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Index
Theatre			4                                Open Day			38
Exhibitions			14
Dance				18
                                           Talks				40
                                           Comedy			45
                                                                                             We did it!
Screen Arts			23                           Contemporary Music		 48
Family				28                               Classical			50
Circus				32                               Tribute			51
Take Part			34                             Community			53                                                        This is a thrilling new chapter for Worthing Theatres
Art and Craft Workshops     35             At A Glance			       54                                               and Museum (WTM), now an independent charity. We
Creative Courses for Adults 36                                                                                   cannot thank you, our community, patrons, partners
                                                                                                                 and supporters enough for helping us to make this
                                                                                                                 possible. We are making a strong start with a passionate
                                                                                                                 and talented staff team and a brilliant and creative
                                                                                                                 programme of events as well as developing a superb
                                                                                                                 commercial offer.
 How to book                                     How to find us                                                  Our new vision is to enrich people’s lives through arts
 wtam.uk                                         By Bus                                      and heritage. This season’s programme marks a new era, bringing exciting
                                                 For information contact Traveline on        work across multiple artforms for you all to explore; we are particularly
 Box office: 01903 206 206                       08712 002 233 or Traveline.info             proud to be working with the critically acclaimed Bryony Kimmings with I’m
                                                                                             a Phoenix, Bitch (p7), the incredible Headlong Theatre, bringing us Jitney in
 Mon to Sat: 9:30am to 8:00pm                    By Train
                                                 Worthing is on the main south coast         September (p10) and returning favourites Theatre Re with their beautifully
 Sun and Bank Holidays: 11:00am to                                                           conceived Birth (p11), all pushing boundaries, making brave artistic choices
                                                 line. For information contact National
 8:00pm                                          Rail Enquiries on 03457 484 950 or          and giving voices to those unheard.
                                                 nationalrail.co.uk. There is a taxi rank
 Connaught Theatre, BN11 1LG                     outside the station and all venues are      WTM marks the true union between the museum and the theatres
 Mon to Sun (inc Bank Holidays): 9.30am          within a 15 minute walk.                    bringing our vast array of workshops, collections and exhibitions together
 to 9:00pm                                                                                   with the live events and cinema programme. In 2020 we launch the
                                                 By Car
 Pavilion Theatre, BN11 3PX                      To use GPS satellite navigation systems,    Costume Research Centre at Worthing Museum (p12). This state of the
 Opens 1.5 hours before the performance          enter the following postcodes:              art facility has been built to house the incredible archive of costume held
 start time and closes 30 minutes after.         Assembly Hall BN11 1HQ, Connaught
                                                                                             by WTM - the most significant collection of everyday clothing in the UK. A
                                                 Theatre, Studio and Cinema BN11 1LG,
 Assembly Hall, BN11 1HQ                         Pavilion Theatre and The Denton BN11 3PX    groundbreaking research project in partnership with Shoreham Academy
 Opens 1.5 hours before the performance          and Worthing Museum BN11 1LG.               will ensure its significance for years to come (p13). We have made dramatic
 start time and closes 30 minutes after.
                                                                                             improvements to our cinema; upgrading to a 4K laser projector, installing a
 Worthing Museum, BN11 1HP                       Car Parking
                                                 High Street and Grafton Road multi-
                                                                                             brand new screen and 7.1 Surround Sound, meaning film will look and sound
 Tue to Sat 10:00am-5:00pm                                                                   incredible! (p26)
                                                 storey car parks have reasonable tariffs
                                                 and are within walking distance of all
 Worthing Theatres and Museum is                 our venues. Free parking is available at
                                                                                             Watch this space, exciting things are happening!
 acting as a ticket agent on behalf of           the Civic Centre, Assembly Hall and on-
                                                                                             Amanda O’Reilly
 the company responsible for this                street within certain times. Please check
                                                                                             CEO
 performance.                                    local parking signs for details.
                                                                                             WTM

                         This symbol on an event listing denotes that the WTM                                    The WTM Board of Trustees are proud to be leading
                         membership discount is available.                                                       this new organisation. We will continue to enrich our
                                                                                                                 programme of events and activities, improve our
                                                                                                                 facilities and expand our work with young people and
                                                                                                                 communities across Worthing, adding vibrancy to the
With thanks to our sponsors and partners                                                                         town. It will be an exciting, energetic, challenging time
                                                                                                                 with huge rewards for all: we hope you will all join us on
                                                                                                                 the journey!

                                                                                             Peter Cadwallader
                                                                                             Chair
                                                                                             WTM
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A New Chapter                  How You Can Help

                                                                                      We have big plans for 2020 and beyond, bringing more of the best performances and
                                                                                      exhibitions to Worthing and engaging more people with our workshops and participatory
                                                                                      opportunities. As a charity, we rely on the support of our audiences to develop our
                                                                                      programme and engaged with our community.
                                                                                      There are lots of ways that you can get involved.

                                                                                                   Buy a ticket, see our work
                                                                                                   As a charity every penny you spend with us is reinvested into the work we share,
                                                                                                   our venues, facilities and team. When you buy a ticket to see a film, live event or
                                                                                                   exhibition you are actively contributing to WTM.
 On November 1st 2019 Worthing Theatres and Museum became an independent
 charity. With a renewed sense of purpose and the Worthing community at the                        Membership
 heart of our work, we seek to engage everyone in our community with a year-                       Our members play a vital role in supporting us, and have access to an exclusive
 round programme of the best arts and heritage.                                                    range of benefits in return. We’d love you to join us as a Priority, Experience or
                                                                                                   Headline member - there’s more information on our memberships on page 27.

                                                                                                   Donations
                                                                                                   As a charity, WTM relies on the generosity of our audiences. You can donate
                                                                                                   online, by telephone, in person at the box office, and when you buy a ticket, as

 In the last year                                                                                  well as donating cash in boxes in the Connaught Theatre front of house, Pavilion
                                                                                                   Theatre auditorium and Museum. And if you are a UK taxpayer you can boost
                                                                                                   your donation by 25p of Gift Aid for every £1 you give at no extra cost to you. All
                                                                                                   donations are made to Worthing Theatres and Museum, a UK registered charity
                                                                                                   (no. 1185189)

                                                                                                   Leave WTM a gift in your will
                                                                                                   Leaving a gift to WTM in your will is a wonderful way to help secure our future.
                                                                                                   Any gift, large or small, will help to ensure we can continue bring the best arts
                           Screen Arts screenings at the          45,647                           and heritage to Worthing. To have a conversation about leaving WTM a gift in
Our Museum gave             Connaught Cinema were               followers across                   your will, please contact Sarah Drake on 01903 231227 / sarah.drake@wtam.uk

       32                     extremely popular, with             social media
                                                                    platforms                      Corporate Partnerships
 educational talks                  16,437                      an increase of 8.4%
                                                                                                   Work in partnership with Worthing Theatres and Museum to support incredible
                                                                                                   arts and heritage and receive a range of benefits for your business. Whether you
                                   tickets sold.                  from last year
                                                                                                   are interested in promoting your brand, entertaining clients, sponsoring a show
                                    There were                                                     or investing in our work with the community, we’d love to hear from you.
                                     10,160
                               attendances at Silver                                               Volunteering
                                                                                                   WTM has an incredible team of volunteers who give up their spare time to
                                Screen events, and
                                                                                                   support our work. From front of house to behind the scenes, our volunteers
                                     7,598                                                         work tirelessly to ensure all our customers have an amazing experience. If you
We welcomed over               at Saturday Morning                                                 are interested in meeting new people, gaining new skills or furthering your

  287,000
                                                                                                   interest in theatre, film and heritage through volunteering, please get in touch -
                                     Pictures                    WTM Provided                      volunteer@wtam.uk
  people to over                                                      52
    4,405                                                          workshops                                                                Thank you so much for
performances and                                                                                                                                     your support
      events

                                       Over
                                     8,500
                              people came to our                                      Be Part of the Story
                             Spin Out season of free
                                                                                      This is the beginning of an exciting new chapter for WTM, building on work we’ve been
                            outdoor events, with over
                                                                WTM welcomed          doing over many years to bring an inspiring year-round programme of arts and heritage to

       92                             800                         30,505              Worthing. We’d love to hear your memories of times you enjoyed live performances, explored
                                                                                      exhibitions, discovered circus outdoors and more! We want to hear from as many of you as
                              people taking part in
groups attended a                                              attendees to their     possible. If you’d like to be involved, please contact Sarah Drake on sarah.drake@wtam.uk /
                                  workshops
 networking event                                                 Pantomime           01903 231227.
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Date and Time                                                                                                                                                                                    Date and Time
  Sat 4th Apr,          The infectious energy and                   There is a moment in the                                                                                                       Fri 8th May,
    8:00pm             invigorating devising of the                  show… that may be the                                                                                                            7:30pm
    Venue
                          ensemble… propel the                     most intensely brilliant three                                                                                                  Sat 9th May,
  Connaught            production to joyful heights                 minutes at the Edinburgh                                                                                                       2:30pm and
   Theatre                   Broadway Baby                               Fringe this year.                                                                                                            7:30pm

     Price
                                                                          WhatsOnStage                                                                                                                Sun 10th May,
  From £17.50                                                                                                                                                                                         2:00pm
(group, concession
                                                                                                                                                                                                      Venue
    and student
discount available)                                                                                                                                                                                 Connaught
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Theatre
 Running Time
    80 min                                                                                                                                                                                            Price
   (no interval)                                                                                                                                                                                   From £17.50
                                                                                                                                                                                                 (group, student and
 Age Guidance                                                                                                                                                                                      school discount
                                                                                                                                                                                                      available)
      12+
                                                                                                                                                                                                  Running Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                     110 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                 (including interval)

                                                                                                                                                                                                  Age Guidance
                                                                                                                                                                                                       12+
                                                                                                                                                                                                   (contains some
                                                                                                                                                                                                  strong language)

                                                                                                                                                                    Programmed in
                                                                                                            Rhum and Clay Theatre Company                           partnership with

                      The Wardrobe Ensemble, Complicité and Royal and Derngate, Northampton
                                                                                                            The War of the Worlds
                      co-production in association with Bristol Old Vic and The Pleasance                   “No-one would have believed in the early years of the twentieth century that

                      The Last of the Pelican Daughters
                                                                                                            this world was being watched...”
                                                                                                            But we did believe.
                      In folklore, pelican mothers feed their young on their own blood. In 2019, four
                                                                                                            We believed that Martians landed in New Jersey. We believed a water tow-
                      sisters are trying to divide their mother’s house between them.
                                                                                                            er was an alien war machine. We believed a man walked on the moon. We
                      Joy wants a baby, Storm wants to be seen, Sage wants to be paid, Maia doesn’t         believe everything the internet tells us and now the end of the world is being
                      want anyone to find out her secret and Granny’s in a wheelchair on day release.       broadcast live...
                      There’s a boot load of cheap prosecco, a whole ham from Waitrose and Dodo
                                                                                                            There is nothing more alluring than a good story. In 1938, when Orson Welles
                      the yoga instructor boyfriend has made baba ganoush. Mum’s presence still
                                                                                                            adapted The War of the Worlds, he wanted to create a thrilling radio drama
                      seeps through the ceiling and the floors. The Pelican Daughters are home for the
                                                                                                            that would ‘feel’ real. In fact, it felt so real that it caused hysteria amongst a
                      last time...
                                                                                                            public just getting used to the outside world invading their living rooms via the
                      A Wardrobe Ensemble, creators of their acclaimed Education, Education,                radio. Fast forward to 2016, and although the internet has replaced the radio
                      Education, use their trademark irreverent humour and lovable characters to            as the medium through which we make sense of the world, we remain just
                      tackle the idea of what it means for young people to grapple with inheritance,        as susceptible. The show explores the myths surrounding the Orson Welles
                      loss and justice in this comedy about four sisters trying to come to terms with       broadcast, as a young media studies graduate travels to New Jersey to sep-
                      their mother’s death.                                                                 arate fact from fiction, rumours from reality. We live in a world where the line
                      We saw this show at Edinburgh last year and absolutely loved it! Despite the          between lies and truth is increasingly blurred.
                      large cast, it is an intimate show that will leave you wanting to discuss it. For a   Rhum and Clay have taken inspiration from H.G. Wells’ novel and Orson Welles’
                      serious subject matter, the brilliant Wardrobe Ensemble place an emphasis on          classic radio play for our era of Fake News and ‘Alternative Facts’.
                      theatrical fun rather than gritty drama - jumping from surreal to emotional with
                      gifted performances and terrific writing.

                                                                                                                 The Observer              The Guardian                  The Stage

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Date and Time                                                                                                                                         An exhilarating ride via                    Date and Time
 Wed 13th May,
                                                                                                                     ...raises the bar                                                               Thu 25th -
    7:30pm                                                                                                     considerably; it’s the best             pop video, horror movie,                     Sat 27th Jun,
                                                                                                                 thing she’s ever done.                  art installation and                         8:00pm
 Thu 14th May,
  2:30pm and                                                                                                          The Scotsman                        therapy session...                          Venue
     7:30pm                                                                                                                                                 The Guardian                            Connaught
                                                                                                                                                                                                     Theatre
    Venue
  Connaught                                                                                                                                                                                            Price
   Theatre                                                                                                                                                                                          From £17.50
                                                                                                                                                                                                  (group, concession
     Price                                                                                                                                                                                            and student
  From £17.50                                                                                                                                                                                     discount available)
(group, concession
    and student                                                                                                                                                                                    Running Time
discount available)                                                                                                                                                                                   90 min
                                                                                                                                                                                                     (no interval)
 Running Time
    85 min                                                                                                                                                                                         Age Guidance
 (without interval)                                                                                                                                                                                     16+
                                                                                                                                                                                                   (contains strong
 Age Guidance                                                                                                                                                                                       language and
      15+                                                                                                                                                                                         sexual references)
 (contains strong
sexual references
    and some
representations of                                                                                                                                                                                   This show
    violence)                                                                                                                                                                                      features haze
                                                                                                                                                                                                      effects

                        Carefully Controlled                             Significant, entertaining,
                                Chaos                                        informative and
                        British Theatre Guide                               beautifully crafted
                         (from previous Proteus show)                     London Theatre Guide
                                                                            (from previous Proteus show)

                                                                                                           Bryony Kimmings : I’m A Phoenix, Bitch
                                                                                                           Actor, Writer, Activist, Musician, Feminist, Director, Performance Artist, Comedian,
                      Proteus Theatre Company                                                              Loudmouth, Playwright, Theatre Maker. Bryony Kimmings creates mind-
                      The Bloody Chamber                                                                   blowing, multi-platform art works to provoke social change. She sets her sights
                                                                                                           on the impossible and unconquerable, and turns the unspeakable into the
                      What are little girls made of? They are made of the forest floor, the blood of       years’ hottest topic.
                      the moon cycle, the fluttering of wings and the turning of keys. They are made       Following an extended run at Battersea Arts Centre and a sell-out run at the
                      of sweat, howling notes and desire. They are made of night scented stock –           2019 Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Bryony Kimmings takes the critically acclaimed
                      heady and sweet, the lily and the rose, the knife and the rope. They are made        I’m a Phoenix, Bitch on a short UK tour and we are delighted to welcome her to
                      of all the tales our Mothers told us. And all the ones they didn’t dare.Proteus      Worthing.
                      are an award-winning company about to enter their fourth decade of thrilling
                      audiences with their incredible work placing innovation, quality and integrity at    Ever sunk so deep you felt like you might never make it up for air? In 2016, Bryony
                      the heart of all they do                                                             nearly drowned. Postnatal breakdowns, an imploding relationship and an
                                                                                                           extremely sick child left her sitting beneath the waves hoping she could slowly
                      Angela Carter’s The Bloody Chamber is an erotic, heady and feminist re-              turn to shell. Four years later and she is able to deal with life again, but wears
                      telling of some of the most famous folk and fairy tales in western culture. An       the scars of that year like a dark and heavy cloak. Who do we become after
                      acclaimed collection of gothic tales dealing with issues of oppression and           trauma? How do we turn pain into power? How do we fly instead of drown?
                      metamorphosis. Described by Margaret Atwood as a ‘Macabre painting, filled
                      with gruesome and melancholy prose.’ Indeed, one of the short stories, The           A powerful, dark and joyful masterpiece about motherhood, heartbreak and
                      Company of Wolves, was adapted for film by Carter with Neil Jordan.                  finding inner strength. Combining ethereal music, personal stories, epic film and
                                                                                                           feats of human strength.
                      These dark fantasies are performed by an all-female cast using aerial circus,
                      physical theatre, gothic design and a haunting soundscape.                           We will need new myths to survive the end of existence as we know it. Tonight
                                                                                                           a new legend will be created; that of the invincible and fearless woman; a tale
                      Come with us deep into the forest for an experience you’ll never forget.             Bryony wishes she had known from birth.

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Happy Idiot Productions in                    Date and Time
Date and Time                                                                                            association with WTM                           Fri 18th Sep,
  Mon 6th -                                                                                                                                             2:30pm and
 Sat 11th Jul,
   7:30pm
                                                                                                         Not : Lady                                        7:30pm

                                                                                                         Chatterley’s Lover
                                                                                                                                                          Venue
                                                                                                                                                        Connaught
  Wed 8th Jul,
                                                                                                                                                         Theatre
   2:30pm                                                                                                A parody of Lady Chatterley’s Lover
                                                                                                         by DH Lawrence.                                    Price
       Sat 11th Jul,                                                                                                                                      From £16
       2:30pm                                                                                            Lady Chatterley welcomes home                (group, concession
                                                                                                                                                          and student
    Venue                                                                                                her husband, Clifford, from a war            discount available)
  Connaught                                                                                              that has left the world in tatters.
   Theatre                                                                                               With Clifford’s legs also in tatters, he      Running Time
                                                                                                                                                          115 min
      Price                                                                                              arrives at Wragby Hall confined to           (including interval)
    From £26                                                                                             a wheelchair, clutching his secret.
 (group discount                                                                                         As they grow apart Lady Chatterley            Age Guidance
    available)                                                                                                                                              16+
                                                                                                         falls into a passionate, sexual and           (contains strong
 Running Time                                                                                            curiously experimental affair with             language and
   120 min                                                                                               estate gamekeeper: Mellors.                  scenes of a sexual
(including interval)                                                                                                                                       nature)
                                                                                                         Happy Idiot are coming to us for
 Age Guidance
      12+
                                                                                                         the first time off the back of high
                                                                                                         acclaim. Based in Shoreham-By-
                                                                                                         Sea, we are proud to be working
                                                                                                         with this critically acclaimed theatre
                                                                                                         company on our doorstep. Expect
                                                                                                         high drama, high comedy and
                                                                                                         highly raised eyebrows in what will
                                                                                                         be a fantastic and hilarious show
                                                                                                         regardless of how familiar you are
                                                                                                         with the novel.
                                                                                                                               With kind
                                                                                                                               permission of
                                                                                                                               Lesley Pollinger,
                                                                                                                               Paper Lion Ltd
                                                                                                         as Trustee for The Estate of Frieda
                                                                                                         Lawrence Ravagli, c/o Micheline
                                                                                                         Steinberg Associates info@
                                                                                                         steinplays.com

                       Bill Kenwright’s Classic Thriller Theatre Company                                    Literally a laugh a minute
                                                                                                            Fairy Powered Productions
                       The Cat and The Canary
                       Twenty years after the death of Mr. West, his descendants gather at a remote      Handlebards                                   Date and Time
                       mansion to learn who will inherit his vast wealth and the hidden family jewels.                                                   Sat 19 Sep,
                       When the heir is revealed, the heritage hunters turn into prey and a chain of     The Comedy of                                    2:00pm
                                                                                                                                                       (arrive 1:00pm to
                       macabre events is set in motion; walls crack open, shadows loom and dark
                       secrets are revealed. Will the heirs dare to face the haunting presence toying    Errors                                       picnic beforehand)

                                                                                                                                                          Venue
                       with them?                                                                        The Comedy of Errors is one of                Beach House
                       When the cat prowls, the flock takes fright…                                      William Shakespeare’s early plays,              Grounds
                                                                                                         one of his most farcical comedies,
                                                                                                                                                            Price
                       Building on the phenomenal decade-long success of The Agatha Christie             with familiar themes of mistaken                   £FREE
                       Theatre Company, The Classic Thriller Theatre Company presents their fifth        identity, seduction, theft, infidelity and
                       production, with an adaptation of this famous stage thriller which went on to     madness! All delivered with plenty of         Running Time
                       spawn three hit movie versions.                                                                                                   120 min
                                                                                                         slapstick, puns and word play.
                       An amazing cast joins us for this thrilling production - Britt Ekland (The Man                                                  Age Guidance
                                                                                                         The HandleBards’ take on                        All ages
                       with the Golden Gun, The Wicker Man), Mark Jordon (Heartbeat, Emmerdale),         Shakespeare is fast, funny and
                       Tracy Shaw (Coronation Street), Marti Webb (Evita, Tell Me on a Sunday), Gary     fearless. If you’ve never seen
                       Webster (Minder), Ben Nealon (Soldier Soldier), Nikki Patel (Coronation Street)   Shakespeare before, there’s no better
                       and Eric Carte (Bouquet of Barbed Wire).                                          introduction. If you’re a Bard buff,
                                                                                                         you’ve never seen it done like this…

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Images from previous Headlong productions.

 Date and Time                                                                                                                                                                                                                Date and Time
   Wed 23rd -                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Thu 8th Oct,
  Sat 26th Sep,                                                                                                                                                                                                                  7:30pm
    7:30pm                      The consistently                     With big, epic subjects,                                                                                                                                     (with a
                             impressive company                     you need a whole evening                                                                                                                                     post-show
 Thu 24th Sep,                     Headlong                            to think about them                                                                                                                                         Q&A)
   2:30pm                      Evening Standard                           Financial Times                                                                                                                                       Fri 9th Oct,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               2:30pm and
     Sat 26th Sep,                                                                                                                                                                                                                7:30pm
     2:30pm                      A touring company of generous unpredictability
                                                                                                                   Nothing short of a                                                                                            Venue
                                                 The Observer
    Venue                                                                                                            masterpiece                                                                                               Connaught
  Connaught
   Theatre
                                                                                                                    Theatre Weekly                                                                                              Theatre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  Price
      Price                                                                                                                                                                                                                    From £17.50
    From £19                                                                                                                                                                                                                 (group, concession
(group, concession                                                                                                                                                                                                               and student
    and student                                                                                                 Ravishingly beautiful,                                                                                       discount available)
discount available)                                                                                           spellbinding piece of work,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                              Running Time
 Running Time                                                                                                  performed with panache                                                                                            75 min
     TBC                                                                                                         and utter conviction                                                                                           (no interval)
                                                                                                                     The Arts Desk
 Age Guidance                                                                                                                                                                                                                 Age Guidance
     TBC                                                                                                                                                                                                                           12+

                                                                                                                  Truly deserved the
                                                                                                               standing ovation it got,
                                                                                                               as people were moved
                                                                                                                to tears and rendered
                                                                                                                      speechless
                                                                                                                    Broadway Baby

                                                                                                               Theatre Re

                      A Headlong and Leeds Playhouse Co-Production                                             Birth
                      Jitney                                                                                   Pregnancy loss is experienced by a great number of people. What the parents
                                                                                                               go through is rarely discussed and often considered taboo. It is part of the realm
                      When regular cabs won’t travel to the Pittsburgh Hill District in 1977, local            of the ‘unspoken’, or the ‘unvoiced’. It is buried. Birth is the story of Sue, Katherine
                      residents turn to the unlicensed taxi company of Jim Becker, and his fellow              and Emily, three generations of women from the same family whose lives
                      ‘jitney’ drivers. When Becker’s son returns from prison, a struggle to reconcile the     are part of an invisible web they help to weave. It traces their journey of self-
                      past begins, and the future of the company and its drivers are threatened.               discovery, acceptance and hope. Emily is 8 months pregnant when she reads
                                                                                                               her grandmother’s journal. As she delves into her family history her sense of
                      Jitney explores the fragile bond between eight men, as they live, love and work in       reality shifts, unveiling a legacy of unspoken tragedies and unconditional love.
                      a racially segregated, post-Vietnam America.
                                                                                                               Developed over fifteen months of research into the idea of secrets in families,
                      We are over the moon to be welcoming Headlong and Leeds Playhouse.                       unearthing the parallels between our own lives and the lives of our parents and
                      Headlong’s work is exhilarating and hugely imaginative, interrogating the                grandparents, engaging through interviews and workshops with women and
                      contemporary world through fearless new writing, re-imagined classics and                families who have experienced pregnancy loss.
                      twentieth century plays. Headlong’s recent production of Arthur Miller’s All My
                      Sons was broadcast to our cinema as part of the National Theatre Live season,            Established in 2009, Theatre Re is an internationally acclaimed ensemble
                      as was James Graham’s, This House. We are beyond excited for our audiences               creating thought-provoking live performances. The company examines fragile
                      to experience their new production, Jitney, directed by Tinuke Craig, at the             human conditions in a compelling, physical style embracing mime, theatre
                      Connaught.                                                                               and live music. After the success of its critically acclaimed international hit The
                                                                                                               Nature of Forgetting, they return with this powerful, poignant and uplifting visual
                      August Wilson is one of America’s greatest playwrights. Jitney is part of his            theatre piece which has already been recognised by multiple publications as
                      famous Pittsburgh Cycle, which also includes the award-winning Fences. Fences            one of the years best theatre pieces.
                      was subsequently made into an Oscar-winning film by actor and director
                      Denzel Washington. Jitney made its UK premiere at The National Theatre in 2001,               In collaboration with
                      winning the Olivier Award for Best Play.                                                                              Aching Arms is a baby loss charity run by a group of bereaved parents who have
                                                                                                                                            experienced the pain and emptiness of leaving hospital without their baby.

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WTM Spotlight
Costume Collection                                                 WTM Costume Research Centre

                              Acknowledged as the                  This summer the museum completed works to create the one
                              largest costume collection           of a kind facility, the Costume Research Centre. The space is a
                              of everyday wear in the UK,          unique national resource, which provides unparalleled access
                                                                   to Worthing’s costume collection. It also allows opportunities for
                              WTM took time out to talk
                                                                   tangible experiences in both learning and participation, providing
                              to Gerry Connolly, Head of           access for researchers from the retail and fashion sector, media
                              Museum and Collections               sector and supports the continuation of work with national and
                              about this incredible                international universities.
                              ensemble of unique items.
                                                                   Amongst the many facilities the centre offers; pattern cutting
                                                                   tables for researchers to lay out items from the costume
Could you provide a brief overview of how this incredible
                                                                   collection, in order to study the construction of the pieces and
collection began and who were the forces behind it?                photograph individual garments. It houses a 360° imaging
The costume and textile collection has been developed              camera that will allow the production of 360° images of the
throughout the history of the museum. The first curators,          collection. This supports the development of the online catalogue,
Marion Frost and Ethel Gerrard both had a very eclectic            giving greater access to the collection digitally via WTM’s website.
collection policy which included costume and textiles. A           The costume research centre is a completely unique offering for
change in curators in the late 1940s introduced a change in        the south east and nationally. For opportunities to tour the space,
collecting policy and a decision to actively collect costume as    engage with demonstrations and participate in object handling
a subject area. The collection has expanded over the years,        don’t miss our WTM Open Day on the 25th April (p40)
and now holds in excess of 40,000 items. A further change to
the policy in the early 1970s saw a shift in focus to collecting
home-made and shop bought items, everyday clothes of the
20th century.

What makes the costume collection both regionally and
nationally significant?
It’s one of the largest in the country after VandA, Manchester
Gallery of Costume and Bath Museum of Costume. The
principal strengths of the collection are home-made and
shop-bought twentieth-century fashionable wear. Rather
than collecting expensive garments worn by famous people
or created by celebrated designers, over more than a century
WTM has accumulated a large collection of ‘everyday’
wear. WTM’s atypical collecting policy has therefore created
a unique opportunity for the analysis of non-elite dress
practices and the dissemination of high fashion into the
wardrobes of ordinary people.

Tell us a little more about some of the items in the collection?
It consists of British clothing, accessories and ephemera, used
and worn by people of all ages and social levels; couture,         Cutting Edge (HLF Funded) is a contemporary collecting project
dressmaker made, home-made and High Street which makes             focused on the development of WTM’s costume collection and
it so diverse. It has some items from the late 16th, 17th and      a desire to share its heritage with 30 young students aged 10-16
early 18th centuries including a black-work jacket from c1615.     years old who are part of Shoreham Academy.
The bulk of the collection dates from 1750 with good examples      How you can support the Project
of dress styles and accessories from the second half of the        We have developed a year long project working with the students
18th century. The 19th century dress collection has excellent      and their support staff to research, identify and source the items
examples of dress from regency to late Victorian, including        that had the greatest impact on fashion during the 1980’s 1990’s
a cape worn by Queen Victoria in 1897. The 20th century            and 2000’s. The project will enable us to update the collection
collection is enhanced with a concentration on ‘make-do-           which significantly reduces in content after 1970; and reflect more
and-mends’, home-made and shop bought.                             recent trends.

Finally, how do you see the collection and the public’s            The hunt is on!
engagement with that collection developing?                        Over the next few months the students will lead a social media
We are in the first phase of what will be a major                  campaign via our twitter page in search of keys items from those
redevelopment for the collection and the organisation as a         eras, think platform shoes, kangol hats, pringles jumpers (why
whole; right now what is really exciting and will support this     was that ever a thing?!) If you have something in the loft, see it in a
engagement is the creation of our costume research centre          charity shop think of us and get in touch..
and the corresponding project with the space, Cutting Edge, I
                                                                   Supported by
am so proud of both, these initial steps are an incredible start   funds from
to the journey.                                                    National Lottery
                                                                   Heritage Fund

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Apr - Sep 2020 - Worthing Theatres
Date and Time
Sat 2nd May -                                                                                      The Ladies’                               Date and Time
                                                                                                                                               Open until

                                                                                                   Paradise
 Sat 17th Oct                                                                                                                                 Sat 13th Jun
   Venue                                                                                                                                        Venue
    Main                                                                                           Edwardian department-store fashion          Norwood
   Gallery                                                                                         viewed through the illustrations of          Gallery
  Worthing                                                                                                                                     Worthing
                                                                                                   artist Ida Pritchard (1889-1948).
  Museum                                                                                                                                       Museum
                                                                                                   Exploring the creation of consumer
                                                                                                   desire in early 20th century British
                                                                                                   fashion. This exhibition features
                                                                                                   illustrations by artist, Ida Pritchard,
                                                                                                   alongside costume and accessories
                                                                                                   of the period, from the collections.
                                                                                                   Ida Pritchard was employed as a
                                                                                                   fashion illustrator by the London
                                                                                                   department store Peter Robinson’s of
                                                                                                   Oxford Street, c.1906-1914.
                                                                                                   The archive of her drawings was
                                                                                                   donated to Worthing Museum by her
                                                                                                   family in 1993. Despite not receiving
                                                                                                   any artistic training, Ida worked
                                                                                                   for years as a commercial artist,
                                                                                                   producing images for advertisements
                                                                                                   which appeared in fashionable
                                                                                                   publications such as The Queen and
                                                                                                   The Ladies’ Field.

                                                                                                   The Regency                               Date and Time
                                                                                                                                             Sat 27th Jun -

                                                                                                   Wardrobe
                                                                                                                                              Sat 29th Aug
                                                                                                                                                Venue
                                                                                                   In 2017 Stephanie Smart formally            Norwood
                                                                                                   established The House of                     Gallery
                                                                                                                                               Worthing
                                                                                                   Embroidered Paper; a unique fashion
                                                                                                                                               Museum
                                                                                                   house and fine art studio. Each
                                                                                                   garment produced is a work of paper
                                                                                                   textiles, created using only paper and
                                                                                                   thread; inspired by period and place,
                                                                                                   history and story.
                                                                                                   Developing her use of paper as a
                                                                                                   medium for garment construction,
                                                                                                   with embroidered and applied
                                                                                                   decoration, Stephanie has spent
                                                                                                   sixteen months creating a collection
                                                                                                   that variously reinterprets aspects of
                                                                                                   the Regency era.
                                                                                                   Creation of The Regency Wardrobe
                Anthony Bennett : Indian Yellow                                                    has been supported using public
                Worthing based artist Anthony Bennett paints in a vibrant and distinctive style.   funding by the National Lottery
                His work has abstract qualities and tends not to be based on specific thoughts     through Arts Council England and a
                or exact moments, rather the pieces are developed from experiences and             public development award from The
                emotions, these flow together into the paintings. Anthony steers away from         Textile Society.
                offering interpretation of his paintings and prefers instead to leave a sense of
                ambiguity in the work encouraging the viewer to look and respond freely.
                Indian Yellow is an exhibition of mostly recent work, inspired by local
                surroundings from East Worthing and a short visit to India. Painted in a vibrant
                palette often using intense yellows, pinks and turquoise with most of the           sponsored by
                exhibited works in oil on canvas and some smaller, tempera works on paper are
                also featured.

    14          Exhibitions                                                                                        Exhibitions                   15
Apr - Sep 2020 - Worthing Theatres
Date and Time
  Open until     A Strange and                                                          			                             is the ground-breaking series of award-winning films
 Sat 23rd May
   Venue
                 Familiar Sea                                                           that brings the world’s greatest exhibitions, artists and galleries to cinemas around the
                                                                                        globe. Granted exclusive access.
   Studio        An exhibition by Mandy Williams
   Gallery       that brings together work from three
  Worthing                                                                              To date, EOS has worked with more than 40 major institutions around the world.
                 photographic series about the mysterious
  Museum                                                                                Seasons 1-6, with a total of 22 feature films, have played in almost 70 countries
                 pull of the sea.
                                                                                        worldwide with more than 2 million tickets sold.
                 The photographs take place at the
                 street, a causeway that reveals itself
                 at low tide. Started a month after
                 the referendum result with its
                 emphasis on Britain as an island
                 nation, geographically and
                                                                                                                                Easter In Art                               Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                                             Tue 7th Apr,
                                                                                                                                                                               6:30pm
                 psychologically separate from                                                                                  The story of Christ’s death and
                 Europe, the photographs show a                                                                                 resurrection has dominated western             Venue
                                                                                                                                culture for the past 2000 years.             Connaught
                 collective march to the water’s                                                                                                                              Cinema
                 edge.                                                                                                          It is perhaps the most significant
                                                                                                                                historical event of all time, as               Price
                 The line of people following                                                                                   recounted by the gospels but, equally,         £11.50
                 disappearing paths out to sea                                                                                  as depicted by the greatest artists in       (concessions
                                                                                                                                                                               available)
                 not only documents our innate                                                                                  history.
                 connection to water but can also                                                                                                                           Running Time
                 be seen as a metaphor for the                                                                                  From the triumphant to the savage,            105 min
                 times.                                                                                                         the ethereal to the tactile, some
                                                                                                                                of western civilization’s greatest
                                                                                                                                artworks focus on this pivotal
                                                                                                                                moment. This beautifully crafted film
                                                                                                                                explores the Easter story as depicted
                                                                                                                                in art, from the time of the early
                                                                                                                                Christians to the present day.
                                                            Photo by Vanessa Trownson
                 Bones, Brooches
Date and Time                                                                                                                   Shot on location in Jerusalem, United
 Sat 6th Jun -                                                                                                                  States and throughout Europe, the
 Sat 29th Aug
   Venue
                 and Windmills :                                                                                                film explores the different ways
                                                                                                                                artists have depicted the Easter story
   Studio
   Gallery
                 Archaeology                                                                                                    through the ages and thus depicts
                                                                                                                                the history of us all.
  Worthing
  Museum
                 and Art from
                 Highdown Hill
                 Discover magnificent
                 metalworkers, relaxed Romans,
                                                                                                                               Frida Kahlo                                  Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                                             Mon 6th Jul,
                                                                                                                                                                               6:30pm
                 shattered Saxons, a mischievous                                                                               Frida Kahlo was a prolific self-
                 miller, tasteful tourists,                                                                                    portraitist, using the canvas as a              Venue
                                                                                                                               mirror through all stages of her              Connaught
                 cockney campers and angry                                                                                                                                    Cinema
                 archaeologists.                                                                                               turbulent and, at times, tragic life.
                                                                                                                                                                               Price
                 To celebrate the re-opening of                                                                                Guided with interview, commentary
                                                                                                                                                                               £11.50
                 Highdown Gardens, following                                                                                   and Frida’s own words, this engaging          (concessions
                 National Lottery Heritage funded                                                                              film uncovers that this, however, was           available)

                 improvement works, volunteers                                                                                 not a life defined by tragedy.
                                                                                                                                                                            Running Time
                 reveal objects, pictures and stories                                                                          Using cinema to take an up-close                110 min
                 about the stunning Highdown Hill.                                                                             and intimate look at her works we
                 A partnership exhibition with                                                                                 examine how great an artist she was.
                 Highdown Gardens, West Sussex                                                                                 Displaying a treasure trove of colour
                 County Library Service : Worthing                                                                             and a feast of vibrancy on screen,
                 Library and Worthing Museum.                                                                                  this personal and intimate film offers
                                                                                                                               privileged access to her works and
                                                                                                                               highlights the source of her feverish
                                                                                                                               creativity, her resilience and her
                                                                                                                               unmatched lust for life, men, women,
                                                                                                                               politics and her cultural heritage.

    16           Exhibitions                                                                                                                Exhibitions                         17
Date and Time                                                                                            Lost Dog                                    Date and Time
Wed 20th May,                                                                                                                                         Fri 5th Jun,
   7:30pm                                                                                                Juliet & Romeo                                 8:00pm

    Venue                                                                                                Lost Dog reveals the real story of             Venue
  Connaught                                                                                                                                           Connaught
                                                                                                         Romeo & Juliet.
   Theatre                                                                                                                                             Theatre
                                                                                                         It turns out they didn’t die in a tragic
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                                                                                                         misunderstanding, they grew up               From £12.50
  From £12.50                                                                                            and lived happily ever after. Well
(group, concession                                                                                                                                  (group, concession
    and student                                                                                          they lived at least. Now they’re in            and student
discount available)                                                                                      their 30’s, at least one of them is in     discount available)
                                                                                                         the grips of a mid-life crisis, they        Running Time
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    58 min                                                                                               feel constantly mocked by their                75 min
   (no interval)                                                                                         teenage selves and haunted by                 (no interval)
                                                                                                         the pressures of being the poster
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                                                                                                         couple for romantic love. They
      12+                                                                                                                                                 13+
                          A meaty, muscular                                                              have decided to confront their
                       force by two charismatic                                                          current struggles by putting on a
                              performers                                                                 performance about themselves.
                              Dance tabs                                                                 Their therapist told them it was a
                                                                                                         terrible idea.
                                                                                                         Directed by Olivier Award
                          The kinds of art that                                                          nominated Ben Duke, Lost Dog
                        put change into motion                                                           bends dance, theatre and comedy,
                        and empowers the next                                                            Juliet & Romeo takes on our cultural
                         generation of dancers                                                           obsession with youth and our
                           Dance Art Journal                                                             inevitable issues with longevity.

                                                                                                           Pure pleasure, Smart and
                                                                                                                  subversive.
                                                                                                                 The Guardian

                                                                                                         Lîla Dance                                  Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                      Thu 2nd Jul,
                                                                                                         The Hotel                                      8:00pm

                                                                                                         Experience                                     Venue
                                                                                                                                                      Connaught
                                                                                                                                                       Theatre
                                                                                                         A man checks into a hotel the night
                                                                                                         before his wedding, but this is no              Price
                                                                                                         ordinary hotel room.                         From £12.50
                      Joseph Toonga                                                                                                                 (group, concession

                      Born to Manifest                                                                   As the clock ticks, the walls around           and student
                                                                                                                                                    discount available)
                                                                                                         him seem to blur as fragments of
                      You say I’m a black guy. I know who I am, do you know who I am?                    memories, seemingly forgotten,              Running Time
                                                                                                         tumble into the room in the form               64 min
                      Born to Manifest is a powerful new, contemporary hip hop dance double bill         of past lovers. They fall from the
                                                                                                                                                       (no interval)
                      that illuminates the experience of young black British men.                        ceilings, crawl out from under the          Age Guidance
                      Choreographer Joseph Toonga draws from real life accounts to create a              bed and step out of wardrobes to                 11+
                      poignant, responsive piece that simultaneously champions cultural identity         face him once more with full force
                      and challenges racial stigmas.                                                     creating a night of doubt, hope,
                                                                                                         crisis, and unexpected encounters.
                      Set to an original score from Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante, this dynamic new dance
                                                                                                         When the sun rises, he has an
                      work explores the themes of mental health and the power and privilege that still
                                                                                                         important decision to make.
                      oppress and dictate. Joseph delivers stark home truths through the complexity
                      and beauty of an individual’s journey.                                             Check-in at the Connaught,
                                                                                                         come and watch your friends
                      Joseph Toonga was originally from Cameroon but raised in East London. He is
                                                                                                         and family guest star alongside
                      a choreographer creating nationally and internationally, touring his own work
                                                                                                         four mesmerising dancers in this
                      and being commissioned to create on others.
                                                                                                         extraordinary night of dance. Lîla
                      Composer Michael ‘Mikey J’ Asante is a composer, dancer and singer at the          Dance have perfectly integrated
                      forefront of the UK Urban music scene, recently working with artists such as       dance set design, lighting and
                      George the Poet, Estelle and Kano. In 2012 he worked with director Danny Boyle     sound to create DIY multi sensory
                      to create music for the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in London.                  images and are rapidly becoming
                                                                                                         one of Britain’s fastest growing
                      Part                                                                               dance companies.
                        of

      18              Dance                                                                                                     Dance                     19
Date and Time
  Sun 12th Jul,
    7:30pm
                                                                                                                                         Dance Company in Residence
     Venue                                                                                                                          In May 2019 we were excited to welcome TRIBE// to the Connaught
Pavilion Theatre                                                                                                                    to perform Rise!, a partnership with Brighton Festival, the piece
     Price
                                                                                                              A clear               was based on the iconic poem by Maya Angelou. A truly incredible
  From £12.00                                                                                              choreographic            dance performance, we knew instantly that we wanted TRIBE// to
(group, concession                                                                                        voice…. work of           return to us. After a lot of work behind the scenes, we are delighted
    and student                                                                                          impressive range,          to announce that TRIBE// will be our first ever Dance company in
discount available)                                                                                         passion and             Residence! This means more fantastic performances from one of the
 Running Time                                                                                                ambition               most exciting companies working today, and the chance to see them
    55 min                                                                                                  Reviews Hub             first in Worthing before they head out on tour.
 Age Guidance
      14+
 (contains partial
     nudity)                                                                                                                                         TRIBE//                                               Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Sat 18th Jul,
                                                                                                                                                     Rise!                                                  11:00am and
                                                                                                                                                                                                               2:00pm
                                                                                                                                                     TRIBE// provides a highly watchable
                                                                                                                                                                                                            Venue
                                                                                                                                                     and visceral dance experience which               Lancing Summer
                                                                                                                                                     matches Fox’s bold choreographic voice                Market
                                                                                                                                                     to a fearless physicality. TRIBE //’s debut           (morning show)
                                                                                                                                                     work for the outdoors is a twenty-minute
                                                                                                                                                     piece for an all-female ensemble of                   Outside
                                                                                                                                                                                                       Pavilion Theatre
                                                                                                                                                     four dancers. Rise! is a rebellious and               (afternoon show)
                                                                                                                                                     uplifting call to arms, inspired by Maya
                                                                                                                                                     Angelou’s poem. It channels the defiant,                  Price
                                                                                                                                                                                                               £FREE
                                                                                                                                                     unapologetic quality of Angelou’s words
                                                                                                                                                     into unflinching, relentless movement,                Running Time
                                                                                                                                                     producing a punchy movement style                        20 min
                                                                                                                                                     which carries a message of hope and                   Age Guidance
                                                                                                                                                     resilience. Rise! is co-commissioned                    All ages
                                                                                                                                                     by Bell Square (Watermans Arts
                                                                                                                                                     Centre) and Hat Fair (Play to the Crowd,
                                                                                                                                                     Winchester), and supported by Surf the
                                                                                                                                                     Wave Legacy Fund.

                         A powerfully eloquent                                                                                                       TRIBE//                                               Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                             Fri 14 Aug,
                           danced dialogue…
                       performed with both calm
                                                                  A citrus-soaked exploration
                                                                  of shape-shifting identities
                                                                                                                                                     No Sudden Moves                                          8:00pm

                       reserve and concentrated                        Everything Theatre                                                            TRIBE// is excited to premier an exclusive                Venue
                                intensity                                                                                                            outdoor version of No Sudden Moves,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              Grafton
                               The Stage                                                                                                                                                                      Car Park
                                                                                                                                                     which zeros in on our need to rebuild
                                                                                                                                                     and reconnect amidst chaos.                               Price
                                                                                                                                                                                                               £8.50
                                                                                                                                                     The work explores freedom and control,
                                                                                Programmed in                                                                                                              Running Time
                      Rachel Young                                                                                                                   hope over fear, togetherness over
                                                                                partnership with                                                                                                             40 mins
                      OUT                                                        Worthing Pride
                                                                                                                                                     isolation, push-pull where tensions
                                                                                                                                                     simmer amongst Fox’s trademark                        Age Guidance
                                                                                                                                                                                                             All ages
                      OUT is an interdisciplinary work created by performance maker Rachael Young                                                    movement that is wild and free yet
                      with dance artist Dwayne Antony and performed by Rachael Young and                                                             articulate and quirky.
                      choreographer marikiscrycrycry. Inspired by personal experiences and ongoing                                                   Reacting to turbulent times, danced
                      global struggles for LGBTQIA+ rights, OUT combines live art practice with                                                      with a daring full-bodied and gutsy
                      elements of Dancehall and Voguing, in a defiant challenge to homophobia and                                                    power, Fox’s diverse cast of five dancers
                      transphobia. Bravely embracing personal, political and cultural dissonance,                                                    articulate her emotive dance language
                      OUT carves a new kind of space from which to reimagine, reclaim and celebrate                                                  with tenderness, held aloft by a rich
                      aspects of Caribbean culture from a queer perspective, all amomgst the                                                         electronic cinematic soundscape as
                      bittersweet scent of oranges.                                                                                                  they are drawn together to restore and
                      A revelatory experience that forces the audience to question the notion of dance                                               regenerate.
                      - enter the auditorium with the performance already in motion to the sounds

                                                                                                         TRIBE// Summer School
                      of queer hip-hop. Weaving elements of queer Jamaican voices, American                                                                                        Date and Time
                      preacher hate speech and RandB into a duet – a conversation between two                                                                                      Mon 3rd - Fri 7th Aug
                      bodies. Themes of violence, resistance, love and solidarity summon the strength    A thrilling week long summer school from Brighton based                   Venue
                      to fight oppression in a flamboyant explosion of fierce femme disco.               contemporary dance company TRIBE// aimed at young people                  Pavilion Theatre
                                                                                                         aged between 14 - 18 years. TRIBE// will give students with a passion     Price
                                                                                                         for dance an insight into the company’s physical style, starting          £225 per student full week
                                                                                                         with company style warm ups, followed by the opportunity to learn         Running time            Age Guidance
      20              Dance                                                                              sections of work, create, share and perform a short extract to family
                                                                                                         and friends at the end of the week.
                                                                                                                                                                                   10am - 4pm              14 - 18
Date and Time
Sunday 5 July,     Viva La Divas
                                                                                                  cinema
   7.30pm
                   Get ready to witness three of Strictly
     Venue         Come Dancing’s most loved female
Pavilion Theatre   dancers together on one stage!
     Price         Janette Manrara, Nadiya Bychkova and
   From £25
(meet and greet
                   Katya Jones have come together to bring you
  packages         a brand-new song and dance spectacular
                                                                 opera
                                                                                                        Fidelio
  available)       that celebrates what it is to be a diva.                                                                                               Date and Time
                   This exhilarating and glamorous                                                                                                         Tue 17th Mar,
                                                                                                        Beethoven’s uplifting story of risk and triumph      7:15pm
                   production will pay tribute to divas
                   from the Golden Age of Hollywood,                                                    stars Jonas Kaufmann as political prisoner        Running Time
                   Broadway and West End musical                                                        Florestan.Tobias Kratzer’s new staging             150 min TBC
                   theatre, chart topping modern                                                        brings together the dark reality of the French
                   pop divas and female icons                                                           Revolutionary ‘Terror’ to illuminate Fidelio’s
                   who have had an impact on the                                                        inspiring message of shared humanity. Sung
                   star’s careers and lives. Including                                                  in German with English subtitles
                   performances celebrating the
                   greatest divas of all time from               ballet
                   Marilyn Monroe, Judy Garland,
                   Celine Dion, Jennifer Lopez,
                                                                                                        Swan Lake                                         Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                           Wed 1st Apr,
                                                                                                        Liam Scarlett’s glorious production of Swan          7:15pm
                   Madonna, Beyonce and many
                   more…                                                                                Lake, returns for its first revival. The entire   Running Time
                                                                                                        Company shines in this eternal tale of             180 min TBC
                                                                                                        doomed love, a masterpiece filled with iconic
                                                                                                        moments. An intoxicating mix of spectacle
                                                                                                        and intimate passion, the overall effect is
Date and Time      Strictly Theatre Co                                                                  irresistible.
 Sun 11th Oct,
   2.30pm          Vincent Simone :                              opera
     Venue
Pavilion Theatre   Tango Passions                                                                       Cavalleria Rusticana /                            Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                           Tue 21st Apr,

     Price         Argentine Tango King and Strictly                                                    Pagliacci                                            7:00pm
                                                                                                                                                          Running Time
   From £28        Come Dancing legend, Vincent                                                         Two opera classics are drawn together in this
   (VIP tickets                                                                                                                                            180 min TBC
                   Simone, returns to the stage in                                                      wonderfully observed re-creation of life in a
   available)
                   the Autumn of 2020 with his brand                                                    south Italian village as a travelling theatre
 Running Time      new show… Tango Passions.                                                            visits and emotions erupt. The two shows distil
    110 min
   (including      Accompanied by world-class                                                           into one wonderful night out, the enduring
    interval)      Argentine Tango specialists, plus                                                    appeal of Italian opera in its most familiar
                   Tango band Tango Siempre from                                                        form. Sung in Italian with English subtitles
                   his shows Midnight Tango and The
                   Last Tango, let the original Italian          ballet
                   stallion take you on a journey to
                   Buenos Aires and enjoy his dancing,
                                                                                                        The Dante Project                                 Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                          Tue 28th May,
                                                                                                        Dante’s Divine Comedy is an epic journey             7:15pm
                   tales and the historic poetry about
                   the history of the Argentine Tango.                                                  through the afterlife: encompassing the           Running Time
                                                                                                        horrifying drama of Inferno and its damned,        150 min TBC
                   Vincent will also be joined by his                                                   the lyrical mysticism of pilgrims on mount
                   professional dance partner, Ksenia                                                   Purgatorio and the dazzling spheres of
                   Zsikhotska from Dancing with the                                                     Paradiso with their endless configurations of
                   Stars Ireland and The Ballroom Boys.                                                 light. Choreographed by the Royal Ballet’s
                   Featuring music from Astor Piazzolla                                                 trailblazing resident - Wayne McGregor.
                   and Gotan Project, along with
                                                                 opera
                                                                                                        Elektra
                   some original Tango music by the                                                                                                       Date and Time
                   wonderful live band.                                                                                                                    Thu 18th Jun,
                                                                                                        Nina Stemme stars in Strauss’s thrilling and         7:45pm
                   A sexy, steamy, passionate night not
                   to be missed!                                                                        audacious adaptation of the Greek tragedy.        Running Time
                                                                                                        Featuring new staging by the award-winning         120 min TBC
                                                                                                        director Christof Loy. Antonio Pappano
                                                                                                        conducts music that combines violence with
                                                                                                        moments of exquisite tenderness. Sung in
                                                                                                        German with English subtitles

     22            Dance
                                                                   Venue : Connaught Cinema
                                                                   Price : £16.50 (Concessions available)                    Screen Arts                      23
Date and Time
 Sat 28 Mar,     Michael Ball and                               The Welkin                                      Date and Time
                                                                                                                 Thu 21st May,
   7.30pm
                 Alfie Boe: Back                                One life in the hands of 12 women.                 7:00pm
                                                                                                                   Venue
                                                                Rural Suffolk, 1759. As the country waits for
 Sun 29 Mar,
   2.30pm        Together                                       Halley’s comet, Sally Poppy is sentenced         Connaught
                                                                                                                  Cinema
                 The world’s ultimate musical duo, Michael      to hang for a heinous murder.
   Venue
 Connaught       Ball and Alfie Boe are Back Together and set   When she claims to be pregnant, a               Running Time
                 to delight cinema audiences up and down                                                         135 min TBC
  Cinema                                                        jury of 12 matrons are taken from their
                 the country with the final show of their       housework to decide whether she’s telling           Price
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 150min TBC
                 sold-out tour.                                 the truth, or simply trying to escape              £16.50
                 Hot on the heels of their star turns           the noose With only midwife Lizzy Luke          (concessions
    Price                                                       prepared to defend the girl, and a mob            available)
   £14.50        in the West End’s phenomenally
                 successful staged concert of Les               baying for blood outside, the matrons
(concessions
                 Misérables, Ball and Boe will reunite to       wrestle with their new authority, and the
  available)
                 tour their third album Back Together           devil in their midst.
                 following the number one best-                 Lucy Kirkwood (Mosquitoes, Chimerica)
                 selling hits Together and Together             returns to the National Theatre with her
                 Again.                                         new play, directed by James Macdonald.
                 The superstar pair will take on their          Maxine Peake (Black Mirror, Funny Cow)
                 favourite musical theatre, pop                 and Ria Zmitrowicz (The Doctor) co-star
                 and rock tracks at the O2 Arena,               in the bold and gripping thriller.
                 performing songs such as The
                 Greatest Show, Something Inside
                 So Strong and a brilliantly arranged           André Rieu : Happy                              Date and Time
                                                                                                                  Sat 1st Aug,
                 Queen Medley. Showcasing their
                 phenomenal voices and undeniable               Together                                            7:00pm
                                                                                                                 Sun 2nd Aug,
                 on-stage chemistry, Ball and Boe’s             2020 Maastricht Concert                            3:00pm
                 irresistible charm will undoubtedly
                 light up the big screen.                       Music has the magical power to heal and            Venue
                                                                to bring people together like no other           Connaught
                                                                art form. Following his very successful           Cinema
Date and Time    Live From the World Premiere                   70th birthday concert in cinemas, André         Running Time
 Thu 16th Apr,
   7:15pm        David                                          Rieu invites you and your loved ones to
                                                                a spectacular evening of music from his
                                                                                                                 180 min TBC

                 Attenborough: A
                                                                                                                    Price
   Venue                                                        hometown Maastricht. Happy Together                £16.50
 Connaught                                                      will be the feel-good music cinema event
                 Life on Our Planet
                                                                                                                (concessions
  Cinema                                                        of the year!                                      available)
Running Time                                                    This unique cinema experience also
 180 min TBC     One man has seen more of the
                 natural world than any other. This             brings you surprise special guests,
    Price        unique feature documentary is his              backstage access and an exclusive
   £14.50        witness statement.                             interview with the maestro himself. So
(concessions                                                    be our guest for this musical celebration
  available)     In his 93 years, David Attenborough            making new friends in cinemas as you
                 has visited every continent on the             sing along, sway and waltz in the aisles.
                 globe, exploring the wild places of
                 our planet and documenting the
                 living world in all its variety and
                 wonder.
                 Now, for the first time he reflects
                 upon both the defining moments of
                 his lifetime as a naturalist and the
                 devastating changes he has seen.
                 Honest, revealing and urgent, David
                 Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet
                 is a powerful first-hand account
                 of humanity’s impact on nature
                 and a message of hope for future
                 generations.
                 The film will be followed by a Q&A with
                 David Attenborough live from the World
                 Premiere at the iconic Royal Albert Hall.

    24           Screen Arts                                                                     Film
WTM Spotlight: Cinema
As a multi arts and heritage organisation, our cinema
programme goes from strength to strength with a
wide ranging film line-up as well as Screen Arts events
broadcast from around the world. We chatted to our
Marketing and Film Manager, James Tully, to find out all in
the world of film.

                  What’s going on at the cinema?
                  Loads! It’s a really exciting time for us, as behind the scenes we have been
                  working on technical improvements to the cinema that are finally coming
                  to fruition. The biggest news is that we recently upgraded the projector in
                  the Connaught main house to a 4K laser projector, additionally we have a
                  brand new screen installed as well as 7.1 Surround Sound. This means that
                  films will look and sound sharper than ever before. So when we screen old
                  classics in the cinema we will be able to screen the 4K restorations that the
                  studios work so hard on.

                  What film projects are you working on?
                                                    Cinema Screen
                  One of my favourite projects at the moment is the Young Person Film

                                                    and Young Film
                  Programmers. Supported by the British Film Institute, we have been working
                  with a team of young volunteers who want to put on a strand of films of their
                                                     Programmers
                  choosing. They decide the films, do the marketing and turn the screenings
                  into events - it’s been a joy to guide them on their journey so far. The hope is
                                                        (article)
                  that they get a taste of working in the exhibition sector of the film industry to
                  help them in their career decisions. They are called Spotlight On… so please
                                                     Screen reader
                  check out their social media and come along to an event soon!

                                                   support enabled.

                  What films should we be excited for this year?
                  Our film programme has developed over the years I have been working
                  at WTM and we try and programme a wide variety of films including
                  arthouse, mainstream, family, classics as well as live screenings of musicals
                  and theatre events. Over the next few months we have films such as Wes
                  Anderson’s ‘The Frecnh Dispatch’, Daniel Craig’s final outing as James
                  Bond in ‘No Time To Die’, Christopher Nolan’s next blockbuster ‘Tenet’, Lin
                  Manuel Miranda’s ’In The Heights’ and the return of Tom Cruise in ‘Top Gun:
                  Maverick’. Make sure to keep an eye out for our regular film brochures to
                  keep up with the latest releases coming to the Connaught and join us on
                  social media to request any films! We love hearing from you.
What a magnificent show!
                                                                             If this production was on
 Date and Time
Thu 30th Apr and
                       Birmingham Stage Company                              Britain’s Got Talent, I’d be                                                                         Morgan and West:                            Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Sun 7th Jun,
   Fri 1st May,
     6.30pm
                       Billionaire Boy                                      giving it the Golden Buzzer!
                                                                                It couldn’t be better!                                                                            Unbelievable
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               11:30am and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  2:00pm
                       Following on from the sell-out run of                        David Walliams
  Sat 2nd May,
10.30am, 2.30pm
                       Gangsta Granny at the Pavilion in 2018,                                                                                                                    Science                                         Venue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Connaught
                       we are delighted to welcome back the                                                                                                                                                                      Theatre
   and 6.30pm                                                                                                                                                                     Morgan and West return to the
                       Birmingham Stage Company with an
                                                                                                                                                                                  Connaught to present captivating                 Price
  Sun 3rd May,         adaptation of David Walliams hit children’s
                                                                                                                                                                                  chemistry, phenomenal physics,                   £9.50
  11.00am and          book straight from London.
      3.00pm                                                                                                                                                                      and bonkers biology in this fun for          Running Time
                       Joe Spud is twelve years old and the                                                                                                                       all the family science extravaganza!            60 min
     Venue             richest boy in the country! He has                                                                                                                         Magicians, time travellers and all-
Pavilion Theatre                                                                                                                                                                                                               Age Guidance
                       his own sports car, two crocodiles                                                                                                                         round spiffing chaps Morgan and
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    6+
     Price             as pets and £100,000 a week pocket                                                                                                                         West have a secret past – they are
  From £17.00          money! But what Joe doesn’t have                                                                                                                           genuine, bona fide, legitimately
 (family discount
                       is a friend. So he decides to leave                                                                    If only science had                                 qualified scientists, and are bringing
    available)
                       his posh school and start at the                                                                         been like this at                                 their love of enlightenment to the
 Running Time          local comp. But things don’t go as                                                                            school                                       stage! Stick around after the show to
   120 min             planned for Joe and life becomes                                                                       Families Edinburgh                                  meet Morgan and West in person!
(including interval)
                       a rollercoaster as he tries find what
                                                                                                                                   Magazine
                                                                                                                                MEI Theatrical presents
                       money can’t buy!
                       From the award-winning West
                       End producers of Gangsta Granny                                                                                                                            Twirlywoos LIVE!                            Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Fri 3rd Jul,
                       and Horrible Histories comes this                                                                                                                                                                         4:00pm
                                                                                                                                                                                  From the producers of The Very
                       amazing new production of David                                                                                                                            Hungry Caterpillar Show and Sarah             Sat 4th Jul,
                       Walliams’ best-selling story!                                                                                                                              and Duck Live on Stage comes                 11:00am and
                                                                                                                                                                                  another enchanting show for young               2:00pm
                                                                © and TM – David Walliams/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd/Tony                                                       audiences.                                       Venue
                                                                Ross/Quentin Blake
                                                                                                                                                                                  Join Great BigHoo, Toodloo, Chickedy        Pavilion Theatre
                                                                                                                                                                                  and Chick, as the Twirlywoos make                Price
 Date and Time
 Sat 30th May,         Andy and the                                                                                                                                               the jump from Cbeebies TV screens              From £10
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (group discount
                                                                                                                                                                                  to welcome young fans along for a
                       Odd Socks
    2:30pm
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  available)
                                                                                                                                                                                  theatrical adventure.
    Venue
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Running Time
  Connaught            Fast becoming the most exciting,                                                                                                                           Expect mischief, music and plenty of            55 min
   Theatre             innovative and in-demand live                                                                                                                              surprises as they share the delight of
                       music act for children in the UK, Andy                                                                                                                     discovery.                                  Age Guidance
       Price
                       and the Odd Socks have played                                                                                                                                                                               1+
      £16.50
                                                                                                                                                                                  With beautifully inventive puppetry
  (post-show           over 100 shows including festivals
 meet and greet                                                                                                                                                                   the show promises a cast full of all
   available)          such as Glastonbury, Camp
                                                                                                                                                                                  your favourite characters.
                       Bestival, Victorious, Big Feastival,
 Running Time          Shambala, BBC Summer Social,
    50 min
                       Standon Calling and many more.
 Age Guidance
                       Fronted by CBeebies superstar
      3+
                       Andy Day, the London based five-                                                                                                                            Katie Pritchard:                           Date and Time
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Sat 12 Sep,

                                                                                                                                                                                   Hysterical Histories
                       piece will play live shows up and                                                                                                                                                                         2:00pm
                       down the country to support the                                                                                                                                                                            Venue
                       release of their hotly anticipated                                                                                                                             Anyone who saw our record-breaking        Connaught
                       second studio album Who’s In The                                                                                                                               pantomime Cinderella at Christmas           Studio
                       Odd Socks?                                                                                                                                                     would have loved Katie Pritchard as          Price
                       Woven into a colourful world of                                                                                                                                Trainee Fairy Godmother. Hilarious        From £9.50
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               (family discount
                       characters – which sees Andy rocking                                                                                                                           and charming in equal measure we
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  available)
                       out as the Odd Sock’s front man, Rio                                                                    twirlywoosliveonstage.com   #TwirlyWoosUKTour   ages 1 can’t
                                                                                                                                                                                      +      wait for her to come back with
                       from Planet Rock on guitar, mega                                                                                                                               her family comedy show for ages          Running Time
                                                                                                                                                                                      5-105! Join Katie as a                      60 min
                       Moxy on drums, cool Blu on bass and
                       crazy Cousin Mac on the keys – the                                                                                                                             self-appointed freelance                 Age Guidance
                       energetic songs hold a message of                                                                                                                              historical tour guide, on                     5+
                       acceptance and encouragement for                                                                                                                               this tour of
                       all those, young and old, who feel a bit                                                                                                                       her favourite
                       like an odd sock, and will feature original                                                                                                                    people in history.
                       songs from Andy Day’s brand-new TV                                                                                                                             Expect songs and
                       Show, Andy and the Band which will                                                                                                                             silliness as Katie brings
                       debut on BBC iPlayer early next year.                                                                                                                          history to life, right
                                                                                                                                                                                      before your eyes.

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Date and Time       TaleGate Theatre
 Thu 27th Aug,
  2:00pm and
  Fri 28th Aug,
                     The Queen’s Knickers
  11:00am and        From the producers of Father Christmas Needs
     2:00pm          A Wee! and The Giant’s Loo Roll comes this regal
                     children’s musical full of songs, silliness and a corgi or
     Venue
Pavilion Theatre     two!

     Price           The Queen has lots of important events to attend. But
     £9.50           disaster has struck as Her Majesty’s knickers have
                     been nicked! Call the royal guard!
 Running Time
    90 min           Meanwhile, a little girl is wondering what
 Age Guidance
                     knickers Her Majesty will choose to wear on
                     their school visit. Will they be her ‘at home’
                                                                                  WTM Spotlight: Circus on the south coast
      0-7            knickers - adorned with corgis, her ‘garden                  Since launching the Summer of Circus in 2016, WTM have been actively programming
                     party’ knickers, or perhaps her woolly                       contemporary circus. Following the summer season successes, we are now scheduling
                     Balmoral ones
                                                                                  circus events throughout the whole year. We talked to Amanda O’Reilly about the
                                                                                  journey with circus so far...

 Date and Time       South East Dance in partnership with                         The Summer of Circus season started in 2016 with an amazingly positive response from our
  Sat 19th Sep,      DanceEast, Take Art and Yorkshire Dance                      audiences, what was the inspiration behind launching a programme of contemporary circus?
  11:30am and
                     Little Big Dance
                                                                                  We were looking for something for the Pavilion Theatre to identify it and, I guess, a unique selling
     2:00pm
                                                                                  point, we didn’t want to go back to summer entertainment on the pier. We were looking for
    Venue                                                                         something different, more contemporary. I have a background in contemporary dance and a
  Connaught
                     As part of a national initiative around making
                     dance with and for under five year olds, this                love of physical theatre and when I first saw the contemporary circus it seemed to bring those two
    Studio
                     performance is being developed directly                      genres together and then all the spectacle and the fun of circus and just seemed like the perfect
     Price           with nursery children, so will have the sticky               solution.
     £9.50
 (family discount    fingerprints of little ones all over it.
    available)
                                                                                  How would you describe contemporary circus to someone who has never seen a show of its kind?
                     With children at the heart of its creation, the              So contemporary circus is very very physical. It uses all of the tricks of the trade of circus, so you
 Age Guidance        show will be an exciting opportunity for our                 get the aerial work, you get the wheel, you get those thrilling, scary moments of actually being
      0-4            youngest audiences to experience dance in a                  worried for the safety of the performers. But the important thing about contemporary circus is it
                     different and very inclusive way.                            also has a narrative, so it has a story, and very often, also has a sense of humour. So it merges
                     The Little Big Dance project supports dance artists          those extreme skill sets with a good night out.
                     to develop the specialist skills needed to work
                     with very young children, who are often an                   What motivated you to create a venue for contemporary circus on the south coast?
                     overlooked audience for dance, and to create                 Contemporary circus seemed like the next big genre that was coming along, and there didn’t
                     something your small folks will love. Check                  seem to be much of it programmed on the south coast. I felt that there was an opportunity for a
                     the WTM website in March for details of the                  venue to really focus on the work, and build an identity with that work. The Pavilion theatre is like
                     chosen performance.                                          a brick and metal big top, it’s that big oval space, it’s that great ceiling, it’s got that vastness and
                                                                                  that height. When you looked at the contemporary circus performances and the Pavilion theatre,
                     Little Big Dance is supported with investment from
                     Paul Hamlyn Foundation and Arts Council England;
                                                                                  they were just a match made in heaven.
                     and by Leeds Dance Partnership, Dance Umbrella,
                     Birmingham Hippodrome and Strike a Light Festival.           What is it that you think circus can offer that other genres cannot in terms of a live experience?
                                                                                  What separates circus from another genre?
                                                                                  I think there’s an intimacy, particularly in the Pavilion, we put the audience quite close to the action,
 Date and Time       Paul Holman Associates                                       you share the emotions that the performers on the stage are experiencing, so you share the thrills,
  Fri 27th Nov                                                                    you share the humour, but there’s also that kind of almost fear factor that you share, so it’s very
 2020 - Sat 3rd
   Jan 2021,
                     Beauty and The Beast                                         emotional, by the time a performance has finished you have forgotten who you are, you just get so
                                                                                  immersed in it that you forget everything around you.
 Various times       It’s panto season again! Oh No it Isn’t.
     Venue           After our record-breaking show, Cinderella, we               What would you say to anyone who hasn’t come to see a circus performance yet?
Pavilion Theatre     can’t wait to unveil Beauty and the Beast for                I’d say you are missing out massively. It’s just the most fun! You need to book a ticket and come
      Price          you this Christmas. You can expect the usual                 and see something. Also it’s something that no one in the south is doing in the same way that we
    From £10         blend of songs, jokes, dancing, festive goodwill             are, so you know we’re getting people from all over the world to come to Worthing with the best
  (group, , school   and screaming your head off! When the
and youth discount
                                                                                  work there is, and it’s on your doorstep. So book a ticket!
     available)
                     handsome but superficial Prince is transformed
                     by a magical enchantress into a frightening
 Age Guidance        Beast as punishment for his vanity, only true love
   All ages
                     will break the spell. In a timeless tale which shows         In the last four years our circus programme has…
                     us all to look beyond the surface to the heart that
                     lies beneath, join Belle and her friends on this             Programmed                  Welcomed                     Offered                  Engaged

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                     magical adventure as they discover that beauty is
                     more than skin deep.
                                                                                   performances       audience members                workshops and          adults, young people
                                                                                  Join us for a circus experience                      participatory           and children in a
     30               Family                                                      this season!                                         opportunities         participatory activity
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