Take Art Autumn 2012 Programme

PROGRAMME

September – December 2012www.takeart.org

Don’t Take Art Away

Help us raise £10,000 in our Fundraising Special

What’s On

Live shows across Somerset

Theatre

Seed Funding for local theatre makers

Early Years

The KinderGardens Festival goes international

Jan-Jun 2012 | Take Art

What’s On 4 TrifleGathering:A Curious Evening of Trance and Rap

5 JammyVoo:Birdhouse

5 Osiligi Maasai Warriors

6 KepowTheatre:Whose Story is it Anyway?

6 KepowTheatre:Seven Ages

7 Eduardo Niebla Duo

8 o-region:One Darke Night

9 Frankland & Sons

10 PipUtton:Charles Dickens

11 NoisyOyster:The Three Billy Pigs

11 JohnKirkpatrck:Carolling and Crumpets

16 PipUtton:Adolf (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

16 RegMeuross&WillKaufman:Howjidoo (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

17 Eduardo Niebla Duo (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

17 Matt Harvey and The Hip Yak Poetry Shack (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

After a fantastic, thrilling performance by the

British Olympic Team and a stirring and imaginative

Olympics opening ceremony - Take Art aims to

follow in their legacy of hope and participation

in Somerset.

As we know, it’s not just sport that plays an

important and critical role in the well being of the

nation, the arts also have incredible transformative

powers. Our role in Somerset is to promote the

very best of the arts in the county and encourage

each and every person to watch, participate and

strive to reach their potential.

In this spirit of positivity we are launching our

‘Don’t Take Art Away’ fundraising campaign

(see page 12), determined to secure the resources

needed to deliver a stimulating and far-reaching

programme of work over the coming year.

Our Live programme working with 40 plus villages is

going to retain its much loved quality and courage

and this Autumn will be supplemented by our

international KinderGardens Festival for under 5s

and their families. We are excited that international

company Teatro Paraiso, based in la Coruna in

Northern Spain, will be premiering their new show

Kubik. They will be performing alongside Théâtre

de la Guimbarde from Belgium and home grown

companies, Little Angel Theatre and Core Dance.

Complementing Life Circles, our dance project

with the frail elderly, we will be focusing on schools

work with young people in both dance and theatre.

We are also hoping to deliver a music project with

the Pupil Referral Units across Somerset with Youth

Music support.

These and other projects demonstrate our ambition

to be a vital part of the arts ecology in Somerset

and the South West.

Ralph Lister

Executive Director, Take Art

A deep breath and where exactly are we as one year ends and another is about to start?

Welcome to Take Art’s September to December 2012 programme, packed with all our latest news, features and shows – plus a full length feature on our new fundraising campaign Don’t Take Art Away.

Just is case you are new to our work, Take Art is a pioneering arts charity that serves the towns, villages and

rural communities of Somerset, working in the areas of rural touring, dance, music, theatre and early years.

19 KinderGardens Family Day

19 RichardTomlinson:Lightstream (KinderGardens Festival)

20 TeatroParaiso:Kubik (KinderGardens Festival)

20 LittleAngelTheatre:Handa’s Surprise (KinderGardens Festival)

21 CoreDance:Shapes n Shadows (KinderGardens Festival)

21 ThéâtredelaGuimbarde:The Big Jump/ Le Grand Saut (KinderGardens Festival)

22 SYDC Dance Auditions

Inside Take Art 3 A word from our Chief Executive

12 Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Feature

18 KinderGardens Early Years Festival

22 Dance in Schools

23 Big Urban Dance Festival

24 Growing Theatre in Somerset

26 Listings

A word from our Chief Executive

Ralph Lister

Contents

3Take Art | Sept-Dec 20122

Update

Image by David Oakwood

Jan-Jun 2012 | Take Art

What’s On 4 TrifleGathering:A Curious Evening of Trance and Rap

5 JammyVoo:Birdhouse

5 Osiligi Maasai Warriors

6 KepowTheatre:Whose Story is it Anyway?

6 KepowTheatre:Seven Ages

7 Eduardo Niebla Duo

8 o-region:One Darke Night

9 Frankland & Sons

10 PipUtton:Charles Dickens

11 NoisyOyster:The Three Billy Pigs

11 JohnKirkpatrck:Carolling and Crumpets

16 PipUtton:Adolf (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

16 RegMeuross&WillKaufman:Howjidoo (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

17 Eduardo Niebla Duo (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

17 Matt Harvey and The Hip Yak Poetry Shack (Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig)

After a fantastic, thrilling performance by the

British Olympic Team and a stirring and imaginative

Olympics opening ceremony - Take Art aims to

follow in their legacy of hope and participation

in Somerset.

As we know, it’s not just sport that plays an

important and critical role in the well being of the

nation, the arts also have incredible transformative

powers. Our role in Somerset is to promote the

very best of the arts in the county and encourage

each and every person to watch, participate and

strive to reach their potential.

In this spirit of positivity we are launching our

‘Don’t Take Art Away’ fundraising campaign

(see page 12), determined to secure the resources

needed to deliver a stimulating and far-reaching

programme of work over the coming year.

Our Live programme working with 40 plus villages is

going to retain its much loved quality and courage

and this Autumn will be supplemented by our

international KinderGardens Festival for under 5s

and their families. We are excited that international

company Teatro Paraiso, based in la Coruna in

Northern Spain, will be premiering their new show

Kubik. They will be performing alongside Théâtre

de la Guimbarde from Belgium and home grown

companies, Little Angel Theatre and Core Dance.

Complementing Life Circles, our dance project

with the frail elderly, we will be focusing on schools

work with young people in both dance and theatre.

We are also hoping to deliver a music project with

the Pupil Referral Units across Somerset with Youth

Music support.

These and other projects demonstrate our ambition

to be a vital part of the arts ecology in Somerset

and the South West.

Ralph Lister

Executive Director, Take Art

A deep breath and where exactly are we as one year ends and another is about to start?

Welcome to Take Art’s September to December 2012 programme, packed with all our latest news, features and shows – plus a full length feature on our new fundraising campaign Don’t Take Art Away.

Just is case you are new to our work, Take Art is a pioneering arts charity that serves the towns, villages and

rural communities of Somerset, working in the areas of rural touring, dance, music, theatre and early years.

19 KinderGardens Family Day

19 RichardTomlinson:Lightstream (KinderGardens Festival)

20 TeatroParaiso:Kubik (KinderGardens Festival)

20 LittleAngelTheatre:Handa’s Surprise (KinderGardens Festival)

21 CoreDance:Shapes n Shadows (KinderGardens Festival)

21 ThéâtredelaGuimbarde:The Big Jump/ Le Grand Saut (KinderGardens Festival)

22 SYDC Dance Auditions

Inside Take Art 3 A word from our Chief Executive

12 Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Feature

18 KinderGardens Early Years Festival

22 Dance in Schools

23 Big Urban Dance Festival

24 Growing Theatre in Somerset

26 Listings

A word from our Chief Executive

Ralph Lister

Contents


Update

Image by David Oakwood

What’s On

Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art 5book online at www.takeart.org | Take Art4

What’s On

A Curious Evening of Trance and Rap Trifle Gathering Productions

Is there anybody not quite there?

ThehilariousTrifleGatheringwillhaveyouinstitches, performing as the celebrated Ogden Sisters, three truth seeking explorers delving into the fascinating world of mediums and the origins of the spiritualist movement.

Travelling back in time to a darkened room set in 1892, hand picked brave observers will dress in Victorian bonnets or facial hair and join the world famous Ogden Sisters at their table as they present the marvellous, the mysterious and the spiritually peculiar.

Drawing together clowning, choreography, magic, animation and deeply tragic comical characters, this show is absurd and inspired, with a wild yet poignant story.

On their maiden voyage to Somerset, Cornish basedcompanyTrifleGatheringhavetaken this show to dozens of village halls across the UK, leaving audiences reeling with laughter and wonderment.

“Fantastically funny and surreally absurd from start to finish. Go see and prepare to fall in love.” Western Morning News

www.triflegatheringproductions.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 10 Oct|7:30pm|CharltonAdam

Community Centre | £8 | 01458 850451

Weds 17 Oct|7:30pm|GoathurstVillageHall|

£8|01278662382

Fri 7 Dec|8:00pm|ChurchinfordVillageHall|

£8/£6concs|01823601422

Birdhouse Jammy Voo

“I took off my hat and put it in the cage, and I left with a bird on my head” Jacques Prevert

This latest production from the wonderfully anarchic Jammy Voo is inspired by Hitchcock’s chilling classic 1960s horror The Birds, told through a theatrical lens of dark clowning (the stories you don’t tell your children at night), enthralling puppetry and an original live music score. Four very funny women, survivors of the ‘bird apocalypse’ treat us to their surreal and ever so slightly mad world of comedy horror.

Birdhouse has a fantastic creative team, it was developed by Jos Houben (Theatre de Complicite), Peta Lily and Omar Elerian, with gorgeous live music by Greg Hall. Take Art are big supporters of Jammy Voo and we are very exciting to see this freaky fantastic piece arrive in Somerset.

“Like taking a voyage of discovery into your own imagination” What’s On Stage

www.jammyvoo.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Tues 23 Oct|8:00pm|TheDavidHallArtsCentre,

SouthPetherton|£8/£7concs|01460240340

Osiligi Maasai Warriors

Music and dance from the other side of the world

The Osiligi Maasai Warriors make a trip to Somerset from Kenya to present a very special concert, featuring authentic music, song and ‘jumping’ dance, as well as fascinating information about their life, culture and village communities.

This incredible musical foray is followed by a Q&A session, awakening hearts and cultural curiosity and adding a lively and interesting end to the evening.

The show will delight all ages from 5-95 and is presented in two halves, with the interval providing a rare opportunity for the group to chat with audience members and sell authentic beadwork made by their families.

All proceeds from the show will go to help the warriors’ families in Kenya and towards the

improvement of their village back home.

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 31 Oct|7:30pm|StGeorgesHall,HintonSt

George|£10/£5student&child|0146072355

Thurs 1 Nov|7:30pm|CharltonHorethorneVillage

Hall|£10|01963220626

Thurs 8 Nov|7:30pm|EMNCommunityHall,

Monksilver | £10 / £5 student & child |

01984 656727

What’s On


What’s On

A Curious Evening of Trance and Rap Trifle Gathering Productions

Is there anybody not quite there?

ThehilariousTrifleGatheringwillhaveyouinstitches, performing as the celebrated Ogden Sisters, three truth seeking explorers delving into the fascinating world of mediums and the origins of the spiritualist movement.

Travelling back in time to a darkened room set in 1892, hand picked brave observers will dress in Victorian bonnets or facial hair and join the world famous Ogden Sisters at their table as they present the marvellous, the mysterious and the spiritually peculiar.

Drawing together clowning, choreography, magic, animation and deeply tragic comical characters, this show is absurd and inspired, with a wild yet poignant story.

On their maiden voyage to Somerset, Cornish basedcompanyTrifleGatheringhavetaken this show to dozens of village halls across the UK, leaving audiences reeling with laughter and wonderment.

“Fantastically funny and surreally absurd from start to finish. Go see and prepare to fall in love.” Western Morning News

www.triflegatheringproductions.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 10 Oct|7:30pm|CharltonAdam

Community Centre | £8 | 01458 850451

Weds 17 Oct|7:30pm|GoathurstVillageHall|

£8|01278662382

Fri 7 Dec|8:00pm|ChurchinfordVillageHall|

£8/£6concs|01823601422

Birdhouse Jammy Voo

“I took off my hat and put it in the cage, and I left with a bird on my head” Jacques Prevert

This latest production from the wonderfully anarchic Jammy Voo is inspired by Hitchcock’s chilling classic 1960s horror The Birds, told through a theatrical lens of dark clowning (the stories you don’t tell your children at night), enthralling puppetry and an original live music score. Four very funny women, survivors of the ‘bird apocalypse’ treat us to their surreal and ever so slightly mad world of comedy horror.

Birdhouse has a fantastic creative team, it was developed by Jos Houben (Theatre de Complicite), Peta Lily and Omar Elerian, with gorgeous live music by Greg Hall. Take Art are big supporters of Jammy Voo and we are very exciting to see this freaky fantastic piece arrive in Somerset.

“Like taking a voyage of discovery into your own imagination” What’s On Stage

www.jammyvoo.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Tues 23 Oct|8:00pm|TheDavidHallArtsCentre,

SouthPetherton|£8/£7concs|01460240340

Osiligi Maasai Warriors

Music and dance from the other side of the world

The Osiligi Maasai Warriors make a trip to Somerset from Kenya to present a very special concert, featuring authentic music, song and ‘jumping’ dance, as well as fascinating information about their life, culture and village communities.

This incredible musical foray is followed by a Q&A session, awakening hearts and cultural curiosity and adding a lively and interesting end to the evening.

The show will delight all ages from 5-95 and is presented in two halves, with the interval providing a rare opportunity for the group to chat with audience members and sell authentic beadwork made by their families.

All proceeds from the show will go to help the warriors’ families in Kenya and towards the

improvement of their village back home.

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 31 Oct|7:30pm|StGeorgesHall,HintonSt

George|£10/£5student&child|0146072355

Thurs 1 Nov|7:30pm|CharltonHorethorneVillage

Hall|£10|01963220626

Thurs 8 Nov|7:30pm|EMNCommunityHall,

Monksilver | £10 / £5 student & child |

01984 656727

What’s On

7book online at www.takeart.org | Take Art

Whose Story is it Anyway? Kepow Theatre

Improvised comedy theatre for kids

Whose Story is it Anyway? is a comedy theatre show celebrating the power of the imagination, guaranteed to make children (and adults) fall about laughing. Starring Kevin Tomlinson and Abi Hood (The Bill, ITV), Kepow take suggestions from their young audience and adapt well-known stories and improvise live scenes.

So if you want to know what happened when Harry Potter discovered he had a twin called Larry? Or when Charlie built his own Chocolate Factory… nowyoucanfindout.

Kepow are one of the UK’s funniest, most creative theatre companies, who have created this improvised theatre show suitable for 5-11 yr olds and playful grown-ups.

“Demand a ticket…see Kepow when you can. You can’t fail to have a good time” Comedy Magazine

www.kevintomlinson.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 2 Nov|2.30pm|EastQuantoxhead

Village Hall | £8 / £4 child | 01278 741419

Sat 3 Nov|3pm|CastleCaryPrimarySchool|

£8/£4child/£20family(2+2)|01963350160

Seven Ages Kepow Theatre

A comedy for all the ages

Following a sell out world tour to Canada, US, New Zealand and Hong Kong, Kepow Theatre present an ideal show for all ages, exploring the seven stages of life as proffered by Shakespeare, the world’s most famous ever bard.

From infancy, through love and wisdom to growing old disgracefully, Seven Ages seeks to explore two of the most important questions in existence, ‘why am I here and what’s important in my life?’

Essentially a comedy, with touching moments, Seven Ages premiered at the Edinburgh Festival 2010 and earned 5 star reviews, had a sell-out run and then transferred to London’s West End. Kepow are often said to be the funniest theatre company on the rural touring circuit.

“Heart warming comedy-theatre that all the family can, and certainly will, enjoy!” Evening Standard

DATES AND DETAILS

Sat 3 Nov|7:30pm|CharltonAdamCommunity

Centre | £8 / £4 child | 01458 850451

Fri 14 Dec|7:30pm|HatchBeauchamp

VillageHall|£10|01823481909

What’s On

Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art 6

Eduardo Niebla Duo Electrifying jazz flamenco guitar

Hailed by The Guardian for his ‘exquisite’

playing, Eduardo is one of the most potent

forcesinflamencojazzfusiontoday.

A technically brilliant, fantastically creative

player and phenomenal live performer, who is

happily bringing his guitar duo back

to Somerset.

Eduardo has worked with some of the top

names in jazz, pop and world music including

Lol Coxhill, George Michael, Craig David and

Nishat Khan and has a wealth of international

appearances to his name, including the Cairo

Jazz Festival earlier this year where he received

a standing ovation.

This is a must see performer for rural touring

audiences. Eduardo is quite capable of

transporting a village hall to a Spanish beach

with stunning sunset, with just the sheer power

of his playing - breathtaking and tear inducing.

“The versatility which he imbues his guitar is truly

breathtaking, whether performing his poignantly

poetic melodies or accompanying a truly fabulous

transcontinental performance” The Scotsman

www.eduardoniebla.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov|7:30pm|ThurloxtonVillageHall|

£12 (includes refreshments - bring own drinks) |

01823412564

Thurs 15 Nov|8:00pm|WookeyHoleClub|

Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig |

£10/£8concs|01761241753

Fri 16 Nov|7:30pm|MarkVillageHall|

£10/£5child|01278641370

Sat 17 Nov|7:00pm|ChilthorneDomer

Recreational Centre | £12 / £6 child (includes

supper)|01935840200

What’s On


Whose Story is it Anyway? Kepow Theatre

Improvised comedy theatre for kids

Whose Story is it Anyway? is a comedy theatre show celebrating the power of the imagination, guaranteed to make children (and adults) fall about laughing. Starring Kevin Tomlinson and Abi Hood (The Bill, ITV), Kepow take suggestions from their young audience and adapt well-known stories and improvise live scenes.

So if you want to know what happened when Harry Potter discovered he had a twin called Larry? Or when Charlie built his own Chocolate Factory… nowyoucanfindout.

Kepow are one of the UK’s funniest, most creative theatre companies, who have created this improvised theatre show suitable for 5-11 yr olds and playful grown-ups.

“Demand a ticket…see Kepow when you can. You can’t fail to have a good time” Comedy Magazine

www.kevintomlinson.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 2 Nov|2.30pm|EastQuantoxhead

Village Hall | £8 / £4 child | 01278 741419

Sat 3 Nov|3pm|CastleCaryPrimarySchool|

£8/£4child/£20family(2+2)|01963350160

Seven Ages Kepow Theatre

A comedy for all the ages

Following a sell out world tour to Canada, US, New Zealand and Hong Kong, Kepow Theatre present an ideal show for all ages, exploring the seven stages of life as proffered by Shakespeare, the world’s most famous ever bard.

From infancy, through love and wisdom to growing old disgracefully, Seven Ages seeks to explore two of the most important questions in existence, ‘why am I here and what’s important in my life?’

Essentially a comedy, with touching moments, Seven Ages premiered at the Edinburgh Festival 2010 and earned 5 star reviews, had a sell-out run and then transferred to London’s West End. Kepow are often said to be the funniest theatre company on the rural touring circuit.

“Heart warming comedy-theatre that all the family can, and certainly will, enjoy!” Evening Standard

DATES AND DETAILS

Sat 3 Nov|7:30pm|CharltonAdamCommunity

Centre | £8 / £4 child | 01458 850451

Fri 14 Dec|7:30pm|HatchBeauchamp

VillageHall|£10|01823481909

What’s On


Eduardo Niebla Duo Electrifying jazz flamenco guitar

Hailed by The Guardian for his ‘exquisite’

playing, Eduardo is one of the most potent

forcesinflamencojazzfusiontoday.

A technically brilliant, fantastically creative

player and phenomenal live performer, who is

happily bringing his guitar duo back

to Somerset.

Eduardo has worked with some of the top

names in jazz, pop and world music including

Lol Coxhill, George Michael, Craig David and

Nishat Khan and has a wealth of international

appearances to his name, including the Cairo

Jazz Festival earlier this year where he received

a standing ovation.

This is a must see performer for rural touring

audiences. Eduardo is quite capable of

transporting a village hall to a Spanish beach

with stunning sunset, with just the sheer power

of his playing - breathtaking and tear inducing.

“The versatility which he imbues his guitar is truly

breathtaking, whether performing his poignantly

poetic melodies or accompanying a truly fabulous

transcontinental performance” The Scotsman


DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov|7:30pm|ThurloxtonVillageHall|

£12 (includes refreshments - bring own drinks) |

01823412564

Thurs 15 Nov|8:00pm|WookeyHoleClub|

Don’t Take Art Away Fundraising Gig |

£10/£8concs|01761241753

Fri 16 Nov|7:30pm|MarkVillageHall|

£10/£5child|01278641370

Sat 17 Nov|7:00pm|ChilthorneDomer

Recreational Centre | £12 / £6 child (includes

supper)|01935840200

One Darke Night o-region

A jaw-droppingly brilliant celebration of Nick Darke’s writing and life

After a sell out tour in 2011, o-region is back with their hit show One Darke Night, based on the work of renowned Cornish playwright Nick Darke. The show features a selection of extracts spanning theentiretyofDarke’scareer,fromfirmaudiencefavourites The King of Prussia and The Body to his lesser-known works, including radio plays, diaries, letters and commentaries.

Usingsimplestagingandprojectedfilm,One Darke Night showcases Nick’s exquisite talent for crafting blistering dialogue, quirky characterisation and beautiful prose.

Combining a cast of versatile performers, many of whom you might know from wonderful Cornish companies Kneehigh and Miracle, One Darke Night isaterrificshow.Amustseeforanyonewithaninterest in writing, writers and the passion that drives them.

“Spellbinding theatre at its very best. I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more” Fi Read, The Cornishman

“One of the most fantastic things I have ever seen... a stunning tribute to one of Cornwall’s heralded writers” Kimberly Middleton, The West Briton

www.o-region.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov|7:30pm|AshbrittleVillageHall|

£8/£6child|01823672131

Weds 21 Nov|7:30pm|DulvertonTownHall|

£8/£5student&child|01398323474

Frankland & Sons

A true story about parents, children and falling in love

Created by three generations of the same family, Frankland & Sons is a playful, moving and surprising tale of love won, love lost, and wholly inappropriate girlfriends.

When theatre-maker Tom Frankland’s aunt died in 2006, he and his father inherited suitcases full of forgotten letters, written by his grandparents over thecourseoftwenty-fiveyears.Lettersrevealingthe astonishing life and loves of a couple that lived through two world wars and a recession.

Frankland & Sons is a personal performance that contains sketches, skeletons, readings and conversation, drawing on Tom and John’s ‘Pythonesque’ sense of humour, as both father and son delve into their family history and get more than they bargained for.

Created and performed by double Fringe First (Edinburgh) award winner Tom and his dad John Frankland, the show is directed by another Fringe First award winner Jamie Wood.

“A fragile, endearing family drama. A peculiarly affecting production” Donald Hutera, The Times

www.franklandandsons.wordpress.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 16 Nov|7:30pm|Westbury-Sub-Mendip

VillageHall|£10/£7student&child/£31family

(includes refreshments) | 01749 870296

What’s OnWhat’s On


One Darke Night o-region

A jaw-droppingly brilliant celebration of Nick Darke’s writing and life

After a sell out tour in 2011, o-region is back with their hit show One Darke Night, based on the work of renowned Cornish playwright Nick Darke. The show features a selection of extracts spanning theentiretyofDarke’scareer,fromfirmaudiencefavourites The King of Prussia and The Body to his lesser-known works, including radio plays, diaries, letters and commentaries.

Usingsimplestagingandprojectedfilm,One Darke Night showcases Nick’s exquisite talent for crafting blistering dialogue, quirky characterisation and beautiful prose.

Combining a cast of versatile performers, many of whom you might know from wonderful Cornish companies Kneehigh and Miracle, One Darke Night isaterrificshow.Amustseeforanyonewithaninterest in writing, writers and the passion that drives them.

“Spellbinding theatre at its very best. I laughed, I cried, I laughed some more” Fi Read, The Cornishman

“One of the most fantastic things I have ever seen... a stunning tribute to one of Cornwall’s heralded writers” Kimberly Middleton, The West Briton

www.o-region.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov|7:30pm|AshbrittleVillageHall|

£8/£6child|01823672131

Weds 21 Nov|7:30pm|DulvertonTownHall|


Frankland & Sons

A true story about parents, children and falling in love

Created by three generations of the same family, Frankland & Sons is a playful, moving and surprising tale of love won, love lost, and wholly inappropriate girlfriends.

When theatre-maker Tom Frankland’s aunt died in 2006, he and his father inherited suitcases full of forgotten letters, written by his grandparents over thecourseoftwenty-fiveyears.Lettersrevealingthe astonishing life and loves of a couple that lived through two world wars and a recession.

Frankland & Sons is a personal performance that contains sketches, skeletons, readings and conversation, drawing on Tom and John’s ‘Pythonesque’ sense of humour, as both father and son delve into their family history and get more than they bargained for.

Created and performed by double Fringe First (Edinburgh) award winner Tom and his dad John Frankland, the show is directed by another Fringe First award winner Jamie Wood.

“A fragile, endearing family drama. A peculiarly affecting production” Donald Hutera, The Times

www.franklandandsons.wordpress.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 16 Nov|7:30pm|Westbury-Sub-Mendip

VillageHall|£10/£7student&child/£31family

(includes refreshments) | 01749 870296

What’s OnWhat’s On



Charles Dickens Pip Utton

A masterful performance, Pip Utton IS Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens, the great English novelist, the most famous man of his generation, staggers on to the stage, clutches his chest, slips from his sister in law’s arms and falls down dead. Seconds later he leaps up to entertain his audience – his ‘circle of affectionate friends’.

With his death got out of the way right at the start, he feels that he can now approach the rest of the evening with energy and enthusiasm. This is not the dark, grave and serious Dickens of myth but a

manfullofenergy,passionandfire.Attheendofthe evening you will have been richly entertained and feel as if you have actually spent time with Charles Dickens.

“Real emotional tangibility in the performance and the feeling that I have now met with Dickens, I would recommend this outstanding piece of theatre to anyone” Fringereview.com

www.pip-utton.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 16 Nov |7:30pm|KilveVillageHall|

£8 / £4 child | 01278 741157

Sat 17 Nov |7:30pmClapton&Wayford

Village Hall | £10 / £5 child / £25 family (includes

refreshments) | 01460 74849

What’s On


What’s On

The Three Billy Pigs Noisy Oyster

Once upon a time there were three little pigs...

The Three Billy Pigs is a new family theatre show from Noisy Oyster for children of three years and over. The show blends two classic fairy tales The Three Little Pigs and The Three Billy Goats Gruff with beautifully crafted puppets, light hearted story telling, live music and a little bit of eco-awareness in pig stylie.

Performer Sarah Rowland-Barker had a background in classical dance before moving into street theatre and circus with No Fit State. Nik Palmer is an award winning puppeteer and musician and the son of Ray & Joan DaSilva who founded the wonderful Norwich Puppet Theatre. BasedinFrome,NoisyOysteraredefinitelyone of our favourite local puppet theatre companies.

www.noisyoyster.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Sat 17 Nov|4:00pm|BatcombeJubileeHall|

£6/£4child/£18family|01749850311

Carolling and Crumpets John Kirkpatrick

The bizarre rituals found in the folk music of England at Midwinter

John Kirkpatrick takes a profound look at the powerful pagan urges that race through us at this time of year. He peels away the modern soppy and sentimental view of Christmas to reveal the life and death struggle symbolised in so many traditional songs and customs, all dressed up in the glittering fineryoftoetappingtunesandcrackingchoruses.

Add to the mixture a light hearted smattering of hilarious original songs and a sprinkling of carols both familiar and unfamiliar, all stirred up with John’s usual panache and energy and supported by his scintillating skill on a variety of squeeze-boxes. The result is an unbeatable recipe for a rattling good sing song, guaranteed to keep the spirits cheery on a wintery day.

www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 29 Nov|7:30pm|CossingtonVillageHall|

£8/£5child|01278723105

Fri 30 Nov|7:30pm|PorlockVillageHall|


Sat 1 Dec|7:30pm|WellingtonArtsCentre|

£8/£6concs|01823667774


Charles Dickens Pip Utton

A masterful performance, Pip Utton IS Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens, the great English novelist, the most famous man of his generation, staggers on to the stage, clutches his chest, slips from his sister in law’s arms and falls down dead. Seconds later he leaps up to entertain his audience – his ‘circle of affectionate friends’.

With his death got out of the way right at the start, he feels that he can now approach the rest of the evening with energy and enthusiasm. This is not the dark, grave and serious Dickens of myth but a

manfullofenergy,passionandfire.Attheendofthe evening you will have been richly entertained and feel as if you have actually spent time with Charles Dickens.

“Real emotional tangibility in the performance and the feeling that I have now met with Dickens, I would recommend this outstanding piece of theatre to anyone” Fringereview.com

www.pip-utton.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 16 Nov |7:30pm|KilveVillageHall|

£8 / £4 child | 01278 741157

Sat 17 Nov |7:30pmClapton&Wayford

Village Hall | £10 / £5 child / £25 family (includes

refreshments) | 01460 74849

What’s On


What’s On

The Three Billy Pigs Noisy Oyster

Once upon a time there were three little pigs...

The Three Billy Pigs is a new family theatre show from Noisy Oyster for children of three years and over. The show blends two classic fairy tales The Three Little Pigs and The Three Billy Goats Gruff with beautifully crafted puppets, light hearted story telling, live music and a little bit of eco-awareness in pig stylie.

Performer Sarah Rowland-Barker had a background in classical dance before moving into street theatre and circus with No Fit State. Nik Palmer is an award winning puppeteer and musician and the son of Ray & Joan DaSilva who founded the wonderful Norwich Puppet Theatre. BasedinFrome,NoisyOysteraredefinitelyone of our favourite local puppet theatre companies.

www.noisyoyster.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Sat 17 Nov|4:00pm|BatcombeJubileeHall|

£6/£4child/£18family|01749850311

Carolling and Crumpets John Kirkpatrick

The bizarre rituals found in the folk music of England at Midwinter

John Kirkpatrick takes a profound look at the powerful pagan urges that race through us at this time of year. He peels away the modern soppy and sentimental view of Christmas to reveal the life and death struggle symbolised in so many traditional songs and customs, all dressed up in the glittering fineryoftoetappingtunesandcrackingchoruses.

Add to the mixture a light hearted smattering of hilarious original songs and a sprinkling of carols both familiar and unfamiliar, all stirred up with John’s usual panache and energy and supported by his scintillating skill on a variety of squeeze-boxes. The result is an unbeatable recipe for a rattling good sing song, guaranteed to keep the spirits cheery on a wintery day.

www.johnkirkpatrick.co.uk

DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 29 Nov|7:30pm|CossingtonVillageHall|

£8/£5child|01278723105

Fri 30 Nov|7:30pm|PorlockVillageHall|


Sat 1 Dec|7:30pm|WellingtonArtsCentre|

£8/£6concs|01823667774

Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art

Take Art has been working, singing and doing the

splits in Somerset for 25 years, long enough to

build real relationships with communities, artists

and audiences. We are an arts organisation without

physicallimitations:lithe,sinewy,adaptableand

transmutable, able to shape shift into any venue,

village hall, school and community centre.

From our hub in South Petherton we run one of

the UK’s most celebrated rural touring schemes

and services in dance, theatre, music and early

years creativity.

Every year we provide performance and workshop

opportunities for thousands of children, young

people, adults, older people and vulnerable groups.

Through our work we seek to educate, inform

national practice, improve self-esteem, empower,

build empathy, careers, happiness as well as

physical and mental well-being.

We don’t wait for the people to come to us, we go

out to where the people live and transform lives

and communities through the arts.

Last year the region lost 100% of its County

Council arts development funding - the worst arts

funding cuts in the UK. To compound the crisis

tens of thousands of arts designated pounds were

stripped from District Council funds. This loss was

pretty devastating to our vital work and we had to

cut our rural touring programme in half, going from

120 shows a year to less than 60.

Fortunately thanks to continuing support from

Arts Council England as well as South Somerset

District Council, Taunton Deane District Council

and ArtLife, Take Art is still here, alive, acting and

reacting, doing fantastic work in dance, theatre,

early years, rural touring and music.

Feature

13Take Art | Sept-Dec 201212 13

Help us raise £10,000 to keep Take Art in Somerset!

Every year we work with over 15,000 people across the county, providing opportunities for all ages and abilities to experience, participate and work within the arts.

Take Art is a unique, magical, life-changing organisation that doesn’t live in a venue, or studio or a whacking great theatre but in the villages, towns and rural communities of Somerset.

This year we need to raise £10,000 to Keep Take Art in Somerset! Read this feature to see how you can help…

Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art

Take Art has been working, singing and doing the

splits in Somerset for 25 years, long enough to

build real relationships with communities, artists

and audiences. We are an arts organisation without

physicallimitations:lithe,sinewy,adaptableand

transmutable, able to shape shift into any venue,

village hall, school and community centre.

From our hub in South Petherton we run one of

the UK’s most celebrated rural touring schemes

and services in dance, theatre, music and early

years creativity.

Every year we provide performance and workshop

opportunities for thousands of children, young

people, adults, older people and vulnerable groups.

Through our work we seek to educate, inform

national practice, improve self-esteem, empower,

build empathy, careers, happiness as well as

physical and mental well-being.

We don’t wait for the people to come to us, we go

out to where the people live and transform lives

and communities through the arts.

Last year the region lost 100% of its County

Council arts development funding - the worst arts

funding cuts in the UK. To compound the crisis

tens of thousands of arts designated pounds were

stripped from District Council funds. This loss was

pretty devastating to our vital work and we had to

cut our rural touring programme in half, going from

120 shows a year to less than 60.

Fortunately thanks to continuing support from

Arts Council England as well as South Somerset

District Council, Taunton Deane District Council

and ArtLife, Take Art is still here, alive, acting and

reacting, doing fantastic work in dance, theatre,

early years, rural touring and music.

Feature

13Take Art | Sept-Dec 201212 13

Help us raise £10,000 to keep Take Art in Somerset!

Every year we work with over 15,000 people across the county, providing opportunities for all ages and abilities to experience, participate and work within the arts.

Take Art is a unique, magical, life-changing organisation that doesn’t live in a venue, or studio or a whacking great theatre but in the villages, towns and rural communities of Somerset.

This year we need to raise £10,000 to Keep Take Art in Somerset! Read this feature to see how you can help…

Feature


Join our mailing list Go to one or more of this season’s special fundraising events Attend a Take Art show Make a donation big or small Find out more at www.takeart.org

£10 will get a young person performing on a stage for the first time

£20 will provide a child under five with a creative workshop place

£25 will enable us to bring dance or theatre to an older person in a residential home or reach someone with a disability

£500 will help us bring a high quality theatre, dance or music show to a rural venue

Feature

Ifwecanraise£10,000beforeApril2013TakeArtwillbeableto ensure the survival, quality and diversity of the rural touring programme across the county and build upon our wide reaching programme of community and education projects in schools, theatres, children’s centres, residential homes and with vulnerable adults and young people.

14 Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art

Feature


Join our mailing list Go to one or more of this season’s special fundraising events Attend a Take Art show Make a donation big or small Find out more at www.takeart.org

£10 will get a young person performing on a stage for the first time

£20 will provide a child under five with a creative workshop place

£25 will enable us to bring dance or theatre to an older person in a residential home or reach someone with a disability

£500 will help us bring a high quality theatre, dance or music show to a rural venue

Feature

Ifwecanraise£10,000beforeApril2013TakeArtwillbeableto ensure the survival, quality and diversity of the rural touring programme across the county and build upon our wide reaching programme of community and education projects in schools, theatres, children’s centres, residential homes and with vulnerable adults and young people.

14 Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art

Feature

DATES AND DETAILS

Sat 6 Oct|7:30pm|AxbridgeTownHall|£10|

01934732128

Adolf is live theatre at its best with a theme and subject that is powerful, challenging and divisive, illustrative and educational. It is utterly provocative and totally necessary. Everyone should experience it...

The Führer’s bunker, Berlin 1945, the air is thick with betrayal as Hitler awaits the inevitable collapse of Berlin. Pip Utton, looking uncomfortably like

Reg meets Woody. A unique show featuring Reg Meuross,describedas‘oneofBritain’sfinestliving songwriters’ and Will Kaufman, one of the world’s foremost experts on the life and work of Woody Guthrie. In an engaging, poignant and often humorous show the two beloved musicians swap selections of Woody and Reg’s songs, using a varietyofguitars,fiddles,dulcimerandbanjo.

Reg Meuross is a celebrated singer-songwriter with seven CD collections under his belt. Will Kaufman is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and Professor of American Culture. He is the author of the 2011 biography Woody Guthrie, American Radical.

www.regmeuross.com www.willkaufman.com

Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art 17Take Art | Sept-Dec 201216

The Special Fundraising Shows

the Fuhrer, stands before a huge Nazi banner addressing his party faithful. The 20th Century’s most notorious tyrant is daringly brought to the stage in one of the most successful and powerful solo works ever presented. Written and performed by Pip Utton, directed by Guy Masterson.

“Terrifying, searing, transfixing... It is quite impossible to be anything other than totally absorbed by Utton’s performance. Adolf reaffirms the need and worth of political theatre.” ***** The Scotsman

www.pip-utton.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 13 Sept|7:30pm|Tacchi-MorrisArts

Centre, Nr Taunton | £10 / £8 concs / £6 students |

01823414141

Adolf by Pip Utton Thursday 13 September @ Tacchi-Morris Art Centre

Howjidoo. Reg Meuross & Will Kaufman… meet Woody Guthrie Saturday 6 October @ Axbridge Town Hall

Hailed by The Guardian for his ‘exquisite’ playing, Eduardo is a technically brilliant, fantastically creative player and phenomenal live performer,

who has benevolently offered his support for the Don’t Take Art Away campaign. This is a must see fundraising event. Wookey Hole Club will be talking about it for years. (See page 7 for more info).

“Exotic and percussive, Eduardo explores musical avenues that are rarely pursued. For sheer breathtaking artistry it takes some beating.” The Sun


DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 14 Nov|7:30pm|WookeyHoleClub

Eduardo Niebla Guitar Duo Thursday 14 November @ Wookey Hole Club

On30NovemberMattHarvey,writer,poet,enemyofallthat’sdifficultandupsetting,willbejoiningforceswith the hugely popular Hip Yak Poetry Shack.

From Totnes to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships via Radio 4’s Saturday Live, the Edinburgh Festival and the Work section of the Guardian, Matt Harvey is always a sell out favourite on the rural touring scene.

He will be headlining the ramshackle hand-made interactive poetry comedy cabaret in the plush comfort of the Merlin Theatre in Frome and will be joined by national poetry stars Chris Redmond, Jonny Fluffypunk and Liv Torc.

“...not only funny but tender and true” The Guardian

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 30 Nov |7:30pm|MerlinTheatreFrome|£10/

£8concs|01373461360or01460249450

Matt Harvey and The Hip Yak Poetry Shack Friday 30 November @ The Merlin Theatre in Frome

Four fantastic Autumn events to raise money for Take Art Feature

Limited Golden tickets are available from Take Art, entitling you

toseeallfourshowsforthepriceof

threeat£30.PleasecontactTakeA

rt

on 01460 249450 or email [email protected] to claim your Golden Ticket.

Feature

DATES AND DETAILS

Sat 6 Oct|7:30pm|AxbridgeTownHall|£10|

01934732128

Adolf is live theatre at its best with a theme and subject that is powerful, challenging and divisive, illustrative and educational. It is utterly provocative and totally necessary. Everyone should experience it...

The Führer’s bunker, Berlin 1945, the air is thick with betrayal as Hitler awaits the inevitable collapse of Berlin. Pip Utton, looking uncomfortably like

Reg meets Woody. A unique show featuring Reg Meuross,describedas‘oneofBritain’sfinestliving songwriters’ and Will Kaufman, one of the world’s foremost experts on the life and work of Woody Guthrie. In an engaging, poignant and often humorous show the two beloved musicians swap selections of Woody and Reg’s songs, using a varietyofguitars,fiddles,dulcimerandbanjo.

Reg Meuross is a celebrated singer-songwriter with seven CD collections under his belt. Will Kaufman is a singer, multi-instrumentalist and Professor of American Culture. He is the author of the 2011 biography Woody Guthrie, American Radical.

www.regmeuross.com www.willkaufman.com

Sept-Dec 2012 | Take Art 17Take Art | Sept-Dec 201216

The Special Fundraising Shows

the Fuhrer, stands before a huge Nazi banner addressing his party faithful. The 20th Century’s most notorious tyrant is daringly brought to the stage in one of the most successful and powerful solo works ever presented. Written and performed by Pip Utton, directed by Guy Masterson.

“Terrifying, searing, transfixing... It is quite impossible to be anything other than totally absorbed by Utton’s performance. Adolf reaffirms the need and worth of political theatre.” ***** The Scotsman

www.pip-utton.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 13 Sept|7:30pm|Tacchi-MorrisArts

Centre, Nr Taunton | £10 / £8 concs / £6 students |

01823414141

Adolf by Pip Utton Thursday 13 September @ Tacchi-Morris Art Centre

Howjidoo. Reg Meuross & Will Kaufman… meet Woody Guthrie Saturday 6 October @ Axbridge Town Hall

Hailed by The Guardian for his ‘exquisite’ playing, Eduardo is a technically brilliant, fantastically creative player and phenomenal live performer,

who has benevolently offered his support for the Don’t Take Art Away campaign. This is a must see fundraising event. Wookey Hole Club will be talking about it for years. (See page 7 for more info).

“Exotic and percussive, Eduardo explores musical avenues that are rarely pursued. For sheer breathtaking artistry it takes some beating.” The Sun


DATES AND DETAILS

Thurs 14 Nov|7:30pm|WookeyHoleClub

Eduardo Niebla Guitar Duo Thursday 14 November @ Wookey Hole Club

On30NovemberMattHarvey,writer,poet,enemyofallthat’sdifficultandupsetting,willbejoiningforceswith the hugely popular Hip Yak Poetry Shack.

From Totnes to the Wimbledon Tennis Championships via Radio 4’s Saturday Live, the Edinburgh Festival and the Work section of the Guardian, Matt Harvey is always a sell out favourite on the rural touring scene.

He will be headlining the ramshackle hand-made interactive poetry comedy cabaret in the plush comfort of the Merlin Theatre in Frome and will be joined by national poetry stars Chris Redmond, Jonny Fluffypunk and Liv Torc.

“...not only funny but tender and true” The Guardian

DATES AND DETAILS

Fri 30 Nov |7:30pm|MerlinTheatreFrome|£10/

£8concs|01373461360or01460249450

Matt Harvey and The Hip Yak Poetry Shack Friday 30 November @ The Merlin Theatre in Frome

Four fantastic Autumn events to raise money for Take Art Feature

Limited Golden tickets are available from Take Art, entitling you

toseeallfourshowsforthepriceof

threeat£30.PleasecontactTakeA

rt

on 01460 249450 or email [email protected] to claim your Golden Ticket.

Lightstream

An interactive light and sound installation for young children

Colourful lights drift and collide across the large

screen as if carried on a current of air. Bubbles of

colour merge to create bigger bubbles and new

colours. Objects become visible, transform and

then vanish. Simple forms appear to duplicate

themselves to reveal repetitive patterns of colour

and shape.

Children control the visual events by making a

noise, clapping their hands, playing a drum or

singing a note.

Lightstream is an engaging visual spectacle for

young children to explore cause and effect. It

has been produced by early years artist Richard

Tomlinson on behalf of Take Art and is a brilliant

sensory playground for young children and

their families.

DATES AND DETAILS

Mon 29 Oct|10:00am-3:00pm|Aspartofthe

Family Fun Day at Octagon Theatre | Free Event

7 Nov & 9 Nov | Shepton Mallet Digital Arts Festival

| More info at www.sheptondigitalarts.co.uk

or01373465565

Early YearsEarly Years


The KinderGardens International Early Years Theatre Festival

Throughout Autumn 2012

The Spanish company Teatro Paraiso will be

showcasing the UK première of their new show

Kubic and Théâtre de la Guimbarde from Belgium

are bringing over The Big Jump/Le Grand Saut.

The KinderGardens Festival is especially made

for the under 5s and their families, building on

the positive relationships Take Art has made with

Somerset Children’s Centres and playgroups over

the last few years, on projects like Little Big Bang

and Take Part.

Have a look over the next 3 pages to see the

events taking place…

Family Fun Day at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil

The Octagon Theatre will be buzzing with activities

throughout Monday 29 October, as a half-term treat

for children and families, exploring light and dark.

Free exhibitions, stalls and exciting activities will

be available at the theatre, including an interactive

light and sound installation Lightstream. All families

are welcome to attend.

There will also be two ticketed performances of

the gorgeous show Kubik by Teatro Paraiso (see

page20)at10:30amandthenagainat11:45am.

Ticketsare£4/£3concsfromOctagonBoxOffice.

At1:00pm,joinBlunderbusTheatreforThe Owl

Who Was Afraid of the Dark,ashowfor3-7yrolds.


Refreshments and booster seats for children will be

available at The Octagon for a small fee.

DATES AND DETAILS

Mon 29 Oct|FamilyFunDay|10:00am-3:00pm|

The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil |

www.octagon-theatre.co.uk|01935422884

This Autumn Take Art is working in collaboration

with Yeovil Children’s Centres and The Octagon

Theatre to bring to you the third ever International

KinderGardens Festival, generously funded by

Arts Council England and Guildford Academic

Associates.

Taking place in venues across Somerset from the

29 Oct to 14 Nov 2012, this year’s festival will be

jam-packed with high quality early years events.

There will be shows, interactive installations,

showcases and discussions across the county,

with plenty of chances for children, early years

practitioners and artists to see great work.

The quality, diversity and originality of the festival

will be at an all time high, as we’ve been working

hardtofindyousomeofthemostexciting

shows for under 5s currently available in Europe.

From the UK

Early years performanceround table

Vibrant discussion with special guests

from some of Europe’s top companies, for

practitioners and would-be early years theatre

makers. Limited availability so book early.

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov | Taunton | More info from

[email protected]

Lightstream

An interactive light and sound installation for young children

Colourful lights drift and collide across the large

screen as if carried on a current of air. Bubbles of

colour merge to create bigger bubbles and new

colours. Objects become visible, transform and

then vanish. Simple forms appear to duplicate

themselves to reveal repetitive patterns of colour

and shape.

Children control the visual events by making a

noise, clapping their hands, playing a drum or

singing a note.

Lightstream is an engaging visual spectacle for

young children to explore cause and effect. It

has been produced by early years artist Richard

Tomlinson on behalf of Take Art and is a brilliant

sensory playground for young children and

their families.

DATES AND DETAILS

Mon 29 Oct|10:00am-3:00pm|Aspartofthe

Family Fun Day at Octagon Theatre | Free Event

7 Nov & 9 Nov | Shepton Mallet Digital Arts Festival

| More info at www.sheptondigitalarts.co.uk

or01373465565

Early YearsEarly Years


The KinderGardens International Early Years Theatre Festival

Throughout Autumn 2012

The Spanish company Teatro Paraiso will be

showcasing the UK première of their new show

Kubic and Théâtre de la Guimbarde from Belgium

are bringing over The Big Jump/Le Grand Saut.

The KinderGardens Festival is especially made

for the under 5s and their families, building on

the positive relationships Take Art has made with

Somerset Children’s Centres and playgroups over

the last few years, on projects like Little Big Bang

and Take Part.

Have a look over the next 3 pages to see the

events taking place…

Family Fun Day at the Octagon Theatre in Yeovil

The Octagon Theatre will be buzzing with activities

throughout Monday 29 October, as a half-term treat

for children and families, exploring light and dark.

Free exhibitions, stalls and exciting activities will

be available at the theatre, including an interactive

light and sound installation Lightstream. All families

are welcome to attend.

There will also be two ticketed performances of

the gorgeous show Kubik by Teatro Paraiso (see

page20)at10:30amandthenagainat11:45am.


At1:00pm,joinBlunderbusTheatreforThe Owl

Who Was Afraid of the Dark,ashowfor3-7yrolds.


Refreshments and booster seats for children will be

available at The Octagon for a small fee.

DATES AND DETAILS

Mon 29 Oct|FamilyFunDay|10:00am-3:00pm|

The Octagon Theatre, Yeovil |

www.octagon-theatre.co.uk|01935422884

This Autumn Take Art is working in collaboration

with Yeovil Children’s Centres and The Octagon

Theatre to bring to you the third ever International

KinderGardens Festival, generously funded by

Arts Council England and Guildford Academic

Associates.

Taking place in venues across Somerset from the

29 Oct to 14 Nov 2012, this year’s festival will be

jam-packed with high quality early years events.

There will be shows, interactive installations,

showcases and discussions across the county,

with plenty of chances for children, early years

practitioners and artists to see great work.

The quality, diversity and originality of the festival

will be at an all time high, as we’ve been working

hardtofindyousomeofthemostexciting

shows for under 5s currently available in Europe.

From the UK

Early years performanceround table

Vibrant discussion with special guests

from some of Europe’s top companies, for

practitioners and would-be early years theatre

makers. Limited availability so book early.

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov | Taunton | More info from

[email protected]

Kubik Teatro Paraiso For 1-3 yr olds and their families

Two friends play together and explore projected

colours and shapes to make new worlds. They

invite their young audience to join them and

magic up pictures to help them travel, play,

discover, imagine and dream. Building blocks are

transformed into a forest of emotions; lights paint

landscapes, sounds inspire beautiful and magical

digital worlds.

In this exquisitely sensory show constructed by

Spanish theatre company Teatro Paraiso, children

will be transported from the recognisable to the

stunning, the mundane to the mesmerising.

www.teatroparaiso.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Mon 29 Oct|10:30am&11:45am|aspartof

the Family Fun Day at Octagon Theatre | Tickets

availablefromOctagonBoxOffice|01935422884

Tues 30 Oct|10:30am|HalconCommunity

Primary School, Taunton | Tickets available from

KarenHowell(CirclesNursery)|01823282691

Weds 31 Oct|11:00am|SheptonMalletInfants

School | Tickets available from Angie Baxter

(SheptonMalletChildren’sCentre)|01749342322

Handa’s Surprise Little Angel Theatre For 2-5 yr olds and their families

This much-loved children’s book by Eileen Browne

is brought to life through puppetry, dance and

songs. Set in the warmth and colour of a Kenyan

village, this beautiful production recounts the story

of Handa, as she takes fruit in a basket to her

friend Akeyo.

Handa’s Surprise is a charming and funny show

full of dance and rhythm and features beautifully

carved rod and hand puppets.

www.littleangeltheatre.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Tues 6 Nov|9:30am&10:30am|Bridgwater

College | Tickets available from Bridgwater

Children’s Centre | 01278 441270

Weds 7 Nov|9:30am&10:30amatOaklands

PrimarySchool,Yeovil|01935848942

Weds 7 Nov|2:00pm|MonmouthHall,Yeovil|

TicketsavailablefromBirchfield|01935475482

Thurs 8 Nov|9:30am&10:30am|KnightsTemplar

Primary School, Watchet | Tickets available from

LittleViking’s|01984633655

Thurs 8 Nov|2:00pm|StPeter’sPrimarySchool

| Tickets available from Williton Children’s Centre |

01984635980

Early Years


Shapes n Shadows Core Dance For 2-4 yr olds and their families

A dance created for young children, to engage

them in the shapes and shadows of our natural

world. Using light and materials, a dancer plays

with opposites, dark and light, hard and soft and

like a puppeteer, presents images from our world.

This is a beautiful dance piece based around

light, shadows and natural materials with a

lovely interactive play session following the

performance.

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 17 Oct |11:00amOctagonTheatre |

TicketsavailablefromOctagonBoxOffice |

01935422884

Fri 9 Nov |11.30am|TheBrewhouse,Taunton|

TicketsavailablefromBoxOffice01823283244

Weds 14 Nov|10:30am|AvalonSchool,Street|

SOLD OUT

The Big Jump/Le Grand Saut Théâtre de la Guimbarde For 18 months-4 yr olds and their families

Two characters go on a voyage of discovery in

a building site inhabited by unusual objects and

sounds. In this playground, they construct and

deconstruct, plunge into materials and sounds,

experiment like scientists.

Driven by curiosity, they stick their noses into

plaster, make music with the scaffolding, stack up

bricks, send water and sand down the pipes and

end their adventures with a big jump!

www.laguimbarde.be

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov|11:00am&1:00pm|Tacchi-Morris

Arts Centre, Nr Taunton | Tickets available from Box

Office01823414141


Early Years

From Spain From the UK From the UK From Belgium

Kubik Teatro Paraiso For 1-3 yr olds and their families

Two friends play together and explore projected

colours and shapes to make new worlds. They

invite their young audience to join them and

magic up pictures to help them travel, play,

discover, imagine and dream. Building blocks are

transformed into a forest of emotions; lights paint

landscapes, sounds inspire beautiful and magical

digital worlds.

In this exquisitely sensory show constructed by

Spanish theatre company Teatro Paraiso, children

will be transported from the recognisable to the

stunning, the mundane to the mesmerising.

www.teatroparaiso.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Mon 29 Oct|10:30am&11:45am|aspartof

the Family Fun Day at Octagon Theatre | Tickets

availablefromOctagonBoxOffice|01935422884

Tues 30 Oct|10:30am|HalconCommunity

Primary School, Taunton | Tickets available from

KarenHowell(CirclesNursery)|01823282691

Weds 31 Oct|11:00am|SheptonMalletInfants

School | Tickets available from Angie Baxter

(SheptonMalletChildren’sCentre)|01749342322

Handa’s Surprise Little Angel Theatre For 2-5 yr olds and their families

This much-loved children’s book by Eileen Browne

is brought to life through puppetry, dance and

songs. Set in the warmth and colour of a Kenyan

village, this beautiful production recounts the story

of Handa, as she takes fruit in a basket to her

friend Akeyo.

Handa’s Surprise is a charming and funny show

full of dance and rhythm and features beautifully

carved rod and hand puppets.

www.littleangeltheatre.com

DATES AND DETAILS

Tues 6 Nov|9:30am&10:30am|Bridgwater

College | Tickets available from Bridgwater

Children’s Centre | 01278 441270

Weds 7 Nov|9:30am&10:30amatOaklands

PrimarySchool,Yeovil|01935848942

Weds 7 Nov|2:00pm|MonmouthHall,Yeovil|

TicketsavailablefromBirchfield|01935475482

Thurs 8 Nov|9:30am&10:30am|KnightsTemplar

Primary School, Watchet | Tickets available from

LittleViking’s|01984633655

Thurs 8 Nov|2:00pm|StPeter’sPrimarySchool

| Tickets available from Williton Children’s Centre |

01984635980

Early Years


Shapes n Shadows Core Dance For 2-4 yr olds and their families

A dance created for young children, to engage

them in the shapes and shadows of our natural

world. Using light and materials, a dancer plays

with opposites, dark and light, hard and soft and

like a puppeteer, presents images from our world.

This is a beautiful dance piece based around

light, shadows and natural materials with a

lovely interactive play session following the

performance.

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 17 Oct |11:00amOctagonTheatre |

TicketsavailablefromOctagonBoxOffice |

01935422884

Fri 9 Nov |11.30am|TheBrewhouse,Taunton|

TicketsavailablefromBoxOffice01823283244

Weds 14 Nov|10:30am|AvalonSchool,Street|

SOLD OUT

The Big Jump/Le Grand Saut Théâtre de la Guimbarde For 18 months-4 yr olds and their families

Two characters go on a voyage of discovery in

a building site inhabited by unusual objects and

sounds. In this playground, they construct and

deconstruct, plunge into materials and sounds,

experiment like scientists.

Driven by curiosity, they stick their noses into

plaster, make music with the scaffolding, stack up

bricks, send water and sand down the pipes and

end their adventures with a big jump!

www.laguimbarde.be

DATES AND DETAILS

Weds 14 Nov|11:00am&1:00pm|Tacchi-Morris

Arts Centre, Nr Taunton | Tickets available from Box

Office01823414141


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AUDITION DETAILS

This year we are holding two auditions for 14-21 yr olds. You may attend either audition and you do not need to prepare anything. Both auditions will consist of a contemporary technique class, a street dance phrase and work with a choreographer. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring water to drink.

Audition 1 | Tuesday 18 September |

6:00pm-9:00pm|TheOctagonTheatre,Yeovil

Audition 2 | Thursday 20 September |

5:30pm-8:30pm|EastBridgwaterSchool

To express an interest in attending an audition please contact [email protected]. You can also

findoutmoreatwww.takeart.org

Somerset Youth Dance Company (SYDC) is auditioningtofindnewyoungdancerswhoshow potential, passion and talent in Dance. SYDC develop young dancers through regular contemporary technique classes, working intensively with professional dancers and choreographers.

The company rehearse at The Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on a Tuesday & East Bridgwater School in Bridgwater on a Thursday and successful applicants only have to attend one session a week. Intensive rehearsals run in the school holidays. The company has been established for over two years and past SYDC members are now studying at The Laban Centre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Dance Universities.

Take Art Dance have been successful in gaining a small amount of funding to start to help support, develop and sustain Dance in schools across Somerset.

The Dance in Schools project will support non-specialist & specialist teachers with tailored training and Professional Development. It will encourage shared practice between schools and will work with Primary, Secondary, FE, Special Schools and PRUs. Katey Leader, Take Art’s Co-DirectorinDance,whohasaspecificfocusonChildren and Young People, will lead the project.

If you would like to get your school involved or would like more information please get in touch

with Katey Leader by emailing [email protected]

Dance

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Dance

Big Dance Urban Jam Yeovil

On Sunday 15 July the Octagon Theatre and

Take Art, in association with Big Dance, ran the

hugely successful Big Dance Urban Jam, starring a

triple bill performance by Flawless (as seen dancing

with Kylie at the Queen’s Jubilee and runners up in

Britain’s Got Talent);Boadicea(finalistsinthisyears

Got To Dance) and Flhip Flhop (Hip Hop Dance

Theatre Company).

The Big Dance Urban Jam was set up to celebrate

the success of a year long programme of Yeovil

Urban Dance events, marking the evolution of

youth dance within Yeovil. Led by young people for

young people, utilising local facilities and staying

true to its core ideals of supporting emerging talent

and creating accessible dance opportunities within

the community.

The Octagon Theatre was buzzing throughout the

day with young people participating in workshops

and masterclasses in Street Dance, Break Dancing,

Popping/Locking, Beat Boxing, DJ Skills, Music

editingandGraffiti.Theeveningeventwasa

massive success, inspiring and entertaining young

and old in fabulous style.

One participant said, “This event was brilliant. I took my son and his three dancing friends and they loved it. They came home and spent a few days mixing their own music and making up a dance, including the sequence they learnt in the Flawless workshop and entered their school talent show. They got to the final and had to perform in front of the whole school.

Thanks for organising the day. It was excellent”.

Dance in Schools – Somerset

Somerset Youth Dance Company – AUDITION

AUDITION DETAILS

This year we are holding two auditions for 14-21 yr olds. You may attend either audition and you do not need to prepare anything. Both auditions will consist of a contemporary technique class, a street dance phrase and work with a choreographer. Please wear comfortable clothes and bring water to drink.

Audition 1 | Tuesday 18 September |

6:00pm-9:00pm|TheOctagonTheatre,Yeovil

Audition 2 | Thursday 20 September |

5:30pm-8:30pm|EastBridgwaterSchool

To express an interest in attending an audition please contact [email protected]. You can also

findoutmoreatwww.takeart.org

Somerset Youth Dance Company (SYDC) is auditioningtofindnewyoungdancerswhoshow potential, passion and talent in Dance. SYDC develop young dancers through regular contemporary technique classes, working intensively with professional dancers and choreographers.

The company rehearse at The Octagon Theatre in Yeovil on a Tuesday & East Bridgwater School in Bridgwater on a Thursday and successful applicants only have to attend one session a week. Intensive rehearsals run in the school holidays. The company has been established for over two years and past SYDC members are now studying at The Laban Centre, Northern School of Contemporary Dance and Dance Universities.

Take Art Dance have been successful in gaining a small amount of funding to start to help support, develop and sustain Dance in schools across Somerset.

The Dance in Schools project will support non-specialist & specialist teachers with tailored training and Professional Development. It will encourage shared practice between schools and will work with Primary, Secondary, FE, Special Schools and PRUs. Katey Leader, Take Art’s Co-DirectorinDance,whohasaspecificfocusonChildren and Young People, will lead the project.

If you would like to get your school involved or would like more information please get in touch

with Katey Leader by emailing [email protected]

Dance


Dance

Big Dance Urban Jam Yeovil

On Sunday 15 July the Octagon Theatre and

Take Art, in association with Big Dance, ran the

hugely successful Big Dance Urban Jam, starring a

triple bill performance by Flawless (as seen dancing

with Kylie at the Queen’s Jubilee and runners up in

Britain’s Got Talent);Boadicea(finalistsinthisyears

Got To Dance) and Flhip Flhop (Hip Hop Dance

Theatre Company).

The Big Dance Urban Jam was set up to celebrate

the success of a year long programme of Yeovil

Urban Dance events, marking the evolution of

youth dance within Yeovil. Led by young people for

young people, utilising local facilities and staying

true to its core ideals of supporting emerging talent

and creating accessible dance opportunities within

the community.

The Octagon Theatre was buzzing throughout the

day with young people participating in workshops

and masterclasses in Street Dance, Break Dancing,

Popping/Locking, Beat Boxing, DJ Skills, Music

editingandGraffiti.Theeveningeventwasa

massive success, inspiring and entertaining young

and old in fabulous style.

One participant said, “This event was brilliant. I took my son and his three dancing friends and they loved it. They came home and spent a few days mixing their own music and making up a dance, including the sequence they learnt in the Flawless workshop and entered their school talent show. They got to the final and had to perform in front of the whole school.

Thanks for organising the day. It was excellent”.

Dance in Schools – Somerset

Somerset Youth Dance Company – AUDITION

TheatreTheatre


The Take Art Seed Fund

Take Art’s Seed Fund was set up to help us

grow and encourage theatre and dance projects

in Somerset, with a grant generously provided

through the county’s Creative Industries Fund.

So far the Seed Fund has enabled 15 new projects

to start their journey, including the latest show from

When I Say Jump, just returning from a 4-week run

at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We were also able

to support Hannah Le Feuvre’s Little Encounters

project, which explores children’s fascination with

trains and Yer Tis, a new play about Somerset by

Nick White and Emma Earle.

We are currently planning a new programme of

events and training for artists and practitioners

called Making in Somerset, which will run from

the autumn through to next spring. As part of this,

Take Art is pleased to announce a new round of

Seed Funding for theatre and performance

makers and graduates.

Small grants will be available to get your new

ideas off the ground from October 2012. Check out

our website for more details about how to apply.

So what’s been happening in the world of Take Art Theatre? From little acorns mighty theatre shows will grow…

Over the last few months Take Art Theatre has been working hard to nurture potential in Somerset, awarding Seed Funding to local practitioners and running a number of very successful training and networking sessions in fundraising, rural touring and creative speeddating.Fortherestof2012ourfocuswillbeongrowing:growing shows, growing talent and growing the theatre landscape.

Ballistic Lips

We have recently completed another round of

Ballistic Lips, an on-going project to bring explosive

wordy workshops to young people in Somerset,

enablingthemtofindtheirownuniquevoice.

Spoken Word performers Maxwell Golden and

Liv Torc spent one day at King Alfred’s School,

Burnham-on-Sea and another in Dorchester working

with young people from a Pupil Referral Unit.

“The best thing I learnt was that you need to be confident and just not to worry about what others

think.” workshop participant

A CountryBoy’s Struggle

We are also thrilled to announce that Maxwell

Golden’s Hip Hop Theatre show, which began

itsfirstjourneyhereinSomerset18monthsago,

has now had a four-week run at the Pleasance

Courtyard in Edinburgh. The show has also been

successful in gaining investment from the Arts

Council to tour a whopping 60 dates to rural schools

up and down the country. We will be welcoming

Max back to Somerset in March next year for four

school performances.

Artist and Seed Fun beneficiary Angie Ward - working with children and young people with sensory issues

TheatreTheatre


The Take Art Seed Fund

Take Art’s Seed Fund was set up to help us

grow and encourage theatre and dance projects

in Somerset, with a grant generously provided

through the county’s Creative Industries Fund.

So far the Seed Fund has enabled 15 new projects

to start their journey, including the latest show from

When I Say Jump, just returning from a 4-week run

at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. We were also able

to support Hannah Le Feuvre’s Little Encounters

project, which explores children’s fascination with

trains and Yer Tis, a new play about Somerset by

Nick White and Emma Earle.

We are currently planning a new programme of

events and training for artists and practitioners

called Making in Somerset, which will run from

the autumn through to next spring. As part of this,

Take Art is pleased to announce a new round of

Seed Funding for theatre and performance

makers and graduates.

Small grants will be available to get your new

ideas off the ground from October 2012. Check out

our website for more details about how to apply.

So what’s been happening in the world of Take Art Theatre? From little acorns mighty theatre shows will grow…

Over the last few months Take Art Theatre has been working hard to nurture potential in Somerset, awarding Seed Funding to local practitioners and running a number of very successful training and networking sessions in fundraising, rural touring and creative speeddating.Fortherestof2012ourfocuswillbeongrowing:growing shows, growing talent and growing the theatre landscape.

Ballistic Lips

We have recently completed another round of

Ballistic Lips, an on-going project to bring explosive

wordy workshops to young people in Somerset,

enablingthemtofindtheirownuniquevoice.

Spoken Word performers Maxwell Golden and

Liv Torc spent one day at King Alfred’s School,

Burnham-on-Sea and another in Dorchester working

with young people from a Pupil Referral Unit.

“The best thing I learnt was that you need to be confident and just not to worry about what others

think.” workshop participant

A CountryBoy’s Struggle

We are also thrilled to announce that Maxwell

Golden’s Hip Hop Theatre show, which began

itsfirstjourneyhereinSomerset18monthsago,

has now had a four-week run at the Pleasance

Courtyard in Edinburgh. The show has also been

successful in gaining investment from the Arts

Council to tour a whopping 60 dates to rural schools

up and down the country. We will be welcoming

Max back to Somerset in March next year for four

school performances.

Artist and Seed Fun beneficiary Angie Ward - working with children and young people with sensory issues

Listings


Tobookticketscallthelistedboxofficenumberorbookonlineatwww.takeart.org

Full information about the accessibility of venues is available online.

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Date Time Company Event Venue & Sat Nav Postcode Map Ref. Page

Thu 13 Sep 7:30 PM Pip Utton Adolf Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, 26 16 Taunton TA2 8PD

Tue 18 Sept 6:00 PM Take Art SYDC Auditions The Octagon Theatre, 32 22 Yeovil BA20 1UX

Thur 20 Sept 5:30 PM Take Art SYDC Auditions East Bridgwater School, Bridgwater 4 22 TA6 4QY

Sat 6 Oct 7:30 PM Reg Meuross and Howjidoo - Reg Meuross Axbridge Town Hall BS26 2AR 2 16 Will Kaufman meets Woody Guthrie

Wed 10 Oct 7:30 PM Trifle Gathering A Curious Evening of Charlton Adam Community Centre 6 4 Productions Trance and Rap TA11 7BE

Wed 17 Oct 7:30 PM Trifle Gathering A Curious Evening of Goathurst Village Hall TA5 2DF 15 4 Productions Trance and Rap

Tue 23 Oct 8:00 PM Jammy Voo Birdhouse The David Hall Arts Centre, 23 5 South Petherton TA13 5AA

Mon 29 Oct 10:00 AM Lightstream by Lightstream Installation The Octagon Theatre, 32 19 Richard Tomlinson Yeovil BA20 1UX

Mon 29 Oct 10:30 AM Teatro Paraiso Kubik The Octagon Theatre, 32 20 Yeovil BA20 1UX


Tue 30 Oct 10:30 AM Teatro Paraiso Kubik Halcon Community Primary School, 26 20 Taunton TA1 2BU

Wed 31 Oct 11:00 AM Teatro Paraiso Kubik Shepton Mallet Infants School 22 20 BA4 5HE

Wed 31 Oct 7:30 PM Osiligi Maasai Osiligi Maasai Warriors St George’s Hall, Hinton St George 17 5 Warrior Troupe TA17 8SL

Thu 1 Nov 7:30 PM Osiligi Maasai Osiligi Maasai Warriors Charlton Horethorne Village Hall 7 5 Warrior Troupe DT9 4PB

Fri 2 Nov 2:30 PM Kepow Theatre Whose Story is it Anyway? East Quantoxhead Village Hall 13 6 TA5 1EJ

Sat 3 Nov 3:00 PM Kepow Theatre Whose Story is it Anyway? Castle Cary Primary School BA7 7EH 5 6

Sat 3 Nov 7:30 PM Kepow Theatre Seven Ages Charlton Adam Community Centre 6 6 TA11 7BE

Tue 6 Nov 9:30 AM Little Angel Handa’s Surprise Bridgwater College TA6 4PZ 4 20 Theatre


Wed 7 Nov 9:30 AM Little Angel Handa’s Surprise Oaklands Primary School & 32 20 Theatre Children’s Centre BA20 2DU


Wed 7 Nov 2:00 PM Little Angel Handa’s Surprise Monmouth Hall, Yeovil BA21 5NP 32 20 Theatre

Thu 8 Nov 9:30 AM Little Angel Handa’s Surprise Knights Templar School, 27 20 Theatre Watchet TA23 0DU


Thu 8 Nov 2:00 PM Little Angel Handa’s Surprise St Peter’s First School, 29 20 Theatre Williton TA4 4SF

Thu 8 Nov 7:30 PM Osiligi Maasai Osiligi Maasai Warriors The EMN Hall, Monksilver TA4 4JF 20 5 Warrior Troupe

Fri 9 Nov 11:30 AM Core Dance Shapes n Shadows The Brewhouse, Taunton TA1 1JL 26 21

Wed 14 Nov 10:30 AM Core Dance Shapes n Shadows Avalon School, Street BA16 0PS 24 21

Wed 14 Nov 11:00 AM Théâtre de la Le Grand Saut Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, 26 21 Guimbarde Taunton TA2 8PD

Wed 14 Nov 1:00 PM Théâtre de la Le Grand Saut Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, 26 21 Guimbarde Taunton TA2 8PD

Wed 14 Nov 7:30 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Thurloxton Village Hall TA2 8RJ 25 7

Wed 14 Nov 7:30 PM o-Region One Darke Night Ashbrittle Village Hall TA21 0LF 1 8

Thu 15 Nov 8:00 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Wookey Hole Club BA5 1BP 31 17

Fri 16 Nov 7:30 PM Pip Utton Charles Dickens Kilve Village Hall TA5 1EA 18 10

Fri 16 Nov 7:30 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Mark Village Hall TA9 4NY 19 7

Fri 16 Nov 7:30 PM Tom and John Frankland and Sons Westbury Sub Mendip Village Hall 28 9 Frankland BA5 1JD

Sat 17 Nov 4:00 PM Noisy Oyster The Three Billy Pigs Batcombe Jubilee Hall BA4 6HE 3 11

Sat 17 Nov 7:00 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Chilthorne Domer Recreation Centre 8 7 BA22 8RD

Sat 17 Nov 7:30 PM Pip Utton Charles Dickens Clapton & Wayford Village Hall 10 10 TA18 8PS

Wed 21 Nov 7:30 PM o-Region One Darke Night Dulverton Town Hall TA22 9EX 12 8

Thu 29 Nov 7:30 PM John Kirkpatrick Carolling and Crumpets Cossington Village Hall TA7 8LH 11 11

Fri 30 Nov 7:30 PM John Kirkpatrick Carolling and Crumpets Porlock Village Hall TA24 8JH 21 11

Fri 30 Nov 7:30 PM Matt Harvey Matt Harvey and the Merlin Theatre, Frome BA11 2HG 14 17 and Poets Hip Yak Poetry Shack

Sat 1 Dec 7:30 PM John Kirkpatrick Carolling and Crumpets Wellington Arts Centre TA21 8PS 30 11

Fri 7 Dec 8:00 PM Trifle Gathering A Curious Evening of Churchinford Village Hall TA3 7RG 9 4 Productions Trance and Rap

Fri 14 Dec 7:30 PM Kepow Theatre Seven Ages Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall TA3 6SG 16 6


FOR LARGE PRINT DOCUMENTS, PLEASE CALL 01460 249450

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All details correct at the time of going to press.

Listings


Tobookticketscallthelistedboxofficenumberorbookonlineatwww.takeart.org

Full information about the accessibility of venues is available online.

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Thu 13 Sep 7:30 PM Pip Utton Adolf Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, 26 16 Taunton TA2 8PD

Tue 18 Sept 6:00 PM Take Art SYDC Auditions The Octagon Theatre, 32 22 Yeovil BA20 1UX

Thur 20 Sept 5:30 PM Take Art SYDC Auditions East Bridgwater School, Bridgwater 4 22 TA6 4QY

Sat 6 Oct 7:30 PM Reg Meuross and Howjidoo - Reg Meuross Axbridge Town Hall BS26 2AR 2 16 Will Kaufman meets Woody Guthrie

Wed 10 Oct 7:30 PM Trifle Gathering A Curious Evening of Charlton Adam Community Centre 6 4 Productions Trance and Rap TA11 7BE

Wed 17 Oct 7:30 PM Trifle Gathering A Curious Evening of Goathurst Village Hall TA5 2DF 15 4 Productions Trance and Rap

Tue 23 Oct 8:00 PM Jammy Voo Birdhouse The David Hall Arts Centre, 23 5 South Petherton TA13 5AA

Mon 29 Oct 10:00 AM Lightstream by Lightstream Installation The Octagon Theatre, 32 19 Richard Tomlinson Yeovil BA20 1UX



Tue 30 Oct 10:30 AM Teatro Paraiso Kubik Halcon Community Primary School, 26 20 Taunton TA1 2BU

Wed 31 Oct 11:00 AM Teatro Paraiso Kubik Shepton Mallet Infants School 22 20 BA4 5HE

Wed 31 Oct 7:30 PM Osiligi Maasai Osiligi Maasai Warriors St George’s Hall, Hinton St George 17 5 Warrior Troupe TA17 8SL

Thu 1 Nov 7:30 PM Osiligi Maasai Osiligi Maasai Warriors Charlton Horethorne Village Hall 7 5 Warrior Troupe DT9 4PB

Fri 2 Nov 2:30 PM Kepow Theatre Whose Story is it Anyway? East Quantoxhead Village Hall 13 6 TA5 1EJ

Sat 3 Nov 3:00 PM Kepow Theatre Whose Story is it Anyway? Castle Cary Primary School BA7 7EH 5 6

Sat 3 Nov 7:30 PM Kepow Theatre Seven Ages Charlton Adam Community Centre 6 6 TA11 7BE





Wed 7 Nov 2:00 PM Little Angel Handa’s Surprise Monmouth Hall, Yeovil BA21 5NP 32 20 Theatre



Thu 8 Nov 2:00 PM Little Angel Handa’s Surprise St Peter’s First School, 29 20 Theatre Williton TA4 4SF

Thu 8 Nov 7:30 PM Osiligi Maasai Osiligi Maasai Warriors The EMN Hall, Monksilver TA4 4JF 20 5 Warrior Troupe

Fri 9 Nov 11:30 AM Core Dance Shapes n Shadows The Brewhouse, Taunton TA1 1JL 26 21

Wed 14 Nov 10:30 AM Core Dance Shapes n Shadows Avalon School, Street BA16 0PS 24 21

Wed 14 Nov 11:00 AM Théâtre de la Le Grand Saut Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, 26 21 Guimbarde Taunton TA2 8PD

Wed 14 Nov 1:00 PM Théâtre de la Le Grand Saut Tacchi Morris Arts Centre, 26 21 Guimbarde Taunton TA2 8PD

Wed 14 Nov 7:30 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Thurloxton Village Hall TA2 8RJ 25 7

Wed 14 Nov 7:30 PM o-Region One Darke Night Ashbrittle Village Hall TA21 0LF 1 8

Thu 15 Nov 8:00 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Wookey Hole Club BA5 1BP 31 17

Fri 16 Nov 7:30 PM Pip Utton Charles Dickens Kilve Village Hall TA5 1EA 18 10

Fri 16 Nov 7:30 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Mark Village Hall TA9 4NY 19 7

Fri 16 Nov 7:30 PM Tom and John Frankland and Sons Westbury Sub Mendip Village Hall 28 9 Frankland BA5 1JD

Sat 17 Nov 4:00 PM Noisy Oyster The Three Billy Pigs Batcombe Jubilee Hall BA4 6HE 3 11

Sat 17 Nov 7:00 PM Eduardo Niebla Eduardo Niebla in Concert Chilthorne Domer Recreation Centre 8 7 BA22 8RD

Sat 17 Nov 7:30 PM Pip Utton Charles Dickens Clapton & Wayford Village Hall 10 10 TA18 8PS

Wed 21 Nov 7:30 PM o-Region One Darke Night Dulverton Town Hall TA22 9EX 12 8

Thu 29 Nov 7:30 PM John Kirkpatrick Carolling and Crumpets Cossington Village Hall TA7 8LH 11 11

Fri 30 Nov 7:30 PM John Kirkpatrick Carolling and Crumpets Porlock Village Hall TA24 8JH 21 11

Fri 30 Nov 7:30 PM Matt Harvey Matt Harvey and the Merlin Theatre, Frome BA11 2HG 14 17 and Poets Hip Yak Poetry Shack

Sat 1 Dec 7:30 PM John Kirkpatrick Carolling and Crumpets Wellington Arts Centre TA21 8PS 30 11

Fri 7 Dec 8:00 PM Trifle Gathering A Curious Evening of Churchinford Village Hall TA3 7RG 9 4 Productions Trance and Rap

Fri 14 Dec 7:30 PM Kepow Theatre Seven Ages Hatch Beauchamp Village Hall TA3 6SG 16 6


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4. Bridgwater

5. Castle Cary

6. Charlton Adam

7. Charlton Horethorne

8. Chilthorne Domer

9. Churchinford

10. Clapton

11. Cossington

12. Dulverton

13. East Quantoxhead

14. Frome

15. Goathurst

16. Hatch Beauchamp

17. Hinton St George

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