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what’s on
may - august 2015
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Welcome to the Old Fire Station What’s On!
Opening Monday 11 May 2015
The Old Fire Station cafe bar will be open seven
days a week, between 10am and 5pm. The bar
will also be open during evening events
For bookings or to take a peek at our tasty
menu, visit oldfirestation.carlisle.city
Our exciting new arts and entertainment venue is due to open its doors in
May 2015. We’ve got a packed programme of events including comedy,
drama, music and poetry. We’re also hosting Cumbria’s first ever Crime
Writing Weekend, with more than 30 authors due to take part. We hope to
see you at the Old Fire Station soon!
Contents
Comedy
Drama
Crime Writing Weekend
Music
Poetry
Events at a Glance Ticket info and other handy stuff
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Stay in Touch
We’re adding to our events programme all the time. For the latest news:
• Visit oldfirestation.carlisle.city
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• Sign up to our e-newsletter on our website.
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McGrew’s Bistro
on Facebook
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comedy
Terry Christian
Cumbria Live
Comedy Club
Saturday 20 June 8pm
(doors open at 7pm)
£12*
Saturday 30 May 7pm
(doors open at 6pm) £18*
From the streets of
inner-city Manchester to
the boulevards of Beverly
Hills, Terry Christian’s
debut stand-up show,
The Naked Confessions
of a Recovering Catholic,
takes a snapshot of
life, overlooked by an
all-seeing, and often
unforgiving, God.
Prepare for a chuckle. The line-up
includes Raymond Mearns, Jim Tavaré
and compere for the evening,
Martin Mor. For over 18s only.
Danny Bhoy
Tuesday 16 June 8pm
(doors open at 7pm) £15*
A host of BBC One’s Live at the
Apollo, he has a natural gift for
storytelling and a razor-sharp wit.
One of the most exciting stand ups
to have emerged in recent years,
he regularly sells-out tours across
Australia, New Zealand
and North America.
Sunny Ormonde
Saturday 8 August 7.45pm
(doors open at 7pm) £12*
Upcom ing event...
Sean Hughes
Friday 27 November 8p
m (doors open at 7pm) £15
The multi-award winning com
stage with his new show, Mu
*
edian will take to the
mbo Jumbo. In a series of
anecdotes and tales, Sean talk
s about his lifelong battle
to stay on the right side of san
ity, where common sense
battles daily aga inst mumbo
jumbo ... and mumbo jumbo
seems to have the upper han
d.
(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
Sunny has been playing the
“outrageous and raunchy Lilian
Bellamy” in BBC Radio 4’s The
Archers for the past 14 years and
has become one of the listeners’
favourite characters. The evening
will include anecdotes, banter, and
favourite pieces from Sunny’s long
and distinguished acting career.
There will also be a question and
answer session.
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drama
The New Rope
String Band
Thursday 25 June 8pm
(doors open at 7pm)
£12*
Python-esque absurdism
to pyrotechnics,
dream sequences and
live, interactive film,
expect the hilariously
unexpected. Once seen,
never forgotten: an
indefinable confusion
of superb musicianship
and side-splitting comic
genius.
Upcom ing event...
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Saturday 19 Se
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(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
Chicken Licken by DNA Puppetry and Visual
Theatre
Saturday 25 July 2pm (doors open at 1.30pm) £6*
A classic performance of puppetry and visual theatre aimed at 3-6 year olds.
Performed by master puppeteer Adam Bennett fresh from his stint as Artistic
Director of Little Angel Theatre, the farmyard tale of the chicken born from
an egg and her adventures with friends and fox captivated audiences at the
mainstage of the Kidz field at
Glastonbury 2014.
Upcom ing event...
Dickens Abridged
Sunday 27 Septemb
8pm (doors open at
er
7pm) £15*
Comedy and drama mix
Ted meets Tenacious D
of California and Dicke
meets the Ghost of Ch
- Dickens meets Bill &
meets Python. A mash
ns – the Grateful Dead
-up
ristmas Past, with a tou
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of Marx Brothers throw
n in for good measure.
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event
CR ME WRITING WEEKEND
CARLISLE
12-14 JUNE 2015
Friday 12 June 2015
Saturday 13 June 2015
Cumbria: Cosy or
Criminal?
10.30am
Featuring:
Rebecca Tope,
Martin Edwards,
Graham Smith
and Martin Daley
Northern Noir
1.00pm
Featuring: A D
Garratt, Bill Kitson,
Danielle Ramsay
and Sheila Quigley
Historical Crime
2.30pm
Featuring:
Alanna Knight,
Chris Nickson and
Martin Daley
Femmes Fatales
4.00pm
Featuring:
Alanna Knight,
Lin Anderson and
Alex Gray
Female Detectives
1.00pm
Featuring: Zoe
Sharp, Cath
Staincliffe, Aline
Templeton and
Rhian Davies
Get Forensics
Down Here!
11.00am
Featuring: A D
Garrett, Dr Helen
Pepper and
Rhian Davies
The Carlisle Crime Writing Weekend
will be the first event of its kind to be
held in Cumbria. Over 30 top writers
from all over the country will make it
a memorable weekend for
fans of crime fiction. Visit
crimeweekend.carlisle.city
Talking Sherlock
2.30pm
Featuring:
David Stuart Davies
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Dramatising
Sherlock
4.00pm
Featuring: Bert
Coules, Paul Annett
and Nell Dunn
Sunday 14 June 2015
Fact versus Fiction
11.00am
Featuring: David
Mark, Mari Hannah,
John Dean and Matt
Hilton
In Conversation
1.00pm
Featuring:
Paula Daly and
Rhian Davies
Murder Squad
7.00pm
Featuring:
Margaret Murphy,
Ann Cleeves,
Cath Staincliffe,
Kate Ellis, Martin
Edwards and
Chris Simms
Tartan Noir
2.30pm
Featuring: Caro
Ramsay, T F Muir,
Malcolm Mackay
and Graham Smith
In Conversation
4.00pm
Featuring: Stuart
MacBride and
Allan Guthrie
(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
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music
Carlisle Music City
Saturday 9 May 7.30pm
(doors open at 7pm) £5
The historic first gig at the Old Fire
Station will feature five superb local
acts. To find out more, visit
www.carlislemusiccity.co.uk or get
your tickets on the night.
No Soap No Radio supported by Sinistro Family
Friday 19 June 8pm (doors open at 7pm)
£5 on the door
NSNR remain defiantly uncategorisable, melding
blues, jazz, folk and latin influences with superb
songwriting and blistering musicianship. Support
band Sinistro Family are Carlisle’s most exciting
new band, a fusion of old school soul, latin
grooves, hip hop and electronic: “Curtis Mayfield
meets Massive Attack”.
Inspiral Carpets supported by the Chadelics
The Jeremiahs
Friday 22 May 7.30pm (doors open at 7pm) £20*
Friday 26 June 8pm
(doors open at 7pm) £12 on the door
In association with Danny Maudling from Mighty
Boof, the legendary Manchester band will play their
first ever gig in Carlisle. They will be supported by
Cumbrian three-piece indie band the Chadelics.
The Jeremiahs combine traditional
and contemporary sounds to create
their own brand of Urban Folk music.
Irish Music at its very best. This will
be Carlisle Folk & Blues Club’s first
night at the Old Fire Station.
Upcom ing event...
Edwina Hayes
Friday 4 September
8pm (doors open at
7pm) £9 on the door
Edwina’s beautifully wr
stage presence and vo
itten songs, charm ing
ice of an angel have
won her a reputation as
a true natural talent
of gentle folk-America
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(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
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...music continued
poetry
We Are Quasars
John Cooper Clarke
Friday 24 July 8pm (doors open at 7pm) £5 on the door
Tuesday 14 July 8pm
(doors open at 7pm) £17.50*
Carlisle based band We Are Quasars formed in 2013 and play
their own brand of melodic indie/rock about wings, sandstorms,
bruises, floorboards, breakdowns, silence and fire.
Upcom ing event...
Liz Lochead featuring
Steve Kettley
Friday 13 November
8pm (doors open at 7p
m) £12*
From the bittersweet to the
Scotland’s Makar, Liz Loc
and beguiling show, mixing
rude and raunchy,
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poems, monologues and
music. Accompanied by the
soulful sax of Steve Kettle
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work over the past 45 yea
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(*online tickets subject to a booking fee)
Britain’s best loved and most
important performance poet. John
is as vital now as he was in the 70s.
His biting, satirical, political and very
funny verse is delivered in a unique
rapid-fire performance style. One of
the leading voices of punk and youth
culture of the late 70s, he became
known as the “Punk Poet” or
“The Bard of Salford”.
Upcom ing event...
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May-August 2015
All are evening events unless otherwise stated
May
Sat 9 Fri 22 Sat 30
Carlisle Music City
Inspiral Carpets supported by the Chadelics
Cumbria Live Comedy Club
June
Fri 12 - Sun 14
Crime Writing Weekend
Tues 16
Danny Bhoy
Fri 19 No Soap No Radio supported by Sinistro Family
Sat 20Terry Christian
Thurs 25
New Rope String Band
Fri 26 The Jeremiahs - Carlisle Folk & Blues Club
How to book tickets
Online: To buy tickets online (subject to a booking fee), visit
oldfirestation.carlisle.city
In person: From the Carlisle Tourist Information Centre, temporarily based on
Scotch Street, Carlisle. Visit www.discovercarlisle.co.uk for opening times.
Event information
Timings: Doors open between 30 minutes and an hour before each event.
Seating is unreserved. Under 16s attending events must be accompanied by
an adult.
Refunds: Tickets cannot be exchanged or refunded unless an event is
cancelled.
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Refreshments
McGrew’s Bistro is based
within the main Old Fire
Station building and will be
open during all the events.
They offer snacks and a wide
range of refreshments.
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How to find us
The Old Fire Station is
based on Warwick Street,
Carlisle, Cumbria, CA3 8QW.
It is accessible for people
with disabilities. Visit
www.discovercarlisle.co.uk
for accommodation, maps,
transport and parking
information or call the
Carlisle Tourist Information
Centre on 01228 598596.
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DISCOVER CARLISLE
EVENTS 2015
Saturday 23 - Sunday 24 May Carlisle Spring Fling Carlisle city centre
Monday 25 May Upperby Gala Hammond’s Pond, 1pm - 4pm
Saturday 6 June Cumberland Show Carlisle Racecourse, 9am - 6pm
Wednesday 17 June Pride and Prejudice open-air theatre Talkin Tarn
Country Park
Friday 17 July The Sorcerer’s Apprentice open-air theatre Bitts Park
Saturday 18 July - Sunday 19 July Carlisle Music City
Friday 31 July Sir Tom Jones Bitts Park
Thursday 13 August Treasure Island open-air theatre Talkin Tarn Country Park
Saturday 22 August - Monday 31 August Carlisle Pageant Carlisle city centre
Tuesday 8 September & Thursday 10 September Tour of Britain
Saturday 31 October Fireshow Funday Carlisle city centre, 2pm - 6pm
Saturday 31 October Fireshow Bitts Park
Pre-entertainment at 6.30pm and bonfire lit at 7pm
Sunday 15 November Christmas Lights Switch On Carlisle city centre
1pm - 5.30pm
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