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centre stage
professional performances in your area
The Buffalo Gals
Autumn/Winter/Spring 2010-11
Rural Touring Scheme
for Leicestershire and Rutland
Vamos Theatre Company
centre stage
professional performances in your area
Welcome to Centre Stage’s Autumn/
Winter/Spring 2010-11 brochure full
of great shows for the coming months.
Centre Stage is the subsidised rural
touring scheme for Leicestershire and
Rutland supported by Arts Council
England and the local authorities at
County and District level.
Centre Stage offers opportunities for
professional live touring to village and
community venues. Touring companies
and artists with regional, national and
international profiles who specialise in
work for small spaces tour to venues
across Leicestershire giving a fantastic
night out on your doorstep! These tours
include a wide range of high quality,
diverse work including theatre, music,
opera, dance, storytelling, children’s and
puppet theatre, comedy and cabaret
with members of the local community
hosting the event. A warm welcome
awaits you at all our local venues!
Tickets are sold locally for
each event by the village
and community promoters.
Many events are family friendly and age
recommendations are shown for each tour.
Age
Centre Stage is co-ordinated by
Artservice on behalf of The Leicestershire
Arts Development Officers’ Forum.
Supported by:
Five Centre Stage events are part
of the Leicester Comedy Festival
For further info about other events
taking place during Leicester Comedy
Festival, 4th - 20th February 2011,
please visit www.comedy-festival.co.uk
Image: Britt Olsen-Ecker
September & October
All Ages
Duo Transatlantique
IN CONCERT
Formed in 2003 in Baltimore, French/American
guitar duo, Duo Transatlantique, combines the
prize-winning talents of young guitarists Maud
Laforest and Benjamin Beirs. Duo Transatlantique is
a celebration of the power of music and its ability to
cross bridges, cultures and time zones.
Maud and Benjamin give concerts throughout
France and America performing at prestigious
venues like The Kennedy Center for the Performing
Arts and the American Cathedral in Paris. Their
debut album, “Le Gris et le Vert”, includes music of
Debussy, Scarlatti, Petit, Albeniz and Villoldo. This
promises to be a very special evening for all.
Sat 25 Sep 8:00pm
Manton, St Mary’s
Church LE15 8SP
01572 737503
Fri 1 Oct 7:30pm
Hoby & District Village
Hall LE14 3DT
01664 434120
October
12+
New Perspectives
Theatre Company
Dolly by Andy Barrett
When Dolly the sheep burst onto the world stage in 1996,
the first ever mammal cloned from an adult cell (and
named after Dolly Parton!), she became an overnight
sensation. Now, award-winning Nottingham-based writer
Andy Barrett has investigated the hitherto unexplored
meeting point between the science of cloning and the
heartbreak of Country and Western in his new play for New
Perspectives Theatre Company for the autumn.
Dolly will be a highly entertaining combination of Dolly
Parton tribute and human drama, packed with Country
and Western classics, playfully exploring the science and
morality of cloning, and asks what really makes us who
we are – nature, nurture or the power of our dreams?
Wed 6 Oct 7:30pm
Long Clawson Village
Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Thu 7 Oct 7:30pm
Husbands Bosworth,
Turville Memorial Hall
LE17 6JH
01858 880910
Fri 8 Oct 7:30pm
Countesthorpe Village
Hall LE8 5TB
0116 277 6259/1570
Sat 9 Oct 7:30pm
Queniborough ViIlage
Hall LE7 3DH
0116 269 7431
APRIL,
October
MAY
11+
Northumberland
Theatre Company
The Old Curiosity Shop
by Charles Dickens
adapted by Stewart Howson
Tue 19 Oct 7:30pm
Market Bosworth, Dixie
Grammar School Hall
CV13 0LE
01455 291303
Wed 20 Oct 7:30pm
Anstey, Jubilee Hall
LE7 7AY
0116 236 2646
It’s not about a shop at all. Dickens changed his
mind. It’s a journey, a flight undertaken by the girl
Nell and her gambling-addicted Grandfather. A
flight from demons and enemies.
Thu 21 Oct 7:30pm
Dunton Bassett Village
Hall LE17 5AJ
01455 209413/209170
In this innovative and imaginative adaptation by
Stewart Howson, Little Nell and Quilp are played by
the same female actor reflecting the struggle between
good and evil. True to the inner life of the book, this
adaptation shows Dickens at his best, funniest and as
a master of the grotesque. NTC at its most brilliant!
Fri 22 Oct 7:30pm
Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
Venture Theatre
LE65 1HU
01530 411767
October, November,
December, January & February
10+
Vamos Theatre Company
Nursing Lives
by Rachael Savage
It’s 1939 and Florence is a young trainee nurse
thrown directly into the harsh realities of work on
the ward. She encounters the wrath of Sister Martin,
endures and enjoys the pranks of fellow nurses,
falls in love with her soldier sweetheart, Johnny, and
confronts the heart wrenching inequalities in the use
of the new super drug, Penicillin…will her dream of
saving lives come true?
Nursing Lives, a human story, celebrates nurses
at work and play during World War II; full mask
physical theatre alive with visual inventiveness,
evocative music, and 1940s dance sequences.
Funny, poignant, uplifting and unforgettable.
“Nursing Lives is absolutely delightful. A big
smile of a show...complete with singing pigs.”
Chris Eldon Lee, Radio 4 Producer
Wed 20 Oct 7:30pm
Ashby Magna Village Hall
LE17 5NQ 01455 202599
Thu 21 Oct 7:30pm
Long Whatton Community
Centre LE12 5DB
01509 646413
Fri 22 Oct 7:30pm
Kegworth Village Hall
DE74 2FH 01509 673138
Fri 5 Nov 7:30pm
Stoke Golding Village Hall
CV13 6EA
01455 212953/212489
Wed 17 Nov 6:30pm
Oakham, Catmose
College LE15 6NU
01572 725904/722286
Thu 18 Nov 8:00pm
Peatling Parva Village Hall
LE17 5PX 0116 247 8926
Fri 10 Dec 8:00pm
Manton Village Hall
LE15 8SU 01572 737503
Fri 14 Jan 7:30pm
Bottesford Victory
Commemoration Hall
NG13 0BG
01949 842215/842868
Fri 25 Feb 7:30pm
Thurnby Memorial Hall
LE7 9PN
0116 241 4316/4455
Sat 26 Feb 7:30pm
Ibstock, The Palace
Community Centre
LE67 6LH 01530 267303
October
10+
Hijinx Theatre Company
Ill Met by Moonlight by Charles Way
Hijinx Theatre Company is touring a brand new
production of Ill Met by Moonlight
(originally toured in 1994 and 2001) receiving
outstanding audience and critical response.
Set on the border of Wales and England at a
time, not so long ago, when country people
believed in fairie-folk. A descendant of Puck still
roams the countryside causing mayhem and
madness wherever he goes! By his shape-changing
interference he attempts to thwart the course of
true love between two country folk. The results
of his malicious meddling are often hilarious and
sometimes tragic. Will he be triumphant or will true
love shine through?
Wed 20 Oct 7:45pm
Thringstone House
Community Centre
LE67 8NR
01530 222337
Fri 22 Oct 7:30pm
Sewstern Village Hall
NG33 5RJ
01476 861065/861798
October
Family Show
Flying Panda
The Story Traders of Sichuan
In a spectacle created specifically for small-scale
venues, Flying Panda includes all the most exciting
ingredients from the Sichuan Opera. Amazing
costumes, hats, make-up, acrobatic routines, beautiful
songs, fire breathing, comic characters and the
incredible art of face-changing where practitioners
of this closely guarded secret unveil mask after mask
with a flick of the hand, making new faces appear
and old ones simply disappear into thin air!
Four actors and two musicians create a colourful
story with tales of wise men, greedy emperors, silly
monkeys and lovers who turn into snakes. Flying
Panda has recruited two performers from the
world renowned Chongqing Troupe to share their
unbelievable skills with them and create something
utterly unique! See it!
Fri 29 Oct 7:30pm
Hoton, Cotes &
Prestwold Village Hall
LE12 5SF
01509 880769
Sat 30 Oct 7:30pm
Fleckney Village Hall
LE8 8AS
0116 240 2184
Sun 31 Oct 7:30pm
Greetham Community
Centre LE15 7NG
01572 812804
October & November
12+
Angus and Ross
Theatre Company
Up Frankie! by Stuart Fortey
A fun-and-frolics romp through the life of one of
Britain’s most revered comedians.
Frankie Howerd has been thrown out of heaven! As
he bemoans his fate, dressed in his 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, no”s were all carefully written in advance and not
ad-libs at all. So, how much freedom and how much
control did he really have in his act and in life? 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 two-hander, with the inimitable Dominic
Goodwin as Frankie plus an actress/singer/musician.
Fri 29 Oct 7:30pm
Ryhall Village Hall
PE9 4HR
01780 754621
Sat 30 Oct 7:30pm
Peatling Magna Village
Hall LE8 5UQ
0116 247 8510/8933
Sun 31 Oct 7:30pm
Wymondham Village
Hall LE14 2AB
01572 787247/
07792 756511
Tue 16 Nov 7:30pm
Illston Village Hall
LE7 9EG
0116 259 6925/6713
Wed 17 Nov 7:30pm
Plungar Village Hall
NG13 0JE
01949 860257
October
Family Show
Teatro Che y Moche
Oua Umplute
This award-winning show appeared at the Edinburgh
Fringe in 2009; it’s a gypsy celebration of life, love
and death; a spectacle combining theatre, music and
mayhem promising an evening of superb musicianship
and a performance filled with fun and passion.
Teatro Che y Moche, a multi-talented band of
Spanish gypsy musicians - actor/guitar player Kike
Lera, drummer Eugenio Amao, actor/saxophonist
Joaquín Murillo and led by Ukranian virtuoso
violinist Teresa Polyvka - invite you to their crazy
party to hear the entertaining and boisterous tale of
their grandfather’s funeral as they play the music he
loved during his life, ranging from funereal to love
songs, classical to dance tunes. Magnificent!
Sun 31 Oct 4:00pm
Appleby Magna, Sir
John Moore Foundation
DE12 7AH
01530 273629
Image: Eamonn McCabe
November, February & April
10+
Alistair Anderson
IN CONCERT
Alistair Anderson, English concertina maestro and
Northumbrian Smallpipes wizard, has been at the
forefront of traditional music for over 30 years.
Internationally acknowledged as one of the great
traditional musicians of his age, he’s appeared on
TV, radio and concert platforms across the world.
Alistair introduces the folk music of
Northumberland, Scotland and Ireland with
beguiling tales of the history of the tunes and the
characters from whom he learnt the music. He’s
steeped in the tradition, having spent many years
playing with the three older shepherd musicians
of the Cheviot Hills, but also collaborates with
musicians from the world of jazz and classical music.
On occasion, he draws on the tradition of dialect
poetry and recitation to include a light-hearted
story or poem in the concert. Unmissable!
Sat 13 Nov 7:30pm
Desford Village Hall
LE9 9GN
01455 823537/824333
Fri 18 Feb 8:00pm
Appleby Magna, Sir
John Moore Foundation
DE12 7AH
01530 273629
Sat 19 Feb 7:30pm
Long Clawson Village
Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Sun 20 Feb 7:30pm
Countesthorpe Village
Hall LE8 5TB
0116 277 6259/1570
Sun 10 Apr 7:30pm
Anstey, Jubilee Hall
LE7 7AY
0116 236 2646
November
Family Show
RO:TORO
IN CONCERT
RO:TORO plays traditional Estonian melodies
with female pipers, an improvising saxophonist,
electric guitar and a mad percussionist who plays
plastic bowls on a waterbed! The saxophone and
water drums provide a modern counterpoint to the
bagpipes’ traditional sound.
The group has its origins in Viljandi Cultural
Academy of Tartu University and works with
traditional Estonian bagpipe tunes. RO:TORO has
been collecting the songs of Khant (speakers of the
Finno-Ugric language Khanty) and includes some
of them in the concert. You may also see the foot
waltz, learn some Estonian words and marvel at the
plethora of unusual items that can make percussive
sounds including planks of wood, bicycle wheels and
other everyday objects!
A witty and quirky musical spectacle!
Sun 14 Nov 4:00pm
Appleby Magna, Sir
John Moore Foundation
DE12 7AH
01530 273629
November
11+
New Century Theatre Company
Blue Remembered Hills
by DeNnis Potter
Dennis Potter’s brilliant, often hilarious evocation of
war-time childhood games, rivalries, jealousies – and
tragedies – is brought to life in an exciting and original
production by New Century Theatre Company. This
apparently simple tale relates the activities of sevenyear-olds on a summer afternoon. Willie tags along
as burly Peter bullies Raymond and is challenged by
fair-minded John. Audrey is over-shadowed by Angela’s
prettiness and wreaks her angry frustrations on the
boys. All of them gang up on the terrified ‘Donald
Duck’ who, abused by his mother and ridiculed by his
peers, plays his own dangerous game of pyromania.
In a unique twist, the children’s roles are acted out
by a cast of adults. The original ground-breaking
production featured Helen Mirren and Colin Welland
and was truly unforgettable.
Thu 18 Nov 7:30pm
South Luffenham
Village Hall LE15 8NW
01780 720687
Fri 19 Nov 7:30pm
Queniborough ViIlage
Hall LE7 3DH
0116 269 7431
November
8+
Mamane Barka
The Lone Master of the Biram
Mamane Barka of Niger was born into a family of
Toubou nomads and grew up to become a teacher and
a celebrated musician with desert blues at his heart.
A decade ago, Mamane heard about the beautiful
sound of the biram, an enormous boat-shaped 5
stringed harp-lute sacred to the Boudouma fishing
nomads of Lake Chad. On discovering that there was
only one elderly player of the instrument left, Boukar
Tar, Mamane went to live with the Boudouma to study
with the old master, learning the instrument, its rituals
and ancient, mythical songs. On the death of the master,
Mamane was bequeathed the biram and charged with
bringing the biram to the attention of the world.
Now Mamane maintains the tradition singlehandedly, touring the world with his life-long friend,
Oumarou Adamou, the son of a Hausa Griot, whose
mesmerising percussion is the bedrock of this
extraordinarily powerful desert blues.
Wed 24 Nov 7:30pm
Long Clawson Village
Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
10+
The Opera Dudes
The Codfathers of Croon
Centre Stage favourites Tim and Neil have
been practising their scales, studying their
‘tuna day’ books, putting their heart and
‘sole’ into preparations and now The Opera
Dudes are back, ready to give you a whale of
a time with newly created The Codfathers
of Croon! Over the last four years, The Opera
Dudes have been causing a sensation,
touring all over the UK, to universal acclaim.
Be invigorated by Verdi, ravished by
Rachmaninov and bowled over by Bernstein.
Expect the unexpected! This show will satisfy
genuine opera buffs but equally amuse and
entertain those who love popular music.
Unbeatable and unmissable!
“I haven’t laughed so much in ages!”
Fri 26 Nov 7:00pm
Barrow-upon-Soar, Humphrey
Perkins School & Community Centre
LE12 8JU 07718 153117
Sat 27 Nov 7:30pm
Bottesford Victory
Commemoration Hall NG13 0BG
01949 842215/842868
Fri 3 Dec 7:30pm
Morcott Village Hall LE15 9DX
01572 747381
Sat 4 Dec 7:30pm
Ibstock, The Palace Community
Centre LE67 6LH 01530 267303
Sat 11 Dec 7:30pm
Long Whatton Community Centre
LE12 5DB 01509 646413
Sun 23 Jan 7:30pm
Redmile, St Peter’s Church
NG13 0GA 07970 387240
Fri 4 Feb 7:30pm
Claybrooke Magna Village Hall
LE17 5AJ 01455 209336
Sat 5 Feb 7:30pm
Stoke Golding Village Hall CV13 6EA
01455 212953/212489
Thu 10 Mar 7:30pm
Hose Village Hall LE14 4JR
01949 860707
Fri 15 Apr 7:30pm
Botcheston Village Hall LE9 9FF
01455 824316
Sat 16 Apr 8:00pm
Elmesthorpe Village Hall LE9 7SP
01455 842197/846203
Sat 30 Apr 7:30pm
Old Dalby Village Hall LE14 3LR
01664 822603/820100
Sun 15 May 7:00pm
Plungar Village Hall NG13 0JE
01949 860257
Image: hollisphotography.com
November, December, January, February, March, April & May
December
Family Show
Martin Simpson
IN CONCERT
In the last two years, Martin Simpson has been busier,
more successful and more visible than ever before in his
37 year career; an overnight sensation at the age of 56!
TV appearances at the Albert Hall, and on Later
with Jools Holland, radio appearances with Aled
Jones, Mike Harding and Simon Mayo together
with numerous festival appearances and a series of
sold out UK tours garnered extraordinary reactions
and continue to raise his profile. His 2007 release
‘Prodigal Son’ was nominated for five BBC Radio 2
Folk Awards, and won Album of the Year and Best
Original Song for the deeply moving ‘Never Any
Good’. Having lived and worked in America for 14
years, he’s regarded there, and here, as a guitar
legend, and an enormously influential musician.
A chance of a life-time to see him in your local hall.
Thu 2 Dec 7:30pm
Loughborough Endowed
Schools Music School
LE11 2DU
01509 283770
Fri 3 Dec 8:00pm
Wymeswold Memorial
Hall LE12 6TY
01509 880277
Thu 9 Dec 7:30pm
Redmile, St Peter’s
Church NG13 0GA
07970 387240
Fri 10 Dec 7:30pm
Claybrooke Magna
Village Hall LE17 5AJ
01455 209336
December
6+
Oxfordshire Theatre Company
Alice in Wonderland
written by Neil Duffield
From the tranquillity of a sunny Oxford riverbank, an
inquisitive Alice will lead audiences down the rabbit
hole into a mysterious wonderland of the imagination.
Discover curious creatures, puzzling people and unravel
marvellous mathematical mysteries as you join Alice
on her quest to find out who really stole the Queen of
Hearts’ jam tarts! In a world where nothing is quite as
it seems, but everything is just as it is, you never know
who’ll pop up next on a trip to Wonderland…
Written by Neil Duffield, the 2006 winner of the Arts
Council England Children’s Award ‘for work which
displays excellence, inspiration and innovation in
children’s theatre’, the new version of this intriguing
Oxford-based tale, combines puppetry, song and dance.
A family seasonal show in your local hall.
Tue 14 Dec 7:00pm
Waltham on the Wolds
Village Hall LE14 4AG
01664 464115
Wed 15 Dec 5:30pm
Husbands Bosworth,
Turville Memorial Hall
LE17 6JH
01858 880910
December
7+
Fairgame
Theatre Company
Cinderella
Fairgame’s new production spins the record back to the
1970s; the decade of discontent. Not your traditional
panto, but a beautifully rich tale of family relationships,
grief and first love all deliciously jumbled up with
dangerously big flares and disco with a capital D.
From down-at-heart to the heart and soul of the
party, Cinderella’s timeless story, combined with
a lyrical script directed by Greg Banks, diamondencrusted tunes composed and directed by Thomas
Johnson and a live band on stage, all ensure a highenergy, moving and unforgettable night. (Platform
boots optional!). A lovely family show on your
doorstep in the run-up to Christmas!
Wed 15 Dec 7:30pm
Sharnford, Evergreen
Hall LE10 3PR
01455 272401
Thu 16 Dec 7:30pm
Norton Juxta Twycross
Village Hall CV9 3PU
01827 881007/881040
Fri 17 Dec 7:00pm
Harby Village Hall
LE14 4BZ 01949 861422
Sat 18 Dec 7:30pm
Countesthorpe Village
Hall LE8 5TB
0116 277 6259/1570
January
6+
Northumberland
Theatre Company
Beauty and The Beast by Mike Kenny
A beautiful girl, a father on his uppers, an
enchanted castle, a mad gallop through the forest,
a deserted rose garden, a promise unkept, a classic
tale, a love story.
Thu 13 Jan 7:30pm
Kegworth Village Hall
DE74 2FH
01509 673138
This is a story you’ve always known, but you’ll feel you
were hearing it for the first time. It’s funny, it’s sad, it’s
exciting. It will warm your heart and send shivers up
your spine, whether you are young or old. What more
could you want in the middle of a long winter?
Fri 14 Jan 6:30pm
Asfordby Parish Hall
LE14 3SA
01664 812177
January
9+
Shoo Shoo Baby presents
The Entire History of Cabaret
The effortlesly funny double act return to perform
The Entire History of Cabaret in just 90 minutes!
An heroic feat!
The Shoo Shoos whirl the audience breathlessly past
the spectres haunting cabaret’s past. The journey begins
in the Belle Époque Paris, rattles through the gloomily
decadent Weimar Republic, rides then hurtles across
the Atlantic through the Cotton Club, where Duke
Ellington’s subversive jazz innovations are given an
unexpectedly modern twist. The Shoo Shoos’ epic quest
to resolve the modern cabaret performer’s dilemma
– ‘art’ versus ‘entertainment’ - is satisfied with their
macabre opera parody Benjamin Britten’s Got Talent!
The Entire History of Cabaret features witty new
arrangements of songs such as Falling in Love Again,
I Am A Vamp and Eleanor Rigby.
See them and be forever smitten!
Thu 13 Jan 7:30pm
Hose Village Hall LE14
4JR 01949 860707
Fri 14 Jan 8:00pm
Ibstock, The Palace
Community Centre LE67
6LH 01530 267303
Fri 28 Jan 7:30pm
Burton Lazars Village
Hall LE14 2UR
01664 567752
Sat 29 Jan 8:00pm
Ashby-de-la-Zouch,
Venture Theatre
LE65 1HU
01530 411767
Sun 30 Jan 7:30pm
Hoby & District Village
Hall LE14 3DT
01664 434120
January
Family Show
The New Budapest Café Orchestra
IN CONCERT
Lock up your goats and hold on to your hats ladies
and gents as this smoking hot gypsy band stokes
up the fires once more!
The New Budapest Café Orchestra plays powerful,
driving folk-based music from Eastern Europe inspired
by the music of European gypsies. The music evokes
vivid images of Tzigane fiddle maestros, Budapest
café life and gypsy campfires, designed for rural halls.
Comprising five fabulous musicians and boasting some
of the Country’s most revered international stars:
Chris Garrick violin; Eddie Hession free bass accordion;
Julian Arnott violin and box; Kelvin Cantlon double
bass; Adrian Zolotuhin guitar, sax and balalaika.
The band plays impassioned but often tender
mixtures of blistering Hungarian Czardas, Russian
and Ukrainian folk songs, grief-stricken ballads and
rollicking dances from Romania and Bulgaria. Good
enough to make you book a holiday in Budapest!
Tue 18 Jan 7:30pm
Peatling Magna
Village Hall LE8 5UQ
0116 247 8510/8933
Wed 19 Jan 7:30pm
Wing Village Hall
LE15 8SA
01572 737408
Thu 20 Jan 7:30pm
Long Clawson Village
Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Fri 21 Jan 7:30pm
Kirby Bellars Village
Hall LE14 2EA
01664 813938
January
5+
Multi Story Theatre Company
The Twelve Wild Ducks
Be very careful what you wish for. That’s what the
Queen discovers when, after having twelve sons, she
wishes for a daughter. For, at the very moment her
beautiful daughter is born, her sons are transformed
into wild ducks. When Princess Snow-Rose learns
what happened to her brothers, she sets out on
an epic journey to try and release them from their
enchantment. She must weave and sew twelve shirts
from nettles. And, as if that isn’t hard enough, for
three years she must stay silent and neither smile nor
weep. This traditional Norwegian tale is a fabulous
fable of determination in the face of great hardship.
Internationally acclaimed Gill Nathanson and Bill
Buffery, Multi Story, bring their customary magic
to bear with a blend of live music, magical wordweaving and the engaging physicality that has
become their hallmark. Entrancing!
Sun 23 Jan 4:00pm
Appleby Magna, Sir
John Moore Foundation
DE12 7AH
01530 273629
January
12+
The Devil’s Violin Company
The Singing Bones
A timeless tale of secrets and lies, of love and hate.
The Singing Bones is an irresistible blend of the
best elements of storytelling, thrilling live music and
theatre, spinning music and words together to create
a richly evocative landscape. This is where the story
spirits live. This is the place where heroes learn fear,
a beautiful bird sings of a dark secret and Death is
imprisoned in the shell of a nut. Charming and chilling
by turns, it conjures unforgettable images in the mind’s
eye and raises the hair on the back of the neck.
A captivating storyteller, Daniel Morden, and three
wonderful musicians mix melody with story to tell a
gripping suspenseful story and bring you an evening
of magical entertainment.
Thu 27 Jan 7:30pm
Loughborough Endowed
Schools Music School
LE11 2DU
01509 283770
Fri 28 Jan 7:30pm
Samworth Centre at St
Mary’s LE13 1AE
01664 503521
January
Family Show
Musician of the Year
Tom McConville Trio
The legendary Tom McConville appears with
fellow musicians David Newey and Phil Murray to
offer you a fantastic evening to remember.
Tom McConville, ‘The Newcastle Fiddler’, has for many
years been regarded as one of the top fiddle players
in the country. A mixture of styles and techniques
learned from the masters, Sean McGuire, Stephane
Grapelli and Bluegrass legend Byron Berline, give Tom
an endless variety of interpretations to his songs and
tunes. His live performances are a roller-coaster of
musical delights which include fast, rhythmic dance
tunes and beautiful slow airs coupled with exciting
Celtic tunes on fiddle, guitar and double bass and of
course, great fiddle-singing!
“One of the greatest violinists I’ve ever heard and
by far the biggest influence on my music. A true
master”. Seth Lakeman
Fri 28 Jan 7:30pm
Burton on the Wolds
Village Hall LE12 5AG
01509 881369
February
13+
The Kosh
The Storeroom
A potent cocktail of glamour, murder and intrigue.
A thriller of fantastic imagination and wit told in
an extraordinary style.
The Kosh, one of the UK’s most daring touring
companies, hits the road again with the dazzling
dance theatre cabaret, The Storeroom, a dark, comic,
physical tale played to a mesmerising soundtrack.
Revenge is a cold dance. She’s dressed to kill and
ready to sing. The answer is in The Storeroom, if
only she can make the pieces fit. A moving jigsaw
and magical cabaret evening produced by the
fabulous The Kosh. All the parts are played by the
brilliantly talented Siân Williams; actress, dancer,
acrobat, ventriloquist, and singer extraordinaire. As
graceful and sinuous as a cat, her award-winning
performances have been acclaimed internationally.
“The astonishing Siân Williams, a rare creature,
performer of extraordinary gifts.” The Independent
Thu 3 Feb 7:30pm
Market Bosworth, Dixie
Grammar School Hall
CV13 0LE
01455 291303
Fri 4 Feb 7:30pm
Oakham, Catmose
College LE15 6NU
01572 725904/722286
February
Family Show
The Atlantics
Rock n Roll Party!
Get your dancing shoes on for The Atlantics are
bringing their Big Beat Rock n Roll Party to your
village hall for a night of retro glamour! A big
authentic 1950s sound with songs from Little Richard,
Bill Haley, Big Joe Turner and many more. A five-piece
band playing classic rock n roll and 1950s style jive,
rhythm n blues plus some of their own original tracks.
Live music with double bass, piano, saxophone,
guitar, drums and 4 vocalists. The show is great fun
and creates a fantastic atmosphere with that big
beat vibe that keeps people dancing all night. You
won’t be able to sit still for long!
Wed 9 Feb 7:30pm
Queniborough ViIlage
Hall LE7 3DH
0116 269 7431
Thu 10 Feb 7:30pm
Plungar Village Hall
NG13 0JE
01949 860257
Fri 11 Feb 8:00pm
Old Dalby Village Hall
LE14 3LR
01664 822603/820100
March
3-7
Freehand Theatre
Plays with Puppets
Who’s Been Sitting in MY Chair?
Who indeed?
One two three
Was it you or was it me?
Or was it perhaps a small wee bear?
Or was it the girl with the golden hair?
Freehand has been making high quality theatre for
children for almost thirty years: a heady mix of original
puppetry, good design, rich language, beautiful music
and gentle humour. The company’s latest production,
Who’s Been Sitting in My Chair? is a playful and
musical interpretation of a well known tale – with
porridge and bears and one, two, three chairs. A tale
that’s not too big and not too small but just right.
So you think you know this story? Well, take it from us,
it’s not so easy to tell when it’s wintertime and the bears
won’t wake up – Zzzzzz – what do bears dream about?
But spring in the air puts a spring in all our steps and
one little girl is always a step ahead. And when small
bear gets lost, we all have to go on a bear hunt!
Thu 3 Mar 5:00pm
Redmile Primary School
NG13 0GL
07970 387240
Fri 4 Mar 6:30pm
Sheepy Magna
Memorial Hall CV9 3QU
01827 880089
Image: Richard Faulks
March & May
Thu 3 Mar 8:00pm
Peatling Parva Village
Hall LE17 5PX
0116 247 8926
Family Show
Hell said The Duchess
Karen Tweed, Becky Price
and Hannah JAMES
This all-female accordion trio formed in 2009 for a
one-off gig and enjoyed it so much, they decided
to do some more - not least for the chance to wear
lovely frocks and prove that the accordion can be
a highly expressive instrument, capable of great
beauty and subtlety, and not just a large noisy box
designed to drown out bagpipes!
The amazing Karen Tweed, Becky Price and
Hannah James present an elegant, eccentric and
effervescent concoction of traditional and original
music, harnessing various influences featuring dance
music and airs from Ireland, France, Scandinavia and
18th Century England plus songs and dances from
the Northern English repertoire performed by clogstepping virtuoso Hannah. All absolutely wonderful!
Fri 4 Mar 7:30pm
Hoby & District Village
Hall LE14 3DT
01664 434120
Sat 5 Mar 7:30pm
Desford Village Hall
LE9 9GN
01455 823537/824333
Wed 11 May 7:30pm
Long Clawson Village
Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Thu 12 May 7:30pm
Ryhall Village Hall PE9
4HR 01780 754621
Fri 13 May 7:30pm
Bottesford Victory
Commemoration Hall
NG13 0BG
01949 842215/842868
March & May
Thu 10 Mar 7:30pm
Cottesmore Village Hall
LE15 7DH
01572 813599
Fri 11 Mar 8:00pm
Manton Village Hall LE15
8SU 01572 737503
12+
New Perspectives
Theatre Company
Lark Rise to Candleford
by Flora Thompson
adapted by Daniel Buckroyd
“The hamlet stood on a gentle rise…we shall call it
Lark Rise.”
Flora Thompson’s enduring portrait of growing
up in rural Oxfordshire in the twilight years of the
nineteenth century, and her vivid account of the
dawn of a new age of ‘progress’ that would sweep
away the centuries-old way of life she knew so well,
has captivated readers for more than half a century.
Now New Perspectives, acclaimed for its many
productions exploring life in rural England, past
and present, has transformed Flora Thompson’s
gentle masterpiece into a funny, touching and
engrossing new theatre show – a faithful account of
this unsentimental yet deeply affectionate picture
of village life, and a delightful introduction to an
unforgettable cast of characters. Be sure to see it!
Sat 12 Mar 7:30pm
Hoton, Cotes & Prestwold
Village Hall LE12 5SF
01509 880769
Wed 23 Mar 7:30pm
Woodhouse Eaves
Village Hall LE12 8RZ
01509 890721
Thu 24 Mar 7:30pm
Packington Memorial
Hall LE65 1WS
01530 414378
Fri 25 Mar 7:30pm
Countesthorpe Village
Hall LE8 5TB
0116 277 6259/1570
Wed 4 May 8:00pm
Appleby Magna, Sir
John Moore Foundation
DE12 7AH
01530 273629
Thu 5 May 7:30pm
Hallaton, Stenning Hall
LE16 8UG
01858 555249
March
Baltic Crossing
IN CONCERT
Baltic Crossing brings together five of the finest young
traditional musicians from Northern Europe; audiences
are taken on an exciting journey through the musical
traditions of the Scandinavian and Celtic countries
featuring fiery fiddles, soaring Northumbrian bagpipes
and driving double bass and guitar.
Ian Stephenson (UK) on guitar and button accordion;
Andy May (UK) on Northumbrian and uillean pipes
and piano; Antti Järvelä (Finland) on double bass and
mandolin; Esko Järvelä (Finland) on fiddle and viola;
Kristian Bugge (Denmark) on fiddle.
The group has recently been awarded a place with the
ECHO “Rising Stars” Award; “a series of recitals by young,
exceptionally talented artists who’ve been hand-picked by
the directors of Europe and America’s leading concert halls”,
which will see them performing at some of the world’s most
famous concert venues. Performing at a hall near you!
Thu 17 Mar 7:30pm
Long Clawson Village
Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Fri 18 Mar 7:30pm
Hungarton Village
Hall LE7 9JH
0116 259 5669
Family Show
March
Buffalo Gals
MUSIC, SONGS and PERCUSSIVE STEP DANCING
An intoxicating mix of Appalachian, Cajun, Blues,
Bluegrass and Step Dancing.
The Buffalo Gals are at the forefront of the
emerging American roots music scene in the UK and
Europe and represent a revival of the string band
tradition in its most vibrant form. Combining a love
of traditional sounds with an enthusiasm for fresh
arrangement and a talent for lively entertainment,
they appeal to audiences of all ages and types,
whether they be aficionados of old-time country
music or completely new to its charms.
This six-piece band (two of whom are definitely
not Gals!), led by champion Maryland USA fiddler,
Kate Lissauer, specialises in performance of the old
songs and tunes of Appalachia, blues and rags,
ballads and work songs, dance numbers, spirituals
and gospel, all delivered with passion and flair and
punctuated by Sibs who performs stunning and
thrillingly syncopated percussive step-dances that
have become one of their trademarks. Perfect for
village halls where this kind of group of musicians
would have played during the last century.
Fri 18 Mar 7:30pm
Walton on the Wolds
Village Hall LE12 8HT
01509 880411
Sat 19 Mar 7:30pm
South Luffenham
Village Hall LE15 8NW
01780 720687
Family Show
March & April
10+
Hot Fingers
Featuring Thomas ‘Spats’ Langham
Malcolm Sked and Danny Blyth
This internationally acclaimed trio welcomes you to an
eclectic mix of vintage acoustic string music. The trio
visit the hot jazz of 1920s New York and sophisticated
1930s Swing. From the ‘French Coffee House’ sound
of the king of gypsy guitar Django Reinhardt, the early
blues of Lonnie Johnson, the syncopated rhythms of
artists such as Argentinean Oscar Aleman and the
Swing Guitar pioneer Eddie Lang.
Featured vocals include earthy blues, sentimental
ballads, novelty crooning and the Jump Jive style of
Louis Prima. Although just a trio, the band can be
seen removing three guitars, a double bass, a banjo, a
mandolin, a ukulele, a clarinet, a sousaphone, a bass
clarinet and a pair of castanets from the band van!
Playing acoustically for a truly authentic sound, the
band attracts audiences from all ages and musical
tastes. Great chat; informative and utterly entertaining.
Wed 30 Mar 7:30pm
Plungar Village Hall
NG13 0JE
01949 860257
Thu 31 Mar 7:30pm
Wymondham Village
Hall LE14 2AB
01572 787247/
07792 756511
Fri 15 Apr 7:30pm
Lutterworth College
LE17 4EW
01455 205122
Sat 16 Apr 7:30pm
Kirby Bellars Village
Hall LE14 2EA
01664 813938
March & April
Family Show
Evening Star
IN CONCERT
Bring together six of the most famous folk musicians
from France, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom
and make them play traditional dance music from
across Europe fused with electronica and influenced
by the spirit of free improvisation, pop and 21st
century sound, and you get Evening Star.
Blowzabella’s Paul James (saxophones, flutes,
bagpipes); Luke Daniels award winning accordionist
(de Dannan, Riverdance); French hurdy-gurdy
guru, Patrick Bouffard (la Chavannee); Spain’s
Carlos Beceiro (mandola, bouzouki, bass guitar);
Italian drum and percussion maestro Gigi Biolcati
(Tenderchent) and improviser Victor Nicholls on bass,
guitar and electronica (Scarp, Horse). A seriously
wonderful group of musicians, all well known in their
own countries, who love playing music to people of
all ages and interacting with their audiences.
Thu 31 Mar 7:30pm
Sproxton Village Hall
LE14 4RE
01476 860293
Fri 1 Apr 7:30pm
Greetham Community
Centre LE15 7NG
01572 812804
Image: Trevor Leighton
April
10+
Hank Wangford and Brad Breath
No Hall 2 Small
Hank and Brad first played together in the 1980s
and have stayed in touch ever since. They have now
decided to pole their way up the river of pain once
more, reviving the partnership, which brought them
together all those years ago.
Delving into the dark underbelly of Country music
and finding laughter within the misery of life, Hank
and Brad (aka Dr Sam Hutt and Andy Roberts
respectively!) will be your guides; with original
songs from their respective CDs and specially
chosen obscure country classics. Both are passionate
about country music and seek to take the flame
to non-believers (seeming to convert all those in
their path!). A great evening of music and songs
interspersed with Glimpses of Gloom and deadpan
humour from Hank, and yodelling with a rope trick
or two from Brad. They will have you lapping up
every ‘miserable’ minute with glee. Enjoy!
Wed 6 Apr 7:30pm
Woodhouse Eaves
Village Hall LE12 8RZ
01509 890721
Thu 7 Apr 7:30pm
Waltham on the Wolds
Village Hall LE14 4AG
01664 464115
Fri 8 Apr 7:30pm
Gumley Village Hall
LE16 7RU
0116 279 3931
May
14+
Jon Boden
IN CONCERT
Jon Boden is a busy man; he is best known for
fronting the eleven-piece behemoth, Bellowhead,
and his regular appearances with John Spiers, but
here is a rare chance to catch him playing a solo set.
Songs from his critically lauded post-industrial
solo album Songs from the Floodplain (described
as “having all the makings of a future classic”. Sid
Smith Review, BBC) rub shoulders with songs from
the English tradition plus crowd pleasing favourites
from the Bellowhead canon - like you’ve never heard
them before! Self-accompaniment on guitar, fiddle
and concertina, this is a chance to hear Jon in an
intimate and engrossing show.
Thu 5 May 7:30pm
Long Whatton
Community Centre
LE12 5DB
01509 646413
Fri 6 May 7:30pm
Burton on the Wolds
Village Hall LE12 5AG
01509 881369
MAY
Family Show
The Daniel Smith Duo AND
The Daniel Smith Blues Band
IN CONCERT
A great night of old-style barrelhouse boogie woogie
piano from exceptional pianist/vocalist, Daniel
Smith, “A serious challenger to Jools Holland as the
UK’s No 1 boogie pianist”. Great technical artistry,
strong voice and a good sense of humour!
The Duo: Daniel Smith and Jon ‘T-Bone’ Taylor; Jon,
a band leader in his own right and one of the UK’s
leading and most superbly versatile Chicago blues
guitarists. Together, they recreate the vibe of the
traditional good-time speakeasy. The Blues Band:
Daniel and Jon plus Pete Miles on drums (has played
world-wide with the likes of Eric Clapton and BB
King) and Andy Jones on bass and vocals (long-time
rhythm section partner of Pete Miles). A great line up
with each musician complimenting the others.
See either or both at a venue near you!
Wed 18 May DUO
7:30pm
Loughborough Endowed
Schools Music School
LE11 2DU
01509 283770
Thu 19 May BAND
7:30pm
Hoby & District Village
Hall LE14 3DT
01664 434120
Fri 20 May BAND
8:00pm
Wymeswold Memorial
Hall LE12 6TY
01509 880277
May
10+
Badapple Theatre Company
The James Herriot Story
This one-man show from Badapple Theatre
continues the long lineage of biography-based
dramas that the company has amassed since its first
tours in 1998.
Wed 18 May 7:30pm
Dunton Bassett Village
Hall LE17 5AJ
01455 209413/209170
Set in a Yorkshire pub in the farming heyday of the
1940s, The James Herriot Story sets off the early
biography of the late Alf Wight – better known
under his pen name of James Herriot – against
a myriad of local characters inspired by the All
Creatures Great and Small novels.
Thu 19 May 7:30pm
Burbage Junior School
LE10 2AD
01455 251710
Badapple gives an entertaining performance as
the local vet comes down from Glasgow and finds
himself in an altogether different world…Originally
conceived for village hall touring, the show is a
light-hearted comic look at one of England’s best
loved writers.
Fri 20 May 7:30pm
Enderby Civic Centre
LE19 4NT
0116 275 3711
Sat 21 May 7:30pm
Twyford Village Hall
LE14 2HU
01664 840352
MAY
Family Show
New Rope String Band
IN CONCERT
Music, mayhem, mirth and more….
The New Rope String Band comprises four hugely
talented musicians who play beautiful music from
various traditions from around the world.
Pete Challoner, Tim Dalling, Jock Tyldesly and Vera
van Heeringen sing, dance and play their socks off
on fiddle, guitar, piano, accordion, mandolin and
anything else that comes to hand. And they make
people laugh at the amazing comic spectacle that is
The New Rope String Band. Impossible to describe,
universally loved.
“This was the best hour of my life!” so said Daniel,
a discerning Lincolnshire lad.
Fri 20 May 8:00pm
Newtown Linford Village
Hall LE6 0AE
01530 242632
May
Family Show
James Hickman and Dan Cassidy
IN CONCERT
James Hickman and Dan Cassidy are a newly
formed transatlantic folk and roots duo. Dan Cassidy
(USA), a virtuoso musician, provides an exciting array
of fiddling renditions and harmony singing, while
James Nathan Hickman (UK) brings his driving guitar
playing and wonderfully unique interpretations of
songs to their mixture of new and old roots music.
An evening of folk and roots music from America
and Britain presented with voice, violin and guitar.
“What a wonderful evening we had – James
and Dan are such accomplished musicians whilst
being really friendly towards the audience.
Perfect for village halls!”
Sat 21 May 7:30pm
Long Clawson Village
Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
JUNE
12+
Mervyn Stutter
Another Helping of...
Mervyn Stutter is an actor, comedian, scriptwriter,
satirical songwriter, founder member of The Flying
Pickets and has worked widely in theatre, comedy,
cabaret and TV.
Thu 2 Jun 7:30pm
Redmile, St Peter’s
Church NG13 0GA
07970 387240
Merv is an unashamed Baby Boomer and his
sometimes wicked but always affectionate sense
of humour brings warmth and joy to an audience
that is happy to laugh both at his life and their
own. Merv has reached that stage where he only
does gigs he enjoys. Naked ambition and world
domination are a young man’s game. Right now
the only thing Merv is looking forward to his
Government Winter Fuel Payments!
Fri 3 Jun 8:00pm
Norton Juxta Twycross
Village Hall CV9 3PU
01827 881007/881040
“Like the host of a dinner party, Merv treats his
audience as welcome guests. He chats a bit, tells
a few jokes, makes some pithy observations and
entertains with clever comedy songs on guitar.
Stutter appears so genuine that he is irresistibly
likeable.” The Scotsman
JUNE
11+
Máire Ní Chathasaigh
and Chris Newman
Celebrated National/International Harp
and Guitar Duo WITH Song
“Dazzling, dramatic, original, unique, revered, inspired,
gloriously adventurous, bewitching, electrifying,
influential, impassioned, achingly beautiful…”
These are just some of the adjectives used to
describe this remarkable duo!
Since their début at the 1987 Cambridge Folk
Festival, England’s premier flatpicking guitar wizard,
Chris Newman, and brilliant, innovative harper Máire Ní
Chathasaigh (pronounced Moira Nee Ha-ha-sig) have
toured 22 countries with their addictive and breathtaking
cocktail of dynamic Irish dance music, gorgeous airs,
evocative old songs and striking new compositions
– spiced with shots of hot jazz and bluegrass thrown in!
Their “blazing guitar and dancing harp”, coupled
with Máire’s wonderfully clear, warm and expressive
voice and Chris’ “subversively witty introductions”
guarantee a unique and captivating evening.
Thu 9 Jun 8:00pm
Packington Memorial
Hall LE65 1WS
01530 414378
Fri 10 Jun 7:30pm
Sproxton Village Hall
LE14 4RE
01476 860293
LOCAL AUTHORITY INFORMATION
If you have enjoyed a Centre Stage performance why not visit
your local independent theatre:
Peepul Centre, Orchardson Avenue, Leicester
Box Office: 0845 310 3344 Visit: www.peepulcentre.com
Curve, Leicester
Visit: www.curveonline.co.uk
Concordia Theatre, Stockwell Head, Hinckley
Tel: 01455 615005 Visit: www.concordiatheatre.co.uk
Harborough Theatre, Church Square, Market Harborough
Visit: www.harboroughtheatre.com
Melton Theatre, Asfordby Road, Melton Mowbray
Box Office: 01664 85111 Visit: www.meltontheatre.co.uk
Loughborough Town Hall, Market Place, Loughborough
Box Office: 01509 231914 Visit: www.loughboroughtownhall.co.uk
If you are interested in putting on similar events in your
community then your local contact is:
Leicestershire County Council - Sallie Wocha
Tel: 0116 305 4115 Email: sallie.wocha@leics.gov.uk
Blaby District Council - Hema Mistry
Tel: 0116 272 7617 Email: hm1@blaby.gov.uk
Charnwood Borough Council - Sue Swain
Tel: 01509 634836 Email: sue.swain@charnwood.gov.uk
Harborough District Council - Jayne Wisely
Tel: 01858 821288 Email: j.wisely@harborough.gov.uk
Hinckley & Bosworth Borough Council - Lindsay Orton
Tel: 01455 255833 Email: lindsay.orton@hinckley-bosworth.gov.uk
Melton Borough Council - Dee Sowden
Tel: 01664 502377 Email: dsowden@melton.gov.uk
North West Leicestershire District Council - Julia Harley
Tel: 01530 454604 Email: julia.harley@nwleicestershire.gov.uk
Rutland County Council - Robert Clayton
Tel: 01572 758435 Email: rclayton@rutland.gov.uk
DIARY DATES
NTC Touring Theatre Company The Old Curiosity Shop
Duo Transatlantique - In Concert
Sat 25 Sep 8:00pm Manton, St Mary’s Church LE15 8SP
Fri 1 Oct 7:30pm
Hoby & District Village Hall LE14 3DT
01572 737503
01664 434120
New Perspectives Theatre Company - Dolly
Wed 6 Oct 7:30pm Long Clawson Village Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Thu 7 Oct 7:30pm Husbands Bosworth, Turville Memorial 01858 880910
Hall LE17 6JH
Fri 8 Oct 7:30pm
Countesthorpe Village Hall LE8 5TB 0116 277 6259/1570
Sat 9 Oct 7:30pm
Queniborough ViIlage Hall LE7 3DH
0116 269 7431
NTC - Northumberland Theatre Company - The Old Curiosity Shop
Tue 19 Oct 7:30pm Market Bosworth, 01455 291303
Dixie Grammar School Hall CV13 0LE
Wed 20 Oct 7:30pm Anstey, Jubilee Hall LE7 7AY
0116 236 2646
Thu 21 Oct 7:30pm Dunton Bassett Village 01455 209413/209170
Hall LE17 5AJ
Fri 22 Oct 7:30pm Ashby-de-la-Zouch, 01530 411767
Venture Theatre LE65 1HU
Call contact number for ticket prices (usually between £6 - £8), book tickets,
check start times and get directions to venue. Thanks to all Centre Stage
promoters for their hard work and enthusiasm in hosting shows.
DIARY DATES
Vamos Theatre Company - Nursing Lives
Wed 20 Oct 7:30pm Ashby Magna Village Hall LE17 5NQ
01455 202599
Thu 21 Oct 7:30pm Long Whatton Community Centre 01509 646413
LE12 5DB
Fri 22 Oct 7:30pm Kegworth Village Hall DE74 2FH
01509 673138
Fri 5 Nov 7:30pm
Stoke Golding Village Hall 01455 212953/212489
CV13 6EA
Wed 17 Nov 6:30pm Oakham, Catmose College 01572 725904/722286
LE15 6NU
Thu 18 Nov 8:00pm Peatling Parva Village Hall LE17 5PX
0116 247 8926
Fri 10 Dec 8:00pm Manton Village Hall LE15 8SU
01572 737503
Fri 14 Jan 7:30pm
Bottesford Victory 01949 842215/842868
Commemoration Hall NG13 0BG
Fri 25 Feb 7:30pm Thurnby Memorial Hall LE7 9PN
0116 241 4316/4455
Sat 26 Feb 7:30pm Ibstock, The Palace Community Centre
01530 267303
LE67 6LH
Hijinx Theatre Company - Ill Met by Moonlight
Wed 20 Oct 7:45pm Thringstone House
01530 222337
Community Centre LE67 8NR
Fri 22 Oct 7:30pm Sewstern Village Hall NG33 5RJ 01476 861065/861798
Flying Panda - The Story Traders of Sichuan
Fri 29 Oct 7:30pm Hoton, Cotes & Prestwold Village Hall LE12 5SF
Sat 30 Oct 7:30pm Fleckney Village Hall LE8 8AS
Sun 31 Oct 7:30pm Greetham Community Centre LE15 7NG
01509 880769
0116 240 2184
01572 812804
Angus and Ross Theatre Company - Up Frankie!
Fri 29 Oct 7:30pm Ryhall Village Hall PE9 4HR
01780 754621
Sat 30 Oct 7:30pm Peatling Magna Village Hall 0116 247 8510/8933
LE8 5UQ
Sun 31 Oct 7:30pm Wymondham 01572 787247/07792 756511
Village Hall LE14 2AB
Tue 16 Nov 7:30pm Illston Village Hall LE7 9EG
0116 259 6925/6713
Wed 17 Nov 7:30pm Plungar Village Hall NG13 0JE
01949 860257
DIARY DATES
Vamos Theatre Company
Teatro Che y Moche - Oua Umplute
Sun 31 Oct 4:00pm Appleby Magna, Sir John Moore Foundation DE12 7AH
01530 273629
Alistair Anderson - In Concert
Sat 13 Nov 7:30pm Desford Village Hall LE9 9GN
01455 823537/824333
Fri 18 Feb 8:00pm Appleby Magna, 01530 273629
Sir John Moore Foundation DE12 7AH
Sat 19 Feb 7:30pm Long Clawson Village Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Sun 20 Feb 7:30pm Countesthorpe Village Hall LE8 5TB 0116 277 6259/1570
Sun 10 Apr 7:30pm Anstey, Jubilee Hall LE7 7AY
0116 236 2646
RO:TORO - In Concert
Sun 14 Nov 4:00pm Appleby Magna, Sir John Moore Foundation DE12 7AH
01530 273629
New Century Theatre Company - Blue Remembered Hills
Thu 18 Nov 7:30pm South Luffenham Village Hall LE15 8NW 01780 720687
Fri 19 Nov 7:30pm Queniborough ViIlage Hall LE7 3DH
0116 269 7431
Mamane Barka - The Lone Master of the Biram
Wed 24 Nov 7:30pm Long Clawson Village Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Call contact number for ticket prices (usually between £6 - £8), book tickets,
check start times and get directions to venue. Thanks to all Centre Stage
promoters for their hard work and enthusiasm in hosting shows.
DIARY DATES
The Opera Dudes - The Codfathers of Croon
Fri 26 Nov 7:00pm Barrow-upon-Soar, Humphrey Perkins
07718 153117
School & Community Centre LE12 8JU
Sat 27 Nov 7:30pm Bottesford Victory Commemoration 01949 842215/842868
Hall NG13 0BG
Fri 3 Dec 7:30pm
Morcott Village Hall LE15 9DX
01572 747381
Sat 4 Dec 7:30pm Ibstock, The Palace Community 01530 267303
Centre LE67 6LH
Sat 11 Dec 7:30pm Long Whatton Community Centre LE12 5DB 01509 646413
Sun 23 Jan 7:30pm Redmile, St Peter’s Church NG13 0GA
07970 387240
Fri 4 Feb 7:30pm
Claybrooke Magna Village Hall LE17 5AJ 01455 209336
Sat 5 Feb 7:30pm
Stoke Golding Village Hall 01455 212953/212489
CV13 6EA
Thu 10 Mar 7:30pm Hose Village Hall LE14 4JR
01949 860707
Fri 15 Apr 7:30pm Botcheston Village Hall LE9 9FF
01455 824316
Sat 16 Apr 8:00pm Elmesthorpe Village Hall LE9 7SP 01455 842197/846203
Sat 30 Apr 7:30pm Old Dalby Village Hall LE14 3LR 01664 822603/820100
Sun 15 May 7:00pm Plungar Village Hall NG13 0JE
01949 860257
Martin Simpson - In Concert
Thu 2 Dec 7:30pm Loughborough Endowed Schools Music School LE11 2DU
Fri 3 Dec 8:00pm
Wymeswold Memorial Hall LE12 6TY
Thu 9 Dec 7:30pm Redmile, St Peter’s Church NG13 0GA
Fri 10 Dec 7:30pm Claybrooke Magna Village Hall LE17 5AJ
01509 283770
01509 880277
07970 387240
01455 209336
Oxfordshire Theatre Company - Alice in Wonderland
Tue 14 Dec 7:00pm Waltham on the Wolds Village Hall LE14 4AG01664 464115
Wed 15 Dec 5:30pm Husbands Bosworth, 01858 880910
Turville Memorial Hall LE17 6JH
Fairgame Theatre Company - Cinderella
Wed 15 Dec 7:30pm Sharnford, Evergreen Hall LE10 3PR
01455 272401
Thu 16 Dec 7:30pm Norton Juxta Twycross 01827 881007/881040
Village Hall CV9 3PU
Fri 17 Dec 7:00pm Harby Village Hall LE14 4BZ
01949 861422
Sat 18 Dec 7:30pm Countesthorpe Village Hall LE8 5TB 0116 277 6259/1570
DIARY DATES
The Opera Dudes
NTC - Northumberland Theatre Company
Beauty and The Beast
Thu 13 Jan 7:30pm Kegworth Village Hall DE74 2FH
Fri 14 Jan 6:30pm Asfordby Parish Hall LE14 3SA
01509 673138
01664 812177
Shoo Shoo Baby presents The Entire History of Cabaret
Thu 13 Jan 7:30pm Hose Village Hall LE14 4JR
01949 860707
Fri 14 Jan 8:00pm Ibstock, The Palace Community Centre LE67 6LH 01530 267303
Fri 28 Jan 7:30pm Burton Lazars Village Hall LE14 2UR
01664 567752
Sat 29 Jan 8:00pm Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Venture Theatre LE65 1HU 01530 411767
Sun 30 Jan 7:30pm Hoby & District Village Hall LE14 3DT
01664 434120
The New Budapest Café Orchestra - In Concert
Tue 18 Jan 7:30pm Peatling Magna Village Hall LE8 5UQ 0116 247 8510/8933
Wed 19 Jan 7:30pm Wing Village Hall LE15 8SA
01572 737408
Thu 20 Jan 7:30pm Long Clawson Village Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Fri 21 Jan 7:30pm Kirby Bellars Village Hall LE14 2EA
01664 813938
Multi Story Theatre Company - The Twelve Wild Ducks
Sun 23 Jan 4:00pm Appleby Magna, 01530 273629
Sir John Moore Foundation DE12 7AH
The Devil’s Violin Company - The Singing Bones
Thu 27 Jan 7:30pm Loughborough Endowed Schools 01509 283770
Music School LE11 2DU
Fri 28 Jan 7:30pm Samworth Centre at St Mary’s LE13 1AE
01664 503521
Call contact number for ticket prices (usually between £6 - £8), book tickets,
check start times and get directions to venue. Thanks to all Centre Stage
promoters for their hard work and enthusiasm in hosting shows.
DIARY DATES
Musician of the Year: Tom McConville Trio - In Concert
Fri 28 Jan 7:30pm Burton on the Wolds Village Hall LE12 5AG 01509 881369
The Kosh - The Storeroom
Thu 3 Feb 7:30pm Market Bosworth, 01455 291303
Dixie Grammar School Hall CV13 0LE
Fri 4 Feb 7:30pm
Oakham, Catmose College LE15 6NU01572 725904/722286
The Atlantics Rock n Roll Party!
Wed 9 Feb 7:30pm Queniborough ViIlage Hall LE7 3DH
0116 269 7431
Thu 10 Feb 7:30pm Plungar Village Hall NG13 0JE
01949 860257
Fri 11 Feb 8:00pm Old Dalby Village Hall LE14 3LR 01664 822603/820100
Freehand Theatre - Who’s Been Sitting In My Chair?
Thu 3 Mar 5:00pm Redmile Primary School NG13 0GL
07970 387240
Fri 4 Mar 6:30pm
Sheepy Magna Memorial Hall CV9 3QU
01827 880089
Hell said The Duchess - IN CONCERT
Thu 3 Mar 8:00pm Peatling Parva Village Hall LE17 5PX
0116 247 8926
Fri 4 Mar 7:30pm
Hoby & District Village Hall LE14 3DT
01664 434120
Sat 5 Mar 7:30pm Desford Village Hall LE9 9GN
01455 823537/824333
Wed 11 May 7:30pm Long Clawson Village Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Thu 12 May 7:30pm Ryhall Village Hall PE9 4HR
01780 754621
Fri 13 May 7:30pm Bottesford Victory 01949 842215/842868
Commemoration Hall NG13 0BG
New Perspectives Theatre Company - Lark Rise to Candleford
Thu 10 Mar 7:30pm Cottesmore Village Hall LE15 7DH
01572 813599
Fri 11 Mar 8:00pm Manton Village Hall LE15 8SU
01572 737503
Sat 12 Mar 7:30pm Hoton, Cotes & Prestwold 01509 880769
Village Hall LE12 5SF
Wed 23 Mar 7:30pm Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall LE12 8RZ
01509 890721
Thu 24 Mar 7:30pm Packington Memorial Hall LE65 1WS
01530 414378
Fri 25 Mar 7:30pm Countesthorpe Village Hall LE8 5TB 0116 277 6259/1570
Wed 4 May 8:00pm Appleby Magna, 01530 273629
Sir John Moore Foundation DE12 7AH
Thu 5 May 7:30pm Hallaton, Stenning Hall LE16 8UG
01858 555249
DIARY DATES
Mamane Barka
Baltic Crossing - In Concert
Thu 17 Mar 7:30pm Long Clawson Village Hall LE14 4NA
Fri 18 Mar 7:30pm Hungarton Village Hall LE7 9JH
01664 822247
0116 259 5669
Buffalo Gals - In Concert
Fri 18 Mar 7:30pm Walton on the Wolds Village Hall LE12 8HT 01509 880411
Sat 19 Mar 7:30pm South Luffenham Village Hall LE15 8NW 01780 720687
Hot Fingers - in Concert
Wed 30 Mar 7:30pm Plungar Village Hall NG13 0JE
01949 860257
Thu 31 Mar 7:30pm Wymondham 01572 787247/07792 756511
Village Hall LE14 2AB
Fri 15 Apr 7:30pm Lutterworth College LE17 4EW
01455 205122
Sat 16 Apr 7:30pm Kirby Bellars Village Hall LE14 2EA
01664 813938
Evening Star - In Concert
Thu 31 Mar 7:30pm Sproxton Village Hall LE14 4RE
Fri 1 Apr 7:30pm
Greetham Community Centre LE15 7NG
01476 860293
01572 812804
Hank Wangford and Brad Breath - No Hall 2 SmalL
Wed 6 Apr 7:30pm Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall LE12 8RZ
01509 890721
Thu 7 Apr 7:30pm
Waltham on the Wolds Village Hall LE14 4AG 01664 464115
Fri 8 Apr 7:30pm
Gumley Village Hall LE16 7RU
0116 279 3931
Call contact number for ticket prices (usually between £6 - £8), book tickets,
check start times and get directions to venue. Thanks to all Centre Stage
promoters for their hard work and enthusiasm in hosting shows.
DIARY DATES
Jon Boden - In Concert
Thu 5 May 7:30pm Long Whatton Community Centre LE12 5DB 01509 646413
Fri 6 May 7:30pm
Burton on the Wolds Village Hall LE12 5AG 01509 881369
The Daniel Smith Duo/The Daniel Smith Blues Band - In Concert
Wed 18 May 7:30pm Loughborough Endowed Schools
01509 283770
DUO
Music School LE11 2DU
Thu 19 May 7:30pm Hoby & District Village Hall LE14 3DT
01664 434120
BAND
Fri 20 May 8:00pm Wymeswold Memorial Hall LE12 6TY
01509 880277
BAND
Badapple Theatre Company - The James Herriot Story
Wed 18 May 7:30pm Dunton Bassett Village Hall LE17 5AJ 01455 209413/209170
Thu 19 May 7:30pm Burbage Junior School LE10 2AD
01455 251710
Fri 20 May 7:30pm Enderby Civic Centre LE19 4NT
0116 275 3711
Sat 21 May 7:30pm Twyford Village Hall LE14 2HU
01664 840352
New Rope String Band - In Concert
Fri 20 May 8:00pm Newtown Linford Village Hall LE6 0AE
01530 242632
James Hickman and Dan Cassidy - In Concert
Sat 21 May 7:30pm Long Clawson Village Hall LE14 4NA
01664 822247
Mervyn Stutter - Another Helping of...
Thu 2 Jun 7:30pm Redmile, St Peter’s Church NG13 0GA
07970 387240
Fri 3 Jun 8:00pm
Norton Juxta Twycross 01827 881007/881040
Village Hall CV9 3PU
Máire Ní Chathasaigh and Chris Newman - IN CONCERT
Thu 9 Jun 8:00pm Packington Memorial Hall LE65 1WS
01530 414378
Fri 10 Jun 7:30pm Sproxton Village Hall LE14 4RE
01476 860293
Call contact number for ticket prices (usually between £6 - £8), book tickets,
check start times and get directions to venue. Thanks to all Centre Stage
promoters for their hard work and enthusiasm in hosting shows.
ACCESS INFORMATION
A
Anstey, Jubilee Hall Appleby Magna, Sir John Moore Foundation
Asfordby Parish Hall
Ashby-de-la-Zouch, Venture Theatre
Ashby Magna Village Hall
BPA
B
Barrow-upon-Soar, Humphrey Perkins School & Community Centre
Botcheston Village Hall
Bottesford Victory Commemoration Hall
Burbage Junior School
Burton Lazars Village Hall
Burton on the Wolds Village Hall
INTERNAL
TSL
OSP
C
OSP
Claybrooke Magna Village Hall
Cottesmore Village Hall
Countesthorpe Village Hall (Active Arts)
TSL
TSL
D
Desford Village Hall
Dunton Bassett Village Hall
E
Elmesthorpe Village Hall
Enderby Civic Centre
F
Fleckney Village Hall
OSP
OSP
TSL
ACCESS INFORMATION
G
Greetham Community Centre
Gumley Village Hall
H
Hallaton, Stenning Hall Harby Village Hall Hoby & District Village Hall Hose Village Hall
Hoton, Cotes & Prestwold Village Hall Hungarton Village Hall
Husbands Bosworth, Turville Memorial Hall
OSP
INTERNAL
OSP
BPA
OSP
PORTABLE
RAMP
I
Ibstock, The Palace Community Centre
Illston Village Hall
OSP
OSP
K
Kegworth Village Hall
Kirby Bellars Village Hall
OSP
L
Long Clawson Village Hall
Long Whatton Community Centre
Loughborough Endowed Schools Music School
Lutterworth College
M
Manton Village Hall
Manton, St Mary’s Church
Market Bosworth, Dixie Grammar School Hall
Morcott Village Hall
INTERNAL
OSP
PORTABLE
RAMP
INTERNAL
ACCESS INFORMATION
N
OSP
Newtown Linford Village Hall
Norton Juxta Twycross Village Hall
O
Oakham, Catmose College
Old Dalby Village Hall
OSP
P
Packington Memorial Hall
Peatling Magna Village Hall
Peatling Parva Village Hall
Plungar Village Hall
PORTABLE
RAMP
OSP
OSP
Q
TSL
Queniborough ViIlage Hall
R
Redmile Primary School
Redmile, St Peter’s Church
Ryhall Village Hall
OSP
TSL
OSP
TSL
S
Samworth Centre at St Mary’s
Sewstern Village Hall
Sharnford, Evergreen Hall
Sheepy Magna Memorial Hall
South Luffenham Village Hall
Sproxton Village Hall Stoke Golding Village Hall OSP
OSP
ACCESS INFORMATION
T
Thringstone House Community Centre
Thurnby Memorial Hall Twyford Village Hall OSP
W
Waltham on the Wolds Village Hall Walton on the Wolds Village Hall
Wing Village Hall Woodhouse Eaves Village Hall Wymeswold Memorial Hall Wymondham Village Hall OSP
OSP
TSL
Vamos Theatre Company
ACCESS INFORMATION
Reservable/general parking on site
On street parking
OSP
Designated parking OR booked prior arrangement
Level entrance
Ramp approached up
Ramp approached down
Total number of steps at entrance
Alternative wheelchair entrance
Ramp on internal route
Ramp on internal route
INTERNAL
INTERNAL
Internal width restricted
Total number of steps on internal route
Internal lift
INTERNAL
INTERNAL
Standard WC facility only
Wheelchair accessible toilet
Wheelchair accessible toilet with transfer space limited
TSL
Induction loop
Infrared System
Assistance dogs welcome
Access information: The access information given has been supplied by the
individual venues and collated by Artservice; to the best of our knowledge and
belief, it is accurate. Please call venue for further information, or clarification on
specific details, and particularly with regard to advice on access for Service Dogs
where individual venues have not specified.
centre stage
Centre Stage works in partnership
with volunteer promoters in village
halls and community venues who host
their chosen show(s) in their local hall,
selling tickets and promoting events.
Local Authority Arts Officers at County
and District level are involved in
developing the scheme and distribute
a Touring Programme/Menu, twice
a year, from which promoting groups
select their show(s).
If you would like to know more about
becoming a local promoter please call
your Local Authority Arts Officer (see list
of contacts inside) or Centre Stage’s
Co-ordinator, Sue Roberts, Artservice,
on 01544 327877 or email:
sue@artservice.org.uk
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in other formats;
for more information
please call 0116 305 4115
or email Sallie Wocha,
Arts Development Officer
sallie.wocha@leics.gov.uk
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