hartlepool town hall theatre and cinema guide - spring/summer 2014

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Highlights includeNot Now, Bernard (cover image)

Shakespeare’s OthelloHot Potato Comedy Club

Matinee Mondays / Cinema BambinosThe All New Chicago Blues Brothers Revue

Them BeatlesElvis The Movies ExperienceChildren’s Theatre Season

Groovy Babies Discohartlepooltownhalltheatre.com

AT A GLANCE

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3rd Mar Hartlepool Music Society: Anthony Zerpa-Falcon7th Mar The All New Chicago Blues Brothers Revue8th Mar Cinema Bambinos: Cinderella13th - 15th Mar Amy Richardson Studios - “A New World”22nd Mar Not Now, Bernard25th Mar Othello29th Mar Groovy Babies Disco29th Mar Hot Potato Comedy Club2nd - 5th Apr K.R. Dance, “This Is It”7th Apr Matinee Mondays: Calendar Girls9th Apr Hartlepool Music Society: Margaret Fingerhut12th Apr Cinema Bambinos: Monsters University13th - 18th Apr Elwick Academy of Dance Competitions26th Apr Hot Potato Comedy Club10th May Cinema Bambinos: Smurfs 211th May How Cold My Toes12th May Matinee Mondays: The Quiet Man14th May M for Medea16th May Them Beatles31st May Hot Potato Comedy Club21st - 23rd May Edith Harrison School of Performing Arts: ”Up, Up, Up!”5th - 7th Jun Follow the Herring – “Get Up and tie Your Fingers”9th Jun Matinee Mondays: Dances With Wolves13th Jun Elvis the Movies Experience14th Jun Cinema Bambinos: Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 228th Jun Groovy Babies Disco28th Jun Hot Potato Comedy Club5th Jul Cinema Bambinos: Walking With Dinosaurs7th Jul Matinee Mondays: The African Queen26th Jul Hot Potato Comedy Club

This guide has been produced to showcase the impressive calendar of events that’s onoffer throughout Spring and Summer 2014. The programme has been crafted to offersomething for all ages and tastes. We look forward to welcoming you to HartlepoolTown Hall Theatre very soon.

Cinema / Children’s & Young People’s Theatre / Drama / Music & Cabaret / Local Productions

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TICKETS ARE NOW AVAILABLE TO PURCHASE ONLINE!

Book tickets at www.hartlepool.gov.uk/book_itAlso from Hartlepool Tourist Information Centre, Church Square. Call the Box

Office on 01429 890 000 or available on the door, subject to availability.

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Cinema Bambinos is a fun filledSaturday morning of our favouritechildren’s movies.

Doors 10am, film starts 10.30am

Feel like you’ve been transported back intime to the early days of cinema by watchingyour favourite classic movies in our gorgeous19th century theatre. There’s really no betterway to enjoy cinema’s greatest movies!

Doors 1.30pm, film starts 2pm


Tickets only £1.00no concessionary rate

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C H I L D R E N ’ S & Y O U N G P E O P L E ’ S T H E A T R E

GROOVYBABIESDISCO

Saturday 29th MarchSaturday 28th June1pm – 3pmDoors open at 1pm

Tickets: £3 per person

The funkiest way to spend a family Saturday!

Groovy Babies is an all dancing,super shaking and friendshipmaking disco delight for 0-5 yearolds. The Groovy Babies teamcreate a haven for the imagination,energetic stimulation and a funpacked 2 hour disco full of groovymoves to fuel your tiny dancers withideas and happiness!

Tickets are available fromHartlepool Tourist InformationCentre, Church Square, Hartlepoolor by contacting 01429 890 000.

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Tickets: £4 / £3 concsFamily Ticket: £12 (up to 5 people)

Running Time: 50 mins, no intervalFor ages 2+

'THERE'S A MONSTER IN THE GARDENAND IT'S GOING TO EAT ME,' SAIDBERNARD…

Based on the picture-book by David McKeeDirected by Ellen McDougallDesigned by James ButtonLighting Designed by Phil Clarke

Bernard’s got a problem.

He’s found a monster in the back gardenbut his mum and dad are just too busy tonotice. So Bernard tries to befriend themonster... and that doesn’t go quite to plan.

Loved by children, monsters and adults forover thirty years, David McKee’s iconicpicture book will be vividly brought to lifeon stage.

NOT NOW, BERNARD

Saturday 22nd March at 11am and 2pmUnicorn Theatre present

Hartlepool Town Hall Theatre is proud to be part of a consortium of venues offering great theatreexperiences for families in the North East. Our projectpartners are Theatre Hullabaloo, ARC, Arts CentreWashington, Darlington Civic Theatre, Gala Theatre,The Witham and Middlesbrough Town Hall Theatre.For more information, visit www.takeofffestival.org.uk


Running Time: 1 hour, no interval

Award-winning theatre company TravellingLight packs a whole year into oneenchanting hour in this exciting piece ofdance-theatre for the very young. The showtakes you on a fun-filled magical journeythrough the seasons, from the seed-sprouting vitality of spring all the way to thefrosty frozen fingers of winter.

Both children and adults will be captivatedby the combination of Travelling Light’srenowned brand of performance, musicand design with amazing urbanchoreography. Winter’s never been this hot,summer’s never been this cool…

For families and children aged 2-5

Travelling Light and Bristol Old Vic bothhave outstanding reputations for creatingtheatre for young audiences.

How Cold My Toes

Sunday 11th May at 2.30pmTravelling Light and Bristol Old Vic present



M for Medea: A Modern Story of Betrayal

Wednesday 14th May at 1.30pm (for school groups)and 6.30pm (for general public)Half Moon present

What makes us do the things we do? What are the consequenceswhen love, jealousy and revenge are pushed to the extreme? M for Medea is a contemporary retelling of Euripides' Medea,exploring the lengths that people will go to when they thinkthey are right; posing questions that are often unansweredwhen experiencing love.

Featuring visceral movement interspersed withevocative contemporary language and a pulsatingmusic score, M for Medea is framed within asimple, haunting stage setting.

A modern story of betrayal that will keep youon the edge of your seat.

Created with composer Rob Manning,Sound Consultant Mikhail and MovementDirector Hester Schrofer. Supported by ArtsCouncil England and Rose Bruford College.

“Epic show…. 'classic' and 'awe-inspiring' entertainment” (Young person,Age 13, 2013)

“…a lot of suspense which created a greatamount of tension and kept me at the edgeof my seat.” (Young person, Age 16, 2013)

“Outstanding performance. I literally hadgoose bumps when Medea was talking….The music brought an intense atmosphere.”


Running Time: 50 mins, no intervalfor ages 13+




Tuesday 25th March at 7.30pmPresented by Icarus Theatre Collective and King’s Theatre, Southsea

A tempestuous journey from scandaland intrigue to lust and vengeance.

Othello is a legend in his own lifetime:noble, brave, victorious. Honest Iagofuels his venom with malignance andhateful contempt. Othello’s world will bebrought vividly to life as a live stringquartet and stunning ensemble castcombine with some of literature’s mostvibrant language and characters.

A dangerous tale of ambition, jealousyand love will unfurl as Shakespeare’sclassic tale of deception hurtles to itsdramatic and poignant conclusion.

OTHELLO

Tickets: £13 / £12 concsSpecial student price of £5 per ticketRunning Time: 2 hours 30 mins, inc. interval

Image from 2009 productionstarring Vinta Morgan asOthello and Kate Colebrook as Desdemona. Photographer: Jack Ladenburg.

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Thursday 5th June at 7pm; Friday 6th June at 1pm; Saturday 7th June at 7pmFollow the Herring is a co-production by The Customs House and Guild of Lillians.

Written Ann CoburnVocal score by Karen Wimhurst

Follow the Herring is a unique nationaltouring project which combines theatre anda visual arts project.

‘Get Up & Tie Your Fingers’ is a piece oftheatre based on the 1881 EyemouthFishing Disaster, the worst to ever hit Britain.

The art project welcomes a knitted boat toHartlepool. You can get involved in creatinga unique community exhibition.

Together they form Follow The Herring.

During the 19th century, women fromfishing communities along the east coast ofScotland and England, known as the‘herring lassies’, would follow the herringfishing fleets down the east coast to meetthe catch at each port. With knives at the

ready and strips of cloths tied around theirthumbs and forefingers, they gutted, salted,and barrelled the bountiful herring that weredestined for markets across the world.

Echoing their journey, through captivatingstorytelling and atmospheric song, Followthe Herring as a project takes this tale backto the communities from which it sprang;and gives them the opportunity to participatein something quite extraordinary.

Focusing on a shared maritime heritage thisproject offers people the chance to share aspecial journey with us.

Find out more at:www.customshouse.co.uk/followtheherring

Follow the Herring Get Up and Tie Your Fingers

Tickets: £10Running Time: 2 hours 45 mins, inc. interval

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Friday, 7th March; Doors at 6pm for screening of “The Blues Brothers(1980)”; Show at 8.30pm

Tickets: £11 / £10 concsRunning Time: 2 hours, inc. interval

M U S I C & C A B A R E T

The All New ChicagoBlues Brothers RevueAssembled exclusively for yourentertainment pleasure from the musiccapitals of this continent, this is the hardworking all-star show band of 'Joliet' Jakeand Elwood Blues... we are The ChicagoBlues Brothers.

The show brings you the best material fromthe original Blues Brothers movies, plusother classic Blues, Funk, Motown and Soultunes in a unique style that captures thesound, energy and persona that propelledthe original Blues Brothers into thephenomenon that still thrills audiencesthroughout the world today.

Featuring over 30 unforgettable classics ofthe era, this non-stop review is packed withthe very best blues & soul music.

The performers have a wide range ofexperience and have played at some of thegreatest music venues around the worldfrom Caesar’s Palace (Las Vegas) The RoyalAlbert Hall (London) Joe’s Be-Bop Café(Chicago) and The London Palladium toname a few!

So people don't forget... It may be 106miles to Chicago, they may have a full tankof gas, half a pack of cigarettes, it'sdefinitely dark and you know that they arewearing sunglasses and they are mostdefinitely inviting YOU, ME, THEM...EVERYBODY... EVERYBODY... TO... TheBiggest and Best Party on the Planet!


Friday 16th May at 7.30pm

Them Beatles give audiences theopportunity to ‘clap their hands and rattletheir jewellery’ to one of the UK's mostsought after authentic Beatles tribute shows.With their unparalleled attention to detail,both musically and visually, Them Beatleshave been hailed as the next best thing toseeing the original Fab Four.

Them Beatles create a concert experience ofThe Beatles covering all aspects of theircareer and have toured the UK and theworld with it.

All the songs are performed, as on record,in the original key with no pre-recordedbacking music and using authenticinstruments from each era, lovingly sourcedworldwide by the band themselves. Thewhole show is performed in character withthose familiar accents and with a fun andconvincing manner in keeping with the spiritof The Beatles.

Performing at The International BeatleweekFestival in 2012 & 2013, Them Beatleswowed the international crowds and arefast becoming a main feature at the mostprestigious Beatles event in the world.Another highlight for the boys in 2013 wasperforming at Innibos festival in SouthAfrica to a crowd of over 52,000 people!

Having a genuine love of the music, thestyle and everything that encompasses TheBeatles makes Them Beatles a must seetribute for all fans, of all ages, to thegreatest group of all time!

Them Beatles

Tickets: £9Running Time: 2 hours, inc. interval (approx.)


Friday 13th June at 7.30pm

Direct from the West End, the new stageshow starring the winner of the UK'National Tribute Awards' Mark Summers.From Stage, Radio and TV, Mark hastoured worldwide as Elvis, working withmembers of Elvis' original band, closefriends and members of the MemphisMafia and even the Presley family!

The show is unique and a true Elvisexperience. Step back in time to thegolden age of Hollywood when Elvis brokeinto the movies. Feel like you're on the setof one of his movies, with a full castincluding band, dancers and even aPriscilla Presley tribute. This show ispacked with Elvis' greatest movie hits,including Jailhouse Rock, King Creole, GIBlues, Blue Hawaii and Viva Las Vegas!This show is guaranteed to leave you "AllShook Up". From the 1956 Ed Sullivantelevision appearance, we take you on ajourney through Elvis' career like neverseen on stage before!

"Mark Summers has to be the sexiest Elvisever. His stunning performance is spookilylike the young Presley and his voice,movement and animal-like grace drewsharp intakes of breath from many in theaudience". The Stage Newspaper

This is a must see for any Elvis fan, Elvis in his prime, Young, Dynamic and full of charisma.www.elvislegacy.com

Elvis the MoviesExperience

Tickets: £10Running Time: 1 hour 45 mins, inc. interval




HARTLEPOOLMUSIC SOCIETY

EVENTSwww.hartlepoolmusicsociety.org.uk

L O C A L P R O D U C T I O N S

Wednesday 2nd April to Saturday 5th April at 6.30pmKR Dance – First Annual Variety Show

The show you've all been waiting for, comealong & be inspired by fresh choreography& new talent. Igniting the passion back intodance & bringing a buzz back to thetheatre, you won't be disappointed.

Tickets: £9.50 / £8.50 concs

This is it! 2014

Sunday 13th April to Friday 18th April, 9am to 9pmElwick Academy of Dance

Talented performers from all over the NorthEast come together to compete at this longrunning stage festival. Includes a heat of theMiss Dance of Great Britain competitionwhich culminates in a grand final in Blackpool.

Tickets: PRICE TBC

Competitions

Wednesday 16th to Friday 18th July at 7pmNorthern Arts Academy present their 5thproduction, in collaboration with ElwickAcademy of Dance

Come with us and follow Chrissie as shecombats the voices in her head. Filled withmesmerising song and dance, this elaborateand breathtaking production is one for all thefamily.

Tickets: £9

Le Fantôm

Wednesday 21st to Friday 23rd May, 7pmEdith Harrison School of Performing Arts

Spectacular entertainment for all the family.

Tickets: £8 / £7 concs

Up, Up, Up!


Monday, 3rd March at 7.30pm

Programme includes: Scarlatti: Four Sonatas;Beethoven: Sonata Op. 31 No. 2; Albeniz: SixPieces from Iberia; Liszt: Mephisto Waltz

Anthony Zerpa-FalconPiano Recital

Wednesday, 9th April at 7.30pm

Margaret FingerhutPiano Recital

Ticket price at the door £13.00. Concessions (not

including senior citizens) £6.50. Carers and children

under 14 yrs (accompanied by an adult) FREE

Ballade; Schumann/Liszt: Widmung; Debussy:Ballade; Poulenc: Hommage à Edith Piaf;Fauré: Impromptu No. 3; Gershwin: From theGershwin Songbook, S'Wonderful / The Man ILove / Oh, Lady be Good / Do It Again / ThatCertain Feeling etc; Chopin: Ballade No. 4 inF minor Op. 52.


HOW TO BOOK ACCESS

PARKING

Tickets for performances at the Town HallTheatre (unless otherwise stated) areavailable from Hartlepool Art Gallery andTourist Information Centre, Church Square,Hartlepool, TS24 7EQ.Open: - Tuesday to Saturday 10am –4:30pm; Closed Sundays and Mondays.

Telephone 01429 890 000 to purchasetickets using your credit or debit card –there is a £1 charge for postage. There isan additional small charge for credit cardpurchases.

Book online atwww.hartlepool.gov.uk/book_it

Concessions apply to under 16s, over 60s,those claiming benefits, students andregistered disabled (unless otherwise stated).

No refunds will be given unless we areable to resell tickets on the night of theperformance.

For more information visitwww.whatshappeninghartlepool.com

Raby Road, Hartlepool, TS24 8AH

• The Town Hall Theatre is accessible via a ramp.

• There is good access to the ground floor bar.

• Accessible toilets.• Induction loop system available plus dedicated spaces for up to 12 wheelchairs. (The theatre does not have a lift). If you have special requirements, let us know when you book your seats.

• Free parking only yards from the theatre (after 6pm plus weekends).

Please note that the Town HallTheatre has a no smoking policy.

All running times are approximate andwe would recommend you check beforeordering transport home.

Late arrivers may be seated upstairs untilthe interval to avoid disturbance to others.No photography/filming or use of mobilephones during the performances please.

Stuck for gift ideas…

treat them to agreat night atthe theatre!

After 6pm and weekends there is free parkingavailable to patrons of the theatre in theLauder Street car park and the Grand Hotelcar park on Swainson Street. For afternoonperformances pay and display parking isavailable nearby at Mill House Leisure Centreand Middleton Grange Shopping Centre.

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