THE ROYAL BALLET: MACMILLAN CELEBRATED
Choreography Kenneth Macmillan
Danses Concertantes
Music Igor Stravinsky
Cast Mayara Magri, Giacomo Rovero, Taisuke Nakao
Different Drummer
Music Anton Webern/ Arnold Schoenberg
Cast Francesca Hayward, Marcelino Sambé, Alexander Campbell
Requiem
Music Gabriel Fauré
Cast Lauren Cuthbertson, Marianela Nuñez, Lukas B. Brendsrod, William Bracewell, Joseph Sissens
Danses Concertantes, commissioned by Ninette de Valois in 1955, was MacMillan’s first major work. An early sign of the incredible artistic output that would follow, the work’s critical success spurred MacMillan to abandon performing in favour of choreography. It is followed by Different Drummer, MacMillan’s complex and haunting balletic interpretation of Woyzeck, Georg Büchner's play about a soldier’s descent into madness. The mixed programme concludes with Requiem, his 1976 work for Stuttgart Ballet, created in memory of its late artistic director, MacMillan’s friend and former Royal Ballet dancer and choreographer John Cranko.
Live in cinemas: Tuesday 9 April 2024, 7.15pm BST
Running time 195 minutes (including two intervals)
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Adam Dyer
‘And all that Jazz Piano’
Adam Dyer and his wife Katerina Paul (violin) gave a very well received recital at the Flavel in 2017 and now Adam makes a welcome return to one of our ‘Happy Hour’ concerts to give a fascinating introduction to the history of the techniques and styles of jazz piano, including examples from Fats Waller, Erroll Garner, Keith Jarrett and many more.
Brought up as a teenager in Kingswear, Adam graduated from Christ’s College, Cambridge and, subsequently, the Guildhall School of Music and Drama. Having played classical music from the age of seven, he took to playing jazz piano in his mid-teens. Following his time at the Guildhall he gained a scholarship to study jazz in Scandinavia for two years. He now lives in London but often returns to Devon for holidays with his young family.
TICKET PRICE £14 includes complimentary glass of wine
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Folk at The Flavel: Cara Dillon and Sam Lakeman
Cara Dillon, an extraordinary, multiple award-winning Irish folk singer, and acclaimed musician and producer Sam Lakeman, will captivate listeners once again with their exquisite and enthralling live performance. Every note and word sung with a passion and confidence earned through a life of experience singing traditional songs. Throughout an enviable career which has seen them explore opportunities to tread many different paths – from releasing folk crossover albums on indie label Rough Trade; recording on Disney soundtracks; to collaborations with orchestras and even leading dance DJs – Cara has continuously chosen to firmly plant herself within the landscape of her Irish cultural heritage and that’s something to celebrate.
Their enduring partnership has ensured they have remained at the very pinnacle of the folk genre for well over two decades and this performance will feature a selection of acoustic songs from previous releases and may also include material from her highly anticipated 2024 release, “Coming Home”, her first in over six years. Within it Cara effortlessly blurs the lines between spoken word and song to stunning effect, exploring profoundly personal memories, her native Co. Derry and the people, places and customs she holds closest to her heart; revealing a newly found freedom to express herself within the tiniest of details and life’s larger mysteries. Join Cara and Sam for an intimate evening full of exceptional music and the genuine warmth they bring to the stage.
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A NIGHT OF GLASS Dan Whitehouse - A musical journey into the heart of glass in its myriad manifestations
Saturday 14 September 7.30pm
Tickets £20 (includes £1.50 MyFlavel)
Over the past two years, acclaimed singer-songwriter, storyteller Dan Whitehouse has been in a transparently reflective mood with three albums all themed around the physical and metaphorical nature of glass. On The Glass Age, produced by Swedish multi-instrumentalist Gustaf Ljunggren and inspired by keeping in contact with his young son living in Japan, he explored how, in terms of communication, both positively and negatively, we have become a screen-fixated society exchanging virtual emotions with an emoji or a coded text, our smartphones as indispensable an appendage as an opposable thumb. As the song Campfire succinctly puts it, “When you change the way you look at things/ Watch the things you look at start to change”.
This was followed by Voices From The Cones, an album that approached glass through a different lens, an Arts Council funded radio ballads styled project commemorating the history and legacy of glassmaking in Stourbridge in the heart of the Midlands, the epicentre of the nation’s glassmaking industry for over 400 years. A social history song cycle, he drew on both interviews and oral archive material, both playful and poignant, from some 100 former glassworkers who had been the industry’s molten heart. Then came Reflections On The Glass Age, a mirror image of the electronic pulses of the first album refracted through acoustic reinterpretations, intimately sung and played to distil the sweet melancholia of the material.
Songs and stories from these projects have now been gathered together for ‘A Night Of Glass’, a simple but hypnotic live experience in which, variously behind a piano or on guitar he takes audiences deep into the heart of glass in its myriad manifestations, his expressively nuanced crystalline vocals, a hint of Bowie here, a touch of Cohen there, effortlessly mining a wealth of emotions and ideas. This is where the light gets in.
George Bernard Shaw said “You use a glass mirror to see your face; you use works of art to see your soul” a testament to Dan’s intoxicating songwriting, consummate musicianship and quiet, unassuming charisma with songs like Rainbows Never End, Thin Blue Line, the anthemic New Love and the infectious, crowd-friendly Work, A Night Of Glass is the melting point where art transforms.
“Intriguing" "Gorgeous" The Guardian
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DRAMATICALLY DIFFERENT
A fun and exciting weekly drama group aimed at developing theatre performance skills, building confidence and making new friends through the Dramatic Arts.
Creative opportunities for young people to co-produce their own artistic project - developing and exploring their own voice. We focus on giving young people creative choice, a safe space for self-expression and exploration, building a community of collaboration and inclusivity.
Performance skills such as improvisation and devising, physical theatre, voice and characterisation, writing and script work.
Director and facilitator, Rachel Swain, award winning Youth Theatre Practitioner, with over 25 years teaching experience, Rachel writes original Youth Theatre productions to ensure all young people have their moment to shine. Her youth group ‘Dramatically Different Brixham’ has been the resident Youth Theatre in Brixham for over 10 years and ‘Dramatically Different Teignmouth’ has been a huge success since it was established in 2019. Rachel is very excited to be bringing this new project to The Flavel for the young people of Dartmouth and surrounding area.
Suitable for ages 8 to 18 years
A number of subsidised places will be available to Dartmouth Residents through our Bursary Scheme. Please email Lindsay Ellwood for details: flaveldrama.bursaries@gmail.com
Supported by Dartmouth United Charities and Dartmouth Mayflower
If you would be interested in attending a 5.15pm Wednesday session, please email: info@theflavel.org.uk
Wed 10 Jan
Wed 24 Jan
Wed 7 Feb
HALF TERM
Wed 21 Feb
Wed 28 Feb
Wed 6 Mar
Wed 13 Mar
Wed 20 Mar
Wed 27 Mar
Please note there are NO sessions on 17 or 31 Jan or half term 14th Feb
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DUNE PART 2
Follow the mythic journey of Paul Atreides as he unites with Chani and the Fremen while on a path of revenge against the conspirators who destroyed his family. Facing a choice between the love of his life and the fate of the known universe, Paul endeavors to prevent a terrible future only he can foresee.
JOHN SINGER SARGENT
Directed by David Bickerstaff
John Singer Sargent is known as the greatest portrait artist of his era. What made his ‘swagger’ portraits remarkable was his power over his sitters, what they wore and how they were presented to the audience. Through interviews with curators, contemporary fashionistas and style influencers, Exhibition on Screen’s film will examine how Sargent’s unique practice has influenced modern art, culture and fashion.
Filmed at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Tate Britain, London, the exhibition reveals Sargent’s power to express distinctive personalities, power dynamics and gender identities during this fascinating period of cultural reinvention. Alongside 50 paintings by Sargent sit stunning items of clothing and accessories worn by his subjects, drawing the audience into the artist’s studio.
Sargent’s sitters were often wealthy, their clothes costly, but what happens when you turn yourself over to the hands of a great artist? The manufacture of public identity is as controversial and contested today as it was at the turn of the 20th century, but somehow Sargent’s work transcends the social noise and captures an alluring truth with each brush stroke.
Step into the glittering world of fashion, scandal and shameless self-promotion that made John Singer Sargent the painter who defined an era.
Explore the unique creative process of the late 19th century’s favourite portrait artist and the way in which his portraits captured the spirit of a vibrant and rapidly changing age.
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EXERCISE TIGER 80TH ANNIVERSARY CONCERT
With the Celtic Male Ensemble, Donna Marie Broomfield (soprano), and soloists from BRNC volunteer band
This concert marks the 80th anniversary of Exercise Tiger, the ill-fated rehearsal at Slapton Sands by American forces practising for the D-Day landings on Utah Beach, Normandy, in June 1944.
The first half of the concert focuses on remembrance and gratitude and includes Ensemble songs such as ‘Tell My Father’, ‘For the Fallen’ and ‘Mansions of the Lord’, the ‘Last Post’ played on the balcony and soprano solos from the era, such as ‘Berkeley Square’ and ‘The White Cliffs of Dover’.
The second half focuses on the freedom which those who fought and died in D-Day, in WW2, WW1 and other conflicts have given us, along with hope for the future. Items in this half include ‘Stars’ from ‘Les Misérables’, ‘Fascinatin’ Rhythm’ and ‘The World in Union’ as a soprano solo with military drumming.
The Celtic Male Ensemble, a vocal group from Cornwall of around 16 singers, directed by Alastair Taylor, were formed in 2014. They have performed all over Cornwall from the Minack Theatre to Truro Cathedral and were named Best UK Choir at the 2019 International Male Choral Festival. Tonight they cross the Tamar to give their first concert in Devon.
Joining the Ensemble will be guest soprano Donna Marie Broomfield (a Friday Recitals’ favourite) and soloists from the ever popular BRNC volunteer band, playing flute, trumpet, euphonium and military drum.
Proceeds from the concert will be split between The Royal British Legion Poppy Appeal and The Flavel.
The concert is being organized by Helen Deakin, a former Trustee of the Flavel and currently Classical Music Co-ordinator
EXERCISE TIGER 80th ANNIVERSARY FILMS CAN BE BOOKED HERE : ANNIVERSARY FILMS
Saturday 27 April 7.30pm
Tickets £20
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EXERCISE TIGER 80TH ANNIVERSARY FILMS
To begin Dartmouth’s ‘Exercise Tiger 80th Anniversary Weekend’ The Flavel presents extracts from the films ‘Dartmouth at War’ (by kind permission of Dartmouth Museum) and 'Evacuation' (by kind permission of Ian Phillips).
Fascinating footage of archive film from the evacuation of the villages around Slapton Sands and the American preparation for the D-Day Landings.
The films last an hour and are followed by a glass of wine or soft drink (included in the ticket price) afterwards and a chance to speak to others about the films and their significance.
Friday 26 April 5.30pm
Tickets £14
TICKETS FOR THE EXERCISE TIGER CONCERT CAN BE PURCHASED SEPARATELY HERE: CONCERT TICKETS
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The stars of Forever Rivals Wrestling are coming to Dartmouth on Saturday 6 April for an evening of high flying action you won't see anywhere else!
Featuring top wrestlers from the UK & a very special Japanese guest star!
Six bouts and a championship main event are set to take place with an exclusive post show meet & greet!
All ages welcome
Group discounts available
All tickets and info available now at: Forever Rivals
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A very special evening, beginning with renowned local author and illustrator, Anna Koska in conversation with the pioneering Community Interest Company, Till the Coast is Clear. Several local artists, including Anna, have generously donated artwork, much of which is inspired by the coast, to be auctioned off by Andrew Jarrold in this exciting fundraising event!
Some surprise lots will also be auctioned.Signed copies of Anna’s books will also be on sale.
Why not come with friends and bid for some of these lovely paintings? Works will be available to view in The Flavel Gallery from Monday 25 March.
Tickets £20 and include a welcome drink and light bites
THIS IS A FLAVEL FUNDRAISING EVENT
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Ryan Corbett (classical accordion)
Programme:
Liszt arr. Corbett - Prelude and Fugue on the Theme B-A-C-H, S 260
J S Bach - Two preludes and fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier
Gubaidulina - De Profundis
Franck Angelis - Romance
Vladislav Zolotaryov - Rondo Capriccioso
Tchaikovsky arr. Corbett - Children’s Album, Op. 39
Further concerts in the series are:
Friday 8 March
Cordelia Williams (piano) Cordelia Williams
Friday 5 July
Amy Harman (bassoon) and Tom Poster (piano) Amy Harman
Are you interested in becoming a ‘Classical Supporter’ for a concert or concerts in the 2024 series? For full details of the scheme please contact Helen Deakin on 01803 835882
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Amy Harman & Tom Poster
The Flavel's 1st ever bassoon recital given by Amy Harman (principal bassoon with the Aurora Orchestra, renowned for playing big symphonies from memory at the BBC Proms) accompanied by Flavel favourite Tom Poster (Piano)
Programme:
J S Bach - Sonata BWV1028
Clara Schumann - Song transcriptions
Saint Saens - Sonata for Bassoon & Piano
Mozart - Sonata for Bassoon K292
Simon Holt - Voice of a Fool
Coleridge Taylor - Song Transcriptions (5 fairy ballads)
Dutilleux - Sarabande et Cortège
Further concerts in the series are:
Friday 8 March
Cordelia Williams (piano) Cordelia Williams
Friday 8 November
Ryan Corbett (classical accordion) Ryan Corbett
Are you interested in becoming a ‘Classical Supporter’ for a concert or concerts in the 2024 series? For full details of the scheme please contact Helen Deakin on 01803 835882
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Life drawing is the artistic tradition of drawing the human body from a live model – something that all the greats would have studied in order to train their eye. Life drawing is not just a way for artists to hone their skills though, it can also contribute to a mindful and relaxed state, reduce anxiety, improve problem-solving and encourage new perspectives, as well as being a lot of fun!
So why not join Helena Clews on this five-week life drawing workshop course happening on Wednesdays from 24 April 2024. You will receive her expert tuition, support and guidance, as well as enjoying the company of a community of artists all practicing together for the sake of their art.
Session Dates:
Wednesday 24 April
Wednesday 1 May
Wednesday 8 May
Wednesday 15 May
Wednesday 22 May
Price: £110 to include complimentary hot drinks and biscuits
Capacity is limited to 30, so do book your block of sessions soon to avoid disappointment.
Please note: an email with information and an offer regarding materials that can be purchased to use on the course will be sent out prior to the workshop start.
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THE ROYAL OPERA: MADAMA BUTTERFLY
Music Giacomo Puccini
Conductor Kevin John Edusei
When the young geisha, Cio-Cio-San, marries American Naval Officer Pinkerton, she believes she is entering a real, binding marriage for life. Forsaking her religion and community, she learns all too late that for Pinkerton, their marriage is merely an illusion – with tragic consequences.
With a score that includes Butterfly’s aria, 'Un bel dì, vedremo' (‘One fine day’) and the Humming Chorus, Giacomo Puccini’s opera is entrancing and ultimately heart-breaking. Moshe Leiser and Patrice Caurier’s exquisite production takes inspiration from 19th-century European images of Japan. Asmik Grigorian performs the role of Cio-Cio-San, with Kevin John Edusei conducting.
Cast
Cio-Cio-San Asmik Grigorian
Lieutenant B. F. Pinkerton Joshua Guerrero
Sharpless Lauri Vasar
Suzuki Hongni Wu
Goro Ya-Chung Huang
The Bonze Jeremy White
Prince Yamadori Josef Jeongmeen Ahn
Kate Pinkerton Veena Akama-Makia
Imperial Commissioner Romanas Kudriašovas
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
A co-production with Gran Teatre del Liceu, Barcelona
Live in cinemas: Tuesday 26 March 2024, 7.15pm GMT
Running time 195 minutes (including one interval)
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
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After a migrating duck family alights on their pond with thrilling tales of far-flung places, the Mallard family embarks on a family road trip, from New England, to New York City, to tropical Jamaica.
Nominated for three Olivier Awards 2024 including Best New Play, Best Actor for Mark Gatiss, and Best Director for Sam Mendes.
Sam Mendes (The Lehman Trilogy) directs Mark Gatiss as John Gielgud and Johnny Flynn as Richard Burton in this fierce and funny new play.
1964: Richard Burton, newly married to Elizabeth Taylor, is to play the title role in an experimental new Broadway production of Hamlet under John Gielgud’s exacting direction. But as rehearsals progress, two ages of theatre collide and the collaboration between actor and director soon threatens to unravel.
Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child) and designed by Es Devlin (The Crucible), the Evening Standard award-winning best new play was filmed live during a sold-out run at the National Theatre.
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National Theatre Live
Nye
a new play by Tim Price
directed by Rufus Norris
Michael Sheen plays Nye Bevan in a surreal and spectacular journey through the life and legacy of the man who transformed Britain’s welfare state and created the NHS.
Confronted with death, Aneurin ‘Nye’ Bevan’s deepest memories lead him on a mind-bending journey back through his life; from childhood to mining underground, Parliament and fights with Churchill.
Written by Tim Price and directed by Rufus Norris (Small Island), this epic new Welsh fantasia will be broadcast live from the National Theatre.
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The Royal Opera - ANDREA CHÉNIER
In cinemas: Tuesday 11 June 2024, 7.15pm (filmed on 5 June 2024)
Running time 195 minutes (including one interval)
Sung in Italian with English subtitles
Music Umberto Giordano
Conductor Antonio Pappano
At a glittering party in 18th-century Paris, the poet Andréa Chenier delivers an impassioned
denunciation of Louis XVI. Five years later, the Revolution has given way to the Terror,
transforming the power balance between Chénier, his beloved Maddalena, and Gérard, the
man who could destroy him...
Jonas Kaufmann headlines David McVicar’s spectacular staging, under the baton of long-
time collaborator Antonio Pappano – who conducts Giordano’s epic historical drama of
revolution and forbidden love in his last production as Music Director of The Royal Opera.
Andrea Chénier Jonas Kaufmann
Maddalena Di Coigny Sondra Radvanovsky
Carlo Gérard Amartuvshin Enkhbat
Bersi Katia Ledoux
The Incredibile Alexander Kravets
Roucher Ashley Riches
Contessa Di Coigny Rosalind Plowright
Pietro Fléville William Dazeley
The Abbé Aled Hall
Madelon Elena Zilio
Major-Domo Simon Thorpe
Mathieu James Cleverton
Fouquier-Tinville Eddie Wade
Dumas Jamie Woollard
Schmidt Jeremy White
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Co-production with China National Centre for Performing Arts, Beijing and San Francisco Opera
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[New production]
The Royal Opera
CARMEN
Live in cinemas: Wednesday 1 May 2024, 6.45pm BST
Running time 220 minutes (including one interval)
Sung in French with English subtitles
Music Georges Bizet
Conductor Antonello Manacorda
Director Damiano Michieletto
Set Designer Paolo Fantin
Costume Designer Carla Teti
Lighting Designer Alessandro Carletti
Carmen Aigul Akhmetshina
Don José Piotr Beczala
Micaëla Olga Kulchynska
Escamillo Kostas Smoriginas
Zuniga Blaise Malaba
Moralès Grisha Martirosyan
Frasquita Sarah Dufresne
Mercédès Gabrielė Kupšytė
Dancaïro Pierre Doyen
Remendado Vincent Ordonneau
Royal Opera Chorus
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
Co-production with Teatro Real, Madrid and La Scala, Milan
Synopsis
Damiano Michieletto's sizzling new production evokes all the passion and heat of Bizet's score, which features Carmen’s sultry Habanera and the rousing Toreador song. Antonello Manacorda conducts an exciting international cast, with Aigul Akhmetshina performing the title role.
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A Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK production
MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE
Directed and choreographed by Kate Prince
Based on the songs of Sting
with ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
Special Screening: Thursday 30 May 2024, 7:20pm BST
[This production was filmed in 2022]
Running time 120 minutes (including one interval)
Director & Choreographer Kate Prince
Music & Lyrics Sting
Music Supervisor & New Arrangements Alex Lacamoire
Music Producer & Arranger Martin Terefe
Music Co-Producer & Mixer Oskar Winberg
Set Designer Ben Stones
Video Designer Andrzej Goulding
Costume Designer Anna Fleischle
Lighting Designer Natasha Chivers
Sound Designer David McEwan
Dramaturg Lolita Chakrabarti
Associate Choreographer Lukas McFarlane
Music Associate & Additional Arrangements D.J. Walde
Assistant Choreographers Tommy Franzen and Lizzie Gough
Cast
Oliver Andrews
Melissa Bravo
Nafisah Baba
Lindon Barr
Deavion Brown
David Cottle
Harrison Dowzell
Onyemachi Ejimofor
Nestor Garcia Gonzalez
Anna Holmström
Megan Ingram
Ajani Johnson-goffe
Daniella May
Lukas Mcfarlane
Robbie Ordona
Portia Oti
Kaycee Rice
Hannah Sandilands
Alexzandra Sarmiento
Stephen Thompson
Gavin L Vincent
A Sadler’s Wells and Universal Music UK production co-produced with Birmingham Hippodrome and The Lowry, Salford
Synopsis
The peaceful village of Bebko is alive with joyous celebrations. Suddenly, under attack, everything changes forever. Three siblings, Leto, Mati and Tana, must embark on perilous journeys in order to survive.
Message In A Bottle is a spectacular new dance-theatre show from five-time Olivier Award nominee, Kate Prince, inspired by and set to the iconic hits of 17-time Grammy Award-winning artist Sting, including Every Breath You Take, Roxanne, Walking On The Moon and more. With a mix of exhilarating dance styles, high-energy footwork and breath-taking athleticism, Message In A Bottle tells a unifying and uplifting story of humanity and hope.
Message In A Bottle is the latest masterpiece from the ground-breaking creator behind West End hits Some Like it Hip Hop, Into the Hoods, Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (choreography) and SYLVIA (Old Vic), and features the astonishing talents of dance storytelling powerhouse, ZooNation: The Kate Prince Company
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THE ROYAL BALLET: SWAN LAKE
Choreography Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov
Music Pyotr Il’yich Tchaikovsky
Cast Yasmine Naghdi and Matthew Ball
Out hunting, Prince Siegfried chances upon a flock of swans. One among them transforms into the beautiful human Odette and he is immediately enamoured. But Odette is bound by a spell which keeps her captive as a swan during the day. Can Siegfried free her?
Tchaikovsky’s sensational score combines with the evocative imagination of choreographer Liam Scarlett and designer John Macfarlane to heighten the dramatic pathos of Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov’s quintessential ballet classic. Swan Lake remains to this day one of the best-loved works in the classical ballet canon.
Live in cinemas: Wednesday 24 April 2024, 7.15pm BST
Running time 210 minutes (including two intervals)
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The Royal Ballet
THE WINTER’S TALE
Live in cinemas: Wednesday 22 May 2024, 7.15pm BST
Running time 200 minutes (including two intervals)
Choreography Christopher Wheeldon
Scenario Christopher Wheeldon and Joby Talbot
Music Joby Talbot
Designer Bob Crowley
Lighting Designer Natasha Katz
Projection Designer Daniel Brodie
Silk Effects Designer Basil Twist
Conductor Koen Kessels
Cast TBC
Orchestra of the Royal Opera House
A co-production between The Royal Ballet and the National Ballet of Canada
Synopsis
King Leontes of Sicilia is crippled with an all-consuming jealousy when his friend, King Polixenes of Bohemia, stays with him and his wife Hermione. What follows is a tale where a marriage is destroyed, a child is abandoned and all hope is seemingly lost for two lovers.
Celebrating its tenth anniversary, The Winter's Tale is an award-winning modern ballet classic, packed with emotional turmoil heightened by Joby Talbot’s compelling score and Bob Crowley’s atmospheric designs.
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Folk at The Flavel: Reg Meuross
A true modern troubadour
‘The remarkable singer-songwriter that is Reg Meuross’ – BBC Radio 3
Award-winning Reg Meuross was introduced onto the stage of the Albert Hall by Mike Harding as ‘one of this country’s finest’ and is a true modern troubadour, representing contemporary English folk writing at its best. Captivating audiences with his beautiful tenor voice, and with breadth and depth of material that is unparalleled, Reg has toured extensively for decades across the UK, Europe, North America and the Antipodes.
Masterfully accompanying himself on his ‘44 Martin six-string guitar, harmonica, tenor guitar, banjo and dulcimer, witnessing a Reg Meuross performance is to experience a journey into the heart, soul and songs of one of England’s most celebrated writers. Stories that need to be told; struggles that need to be known; injustice that needs to be uncovered; social conscience that needs to be celebrated – his music has an unrivalled power to reach and move the listener. After 14 critically-acclaimed albums, Reg continues to prove how highly relevant his songs are, whilst reaching new audiences with consistently spellbinding performances.
Reg is currently touring with song cycle Stolen From God, focusing on the transatlantic slave trade – uncovering its’ hidden history from a South West England perspective.
Reg has also recorded Fire & Dust, due for release Autumn 2024, a song cycle that delves into the life story of Woody Guthrie. A journey into the heart and soul of one of America’s finest folk musicians. Highlighting racism, bigotry, corruption and inequality.
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MY FAVORITE THINGS - The Rodgers & Hammerstein 80th Anniversary Concert
Featuring a 40-piece orchestra and international stars of the stage and screen, this special anniversary concert was filmed at London’s newly restored Theatre Royal Drury Lane – the same venue that premiered the original West End productions of Rodgers & Hammerstein’s Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific and The King and I.
Featuring a star-studded cast including Joanna Ampil, Michael Ball, Maria Friedman, Daniel Dae Kim, Andrew Lloyd Webber, Audra McDonald, Rita Moreno, Julian Ovenden, Lucy St. Louis, Aaron Tveit, Marisha Wallace and Patrick Wilson, the landmark event was accompanied by the 40-piece Rodgers & Hammerstein Concert Orchestra, conducted by Simon Lee. Directed and staged by Tony Award-winning director and choreographer Christopher Gattelli (Broadway’s The King and I, South Pacific), the celebration of the historic partnership of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II showcases original arrangements of the most iconic songs from Oklahoma!, Carousel, South Pacific, The King and I, Cinderella, The Sound of Music and more!
Cert (tbc) Running time (tbc)
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THE ULTIMATE BUBBLE SHOW
Experience the best in soap bubble entertainment.
Join Ray, International Bubbleologist and Guinness World Record Holder, and help him in his quest to complete the bubble game and make the ultimate bubble.
This is a fast paced show full of high energy and surprises as Ray uses various different gases to create incredible bubble sculptures, effects and magical displays.
Watch in amazement as Ray creates a volcano bubble, a soap bubble carrousel, a bubble ghost and even a tornado inside a bubble!!!!!
Join Ray and see if he can make THE ULTIMATE SQUARE BUBBLE!
Wednesday 3 April, 2pm
Adults £14
Under 16s £11
Family ticket £45 (2 adults and 2 children, or 1 adult and 3 children)
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TalkFilm at The Flavel
(like a book club but for film lovers!)
Our meeting is on Thursday 28th March at 6.30pm in the Café Bar
FILM: Zone Of Interest (12A)
Winner of this year's Oscars for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound and BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film, Film Not In The English Language and Sound
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
This film is in German with English subtitles
TalkFilm at TheFlavel is for all those people who love film and want to explore their experience, enjoyment (or not!) and views with others.
Like a book or reading group for film where group members take a lead in planning and facilitating the session. We meet before the film in the Flavel café bar for an introduction (like Ali Plum or Mark Kermode) and after the film meet to discuss the film together. Ann Green will facilitate the first two meetings and hopefully others will be encouraged to take a lead for a film, going forwards.
The Flavel will choose the films from current films and once a month on a Thursday the film club will meet when we wrap a TalkFilm event around the film.
Film goers will buy their film ticket as normal and there will be no extra charge for the club event with exclusive use of the café bar for the discussion, drinks and snacks.
Click here to buy your film ticket separately ……….ZONE OF INTEREST
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The Concert Band of Britannia Royal Naval College:
Soundtracks of the Heroes and Villains!
Who doesn’t enjoy a cracking movie with the most fearsome villains and brave heroes on a Saturday night?!
The Concert Band of Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth will perform a selection of soundtracks from some of the most well known Heroes and Villains movies that have ever hit the Box Office!
These world recognised themes include soundtracks from Batman, Thunderbirds, Indiana Jones, Harry Potter, The A-Team, James Bond, Stingray and many more! As ever, the Band will have a few surprises up their sleeves for you, so stand by for a thrilling evening of music and excitement.
5 - 4 - 3 - 2 - 1 - Thunderbirds are GO!
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The Dave Hankin Big Band
Following their highly successful shows throughout the South West the Dave Hankin Big Band make a welcome return to The Flavel Dartmouth.
You are invited to experience music that is guaranteed to get your feet tapping with “Swing” being the order of the day!
Come and hear unforgettable music from the likes of Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Buddy Rich, Duke Ellington, Nelson Riddle, and vocal swing from the Rat Pack.
This is an unmissable show for big band and swing fans and all music lovers alike. Audiences of all ages will be thrilled by the sound of this amazing Big Band.
The Dave Hankin Big Band have been described in the press as "jaw-droppingly good" and "exceptional...they could not be bettered".
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Winner of this year's Oscars for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound and BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film, Film Not In The English Language and Sound
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
This film is in German with English subtitles
A 'Winter Warmer' screening of Zone of Interest will be shown on Tuesday 26 March at 2pm - please click HERE for details
Join us for the another of our Winter Warmers.
A choice of soup and scone will be served at The Flavel Cafe from 12.30pm, followed by a subtitled screening of 'The Zone Of Interest' at 2pm.
Winner of this year's Oscars for Best International Feature Film and Best Sound and BAFTAs for Outstanding British Film, Film Not In The English Language and Sound
The commandant of Auschwitz, Rudolf Höss, and his wife Hedwig, strive to build a dream life for their family in a house and garden next to the camp.
Details of other screenings are available to view HERE
This film is in German with English subtitles
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"Alcibiades - Prince of Athens" and "Juvenal : Chronicler of Cruelty & Mess"
Speaker : Mike Sproule
Mike Sproule returns for a two-part talk.
Alcibades, a student of Socrates, was one of the most influential statesmen in Greece. He is also remembered for his unruly behaviour as well as his leadership.
The life and works of the Roman poet, Juvenal, author of satirical poetry using humour to criticise the lives and value systems of the Roman elites.
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Linear B
Speaker : Peter Barker
Linear B is the oldest known script to write ancient Greek. The ability to read the script was lost and forgotton in ancient Greece. The script was rediscovered in the 1800's and finally deciphered in 1952.
Peter looks at the history of the script, how it was deciphered, and what the texts tell us of life before Classical Greek times.
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Voodoo Room -
A Night of Hendrix, Clapton & Cream
Celebrating the incredible music of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton & Cream - Voodoo Room are a stunning high energy ‘Power Trio’ featuring some of the U.K.’s finest musicians whose credits include:
Steve Winwood, Massive Attack, Arthur Brown, Fish, Thunder, Lulu etc.
NO WIGS, NO PANTOMIME - JUST GREAT MUSIC PLAYED BY GREAT MUSICIANS!
‘INCREDIBLE MUSICIANS! ’ - Neneh Cherry.
‘ABSOLUTLEY INCREDIBLE ’ - Radio Caroline.
‘OUTSTANDING’ - Blues In The South Magazine.
‘SUPERB’ - Time Out.
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A 1920s English seaside town bears witness to a dark and absurd scandal in this riotous mystery comedy. Based on a stranger than fiction true story, the film follows two neighbours: deeply conservative local Edith Swan and rowdy Irish migrant Rose Gooding. When Edith and fellow residents begin to receive wicked letters full of unintentionally hilarious profanities, foul-mouthed Rose is charged with the crime. The anonymous letters prompt a national uproar, and a trial ensues. However, as the town’s women - led by Police Officer Gladys Moss - begin to investigate the crime themselves, they suspect that something is amiss, and Rose may not be the culprit after all.