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September 2021
LIVE MUSIC: Anna Ash
It will be wonderful to welcome Anna to SpArC Theatre “Anna Ash captures those long late afternoons when the sun is low but the heat hasn’t yet broken … Call it country, call it rock’n’roll, call it pulling off the road somewhere between Silver Lake and Bakersfield just to roll a cigarette, kick at the gravel, and brood….her songs tell of friends lost to love and loneliness, lovers who conflate real life and fiction, experiences that refuse to conform…
Find out more »October 2021
MID WALES OPERA LIVE: IL TABARRO
TICKETS ON SALE TUESDAY 31ST AUGUST 9AM We couldn't be more delighted to welcome Mid Wales Opera back to SpArC for a second time this year. Mid Wales Opera presents Puccini’s passionate late masterpiece Il tabarro, or ‘The Cloak’. Set on the banks of the Seine, this one act opera tells the short story of the barge owner Michele who suspects his young wife Giorgetta of being unfaithful. Packed with side plots and characters bringing to life the sights and sounds…
Find out more »FILM: In The Heights ( PG)
★★★★" a blast of sunshine, hope and hotpants "The Guardian ★★★★ "...joyous and beautiful, a film to fall in love with You can practically see the heat rising off the pavement in Lin-Manuel Miranda and John M. Chu’s perfect return-to-the-cinema summertime musical. " inews l “Like a shot of summer holiday straight to the arm, this will have you shimmying out of the cinema and hugging all your neighbours. It’s joyful” Empire In Washington Heights, N.Y., a kaleidoscope of dreams rallies…
Find out more »LIVE : The People’s String Foundation
Res Publica “Res Publica” is a brand-new musical touring show from: The People’s String Foundation. During this piece the band packs a 32-piece Gypsy Orchestra into a suitcase and takes the audience on an incredible journey of discovery. Using music, puppetry, art, cinematography and animation all set to the backdrop of a “Virtual Orchestra," this show is unique and combines many art forms to create one immersive piece. “The People String Foundation takes you by surprise-you think…fun loving guys filled…
Find out more »FILM: The Father (12A)
★★★★★ Empire Full Review This Oscar –winning film is a slippery tale of a Father losing his mind is a claustrophobic and powerful account of living with dementia. Starring Anthony Hopkins and Olivia Coleman ★★★★★"Superb in unbearably heartbreaking film Hopkins gives a moving, Oscar-winning turn as a man with dementia in a film full of intelligent performances, disorienting time slips and powerful theatrical effects" The Guardian A man refuses all assistance from his daughter as he ages. As he tries…
Find out more »LIVE: Pentabus- Jacaranda by Lorna French
'Sometimes it feels so exposing just walking in the village. I told Jimmy to ignore it at first, he tried to, but it’s isolating he said, eyes on you, not a word spoken. Even when you meet their eyes they don’t look away. Like they have a right to, like you’re a spectacle, an object.’ Olivia has recently moved into her great uncle’s farmhouse. She’s not local, but she knows her way around. Matty is a gamekeeper, but he doesn’t…
Find out more »Afternoon Film: Dream Horse (PG)
The true story of the extraordinary racehorse that brought a group of impoverished Welsh owners together and offered them fresh hope against all imaginable odds. ★★★★"Dream Horse review – true story of a Welsh village that bought a racehorse is a winner. Yes, it’s schmaltzy, very schmaltzy, but with strong performances by Toni Collette and Damian Lewis the odds are that you’ll love it" The Guardian The true story of Dream Alliance, an unlikely racehorse bred by small-town bartender Jan…
Find out more »Live Fetch Theatre: The Pedlar’s Tale
The Fetch Theatre in partnership with Herefordshire Museums, Libraries & Archives and Arts Alive Presents The Pedlar’s Tales The storyteller weaves a magical spell and draws you into a fantastical world bringing past events bursting into life in this pop up touring show with music, featuring a host of beautiful puppets. Bite-sized stories contained in a quirky cart have been inspired by fascinating historical documents and objects from Herefordshire Archives and the incredible Folk-Lore of Herefordshire gathered by Ella…
Find out more »November 2021
LIVE THEATRE: JABS
If ever a play was guaranteed to connect with every single member of your audience right now ... its JABS. We've all been on the receiving end. But what is life like at the other end of the syringe? When work fell off a cliff for the singer and comedienne Sally Tonge in March 2020, she took the unlikely step of retraining as an NHS vaccinator. She quickly realised that her Covid-19 vaccination pod was the smallest theatre in…
Find out more »FILM: The Truth ( PG)
The Second Choice from The Bishop's Castle Film Society A stormy reunion occurs between a legendary actress and her daughter after the actress publishes her memoirs. ★★★★"Mothers, memory and an imperious Catherine Deneuve. A legendary movie star’s dubious memoirs outrage her daughter – played by Juliette Binoche – in Hirokazu Kore-eda’s stylish, seductive family drama" The Guardian FULL REVEIW 6.5 IMDB Starring Catherine Deneuve, Juliette, Binoche and Ethan Hawke French/ English https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LoNoOn6c0gA
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