Warminster Athenaeum Centre Newsletter

OUR FORTHCOMING EVENTS

Little Sparrows Cabaret brings you a pot pourri of local talent who will perform an evening of music and dance, with comedy thrown in - including excerpts from Masqueraders recent smash hit “Addams Family” plus a taster of their Autumn production “9 To 5 The Musical”.

In aid of The Sheila Toomey Award

Tickets

Adults £10

Concession £8

* Early Bird deal now expired.

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The Tulsa Time Band is the first British tribute band performing the music of Don Williams throughout the UK
The shows include live favourites such as: ‘You’re my best friend’, ‘I recall a gypsy woman’ and of course ‘Tulsa Time’.
So come along and enjoy a toe tapping evening guaranteed to put a smile on your face.

THE BAND
* Mark Osmond - Lead Vocals & Guitar
* Trevor Nicholls - Guitars
* Jay Pope - Bass
* Mike Hughes - Keyboards
* Mike Nicholls - Drums & Percussion
* Sandra Dickinson - Backing Vocals (subject to availability)

The Tulsa Time Band is a realisation of a dream for me. I have always loved the songs of Don Williams. He had been a favourite of my parents and I had seen him live many times with my father. To be surrounded by such an enormously talented group of musicians, recreating the Don Williams sound, is pure joy for me. It is pure joy for all of us in the Tulsa Time Band, and we hope it will be equally so for you....

As Don would say 'Mercy!'

Mark Osmond

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Warminster & District Film Society

Finding Your Feet (film) + AGM

Wed 10th.Oct.2018 - 7.30pm

1 hour 51 minutes Cert. 12A (UK- 2017)

When "Lady" Sandra Abbott (Imelda Staunton) discovers that her husband of forty years is having an affair with her best friend, she seeks refuge in London with her estranged, older sister Bif (Celia Imrie). The two could not be more different - Sandra is a fish-out-of-water next to her outspoken, serial dating, free-spirited sibling. But different is just what Sandra needs at the moment, and she reluctantly lets Bif drag her along to a community dance class, where she starts finding her feet. Also stars Joanna Lumley.

Please note; A limited number of guest tickets for films are available in advance online or from the box office. If the advance tickets sell out, more tickets may be available on the door on the day.

Non members tickets £5.50

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After the hugely successful double sell out run of The Full Monty, The Masqueraders return to the Athenaeum to bring the stage adaptation of the 20^th Century Fox film 9 to 5.

Feisty, fun and oh so fabulous, this is a hilarious musical adaptation of the seminal hit film with an upbeat score by the legendary Dolly Parton which follows three female co-workers pushed to the boiling point by their sexist and egotistical boss. Together Violet, Doralee and Judy form an unlikely friendship & partnership to live their fantasy & take control of the office and achieve the ultimate revenge by giving their boss the boot. 9 to 5 is a jubilant musical about friendship, female empowerment and getting ahead in the Rolodex era of the late 1970s.

Featuring original numbers from Dolly Parton's Oscar, Tony® and Grammy Award nominated score including Backwoods Barbie, Shine Like the Sun and the original hit song 9 to 5.

Leave the daily grind behind, grab your friends and come to the theatre for a night of outrageousness, romance and a lot of heart!

9 to 5 The Musical contains some adult themes, language and depictions of drug use. Recommended for audiences: 14 years and older.

SHOW DATES: All tickets £13

Thursday 25^th October – 7.30pm
Friday . . 26^th October – 7.30pm
Saturday 27^th October – 8.30pm

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CREDITS:
Music by DOLLY PARTON
Lyrics & Book by PATRICIA RESNICK
This amateur production is presented by arrangement with Music Theatre International (Europe) All authorised performance materials are also supplied by MTI Europe

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Warminster & District Film Society

Wednesday 31st October - 7.30pm

2 hour Cert. 12A (USA/UK - 2017)
When a US military analyst realises the depths of the government's deceptions about the Vietnam War, he takes action and copies top-secret documents. Later, Washington Post editor Ben Bradlee (Tom Hanks) discovers that the New York Times has scooped them with an explosive exposé. Determined to compete, Post reporters obtain copies of the documents. However, their plans to publish are put in jeopardy with a Federal Government restraining order that threatens them all with contempt of court. Post owner, Kay Graham (Meryl Streep) must decide whether to back down for the sake of her paper, or publish and fight for the freedom of the press.

Please note; A limited number of guest tickets for films are available in advance online or from the box office. If the advance tickets sell out, more tickets may be available on the door on the day.

Non members tickets £5.50

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SUNDAY 4th November - 7.30pm

Presents - In Flanders Fields

Join us for a spectacular evening of music and entertainment as we commemorate the Centenary of the ending of The Great War

Show starts 7.30pm

Proceeds in aid of The Athenaeum Restoration

Early Bird - Get £2 off each ticket - ends 4th Oct.

Tickets
Adults - £12
Concessions - £10

Warminster & District Film Society

Wednesday 14th November - 7.30pm

2 hour Cert. 12A (UK - 2017)

The inspiring true story of Robin Cavendish (Andrew Garfield). Struck down by polio at the age of 28, he is confined to a hospital bed and given only a few months to live. With the help of his wife Diana (Claire Foy), her twin brothers and the groundbreaking ideas of inventor Teddy Hall (Hugh Bonneville), the couple dare to escape the hospital ward to seek out a full life - raising their son, travelling and devoting their lives to helping other polio patients..

Please note; A limited number of guest tickets for films are available in advance online or from the box office. If the advance tickets sell out, more tickets may be available on the door on the day.

Non members tickets £5.50

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AND THEN THERE WERE NONE

Thurs 22nd to Sat 24th November

Agatha Christie’s thriller ‘And Then There Were None’ is one of her darkest tales and a masterpiece of dramatic construction; its growing sense of dread and unfaltering tension will keep you guessing to the very end.

As with London’s longest-playing production, ‘The Mousetrap’, also by Christie, we will be asking audiences to keep the ending secret!

Thu 22nd Nov 7.30pm
Fri 23rd Nov 7.30pm
Sat 24th Nov 2.30pm matinee
Sat 24th Nov 7.30pm

Tickets £10

Early Bird tickets:

£1 off each ticket if purchased by 30th Sept

Group Discount:

Buy 10 or more tickets and get £1 off each ticket

Athenaeum Limelight Players are proud to support the Wessex MS Centre with a donation from the Saturday matinee performance.

Macbeth - The Comedy of Errors

Wed 28th.Nov.2018 6.30pm

A WARMINSTER SCHOOL - SENIOR PRODUCTION

As part of the Shakespeare Schools Festival that runs from 16th Oct - 8th Dec, be not afraid of greatness

Charity No. 1164676

Visit shakespeareschools.org/the-festival to join in!

Twitter @SSF_UK #OurStage

Facebook @ShakespeareSchoolsFestival

School Website https://www.warminsterschool.org.uk/

Tickets:
Adults £10
Concession £8

Warminster & District Film Society

Wednesday 5th December - 7.30pm

1 hour 45 minutes Cert. PG (USA - 2017)

This colourful, musical extravaganza tells the story of the orphaned and penniless, but ambitious, P T Barnum (Hugh Jackman), who will always be remembered as the man with wild imagination who put the show into business.

Thirsty for innovation and hungry for success, he opens a wax museum, but soon focuses on the unique and peculiar, introducing extraordinary live acts on the circus stage.

Some will call his collection of oddities, a freak show; however, when the obsessed showman gambles everything on the opera singer Jenny Lind to appeal to a high-brow audience, he loses sight of the most important aspect of his life - his family.

Please note; A limited number of guest tickets for films are available in advance online or from the box office. If the advance tickets sell out, more tickets may be available on the door on the

day.

Non members tickets £5.50

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On the day of Princess Rose’s christening, Bad Witch Hazel bestows an evil curse upon the baby; foretelling that before midnight on her 16th birthday, the Princess shall prick her finger on the spindle of a spinning wheel and she will die! Only the magical Good Fairy Lilac can help to rewrite her fate!

Will Prince Alexis fight his way through the forest of thorns and break the spell with True Loves Kiss? Will Bad Witch Hazel’s curse reign forever? Will Nurse Hettie Harpic fit through the door with her outrageous frocks?

Well, don’t get caught snoozing this festive season and “SPIN” on down to the Athenaeum Centre for this fabulous value for money Christmas treat and take advantage of our

EARLY BIRD OFFER

Book before the 31st October to receive £2 off per ticket!

Due to the phenomenal success of last year’s Dick Whittington
an 11th and 12th performance has been added so

DON’T DELAY – BOOK TODAY!

Ticket prices:
Adults £13.00
Concessions £11.00 (Over 60’s and Under 16’s)

Performance dates:

Sat 15th December at 2pm & 7pm
Sun 16th December at 1pm & 6pm _{*Note earlier start times*}
Mon 17th December at 7pm
Tue 18th December at 7pm
Wed 19th December No Performance
Thu 20th December No Performance
Fri 21st December at 7pm
Sat 22nd December at 2pm & 7pm
Sun 23rd December at 1pm & 6pm _{*Note earlier start time*}
Mon 24th December at 2pm

Please be aware that Pyrotechnics, Strobe, Lazer, UV and Smoke effects will be used in this production.

By ALAN P. FRAYN
Presented by arrangement with Stage Right Creative Ltd

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In Remembrance

Mickey Toomey

Mickey was a unique man with a huge heart.

He was a devoted family man and a good friend to many with a personality to match his size.

It’s not quite the same without him.

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