He’s a jaw dropping guitar player who has developed a unique percussive style, teamed up with a powerful show stopping voice, and has been called “The Welsh Springsteen”, but there are also shades of John Mayer, Bruce Cockburn and Dave Matthews there may be – but he stands in his own right, built on a reputation for giving what thousands have described as the best live music experience of their lives. Juxtaposition is a key theme in Martyn’s work. The simplicity and the complexity of the human condition and all that it encompasses is...
Set in the immediate aftermath of WWII, The Silver Sword follows the Polish Balicki children’s search for their parents as Europe is divided up and displaced people return to their homelands.
Join Ruth, Edek and Bronia in this gripping tale of hope against all the odds. Along the way they meet 14 year old Jan – who, years before, had been given the family’s precious paper knife, affectionately known as the Silver Sword, by their father as proof he is alive. During their journey to Switzerland they cross paths with people from every nation as well as animals such as Jimpy the...
“A murder is announced and will take place on Friday, October the thirteenth, at little Paddocks – at six-thirty p.m.”
The residents of Chipping Cleghorn are astonished to read an advert in the local newspaper that a murder will take place this coming Friday at Little Paddocks, the home of Letitia Blacklock.
Unable to resist, the group gather at the house at the appointed time, when the lights go out and a gun is fired. Enter Miss Marple, who must unravel a complex series of relationships and events to solve the mystery of the killer…
Tavaziva’s Africarmen is a sumptuous and evocative dance production loosely based on Georges Bizet’s popular opera, Carmen. Through a synthesis of ballet, contemporary and African dance, Bawren Tavaziva’s powerful choreography is performed by a cast of outstanding dancers.
Played out through the entanglement of desire, deceit and corruption in a township of oil-laden Equatorial Guinea, lingering ancestral voices are at work here amongst the dreams of a better life. With a new score composed and arranged by Fayyaz Virji of the acclaimed Warriors International, Africarmen is Bawren...
Thundering rhythms on huge taiko drums, mysterious masked choreography with inventive lighting, muscular synchronisation timed to perfection, post-apocalyptic martial imagery and infectious belly laugh humour – all in a spellbinding display of sheer athleticism. Feel the energy and experience the power of this unique performance.
As the most successful touring taiko drum group on this continent, Mugenkyo celebrate their 21st year on the road, creating a contemporary look and sound, fusing the traditional spirit of taiko with a modern stage performance that has captivated audiences...
The UK’s leading constitutional historian, known for his forthright views, talks about the 13th century agreement that, imperfect though it was, and radically modified in its first ten years, limited for the first time the power of the monarch by stating the basic rights, privileges, and liberties of leading citizens and clergy.
There are few more stimulating thinkers, and few who understand better the way the most powerful have thought throughout our history. His assessment of the situation then, and how our constitution stands today exactly 800 years later, will amaze and...
“The reeking lips upon my throat, the howling of the wolves – what manner of man is this?”
Following national tours and a sell-out run at the Edinburgh Festival, Scary Little Girlsturns the Dracula myth on its head in this audacious new production. Packed with a wealth of vividly drawn characters, Dracula: The Kisses…features an all-female cast in this ground-breaking adaptation of the Gothic classic.
Lush and lavish, Dracula: The Kisses… explores sexuality, religious values and politics without compromising on the dark, seductive fun that is quintessential Dracula....
From Adam Long, founding member of The Reduced Shakespeare Company and co-creator of The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) comes Dickens Abridged – a high-speed comic journey through Dickens’ Greatest Hits, including Oliver Twist, Great Expectations (complete with flaming bride), David Copperfield, Bleak House in less than sixty seconds, A Tale of Two Cities featuring a fully functioning guillotine, Nicholas Nickleby, Old Curiosity Shop, and, of course… A Christmas Carol.
An absurdly talented cast of four bring hundreds of the great author’s best-loved characters to...
Award-winning Israeli choreographer Hagit Yakira founded Hagit Yakira Dance Company in 2007 and has since gone on to tour the UK, Europe, Scandinavia and Israel. So far she has created seven works for her company amongst many other commissioned works for other companies and students. Hagit Yakira Dance Company creates work whereby human experiences, movement and dance are uniquely and poetically interwoven into an individual interpretation of relationships and emotions through dance theatre and performance.
This poignant piece delves in the nature of human experience. At times...
Following Mick Escott’s first two books about Football League Grounds and Anglican Cathedrals, he has taken a step in yet another direction and produced his third book, Round The Footlights: The Unofficial Theatre Tour.
In recognition of Round The Footlights, the Bike Shed Theatre is holding an interactive event on Saturday 10 October at midday, during which Mick will be interviewed. Audience members will be asked to wear stickers representing their personal favourite performance spaces.
From Scotland to the South West, Mick depicts his enjoyment of visiting performance...
