13/02/2015

FEBRUARY e-NEWS

BOOKINGS NOW OPEN FOR –The Price to Pay BY IAN HORNBY
Bookings are now open for our next production – a thriller by Ian Hornby called The Price to Pay and directed by Graham Hough. Opening night is Tuesday 10th March running to Saturday 14th March. Graham says this about the play " Roger and Laura are just an ordinary married couple. Why then do a man and a woman, posing as police, kidnap Laura and keep her captive in a run-down farmhouse? After all, Roger has no money. The plot unfurls and we share Roger`s and Laura`s private agonies and uncertainties. The police are called, but their motives do not always seem in Laura`s best interests. It is left to Laura and Roger to effect the final solution, but there is a price to pay, and their lives will never be the same again."
Tickets at £9.00 each are available online via http://www.danarts.org/events/davenham-players--the-price-to-pay/ or by phone on 01606 259596. Don't leave it too late to book!
Saturday 14th FEBRUARY – COME AND SEE US AT ST. HELENS PARISH CHRUCH, NORTHWICH AT THE HEARTS OF NORTHWICH COMMUNITY FESTIVAL 10AM – 3:30PM
Davenham Players are presenting a stand at this event tomorrow, Saturday 14th February Hearts of Northwich so do drop in and have a word with our display team. We will have one of the many stands at the event along with a number of other local charities of different types. Organizer Gordon says:
"Hearts of Northwich Community Festival" is a new event to our area. The real core of the weekend the 'heart’ is the exhibition on the Saturday when we will have over thirty charities and community groups with decorated display stands showing 'who they are, what they do and how they contribute to the beating heart of our community'. This is an opportunity for these groups to show off the value they bring and to connect with a wider audience. In order to add some attractions we have entertainment booked all day from local groups Steamhead and Pastry Shoes, also children's entertainment and craft activities. You are invited to come along – there are no entrance charges – to see what goes on and to support these groups. In addition there is a fabulous concert on the Saturday evening, 7:30 pm with Caernarfon Male Voice Choir and on Sunday afternoon from 3:30 pm a Songs of Praise. Tickets (£10) for the concert are available from Shaun Dunne or email heartsofnorthwich@gmail.com. There are no tickets or entry charge for the Songs of Praise. Together we can make this a fabulous event for the charities, the community groups and the wider community of Northwich and District. See you all there !!
SCOUTS GANG SHOW AT THE GRANGE THEATRE FRI 13TH AND SAT 14 FEBRUARY
Mid-Cheshire Scouts present their biennial Gang Show at the Grange theatre, Hartford this weekend 13th/14th February. The Gang Show is a lot of fun and is one of the main fundraisers for the Scouting movement in the area. If you haven't seen the whole cast on stage singing the evocative Riding Along on the Crest of a Wave which often ends the show then you haven't lived! Come and see this production of songs, sketches, jokes and all round family entertainment presented by Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and leaders from the area. Tickets available at very reasonable prices from http://www.thegrangetheatre.com/
THURSDAY 26TH FEBRUARY - JAZZ @ DAVENHAM – Slowlight Quartet
Jazz@davenham, in conjunction with Northern Line, present the Slowlight Quartet on Thursday 26th February. The lineup is Jonathan Marriott – drums, Ian 'dodge' Paterson – bass, Paul Lorraine – keys and Tom Quilliam – sax. Some words about the band from bebopspokenhere blog
"How do they do it? How can you make complex, edgy, demanding music instantly engaging? Not only that, but music that is highly expressive and beautiful too? Well, the Slowlight Quartet may comprise of four highly accomplished musicians each with exceptional intonation, making beautiful sounds, but the whole is bigger than the parts. So it s not a matter of just a locked in- tight as owt   rhythm section with a jaw droppingly wonderful saxophonist, but a band enmeshed in the communal groove. The Slowlight Quartet share a musical brain"
On Thursday March 26th, jazz@davenham is pleased to present the RACHAEL COHEN QUARTET. Rachael Cohen, a London-based alto saxophonist and composer, is one of the brightest emerging stars of her generation.  Her infectious tone mixed with her uncanny lyricism as both a composer and improviser have gained her a great deal of attention in the UK and beyond. Cohen's quartet features long-time associate James Bashford on drums, bassist Calum Gourlay & special guest Phil Robson on guitar, one of the UK s most celebrated musicians. Her album "Halftime" showcases a full program of nine strikingly original compositions from the leader and a cover from the iconic Ornette Coleman titled  Just for You .It has received multiple accolades in the press including a 4 Star review from Jazzwise & MOJO Magazine.
Tickets can be booked by email or by phoning Harry on 01606 74502 or Dave on 01606 44253. Click here to see the Jazz page on the Davenham blog. Booking is strongly recommended for both gigs.
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