What’s On.
RENT
Presented by Act One Drama Society
Thursday 25th - Saturday 27th April 2024
Rent is a rock musical based loosely on the 1896 opera La bohème, a story of impoverished young artists struggling to survive whilst carving out their legacies; set in Lower Manhattan's East Village in the thriving days of bohemian Alphabet City, and under the shadow of HIV/AIDS.
Alongside the bohemians' joy and recklessness in life, this musical reflects the struggles felt still in modern day society - poverty, bigotry and tragedy - and yet, the steadfast determination of the few in the face of adversity.
Book, music and lyrics by Jonathan Larson
Musical arrangements Steve Skinner
Original Concept/Additional Lyrics Billy Aronson
Music Supervision & Additional Arrangements Tim Weil
Dramaturg Lynn Thomson
RENT was originally produced in New York by New York Theatre Workshop and on Broadway by Jeffey Seller, Kevin McCollum, Allan S. Gordon and New York Theatre Workshop
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International
All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI
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THE HANDSOME FAMILY
Thursday 16th May 2024
The Handsome Family (songwriting and marriage partners Brett and Rennie Sparks) have been defining the dark end of americana for over 30 years. Brett writes the music and Rennie writes the words. Their work has been covered by many artists including Jeff Tweedy, Andrew Bird and most-recently Phoebe Bridgers. Their song “Far From Any Road” was the opening theme for HBO’s True Detective season one and still receives thousands of Shazams every week from all over the world.
Matthew And The Atlas
(Solo Tour)
Monday 17th June 2024
Founded by Matt Hegarty, Matthew and the Atlas was borne of the late 00’s folk rock movement as he became a regular in the West London scene. It was after playing at the Communion Clubnight that the event-turned-Record label released his first official EP in 2010. Since then, he has released four albums, traversing a range of musical territories from classic acoustic folk, to dramatic synth-laden electronica, and urgent guitar led alt-rock.
Kelly Jones
(A Kilimanjaro Presentation By Arrangement with X-RAY)
Saturday 11th, Monday 13th, Tuesday 14th & Wednesday 15th May 2024 - (7pm & 9pm) - *SOLD OUT*
Following the news of his recently announced solo album, Kelly Jones has today shared details of a 5 city May UK tour, which will see him perform 12 intimate shows.
The performances will coincide with the release of his brand-new studio album ‘Inevitable Incredible’, released on Stylus Records through Ignition Records Ltd on 3rd May. Pre-order the album on heavyweight LP, CD and digital formats here.
The tour will see Kelly perform in Birmingham, Glasgow, Cardiff, Manchester and London at the iconic Alexandra Palace Theatre May 9th.
*Mobile phone use will be restricted in the performance area of the venue.
ANTHONY HOROWITZ CBE
(IN CONVERSATION WITH MATT STADLEN)
Friday 17th May 2024
Anthony is one of the most prolific and successful writers working in the UK – and is unique for working across so many media. Anthony is a born polymath; juggling writing books, TV series, films, plays and journalism. He has written over 50 books including the bestselling teen spy series Alex Rider, which is estimated to have sold 21 million copies worldwide and has been adapted into a hugely successful television series.
Presented in association with Clive Conway Productions
PORRIDGE RADIO (SOLO)
with Naima Bock
Friday 24th May 2024
Dana Margolin of Porridge Radio will be performing solo across the UK, on a joint tour with Naima Bock.
In these special, intimate solo shows, Margolin and Bock will showcase a selection of old and new material.
Margolin says: "The idea was to have some fun, play whatever we want to and enjoy the start of the summer. Naima is an incredible songwriter and after performing together in Austria last year, we decided it would be fun to play a short run of very intimate shows across parts of the UK we haven’t seen much of.
TERRY PRATCHETT'S - FEET OF CLAY
(A Discworld performance by Peculiar Productions)
Wednesday 31st July - Saturday 3rd August 2024
(inc. Matinee on Saturday)
Directed by Amy Curson and Ellen Warren • Adapted by Stephen Briggs
Georgia Ruth
(Lansiad Albwm Cool Head Album Launch)
Friday 21st June 2024
2024 sees the release of Georgia’s fourth studio album - Cool Head. Written in the year after her husband and collaborator was taken seriously ill, Georgia describes the album as a long drive through night into morning. "Cool head," a phrase her dad would always use to urge calm thinking, presents a candid and affecting collection of songs, spanning wide-open Americana to 60s-influenced folk ballads. Recorded in Sain studios, near Caernarfon, the album features contributions by Iwan Huws (Cowbois Rhos Botwnnog), Stephen Black (Sweet Baboo), Gwion Llewelyn (Aldous Harding) and Rhodri Brooks (Melin Melyn). With Gorky's Zygotic Mynci stalwart Euros Childs adding his unmistakable vocals to a couple of songs, this is a truly Welsh affair. It also features string arrangements by Gruff Ab Arwel, whose ear for melody brings a new dimension to the songs. These are performed by Angharad Davies, Angharad Jenkins and Patrick Rimes.
