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Tickets from Chris [phone number removed] or Morag [phone number removed]

GENERAL PROGRAMME 2010

(see also Film Club Programme)

Date Details
Friday

5 February

This Performance was due to be performed last May but was postponed due to illness of cast members.

Liberty Tree

Tales of Robin Hood and the English Radicals with Hugh Lupton and Nick Hennessey. They sing and tell their way into the secret, dappled winding ways of Sherwood … and at the time tell true stories of the ancient tradition of English Dissent.

“They have spearheaded the reival of storytelling in this country, helping to transform it from a moribud anachronism to a vigorous and contemporary form of entertainment.” The Independent.

7.30 pm in the Reading Room.

Tickets £6 from Morag or Chris

NB This performance is aimed at adults (not suitable for under 12s)

Saturday

20 March

Evening of Indian classical dance with an Indian meal and refreshments. ‘Dancing the Ramayana’ tells the story of Prince Rama’s quest to rescue his beloved wife Sita from the clutches of Ravana, with the help of an army of monkeys! Reading Room £10 (including the meal). Profits from this event will go towards the Reading Room refurbishment.

Tickets from Morag or Chris

Friday

8 October

‘Farm Boy’ by Michael Morpurgo

the compelling sequel to ‘War Horse’, in a magical new stage adaptation.

Helmdon Primary School

Tickets £5 from Morag or Chris

Firday

12 November

An evening with the Budapest Cafe orchestra who will be playing blistering czardas, grief-stricken ballads and rousing dances for us … cafe style … in the Reading Room. Tickets only £8

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