Music in the Gallery: Jazz Autumn Series
Advanced Tickets: £7/£5 concession (£2 VCC college students) On the door £9 / £7
Tickets: visit or phone the college, visit of phone The Art Shop in Oakham on 01572 723943 or visit Uppingham Bookshop.
Alan Skidmore (saxophone) and Steve Melling (piano)
Friday 17 October 7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Alan Skidmore has been at the forefront of British jazz for decades and this year celebrates his 50th year as a professional musician. This evening offers a rare opportunity to hear Alan in an intimate duo setting with world-class pianist Steve Melling. Expect a sumptuous mix of ballads and standards by the likes of Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane, expertly played by two of the best in the business.
Julian Stringle (clarinet) and Dominic Ashworth (guitar)
Friday 28 November 7.30pm (doors 7pm)
Clarinettist Julian Stringle teams up with Canadian guitarist Dominic Ashworth for an evening which offers an eclectic mix of swing, funk, blues, ballads and Latin jazz. Both musicians are at the forefront of the UK jazz scene and Julian has been described as “…the best clarinettist to emerge in British Jazz for decades” by John Dankworth CBE.
Sir Gawain And The Green Knight
Translated by Simon Armitage. Presented by New Perspectives Theatre
Thursday 4 December Door 7pm, starts 7.30pm
Tickets in advance £7 / £3.50 / £18 Family. On the door £8 / £4.50 / £20 Family.
It was Christmas at Camelot…
So begins the classic English winter tale, written by an unknown Midlands poet over six hundred years ago, but as fresh and startling as ever in this first ever staging, by critically-acclaimed New Perspectives Theatre Company, of the powerful new translation from award-winning poet, playwright and broadcaster, Simon Armitage.
…..When, one New Year’s Day, festivities at the court of King Arthur are interrupted by the arrival of the mysterious Green Knight, and thrown into confusion by the extraordinary challenge he lays down, nobody, least of all the fearless Gawain, knows the terrifying consequences of taking the supernatural stranger at his word.
Sir Gawain and the Green Knight tells the haunting human story of a young knight’s epic journey through the changing seasons to find the Green Chapel and keep his appointment with fate. It’s a tale of temptation, romance and chivalry, shot through with rough-knuckled action and tall-tale humour, and brought to life with the help of puppets and live music – a dazzling theatrical treat for the young (8yrs+) and old from the East Midlands’ favourite rural touring theatre company.
Funded by Arts Council England East Midlands, Leicestershire County Council and Rutland County Council.
