National Theatre Live 2024 Season
The Motive and the Cue
A new play by Jack Thorne
directed by Sam Mendes
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynnas Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.
1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an
experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction.
But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actorand director soon threatens to unravel.
Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and designed by Es Devlin (The Crucible), the Evening Standard award-winning best new play was filmed live during a
sold-out run at the National Theatre.
****A love letter to theatre - Evening Standard
**** Will give you goosebumps - Independent
Tickets £16 General Admission, £13 Student
All ticket prices include £1 admin fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office on 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
The bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins
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Directed by Frank Capra
Starring Cary Grant, Priscilla Lane, Josephine Hull
Duration 128 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
Writer and notorious marriage detractor Mortimer Brewster (Cary Grant) falls for girl-next-door Elaine Harper (Priscilla Lane), and they tie the knot on Halloween. When the newlyweds return to their respective family homes to deliver the news, Brewster finds a corpse hidden in a window seat. With his eccentric aunts (Josephine Hull, Jean Adair), disturbed uncle (John Alexander), and homicidal brother (Raymond Massey), he starts to realize that his family is even crazier than he thought.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season 2023/24
MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Music Giacomo Puccini
Conductor Kevin John Edusei
Directors Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier
Set Designer Christian Fenouillat
Costume Designer Agostino Cavalca
Lighting Designer Christophe Forey
Cio-Cio-San Asmik Grigorian
Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton Joshua Guerrero
Sharpless Lauri Vasar
Suzuki Hongni Wu
Goro Ya-Chung Huang
The Bonze Jeremy White
Prince Yamadori Josef Jeongmeen Ahn
Kate Pinkerton Veena Akama-Makia
Imperial Commissioner Romanas Kudriašovas
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
A co-production with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Synopsis
When the young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, marries American Naval Officer Pinkerton, she
believes she is entering a real, binding marriage for life. Forsaking her religion and
community, she learns all too late that for Pinkerton, their marriage is merely an illusion –
with tragic consequences.
With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (‘One fine day’) and the
Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking.
Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century
European images of Japan. Asmik Grigorian performs the role of Cio-Cio-San, with Kevin
John Edusei conducting.
Running time 195 minutes (including one interval)
Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance starts
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A brand new, and refreshing, country music theatre production for 2024.
A unique collection of songs, some familiar and some possibly not so, carefully illustrated with projected imagery, together with a band of seasoned players, and an intimate, engaging, emotional and entertaining musical journey through the past ten decades of country music’s wide-ranging history and heritage.
The show is a fascinating glimpse at America’s rich and varied country music legacy and, we hope, a testament to the enduring power of country music and its ability to paint pictures with lyrics and melodies that can transport you to another world…..
Tickets: General Admission £26
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available via the box office during working hours, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Our bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins.
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The Alll Season
Scintillating vocals & incredible harmonies. Bringing to life the music of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons, The All Seasons present a show that will wow fans of the Jersey Boys sound.
Crammed with singalong hits, The All Seasons is a West End experience at The Beehive, Honiton. Young, vibrant and talented; The All Seasons are a guaranteed hit. Immaculately costumed in the iconic red jackets, the boys offer a show that faithfully recreates the sound that has been the soundtrack to our lives for over half a century.
The All Seasons is an exhilarating revue of the best of Frankie Valli & the Four Seasons, presented as a live all-singing, all-dancing fully-staged show that has impressed audiences throughout the UK and abroad.
Tickets £18
All tickets include a £1 admin fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
Bar open 1 hour before event
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SHOW OF HANDS
Running Time 2 hours 10 minutes (Including an interval)
This will be an opportunity to reconnect with their loyal supporters, and a chance to inspire a new generation of folk musicians. One of the defining aspects of Show of Hands' career has been their unwavering commitment to supporting grassroots promoters. This ethos has not only enriched the folk music scene but also strengthened the bonds between artists and their audiences.
Following this tour, Steve and Phil will be taking a well-deserved break from the limelight.
They plan to pursue solo projects, explore new creative horizons, and recharge their artistic batteries. This indefinite hiatus marks the end of an era, but it also heralds exciting new beginnings for two of the folk world’s best loved musicians. Show of Hands' dedication to their roots, their music, and the communities that have supported them is a testament to their enduring legacy.
The spring of 2024 promises to be a time of reflection and celebration as we bid farewell to an era while eagerly anticipating the next chapter in the incredible journey of Steve Knightley and Phil Beer.
Website: https://showofhands.co.uk/
Tickets: General Admnission £36, Student £18
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seats are available by calling the box office on 01404 384050
The bar will open 1 hour before the performance begins
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Migration
Directors: Benjamin Renner & Guylo Homsy
Cast includes: Kumail Nanijiani, Tresi Gazal, Elizabeth Banks
Running time: 1 hour 33 minutes
Illumination, creators of the blockbuster Minions, Despicable Me, Sing and The Secret Life of Pets comedies, invites you to take flight into the thrill of the unknown with a funny, feathered family vacation like no other in the action-packed new original comedy, Migration.
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7, Family (4 people) £26
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked by calling the box office on 01404 384050
Our cafe/bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins
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The Holdovers
Director: Alexander Payne
Cast includes: Paul Giamatti, Da'Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa
Running time: 2 hours 20 minutes
Oscar nominated 4 times including; Best Film, Best Actor & Best Supporting Actress
Nobody likes teacher Paul Hunham (Giamatti) -- not his students, not his fellow faculty, not the headmaster, who all find his pomposity and rigidity exasperating.
With no family and nowhere to go over Christmas holiday in 1970, Paul remains at school to supervise students unable to journey home. After a few days, only one student holdover remains -- a trouble-making 18-year-old named Angus, a good student whose bad behavior always threatens to get him expelled.
Joining Paul and Angus is head cook Mary (Randolph)-an African American woman who caters to sons of privilege and whose own son was recently lost in Vietnam. These three very different shipwrecked people form an unlikely Christmas family sharing comic misadventures during two very snowy weeks in New England.
The real journey is how they help one another understand that they are not beholden to their past-they can choose their own futures.
Giamatti gives a wonderful performance here. He roots his character’s frustrations not in cruelty but in misguided desperation -- an eagerness to mould these boys into men better than himself. Independent
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked by calling the box office on 01404 384050
Our bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins
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The Honiton & District Lion Club Fundraising Barn Dance
Caller: Jeremy M Child
Honiton and District Lions Club CIO are pleased to announce that we will be holding a Barn Dance in aid of local charities at The Beehive Honiton on Saturday 6th April 2024. The start time is 7.30pm. The bar will be open from 7.00pm. The ticket price is just £10 per person.
We are pleased to welcome Jeremy M Child to be the caller for the evening.
Honiton Lions were formed in 1977 here in Honiton with 20 members and over the last 46 years have supported many local and international charities.
Unfortunately, our membership is now nine, we are always looking for new members.
If you would like to know more about Lions Clubs International and in particular Honiton Lions please give our President Lion Brian Richards a call on 01404 43738 or mobile 07966173828 or drop him an email brian.richards@honitonlions.org.uk or visit our website www.honitonlions.org.uk.
Please support this event to help us help others in the community and if you need more information about this event, please give Lion Nigel a call on 07769494601
Tickets: General Admission £10
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
The bar will open at 7pm for this event
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The Jungle Bunch World Tour
Director: Benoît Somville,
Cast includes: Dawn Ford, Mark Camacho, Wyatt Bowen
Running Time: 99 minutes
The wet season is coming – and our Jungle Bunch are preparing for the usual deluge. But when Henry the Beaver blankets the jungle with a “super-dangerous” pink foam – which explodes on contact with water (!) - The Jungle Bunch must unite in a thrilling race against time to save their home.
Their mission: to discover an antidote and save the jungle!
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7, Family(4 people) £26
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked via the box office on 01404 384050
The bar will be open 1 hour before the start of the film
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The Royal Ballet Live Cinema Season 2023/24
MACMILLAN CELEBRATED
Choreography Kenneth Macmillan
Danses Concertantes
Music Igor Stravinsky
Designer Nicholas Georgiadis
Lighting Designer John B. Read
Cast TBC
Different Drummer
Music Anton Webern/ Arnold Schoenberg
Set designs Kenneth Macmillan
Costume designs Yolanda Sonnabend in association with Peter Farley
Lighting design John B. Read
Cast TBC
Requiem
Music Gabriel Fauré
Designs Yolanda Sonnabend in association with Peter Farley
Lighting design John B. Read
Cast TBC
Conductor Koen Kessels
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Synopsis
Danses Concertantes, commissioned by Ninette de Valois in 1955, was MacMillan’s first
major work. An early sign of the incredible artistic output that would follow, the work’s critical
success spurred MacMillan to abandon performing in favour of choreography. It is followed
by Different Drummer, MacMillan’s complex and haunting balletic interpretation of Woyzeck,
Georg Büchner's play about a soldier’s descent into madness. The mixed programme
concludes with Requiem, his 1976 work for Stuttgart Ballet, created in memory of its late
artistic director, MacMillan’s friend and former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer John
Cranko.
Running time 195 minutes (including two intervals)
Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11
All tickets include £1 booking fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance starts
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INDIA ELECTRIC CO
Running time 115 minutes (Including interva)
India Electric Co are perhaps best described as “a veritable musical magpie’s nest” (BBC Radio 3) and “A full musical odyssey” (BBC Radio 1). Blending traditional instruments, folk melodies and subtle electronic influences, they’ve extensively performed throughout Europe, Australia and New Zealand, and most recently at The Royal Albert Hall.
After a mammoth 60+ date UK and European support tour with Midge Ure and live sessions with BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music they return in 2024 with their long awaited third studio album.
With The Daily Telegraph giving them **** and declaring them “Bursting with invention and full of surprises.” and FRUK describing them as “one of the truly pioneering acts” they will be bringing their unique headline shows to audiences throughout the year.
“Two of the most extraordinary musicians, a phenomenal duo” – BBC Radio 2
**** “Busy as rush hour but full of light, describing a life alive with motion” – The
Independent
“One of the truly pioneering acts in folk music” – FRUK
**** “Classy pop” – The Scotsman
Tickets: Advanced ticket £17, General Admission £19
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Our bar will be open 1 hour before the performance starts
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Maestro
Director: Bradley Cooper
Cast includes: Carey Mulligan, Bradley Cooper, Matt Bomer
Running time: 2 hours 19 minutes
Oscar nominatated for 7 Oscars including Best Film, Best Actor & Best Actress
Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.
A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love.
**** Bradley Cooper and Carey Mulligan make sweet music in dynamic Bernstein double act - The Guardian
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked by calling the box office on 01404 384050
Our bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins
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The Deane Big Band
***Early Bird Tickets are available for each performance. The Early Bird tickets for each performance closes 1 week before the performance date ***
About the band
One of the top big bands in the Southwest, The Deane Big Band is based in Taunton and plays in venues across the West Country. One of the few modern day big bands to have a full schedule of gigs and concerts across the year, its success is due to a combination of first-class musicianship and a constantly changing programme of music.
The Deane Big Band of course plays music from the classic big band era of the thirties and forties, including numbers by Miller, Basie, Goodman and Ellington, but it also features up to date classics by artists such as Mingus, Weather Report and Radiohead. The band even has a resident arranger enabling it to showcase its own unique arrangements.
Plus, with two great vocalists singing everything from Frank Sinatra to Michael Bublé, or Ella Fitzgerald to Norah Jones, the band always goes down a storm.
Thursday Jan 18
Time-travelling with a Big Band. From Glenn Miller to Radiohead, from Tuxedo Junction to Creep,
the first in a series of four gigs at the Beehive introduces the broad scope of the band and its two fantastic vocalists. Whether it’s I Heard it through the grapevine, or a Sinatra classic, or Brubeck’s Take5, you’ll have something to sing about (including, of course, Benny Goodman’s Sing, Sing, Sing).
Thursday Mar 21
1970s - From Fusion to Disco. From Weather Report’s cross-over masterpiece Birdland to Gloria Gaynor’s feminist anthem I will survive, the band will explore the decade that gave us bell bottoms, tie-dyed shirts and platform shoes. In between perhaps a visit to New York, New York with Chris or a ride with Kelly on that Midnight train to Georgia. And how about a touch of Santana or the Average White Band’s Pick up the Pieces?
Thursday April 18
Duke Ellington, his legacy, and Charlie Mingus. No vocals this time, giving plenty of space for our fabulous soloists. Whether it’s Take the A Train or Don’t Get Around Much Anymore the band will swing you through the glorious Duke Ellington songbook. Then, moving up a gear, it’s onto one of Ellington’s greatest admirers, Mingus, with Better Get it in Your Soul and Goodbye Pork Pie Hat - music with added space for improvisation joyously taking Ellington’s ideas to church.
Thursday May 16
Classic Swing. The last in the series will go back to the Big Band glory days, the late 1930s and early 1940s. There will be lots of Glenn Miller and other hits from the classic swing era, including American Patrol, String of pearls, Moonlight Serenade, and even some early Sinatra. And, of course, it wouldn’t be swing without In the Mood.
Tickets: Early Bird £11, General Admission £14
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seatin is available by calling the box office on 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Our bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins.
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Wicked Little Letters
Director: Thea Sharrock
Cast includes: Olivia Coleman, Timothy Spall, Jessie Buckley, An
Running Time: 1 Hour 50 minutes
A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a farcical and occasionally sinister scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, WICKED LITTLE LETTERS follows two neighbors: deeply conservative local Edith Swan (Olivia Colman) and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding (Jessie Buckley).
When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues.
However, as the town's women -- led by Police Officer Gladys Moss (Anjana Vasan) -- begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available in person at the box office, or by calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Our bar will open 1 hour before the performance begins
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Directed by Clarence Brown
Starring Mickey Rooney, Elizabeth Taylor
Duration 133 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
When Velvet Brown (Elizabeth Taylor), an equine-loving 12-year-old living in rural Sussex, becomes the owner of a rambunctious horse, she decides to train it for England's Grand National race. Aided by former jockey Mi Taylor (Mickey Rooney) and encouraged by her family, the determined Velvet gets her steed, affectionately called "The Pie," ready for the big day. However, a last-minute problem arises with the jockey and an unexpected rider must step in as a replacement.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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JOHN SINGER SARGENT
Directed by David Bickerstaff
Running time: 103 minutes
John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.
Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio.
Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.
Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.
Explore the unique creative process of the late 19th century’s favourite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age.
Tickets: General Admission £13
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked by calling the box office on 01404 384050
The bar will be open 1 hour before the programme starts.]
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Dune: Part Two
Director: Denis Villeneuve
Cast includes: Timothee Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson
Runnign time: 2 hours 56 minutes
"Dune: Part Two" will explore the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a warpath of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, he endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
****Dune: Part Two – second half of hallucinatory sci-fi epic is staggering spectacle The Guardian
***** Dune: Part Two – audacious, intimate, and menacing like no other blockbuster in existence The Independent
Tickets: Adults £8, Under 16's £7
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked by calling the box office on 01404 384050 or visiting in person, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
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The Royal Ballet Live Cinema Season 2023/24
SWAN LAKE
Choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Additional Choreography Liam Scarlett and Frederick Ashton
Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Production Liam Scarlett
Designer John Macfarlane
Lighting designer David Finn
Conductor Martin Georgiev
Cast TBC
Royal Ballet Sinfonia
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Synopsis
Out hunting, Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans. One among them transforms
into the beautiful human Odette and he is immediately enamoured. But Odette is bound by a
spell which keeps her captive as a swan during the day. Can Siegfried free her?
Tchaikovsky’s sensational score combines with the evocative imagination of choreographer
Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane to heighten the dramatic pathos of Marius
Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s quintessential ballet classic. Swan Lake remains to this day one of
the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon.
Running time 210 minutes (including two intervals)
Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance starts
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The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Seaon 2023/24
CARMEN
Sung in French with English subtitles
Music Georges Bizet
Conductor Antonello Manacorda
Director Damiano Michieletto
Set Designer Paolo Fantin
Costume Designer Carla Teti
Lighting Designer Alessandro Carletti
Carmen Aigul Akhmetshina
Don José Piotr Beczala
Micaëla Olga Kulchynska
Escamillo Kostas Smoriginas
Zuniga Blaise Malaba
Moralès Grisha Martirosyan
Frasquita Sarah Dufresne
Mercédès Gabrielė Kupšytė
Dancaïro Pierre Doyen
Remendado Vincent Ordonneau
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid and La Scala, Milan
Synopsis
Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet's
score, which features Carmen’s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello
Manacorda conducts an exciting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the
title role.
Running time 220 minutes (including one interval)
Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance starts
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"Swede Caroline"
Directors: FinnBruce & Brook Driver
Cast Includes: Jo Hartley, Faye Ripley, Aisling Bea , Ray Fearon
Running time: 1 Hour 48 minutes
You can enjoy an optional lunch before the 2pm screening of "Swede Caroline" **
Lunched will be served at 12:45 and the options are as belows:
Indian Lentil Dahl Soup with Pitta Bread (V, VG, GF)
Cheese Ploughmans (GF also available)
Bolognaise Pasta Bake with Garlic Bread
As up-and-coming prospect Caroline readies herself for the big championship, the competitive giant vegetable growing world is rocked by scandal when she has her prized marrow plants stolen. With her life turned upside down and desperate for answers, she turns to two private detectives, who are then dramatically kidnapped.
Are the events linked? No, of course not. But Caroline thinks they are and the hunt or her missing marrows takes her way beyond the allotments, plunging her into a national corruption scandal that goes all the way to the top!
Tickets: Adult Film + Lunch £13, Under 16 Film + Lunch £13
Cinema Tickets only (2pm & 7:30pm) Adults £8, Under 16's £7
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available by calling the box office on 01404 384050 or visiting in person, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
The bar will be open 1 hour before the film begins
National Theatre Live 24 Season
Nye
A new play by Tim Price
directed by Rufus Norris
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life andlegacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a
mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground,
Parliament and fights with Churchill.
Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh
fantasia will be broadcast live from the National Theatre.
Tickets £16 General Admission, £13 Student
All ticket prices include £1 admin fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office on 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
The bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins
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The ultimate celebration of the world’s greatest female anthems.
Since 2016, Women In Rock have been wowing audiences across Europe with their high energy performances of classic female rock.
Performing to audiences of up to 120,000 and backed by a band of world class musicians, these women are ready to take you on a spectacular journey through five decades of female rock, leaving you cheering for more.
Featuring the songs of Cher, Blondie, Janis Joplin, Republica, Belinda Carlisle, Bonnie Tyler, P!nk, Suzi Quatro, Tina Turner & many more, Women In Rock are guaranteed to get you on your feet.
Grab your tickets and let’s get ready to sing, dance and ROCK!
Tickets: General Admission £22
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked via visiting/calling the box office on 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
The bar will open 1 hor before the performance begins
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Stockland Primary School PTA organises fun events to raise funds for improved facilities and enrichment of the pupils at the school. Our current projects include developing a Forest School and allotment area, and adding exciting new playground equipment.
Sing-A-Long Encanto
Director: Hared Bush, Byron Howard, Charise Castro Smith
Running Time:1hr 42 minutes
Cast Includes: Stephanie Beatriz, Maria Cecilia Botero, John Leguizano
Dressing-up as the characters is actively encouraged, with prizes awarded for the most imaginative costumes! Get ready to sing along with Mirabel and all her friends at this fundraising Cinema Event.
The Madrigals are an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto.
The magic of the Encanto has blessed every child in the family with a unique gift -- every child except Mirabel. However, she soon may be the Madrigals last hope when she discovers that the magic surrounding the Encanto is now in danger.
Tickets: Adult £8, Under 16's £7
All tickets include a £1 bookign fee
Accessible seating is available by visiting the box office in person, or calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
The cafe/bar will open 1 hour before the screening begins
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Our Star Theatre Company presents Sherlock's Excellent Adventure
A new comedy by James Barry inspired by Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes
Running time: 110 minutes - including an interval
Our Star Theatre Company present their acclaimed comedy, following sell-out runs at Brighton and Edinburgh Fringes, and three UK-wide tours. Follow Sherlock Holmes and his incomparable sidekick Dr John Watson on this riveting, hitherto unpublished case ...
Damsel in distress Lucy Matravers engages Arthur Conan Doyle’s famous sleuth Holmes and his partner Watson to resolve a dispute over a family will. Little do they know that this small case brings Holmes straight into the clutches of his arch enemy, James Moriarty!
This riotous spoof is taken on by four actors, minimal furnishings and a ton of jolly-good fun!
"A wacky farcical adventure, which had the audience laughing and delighting in moments of silliness" (The Reviews Hub - Edinburgh Festival Fringe 2022)
Tickets: General Admission £15, Students £10
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available via the box office on 01404 384050
The bar will be open 1 hour before the performance begins.
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Directed by Michael Anderson
Starring Michael Redgrave, Richard Todd, Ursula Jeans
Duration 134 mins.
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
After inventing the "bouncing bomb," which can skip across water until it encounters a dam to explode, Dr. Barnes Wallis (Michael Redgrave) struggles for years to develop his new device for use in World War II. Once the bombs are ready to be tested, Wing Commander Guy Gibson's (Richard Todd) squadron must be specially trained to drop the sensitive weapons on Germany's Ruhr Dams. Based on true events, this British film features a legendary grand finale of special effects.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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The Royal Ballet Live Cinema Season 2023/24
THE WINTER’S TALE
Choreography Christopher Wheeldon
Scenario Christopher Wheeldon and Joby Talbot
Music Joby Talbot
Designer Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer Natasha Katz
Projection Designer Daniel Brodie
Silk Effects Designer Basil Twist
Conductor Koen Kessels
Cast TBC
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
A co-production between The Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada
Synopsis
King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King
Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a
marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet
classic, packed with emotional turmoil heightened by Joby Talbot’s compelling score and
Bob Crowley’s atmospheric designs.
Running time 200 minutes (including two intervals)
Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance starts
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The Dark Side of Pink Floyd (24)
The Darkside Of Pink Floyd proudly presents their 2024 UK tour consisting of
classic songs from Pink Floyd’s celebrated 1994 P.U.L.S.E. tour.
With sell-out theatre shows across the UK, The Darkside Of Pink Floyd is a
premier touring tribute band featuring the authentic sound of Pink Floyd
delivered by seasoned musicians with over 150 years of total experience.
Each show includes a custom designed thematic light show, spectacular laser effects
and circular video screens delivering a visual feast, accumulating to give
audiences a dizzying, moving and memorable experience which is truly
unforgettable.
With 5 Star reviews and thousands of fans across the UK, the
tribute band - on their 2024 PULSE & Division Bell tour - will highlight
the definitive live versions of Pink Floyd’s classic and best loved songs,
continuing a well-established tradition of attracting large audiences, old and
young, to their performances, wherever they play.
Tickets: General Admission £25.50, Carers £23
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available by calling the box office on 01404 384050
The bar will be opened one hour before the performance
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A Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK production
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Directed and choreographed by Kate Prince
Based on the songs of Sting
with ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
[This production was filmed in 2022]
Director & Choreographer Kate Prince
Music & Lyrics Sting
Music Supervisor & New Arrangements Alex Lacamoire
Music Producer & Arranger Martin Terefe
Music Co-Producer & Mixer Oskar Winberg
Set Designer Ben Stones
Video Designer Andrzej Goulding
Costume Designer Anna Fleischle
Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers
Sound Designer David McEwan
Dramaturg Lolita Chakrabarti
Associate Choreographer Lukas McFarlane
Music Associate & Additional Arrangements D.J. Walde
Assistant Choreographers Tommy Franzen and Lizzie Gough
Cast
Oliver Andrews
Melissa Bravo
Nafisah Baba
Lindon Barr
Deavion Brown
David Cottle
Harrison Dowzell
Onyemachi Ejimofor
Nestor Garcia Gonzalez
Anna Holmström
Megan Ingram
Ajani Johnson-goffe
Daniella May
Lukas Mcfarlane
Robbie Ordona
Portia Oti
Kaycee Rice
Hannah Sandilands
Alexzandra Sarmiento
Stephen Thompson
Gavin L Vincent
A Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK production co-produced with Birmingham
Hippodrome and The Lowry, Salford
Synopsis
The peaceful village of Bebko is alive with joyous celebrations. Suddenly, under attack,
everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous
journeys in order to survive.
Message In A Bottle is a spectacular new dance-theatre show from five-time Olivier Award
nominee, Kate Prince, inspired by and set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-
winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Walking On The Moon and
more. With a mix of exhilarating dance styles, high-energy footwork and breath-taking
athleticism, Message In A Bottle tells a unifying and uplifting story of humanity and hope.
Message In A Bottle is the latest masterpiece from the ground-breaking creator behind West
End hits Some Like it Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie
(choreography) and SYLVIA (Old Vic), and features the astonishing talents of dance
storytelling powerhouse, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
Running time 120 minutes (including one interval)
Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance starts
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Voodoo Room - A Night of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream
Celebrating the incredible music of Jimi Hendrix,Eric Clapton & Cream - Voodoo Room are a stunning high energy ‘Power Trio’ featuring some of the U.K.’s finest musicians whose credits include: Steve Winwood, Massive Attack, Arthur Brown, Fish,Thunder, Lulu etc.
NO WIGS, NO PANTOMIME - JUST GREAT MUSIC PLAYED BY GREAT MUSICIANS!
Just like their forebears, Voodoo Room are a classic three piece.
First up is journey-man guitarist Peter Orr
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He has been thrilling audiences throughout the UK and Europe for over 3
decades, mashing up classic riff based rock anthems, with the energy and
style evocative of their time.
His jaw dropping solos and epic vocal styling's, have wowed all those lucky
enough to experience this virtuoso inject new life into the classics!
The Engine Room of this power trio is the stunning rhythm section of Jevon Beaumont
& John Tonks.
Their superlative credentials include:
Massive Attack, Duran Duran, Sting, Thunder, Bryan Adams, Fish, Stevie Winwood, Arthur Brown etc etc. Not to mention Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce and more!
Together they form the mighty, retro, rocking machine that is "Voodoo Room" - their mission:
To deliver the all time great Hendrix, Clapton & Cream numbers, with the true passion and energy worthy of these true master pieces! This show is beyond any tribute, its a celebration of Pure Power Trio Class!!
With standing ovations the norm don't miss the opportunity to experience the thrill of this musical ride as it was back then.
Experience the magic with "Voodoo Room."
‘INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS! ’
- Neneh Cherry.
‘ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE ’
- Radio Caroline.
‘OUTSTANDING’
- Blues In The South Magazine.
‘SUPERB’
- Time Out.
Tickets: General Admission £18
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available by calling the box office, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance begins
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Join us for a very special evening at The Beehive to commemorate the 80th Anniversary of D-Day at the 'Honiton's Anniversary Show'. Everyone welcome!
Running time 2hours 30 minutes, including a interval.
The evenings entertainment will consist of local film clips, plus some rarely seen footage, music, dancing and sketches from the era. There will be laughter, uplifing moments, poignant moments and there may also be some tears! The evening will end with a 'Last Night of the Proms' style sing-a-long for everyone to enjoy.
An amazing cast drawn from groups and individuals across Honiton and its local area's have come together to bring this fantastic community event together for you to enjoy, these include;
Upottery Airfield Heritage Centre
Honiton Community Theatre Company
The Sheldon Singers
East Devon Dance
Honiton Royal British Legion
Jay Passmore
Emma Brown
1064 - Honiton Squadron Air Training Corps
Honiton Army Cadets
Dave Retter - Honiton Town Crier
There will be a raffle on the evening and at the end of the event a collection will be held by Honiton Royal British Legion.
Tickets: General Admission £8, Under 16's £5
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available by calling (01404 394050) or visiting the box office, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Our bar will open 1 hour before the performance begins and will be open during the interval.
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Jacob & Drinkwater
Join Jacob & Drinkwater as they celebrate 10 years of the duo with a UK tour throughout May & June 2024.
They first began performing together back in 2014. They have since released an EP, a live album, and two studio albums, taken in plaudits from BBC6 and BBC Introducing, performed at Glastonbury and toured extensively in the UK and Europe. With a core sound built around acoustic guitar, double bass and vocal harmonies their live show has been described as “intense and spellbinding” by Folk Radio UK, all its energy, musical chemistry and spontaneity drawing comparisons with the virtuosic pairing of John Martyn and Danny Thompson.
Their strongly folk influenced sound is full of vitality, dynamism and surprising musical departures. Jacob’s sweeping vocals never fail to captivate, delivering many a spine-tingling moment; the fluidity and precision of his finger-picking underpinned by Drinkwater’s nimbly rhythmic double bass; at times sweetly soaring, haunting, percussive and driving, the layers of depth a perfect counterfoil. The added complement of stirring vocal harmonies nicely rounds off the mix.
With the duo now living 11,000 miles apart they only tour the UK once a year so catch them while you can!
‘they draw the audience into their world with a powerful mesmerising set.’ - FRUK
‘Exactly the kind of deep intense and brilliant thing we’ve come to expect from Jacob & Drinkwater’ - BBC Music Introducing
‘more innovative explorations in songwriting’ - Fresh On The Net
“Inventive and thrilling” – R2: Rock n Reel
Tickets:General Admission £13
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available by calling the box office on 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Our bar will open 1 hour before the performance starts.
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The Royal Opera House Live Cinema Season 2023/24
ANDREA CHÉNIER
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Music Umberto Giordano
Conductor Antonio Pappano
Director David McVicar
Set Designer Robert Jones
Costume Designer Jenny Tiramani
Lighting Designer Adam Silverman
Movement Director Andrew George
Andrea Chénier Jonas Kaufmann
Maddalena Di Coigny Sondra Radvanovsky
Carlo Gérard Amartuvshin Enkhbat
Bersi Katia Ledoux
The Incredibile Alexander Kravets
Roucher Ashley Riches
Contessa Di Coigny Rosalind Plowright
Pietro Fléville William Dazeley
The Abbé Aled Hall
Madelon Elena Zilio
Major-Domo Simon Thorpe
Mathieu James Cleverton
Fouquier-Tinville Eddie Wade
Dumas Jamie Woollard
Schmidt Jeremy White
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Co-production with China National Centre for Performing Arts, Beijing and San
Francisco Opera
Synopsis
At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned
denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror,
transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the
man who could destroy him...
Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar’s spectacular staging, under the baton of long-
time collaborator Antonio Pappano – who conducts Giordano’s epic historical drama of
revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of The Royal Opera.
Running time 195 minutes (including one interval)
Tickets: Adults £17, Students £11
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance starts
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MY NATIONAL GALLERY
Directed by Phil Grabsky and Ali Ray
Running time 100 minutes
The National Gallery of London is one of the world’s greatest art galleries. It is full of masterpieces, an endless resource of history, an endless source of stories. But whose stories are told? Which art has the most impact and on whom? The power of great art lies in its ability to communicate with anyone, no matter their art historical knowledge, their background, their beliefs.
This film gives voice to those who work at the gallery – from cleaner to curator, security guard to director – who identify the one artwork that means the most to them and why. An assortment of people from all walks of life who have a strong connection to the gallery make surprising choices of both well-known and lesser-known artworks. Finally, some well-known celebrities explain what they head for when they visit the gallery.
These stories are used as a lens through which to explore the 200-year history of the National Gallery and what the future may hold for this spectacular space.
Everyone in this film has a special connection to the National Gallery, making for some heart-warming, moving and surprising stories.
Beloved celebrities, devoted staff members and world class experts come together to paint a unique portrait of this iconic British institution for its 200th birthday.
Tickets: General Admission £13.00
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked by calling the box office on 01404 384050
Our bar opens 1 hour before the screening begins
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THE BAR-STEWARD SONS OF VAL DOONICAN
****THE STANDARD SEATING FOR THIS SHOW IS NOW SOLD OUT, THERE ARE A FEW ACCESSIBLE SEATS REMAINING. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE ADDED TO A WAITING LIST INCASE OF TICKET RE-SALES PLEASE CALL THE BOX OFFICE ON 01404 384050***
Founded in Barnsley Rock City in 2006 by their outspoken and energetic ringleader, Scott Doonican, The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican are on a mission!
Far from being your typical folk ensemble, this cult-like collective of like-minded knit-wear enthusiasts are determined to follow in their spiritual father’s immortal footsteps and keep his legacy alive. Scott and his brothers-from-other-mothers, Alan, J.R., Mo-Jo and Dave, have quite the talent for Bar-Stewardizing other famous people’s songs with new satirical comedy lyrics, on folk instruments, and to complete their outrageously understated image, the Doonicans have become instantly recognisable for their immaculate hair and their stylish choice of sexy knitwear, and instantly memorable for their lairy, no-holds-barred, anarchic live shows.
A group that is both perpetually on the move, ever-evolving and joyously independent, they have played close to 1300 side- splitting shows to date, and have brought smiles and belly- laughs to audiences across the UK; from Barnsley to Barnstaple, from Glastonbury to Glasgow. They continue to wow audiences with a fine selection of their greatest hits, including the likes of “Jump Ararnd”, “The Lady In Greggs”, "How Deep Is Your Glove?", "Paint 'em Back", "Goat Yoga", and “If I Could Punch A Face... It’d Be Justin Bieber’s”.
The Bar-Steward Sons of Val Doonican can’t wait to bring their shindig to The Beehive for their 18th Birthday and they promise that they WILL rock you... but gently!!
They deserve the reputation they have earned as one of the festival scene's hottest bookings."
UK Festival Guides
General admission: £20
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee
The bar opens 1 hour prior to the performance
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Albert Lee 2024
Running time 120 minutes
One of the most respected and renowned guitarists in music history, the Grammy Award-winning Albert Lee has worked with the likes of Eric Clapton, The Everly Brothers, The Crickets and Emmylou Harris over an illustrious career spanning 60 years. His unique picking style - performed at breakneck speeds that have to be seen to be believed - has earned him the title of “the guitarist’s guitarist”.
With his unique blend of rock ’n’ roll and country ballads - featuring his blistering signature hit “Country Boy” - this is your chance to see a true legendary guitarist in action.
“He’s the ultimate virtuoso. His skill is extraordinary, his ear is extraordinary and he’s gifted on just about every level.”
- Eric Clapton
“A musical genius.”
- Ralph McTell
“A brilliant guitar player. His sound is unmistakable - often emulated, never equalled.”
- Emmylou Harris
“Great musicians make you want to dance, make you cry and make you fall in love, and Albert does that with his playing.”
- Jools Holland
More details on the artist website here
Tickets £26 (Allocated seating).
Ticket price includes £1 Booking Fee
Accessible seating available from the box office, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
The bar will open 1 hour before the performance begins
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Directed by John Huston
Starring Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Robert Morley
Duration 115 mins.
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
After religious spinster's (Katharine Hepburn) missionary brother is killed in WWI Africa, dissolute steamer captain (Humphrey Bogart) offers her safe passage. She's not satisfied so she persuades him to destroy a German gunboat. The two spend most of their time fighting with each other rather than the Germans. Time alone on the river leads to love.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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Forever Queen are a four piece Queen tribute band based on the South Coast. The band have been going for 10 years and have played some of the best venues in the UK and abroad.
Queen has been one of THE most successful rock bands of all time and, as musicians, it is an honour to be able to recreate their music and image in our show. Playing Queen isn’t about singing their songs, its about the little things as well which we try to show through the music, props, and costumes.
We hope that our attention to detail highlights the lengths we go to in order to provide a true experience of Queen.
For more information visit the bands website here
Tickets £18.50 - Allocated Seating
All tickets include £1 admin fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
Bar open 1 hour before event.
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Seventh Avenue Arts presents:
Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years
Critically acclaimed as one of the world’s greatest tribute shows, Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years continues to delight audiences across the globe. Featuring stunning vocal harmonies from world-class musicians, this spectacular concert transports you on a journey through the epic songs and history of the much-loved Simon and Garfunkel. “One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world”
Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster The show is a celebration of the unprecedented rise to fame of two boys from Queens, New York, who went on to become the most successful folk-rock duo of the 1960s, selling 38 million albums in the US alone, and receiving 10 Grammy Awards. In 1981, they performed to over half a million people in their hometown of New York, and in 1990 were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Collectively known as Bookends, Dan Haynes and Pete Richards have been fronting Simon & Garfunkel Through the Years since its creation in 2011. Much like their idols, they became friends at school and could not resist singing together from a tender age.
Alongside stops in London’s West End, the show has toured extensively around the UK, Europe, United States and Australia, attracting packed houses night after night. With consecutive sell-out runs since 2014 at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe, they are championed as "one of the best vocal groups touring today", whose sounds are ‘’simply breathtaking’’.
Featuring all the major hits such as The Sound of Silence, Mrs Robinson, The Boxer and the iconic Bridge Over Troubled, don’t miss out on this phenomenal show.
You can visit their website here
“A real masterpiece”
BBC Radio
“One of the greatest tribute shows anywhere in the world” - Stuart Cameron, BBC and ITV Broadcaster
Ticket Prices: General Admission £22
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
Accessibility seating is available by calling or visiting the box office, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Our bar opens 1 hour before the performance begins.
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‘Where Is Mrs Christie?’ starring Liz Grand
Running time: 95 minutes - including an interval
Agatha Christie was one of the greatest thriller writers of all time and certainly the most prolific. In 1926, she was at the centre of a mystery as perplexing as any of her fiction, a series of events which sparked one of the biggest and most extensive police hunts in history.
Her crashed car was discovered in Surrey and the famous author was missing, presumed dead by many, for eleven days. However, she was eventually found at a luxury hotel in Harrogate. She claimed then, and for the rest of the life, that she was suffering from amnesia and remembered nothing. Neither the press nor the police believed her.
Actor Liz Grand presents her one-woman show ‘Where Is Mrs Christie?’ Did she suffer from amnesia? Was it a publicity stunt? Or was there a darker secret involved? In true thriller style, all will be revealed.
“Liz Grand's performance in the title role is compelling. So persuasive is she that we the audience become co-conspirators. Her Mrs. Christie is irresistibly engaging, vulnerable, confiding and ultimately indomitable in her strength of spirit. It is a master-class in nuanced delivery and dramatic timing, deliberately tantalising, directed unfussily and designed for spot-on period fidelity.” Ian Barge The Stage ****
“It was a pleasure for us and the audience reaction was excellent. With comments like, "great", "marvellous", "so engaging" and “she (Liz Grand) had us totally enthralled from beginning to end” Thanks again. It was an absolute pleasure” Julian Morgan, Tiverton Community Arts
Tickets: General Admission £16
All tickets include a £1 booking fee.
Accessible seating is available by calling or visiting the box office, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Our bar opens 1 hour before the performance begins.
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Directed by John Huston
Starring Aileen Quinn, Albert Finney, Carol Burnett
Duration 218 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
An orphan in a facility run by the mean Miss Hannigan (Carol Burnett), Annie (Aileen Quinn) believes that her parents left her there by mistake. When a rich man named Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks (Albert Finney) decides to let an orphan live at his home to promote his image, Annie is selected. While Annie gets accustomed to living in Warbucks' mansion, she still longs to meet her parents. So Warbucks announces a search for them and a reward, which brings out many frauds.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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The Dinosaur TimeWarp - A Dinosaur Panto
Age guidance: Primarily aimed at ages 3-8 but suitable for all ages.
Are you ready for the journey of a lifetime?
Then join our palaeontologist friends, as they embark on an exciting adventure through the jungle to meet Babsy the Mad Scientist and use her new time machine to take them back in time to meet their favourite dinosaurs in person. After a visit from Leo the Lion, Molly the cheeky Monkey and the evil Dr Nasty the time machine goes wrong and opens a doorway from the past transporting Terry the T Tex into present day. Oh no it didn’t! Oh yes it did! They quickly devise a plan to defeat Dr Nasty, find the dinosaur and send him back to the past.
Join us on this exciting, unmissable, and fully interactive Jurassic Panto style adventure filled with music, fun and laughter along the way. An unforgettable dinosaur themed stage show for all the family. Can you roar like a dinosaur and help us return Terry The T Rex to the past? Would you like to meet a baby T Rex in person? Then why not join Babsy and the team after the show and have a photo with our friendly Baby Dino Rex. It’s going to be Roar..some!
Testimonials:
“It was brilliant! A fantastic totally interactive show with call and respond. The kids loved every minute of it. What a clever way to capture children’s attention and imagination.” – Imogen Farrel
“What a wonderful show, so different to all the other Dinosaur theatre shows out there. We loved it” – Karen Donold
Tickets: General Admission: £12
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible tickets are available by visiting or calling the box office, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
Our Cafe/Bar will be open 1 hour before the show begins
Directed by Wolfgang Reitherman, Hamilton Luske
Starring Rod Taylor, Betty Lou Gerson, Cate Bauer
Duration 89 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
In a Disney animation classic, Dalmatian Pongo is tired of his bachelor-dog life. He spies lovely Perdita and maneuvers his master, Roger, into meeting Perdita's owner, Anita. The owners fall in love and marry, keeping Pongo and Perdita together too. After Perdita gives birth to a litter of 15 puppies, Anita's old school friend Cruella De Vil wants to buy them all. Roger declines her offer, so Cruella hires the criminal Badun brothers to steal them -- so she can have a fur coat.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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Introducing the FOS Brothers
The force behind the FOS Brothers has always been Dave and Sam McCrory. Brought up in Belfast during the height of the troubles their sensibilities derive from hard schooling on the streets and strict Northern Irish parents.
Dave left Ireland at the age of 19 and Sam came over 4 years later to form the band, they met Rom Dobbs and have collaborated with him for over 25 years.
Rom's fascination for world music can be attributed to his Dad's influence as head of the music department at Dartington College, however his first taste of gigging was as a drummer for numerous Punk bands.
Pete Bingham is best known for his band Waulk Elektrik who became very popular on the Roots music circuit in the 90’s.
The band move seamlessly from tear jerking Irish ballads to full on Floydian space rock. The FOS Brothers treat their audience to a shared experience and are equally suited to pin drop silence Arts Centres or packed Festival Marquees.
They will be performing as a 4 piece during 2024 with occasional guests - Martin Cradick (mandolin and percussion from Baka Beyond, Paul Sax (Violin player from Curved Air) and even Phil Beer (Show of Hands) has been known to join them on stage.
The line up is:
Sam McCrory - Vocals, Guitar
Dave McCrory - Acoustic and Electric Guitar, Mandolin, Vocals
Rom Dobbs - Drums, percussion, samples and loops
Pete Bingham – Bass, Vocals
Tickets: General Admission £15
All ticket prices include a £1 bookig fee
Accessible seating is available by calling/booking the box office on 01404 384050
The bar opens 1 hour before the performance begins
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Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Starring James Stewart, Doris Day, Bernard Miles
Duration 130 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
Dr. Ben McKenna (James Stewart) is on vacation with his wife (Doris Day) and son in Morocco when a chance encounter with a stranger sets their trip, and their lives, on a drastically different course. The stranger, killed in front of the family in the marketplace, reveals an assassination plot to the Americans. The couple's son is abducted in order to ensure the plot is kept secret, and suddenly the mother and father, with no help from the police, must figure out a way to get their child back.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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Only Fools & Horsez
Running Time: 4 hours with intervals
Come and join us, along with 4 original actors of Only Fools and Horses, for a night of Only Fools inspired fun!!
We will be at the fantastic venue The Beehive in Hontion, Devon for another night of fun!!
There will be onstage chats and inside stories. Live Q&A with the audience and even some sing songs!! Competitions, audience participation with some of your favourite characters from the show!!
There will be auctions, raffles and some wonderful memorabilia on sale so you can grow those amazing Only Fools collections!!
We will be joined by Bhasker Patel aka Dr Singh for some surgical humour! Don't worry though as there will be no vasectomies performed with Triggers Black & Decker!!
Philip Pope aka Tony Angelino will bring his style and finesse to the evening and will even be performing his hit song "Cwying".
Mickey Pearce's bezzie mate Jevon aka Steven Woodcock will be there too!!! "Make Those Lagers Long and Cool!!".
And finally with a debut appearance for Only Authentics is Sarah Duncan!! Lady Victoria herself will be with us. There will be no clay pigeon shooting as Iggy Iggins is off robbing banks!!
What a night this will be at a great venue!! So don't be a plonker and book those tickets now!!
The seats for this event will be unallocated. The VIP meet & greet will start at 6pm and will then choose their seats first, standard ticket holders entry from 7pm
Schedule for the evening
7.30pm. Actors on stage, talk on career.
8.15pm Q&A with audience
Interval: 8.45pm 30mins
9.15pm: Acting Actina Bhasker Patel/ Auction
9.45pm: Tony Angelino Cwying performance
Interval: 10.00pm 15mins
10.15pm: Raffle draw
10.30pm: Memorabillia on sale
11.30pm: End of evening show
Tickets: VIP £36, Standard £26
All ticket prices include a £1 booking fee.
Accessible seating is available by visiting the box office or calling on 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
Our bar will open 1 hour before the performance begins.
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Country fans are given a taste of Nashville with Soul Street Productions’ sell-out show Made in Tennessee - A Night of Country Music.
With a band made up of some of UK’s finest country musicians, Made in Tennessee takes you through the decades of the nation's fastest growing music genre, from Country’s origin in the Southern States of America to modern day Country heard around the world.
Featuring classics from Johnny, June, Dolly and Hank, legends like Garth Brooks and Carrie Underwood and modern country superstars such as Kacey Musgraves and Chris Stapleton.
Book your tickets now to experience the best show east of Tennessee!
More details at artist website here
Tickets £26 - Allocated Seating
All tickets include £1 admin fee
Accessible seating available by contacting the Box Office
Bar open 1 hour before event.
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A Head Full of Coldplay
Running time: 120 minutes
A Head Full Of Coldplay - A Celebration Of The Music
A Celebration Of The Music Of Coldplay; capturing the energy and sound of one of the biggest bands in the world.
This immersive and fun driven show features Xylobands, lasers, back projection, confetti, and all the biggest hits from Yellow, Hymn For The Weekend, to Magic and Paradise. Don't miss this unique show for all fans of Coldplay.
You can visit the bands website here
“Brilliant musicians! Great Sound! Thank you so much.” - Sara Shipp
“Great Evening Will certainly come again!” - Di Humber “You guys were IMMENSE.” - Raptorneet
“Great evening and well done for recreating the Coldplay sound.” - Mark Baber
"We had a great night tonight , thanks so much, you were amazing!" - Victoria Lascelles Briggs
Tickets: General Admission £26
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating can be booked by visiting/calling the box office on 01404 384050, Monday to Friday, 9am to 5pm
The bar will open 1 hour before the
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Gigspanner Big Band
New Album Preview Tour
The Gigspanner Big Band are a unique force in British folk music...
Their high-energy, virtuosic performances appeal equally to traditionalists and to those looking for something more experimental, and they have garnered praise from publications as varied as fRoots, The Telegraph and The Wire, where they were described as ‘melodically folk-rooted yet open and innovative beyond the constraints of genre’
Beginning life as a trio - with legendary Steeleye Span fiddle player Peter Knight being joined by percussionist Sacha Trochet and guitarist Roger Flack - the line-up has been expanded to form the Gigspanner Big Band, with acclaimed multi-instrumental duo Edgelarks (Phillip Henry and Hannah Martin - BBC Folk Awards 'Best Duo') and Bellowhead co-founder and melodeon player extraordinaire, John Spiers, joining the fray.
While Peter Knight, as part of Steeleye Span’s classic 1970s line-up, helped invent a brand of folk rock that is still influential today, John Spiers, has had an equally profound impact on the landscape of traditional music over the last two decades.
Characterised by riotous inventiveness, technically gifted individual playing and subtle collaborative interaction, this coming together of several of the biggest names on the folk-roots scene, combines a deep knowledge of roots traditions with a ceaselessly boundary pushing approach.
Unsurprisingly, the superlatives have come thick and fast..
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"Spectacular” 5***** R2 Magazine
“Utterly thrilling” Northern Soul
"Totally blown away by the spellbinding Gigspanner Big Band. Lost for words..." Folking. Com
Having spent much of the past two years touring alongside best-selling author Raynor Winn (The Salt Path) with their massively successful prose and music collaboration SALTLINES, the Gigspanner Big Band return to their six-piece format for a UK tour which sees them showcasing material from their new album, due for release in 2025
Tickets: General Admission: £27
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available by visiting the box office in person, or calling 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
The bar will be open 1 hour before the box office starts
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Directed by Gerald Thomas
Starring Harry H. Corbett, Kenneth Williams, Fenella Fielding
Duration 107 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
A British sleuth (Harry H. Corbett) and his sidekick find monsters at the mansion of a mad doctor (Kenneth Williams) and his sister (Fenella Fielding).
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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Budapest Cafe Orchestra
Christian Garrick & the Budapest Café Orchestra are:
CHRISTIAN GARRICK – violin, darbuka
EDDIE HESSION – accordion
KELLY CANTLON – double bass
ADRIAN ZOLOTUHIN – guitar, saz, balalaika, domra
In 2009 Christian Garrick established the refreshingly unconventional and snappily attired Budapest Café Orchestra. The intention to present a broad range of music from all over the world in the most entertaining and fun way. One of BCO's prime directives is to take the music seriously but not so much themselves. Part of the secret formula of the BCO's show presentation is performing all the music from memory and, combined their trademark wit and charm, audiences leave tingling with warmth and delight.
BCO are one of the very busiest acoustic groups for me today playing an average of 60 to 70 shows per annum. Since their inception they have recorded one album every year and in January 2023 made their 14th Pavane (& the whole shebang-bang). BCO are frequent guests to BBC Radio 3’s In Tune and on Martin’s Handley’s weekend Breakfast programmes.
Each member of the orchestra is a freelance musician in their own right. Both Eddie and Adrian teach prolifically for budding school-age musicians. Christian is a professor of jazz violin at Guildhall School of Music, Royal Academy of Music, and Royal College of Music in London.
Adrian is curator and director of the Imperial Balalaika Orchestra of Overton (IBOO) who sometimes appear with BCO at special gala concerts. Both Eddie and Christian are busy session recording the sessions and have each played on a multitude of movies. Eddie even had an on-screen role in the Nick Cage film Captain Corelli’s Mandolin!
From a musical family with jazz and classical learnings Christian Garrick is musical director of BCO and his influences run far and wide. He first discovered Hungarian and Romanian folk and gypsy music listening to Sandor Lakatos and Taraf du Haidouks. Christian’s arrangements for BCO of Rachmaninoff, Tchaikovsky and Greig - the so called ‘squeezebox concertos’ - are rooted in BCO folklore. His arrangements of traditional Gaelic tunes on the album The Gaelic Chronicles was met with critical acclaim with the likes of Cerys Matthews and Mark Radcliffe both championing the disc on their respective radio shows. Christian is influenced by a range of fiddlers from Grappelli to Stuff Smith to Indian virtuosos L Shankar and L Subramaniam. Nigel Kennedy, a sometimes collaborator with Christian on stage, described him as “one of my favourite violinists”. Christian’s own unique hybrid playing style, sheer emotional passion and extraordinary improvisational abilities thrills audiences everywhere.
You can find visit the Budapest Cafe Orchestera website here
“The music is magic in their hands” BBC Radio 3
“Acoustically Electrifying” NME
“Brain placebo” Times
Tickets: General Admission £20
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
You can book accesible seating by calling (01404 384050) or visiting the box office, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm
Our bar will open 1 hour before the show begins
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SOUL TRADERS
The Soul Traders story was begun by Den Hegarty in 1999 when he put a band together specifically to play at the grand opening of his local village hall.
Twenty-five years and many reincarnations later the twelve-piece band continues to work and thrive under the mentoring and leadership of Den Hegarty.
Celebrating upbeat Soul and Funk classics from the sixties and seventies, the band’s close four-part harmonies, fearless brass and ruthless back line make for a dance night to challenge your very best boots.
The thing that binds the Soul Traders together is our mutual love of music. We have a very diverse repertoire, showcasing the breadth of diversity within our ranks. At the core of our catalogue, some of the finest northern soul there is to be had (as hinted at in the name). Thrown in alongside, a touch of funk and just a tad of good ol' fashioned bebop, blues and rock 'n' roll.
You can expect a mixture of superbly executed piano riffs, a heaped helping of pumping bass licks, ear tinglingly grooving percussion, some smooth strumming of the ol' six string and some of the finest trumpet blowing and driving saxophones there is to be had. Weave into this supreme musical mix a cornucopia of the most supremely talented singers there is to be seen for miles around, tying a grand virtuosic bow around the package that is The Soul Traders.
To find out more about Soul Traders, please visit their website here
Tickets: General Admission £14
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
The bar will open 1 hour before the performance begins
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CHRISTINE COLLISTER
‘..boundary breaking is routine for Collister and makes her one of the finest grown-up vocalists on the planet…’ – Q
Touring for the first time in four years, Christine will be performing songs from the
“Children of the Sea” project along with a selection of old favourites.
2024: Christine’s career now spans an incredible 40 years. Over that bridge of time she has released 24 albums, a DVD celebrating 20 years in the business and an acclaimed single with the BBC: the theme tune for “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” in 1987.
Throughout, she has mesmerized and astounded with her unique blend of soul, blues, pop, jazz, country and folk, and today she remains as powerful, subtle, effortless and relevant as ever.
Collister grew up on the Isle of Man, and her professional recording career began after she moved to the UK in the mid 1980’s, when she came to national attention singing the theme for the BBC Television series The Life and Loves Of A She Devil. A period of great critical and commercial success when working with Clive Gregson was followed by a fruitful and enduring association with Richard Thompson.
Christine is a magical live performer, with her gravity defying voice, assured and impressive live performances and great personal charm has become a familiar and popular name on the ‘live’ scene including major international festivals from Glastonbury to Cambridge, Winnipeg to Port Fairey.
“ … a voice personally delivered by God.” The Times
‘Christine Collister has a killer voice. As full as Dusty Springfield or as blue as Alison Moyet’ – Froots
To be released in 2024 - Children Of The Sea is a very special project of 9 original songs inspired by Manx Folklore and a magical sense of place. Part funded by the Isle Of Man Arts Council, Culture Vannin and Fledgling Records, The CD is accompanied by a beautiful book complete with lyrics, inspirations and stories with original illustrations by Manx artists. It promises to be Collister’s finest release and marks a turning point in her authentic artistic expression.
Christine has always enjoyed the collaborative process and has been an integral part of many and varied musical projects over the years. Her most recent collaboration with brilliant Australian guitarist Michael Fix has been a successful and delightful surprise for them both. They released their second CD “North&South” in October of 2019 with a sell out tour of the UK followed by an equally successful tour of the Australian Festival scene in 2020.
‘Christine Collister’s singing was powerful and emotional, shifting effortlessly from soft and angelic to knock you out Janice Joplin style. Michael Fix’s guitar was equally superb. He provided tasteful support in the most charming way and would then explode into amazing virtuoso runs across the finger board, all impeccably tasteful and clean.’
– Troubadour (Woy Woy NSW) concert review, Michael Fine
Christine’s natural warmth and intimate connection with audiences coupled with her stunning voice, make her concerts delightfully memorable events.
‘…one of the world’s finest..’ – Q
Christine also toured and recorded with the female super group Daphne’s
Flight. In 2017, 21 years after their first collaboration, they released a highly
acclaimed second album: "Knows Time, Knows Change" on Fled’gling Records.
To visit Christine's website click here
Tickets: General Admission: £17
All tickets include a £1 booking fee
Accessible seating is available by visiting the box office in person or by calling, 01404 384050, Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm.
The bar will open 1 hour before the performance
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Directed by Charles Dance
Starring Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Daniel Brühl
Duration 114 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
Aging spinster sisters Ursula (Judi Dench) and Janet (Maggie Smith) discover a young man (Daniel Brühl) near death on the beach by their home in a small Cornish fishing village. Taking him in, they discover that he is Andrea, a violinist from Krakow, Poland, who had been swept off an ocean liner on which he was sailing to a fresh start in America. Although Ursula feels an unfamiliar spark of infatuation for the handsome young musician, propriety suggests the attraction must remain unspoken.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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Directed by Bob Clark
Starring Peter Billingsley, Zack Ward, Melinda Dillon
Duration 104 mins
Nostalgic Cinema events are kindly sponsored by Home Instead Exeter & East Devon – providers of officially outstanding home care across our community.
Based on the humorous writings of author Jean Shepherd, this beloved holiday movie follows the wintry exploits of youngster Ralphie Parker (Peter Billingsley), who spends most of his time dodging a bully (Zack Ward) and dreaming of his ideal Christmas gift, a "Red Ryder air rifle." Frequently at odds with his cranky dad (Darren McGavin) but comforted by his doting mother (Melinda Dillon), Ralphie struggles to make it to Christmas Day with his glasses and his hopes intact.
Dementia Friendly Cinemas have proven to be very therapeutic for people with memory problems and their families. Besides engaging the brain and stimulating emotions, being part of an audience enjoying a film helps people with dementia and their carers to feel less isolated and also challenges the stigma associated with the condition.
All Nostalgic Cinema performances have subtitles to assist full enjoyment of the film by any members of the audience who are hard of hearing.
Whilst promoted as a dementia friendly screening, we hope anyone who loves the old films will come along for an afternoon of fond memories.
Tickets £5 - includes hot drink, biscuits and chat after the screening.
Ticket price includes £1 admin fee
Seats are not allocated for these showings.
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