Old Firestation Guide PDF

carlisle
september - december 2015
what’s on
Sean Hughes: 27 november
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Welcome to the Old Fire Station What’s On!
Our autumn programme includes events to suit all tastes. In addition to
headline acts, the Old Fire Station will also play host to local bands and
performers. Local artists will also be showcased in our exhibition area within
the Dormitory Room. Make sure you follow us on Twitter and Facebook, as
new events are being added all the time!
Contents
Drama
Music
Events at a Glance
Music continued
Comedy and Spoken Word
Ticket info and other handy stuff
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Stay in Touch
We’re adding to our events programme all the time. For the latest news:
• Visit oldfirestation.carlisle.city
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• Follow @ofsCarlisle on Twitter
• Sign up to our e-newsletter on our website.
drama
Black is the Colour of My Voice
Tuesday 8 September 7.30pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
£12 (adult) and £10 (OAP and under 16)* Suitable for age 12+
Inspired by the life of Nina Simone, the show
follows a jazz musician and civil rights activist
called Mena Bordeaux as she undergoes a
spiritual cleansing following the untimely death
of her father.
Highlights North presents Every Brilliant Thing
Monday 14 September 7.30pm (doors open at 6.30pm)
£10* Suitable for age 14+
A comedy about depression! Following its humble
beginnings at the Ludlow Fringe Festival in 2013,
Every Brilliant Thing went on to complete a short
UK tour and a critically acclaimed run at the
Edinburgh Fringe.
Dickens Abridged
Sunday 27 September 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £15* By Adam Long (co-founder of The Reduced
Shakespeare Company), Dickens Abridged is
a high-speed comic journey through Dickens’
greatest hits. A mash-up of California and
Dickens - the Grateful Dead meets the Ghost
of Christmas Past, with a touch of the Marx
Brothers thrown in for good measure.
(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
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drama
Highlights North presents Beryl
Festival of the Spoken Nerd
Thursday 8 October 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £12*
Friday 20 November 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £15* Suitable for age 14+
Written by Maxine Peake, Beryl celebrates the extraordinary sporting achievements of Morley cyclist
Beryl Burton. Five times world pursuit champion, thirteen
times national champion, twice road-racing world champion and twelve times national champion, Beryl Burton was one of the most astonishing sports people
ever to have lived.
Highlights North presents Our Teacher is a Troll
Sunday 25 October 2pm & 6pm (doors open at 1.15pm & 5.15pm) £5*
Can the twins save the school from the child-eating troll?
Can they get Brussels sprouts in peanut butter taken
off the menu? And most importantly, can naughtiness
prevail? Be outrageously entertained in this colourfully
comic show from the writer of award-winning West
End hit Matilda The Musical. For ages 7+ and their
accompanying trolls (or parents).
Highlights North presents Strictly Balti
Wednesday 4 November 7pm (doors open at 6.15pm)
£10* Suitable for age 11+
Join Saikat dance precariously through his dualidentity childhood, torn between the familiar sights of
Birmingham and the mysteries of Bangladesh. Meet
werewolves in the playground, nuns in the corridors and
tangerines in the dancehall. The play takes a humorous
look at what it means to be British from someone who
had to learn the hard way.
(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
The science comedy phenomenon returns with
“Just For Graphs”, an all-new graph-a-minute
show from stand-up mathematician Matt Parker,
experiments maestro Steve Mould and geek
songstress Helen Arney. ‘The nerd show to end
all nerd shows.’ (The List).
A Christmas Carol
Saturday 12 December 2pm (doors open at 1.15pm) £12 (adult) and £7
(under 16)*
Classic family festive slapstick brought by Three Half
Pints. The Comedy Club 4 Kids veterans will soon be
stars of their very own CBeebies series. Lots of silliness
and great family fun!
Highlights North presents He Wore a Red Hat
Sunday 20 December 7pm (doors open at 6.15pm) £10 (adult) and £5 (concessions)* Suitable for age 12+
A brand new festive-themed comedy full of twists,
turns and surprises. Join Joshua for a spot of
sleuthing as he attempts to restore faith in the
festive season.
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music
Hardwicke Circus
Friday 11 September 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £5 on the door
An eight piece rock ‘n’ roll collective,
they’ve supported the Buzzcocks,
Happy Mondays, Toploader and
McFly and recently headlined at the
famous Dublin Castle in Camden.
Kontiki Suite
Saturday 12 September 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £5 on the door
The View
Thursday 1 October 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £14*
A Scottish indie rock band; they
incorporate various styles such as
punk, pop, alternative rock, pop
punk, powerpop and folk in their
music. They are best known for their
2007 single “Same Jeans” which
reached number three on the UK
Singles Chart.
Mark Chadwick (The Levellers)
Friday 9 October 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £10*
The band shares a collective love
of melody, harmony, psychedelia
and country. The band are currently
recording new songs for their
forthcoming album and booking gigs
throughout the country.
One of the UK’s most successful songwriters, Mark
Chadwick has co-written 20 chart singles and six top 40
albums (including a number one) as part of The Levellers,
the band he has fronted for over 20 years.
The Sherlocks
Sunday 13 September 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £10*
A four piece band from Sheffield,
their music is often described as
‘upbeat’ and ‘bodacious’, with
‘thrashing vocals’ and ‘rhythmic
guitars’. They have been support to
bands such as Twisted Wheel, The
Buzzcocks, Reverend & The Makers,
The Enemy, Scouting for Girls and
Simple Minds.
(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
Tijuna Bibles
Thursday 15 October 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £6*
Born and bred in Glasgow, but with
more in common with the swampy
blues of Louisiana, Tijuna Bibles are
a mix of grungy sludge-based riffs
and groove-laden rthymns.
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events at a glance
September-December 2015
All are evening events unless otherwise stated
September
1 - 22 September Exhibition in the Dormitory Room:
Cumbria Wildlife Trust “Meadow Life”
Friday 4
Folk & Blues Club: Edwina Hayes
Saturday 5 Cumbria Live Comedy Night
Tuesday 8
Black is the Colour of My Voice
Friday 11
Hardwicke Circus
Saturday 12
Kontiki Suite
Monday 14 Highlights North presents Every Brilliant Thing
Saturday 19 Mark Billingham & My Darling Clementine
25 - 27 September Exhibition in the Dormitory Room: White Watch
Sunday 27 Dickens Abridged
October
1 - 31 October
Exhibition in the Dormitory Room: Colin Beck
Thursday 1
Friday 2
Saturday 3
Sunday 4 Thursday 8
Friday 9 Saturday 10
Sunday 11
Thursday 15
Friday 16
Sunday 18
Wednesday 21
The View
Carlisle Folk & Blues Club: Jon Emil Montagnino
Mighty Boof Local Band Day
McGrew’s presents Sunday Sounds
Highlights North presents Beryl
Mark Chadwick (The Levellers)
Darren Farley
International Guitar Night 2015 UK Tour
Tijuna Bibles
Carlisle Folk & Blues Club: Luke Jackson
Cumbria Dance: Motionhouse
Music in the Round presents Ensemble 360
Thursday 22
Friday 23
Saturday 24
Sunday 25
Tuesday 27
Friday 30
Saturday 31
Root Music presents Matthew Halsall & The
Gondwana Orchestra
Roger McGough
Ferocious Dog
Highlights North presents Our Teacher is a Troll
(matinee and afternoon performance)
Root Music presents King King
Carlisle Folk & Blues Club: Real Time
McGrew’s presents No Soap No Radio
November
1 - 30 November Exhibition in the Dormitory Room: Gavin Bannister
Wednesday 4
Friday 6 Sunday 8
Thursday 12
Friday 13
Friday 20
Wednesday 25
Thursday 26
Friday 27
Sunday 29
Highlights North presents Strictly Balti
Carlisle Folk & Blues Club: The Henry Girls
L’SOO - 2015 Launch and Open Day
Skip ‘Little Axe’ McDonald and King Size Slim
Liz Lochhead featuring Steve Kettley
Festival of the Spoken Nerd
Music in the Round presents Ensemble 360
Carlisle Folk & Blues Club: The Chaplins
Sean Hughes
Root Music presents Lau
December
1 - 31 December Exhibition in the Dormitory Room: West Walls Artists
Friday 11
Saturday 12
Friday 18
Sunday 20
Carlisle Folk & Blues Club: Vin Garbutt
A Christmas Carol (matinee performance)
Soul City Walkers
Highlights North presents He Wore a Red Hat
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music
Root Music presents Matthew Halsall & The
Gondwana Orchestra
Thursday 22 October 8pm (doors open at 7.30pm) £14*
Matthew Halsall is one of the UK’s
brightest talents. A gifted trumpeter
with a beautiful, expressive tone,
his music draws on his love of the
transcendental, spiritual and modal
jazz of Alice and John Coltrane and
Pharoah Sanders, as well as the
glories of ‘60s British jazz.
Ferocious Dog
Saturday 24 October 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £10* Suitable for age 14+
Creating their own take on
traditional Celtic folk, Ferocious
Dog mixes it up with a bit of raw,
buzz saw rock n’ roll attitude.
Root Music presents King King
Tuesday 27 October 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £16*
The multi-award winning British
blues band visits the Old Fire Station
as part of their nationwide UK tour.
Described as ‘one of the most
explosive rock/blues bands on the
planet’ by Get Ready to Rock, King
King are setting the blues live scene
on fire.
(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
Skip ‘Little Axe’ McDonald and King Size Slim
Thursday 12 November 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £12*
Skip McDonald made his name as an integral
part of the Sugar Hill house band playing on
the most influential early rap classics, as part
of Adrian Sherwood’s On-U Sound crew. He
has made some of the most adventurous and
acclaimed UK music of the last twenty years.
Root Music presents Lau
Sunday 29 November 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £16*
Expect a show-stopping night as the Old Fire
Station hosts what could easily be the most
thrilling concert of the year. Crowned Best Folk
Group at the BBC Radio Two Folk Awards an
incredible four times, Lau are widely regarded
as one of the UK’s most inventive bands whose
dazzling performances have captivated audiences
across the world.
Soul City Walkers
Friday 18 December
8pm (doors open at 7pm) £8*
One of the few, true soul and funk bands in the
North of England. Soul City Walkers feature a
punchy horn section, keyboards, bass, guitar and
drums. Put your party shoes on and be prepared
to dance all night.
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music
comedy & spoken word
Cumbria Live Comedy Night
Carlisle Folk and Blues Club
The following events have been organised by the Carlisle Folk and Blues
Club. Tickets are available on the door, by calling 01228 674831 or by
emailing [email protected]
Saturday 5 September 7pm (doors open at 6pm) £8 (advance) and £10*
Suitable for age 18+
Carlisle’s premier comedy club returns once
again with its biggest line up yet! Featuring Tom
Stade, Alun Cochrane and MC for the evening,
Michael Legge.
All events start at 8pm, doors open at 7.30pm.
Visit www.carlislefolkandbluesclub.com for ticket prices and more
information.
Friday 4 September
Edwina Hayes
Friday 16 October
Luke Jackson
Thursday 26 November
The Chaplins
Mark Billingham & My Darling Clementine
Saturday 19 September 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £12*
Friday 30 October
Real Time
Friday 11 December
Vin Garbutt
Friday 2 October
Jon Emil Montagnino
Crime writer Mark Billingham reads from his
work, while country duo My Darling Clementine
punctuates the narrative with the music that
inspired it. Afterwards the musicians will play
some favourite tunes of Billingham’s fictitious hero
Tom Thorne.
Darren Farley
Saturday 10 October 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £12*
Friday 6 November
The Henry Girls
(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
Darren Farley is now firmly established as the no.1
football impressionist in the UK. Labelled the voice
of football for his hilarious impressions of the biggest
names in the game, Darren has amassed more than
20million hits online and has gained a loyal following
on his YouTube channel The Darren Farley show.
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Friday 13 November 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £12*
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The Old Fire Station is based on Warwick Street,
Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8QW.
It is accessible for people with disabilities. Visit www.discovercarlisle.co.uk
for accommodation, maps,
transport and parking
information or call the Carlisle Tourist Information
Centre on 01228 598596.
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The multi-award winning comedian will take to
the stage with his new show, Mumbo Jumbo. In
a series of anecdotes and tales, Sean talks about
his lifelong battle to stay on the right side of sanity,
where common sense battles daily against mumbo
jumbo... and mumbo jumbo seems to have the
upper hand.
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Friday 27 November 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £15*
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From the bittersweet to the rude and raunchy,
Scotland’s Makar, Liz Lochhead weaves a
spellbinding and beguiling show, mixing poems,
monologues and music. Accompanied by the soulful
sax of Steve Kettley she presents an intoxicating mix
of some of her best work over the past 45 years.
Timings: Doors open between 30 minutes and an hour before each event.
Seating is unreserved. Under 16s attending events must be accompanied by an adult.
Refunds: Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless an event is
cancelled.
Refreshments
McGrew’s Bistro is based within the main Old Fire Station building and is open
during all the events. They
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A new book of poems by Roger McGough is
always an event and As Far As I Know is truly a
cause for celebration. Hilarious and surreal, he is
a poet of many voices. Menace and melancholy
there may be, but with plenty of McGough’s
characteristic wit and wordplay too.
Online: To buy tickets online (subject to a booking fee), visit oldfirestation.carlisle.city
In person: From the Carlisle Tourist Information Centre, Old Town Hall, Carlisle.
Visit www.discovercarlisle.co.uk for opening times.
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Friday 23 October 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) £16*
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comedy & spoken word
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