Tickets through Bridport TIC on 01308 424901 or online via SeeTickets or from The Electric Palace box office 01308 428 354 (Tues – Sat 10am – 4pm)
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Friday 9 January
Comedy Network
Doors 7.15pm start 8.15pmJarlath Regan, Mark Smith, Adam Hess
£10 + bf / £12 + bf on door
Jarlath Regan
Award winning comedian and writer for Russell Howard’s Good News and the hit Irish panel show, The Panel, Jarlath Regan has gained a reputation with the industry and audiences for his uplifting, inventive and relentlessly funny stand-up, enjoying sell-out runs at the Fringe since 2007. A finalist in both the BBC and Channel 4 New Comedy Awards, Jarlath’s first published book How To Break Bad News was an instant best-seller. It gained many celebrity fans including Ardal O’Hanlon who called it “Original, funny and deliciously wrong!” Jarlath’s second book Putting A Ring On It – What Not To Do When Attempting To Get Married became a cult hit in his homeland.
Adam Hess
Adam Hess (winner of Chortle Student Comedy Award 2011) is well-known for his surreal one-liners and prolific writing talents, having written for TV regulars such as Sean Walsh and Chris Ramsey. Adam has also become widely known for his unique brand of comedy on Twitter and in the last two years has accrued tens of thousands of followers from the jokes he posts there alone. The BBC even filmed a selection of his tweets as sketches starring him as one of their ‘Feed My Funny’ videos.
Mark Smith
Mark Smith (Russell Howard’s Good News, MTV) has been performing stand-up regularly since 2008 and has rapidly established himself as one of the most interesting and exciting comics on the circuit. Since reaching the final of ‘So You Think You’re Funny’ in 2009, Mark has gigged all over the UK, is a regular MC and has broken into television to present for MTV2 and to write and perform for ‘Dick and Dom’s Funny Business’ on BBC Two. When Mark is not gigging he is the warm-up for shows such as Have I Got News For You and Room 101 (both BBC1).
Saturday 17 January
Sara Pascoe vs History
Jess Fostekew supporting
Doors 7pm start 8pm
£12 + bf / £14 + bf on door
Star of Stand Up For the Week and Campus(C4), Live at the Apollo, QI, Never Mind The Buzzcocks, Mock The Week and Twenty Twelve (BBC) presents her first ever UK tour show.
With a comedy brain that leaps from stimulating arguments onto abstract confabulation with lumpy doses of openness, honesty and earnestness, Sara shares her romantic history, existential theory and cultural insights.
The past contains wars, witches, Kim Jong-il and your ex. Your brain can recall being a child, while your body remembers being a monkey. Everything that has happened shapes who we are today…
Thursday 22 January
Treasure Island NTL
Doors 6pm Start 7pm
£10 + bf / £12 + bf on door
Robert Louis Stevenson’s story of murder, money and mutiny is brought to life in a thrilling new stage adaptation by Bryony Lavery, broadcast live from the National Theatre.
It’s a dark, stormy night. The stars are out. Jim, the inn-keeper’s granddaughter, opens the door to a terrifying stranger. At the old sailor’s feet sits a huge sea-chest, full of secrets. Jim invites him in – and her dangerous voyage begins.
Suitable for 10 years +
Friday 23 January
Comedy Network
Gareth Richards, Phil Wang and Kieren Boyd
Doors 7.15pm start 8.125pm
£10 + bf / £12 + bf on door
Gareth Richards
Gareth Richards, Foster’s Edinburgh Comedy Award Best Newcomer nominee 2010. He offers delectable comedy delights, with or without instrumentation and his off-beat and unique style makes him one to watch! Gareth has appeared on Russell Howard’s Good News, Live at the Electric (BBC3) and in January performed live on Radio 1. He co-hosted Frank Skinner’s Sony award-winning Absolute Radio show for two years and supported Frank on his 2014 tour.
Kieran Boyd
Semi-finalist in So You Think You’re Funny? (2009), Amused Moose Laugh-Off (2010), and part of Fringe favourites WitTank, Kieran has been performing his inventive, high-energy stand up across the country for five years. He gigs for Avalon, CKP, The Stand, Komedia, and Highlight amongst others as well as numerous shows at the Edinburgh Festival.
In 2009 and 2010 he compered the stand-up showcase, Comedy Baby, and in 2011 performed in a split show Don’t Mess. In the same year he also directed a sketch show from The Leeds Tealights.
In 2012, Kieran performed at the Edinburgh Festival as part of The Comedy Zone, the Fringe’s longest running and most prestigious stand-up showcase.
With acclaimed sketch trio WitTank, Kieran has enjoyed six years of sold-out audiences at the Edinburgh Fringe as well as numerous gigs and comedy festivals in the UK and Ireland.
In 2011 they received a Best Show Nomination at the Leicester Comedy Festival, and appeared on Three at the Fringe (BBC3) and BBC Radio Scotland.
WitTank can be seen as stars of 3 series of the acclaimed BBC3’s comedy show, Live At the Electric
Phil Wang
Winner of the 2010 Chortle Student Comedian of the Year Award and the Comedy Central Live Funniest Student Award 2011. Phil Wang is rapidly making a name for himself as one of Britain’s funniest Engineering graduates, with his deadpan charm and trademark laid-back style. Phil has appeared as a stand-up guest on The Rob Brydon Show (BBC2), and has been featured on Three at the Fringe (BBC3), Radio 4’s Fresh from the Fringe and Radio 1’s Comedy Live Lounge.
February
Feb 4 – Feb 7
Bridport Pantomime Players present Cinderella
Tickets on sale at the Bridport TIC from early January.
Adults £8/ Children (under 12) £6
Wednesday 4th @ 7:30pm (all tickets £6)
Thursday 5th @ 1.30pm & 7:30pm
Friday 6th @ 7:30pm
Saturday 7th @ 2pm & 7.30pm
Magic abounds galore with help from the Fairy Godmother bewitchingly played by Amy Wheatley, and Tanya Remnant is enjoying her first pantomime role as Cinderella swept off her feet by Prince Charming elegantly played by Amy Day. Stepping out from the chorus for the first time is Alice Tuck who is a charming Dandini.
The poor down-trodden Baron Stoneybroke bravely undertaken by Teresa Grinter, is very firmly kept in his place by the Baroness, Cinderella’s wicked, nasty stepmother played with gusto by Sue Farrant who adores her two daughters – the only person who does! The Ugly Sisters are performed in great style by Jess Ives and Tom Staple, a formidable pair!
Sergeant Letsby-Avenue (Jo Aisthorpe) and PC99 (Julia Prior) try in vain to keep law and order but are outwitted by the dastardly Burglar Bill stealthily played Tracy Caden.
And last, but certainly not least the exuberant Ziggy Gray is the ever-lovable Buttons who cares very deeply for Cinderella and helps to make all her dreams come true.
Featuring performances from the children of The Lyric School of Dancing and The Rhythm Dance Centre.
Monday February 23
Ólafur Arnalds (The Composer of the Broadchurch Series)
Introduced by Chris Chibnall, writer of Broadchurch
6:30pm Doors, 7.30pm Start
£20 + bf advance / £22 on door
Ólafur Arnalds is a BAFTA-winning multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. Ólafur Arnalds mixes strings and piano with loops and edgy beats crossing-over from ambient/electronic to pop.
The first half will be a set of the haunting soundtrack to the hit TV show Broadchurch, which is set in West Bay, and second half will be a best of. He’ll be introduced by Broadchurch writer and Bridport resident Chris Chibnall.
Saturday, Feb 28
Fairport Convention at 7.30pm
£21 +bf advance/£23 door
Hailed as the originators of British folk-rock music, Fairport Convention remains one of the most entertaining bands on the live music scene.
Fairport’s 2014 Spring Tour concerts will feature an intimate mix of material from their recent albums as well as classics from the band’s earlier repertoire. There will also be some brand new and previously unperformed songs destined for Fairport’s next studio album.
The band has won a coveted BBC Lifetime Achievement Award and Radio 2 listeners voted Fairport’s groundbreaking album Liege & Lief ‘The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time’.
Whether you are a long-time fan or a newcomer to their music an evening with Fairport Convention will surprise and delight you.
March
Monday 30 March
@ 7:30pm Doors 7pm
£22.50 + bf/ £24.50 door
Pam Ayres brings her latest show to The Electric Palace following the recent publication of her new book of poetry, YOU MADE ME LATE AGAIN!
Pam Ayres’ work is funny, and approachable. It sounds simple, as though dashed off, but this is deceptive. Her hair-trigger timing, her eye for the detail of everyday life, and for the absurdity therein, makes for an art that hides art. Her books have been best sellers for 40 years, and Pam is still a regular on Radio and TV, on programmes such as Just A Minute, Loose Ends,six series of Ayres On The Air for Radio 4, the Paul O’Grady Show, Alan Titchmarsh Show, Countdown, and The One Show.
April
8- 12 April
From Page to Screen film festival
Monday 27 April
Stewart Lee: A Room With A Stew
@ 8pm Doors 7pm
£21 + bf/ £23 door
A brand new live show with fresh material in preparation for Stewart’s next BBC2 series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle.
October
Fri 23 Oct
Stewart Francis: Pun Gent
Doors 7pm. Show 8pm
Tickets £18.50+ Booking Fee
The star of ‘Mock The Week’, ‘Michael McIntyre’s Roadshow’ and ‘Live At The Apollo’, embarks on a brand new stand-up tour with a fantastic and hilarious new show!
COMING EVENTS AT A GLANCE
Music
Ben Poole
Olafur Arnalds, Composer of Broadchurch soundtrack
Ferocious Dog
Mr Scruff
Swing Unlimited All Stars Big Band
Live Theatre, Comedy and Speaking
Regular Comedy Networks
Mark Dolan
Pam Ayres
Stewart Lee
Stewart Francis
Screenings
Behind The Beautiful Forevers
The Hard Problem
Man and Superman
Love’s Labour’s Lost
Love’s Labour’s Won
Merchant of Venice
