the civic, spring summer 2009 brochure

DARE to be different...

SpringSummer2009

Welcome to The Civic...

The Civic heralds an exciting new era for contemporary art and performance inSouth Yorkshire.

The dramatic transformation of one of Barnsley’s best loved Victorian buildings is well underway with the first phase now complete. The launch of the modern Civic is marked by theintroduction of a vibrant and dynamic arts programme, bringing contemporary performanceand arts to the Assembly Room, the Exhibition Gallery and the newly landscaped MandelaGardens.

Performances of the highest quality have been selected to bring together a diverseprogramme, through an eclectic and exciting mix of disciplines. There are many highlightsto the programme, including Signdance Collective, Three films + One, a skilful weavingtogether of sign language and dance, Bollywood Brass a fusion of traditional brass withBhangra beats and Eduardo Niebela the virtuoso flamenco jazz guitarist, withBrilliantissimo, stopping off on his way to the Royal Festival Hall!

Younger audiences have not been forgotten with a regular series of performances aimedat families and young people, many reworking much loved classics. Old Mother Hubbard asyou’ve never seen her before, presented by Garlic Theatre, the hair-raising escapades ofRapunzel from Theatre Widdershins, mixed with an interactive and immersive sensorydelight from TPO, the internationally renowned Italian company, bringing Butterfliesvirtually to life!

The contemporary programme does however offer a nod to our heritage, classic texts havebeen interwoven with a 21st century twist, Whale an adaptation of Moby Dick has beenrevitalised by Spymonkey and a tour-de-force by Roger Llewellyn humorously bringsSherlock Holmes to a new audience with a solo performance not to be missed.

The fantastic new Gallery also celebrates visual art in all its guises with Revolutions:Gatefold to Download; The art of the music industry, which traces the development andimportant design heritage linked to record sleeve art. This is followed by Walter Giers:Electronic Genius? Art Innovator? A celebration of this major international artist who justhappens to come from our twin town of Schwabisch Gmünd!

I am extremely excited by this next phase of the building’s development, especially as thisspring programme offers something for everyone. I challenge and DARE you to be differentin 2009.

Fergus Justice-MillsDevelopment DirectorThe Civic, Barnsley.

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Inside The Civic 4

Gallery 6

Drama 8

Dance 14

Music 16

Comedy 20

Family 22

Booking tickets 30

Getting here 31

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DARE to be different | Box office: 0845 1800 363 The Civic, Hanson Street, Barnsley S70 2JL

DARE to be different...

The Civic is much more than a performance venue; it has been designed to provide ahome for Barnsley’s growing creative industries. Offering a unique balance of arts andentertainment, the new Civic welcomes everyone. Whether you have fond memoriesof the Civic Hall or this is your first time in the building, you are a regular supporteror this is your first step into the Arts, there is something for everyone to enjoy.

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DesignWithin The Civic thereare a wide variety ofbespoke creativeworkspace units,providing a home to athriving community ofcompanies, many ofwhom enjoy strong linkswith the arts.

RetailComing soon to The Civic– three floors, creating abespoke retail haven –watch this space or joinour mailing list for moredetails.www.barnsleycivic.co.uk

ArtsThe Assembly Room is abrand new flexibleperformance space thatwill provide a focal pointfor theatre, music andentertainment throughoutthe year.

ExhibitionOur purpose-built gallerywill showcase exciting andinnovative shows. Thisnew contemporary spaceenjoys commanding viewsover Mandela Gardens andHanson Street, and will bea popular addition to TheCivic.

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GalleryWalter Giers: Electronic

Genius? Art Innovator?Based in Schwabisch Gmünd, Giers anelectronic and media artist uses optical andacoustic elements combined with sound andlight to produce art pieces that abstractlyfuses technology, music and graphic art.Inspired by Constructivism, Kinetic art andsculpture from the likes of Naum Garbo andJean Tinguely, the pieces are heavily basedaround the use of random numbergenerators and interactive systems.Giers scientific and optical achievementshave seen him fulfil diverse publiccommissions in Germany, even developing anew aesthetic in city illumination.

His work has resulted in innumerableawards, including the IF Design Award in2001 for his Puntila street lamp and the RedDot Design in 2004 for his Tisch- Serie tables.Having exhibited internationally since the1960’s Walter Giers has become renownednot only as a media artist but as anelectronic genius, industrial designer andvisionary.

Venue: GalleryTime: DailyAdults: FreeConcessions: Free

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RevolutionsFriday 6 March – Friday 1 May

Gatefold to DownloadCharting the history and development ofalbum sleeve design from its inception byAlexander Steinweiss, through Blue Note andSgt. Pepper to today’s contemporary multiformat designs. The show explores howcover design has influenced popular cultureand responded to technologicaldevelopments and change.

Cover designs on show include works thatare seminal because of their considerableinfluence on subsequent design within andoutside of the music industry. The exhibitionraises questions about the future of designwithin a music industry that is stillendeavouring to come to terms with adigital age.

The exhibition comprises work by artists anddesigners from the 1940s to present day,including contemporary design companiessuch as Farrow Design, Peter Saville, Intro,Designers Republic, and Airside.

This show has been developed by the HiveGallery in association with The Civic

www.hivegallery.co.uk

Venue: GalleryTime: DailyAdults: FreeConcessions: Free

Walter GiersFriday 8 May – Friday 10 July

Art Direction/Design Jeremy Plumb and Dan Poynerat Vent. Portraits Copyright Julian Opie


Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 7.30pmAdults: £14.00Concessions: £12.00

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Drama


Sean Tuan JohnWednesday 25 March

Featuring some of Shakespeare’s mostvillainous characters – Iago, the Macbeths,Shylock and Richard III… characters who areinherently evil, to some whose situation leadsthem to evil deeds, others at the mercy of anevil society.

Renowned throughout the world as an actor,writer and director, Berkoff is known to manyfor the villains he has played in blockbusters-Octopussy, Beverly Hills Cop, and Rambo. Hebrings this experience to Shakespeare’scharacters in a way that challenges andexhilarates.

His thrilling one man show offers incisiveinsights into the psyche which give way toShakespeare’s own words, exploding into theauditorium from one of the UK’s mostformidable and maverick talents.

“Evil relished in all its variety”

The Times

“A maverick with an awesome stagepresence”

Daily Telegraph

www.stevenberkoff.com


Drama

Steven Berkoff’s East ProductionsSaturday 2 May

Shakespeare’s VillainsA Masterclass in Evil

How I Fadedand DisintegratedHow I Faded and Disintegrated is a seriousexploration of the resonant themesconcerning old age, senility, memory and loss.The production is an intense mediation andcaustic exploration of society’s treatment ofthe old and infirm.

Sean Tuan John is an award winning,multi-disciplined artist who works acrossdance, theatre and film. This Welshchoreographer has been creating his own worksince 1992, earning a track record forproducing high energy performances, fusingidiosyncratic dance, quirky text and physicalhumour with evocative video imagery.

www.seantuanjohn.com

“Raw, imaginative and often attractivelysubversive.”

The Guardian:

“Delivers the goods and whole lot morebesides”

The Independent

“Humourous, intelligent and performedwith an infectious precision and honesty”

The Times

“The Bad Boy of British Dance”

Italian Vogue



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Rannel Theatre CompanyWednesday 29 April

Drama

TheFactoryThe Factory invites you to experience a wittyand poignant deconstruction of the conflictand tension between the kitsch demands ofmodern life and the ephemeral wonder of thehuman spirit. Exploring themes such as thecommercialisation of the female body, thepower of advertising and the importance ofpossessions and fame, this show attempts toawaken the most gluttonous consumer to thetrue value of life.

Creating virtual images that appear to floatlike apparitions in mid-air, Precarious producemagical illusions with which the liveperformers can seamlessly interact, creatinga hybrid spectacle.

www.precarious.org.uk

“Hugely imaginative multimedia work withsome eerily striking physical sequences… A dazzling range of digital effects andchoreographic tricks.”

The Guardian

“A tremendous piece of multimedia work …the video components of the show are amongthe most impressive I have seen in years atany level of work… extraordinary.”

Financial Times

Curiosity meets one-upmanship as twodecorators investigate their surroundings,competing to entertain each other in anattempt to forget about the monotony ofevery day working life.

Elements of Hip-Hop (b-boying, Dj’ing, MC’ingand Beatbox) are hidden and twisted into adynamic physical performance combiningwitty dialogue and intricate choreography tocreate an energetic and hilarious comedy.

“Rannel have taken a refreshinglyquirky turn down an alley on theHip-Hop theatre map”

Jonzi D, Hip-Hop Pioneer

www.rannel.co.uk

PrecariousThursday 23 April

Flhip FlhopEverything Happenson the Break


SherlockHolmes:The Deathand Life

In this wryly humorous tale, of murder,mystery and the occult, the world’s greatestdetective refuses to leave the stage!A fantasy based upon a fiction finds ConanDoyle tiring of his intolerably arrogantSherlock Holmes and invents the malevolentMoriarty to dispose of him.

But Doyle’s dangerous strategy, combinedwith his passion for raising the spirits of thedead, has rather more surreal and dramaticconsequences than he bargains for!

“Roger Llewellyn precisely embodies Sherlock,Conan Doyle would have approved”

Time Out, London

“In these elegant hands, this is Holmes asyou’ve always imagined him - but with acutting sense of humour”

Sunday Express

www.rogerllewellyn.co.uk


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SpymonkeyThursday 21 – Friday 22 May

WhaleAn early opportunity to see Spymonkey’snewest creation, an unreliable version ofMoby Dick created with director Jos Houben.

Four whalers have themselves been eaten bytheir quarry. The irony! With the (im)patienceof Jonah they await their disgorging. To amusethemselves they recount a story of Moby Dick,with their own flourishes. The novel’s epicexamination of good, evil, fate and obsessionis lost on them. And then. mysteriously, foundon them again.

A huge international following has been builton Spymonkey’s exuberant mix of superiorphysical skills, spirited dialogue and brilliantvisual impact. Combining the formality ofBritish traditional theatre with a Europeanapproach to clowning and stage anarchy, itsshows are full-on, fast-paced and hilarious.

“Made me laugh so much my throat hurt”

The Times

“Hallelujah for Spymonkey! The patron saintsof lunacy”

Canada.com

“Spymonkey are very, very, very, very, veryfunny - and I’m not just saying that becauseI’m paid by the word. The reigning monarchsof physical comedy – 5 stars”

The Melbourne Age

“Deliriously funny. Credit this young Europeantroupe with impeccable taste in influencesand, what’s even better, a skill to almostmatch the originals.”

Globe & Mail, Canada

www.spymonkey.co.uk


Roger LlewellynWednesday 24 June

Drama



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Dance


Sign Dance CollectiveThursday 9 April

Three Films+OneSign Dance Collective (SDC) is the pioneer ofsign dance theatre (sign language and dance),led by an international deaf and disabledcreative team.

SDC’s Dance Director David Bower (FourWeddings & A Funeral and BBC radio 4’s HunchBack of Notre Dame) and Cuban dancer IsolteAvila collaborated with Twelve internationalartists to create ‘Three Films + One’ SDC’sbold new performance.

Listen is based on David Bower’s experience oftinnitus. This hard-hitting piece gives theaudience an intense visual and auditoryexperience.

The second piece Here is very lyrical – themovement consisting of a carefully dramatisedpiece of dance made up of signed dialogueand live projection telling the story of arelationship in flux.

The third work Travelling tells the comic storyof how it is to live a life of constantly crossingboundaries – geographical and physicalboundaries as well as existential boundariesrelating to disability and deafness.

The work is a mix of live dance performance,live music and film, which challenges theboundaries of language and culture.

www.signdancecollective.co.uk


Dance

StopGAPSaturday 9 May

PortfolioCollectionPortfolio Collection is a dance banquet ofserene chaos, sinister loveliness and shockingbeauty.

Prepare for a raw, rugged duet charged withtension from Hofesh Shechter, a stark, rockinfested descent into unraveled reality byNathalie Pernette, a provocative powerfulduet by Gary Clarke and Rob Tannion on thequest for love, where the innocent arecorrupted and the pure is plastic, revealingwith humour, the dark dirty underside ofunrequited lust.

StopGAP is a dance company with adifference. The company comprises of fiveprofessional charismatic dancers with andwithout disabilities who showcase strongdance technique injected with a healthydose of humour.

www.stopgap.uk.com


BrilliantissimoThis is an amazing opportunity to catch one ofthe world’s great flamenco jazz guitarvirtuosos Eduardo Niebla in concert with hisacclaimed quartet.

Inspired by recent tours to Kolkata and AbuDhabi, Eduardo’s totally fantasticcompositions are interwoven with a myriad ofEastern colours and his passionate, gypsy jazzflamenco roots. His stunning technique andprofound artistry is world class guitar playingat its very best.

“A display of supernatural talent…and aspellbinding mixture of flamenco and modernjazz, bursting with obvious passion andverve.”

The Spectator

“Poignantly poetic…and truly breathtaking”

The Scotsman

www.eduardoniebla.com

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 8pmAdults: £10.00Concessions: N/A

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Music


BellowheadThursday 12 March

BellowheadIn three years, eleven piece folk-big-bandBellowhead have exploded onto the festivalscene and fast became one of the most talkedabout bands on the contemporary folk circuit.

Bellowhead uniquely merge folk, rock, ska,jazz, soul and world music influences withdashes of English Music Hall and cabaret.

Between them, the musicians play more than20 instruments, six of them sing and theirarrangements are already the stuff of legend.

Matachin (a sword wielding dancer) is theband’s much anticipated 2nd album. Thereare no whimsical maidens or sweet stories oflove gone wrong on this album. Instead you’llhurtle along on an exhilarating journey filledwith tales of whiskey, the high-seas and theyeven manage to pull off songs about Choleraand the Cold War.

“The sound of 44 limbs in pursuit of countlessmore possibilities.”The Times“One of the most kick-ass live bands around”Observer Music Monthly“Brilliantly sophisticated”Metrowww.bellowhead.co.uk

FridayYouth ConcertLocal young performers will play alongsiderecent winners of the BBC Young Folk Awardsin an evening that will surprise and delightyou. For full details of the line up visit:

www.myspace.com/tenderroots

SaturdayFestival Ceilidh

Join us for the Festival Ceilidh. Music from theBarnsley Folk Ensemble with caller ChrisMcShane. There may be a few surpriseperformances too – so an evening not to bemissed whether its good music or gooddancing you are after.

Barnsley Roots Festival - Friday 13 – Saturday 14 March

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 8pmAdults: £18.00Concessions: N/A

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 7.30pmAdults: £5.00 Concessions: £4.00Family Ticket £15(2 Adult, 2 Consessions)

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 7.30pmAdults: £7.50 Concessions: £5.00Family Ticket £20(2 Adult, 2 Consessions)

Music

Eduardo NieblaFriday 3 April

Picture credit: David Angel


Bollywoodmeetsbrass meetsBhangraThe UK’s first Indian wedding brass band,playing hits from Indian films, Bhangra andother South Asian styles – a London masala offilm melodies and Bhangra beats, withflavours from jazz and world music.

The last ten years have taken the band tofestivals and venues all over Europe, Australia,Canada – and India. Bollywood fever has sweptthe UK, and live concerts have been broadcaston radio and TV in Germany, France,Denmark, Switzerland and Slovenia.

www.bollywoodbrassband.co.uk


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Laye SowWednesday 22 April

National Refugee WeekSunday 14 June

Music

Laye SowFast-rising star singer-guitarist Laye Sow andhis electro-acoustic band come together toperform a mesmerising groove of hot andmelodic pan-African folklore and ripplingworld beats.

Featuring guitar maestro Sylvain Diaye’selegantly picked dance grooves. The blueshave been left behind, and in their place arethe rhythms of reggae, dub, cha cha cha, andrumba. Global Fusion at it’s best.

“An addictive new find – it’s rare to hear sucha perfect combination of voice and guitar –

Laye Sow is surely one of the best youngSenegalese singers”

Charlie Gillett (BBC R3)

www.konimusic.co.uk

SeprewaKasa

The Civic is proud to behosting the launch of theNational Refugee WeekBarnsley.

The event is free with food from around theworld, activities for families, informationabout Black and Ethnic Minority groups inBarnsley and live music from Seprewa Kasa:

Seprewa is not called ‘Soul of Hi-Life’ fornothing… it is likely to be the greatest Africaninstrument you’ll ever hear! This fresh anddelicate but seriously endangered Ghanaianharp-lute is a cousin to the ever-popular korafrom Mali but with a decidedly more earthysound. Three virtuoso musicians share theirideas and passions to re-explore thetraditional sounds of Seprewa and origins ofGhanaian Hi-Life in a contemporary settingwith breathtaking and very danceable results!

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 6pmAdults: FreeConcessions: Free

The Bollywood Brass BandThursday 4 June

Presents...

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 8pmAdults: £8.00Concessions: £6.00


Comedy


Plested and BrownSaturday 7 March

Comedy

Rock Star BabylonJoin the co-creator of Dead Ringers and starof Radio 4’s The Now Show and Radio 2’s TheDay The Music Died as he reads from hispotentially libelous book of rock’n’roll rumour

This show-of-the-book contains more filth,more fury and more potentially libelousstories that may yet see the author in prison,than have ever been written down in a bookand then read out loud by the author before.

Why was Elton John’s reworking of Candle inthe Wind for Princess Diana a terrible, terriblemistake?

Which rock star would regularly leave whatunspeakable gift inside how many hotel roomhairdryers?

Crafted with the all the loving detail that you’dexpect from a man who holds the UK record forthe largest ever broadcasting fine for breachingtaste and decency rules, Rock Star Babylonopens up a Pandora’s musical box of badbehaviour and jumps head first into the mess.

“Genius”

Heat

“Clever, but warped’’

Sunday Times

“Amust have pop-music and trash culture gem”

Booklist

“brilliantly stoked in the bizarre”

Metro

“A joke packed read, just the job for dippingand sniggering into”

Q Magazine

“Spectacular tales of bad behaviour hilariouslyrecalled”

Mirror

www.jonholmes.net

Jon HolmesThursday 30 April

Health and StaceyGovernment figures show that an astonishing250,000 people fled Britain last year. 249,999went to New Zealand ... One went to the Isleof Sambuca.

Stacey - a geography teacher - quits Britain toescape the country’s fanatical adherence toHealth and Safety rules. Despite hergeographical training, she finds herself in ahot and sweaty jungle, lost and unable to reada map.

Ditching the Dorothy Perkins trousers, shebuilds a new life able to survive anything -except the arrival of Michael - a Health andSafety officer from Hampshire County Council.Together they embark on an epic jungleadventure, meeting other ex-pats each withtheir own good reason for escaping Blighty.

Critically acclaimed international comedytheatre company - Plested and Brown -present Health and Stacey. It’s an accidentwaiting to happen.

“The energy of the show, and thesometimes-unreal logic that the charactersuphold, is reminiscent of The Mighty Boosh”Buzz Magazine

“Please take this reviewer’s advice kill to geta ticket. It is way, way the best thing I haveseen on the Fringe!!”One4Review

“It’s literally a laugh a minute and just gotfunnier and funnier... The duo had perfecton-stage harmony”Three Weekswww.plestedandbrown.co.uk




Family


Dynamic New AnimationSunday 8 March

Big Wooden HorseSunday 22 March

Terry JonesFairy TalesAn exciting mix of puppets, storytelling,percussion and DNA’s trademark blend of liveperformance and audience participation.

Thurtinkle is a wise old gnome with a bignose, a big heart and a big appetite forstories! He has traveled all over the world and

through time and space sniffing outthe best tales of them all.

With his witty low-key style,author Terry Jonesaddresses importantthemes for children suchas inclusion anddiversity.

“Family entertainmentdoesn’t get muchbetter than this.”

Metro

Don’t Letthe PigeonStay Up Late!It’s time for bed, the Bus Driver wants Pigeonto go to bed, all his friends want him to go tobed, but the question is… WILL YOU LET HIMSTAY UP LATE???

This lively show for children aged 3 and up isfull of fun, feathers, laughter and excitementand features original music and lots ofaudience participation.

Family

Lyngo TheatreSunday 5 April

It’s easier to feed two mouths than four andthe poor woodsman’s empty stomach goes tohis head – he gives in to his bony wife andHansel and Gretel have to be left in theforest, not just once but twice and the secondtime there won’t be any moonstones to followback home. Instead they follow their noses tothe sugary heart of darkness…

Hansel and Gretel’s journey takes themfrom a house with empty cupboards and amother who doesn’t like children to a housemade of sweets and someone who just loveschildren – on toast!

Lyngo serve up a musical theatre treat withtheir own special recipe of multi-roledperformances, captivating songs andhaunting imagery.

Hansel and Gretel

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 2.30pmAdults: £6.00Concessions: £4.00Age: 4 - 10

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 1:00pm and 3:00pmAdults: £6.00Concessions: £4.00Age: 3 - 7

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 2:30pmAdults: £6.00Concessions: £4.00Age: 4+


Family


Blue Sky TheatreSunday 19 April

Garlic TheatreSunday 3 May

The Sun HasGot His Hat OnComical tales and colourful animal puppetsfrom land, sea and sky in a sway-along,bounce-along, sing-along romp of musicalstorytelling. All inspired by tales and rhythmsof the Caribbean. Aimed at twos to fives butchildren of all ages will have fun too… and sowill their parents and grand-parents. Everyoneloves Carnival!

Old MotherHubbard andher CupboardOld Mother Hubbard went to thecupboard to fetch her poor dog a bone,but when she got there, the cupboardwas bare...Or was it?

A dotty old woman takes you on anursery rhyme journey as she clattersabout in her kitchen and her dancingdog sniffs out trouble in the mostunlikely places.

Garlic Theatre delight children andadults alike with a spicy blend ofslapstick and folk humour in this freshand funny adaptation, with wellcrafted glove puppets, clowningand a feast of musical treats.

FamilyHorseplay

Join Niki McCretton inside a lifelike stable toexplore and imagine all kinds of pony tales.

Lights, music, and puppets transform a den intoa theatrical adventure. Horseplay is a stunninglydesigned play and performance space packedwith horse-themed treasures to explore!

Every Horseplay is unique because thechildren’s imagination lead the action. Parentscan peak through the many windows or relaxin front of a live video relay.

Places are limited and we recommend bookingearly to avoid disappointment

Hoof!Hoof! is a charming and quirky new physicaltheatre show about a horse that belongs to achild who prefers watching TV to going riding.From her stable door the lonely pony spies theTV and her life takes a new tack when theremote control is dropped within hoofs-reach.Watching cowboy films and horse adventureslike Mr Ed, Black Beauty and Champion TheWonder Horse she realises she’s not just adumb animal and launches on a quest for aherd, humour and a life without shoes!

Nikki McCrettonThursday 14 – Saturday 16 May

Nikki McCrettonSunday 17 May

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 2.30pmAdults: £6.00Concessions: £4.00Age: 2+


Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 11am,12:30pm,2pm & 3.30pmAdults: £6.00Concessions: £4.00Age: 3 - 5



ButterfliesFrom larvae to grown up, follow the life of thebutterfly with TPO’s Children’s CheeringCarpet and motion capture technology.

Compose lullabies with your feet, chasecaterpillars on your bottom and get ready tointeract with a theatrical experience designedfor the eyes, ears, knees and toes.

You might be invited to visit the cocoon, or tovirtually paint with your arms, or to sit for awhile on a flower.

Larvae, caterpillar, butterfly, it’s all ina day’s work.

The Children’s Cheering Carpet (CCC) is atouch sensitive carpet that triggers imagesand sound, creating a virtual landscape forperformers and the audience.

One of Italy’s most distinguished visualtheatre companies, creating originaltheatrical experiences for younger audiencessince 1981.

TPO is interactive theatre in an immersiveenvironment.

Venue: Assembly RoomTime: 1.00pm, 3.00pm (Sun)10.30am, 1.00pm (Mon, Tues)Adults: £6.00Concessions: £4.00Age: 4 - 8

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Tutti FruttiTuesday 26 May

Theatre WiddershinsSunday 31 May

If Onlythe LonelyWere HomeThe Lonely hasn’t been seen for a long time.His house stands quiet, on the furthest edgeof town. He won’t come out, so everyonebrings to his doorstep the things they love;a photo of the wind, a song you sing in cars,a feeling of ferris wheels, some lightning ina jar. The Lonely is ignoring them all

But one girl stands at his door and won’tgo away...

This fabulous new Tutti Frutti show exploresfriendship and feelings using beautifulmovement and live music.

Rapunzel& The Towerof DoomTangles? Split Ends? Frizzy? Flyaway? It’s hardenough having a bad hair day but pity poorRapunzel spending her life in a tower with awicked witch using her captive’s locks as astep ladder! What sort of damage is that goingto do to your hair?

Theatre Widdershins have taken this Grimmtale right back to its dark roots, teased outthe tangles and styled it into a beautifullycoiffured hair piece! This enchanting showpromises plenty of body, volume and loads ofhighlights. Make an appointment to see theshow today – because you’re worth it!!!



Family

TPOSunday 7 – Tuesday 9 June

What aWonderfulWorldBefore anything new is made it must first bedreamed.

Welcome to our sea of tranquility, where wedream the new day every night. Hop on thesleeper train and take a journey through thespace before time. Another highly-interactiveshow for the early years from Lyngo. You’ll geta big bang out of it!

Flyaway KatieFlyaway Katie is an inspiring flight of fancyabout the power of imagination based on thepopular children’s book by Polly Dunbar withmusic by Tom Gray of Gomez.

Katie is all alone and feeling grey. The birds inthe picture on her wall look so colourful-ifonly Katie could be as bright as them, whoknows what might happen? The show isbursting with colour, movement and surprises,with puppets of varying scales acting thestory.

“Magical and beautiful”

The Guardian

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Mandela Gardens has undergone a completetransformation, giving it a whole new lease oflife under the watchful eye of ‘The BarnsleyClock’, a unique combination of contemporarydesign with an unusual functioning timepiece.

The design of the gardens makes reference tothe beautiful countryside in and aroundBarnsley, combining rolling green landscape,trees offering shade and dark rocky outcrops,evocative of the coal industry forming somuch of our history.

Water also features heavily, with alight-hearted interpretation of local rivers andcanals dominating the new space. Reflectingboth the changing seasons and notable

calendar dates, the ever shifting colourpalette of lights, illuminates the garden inthe evening, making a visit neverpredictable.

Mandela Gardens offer an urban havenintended to be a place to relax and enjoy,as well as a playful environment designedto support outdoor performances .

Be sure to visit regularly, you never knowwhat you might find!

Mandela Gardens


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LyngoSunday 21 June

Long Nose PuppetsSunday 5 July




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By Road: The Civic is situated in the heart ofBarnsley Town centre, from junction 37 M1follow signs for Town Centre. Parking isavailable at the Courthouse Car Park, lefttowards the bottom of Regent Street, or onstreet parking on Regent Street after 6pm.Disabled parking is available on Hanson Street.

By Bus: All busses terminate at BarnsleyInterchange. Leave by the main entranceand head up Regent Street South, The Civicis on your left after approximately 200yards.

By Rail: Trains run frequently to BarnsleyInterchange from Huddersfield, Leeds andSheffield. Leave by the main entrance andhead up Regent Street South, The Civic ison your left after approximately 200 yards.

Box OfficeThe Civic, Hanson StreetBarnsley S70 2JLemail: [email protected]

By TelephoneTelephone: 0845 180 0363

Onlinewww.barnsleycivic.co.uk

Booking in PersonTickets can be purchased from the BoxOffice located at the Hanson Streetentrance.

Box Office Opening Hours*Monday 10.00am to 6.00pmTuesday 10.00am to 6.00pmWednesday 10.00am to 6.00pmThursday 10.00am to 6.00pmFriday 10.00am to 6.00pmSaturday 10.00am to 6.00pmSunday 10.00am to 6.00pm

* These times may be subject to change

By PostCheques should be made payable toBarnsley Civic Enterprise Ltd.

Ticket CollectionAll tickets booked 7 days in advance of ascheduled performance will be posted atno extra charge. Tickets purchased lessthan 7 days prior to a performance will beavailable for collection at The CivicReception on the day of the performance.

Group BookingsA block booking service is available formany shows. Please enquire at the BoxOffice.

Booking ConditionsA transaction fee of £1 will be added to alltelephone, e-mail, postal, fax and webbookings.

All information in this brochure wascorrect at the time of going to press.

Refunds and ExchangesWe regret that once purchased, ticketscannot be refunded or exchanged. Wherea performance is sold out tickets may bereturned to the Box Office for re-salealthough no guarantee can be given for asuccessful exchange.

Access Information and Discounts:Barnsley Civic welcomes disabled visitors.An Access Guide with full details of allfacilities for disabled visitors is availableon request.

There is a two for one discount for thosedisabled patrons who need to beaccompanied by a carer/companion.Assistance dogs are allowed into theAssembly Room and water may beprovided for them from Reception.

ConcessionsSome shows have a concessionary ticketprice. The following persons are eligiblefor concessionary rates as and whenapplicable, children 16 or under andsenior citizens. Discounts available forstudents and also unwaged with valid ID.

Data ProtectionThe Civic is managed by Barnsley CivicEnterprise Ltd. We will add or retain yourdetails to keep you informed about futureevents, special offers and otherdevelopments. If you do not wish toreceive further information, fromourselves or other approved parties pleasemention at the time of booking.

Directions

Booking information Getting there

The Civic

DARE to be different...Date Event Page

6 March - 1 May Revolutions 6

7 March Health and Stacey 20

8 March Terry Jones Fairy Tales 22

12 March Bellowhead 16

13 – 14 March Barnsley Roots Festival 16

22 March Don’t Let The Pigeon Stay Up Late 22

25 March How I Faded and Disintegrated 8

3 April Eduardo Niebla: Brilliantisimo 17

5 April Hansel and Gretel 23

9 April Sign Dance Collective: Three Films + One 14

19 April The Sun Has Got His Hat On 24

22 April Laye Sow 18

23 April The Factory 10

29 April Flhip Flhop 11

30 April Rock Star Babylon 212 May Steve Berkoff:

Shakespeare’s Villains: A Masterclass in Evil 9

3 May Old Mother Hubbard 24

8 May – 10 July Walter Giers: Electronic Art 7

9 May StopGAP’s Portfolio Collection 15

14 - 16 May Horseplay 25

17 May Hoof 25

21 - 22 May Whale 12

26 May If Only The Lonely Were Home 26

31 May Rapunzel 26

4 June The Bollywood Brass Brand 19

7 - 9 June Butterflies 27

14 June Seprewa Kasa 18

21 June What a Wonderful World 28

24 June Sherlock Holmes: The Death and Life 13

5 July Flyaway Katie 28

www.barnsleycivic.co.uk | Box office: 0845 1800 363 The Civic, Hanson Street, Barnsley S70 2JL

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