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Socialist Theatre Course
Led by Tom McLennan
Socialist writers have had a huge influence on modern drama and theatre. This challenging course covers Agitprop, Brecht, Unity Theatre, Augusto Boal, Joan Littlewood, Athol Fungard, Banner Theatre and 7:84 amongst others.
At the end of the course students will put their heads together to see if they can construct a piece of socialist theatre of their own using the techniques they have learnt.
Course runs on Tuesdays for 10 weeks starting Tuesday 7 February 2012.
For further information and to book your place phone Tom on 07716848894 or email tomm562002@yahoo.com
This Socialist Theatre course is run by the Workers Educational Association (WEA)
First Thursday Comedy Club
A hilarious evening featuring the cream of comedy talent on the first Thursday of every month.This month features Scottish comedian of the year Ro Campbell (a great achievement for an Australian!) plus soon-to-be-famous Nina Smith.
Plus two more hillarious acts!
A First Thursday Comedy Club event.
Up Jumped Spring!
Metro Jazz
Leap into springtime with Metro Jazz. A vernal feast of music in the jazz vernacular, featuring Metro Jazz, The Met's own community jazz orchestra, led by the legendary Munch Manship.
Image by Louise Docker
The Early Mac Band
Formerly known as Greenmac, this great British Blues Band showcases the blues music of Peter Green, BB King, Gary Moore, Elmore James, Hendrix and many more!
A Monthly R & B Club event.
Kirsty Almeida and The Troubadours
Supported by Ian Reynolds with Paul Cowham
As seen at Ramsbottom Festival, Kirsty Almeida draws you into her enchanting, uplifting and, at times, devilishly dark world.
Classic songwriting mixes with murder lullabies, broken blues-folk beauty, New Orleans soul, voodoo-tinged-pop and a healthy dose of Tim Burton-style brooding.
Chris Wood
Multi award wining Chris Wood is an uncompromising writer whose music reveals his love for the un-official history of the English speaking people.
With gentle intelligence he weaves the tradition with his own contemporary parables. His writing has been said to share the same timeless quality as Richard Thompson at his best.
Errol Linton and Band
Errol is three times winner of the Best British Blues Harmonica Player Award. His most recent album Mama Said has gained fantastic reviews in the national papers such as The Independent On Sunday, The Observer, The Sunday Times and The Daily Telegraph, and magazines like Mojo.
"Errol deserves more than an underground reputation"
MOJO.
"Gifted"
INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY
"Fascinating new talent"
SUNDAY TIMES
Yvonne Lyon
Singer/songwriter Yvonne Lyon is among the best and brightest emerging talent currently from Scotland. Her new album Ashes & Gold has been achieving five star reviews and combines poignant lyrics with strong, creative melodies, demonstrating a voice that can be both fragile and intense.
She has consistently drawn and stirred crowds across the UK with her emotive performances. Yvonne has toured extensively throughout the UK and shared the stage with the likes of Patti Griffin, Luka Bloom, Karine Polwart, Juliet Turner and Iona.
"Just stunning music"
- Bob Harris BBC Radio 2
David R Black
plus support from Jupitar Sands, Inora and Fort Worth
David R Black are currently on tour promoting their third album Secret City, released last year to great reviews.
The Games
Spike Theatre Company
An 'undiscovered' Aristophanes comedy, The Games tells the story of three Greek nobodies caught up in a celestial bet between Zeus, Hera and Hercules. Our unwitting heroes: Stanzas (a terrible poet), Darius (the runt of the litter) and Hermaphrodite (born a girl) travel to compete in the ancient Olympics and take on the heroes of the sporting world with epic results for mankind.
The Games incorporates clown, original music, song, shadow puppetry and original music.