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Apr - Sep 2020
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
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.
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
4 Theatre Theatre 5
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.
6 Theatre Theatre 7
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…
8 Theatre Theatre 9
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.
10 Theatre Theatre 11
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
12 13
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
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 17Date 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
Price Price
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
Running Time
58 min feel constantly mocked by their 75 min
(no interval) teenage selves and haunted by (no interval)
the pressures of being the poster
Age Guidance Age Guidance
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 19Date 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 - 18Date 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 23Date 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
Running Time
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 FilmWTM 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
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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
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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.
28 Family Family 29Date 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
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