Get into the loving sprit for Valentines day this year, with Kepow theatre. A comic look at love, in all it's many forms. Romantic love.Platonic Love. The love of a hobby, pet, money or God.

You name it, this comedy show explores it! The show stars Kevin Tomlinson and Abi Hood (The Bill, ITV) and contains storytelling, improvisation and sketches. Garnering 5-star reviews at the Edinburgh Festival, Kepow Theatre Company are one of the UK's leading touring companies. Their shows have been seen at over 300 rural venues across the UK and are often said to be the funniest theatre company on the rural touring circuit. Their shows also contain quite a lot of pathos and drama.

 

M6’s cosmic new production mixes illusion, animation and laughter plus a galaxy of delights to discover the magic and wonder in the universe, each other and ourselves. Mavis is on a journey North - to see nature’s biggest light show with her own eyes. With a little help from her cheeky cuckoo clock, mischievous mop bucket and a nice cup of tea, Mavis moves ever closer to making her dream come true.

 

Press quotes from M6's recent tours of ‘One Little Word’ and ‘Sunflowers and Sheds’:

"Beautifully and confidently made" Lyn Gardner, The Guardian

"Spellbinding tale of friendship and growth" The Stage

 

Florence Easton was born in 1882 in South Bank, Middlesbrough. After training at the Royal Academy at the turn of the 20th century she went on to become one of our most versatile English opera singers and became known professionally as “The Nightingale of South Bank”.

 

Working with companies both in England and abroad Florence settled in America after the start of World War 1. She was famous for her ability to take an unknown part at very short notice and perform it  flawlessly in public the same day. In 1918 At the Metropolitan Opera, New York she created the role of Lauretta in the world premiere of Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, making her the first soprano ever to sing the famous aria “O Mio Babbino Caro”. Helena Leonard sings many of Florence’s famous arias from operas such as Madame Butterfly, Gianni Schicchi and many more as she tells you the fascinating story about the varied career of Florence Easton, ‘The Nightingale of South Bank’.

 

"This was a superb evening with a gifted performer"

"Interesting and entertaining evening, unforgettable"

"Marvellous performance by Helena  Leonard - what a voice!"

 

 

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Co-promoted with CRTA. For other local venues see company website

Kimberley loves musicals, but at 30-something, working at a dead-end job and still living at home with her mum - life just isn’t working out like in the movies! ‘Handbag - The Musical!' is a brand-new sparkling musical comedy combining the talents of Keddy Sutton (rising star of the Liverpool comedy scene); acclaimed TV and theatre writer/ director Janys Chambers (‘The Harmonettes Go Into Orbit’, rated 5 stars at Edinburgh); and inspirational composer / Music Director Matt Baker (Theatre In The Quarter).

 

 Laugh and cry as Kimberley chases after her dream, while enjoying all your favorite pop classics sung as you’ve never heard them before by the 40-strong fabulously funky choir, A Handbag Of Harmonies  "World Class Act” – Chester Chronicle.

Snail Tales brings a chance to enjoy stories you won't find anywhere else - because each one has been born in the minds of children. Genies in teapots and hatmunching squirrels are just a few of the characters joining boys

and girls like you on fantastical exploits, brought to life with puppetry, song, and more opportunities to jump on stage and join in.

 

Families with children aged 3-11 years will join our magicspinning storytellers on a journey through a creative world made for children, by the people who know them best - children!

 Find out more at www.FlapYourFeathers.com

“Refreshingly encapsulates everything that a child’s imagination should be... The inventive and wondrous childish mind is delightfully brought to life.” - The Stage

 

Comic confusion spills from the kitchen, waiters and diners collide, lovers meet, identities are traded, secrets uncovered, denial and betrayal tear

friendships apart; dangerous comedy and a tragic night out are just some of the specials on the menu at Café Chaos.

 

Café Chaos mixes physical comedy, theatre, dance and music with a great story. It takes a close look at prejudice and denial in a humorous, downto-

earth way. Café Chaos will appeal to all ages. It’s a classic Kosh production; funny, superbly skilful, gloriously theatrical and guaranteed to keep the

audience on the edge of their seats. A really good night out.

 

“Positively dazzling.” What’s On Stage

“Wonderful theatrical creations.” The Scotsman

“Stylistic panache and technical brilliance.” Metro

‘CountryBoy’s Struggle’, a solo show performed by Maxwell Golden, is a hilarious and emotionally endearing story which explores the joys, pains, excitement and isolation of living in both rural and urban environments. Maxwell, an inspirational young performer, jumps seamlessly into a huge range of characters, from locals boys in Bude to Hackney

 

This is a story about rubbish, in a way you have never seen it before. In a world where nothing is what it seems, and everything is animated, the rubbish dump is a place where laughter can be stumbled upon in

the unlikeliest of places.

 

During this uplifting show, the everyday objects humanity discards come to life, whilst a confused puppet in the middle tries to make sense of it all. This is a story about "the grass being greener" and finding out that that isn't really the case.

 

‘Street Dreams’ follows a bizarre day in the life of The Old Man. As he tries to go about his business, mischievous banana skins, aggressive plastic bags and a rubber glove with a nervous disposition are constantly pestering him. To what extremes will he have to go to find some peace and quiet?

The piece is articulated with live music and Foley sound influenced by Charlie Chaplin’s silent comedies and early Disney films. It combines their own form of Bunraku puppetry with contemporary clowning and abstract storytelling

 

"One of the most inventive and endearing shows... on this year’s

fringe. Utterly sweet and loveable play packed with visual invention"

The Scotsman - August 2011

 

 

It is June of the new Millennium.For eighty-year old Peter Walker,

ex-Battle of Britain pilot, an unexpected new challenge is about to begin. From the comfort of the Silver Birches Retirement Home, he must once again find the resilience, determination and strength to do what must be done. As he re-lives past glories, losses, wartime experiences, family

memories and the heady days of blue skies and battles, he searches

for the answer to the biggest question so far! Personal, charming, funny and

inventive, ‘Spitfire Solo’ is one man’s battle for survival, the second time around! Blending theatre, music and film in this multi-layered and textured

production, Nicholas Collett plays a multitude of characters and

recreates the Battle of Britain - onstage!

 

"Grabbed the controls on our imagination" Barefoot Review 5 stars

"Hugely entertaining" Adelaide Theatre Guide 4.5 stars

"Exceptional...a touching, engaging experience" The Adelaide Advertiser 4 stars