Weds 1 Feb – Sat 4 Feb
Bridport Electric Palace
The Bridport Pantomime players present Red Riding Hood
Weds 1 Feb 7.30pm – all tickets £6
Other performances – tickets £9. Children up to 12 years £7.
Thurs 2 Feb 1.30pm and 7.30pm
Fri 3 Feb 7.30pm
Sat 4 Feb 2pm and 7.30pm
Tickets from Bridport TIC 01308 424901
Bridport Pantomime Players bring Red Riding Hood to Bridport Electric Palace from 1- 4 February 2017.
The village of Sunnymead is a happy place where everyone sings and dances, watched over by the good fairy Bluebell.
Preparations are well under way for Red Riding Hood’s birthday party but the Big Bad Wolf is hungry and determined to upset everyone. He tricks the local policemen into capturing a Weather Fairy and makes her change the weather to ruin the celebrations.
Luckily, Sam the woodcutter is on hand to help protect everyone. He is especially concerned when Red Riding Hood gets lost in the foggy forest on the way to Grandma’s cottage.
Will she discover that the ‘big teeth’ belong to the Wolf? Will Sam reach her in time? Will the Wolf get his dinner? Get your tickets for Bridport Pantomime Players production of Red Riding Hood and find out for yourselves…
Sun 5 Feb
Bridport Electric Palace
BOLSHOI LIVE: Swan Lake
Doors 2pm / starts 3pm
£10.50 (£10 + 50p bf) adv / £12 door
By moonlight on the shore of a mysterious lake, Prince Siegfried meets the bewitched swan-woman Odette. Completely spellbound by her beauty, he swears his love to her. However, the Prince realises too late that Fate has another plan for him…
Swan Lake is a ballet of ultimate beauty, with a score of unparalleled perfection, born at the Bolshoi in 1877.
In the dual role of the white swan, Odette and her rival, black swan Odile, prima ballerina Svetlana Zakharova exudes both vulnerability and cunning through superb technical mastery, alongside Denis Rodkin as a powerful and emotional Siegfried. Including breathtaking scenes with the Bolshoi’s corps de ballet, Swan Lake is classical ballet at its finest.
Bridport Electric Palace
FILM: Life, Animated (PG) (2016) 89 mins
Doors 6pm / starts 7pm
£4 on the door.
Advance tickets www.electricpalace.org.uk/films
4-5 stars Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
This poignant documentary is about a boy with autism who learned how to understand the world and communicate with it through Disney characters.
Roger Ross William’s (God Loves Uganda) remarkable new documentary has won awards and acclaim at festivals across the US.
A representative from Autism Wessex will be at the showing.
Focusing on autistic teenager Owen, Life, Animated tells the story of his fascination with classic Disney animations and how they have given him both a pathway to understanding language and a framework for making sense of the world.
When Owen Suskind was three years old, the previously chatty little boy shut down. His verbal skills vanished. He closed in on himself. His family were devastated by a diagnosis of autism, which came with the warning that he may never speak again. But then Owen suddenly said a line from one of the Disney films that he watched avidly. And the animations that were his passion also became his key to unlocking the world. This heartwarming documentary pays tribute to a remarkable young man and the supportive family who helped him reconnect with the neurotypical environment which, filtered through his condition, had become a baffling and frightening place. More so than dramas that deal with people on the autistic spectrum, this documentary, through expressive sound design, appealing animation and Owen’s observations, gives real insight into the mind of a person with autism.
Director:
Roger Ross Williams
Writer:
Ron Suskind (based on the book by)
Stars:
Jonathan Freeman, Gilbert Gottfried, Alan Rosenblatt
Advance tickets www.electricpalace.org.uk/films
Thurs 16 Feb
Bridport Electric Palace
National Theatre Live: Saint Joan
Doors 6pm / starts 7pm
£10.50 (£10 + 50p bf) adv / £12 door
Josie Rourke (Les Liaisons Dangereuses, The Vote, Coriolanus) directs Gemma Arterton (Gemma Bovery, Nell Gwynn, Made in Dagenham) as Joan of Arc in this electrifying production.
Bernard Shaw’s classic play follows the life and trial of a young country girl who declares a bloody mission to drive the English from France. As one of the first Protestants and nationalists, she threatens the very fabric of the feudal society and the Catholic Church across Europe.
Fri 17 Feb
Bridport Electric Palace
MUSIC: Fairport Convention – 50th Anniversary Tour
Doors 7pm / starts 8pm
£26 (£25 + £1 bf) adv / £28 door
Enjoy an evening of musical celebration with Fairport Convention at this golden anniversary concert. Credited with originating British folk-rock, Fairport first took to the stage in 1967’s summer of love. Throughout the intervening five decades (and numerous changes of line-up) the band’s passion for live performance has never wavered.
To mark its fiftieth year, Fairport has released a brand new CD titled 50:50@50. The band will play a selection of tracks from the album as well as long-established favourites from their extensive repertoire.
The concert will also feature an opening performance by Sally Barker, one of England’s most talented singer-songwriters. Sally came to prominence in the all-girl folk group The Poozies but is best known for her appearances on the BBC TV talent show The Voice where she sang on Sir Tom Jones’ team.
Fairport Convention has attracted critical acclaim throughout its long career. The band won a coveted BBC Lifetime Achievement Award, Radio 2 listeners voted Fairport’s groundbreaking album Liege & Lief The Most Influential Folk Album of All Time, and their story and music has often featured on radio and television.
Fairport Convention’s line-up is Simon Nicol on guitar and vocals, Dave Pegg on bass guitar, Chris Leslie on fiddle, mandolin and vocals, Ric Sanders on violin and Gerry Conway on drums and percussion.
“Impressive musicians with a great back catalogue… (they) take chances and clearly enjoy themselves.” The Guardian
“Vigorous and confident…the music leapt around the room.” The Mirror
The Voice finalist Sally Barker will give the opening performance at Fairport Convention’s concert at Bridport on Friday 17 February.
Sally, one of England’s most talented singer-songwriters, came to prominence in the all-girl folk group The Poozies. In her early career, as a singer-songwriter, she supported acts including Fairport Convention, Taj Mahal, Richard Thompson, Wishbone Ash and Roy Harper.
She is best known for her appearances on the BBC TV talent show The Voice, where she sang on Sir Tom Jones’ team in 2014.
Sat 18 Feb
Bridport Electric Palace
FILM: La La Land (12A) (2016) 128 mins
Doors 6.30pm / starts 7.30pm
£4 on the door.
Advance tickets www.electricpalace.org.uk/films
Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone give terrific performances in Whiplash director Damien Chazelle’s beguiling musical romance, La La Land. The setting is contemporary Hollywood, the tone light and airy, the story simple, but lent immense verve by the style of Chazelle’s direction and the chemistry and sheer charisma
supplied by Stone and Gosling, who radiate charm, sincerity and vulnerability as they open up to each other. They play wannabe movie star Mia and pianist Seb, both hobbled by frustrated ambition when they meet and fall in love. But success, when it
finally arrives, comes at a personal cost.
Rejecting cynicism in favour of sweet-natured, open-hearted romance and full of smartly choreographed musical numbers performed with heartfelt grace by its stars, Chazelle’s musical is being hailed a masterpiece – a contemporary Singin’ in the Rain.
Recently nominated for 7 Golden Globe awards.
“Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone shine in a sun-drenched musical masterpiece.” 5 stars Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian
Director:
Damien Chazelle
Writer:
Damien Chazelle
Stars:
Ryan Gosling, Emma Stone, Rosemarie DeWitt
Thurs 23 Feb
Bridport Electric Palace
National Theatre Live: Amadeus (encore)
Doors 6pm / starts 7pm
£10.50 (£10 + 50p bf) adv / £12 door
Lucian Msamati (Luther, Game of Thrones, NT Live: The Comedy of Errors) plays Salieri in Peter Shaffer’s iconic play, broadcast live from the National Theatre, and with live orchestral accompaniment by Southbank Sinfonia.
Wolfgang ‘Amadeus’ Mozart, a rowdy young prodigy, arrives in Vienna, the music capital of the world – and he’s determined to make a splash. Awestruck by his genius, court composer Antonio Salieri has the power to promote his talent or destroy his name. Seized by obsessive jealousy he begins a war with Mozart, with music, and ultimately, with God.
After winning multiple Olivier and Tony Awards when it had its premiere at the National Theatre in 1979, ‘Amadeus’ was adapted into an Academy Award-winning film.
