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15312 TBL Season Guide Jan – May 2014-1_V 22/11/2013 11:23 Page 1
The Dramaof the Lakes
January – May 2014
Get the most out of your visit
to Theatre by the Lake this Spring!
Contents
4–7
Spring Season 2014
8–9
Make DOUBLE the
Difference
10–11 Participate
12
Lest We Forget
13–15 Visiting Drama
and Dance
16–18 Lectures, Talks, Film
and Comedy
19
Operetta and Musicals
20–21 Keswick Music Society
22–23 Folk Music
24–25 Music
26–27 Jazz Festival
28
Film Festival
29
Mountain Festival
30–35 Words by the Water
36–39 How to book and access
information
40–42 Diary
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2014 at Theatre by
the Lake
Exhibitions:
what’s on show
The Café and Bar: food
and drink with a view
Theatre by the Lake hosts
regular fine art and
photographic exhibitions.Visit
www.theatrebythelake.com
/exhibitions for details of
what’s showing and opening
times. The galleries are
occasionally closed to the
public so please check in
advance with the Box Office
if you have only one
opportunity to visit an
exhibition. Admission to
all exhibitions is free.
Open daily from 10am, the café
offers a selection of light
snacks, homemade soups and
Fairtrade speciality coffees and
teas. Our Stalls and Circle Bars
are open on performance
nights. Enjoy a drink after the
show – and maybe meet an
actor or two – in the Stalls Bar.
Great offers
at Theatre by the Lake
Pre-theatre dinners:
the perfect prelude to a play
Delicious pre-theatre dinners are served
from 5pm in the Friends’ Gallery on the
first floor of the theatre.
Visit www.theatrebythelake.com/food
for our latest menus. To reserve a
table call 017687 81102.
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Groups (8+)***
Come in a crowd to TBTL
productions and get a ticket
for just £14 on Fridays and on
blue/lilac performances for
Spring/Summer 14 Seasons.
£2.50 off all other performances
in Spring/Summer/Christmas
14 Seasons. Visit www.theatre
bythelake.com/groups
Save up to £114 with our fabulous
Eight Show Season Tickets
EightShowPremium Season Ticket**
Join us for eight Theatre by the Lake productions
in 2014 with our Premium Season Ticket – £150
Best available seats and no performance restrictions. Free
programmes* and free ticket exchange. Subject to availability.
To ensure the best seats,
choose your performance
dates for all 8 shows from
our full season planner.
You can find this by visiting
/planner14 or by calling
Box Office.
Eight Show Season Saver **
See eight Theatre by the Lake productions
in 2014 for £100 – just £12.50 per ticket!
The Season Saver ticket excludes Red performances and
includes a maximum of 1 Orange and 1 Pink performance.
These offers can be booked by calling Box Office on 017687 74411
Spring/Summer Season – Ticket Prices
See pages 40–42 for details of TBTL’s Spring productions
Price Band
1
2
3
4
5
Red
Orange
£32.50
£28.50
£24.50
£19.50
£17.50
Main House
Yellow
Green
£30.00
£26.00
£23.00
£18.00
£15.50
Blue
£20.00
£18.00
£16.50
£15.00
£13.00
Pink
£21.50
£16.50
£12.50
Studio
Purple
£20.00
£14.50
£10.00
Lilac
£15.00
£12.50
£10.00
Check the diary on pages 40 –42 to see the colour code for your chosen performance. For all
performances in the Main House we have a limited number of seats priced at £10, although these
seats may not be suitable for all customers.
Under 26? See more for
Theatre by the Lake
less with Friday £5 tickets discounts†:
If you’re under 26, book to come
to the theatre on a Friday evening
during the Spring Season and
‡
you could get a ticket for just £5!
To find out more visit
/U26
Over 60s: £1 off
Students, U16s: half price
Schools: £10 per pupil
(One teacher goes free for
every 10 pupils)
Groups: see special offer on
page 2
All prices, discounts and offers are subject
to availability.
* Limited to one per season, per auditorium,
per ticket.
** Seats booked for these offers will be best
available. The eight shows comprise:
Dancing at Lughnasa, Rookery Nook,
The Winterling, Dracula, Seeing the Lights,
The Comedy of Errors, Old Times and
Peter Pan. Tickets must be booked for
Dancing at Lughnasa.
*** Not available for price band 1 in the
Main House, except for Christmas.
† Discounts are not available for price band 1
seats in the Main House, except for Christmas.
‡ Terms and conditions apply. See page 36
for details.
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BY BRIAN FRIEL
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Box Office: 017687 74411
A Theatre by the Lake production
directed by Mary Papadima
designed by Martin Johns
Lughnasa: ancient Celtic pagan festival at the beginning
of harvest. Also called Lammas; still celebrated in Ireland. It’s 1936 and in rural Donegal a way of life is about to end.
For the five unmarried Mundy sisters and their young
nephew Michael, Lughnasa not only marks the changing
of the seasons but also a change in their lives.
When their missionary brother Jack returns from years
abroad and Michael’s father arrives on an unexpected
visit, the sisters soon realise the men have brought home
more baggage than just their suitcases.
The sisters’ beloved wireless brings a welcome escape,
with dancing, laughter and moments of tenderness.
But beneath the brave faces, these women are fighting
to keep body and soul together.
Brian Friel’s semi-autobiographical story is an
internationally renowned and multi-award-winning play.
A powerful portrayal of the yearning of the human spirit
to break free.
Fri 28 March – Sat 19 April
Preview: Thu 27 March
Main House
£32.50 – £10, see page 3
for discounts
Eight Show Season Tickets
Save up to £114 – see page 3
for details
Under 26? See more for less
with Friday £5 tickets
Captioned performance
Sat 19 April, 2pm
Audio-described
performance
Sat 12 April, 2pm
Post show discussion
Thu 10 April
See Diary (pages 40–42) for
performance times and dates
Experience Theatre at Higham Hall
Mon 31 March & Wed 2 April
In association with Theatre by the Lake, Higham Hall
once again hosts its popular residential course that gives
theatregoers the opportunity to both see and discuss the
productions of Dancing at Lughnasa and Not About Heroes.
Course members will explore the scripts, learn about the
challenges that these particular productions present and
meet the director and members of the cast. For further
details or to book the ‘Experience Theatre’ course, please
call 017687 76276 or visit www.highamhall.com
Book online: www.theatrebythelake.com
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BY S T E P H E N M AC D O N A L D
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Box Office: 017687 74411
A Theatre by the Lake production
directed by Jez Pike
designed by Martin Johns
A moving and revealing portrait of two men brought
together by their hatred of war and their love of poetry:
Wilfred Owen and Siegfried Sassoon.
Beginning with their awkward first encounter at the
Craiglockhart Hospital for Nervous Disorders, Not About
Heroes charts the growth of an intense relationship
between the confident, upper-class Sassoon and the
stuttering, provincial Owen. Already an established poet,
Sassoon initially dismisses the younger man, yet is soon to
both recognise and nurture his extraordinary talent.
Sat 22 March – Sat 5 April
Preview: Fri 21 March
Studio
£21.50 – £10, see page 3
for discounts
Under 26? See more for less
with Friday £5 tickets
Post show discussion
Thu 3 April
See Diary (pages 40–42) for
performance times and dates
Weaving dialogue from their letters with their celebrated
poetry, Stephen MacDonald’s play elegantly pieces
together the mysteries of this most unlikely friendship.
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MAKE
DOUBLE
THE DIFFERENCE
For every £1 you give we can claim an
extra £1 from Arts Council England’s
Catalyst Arts programme!
BUT ONLY UNTIL
MAY 2014.
This means every £1 you give is worth
£2 to the theatre, and if you also
your donation (at no extra
cost to you) it’s worth £2.25!
Theatre by the Lake is investing in theatre for
the future. As a charity, we need your support
to continue our work on stage, develop new
artistic activity and create opportunities for
young people to share the power and pleasure
of the arts.
The grants we receive from public sources
account for less than £2 of every £10 we spend;
we have to earn the rest.
HOW YOUR DONATION MAKES A DIFFERENCE
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£12.50
£25
subsidises a
ticket for a
young person
under 26
supports a young
person from West
Cumbria to take part
in our education
programme
Box Office: 017687 74411
DONATE NOW
CATALYST ARTS WILL ONLY MATCH £1
FOR £1 DONATIONS MADE BEFORE MAY
2014, SO THERE’S NEVER BEEN A BETTER
TIME TO GIVE.
Help make a difference by donating today.
You can either:
• Contact Box Office on 017687 74411
• Visit www.theatrebythelake.com/supportus
• Text TBTL00 £5 to 70070 (to donate £5)
• Drop in and see us
You can also support us by:
• Sponsoring a seat in the Studio Theatre
• Leaving a legacy
For more information please contact Jenny
Benson, Development Manager on 017687 72282
or [email protected]
Thank You
Theatre by the Lake could not exist without your
support and generosity.
“This project has boosted my
confidence and I believe it has
really changed my whole life.”
Education Participant: aged 10
With a donation, large or small, you can make a real difference. For example…
£100+
creates the special
effects for a show
£6,000
commissions
a new play
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Participate
North Cumbria Scriptwriters
A lively group of writers
offering support to each other
and constructive criticism on
scripts in progress. Last
Thursday of every month
at 7.30pm.
Membership enquiries: Carol
Donockley on 01228 547043 or
visit www.northcumbriascript
writers.co.uk
Education
Regular opportunities for
teachers and pupils to get
involved include careers
open days, work experience
opportunities and a
secondary English and
Drama Teachers’ Forum.
For information call
01900 870111 or visit:
www.theatrebythelake.com/
education
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We also offer schools a
discounted price on selected
performances. Contact Box
Office for details.
Youth Theatre
Developing young people as
theatre makers. Play, explore,
devise and perform.
Lest We Forget
Members of Theatre by the Lake,
the Carnegie Theatre and the
Kirkgate Centre’s Youth Theatre
groups will perform in Theatre
by the Lake’s Studio as part of
the annual Festival of Youth.
Weekly sessions in Keswick,
Cockermouth and Workington.
Ages 8–18. Call 01900 870111 or
visit www.theatrebythe
lake.com/youththeatre
We are also looking for other
youth groups to perform
during the festival. You can get
involved by attending one of our
Youth Theatre groups in
Workington, Cockermouth or
Keswick. Alternatively, if you are
already part of a performance
group with members aged 26
and under, you may be able to
join the festival too. Just contact
Jenn at jenn.mattinson@
theatrebythelake.com or on
01900 870111 for more details.
Lest We Forget and Youth
Theatre are generously
supported by:
Box Office: 017687 74411
Young Writers
Explore the journey from page to
stage – for those with an interest
in writing for performance.
Ages 14 – 20. Call 01900 870111
or visit www.theatrebythe
lake.com/participate
Young Broadcasters
Explore the art of digital media
to create, record and produce.
For more information call
01900 870111 or visit
youngbroadcasters
Talking Tales
On behalf of the Friends
of TBTL, we’re running an
intergenerational oral history
project with a group of young
people to record and share
the memories of volunteers
who’ve been involved in
theatre in Keswick over the
last 50 years.
See more at: www.theatrebythe
lake.com/talkingtales
Community
We deliver a wide range of
community events and projects
all year round. Check out the
local press, contact us on
01900 870111 or visit
participate to find out what’s
happening in your area.
Support Us
Friends of Theatre
by the Lake
Be our Friend! Priority
booking, social events, regular
newsletters and more! £20
(£30 for 2 people at the same
address), renewable annually.
Call John Stephens,
Membership Secretary
on 017687 76933 or email
[email protected]
Volunteers
Be a part of it! Join our
friendly Front of House team
and help us to provide our
customers with a top quality
experience. Training provided.
Call Mary Elliott on
017687 81103 or visit
supportus
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Lest We Forget – Theatre by the Lake’s Festival of Youth
Supported by a donation from Studsvik
Members of youth theatres at Theatre by the Lake, the Carnegie
Theatre in Workington and the Kirkgate Centre in Cockermouth
will join other performers from across Cumbria to perform
striking new theatre work. This will include four pieces inspired by
the centenary of the First World War and specially written for the
festival by members of Theatre by the Lake’s Young Writers group.
Ticket prices:
Free (a suggested donation of
£5 (adults) or £3 (children)
will support the future of the
festival)
SAT 22 FEBRUARY
Homecoming
2.30pm
Homecoming
1pm
by Suzanne Morely
Performed by Kirkgate
Young Actors
Guest Company
Performance
by Suzanne Morely
Half-known Roads
See website for details
SUN 23 FEBRUARY
3pm
12.30pm
Guest Company
Performance
Daily Grind
See website for details
Young Players
5pm
The Time – It Came
My World – It Turned
Young Performers
by Bethan Spencer
Young Actors
4.30pm
Private Grant
by Greg Webzell
Performed by Carnegie
Young Performers
The Old Lie
by Rachel Gale
Young Actors
The Stories – I Heard
Performed by Keswick
Young Performers
7pm
Private Grant
by Greg Webzell
Young Actors
Half-known Roads
by Bethan Spencer
Young Actors
The Old Lie
by Rachel Gale
Young Actors
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Box Office: 017687 74411
Visiting Drama and Dance
Sat 22 & Sun 23 February, 7pm
Cumbria Young Farmers’ Clubs
presents
Let Us Entertain You
Main House
The final round of the Young
Farmers’ Entertainment
Competition. Join us for an
evening of singing, dancing,
laughter and possibly even
some lads in tights. The Young
Farmers present three different
entertainments each night with
the adjudication on Sunday
evening. Unfortunately the
theatre has banned livestock,
but we promise you’ll still be
amazed and surprised. Expect
the unexpected.
£7 (no discounts);
U16s £3.50
Tue 4 March,
6pm & 7.30pm
Sun 6 April, 7.30pm
Reduced Shakespeare Company
U.DANCE Cumbria
The Bible: The Complete
Word of God (abridged)
Main House
Part of a national celebration
of youth dance performance
across the UK, U.DANCE
Cumbria brings together
more than 1,500 young people
from all over the county to
perform and celebrate their
achievements in dance. This
evening features a varied
programme of original dances
created by young people aged
from four to 17 from schools
and youth dance groups in
Allerdale and Copeland.
£5 (no discounts)
Main House
It’s apocalypse now as the RSC
set their sights on the good
book. Yes, it’s an affectionate,
irreverent roller coaster ride
from ‘fig leaves’ to ‘Final
Judgement’ as the bad boys
tackle the great theological
questions: did Adam and Eve
have navels? Did Moses really
look like Charlton Heston? And
why isn’t the word “phonetic”
spelled the way it sounds?
Whether you are Catholic or
Protestant, Muslim or Jew,
Atheist or Jedi, you will be
tickled by the RSC’s romp
through old time religion.
£17.50, £15, £12 (discounts
£1 off); Students, U16s £10.50
01 The Bible: The Complete Word of
God (abridged)
02 Let Us Entertain You
03 U.DANCE Cumbria
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Sat 12 April, 2pm
Lyngo Theatre in
collaboration with
Trestle Theatre
Sun 13 April, 11am &2pm
Birdsnest Theatre
Wash
Jack and the Beanstalk
Studio
Fee fi fo fum, it’s a giant of a
show and we’d love you to
come! When Jack sells his
cow for five beans, his mother
is very angry. But what she
doesn’t know is that they’re
magic beans – and a great
adventure is just about to start.
Expect lots of surprises in this
gripping show, from enormous
shoes to tiny houses, showers
of silver and gold and a big,
leafy explosion!
Suitable for ages 3+
(and their giants)
£5; Family ticket (4 people)
£18
Studio
Monkey needs a wash, but
Anna doesn’t want to let him
go. When Monkey accidentally
gets pulled into the laundry,
there’s only one thing to do –
Anna must go and find him.
Join the pair as they wander
through a watery world,
spinning with the rest of the
laundry in a bubbly bath. They
bring washing equipment to
life, making music, song and
rhythm to entertain them on
their journey.
Suitable for ages 3 months –
3 years
£5 (for 1 adult & 1 baby);
£3 per extra ticket
(no discounts)
Wed 16 – Sat 19 April, 7.30pm
Keswick Theatre Club in
association with iPerform
@Keswick present
The Browning Version
by Terence Rattigan
Studio
Classics master Mr CrockerHarris is a tyrant, hated by his
pupils – but he’s also a broken
man, stuck in a loveless
marriage. When he receives
an unexpected gift on his last
day before retirement, his
emotional dam breaks and
decades of disappointment and
humiliation come pouring out.
A heart-breaking play – one of
Terence Rattigan’s absolute
best. The evening also includes
some dynamic works by the
exciting young performers from
iPerform @ Keswick School.
£10 (no discounts)
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Box Office: 017687 74411
Wed 23 & Thu 24 April, 7.30pm
Spotlight Theatre Arts School
presents
Thu 24 April, 7.30pm
Ballet Theatre UK
The Little Mermaid
Game Over and
Headless Chickens
Main House
A dramatic and poignant
re-telling of the classic story
Studio
Two original short plays created by Hans Christian Andersen.
The kind-hearted Little
and performed by Penrith’s
Mermaid falls in love with
renowned youth theatre
a human prince when she
company. In Game Over the
rescues him from a storm at
gods create a video game
sea. Determined to pursue her
using real people, which has
love, she makes a bargain with
tragic consequences. Headless
an evil Sea Witch – but it comes
Chickens takes a light-hearted
at a heavy price. Glittering
look at inter-school rivalries.
costumes and graceful dancing
It’s the final of the Mountain
will cast a spell on all who
Orienteering Challenge –
venture to sea.
St. Chavs vs. St. Posh.
£19, £17, £15, £13, £10
Chaos ensues, and that’s
(discounts £1 off);
just the teachers!
Students, U16s £9
£10 (discounts £2 off)
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02
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Sun 27 April, 7.30pm
The Lakeland Dialect Society
presents
The Shepherds’ Meet
Studio
Shepherds’ Meets are
traditional get-togethers of
fell farming folk to reclaim
their lost sheep and enjoy one
another’s company with stories
and song. This radio play in
Lakeland Dialect was first
broadcast from The Oddfellows
Arms in Caldbeck in 1937. It was
written by Harry Lamb, founder
of the Herdwick Sheep Society,
whose works were broadcast by
the BBC during the war years.
His observations on country life
were popular and helped keep
up morale. Don’t miss this rare
opportunity to hear a reading
of this little-known play.
£8 (no discounts)
Wash
The Little Mermaid
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Lectures, Talks, Film and Comedy
Thu 6 & Fri 7 February, 7.30pm
Tue 11 February, 7.30pm
Banff Mountain Film
Festival World Tour
2014 (12A)
Lucy Porter –
Northern Soul
Thu 13 February, 7.30pm
RBM
Sean Hughes – Penguins
Main House
Main House
The comedian and writer from
Audiences can’t get enough
Mock the Week, Never Mind the
of this most prestigious of
Buzzcocks and Radio 4 panel
mountain film festivals, so we’re show The Unbelievable Truth,
offering two evenings of jawcomes fresh from Edinburgh
dropping, inspiring and action- with her best show yet. Born in
packed short films. Follow the
Croydon to a Northern Irish
expeditions of some of today’s
dad and a Midlander mum,
most incredible adventurers,
Lucy never felt she belonged
shot from all corners of the
down South. Follow her story
globe. Expect high drama,
as she moves to Manchester,
extreme action and breathmarries a Welshman and travels
taking cinematography – all on
the world, trying to find her
the big screen. For double the
spiritual home.
adventure come along to both
Suitable for 16+
nights for two entirely unique
£14, £12 (no discounts)
film programmes. If you don’t
leave exhilarated we’ll eat our
(wind-proof) hat! “Genuinely delightful.”
£14 (no discounts);
£24 for both nights
The Telegraph on Lucy Porter
Main House
Sean takes us back to his
Dublin upbringing and the
awkwardness of teenage life,
weaving in his family, school
days and the business of
friendship. This multi-layered
show is full of surprises and
hidden twists and will leave
you mapping out the clever
construction for hours after.
But what does this have to do
with penguins? Buy a ticket to
see this award-winning show
and all will be revealed…
Suitable for 16+ (strong
language and adult themes)
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Box Office: 017687 74411
© Steve Ullathorne
© Grant Gunderson
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Wed 26 February, 7.30pm
Theatre by the Lake in association with the Royal Geographical
Society (with IBG) presents
Mon 3 March, 7.30pm
The 2014 Craghoppers
‘Best of Kendal’ World
Film Tour
Main House
An exhilarating evening of wilderness exploration with
adventurer Will Millard. Join him as he travels the wild jungles
of Papua New Guinea along hidden networks of tribal trade
routes and rafts through the endangered forest belt between
Sierra Leone and Liberia. Along the way he meets many dangers,
including boulder-strewn rapids, illegal diamond miners and
poachers, as well as contracting and surviving malaria. Re-live
the adventure through some of his award-winning footage.
£14, £12, £10 (RGS-IBG members £9.50)
© Will Millard
01 Banff Mountain Film Festival
World Tour 2014
02 Sean Hughes – Penguins
03 Lucy Porter – Northern Soul
04 Will Millard – Downstream
05 The 2014 Craghoppers
‘Best of Kendal’ World Film Tour
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Main House
Now one the world’s major
mountain film festivals, Kendal
attracts film premières from
around the world showcasing
the work of enthusiasts from all
disciplines. From high-altitude
mountain adventure to vertical
rock climbing; skiing and
snowboarding to kayaking and
BASE jumping. But it’s not all
about the adrenaline – films
about discovery, culture,
wildlife and the environment
also regularly feature. Don’t
miss out on an evening
showcasing the very best this
International Film Competition
has to offer.
£14 (no discounts)
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© Petit Bus Rouge
Will Millard – Downstream: Journeys on foot and
raft through the world’s remotest jungles
Wed 23 April, 7.30pm
Richard Darbourne Ltd
Wed 19 March, 7.30pm
Ruby Wax – Sane
New World
Barbershopera! – Toni and the Guys
Main House
In this brand new show, the
comedian and writer shares her
tough but enlightening journey
through depression, which has
taken her from The Priory to an
Oxford MA in Mindfulness
Cognitive Therapy. In her
typically brash and witty way,
she uses her experience to help
us understand why we sabotage
our sanity and how we can
rewire our thinking to find calm
in a frenetic world. Helping you
become the master of your
mind, this show is your route
to saner living.
Suitable for ages 16+
£17.50, £15, £12 (discounts £1
off); Students £10.50
Main House
The Eurovision Barbershop Contest approaches. Tony and
the Guys fancy their chances until tenor Tony does a runner.
He must be replaced and fast, but the only option is warbling
soprano Antonia. Man alive, a woman! Can our heroes crack
those harmonies? Can they triumph over their evil Swiss rivals?
And can they squeeze another rhyme out of the capital of
Slovenia? Don’t miss this hilarious musical pastiche from
this multi award-winning a cappella comedy group.
“A feast of frenetic ridiculousness and
technically superb singing.”
 The Scotsman on Barbershopera!
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Operetta and Musicals
Sat 8 Feb, 7.30pm
Workington Amateur Operatic
Society presents
Tue 18 – Fri 21 February, 7.30pm (2pm matinée on Thu)
Opera della Luna
Music is My First Love
Main House
This inventive company are famous for their innovative and
exciting productions of classic Gilbert & Sullivan operettas. Join
comic creations Nanki-Poo, Ko-Ko, Pooh-Bah and Yum-Yum in the
flashy world of modern fashion houses. With costumes inspired
by Versace and Jean-Paul Gaultier, this is a riot of gorgeous and
bizarre creations. Those who have consigned G&S to the dustbin
of history – we urge you to think again!
£21, £19, £17, £15, £12 (discounts £1 off); Students, U16s £9
Main House
The Sound of Music, Jesus Christ
Superstar, Jersey Boys, Evita –
you know the titles, you’ve seen
the films, now get the live
experience. Over 70 members
of WAOS will take you on an
all-singing, all-dancing tour
through some of the best and
most loved West End musicals.
We promise no shortage of
passion, joy, despair and love.
£10.50 (no discounts)
Sat 15 Feb, 2.30pm
& 7.30pm
StagedRight presents
The Time of My Life
Main House
StagedRight Youth Theatre
returns with their spectacular
10th anniversary production,
featuring excerpts from West
Side Story, Me & My Girl,
Barnum, Summer Holiday,
Scrooge, Peter Pan, Beauty & the
Beast and, of course, Les
Misérables. With 90 talented
young people aged 11 to 18,
StagedRight regularly brings
audiences to their feet and this
show will surely maintain their
reputation for high production
values and top entertainment.
Early booking is advisable.
£11.50 (no discounts)
The Mikado
Tue 29 April – Sat 3 May, 7.30pm
Keswick Amateur Operatic Society presents
Singin’ in the Rain
Main House
It’s the 1920s and the ‘talkie’ revolution is sweeping Hollywood.
Monumental Studios is preparing its first ever musical, but there’s
a problem – the leading lady has a voice made for silent film. Their
only hope is a plucky aspiring actress with a beautiful voice. This is
often voted amongst the best musicals of all time and we can see
why – loveable characters, fantastic songs and of course the most
iconic dance number ever.
Tue & Wed: £13.50, £11, £8.50 (no discounts)
Thu & Fri: £15, £12.50, £10 (no discounts)
Sat: £18: £15, £12 (no discounts)
01 Ruby Wax – Sane New World
02 Barbershopera! –
Toni and the Guys
03 The Mikado
04 Singin’ in the Rain
05 The Time of My Life
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Keswick Music Society 2014 Season
Sun 12 January, 7.30pm
Wed 12 February, 7pm
Sun 16 February 7.30pm
Kimon Parry (clarinet)
Tony Ingham (piano)
Local Young Musicians’
Concert
Yevgeny Sudbin (piano)
Pre-concert talk by Kimon
Parry at 6.45pm
Main House
For brilliance, passion and the
expression of emotion the
clarinet is unrivalled in its range.
So Kimon Parry’s programme of
clarinet music from Schumann,
Brahms and Weber to Martinu°
and Penderecki, is irresistible.
A young and prize-winning
finalist in many recent
competitions, he is a rising star
in solo, chamber and orchestral
music. The concert, by Kimon
and his pianist Tony Ingham,
is generously supported by
the Countess of Munster
Musical Trust.
£16, £11, £6; Students, U16s
£7, £4
Main House
Always a sell-out show, this
concert celebrates the talent of
the young and gifted musicians
of Keswick. The evening always
surprises audiences in its
variety and guarantees a hugely
enjoyable night out for all.
£5; Students, U16s £2.50
Pre-concert talk by John
Cooper Green at 6.45pm
Main House
Yevgeny’s recordings are
regularly picked out by critics
as among the best in the world.
He’s been the subject of many
glowing reviews and has just
been named this year’s
Exceptional Young Talent at
the Critics’ Circle Annual Music
Awards. Yevgeny has played
with distinguished orchestras
all over the world, so we’re very
lucky that he loves playing here!
He’ll explore a magnificent
range of piano music: Scarlatti,
Chopin, Rachmaninov, Scriabin
and Shostakovich.
£16, £11, £6; Students, U16s
£7, £4
01 Kimon Parry
02 Yevgeny Sudbin
03 The Trusler-Carroll-Wass
Piano Trio
04 London Conchord String
and Wind Ensemble
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Sun 30 March, 7.30pm
Sun 4 May, 7.30pm
The Trusler-Carroll-Wass
Piano Trio
London Conchord String and Wind Ensemble
Matthew Trusler (violin), Thomas
Carroll (cello), Ashley Wass (piano)
Pre-concert talk by members
of the Trio at 6.45pm
Main House
Three of Britain’s foremost
chamber and solo musicians (who
also happen to be good friends)
come together to play some of the
greatest music for this combination
of instruments, including
Beethoven, Liszt and Shostakovich.
Matthew Trusler deservedly
performs using a bow once owned
by Heifetz, Thomas Carroll plays
with authority and passion and
Ashley Wass, one of the leading
pianists of his generation, has the
gift of turning “almost anything
he plays into pure gold”
(Gramophone Magazine).
£16, £11, £6; Students,
U16s £7, £4
Pre-concert talk by members of the ensemble at 6.45pm
Main House
Fresh from performing a sell-out BBC Prom this summer,
London Conchord is an exceptional ensemble of wind and
string players, each internationally recognised as a soloist and
chamber musician. Together the ensemble is renowned for
panache, wit and musical sensitivity and has performed at the
highest level for over 10 years. Here they play Beethoven’s Septet
and Schubert’s Octet, both among the most loved pieces in the
classical repertoire.
£18, £12, £7; Students, U16s £7, £4
Subscription tickets
Subscription tickets for the Keswick Music Society’s
2014–15 Season, covering eight concerts from
September 2014 to May 2015 (plus the Young
Musicians’ Concert), will be available from mid-April.
Special Offer: Junior Membership free
for rest of current season!
To enquire call Membership Secretary Elaine Moor
(01900 85967) or Mary Cooke (017687 77235).
www.keswick-music-society.org.uk
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Folk Music
Sun 9 February, 7.30pm
Tue 25 February, 7.30pm
Wed 26 February, 7.30pm
Chris Wood
Jamie Smith’s Mabon &
The Maz O’Connor Trio
The Young’uns
Main House
Dubbed ‘the Renaissance man
of English folk’, Chris Wood is a
singer, multi-instrumentalist
(fiddle, viola and guitar) and
true enthusiast of traditional
music. Best-known for his song
Hollow Point, about the
shooting of Jean Charles de
Menezes, Wood has twice won
Folk Singer of the Year at the
BBC Folk Awards. He’ll be
playing songs from his new
album None the Wiser, which
The Independent recently
gave five stars and called
“a masterpiece”.
Main House
Two of the most popular
young folk acts in the UK
come together for an evening
of energetic, dynamic and
exciting music-making. They
capture the best of both the
Celtic and English tradition,
from Mabon’s racing reels and
joyful jigs to Maz O’Connor’s
enchanting contemporary take
on traditional material. Both
have won plaudits for their live
shows, so this double-header
promises to be twice the fun!
Support act: Chloe Bix.
Studio
Sublime a cappella harmonies
and distinctive musicality
have secured this band a
fast-growing reputation in
the folk world. The Teesside
trio are a force of nature on
stage, beguiling audiences
with humour, bold vocals and
gripping storylines. Describing
their gigs as “absolute chaos”,
they go on stage without a
setlist, relying on instinct and
rapport to deliver a brilliant
show. Expect original material,
varied instrumentation and
some rollicking shanties.
£10 (no discounts)
“If music could fuel engines, Mabon could
solve the energy crisis.”
Songlines
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The Young’uns
Jamie Smith’s Mabon
Martin Taylor
Breabach
The Maz O’Connor Trio
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Mon 17 March, 7.30pm
Mon 12 May, 7.30pm
Martin Taylor
Breabach
Main House
Recognised as the world’s
greatest solo jazz guitar player,
Martin Taylor has developed a
way of playing that is admired
and often imitated, but never
bettered. He creates whole
symphonies – bass, harmony
and melody – with just his
guitar. He’s collaborated with
artists including Eric Clapton
and Jamie Cullum, and has
even been name-checked as the
world’s best guitarist by none
other than Jeff Beck. An
evening of virtuosity, emotion
and humour in the company of
a great stage presence.
Main House
This lively and incredibly
talented folk group’s name
means ‘kicking’ in Gaelic and
that’s a great description of
what they do. They give you
that jump in heart rate you
can only get from a flawlessly
played reel. Folky, funky
and distinctly Scottish, they
combine fiddle, guitar,
bouzouki, flute and bass to
bring together the best of
traditional and modern music.
Be prepared, because when
the twin highland bagpipes
get going they’ll really blow
you away.
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“[Martin Taylor] out-shreds all of us put
together… I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Jeff Beck
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Music
Mon 10 February, 7.30pm
Fri 14 February, 7.30pm
Wed 5 March, 7.30pm
Bob Kerr & the
Whoopee Band
Elkie Brooks –
Live in Concert
La’al Big Band
Main House
We can’t think of a more
appropriate time to use the
word ‘unique’. This comedy jazz
band is ridiculously talented,
impossibly silly and just
fantastically entertaining. Five
eccentric English gentlemen
play 20 instruments between
them, plus a variety of other
objects (including a teapot).
Their show is controlled chaos –
a riotous mixture of comedy
and different styles of music
held together by brilliant
playing. As they would say,
there’s nothing wrong with
a bit of anarchy as long as
you’re having fun.
Main House
Elkie Brooks is one of the most
successful and popular singers
the UK has ever produced. With
numerous hit singles, million
selling albums and countless
awards under her belt, her
annual tours are a treat for fans
old and new. Performing some
of her classic hits, blues and
jazz, Elkie is a stunning live
performer, so don’t miss the
chance to see a truly great
artist in action.
Main House
West Cumbria’s foremost jazz
orchestra are anything but
‘la’al’ (little) – from the 19
strong line-up to their huge
sound, everything about them
says ‘big band’. Join some of
the county’s top musicians in a
celebration of big band music
past and present. The show
will include many familiar
classics along with some more
contemporary pieces; anything
from Glenn Miller to Steely
Dan with a fair smattering of
Count Basie, Stan Kenton and
Ella Fitzgerald along the way. £10 (no discounts)
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Bob Kerr & the Whoopee Band
La’al Big Band
Elkie Brooks – Live in Concert
Juan Martín Flamenco
Dance Ensemble
05 Chris Dean’s Syd
Lawrence Orchestra
06 The Lancashire Hotpots
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Music
Tue 18 March, 7.30pm
Fri 25 April, 7.30pm
Sat 26 April, 7.30pm
Juan Martín Flamenco
Dance Ensemble
Rockin’ by the Lake
The Lancashire Hotpots
Main House
This concert brings together
Committed 2 Rock Choirs from
Whitehaven and Keswick for
the simple aim of getting as
many people as possible
‘Rockin’ by the Lake’. Not only
does it promise a fabulously
entertaining evening of musical
fun, the concert is a fundraiser
for the Alzheimer’s Society and
Theatre by the Lake’s Youth
Theatre Projects. This is a
popular event so book early to
avoid disappointment.
£10 (no discounts)
Main House
This is the go-to band for
those wanting a light-hearted
view on life from a distinctly
northern angle. From playing
Glastonbury festival to writing
jingles for Holland’s Pies, the
Hotpots have been entertaining
the nation with comedy songs
about chippy teas, mobility
scooters and sharing their tips
on how to smuggle your own
sweets into the cinema. With
congas, puppets and pirates
on the menu, join the Hotpots
for a rambunctious riot of a
good time.
Main House
Spanish guitarist Juan Martín
returns after a sell-out
performance in 2012, once
again supported by a line-up of
the finest flamenco musicians
and dancers. The ensemble
combines the fire and passion
of traditional flamenco with a
unique style of music that
embraces classical, jazz and
modern harmonies. An
exhilarating night of raw,
energetic and truly authentic
flamenco music and dance.
£17.50, £15, £12 (discounts £1
off); Students, U16s £10.50
Sun 13 April, 7.30pm
Rotary Club of Keswick presents
Chris Dean’s Syd
Lawrence Orchestra
Main House
Following their highly
successful concert here two
years ago, the UK’s top big band
is back by popular demand.
This new show includes an
exciting blend of high octane
swing and classic dance music.
The playlist ranges from the
wartime million-sellers of the
legendary Glenn Miller,
through the era of the great
Count Basie Orchestra, to the
hit songs of Frank Sinatra, Ella
Fitzgerald and others.
£21, £18.50, £10
(no discounts)
“Juan Martín reminded us of the power
and beauty of flamenco pure and simple…
enthralling.”
The Independent
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Jazz
Four extra days of special jazz events
at Theatre by the Lake, Keswick
Sun 4 May, 2.30pm & 8pm
Mon 5 May, 8pm
Tue 6 May, 8pm
John Hallam with the
Remi Harris Trio
Mark Nightingale with
the Tom Kincaid Trio
Studio
Britain’s world-class clarinet
and saxophone star is joined by
three brilliant young exponents
of gypsy jazz in the Django
Reinhardt tradition.
Studio
Award-winning trombonist
Mark Nightingale makes a
special appearance to renew his
partnership with the North
West’s inspired young trio:
mainstream jazz at its very best.
Keith Nichols & Spats
Langham – The Ragtime
Racketeers
Mon 5 May, 8pm
The Temperance Seven
Tue 6 May, 8pm
Main House
The celebrated and hugely
entertaining band continue to
conjure up the magic of the
1920s with such hits as You’re
Driving Me Crazy and Home
in Pasadena.
The Big Chris Barber
Band
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Main House
Europe’s finest jazz band, with
a repertoire ranging from Louis
Armstrong to Duke Ellington
and a 10-piece line-up that
spans three generations. To
ensure your seat book early!
The Big Chris Barber Band
Enrico Tomasso and Jeff Barnhart
Paul Lacey’s Back to Basie
Orchestra
Studio
A stunning duo, bringing
together two internationally
acclaimed stars of music and
song from the golden age of
jazz. Between them they excel
on piano, trombone, guitar,
banjo and ukulele as well
as vocals.
Wed 7 May, 2.30pm & 8pm
Enrico Tomasso and
Jeff Barnhart
Studio
The UK’s top jazz trumpeter –
protégé of the legendary Louis
Armstrong – teams up with
amazing US pianist, vocalist
and jazz entertainer Jeff
Barnhart. Don’t miss them!
Wed 7 May, 8pm
Paul Lacey’s Back to
Basie Orchestra
Main House
Regular winners at the British
Jazz Awards, this thrilling and
authentic 17-piece orchestra
breathes fresh life into the
music of the great Count Basie.
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Main House: £19.50, £15.50,
£13 (no discounts)
Studio: £14 (no discounts)
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Festivals
The 23rd Jennings Keswick
Jazz Festival
Thu 8 – Sun 11 May
Now in its 23rd year, the Jennings Keswick Jazz Festival
is firmly established as Britain’s foremost celebration of
traditional and mainstream jazz. 2014 promises to be a
vintage year, with international guests including Europe’s
legendary Hot Antic Jazz Band and the Netherlands’
storming young Oriental Jazz Band. Returning from
New Orleans by overwhelming demand are top
trumpeter Duke Heitger and Harry Connick Junior’s star
trombonist Lucien Barbarin. Other favourites joining us
from the USA will be breathtaking pianist Jeff Barnhart,
trombone supremo Jim Fryer and dazzling vocalist
Joan Viskant, while we also welcome back world-class
reedsman Matthias Seuffert from Germany.
As always, the Festival will also feature a galaxy of
UK jazz talent including Alan Barnes, Amy Roberts,
Ben Cummings, Ben Holder, Craig Milverton,
Enrico Tomasso, George Huxley, Jamie Brownfield,
John Hallam, Julian Marc Stringle, Keith Nichols,
Nicola Farnon, Spats Langham and Tom Kincaid –
it’s a four-day feast of jazz!
Festival Pass
4-day ticket: £109
Single day tickets: Thu £25;
Fri £30; Sat £39; Sun £25
Pre-order your Festival souvenir
programme: £3.95 incl. postage
(available mid-April)
To book call 017687 74411
or visit:
www.keswickjazzfestival.co.uk
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The 15th Keswick Film Festival
This gem of a festival offers an exciting and original
mix of over 30 UK and international films across four
venues. This year Cannes will be coming to Keswick,
with a number of the winning films featured in the
line-up, as well as four recent films rarely seen in the
UK by Bangladeshi art-house directors. With special UK
previews and premières to enjoy on-screen, there’s the
stunning setting of the Lake District landscape to keep
you entertained off-screen. Among the guests this year
will be Dame Janet Suzman for a retrospective of her
films, as well as our patron John Hurt.
Keswick’s Alhambra Cinema will be celebrating its
centenary year by showing free films from each decade
of its hundred years during the Festival and continuing
until Thu 6 March. We’ll also be teaming up with Rheged
to show films on the impressive IMAX screen. If you love
film, then you’ll just love this festival.
Passes (on sale 2 Jan):
Includes entry to opening party
Adults Film Pass: £45
KFC Members Film Pass: £35
Students, U16s, Unwaged: £25
Individual films
(on sale early Feb):
Adults: £5
KFC Members: £4
Students, U16s, Unwaged: £3
Student, U16s, Unwaged day
passes available on Fri, Sat
or Sun for £10
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For further details as films and guests are confirmed visit
www.keswickfilmfestival.org where you can register for
regular updates.
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Keswick Mountain Festival
Thu 15 – Sun 18 May
The Keswick Mountain Festival is the largest event of its
kind in the UK. Set in the heart of the Lake District, it
inspires thousands of visitors to get into the great outdoors,
try new activities and enjoy adventurous experiences.
There are over 250 activities and events including
sporting challenges, outdoor activities for all the family,
taster sessions and speakers. Whether you are on two
feet, learning the climbing ropes, spinning those wheels,
making a splash or having a dabble with a paddle –
the festival offers something for everyone.
An inspirational line-up of speakers will be appearing at
Theatre by the Lake, plus major sporting events will be
taking place all weekend, offering challenges for all abilities.
The Festival Village will be open from 16 – 18 May and is
packed full of have-a-go activities including climbing
walls, paddling taster sessions, bike demo teams and the
amazing bike airbag. There will also be interesting stands,
evening entertainment and a fantastic atmosphere!
www.keswickmountainfestival.co.uk
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Festivals
Kirsty Wark
Sally Magnusson
Louis de Bernières
Joanna Trollope
Words by the Water
A Festival of Words
and Ideas
Fri 7 – Sun 16 March
Words by the Water, one of the
country’s most popular festivals
of literature and ideas, has been
bringing the best in writing and
thinking to Theatre by the Lake
for 13 years.
Pat Barker
Melvyn Bragg
FRI 7 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
Steve Jones
Linda Woodhead
Christianity
3.45–4.15pm
Kirsty Wark
From Fact to Fiction
Jolyon Mitchell
2pm
Martyrdom
4.45–5.15pm
Louis de Bernières
A Love of Poetry
3.45pm
Blake Morrison
Poetry Reading:
‘News that Stays News’
Sally Magnusson talks
to Kirsty Wark
6pm
It returns in 2014 with another
mind-stretching programme
featuring a line-up of
distinguished speakers and
authors ready to challenge,
enthral and enlighten everyone
who comes to hear them in a
packed series of events in both
the theatre’s Main House and
Studio.
Where Memories Go
SAT 8 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
Study the list, choose your events
and book now online, by phone
or in person at Theatre by the
Lake’s Box Office.
Richard English
5.30pm
Joanna Trollope
A Life in Fiction
Introduction – Melvyn Bragg
Guest Speaker – Blake Morrison
7.30pm
Cumbria Young Writers
Awards
STUDIO
OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
SHORT TALKS
11am–12.15pm
Melvyn Bragg and Pat Barker
Lies, Secrets and Silences
With thanks to:
12.45pm
Modern War
1.45–2.15pm
Steve Jones
Science and the Bible
Robert Eaglestone
2.30pm
Contemporary Fiction
2.45–3.15pm
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Stuart Maconie
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
Philippa Gregory
Count Arthur Strong
Don Paterson
Michael Rosen
Stuart Maconie
Alev Scott
Kathleen Jones and Neil Curry
Changing Times,
Changing Songs
Turkish Awakening
Norman Nicholson –
The Whispering Poet:
A Tribute
3.45pm
4.15pm
HRH Princess Michael of Kent
SUN 9 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
The Queen of Four
Kingdoms
Melvyn Bragg
STUDIO
BEYOND THE PAGE
6pm
Grace and Mary:
The Last Word
Naomi Wood
Count Arthur Strong talks to
Stuart Maconie
11am
Ernest Hemingway’s
Women
Through it All I’ve
Always Laughed
Michael Rosen
10.45am
Alphabetical: How Every
Letter Tells a Story
Andrew Lycett
8pm
7.30–9.30pm
12.45pm
STUDIO
GLOBAL VOICES
Wilkie Collins:
A Life of Sensation
Charlotte Higgins
12.15pm
Catherine Merridale
Under Another Sky:
The Romans in Britain
Robert Colls
Red Fortress: The Secret
Heart of Russia’s History
2.30pm
George Orwell:
English Rebel
10.45am
Philippa Gregory
2.15pm
Tudor Fiction
Tash Aw
4.15pm
Pete Ayrton
Don Paterson
No Man’s Land: Writings
from a World at War
A Life in Poems
3.45pm
New China
12.15pm
Wendy Law-Yone talks to
Julia Farrington
6pm
Jo Baker
Censorship in Burma
An Alternative Austen
2.15pm
5.15pm
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A.L. Kennedy
MON 10 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
Alan Johnson
A.L. Kennedy
Val Corbett and Paula Day
How to Write
Meeting Our Match
in Trees
2.15pm
Lucy Newlyn
William and Dorothy
Wordsworth: All in
Each Other
8pm
Philip Davis
Reading and the Reader
3.45pm
11am
Katie Waldegrave
George Monbiot
TUE 11 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
STUDIO
INSPIRATIONAL
ENVIRONMENTS
Keith Richardson
The Poets’ Daughters:
Dora Wordsworth and
Sara Coleridge
Stephanie Shirley
The Greta
12.45pm
11am
Katy Moore
Mark Lewisohn
John Sweeney
The Landscape Art
of Borrowdale
The Beatles:
All These Years
Reporting and Risk
12.15pm
12.45pm
Jans Ondaatje Rolls
2.30pm
Tom Holland
STUDIO
THE ART OF WRITING
10.45am
An Extraordinary Life
Herodotus and the
Ancient World
Around a
Bloomsbury Table
2.15pm
2.30pm
Paula Daly
Christine Riding
The Journey to
Publication
Philippa Langley and
Michael Jones
10.45am
The Search for Richard III
4.15pm
3.45pm
Edward Hollis
Imagining Interiors
Ewan Clayton
The Golden Thread:
The Story of Writing
George Monbiot
12.15pm
6–7.30pm
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5.15pm
The Case for Rewilding
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Penelope Lively
Emma Bridgewater
WED 12 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
STUDIO
HISTORY
Richard Harries
THU 13 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
Julian Baggini
Graham Farmelo
Chris Wadsworth
Philosophy and the
Big Questions
The War Leader
and the Bomb
Walking with Percy Kelly
11am
10.45am
Penelope Lively
Kate Williams
A Life in Time
Joséphine
England 1914:
A Momentous Year
12.45pm
12.15pm
12.45pm
David Pilling
Barbara Graziosi
Helen Dunmore
The Survival of Japan
Rebranding the Greek
Gods
Capturing the Past
11am
Mark Bostridge
2.30pm
2.30pm
2.15pm
Emma Bridgewater
Judith Tebbutt
Grand Designs
Rachel Cooke
Kidnap and Survival
4.15pm
Breaking Glass Ceilings:
Extraordinary Women
of the 50s
4.15pm
Open World – Wikileaks
and Snowden
3.45pm
Modern Art: A Friend
of Christianity?
6pm, 7.30pm – Film: The Fifth
Estate (15)
Alexander Lee
6pm
Luke Harding
Richard Harries
Rotting Renaissance
5.15pm
Simon Thurley
The Building of England
7.30pm
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Germaine Greer
Ann Widdecombe
Jeremy Hardy
Jonathan Aitken
STUDIO
BOOKCASE DAY
Jeremy Paxman
FRI 14 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
Andy Kershaw
STUDIO
OBSERVING BEHAVIOUR
Julia Hickey
John Carey
Claire Langhamer
High Harrabee:
The Most Feared
Gallows in the Borders
The Unexpected
Professor
The English in Love
10.45am
11am
Rebecca Mead
10.45am
Tom Smith
Margaret Thatcher
The Road to
Middlemarch
John Dalton: the Man
from Cumberland and
his Atomic Theory
12.45pm
12.15pm
Melissa Benn and Lynne Segal
Josh Cohen
12.15pm
Ages of Feminism
Private Lives
2.30pm
2.15pm
Cumberland in 1750
Jem Bendell
Barbara Taylor
2.15pm
The Derwentwater
Lecture Exploring
Sustainability
The Last Asylum
Jonathan Aitken
Stephen Matthews
David Glover
3.45pm
The Quarries of Cumbria 4.15pm
John Cornwell
3.45pm
Ann Widdecombe
Secrets, Lies,
Confessions
David Weston
Penance
5.15pm
The History of Rose
Castle and its Bishops
6pm
5.15pm
Jeremy Hardy on Tour
SAT 15 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
Not Raving but
Frowning
Gerard Lyons
8pm–10pm
The Optimistic
Economist
11am
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John Crace and
John Sutherland
Linda Colley
Christina Lamb
United Kingdoms
I am Malala
Digesting Literature
12.15pm
4.15pm
Paul McMahon
STUDIO
SCIENCE: NEW DISCOVERIES
12.45pm
Alan Johnson
Food Glorious Food
Man and Boy
2.15pm
Colin Tudge
2.30pm
Alex Brummer
Unselfish Genes
Jeremy Paxman
Bad Banks
10.45am
Great Britain’s
Great War
3.45pm
4.15pm
Horatio Clare
Germaine Greer
Henry Marsh
All at Sea
Life, Death and
Brain Surgery
5.15pm
12.15pm
SUN 16 MARCH –
MAIN HOUSE
Pedro Ferreira
Hermione Lee
2.15pm
The Life of Penelope
Fitzgerald
Valerie Curtis
The Rainforest Years
6pm
Andy Kershaw
The Adventures of
Andy Kershaw
8–9.30pm
STUDIO
CONCERNING NOW
Einstein, Relativity
and Perfection
11am
The Science Behind
Revulsion
Michael Meacher
3.45pm
The State of The State
Danny Dorling
12.45pm
Nigel McCrery
The Great Housing
Disaster
Roy Hattersley
10.45am
The Devonshires
Silent Witnesses:
A History of Forensic
Science
2.30pm
5.15pm
TICKETS
Festival Pass A: £155 – gives entry to all Main
House events on Fri 7– Tues 11 March inc.
Festival Pass B: £155 – gives entry to all Main
House events on Wed 12 – Sun 16 March inc.
Special price day tickets available
(see full brochure for details)
All individual Main House tickets: £9 except
Sat 8: Cumbria Young Writers’ Awards
(£4 adults; students free); Wed 12: Luke
Harding + Film (£12); Fri 14: Jeremy Hardy
(£14); Sat 15: Andy Kershaw (£10)
All individual Studio tickets: £8 except Fri 7:
OUP Short Talks (£4)
Young person standby ticket: Tickets usually
priced at £9 or £8 are available to people aged
24 and under for just £4 if purchased less than
24 hours before the event’s start time. Proof
of age will be required when you collect
your tickets.
Bursary Scheme: Free tickets are available
to people aged between 17 and 24. For more
details email [email protected]
A brochure with full details of all events
is available from
www.wordsbythewater.org.uk
or call 01803 867373
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How to Book
Box Office: 017687 74411
Customer Information
Special effects
Strobe lighting and stage effects
may be used in productions
and will not be advised on
printed material as they may
not be known until the day
of performance. Please
contact us if you have
particular requirements.
Children
For all shows, children under
the age of two will only be
admitted to shows featuring the
family friendly logo. Booster
seats are available on request.
Theatre by the Lake cannot
accept responsibility for
unaccompanied children.
Terms and Conditions
Data protection
Personal details required to
administer your booking will be
securely stored by Theatre by
the Lake. We will never share
your details with unrelated
third parties.
Ticket delivery
Tickets booked up to seven
days in advance will be posted
for a charge of 70p. Tickets
booked within seven days of a
performance date will be held
for collection at the Box Office.
Performance times
Performances start promptly –
please note that latecomers
may not be admitted.
Groups: come in a crowd
We offer excellent discounts on
selected performances (see
page 2 for details) and can also
offer catering for groups. There
is parking for coaches next to
the theatre. For more
information visit www.
theatrebythelake.com/groups
To book group theatre tickets
please call the Box Office on
017687 74411; to book group
catering or group backstage
tours call 017687 81103.
Gift vouchers:
the perfect present
Gift vouchers are available
from the Box Office and can
be used to purchase tickets for
all performances at Theatre by
the Lake. We also sell National
Theatre Tokens.
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Reservations
Tickets which have not been
paid for within five days of
reservation (or for late
bookers, one hour before the
performance) will be offered
for re-sale.
Discounts
Only one discount per ticket is
permitted. Discounts cannot be
used in conjunction with any
other offer. All discounts and
offers subject to availability.
Under 26 Friday £5 tickets
Tickets are subject to
availability and will be
allocated on a first come,
first served basis. Tickets will
only be issued on presentation
of valid photo ID (student
card, young person’s railcard,
driving licence). Tickets are
non-transferable. Reserved
tickets not collected 30 minutes
before a performance will be
resold. Tickets must be reserved
at least 24 hours before the
performance date.
Programme alterations
Every effort is made to avoid
alterations to the programme.
However, Theatre by the Lake
reserves the right to cancel or
alter events if this is unavoidable.
We will try to contact all ticketholders affected and apologise in
advance for any inconvenience
this may cause.
Ticket exchange and refunds
If you inform us at least 48
hours before an event, we will
be happy to exchange your
tickets or hold a credit for you
against a future booking. There
is a £1 fee per ticket for this
service (with a maximum
charge of £10 per transaction).
We regret that we are unable to
give refunds unless the event is
cancelled. For information on
our refunds policy for groups,
please contact the Sales
Supervisor on 017687 74411.
Box Office: 017687 74411
Access
For maximum enjoyment during your visit to the
theatre, please inform our Box Office staff when
booking if you have any special requirements.
Theatre by the Lake has
wheelchair spaces in both
auditoria, adapted toilets on
each floor and lift and flat floor
access to all areas. Lakeside car
park next to the theatre has
reserved spaces for Blue Badge
holders; a wheelchair is available
for transferring patrons from the
car park to the theatre.
Guide Dogs
are welcome in all
areas of the building.
Help for the hard
of hearing
The Box Office area
and rows A – F of the Main
House stalls are fitted with an
induction loop. Additionally,
discreet infra-red hearing
enhancement headsets are
available for use throughout
the Main House and Studio,
free of charge.
Access guide
An access guide is available on
request from the Box Office
by calling 017687 74411 or by
emailing enquiries@theatre
bythelake.com
Please contact us if you require
any further assistance.
If you require a copy
of this brochure in large
print or on CD please
contact our Marketing
Department on
017687 72282 or
email: enquiries@
theatrebythelake.com
Tickets for people
with disabilities
Lowest price tickets are
available on request for
disabled customers for all
performances. Patrons who
need the help of a personal
assistant, carer or companion
may request one additional
ticket at the same rate.
Accessible
performances
Captioned
performances
are indicated in
the diary on pages 40–42.
Audio-described
performances
and Touch Tours
Audio-description is available
on certain Main House
performance dates. Tours
of the set (for blind and
partially sighted patrons),
given by the audio-describer
and stage crew, are available
before audio-described
performances. For
performance dates and times,
see the diary on pages 40–42.
Relaxed performances
Theatre by the Lake
programmes RPs on suitable
TBTL shows throughout
the year. Visit
access for further information
and details of our next
Relaxed performance.
To book for any accessible
performance please call our
Box Office on 017687 74411.
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Seating Plans
Main House
Seat numbers run from left to right as you look at this plan.
Studio End-on
Studio in Traverse
Stage
Aisle
E
D
C
B
A
Stage
Aisle
Entrance
Entrance
We stage Studio performances in either ‘traverse’ or ‘end-on’ format.
Please ask at the time of booking for further details about the format of your chosen performance.
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Box Office: 017687 74411
F
G
H
J
Location
Theatre by the Lake, Lakeside,
Keswick, Cumbria, CA12 5DJ
Box Ofﬁce: 017687 74411
(open daily between 9.30am – 8pm)
How to find us
The theatre is a five-minute walk from the town centre
(follow signs for the Lake), with Allerdale Borough
Council’s Lakeside pay and display car park next to
the theatre. There is at present no charge after 7pm.
There are bus links with Ambleside to the south, Carlisle
to the north, Penrith to the east and Cockermouth and
Workington to the west.
Backstage tours: see how
theatre magic is made
Join a member of our
knowledgeable theatre staff and
discover what happens behind
the scenes to make sure the
show goes on. Please consult the
performance diary on pages 40 –
42. It’s best to book as numbers
are limited. £7 per person.
Family ticket (4 people) £21.
Post show discussions
Sit down with the cast and
creative team to explore the
evolution of a production. Find
out how the company explores
the show’s key themes, get under
the skin of their characters and
bring their work in the rehearsal
room to the stage. Curious minds
welcome! Entry is free to anyone
with a ticket for that evening’s
performance.
Theatre by the Lake is the operating name of
Cumbria Theatre Trust. A Company Limited by
Guarantee. Registered in England Number
1874868. Registered Charity Number 516673.
VAT Registration Number 945 7405 03 .
www.inﬁnitedesign.com
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Diary
Main House
Time
Page Prices* Studio
Swallows and Amazons
7.00pm
2.00pm
7.00pm
2.00pm
7.00pm
2.00pm
7.00pm
Swallows and Amazons SCH
Swallows and Amazons AD
Swallows and Amazons CAP
Pre-concert talk
Kimon Parry and Tony Ingham
Arthur Ransome – Secret Agent?
Swallows and Amazons LP
7.00pm
7.00pm
1.30pm
7.00pm
10.30am
7.00pm
2.00pm
7.00pm
6.45pm 20
7.30pm 20
1.30pm
10.00am
1.30pm
12.30pm
7.00pm
7.00pm
7.00pm
2.00pm
7.00pm
Time
Page Prices*
January
Wed 1
Thu 2
Fri 3
Sat 4
Sun 5
Mon 6
Tue 7
Wed 8
Thu 9
Fri 10
Sat 11
Sun 12
Mon 13
Tue 14
Wed 15
Thu 16
Fri 17
Sat 18
There will be no performances from Sun 19 January – Wed 5 February. During this period our café and galleries will also be closed.
The Box Office will be open as normal from 9.30am – 8pm daily.
February
Thu 6
Fri 7
Sat 8
Sun 9
Mon 10
Tue 11
Wed 12
Thu 13
Fri 14
Sat 15
Sun 16
Mon 17
Tue 18
Wed 19
Thu 20
Fri 21
Sat 22
Sun 23
Mon 24
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Banff Mountain Film Festival
Music is My First Love
Chris Wood
Bob Kerr & the Whoopee Band
Backstage Tour
Lucy Porter – Northern Soul
Local Young Musicians’ Concert
Sean Hughes – Penguins
Elkie Brooks – Live in Concert
The Time of My Life
The Time of My Life
Pre-concert talk
Yevgeny Sudbin
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
11.00am
7.30pm
7.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.30pm
7.30pm
6.45pm
7.30pm
The Mikado
The Mikado
The Mikado
The Mikado
The Mikado
7.30pm 19
7.30pm 19
2.00pm 19
7.30pm 19
7.30pm 19
7.00pm 13
7.00pm 13
FP First Performance
40
LP Last Performance
*Prices: For Spring Season see page 3
16
16
19
22
24
39
16
20
16
24
19
19
20
20
PR Preview
Lest We Forget
Lest We Forget
Various
Various
12
12
AD Audio-Described
Box Office: 017687 74411
Diary
Main House
Time
Page Prices* Studio
Time
Mabon & The Maz O’Connor Trio
Will Millard – Downstream
Keswick Film Festival
7.30pm
7.30pm
Best of Kendal World Film Tour
U.DANCE Cumbria
U.DANCE Cumbria
La’al Big Band
28
28
7.30pm 17
6.00pm 13
7.30pm 13
7.30pm 24
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Martin Taylor
Juan Martín Flamenco Ensemble
Backstage Tour
Ruby Wax – Sane New World
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
7.30pm 23
7.30pm 25
12.00pm 39
7.30pm 18
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Words by the Water
Page Prices*
February
Tue 25
Wed 26
Thu 27
Fri 28
22
17
28
28
The Young’uns
7.30pm
22
28
28
March
Sat 1
Sun 2
Mon 3
Tue 4
Wed 5
Thu 6
Fri 7
Sat 8
Sun 9
Mon 10
Tue 11
Wed 12
Thu 13
Fri 14
Sat 15
Sun 16
Mon 17
Tue 18
Wed 19
Thu 20
Fri 21
Sat 22
Sun 23
Mon 24
Tue 25
Wed 26
Thu 27
Fri 28
Sat 29
Sun 30
Mon 31
28
28
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
30-35
Not About Heroes PR U26
Not About Heroes FP
7.30pm
7.30pm
7
7
l
l
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
Dancing at Lughnasa PR
Dancing at Lughnasa FP U26
7.30pm
7.30pm
5
5
l
l
Dancing at Lughnasa
Pre-concert talk
The Trusler-Carroll-Wass Piano Trio
Dancing at Lughnasa
7.30pm
6.45pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
5
21
21
5
l
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes U26
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes
l
Not About Heroes
7.30pm
7
l
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa U26
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
The Bible: The Complete Word of God
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
13
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes PSD
Not About Heroes U26
Not About Heroes
Not About Heroes LP
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
April
Tue 1
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 4
Sat 5
Sun 6
CAP Captioned
PSD Post Show Discussion
SCH Schools Performance
U26 Under 26 £5 Tickets
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Diary
Main House
Time
Page Prices* Studio
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa PSD
Dancing at Lughnasa AD
Dancing at Lughnasa
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
Chris Dean’s Syd Lawrence Orchestra
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa
Dancing at Lughnasa CAP
Dancing at Lughnasa LP
7.30pm 25
7.30pm 5
7.30pm 5
2.00pm 5
7.30pm 5
7.30pm 5
7.30pm 5
2.00pm 5
7.30pm 5
Barbershopera! – Toni and the Guys
The Little Mermaid
Rockin’ by the Lake
Backstage Tour
The Lancashire Hotpots
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
11.00am
7.30pm
Time
Page Prices*
April
Mon 7
Tue 8
Wed 9
Thu 10
Fri 11
Sat 12
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
Sun 13
Mon 14
Tue 15
Wed 16
Thu 17
Fri 18
Sat 19
Sun 20
Mon 21
Tue 22
Wed 23
Thu 24
Fri 25
Sat 26
Sun 27
Mon 28
Tue 29
Wed 30
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
18
15
25
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25
7.30pm
7.30pm
Pre-concert talk
London Conchord
The Big Chris Barber Band
7.30pm 19
7.30pm 19
7.30pm 19
6.45pm 21
7.30pm 21
8.00pm 26
8.00pm 26
2.00pm
14
Wash
Wash
11.00am 14
2.00pm 14
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
14
14
14
7.30pm
14
Game Over & Headless Chickens
Game Over & Headless Chickens
7.30pm
7.30pm
15
15
7.30pm
15
John Hallam with Remi Harris Trio
John Hallam with Remi Harris Trio
Mark Nightingale with Tom Kincaid Trio
Keith Nichols & Spats Langham
Enrico Tomasso & Jeff Barnhart
Enrico Tomasso & Jeff Barnhart
Keswick Jazz Festival
2.30pm
8.00pm
8.00pm
8.00pm
2.30pm
8.00pm
26
26
26
26
26
26
27
27
27
27
19
19
May
Thu 1
Fri 2
Sat 3
Sun 4
Mon 5
Tue 6
Wed 7
Thu 8
Fri 9
Sat 10
Sun 11
Mon 12
Tue 13
Wed 14
Thu 15
Fri 16
Sat 17
Paul Lacey’s Back to Basie Orchestra 8.00pm 26
27
27
27
27
Breabach
7.30pm 23
FP First Performance
42
LP Last Performance
*Prices: For Spring Season see page 3
29
29
29
PR Preview
29
29
29
AD Audio-Described
Box Office: 017687 74411
Summer Season 2014
Fun, frolics, menace and mystery
Booking opens on Thu 2 January at 9.30am
Main House
Rookery Nook
by Ben Travers
The arrival of a pretty girl in
pink pyjamas at a rented
holiday home triggers a train of
excuses, evasions and
misunderstandings in this
funny, fast-moving farce from
the 1920s master of the genre.
Studio
The Winterling
by Jez Butterworth
An atmospheric, compelling
drama by the writer of the
international smash-hit
Jerusalem, set in a burnt-out
farmhouse on Dartmoor in the
depths of winter.
Christmas 2014
Booking opens on
Fri 13 December 2013
at 9.30am
Dracula
The Comedy of Errors
by Liz Lochhead
adapted from Bram
Stoker’s novel
A powerful, poetic and
haunting adaptation of the
classic Victorian Gothic
vampire novel.
by William Shakespeare
Double trouble with two sets of
identical twins in Shakespeare’s
colourful romantic comedy
of bewilderment, confusion
and reunion.
Seeing the Lights
Old Times
by Brendan Murray
The preparations for mum’s
75th are in full swing, but will
she get what she’s wishing for?
The world-première of a bittersweet northern comedy about
family secrets and
responsibilities.
by Harold Pinter
Pinter’s masterpiece of
memory, jealousy and
sexual possession.
J.M. Barrie’s
Peter Pan
The classic story of Neverland: the Lost Boys, Captain Hook,
fearsome pirates, a hungry crocodile and Peter Pan, the boy
who can fly…a magical adventure for young and old.
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