Acclaimed jazz pianist Philip Clouts continues his intimate series of shows in our cosy bar.

Saxophonist Neil Maya and pianist Philip Clouts have assembled a set which features music from the greats of South Africa including Abdullah Ibrahim, Miriam Makeba, and Hugh Masakela.

Philip Clouts was born in Cape Town and has loved South African jazz from childhood. The music has influenced his own playing and composing in the worldbeat group Zubop, and more recently in the Philip Clouts Quartet. “It’s a great pleasure to revisit some of my original sources of inspiration for this evening” says Clouts. “We’ll be playing pieces that connect directly to the audience – they are very melodic, with catchy rhythms”

“Emotionally-felt, highly listenable melodies and improvisations which colourfully lift the spirits” Adrian Pallant

~ SOLD OUT ~

MUSIC: Jazz in the Bar – Township Jazz with Neil Maya           

£8 advance, £12 on the door

Doors open at 7 P.M., Show starts at 8 P.M.

Seated and Standing

Seating is unallocated

Tickets are available online above or from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information centres in person or on the phone

Booking Hotline: 01297 442138

Booking Fee may apply

As part of our celebrations of International Women’s Day, the Marine presents a funny and touching play about female friendshipLocal journalist Fran, PE teacher Penny, shy librarian Janet, and feisty Annie form a writing group. Inspired by the historical figure Boadicea, these women face their demons, overcome their enemies, and move on as friends to a better future.

This is a special production by the Somerleigh Players in association with Dorchester Arts, and the play was written by Ade Morriss.

About the company

Somerleigh Players are made of a mixture of people who have had a professional connection to the theatre (ie acting in professional productions, Edinburgh Festival, regional theatre, and professional costume and lighting experience etc), have had training at degree level and people who have come to acting later and discovered a real love of acting.

WE REGRET THIS PERFORMANCE HAS HAD TO BE POSTPONED DUE TO THE WEATHER

THEATRE: The Boadicea of Britannia Street

£9 advance, £11 on the door (TF discount applies)

Doors open at 7:30 P.M., starts 8 P.M.

Seated

Seating is unallocated

Tickets are available online above or from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information centres in person or on the phone

Booking Hotline: 01297 442138

Booking Fee may apply

Ain’t I A Woman is a choir of professional female singers, which performs alongside two community choirs in this unique concert.

It marks International Women’s Day as well as celebrating 100 years since women’s vote.

They will perform new songs especially for the project about the physicality, spirituality and social context of being a woman, as well as celebrating the stories of inspirational women.They will explore what it means to be a woman, and sing about fertility, motherhood, sexual orientation, gender identity, work, and equal pay.  

It’s presented by Wren Music, a Devon-based charity with a mission to work with music and culture in order to celebrate identity and diversity.  Wren is a music charity with over 30 years’ experience in delivering all aspects of community music. Their mission is to work with music and culture in order to educate, to inspire creativity, to promote inclusion and to celebrate identity and diversity.

MUSIC: Ain’t I a Woman

£10 advance, £9 advance for Theatre Friends, £13 on the door

Doors open at 7:30 P.M., starts 8 P.M.

Seated

Seating is not allocated

Bandleader and alto saxophonist, Duncan Anselm, recreates the Blue Note era with swinging American standards, alongside his own compositions. This is up-tempo cool jazz with lively solos at their best. For this special show, they’ll be joined by special guest, Nigel Price, one of the most gifted guitarists playing on the UK jazz scene. It promises to be a suitable finale to Jazz Jurassica’s second season.

Nigel Price

Duncan’s band plays hard grooving tunes penned by the likes of Hank Mobley, Thelonious Monk and Sonny Clark.

Award winning jazz guitarist Nigel Price started his career in his early 20s, touring with various reggae and funk bands before settling on a solo guitar career and turning his attention to jazz. Citing early influences as Wes Montgomery, Joe Pass, John McLaughlin and the Mahavishnu Orchestra, Nigel honed his craft by attending gigs and sitting in with the players of the time.

He spent ten years with acid jazz outfit The Filthy Six, was a member of James Taylor’s band for 3 years and performed with David Axelrod.

He has picked up a Parliamentary Jazz Award (Best Jazz Ensemble, 2010), a nomination for a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2014) and a British Jazz Award (Best Guitarist, 2016) along the way.

Nigel is a regular performer at London’s Ronnie Scott’s.

Adrian Smith (bass), Richard Jenkins (piano), Andy Chapman (drums), Duncan Anselm (sax), Nigel Price (guitar)

Tickets: £22 + b/f  includes 2-course supper courtesy of Dottie Kitchen

Advance booking is essential to secure your table from 01297 442138 or online here:

Timings:

Doors: 6.30

Supper: 7-8pm

Music: 8pm onwards

Ends: 10pm

Tickets are available online above or from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information centres in person or on the phone

Booking Hotline: 01297 442138

Booking Fee may apply

For more information please visit here

Tom Glover leads three other wits in a raucous night of laughs.

Paul McCaffrey is headlining.

Paul McCaffrey quickly established himself as a comedian, winning both The London Paper and the Latitude Festival new act competitions in 2009. In 2011 Paul’s debut solo  attracted critical acclaim.

Paul has been heard on Russell Kane’s Whistle-Stop Tour (BBC Radio 2) and is a regular guest on The Matt Forde Show (talkSPORT). He recently filmed the stand-up spot on Russell Howard’s Good News (BBC3) and is currently making a new show  for BBC3.

“He has charm, charisma and success written all over him”

Evening Standard

“Obviously born to be a comic”
The Scotsman

Paul is Joined by Suzy Benett and David Arnold.

Originally from Devon, Suzy is a dynamo of a comic, with a chatty stage presence. She has been delighting audiences with her saucy comedy since “accidentally” reaching the finals of Jimmy Carr’s Comedy Idol on her first gig, and being asked by Jimmy to support him on his “Gag Reflex” tour. Since then she has been storming gigs up and down the country, as well as hosting the Playtex Moonwalk in Hyde Park for the last two years entertaining 17,000 people wearing a novelty bra!

Winner – Funny Women Awards 2006

As seen on The One Show (BBC 1) and Jimmy Carr’s “Stand-Up” DVD

“She shows remarkable confidence on stage, cracking jokes about being single, blokes and pulling (or not pulling) them…” Time Out

“A naturally funny person – very funny indeed!” Jimmy Carr

David Arnold is a loveable Welshman who never fails to deliver a well rounded and polished performance that has his audience laughing throughout. Despite only doing his first gig in late 2012 he is fast developing a reputation as one of the South Wests’ brightest talents and one not to be missed. Regularly performing 20 minute sets as well as being an accomplished MC, he has performed everywhere from Jongleurs in Bristol to festivals such as Boardmasters & Volksfest.

COMEDY: Lyme Regis Comedy Club

£8 advance, £10 on the door

Doors open at 7:00 P.M., show starts at 7:30 P.M.

Seated

Seating is unallocated

Tickets are available online above or from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information centres in person or on the phone

Booking Hotline: 01297 442138

Booking Fee may apply

Cockney ska and pop, with an authentic rock and roll sound is served up by dancefloor favourites Buster Shuffle

Their new album was mixed by Adele’s producer, Paul Epworth and Jamie Ellis (Florence & The Machine, The Rifles). Their effortless fusion of ska and indie pop (think Madness crossed with Blur) have secured them shows at every major UK festival including Bestival and Glastonbury. Buster Shuffle built their reputation touring the UK with The Holloways, The Wombats, Goldie Lookin’ Chain and Chas ‘n’ Dave, before signing to EMI. Uncut magazine gave debut album ‘Our Night Out’ four stars with airplay on BBC Radio and XFM (where frontman Jet Baker was a regular on Danny Wallace’s breakfast show). They have performed across Europe from Berlin to Vienna, and have supported Lee Scratch Perry, Frank Turner,  the Drop Kick Murphys and Madness

‘You’ll enjoy this knees-up bar-room stomp’ ~ The Guardian

Take my word for it, they’re rocking’ ~ The Sun

‘A verve and feel for 2-tone foundations laid by early Specials’ THE DAILY MIRROR

‘Piano-bashing Cockney mayhem’ THE TIMES

MUSIC: Buster Shuffle

£7 advance, £9 on the door

Doors open and show starts at 7:30 P.M.

Standing

Tickets are available online above or from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information centres in person or on the phone

Booking Hotline: 01297 442138

Booking Fee may apply

Rock For Heroes is a live music event with a professional live band performing rock hits from the 60s to 90s.

WE REGRET THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED

Why see 10 tribute acts, when you can see one that performs all the hits, by all the biggest bands?

The band will be performing music from artists such as Dire Straits, Status Quo, Queen, David Bowie, Madonna, Spandau Ballet, Bryan Adams,

Elton John, Simple Minds and many more. Rock For Heroes pays tribute to legends in music, while raising money for charity.

In celebration of “ Help For Heroes”, join this full live rock band with superb singers, and rock for our heroes.

MUSIC: Rock for Heroes £18 advance / £21 on the door (TF discount applies)

Doors open at 6:30 P.M. , show starts 7:30 P.M.

Seated

Seating is unallocated

Tickets are available online above or from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information centres in person or on the phone

Booking Hotline: 01297 442138

Booking Fee may apply

All the characters of the cherished comedy return to the stage in this community play.

They are brought to life with a wonderful local cast, courtesy of the Marine Players. The chocolate obsessed Vicar, the dim but charming Alice Tinker, her love Hugo, and his disapproving father will all make an appearance in this hilarious adaptation of the TV classic.

The Marine Players is a talented local drama group based in Lyme Regis. Formerly the Lyme Regis Dramatic Society, the Marine Players were formed at the beginning of 2016 in order to move to a closer relationship with the Theatre, and attract a younger and more wide-ranging membership.

In exchange for free use of the theatre, profits from productions go towards the upkeep of the theatre. So far the players have contributed towards productions such as The Tempest of Lyme, Around the World in 80 Minutes, and Monmouth.

The original TV series was produced by Tiger Aspect, with script by Richard Curtis and Paul Mayhew-Archer, and has been adapted by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter.

£12 advance (up to 2:45  P.M. of the day of performance)

£14 on the door (entry up to one hour before show starts)

Bar opens 6:30 P.M., starts 7.30 P.M.

Seated

Seating is allocated automatically when purchasing tickets online, but can be chosen when purchasing from the tourist information centres.

Tickets are available online above or from Lyme Regis and Bridport Tourist Information centres in person or over the phone on 01297 442138

Booking Fee may apply

The Royal Ballet celebrates the centenary of  Leonard Bernstein’s birth. Three ballets two new productions

To mark the birth of Leonard Bernstein’s birth, the Royal Ballet celebrate with an all-Bernstein programme from choreographers Wayne McGregor, Liam Scarlett and Christopher Wheeldon.

Leonard Bernstein was one of the first classical composers in America to achieve both popular and critical acclaim. To celebrate the centenary year of the composer’s birth the Royal Ballet has united all three of its associate choreographers to celebrate the dynamic range and danceability of Bernstein’s music.

The programme includes two world premieres by resident choreographer Wayne McGregor and artistic associate Christopher Wheeldon marking each artist’s first foray into Bernstein.