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Bond@50: Day Pass
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov
Theatre
Purchase a Day Pass and gain unlimited access to all Bond@50 events on your chosen day.
Paco Pena - Quimeras
Fri 2 Nov 8pm
Music
Flamenco maestro Paco Pena returns with a show about longing for a better life, and an imagined beautiful reality that turns out to be false...
Film Talk: British Crime Thriller
Sat 3 Nov 11am – 3.30pm
Film
Explore the British tradition of crime movies in this Film Talk led by Barry Forshaw and Nigel Floyd.
Spiritualized
Sun 4 Nov 8pm
Music
Space rock band Spiritualized come to Warwick Arts Centre this Autumn.
The Coming Storm
Tue 6 & Wed 7 Nov 7.30pm
Theatre
This week, theatre company Forced Entertainment return with a dizzying, destabilising new show.
Alex Wilson's Jazz Trio
Wed 7 Nov 7.45pm
Music
Jazz pianist and producer Alex Wilson lights up Warwick Arts Centre with an irresistible mix of world sounds.
Wendy Houstoun's 50 Acts
Thu 8 & Fri 9 Nov 7.45pm
Dance
Prolific contemporary dancer Wendy Houstoun brings her latest solo work to Warwick Arts Centre.
Stewart Francis: Outstanding in His Field
Sat 10 Nov, 8pm
Comedy
Extra date added due to popular demand. The TV Star comes to Warwick Arts Centre on tour with a hilarious new show!
Medea
Tue 13 - Sat 17 Nov 7.30pm
Theatre
A modern version of Euripides' classic tragedy, from Headlong, starring Rachael Stirling.
Le Magasin des Suicides
Sat 17 Nov
Film
This quirky animation imagines a city so sad, the most successful shop is the one that sells poisons.
Motherland
Tue 20 & Wed 21 Nov 2012 7.30pm
Dance
Vincent Dance Theatre explore notions of gender and womanhood in this funny new show.
Uncle Vanya
Wed 21 Nov
Film
Adapted and directed by Konchalovsky, this screening of Chekhov's classic will be followed by a Q&A with Konchalovsky.
We Hope That You're Happy (Why Would We Lie?)
Wed 21 & Thu 22 Nov 2012 7.45pm
Theatre
A flat-out, unhinged and very normal performance about trying to connect, from Made in China
Mr Scruff: Keep It Unreal (Club Night)
Sat 24 Nov 2012 9pm - 2am
Music
The DJ, producer, cartoonist and tea drinker Mr. Scruff will be Keeping It Unreal at our Hall.
Tinariwen
Sun 25 Nov 8pm
Music
The kings and queens of Saharan desert blues convey their struggle for freedom and dignity through their music.
We're Going on a Bear Hunt
Thu 29 Nov - Sun 30 Dec 2012 (please note some performances during school term-time are general admission)
Family
This delightful show for all aged over 3 returns to Warwick Arts Centre
The Master
Fri 30 Nov, Sun 2 – Fri 7 Dec & Sun 9 – Thu 13 Dec
Film
The director of There Will Be Blood returns with a tale of a drifter and a charismatic cult figure.
FREE Lunchtime Concerts Autumn 2012
Thursdays, 1.10pm
Classical Music
Come along to the Music Centre at lunchtime on Thursdays and check out our series of FREE concerts.
The Enormous Turnip
Thu 1 & Fri 2 Nov
Theatre
An inventive and playful half term treat for those aged 2-10, where vegetables grow out of control!
NT Live: Timon of Athens
Thu 1 Nov 6.45pm
Theatre
Simon Russell Beale takes the title role in Shakespeare’s strange fable of consumption, debt and ruin.
Ring
Wed 31 Oct & Thu 1 Nov 7.15pm
Theatre
A sound journey performed in complete darkness, from production company Fuel.
Little Annie Bandez & Baby Dee
Thu 1 Nov 7.45pm
Music
Alternative jazz from across the pond in this unique double-header of a performance.
Bond@50: Open Rehearsal with Edward Bond
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov 10am
Theatre
Joing celebrated playwright Edward Bond for an open rehearsal of his own work, with the actors from Big Brum theatre company.
Bond@50: The Edge
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov
Theatre
A new play from the celebrated playwright Edward Bond, from theatre company Big Brum.
Bond@50: Walkabout
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov 2pm
Film
As part of the Bond@50 festival, a screening of the striking 1971 film Walkabout.
Bond@50: Tune
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov 4pm
Theatre
Edward Bond's play for young people is performed in French by L’Outil Compagnie.
Bond@50: Shami Chakrabarti
Fri 2 Nov 6pm
Words & Ideas
The Director of Liberty will discuss the role of art and culture in a free society as part of the Bond@50 Festival.
On The Road
Fri 2 - Thu 8 Nov
Film
Based on Jack Kerouac's defining post-war American novel, this movie captures the Beat Generation and its quest for meaning.
Bond@50: The Broken Bowl
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov
Theatre
A new play from the celebrated playwright Edward Bond, from theatre company Big Brum.
Looper
Fri 2 - Thu 8 Nov
Film
Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Bruce Willis star in this time-travelling sci-fi thriller.
Bond@50: Blow-Up
Fri 2 & Sat 3 Nov 9.30pm
Film
Part of the Bond@50 festival, a screening of Antonioni's seminal 1960s classic.
Bond@50: Young People's Theatre Talk
Sat 3 Nov 2pm FREE
Words & Ideas
Join Big Brum Artistic Director Chris Cooper for a FREE talk about the importance of theatre in education for young people.
Bond@50: Edward Bond Talk
Sat 3 Nov 6pm
Words & Ideas
Playwright Edward Bond gives a talk as part of a two day festival celebrating his contribution to British theatre.
Pandora's Box
Sat 3 Nov, 7.30pm
Music
A special screening of GW Pabst's evocative film Pandora's Box, featuring a new live score.
The Proclaimers
Sat 3 Nov 8pm
Music
26 years since they released their first album, The Proclaimers come to Warwick Arts Centre to perform the classics.
Paul Chowdhry: What's Happening White People?
Sun 4 Nov 7.30pm
Comedy
Paul Chowdhry taps into the multicultural diversity of contemporary Britain.
Paul Foot: Kenny Larch is Dead
Sun 4 Nov 7.45pm
Comedy
Alternative comedy at its finest, from comic surrealist Paul Foot.
Best of BE Festival
Mon 5 Nov 7.45pm
Theatre
One evening, three award-winning shows from across Europe in this Best event.
Wordsmiths & Co.
Mon 21 Jan, Mon 18 Feb, Wed 13 Mar 2013 7.45pm
Words & Ideas
Witness our favourite poets sharing stories, poems and opinions in our intimate Studio.
Rhod Gilbert: The Man With The Flaming Battenberg Tattoo
Tue 6 & Wed 7 Nov 8pm
Comedy
Multi award-winning welsh wonder brings his brand new live show to Warwick Arts Centre.
Private Peaceful
Fri 9 - Sun 11 Nov
Film
Two brothers are sent to fight in the trenches in a story by War Horse writer Michael Morpurgo.
Anna Karenina
Fri 9 – Mon 12 & Wed 14 Nov
Film
Joe Wright teams up with Keira Knightley in this lavish period adaptation of Tolstoy's epic tale.
Goodnight Mister Tom
Sat 10 Nov 1.30pm
Film
A touching adaptation of the classic children's book, about a young evacuee sent to live with an old widower during WWII.
Met Opera Live: The Tempest
Sat 10 Nov 5.55pm
Classical Music
See composer Thomas Adès conduct his own work, live and direct from the Met Opera in New York.
The Inner Circle
Sat 10 Nov 8.45pm
Film
True story of a KGB officer who became Stalin’s personal film projectionist. Part of the Konchalovsky at Warwick season.
NT Live: Timon of Athens - Encore Screening
Sun 11 Nov 3pm
Theatre
Simon Russell Beale takes the title role in Shakespeare’s strange fable of consumption, debt and ruin.
Pappy's Last Show Ever!
Sun 11 Nov 7.45pm
Comedy
This sketch-comedy threesome return to Warwick Arts Centre for what may well be their last ever show!
Carnaby Street!
Mon 12 Nov 7.30pm
Classical Music
A festive programme of Wind and Brass music featuring Paul Hart’s lively Carnaby Street.
Nostalgia for the Light
Mon 12 & Tue 13 Nov
Film
Acclaimed documentary about astronomers working side by side with women in the Atacama Desert.
Sister
Tue 13 – Thu 15 Nov
Film
A moving account of familial responsibility, about a young boy and his older sister.
Pornography
Wed 14 - Sat 17 Nov 2012 7.45pm
Theatre
Simon Stephens' searing play about a week in London in July 2005 is presented by Warwick University Drama Society.
5 Broken Cameras
Wed 14 & Thu 15 Nov
Film
A documentary on life in a Palestinian village, filmed over five years, starting with the birth of the director's son.
Ginger and Rosa
Fri 16 – Thu 22 Nov
Film
A coming of age tale set in 1960s London, where the Cold War meets the sexual revolution and teenage friendships are tested.
Hoke's Bluff
Fri 16 & Sat 17 Nov 7.15pm
Theatre
Welcome to Middle America, where the kids have straight teeth, and the grass is always green...
Alan Davies: Life is Pain
Fri 16 & Sat 17 Nov 8pm
Comedy
TV funnyman Alan Davies returns to stand-up comedy after more than a decade...
Une Vie Meilleure
Fri 16 Nov
Film
Guillaume Canet is Yann, a cook who decides to risk everything on the purchase of a restaurant.
Mythical Monsters
Sat 17 Nov 1.30pm
Film
A special screening featuring weird and wonderful creatures, suitable for all the family.
Paris-Manhattan
Sun 18 Nov
Film
Alice is obsessed with Woody Allen, but can handsome Victor live up to the man of her dreams?
Lee Nelson LIVE
Sun 18 Nov 7.30pm
Comedy
"The hottest creation since Ali G and Vicky Pollard". Daily Mirror
Under the Radar: Sarah Ruddick
Sun 18 Nov 7.45pm
Music
Under the Radar brings you the best independent and emerging musicians from around the West Midlands.
The Paper Cinema's Odyssey
Mon 19 & Tue 20 Nov 7.45pm
Theatre
Homer's epic tale retold as a silent film with beautiful paper puppets and cinematic projection.
Parlez-moi de Vous
Mon 19 Nov
Film
A late night radio presenter solves her listeners problems, but off air, she deals with many issues of her own.
Les Jeux Interdits
Tue 20 Nov
Film
One of the most important pre-New Wave French films, don't miss your chance to watch this classic on the big screen.
Asya's Happiness
Wed 21 Nov 2012
Film
Banned for 20 years by Soviet authorities, this film depicts life on a collective farm, centering on lame, pregnant Asya.
The Primacy of Drawing: An Illustrated Talk by Deanna Petherbridge
Wednesday 21 November 2012 6pm
Visual Arts
Illustrated Talk about Drawing
Mulatu Astatke
Thu 22 Nov 7.30pm
Music
Witness the father of Ethio Jazz take to the stage at Warwick Arts Centre.
Fascinating Aida: The Cheap Flights Tour
Thu 22 Nov 8pm
Comedy
The global internet sensation Fascinating Aida - Britain's best comedy cabaret trio - come to Warwick Arts Centre.
Call Me Kuchu
Thu 22 Nov
Film
A documentary following gay rights activist David Kato as he tries to repeal Uganda’s homophobic laws.
Under The Radar: Noke Lick Masheen
Fri 23 Nov 2012 7.45pm
Music
An amorphous funk 'masheen' that combines fresh original grooves with old favourites.
Film Talk: Shakespeare on Screen
Sat 24 Nov 2012 11am – 3.30pm
Film
An examination of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar on screen, plus an exclusive preview screening of Caesar Must Die.
Patrick Wolf (acoustic)
Sat 24 Nov 7.30pm
Music
This November will see the return of the charismatic performer for a very special acoustic performance.
Benjamin Britten Christmas Concert
Tue 27 Nov 7.30pm
Classical Music
A festive evening of choral music from the great English composer Benjamin Britten.
Empire
Fri 30 Nov 2012 6.30pm
Theatre
Witness a new performance piece take shape, as Reckless Sleepers explore notions of Empire as part of Triggered@Warwick.
Pilot 10th Birthday Party
Fri 30 Nov 2012 7.45pm
Theatre
Celebrate 10 glorious years of Pilot Nights with an evening of special performances.
Jimmy Carr - Gagging Order
Tue 16 Oct 2012, Fri 30 Nov 2012 8pm
Comedy
Jimmy Carr is back with a brand new show, some brand new jokes, but rest assured, it's the same old Jimmy...
Amour
Fri 30 Nov & Sun 2 – Thu 6 Dec
Film
An absorbing and intimate portrait of love and ageing and winner of the 2012 Palme D'Or from Caché director, Michael Haneke.
AENEAS WILDER: Untitled #162
Saturday 6 October - Saturday 1 December 2012
Visual Arts
A new site-specific installation created entirely from wood in the Mead Gallery by Aeneas Wilder
TRANSITIONS: drawings from the collection of mima
Saturday 6 October - Saturday 1 December 2012
Visual Arts
An exhibition of drawings by post war American artists
Coull Quartet: Must It Be?
Thu 22 Nov 2012 7.15pm
Classical Music
Beethoven's last quartet is the focus for Warwick's very own Coull Quartet.
The Sapphires
Fri 23 – Thu 29 Nov & Mon 10 – Thu 13 Dec
Film
Four aboriginal sisters become the southern hemisphere’s answer to the Supremes.
Kevin Bridges: The Story Continues
Fri 23 Nov 2012 8pm
Comedy
Kevin Bridges returns for an evening of side-splitting comedy.
Argo
Fri 23 – Thu 29 Nov
Film
The CIA attempts to rescue six Americans from Iran during the 1979 revolution.
Jeremy Hardy
Sun 25 Nov 2012 7.30pm
Comedy
Radio 4 regular and popular long-standing comedian Jeremy Hardy.
Chris Ramsey: Feeling Lucky
Sun 25 Nov 2012 7.45pm
Comedy
Up and coming comedian Chris Ramsey offers a brand new slice of observational humour for your viewing pleasure.
CMD Showcase: Live and Let Dance
Mon 26 Nov 2012 7pm
Dance
Warwick University's Classical and Modern Dance club present a showcase of their work from this term.
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Wed 28 Nov 2012 8pm
Classical Music
A programme of Vaughan Williams, Shostakovich, Sibelius, Delius from the incomparable RPO.
