must not miss!

Monday 15th DecemberDoors: 7.45pm Onstage: 8.30pm

Running time: 2hrs (approx)All Tickets: £16.00


Squashbox Theatre

The Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy ChristmassnessSunday 21st December

Knock Knock? Who’s There? IT’S CHRISTMAS!!!

Meet a snowman who lives in the fridge, try and spot some naughty elves, play hunt the brussel sprout, endure the world’s worst Christmas jumper and gaze at the “beautiful” Christmas fairy...

Learn about Yuletide traditions old and new, hear the story of the first Christmas Tree and even explore some festive science.

The Christmassy Christmas Show of Christmassy Christmasness! is an over-stuffed stocking of seasonal surprises crammed with puppets, songs, quizzes and comedy, and over-flowing with crazy characters, silly slapstick, tall tales and fantastic facts – all presented in that unique Squashbox style!

“Craig has a huge sense of joy and fun that is as inspiring as it is infectious. An engaging entertainer to be treasured.” The Cornishman

Sunday 21st DecemberTime: 3.00pmRunning time: 1hr (approx) with stay and play after the show.

Age suitability: 5+All tickets: £5.00

‘See-Play-Do’ brings the best family theatre from across the country to the Marine. As if that wasn’t enough, there are plenty of opportunities to join in too, with messy sessions and workshops running before or after the performances. Come along and say hello! (We’ll have the kettle on for Mum and Dad too!).

THEATREFRIEND BENEFITS£1 ticket discount for every show (applies to Friend’s ticket only,

only bookable via Lyme Regis TIC).10% off all bar purchases.

One free hot drink at the coffee bar per event.Invitations to special events such as season launches and meet the

cast evenings held exclusively for the friends.Benefits at other local businesses including 10% discount on food at

Hix Oyster and Fish House and Mariners Hotel Restaurant**TheatreFriends can enjoy members discounts and benefits at

Dorchester Arts and Bridport Arts Centre too!

WILL YOU BE MY FRIEND?Have you ever thought about becoming a friend of the Marine Theatre? It’s the best way to keep in touch with what is going on at your favourite little theatre by the sea. Have a look at our exciting new benefits...


SINGLE MEMBERSHIP - £15 A YEAR OR MORE* / JOINT MEMBERSHIP - £25 A YEAR OR MORE**or more because you also have the option of adding a donation to your annual subscription. Including a donation will

support the Marine Theatre and its work even further. **subject to terms and conditions. See website for further details.

As you can see from our new brochure we’ve got some very exciting events coming to the theatre over the next few months. To enroll please complete the form below and send it to the

Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3QB.

I enclose payment of £ plus a donation of £ Please make cheques payable to LymeArts Community Trust.

Would you also like to find out more about joining the lively group of theatre volunteers? Yes / No

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Gift Aiding your subscription helps the Theatre even more. If you pay tax you can help us at no extra cost. You can give the Theatre an extra 25 pence for every pound of your membership by signing this Gift Aid declaration:

I would like Lyme Arts Community Trust to treat all eligible donations and subscriptions that I have made and all donations and subscriptions I make from the date of this declaration as Gift Aid donations until I notify you otherwise. I confirm I am a UK tax payer, resident in the UK for tax purposes and that I will notify you if the situation changes.

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LYME YOUTH THEATRE The Marine Theatre’s youth theatre LYT is aimed at children and young people between 5-21 who love the theatre and want to develop their creative skills. Lead by LYT’s professional tutors, actors and directors, our young ensemble take part in fun yet challenging classes, learning acting through drama, text, movement, voice work, character building and devising; all of which combine to enhance confidence and nurture creativity.

LYT provides members with exclusive backstage access to a fully functioning professional theatre, enabling our ensemble to develop their skills whilst gaining an extensive understanding of all aspects of theatre life.

As if that wasn’t enough, LYT members also take part in workshops with visiting theatre companies, regular classes, National Theatre Connections projects, and can come along to selected shows for just £1!

Join LYT and be part of it...

Want to know more? Then please call the Marine Theatre office on 01297 442394 or email [email protected].

STAGE DOOR BARTheatre props store, cabinet of curiosities, a shabby-cheek make-under or just plain odd? There’s plenty to talk about, confuse and amuse in the Stage Door Bar, all lovingly created by Wotzat Installations. To complement the incredible sea views across Lyme Bay we’ve got a great range of drinks too, with particular emphasis on locally sourced tipples at affordable prices.

For all of our evening performances the bar is open for pre-theatre drinks, an interval libation or a post-show dram.

Lyme’s most intimate venue is open for business. Come and see what everyone is talking about.

HOW TO BOOKIn person: In advance; at the award-winning Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre, which can be found just in front of the theatre. On the night; at the theatre itself up to 30 minutes before the start of the event.

BY TELEPHONE: Please call Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre on 01297 442138

ONLINE: At www.marinetheatre.com

CONCESSIONS: Concessions are available for most shows at the Marine Theatre. Proof of eligibility may be required. Concessions are available for under 16s, over 60s, full-time students, disabled, unwaged (Job Seekers allowance or Income Support), housing benefits recipients and equity members.

We are proud to accept Theatre Tokens at the Marine Theatre.

Atmospheric and intriguing, the Stage Door Bar also offers an opportunity

for small groups and clubs to meet in comfortable surroundings but with a

flavour of the theatrical. Don’t worry about being disturbed; drop an email to [email protected] or call 01297 442 394 and we’ll arrange to open a fully staffed

bar just for you, and at no extra cost!


BY ROADFrom the north and the west: Leave the M5 at Junction 25 and follow the signs for Honiton. From Honiton, take the A35 towards Dorchester and follow the signs to Lyme Regis. From the east: From the M3 take the M27 to Ringwood and then the A31 on to Dorchester. From Dorchester take the A35 towards Honiton and follow the signs to Lyme Regis.

BY RAILLondon Waterloo to Exeter St Davids, services call at Axminster (for Lyme Regis). Then take a bus connection to Lyme Regis.

BY BUSRegular bus services run from Axminster (for rail connections), Exeter and Weymouth. For up-to-date timetable information visit www.firstgroup.com/ukbus or call 0871 200 22 33.

ACCESSIBILITYThe Marine Theatre strives to make our facilities and performances as accessible to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst our venue is accessible to disabled customers, we are currently working hard to fundraise for improvements to our 118 year-old building that would dramatically enhance the experience of disabled patrons visiting the Marine Theatre. Our disabled toilet is in an adjacent building and our box office counter needs to be opened up to make it a more welcoming space. We regard the current situation as unacceptable. We always welcome feedback as how we can better work towards our goals and more details about the services we currently offer to disabled patrons can be found in our Accessibility Policy, copies of which are available on request. If you need access or communication support please contact 01297 442 394 or email [email protected].

For patrons who are unable to attend performances unless accompanied, upon purchase of a ticket, an additional seat is available free of charge for the companion.

PARKINGThere are a number of car parks within walking distance of the theatre, many of which are free after 6.30pm. There is also limited free on street parking in the evening. For up-to-date parking information visit www.marinetheatre.com.

PHYSICAL ACCESSThere is some limited parking available for blue badge holders in front of the Theatre building. As spaces are very limited please contact [email protected] to reserve your place.

DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PATRONSWe have an induction loop system for the hearing impaired.

SUCK IT AND SEEWe’re sure you’re going to love all the acts that come to the Marine Theatre; so sure, in fact, we’ll guarantee it. So if you come along to a performance you really don’t enjoy, leave in the first 30 minutes and we’ll give you every penny of your money back. No hard feelings. Just suck it and see!

BY EMAIL:GENERAL ENQUIRIESPlease contact Julia Gay, our administrator [email protected]

TECHNICAL, EVENT AND BUILDING ENQUIRIESPlease contact Nigel Day, Theatre Manager – [email protected]

FINANCE ENQUIRIESPlease contact Linda Nicholson, Finance Manager – [email protected]

BAR ENQUIRIESPlease contact Nick Robertson, Bar Manager – [email protected]

ARTISTIC ENQUIRIESPlease contact our Artistic Directors Tim Bell - [email protected] and Harry Long - [email protected]

BY POST: The Marine Theatre, Church Street, Lyme Regis, Dorset, DT7 3QA.

BY TELEPHONE: Theatre Office - 01297 442394Box Office (Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre) - 01297 442138. Or find us online at www.marinetheatre.com

Registered in England and Wales as LymeArts Community Trust Ltd, Marine Theatre, Church St, Lyme Regis DT7 3QA. Registered No.: 04654247. Registered Charity No.: 1103599.

MARINE THEATRE - AT A GLANCE

To book please call Lyme Regis Tourist Information Centre on 01297 442138

or visit www.marinetheatre.com

THU 4TH JANE GORDON AND JULIAN PERKINS 06 FRI 5TH JESSIE KILGUSS 07 FRI 12TH ELLINGTONIA 08 SAT 13TH LILIAN BELLAMY 09 WED 17TH A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM POCKET-SIZE 10 FRI 19TH STOMPIN’ DAVE ALLEN & FRIENDS 11 THU 18TH – SUN 28TH PHOTOGRAPHS BY PETER WILES 12 SAT 20TH AFTERNOON TEA WITH WENDY COPE 12 SAT 20TH HAYSEED DIXIE + SUPPORT 12 SUN 21ST BEVERLEY CRAVEN 13 WED 24TH AN EVENING WITH RICHARD AUSTIN 13 FRI 26TH JULIE DUNN AND PHILIP CLOUTS 13 SAT 27TH THE PEARL 14

FRI 3RD SUSAN CALMAN 14 SAT 4TH MUSEUM OF MEMORIES 15 SAT 18TH ELIZABETH I – VIRGIN ON THE RIDICULOUS 16 TUE 21ST AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS 17 SUN 26TH MORGAN AND WEST – A GRAND ADVENTURE 17 TUE 28TH FAIRPORT CONVENTION 18 THU 30TH ELAINE RUBY AND DANIEL KING SMITH 18 FRI 31ST KIKI DEE AND CARMELO LUGGERI 19

WED 5TH FREE 19 SAT 8TH THE DAVE KELLY BAND 20 TUE 11TH – SUN 15TH OH, WHAT A LOVELY WAR! 21 FRI 21ST THE WOMEN OF WORLD WAR ONE 22 SAT 22ND B SHARP ANNUAL PARTY 22 THU 27TH THE BUDAPEST CAFÉ ORCHESTRA 23 FRI 28TH CHARLIE HEARNSHAW & PHILIP CLOUTS 24

THU 4TH & FRI 5TH VARIETY SOUP 24 SUN 7TH B SHARP VOICES CONCERT 25 THU 11TH A VICTORIAN CHRISTMAS 25 FRI 12TH BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED LAGER 26 MON 15TH AN ALBION CHRISTMAS 27 SUN 21ST THE CHRISTMASSY CHRISTMAS SHOW OF 28

CHRISTMASSY CHRISTMASSNESS

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Marine Theatre Programme Sept-Dec 2014