TheUnder Ground Theatre

Tone up, get fi t and have fun, ‘Strictly’ style.On Fridays May 5th and May 12th, then Fridays June 9th, June 16th, June 23rd & June 30th.Classes a er these dates are to be confi rmed.Two classes, weekly:10.30am to 11.15am and 11.30am to 12.15pm. Venue opens at 10am.Taught by professional Ballroom & La n dancer Alex Cos .These dance lessons are for adults of all abili es and require no partners - you dance as individuals. Created by BBC Strictly Come Dancing’s Ian Waite and Natalie Lowe, Fitsteps uses a variety of Ballroom and La n dance, from Waltz and Quickstep to Cha Cha Cha and Jive. Fitsteps is the most fun way to get ac ve.Limited spaces available.Comfortable shoes should be worn.Sessions: £5To sign up for one or mul ple sessions, email: exolve02@gmail.com

Our volunteer-run venue has something for everyone this season - at aff ordable prices or free

we off erLocal Ar sts to World Wide Music

Drama from our past to Stars of the Future A Night of Dance to a Week of Bands

Jazz that’s Edgy or Ella and Blues with humour or historyCinema for Film Fans and Music LoversEven Lessons in English Literature,

Language and Science!

A SEASON OF EXHIBITIONS BYTHE SOCIETY OF EASTBOURNE ARTISTS

Art Under Ground is pleased to present a series of exhibi ons featuring works by members of the SEA. Exhibi ng ar sts were chosen by ballot.

ART UNDER GROUNDOpen mes for Art10am to 4pmFridays and Saturdays

Friday 5th un l Saturday 27th MayRon Weston o Peter Butler o Lois PursgloveJayne Kerrse o Jean PetersFriday 2nd June un l Saturday 1st JulyJoan Harris o Maxine Heasman o Pat DawsonPeter Jarman o Sylvia Huggair

Friday 7th un l Saturday 29th JulyBeresford Pont o Aiko Masaki o Robert FallowsAlan Everard o Be na Kulsdon

Friday 4th un l Saturday 26th AugustDavid Sibley o Malcolm Forse o Mavis Sellings Barry Mansergh o Teresa Curriewww.sea-art.co.uk

TALBOT HOUSESaturday 27th May. 7.30pm. During the First World War Talbot House in Poperinge,a few miles short of the front line in Belgium, became a haven for thousands ofallied troops, a ‘home from home’where they could enjoya few rare comforts and spend quality me recalling themen they really were.Aimed at a family audience, this feelgood and moving play gives a brief taste of the history of this legendary house and, with the aid of poetry & music from The Great War, the atmosphere that was felt by the troops that visited it.The play stars Iain Barton, Andrew Meller and Peter Gill.Peter wrote & directs the play and is also highly acclaimed for the must-see ‘Meet Tommy Atkins’, presented last season here at the UGT on a na onwide tour.Tickets: £12 (UGT members £11)

NOT HALF BARDFriday 23rd June. 7.30pm. Come and enjoy a troupeof fi ve actor musicians asthey perform a drama callyirreverent take on worksof the greatest scribe of all mes - William Shakespeare.

Fun, naughty, hugely entertaining and cra ed from the Bard’s most famous scenes and speeches with added music for good measure. Enjoy a showwith some naughty comedy, in period-piece languageand costumes to match. This 70 minutes of nonstopac on will certainly leave you smiling.“All the world’s a stage” - come and enjoy ours today.Tickets: £10 on the door

ARCHAEUS STRING QUARTETViolin, Viola, Viola & CelloSunday 21st May. 2.45pm. Our 18th season of Chamber Recitalsconcludes with the second concertin a run of six, over three years, of Archaeus’ rendi on of all of Beethoven’s Quartets.Tickets: £10 (UGT members £9, students £5) The next, 19th, season of 8 recitals starts in the Autumn. We con nue the series of Beethoven String Quartets and Piano Sonatas, each with two concerts. Duo will con nue their series of Brahms & Schumann Sonatas and the Camilli Quartet will also be returning. There will be two other piano recitals, by Aleksander Szram and Ma hew McCombie.Season Tickets for all 8 concerts are available. Pick up an applica on form on your next visit to our venue. Purchasing a season cket, areal bargain at £60, will help to ensure that the series con nues,off ering the highest standard in playing, second to none in our part ofSussex. We look forward to seeing you next season.

Venue & café bar open 2.15pmfor all Classical Music events

MARZIA HUDAJAROVAPianoSunday 18th June. 2.45pm. Born in 1989 in Baku, Azerbaijan, Marzia has played across the globeand has performed several mes in‘The Peter the Great Fes val’. This rising star’s programme includes Debussy - Preludes Book 1, Chopin - Ballade no. 1 and Franck - Prelude, Chorale et Fugue.Tickets: £6 (UGT members £5)

EMERGING TALENTOur occasional series of concerts focussing on youngmusicians at the onset of their careers.

Enjoy the must-see Disney classic ‘Fantasia’ on August 6th, featuring Stravinsky’s Rite of Spring and The Sorceror’s Appren ce by Dukas. Details on the Sunday Films page in this brochure.

FREE CONCERTSEVERY SATURDAYHIGHLIGHTING LOCAL PERFORMERS10am - 12 noonVenue opens at 9.30amSTRAY DOGS6th MayWho let the dogs out? We did - to kick off the summer season.

ANDY & MARILYN then COWBOY GEOFF13th MayFolk, Pop and Country all inbeau ful harmony.

SIMON JOSLIN20th MayBig country sound and great country songs.

HOWLIN BLUES BAND27th MayVintage & modern blues with a hint of light rock.

LINUS & LUCY3rd JuneBeatlesque originals and classic pop covers from the guitar/vocals duo.

MEL’S ALL GIRL SPECIAL10th JuneLocal lady singer/songwriters playing covers and originals.

NIGEL WESSON then STUART REED17th JuneAcous c singer/songwriter followed by the local folk legend.

JAYNE INGLES then MANDY WOODS24th JuneTwo singer/songwriters - very talented and very diff erent.

JOHN CAVE then BARBER & TURNER 1st JulySeaford’s mul -talented Cave man then Classic Americana and original gems

BLACK STRAP MOLASSES8th JulyEastbourne’s legendary folk band playing a great mixture of music.

THE 1967 SHOW15th JulyMusic in celebra on of a glorious year - 50 years on.

NIGEL TRANGMAR then HOWARD HARPER22nd JulyA double bill of blues and country from two top performers.

MIKE HATCHARD29th JulyEx-Dankworth pianist with jazz,classical and more.

JENNY BECKWITH & FRIENDS5th AugustShowcasing Eastbourne’s brightest and best young musical talent.

GREG HARPER then R’N’R12th AugustChronicles of Sussex life then classic standards from Richard ‘n’ Ron.

BRIAN COPE then STUART BLIGH19th AugustA bluesy double header - some gentle, some dynamic.

KARMIC RAYS then SKIDDLE-AM-BAM26th AugustIntense Rock/Pop duo followed bytoe-tapping jug, skiffl e & more.

Promoter: Ron Turner events@undergroundtheatre.co.uk

Venue & bar open at 7.30pm for all Jazz eventsO en staged in in mate cabaret style.

TRIVERSION‘JAZZ ON THE EDGE’Friday 26th May. 8pm. Triversion is a brand new organtrio playing Fusion and led byTerry Seabrook (Cubana Bop,Milestones, Joe Lee Wilson) on organ with Andy Williams (Three Friends, Lianne Carroll,Hazardous Funk) on guitar & Javier Forero from Spain on drums. The music is lively, mostly original and jazz fusion in style with some elements of funk and rock.www.terryseabrookmusic.comTickets: £12 (UGT members and students £11)

FROM ELVIS TO ELLA: EDANA MINGHELLA QUARTETFriday 30th June. 8pm. The UGT is proud to play host to a lady regarded by many as one of the great modern Jazz vocalists. Over the past fi ve years she’s played to full houses in venues across Europe, and been on star billing at the Isle of Wight Jazz Fes val and Jazz on the Meadow, in support of Courtney Pine. Tonight she’s joined by fellow collaborators Mark Edwards on piano, Pete Maxfi eld on double bass and Lee Goodallon saxophones.www.edanaminghellajazz.comTickets: £12 (UGT members and students £11)

JANE REEVES AND THEANDY DRUDY DISORDERFriday 25th August. 8pm. Local favourites Jane and Andyand their in mate band makean overdue return to the UGT to perform some wonderful Jazzstandards & blues delivered straightfrom the heart. Jane promises to perform the most authen c and personal set she has ever played here, going back to her jazz and blues roots learned from her parents.“A One Woman Powerhouse” - Sussex Life Magazine“She’s FAB!” - Graham NortonTickets: £12 (UGT members and students £11)

Do you have a sugges on for something we should stage at the UGT?Email: events@undergroundtheatre.co.uk

MUSIC FROM THE SOFAFriday 28th July. 8pm. This East Sussex based nine-piece band are delighted tomake their fi rst appearance at the UGT this season. Theyoff er original jazz crossover instrumentals and songs ofkeyboard player Nigel Goss. Expect fascina ng arrangements, lively improvisa ons and reimagined pop classics fromJane Richards, Jacqui Gough, Debbie Moy (vocals), EvelynHarrison (alto sax), Rob Sansom (soprano sax), Karen Rash(fl ute), Mark Hurst (bass), Sal Mar n (drums) and, last butcertainly not least, Nigel himself.www.musicfromthesofa.comTickets: £12 (UGT members and students £11)

Sunday 2nd July. 2.30pm. USpencer Tracey heads up a truly all-star cast in this hilarious much-loved comedy. The dying words of a thief spark a madcap cross-country rush to fi nd some treasure. Look out for Terry Thomas, Mickey Rooney, Milton Berle, Ethel Merman (the list goes on!)

Venue & café bar open at 2pm All ckets £5, includes tea & cakes.Cinema set in tradi onal & table style.UGT fi lm buff Chris Leach will give a shortintroductory presenta on before each fi lm

ARABESQUE (1966 COL 105m)

Sunday 4th June. 2.30pm. UGregory Peck and Sophia Loren star inthis great comedy thriller from the same team as Charade. Mix some strange hieroglyphics, a university professor, a beau ful spy and some Middle Eastern intrigue and you’ve the perfect design.

THE BOY IN BLUE (1985 COL 94m)

Sunday 7th May. 2.30pm. 12Based on a true story, Nicholas Cage stars as Ned Hanlan, the late 19th century Canadian sculler and would-beworld champion, in this feel-good period-piece drama in the vein of Chariots of Fire. Christopher Plummer co-stars.

FANTASIA (1940 COL 103m)

Sunday 6th August. 2.30pm. UEnjoy a feast for the senses this Sunday a ernoon as immersive stereo classical music gi s amazing visuals in this mul -award winning collabora on between Walt Disney and Leopold Stokowski, the world eminent conductor.

UGT fi lm ma nees on the fi rst Sunday of each month. Tea & cake & great discussion a er the fi lm.

IT’S A MAD MAD MAD MAD WORLD (1963 COL 150m)

AND THEN THERE WERE NONE (1945 B&W 97m)

Tuesday 16th May. 7.15pm. PGTen people are invited to an isolated island, only to fi nd that an unseen person is killing them one by one. Could oneof them be the killer? René Clair directs this acclaimed adap on of Agatha Chris e’s crime thriller classic.

Venue & bar open at 6.45pm All ckets £4. Cinema set in tradi onal & table style.UGT fi lm buff Chris Leach will give a shortintroductory presenta on before each fi lm

THE DEADLY AFFAIR (1966 COL 103m)

Tuesday 20th June. 7.15pm. PGJames Mason stars in this taut Bri shespionage thriller, based on John Le Carré’s fi rst novel. Sidney Lumet directs. Co-stars include Simone SIgnoret, Harry Andrews, Maximilian Schell, Lynn Redgrave & Roy Kinnear.

SNEAKERS (1992 COL WS 126m)

Tuesday 25th July. 7.15pm. PGRobert Redford, Sidney Poi er & Ben Kingsley star in this cap va ng and upbeatthriller in a which a security professional fi nds his past coming back to haunt him when he and his unique team are tasked with retrieving some key technology.

DR. TERROR’S HOUSE OF HORRORS (1964 COL 93m)

Tuesday 15th August. 7.15pm. PGWould you get in a train compartment with a creepy tarot-reading Professor? Christopher Lee, Roy Castle, Kenny Lynch and even DJ Alan Freeman do in this classic anthology horror. Does Peter Cushing have a card for you?

UGT fi lm evening, usually on the third Tuesday of each month. A season of great fi lms, best seen in company

Fri 5th ART EXHIBITION 10am ends Sat. 27th MaySat 6th STRAY DOGS 10amSun 7th THE BOY IN BLUE 2.30pmWed 10th POETRY CAFÉ 8pmSat 13th ANDY + MARILYN then COWBOY GEOFF 10amTues 16th AND THEN THERE WERE NONE 7.15pmThurs 18th BLUES - ANDY TWYMAN 7.30pmSat 20th SIMON JOSLIN 10amSun 21st CLASSICAL - ARCHAEUS STRING QUARTET 2.45pmThurs 25th ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - POCKETSIZE 7.30pmFri 26th LAPTOP CLINIC 1pm - 4pm TRIVERSION 8pmSat 27th HOWLIN BLUES BAND 10am TALBOT HOUSE 7.30pmSun 28th AMANDA ST. JOHN 7.30pm

Fri 2nd ART EXHIBITION 10am ends Sat. 1st JulySat 3rd LINUS & LUCY 10am SUMMER DANCE NIGHT 7.30pmSun 4th ARABESQUE 2.30pmThurs 8th OPEN STAGE NIGHT 7.30pmSat 10th MEL’S ALL-GIRL SPECIAL 10amWed 14th POETRY CAFÉ 8pmThurs 15th BLUES - STEVE MORRISON 7.30pmSat 17th NIGEL WESSON then STUART REED 10amSun 18th CLASSICAL - MARZIA HUDAJAROVA 2.45pmTues 20th THE DEADLY AFFAIR 7.15pmThurs 22nd ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - MEYA REIN 7.30pmFri 23rd NOT HALF BARD 7.30pmSat 24th JAYNE INGLES then MANDY WOODS 10amFri 30th LAPTOP CLINIC 1pm - 4pm EDANA MINGHELLA QUARTET 8pm

Sat 1st JOHN CAVE then BARBER & TURNER 10amSun 2nd IT’S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD 2.30pmFri 7th ART EXHIBITION 10am ends Sat. 29th July

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Sat 8th BLACK STRAP MOLASSES 10am BLUES - CATFISH 7.30pmSun 9th NETWORK EASTBOURNE 1pm - 4pmWed 12th POETRY CAFÉ 8pmSat 15th THE 1967 SHOW 10am CELEBRATING JANE AUSTEN 2pm PRIDE AND PREJUDICE 4pmTues 18th RECYCLED 7.30pmWed 19th ZACHARY DOGWOOD 7.30pmThurs 20th BLUES - THE BIG BLUE 7.30pmFri 21st LOCAL MUSIC MARATHON 7.30pmSat 22nd NIGEL TRANGMAR then HOWARD HARPER 10am LOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASE 7.30pmMon 24th POCKET SCIENCE EVENT 10am - 4pmTues 25th SNEAKERS 7.15pmThurs 27th ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - BARBER & TURNER 7.30pmFri 28th LAPTOP CLINIC 1pm - 4pm MUSIC FROM THE SOFA 8pmSat 29th MIKE HATCHARD 10am MR LAUREL & MR HARDY 8pmSun 30th ASHWORTH & RATTENBURY GUITARS and TUNDE JEGEDE 2.45pm

Fri 4th ART EXHIBITION 10am ends Sat. 26th AugustSat 5th JENNY BECKWITH & FRIENDS 10amSun 6th FANTASIA 2.30pmThurs 10th OPEN STAGE NIGHT 7.30pmSat 12th GREG HARPER then RNR 10am GRACE AND DANGER + support 7.45pmTues 15th DR TERRORS HOUSE OF HORRORS 7.15pmThurs 17th BLUES - BOOGA RED 7.30pmSat 19th BRIAN COPE then STUART BLIGH 10am LAWRENCE GILLIANS AND FRIENDS 7.30pmThurs 24th ACOUSTIC SESSIONS - ACOUSTICA 7.30pmFri 25th LAPTOP CLINIC 1pm - 4pm JANE REEVES AND THE ANDY DRUDY DISORDER 8pmSat 26th KARMIC RAYS then SKIDDLE-AM-BAM 10am LOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASE 7.45pm

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SPOKEN WORD FILMS MUSIC CLASSICAL VARIETY

POETRY CAFÉ On the second Wednesday of the month 10th May 14th June 12th July 8pm. Venue and bar open 7.30pm.A platform for local poets to present their original works to an appreciative audience in our relaxed and comfortable Theatre café-bar. A guest performer will perform an extended set at each event. Open to all - performers and listeners alike.www.facebook.com/poetrycafeugtFree entry. Dona ons appreciated for the featured guest.

AFTERNOON LAPTOP CLINICOn the last Friday of every month26th May 30th June 28th July 25th August1pm to 4pm. Venue and café open 10am.Bring along your laptop, tablet or portable device and anexperienced technician will be with you - giving assistance, advice and taking you on a step-by-step process to improveyour machine or your knowledge of using it. First come, fi rst served.www.eastbournelaptopclinic.co.ukSessions are free. Dona ons appreciated for a job well done.

Most events are free.Special for this season -celebra ng a literary legend

NETWORK EASTBOURNESunday 9th July1pm to 4pm. Venue and café open 12.30pm.Our seasonal Networking event con nues. New to the town or long me resident - come and connect. There’s more going on culturally than you might think. Whether you’re a musician, ar st, fi lmmaker, designer, webcaster, promoter, would-be volunteer - or just passionate about ‘ge ng involved’ - come and catch up with like-minded people from all walks of life.Free entry.

MEET THE LOCAL AUTHOR‘POCKET SCIENCE’with RICHARD ROBINSONMonday 24th July. 10am to 4pm. Venue and café open 10am.ATTENTION ALL YOUNGSTERS! Science magician Richard is backto amuse, amaze and educate with today’s hands-on Pocket Science event. Aimed at children aged 7 to 10 years of age, this is an interac ve event with a collec on of experiments designed to make science fun.Tickets: £4 for all ages 7+. £14 for a family of 4. Under 7s free.Children must be accompanied by an adult.

CELEBRATING JANE AUSTENSaturday 15th July. 2pm to 6pm. Venue and café open 12.30pm.Next week the literary world will be commemorating the 200th anniversary of author Jane Austen’s death. The UGT is proud to celebrate the occasion with an afternoon of enlightenment and entertainment. At 2pm, UGT patron Robert Milnes will give a talk about Jane Austen’s life, her books and their critical reception andhints about reading texts that are 200 years old in the present day. There will be time for questions and discussion. Afternoon tea follows at 3.30pm.At 4pm, the very first film adaption to be made of a Jane Austen novel will be shown. Pride and Prejudice, filmed in 1940, starred Greer Garson and Laurence Olivier. This film is nearly forgotten now, swamped out by the huge number of adaptions since the advent of video and DVD.Books will be available to purchase courtesy of Camillas Bookshop.Free entry. Dona ons appreciated.

AMANDA ST. JOHNSunday 28th May7.30pm. Venue and bar open 7pm.Renowned for her soulful and emo ve live performances Amanda is a staple of the Northern Irish gig & fes valscene and has been touring her new album ‘Grow’ throughout 2016. Ralph McLean of BBC radio describesher live performances as “incredible” and popular musicblog Folk & Tumble have reviewed her live show saying “Eff ervescent – one word to describe Amanda St John’s stage presence.” She’s accompanied by Lorenz Okello-Osengor on piano and Mike Ross on guitar.www.amandastjohnmusic.co.ukTickets: £8

7.30pm start.25th May: featuring Pocketsize22nd June: featuring Meya Rein 27th July: featuring Barber & Turner24th August: featuring Acous caRichard Walder and Ron Turner are your regular hosts at these evenings. The theatre is laid out Cabaret style.Musicians and singers sign up to perform with a featuredguest playing an extended set. Everyone is welcome. Free entry.Promoter, Ron Turner: lizzron@hotmail.com

Venue & bar open at 7pm

UNDERGROUND ACOUSTIC SESSIONSOn the 4th Thursday of every month

Tuesday 18th JulyRECYCLED Local legends play hits from the 50s, 60s & 70s.Tickets: £5

Wednesday 19th JulyZACHARY DOGWOOD Hometown alterna ve post-punk new wave fi ve-piece band.Tickets: £5

Thursday 20th JulyTHE BIG BLUETop notch energe c classic electric blues band.Tickets: £5

Friday 21st JulyLITTLE MUSIC MARATHON The UGT plays host to performers touring Li le Chelsea.Free entry.

Saturday 22nd JulyLOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASE A full night of music sees emerging local talent take to the stage.Tickets: £5

FIVE CONSECUTIVEEVENINGS OF MUSIC

All events start at 7.30pm.Venue and bar open at 7pm.

CATFISHSaturday 8th July7.30pm. Venue and bar open 7pm.These Bri sh Blues Award winnershave been carving a reputa on asan excellent live band since their debut in 2015. They’re here tonight on a UK tour promo ng their recently releasedsecond album ‘Broken Man’. Described by themselves as “Blues with a very broad brush”, there are songs that will stay in your head for days. Tickets: £8

Venue & bar open half an hour prior to events. All ckets £5.

BLUES UNDERGROUND On the 3rd Thursday of every month

BOOGA REDThursday 17th August - 7.30pm.Piano Guitar Vocal combo steeped in theBarrelhouse tradi ons of 1930s Chicago.

ANDY TWYMANThursday 18th May - 7.30pm.A blend of blues, humour & rock’n’rollto llate your ears, mind and toes.

THE BIG BLUEThursday 20th July - 7.30pm.A three-piece that promises to have you “shimmyin’ and shakin’ your booty”.

STEVE MORRISONThursday 15th June - 7.30pm.A blend of the driving rhythms of John LeeHooker with the sweet slides of Ry Cooder.

ASHWORTH & RATTENBURYGUITARS and TUNDE JEGEDE21st Century renaissance man who bridges African and European musical tradi onsSunday 30th July2.45pm. Venue and bar open 2.15pm.A double-bill of music this a ernoon- a local guitar duo and a cello & koratalent who’s on a whistlestop World Tour.Jon & Brian will perform arrangementsof Baroque keyboard music, well-known Classical duets and choros from La n America then Tunde will take us on a journey to the heart of his Malian griot culture and whose soul-s rring music blends the ebb and fl ow of the tradi onal with his owndynamic composi ons.Tickets: £10

Promoter, Alan Hutchinson: events@undergroundtheatre.co.uk

LAWRENCE GILLIANS AND FRIENDSSaturday 19th August7.30pm. Venue and bar open 7pm.Four young bands on stage for your entertainment tonightand all for a good cause, raising funds for a local charityhelping children with bone cancer. At me of goingto press they are ‘Bleak’ - a heavy Rock group, ‘Alchemy’- players of 70s rock & tradi onal covers and ‘Excalibur’- fi ne classic rock. The fourth band will comprise of playersfrom the other bands and will play an eclec c mix.Tickets: £7.50

GRACE AND DANGER+ supportSaturday 12th August7.45pm. Venue and bar open 7pm.They’ve dazzled so many mes on ourstage as support for others that these local rising stars deserve the top billingto themselves. Grace and Danger are a young three-piece band whose amazing blues rock covers arguably overshadow the originals. With the spirit of Hendrix obviously alive and well, join brothers Rory & Aiden and mate Paul on their way to wider acclaim.Tickets: £5 in advance, £6 on the door

LOCAL MUSIC SHOWCASESaturday 26th August7.45pm. Venue and bar open 7pm.A second local showcase for this season sees local performers take to the stage to entertain on their way to greater fame and, tonight, raise funds for local charity Embrace, an organisa on for special needs and disabled children.Tickets: £5 in advance, £6 on the door

THE UGT OPEN STAGE NIGHTSThursdays: 8th June + 10th August7.30pm. Venue and bar open 7pm.The stage is yours and with the backing of great sound andligh ng you can delight our audience. Whatever your talent - be it singing, reci ng, comedy, dancing or musical prowess -why not take to the stage? Backing tracks are accepted.Free entry.

MR LAUREL & MR HARDYSaturday 29th July8pm. Venue and bar open 7.15pm.Searchlight Theatre Company’slatest hit - the company thatbrought Noel Coward and Friendsto the UGT in 2016.David Leeson and Colin Alexander provide hear eltmoments of warmth and aff ec on as they take theaudience on a journey through the later years of thelegendary Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy’s stage careers. Leeson and Alexander don’t a empt to recreate adirect impersona on of Laurel and Hardy on stage recognising that the magic that this comic duo had is hard to emulate. Instead the play is portrayed though the eyes of two stage hands that were present on Laurel and Hardy’s 1950 Tour of Bri sh Music Halls.Tickets: £10 (UGT members £9)

SUMMER DANCE NIGHTSaturday 3rd June7.30pm. Venue and bar open 7pm.It’s Dance Night again with the hit music of the 50s, 60s and 70s on both disc and played live by the band Recycled. The theatre is in night-club mode, with dance fl oor, lasers, mood ligh ng, a great atmosphere and gli er balls - all that’s needed to make the night complete is you.Tickets: £5 (includes free entry to prize raffl e)

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