Upfront Gallery Events
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01/08/2010 - 01/08/2010
"The Seed Carriers"
Promoted by Upfront Arts, the performance will take place at Penrith Playhouse on Sunday 1st August at 7:30pm. Tickets £8:00 . Not suitable for anyone under15 years of age.
"The Seed Carriers" is an adult only marionette production by Stephen Mottram, who is one of the U.K.'s leading puppeteers. His work is reknowned and he has toured the show all over Europe. Glyn Perrin's remarkable music conspires with Stephen Mottram's dark parable to produce a dreamworld which is beautiful, horrific and haunting.
The seed carriers look just like people, but are more like insects or plants. Vulnerable and defenceless, they are harvested for the valuble seeds they carry in their bodies.
The production is a startling fusion of performance with music and the visual arts. There are more than 40 carved, wooden puppets as well as sculptural automata.
Penrith Playhouse (satnav CA11 7JG) is situated on Auction Mart Lane, at the top of Castlegate, directly behind Morrison's supermarket. The supermarket carpark is the best place for parking. For anyone arriving by train, the Playhouse is about a 5 minute walk from the station. Turn left when you come out of the station, past McDonalds. Go straight across the mini roundabout, down the little road to the left of the Agricultural Hotel & the Playhouse is at the end of the road.
07/11/2010 - 07/11/2010
"Helen Watson & Mark Creswell"
Sunday 7th November at 8pm
Tickets £10
Helen Watson and Mark Creswell take off on a side-shoot from their work
together in Burden of Paradise with Snake Davis and Dave Bowie.
A hard to classify by genre of blues, ballads, dance, rock, country and more.
Not to be missed.
They will be promoting Helen's new album.
Expect lots of original material in an eclectic mix of songs and grooves played and sung in a most engaging way.
check them out on www.myspace.com/helenwatsonmusic
Bar:Cakes:Coffee:Snacks
Optional Pre-Concert 3 Course Supper at 6pm
£15 (advance booking only - menu to be confirmed)