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Film: The Hunger Games 12A

Set in a future where the Capitol selects a boy and girl from the twelve districts to fight to the death on live television, Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence) volunteers to take her younger sister’s place for the latest match.

Theatre: Best In The World

Unfolding Theatre in association with Northern Stage present
Best in The World

Directed by Annie Rigby • Designed by Andrew Stephenson • Lighting design by Kev Tweedy • Performed by Alex Elliott • Written by Carina Rodney

One man, three darts, no second chances. When darts fan, Annie Rigby, watched darts player, Phil The Power Taylor win his 15th World Championship, she began to wonder What is it like to be best in the world?

Unfolding Theatre presents a show that explores the true meaning of the accolade 'best'. Join them on their mission to find out what being the best really means, featuring world champions' insights, a celebration of personal triumphs and live darts.

This is brand new, interactive, thought-provoking theatre with room for plenty of audience participation and using more than a touch of humour to smooth the way through the voyage of discovery. Come along to find out how performer, Alex Elliott, uses his 24,192 hours of acting experience to explore expertise and the true meaning of the accolade 'best'.

There will be twists and turns, highs and lows and the space to laugh and cheer each other on. Who knows? You might be the best audience in the world!

Unfolding Theatre make theatre with a wild sense of humour, strength of character and a delight in bringing people together.

Audiences have said... I felt like I could win the lottery Darts is surprisingly interesting! Great – thought-provoking too. Lovely to have so much fun

www.unfoldingtheatre.co.uk

Music: Miloš Karadaglić

If you were asked to name classical music’s most legendary guitar players, you would surely come up with Andrés Segovia, Julian Bream and John Williams. Miloš Karadaglić, who is already being hailed by critics for his brilliant technique and transcendent musicality, is well on his way to joining them.

Born in Montenegro in 1983 Miloš has established himself as one of today’s most gifted young guitar virtuosos. In July 2010 he signed an exclusive recording contract with Deutsche Grammophon and his first recording was released in 2011.

Growing up during the time of the Balkan civil war, Miloš began playing the guitar at the age of eight and quickly won national recognition for his performances. At 16 he was awarded a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music in London where, after graduating with First Class Honours, he was made a Meaker Junior Fellow, the fi rst guitarist to be given this accolade at the Royal Academy.

The recipient of many prizes, including the Julian Bream Prize awarded by Julian Bream himself, he has performed at the Lucerne Festival, the Wigmore Hall and the Purcell Room in London.

His programme will be Sor Grand Solo, Bach Prelude and Fugue BWV 997, Albeniz Asturias, Granada and Sevilla and Domeniconi Koyunbaba.

Listening to the debut album by guitarist Miloš Karadaglić, you find yourself wondering where on earth the classical guitar has been lately...it’s as if Karadaglićis shining a brilliant light on the entire heritage of his instrument.

The Daily Telegraph

www.milosguitar.com

Film: W E 15

Directed by Madonna, W.E tells the story of two fragile but determined women - Wally Winthrop and Wallis Simpson - separated by more than six decades. Winthrop is obsessed with that she perceives as the ultimate love story: King Edward’s VIII’s abdication of the British throne for the woman he loved, American divorcee Wallis Simpson

Music: It Bites

Formed in the early 1980s in Egremont, progressive rock gods It Bites return to Rosehill this time with their 13th album Map of the Past, inspired by an old family photograph. Following international success and sell out tours with Jethro Tull, Robert Plant and Marillion, It Bites will perform songs from their new album, supported by the Tim Amor Band.

With John Beck on keyboards and vocals, Bob Dalton on drums and vocals, John Mitchell on guitar and lead vocals and Nathan King from Level 42 playing bass this promises to be another great evening in the company of

It Bites at Rosehill.

Film: We Bought A Zoo PG

Set in Southern California and starring Matt Damon and Scarlett Johansson, a father moves his young family to the countryside to renovate and re-open a struggling zoo.

Film: Bel Ami 15

A chronicle of a young man’s rise to power in Paris via his manipulation of the city’s most influential and

wealthy women. A star-studded cast including Uma Thurman, Robert Pattinson, Christina Ricci and Kristen Scott Thomas

Theatre: Rosehill Players

The Rosehill Players are delighted to be supporting the development of Rosehill in evenings showcasing our work. So much of Rosehill's work encourages and supports local talent and community engagement and we are proud to be part of the theatre's development. Recently Rosehill gave two great community events, Shakespeare's Christmas Party in December 2011 and this year the hugely popular Let Them Eat Jam in March. We look forward to many more such great opportunities which this fundraising evenings' support.

So come along and enjoy our work and support community engagement at Rosehill. The Rosehill Players will present an evening of fun, frolics and some more serious performances on Saturday 9 June at 7.30pm.

Talks: The Beethoven Project

The Elias String Quartet will launch their Beethoven series at Rosehill with an introductory talk and discussion about their decision to perform the complete Beethoven String Quartets, what they mean to them and how they will be learning and developing the series. A fascinating insight to their work and the work of Beethoven giving us the opportunity to learn with this great young quartet as they learn themselves.

This talk forms part of their concert that evening.

Further information on the Beethoven String Quartet series at Rosehill will be published shortly.

The Beethoven Project

Film: Salmon Fishing In The Yemen 12a

Dr Alfred Jones (Ewan McGregor), a fisheries expert is approached by a consultant to help realise a sheikh’s vision of bringing the sport of fly-fishing to the desert and embarks on an upstream journey of faith and fish to prove the impossible possible. Also starring Emily Blunt and Kristin Scott-Thomas.

Music: West Cumberland Choral Society

West Cumberland Choral Society are delighted to be supporting the development of Rosehill in an evening showcasing our work. So much of Rosehill's work encourages and supports local talent and community engagement and we are proud to be part of the theatre's development. Recently Rosehill has given great community events one of which was the Victoria Simmonds choral and classical music concert in Workington. We look forward to many more such great opportunities which these two fundraising evenings' support. The West Cumberland Choral Society will sing some wonderful music, including works by Rutter, Bob Chilcott, Jenkins and new folksong arrangements by Hugh Turpin.

Film: Coriolanus 15

The citizens of Rome are hungry. Coriolanus (Ralph Fiennes), the hero of Rome, a great soldier and a man of inflexible self-belief despises the people. His extreme views ignite a mass riot. Rome is bloody. Manipulated and out-maneuvered by politicians and even his own mother Volumnia, Coriolanus is banished from Rome.He offers his life or his services to his sworn enemy,Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler).

Film: The Raven 15

When a madman begins committing horrific murders inspired by Edgar Allan Poe’s works, a young Baltimore detective joins forces with Poe (John Cusack) to stop him from making his stories a reality.

Theatre: Mad About The Boy

An Iron Shoes production in association with the Unicorn.

Written by Gbolahan Obiesesan • Directed by Ria Parry • Designed by James Button
Lighting design by David W Kidd • Sound design by John Hoggarth

Boy wants to be bad like the rest. Dad wants the best for the Boy.
Man wants the Boy to do what's best.
A lyrical tussle of will and minds.

Winner of an Edinburgh Festival Fringe First Award 2011  and shortlisted for the Carol Tambor Best of Edinburgh award, this timely, urgent, razor-sharp drama sees a teenage boy fighting to save his reputation, torn between the influence of his family, his friends and his school. Questioning where responsibility lies, Mad About The Boy examines the growing divide between the generations who gave, those who earned and those who demand respect.

Gbolahan Obiesesan's lyrical play captures the dilemma facing many young people struggling to find their way, whilst attempting to save face and stay loyal to their peers. It is beautifully written, tough, raw and honest. It explores the motivation and difficulty of communication between the Boy, his Dad, and the School Counsellor. And it considers what 'bad' actually means from each person's perspective, and whose objectives are really being fulfilled.

This performance forms part of a national tour including the Unicorn and Young Vic in London and was developed with the support of the National Theatre Studio and ScenePool.

It contains sexual references and strong language.
Not recommended to those under 14.

ironshoes.co.uk

 

Film: The Kid With A Bike 12A

Abandoned by his father, a young boy is left in a state-run youth farm. In a random act of kindness, the town hairdresser agrees to foster him on weekends. In French with English subtitles.

Theatre: Miss Havisham’s Expectations

Directed by Di Sherlock • Performed by Linda Marlowe

To coincide with the Dickens bicentenary and as a preview to this year's Edinburgh Festival Fringe, Linda Marlowe presents a new solo show featuring one of his most iconic female characters, Miss Havisham, the jilted bride forever wearing her wedding dress, alongside the stopped clock and uneaten cake. Desperate to set the record straight about her story, "Norma" Havisham complains about her creator, a man who liked to play God with his female characters but had little understanding of them.

The show draws on the text of Great Expectations and biographical material from Dickens' life, as well as original material by writer-director Di Sherlock. It is presented in a tour-de-force performance by the awardwinning Linda Marlowe.

An engaging celebration of Dickens and an insightful fresh look at one of his most enduringly popular and resonant novels.

Music: And Finally… Phil Collins

After four years of successful touring, And Finally have firmly established themselves as the ultimate tribute to the music of Phil Collins. This eleven piece band is fronted by Stars In Their Eyes grand finalist Pete Bultitude, who is the voice of Mr Collins and an accomplished drummer and keyboard player. The horns add the finishing touches to the authentic Phil Collins sound and an extremely talented band.

This year the show has recreated the Both Sides Tour of 1994 adding new songs such as I Don't' Care Any More, Missed Again, Every Day, We Wait And We Wonder, Rain Down On Me, and Both Sides Of The Story in addition to performing classic hits In The Air Tonight, Sussudio and Easy Lover... a full two hour walk through of Phil Collins' solo career not to be missed.

www.andfinally-philcollins.co.uk

Film: Albert Nobbs 15

Albert Nobbs (Glenn Close) struggles to survive in late 19th century Ireland, where women aren’t encouraged to be independent. Posing as a man, so she can work as a butler in Dublin’s finest hotel, Albert meets a handsome painter and looks to escape the lie she has been living

Music: Adrian Brendel & Tim Horton

We are delighted to welcome back Adrian Brendel performing this time with Tim Horton on piano when their programme will be Beethoven Sonata Op 5. No. 1 in F major, Stravinsky Suite Italienne, Martinu Slovak Variations and Rachmaninoff Sonata Op. 19 in G minor.

Adrian Brendel studied at Cambridge  University and with Frans Helmerson at the Cologne music conservatoire, performing regularly throughout the UK and abroad including Aldeburgh, Cheltenham and Oxford festivals. He has a regular duo with Tim Horton, notably at the Plush Festival in Dorset and has worked frequently with other musicians including Imogen Cooper and Paul Lewis.

His close musical relationship with his father Alfred Brendel led to many chamber music appearances culminating in much heralded performances and a Philip's recording of Beethoven's complete music for cello and piano.

Tim Horton studied at Chetham's School of Music in Manchester and graduated from Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1995 he was asked at short notice to replace Alfred Brendel in two performances of Schoenberg's Piano Concerto performing since with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and the Birmingham Contemporary Music Group among others.

In 2005 Tim was chosen as the scholar  of the Klavier Festival Ruhr at the recommendation of Alfred Brendel. He has performed with many chamber musicians including Paul Lewis and the Elias String Quartet.

Film: Jeff Who Lives At Home 15

Dispatched from his basement room on an errand for his mother, slacker Jeff (Jason Segel) might discover his destiny (finally) when he spends the day with his brother as he tracks his possibly adulterous wife.