Spring - The Market Theatre

SpringFebruary 2017 - June 2017

Welcome to our Spring Season Programme!

2017 is going to be a big year for the Theatre. In February all the seats will be reupholstered and in March we are having a new mezzanine floor put in backstage to create a dedicated rehearsal space that will relieve pressure on the use of the stage. Several Trusts have helped us find the money for the rehearsal room, but we still need to raise quite a bit for the seat refurbishment. If you would be willing to chip in £50, a seat will bear your inscription (see page 11).

We are also moving to reserved seating for all films; and for just £20 you can join the Film Club and be able to see any film (we show about 30 a year) for half price (see page 18) – tremendous value!

And so to the programme. We welcome the return of four really popular theatre companies, Vamos, probably the best mask theatre company in Britain, with The Best Thing; the extremely funny Pantaloons with their take on Pride and Prejudice; returning for the fourth time Hotbuckle with Far from the Madding Croud; and Open Sky with their big hit from the Edinburgh Fringe, Scorched. We also have some great music from Red Hot Boogie, Sonrisa, and Sofia Buckingham; and the biggest programme yet of live screenings from the National Theatre, the RSC and the ROH.

The Market Theatre - is situated in Market Street (off Bye Street). The Market Theatre, is a trading name of Ledbury Amateur Dramatic Society (LADS) who own and run the Theatre for the benefit of the community. It provides a dedicated venue for amateur and professional performing arts. It has 128 seats, foyer, bar, wheelchair access, disabled toilet and a hearing loop. The Theatre or Foyer may be hired by phoning 01531 633760.

Ledbury Film Club Showings - For just £20pa you will be able to get in for half price to every one of the 30 or so films that we show each year. All you need to do is to either pay on line via the theatre’s website (www.themarkettheatre.com), or by send a cheque (payable to “LADS”) to Ledbury Film Club, 2 Church House, Church Lane, Ledbury HR8 2DP. Of course if you do not want to join the Film Club, you can book in the normal way (see front cover) or buy tickets on the door (subject to availability).LADS Youth Theatre Company - We are afraid that membership is currently full.

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Ledbury Allotment Association invites you to an illustrated talk by Charles on the theory and practice of no dig gardening. It’s a method he has used for over thirty years to grow vegetables that are often ready earlier and are easier to grow than those grown on traditionally dug or rotavated soil. There is less ground preparation, less mud sticking to boots and less weeding!

Charles’s quarter acre of intensive vegetable beds at his Somerset home crops more than £20,000 of salad and vegetables annually, which he sells locally. He has written eight books, which will be on sale during the evening, including his new Vegetable Garden Diary which has advice for every week of the year. Charles is a passionate and accomplished gardener who grows vegetables of amazing flavour - Raymond Blanc

One of the most popular Rock ‘n Roll bands in the area Red Hot Boogie have long been delighting audiences with their up-tempo versions of 50s and 60s hits from Carl Perkins, Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Jerry Lee Lewis, Elvis, and many more. Over a hundred years of experience between them means the boys guarantee that you will be on your feet and rocking in the aisles to the wonderful sounds of golden period Rock ‘n Roll Swing and Boogie-Woogie. An evening not to be missed!

CHARLES DOWDING AN ILLUSTRATED TALK ON “NO DIG” GARDENING

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Tuesday 7.30pm // £4 Saturday 8pm // £10

Calling all cyclists! The Tour d'Arts Alive is back!

Sunday 25th June 2017 Three circular well marked routes from Clun, great cameraderie, countryside and cakes!All profits to Arts Alive and Flicks in the Sticks. details on www.artsalive.co.uk

A musical journey from Spain to South America, combining a collection of original material with traditional songs from the Latin world, and all given a unique interpretation.

Performed by five outstanding professional musicians comprising vocals, trumpet, flute, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, cajon and percussion, the show covers many Latin styles including Cuban Son, Tango, Bossa Nova, Samba and Rumba. Just sit back and soak up the spectacle in an evening full of fun vibes, toe-tapping rhythms and heartfelt songs.

The name Sonrisa (pronounced s-on-ree-sa) translates as ‘smile’ in Spanish and is one thing we promise you will be doing during an evening of A Taste of Latin!

Britain’s best full mask theatre company is back in Ledbury! It is 1966. The record player is on, her hair is bobbed and eye-lashes curled: for seventeen year old Susan, life is an adventure waiting to begin. But what happens next turns everything upside down, and its repercussions will last for decades to come.

Step into the wordless world of Vamos Theatre for this bitter-sweet story of mistaken morals and broken hearts, 45s and beehives, where sexual revolution proves a hard and rocky path to tread. Funny, heart-breaking and human, The Best Thing is the latest touring production from one of the country’s must-see theatre companies. 5 stars***** hugely rewarding The Stage; 5 stars***** A tour de force The Argus; 5 stars***** simply beautiful What’s On Stage

Suitable for ages 12+ and the deaf

Saturday 8pm // £12 (£8 Students)

Vamos Theatre Company presents THE BEST THING a swinging sixties story of unconditional love


A TASTE OF LATIN with SONRISA

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The Pantaloons are back after last year’s side-splitting triumph with The Importance of Being Earnest. It is a truth universally acknowledged that Jane Austen's witty and romantic masterpiece is one of the best-loved stories of all time, dealing with the most important questions in life... Will Mrs Bennet manage to offload her numerous daughters in record time? Will Lizzy and Darcy actually get together? Will creepy Mr Collins just go away please? The literary classic gets the full Pantaloons treatment in this beautifully hilarious and delightfully innovative new adaptation. "Glorious... A cleverly adapted, joyous comic makeover of the treasured story." * * * * (The Stage); “There is genuine delight at the comic inventiveness of this show… this is a hilarious take on a much loved novel.” (Bath Chronicle)

MakeShift Ensemble presentsFOX AND RABBIT’S IDIOTS’ GUIDE TO THE OWL AND PUSSYCAT

The Pantaloons Theatre Company presents

PRIDE and PREJUDICE


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Join Reynard H Fox and his reluctant sidekick Rabbit as they meander their inelegant way around the world of the Owl and the Pussycat in their beautiful pea-green boat. Dodge the jellyfish in the deep blue sea, climb the bong-tree to meet the spirit who dwells within and journey with them to find the mystical shilling. Aided by a rockabilly hog (Elvis Pigsley), a Compass Fish and a melodramatic turkey – can Fox and Rabbit get the Owl and Pussycat to the hill on time to finally tie the knot?

MakeShift Ensemble bring adventure and humour to this wonderful retelling of Edward Lear’s classic nonsense poem, brought to life with puppetry and live music. Bring your imaginations and your runcible spoons and be entertained whatever your age

Sunday 3pm // £6 adults and children

£25 family (2A & 3C)

Ted Hughes called the poet Edward Thomas 'father of us all' and he continues to inspire many of our great writers today. Join a celebration of Edward Thomas's poetry and prose, hosted by the Friends of the Dymock Poets. This lively programme will commemorate the centenary of Thomas's death in the First World War, and will include a potted history of his writing, readings of his greatest and best-loved poems, and reflections on his observations of countryside, nature, language and the emotions. For those familiar with his work and his connections with the Ledbury area, there will be guest speakers on some lesser-known aspects of Thomas's work. For those new to the Friends of the Dymock Poets this offers the chance to find out more in a relaxed and friendly environment.

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The songs that Sofia writes come from deep inside and speak of emotions, raw and real. She delivers every word with a passion that is both inclusive and electrifying.

After years of writing songs, Sofia spent time in the studio this past summer crafting them into an inspired new album. This collaboration, created with a group of international musicians, producers and engineers will be released in March 2017. The album showcases Sofia’s work from solo guitar and vocal through to full-band rock.

The concert at The Market Theatre will include music from the album; and Sofia will be joined by her producer, Andy Brotherton, who will accompany her on second guitar.

Catch Sofia early in her career in the wonderfully intimate setting that is Ledbury’s Market Theatre.

Saturday 11am - 4.30pm

SOFIA BUCKINGHAM in concert


Friends of Dymock Poets

REMEMBERING EDWARD THOMAS

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All day ticket: £12 (includes tea/coffee)(£5 Students)

Edward Thomas was killed in France at the Battle of Arras on April 9th 1917 and so 2017 will be the centenary of his death. Nick Dear’s play, The Dark Earth and the Light Sky, is a moving evocation of the years leading up to Thomas’s death, his friendship with Robert Frost, his marriage to Helen and the mutual affection of Edward Thomas and Eleanor Farjeon. The close association of the Dymock Poets makes it particularly appropriate for the Market Theatre to mark this anniversary.

Open Sky Productions presentsSCORCHED

LADS presentsTHE DARK EARTH AND THE LIGHT SKY by Nick Dear

Thurs - Sat 8pm // £10 (£5 Students)

8th April 27th - 29th April

Brilliantly received at Edinburgh Fringe 2016, using new writing inspired by writer Lisle Turner’s grandfather, visual physical theatre, period music and an innovative set to create the workings of a mind sinking into the sands of time.

1941. Egypt. WWII. An escaped German officer. A two day chase across the brutal Sahara. A triumphant capture. A hero’s return.

1991. England. Jack reigns from the armchair of his rest home, a local legend. Decorated veteran of Tobruk. Former river warden, boxer, horse whisperer, boat builder, charmer, prolific father and husband to a very unhappy wife. As the Gulf War rages, the past drags him back to the scorched sands.

one of the most complete theatrical experiences at this year’s Fringe - Edinburgh Guide

Saturday 8pm // £10

In their new show, storyteller Malcolm Green and musician Joshua Green follow the trail of the Cuckoo to explore the fascinating world of this extraordinary creature through stories, music and song. It’s shortly after dawn at RAF Fylingdales on the North York Moors and a male Cuckoo is having a tiny 4.5g radio transmitter strapped to his back. A few weeks later he will have flown thousands of miles south and 5km up over the Sahara Desert, sending signals back to England as he travels through Libya and Chad to the Congo. For thousands of years the Cuckoo has been part of folklore and its call present in songs, poems and stories. But now this bird is disappearing in England and we may soon stop hearing that iconic ‘cuck-coo’.

Come and join the Worcester Gilbert & Sullivan Society for an entertaining and fun-filled evening in the traditional style of the music hall. An evening packed with well-loved songs, close harmony singing and comedy all under the watchful eye of our worthy chairman, a veritable virtuoso of vocabulary. Our special guest is the ever-popular and very talented Barry North. You will be transported back to Those Good Old Days of Music Hall, so, dress up (only if you want to), turn up and sing up. You'll be glad you did.


Worcester Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents

THOSE GOOD OLD DAYS OF MUSIC HALL

Fri - Sat 7.30pm // £12 (£5 Students)

GONE CUCKOO

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I shall do one thing in this life – one thing certain – that is, love you, and long for you, and keep wanting you till I die.

As three very different suitors compete for her heart, spirited, independent Bathsheba Everdene must choose between them. Will she choose to marry for passion, for obligation or for true love and companionship? Or will she value her independence and not marry at all?

Celebrating their tenth anniversary, their fifth visit to The Market Theatre, and following on from Emma, “perfect theatre with seemingly no effort at all” BBC Radio, Persuasion - “pure theatre magic” **** The Stage and David Copperfield – “Brimming with wit and charm” Remotegoat, Hardy’s romance is brought to life with live music and Hotbuckle’s trademark ensemble style.

The remarkable story of Francis Albert Sinatra – from band singer to 1940s 'pop idol'; from his fall from popularity to swinging his way through the 1950s; recording his most famous songs and albums; and building his own record label Reprise.

Award winning singer Robert Habermann tells the Chairman of The Board’s ‘whole' story, and sings the great Sinatra classics : Come Fly With Me, Fly Me To The Moon, Witchcraft, You Make Me Feel So Young, Strangers In The Night, My Way, New York New York and many more.

Hotbuckle Theatre Company presents

FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD

Friday 8pm // £12 (£8 Students)

HIS WAY – the Frank Sinatra Show


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NEW SEATS FOR OLDOur seats are 17 years old and need reupholstering

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Live Screening from The Royal Ballet

THE SLEEPING BEAUTY

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.

Multiple Olivier and Tony Award winner when premiered at the National in 1979, the play became an Academy Award-winning film. With live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia.

22nd FebWednesday 7pm £14 (over 60s & students £12)

5th MarchSunday 7pm £15 (over 60s & students £12.50)

The Sleeping Beauty combines the best of classical ballet, with all its charms and virtuosity, splendid music and talented dancers. The rich evocations of the baroque opulence of a royal court, the panoramic journey of the prince to the overgrown castle and the colourful characters in this famous fairy tale make this Sleeping Beauty a spectacle like no other.

National Theatre Live - encore

AMADEUS by Peter Shaffer

Hedda and Tesman have just returned from their honeymoon and the relationship is already in trouble. Trapped but determined, Hedda tries to control those around her, only to see her own world unravel. Tony Award-winning director Ivo van Hove (A View from the Bridge at the Young Vic Theatre) returns to National Theatre Live screens with a modern production of Ibsen’s masterpiece.

9th March

National Theatre Live

HEDDA GABLER

Thursday 7pm £15 (over 60s & students £12.50)

22nd MarchWednesday 7pm £14 (over 60s & students £12)

National Theatre Live – encore

SAINT JOAN

From the Donmar Warehouse, Gemma Arterton is Joan of Arc. Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe.

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National Theatre Live

TWELFTH NIGHT

Ravishing music and a heartbreaking story of a loving geisha deserted by a callous American husband. Much-loved soprano Ermonela Jaho sings the title role for the first time at Covent Garden. The exotic imagery of the Nagasaki setting is drawn from 19th-century Western artists' romanticised views of Japan. Puccini's music brings alive the birdsong of the morning, the ritual of a wedding and the seduction by naval officer B.F. Pinkerton (sung by exciting young tenor Marcelo Puente) of his young, innocent bride.

30th MarchThursday 7.15pm £15 (over 60s & students £12.50)

6th AprilThursday 7pm £15 (over 60s & students £12.50)

Where music is the food of love, and nobody is quite what they seem. A ship is wrecked on the rocks. Viola is washed ashore but her twin brother Sebastian is lost. Determined to survive on her own, she steps out to explore a new land. So begins a whirlwind of mistaken identity and unrequited love. The nearby households of Olivia and Orsino are overrun with passion. Even Olivia's upright housekeeper Malvolia (Tamsin Greig) is swept up in the madness.

Live Screening from the Royal Opera House

MADAMA BUTTERFLY by Giacomo Puccini

George Balanchine’s evocation of the sparkle of emeralds, rubies and diamonds is a brilliant ballet classic. The French Romantic music of Fauré provides the impetus for the subtlety and lyricism of ‘Emeralds’, while the fire of ‘Rubies’ comes from Stravinsky and the jazz-age energy of New York.

Grandeur and elegance complete the ballet with the splendour of Imperial Russia and the peerless music of Tchaikovsky in ‘Diamonds’.

11th April

Live Screening from The Royal Ballet

JEWELS

Tuesday 7.15pm £15 (over 60s & students £12.50)

4th MayThursday 7pm £14 (over 60s & students £12)

Encore Screening from The Royal Shakespeare Company

JULIUS CAESAR

Angus Jackson directs Shakespeare’s epic political tragedy, as the race to claim the empire spirals out of control. Caesar returns from war, all-conquering, but mutiny is rumbling through the corridors of power.

The Rome season in the Royal Shakespeare Theatre opens with the politics of spin and betrayal turning to violence. Following his sell-out productions of Tom Morton-Smith’s Oppenheimer (2014) and James Fenton’s adaptation of Don Quixote (2016), Season Director Angus Jackson steers the thrilling action.

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Live Screening from The Royal Opera House

OTELLO

Following his critically acclaimed productions of Othello (2015) and Much Ado About Nothing (2012), Iqbal Khan directs Shakespeare’s tragedy of love and duty, picking up the story where Julius Caesar ends.

Following Caesar’s assassination, Mark Antony has reached the heights of power. Now he has neglected his empire for a life of decadent seduction with his mistress, Cleopatra, Queen of Egypt. Torn between love and duty, Antony’s military brilliance deserts him, and his passion leads the lovers to their tragic end.

24th MayWednesday 7pm £15 (over 60s & students £12.50)

28th JuneWed 7.15pm £15 (over 60s & students £12.50)

World-famous tenor Jonas Kaufmann makes his role debut as Otello in Verdi's passionate retelling of Shakespeare's great tragedy of jealousy, deception and murder. Soprano Maria Agresta will be his Desdemona and baritone Ludovic Tézier his nemesis Iago in a new production by Olivier Award-winning director Keith Warner

Live Screening from The Royal Shakespeare Company

ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA

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The Bigger Picture Archive Project and Herefordshire Life Through a Lens present an evening of recollections. What was life like in Ledbury and the surrounding countryside in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s? What sorts of events took place and how have they changed over the years? Who were the stars of the town and what were the main concerns? Join us for an evening of film and photos collected from private and national collections. We hope you can bring with you the missing information!

Wed 10.30am

3rd MarchFriday 8pm // 100mins // (2016//15//UK/Fr/Bel/SUBS)

I, DANIEL BLAKE

Daniel Blake (59) has worked most of his life in Newcastle, but for the first time ever he needs State help. He meets single mother Katie and her two young children, whose only chance to escape a homeless hostel in London has been to accept a flat in a strange city, some 300 miles away. Daniel and Katie find themselves in no-man's land, caught on the barbed wire of welfare bureaucracy as played out against the rhetoric of 'striver and skiver' in modern day Britain.

All Films £6Students / Film Club Members £3

JULIETA

2nd MarchThursday 8pm // 99mins // (2016//15//Sp//SUBS)

After a chance meeting, middle-aged Julieta (Emma Suarez) learns that her long-lost daughter has resurfaced in Madrid. This begins a painful reflection by Julieta into her checkered past, flashing back to the moments of pain that defined her current life. This drama is directed by Spanish master Pedro Almodóvar.

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Thursday 8pm // 90mins // (15//UK/US//2016)

ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS – THE MOVIE

Edina and Patsy are still oozing glitz and glamour, and living the high life; shopping, drinking and clubbing their way around London's trendiest hot-spots. Blamed for a major incident at an uber fashionable launch party, they become entangled in a media storm and are relentlessly pursued by the paparazzi. Fleeing penniless to the glamorous playground of the super-rich, the French Riviera, they hatch a plan to make their escape permanent and be able to live the high life forever more!

2nd February

LEDBURY MEMORIES ON FILM

1st February

24th February

Lou Clark knows how many footsteps there are between the bus stop and home, and that she might not love her boyfriend. What Lou doesn't know is she's about to lose her job. Will Traynor knows his motorcycle accident took away his desire to live, but doesn't know is that Lou is about to burst into his world in a riot of color. Neither of them knows they're going to change each other for all time. Adapted from the novel by Jo Jo Moyes,

8th MarchWed 8pm // 111min // (2016//15//Den/SUBS)

10th March

Friday 8pm // 94mins // (1963//PG//UK)

THE COMMUNE / KOLLECTIVET HELL OR HIGH WATER

The Commune sees Vinterberg (Far from the Madding Crowd) collaborating with screenwriter Tobias Lindberg (A War, A Hijacking) to present the story of Erik and Anna, an academic couple who set up a Danish commune in bohemian 1970s Copenhagen. Their ideal of tolerant socialist living is eclipsed by an earth-shattering love affair, putting their relationship, their community and thecommune to its greatest test.

Friday 8pm // 102mins // (2016//15//US)

Two brothers (Chris Pine and Ben Foster) embark on a bank-robbing spree in order to raise enough money to save their family farm from foreclosure. As yin-yang siblings compelled to embark upon their mission by need, fury, and inherent recklessness, Pine and Foster share a compelling chemistry; and are complemented (and, in fact, surpassed) in the charisma department by the always great Jeff Bridges, as the just-about-to-retire sheriff hot on their trail.

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Billy (Tom Courtenay) is stuck in his dead-end job. Shadrack (Leonard Rossiter) is his hard driving, humorless employer who scolds young Billy for his constant daydreaming. Billy has two women on a string who believe he will marry them: but he is a pathological liar and reverts to an imaginary world where he dreams he is the dictator of a fictional country. He takes comfort in an understanding girl named Liz (Julie Christie).

BILLY LIAR ME BEFORE YOU

1st MarchWed 10.30am //110mins // (2016//12A//UK/US)

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2nd JuneFriday 8pm // 102mins // (2016//12A//Fr/Ger/SUBS)

Friday 8pm // 137min // (2016//12A/UK/US)

THINGS TO COME

Nathalie (Isabelle Huppert) teaches philosophy at a high school in Paris. She is passionate about her job and particularly enjoys passing on the pleasure of thinking. Married with two children, she divides her time between her family, former students and her very possessive mother. One day, Nathalie's husband announces he is leaving her for another woman. With freedom thrust upon her, Nathalie must reinvent her life.

Friday 8pm // 98mins // (1993//12//US)

Benny runs a small car repair shop. He must also care for his mentally ill sister Juniper, known as Joon. After losing a bet, Benny has to bring another eccentric into his house: Sam (Johnny Depp). Not inclined to conversation, Sam expresses himself by performing Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton routines (and brilliantly!) He immediately hits it off with Joon, and as Sam and Joon fall deeper in love, Benny for the first time in life experiences the pangs of jealousy.

31st March 14th April

In the 1960s, The Beatles exploded on to the public scene, as their formative years of constant performing, and Brian Epstein's grooming, finally paid off beyond their wildest dreams. Accompanying interviews with the remaining Beatles, is footage of the heady concert years of 1963 to 66 when the band became a worldwide cultural phenomenon; and follows how the Fab Four began to change and grow while the excitement of Beatlemania began to sour their lives into an intolerable slog.

All Films £6Students / Film Club Members £3

VICTORIA

12th MayFriday 8pm // 140mins // (2015//15//Ger/SUBS)

A movie shot in a single take about Victoria, a runaway party girl, who is asked by three friendly men to join them as they hit the town. Their wild night of partying turns into a bank robbery. The single-take production is undeniably impressive, but it's also an effective drama in its own right -- and one that juggles its tonal shifts as deftly as its technical complexities.

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THE BEATLES: EIGHT DAYS A WEEK – THE TOURING YEARS BENNY AND JOON

5th May

A fact-based feel-good tale inspires this moving and life-affirming true story of the unlikely friendship between a young homeless busker, James Bowen, and the stray ginger cat named Bob who changed his life. An unapologetically heartwarming movie that should move all but the most cynical of viewers.

12th JulyWed 10.30am // 132min // (2016//12A//UK/NZ/US)

Friday 8pm // 133mins // (2016//12A//UK/US)

THE LIGHT BETWEEN OCEANS

Tom takes a job as lighthouse keeper on a remote island off the Australian coast. He becomes captivated by Isabel, a girl from the mainland; and they are soon married and living on the island. Their happiness is only marred by their inability to start a family, so when a boat with a dead man and infant girl washes ashore, Isabel believes their prayers have been answered. Tom is torn between reporting the lost child and pleasing the woman he loves, leading to devastating consequences.

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We return to Harry Potter’s world long before he was born, to witness the adventures of Newt Scamander, the future author of ‘Fantastic Beasts And Where To Find Them’. Seventy years before Newt’s book became required reading at Hogwarts, he travels to a land that even wizards find bizarre: America. Things quickly go wrong when the magical creatures he has brought with him escape, forcing him to race across New York in the hope of recovering them.

FANTASTIC BEASTS AND WHERE TO FIND THEM A STREET CAT NAMED BOB

10th MayWed 10.30am // 103mins // (2016//12A//UK)

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Wednesday 1st // 10:30am // Ledbury Memories on Film

Tuesday 21st // 7:30pm // 'No Dig' Gardening

Wednesday 22nd // 7pm // Amadeus

Friday 24th // 8pm // Billy Liar

Friday 3rd // 8pm // I, Daniel Blake

Saturday 4th // 8pm // Red Hot Boogie

Sunday 5th // 7pm // The Sleeping Beauty

Wednesday 8th // 8pm // Kollectivet (The Commune)

Thursday 9th // 7pm // Hedda Gabler

Friday 10th // 8pm // Hell or High Water

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Saturday 18th // 8pm // Vamos Theatre Company - The Best Thing

Saturday 11th // 8pm // A Taste Of Latin with Sonrisa

Sunday 19th // 3pm // Fox and Rabbit & the Owl And Pussycat

Saturday 25th // 8pm // Pride And Prejudice

Friday 31st // 8pm // The Beatles: Eight Days a Week

Thursday 30th // 7.15pm // Madama Butterfly

Wednesday 22nd // 7pm // Saint Joan

Wednesday 1st // 10.30am // Me Before You

Saturday 1st // 11am // Remembering Edward Thomas

Friday 14th // 8pm // Benny and Joon

Tuesday 11th // 7:15pm // Jewels

Saturday 1st // 8pm // Sofia Buckingham in concert

Saturday 8th // 8pm // Scorched

Thu - Sat 27th - 29th // 8pm // The Dark Earth And The Light Sky

April

Thursday 6th // 7pm // Twelfth Night

Friday 2nd // 8pm // Things to Come

Wednesday 28th // 7:15pm // OtelloJune

Wednesday 12th // 10.30am // The Light between OceansJuly

Thursday 4th // 7pm // Julius Caesar

Fri & Sat 19th & 20th // 7.30pm // Those Good Old Days Of Music Hall

Friday 12th // 8pm // Victoria

Friday 5th // 8pm // Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Wednesday 10th // 10:30am // A Street Cat named Bob

Wednesday 24th // 7pm // Antony and Cleopatra

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Saturday 6th // 8pm // Gone Cuckoo

Friday 26th // 8pm // Far From The Madding Crowd

Saturday 27th // 8pm // His Way - The Frank Sinatra Show

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Spring - The Market Theatre