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Friday 13 May
7.30pm
Flanders & Swann Revisited
A musical entertainment featuring the songs of
Flanders and Swann, alongside the poetic wit of Sir
John Betjeman, bringing a little nostalgia for a by-gone
world and the gentle humour exemplified by these
arch-observers of the British national character.
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Saturday 21 May
Les Chansons de Paris
Michael Lunts
7.30pm
Janet Seidel Trio
Janet, David & Chuck return for a night of mellow,
acoustic, instrumental interplay, framing unique
vocals from Janet. This is not a Piaf tribute show,
though there will be a few favourites but in the trio's
own style - really jazz standards with a French twist.
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Friday 27 May
the HERON theatre
We occupy a Grade II listed building, formerly a village
grammar school, on the A6 at Beetham where, with funding
from various sources, including the National Lottery, we have
developed a compact 80 seat auditorium, with comfortable
raked seating, exhibition area, a small bar & floodlit car park.
THEATRE HIRE
The Theatre is available for hire, for performance,
meetings, lectures and other appropriate events.
Details obtainable from Sue Gooch on 01524 824885
7.30pm
Isosceles Theatre Company
Beckett’s Last Act
In the 1970’s Samuel Beckett is deeply troubled by the latest
production of his acclaimed play ‘Krapp’s Last Tape’. On the
day of the first performance, Beckett’s looming presence
disturbs all those involved and this leads to the unexpected
and cataclysmic events on which this play is based.
FILM AT THE HERON
Additional films will be advertised for May
to August during the course of the season
the HERON art
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TICKETS & BOOKING FACILITIES
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Friday 8 January to Friday 20 February
Rachel Thornton
Bentham
Kendal
Rachel primarily creates print,
using techniques such as
etching and collography. She develops her techniques
using materials such as latex, shoe polish and wood.
She also enjoys drawing and painting as part of the
development process, using ink and acrylic, tending to
let the idea lead the nature of the method she chooses.
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Friday 26 February to Friday 1 April
Roy Martin
Milnthorpe
Roy Martin has lived in the Milnthorpe area for
over thirty years, during which time, in the
pursuit of his hobby, he has amassed a large
collection of photographs of the locality, which
reflect the changing nature of the environment
and the fleeting nature of the local weather.
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Sunday 3 April to Friday 27 May
Kathy Dereli
Evening stage performances
Matinée stage performances
Film Screenings
Under 18s at all events
£12
£10
£ 5
£ 5
Spring 2016
Select and book your seats on-line at
www.theherontheatre.com
or book by telephone, or in person,
at the Box Office from 10am to 12 noon
on Fridays from September to May
and prior to each performance or screening
Telephone 015395 64283 24 hour Answerphone
E-mail
boxoffice@theherontheatre.com
Ormskirk
Kathy sculpts mostly in clay, casting into plaster and
occasionally bronze and carved stone. She has also
produced varying amounts of painting, traditional and
digital, which she continues to work on, though her focus
is on sculpture. She exhibits on a regular basis and has a
variety of work in private hands locally and internationally.
the HERON theatre
is a registered charity - number 501134
Stanley Street Beetham LA7 7AS
Telephone 015395 64283
info@theherontheatre.com
www.theherontheatre.com
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the HERON theatre
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The Gift
Friday 12 February
7.30pm
FILM AT THE HERON
Sherlock Holmes
Don’t Go Into The Cellar!
A young married couple's lives are thrown into
confusion when an acquaintance from the husband's
past brings a major secret to light after more than 20
years. How well do we really know the people closest
to us, and are past bygones ever really bygones?
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Friday 15 January
Ugly Duckling
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7.30pm
Friday 8 January
7.30pm
Northumberland Theatre Company
“The Singular Exploits of Sherlock Holmes” features the
great detective recounting highlights of his crime-busting
career and includes autobiographical snippets concerning
his life and times, the adversaries he has faced and
mysteries he has solved. An affectionate one-man homage
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Saturday 20 February
7.30pm
Accompanied by Allan Greenwood on guitar, Kit will
provide an evening of her poignant lyrics, with
gorgeous guitar, and feisty fiddle playing. Her trade mark sultry vocals have delighted audiences through
extensive UK tours with guitar hero, John Etheridge.
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Friday 26 February
7.30pm
Northern Sky
Songs of Love
7.30pm
Mr Merrick -The Elephant Man
Lucky Dog Productions
With a cast of two, interactive video and a sound track of
actual Victorian recordings. Painstakingly researched
and written with the support of Merrick historians, expect
to be enlightened and moved by the stirring true story of
‘the most remarkable creature ever to draw breath’.
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Friday 29 January
8.50pm
Jack the Ripper: Facts, No Fiction
Philip Hutchinson
London, 1888: Jack the Ripper is killing prostitutes. 125 years
on, all most people know of this serial killer are myths and
theories. Philip is an author, guide and lecturer on the Ripper
murders, regarded as a world authority on the case. He'll tell
you just the facts, with some unexpected laughs thrown in.
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Friday 5 February
45 Years
A welcome return to the Heron for this six-piece traditional
jazz band featuring top musicians from the North-west, with
two new players and a raft of new tunes, since they were
last here. Their trademark enthusiasm and surprisingly
wide choice of material is a guarantee of a fun evening.
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Friday 1 April
7.30pm
7.30pm
FILM AT THE HERON
An older couple are about to celebrate their 45th
Wedding Anniversary when a ghost from the past
arrives, in the form of a letter concerning a previous
girlfriend, who died many years before, disturbing the
easy, familiar, rhythm of their long, childless, marriage.
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Sunday 7 February
Matinée 2.30pm
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Bach versus Handel
The Biber Ensemble
Bach and Handel were two of the towering giants of
the Baroque, but were they the same? The Biber
Ensemble – Louise Latham, baroque violin and Ann
Bond at the harpsichord, play their authentic period
instruments to shed vivid light on this lovely music.
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Friday 26 February
8.30pm
Ovid’s Heroines
Jaybird Live Literature
Clare Pollard’s free verse translation rediscovers Ovid’s
Heroines for our time, as she reads, recites and performs
her poems against a backdrop of Mediterranean light, and
music bringing to life women who are brave, bitchy, sexy,
horrifying, heartbreaking and moreover surprisingly modern.
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Friday 4 March
7.30pm
Everlasting Moments
FILM AT THE HERON
A moving film, chronicling the life of a working class
Swedish housewife in the early 1900’s, who wins a
camera in a lottery. Through the encouragement of a
kind stranger she discovers she is an instinctively
gifted photographer and her inner life is transformed.
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Sunday 6 March
Matinée 2.30pm
Dowding Quartet
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Friday 11 March
DiaoChan
Royal Northern College of Music
Recent winners of the 2015 Weil Prize, these
four young British musicians met during their
studies at the RNCM and studied as scholars at
the Dartington International Summer School
receiving coaching from violinist Thomas Gould.
7.30pm
Red Dragonfly Productions
Red Dragonfly return with another exciting English
adaptation of a Chinese classic. Based on the
ancient Chinese legend of DiaoChan, part of the
Romance of the Three Kingdoms, this colourful
production has been called a Chinese Macbeth.
Telephone 015395 64283
FILM AT THE HERON
This adaptation of Sondheim’s clever and humorous
musical intertwines the plots of several classic fairy
tales, Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood, Rapunzel
and Jack and the Beanstalk, tied together by a story of
a baker and his wife and their desire to have a child.
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Sunday 3 April
Matinée 2.30pm
The Olympus Clarinet Quintet Royal College of Music
Clarinettist Jack Horrocks from Milnthorpe and his
string playing colleagues, perform the core clarinet
quintet repertoire, such as Mozart and Brahms and a
range of smaller chamber works, as well as
premiering new works by up and coming composers.
Five in a Bar return for this double bill. Following their
guiding maxim “songs of meaning sung with feeling”, for
which they improvise their own harmonies and
arrangements, they prepare us for Clare Pollard’s poetry
of - ‘love in all its beautiful, messy, stupid complexity”.
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Friday 29 January
Five in a Bar
7.30pm
High Society Jazz Band
Into the Woods
Kit Holmes
A heart-warming story about a young duckling and her attempt
to discover her real place in the icy winter world, despite the
meddling of many different characters. Beginning with a
rock’n’roll rooster, ending with a shimmering swan, with songs,
dances, jokes and heart wrenching moments along the way.
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Saturday 23 January
7.30pm
Northern Sky, originally the duo Abby Colombi and John
Osborne, expanded with the introduction of Amy Beeton,
cello, Martin Kirton, percussion and Lucy Johnson with
additional vocals. Frequent, self-penned, songs ensure
they are a staple of the programme BBC Introducing.
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Saturday 19 March
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Friday 8 April
Emma
7.30pm
Hotbuckle Theatre Company
Following on from their highly successful Persuasion and
David Copperfield, Hotbuckle return to the Heron stage with
Austen’s most perfect novel. Emma’s Highbury – full of
eccentricities and secrets - is brought enchantingly to life
with live music and Hotbuckle’s trademark ensemble style
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Saturday
16 April
7.30pm
The Alan Tyler Show
Rockingbirds frontman Alan Tyler, with Jim Morrison
on fiddle & mandolin and Patrick Ralla with vocal
harmony, guitar and banjo, provide a varied evening of
English country music including many of Alan’s “River
Songs” which explore London’s country heritage.
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Friday/Saturday 23 /23 April
7.30pm
Twelfth Night
Warton Drama Group
The story of identical twins separated by a storm and
surviving a shipwreck is amongst the most loved and
memorable of Shakespeare’s comedies. This tale of
love lost and found, of mistaken identity and foolish
aristocrats continues to delight theatre audiences.
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Sunday 8 May
Matinée 2.30pm
Emily Robinson & Charles Edmondson
Kendal
Emily Robinson (Soprano) and Charles Edmondson
(Piano), present a varied programme of music for voice and
piano. Charles has been a regular visitor to the Heron and
Emily, who has a stunning voice and a repertoire that spans
the musical spectrum, performs regularly in the North West.
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