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Rooney Mara & Cate Blanchett inFilm: Carol (15)Saturday 07 May 8pm £5 / £9.50*

In an adaptation of Patricia Highsmith's seminal novel The Price of Salt, Carolfollows two women from very different backgrounds who find themselves in anunexpected love affair in 1950s New York. As conventional norms of the timechallenge their undeniable attraction, an honest story emerges to reveal theresilience of the heart in the face of change. Carol has received over 180industry and critics nominations and over 50 awards and in 2016, the BritishFilm Institute named Carol the best LGBT film of all time.

Keith James Concerts presentsThe Songs Of Leonard CohenThursday 12 May 8pm £14 (£12)

Keith James; with a lifetime reputation of performing with an undying love ofthe pure song gives you a concert of the amazing material of Leonard Cohen inthe most intimate and sensitive way imaginable. Amongst a concert of suchsongs as; Famous Blue Raincoat, Sisters of Mercy, Suzanne and Hallelujah, arealso Poems by Federico Garcia Lorca that Keith has set to music; said to beCohen’s greatest influence.‘Keith James has become a pillar of trust. A sublimely intimate and engaging voice’ Sunday Times

A Fundraiser for Shelley Theatre TrustBourne2singFriday 13 May 7.30pm £7

Bourne2sing is a 30 strong Bournemouth Male Voice Choir that raises money forgood causes in the area. We are delighted that they are coming to the ShelleyTheatre for one night only to sing in aid of raising funds to build more ladieswashroom facilities!

The repertoire includes light and popular songs such as Any Dream Will Do,I Dreamed A Dream, The Wonder Of You and American Trilogy. The concert willinclude special guests.

Raising funds for the Shelley Theatre TrustEurovision AnonymousSaturday 14 May 7pm £6

Last year 50 brave people in Boscombe partied the night away with 200 millionothers across the world to the sounds of European pop music on the big cinemascreen, fortified with cocktails, complimentary scorecards and flags. This yearwe have more of the same but sadly no bearded lady. The party starts at thebar from 7pm until the broadcast ends with the screening starting from 7.50pmin the theatre.

Moon On A Stick presentsKing Arthur Of InglewoodSaturday 21 May 11am & 2pm £8.50 (£8/£7.50)

Deep in the enchanted forest, where supernatural beings abound and the realm ofthe dead crosses that of the living, King Arthur is set the ultimate challenge, touncover what it is that women most desire. Known for their modern take ontraditional folk stories, Moon On A Stick bring us their unique fusion of puppetryand live action to reinvent this ancient tale. Taking us on a medieval questwhere unlikely relationships lead to unexpected discoveries, they combineengaging story-telling with exciting visuals and music, to present thisunforgettable fable.

Mark Jennings in ConcertThursday 02 June 8pm £8

Mark is a professional classical guitarist who studied guitar performance withCarlos Bonell who gave a sell out performance at Shelley Theatre last year. Markhas toured across the UK and is bringing his repertoire to Boscombe for thefirst time.

‘A Brilliant Recital.’ Bournemouth Evening Echo

Dramatic ProductionsThe Woman Who Cooked Her Husband03 & 04 June 7.30pm £12.50 (£10.50)

Ken decides to trade in Hilary, his wife of twenty five years, after the onset ofmiddle age finds him in the arms of Laura - a young, slim, attractive and vibrantfree spirit. The only problem is...she can’t cook! Missing the food and comfortof his old life, Ken accepts his ex-wife’s invitation to dinner, unaware of thedelicacies she plans to serve... Dramatic Productions are associate artists atLighthouse Poole and are currently touring the South West.

Shaun Buswell Arts & MediaBuswell & Nyberg’s 10 Day Orchestra ChallengeWednesday 08 June 8pm £5

They’ve formed orchestras from strangers on the London Underground,Edinburgh Fringe, Glastonbury Festival. Now in 10 days they will travel to10 different towns in 10 days and 10 venues including Shelley Theatre andcreate a pop-up orchestra in each! Will they succeed? Come find out in thiscomedy talk/presentation followed by a one-off concert with the one-offpop-up orchestra, featuring the music of Buswell & Nyberg, popular tunes &movie themes and a performance with a local special guest.

Eddie Redmayne inFilm: The Danish GirlFriday 27 May 8pm £5/£9.50*

The true love story of Danish artist Einar Wegener and his wife Gerda as hemakes the pioneering journey to becoming a woman, Lili Elbe, in the 1920s.Redmayne and Vikander's performances received widespread acclaim andnominations for all of the major acting awards this season. For her performanceas Gerda, Vikander won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.

"A beautiful, humane and moving biopic" - The Telegraph.

Sisata Theatre CompanyTess of the d'UrbervillesSaturday 28 May 7.30pm £10 (£8/£6)

This year SISATA is making the bold move away from Shakespeare to tackle theclassic novel Tess of the d'Urbervilles, adapted and directed byCharmaine K Parkin. Four actors play multiple roles in what is an enigmatic andfast paced telling of virtue, love and injustice, but above all the impact of this onthe human condition. Their interactive and engaging performances aim to makeuniversal classic tales interesting and enjoyable for all ages.

Something Underground Theatre CompanyA Good JewFriday 10 June 2016 7.30pm £12 (£9)

1938. Sol and Hilda play in the Frankfurt Sinfonietta. They're in love. So what?Well, Hilda’s father is a Nazi Official, and Sol is, of course, a Jew. As Sol's family isscattered by deportation, his mother gives him fatal advice:“Survive. At all costs” Thus, through assuming Aryan identity, Sol relinquishes hisroots, his love, his art, and his baby sister Anja. Can Hilda, by herself posing as aJew, save them all from the grim Nazi show-camp that is Theresienstadt?

JSLN Dance CompanyVariations of PointeSaturday 11 June 2016 7.30pm £12 (£10 / £8)

JSLN Dance Company is a neo classical ballet company, founded in 2012.“Variations of Pointe” is a new triple bill encompassing all aspects of ballet:grace, elegance and entertainment with something for everyone. Whetheryou’re already a ballet lover, or just want to find yourself rolling around in yourseats to the antics of familiar characters from Allo Allo interpreted into thelanguage of dance, this show is for you.

Kate Winslet and Liam Hemsworth inFilm: The Dressmaker (12A)Friday 17 June 2016 8pm £5 / £9.50*

A bittersweet, comedy-drama set in early 1950s Australia. Femme FataleTilly Dunnage (Kate Winslett), a beautiful and talented misfit, returns home tothe tiny middle-of-nowhere town of Dungatar after many years working as adressmaker in exclusive Parisian fashion houses to right the wrongs of the past.Armed with her sewing machine and incredible sense of style, she transformsthe women of the town and in doing so gets sweet revenge on those who didher wrong. Sweeping the Australian film awards season, one to watch!

ImpAct TheatreTalking HeadsSaturday 25th June 2.30pm & 7.30pm £12 (£10)

ImpAct Theatre presents A Woman of No Importance, A Chip in the Sugar andSoldiering On. Alan Bennett is one of Britain's best-loved and most highlyacclaimed writers and these three Talking Heads originally written for televisionare now brought to you by ImpAct Theatre who have gained a reputation overthe years for producing quality theatre.

Michael Caine and Harvey Keitel inFilm: Youth (15)Friday 01 July 2016 8pm £5 / £9.50*

From the Academy Award-winning director of The Great Beauty, and featuring acareer-best performance from Michael Caine, Youth is a warm, witty and deeplymoving portrait of love and loss. With dazzling visuals, a great soundtrack and astellar supporting cast that includes Harvey Keitel, Rachel Weisz and Jane Fonda.At the 28th European Film Awards, Youth won Best Film, Best Director forSorrentino, and Best Actor for Caine.

Wessex Actors CompanyHayfeverSaturday 02 July 2016 7.30pm £12 (£10 / £8)

Noel Coward’s Hay Fever epitomises the sophisticated wit and cynicism of theera between the two wars. It is a comedy of bad manners about a family whotorment a group of unsuspecting house guests with their theatrical excesses.It is a fabulous, frothy, feverish farce with underlying themes of cruelty,jealousy and despair. Each of the limelight-loving family members, not leastJudith, the mother, has secretly invited a guest. Misjudged meetings, secretseductions and scandalous revelations are rife during an outrageous weekend.

Mi Flamenco presentsFlamenco IncognitoFriday 15 July 8pm £14 (£11)

After a sell-out premiere performance in 2015, Mi Flamenco are back at Shelley!Mi Flamenco is an international flamenco company with artists of the highestcalibre, bringing quality, and entertaining performance to UK audiences andbeyond. Exciting, moving flamenco dance, powerful song, virtuoso guitar andcello; with lots of charm, imagination and theatre thrown in. A passionatespectacle for dance, music and theatre-lovers everywhere.

Lily James & Sam Reilly inFilm: Pride and Prejudice and Zombies (15)Saturday 16 July 8pm £5 / £9.50*

A zombie outbreak has fallen upon the land in Jane Austen's classic tale of thetangled relationships between lovers from different social classes in 19thcentury England. Feisty heroine Elizabeth Bennet (Lily James) is a master ofmartial arts and weaponry and the handsome Mr. Darcy (Sam Reilly) is a fiercezombie killer, yet the epitome of upper class prejudice. As the zombie outbreakintensifies, they must swallow their pride and join forces on the blood-soakedbattlefield.

The Red Fez Orchestra presentsThe Red Fez Orchestra in ConcertFriday 22 July 8pm £12 (£10)

Join The Red Fez Orchestra for an evening of Dance Band music from the 1920s &1930s. The Red Fez Orchestra plays the music from the golden era of Jazz & ArtDeco style. The Orchestra features the talents of some of the UK’s finestmusicians  who  have  played  with  famous  names  in  20's,  30′s  music  including'The Pasadena Roof Orchestra','Palm Court Theatre Orchestra','Piccadilly Dance Orchestra' and The Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra.Their last visit was a sell out …

Dirt In The Gate MoviesFilm: The Exorcist (18)Saturday 09 July 7pm £8

Projected in its original 35mm film format. Nothing prepared audiences in 1973for what some people have regarded as the scariest film ever made...Sensational, shocking horror story about possession and the subsequentexorcism of demonic spirits from a young, innocent girl. The Exorcist wasnotable for being one of the biggest box-office successes of its time and itremains one of the few horror films nominated for Best Picture. However, it wasalso one of the most opposed films for its controversial content.

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Pop Up OperaRossini's Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)Saturday 30 July 7.30pm £16 (£14)

Experience opera like you've never seen before, as Pop-Up Opera take to thestage with this incredibly fast-paced comical farce in their adaptation of thismuch loved score. Pop-up Opera is an innovative and not to be missedprofessional touring opera company dedicated to making opera enjoyable andinviting, without losing the quality of musical performance."a serious commitment to musical standards... along with a personality of its own thatreminds you that opera, inter alia, can actually be quite fun." *Opera Now Magazine*

Adenuf ProductionsGreat Expectations02 September 8pm, 03 September 3pm & 8pm £12.50 (£10)

Charles Dickens' classic tale as told by one of the North's most exciting newtheatre companies, Adenuf Productions. Pip, the waif, is joined byMiss Havisham, Estella, Mr Jaggers, Herbert Pocket, and the convict Magwitch ina stellar cast for a bold rendition of one of English literature's finest texts.Great Expectations is about the dreams we all share, and the lives we all lead.Come and share this fabulous story and enjoy a fabulous night of theatre.

How Small. How FarGardenThursday 08 September 8pm £10 (£8)

Monday to Friday, Lucy catches the 8am train to London Bridge. 9am, her daybegins at Insignia Asset Management, where she is in charge of thephotocopier, printer, scanner, shredder and binder. She's the only person inthe office who knows how to clear a paper jam. But how does that fit intoThe Grand Scheme Of Things? After rave reviews for Garden at the Edinburghand Brighton Fringe Festivals, How Small How Far Theatre embark on theirfirst national tour supported by Greenwich Theatre and the Arts Council.

Shelley Theatre presentsFilm: Young FrankensteinFriday 16 September 8pm £8 /£9.50*

A loving parody of Universal's classic horror films Frankenstein (1931) and Bride ofFrankenstein (1935). Filmed in glorious black and white, Mel Brooks re-created theFrankenstein laboratory using the same equipment from the original Frankensteinand this loving attention to detail creates a solid foundation for nonstop comedy.The story involves Frederick Frankenstein and his effort to resume experiments inre-animation pioneered by his late father. He's got some help, since dad left behinda book titled How I Did It. A critical favourite and box office smash of its time!

Arena TheatreThe Last 5 YearsSaturday 23 July 2.30pm & 7.30pm

An intriguing and completely unique musical which explores the five yearrelationship between rising novelist, Jamie, and struggling actress, Cathy. Whatmakes this musical so special is that Cathy’s story is told in reverse chronologicalorder and Jamie’s is told in chronological order. A heady mix of musical styles,from pop and jazz through to Latin, Folk and The Blues, a modern musicalmasterpiece designed to appeal to all.

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