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January – July 2012

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Welcome

Welcome to our Spring Season 2012. Thisyear is set to be great with major events suchas the Olympics and the Queen’s Jubileetaking centre stage.

Tamworth Assembly Rooms is pleased to openits doors to a range of musical acts thisseason - in particular celebrating the 60s.

There is something for everyone includingBenidorm Live with the Tamworth AssemblyRooms transforming in to the “Neptune Bar”for the night.

Not forgetting the great range of children’sshows including Chris and Pui who return tous after two sell out shows last year. Get yourtickets fast to avoid disappointment!

We are also pleased to welcome BalletTheatre UK with the beautiful performance ofSleeping Beauty. The list goes on, so have alook through our brochure. We hope towelcome you soon to one of our shows orevents!

The first Tamworth Assembly Rooms calendaris now available from the Tourist InformationCentre and all the proceeds will go towardshelping improve our facilities. If you visit usregularly why not take advantage of ourFriends scheme. More information is on pagefour.

Elanor ThompsonArts and Events Manager

BrookMarstonFarm Hotel

Nestled amid nine acres of countryside,this former 17th century farmhouse is now a country house hotel. The hotel retains its country charm andcharacter, with inglenook fireplaces,exposed beams and deep armchairs.Facilities include 37 ensuite bedrooms, flatscreen TVs with freeview, courtyardrestaurant & bar, Wifi and free parking. Tamworth Town Centre 15 minute drive.Rates from £75.00 bed & breakfast basedon two people sharing a double or twinroom. Please quote 'Assembly Rooms.'Brook Marston Farm,Dog Lane, Bodymoor Heath, Sutton Coldfield, Warwickshire, B76 9JD Telephone:01827 872133email:[email protected]

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Cost: £20 individual, £30 joint, £40 family,£15 junior. Renewed annually.

For more information contact: 01827 709620Email: [email protected]

Our ArtsMark Scheme members play a vital rolein supporting, developingand shaping the arts inTamworth and arecrucial for thecontinued developmentof Tamworth Assembly Rooms and its work.

By becoming an ArtsMark member you areacting as an ‘Ambassador for the Arts,’supporting us to strive and develop ourservices for future generations, leaving alasting legacy.

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Evening Tea Dance

Friday 6 January

Tickets: £6.50 (Pre-booking essential)Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

This is a great way to spend an eveningof music and dance the traditional way. A friendly environment of waltzes andfoxtrots awaits all guests. You will alsobe treated to a cold buffet.

Tea Dances

The Assembly Rooms’ Victorian Hallprovides the perfect backdrop for a Fridayafternoon Tea Dance.

The Tea Dances have been running formany years and have delighted localdancers with various steps, waltzes andmusic. Anyone interested in making newfriends and enjoying an afternoon atTamworth Assembly Rooms is encouragedto come along and give it a go. We shall see you soon!Tickets: £3.00Doors: 12.00pm for a 12.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

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Tickets: £5.00 Grand Final £6.50Doors: 7.30pmVenue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Battle of the Bands 2012

Registration launch night – Friday 27 April

Heat one – Friday 15 June Heat two – Friday 22 June Heat three – Friday 29 June Heat four – Friday 6 July

Semi final one – Friday 20 JulySemi final two – Friday 27 July

GRAND FINAL – Friday 3 August

Tamworth’s number one live music event forlocal bands returns in 2012. Battle of theBands is the chance for local bands toshowcase their talent to the gig goers ofTamworth. With 30 bands battling it out forthe title, there will be four heats, two semifinals and – the highlight of the local musicscene year – the grand final, where sixbands will compete for prizes.

Let the battle commence…

*Under 14s must be accompanied by an adult

Tickets: £5.00 Doors: 7.30pmVenue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Tamworth’s Number 1Music Venue

Live bands and DJs

Saturday 11 February Friday 24 February

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The Tamworth Pantomime Company returns foranother panto season of fun, singing andfamily entertainment. This year the group bringa magical performance of Aladdin, a tale of ayoung princess who falls in love with someoneshe is not supposed to.

Come along and be entertained this Januarywith this classic Disney story.

Tickets: £12.00 adults (£8.00 children orconcessions) Special rate for group bookingsover 10 children or senior citizens -£6.50Doors: Sunday 15: 5pmTuesday 17 – Saturday 21: 1pm and 7pmSunday 22: 5pm Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

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Following his untimely death in 1988, themusic of Roy Orbison remains as vital as ever.Tribute act Barry Steele - who performed torave reviews in the hit show ‘Rockin' OnHeaven’s Door’ - brings the music andcharacter of the Big O back to life.

Featuring classic hits including ‘Only TheLonely’ and ‘Crying’, right through to Orbison'slater hits ‘California Blue’ and ‘You Got It’.

With full support from a five piece show band,there will also be hits from The Shadows andJerry Lee Lewis, plus special guest Marc JRobinson as Buddy Holly.

Roy Orbison and Friends “75 special” TributeSaturday 4 February

Tickets: £18.00 Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Guitar Anthems

Friday 27 January

Tickets: £14.00 & concessions £12.00 Doors: 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Tickets: £17.50 & concessions £15.50Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Celebrating some of the greatest guitar songsever written, Guitar Anthems takes you back toa time when the guitar was indeed the star.

From Clapton to Queen, Pink Floyd to DireStraits and many, many more, prepare yourselffor a night of monster hits, guaranteed tohave you tapping your feet and reaching foryour air guitar.

‘An absolute treat - don't miss it!’ – Magic FM‘Hit after hit after hit. I loved it’ – Northern Echo

Bringing you all their hits and more in oneshow is JOHN COGHLAN, Status Quo’soriginal drummer between 1962 and 1982.He had a long string of hit records with thegroup including: ‘Pictures of Matchstick Men’,‘Down Down’ and ‘Whatever You Want’.Joining John will be Tony Crane, from The Merseybeats and The Rockin’ BerriesGEOFF TURTON who had huge hitsincluding…‘He’s in Town’, ‘What in the World’sCome Over You’ and ‘Poor Man’s Son’. Toround off this fabulous array is CHIP HAWKES,former original lead singer-songwriter with The Tremeloes who enjoyed hits including‘Silence is Golden’.

All Star 60s Show

Thursday 2 February


Celtic Dream is one of the most original andauthentic Irish shows, featuring brilliantchoreography, phenomenal vocals,astounding musicianship and glitteringcostumes. With a selection of the finestdancers, vocalists and musicians from aroundthe Emerald Isle, Celtic Dream takesaudiences along a breathtaking journey ofmusic, song and dance.

Featuring a mixture of traditional and modernsongs, astoundingly choreographed danceroutines and a touch of the old Irish ‘Craic’,Celtic Dream will leave you mesmerised andwanting more of the ultimate Irish experience.

Celtic Dream

Monday 27 February

Tickets: £19.50 & concessions £17.50Doors: 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Gerry Cross the Mersey

Friday 10 February

Tickets: £18.50 & concessions £17.50Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm startVenue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Tickets: £19.00 & concessions £18.00 Doors: 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Join in this musical journey through the lifeand times of one of our greatest 60s icons –Gerry Marsden. Gerry & the Pacemakerstopped the UK and US charts for much of the60s and Gerry will be talking about his earlybeginnings in Liverpool, from the heady daysof the 60s up to the present day.

Hear all Gerry’s greatest hits mixed withstories, jokes and anecdotes from his years atthe top. It promises to be a roller coaster riderof fun, music and nostalgia – not to be missed.

One of the greatest names of the 50s and60s music looks back at a career spanningmore than 50 years of rock and roll. JoinMarty as he presents a stunning evening ofrock memories from his own vaults. He willalso pay homage to friends who helpedshape the nature of British rock and roll. Theevening will feature some of his personalfavourites including: Bad Boy, Jesamine,Teenager in Love, Rubber Ball, Jezabel, Sea ofLove, and many, many more.

Marty Wilde & the Wildcats

Saturday 18 February

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Our Spring Season Comedy Club will be atthe Assembly Rooms this March!

Enjoy live comedy at its best, with our officialcomedy club shows at the stylish andprestigious Tamworth Assembly Rooms. As themost trusted and recognised names incomedy, get ready to laugh your socks off -accept no imitations. The event will bebursting with live comedy showcasing threetop comedians, jokes, competition and greatprizes to be won.

The Comedy Club

Friday 9 March

Tickets: £13.00 & concessions £11.00Doors: 7.30pm for an 8.00pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

A Psychic Night Out

Friday 2 March

Tickets: £18.00 & concessions £16.00 Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms


Featuring psychic artist Jenny Ann,clairaudient palmist Stephen Howe andpsychic medium, Lucy Star. This is a showwhich sees all three individuals speak to theaudience using their exceptional spiritualabilities. All come from a background oftelevision and live stage shows. (StephenHowe will be on Virgin One’s new PyschicShow soon).

Each brings a unique way of connecting withthe audience through mediumship, palmistryand psychic art, all linking with their ownspirit. ‘An evening where the audience goesaway with more than just a show’.

‘Now hands that do dishes . . .’

Showbusiness legend Rosemary Squires MBE- whose record breaking ‘Fairy Liquid’ jinglecrowned her ‘Queen of the Jingles’ - is betterknown by the media as ‘Britain’s Doris Day’.Rosemary will be celebrating the diamondyears of popular entertainment.

She worked with many unforgettable andtimeless icons including Roy Castle, PetulaClark, Doris Day, Ken Dodd, Ella Fitzgerald,Judy Garland, Matt Monro and others. Theevening will be spiced with personal andamusing anecdotes.

Those Were the Days

Wednesday 7 March

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Voted No.1 Rock ‘n Roll Show BY U.K. RockMagazine.

All the greatest musical stars of the 50s and60s come to life in this spectacular, vibrant,action-packed, non-stop, live, rockin’ show.

Relive the best-loved hits of Eddie Cochran,Buddy Holly, Brenda Lee, Chuck Berry, ConnieFrancis, Duane Eddy, Bill Haley and manymore. Take a nostalgic trip back in time withus to the greatest era of Rock ‘n’ Roll andenjoy top class tributes performed from theheart by high quality musicians, including thelegendary Chris Fender Black.

C’Mon Everybody

Saturday 17 March


Reach Out to Motown

Saturday 10 March

Tickets: £18.00Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm startVenue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Tickets: £16.00 & concessions £14.00 Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Original Drifters member Roy G Hemmings’‘Reach Out To Motown’ is a celebration oftimeless Motown and soul songs, with hits byThe Supremes, Four Tops, Temptations andMarvin Gaye, to name but a few. Thiselectrifying show features such classic hits as‘Baby Love’, ‘Dancing In The Street’, ‘My Girl’, ‘ICan't Help Myself’ and ‘I Heard It Through TheGrapevine’. The evening will be fronted by RoyG Hemmings – the longest serving member of‘The Drifters’. He has appeared at the WhiteHouse for the then president Bill Clinton andalso at the Royal Albert Hall.

Nick Baker is the presenter of Channel Five’sWeird Creatures, previous presenter of BBCOne’s The Really Wild Show and Spring Watch.

Join Nick as he tells his favourite storiesabout discovering, meeting and filming someof his favourite weird creatures. As well assome candid and revealing ‘behind thescenes’ trials and tribulations, he will alsoexplain why these animals appear weird to usand how their strange looks and habits areactually born of an evolutionary need totackle some unique habitats and situations.

An evening with naturalist Nick Bakerand his favourite weird creatures!

Friday 16 March

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Tamworth Assembly Rooms Quite simply one

of the mostsuccessful andpopular singers theUK has everproduced. Now inthe fith decade ofher career, she isstill proving to beone of the mostpowerful andversatile vocaltalents of ourgeneration. Withnumerous hit singles, million selling albumsand awards, her annual tours are a treat forfans old and new.

Performing some of her classic hits, blues,jazz and songs from her new album‘Powerless’, an electric evening with Elkie isguaranteed to leave you begging for more.Elkie is a stunning performer and whatevershe does, she does it best live. Don't miss thechance to see a truly great artist in action.

“Still one of the great British voices” - The Guardian

Elkie Brooks

Saturday 31 March


Drama Festival

Monday 19 – Saturday 24 March

Tickets:Week £18.00. Day rate £4.00. Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms


The Hastilow Drama Festival returns toTamworth Assembly Rooms for an excitingweek of one act plays.

The festival will include both youth and adultplays. Each evening will include threeproductions with two plays, while the finalawards will take place on the Saturday evening.Each night a GODA, (Guild Of DramaAdjudicators) Marie O'Sullivan, will talk aboutthe plays which have been performed. Lastyear we had a full festival of 17 plays fromacross the region.

Showaddywaddy have long been establishedas Europe's most successful ever exponentsof retro-inspired rock & roll. The record speaksfor itself!

With more than 50 Top of the Popsappearances, the band have enjoyed 23 top40 hit singles – including ‘Under The Moon ofLove’, ‘When, You Got What It Takes’, ‘ThreeSteps To Heaven’ and ‘Hey Rock & Roll’.

An incredible live show - acclaimed the worldover! After 37 incredible years, rock and rollmusic is truly alive and kicking in the hands ofthis amazing band.

Showaddywaddy

Friday 30 March


Easter is full of fun at Tamworth Assembly Rooms!

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed A Fly. I

don’t know why she swallowed a fly...

But The People’s Theatre Company do!

And now you can too as they bring one of

the world’s best loved nursery rhymes to life

for the very first time. This magical new show

has been written especially for parents to

enjoy with their children, so come and relive

the delights of this most charming of tales

with a feast of heart warming family fun.

The Old Lady

that Swallows a Fly

Tickets: £8.50 & concessions £7.50

Doors: 1.30pm for a 2.00pm start

Tuesday 3 April

Tchaikovsky’s glorious music and beautifulclassical choreography reawaken themagic of the world’s favourite fairytale inan enchanted world of castles and curses,forests and fairies.

Join Ballet Theatre UK's internationallyacclaimed company of beautiful dancers

for this dazzling ballet production.

Sleeping Beauty

Tickets: £15.00 & concessions £12.00 Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start

Friday 13 April

CBeebies favourite double-act Chris and Pui arecoming to town! Meet them and have a giggle in theirfabulous new roadshow packed with fantastic songs,

games and a few surprises along the way.

Fresh from their hit show ‘Show Me Show Me’, Chris Jarvis and Pui Fan Lee have been the main

faces on CBeebies since it started and remain top ofthe tots with their new CBBC high-rating show

shown every weekday.

Chris and Pui

Tickets: £12.00 & concessions £10.00

Doors: 10.30am for an 11.00am start and1.30pm for a 2.00pm start

Friday 6 April

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Benidorm Live

Sunday 1 April



Starring from the hit ITV series: comedianCrissy Rock and vocalist Shaun FosterConley.

The atmosphere of ‘The Neptune Bar’, will beexperienced by all, as two of the NTA awardwinning show’s stars Crissy Rock & ShaunFoster Conley, present an evening of comedyand music that will have you waving yoursombreros and longing for those hot summernights in sunny Spain! The show is a must forthe millions of fans of the hit TV series.

Star of BBC TV’s “Strictly Come Dancing” KatyaVershalis takes to the stage for an evening ofexhibition dance routines, featuring the Rumba,Waltz, Foxtrot, Tango, Jive and many more.There will also be the chance for you to putyour questions to Katya and find out what reallygoes on behind the scenes of the hit BBC TVshow! And for five lucky members of theaudience to join the cast on stage in their veryown fun, strictly Dance competition. JoiningKatya is her world champion dance partnerKlaus Konsdale as well as two rising stars. Theshow will also feature 40 young dancers froma local dance school. This promises to be anight of world class dance to remember.

An Evening of Dance and Conversation with

“Strictly Come Dancing’s” KATYA VERSHALIS

Sunday 8 April

Tickets: £15.00Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm startVenue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

A brand new show featuring million-selling hitrecords, rock’n roll, blues and soul.

Not only did the artists have some of the era’sbiggest hits, they have all continued toflourish with their own iconic songs andgained new audiences with their diversecareers. With the wonderful New Amen Corner,complete with their brass section, then thisshow will have you movin’ and a groovin’.

A truly magical night of the best musicaround!Dave Berry - Chip Hawkes - Chris Farlowe -The New Amen Corner

60s Night Out

Thursday 12 April


Tamworth Arts Club will transport you back tothe glamour of the roaring twenties and treatyou to song and dance classics such as Puttinon the Ritz and Happy Feet before embarkingon a musical journey through time. FromFootloose to Fame, there will also be numbersfrom Mary Poppins, Wicked and Les Miserables.

With plenty of opportunity for the audience tosing along, be entertained by our excellentcast and live orchestra in an atmosphere thatcan be found nowhere else but at the theatre.

Tamworth Arts Club presentsFlicks, Hits and Broadway Wednesday 18 – Saturday 21 April

Tickets: Table seating £12.50, Raised and Balcony seating £10.Concessions receive £2 discount. Doors: Matinee: 2.00pm for a 2.30pm start.Evenings: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start.Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

A Right Royal Knees Up Starring Leah Bell Wednesday 25 April

Tickets: £14.00 & concessions £12.50 Doors: 2.00pm for a 2.30pm startVenue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Tickets: £10.00 Doors: 6.45pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Mother Brown isn’t the only one who will begetting her knees up during this feel goodperformance, packed with sing-a-longmemories spanning four weddings and acoronation.

From the 1940s to the new millennium, this isa show guaranteed to get your spirits soaring,your hands clapping and your voicesbellowing out these timeless classics in ourrousing flag waving finale. The DiamondJubilee celebration deserves ‘A Right RoyalKnees Up!’ What better way to join in with theDiamond Jubilee celebrations as QueenElizabeth marks her 60th year on the throne!

This is a fundraising concert featuring theaward winning Amington Brass Band. They willbe playing many of the old favourite bandtunes and will encourage audienceparticipation, especially in the second halfwhen we will have the Last Night of the Promsmusic with lots of flag waving and singing.

All proceeds will go to the RNLI headquartersin Poole, into the central fund towards trainingof new lifeboat men, new lifeboats andequipment for lifeboat stations throughout the country.

Lifeboats Concert featuringAmington BandSaturday 28 April

Kenny Ball has flown the flag for his particularbrand of traditional jazz all over the world.Kenny Ball and his Jazzmen are as populartoday as they were back in the 1960s.

Hit after hit came pouring out until the finaltally was 14 top 30 records, eclipsing evenKenny's idol the great Louis Armstrong's total -an achievement which has never beenequalled by any other jazz artist.

Like Armstrong, he believes in making jazzattractive to everyone. His records continue tosell in the hundreds of thousands.

Kenny Ball & his Jazzmen

Friday 18 May

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Nostalgia just doesn't come any better!Another sensational show from theproducers of 'Memory Lane', ‘Rolling Back theYears’ and ‘A Timeless Collection’.

One of the biggest shows of its kind in the UK,it will take you on a breathtaking musicaljourney from the good old days of Music Hall,through the 40s, 50s, 60s and finally into thesome of the beautiful harmonies of the 1970s.Beautifully costumed and choreographed foreach decade, performed by 'West End' andinternational vocalists, along with the stunning'Memory Lane' dancers.

All Our Yesterdays

Thursday 10 May



In Birmingham in 1970, a musical superpower was born. Jeff Lynne and the ElectricLight Orchestra became one of the world’sbest known and greatest recording bands.Packing stadiums throughout the world, ELOplayed sell-out tours.

A seemingly endless list of hit recordsstormed the charts throughout the world.Radio broadcasts worldwide played hits suchas ‘Living Thing’, ‘Telephone Line’, ‘Wild WestHero’, ‘Sweet Talking Woman’, and perhapstheir most famous - ‘Mr Blue Sky’. Come andhear their greatest hits reproduced by theexciting and incredible “ELO EXPERIENCE”.

The Electric Light Orchestra GreatestHits Tour featuring the fabulous ELO Experience

Friday 4 May


Tamworth Borough Council, in partnershipwith South Staffordshire College and ArmorisMedia are proud to welcome the Film Festivalback to Tamworth Assembly Rooms.

Following on from the successes of the pastthree years, the fourth Inspire Film Festivalpromises to be the best yet. There will beworkshops and screenings of short films,produced nationally by students in bothfurther and higher education. In addition therewill be the red-carpet premiere of a featurelength film produced by Foundation Degreestudying at South Staffordshire College.

Film Festival

Wednesday 23 - Friday 25 May

Tickets: FREEDoors: open daily Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms


We’ll Meet Again – the Diamond Jubilee Show


Celebrating the 65th birthday of MarcBolan.

T.Rextasy are the only band to have beenauthorised and endorsed by Marc Bolan’sCatalogue Management. They are nowofficially recognised as the world’s numberone group dedicated to the greatest glamrocker of them all, Marc Bolan of T.Rex. Withtheir uncanny doppelganger lead singer andlead guitarist, Danielz, T.Rextasy perform apowerful and mesmerising presentation ofMarc Bolan’s rock and pop anthems.

T Rextasy - The Slider TourSaturday 26 May

Tickets: £13.00 in advance, £15.00 on the doorDoors: 7.30pm for an 8.00pm startVenue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

Monday 28 May

Back by public demand, a brand new showstarring Marilyn Hill Smith. The singing starfrom the West End tour of the Sound of Musicis back with an all-star cast, includingcomedian Adam Daye. The show brings thespirit of the wartime era alive and recreatesthe music and memories that kept Britainsmiling through her darkest days.

Come along and enjoy music to celebrate theQueen’s diamond jubilee along with acelebration of wartime entertainment.

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The Fortunes stunning show contains classichits such as ‘You’ve Got Your Troubles’, ‘Here ItComes Again’ ,’Storm In a Tea Cup’, ‘HereComes That Rainy Day Feeling Again’,‘Freedom Come Freedom Go’, ‘Seasons In TheSun’, ‘Caroline’ and many more. . .

The combination of great comedy, slickperformance, unparalleled harmonies, andlots and lots of hit records, make ‘An EveningWith The Fortunes & The Ivy League’ a shownot to be missed!

Fortunes and Ivy League

Saturday 2 June


Hailed as “the best Fury since Fury”, MichaelKing and his fantastic collection of musicianstake you on a journey through the musicalcareer of Britain’s best loved rock n roller, BillyFury. An exciting two hour show filled withBilly’s greatest hits. The whole show is furtherenhanced by fantastic audio and video effectsplus various costume changes depicting theever changing image of face of the Furyphenomenon.

The Billy Fury Years

Sunday 3 June


From the opening chords of the overture, theaudience are whisked off on a whistle stop tourof wonderful music from the world of musicaltheatre, and from then on you know you’re in fora fantastic evening.

The music dissolves beautifully into their themetune, ‘The Master of the House’ and the casttake to the stage, resplendent in their eveningdress finery and take the audience on a vocaljourney, through the various stages of producinga West End Musical hit. Includes a workshop tolearn musical theatre skills.

Masters of the House

Friday 1 June



For anyone who loves the sounds of the 60s -and enjoys a few laughs on the way – ‘TheBootleg Shadows’ perform a unique tributethat has audiences humming the tunes anddoing the Shadows famous 'walk' long afterthey have left the theatre.

Remember fantastic hits such as ‘Apache’,‘Dance On’, ‘Wonderful Land’, ‘Kon-Tiki’, ‘Don’tCry For Me Argentina’, ‘FBI’, ‘Foot Tapper’,‘Atlantis’ and many more. ‘The BootlegShadows’ bring the unforgettable sound of‘The Shadows’ back to life with amazingaccuracy and attention to detail.

Bootleg Shadows

Friday 7 July

ABBA MANIA is the world’s number one touringABBA production. Featuring a special concertpresentation, which celebrates the music ofABBA in a respectful and enjoyable way,reviving special memories of when ABBA ruledthe airwaves. If you’re looking for an excuse toparty, reminisce or simply be entertained by thebest music ever, then ABBA MANIA is for you!

Join in and enjoy all of your favouritesincluding: ‘Mamma Mia’, ‘Voulez Vous’,‘Dancing Queen’, ‘Super Trouper’ and manymore. So dig out those platforms, dust downthose flares and thank ABBA for the music.

ABBA Mania

Saturday 16 June

Tickets: £19.50Doors: 7.00pm for a 7.30pm start Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms


Wednesday 11January Wednesday 1 February Thursday 23 FebruaryThursday 8 March Sunday 25 March

Blood Service Listings

Jan - March 2012

Times: Weekdays: 1.30pm - 3.15pm, 4.30pm - 7.00pm

Sundays: 9.45am - 12.15pm, 1.45pm - 3.30pm Venue: Tamworth Assembly Rooms

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Outdoor Events

Sport Relief harnesses the power and passionof sport to change lives for the better. Bytaking part in sport, having fun and raisingmoney, everyone can play their part whilefeeing good. Comic Relief spends the moneyraised to help vulnerable people livingincredibly tough lives both at home in the UKand in the world’s poorest countries.Tamworth is proud to support Sport Relief,especially in the Olympic year.

Check out www.sportrelief.com for moreinformation or to enter.

Sport Relief

Sunday 25 March

Come along to the Castle Grounds tocelebrate St George, the patron saint ofEngland.

Our St George’s Day celebration bringstogether a host of activities for all the family.The Grand Medieval Joust returns toTamworth – come and see the Black Knightand Sir Marmion do battle for the honour ofTamworth!

This hugely popular event provides lots to doincluding:-• Children’s medieval Workshop Zone• Children’s medieval joust show• Medieval toys and games• Medieval pottery making workshop• ‘Have a go’ archery• Knights, squires, ladies and combat• How to dress a knight: discuss armour and

period clothing • The Grand Medieval Joust - see a

tournament by knights with squires and retinue.

Tickets: FREEStarts: 9.00amVenue: Castle Grounds


FreeEvent

St George’s Day Celebrations

Saturday 21 April


The Tamworth Gate Gallop is an event based at Anker Valley Complex inAmington, Tamworth. The event consists of a 10K race, a fun run,children’s runs and various other fundraising activities. The event hasgrown from strength-to-strength over the past few years and this yearpromises to be the biggest yet.

Come along and help raise money for St Giles Hospice while running thebeautiful course, all of which is off-road and takes in the NorthWarwickshire moors.

All finishers get a memento of the day and a goody bag.

Application forms available at www.gategallop.co.uk

Gate Gallop

Sunday 1 July

Entry Fees:10K - £8 (£10 on race day) Fun run £5 (£7 on race day) Children: £2.50 on race day onlyStarts: 9.00amVenue: Anker Valley Football Pitches, B77 3AX

Tamworth is proud to support the 2012 Olympic Games with ourvery own Olympic event.

Come along and enjoy the widerange of activities – both sportingand cultural – as we create ourvery own mini Olympic experience.

Try your hand at a range of sportsand family fun activities, or enjoythe music and spectacle of the arts on show.

Olympic Festival

Saturday 30 June

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Outdoor Events

Once again, Tamworth will be opening its doors - free of charge -and inviting all to come and discover the unique and magnificentheritage on offer.

Due to the success of previous heritage events and last years Saxonfestival, we have now combined the two and brought the date forward.This weekend will now provide a fully encompassing, interactiveHeritage weekend for all the family.

For more details, please look out for the Tamworth Heritage Festivalbrochure nearer the date which will be available from TamworthInformation Centre.

Tamworth’s Heritage Festival

Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 September FreeEvent

Tickets: FREEDoors: Various times, please visit www.tamworth.gov.uk for more infoVenue: Various

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Coming Soon

Tamworth Children’s Festival 28 July - Sunday 5 August

Beer Festival6 - 8 September - Assembly Rooms

Stars and Stripes15 September - Castle Grounds

Timeless Collection20 September - Assembly Rooms

LiveWire AC/DC5 October - Assembly Rooms

Queen Tribute Ga Ga19 October - Assembly Rooms

The new and improved centre is now located in the Philip Dix Centreopposite Tamworth Assembly Rooms. It’s now easier to book yourtickets to Tamworth’s premier entertainments venue with extendedopening hours.

Come and visit us today. We have information on local and nationalattractions, accommodation and a wide range of local interestingproducts and merchandise.

Opening Hours:9.00am to 7.00pm, Monday – Friday 9.00am to 5.00pm Saturday

Tel: 01827 709581 / 618 or email: [email protected]

Address: Philip Dix Centre, Corporation Street, Tamworth. B79 7DN.Website: www.visittamworth.co.uk

Great Brands, Great Value

Ankerside Shopping Centre, in the Heart of Tamworth

Visit www.ankerside.co.uk for full store listings, offers and news.

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Arts Development


change dates

Every Thursday, 6pm-8pmat Tamworth Assembly Rooms - £4

*Location may vary

1 March - 3 MayJoint Rehearsal with TYDC: 9 May

B’GLEE Show: 7pm 11 May

Half Term Workshop: 13- 17 February - £25Performance: 7pm 17 February - Tickets £2

Every

Wednesday 6-8pm

at the Assembly Rooms

29 February - 2 May

Joint Rehersal with B’Glee: 9 May

Contemporary Dance Show: 7pm 11 May

£4 per class

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Arts Development

Every Monday 10.00am-11.30am

23 January - 28 June & 2 July- 30 July

Every Tuesday evening 7 to 9pm24 January to 17 AprilExcluding 3 and 10 April

Live performance on 24 AprilA NEW contemporary twist of thetraditional choir covering a wide rangeof styles.

No experience is necessary. You justneed lots of enthusiasm and a loveof singing!

Workshop run by established musicianand teacher Gladstone Wilson.

Age 17 and over £4 per Session

Tamworth’s First Mixed Choir!

More information on

01827 709618Tamworth Assembly Rooms, Corporation Street, B79 7DNwww.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk

Free Taster Session7 December7pm to 9pm

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Do you have a MasterClass you would like to try?

Let the Arts & Events Teamknow what CreativeClasses you would like inyour town. Tel: 01827 709314

Previous workshops include:• Stanislavski drama• Writing• Singing

Box Office 01827 709618 28


Plan your visit or check out our events at

www.tamworthcastle.co.uk or tel: 01827 709626

Tamworth Castle

For full listings visit www.visitlichfield.co.uk/events

Festivals andEvent Highlights

What’sOnIn Lichfield District & surrounding areas

Here’s just a sample of the festivals andevents going on throughout Lichfield District.

Lichfield Winter Beer & Wine FestivalFriday 3 - Saturday 4 FebruaryGuildhall, Lichfieldwww.lichfieldarts.org.uk

Lichfield Shrovetide Fair & Pancake RacesTuesday 21 FebruaryOutside Guildhall (Bore Street) in Lichfieldwww.lichfield.gov.uk

The Lichfield MysteriesFriday 6 - Saturday 7 MayLichfield city centrewww.lichfieldmysteries.co.uk

Lichfield Greenhill BowerMonday 4 June .Guildhall, street procession& Beacon Park in Lichfield . 01543 263653www.lichfieldbower.co.uk

Lichfield FestivalThursday 5 - Sunday 15 July . Venues acrossLichfield city centre . 01543 306270www.lichfieldfestival.org

Lichfield PromsSaturday 1 September . Beacon Park01543 308866www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/lichfieldproms

Lichfield Heritage WeekendSaturday 22 - Sunday 23 SeptemberAcross Lichfield city, including Market Square01543 412112www.visitlichfield.co.uk/events

Lichfield Christmas Lights Switch OnThursday 22 NovemberMarket Square, Lichfield city centrewww.lichfield.gov.uk

Lichfield Christmas FestivalSaturday 15 - Sunday 16 DecemberLichfield Market Square . 01543 412112www.visitlichfield.co.uk/events


Plan your visit or check out our events at

www.tamworthcastle.co.uk or tel: 01827 709626

Box Office 01827 709618 30


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Information Centre,Philip Dix Centre,Corporation Street,B79 7DN

Tamworth AssemblyRooms, CorporationStreet, B79 7DN

Bandstand, Castle Grounds,B79 7NA

Tamworth Castle, B79 7NA

Head for the A5, take the A51 turning and follow the signs into the Town Centre.

For Travel Enquiries: 01827 709581

Car Parking

All venues have car parks within a short walking distance and are free after 6pm. The car park next to the Tamworth Assembly Rooms isdisabled parking only.

Bus or Train

All venues are within a short walking distance from the bus and railwaystations. (Follow signs for Town Centre from the railway station). Rail enquiries: 0845 7484950 www.nationalrail.co.uk


Call Tamworth Box Office on 01827 709618(There is a £1.50 handling charge per transaction by phone which includes postage.There is also a 2.6% credit card transaction fee. Debit cards are not affected)

Visit our Tamworth Box Office Situated in the Tamworth Information Centre, The Philip Dix CentreCorporation StreetTamworth, Staffs, B79 7DN.Opening hours: 9.30am to 7.00pm Monday to Friday and 9.30pm to5.00pm on Saturday.

Please make all cheques payable to Tamworth Borough Council.Bookings should be paid for within five days of reservation. Pleasecheck performance details and tickets carefully when booking as weare unable to offer refunds on tickets sold. All information is correct attime of print and is subject to change without prior notice.

BE THE FIRST TO KNOW! Join our emailing list to receive monthlyemails on future events. Simply go onto www.whatsontamworth.co.ukand click the emailing button.

Online bookings are now available for most Tamworth Assembly Roomsshows. Log on to www.tamworthassemblyrooms.co.uk All on-line bookings are subject to a booking fee of 85p or 12% perticket purchased, whichever is greatest.

How to Book

Arts and Events Manager.....................................01827 709620Arts Development and Outdoor Events ..................01827 709314Front of House Manager ......................................01827 709584Technicians ........................................................01827 709617Venue Hire .........................................................01827 709619

Contacts

Accessibility

The Tamworth Assembly Rooms has the capacity toaccommodate wheelchair users and has a fullyaccessible toilet for those with mobility impairments.

The Tamworth Assembly Rooms is fitted with aninduction loop facility.

Please note that children under the age of 14 must beaccompanied by an adult.

Please note: while we are committed to ensuring your visits areas enjoyable as possible we advise patrons to contact us inadvance regarding any special requirements, shows and ticketavailability.

If you require this leaflet in another format or language pleasecall 01827 709314 or email [email protected]

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Diary

Keyn Tamworth Assembly Rooms n Outdoor Events n Arts Development

January Page

n 6 Evening Tea Dance 5n 15-22 Panto - Aladdin 7 n 27 Guitar Anthems 8

February

n 2 All Star 60s Show 8n 3 Tea Dance 5n 4 Roy Orbison tribute 8n 10 Gerry Marsden 9n 11 Band Night 6n 17 B’ Glee Performance 25n 18 Marty Wilde 9n 24 Band Night 6n 24 Tea Dance 5n 27 Celtic Dream 9

March

n 2 A Psychic Night Out 10n 7 Those Were the Days 10n 9 Tea Dance 5n 9 The Comedy Club 10n 10 Reach Out to Motown 11n 16 Nick Baker 11n 17 C’mon Everybody 11n 19-24 Drama Festival 12n 25 Sport Relief 20n 30 Showaddaywaddy 12n 31 Elkie Brooks 12

April Page

n 1 Benidorm Live 14n 3 Old Lady Who

Swallowed a Fly 13n 6 Chris and Pui 13n 8 Katya Vershalis 14n 12 60s Night Out 14n 13 Sleeping Beauty 13n 18-21 Tamworth Arts Club 15n 21 St George’s Day 20n 24 Tamworth Voices 26n 25 A Right Royal Knees Up 15n 27 Tea Dance 5n 27 Band Night 6n 28 Lifeboats Concert 15

May

n 4 ELO Experience 15n 10 All Our Yesterdays 16n 11 Tea Dance 5n 11 B’Glee &

Contemporary Dance 25n 18 Kenny Ball & Jazzmen 16n 23-25 Inspire Film Festival 17n 26 T-Rextasy 17n 28 We’ll Meet Again 17

June Page

n 1 Masters of The House 18n 2 Fortunes and Ivy League 18n 3 The Billy Fury Years 18n 8 Tea Dance 5n 15 Battle of the Bands-Heat1 6n 16 Abba Mania 18n 22 Battle of the Bands-Heat2 6n 29 Battle of the Bands-Heat3 6n 30 Olympic Celebration 21

July n 1 Gate Gallop 21n 6 Tea Dance 5n 6 Battle of the Bands-Heat4 6n 7 Bootleg Shadows 19n 20 Battle of the Bands-Semi1 6n 27 Tea Dance 5n 27 Battle of the Bands-Semi2 6

August n 3 Tea Dance 5n 3 Battle of the Bands-Final 6

Documents

What's On - Jan-Jul 2012