FTH Guide - Falkirk Community Trust

music drama film dance
family comedy + more...
July - November 13 | FalkirkTown Hall
West Bridge Street, Falkirk FK1 5RS | www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org

hello
Hello there,
It doesn’t seem any time since I last wrote,
but wow what a year it has been already at
FTH!
We’ve been busier than ever: hosting the
local Tryst Festival, welcoming newbies to
the Spring Drama Season, meeting Bruce
Foxton of the Jam and finalising the refit of
the sparkly new cafe bar - due to be unveiled
at the end of August.
This autumn is all about having fun together.
Fun for families, fun nights out with friends,
fun get togethers and fun evening classes.
After all, we all need a bit of cheeriness and
something to look forward to, a wee night out
that won’t cost the earth and isn’t too far to
travel to and in a place where your greeted as
a friend and not a customer.
So if you’ve not been to FTH for a while, what
are you waiting for?
Hope to see you soon.
Julia Harkness
Venues Manager
@FalkirkCultural
Falkirk Arts
venue@falkirkcommunitytrust.org
“We are driven by five
genetic needs: survival,
love and belonging, power,
freedom, and fun”
William Glasser

Sing-A-Long-a Joseph
Produced by Singalonga Productions in association with Park Circus
Saturday 31st August • 2.30pm
From the Producers of the smash hits Sing-a-Long-a Sound of Music and
Sing-a- Long-a GREASE.
A fully interactive screening of the 1999 film of the original stage version starring Donny
Osmond, Maria Friedman, Richard Attenborough and Joan Collins with on-screen subtitles.
Now this classic musical becomes Sing-a-Long-a Joseph with lyrics, fancy dress, fun pack,
dancing and a whole lot more!!
The afternoon begins with your host leading a vocal warm up, judging the fancy dress
competition, teaching some groovy moves and showing you how to use your free fun pack.
Burst into song and dance in the aisles at the most colourful event in years. It couldn’t be
easier… or more fun! Fancy dress is strongly encouraged and full audience participation
essential. The perfect day out for all ages!
£14 / £12
Grand Re-opening of
the FTH Café Bar
Join us for special events for all the family and a surprise guest as
we launch the shiny new upgraded Café Bar - a place you’ll want to
drop in and enjoy a bite or a drink. The party starts at 12:30!
join the party!

great nights out together
Dirty
Dusting
Starring Crissy Rock,
Leah Bell and Pat Dunn
Sunday 13th &
Monday 14th October • 7.30pm
A hilarious comedy about OAP cleaners who start
talking dirty and end up filthy rich!
Gladys, Elsie and Olive are about to be put out to
pasture by overzealous office manager Dave. Feeling
they have little chance of gaining employment
elsewhere, the ladies try to think of a way of boosting
their falling income.
One evening, a chance wrong number ringing in the
office gives them a great idea….. why not run a sex chat
line? After all, no one will know what they look like or
who they are so they they could be onto a winner!
Things don’t go entirely according to plan as they
launch ‘Dirty Dusting Telephone Sex - A Chat Line that
Really Cleans Up’.
Don’t miss the original old-timers who become
good-time girls in this smash hit comedy.
£20 / £18.50
“A saucy night out –
like Miranda meets
Last of the
Summer Wine!”

Catherine Wheels Theatre present
Lifeboat
Wednesday 6th & Thursday 7th November
7.30pm / 1.30pm
Catherine Wheels’ acclaimed show has moved
audiences across the world since 2002 and
we are delighted to welcome them back to
FTH.
Lifeboat is the extraordinary true story
of courage, survival, and of enduring
friendship during the darkest days of the
Second World War.
On Friday 13 September 1940, a ship, The City
of Benares, set sail from Liverpool for Canada.
On board were 90 evacuees escaping the
relentless bombing and dangers of war torn
Britain. Four days into the crossing, the ship
was torpedoed and sank. Only eleven of the
evacuees survived.
Two fifteen year old girls, Bess Walder and
Beth Cumming, spent nineteen terrifying
hours in the water on an upturned lifeboat.
They willed each other to survive. Now, over
sixty years later, they remain firm friends.
£7 / £5 Family £20
Schools / groups £5 all tickets
Suitable for Adults and Children age 9+
“great for grandparents
and kids”
great nights out together

pure funny!
Funny in Falkirk at FTH
A Butterfly Kiss
Saturday 20th July • 8pm
Theatre cum stand-up cum musical journey.
Dave Anderson (Gregory’s Girl Rab C Nesbitt)
looks back fondly to a Punch & Judy stall on a
1960’s Scottish seaside evoking memories of
Eisenhower and Ray Charles.
Dave Spikey: Words
Don’t Come Easy
Thursday 25th July • 7.30pm
Known to many as Jerry ‘St Clair’ from
Phoenix Nights, Dave’s new show highlights
his fascination with the vagaries of the English
language including adolescent chat-up lines,
TV news speak and song lyrics ranging from
the lazy to the ridiculous.
Dylan Moran
Tuesday 30th July • 7.30pm
With huge international success as a writer,
actor and comedian. Dylan Moran has
earned himself the label of ‘The Oscar Wilde
of Comedy’. With a Bafta for his Channel
4 sitcom Black Books and major film parts
including Shaun of the Dead and Run Fat Boy
Run, Moran’s stand up shows sell out fast!
Funny in Falkirk present
David Baddiel: Fame,
not the musical
Monday 29th July • 7.30pm
Performing his first full stand up show for
fifteen years, David examines the strange
relationship he has with his on screen persona
- the new lad, token jew, comedy rock’n’roller
and asks why our culture has such a growing
obsession with stardom.
Omid Djalili Live
Sunday 28th July • 7.30pm
British Iranian Djalili is probably one of the
most subversive and funniest comedians well
known for his multicultural meanderings and
screen roles in 4 Lions, Casanova, and Notting
Hill.
Don’t dally, book early!
All Tickets: £16.50/14.50 • 16+

In association with MZA
Craig Hill
Tartan
About!
Friday 4th October • 8pm
Kilty as charged!!! Hot on the heels
of last year’s hysterically funny,
sold out national tour, don’t miss
the chance to see Scotland’s (and
Falkirk’s!) favourite Craig Hill’s
new show “Tartan About!” - Live
and unleashed! The Scotsman
said that “Hill live is a revelation”
and we absolutely agree - it’s a
wickedly delicious evening of pure,
unadulterated fun.
Book early!
£14 / £12
All tickets £11 until
the 16th September • 16+
www.mrcraighill.com
This is one Highland fling you’ll
never regret... or forget! ****½
Adelaide Advertiser
Class. Risqué, rib-tickling and
absolutely screaming from the
rafters… Absolutely hilarious!
Edinburgh Evening News
A hilarious show… Brilliant! Daily Record
pure funny!

pure funny!
In association with Live Nation
Daniel
Sloss
with special guest
Kai Humphries
Sunday 10th November • 8pm
What is there not to love about Daniel Sloss?
Comedy’s internationally acclaimed and awardwinning
half-man-half-Xbox is here in Falkirk
with the new, hilarious show direct from his
6th Edinburgh Fringe and hot on the heels
of a massive year of live touring, television
appearances and his debut DVD release.
Daniel is joined by special guest is Kai Humphries
- Newcastle’s hilarious and lovable rising comedy
super-star. Book now - these tickets are hot!
£13.50 / £10 • 16+
“For those who still view him as a
precocious comedy boy child,
Daniel Slows has suddenly
become a strong man of stand-up…
Has them rolling in the aisles’”
**** Scotsman
“Hysterical… A stunning show of
observational humour”
Sunday Express
www.danielsloss.com
Twitter: @Daniel_Sloss
@KaiHumphries
photo: jill furmanovsky

The Stone Roses
Made of Stone
+ Club Night
Friday 20th September
7.30pm – 9pm Made of Stone (15)
9pm – Madchester Club Night
Remember the heady days of 90’s Madchester?
After 16 years, the Roses reformed in summer 2012 to
play three triumphant homecoming gigs at Manchester’s
Heaton Park in front of 220,000 adoring fans. Acclaimed
filmmaker Shane Meadows (This Is England, Dead Man’s
Shoes) captured the band as they rehearsed for their
much-anticipated reunion, incorporating never-beforeseen
material.
£9 / £7 | last orders 11:45pm
The screening is followed by the a Madchester 90s Club Night with Retro Dave with sounds
including The Roses, The Inspiral Carpets, The Charlatans, The Happy Mondays and more.
vintage vintage
fayre fayre
FTH Westbridge Street Falkirk
Saturday 12th October 11am 4pm
Vintage Contemporary Fashion Jewellery Arts Tea
Salon Crafts Old Skool Games 40s 90s Sounds
retro

family fun!
Singing Kettle
Rumble in
the Jungle
Saturday 24th & Sunday 25th August
1pm & 3.30pm daily
Anya joins Gary and Kevin in the
new look Singing Kettle line-up, as
all three set off on their greatest
ever adventure - Deep into the
undergrowth for “Rumble in the
Jungle.”
There’ll be music and mayhem, old
friends and new, with plenty to sing
about along the way. Packed with
superb Singing Kettle favourites like,
“Animals Went in Two by Two”, “Do
Your Ears Hang Low” and “Jungle
Party”. Some lucky fans will get the
chance to dress as fluffy creatures
and help out on stage, with the
brand new “Baby Animals Song”.
Bonzo the Dog causes
pandemonium with his mischievous
monkeying around as the intrepid
explorers uncover hilarious surprises
under thousands of funky ferns and
behind every banana tree. A festival
of fun for girls and boys of all ages.
All tickets: £11.50
Family Saver £42, Groups 10+ £9.50,
Adult +Babes in arms (12months)
£13.50
Come dressed as your favourite
wild animal!
www.singingkettle.com

Nonsenseroom Productions present
Hairy
Maclary &
Friends
Wednesday 16th October • 2pm (55 mins, no interval)
Out of the gate and off for a walk, went
Hairy Maclary from Donaldson’s Dairy.
Recognise these words? If you have
young children you will. They’re the
opening lines of the well loved doggy
–tastic book ‘Hairy Maclary from
Donaldson’s Dairy’ by Lynley Dodd.
Now Hairy Maclary and his friends are
back in Falkirk from a whirlwind tour
that has taken everyone’s favourite
pups as far away as The Sydney Opera
House!
Featuring many of your favourite
characters - Hercules Morse, as big as
a Horse; Bottomley Potts, covered in
spots; Schnitzel von Krumm, with the
very low tum and Scarface Claw – the
toughest tomcat in town in lots of
the stories, Hairy Mclary and friends
is a colourful family musical that big
people and little people will love.
£7.50 / £6.50 Family £26.00
‘This is old-school children’s theatre in all the right ways” The List
“When the show came to an end, one little girl behind me just burst into
tears, wailing that she didn’t want it to end at all” The Scotsman
family fun!

family fun!
Ba Ba Boom
Summer Party!
Sunday 28th July • 12.15pm – 1.15pm
The sun has got his hat on at Baba Boom’s
Summer Party!
Get ready for the hottest disco of the year -
beach balls, hula hoops, Punch & Judy show,
sand pit, duck pond and the coolest summer
tunes around for little folks to groove to.
£5.50 all tickets Family Ticket £20
0-18 months *Free* | Studio
Busy Bees
Music and Dance
for Little Ones
Thursdays:
29th August – 31st October
(no class on 12th September)
10am – 10.45am
Buzzz…… Busy Bees: the fun, interactive,
weekly music and play sessions for ages
0 – 2 years and their grown-ups. Have fun
with your wee one in a relaxed way and meet
other parents.
£4 | term £30 | Studio

Forever in Blue Jeans
Those Were
the Days
Saturday 14th September • 8pm
Join us for the greatest music party in town!
With eight superb singers, dancers and
musicians, Forever in Blue Jeans is like an all
singing, all dancing jukebox live on stage!
With Rock ‘n’ Roll, Swinging 60’s tunes, 70’s
Motown and classic 80’s Abba and featuring
over eighty hit songs and the Red Hot Blue
Jeans Band – a great night out for all ages.
£16 / £14
twitter@FIBJshow
www.foreverinbluejeans@uk.com
Pinetree Promotions present
Nathan Carter
with special guest
Lisa Stanley
Friday 30th August • 7.30pm
Twenty two year old Nathan is one of the biggest
names in Irish Country Music, attracting a legion
of fans wherever he plays, capturing the hearts of
audiences of all ages and accompanied by one of
the top Irish bands.
Nathan’s special guest is Lisa Stanley, popular
presenter of TV’s The Phil Mack Country Show and
daughter of legendary Irish Country singer Maisie
McDaniels.
With hits in Ireland including The Rainbow In
Glenfarne, One for the Road and Wagon Wheel, this
is a fantastic opportunity to catch Nathan at FTH.
£16
music magic

classic music live! falkirk
Classic Music
Live! Falkirk
The Allan
Recorder Consort
(followed by AGM)
Friday 23rd August 2013 • 7.30pm
Suite from the Fairy Queen Henry Purcell
Sonata Alessandro Scarlatti
Suite for Recorders Vaughan Williams
Quartet in F Gordon Saux
A selection from Sieben Flotentanze
Bergamasca Larry Bernstein
Formed in 1974, the consort perform
music from the full range of the
recorder repertoire.
The 45 minute recital is followed by
refreshments and the CML!F AGM.
Free
Daniel’s Beard
Friday 6th September • 7.30pm
Schreker Der Wind
Nonsense Poems
Workshop pieces with pupils of
Kinnaird Primary School, Larbert
Songs Ullman
Sextet Dohnanyi
Daniel’s Beard burst into life in 2010 with a
residency in Glasgow’s Cottier’s
The Falkirk concert is the centre-piece of a
three-day residency in Falkirk working with
Kinnaird Primary and in the Atrium of Forth
Valley Royal Hospital.
£9 | Students £2

Laura Samuel
violin
Lynda Cochrane
piano
Friday 18th October • 7.30pm
Suite Italienne Stravinsky
Five Melodies Prokofiev
Sonata in A Major Fauré
Leader of the BBC Scottish Symphony
Orchestra, Laura is one of the most eminent,
and accomplished violinists of her generation
and in 1994 co-founded the internationally
famous Belcea Quartet.
Edinburgh born Lynda plays regularly with
the RSNO, BBC SSO and was a member of the
contemporary music group, Paragon.
£9 | Students £2
Alexandra Dariescu
piano
Friday 8th November • 7.30pm
Prelude and Fugue in B minor
(Bk II, No. 24), BWV 893 J S Bach
24 Preludes Shostakovich
24 Preludes Chopin
Alexandra makes a much anticipated return
to FTH after 3 years.
Since then she has made her debut at
Carnegie Hall and appeared as soloist with
the Royal Philharmonic, BBC Symphony
and St. Paul’s Orchestras. She collaborated
with the Belcea and Elias Quartets and
gave the world premiere of Emily Howard’s
piano concerto and the UK premiere of Dinu
Lipatti’s Concertino as well as many concert
appearances that have earned her critical
acclaim.
£9 | Students £2
classic music live! falkirk

dance
Blond Ambition & Burlesque and Cabaret.com present
Parade
Du
Plaisir
A Decadent Showgirl Style
Burlesque Revue
Friday 22nd November • 8pm
Fancy a Xmas Night Out with a difference? Forget
cheesy tributes and enter a glamorous world of
rhinestones, feathers, high-kicks and showgirls as FTH
is transformed into a decadent cabaret lounge for the
evening.
Hosted by the Grand Dame of Scottish Burlesque
Gypsy Charms and featuring the world renowned
French Fling Showgirls “Plaisirettes” – Belle, BonBon,
Betsy and Gilda- these sophisticated showgirls have
graced the stage of the Moulin Rouge and Las Vegas
and will be fluttering their feathers and peeling to
perfection with a (very) high kick, a smile and a wink.
For the ladies male burlesquer Tom Kat will delight
with his cheeky comic style and evening will kick off
and end with retro DJ Lord Hollywood spinning some
burlesque and vintage inspired tunes on his wheel of
steel.
£12.50
Group night out?
Menu and Show package available!
For further information please contact:
venue@falkirkcommunitytrust.org

Burlesque
with Gypsy Charms
Thursdays: 5th Sept -
31st October • 7.30pm – 8.30pm
£6 Course (9 weeks) £45 | Studio
Beginners / Improvers
Ballroom Dance
Wednesdays: 4th September –
20th November • 6.30pm – 7.30pm
£6 Course (12 weeks) £65 | Studio
Ballroom Dances
Fridays: 16th August, 13th September,
11th October • 8pm
£6
Afternoon Dance
with John Findlay
Wednesdays: 4th September,
9th October, 20th November 2pm
£4 | Studio
dance

Friday 6th -
Saturday 14th December
(not Monday 9th)
7.30pm
Matinees
Saturdays 7th & 14th
December
Sunday 8th December
It’s panto time at FTH (oh yes it is!) and
what better way to start the yuletide
festivities than a magical, all singing, all
dancing family fun night out.
Join Jack, his mammy, Mrs Ippy and
a host of crazy characters on this
adventure up the magic beanstalk,
dodging giants and other crazy
characters in a Falkirk inspired version
of the Christmas classic.
£10 / £8
£32 family ticket
Groups of 10+ £7

Falkirk Youth Theatre presents
Jack and the
Beanstalk
by Simon Beattie

for foodies!
Ready Steady Cook Live Limited
and Endemol present
Ready
Steady
Cook
Live!
Thursday 20th February 2014 • 7.30pm
Britain’s most successful TV cookery
show is coming fresh and live to FTH!
Television chef Lesley Waters will bring alive on stage all the favourite
ingredients of this well- loved cooking show. Star host Russell Grant will
introduce Lesley and a guest television chef to battle out the ‘Green Pepper’
and ‘Red Tomato’ kitchen challenge and you will vote for your favourite.
You can have the chance to be our very special guest and join in the fun on
stage by supplying one of the two ingredient bags for the cook off challenge,
or the famous Quickie Bag.
Perfect for fans of the programme, foodies or those in need of culinary
support, the show is ideal for anyone with an appetite for cooking. Watch
and learn insider tips and ask the chefs those ‘burning’ questions on
preparing a better meal. Will ‘Green Peppers’ or ‘Red Tomatoes’ triumph?
Book now to decide and vote at Ready Steady Cook Live!
Lesley Waters will appear at most shows with an exciting roster of guest
chefs including Brian Turner Kevin Woodford, Nick Nairn and Tony Tobin.
Check the website below to see who’ll be the TV chef at FTH.
£25
readysteadycooklive.com
Chefs and guest hosts appear subject to availability.

Falkirk Operatic
Society Cabaret
Friday 27th and Saturday 28th
September • 7.30pm
A cabaret evening of songs from the
seventies to today
£10
Falkirk Bohemians
present Grease
Tuesday 29th October - Saturday 2nd
November • 7.30pm
Rydell High comes to FTH as the
T-Birds and Pink Ladies take the stage
to perform the hit musical.
£11/£9 (Concessions Tue – Thu only)
Shakespeare
Schools Festival
Monday 4th November •7pm
Students from Falkirk, Grangemouth,
Larbert and Wallace High Schools
present scenes from the Bard’s classics
£8.50 / £6.50 concession; Groups 20+ £6
Falkirk Festival of
Remembrance
Saturday 9th November • 7pm
£5
local

e: functions@falkirkcommunitytrust.org

Find Us
Train Grahamston Station 5 mins, Falkirk High
15 mins
Bus Firstbus 1,2 (Whiteline) or 4 (Redline)
Car Glasgow & West, M80 / M876 Jct 1
Edinburgh & East M9 Jct 5
(follow signs for Camelon)
Access
5 disabled parking spaces.
Accessible toilets – café bar and upper level.
Induction Loop.
Spaces for wheelchairs and companions in front
rows. Please advise Box Office at the time of
booking.
Guide dogs welcome.
Book Tickets
Online: www.ticketweb.co.uk
In Person: Steeple Box Office, High Street,
Falkirk, Monday – Saturday 9.30am - 4.45pm
FTH Box Office: Wednesdays 9.45am – 1pm
One hour prior to the performance
(subject to availability)
Phone: 01324 506850. We accept most debit and
credit cards by phone.
Tickets can be sent directly to the customer
(50p for postage) or uplifted from the Steeple
Box Office or FTH Box Office prior to the
performance.
Concession Tickets: Available for under 16s,
unemployed in receipt of benefits, students,
senior citizens, Young Scot Card Holders.
Proof of eligibility must be shown at time of
booking.
Refunds: Sorry - tickets cannot be exchanged or
refunded after purchase except in the event of
a cancellation of the performance / event by FTH.
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FTH Café Bar
The FTH Café Bar is open from one hour before
the performance, at the interval (unless stated)
and at the end of the show.Our friendly team
will make your visit even more special with a
soothing cuppa, a tub of Soaves award winning
ice cream or something a wee bit stronger.
Remember - avoid those queues and order
your interval drinks before the show. Just ask a
member of the Team.
Exhibitions
FTH Gallery & Café Bar are free spaces for
local artists to exhibit and are generally open
from 10am – 4pm Monday - Friday and before
performances and events. If you would like to
exhibit please contact (01324) 506174.
find us

cult comedy
July
Sat 20 A Butterfly Kiss 8pm
Thurs 25 Dave Spikey 7.30pm
Sun 28 Ba Ba Boom Summer Party 12.15pm
Sun 28 Omid Djalili 7.30pm
Mon 29 David Baddiel 7.30pm
Tues 30 Dylan Moran 7.30pm
August
Fri 16 Ballroom Dance 8pm
Fri 23 The Allan Recorder Consort 7.30pm
Sat 24 – Sun 25 The Singing Kettle 1pm & 3.30pm
Thur 29 – 31 Oct Busy Bees 10am
Fri 30 Nathan Carter 7.30pm
Sat 31 Sing- a –Longa- Joseph 2.30pm
September
Wed 4 Afternoon Dance 2pm
Wed 4- 20 Nov Beginners / Improvers Ballroom Dance 6.30pm
Thurs 5 – 31 Oct Burlesque with Gypsy Charms 7.30pm
Fri 6 Daniel’s Beard 7.30pm
Fri 13 Ballroom Dance 8pm
Sat 14 Forever in Blue Jeans 8pm
Fri 20 The Stone Roses - Made of Stone 7.30pm
Fri 27 & Sat 28 Falkirk Operatic Society Cabaret 7.30pm
Wed 29 Afternoon Dance 2pm
October
Fri 4 Craig Hill – Tartan About! 8pm
Wed 9 Afternoon Dance 2pm
Fri 11 Ballroom Dance 8pm
Sat 12 Vintage Fayre 11am
Sun 14 Dirty Dusting 7.30pm
Mon 15 Dirty Dusting 7.30pm
Wed 16 Hairy Maclary & Friends 2pm
Fri 18 Laura Samuel & Linda Cochrane 7.30pm
Tues 29 - Sat 2 Nov Grease 7.30pm
November
Mon 4 Shakespeare Schools Festival 7pm
Wed 6 Lifeboat 7.30pm
Thurs 7 Lifeboat 1.30pm
Fri 8 Alexandra Dariescu 7.30pm
Sat 9 Festival of Remembrance 7pm
Sun 10 Daniel Sloss 8pm
Wed 20 Afternoon Dance 2pm
Fri 22 Parade Du Plaisir 8pm
Falkirk Community Trust gratefully acknowledges the support of Falkirk Council
FTH. West Bridge Street, Falkirk FK1 5RS
Box Office: 01324 506850
www.falkirkcommunitytrust.org
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