Performing & Written Arts at Lymm Festival

Lymm Lines
Monday 25th - Saturday 30th June at Lymm Library*
Sunday 1st July - Saturday 7th July at the Village Hall Annexe*

An exhibition of the winning entries to the Creative Writing Competition, for writers of all ages. Come and browse through the short stories and poems, all on this year’s subject of‘Seven’. The winners will be given their awards on Saturday afternoon at 2.30pm in the Village Hall.

The Clamourings at Giggly Halt
Thursday 28th, Friday 29th & Saturday 30th June
The Really Useless Theatre Company, written and directed by Richard Coleman.
Lymm High School, Oughtrington Lane, Lymm*.
£5 per head or £25 for a table for 6.
(Charity night on Thurs 28th. £15 for table for six)
Tickets to be purchased directly from school,
Tel: 01925 755458 Ext. 218. Bring your own refreshments.

This year’s production by the Really Useless Theatre Company is written by local playwright Richard Coleman, and is set at the Giggly Halt railway station in 1958. It recounts a tale of racketeering, love and intrigue, all linked to Toxins Holiday Camp, just down the coast. Come and enter the ‘Knobbly Knees Competition’, create a costume for your‘Holiday Princess’, join in the fun as the events
at Giggly Halt unfold.

A Comedy of Errors
Friday 29th June
Oddsocks Productions, Cotebrook House, Oughtrington Lane, Lymm*. (please use High School car park opposite) 6.30pm. £8 adults , £4 children. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Outdoor performance. Bring rug or fold-away chair, and own refreshment if desired. Ice cream available provided by Ash Farm, Dunham Massey.

Oddsocks Productions return this summer with another helping of the carefully constructed comic chaos which has ensured this internationally acclaimed company a loyal following since 1993. This time the company’s unique wagon-stage will transform into the distant, mystical city of Ephesus, from where Shakespeare’s most farcical story; “The Comedy of Errors” will unfold.

A servant and his master from far off Syracuse arrive in Ephesus in search of their long-lost twin brothers. In no time at all they are trapped in a terrifying chain of chaotic events. Tormented by a wild wife and a moody mistress - challenged by a crazy jeweller and damned by a demonic doctor, the terrified twosome run headlong into a climactic happy ending which defies all probability.

If you only like your Shakespeare straight, this is not for you. If you want to have lots of fun, this
should not be missed! A great introduction to Shakespeare for children 7 years and older. Our thanks go to the residents and staff of Cotebrook House for their hospitality. Event Code 23

Morning Stories
Sunday 1st July
The Sunken Garden, The Cross, Lymm. (or the Village Hall* if wet)
11am – 12 noon. FREE.

Children and their grown-ups are invited to join storytellers Helen Stewart and Honor Giles in this special storytelling place. Come and hear tales of adventure, strange creatures, magical goings-on and weird and wonderful people. Sometimes you might be able to join in!

3 Comics at the Spread
Thursday 3rd July
Upstairs at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Eagle Brow, Lymm. 8pm. £7. Bar facilities.

Enjoy a rip-roaring evening of stand up comedy with three of the best comedians on the circuit. Compered by Bill Woolland whose observational and chatty style encourages audience interaction and whose comedy is witty, topical, and quite simply very funny. He will be followed by Karen Bayley, currently enjoying huge success at the comedy clubs. Her bold no nonsense attitude strikes a perfect
pitch with men and women alike, and she was the first woman to win the gong show at The Comedy Store. The final act is Greg Cook who is unafraid to use bang-up-to-date topical material, with gags hewn from the previous days’ headlines alongside his more polished flights of fancy in which he creates an absurd world where he rubs shoulders with the great and the good. But then you might not hear
any of that, as Cook plays fast and loose with styles, the surreal brainstorms being mixed with painful puns and, a real novelty - straightforward pub-style gags that he penned himself. Event Code 24

Our Favourite Poems
Wednesday 4th July
St Werburgh’s Parish church, Bent Lane, Warburton , Lymm. (extra parking at Bent Farm opposite.)
7.30pm. £5. Refreshments available.

This event has become a firm favourite, with its programme drawn up from the suggestions put
forward by members of the community. The team of readers; Michael Burgess, Sue Dodd and Nick Johnson, read the poems with just the right tone to make the words spring to life, and bring out the essence of the meaning behind the words. As in previous years, the selection will range between cerebral, romantic, witty and nonsensical – some old favourites and some more unusual. Application forms are available in the library, and should be submitted by June 9th at the latest. Event Code 25

The Tale of Gawain and the Green Knight
Thursday 5th July
Told by Andy Harop -Smith.
Upstairs at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Eagle Brow, Lymm.
7.30pm. £6. Bar facilities.

All hail, Andy Harrop-Smith, the storyteller with a personality larger than life and a storytelling style to match! His re-working of this Authurian tale invites us to marvel at the Green Knight’s great green chopper, wonder how Sir Gawain manages to keep his cod-piece intact when confronted by the vampish Lady Bertilak and ultimately to discover whether he keeps his head when the odds are stacked against him. Or will he thwart the dastardly villain? Performed in costume, with some really rotten jokes thrown
in – you thought the pantomime season was over? Oh no it isn’t! Event Code 26

Stand-up Shakespeare with 1623 Theatre
Thursday 5th July
Upstairs at the Spread Eagle Hotel, Eagle Brow, Lymm.
9pm. £7. Bar facilities.

1623 Theatre Company bring us Bacchus the God of Celebration who will play MC to a whole host of Shakespearean clowns and fools, presented as a motley crew of standup comedians. There’s Lance the Dog-Lover, Audrey the Lonely Goatherd, Pompey Bum and many others. Presenting Shakespeare’s
comic genius in a whole new light, this show will demonstrate that a good laugh can be had even
if the jokes are 500 years old!

“Commanding... hilarious... witty” - Buxton Festival Fringe Guide on Sinful ShaXXXpeare.
Event Code 27

Festival Dance Night
Friday 6th July
Lymm High School, Oughtrington Lane, Lymm*.
7.30pm. £5, £3 (concs.)
Refreshments available.

Always a favourite event during the Festival! An evening of dance, music and entertainment performed by many talented students from the dance schools in Lymm. Featuring some of the best dancers, including some from Ambitions Dance School and Lymm High School, showing off a wide variety of styles, there’ll be something for everyone to enjoy. Tickets always sell out fast for this event, so book early!

If you live locally and are a budding choreographer or dancer, perhaps you would like to take part in the Dance Night? To showcase your talent contact 07974 320962 for information about auditions.
Event Code 28

Morning Stories
Sunday 8th July
The Sunken Garden, The Cross, Lymm. (or the Village Hall* if wet)
11am – 12 noon. FREE.

Children and their grown-ups are invited to join storytellers Helen Stewart and Honor Giles in this special storytelling place. Come and hear tales of adventure, strange creatures, magical goings-on and weird and wonderful people. Sometimes you might be able to join in! Afterwards, there will be a prize-giving ceremony for the Scarecrow Trail, the Odd Man Out and the True or False competitions.