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FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY
Viaduct Cafe
•Friday January 11, February 8, March 7, April 11, May 9, June 13.
(doors open at 7.00pm)
Tickets: £8.00 or Buy 8 and get one free (8 tickets for £56.00) *Buy 8, get one free offer is only available by calling the box office on 01422 255266
FRIDAY NIGHT COMEDY
Three top-drawer, bottom-line, off-the-wall stand-ups behave in offensive and infantile ways for your edification. All night bar (alcohol licensing laws apply). No better than it ought to be...
As Dean Clough Comedy Nights feature adult themes and as a result of the above licensing laws, we are obliged to ensure that audience members are over-18 (or accompanied by an adult if over-16). Proof of age may be required.
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Romeo & Juliet
Northern Broadsides Theatre Company present William Shakespeare's classic love story
Directed by Barrie Rutter
Designed by Lis Evans
Music composed by Conrad Nelson
Choreography by Sue Coe
Tues 27–Sat 31 May, 7.30pm.
Matinee: Sat 31, 2.30pm
Tickets: £12.50–£16.50
This production includes a brief scene with nudity.
A chance meeting brings together two youngsters from rival families. Determined to pursue their forbidden love they risk all to be together and then fall victim to a cruel destiny, paying the ultimate price for their devotion.
Romeo and Juliet is a heart-rending love story of tragic proportions, filled with passion, tenderness and bitter recriminations. Multi award winning company, Northern Broadsides, bring their inimitable warmth, charisma and energy to this timeless romantic tragedy, and demonstrate once more why they are one of the best loved champions of Shakespeare’s work in the UK.
“Northern Broadsides has a knack of pinning
theatre down to fundamentals... the acting is so immediate, so alarmingly intimate, it becomes difficult to believe that anyone could be only pretending” The Guardian
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The Chris Illingworth Trio: good music, good cause... |
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The Chris Illingworth Trio
18th April at 8.00pm
Chris Illingworth recently performed in Chopin’s piano concerto at Halifax’s Victoria Theatre, but is no less passionate about the jazz trio he formed two years ago. Described as being influenced by “a combination of Esbjorn Svensson Trio, Acoustic Ladyland/Polar Bear, The Bad Plus and a few others...” they have already opened the Manchester International Festival and are showcasing their first CD at this gig. Sample the goods on www.myspace.com/chrisillingworthtrio
Tickets £8.00. All proceeds to ‘The Ear Trust’, which supports the Yorkshire Cochlea Implant Service at the Bradford Royal Infirmary. The Trust is looking to build a centre that will integrate clinical, educational and community needs with children’s play areas, assessment rooms and sophisticated sound testing facilities.
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Neil Cowley (presumably) using a Minor key |
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The Neil Cowley Trio
25th April at 8.00pm
Neil Cowley (piano), Richard Sadler (bass), Evan Jenkins (drums)
After winning the 2007 album of the year, somebody noted that pianist Neil Cowley has ‘risen without trace’; but this new group compellingly illustrate how varied, innovative - and yet, delightful - a jazz trio can be at its best. “Resonant tunes, some rock dynamics and... a fine sense of swing mark this debut out as special” claimed The Times. “Stardom, such as it is in jazz, beckons…” concluded The Independent.
Tickets: £12/£10
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"The energy of Lee Evans with the improvisational skills of Paul Merton" - Andre Vincent SHOULD be with us on May 9th 2008 |
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CHEAPSKATE JOKES!
Two FREE Comedy Night tickets are given each month to the sender of the funniest joke. Email yours to "pressoffice@deanclough.com", put "cheapskate" in the subject field and include contact details. Current jokes include...
From Martin Harrison:
A Muslim was seated next to an Australian on a flight from London to Sydney, Australia.
After the plane was airborne,drink orders were taken.
The Aussie asked for a rum and coke,which was brought and placed before him.
The flight attendant then asked the Muslim if he would like a drink.
He replied in disgust, 'I'd rather be savagely raped by a dozen whores than let liquor touch my lips'.
The Aussie then handed his drink back to the attendant and said 'Me too. I didn't realise we had a choice'.
From Martin Harrison AGAIN:
An Essexgirl is out driving one day when her car skids at a roundabout and hits the car in front. As she's injured, an ambulance is called and paramedics quickly arrive.
'What's your name love?' one asks.
'Sharon', she replies.
Looking around the paramedic sees there's a lot of blood.
'Sharon',he asks,'where're you bleeding from?'
'Romford,' she replies.
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Billy Jenkins turning over an old leaf |
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Billy Jenkins Blues Collective
16th May at 8.00pm
Billy Jenkins (guitar/vox), Dylan Bates (violin), Thaddeus Kelly (bass), Mike Pickering (drums)
It is astonishing that anyone could make music of such charm, power and sheer edge for 36 year – and still remain a connoisseur’s secret. Jenkins doesn’t copy the blues from the past: he plays the blues for now. Presumably – as befits the blues tradition - the media is waiting for him to die before celebrating him properly. They’ll have a long wait! “Next to Jenkins, chroniclers of modern Britain such as Pulp seem like feckless dilettanti” – New Statesman
Ticket: £12.00/£10.00 (concs)
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Jailhouse Rock... just made for the subterranean Viaduct Theatre! |
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Elvis: How It Was
Three leading Elvis impersonators invoke the King's career from the 50's (Ricky Aron), the 60's comeback period (Paul Molloy), and the 70's (Steve Storm). Presented in the atmospheric Viaduct theatre with a 4-piece backing band. Two hours of timeless classics...
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The Geoff Eales Trio |
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The Geoff Eales Trio
6th June at 8.00pm
Geoff Eales (piano), Roy Babbington (bass), Mark Fletcher (drums)
After playing for years in the shadow of people like Joe Loss, Nelson Riddle, Henry Mancini, Rosemary Clooney, Kiri TeKanawa (...it’s an endless list) Geoff Eales has emerged as a jazz pianist who stands muster with anyone in the UK. “Top flight piano trio music, beautifully fashioned and performed” – Jazz Journal International
Ticket: £12.00/£10.00 (concs)
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