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Having recently celebrated its first birthday, The Riverfront Theatre and Arts Centre Newport is looking forward to an exciting second year with a spectacular spring programme. Family entertainment kicks off to a side-splitting start with Paddy the clown; hilarious and widely regarded as one of Britain’s top clowns. He is followed by Sixth’s Sense production of Toad’s Great Western Railway Adventure, a new adventure from literature’s rascal Toad and The People’s Theatre Company with Bink and the Giant Whizz Pop. For the theatre lovers out there, just when you thought it was safe to go back in the theatre, the popular as ever Reduced Shakespeare Company pay a return visit with Completely Hollywood and a visit to Tinseltown! Rabbi Lionel Blue drops in with his offbeat sense of humour and Cwmni Theater Arad Goch with Tafliad Carreg for the Welsh speakers amongst us. Shylock, the tragic, funny and often unbelievable life of fiction’s most famous Jew will be performed by Gareth Armstrong, followed by The Theatre Royal Bury St Edmunds performance of Showstopper, a comedy about love, glamour and The Sound of Music! Theatr Y Byd in association with The Riverfront will then present Butterfly, followed by The Torch Theatre Company and Only a Matter of Time by Alan Platter; notorious for taking serious issues and kicking them around the stage until the stuffing falls out! For an award-winning and hilarious comedy, Pilot Theatre, York Royal and Octagon Theatre have co-produced the fabulous East is East which has already enjoyed huge success in the west end and was made into a smash-hit film in 1999. Next comes a new and highly acclaimed performance from Mike Maran Productions with The Little World of Don Camillo, followed by the phenomenal Derren Brown with his Something Wicked This Way Comes Tour. For those who like to laugh out loud, the popular Comedy Shed is back on the last Friday of every month, as well as well known stand-ups such as Jeremy Hardy. The spring dance performances kick off to a colourful start with Madhvi’s Elements, which embraces both ballet and bharatanatyam, two of the oldest and most vigorous dance forms. The renowned and breathtaking Canadian company Montreal Danse pay The Riverfront a visit with one of only two UK performances, with From Julia to Emile, 1949. Real by Ace Dance and Music are next to follow with their gripping, edgy theatre of real-life performance mixed with intricate, flowing movements. The Riverfront has a diverse range of music on offer for all tastes and for those of you who love music, their brand new offering is The Jazz Packet where the Studio will create a relaxing and atmospheric cabaret style setting to listen to local Jazz bands. Continuing a similar musical theme will be The Big Chris Barber Band with traditional Jazz and Absolute Swing starring The Kings of Swing. Gordon Peters will present his celebration of Flanders and Swann and rocking into the city will be The Fab Beatles, Think Floyd, The Barron Knights and the marvellous Elkie Brooks promising one of her most spectacular performances ever! Opera della Luna will be in party mood for Moonstruck, a gala evening of opera, musical comedy and cabaret and Swansea City Opera, some of the finest singers and orchestral players in the country, bring Rossini’s most famous opera, The Barber of Seville. Classical music lovers haven’t been forgotten either, the increasingly popular First Wednesday lunchtime recitals will continue into a second year at The Riverfront and Sinfonia Cymru pay a return visit with a magnificent programme that will include Mozart, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky. Visual Arts in the Gallery will include Gwent Photographic and Newport Schools exhibitions and the The Riverfront’s Studio Theatre will continue to transform into a unique cinema space, playing the best mix of new releases, world, classic and arthouse cinema every Monday and Tuesday evening and on the Third Wednesday lunchtime of every month. Just some of the fantastic films to look out for in the spring season will be Broken Flowers, A History of Violence and Corpse Bride. The Second Wednesday of every month brings another new offering with a regular series of lunchtime public lectures in association with the University of Wales Newport and the Scientific Medical Network. The diverse range of workshops and classes that The Riverfront has to offer will continue with a choice of Life Drawing, Salsa Dancing, Circus Skills, Youth Theatre, Ceramics, Junior Art Club, Newport Community Choir and many more. Also this season there will be Theatre Addicts, a monthly theatre criticism session with renowned theatre critic David Adams and brand new Street and Breakdancing classes for beginner adults! Classes and workshops start at The Riverfront on Monday 8 January 2006, most classes have limited places so can be pre or block booked. Tickets for all events at The Riverfront are on sale from the central box office booking line on 01633 656757. For further information about The Riverfront please visit the website: www.newport.gov.uk/riverfront or join the FREE MAILING LIST by sending your contact details to: FREEPOST NAT15773, Newport NP20 1YY. For more information please contact Rachel Kinchin, Marketing Officer on 01633 656675, or email rachel.kinchin@newport.gov.uk |
| The Riverfront, Newport web site: www.newport.gov.uk/riverfront |
| Rachel Kinchiin e-mail: rachel.kinchin@newport.gov.uk |
Sunday, January 1, 2006 |
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