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LET US ENTERTAIN YOU
AUTUMN/WINTER
AUTUMN/WINTERPROGRAMME
PROGRAMME2019
2019
www.thebrewhouse.net
WWW.THEBREWHOUSE.NET
WELCOME
It is hard to contemplate winter as I write amidst a tropical Somerset
summer but as the first Strictly Come Dancing contestants are announced,
you know the count-down to Christmas has begun. As has ours:
preparations for our main house production of The Railway Children
steam along with The Snow Dragon and Christmas Tales with Granddad
creating a perfect mix of seasonal treats.
Beforehand there is a fantastic autumn line-up in store including one of my
all-time favourite choreographers, Russell Maliphant. You can also spend an
evening with Lesley Garrett, who I had the pleasure of working with at the
Royal Opera House, many years ago.
There will be plenty of laughs with Jack Dee, Mark Watson, Boycie and award-winning author Gill Sims.
The music of legends Carole King, Buddy Holly, Blondie and Phil Collins will lift your spirits, alongside our
much-loved local celebrities Cleverly Everly and Clare Teal. Expect exemplary performances from the European
Union Chamber Orchestra and Ballet Cymru’s dancers in Romeo a Juliet. There are numerous live broadcasts
to sample, such as NT Live: One Man Two Guvnors, 42nd Street, ROH Live: Don Giovanni, Emma Rice’s
production Wise Children, Billy Connolly and Margaret Atwood in conversation. Kids will love the West End’s
production of The Tiger who Came to Tea, The Very Hungry Caterpillar and I Believe in Unicorns.
As the nights close in, come in from the cold and receive a warm welcome at The Brewhouse as we have plenty
to keep you entertained this season.
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CONTENTS
Performances and Event Cinema 4-21
Christmas 2019: The Railway Children and more 22-24
Cinema 15
Activities 21
Exhibitions 26
Gift Vouchers 26
Community Groups & External Promoters 27
Social Media Information 27
Membership/Volunteering 29
Next Season highlights 30
Seating plan 30
Useful Information 31
Donation Information 31
3
SEPTEMBER
TALON - THE BEST OF EAGLES WHY MUMMY DOESN’T GIVE A
WED 4 & THU 5 SEP **** - AN EVENING WITH GILL SIMS
One of the most successful theatre touring (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
shows in the UK - back by popular demand. FRI 6 SEP
This world class seven-piece band’s ‘Greatest
Hits Tour 2019’ features the Eagles’ timeless Join Gill Sims, best-selling author of “Why Mummy
back catalogue including Hotel California, Take It Drinks”, “Why Mummy Swears” and “Why
Easy, One Of These Nights, Take It To The Limit, Mummy Doesn’t Give A…” as she is interviewed
Desperado, Lyin’ Eyes, Life In The Fast Lane and about her blog, books, character and much more!
many more She’ll also be giving readings from her books
and taking questions from the audience. Books
available for purchase/autographing. Please note:
latecomers not admitted.
7.30PM | £25 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
7.30PM | £16 | TALK | 16+
MARGARET ATWOOD: THE MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR:
LIVE IN CINEMAS FROM SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE
TUE 10 SEP WED 11 SEP
Broadcast from the National Theatre, treat yourself Shakespeare’s only comedy set in England, with
to an evening of Margaret Atwood sharing her double-meanings and disguises all around as Sir
insights into her long and distinguished career, John Falstaff sets about improving his financial
starting with her highly anticipated new novel – situation by wooing the ‘Merry Wives’ Mistress
The Testaments (34 years after The Handmaid’s Page and Mistress Ford. The broadcast of this new
Tale). Includes exclusive readings by high-profile production also features insightful interviews and
actors, as well as filmed documentary content exclusive behind-the-scenes footage. Note: Not a
from throughout Atwood’s life. live broadcast.
7.30PM | £18 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A 7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A
4
SEPTEMBER
NT LIVE: FLEABAG JACK DEE: OFF THE TELLY
THU 12 SEP (SOLD OUT - WAITING LIST
See the hilarious, award-winning, one-woman AVAILABLE)
show that inspired the BBC’s hit TV series Fleabag, SAT 14 SEP
broadcast live to cinemas from London’s West
End. Written and performed by Phoebe Waller- Star of TV sitcoms Bad Move, Lead Balloon and
Bridge (Fleabag, Killing Eve) and directed by Vicky Josh, Jack Dee’s other credits include presenting
Jones, Fleabag is a rip-roaring look at some sort of Jack Dee’s Helpdesk, The Jack Dee Show, Jack Dee’s
woman living her sort of life. Saturday Night, Jack Dee’s Happy Hour and Jack
Dee Live at the Apollo. “I’ve probably appeared in
every TV show with my name in the title”
7.30PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 15 8PM | £22 | COMEDY | 14+
BOOTLEG BLONDIE
FRI 13 SEP
Bootleg Blondie is the official Debbie Harry
& Blondie tribute band - the only one to have
played at the legendary CBGBs in New York
City (where the original band first kicked off
their career). They’re also the only Blondie
tribute to have had an original member join
them on stage - drummer Clem Burke joined
the band playing full shows on their major UK
tour at the start of 2019. He said afterwards
that watching and playing with Bootleg
Blondie was very emotional. Lead vocalist
Debbie Harris not only has the looks of the
original Blondie bombshell, but the voice and
attitude too. Like her heroine she is typically
outrageous on stage and has been known to
wear dustbin liners, thigh length boots and
t-shirts with more holes than t-shirt!
8PM | £17 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
5
SEPTEMBER
THE SIMON & GARFUNKEL STORY
TUE 24 SEP
Direct from a sold-out world tour with standing
ovations at every performance, The Simon &
Garfunkel Story is a critically acclaimed concert
style theatre show about two young boys from
Queens, New York who went on to become the
world’s most successful music duo of all time.
Using huge projection photos and original film
footage that set the songs in their historical
context. As well as pictures of the real Simon and
Garfunkel, 1960s New York is conveyed in images
of landscape wastes, civil rights protest and rain-
washed tenements.
This 50th Anniversary Celebration features Adam
Dickinson as Paul Simon and Kingsley Judd as
Art Garfunkel, plus a full live band performing all
the hits including ‘Mrs Robinson’, ‘Cecilia’, ‘Bridge
Over Troubled Water’, ‘Homeward Bound’, ‘The
Sound of Silence’, ‘The Boxer’, ‘Scarborough
Fair’, plus some of their lesser-known songs that
helped them become global stars.
7:30PM | £21/£23 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
THE KING OF POP STARRING NAVI NT LIVE: ONE MAN,
SAT 21 SEP TWO GUVNORS (ENCORE)
The only tribute artist ever to be chosen by THU 26 SEP
Michael Jackson himself, Navi was hired as Based on the classic Italian comedy The
Michael’s official body double. This incredible Servant of Two Masters by Carlo Goldoni,
production features all the classics performed by this new English version by prizewinning
Navi and his band, dancers and special effects in playwright Richard Bean, (songs and music by
a show suitable for the whole family. Grant Olding), features a Tony-Award winning
performance by James Corden. Sex, food and
money are high on the agenda. Originally
broadcast in 2011.
7.30PM | £23 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A
6
SEPTEMBER
THE TIGER WHO CAME TO TEA
FRI 27 - SUN 29 SEP
The Tiger Who Came to Tea takes to our stage in this truly magical Olivier Award nominated production
adapted and directed by David Wood, based on the book by Judith Kerr.
A little girl named Sophie is having tea with her mother in their kitchen. Then there’s a knock on the
front door - it’s the tiger with a very polite inquiry: “Excuse me, but I’m very hungry. Do you think I
could have tea with you?”
But the tiger drinks all the tea and eats all the food in the house! Keep an eye out for some sleight-of-
paw tricks as the tiger secretly snaffles the plates loaded with goodies, leaving everyone else wondering
where all the food has gone.
Join the tea-guzzling tiger in this delightful family show; packed with oodles of magic, sing-along songs
and clumsy chaos! A stunning stage adaptation of the classic tale of teatime mayhem… expect to be
surprised!
TIMES VARY | £14 / £50 FAMILY / GROUPS 10+ £9.50 PP | FAMILY | 3+
7
OCTOBER
JOHN ROBINS: HOT SHAME
TUE 1 OCT
Vibe-Chasers and Shame-Well Divers delight! Edinburgh Comedy Award Winner, radio star and author
John Robins returns with a hilarious new show. “Following my commercial digital indie radio quest to
rid the UK of shame, I have decided to climb the rope out of John’s Shame Well to travel the country
with stories of “Hot Shame”. Conveniently I already had a 44-date pub crawl in the diary, and my
agents suggested I combine it with shows at regional arts centres and theatres. After some long, and, at
times, quite heated discussions about remuneration, I agreed.”
7.30PM | £18.50 | COMEDY | 16+
SILENT LINES
THU 3 OCT
The multiple award-winning Russell Maliphant
Company was established in 1996 as the
framework for Maliphant to initiate productions
and to work with his own ensemble of dancers.
Silent Lines is the latest production to draw on
Maliphant’s studies and explorations in dance
and anatomy using a unique mix of movement,
projection, and lighting.
Silent Lines celebrates the range of poetic
possibilities in movement, drawing on
methodologies from internal and external
movement disciplines, psyche and soma,
and explores the visually rich and resonant
connections between the microcosm and
the macrocosm.
7.30PM | £13/£18 | CONTEMPORARY DANCE
ALL AGES
8
OCTOBER
THUNDER - UNPLUGGED AND TWIST & SHOUT
UNSCRIPTED (SOLD OUT - SAT 5 OCT
WAITING LIST AVAILABLE) The Ultimate 60’s show! All-star West End cast
FRI 4 OCT deliver a musical powerhouse of a show, from
Get up-close-and-personal with Thunder Brit Pop to Flower Power and Free Love. Sing
founding members singer Danny Bowes and and dance along to the music of The Beatles,
guitarist Luke Morley as they celebrate their Hermans Hermits., Gerry & The Pacemakers, The
30th anniversary. Host Mick Wall will encourage Rolling Stones, Cilla Black, Manfred Mann, Dusty
Danny and Luke to share their highs and Springfield, Lulu, Sandy Shaw and many more…
lows, punctuated with acoustic versions of fan
favourites. VIP tickets also available.
7.30PM | £26/£51 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7.30PM | £22 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
ROH LIVE: DON GIOVANNI WISE CHILDREN
TUE 8 OCT THU 10 OCT
Kasper Holten’s visually striking production Award-winning director Emma Rice brings her
accentuates the beauty and invention of Mozart’s unique, exuberantly impish vision to Angela
dazzling tragicomedy. The impulsive, charismatic Carter’s last novel in this brand-new theatre
Don Giovanni is a serial seducer, but when he production filmed for the cinema at the York
commits murder, he unleashes a dark power Theatre Royal. Performed by a talented ensemble
beyond his control... Perfectly situated between cast, this entertaining, all-singing and dancing
tragedy and comedy, this potent drama combines show is a big, bawdy tangle of theatrical joy and
glorious music with an endlessly fascinating heartbreak.
central character. Multi-buy offer: buy 5 or more
tickets for £16.50
6.45PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50 7PM | £11/£13.50 | EVENT CINEMA | 15
EVENT CINEMA | 12A
9
OCTOBER
AND FINALLY…PHIL COLLINS MARK WATSON: THE
FRI 11 OCT INFINITE SHOW
Credited as the UK’s Top Phil Collins Tribute, (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)
singer Chris O’Connell brings the charisma SAT 12 OCT
and characteristics of Genesis frontman who
Cluster-bombed with yoghurt on ‘Taskmaster’,
sold 150 million albums in his solo career. Two
half-killed on ‘Bear Grylls’ Celebrity Island’, Mark
hours of high energy classics including ‘In The
Watson returns to what he’s best at: being indoors.
Air Tonight’, ‘Another Day In Paradise’ and
Inspired by the alarming state of the world, and
‘Sussudio’, plus a sprinkling of Genesis hits for
a genuine desire to do something about it, Mark
good measure.
offers some suggestions, with his usual notoriously
high joke- and-rant-per-minute rate.
7.30PM | £20.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 8PM | £20 | COMEDY | 14+
ONLY FOOLS AND BOYCIE
SUN 13 OCT
Enjoy an intimate evening with John Challis,
one of the nation’s greatest comedy actors,
best known as Boycie in BBC1’s Only Fools
and Horses. In this one-off show the national
treasure will reveal secrets from the set with
stories and anecdotes from his dazzling career.
Having worked with some of the biggest names
in show business, he’ll be spilling the beans
about Only Fools and Horses co-stars like
Sir David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst and
friends and fellow performers like The Beatles,
The Rolling Stones, Oliver Reed and George
Best. He’ll also recall tales from his time in Dr
Who, Coronation Street and other TV classics.
John is always happy to meet fans after the
show to sign autographs and pose for pictures,
while signing copies of his autobiography, Being
Boycie, and novel, Reggie: A Stag At Bay.
7.30PM | £19 | TALK | ALL AGES
10OCTOBER
BILLY CONNOLLY: THE SEX LIFE CAROLE - THE MUSIC OF
OF BANDAGES (ENCORE) CAROLE KING
TUE 15 OCT WED 16 OCT
One of the UK’s most influential comedians of Featuring a cast of the UK’s finest musicians,
all time, Billy Connolly is coming to cinemas with singers and dancers, this show will take you
this brilliant show from his final stand-up tour. on an incredible journey from New York to
Recorded in 2015, during the Australian leg, this LA through the music of Carole King and how
whip smart routine is a riotous journey filled she defined the era of the singer / songwriter
with outrageous tales and blistering observations movement in the ‘60s and ‘70s.
of everyday absurdities, plus a deeply personal
interview filmed exclusively for cinema.
7.30PM | £15 | EVENT CINEMA | 18 7.30PM | £24.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
THE VERY HUNGRY CATERPILLAR ROYAL BALLET ENCORE:
TUE 15 & WED 16 OCT MAYERLING
This timeless classic has made its way off the page
and onto the stage. Grab the best dates before
they flutter away!
The Very Hungry Caterpillar, by author/illustrator
Eric Carle has delighted generations of readers
since it was first published in 1969 selling more
than 43 million copies worldwide. Eric’s well-
known books captivated readers with his iconic
colourful hand-painted tissue paper collage
illustrations and distinctively simple stories,
introducing generations of children to a bigger,
brighter world – and to their first experience of
reading itself.
Created by Jonathan Rockefeller, the critically
acclaimed production of ‘The Very Hungry
Caterpillar Show‘ features a menagerie of 75
lovable puppets, faithfully adapting four of Eric
Carle stories, The Artist Who Painted a Blue
Horse, Mister Seahorse, The Very Lonely Firefly
and of course, the star of the show – The Very
Hungry Caterpillar.
TIMES VARY | £12/ £10 GROUPS 10+
FAMILY | 3+
11OCTOBER
EUROPEAN UNION
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA
THU 17 OCT
This world class orchestra, featuring rising star
Toby White, has captivated audiences across the
globe for almost 40 years and we’re delighted to
have them join us this autumn at The Brewhouse.
Cellist Toby White made his BBC Radio 3 debut
in 2016 and has performed with the Chilingirian
Quartet, the Mendelssohn Octet and as a soloist
with the St Cecilia Orchestra. In January 2019
he was selected as a “Debut” artist for the
prestigious Tillett Trust.
Director: Hans-Peter Hofmann.
Programme:
GRIEG – Holberg Suite,
HAYDN – Cello Concerto No.1 in C
DVORAK – Serenade for Strings Op.22
7.30PM | £16/£22 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
NT LIVE: A MIDSUMMER CIRCUS OF HORRORS -
NIGHT’S DREAM 25 YEAR TOUR
FRI 18 OCT SUN 20 OCT
‘The course of true love never did run smooth.’ A high-octane Rock Show combined with bizarre,
Filmed at the Bridge Theatre in London, and dare devil circus acts, such as sword swallowers,
directed by Nicholas Hytner, the cast features hairculian women swinging around the auditorium
Gwendoline Christie (Game of Thrones), Oliver by their hair, whirlwind acrobats, flaming limbo,
Chris (Green Wing, NT Live: Young Marx), sensational aerialists, knife throwing, cross and
David Moorst (NT Live: Allelujah!) and Hammed long bow wielding Bond-like Divas, twisted
Animashaun (The Barber Shop Chronicles) as contortion and lots, lots more.
Titania, Oberon, Puck and Bottom.
7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A 7.30PM | £21/£23 | CIRCUS | 16+
12OCTOBER
MACBETH
MON 21 OCT
In the City, success is all and ruthless ambition
is rewarded. The only problem is, how do you
control it before it consumes you and your
family? This is London, October 1987, Black
Monday. This is a tale of greed, betrayal and
murder. This is Macbeth. Award-winning theatre
company Proteus present a highly physical
re-imagining of Shakespeare’s Macbeth as a
corporate thriller which explores race, class
and identity. This new production features
movement from George Mann of Theatre Ad
Infinitum set to a soundtrack of 80s hits and
new classics. A Q&A led by the company will
follow the performance.
7PM | £11/£18 | DRAMA | 12+
BARNFEST
WED 23 & THU 24 OCT
BARNfest is a small-scale festival showcasing
theatre made in Somerset and the South West.
Jump in a taxi and join us for two days of fabulous
work from companies including Pip Utton,
Wassail Theatre, Sarah Mooney, Pirates of the
Carabina, Viv Gordon and Jamie Wood. As well
as performances from emerging individuals and
companies such as Atomic Rhubarb and Jordan
Cottle, the event will include open rehearsals,
work-in-progress, workshops and pitches. Various
performance times, see website for full details.
Produced by Take Art and The Brewhouse, with
support from the Esmée Fairbairn Foundation.
TIMES VARY | DAY PASS £8/£11
FESTIVAL PASS £11/£17 | DRAMA | AGES VARY
13OCTOBER
MATT CHORLEY: THIS. IS. NOT. ROH LIVE: DON PASQUALE
NORMAL. THU 24 OCT
TUE 22 OCT Royal Opera favourite Bryn Terfel heads the
Most days Taunton-boy Matt Chorley can be cast for this new production of Donizetti’s
found stalking Westminster’s corridors of power witty comedy of domestic drama across two
trying to find someone – anyone! – who can generations, which has delighted audiences with
give him a clue as to what is going on and as he the sparkle of its music and the virtuoso skill of
mentions almost every day, the situation we find its performers. Damiano Michieletto’s exhilarating
ourselves in Is. Not. Norm production shows how contemporary the
characters and the story remain. Multi-buy offer:
buy 5 or more tickets for £16.50
7.30PM | £21 | COMEDY | 12+ 7.30PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50
EVENT CINEMA | 12A
BARBARA DICKSON & RAB NOAKES
FRI 25 OCT
Barbara Dickson and Rab Noakes have been friends since they were teenagers, singing and playing
in venues around Scotland. As separate acts they often found themselves performing alongside each
other, creating a lifetime bond of friendship over 40 years. The pair share common ground in their
respect for artists such as Dylan, Beatles and the Everly Brothers which, when mixed with their
experiences of the folk revival of the 1960s and beyond, create a stage show they are keen to share –
and are delighted to be ‘going on the road’ together.
7.30PM | £28.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
14OCTOBER
CLEVERLY EVERLY FOCUS
SAT 26 OCT MON 28 OCT
Popular Somerset brothers Clinton and Stan Best known for their hits “Hocus Pocus”, “House
Rogers re-create the immortal sounds of the of The King” and “Sylvia”, Focus are the most
Everly Brothers, capturing the magic of the successful and appreciated of all the Dutch pop-
sixties, with classics such as “Bye Bye Love”, rock exports. Fronted by founding member Thijs
“Wake up little Susie” and “All I have to do is Van Leer, the iconic Dutch music masters are
Dream”. Also featuring the music of “guest” back with their tenth album, guaranteed to please
artists including Buddy Holly, Dusty Springfield their legions of fans!
and The Shadows.
7.30PM | £16 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7.30PM | £22.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
live screenings retro classics foreign language family favourites
live screenings retro classics foreign language family favourites
15OCTOBER
ROMEO A JULIET
TUE 29 & WED 30 OCT
Critics’ Circle Award winning company, Ballet Cymru, present an extraordinary adaptation of
Shakespeare’s masterpiece “Romeo and Juliet”. Intense fighting, passionate duets and universal
themes echo through dramatic and lyrical choreography. Exquisite costumes and extraordinary video
projections create a world of danger and excitement where two young lovers are caught in an age
old feud. “Romeo a Juliet” is a dynamic and unique collaboration between 3 of Wales’ outstanding arts
organisations, Ballet Cymru, Coreo Cymru (Creative Producer for Dance in Wales) and The Riverfront
in Newport, and features costumes by Georg Meyer-Wiel who has created costumes for some of the
world’s leading companies, including Rambert Dance Company.
7.30PM | £17 / £22 / GROUPS OF 10 £17 PP | BALLET | ALL AGES
16OCTOBER HALF-TERM
BALLET CYMRU ROMEO A JULIET TYCA FESTIVAL
DANCE WORKSHOP SAT 2 NOV
MON 28 OCT The Brewhouse are pleased to be offering an
A creative workshop for young people (8-12) exciting programme of free creative youth
with the professional dancers of Ballet activities as part of the Tyca Festival. A chance
Cymru, designed to be fun, informative and for you to try something new, work with
give participants a deeper understanding of fantastic creative professionals and feel inspired.
the Company, its dancers and its repertoire. Workshops are free but require booking in
The workshop combines dance, talks and advance.
demonstrations, including teaching of a piece
of adapted repertoire. Free to attend for
performance ticket holders.
10.30AM | £17 | WORKSHOP | 8-12 YEARS TIMES VARY | FREE | WORKSHOP
AGES VARY
I BELIEVE IN UNICORNS
FRI 1 NOV
Based on Michael Morpurgo’s beautiful novel, this visually stunning and powerfully engaging performance
with live music and puppetry tells the story of Tomas, a boy who discovers a love of books when he
meets the Unicorn Lady, who reels him in with her irresistible magic tales. But Tomas’s family and his
beloved library are soon in danger. Like a Russian doll, the play contains many stories within it, including
the story of Noah’s Ark and Hans Christian Andersen’s The Little Match Girl.
2PM | £12 | FAMILY | 6-12 YEARS
17NOVEMBER
EXHIBITION ON SCREEN: ROYAL BALLET ENCORE:
LEONARDO’S FULL STORY CONCERTO/ ENIGMA VARIATIONS /
FRI 1 NOV RAYMONDA ACT III
Marking Leonardo da Vinci’s 500th birthday, SUN 10 NOV
this film will be presenting all of Leonardo’s From The Royal Ballet’s classical origins in the
paintings in HD on the big screen for the works of Marius Petipa, to the home-grown
first time. Directed by Phil Grabsky, filmed choreographers who put British ballet on the
on locations around Italy, France, USA, world stage, this mixed programme highlights the
England, Scotland, Poland and Russia, with versatility of the Company. From classical Russian
commentary by the world’s leading experts. to quintessentially British ballet, via the fusion of
the classical technique into contemporary dance.
Please note: this is not a live broadcast.
7.30PM | £12/£14 | EVENT CINEMA | 12A 2PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50
EVENT CINEMA | 12A
42ND STREET - THE MUSICAL ED GAMBLE: BLIZZARD
SUN 10 & WED 13 NOV TUE 12 NOV
42nd Street is the song and dance, American We’re delighted to have Ed Gamble back in
dream fable of Broadway, featuring the West Taunton as he extends his national sell-out tour
End’s biggest cast at the Theatre Royal Drury into the autumn. Stand-up comedian, writer
Lane. Featuring the iconic songs 42nd Street, and actor Ed has been appearing on most
We’re In The Money, Lullaby Of Broadway, TV channels currently transmitting, as well as
Shuffle Off To Buffalo, Dames and I Only Have a short film he can’t remember the name of
Eyes For You, this is a musical unlike any other. where he killed a man from The Bill with
Delayed cinema broadcast. a spade.
TIMES VARY | £11/£14.50 | EVENT CINEMA 8PM | £16 | COMEDY | 14+
12A
18NOVEMBER
BUDDY HOLLY & THE CRICKETERS CLARE TEAL AND HER TRIO
FRI 15 NOV SAT 16 NOV
“Buddy Brilliant!” This breath-taking show In a brand new show for 2019, award winning
has rock ’n’ rolled audiences across the globe jazz vocalist and Radio 2 presenter Clare Teal
from Tonga to Taunton – guaranteed to have demonstrates how her concerts with her Trio
everyone singing and dancing in the aisles. The evolve constantly. This new show promises a
hits keep on coming – That’ll Be The Day, Peggy rich jazz infused repertoire, eclectic song list
Sue, Heartbeat, It Doesn’t Matter Anymore, from the Great American and British Song
Raining In My Heart, Oh Boy! – and much, much books, interspersed with Clare’s warm and
more. witty storytelling.
7.30PM | £19/£21 | MUSIC | ALL AGES 7.30PM | £24 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
COUNT ARTHUR STRONG: IS NT LIVE ENCORE: HANSARD
THERE ANYBODY OUT THERE? THU 21 NOV
WED 20 NOV Hansard; noun: The official report of all
As well as being the all-round entertainer we parliamentary debates. See two-time Olivier
all know and love from the telly, Count Arthur Award winners, Lindsay Duncan (Birdman,
Strong is also a lifelong fan of astronomy, since About Time) and Alex Jennings (The Lady in the
having been given a microscope, or whatever it Van, The Queen) in this witty and devastating
is they use, for Christmas when he was a small portrait of the governing class, directed by
precocious baby - the first word he spoke was Simon Godwin, written by Simon Wood. Not a
supposedly ‘Uranus’. live stream but filmed in front of a live audience.
8PM | £23.50 | COMEDY | ALL AGES 7PM | £11/£17/£19 | EVENT CINEMA | 15
19NOVEMBER
AN AUDIENCE WITH LESLEY GARRETT
FRI 22 NOV
Join Britain’s most popular soprano for a delightful evening of song, reminiscences and chat. Lesley’s
behind-the-scenes stories and anecdotes provide a unique insight into her life on the stage as she talks
with, and is accompanied on the piano by Anna Tilbrook (herself a regular performer at Europe’s major
concert halls and festivals).
Lesley recently returned to English National Opera for the world premiere production of Nico Muhly’s
Marnie. Last spring she appeared with WNO in another world premiere, creating the role of Emcee
in Rhonda Rips It Up!, based on the life of suffragette Margaret Haig Thomas (Lady Rhondda) and the
autumn saw Lesley make her acting debut in a revised version of Patrick Barlow’s play, The Messiah.
Joining Lesley on stage is Anna Tilbrook, one of Britain’s most exciting pianists. Making her debut at
Wigmore Hall in 1999 she has since become a regular performer at Europe’s major concert halls and
festivals, as well as coaching regularly for the Royal Opera, Covent Garden.
Presented in Association with Clive Conway Productions Ltd
Please note latecomers will not be admitted.
7.30PM | £26 | TALK/MUSIC | ALL AGES
20NOVEMBER
SEVEN DRUNKEN NIGHTS
SAT 23 NOV
Following its smash hit debut tour (including
two sell out performances at The Brewhouse
in 2018), Seven Drunken Nights – The Story
of The Dubliners returns with an even bigger
production, including two performances in
one day. Direct from the West End, the show
brings to life the music of Ireland’s favourite
sons ‘The Dubliners’, spanning their 50-year
career. You’ll be singing and clapping along to
classics such as The Wild Rover, The Black
Velvet Band, The Irish Rover, Molly Malone,
Finnegan’s Wake, McAlpines Fusileers, Raglan
Road and of course The Seven Drunken
Nights - a guaranteed evening of music,
humour and ‘craic’.
TIMES VARY | £24.50 | MUSIC | ALL AGES
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AUTUMN
workshops & activities
21THE
RAILWAY CHILDREN
Book and Lyrics by Julian Woolford
Music by Richard John
From the Novel by E. Nesbit
AChristmas Musical
REMOTE GOAT
“The Brewhouse Theatre in Taunton’s Christmas show will keep you spellbound from
start to finish” SOMERSET GAZETTE
“Super standout show, with excellent performances and imaginative staging”
MUDDY STILETTOS
Reviews from our 2018 Christmas Production The Wizard of Oz
It’s Christmas Eve in the Waterbury’s London home, when a stranger knocks at the door and interrupts
a party of jovial guests. Christmas festivities are brought to an abrupt end as Mr Westbury is whisked
away, on suspicion of spying. To protect her children from the ensuing gossip and slander, Mrs Westbury
up-sticks and moves her family to the country. When the children – Bobbie, Peter and Phyllis - discover
a railway line and befriend affable Station Master - Mr Perks - a series of adventures unravel which
eventually reunite them with their wrongfully accused father.
This heart-warming Christmas Musical, based on Edith Nesbit’s well-loved novel, The Railway Children,
is packed with action that steams along to a vibrant live-musical score. The show’s talented cast
includes actors from previous Brewhouse productions: Hannah Morrison (The Wizard of Oz) and Phil
Sealey (A Christmas Carol). Join us for this entertaining Christmas treat which will enchant audiences
of all ages and remind us all of the importance of love, joy and family this Christmas.
Recommended for ages 5+
CHRISTMAS FUN FOR SCHOOLS AND FAMILIES
For related Christmas workshops, exhibitions and events at The Brewhouse and at West Somerset Railway
for schools and families please check our website: www.thebrewhouse.net
The Railway Children is presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd. a Concord Theatricals Company.
22DECEMBER PERFORMANCES TICKET PRICES AND ACCESSIBILITY
Tue 10 7pm Preview Previews & Relaxed All seats Adult £18.50
Child £15.00
Thu 12 7pm Preview
Fri 13 7pm * Standard * Band A Adult £24.00
Child £17.00
Sat 14 2pm 7pm * Band B Adult £21.50
Sun 15 11am * 4pm Child £16.00
Band C Adult £18.50
Thu 19 7pm * Child £15.00
Fri 20 7pm *
Peak Band A Adult £26.00
Sat 21 2pm 7pm Child £20.00
Band B Adult £23.50
Sun 22 11am * 4pm
Child £18.00
Tue 24 11am 4pm Band C Adult £21.50
Child £16.00
Thu 26 4pm
Fri 27 2pm 7pm
Sat 28 2pm 7pm GROUP BOOKING DISCOUNTS
Sun 29 11am * 4pm Purchase 10 or more tickets in one transaction
and receive 10% off the total purchase price.
Mon 30 11am 4pm *
Relaxed
ACCESSIBILITY
The performance on Mon 30 Dec is a relaxed
performance. A British Sign Language interpreter
Schools performances 9, 10, 12, 16 & 17 will be signing from the front of the stage. Please
Dec at 10.30am contact our box office to discuss any access
needs for any of our Christmas performances.
THE RAILWAY CHILDREN CAST MEMBERS
Hannah Morrison Phil Sealey Kathryn Shenton Glyn Dilley
David Martin Celia Cruwys-Finnigan Adam Dawson Robert Dearn
23DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS TALES WITH GRANDDAD
TUE 10 TO SUN 15 DEC
Join us this Christmas for a feast of festive stories with Granddad. You’ll find all sorts of festive fun
in these tall tales including a special pair of Christmas pants, the mystery of the snowfake necklace
and the mischievous shenanigans of the Tomten – a feisty Gnome, who loves the chance to swap
gossip with woodland creatures, and who might just be the reason Granddad can’t find his favourite
tree decoration!
Recreating the mood of the fireside in our cosy Studio Theatre, Granddad welcomes imaginative
input from audience members as he weaves his own brand of heart-warming storytelling and festive
cheer. “The puppetry was excellent, and the variety of characters and puppets was really great fun
and enjoyed by audiences. The production values really worked well. It was a great Christmas offer
that will help us to build success over the years to come.”
TIMES VARY | NURSERY/SCHOOL GROUPS £7 PP / GROUPS 10+ £7.50 PP / £9.50
FAMILY | 3+
24DECEMBER & JANUARY
ROYAL BALLET DELAYED LIVE: ROYAL BALLET: THE NUTCRACKER
COPPÉLIA (RECORDED 2016)
WED 11 DEC TUE 17 DEC
Recorded at The Royal Opera House in front of This is the production par excellence of
a live audience, Ninette de Valois’ interpretation an all-time ballet favourite. Tchaikovsky’s
of this classic tale of love, mischief and glittering score, the gorgeous festive stage
mechanical dolls is a charming and funny addition designs, and The Royal Ballet’s captivating
to the Company’s repertoire. The intricate dancing (including an exquisite pas de
choreography is set to Delibes’ delightful score deux between the Sugar Plum Fairy and
and shows off the technical precision and her Prince), make this Nutcracker the
comedic timing of the whole Company. Please quintessential Christmas experience. Please
note: this is not a live broadcast. Multi-buy offer: note: this is not a live broadcast. Multi-buy
buy 5 or more tickets for £16.50. offer: buy 5 or more tickets for £16.50.
7.15PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50 7.15PM | £11/£17.50/£19.50
EVENT CINEMA | 12A EVENT CINEMA | U
THE SNOW DRAGON
SAT 4 & SUN 5 JAN
The night of the Snow Dragon approaches… Billy has everything a young goat could need – and
more besides. On New Year’s Eve, Billy is looking forward to the annual visit of the legendary Snow
Dragon, who will bring him even more goodies… But when Billy bumps into some hungry wolves
in the forest, New Year’s Day seems a long way off. How will Billy escape? And has he been naughty
or nice? Toe-tapping songs and lots of laughs for everyone aged 3 and up, from the company that
brought you ‘The Gruffalo’ and ‘The Snail and the Whale’.
TIMES VARY | £11 | FAMILY | 3+
25EXHIBTIONS
REFLECT: 25 YEARS OF PEDESTRIAN
SOMERSET ART WEEKS 11 OCT TO 30 NOV
7 SEPT TO 7 OCT This exhibition is part of Nikki Taylor and
REFLECT is a group exhibition celebrating Fiona Bradford’s Urban Outings Project.
the silver anniversary of Somerset Art Weeks, Beginning in February 2017, this collaborative
with work by SAW Members past and present. research project between artists Nikki and
On show will be a variety of media with Fiona evolved from the act of walking “without
accompanying stories and portraits, exploring purpose” - encouraging curiosity, disclosure and
each artist’s connections to Art Weeks and how observations through, and along, the edges of
this helped shape their practice. ‘the urban’.
THE GIFT OF MEMORIES
Gift vouchers are available for all theatre perfromances,
cinema, workshops and activities. An ideal treat for friends
and family to create great memories.
Call our Box Office for more information: 01823 283 244
26COMMUNITY GROUPS & EXTERNAL PROMOTERS
TAUNTON THESPIANS PRESENT: WHEN WE ARE MARRIED
TUE 5 TO SAT 9 NOV
Priestley’s classic matrimonial comedy is a hearty tale of marital mishap and scandal, starting with
three couples who are gathering to celebrate their silver weddings. Twenty five years ago, the
Helliwells, the Parkers and the Soppitts were married on the same day by the same parson. But when
these pillars of society discover that the parson was not authorised to marry them, they realise that
they have been “living in sin” for twenty-five years. Then as you might expect, social embarrassment
and pandemonium break out. *This amateur production of “When We Are Married” is presented by
special arrangement with SAMUEL FRENCH LTD.
TIMES VARY | £5/£10/£15 | DRAMA | ALL AGES
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30VISIT US & USEFUL INFO
HOW TO BUY: ACCESSIBILITY:
Online: www.thebrewhouse.net We have a hearing loop installed in our main
In Person at our box office during opening hours. auditorium.
There are three wheelchair spaces in our main
Taunton Visitors Centre auditorium, accessed from the ground floor, with
Market House | Taunton | TA1 1JD carers seats directly behind.
01823 34070 We request wheelchair users to arrive at least 20
minutes prior to the performance time in order to
allow time to arrange seating.
HOW TO FIND US: For any additional mobility or access issues please do
We are situated in the heart of Taunton contact us in advance and we will do our best
alongside the River Tone. to assist.
OUR ADDRESS IS:
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Taunton TA1 1JL Babies 12 months and under may sit on their
Tel: 01823 283244 guardians lap free of charge.
Children aged above 12 months will require a ticket
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(plus one hour before performance) Senior: 65 and over
We endeavour to provide appropriate age guidance
where possible for all performances and screenings
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Open Daily from 8.30am. Serving light lunches, sweet
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31SEPTEMBER OCTOBER HALF-TERM
4-5 Talon - The Best of Eagles 28 Ballet Cymru Romeo a Juliet Dance Workshop
6 Why Mummy Doesn’t Give A **** - Nov 1 I Believe in Unicorns
An Evening with Gill Sims Nov 2 Tyca Festival
10 Margaret Atwood: Live in Cinemas
11 The Merry Wives of Windsor:
From Shakespeare’s Globe NOVEMBER
12 NT Live: Fleabag 1 Exhibition on Screen: Leonardo’s Full Story
13 Bootleg Blondie 10&13 42nd Street - The Musical
14 Jack Dee: Off the Telly 10 Royal Ballet Encore: Concerto/ Enigma
21 The King of Pop starring Navi Variations / Raymonda Act III
24 The Simon & Garfunkel Story 12 Ed Gamble: Blizzard
26 NT Live: One Man, Two Guvnors (Encore) 15 Buddy Holly & the Cricketers
27-29 The Tiger Who Came to Tea 16 Clare Teal and her Trio
20 Count Arthur Strong: Is There Anybody Out There?
21 NT Live: Hansard
OCTOBER 22 An Audience with Lesley Garrett
1 John Robins: Hot Shame 23 Seven Drunken Nights
3 Silent Lines
4 Thunder - Unplugged and Unscripted
5 Twist & Shout DECEMBER
8 ROH Live: Don Giovanni 9-30 The Railway Children
10 Wise Children 10-15 Christmas Tales with Granddad
11 And Finally…Phil Collins 11 Royal Ballet Delayed Live: Coppélia
12 Mark Watson: The Infinite Show 17 Royal Ballet: The Nutcracker (Recorded 2016)
13 Only Fools and Boycie
15 Billy Connolly: The Sex life of bandages (Encore)
16 Carole - The Music of Carole King JANUARY
15-16 The Very Hungry Caterpillar 4-5 The Snow Dragon
17 European Union Chamber Orchestra
18 NT Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream
20 Circus of Horrors - 25 Year Tour EXHIBITIONS
21 Macbeth 7 Sept- 7 Oct REFLECT
22 Matt Chorley: This. Is. Not. Normal. 11 Oct - 30 Nov Pedestrian
23-24 BARNfest
24 ROH Live: Don Pasquale
25 Barbara Dickson & Rab Noakes COMMUNITY GROUPS &
26 Cleverly Everly EXTERNAL PROMOTERS
28 Focus 5-9 Nov Taunton Thespians present
29-30 Romeo a Juliet When We Are Married
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