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Home to Neverland, A Window on J.M. Barrie
Splinters Productions
Friday 17 October 7.30pm
£7.00 / £5.00
From Neverland to the Scottish glens, from society drawing-rooms to couthy firesides, Barrie is the master storyteller. But beneath the fantasies, social satire and humour, there is an enigma. The lad from Kirriemuir, the great playwright who, elected as Rector of St. Andrew's University, delivered his famous speech on ‘Courage.'
Splinters evoke the genius of Barrie in this magical four-hander. Devised by Donald Smith and the Company: John Shedden, Anna Hepburn, Finlay McLean, Kara Johnston.
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Tale-Blazers
Storytelling Training Course (Advanced)
Saturday 18 and Sunday 19 October
10.00am - 4.00pm each day
A two day training course devoted to advanced storytelling technique. Those who have already participated in the beginners Tale-Blazer training course as well as anyone with storytelling experience are invited to participate. The cost for the weekend is £20.00. The course will be run by professional storytellers Tony Bonning and Anne Errington with support from other professionals.
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The Sportinghouse Strings
Saturday 18 October 8.00pm
£8.00 / £6.00
The Sportinghouse Strings are a trio of jazz musicians, formed in 2001 as a musical tribute to their leader,Tommy Burton. They comprise Thomas ‘Spats' Langham, Martin Litton and Richard Vernon. Thomas ‘Spats' Langham, whose Lang and Grosz style guitar playing complements his magnificent and unique Harry Reser style virtuoso tenor banjo performances, is joined by pianist, Martin Litton, whose early career included periods with Harry Gold and Kenny Ball. Richard Vernon provides bass accompaniment to complete the trio.
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CatStrand Cinema Club: There Will be Blood (2007)
Wednesday 29 October 7.30pm
£4.50 (£3.50 CCC Members and concessions)
This Oscar winning film, set in the early 20th century, stars Daniel Day-Lewis. It follows the rise to power of Daniel Plainview -- a charismatic and ruthless oil prospector, driven to succeed by his intense hatred of others and psychological need to see any and all competitors fail. Over time, Plainview's gradual accumulation of wealth and power causes his true self to surface, and he begins to slowly alienate himself from everyone in his life. Cert15, 158 minutes.
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Locked In
Half Moon Young People's Theatre
Friday 31 October 7.30pm
£5.00 (£3.00 under 18s)
Locked In is a powerful hip hop drama by multi-award winning writer, Fin Kennedy.
On the 20th floor of an abandoned East End tower block, Blaze (a Caribbean MC) and Tariq (a Bengali DJ) rip up the airwaves on a leading pirate station. Their last CD was a massive hit and they're all set to hit the big time with their first live set at Exile FM's birthday bash coming up. Then Zahida comes into their lives and cracks begin to appear in their friendship. When a local gangster asks Blaze for a serious favour, suddenly there's a choice to be made that could split their world wide open.
Suitable for adults and young people aged 13+.
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