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Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer

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SATURDAY 9TH NOVEMBER 7:30 pm. £10 £6 under 16yrs

“it was excellent, compelling, beautifully choreographed from the heart.”

“Couldn’t fault it; danced from his soul, created living characters.” 

“A superb performance, it must go on tour.” 

“A brilliant dancer, actor and innovative performance”

Shane Shambhu’s  Confessions of a Cockney Temple Dancer,  offers a funny, honest and engaging bilingual solo of comedy and dance.

You’ll laugh out loud as he practices his dance and imagines himself as ‘Shane the Hero’ behind a brick wall in the school playground.

In this funny and honest solo, Shane Shambhu combines Indian dance and stand-up comedy to lead audiences on a revealing journey of his life experiences. From unlikely Indian dance student to “rude boy” to international performer.

With his inimitable charm and wit, Shane will have you laughing out loud as he reveals his past through a vivid display of characters, lived experiences and comical stories, reflecting on how race, language, cultures and identity have defined him and his career. 
Shane Shambhu has collaborated with an acclaimed team of collaborators to create Confessions Of A Cockney Temple Dancer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lqGL3naJthE

Following the show, audiences will get the opportunity to sample an assortment of traditional South Indian cuisine in a special post-show cooking demonstration hosted by Shane.

Sadhya
Chakri – South Indian snack on offer

Shane’s show is stunning, a really good quality dance experience with some very strong themes and messages’ Kerry Bartlett, Executive Co-Director Artsreach Dorset 14th November 2018

“The show was amazing, Shane is so talented.  The narrative around the dance made it very easy to appreciate and his humorous style made it entertaining.  The 2nd part – Cockney Curry House, was great.  Very different and really funny.” Pat Kynaston,Events Professional Organisers Ltd, Cheshire (who saw the show at Peel Centre, Dronfield, Live & Local  23rd November 2018)

“…excellent storytelling and characterisation skills. The audience was on it’s feet by the end.”

“A tour de force and something very unusual. It is entertaining, insightful and really very unexpectedly funny.  This is something not to be missed.”

 

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Hypnosis and Magic!!

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**NEW HYPNOSIS & MAGIC EVENT** Join us for a hilarious journey into the human mind with Kevin Jay Comedy Hypnotist plus the international stage Magician Paul Roberts.

Friday 7th Feb!!

Tickets £10 with doors & bar open at 19:00 with show starting at 20:00

“see the show or be the show” it’s up to you…..get your tickets now online at: Ticket Source

Bridge Inn, Port Sunlight
“We have Kevin here every 5 weeks or so performing his “Comedy Hypnosis show” Our guests love it. Most of them are watching a comedy hypnosis show for the first time. Kevin delivers a fast paced 2 hour show and has the audience nearly crying with laughter on every occasion. If your thinking of booking a comedy hypnotist. Book Kevin Jay. Professional, funny and most of all entertaining”
ALSO

Top award winning magician Paul Roberts is one of the leading sleight of hand entertainers in his field today. His performances have earned him a whole host of prestigious clients and celebrity credits.

 

His fresh enigmatic style and cutting edge repertoire have made him a truly sought after commodity in the UK magic scene and corporate entertainment industry.

With over 20 years of professional experience for clients such as Ernst & Young, Dettica and Manchester United FC to name but a few and performing at numerous high profile events and locations, Paul
has helped elevate the modern art of magic to new levels.

 

 

 

 

 

 

“Just to say a big thank you for providing excellent entertainment for us all at our Christmas Party. Everyone was wowed and amazed by your magic tricks, you have been the talking point ever since.
Many thanks once again and we look forward to booking you again in the future.”

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On the Border

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Friday 31st January 19:00 – Tea and cake served by the cast at 18:30. £3 inclusive

‘Once there was a girl called Lost, whose voice was frozen in her throat.’

On The Border weaves together real, personal stories across 4 generations and 100 years of Irish history on the Northern Irish border. Through a charming new folk tale, you will be taken on a roller-coaster of emotions as we share the ups and downs of life on the border. Told through movement, storytelling & Irish music. A journey of culture, community & identity

We are very excited to announce we will be hosting the premiere performance of On The Border.
An immersive show (watch the trailer below) that weaves together personal stories, family history and political & social changes on the Northern Irish border through four generations. Threaded together by a unique and charming new folk tale written specifically for the show, we follow a young girl called Lost as she seeks to find her voice. Emily O’Shea Company’s new work takes you on an emotional roller-coaster tying together the partition of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland, civil rights movement and the fight for women’s rights, with the joy and humour of everyday interactions.

Tickets for this inspiring show are available now for just £3! from Tarvin Post Office or from Ticket Source

Performers: Hannah Delaney, Felicity Goodman, Paige Lyon and Aimee Williamson

Choreographer: Emily O’Shea
Design: Rachel Shore
Producer: Deb Ashby
Creative mentor: Clare Raynolds

RUNNING TIME

105 mins approx.

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Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps

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Friday 8th November 18:00. £6  (Age 7+).  SIGNED PERFORMANCE

A first for the Community Centre, this show will be suitable for the deaf and hard of hearing as it will be a signed performance.

Celebrated poet and broadcaster MURRAY LACHLAN YOUNG (Radio 4, Radio 2 and BBC 6 Music poet in residence,) stars in this thrilling new family performance perfect for audiences young and old!

The story opens after a funeral –  

As a result of the death of both his parents our hero – the 7 year old Crispin (or Crispin de Quincy de Faversham Clumps-to give him his full name) inherits his ancestral home – Raddlesham Mumps. He finds himself in a huge empty house with only an ancient butler for company. And when that butler, Kenilworth, begins to tell him of the bizarre and hilarious deaths of his deeply eccentric ancestors our story takes flight on darkly comic wings.

The acclaimed Raddlesham Mumps mixes compelling story telling of a Gothic tale with a brilliant musical score (by Arun Ghosh), oodles of theatricality and a touch of exquisite silliness. It will make your family shudder and laugh out loud.

https://vimeo.com/358465550

‘‘A gloriously Gothic tale…
a real theatrical treat.’’
Colchester Gazette
(read the review here >>)

‘‘’A thoroughly enjobable show for children and their adults.’’

Norwich Eye
(read the review here >>)

 

What people are saying about The Mystery of the Raddlesham Mumps:

‘‘’THIS! THIS! See this! Young, old and everyone before, after and inbetween! @MurrayLYoung’s latest masterpiece (and he’s had a few)’’

Matt Everitt (BBC 6 Music)

‘‘’Just seen the beautifully staged #RaddleshamMumps at @WiltonMusicHall with @ijoeallen being utterly brilliant & the fiercely clever @MurrayLYoung delivering in fine style.’’

Marcus Brigstock

‘‘A fearsome but funny, perfectly metrical gothic tale of dynasty, death, revenge and hope. Fantastic word play, lots of gruesome. Lovely moral.’’

Michael Rosen

On Murray’s previous childrens’ work – Modern Cautionary Tales for Children:

‘‘The big bad boy of performance poetry turns out to the greatest children’s performer in the world.’’
Kate Copstic, The Scotsman
 
On Murray Lachlan Young:

‘‘I urge you to adorn yourselves with him.’’
Fi Glover BBC Radio 4

 
‘‘Simply brilliant, hysterically funny and strangely moving.’’ Claudia Winkleman
 
‘‘His exquisite wordsmithery, his sublime observations and the joyous smile of recognition that stretches across my heart each time I read or hear his laser musings!’’
https://vimeo.com/327868415
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Robin Hood & the Babes in the Wood – PANTO!

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Saturday 30th November 15:00 £5 – Tickets in Tarvin PO soon and from Ticket Source

“If you go down to the woods today
you’re sure of a big surprise.”

Panto time is nearly upon us once more and Bitesize Theatre company have never failed to disappoint with their performances. They are always a sell-out and this year promises to be no different.
Tarvin audiences always go away with a smile on their face and suitably full of the Christmas spirit – ‘oh no they don’t. Oh yes they do!’

Babes in the Wood is the story of Robin Hood, but not quite in the conventional sense you may be used to! Will Robin win the day? Will he ladder his tights? Will he find the missing Babes?

Bob (a Builder) and Dermot (a Gardener) are looking for work in the woods when they realise they are lost. Bob wonders what kind of work they could possibly hope to find in the woods. Dermot explains that they have come to find Robin Hood and join his band of merry men. Once they find Robin, he sets them the task of entering the castle of the Sheriff of Nottingham to steal some gold. This way they can prove they are worthy of joining his group.

But Robin is feeling particularly down because he is missing Maid Marian. Friar Tuck soon puts his mind at ease when he informs him that Marian is back in Nottingham, but under the protection of her Uncle, the Sheriff, along with her two baby brothers (the Babes of the title) while their father is away fighting in the crusades.

In Nottingham castle, the Sheriff has employed a nursemaid, Nursey, to look after the Babes. Maid Marion is also down in the dumps, because she is missing Robin too. Nursey tries to take Marion’s mind off Robin.

The Sheriff gets news that his brother has been lost in action, news which he welcomes with open arms, since he has a cunning plan. If he can get rid of the Babes and marry Maid Marian, then he will inherit all of his brother’s wealth, to add to his own. Bob and Dermot enter the castle to steal the Sheriff’s gold and rather inconveniently bump into the Sheriff, who threatens to put them both in the dungeon unless they agree to take the Babes into the wood to get rid of them.

That afternoon, Nursey and Marian are out walking the babes when Dermot turns up disguised as the new aerobics instructor. While the two ladies are exercising, Dermot runs off with the Babes in the pram. The Sheriff pretends to be so upset that he can’t possibly go after them, Marian calls for Robin Hood to help. Robin arrives, but he is immediately arrested by the guards. Marian pleads for his release, which the Sheriff uses to get Marian to agree to marry him.

Meanwhile, deep in the woods, Dermot and Bob are trying to find somewhere to hide the Babes, not wanting to “get rid of them” as the Sheriff wanted, when they happen to pass some fairies (well, woodland spirits, really). They cast a magic spell, which makes Dermot and Bob fall asleep and the Fairies take the Babes. When they wake up Dermot and Bob, call for Robin Hood to help them and Robin gathers all of his merry men, before asking Dermot and Bob to join the crew. As one big fighting force, they advance on the castle to confront the Sheriff.

In the castle, the Sheriff is just about to wed a reluctant Maid Marian, when Robin arrives in a daring, heroic fashion, and has no trouble fighting his way to the Sheriff. The Sheriff starts to run, but Nursey catches him.

So the Babes are saved, Robin gets the girl and Nursey gets her man, Dermot and Bob get to be Merry Men and they all live happily ever after.

This stupendous  production, combines modern storytelling & musical theatre to create a legendary experience for young and old alike. Bright, lively & colourful & suitable for all ages, with over 15 characters; played by a cast of 5; full set, costumes, lights and sound; it has everything you need to make the season go with a thwaaang, a swisssh & a biooong! Fun and enjoyment for everyone guaranteed.”

The show lasts an hour which leaves time to pop home before making your way to the wonderful Tarvin Christmas Market which starts at 17:00

 

 

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