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booking and joined our mailing list, we’ll send you a voucher for two free tickets to
a Guildhall promoted show of your choice. Subject to availability.
Student Standbys
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£2.00 when they buy them 15 minutes before the start of the show. Subject to
availability. This offer applies when tickets are purchased in person.
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events. The more you see, the more you save!
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Individual
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Taking Part
If you like ‘doing’ as well as ‘seeing’, we’ve got plenty of regular workshops
for you to get involved in…
Youth Dance
Lincolnshire Dance Agency
Thursdays in term time
8 to 11years
4.30pm – 5.30pm
12 to 16 years
5.30pm – 6.30pm
This is a great opportunity for young people to get creative and get moving.
Energy and enthusiasm is all that’s required. Techniques will be taught in various
styles of dance concentrating on jazz and street dance.
£2.50 per session
Youth Drama with Fiona Kimberley
Junior
8 to 10 yrs Tuesdays 4.30pm – 5.30pm £2.50 per
session
Intermediate
11to 13 yrs Fridays
5.00pm – 6.30pm £3.00 per
session
Senior
14 + yrs
Thursdays 7.00pm – 9.00pm £3.50 per
session
Kids get the chance to learn basic drama skills, share ideas, work on set texts
towards a performance, make new friends and have fun! Check out this season’s
Youth Drama performances in the Live Events section.
Ballroom Dancing
Ann Gibbons Dance
Mondays in Term Time
Monday 19 April to Monday 12 July
Juniors 7 to 16yrs
6.00pm to 6.45pm
Learn to dance a range of ballroom and Latin dances including the Waltz,
Quickstep, Cha Cha Cha and Jive in this fun and friendly workshop. There is
also the opportunity to take your skills further in Ballroom Dancing exams.
£3.50
Sequence Dancing
7.00pm to 7.30pm
This new class is open to all levels, from the novice to the more experienced
dancer. We’ll be covering popular dances in the classical, standard ballroom and
Latin American style. This is your chance to socialise and meet new people in a
relaxed and friendly atmosphere - and don’t worry if you don’t have a partner!
£3.50
Improvers Course
8.30pm to 9.30pm (Payable in Advance Only)
Continuing from our Beginners Course, Improvers is open to all dancers who have
learnt the basic steps of Waltz, Quickstep, Tango, Cha Cha Cha and Jive and
those who would like a little refresher. In this course you will learn the basic steps
and routines in the flowing Foxtrot, sizzling Samba and raunchy Rumba while
continuing to improve the other Ballroom and Latin American dances. You will also
learn a little technique to turn you into very able dancers.
£66.00 for eleven-week course
Or, pay in two instalments: £36.00 for 6 weeks & £30 for 5 weeks
Intermediate Course
7.30pm to 8.30pm
The Intermediate Class is open to existing Intermediate students AND anyone who
feels they are ready for new challenges in both Ballroom and Latin American
dancing. We will be progressing onto more intermediate steps and routines as well
as teaching more technique to make you even better dancers. Newcomers
welcome!
£6.00 per session
Look out for the Guildhall Dance Festival in May which includes the May
Ball, a Tea Dance and plenty of opportunities to improve your ballroom
technique!
Film Programme
Tickets for:
Evening Performances
Matinees
£3.50 / £3.00
£2.50 / £2.00
Nowhere Boy
(2009)
15
Thursday 6 May
7.30pm
Nowhere Boy, the debut feature of Sam Taylor-Wood, tells the never seen before
story of John Lennon's childhood.
The Red Shoes
U
Wednesday 19 May
7.30pm
Vicky Page, a young ballerina, becomes torn between her love for composer
Julian Craster and her artistic devotion to ballet which is dominated by
impresario Lermontov.
UP (2009)
U
Tuesday 1 June
2.00pm
A feisty pensioner teams up with a fearless eight-year-old wilderness ranger
to do battle with a vicious band of beasts and villains in this computeranimated adventure.
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
12A
Wednesday 30 June
7.30pm
When serial killer and occult sorcerer Lord Blackwood mysteriously returns
from the grave and resumes his killing spree, Holmes takes up the hunt once
again.
The Time Travellers Wife (2009)
12A
Thursday 8 July
7.30pm
A Chicago librarian suffering from a genetic disorder that sends him hurtling
through time when he’s under extreme duress, attempts to build a stable
future with the beautiful young heiress.
Inglorious Basterds (2009)
18
Wednesday 21 July
7.30pm
In Nazi-occupied France during World War II, a group of Jewish-American
soldiers known as ‘The Basterds’ are chosen specifically to spread fear
throughout the Third Reich.
Fantastic Mr Fox (2009)
PG
Thursday 29 July
2.00pm
George Clooney provides the voice for the enigmatic Mr Fox who, after a
period of abstinence, returns to his thieving ways - pilfering chickens from
three local nasty farmers Boggis, Bunce and Beans.
500 Days of Summer (2009)
12A
Thursday 29 July
7.30pm
This off-beat romantic comedy is a non-linear look at a 500-day relationship
between Tom - who is looking for true love - and Summer, who doesn’t
believe it exists.
Live Events Index
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Literature at Lunch– ‘Rebecca’………………………….
An Evening with Darren and Lilia………………………..
Literature at Lunch – ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie…
An Audience with Will Self………………………………..
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Drama
Time to Kill, Grantham Dramatic Society………………..
Mucking Around with Plested and Brown………………..
Curtain Call! Grantham College………………………….
Sausage and Samosa, Laurielorry Theatre Company…
Cabaret, Senior Youth Drama..……………………………
‘The Sneetches’ & ‘What Was I Scared Of’, Youth Drama
Music / Musical
Hi-Notes………………………………………………………
Charlie Dore & The Hula Valley Orchestra……………….
Django à la Créole…………………………………………..
The Lonnie Donegan Band…………………………………
Music in Quiet Places……………………………………….
Brass Band Concerts in the Park………………………….
Music at the Meres………………………………………….
Dance
Lost and Found, Made By Katie Green……………………
Ballet Central…………………………………………………
Comedy
The Nearly Naked Chef, Hardeep Singh Kohli……………
Family
A Little Princess, Image Musical Theatre………………….
Jungle Book, Polka Dot Academy………………………….
The Rainbow Fish, Blunderbus……………………………..
Snow White, 2010 Pantomime, Polka Dot…………………
Variety
Grantham’s Got Young Talent, Grantham Rotary Club…..
Workshops
Fiesta Flamenco Workshop…………………………………
Lost & Found Kids’ Dance Workshop……………………..
Ballroom & Latin Masterclass………………………………
Salsa Masterclass……………………………………………
Beginners Belly Dancing with Ms Jae……………………..
Stained Glass Window Worksop…………………………..
Copper Foil Workshop………………………………………
Nearly Instant Theatre Sessions……………………………
Crazy Creature Robot Day…………………………………..
Art
Grantham Art Fair…………………………………………….
100 Things that Caught My Eye, Chris Packham…………
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Live Events
A Little Princess
Image Musical Theatre
Saturday 1 May
2.30pm
When her father dies in India, Sarah Crew is left penniless and alone and the
privileged place she had at Miss Minchin’s ‘School for Young Ladies’ is
replaced by hardship and cruelty.
However, her courageous spirit earns her the admiration of some surprising
people. With beautiful costumes, an ingenious set and wonderful music from
Robert Hyman, the show is preceded by a rehearsal workshop where the
audience gets to join in.
£6.00 / £5.00 concessions / £20.00 family of four
Grantham’s Got Young Talent
Rotary Club
Wednesday 5 May
7.00pm
Join Grantham’s Rotary Club for the final of the ‘Grantham’s Got Young
Talent’ competition, compeered by Rotarian Kevin Lawry.
Come and support the six finalists as they compete in the last leg of the
competition to find the ‘Young Entertainer of the Year.’
£5.00 / £3.00 OAPs
Daphne du Maurier's 'Rebecca'
Literature at Lunchtime
Thursday 6 May
12noon
Come and meet the young, gauche, second Mrs De Winter and find out what
really happened to wife number one.
This was Du Maurier's own favourite among her many books, set in her own
house of Menabilly near Fowey. ‘Rebecca’ is full of mystery, love and
suspense – and a much finer novel than it is often given credit for.
£5.00 / £4.50 concessions
Time to Kill
Grantham Dramatic Society
Wednesday 12 to Saturday 15 May
7.30pm
Four attractive, pampered women housewives - members of an all-too close
social set - decide to take the law into their own hands.
Shortly after Maggie’s husband, Don, leaves for a business trip, Alan arrives
expecting an intimate interlude. Instead he finds himself handcuffed and put
on trial for causing the death of another woman. What follows is one of the
most bizarre trials ever. Secrets are revealed, lies exposed and affairs
confessed, culminating in a final act of violence.
Wednesday
Thursday to Saturday
£7.00 / £6.00 concessions
£8.00 / £7.00 concessions
Art Fair
Saturday 15 & Sunday 16 May
10.00am to 4.00pm
Ballroom & Gallery
The third Grantham Art Fair celebrates a wealth of talent, both amateur and
professional, shown by artists living and working locally.
Over 350 works will be on display in exhibitions by students from Grantham
College, Grantham Art Club, Kesteven Leisure Artists Society, Painting for
Pleasure and Sleaford Art Group and by individual artists Rachel Connolly,
Malcolm Doughty, Alan and Denise Drury, Margaret Hayward and Haidee-Jo
Summers. This is a real community event that can be enjoyed by everyone!
Free Admission & Free Sunday Parking
May Dance Festival
Wednesday 19 to Sunday 23 May
The Red Shoes (U) 1948
Wednesday 19 May
7.30pm
Vicky Page, the lead dancer in ‘The Red Shoes’, becomes torn between her
love for composer Julian Craster and her artistic devotion to ballet, dominated
by impresario Lermontov.
£3.50 / £3.00 concessions
Fiesta Flamenco
Thursday 20 May
8.00pm to 10.00pm
Discover another world: dark, passionate, mysterious and beautiful, with a
language of its own in this fun flamenco workshop with Diane Pickard. Wear
what feels comfortable - ideally a wide, circular skirt for the ladies, trousers for
the men and strong shoes or boots with a low (2” maximum) solid heel.
Stilettos are not suitable.
£7.50
Lost and Found
Green Bean Dance
Friday 21 May
7.30pm
Live contemporary dance piece ‘Lost and Found’, by award-winning
choreographer Katie Green, tells the hopeful story of a young woman who,
realising something has to change in her life, finds the strength to make it
happen. There will be a 10 minute performance before the show by young
dance workshop participants from Sleaford.
£9.00 / £7.50 concessions
Youth Dance Workshops
Saturday 22 May
Join Green Bean Dance and work alongside professional dancers in these
fun and friendly, creative dance workshops where the emphasis is on
imagination, energy and playfulness.
10.00am to 11.30am - 8 to 11yrs
11.30am to 1.00pm - 12 to 16yrs
£3.50
£3.50
Ballroom & Latin Classes
Masterclass with James & Anna Dieguez
Saturday 22 May
2.00pm to 4.00pm (Ballroom)
Brush up your dance technique in ballroom classics Waltz and Tango and
Latin favourites Cha Cha Cha and Rumba in the second hour with two British
Latin American National Finalists.
£8.00 per hr
Beginners Ballroom & Latin Taster Session
Ann Gibbons Dance
Saturday 22 May
2.00pm to 4.00pm (Gallery)
This is your chance to learn the basics steps for the Waltz and Cha Cha Cha.
Once you’ve leaned the new routines, come back tomorrow (Sunday 23 May)
at 11.30pm for a practice session.
£5.00 per hr
May Ball
Saturday 22 May
8.00pm to Midnight
There’s a real sense of occasion to this year’s May Ball as The Ross Mitchell
Combo – professional dance band for ballroom championships and major
dance events worldwide – provide live music and Latin American British
National dance finalists, James and Anna Dieguez, perform a Latin cabaret.
Price includes a buffet.
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£22.50
Salsa Masterclass
Sunday 23 May
10.30am to 11.30pm
You’ve seen the experts do it on Strictly Come Dancing – now you can try the
fast, fun dance phenomenon that is ‘Salsa’ with dance teacher Lee Hunter, an
ex-champion in Holland. Wear comfortable shoes with a low heel and dress
in casual, comfortable clothes. Stay for the practice session from 11.30pm to
12.30pm and polish up those new routines.
£12.00
Practice Session
Sunday 23 May
11.30pm to 12.30pm
If you’ve learned something new this week or just want to brush up on your
dancing skills, this is your chance to practise your ballroom and Latin
routines. Music provided by Ann Gibbons Dance.
£5.00
Tea Dance
Sunday 23 May
2.30pm to 4.30pm
Come along and put your best foot forward to The Ross Mitchell Combo –
professional dance band for ballroom championships and major dance events
around the world. This is an afternoon of strict tempo and sequence dancing
to a live soundtrack of great music and song. Complimentary refreshments
are included.
£6.50
An Evening with Darren & Lilia
Sunday 23 May
7.30pm
Join Strictly Come Dancing stars Darren Bennett and Lilia Kopylova for an
evening of behind-the-scenes insights into their professional careers and
hints and tips on how to perfect those dance moves. Since turning
professional in 2003, Darren and Lilia have won the British Rising Star
Professional Championships, become British National Champions and each
won the final of ‘Strictly Come Dancing’.
£17.00 / £16.00 concessions
Ballet Central
Monday 24 May
8.00pm
Ballet Central is proud to bring their 25th anniversary tour to the Guildhall,
offering a varied programme of ballet, contemporary and jazz from some of
the world’s leading choreographers.
£12.00 / £10.00
Beginners’ Belly Dance
Tuesday 25 May
7.30pm
Join Ms Jae for a relaxed and friendly introduction to the art of ‘Turkish Belly
Dancing’. This is your chance to move your body in tune with your own natural
curves to fabulous rhythms and exotic music. Wear a close fitting top and a
lightweight long skirt, exercise trousers or leggings.
£7.50
Mucking Around
Plested and Brown
Tuesday 25 May
7.30pm
The Hilarious Plested and Brown have been producing and touring comedy
theatre both nationally and internationally for seven years. This year, for the
first time, they have enlisted help of the good people of Lincolnshire!
This special evening is a chance to watch Plested and Brown mucking around
with ideas for their brand new show. Find out how a show is created and
have your say - is it funny or should they go back to the drawing board? Let
them know what you think and join them in the bar for a drink afterwards!
£
Jungle Book
Polka Dot Theatre Company
Wednesday 2 June
2.00pm
Join Mowgli, Baloo, King Louis and all your favourite characters in this brand
new adaptation of the classic story by Rudyard Kipling.
This interactive, action packed musical is suitable for children aged 3 and over
and is an ideal treat for the whole family. This sparkling adventure about
Mowgli’s journey to the man village will keep both children and adults
enthralled.
£8.00 / £7.00 concessions
Literature at Lunchtime
'Under Milk Wood' by Dylan Thomas
Thursday 3 June
12noon
Thomas's most famous poem was first broadcast as a play in 1954, just
months after the poet's death.
Come and meet the wonderful characters from Llareggub (or Bugger All to be
precise) including Captain Cat and Polly Garter - pining for her dead lover.
Find out answers to questions such as: Where exactly was Llareggub? And
what was Thomas really talking about?
£5.00 / £4.50
The Nearly Naked Chef
Hardeep Singh Kohli
Friday 4 June
7.30pm
Grab a seat and tuck-in to a piece of Hardeep Singh Kohli as the celebrated
broadcaster, raconteur, writer and cook combines comedy with inventive
cuisine in a wonderfully funny, laid back evening of entertainment.
Think Ready Steady Cook with great cooking and amusing anecdotes
delivered by Glaswegian Hardeep in his own unique, articulate and utterly
charming way. Having debuted at the 2009 Edinburgh Fringe Festival this is
an extended, two-course version combining Hardeep’s winning talents and
recipes.
Photo: Brendan Olley
£
Hi-Notes
Saturday 5 June
7:30pm
Hi-Notes Vocal Group with Side-Steppers Dancers and Friends invite you to
join them in celebrating some of the great musicals of Broadway and the West
End.
Drawn from shows including Evita, Chicago, Copacabana, Me And My Girl,
Joseph, Starlight Express and Whistle Down the wind, the concert is a charity
event, given in aid of the Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire Air Ambulance
service.
£7.00 / £6.00 concessions
Curtain Call!
Grantham College
Wednesday 9 & Thursday 10 June
7.30pm
See if you can spot the next star of the West End as Grantham College BTEC
2nd year Performing Arts students perform their final show before leaving to
continue their training.
The students will perform a selection of songs, dances and dramatic scenes
to show why they are pursuing a career in the performing arts. After the show
they will be studying in institutions across the country so this will be the last
time they EVER perform together - in other words, their ‘Curtain Call!’
£6.00 / £4.00 concessions
Sausage and Samosa
Laurielorry Theatre Company
Wednesday 16 June
7.30pm
Eve - an environmentalist and dry-stone wall expert - is fast becoming a
wilting wall flower.
Working in a food factory making sandwiches for M & S, she’s tired of dating
agencies, has exhausted the lonely hearts ads in the local paper and resorted
to ‘single man spotting’ at the supermarket. As a last ditch attempt to find her
perfect man, Eve decides to tap into the Asian culture of arranged marriages.
Sit back and enjoy Ready Steady Cook meets Blind Date, 'Bollywood style' as
potential suitors are downloaded from Eve’s website – check it out!
www.hottottierecycleme.com.
£
An Audience with Will Self
Thursday 17 June
7.30pm
Join Britain’s leading satirical writer Will Self as he talks about his career as a
journalist, novelist and public figure with his characteristic fearless and edgy
humour.
The author of five novels, four collections of short stories, three novellas and
four non-fiction works, Will has also contributed to a variety of publications
including a regular column in the Evening Standard. He is also a frequent
broadcaster on TV and radio. His latest book ‘Walking to Hollywood’ - due out
in September - burrows down through the intersections of time, place and
psyche to explore our deepest fears and anxieties.
£
Stained Glass Window Workshop
with Cathi Prince
Saturday 26 June
10.00am to 4.00 pm
This introductory workshop is a fantastic opportunity to learn the traditional
skills needed to produce a stained glass panel.
Participants can choose from a selection of simple designs and colours to
produce a panel, 20cm by 20cm, to take home with them at the end of the day
All equipment and materials will be supplied.
£35.00
Charlie Dore & The Hula Valley Orchestra
Saturday 26 June
7.30pm
Charlie Dore is a clever songwriter with an unusually expressive voice that
glides from folk and country to jazzy cabaret with such assured serenity that
you’ll think you’ve been transported to another era.
Drawing on the evocative musical past of the American Depression, her
extraordinary album, ‘The Hula Valley Songbook’ is inspired by the likes of Al
Bowlly, 'Daddy of Western Swing' Milton Brown and Bing Crosby. Charlie
breathes beauty, charm and poignancy into these old songs all of which have
fascinating stories lurking behind the lyrics.
£
Cabaret
Guildhall Youth Theatre
Monday 28 June
7.30pm
The Guildhall’s Senior Youth Drama group present a condensed version of
stage and screen hit ‘Cabaret’, which intertwines entertainment with social
history, documenting German society’s slide toward the Nazis regime.
Writer Brian Roberts travels to Berlin in the early 1930s to become a teacher.
During his stay he meets flamboyant entertainer Sally Bowles who works at
the Kit Kat Klub - a ‘naughty’ nightclub’ providing Berliners with a temporary
escape from the harshness of life.
£
Literature at Lunchtime
'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' by Muriel Spark
Thursday 1 July
12noon
Dame Muriel Spark wrote over 20 novels in her distinguished writing career
and when ‘The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie’ first came out in 1961, it caused a
sensation, especially at the James Gillespie High School in Edinburgh, which
was only thinly disguised.
Come and enjoy Sparks' satire on school life and the little betrayals which
make a tragedy out of the life of an almost great teacher.
£5.00 / £4.50
‘The Sneetches’ and ‘What Was I Scared Of?’
Guildhall Youth Theatre
Friday 2 & Saturday 3 July
7.30pm
The Sneetches
The Intermediate Youth Drama group present a lesson in the senselessness
of prejudice and discrimination through the story of some bird-like yellow
creatures, called The Seetches.
What Was I Scared Of?
The Junior Youth Drama group present a lesson about fearing things which
are unfamiliar through the tale of a character who repeatedly meets up with an
empty pair of pale-green pants.
Both plays are adapted from stories by American writer and cartoonist
Theodor Seuss Geisel who, under the pen name Dr. Seuss, wrote children’s
books characterized by imaginative characters and the use of rhyme.
£
Django à la Créole
Lejazzetal
Friday 9 July
8.00pm
‘Django à la Créole’ seasons the well loved gypsy jazz repertory with rhythms
from New Orleans, Cuba, Brazil and the Caribbean.
The first fusion of New Orleans clarinet with the Gypsy Swing style was a
recording session in 1939 with Django Reinhardt and clarinettist Barney
Bigard. This modern day incarnation is the creation of clarinettist Evan
Christopher - one of the 4,000 musicians displaced by Hurricane Katrina
which devastated New Orleans in 2005. Evan chose Paris as his exile and
during his stay, worked to raise awareness for the musical culture of New
Orleans whilst soaking up the jazz culture of his new home and forming Django à la Créole.
£
The Rainbow Fish
Wednesday 7 July
7.30pm
4 to 7 years
Come and swim with The Rainbow Fish in her underwater paradise and
prepare to be whisked away on a deep-sea adventure.
The Rainbow Fish, with her shimmering scales, is the most beautiful fish in
the ocean. But she is also proud and vain and none of the other fish want to
be her friends until, that is, she learns to give away some of her most prized
possessions. Based on the classic children's story by Marcus Pfister,
Blunderbus Theatre Company’s brand new adaptation is bursting with
glittering puppetry sequences, magic and plenty of fun.
£
Copper Foil Workshop
with Cathi Prince
Saturday 10 July
10.00am to 4.00pm
£
100 Things That Have Caught My Eye
Chris Packham
Saturday 10 July
7.30pm
Calling all photographers, travellers and wildlife enthusiasts – join presenter,
photographer, traveller and wildlife expert Chris Packham on a fascinating
journey through the eyes of his camera in this stunning show with a
difference.
Throughout his travels, Chris has collected thousands of images of the
people, places and creatures he has seen. For this show he has selected 100
images to talk about and takes us through the process of striving for
perfection.
All Electric Productions
£
An Evening with Steve Sale and Friends
Friday 23 July
7.30pm
Join one of the best young singers in Grantham – Steve Sale - singing a
selection of the very best music from the West End with his friends and family.
£9.00 / £8.50 concessions
The Lonnie Donegan Band
Featuring Peter Donegan
Friday 30 July
7.30pm
Join The Lonnie Donegan Band fronted by Lonnie’s son Peter for an evening
of skiffle, jazz and foot-stomping blues.
After Lonnie's death, the band reformed to perform at the Rock Island Line
tribute concert at the Royal Albert Hall and the line-up proved so successful
that they’ve since been in great demand. Their performance includes some of
Lonnie’s classics such as ‘Putting On The Style’, ‘Have a Drink On Me’, ‘Rock
Island Line’, and ‘Pick a Bale of Cotton’ as well as Lonnie’s lesser-known
recorded songs and original songs by Peter.
£
NITS on the High Seas
Monday 2 August to Friday 6 August
10.00am to 3.30pm
Ahoy there matey! It’s Nearly Instant Theatre Session time again and this time
you’ll need to strap on your sea legs as we head for the Caribbean. The
pirates are hunting for treasure, the British Navy is hunting for pirates and the
Spanish Navy is hunting them both!
But what happens next? The workshop is partly pre-structured and partly
improvised so where the story goes is your decision. It’s open to 6 to 16year-olds and suitable for beginners and experienced performers. What’s
more, when you’ve perfected your musical play - you’ll get the chance to
perform your play in front of family and friends. Bring a packed lunch.
The performance will be on Friday 6 August at 3.30pm and 6.30pm
Workshop place for a week
Tickets for the performance
£65.00
£4.00 / £3.00 concessions
£
Crazy Creature Robotics Day with Lego Mindstorms
Thursday 12 & Friday 13 August
10.00am to 4.00pm
Throughout this fast paced day, all those involved will create an interactive
creature-based Mindstorm robot which reacts and moves like its animal
cousins.
From a hopping toad to an ostrich with the funny walk, let your creativity run
wild for this day of intense robotic fun! All equipment is provided – just bring
loads of enthusiasm, energy, and imagination.
Also, don’t forget to bring a packed lunch to help fuel the mind!
Thursday
Friday
8 to 11 years
12 to 14 years
£
Sing Like A Star Half Term Special with Liz Paige
Wednesday 18 August
10.00am to 4.00pm
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Experienced singing teacher Liz will teach you professional techniques which
combine voice coaching, breathing exercises and a warm-up.
Then get ready to sing some of your favourite songs from stage and screen
as well as chart hits too! Please bring a packed lunch and drinks. For kids
aged 8 years and over.
£10.00
Music and Quiet Places
Primavera Ensemble
Thurs 3 June
7.30pm
All Saints' Church, Westborough
Leading chamber musicians play music for string trio and flute by Schubert,
Beethoven, Rossini, Philip Glass and Mozart.
Richard Durrant - The Guitar Whisperer
Thurs 17 June
7.30pm
St Peter's Church, Lenton
Virtuoso guitarist Richard Durrant performs classical and modern music set
against a projected backdrop.
The Mellstock Band - The Village Philharmonic
Thurs 1 July
7.30pm
St John the Baptist's Church, Morton
The captivating Mellstock Band presents arrangements of folk tunes by Bach,
Corelli, Grainger, Handel, Haydn, Holst, Mozart and Vaughan Williams played
on early and modern instruments as might have been performed by village
bands.
Barbirolli Quartet
Thurs 15 July
7.30pm
St Andrew's Church, Folkingham
Highly-acclaimed string quartet plays music by Haydn, Mendelssohn and
Beethoven.
The Lincs Effect
Thurs 29 July
7.30pm
St James's Church, Castle Bytham
Music by Tallis and Parsley with Gregorian chant; close-harmony
arrangements of songs by the Beatles, Louise Armstrong, Barbara Streisand
et al is performed by this vocal ensemble associated with Lincoln Cathedral.
Sunday Afternoon
Brass Bands Concerts 2010
Dysart Park, Grantham
4 July
City of Peterborough Concert Band
(part of the GIFTS Hospice Family Fun Day)
18 July
City of Lincoln Band
1 August
Lincolnshire Hospitals Band
15 August
The Melton Band
Recreation Ground, Stamford
11 July
Stamford Brass
25 July
City of Peterborough Concert Band
8 August
Kibworth Band
22 August
Swineshead Silver Band
Memorial Gardens, Bourne
27 June
Nottingham Concert Band
18 July
Yarwell & Nassington Britannia Band
1 August
Stamford Brass
22 August
Kirton Brass Band
3.00pm - 4.30pm
Free Entry
Bring your own rug or chair and enjoy some wonderful brass band music!
Refreshments available at Bourne & Grantham
Music at the Meres (may need double page for
this)
That’ll Be The Day
Friday 24 September
7.30pm
Don’t miss this opportunity to see music hall mayhem at its very best with the
greatest songs and dance performances from the 50s, 60s and 70s. From
Rock and Roll classics by Buddy Holly, Elvis and Cliff Richard to a comic
remake of the 70s hit film ‘Grease’, ‘That’ll Be The Day is pure non-stop
nostalgia.
£20.00 / £18.00 concessions
The Magic of Motown
Saturday 16 October
7.30pm
Celebrating 50 years since Berry Gordy Junior created the Tamla record
label, this fabulous production leaves all other Motown shows standing. With
hits from The Temptations, Diana Ross and the Supremes, Four Tops, Stevie
Wonder, The Jackson Five, Marvin Gaye and Lionel Richie, amongst others you'll be dancing in the aisles and screaming for more!
£18.50 / £17.50 concessions
60s Gold
Starring Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Searchers, PJ Proby and Chip
Hawkes
Saturday 13 November
7.30pm
This glittering show features sounds of the sixties from stars for the sixties.
Gerry and the Pacemakers will perform classics including ‘You’ll Never Walk
Alone’, The Searchers will rock the house with hits such as ‘Sweets for my
Sweet’, international recording star PJ Proby will be on stage singing top
tunes including ‘Somewhere’ and Chip Hawkes will perform timeless classics
including, ‘Silence is Golden’.
£22.00 / £20.00 concessions
Pasadena Roof Orchestra
Swinging into Christmas!
Friday 3 December
7.30pm
Get in a feel-good festive mood with Christmas songs, ballads and timeless
classics of the 1920s and 1930s, played with The Pasadena Roof Orchestra's
inimitable style and panache. The programme includes special arrangements
of ‘White Christmas’, ‘By The Fireside’ and ‘The Savoy Christmas Medley’ in
this fantastic family show.
£16.00 / £15.00 concessions
Panto – need a page for this, copy and image
due in this week
Regular Workshops
First Notes
With SoundLINCS
Mondays in term time
10.30am – 11.30am
2 – 5yrs
This workshop is for both children and their parents/carers. The aim is to build
skills and confidence in music making and give children the opportunity to explore
different instruments and experience rhythm and dynamics.
£0.50 per child
Grantham Occasional Orchestra Workshops
Sat 2 January, Sat 6 February, Sat 6 March, Sat 27 March, Sat 8 May
9.30am - 12.30pm
All you need is your instrument and a music stand to join this dedicated and
friendly group of amateur musicians who meet to enjoy the experience of playing in
an orchestra. The emphasis on the group is very much on fun!
£7.00 per session
Reader’s Group
Meets second Tuesday of the month
7.30pm
If you enjoy reading but feel frustrated because that there’s no one to discuss it
with, then join our Reader’s Group and you’ll get the chance to enthuse, gush and
rant about a variety of texts with like-minded people.
£1.00 per session
Online Updates and Booking
Get up-to-date information via your email and book tickets quickly and
easily.
We like to keep our customers up to date with the latest information on all
Guildhall Arts Centre events which usually involves sending it out by post.
However, we also feel we should be saving paper and doing our bit for the
environment so we’ve come up with a simple solution – email. If you would
like information about Guildhall events and would be happy to receive it
electronically instead of by post, send an email with your address details from
the account you wish to use to 09 and we can keep you informed as well as
cut back on the paper we use. Help us to help the environment by contacting
us today.
Book Online
If you prefer to use email and the internet to keep in touch then why not use
our online booking service. All information regarding events is on our userfriendly website www.guildhallartscentre.com which you can read at your
leisure and use to book tickets at the click of a button.
Guildhall Arts Centre – The Venue
Room Hire
The impressive Victorian clock tower of the Guildhall Arts Centre on St Peter’s
Hill, right in the centre of town, serves as an obvious point of reference to
anyone visiting the centre.
Well situated and easy to find, this venue offers a range of facilities to
accommodate a variety of activities including performances, conferences,
seminars, presentations, meetings, workshops, receptions and parties. Buffet
lunches are available from our in-house café from just £3.00 a head and there
is a professional kitchen and a range of support equipment available for hire.
The venue is accessible to wheelchair users with a lift to the first and second
floors and has disabled facilities. Anyone requiring assistance should inform
the venue prior to the visit and we will be more than happy to help.
Anyone interested in booking a room is welcome to view the spaces available
by appointment. Call on 01476 406159 or email
guildhallartscentre@southkesteven.gov.uk.
The Theatre
The Guildhall Theatre can seat up to 210 people and hosts performances,
workshop, lectures and seminars throughout the year. The theatre is
equipped with professional quality sound and lighting systems, an excellent
upright piano, cinema screen and two fully fitted dressing rooms with adjoining
showers and toilets. The theatre also has an induction loop and guide dogs
are welcome.
The Ballroom
Perfect for wedding receptions, parties and informal performances, the
Ballroom can hold up to 200 people and seat 100. With a small stage, dance
floor, professional kitchen for your chosen caterer, licensed bar and some
sound and lighting equipment available, the Ballroom is a great venue with
lots to offer. Situated on the second floor with lift access, the Ballroom is also
ideal for everything from sales meetings to seminars.
The Gallery & Studio 4
The Gallery and Studio 4 can accommodate smaller functions and meetings.
The Gallery is situated on the ground floor and can be used for small
performances, parties, lectures, sales and meetings. Studio 4, situated on the
second floor with lift access, can comfortably seat up to 25 people for
meetings and lectures.
Equipment Available
Equipment available for hire includes: overhead projector, screens, flipcharts,
television, video, DVD player, Power Point, slide projector, public
announcement systems (for Ballroom and Theatre only), fax and photocopier.
Ticket Prices and Concessions
Discounts are available to Artscene Members, unemployed, senior citizens,
students, children under 16, those in receipt of income support, invalidity,
benefit or disability allowance, and to a carer accompanying a disabled
person. Please bring proof of status when making a booking. Student
standbys are available to anyone in full-time education for just £2.00, 15
minutes prior to a guildhall.
Refunds
Regretfully we are unable to refund money or exchange tickets. If an event is
sold out we will try to sell unwanted tickets.
Booking Tickets - In Person
The Box Office is open from Mon to Fri 9.30am to 4.30pm, Sat 9.30am to
1.00pm and 45 minutes prior to events.
Reservations and Collections
Reserved tickets must be paid for within five working days or they will be
released for sale. Paid-for tickets should be collected 15mins before the start
of a show to avoid a last minute rush.
By Telephone
Call us anytime on 01476 406158. Outside Box Office hours you can leave a
message or ticket request on our answer phone.
By Credit Card
Payment can be made by Mastercard, Switch, American Express and Visa in
person or by telephone on 01476 406158.
By Post
Cheques should be made payable to South Kesteven District Council and
posted to the Guildhall Arts Centre, St Peter’s Hill, Grantham, Lincolnshire,
NG31 6PZ. Tickets can be held for collection on the night or posted direct –
please enclose a self addressed envelope.
By Fax
Send us a fax on 01476 406001 with details of your required booking and we
will be happy to process this you once the Box Office is open. Please leave a
contact number so that we can confirm your booking.
Please Note
Children under the age of 18 months are not admitted into the theatre. Any
child brought to see a performance must have a ticket.
By Email
Why not contact us by email – guildhallartscentre@southkesteven.gov.uk or
book online at guildhallartscentre.com
Live Events and Films Diary
May
Sat 1
Wed 5
Thu 6
Thu 6
Wed 12 to Sat 15
Sat 15 & Sun 16
Wed 19
Fri 21
Sun 23
Tue 25
2.30pm
7.00pm
12 noon
7.30pm
7.30pm
10.00am
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
A Little Princess, Image Musical Theatre
Grantham’s Got Young Talent, Grantham Rotary
Lit at Lunch Nowhere Boy (2009) 15
Time to Kill, Grantham Dramatic Society
Grantham Arts Fair
The Red Shoes
Lost and Found, Green Bean Dance
An Evening with Darren and Lilia
Mucking Around with Plested and Brown
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Art
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2.00pm
2.00pm
12 noon
UP (2009) U
Jungle Book, Polka Dot Theatre Company
Lit at Lunch -
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June
Tue 1
Wed 2
Thu 3
Fri 4
Sat 5
Wed 9 & Thu 10
Wed 16
Thu 17
Sat 26
Mon 28
Wed 30
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
The Nearly Naked Chef, Hardeep Singh Kohli
Hi-Notes
Curtain Call! Grantham College
Sausage and Samosa, Laurielorry Theatre Company
An Audience with Will Self
Charlie Dore and the Hula Valley Orchestra
Cabaret, Guildhall Senior Youth Drama
Sherlock Holmes (2009) 12A
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12 noon
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
2.00pm
7.30pm
7.30pm
Lit at Lunch ‘The Sneetches’ and ‘What Was I Scared Of’
Guildhall Intermediate and Junior Youth Drama
The Time Travellers Wife (2009) 12A
Django a la Creole, Lejazzetal
The Rainbow Fish, Blunderbus Theatre Company
100 Things That Have Caught My Eye, Chris Packham
Inglorious Basterds (2009) 18
An Evening with Steve Sale and Friends
Fantastic Mr Fox
500 Days of Summer (2009)
The Lonnie Donegan Band
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July
Thu1
Fri 2
& Sat 3
Thu 8
Fri 9
Wed 7
Sat 10
Wed 21
Fri 23
Thu 29
Thu 29
Fri 30
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