Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 46
Hereford Times - 28th January 2016 - Page 46
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46 THE HEREFORD TIMES timeout SATURDAY sees the launch of :I new stand-up night for l-leret‘nrd as The Comedy Booth opens for business at the newly restored Booth Hall in East Street. Compere for the evening and organiser of the event is standiip Col Howarth. host of the website stand up t‘orcomedyco.uk. who was invited by the new owners to inject the laughs into the new live venue. "i decided id like to move my comedy on in terms of running comedy nights, so when they contacted me via Twitter. 1 responded instant» 1).; And. having visited. it looks like a fantastic venue - the room the comedy‘s going to be in will ensure a fantastic intimate gig. We‘re all very excited to be work— ing together." says Col. Following the launch night. The Comedy Booth will open its doors every second and fourth Friday of the month. with five or six acts each night. “The plan is to have a really good estab~ Thursday, January 28, 2016 "On Saturday. the opening act will be Becky Brunning from Bristol, who‘s already won awards and been on TV. tipped to become a big name this year. Headlining the launch event will be Dan Mitchell who‘s supported Ross Noble and Eddie lzzard - a writer and actor. but first and foremost a stand—up. And in between the two there'll be a number of sup— port acts doing 10-15 minute spots. " Col‘s stand~up career grew out of working as a teacher, something he trained to do in a bid to overcome a fear of speaking in public. “ljust thought. what‘s the extreme version of standing up in a classroom? "I did my first stand-up gig two and a half years ago -I contacted the organisers of a comedy club in Cardiff called Drones and they gave me a date two months away. but it went really well and I enjoyed it. One of the other acts said afterwards: ‘That was great. When are you Dan Mitchell headlines the first outing of The Comedy Booth a number of Edinburgh pie likely to be eagerly antici- Cardiff-based stand-up Col Howarth will compere a night of laughs herefordtlmescom Rising star of the comedy circuit, Becky Brunning Edinburgh, The Joy of Retail Archie Maddox, and Tony views, among them Jordan Brookes whose first Edinburgh shows last year attracted four and five star pated. Also on the line-up is Aidan Goatley who will be taking not one, but two, and Mr Blue Sky - his 10 Films with My Dad revaled a father-son relationship like no other... ‘Charmingly Cowards, a man who never lets a good pun pass him by. The Comedy Booth opens on Saturday night at 8pm. lished opening act, someone who‘s already making waves and winning compe titions and the headline act doing it again?’ i was com- pletely hooked and now I’ve done more than 200 gigs." From March to July The will be a professional. Comedy Booth will also host reviews, and this year’s is hour-long shows to funny’ said The Scotsman; Launch night entry is free. French accent for spring concert THE Britten Singers are star ting rehearsals for this year s spring concert. Following last year‘s cele— bration of 40 years singing with director and founder, Pamela White, anti having recently contributed to the 'Light up a Life service in aid of St Michael‘s Hospice in the cathedral. Pamela has chosen a programme of mainly French music The pi ooramme will in clude rarely heard pieces by Debussy Saint- Saens Villette as well as some mu- sic by Finzi and local com~ poser John Frith. The main work in the programme will be the beautiful Requi- em by Durutle with organ accompaniment. The con- cert will take place on Sat- advanca of the meeting. Wye Valle I Members of the public are invited to attend the Trust ‘ Board Meeting of Wye Valley NHS Trust to be held on Thursday :lth February 2016. The meetingkwul start at 10.00am In: 1 The Boardroom, Trust Headquarters, 1 The County Hospital, Heroic-rd HR1 2ER 1 Members of the public are requested to forward any ‘ questions they may wish to pose to the Trust Board in i it you would hire to attend the meeting please contact: } urday, April 23 in Holy Trin- , ity church. ‘ ‘The choir are I ‘lalways keen to hear from singers who enjoy sing- ing in a small group. For further information about the choir, con- tact Pamela Val Jones, Tel: (01432) 364000 315816 or email: val jonesaths. nel l l __- 356757 White on 01432 Pamela White, centre, founder and director of The Britten Singers, the chamber choir which has raised thousands for charity in its four decades Quartet’s thrilling repertoire DISCOED sees the return of four international early music mu- sicians, collectively known as Charme du Hautbois, performing a concert of music for oboe, bas- soon, viola da gamba and harpsi- chord on Saturday, February 6. The concert in St Michaels Church focuses on English reper- toire from the Galante era - with works by Mozart and JC Bach alongside those of the leading per- formers of 18th century London such as Fischer and Lid]. The evening is a rare opportu- nity to hear the rich and varied colours of a wide selection of unusual and thrilling repertoire played by four highly skilled and exciting musicians. For advance tickets email discoe- dearlymusic@BTconnect.com or call 07989 091949. SKATING LESSONS ONLY £6 sir? Telephone201684 575222 SPRING LAME NORTH Mfllliiflll Imam 1311 www.icequest. co.uk a» BREINTON MANOR FRUIT FARM Crunchy Apples & Half bags Marfona Tel. 01432 265271 Mon — Sat 9 to 5. closed Sundays l mlle up Brelnton Lane off M38 Road luicy Pears ‘1 ,- Potatoes £3.80 TODAY I Musical Evening, 8pm. Prince of Wales, Ledbury. 01531 632250. TOMORROW I Open Mic, 8pm, The Sun lnn, Leintwardlne. 01547 540705, Sam Evans Band, Golden Cross lnn, Sutton St Nich- olas, 01432 880274. SATURDAY I Brothers Blues. Sis- ter Soul, The Kings Head, Tenbury Wells, 01584 810464, I OCD, Black Lion, Bridge Street. Hereford, 01432 343535. I Burn's Night Supper and Reels, 6.30pm, Lyde Arundel, 07775751122. I Ludlow Music Society, 7.30pm, Ludlow Assembly Rooms, 01584 878141. I Bach's Christmas Oratorio with Marches Baroque. 7pm, Hereford Cathedral, 01432 374261. I South Shropshire Blues Club, 8pm, The Rail- way Shed, Ludlow, 01584 873291. I The Sultana Broth- ers, Bell Inn, Leominster, 01568 616811. SUNDAY. I Live Music, 3pm, Grape Vaults, Leomlnster, 01568 611404. I Kent Du Chaine, Prince of Wales, Ledbury. 01531 632250. I Balladeers and Chanc- ers, 5.30pm, Dukes Arms, Presteigne, 07837944090. I Live Music, 7.30pm, West St, Knighton, 01547 428080. MONDAY I Jazz @ Gracie's, 8pm, Gracle's Wine Bar, Leom- lnster, 01568 610051. I Cider City Jazzmen, The Barrels, St Owen Street, 01432 274968. + 42.. l |
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