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that increasing numbers of people
come to watch thrilling shows at
The Met. Looking through the
brochure we hope you will agree
there are more reasons than ever
to keep coming back for our
famous fantastic welcome.
Remember, it’s a case of “use
us or lose us” so please enjoy
the brochure and do book some
tickets, become a supporting
member and join the growing
number of audiences from
throughout the northwest who
enjoy doing something different.
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Metropolitan Arts Association, a
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support of our funders & sponsors:
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Mark Radcliffe on John Hegley”One of the godfathers of performance poetry and a
man with a uniquely skewed and entertaining view of
the world. A must for dog lovers and spectacle wearers
everywhere. Oh, and a very nice man indeed.“
Lisa Riley on Chickenshed”What a great line up this season for all ages… Crime of the
Century from the amazing Chickenshed Company looks
great… enjoy a fun filled season ahead, I certainly will be.“
Bury Times onFamily Shows at The Met
”A goldmine of entertainment in the heart of Bury.“
John Spiers and Jon Boden on Folk at The Met
”A programme of music that celebrates the best in the business
alongside emerging artists - every venue should be like this.“
John Hegley
Friday 2 July
Crime of
the Century
Thursday
20 May
Giraffes
Can’t Dance
Saturday
1 May
Breabach
Saturday
17 April
D R A M A
Me and Me Dad by Nick Lane
Hull Truck Theatre Company
Thursday 1 April 7.30pm / £12 / £10 concession & members
A story of friendship, fish pie
and flick-to-kick football.
Andy Green’s dad is good
at Subbuteo, hopeless with
spaghetti. So when Andy’s mum
dies, he does the decent thing -
he takes a month off work and
moves back home with his dad to
teach him how to cook. Fighting
memories, and occasionally each
other, the pair boil pans and set
grills on
fire.
Can their relationship
survive? Or is this is one
kitchen nightmare even
Gordon Ramsay couldn’t fix?
A brand new bitter-sweet
comedy from the writer of
My Favourite Summer.
This play may
contain strong
language.
C O M E D Y
First Thursday Comedy ClubApril Fools' Day Special
Thursday 1 April
8.30pm / £8
Featuring Tom Stade, Canadian
superstar, hit performer from
BBC1 Comedy Showcase and just
about the best act on the circuit.
Plus top New Zealand comic
Benjamin Crellin, Jonathan
Paylor and from Wiltshire
the unique Tony Cowards.
F A M I L Y S H O W
A Little PrincessImage Musical Theatre
Saturday 3 April 2.30pm
£6 / £4 members
This story of a parentless girl
courageously resisting hardship
at the hands of her cruel
headmistress is one of the most
inspiring of all children’s classics.
You can be the star of the show
with the opportunity for the
whole audience to join in.
Tom
Stade
A Little Princess
F O L K R O O T S
FilskaSaturday 3 April 8pm
£10 / £8 concession & members
Filska have built their music on
the islands tradition of fiddle
playing. Featuring acclaimed
Shetland fiddler Jenna Reid, the
band have a highly unique and
innovative sound derived from
their fresh and dynamic approach
to Shetland traditional music.
R O C K & P O P
Kirsty McGee’sHobopop TrioSaturday 3 April 9pm / £8
Kirsty McGee’s songs show a
depth and sensitivity, coupled
with a dark, wry sense of humour,
that have earned her two BBC
Folk Award nominations. Joined
by Mat Martin and Nick Blacka
to form the Hobopop Trio,
she performs songs from her
acclaimed back catalogue
alongside material from her
brand new album No. 5.
F O L K R O O T S
Finbar FureyThursday 8 April 8pm / £16
Finbar Furey comes from a unique
pedigree - an all Ireland Uillean
Pipe Champion and whistle player,
singer/songwriter as well as
playing 5-string banjo, and guitar.
Finbar has been round
the block, recording for
Transatlantic records in the
60’s and achieving fame as lead
singer/ frontman of The Furey
Brothers and Davey Arthur.
Now he performs solo, balancing
his folk roots with songs
such as Now and Forever and
New York Girls, which was his
contribution to Martin Scorsese’s
film Gangs of New York.
Filska
Kirsty McGee
& Mat Martin Finbar Furey
F O L K R O O T S
MartinSimpsonFriday 9 April 8pm / £15 /
£13 concession & members
One of the finest acoustic finger-
style and slide guitar players
in the world, twice-winner of
Musician of the Year at the
BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards
and nominated again this
year, Martin Simpson’s
interpretations of
traditional songs are
masterpieces of
storytelling. His solo
shows are intense,
eclectic, spellbinding
and deeply moving.
His latest album
True Stories was released
last year to great acclaim.
"One of the UK’s greatest
guitarists/singers" MOJO
F A M I L Y S H O W
Across the Deep Blue SeaStuff and Nonsense Theatre
Saturday 10 April 1pm
£6 / £4 members
A tiny boat, a little lost man and
the great wide ocean... How did
he get there? How can he get
home? And why does that fish
keep biting him on the bottom?
Singing whales, acrobatic
dolphins and a multitude of deep-
sea creatures swim to the surface
in this
fantastic
aquatic
adventure
featuring
puppetry,
animation, live-
music, physical
comedy and just
the odd squirt of
water. Ages 5+.
D R A M A
With absurd humour,
endearing characters and
charming puppetry, Clunk
is a refreshing new comedy
which follows the daily
drudgery of three cohabiting
young adults who are
struggling to engage with
a world that baffles them.
Two women and an
incoherent male live together
but can't quite work out why.
ClunkSuitcase Ensemble
Wed 14 April 7.30pm
£8 / £5 conc & members
F O L K R O O T S
BreabachSaturday 17 April 8pm / £10 / £8 concession & members
D R A M A
B L U E S
Maggie Bell, Dave Kelly and The British Blues QuartetThursday 15 April 8pm
£14 / £10 conc & members
Soul diva Maggie Bell joins
forces with Blues Band guitar
wizard Dave Kelly and the
mighty British Blues Quartet
(Zoot Money, Colin Allen, Colin
Hodgkinson and Miller Anderson)
for an evening of soul and
blues classics - with some
thumping rock’n’roll thrown in.Breabach are one of the
most talked about new acts
on the Scottish folk scene.
Their innovative celtic style,
blending double bagpipes,
whistle, fiddle, song and
Scottish stepdance, brings to
the stage a flare, excitement
and diversity rarely seen
from such a young group.
They return to The Met with
material from their second album
The Desperate Battle of the Birds,
which was released in March.
”The phenomenon that is Breabach
hit the stage like a highland army
advancing out of the mountain
mist… Frighteningly young to be
this accomplished“ Eric Worrall
The radio is broken, another
mysterious relative has died
and there's a parcel on the
step. It's like this every day.
Conjuring an evocative
world of mutinous rag-
toys, domestic wormholes
and poignant forgotten
dreams, Clunk is a darkly
rebellious feast of unhinged
humour, charming puppetry
and existential angst.
Maggie Bell
& Dave Kelly
D R A M A
King of the Gypsiesby Pauline Lynch
Wednesday 21 April 7.30pm / £10 / £8 concessions & members
F O L K R O O T S
PBS6Thursday 22 April 8pm
£10 / £6 conc & members
Will Lang, best known for his
percussion in folk-fusion group
Park Bench Social Club and
Mabon has recruited some of
the finest musicians from the
Folk and Hip-Hop worlds, both
from the UK and Australia, to
explore and unravel histories,
identities and culture. Combining
these diverse talents, the band
are pushing British folk to a
new and incredible level.
F O L K R O O T S
Saint George’s Ceilidh with Shake-a-Leg
Friday 23 April 8.30pm
£8 / £6 conc & members
Celebrate St. George with this
Lancashire dance band renowned
for delivering a stompy and
fun feel to their called dances.
Featuring a host of talented local
musicians, the band are often in
demand at a whole range of gigs
from social dances to festivals,
delivering dynamic dance music
with plenty of improvisation.
One thousand years ago they
began to travel. Roaming the
earth in search of a home. So
begins an incredible story; of
survival against the odds, of
being hunted to the brink of
extinction and of enduring
the greatest horrors
known to man.
From the ancient
fields of India to
a scrap of
land on
the edge of civilisation, King of
the Gypsies lifts the latch on a
bold, brash and vibrant world.
A world that clings to life
with a passionate embrace. A
world that, despite everything,
is still fighting to survive.
“A tight and passionate
production... This
is a remarkable
achievement”
*****
Edinburgh
Guide.
com
PBS6
B L U E S
Larry Garner andthe Norman Beaker BandFriday 30 April 8pm
£12 / £10 conc & members
Larry Garner is one of the top
blues artists touring the world
today. He picked up swamp
blues in Louisiana, inspired by
artists such as Silas Hogan and
Clarence Edwards. His songs
are delivered with a sense of
irony, his lyrics meaningful and
amusing in equal measure.
Norman Beaker’s songs are
also full of social comment.
This is a coming together of
two modern day troubadours
with something new to say.
R O C K & P O P
The ReasoningSupported by Morpheus Rising
Thursday 29 April 8pm / £10 advance / £12 door / Standing event
The Reasoning are a Cardiff-based
seven-piece rock band, featuring
Rachel Cohen, voted Best Female
Vocalist by the UK’s Classic Rock
Society for an unprecedented
four consecutive years.
This outstanding group of
musicians has a new line up
and it is with great excitement
that the band embark upon this
next stage of their increasingly
successful musical journey.
Larry Garner & Norman Beaker
R O C K & P O P
James GrantFriday 30 April 8pm
£12 / £10 conc & members
One of the most talented
songwriters in the UK, James
Grant is probably best known
for his work with Love and
Money and Karen Matheson. His
solo career has been equally as
successful, with strong influences
of Scott Walker and John Martyn
in his work. His fifth album,
Strange Flowers was released
last year to great acclaim.
F A M I L Y S H O W
Giraffes Can’t DanceBlunderbus Theatre Company
C O M E D Y
First Thursday Comedy ClubThursday 6 May
8.30pm / £8
Featuring Simon Bligh, Time
Out Comedy Award and
Perrier Award Nominee
who has gigged all over the
world and now Bury!
Also on the bill will be comedy
giant Ryan Gough, Londoner
Neil McFarlane and top Dutch
Comedian Wouter Mejis!
Saturday 1 May 11am
£6 / £4 members
Gerald the giraffe was not a good
dancer. Every year he dreaded
the great Jungle Dance. But, one
beautiful moonlit night, Gerald
discovers that when we’re
different, sometimes all we need
is a different song to dance to...
Blunderbus Theatre Company
invite you to the Jungle Dance.
So, put on your glam rags
and don’t forget your dancing
shoes! Meet Gerald the giraffe
and friends, as our storytellers
whisk you away on a journey,
deep, deep into the jungle.
Based on the best-selling
children’s book, this is a funny,
touching and triumphant story,
written especially for children
aged 4 - 7, and their adults, too!
James
Grant
Simon
Bligh
Giraffes
Can't Dance
R O C K & P O P
Chuck Prophetand the Mission ExpressFriday 7 May 8pm / £14 / Club event
B L U E S
The ex Green on Red guitarist has
established himself as one of the
most passionate and
innovative artists
to emerge from
the ashes
of the alt.
country
boom and
has just
released
his most
recent
album, Let
Freedom
Ring.
At the heart of his music is
classic, simple songwriting with
a strong message, which
has led to comparisons
with Neil Young.
A Mr Kite Benefit.
Saturday 8 May 8pm
£10 advance / £12 door
This highly talented musician
cites key influences such as
Jimi Hendrix and The Beatles
and has been described as
the new Joe Bonamassa.
Having just released his new
album, Innerevolution, blues
guitarist Philip Sayce performs
this fantastic collection of
songs with his new band.
PhilipSayce
F O L K R O O T S
Fairport Acoustic ConventionThursday 13 May 8pm
£14 / £12 conc & members
Enjoy an intimate evening with
Fairport Convention’s acoustic
take on folk-rock music. The
band is renowned for inventing
the British folk-rock genre.
Fairport are winners of the
coveted BBC Radio 2 Lifetime
Achievement Award and their
classic Liege and Lief has been
voted most influential folk album
of all time by Radio 2 listeners.
Multi-award-winning
playwright Rona Munro and
award-winning actress Fiona
Knowles
return with
their new
comedy.
Ever felt
Mad enough to
kill someone?
The queue
jumper, the ex
who made you feel
small and shabby,
the council official
who cut your
services and
won't take
your calls, the
people who
never listen to a word you
say? Carer Joyce doesn't give
in to those feelings, even
when provoked by mad old
irritating bats like Bella!
Client Rita doesn't, she hasn't
a bad bone in her body. Bella...
DOES... but surely a frail little
old lady doesn't have it in her
to be a killer, or does she?
Don't dig up the shrubbery!
It's Women Behaving
Madly. One actress, three
characters, oh... and the
woman from the council!
D R A M A
Women Behaving Madly MsFits Theatre Company
Wednesday 12 May 8pm / £10 / £8 concession & members
R O C K & P O P
Mostly AutumnSaturday 8 May 8.30pm
£10 advance / £12 door
Standing event
Award-winning classic rock
band Mostly Autumn blend
together influences from the
great bands of the 1970s to
produce original material that
conveys the excitement and
energy of modern rock ballads.
Rick Wright (Pink Floyd) was
amongst their fans and praised
them as ”an amazing band“.
Fairport Acoustic Convention
W O R L D R O O T S
Susheela RamanSupported by Jo Hamilton
Friday 14 May 8pm
£12 advance / £14 door
Voted Best Newcomer at the
BBC World Music Awards in
2002, Susheela Raman is a
captivating artist. Her album Salt
Rain was Mercury nominated and
her beautiful voice and music
have enchanted and inspired
millions of listeners in India,
Europe and beyond. Susheela’s
ability to transcend boundaries
and move between Indian and
Western music has few parallels.
R O C K & P O P
David R BlackSaturday 15 May 7.30pm / £5
Manchester art-rock band David
R Black unleash their darkly
complex new album Secret City.
Its themes of love, loss, hope
and despair resonate in all of us.
Support comes from Only This
Remains and Fort Worth.
F O L K R O O T S
Luka BloomSunday 16 May 8pm
£14 / £12 conc & members
Internationally acclaimed
singer-songwriter Luka Bloom
has enjoyed over twenty years
of success. He comes from a
musical family, first going on
tour with brother, Christy Moore.
He has toured with The Pogues,
The Violent Femmes, Hothouse
Flowers and The Cowboy Junkies.
Luka
Bloom
David
R Black
Susheela Raman
Photo by asopuma
D R A M A
Crimeof the CenturyChickenshed
Thursday 20 May 7.30pm
£10 / £6 concession & members
F O L K R O O T S
KarenMathesonFriday 21 May 8pm
£14 / £12 conc &
members
Karen Matheson has
captivated audiences
around the world and sold
over a million records as the
lead singer of the best-selling,
internationally-renowned
Celtic supergroup Capercaillie.
Performing here with
her band, she has
released three albums
incorporating
traditional and
contemporary
songs in English
and Gaelic.
"spellbinding and evocative…
she takes folk music to a
celestial high" New York Times
Chickenshed’s explosive
dance theatre company
turns its attention to the
proliferation of knife crime
amongst young people.
Following three tragic young
deaths of teenagers associated
with Chickenshed, the company
embarked on producing a
piece of theatre that could
be used as a positive tool in
the fight against the hopeless
savagery of knife crime.
Using words, movement
and projection alongside
a contemporary score of
hip-hop and dance music,
Crime of the Century packs
a frightening punch.
“Emotive and shocking,
Chickenshed theatre company’s
Crime of the Century is a raw
and brutal study of the social
engineering that affects so
many young people today.”
Edinburgh Evening News
B L U E S
Chantel McGregorFriday 21 May 8.30pm
£8 / £6 conc & members
Having formed her own band
just three years ago, Chantel
McGregor is now one of the
rising stars of British blues-rock.
F O L K R O O T S
Tim O’Brien and Kris DreverSaturday 22 May 8pm / £14
Top American songwriter and
instrumentalist Tim O’Brien joins
forces with Scotland’s talented
Kris Drever. Tim is a guest on
Kris’s new album, and in this
concert they play songs from the
record alongside some of their
own repertoire. Not to be missed.
A Mr Kite Benefit.
F O L K R O O T S
Previously seen at The Met as
lead singer of Bellowhead, and
with duo Spiers and Boden, BBC
Folk Singer of the Year 2010 Jon
Boden returns with his band
the Remnant Kings to perform
material from his acclaimed solo
album Songs from the Floodplain.
Described as folkapocalyptica,
Boden explores the theme of a
rural community surviving and
coming to terms with apocalyptic
turmoil and it’s aftermath.
Sounds grim, but it’s a deliciously
dark subject and the results
are arrestingly powerful, dark
yet uplifted by the indomitable
nature of the human spirit.
Jon Bodenand the Remnant KingsThursday 27 May 8pm / £14 / £12 conc & members
F O L K R O O T S
KarenMathesonFriday 21 May 8pm
£14 / £12 conc &
members
Karen Matheson has
captivated audiences
around the world and sold
over a million records as the
lead singer of the best-selling,
internationally-renowned
Celtic supergroup Capercaillie.
Performing here with
her band, she has
released three albums
incorporating
traditional and
contemporary
songs in English
and Gaelic.
"spellbinding and evocative…
she takes folk music to a
celestial high" New York Times
F A M I L Y S H O W A M E R I C A N A
Suzy BoggussFriday 28 May 8pm / £17
The legendary US country music singer
has released one platinum and three gold
albums in her career as well as charting
six top ten singles. Her career
has spanned over thirty
years and she has
collaborated with
some of Nashville’s
most influential
songwriters.
She comes to
The Met to
perform her
favourite
songs from
her back
catalogue
and some
new
material.
A Mr Kite
Benefit.
Stella loves the
stars. Every evening
she gazes at them
through her telescope. But
one night her little brother
Ryan extends the telescope all the
way to the stars and starts climbing!
Tall Stories, the company that brought
you The Gruffalo and Room on the Broom,
presents its latest show, for everyone
aged 4 and up. Inspired by Mother Goose
and the Big Bang, stories, songs and
silliness lift you up, up and away...
Twinkle TwonkleTall Stories
Saturday 29 May 1pm
£6 / £4 members
F A M I L Y S H O W
Lighter than AirCircus Ridiculoso
Friday 4 June 1pm
£6 / £4 members
Enter the bizarre universe of a
wild balloon tamer. An utterly
joyous experience combining
circus, comedy, participation,
surprises and laughs. Ages 3+.
F A M I L Y S H O W
Time For TeaHandheld Theatre
Tuesday 1 June 11am
£6 / £4 members
George has a clock that tells
him what to do. One day he
tampers with it and has to face
the consequences. This takes him
on a journey where many weird
and wonderful things happen...
Find out where the pop up people
live and learn that not only
children like to play with sand!
For ages 3 years and over.
D R A M A
Around the Worldin Eighty Days Brute Farce
Wednesday 2 June 7.30pm / £10 / £6 concession and members
C O M E D Y
Made in Bury Comedy CompetitionThursday 3 June 8.30pm / £8
The search for Bury's next star is
on with a night of up and coming
comedians. Join us for an evening
of quality stand up at one of the
north west's best loved comedy
venues. For details of how to
enter, visit http://themet.biz
Suitcases, boxes, steamships,
trains and elephants... Brute
Farce’s startling new re-working
of Jules Verne’s classic tale
whisks the audience from
rainy station platforms in
nineteenth century London to a
technicolour Bollywood vision
of the tropics and the frozen
wastes of North America.
With trademark invention and
frantic multi-role characterisation,
a cast of five bring Phileas
Fogg, his faithful servant and
various pursuing police officers,
Indian princesses and Wild
West bullies garishly to life.
Time
for Tea
Lighter
than Air
Around the
World in
Eighty Days
W O R L D R O O T S
The BaghdaddiesFriday 4 June 8pm / £10
£8 conc & members / Club event
An anarchic melange of
traditional European and
world musical styles of all
eras, making an infectious and
unique brand of music that
never fails to have audiences
jumping around in a frenzy!
Blistering eastern brass
harmonies and high energy
rhythms, the infectious
styles and rousing songs
fuse in a whirl of excitement
and dancing.Inspired by the
Roma wedding and brass
band music of the Balkans,
fused by eclectic musical
influences ranging from
calypso and jazz to punk,
The Baghdaddies are an
experience not to be missed.
A M E R I C A N A
Formerly in Canadian band
The Wailin' Jennys, Annabelle
Chvostek returns to The Met
with her acclaimed new solo
material. Described as ”a
contemporary urban folk
alchemist“, her music has an
urban rootsy vibe exploring
the themes of love loss and
everything in between. Her
new album Resilience was
nominated for Contemporary
Album of the Year at the
Canadian Folk Music Awards.
Thursday 10 June 8pm / £10 / £8 concession & members
Annabelle Chvostek
B L U E S
Michael
Roach
D R A M A
Little Leap ForwardHorse and Bamboo Theatre
Friday 18 June 7pm
£10 / £6 conc and members
R O C K & P O P
The MiniVan BandFriday 25 June 8pm
£10 advance / £12 door
The best Van Morrison Tribute
in the UK, The Mini Van Band
play classics such as Moondance,
Have I Told You Lately, Domino,
Bright Side of the Road and more.
The band are highly acclaimed
musicans in their own right,
playing with the likes of Chris
Farlowe, Solomon Burke, Texas,
The Kinks and Paulo Nutini.
Complete with horn section this
band provides every element
of a typical Van Morrison
concert, but with banter! The
band is fronted by roots singer
songwriter Graham Robins, who
has toured with members of
Van Morrison’s band and family,
and who puts Van’s music
across as good as anyone can.
Fri 18 June 8pm
£8 / £6 conc & members
Michael Roach sings and
plays guitar in an East Coast
style of blues that dates
back to the 1920s.
Mentored by John
Jackson and taught by
John Cephas and Jerry
Ricks, he's promoted
African-American
culture through the
use of blues throughout
the US and Europe.
Michael Roach
B L U E S
Little Leap Forward tells the
childhood story of internationally
acclaimed Chinese flautist,
Guo Yue, during the Cultural
Revolution in China. It is a tale of
family, friendships and creative
expression, but above all the
need for freedom. For ages 8+
Little
Leap
Forward
C O M E D Y
First Thursday Comedy Club Edinburgh Festival Special
Thursday 1 July
8.30pm / £8
The comedy circuit’s best preview
their Edinburgh shows before
taking them north of the border.
Featuring weird and wonderful
Seymour Mace, best known as
the twins from BBC sitcom Ideal.
Seymour has a string of awards
plus festival shows under his
belt and is one of the UK's most
sought-after performers.
C O M E D Y
JohnHegleyThe Adventures of
Monsieur Robinet
Friday 2 July 8pm
£12 / £8 conc & members
R O C K & P O P
The Missing LinkSaturday 26 June 8.30pm / £8
Tottington's The Missing Link play
a catchy blend of indie rock that
has attracted a following in Bury.
The band have played several sell
out shows across Manchester.
F O L K R O O T S
Old Blind DogsThursday 1 July 8pm / £12 / £10 concession & members
Since forming in the early 1990s,
Old Blind Dogs have stood on
the cutting edge of Scotland’s
roots revival, developing their
own style with an energetic mix
of songs and tunes. Dynamic
percussion, polished vocals,
soaring fiddle and stirring pipes
fuel the delicately-phrased
melodies and traditional songs.
Lean, besuited and
bespectacled, the wry
wordsmith is on the road
again, beadily observing
the world from behind
those trademark glasses.
John tells us tales of a
Frenchman with some
unusual [but clean] habits,
which include burying
his dog’s kennel and his
own luggage pieces.
The stories appear alongside
other new works, which
include an address to aliens
Old Blind
Dogs
Seymour
Mace
C O M E D Y
JohnHegleyThe Adventures of
Monsieur Robinet
Friday 2 July 8pm
£12 / £8 conc & members A M E R I C A N A
Eve Selis BandFriday 9 July 8pm
£12 / £10 conc & members
This five time San Diego Music
Awards Winner blends country,
R&B, blues, folk and rock ‘n’ roll
in a high calibre musical cocktail
topped off with her “lemonade
and whiskey” voice. Her most
recent album, Angels and Eagles
received yet another San Diego
Music Award nomination.
on the subject of transport,
a poem about a non-talking
parrot and some animal
impersonations with the
aid of a handkerchief. The
audience are invited to sing
along. But not to dance.
Much.
Suitable for most
people over seven.
"Typically brilliant songs
and stories about a Gallic
small-town hero with a dog
called Chirac" The Guardian
R O C K & P O P
KarnatakaThe Gathering Light Live 2010
Friday 16 July 8pm
£10 advance / £12 door
Standing event
Karnataka are back
with a new line
up, album and
slightly fresher
sound. This hugely
atmospheric
progressive rock
band features
original member
Ian Jones with
new additions
Lisa Fury (vocals),
Ian Harris (drums),
Gonzalo Carerra
(keyboards) and
Enrico Pinna (lead
and acoustic guitars).
”Melodic progressive rock at
its best!” Prog Archives
J A z z
MetrojazzThursday 8 July 7.30pm
£6 / £4 members
A night of hot summer jazz
from The Met's community
jazz orchestra, fronted
by Munch Manship.
B L U E S
Tom DoughtyFriday 16 July 8.30pm
£8 / £6 conc & members
Tom Doughty, referred to as
the ‘Django Reinhardt of Slide
Guitar’ is an acoustic lap slide
bottleneck guitar player and
singer songwriter. Defining
Tom as a blues performer is too
small to convey the depth and
variety of his music, he takes
the acoustic slide guitar to
another level, finding fantastic
new sounds and techniques.
C O M E D Y
First Thursday Comedy ClubThursday 5 August 8.30pm / £8
Bury's monthly comedy club
returns with some of Britain's
top laughter makers.
F A M I L Y E V E N T
FamilyFriendlyFilm FestivalFriday 6 & Saturday 7
August 10am-4pm / Free
Family Friendly Film Festival
returns for another year of
cinematic mayhem. With
animations and hands on fun
this is the perfect family day
out. Sign up to our newsletter
for more information nearer the
date www.themet.biz or go to
familyfriendlyfilmfestival.org.uk
Coming Soon…Panic RoomSaturday 11 September
Heidi TalbotSaturday 25 September
Kieran GossThursday 7 October
GenticorumFriday 8 October
MichaelMcGoldrick and friends
Thursday 14 October
Alexei SayleWednesday 20 October
Lancashire HotpotsSaturday 23 October
Ralph McTellSaturday 6 November
Tom
Doughty
C H R I S T M A S S H O W
In wartime England, four children
are evacuated to an old house
where they discover a magic
wardrobe. Inside they find the
enchanting land of Narnia; a
Kingdom where it’s always
winter but never Christmas; a
Kingdom on the verge of an epic
conflict between an evil Snow
Queen and a courageous lion.
Are you brave enough to
go inside and share the
children’s adventures?
Have you the courage to stand
shoulder to shoulder with
Aslan, the great lion, and fight
the Snow Queen? Narnia is
waiting; it needs your help...
CS Lewis’s classic tale for
children (and adults!) comes
alive on stage with wondrous
characters and special
theatrical tricks to help re-
tell this extraordinary story
that will draw you in from the
moment you sit in your seat.
The Lion,the Witch andthe WardrobePresented by Proper Job Theatre Company & The Met
Tuesday 14 - Friday 24 December / £10 / £8 conc & members
Stagecoach Sundays 10am-1pm
With Ruth Mauriello. For 6-16
year olds with an interest in
dance, drama and music. Call
0161 763 6161/07738267346.
Aiming HighMondays 4-5pm (8-13 years) /
Tues 4-5pm (14-18 years) / £2
Weekly drama sessions for
young people with disabilities
or additional needs, from Bury
Council Childrens Services and
The Met. Build confidence, make
friends and learn great skills in a
fun and creative environment.
Bury Boys Break-DanceMonday 4.30pm-5.30pm / £3
A break-dance crew for boys
from ages 11-16 (school year
7 to 11). Learn break dance
moves and stunts. All levels
of experience welcome.
Streetwise DramaMondays 5pm-7pm
A weekly drama session for young
adults. Contact 0161 253 6476.
takepart
Classes &
Workshops
Metro Jazz Mondays 6.30pm-9.30pm
£70 (£50 conc) per term
Led by Munch Manship. Front
line musicians needed for
The Met’s community jazz
orchestra. Over 16s only.
Met ExpressMondays 7pm-9pm
Tuesdays 10.30am-12.30pm
Tuesdays 7pm-9pm
Drama for people with disabilities.
Only accepting new members
for the Tuesday am session.
Black Pudding Youth TheatreTuesdays 5pm-7pm
Youth drama from Bury Youth
Service, led by MaD Theatre.
email [email protected]
for information.
BuryYouth DanceTuesdays 5.30pm-7pm
Auditions Tuesday 13 April
4.45-6.45pm
Led by Claire Fildes. For
11-17 years olds interested
in dance. Bury Youth
Dance explore their
creativity through dance for
performance. Participants are
invited by audition. Recently
the group have been invited
to perform in u-dance
England's regional showcase
Word in Motion, and also in
Signatures the youth dance
platform for the north west.Bury Youth Dance
Bury Youth TheatreWednesdays 5.30-7pm (BYT2: 9-13 yr olds)
Wednesdays 7-9pm (BYT1: 14 yrs +) / £2.50 per session
Bloco Ashê: Bury SambaSaturdays 11am-1pm
£5 / £3 conc / £2 under 16s
A welcoming and exciting samba
percussive workshop catering
for beginners and beyond. The
band welcomes new members.
Led by Marc Young, Clare
Fildes and Sammy Deas.
Bury Youth Theatre is a fun
drama session which takes place
at The Met every Wednesday.
BYT members explore their
creativity through devising,
improvising, games, and other
performance related activities
whilst developing skills
such as team building, voice
projection and confidence!
Bury Vocal CollectiveWed 7 & 28 April, 19 May,
9 & 30 June 7.30-9pm / £4
Led by Rose Hodgson. For
people who want to sing -
regardless of whether they
think they are in tune or not!
Salsa Beginners course
Tuesdays 7.30pm / 27 April for 8 weeks / £35 for course
Do you think you can
dance? Prove it by talking
our brand new eight week
salsa course lead by Amos De
Roover from Latin Vybez.
The course is aimed at total
beginners, no previous dance
experience is necessary, just a
Do you already know how to dance, but want to improve your skills?
Come to these weekly sessions and learn how to raise your game.
desire to have fun, get fit and
learn to dance the Latin way.
Starting with the absolute basics
of Salsa and building week by
week into a catalogue of steps
that can be taken forward
into more advanced classes.
Come on your own or with
a partner and be prepared
to have fun and get fit! This term we'll be looking at
stimulus to create drama with
BYT1 and also at slapstick
comedy performance with BYT 2.
Bury Youth Theatre
Salsa Improvers sessions
Tuesdays 8.45pm / £5 per week
To book a table for your meal, call 0161 763 9399
Foodand DrinkStart your evening with a
meal at The Met and end it
with a drink in one of our
candle lit bars.
Our restaurant Automatic
serves fine food all day and
offers an Early Bird menu from
4pm-7pm Monday to Friday for
only £9.95 per person for two
courses and £11.95 for three.
Sample real ales or a selection
of fine whiskeys in our foyer
bar Malt, open every day.
Our first floor Theatre Bar
offers a range of beers
and wines before, during
and after each show.
Aged under 26?Then you can see brilliant theatre
at The Met, absolutely free!
The offer applies to shows that have
the Night Less Ordinary logo above.
To reserve your place just phone us
on the day of the event (on 0161
761 2216) or call into The Met. We
will hold your ticket for you until
one hour before the show starts.
Free theatre for under 26s is
made possible through A Night
Less Ordinary, an Arts Council
England scheme in association
with Metro which will provide
618,000 free theatre tickets to
anyone under 26 in more than
200 venues across England.
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and want to support us, why
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Thu 29 The Reasoning
Fri 30 Larry Garner and the
Norman Beaker Band
Fri 30 James Grant
M A Y
Sat 1 Giraffes Can’t Dance
Thu 6 First Thursday
Comedy Club
Fri 7 Chuck Prophet and
the Mission Express
Sat 8 Philip Sayce
Sat 8 Mostly Autumn
Wed 12 Women Behaving
Madly
Thu 13 Fairport Convention
Fri 14 Susheela Raman
Sat 15 David R Black
Sun 16 Luka Bloom
Thu 20 Crime of the Century
Fri 21 Karen Matheson
Fri 21 Chantel McGregor
Sat 22 Tim O’Brien and
Kris Drever
Thu 27 Jon Boden and the
Remnant Kings
Fri 28 Suzy Bogguss
Sat 29 Twinkle Twonkle
J U N E
Tue 1 Time For Tea
Wed 2 Around the World
in Eighty Days
Thu 3 Made in Bury
Comedy Competiton
Fri 4 Lighter than Air
Fri 4 Bhagdaddies
Thu 10 Annabelle Chvostek
Fri 18 Little Leap Forward
Fri 18 Michael Roach
Fri 25 Minivan Band
Sat 26 The Missing Link
J U L Y
Thu 1 Old Blind Dogs
Thu 1 First Thursday
Comedy Club
Fri 2 John Hegley
Thu 8 Metrojazz
Fri 9 Eve Selis
Fri 16 Karnataka
Fri 16 Tom Doughty
A U G U S T
Thu 5 First Thursday
Comedy Club
Fri 6 Family Friendly
Film Festival
Sat 7 Family Friendly
Film Festival
Quick Guide A P R I L
Thu 1 Me and Me Dad
Thu 1 First Thursday
Comedy Club
Sat 3 A Little Princess
Sat 3 Filska
Sat 3 Hobopop Trio
Thu 8 Finbar Furey
Fri 9 Martin Simpson
Sat 10 Across the
Deep Blue Sea
Wed 14 Clunk
Thu 15 Maggie Bell, Dave
Kelly and The British
Blues Quartet
Sat 17 Breabach
Wed 21 King of the Gypsies
Thu 22 PBS6
Fri 23 Shake-a-Leg