Erin Arts Centre

Robinson-Stone present The Music of Clifford T Ward
2024-09-21 19:30 (Europe/Isle_of_Man)
Tickets £16

Sibling trio Robinson-Stone return to the Isle Of Man for a special tribute show in what would have been the 80th year of beloved singer songwriter Clifford T. Ward.

Join them to celebrate Cliff’s enduring musical legacy as they perform hit’s such as Gaye, Home Thoughts From Abroad, Scullery, A Day To Myself as well as many other fan favourites and hidden gems.

Manx Litfest: Monique Roffey
2024-09-25 19:30
Passiontide – a protest novel. Monique Roffey in conversation about writing and activism.

Wednesday 25 September 7.30pm Erin Arts Centre

Monique Roffey will talk about her latest book and how we can come together in protest and action.

Monique Roffey is an award-winning writer, environmental activist and Professor of Contemporary Fiction at Manchester Metropolitan University. Monique was a founding member of Writers Rebel and she is part of the Hard Art Collective and an Ambassador for Just Stop Oil. Her novel The Mermaid of Black Conch won the 2020 Costa Book of the Year award, Archipelago won the OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature in 2013 and the White Woman on the Green Bicycle was shortlisted for the Orange Prize, 2010.

Monique will be in conversation with Manx environmentalist and writer Fiona Gell.

This event has been underwritten by the Isle of Man Arts Council.

Piano Series 2024: Free Masterclass with Neo Hung
2024-09-28 11:00
Free Admission – 11am start – Please book your place to give us an idea of numbers

Neo Hung opens this season’s Piano Series with a free masterclass, playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt. This is an ideal opportunity for aspiring pianists to meet and observe a young professional at the top of his craft. Tell all your keyboard playing friends!

Neo Hung began to learn the piano at the age of six in Hong Kong. He gave his first solo piano recital at the age of thirteen. At fifteen, he began to study at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts with Julie Kuok and is currently studying piano with Dina Parakhina at the Royal College of Music in London, with a full scholarship awarded by the HKSAR government for both his outstanding academic and artistic performances since 2024. Neo made his concerto debut at the Music Fest Perugia with Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1 under Alessandro Alonzi in 2023. He has also performed at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, Malaga Piano Festival, RCM Keyboard Festival and SonataFest. Neo toured England recently, with solo recitals in London, Bath, Bedford, Bristol, Bushey, Cambridge, High Wycombe and Oxford.

In 2023, Neo was a prizewinner in the Liszt Society International Piano Competition in London, chaired by the renowned pianist Leslie Howard. He also received an honorary mention in the final round of the Festival Internacional de Piano in Malaga in 2023. Neo also won prizes in the tenth Zhongsin International Music Competition, the fifth Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition and the Internationaler Bonn Klassik Klavierwettbewerb.

His recital programme will be:

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E major Op.109

Liszt: Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este

Liszt: Variations on a Theme by Bach S.180

Schubert/Liszt: Lieder transcriptions:

Auf dem Wasser zu singen S.558/2

Ave Maria S.558/12

Ständchen S.560/7

Die Forelle S.564

Der Müller und der Bach S.565/2

Liszt: Three Sonnets from Années de Pèlerinage II ​

Piano Series 2024: Recital with Neo Hung
2024-09-28 19:30
Admission £15 / Under 18 £2

Recent Liszt Competition prizewinner Neo Hung opens this season’s Piano Series at EAC with a masterclass and evening recital.

Neo made his concerto debut at the Music Fest Perugia with Chopin’s Piano Concerto No.1 under Alessandro Alonzi in 2023. He has also performed at the Amalfi Coast Music Festival, Malaga Piano Festival, RCM Keyboard Festival and SonataFest. Neo toured England recently, with solo recitals in London, Bath, Bedford, Bristol, Bushey, Cambridge, High Wycombe and Oxford.

In 2023, Neo was a prizewinner in the Liszt Society International Piano Competition in London, chaired by the renowned pianist Leslie Howard. He also received an honorary mention in the final round of the Festival Internacional de Piano in Malaga in 2023. Neo also won prizes in the tenth Zhongsin International Music Competition, the fifth Japan-Hong Kong International Music Competition and the Internationaler Bonn Klassik Klavierwettbewerb.

His recital programme will be:

Beethoven: Piano Sonata in E major Op.109

Liszt: Les Jeux d’eaux à la Villa d’Este

Liszt: Variations on a Theme by Bach S.180

Schubert/Liszt: Lieder transcriptions:

Auf dem Wasser zu singen S.558/2

Ave Maria S.558/12

Ständchen S.560/7

Die Forelle S.564

Der Müller und der Bach S.565/2

Liszt: Three Sonnets from Années de Pèlerinage II

October Events at EAC
2024-10-01 10:00 - 2024-10-31 16:30
We’re officially into spooky season and we’ve got some great events at the end of this month to celebrate hop tu naa. Drop into the EAC office to chat with Pip & Lou if you have any questions.

Check out our online events page: https://www.erinartscentre.com/events/

Book your tickets for our in-house events online: https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre

EAC Book Circle: Spring Tides by Fiona Gell
2024-10-02 14:00
Our EAC Book Circle meets on the first Wednesday of each month (taking a break for the summer in August) for coffee and chat about a new book each time. The next meeting is Wednesday 4th September at 2pm, with no membership fees but donations from members.

Spring Tides by Fiona Gell

Marine biologist Dr Fiona Gell tells the story of a pioneering project to create the very first marine nature reserve on the Isle of Man. A beautiful memoir of the sea, island life, and a battle to preserve the marine habitats of the island.

Dr Fiona Gell has a PhD in marine conservation and over 20 years’ experience working as a marine biologist.

To find the 2024 list of books, chosen by Book Circle members, CLICK HERE.

Port Erin Jazz Festival: John Coghlan's Quo Reimagined, with support from Blue Train Big Band
2024-10-04 19:30
Admission £25. Buy a ticket for both Festival events at the same time and pay only £45 (click continue shopping after first booking)

The Port Erin Jazz festival is back with a talent packed weekend of high-octane entertainment!

As ever, the event is being staged across 3 venues – The Erin Arts Centre, The Bay Hotel & The Falcon’s Nest Hotel and features a mixture of international jazz stars and home-grown talent.

John Coghlan, drummer for the legendary Status Quo for over twenty years, is taking a brand new look at some of the Quo compositions. His quartet reimagines the harmonies and musical feel of classics such as Pictures of Matchstick Men, Caroline and In the Army Now, maintaining the essence of the originals yet imbuing them with a lighter, more lyrical touch, with hints of jazz and even classical tones.Kickstarting the change and dynamic feel of the music, is the choice of instruments: Power chords on guitar and electric bass are replaced by jazz pianist Alex Steele and double bassist Paul Jefferies, whilst out front, vocalising and creating searingly powerful riffs and solos is one of Europe’s most exciting jazz violinists – Ben Holder.The whole package is presented by John and the trio present the whole package with great humour, story telling and pure joy for the music that set pop & rock charts alight throughout the world for so many years.

Support comes from the Blue Train Big Band. Led by multi-instrumentalist Mike Divers, the Blue Train Big Band’s slick choreographed playing (and Hawaiian shirts!) have made them the nailed on opening act for the festival. Imaginative, dynamic interpretations of modern big band tunes, guaranteed to get your feet moving.

This event is general admission with table seating. Port Erin Jazz Festival is kindly sponsored by Ramsey Crookall with support from Bushy’s IOM

Port Erin Jazz Festival: The Harvey O'Higgins Project, with support from Milner's Tower
2024-10-05 19:30
Admission £25. Buy a ticket for both Festival events at the same time and pay only £45 (click continue shopping after first booking)

To close this year’s festival, we are delighted to welcome back the hard swinging bebop quartet who set last year’s Mananan alight….The Harvey O’Higgins Project. Support comes from local heroes, Blue Vannin.

Graham Harvey (Piano), Dave O’Higgins (Saxophone), Jeremy Brown (Bass) and Matt Skelton (Drums) have played together for years, following that thread in jazz that has continued from its origins in the small groups of the swing era through bebop and up to the present day. They embody the aesthetic of harmonic integrity coupled with rhythmic coherence, switching between standards and original compositions with black belt dexterity.

The Harvey O’Higgins Project are a fantastic live act, mainlining all the eternal values of great tone, melodic sweetness, rhythmic assurance and swing to blow your socks off. Do not miss!

Milner’s Tower (aka Blue Vannin) have been on the Manx music scene now since 2017. They played the inaugural EAC Jazz Club gig in 2021 and are as close as we’ve got to a house band! The line up of musicians has changed over the years but the ensemble remains committed to encouraging jazz on the Island, performing regularly for charity and community events. One of the benefits of changing personnel is that the set list is constantly evolving, so expect new tunes and arrangements plus their signature blend of jazz, funk and crossover.

This event is general admission with table seating.

Port Erin Jazz Festival is kindly sponsored by Ramsey Crookall with support from Bushy’s IOM

Midweek Movie: Baltimore (15)
2024-10-09 19:30
Screenings at 2pm and 7.30pm

Adults £8 / Under 18s £2

Running time: 1 hour 30 mins

UK rating: 15

Irish filmmakers Joe Lawlor and Christine Molloy bring their agile and unpredictable storytelling approach to the real-life tale of Rose Dugdale (Imogen Poots) who died earlier this year.

A British aristocrat and debutante, Dugdale was born into wealth and privilege – a background she not only renounced but also weaponised when she became an active volunteer in the Irish republican movement in the 1970s. On one level, the film tells the story of her ambitious art raid on a stately home, intending to barter the stolen paintings for the release of IRA prisoners. But this smart, supple biopic also doubles as a fascinating psychological study of fanaticism, with Poots’s excellent performance unpeeling the layers beneath Dugdale’s fervent belief in her cause.

CANCELLED: NY Met Opera: Les Contes D'Hoffman (live screening)
2024-10-12 17:55
Unfortunately we will be unable to screen Les Contes d’Hoffman from NY Met Opera this Saturday (12th October) due to a problem with the satellite transmission. Please accept our apologies for the inconvenience. If you paid by card, you will receive a full refund in the next few days.

We understand this is very disappointing as it’s the first event in the new season, but hopefully we will see you all at future opera events.

Adults £15 / Under 18 £2

Offenbach’s fantastical opera kicks off the Metropolitan Opera’s season of Live in HD performance broadcasts on October 5, starring French tenor Benjamin Bernheim in the title role of the tormented poet. Joining Bernheim is American soprano Erin Morley as Olympia, South African soprano Pretty Yende as Antonia, and French mezzo-soprano Clé mentine Margaine as Giulietta to complete Hoffmann’s trio of lovers. Marco Armiliato conducts Bartlett Sher’s evocative production, which also features American bass-baritone Christian Van Horn as the Four Villains and Russian mezzo-soprano Vasilisa Berzhanskaya in her company debut as Nicklausse.

This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe. Please note – the planned dates listed above may be subject to change.

This stunning, modern production features exclusive, live backstage footage and cast interviews shown during the intervals. Buffet served with interval drinks. Feel free to dress for the occasion!

Friday Film Club: The Bikeriders (15)
2024-10-18 19:30
Screening at 7.30pm

Adults £8 / Under 18s £2

Running time: 1 hour 56 mins

UK rating: 15

Friday Film Club opens it’s doors for a new season with Jeff Nichols’ freewheeling account of the rise and fall of a Midwest bike gang, based on a book of images and interviews by Danny Lyon.

After a chance encounter at a local bar, Kathy (Jodie Comer) is inextricably drawn to Benny (Austin Butler), the newest member of motorcycle club The Vandals led by the enigmatic Johnny (Tom Hardy). Like the country around it, the club begins to evolve, transforming from a gathering place for local outsiders into a dangerous underworld of violence, forcing Benny to choose between Kathy and his loyalty to the club.

The outlaw appeal of the motorcycle gang – the machismo, the glinting chrome and the open road – has long held a seductive appeal for filmmakers and audiences alike. Whilst Nichols is clearly enamoured of the closed world he depicts, he also casts a critical eye over the myth of freedom and the emptiness under the grease and denim.

With excellent performances from the leads, The Bikeriders has the hallmarks of a future late-night classic.

Includes a live introduction to set the scene.

SOLD OUT But First Promotions: Chris Helme (The Seahorses) & Nigel Clark (Dodgy)
2024-10-19 19:30
This event is now sold out – please email But First via butfirstpromotions@gmail.com for the waiting list.

Saturday 19th October 2024

Erin Arts Centre

Chris Helme (The Seahorses) and Nigel Clark (Dodgy)

Exhibition: The Wild, Foothills & Fairy Tales
2024-10-22 10:00 - 2024-12-21 16:30
Our new exhibition from Rosie Watson & Iona Jerry:

The Wild: Foothills & Fairy Tales

This brand new exhibition will be available to the public from Tuesday 22nd October until Friday 21st December during our normal opening hours (10-4.30pm Tuesday to Friday) and during events. Look out for special Saturday openings!

Rosie’s work focuses on the stories played out by the animals living within the foothills of Snaefell, drawing on the magical nature of the valleys for inspiration.

Iona’s work is a personal perspective on the story of The Wild Swans through intricate pen and ink. A homage to fairytales.

One World Centre IOM: Reflections of A Human Rights Investigator
2024-10-24 19:30
This event is being organised by the One World Centre IOM, and hosted by the Erin Arts Centre. More information coming soon.

Hop Tu Naa in Port Erin
2024-10-26 18:00
Date: Saturday 26th October 2024

Start time: 6pm at The Railway Station, Port Erin

We start with a walk around the village, meeting surprise ghosts & goblins along the way!

We finish the walk at Erin Arts Centre where there will be hot chocolate, live music, games, and treats to collect.

Dress to impress for a chance to win the “Best Costume” and “Best Moot” contests.

All children must be accompanied.

There is no charge to take part in this event.

The Good Health Store: Brain Health Matters with Phil Beard
2024-10-28 18:30
Monday 28th October – 6.30pm at Erin Arts Centre

Contact Amy (The Good Health Store) on amy@goodhealthstore.im or 01624 832865 for more information.

Viridian Nutrition Educator PHIL BEARD will be discussing all things cognitive health, and how to support an aging brain.

Half Term Film: Migration (U)
2024-10-30 14:00
Screening at 2pm

Adults £8 / Under 18s £2

Running time: 1 hour 22 mins

UK rating: U

What better choice for a half-term film than a classic, road-trip comedy…….with ducks.

Mack is an overprotective mallard who does not intend to leave New England anytime soon. Somehow his adventurous family convince him to take them south for the winter and their adventures begin.

This Illumination Films animation speaks to our natural anxieties as parents and of the will to follow your own path. With cute characters, fast-paced story, and plenty of laughs, Migration shows how much fun you can have if you dare to travel beyond the pond!

Steve Knightley: The Winter Yards Tour
2024-10-30 19:30
Wednesday 30th October

Show starts 7.30pm

Adults £20 / Under 18s £12

Steve Knightley, a highly acclaimed and multi-award-winning singer-songwriter and musician, occupies a prominent position in the English folk/acoustic and roots music scene. As a founding member of the revered Show of Hands, Knightley’s musical journey is deeply intertwined with a profound connection to geographical places, particularly the West Country where he currently resides. His body of work, infused with a profound love of English traditional folk music, the songs of Bob Dylan and the poetry of Ted Hughes, showcases a unique ability to craft compositions that authentically bridge historical narratives with contemporary themes.

Knightley’s commitment to addressing social issues is evident in songs like Country Life and Arrogance, Ignorance & Greed, earning recognition at the BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards. His impact extends beyond accolades, with compositions like The Galway Farmer recognised as a traditional Irish folk song, and Cousin Jack now taught in Cornish schools. In 2014 he began the ground-breaking Grow your Own Gig tour, empowering local communities to host concerts without financial risk.

Plymouth University made Steve an Honorary Doctor of Music and he was also made an Honorary Rifleman by the local 6th Rifles Regiment. Despite pandemic challenges, his creative output remained robust, generating over 100 hours of content.

With more than 4,000 performances and over 50 appearances at Glastonbury, Knightley leaves an enduring impact on audiences worldwide.

Described by Tony Hall as “a showman and craftsman at the peak of his powers”, praised by Mark Radcliffe for writing “some of the best songs in the last 20 years”, and acknowledged by former head of Sony publishing Fran Malyan as “one of my favourite frontmen”, Knightley’s essence is best encapsulated by Robin Denselow of The Guardian as “the gravel-voiced spokesman of the rural poor”.

Hop Tu Naa Horror: The Thing (18)
2024-10-31 19:30
Screening at 7.30pm

Adults £8

Running time: 1 hour 49 mins

UK rating: 18

This year we’re bringing our Hop tu Naa celebrations to a grisly head with a screening of John Carpenter’s classic The Thing, starring Kurt Russell.

A research team finds an alien being that has fallen from the sky and is apparently hunting them down. Things take a sinister turn when they realise that the creature can assume the form of its victims, meaning everyone is under suspicion.

At the peak of his powers, Carpenter orchestrates proceedings masterfully. The menace of the dark polar night and the confines of the base are utilised to ramp up the fear and paranoia to unbearable heights. With a fast-moving story, excellent special effects and a soundtrack by Ennio Morricone, The Thing is a claustrophobic study in what happens to a group when fear reigns supreme.

Who can you trust and for how long? Join us if you dare!

November Events at EAC
2024-11-01 10:00 - 2024-11-30 16:30
We’ve got a great range of events in November as the weather turns colder! Drop into the EAC for a chat or to book in person, we’re open Tuesday to Friday, 10am and 4.30pm,

Book tickets online here https://www.ticketsource.co.uk/erinartscentre or follow us on Facebook, Instagram and X (Twitter) @erinartscentre

SOLD OUT Rushen Heritage Trust: Romance of A River
2024-11-04 19:30
This event has sold out – please contact John Quirk on 464634 for the waiting list.

Monday 4th November 2024 – 7.30pm start time

Adults £7 / Friends of Rushen Heritage Trust £5 – General Admission (no assigned seating)

The new Rushen Heritage season opens at EAC with this special feature about Colby River. Presented by Jane Glover and Phil Gawne.

Rushen Heritage Trust is thrilled to be hosting the premiere of a new film, Romance of A River, as the first talk of its new season. The film, commissioned by Arbory & Rushen Commissioners and supported by Culture Vannin, charts the history of the river, from where it reaches the sea at Kentraugh to its source on the slopes of Cronk ny Arrey Laa.

Tickets available online or in person from the Erin Arts Centre (cash or card payments welcome) or Rushen Heritage Centre & Bridge Bookshop (cash only) in Port Erin. For further info please contact rushenht@gmail.com or call 07624 464634.

EAC Book Circle: Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton
2024-11-06 14:00
Wednesday 6th November – 2pm – By donation

Three Hours by Rosamund Lupton

In rural Somerset in the middle of a blizzard, the unthinkable happens: a school is under siege. Told from the point of view of the people at the heart of it, from the wounded headmaster, to the parents desperate for news, to the 16 year old Syrian refugee trying to rescue his little brother, all experience the most intense hours of their lives, where evil and terror are met by courage, love and redemption.

Join us the first Wednesday of the month at 2pm to chat about our chosen books – newcomers welcome!

Christine Collister: Children of The Sea
2024-11-08 19:30
Admission £15

We’re privileged and excited to have Christine Collister kick off her UK tour here at EAC.

Children Of The Sea is a collection of 9 original songs inspired by Manx Folklore and a magical sense of place. Accompanying the CD is a gorgeous book with lyrics, stories, inspirations and original illustrations from local (Isle Of Man) artists. Christine will be performing to the tracks she produced for this very special project along with beautiful video footage for each song.

“I was born of this place, the tiny Celtic nation of the Isle of Man. The land itself sings to and through me. I have tried to capture some of the essence of its ancient magic within these pages and accompanying songs. I hope the Children of The Sea settle into your soul and find a warm welcome there.” – Christine Collister, Dec 2023

The second half of the show will be a stripped-down acoustic performance of songs from across her astonishing 40-year career.

Always an engaging, entertaining, emotional performer this will be a night to remember and cherish.

Piano Series: Emanuil Ivanov, FREE Piano Masterclass
2024-11-09 11:00
Free Admission- 11am start – Please book your place to give us an idea of numbers

Emanuil Ivanov touches down at this season’s Piano Series with a free masterclass, playing excerpts from and discussing his programme for the evening recital, which will include works by Beethoven, Schubert and Liszt. This is an ideal opportunity for aspiring pianists to meet and observe a young professional at the top of his craft. Tell all your keyboard playing friends!

Emanuil Ivanov was born in 1998 in the town of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, starting piano lessons with Galina Daskalova around the age of seven. He later studied with the renowned Bulgarian pianist Atanas Kurtev from 2013 to 2018 and attracted international attention after receiving the First prize at the 2019 Ferruccio Busoni Piano Competition in Italy.

In February 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Emanuil performed a solo recital in Milan’s famous Teatro alla Scala. The concert was live streamed and is a major highlight in his career. In 2022, Emanuili received the honorary Silver medal of the Musicians’ Company, London and later in the same year became a recipient of the prestigious Carnwath Piano Scholarship.

In 2024 he graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, having studied there on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Pascal Nemirovski and Anthony Hewitt. He is currently an Advanced Diploma student at London’s Royal Academy of Music as a recipient of the prestigious Bicentenary scholarship, under the supervision of Joanna MacGregor and Christopher Elton.

Emanuil Ivanov has given critically acclaimed performances in Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Poland. In the summer of 2023, he recorded an album of Scarlatti sonatas for the renowned Naxos label and his performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3, Italy’s Rai Radio 3 and Japan’s NHK Radio. This year Emanuil will also make his debuts on the stages of Wigmore Hall and Konzerthaus Dortmund.

His recital programme will be:

Schumann– Theme and Variations in E-flat major “Ghost variations” – Symphonic Etudes op.13 (with posthumous variations)

Rachmaninoff– 9 Etudes-Tableaux op.39

Piano Series: Emanuil Ivanov, Piano Recital
2024-11-09 19:30
Admission £15 / Under 18 £2

Winner of the prestigious Busoni Competition 2019, Emanuili Ivanov, continues this season’s Piano Series at EAC with a masterclass and evening recital.

Emanuil Ivanov was born in 1998 in the town of Pazardzhik, Bulgaria, starting piano lessons with Galina Daskalova around the age of seven. He later studied with the renowned Bulgarian pianist Atanas Kurtev from 2013 to 2018 and attracted international attention after receiving the First prize at the 2019 Ferruccio Busoni Piano Competition in Italy.

In February 2021, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, Emanuil performed a solo recital in Milan’s famous Teatro alla Scala. The concert was live streamed and is a major highlight in his career. In 2022, Emanuili received the honorary Silver medal of the Musicians’ Company, London and later in the same year became a recipient of the prestigious Carnwath Piano Scholarship.

In 2024 he graduated from the Royal Birmingham Conservatoire, having studied there on a full scholarship under the tutelage of Pascal Nemirovski and Anthony Hewitt. He is currently an Advanced Diploma student at London’s Royal Academy of Music as a recipient of the prestigious Bicentenary scholarship, under the supervision of Joanna MacGregor and Christopher Elton.

Emanuil Ivanov has given critically acclaimed performances in Japan, France, Italy, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, South Africa, the United Kingdom and Poland. In the summer of 2023, he recorded an album of Scarlatti sonatas for the renowned Naxos label and his performances have been featured on BBC Radio 3, Italy’s Rai Radio 3 and Japan’s NHK Radio. This year Emanuil will also make his debuts on the stages of Wigmore Hall and Konzerthaus Dortmund.

His recital programme will be:

Schumann– Theme and Variations in E-flat major “Ghost variations” – Symphonic Etudes op.13 (with posthumous variations)

Rachmaninoff– 9 Etudes-Tableaux op.39

Midweek Movie: Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (12A)
2024-11-13 19:30
Screening at 7.30pm

Adults £8 / Under 18s £2

Running time: 1 hour 44 mins

UK rating: 12A

As the long, cold nights draw in it, we’re hanging onto that spooky Hop Tu naa feeling as long as we can. Yes folks, 36 years after the original, Beetlejuice is back! This follow-up to the classic supernatural comedy is a gleefully zany farce packed with knock-out punchlines and great practical effects.

After an unexpected family tragedy, three generations of the Deetz family return home to Winter River. Still haunted by Beetlejuice, Lydia’s life is turned upside down when her rebellious teenage daughter, Astrid, discovers the mysterious model of the town in the attic and the portal to the Afterlife is accidentally opened. With trouble brewing in both realms, it’s only a matter of time until someone says Beetlejuice’s name three times and the demonic sleazeball returns to unleash his special brand of mayhem.

Beetlejuice was a pivotal picture for director Tim Burton. It established his kooky, gothic blueprint and cemented collaborative relationships, in front of and behind the camera. These old acquaintances (Michael Keaton, Winona Ryder, Danny Elfman) are all on fine form, whilst Jenna “Wednesday” Ortega is in her element in this delightful return to oddball creepiness.

Say his name three times…we dare you.

Rushen Players: A Christmas Carol
2024-11-14 19:30 - 2024-11-16 19:30
Thursday 14th November / 7.30pm

Friday 15th November / 7.30pm

Saturday 16th November / 2.30pm & 7.30pm

Tickets £12 / Over 65s £10 / Under 18s £5

A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’s well-known tale of how the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge learns the importance of generosity towards all mankind and finally embraces the true spirit of Christmas.

His transformation is prompted by the appearance on Christmas Eve of the ghost of his old business partner, Jacob Marley, dragging a chain he forged in life by his greed and lack of charity. Three more ghosts follow, taking Scrooge on a journey through Christmases past, present and future, where Scrooge sees the error of his ways, how he has shunned those who loved him and placed wealth above all things, causing grief for everyone, and in particular the poor family of his employee Bob Cratchitt. He learns his possible fate, and that of Bob’s son, Tiny Tim, and is finally so overcome with grief and remorse that he determines to change his ways. Waking on Christmas morning, he is as good as his word, using his wealth to help the poor and spread cheer, starting with the Cratchitts and Tiny Tim, to whom he becomes a second father. This adaptation is true to the original story, including all its familiar characters and scenes and plenty of traditional carols, to bring a Victorian Christmas to life.

But First Promotions: Tony Wright (Terrorvision)
2024-11-22 19:30
Tony Wright (Terrorvision) with special guest Milly Evans

Inner Wheel: Christmas Coffee Morning
2024-11-23 10:00 - 13:00
Saturday 23rd November

10am – 1pm

Admission £3 (includes fresh coffee & mine pie)

In aid of The Parkinson’s Disease Society IOM & other local charities

NY Met Opera (live screening): Tosca (Puccini)
2024-11-23 17:55
Adults £15 / Under 18 £2

Puccini’s melodrama about a volatile diva, a sadistic police chief, and an idealistic artist has offended and thrilled audiences for more than a century. Critics have often had issues with the opera’s subject matter, the directness and intensity of its score, and the crowd-pleasing dramatic opportunities it provides for its lead roles. However, these same aspects have made Tosca one of a handful of iconic works that seem to represent opera in the public imagination. Tosca’s popularity is further secured by a superb and exhilarating dramatic sweep, a driving score of abundant melody and theatrical shrewdness, and a career-defining title role.

The score of Tosca is considered a prime example of the style of verismo, an elusive term usually translated as “realism.” The typical musical features of the verismo tradition are prominent in Tosca: short arias with an uninhibited flood of raw melody, ambient sounds that blur the distinctions between life and art, and the use of parlato—words spoken instead of sung—at moments of tension

This live cinema transmission is part of the Met’s award-winning Live in HD series, bringing opera to movie theaters across the globe.

This stunning, modern production features exclusive, live backstage footage and cast interviews shown during the intervals. Buffet served with interval drinks. Feel free to dress for the occasion!
