What's On at The Shelley Theatre
Logo Competition
Shelley Theatre Trust needs a logo and are holding a logo competition. We invite local artists, designers, school children and University students to get creative and come up with designs modern, contemporary or classic… We are open to ideas!
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3rd, 4th and 5th April 2014 7:30pm
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Something wicked this way comes as Arena Theatre, in collaboration with the RSC's Open Stages project, bring William Shakespeare's classic tragedy, Macbeth, to stunning life with a bold and bloody new interpretation.
Set in ancient Scotland with parts of the script translated into Gaelic, this production at the historic Shelley Theatre entwines Shakespeare's psychological masterpiece with chilling Celtic mythology to create a truly dark and terrifying tale.
But what parts lay ahead for him as he grows up in the theatre and where will he draw his inspiration for the roles?
Tickets available through the Regent Centre Website http://www.regentcentre.co.uk
14th and 15th March 2014 7:30pm
Frankenstein: The Year Without A Summer
The play will be performed in the private Dorset theatre, built by the son of Romantic poet Percy Bysshe Shelley and his wife Mary, author of Frankenstein
Shelley Manor is an important part of Bournemouth's literary history and the theatre, which is in the process of renovation, will provide the perfect backdrop to Helen Davis' new take on Mary Shelley's classic gothic horror story. The perfomances will raise funds to support the ongoing renovation work. The collaborative production will involve the combined talents of Talbot Heath pupils and AUB costume design and scenography students. It is an amazing opportunity for all involved. The peeling plaster and paint of the current theatre, combined with the knowledge that the Shelleys resided here, will create an amazing atmosphere, perfectly fitting with the gothic inspired piece.
Tickets available through the Regent Centre Website http://www.regentcentre.co.uk
8th and 9th November 7:30pm
Before Nell and After Agincourt
Rock Entertainment Group R.E.G. presents
Before Nell and After Agincourt written by Peter Mottley.
Directed by Martin Rock.
Performed by Gary Skimins and Russell Biles.
A production of two storytelling monologues.
Before Nell
Performed by Gary Skimins
The story of 'boy' a young actor who has grown up playing the female characters in Shakespeare's plays in the Elizabethan era.
But what parts lay ahead for him as he grows up in the theatre and where will he draw his inspiration for the roles?
After Agincourt
Performed by Russell Biles
Set in 1422, 7 years after the battle of Agincourt.
In the Boars Head Tavern, Pistol tells his story of his time as a soldier in Henry V's army.
Friendships, betrayals, blood, battle and love, his words create a world of pictures through memories.
Tickets available through the Regent Centre Website http://www.regentcentre.co.uk
19th October 7:30pm
GI Joe in Dorset
When the African American GIs arrived in Dorset before the D Day landings in 1944, the Germans across the sea weren’t the only enemies they faced. This powerful tale of war, prejudice and redemptive love draws on documented stories to reveal secrets, lies, laughter and hope.
“This fine production….powerful enough to capture any audience” (Stage One)
“Excellent…thought-provoking” show” (This is Dorset)
State of Play is a Dorset based theatre company, creating exciting, original drama about local and international themes, issues and places….
" a very moving performance, that brings unexplored history alive”
Curator, Priest’s House Museum, Wimborne
Tickets available through the Regent Centre Website http://www.regentcentre.co.uk
Photo: Martin Coyne
12th October 7:30pm
THE MYRIAD QUARTET
Programme to include:
Quartet No.12 Opus 96 “The American” - Dvorak
“The American” is made more beautiful, perfectly capturing the spirit, landscape and folk influence of Dvorak’s New World…”
Quartet No. 4 Opus 18 - Beethoven
“A startling evocation of the dark urgency and occasional humour of Beethoven’s C minor quartet..”
“Professional players of the highest calibre…”
Jenni Curiel 1st Violin
Kate Turnbull 2nd Violin
Judith Preston Viola
Kate Keats Cello
BOURNEMOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL
10th October 7:30pm
Paganini by Candlelight – Music for Strings and Guitar
Set in the historic Shelley Theatre, a candlelight concert featuring work by Paganini. Paganini was the first composer to use the guitar as a continuo instrument, discovering new sounds in the operatic style of his Italian counterparts. Jake Maguire’s quartet will perform 2 Paganini Guitar quartets, no.9 in D and Op5 in no.3. The evening will include guest guitarist, Bournemouth composer Paul Cole, performing his solo guitar works as featured on Classic FM and the world premier of his ‘Tales from the River Stour’ after Thomas Hardy.
Image courtesy of Arts Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL
3rd October 7pm
The Paper Cinema : The Keys of Tobias Brown Part 1
A hit of the 2012 festival with their adaptation of Homer's Odyssey, The Paper Cinema perform a unique form of live animation and music.
As one of our Associate artists, the festival is pleased to present a scratch night and performances at Shelley Theatre, giving the audience a chance to see the first stages of the new work which will include a captivating live score and cinematic projection, using cunning tricks transforming a suitcase full of cut-out paper puppets into an array of living characters.
The Paper Cinema are Nicholas Rawling, Imogen Charlston and Christopher Reed A new Arts Bournemouth commission
Image courtesy of Arts Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL
29th September
The Cabinet of Living Foley, workshop and performance
The Cabinet of Living Cinema presents: The Cabinet of Living Foley – masterpieces from early special effects films with live score.
An exploration of the world of Foley, live special effects, and the birth of special effects in cinema.
The Cabinet of Living Cinema, with special guests from a live Foley workshop conducted that day, perform a series of live scores using found Foley objects which celebrates 100 years of special effects in cinema. Masterpieces include work by George Melies, early pioneers of experiential cinema- Dziga Vertov and Man Ray- and father of stop- frame animation, Ladislav Starevich as well as the most contemporary experiments with computer-generated special effects by new filmmakers.
Workshop 12 – 18 years of age – The cabinet of living cinema will be running a workshop in creating live Foley in the daytime in Shelley Manor, for budding Foley artist to create imaginative and experimental sound effects for two short films that will be performed to open the Cabinet of Living Foley that evening.
The workshop is available to young people from 12-18 and will be led by Robert Parkinson, the Cabinets very own Foley experts, and Andrew Gorman, who runs the Cabinets young people workshop in London. A performance will end the workshop.
Image courtesy of Arts Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL
27th September 7:30pm
Penned in the Margins & Mercy presents Electronic Voice Phenomena
Part séance, part avant-garde cabaret, Electronic Voice Phenomena is an experimental literature, performance and music show that feeds on the corpse of paranormal pseudo-science. The programme of original commissions takes its inspiration from Konstantin Raudive’s notorious ‘Breakthrough’ experiments of the 1970s, where he captured voices-from-beyond in electronic noise. Wickedly funny spoken word artist Ross Sutherland finds himself trapped in The Crystal Maze; sound poet Hannah Silva channels ghostly utterances; electronic music maverick Leafcutter John tunes in to hidden energy fields; all held together by your Dadaist anti-host, the experimental poet SJ Fowler.
Image courtesy of Arts Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH ARTS FESTIVAL
26th September 7:30pm
Hungarian Dances
Jessica Duchen brings the acclaimed concert adaptation to her novel ‘Hungarian Dances’ to the Shelley Theatre. The story of a gypsy violinist across the 20th century alternates with music influenced by folk and gypsy traditions, performed by violinist Jack Maguire and pianist Barbara Henvest: Bartok, Brahms, Kodaly, Hubay and more.
Jessica also interviews special guest Joseph Koos, former principal cellist with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, a Hungarian émigré during the 1956 Revolution.
Image courtesy of Arts Bournemouth
19th, 20th and 21st September 7:30pm
Doppelganger Productions present "Death of a Model Citizen".
Written by BAFTA award winning John Foster, this is the gripping story of Myles Treherne – late-thirties, family man, good neighbour and upstanding citizen – murdered by thugs in a woodland glade.
His ghost returns to the crimescene and recounts the events surrounding his death to a group of mourning neighbours who have gathered at the spot and laid flowers. Like many before him who have suffered tragic death in war or as victims of violent crime, Myles is almost canonised by the community. Yet as he describes his inner life to the assembled crowd, it becomes clear that the reality of his existence sustained its faultlines and that Myles was not a virtuous saint-like hero but a flawed human being like the rest.
"A thought-provoking piece. Theatre at its finest..."
"Jon Samuel dazzles as the ghost of Miles Trehearn"
Tickets available through the Regent Centre Website http://www.regentcentre.co.uk
Saturday 7th September 7:30pm
Bird and Cook
Bird and Cook bring their melodic mix of original guitar based music, with influences ranging from folk to Americana and Blues, to the Shelley Theatre on 7th September. Shelley Theatre is proud to showcase BBC songwriter Martin Bird and classically trained Alex Cook’s exceptional musicianship at this evening which will introduce a range of other artists. Enjoy an evening of fabulous music from this emerging duo in this beautiful environment.
Tickets available through the Regent Centre Website http://www.regentcentre.co.uk
