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Oxford Theatre Touring Company: "The Delicious Revenge of Princess Ruby Slippers" Friday 25th January 2008, Quarndon Church Hall, 6pm
Please note family friendly start time of 6pm (doors open 5.30pm). Following the warm reception to our first children’s show last year (MultiStory Theatre), we have booked another barnstorming family event. The OTTC are firm Live & Local favourites, with a great reputation for energetic, belly laugh musical drama appealing to all ages. “Ruby Slippers” is perfect for all the family - delightful characters, inventive stagework, lovely music, plenty of laughs and a gentle emotional pull to the story that will stay with you. “Take three kids (age 5, 6 and 7), add one harassed mum, a handful of favourite fairytale characters, mix with a large dressing up box and leave for five frenetic fun-filled minutes… Result? A topsy-turvy, helter skelter story of sibling rivalry and parental desperation in a world of mixed up make believe where the Fairy Godmother’s hot and bothered and the Wicked Witch is itching to make boy pie!” With a surprise round every corner and a twist in every tale, this show is guaranteed to tickle the ribs of children, parents - and grandparents! (P.S. the story features lots of dressing up, so children are welcome to come in fancy dress and help make the cast feel at home!) "OTTC create lovely, adventurous and magical shows especially for small venues and this show will have audiences young and old gripped to their seats in this action packed musical adventure." Tickets are £6 for adults, £4 for children Available now from Sophie on Tel 01332 840007
The Flying Donkeys – “Heart of England” Tour Saturday 8th March 2008, Quarndon Church Hall, 8pm
The Flying Donkeys are a group of professional story-tellers based in Derby who perform regularly entertaining adults with their tales of quests and curses, mysteries and misbegettings, low cunning and dark enchantment. A new, innovative show touring the county, this evening of tales features expert regional storytellers, Simon Heywood, Helen Frances and Roy Dyson. Their remit for Quarndon is to bring to life folk tales and legends drawn from Derbyshire and the Midlands, with a few modern twists and turns. "I first encountered The Flying Donkeys, when having been bitten by the story telling bug, I started exploring the local storytelling scene. Wow - it was a revelation! Not only the rich vein of local stories I'd never heard before, but the sheer exhuberance, verbal (and creative) dexterity of this gem of a storytelling group. "I recently saw Simon performing at Matlock Storytelling Cafe - his "Jack" stories are totally enthralling, never mind the condensed retelling of the Old Testament in 20 minutes (to be heard to be believed!). Helen is a charming and erudite performer, with just a few gruesome twists to her tales to keep you on your mettle, and Roy's wealth of local knowledge and experience perfectly complements this trio of tellers. "Whether you have never encountered an evening of story-telling before, or remember our Live & Local hosting of storyteller Cat Weatherill last year (see below), this is real treat - a fascinating journey into the depths of Derbyshire folklore." Sophie writes This is not a Live & Local event, but when approached, knowing what a rare treat this would be, we jumped at the chance to host part of the tour. The evening has been made possible by kind support of the Arts Council, East Midlands, and any profits will be donated to support our local Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society. We are not running a bar this time, but the ticket price will include tea / coffee and home made cakes (courtesy of QUADS), and you are welcome to bring a bottle / snacks to enjoy at your table (the hall will be laid out "cafe" style). An intimate, candlelit evening for friends, neighbours and stories... Tickets are priced at £5 (or £4.00 for under-14s) Now available from Sophie on Tel 01332 840007
Recent Shows The Opera Dudes – “A Life of Organised Croon” Friday 18th January 2008, Quarndon Church Hall, 8pm
This hunky duo are from very different backgrounds: a posh former Cambridge scholar who has teamed up with an ex-builder, both turned operatic tenors. Tim Lole and Neil Allen combine their musical and vocal pedigrees with great humour and charm. This was a wonderful evening of music, wit and warmth - two genuinely gorgeous guys whose on-stage chemistry, comic timing and love of music and entertaining the audience gave us another fantastic night out. As one audience member put it: "I'm no opera buff, but this was one of the best Live & Local shows I've been to yet - and the other's were hard to beat!" A Morecombe and Wise sketch, operatic Donald Duck, delightfully gross Italian and cockney accents, beautiful Puccini and other popular music favourites made for great classical cabaret with a twist.
New Perspectives Theatre Co – “The Hired Man” Wed 3rd October 2007, Quarndon Church Hall, 8pm
"The Hired Man" is a musical by Melvyn Bragg and Howard Goodall. Acclaimed for its epic, nostalgic, funny script and rousing, romantic, award-winning score, it is now touring the UK for the first time, courtesy of New Perspectives Theatre Company. The Quarndon show was one of the first in the tour. The performance in Quarndon was frankly stunning - playing to a packed hall, the cast got a standing ovation from the audience. This was an unforgettable evening of beautiful singing, passionate drama and superb production values. Our first "big" drama presentation since starting to organise these shows, we were bowled over - it deserved every word of the quotes given below: "A marvellous, bracing, moving creation" Time Out "Seldom will you hear voices used with such stirring beauty" City Limits "An engagingly different kind of musical" Financial Times Note, although New Perspectives are old Live & Local favourites, this was not a Live & Local scheme event. As it was organised by the same team here in Quarndon that does the Live & Local events we thought we would include it onto our website as we knew it would be of interest to all our Quarndon Live & Local supporters! In fact Quarndon Amateur Dramatic Society kindly hosted this event and funds raised went to support their performances.
Howdenjones Friday, 20th April 2007, Quarndon Church Hall 8pm
Kate Howden, Paul Jones and Sarah Cheffins - aka Howdenjones are a contemporary, acoustic music group from Glasson Dock village, Lancashire. Their's is a combination of voice, guitar, fiddle, viola, keyboards, mandolin and Cajon (a sort of square drum) and the more unusual Nyckelharpa (picture 2). We had a lovely evening full of melody, wit and charm. The concert followed a workshop and mini concert for the children of Curzon School that afternoon, received by the children with resounding cheers. Why not check out their website at www.howdenjones.co.uk.
Multi-story Theatre Company – “The Golden Key” Friday, 2nd Mar 2007, Quarndon Church Hall 5pm This friendly, energetic and imaginative performed an hour-long piece of story-telling theatre adapted from the well-loved story by George MacDonald. The hall was packed with children and adults and the show hilarious. Exciting story-telling, gruesome accents, creative props and very witty, imaginative stage craft, interspersed with gentle music and song. Multi-Story were also at Curzon School during the day, leading theatrical workshops. "Absolutely brilliant!" - one of the teachers told us! See their website - www.multistorytheatre.co.uk.
ShooShoo Baby – “From Berlin to Broadway” 8 Feb 2007, Quarndon Church Hall WOW! What a night! I don't think Quarndon Church Hall has seen the like before! This fantastically glamorous trio combined dry humour, rich harmonies and pulse-racing costume changes in their highly original and colourful cabaret show. The show included a stunning rendition of All That Jazz, songs from the musical Cabaret, numbers made famous by Marlene Dietrich and even a rousing, tap-dancing New York, New York. "Fabulous fun" Time Out said - and we agree! Check out the picture gallery... (Click on the pictures to expand.) Link to website - www.shooshoobaby.co.uk
Eduardo Niebla Experience 30 Sept 2006. Quarndon Church Hall Eduardo Niebla is a world class virtuoso Andalusian guitarist, a musical experience to delight modern, flamenco and classical music lovers. The pictures below are from the Quarndon concert (Click on the pictures to expand.)
Link to website: www.eduardoniebla.co.uk
Cat Weatherill, Derbyshire Literature Festival June 06, Quarndon Cricket Club Cat Weatherill is a storyteller, who performed 3 shows for us:
Caliche - A Magical Tour of the Andes October 05, Quarndon Church Hall Caliche are a South American musical group performing a range of atmospheric and lyrical pieces from their homeland.
Link to Caliche website – www.calichemusic.com
Link to Live & Local website – www.liveandlocal.co.uk
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