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Partnership

Front Cover: Lewis Chessmen, walrus ivory gaming piece © The Trustees of the British Museum

Jay Foreman’s Disgusting Songs for Revolting ChildrenMon 12 February, 2.30pm £8 / £6 children / £24 family

All ages

A devilishly cheeky hour of songs,

poems and comedy for children of all

ages in this family friendly show.

New half term date – same

great week of family fun!

Make, do and bop with Our Kids SocialTue 13 February, 1.30pm, £6

Ages 4 -10 years

Enjoy a knees up with your nipper

in this silent disco. Come along from

12pm for the craft activity where you

can create everything from masks and

headdresses to decorations.

James Campbell: The Hilarious Funny World of… Thu 15 February, 2.30pm

£8 / £6 children / £24 family

Ages 6+

A stand-up comedy show for children,

their parents and anyone who likes

comedy without the rude words.

Lyngo Theatre Tom ThumbFri 16 February, 2.30pm

£8 / £6 children / £24 family

Ages 3+

Performed entirely on and under a

kitchen table! The classic take brought

to life in a playful and fascinating show.

Little Blue Monster Productions Dogs Don’t Do BalletWed 14 February, 2.30pm

£11 - £9

Ages 3+

The funny tale of a little dog with

a very big dream!

KIDSFEST 2018 – Mon 12 – Sat 17 February

Visit our free Museum & Discover

Ancient Egypt exhibition for more family

friendly fun!

FamilyHighlights

Half a String TheatreHeart of the SeaSat 7 April, 2.30pm £8 / £6 children / £24 family Ages 7+An epic musical folktale told on a

miniature scale using haunting live

music to tell the story of a young boy

who bottles up his heart and throws

it into the sea. Centred around a

beautifully carved wooden chest that

holds the secrets to the story.

Goblin TheatrePeter and the WolfSat 17 March, 2pm£8 / £6 children / £24 familyAges 4+With new music lovingly inspired by

Prokofiev’s classic, this is Peter and the Wolf as you’ve never seen it before.

Honalee Media Easter Bunny’s Eggs Factor Fri 30 March, 2pm£9.50 / £7.50 children / £30 familyIt’s the Easter Bunny’s singing competition. Marty MacDonald, Henrietta the Hen and Professor Pinky

are all going to enter, can you help

them practice and see if YOU have

The Eggs Factor too?

Free Easter treat for

every child!

MusicHighlights

Moya BrennanThu 15 March, 7.30pm£22Moya is the voice of Clannad and her live show is a true spectacle!

Fairport ConventionFri 26 January, 7.30pm£23A mix of long-established Fairport favourites and new material from their

album 50:50@50 celebrating their Golden anniversary.

King Pleasure & the Biscuit BoysSat 7 April, 7.30pm £15Celebrating 30 years on the road,

the band are more than the greatest

jump, jive and swing band on the

planet, they’ve become an institution.Image: King Pleasure & the Biscuit Boys

The Cavern Beatles Fri 20 April, 7.30pm£22 / £20 concession A Magical History Tour through the works of the greatest pop music

phenomenon.

Ladies of the BluesSat 30 March, 7.30pm £20 door / £18 advanceThree of the best loved female European

Blues artists come together in this stunning line up. Connie Lush, Erja

Lyytinen & Kyla Brox.

Nine Below ZeroFri 27 April, 8pm£16.50 One of the UK’s finest Rhythm & Blues Bands take to the stage.

Image: The Cavern Beatles

Image: Steve KnightlyFOLKHighlights

Kathryn Roberts and Sean LakemanSat 17 March, 7.30pm£15 adv / £17 doorsOne of the UK folk scenes’s most

rewardingly enduring partnerships.

Steve Knightley: No Secrets – Songs & StoriesFri 19 January, 7.30pm£18Expect classics like ‘Cousin Jack’ ‘Country life’ and ‘AIG’, as well as material from Dylan.

Chris Difford and Boo HewardineSat 24 March, 7.30pm £18Squeeze co-founder Chris Difford

is joined by Boo Hewerdine, singer-songwriter and driving force

behind The Bible.

Feast of FiddlesSat 21 April, 7.30pm£20 / £10 under 16sA musical extravaganza covering almost every genre and involving

quite a few fiddles! It’s not just folk, it’s not just fiddles it’s entertainment.

£48 Festival Ticket

£35 Day Ticket

Gig tickets from £10

(see website for more details)

LOVE FOLK FESTIVAL – Fri 9 – Sat 10 February

LindisfarneJim MorayKadiaHoly Moly & The CrackersRob Heron & the Tea Pad Orchestra Rachel Newton Trio Andy May Trio

Plus Free

Get into Music Workshop (Free)Busk Love Folk Stage

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ComedyHighlights

Andy ZaltzmanFri 13 January, 8pm

£12

A stand-up comedian, broadcaster

and author, who has firmly established himself in the vanguard of British comedy with his unique brand of

political satire.

Laurence Clark: IndependenceSat 17 February, 8pm

£12 / £10 concession

Laurence discovers that he doesn’t

have to be Superman and do

everything. But life throws up the unexpected when you depend on others to fasten your jeans for you.

Phil Wang: KinabaluWed 28 February, 8pm

£12

In a world intent on building walls

and bolstering borders, what is

a Commonwealth man to do?

Some blistering new comedy gold –

that’s what.

Omid Djalili: Schmuck For a NightSat 27 January, 8pm

£24

Known for his legendary stand-up

performances he has extended his UK tour for the third time, due to

overwhelming demand!

Image: Laurence Clark: Independence

Daliso Chaponda: What the African Said...Thu 26 April, 8pm£15

Britain’s Got Talent finalist and Amanda Holden’s golden buzzer act comedian Daliso Chaponda returns to The Atkinson with his debut stand up tour in 2018.

Mitch Benn: I’m Still HereFri 9 March, 8pm£13 / £11 concession(“the country’s leading musical satirist” Times) looking backwards, forwards and sideways trying to make the world a better place, one silly song at a time..

Simon Evans: Genius Thu 15 March, 8pm£14Ever since he was a small boy, all Evans really wanted was to be recognised by the world as a man of genius. He has, until now, remained thwarted.

Carl Hutchinson LiveFri 16 March, 7.30pm£12Uniquely stubborn, outright impractical and undeniably hilarious!

Image: Daliso Chaponda: What the African Said...

Ed Byrne: Spoiler AlertSat 28 April, 8pm, £24Are we spoiled? Come and watch as Ed Byrne takes this question, turns it upside down and shakes it until the funny falls out. Go on, spoil yourself.

Southport Film GuildFirst Wednesday of every month, 7.30pm

£4.50 per film (for non members)

Membership:

Half Price Membership available from January

£20/ £18 unwaged /

£14 under 25s*

Valid until August 2018.

*proof required

Image: Hell or High Water (15)

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Hidden Figures (PG)3 January

Under the Showdows (15)7 February

Things to Come (PG-13)7 March

Hell or High Water (15)4 April

OTHERhighlights

COMING SOON!

Dyad Productions Jane Eyre: An AutobiographySat 24 March, 7.30pm £14 (£12 concession)Told through Jane’s eyes performer Rebecca Vaughan embodies Jane and several other characters in this intimate study of love’s realities.

Gretchen PetersSat 26 May

Dirty DustingWed 27 June

Barbara Nice Sat 26 May

Who, me Sat 30 June

Chapterhouse Theatre Company

Alice in WonderlandFri 3 August

Sarah and Duck LiveFri 1 June

The SouthmartinsFri 2 February, 8pm£13 lower level standing £15 balconyA tribute to The Beautiful South and the Housemartins.

David Baddiel My Family: Not the SitcomSat 17 March, 7.30pm£25.50A show about memory, ageing, infidelity, dysfunctional relatives, moral policing on social media, golf, and gay cats. Come and be offended on David’s behalf!

Image: Jane Eyre: An Autobiography

Warhol to Walker: American prints from pop art to todaySat 13 January – Sat 10 March

Following the progress of American

printmaking from the age of Pop

art right until the present. It features

iconic images by nine key American

printmakers including Warhol, Johns

and Rauschenberg.

A related display of prints by British artists from the Atkinson’s collection

will include work by Eduardo

Paolozzi, Richard Hamilton and Patrick Heron.

A British Museum Partnership ExhibitionSupported by the Dorset Foundation

EXHIBiTION HIGHLIGHTS

Image: Andy Warhol, Campbell’s Green Pea Soup,

1968 © 2017 The Andy Warhol Foundation

for the Visual Arts, Inc. / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York and DACS, London

Adventures in Egypt – Mrs Goodison & Other Travellers Until 10 March

A unique exhibition combining objects from Mrs Goodison’s collection with masterpieces from UK and

international collections.

Image: York Helmet, by Anthony

Chappel-Ross, York Museums Trust

Vikings: Rediscover the Legend31 March – 7 July

Two of the most significant and internationally recognised collections

of Viking Age treasure in Britain are brought together for the first time in this major new exhibition.

Featuring some of the most exciting Anglo-Saxon and Viking discoveries ever made, the exhibition explores how the Vikings transformed life

in Britain.

Star objects from the British Museum feature alongside the Yorkshire Museum’s world class collections, with new interpretations

to give a fresh perspective on how

the Vikings shaped every aspect

of life in Britain.

Tickets: £5 adult / £3 child / £12 familyThe Atkinson Supporters: FREE entry

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Collectors, Curators and Excavators - Egyptian objects in the 19th CenturyWed 3 January, 7pm

Exploring Mrs Goodison collection.

GladiatorWed 7 February, 7pm

Exploring the world of the Roman gladiator.

Pyramids, temples and sun worship in Ancient EgyptWed 7 March, 7pm Looking at answering many of the

questions raised about the building

of pyramids.

The Viking Settlement of the Sefton CoastWed 4 April, 7pm

The legacy of the Vikings along

our coastline including local Viking

legends, place names, settlement

distribution and archaeology.

Evening Talks Free for members of The Atkinson

Development Trust / £5 for non- members

Talks Image: Antiquities Dealers at

Philae, Carl Werner, 1875

Loan from James Ede

Charity Number: 1161020

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Dyad Productions Jane Eyre: An AutobiographySat 24 March, 7.30pm, £14 / £12 concessions

James SeabrightAdam Kay: This is Going to Hurt (Secret Diaries of a Junior Doctor)Wed 28 March. 7.30pm, £15

Murder Mystery ProductionsGoing Going GoneSat 31 March, 7.30pm, £20 includes 2 course buffet and glass of wine

TheatreAll Souls Dramatic ClubBeauty and The BeastThu 11 January - Sun 21 January, Times vary, £12 / £10 children Thu all tickets £10

Southport Dance Academy Season to DanceSat 3 March, 7pm, Sun 4 March, 2.30pm £11 / £8

Goblin Theatre Peter and the WolfSat 17 March, 2pm, £8 / £6 children / £24 family ticket, Ages 4+

Honalee Media Ltd Easter Bunny’s Eggs FactorFri 30 March, 2pm, £9.50 / £7.50 children / £30 family, Ages 2+

Half a String TheatreA Heart at SeaSat 7 April, 2.30pm, £8 / £6 children / £24 family, Ages 7+

Twinkle Twinkle Sat 28 April, 11.30am, 1.30pm, 3.30pm, £8 / £6 children / £24 family, Ages 1-3

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Family

Cake & Classical with L’Orchestra Dell ArteFirst Monday of every Month, 12.30pm, £12 / £42 season ticket Prices include piece of cake. Please arrive at 12.30pm.

Saxophone & Harp 8 January

Cello & Piano 5 February

Elfair Grug 5 March

Strings 9 April

Sefton OperaTea DanceThird Monday of every month, 15 January, 19 February, 19 March, 16 April, 1pm doors, 1.30 pm – 3.30 pm, £2 (pay on door)

Daytime events

Kidsfest 2018!

Jay Foreman’s Disgusting Songs for Revolting ChildrenMon 12 February, 2.30pm, £8 / £6 child / £24 family, All ages

Make, do and bop with Our Kids SocialTue 13 February, 1.30pm, £6, Ages 6+(Silent disco and craft)

Little Blue Monster ProductionsDogs Don’t Do BalletWed 14 February, 2.30pm, £9 – £11, Ages 3+

James Campbell: The Hilarious Funny World of…Thu 15 February, 2.30pm, £8 / £6 child / £24 family, Ages 6+

Lyngo TheatreTom ThumbFri 16 February, 2.30pm, £8 / £6 child / £24 family, Ages 3+

Make It/ Hands OnFree craft activities available see website for details

Mon 12 – Sat 17 February A new time of year but still the same great amount of family fun! Kidsfest is now taking place in Feb half term – so get ready for a jam-packed week of adventures.

COMEDY

Laugh Out Loud Comedy ClubSat 6 January, 3 February, 3 March, 7 April, 8pm £15 advance / £17.50 doors / £40 season ticket / £10 each for groups of 10+

AvalonAndy ZaltzmanSat 13 January, 8pm, £12

Omid Djalili: Schmuck For a NightSat 27 January, 8pm, £24

Laurence Clark: IndependenceSat 17 February, 8pm, £12 / £10 concessions

Phil Wang: KinabaluWed 28 February, 8pm, £12

Mitch Benn: I’m Still Here Fri 9 March, 8pm, £13/ £11 concessions

Off the Kerb Simon Evans: GeniusThu 15 March, 8pm, £14

Carl Hutchinson LiveFri 16 March, 7.30pm, £12

David Baddiel My Family: Not The SitcomSat 17 March, 7.30pm, £25.50

ROAR and Live Nation Daliso Chaponda: What the African Said...Thu 26 April, 8pm, £15

Phil McIntyre EntertainmentsEd Byrne: Spoiler AlertSat 28 April, 8pm, £24

At A GlanceJanuary – April ‘18

Exhibitions

Free, donations welcome

Why Look at Animals? Until Sat 10 March

Adventures in Egypt – Mrs Goodison & Other TravellersUntil Sat 10 March

Warhol to Walker: American prints from pop art to today Sat 13 January – Sat 10 March

Viking: Rediscover the LegendSat 31 March – Sat 7 July, £5 adult / £3 child / £12 familySeason Tickets and group discounts also available

THE LANDING

All Artworks for Sale

Lisa Langan 10 February – 1 April

Ten Plus Textiles 7 April – 15 July

Film

Southport Film GuildFirst Wednesday of every Month, 7.30pm £4.50 per film for non-members

Hidden Figures (PG) 3 January

Under The Shadow (15) 7 February

Things to Come (PG-13) 7 March

Hell or High Water (15) 4 April

Steve Knightley: No Secrets – Songs & Stories Fri 19 January, 7.30pm, £18

Fairport Convention Fri 26 January, 7.30pm, £23

The Tannahill Weavers Thu 1 February,7.30pm, £14 / £12 concessions

Tribute to The Beautiful South and the HousemartinsThe SouthmartinsFri 2 February, 8pm, £13 lower level standing / £15 balcony

Music

Woody Guthrie: Hard Times and Hard Travelin’ Fri 23 February, 7.30pm, £10

Marcus Bonfanti Fri 2 March, 8pm, £10

Sam Kelly & the Lost Boys Sat 10 March, 7.30 pm, £12 lower level / £10 balcony

Moya Brennan Thu 15 March, 7.30pm, £22

Kathryn Roberts and Sean LakemanSat 17 March, 7.30pm, £15 / £17 doors

Friends of Folk Julie Felix Thu 22 March, 7.30pm, £15

Mothership – Led Zeppelin tribute Fri 23 March, 7.30pm, £15 / £12 concessions

Chris Difford & Boo Hewerdine Sat 24 March, 7.30pm, £18

SONG: All Shook UpThu 29 March 2.30pm & Fri 30 March, 7.30pm Sat 31 March, 2.30pm & 7.30pm, £12 – £15

Ladies of the Blues:Connie Lush, Erja Lyytinen, Kyla BroxFri 30 March, 7.30pm, £18 / £20 doors

Ross Ainslie & Ali HuttonFri 6 April, 7.30pm, £14

King Pleasure & The Biscuit BoysSat 7 April, 7.30pm, £15

A Spoonful of ShermanThu 12 April, 7.30pm, Fri 13 April 2.30pm & 7.30pm £16.50 / £12 children / £52.50 family

The Cavern BeatlesFri 20 April, 7.30pm, £22 / £20 concessions

Friends of FolkFeast of FiddlesSat 21 April, 7.30pm, £20 / £10 under 16s

Nine Below ZeroFriday 27 April, 8pm, £16.50

Love Folk Festival 2018Fri 9 February - Sat 10 February, Times vary

FridayJim Moray with Kadia 7.30pm

SaturdayAndy May Trio 12:30pm – 1:30pm

Rachel Newton Trio 2pm – 3pm

Rob Heron and the Tea Pad Orchestra 3.30pm – 4.30pm

Holy Moly & The Crackers 5.15pm - 6.30pm

Lindisfarne 7.30pm

Grateful Fred’sFirst Wednesday of every month, 7.30pm £11 adv / £13 doors / £38 season ticket

Hannah Johnson & The Broken Hearts 3 January

Red Tail Ring 7 February

Bronwynne Brent 7 March

Connla 4 April

Workshop

Anita Young –Drawing Inspiration From The FoxWed 7 February, 10.30am – 3.30pm, £35In aid of Freshfields Animal Rescue

Community Activities

Chair based exercise classes & Diets Don’t Work Sessions Activelifestyles-sefton.co.uk, 0151 934 2352

Sefton Art Group Roy Munday 07737 982513 / roymun@cybase.co.uk / artclasses-merseyside.co.uk

Job ClubEvery Wednesday, 2pm – 4pm

Companions Every other Thursday, 1pm – 2.30pm

Family HistoryEvery Tuesday, 2pm – 4pm, Friday 10am – 12pm Saturday 10.30am – 1pm

Graphics ClubMonthly on a Thursday, please ask staff for details 0151 934 2118

Library Groups Monthly, please ask staff for details or call 0151 934 2118

Talks

Object of the MonthFree monthly talks about objects in our collections, Donations welcome

Warhol to Walker Wed 10 January, 1pm

Wirral & Cheshire Badger GroupThrough the Years Wed 14 February, 1pm

Billy and Charlie and Shaun - Two Tales of Spectacular Forgery in the World of AntiquitiesWed 14 March, 1pm

Wheelrighting and Other Adventures Wed 11 April, 1pm

Evening TalksFree for members of The Atkinson Development Trust / £5 for non-members

Collectors Curators and Excavators - Egyptian objects in the 19th Century Wed 3 January, 7pm

Gladiator Wed 7 February, 7pm

Pyramids, temples and sun worship in Ancient Egypt Wed 7 March, 7pm

The Viking Settlement of the Sefton Coast Wed 4 April, 7pm

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