Download - The Maltings

One Man, one guitar and a voice sentexpress-mail from heaven- TIME OUT MAGAZINETiny VolcanoesSat 30 Apr 7.30pmAge guidance 16+ (very strong language)An outstanding and thought-provoking piece ofcontemporary theatre by award-winning national andinternationally renowned Paines Plough, coming toBerwick as part of a brief national tour.Strap yourselves in for a full throttle rollercoaster ridethrough the dilapidated attractions of broken Britain,exposing the millions of tiny volcanoes bubbling upthrough our green and pleasant land... The Great BritishBulldog has been usurped by snarling hybrids. Thebowler hat has morphed into the hoodie. The culture ofpolite society is now a culture of blame and hatred asour land of hope and glory is torn into extremes. Twoactors play a host of characters in a fast-paced, hilariousand excoriating inquisition into noble old Blighty thatfuses theatre, comedy, dance and tub-thumping tunes.With hymns…painesplough.com | orchardproject.comTiny Volcanoes has been developed with support fromthe Orchard Project Theatre Residency ProgramStalls £12 / £10 concs, Circle £14,Box Seat £15This guy is the real deal, and that’swhat makes him the star he is - DONWILLIAMSKieran Goss: Live & SoloThu 5 May 7.30pmThe sense of fun is tremendous, the playingfirst rate and the songs are sheer quality. Theencores were genuine, but only because theman is too - THE IRISH TIMESKieran Goss is one of the most giftedperformers touring today. He has an amazingability to reach out to his audience and connectwith them in a very special way.Long hailed as one of Ireland’s leadingsongwriters and performers, Kieran Goss’smusic has won him fans across the globe. But ifhis songs have made him a star, his live showshave made him a legend. Live on stage is whereKieran Goss really shines.This is a rare chance to see Kieran performinglive and solo. Don’t miss it!kierangoss.commyspace.com/kierangoss£12.50 / £11.50 concs, Circle £15.50,Box Seat £17.50, TAMs £5Hexham Book FestivalSpoken Word 2011Fri 6 MayChris Mullin - 6.30pmThe former Labour MP for Sunderland South who wonfame for his acerbic insiders’ chronicle of New Labourin A View From the Foothills returns with anotherdissection of the tumultuous Blair and Brown yearsin Decline and Fall-Diaries 2005-2010. Expect bitinggossip and witty insights into the death throes of theNew Labour experiment.Maggie O’Farrell - 8pmMaggie unravels the complexities of women’s livesand exposes the secrets and betrayals that lie buriedbeneath a family’s surface. Her fifth novel and winnerof the Costa 2010 prize, The Hand That First Held Mine,lays bare love and motherhood in a compelling portraitof two women set in 1950s London.+PLUSHexham Book Festival WorkshopsThu 28 AprFor adults and children - see p.41 for further info.hexhambookfestival.co.ukStalls £7 / £6 concs, Circle £9,Box Seat £12UPGRADE to both for £3 per ticketNorthumberland Theatre Co./InterACT4PlayFri 6 May 7.30pm4Play returns to The Maltings with 4 brand new30-minute plays by 4 talented up-and-comingplaywrights:Jailbait by Freddie MachinSunny by Sally TorodeThe Final Ballad of Fanny Driverby Alexander ClarkThe Plastic Chairs by Clive HollandFour different plays projecting the absurdityof life, love, truth and hope. Performed anddirected by InterACT, the northern region’stheatre training ensemble managed byNorthumberland Theatre Company.northumberlandtheatre.co.ukFacebook: Northumberland Theatre Company£6.50 / £5.50 concsHenry Travers Studio12TheatreMusicBook now on 01289 330 999 Theatre 13