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Spring SeasonFebruary – June 2012

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Sat 4 February 8pm £7/£9 (students £5)About Face Theatre Company presents

POSTCARDS FROM BLACKPOOL A rollercoaster tale from the UK’s ultimate seasideholiday destination where dreams can be broken orfulfilled – a chance to follow your heart or take a gamble andchase romance, fame and fortune. Inspired by experiences duringa visit to Blackpool, About Face performers integrate with puppetsand film. Join them to discover the highs and lows as their holidayunfolds. About Face is one of just a handful of professional theatrecompanies in the UK to employ only actors with learning

difficulties, offering stimulating and original work that is both challenging and entertaining. (ageguidance12+)

Wed 8 February 8pm £5 (all proceeds going direct to Help For Heroes charity)

EVEREST ’76 WITH BRONCO LANEAs members of a British Army team, Bronco and colleague Brummie Stokesbecame the 4th and 5th Brits to reach the summit of Mt Everest, on theafternoon of 14 May 1976. Whilst descending, they were forced to spend thenight without protection from the elements in an unplanned bivouac just belowthe summit, sustaining severe frostbite to fingers and toes. Fortunately soonafter dawn, two fellow climbers appeared and escorted them down, thusallowing Bronco to tell the tale.

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Sat 11 February 8pm £12 (£10 students)

MEET THE BEATLESMeet the Beatles would like you to come on board theirMagical Mystery Tour and take you on a nostalgic trip to theearly Cavern Club Mersey beat days. Then on to the hazy daysof Sgt Pepper and the last ever performance that the Fabs didon the roof top of the Apple Corp building in January 1969.Please Please Me, Love Me Do, Help, Yellow Submarine, HeyJude and many more. So dig out those Chelsea boots and joinus for a night to remember!

Fri 2 March 8pm £12Vamos Theatre Company presents

MUCH ADO ABOUT WENLOCKIn the footsteps of their 2010 triumph, Nursing Lives, Vamos – in associationwith Cheltenham’s Everyman Theatre – bring a new play set in1850 whenShropshire’s Much Wenlock hosted its very own ‘Olympian Games’, aninspiration for the modern Games. In a captivatingly comic productioncelebrating the Games’ unlikely UK roots, a local doctor’s determination to

improve the health of all is revealed. Will Dr Penny Brookes inspirethe workers to swap tipple for triple jumping? Will little Eddie

Sankey triumph over the bullying butcher’s boy, ArchibaldBlockley? A glorious full mask show, with original music,

physicality, and choreography: an adventure foraudiences from 8 to 108!

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Sat 18 February 7.30pm £12 (£5 students)Angel Exit Theatre Company presents

THE SECRET GARDENAngel Exit are back in Ledbury again after their 2009 triumph withMoonfleet. Spoilt orphan, Mary Lennox, is plucked from the brightvibrancy of India and transplanted to a big old house brimming withsecrets on the grey Yorkshire moors where she encounters locked doors,a curious robin and strange cries ringing down the corridor... Angel Exitunearth the dark heart of Frances Hodgson Burnett's classic tale for allthe family and retell it in their rich visual style, blending ensemblestorytelling with striking physicality, beautiful puppets, live singing and anoriginal soundtrack. (age guidance 6+)

Supported by Arts Council England and West Dorset District Council.

Sat 25 February 8pm £16

CLIVE JOHNClive is the voice of the critically acclaimed ‘Johnny Cash Roadshow’.However he is essentially a songwriter and talented musician. Over thepast year Clive and the Spirit Band have been touring the UK in supportof their latest album. The release of ‘The Spirit’, Clive’s seventh soloalbum, was nominated 2011 British Country Music album of the yearand the single confirmed as Hot Disc track of the year! The evening willsee Clive and his amazing band perform the album in its entirety, thebest of Johnny Cash, and one or two surprises.


Sat 24 March 8pm £10 Mouthpiece Theatre Company presents

OLD HERBACEOUS by Reginald Arkell A one-man show tracing the 70 year long relationship between HeadGardener Herbert Pinnegar and his employer Mrs Charteris, as he tendedher Gloucestershire country manor house garden. This enjoyable, gentlyphilosophical, spell-binding play reveals how the boy grew up tobecome the legendary head gardener "Old Herbaceous", the mostesteemed flower-show judge in the county and famed horticulturalwizard. As Bert potters around his plant pots and gardening tools, herelates tales of his life as a gardener. He gives gardening tips and evencookery suggestions and through his eyes the audience are drawn intohis special world and treated as garden party guests who are nosing inon his greenhouse.

Fri/Sat 16/17 March 7.30pm £8 Worcester Gilbert and Sullivan Society presents

PHANTOM OF THE OPERETTATwo act musical comedy based on the works of W.S. Gilbert and ArthurSullivan, telling the tale of an amateur operatic society attempting to put ona production of The Mikado. It is the day of the auditions and Julian, theDirector, has his own vision of how the piece should be presented. DeliaDryden and Derek Dynamo have taken the leading roles for years and areexpecting to do so again, but the young upstarts in the company are mountinga challenge. When things do not go according to plan they decide to takematters into their own hands resulting in hilarious musical mayhem.

Sat 3 March 8pm £8

THE CABINET OF DR CALIGARI (Germany/1920/U/71mins)with live soundtrack from jazz duo Cipher

Conceived to coincide with the 90th anniversary of theclassic silent horror film, electro jazz duo Cipher willperform their new score live alongside the film. This early, highlyinfluential and artistically acclaimed German expressionist film tellsthe story of the deranged Dr Caligari and his faithful sleepwalking Cesare,and their connection to a string of murders. Critics worldwide have praisedthe film for its expressionist style, complete with wild,distorted set design. Cipher’s score incorporates hypnoticlow flutes, haunting saxophones, dark soundscapes, pulsingbeats, deep bass and rich textural landscapes.

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Wed 28 March 7pm FREE (01531 635139 or via the Theatre website) LEDBURY ALLOTMENTS ASSOCIATION presents

GARDENERS’ QUESTION TIME Following the successful event last year, Ledbury Allotments Association invites you tocome along to hear a panel of four experts in all aspects of gardening, includinghorticulture and growing fruit and vegetables, answer your questions.Questions should be submitted to the above number by 20 March togive the experts a chance to prepare their answers.

Sat 31 March 8pm £10

LOUISE JORDAN in Concert Singer, composer, pianist and guitarist, Louise is rapidlymaking an impact on the UK acoustic music scene. She hasa purity of voice which melts the toughest of hearts and adelivery which unsettles the most discerning critic. Louiseembarks on her second UK tour and will play songs fromher debut album Tempvs as well as exclusive new materialcomposed for Spring 2012. “One of the best debutalbums I have ever heard, definitely five star. I cannotbelieve she has done it all herself. This girl is one to lookout for.” Richard Digance, BBC; A rising star The Telegraph

Sat 14 April 8pm £8 (£6 students)

BABAJACK IN CONCERTBrilliant Malvern based acoustic blues/folkband that is fast becoming established onthe Folk and Blues Festival circuits in the UKand into Europe. Trevor Steger(acoustic/resonator/ winebox guitars &Harmonica) and Becky Tate (African drum,cahon, stomp & vocals) form thesongwriting nucleus of the band, and havebeen joined by Marc Miletitch on doublebass. “An outstanding blues, folk - andmore - fusion band ... Everyone sits up andtakes notice, they have great presenceand energy and it is hard to contain thefire and passion emanating from them”

- Blues Matters Magazine

Thurs-Sat 26-28 April 8pm £8/£10 (students £4) LADS presents

TABLE MANNERS by Alan Ayckbourn The play takes place in the dining-room of a countryhouse over one weekend. The house belongs to an unseenbut tyrannical invalid woman whose unattached daughter, Annie,cares for her. Annie's brother Reg and his wife Sarah arrive to takeover nursing duties so that Annie can go away for a ‘dirty’ weekend withNorman, Annie’s unsavoury brother-in-law. Thwarted by Sarah, Norman isfree to wreak social havoc, which he does. Finally Ruth, Norman's wifecatches her husband with her two sisters apparently fighting over him. LADS

are delighted to present this fast-paced Ayckbourn comedy with insights into the more ridiculousbut nonetheless familiar aspects of the English middle classes at play.

Sat 12 May 8pm £10ITWL Music presents CELTISH

Multi-faceted vocals blend with an array of complementaryinstruments combining passion with tradition and dexterity toproduce evocative, traditional music. The band has played atnumerous festivals, art centres and theatres with anunforgettable performance at the NEC with Ronan Keatingand The Lord of The Dance. Celtish have continued to deliveran explosive mixture of Celtic music, intermixing a variety oftunes, spiced with an emotive and hauntingly beautiful vocal.

“A singer - Gwyneth Keen - with a distinctive stand-out voice and arrangements that ignorethe obvious - this band is going to be very big. Go and see them live.” - Taplas


Fri 18 May 8pm £8 and £10 (students £5)

THIERRY GUILLEMOTEnjoy a quality acoustic music evening from The Neil Young Songbookfeaturing French multi Instrumentalist Thierry Guillemot with John Montagueand the Montys Travellin’ Music Band. Multi instrumentalist Thierry has along passion for the music of Neil Young and after John produced his Album“Free Spirit” they decided to present and perform a Neil Young Songbookevening. All the songs are arranged by the band so it’s not a “Look” or“Soundalike” Tribute Show. Just great songs delivered with a passion for themusic of Neil Young along with a few stories and smiles. A rare opportunityto see this show in the UK this year.

Thurs-Sat 21-23 June LADS Summer Production

TOP SECRET AT THE MOMENT BUT IT WILL BE A COMEDY. WATCH THIS SPACE!

� Wednesday 8 February 10.30am – Jane Eyre (UK/US/2011/PG/120mins)After a bleak childhood, Jane goes out into the world to become a governess atThornfield Hall. She meets and finds herself falling in love with the dark, cold, andabrupt master of the house, Mr Rochester. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last,but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever? Holly Grainger,Jamie Bell and Judi Dench star.

� Friday 10 February 8pm – Sarah’s Key (France/2010/PG/111mins)Paris, 1942. French officials round up local Jews,transporting 8,000 of them to German concentrationcamps. This is the story of 10-year old Sarah who havinghidden her younger brother in a cupboard, tries to get backto him – as told by journalist Julia who, on assignment towrite a story on the deported Jews, finds herself living inthe flat formerly owned by Sarah and her family.

� Tuesday 14 February 10.30am – Winnie the Pooh (US/2011/U/73mins)Disney Animation Studios returns to the Hundred Acre Wood with “Winnie the Pooh”,the first big-screen Pooh adventure from Disney animation in more than 35 years.

� Friday 24 February 8pm – A Separation(Iran/2011/PG/123mins/subtitles)Superbly acted from an excellent script this plunges you into life in Tehran and tricksyou into believing it’s unfolding in real time, even though what it doesn’t show is asimportant as what it reveals. Simin wants to divorce Nader so she can leave Iran, whilehe insists she must stay and help him look after his old Dad. This lively, suspensefuldrama ranges over notions of justice, honour, truth, duty, the status of wives and theimpact of secrets and lies on their young daughters. A stunning piece of work thatbeautifully tells a raw human story. Winner of Golden Bear for Best Film at BerlinFilm Festival 2011.

� Sunday 26 Feb 2.30pm – Arrietty (Japan/2010/U/94mins/dubbed)Inspired by The Borrowers, this film sees the classic children's tale transported to asprawling mansion set in a magical, overgrown garden in Tokyo. Beneath the

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floorboards tiny Arrietty lives with herequally tiny parents “borrowing” everything they

need. But only alittle each time, so thetwo old ladies who liveupstairs remain absolutelyunaware of their existence.Although Arrietty has been warnednever to let humans see her but when ayoung boy, Sho, moves in the two become friends.

� Wed 29 Feb 3.30pm – Kind Hearts and Coronets (UK/1948/ U/106mins)This quintessential British comedy is celebrated for the legendary versatility of AlecGuinness at his very best playing the entire D'Ascoyne family, young and old, maleand female. All are victims of the mass-murderer Louis who is determined to becomethe next Duke of Chalfont, and knows there is only one fool-proof way to assure hissuccession. Perhaps Ealing's finest hour. Great fun, so if you've never seen it don'tmiss your only chance to see it on the big screen. “The most sophisticated andblackest of the Ealing comedies, ... gives the splendid Guinness the roles of alifetime.”- Film4

� Wednesday 29 Feb 8pm – My Dog Tulip (UK/2011/12A/83mins)Not just for dog-lovers, this is a charming treat that’s endearingly eccentric, yetuniversally accessible. A touching, resolutely unsentimental portrait of the highs andlows of life in 1950s Putney in the company of fusty Alsatian Tulip. A delightful,exquisitely animated tale that's narrated with phlegmy precision by ChristopherPlummer who lends the film a perfectly pitched old-fashioned, well-worn quality, thisis a complete joy from start to finish. an absolute delight...gorgeous... Mail on Sunday

� Saturday 3 March 8pm £8 – The Cabinet of Dr Caligari(Germany/1920/U/71mins)See live listings for details.

� Wednesday 7 March 10.30am – Inspector Drake - The Movie(UK/2011/PG/150mins)Shot in and around Shropshire and the Midlands, this remarkable movie brings a cultstage comedy figure to life on the big screen. Inspector Drake’s anarchic and surrealworld has been likened to a cross between the Goons, Clouseau, Cleese and Airplane.Recently featured at the London Independent Film Festival, the movie belies itsshoestring budget – indeed makes fun of it - with a rollercoaster of spoof gags allmixed in with a good old-fashioned whodunit, butler and all. “We loved it!” - BBCRadio Shropshire



� Friday 9 March 8pm Pina(Germany/2010/U/104mins/subtitles/2D)

A mysterious, submersive and captivating tribute toGerman dance pioneer Pina Bausch. The beauty ofthe film is that its imagery has the same essential andwryly funny quality as Bausch’s work itself. Some willcome to this film full of knowledge of Bausch. Forothers, it will be as fresh and novel as Wenders’approach to turning dance into cinema. Both willfind it entrancing and truly inspiring. “An immenselyattractive film” - Guardian

� Saturday 10 March 8pm – Resistance (UK/2011/15/92mins)Set in 1944 in German-occupied Britain, this is the story of the women of an isolatedvillage who wake up to discover that their husbands have all mysteriously vanished tobecome part of the secret British resistance. With their sudden absence the womenregroup as an isolated, all-female community and wait, hoping for news, when aGerman patrol arrives in the valley .... Based on Owen Sheers widely-acclaimed novel,much of the film was shot locally in the Orcop valley and on locations aroundHerefordshire and Monmouthshire.

� Friday 30 March 8pm –Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (UK/2011/15/127mins)In the early 1970s during the Cold War, the head of British Intelligence, Control, resignsafter an operation in Budapest goes badly wrong. Much lauded adaptation to thescreen of the classic le Carre novel.

� Wednesday 11 April 10.30am – The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret ofthe Unicorn (US/2011/PG/119mins) Intrepid young reporter Tintin, his loyal dog Snowy and foolish friend Captain Haddockdiscover a riddle left by Haddock's ancestor, which might lead them to the hiddentreasure of the notorious pirate Red Rackham. The first of Steven Spielberg's animatedversions of the legendary Tintin comic strip delivers his usual blend of high adventureand great excitement.

� Friday 13 April 8pm – Dr Strangelove (UK/1964/PG/95mins)Kubrick’s cynical vision of the progress of technology and human stupidity is weddedwith comedy and a sparkling script in which the world comes to an end thanks to amad general. Starring Peter Sellers.

� Friday 4 May 8pm – Wuthering Heights (UK/2011/15/127mins)Audacious, elemental version of Emily’s tragic tale of star-crossed lovers - head-strong,



free-spirited Cathy and brooding, tormentedHeathcliffe. Andrea Arnold explores their early,tentative romance with tenderness and a visceralsense of where pain meets pleasure. Nature, as in thebook, plays a strong part in every aspect of their story whichplays out in a harsh rustic world from which there is no escape.

Winner of Best Cinematography Prize Venice International FilmFestival 2011.

� Wednesday 9 May 10.30am – The Iron Lady (UK/2011/PG13/105mins)Tells the story of a woman who smashed through the barriers of gender and class tobe heard in a male-dominated world. The story concerns power and the price that ispaid for power, and is a surprising and insightful portrait of an extraordinary andcomplex woman. Stars Meryl Streep and Jim Broadbent.

� Friday 11 May 8pm – Meek’s Cutoff (USA/2011/PG/104mins)The year is 1845, the earliest days of the Oregon Trail, and a wagon team of threefamilies has hired mountain man Stephen Meek to guide them over the CascadeMountains. Claiming to know a short cut, Meek leads the group on an unmarked pathacross the high plain desert, only to become lost in the dry rock and sage. A NativeAmerican wanderer crosses their path, and the emigrants are torn between their trustin a guide who has proved himself unreliable and a man who has always been seen asthe natural enemy. After Film Discussion.

� Friday 25 May 8pm - My Week with Marilyn(UK/2011/PG/99mins)Colin Clark, an employee of Sir Laurence Olivier,documents the tense interaction between Olivier andMarilyn Monroe during the production of The Princeand the Showgirl.

� Friday 8 June 8pm – Chinatown (US/1974/15/130mins)Roman Polanski's brooding film noir exposes the darkest side of the land of sunshine,Los Angeles of the 1930s, where power is the only currency -- and the only real thingworth buying. Jack Nicholson is J J Gittes, a private eye in the Chandler mould, whoduring a routine straying-spouse investigation finds himself drawn deeper and deeperinto a jigsaw puzzle of clues and corruption. Chinatown is one of the greatest, mostcompletely satisfying crime films of all time. -- Faye Dunaway and John Huston also star.


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The Market TheatreSituated in Market Street (off Bye Street) the Theatre is owned and run by the Ledbury AmateurDramatic Society for the benefit of the community. The building, which opened in January 2000, isan intimate space with modern purpose-built facilities; and provides a dedicated venue for amateurand professional performing arts. It has 128 seats, foyer, bar, wheelchair access, disabled toilet anda hearing loop. Parking: two public car parks are off the top of Bye Street (clock tower at the top)

and are free after 6pm

The Theatre or Foyer may be hired by phoning 01531 633760.

Ledbury Amateur Dramatic SocietyLADS was founded in 1938 and has some 250 members and friends. They put on various

productions throughout the year, including a pantomime. The Theatre is staffed entirely by LADSvolunteers, who work front of house as well as behind the scenes. New Members and Friends arealways welcome; if you would like to join LADS either on or off stage or as a Friend please phone

01531 632093 or email [email protected].

Ledbury Youth TheatreThe YOUTH THEATRE for 11-18 years olds is held on Thursdays from 7pm at the Theatre.

For further information phone Jules Price Hutchinson on 01432 880042 or 07869 296 825

TicketsThe Box Office for live shows is The Master's House,

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Cinema Bookings: Tickets to all films can be reserved by phoning (red & yellow dots) 01531631338; (blue and green dots) 01531 633345, or 07967517125.

Ledbury Film Club Showings:You can join for the Spring 2012 season (phone 634138) for just £12 for 4 films, and a discount forBorderlines Film Festival films at the Theatre. Entrance on the door may be possible for the normal£4.50 admission charge – book on-line, or phone 633760 or 07967517125 to be sure of a seat.

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FebruarySat 4 ....................Postcards from Blackpool .......................................................................8.00pmWed 8..................Jane Eyre .............................................................................................10.30amWed 8..................Everest ’76 with Bronco Lane .................................................................8.00pmFriday 10 .............Sarah’s Key ............................................................................................8.00pmSat 11..................Meet the Beatles....................................................................................8.00pm Tues 14................Winnie the Pooh ..................................................................................10.30amSat 18..................The Secret Garden..................................................................................7.30pmFriday 24 .............A Separation ..........................................................................................8.00pmSat 25..................Clive John ..............................................................................................8.00pmSun 26 .................Arrietty ..................................................................................................2.30pmWed 29................Kind Hearts and Coronets.......................................................................3.30pmWed 29................My Dog Tulip .........................................................................................8.00pm

MarchFri 2 .....................Much Ado About Wenlock .....................................................................8.00pmSat 3....................The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari - with Cipher.................................................8.00pmWed 7..................Inspector Drake The Movie...................................................................10.30amFri 9 .....................Pina .......................................................................................................8.00pmSat 10..................Resistance..............................................................................................8.00pmFri/Sat 16/17 ........Phantom of the Operetta........................................................................7.30pmSat 24..................Old Herbaceous .....................................................................................8.00pmWed 28................Gardeners’ Question Time ......................................................................7.00pmFriday 30 .............Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy .........................................................................8.00pmSat 31..................Louise Jordan in Concert ........................................................................8.00pm

AprilWed 11................The Adventures of Tintin: The Secret of the Unicorn..............................10.30am Fri 13 ...................Dr Strangelove .......................................................................................8.00pmSat 14..................Babajack in Concert ...............................................................................8.00pmThurs-Sat 26-28 ...Table Manners .......................................................................................8.00pm

MayFri 4 .....................Wuthering Heights .................................................................................8.00pmWed 9..................The Iron Lady .......................................................................................10.30amFri 11 ...................Meek’s Cutoff.........................................................................................8.00pmSat 12..................Celtish ...................................................................................................8.00pmFri 18 ...................Thierry Guillemot ...................................................................................8.00pm Fri 25 ...................My Week with Marilyn ...........................................................................8.00pm

JuneFri 8 .....................Chinatown .............................................................................................8.00pmThurs-Sat 21-23 ....LADS Summer Production......................................................................8.00pm

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