At 7:20 am on 1st July 1916 some 720 men of the 11th Battalion East Lancashire Regiment, all recruited from Accrington and its neighbouring towns, went over the top on the first day of the Battle of The Somme. By 8am 584 of The Accrington Pals were dead. In this powerfully emotional play, Peter Whelan explores the lives of the people of Accrington and the impact such devastating losses had on the whole community. Women lost fathers, husbands and sons simultaneously. It is a story about love, life and loss told in a uniquely theatrical manner that is guaranteed to move any audience. Playing Up won universal praise for their previous World War one production of Journey’s End in 2008. Now they return to the topic with another powerful and wonderfully produced drama.
LOCATION:The Rondo Theatre, St. Saviour's Road, Bath, BA1 6RT, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/2/22/the-accrington-pals SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20111202T131133 LAST-MODIFIED:20111202T131133 ORGANIZER;CN=:mailto: ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120223T000000 DTEND:20120223T000000 SUMMARY:Pretty Good Girl Dance Theatre: Luna DESCRIPTION:Offering audiences a delicate insight into the life of a transsexual teen, ‘Luna’ takes the journey with Liam/Luna and his sister Regan as they come to understand Liam’s true identity.
Pretty Good Girl use a powerful blend of storytelling, dance and physical theatre as they unfold a brave story that brings beauty, intensity and an overwhelming sense of love to audiences across the UK.
Please note that is performance is also Sign Interpreted.
*Ticket prices include £1 voluntary donation
The Whirligig of Time written and performed by Richard Curnow
The Third Witch From The Left written and performed by Jules Hobbs
50-minute monologues full of laughter, tears and quite a few surprises. They explore the full gamut of human emotions and have been written so they can be understood and enjoyed without knowledge of the parent play.
The evening will consist of:
THE WHIRLIGIG OF TIME
Malvolio from Twelfth Night is Chief Steward to Lady Olivia. He swears to take revenge on those he believes publicly humiliated him. He is true to his word and we slowly discover the extreme lengths to which his thirst for revenge takes him.
AND
THE THIRD WITCH FROM THE LEFT
Follows the time travelling journey of one of the weird sisters from Macbeth. Now a successful cookery writer and astrologer, can she put the blood curdling events of the past behind her and find peace at last?
LOCATION:Rowde Village Hall, High Street, Rowde, Devizes, SN10 2PD, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/2/24/bard-heads-rural-arts-wiltshire-rowde-village-hall-east-wiltshire SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20120117T192105 LAST-MODIFIED:20120117T192105 ORGANIZER;CN=:mailto: ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120225T000000 DTEND:20120225T000000 SUMMARY:BARD HEADS - Rural Arts Wiltshire DESCRIPTION:
The Whirligig of Time written and performed by Richard Curnow
The Third Witch From The Left written and performed by Jules Hobbs
50-minute monologues full of laughter, tears and quite a few surprises. They explore the full gamut of human emotions and have been written so they can be understood and enjoyed without knowledge of the parent play.
The evening will consist of:
THE WHIRLIGIG OF TIME
Malvolio from Twelfth Night is Chief Steward to Lady Olivia. He swears to take revenge on those he believes publicly humiliated him. He is true to his word and we slowly discover the extreme lengths to which his thirst for revenge takes him.
AND
THE THIRD WITCH FROM THE LEFT
Follows the time travelling journey of one of the weird sisters from Macbeth. Now a successful cookery writer and astrologer, can she put the blood curdling events of the past behind her and find peace at last?
LOCATION:Hullavington Village Hall, The Street, Hullavington, SN14 6DU, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/2/25/bard-heads-rural-arts-wiltshire-hullavington-village-hall-east-wiltshire SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20120117T192341 LAST-MODIFIED:20120217T183233 ORGANIZER;CN=:mailto: ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120225T000000 DTEND:20120225T000000 SUMMARY:Practice DESCRIPTION:
Practice is one of a series of evenings offering a platform for testing new and innovative contemporary performance and dance in front of a live audience. Four specially selected performers and companies from across the UK present extracts of work-in-progress, offering the chance to see new work in the making. Practice is a partnership project with Salisbury Arts Centre.
Practice - 25th Feb, 7.30pm
ShadyJane
ShadyJane are thrilled to assist Annie Mitford (often referred to as ‘The Other Mitford’), on her mission to get back in touch with her famous sisters. Although she has little claim to the spotlight in comparison to her controversial siblings, family is family and she feels its time to let bygones be bygones. Join Annie for a good old catch up over a cuppa, in the hope that seven sisters can patch things up.
A Few Minutes with a Mitford is an attempt to get to the bottom of their own, and the nation’s fascination with the Mitford sisters.
Karla Shacklock
The hysteric highs, agonizing lows and safe plateaus of the years 1980 to 2011 have been pickled in glass jars.
Award-winning choreographer and performer Karla Shacklock allows them to fall, seep and explode into an ever changing landscape, in this emotionally charged, painfully honest, dance theatre solo.
As Karla physically, and mentally, ricochets through the years in a highly visual mesh of experiences, we can all take time to ponder our own journey and join with her in the catharsis.
‘wonderfully warm, extremely funny and incredibly moving’ (Jan Winters, Circomedia)
UDIFY
Udifydance Company presents “And When We Move…”
This up-and-coming all male dance company presents a new work by Artistic Director Christopher Reynolds and invites you to finish the sentence, whatever that may be...
Following their debut tour 4 Men:Move, Christopher Reynolds pays homage to the company's style of exciting floor work infused with the creation of a dynamic vocabulary.
Udifydance Company offer a fresh take on the effect social networking has on our choices and decisions. To make the work, they actively sought input through the company's Facebook page, asking followers to finish off the sentence,
"And when we move …".
'Harmonious, Skilful and Precise' – Hofesh Shechter
LOCATION:ICIA Arts Theatre, University of Bath, Bath, BA2 7AY, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/2/25/practice-icia-arts-theatre-bath SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20120202T152436 LAST-MODIFIED:20120202T152436 ORGANIZER;CN=Rachel Potter:mailto:iciainfo@bath.ac.uk ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:iciainfo@bath.ac.uk END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120228 DTEND:20120303 SUMMARY:The Wizard of Oz DESCRIPTION:After last year’s success with Guys and Dolls and the NODA award-winning Snoopy (Best Musical Production), Bath Operatic and Dramatic Society returns to the Theatre Royal with The Wizard of Oz which is perfect entertainment for all the family. The company’s other recent shows have included their award-winning production of Oliver!, The Pirates of Penzance and The Gondoliers. The Wizard of Oz is one of the best-loved stories of all time, thanks in great part to the award winning 1939 MGM musical fantasy film starring Judy Garland. The film has been named the most watched motion picture of all time and is continuously ranked in the top ten films in history. This version of the show is a hugely successful adaptation which John Kane originally wrote for the Royal Shakespeare Company, based on the novel and with music and lyrics from the MGM Motion Picture Score by Harold Arlen and E Y Harburg. Dorothy Gale is a teenager who lives on a Kansas farm who daydreams of going "over the rainbow." Along with her house and her dog Toto, she is swept up by a tornado which drops her in the beautiful Land of Oz. Here she befriends a scarecrow, a tin man and a cowardly lion and together they set off down the Yellow Brick Road to find the mysterious Wizard of Oz, each hoping he will be able to grant them their heart’s desire. But en route they are forced to contend with the Wicked Witch of The West who will stop at nothing to prevent them from reaching the wizard and getting her hands on Dorothy’s magical ruby slippers. The world famous score includes many show stopping songs such as Over The Rainbow, If I Only Had A Brain, We’re Off To See The Wizard and Ding Dong The Witch Is Dead. If you would like to buy tickets please visit http://www.theatreroyal.org.uk/page/3009/The+Wizard+of+Oz/279 or ring the box office on 01225 448844. LOCATION:The Theatre Royal Bath, Saw Close, Bath, BA1 1ET, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/2/28/the-wizard-of-oz SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20120109T155420 LAST-MODIFIED:20120109T155420 ORGANIZER;CN=Tom Bright:mailto:tombright@talk21.com ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:tombright@talk21.com END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120301T000000 DTEND:20120301T000000 SUMMARY:Publick Transport presents... Discombobulated DESCRIPTION:
Stop and search experts Malcolm McClosky and Esperanza Vallejo present their take on all matters of security, born out of a lifetime of patrolling airports and being shouted at. Using the mediums of dramatic reconstruction, interpretive dance, tragedy, rock'n'roll, magic and an incredible non-acrobatic number, they present a clown show so utterly stupid that it might just save your life.
Directed by Aitor Basauri (Spymonkey), performed by Angus Barr (Ridiculusmus, Gonzo Moose) and Merce Ribot (beauty contest quarter-finalist, Palafolls, nr Girona, Spain, 1993). Developed and commissioned through Bristol Ferment at Bristol Old Vic.
"A thing of sublime comic beauty" Venue Magazine on 'The Department of Smelling Pistakes'
LOCATION:The Bradon Forest Theatre, The Peak, Purton, Swindon, SN5 4AT, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/3/1/publick-transport-presents-discombobulated SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20110923T134516 LAST-MODIFIED:20110923T134516 ORGANIZER;CN=:mailto: ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120301T000000 DTEND:20120301T000000 SUMMARY:Pound Screen: The Help (12a) DESCRIPTION:The Help is an inspirational, courageous and empowering story about very different, extraordinary women in the 1960s American South who build an unlikely friendship around a secret writing project - one that breaks society’s rules and puts them all at risk. Filled with poignancy, humour and hope, The Help is a timeless, universal and triumphant story about the ability to create change.
*Ticket prices include £1 voluntary donation
The best in improvised comedy - there’ll be sketches, songs and general silliness – and all of it based around audience suggestions.
So now’s the time to indulge yourself if you’ve always had a secret yearning to see something really bizarre on stage. Mr Brunel and Mr Stephenson on their steam skateboards? Shy polar bears practicing beach volleyball? Well why not? But don’t worry, nobody is forced to participate and we even build in a section where anonymous suggestions, written down in the interval, can be acted out. Good suggestions receive flying packets of custard; the best of the evening gets a bottle of wine!
You might have seen something like this on the t.v. – but remember, this is totally live! Scarier for the actors, but much more satisfying for the audience: if you like your comedy fast-paced and with a slightly unusual edge, this is definitely for you.
Instant Wit – a bunch of very Unusual Suspects who are forever on the run from the Comedy Police!
LOCATION:Salisbury Arts Centre, Bedwin Street, Salisbury, SP1 3UT, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/3/2/instant-wit-salisbury-arts-centre-salisbury SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20120131T170729 LAST-MODIFIED:20120131T170729 ORGANIZER;CN=:mailto: ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto: END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20120302T000000 DTEND:20120302T000000 SUMMARY:Global Village Film Festival: Poetry DESCRIPTION:A sixty-something woman, faced with the discovery of a heinous family crime and in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease, finds strength and purpose when she enrolls in a poetry class.
LOCATION:The Pound, Pound Pill, Corsham, SN13 9HX, United Kingdom CATEGORIES:Dance & Theatre Wiltshire event URL:http://danceandtheatrewiltshire.net/whats-on/2012/3/2/global-village-film-festival-poetry-the-pound-north-wiltshire SEQUENCE:0 CREATED:20120207T182940 LAST-MODIFIED:20120207T182940 ORGANIZER;CN=Michael Cainen:mailto:box.office@poundarts.org.uk ATTENDEE;RSVP=true:mailto:box.office@poundarts.org.uk END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR