September – December 2010

Box Office: 0113 224 3801www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

How I wonder what you are...Stella loves the stars. Every evening she gazes at them through her telescope. But one night her little brother Ryan wishes on a star, extends the telescope all the way and starts climbing up it. Stella follows him. But something is wrong in the night sky. There’s Pegasus the flying horse – but there’s also a cow jumping over the moon. And the Great Bear and the Little Bear have been joined by a medium-sized bear...

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Illustration by Chris Riddell

The development and initial tour of Twinkle Twonkle is funded by Arts Council England, with additional schools touring fundingfrom John Lyon’s Charity.

Tall Stories presents

2 FamilyWelcome Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

‘Irresistibly charming.’ThE TImES On The Gruffalo

‘A truly theatrical feast.’ThE LIST On room on The Broom

Tall Stories, the company that brought you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom, presents its latest show. Inspired by nursery rhymes and the Big Bang the company use stories, music and the mystery of space to lift you up, up and away...

Welcome to The CarriageworksThis season The Carriageworks celebrates its fifth anniversary. Wow! And you can help us mark the special day by coming to our Big Birthday Bash at the theatre on Thursday 11 November from 5.30pm. There’ll be performances, music, and some very special surprises. There’s no need to book – just turn up. To mark the occasion we’ve also had a brochure re-design – there are now different sections for different kinds of show, making it easier for you to find what you’re interested in.

Disabled parking available on Cookridge Street alongside Leeds City Museum.

Children welcome.For more info see page 33.

Details correct at time of print.

Plenty of fun for children and their adults in the autumn, including Twinkle Twonkle (26 Sept) and night Pirates (26 Oct). Don’t forget to dress up! Plus – it’s panto season. See pages 6 and 7.

Family pg 3 – 7

The Freshly Picked season showcases the best in physical and visual theatre from across the UK, including spectacular new show The mill (30 Oct)from Ockham’s Razor.Look out for the specialsymbol:

Performance pg 8 – 18

Gags-a-plenty, with top name stars including Robin Ince (8 Sept), Dr Phil hammond (15 Sept), mitch Benn (9 Oct) and Tommy Tiernan (24 Oct).

Comedy pg 19 – 20

We’re currently recruiting for our new year-long Theatre Academy for children aged 10 – 16. See page 29 for details. Plus On Stage Theatre Arts Academy, World Mental Health Day and much more.

Participatory Arts pg 26 – 29

Drama, musicals and a bit of something for everyone from the wonderful amateur companies who regularly perform atThe Carriageworks.

Leeds Civic Arts Guild pg 21 – 25

Sun 26 Septembermain Auditorium: 12 noon & 3pmTickets: £9, £7 (concessions £1 off)Family Ticket: £30Suitable for ages 3 years+ and their families

We look forward to seeing you soon.

martin mcInultyGeneral Manager

Leeds International Concert Season presents

Michael Haywood& Laura GrimeJoin Michael Haywood and Laura Grime to discover the world of Scottish Folk Music performed in kilts on a multitude of instruments, including whistles, fiddle, clarinet, saxophone and piano! In addition to a selection of traditional Scottish music their programme also includes self-composed works, a Highland Fling, and opportunities for audience participation.This performance will be an engaging, enjoyable and educational experience for young children and their families, providing a unique insight into Scottish folk music.

Theatre hullabaloo in partnership with The Egg presents

Leeds International Concert Season presents

Leeds LiederFollowing last season’s extremely well received concert from Leeds Lieder+ we are delighted to present another fun-filled family concert of song especially for children aged three upwards and their families.There will be plenty of audience participation and opportunities for a sing-along.

54 FamilyFamily Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

The Night Pirates

Night PiratesFancy Dress Competition

Dress as a pirate,bring your eye-patch or telescope along to the

performance andget a prize!

Tues 26 Octobermain Auditorium: 11.30am & 2pmTickets: £9, £7 (concessions £1 off)Family Ticket: £30Suitable for ages 3 years+ and their families

A fantastical moonlit adventure with puppets and pirates.When dark shadows come stealing down Tom’s bedroom walls he thinks it might be monsters or ogres or trolls. But Tom’s not afraid, for he’s a brave little boy. So he peeps out of the window and what should he see but pirates. Stranger still they’re girl pirates, stealing the front of his house! Tom joins the girl pirates on their daring adventure across the high seas to an island where Captain Patch and his really rough, tough grown-up pirates are guarding their treasure.

Inspired by the book by Peter harris and Deborah AllwrightThe night Pirates is presented with kind permission from Egmont Publishing

Can Tom and his new friends outwit the snoozing, snoring pirates and steal their booty? Puppets, song and ballet-dancing pirates combine in this delightful adaptation of the much loved picture.www.theatrehullabaloo.org.uk

Sun 3 Octobermain Auditorium: 3pmTickets: £6 (£4 concessions)Suitable for ages 3 years+ and their families

Sun 7 november main Auditorium: 3pmTickets: £6 (£4 concessions)Suitable for ages 3 years+ and their families

Don’t forget: Thur 28 OctoberThe Clean (as possible) Comedy ShowHosted by Tony VinoTop comedians from the UK comedy circuit clean up their act. See page 20.

Look outfor more showsand activities

during half Term.See websitefor details.

Objects Dart presents

Stories ona Shoestring

Wed 27 Octoberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 12 noonTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)Family Ticket: £24Suitable for all agesFree workshops available following the show.Please book at the Box Office.

Using everyday objectssuch as buckets,umbrellas, ragsand pegs,puppeteer DrewColby createsinspiring little puppets before your very eyes that can run and jump and dance and go on all kinds of adventures. Featuring specially created music (made with the objects themselves), Stories on a Shoestring is full of action, simple narrative and clever use of objects.

76 FamilyFamily Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

A girl changes from rags to a stunning ball gown with the wave of a fairy godmother’s wand. A pumpkin magically transforms into a glittering new coach and mice turn into white horses. With glass slippers and a spell that breaks when the clock chimes midnight, it can only mean one thing…Cinderella and her sparkling carriage are waiting to transport audiences toThe Carriageworks for a magical fairytalepantomime that promises to be completely charming!

Fri 3 December 2010 – Sat 8 January 2011

Green PerformancesAdults: £14.50 & £13Concessions: £13 & £11.50Level 3 Side Balconies: £9Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children): £46Groups 10+: £11Groups 20+: £11 + every 11th ticket free

Gold PerformancesAdults: £15 & £13.50Concessions: £13.50 & £12Level 3 Side Balconies: £9.50Family ticket (2 adults, 2 children): £48Groups 10+: £11Groups 20+: £11 + every 11th ticket free

Red PerformancesAll seats: £9.50Level 3 Side Balconies: £8.50

Saver & Schools PerformancesAll seats: £7.50Every 11th ticket free for teachers

December Morning Afternoon Evening

Fri 03 2.00pm 7.00pmSat 04 2.00pm 7.00pmSun 05 1.00pm 4.30pmMon 06 NO PERFORMANCESTue 07 10.15am 2.00pmWed 08 10.15am 2.00pmThur 09 12.30pm 5.30pmFri 10 12.30pm 5.30pmSat 11 2.00pm 7.00pmSun 12 1.00pm 4.30pmMon 13 NO PERFORMANCESTue 14 10.15am 2.00pmWed 15 10.15am 2.00pmThur 16 10.15am 2.00pmFri 17 7.00pm*Sat 18 11.00am 2.00pm 7.00pmSun 19 1.00pm 4.30pmMon 20 NO PERFORMANCESTue 21 2.00pm 7.00pmWed 22 2.00pm 7.00pmThur 23 2.00pm 7.00pmFri 24 1.00pm 4.30pmSat 25 NO PERFORMANCESSun 26 1.00pm 4.30pmMon 27 2.00pm 7.00pmTue 28 2.00pm 7.00pmWed 29 2.00pm 7.00pmThur 30 2.00pm 7.00pmFri 31 11.00am 2.00pmJanuary Morning Afternoon Evening

Sat 01 NO PERFORMANCESSun 02 1.00pm 4.30pmMon 03 1.00pm 4.30pmTue 04 NO PERFORMANCESWed 05 12.30pm 5.30pmThur 06 12.30pm 5.30pmFri 07 12.30pm 7.00pmSat 08 11.00am 2.00pm 7.00pm

Paul holman Associates presents

make your own costume for Cinderella and win a class ticket to the show.The winning entries will also be displayed in The City Museum as part of the Heroes and Heroines exhibition.The dress should be about 50cm in length and using any materials you chose.Send us your entries by the 31 October 2010.Email carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk for more details.

* British Sign Language performance Friday 17 December, 7pm

Cinderella Schools’ Competition

KEITh PADDInGTOn RIChARDSMusical Director

Crushed Arts presents

The Dinosaur ShowThe Dinosaur Show is about all we want to leave behind. Inspired by an argument in Bath and a museum about a prehistoric age, this is a performance about epitaph and memory, faith and uncertainty.Together the company articulate their desires, hopes and ambitions for the moment when the meteor strikes, the fatigue sets in and all that’s left of them is a distant memory.

‘Really fantastic stuff.’ThE BBC On CRuShED ARTS

Tiny house Productions presents

Romeo & JulietBy William Shakespeare

One of Shakespeare’s most thrilling and popular plays, Romeo & Juliet confronts each new generation with its passion and force.Two young people fall in love and marry. But in a divided city their union is threatened by a bloody family feud.Shakespeare vividly captures the beauty, intimacy and fragility of young love in a hostile world.Tiny House present an abridged version of the text, accessible to all.

This Way up Productions presents

HitchBy Samuel Payne

“This is my final chance, you know...”When Joseph is hired by Alfred Hitchcock to write his next great movie, the young writer can’t believe his luck. But a new beginning soon turns into a dead end from which there is no return. Moving and funny, Hitch is based on a true story.Produced in association with Brendon Twins

98 PerformancePerformance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

mon 13 – Wed 15 Septemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

Fri 17 & Sat 18 Septembermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £10 (£8.50 concessions)

Thur 23 – Sat 25 Septemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

Act OnE presents

DoublecrossA dark comedy about the double lives people are forced to live in a harsh but often hilarious modern world.The show follows ten characters, played by four actors, on a chain of sexual and emotional betrayal that every so often threatens tosnap – unless the characters snap first.Will they end up top of the hill or bottomof the heap?

Fri 17 & Sat 18 Septemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.15pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)not suitable for children

Jonathan Storey presents

Jack PratchardThe tale of a man who dies and discovers just what is on the other side of life.A charming and strange new story, told through paper theatre. With his rickety ‘machine’ and beautifully coloured cardboard scenes and characters, Jonathan Storey presents a world like an animated painting.

‘The most wonderful cross between an incredibly beautiful piece of artwork, a dark fairytale and a feat of miniature engineering... I would recommend it to anyone.’ ELLIE JOnES, SOuThWARK PLAyhOuSE

‘A brilliant feat of storytelling.’LOnDOn ThEATRE BLOG

Little Bulb Theatre presents

CrocosmiaCan a vivid imagination be a substitute for real loss?In a family that is shrinking and a world that is growing bigger, three precocious children attempt to carve out a unique space for themselves and the memory of their parents. An explosion of fast-paced, visual storytelling following the Brackenberg siblings and their attempts to make sense of the world through cake puppetry, romantic slide shows, and ingenious bulb experiments, all backed by their parents’ vintage record collection.

FRInGE FIRST AWARD: WInnERTOTAL ThEATRE AWARD: WInnERARChES BRICK AWARD: WInnER

Fri 1 October upstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)Suitable for all the family

Tues 5 Octoberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

Tues 28 Septembermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £11, £9 (concessions £2 off)unsuitable for under 15s – contains strong language and references of a sexual natureFor accompanying workshop, please see website

1110 PerformancePerformance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Red Ladder presents

Ugly is not pretty but seeing it might just change your life...Set in a future world, the show tells the tale of four people who will have to kill their angels and become more like their devils if they are going to survive.Emotional, intense and visceral, this play breaks rules. It will also break your heart.

‘nothing is forgotten after viewing this fantasticallydark production.’ bbbb ThREE WEEKS

By Emma Adams

‘A gorgeous hour full of gentlequirks and affectionateoddities.’ bbbbb mETRO

Wed 6 Octobermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £13, £11 (concessions £2 off)

Thur 7 Octobermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £11, £9 (concessions £2 off)Schools workshops available.Please see www.angelexit.co.uk

Fri 8 OctoberWhole VenueFREE

Tues 19 & Wed 20 Octoberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £10 (£9 concessions)

1312 PerformancePerformance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Angel Exit presents

MoonfleetA straggling gang of buffoons are washed up among the flotsam onto Dorset’s wild shores and conspire to tell J Meade Falkner’s classic smuggling adventure, Moonfleet.Angel Exit’s new show weaves together striking physicality, puppetry and live shanty singing to tell a dastardly tale of smugglers, shipwrecks and hidden treasure.

‘There is so much vivid theatricality and inventiveness at work here that I am already looking forward to Angel Exit’s next show.’ GuARDIAn

Tmesis Theatre in association with theLiverpool Everyman & Playhouse present

The Dreadful HoursDirected by Javier marzan (Peepolykus)Script by Chris Fittock

Energised, ambitious, and intoxicated with a perfect summer of technicolour love, they feel extraordinary, and long to have the world at their feet. But what happens when the summer ends? When an hour’s dinner can seem like years, yet years seem to pass in a heartbeat? This is a darkly comic drama that explores the quiet crumbling of love’s first flourish through the lifetime of one couple’s relationship.

‘An exciting and thought-provoking piece of theatre.’ LIVERPOOL DAILy POST

Angus and Ross Theatre Company presents

Up Frankie!By Stuart Fortey

Frankie Howerd has been thrown out of heaven.As he bemoans his fate, dressed in robes and halo, he reveals what made him tick, what took him up and what brought him down.Most extraordinarily of all, he tells how his hesitations, his oohs and ahhs, his no, nos! were all carefully written and not ad-libs at all. So how much freedom and how much control did he really have in his act? The man who once wanted to be a saint battles for his soul with God and throws in some glorious one-liners and a lot of cheeky innuendo along the way.Up Frankie! is a fun-and-frolics romp through the life of one of Britain’s most revered comedians.

Babies welcome for Tripping the light Pramtastic

score by Glyn Perrin (Richard Alston, Shobana Jeyasingh) and a bold, immersive design by critically acclaimed visual artist Sam Collins(Bird Song, Siobhan Davies Dance).From 5.30pm onwards Tripping the LightPramtastic provides a total sensory experience for babies and toddlers up to 2 years old.Turn up at any time.The evening will also feature 140 Weston Road, a performance by The Carriageworks Theatre Academy outside on Millennium Square.www.lightnightleeds.co.uk

Leeds City Council presents

Light NightThe Carriageworks will once again be at the heart of activities for Light Night in 2010 – Leeds’ one-night, all-night, city-centre wide celebration of all that is great about creative activity and the arts in our area.Events at the theatre include two performances of DISGO, an immersive event in which the audience enjoys close interaction with the dance. The show is performed to a specially commissioned

Pink Lady Productions presents

Midget GemsMore sweets and treats pulled straight from the jar. Dip into another mixed bag of short theatrical gems from the region’s best new writing talent. A toothsome mix of soft and hard centres to get your teeth into; entertaining, moving and truthful.

Wattle & Daub Figure Theatre presents

TriptychThree stories about love, loss and letting go. A small, lonely figure is lured by the elusive and dangerous promise of flight; a witch within the heart of a tree demands a Faustian bargain for safe passage through her forest; and the oldest man in the world stumbles into a Paris jazz club just in time to share one last dance. Created in collaboration with T S Eliot award-winning poet Philip Gross and with an original scorefeaturing a four-piece jazz combo, Triptychfuses innovative storytelling with a distinctive combination of visual theatre,puppetry and masks.

Thur 21 & Fri 22 Octoberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 8pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

Jenny Lawson presents

Good Enough to EatWhen I was 19 I stopped eating food and started watching it instead...After a lifetime on the stage, Jenny (a self-confessed neurotic obsessive food lover), has finally decided to pack it all in and become a celebrity chef. This is her live opening night special. Busby Berkley meets Nigella in a spectacular array of culinary delights served up with brutal honesty. There will be demonstrations, there will be confessions, there will be dancing girls and highs and lows. It’s a televisual feast...

Thur 4 novemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)Performance supported by Emerge Festival

Sat 30 Octobermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £13, £11 (concessions £2 off)

1514 PerformancePerformance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Ockham’s Razor presents

The MillDirected by Toby Sedgwick(Olivier Award for Best TheatreChoreographer for theNational Theatre productionWar Horse)Dramaturgy by Rufus norris(Evening Standard Award forBest Director)

Ockham’s Razor, the critically acclaimed aerial theatre company who specialise in creating physical theatre on new pieces of aerial equipment, return with hit show The Mill.Experience the sweat, grind and grit of physical work in a wheel of wood and steel which is powered by the performers and suspended in the air. In The Mill a seemingly small decision or action can gather momentum and impetus beyond your control, snowballing until you find yourself running like mad to power the treadmill, whilst someone else is riding it like a ferris wheel.

‘A terrifically imaginative and original show, something really special.’GuARDIAn

‘Physically thrilling.’SunDAy TImES

‘Dazzling airborne routines.’TELEGRAPh

Sat 23 Octoberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £6 (£5 concessions)not suitable for children

Roll-up, roll-up, and witness a brand new, fiendishly funny adaptation of Sweeney Todd.Meet the monstrous murderer, hear his terrible tale, then watch him hang horribly for his grisly, ghastly and gruesome crimes.A deliciously depraved black comedy of slapstick humour, clowning, grotesque characters, physical storytelling, live cabaret music and puppetry. Dare you miss it?

TOTAL ThEATRE AWARD: nOmInATIOnwww.fingerinthepie.com/sweeney

Clap Trap Productions presents

The WreckersA new play by Tom needham(TV credits include Cold Blood and Silent Witness)

Two couples and a baby come to stay in a remote cottage with a dark history... It was built from the timber of a ship lured onto the rocks by wreckers and is haunted by the child who was drowned that night. She’s been waiting over a hundred and fifty years for her revenge. And now, finally, the time has come.

Wed 10 novembermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £11, £9 (concessions £2 off)

Icabod Theatre presents

DemeterA strange cargo, an unexpected passenger, a violent wreck, and an enduring mystery.“It is very clear Miss Brown that the crew were frightened of something and that something was very real...”When a ship is wrecked in mysterious circumstances a gruesome discovery on board gives rise to two conflicting theories about what happened during the last ill-fated voyage of the Demeter.Inspired by myth, superstition, historical fact and Gothic fiction, this new play by Halifax-based writer Berni Bertola was developed through the Icabod D-Visions project.

Fri 5 novemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

Tues 9 & Wed 10 novemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 8pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

1716 PerformancePerformance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Finger in the Pie presents

SweeneyToddHis Life, Times& Execution

‘We fell head over heels for this show... dark, funny and aesthetically stunning... see it if you can.’TImE OuT CRITIC’S ChOICE

‘This is a Sweeney unlike any other... spectacular fun... a treat to be relished.I absolutely loved it.’ bbbbbOnSTAGE SCOTLAnD

Supported by

Script yorkshire presents

Script NightSome of the region’s finest script writers present world premieres of original scripts. Well established writers rub shoulders with brand new voices, all of them stretching the boundaries of what is possible in writing for the theatre. This will be a script in hand performance.

Wed 17 novemberupstairs@the carriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £6 (£5 concessions)

RBm presents

Dr Phil’sRude Health ShowIf you only see one doctor this year, make it Dr Phil...Phil Hammond is a GP, writer, broadcaster and possibly the only comedian to have appeared at a public inquiry. He is Private Eye’s medical correspondent and has appeared on Have I Got News for You, The News Quiz, The Now Show, Countdown and The One Show. He is rude about everything (politicians, doctors, death, drugs and sex).

‘One of the most entertainingly subversive people on the planet.’ GuARDIAn

JoshuaA madcap, absurd journey through the final hours of a condemned man... and his duck. What is his crime? He has no idea. All he knows is that his ex-wife was in charge of the prosecution at his trial and his duck has no sympathy.

hotbuckle Productions presents

Ballad of a BirdWhat happens when a girl’s dreams turn into a nightmare and all her pies are gone? Funny, sad and heart-warming, this is a charmingly witty fairytale for adults by Adrian Preater. This is a story about a young woodland girl’s first venture alone into the big centre.

Thur 18 novemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9, £7

Wed 15 Septembermain Auditorium: 8pmTickets: £14 (£12 concessions, including all NHS staff)

Fri 19 novemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7 concessions)

1918 ComedyPerformance Box Office: 0113 224 3801 www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Jon Briley at Best medicine management presents

Robin Ince’sBad Book ClubRobin Ince – curator of Nine Lessons And Carols For Godless People, co-creator of Radio 4’s Infinite Monkey Cage and stand-up comedy trailblazer – is back with a brand new show. Combining his twin passions, science and bad literature, the Bad Book Club clashes Cliff Richard biographies with evolutionary biology, Dutch astrology with books on how to pick up sexy girls, and Spiders From Mars are explained away as a scientific impossibility.

‘Thoughtful, provocative and very funny.’ThE TImES

www.robinince.com

Wed 8 Septembermain Auditorium: 8pmTickets: £12

Sat 13 novemberupstairs@the carriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £6 (£5 concessions)

The Carriageworks presents

Emerge Double BillAn evening of new work by emerging theatre makers.Following the Emerge Festival in June,The Carriageworks has been working with local artists to help develop their shows. This special showcase will allow you to experience some of the finest new talent in the region. Keep checking the website for the full line-up.

mick Perrin for Just for Laughs Live Ltd presents

Tommy Tiernan:Crooked ManMulti-award winning Irish superstar comicTommy Tiernan is embarking on a long-awaited UK National tour. Fresh from his sell-out solo tour of Australia and New Zealand and his third appearance on The Late Show With David Letterman, Tiernan’s high intensity shows are not for the faint-hearted. Crooked Man is a no-holds-barred roller coaster ride as Tommy continues his relentless interrogation of the big ideas – sex, religion, family – all viewed through the lens of his own curious quirks, personal demons and indignant sense of outrage.

LIDOS presents

That’s EntertainmentSparkling entertainment for all the family.That’s Entertainment is a musical extravaganza packed with classics from your favouriteshows, old and new. A talented cast of adults and children perform songs fromHairspray, Annie, Chicago, Godspell, Rent and many more.There’s something for everyone in this all-singing,all-dancing spectacular.

Thur 28 Octoberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.30pmTickets: £8, £5Suitable for ages 12+

Sun 24 October main Auditorium: 8pmTickets: £16Suitable for ages 18+

Wed 22 – Sat 25 Septembermain Auditorium: 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2pmTickets: £10 (£8 concessions)

20 Comedy Box Office: 0113 224 3801 21Leeds Civic Arts Guildwww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

Leeds Civic Arts Guild is an association of various amateur drama, music and opera companies who perform regularly at The Carriageworks.The following pages include some of the fantastic shows coming up from the Guild societies this season. There’s something for everyone, from spectacular musicals to classic drama. Which will you be seeing?

Leeds Civic Arts Guild has a growing membership and you can take part too!

Everyone is welcome, from old hands to complete novices. This might be the opportunity you’ve always wanted to tread the boards and become the star of the show. Or you could experience the thrill of being backstage by getting involved in lighting, sound and set building.

For more information or to join up, email enquiries@lcag.org.uk or visit www.lcag.org.uk.

Look out for the Annual Guild Awards on Saturday 4 September in the Main Auditorium.

RBm presents

Mitch Bennand the DistractionsFrom BBC Radio 4’s Sony-nominated Now Show, BBC1’s The One Show and BBC1’s Watchdog, multi-award-winner Mitch Benn and his band take to the road in a two-hour show packed with new songs and old favourites. Described by The Times as ‘the country’s leading musical satirist’, this is an evening of music and comedy for all ages.

‘There’s probably no-one better at capturing the essence of a song or style and twisting it into a spoof.’ChORTLE

Sat 9 October main Auditorium: 8pmTickets: £13 (£11 concessions)Suitable for all ages

Top comedians from the UK comedy circuit clean up their act. For the line-up please see www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk.

Hosted by Tony VinoJust Fair Laughs presents

Leeds Civic Arts Guild

Cosmopolitan Players presents

CranfordBy martyn ColemanAdapted from the novel by mrs Gaskell

This classic comedy follows the small absurdities and major tragedies in the lives of the people of 1840s Cranford. The witty and poignant story invites the audience into the middle-class lives of the town’s single and widowed female inhabitants – and their obsession with propriety and maintaining the appearance of gentility.An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd

Leeds Art Theatre presents

Breeze Block ParkBy Willy Russell

‘Superior’ council house dwellers Betty, Reeny and Vera and their men regard themselves as a close-knit family team. But underneath the surface of their Christmas cheer are jealousies, recriminations – and a secret. As the alcohol flows tongues loosen, and the family is threatened with being torn apart.An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd

Wed 13 – Sat 16 Octoberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £9 (£7.50 concessions)

Thur 14 – Sat 16 Octobermain Auditorium: 7.30pm, Sat matinee 2pmTickets: £10 (£8 concessions)

Limelight Drama Group presents

Ding DongBy Tudor GatesAdapted for the English stage frommarc Camoletti’s play Sexe et Jalousie

Bernard discovers that his wife is having an affair with Robert. So he invites Robert and his wife to dinner. Add in a put-upon maid and a call-girl and the stage is set for a whirlwind comedy of marriage and complications galore.An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd

Leeds Arts Centre presents

RoadOne road in a northern town in the 1980s, devastated by unemployment. Scullery, booze soaked master of the revels, takes a poignant and bawdy tour of the place and its people with their hope, their despair, their honesty and their wild humour.This cult classic was the first play written by Jim Cartwright, author of The Rise and Fall of Little Voice. Its production in 1987 was a landmark in the career of post-punk icon, Ian Dury. Contains adult themes and very strong language. An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd

Wed 20 – Sat 23 October main Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £10 (£7 concessions)

Wed 3, Thur 4 & Sat 6 novembermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £10 (£7 concessions – no concessions Sat)

23Leeds Civic Arts Guildwww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk22 Leeds Civic Arts Guild Box Office: 0113 224 3801

St mary’s youth Theatre presents

Our HouseBook by Tim Firthmusic and Lyrics by madness

A summer’s evening in NorthLondon. The night of Joe’s sixteenthbirthday. The night he commits a crimeto impress the girl he loves. When thepolice arrive Joe is faced with a choice –stay or run.Our House follows the two courses his lifecan take from that moment. Will he face themusic or bunk the law?This fantastic romantic comedy featuressongs from the band madness, taking itsname from one of their most popular hit singles.An amateur production by arrangement with Josef Weinberger Ltd

Leeds Children’s Theatre presents

Alice’s Adventuresin Wonderland& Through theLooking GlassBy Lewis CarrollDramatised by Clemence Dane

The first act tells of Alice’s adventures in Wonderland, of the people she meets there, including the White Rabbit, Mad Hatter and March Hare, and of her escape into the Looking Glass Land of the second act, where she finds the rest of Lewis Carroll’s well-loved characters.An amateur production in association with Samuel French Ltd

Tues 16, Wed 17, Fri 19& Sat 20 novembermain Auditorium: 7pm, Sat matinee 2pmTickets: £8 (£6 concessions)

Wed 24 – Sat 27 novembermain Auditorium: 7.30pmTickets: £10 (£7 concessions)

25Leeds Civic Arts Guildwww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk24 Leeds Civic Arts Guild Box Office: 0113 224 3801

Leeds Civic Arts Guild is an association of various amateur drama, music and operatic companies who perform regularly at The Carriageworks. The Civic Arts Guild hold a ‘New Members Evening’ every second Tuesday of the month at 8pm in the Level 2 Bar. Feel free to come along and join us.

1 Cosmopolitan Players1 Leeds Amateur Operatic Society1 Leeds Arts Centre1 Leeds Art Theatre in partnership with Spotlight Theatre Company1 Leeds Children’s Theatre1 Leeds Gilbert & Sullivan Society1 Leeds Insurance Dramatic & Operatic Society (LIDOS)1 Leeds Writers’ Circle1 Leeds youth Opera1 Limelight Drama Group1 morley Amateur Operatic Society1 Pandemonium Drama Company1 Shatterproof1 S.T.A.R.S1 St mary’s youth Theatre1 West Riding Opera

Leeds Civic Arts Guild

Look out for these shows coming soon.See www.lcag.org.uk for more details.

Thur 13 – Sat 22 January 2011LIDOS presents

Jack & The BeanstalkWed 26 – Sat 29 January 2011Leeds Arts Centre presents

Kissing Sid JamesWed 16 – Sat 19 February 2011Leeds youth Opera presents

Street SceneWed 16 – Sat 19 February 2011Cosmopolitan Players presents

Ladies’ DayWed 2 – Sat 5 march 2011Limelight presents

The Opposite SexSun 6 – Sat 19 march 2011Leeds Gilbert & Sullivan Society presents

Yeoman of the GuardWed 20 – Sat 23 April 2011Leeds Arts Centre presents

The Country Wife

Forthcoming Productions

The northcall Players presents

The Haunting ofWillie Pincher:A Victorian TaleBy Janet Pike

An original play performed by a local community group.Suspense, intrigue, humour and song all contribute to a production that aiming to provide pure entertainment for the whole family.

On Stage Theatre Arts Academy presents

Babes in the WoodA traditional family pantomime from the pen of Chris Fox, who for thirteen years presented professional pantomime in Leeds, gaining the title of Leeds’ favourite pantomime Dame.Telling the story of two children who are kidnapped by the evil sheriff and rescued by Robin Hood, this is a show packed with comedy, glamour and song, as well as lots of audience participation.Features special guest star Dave Peters as Nurse Martha and a cast of pantomime favourites, joining the students of On Stage Theatre Arts Academy.

Tues 21 & Wed 22 Septemberupstairs@thecarriageworks: 7.45pmTickets: £6 (£3 concessions)

World MentalHealth DayTo mark World Mental Health Day 2010, The Carriageworks is partnering with key mental health organisations, professionals and service users to present a special event responding to the Time to Change campaign. Accessible to all, the day focuses on the theme ‘who am I?’ and features a full programme of performances, participatory arts, workshops, arts therapies and music to explore, celebrate and profile issues around mental health in our community.Highlights include contribution from 1in4 Theatre Company presenting new piece Taking Care, along with a special workshop.Drop in for the whole day, or just one session.

Sat 9 OctoberWhole Venue: 12 noon – 6pmFREE

Fri 1 & Sat 2 Octobermain Auditorium: 7pm, Sat matinee 2pmTickets: £12, £9 (£10, £8 concessions)

27Participatory Artswww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk26 Participatory Arts Box Office: 0113 224 3801

Drama Workshopwith One in Four Theatre CompanyMondays, Room 4: 5.15pm – 7.15pm

Belly Dancing Classeswith Sabrina OwenThursdays, Room 4: 6pm – 7pm

Lindy Hop Jive ClassFridays, Room 17pm – 10.15pm

On Stage Theatre Arts AcademyMusical Theatre ClassesSaturdays, Room 2: 1pm – 4pmRoom 3: 2pm – 4pm

Participatory Arts

Regular ClassesFor more information visitwww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk oremail carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk.(Classes are not run by The Carriageworks and are the responsibility of the respective groups.)

Make your pledge of supportwww.time-to-change.org.uk

The Carriageworks regularly opens its doors to participatory arts activities from across Leeds. All of the groups involved offer great opportunities for people to have a go and get involved in a whole range of creative experiences.

HeritageOpen Day

Sun 12 SeptemberTreasure hunts,

family activities andbackstage tours.

Book tours atBox Office

BlackHistoryMonth

Sun 17 OctoberDaytime events

for the wholefamily.

Shakespeare 4 Schools presents

Shakespeare Schools Festival “We are such stuff as dreams are made on...”Shakespeare Schools Festival (SSF) will be holding its 10th Anniversary Festival in Leeds in November. As the UK’s largest youth drama festival, SSF will also be in 80 other citiesand towns giving 14,000 young people the chance to experience the genius ofShakespeare through performance.The Shakespeare Schools Festival works inpartnership with the National Theatre andthe National Youth Theatre who provideworkshops to enable teachers and youngpeople to produce accessible Shakespeareat its most innovative and entertaining.Four local schools stage four differenthalf-hour plays each night. Details of participating schools andtheir performance night can beobtained from the Box Office.

RAmA Productions presents

ChieftancyBy Ernest Brew

“A village without a chief is like a tree without a tap root.” In the small village of LUWA, somewhere in Africa, the story of Chieftaincy is told. Through song, dance, drama, stilt walking and acrobatics this enchanting musical narrates the story of a young boy’s entitlement to his heritage.

mon 8 & Tues 9 novembermain Auditorium: 7pmTickets: £7.50 (£5.50 concessions)

Sat 13 novembermain Auditorium: 7pmTickets: £7.50, £5

29Theatre Academy28 Participatory Arts Box Office: 0113 224 3801

Have you got what it takes to tread the boards?Then our Theatre Academy is for you. We are now recruiting for our second course, running from September 2010 to August 2011.Working with the nationally renowned Theatre Company Blah Blah Blah!, aspiring actors, directors and producers meet regularly during term time.

Aimed at young people aged 10 – 16, the course will give you the chance to experience regular practitioner-led workshops, take part in two annual productions and perform at Leeds City Council’s Light Night. You will expand your performance skills, make new friends and gain a fresh understanding of the theatre industry.

You will also have the chance to study for your Bronze Arts Award.

To sign up please email carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk and we will send you an information packand audition dates.

mon 6 September – Sat 2 October

Alison HerbertAlison’s paintings are a fusion of colour and movement expressing music, sound, time, space and motion in visual form. They aim to explore the effects of art, colour and music on mood and emotional well-being.

mon 4 – Sat 30 Octoberhenshaws Arts & Crafts Centre presents

All Singing, All DancingA group exhibition by art makers from Henshaws Arts & Crafts Centre, Knaresborough. A wonderful array of brand new work in a variety of media – from Morris dancers to jazz singers to Elvis and beyond!www.henshawsacc.org.uk

mon 1 – Sat 27 novembermichael J Oakes presents

Taking the Mystery out of the York Mystery PlaysA storyboard showing York Settlement Community Players working on the 2010Mystery Plays, from painting the sets, rehearsals and making the costumes to the actual performances around the streets of York.www.yorksettlement.org.uk www.michaeljoakes.com

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Visual Art ExhibitionsTransportDon’t let the cost of transport stop you coming to the theatre. To help, we have partnered with Metro Buses to bring you a special deal.

MyBus, the yellow school bus from Metro, will pick you up and drive you back after the show. The bus holds up to 57 people, all with seatbelts, and the deal is just £150 all in – that’s as low as £2.64 per student.

To book call Metro direct on 0113 348 1122and quote ‘Carriageworks Private Hire Offer’.Terms and Conditions apply. Travel must be to and from Leeds City Council city centre venues. Cost of theatre ticket not included. Ticket deals are available via the central office.

Free Family Activitiesin Libraries across LeedsLibraries are great fun for families so why not join one of our Family Clubs?

Education PackDon’t forget that our free education pack is available for primary schools throughout the year to help with your trip. A new Cinderella education pack is available now.

Email: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk

A Night Less Ordinary is an Arts Council England scheme, supported by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, to get more young people into theatres across the country. The scheme is currently winding down and will continue at the venue until 31 March 2011.

For more information about the scheme visit www.anightlessordinary.org.uk

Free Family Activitiesat Leeds City MuseumRory’s Saturday Club provides free arts and crafts activities for families. It takes place from 11amto 12.15pm every Saturday during term time.

For further information email rory@leeds.gov.uk

We share stories, talk about books, play games, surf the internet and hold craft and art activities. Family Clubs also host special events with storytellers, authors and performers.They are suitable for families with children aged 0 – 8 years.

Family Clubs are held monthly – for more information contact 0113 247 6016.

Family FunCompetitions

1 Make a 2D telescope and win a family ticket for Twinkle Twonkle.1 Come dressed as a pirate to Night Pirates and gain free entry to the Heroes and Heroines Exhibition at Leeds City Museum.1 Design and make a picture of Cinderella’s ball gown and win a family ticket to the show. The winning entries will be displayed in The Carriageworks throughout the pantomime.

Coming up in half term1 Stories on a Shoestring – puppet workshop.1 Backstage Tours.

For more information for all the above please visit www.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

33General Information32 Bar & Conferencing

AccessThe Carriageworks front of house staff will help make your visit as enjoyable as possible. If you need to make specific arrangements prior to your visit please contact us on0113 247 4746.

Wheelchair Access

Lift access to all floors. Please discuss any access requirements with the Box Office staff when you make your booking.

Visually Impaired

This brochure is available inlarge print and tape by contacting The Carriageworks office:0113 247 4746.Guide Dogs are welcome and bowls of water supplied.

Hearing Enhancements

A hearing loop is available for both performance spaces. Please enquire at the Box Office when you arrive at the venue. A £5 returnable deposit is required.

Disabled Parking

A variety of street parking and secure car park options are available nearby with the nearest facilities including:• St John’s Shopping Centre (long stay)• The Light (long stay)There are also several disabled parking spaces on Cookridge Street, just around the corner from the entrance to The Carriageworks.

Children & FamiliesIn our ‘upstairs@thecarriageworks’ space, children may be invited to sit on tour mats so they can get closer to the action and improve their view and experience.

• Baby changing facilities and child booster seats are available.

• Children under one year old come free but will not be given a specified seat.

• Prams cannot be taken into the auditorium.

• Under 13s must be accompanied by an adult.

The Carriageworks welcomes mothers who wish to breast-feed. Please feel free to do so throughout the building, but if you would prefer a private area then let a member of staff know and we will provide one if available.

Join The CarriageworksMailing ListTo receive information on upcoming shows, offers and events, please email carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk with ‘Subscribe to mailing list’ in the header field.

To receive copies of the What’s On brochure by post, send your name and address to:

City Centre Box OfficeThe CarriageworksThe Electric PressMillennium SquareLeeds LS2 3ADEmail: boxoffice@leeds.gov.uk

LatecomersPlease note that latecomers will be admitted during a suitable gap in the performance. Latecomers may not be admitted at all at the request of some visiting companies. In this case, no refunds will be available.

BarThe Carriageworks Bar on Level 2 provides spectacular views overlooking Millennium Square. Enjoy a drink before the show, during the interval or after the curtain has fallen. To avoid queuing during the interval, orders may be placed before the show starts.

ConferencingIn addition to the 349 seater Main Auditorium, a further six meeting rooms are available for workshops and meetings accommodating various numbers of delegates. All conference rooms provide AV equipment, air conditioning and support from Carriageworks staff, ensuring high standard customer service. Catering services are also available.

Three of the six meeting rooms are situated in the historic part of the old Carriageworks development. These meeting spaces reveal exposed brickwork and roof beams in keeping with the Victorian architecture whilst providing a light and airy studio feel.

For more information, or to arrange a viewing of the conference facilities at The Carriageworks, please contact 0113 395 2160 or0113 395 2157. Alternatively, email enquiries to: carriageworks@leeds.gov.uk.

Special OfferPresent your ticket for Ockham’s Razor’sThe mill at The Carriageworks bar on the night of the performance and get

2 for 1 on all bottled beers* Offer may only be redeemed once. Subject to Terms and Conditions.

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35Diary34 How to Book & Seating

By Phone

0113 224 3801Box office open: Monday – Saturday, 10am – 8pm and Sunday, 30 mins prior to performances.

Onlinewww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

In PersonGo to the City Centre Box Office on the ground floor of The Carriageworks. Tickets are also available from Leeds Visitor Centre at Leeds City Station.

In our Main Auditorium listings you will sometimes find two prices, for example £11, £9. These refer to our price bands. Price Band A is the more expensive and represents our premium seats, while Price Band B is the lower price and represents our standard seats. Concessions are often available. Occasionally Band C seats are made available at a special discount rate.

All seating in our studio space, upstairs@thecarriageworks,is unreserved.

Please call Box Office for further information.

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Concessions & Group DiscountsConcessions generally available for LeedsCard holders, NUS card holders, the unwaged, under 16s and OAPs at the advertised concessionary price.Please contact the Box Office for discounts on group bookings, school trips and visits with accompanying carers or social workers on0113 224 3801.See individual show listings for prices.

How to Book Tickets

The CarriageworksThe Electric Press, Millennium Square, Leeds, LS2 3AD

Box Office: 0113 224 3801main Office and Conferences: 0113 247 4746

Email: carriageworks@leeds.gov.ukwww.carriageworkstheatre.org.uk

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By car, we can be accessed on theInner Ring Road often labelled ‘Loop Traffic’.

We are just a short walk from Leeds City Train Station.

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