Ralph McTell
Thursday 4 Nov, 8.00pm
Described by Billy Connolly as Britain’s best singer/songwriter, Ralph is one of the UK’s most consummate entertainers. He has won both the Ivor Novello Award and the BBC Lifetime Achievement Award for his songwriting. Travel with Ralph on a ninety minute journey along the musical path he has followed for over four decades. His astute observations and wry take on life shine through his songs and anecdotes; while his rich baritone voice and virtuosity on guitar promise a very special evening.
“a big man with a big heart and a big, big talent” Willy Russell
£18.50
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Hit Me! The Life And Rhymes of Ian Dury
Friday 5 Nov, 7.30pm
Publicly, singer Ian Dury was a cheeky chappie and purveyor of saucy lyrics. Privately, he was a flawed maestro wrestling with demons and disablilty. This powerful production is a brilliantly entertaining warts-and-all portrait of The Blockheads' lead singer featuring many of his famous songs performed live, including Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick and Reasons To Be Cheerful. The show played an acclaimed West End run in 2009, follows hot on the heels of the celebrated film biopic starring Andy Serkis, and ties-in with new-found intrigue in the life of this musical legend.
Recommended age: 16+
“Brilliant. Tells a fascinating story with both humour and brutal reality” British Theatre Guide
£12 (£10 conc), £9 Friends
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O’Hooley & Tidow
The Studio Sessions
Saturday 6 Nov, 7.45pm
Belinda O’Hooley is best known as the former songwriter and pianist with Rachel Unthank & The Winterset. Since leaving the band, the haunting piano arrangements she brought to the Mercury nominated album The Bairns have evolved and migrated to her new duo with Yorkshire songwriter Heidi Tidow. These dapper-suited gentlewomen have an unconventional, wryly observant and melancholic take on life; creating their very own brand of contemporary folk song and a stage manner likened to Jo Brand meets Laurel & Hardy. Support: Lucy Ward
£10 (£9 conc), £8 Friends
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Alun Cochrane
Jokes, Life and Jokes About Life
Saturday 6 Nov, 8.00pm
An envelope stuffed full of his own hand-chiselled, lovingly-created jokes, versus a bag of ‘life’ (not insulin - anecdotes, observations). But which is funniest? Let's decide together. Observational comedy and droll storytelling collide to create very funny sort-of-jokes amusingly told by arguably the best comedian you’ve never heard of. Unless you have heard him, in which case you’re someone for whom Alun is ‘that comedian that’s very funny about weird stuff that other people don’t really talk about’.
£12 (£10 conc)
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The Comedy Store (November I)
Sunday 7 Nov, 7.30pm
Your MC for the night introduces you to a threesome of top-flight comedians, ready to fill your heart with joy.
Line-up may be subject to change
Please note, this show contains strong language. Over 16s ONLY
£10 (£8 conc), (£7 Students and Gala Friends)
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