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Welcome to the Village Ventures Spring 2008 new guide to what's on at a venue nearyou! As always, there are lots of goodies to choose from, so put dates in your diary andbook tickets now - you are sure of a warm welcome.

Village Ventures is the Nottinghamshire programme of professional arts and entertainmentfor community venues.

All the shows listed are professional performances subsidised by your local council,Nottinghamshire County Council and Arts Council East Midlands.

Tickets are sold locally for each event. Check with venues for the ticket prices.

The series is co-ordinated by Artservice on behalf of Ashfield District, Bassetlaw District,Broxtowe Borough, Gedling Borough, Newark and Sherwood District, Mansfield District,and Rushcliffe Borough Councils, and Nottinghamshire County Council.

For information about any aspect of the scheme, please contact either the arts section atyour local council or Artservice on: 01544 327877

Call contact numbers to book tickets and gain information on ticket prices, check start times,details and directions to venues. Please see back pages for access details.

Most of the shows are suitable for general family audiences; however, to make it easier foryou to plan a great night out with your family, look for the family friendly symbol andparticularly the age recommendation provided by performers.

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GHOST RIVER THEATRE COMPANYAWARD WINNING INTERNATIONAL THEATREMesa

Ghost River Theatre, from Calgary, Canada creates new Canadian theatre that isinnovative, original and highly theatrical. Their plays explore contemporary issuesand themes, combining live music and original stories with a unique theatricalperspective.

Imagine travelling from Calgary to Arizona….non-stop for five days….with your grandfather.

Paul, an out of work writer, is enlisted to drive his wife’s 93 year old Grandpa, “Bud”,from Calgary to his retirement trailer in Mesa, Arizona. They travel for five days,navigating the predictable turnoffs on the Interstate while discovering their need foreach other, sharing their lives and experiences, their hopes and dreams, and, inspite of their differences, discover a friendship for each other as they head South.

“A road trip worth taking” charming, funny, witty, sad, heartfelt and totallyunsentimental; a special evening. Not to be missed!

Tue 4 Mar, 8.00pmThurgarton Village Hall,

NG14 7GP01636 831051 or 831141

Sat 8 Mar, 7.30pmRolleston Village Hall,

NG23 5SR01636 816757

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SUSAN FLANNERY AND MICHAEL LUNTSHome Service

The music and humour of the Second World Warinspired and uplifted a generation during Britain’sdarkest but finest hour. In their latest show, HomeService, Susan Flannery and Michael Lunts draw onthis rich vein of material evoking the hardships, humourand heroism of those, especially women, fighting thewar on the Home Front.

Against a backdrop of blackouts, bombs and rationing,the wireless, through the BBC’s Home Service, foughtback with a barrage of entertainment while ENSAearned its affectionate nickname providing ‘Every NightSomething Awful’!Using authentic broadcasts, songs andcomic verse from the period, along with first-handaccounts of life in war-time Britain, Susan and Michaelbring to life the Forties in all its grit and grandeur.

Susan Flannery’s career has taken her from the West Endstage (Phantom of the Opera, Cats, Oklahoma!) tovenues worldwide with companies such as the RoyalOpera; she has also broadcast on Radio and TV in avariety of roles. Michael Lunts appeared as Sidney Cohnin the hit musical On Your Toes, toured nationally inCabaret and Masterclass, and since then has beentouring his highly successful series of one man shows asfar afield as Australia, Canada and the Middle East.

Home Service: theatrically and musically – a little gem!

Thu 13 Mar, 7.30pmPierrepont Gamston Primary School Hall, NG2 6TH0115 981 9292 or 0115 981 6806

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ROGUE THEATRE COMPANYMadame Lucinda’s Wonder Show

Journey through the doors of the imagination into a world of mystery, spectacle and horror.Based on poems and text written for the Wonder Show by the renowned Anna MarieMurphy (Kneehigh Theatre, The National Theatre, BBC Radio 4) combined with Rogue’sdaring style, Madame Lucinda’s Wonder Show beautifully blends the innocent with themacabre, optimism with the inescapable and the real with the fantastical.

With original music played live (on piano, violin, guitar, drums, harmonica, melodica andaccordion), mesmerising vocals, illusion, magic, side splitting comedy, ballet, whip cracking,explosive physical performance and powerful narrative, Madame Lucinda’s WonderShow stylistically borrows from the 1920s Side Show.

A dazzling piece of physical theatre using all the best of circus tradition and illusion with astrong plot and characterisation – irresistible!

Thu 13 Mar, 7.30pmStyrrup Village Hall, DN11 8LT01302 752515

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NEW PERSPECTIVES THEATRE COMPANYIn Search of Pontiflunk

In Search of Pontiflunk is a unique journey to the heart of the English countryside, which began when writer Phil Smith stumbled upon a dusty copy of The Book of The English Oak while searching the archive of his locallibrary for information about acorns.

Published 100 years ago, Charles Hurst’s book is an extraordinary account of the journey he made on foot fromManchester deep into the East Midlands, planting hundreds of acorns as he went. It’s the story of an Edwardianman on a mission, the hundreds of characters he meets en route and how his fate was to become entwined withthat of Pontiflunk – his canine companion.

In Search of Pontiflunk will be a delightful, funny, thought-provoking evening of theatrical storytelling inspired byHurst’s eccentric genius and Phil’s own brand of offbeat observation rooting itself firmly in the rural areas of ourregion with reference to many villages. Top quality entertainment guaranteed from New Perspectives, the EastMidlands’ favourite rural touring theatre company.

Fri 14 Mar, 7.30pmAslockton Church, NG13 9AL01949 850600

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OTTC TOURING THEATRE COMPANYAin’t Misbehavin’

The Fats Waller Musical Show - based on anidea by Murray Horwitz and Richard MaltbyJr, and presented by arrangement with JosefWeinberger Limited on behalf of Music TheatreInternational of New York.

Join the crowd who strut their stuff at Harlem’sfamous Cotton Club for an evening of singing,swinging and smiles all the way where the catsare cool and the music is hot!

The sexy, sultry, sassy musical soul of 1930sHarlem lives on in this finger-snapping, toe-tapping, musical revue that boasts a live jazztrio and five fabulous vocalists strummin’, struttin’and singing the songs made famous by the

outrageously prodigious King of Swing, the fabulous Thomas ‘Fats’ Waller.

With standards like Honeysuckle Rose, I Can’tGive You Anything But Love, The Joint is Jumpin’and It’s A Sin To Tell A Lie, Ain’t Misbehavin’is two hours of jam, jive and everything.

Unmissable!!

Fri 28 Mar, 7.30pmBurton Joyce Village HallNG14 5EY07788 435857

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THE COSMIC SAUSAGESIn Concert

A comic musical show featuring all styles of musicin the world dressed up with comedy and fun!

With a repertoire of hundreds of songs, melodiesand theme tunes, The Cosmic Sausages taketheir audience on a madcap musical tour of theworld, meeting up with James Bond, SergeGainsbourg, the Mafia, deranged cowboys,faith-healers, Cossacks and overacting pop starsalong the way.

Appearing first as a gentle folk band and armedonly with acoustic instruments, close harmonies

and a shared vision of the surreal, The CosmicSausages ambush their audience with asustained barrage of pop classics, mixingtheatre, circus, slapstick, competitions, crowdparticipation and insane walkabouts.

The Cosmic Sausages will give everyone abelting good time – fun and comedy and aboveall, great music. This band has it all.

Sat 29 Mar, 7.30pmBeeston, Chilwell Road Methodist ChurchNG9 1EH0115 943 1164

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Thu 3 Apr, 7.30pmBeckingham & Saundby Village Hall, DN10 4TS01427 848525

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Wed 2 Apr, 7.30pmHalam, St Michael’s Church, NG22 8AQ01636 815854

Sun 6 Apr, 7.30pmThurgarton Village Hall, NG14 7GP01636 831051 or 831141

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LONDON MOZART PLAYERSCHAMBER ENSEMBLEIn Concert

The London Mozart Players ChamberEnsemble featuring Maya Magub onviolin, Sarah Butcher on cello and TomDunn on viola.

One of Europe’s finest chamber orchestras,The London Mozart Players is the longestestablished chamber orchestra in the UK,founded in 1949 by the great Harry Blech.Since then it has had Jane Glover, MatthiasBamert and Andrew Parrott as its MusicDirectors. Its performances of Mozart and

other classical composers, both in theconcert hall and on CD, are recognisedthroughout the world. It is resident orchestrain Croydon’s Fairfield Hall and also makesregular appearances in all of London’smajor concert venues and across the UKand Europe.

The programme includes Beethoven StringTrio Op9 No3 in C Minor, Lennox BerkeleyTrio Op 19 and the Mozart Divertimento inE flat K563.

The chance of a lifetime to see this qualitymusical trio in a community venue near you!


SPAGHETTI SWING – CLASSY 1950sSTYLE ITALIAN JAZZ QUARTETIn Concert

An Italian quartet with a difference! Great music in anexhilarating show of ‘Italian spaghetti swing’, offeredby master musicians with the a great sense of humourand passion characteristic of the 50s Italian jazz.

This is pure Italian Style, through the music ofmasters such as Buscaglione, DomenicoModugno, Nicola Arigliano, Bongusto and theclassics ‘Volare’, ‘Che Bambola!’, ‘MamboItaliano’, and many others. The show is led by FredBrindisi, an exceptional frontman, in the twofold roleof starring-singer and refined sommelier-chef. Along

with Fred, the band comprises some of the mostrespected jazz players in Italy, Don Gigino Sideroon keyboard, “Perez” Stefanino Paparetto ondrums and Anidia Lollo, singer and dancer!

1950s swing jazz is hot and sexy, brilliant music andvery funny because these guys also cook spaghettion stage as well as sing and play! This is one greatnight of international touring – jazz and pasta – whatmore could you want!

Sat 5 Apr, 7.30pmEast Markham Village Hall, NG22 0JQ01777 871593

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Fri 4 Apr, 7.30pmNorwell Village Hall, NG23 6JN01636 636691 or 636174


MERVYN STUTTERAn Evening With …

Mervyn Stutter is an actor, comedian, scriptwriter, satirical songwriter, founder member of TheFlying Pickets and something of a national treasure; he performs in Edinburgh each year andaudiences love him. He’s worked on Radio and TV, in theatre and cabaret and knows how to tellstories and sing songs, poke fun at himself and at the Baby Boomer generation; he makes peoplelaugh and reflect on their lives.

The Sixties Generation is a huge social group that refuses to grow old gracefully. When Mervynturned 45 he created the highly successful rock and roll comedy series for Post War BabyBoomers called LOVE 40 – NEW BALLS PLEASE. It was an immediate success and ran on RadioTwo for three series. In 2004 Mervyn wrote and starred in another comedy series, this time forRadio 4 called GETTING NOWHERE FAST the story of Merv, a menopausal flower child in the21st Century.

Mervyn Stutter is an unashamed Baby Boomer and his sometimes wicked but always affectionatesense of humour brings warmth and joy to an audience that is happy to laugh both at his life andtheir own. You will simply love An Evening With …!

Wed 9 Apr, 7.30pmFlintham Village Hall,

NG23 5LF01636 525641

Sat 12 Apr, 7.30pmSyerston Village Hall,

NG23 5BN01636 525569 or 525854

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FOREST FORGE THEATRE COMPANYTo The Marrow by Sean Aita

To the Marrow: it’s war alright, gardening war, and this is the front line. To win it you’ve got tounderstand how the whole thing works. How the cycle comes around. It’s all a matter of life anddeath. And like in any war, you have to be prepared to crush your enemy completely!

Ed and Miles are competitive vegetable growers who believe in the old adage that ‘size matters’.While they are trying to put pounds on their veg, Miles’s wife is trying to shed pounds from her thighsand Ed’s wife is longing for something more than a husband who spends all his time on the allotment.

Join Forest Forge for an exploration of the life cycle, spider mites and the mysteries of the genuscucurbita and maybe a little twist in the tale.

A great storyline, high production values with inspirational actors - this will be great fun for all the family.

Thu 10 Apr, 7.45pmGringley on the Hill Village Hall, DN10 4RE01777 816831

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RATATAT THEATRE COMPANYHappy Jack, by John Godber

Ratatat Theatre Company’s production of John Godber’s earlier comedy,September in the Rain, toured the East and West Midlands to great acclaimduring Spring 2007, and for 2008 the company makes a welcome return withthe second play about Jack and Liz, the funny, bickering, loving couple fromSeptember in the Rain.

Happy Jack is based on small lovingly detailed extracts from Jack and Liz’s earlycourtship days, through to their retirement; it weaves a path through their long lifetogether, in a play, which is neat, joyous and celebratory.

Inspired by his beloved grandparents, Godber writes from the heart and writesfrom experience. John Godber is the most popular playwright after Shakespeareand Ayckbourn

Happy Jack: funny, moving, and life-affirming.

“Truly the best play that has been to the hall; the audience was crying withlaughter.” East Markham, September in the Rain

Fri 11 Apr, 7.30pmOrston Village Hall, NG13 9NG01949 851775

Tue 29 Apr, 7.30pmSutton cum Lound Village Hall,DN22 8PT01777 707736

Thu 1 May, 7.30pmWorksop, Acorn Community Theatre, S80 2AN01909 501817

Tue 6 May, 7.30pmEast Markham Village Hall, NG22 0SH01777 871593

Wed 7 May, 7.30pmUpton Village Hall, NG23 5SR01636 812416/ 813812

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CHRIS WOOD AND HUGH LUPTON On Common Ground

Winners of BBC Radio 2 Folk Award for Best OriginalSong 2006 ‘One in a Million’.

In this evening of stories, music, poetry and song ChrisWood and Hugh Lupton put their ears to the groundand celebrate the extra-ordinary lives of ordinary peopleand the places they have inhabited. Funny, exciting,poignant, spooky, bawdy and tragic in turn - this is aprogramme that sings of the unsung and remembers theforgotten histories of the soil.

Hugh is a master wordsmith, Chris is the leading folkmusician of his generation. Together they weave abeguiling magic featuring the 19th century poet, JohnClare, at the heart of this amazing, often profoundly

moving evening, which takes a fascinating look at theEnclosure Act and the impact on the common ground of19th century England – issues still alive today.

Chris Wood is a major figure in the British folk scene– a composer, singer, master guitarist and fiddleplayer. Hugh Lupton is an acclaimed storyteller andauthor. Hugh and Chris have been collaborating forten years. In 2005 their ‘Praise Song for JennyWing’ and ‘Christmas Champions’ were broadcaston BBC Radio Three.

A powerful and moving evening; for all those who carefor the countryside.

Fri 18 Apr, 7.30pmWest Bridgford, All Hallows Halls, NG2 5BP0115 982 1710

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BAYOU SECO FROM NEW MEXICOIn Concert

Think hillbillies and hoe downs, cowboys and cattle trains, Cajuns, Creoles and Crawfishbroils. After a scorching Winter tour Bayou Seco are back in the UK with their uniqueshow of songs, tunes and stories from the American South.

Wielding fiddles, accordions and banjos, singing in English, French and Spanish, JeanieMcLerie and Ken Keppeler move their audience to dance, laugh and cry (sometimes all atthe same time) with their inimitable blend of music and humour.

Let Bayou Seco take you on a musical journey from the bayous and prairies of Louisiana,westward over the dark and starry Texas plains, through the craggy Sangre de CristoMountains of New Mexico, and on into the Saguaro studded Sonora Desert of Arizona.

A Bayou Seco evening is a lively night of toe-tapping music that spans Cajun and Zydeco,Norteno (Tex-Mex), Chicken Scratch, New Mexican colonial dance tunes and cowboysongs, served heavily spiced with the hot chilli spirit of the territory; this is a rich stew of musicwhich has been simmering for centuries.

A lively night of toe-tapping music and tales for all the family.

Sat 19 Apr, 7.30pmBeeston, Chilwell Road Methodist Church NG9 1EH0115 943 1164

Thu 24 Apr, 7.00pmPierrepont Gamston Primary School Hall, NG2 6TH0115 981 9292 or 0115 981 6806

Thu 15 May, 7.30pmStyrrup Village Hall, DN11 8LT01302 752515

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LESTER SIMPSONStanding in Line ‘A very personal story of The Great War’

Standing in Line was commissionedby ‘Peace Concerts Passendale’ andfirst performed in the church atPassendale, Belgium. It’s a story of theGreat War using songs, readings andimages, told by Lester Simpson, PietChielens and Nigel Corbett.

It was 90 years last October thatAlbert Scrimshaw was killed in thethird battle of Leper, better known asthe battle of Passendale. Albert, born1885 in Eastwell, Nottinghamshireworked as a butler near Oxford,

married a girl from Windley,Derbyshire and became a farmlabourer. He joined the ‘Ox andBucks’ regiment and marched off towar, never to return. His widowAnnie lived in Duffield until her deathin the 1970s.

Internationally acclaimed singer-songwriter Lester Simpson tells thestory of his Great Uncle’s war.Lester’s songs have featured onradio, television, stage productionsand most recently in a co-productionwith the former Children’s LaureateMichael Murpurgo.

Piet Chielens works at the FlandersFields Museum, Leper, Belgium, and

brings to the production a wealth ofimages, and his own vastknowledge of the subject. NigelCorbett is a well-known musician,who plays a variety of styles fromclassical to folk and roots.

Tue 22 Apr, 7.30pmChilwell School, NG9 5AZ0115 925 2698

Fri 25 Apr, 7.30pmLowdham Village Hall,NG14 7BD0115 966 3596

Sat 26 Apr, 7.30pmRolleston Village Hall, NG23 5SR01636 816757

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IAN MCMILLAN AND TONY HUSBANDA Cartoon History of…

A unique, hilarious live-action cartooncreated by Yorkshire poet, broadcasterand comedian Ian McMillan togetherwith Cartoonist of the Year TonyHusband. Two funny men trained inSurvival Laughter reflect upon your villageand its stories. It’s Home – but as you’venever seen it drawn before.

This is how it works: Ian performs his solopoetry comedy spot and then, aftereveryone’s dried their eye, he espiescartoonist Tony sitting in the audience. Heinvites him onstage where, quitecoincidentally, an overhead projector,screen and 100 sheets of acetate film arewaiting. Then ensues a wonderful half houror more of words and images driven byIan and the audience, drawn by Tony, and

acted by members of the audience,creating a history, song, poem or legend ofwhere you live.

Poetry Footballer of the Year Ian McMillansparkles in mid-field with his weekly radioshow ‘The Verb’ every Saturday. BarnsleyFC’s Poet-in-Residence, HumbersidePolice’s Beat Poet, Yorkshire TV’sInvestigative Poet and star of ‘Battle of theBooks’ with Sandi Toksvig, his rip-roaringpoetry shows are legendary.

Tony Husband has been awarded Strip,Gap and Sports Cartoonist of the Year nofewer than ten times. His work appearsregularly in The Sun, The Times, SundayExpress and many more.

Simply breathtaking comedy and avisual delight!

Wed 23 Apr, 7.30pmWorksop, Acorn Community Theatre, S80 2AN01909 501817

Thu 24 Apr, 7.30pmCaunton, Dean Hole Community Centre, NG23 6AD01636 636523

Wed 21 May, 8.00pmThurgarton Village Hall, NG14 7GP01636 831141 or 831051

Fri 23 May, 8.00pmRadcliffe on Trent Grange Hall, NG12 2FB0115 911 8625

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SHIFTING SANDS THEATRE COMPANYThe Deadline

A postman delivers a parcel. Needing a signature, he knocks. The door opens. He ventures into the darkhouse. In the gloom he sees a knife. A knife buried in the back of a body slumped over a typewriter. Hesnatches the paper from the machine. He reads: “HELP - THEY ARE GOING TO…” Then from the cellarhe hears knocking. A desperate voice calls for help. Our innocent hero soon is lost in a twisting, maze-likeplot. When more dead bodies appear the postman becomes the prime suspect.

Shifting Sands presents a dynamic celebration of Film Noir, of thrillers and detective films, peopled bydouble-crossers, hard-boiled characters and women in peril, blackmailers and losers. Raymond Chandlermeets Laurel and Hardy in a shadowy world of menace and bad luck where nothing is ever what it seems.Three clowns will present a show that is by turns irreverent and moving, comic and heart breaking.

The Deadline is a visual feast of clowning and physical theatre in which members of the audience becomeour accomplices in finding the clues that will reveal a killer.

Thu 24 Apr, 7.30pmThrumpton Village Hall, NG11 0AX0115 983 0373

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CARTOON DE SALVOHard Hearted Hannah and other stories…

Cartoon De Salvo’s all new, script-defying andspontaneous show, inspired by the sassy, dirty andbittersweet music of the American South, is the latestfreewheeling antic from the team behind hit comicromance Meat and Two Veg and the inventive andfantastic The Chaingang Gang.

Part gig, part jukebox, part theatre – but entirely avoyage of discovery. Hard Hearted Hannah tells adifferent story every night. Featuring live Jug Band music(think souped-up washboards, guitars, banjos and ciderjugs for bass!), each new adventure is inspired by songschosen by the audience from a ‘menu’ before the show.

Will it be Boodle Am Shake or the Lindy Bird Hop? Willtonight’s tale star Smokey Joe, Scrubber Sam or HardHearted Hannah, the notorious vamp of Savannah?Only one thing’s for sure – no two audiences are alikeand no two shows will tell the same story…

Hard Hearted Hannah is essentially aboutcollaboration and involvement. Each community willbring its own flavour and response; each night will beone night only. Cartoon De Salvo are the wonderfulBecky Hurst, Brian Logan and Alex Murdoch.

Guaranteed: you’ll have a ball!

Fri 25 Apr, 7.30pmOldcotes Village Hall, S81 8JW01302 752515

Sat 26 Apr, 7.30pmBingham Village Ventures, Bingham, RobertMiles Infant School, NG13 8FE01949 875177(Tickets also available Bingham Library)

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NEW PERSPECTIVES THEATRE COMPANYThe Farm, by Richard Benson, adapted by Daniel Buckroyd

The True Story of one family and the English Countryside

Farming hadn’t come naturally to Richard Benson, so after a childhood spent crashing tractors and being outwitted byvarious farmyard animals he’d fled to London to become a journalist. Then one morning the call came, the news thatafter two hundred years of farming in Yorkshire the Benson family were being forced to sell up, and he found himselfpropelled back into a forgotten world of runaway pigs, love among the haystacks and men who wrestled bulls to provea point.

The Farm tells the painful, funny, uplifting story of how big business is changing the face of the English countryside forever,and how one family in particular adapted to the challenges of a new life after being forced to give up their birthright.

Another wonderful evening with this popular regional company.

(Occasional use of vernacular language).

Wed 30 Apr, 7.30pmStapleford, Maycliffe Hall, NG9 7HB0115 939 1818

Fri 2 May, 7.30pmNorth & South WheatleyVillage Hall, DN22 9DL01427 880758

Thu 8 May, 7.30pmRolleston Village Hall, NG23 5SR01636 816757

Fri 9 May, 7.30pmLowdham Village Hall, NG14 7BD0115 966 3596

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CHRIS GARRICK ANDJOHN ETHERIDGEIn Concert

Chris and John interpret jazz, folk,world and rock music by composersas diverse as Reinhardt andGrappelli, Duke Ellington, PaulMcCartney, Antonio Carlos Jobim,Pat Metheny and RichardThompson. Armed with bothacoustic and electric instrumentsthese two virtuoso soloists generatetonal tapestries, which enchant andmesmerise.

John Etheridge is a legend amongguitarists – the leading British jazzguitarist of his generation. He hashad an extraordinarily distinguishedcareer, ranging from playing with Soft

Machine to touring extensively as theguitarist with Stephane Grappelli’squartet.

Virtuoso violinist Chris Garrick is widelyrecognized as the foremost jazzviolinist in Britain and one of the leadingplayers on the world scene. He hastoured with Cleo Lane, AngeloDebarre, Julian Joseph and EasternEuropean group Szapora, andrecorded with artists including LukaBloom and Brian Ferry.

This exciting duo offers a tantalisingevening of music and warmconversation, a very special chanceto hear two nationally acclaimedplayers fire off one another; you arepromised an intimate and trulymemorable event.

Wed 7 May, 7.30pmBeeston, Chilwell RoadMethodist Church NG9 1EH0115 943 1164

Thu 8 May, 7.30pmHalam, St Michael’s Church, NG22 8AQ01636 815854

Sat 17 May, 7.30pmCaunton, Dean HoleCommunity Centre, NG23 6AD01636 636523

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FRASER HOOPERFunny Business

One man clown and mime show for youngpeople and their families.

Fraser Hooper creates spontaneous comedy in ajoyful atmosphere where anything can happen.He gives a mesmerising performance, holdingyou spellbound with laughter and charms hisaudience without saying a word, gentlyencouraging his willing volunteers to becomeheroes in his hilarious show. He holds a delicatebalance, keeping his volunteers feeling safe andhappy while they perform the most ridiculousroutines. Stunts include human levitation, fishingrod tennis, the giant leap of death and the uni-cycling waiter. Each performance is unique.

After a glittering career in menswear, FraserHooper gave it all up to become one of the best-

dressed acts on the circuit. Eighteen years on, hisunique brand of physical comedy has delightedthousands of audiences worldwide. From sell outtheatres across the UK, to the comedy and streetfestivals of Europe and Australasia, this awardwinning show with a nod to the great silentclowns uses audience participation, comedyjuggling and mesmerising mime.

Fraser Hooper is no ordinary clown - he’s aseriously clever and funny clown; a class act.You’ll love it!

Wed 7 May, 6.30pmHucknall, John Godber Centre NG15 7FQ0115 963 9633

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UMDUMO WESIZWE FROM ZIMBABWEIn concert – Nqingqo

Umdumo Wesizwe is the newest a cappellasensation to come out of Bulawayo(Zimbabwe's cultural melting pot) they perform‘imbube’ music and over the years havecreated their own style of 'imbube' christened'igusheshe'.

Umdumo Wesizwe are 8 young mensinging songs of love, hope, worship,courtship, hardship and African socialcommentary and will mesmerise you withtheir harmonies and tip-toe dance routines.This is vocal music that is laced with musicstyles of Afro Pop, Jazz, R&B and Reggae.

The music was born in the mines of SouthAfrica. Black workers were taken by rail to

work far away from their homes and theirfamilies. Poorly housed and paid worse, theywould entertain themselves after a six-dayweek by singing songs into the wee hoursevery Sunday morning. This began a fierce butsocial competition held regularly and was thehighlight of everyone's social calendar. Thewinners were awarded a goat for their effortsand, of course, the adoration of their fans.

Imbube has been made popular in the westby Ladysmith Black Mambazo,Zimbabwe's Black Umfolosi and theAustrian based trio Insingizi.

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Wed 14 May, 7.00pmWilloughby Village Hall, LE12 6SX01509 889277/880056


FAIRGAME THEATRE COMPANYKeep on Moving

An old-fashioned fairground show set in the 19th century; full of fun, excitement and extraordinary sights!

Taking inspiration from the travelling fairgrounds of bygone times and the lives of those who lived and workedthem, Keep on Moving whirls you back to a time of toffee apples and bearded ladies, bare-fisted boxingmatches and illusion. Welcome to a world where the colours are heady and strange, the music live andalluring, where your heart beats quicker in anticipation and just about anything can happen….

“A tour de force – an utterly charming show for all the family” Sue Roberts, Artservice

“A real extravaganza – fun, funny and bright” Cheltenham Everyman

Thu 15 May, 7.30pm Sun 18 May, 7.30pmSutton-cum-Lound Village Hall, DN22 8PT Ordsall Parish Hall, DN22 7TU01777 707736 01777 706433

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VILLAGE VENTURE’S INTERNATIONAL WORLD MUSIC AND DANCE PROGRAMME

We are delighted to be able to continue offering Nottinghamshire audiences a chanceto see superb international work as part of this Spring 2008 season made possiblewith extra financial assistance from NRTF and Esmée Fairbairn Vital ConnectionsFund, Arts Council England East Midlands, the County and District Councils.

We know that you will enjoy three fantastically different tours: an amazing Italian1950s jazz quartet Spaghetti Swing; from New Mexico Bayou Seco a duo withmusic, songs and stories from the Deep South; and Umdumo Wesizwe, an eightperson a cappella group from Zimbabwe, touring for the first time out of Africa.

Book now to ensure your tickets guaranteeing an evening of exceptional quality, andmarvellous music and dance hosted in your local hall.

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tour diary

Call contact number to book tickets and gain information on ticket prices, age appropriateness, check start times and directions to venue. Please see back pages for access details supplied by venues.

Ghost River Theatre Company MesaTue 4 Mar 8.00pmThurgarton Village Hall, NG14 7GP 01636 831051/831141Sat 8 Mar 7.30pmRolleston Village Hall, NG23 5SR 01636 816757

Susan Flannery & Michael LuntsHome ServiceThu 13 Mar 7.30pmPierrepont Gamston Primary School Hall, 0115 981 9292 NG2 6TH /0115 9816806

Rogue Theatre CompanyMadame Lucinda’s Wonder ShowThu 13 Mar 7.30pmStyrrup Village Hall, DN11 8LT 01302 752515

New Perspectives Theatre CompanyIn Search of PontiflunkFri 14 Mar 7.30pmAslockton Church, NG13 9AL 01949 850600

OTTC Touring Theatre CompanyAin’t Misbehavin’Fri 28 Mar 7.30pmBurton Joyce Village Hall, NG14 5EY 07788 435857

The Cosmic SausagesIn ConcertSat 29 Mar 7.30pmBeeston, Chilwell Rd Methodist Church, NG9 1EH 0115 943 1164 Thu 3 Apr 7.30pmBeckingham & Saundby Village Hall, DN10 4TS 01427 848525

London Mozart Players Chamber EnsembleIn ConcertWed 2 Apr 7.30pmHalam, St Michael’s Church, NG22 8AQ 01636 815854Sun 6 Apr 7.30pmThurgarton Village Hall, NG14 7GP 01636 831051

/831141Spaghetti SwingIn ConcertFri 4 Apr 7.30pmNorwell Village Hall, NG23 6JN 01636 636691

/636174Sat 5 Apr 7.30pmEast Markham Village Hall, NG22 0JQ 01777 871593

Mervyn StutterAn Evening With…Wed 9 Apr 7.30pmFlintham Village Hall, NG23 5LF 01636 525641Sat 12 Apr 7.30pmSyerston Village Hall, NG23 5BN 01636 525569

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Forest Forge Theatre CompanyTo The Marrow by Sean AitaThu 10 Apr 7.45pmGringley on the Hill Village Hall, DN10 4RE 01777 816831

Ratatat Theatre CompanyHappy Jack, by John GodberFri 11 Apr 7.30pmOrston Village Hall, NG13 9NJ 01949 851775Tue 29 Apr 7.30pmSutton cum Lound Village Hall, DN22 8PT 01777 707736Thu 1 May 7.30pmWorksop, Acorn Community Theatre, S80 2AN 01909 501817Tue 6 May 7.30pmEast Markham Village Hall, NG22 0SH 01777 871593Wed 7 May 7.30pmUpton Village Hall, NG23 5SR 01636 812416

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Chris Wood and Hugh Lupton On Common GroundFri 18 Apr 7.30pmWest Bridgford, All Hallows Hall, NG2 5BP 0115 982 1710

Bayou Seco from New Mexico - CONTINUED OVERIn ConcertSat 19 Apr 7.30pmBeeston, Chilwell Road Methodist Church, NG9 1EH 0115 943 1164

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Bayou Seco from New Mexico - CONTINUEDThu 24 Apr 7.00pmPierrepont Gamston Primary School Hall, NG2 6TH 0115 981 9292

/6806Thu 15 May 7.30pmStyrrup Village Hall, DN11 8LT 01302 752515

Lester SimpsonStanding in LineTue 22 Apr 7.30pmChilwell School, NG9 5AZ 0115 925 2698Fri 25 Apr 7.30pmLowdham Village Hall, NG14 7BD 0115 966 3596Sat 26 Apr 7.30pmRolleston Village Hall, NG23 5SR 01636 816757

Ian McMillan & Tony HusbandA Cartoon History of…Wed 23 Apr 7.30pmWorksop, Acorn Community Theatre, S80 2AN 01909 501817Thu 24 Apr 7.30pmCaunton, Dean Hole Community Centre, 01636 636523NG23 6ADWed 21 May 8.00pmThurgarton Village Hall, NG14 7GP 01636 831141

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Fri 23 May 8.00pmRadcliffe on Trent Grange Hall, NG12 2FB 0115 911 8625

Shifting Sands Theatre CompanyThe DeadlineThu 24 Apr 7.30pmThrumpton Village Hall, NG11 0AX 0115 983 0373

Cartoon De SalvoHard Hearted Hannah and other stories…Fri 25 Apr 7.30pmOldcotes Village Hall, S81 8JW 01302 752515Sat 26 Apr 7.30pmBingham Village Ventures, 01949 875177Bingham, Robert Miles Infant School, NG13 8FE(Tickets also available Bingham Library)

New Perspectives Theatre CompanyThe FarmWed 30 Apr 7.30pmStapleford, Maycliffe Hall, NG9 7HB 0115 939 1818Fri 2 May 7.30pmNorth & South Wheatley Village Hall, DN22 9DL 01427 880758Thu 8 May 7.30pmRolleston Village Hall, NG23 5SR 01636 816757 Fri 9 May 7.30pmLowdham Village Hall, NG14 7BD 0115 9663596

Chris Garrick and John EtheridgeIn ConcertWed 7 May 7.30pmBeeston, Chilwell Road Methodist Church 0115 943 1164NG9 1EHThu 8 May 7.30pmHalam, St Michael’s Church, NG22 8AQ 01636 815854Sat 17 May 7.30pmCaunton, Dean Hole Community Centre, 01636 636523NG23 6AD

Fraser HooperFunny BusinessWed 7 May 6.30pmHucknall, John Godber Centre NG15 7FQ 0115 963 9633

Umdumo Wesizwe from ZimbabweIn concert Wed 14 May 7.00pmWilloughby Village Hall, LE12 6SX 01509 889277

/880056Fairgame Theatre CompanyKeep on MovingThu 15 May 7.30pmSutton-cum-Lound Village Hall, DN22 8PT 01777 707736Sun 18 May 7.30pmOrdsall Parish Hall, DN22 7TU 01777 706433

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Burton Joyce Village Hall

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East Markham Village Hall

Flintham Village Hall

Gringley on the Hill Village Hall

Halam, St Michael's Church

Hucknall, John Godber Centre

Lowdham Village Hall

North & South Wheatley Village Hall

Norwell Village Hall

Oldcotes Village Hall

Ordsall Parish Hall

Orston Village Hall

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Thurgarton Village Hall

Upton Village Hall

West Bridgford All Hallows Halls

Willoughby on the Wolds Village Hall

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Rolleston Village Hall

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Styrrup Village Hall

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