T HEA TR E WHAT'S ON IN WINTER | SPRING JANUARY - APRIL 2020 - DUGDALE CENTRE
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BOX OFFICE 020 8807 6680 | www.dugdalecentre.co.uk What’s on in WINTER | SPRING JANUARY - APRIL 2020 t h e a t re
To book tickets online: www.dugdalecentre.co.uk Call 020 8807 6680 for card bookings. Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House, 39 London Road, Enfield Town, EN2 6DS Complete your visit to the Dugdale EN_FOOD Café is open for you to enjoy amazing community sourced food and drink 9am - 4pm, Monday - Saturday. You can also savour the award-winning Italian Gelato ice cream from Gelato Di Ariela plus a selection of hot and cold drinks. TALKIES COMMUNITY CINEMA PRESENTS MAKING WAVES Thursday 9 January, 7.45PM Tickets: £6.50 Director Midge Costin – a feature film sound The Museum Gift Shop is also open for you to engineer for over 25 years – and her crew of browse or even find a unique item to purchase. Great predominantly female practitioners - draw gifts, historic books and Enfield related items, the gift together interviews with an extraordinary shop will have the perfect souvenir for your visit. line-up of filmmakers, editors and sound specialists to show just how crucial, and yet virtually invisible, the craft of sound design is to the success of film. An exhilarating master class that captures the history, impact and unique creative process of this overlooked art form and the artists behind it who have turned sound into the immersive storytelling force it is today. CERT: 12 DIR:MIDGE COSTIN 2 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 3
Friday 17TH JanuarY, 7.45pm Tickets: £13 | £10 Concessions Dugdale’s regular NEW Comedy Club. “Join The Resistance that EVERYONE is talking about!” Jerry Bakewell Britain’s most unsuccessful Mexican wrestler and Europe’s heaviest light entertainer. - Kelsey De Almeida Rising star Kelsey has already supported Stephen K Amos, Abandoman and Dave Gorman and has appeared on BBC Radio 4 Extra. - Fiona Allen TV Comedy Star /Actress, from Hit Channel 4 Show “Smack The Pony”and as a panelist on Mock the Week. Fiona can been seen on Eastenders (BBC), playing Michaela Turnbul. - Bentley Browning Seen on Channel 4’s The Last Leg, It’s Titchmarsh, BBC Breakfast, The One Show and the 5 star Tinder Rehab Camden Fringe show. - Simon Caine Simon has got to the final of 5 national comedy competitions. He has done over 1,700 gigs, since he started in 2011. - Josh Faulkner Expect jokes that are clever, rude and totally unacceptable. A rising star among the comedy ranks who has to be seen. - Mary O’Connell Scathing, playful, laid-back and assured. Resistance Comedy Have Your Friday Night Sorted! MORE DATES ANNOUNCED: 17 January,14 February, 20 March, 24 April 4 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020
BORDER CROSSINGS in association with the dugdale centre and exchange theatre present THE GREAT EXPERIMENT A MOTHER Thursday 6th and Friday 7th February + MEDEA 7.45pm Tickets: £16 | £14 Concessions BY FRANCA RAME AND DARIO FO The Dugdale welcomes Enfield-based theatre DIRECTED BY HENDRICK JANUARY company Border Crossings: award-winning Wednesday 22nd - Saturday 25th January intercultural theatre-makers from Mauritius, 7.45pm Africa, India, Ireland and the UK! Tickets: £16 | £14 CONCESSIONS “I didn’t know that when slavery was abolished in 1833, it was the slave owners that were A gripping double bill of plays compensated. The biggest bailout until 2009’s by Dario Fo and Franca Rame exploring bank bailout.” a Mother in crisis. “I didn’t know that Britain’s wealth had so much A MOTHER to do with empire and exploitation.” A Mother coaxes us into her experience of “I didn’t know that Britain had never made an anguish, guilt and anger, as she grapples with the apology.” monster she has created. We share a mother’s Slavery may have been abolished in 1833, but torment as the play takes on an increasingly in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries nightmarish quality and she descends into her final over 2 million Indian migrant labourers were hell. Society shares a collective fear of terrorism indentured to work in plantations around the without allowing a full conversation. world. The workers boarded ships that would take them thousands of miles from home in search of MEDEA ‘a better life’, while the abolitionists, and Indian We discover Medea abandoned and in despair, nationalists, called this a ‘new system of slavery’ as she comes to realise that she is a victim of and the ‘international shame of the Indian’. centuries of male oppression rather than a The roots of our Mauritian, Asian-Caribbean, pawn in the hands of the Fate. Accordingly, her Malaysian & African-Asian communities are all children must die in order to break the chains of buried in this history, known as THE GREAT oppression. EXPERIMENT. A Mother Translated by Ed Emery. Medea traslated by Gillian Hanna A new play about these indentured migrations. A Mother and Medea are presented by special arrangement with Samuel French Ltd, Join them as they question who has the right to A Concord Theatricals Company. tell a story and who has the right to be heard. 6 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 7
OLD TIME MUSIC HALL Thursday 13th February, 2.30pm Tickets: £16 TALKIES COMMUNITY CINEMA PRESENTS We are proud to announce that once again the Victorian Plums Music Hall RAFIKI comes to Enfield. Thursday 13TH February, 7.45PM Join them for an afternoon of fun, Tickets: £6.50 song and jollity in a beautifully costumed show . Torn between the romantic desire to follow their hearts and the pragmatic need to follow Be transported back to the Good Old their heads, the star-crossed lovers find Days. It is guaranteed to put a smile themselves forced to make an impossible on your face and a song in your heart. choice between happiness and safety. Book early to avoid disappointment There is no question that Rafiki is a timely and as all the previous shows have been a necessary film. total sell out. Even before its premiere at Cannes last year, a national ban was enforced for its supposed ‘intent to promote lesbianism in Kenya, contrary to the law’. Such intolerance only serves as a testament to the unabashed courage director Wanuri Kahiu demonstrates in telling queer stories in a country where gay sex is still a punishable offence. But while her film has inherently political implications, it also signals a new African cinema that is youthful, stylish and thrillingly engaged with pop culture. This trailblazing film is a vital burst of energy, urgency and, perhaps most importantly, hope. CERT: 12A DIR: Wanuri Kahiu 8 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 9
SUNday 16th February, 3pm Tickets: £12 | £8 Young People | Family ticket £36 Join comedian / cartoonist Mike Capozzola for a multimedia comedy show about superheroes, sci-fi, and monsters. If you’re a fan, then fly, beam or conjure yourself to this show! TOPICS include: Mike’s 1979 NASA pen pal, werewolves, time travel, The Flat Earth folks, Star Wars/ Star Trek and comic books! Mike is a New York-raised, London-based stand up comic and cartoonist with appearances at Dublin Comic Con, MCM London Comic Con, San Francisco SketchFest and San Francisco Comic Con. Ages 12+ please SISSY LEA X SICILY Saturday 15th February, 7.45pm Tickets: £16 A new sensation has arrived in Enfield Town. Sissy Lea from Sicily is a camp celebration of life through the eyes of Enfield’s No.1 drag queen. Follow Sissy Lea’s journey as she leaves Sicily FUN FACT: to start her glittering career as a drag queen. Mike played an MiB Agent in ‘Sissy Lea from Sicily’ is a musical and dance “Men in Black extravaganza featuring Sissy Lea and special International” guests. this past Summer 10 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 11
In partnership with Enfield Councill and Nexus ENFI ELD FOLK CLUB HEARD Wednesday 26th February, 7pm THE HEART OF Tickets: Free THE WORLD Aim: To equip and empower parents from all walks of life in this new techno parenting landscape SATURDAY 22nd febbuary How: • To facilitate and encourage public discussion with A new Folk Club in Enfield, open forum question & answer sessions presenting a monthly showcase • Give parents the opportunity to share the of talent. challenges they face on a day to day basis Presented and hosted by Jacquelyn Hynes. • Members of the panel will share expert advice Jacquelyn performs world-wide as a solo and guidance about parenting artist, in her trio or as a performer with other • To have information to signpost parents about bands and projects, playing at many major what support is available and bridge the gap venues. towards parents & children in the new connected age Come and enjoy creative, talented and Diane Parish (actress and parent herself) was driven original live performances at Enfield’s most to create a safe space/arena for parents to be heard, prestigious venue. openly discuss and strive to solve the major parenting problems of today: Social Media and Community Check our website to see what’s happening Safety, with the help of a panel of experts. this month and find out what’s coming up. Everyone wants to be HEARD. 12 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 13
QUENTIN CRISP: NAKED HOPE WRITTEN AND PERFORMED BY MARK FARRELLY DIRECTED BY LINDA MARLOWE Friday 28th February, 7.45pm Tickets: £16 Fresh from its Off-Broadway debut, Mark Farrelly’s hugely acclaimed solo play comes to the Dugdale Centre. From a conventional upbringing to global notoriety via The Naked Civil Servant, Quentin Crisp was one of the most memorable figures of the twentieth century. Openly gay as early as the 1930s, Quentin spent decades being beaten up on London’s streets for his refusal to be anything less than himself. His courage, and the philosophy that evolved from those experiences, inspire to the present day. Naked Hope is a glorious, uplifting celebration of the urgent necessity to be your true self. HHHH Time Out “Brilliant” HHHH Metro HHHH Broadway Baby “A masterclass” 14 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 15
TALKIES COMMUNITY CINEMA PRESENTS JELLYFISH Thursday 5th March, 7.45PM THE MAN WHO LEFT Tickets: £6.50 IS NOT THE MAN Fifteen-year-old Sarah is the sole carer for her sick mother and her twin siblings. She rushes WHO CAME HOME- from school to home to work in her efforts to keep the family going. Jellyfish tells the story A NEW PLAY BY KEVIN DYER - of Sarah’s discovery of an unexpected outlet PRESENTED BY FARNHAM MALTINGS for her frustration and quick-tempered wit: stand-up comedy. Saturday 29th February, 7.30pm First-time director James Gardner paints an Tickets: £16.50 unsentimental picture of life in a seaside town, Kevin Dyer’s new play is the product of over a and newcomer Liv Hill’s fiercely evocative hundred interviews with soldiers and their wives - and vulnerable depiction of Sarah gives us a each a one-to-one conversation where secrets, regrets remarkable insight into a young woman living and untold details have been shared for the first time. a life far beyond her years. The Man Who Left is Not the Man Who Came Home CERT: 12A is a story of resilience, of hope, of change – and DIR: JAMES GARDNER what it’s like when the man you love is going to war and might not come back. Presented by a cast of three, including a military wife, this show will be followed by a facilitated collective ‘conversation’ about the country we live in. Age recommend: 14+ Running time: approximately 70 minutes. No interval 16 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 17
HIS WAY ROBERT HABERMANN PRESENTS The Songs & Life Of Frank Sinatra WEDNESday 11th March, 2.30pm Tickets: £16 Award winning singer Robert Habermann sings the songs and tells the remarkable story of Ol’ SATURday 7th March, 7.45pm Blue Eyes - his ‘rise and fall and rise’ - From band Tickets: £15 singer with Tommy Dorsey, to 1940’s ‘pop idol’, - his fall from popularity in the late forties , swinging Come Mek We Larf brings to you the best in his way through the 1950’s, and recording some African Caribbean comedians Up Close & Personal. of 20th Century most popular songs and albums, The best in Stand-Up Comedy, Games, Music - to starting his own record label “Reprise” and & chances for you and your guests to win prizes. becoming a world icon. It promises to kick start your weekend with an Robert sings many of Sinatra’s wonderful songs amazing show, filled with laughter and good including : Come Fly With Me, Fly Me To The Moon, vibes. Advance booking is a must. Witchcraft, You Make Me Feel So Young, Strangers In The Night , My Way, New York New York and many more. Remember... Come Mek We Larf... It’s A Laugh-Style Of A Life-Time! “Great story well told and fabulous songs very well sung.” 18 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 19
SEASONS YEKATERINA LEBEDEVA Friday 13th March, 7.45pm Tickets: £18 This concert is an immersive multimedia experience with the classical piano music, evocative imagery of a film about nature, CHRIS MARCO K PRESENTS sounds of nature as well as poetry. It allows each member of the audience to trace an BEING GREEK individual path through the sounds and imagery. The experience is highly positive A GREEK STAND-UP COMEDY SHOW and life affirming, a communion with cycle Saturday 14th march, 7.30pm of seasons, taking listeners deeper into a Tickets: £12.50 musical experience. Due to high demand Chris Marco K is back, with Four composers, four seasons: Beethoven, his brand-new show Being Greek. This stand-up Bach, Rachmaninov and Scriabin with well comedy show is all about Chris Marco K talking known and well loved works such as Moonlight about his Greek family with dose of hilarious Sonata, Bach Cantatas, Rachmaninov Musical Greek punchlines. Expect an hour of tailored Moments and Scriabin To the Flame brought to Greek comedic genius….we will see you there... life by international concert pianist Yekaterina OPA!! Lebedeva and British film maker Alex Fodor as well as poetic writings of Martin Firrell. 20 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 21
Friday 20th March, 8PM Tickets: £14 | £10.50 Concessions Dugdale’s regular NEW Comedy Club. “Join The Resistance that EVERYONE is STRICTLY LAUGHTER talking about!” Friday 27th March - Geoff Boyz: One of the UKs most respected Dugdale Theatre is delighted to welcome back and well rounded comics bringining his witty Strictly Laughter, the popular comedy night. humour and charm. A mixed-bill with an all star line-up, and - Lateef Lovejoy: A Multi Talented Actor, introducing the best new comers from the Stand Up Comedian and one of the most circuit distinctive acts on the comedy circuits. The face The line-up will be announced shortly, of ITV hub the official mascot of U SWITCH, keep checking the website for updates. Playing the role of ‘Coach’ seen on TV. - Katharyn Henson A New York Comedy Scene Regular, Katharyn makes the Big Apple laugh on daily basis. She received Rave Reviews for her one woman show “Ew Girl, Your HIRE THE DUGDALE Nasty” at this years Edinburgh Fringe Festival. Looking for a Venue in North London? Tickets are sure to fly, so reserve your seats now and avoid disappointment! The Dugdale Centre is perfectly situated in the heart of Enfield Town, served by many bus routes, the London Overground and rail services. It is the home of the Museum of Enfield and has a Studio Theatre, Cafe, Art Gallery and 5 meeting and conference rooms over its 2 floors. For all enquiries please contact the Hire Team on 020 8887 7333 or book a Dugdale Centre room Resistance Comedy online at www.dugdalecentre.co.uk/hire. Have Your Friday Night Sorted! 22 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 23
....................................... ......................................... ......................................... School Performances Thursday 2nd April 10am + 1.30pm Saturday 4th April 11am + 1.30pm Sunday 5th April 11am + 1.30pm Monday 6th April 11am + 1.30pm Tuesday 7th April 11am + 1.30pm Wednesday 8th April 11am + 1.30pm Thursday 9th April 11am + 1.30pm Saturday 11th April 11am + 1.30pm Monday 13th April 11am + 1.30pm Tuesday 14th April 11am + 1.30pm Wednesday 15th April 11am + 1.30pm THE DUGDALE THEATRE PROUDLY PRESENTS Thursday 16th April 11am + 1.30pm GOLDILOCKS Friday 17th April 11am + 1.30pm STARRING THE THREE BEARS! Saturday 18th April 11am + 1.30pm Thursday 2nd - Sunday 19th April Sunday 19th April 11am + 1.30pm Roll up! Roll up! for this years Easter Pantomime fantastical Circus extravaganza! This NEW fun packed traditional pantomime, Duration – 90mins including interval featuring song, dance, comedy and loads of Age suitability – 3 - 103 audience participation promises to be the greatest way to celebrate Easter! Will Goldilocks save the family Circus? Will the wicked Ringmaster be defeated? Tickets: Adult £15.50 Will the Three Bears find out who has been Young Person / Senior Citizen £14 eating their porridge? Family ticket £54 (Based on 2 Adults and 2 Young Persons) For answers to all these questions, don’t miss Schools £9.50 the Dugdale pantomime - Oh No You Won’t! NEW GROUP PACKAGES AVAILABLE - Groups of 8 - 12 tickets £1 off per ticket *EARLY BIRD SPECIAL... 10% off Groups of 13 - 20 £2 off per ticket all tickets booked before 28th February ....................................... 24 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 25
TALKIES COMMUNITY CINEMA PRESENTS BIRDS OF PASSAGE Thursday 23rd April, 7.45PM Tickets: £6.50 GreenMatthews PRESENTS Ciro Guerra’s film Embrace of the Serpent WITTY DITTIES from 2015 was an audacious journey SUNday 22ND April, 2.30PM into Colombia’s dark interior. He’s now collaborated with his long-term producer, Tickets: £14 Cristina Gallego, to create this startling and Following on from their acclaimed show A intriguing movie, brimming with images and Brief History of Music, GreenMatthews bring ideas, which grafts a quasi-ethnographical you a new show which explores our rich docu-drama about the indigenous Wayuu history of witty wordplay and melodic mirth. tribe in the northern state of La Guajira onto a poetic reimagining of the rise of Colombia’s Chris Green (piano, guitar, accordion) and marijuana trade over a period of 20 years. Sophie Matthews (early woodwinds, flute, saxophone) bring you four centuries of The film mixes professional and non- chromatic comedy, ranging from bawdy professional actors in a drama of capital and Restoration ballads to stinging Sixties satire empire involving a people whose culture has via Victorian music hall variety. Featuring already been affected by the Spanish and is songs by Noël Coward, Tom Lehrer, Flanders now about to be corrupted by the English- and Swann and a host of other lesser- known speakers of the north. songwriters, this fun and fast-moving revue CERT: 15 will have you rolling in the aisles! DIR: CRISTINA GALLEGO, CIRO GUERRA 26 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 27
ENFIELD POETS LITERARY FESTIVAL saturday 25 and sunday 26 April STRING-ALONG-A-PUPPET PRESENTS To celebrate their Twentieth Anniversary, Enfield Poets are holding a Literary Festival over the weekend 25-26th April, 2020. Events will take THE PRINCESS place all day Saturday and Sunday evening. AND THE PEA Saturday 25th: There will be a performance of the SUNday 3RD MAY 11.30aM & 2.30pm Pied Pied Piper by the Young Talent Academy in Tickets: £11.50 | £9.50 Concessions the theatre Family Ticket £38 (Based on 2 adults and 2 • A poemathon in the foyer young people) • A Family Workshop • Poetry by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I ‘Far from a sleepy show...’ - who both had links with Enfield - in costume Join Bob the Rooster in the Kingdom of • Poetry by First World War Women Duck-down & Feather as he introduces us • Poetry by Second World War Women to King Nightcap, whose son, Prince PJ is • A talk on Charles Lamb’s connection with Enfield searching kingdoms far and wide to find his with a film show Princess. • In the evening a poetry competition adjudication followed by a reading by Ruth Padel Will we ever meet Princess Divan? Will we ever witness the bed of many mattresses? Sunday 26th 5pm. A reading by the Poet Laureate, Will everything be okay in the end? Simon Armitage, in the theatre, followed by a book signing This brand-new puppet musical promises memorable songs, great puppetry and of Sunday 26th 7pm. A reading by Maggie Butt, course audience participation! Martyn Crucifex, Mimi Khalvati, Cheryl Moskowitz and Mario Petrucci, followed by a book signing. Suitable for ages 3+ Running time 45 mins including meet & greet with the puppets. Other events to be announced. 28 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 29
NOW ON SALE WINNER of The Food Made Good Awards 2019 GreenMatthews PRESENTS DASH PRESENTS CANTERBURY THE MAGIC OF TALES THE MUSICALS 3 May 2ND May 11TH - 16th Tipples and Tasters The EN_FOOD Cafe and Bar has arrived in Enfield Town serving delicious homemade food and drinks using locally sourced ingredients and prepared in house by our sustainability focused Head Chef Ben Murphy. At the heart of Enfield's cultural life, Children’s EN_FOOD at the Dugdale Centre international Where is serve great drinks while delighting voices of Enfield Mrs Christie? your taste buds. Masters of mixology with an impressive roster of cocktails Cabaret May 20th that complement the freshly May 17TH prepared plates, which are both unique and wholesome. ENTERTRAINMENTS PRESENTS With exciting new choices every day Come Mek We Larf that reflect the seasons, as well as regular favourites that Comedy Intimates are always on the menu. May 22ND Streetfood Pop-Up Bar is open Friday and Saturday night from 6pm-11pm The Café is open Monday - Saturday 8.30am - 3.30pm 30 DUGDALE JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 JANUARY 2020 | APRIL 2020 DUGDALE 31
HOW TO BOOK 1. Online To book tickets online please visit www.dugdalecentre.co.uk This is the quickest and easiest way to book tickets. 2. Telephone Call 020 8807 6680 for card bookings. Opening hours: Monday - Saturday 10am - 5pm. 3. In Person Tickets can be purchased by cash, cheque or card at Millfield House, Dugdale Centre and Forty Hall. ACCESS The Dugdale Centre is wheelchair accessible. For hearing impaired, we have the Sennheiser infra-red system, these receivers tune into your hearing aid and can be collected from Box Office. We welcome guide and hearing dogs. HOW TO GET THERE Dugdale Centre, Thomas Hardy House, 39 London Road, Enfield Town, EN2 6DS By Train: By Bus from: From Liverpool Street Station Enfield Lock - 121 stop at Enfield Town Station. Edmonton Green - 191 From Moorgate and Finsbury Tottenham Hale - 192 Park stop at Enfield Chase Barnet- 307 Station. Potters Bar - 313 Waltham Cross - 317 By Road: Wood Green - 121, 231, 329, A105 (London Road, Silver and N29 Street) and A110 (Windmill Hill, Oakwood - 377 Church Street, Southbury Chase Farm Hospital - W8 Road). and W9 Parking: Southgate - W9 Pay & display parking areas. Crews Hill - W10 Palace Gardens Car Park – Sydney Road (530 spaces) The details in this brochure were correct at time of printing. However, in the event of unforeseen circumstances, we reserve the right to make changes to the published programme. 32 DUGDALE SEPTEMBER 2019 © Enfield Presents, | JANUARY London 2020 Borough of Enfield 2019
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